| | 桓公二年: |
二年春，王正月戊申，宋督弒其君與夷及其大夫孔父。及者何？累也。弒君多矣，舍此無累者乎？曰：有，仇牧，荀息，皆累也。舍仇牧、荀息，無累者乎？曰：有。有則此何以書？賢也。何賢乎孔父？孔父可謂義形於色矣。其義形於色奈何？督將弒殤公，孔父生而存，則殤公不可得而弒也，故於是先攻孔父之家。殤公知孔父死，己必死，趨而救之，皆死焉。孔父正色而立於朝，則人莫敢過而致難於其君者，孔父可謂義形於色矣。 |
| | In the second year, spring, on the Wushen day of the first lunar month, Song Du murdered his ruler Yu Yi and his minister Kong Fu. What is "ji"? It means accumulation. There have been many cases of regicide; is there no one else who did not involve others? It was said: Yes, Qiumu and Xunxi were also involved. Are there no others who did not involve others besides Qiumu and Xun Xi? It was said: Yes. If so, why is this recorded here? Because they were virtuous. What virtue did Kong Fu have? Kong Fu can be said to have shown righteousness in his expression. How did he show righteousness in his expression? Song Du was about to kill Shanggong. If Kong Fu had been alive and present, then Shanggong could not have been killed, so Song Du first attacked Kong Fu's family at that time. When Shanggong learned of Kong Fu's death, he knew that he himself would surely die as well, so he hurried to rescue him; both died. Kong Fu maintained a dignified and upright demeanor in court, so no one dared to act recklessly or bring trouble upon his ruler. Therefore, Kong Fu can be said to have demonstrated righteousness through his expression.
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| | 桓公二年: |
滕子來朝。三月，公會齊侯、陳侯、鄭伯于稷，以成宋亂。內大惡諱，此其目言之何？遠也。所見異辭，所聞異辭，所傳聞異辭。隱亦遠矣，曷為為隱諱？隱賢而桓賤也。 |
| | The ruler of Teng came to pay homage. In the third month, Duke Gong met with Duke Qi, Marquis Chen, and Duke Zheng at Ji in order to resolve the chaos in Song. The court conceals great evils; then why is this explicitly mentioned here? Because it was distant. Different expressions are used for what is seen, what is heard, and what is transmitted by hearsay. Yin was also distant; why then was it concealed? Because Yin was virtuous and Huan was lowly.
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| | 桓公二年: |
夏，四月，取郜大鼎于宋。此取之宋，其謂之郜鼎何？器從名，地從主人。器何以從名？地何以從主人？器之與人，非有即爾。宋始以不義取之，故謂之郜鼎；至乎地之與人則不然，俄而可以為其有矣。然則為取可以為其有乎？曰：否。何者？若楚王之妻媦，無時焉可也。 |
| | In summer, in the fourth month, a large tripod of Gao was taken from Song. This tripod was taken from Song; why is it called the Gao Tripod? Vessels follow their names, and places follow their owners. Why do vessels follow their names? Why do places follow their owners? Vessels and people are not inherently connected. Song originally obtained it through unjust means, so it is called the Gao Tripod; As for places and people, this is not the case—suddenly they can become someone's possession. If so, then does taking something make it one's own? It was said: No. What is the reason? Like the concubine of King Chu, there is no time when it can be considered legitimate.
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| | 桓公二年: |
戊申，納于太廟。何以書？譏。何譏爾？遂亂受賂，納于太廟，非禮也。 |
| | On the Wushen day, it was enshrined in the Grand Ancestral Temple. Why is this recorded? It is a censure. What exactly is being criticized? To follow disorder, accept bribes, and enshrine them in the Grand Ancestral Temple is against ritual propriety.
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| | 桓公二年: |
秋，七月，紀侯來朝。蔡侯、鄭伯會于鄧。離不言會，此其言會何？蓋鄧與會爾。 |
| | In autumn, in the seventh month, Marquis Ji came to pay homage. Duke Cai and Duke Zheng met at Deng. Normally, when states are separated, the word "meeting" is not used; then why is it mentioned here? It was probably because Deng and the meeting were involved.
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| | 桓公二年: |
九月，入杞。公及戎盟于唐。 |
| | In September, they entered Qi. Duke Gong and the Rong people concluded an alliance at Tang.
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| | 桓公二年: |
冬，公至自唐。 |
| | In winter, Duke Gong returned from Tang.
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