问卓诸公半虎狼,魏旗四指不留藏。
老瞒淯水如先死,不必炎刘果后亡。
问卓诸公半虎狼,魏旗四指不留藏。
老瞒淯水如先死,不必炎刘果后亡。
试问董卓,那些公卿半数如虎狼般凶残;
曹魏的旗帜指向四方,不留任何藏身之处。
倘若曹操早在淯水之战时就先死去,
那么炎汉刘氏或许未必会在后来灭亡。
Asking Dong Zhuo, those lords were half tigers and wolves;
The Wei banners pointed everywhere, leaving no place to hide.
If Cao Cao had died first at the River Yu,
The flame of Han might not have perished later on.
乱世博弈揭示强权对旧秩序的彻底颠覆。
批判汉末群雄如虎狼相争,终为曹魏所并。
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