Mencius. Book 2, Part 2, Chapter 6.
Book 2, Kung-Sun Ch'ow. Part 2.
1. Mencius, occupying the position of a high dignitary in Ts'e, went on a mission of condolence to T'ang. The king also sent Wang Hwan, the governor of Ka, as assistant commissioner. Wang Hwan, morning and evening, waited upon Mencius, who, during all the way to T'ang and back, never spoke to him about the business of their mission.
2. Kung-sun Ch'ow said to Mencius, "The position of a high dignitary of Ts'e is not a small one; the road from Ts'e to T'ang is not short. How was it that during all the way there and back, you never spoke to Hwan about the matters of your mission?" Mencius replied, "There were the proper officers who attended to them. What occasion had I to speak to him about them?"
Book 2, Kung-Sun Ch'ow. Part 2.
1. Mencius, occupying the position of a high dignitary in Ts'e, went on a mission of condolence to T'ang. The king also sent Wang Hwan, the governor of Ka, as assistant commissioner. Wang Hwan, morning and evening, waited upon Mencius, who, during all the way to T'ang and back, never spoke to him about the business of their mission.
2. Kung-sun Ch'ow said to Mencius, "The position of a high dignitary of Ts'e is not a small one; the road from Ts'e to T'ang is not short. How was it that during all the way there and back, you never spoke to Hwan about the matters of your mission?" Mencius replied, "There were the proper officers who attended to them. What occasion had I to speak to him about them?"
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Text source: The Works of Mencius. Translated by James Legge.
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