The original text

Twenty years, spring, the first month of Wang, Xinhai, Zhong Xun's meeting, and the alliance between Ju and people. In summer and June, Geng Shen, the guild of Jin Hou, Qi Hou, Song Gong, Wei Hou, Zheng Bo, Cao Bo, Ju Zi, Luan Louzi, Teng Zi, Xue Bo, Qi Bo, Xiao Luan Louzi, and Meng Yu are good at Yuan.

in autumn, the public will come to the meeting.

Zhong Sun, the master of Aoshuai, attacked Toulou.

Cai killed his doctor's son Xie.

Childe Cai has gone out in a hurry.

Chen Hou's brother went out to Chu.

uncles are as old as qi.

We can eat it in winter, October, Bingchen, New Moon and Sunday.

Ji Sun lived in Song Dynasty.

Translation

In the twentieth year of Duke Xiang of Lu, in the spring, in the first month of the weekly calendar, on the day of Xinhai, Zhong Sun, a doctor of the State of Lu, invited him to meet with the people of Juguo and made an alliance with him to this place.

In summer, in June, on the day of Gengshen, Duke Xiang of Lu met with Jin Pinggong, Qi Zhuanggong, Duke Ping of Song, Duke Yang of Wei, Duke Zheng Jiangong, Duke Wu of Cao, Duke Bi of Ju Li, Duke Mourning of Zheng, Duke Teng Chenggong, Xue Bo, Duke Xiao of Si, and Xiao Lou Zi, and made an alliance in this place.

In autumn, Duke Xiang of Lu came back from the place where the governors' league was held.

Zhong Sun, a doctor of the State of Lu, invited an army to attack the State of Toulou.

Cai Guo killed his doctor, Gongzi Xie.

childe Xie, the younger brother of Dr. Cai Guo, fled to Chu.

Chen Aigong's younger brother, Gongzi, fled to Chu.

Uncle Doctor Lu went to Qi.

In winter, in October, on the first day of Bingchen, there was a solar eclipse.

Ji Sun, a doctor from the State of Lu, went to the State of Song.

Extended reading: Introduction to the Biography of the Ram

Biography of the Ram, also known as The Biography of the Spring and Autumn Ram and The Spring and Autumn of the Ram, is an ancient book dedicated to the interpretation of the Spring and Autumn Annals. Its starting and ending dates are the same as the Spring and Autumn Annals, that is, from 722 BC to 481 BC, and its interpretation history is very brief, with emphasis on the interpretation of the Spring and Autumn Annals. Biography of the Ram and Spring and Autumn Annals started and ended at the same time. According to legend, its author was Zi Xia's disciple, and during the Warring States Period, the Qi people were taller than the rams. At first, it was only spread by word of mouth. When Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty was in power, it spread to Gongyang Shou, the great-great grandson. Together with Hu Musheng (Zi Zi), Gongyang Shou wrote The Biography of the Spring and Autumn Ram on bamboo and silk. Biography of the Ram includes Interpretation of the Ram in the Spring and Autumn Period by He Xiu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Biography of the Ram by Xu Yan in the Tang Dynasty and Interpretation of the Ram by Chen Li in the Qing Dynasty.

The old title of the author of Biography of the Ram is that during the Warring States Period, the Qi people were taller than the Ram. He was studied by Confucius' disciple Zi Xia and later became one of the three masters in the biography of Spring and Autumn Annals.

The Biography of the Ram is one of the three biographies in the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, the book annotated Spring and Autumn Period. There are three schools, Zuo Shi, Ram and Gu Liang, which are called the Three Biographies in the Spring and Autumn Period. Another two families, Zou and Jia, were lost as early as the Han Dynasty. History of Han, Records of Arts and Literature, Historical Records, Chronology of Twelve Governors, describe the origin of three biographies in the Spring and Autumn Period in great detail. Jin Fan Ning commented on the characteristics of the three biographies of Spring and Autumn Annals, saying: "Zuo Shi is gorgeous and rich, but its loss is also a witch." Guliang is clear and graceful, but its loss is short. "Ram" is argued and cut, and its loss is also vulgar. "

Shangshu and Chunqiu: "Zuo Shi Ji Yan, right Shi Ji Shi Yan, said Shangshu, said Chunqiu." These are the two earliest books recorded in ancient China (Oracle Bone Inscriptions).

The Spring and Autumn Annals is a chronicle, but most of them were lost, leaving only the Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu compiled by Confucius. There were three biographies of Spring and Autumn Annals in Han Dynasty, namely, Biography of Ram, Biography of Gu (Yi) Liang and Biography of Zuo. Chunqiu and Zuo Zhuan are chronological history books.

The Spring and Autumn Scriptures are concise and profound, and you can't understand them without annotations. There are three books commenting on the Spring and Autumn Period, namely Zuo's, Ram and Gu (Yi) Liang, which are called Three Biographies of the Spring and Autumn Period. In addition, there are two Jia families of Zou, which were lost as early as the Han Dynasty. Therefore, since the Han Dynasty, scholars have only studied the Spring and Autumn Period through three biographies.

The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ram, as a family study, was originally passed down by word of mouth. Gongyang Shou, the great-great grandson of the Ram Gao (a native of Emperor Han Jingdi), cooperated with Hu Wusheng, a Qi man (The Book of Han was written as Hu Musheng, whose surname is Hu Wusheng, and the name is Zi, and life means "Mr."), and the final version of the Biography of the Spring and Autumn Ram was written on bamboo. Therefore, the author of the Biography of the Ram, Ban Gu's Han Shu Yi Wen Zhi, generally called it "Ram Zi", Yan Shigu said it was Ram Gao, and the General Catalogue of Sikuquanshu was compiled as Han Gongyang Shou, with different opinions. However, it is more reasonable to name the finalizer the author.

The genre feature of Biography of Gongyang is the combination of classics and biographies, which narrates the great significance of the Spring and Autumn Annals sentence by sentence, which is different from that of Zuozhuan, which mainly records historical facts. Biography of the Ram is an important classic in the study of Confucian classics, which is often used as a tool to discuss politics by Confucian classics scholars in past dynasties. At the same time, it is also an important material for studying Confucianism from pre-Qin to Han Dynasty.

The books that annotate the Biography of the Ram in later generations mainly include Interpretation of the Ram in the Spring and Autumn Period by He Xiu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Biography of the Ram by Xu Yan in the Tang Dynasty and Interpretation of the Ram by Chen Li in the Qing Dynasty.

Extended reading: Famous sayings in The Biography of the Ram

1. A gentleman regrets what people do, while a villain is lucky when he sees what people do.

It's from The Biography of the Ram: Fifteen Years of Publicity. A gentleman will feel pity when he sees people trapped, and a villain will only gloat when he sees people trapped.

2. Set aside the troubled times, oppose the rightness, and do not approach the Spring and Autumn Annals.

It's from The Legend of the Ram Fourteen Years of Mourning for the Duke. There is nothing like the book Spring and Autumn Annals to set things right in troubled times and bring them back to the right path.

3. Eat it easily, analyze the bones and cook it.

It's from The Biography of the Ram: Fifteen Years of Publicity. When the grain and firewood were cut off, the people exchanged children for food, cut up the remains and burned them for cooking.

4. Kill to live, die to save, and a gentleman does not do it.

It's from The Legend of the Ram Eleven Years of Huan Gong. A gentleman doesn't do such a thing as destroying others in exchange for his own survival.

5. A gentleman appreciates what people do, while a villain is lucky when he sees what people do.

It's from The Biography of the Ram: Fifteen Years of Publicity. A gentleman will show his sympathy when he sees others in trouble, and a villain will gloat when he sees others in trouble.