How to translate the Victorious Lord in the second of the new preface Miscellaneous Matters

Wei Wenhou asked Li Kedao, "What was the reason for the fall of the Wu State?" Li Ketian replied

Repeated battles and repeated victories. Wen Hou also said: "It is a blessing for the country to fight and win many battles, but it has perished because of this, why is this?"

Leeke: "After many battles, the people are exhausted, and after many victories, the monarch is arrogant, and let the arrogant monarch rule the tired people, and this is the reason for its demise." Therefore, the monarch who likes to fight and exhaust his troops, there is nothing in his country that will not perish. ”

Wei Wenhou asked Li Ke, 'Why did the state of Wu fall into the country?' Rick said

You can win as many battles as you want. Wei Wenhou said: 'It is the blessing of the country to always win, why did the country die, why is this?'

Li Ke said: "If you always fight so many battles, the people will be tired, and if you always win the war, the lord of the country will be proud." Govern the weary people with pride.

This will lead to the destruction of the country.

Often victorious, their lords are prone to pride and complacency.

Now the sovereign wants to shoot people because of the white goose, and attacking the sovereign is tantamount to a tiger and a wolf.

One day, King Liang went out hunting and saw a flock of geese. King Liang got out of the car.

Tian Rao did things for Lu Aigong and was not understood. Tian Rao told Lu Aigong: "I will leave the king and fly high like a wild goose."

Lu Aigong said: "What do you mean? Tian Rao said

Hasn't the king ever seen a rooster? It wears a red crown on its head, which is a sign of gentleness; The toes protrude from the back of the claws, which is a sign of heroism; It is a sign of valor that the enemy appears in front of him and dares to fight it; When you see food and invite other chickens to eat it, it is a sign of kindness. A vigil that does not miss the time is a sign of integrity. Although the chicken has these five good performances, the king also said that he cooked it to eat, why?

Because it's close to where it came from. The bird flies thousands of miles, stops in the king's garden fish pond, eats the king's fish and turtles, pecks the king's beans and millet, and there are no five good performances of the rooster, but the king still values it, because it comes far away. Please let me fly away like a bird!

Lu Aigong said: "Stay, I'll write down your words!" Tian Rao said

I have heard that he who eats the food does not destroy the vessel that holds it; He who shades the tree does not break its branches. If a wise man is not appointed, why should he write down his words? So he left Lu Aigong and went to Yan Kingdom.

Yan Guo immediately named him the prime minister. Three years later, the politics of Yan were peaceful, and there were no thieves in the country, Mourning Gong heard these situations, sighed with emotion, and lived alone for three months, lowered the standard of clothing, and blamed himself: "I was not careful in doing things first, and then I regretted it, how can I get him again?" ”