grandson。　Soon　after　Tai　Jia；　King　Tang's　grandson；　ascended　the　throne；　he　mitted　many　faults；　and　Yi　Yin；　acting　as　regent；　exiled　Tai　Jia　to　Tong　Palace………the　burial　place　of　King　Tang。　After　three　years　Yi　Yin　returned　him　the　throne。　Tai　Jia　eventually　became　an　enlightened　emperor。　Shang　Dynasty　lasted　for　650　years　（BC　1700…1050）。　It　was　this　act　of　Yi　Yin　rather　than　his　services　in　building　up　an　empire　that　has　made　him　immortal。　Whether　he　did　right　in　temporarily　dethroning　the　king　was　open　to　question；　until　a　final　verdict　was　rendered　by　Mencius　who　thought　that　his　ends　amply　justified　his　means。　This　historical　event　attests　the　extent　of　the　power　exercised　by　a　prime　minister　in　those　days。　。。。。。

＇e＇　Qi　was　an　ancient　state　on　the　extreme　eastern　edge　of　the　North　China　Plain　in　what　is　now　Shandong　and　Hebei　provinces。　Became　prominent　under　the　leadership　of　Duke　Huan　and　his　adviser　Guan　Zhong　during　the　Spring　and　Autumn　period。　It　nearly　won　the　empire　in　the　Warring　States　period。　。。。。。

The　day　after　these　events；　Sima　Shi　assembled　all　the　officers　and　addressed　them　thus：　〃Our　present　lord　is　profligate　and　devoid　of　principle；　familiar　with　the　vile　and　friendly　with　the　impure。　He　lends　a　ready　ear　to　slander　and　keeps　good　people　at　a　distance。　His　faults　exceed　those　of　the　Prince　of　Changyi*　of　old；　and　he　has　proved　himself　unfit　to　rule。　Wherefore；　following　the　precedents　of　Yi　Yin*　and　Huo　Guang*；　I　have　decided　to　put　him　aside　and　to　set　up　another；　thereby　to　maintain　the　sanctity　of　the　ruler　and　ensure　tranquillity。　What　think　you；　Sirs？〃

They　all　agreed；　saying；　〃General；　you　are　right　to　play　the　same　part　as　Yi　Yin　and　Huo　Guang；　thereby　acting　in　accordance　with　Heaven　and　fulfilling　the　desire　of　human