《曹刿论战》一直被列为中学教材,也为各种古文读本所选录,人们对它的理解、分析,大体相同。但是笔者经过一番考索,却感到对鲁庄公旧评价存在较大的问题。今提出供讨论。《论战》记述了春秋齐鲁长勺之战,战争结果齐败鲁胜。现在几乎所有的分析文章(包括史学方面的)都这么说:由于鲁庄公在战前实行了取信于民的政治措施,取得了人民支持,因而鲁国取得了长勺之胜。对整个作品的分析都离不开这个“基点”;有的还进而发挥出许多“古为今用”的道理:小国可 “Cao Yu Controversy” has always been listed as a textbook for middle school students. It has also been selected for various ancient text readers. People’s understanding and analysis of it are largely the same. However, after some scrutiny, the author feels that there are major problems in the evaluation of the Luzhuang Gonggong. Presented for discussion. “Controversy” describes the war between Qilu and Changzhou in the spring and autumn. The result of the war was Lu Sheng. Now almost all analytical articles (including historiography) say this: Because Lu Zhuanggong implemented political measures to win the trust before the war and gained support from the people, Lu has won a long game. The analysis of the entire work is inseparable from this “basis point,” and some of them have also played a role in many “early use of the past”: small countries can