After the fight in Yiling, for the sake of maintaining the alliance on Shu Han, Sun Quan moved his capital to Jianye.

During the period of Zhuge Liang's northern expedition, Weiyan, as Zhuge's capable assistant had achieved war exploits for the kingdom of Shu Han.

then he planned to write an "Ode to the Capitals of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu Han and Wu" with the local conditions and customs as well as the produce of the three capitals as its content.