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Hsiao Yü (T. [^ 3SC) of Hsiao Enei, whom he succeeded on the throne of the Minor Liang dynasty. Upon the disrnption of his House, he joined the Prince of Chin, soon to be first Emperor of the Sui dynasty, and gate him his daughter in marriage. When the House of Sui fell, he transferred his sertices to the Twangs, and served under the first two Emperon, rising to the highest ofBces of State. He possessed howefer an ungoremable temper, and was constantly being degraded and re-instated in rank. He was a devotee of Buddhism (see Fa J), and about A.D. 636 he asked leave to become a priest. His request was granted; but he soon repented and wished to cancel his application, to the great annoyance of the Emperor. He died at the age of 74, and was canonised as ^ Beverential, a title which the Emperor declared to be unsuitable to his temper, and accordingly changed to ^ f§ Pore but Narrow.

723 Hsiao Yüan-ming . A Prince of the Imperial House of Liang, who in A.D. 555 was placed on the throne by WangSing- pien as fifth Emperor of the Liang dynasty in succession to Hsiao I. This led to a feud with Gh'£n Pa-hsien, and on the death of Wang at the hands of Ch'6n, he abdicated in fevour of Hsiao Fang-chih , receiving the title of ^ ^ ^ t by which he is known in history.

724 Hsieh An (T. ^ :&). A.D. 320-885. Son of an official in the Court of Sacrificial Worship, and the most clMnguished member of a very distinguished family. In his eariy ^6 he lived in retirement near Euei-chi in Chehkiang, and to his dying day "never lost his love for Tung-shan." It was only when ^ brother Hsieh !M Wan got into difficulties that he entered ^Pou an official career, soon rising to occupy various important

P^^*tB in the provinces and at the capital. He was Governor of