Instructor Lin who is home from training the imperial troops for several years. He meets his wife and runs into his brother who has become a monk at the local temple. His superior Lord Gao, strangely decides to rape Lins wife in the temple but Lin interrupts the crime. His brother is enraged and tries to kill Gao but Lin stops him with the help of Lins training brother and old friend Lu who works for Gao. Lin is loyal to the Commissioner and will not do anything to harm his son. Once back at the Commissioners house, Gao and Lu hatch a plan to discredit and eventually kill Lin all with the Commissioners approval. The plan is put into motion and Lin is unjustly arrested for trespassing on imperial property.