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also gained over a notable bandit who had been doing much mischief. For his serrices he was made an Inspecting Censor for Ssdch'nan, whereupon he foretold in a memorial the rebellion of Wu San-knei. No action was taken, however, and Wu San-kuei even succeeded in getting his appointment as Taot'ai in Ssdch'uan cancelled. On this he retired to his home in disgust for ten years. He then became Taot'ai of the ^P^ Ydn-hsiang Circuit in Hupeh, and earned fresh fame by opening to navigation a stream near ^ ^ Eu- cVtog, and so enabling the gndn-junks to avoid the revolted districts of Shantung while relieving the people of his own Circuit from the burden of carrying the rice overland. As (jovemor of Anhui in 1687 he saved many lives during a famine by throwing open the public granaries before the Emperor's assent had reached him. Transferred to Hupeh, then in a state of constant alarm on account of rebel bands, he calmed the public mind by leaving the gates of the provincial city wide open on the night of the Feast of Lanterns. On his death-bed he indited a last memorial in behalf of some overtaxed districts.

Yang Ta-hung ij^i^^^ (T. ^i|). A native of |g |lj 2410

Ying-shan in Hupeh, who graduated as chin shih in 1607 and distinguished himself by his impeachment of the eunuch Wei Chung-hsien.

Yang Ti. See Yang Euang.

Yang T*ing-ho i^&^ (T. ^ ^). A.D. U59-1529. A 2411

native of Hsiu-tu io Sstich^uan, who graduated as chin shih in 1478, before his own father. He. rose by 1507 to be a Minister of State, and tried hard to induce the Emperor to give up his hunting tours and attend to duty. Failing to check the power of the eunuchs, he repeatedly applied to retire, but was not allowed to go until 1519 when he refused to draft the Emperor's appointment of himself as Commander-in-Chief against the rebel ^ ^ CHdn Hao (see