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Condition 1: References "三年不蜚不鳴,是何鳥也" Matched:1.
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五年

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2 五年:
王即位三年,不聽國政,沉湎於酒,淫於聲色。左手擁秦姬,右手抱越女,身坐鐘鼓之間而令曰:「有敢諫者,死!」於是伍舉進諫曰:「有一大鳥集楚國之庭,三年不飛亦不鳴。此何鳥也?」於是莊王曰:「此鳥不飛,飛則沖天;不鳴,鳴則驚人。」伍舉曰:「不飛不鳴,將為射者所圖,絃矢卒發,豈得沖天而驚人乎?」於是莊王棄其秦姬越女,罷鐘鼓之樂;用孫叔敖任以國政。遂霸天下,威伏諸侯。

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