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the_o six_o now_o under_o his_o subjection_n chap._n ii_o the_o donath_n of_o the_o emperor_n zunchin_n and_o of_o all_o the_o royal_a family_n the_o tartar_n resolve_v to_o oppose_v the_o usurper_n and_o to_o advance_v his_o ancient_a pretention_n to_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n the_o emperor_n zunchin_n do_v not_o perceive_v the_o deplorable_a condiction_n of_o his_o state_n till_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o remedy_v it_o he_o know_v full_a well_o that_o the_o rage_n of_o his_o enemy_n will_v not_o only_o take_v from_o â—â—im_n by_o violence_n his_o â—â—mpire_n and_o crown_n but_o his_o life_n also_o he_o perceive_v that_o the_o plot_n be_v lay_v from_o that_o very_a time_n that_o his_o counsellor_n advise_v he_o not_o to_o raise_v force_n nor_o send_v money_n nor_o recruit_n to_o those_o commander_n who_o guard_v the_o frontier_n he_o may_v then_o have_v put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o
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proclaim_v hope_v thereby_o to_o palliate_v the_o shame_n of_o their_o nation_n that_o they_o have_v so_o infamous_o and_o cowardly_o submit_v to_o their_o enemy_n the_o heaven_n say_v they_o decree_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o â—â—nd_v they_o preordain_v the_o confusion_n and_o destruction_n of_o china_n that_o thereby_o it_o may_v the_o easy_o be_v conquer_v by_o another_o nation_n else_o the_o chineses_n will_v in_o another_o guess_n manner_n have_v receive_v any_o who_o shall_v have_v dare_v to_o assault_v they_o and_o will_v never_o so_o wretched_o have_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v subdue_v by_o their_o enemy_n thus_o the_o conqueror_n and_o the_o conquer_v do_v equal_o pretend_v to_o have_v pursue_v the_o decree_n of_o heaven_n the_o tartar_n hereby_o make_v his_o advantage_n and_o the_o chinese_n likewise_o think_v to_o excuse_v his_o base_a cowardliness_n thus_o man_n all_o the_o world_n over_o ridiculous_o strain_v their_o brain_n to_o make_v god_n compliant_a with_o their_o 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china_n and_o principal_o he_o endeavour_v to_o draw_v into_o his_o party_n the_o head_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a family_n and_o the_o most_o considerable_a person_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n these_o person_n serve_v both_o as_o hostage_n to_o he_o for_o the_o loyalty_n of_o all_o their_o dependent_n and_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o his_o soldier_n which_o he_o daily_o raise_v more_o and_o more_o that_o he_o may_v with_o all_o convenient_a speed_n send_v they_o to_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o more_o remote_a province_n but_o still_o he_o take_v care_n that_o the_o chief_a commander_n and_o principal_a officer_n of_o his_o troop_n be_v tartar_n as_o for_o all_o other_o employment_n which_o be_v not_o military_a though_o there_o be_v many_o very_a considerable_a office_n and_o dignity_n the_o tartar_n bestow_v they_o among_o the_o chinese_n with_o less_o precaution_n and_o herein_o at_o the_o first_o they_o proceed_v in_o a_o method_n
the_o tartar_n come_v to_o view_v the_o place_n near_o and_o as_o he_o be_v distribute_v the_o scale_v ladder_n and_o give_v order_n for_o the_o assault_n he_o spy_v all_o the_o gate_n open_a and_o without_o any_o further_a delay_n enter_v in_o thus_o without_o draw_v his_o sword_n he_o become_v master_n of_o this_o strong_a city_n which_o be_v fortify_v and_o defâ—â—nded_v with_o so_o many_o wall_n and_o buâ—â—warks_n â—â—hat_o accord_v to_o the_o account_n the_o reâ—â—â—â—on_n give_v of_o it_o two_o thousand_o man_n of_o â—â—rope_n may_v therein_o for_o several_a year_n hâ—â—ve_v maintain_v a_o siege_n against_o a_o very_a powerful_a army_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o tartar_n only_o to_o present_v himself_o before_o it_o to_o win_v a_o city_n of_o that_o vast_a extent_n that_o a_o man_n on_o horseback_n can_v â—â—carce_o in_o two_o day_n time_n surround_v the_o circumference_n and_o all_o the_o outwork_n of_o the_o first_o wall_n the_o general_n be_v not_o a_o little_a puff_v up_o with_o his_o victory_n but_o be_v vex_v and_o impatient_a that_o the_o emperor_n hunguan_n have_v escape_v he_o without_o any_o intermission_n he_o pursue_v after_o he_o with_o all_o his_o horse_n his_o diligence_n gain_v he_o the_o success_n he_o so_o eager_o desire_v for_o he_o quick_o overtake_v the_o unfortunate_a prince_n and_o have_v meet_v he_o in_o disorder_n and_o not_o able_a to_o make_v any_o defence_n be_v abandon_v by_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o retinue_n he_o present_o seize_v upon_o he_o and_o as_o it_o be_v general_o report_v put_v he_o to_o death_n at_o the_o very_a instant_n this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o life_n and_o reign_n of_o this_o monarch_n who_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v style_v hunguan_n the_o bright_a and_o splendid_a prince_n but_o all_o his_o splendour_n and_o brightness_n be_v only_o like_o lightning_n which_o quick_o vanish_v all_o these_o glitter_a flash_n be_v but_o of_o a_o short_a continuance_n and_o like_o a_o ignis_fw-la 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