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dead girls that she too died. He himself was assassinated by his owD brother Wang Liu, acting in concert with Wang Yen-piDg, an adopted son of Wang Sh6n-fchih, who was Governor of Chien- chou, and left his post on purpose to share in the bloody deed.

2250 Wang Yen-hsi ^ ^ J^. Died A.D. 944. Youngest son of Wang Sh6n-chih. In 939 he succeeded his nephew Wang Ch*ang as fifth ruler of the Min Principality, and sent tribute to the House of Chin. He disgusted his subjects by his cruelty and im- morality, and was at length assassinated by j^ J^ ^ lien Ch*ung-yu (see Wang Ch^ang)^ whose fears had been aroused by the wife of Wang Yen-hsi, jealous of a favourite concubine and anxious to get rid of her husband and set her son on the throne. Canonised as

2251 Wang Yen-ping £^^. Died A.D. 931. The adopted son of Wang Sh^n-chih; his real name being ^ ^ ^ Chou Yen- shSn. He was blind of one eye, and was familiarly known as the One-eyed Dragon. When Governor of Chien-chou he aided Wapg Lin in getting rid of Wang Yen-ban, and on his departure after the deed was done he advised the former to behave himself and not make it necessary for him to return. Later on he threw off his allegiance, but was defeated and captured by stratagem, Wang Lin*s general treacherously exhibiting a white flag in token of surrender. "You see," said Wang Lin in mockery, "that I cannot have been behaving myself," and immediately ordered him off to execution. His fate was attributed to the murder in his early days of a harmless Buddhist priest, who had been born again into the world under the guise of Wang Lin. Canonised as ]^ ^ W

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2252 Wang Tin-chih ^^ :t (T- iti ^). 18th and 19th cent. A.D. Graduated third at the Palace Examination of 1799, t^^ rose to be President of the Board of Bites. He and his fatheri