for you," he said to them, "[to teach me how] to observe the duties that should obtain between a ruler and his minister." After three days, he begged the body which the king granted to him; and when it was buried, his followers asked him if he was going to leave the State. "I was a party," he said, "to the death of my father;— to what State should I go ?” “Well then," they asked again," will you continue to be a servant of the king?" He replied, "To have abandoned my father, and yet to serve his enemy, is what I cannot bear to do." Immediately after, he strangled himself.

‘[The king] then again appointed Wei Tszeping to be chief minister. The Kung-tsze E was made [grand-]marshal, and Keuh Këen was made the Moh-gaou. The favourites of Weitsze were eight men, all of whom, though having no emoluments, were possessed of many horses. One day [after his appointment], being at court, he spoke to Shin Shuh-yu, who gave him no answer, and withdrew. Wei-tsze followed him, and he threw himself among a crowd. When he was still followed, Yu returned to his house, whither the other went to see him, when he had retired from the court. “Thrice,” said Weitsze, “you snubbed me in the court. You have frightened me, and I have felt that I must come and see you. Please tell me my errors; why should you be so indignant with me?”“I was afraid," replied Shuli-yu, "lest I should not escape [the impending fate]; how should I dare to tell you ?” “ What do you mean ?" asked the minister. The other said, " Lately, Kwan Ke was the favourite of Tsze-nan. Tsze-nan

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was dealt with as a criminal, and Kwan K'e was
torn in pieces by chariots. Is there not reason
for me to be afraid ?” [Wei-tsze] then drove
home himself, but was not able to keep the
road. When he arrived, he said to his favour-
ites, "I have seen my master Shin Shuh.
may be said of him that he can give life to the
dead, and flesh to the [bare] bones. With a
master who knows me as he does I am satisfied;
but I had rather drop the acquaintance of one
who does not do so." He then dismissed the
eight men, and afterwards the king was satisfied
with him.'

On

[The Chuen appends the narrative of a strange and melancholy event in Ching:-- In the 12th month, Yew Pan of Ching was proceeding to Tsin; and before he crossed the boundaries of the State, he met with a man and the bride whom he was conducting to his house. Yew Pan took the lady from him by force, and lodged her in a city [that he was passing] Ting-sze, her husband attacked Tsze-ming(Yêw Pan), and killed him, and then went away with his [recovered]wife. Tsze-chen set aside Lëang (Pan's son), and made Tae-shuh (Pan's younger brother) Head of the family, saying, "A minister of the State is only second to the ruler, and a lord of the people. He must not be allowed to act disorderly. I have taken it on me to set aside another who is like Tsze-ming.” He also sought for the man who had lost his wife, made him return to his place, and would not allow the Yëw family to resent what he had done, saying to them, “Do not make more manifest the wickedness [of Tsze-ming]."]

Twenty-third year.

雍入秋陳陳夏三、二 楡。月齊欒侯殺邾月日十 叔侯盈之其畀己有有 孫伐復弟大我巳食三 豹衞入黃夫來杞之年 慶奔

师

救晉入歸及葬卒。

于 慶

曲陳寅孝

沃。

十有三年春王二月癸酉

卯仲

左傅日二十三年春杷孝公卒晉悼夫人妻之平公不徹樂非禮也體爲鄰國關 陳侯如楚公子黃愬二慶於楚楚人召之使慶樂往殺之慶氏以陳叛夏屢建從陳侯圍陳陳

莒 ̧齊欒晉奔孫乙冬系

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孫速卒人城板隊而殺人役人相命各榖其長遂殺殿虎慶寅楚人納公子黄君子謂慶氏不義不可

肆也故書日惟命不于常

冬十 晉將嫁女於吳齊侯使析貓父塍之以藩載藥盈及其士納諧曲沃樂盈夜見胥午而告之對

日不可天之所廢誰能興之子必不免吾非愛死也知不集也盈日雖然因子而死吾無悔矣

乙亥臧 我實不天子無咎焉許諾伏之而觴曲沃人樂作午言日今也得藥鵜子何如對日得主而爲

之死猶不死也皆歎有泣者爵行又言皆曰得主何貳之有盈出偏拜之四月欒盈帥曲沃之

紇出 甲因魏獻予以晝入降初藥盈佐魏莊子於下軍獻子私焉故因之趙氏以原屏之難怨欒氏

韓趙方睦中行氏以伐秦之役怨欒氏而固與范氏和親知悼子少而聽於中行氏程鄭嬖於
公唯魏氏及七輿大夫與之樂王鮒侍坐於范宣子或告日欒氏至矣宜子懼桓子日奉君
君以

人殺 走固宮必無害也且欒氏多怨子爲政欒氏自外子在位其利多矣既有利獾又執民柄將何

焉欒氏所得其唯魏氏乎而可疆取也夫克亂在權子無懈矣公有姻喪王鮒使宣子墨縗
|婦人輦以如公奉公以如固宮范鞅逆魏舒則成列旣乘將逆欒氏矣趨進日欒氏帥
八鞅之貨與二三子在君所矣使鞅逆吾子鞅請驂乘持帶遂超乘右撫劍左援帶命驅
〔侯襲 之出僕請鞅日之公宣子逆諸階執其手路之以曲沃初斐豹隸也著於丹書樂氏之力臣日

我國人體之斐豹謂宣子日苟焚丹書我殽督戎宣子喜日而殺之所不請於君焚丹書者
有如日乃出豹而閉之督戎從之踰隱而待之督戎踰入豹自後擊而殺之范氏之
元范氏之徒在臺後

VOL. V.

八月叔孫豹帥師救晉次于雍榆禮也

YEAR XXIII.

季孫日孺子長公鉏日何長之有唯其才也且夫子之命也遂立羯秩奔邾威孫入哭甚哀多梯出其御日孟
孫之惡子也而哀如是季孫若死其若之何臧孫日季孫之愛我疾疢也孟孫之惡我藥石也美疢不如惡石
夫石猶生我疢之美其毒滋多孟孫死吾亡無日矣

孟氏閉門告於季孫日臧氏將爲亂不使我葬季孫不信臧孫聞之戒冬十月,孟氏將厲藉除於臧氏臧孫使
正夫助之除於東門曱從己而視之孟氏又告季孫季孫怒命攻臧氏乙亥臧紇斬鹿門之關以出奔邾初
宣叔娶於鑄生賈及爲而死繼室以其姪穆姜之姨子也生紇長於公宮姜氏愛之故立之臧賈臧爲出在
臧武仲自邾使告臧賈且致大蔡焉日紇不佞失守宗祺敢告不弔紇之罪不及不祀子以大蔡納請其可賈
是家之禍也非子之過也賈聞命矣再拜受龜使爲以納請遂自爲也臧孫如防使來告日紇非能害也知
不足也非敢私請苟守先祀無廢二勳敢不辟邑乃立臧爲臧紇致防而奔齊其人曰其盟我乎臧孫日無辭
將盟臧氏季孫召外史掌惡臣而問盟首焉對日盟東門氏也日毌或如東門遂不聽公命殺適立庶盟叔孫
毋或如叔孫僑如欲廢國常蕩覆公室季孫日臧孫之罪皆不及此孟椒日盍以其犯門斬關季孫用
之乃盟臧氏日無或如臧孫紇干國之紀犯門斬關臧孫聞之曰國有人焉誰居其孟椒乎
晉人克欒盈於曲沃盡殺欒氏之族黨欒魴出奔宋書日晉人殺欒盈不言大夫言自外也

齊侯還自晉不入遂襲莒門於甚于傷股而退明日將復戰期於壽舒杷殖華還載甲夜入且于之燧宿於莒
明日先遇莒子於蒲侯氏莒子重賂之使無死日請有

日 貪貨棄命亦君所惡也昏而受命日未

中而棄之何以事君莒子親鼓之從而伐之獲杞梁莒人行成齊侯歸遇杞梁之妻於郊使弔之辭日殖之有 罪何辱命焉若免於罪猶有先人之敵廬在下妾不得與郊弔齊侯

⊕齊侯將爲臧紇田臧孫聞之見齊侯與之言伐晉對日多則多矣抑君似鼠夫鼠晝伏夜動不穴於寢廟畏