recluse, and said to ^E ^ "^ Wang W.u-tztl, **I will wash my mouth with the rocks, and pillow my head on the running stream."
- ^How will you manage that?" enquired Wang, smiling at his slip
of the tongue. "Oh," replied Sun, not the least taken aback, "I will use the rocks for tooth-powder, and the stream to cleanse my ears." He had passed his fortieth year before he entered upon an official career. Rising to high military command, he was received at an audience by the Emperor; but he absolutely refused to kneel, and would do no more than bow, alleging that a guardian of the Throne should never let himself be at a disadvantage. Sun Ch'llail ^ ^ (T. ^^ ||). A.D. 181-252. Younger son 1803 of Sun Chien, and brother of Sun Ts'^, to whose position and power he succeeded while still quite a youth. After a long and successful resistance to Ts^ao Ts^ao (see Chou Fit), he sent messengers in 217 to sue for peace, and offered to swear alliance. In 219, upon the capture and execution of Euan Ttl, his services were accepted by Ts'ao Ts'ao and he was ennobled as Marquis. When Ts'ao Ts^ao died and his son Ts^ao P'ei assumed the Imperial title, Sun Oh^tlan recognised him as his suzerain and was invested with the Principality of Wu; but in 229 he threw off his allegiance and proclaimed himself first Emperor of the Wu dynasty. Not very long before his . death he is said to have been ordered by an angel to change the year- title, and to appoint an Empress, both of which orders he obeyed. Canonised as ^ ^ ^ .
Sun £a ^ jg (T. ^ ^). Died A.D. 402. A native of Lang- 1804 yeh in Shantung, and a descendant of Sun Hsiu. He joined his uncle ^ ^ Sun T^ai, who was regarded as a magician, in planning revolutionary measures; and when the latter was put to death , he took the lead himself. At the head of a considerable force he captured Euei-chi in Ghehkiang and proclaimed himself ^^E ^ ^ ^ Generalissimo of the' East, giving to his followers' the
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