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as much as you used to，Ministers make sMall mistakes， and you punish them，Many ministers are no longer willing to tell you the truth，If this continues， the country will be in danger，I hope you corrected it。

chen mu：If there is no reminder from you，I will not know the truth，I will correct my mistake for you。

陈牧：今北方一统，寡人欲南伐，可乎？先生以为如何？

萧凡：臣以为，昔有夏多罪而殷汤用师，纣作淫Nue而周武授钺。苟无其时，虽复大圣，亦宜养威自保，不可轻动也。今北方初定，不务力农富国，审官任能，明黜陟，慎刑赏，训诸司以德，抚百姓以仁，而听诸将徇名，穷兵黩武，动费万计，士卒调瘁，寇不为衰而我已大病矣，愿大王三思。

陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人知过矣。

chen mu：Today， the north has been pacified，I want to start a war against the South，Sir， what do you think？

xiao fan：I think，Previously， the Xia Kingdom was guilty，Yin Shang launched a war against it，The tyranny of King Zhou led to a crusade by King Wu，If the time does not come，Even the Holy King must remain calm，Decisions cannot be made rashly，Today， the north has just been pacified，You should develop production，You have to pick talented people，You need to improve the national legal system，You have to appease the people and let officials govern the country with morality，If you listened to the opinion of the military to start a war，Then our national strength will suffer，And the number of soldiers in our army is not enough，If so， our country will be in danger，I hope you think about it carefully。

chen mu：Sir is right，I was wrong。

陈牧：寡人甚慕贞观之治，故吾欲闻理国要道，先生何以教我？

萧凡：臣以为，理国之要道，在于公平正直，故《尚书》云：无偏无党，王道荡荡。无党无偏，王道平平。又孔子称，举直错诸枉，则民服。今大王所尚，诚足以极政教之源，尽至公之要，囊括区宇，化成天下，愿大王力而行之，则天下幸甚。

陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人谨受教。

chen mu：I envy the era of Zhenguan，I want to hear the principles of governing the country，Sir taught me how to do it？

xiao fan：I think，The essence of governance is fairness and justice，The Holy King governs the country insisting on fairness and justice，Select talented people and remove treacherous people，Then the people will follow you，What you promote is the essence of governance，As long as you insist on fairness and justice， then you can govern the world wel