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Joy of Life 2
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Dig up the outhouse again?
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Yes, it's Lord Fan's idea again.
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Sir, this is indeed rather baffling.
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Just say we're short on manpower and can't make it in time.
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He transferred people from the First Division of the Inspection Bureau.
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They didn't even look for us.
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This is an examination hall—no unauthorized entry.
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Sir, the Discipline and Inspection Committee oversees the realm.
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By protocol, they can even detain examinees on the spot.
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Then why are you telling me this?
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He requested Your Excellency to allocate materials from the Ministry of Rites' warehouse—
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timber and bricks.
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That's golden nanmu wood
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It's gold bricks
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-What kind of toilet is this?
-He said...
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It is a bit excessive
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But...
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But what?
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But the spring examinations are managed by the Ministry of Rites
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He can provide the personnel
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But materials must come from the Ministry
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Only then would it not violate regulations or break rules
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To hell with that
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Rules
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Yes
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We must follow the rules.
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Sir
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Old Deng and the others have finished building the new outhouse.
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It will absolutely not affect the imperial examinations.
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Thank you all for your hard work.
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Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.
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How despicable of them
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Adding fuel oil to the outhouse
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Once it gets dark
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The students will light the candles they provided
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If anyone isn’t careful
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It’ll turn into a massive fire
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Old Wang...
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You might not know
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Places like that
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Not only catch fire
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-They can also explode
-"Explode"?
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If this place were to explode
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Then...
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Wouldn't it be recorded in history
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As a glaringly infamous event?
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On a certain date and time
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The imperial exams overseen by Lord Fan Xian
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Ended with scholars perishing in...
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How utterly shameful would that be?
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There are still three days left
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No matter what, I'll keep them safe.
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The officials don't care about their lives.
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But I do.
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If the officials won't protect them.
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Then I will.
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What a pity.
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You've done so much for them.
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Yet they remain completely unaware.
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Good deeds should be done anonymously
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Just call me Young Pioneer
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No, sir, what gold did you mention earlier?
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Young Pioneer
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The candles and drinking water have been replaced
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They even built a temporary toilet.
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Minister Guo also bribed several examinees.
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Within three days, find another way to frame Fan Xian.
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No need.
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No need.
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Without fire or water, nothing major will happen.
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Fan Xian's imperial favor...
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...won't be suppressed without dozens of lives.
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At least give him a warning.
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Since we can't crush him, why waste the effort?
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Tell Guo Zheng to stand down.
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What a pity to waste this perfect opportunity.
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This matter is suspicious.
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Guo Zheng's methods...
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...even I might have fallen for them.
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Fan Xian is cunning.
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No.
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Only someone...
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...with years of experience in the Ministry of Rites would notice such details.
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Who else would inspect candles and drinking water?
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Does he have help in the Ministry of Rites?
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Who could it be?
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Someone fainted, what happened?
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Come here.
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This...
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Collect the exam papers
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Young Master Fan's work is truly meticulous
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Even the Inspection Court came to assist
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These three days went flawlessly without incident
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This is truly commendable
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I've always had high hopes for Young Master Fan
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Minister Guo has a discerning eye for talent
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With Minister Guo in the Ministry of Rites
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It's like rain after a long drought
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Or withered wood regaining spring
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Have the exam papers been collected?
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Everything went smoothly
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Next comes the anonymized transcription
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Rest assured Minister, there will be no mishaps
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Young Master Fan
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You've worked hard these past few days.
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Why not return home and rest for now?
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That won't do.
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I still have to oversee the anonymous transcription.
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This task was assigned by His Majesty—I must not slack off.
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The capable bear more burdens.
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So this is the anonymity process?
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Yes, the names are concealed.
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Only then can judgments be fair and impartial.
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Over there is the transcription.
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All exam papers will be uniformly copied.
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After all, handwriting
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can easily reveal one's identity.
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Meticulous.
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Once transcribed, they'll be sent for grading.
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Victory by merit alone.
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If I wanted to tamper with things, how would I do it?
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Young Master Fan...
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What did he say?
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What I'm saying is
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If I wanted to manipulate these anonymous transcriptions
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how should I proceed?
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Young Master Fan, we mustn't joke about such things
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I wouldn't do it, I'm just curious
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That absolutely never happened
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Let's not talk about the present
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It never happened in the past either
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You don't consider me one of your own
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There really wasn't
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Then why have I heard that these anonymous slips vary in length?
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Varying in length
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Also a marker
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That area is the transcription section, right?
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Then the transcription can also leave some ink stains on the paper
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So when the examiner sees it
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They’ll understand implicitly
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This absolutely never happened
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Where did you hear this, Lord Fan?
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It’s all just rumors
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Of course
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I believe everyone present here
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Would never do such a thing
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After all
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No one wants to die
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Just kidding, everyone get back to work
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I'll observe and learn
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Guo Zheng relayed that Fan Xian is fully aware of the Ministry of Rites' methods.
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Originally intended to lend a hand to Your Highness's retainers,
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but now it seems inconvenient.
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What retainers?
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I don’t have any retainers.
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Understood.
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Only examinees, no retainers.
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It’s the imperial exams, after all.
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Keeping it clean is actually better.
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No one should interfere.
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Let fate decide for each.
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I’ll have someone inform Guo Zheng right away.
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Brother Shi, Brother Yang, why are you up so early?
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I'm used to it - can't sleep once this hour comes.
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Brother Shi, the exams are over.
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Why are you still studying?
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Brother Hou, look...
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This exact phrase - I couldn't recall it for the life of me during the exam.
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Enough, it's over now, no use dwelling on it.
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Where's Cheng Jialin?
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Three days of exams have left him exhausted.
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Can't wake him no matter how hard we try.
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Indeed, these three days felt like being reborn.
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Truly.
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Brother Shi, you're acting strange.
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Brother Hou, what's that smell? You're fragrant.
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Brother Shi has a keen nose.
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More food?
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- Of course
- Brother Hou is truly thoughtful.
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Chicken!
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Roast chicken.
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- Where'd you get this?
- Prepared it last night.
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Meant to celebrate after exams...
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But you three slept like logs.
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Thank you, Brother Hou, for keeping us fed all this time.
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"A thousand chickens may come and go..."
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Brother Hou, that's not how Young Master Fan's poem should be used.
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Enough talk, eat quickly before it spoils.
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I'll divide it.
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Who would have thought
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The one who treated me to drinks and meat that night
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was actually Lord Fan
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Isn't that right?
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Who could have imagined this?
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Indeed, I was shocked when I found out
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Speaking of when we entered the examination hall
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they found a note in his vegetable pancake
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I was terrified at the time
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It was Lord Fan who cleared my name
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Should the four of us pay Lord Fan a visit?
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- Why?
- Why?
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Now the streets are full of rumors
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The four of us are probably being seen as
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Lord Fan's disciples
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But we know we're not
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So perhaps we should...
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Go with the flow?
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You mean...
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Visit him to become his students?
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Lord Fan's knowledge
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is more than sufficient to be our mentor, right?
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To become Lord Fan's student
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- Excellent
- Absolutely
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But if we go now
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wouldn't it seem like we're currying favor?
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That's true
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A straight body casts no crooked shadow
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Exactly
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We must be upright, and our shadows straight too
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We can visit Lord Fan
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- but not now
- When then?
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If we go, it should be after the results are posted
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When everything's settled, then we'll meet
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But...
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That's exactly the point
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That's what I think too
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Leave some for Jialin
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- I'm Cheng Jialin
- Get lost
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I wonder what Lord Fan
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is doing right now
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My lord hasn't returned to the residence for days and nights.
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The whole household has been worried.
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That won't do.
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I must oversee the examination grading.
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To ensure cleanliness, one must be diligent.
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Is everything settled now?
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After days of laborious examination grading,
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now we just await the results.
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This time, putting everything else aside,
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it can be called clean and fair.
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How about those four from Tongfu Inn?
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Shi Chanli failed.
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- My lord didn't help to...
- Fairness is what matters.
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What about the other three?
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Barring any surprises,
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those three should all be on the list.
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Especially Yang Wanli - his essay was excellent.
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My lord's discernment is truly exceptional.
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Out of four candidates met, three passed.
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Had I known earlier,
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I, Wang, should have taken the exam too.
253
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Perhaps with my lord's great fortune,
254
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I, Wang, might have...
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Let's sleep...
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Old Deng, can't you make some noise when you walk?
257
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Brother Qinian, what is this...?
258
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This is Young Master Fan's meal.
259
00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:26,920
Then Brother Qinian...
260
00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:28,520
And this is...?
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This meat...
262
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You know...
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This is my dad's favorite.
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I see.
265
00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,280
Brother Qinian is stealing Young Master Fan's meat.
266
00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,400
No, how can you call this stealing?
267
00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:46,880
Think about it - Young Master Fan is resting now.
268
00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:48,840
He won't be eating these dishes.
269
00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,160
These dishes can't just... right?
270
00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,360
But you still shouldn't do this.
271
00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,880
No, if no one eats these dishes...
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they'll just be thrown away.
273
00:20:58,280 --> 00:20:59,360
Wouldn't that be wasteful?
274
00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,600
- But...
- Waste is always bad, right?
275
00:21:04,360 --> 00:21:05,360
That's true.
276
00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:07,560
So what's wrong with what I'm doing then?
277
00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:09,920
Brother Qinian, you're making me...
278
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This matter has no clear right or wrong.
279
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Alright...
280
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Have a seat...
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Let's eat together, don't stand on ceremony, okay?
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Here, my treat.
283
00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,040
Try some of Young Master Fan's cooking.
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00:21:24,120 --> 00:21:25,120
Here.
285
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Come on, try some...
286
00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:31,880
Save this meat for my daughter.
287
00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,000
Let's eat this troublesome
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fish with bones.
289
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We'll take care of it.
290
00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:38,680
- Here
- Well...
291
00:21:39,120 --> 00:21:41,320
But Brother Qinian, you're the one who told me to eat it.
292
00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:42,800
I told you to eat...
293
00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:44,400
Here, try these fish eyes.
294
00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,440
You read too many documents usually,
295
00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,480
- good for your eyes.
- Okay.
296
00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:52,360
Since you insist, I'll try some.
297
00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:54,240
How is it?
298
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Delicious.
299
00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:00,520
- Is it good?
- Very good.
300
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Of course it's good.
301
00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,320
Otherwise look at me, I've gained weight.
302
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Now try this.
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Brother Qinian.
304
00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,440
How much longer will Young Master Fan sleep?
305
00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:15,360
Do you have business with him?
306
00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,040
Yes, it's about the Ministry of Rites.
307
00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,440
The exam results have been released.
308
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According to protocol, before posting the results
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we need to...
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review them first.
311
00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,200
Can't the Dean just handle it?
312
00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:29,920
The Dean told me to bring them to Young Master Fan.
313
00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:33,200
Why so stubborn about this?
314
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Let him sleep longer.
315
00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,240
Why don't we keep eating?
316
00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:40,200
Here...
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Try this.
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Let me try it first.
319
00:22:48,120 --> 00:22:50,200
Delicious... try some...
320
00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:55,160
How does it taste?
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A very unique flavor.
322
00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:58,640
What is this?
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Sour cheese.
324
00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,000
The master is awake.
325
00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:15,520
It's fine, keep eating.
326
00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:18,160
Why are you looking at me?
327
00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,240
Old Wang, don’t play dumb—your mouth still has yogurt on it.
328
00:23:25,360 --> 00:23:26,760
Sir, what is "yogurt"?
329
00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:28,280
Something wrong?
330
00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,000
This is the exam results list.
331
00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:33,720
The dean asked me to deliver it.
332
00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:36,800
You all keep eating.
333
00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:40,400
Then I’ll go find my chopsticks first.
334
00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:50,640
Alright, go ahead and keep eating.
335
00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:00,640
What's wrong, sir?
336
00:24:02,360 --> 00:24:03,400
Yang Wanli failed the exam.
337
00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:05,720
His name isn't on the list.
338
00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:07,800
Did he violate some taboo?
339
00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,840
Old Wang, after dinner, accompany me to the Ministry of Rites.
340
00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,000
I won't eat.
341
00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:26,920
Stop beating around the bush here.
342
00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:30,240
Sir,
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00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,200
-How did it go?
-I went through the reviewed exam papers.
344
00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:38,440
Among the successful candidates,
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00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,000
Yang Wanli's was there.
346
00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:41,760
Weren't the names concealed?
347
00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,640
At the examination hall, I read his policy essay—
I still remember the content.
348
00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:49,680
So who missed copying his name?
349
00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:50,760
No,
350
00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,440
The exam paper's content was Yang Wanli's,
351
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:56,160
but the name was changed.
352
00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,120
Is justice
353
00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:22,840
too much to ask?
354
00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:24,160
We must investigate, sir.
355
00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:26,680
Find out who replaced Yang Wanli.
356
00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:28,680
No need. I recognize this name.
357
00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:30,920
You do?
358
00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,840
When the time comes, glance over these names for me.
359
00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,080
What does Your Highness need me to do?
360
00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:38,200
Do nothing during the transcription.
361
00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:39,280
That’s enough.
362
00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,640
The name that replaced Yang Wanli is among them.
363
00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:44,640
A protégé of the Crown Prince?
364
00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:48,760
May I ask, sir—
365
00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,320
Are there others besides him?
366
00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:51,400
Just him.
367
00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,520
The rest of the rankings are legitimate.
368
00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:56,160
Sir...
369
00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:57,760
You must be cautious...
370
00:25:57,840 --> 00:25:59,520
The Second Prince already distrusts you.
371
00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:01,920
If you now antagonize the Crown Prince—
372
00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,400
-This requires careful thought.
-No need to think.
373
00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:07,120
-My word is my bond.
-What word?
374
00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:08,680
This imperial examination—
375
00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:10,240
must be clean.
376
00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,280
Lao Deng, take your unit and seal this place.
377
00:26:13,360 --> 00:26:14,960
No results are to be published without my order.
378
00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:18,240
Understood.
379
00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:20,240
-Wang Qinian.
-Here.
380
00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:21,320
To the Eastern Palace.
381
00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:46,720
Your Highness, Minister Fan has arrived uninvited.
382
00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:49,320
Why wasn't I informed earlier?
383
00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:51,200
Quick...put it away.
384
00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,680
The woven garment you requested is also ready today.
385
00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:54,960
It's already on its way here.
386
00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:56,200
Who arranged this?
387
00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:57,600
You arranged it.
388
00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:11,960
Lord Fan
389
00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:14,720
What brings you here in such a hurry?
390
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:16,040
Please, come inside.
391
00:27:22,360 --> 00:27:24,640
So Brother Fan came for this matter
392
00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:35,280
This is...
393
00:27:35,360 --> 00:27:36,440
I specifically wanted to show you.
394
00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:38,440
Which outfit do you like?
395
00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:40,640
I don't know anything about these things.
396
00:27:41,120 --> 00:27:42,360
Which tailor shop made these?
397
00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:43,880
I made them.
398
00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:45,520
Your Highness?
399
00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,680
Just some random sketches I had a tailor make.
400
00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:52,680
So you're a designer.
401
00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:56,480
- What kind of designer?
- Never mind.
402
00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,280
Why are they all wearing masks?
403
00:27:58,680 --> 00:27:59,720
Their faces shouldn't be seen.
404
00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:00,840
The aura doesn't match.
405
00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:04,320
I understand.
406
00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,920
Your Highness, who are these clothes tailored for?
407
00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,000
Not for anyone, just fooling around
408
00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:19,960
Quite skillful, not just fooling around
409
00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:21,360
That’s exactly what I admire about you
410
00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:22,880
If it were someone else
411
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:25,040
They’d urge me to focus on state affairs
412
00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:28,560
People need some leisure in life
413
00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:34,880
By the way,
414
00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,560
The impostor on the imperial exam list
415
00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:41,320
is indeed my student.
416
00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,520
But if I say I had nothing to do with this,
417
00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,000
- Would you believe me?
- Of course.
418
00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:47,720
If His Highness was behind this,
419
00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:49,480
he wouldn't have replaced just one person.
420
00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:51,880
Nor would he specifically target Yang Wanli.
421
00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:54,840
Clearly someone is trying to sow discord between us.
422
00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:56,920
Sharp observation.
423
00:28:58,040 --> 00:28:59,120
Fan Xian has surrounded the examination hall?
424
00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:00,640
- The whole city is shocked.
- And then?
425
00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:01,880
Then he went straight to the Eastern Palace.
426
00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:06,440
Could the Crown Prince have tampered with the list?
427
00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:07,520
The Crown Prince isn't foolish.
428
00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:09,360
How strange, even His Majesty has spoken.
429
00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,200
Who would dare interfere with the exams now?
430
00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,080
Who else but my second brother?
431
00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,640
Doesn't seem like his style - too straightforward.
432
00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:19,760
We can investigate who it was later.
433
00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:22,840
But right now, the priority is damage control.
434
00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:28,280
After all, he is my student.
435
00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:29,680
Why not let the mistake stand?
436
00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:31,640
Here's what we'll do:
437
00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:32,840
As for Yang Wanli,
438
00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,400
I'll guarantee him an official post within a year. Fair?
439
00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:36,920
If someday,
440
00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:38,760
someone brings this matter before His Majesty,
441
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:40,960
accusing Your Highness of exam fraud,
442
00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:42,040
what would the consequences be?
443
00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:45,480
We can't give them such leverage.
444
00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:47,480
You have better foresight.
445
00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:49,920
We can't just swallow this insult.
446
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,040
Not just endure it - we should make a bigger scene.
447
00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:53,120
How?
448
00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:54,680
Take it to the Oversight Office?
449
00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:57,680
This is the imperial examination hall,
450
00:29:58,440 --> 00:29:59,840
directly under the Ministry of Rites.
451
00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:02,080
Your blockade here
452
00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:04,560
Who will take responsibility if the results are delayed tomorrow?
453
00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,880
Deng Ziyue of the First Division, Oversight Office, accepts responsibility.
454
00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:13,560
The Oversight Office...
455
00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:18,280
Since when does it trample on ritual and law?
456
00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:22,360
Blades have no mercy.
457
00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:24,800
I advise the Minister to exercise caution.
458
00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:26,880
I'd like to see how these blades...
459
00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:29,560
show no mercy.
460
00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:38,000
My fellow colleagues,
461
00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:40,360
Our First Division has always upheld propriety,
462
00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:41,880
and understood worldly affairs.
463
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:45,920
But does the Inspection Court need to understand such matters?
464
00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:49,800
The blade in our hands...
465
00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:52,520
is not for decoration.
466
00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:01,360
Then I'll see
467
00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:02,920
how you handle this situation
468
00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:18,760
My fellow colleagues,
469
00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:24,200
Lord Fan has sealed the examination hall for the people's sake.
470
00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,560
Such virtue is rare in this world.
471
00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:28,640
Every word he speaks is true.
472
00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:33,920
I, Deng, was previously muddle-headed and drifting aimlessly.
473
00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:35,520
One might say...
474
00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:37,280
I was both deaf and blind.
475
00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,440
But after Lord Fan's arrival,
476
00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:43,720
the First Bureau has changed.
477
00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:46,120
I believe
478
00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,240
the First Bureau can return to its former glory,
479
00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:50,240
overseeing all officials
480
00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:52,520
and deterring the wicked.
481
00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:53,760
Therefore, I, Deng,
482
00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:56,840
am resolved to follow Lord Fan for life.
483
00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:58,800
I implore my colleagues
484
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:03,200
to act worthy of these official robes,
485
00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:05,080
and worthy of Daqing.
486
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:07,040
- For Daqing!
- For Daqing!
487
00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:10,280
Entering the palace to see His Majesty?
488
00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:12,760
Lord Fan and the Crown Prince?
489
00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:13,840
Exactly so.
490
00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,160
- For what purpose?
- I heard it's about the imperial exam fraud.
491
00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:18,760
This year's imperial examination?
492
00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,080
Lord Fan has already surrounded the examination hall.
493
00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:23,800
How did you come to know of this?
494
00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:25,440
The streets are filled with rumors.
495
00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,440
Lord Fan seeks justice for all scholars.
496
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:30,280
Truly worthy of Lord Fan.
497
00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:34,280
But how do you always hear these street rumors?
498
00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:35,360
Why don't I ever hear them?
499
00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,080
Street rumors... who spreads them?
500
00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:40,560
Street rumors - who can tell their source?
501
00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,680
Imperial exam fraud is no small matter.
502
00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:45,360
Yet rumors spread so quickly through the streets.
503
00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,400
This doesn't make sense.
504
00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:50,160
Perhaps Lord Fan orchestrated it himself?
505
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,640
Using public sentiment as leverage.
506
00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:53,760
That makes sense.
507
00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,040
If not for the Inspection Bureau, news wouldn't spread so fast.
508
00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:57,120
Thus,
509
00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,120
there's no choice but to charge forward,
510
00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:00,960
with no retreat possible.
511
00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:03,040
I can't help but feel
512
00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:05,360
step by step...
513
00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,640
something is pushing him forward?
514
00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:12,120
Who pushed him? And why?
515
00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:14,360
Baffling and confusing
516
00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:17,160
Can't see clearly
517
00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:23,520
Where is Eunuch Hou?
518
00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:25,600
My lord, His Majesty has kept him occupied.
519
00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:27,680
-Your honorable name?
-I dare not claim it's honorable.
520
00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:29,200
This lowly one is Hong Zhu.
521
00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:31,320
To serve in Eunuch Hou's stead at such a young age...
522
00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:32,760
Your future is boundless.
523
00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:35,280
Thanks to Eunuch Dai of the Vegetable Inspection Office speaking kindly of me.
524
00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:36,360
"Vegetable Inspection Office"?
525
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,400
The same Eunuch Dai who bribed you with 3,000 taels.
526
00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:41,200
Eunuch Dai committed a grave offense.
527
00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:42,400
Before his end, the palace asked him...
528
00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,320
who was fit to succeed him in the Vegetable Inspection Office.
529
00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:45,880
He named me.
530
00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:47,040
Wait.
531
00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:53,560
What was your relationship with him?
532
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:55,680
Your Highness, we were neither kin nor close.
533
00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:57,840
I merely picked up his shoe once.
534
00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:00,600
Then by that logic...
535
00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:02,320
you should resent me.
536
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:04,680
-I should thank you, my lord.
-For what?
537
00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:06,320
Had Eunuch Dai not fallen...
538
00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:08,480
I'd never have taken over the Vegetable Inspection Office.
539
00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:10,720
Had I not taken that post...
540
00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:12,840
Eunuch Hou would never have noticed me.
541
00:34:13,240 --> 00:34:15,720
In the end, I owe it all to you, Lord Fan.
542
00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:20,720
Has no one told you...
543
00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:22,720
one shouldn't speak so bluntly in the palace?
544
00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,000
Your brilliance is unparalleled, my lord.
545
00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,840
Now you've entered the palace for the sake of scholars everywhere—
546
00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:29,840
I'm deeply moved.
547
00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:31,120
My heart stirs with admiration.
548
00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:37,960
How did you know I came for the scholars?
549
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,720
Word of your deeds has spread far.
550
00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:45,920
"Spread far"?
551
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,560
The whole capital knows—it's inspiring.
552
00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:53,640
You leaked the rumors to build momentum.
553
00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:55,440
A masterful move.
554
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:04,480
It's alright now, lead the way.
555
00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:18,120
Your Majesty,
556
00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:20,800
The Crown Prince requests an audience, Fan Xian requests an audience.
557
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:52,680
-Your son...
-Your subject...
558
00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:53,760
-Your Majesty
-Your Majesty
559
00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:55,680
-Greetings, Dean Chen
-Greetings, Dean Chen
560
00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,400
If Your Majesty and Dean Chen have important matters to discuss,
561
00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:05,480
this subject can take leave first.
562
00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:06,600
No discussion.
563
00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:08,240
Just delivering something.
564
00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:21,760
Your Majesty
565
00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:26,080
Fan Xian has an important matter to report to Your Majesty
566
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:29,400
If he has important business, why are you here?
567
00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:33,960
This matter is somewhat related to your son
568
00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:35,520
Then speak your mind
569
00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:38,800
Yes
570
00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:42,000
The imperial examination results have been tampered with
571
00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:43,800
Scholars who should have passed
572
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:45,960
Were replaced with my disciples
573
00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:47,440
Exam fraud is a serious matter
574
00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:49,560
This is clearly someone framing me
575
00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:51,080
I've been wronged
576
00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:52,720
Therefore I believe
577
00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:54,840
This matter should be thoroughly investigated
578
00:36:58,720 --> 00:36:59,840
What do you think?
579
00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:04,600
Your Majesty, I find this matter absurd
580
00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:07,240
Fan Xian
581
00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:09,880
Was the exam supervision your responsibility?
582
00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:11,160
It was my duty
583
00:37:11,240 --> 00:37:13,720
Then you should see this matter through
584
00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:15,560
One examination hall has already been sealed
585
00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:17,040
The results will be corrected
586
00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:19,600
But as for who tampered with them
587
00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:20,760
Should we investigate further?
588
00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:24,880
What do you all think?
589
00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:29,680
The imperial examinations are the lifeblood of the nation
590
00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:30,760
I believe
591
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:32,840
-It should be investigated
-Then investigate it
592
00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:34,680
-Who will investigate?
-The young officials
593
00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:39,360
You should take on more responsibilities
594
00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:41,720
How deep should we investigate? How bold should we be?
595
00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:50,240
These
596
00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:56,720
are all the memorials reporting imperial exam fraud over the past five years.
597
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:00,960
Yet there's been no outcome. Why?
598
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:02,480
Major issues get minimized,
599
00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:04,080
minor issues get dismissed.
600
00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:05,360
No one dares investigate.
601
00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,120
Because the findings
602
00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:10,480
would implicate too many people.
603
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:13,080
How deep should the investigation go?
604
00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:15,920
How thorough should it be?
605
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:17,560
How strict should we be?
606
00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:20,320
We don't dare.
607
00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:23,680
To this day, no one dares investigate.
608
00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:25,520
This official acts recklessly.
609
00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:36,440
You? You investigate?
610
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,480
You should know the consequences of what you might find
611
00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:42,800
Can you handle it?
612
00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:44,480
This official will bear the responsibility
613
00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:49,560
Watch carefully
614
00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:52,680
There are so many memorials
615
00:38:53,240 --> 00:38:55,640
Rectifying official conduct is an inescapable duty
616
00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:04,360
Investigate
617
00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:44,360
This year's cases must be investigated.
618
00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:46,400
Why bother investigating past cases?
619
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:48,120
Such unwavering loyalty.
620
00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,000
We have no choice but to investigate, Your Highness.
621
00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:56,120
The stage is set, reputation established - no turning back now.
622
00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:57,320
Are you suggesting...
623
00:39:57,760 --> 00:39:59,600
His Majesty and Dean Chen want you to investigate?
624
00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:00,960
Exactly.
625
00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:04,720
A thankless task that makes enemies.
626
00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:07,320
Haven't I made enough enemies already?
627
00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:10,480
You've got a tough job.
628
00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:18,880
Her Majesty has summoned me, you go ahead first.
629
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:19,960
Alright.
630
00:40:31,240 --> 00:40:33,040
Thank you for the reminder just now, Eunuch Hong
631
00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:35,880
May we speak privately?
632
00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:37,440
After you
633
00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:49,480
Got something to say?
634
00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:00,840
What's this all about?
635
00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:06,960
I was originally surnamed Chen
636
00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:09,320
and came from Yingzhou
637
00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:10,960
Persecuted by corrupt officials
638
00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:13,760
Seized my family's property and slaughtered my entire clan
639
00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:16,800
I barely escaped with my life
640
00:41:17,440 --> 00:41:18,480
With nowhere to go
641
00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:21,440
- I had to enter the palace
- Which corrupt official?
642
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:23,520
He is now the prefect of Yingzhou
643
00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:25,160
The prefect of Yingzhou?
644
00:41:25,720 --> 00:41:27,680
Our benefactor punishes corruption and evil
645
00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,280
Now this villain has had his property confiscated and been imprisoned
646
00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:31,840
Sentenced to immediate execution
647
00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:41,960
If not for your intervention to uphold justice,
648
00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:44,120
my deep-seated vendetta
649
00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:46,520
would never have been avenged.
650
00:41:51,080 --> 00:41:52,800
The register investigated by Dean Chen
651
00:41:54,120 --> 00:41:55,400
and the case handled by the Censorate...
652
00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:57,600
Why thank me for this?
653
00:41:57,920 --> 00:41:59,320
Although I may be foolish,
654
00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:00,680
I still understand
655
00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:02,840
that it was you, my benefactor, who pushed this forward.
656
00:42:12,720 --> 00:42:13,720
No need
657
00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:19,560
Your identity
658
00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:21,760
How many in the palace know of it now?
659
00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:24,200
When I entered the palace, it was recorded
660
00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:26,320
I'm from Jiaozhou
661
00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:29,400
In this palace, I only go by "Hong"
662
00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:31,880
No one knows of my clan's past
663
00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:33,640
How did you get the name "Hong"?
664
00:42:33,720 --> 00:42:36,440
When I entered, I met an old eunuch surnamed Hong
665
00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:37,960
He took care of me
666
00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:39,880
So I took his surname
667
00:42:48,560 --> 00:42:50,360
Don't call me "benefactor" from now on.
668
00:42:50,840 --> 00:42:51,960
Understood.
669
00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:53,720
My lord.
670
00:42:57,800 --> 00:42:58,840
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