Marquis Shen having heard that his daughter hnd been discarded by King Yo forwarded a remonstrance to the King. He wrote: "Formerly King Chieh loved Mei Hsi and the Hsia dynasty perished; King Chou loved Tan Chi and the Shang dynasty came to an end. The present King loves common ons are elevated. The Pao Sze. Rightful ones are degraded while
mutual rights of husbands and wives and the feelings natural to father and son are violated at the present time; the faults of Chieh and Chou are being repented, In the future the calamities of Hsia and Shang will come upon us. I hope the King' will recall his irregular command, and peradventure the destruction of the kingdom may yet be prevented."
ing Vu having scanned the letter, struck the ruble in great wrath saying How dare the thief gabble thus?" Duke Kua being near by remarked: " Because of the banishment of the Heir-Apparent, Marquis Shen long ago entertained feelings of resentment, but now that the Queen and her son have been discarded he contemplates rebellion."
The King asked: "How should he be punished?" Duke Kua replied: Marquis Shén- was raised in dignity not on account of his services to the State but solely because the Queen was his daughter. Now that the Queen and her son have been
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