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678 displayed in forgetting all their former coldness gare rise to the saying '^Su Ch4n is still Sa Ch4n; the clothes are changed, but not the man.*' The Ch4n State, awake to the danger which threatened, now sent a clerer official, named ^ ^ ^jfj Kangp-san Yen, to the Ch4 and Wei States, and succeeded in persuading them to attack the Chao State, contrary of course to the terms of the alliance. Su Ch4n was in Chao at the time; and haying no expla- nation to offer to the ruler of Chao, who had ennobled him, sought refuge in flight, and retired to Yen where he was appointed Minister. Here he became inyolyed in a disgraceful intrigue with the queen- dowager, and fled to Ch4. He was once more Minister, but soon afterwards fell a yictim to assassination.

1776 Su Ch'iung ^^ (T. 1^:^). 6th cent. A.D. A natiye of '^ ^ Wu-ch4ang, who rose to be Goyemor of Ch4ng^ho in Ohihli. Under his excellent rule robbery became a thing of tiie past. He would take no presents; howeyer on one occasion he felt constrained to accept a few melons from a wealthy neighbour. Thereupon a number of other people hastened to offer him yarious kinds of fresh fruit. But when they reached his house they found the melons hung up to a beam, untouched, and returned home in confusioD.

1777 Su Ch'o ^^ (T. ^ ^). A.D. 498-546. A natiye of ^ ^ Wu-kung in Shensi, noted in his youth for his loye of study. He attracted the attention of Yfl-w§n T*ai and was rapidly adyanced to high office. His unceasing toil for his country brought about premature death. In accordance with his rooted dislike to display and extravagance, he was not canonised, and was buried in the simplest manner; but many thousand mourners followed his coffin, including bis master and numerous high officials.

1778 Su Chtln H l^ (T. ^^). Died A.D. 328. A native of the 1^ Yeb District in Shantung, who graduated as hsiao lien when