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十有七年，春，衛北宮括帥師侵鄭。 |
| | In the seventeenth year [of the reign], in spring, Wei Beigong Kuo led his troops to invade Zheng.
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夏，公會尹子、單子、晉侯、齊侯、宋公、衛侯、曹伯、邾人伐鄭。 |
| | In summer, the Duke met with Yinzi, Danzi, Jin Hou, Qi Hou, Song Gong, Wei Hou, Cao Bo, and Zhuyi to launch a campaign against Zheng.
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六月，乙酉，同盟于柯陵。 |
| | On the Yiyou day of the sixth month, they formed an alliance together at Keling.
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秋，公至自會。 |
| | In autumn, the Duke returned from the assembly.
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齊高無咎出奔莒。 |
| | Gao Wujiu of Qi fled to Ju.
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九月，辛丑，用郊。 |
| | On the Xichou day of the ninth month, the sacrifice at the suburban altar was performed.
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晉侯使荀罃來乞師。 |
| | Jin Hou sent Xun Ying to come and request military assistance.
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冬，公會單子、晉侯、宋公、衛侯、曹伯、齊人、邾人伐鄭。 |
| | In winter, the Duke met with Danzi, Jin Hou, Song Gong, Wei Hou , Cao Bo, Qi people, and Zhu people to launch a campaign against Zheng .
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十有一月，公至自伐鄭。 |
| | In the eleventh month, the Duke returned from his expedition against Zheng.
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壬申，公孫嬰卒于貍脤。十有二月丁已朔，日有食之。 |
| | On the Renshen day, Gongsun Ying died at Lishen. On the first day of the twelfth month, Dingyi, there was a solar eclipse.
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邾子貜且卒。 |
| | Zhu Zi Jueqie died.
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晉殺其大夫郤錡、郤犨、郤至。 |
| | Jin killed its high official Xi Qi, Xi Chou, and Xi Zhi.
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楚人滅舒庸。 |
| | The people of Chu annihilated Shuyong.
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| | 成公十七... : |
十七年，春，王正月，鄭子駟侵晉虛、滑。衛北宮括救晉，侵鄭，至于高氏。夏五月，鄭大子髡，頑侯獳，為質於楚，楚公子成、公子寅戍鄭。 |
| | In the seventeenth year, in spring, in the first month of the reign of the king, Zheng Zisi invaded Xu and Hua of Jin. Wei Beigong Kuo came to aid Jin, invaded Zheng, and advanced as far as Gaoshi. In summer, in the fifth month, Zheng's crown prince Kun and Gongzi Niu were sent as hostages to Chu. The Prince Cheng and Prince Yin of Chu garrisoned Zheng.
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公會尹武公、單襄公及諸侯伐鄭，自戲童至于曲洧。 |
| | The Duke met with Yiwugong, Danxianggong, and the feudal lords to launch a campaign against Zheng, advancing from Xitong to Quwei.
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晉范文子反自鄢陵，使其祝宗祈死曰：「君驕侈而克敵，是天益其疾也。難將作矣！愛我者唯祝我使我速死，無及於難，范氏之福也，六月戊辰，士燮卒。 |
| | Fan Wenzhi of Jin returned from Yanning, and had his priest and ancestor-officiating official pray for death, saying: "The lord is arrogant and indulgent yet has defeated the enemy; this is Heaven adding to his illness. Disaster will soon arise!" "Those who love me should only pray for my swift death, so that I may not encounter disaster. That would be the fortune of the Fan clan." On the Wuchen day of June, Shixie died.
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乙酉，同盟于柯陵，尋戚之盟也。 |
| | On the Yiyou day, an alliance was formed together at Keling; this was a follow-up to the previous alliance at Xinqi.
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楚子重救鄭，師于首止。諸侯還。 |
| | Prince Zhong of Chu came to rescue Zheng and stationed his troops at Shouzhi. The feudal lords withdrew.
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齊慶克通于聲孟子，與婦人蒙衣乘輦而入于閎。鮑牽見之，以告國武子，武子召慶克而謂之。慶克久不出，而告夫人曰：「國子謫我。」夫人怒，國子相靈公以會高、鮑處守。及還，將至，閉門而索客。孟子訴之曰：「高、鮑將不納君，而立公子角。國子知之。」秋，七月，壬寅，刖鮑牽而逐高無咎。無咎奔莒，高弱以盧叛。齊人來召鮑國而立之。初，鮑國去鮑氏而來為施孝叔臣。施氏卜宰，匡句須吉。施氏之宰，有百室之邑。與匡句須邑，使為宰。以讓鮑國，而致邑焉。施孝叔曰：「子實吉。」對曰：「能與忠良，吉孰大焉。」鮑國相施氏忠，故齊人取以為鮑氏後。仲尼曰：「鮑莊子之知不如葵，葵猶能衛其足。」 |
| | Qing Ke of Qi had an affair with Sheng Mengzi, and together with a woman dressed in veils, they rode in a palanquin into Hong. Bao Qian saw them and reported to Guo Wuzi. Guo Wuzi summoned Qing Ke and addressed him. Qing Ke did not leave for a long time, and told his wife: "The Guo family has censured me." His wife became angry. Guozi served as the assistant to Duke Ling and convened Gao and Bao to take up their posts in defense. When they were about to return, just before arriving, the gates were shut and guests were searched for. Sheng Mengzi complained, saying: "Gao and Bao are going to refuse to admit the lord and instead install Gongzi Jiao. "Guozi knows about it." In autumn, in the seventh month, on the Rinyin day, Bao Qian was amputated and Gao Wujiu was driven out. Gao Wujiu fled to Ju, and Gao Ruo rebelled with Lu. The people of Qi came to summon Bao Guo and installed him in power. Originally, Bao Guo had left the Bao clan and come to serve as a retainer of Shixiaoshu. The Shi family divined for an official in charge of sacrifices, and Kuanggou Xu was considered auspicious. The administrator of the Shi family held a fief with one hundred households. They granted Kuanggou Xu a fief and appointed him as administrator. He yielded to Bao Guo, thus transferring the fief to him. Shi Xiaoshu said: "You are indeed auspicious." He replied: "Being able to associate with loyal and virtuous people—what greater auspiciousness could there be?" Bao Guo served the Shi family faithfully, so the people of Qi took him as a successor to the Bao clan. Zhong Ni said: "The wisdom of Bao Zhuangzi was not as good as that of the kui plant, for even a kui can still protect its roots."
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冬，諸侯伐鄭。十月，庚午，圍鄭。楚公子申救鄭，師于汝上。十一月，諸侯還。 |
| | In winter, the feudal lords launched a campaign against Zheng. In the tenth month, on the Gengwu day, they surrounded Zheng. Prince Shen of Chu came to rescue Zheng, and stationed his troops above Ru River. In the eleventh month, feudal lords withdrew.
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初，聲伯夢涉洹，或與己瓊瑰食之，泣而為瓊瑰，盈其懷。從而歌之曰：「濟洹之水，贈我以瓊瑰。歸乎歸乎，瓊瑰盈吾懷乎！」懼不敢占也。還自鄭，壬申，至于貍脤而占之，曰：「余恐死，故不敢占也。今眾繁而從余三年矣，無傷也，言之，之莫而卒。 |
| | Originally, Shengbo dreamed of crossing the Huan River, when someone gave him a qionggui and fed it to him. He wept until he turned into a qionggui, filling his bosom. He followed this with a song: "The waters of the Huan River saved me; they gave me qionggui as a gift. Return, return! Will my bosom be filled with qionggui?" He was afraid and dared not interpret the dream. After returning from Zheng, on the Renshen day he arrived at Lishen and interpreted it, saying: "I feared death, so I dared not interpret it. Now the group is numerous and has followed me for three years; there will be no harm. When I spoke of it, he went to Mo and died.
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齊侯使崔杼為大夫，使慶克佐之，帥師圍盧，國佐從諸侯圍鄭，以難請而歸。遂如盧師，殺慶克，以穀叛。齊侯與之盟于徐關而復之。十二月，盧降。使國勝告難于晉，待命于清。 |
| | Duke of Qi appointed Cui Zhu as a high official and assigned Qing Ke to assist him, leading troops to besiege Lu. Guo Zuo followed the feudal lords in their siege of Zheng but returned after requesting relief due to an emergency. He then went to the army at Lu, killed Qing Ke, and rebelled with Gu. The Duke of Qi made an alliance with him at Xuguan and restored his position. In the twelfth month, Lu surrendered. He sent Guo Sheng to report the crisis to Jin and wait for orders at Qing.
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晉厲公侈，多外嬖。反自鄢陵，欲盡去群大夫而立其左右。胥童以胥克之廢也，怨郤氏，而嬖於厲公。郤錡奪夷陽五田，五亦嬖於厲公。郤犨與長魚矯爭田，執而梏之，與其父母妻子同一轅。既，矯亦嬖於厲公。欒書怨郤至，以其不從己而敗楚師也，欲廢之，使楚公子茷告公曰，此戰也，郤至實召寡君，以東師之未至也，與軍帥之不具也，曰：『此必敗吾因奉孫周以事君。』」公告欒書，書曰：「其有焉不然，豈其死之不恤而受敵使乎君盍嘗使諸周而察之？」郤至聘于周，欒書使孫周見之。公使覘之，信。遂怨郤至。厲公田，與婦人先殺而飲酒，後使大夫殺。郤至奉豕，寺人孟張奪之，郤至射而殺之。公曰，季子欺余，厲公將作難，胥童曰：「必先三郤，族大，多怨。去大族不偪，敵多怨，有庸。」公曰，然郤氏聞之，郤錡欲攻公，曰：「雖死，君必危。」郤至曰：「人所以立，信、知、勇也。信不叛君，知不害民，勇不作亂，失茲三者，其誰與我死而多怨，將安用之君實有臣而殺之，其謂君何我之有罪，吾死後矣。若殺不辜，將失其民，欲安，得乎待命而已。受君之祿，是以聚黨。有黨而爭命，罪孰大焉？」壬午，胥童、夷羊五帥甲八百，將攻郤氏。長魚矯請無用眾，公使清沸魋助之，抽戈結衽而偽訟者。三郤將謀於榭。矯以戈殺駒伯、苦成叔於其位。溫季曰：「逃威也。」遂趨，矯及諸其車，以戈殺之。皆尸諸朝。胥童以甲劫欒書、中行偃於朝。矯曰：「不殺二子，憂必及君！」公曰，一朝而尸三卿，余不忍益也，對曰：「人將忍君。臣聞亂在外為姦，在內為軌。御姦以德，御軌以刑。不施而殺，不可謂德，臣偪而不討，不可謂刑，德、刑不立，姦、軌並至。臣請行，遂出，奔狄。公使辭於二子曰：「寡人有討於郤氏，郤氏既伏其辜矣，大夫無辱，其復職位！」皆再拜稽首曰：「君討有罪，而免臣於死，君之惠也。二臣雖死，敢忘君德？」乃皆歸，公使胥童為卿。公遊于匠麗氏，欒書、中行偃遂執公焉。召士匄，士匄辭，召韓厥，韓厥辭，曰：「昔吾畜於趙氏，孟姬之讒，吾能違兵。古人有言曰：『殺老牛，莫之敢尸。』而況君乎？」二三子不能事君，焉用厥也？」 |
| | Jin Liangong was extravagant and had many favored concubines from outside. After returning from Yanning, he wanted to remove all the high officials and appoint his own favorites instead. Xu Tong, because of Xu Ke's dismissal, resented the Xi clan and was favored by King Liangong. Xi Qi seized five fields from Yiyang Wu; Wu also enjoyed favor with King Liangong. Xi Chou and Changyu Jiao quarreled over farmland; he was arrested and shackled, together with his parents, wife, and children in the same cart. Later, Jiao also gained favor with King Liangong. Luanshu resented Xi Zhi, because he had not followed his orders and thus caused the defeat of the Chu forces. He wanted to depose him and sent Prince Fei of Chu to inform the king: "In this battle, it was actually Xi Zhi who summoned me, saying that since the eastern troops had not yet arrived and the military commanders were incomplete, 'This will surely lead to failure; therefore, I have supported Sun Zhou to serve you.'" The king informed Luanshu, who said: "If there is any truth to this or not, would he truly be so indifferent to his own death as to accept an envoy from the enemy? Why does Your Majesty not try sending him to Zhou and observe what happens?" Xi Zhi was sent on a diplomatic mission to Zhou, and Luanshu had Sun Zhou meet with him. The king sent someone to spy on them, and the report confirmed it as true. Thus he became resentful toward Xi Zhi. King Liangong, while hunting, drank alcohol with concubines before ordering the high officials to be killed. Xi Zhi was carrying a pig for sacrifice when it was seized by Shiren Meng Zhang, and Xi Zhi shot and killed him. The king said: "Jizi has deceived me." King Liangong was about to launch a coup. Xu Tong said: "We must eliminate the three Xi brothers first, for their clan is large and they have many grievances." "Eliminating a powerful family will not be burdensome; having many enemies and grievances can be advantageous." The king said, "Indeed." The Xi clan heard about it. Xi Qi wanted to attack the king and said: "Even if we die, the lord will surely be in danger." Xi Zhi said: "What enables a person to stand upright is trustworthiness, wisdom, and courage. "Trustworthiness means not betraying the lord; wisdom means not harming the people; courage means not inciting rebellion. If we lose these three virtues, who will support us in death and bear grievances? What use are they to the lord if he has loyal ministers yet kills them? What would others say of our lord? If I am truly guilty, then let me die." "If we kill the innocent, we will lose our people. Can peace be achieved? We shall merely await orders." "We have received the lord's salary, and thus gathered followers." "To gather a faction and defy orders—what greater crime could there be?" On the Renwu day, Xu Tong and Yiyang Wu led eight hundred armored men to attack the Xi clan. Changyu Jiao requested not to use a large force, so the king sent Qing Feitui to assist them. They drew out spears and tied their sashes together while pretending to be disputing litigants. The three Xi brothers were about to plot at Xie. Jiao killed Ju Bo and Kucheng Shu with a spear right where they sat. Wen Ji said: "This is fleeing from authority." So he hurried away, but Jiao caught up with him by his chariot and killed him with a spear. Their corpses were displayed in the court. Xu Tong led his armed men to seize Luanshu and Zhonghang Yan at court. Jiao said: "If we do not kill these two men, the trouble will surely reach you, Your Majesty!" The king said: "To have three high officials executed in a single day is too much; I cannot bear to add more." He replied: "People will grow tolerant of you. I have heard that disorder outside the court is called 'jian,' but within the court, it is called 'gui.' Control jian with virtue; control gui with punishment. To kill without first applying measures is not virtue; to leave a powerful minister unchecked and unchallenged cannot be called punishment. If virtue and punishment are not established, both jian and gui will arrive together. I request permission to go." So he left and fled to Di. The king sent a message to the two men, saying: "I had an order against the Xi clan; they have already suffered their due punishment. Gentlemen, do not consider this as an insult—please return to your posts!" They both kowtowed twice and said: "Your Majesty has punished the guilty, yet spared our lives—this is your grace. Even if we two ministers were to die, how could we ever forget Your Majesty's virtue?" Thus they both returned. The king appointed Xu Tong as a high official. The king was touring at Jianglishi, when Luanshu and Zhonghangyan suddenly seized him. They summoned Shigai, who declined. They summoned Han Jue, who also refused, saying: "In the past, I was raised by the Zhao clan; despite Lady Mengji's slander, I could still defy military orders." "An old saying goes: 'To kill an old ox, no one dares to take responsibility.'" How much less so for a lord?" "You two or three men are unable to serve your lord; then what need is there for Jue?"
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舒庸人以楚師之敗也，道吳人圍巢，伐駕，圍釐虺，遂恃吳而不設備。楚公子橐師襲舒庸，滅之。 |
| | Taking advantage of the defeat of the Chu forces, the Shuyong people guided Wu troops to besiege Chao, attacked Jia, and surrounded Li Hui. Thus relying on Wu, they failed to prepare for defense. The Marquis Tuoshi of the Chu clan launched a surprise attack on Shuyong and annihilated it.
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閏月，乙卯，晦，欒書、中行偃殺胥童。民不與郤氏，胥童道君為亂，故皆書曰「晉殺其大夫」。 |
| | On the Yimao day, the last day of the intercalary month, Luanshu and Zhonghang Yan killed Xu Tong. The people did not support the Xi clan; Xu Tong led the king into rebellion, so they are all recorded as "the Jin state killed its official."
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