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吴起儒服以兵机见魏文侯。文侯曰:“寡人不好军旅之事。”
起曰:“臣以见占隐,以往察来,主君何言与心违?今君四时使斩离皮革,掩以朱漆,画以丹青,烁以犀象。冬日衣之则不温,夏日衣之则不凉。为长戟二丈四尺,短戟一丈二尺。革车奄户,缦轮笼毂,观之于目则不丽,乘之以田则不轻,不识主君安用此也?若以备进战退守,而不求能用者,譬犹伏鸡之搏狸,乳犬之犯虎,虽有斗心,随之死矣。昔承桑氏之君,修德废武,以灭其国。有扈氏之君,恃众好勇,以丧其社稷。明主鉴兹,必内修文德,外治武备。故当敌而不进,无逮于义矣;僵尸而哀之,无逮于仁矣。”
于是文侯身自布席,夫人捧觞,醮吴起于庙,立为大将,守西河。与诸侯大战七十六,全胜六十四,馀则钧解。辟土四面,拓地千里,皆起之功也。

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