陈牧:寡人欲遍赐勋贵,褒其从龙之功,可乎?先生以为如何?
萧凡:臣以为,君人者以天下为家,不可有私也,仓库之储,以供军国之用,自非有功德者不当加赐,在朝诸贵,受禄不轻,比来颁赍,动以千计,若分以赐鳏寡孤独之民,所济实多,今直以与亲近之臣,殆非“周急不断富”之谓也。
陈牧: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。
陈牧:寡人有今日,皆先生之力也,此间宴饮,先生不乐,何也?
萧凡:臣非不乐,然心中有忧也,愿大王毋忘出奔晋阳之时,愿大王毋忘束缚并州之时,愿大王毋忘藏于牛车之时。
陈牧:先生之言是也,寡人谨受教。
chenmu:iamabletogettothisday,allthankstoyou,youarenothappyduringthebanquet,why?
xiaofan:iamnotunhappybuthaveaburdeninmyheart,ihopeyoudon‘tforgetthedayswhenyourantojinyangandgotstuck,alsodon‘tforgetthehumiliationhiddeninthebullockcart。
chenmu:sirisright,irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。
陈牧:闻燕王妃裴氏有殊色,寡人欲纳之,可乎?先生以为如何?
萧凡:臣以为不可,昔沛公入关,妇女无所幸,此范增所以畏其志大也,今大王始定燕地,海内想望风声,奈何袭乱亡之迹,以女德为累乎!
陈牧:先生之言是也,寡人知过矣。
chenmu:iheardthatthequeenofyanwasgorgeous,iwanttoincludeherinmyharem,whatdoessirthink?
xiaofan:idon‘tthinkso,whenliubangattackedtheqinstate,hedidnotlikefemalecolor,that‘swhyfanzengwasjealousofhim,nowthattheyankingdomhasjustbeencalmeddown,thewholeworldiswatchingyouractions,howcanwerepeatthemistakesofthepast,soyoucan‘tdelaybigthingsbecauseofwomen。
chenmu:sirisright,iwaswrong。
陈牧:今风俗尚诈谋,寡人甚忧之,先生何以教我?
萧凡:臣以为,汉唐登贤,莫非经术,服膺雅道,名立行成,魏、晋浮荡,儒学沦歇,风节罔树,抑此之由,可置《五经》博士各一人,广开馆宇,招内后进,不出十载,风俗可厚也。
陈牧:先生之言甚善,寡人谨受教。
chenmu:nowsocialcustomsarefullofdeception,iwasveryworried,sirthoughtwhattodo?
xiaofan:hanandtangdynastyselecttalents,withclassiccultureandpersonalconduct,sincetheweiandjindynasties,theatmospherehasbecomelightandthin,andtheculturehasbeguntodecline,thisisthegeneraldevelopmentcontext,therefore,schoolscanbeestablishedtoteachpeoplecultureandthusimprovetheirconduct,inlessthantenyears,thesocialatmospherewillbegreatlyimproved。
chenmu:sirisright,irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。