he boldly set to work to impeach the corrupt oficials who occupied high places. He also distinguished himself by securing the surrender of the insurgent 張嬰 Chang Ying, together with over ten thousand of his adherents, visiting the rebel camp unarmed and unattended, and winning over the leader by the simple force of his arguments. But the notorious Liang Chi was his enemy, and prevented him from being ennobled for his services. He died unrewarded at the early age of 36; upon which his son received an official appointment and a present of a million cash.
79Chang Kang-sun 張綱孫 (T. 祖望). A naturalistic poet of the 17th cent. A.D. His poems were published under the title of 秦亭集. He also wrote the 獸經 a treatise on quadrupeds. His personal name was changed from Kang-sun to 丹 Tan.
80Chang K'o-Chiu 張可久 (T. 小山). 13th cent. A.D. A native of 慶元 Ch'ing-yüan in Chehkiang, who distinguished himself as a scholar and poet under the Yüan dynasty.
81Chang Kuei 張軌 (T. 士彥). A.D. 254–314. A native of 安定 An-ting in Shensi, and a descendant from a Prince of the Han dynasty. He attracted the attention of Chang Hua, and in 301 was appointed Governor of Lianga-chou in Kansuh, where he put down disturbances and instituted schools. For suppressing a rising of the Hsien-pi Tartars he was made a General, and ennobled. In 307 he saved Lo-yang from the rebels, and throughout his life proved a loyal servant of the Western Chin dynasty, the last Emperor of which gave him the title of Minister of State and ennobled him as Duke. He is considered as the founder of the rebel State of the Former Lianga. Canonised as 武.
82Chang Kung-i 張公藝. 7th cent. A.D. A native of 壽張 Shou-chang, in whose family nine generations were said to be living in harmony. On being asked by the Emperor Kao Tsung of the T'ang dynasty to explain the secret of this harmony, he
