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The Sayings of Confucius

Note 72 — BOOK VIII

Leonard Arthur Lyall translation

T'ai-po was the eldest son of the King of Chou. The father wished his third son to succeed him, so that the throne might pass later to his grandson, afterwards known as King Wen. To enable this plan to be carried out T'ai-po and his second brother went into exile.

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