When the prince, afterwards duke wen of Teng, had to go to Chu, he went by way of Song, and visited Mencius.

滕文公为世子，将之楚，过宋而见孟子。

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Gong Ming Yi said, "King Wen is my teacher. How should the duke of Zhou deceive me by those words?"

公明仪曰：‘文王我师也，周公岂欺我哉？’

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