Having lost half his following in a typhoon, the wretched Emperor ended his wanderings at 剛洲 Kang-chou, an islet in the 吳川 Wu-ch'uan District of Kuangtung, in 1278. Canonised as 端宗皇帝.
183 Chao Shih-hsiung 趙師雄. 6th cent. A.D. A native of 雎陽 Chu-yang, who stopped one evening at a wine-shop on the 羅浮 Lo-fou mountains near Canton. There he was entertained by a young lady who appeared to be the hostess, and spent the evening drinking wine with her. Next morning, however, he found himself lying under a plum-tree, stiff with cold, while a pretty blue bird was singing merrily over his head.
184 Chao Shu 趙曙 (originally 宗寶). A.D. 1032-1067. A cousin of Chao Chên, whom he succeeded in 1063 as fifth Emperor of the Sung dynasty. The Empress Dowager 曹 Ts'ao was left with joint control, and eunuchs sowed dissension between her and the Emperor. In 1064 Han Ch'i forced her to retire, and banished all the intriguing eunuchs. Han remained in power, aided by Ou-yang Hsiu during the reign; but his love of sole control led to his downfall in 1067. A hot dispute as to the honours to be paid to the Emperor's father ended in dividing the Ministers into two hostile parties. In 1066 triennial examinations were decreed; and the 通鑑 Mirror of History was begun by Ssŭ-ma Kuang. An attempt to overawe the Hsia State, by enrolling 30 per cent of the able-bodied males in Shensi as militia, proved a failure. In 1066 the Emperor fell ill, and was compelled by Han Ch'i to abdicate in favour of his son. Canonised as 憲文肅武宣孝皇帝, with the temple name of 英宗.
Chao Ti. See Liu Fu-ling.
185 Chao Ting 趙鼎 (T. 元鎮). Died A.D. 1147. A native of 聞喜 Wên-hsi in Shansi, who graduated as chin shih in 1106 and rose to be a Minister of State. He was a steadfast opponent of
