陈牧：先生不出，苍生奈何？

    萧凡：布衣愿效犬马之劳。

    chenmu：sirdoesnotappear，whatabouttheworld？

    xiaofan：subordinateswillingtodotheworkofdogsandhorses。

    陈牧：今王室多故，诸侯不臣，四方纷扰，寡人朝不保夕，为之奈何？先生教我。

    萧凡：臣以为，今大厦将倾，非人力所能支也，且诸将暴虐，常切齿于王，京师必将生乱，此非久留之地，愿大王效司马睿，斩关而出急趋孟津，上书陛下诉其缘由，据河内以观时局，待罪并州以卫社稷，大王于外厉兵秣马，遥壮朝廷声势，陛下于内差可少安。

    陈牧：先生之言是也，寡人意决矣。

    chenmu：nowtheroyalfamilyisinadifficultsituation，thewarlordsdisobeyedthecentralauthorities，theworldisinchaos，mylifeisatstake，sirtaughtmewhattodo？

    xiaofan：ithink，thecentralgovernmentisabouttocollapse，itcan‘tbesupportedanymore，andthegeneralswerebrutal，theyusuallyhateyouverymuch，thecapitalwillsoonbeinturmoil，thisisnotaplacetostayforlong，ihopeyouwillescapetomengjinlikesimarui，thenwritetotheemperortoexplainwhy，occupyhanoiandobservethesituationchange，defendthecountrywithaguiltyidentityonthenorthside，you‘rerecruitinginthenorthasasolidarityofthecentralgovernment，theemperormightbesaferbecauseofthis。

    chenmu:sirisright，ialreadyhaveadecisioninmymind。

    陈牧：今四海分裂，国家未安，齐国、燕国倔强于山东，关中、西凉不服王化，梁国首鼠两端，楚国、蜀地俨然敌国，寡人欲一天下，先生何以教我？

    萧凡：臣以为，惠帝既是常才而不能自断，诸将皆庸人骤起，志在财帛，争用威力。朝夕自快而已，非有忠良明智、深虑远图，尊主安民者也，分崩离析，形势可见，大王建位藩辅，当布盛德于天下，以卫高祖之业，齐军肃政，赏罚明信，延揽英雄，务悦民心，南奉天子以讨不庭，笼络梁国以为屏障，急下关中以威西凉，联蜀和楚以固河南，以此而虑，天下不足定也。

    陈牧：先生之言甚善，寡人谨受教。

    chenmu：today，theworldisdividedandunstable，thestatesofqiandyanbecameindependentinshandong，guanzhongandxiliangdidnotobeytheordersofthecentralgovernment，liangguohadnopositionandswayedfromsidetoside，thestateofchuandthestateofshubasicallybecamehostilestates，iwanttounifytheworld，sirtaughtmewhattodo？

    xiaofan:ithink，theemperorisaverageintalentandcannotmakehisowndecisions，hisgeneralsarerookieswholikemoneyandinfighting，hehadnoloyalandwiseministerstoplanforthefuture，theyarejustcomfortingthemselves，itispredictablethatthecentralgovernmentisabouttocollapse，asakingwhoprotectsthecentralgovernment，youshouldpromotebenevolencetotheworldandinheritit，soyouhavetostraightenoutthearmyandthegovern