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二十有六年，春，王正月。己未，公會莒子，衛甯速，盟于向。 |
| | In the twenty-sixth year, spring, the first month of the king. On the Jiw ei day, the Gong met with Ju Zi and Wei Ningsu and formed an alliance at Xiang.
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齊人侵我西鄙。公追齊師至酅，不及。 |
| | The Qi people invaded our western borderlands. The Gong pursued the Qi army to Xi, but did not catch up with them.
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夏，齊人伐我北鄙。 |
| | In summer, the Qi people attacked our northern borderlands.
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衛人伐齊。 |
| | The Wei people attacked Qi.
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公子遂如楚乞師。 |
| | Gongzi Sui went to Chu to request military assistance.
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秋，楚人滅夔子歸。 |
| | In autumn, the Chu people destroyed Kuizi Gui.
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冬，楚人伐宋，圍緡。公以楚師伐齊，取穀。公至自伐齊。 |
| | In winter, the Chu people attacked Song and besieged Min. The Gong led the Chu forces to attack Qi and captured Gu. The Gong returned from his expedition against Qi.
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二十六年，春，王正月。公會莒茲平公，甯莊子盟于向，尋洮之盟也。 |
| | In the twenty-sixth year [of the reign], spring, first month of the king's calendar. The Gong met with Ju Zipinggong and Ning Zhuangzi to form an alliance at Xiang, which was a follow-up to the Taiao Alliance.
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「齊師侵我西鄙」，討是二盟也。 |
| | "The Qi forces invaded our western borderlands," this was in retaliation for these two alliances.
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夏，齊孝公伐我北鄙。衛人伐齊，洮之盟故也。公使展喜犒師，使受命于展禽。齊侯未入竟，展喜從之，曰：「寡君聞君親舉玉趾，將辱於敝邑，使下臣犒執事。」齊侯曰：「魯人恐乎對曰：「小人恐矣，君子則否。」齊侯曰，室如縣罄，野無青草，何恃而不恐，對曰：「恃先王之命，昔周公、大公股肱周室，夾輔成王。成王勞之而賜之盟，曰：『世世子孫，無相害也！』載在盟府，大師職之。桓公是以糾合諸侯而謀其不協，彌縫其闕而匡救其災，昭舊職也。及君即位，諸侯之望曰：『其率桓之功。』我敝邑用不敢保聚，曰：『豈其嗣世九年而棄命廢職，其若先君何君必不然。』恃此以不恐。」齊侯乃還。 |
| | In summer, Duke Xiaogong of Qi attacked our northern borderlands. The Wei people attacked Qi, due to the Taiao Alliance. The Gong sent Zhan Xi to offer rewards to the troops and had him receive instructions from Zhan Qin. Before Duke Qi had entered the border, Zhan Xi followed him and said: "My lord has heard that Your Majesty is about to set foot in our humble territory, so he sent me, your lowly minister, to offer rewards to those in charge." Duke Qi said: "Are the Lu people afraid?" He replied: "The common people are afraid, but the gentlemen are not." Duke Qi said: "Your houses are as empty as hanging kongzhongs, and the fields have no green grass; on what do you rely to not be afraid?" He replied: "We rely on the command of our ancestors. In the past, Duke Zhou and Tai Gong were pillars of the Zhou dynasty, assisting King Cheng in governance." King Cheng honored them with rewards and granted them an alliance, saying: "May your descendants through the ages never harm each other!" It is recorded in the archives of alliances, and it is the duty of the Grand Master. Duke Huan was therefore able to convene the feudal lords and address their disagreements, mending their shortcomings and rescuing them from disasters; this was a demonstration of his old duties. When Your Majesty ascended the throne, the feudal lords looked forward to saying: "May you follow Duke Huan's achievements." Our humble territory therefore dares not to gather and protect, saying: "Could their descendants have abandoned the mandate and neglected their duties after nine generations? How could they treat our ancestors? Your Majesty must not do so." We rely on this to remain unafraid." Duke Qi then withdrew.
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東門襄仲、臧文仲如楚乞師。臧孫見子玉而道之伐齊、宋，以其不臣也。 |
| | Dongmen Xiangzhong and Zang Wenzhong went to Chu to request an army. Zang Sun met with Zi Yu and advised him to attack Qi and Song, because they had not shown proper submission.
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夔子不祀祝融與鬻熊。楚人讓之，對曰：「我先王熊摯有疾，鬼神弗赦而自竄于夔。吾是以失楚，又何祀焉？」秋，楚成得臣、鬥宜申帥師滅夔，以夔子歸。 |
| | Kuizi did not perform sacrifices to Zhurong and Yuxiong. The Chu people reproached him, who replied: "My ancestor Duke Xiong Zhi was ill; the gods and spirits did not forgive him, so he fled to Kuili on his own. Therefore, I lost my position in Chu, so why should I perform sacrifices?" In autumn, Cheng Dechen and Dou Yishen led the army to destroy Kuili and brought back Kuizi.
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宋以其善於晉侯也，叛楚即晉。冬，楚令尹子玉、司馬子西帥師伐宋，圍緡。公以楚師伐齊，取穀。凡師能左右之曰「以」。寘桓公子雍於穀，易牙奉之，以為魯援，楚申公叔侯戍之。桓公之子七人，為七大夫於楚。 |
| | Song defected from Chu to Jin because they were friendly with Duke Jinhou. In winter, Zi Yu, the Lingyi of Chu, and Zi Xi, the Sima, led an army to attack Song and besieged Min. The Gong led the forces of Chu to attack Qi and captured Gu (Grain). Whenever an army can be directed or controlled, it is said "to lead with." They placed Gongzi Yong, a son of Duke Huan, in Gu, where Yiya served him and provided support for Lu; the Chu official Shengong Shuhou was stationed there to defend it. Duke Huan had seven sons, who became seven high officials in Chu.
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