王(wang)陵(ling)(ling)攻邯郸，少(shao)利，益发卒(zu)佐陵(ling)(ling)，陵(ling)(ling)亡五校(xiao)，乃(nai)以王(wang)龁代王(wang)陵(ling)(ling)。赵王(wang)使(shi)(shi)平原君求救(jiu)于楚，楚王(wang)使(shi)(shi)春申君将兵(bing)(bing)救(jiu)赵。魏(wei)(wei)王(wang)亦使(shi)(shi)将军晋(jin)鄙(bi)(bi)将兵(bing)(bing)十万救(jiu)赵。秦王(wang)使(shi)(shi)谓魏(wei)(wei)王(wang)曰：「吾攻赵，旦(dan)暮且下；诸侯敢(gan)救(jiu)之者，吾己拔赵，必(bi)移兵(bing)(bing)先击之。」魏(wei)(wei)王(wang)恐(kong)，遣人止晋(jin)鄙(bi)(bi)留兵(bing)(bing)壁(bi)邺，名为救(jiu)赵，实挟两端。又使(shi)(shi)将军新垣衍间(jian)入邯郸，因平原君说(shuo)赵王(wang)，欲共尊秦为帝，以却其兵(bing)(bing)。
齐人鲁仲连(lian)(lian)在(zai)邯郸(dan)，闻之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)，往见新垣衍(yan)，曰(yue)：「彼秦者，弃礼义(yi)而(er)(er)上首功之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)国(guo)也(ye)(ye)。彼即肆然而(er)(er)为帝于(yu)天(tian)(tian)下(xia)，则(ze)连(lian)(lian)有(you)蹈东海而(er)(er)死耳(er)，不(bu)(bu)愿为之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)民也(ye)(ye)！且梁未睹秦称(cheng)帝之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)害故耳(er)，吾(wu)将(jiang)(jiang)使(shi)(shi)秦王(wang)烹醢(hai)梁王(wang)！」新垣衍(yan)怏然不(bu)(bu)悦，曰(yue)：「先(xian)生恶(e)能使(shi)(shi)秦王(wang)烹醢(hai)梁王(wang)？」鲁仲连(lian)(lian)曰(yue)：「固(gu)也(ye)(ye)，吾(wu)将(jiang)(jiang)言之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。昔者，九(jiu)(jiu)侯、鄂(e)侯、文王(wang)，纣之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)三公也(ye)(ye)。九(jiu)(jiu)侯有(you)子(zi)而(er)(er)好，献之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)于(yu)纣，纣以(yi)为恶(e)，醢(hai)九(jiu)(jiu)侯。鄂(e)侯争之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)强(qiang)，辩之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)疾，故脯(fu)鄂(e)侯。文王(wang)闻之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)，喟(kui)然而(er)(er)叹，故拘之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)牖里之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)库百(bai)日，欲令(ling)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)死。今秦万乘(cheng)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)国(guo)也(ye)(ye)，梁亦万乘(cheng)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)国(guo)也(ye)(ye)，俱据万乘(cheng)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)国(guo)，各有(you)称(cheng)王(wang)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)名；奈何(he)(he)睹其一战而(er)(er)胜，欲从(cong)而(er)(er)帝之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)，卒就脯(fu)醢(hai)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)地乎(hu)(hu)？且秦无已而(er)(er)帝，则(ze)将(jiang)(jiang)行其天(tian)(tian)子(zi)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)礼，以(yi)号(hao)令(ling)于(yu)天(tian)(tian)下(xia)；则(ze)且变易诸侯之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)大臣，彼将(jiang)(jiang)夺其所不(bu)(bu)肖(xiao)而(er)(er)与其所贤，夺其所憎而(er)(er)与其所爱。彼又将(jiang)(jiang)使(shi)(shi)其子(zi)女(nv)谗妾为诸侯妃姬，处(chu)梁之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)宫(gong)，梁王(wang)安得晏然而(er)(er)已乎(hu)(hu)？而(er)(er)将(jiang)(jiang)军又何(he)(he)以(yi)得故宠乎(hu)(hu)？」新垣衍(yan)起，再拜，曰(yue)：「吾(wu)乃今知先(xian)生天(tian)(tian)下(xia)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)士也(ye)(ye)！吾(wu)请出(chu)，不(bu)(bu)敢复言帝秦矣！」
【校(xiao)注】此篇节选自《资(zi)治(zhi)通鉴(jian)》卷(juan)五(wu)周纪赧(nan)王五(wu)十七年，不见于原本古文(wen)观止。校(xiao)以四(si)部备要重刊(kan)胡刻(ke)《资(zi)治(zhi)通鉴(jian)》卷(juan)五(wu)。