陈牧：今东宫简陋，寡人欲营之，可乎？先生以为如何？
萧凡：臣以为，克俭节用，实弘道之源；崇侈恣情，乃败德之本。是以凌云概日，戎人于是致讥；峻宇雕墙，《夏书》以之作诫。昔赵盾匡晋，吕望师周，或劝之以节财，或谏之以厚敛。莫不尽忠以佐国，竭诚以奉君，欲使茂实播于无穷，裨益于国家耳，且今日东宫，唐时营建，睹之者尚讥其侈，见之者犹叹甚华。何容于此中更有修造，财帛日费，土木不停，何益于国？愿大王察之。
陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人知过矣。
chen mu：Today， the palace where the prince lives is very simple，I want to expand it，Sir， what do you think？
xiao fan：I think，Frugality promotes moral development，Luxury corrupts moral standards，There are many such cases in history，Zhao Dun assisted the Jin state，Lü Wang assisted the Zhou Dynasty，They all persuaded kings to be thrifty rather than extravagant，They did their best to assist the king in governing the country，Today， the palace where the prince lives was built during the Tang Dynasty，People privately talk about it as extravagant，So It is not necessary to expand it，And it is not beneficial to the country either，I hope you will consider this carefully。
chen mu：Sir is right，I was wrong。
陈牧：近来大臣上书谏者少，赞誉寡人者多，何也？先生教我。
萧凡：臣以为，自古有国有家者，咸欲修德政以比隆盛世，至于其治，多不馨香，非无忠臣贤佐也，由主不胜其情，弗能用耳。夫人情惮难而趋易，好同而恶异，与治道相反。《传》曰，‘从善如登，从恶如崩’，言善之难也。人君承奕世之基，据自然之势，操八柄之威，甘易同之欢，无假敢于人，而忠臣挟难进之术，吐逆耳之言，其不合也，不亦宜乎！故明君寤之，求贤如饥渴，受谏而不厌，抑情损欲，以义割恩，则上无偏谬之授，下无希冀之望矣。
陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人谨受教。
chen mu：Recently， there have been fewer people making suggestions，And they started praising me，Sir taught me why？
xiao fan：I think，Ancient kings wanted to govern their countries well，And to be famous all over the world，However， the results were not ideal，There are a lot of talent