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King Min of Qi
齊湣王
Qi Min Wang
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King Min
湣王
Min Wang
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King Min of Qi
齊湣王
Qi Min Wang
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 83 Biographies of Lu Zhonglian and Zou Yang · 9 passages
魏王使客將軍新垣衍閒入邯鄲，因平原君謂趙王曰：「秦所為急圍趙者，前與齊湣王爭彊為帝，已而復歸帝；
The King of Wei sent the guest general Xin Yuanyan to slip into Handan, where through Lord Pingyuan he addressed the King of Zhao: 'The reason Qin so urgently besieges Zhao is this: previously, Qin and King Min of Qi competed for supremacy and both assumed the title of Emperor, but soon afterward both relinquished it.
今齊［湣王］已益弱，方今唯秦雄天下，此非必貪邯鄲，其意欲復求為帝。
Now that Qi has grown ever weaker, Qin alone dominates the realm. Its true aim is not necessarily to seize Handan—rather, it wishes once again to claim the title of Emperor.
齊湣王之魯，夷維子為執策而從，謂魯人曰：『子將何以待吾君？』
When King Min of Qi visited Lu, Yi Weizi drove the chariot and followed him, asking the people of Lu, 'How do you intend to receive my lord?'
彼吾君者，天子也。
My lord is the Son of Heaven.
天子巡狩，諸侯辟舍，納筦籥，攝衽抱機，視膳於堂下，天子已食，乃退而聽朝也。』
When the Son of Heaven goes on a tour of inspection, the feudal lords must vacate their residences, surrender their keys and tallies, tuck up their robes and stand attending, and oversee the meals from below the hall. Only after the Son of Heaven has finished eating may they withdraw to hold court.'
不得入於魯，將之薛，假途於鄒。
Unable to enter Lu, King Min headed for Xue and sought passage through Zou.
當是時，鄒君死，湣王欲入弔，夷維子謂鄒之孤曰：『天子弔，主人必將倍殯棺，設北面於南方，然後天子南面弔也。』
At that time, the lord of Zou had just died, and King Min wished to offer condolences. Yi Weizi told the heir of Zou, 'When the Son of Heaven pays his condolences, the host must turn the coffin around, set up a north-facing position at the south end, and only then may the Son of Heaven face south to offer his condolences.'
固不敢入於鄒。
And so King Min dared not enter Zou.
鄒、魯之臣，生則不得事養，死則不得賻襚，然且欲行天子之禮於鄒、魯，鄒、魯之臣不果納。
The ministers of Zou and Lu had never served King Min in life nor contributed funeral gifts in death, yet he sought to impose the rites of the Son of Heaven upon them—and the ministers of Zou and Lu refused to submit.