Zigong continued to persuade the State of Wu to abandon the attack on the State of Yue and to help the State of Lu

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Qu Jie Xie XXXVII

【Original】

Zigong Suinan said of King Wu: "The king does not destroy the country, and the hegemon has no strong enemy." The weight of a thousand jun, plus baht two and move (Note 8). Now, with the State of Qi and the Private Thousand Multipliers of Lu (Note 9), he competed with Wu (Note 10) for strength, and was very troubled by the king. And Fu Rescue Lu in the name of prominent, to Fu Si Shang (Note 11) princes, Jie (Note 12) violent Qi to serve the Jin, Li Mo Da Yan. The name survives, the real is strong, and the wise are not in doubt. Wu Wangyue: "Goodness! However, Wu Chang was trapped more and more, and the Yue King was now a bitter nurse and had the heart to repay Wu. The Son waits for me first (Note 13) to cross, and then it is okay. Zi Gong Yue: "The strength of Yue is not as strong as Lu, wu is not strong enough to be Qi, and the king is in Qi and cuts down Yue, then Qi Bi (Note 14) is privately Lu Yi." In the name of survival and extinction, Wang Fang abandoned Qi (Note 15) and cut Down Xiaoyue, not Yongye. The brave (note 16) do not seek refuge, the benevolent do not impoverish (note 17), the wise do not lose, and the righteous do not cease to live. Now that the world is preserved, the world will be benevolent, the lu vaqi will be saved, the weijia jinguo will be restored, and the princes will lead the way, and the hegemony will flourish. And the king will be evil, and the subject will see the yue jun, and order the army to be subordinate, which is really harmful to the yue and the name is from the princes to vaqi. "Wu Wangyue, is the Yue of the Tribute of the Sons."

【Notes】

(Note 8) The weight of a thousand baht, plus baht two and moved: jun, two, baht, ancient weight units, twenty-four baht for two, sixteen two for jin, thirty pounds for jun, four jun for stone. Baht, two, often used to indicate a very light weight.

(Note 9) Now in the state of Qi and the private of a thousand multipliers: private, put ... It means to be privately owned and embezzled. Ride, car, Spring and Autumn Warring States period more finger chariot, a car four horses. According to the weekly system, the Tianzi place is thousands of miles, and the troops are multiplied by 10,000; the princes' places are 100 miles, and the troop vehicles are multiplied by a thousand.

(Note 10) Wu: The original work "Wu", based on the Siku ben, the same text, and the "Biography of the Disciples of Shi Ji Zhongni" and "Wu Yue Chunqiu Fu Cha Nei Biography".

(Note 11) Si Shang: Wang Su Note: "Si, the name of the water also." "Originated in the east of present-day Surabaya County, Shandong Province, due to the concurrent occurrence of four sources, it is called Surabaya. Sishang refers to the vast area on the north shore of Surabaya.

(Note 12) Curse: Crusade.

(Note 13) First: Siku ben, the same text as "cutting".

(Note 14) Must: The Four Libraries were originally written as "to".

(Note 15) Qi: Siku ben, the same text as "strong Qi".

(Note 16): The original work "and", according to the four libraries, the same text.

(Note 17) Poor covenant: embarrassment.

【General Solution】

Zigong then went south and persuaded King Wu: "Those who practice the royal way will not make other countries extinct, and those who practice hegemony cannot let strong enemies appear." The weight of a thousand jun, even if you add one baht one or two, the weight has changed. Now, with the strength of the State of Qi, and then encroaching on the State of Lu, which has a thousand chariots, to compete with the State of Wu, I am very worried about the King. Moreover, the rescue of the Lu state can show its reputation, to appease the princes of the countries on the north bank of Surabaya, to fight against the violent State of Qi, to shock the powerful Jin State, there is no greater benefit than to obtain benefits in this way. The reason that the endangered Lu state was nominally saved actually curbed by Qiang Qi's expansion would not be doubted by smart people. King Wu said, "Good! However, the State of Wu once besieged the Kingdom of Yue, and the King of Yue is now self-motivated, raising sages, and has plans to take revenge on us, so you wait for me to finish the yue kingdom first, and then do as you say. Zigong said: "The strength of the Yue state is not as good as the State of Lu, the strength of the State of Wu is not as strong as the State of Qi, and the Great King has shelved the State of Qi aside, but went to attack the State of Yue, then the State of Qi must have already annexed the State of Lu." It is not brave for the great king to abandon the powerful state of Qi and attack the weak Yue kingdom under the banner of restoring the perished kingdom and perpetuating the broken kingdom. The brave man does not shy away from difficulties, the benevolent man does not put others in trouble, the wise man does not lose the opportunity, and the benevolent man continues to be heirloom. Now save the Yue Kingdom to show your benevolence to the world, rescue the State of Lu, crusade against the State of Qi, and shock the State of Jin with prestige, and the princes of all countries will surely compete to meet the Kingdom of Wu, and the great cause of hegemony will be completed. Moreover, if the great king is afraid of the Yue kingdom, I ask to see the yue king and ask him to send an army to follow you, which actually damages the yue kingdom, but nominally follows the princes to fight against the qi state. King Wu was pleased, so he sent Zigong to the Kingdom of Yue.

Source: "Confucius Language"

Author: Yang Chaoming Song Lilin

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Yang Chaoming

Famous contemporary scholars, Confucians, and historians.

He is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the president, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Confucius Institute of China. He is currently an academic committee member of the Confucius Foundation of China, an editorial board member of Confucius Studies, and the deputy director of the Nishan World Confucianism Center.

Song Lilin

He studied Confucianism under Professor Yang Chaoming, director of the Confucius and Chinese Culture Research Office of the School of History (Confucius) Culture of Qufu Normal University, deputy director of the Center for Traditional Chinese Studies, and distinguished researcher of the Confucius Institute of China.

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