46 HIEKBI. only when his ministers told him that these Hoo were his own relations, who should be employed and not attacked ; and instead of attacking them, he ravaged north-western China up to the walls of Taiyuen. In this army of his were numbers of Hienbi» who had enlisted under him. But the Chinese, themselves unable to cope with him, employed a Hienbi contingent to aid them ; and, in Dea 308, the Huns were completely defeated and driven back by HienU, — ^whose fellow-countiymen in the Hun army deserted to them during the action. It was in the beginning of tills year that Liwyuen, the Han Wang, proclaimed himself Whangdi — ^Emperor; Ewei also then assumed the rank and style of Great Shanyii of Hienbi, and was acknowledged as such by the governors of the three northern Chinese provinces. Eveiy man at that time did what was right in his own eyes, for there was no real " king in Israel'^ And every man acted on the " simple rule, the good old plan " ; for it was right that any man should, if he could, rob every other man. Among other incidents showing the coUapse of authority may £ related the following. Li, the Wang or Feudal King of Bohai,* hated bitterly Wang Chinyo, one of the principal ministers of the Tsin Emperor. Wang Ting, the Prince-Wang of Chaugli, sided with Prince Li, and urged him to send an army against Chinyo. The advice was acted upon, and Li's son marched against the minister of his own master. Bun, the Governor of Liaotung, knowing that the best of Bohai's troops were gone, immediately set out with his army against Bohai, to take up the quarrel in behalf of Chinyo. li was not able to prepare against this sudden inbreak, and he was soon taken and put to death. Another army of Bun's fell upon a Bohai army which had been sent against Liaotung, and had penetrated to Woolu hien of Liaotung (now Liaosi). This city and fort was at the foot of the temple-crowded Yiwoolu mountains, whose beautiful shadows are thrown over the present city of Kwangning. The Bohai axmy was completely defeated ; and Prince Ting, whose men formed part of it, fled to Kwei for vengeance. Bun, elated with his
- North-west of Shantong and south-east of ChflUL
