Mencius formally resigned his post (as guest minister in Qi state) and was preparing to return home.
The people of Yan rebelled (against Qi’s occupation). The King of Qi said, “I feel deeply ashamed before Mencius.”
Shen Tong (minister of Qi) asked Mencius privately: “Can the state of Yan be attacked?”
Mencius went from Qi to Lu (to bury his mother). After burying his mother in Lu, Mencius was returning to Qi and stopped at Ying.
When Mencius served as a high minister in Qi state, he was sent to the state of Teng to offer condolences on behalf of Qi. The king assigned Wang Huan, the governor of Ge, as his deputy for the mission. Throughout the journey – both going to Teng and returning to Qi – Wang…
Mencius said to Chi Wa: “You resigned your post as magistrate of Lingqiu and requested to become Chief Justice – a reasonable move, since that position allows you to speak directly to the ruler. But now several months have passed. Haven’t you had a chance to speak your mind yet?”
Mencius visited Pinglu in the state of Qi and said to its local magistrate, Kong Juxin: “If one of your soldiers who stands guard with a halberd deserts his post three times in a single day, would you dismiss him?”