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Sstich^uan where he remained an til 1136, at length consenting to lend his aid to the Imperial government. But he was dissatisfied with the conduct of public affairs by Oh4n Euei and practically took ?ery little part in the administration, retiring altogether in 1 140. He was the author of the ^ ^ ^, an exegetical work on the AnaUcts of Confucius, and of other miscellaneous writings. He was canonised as ^, and in 1724 his tablet was placed in the Confucian Temple. Yin Ti. See Liu Chih-yilan.

Tin Tzu-ch'un ^^^ (T. ^ ^^ Died A.D. 551. A native 2496 of f^ ^ Eu-tsang in Eausuh, who rose to high o£Sce under the Emperor Wu Ti of the Liang dynasty. He was extremely dirty, and would only wash his feet once every few years, declaring that he could not afford the loss of so much property. Dispatched to oppose Hou Ching, he suffered a severe defeat, which he attributed to having twice washed his feet not long before.

Ting Pu ^ ^. Died B.C. 196. A military adventurer, who in 2497 early life had been branded upon the face for some crime, and was known in consequence as |^ ^ ChSng Pu. He was sent with other criminals to work at the mausoleum of the First Emperor, where he made friends with all the bold spirits of the place, and in B.C. 209 managed to effect his escape. He then turned bandit and joined Ch^£n Sh§ng, whose daughter he married, and afterwards served under Hsiang Liang and Hsiang Chi, the latter of whom ennobled him as Prince. Later on, he transferred his allegiance to the House of Han; but ere long he became involved in seditious movements, and was put to death.

Ting Shao Jg'^ (T. >fr|l |§). Died A.D.? 195, A native of 2498 Ja-nan in Honan, who distinguished himself by his learning and was appointed in 189 to be Governor of ^ |lj T^ai-shan in Shantung. There he got into trouble over the murder of a high