The Duke summoned him to the presence, and asked him many questions on politics, trying to entangle him, but in vain. Then Chuang Tzŭ said, "If there is only one scholar in Lu, surely that is not many." It is unnecessary, says Lin Hsi Chung, to descend to anachronisms in reference to the genuineness of this episode. * * * * * Rank and power had no charms for Po Li Ch'i. 7th century BC. This story is alluded to by Mencius. So he took to feeding cattle. His cattle were always fat, which caused Duke Mu of Ch'in to ignore his low condition and entrust him with the administration. Shun cared nothing for life or death. He was therefore able to influence men's hearts. His parents even went so far as to try to kill him. * * * * * Prince Yüan of Sung desiring to draw a map, the officials of that department presented themselves, and after making obeisance stood waiting for the order, more than half of them already licking their brushes and mixing their ink. One of them arrived late. He sauntered in without hurrying himself; and when he had made obeisance, did not wait but went off home. The Prince sent a man to see what he did. He took off his clothes and squatted down bare-backed. "He will do," cried the Prince. "He is a true artist." The commentators do not get much out of this episode. Lin Hsi Chung damns it as a forgery. When Wên Wang was on a tour of inspection in Tsang, he saw an old man fishing. But his fishing was not real fishing, for he did not fish to catch fish, but to amuse himself. Wherefore, from the standpoint of TAO, he was the more likely to succeed. So Wên Wang wished to employ him in the administration of government, but feared lest his own ministers, uncles, and brothers, might object. On the other hand, if he let the old man go, he could not bear to think of the people being deprived of such an influence. Accordingly, that very morning he informed his ministers, saying, "I once dreamt that a Sage of a black colour and with a large beard, riding upon a parti-coloured horse with red stockings on one side, appeared and instructed me to place the administration in the hands of the old gentleman of Tsang, promising that the people would benefit greatly thereby." The ministers at once said, "It is a command from your Highness' father." "I think so," answered Wên Wang. "But let us try by divination." "It is a command from your Highness' late father," said the ministers, "and may not be disobeyed. What need for divination?"