Classical Chinese Translation of Candle Zhiwu Retreat Qin Shi

On September 10, Duke Wen of Jin and Duke Mu of Qin jointly besieged Zheng because Zheng had been rude to Duke Wen and Zheng was attached to both Chu and Jin. The Jin army was stationed in Hanling, and the Qin army was stationed south of the river.

Yi Zhihu said to Zheng Bo: "Zheng Guo is in danger!" If Candle Zhiwu was allowed to meet Qin Bo, the army would definitely retreat.

Zheng Bo agreed. Candle Zhiwu excused himself and said: "When I was young, I was not as good as others; Now that I'm old, I can't do anything.

Zheng Wengong said: "I didn't reuse you earlier, and now I beg you in a crisis, it's my fault." However, Zheng Guo is destroyed, and it is not good for you!

Candle Warrior agreed to this.

At night, (someone) lowered the city with a rope (to put Candle Zhiwu) down, and saw Qin Bo, Candle Zhiwu said: "Qin and Jin are besieging Zheng Guo, and Zheng Guo already knows that it is going to perish. If it is good for you to destroy Zheng Guo, how dare you take the liberty of bothering you with this matter.

You know it's difficult to cross the neighboring country and use the distant state of Zheng as the eastern frontier of the (Qin state), so why would you destroy the state of Zheng and increase the land of the neighboring country? The power of the neighboring country is strong, and the power of your Qin State is relatively weakened. If you give up the siege of Zheng Guo and treat it as a host of passers-by on the eastern road, it will not do you any harm if the envoys come and go, and (Zheng Guo can always provide them with what they lack).

Moreover, you once gave Jin Huigong a favor, and Huigong once promised you two cities, Jiao and Fang. You know, Hui Gong crossed the Yellow River in the morning and returned home in the morning, and built fortifications in the evening. Jin Kingdom, how can you be satisfied?

Now it has made Zheng its border in the east, and wants to expand its border to the west. If you don't make Qin's land loss, what will you get from **? Weakening the Qin State is beneficial to the Jin State, I hope you will consider this matter!

Qin Bo was very happy and signed an alliance with Zheng Guo. Qizi, Fengsun, and Yang Sun were sent to defend Zheng State, so Qin State withdrew.

The sub-offender requested an attack on the Qin army. Jin Wengong said: "No!

If it weren't for the strength of that person (Qin Bo), I wouldn't have come to this point. It is unjust to rely on the strength of another and in turn to harm him; It is unwise to lose one's allies; It is not in line with martial virtue to replace neatness with scattered (situation). Let's go back!

The Jin army also left Zheng Guo.

Duke Wen of Jin and Duke Mu of Qin jointly besieged Zheng because Zheng had been rude to Duke Wen of Jin and had allied with Chu in the case of an alliance with Jin. The Jin army was stationed in Hanling, and the Qin army was stationed in Pannan. Yu Zhihu said to Uncle Zheng:

Zheng Guo was in danger, and if he could send Candle Zhiwu to see Qin Bo, he would definitely be able to convince them to withdraw their troops. Zheng Bo agreed. Candle Zhiwu excused himself and said:

When I was young, I was not as good as others; Now that I'm old, I can't do anything. Zheng Wengong said; "I didn't reuse you earlier, and now I beg you in a crisis, it's my fault. However, Zheng Guo is destroyed, and it is not good for you!

Candle Wu agreed. At night, he lowered Candle Zhiwu from the city with a rope and went to see Qin Bo, and Candle Zhiwu said: "Qin and Jin are besieging Zheng Guo, and Zheng Guo already knows that it is going to perish.

If destroying Zheng Guo is good for you, it will be a problem for your men. You know it is difficult to cross the Jin state and use the distant Zheng state as the eastern border of the Qin state, so why should you destroy the Zheng state and increase the land of the neighboring Jin state? When your neighbors are stronger, your power is weakened.

If you give up the plan to destroy Zheng, and let Zheng Guo be the master of your Qin State's host on the host road, and the envoys of Qin State come and go, Zheng Guo can supply them with what they lack at any time, and it will not do you any harm to Qin State. Besides, you once had a favor to Jin Huigong, and he also promised to cede Jiao and Bianyi to you. However, he crossed the river in the morning and returned to Jin, and at night he built a city to resist Qin, as you know.

What is there to satisfy the Jin Kingdom? Now it has regarded Zheng as the eastern frontier and wants to expand the western frontier. If it does not encroach on the Qin State, what if the Jin State takes the land it seeks from **?

The Qin State was damaged and the Jin State benefited, you should weigh it carefully! Qin Bo was happy and signed an alliance with Zheng Guo. and sent Qizi, Fengsun, and Yang Sun to help Zheng Guo guard, and led the army back to China.

The prisoner asked Jin Wengong to give the order to attack the Qin army. Jin Wengong said: "No!

If it weren't for that person's support, I wouldn't be where I am today. It is unjust to use the power of another person to harm him; It would be unwise to lose one's allies; It is not brave to substitute chaos for unity. Let's go back!

In this way, the Jin army also evacuated Zheng Guo.