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"Really, GuanYu, you are the most high-principled of humans. I am very sorry my luck is toopoor to retain you at my side. Pray accept just this robe to show you I am notquite ungrateful," said Cao Cao. 操笑曰：“云长天下义士，恨吾福薄，不得相留。锦袍一领，略表寸心。”And one of his generals, dismounting, heldup a silken coat in both hands. Guan Yu even still fearful of what mighthappen, would not dismount, but he reached down his sword and took the robe onits point. Then he threw it over his shoulders and turned to thank the giver."I thank you, Sir Prime Minister, for the robe and trust we shall meetagain." 令一将下马，双手捧袍过来。云长恐有他变，不敢下马，用青龙刀尖挑锦袍披于身上，勒马回头称谢曰：“蒙丞相赐袍，异日更得相会。”So saying, Guan Yu went down from thebridge and bore away to the north. 遂下桥望北而去。"He is a very rude man," said Xu Chu, whowas of the escort. "Why do you not take him prisoner?" 许褚曰：“此人无礼太甚，何不擒之？”Cao Cao replied, "He was absolutelyalone facing scores of us. He was justified in being suspicious. But my wordhas gone forth, and he is not to be pursued." Cao Cao and his escortreturned, the Prime Minister very sad when he thought of the man who had gone. 操曰：“彼一人一骑，吾数十余人，安得不疑？吾言既出，不可追也。”曹操自引众将回城，于路叹想云长不已。Guan Yu went down from the bridge andstarted in the wake of the carriage carrying the two ladies, which should havegone about ten miles while this interview had been going on. He could see nosigns of it and rode hither and thither looking on all sides. 不说曹操自回。且说关公来赶车仗。约行三十里，却只不见。云长心慌，纵马四下寻之。Presently he heard someone shouting from ahill, calling him by name to halt. He saw a youth wearing a yellow turban anddressed in a silk robe. He held a spear in his hand and was mounted on a horsefrom the neck of which dangled a bloody head. Behind him were a hundred or somen on foot, and they advanced quickly. "Who are you?" asked Guan Yu.忽见山头一人，高叫：“关将军且住！”云长举目视之，只见一少年，黄巾锦衣，持枪跨马，马项下悬着首级一颗，引百余步卒，飞奔前来。公问曰：“汝何人也？”The young man dropped his spear,dismounted, and made a low bow. Guan Yu feared this was some ruse, so he onlychecked his horse and gripped his sword the more firmly, saying, "Sir, Idesire you to tell me your name!" 少年弃枪下马，拜伏于地。云长恐是诈，勒马持刀问曰：“壮士，愿通姓名。”"My name is Liao Hua. I belong to aXiangyang family. Since these troubled times began I have been an outlaw amongthe rivers and lakes, and I and my comrades have lived by plunder. We are aboutfive hundred in all. By chance my friend Du Yuan came across two ladies in acarriage just now; and, quite wrongly, he took them prisoners and brought themto the hold in the hills. I questioned the servants and so found out who theywere and who was escorting them. So I wished them to be set free to pursuetheir journey. Du Yuan opposed this and spoke so ill-mannerly that I killedhim. And here is his head. I pray you pardon me." 答曰：“吾本襄阳人，姓廖，名化，字元俭。因世乱流落江湖，聚众五百余人，劫掠为生。恰才同伴杜远下山巡哨，误将两夫人劫掠上山。吾问从者，知是大汉刘皇叔夫人，且闻将军护送在此，吾即欲送下山来。杜远出言不逊，被某杀之。今献头与将军请罪。”
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