In this short scene, we learn that the Emperor and his son are planning a second war against foreign invaders. The Emperor's daughter, Fuqiu hanshan, is in charge of the army. She is the daughter of the former prime minister, who tried to dissuade the Emperor from launching the second war. Fuqiu tells her that the Fuqiu family is cowards and that she has been lying to the Emperor about her father's feelings for her.