The boat carrying Emperor Zhao Shi had capsized in a storm on the way to Leizhou as the Song court sailed to Guangdong from Quanzhou,
Although he survived, he had fallen ill because of this ordeal.
The imperial court eventually seeks refuge in Lantau Island's Mui Wo, where Emperor Zhao Shi dies on May 8, 1278, and is succeeded by his younger sibling, Zhao Bing, who is seven.
Zhang Shijie brings the new emperor, Huaizong of Song, to Yamen and prepares the defense against Yuan there.
Meanwhile, armed forces under the control of Mongol leader Kublai Khan draw closer to the remnants of the Song imperial court.
