Chapter I: Front Matter

SAN KUO,
OR
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS

By C. H. BREWITT-TAYLOR
late of the Maritime Customs Service of China

AN ENGLISH VERSION OF

三國志演義

VOLUME I, WITH MAP

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED
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MCMXXV

To the Memory
of my Son Raymond

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

VOLUME I.

Chapter. Page

Preface. I. Feast in the Garden of Peaches: Brotherhood Sworn: Slaughter of Rebels: The Brothers Heroes. 1 II. An Official is Thrashed; Uncle Ho Plots to Kill the Eunuchs. 11 III. Tung Cho Silences Ting Yüan: Li Su Bribes Lü Pu. 23 IV. The Deposition of the Emperor: Prince of Chʻên-liu Becomes Emperor: Schemes Against Tung Cho: Mêng-tê Presents a Sword. 34 V. Sending Out the Call: Many Respond: Destroying An Army: The Three Brothers Fight Against Lü Pu. 43 VI. Burning the Capital, Tung Cho Commits an Atrocity: Hiding the Seal, Sun Chien Breaks Faith. 55 VII. Yüan Shao Fights with Kungsun Tsan at Pʻanho: Sun Chien Attacks Liu Piao. 63 VIII. Governor Wang Prepares the “Chain” Scheme: Tung Cho’s Rages at the Fengi Pavilion. 72 IX. Lü Pu Helps to Suppress Disorder: Chia Hsü Counsels an Attack on the Capital. 81 X. Ma Tʻeng Serves His Country Well: Tsʻao Tsʻao Avenges His Father’s Murder. 92 XI. Liu, the Emperor’s Uncle, Rescues Kʻung Jung: Lu, Marquis of Wen, Defeats Tsʻao Tsʻao. 100 XII. The Prefect Tʻao Thrice Offers His Charge: Tsʻao Tsʻao Fights A Great Battle. 112 XIII. Great Battle Between Li Tsʻui and Kuo Ssŭ: The Emperor Rescued. 122 XIV. Tsʻao Mêng-tê Moves the Court: Lü Fêng-hsien Raids Hsüchun. 134 XV. Tʻaishih Tzŭ Fights for Friendship’s Sake: Sun Po-fu does Battle with Yen, the White Tiger. 147 XVI. A Feat of Archery: A Battle Lost at Yushui River. 161 XVII. An Army of Seven Divisions Marches Out: Three Generals are Brought Together. 175 XVIII. Chia Hsü engineers a Great Victory: Hsiahou Tun Loses an Eye. 184 XIX. Tsʻao Tsʻao Fights at Hsiapʻei: Lü Pu Perishes at the White Gate Tower. 193 XX. Tsʻao A-man Organises a Hunting Expedition: Tung, “State Uncle,” Receives a Command in the Palace. 207 XXI. Tsʻao Tsʻao Discusses Heroes: Kuan Yu Slays Chʻê Chou. 218 XXII. Yüan and Tsʻao Both Take the Field: The Two Brothers Capture Two Captains. 228 XXIII. Mi Hêng Slips his Garment and Rails at Traitors: Cruel Punishment of the Physician Chi. 240 XXIV. Murder of a Kuei-fei: Liu Pei Defeated; Flight to Yüan Shao. 253 XXV. From Tʻushan Camp Kuan Yü makes Three Conditions: The Rescue at Paima releases Tsʻao Tsʻao. 259 XXVI. Yüan Shao is Defeated and Loses a Leader: Kuan Yü Abandons Rank and Wealth. 270 XXVII. “Beautiful Beard” Rides on a Solitary Journey: And Slays Six Men at Five Passes. 279 XXVIII. Tsʻai Yang put to Death, the Brothers’ Doubts Disappear: Meeting at Kuchʻeng, Lord and Liege Fortify each Other. 290 XXIX. The “Little Chief of the Feudal Lords” Slays Yü Chi: The “Blue-Eyed Boy” Lays Hold on Chiangtung. 302 XXX. Yüan Shao Defeated at the Ferry: Tsʻao Tsʻao Burns the Wuchʻao Granaries. 313 XXXI. Tsʻao Tsʻao Overcomes Yüan Shao: Liu Pei Seeks Shelter with Liu Piao. 325 XXXII. Chʻichou Taken: Yüan Shang Strives: The Chang River Cut: Hsü Yu’s Scheme. 335 XXXIII. Tsʻao Pʻei Finds a Wife: A Plan for Settling Liaotung. 347 XXXIV. A Woman Overhears a Secret: A Warrior Leaps a Stream. 358 XXXV. Yüan-tê Meets a Recluse at Nanchang: Tan Fu Meets a Noble Lord at Hsinyeh. 368 XXXVI. Capture of Fanchʻêng: Chuko Liang Recommended. 376 XXXVII. Another Scholar Introduced: The Three visits to the Recluse. 385 XXXVIII. Plan for Three Kingdoms: The Suns Avenge Themselves. 397 XXXIX. At Chingchou the Son of Liu Piao Thrice Begs Advice: At Powang Slope the Master Directs his First Battle. 408 XL. The Lady Tsʻai Discusses the Renunciation of Chingchou: Chuko Liang Burns Hsinyeh. 418 XLI. Liu Pei Leads his People Over the River: Chao Yün Rescues his Lord. 427 XLII. Chang Fei’s Great Fight at Chʻangpan Slope: Liu Pei, Defeated, Goes to Hanchingkʻou. 439 XLIII. Chuko Liang Disputes With the Scholars: Lu Su Denounces the Majority Opinion. 447 XLIV. Kʻung-ming Stirs Chou Yü to Action: Sun Chʻüan Decides to Attack Tsʻao Tsʻao. 459 XLV. Tsʻao Tsʻao Loses Soldiers: Chiang Kan Victim of a Ruse. 469 XLVI. Kʻung-ming “Borrows” Some Arrows: Huang Kai Accepts a Punishment. 481 XLVII. Kʻan Tsê Presents the Treacherous Letter: Pʻan Tʻung Suggests Chaining the Ships Together. 491 XLVIII. Banquet on the Yangtse; Tsʻao Tsʻao’s Song: The Northern Men Fight on the Chained Ships. 500 XLIX. On the Seven Stars altar Chuko sacrifices to the winds: At the Three Rivers Chou Yü Liberates Fire. 508 L. Chuko Liang Foresees the Huayung Episode: Kuan Yün-chʻang Releases Tsʻao Tsʻao. 519 LI. A Great Battle Between North and South: Kʻung-ming Angers Chou Yü . 527 LII. Chuko Liang talks cunningly to Lu Su: Chao Yün, by a ruse, captures Kueiyang 537 LIII. Kuan Yu, from a Sense of Righteousness, Releases Huang Chung: Sun Chʻüan Fights a Great Battle with Chang Liao. 547 LIV. The Dowager Marchioness Sees Her Son-in-law at a Temple: Liu, the Imperial Uncle, Takes a Worthy Consort. 558 LV. Yüan-tê Rouses the Spirit of his Bride: Kʻung-ming a Second Time Angers his Rival. 569 LVI. A Banquet in the Bronze Bird Pavilion: Kʻung-ming Provokes Chou Yü a Third Time. 578 LVII. “Sleeping Dragon” Mourns at Chʻaisang: “Phoenix Fledgeling” Intervenes at Leiyang. 589 LVIII. An Expedition for Revenge: Expedients to Conceal Identity. 601 LIX. Hsu Chʻü Strips for a Fight with Ma Chʻao: Tsʻao Tsʻao Writes a Letter to sow Dissension. 612 LX. Chang Sung Turns the Tables on Yang Hsiu: Occupation of Shu Discussed. 623