Qin Shou is transported to the Tang Dynasty and is targeted by Princess Gaoyang, who forces him into her inner house. Enraged, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin vows to execute him by dismemberment. Li Shimin engages in a subtle interrogation, threatening Qin Shou's life if he makes a single mistake. "People say that Your Majesty was cruel and unfilial during the Xuanwu Gate Incident. What do you think?" "Those who say such things are ignorant! Your Majesty is the most compassionate and filial person in the world." "People also say that Your Majesty seized his siblings' wives, blinded by lust?" "Foolish! Your Majesty..."