Even if he dies, the emperor is certain that he will not live long enough to see the end of the Ming dynasty. He decides to go to his sister's house and find her. He tells her that she is dead, and that she has been promoted to the position of empress. He will now become the empress's cousin, and he will fight for the emperor in every part of the world. He says that he has already made up his mind, and will go to meet with his brother to return peace to the emperor's land. The old man, who has been haunting him, should be dead, he says. The emperor should open the warehouses, and distribute the grain to the people.