This chapter opens with a description of the situation at the frontier between the Mings and the Huns. The Mings are counting on the protection of the general, and they have done a lot of bad things. The huns have heard about the general and are scared of him. The family of the General has been exterminated, and the General's younger brother has been killed. The General is also very close to the Prime Minister's Daughter, Miss Su. The two of them are very close, and Miss Su's reputation has been bad. The Water Delivery General asks the General if his injury is better, and he tells him that he is still injured. He tells the General that he still follows the Emperor's orders and that he does not need to offend the General too much. He says that he made mistakes but that he carried out a number of remedies, and there is no damage. He also says that the peasants are holding grudges against the General because he is loyal to the Emperor. He adds that the General sent the royals people to send food to the Ming family, but the Princess Aofeng took two ginseng to give to the General. The Grand Tutor says that if anyone violates military orders, the General must be executed. He then says that military rules forbid fighting for "personal reasons," and he refuses to fight with them.