《左传·哀公·哀公十四年》
子路回答说： 鲁国如果和小邾国发生战事，我不敢询问原因曲直，战死在城下就行了。
对曰： 鲁有事于小邾，不敢问故，死其城下可也。
Ji Lu replied, “If the State of Lu went to war with the State of Zhu, I would not dare to ask the reason but would rather die in battle outside the city walls.”
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 对曰： 鲁有事于小邾，不敢问故，死其城下可也。 [/INST] Ji Lu replied, “If the State of Lu went to war with the State of Zhu, I would not dare to ask the reason but would rather die in battle outside the city walls.”</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 对曰： 鲁有事于小邾，不敢问故，死其城下可也。
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Ji Lu replied, “If the State of Lu went to war with the State of Zhu, I would not dare to ask the reason but would rather die in battle outside the city walls.”
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