I'm not quite clear on this either. Maybe the second-to-last is saying that being an official is a zero-sum game? If you give the Emperor "bad" advice that he can't use, the Emperor will dislike you, and/or you suck at your job. If you give the Emperor "good" or useful advice, however, your friends will resent you[r success].
As for the last, I'm not sure. Maybe the gist of it is "I helped you in the past, but now you won't help me in my time of need." ?
Re: 194. 雨無正 - Yu Wu Zheng
Date: 2021-04-14 05:37 pm (UTC)As for the last, I'm not sure. Maybe the gist of it is "I helped you in the past, but now you won't help me in my time of need." ?