who sought him out were said to "go to the Dragon's door.'* See K^ung Jung.
1234
Li Yo ^ ^ (T. B$ >fQ ). 12th cent. A.D. A pupil of Chu
Hsi and Lii Tsu-ch'ien, who graduated as chin shih in 1172 and
entered upon a public career. Together with Chu Hsi and his
school he suffered persecution , and for a time lived with the Master
in retirement. He was ultimately promoted to high office at the
capital, and succeeded in securing the adoption of Chu Hsi's
classical commentaries at the public examinations^ Canonised as
1235 Li Yti ^U^ (originally named {jjjl). A.D. 727-779. The second son of Li T4ng, whom he succeeded in 762 as eighth Emperor of the T^ang dynasty. He owed his throne to Li Fn-kuo, who slew the Empress Dowager and her son and was himself assassinated a few months later. The death of the son of Shih Sstl-ming in 768 ended the rebellion, but there were seyeral serious Turfan and Tibetan incursions during the reign. The Emperor, who was until 770 under the sway of the eunuch j^ ^ j^ ^^ Ch^ao-£n, the opponent of Euo Tzti-i, was weak enough to let his provincial Governors assume practical independence. In 778 two of them rebelled, and at the close of the reign Li Hsi-lieh also raised the standard of revolt. The country however prospered, and the annual revenue increased until it reached twelve million strings of cash, more than half being derived from the salt-tax. Buddhism was patronised, and in 768 there were a thousand priests and nuns in the palace, which was governed entirely by eunuchs. Canonised as
1236
I^ Yil ^^ (T. g^fe; originally ^ ^). Died A.D. 978.
Sixth son of Li Ching, whom he succeeded in 961 as third sovereign
of the Southern T^ang State. He proved himself a loyal vassal,
and was created Prince of Wu (modern Eiangsu) and raised to
