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COlTTENTa His Capital Loongoliiiiig— EnormoQB ConflcripUon— Hmd against Matter— Gu«« Bdli-^Ym. or Hbyoong against Gorea or Gaogowli— Coxeans Defeated, and their Dead King a Hostage— An Army of WolTes and Foxes — Curious Wooing— Yiiwnn Hienbi Defeated by Yen —Fooyii— Stone Tiger an Emperor^He and Whang Die— Terrible Massacre of Bearded Men— Yen into China— Night Surprise— Wei and Yen absorb Chao or Jao— And then Quarrel— -Homeric Chief— Yen Annexes Wei— Throe Months' Cannibalism— Faithfulness . • • 69 CHAPTEE IV.— IMPERIAL YEN. Moyoong Becomes Emperor— Dwan Finally Absorbed — Chin Fights Tsin — A King with a Temper— The Poor Doctor— The Brave Old Archer— A Powerful Dream — Mixed Blood — ^Yen Pushes South— Young Yen Emperor and Gun's Discontent — Yen Dissension — Loyang Falls — ^The Hun Dai Wang— Go as Commander— He Dies, and Yen begins to Ebb — Opium — China and Yen — China and Tsin— Tsin against Yen — Chin supports Yen— Tsin severely Defeated— Yen Ruled by Women— Prince Woo's Flight— Yen Taunts and Defeats— Yen Speaks and Chin Acts- Yen Capital Falls— Yen Collapse— Chin Ambition— A Million of Soldiers — Chin Ruined— Yen Re-established— Two Yen Kingdoms — They Fight — ^The Hunnish Wei — ^Yen shrinks before Wei — Corea Growing— Wei in the North, Sung in the South— Feasts and lights — Treachery in Yen— Corea to the Rescue — ^Yen King a Fugitive— Is Conceited and Murdered— Sung Revenges him— Skill vtmu Biavery— Cotemporary with BriUmnia Jiomana — "Sweetness and light"— Effeminate Luxurionsness — Danger Ahead— Inevitable end of Luxurious Selfishness 86 CHAPTER v.— GAOGOWU. Origin of Corea— Fooyii and its Customs— Gkiogowli— Position and Customs — Growing Audacity— King Goong — Fooyii Interferes— Gaogowli Defeated— GaoU Increase— Baiji and Sinlo— Baiji repels Wei— Seventeen Emperors — Swi Dynasty— Corean King Dies of Fear— His Son Bolder- Chinese Army and Navy against Gtaoli — Baiji suffers — ^Emperor Yang Huge Preparations against Gaoli — Shantung Famishing— Stox«s Enormous Army— Chinese Xerxes — Corean Fabius— FrightM Defeat- Second Campaign— Collapse and Silent Retreat— Rebels in Chini^— Turks besiege Emperor Yang— His Brave Daughter— Yang's Libraries and Literary Work— Great Wall— Suicidal Conquest # • . . 122