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14 昭公:
十五年,晋荀吴帅师伐鲜虞,围鼓鼓,白狄之别,鼓人请以城叛,穆子弗许。左右曰:师徒不勤,而可以获城,何故不为。穆子曰:吾闻之叔向曰:好恶不愆,民知所适,事无不济愆,过也。适,归也。或以吾城叛,吾所甚恶也。人以城来,吾独何好焉。赏所甚恶,若所好何无以复加所好,若其弗赏,是吾失信也。何以庇民,力能则进,否则速退,量力而行,吾不可以欲城而迩奸,所丧滋多,使鼓人杀叛人而缮守备,围鼓三月,鼓人或请降,使其民见。曰:犹有食色,姑修而城。军吏曰:获城而弗取,勤民而顿兵,何以事君也。穆子曰:吾以事君也。获一邑而教民怠,将焉用邑,邑以贾怠,不如完旧完,犹保守,贾怠无卒卒,终也。弃旧不祥,鼓人能事其君,我亦能事吾君,率义不爽,好恶不愆,城可获而民知义所知义所在,有死命而无二心,不亦可乎。鼓人告食竭力尽,而后取之,克鼓而反,不戮一人。

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