Zigong warns hasty words expose ignorance and compares Confucius to unreachable heaven. He depicts Confucius’ unmatched moral governance power: people would thrive, submit and unite under his rule, making him irreplaceable.
Yuezheng Zi (Yuezheng Ke) had come to the state of Qi with Zi Ao (Wang Huan). Later, he went to visit Mencius.