Several of Mahmud's servants said to Hasan Meymandi: What did the Sultan say to you today regarding such and such matter? He said: It should not be hidden from you either. They said: What he says to you, it is not permissible to tell to people like us. He said: Relying on the fact that he knows I will not tell, then why are you asking?

Not every word that comes out is spoken by people of understanding

One should not risk one's own life for the king's secret.