晋太宗宣武帝实录13(1 / 2)

晋略 巴奀月 0 字 2022-10-25

 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。