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454 the Hsiang-Du. Acting strictly on the defensiYe, he was ridiculed by the enemy as a coward and at length soperseded. The policy however of his successor was so disastrous that he was soon recalled; and later on, when his troops had been carefnlly drilled, he inflicted such a severe defeat on the Hsiung-nu that they gave no more trouble for te^ years. He also routed the forces of the Ch4n State under Huan Ch4, for which he was ennobled as Prince. At length the ruler of Gh4n, the future First Emperor, succeeded by means of bribes in inducing the Prince of Chao to dismiss his great general. Li Mu refused to receive the order, and was seized and put to death. Three months later the Ch^ns declared war. The Prince of Chao was carried away captive, and his State was annexed by the enemy.

Li O ^ ^ (T. ^ ^. H. ^ 4§). Graduated as eha jen in A.D. 1720, but after a few years* service he retired from official life and devoted himself to poetry. He wrote a critical history of the poets of the Sung dynasty, and collected over three hundred neglected works of the Liao dynasty.

Li Pan ^ ^ (T. ift ^). Died A.D. 334. The chosen heir to Li Hsiung, whom he succeeded as third sovereign of the Ch'fing dynasty. He was modest, honest, respectful, and filial, and refused io attack Li Gh4 during the period of mourning; whereupon Li Ch4, who had no such scruples, slew him.

Li Pi 李泌 (T.;g i^). A.D. 722-789. A native of Chiang- an in Shensi. At the age of seven he was able to compose, and was summoned to the Court of the Emperor Ming Huang who instructed Chang Ytleh to examine him. He acquitted himself so well that the Emperor was delighted, and cried out, "This boy's brains are too big for bis body" Ho Ghih-chang declared that his eyes were like "autumn waves," and Chang Ghiu-ling called him his "little friend." In due course he entered the Han-lin College