3. Mencius replied,'The admonitions of a minister having been followed,
which follows the hea division of the year;—see Ana.,XV x. Mencius refers to a rule for the repair of the bridges, on the termination of agricultural labors.
4. 君子=为政者, "a chief minister". 辟 read as 闢.Removing people from the way, when the prince went forth, was likewise a rule of the Chow dynasty;and not only did it extend to the prince, but to many officers and women. See the Chow-le, VII, ix. 5. "The days not sufficient",—i.e., he will not have time for all he has to do.