Four months after the battle at Mangshan mountain, the emperor of the northern qi abdicates the throne and his son, gao, takes the throne. The name of the period changed to the tuan tong period, and the emperor is now the emperor emeritus. He is still indulging in his "lewd and filthy lifestyle" and is offering a silver vase to the merchants. He tells the merchants that if they defeat chen, they will get the women if they gather them at the palace. He says that it has been "most regret table" to lose his wife. He asks the merchants not to pay any mind to women who are not in the world anymore, rather, he would like to talk to the prince of Lan Ling and his brothers. The monk at the temple rings the bell, which means that there is someone around, so the men should stay away. He then asks the monk to tell him more about his mother. She is the empress wife to emperor Wenxuan of the north. She was a beautiful woman, but she died right after he was born. He wants to meet her and care for her, but his mother was not expected to live to see him. He also wants to support the han people and the han spirit that they inherited.