晉太宗宣武帝實錄11
陳牧:寡人慾遍賜勛貴,褒其從龍之功,可乎?先生以為如何?
蕭凡:臣以為,君人者以天下為家,不可有私也,倉庫之儲,以供軍國之用,自非有功德者不當加賜,在朝諸貴,受祿不輕,比來頒齎,動以千計,若分以賜鰥寡孤獨之民,所濟實多,今直以與親近之臣,殆非「周急不斷富」之謂也。
陳牧:先生之言是也,寡人受教矣。
chenmu:Iwanttorewardthosewhohavefollowedme,Sirthoughtso?
xiaofan:Ithinkthatthekingregardstheworldashishome,andcannotbeselfish,Thetreasuryisusedtogovernthecountryandtrainthearmy,Ifthereisnogreatmerit,itshouldnotberewarded,Besides,theyalreadyhavealotofmoney,Itdoesn『tmakemuchsensetogivethemagain,Butgivingtothepoorcanhelpmore。
chenmu:Sirisright,Iacceptyourteachings。
陳牧:寡人有今日,皆先生之力也,此間宴飲,先生不樂,何也?
蕭凡:臣非不樂,然心中有憂也,願大王毋忘出奔晉陽之時,願大王毋忘束縛并州之時,願大王毋忘藏於牛車之時。
陳牧:先生之言是也,寡人謹受教。
chenmu:Iamabletogettothisday,allthankstoyou,Youarenothappyduringthebanquet,why?
xiaofan:Iamnotunhappybuthaveaburdeninmyheart,Ihopeyoudon『tforgetthedayswhenyourantoJinyangandgotstuck,Alsodon『tforgetthehumiliationhiddeninthebullockcart。
chenmu:Sirisright,Irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。
陳牧:聞燕王妃裴氏有殊色,寡人慾納之,可乎?先生以為如何?
蕭凡:臣以為不可,昔沛公入關,婦女無所幸,此范增所以畏其志大也,今大王始定燕地,海內想望風聲,奈何襲亂亡之跡,以女德為累乎!
陳牧:先生之言是也,寡人知過矣。
chenmu:IheardthattheQueenofYanwasgorgeous,Iwanttoincludeherinmyharem,Whatdoessirthink?
xiaofan:Idon『tthinkso,WhenLiuBangattackedtheQinstate,hedidnotlikefemalecolor,That『swhyFanZengwasjealousofhim,NowthattheYanKingdomhasjustbeencalmeddown,thewholeworldiswatchingyouractions,Howcanwerepeatthemistakesofthepast,Soyoucan『tdelaybigthingsbecauseofwomen。
chenmu:Sirisright,Iwaswrong。
陳牧:今風俗尚詐謀,寡人甚憂之,先生何以教我?
蕭凡:臣以為,漢唐登賢,莫非經術,服膺雅道,名立行成,魏、晉浮蕩,儒學淪歇,風節罔樹,抑此之由,可置《五經》博士各一人,廣開館宇,招內後進,不出十載,風俗可厚也。
陳牧:先生之言甚善,寡人謹受教。
chenmu:Nowsocialcustomsarefullofdeception,Iwasveryworried,Sirthoughtwhattodo?
xiaofan:HanandTangDynastyselecttalents,Withclassiccultureandpersonalconduct,SincetheWeiandJindynasties,theatmospherehasbecomelightandthin,andtheculturehasbeguntodecline,Thisisthegeneraldevelopmentcontext,Therefore,schoolscanbeestablishedtoteachpeoplecultureandthusimprovetheirconduct,Inlessthantenyears,thesocialatmospherewillbegreatlyimproved。
chenmu:Sirisright,Irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。
陳牧:近來多祥瑞,各郡頻有表賀慶,寡人當如何處之,先生教我。
蕭凡:臣以為,但使天下太平,家給人足,雖無祥瑞,亦可比德於堯、舜,若百姓不足,夷狄內侵,縱有芝草遍街衢,鳳凰巢苑囿,亦何異於桀、紂?嘗聞石勒時,有郡吏燃連理木,煮白雉肉吃,豈得稱為明主耶?夫為人君者,當須至公理天下,以得萬姓之歡心,若堯、舜在上,百姓敬之如父母,動作興事,人皆樂之,發號施令,人皆悅之,此是大祥瑞也。
陳牧:先生之言甚善,寡人亦以為然。
chenmu:Recently,auspicioussignshaveappearedinmanyplaces,Allthecountiescongratulatedme,Sirtaughtmewhattodo?
xiaofan:Ithinkaslongastheworldistoopeacefulandwell-fed,Eveniftherearenoauspicioussigns,youarestillawiseking,Wisekingsruledtheworldwithacommonheart,andthusgainedtheapprovalofthepeople,Thepeoplerespectyouliketheirparents,Youdothingsthatpeoplearewillingtofollowandsupportyou,Thisistherealauspicioussign。
chenmu:Sirisright,Ithinksotoo。
陳牧:寡人願聞治國之常道,先生何以教我?
蕭凡:伏願大王覽古今之事,察安危之機,上以社稷為重,下以億兆在念,明選舉,慎賞罰,進賢才,退不肖,聞過即改,從諫如流,為善在於不疑,出令期於必信,頤神養性,省游畋之娛,雲奢從儉,減工役之費,務靜方內,而不求闢土,載弓矢,而不忘武備,凡此數者,國不可治者,未之有也。
陳牧:先生之言是也,寡人謹受教。
chenmu:Iwanttounderstandthewaytogovernthecountry,Sirtaughtmehowtodoit。
xiaofan:Ihopeyouunderstandthehistoryoftheriseandfallofthecountry,Andlearnfromit,putthecountryfirst,andkeepthepeopleinmind,Selecttalents,dismisstraitors,andcorrectmistakes,Governingthecountryrequiresmoretrustandlesssuspicion,Advocatefrugality,reduceprojectexpenditure,anddonotexhaustmilitaryforce,Ofcourse,wemustalsomaintaincombatreadiness,Onlyinthiswaycanthecountrybebetterandbettergoverned。
chenmu:Sirisright,Irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。
陳牧:寡人慾改祖宗之法,可乎?先生何以教我?
蕭凡:臣以為,治國有常,而利民為本,政教有道,而令行為右,苟利於民,不必法古,苟周於事,不必循俗,故聖人法於時變,禮與俗化,衣服器械,各便其用,法度制令,各因其宜,故變法利國利民,變之可也。
陳牧:先生之言是也,寡人謹受教。
chenmu:Iwanttochangethelawsofmyancestors,Sirtaughtmehowtodoit?
xiaofan:Ithink,Theessenceofgoverningthecountryistoputthepeopleasthefoundation,Aslongasthepolicyisbeneficialtothepeople,thenitdoesnothavetofollowthepreviouslaw,Theformulationofpoliciesshouldconformtotherequirementsofthetimes,Sinceitisbeneficialtothecountryandthepeople,whycan『titbechanged?
chenmu:Sirisright,Irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。
陳牧:何為王者之兵,先生教我。
蕭凡:臣以為,聖王之用兵也,非好樂之,將以誅暴討亂,弔民伐罪,抑惡揚善,夫以義誅不義,若決江河而溉爝火,臨不測而擠欲墜,其克之必也,此乃王者之兵也。
陳牧:先生之言甚善,寡人受教矣。
chenmu:Whatisthearmyofjustice?Sirtaughtme。
xiaofan:ThetruemeaningoftheHolyKing『suseofsoldiersistoquelltheriots,tofightagainsttheguilty,andtosavethepeople,Hedidn『tlikewarbutwasforcedtodoso,Fightingevilwithrighteousnesswillgoassmoothlyaspouringfirewithwater,Thisisthearmyofjustice。
chenmu:Sirisright,Iacceptyourteachings。