Zhou Bo, the Grand Marshal and Marquis of Jiang, was not allowed to come into the army to take charge. Li Shang, the Marquis of Quzhou, was old and sick, and his son Li Ji was on good terms with Lü Lu. The Marquis of Jiang conspired with the Prime Minister Chen Ping to have Li Shang kidnapped. Then they let his son go to trick Lü Lu, "Emperor Gao and Queen Lü ruled the world together. The nine kings of Liu’s and the three kings of Lü’s are all established by ministers, which had been announced to the princes, and the princes all thought appropriate. Today, the empress dowager passed away, the emperor is young, and your majesty wears the seal of the king of Zhao. He who defends the border when there is no internal urgency in the country is the true general, but to have soldiers stationed here raise the eyebrows among the ministers and princes. Why don't you return the general's seal to the Grand Marshal? And please ask the king of Liang to return to the seal of the country and ally with the minister. The army will be dismissed, and the minister will be safe, and with high pillows the king will rule thousands of miles. This is the benefit of the world. Lü Lu believed in his plan and wanted to return to the general's seal, so the army would be in the charge of the Grand Marshal.
And he sent someone to report it to Lü Chan and the seniors of the Lü‘s, and they thought it was either appropriate or inappropriate, and all were hesitate making up their minds. Lü Lu trusted Li Ji and often went out hunting with him. When he passed by his aunt Lü Xu's house and went in for a visit. Lü Xu was furious and said, "You are a great general but you have abandoned your army. The Lü family will soon have nowhere to go." She threw pearls, jade and other treasures on floor of the hall and said, "Don't worry to guard for others."
Left Prime Minister Shen Yiji was dismissed.
In August, on the morning of the Gengshen, Cao Zhu, the Marquis of Pingyang, who were on the duty of imperial historian’s affairs, came to see Prime Minister Lü Chan to discuss state affairs. Jia Shou, the supervisor of attendants, just came back from his mission to Qi, and he was scolding Lü Chan and said, "You did not leave for your state quickly, now even if you want to go , can you still leave?" He informed Lü Chan in detail about Guan Ying's alliance with Qi and Chu to kill the Lü family, and urged Lü Chan to enter the palace as soon as possible. Marquis Pingyang heard all their conversation and ran to inform the Prime Minister and the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal wanted to get into the Northern Army base, but couldn’t get in. Ji Tong, the Marquis of Xiangping, was in charge of the imperial seals, so he was asked to take the imperial seals and falsely convey the imperial decree to allow the marshal to enter the Northern Army. The Grand Marshal ordered Li Ji and Liu Jie, the Imperial Courtier, to persuade Lü Lu, saying, "The Emperor has sent the Grand Marshal to guard the Northern Army and wants you to be enfeoffed. Return the seal and leave quickly, otherwise, disaster will occur." Lü Lu believed that Li Ji would not deceive him, so he gave the general's seal to the Minister of Guests and rendered the military power to the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal had the seal, after entering the military gate, he ordered, "Those who support Lü should show their right arms, and those who support Liu should show their left arms." The soldiers in the army all exposed their left arms to support Liu. When the Grand Marshal arrived at the Northern Army, General Lü Lu had already returned the seal and left, so he took command of the Northern Army.
太尉绛侯勃不得入军中主兵。曲周侯郦商老病，其子寄与吕禄善。绛侯乃与丞相陈平谋，使人劫郦商。令其子寄往绐说吕禄曰：“高帝与吕后共定天下，刘氏所立九王，吕氏所立三王，皆大臣之议，事已布告诸侯，诸侯皆以为宜。今太后崩，帝少，而足下佩赵王印，不急之国守藩，乃为上将，将兵留此，为大臣诸侯所疑。足下何不归将印，以兵属太尉？请梁王归相国印，与大臣盟而之国，齐兵必罢，大臣得安，足下高枕而王千里，此万世之利也。”吕禄信然其计，欲归将印，以兵属太尉。使人报吕产及诸吕老人，或以为便，或曰不便，计犹豫未有所决。吕禄信郦寄，时与出游猎。过其姑吕媭，媭大怒，曰：“若为将而弃军，吕氏今无处矣。”乃悉出珠玉宝器散堂下，曰：“毋为他人守也。”
左丞相食其免。
八月庚申旦，平阳侯窋行御史大夫事，见相国产计事。郎中令贾寿使从齐来，因数产曰：“王不蚤之国，今虽欲行，尚可得邪？”具以灌婴与齐楚合从，欲诛诸吕告产，乃趣产急入宫。平阳侯颇闻其语，乃驰告丞相、太尉。太尉欲入北军，不得入。襄平侯通尚符节。乃令持节矫内太尉北军。太尉复令郦寄与典客刘揭先说吕禄曰：“帝使太尉守北军，欲足下之国，急归将印辞去，不然，祸且起。”吕禄以为郦兄不欺己，遂解印属典客，而以兵授太尉。太尉将之入军门，行令军中曰：“为吕氏右襢，为刘氏左襢。”军中皆左襢为刘氏。太尉行至，将军吕禄亦已解上将印去，太尉遂将北军。
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