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《八骏》

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1 八骏:
穆天子得八骏以造王母,归而伐徐偃王,灭之,乃立天闲、内外之厩。八骏居天闲,食粟日石;其次乘居内厩,食粟日八斗;又次居外厩,食粟日六斗;其不企是选者为散马,散马日食粟五斗;又下者为民马,弗齿于官牧。以造父为司马,故天下之马无遗良,而上下其食者莫不甘心焉。穆王崩,造父卒,八骏死,马之良驽莫能差,然后以产区焉。故冀之北土纯色者为上乘,居天闲,以驾王之乘舆;其厐为中乘,居内厩,以备乘舆之阙,戎事用之;冀及济河以北,居外厩,诸侯及王之公卿大夫及使于四方者用之;江淮以南为散马,以递传服百役,大事弗任也。其士蛮亦视马高下,如造父之旧。及夷王之季年,盗起,内厩之马当服戎事,则皆饱而骄,闻钲鼓而辟易,望旆而走。乃参以外厩。二厩之士不相能,内厩曰:“我乘舆之骖服也。”外厩曰:“尔食多而用寡,其奚以先我?”争而闻于王,王及大臣皆右内厩。既而与盗遇,外厩先,盗北。。内厩又先上以为功,于是外厩之士马俱懈。盗乘而攻之,内厩先奔,外厩视而弗救,亦奔,马之高足骧首者尽没。王大惧,乃命出天闲之马。天闲之马,实素习吉行,乃言于王而召散马。散马之士曰:“戎事尚力,食充则力强;今食之倍者且不克荷,吾侪力少而恒劳,惧弗肩也。”王内省而惭,慰而遣之,且命与天闲同其食,而廪粟不继,虚名而已。于是四马之足交于野,望粟而取,农不得植,其老赢皆殍,而其壮皆逸入于盗,马如之。王无马不能师,天下萧然。

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