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Show Licung=wus who in perfon efcaped this Delige wit {ome few o i S T e i re he immediately laid clofe Stege to the chief Cit Xiga he taok after three days giving the Plunde thereof to his Souldic;s | Whli];} bu out-of a feeming compaflion he gave the Inhabitants thei Lives. He mad,e thi City, uponits redu&ion, the Seat of hi War, and caufed all manner of Provifjons and Ammunition to be brought out of t e Province and laid up there; partly thereby to keep the Country in awe, and partly t hinder the Chinefe Ar from any Provifions in thofe Pirts to {upport them elves againft them Laltly, mad "‘fi_._.---‘ et &al::.g o The Province of Honan being thu fubdued and brought to flavery, and ¢} Inhabitants thereof miferably mif-handle with plundering and fical;n f them, this upfiart King departed with his who e Army, and fell into the P‘réovzo of Xenfi 5 wh e A e Title of King, calling him(elf King Xunnang, tha is, a Fortunate King k once more made afhift to recruait his Army ;g upon the fight a,,gfn}:]'f}fr"";% ye being ftill perfwaded that he fhould get into the Thr ne, took upon hi W( 7}6(;: \gzrfegfm'd up by the Roots ; {o that at this ti e there s nothing thg:?:? )l)clf\t : = g s o Bek . AN now over-confident by fuccefs, and doubting n o t pofleflion of the Empire, which he had already appr priated to himfelf in hi thoughts Y he took upon him the Title of Emperour, by the ame of Thienxy . o which fignifies, Obedient to Heaven 5 for by Pretext o this glorious name, whic he ufed for a Cloak to his Villany, he gave out in Speeches, and fo ma e bis §oy) diers believe, that it was concluded in Heaven, that he hould afcend th Throne, and deliver the oppreffed Subjeds out of the covetous hand of th prefent Emperour, to infli& punifhment on the corrupt Governo rs of Provin e 20 < clean.sh data import.tsv out README ces who had over-barthened the People with intolerable axes; and laftly, t govern the Empire in peace and quietnefs To all this the Renegado Chinefes who had fided with Licangzus, giving eafie credic, were very forward not onl to give himthe Title of Ewmperour, as his ambition had affume it, bue did veril believe he was fent from Heaven to govern And to adde the greater Honour and Luftre to his Name, and win their favour he governed with great moderation and mildnefs, fo to make his Aions and h Name feem agreeable: For fuch as had done any wrong, underwent ro corpora punifhment, But were only chaftifed with kind words and good admonitions Allfuch Chirefe Governours as refuled to fubmit to him, he caufed to be put t death when taken : He abolithed and took off {everal heavy Taxes, that had bee ----- laid and then continued upon the People, charging fuchashe made Governours t e KR ings and Houles were {foon overturned, but Trees which had S 30 b oA General Defcription o rule gently and lovingly over his Subje@s. And after this manner, through hi cunning and crafty infinuations, did this Grand Thief bring under his obedienc {everal Provinces without fpilling any blood ; for the Commonalty (which i Bellua multorum capitum & inflabile wmlgus) was hugely pleafed with this ne Model of Governing, applauding their new Emperour with higheft Eulogiums But befide the troubles occafioned by the two Grand Robbers, there arofe i the Court another difpute and difcontent as mifchievous as the other, and whic was indeed the greateft occafion of the overthrow of the Empire , and th greateft divifions amongft the Governours them(elves,occafioned by th jealoufi and batred they bore to one Guei of the Kings Bed-chamber, for the great A thority committed to him, and affe@ion fhewn him by the Emperour, ho ha not only intrufted the whole Government into his hands, and preferr'd him t the beft Offices and Charges within his Dominions, but likewife tr ated him wit refpect as if he had been his Father But this Favourite not knowing fow t keep himfelf within the limits of moderation began fo to fwell with pride, th: |