chenmu：ihavelungdiseasesoiwanttobuildapalacetorecuperate，sirthoughtso？
xiaofan：ithinkyoualreadyhaveapalaceandthenbuildtheotheroneswhichiswhattodo，keepinganimalsinenclosuresforhunting，robbingotherpeople‘swivesanddaughterstoenrichtheharemisnotwhatawisekingshoulddo。
chenmu:sirisright，iwaswrong。
陈牧：今大修驰道于郡县，会久雨失期，寡人欲罪尚书，先生以为如何？
萧凡：臣以为，天降淫雨，道路涂潦，虽有鬼兵百万，无如之何，而况人乎！今大王以道路不修，欲杀尚书，岂能仪刑四海以法将来耶？
陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人知过矣，当为卿赦之。
chenmu：iwanttooverhaulroadstocitiesandcountyseats，justhappenedtoencounterheavyrainanddelayedtheconstructionperiod，iwanttoblamethepersonincharge，sirthoughtso？
xiaofan：ithinkitrainedheavilyandtheroadsweremuddy，evenamillionghostsoldierscan‘tdoit，andordinarypeoplecan‘tdoit，youpunishthepersoninchargeforthedelayintheconstructionperiod，howcanthepeopleoftheworldbeconvinced？
chenmu:sirisright，iwaswrong，ipardonhimforsir。
陈牧：李晟将军克中山，而郡守不降，伏剑而死，寡人当如何处之，先生教我。
萧凡：臣以为，此乃义士也，为人臣，功既不成，唯有死节耳，大王以信义治天下，当礼而葬之，以劝来者。
陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人谨受教。
chenmu：generallishengconqueredzhongshancity，butthekeeperdidnotsurrenderandcommittedsuicidewithasword，whatshouldidoaboutit，sirtaughtme。
xiaofan：ithinkhe‘saloyalman，failuretosuccessfullydefendthecitycanonlybedeterminedbydeath，youruletheworldwithfaith，soyouhavetoburyhimwithhighstandards，throughthis，letthepeopleoftheworldreturntotheirhearts。
chenmu:sirisright，irespectfullyacceptyourteachings。
陈牧：寡人欲伐西凉，将佐皆以为不可，奈何？先生教我。
萧凡：臣以为，夫经略大事，固非常情所及，智者了于胸中，不必待众言皆合也。
陈牧：先生试述之。
萧凡：今为晋肘腋之患者，西凉而已，彼虽险固，比燕为弱，将欲除之，宜先其易者，西凉无道，臣民不附，且恃其险远，不修战备，宜以精兵万人轻赍疾趋，比其觉之，我已出其险要，可一战擒也。
陈牧：若大军西征，齐、楚，扣关当如何？
萧凡：论者恐大军既西，齐、楚必窥觎，此似是而非也，齐、楚闻我万里远征，以为内有重备，必不敢动，纵有侵轶，李晟将军足以拒守，必无忧也。
陈牧：先生解我心忧，寡人意决矣。
chenmu：iwantedtoattackthewesternliangkingdombutthegeneralsdidn‘tapproveofit，whatshouldido，sirtaughtme。
xiaofan：ithinkthatstrategiceventsarenotsomethingthatordinarypeoplecanunderstand，wisepeoplehaveadecisionintheirheartsanddon‘tneedeveryone‘sconsent。
chenmu:sir，pleaseelaborate。
xiaofan:nowourgreattroubleisthewesternliangkingdom，althoughtheterrainofthewesternliangkingdomisdangerous，itisalittleweakerthantheyanstate，thepoliticsofthewesternliangstatewerechaoticandthepeoplewerenotsubservient，itreliesonitsprecariousterrainwithoutreinforcingitsarmaments，ifyouwanttofight，youmustfirstfighttheweak，youshouldsendageneralwith10，000elitesoldierstoblitzthewesternliangkingdom，bythetimetheyrealized，wehadenteredtheirprecariousterrain，thewesternliangkingdomwilldefinitelybeconqueredbyus。
chenmu:whatifthearmymarcheswest，andthestateofqiandchuattacktheborder？
xiaofan:thechancellorbelievedthatafterthewesternexpeditionofthelargearmy，thestateofqiandthestateofchuwouldattacktheborder，suchathingisunlikely，whenthestateofqiandthestateofchuheardaboutourexpedition，theywouldthinkthatwewereonguard，sotheywouldnotlaunchanattack，eveniftheyattacked，generallishengcouldresistthem，youdon‘thavetoworry。
chenmu:sirtooktheknotinmyheart，ialreadyhadadecisioninmymind。