犀首伐黄
Xi Shou Attacked Huang
【原文】
犀首伐黄，过卫，使人谓卫君曰弊邑之师过大国之邻，曾无一介 之使以存之乎？敢请其罪！今黄城将下矣，已，将移兵而造大国之城下卫君惧，束组三百绲，黄金三百镒，以随使者。南文子止之曰是 胜黄城，必不敢来;不胜，亦不敢来。是胜黄城，则功大名美，内临其伦。夫在中者恶临，议其事。蒙大名，挟成功，坐御以待中之议，犀首虽愚， 必不为也。是不胜黄城，破心而走，归，恐不免于罪矣，彼安敢攻卫以重 其不胜之罪哉？”
【今译】
犀首攻打黄，路过卫国，派人对卫国君主说我国的军队路过责国 的郊区，却不曾有一个使者来慰问一下我们吗？请问我们犯了什么错 误吗？如今黄城就要被攻克了。攻下黄城后，就要调转兵力逼近责国 城下。”卫国国君很害怕，准备了三百捆布匹、三百镒黄金，派人随从犀 首的使者去献给犀首。南文子阻止说这次战争，犀首如果能在黄城 取得胜利，一定不敢前来攻打我们；不能取胜，也不敢来。他挫敗黄城，建立大功并赢得美名，就会居高临下地对待他的同僚。在国内的大臣 讨厌他居高临下，就会非议他。享受美名，享有大功，却坐待国内同僚 的非议，犀首虽然愚蠢，也一定不会这么做的。他不能战胜黄城，胆战 心惊地逃跑，回国后恐怕不能免于被治罪，他怎么敢进攻卫国使自己蒙 上双重战敗的罪过呢？”
Xi Shou, also known as Gongsun Yan, led troops to attack Huang. When they marched through the territory of the state of Wei, Xi Shou sent an emissary to take the following message to Wei’s sovereign； “Our troops are marching through the suburbs of your capital. However, you haven’t sent out anybody here to show us your good will. Have we done anything wrong? Now Huang will soon be occupied. After that, we will turn our troops to approach your capital. ” Wei’s sovereign was very terrified, so he prepared three hundred bundles of silk and three hundred yi of gold, and was going to send some people to follow Xi Shou’s emissary and present these gifts to Xi Shou, But Nan Wenzi stopped him and said，“If Xi Shou defeats Huang, he won’t dare attack us. If he is defeated, he won’t dare attack us either. Occupying Huang is a great contribution and will bring a high reputation. Therefore，Xi Shou will be arrogant towards his peers. The high-ranking court officials remaining in his state abhor his arrogance, so they will speak ill of him. Despite enjoying a high reputation and making a great contribution, Xi Shou will definitely not sit idly by and let others denigrate him although he is stupid- If he loses the war in Huang, he will flee in fear. And he won’t be absolved. He won't dare attack us to double his mistake of being defeated. ”
【原文】
果胜黄城，帅师而归，遂不敢过卫。
【今译】
犀首果然战胜了黄城，班师回国，却不敢再路过卫国。
Xi Shou defeated Huang as expected. His troops returnted to Wei after the victory, but they didn’t dare march through Wei.