In this chapter, we learn that the young prince, the crown prince, is still a playful young man, and that he is being protected by the military. The military supervisor of the justice and internal affairs departments is being accused of indiscriminate department of justice, and the commanding unit of the army is being dragged into the matter. The head of the Justice Department, Ming Shaoyu, is convinced that he has written a long letter to the emperor asking for an increase in the amount of artillery that the army should have. Ming tells Ming that he will be ostracized by the entire imperial court if his plan is carried out, and Ming reminds him of the time when the birth mother of the emperor was captured as a slave.