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Translation: In October of the first year of the Han Dynasty (206 BC), Pei Gong's army was the first to reach Bashang among the princes. Prince Ying of Qin drove a white chariot and a white horse, tied his neck with a silk rope, sealed the emperor's imperial seal and talismans, and surrendered beside the citrus (zhǐ, paper) road.

Some of the generals said that the king of Qin should be killed. Pei Gong said: "When King Huai sent me to tackle the problem, he thought that I could be lenient and tolerant; Besides, it is unlucky to kill people who have already surrendered.

So he handed over the king of Qin to the officials in charge, and went west into Chengyang.

Pei Gong wanted to stay in the Qin palace to rest, but Fan Hao and Zhang Liang dissuaded him, so he ordered the valuable treasures and treasures in the Qin palace and the treasury to be sealed, and then returned to be stationed in Bashang. Pei Gong summoned the fathers and elders of the counties and the talented and famous people, and said to them: "The fathers and elders have been suffering from the harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty for a long time, and those who criticize the gains and losses of the government will exterminate the clans, and those who gather to talk will be punished by death.

I agreed with the princes that whoever enters Guanzhong first will be the king here, so I should be the king of Guanzhong.

Now I have agreed with my fathers and elders that there are only three laws: the death penalty for murderers, and the punishment for wounding and looting according to law. All the remaining laws of the Qin Dynasty were abolished.

All the officials and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, as usual. In short, I have come here to eliminate the harm of the fathers and elders, and there will be no harm to you, please do not be afraid! Besides, I withdrew my army to the hegemony because I wanted to wait for the arrival of all the princes and make a treaty together.

He immediately sent people to inspect the counties, towns and villages together with the officials of the Qin Dynasty. Explain the situation to the people. The people of Qin were very happy, and they rushed to send cattle, sheep, wine and food to comfort the soldiers.

The original text of Sima Qian's "Gaozu Benji" of the Western Han Dynasty:

In October of the first year of the Han Dynasty, Pei Gongbing led the princes to the hegemony. Prince Qin's infant car and white horse, tied to the neck to the group, sealed the emperor's seal talisman festival, and descended to the side of the road. The generals may punish the king of Qin.

Pei Gong said: "The king sent me from the beginning, and I was able to be tolerant; And the man has surrendered, and killed him, ominous. "It was a subordinate of the King of Qin, and then he went west to Xianyang.

If you want to stop the palace and rest, Fan Hao and Zhang Liang admonished to seal the treasury of Qin's heavy treasures and return the army to hegemony. Summoning the county fathers and elders to say: "The fathers and elders have been harsh for a long time, the slanderers are the clan, and the occasional ones abandon the market."

I make a covenant with the princes, and the one who enters the customs first is the king, and I am the king of the pass. Three chapters of the covenant with the fathers: death to the murderer, wounding and theft.

The rest of the knowledge is removed from the Qin law. All the officials are blocked. Where I come, for the sake of my father, there is no violence, no fear!

And I will return the army to the hegemony, and wait for the princes to restrain their ears. "It is to make people and Qin officials go to the county and towns, and tell them. The people of Qin were overjoyed, and they competed for cattle, sheep, wine, and food to serve the soldiers.

Pei Gong let it go again, saying: "There are many cangs, not lacking, and I don't want to waste people." "People are happy, but I am afraid that Pei Gong will not be the king of Qin.

Background of creation

A literary essay written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty, is included in the "Historical Records". The article recounts the legendary life of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, from cloth clothes to emperor.

Liu Bang was the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, the temple name is Taizu, and the nickname is Emperor Gao, so the history is called Emperor Taizu Gao, Han Gaozu or Han Gaodi. His unification of the Han nation.

1. The strength of China and the protection and development of Han culture have made a decisive contribution.