Eric Henry
During the reign of Lord Xian of Jin, there lived among the commoners of the Dongguo area a man named Zu Chao, who presented a memorial34 to Lord Xian saying, “Your servant Zu Chao, one of the Dongguo commoners, would like to discuss state strategy with Your Lordship.” Lord Xian had an emissary go and say to him, “Those who eat meat are already looking after these matters; of what concern are such matters to those who eat vegetables?