Chapter 6
Burning The Capital,Dong Zhuo Commits An Atrocity; Hiding The Imperial Hereditary Seal,Sun Jian Breaks Faith.
thereupon Sun Jian with two trusty generals,Cheng Pu and Huang Gai,went over to the camp of Yuan Shu.
Tracing figures on the ground with his staff,Sun Jian said,“Dong Zhuo and I had no personal quarrel. Yet now I have thrown myself into the battle regardless of consequences,exposed my person to the risk of wounds and fought bloody battles to their bitter end. And why? That I might be the means of ridding my country of a rebel and——for the private advantage of your family. Yet you,heeding the slanderous tongue of certain counselor,formerly withheld the supplies absolutely necessary to me,and so I suffered defeat. How can you explain,General?”
Yuan Shu,confused and frightened,had no word to reply. He ordered the death of the slanderer to placate Sun Jian.
then suddenly they told Sun Jian,“Some officer has come riding down from the Pass to see you,General. He is in the camp.”
Sun Jian therefore took his leave and returned to his own camp,where he found the visitor was Li Jue,one of the much trusted commanders of Dong Zhuo.
“Wherefore come you?” said Sun Jian.
Atrocity 暴行
Hereditary 世袭的
Felicitation 祝贺
Matrimonial 婚姻的
Renegade 叛徒
Subverter 颠覆者
第六回 焚金阙董卓行凶 匿玉玺孙坚背约
忽人报坚曰:“关上有一将,乘马来寨中,要见将军。”坚辞袁术,归到本寨,唤来问时,乃董卓爱将李。坚曰:“汝来何为?”曰:“丞相所敬者,惟将军耳。今特使来结亲:丞相有女,欲配将军之子。”坚大怒,叱曰:“董卓逆天无道,荡覆王室,吾欲夷其九族,以谢天下,安肯与逆贼结亲耶!吾不斩汝,汝当速去,早早献关,饶你性命!倘若迟误,粉骨碎身!”