the manipulation of state affairs by the prime minister Dong Zhuo towards the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty （25-220） aroused strong anger in people， but nobody dared to air it. Upright ministers wanted to but failed to think of a way to get rid of him. Deep at night and alone in his garden， Wang Yun， a minister， sighed at these worries， his teaful eyes cast up at the moon. Suddenly， he heard a sigh from the pavilion nearby. He went over to see Diao Chan， the sixteen-year-old， very beautiful singsong girl in his family. Upon enquiry， the girl went down on her knees and said， “Your excellency has treated me so nice after Icame. How could I repay your kindness？ Ihave noticed your knitted eyebrows， You must have big worries that Idare not ask. Isighed， because Iwish Icould help you in some way.”
Who could believe， thought Wang that the destiny of the Han Dynasty lies in this girl's hand. He helped the girl up， then he himself prostrated and kowtowed to her. “Why do you bow to me？” the puzzled girl asked. She repeated her offer to help in any way.
Convinced of her resolüte attitude， Wang Yun was straightforward： “Both Dong Zhuo and his stepson Lü Bu love women. I'll take you as my step daughter， then I'll betroth you to Lü Bu before I present you as a gift to Dong Zhuo. You will seek opportunities to sow discord between them and make Lü kill Dong. In this way we can preserve the Han Dynasty.” “If I fail to do as you say，” she vowed， “I will die a violent death.” These were the interlocking stratagems laid by Wang Yun and Diao Chan.
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Zhuge Liang Pays a Mourning Call
This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu， chief commander of Wu， Was talented and proficient in strategies and tactics but was narrow-minded and intolerant of others. He discussed with Zhuge Liang plans to conquer Cao Cao while simultaneously pondering how to murder Zhuge Liang. Zhou Yu had been wounded by a poisonous arrow when he was attacking Nanjun. Zhou's wound burst when he learned that Zhuge Liang had already taken over Nanjun， Jingzhou and Xiangyang. Zhou Yu， with a healing wound， racked his brains for ways to capture Jingzhou. His strategies， however， were all seen through by Zhuge Liang who even sent him a mocking message. Zhou Yu was vexed again. “Since You（the Heaven） made me， Zhou Yu， why did You make Zhuge Liang too？” Zhou Yu grudgingly asked before he took his last breath.
Learning of Zhou Yu's demise， Zhuge Liang decided to go to pay respects. Fearing that Zhuge Liang might be murdered， Liu Bei send Zhao Yun with 500warriors to protect him. Before Zhou Yu's coffin， Zhuge Liang personally offered libation， kneeled on the ground， and read his eulogy. Tears of grief gushed forth from Zhuge Liang. All the generals from Wu were moved. When Lu Su saw Zhuge Liang was in such grievance， he said to himself， “Zhou Liang was narrow-minded and he brought on his own death.”
Learning of Zhou Yu's demise， Zhuge Liang decided to go to pay respects. Fearing that Zhuge Liang might be murdered， Liu Bei send Zhao Yun with 500warriors to protect him. Before Zhou Yu's coffin， Zhuge Liang personally offered libation， kneeled on the ground， and read his eulogy. Tears of grief gushed forth from Zhuge Liang. All the generals from Wu were moved. When Lu Su saw Zhuge Liang was in such grievance， he said to himself， “Zhou Liang was narrow-minded and he brought on his own death.”
Zhuge Liang Pays a Mourning Call
This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu， chief commander of Wu， Was talented and proficient in strategies and tactics but was narrow-minded and intolerant of others. He discussed with Zhuge Liang plans to conquer Cao Cao while simultaneously pondering how to murder Zhuge Liang. Zhou Yu had been wounded by a poisonous arrow when he was attacking Nanjun. Zhou's wound burst when he learned that Zhuge Liang had already taken over Nanjun， Jingzhou and Xiangyang. Zhou Yu， with a healing wound， racked his brains for ways to capture Jingzhou. His strategies， however， were all seen through by Zhuge Liang who even sent him a mocking message. Zhou Yu was vexed again. “Since You（the Heaven） made me， Zhou Yu， why did You make Zhuge Liang too？” Zhou Yu grudgingly asked before he took his last breath.
Learning of Zhou Yu's demise， Zhuge Liang decided to go to pay respects. Fearing that Zhuge Liang might be murdered， Liu Bei send Zhao Yun with 500warriors to protect him. Before Zhou Yu's coffin， Zhuge Liang personally offered libation， kneeled on the ground， and read his eulogy. Tears of grief gushed forth from Zhuge Liang. All the generals from Wu were moved. When Lu Su saw Zhuge Liang was in such grievance， he said to himself， “Zhou Liang was narrow-minded and he brought on his own death.”
Learning of Zhou Yu's demise， Zhuge Liang decided to go to pay respects. Fearing that Zhuge Liang might be murdered， Liu Bei send Zhao Yun with 500warriors to protect him. Before Zhou Yu's coffin， Zhuge Liang personally offered libation， kneeled on the ground， and read his eulogy. Tears of grief gushed forth from Zhuge Liang. All the generals from Wu were moved. When Lu Su saw Zhuge Liang was in such grievance， he said to himself， “Zhou Liang was narrow-minded and he brought on his own death.”
Jiang Gan Steals a Letter
This is an episode from the Three Kingdoms. Cao cao sent a letter to Zhou Yu to summon him to surrender. Zhou Yu tore Cao's letter to pieces. Zhou Yu's classmate， Jiang Gan， was working for Cao Cao as an adviser， Jiang offered to travel to Wu to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender. One day while Zhou Yu was discussing with his subordinates how to defeat Cao Cao， he was told that Jiang Gan had come to see him. Zhou immediately figured out that Jiang must have come to persuade him to surrender. Zhou Yu devised a clever plan to thwart his efforts and enlisted the help of his subordinate to carry it out. Then he went to meet Jiang Gan all smiles. Zhou Yu took Jiang Gan's hands and marshaled him into his tent and treated him to a banquet. When all his generals and subordinates came for dinner， Zhou Yu told those around the table： “This is an old friend or mine. Though he came from the Cao Cao camp， he did not come to persuade me to surrender. Please do not suspect him.” After the banquet， Zhou Yu pretended that he had too much and invited Jiang Gan to his bedroom for a rest. Zhou Yu soon pretended to have fallen asleep. Jiang Gan took this chance to thumb through Zhou Yu's documents. He was shocked to find a letter from Cai Mao and Zhang Yun， two generals of the Cao camp， who had written Zhou Yu to surrender. Jiang hid letter of surrender in his pocket and returned to the bed， pretending that he was sill asleep.
After midnight， someone sneaked into Zhou Yu's tent and woke him up， telling him “A messenger came from the Cao camp to say that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were not yet a position to carry out their plan.” After he heard the news， Zhou Yu went back to sleep. Jiang Gan got up again silently and snuck out of Zhou Yu's camp. He crossed the river immediately and handed the letter of surrender to Cao Cao. Cao was enraged and he had Cai Mao and Zhang Yun executed.
When the news spread to Wu， Zhou Yu burst into laughter and said， “Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were the two generals I feared most. Now I fear no one.” Before long， Cao cao realized that he was cheated by Zhou Yu's stratagem of sowing distrust in Cao's camp.”
After midnight， someone sneaked into Zhou Yu's tent and woke him up， telling him “A messenger came from the Cao camp to say that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were not yet a position to carry out their plan.” After he heard the news， Zhou Yu went back to sleep. Jiang Gan got up again silently and snuck out of Zhou Yu's camp. He crossed the river immediately and handed the letter of surrender to Cao Cao. Cao was enraged and he had Cai Mao and Zhang Yun executed.
When the news spread to Wu， Zhou Yu burst into laughter and said， “Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were the two generals I feared most. Now I fear no one.” Before long， Cao cao realized that he was cheated by Zhou Yu's stratagem of sowing distrust in Cao's camp.”
A Leap Over the Tanxi River
Liu Bei captured an excellent horse in a battle. When Liu Biao marveled at the steed， Liu Bei gave it to him as a gift. Under Liu Biao， there was a horse expert who said， “This horse， though excellent， tends to harm its owner； you'd better return it to Liu Bei.” Following the expert's advice， Liu Biao returned the horse to Liu Bei. Liu Biao's wife Cai and her brother had long wished to Xiangyang to meet some officials. Cai and her brother decided it was an good opportunity. They sent troops to guard every city gate except the western one， for outside that gate， the wide Tanxi River， with its rapid water， blocked the road. At the banquet for officials， a man hinted to Liu Bei that Liu Biao planned to kill him. Liu Bei followed the man to the back garden， where he whispered into his ear the details of plan Cai and her brother had set. “Every gate but the western one is heavily guarded，” the man added. “The western gate is your only chance.” Alarmed， Liu Bei mounted the horse and fled. Outside the gate the river blocked his way. Soldiers were fast approaching. Liu Bei whipped the horse like mad， the animal moved forward， but after just a few steps into the river it stumbled. “Surely you harm your master，” Liu Bei cried in despair. At this， oddly， the horse made a vigorous leap to the other side of the river， leaving the soldiers behind.
Note： Liu Biao was a governor of Jingzhou and a Han royal family member.
Note： Liu Biao was a governor of Jingzhou and a Han royal family member.
Zhao Yun Saves Young Master Single-Handedly
Though Liu Bei was outnumbered by Cao Cao's troops in the Xinye battle， Liu defeated Cao thanks to the smart tactic he had resorted to. Cao soon commanded an army of 500，000 to take his revenge. When Liu Bei and his force of 3，000 got to Dangyang County， they were stopped by Cao's troops. A bitter fight lasted until dawn and the Liu army narrowly managed to eLüde the chasing enemy.
As day broke， General Zhao Yun discovered that Liu Bei's wife and son were missing. Zhao gathered 30 troops and fought his way back onto the battlefield to look for Liu's wife， Madam Mi， and son， A Dou. With the help of a middle-aged woman， Zhao Yun found Madam Mi and A Dou by the side of a dry well behind a collapsed wall. Madam Mi said： “A Dou is safe now with you， General. I'd rather die than encumber you.” When Zhao Yun was not looking her way， Madam Mi threw herself into the well. Suddenly， Cao troops came charging toward Zhao Yun. With tears in his eyes， Zhao Yun pushed down what remained of the collapsed wall to cover the dry well. He then held A Dou against his chest and rode his horse onward as he fought off attackers. It took Zhao Yun three rounds of combat to fight off the chasing enemy. At one point Zhao was engaged by General Zhang He and a unit of Cao's troops. Zhao and Zhang fought a dozen rounds and Zhao tried to break the siege. But Zhao Yun and his horse unexpectedly fell into a trap. Just as Zhang He charged to pierce Zhao Yun with his spear， Zhao's horse leapt out of the trap. Zhang He was taken aback by the sudden move and his horse backed off several gaits. Zhao Yun fought Cao's generals and troops single-handedly. No one could get close to him. Cao Cao， who was watching the battle from a nearby hilltop， ordered that Zhao Yun be captured alive. Zhao Yun made the most of Cao's no-kill order and broke through the siege in the end. When he returned to his camp， Zhao Yun handed the young master to Liu Bei.
As day broke， General Zhao Yun discovered that Liu Bei's wife and son were missing. Zhao gathered 30 troops and fought his way back onto the battlefield to look for Liu's wife， Madam Mi， and son， A Dou. With the help of a middle-aged woman， Zhao Yun found Madam Mi and A Dou by the side of a dry well behind a collapsed wall. Madam Mi said： “A Dou is safe now with you， General. I'd rather die than encumber you.” When Zhao Yun was not looking her way， Madam Mi threw herself into the well. Suddenly， Cao troops came charging toward Zhao Yun. With tears in his eyes， Zhao Yun pushed down what remained of the collapsed wall to cover the dry well. He then held A Dou against his chest and rode his horse onward as he fought off attackers. It took Zhao Yun three rounds of combat to fight off the chasing enemy. At one point Zhao was engaged by General Zhang He and a unit of Cao's troops. Zhao and Zhang fought a dozen rounds and Zhao tried to break the siege. But Zhao Yun and his horse unexpectedly fell into a trap. Just as Zhang He charged to pierce Zhao Yun with his spear， Zhao's horse leapt out of the trap. Zhang He was taken aback by the sudden move and his horse backed off several gaits. Zhao Yun fought Cao's generals and troops single-handedly. No one could get close to him. Cao Cao， who was watching the battle from a nearby hilltop， ordered that Zhao Yun be captured alive. Zhao Yun made the most of Cao's no-kill order and broke through the siege in the end. When he returned to his camp， Zhao Yun handed the young master to Liu Bei.
Zhang Fei's Apology
At Cao Cao's instruction， Liu Bei was about to set off for a punitive expedition against Yuan Shu. Before he left， Liu Bei worried about the defence of Xuzhou City. When Zhang Fei volünteered to take the task， Liu said， “How can I feel assured， when you're so fond of drinking and after drinking you always flog your soldiers for no reason？ And you're such a hot-tempered person and frequently you refuse to take advice.” He entrusted the task upon Zhang only after the latter's repeated entreatments and resolütions to mend his ways. For safety， he left consultant Chen Deng to assist Zhang . One day Zhang invited his subordinate officers over. “My elder brother instructed me before he left to stay away from wine for fear I may fail my duties to guard the city. Let's have an final drinking party today， and starting from tomorrow， we will quit drinking and concentrate on the job .” With these words said， he began toasting everyone. When neither of his toasts was accepted by Cao Bao， Zhang flared up ， By then ， Zhang was already drunk. He had Cao flogged fifty times. After the party was over， the resentful Cao sent one of his men to Lü Bu， the enemy general， asking him to attack the city that night while Zhang was drunk. Lü came with 500 horsemen. They successfully took the city. When Zhang woke up with a start， the city was gone. He fought his way out of the enemy troops and fled the city， leaving his elder brother's family behind. When he met Liu， he felt so shame-faced that he unsheathed his sword meaning to commit suicide， only to be stopped by his elder brother.
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