Marco asked Mencius: Once upon a time, the King of Qi gave you 120 gold, but you refused. Song Guo, Song Wang gave you 70 Yi, but you took it. In the snow, Tian Ying gave you 50 Yi, and you took it. If the rejection some time ago was correct, then the acceptance now is incorrect.

If the acceptance now is right, then the rejection some time ago is wrong, and Mr. Wang must be one of them. Mencius said: it is correct to accept or not to accept. When I was in the Song Dynasty, I was going to travel far. For business travelers, of course, you have to send some money. Song Guojun said he would give me some travel expenses. Why should I refuse?

Introduction of Mencius:

Mencius has great respect for Confucius. He said in "The Ugly Sun": The life of the people has never flourished in Confucius. You can learn from Confucius if you like. Mencius traveled to Qi, Song, Teng, Wei and Lu for more than twenty years. The specific time when he traveled to other countries is not very accurate, and he can only explain the approximate time and situation according to the records in Mencius.

Mencius inherited Confucius' theory of benevolent governance. Mencius, as a keen thinker, realized the characteristics and trends of the times and constructed his own theory during the period when the vassal states occupied Lian Heng and the war continued. Like Confucius, he tried to transform Confucian political theory and idea of governing the country into concrete idea of governing the country and put it into practice around the world.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-"Marco asks Mencius"