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公
孙
丑
下
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孟子去齐，居休［1］。
公孙丑问曰：“仕而不受禄，古之道乎？”
曰：“非也。于崇［2］，吾得见王。退而
有去志，不欲变，故不受也。继而有师命［3］，
不可以请。久于齐，非我志也。”
When Mencius left Qi, he dwelt in Xiu.
There Gongsun Chou asked him, saying, “Was
it the way of the ancients to hold office without
receiving salary?”
Mencius replied, “No; when I first saw the
king in Chong, it was my intention, on retiring from
the interview, to go away. Because I did not wish
to change this intention, I declined to receive any
salary. Immediately after, there came orders for
the collection of troops, when it would have been
improper for me to beg permission to leave. But to
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