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Rh he became a fine scholar, and adopted literatare as a profession, nnder ihe sobriqnet of jQ ^ ^ ^. In spite of severe rheumatism he was ne?er without a book in bis hand, and became so absorbed in his work that he wonld forget all about meals and bedtime. He was called the ^ j^ Book Debauchee, and once when he wished to borrow works from the Emperor Wu Ti, whose proffers of office he had refused, his Majesty sent him back a cart-load to go on with. At times he had fits of depression and threatened suicide, but yielded to the remonstrances of his aunt. Meanwhile he produced essays, poetry, and several important biographical works, such as the ^ :^ fjf, the ^ i fSf » a^^d *he jlfe ± "^ . His yi^ ^ ^ ^, a work on the Spring and Autumn Annah^ had also considerable vogue.

Huang-fu Sung general of the Han dynasty, employed by the Emperor Ling Ti to oppose Ohang Chio when in A.D. 184 the latter became leader of the Yellow-Turban rebellion. He succeeded in inflicting a serious defeat upon the enemy aud cut off several tens of thousands of heads, for which he was ennobled as Marquis. He subsequently captured the city of j^ ^ Euang-tsung where Chang Ohio had been holding out for some time; took prisoner and executed one of Chang Chio's brothers, Chang Chio himself having died meanwhile; and later on his other brother, in each case with immense slaughter of the enemy. For these services he was still further rewarded, and was summoned to co-operate with Tung Cho in defending the capital. The two however did not work well together; Huang-fu stole a march upon Tung Cho and routed the enemy single-handed. The consequence was that a bitter rivalry grew up between them, ending only with the latter's death.

Huang Hao  3rd cent. A.D. The favourite eunuch of the second sovereign of the Minor Han dynasty. Though clever