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Her lord; still rather intoxicated; said; 〃You are not an official; still you know right from wrong as well as I。 My enemy; and the man I would slay if I could; is Cao Cao。〃
〃But why? And if you wish to slay him; why do you not do something?〃 said she。
〃I have done something。 I have settled with General Ma Teng to assassinate Cao Cao at the review。〃
Li Chunxiang of course told her paramour; who told Cao Cao; and Cao Cao made his arrangements to defeat the scheme。 He called up his trusty generals and gave them orders for the morrow and; this done; he arrested Huang Kui and all his household。
Next day; as arranged; Ma Teng and his western troops came close up to the wall; and among the flags and banners he discerned that of the Prime Minister himself; whereby he knew that Cao Cao would hold the review in person。
So Ma Teng rode forward。 Suddenly a bomb exploded; and at this signal there appeared bodies of armed troops in four directions: Right and left; front and rear; led by Xu Chu; Xiahou Yuan; Cao Hong; and Xu Huang。 The western forces were quite hemmed in。 Ma Teng then saw the mistake he had made; and he and his two sons fought valiantly to free themselves from the trap。 The youngest son………Ma Tie………soon fell in the volleys of arrows。 Father and son rode this way and that; seeking a way out; but failed on every side。 Both were sorely wounded; and when their steeds fell from their many arrow wounds; both were captured。
Ma Teng; Ma Xiu; and the miserable Huang Kui who could not keep his counsel; were brought before Cao Cao。 Huang Kui loudly protested his innocence。 Cao Cao then called in the witness Miao Ze。
〃That worthless scoundrel has spoiled all my plans!〃 cried Ma Teng against Huang Kui。 〃Now I cannot slay the rebel and purge my country。 But it is the will of God!〃
Father and son were dragged forth; the father uttering volleys of abuse all the time。 And so three men were executed in this adventure。
The sons and father share one niche of fame;
For purest loyalty their praise the same。
To their own hurt the rebels they withstood;
Content to die to make their pledges good。
In blood the solemn oath they did indite
To slay the wicked and preserve the right。
A worthy fathers worthy sons by western bride;
Old Waves Quellers name his grandson glorified。
〃I desire no other reward than Li Chunxiang as wife;〃 said the betrayer; Miao Ze。
Cao Cao smiled and said; 〃For her sake then you have brought a whole household to death。 What advantage would there be in preserving such a miscreant?〃
So Cao Cao bade the executioners put both the traitor and the woman to death; with Huang Kuis household。 Those who saw the fearful vengeance sighed at its cruelty。
Through passion base a loyal man was slain;
And she who shared his passion shared his fate;
The man they served was pitiless in hate;
And thus a mean mans treachery was vain。
Cao Cao did not desire to rouse the rancor of the army of Xiliang; wherefore he proclaimed to them; 〃The intended treachery of your leaders was theirs alone。〃
However; he sent to secure the passes so that Ma Dai should not escape。
As has been said; Ma Dai led the rearguard。 Before long the fugitives from the main army came and told him what had occurred at the capital。 This frightened him so much that he abandoned his army and escaped disguised as a trader。
Having slain Ma Teng; Cao Cao decided to set out on his expedition to the south。 But then came the disquieting news of the military preparations of Liu Bei; whose objective was said to be the west。
This caused Cao Cao alarm; for he said; 〃The birds wings will be fully grown if he obtains possession of the West River Land。〃
As Cao Cao recognized the difficulty; from among his counselors there arose one who said; 〃I know how to prevent Liu Bei and Sun Quan from helping each other; and both the south and the west will be yours。〃
Chill death struck down the heroes of the west;
Calamity approached the bold leaders of the south。
The next chapter will unfold the scheme。
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Romance of Three Kingdoms … by Luo Guanzhong … Chapter 58
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