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卻說劉表聞玄德語，口雖不言，心懷不樂，別了玄德，退入內宅。蔡夫人曰：「適間我於屏後聽得劉備之言，甚輕覷人，足見其有吞併荊州之意。今若不除，必為後患。」表不答，但搖頭而已。蔡氏乃密召蔡瑁入，商議此事。瑁曰：「請先就館舍殺之，然後告知主公。」蔡氏然其言。瑁出，便連夜點軍。

卻說玄德在館舍中秉燭而坐，三更以後，方欲就寢。忽一人叩門而入，視之乃伊籍也。原來伊籍探知蔡瑁欲害玄德，特夤夜來報。當下伊籍將蔡瑁之謀，報知玄德，催促玄德速速起身。玄德曰：「未辭景升，如何便去？」籍曰：「公若辭，必遭蔡瑁之害矣。」

玄德乃謝別伊籍，急喚從者，一齊上馬。不待天明，星夜奔回新野。比及蔡瑁領軍到館舍時，玄德已去遠矣。瑁悔恨無及，乃寫詩一首於壁間，逕入見表曰：「劉備有反叛之意，題反詩於壁上，不辭而去矣。」表不信，親詣館舍觀之，果有詩四句。詩曰：

數年徒守困，空對舊山川。
龍豈池中物，乘雷欲上天！

劉表見詩大怒，拔劍言曰：「誓殺此無義之徒！」行數步，猛省曰：「吾與玄德相處許多時，不曾見他作詩，此必外人離間之計也。」遂回步入館舍，用劍尖削去此詩，棄劍上馬。蔡瑁請曰：「軍士已點齊，可就往新野擒劉備。」表曰：「未可造次，容徐圖之。」

蔡瑁見表遲疑不決，乃暗與蔡夫人商議，即日大會眾官於襄陽，就彼處謀之。次日，瑁稟表曰：「近年豐熟，合聚眾官於襄陽，以示撫慰之意。請主公一行。」表曰：「吾近日氣疾作，實不能行。可令二子為主待客。」瑁曰：「公子年幼，恐失於禮節。」表曰：「可往新野請玄德待客。」瑁暗喜正中其計，便差人請玄德赴襄陽。

卻說玄德奔回新野，自知失言取禍，未對眾人言之。忽使者至，請赴襄陽。孫乾曰：「昨見主公匆匆而回，意甚不樂。愚意度之，在荊州必有事故。今忽請赴會，不可輕往。」玄德方將前項事訴與諸人。雲長曰：「兄自疑心語失。劉荊州並無嗔責之意。外人之言，未可輕信。襄陽離此不遠，若不去，則荊州反生疑矣。」玄德曰：「雲長之言是也。」張飛曰：「筵無好筵，會無好會，不如休去。」趙雲曰：「某將馬步軍三百人同往，可保主公無事。」玄德曰：「如此甚好。」

63 Though Liu Biao kept silence when he heard the words of Liu Bei, yet he felt the more uneasy. After the departure of his guest, he retired into the inner quarters where he met his wife.

64 Lady Cai said, "I happened to be behind the screen just now and so heard the words of Liu Bei. They betray scant regard for other people and mean that he would take your territory if he could. If you do not remove him, it will go ill with you."

65 Her husband made no reply, but only shook his head.

66 Then Lady Cai took counsel with her kinsman Cai Mao, who said, "Let me go to the guest-house and slay him forthwith, and we can report what we have done."

67 His sister consented and he went out, and that night told off a party of soldiers to do the foul deed.

68 Now Liu Bei sat in his lodging by the light of a single candle till about the third watch, when he prepared to retire to bed. He was startled by a knock at his door and in came Yi Ji 이적, who had heard of the plot against his new master and had come in the darkness to warn him. He related the details of the plot and urged speedy departure.

69 "I have not said farewell to my host. How can I go away?" said Liu Bei.

70 "If you go to bid him farewell, you will fall a victim to the Cai faction," said Yi Ji.

71 So Liu Bei said a hasty good-bye to his friend, called up his escort, and they all mounted and rode away by the light of the stars toward Xinye. Soon after they had left the soldiers arrived at the guest-house, but their intended victim was already well on his way.

72 Naturally the failure of the plot chagrined the treacherous Cai Mao, but he took the occasion to scribble some calumnious verses on one of the partitions.

73 Then he went to see Liu Biao to whom he said, "Liu Bei has treacherous intentions, as can be seen from some lines written on the wall. And his hurried departure is suspicious."

74 Liu Biao felt doubtful, but he went to the guest-house and there on the wall he read this poem:

75 Too long, far too long I have dreamed life away, 
Gazing at scenery day after day. 
A dragon can never be kept in a pond, 
He should ride on the thunder to heaven and beyond.

76 Greatly angered by what he read, Liu Biao drew his sword and swore to slay the writer. But before he had gone many paces, his anger had already died down, and he said to himself, "I have seen much of the man, but have never known him write verses. This is the handiwork of someone who wishes to sow discord between us."

77 So saying, he turned back and with the point of his sword scraped away the poem. Then, putting up his sword, he mounted and rode home.

78 By and bye Cai Mao reminded him, saying, "The soldiers are awaiting your orders to go to Xinye and arrest Liu Bei."

79 'There is no hurry," he replied.

80 Cai Mao saw his brother-in-law's hesitation and again sought his sister.

81 She said, "Soon there is to be the great gathering at Xiangyang, and we can arrange something for that day."

82 Next day Cai Mao petitioned the Imperial Protector, saying, "We have had several fruitful harvests recently. I pray you, Sir, attend the Full Harvest Festival at Xiangyang. It would be an encouragement to the people."

83 "I have been feeling my old trouble lately. I certainly cannot go," replied he, "but my two sons can go to represent me and to receive the guests."

84 "They are full young," replied Cai Mao. "They may make some mistakes."

85 "Then go to Xinye 신야 and request Liu Bei to receive the guests," said Liu Biao.

86 Nothing could have pleased Cai Mao more, for this would bring Liu Bei within reach of his plot. Without loss of time he sent to Liu Bei requesting him to go to preside at the Festival.

87 It has been said that Liu Bei made the best of his way home to Xinye. He felt that he had offended by that slip in speech, but determined to keep silence about it and attempt no explanation. So he discussed it with nobody. Then came the message asking him to preside at the Festival, and he needed counsel.

88 Sun Qian 손건 said, "You have seemed worried and preoccupied lately, and I think something untoward happened at Jingzhou. You should consider well before you accept this invitation."

89 Thereupon Liu Bei told his confidants the whole story.

90 Guan Yu said, "You yourself think your speech offended the Imperial Protector, but he said nothing to show displeasure. You need pay no attention to the babble of outsiders like Yi Ji. Xiangyang is quite near and, if you do not go, Liu Biao will begin to suspect something really is wrong."

91 "You speak well," said Liu Bei.

92 Said Zhang Fei, "Banquets are no good; gatherings are no better. It is best not to go."

93 "Let me take three hundred horse and foot as escort: There will be no trouble then," said Zhao Zilong.

94 "That is the best course," said Liu Bei.

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