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76 Majesty to keep it." During all his years of official life, he never asked a favour for any of his own relatives. Canonised as 忠獻.   Chao Shê 趙奢. 3rd cent. B.C. A collector of revenue under the Chao State. Because some members of the family of the lord of P'ing-yüan refused to contribute, he put nine of them to death. Their master was so struck by this bold proceeding that he recommended Chao Shê to the Prince of Chao for employment in connection with the State finances. Later on he was appointed to lead an army to the rescue of the Hana State, which was attacked by the aggressive Ch'in State, and gained a brilliant victory over the enemy, for which he was ennobled as Prince.   Chao Shên 趙昚. A.D. 1127-1194. A descendant in the seventh generation from the founder of the Sung dynasty. He was adopted by the childless, and reigned from 1163 to 1189 as second Emperor of the Southern Sung dynasty. He desired to recover his ancestral possessions from the China Tartars, but the impoverishment of the country forced him to accept peace in 1165. In 1189 the Emperor abdicated in favour of his third son, whom he had carefully educated. Canonised as 孝宗皇帝.   Chao Shên-ch'iao 趙申喬 (T. 慎旃 and 松伍). A.D. 1644—1720. A native of Wu-chin in Kiangnan, who graduated as chin shih in 1670, and was for many years Magistrate of 商邱 Shang-ch'iu in Honan. His administration was earnest and thorough; and in time of famine he gave all he had to the people, even selling his own clothes. By 1701 he had risen to be Lieutenant-Governor of Chehkiang, where he introduced many economies and abolished useless and burdensome fees and charges. Next year he became Governor, his baggage on removal consisting of one load of books. He improved the sea-walls, the tide continuing low for 70 days during the work, in answer to his prayers! In 1703 he was transferred to Hunan, where, after 