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[Legend of Zang Hai]

[Episode 7]

Zang Hai, the Emperor has spoken.

Zang Hai, Assistant Supervisor of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau,

is hereby honored

for reinforcing the royal tomb.

As he is a man of great talent

and compatible birth date,

he is authorized to send the Empress Dowager's coffin for burial

and never to leave the tomb

as a token of gratitude to the late Emperor,

Empress Dowager, and the court.

Sir.

Zang Hai was so young,

so how could he be buried?

He'll do well

in the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

Yes, sir.

Sir, please think twice.

Mr. Zang shouldn't be buried.

This is the intention of the leaders.

It also pains me to say so.

Nowadays, there are conflicts,

many flooding rivers,

and earthquakes everywhere.

All because the world is not at peace.

The Imperial Astronomical Bureau has had its fortune told.

For the stability of the world

and the peace of life,

Zang Hai is the right man.

It's an honor no one else

could ask for.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Aye.

I volunteer to be buried with the Empress Dowager.

Very good.

Congratulations, Zang Hai.

It's a great honor.

Mr. Zang.

Mr. Zang.

Why do you want

to be buried with us?

Why did you just say yes?

That's right.

That's right.

That's right.

A man who is too talented

will become

a thorn in the side

of others

and be scorned by them,

so they deliberately arranged

for you to build the tomb,

but it looks as if

you've already guessed that.

Chu Huaiming's mind

is not hard to guess,

but I didn't expect this.

Did you all volunteer to be martyred?

Don't you want to think twice?

If we don't want to,

they'll ask again and again

until you agree.

In the end,

we still can't escape

being forced to volunteer with our limbs maimed.

The ethos of the imperial court

has come to such a pass.

The Great Yong Dynasty's founding emperors

had long ago

placed a ban on burials,

but that didn't stop some of those

from doing it forcibly.

Everyone should be loyal,

so who dared to refuse?

Of course, they were all forced

to volunteer.

As for Chu Huaiming,

he was even more blatant.

He could use it to claim credit

and enrich himself.

Enrich himself?

The court

spends a lot of money

to honor those who will be buried.

We are all going to die,

so we can

exchange our lives for some money

to help our families and children survive.

The money

will be stolen by Chu Huaiming

and others,

and in the end,

there won't be much left,

but this money

is still life-saving

for our families.

However, Zang Hai,

you are so young and talented.

Why are you willing to die?

I'm as miserable

as everyone else.

Heaven and hell are all similar,

so we'll treat it as a trip to a foreign land.

Come on.

Let's drink.

Let's get drunk today

and

die tomorrow.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Fill it up.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Let's drink.

- Come on. - Let's drink.

Come on.

[The Late Empress Dowager's Memorial]

The Emperor doesn't come

even when the Empress Dowager is buried?

I heard from a protocol officer

that the Emperor got sick

from grief

during the keeping vigil,

so he now

only prays for the Empress Dowager

in the palace

and can't come.

You were an officer,

so do you know

these people?

Over there.

The head of civil officers,

Minister of Personnel,

Grand Secretary of Zhongji Hall,

Shi Yiping.

He is prudent,

maybe

the top one of those with integrity.

Next to him

was the Minister of Revenue,

Grand Secretary of Jianji Hall,

Zhao Bingwen.

He was the Deputy Chief Grand Secretary,

prideful and noble.

At the head of the military officers

was Zhuang Luyin of the Marquis of Pingjin,

the Guardian-General of the Nation

and current Grand Master for Glorious Happiness.

Vice Minister of Works, Zhuang Zhifu,

was his son.

Chu Huaiming

is their lackey.

Kneel.

Send the Empress Dowager's casket for burial.

Final step.

Check the paint on the coffin.

Sir.

The Empress Dowager's casket

has the Big Dipper on it.

What does that mean?

The emperor's residence

is called Zichen.

After their deaths,

the emperors wanted to reside on Zichen,

which is guarded by the Big Dipper.

They not only carved this design into their coffins

but also, I believe, placed the Empress Dowager's body

in this position

before burying her.

Do you think

we can live

on the Zichen after we die?

Let's go.

Gentlemen.

I'm here to say goodbye.

Come with me.

Here's some good wine

and food for you.

You should know

they are poisoned.

You won't feel any pain

when you eat them.

After three days,

you will die peacefully.

Just a death.

You don't need to explain so much.

Live out these three days

and go to heaven in peace.

This is Magu Wine from Jianchang Prefecture.

I heard

it's about 300 wen per liang.

Open it.

Good wine is really different.

It smells so good.

Kneel.

Salute.

Straighten up.

The mechanism has been turned on.

Then he'll soon see

the surprise we've prepared for him.

I really want to see what Zang Hai's face

will look like then.

Do you know what this is?

Venison.

Have you ever eaten it?

I used to hunt it,

but in the end,

they were taken by the town's security unit,

so I never ate it.

Paralyzing ourselves

can be a way of life.

An old friend of mine

once told me

that someday,

he was going to put an end

to the system of burial sacrifices,

but he didn't make it,

and neither did I.

Maybe posterity

will do it someday.

If we expect our descendants

to do everything for us,

their lives

will only get worse.

How can we live

in this world with dignity?

The second salute.

Are you thirsty?

Do you need me

to taste it for you?

Good point.

We all die sooner or later,

so we should be well-fed dead people.

Come on.

We can't get out anyway.

I'll drink first.

Let me quench my thirst.

Don't drink.

If you drink,

you can't get out.

What do you mean?

Do you mean

you want to get out?

Don't think about it

or persuade us.

Let's just get drunk.

I have a way out.

A way out?

The third salute.

What's your idea?

Did you secretly dig an escape well?

Don't tell me that.

Secretly digging an escape well in the royal tomb

is a cardinal sin that will get all our families executed.

- Yes. - Yes.

No.

We'll go through the gate.

Through the gate of the tomb.

We're gonna walk out in the open.

You're going

to take us out in the open?

The fourth salute.

Straighten up.

The ceremony won't be over

until the Dragon-Cracking Stone falls,

and the officials are there.

If we go out now,

they'll see us.

That's right.

That's what I want them to see.

We're going to walk out

in plain sight.

How can we?

If we go out in front of all those people,

they'll beat us to death with sticks.

That's right.

And that would involve our families.

If we don't fight,

someone else

will continue to be buried alive.

Your families

might even

be next.

How can we fight?

Just us?

That's right.

What do you got?

If we can make it

to the entrance of the tomb

before the Dragon-Cracking Stone falls,

I'm sure I can

put an end to this burial

and get them to let us out.

Are you sure about that?

I believe you.

Tell us

what to do.

Finish.

Drop the Dragon-Cracking Stone.

This door is not the Dragon-Cracking Stone.

It can be opened.

The mechanism is outside.

True,

but there must be a pull-wire switch

connected to the tomb door.

All we need to do

is find that pull-wire switch

to manipulate the outside mechanism.

I know.

The pull-wire switch that connects to the tomb door mechanism

is up there.

It's this brick.

Guys, come and help.

- Okay. - Okay.

Bring up the stools.

- Okay. - Okay.

Get down.

Chu Huaiming!

He'll think he can survive three days

after the Dragon-Cracking Stone falls.

They have a chance to survive now,

but not three days later.

They can only die then.

But once the mechanism was on...

It's the most painful

to be killed now.

They've already

set up a trap

for us to die

right here.

Didn't we all volunteer

to be buried?

Why are they still doing this to us?

We have to trigger

the switch

to open the door and get out.

Be careful.

I'll pull it.

Come and help.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Be careful.

Let's go.

Come on.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Put the shield up.

What to do?

We're the only ones left.

We can't stop it.

Don't give up.

Try again.

Zang Hai.

Get on my shoulder.

Come up!

Go.

Hold on.

Almost there.

Again.

It's open!

Higher!

Let's go.

Come on.

Get up.

The door is open.

We're going home.

Get up.

We're going home. Get up!

Get up!

Let's go.

Let's go.

Get up.

Get up.

Get up.

We're going home. Get up.

Let's go.

Let's go.

We're going home!

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Zang Hai.

Come on.

Come on!

What's going on?

Why did Dragon-Cracking Stone stop?

Come on. I'll hold it.

Get over.

You go first. It's too late.

Now.

My Lord.

What's going on here?

I'm not sure.

Go and see.

Yes, sir.

Why isn't it coming down?

I've got it.

Now get out.

Now go.

Leave me alone!

No!

No!

I'm not leaving you!

Go now!

Go now!

I'll get you out of here!

Uncle Ji.

I'm Zhinu.

Uncle Ji. I'm Zhinu.

Uncle Ji.

Zhinu?

You're alive?

I'm incompetent,

so I can't go out with you.

You must live well.

Your father's

spirit in heaven

will bless you.

Uncle...

Uncle Ji.

Uncle Ji.

Uncle Ji!

Sir.

I don't know what's wrong,

but it can't come down,

seeming to be stuck.

Stuck?

Open it and fix it.

It can't be opened.

The mechanism is closed up,

so there's nothing we can do

except blow the gate up.

Blow it up?

There's someone.

Sir, someone is there.

Come on.

I've been thinking about how to defuse danger.

Don't come close to a sudden disaster.

I'm about to die, but I'm not yet dead.

A lucky star falls from the sky and comes to your aid.

The stick indicates

that there is already a lucky person

who will reveal himself

when he is about to die.

You will know when it happens.

Why would someone come out?

That's right.

Why is there a man?

My Lord.

Zang Hai?

How did you get out?

The Dragon-Cracking Stone stopped falling.

What trick did you pull?

I didn't pull any trick.

I just wasn't fated to die today!

As long as I walk out alive,

it'll fall on its own!

Let's go.

My Lord.

It's all Zang Hai's fault.

He removed

Dowager Noble Consort Li's coffin.

Now, the Dragon-Cracking Stone can't fall

just because the late Emperor is in a rage.

And, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau has done the fortunetelling.

We must have a person

whose Four Pillars of Destiny is Yin buried

to calm the storm.

Now, Zang Hai

is unwilling to be buried

and is walking out in style.

That's...

That's just

a big crime.

Let me venture a guess

that once Zang Hai is dead,

the Dragon-Cracking Stone will fall.

Assistant Supervisor of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

Previously, you were authorized to send the Empress Dowager's coffin

to the tomb because of your loyalty,

but today, why do you go back on your word?

The recent incidents in the cemetery

are all because of you.

Now go back in there.

If you persist,

you will suffer the pain of arrows through your heart.

What's so funny?

It's so funny that Marquis

believed in scumbags

and that officials

were duped by the despicable

into trusting

the Great Yong Dynasty's fortunes

to an insignificant Assistant Supervisor

like me.

If this can appease the spirit of the late Emperor,

I will die a worthy death,

but I feel so sorry for it

that I want to cry

for all the officials present,

as well as for the Vice Minister of Works.

Why do you want

to cry for me?

If I die,

but Dragon-Cracking Stone still can not fall,

what should you do?

If the Dragon-Cracking Stone

doesn't fall after you die,

there are craftsmen who will repair it.

How long will it take

to fix it?

Three months

or a year?

Wouldn't that leave the bodies

of the late Emperor and Empress Dowager

exposed to the wilderness for over a year?

National mourning

stems from a nation's morals and laws.

Morals

are the foundation of a nation,

and the law

is the keystone of a nation.

An act of such great disrespect,

even if my death is of no consequence,

will bring all the officers down for nothing.

My Lord.

Mr. Shi.

It's almost time.

It will be unlucky if it is past

quarter to ten in the morning.

Let me ask you.

What if you come out

and the Dragon-Cracking Stone doesn't fall?

If it doesn't fall,

I'll only live a few seconds

longer,

but what you want

is that the Dragon-Cracking Stone

will fall, isn't it?

Let him out.

Mr. Chu once told me that we need

to appease the spirit of the late emperor

and that we need someone whose Four Pillars of Destiny

match the late Emperor's

to stay in the tomb forever.

That's true,

but it's

not me.

Who is it?

Yang Zhen.

Nonsense.

Previously, Mr. Yang celebrated

his 36th birthday.

I deduced Mr. Yang's Four Pillars of Destiny

from his biography.

Mr. Yang's Four Pillars

are all Yin,

so he is a rare person

with Four Pillars of Yin.

If his life is used

to activate the Feng Shui of the royal tomb,

the Dragon-Cracking Stone will surely fall.

You...

Mr. Chu was present on the day

of his birth feast.

If you don't believe me,

you can ask Mr. Chu.

Chu Huaiming.

Is he telling the truth?

Yes.

Sorry.

No.

Yes or no?

Yes.

But...

Sirs. My Lord.

It's almost time.

My Lord.

Don't let it interfere

with this national mourning.

My Lord!

When the time is over,

my death

will be nothing,

but if this affects the officers,

even death will not be enough for me.

My Lord, please make a decision.

You.

Go in.

Don't.

He's...

He's deliberately excusing himself.

Please don't believe him.

Don't you see?

He's unafraid of death.

My Lord.

He wants me

to die with him.

Don't worry.

As long as the Dragon-Cracking Stone moves

after you go in,

I'll execute Zang Hai

and get you out,

but if you don't go in,

that means you don't trust me.

I believe you.

Don't fall.

Don't fall.

Don't fall.

It's not moving.

It's not moving.

My Lord.

He's lying.

He's lying.

It's moving.

It's moving.

How could it?

No.

The Dragon-Cracking Stone is falling.

It's really falling.

It's really falling.

No.

It's not me, My Lord.

It's Zang Hai's trick.

I don't want to die.

Let me out.

My Lord.

My Lord.

You said you'd get me out.

My Lord.

I'm loyal to you.

My Lord.

You can't just watch

Zang Hai frame me

to death, My Lord!

My Lord.

Zhuang Luyin.

Are you going to abandon

all these years of our friendship

for Zang Hai?

How many people

have I framed

and how many dirty deeds have I done for you?

How much can Zang Hai do for you?

Do you remember what happened

in the ninth year of the Zhenshun era?

Could that

have been solved

so neatly without me?

I'm going to tell everyone now

that

in order to get Gui Seal...

♪Conceal the ambition in my eyes♪

♪In my palm, I hold a dangerous desire♪

♪Turbulent waves hidden in my sleeves♪

♪Silent thunder echoes around♪

♪However cunning you are♪

♪I can see♪

♪Right through you♪

♪Schemes are my armor♪

♪Overt plans are my weapons♪

♪With restrained fury♪

♪I purge the world's corruption♪

♪The night is not dark♪

♪Because♪

♪My heart burns bright♪

♪I control the shifting clouds♪

♪I command the falling rain♪

♪The compass of the human soul is unpredictable♪

♪There will always be ups and downs♪

♪I hold the power of life and death♪

♪I grant and I take away♪

♪When faith burns like the scorching sun♪

♪I will sing aloud with you♪

♪I am the sowing season♪

♪I am the autumn harvest♪

♪I am the world♪

♪I am the people♪

♪And you are also me♪