said one day in anger to his wife, *^Yoq are very prond of haying an Emperor for yonr father, bnt if my father wanted the empire your family would not be able to keep it." When the princess reported this to the Emperor, the latter told her that her husband had said no more than the truth. Upon his deathbed the Emperor sent a Prince to enquire after him; but the old man was too tax gone to do more than bend his head in acknowledgement of the honour. Canonised as J^ ^ .
1076
KUO Wei ^ ^ . A.D. 901 -953. A Ueutenant under Liu Cfaih-
ytlan. While leading an army to repel a Kitan invasion in 951,
the soldiers threw a yellow flag over him and saluted him as first
Emperor of the Later Chou dynasty, a style chosen by him on the
ground that he was a descendant of a younger brother of Wdn
Wang. His short reign was much disturbed by the operations of
Liu ^ Cheung. Personally he was a gallant leader and a judicious
administrator. He patronised literature, and made a visit to the
tomb of Confucius. Canonised as "Jjj^ j|j£.
1077 Kuo Yu IP ^ (T. yt^)- 5*^ cent. A.D. A native of Tun- huang in Eansuh, who was attracted by the reputation of Kuo Ho, and enrolled himself as a disciple. At his master's death he mourned in sackcloth by the side of the grave for three years, and then retired to a valley where he lived in a cave and fed on cypress- seeds, teaching over a thousand pupib. During some local disturbances he distinguished himself by levying a volunteer force and actually taking the field. But even in camp he was always crooning the doctrines of his favourite Lao Tzti, and ere long retired to the mountains where he died from trying to live on air.
1078 Kayak Khan ^^. A.D. 1206-1248. Eldest son of Ogotai Khan. He was placed on the throne in 1246 by his mother Naimachto, who still retained all power. The reign was uneventful, the annual raids on Sung territory continuing. Canonised as ^ ^ . On Euyak*s
