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Then Jie’s mother, after hearing their conversation, also told Jie Zitui, “You’ve rendered service to the king for 19 years, which was hard work, and you cut a piece of flesh from your own leg to feed the king. Why not go and tell the court to get some favors or rewards? It’s better than suffering and living in poverty here.” Jie Zitui then told her, “The late King, Duke Xian of Jin, had nine sons. However, among them, only our lord, Chong’er, is the most wise and virtuous. Duke Hui and Duke Huai were not virtuous, and so Heaven deposed them and gave the country to our lord,” meaning Chong’er. “Those followers, unaware of Heaven’s Will,” – meaning those former subordinates of Chong’er – “They were unaware of Heaven’s Will, and dared to claim the credit for themselves. Therefore, I would feel ashamed to be together with them. It’s so embarrassing.” […]

“Joining corrupt people,” means he didn’t like to mingle with those corrupt people, is it so? (Yes.) Mingle with those fond of fame and fortune? (Yes.) OK. That was one of the reasons. Yes. The other reason was that he thought, whatever a person receives is a gift from Heaven. (Yes.) It is not by our own merit that we are able to help. Right? (Yes.) Like Shakyamuni Buddha… In His time, many disciples also helped Him. It’s not because of the help of disciples that He became a Buddha. Right? (Yes.) He achieved Buddhahood naturally. (Yes.) Neither was it because those teachers spent much effort teaching Him, that He became a Buddha. No. It only helped a little. It’s a kind of tool. He became a Buddha naturally. If He couldn’t become a Buddha, even the teachers could not help Him. […]

Duke Wen of Jin sighed and said, “It’s all my fault to have forgotten such a sage. That’s why he was in this situation. Now he’s nowhere to be found. But I heard that Jie Zitui is a very filial son. If we set fire to the forest now, in order to protect his mother, Zitui will definitely carry his mother out.” […] However, Jie Zitui and his mother refused to come out. Two of them hugged each other and died in front of the stone cave. So pitiful. […]