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He was a bitter bat straightforward opponent of foreigners in China, to whom he was known as "Admiral P£ng." A eollection of his memorials, drafted by himself, has been published. Canonised as

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P«eng Yuan-ts'ai ;^ ;^. llth cent A. D. A natire of IC jgf

I-f!Sng in Eiangsi, wha was fond of roaming about and neglected his books. One day he returned with a bag full of something which he said would make him rich beyond the dreams of avarice; and when his friends crowded around, expecting to see gold and jewds, he drew forth a pen, some ink, and a copy of the New Hutory of the Five Dynaetiee by Ou-yang Hsiu. He was Chief Musician in the Board of Music, and as a performer was regarded as one of the Three Wonderful Men of Hsin-ch*ang (see Hung Chuek^/an). He declared that there were fife points in life on which he felt aggrieved: that samli (a delicious fish) was so full of bones; that camquats were so sour; that shun (an edible water-plant) was too cooling to the blood; that the cherry-apple had no smell; and that TsAng Ts'an had written no poetry.

Pi Cho H ^ (T. ^ Ifi: ). 3rd and 4th cent A.D. An official in the Board of Civil Office under the Chin dynasty, noted for his love of wine. On one occasion he broke into a neighbour's cellar, and was caught beside a wine-jar he had tapped. He was bound by the serfants and kept until morning, when his identity was dis- covered and he was released. He subsequently served under Wto Chiao.

Pi Kan Jt '^' ^^^ ^^^^^ B- ^* ^ relative of the tyrant Chou Hsin, the last ruler of the Shang dynasty. He is said to have remon- strated with Chou Hsin upon his excesses; whereupon the latter cried out, ^'They say that a sage has seven orifices in iin heart (the seat of the understanding). Let us see if this is the case with you.** He then caused Pi Ean to be disembowelled before him.

Pi Sheng |^ ^. llth cent. A. D. A man of the people, who