The Master said, “Of those who were with me in Ch’ǎn and Ts’âi, there are none to be found to enter my door.”
Distinguished for their virtuous principles and practice, there were Yen Yûan, Min Tsze-ch’ien, Zan Po-niû, and Chung-kung; for their ability in speech, Tsâi Wo and Tsze-kung; for their administrative talents, Zǎn Yû and Chî Lû; for their literary acquirements, Tsze-yû and Tsze-hsîâ.