汲黯

汲黯还是在朝廷里当个小官。

But he is still a coutling in the imperial court .

从此以后，汲黯的官职再也没有提升。

For this reason , Ji An was never promoted again .

一天，汲黯忍不住对皇帝说。

One day , Ji'An said to the emperor with unbearableness felling .

汉朝时，有一个叫汲黯的人。

In Han Dynasty , there was a person who named Ji'An .

汲黯是西汉武帝时代人，以刚直正义、敢讲真话而受人尊重。

He was respected for being upright and just and for daring to speak the truth .

武帝回到宫里以后，对身边的人说，汲黯这个人也未免太粗太直了。

After returning , Emperor Wudi said to the people around him that Ji An was a little too rude and too straightforward .

有一天，汲黯对武帝说，陛下使用群臣，跟码劈柴一样，是“后来者居上”啊！

One day , Ji An said to Emperor Wudi that the way the emperor used his ministers was just like piling up firewood , which meant that the latecomers surpassed the old-timers .

汲黯作为西汉重臣，尽管未留著作于后世，但从他的“行”进行史料考察和分析，可以发现他的“无为而治”、“重民”、“社稷为重”等法律思想，具有重要的价值。

However , we can find many of his legal thoughts through investigation and analysis of his action , such as letting nature take its own course , attaching importance to the people and country first .

于是，转脸对臣下们说：“人真是不能不学习啊！你们听汲黯说话，越来越离谱了！”

So , turning to his ministers , Emperor Wudi said , " It is true that no one can stop learning . You see , Ji An is making more and more indiscreet remarks . "

汉武帝登时脸色大变，宣布罢朝，满朝文武都为汲黯捏着一把汗，担心他会因此招来大祸。

The emperor suddenly changed his countenance and declared the meeting over . All the civilian and military officers at court were breathless with anxiety for fear that Ji An might bring disaster upon himself because of this .

没等皇帝把话说完，汲黯就说：“陛下内心里那么贪婪多欲，表面上却要装得实行仁政，这是何苦呢？”一句话把皇帝噎了回去。

Emperor Wudi Had hardly finished his remands when Ji An said that there was no need for the emperor to say so . Why should the emperor bother , Ji An said , about pretending to implement the policy of benevolence and justice since he was so greedy and avaricious within himself ? This choked the emperor off .