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" ... of the miserable people. So that it is a common proverb in China that the king unwittingly lets loose so many hangmen, murderers, hungry dogs and wolves to ruin and devour the poor people, when he creates new mandarins to govern them. "
Hau Kiou Choaan: Or, The Pleasing History - Page 166
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1688: A Global History

John Elliot Wills - History - 2001 - 358 pages
...is a common proverb in China that the king unwittingly lets loose so many hangmen, murderers, hungry dogs and wolves to ruin and devour the poor people, when he creates new mandarins to govern them. In short there is not an viceroy, visitor of a province, or any such like...
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Corrupt Histories

Emmanuel Kreike, William C. Jordan - History - 2004 - 506 pages
...a common Proverb in China, that the King unwittingly lets loose so many HangMen, Murderers, hungry Dogs and Wolves to ruin and devour the Poor People, when he Creates new Mandarins to Govern them.83 There would be much more to quote from this text on corruption and venality...
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