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 Rh native of Hangchow, and an eradite scholar, who assisted Ohing To in his history of the rise of the T^ang dynasty. The Emperor IKao Tsung favoured him because he supported the elevation of the lady afterwards famous as the Empress Wu Hon, and also the Alteration in the succession. He became a Duke, but declined the post of Minister of State on the ground of age. He is accused of liaving abused his position as Historiographer in return for bribes, and he certainly encouraged the Emperor in his harsh treatment of upright statesmen. It was proposed to canonise him as IMisleader, but on his grandson*s remonstrance, ^ was substituted.

Hsü Ching-yeh  7th cent. A.D. A grandson of Li Chi, under whom he served in early life. Entering the public service, he got into trouble on a charge of corruption and was lianished in 684. Subsequently he and his brother Hstl |^ ^ Ching-yu, tahing advantage of the disturbances consequent upon the deposition of the Emperor Chung Tsung, broke into open rebellion. Ag^nst them the Empress Wu Hon dispatched a force under ^ ^ ^ Li Hsiao-i, who succeeded in routing their army. The two brothers fled, but were ultimately captured and put to death.

Hsü Chung-yüan. A native of || ji Wang-chiang in Anhui, who cut off a piece of his thigh as medicine for a sick parent, for which the name of his village was changed to ^ J^ Filial-Piety-Influences. When the parent died, birds plucked flowers and stuck them on the grave, while animals came with clods of earth in their mouths to help in building up the embankment.

Hsü Hêng  (T. >fi|i^. H. # ^). A.D. 1209-1281. A native of ^ ^ Hsin-cheng in Honan, who became a disciple of Yao Shu and ultimately attracted the attention of Eublai Khan. Under that monarch he held many important posts, chiefly connected with education, and finally rose to be Grand Secretary and President of the Astronomical Board. Author of the "^ Q ^, a work on