梁惠王下 · 第 06 / 16 章 · 孟子 1B.6
《孟子·梁惠王下》1B.6：王顾左右而言他与政治问责
孟子用层层设问把责任逼回齐宣王：若朋友失职要弃，法官失职要黜，那么四境不治时，最高责任就不能再被转移。
孟子谓齐宣王，曰：「王之臣有托其妻子于其友而之楚游者，比其反也，则冻馁其妻子，则如之何？」王曰：「弃之。」曰：「士师不能治士，则如之何？」王曰：「已之。」曰：「四境之内不治，则如之何？」王顾左右而言他。
英文参考译文
Mencius said to the king Xuan of Qi, 'Suppose that one of your Majesty's ministers were to entrust his wife and children to the care of his friend, while he himself went into Chu to travel, and that, on his return, he should find that the friend had let his wife and children suffer from cold and hunger - how ought he to deal with him?' The king said, 'He should cast him off.' Mencius proceeded, 'Suppose that the chief criminal judge could not regulate the officers under him, how would you deal with him?' The king said, 'Dismiss him.' Mencius again said, 'If within the four borders of your kingdom there is not good government, what is to be done?' The king looked to the right and left, and spoke of other matters.
重点修订页
人工补强的解释层
核心问题
为什么孟子要让齐宣王“顾左右而言他”？
直接回答
因为他要把所有次级责任追到终点，让君主自己承认：若全国治理失败，最终无法再把责任推给下属、制度或偶然因素。
第一性原理
问责的真正难点不在找到替罪羊，而在把责任链追到那个拥有最后决定权的位置。
为什么重要
这章极适合承接“王顾左右而言他”“政治问责”“accountability in Mencius”一类搜索，同时能强化整站政治责任主题。
延伸阅读
这章在做什么
这章是《梁惠王下》第 6 / 16 章，最直接的进入线索是“王之臣有托其妻子于其友而之楚游者，比…”。放回全卷，它讨论的是与民同乐、战争判断与政治责任，并可与四端、仁政互相印证。
更宽的搜索入口
如果你带着更宽的问题进入这一章，先从正确的 hub 页进入
全卷语境
《梁惠王下》把与民同乐、战争选择和君主责任放到同一条政治判断链上。
引用提示
不要把它只当成机智讽刺。孟子这里不是赢口舌，而是在演示如何通过类比，把抽象责任落实到最高权力中心。