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孟子:Mencius, 滕文公下 5

孟子《孟子》· 滕文公下·5 · Leadership · Decision · Action · Philosophy

萬章問曰:「宋,小國也,今將行王政,齊、楚惡而伐之,則如之何?」 孟子曰:「湯居亳,與葛為鄰。葛伯放而不祀,湯使人問之曰:『何為不祀?』曰:『無以供犧牲也。』湯使遺之牛羊,葛伯食之,又不以祀。湯又使人問之曰:『何為不祀?』曰:『無以供粢盛也。』湯使亳眾往為之耕,老弱饋食。葛伯率其民,要其有酒食黍稻者奪之,不授者殺之。有童子以黍肉餉,殺而奪之。《書》曰:『葛伯仇餉』,此之謂也。為其殺是童子而征之,四海之內皆曰:『非富天下也,為匹夫匹婦復讎也。』湯始征,自葛載。十一征而無敵於天下。東面而征,西夷怨;南面而征,北狄怨,曰:『奚為後我?』民之望之若大旱之望雨也。歸市者弗止,蕓者不變。誅其君,弔其民,如時雨降,民大悅。《書》曰:『徯我后,后來其無罰。』『有攸不惟臣,東征,綏厥士女。篚厥玄黃,紹我周王見休,惟臣附于大邑周。』其君子實玄黃于篚以迎其君子,其小人簞食壺漿以迎其小人。救民於水火之中,取其殘而已矣。《太誓》曰:『我武惟揚,侵于之疆。則取于殘,殺伐用張,于湯有光。』不行王政云爾;苟行王政,四海之內皆舉首而望之,欲以為君。齊楚雖大,何畏焉?」

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