In the palace, jing yuan tries to convince the emperor that he is a rebel, but the emperor dismisses him as a lunatic. He tells him that if he helps rescue zhu, they will hand him over to him. The emperor says that he will not give a damn if he wants to take the throne, or choose a new emperor. He says that gentleness and compassion cannot save anyone, not even himself. He compares himself to an old man who had to leave everything and live in a mountain hut for 7 thousand years.