his　borders；　crowds　of　scholars　responded　to　his　call。

〃Intelligent　and　holy；　Your　Majesty　ascended　the　throne。　You　have　fallen　upon　evil　days；　but　have　been　diligent；　modest；　and　untiring　in　your　efforts。　Now　the　great　mountains　have　sent　forth　spirits；　and　people　of　genius　appear。

〃I；　your　humble　servant；　know　of　a　certain　simple　scholar；　Mi　Heng　by　name；　of　Pingyuan；　a　young　man　of　twenty…four。　His　moral　character　is　excellent；　his　talents　eminent。　As　a　youth　he　took　a　high　place　in　study　and　penetrated　the　most　secret　arcane　of　learning。　What　he　glanced　at　he　could　repeat；　what　he　heard　once　he　never　forgot。　He　is　naturally　high　principled；　and　his　thoughts　are　divine。　Sang　Hongyang's　mental　calculations　and　Zhang　Anshi's　memorial　feats　pared　with　Mi　Heng's　powers　are　no　longer　wonderful。　Loyal；　sincere；　correct；　and　straight…forward；　his　ambition　is　unsullied。　He　regards　the　good　with　trembling　respect；　he　detests　the　evil　with　unpromising　hatred。　Ren　Zuo　in　unflinching　candor；　Shi　Yu　in　severe　rectitude；　never　surpassed　him。

〃Hundreds　of　hawks　are　not　worth　one　osprey。　If　Mi　Heng　be　given　a　court　appointment；　notable　results　must　follow。　Ready　in　debate；　rapid　in　utterance；　his　overwhelming　intelligence　wells　up　in　profusion。　In　the　solution　of　doubts　and　the　unraveling　of　difficulties　he　has　no　peer。

〃In　former　days　of　Han；　Jia　Yi　begged　to　be　sent　on　trial　to　a　vassal　state　for　the　control　of　the　Xiongnu　tribespeople；　Zhong　Jun　offered　to　bring　back　the　Prince　of　Nanyue　to　do　homage　to　the　emperor。　The　generous　conduct　of　these　youths　has　been　much　admired。

〃In　our　day　Lu　Cui　and　Yan　Xiang；　remarkable　for　their　talents；　have　been　appointed　among　the　secretaries。　And　Mi　Heng　is　no　less　capable。　Should　he　be　got；　then　all　possibi