126 Chang Yen-shang 張延賞. 8th cent. A.D. An official who served under the Emperors Su Tsung and Tai Tsung of the T'ang dynasty. He was a relative of Chang Chia-chêng, the faithful Minister of the Emperor Ming Huang and some time opponent of the great Chang Yüeh, and rose to the highest offices of State. On the occasion of an important criminal case he refused successive bribes of 30,000 and 50,000 strings of cash, but his virtue succumbed to an offer of 100,000 strings. He excused this lapse on the ground that 100,000 strings would tempt even the gods, who would resent the refusal of such a bribe by a mere mortal. He died at the age of 61, and was canonised as 成.
127 Chang Yin-huan 張蔭桓 (T. 樵野). A purchase licentiate of Kuangtung, who in 1881 was Taot'ai at Wuhu. Summoned to Peking, he served in the Tsung-li Yamên from June to September 1884, when he was again appointed to be Taot'ai in Chihli. From 1885 to 1887 he was Minister to the United States, Spain, and Peru, and in 1890 returned to the Tsung-li Yamên, of which he was Vice President in 1894. In February 1895 he went to Japan to negotiate peace, but his powers were found to be inadequate. In 1896 he succeeded Li Hung-chang as negotiator of the commercial treaty with Japan.
128 Chang Ying 張英 (T. 敦復 H. 樂圃). A.D. 1636-1708. A native of 桐城 T'ung-ch'êng in Anhui, who graduated as chin shih in 1667. Six years later he rose to be a Reader to the Emperor K'ang Hsi, who at the approach of winter bestowed on him and on Ch'ên T'ing-ching fifty sable skins and satin enough for robes. He was one of the first members of the College of Inscriptions, all of whom resided in the city so as to be ready to attend the Emperor in his uncertain hours of leisure. He was constantly being summoned by K'ang Hsi, whom he always accompanied on tours of inspection. He was Chancellor of the Han-lin College and
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