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t　any　intrusion；　and　provisions　had　never　been　wanting。

〃I　knew　he　would　not　harm　my　family；〃　said　Liu　Bei　to　Guan　Yu　and　Zhang　Fei。

However；　Zhang　Fei　was　not　pleased　and　would　not　acpany　his　brothers　into　the　city　when　they　went　to　express　their　thanks。　He　went　to　escort　the　two　ladies　to　Xiaopei。

At　the　interview　Lu　Bu　said；　〃I　did　not　wish　to　take　the　city；　but　your　brother　behaved　very　badly；　drinking　and　flogging　the　soldiers；　and　I　came　to　guard　it　lest　some　evil　should　befall。〃

〃But　I　had　long　wished　to　yield　it　to　you；〃　said　Liu　Bei。

Thereupon　Lu　Bu　wished　to　retire　in　favor　of　Liu　Bei　who；　however；　would　not　hear　of　it。　Liu　Bei　returned　and　took　up　his　quarters　in　Xiaopei；　but　his　two　brothers　would　not　take　the　situation　kindly　and　were　very　discontented。

Said　Liu　Bei；　〃One　must　bow　to　one's　lot。　It　is　the　will　of　Heaven；　and　one　cannot　struggle　against　fate。〃

Lu　Bu　sent　presents　of　food　and　stuffs；　and　peace　reigned　between　the　two　houses。

In　Shouchun；　Yuan　Shu　prepared　a　great　banquet　for　his　soldiers　when　it　was　announced　that　Sun　Ce　had　subdued　Lu　Gang；　the　Governor　of　Lujiang。　Yuan　Shu　summoned　the　victor；　who　made　obeisance　at　the　foot　of　the　hall　of　audience。　Yuan　Shu；　sitting　in　state；　asked　for　details　of　the　campaign　and　then　invited　Sun　Ce　to　the　banquet。

After　the　unhappy　death　of　his　father　Sun　Jian；　Sun　Ce　had　returned　to　the　lower　region　of　the　Great　River；　where　he　had　devoted　himself　to　peaceful　ends；　inviting　to　his　side　good　people　and　able　scholars。　Afterwards；　when　a　quarrel　broke　out　between　his　mother's　brother；　Governor　Wu　Jing　of　Dangyang；　and　the　late　Imperial　Protector　of　Xuzhou；　Tao　Qian；　Sun　Ce　removed　his　mother　with　all　the　family　to　Que；　he　himself　taking　service　un