| 1 | It turned out that one other hanger-on could imitate the cock's crow very well, and the first crow was actually his imitation. | |
| 2 | The king thought it plausible, and changed his mind. He put Prince Mengchang and his hangers-on under house arrest, waiting to find an excuse to kill them. | |
| 3 | The king also planned to give a farewell dinner to Prince Mengchang two days later before sending him back to the State of Qi... |