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Histories -> Wu Yue Chun Qiu -> 勾践入臣外传 -> 越王勾践五年 -> 40 - Parallel passages[More information]
吴王曰:“寡人有疾三月,曾不闻相国一言,是相国之不慈也;又不进口之所嗜,心不相思,是相国之不仁也。夫为人臣不仁不慈,焉能知其忠信者乎?越王迷惑?弃守边之事,亲将其臣民来归寡人,是其义也;躬亲为虏,妻亲为妾,不愠寡人,寡人有疾,亲尝寡人之溲,是其慈也;虚其府库,尽其宝币,不念旧故,是其忠信也。三者既立,以养寡人,寡人曾听相国而诛之,是寡人之不智也,而为相国快私意耶,岂不负皇天乎?”