1. If the king makes mistakes and refuses to admonish him, the loyal ministers cannot bear to do so.

From Wu Zetian's "Chen Gui·Volume 1·Kuang Remonstrance Chapter"

If the monarch makes mistakes and fails to remonstrate, this is what loyal ministers cannot bear to do.

2. The sky is selfless and hard, and the earth is selfless. The sun and moon are selfless candles, and the four seasons are selfless.

From Wu Zetian's "Chen Gui·Volume 1·Zhang Zhengzheng"

Heaven has no selfish motives and is kind to all things, and the earth has no selfish motives and carries all things. The sun and the moon shine on all things without selfishness, and the four seasons change the cold and heat without selfishness.

3. To endure what is selfish and do what is right is a public reward.

From Wu Zetian's "Chen Gui·Volume 1·Justice Chapter"

Restraining one's selfishness and acting with great benevolence and righteousness is called "selflessness".

4. It is better to be wise and use private interests than to be foolish and use public interests.

From Wu Zetian's "Chen Gui·Volume 1·Justice Chapter"

Being smart but selfish is not as good as being stupid but selfless.

5. People are not wise, and they have no fault. If you can change things after passing them, you can become enlightened; if you know things and can change them, you can become saints.

From Wu Zetian's "Internal Training: Qianshan".

No one is a wise man, and no one can be without faults. You can correct your mistakes and become a wise person. If you know your mistakes and can correct them, you are not far from being a sage.

6. Not being trapped lies in early thinking, and not being poor lies in early hesitation.

From Wu Zetian's "Chen Gui·Volume 2, Chapter of Caution"

The key to making things easy is to plan early, and the key to making things easy is to prepare in advance.

7. Don’t say anything you don’t want to say to avoid danger; don’t do anything you don’t want to do to avoid danger.

From Wu Zetian's "Chen Gui·Volume 2·Shenmi Chapter"

Don't say what you shouldn't say to avoid disaster. Don't do what you shouldn't do to avoid disaster. Avoid risks.

8. Do good deeds all your life, but you can be careless if you fail with one word!

From Wu Zetian's "Chen Gui·Volume 2·Shen Mi Zhang"

Do If a lifetime of good deeds fails because of a single mistake, shouldn't we be cautious?

9. If small mistakes are not corrected, big evils will remain; if small good deeds can be corrected, great good will be accomplished.

From Wu Zetian's "Internal Training: Qianshan".

If small mistakes are not corrected, they will become big mistakes; if you are willing to do small good deeds, you will become a noble person.

10. Those who are sincere from above and below will secretly believe without doubting; those who are sincere and unreasonable will be close to doubting without doubting.

From Wu Zetian's "Chen Gui·Volume 2·Integrity Chapter"

If the monarch and his ministers communicate with each other in good faith, then they will secretly communicate with each other without suspicion. If they cannot communicate with each other in good faith, then Even if they are very close, they will doubt each other and cannot trust each other.