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and themselves, they also do wrong. When a ruler
rejoices in the joy of his people, they also rejoice in
his joy; when he grieves at the sorrow of his people,
they also grieve at his sorrow. A sympathy of joy will
pervade the kingdom; a sympathy of sorrow will do
the same: —in such a state of things, it cannot be but
that the ruler attain to the royal dignity.

Formerly, the duke Jing of Qi asked the
minister Yan, saying, ‘I wish to pay a visit of
inspection to Zhuanfu, and Chaowu, and then to
bend my course southward along the shore, till I
come to Langya. What shall I do that my tour may
be fit to be compared with the visits of inspection
made by the ancient sovereigns?’

The minister Yan replied, ‘An excellent inquiry!
When the Son of Heaven visited the princes, it was
called a tour of inspection, that is, be surveyed the
states under their care. When the princes attended at
the court of the Son of Heaven, it was called a report

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