Fan Chi requested to learn the cultivation of grain. The Master said: "I am not as skilled as an old farmer in such matters." He then requested to learn the cultivation of vegetables. The Master said: "I am not as skilled as an old gardener." After Fan Chi had withdrawn, the Master said: "What a man of small vision Fan Xu is! When those in authority love ritual propriety, the people dare not be disrespectful; when those in authority love righteousness, the people dare not be disobedient; when those in authority love faithfulness, the people dare not be insincere. If it were truly so, the people from all quarters would come bearing their children on their backs to seek his governance — what need would there be for him to learn the planting of crops?"