自公孙鞅来到秦国




















































公孙鞅闻秦孝公下令国中求贤者,将修缪公之业,东复侵地,乃遂西入秦,因孝公宠臣景监以求见孝公。
孝公既见卫鞅,语事良久,孝公时时睡,弗听。罢而孝公怒景监曰:“子之客妄人耳,安足用邪!”景监以让卫鞅。卫鞅曰:“吾说公以帝道,其志不开悟矣。”
后五日,复求见鞅。鞅复见孝公,益愈,然而未中旨。罢而孝公复让景监,景监亦让鞅。鞅曰:“吾说公以王道而未入也。请复见鞅。”鞅复见孝公,孝公善之而未用也。罢而去。
孝公谓景监曰:“汝客善,可与语矣。”
鞅曰:“吾说公以霸道,其意欲用之矣。诚复见我,我知之矣。”
卫鞅复见孝公。公与语,不自知厀之前于席也。
公孙鞅听说秦孝公下令在全国寻访有才能的人,要重整秦穆公时代的霸业,向东收复失地,他就西去秦国,依靠孝公的宠臣景监求见孝公。
孝公召见卫鞅,让他说了很长时间的国家大事,孝公一边听一边打瞌睡,一点也听不进去。事后孝公迁怒景监说:“你的客人是大言欺人的家伙,这种人怎么能任用呢!”景监又用孝公的话责备卫鞅。
卫鞅说:“我用尧、舜治国的方法劝说大王,他的心志不能领会。”过了几天,景监又请求孝公召见卫鞅。卫鞅再见孝公时,把治国之道说的淋漓尽致,可是还合不上孝公的心意。事后孝公又责备景监,景监也责备卫鞅。
卫鞅说:“我用禹、汤、文、武的治国方法劝说大王而他听不进去。请求他再召见我一次。”卫鞅又一次见到孝公,孝公对他很友好,可是没任用他。会见退出后,孝公对景监说:“你的客人不错,我可以和他谈谈了。”景监告诉卫鞅,卫鞅说:“我用春秋五霸的治国方法去说服大王,看他的心思是准备采纳了。果真再召见我一次,我就知道该说些什么啦。”于是卫鞅又见到了孝公,孝公跟他谈的非常投机,不知不觉地在垫席上向前移动膝盖
——选自《史记·商君列传》
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