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Ancient China. The Shoo king, or the historical classic - University of ...

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362 THE SHANG DYNASTY.gave himself no leisure to eat, in <strong>or</strong>der to entertain scholars ; hencea variety <strong>of</strong> clever men reverted to him.Outline, <strong>The</strong> fabulous birds sang at 11^ \1| K'hesan.*Outline, ^ l^ Cy. XXV. An, 21. Te-yih 15.<strong>The</strong>re was an earthquake at ij)^ K'he, in <strong>the</strong> region <strong>of</strong>^ Chow.Detail. <strong>The</strong> western l<strong>or</strong>d was laid up with sickness, f<strong>or</strong> five days,when an earthquake occurred, which in every direction did not extCiidbeyond <strong>the</strong> b<strong>or</strong>ders. <strong>The</strong> western l<strong>or</strong>d said, Heaven" exhibitscalamitous omens, in <strong>or</strong>der to punish <strong>the</strong> guilty ; let us follow afterviitue and ref<strong>or</strong>m our lives, perhaps by so doing we shall avoid <strong>the</strong>threatened evil. In a sh<strong>or</strong>t time his sickness was cured.Outline, 3^ ^ Cy. XXV. An. 29. Te-yih 23.1^ Ch'ang, <strong>the</strong> western l<strong>or</strong>d <strong>of</strong> Chow, be^^at^ F^, (<strong>or</strong>Woo-waiig.)Detail. When Ch'hang was heir apparent, he married a lady <strong>of</strong>/^ r^ Yew-sin, called ^AC xM T'hae-sze ; she was not jealous, andb<strong>or</strong>e ten sons ; <strong>the</strong> eldest, called |Q F°L ^^ Pih-yth-k'aou, diedyoung ; <strong>the</strong> second was called ^^ Fa ; he was <strong>of</strong> a gentle dispositionand possessed sage-like virtues. <strong>The</strong> western l<strong>or</strong>d made him hisheir apparent. After him followed " Tan, who studied under^^;j5J Keih-shuh, and was benevolent and talented ; <strong>the</strong> western l<strong>or</strong>dentrusted him with <strong>the</strong> government.<strong>The</strong>Outline,^ E ^y- ^X^- ^^- 30. T6-yth 24.emper<strong>or</strong> <strong>or</strong>dered |^ Ch'hang, <strong>the</strong> western l<strong>or</strong>d, tooppose <strong>the</strong> barbarians <strong>of</strong> ^ Kwan, and to provideYen-wan f<strong>or</strong>eigners.against <strong>the</strong> ^^ ^^Outline, pg ^ Cy. XxV. An. 43. Te yih 37.<strong>The</strong> <strong>king</strong> died, and his son ^ Sin, ascended <strong>the</strong> throne.Detail Te-yih's concubine b<strong>or</strong>e ^^ "J* Wei-tsz^ ; she againb<strong>or</strong>e 'ffp|/J Chung-yen ; after which she became empress andbrought f<strong>or</strong>th ^=j^ Sin. Te-yih and his empress considered Wei-tszeto be virtuous, and wished to fix upon him as <strong>the</strong> heir appar -nt. <strong>The</strong>great hibt<strong>or</strong>ian, holding fast to <strong>the</strong> laws, contended, saying. Having ason by your wife, you must not set up <strong>the</strong> son <strong>of</strong> a concubine. Wheie-* Th^ modern ll^ fJj K'hesan, in Shen-se, Lat. 34. 20. N. Long.S. 6. W.

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