Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
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Peng Geng asked Mencius: “You travel with dozens of carriages and hundreds of followers, eating your way through the feudal states – isn’t that excessive?”
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A man named Xu Xing, who claimed to follow the teachings of Shen Nong (the mythical Divine Farmer), came from Chu to Teng and went directly to Duke Wen, saying: “As a man from afar, I’ve heard you practice benevolent governance. I’d like to receive a house and become your commoner.”