In the northern administrative court, Qian ning asks if he always dresses in casual clothes. He says that he has always been ready to fight in the capital. He tells the court that the Eastern depot has sent 20,000 troops, but that the rebel leader, yang ling, will not be able to flee. He adds that the emperor has issued a decree forbidding any news of the battle to be spread outside the palace. He also says that the outer court has submitted a memorial demanding the emperor kill and eliminate the tigers. He asks if the emperor can let him deal with the eastern depot instead of dealing with the inner one. The supervisor replies that he is still alive and that he will leave fanting of the east depot to the emperor. The boss tells him that he can use the troops that are on his side to help him.