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344 THE IlEA DYNASTY.Emperor ^ Seang. The princess|fMin, his Empress,was then pregnant, and escaping from ^. Tow,fled to her father's country, at 7^ fTj Yew-jing. ^fMei, an old minister of the Hea dynasty, also escapedto the country of ^ j^ Yew-kih./Jj* ^ shaou-k'hang.Outline.^5)pCy..lX. An. 40.B. C. 2,117. Thefirst year of 8haou-k'hang.In this year ^ Min, therelict of the Emperor Seang, bore^ )|| Shaou-k'hangat% ^ Yew-jing. *Outline. ^ ^ Cy. X. An. I. Shaou-k'hang 22.Shaou-k'hang, of the Ilea dynasty, fled from Yew-jingto]g Yu.Detail. Shaou-k'hang was chief of the shepherds at 'j/j Jins^,when 'j^ Keaou (the son of Han-tsiih, the usurper,) ordered yl^Shiih (hie minister) to seek after him ; on which account he fled tofYu,where he became the chief cook. The ruler of Yu, namedSze, gave him his two daughters in niarriags. From this timehe was able to display his virtues, and multiply his schemes, in orderto gather around him the crowds of the Hea people, and toencourage the old servants of the state.Outline.^ 2. ^Y- X. An. 18. was the 39th yearof Shaou-k'hang of the Hea dynasty. (See the notebelow.)Outline. ^ ^ Cy. X. An. 19. Shaou-k'hang 40.1^ Me, one of the old ministers of the Hea dynasty,raised an army, attacked ^ ^j^ Han-tsuh, andslew him,throne.when the young king ascended the imperialAfter this the king ordered ^ Keaou and ^He to be slair, and the old practices of Yu to be revived.Thus the principles of the Hea dynasty flourishedagain, and the princes of the empire all came to court.Detail. Me, cue of the old ministers of the Hea dynasty, fromUan-tsuh usurped authority over the Hea dynasty 39 years,but when Shaou-k'hang was born, the historians, considering that thedynasty was not yet extinct, called this the first year of Shaou-k'hang.