At the flower banquet, the lushan and the prime minister are waiting for each other. The prime minister stomps, saying that he's late for the banquet, but he'll be back soon. The lushan says that the parade will still go on, even if he doesn't show up. He says that both of them are very important to the Tang dynasty, and that without them, the kingdom would be in total chaos. The two of them have been playing with the flowers, and he asks if they'd like to dance to a piece of music. They do, and the two of you dance to the song. He asks when he can meet him, and says that in the past, envoys from all over the world have gotten what they wanted. But it depends on the master, he says, because he needs to know how to control his temper best. He tells the audience that the hu rider is a skilled archer. He's going out on a hunt with his men, and they're not afraid of the ice and snow. The hu rider has come to claim his life