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The first paragraph of the Hongmen Feast is translated as follows:
The Chu army was about to capture Guanzhong and reach Hangu Pass, which was guarded by Liu Bang's army and could not enter. Hearing that Liu Bang had broken through Xianyang, Xiang Yu was very annoyed, so he broke through Hangu Pass. So Xiang Yu entered Guanzhong and arrived at the west of the water. Pei Gong garrison is on the throne and has not yet met Xiang Yu.
Pei Gong's Zuo Sima Cao sent someone to Xiang Yu without injury: "Pei Gong intends to claim the throne in Guanzhong, appoint Ziying as the minister of state, and possess all the treasures. Xiang Yu said angrily
Reward the soldiers tomorrow, and give me to defeat Pei Gong's troops! At this time, Xiang Yu's army of 400,000 was stationed in Xinfenghongmen; Pei Gong's army numbered 100,000 and was stationed in Bashang.
Fan Zeng persuaded Xiang Yu and said: "When Pei Gong lived east of Kunshan Mountain, he coveted money and liked beautiful women. Now that he has entered the customs, he doesn't take anything from his possessions, and he is not obsessed with women, so it seems that his ambition is not small.
I asked people to watch his luck there, it is all in the shape of a dragon and tiger, showing colorful colors, this is the luck of the Son of Heaven! Hurry up and don't miss your chance. ”
The article first pointed out the garrisons of Liu and Xiang's armies and the strength of both sides, showing that Xiang Yu had an absolute advantage and that the initiative in the war was in his hands. The activities of the characters described below are all related to this context. The cause of the struggle was Cao Wuxian's informant.
Xiang Yu heard that "Pei Gong wants Wang Guanzhong", offended his dignity, and immediately decided to attack Liu Bang; His main adviser, Fan Zeng, took the opportunity to expose Liu Bang's ambitions and also advocated the attack. The difference in understanding between the two indicates that they will adopt different attitudes towards Liu Bang.
War seemed imminent, but suddenly there was a turnaround. Xiang Bo visited Zhang Liang at night to repay his personal favor and persuaded him to escape, but Zhang Liang informed Liu Bang of the news under the pretext of "sending Pei Gong for King Han". Liu Bang then wooed Xiang Bo and defended himself with lies.
Xiang Bo agreed to mediate, and instructed Liu Bang to "thank King Xiang every day", so there was a struggle at the Hongmen banquet.
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The original text and translation of the Hongmen Banquet are as follows:
Excerpt from the original text: Pei Mu let the public army dominate, but he didn't have to meet Xiang Yu of the Xun Bureau. Pei Gong Zuo Sima Cao was not injured, so that people said to Xiang Yu said:
Pei Gong wants the king to be in the middle of the pass, so that the child and the baby are the phase, and there are all the treasures. Xiang Yu was furious and said: "Feast on the soldiers, in order to defeat the Pei Gong Army!"
When it was, Xiang Yu had 400,000 soldiers in Xinfeng Hongmen; Pei Gong has 100,000 soldiers, and he is on the throne.
Translation: Liu Bang's garrison was overpowered, and he had not yet been able to meet Xiang Yu, Liu Bang's Zuo Sima Cao Wuxian sent someone to Xiang Yu and said: "Liu Bang wants to be the king in Guanzhong, let Ziying be the prime minister, and all the treasures are in Liu Bang's possession."
Xiang Yu was furious and said, "Reward the soldiers tomorrow morning and give me to defeat Liu Bang's army!" At this time, Xiang Yu's army of 400,000 was stationed in Xinfeng Hongmen; Liu Bang's army of 100,000 was stationed in Bashang.
About the Author:
Sima Qian was a historian, writer and thinker of the Western Han Dynasty. The word is long and learned, a native of Xiayang (now Hanchengnan, Shaanxi), and a native of Longmen (now Hejin, Shanxi). The son of Sima Tan.
In his early years, he studied with Kong Anguo and Dong Zhongshu, roamed all over the world, learned about customs, and collected rumors. The first Langzhong was appointed to the southwest. In the third year of Yuan Feng (108 years ago), he served as Taishi Ling, inherited his father's business, and wrote history.
Later, he was punished by the palace for defending the defeat of Li Ling, and continued to complete the historical books he wrote, creating China's first general history of the historical record "Historical Records" (formerly known as "Taishi Gongshu"). The Hung Gate Banquet has been a well-known article in China for 2,000 years, and has been included in different editions of senior high school Chinese textbooks, and has always been a compulsory reading for middle school students. Later generations also derived a large number of literary and artistic works or drama, film and television works based on the storyline of "Hongmen Banquet".
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