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。”