1、江东赴会Liu Bei Crossed the River to Keep an AppointmentThis is a story from Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu ofWu Kingdom was a strategist but he was narrow-minded and jealous of people smarter than him. So hehad always been thinking of killing Zhuge Liang and LiuBei of Shu Kingdom. One day， he invit
2、ed Liu Bei tocross the river， while did not let Zhuge Liang-who wasthen staying in Wu for help-know about it. Zhou Yu wasvery glad when he saw Liu Bei's coming. He hadarranged an armed man to kill Liu Bei at the banquetwhen he threw a cup to the ground as the signal. Zhuge Liang was surpr
3、ised when he discovered Liu Bei were meeting with Zhou Yu. Anxiously hewent to the tent and relieved to see Liu Bei had Guan Yu standing behind to protect him. Then hewent to a small boat by the river， waiting for them to come back. At the banquet， host andguest had savored several rounds
4、 of wine when Zhou Yu stood up， cup in hand. Observing LordGuan， hand on sword， Zhou Yu inquired who he wsa，“My younger brother， Guan Yunchang，” replied Liu Bei.“Not the one who cut down generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou？” Zhou Yu askednervously.“The same，” Liu Bei answered. Zhou Yu， alarme
5、d， broke out in a cold sweat. Hepoured a cup for Lord Guan and drank with him and said，“You are really famous for you have slainsix generals and breached five passes！” When Liu Bei asked where Zhuge Liang was， Zhou Yu saidhe'd better meet him when Cao Cao was defeated. Lord Guan eyed Liu
6、Bei， who sensed hisbrother's intent and rose to bid Zhou Yu farewell. Zhou Yu made no effort to detain his guests. When Liu Bei and Lord Guan reached the edge of the river， where they were happy to find ZhugeLiang in his boat.“My lord，” said Zhuge Liang ，“You were in more danger than you
7、knew today. Ifnot for Lord Guan， Zhou Yu would have killed you.”江东赴会 东吴的周瑜虽有计谋，但心胸狭窄妒贤嫉能，一心想害刘备和诸葛亮。一天，他瞒着正在东吴帮助决策的诸葛亮，请刘备过江，意欲杀害刘备。周瑜见到刘备后很高兴，以为计谋就要得逞，并安排好刀斧手，准备在宴席上摔杯为号把刘备杀掉。诸葛亮探得刘备过江，大吃一惊，急忙前去救主，走到帐外往里一看，原来刘备后面有关羽保护，随之放心而去，在江边一条小船上等候刘备的到来。酒过数巡，周瑜起身给刘备敬酒，见刘备身后站一员
