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 SS HIENBI. the south with another army, also hastily withdrew, abandoning his heavy baggage and waggons. Whang was, however, not at all satisfied at the bloodless character of his victories. He set an ambush, therefore, of some thousand men among the hills, which fell in with, and completely defeated an army of some thousands of Dwan men, who were stealing in to plunder. The commander of the Dwan army was slain. Dwan, nothing daunted, and wild for revenge, sent still another army against Tswun, son of Whang, at Hinggwo chung. This, too, had to beat a retreat ; and the chief of Beiping * clan of the Dwan, grieving over the fratricidal strife, pleaded against this ceaseless bloodshed, saying that marriage alliances, benevolence, and virtue were the most precious gems of a government ; and that, as the Dwan family had for generations intermarried with the Moyoong,he did not see why they should not all agree to restore peace to the kingdoms, and rest to the people, by ending this ceaseless war. King Liao refused to listen to this advice, which is very unpalatable to some kinds of rulers, ancient and modem.
 * The modem Tronhwa> only recently in po— earfan cf the Chinme