in 705 became President of the Board of Rites and was ennobled as Duke. He was banished for concealing the death of a parent in order to escape enforced temporary retirement from public life, but was soon afterwards taken back into favour. Upon the occasion of a grand banquet, in order to amuse the Emperor he danced about and finally stood on his head. His Majesty laughed heartily, but Lu Ts'ang-yung sighed and said it was as bad as sweeping the ground with the Five Classics.
441
Chu Fang (
Chinese characters). 7th cent. A.D. A native of Hsiang-chou in
Hupeh, distinguished as an official and poet under the T'ang
dynasty. He was summoned to Court in A.D. 627, but declined
to proceed.
442
Chu Hai (Chinese characters). 3rd cent. B.C. A man of the Wei State,
famous for his great strength. He was introduced by Hou Ying
to Wu Chi, and the latter sent him on a mission to the Prince
of Chên. The Prince however threw him into a den of tigers;
whereupon Chu's hair stood on end, and he glared so fearfully
at the tigers that they did not venture to attack him, and he
was released. When the Ch'in army was besieging Han-tan, Wu
Chi hastened to its succour. The Wei army was commanded by
(Chinese characters) Chin P'i; but by the advice of Hou Ying, Wu Chi
persuaded the Prince's favourite concubine to steal from her lord
the other half of Chin P'i’s tally of command. Armed with this,
Wu Chi and Chu Hai proceeded to Chiu P'i’s tent, and called
upon him to surrender his post; and when he refused to do so,
Chu Hai produced from his sleeve a forty-pound mace of iron,
and brained him on the spot. With the aid of his troops, Wu
Chi succeeded in raising the siege.
443
Chu Hao-ling (T. (Chinese characters). H. (Chinese characters)). A native
of Kiaugsu, who distinguished himself during the 17th century as
an enthusiastic student, and who was a friend and contemporary
