In this short scene, we learn that the emperor has sent a message to the people at the border, and that the white commander of the army, Dodo, will be kept in close watch. The white commander, General Wu, is overjoyed to see the emperor, and he calls for the marshal to bring him back, but the marshal refuses, saying that he can still serve as the emperor's eyes and ears out here. The emperor tells the marshal that if he does not want to return to the city, he can do as he pleases. The marshal is overjoyed, and the guards immediately stop calling him Master Wu. The guards are shocked to see that the commander is back, and they begin to yell at him for ordering them to hold him down. They are also shocked to learn that he has been captured by the enemy.