詩曰：
姻緣前定果天然，須信紅絲足下牽。敵國不妨成好合，仇讎應自得翩聯。
诗曰：
姻缘前定果天然，须信红丝足下牵。敌国不妨成好合，仇雠应自得翩联。
A poem says:
A marriage fixed beforehand is truly Heaven’s work; believe it: the red thread is tied about the feet.Enemy states may well be joined in happy union; foes and rivals ought by rights to be linked as kin.
子牙妙計真難及，鸞使奇謀枉用偏。總是天機離預料，紂王無福鎮乾坤。
子牙妙计真难及，鸾使奇谋枉用偏。总是天机离预料，纣王无福镇乾坤。
Ziya’s clever plan was truly hard to match; the envoy Luan’s strange scheme was used in vain and went awry.It was all Heaven’s working, beyond men’s reckoning: King Zhou had not the fortune to keep his hold on heaven and earth.
話說散宜生出城，來至湯營，對旗門官曰：「轅門將校，報與你鄧元帥得知：岐周差上大夫散宜生有事求見。」軍政官報進中軍：「啟元帥：岐周差上大夫有事求見。」鄧九公曰：「吾與他為敵國，為何差人來見我！必定來下說詞，豈可容他進營，惑亂軍心。你與他說：『兩國正當爭戰之秋，相見不便。』」軍政官出營，回覆散宜生。宜生曰：「『兩國相爭，不阻來使。』相見何妨？吾此來奉姜丞相命，有事面決，非可傳聞。再煩通報。」軍政官只得又進營來，把散宜生言語對九公訴說一遍。九公沈吟。傍有正印先行官太鸞上前言曰：「元帥乘此機會放他進來，隨機應變，看他如何說，亦可就中取事，有何不可？」九公曰：「此說亦自有理。」命左右：「請他進來。」旗門官出轅門，對散宜生曰：「元帥有請。」散大夫下馬，走進轅門，進了三層鹿角，行至滴水簷前。鄧九公迎下來。散宜生鞠躬，口稱：「元帥！」九公曰：「大夫降臨，有失迎候。」彼此遜讓行禮。後人有詩單讚子牙妙計，詩曰：
话说散宜生出城，来至汤营，对旗门官曰：「辕门将校，报与你邓元帅得知：岐周差上大夫散宜生有事求见。」军政官报进中军：「启元帅：岐周差上大夫有事求见。」邓九公曰：「吾与他为敌国，为何差人来见我！必定来下说词，岂可容他进营，惑乱军心。你与他说：『两国正当争战之秋，相见不便。』」军政官出营，回复散宜生。宜生曰：「『两国相争，不阻来使。』相见何妨？吾此来奉姜丞相命，有事面决，非可传闻。再烦通报。」军政官只得又进营来，把散宜生言语对九公诉说一遍。九公沉吟。傍有正印先行官太鸾上前言曰：「元帅乘此机会放他进来，随机应变，看他如何说，亦可就中取事，有何不可？」九公曰：「此说亦自有理。」命左右：「请他进来。」旗门官出辕门，对散宜生曰：「元帅有请。」散大夫下马，走进辕门，进了三层鹿角，行至滴水檐前。邓九公迎下来。散宜生鞠躬，口称：「元帅！」九公曰：「大夫降临，有失迎候。」彼此逊让行礼。后人有诗单赞子牙妙计，诗曰：
Now, San Yisheng left the city, came to the Shang camp and said to the officer of the flag gate, “Officers of the camp gate, report to your Marshal Deng: Zhou of Qi has sent Senior Counsellor San Yisheng, who has business with him and asks to see him.” The adjutant reported it in the command tent: “Report to the Marshal: Zhou of Qi has sent a Senior Counsellor, who has business with you and asks to see you.” Deng Jiugong said, “He and I are enemies. Why should he send a man to see me? He must have come to talk me round. How can I let him into the camp to unsettle the army’s hearts? Tell him: ‘Our two states are at war just now; it would not be fitting to meet.’” The adjutant went out of the camp and gave San Yisheng the answer. Yisheng said, “‘When two states are at war, they do not bar each other’s envoys.’ What harm is there in meeting? I come on Chancellor Jiang’s orders, with business to settle face to face, not by messages passed along. Trouble you to report again.” The adjutant had no choice but to go back into the camp and tell Jiugong all that San Yisheng had said. Jiugong pondered. Beside him, his chief vanguard officer Tai Luan stepped forward and said, “Marshal, take this chance and let him in. Meet things as they come and see what he has to say; we may even find something in it to use. What harm could it do?” Jiugong said, “There is sense in that too.” He ordered those around him: “Invite him in.” The officer of the flag gate went out of the camp gate and said to San Yisheng, “The Marshal invites you in.” Counsellor San dismounted, walked in through the camp gate, passed the three rows of deer-antler barricades and came to the foot of the eaves. Deng Jiugong came down to meet him. San Yisheng bowed and said, “Marshal!” Jiugong said, “Counsellor, you honour me with your coming, and I failed to go out to meet you.” Each deferred to the other as they exchanged courtesies. Someone of a later age wrote a poem praising Ziya’s clever plan alone. It says: