The 3 brothers, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei won a number of battles and Liu Bei was promoted to magistrate of Anxi county in Dingzhou.
One day, the inspecting official paid Anxi county a visit. The three brothers greeted him warmly upon his arrival. But the official was upset that Liu Bei had failed to present him with any gifts.
In order to extort a bribe from him, the corrupt official got a minor officer to accuse Liu Bei of accepting bribes. When the three brothers discovered that this was all the official's doing, Zhang Fei confronted him, tied him up and gave him a good beating. Liu Bei then hung his official seal around the official's neck and the three brothers left for Pingyuan county.
It was in Pingyuan where Liu Bei was made magistrate once again. He then started to gather his troops and his influence gradually grew over time.
- Compiled from The Three Kingdoms
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