Chen She's Family Translation and Original Annotations

Bobby Chen is from Yangcheng. Guangwu is from Yang Xia. When Chen She was young, he was employed to farm the land with others. Chen She stopped farming and rested on high ground near the field. He sighed and hated for a long time because of disappointment, saying, "If one day he is rich, don't forget each other." The companions replied with a smile: "How can you be rich when you work as an employee to farm for others?" Chen She sighed and said, "Alas, how does the sparrow know the direction of the swan?"

In July of the first year of Qin Ershi, the court recruited 900 poor civilians to defend Yuyang and settled in osawa Township. Chen Sheng and Guangwu were both put into the garrison in order, serving as small leaders. It happened to rain heavily and the road was blocked. I guess it was delayed. If it is delayed, according to the law of the Qin dynasty, it is necessary to behead. Chen Sheng discussed with Guangwu, saying, "Running away now is also death, and the uprising is also death. Is it okay to die for national affairs? "

Chen Sheng said: "The people of the whole country were oppressed by the Qin Dynasty for a long time and suffered terribly. I heard that Qin Ershi, the youngest son of Qin Shihuang, should not be emperor. The man who should be emperor is childe Fu Su. Fu Su told Qin Shihuang many times, so the emperor sent him to lead troops outside. Now some people have heard that Fu Su is innocent, but I killed him. Most people heard that he was clever, but they didn't know that he was dead. When Xiang Yan was a general of Chu State, he made many meritorious deeds and cared for soldiers. The people of Chu state like him very much.

Some people think he is dead, others think he has run away. Now, if we really pretend to be childe Fu Su and Xiang Yan's team and call on the whole country, there should be many people responding. "Guangwu think Bobby Chen is right. So they went to divination. The fortune teller knew their intention and said, "You can all succeed in your affairs, and you will build your achievements. But why don't you ask ghosts and gods? "

Chen Sheng and Guangwu were very happy. They thought of the diviner again and said, "This is just to teach us to convince everyone first." So he wrote "Chen" on the silk book with vermilion and put it in the belly of a fish caught by others with a net. When the garrison soldiers bought fish to cook, they found silk books in the belly of the fish, which was already very strange.

Chen Sheng secretly sent Guangwu to a temple in the jungle next to the garrison. At night, he covered the fire with bamboo and pretended it was a ghost fire. He shouted like a fox: "Great Chu revives, and Chen Sheng is king!" The guards are scared at night. The next day, Shouzhi talked about it everywhere, pointing fingers at Bobby Chen.

Guangwu has always cared about his foot soldiers, and many of them are willing to work for him. The two officers escorting the garrison were drunk, and Guangwu deliberately said many times that he wanted to escape, which made the officers very angry and made them blame themselves, thus angering the garrison. The police officer really used bamboo boards to fight guangwu. The officer drew his sword again and threatened it. Guangwu jumped up, grabbed the sword and killed the officer.

Chen Sheng helped him and killed two officers together. Chen Sheng and Guangwu called the guards and said, "You are trapped by the heavy rain, and you have missed the deadline of the imperial court. If you miss the deadline, you will be beheaded. Even if the court doesn't kill us, six or seven out of ten people guarding the border will definitely die. Besides, if a hero dies, he will achieve great fame when he dies! Are princes and nobles born expensive? " All the guards said, "obey your orders."

So he pretended to be the team of Fu Su and Xiang Yan, and obeyed the wishes of the people. The army is marked by the right arm, which is called Dachu. They built a high platform, made an alliance on the platform and swore to dedicate the captain's head to heaven and earth. Bobby Chen became a general and Guangwu became a captain. The insurgents first captured osawa Township, absorbed the masses to join the army, and then attacked Qixian County. After the capture of Qixian, the emissary led troops to capture the east of Qixian and attacked Luo, Zhou, Zhe, Qiao and other places, all of which were captured.

During the parade, people were absorbed along the way to join the rebel army. By the time we arrived in Chen county, the insurgents had six or seven hundred chariots, more than one thousand cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry. When attacking Chen county, the county magistrate and the county magistrate were not in the city, only the clever gate guarding the city fought against the insurgents. Defending the city was defeated and killed, and the insurgents entered the city and occupied Chen County. A few days later, Chen Sheng ordered to gather people and heroes.

The three elders and heroes all said: "The general personally put on solid armor and held sharp weapons to crusade against the cruel king of Qin, crack down on the tyrannical Qin Dynasty and rebuild the State of Chu." Chen Sheng proclaimed himself king, claiming to rebuild Chu. At this time, the people oppressed by Qin officials in various counties punished the local governor and killed them in response to Chen She.

(1) Shi Jia is a biography of Historical Records, which is mainly written for generals. Although Chen Sheng was born in a peasant family, he made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty and established the "Zhang Chu" regime, so he was endowed with an important historical position and included in the "aristocratic family".

(2) Yangcheng: southeast of Dengfeng, Henan Province today.

③ Yang Xia (Ji M: Taikang County, Henan Province today.

(4) Try to plow with others: I have been employed to plow with others. Servant, employed.

(5) On the ridge of the field: stop farming and rest on the ridge of the field. One: verb, go, go.

(6) Regret for a long time: regret for a long time because of disappointment. Disappointed, depressed, unhappy.

(7) If: pronoun, especially Bobby Chen.

(8) Swallows know the ambition of swans (hú): How can swallows know the ambition of swans? Swallows and sparrows are metaphors for short-sighted people. Swan, swan, is a metaphor for people with great ambitions.

(9) The first year of II: 209 BC. After the death of Qin Shihuang, his youngest son, Hu Hai, succeeded to the throne and was called the second.

(10) Send Zuo Shi (zhé) to guard Yuyang: Send the poor to guard Yuyang. Lv Zuo refers to the poor. In ancient times, the poor lived in Luzuo, while the rich lived in Lv You. Fit (zhé) garrison, sent to guard the border.

(1 1) All on duty (háng): all assigned to the garrison. When doing, when in the column.

(12) Tunchang: the small leader of the garrison.

(13) Death: flight; Run away

(14) Make a big plan: launch a big event, that is, an uprising. The meaning of "making a name" below is the same as this.

(15), etc. : the same.

(16) national subjugation: to die for a state affair.

(17) Bitter Qin: Suffered from the rule of Qin.

(18) admonish with numbers: because of repeated admonitions. Count, count again and again. In ancient times, subordinates put forward opinions or suggestions to superiors to persuade them.

(19) ambassador and foreign general Jiang: The emperor sent (him) to lead troops outside. Above: Courtiers refer to Ying Zheng, the first Qin Emperor.

(20) Xiang Yan: At the end of the Warring States Period, the famous general of Chu State, the father of Xiang Liang, the overlord of the western Chu State, and the grandfather of Xiang Yu defeated Li Xin, the general of Qin State.

(2 1) pity: love.

Treat our people sincerely: If we treat our people. Cheng: If it is true, it is a hypothesis.

(23) Singing: Start by "preaching".

(24) There should be more respondents: there should be (many) respondents. A: Yes.

(25) the first step: refers to the other party, the ancient people's respect for others.

(26) Ghost of Divination: Ask about ghosts and gods! The ghost of divination means "divination is for ghosts", omitting the word "Yu".

(27) thinking about ghosts: consider the matter of divining ghosts. Read, think and think.

(28) Naidan wrote "Chen (wàng)": So Dan Sha wrote "Chen (three characters)" on the silk book. Dan, cinnabar. This means "using cinnabar". Book, write. King, be king.

(29) In the belly of fish caught by others: In the belly of fish caught by others. Zēng: fishing net. As a verb here, it means "fishing with a fishing net"

(30) treat it as a strange thing: naturally, it is strange. Use, pass "already", already.

(3 1) Ji 'anling: emissary. Occasionally, in private, stealing.

(32) In the temple next to the station: In the temple in the jungle next to the station. The second place: a temporary stop when traveling or marching. Congci, a tree-lined temple.

(33) Dan Ri: Tomorrow, the next day.

(34) Often: Speak everywhere.

(35) pointing: pointing at each other and gesturing.

General: An officer who escorts (a guard).

(37) angry (fèn huì) Captain: Make the captain angry.

(38)(chο): Whip with a whip or bamboo board.

(39) Jianting: Draw out the sword.

(40) Call followers: Call and command the people they belong to.

Deng Gong: All of you. Male, as a courtesy title for each other.

(42) Do not behead the messenger: even if beheading can be avoided. "Borrow", "first" and "order" all mean "even if".

(43) 16.7: 6.7 full mark 10.

(44) There is one thing about princes: Are there any natural noble species in princes? Ning, don't.

Take orders: To obey (your) orders.

(46) Bare right: Expose the right arm (as a sign of the uprising).

(47) Sacrifice the head of the viceroy: Sacrifice the sky with the head of the second viceroy.

(48) Qi (qí): South of Suzhou, Anhui.

(49) Liv: Now Suzhou, Anhui.

(50) favoritism: refers to leading the army to patrol and make people surrender.

(51) (zhiì), (cuó), (hù), (zhè), and Qiao (qiáo): the place names of the Qin Dynasty, and Qiao, were in Anhui today. Bitter, bitter and sad, in today's Henan.

(52) Withdraw troops: Withdraw troops along the March.

(53) than: wait until. Chen, the county name of Qin Dynasty, is now Huaiyang, Henan Province.

(54) None of the guards are here: neither the county magistrate nor the county magistrate is here. During the Qin Dynasty, Chen County was a party county and the seat of the county government, so he obeyed the order.

(55) Guarding the city: the local administrative assistant officer guarding the city.

(56) Bridge Gate: Chengmen Cave.

(57) Three old people: disciplined township officials in feudal society. A hero refers to a person of local prestige.

(58)Be(pρ) resolute and sharp: wearing armor and holding weapons. Metaphor personally involved in the battle, from the front. Put it on, put it on. Strong, refers to the real armor. Sharp, of weapons.

(59) Country: "She" is the land god and "Ji" is the valley god. Later, this country was used to represent this country.

No.60 is Zhang Chu: it claims to expand the State of Chu, which means to revive the State of Chu. On the one hand, this country is named "Zhang Chu".

(6 1) punish its chief officials: punish local county chiefs. Punish, punish