In this chapter, we learn that the Ming Emperor's younger brother, the current emperor, is also a fugitive. The elder Ming Emperor, who died three years ago, taught his son to treat the people with respect, morality, and honesty. The younger Ming Emperor is determined to take over the kingdom. He wants the Ming people to be able to govern the kingdom from the bottom up rather than from the top down. He also wants the peace militia, which is made up of the Ming citizens, to fight for him. The peace militia is being hunted down by the whole city. The Ming people are too scared to leave their homes, so they all go back home to live if things are as peaceful as they expected. He says that if he can take the peace militias under his wing, they will become the representatives of the kingdom, and they would become a foundation for the brighter future. The king has ordered that the princess stay in the Ming palace to await her marriage. The princess's teacher, the big sister of Ming's master, used to teach her political principles, and the king discovered this and ordered the princess to stay inside the palace. Ming wants to go with the two Ming men to meet the princess, but he says he needs time to recover.