Disciples

Chapter 28

Original
Advance must go, retreat must be late;

When you ask about it, don't look away.

Translation
When you want to see your elders, you should walk forward quickly, and when you leave, you should slow down your pace; when your elders ask you a question, you should stand up before answering, and keep your eyes on the other party, not sideways.

allusion
During the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous person named Pei Du.He first served as the Jiedu Envoy of Shannan Xidao, and later, because of his outstanding military exploits and political achievements, he was called into the palace to take the important position of prime minister to preside over government affairs.

When Pei Du entered the palace to preside over political affairs, the emperor was still young and ignorant, and acted recklessly.Because children are seldom involved in political affairs by nature, and they are not willing to meet ministers to discuss matters.Pei Du felt that something big would happen if things went on like this for a long time, so he went to see the emperor and said to the emperor sincerely: "Everyone in the world knows that the emperor is very diligent in handling the affairs of state. But in the past two months, the number of times your majesty summoned ministers Seeing less. Therefore, some people are worried that more official affairs will be delayed. I hope the emperor can take advantage of the cooler weather to go to court a few more times. I sincerely hope that your majesty can adopt it." Pei Du spoke sincerely, and then respectfully He went out of the palace and left time for the emperor to think about it.Seeing that Pei Du was so sincere and polite, the emperor felt very ashamed, so he decided to change his past.

(End of this chapter)