—"the multitudes of the three armies"; see Con. Ana.,VII, x. 士 embraces both "officers and soldiers." 6. 然而不王 (low. 3rd tone) 者未之有,—here the translation needs to be supplemented considerably.
CHAPTER V
1. When Mencius was residing in Tsow, the younger brother of the chief of Jin, who was guardian of Jin at the time, paid his respects to him by a present of silks,which Mencius received, not going to acknowledge it.When he was sojourning in P'ing-luh, Ts'oo, who was prime minister of the state, sent him a similar present,which he received in the same way.