On the one hand, SHAN won over the outer states and on the other hand, began to recruit military troops. SHAN became very powerful. CHUNG told XUAN on SHAN so XUAN ordered SHAN to come see him in the capital. However, SHAN smartly evaded XUAN’s suspicion and even made XUAN send him more troops. This made CHUNG mad. MUI became better and she just wanted a simple life away from the glamor of the palace. XUAN tried to persuade her not to. CHUNG set up a trap for SHAN which left SHAN with no choice but to turn against the capital. XUAN had to worship the ancestors at the hill and WAN accompanied him. SHAN made use of this chance to try to kill the emperor.