received from the Empress, they were both ennobled as Dukes. During her long illness they alone had access to her, and gradually monopolised the government, successfully resisting all the attacks of their enemies. At length, when he believed that the Empress was at the point of death, Chang Ch'ang-tsung began to make preparations for a coup d'état. The plot however was discovered by Chang Chien-chih; and on his way to greet the Heir Apparent at the restoration of the Emperor Chung Tsung, he seized both the brothers and put them to death.
23Chang Chao 張照 (T. 得天 H. 涇南). Died A.D. 1745. A native of Kiangsu, who graduated as chin shih in 1709 and was employed in literary and examination work, rising in 1733 to be President of the Board of Punishments. Two years later, he narrowly escaped execution for his failure to arrange the management of the aboriginal territories in Kueichou. He was again employed on literary work, and was joint compiler of the 律呂正義 and its 後編 sequel under the same name, the two standard treatises on music. His poems were much admired by the Emperor, who was especially struck with some verses written with his left hand after a fall from his horse had disabled his right arm. He died of grief for the loss of his father. In his 懷舊詩 Retrospect (1779) the Emperor Ch'ien Lung numbered him among his 五詞臣 Five Men of Letters, the others being Ch'ien Chên-chün, Liang Shih-chêng, Shên Tê-ch'ien, and Wang Yu-tun. Canonised as 文敏.
24Chang Chên-chou 張鎭周. 7th cent. A.D. An official who, upon being appointed Governor of 舒 Shu-chou in Anhui — his native place — proceeded to his old home and spent ten days in feasting his relatives and friends. Then, calling them together, he gave to each a present of money and silk, and took leave of them with tears in his eyes, saying, "We have had this pleasant
