The reigning prince of Confucius' native State asked Confucius how a prince should treat his public servent and how a public servant should behave to his prince.

"Let the prince,"answered Confucius,"treat his public servant with honour. The public servant must serve the prince, his master, with loyalty."

中文：定公问：“君使臣。臣事君，如之何？” 孔子对曰：“君使臣以礼，臣事君以忠。”

注释：孔子故国的一位执政国君问孔子，以为国君应该如何对待他的公务人员，而一个公务人员对他的国君又该如何表现。

   “让国君，”孔子回答说，“以尊敬之心对待他的公务人员。而公务人员则必须以忠诚来服务于他的国君，他的主人。”