The king appoints his officials. What are the principles for officials to serve the king? It's just extremely unfair. It's not that people are forbidden to talk to cover up their mistakes and please their own monarch without getting a little trust. This is impossible. There are more things you can't do. People think that admonition should be hidden. This is a bad admonition. Then who will protest in person? Moreover, the former monarch had the virtue of remonstrance, but later generations could not see it, which would not only lose temporary justice, but also make later generations think that the former generation did not remonstrate. This is to start and guide the atmosphere of laziness and taboo suggestions.
What are the characters of Yi Yin and Duke Zhou? Yi Yin's and Duke Zhou's suggestions hit home the shortcomings of the monarch, which were profound and urgent. Their admonitions were kept in the Book of History and never lost. To this day, people are still praising Tai Jia and Wang Cheng as good men, while Yi Yin and Duke Zhou are good looks, because their exhortations can still be seen. If the admonition book at that time was deleted and gained a small reputation of humility, then how can future generations admonish and know their talents and Excellence?
Some people say: "The principle of recording history in Spring and Autumn Annals is to cover up the faults of monarchs, parents and sages, just the opposite." What Chunqiu covers up and conceals is all bad behavior. How can it be said that it is bad behavior to accept admonition? Then he said, "In that case, is there anything wrong with the person who burned the remonstrance?" I said, "Who is the man who burned the manuscript? This was not done by Yi Yin and Duke Zhou, but by people who won lower case letters in modern times, which is wrong. Why? Because they regard burning manuscripts as a virtue to cover up the monarch's mistakes and let future generations praise them. This makes it impossible for future generations to see whether the admonition is correct, but it is inevitable that the fault usually lies with the monarch and the virtue often belongs to the writer. How can this be said to love their monarch? " Others said, "Don't tell others the truth when you come out. This is not the same. " I said, this is not what saints say. Even if there is such a theory, it means that in the process of discussion between the monarch and the minister, they don't want to reveal their words to the people at that time. Where is the person who wants to stop telling the world?
Alas! Gong Zheng is a man who demands himself to serve the monarch sincerely and honestly. He will not deceive the world! This knows more about his wisdom. Right? Right?