The prime minister and the minister are having a little tiff. The minister says that he doesn't like being called by the prime minister's name, and that he's afraid that the emperor will call a doctor if he gets too angry. He says the emperor is putting himself in danger by asking for money from him, but the wise emperor knows that the people share his wealth, so he won't ask for money just to get it. He tells the minister that he has something important to do, and he'll let the minister go. He's going to ask the imperial physician to take him to the emperor's house, since the emperor hasn't allowed the minister to go to the morning assembly yet.