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Rh New Dominion. He died at Su-chou in Eansnh on bis way to Peking for audience, and receiyed the posthumous title of Senior Guardian of the Heir Apparent. He is described as a good official, but too lax with bis subordinates. In 1892 a temple was erected to his memory at Eirin, on the ground that he had encouraged learning and subscribed liberally to public undertakings in his native province.

Chin Ying. 15th cent. A.D. The trusted eunuch of the Emperors Hstlau Tsung and Ying Tsung of the Ming dynasty, until Wang GhSn engrossed supreme power. In 1449 he was appointed Chief Commissioner to examine into criminal appeals, sitting under a yellow canopy in the centre at the Court of Revision, with Presidents and other officials ranged on both sides. When Ting Tsung was captured by the Oirads, he and the eunuch ^ ^ Hsieh An induced the Empress Dowager to place the Emperor Ching Ti on the throne. A year later he was sentenced to death on a charge of receiving bribes, but escaped with imprisonment.

Ch'in Ch'iung  (T. ;^ §f ). 6th and 7th cent. A.D. A native of Li-cV^ng in Shantung. He served under ^ ^ |j!^ Chang HsQ-t^o against the rebel 盧明月 Lu Ming-yüeh; and when they were outnumbered ten to one, he distinguished himself by volunteering to lead a forlorn-hope party against the enemy's camp in order to cover the retreat of the main body. The plan was eminently successful, and the rebel host was put to the rout. Hitherto a servant of the Sui dynasty, he was ultimately driven to join the standard of the first Emperor of the T^ang dynasty, under whom he rose to high office and was ennobled. At his death, the second Emperor gave orders that a statue of him and of his horse should be carved in stone and erected at his grave, in token of the valour with which he had fought; and in 639