▁of ▁X ia oting . ▁The ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁B ā x ī ▁Yan ▁Z hi ▁sent ▁from ▁all ▁the ▁various ▁count ies ▁soldiers , ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁men ▁as ▁rep lac ements ▁for ▁losses . ▁Then , ▁he ▁sent ▁Ma ▁Zh ong ▁to ▁deliver ▁them . ▁Li u ▁Bei ▁had ▁already ▁returned ▁to ▁Y uf u ▁County ▁( <0xE9> <0xAD> <0x9A> <0xE5> <0xBE> <0xA9> <0xE7> <0xB8> <0xA3> ; ▁present - day ▁F eng j ie ▁County , ▁Ch ong q ing ), ▁which ▁he ▁renamed ▁" Y ong ' an " ▁( 永 安 ; ▁literally ▁" ever last ing ▁peace "). ▁There ▁under ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁his ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁Li u ▁Ba , ▁he ▁personally ▁met ▁Ma ▁Zh ong ▁and ▁spoke ▁with ▁him ▁of ▁political ▁affairs . ▁Li u ▁Bei ▁was ▁so ▁im pressed ▁by ▁Ma ▁Zh ong ▁that ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁Li u ▁Ba ▁: ▁“ Th ough ▁I ▁lost ▁Hu ang ▁Qu an , ▁I ▁gained ▁Hu ▁Du ▁( Ma ▁Zh ong ). ▁This ▁shows ▁the ▁world ▁has ▁no ▁lack ▁of ▁talent .” ▁ ▁Service ▁under ▁Zh uge ▁Li ang ▁When ▁Li u ▁Bei ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 2 3 , ▁he ▁named ▁Zh uge ▁Li ang ▁and ▁Li ▁Yan ▁as ▁reg ents ▁to ▁support ▁Li u ▁Sh an . ▁The ▁Chan cell or ▁Zh uge ▁Li ang ▁opened ▁his ▁office ▁and ▁after ▁hearing ▁good ▁things ▁about ▁Ma ▁Zh ong . ▁He ▁appointed ▁him ▁as ▁Commander ▁B ene ath ▁the ▁G ates ▁or ▁super