5. Making Pretentious Appointments
If someone has frequent audience with his superior and
is accorded a long reception but not appointed to any
office, then villainous men will disperse in his presence like
deer in all directions. If the superior sends men out to find
anything other than what is in question, the inferior would
not dare to sell private favours. Therefore, P`ang Ching
recalled the sheriff, Tai Huan ordered men to find out if
there was any covered wagon, the Sovereign of Chou
purposely lost jade bodkins, and the Premier of Shang
spoke about ox dung.
