陈牧:寡人欲革易时弊,为强国富民之法,先生教我。
萧凡:臣以为,为政当循六策,一日寡欲念,二日敦教化,三日尽地利,四日擢贤良,五日恤狱讼,六日均赋役。
陈牧:先生之言是也,寡人谨受教。
chenmu:iwanttochangetheshortcomingsofthepreviouspolicyinordertomakethecountryrichandstrong,sirtaughtmehowtodoit?
xiaofan:ithinksixpointsshouldbefollowed,thefirstpointistoreducedesire,thesecondpointistostrengthenindoctrination,thethirdpointistheexpansionofagriculture,thefourthpointistheselectionoftalents,thefifthpointistomakejusticefair,thesixthpointistheaveragetax。
chenmu:sirisright,irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。
陈牧:寡人闻,尧有欲谏之鼓,舜有诽谤之木,汤有司过之士,武王有戒慎之诏,何也?先生教我。
萧凡:臣以为,欲知平直,则必准绳,欲知方圆,则必规矩,人主欲自知,则必直士,故天下立辅弼,设师保,所以举过也,夫人故不能自知,人主犹其,存亡安危,勿求于外,务在自知。
陈牧:先生之言是也,寡人谨受教。
chenmu:i‘veheardthatthewisekingsofoldwantedtoknowtheirmistakes,sotheysetupspecialdrumsticksandplankstoremindthem,andtheyalsohavespecialpositionstoadvise,theyalsomakepoliciesthatencouragepeopletodoso,sirtaughtmewhat‘sgoingon?
xiaofan:ithink,ifyouwanttostandupright,youhavetomeasuretheropestraight,ifyouwanttohaveasquareandacircle,youmustsetuprules,ifyouwanttoknowyourmistakes,youneedtobeassistedbyuprighttalents,therefore,thecounselingdepartmentwassetuptopointouttheirmistakes,peopleareoftenunawareoftheirmistakes,anditisevenhardertoknowaskings,sothekingwantedthewisementocorrecttheirmistakes,inordertomakethenationstronger。
chenmu:sirisright,irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。
陈牧:寡人愿闻,劝有功之策,先生教我。
萧凡:臣以为,辅王以义、导王以礼者,吾王当以为上赏,教王以善、强王以贤者,吾王当以为次赏,拂王所欲、数举王过者,吾王当以为末赏,三者所以劝有功也。
陈牧:先生之言甚善,寡人受教矣。
chenmu:iwanttoknowwaystomotivatepeoplewhohavemerit,sirtaughtmehowtodoit?
xiaofan:ithink,iftheyteachyoubenevolenceandetiquette,thenyoushouldrewardthemfirst,iftheyteachyoukindnessandrecommendyoutalent,thenyoushouldrewardthemsecond,iftheyreduceyourdesiresandcorrectyourmistakes,thenyoushouldrewardthemthird,itisonlyinthiswaythattheycanbemotivatedtodoso。
chenmu:sirisright,iacceptyourteachings。
陈牧:敢问先生,何为孝之道?
萧凡:臣以为,身体发肤,受之父母,不敢毁伤,孝之始也,立身行道,扬名于后世,以显父母,孝之终也,圣人之教以孝也,非家至而日见之也,教以孝,所以敬天下之为人父者,教以悌,所以敬天下之为人兄者也,教以臣,所以敬天下之为君者也,恺悌君子,民之父母,是也。
陈牧:先生之言是也,寡人受教矣。
chenmu:iwanttoknowthetruemeaningoffilialpiety,sirtaughtme。
xiaofan:ithink,thebodyisgivenbytheparents,soitcannotbeallowedtobedamaged,thisisthebeginningoffilialpiety,communicateanddothingsaccordingtomorality,andmadesomeachievementstomakeparentshonored,thisistheendoffilialpiety,saintsteachpeoplefilialpietymorethanjustgettingthemathome,it‘saboutmakingthemrespecttheparentsoftheworld,byextension,itisalsotomakethemrespecttheeldersoftheworld。
chenmu:sirisright,iacceptyourteachings。
陈牧:今侍臣有罪,寡人欲斩之于殿前,可乎?先生以为如何?
萧凡:臣以为,其诚当万死,然恨死不得其所耳,臣闻刑人于市,与众弃之,殿廷非行戮之所也,且法者,天下公器也,岂可仓促行之。
陈牧:先生之言是也,寡人知过矣。