When Guan Yu arrives at the first pass, the Dongling pass, Commander Kong Xiu does not allow him to pass, because he did not bring with him a permit. The commander tries to kidnap the two sisters-in-law, but Guan Yu beheads him. When Cao Cao is informed about the incident, he thinks that Kong Xiu deserved to die.
頭關東嶺關太守孔秀因關羽未帶過關文憑,不讓過關,又欲搶 關羽的二嫂,關羽將其斬死。曹操知道後認爲孔秀該死。