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16 | 三年,江南平,廷棟上疏,略曰:「萬方之治亂在朝政,百工之敬肆視君心。事不貴文,貴其實;下不從令,從所好。夫治亂決於敬肆,敬肆根於喜懼。自古功成志遂,人主喜心一生而驕心已伏,宦寺有乘其喜而貢諂媚者矣,左右有乘其喜而肆蒙蔽者矣,容悅之臣有因此而工諛佞者矣,屏逐之奸有因此而巧夤緣者矣。諂媚貢則柄暗竊,蒙蔽肆則權下移,諛佞工則主志惑,夤緣巧則宵小升。於是受蠱惑,塞聰明,遠老成,惡忠鯁。從前戒懼之念,一喜敗之;此後侈縱之行,一喜開之。方且矜予智,樂莫違,逞獨斷,快從欲,一人肆於上,群小扇於下,流毒蒼生,貽禍社稷,稽諸史冊,後先一轍。推原其端,祗一念由喜入驕而已。軍興以來,十數省億萬生靈慘遭鋒鏑,即倡亂之奸民,何一非朝廷赤子?大兵所加,盡被誅夷。皇太后、皇上體上天好生之心,必有哀矜不忍喜者。況旗兵乏食,根本空虛,新疆缺餉,邊陲搖動。兼之強鄰偪處,邪教肆行,豈惟不可喜,而實屬可懼。假使萬幾之餘,或有一念之肆,臣工效之,視彰癉為故事,輕告戒為具文,積習相沿,工為粉飾,將仍成為叢脞怠荒之局矣。是非堅定刻苦,持之以恆,積數十年恭儉憂勤,有未易培國脈復元氣者。夫上行必下效,內治則外安,而其道莫大於敬,其幾必始於懼。懼天命無常,則不敢恃天;懼民碞可畏,則不敢玩民。懼者敬之始,敬者懼之終。大智愈明,神武愈彰,紹祖宗富有之大業,開子孫無疆之丕基,是皆由皇心之懼始而敬成也。易曰:『危者使平,易者使傾,懼以終始,其要無咎。』詩曰:『敬之敬之,天維顯思!』可弗以為永鑒歟?」疏上,優詔嘉納,命存其疏於弘德殿以備省覽。皇太后召對時,諭曰:「皇帝沖齡踐阼,國家大事,汝宜直言無隱,以無負先帝知遇。」廷棟感激出涕。五年,以衰病乞休,許之,歸寓江寧。十二年,卒,年八十有一。遺疏入,詔褒其廉靜自持,賜恤如例。直隸、山東皆祀名宦祠。 |
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