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Zhou Jing said； 〃They are many and we few。 We must enlist more troops to oppose them。〃
Liu Yan agreed； and he put out notices calling for volunteers to serve against the rebels。 One of these notices was posted up in the county of Zhuo； where lived one man of high spirit。
This man was no mere bookish scholar； nor found he any pleasure in study。 But he was liberal and amiable； albeit a man of few words； hiding all feeling under a calm exterior。 He had always cherished a yearning for high enterprise and had cultivated the friendship of humans of mark。 He was tall of stature。 His ears were long； the lobes touching his shoulders； and his hands hung down below his knees。 His eyes were very big and prominent so that he could see backward past his ears。 His plexion was as clear as jade； and he had rich red lips。
＇e＇ Reigned BC 157…141。
He was a descendant of Prince Sheng of Zhongshan whose father was the Emperor Jing*； the fourth emperor of the Han Dynasty。 His name was Liu Bei。 Many years before； one of his forbears had been the governor of that very county； but had lost his rank for remissness in ceremonial offerings。 However； that branch of the family had remained on in the place； gradually being poorer and poorer as the years rolled on。 His father Liu Hong had been a scholar and a virtuous official but died young。 The widow and orphan were left alone； and Liu Bei as a lad won a reputation for filial piety。
At this time the family had sunk deep in poverty； and Liu Bei gained his living by selling straw sandals and weaving grass mats。 The family home was in a village near the chief city of Zhuo。 Near the house stood a huge mulberry tree； and seen from afar its curved profile resembled the canopy of a wagon。 Noting the luxuriance of its f
