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the treaty of Shimoiioaeki. On retaming to China he was appointed Vice President of the Imperial Clan Court, and soon afterwards one of the Senior Vice Presidents of the Board of War. He also became Superintendent of Imperial Railways. In 1896 he was appointed Minister to the United States.

Ni Heng jjUlJt (T. !£ ^ ). 2nd cent. A.D. A native of Ping- yuan in Shantung, who was a clever but haughty young fellow and treated e?ery one with contempt except E^ung Jung and a few others. K^ung Jung thought ?ery highly of him and recommended him to Ts^ao Ts^ao, saying that one osprey was worth a hundred hawks. Ts^ao TsW found he had a talent for playing the drum, and made him his chief drummer. Soon afterwards, on the occasion of a grand review, having received orders to put on a new uniform, he waited until the various grandees had assembled and then proceeded to play an air which drew tears from aU present. After this, he advanced before Ts^ao Ts^aoi and solemnly stripping himself stark naked, put on the new uniform. E^ung Jung reported to Ts^ao Ts^ao that he had gone mad, and the latter sent him to Liu Piao. He treated Liu Piao so rudely that he was sent on to jj^ Huang Tsu, Governor of Chiang-hsia in Hupeh , who when he further misconducted himself, caused him to be put to death.

Ni Tsan -(^ ^ (T. tC i^- H. ^J ^ g, ]f^ ig Jg ±,

^ 7C ^» 7C Bit »"^ ^1 S^)- ^•^- 1301—1374. A famous artist and recluse of the Yflan dynasty, popularly known as ^ ^r ^^ it ^^ Recluse of Wu-hsi, from his home in Eiangsu. He refused to enter public life, and devoted his ample fortune to collecting old books and pictures. Deeply read, he affected archaic phrases and used only the li script. He was very timid and retiring, and a great stickler for cleanliness. Foreseeing the overthrow of the Y^an dynasty, he distributed his wealth among hifl relativee