chen mu:I want to know,What is the standard of behavior of a gentleman?Sir taught me。
xiao fan:I think,He goes to work only when his clothes are neat,If what he says is not moral then he will not ask the king to do so,Only by leading by example and acting fairly will others follow him,He is dressed neatly,so others will follow him as well,He handled government affairs fairly so there was no partisanship,These are the standards of behavior of gentlemen。
chen mu:Now, the world is in chaos,The Khitan was unbridled in the north,I want to get good generals to defend against them,Sir taught me how to do it?
xiao fan:I think,There are two points in governance, which are civilian and military,Now, the minister who deals with civil affairs is better at poetry than at government affairs,Generals in charge of the military affairs are better at charging than strategizing,These do little to help deal with the mess,Previously, the papers written by Lu Ji could not save the river bridge from failure,This is an established fact,There are no fixed customs for people,But politics has good and bad times,There are no standards for the strength of a soldier,But the general has a difference between wise and stupid,Therefore, the selection of generals should focus on Strategy rather than force,Today, the government selects talents who are the descendants of generals and heroes,But they did not have the talents of their ancestors,So, they are not up to the task,Most of the former generals came from poor backgrounds,But they built great feats,However, not all of their descendants were generals,I want you to select generals based on talent,Then the brave and wise warriors of the world will admire and appreciate you。
chen mu:Sir is right,I respectfully accept your teachings。
chen mu:Now, there are not enough horses,I am worried about this,Sir taught me how to do it?
xiao fan:I think,Horses are an important strategic material,I hope you lift the ban on keeping horses,When we carry out military operations,You can get officials to buy their horses at a high price,Through this, the government will have a large number of horses,The fighting power of the Khitans depended on the horses,If we trade with them and buy their horses,Then we will reap huge benefits,And not them,I hope you will think about it。
chen mu:Sir is right,I respectfully accept your teachings。
chen mu:I heard,The wise are able to attract people from afar,Stupid people will lose those close to them,Sir taught me why?
xiao fan:I think,As long as your heart is full of justice,then people from afar will come because they admire you,If you do evil then people close to you will also leave you,Zhou Gong practiced etiquette and justice,So both the Kirin and the Phoenix would respond to him,The Yin Zhou practiced tyranny, so his relatives left him,If you do good then people will support you,If you do bad things,your descendants will also resent you,Therefore, wise people are able to attract people from afar,And stupid people lose those close to them。
chen mu:I look for talent with sincerity,However, they were not willing to work for me,Sir taught me why?
xiao fan:I think,It is a danger to kings in appointing talents in words rather than deeds,It is hypocritical to appoint talent in words,Talent will leave because there is no real action,You want to select talent and remove incompetent people,But your words and deeds are inconsistent,It will be difficult for you to achieve this goal,I hope you don't repeat the mistakes of Yuan Shao and learn a lesson from this。
chen mu:Sir is right,I respectfully accept your teachings。
chen mu:I want to build a temple to pray to the Buddha,Sir,what do you think?
xiao fan:I think,The border has not yet settled and the war is not over,The soldiers were tired and transportation was difficult,It is not appropriate to build temples at this time,which will take a lot of time, money, and manpower,Ancient holy kings advocated thrift,And they are known for their benevolence and righteousness,After the Jin and Song dynasties, temples began to be built in large quantities,That also caused social chaos,Because of this, the Liang kingdom went to extinction,During the Wu Zetian period, the Tang Dynasty was insulted and its reputation was damaged,The reason is the same,Kings built temples, and people followed suit,That leads to bad results,Therefore, Emperor Wu of Tang resisted Buddhis m,The time is not far away,You should learn from it,The money for the construction of the temple was enough for military expenses,It is the wish of the BuddhaIt to protect the country and benefit society。