Mr. Lin introduces himself as Mr. Gao, a martial arts expert and horse rider. He asks if he is from Cangzhou, and Gao replies that his hometown is Hebei, in Anhui province, where he has lived for many years as a master of martial arts and horse riding. He tells him that the military commander of jiangsu, cheng de, was basically an amateur, and that his son, rice, is obnoxious too. He also tells him about the three military camps injiangnan, where incompetent and useless soldiers are imprisoned. Mr. Luo, the former head of the imperial court's intelligence bureau, tells Gao that if he had the power, he would be able to defeat cheng.