After Sun Quan returns from the hall, he thinks the situation over, and afraid that Cao Cao’s military power is too large, he does not dare to go to war. Therefore he wants to withdraw the precious sword from Zhou Yu. When Zhou Yu returns to the commander’s residence, Zhuge Liang tells him his precious sword might be taken from him. Zhou Yu does not believe him. However, as predicted, his master orders his servant to ask Zhou Yu to bring the sword with him to the Palace Hall to discuss matters anew. Zhou Yu is shocked. Zhuge Liang tells Zhou Yu that if he, when he meets the lord of the Southland, tells him so and so, then he will be able to keep the precious sword.
孫權退堂回後，想想不敢戰，拒怕曹操的勢大，又將周瑜寶劍調回。周瑜回帥府，諸葛亮言寶劍不穩，周瑜不信，現在主人果然命當差請周瑜把寶劍帶著。到吳侯重新議事，周瑜大驚，諸葛亮教傳周瑜見吳侯說一篇話寶劍就可穩。