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Scope: 方術列傳上 Request type: Paragraph
Condition 1: Contains text "雖在布衣之列環堵之中晏然自得不易萬乘之尊又可得而賤乎" Matched:1.
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方術列傳上

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44 方術列傳... :
永建二年,順帝策書備禮,玄纁徵之,復固辭疾篤。乃詔切責郡縣,駕載上道。英不得已,到京,稱病不肯起。乃強輿入殿,猶不以禮屈。帝怒,謂英曰:「朕能生君,能殺君;能貴君,能賤君;能富君,能貧君。君何以慢朕命?」英曰:「臣受命於天。生盡其命,天也;死不得其命,亦天也。陛下焉能生臣,焉能殺臣!臣見暴君如見仇讎,立其朝猶不肯,可得而貴乎?雖在布衣之列,環堵之中,晏然自得,不易萬乘之尊,又可得而賤乎?陛下焉能貴臣,焉能賤臣!臣非禮之祿,雖萬鍾不受;若申其志,雖簞食不厭也。陛下焉能富臣,焉能貧臣!」帝不能屈,而敬其名,使出就太醫養疾,月致羊酒。

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