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述策第十四

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述策第十四

或云:「陈平为高帝解平城之围,则言:『其事秘,世莫得而闻也。』此以工妙踔善,故藏隐不传焉。子能权知斯事否?」吾应之曰:「此策乃反薄陋恶,故隐而不泄。高帝见围七日,而陈平往说阏氏,阏氏言于单于而出之,以是知其所用说之事矣。彼陈平必言汉有好丽美女,为道其容貌天下无有,今困急,已驰使归迎取,欲进与单于,单于见此人,必大好爱之;爱之,则阏氏日以远疏,不如及其未到,令汉得脱去,去,亦不持女来矣。阏氏妇女,有妒之性,必憎恶而事去之。此说简而要,及得其用,则欲使神怪,故隐匿不泄也。」刘子骏闻吾言,乃立称善焉。

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