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Rh to heaven 9 together with his whole family, his dogs and cats, and even the denizens of his poaltry-yard.

Hsü Hui  7th cent. A.D. A young lady, who when only eight years of age could write off an essay with ease. She was admitted as concubine into the palace of the Emperor T*ai Tsung, and took occasion to remonstrate against the extravagant expenditure upon wars and Imperial buildings, for which bold act she gained much credit, even with his Majesty himself.

Hsü Hui 9th cent. A.D. Prot^g^ and friend of the statesman ^^ ® Yang Fing. When the latter was banished by his rival ^ ^ 1$ ^^ I-chien, Hsfl Hui alone ventured to see him off. He was entreated not to do so, lest he himself should be implicated. But he answered, ^^I owe everything to Yang P'ing; now that he is going into exile, shall I not bid him farewell?*' Several days afterwards he received from Li I-chien an appointment as Censor. '^I have never set eyes on your Excellency,** he said, on taking up his post; *'to what am I indebted for this honour?** Sir,** replied Li I-chien, the man who is loyal to his friend will never be disloyal to his country.**

Hsü Kan  (T. ^ :^). A poet and official, who flourished at the close of the E. Han dynasty and is ranked as one of the ^ ^^ Seven Scholars of the Ohien-an period, A.D. 106—220, the other six being E'ung Jung, Gh'£n Lin, Wang Ts'an, Lin Chdn, Ying Yang, and Yflan Yil. He was the author of the p[t ^, a rendering into Chinese of the Pranyamiila shdstra tikd of Nagardjuna.

Hsü Kuang  (T. |^ |^). A.D. 852-425. Younger brother of Hsil Mo, and a profound scholar. He was employed upon the dynastic history, and rose to be Chief Librarian in the Imperial Library. Upon the abdication of the Emperor Eung Ti in 420, he retired into private life. To his latest hour he was seldom seen