After leaving Qi state, Mencius stayed overnight in Zhou. A man who wished to persuade Mencius to stay on behalf of the king came to visit. He sat down respectfully and began to speak.
When Lord Mengchang decided to leave his native land – Qi state – to take office in Qin, hundreds of men tried to dissuade him from going. But he would not listen to them. Then Su Qin, the rhetorician, wanted to reason with him.