沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)军霸上(shang)(shang)，未得与项(xiang)羽相见(jian)。沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)左(zuo)司马曹无伤使人言(yan)于(yu)项(xiang)羽曰(yue)：“沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)欲(yu)王关中，使子婴为相，珍宝尽有之。”项(xiang)羽大怒曰(yue)：“旦日(ri)飨士卒(zu)，为击破沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)军! ”当是时，项(xiang)羽兵四十万，在新丰鸿门(men)；沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)兵十万，在霸上(shang)(shang)。范增说项(xiang)羽曰(yue)：“沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)居山(shan)东时，贪于(yu)财货，好美姬(ji)。今入关，财物无所取，妇(fu)女无所幸，此其志不在小。吾令人望(wang)其气，皆为龙虎。成五采，此天子气也。急(ji)击勿失! ”
楚(chu)左尹项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)伯(bo)(bo)(bo)者(zhe)，项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)羽(yu)季父也(ye)(ye)，素善留侯张(zhang)(zhang)良(liang)(liang)。张(zhang)(zhang)良(liang)(liang)是时从(cong)沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)，项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)伯(bo)(bo)(bo)乃(nai)夜驰之(zhi)(zhi)沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)军，私见张(zhang)(zhang)良(liang)(liang)，具(ju)(ju)告以事(shi)(shi)，欲呼张(zhang)(zhang)良(liang)(liang)与俱去，曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“毋(wu)从(cong)俱死也(ye)(ye)。”张(zhang)(zhang)良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“臣(chen)为韩王送(song)沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)，沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)今(jin)(jin)事(shi)(shi)有(you)急，亡(wang)去不义，不可不语。”良(liang)(liang)乃(nai)入(ru)，具(ju)(ju)告沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)。沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)大(da)(da)惊，曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“为之(zhi)(zhi)奈何?”张(zhang)(zhang)良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“谁为大(da)(da)王为此计(ji)者(zhe)?”曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“鲰(zou)生(sheng)说我曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：‘距关(guan)，毋(wu)内诸侯，秦(qin)地(di)可尽王也(ye)(ye)。’故听之(zhi)(zhi)。”良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“料大(da)(da)王士卒足以当(dang)项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)王乎？”沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)默(mo)然，曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“固不如(ru)也(ye)(ye)。且(qie)为之(zhi)(zhi)奈何？”张(zhang)(zhang)良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“请往谓项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)伯(bo)(bo)(bo)，言沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)不敢(gan)背项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)王也(ye)(ye)。”沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“君(jun)安与项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)伯(bo)(bo)(bo)有(you)故？”张(zhang)(zhang)良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“秦(qin)时与臣(chen)游，项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)伯(bo)(bo)(bo)杀人，臣(chen)活之(zhi)(zhi)；今(jin)(jin)事(shi)(shi)有(you)急，故幸来告良(liang)(liang)。”沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“孰与君(jun)少(shao)长？”良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“长于(yu)臣(chen)。”沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“君(jun)为我呼入(ru)，吾得兄事(shi)(shi)之(zhi)(zhi)。”张(zhang)(zhang)良(liang)(liang)出，要项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)伯(bo)(bo)(bo)。项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)伯(bo)(bo)(bo)即入(ru)见沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)。沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)奉卮酒为寿，约为婚姻(yin)，曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“吾入(ru)关(guan)，秋毫不敢(gan)有(you)所(suo)近，籍吏民，封(feng)府库，而待将军。所(suo)以遣将守关(guan)者(zhe)，备他盗(dao)之(zhi)(zhi)出入(ru)与非(fei)常也(ye)(ye)。日(ri)夜望将军至(zhi)，岂敢(gan)反乎！愿(yuan)伯(bo)(bo)(bo)具(ju)(ju)言臣(chen)之(zhi)(zhi)不敢(gan)倍(bei)德也(ye)(ye)。”项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)伯(bo)(bo)(bo)许诺(nuo)，谓沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“旦日(ri)不可不蚤(zao)自来谢项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)王。”沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“诺(nuo)。”于(yu)是项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)伯(bo)(bo)(bo)复夜去，至(zhi)军中(zhong)，具(ju)(ju)以沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)言报(bao)项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)王，因言曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“沛(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)不先破关(guan)中(zhong)，公(gong)(gong)(gong)岂敢(gan)入(ru)乎？今(jin)(jin)人有(you)大(da)(da)功而击之(zhi)(zhi)，不义也(ye)(ye)。不如(ru)因善遇之(zhi)(zhi)。”项(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)王许诺(nuo)。
沛(pei)公(gong)(gong)旦日(ri)从百余骑来(lai)见(jian)(jian)项(xiang)(xiang)王(wang)，至(zhi)(zhi)鸿门，谢曰(yue)：“臣与(yu)(yu)将军戮力而攻秦(qin)，将军战河北，臣战河南，然不自意(yi)能先入(ru)(ru)关破秦(qin)，得复见(jian)(jian)将军于此(ci)(ci)。今者(zhe)有(you)(you)小人之(zhi)言，令将军与(yu)(yu)臣有(you)(you)郤……”项(xiang)(xiang)王(wang)曰(yue)：“此(ci)(ci)沛(pei)公(gong)(gong)左司马曹无伤言之(zhi)。不然，籍(ji)何以至(zhi)(zhi)此(ci)(ci)？”项(xiang)(xiang)王(wang)即日(ri)因留沛(pei)公(gong)(gong)与(yu)(yu)饮。项(xiang)(xiang)王(wang)、项(xiang)(xiang)伯东向坐(zuo)(zuo)；亚(ya)父(fu)南向坐(zuo)(zuo)，棗(zao)亚(ya)父(fu)者(zhe)，范增(zeng)也；沛(pei)公(gong)(gong)北向坐(zuo)(zuo)；张(zhang)良西向侍。范增(zeng)数目(mu)项(xiang)(xiang)王(wang)，举所(suo)佩玉玦(jue)以示之(zhi)者(zhe)三，项(xiang)(xiang)王(wang)默然不应。范增(zeng)起(qi)，出召项(xiang)(xiang)庄，谓曰(yue)：“君王(wang)为人不忍。若入(ru)(ru)前为寿(shou)，寿(shou)毕(bi)，请以剑舞(wu)，因击沛(pei)公(gong)(gong)于坐(zuo)(zuo)，杀之(zhi)。不者(zhe)，若属皆(jie)且为所(suo)虏！”庄则入(ru)(ru)为寿(shou)。寿(shou)毕(bi)，曰(yue)：“君王(wang)与(yu)(yu)沛(pei)公(gong)(gong)饮，军中(zhong)无以为乐，请以剑舞(wu)。”项(xiang)(xiang)王(wang)曰(yue)：“诺。”项(xiang)(xiang)庄拔剑起(qi)舞(wu)。项(xiang)(xiang)伯亦(yi)拔剑起(qi)舞(wu)，常以身翼蔽沛(pei)公(gong)(gong)，庄不得击。
于是张(zhang)良(liang)(liang)至军(jun)(jun)门(men)见樊(fan)(fan)哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)。樊(fan)(fan)哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“今日之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)事何如(ru)？”良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“甚急！今者(zhe)(zhe)项(xiang)庄拔剑舞，其(qi)(qi)(qi)意(yi)常在(zai)沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)也(ye)。”哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“此(ci)迫矣(yi)！臣请入(ru)(ru)(ru)，与(yu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)同命。”哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)即(ji)带(dai)剑拥(yong)盾(dun)入(ru)(ru)(ru)军(jun)(jun)门(men)。交戟之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)卫士欲(yu)止不(bu)(bu)内。樊(fan)(fan)哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)侧其(qi)(qi)(qi)盾(dun)以撞(zhuang)(zhuang)，卫士仆地，哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)遂入(ru)(ru)(ru)，披帷西向(xiang)立，瞋(chen)目(mu)视项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)，头发上(shang)指，目(mu)眦(zi)尽(jin)裂。项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)按剑而(er)跽(ji)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“客何为(wei)(wei)者(zhe)(zhe)？”张(zhang)良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)参乘樊(fan)(fan)哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)者(zhe)(zhe)也(ye)。”项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“壮士！棗赐(ci)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)卮酒(jiu)。”则(ze)(ze)与(yu)斗(dou)(dou)卮酒(jiu)。哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)拜(bai)(bai)谢(xie)，起，立而(er)饮(yin)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“赐(ci)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)彘(zhi)肩(jian)。”则(ze)(ze)与(yu)一(yi)生彘(zhi)肩(jian)。樊(fan)(fan)哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)覆其(qi)(qi)(qi)盾(dun)于地，加(jia)彘(zhi)肩(jian)上(shang)，拔剑切而(er)啖之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“壮士！能复饮(yin)乎？”樊(fan)(fan)哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“臣死且不(bu)(bu)避，卮酒(jiu)安足(zu)辞(ci)！夫秦(qin)王(wang)(wang)有(you)虎狼之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)心，杀人(ren)(ren)如(ru)不(bu)(bu)能举，刑(xing)人(ren)(ren)如(ru)恐不(bu)(bu)胜，天下(xia)皆叛之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。怀王(wang)(wang)与(yu)诸将约曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：‘先破(po)秦(qin)入(ru)(ru)(ru)咸阳者(zhe)(zhe)王(wang)(wang)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。’今沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)先破(po)秦(qin)入(ru)(ru)(ru)咸阳，毫毛不(bu)(bu)敢有(you)所近，封(feng)闭宫室，还军(jun)(jun)霸上(shang)，以待(dai)大(da)王(wang)(wang)来，故遣将守关者(zhe)(zhe)，备他盗出(chu)入(ru)(ru)(ru)与(yu)非(fei)常也(ye)。劳苦而(er)功高如(ru)此(ci)，未有(you)封(feng)侯(hou)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)赏，而(er)听细说，欲(yu)诛有(you)功之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)人(ren)(ren)，此(ci)亡秦(qin)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)续耳。窃为(wei)(wei)大(da)王(wang)(wang)不(bu)(bu)取也(ye)！”项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)未有(you)以应(ying)，曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“坐。”樊(fan)(fan)哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)从(cong)良(liang)(liang)坐。坐须臾，沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)起如(ru)厕，因招樊(fan)(fan)哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)出(chu)。 沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)已(yi)出(chu)，项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)使都尉陈平(ping)召沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)。沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“出(chu)，未辞(ci)也(ye)，为(wei)(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)奈何？”樊(fan)(fan)哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“大(da)行(xing)不(bu)(bu)顾细谨(jin)，大(da)礼不(bu)(bu)辞(ci)小让。如(ru)今人(ren)(ren)方为(wei)(wei)刀俎，我(wo)为(wei)(wei)鱼(yu)肉，何辞(ci)为(wei)(wei)？”于是遂去(qu)。乃(nai)令张(zhang)良(liang)(liang)留谢(xie)。良(liang)(liang)问曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“大(da)王(wang)(wang)来何操？”曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“我(wo)持(chi)白(bai)璧一(yi)双(shuang)，欲(yu)献(xian)项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)。玉(yu)斗(dou)(dou)一(yi)双(shuang)，欲(yu)与(yu)亚(ya)父(fu)(fu)。会其(qi)(qi)(qi)怒，不(bu)(bu)敢献(xian)。公(gong)(gong)为(wei)(wei)我(wo)献(xian)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。”张(zhang)良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“谨(jin)诺。”当是时，项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)军(jun)(jun)在(zai)鸿门(men)下(xia)，沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)军(jun)(jun)在(zai)霸上(shang)，相去(qu)四十(shi)里。沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)则(ze)(ze)置(zhi)车骑，脱(tuo)身(shen)独骑，与(yu)樊(fan)(fan)哙(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)(kuai)、夏侯(hou)婴、靳强、纪信等四人(ren)(ren)持(chi)剑盾(dun)步(bu)走，从(cong)郦山下(xia)，道芷(zhi)阳间行(xing)。沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)谓张(zhang)良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“从(cong)此(ci)道至吾军(jun)(jun)，不(bu)(bu)过(guo)(guo)二十(shi)里耳。度我(wo)至军(jun)(jun)中(zhong)，公(gong)(gong)乃(nai)入(ru)(ru)(ru)。” 沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)已(yi)去(qu)，间至军(jun)(jun)中(zhong)。张(zhang)良(liang)(liang)入(ru)(ru)(ru)谢(xie)，曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)不(bu)(bu)胜桮杓，不(bu)(bu)能辞(ci)。谨(jin)使臣良(liang)(liang)奉白(bai)璧一(yi)双(shuang)，再拜(bai)(bai)献(xian)大(da)王(wang)(wang)足(zu)下(xia)，玉(yu)斗(dou)(dou)一(yi)双(shuang)，再拜(bai)(bai)奉大(da)将军(jun)(jun)足(zu)下(xia)。”项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)安在(zai)？”良(liang)(liang)曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“闻大(da)王(wang)(wang)有(you)意(yi)督(du)过(guo)(guo)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)，脱(tuo)身(shen)独去(qu)，已(yi)至军(jun)(jun)矣(yi)。”项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)则(ze)(ze)受(shou)壁(bi)，置(zhi)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)坐上(shang)。亚(ya)父(fu)(fu)受(shou)玉(yu)斗(dou)(dou)，置(zhi)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)地，拔剑撞(zhuang)(zhuang)而(er)破(po)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)，曰(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)：“唉！竖子不(bu)(bu)足(zu)与(yu)谋(mou)！夺项(xiang)王(wang)(wang)天下(xia)者(zhe)(zhe)必沛(pei)(pei)公(gong)(gong)也(ye)。吾属今为(wei)(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)虏矣(yi)！”
沛公至军，立诛杀曹无伤。
