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鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
: The fisherman takes advantage from the fight between the snipe and the clam.
[ The third party benefits from the conflict. ]
The story tells of a strategist who successfully prevented the war between Yan and Zhao. It happened in the Warring States period about 2,200 years ago. This story is selected from the book Strategies of the Warring States - 《战国策》.
【背景 the Background of the Story】
In the late Warring States period, the western state Qin became the most powerful state, and none of the six eastern states could resist Qin alone.
Some political strategists advocated the Vertical Alliance strategy(合纵) to against Qin.
Qin ultimately conquered the six states one by one. In 221 BCE, Qin unified China and established the Qin Dynasty.
【原文】
西汉·刘向《战国策·燕策二》
赵且伐燕，苏代为燕王谓惠王曰：“今者臣来，过易水，蚌方出曝，而鹬啄其肉，蚌合而钳其喙。鹬曰：‘今日不雨，明日不雨，即有死蚌。’蚌亦谓鹬曰：‘今日不出，明日不出，即有死鹬。’两者不肯舍，渔者得而并禽之。今赵且伐燕，燕、赵久相支，以弊大众，臣恐强秦之为渔父也。故愿王之熟计之也。”惠王曰：“善。”乃止。
