Famous for asking Confucius about government in 《
论语·
颜渊》, receiving the reply
君君,
臣臣,
父父,
子子 ('let ruler be ruler, minister be minister, father be father, son be son'). His long reign in Qi was stabilized by the wise minister
晏婴 (Yan Ying), whose sayings fill the 《
晏子春秋》.