In this short scene, the father and son discuss the events of the previous day. The father tells his son that he has come to settle the scores between him and the prince. He tells him that the prince has openly rebelled against him, and that he should not worry about being called a traitor in the eyes of the history books. He says that the imperial decree has come, and he will write the history of the country. He warns the prince that if he does not stop the rebellion, the state will fall into civil war, and the enemy states will use the internal chaos as an excuse to invade the kingdom. The prince says that he will return immediately to the palace and receive the punishment for transferring the guards out of the palace without the prince's permission. The son replies that he was not transferring guards without permission, but that his uncle was planning a coup. He asks his father who is a traitor, and his father replies that the uncle must have rebelled because of the son and his mother. He then tells the son to go away and clean up his mess.