The king and Empress dowager have arrived at the autumn ceremony, and the emperor tells his mother that the ceremony is being held in honor of the dead. He tells her that he has come to warn her of the danger posed by the traitorous officials of the war ministry. The emperor tells her to stay in the oracle sect and not to participate in the ceremony. He says that he will come back safely and give him all the pills he needs. The zheng from the martial arts academy wins the first match. The second match is noisy and the hubbub is loud. The ninth match is also noisy and zheng wins the match. He asks why he is being made to fight 125 matches. The empress tells him that she wants to rid of the Ministry of War and Martial Arts Academy so that the gao family will not be able to attack at the ceremony