![]() ![]() Tian Guang already had the intention of surrendering but the attacks angered him and he felt betrayed by Li Yiji and had Li executed. Hence, Han Xin ordered an assault on Lixia and went on to capture Qi's capital of Linzi. Kuai Che ('Tong' was the name given to him by Han historians (primarily Sima Qian in the Records of the Grand Historian and Ban Gu in the Book of Han) after Emperor Wu of Han ascended the throne, as Emperor's Wu's personal name is also 'Che') advised Han Xin to proceed with the invasion because if Li Yiji succeeded in persuading Qi to surrender, his contributions would outshine Han Xin's. However, Liu Bang later sent Li Yiji to persuade Tian Guang (King of Qi) to surrender, without informing Han Xin. ![]() In late 204 BC, Liu Bang ordered Han Xin to lead an army to attack the Qi kingdom. Liu Bang accepted Xiao He's suggestion and held a special ceremony to appoint Han Xin as a general. While he was relieved when he saw Xiao He returning with Han Xin, he angrily asked Xiao, 'Of all those who deserted, why did you only choose to go after Han Xin?' Xiao He then strongly recommended Han Xin to Liu Bang, saying that Han's talent was unmatched. In the meantime, Liu Bang had a nervous breakdown after hearing a rumour that Xiao He had also deserted him. ![]() This event gave rise to the saying, 'Xiao He chases Han Xin under the moonlight' (蕭何月下追韓信). Xiao He eventually caught up with Han Xin and managed to persuade Han to go back with him. When Xiao He heard that Han Xin had left, he immediately rushed to find Han and bring him back, and did not manage to inform Liu Bang in time. Meanwhile, Han Xin was expecting Xiao He to recommend him to Liu Bang, but he had not received news for a long time so he became disappointed and left as well. Some of Liu Bang's men became discontented after spending months in Bashu (in present-day Sichuan) and deserted. In 206 BC, Liu Bang was granted the title of 'King of Han' by Xiang Yu after the latter divided the former Qin Empire into the Eighteen Kingdoms, and was relocated to the remote Bashu region (in present-day Sichuan). ![]()
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