Long Bo leads the Emperor through the secret passage. Lin Jiulang and other officials lucky enough to have escaped are rescued by Yuan Zai. Guo Lishi lies about the Emperor being safe in order to calm the people. The Crown Prince dispatches a large search party to locate the Emperor. Meanwhile, Li Jingzhong urges the Crown Prince to announce his ascension to the throne to ensure that rule does not fall into someone else’s hands. A group of bureaucrats led by Wang Hong urges Lin Jiulang to act as regent.
波眼带着圣上顺着暗道离开，林九郎和其他侥幸逃出来的官员被元载救出，郭利仕为了安抚民心谎称圣上一切平安。太子派人全力搜寻圣上的下落，可李静忠苦劝他趁机继位，以免大唐江山落入别人的手中。以王鉷为首的官员劝林九郎替圣上理政，林九郎下令让甘守诚带右骁卫全城寻找圣上，李四方却让人传话给甘守诚做做样子即可。龙波听说檀棋是冒充的，苦苦逼问严羽幻的下落。林九郎召集群臣罗列太子的罪名，诬陷太子是谋逆圣人主使，李静忠劝太子不要把孝心藏在暗处，要早做决断。圣上衣衫褴褛躲在猪圈旁边，他被当做偷猪贼，百姓们举着棍棒对他穷追不舍，圣上吓得落荒而逃。
