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TEMPER. 87 immediate followers were put to death. Thus the Dwan division of the Hienbi became finally incorporated in the Yen: kingdom, originated by the Moyoong, the smallest of the Hienbi tribesw And if Ten was absorbing its barbarous cousins in the north, it was pushing down among the Chinese in the south ; for the Ten men had cleft their way, like a trap dyke in granite, between Chin on their west and Tsin on their east and south. The kingdom of Chin in Shensi had been all these years at war, chiefly with the yet imperial house of Tsin (or Jin). In 354, a great battle had been fought, in which the Tsin General, Wun, gained a complete victory over Chin's forces. Just about the time when the battle was fought, the prince of Chin lost one of his best generals by death ; and, in mourning over him, he complained that Heaven did not desire him to restore peace within the "Four Seaa His idea of peace was that which all warriors have always desired, — ^peace, after war had utterly rooted np every existing government, he himself to be the Booter up. He had one general, Tonur, who was extremely obstinate, and latterly roused his ire so that he gnashed his teeth every time he saw him. At last his rage became so great, that he put to death the general, his nine sons, and his twenty-seven grandsona As Tonur was a Chiang (Tibet) man, all the Chiang men in Chin, and they were many, became uneasy ; for there was no crime assigned, nor state reason given, for the execution. In 356, the prince of Chin was in great straits for money, because of the drains of his ceaseless wars ; but in his rage he put to death a minister who recommended peace, and counselled him to have some regard for the good of the people, as well as for his own interesta Just then Wun gained another signal victory over him ; but Jang Ping, one of his generals, defeated Hiang. The conqueror and his defeated foe became sworn brothers, and made an oath not to fight each other any more ! One day the prince of Chin ate quantities of dates (daao), and became very unwelL His principal physician was summoned, who frankly told him there was nothing seriously wrong; that his trouble sprang