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許穆夫人者，衛懿公之女，許穆公之夫人也。初許求之，齊亦求之，懿公將與，許女因其傅母而言曰：「古者諸侯之有女子也，所以苞苴玩弄，繫援於大國也。言今者許小而遠，齊大而近。若今之世，強者為雄。如使邊境有寇戎之事，維是四方之故，赴告大國，妾在，不猶愈乎！今舍近而就遠，離大而附小，一旦有車馳之難，孰可與慮社稷？」衛侯不聽，而嫁之於許。 |
| | Lady Xu Mu was a daughter of Duke Yi of Wei and the wife of Duke Mu of Xu. Initially, Xu requested her hand in marriage, and Qi also requested her. Duke Yi was about to grant the request, but the princess, through her nursemaid, said: "In ancient times, when a feudal lord had a daughter, it was for the purpose of being used as an offering or token, to establish connections with a major state." She said that now Xu is small and distant, while Qi is powerful and nearby. "In this age," she continued, "the strong are the dominant ones." "If there should be bandits or enemies at our borders, and we must seek aid from a great state because of this situation in the four directions, would it not be better to have me here?" "Now we are abandoning what is near for something distant, leaving the great to attach ourselves to the small. If suddenly there arises a crisis that threatens our state, who can be relied upon to safeguard the nation?" Duke Wei did not listen and married her off to Xu.
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其後翟人攻衛，大破之，而許不能救，衛侯遂奔走涉河，而南至楚丘。齊桓往而存之，遂城楚丘以居。衛侯於是悔不用其言。當敗之時，許夫人馳驅而弔唁，衛侯因疾之，而作《》云：「載馳載驅，歸唁衛侯，驅馬悠悠，言至于漕，大夫跋涉，我心則憂，既不我嘉，不能旋反，視爾不臧，我思不遠。」君子善其慈惠而遠識也。 |
| | Later, the Di people attacked Wei, thoroughly defeating them, and Xu was unable to come to their rescue. Duke Wei then fled across the river and went south to Chuqiu. Duke Huan of Qi went there to save them, and thus a city was built at Chuqiu for their residence. At this point, Duke Wei regretted not following her advice. At the time of defeat, Lady Xu hurried to console and mourn for Duke Wei. Because of this, Duke Wei became resentful toward her, and composed a poem saying: "Rushing forward in haste, I return to console Duke Wei; driving my horse on endlessly, I arrive at Cao. The officials struggle through hardships, which fills my heart with sorrow. Since you do not commend me, I cannot turn back. Seeing your misfortune, how could my thoughts be far away?" The virtuous men praised her for her kindness and wisdom.
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頌曰：衛女未嫁，謀許與齊，女諷母曰，齊大可依，衛君不聽，後果遁逃，許不能救，女作載馳。 |
| | Eulogy says: Before the Wei princess was married, she considered Xu and Qi. The girl advised her mother that Qi is powerful enough to rely on. Duke Wei did not listen; later he indeed fled in escape, and Xu could not rescue him. Thus, the lady composed "Zai Chi."
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