Original text:

Ask the courtiers: "Which is more difficult, starting a business or staying in business?" Fang Lingxuan said: "At the beginning of ignorance, it is difficult to start a business by wrestling with the hero and then surrendering to the hero!" Wei Zhi said: "Since ancient times, emperors have always been suffering from worries and losses, and they can't get comfort, so it's hard to stick to it!" The master said, "Ling Xuan and I have won the world and will die all our lives, so we know the difficulty of starting a business.

If you want to live in peace with me, you will always be afraid that wealth will lead to arrogance, and ignorance will lead to misfortune, so you will know that it is difficult to hold on. However, the difficulty of starting a business is gone; It is difficult to persist in success, so you should be cautious to the public. Ling Xuan and others bowed down and said, "Your Majesty's words are a blessing to the whole world." . "

Translation:

Taizong asked the ministers around him, "Which is more difficult, starting a business or keeping a business?" Fang Lingxuan: "Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was still very difficult to start a business by competing with heroes from all walks of life and then letting them surrender!" Wei Zhi said: "Since ancient times, emperors have gained the world from difficulties and lost the world in ease. It's harder to keep it! " Emperor Taizong said: "Ling Xuan and I laid a river and a mountain together, and we risked our lives, so we know more about the difficulty of starting a business.

Wei Zhi and I decide the world together, and often worry about wealth and arrogance, and get carried away and cause great disaster, so it is more difficult to know how to persist. However, the difficulty of starting a business has become a thing of the past, and the difficulty of persisting should be treated with caution. Ling Xuan and others saluted: "Your Majesty's words are the blessing of the people of the whole country!"

Extended data

Serve the country sincerely

Fang followed to pacify the world, live and die together, and prepared for the hardships of creating national industries. He never forgets the difficulty of starting a business, and the alarm bell is ringing. In order to maintain the long-term stability of the country, he strives to guard against arrogance and extravagance.

Fang attaches great importance to official management, and thinks that official management is the foundation of governing the country, and honest officials are the key to governing the country. On the issue of selecting officials, Li Shimin advocated "appointing people on merit and serving as an official". "It's time to review officials and let them all play their respective roles, and then the country can govern by doing nothing." Fang faithfully carried out his thoughts, greatly simplified administration and preserved officials, "so there are 640 civil and military officials."