▁mess enger ▁to ▁b ri be ▁King ' s ▁Z ha ox i ang ' s ▁favour ite ▁conc ub ine , ▁who ▁demanded ▁a ▁snow ▁fo x ▁fur ▁coat , ▁which ▁Lord ▁M eng ch ang ▁had ▁already ▁given ▁to ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁arrived ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁ste al ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁royal ▁v ault . ▁ ▁Thanks ▁to ▁the ▁ple as ▁of ▁the ▁conc ub ine , ▁Lord ▁M eng ch ang ▁was ▁released ▁within ▁two ▁days , ▁and ▁he ▁quickly ▁sm ugg led ▁himself ▁out ▁of ▁Q in , ▁narrow ly ▁ev ading ▁a ▁small ▁army ▁that ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁had ▁ordered ▁to ▁purs ue ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 9 8 ▁BC , ▁the ▁dis gr unt led ▁Lord ▁M eng ch ang , ▁who ▁was ▁now ▁the ▁newly ▁appointed ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁Q i , ▁lo bb ied ▁for ▁a ▁combined ▁force ▁of ▁Q i , ▁Han ▁and ▁Wei ▁and ▁laid ▁sie ge ▁to ▁the ▁Q in ▁fort ification ▁of ▁H angu ▁Pass . ▁ ▁The ▁al lied ▁army ▁managed ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁past ▁the ▁H angu ▁Pass ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Y ans hi ▁( <0xE7> <0x9B> <0x90> 氏 ), ▁forcing ▁Q in ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁an ▁arm ist ice ▁that ▁involved ▁returning ▁the ▁previously ▁occupied ▁F eng ling ▁and ▁W us ui ▁back ▁to ▁Wei ▁and ▁Han . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 8 8 ▁BC , ▁King ▁Z ha ox