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took his degree, and in 706 was secretary in the Grand Gonncil, from which he rapidly rose to be President of the Board of Works. He then incurred the displeasure of the T^ai-p*ing Princess and nearly lost his life. Dismissed to a provincial post, he was accused of treason and sent into Euangsi, where he distinguished himself against rebels in Gochin-Ghina; after which he was transferred to other posts, until he finally died at ^ J^ Shih-hsingin Euangtung. An intimate friend of Gh^£n Tzti-ang, he was skilled in various styles of writing, was an excellent performer on the lute, and a good player at wei ch^i.

Lu Tsung-tao # ^ ^ (T. ^ :$^). Died A.D. 1029. An 1436 ofiScial of the Sung dynasty, who came into notice in 1017 as a Censor. The Emperor Chdn Tsung, though wearied by his incessant harangues on the abuses that prevailed, nevertheless wrote on the wall of his apartment ^ |j§| **Lu the Straightforward,*' showing how much he esteemed him. Under the next Emperor he reformed the abuses connected with the selection of provincial ofiScers, and was for seven years in the Council, in which position he checked the ambitious designs of the Empress Regent. His constant war against the Empress's relatives at Court gained for him the punning nickname of ^ gK ^ Jj^ the Fish-head (t. e. Nuisance) Minister. Canonised as ^ ^.

Lu T*ung ji[ 4r (H. 3g )\\ ^). 7th and 8th cent. A.D. A poet 1437 and scholar of the T^ang dynasty, famous for his love of tea and his song on tea-drinking, in which he declared that a seventh cup made him feel as though a gentle breeze under his armpits was wafting him aloft to heaven. He was a pupil under Han Ttl. His poem, entitled An Eclipse of the Moon, levelled against the seditious societies of the period 806 — 821, was warmly praised by Han Til, who was otherwise a great admirer of his writings.

Lu Wang. See Li T8*ung-k*o.