At the fourth pass, the magistrate of Yinyang, Wang Zhi, pretends to be sick and orders his men to let Guan Yu pass. He also orders Hu Ban to take some men with him and set fire to the Jishi ancestry temple, where Guan Yu is staying, and burn Guan Yu to death. Hu Ban asks Guan Yu to leave through the back door [of the temple]. Hu Ban receives the letter from the Hu family.
四關瑩陽太守王植託病，命當差領關羽過關，命胡班帶人在夜間欲放火燒死關羽在住宿的紀氏祠堂內。胡班叫關羽從後門離開，收到胡華的家書。