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Nirvana in Fire

Episode 39

I did go to Dengjia Alley.

The person that was taken away,

Was it Wei Zheng?

Yes.

So this is what happened.

Good.

I finally understand.

What a loyal, bold Xia Jiang.

What a conscientious Xuanjing Bureau, sworn against evil.

Good.

Guards

Your Highness, mercy.

Brother.

What?

Meng Zhi personally took Xia Dong away?

Yes, he came and said that it was orders from the Emperor.

He did not say much more to me and left with her.

This is not good.

Shifu, what is not good?

I believe Xia Dong has already betrayed XuanJing Bureau.

To force Prince Jing's hand, I purposely let Xia Dong be their inside person.

Allowing her to bring the rebels into the Bureau.

But we cannot tell this to the Emperor.

That's right. In His Majesty's eyes

Shimei is Xuanjing Bureau's Senior Executive Officer

and a favored disciple. His Majesty

will think that it was by your instructions.

His Majesty summoned Xia Dong,

must mean that he's found some details,

and became suspicious. So he wants to question her personally.

Brother, we just need to investigateclearly what happened

Don't be angry, don't be angry.

I already suspected that something was strange.

That traitor Wei Zheng was jailed securely within Xuanjing Bureau's dungeons,

with several hundreds of guards keeping watch.

Unless you gathered troops and rebelled, otherwise who would have the ability to abduct a prisoner.

But for some reason the prisoner was moved to the Supreme Court.

Tell me, in the morning on the 5th,

Was it you who brought the attackers into Xuanjing Bureau?

Yes.

Great. What a great scheme.

You even deceived me.

When Xuanjing Bureau was attacked by rebels,

even with such strong combat capabilities

not a single rebel, dead or alive, was captured.

Instead I am told the prisoner got away because the Capital Patrols were obstructing.

Xia Dong, you certainly have not disappointed my trust.

You have some skills, some great skills.

Your Majesty, this is not a small incident.

I don't think Xia Dong could have acted alone.

There must be someone else that isthe mastermind behind this.

Does that need to be said?

Who is she? Who does she work for?

Who is able to order her?

Who does she always listen to?

You can't see it?

Brother, if you have questions,please ask slowly.

No rush, no rush okay?

Where is Wei Zheng then?

With all your pretenses, you took him away. Where did you take him to?

I killed him.

What?

Wei Zheng was a member of the Chiyan army

He is one of the people who killed my husband.

He has already lived for too many years.

- I will not let him live one more day- You

He already had a death sentence, do you not know this?

Wei Zheng was only a lieutenant, he wasn't the main instigator.

Besides, your Majesty favorsPrince Jing right now.

If he risks his life to protect Wei Zheng, your Majesty may be swayed.

So I must take action first.

You... Even now you are still accusing Prince Jing.

Who ordered you?

I did these things on my own accord.

It involves no one else.

Your Majesty, please do not suspect Shifu.

You did it all by yourself?

You alone can keep this from Xia Jiang?

And move Wei Zheng to the prisons in the Supreme Court?

How can you alone deliberately

transfer Xuanjing Bureaus' guards away.

Just by yourself, how are you able to plan and orchestrate a feigned attack?

Xia Dong.

The first and foremost rule for Xuanjing Bureau is to be loyal to the Emperor.

But you guys

you have been deceiving me from the very start.

Brother, you said you wouldnot get angry. Don't get angry.

No matter what, we've managed to figure out the whole incident.

This is a good thing among all the bad.

This time, thankfully you happened upon it.

Otherwise, Jingyan would have suffered for this.

His personality prevents him from bending and is impatient.

It's easy for people to snarl him in traps.

Royal brother, you are always kind, how could Jingyan have suffered.

Except Xia Dong

She has been a widow for many yearsand the days have been lonely and hard.

Inevitably some of her actions may be extreme.

Please be magnanimous with her as well.

Right now, I don't feel like dealing with her.

- Meng Zhi- Yes

Personally lead the Imperial Guards

and take the Imperial Gold Seal to seize Xuanjing Bureau.Everyone is

to be contained within the Bureau, to await further decrees.Anyone refusing to obey,

- Kill them.- Yes

Your Majesty after we seize Xuanjing Bureau

Xia Jiang will defiantly wish to speak to your Majesty.

Will you allow him to meet with you?

After doing this, why would I want to meet him?

Take Xia Jiang and this Xia Dong directly

to the Ministry dungeons.

Yes your Majesty.

Recently, Shimei seems quite rash.

I'm afraid she may not defend you Shifu.

It'll be better if she doesn't defend me.

But what I am afraid of is if she deliberately slips up while pretending to defend me.

His Majesty a deeply suspicious person.

The more she defends me, the more he will suspectthat she did it under my orders. That will be bad.

Then in this case,

everything in his Majesty's eyes would have changed shape.

If it's just Xia Dong bringing rebels in the Bureau

it would not be a dead end.

I can always think of an excuse for it.

Since on the old Chiyan case,

his Majesty trusts me more than he does Prince Jing.

Shifu, what about Mei Changsu?

This Mei Changsu is too intelligent

he cannot have the opportunityto speak in front of His Majesty.

Shifu you mean...

After questioning Xia Dong, it's likely that I'll be summoned for questioning soon as well.

If anyone then comes to summon Mei Changsu as well

the situation will be hard to handle.

We must take action now.

I'll go first, you lot follow quickly.

Remember block all entrances and exits of Xuanjing Bureau without delay.

- Yes Commander.- People behind keep up!

-You can go. - Yes.

Looking at your face, Officer Xia,

it seems like Director Xia has changed his mind.

I'm sorry, Sir. Su.

You want to send me off so early.

So I guess Xuanjing Bureau's situation is not too good wither.

Sir. Su, don't wory

I'm really quick.

I won't let you feel pain

Officer Xia Chun

Your Shifu's orders

You complete every single one of them.

Haven't you ever questioned any of them?

Shifu's orders are paramount.

There was a time in the past when

Xia Dong was like you

believing that their Shifu's command isparamount and must be obeyed.

But why has she changed?

You are just delaying the inevitable by bringing up this matter.

Things can change in an instant out there. Please forgive that

I cannot talk more with you.

Officer Xia Qiu

Do you want to know why?

His Majesty has decreed that Xuanjing Bureau be seized.

His Majesty has decreed that Xuanjing Bureau be seized.

Meng Zhi

This is the Xuanjing Bureau head quarters established by the Taizu Emperor.T/N. Taizu - the first Emperor of a Dynasty

And I am the Director in Chief conferred by his Majesty,equivalent in rank to a First rank Marquise General.

Even if his Majesty has sent a decree to summon me, you cannot be this disrespectful.

You're wrong

His Majesty did not order me to 'summon' you.

If there is no decree from his Majesty

then you are trespassing for no reason.

Are you planning a rebellion?

Do you say that to everyone you meet Director?

It flows so easily out of your mouth.

Meng Zhi, what do you want?

By his Majesty's decree, I've come to

seize Xuanjing Bureau. All relevant parties are to be confined within the Burearu for further investigations.

No exception.

Impossible.

Even if his Majesty is deceived by villains

he would summon me to allow me to testify.He would not directly order an arrest.

You created a ploy to frame to a Prince and to deceive the Emperor. Unpardonable crimes.

On this there is already indisputable evidence.

His Majesty is in no mood to listen to your defenses.

Only because Xia Dong allowed rebels to enter the Bureau?

What kind of indisputable evidence is that?

Director in Chief, do you still don't understand?

It's okay. There plenty of time to think about it when you're in jail.

Brother Chun, Dong'er is my sister after all, she wouldn't betray us for no reason.

How it all started, I must listen to what he has to say.

It's because you and Shimei listened and think too much.

So you are slow and indecisive in doing things.

It is Shifu's order to kill Mei Changsu.

No delays allowed.

- Shixiong, listen to me. - Sirs, my two sirs

- What is it? - Sir, things are not going well

Imperial guards... The imperial guards are outside

They have surrounded the Bureau office. Saying there's a decree to investigate Xuanjing Bureau.

- What? - What about the Director?

Director has been taken away by Commander General Meng

Shifu!

Officier Xia

You are certainly very loyal,

even at this time

you still haven't forgotten to complete your Shifu's order.

If I allow you to leave this dungeon alive,

I'm afraid Xuanjing Bureau really will be ruined

You. No fun.

The Imperial Guards blockade is airtight, I cannot get more information.

I only know that His Majesty is not willing to see Xia Jiang

instead had him arrested and directly sent to jail.

How did Xia Jiang also get...

I don't understand. Where did this go wrong?

And made Father dealt with it so harshly.

Your Highness

with the situation now, you can only pretend to not know anything.

After all, Xia Jiang was the one controlling everything in this case.

On the surface, your Highness was not involved.

That might be the case,

but Xia Jiang may not be so nice,

to not involve me.

Moreover, that day, I worked with Xia Jiang to force Jingyan.

How can Father not see through this.

Trying to get out now,

I'm afraid it won't be easy anymore.

What should we do now?

Brother,

Even though, today was a troubling day

But luckily it's not issues that need to be resolved immediately.

Lets just wait till after the New Years holidays,

It looks like you are tired as well.

You should go back and rest. I will take my leave.

Just wait a bit more.

Stay with me a bit more

Wait till Meng Zhi returns, and let us listen

to what Xia Jiang had to say.

Yes

Your Majesty,

Ministry of Justice, Cai Quan and Ministry of State Revenue, Shen Zhui are requesting an audience.

They said they have something important to report to you, your Majesty.

What is up with those two?

The Court reopens on the 16th,

but they come to see me on the 7th.

What is it? Is it that important?

Shen Zhui is okay, but that Minister Cai is a famous for being impatient.

As soon as he gets something he doesn't want to wait.

Brother, why don't you bring them in,

If it is nothing big than you can yell at them and let off some steam.

You're saying silly things to cheer me up.

They are both 2nd rank Ministers

You can't just yell at them.

- Bring them in- Yes your Majesty.

- Your subject Shen Zhui greets your Majesty- Your subject Cai Quan greets your Majesty

- Rise - Thank you, your Majesty.

You have rush in to see me before the New Years festival has ended.

What is it that you want to report?

Your Majesty,

The ministry of Justice just concluded the trial of a case that is related to the illegal fireworks factory

from the year before the last. I believe there is a need to report the details to you your Majesty.

Illegal fireworks factory?

It's the one where Prince Xian and the former Minister of State Review Lou Zhijing colluded,

and built an illegal fireworks factory at the North City gates.

Hasn't this case already been clarified already?

The abolished Crown Prince had also been punished.

Why, is there even more to report?

The case was handled by Minister Shen, all details are documented clearly.

The sentences placed on Prince Xian andLou Zhijing are also appropriate.

There is nothing wrong with it. What I'm referring to,

is the explosion that brought this case to light.

- Explosion? -Yes. Your Majesty

The day the fireworks factory exploded,

over a hundred people died or were injured and for a while the people's discontent rose to a dizzying height.

I believe your Majesty still remembers clearly.

Wasn't this situation already sorted out as well?

The people's discontent has been appeased,

is there still people who are not happy?

When the explosion happened, everyone thought it was an accident.

That it was caused by careless usage of naked flames in the factory.

But according to my recent discoveries, this explosion was not an accident.

It's not an accident,

then someone purposefully did it?

I have brought along a statement for your review your Majesty.

Please be calm, your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Initially it was because we caught a criminal for a different case.

In order to reduce his punishment this criminal claimed that he was involved the illegal fireworks factory case,

and was willing to report on people involved. I investigated layer by layer

and the number of people involved got larger and larger.

And the truth got more and more frightening.

This statement I submitted, and what I've relayed

match exactly with no discrepancies.

So I judged it to be believable.Up till now,

I know that I have yet to reach the bottom of the case,

but it now involves official of the same rank as myself I cannot move till further permissions are given.

Hence, I had Minister Shen enter the Palacewith me today to request for a decree

Your Majesty please allow for,

The High Court to supervise, and the Ministry of Revenue to assist

so that we can summon Judge Zhu Yue of the Grand Court of Review for questioning

as soon as possible.

While all the witnesses are pointing at Zhe Yue, but

there must be a motive for everything.

Zhu Yue is the Judge at the Review Court, why would be order people to

detonate the fireworks factory?

Your Grace, Zhu Yue is Prince Yu's brother-in-law,

and the factory was built by Prince Xian's orders.

The explosion caused all to accuse Prince Xian

who benefited in the end?

This... What is this mess... It's confusing me.

This accusation is huge

we cannot make assumptions,

I think we should have Zhu Yue come see you as well.

and question him personally?

You might be foolish but I'm not.

From the illegal fireworks factory, Zhu Yue, the Review Court,

to Wei Zheng and Xuanjing Bureau and Xia Jiang.

On the surface seems to be all a mess,

but in actual fact

It's all very clear!

Royal brother, What you mean is...

The gone Prince Xian, and now Prince Jing

is all due to Prince Yu?

It can't be.

Everyone is blood brothers, how can they do this to each other.

But... no... Also there is Jingyan.

JIngyan's incident was all the Xuanjing Bureau.

This shouldn't have anything to do with Jinghuan.

These words

explain the most important point.

The Royal Grand Court of Review isn't much

the other cases

I can close my eyes to, but this involves the Xuanjing Bureau

Through every reign, they have never been involved in politics

a Xuanjing Bureau only loyal to the emperor

could also lie to me for Prince Yu?!

I cannot condone this!

- Gao Zhan - Yes

Write a decree and tell Prince Yu to come into the palace.

Mr. Su, are you ok?

After suffering in prison,

I, Mei Chang Su am still alive

Mei Jiang Zuo

Seven days

You must remember you only have 7 days

What about 7 days?

What is he talking about?

Looking at how Mr. Su is doing now

He might not live up to 7 days

I still have some things to say

When a person is dead, they are nothing

So you could say that you did not win.

What do you actually mean? Speak.

Commanding General Meng

Let me tell you to tell Prince Jing

To save Wei Zheng and sacrifice Mei Chang Su, is that worth it?

What is he trying to say?

Do you really believe in Xia Jiang's words?

Mei Chang Su...

What do you actually mean?

Greetings Royal Father.

Is there anything you would like me to do, Royal Father?

Take a look at it. What is this?

Royal Father, I have been wronged.

I do not know anything about the whole situation of the Xuanjing Bureau being the one behind this.

No, no, no. Jinghuan, take a look at the report first

it's not related to the Xuanjing Bureau.

Royal Father, in this matter, I'm wrongly accused of.

Prince Yu, I was the one who sent the evidenceto the emperor

the information only incriminates Zhu Yuenot you your highness.

Why are you saying you are innocent for then?

Father, this evidence might not point to me

but everyone knows that Zhu Yue is one of my people.

Accusing him, naturally means me too.

Royal Father, you are brilliant. You should know that,

Wrongly accused... Wrongly accused...

You mean that you can guarantee Zhu Yue

This is all evidence from trouble makershow can you easily trust it?

Furthermore Zhu Yues doesn't have a bad history, this accused crime

might have a higher change of being wrongly accused.

Your highness, up to here, we can't say that there is no possibility of being wrongly accused

but the one who accused Minister Zhu washis personal guard

and not the words of an unrelated outsider.

If we just skip over this like thisit's hardly according to the law.

I'd like to ask you to allow thatwhen the court opens on the 16th

to put together three ministers to perform a questioning

We must investigate this thoroughly, so Minister Zhu will not be wrongly accused.

Since you insist that Zhu Yue is innocent

then you have nothing against a three minister questioning?

Zhu Yue was accused, it is naturalto be questioned to show innocence.

I have no objections.

However, you said it's a three minister questioning

but who doesn't know that Minister Cai is in charge.

I heard that Minister Cai has a very strong personality

whenever he's questioning, he is very forceful.

Zhu Yue is very timid, so I'm worried

Your Majesty,

If Prince Yu is worried, he can sit in on the questioning

I will try my best to do this fairly

please allow the questioning your majesty.

Your subject supports this

What's wrong, allowing you to watch already

feeling guilty?

Of course not, if you want me to go

I will follow your orders.

Being stubborn.

I favored you so much over these years

your daring acts come one after the other.

Do you think I'm old and muddled now?

Even my Xuanjing Bureau you dare to touch, what is there that you wouldn't dare to do?

- I... - Xiao Jinghuan

I've underestimated you

You did everything so cleanly

like the Xuanjing Bureau case right?

Father's scolding, I do not dare to argue

But in regards to the Xuanjing Bureau, your son really didnt do this.

Please investigate thoroughly, father.

Framing Prince Jing

Xia Dong already admitted to the crime. What else is there for you to say?

And you still want me to carefully investigate it.

If I investigate it thoroughly, can you bare the responsibilities?

Royal brother, calm down... Calm down...

The games you normally play

I open one eye and close the otherand just let you off

who knows you are doing more, even daring to lie to me.

If you continue like this, you will never care about anyone else.

Speak.

Are Zhu Yue's activities related to you?

If you speak one my lie, I will not let you go.

Zhu Yue's incident, I really didn't know about it.

Leader Xia Jiang's incident is not related to me either, I was just pushing it along

and said a few words.

You really do things cleanly,

pitiful Xia Jiang, thought he was helping thenew emperor

but didn't think that the end would be like this.

Everyone says that out of all of my sons,

You are the most similar to me. But look at you.

You dare to do things, but won't be responsible for it. How can you be similar to me?

Please be calm, your Majesty.

Royal brother, please be calm.

Please forgive Jinghuan.

Maybe there is another story to this.

Your subject once again requests your Majesty,

to allow the three minister questioning.

I support this.

Father scolding me is a small thing

but the three minister questioning is a big thing.

As long as there is a questioning, it will be amde know to the public.

If it ruins the royal family's reputation

I cannot repay that even with a thousand deaths

If this is the case, then I will take full responsibility

But please investigate it, Royal Father.

Even if I am wrong

I would not disrespect you father.

I am only protecting myself

Minister Qing

I will send a order to Middle Scholar Court

to revoke his position

without the status as a Royal Grand Courtof review's minister

you may question at your convenience.

Then I won't have to bother with the three ministers

What your Majesty means is

for me to deal with this case?

Cai Quan

this case, questioning up to Zhu Yue

is enough to stabilise the hearts of the citizens.

I don't think there is a need to pursue further.

For this case, you didn't have a good new years

it was tough for you.

Close the case early, then you can also take a break.

But your Majesty,

Cai Qing

To those who deserve punishing, I will punish them.

Just worry about closing the case.

For everything else, you don't have to worry about it.

Your Majesty

Cai Qing

Do you understand what I'm trying to say?

I...

Understand..

Chief...

Chief...

Come.

How is Wei Zheng?

Wei Zheng is at the Mu Manor and is safe. No one will suspect it

What about the Yaowang chief?

All of Yaowang village's people havebeen sent out of the capital.

-Tell Prince Jing to not go to the palace and tell him to lay low. - Yes

Also, tell Commanding General Meng

Xia Dong will be in prison for a while

Tell him to look after her.

Be quiet. If you say one more word

I will make you mute.

Brother Cai. Official Cai... Cai Chuan...

Wait a minute for me

What's the use in being so angry?

Aren't you already use to situations like this?

Are you saying you are use to this?

This is not a good place to talk.

Let us leave first.

Brother Shen, when we leave, come and have a drink with me at the restaurant.

Why would we go to a restaurant? Let's go to my house.

Plus we're close to my place.

Alright then.

Reporting to your highness. I have searched Xuanjing Bureau

Xia Jiang, Xia Chuan, Xia Qiu...

have been moved to the prison.

The other leaders and guards

have been locked in the manor.

Awaiting your Majesty's judgement

What did Xia Jiang say?

He refused to admit that he is guilty and asked to meet you.

This is the personality of Xia Jiang

Even at the end, he won't admit that he is guilty.

If he easily and quickly confessed

then I would think it was strange.

Your Majesty,

Xia Jiang is constantly asking to meet with you.

Xia Dong keeps saying that only she is the one who did it.

Saying that she only wanted revenge and it has nothing to do with Xia Jiang.

Your Majesty, do you think we can trust her?

You...

You are too innocent and simple.

Xia Dong's confession

Only you would believe her.

Think about it

if she was really getting revenge for her husband

then she could've just killed him in the prison.

Why bother pretending

and bringing him out?

Plus, Prince Ji also saw it.

They were helping Wei Zheng calm down, is that revenge?

Clearly, they don't want him to die.

This incident

if it was only Xia Dong's doing

I'm afraid that Wei Zheng

would have been already dead.

Are you saying Xuanjing Bureau is holding Wei Zheng

secretly in another place?

Yes, that is what I am thinking about.

I'm guessing Xia Jiang...

is going to try to use Wei Zheng as a trap.

For example,

He would secretly hide Wei Zheng at Prince Jing's place

and send people to search the house. This way...

Jingyan will then be found guilty.

Targeting Jingyan.

This is too evil.

How can someone scheme up such a plan?

Royal brother, you are far sighted

With one look, you have already seen far ahead.

How could I not have thought...

Thought of it this deep.

Because you don't understand Xia Jiang

I am aware of the schemes he pulls.

In the past, I feel

that he won't lie to me. So I did't think about it much.

Now that I think about it more,

it makes me very afraid.

If Wei Zheng was still here and in Xia Jiang's hands,

then wouldn't that be good?

Immediately summon Xia Jiang and

that way we can learn where the criminal is.

It's no use interrogating Xia Jiang.

He would never hand over Wei Zheng

Why not?

I said you are simple. Do you really not have a brain?

Xia Jiang is going to stay stroing that

Jingyan abducted the criminal.

In the end, if he personally gives us Wei Zheng

Wouldn't he be admitting that his crime?

Yes. That is true.

The crime of framing a Prince is serious

If he gives up Wei Zheng, then doesn't that mean

admitting his crime?

Framing a Prince is indeed punishable by death.

Xia Jiang is such a dangerous person.

Go and tell that I don't want to see him.

Tell him to think carefully.

When he's finished thinking, give him paper and ink

and write his perspective for me to see.

Yes.

You can go now.

Then, I will also leave too.

I am leaving.

Your highness.

Should we go back to Yangju Palace or..

Let's go to Zhilou Palace

Yes.

- Your highness. - How is it?

Your highness, don't worry. Everything is going well.

What about Mr. Su?

Mr. Su has been taken home back to his Su Manor.

Did he get hurt?

Mr. Su was in prison Xuanjing Bureau for 3 days

Xia Jiang must have cruelly interrogated him

The real situation, I'll send someoneover tonight to ask about it.

Sir Su is indeed a mysteriously accurate schemer.

The situation was exactly as he predicted,Prince Ji was only in the palace for 4 hours

then the order to investigate the Xuanjing Bureau was given.

Mr. Su does really understand the Emperor

Royal father can tolerate Prince Yu's power, greed for the throne and talks

and he can also tolerate Xuanjing Bureau's methods and heartless investigations

But he cannot tolerate the two workingtogether and lying to him.

This...

you can say, is father's limit.

His majesty is abnormally angry, he is not even giving Xia Jiang a chance to explain

and immediately put him in prisonwithout any consideration.

You have to know, that is Xia Jiang

The favor and trust the emperor has put intohim these years cannot be compared to anyone.

Didn't think that once they fall out, it would come to this.

Xia Jiang is nothing,

Back then...

The way he treated my brother Prince Qi and Lin Shu...

was also with much favor.

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