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n　he　was　given　the　rank　of　Imperial　mander　and　the　title　of　Lordship。

Zhang　Liao　was　sent　on　a　mission　to　win　over　the　bandit　leader　Zang　Ba；　who　hearing　what　had　happened；　came　forthwith　and　gave　in　his　submission。　He　was　graciously　received；　and　his　former　colleagues………Sun　Guan；　Wu　Dun；　and　Yin　Li………also　yielded；　with　the　exception　of　Chang　Xi；　who　remained　obdurate。　All　these　former　enemies　who　came　over　were　kindly　treated　and　given　posts　of　responsibility　wherein　they　might　prove　the　reality　of　their　conversion。　Lu　Bu's　family　were　sent　to　the　capital。

After　the　soldiers　had　been　rewarded　with　feasting；　the　camp　was　broken　up　and　the　army　moved　away　to　Xuchang。　Passing　through　Xuzhou　the　people　lined　the　roads　and　burned　incense　in　honor　of　the　victors。　They　also　petitioned　that　Liu　Bei　should　be　their　protector。

Cao　Cao　replied；　〃Liu　Bei　has　rendered　great　services。　You　must　wait　till　he　has　been　received　in　audience　and　obtained　his　reward。　After　that　he　shall　be　sent　here。〃

The　people　bowed　low　to　the　ground　to　express　their　thanks。　Che　Zhou；　General　of　the　Flying　Cavalry；　was　given　mand　of　Xuzhou　for　the　moment。

After　the　army　had　arrived　at　the　capital；　rewards　were　granted　to　all　the　officers　who　had　been　in　the　expedition。　Liu　Bei　was　retained　in　the　capital；　lodging　in　an　annex　to　the　Prime　Minister's　palace。

Next　day　a　court　was　held；　and　Cao　Cao　memorialized　the　services　of　Liu　Bei　who　was　presented　to　Emperor　Xian。　Dressed　in　court　robes；　Liu　Bei　bowed　at　the　lower　end　of　the　audience　arena。　The　Emperor　called　him　to　the　Hall　and　asked　his　ancestry。

＇e＇　Reigned　BC　157…141。

Liu　Bei　replied；　〃Thy　servant　is　the　son　of　Liu　Hong；　grandson　of　Liu　Xiong；　who　was　a　direct　descendant　of　Prince　Sheng　of　Zhon