| | 莊公十七... : |
十有七年春，齊人執鄭詹。人者，眾辭也。以人執，與之辭也。鄭詹，鄭之卑者。卑者不志，此其志，何也？以其逃來志之也。逃來則何志焉？將有其末，不得不錄其本也。鄭詹，鄭之佞人也。 |
| | In spring of the seventeenth year, the Qi people arrested Zheng Zhan. The term "ren" refers to a collective designation for many words. To arrest someone as "a person" is to assign them a label or designation. Zheng Zhan was an inferior figure from the State of Zheng. Inferior figures are not recorded, so why is this one recorded? It is because he fled and thus his actions are recorded. If one flees, why should their actions be recorded at all? Because there is an implication in the later events, it becomes necessary to record its origin. Zheng Zhan was a sycophant from the State of Zheng.
|
| | 莊公十七... : |
夏，齊人殲於遂。殲者盡也。然則何為不言遂人盡齊人也？無遂之辭也。無遂則何為言遂？其猶存遂也。存遂奈何？曰齊人滅遂，使人戍之。遂之因氏飲戍者酒而殺之，齊人殲焉。此謂狎敵也。 |
| | In summer, the Qi forces were annihilated at Sui. The term "jian" means to be completely destroyed or wiped out. If that is the case, then why not say that the people of Sui completely annihilated the Qi people? Because there was no designation for "Sui." If there is no Sui, then why mention it at all? It implies that the place of Sui still exists. How can we know that Sui still exists? It is said that the Qi people destroyed Sui and sent troops to garrison it. The descendants of Yin in Sui poisoned and killed those who were stationed there, and thus the Qi forces were annihilated. This is what is meant by underestimating one's enemy.
|
| | 莊公十七... : |
秋，鄭詹自齊逃來。逃義曰逃。 |
| | In autumn, Zheng Zhan fled from Qi and returned. The term "tou" is used to denote the act of fleeing.
|
| | 莊公十七... : |
冬，多麋。 |
| | lineno In winter, there were many deer.
|
