Original text:
In the spring of four years, Qi Huangong invaded Cai as a vassal, and Cai was defeated and cut Chu. Zi Chu's envoy said to his teacher, "You are in the North Sea and I am in the South China Sea. It just doesn't matter Why don't you worry about your involvement in our land? " Guan Zhong said to him, "Yesterday, I asked Kang Gong to order my late Taigong to say,' Five princes and nine uncles, women actually recruited them to supplement the Zhou room. "
Give me the first royal shoe: east to the sea, west to the river, south to Muling and north to Wudi. I can't afford it, and the king's sacrifice is not * * *, so I'm asking for it; Wang Zhao went to the south, but I asked. "Right:" If you don't pay tribute, it is the crime of losing your husband. Dare you give it? Wang Zhao is gone, you ask the seaside. "
Translation:
In the spring of Jian 'an four years, he led the armies of vassal states to attack Cai. Cai was defeated and then went to attack Chu. King Chu Cheng sent an envoy to the place where the vassal regime was divided, and said to Qi Huangong, "You live in the north and I live in the south. The two sides are far apart, even if cattle and horses attract each other. I didn't expect you to enter our country. What is the reason? "
Guan Zhong replied, "Once upon a time, a man named Kang Gong ordered our predecessors to say,' You have the right to conquer the fifth-class governors and Kyushu officials, so that you can help the Zhou royal family. "Zhao Kanggong also gave us the scope of our ancestors' conquest: east to the seaside, west to the Yellow River, south to Muling and north to Wudi. You didn't pay tribute to Bao Mao, who was supposed to pay tribute. There were no sacrifices for the Zhou royal family, and there was nothing to percolate the wine dregs. I'm here to collect the tribute. King Zhao of Zhou did not return from his southern tour. I'm here to inquire. "
The messenger of the State of Chu replied, "This is the fault of our monarch and he didn't pay the tribute. How dare we not supply it? " King Zhao of Zhou has not returned from his southern tour, please ask at the water's edge! "
Source: Zuo Zhuan was published for four years-Zuo Qiuming in pre-Qin Dynasty.
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When describing the diplomatic struggle between Qi and Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, the article does not use narrative language to describe its process, but puts the "appearance" characters in the contradiction between the two sides. And through their own personalized language and "confrontation", the diplomatic struggle will be deepened step by step until the two sides reach a compromise and conclude a Covenant. In this way, even if we understand the nature and process of this diplomatic struggle, we can see four historical figures with different feelings.
The two ambassadors of Chu, especially Qu Wan, the "Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Representative" of the King of Chu, left a deep impression on us for his leisurely and humble diplomatic style, his resolute diplomatic style and his witty and sensitive diplomatic wisdom.
As a politician, Guan Zhong's diplomatic ability, which is familiar with history, good at accidents and unreasonable, and Qi Huangong's overbearing image, which is both hard and soft, but without losing his identity, also make us unforgettable. In a word, reading and appreciating this article is not like reading history, but like watching a diplomatic struggle drama with climax after climax.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Qi Huangong Cutting Chu