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 MIXED BLOOD. 91 largely with their conquerors; and in the present history we have noted large immigrations, or bands of captives, from Tibet on the west, the Huns on the north, and Hienbi on the north- east All these amalgamated with the Chinese, whose blood, as a people, caimot by any means be considered pure. Are the physical and mental differences between the short, small, 'cute south Chinaman, and the tall, stout, solid, and slow inhabitants of northern China, to be ascribed to these admixtures of blood, which have been going on in all ages ? The Tsin emperor was seriously alarmed at the rapidity and greatness of the Yen conquests. He issued a proclamation, calling upon his people to rise en masse and hurl back the northern barbarian. Ten, meantime, with a force of 50,000 men drove back the governor of Taishan, who had advanced with 20,000 men ; and elsewhere city after city fell before Yen troops, which added district after district to their southern frontier. But Jwun was still disquieted for the future, as the conquest was not yet rounded off completely, nor were the conquered districts firmly welded together. Go tried to pacify him, by showing him the support which his son and heir would have after he was gone. This seemed to raise his spirits, as if he had been formerly suspicious of the designs of Go ; for he said, " If my brother's mind be so, why should I grieve ? " Chooi the Woo Wang was then recalled from Liaotung, where he was governor for Yen. In February, 360, while in the midst of preparations for a large expedition, Jwim fell ill, and died on the following day. His son Wei, only eleven years of age, was made emperor ; Go was nominated prime minister ; and among others. Gun received high honours and place. But he was discontented, and advised Go to assume the imperial rank, which step, he assured him, would delight all the people. His expressed reason was perhaps not far wrong ; but Go severely condemned the suggestion, and the spirit which gave it birth. He also declared that it would save much future trouble if the discontented, intriguing Gun were executed, as he deserved to be. Gun, to be revenged, then