| | 莊公十六... : |
十有六年春，王正月。 |
| | In the sixteenth year of his reign, spring, the first month of King [name].
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| | 莊公十六... : |
夏，宋人、齊人、衛人伐鄭。 |
| | In summer, the Song people, Qi people, and Wei people attacked Zheng.
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| | 莊公十六... : |
秋，荊伐鄭。 |
| | In autumn, Jing attacked Zheng.
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| | 莊公十六... : |
冬，十有二月，會齊侯、宋公、陳侯、衛侯、鄭伯、許男、曹伯、滑伯、滕子，同盟於幽。同者，有同也，同尊周也。不言公，外內寮一疑之也。邾子克卒。其曰子，進之也。 |
| | In winter, the twelfth month, [the ruler] met with Duke Qi, Gong of Song, Gong of Chen, Gong of Wei, Bo of Zheng, Nan of Xu, Bo of Cao, Bo of Hua, and Zi of Teng, and formed a joint alliance at You. The term "tong" means having unity; it signifies their shared respect for the Zhou dynasty. It does not mention the Gong, indicating uncertainty about whether to include or exclude court officials. Zi Ke of Zhu died. The use of "zi" indicates an elevation in status.
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