▁ex iled ▁back ▁to ▁Wei . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁anni h ilation ▁of ▁the ▁diss idents , ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ' s ▁hold ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁was ▁secured . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁had ▁his ▁coming - of - age ▁ceremony , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁personally ▁attend ▁state ▁affairs . ▁ ▁War ▁against ▁Ch u ▁ ▁In ▁ 3 0 4 ▁BC , ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁met ▁with ▁King ▁Hu ai ▁of ▁Ch u ▁in ▁Hu ang qi ▁( 黃 <0xE6> <0xA3> <0x98> ) ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁an ▁al liance , ▁c eding ▁Shang y ong ▁( 上 <0xE5> <0xBA> <0xB8> ) ▁as ▁a ▁gesture . ▁ ▁In ▁ 3 0 3 ▁BC , ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Q i , ▁Wei ▁and ▁Han ▁broke ▁off ▁their ▁previous ▁al liance ▁with ▁Ch u ▁and ▁inv aded ▁Ch u , ▁forcing ▁Ch u ▁to ▁send ▁its ▁crown ▁prince ▁X ion g ▁H eng ▁to ▁Q in ▁as ▁a ▁host age ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Q in ▁assistance . ▁ ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁sent ▁troops ▁to ▁attack ▁Wei ▁and ▁Han , ▁capt uring ▁Pub an ▁( <0xE8> <0x92> <0xB2> <0xE9> <0x98> <0xAA> ), ▁Yang ch un ▁( 陽 春 ) ▁and ▁F eng ling ▁( <0xE5> <0xB0> <0x81> <0xE9> <0x99> <0xB5> ) ▁from ▁Wei , ▁and ▁re - capt uring ▁W us ui ▁from ▁Han . ▁ ▁In ▁ 3 0 2 ▁BC , ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang