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内传陈成恒

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子贡行之齐,见陈成恒曰:“夫鲁,难伐之邦,而伐之,过矣。”陈成恒曰:“鲁之难伐,何也?”子贡曰:“其城薄以卑,池狭而浅,其君愚而不仁,其大臣伪而无用,其士民有恶闻甲兵之心,此不可与战。君不如伐吴。吴城高以厚,池广以深,甲坚以新,士选以饱,重器精弩在其中,又使明大夫守,此邦易也。君不如伐吴。”成恒忿然作色曰:“子之所难,人之所易也,子之所易,人之所难也。而以教恒,何也?”子贡对曰:“臣闻忧在内者攻疆,忧在外者攻弱。今君忧内。臣闻君三封而三不成者,大臣有不听者也。今君破鲁以广齐,堕鲁以尊臣,而君之功不与焉。是君上骄主心,下恣群臣,而求成大事,难矣。且夫上骄则犯,臣骄则争,是君上于主有却,下与大臣交争也。如此,则君立于齐,危于重卵矣。臣故曰不如伐吴。且夫吴明猛以毅而行其令,百姓习于战守,将明于法,齐之愚,为禽必矣。今君悉择四疆之中,出大臣以环之,黔首外死,大臣内空,是君上无疆臣之敌,下无黔首之士,孤立制齐者,君也。”陈恒曰:“善。虽然,吾兵已在鲁之城下,若去而之吴,大臣将有疑我之心,为之奈何?”子贡曰:“君按兵无伐,臣请见吴王,使之救鲁而伐齐,君因以兵迎之。”陈成恒许诺,乃行。

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