The servant tells the king that he has come to beg for money from him. The king says that he does not have much money, but that he will bring some of his former servants back to him. He tells the servant that he is afraid he has nothing to lose. The servant asks the king if he will get up and wash himself, and the king replies that he cannot, since he is in the middle of winter. He asks the servant to speak and act carefully, but the servant says that they are not in the "yunle state" . He adds that he needs to keep a watchful eye on the two princes