国之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)父(fu)兄(xiong)请(qing)曰:“昔者夫(fu)差耻吾君于诸侯之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)国,今(jin)越国亦节矣(yi),请(qing)报之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)!”勾(gou)践辞曰:“昔者之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)战也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye),非二三子之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)罪也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye),寡(gua)人(ren)(ren)(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)罪也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye)。如寡(gua)人(ren)(ren)(ren)者,安(an)与知耻?请(qing)姑无庸战!”父(fu)兄(xiong)又(you)请(qing)曰:“越四封之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)内,亲吾君也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye),犹父(fu)母也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye)。子而(er)思报父(fu)母之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)仇,臣而(er)思报君之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)仇,其(qi)有敢不(bu)(bu)尽力(li)者乎(hu)?请(qing)复战!”勾(gou)践既许之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),乃致其(qi)众(zhong)而(er)誓之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),曰:“寡(gua)人(ren)(ren)(ren)闻古之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)贤君,不(bu)(bu)患(huan)其(qi)众(zhong)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)不(bu)(bu)足也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye),而(er)患(huan)其(qi)志(zhi)行之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)少耻也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye)。今(jin)夫(fu)差衣水(shui)犀之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)甲者亿(yi)有三千,不(bu)(bu)患(huan)其(qi)志(zhi)行之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)少耻也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye),而(er)患(huan)其(qi)众(zhong)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)不(bu)(bu)足也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye)。今(jin)寡(gua)人(ren)(ren)(ren)将助(zhu)天灭之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。吾不(bu)(bu)欲匹(pi)夫(fu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)勇也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye),欲其(qi)旅(lv)(lv)进(jin)(jin)旅(lv)(lv)退(tui)也(ye)(ye)(ye)(ye)。进(jin)(jin)则(ze)(ze)思赏,退(tui)则(ze)(ze)思刑(xing);如此,则(ze)(ze)有常(chang)赏。进(jin)(jin)不(bu)(bu)用命,退(tui)则(ze)(ze)无耻;如此,则(ze)(ze)有常(chang)刑(xing)。”
果行(xing),国人(ren)皆劝。父(fu)勉(mian)其子(zi),兄勉(mian)其弟,妇(fu)勉(mian)其夫,曰:“孰是(shi)君也,而可无死乎?”是(shi)故败吴(wu)于(yu)囿,又(you)败之没,又(you)郊败之。
夫差(cha)行成(cheng),曰(yue)(yue)(yue):“寡(gua)人之(zhi)师徒不(bu)足以辱(ru)君矣!请以金玉、子女,赂君之(zhi)辱(ru)!”勾践对(dui)曰(yue)(yue)(yue):“昔天(tian)(tian)(tian)以越(yue)予(yu)吴,而吴不(bu)受命(ming);今天(tian)(tian)(tian)以吴予(yu)越(yue),越(yue)可以无听天(tian)(tian)(tian)之(zhi)命(ming)而听君之(zhi)令(ling)乎(hu)?吾(wu)请达王甬(yong)、句(ju)东(dong),吾(wu)与君为(wei)二君乎(hu)!”夫差(cha)对(dui)曰(yue)(yue)(yue):“寡(gua)人礼先壹饭也矣。君若不(bu)忘周室而为(wei)弊邑(yi)宸宇,亦寡(gua)人之(zhi)愿也。君若曰(yue)(yue)(yue):‘吾(wu)将残汝社稷,灭汝宗庙。’寡(gua)人请死!余何面目以视于天(tian)(tian)(tian)下乎(hu)?越(yue)君其(qi)次也。”
遂灭吴。