Response to Emperors (3)
應帝王（三）
1 Tian Gen traveled along to Yin Yang. The day when he walked beside Liao Shui River, he happened to meet the widely renowned sage – Mr. Nameless. Tian Gen took the chance to consult him.
天根旅行一路遊玩到殷陽。那天他走到蓼水河邊，正巧碰上了名聞遐邇的智者無名人先生。天根想抓住機會討教一些問題;
2 Coming up to Mr. Nameless, he asked, “What’s the right way of governance?”
他跑到無名人先生的面前，問道：「請問什麼是正確的治國之方？」
天根游於殷陽，至蓼水之上，適遭無名人而問焉，曰：「請問為天下。」
3 Mr. Nameless was sitting in meditation. Doing a scowl, he said sullenly, “You, vulgar guy. To be here, you still remember the boring questions? Get away! Don’t bother me.
無名人先生正在打坐。他皺了皺眉不高興地說：「你這個庸俗的傢伙，怎麼跑到這個地方，還忘不掉這些俗不可耐的問題？走開，別來煩我！
4 Moment ago I was sitting in meditation, what a happy time it was! At first I played with the Creator. Then I rode on the bird of Tao to fly out of the universe and toured around the realm of nihility in the boundless wild field. What the beautiful scenery! Why did you raise such boring question to bother me when I was tasting such a wonderful environment?”
剛剛我打坐的時候，玩得多愉快啊！起先我與造物者玩耍。玩夠了，我又乘坐莽眇之鳥飛到六合之外，到無何有之鄉去遊覽。那裡視野極其開闊，風景美極了，正當我還沉醉在這樣美好的境況之中時，你為什麼偏偏要提這樣煩人的問題來打擾我呢？」
無名人曰：「去！汝鄙人也，何問之不豫也！予方將與造物者為人，厭，則又乘夫莽眇之鳥，以出六極之外，而游無何有之鄉，以處壙垠之野。汝又何帠以治天下感予之心為？」
5 Tian Gen knew well the odd temper of these men of perfect practice. If you don’t insist on the answer, they won’t tell you easily. Hence Tian Gen still stood there and had no intention to leave; it seemed he would not go until he got the answer.
天根知道這些修行完備之人的臭脾氣。你若不堅持到底的話，他們是決不肯輕易的透露半個字的。因此，天根賴在那兒不肯走，一定要無名人說個究竟。
6 Mr. Nameless realized that the guy wouldn’t leave if he didn’t answer. To dismiss the nuisance, he said, “As a leader, he must live in a simple life, being indifferent to fame, position, and wealth; and keep with a sound, tranquil and peaceful heart. He must do as a fair referee and give his people a full play to adapt themselves to the environment. The leader should never intervene in the details and does helping and benefiting to the contrary. If he could do so, the country would be in peace and order by itself.”
無名人看著這位老兄，知道不給他講的話他是不會死心的，為了打發這個討厭鬼，他說道：「做為一位領導者，他如果能過平易恬淡的生活，有一顆沉穩，安寧，祥和的心，無私地做一位公正的裁判者，然後讓老百姓各自發揮所長，各自反應其所處的環境；領導者對細節不加干涉，不助長，不益生。能夠這樣，天下就大治了！」
又復問，無名人曰：「汝游心於淡，合氣於漠，順物自然而無容私焉，而天下治矣。」