后汉书·冯异列传(节选一)

feng冯yi异zhe者，ying颍chuan川ren人ye也。hao好du读shu书，tong通《zuo左shi氏chun春qiu秋》《sun孙zi子bing兵fa法》。

han汉bing兵qi起，yi异yu与miao苗meng萌gong共ju据wu五cheng城，wei为wang王mang莽ju拒han汉。guang光wu武lve略di地ying颍chuan川，jiu久gong攻bu不xia下。yi异chu出xing行，wei为han汉bing兵suo所zhi执。qi其cong从xiong兄feng冯xiao孝，cong从guang光wu武，jian荐yi异，de得zhao召jian见。yi异yue曰：“yi异yi一fu夫zhi之yong用，bu不zu足wei为qiang强ruo弱。you有lao老mu母zai在cheng城zhong中，yuan愿gui归ju据wu五cheng城，yi以xiao效gong功bao报de德。”guang光wu武yue曰：“shan善。”yi异gui归，wei谓miao苗meng萌yue曰：“jin今zhu诸jiang将jie皆zhuang壮shi士jue崛qi起，duo多bao暴heng横，du独liu刘jiang将jun军suo所dao到bu不lu虏lve掠。guan观qi其yan言yu语ju举zhi止，fei非yong庸ren人ye也，ke可yi以gui归shen身。”miao苗meng萌yue曰：“si死sheng生tong同ming命，jing敬cong从zi子ji计。”guang光wu武ji及ci此，yi异deng等ji即kai开men门feng奉niu牛jiu酒ying迎。guang光wu武shu署yi异wei为zhu主bu簿，miao苗meng萌wei为cong从shi事。

li李yi轶shou守luo洛yang阳，guang光wu武nai乃bai拜yi异wei为meng孟jin津jiang将jun军，yi以ju拒zhi之。yi异yi遗li李yi轶shu书yue曰：“yu愚wen闻ming明jing镜suo所yi以zhao照xing形，wang往shi事suo所yi以zhi知jin今。xi昔wei微zi子qu去yin殷er而ru入zhou周，xiang项bo伯pan畔chu楚er而gui归han汉，zhou周bo勃ying迎dai代wang王er而chu黜shao少di帝。bi彼jie皆wei畏tian天zhi知ming命jian见fei废xing兴zhi之shi事gu故neng能cheng成gong功yu于yi一shi时chui垂ye业yu于wan万shi世ye也。jun君cheng诚neng能jue觉wu悟cheng成bai败，ji亟ding定da大ji计，lun论gong功gu古ren人，zai在ci此shi时yi矣。”yi轶sui虽zhi知chang长an安yi已wei危，yu欲jiang降you又bu不zi自an安。nai乃bao报yi异shu书yue曰：“yi轶ben本yu与liu刘jiang将jun军shou首mou谋zao造han汉，jie结si死sheng生zhi之yue约。wei惟shen深da达liu刘jiang将jun军，yuan愿jin进yu愚ce策，yi以zuo佐guo国an安ren人。”yi轶zi自tong通shu书zhi之hou后，bu不fu复yu与yi异zheng争feng锋，gu故yi异yin因ci此gong攻cheng城lve略di地。

yi异wei为ren人qian谦tui退bu不fa伐，xing行yu与zhu诸jiang将xiang相feng逢，zhe辄yin引che车bi避dao道。mei每suo所zhi止she舍，zhu诸jiang将bing并zuo坐lun论gong功，yi异chang常du独ping屏shu树xia下，jun军zhong中hao号yue曰“da大shu树jiang将jun军”。