 In late 204 BC, Liu Bang ordered Han Xin to lead an army to attack the Qi kingdom.However, Liu Bang later sent Li Yiji to persuade Tian Guang (King of Qi) to surrender, without informing Han Xin.Upon hearing this, 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.