The people of Yan rebelled (against Qi’s occupation). The King of Qi said, “I feel deeply ashamed before Mencius.”
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?”
3.19 Duke Ding asked for a precept concerning a ruler’s use of his ministers and a minister’s service to his ruler.