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八年春，正月己卯，烝。烝，冬事也，春興之，志不時也。天王使家父來聘。 |
| | In the eighth year [of his reign], spring, the first month, on the Jimao day, there was a sacrificial offering of steam-cooked food (zheng). Zheng is an activity associated with winter; performing it in spring indicates that the timing was inappropriate. The Son of Heaven sent Ji Fu to pay a visit.
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夏，五月丁丑，烝。烝，冬事也，春夏興之，黷祀也。志不敬也。 |
| | In summer, the fifth month, on the Dingchou day, there was another sacrificial offering of steam-cooked food. Zheng is a winter activity; performing it in spring and summer constitutes an irreverent approach to ritual sacrifices. This records the lack of reverence.
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秋，伐邾。 |
| | In autumn, they launched a military campaign against Zhu.
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冬，十月，雨雪。祭公來，遂逆王后於紀。其不言使焉何也？不正其以宗廟之大事，即謀於我，故弗與使也。遂，繼事之辭也。其曰遂逆王后，故略之也，或曰天子無外，王命之則成矣。 |
| | In winter, the tenth month, it rained snow. Ji Gong came; he then went to Ji to escort the Queen for the king. Why is there no mention of being sent? Because it was not proper to involve the great matters of ancestral temple rituals and yet make plans with us, therefore he was not given a mission. "Suì" is a term indicating continuation or succession in events. The phrase "suì ni wanghou" (then went to escort the queen) is thus omitted; some say that for the Son of Heaven, there are no external matters—once a royal command is issued, it becomes complete.
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