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48 THE ANALECTS : INTRODUCTION.
place. The native's description, repeated by Tzu Kung
to his Master, amused the latter greatly,--"a forehead
like Yao, a neck like Kao Vao, shoulders like those of
Tzfi Ch'an, but fi'om the waist downward not equal to Yii
by three inches, and disconsolate as the dog of a broken
clown family." Confucius laughed and said : "The appearance
is out, but to say I was like the dog of a broken
down f_mily,--how like ! how like ! " Ssfi-ma Ch'ien
From Chang he proceededto the StateofCh'_n[_,
where he abode during three years, his host being the
Warden of the Wall, a man named Chin ._, Menc. V. I.
8. 3- On the State of Wu 5_, modern Kiangsu, commencing
hostilities against Ch'_n, Confucius once more
set out, B. C. 492, bending his steps again towards Wei.
Reaching the fiontier he was seized at a place called P'u
_'_ by an officer in rebellion against the Duke of Wei,
and only liberated on his taking on oath that he would
not proceed there. This oath, as already mentioned, he
broke, excusing himself on the ground that it was forced.
Reaching Wei he was well received by Duke Ling, who
however failed to make use of his talents. XIII. io
About this time an officer of the State of Chin _ named
Pi Hsi t"_ J]_-, _ho was holding the town of Chung Mou
_ against his Chief, sent an invitation to Confucius,
and he seems to have been inclined to accept it, but Tzfi
Lu, the bold, who it must always be remembered was only
nine years junior to his master, protested against his
associating" with a rebel, and, with apparent reluctance,
Confucius gave up the idea. XVll. 7" To this period