▁T sa o ▁Sh ou ▁Ch in ▁ ▁P itch ▁Pan ic ▁inv ades ▁Sh ou ▁L ung ▁as ▁the ▁Tu igan ▁army ▁adv ances ▁in ex or ably . ▁All ▁attempts ▁to ▁rep el ▁the ▁enemy ▁have ▁failed . ▁The ▁em peror ▁himself ▁thus ▁support ▁the ▁young ▁general ▁B atu ▁Min ▁Ho ▁to ▁accomplish ▁the ▁impossible . ▁While ▁B atu ▁and ▁his ▁step father ▁develop ▁a ▁secret ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁inv ading ▁country , ▁his ▁wife ▁Wu ▁and ▁her ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁em peror , ▁soon ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁senior ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau c racy ▁is ▁a ▁fun ny ▁game . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁After ▁all ▁attempts ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁War ▁K wan ▁Chan ▁Sen ▁have ▁failed ▁miser ably , ▁Emperor ▁K ai ▁T sa o ▁Sh ou ▁Ch in ▁instruct s ▁the ▁General ▁B atu ▁Min ▁Ho ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁enemy . ▁Tu igan es ▁its ▁orig ins ▁suggest ▁indeed ▁think ▁the ▁em peror ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁rep el ▁the ▁bar b ari ans , ▁but ▁his ▁loyal ty ▁is ▁in ▁doubt ▁after ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁bl at ant ▁evidence ▁of ▁tre ason . ▁This ▁is ▁why ▁his ▁wife ▁Wu ▁and ▁her ▁children ▁are ▁left ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor , ▁ost ens ibly ▁for ▁their ▁safety , ▁uno fficial ly ▁as ▁host ages . ▁ ▁B atu ▁Min ▁Ho ▁then ▁develop s ▁a ▁plan ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁her ▁step father , ▁General ▁H su an ▁Yu ▁Po , ▁of ▁enc ir