论包山楚简鲁阳公城郑

On the Duke Luyang Castling the Zheng in the Baoshan Chu Bamboo Slips

湖北荆门包山2号楚墓出土竹简的纪年,有“鲁阳公以楚师後城郑之岁”一条。鲁阳公是楚惠王时始封的县公,文献称鲁阳文君或文子。楚悼王八年,郑国政局动乱,他曾有意代郑,受墨子劝阻。这时楚国为防备韩国南下,与郑站在一边,鲁阳公又与韩交战,“城郑”之事即发生于此时。包山2号墓葬于楚怀王时,鲁阳公城郑之岁乃是追记。

In the Chu bamboo slips excavated in the Baoshan cemetery in Jingmen, Hubei Province, there is a bamboo slip recorded the year that Duke Luyang led the soldiers of Chu to castle the Zheng. Duke Luyang, named after Luyangwenjun or wenzi, was the first viceroy of Luyang County appointed by the King Hui of Chu. In the 8th year of the reign of the King Dao, the Zheng state's government had trouble and Duke Luyang had the mind to attack it. However, Mozi dissuaded him. Then the Chu state took the side with the Zheng and guarded against the Han, and Duke Luyang had fight with the army of Han. The incident of castling the Zheng was taken place at this time. It must be written down afterwards for the Baoshan tomb 2 was buried in the reign of the King Huai of Chu.