波波小说

第11部分（第1页）

this　all　e　about？〃

Cao　Cao　told　him　and　said；　〃Had　it　not　been　for　this　man　here　with　me；　I　should　have　been　already　hacked　to　pieces。〃

Lu　Boshe　bowed　low　to　Chen　Gong；　saying；　〃You　are　the　salvation　of　the　Cao　family。　But　be　at　ease　and　rest；　I　will　find　you　a　bed　in　my　humble　cottage。〃

Lu　Boshe　then　rose　and　went　into　the　inner　chamber　where　he　stayed　a　long　time。　When　he　came　out；　he　said；　〃There　is　no　good　wine　in　the　house。　I　am　going　over　to　the　village　to　get　some　for　you。〃

And　he　hastily　mounted　his　donkey　and　rode　away。　The　two　travelers　sat　a　long　time。　Suddenly　they　heard　at　the　back　of　the　house　the　sound　of　sharpening　a　knife。

Cao　Cao　said　to　Chen　Gong；　〃He　is　not　my　real　uncle。　I　am　beginning　to　doubt　the　meaning　of　his　going　off。　Let　us　listen。〃

So　they　silently　stepped　out　into　a　straw　hut　at　the　back。

Presently　someone　said；　〃Bind　before　killing；　eh？〃

〃As　I　thought；〃　said　Cao　Cao。　〃Now　unless　we　strike　first；　we　shall　be　taken！〃

Suddenly　Cao　Cao　and　Chen　Gong　dashed　in；　sword　in　hand；　and　slew　the　whole　household　male　and　female；　in　all　eight　persons。

After　this　they　searched　the　house。　In　the　kitchen　they　found　a　pig　bound　ready　to　kill。

〃You　were　too　suspicious；〃　said　Chen　Gong；　〃and　we　have　slain　honest　folks！〃

Cao　Cao　and　Chen　Gong　at　once　mounted　and　rode　away。　Soon　they　met　their　host　Lu　Boshe　ing　home；　and　over　the　saddle　in　front　of　him　they　saw　two　vessels　of　wine。　In　his　hands　he　carried　fruits　and　vegetables。

〃Why　are　you　going；　Sirs？〃　Lu　Boshe　called　to　them。

〃Wanted　people　dare　not　linger；〃　said　Cao　Cao。

〃But　I　have　bidden　them　kill　a　pig！　Why　do　you　refuse　my　poor　hospitality？　I　pray　you　ride　back　with　me。〃

Cao　Cao　paid　no　heed；　urging　his　horse　forward。　But　he　suddenly　drew　his　sword　and　rode　back　after　Lu　Boshe。

〃Who　is　that　ing　along？〃　called　Cao　Cao。

Lu　Boshe　turned　and　looked　back；　and　Cao　Cao　at　the　same　instant　cut　Lu　Boshe　down。

Chen　Gong　was　frightened。

〃We　were　wrong　enough　before；〃　cried　Chen　Gong。　〃What　now　is　this？〃

〃When　he　got　home　and　saw　his　family　killed；　think　you　he　would　bear　it　patiently？　If　he　had　raised　an　alarm　and　followed　us；　we　should　have　been　killed。〃

〃To　kill　deliberately　is　very　wrong；〃　said　Chen　Gong。

＇e＇　Karl；　a　reader：　〃True；　true。。。。　＇Cao　Cao＇　has　to　do　what　he　can　to　preserve　the　life　of　his　saviour　＇Chen　Gong＇；　and　continue　the　grand　task；　which　is　much　more　important　than　the　lives　of　a　few　friends　of　his　father。　More　lives　will　be　lost　in　affairs　of　the　state。　Cao　Cao　is　realistic；　logical。　Throughout　the　story；　he　just　demonstrates　the　most　appropriate　path；　for　the　grander　purposes。〃　。。。。。

＇e＇　Matteo；　a　reader：　〃I　think　that　Cao　Cao　is　the　Machiavellis　Prince。。。　We　cannot　say　he　was　cruel　or　evil。。。　He　is；　and　Luo　Guanzhong　said　the　same　in　the　first　chapter　of　the　book；　the　man　for　this　moment　of　war　and　revolt。。。　thats　all。〃　。。。。。

〃Rather　we　let　down　the　world　than　the　world　let　us　down！〃　was　the　reply。*

Chen　Gong　only　thought。　They　rode　on　some　distance　by　moonlight　and　presently　knocked　up　an　inn　for　shelter。　Having　first　fed　their　horses；　Cao　Cao　was　soon　asleep；　but　Chen　Gong　lay　thinking。

〃I　took　him　for　a　true　man　and　left　all　to　follow　him；　but　he　is　as　cruel　as　a　wolf。　If　I　spare　him；　he　will　do　more　harm　later；〃　thought　Chen　Gong。

And　Chen　Gong　rose　intending　to　kill　his　panion。

In　his　heart　lie　cruelty　and　venom；　he　is　no　true　man；

In　nought　does　he　differ　from　his　enemy　Dong　Zhuo。

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