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十有一年春，正月，齊人、衛人、鄭人盟於惡曹。 |
| | In the eleventh year of his reign, spring, first month, people from Qi, Wei, and Zheng formed an alliance at Ecao.
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| | 桓公十一... : |
夏五月癸未，鄭伯寤生卒。 |
| | In summer, fifth month, on the Gweiwei day, Lord Wusheng of Zheng died.
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| | 桓公十一... : |
秋，七月，葬鄭莊公。 |
| | In autumn, seventh month, Duke Zhuang of Zheng was buried.
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| | 桓公十一... : |
九月，宋人執鄭祭仲。宋人者，宋公也。其曰人何也？貶之也。突歸於鄭。曰突，賤之也。曰歸，易辭也。祭仲易其事，權在祭仲也。死君難，臣道也。今立惡而黜正，惡祭仲也。鄭忽出奔衛。鄭忽者，世子忽也。其名，失國也。柔會宋公、陳侯、蔡叔，盟於折。柔者何？吾大夫之未命者也。公會宋公於夫鐘。 |
| | In the ninth month, Song forces arrested Zhai Zhong of Zheng. The people from Song refer to Duke Song. Why is the term "people" used? It is a form of censure. Tu returned to Zheng. He was called Tu, which is a sign of contempt. The term "returned" is used in an altered expression. Zhai Zhong changed his allegiance, because the power lay with Zhai Zhong. To die for one's lord in adversity is the way of a minister. Now, by establishing an evil ruler and deposing the rightful one, Zhai Zhong is condemned. Zheng Hu fled to Wei. Zheng Hu refers to the crown prince Hu. Mentioning his name indicates that he lost his country. Rou met Duke Song, Marquis Chen, and Shu of Cai, and formed an alliance at She. Who was Rou? He was a minister of our state who had not yet received an official title. The duke met Duke Song at Fuzhong.
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| | 桓公十一... : |
冬，十有二月，公會宋公於闞。 |
| | In winter, the twelfth month, the duke met Duke Song at Kan.
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