For a thousand years the world has fought
over things as trivial as a feather—
What a pity!—
squandering lives for nothing.
Why has nobody told that Liu the truth:
his bet is to purchase some land,
And to farm
an easy living in the country?
千载纷争共一毛，可怜身世两徒劳。
无人语与刘玄德，问舍求田计最高。
By Wang Anshi
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