hang and I are of the same house; and I would shudder at harming him;〃 said Liu Bei。
〃Sir; you are wrong。 If you act not as we propose; then Zhang Lu will take Shu in revenge for the death of his mother。 What is there for you at the end of your long march? Advance; and success is yours; retreat; and you have nothing。 And delays are most dangerous。 At any moment this scheme may leak out; and another will reap the profit。 This is the day when Heaven smiles on you。 Act before Liu Zhang suspects you。 Establish yourself。〃
So urged Fa Zheng; and Pang Tong backed it。
Their lord; by argument; they tried
From rectitude to turn aside。
What Liu Bei hid in his heart will be explained in the next chapter。
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Romance of Three Kingdoms … by Luo Guanzhong … Chapter 61
Chapter 61
In The River; Zhao Yun Recovers Liu Shan;
With One Letter; Sun Quan Repulses Cao Cao。
In spite of the persuasion of Pan