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Ql 208. Who mounted gaard at the Hung-gate? 



A. The two generals Wan-tao-lung and Wan-tao-fang mounted gua.rd. 



Q. 209. How can you prove that? 



A. I can prove it by a verse. 



Q, 210. How does this verse run? 



A. Wan-tao-lung mounts guard at tlie Hung-gate ; 



He stands to the left and interrooates the heroes. 



The faithful and loyal enter the high temple ; 



The universe raust return (to the house of Ming), and all be called Hung. 



Wang-taofang keeps vvatch at the Hung-gate; 

 He stands to the right and interrogates the faithful and good. 

 The five founders transmitted the peach-plum-wooden sword ( a ) , 

 To exterminate the Tsing-dynasty and to kill Tao-kwang. ( 2 ) 



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den in the year 134. Separated by the civil war, they were only reunited in the year 220 in the 

 town of Ku. This town had been taken by Chang-fi, and Kwan-yü was obliged to force five passes 

 and to kill six commanders, before he could join his sworn brethern at Ku-ching. (See the History of 

 the three states.) The brethern of the Heaven and Earth-league are exhorted, by this quatrain , to 

 follow the example of those friends. (Comp. p. 2.) 



( L ) See p. 14. 



( 2 ) Emperor of China who reigned from the year 1821 till 1850. 



