chenmu：nowtheattendanthassinned，soiwanttoexecutehiminfrontofthetemple，sirthoughtso？

xiaofan:ithinkhereallydeservestobeexecuted，butitisnotappropriatetoexecuteinfrontofthemainhall，executionsshouldbecarriedoutinpublicplaces，andjudgehimwiththemasses，thisissomethingthatmakesmeregretit，andthelawisthepublicpoweroftheworld，howcanitbecarriedoutsohastily？

chenmu:sirisright，iwaswrong。

陈牧：今燕为俘虏，寡人欲籍没万余口为奴，可乎？先生以为如何？

萧凡：臣以为，克国礼贤，其君信有罪矣，然百姓何辜，大王常欲以仁德化天下，一旦行此，恐失天下之望，臣窃以为不妥。

陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人知过矣。

chenmu：nowthattheyankingdomhasbeendefeated，iwanttomakethemslaves，sirdoyouthinkitisappropriate？

xiaofan:ithink，afterdefeatingtheenemycountry，youmusthonortheirtalents，theirkingwassinful，butthemassesareinnocent，youhavealwayswantedtoeducatetheworldwithbenevolence，ifyoureallydothis，iamafraidthatthewholeworldwillbedisappointed，soiadviseyounottodothat。

chenmu:sirisright，iwaswrong。

陈牧：寡人愿闻理政之道，先生何以教我？

萧凡：臣以为，木受绳则正，后从谏则圣。明王虚心纳谏以知得失，天下乃安，愿大王从谏如流，去食去兵，信不可去，愿大王守信勿失，有功必赏，有罪必罚，则为善者日进，为恶者日止，愿大王明赏罚，言行者，立身之基，愿大王三思而言，九虑而行，君王之过，如日月之食，人莫不知，愿大王慎之。

陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人谨受教。

chenmu：iwanttounderstandtheessenceofgoverningthecountry，sirtaughtmehowtodoit？

xiaofan:ithink，themeasuredwoodisstraight，akingwhoacceptstheadviceofothersiswise，onlybyhumblyacceptingtheopinionsofotherscanweknowourownrightandwrong，theworldwillalsobestablebecauseofthis，ihopeyoulearnfromthewisekingsofancienttimes，thesizeofthearmycanbereduced，andthematerialscanbetightened，butintegritycannotbelost，ihopeyouwillmaintainintegrity，youmustrewardthosewhohavemerit，youmustpunishthosewhohavecommittedcrimes，thentherewillbemoreandmorekindpeople，andtherewillbefeweradulterers，ihopeyoucangoalongwiththis，therootofmanisspeechandbehavior，ihopeyouwillthinkaboutitbeforedoingit，theking‘sfaultisasdazzlingasthemoonandthesun，itcanbeseenallovertheworld，soyouhavetobecareful。

chenmu:sirisright，irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。

陈牧：寡人欲取广陵，以绝齐、楚，可乎，先生以为如何？

萧凡：臣以为，广陵城小，乃彼之要冲，我之非急，大王一旦取之，恐战争方始也，今燕地初定，大王不抚循百姓而极武穷兵，苟贪寻常之地，涂炭疲弊之民，臣窃以为不可！

陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人知过矣。

chenmu：iwanttoattackguanglingtoisolatethestateofqiandthestateofchu，sirthoughtso？

xiaofan:ithink，guanglingwastheirimportantfortress，butit‘snotwherewe‘reanxious，onceyouoccupyitthenthewarisabouttobegin，nowtheyankingdomwassoonpacified，youarenotappeasingthepeople，butyouaregoingtostartawar，itisirresponsibletoputthepeopleindangerforunnecessaryfortifications。

chenmu:sirisright，iwaswrong。

陈牧：近来世子好昵近小人，寡人甚忧之，先生以为如何？

萧凡：臣以为，王世子四海所属，而德声未闻。臣忝位宰辅，实当其责。然其尚少，志业未成，将来可期，当妙选正人，为其师友，调护圣质，犹望日就月将。如或不然，悔无及矣！

陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人谨受教。

chenmu：recently，theprincehasbeenclosetothevillain，i‘mveryworriedaboutthat，sirtaughtmewhattodo？

xiaofan:ithink，thecrownprinceisveryhonorable，buthisbenevolencewasnotknowntotheworld，ashisteacher，iwasderelictinmyduties，however，heisstillyoung，andhisambitionsandtemperamenthavenotyetbeendetermined，hisfutureisstillinfinitelypossible，therefore，itisnecessarytochoosesomerighteouspeopleashisattendantsandteachers，onlyinthisway，youwillnotregretit。

chenmu:sirisright，irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。