In the rain, the emperor scolds the young man for kneeling in front of the emperor. The young man tells the emperor that he has been living in the emperor's room since he joined the royal court. The emperor tells him that he is glad that he was the best student he ever had. He asks whether the emperor has kept his promise to uphold the laws of the land. The old man replies that he does not have any remorse for what he has done. He says that the imperial censor was sentenced to be "skinned" because of the former prime minister's "un upright spirit." The emperor says that he would take the blame of his sins if he were the emperor of the country. He also says that even though he is the emperor, he still has the right to criticize his student.