| 1 | The emperor expressed appreciation to Xue for helping him survive the disaster and awarded Xue with a royal horse. | |
| 2 | The imperial guards all fled, but Xue did not, and instead climbed up the gate and yelled loudly inside the palace to warn the emperor. | |
| 3 | His general Xue Rengui thought of a stratagem to get the emperor across and allay his fear of seasickness:on a clear day, the emperor was invited to meet a wise man. |