--- title: "蒋干盗书 | Three Kingdoms in Easy Chinese, Episode 12 | Mandarin The Wild" description: "Jiang Gan Steals a Letter: episode 12 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, retold for beginner learners of Chinese, with audio." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jiang-gan-steals-a-letter-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-12" published: "2026-10-23" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Chapter 12 # 蒋干盗书 Jiang Gan Steals a Letter HSK 2–3 · the same story at every level 曹操的人都是北边来的，不会在水上打仗，很多人一上船就不舒服。可是，曹操身边有两个会在水上打仗的大将，一个叫蔡瑁，一个叫张允。他们以前是刘表的人。每天，他们都在河上教曹操的人怎么在船上打仗。 周瑜坐船去看了看，心里很着急：“蔡瑁和张允都太会在水上打仗了。他们两个不死，我们就很难打败曹操。” 这时候，曹操身边一个叫蒋干的人说：“我以前和周瑜一起读过书，是很好的朋友。我去东吴，让他来帮丞相。”曹操很高兴，让他去了。 周瑜听说蒋干来了，笑着说：“来帮我的人到了。”他见了蒋干，就问：“你走这么远来，是来帮曹操说话的吧？”蒋干说：“不是，不是。我们很久没见了，我只是来看看你。” 晚上，周瑜请了很多东吴的大将，一起吃饭喝酒。他对大家说：“这是我的老朋友。今天只说朋友的事。谁说打仗，谁说曹操，我就杀了他！”蒋干听了，一句话也不敢说。 周瑜喝了很多酒，好像喝醉了。他拉着蒋干说：“你看，我有多少人！孙权对我像家人一样，我说什么他都听。谁也不能让我离开他！”蒋干心里想：没办法了。 那天晚上，周瑜要和蒋干睡在一起，就像以前读书的时候一样。周瑜一上床就睡着了。蒋干睡不着，看见桌子上有很多信，就起来看。有一封信，上面写着蔡瑁和张允的名字。信里说：“我们不是真心帮曹操。很快，我们就会拿着曹操的头来见你。” 蒋干吓了一跳，马上把信放进自己的衣服里。这时候，床上的周瑜说：“老朋友，过几天，我让你看曹操的头……”蒋干叫他，他又睡着了。 快天亮的时候，有人进来叫醒周瑜，小声说：“北边有人来了，说蔡瑁和张允现在还找不到机会……”周瑜马上让他不要说了，又往床上看了一眼。蒋干好像睡着了，可是这些话他都听见了。 天还没亮，蒋干就一个人偷偷地跑了出去，坐船回到了曹操那里。他把信给曹操看。曹操一看，很生气，马上叫人杀了蔡瑁和张允。 两个人死了以后，曹操突然想明白了：这是周瑜的办法！可是已经太晚了。 周瑜听说蔡瑁和张允死了，大笑起来。可是他马上又想到一个人：“我的这个办法，孔明知道吗？”他让鲁肃去看看。 鲁肃去见孔明。孔明一看见他就笑着说：“蔡瑁和张允死了，曹操没有会在水上打仗的人了，这是一件大好事啊！那封信的事，我都知道。你回去别跟周瑜说我知道。”可是鲁肃回去，还是都告诉了周瑜。 周瑜听了，很久都没说话。最后他说：“这个人太可怕了，不能让他活着。我一定要杀了他！” **813 characters** in this chapter Chapter 13 of 40 · 3 min audio**草船借箭** [Next chapter 草船借箭](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-arrows-with-straw-boats-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-13) [Back to the series](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/series/three-kingdoms) ## Words in this chapter - [真心zhēnxīn(coll.) really](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9C%9F%E5%BF%83) - [打仗dǎzhàngto fight a battle](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E4%BB%97) - [杀shāto kill](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9D%80) - [偷偷tōutōusecretly](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%81%B7%E5%81%B7) - [可怕kěpàterrible](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%AF%E6%80%95) - [死sǐto die](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AD%BB) - [打败dǎbàito defeat](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E8%B4%A5) - [敢gǎnto dare](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%95%A2) - [拉lāto pull](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%89) - [可是kěshìbut](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF) - [身边shēnbiānat one's side](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BA%AB%E8%BE%B9) - [以前yǐqiánbefore](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BB%A5%E5%89%8D) - [河hériver](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B2%B3) - [船chuánboat](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%88%B9) - [心里xīnlǐin one's heart](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BF%83%E9%87%8C) - [难nándifficult](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9A%BE) Chapter 12 · 3 min ## Chapters 1. [1**桃园结义**The Oath in the Peach Garden](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/oath-in-the-peach-garden-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-1) 2. [2**温酒斩华雄**Slaying Hua Xiong Before the Wine Cools](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/slaying-hua-xiong-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-2) 3. [3**三英战吕布**Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-heroes-fight-lu-bu-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-3) 4. [4**煮酒论英雄**Heroes Over Warm Wine](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/heroes-over-warm-wine-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-4) 5. [5**千里走单骑**A Thousand Li Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-thousand-li-alone-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-5) 6. [6**古城相会**Reunion at the Old City](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/reunion-at-the-old-city-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-6) 7. [7**马跃檀溪**The Leap Across the Tan Stream](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-leap-across-the-tan-stream-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-7) 8. [8**三顾茅庐**Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-visits-to-the-thatched-cottage-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-8) 9. [9**单骑救主**Zhao Yun Rides Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhao-yun-rides-alone-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-9) 10. [10**喝断长坂桥**Zhang Fei at Changban Bridge](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhang-fei-at-changban-bridge-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-10) 11. [11**舌战群儒**Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuge-liang-against-the-scholars-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-11) 12. 12**蒋干盗书**Reading 13. [13**草船借箭**Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-arrows-with-straw-boats-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-13) 14. [14**苦肉计**The Beaten General](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-beaten-general-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-14) 15. [15**借东风**Borrowing the East Wind](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-15) 16. [16**华容道**The Huarong Road](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-16) Story series · Beginner · HSK 2–3 · 3 min audio each