《三国志·吴书·张顾诸葛步传》
州郡上表推举他，二十岁时就任合肥县县长，后转任娄县、曲阿、上虞，任所都有政绩。
州郡表荐，弱冠为合肥长，后转在娄、曲阿、上虞，皆有治迹。
He was recommended by a governor and county magistrate. At the age of twenty, he took up the post of county magistrate of Hefei County, and later transferred to Lou County, Qu'a, and Shangyu, where he made achievements in all of his posts.