晋太宗宣武帝实录28(1 / 2)

晋略 巴奀月 0 字 2022-10-25

 陈牧:将军马隆兵围高唐,诸将劝其宜急攻之,寡人当如何处之?先生教我。

萧凡:臣以为,军势有宜缓以克敌,有宜急而取之。若彼我势均,且有强援,虑腹背之患者,须急攻之,以速大利。如其我强彼弱,外无救援,力足制之者,当羁縻守之,以待其弊。兵法十围五攻,此之谓也。今齐军虽弱,然众未离心,且凭险拒守,上下同心。攻守势倍,军之常法。若其促攻,不过数旬,克之必矣,但恐伤吾士众,当持久以取之耳。

陈牧:先生之言甚善,寡人即刻飞书。

chenmu:nowgeneralmaloneisbesieginggaotang,thegeneralsadvisedmetogivetheorderforageneralattack,howshouldihandlethis?sirtaughtme。

xiaofan:ithink,somewarsrequireslowingdowntheoffensiveandsomeneedingtospeeduptheoffensive,differentscenariosareadoptedindifferentsituationsbuttheyservethesamepurpose,ifthetwosidesaresimilarinstrengthandtheenemymayalsohavereinforcements,theninordertopreventbeingcaughtbetweentwosides,weneedtospeeduptheoffensive,ifwearestrongerthantheenemyandtheyhavenoreinforcements,thenweshouldbesiegethemandconsumethemtodeath,that‘swhattheartofwarsays,althoughtheqiarmyisnowweak,buttheyoccupiedthestrongholdandmoralehadnotyetbeenreduced,ifwelaunchanoffensivenowinlessthanamonth,wecanovercomeit,buti‘mafraidourlossescouldbeenormous,soisuggestyoufightaprotractedbattle,thatismoreappropriate。

chenmu:sirisright,iimmediatelygavethemilitaryorder。

陈牧:寡人闻,大乱之后,必有易治之势,寡人当如何治之?先生教我。

萧凡:臣以为,当以仁义相厉,我有公心焉,则士民不敢念其私矣;我有平心焉,则士民不敢行其险矣;我有俭心焉,士民不敢放其奢矣。此躬行之所征者也。教有道,禁不义,而身以先之,忠仁为上,勤以守之,其成虽迟,君子之德也。谲诈以御其下,欺其民而取其心,虽有立成之功,至德之所不贵也。

陈牧:先生之言是也,寡人受教矣。

chenmu:iheard,itiseasytogovernafterchaos,howshouldigovernthecountryatthistime?sirtaughtme。

xiaofan:ithink,youshouldadvocatebenevolenceandrighteousnessintheworld,aslongasyouhandlegovernmentaffairsjustlyandfairly,thenthepeoplewillnotbeselfishandtreacherous,aslongasyouadvocatefrugalityandsetanexample,thenpeoplewillnotbeextravagant,thisistheresultofyouleadingbyexample,educatetheworldwithbenevolenceandjustice,andsetanexample,promotebenevolenceandloyaltyanddiligentlypursueit,althoughthepaceofgovernancewillbeslower,thecountrywillbecomebetter,ifyouusetreacherousmeanstogovernthecountryanddeceivethepeople,eveniftheeconomycanberestoredassoonaspossible,thefoundationsofthecountrywillbeunstable。

chenmu:sirisright,iacceptyourteachings。

陈牧:今御史往陇西检覆群牧,得隐匿马二万馀匹,寡人甚怒,吾欲斩太仆卿及诸监官,可乎?先生以为如何?

萧凡:臣以为,人命至重,大王奈何以畜产之故,杀千有馀人,岂不冤滥乎?臣敢以死请大王丐千馀人命,付之大理寺候审。

陈牧:寡人之不明,以至于此乎!多所活宥,赖有先生忠言耳。

chenmu:theemissarywenttolongxitocheckontheherds,morethan20,000horseswerefoundhidden,iwasshockedandangryaboutthis,therefore,iwanttoputalltherelevantofficialstodeath,sirwhatdoyouthink?

xiaofan:ithinkhumanlifeisprecious,howcanyoukillmorethanathousandpeoplebecauseoflivestock?i‘mafraidtherewillbepeoplewhohavebeenwronged,iwanttousemylifeasaguarantee,iaskyoutosendthesepeopletothecourtofjusticefortrial。

chenmu:ididn‘texpectmetofaintsomuch,theysurvivedbecauseofyourhonestyandfaithfulness。