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n　of　his　talent。　But　his　friend　was　absent；　so　he　could　do　nothing　but　control　his　annoyance　and　accept。　He　took　his　leave　and　started。

But　when　he　arrived　at　his　post；　he　paid　no　attention　to　business　at　all。　He　gave　himself　up　entirely　to　dissipation。　The　taxes　were　not　collected　nor　were　lawsuits　decided。

News　of　this　reaching　Liu　Bei；　who　was　angry　and　said；　〃Here　is　this　stiff…necked　pedant　throwing　my　administration　into　disorder。〃

So　Liu　Bei　sent　Zhang　Fei　to　the　county　with　orders　to　make　a　general　inspection　of　the　whole　county　and　look　into　any　irregularities　and　disorders。　But　as　Liu　Bei　thought　there　might　be　some　tact　needed；　Sun　Qian　was　also　sent　as　coadjutor。

In　due　course　the　inquisitors　arrived　at　Leiyang；　where　they　were　received　by　the　officials　and　weled　by　the　people　at　the　boundary。　But　the　Magistrate　did　not　appear。

〃Where　is　the　Magistrate？〃　asked　Zhang　Fei。

〃Ever　since　his　arrival；　a　hundred　days　ago　and　more；　he　has　attended　to　no