Liu Bei returns to Jizhou, where Yuan Shao wants to kill him. Liu Bei tries to defend himself by skillful argument. He writes a letter, which he sends Chen Zhen to bring to Guan Yu in Xuchang. There he asks Guan Yu to come to Jizhou. Cao Cao gets reports saying the magistrate and county official of Runan are revolting. Guan Yu wishes to lead troops to the area. Cao Cao instructs Li Dian and Yue Jin to go with him and keep an eye on him.
劉備回到冀州，袁紹欲殺之，劉備又巧言辯解，寫信請陳震去許昌交關羽，要關羽來冀州。曹操見報汝南太守、縣令造反，關羽要領兵前去，曹操命李典、樂進同去，看住關羽。