known as ^ J^ Ho the Devil, a name bestowed upon him by his Imperial master.
644
Ho Chin (T. ^^). Died A.D. 100. Brother of a
lady chosen for the seraglio of the Emperor Ling Ti of the Han
dynasty and in 179 raised to the throne as Empress. He was
consequently appointed to important posts, and in 184 was ordered
to defend the capital against the Yellow Turban rebels (see Chang
Chio)^ for which ser?ice he was ennobled as Marquis. His sister
and another lady of the seraglio haying both given birth to sons,
an attempt was made to set aside the child of the former and get
the other boy named Heir Apparent. The Emperor himself was
inclined to this arrangement, as he considered the Empress' son
to be wanting in the necessary dignity; but the matter was still
unsettled when his Majesty died. Then a still more serious attempt
was made to slay Ho Chin and place the favoured youth upon
the throne; but Ho Chin received timely warning of his intended
assassination, and was able to collect his soldiers and enforce the
rights of his sister's son. He followed this up by an attack upon
the eunuchs, and succeeded in getting an order for their dismissal
from the palace. The eunuch Chang Jang, however, had family
influence to back him with the Empress Dowager, and managed
to get the whole troop of his colleagues re-instated. This so
enraged Ho Chin that he determined to exterminate all of them;
but ere he could cany out this design, a band of eunuchs,
headed by Chang Jang, decoyed him into an ambush and slew
him with their swords.
645 Ho Ch'ü-ping . Died B.C. 117. Dl^timate son of the elder sister of Wei Ching. At eighteen he was already distinguished as a mounted archer of great skill, and received a eommiflsion as a petty military official; hence he is sometimes
mentioned as ^ j^ ifj^ . Rising to the rank of President of the