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告
子
下
仁义以事其君，为人子者怀仁义以事其父，
为人弟者怀仁义以事其兄，是君臣、父子、
兄弟去利，怀仁义以相接也。然而不王者，
未之有也。何必曰利？”
Song Keng being about to go to Chu, Mencius
met him in Shiqiu. “Master, where are you going?”
asked Mencius.
Keng replied, “I have heard that Qin and Chu
are fighting together, and I am going to see the king
of Chu and persuade him to cease hostilities. If he
shall not be pleased with my advice, I shall go to
see the king of Qin, and persuade him in the same
way. Of the two kings I shall surely find that I can
succeed with one of them.”
Mencius said, “I will not venture to ask about
the particulars, but I should like to hear the scope
of your plan. What course will you take to try to
persuade them?”
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