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himself with leaves. The Marquis of ^ ^ Yfi-fa took large presents and went to pay his respects; Tsnng however declined the gifts and refused to see him. Later on the llarquis stole upon him unawares, but even then he refused to open his mouth. He was a skilled painter, especially of his own portrait. Author of the histories of Mt. Lu and of Mt. HSng in Hunan.

2055 Tu Ch*in j|± ^ (T. -^ g). 1st cent. A.D. A man of good family, who had only one eye. He was distinguished from a contem- porary, ^1^ Tu Yeh, who happened to have the same ^'style,** as *^One-eyed Tu.*' Objecting to this, he caused his hats to be made very small; after which he came to be known as VSmall-hat Tu.** He was advanced to high o£Sce by Wang Fdng; but when the latter was denounced by Wang Chang, it was he who compelled him to confess all to the Emperor. Upon Wang Feng*s re-instatemeot he retired from office aud spent the rest of a long life in travelling.

2056 Tu Chung-wei ^ S J^. Died A.D. 948. Brother-in-law to. Shih Ching-t^ang, under whom he rose to high military command. In 946 he was forced to submit to the Eitan Tartars, and in the following year to Liu Chih-yiian, first Emperor of the Later Han dynasty. When the latter died Tu attempted to keep the fact a secret; whereupon the Ministers of State, fearing his designs, caused him to be executed.

2057 Tu Pu i^^ (T. >|{ 5(^), Died A.D. ? 86. A native of Chien- . wei in Sstich'uan. He studied under |^ ^ Hsieh Han at }f|| 1^

Huai-yang, and later on edited his ^ ;^ ^. Afterwards he returned home and obtained over 1,000 pupils. Between A.D. 57 and 62 he was called to the capital, and was employed by the Emperor Ming Ti in his Board of War and as officer in chaige of memorials. Author of the ^ ^ J^ ^» ^lhA popularly known as ^^ Y^ Tu the Commentator.

2058 Tu Pu ;y: "^ (T. -^ H). A.D. 712-770. One of Chinas most