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♫ I'm a mortal under the sky ♫

♫ The masses speak of my arrogance ♫

♫ I aspire to fly high ♫

♫ My hands cannot conceal the light ♫

♫ Not everything will pass ♫

♫ Looking back, I can't change everything ♫

♫ I'll become a thing of the past ♫

♫ I'm curious about what you covet ♫

♫ Accidentally, I found out a secret ♫

♫ The politics upon my lips ♫

♫ Has overthrown it all ♫

♫ It's not steadfast ♫

♫ Standing right here ♫

♫ You follow the rules I made ♫

♫ Apply skills to cure diseases ♫

♫ Eradicate the maladies in this vast land ♫

♫ I am but a commoner ♫

♫ I intended to be steady step by step ♫

♫ I am but a commoner ♫

♫ I can tell what's true and what's false ♫

♫ I am but a commoner ♫

♫ I like music and hate intrigues ♫

♫ I used to see hills full of lonely souls ♫

♫ I feel regret for my recklessness ♫

♫ Leaving future generations to review my scribbles ♫

♫ My hands cannot conceal the light ♫

♫ Not everything will pass ♫

♫ Looking back, I can't change everything ♫

♫ I'll become a thing of the past ♫

♫ We only have one life, and take it easy ♫

♫ My chessboard involves two sides ♫

♫ As I lay out my strategy, you take a hint ♫

♫ When you feel regret, it's too late ♫

♫ So many tricks and lies ♫

♫ I witness what you've done ♫

♫ May we live and die together ♫

[Guardians of the Dafeng]

[Episode 37]

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[Shiqian Gate]

Go report to His Majesty.

The team that went to investigate the case in Chuzhou is here to report on their duties.

[Shiqian Gate]

Your Majesty. The team that went to Chuzhou to investigate the case has returned.

My lords.

Greeting…

Look, His Majesty has caught such a big fish.

Your Majesty, please take it slow.

Come on, make way please. Make way.

I have inquired with the cabinet

and they have never received any documents from you.

You lack discipline.

Your Majesty, the current situation in Chuzhou prevents the delivery of documents.

Why are you here?

As the governor of Chuzhou,

how dare you come to the Capital City without my permission!

Chuzhou is gone,

and the governor of Chuzhou is nothing but a title.

Chuzhou Commander-in-chief, King of the North,

conspired with the Wizard Cult for promotion to the Second Rank,

and massacred 380,000 people in Chuzhou.

I am here to impeach King of the North.

I beg you to seek justice for the innocent people who died tragically

and punish King of the North severely.

I am here to impeach King of the North.

Me too.

Where is the King of the North now?

The King of the North has indeed been executed.

I ask you again, where is the King of the North?

The King of the North is dead.

Impossible!

You're lying. Impossible!

You are all lying.

Where is he?

Your Majesty, take care.

Guards, protect His Majesty.

Your Majesty, take care.

What's wrong?

My imperial brother.

My imperial brother.

Your Majesty, please take care.

Don't grieve excessively.

Intense emotions can shorten one's life.

If the people of Chuzhou knew how deeply you grieve for them,

they would be consoled even in the underworld.

The King of the North massacred 380,000 people in Chuzhou,

and deserved to be dead.

Now he is dead,

yet his crimes remain unverified.

How to deal with it depends on Your Majesty,

and I'll have no objections.

Get lost.

I told you to get lost.

Your Majesty, when do you plan to proclaim this to the world?

Do you really think

that I dare not kill you?

I will kill you right now.

Your Majesty.

Believe it or not, I will kill you too.

My entire family has been killed.

All of you, get lost!

Your Majesty, take care. I will take my leave first.

Mr. Zheng.

Xu Qi'an, you lack discipline.

Sorry for not coming back to the yamen first, please punish me.

Come and pour me tea.

Yes.

Regarding the matter of Chuzhou, do you have anything to add?

Yes.

There was a scout named Cai'er in Sanhuang County

who gave me incorrect information.

It was just an excuse to make you away.

Chuzhou is so dangerous.

You were in peril being there.

I once sent Li Miaozhen to help me spread the news of the massacres to the Kui tribe.

But she told me before she spread it,

the Kui tribe's troops were already arriving at Chuzhou.

The time had come, we couldn't wait for her.

Mr. Wei, you knew all along that the King of the North was going to massacre Chuzhou?

How did you know?

- I guessed it. - Guessed?

Long before you set out,

the King of the North had already borrowed the Mighty Sword.

Why did he borrow the Mighty Sword?

To defend against the turmoil in the north?

There has always been turmoil in the north.

He was worried about the occurrence of Elixir, and the Kui tribe's troops would come,

by then, he couldn't control the situation.

Thus, he wanted to use the power of the Mighty Sword to suppress the Kui tribe.

The King of the North had racked his brains on it.

However, he didn't expect a mysterious master

to come to turn the table easily, resulting in his complete loss.

I asked you to get the Remnants of the Great Wilderness,

wanting you to get the power to protect yourself.

- But Mr. Wei, at that time, I… - You did nothing wrong.

But the King of the North shouldn't have died in Chuzhou.

The King of the North wanted to get to the Second Rank.

In that case, who could deal with him then?

He can't get to the Second Rank.

Princess Consort has already been preemptively taken by you.

Y-You knew it?

If the King of the North becomes the winner, devouring the Elixir,

becoming the Great Perfection of the Third Rank

then his next step will definitely be to attack the Kui tribe, even the Wizard Cult.

Turning them against the King of the North

is such a win-win strategy.

On the battlefield, there are many ways to punish them.

It's not too late to eliminate them after they have served their purposes.

But Mr. Wei, if the crimes of the King of the North are to be investigated afterwards,

would this still be useful?

It would be different, but with a lower risk.

And the result would be the same.

It will give the people of Chuzhou justice.

Xu Qi'an, remember.

A good strategist must be patient.

You're lucky you didn't expose yourself this time.

If you continue to act recklessly,

though it may feel gratifying for a moment, you will lose much more.

I understand.

You brought the body of the King of the North back to the Capital City.

What is the next plan?

To convict the King of the North and give the people of Chuzhou justice.

Court affairs are not your forte. Let the matter go.

Mr. Wei, what do you mean?

Xu Qi'an, the peerless hero,

with a pretty face, graceful as if a celestial being, eight chi tall.

- Nine chi. - Yes.

He's perceptive and good at solving cases.

He's often capable of strategizing within the commander's tent,

and deciding victories a thousand miles away.

Even when the rebel army of Yunzhou surged in their attack,

Silver Gong Xu held off hundreds of thousands of rebels alone,

nearly losing his life.

Wait.

- Millions. - Yes.

Your Highness, isn't this a bit too exaggerated?

Previously, it was one against a thousand, one against ten thousand,

later it became one against a hundred thousand.

Now, it's straight up to several millions.

I'm afraid our entire Yunzhou doesn't even have that many people.

What's the big deal about it?

I am doing this to help Xu Qi'an proclaim his achievements and establish his prestige.

Of course, the bigger the number, the better.

But it still has to be realistic, right?

This indeed is too exaggerated.

How can I help him if it's not that exaggerated?

Think about it. This time, he went to Chuzhou to investigate a case,

he must get caught in a dilemma.

Moreover, he's just a Viscount.

With us supporting him from behind.

Firstly, it can reduce his potential obstacles.

Secondly,

even if he does not find out much, and Father blames him,

then the people will speak up for him.

Your Highness, you really care for Mr. Xu.

Because he is my guest scholar.

Besides, we are thousands of miles apart,

and he has sent me a gift.

Of course, I must repay his favor.

Just that piece of butter jade.

You have given so many gifts to his family.

The thought matters. You know nothing.

Right, remember to append Xu Qi'an's poems at the end,

find someone to polish the transcription and make a thousand copies,

then distribute to inns both inside and outside the city.

Yes.

Your Highness.

Why are you running in a hurry?

- The investigation team has returned. - Really?

Why didn't you get any news beforehand?

I…

Impossible!

I have informers everywhere.

I would get the news once they return.

Xuan, what's wrong?

When did they return?

I am not sure either.

I only know that they met His Majesty as soon as they returned,

and His Majesty was so furious that shut himself in the Imperial Study.

Just now, the Noble Consort and the Crown Prince have gone to visit.

What exactly happened?

You offered to be my host while I traveled the Five Great Mountains.

You have a lot of books, Mr. Wang.

Among thousands of people, I was lucky enough to shake your hand,

leaving my sleeves smell nice even three years later.

How is this poem?

Please give me some advice, Chief Minister.

Inappropriate.

There will be times when the wind breaks the waves.

Hang the sail straight to cross the blue sea.

How about this?

Please give me some advice, Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister is here.

Greetings, Chief Minister.

No need to pay respect, the Chief Minister hasn't come.

[Xiaoxiang Academy]

It seems the Chief Minister still has deep prejudices against me

and is unwilling to meet me to this day.

He intended to attend today's poem gathering

and he has gone out,

but the investigation team from Chuzhou has returned.

The investigation team has returned?

But why didn't Qi'an send a message to us?

Something's wrong.

What happened?

- Get out of the way. - Open the gate.

[Shiqian Gate] We wish to meet His Majesty.

We wish to meet His Majesty.

Watch your manners!

Xinnian, feel free to speak your mind.

This may offend His Majesty,

but it is truly a golden opportunity for you to make a name for yourself.

Simu, I do it not after fame.

Open the gate.

We wish to meet His Majesty.

Watch your manners!

By His Majesty's decree,

if you dare to barge into the palace again, you shall be killed.

As the king, he massacred the common people.

Prince Huai should be demoted to a commoner

to give a justice to the people.

Exactly.

To give a justice to the people.

King of the North massacred the common people, which deserved to die.

We must seek justice for the people of Chuzhou.

Move!

Let us in.

Make way.

A man can't be shameless. If so, then he shall die.

A king can't be rude.

If so, the nation shall collapse.

I heard that Prince Huai massacred the common people for his own selfish desires.

It really pisses me off.

Hence, I am here.

[Four hours later] All say that scholars are utterly useless,

won't wield a blade against the common folks.

Yet you wear golden armor,

how dare you hold weapons against the departed souls?

It's a tragedy that the tens of millions of people

in Chuzhou have died.

If only the deceased could come back to life,

we would weep blood in questioning.

Good, good, well said.

Mr. Xu, have some water.

Don't curse anymore.

Outrageous!

The Dafeng has stood for six hundred years,

never has someone like you been blockaded outside the gate

to curse for a full four hours.

Mr. Yang, do not talk to me.

I detest unfounded talk.

You!

Guards, seize him.

- Wait. - Don't.

Don't.

What? Want to seize me as well?

Chief Minister.

- Yang Youde. - Yes.

Would His Majesty want to meet me?

His Majesty said he will meet only you.

All others must leave.

No gathering and shouting at the palace gates.

We all depend on you, Mr. Wang.

- We all depend on you. - Mr. Wang.

Please, Chief Minister.

Return.

[Uprightness and Purity]

Chief Minister, please wait a moment.

Chief Minister, sorry to have kept you waiting.

Mr. Yang.

- His Majesty… - Chief Minister.

His Majesty is overwhelmed with grief and in a bad state of mind.

Therefore, he will not see you.

Chief Minister, His Majesty needs time to calm down.

You know Prince Huai is his younger brother.

Since childhood, His Majesty has been very close to Prince Huai.

Now Prince Huai has passed away.

- His Majesty… -

I understand.

Chief Minister.

Please ask the officials at the gate to leave.

Your Majesty.

I

take my leave.

Your Majesty, Chief Minister has left.

Who are all those people gathered at the palace gate?

Your Majesty, everyone who should be here is present.

These guys

blame on each other on normal days,

it's all an act.

Despicable.

Detestable.

Deserve to be killed.

Your Majesty, take care.

Is Wei Yuan here?

Your Majesty, no.

Take note of everyone who has not come.

Do the same for the next few days.

Yes.

Mr. Zheng, do you really stay at the inn?

Qi'an, rest assured.

The incident of the King of the North massacring the city

has pushed Mr. Zheng in the front line.

Even His Majesty would not make a foolish move at this time,

which would provoke public outrage.

The overwhelming trend can't be resisted by force.

Silver Gong Xu, your cousin is discerning. Well said.

With such a composed and decisive demeanor,

his future is bound to be promising and successful.

He reminds me of the elegance of Mr. Wei in his days.

Don't worry about me.

A group of Guardians has moved into the inn.

You know what I mean.

I'll take my leave.

Mr. Zheng is a pitiful person,

a Jinshi in the imperial exam in the nineteenth year of Yuanjing.

The teachers say that his father died early,

and his widowed mother raised him through hardship.

And with great difficulty, she sent him to the Imperial Academy to become a Jinshi.

However, many years of toil has damaged her health,

she passed away without getting to see her son return home in glory.

Later, out of sympathy for the common people and wanting to stand up for the people,

he voluntarily requested to be sent to Chuzhou.

He's worked in Chuzhou for twenty years, leaving most of his life there.

Yet it's all turned to dust overnight.

Twenty years of toil and a lifetime's effort are buried with the deceased.

Let's not talk about this anymore.

How is it? How's your relationship with Miss Wang?

Qi'an, don't say so.

I don't want to talk about this now.

Tell me, I've missed you.

How long has it been since we last met?

I don't miss you.

Have you held her hands?

- Have you hugged her? - I don't want to tell you.

Did you make your mother angry during the time I was away?

I have never made her angry.

You're more likely to make mother angry.

You!

Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were coming back?

You've got me all rushed here.

There aren't many dishes.

It's so hot.

Qi'an, you're back.

Hurry, Qi'an is hungry.

Lingyue, come over.

There are a few more dishes. I'll go get them.

Lingyue, don't busy yourself.

Ningyan, why do I think you've become different now?

Like what?

The coordination of limbs while walking

and the way of exerting force have improved.

Do you get some advice from an expert?

Honey, stop talking. Let Qi'an have a good meal.

Okay.

Li Ru.

When I'm absent, Pingzhi has been good to you.

This bracelet is so shiny I can barely keep my eyes open.

Don't laugh, Xu Pingzhi.

Are you that considerate?

Eat up.

Not from Pingzhi?

Oh no, Pingzhi.

Look, you've got a rival in love.

You! What are you talking about?

This is from my future niece-in-law.

- Niece… - No, wait.

Niece-in-law? I don't know about this.

It's from Lin'an. Lin'an is the best.

Every day she buys me yogurt of different flavors,

they are so delicious.

Lin'an.

During you were not here,

Princess Lin'an would send us gifts occasionally.

That gold blade on father was delivered by someone sent by Princess Lin'an yesterday.

Well, he cherishes it so much.

He slept with that blade last night,

and didn't snuggle with me instead.

Well, Princess Lin'an would send someone to ask when Qi'an will return every day.

- Why didn't the one come today? - Right.

She must have hidden away.

Come out.

I guess not.

Sirs, your meal is ready.

Enjoy your meal.

It's plain noodles again.

Can't you give me something else to eat?

You eat and drink at my expenses. And yet you're being picky here.

It doesn't taste good.

I'm telling you if Xu Qi'an hadn't repeatedly asked me

to bring you back safely to the Capital City,

I'd throw you into the bandit's nest and let you fend for yourself.

Anyway, we're going to enter the city.

I'll pay you back in due course.

[Uprightness and Purity]

Your Highness, His Majesty will not see you.

If he does not see me, I will kneel until dawn.

Lin'an.

The ground is cold.

Come back with me first, be obedient.

Mother, you have taught me since I was young

that a gentleman does not scheme against others, nor deceive himself.

Although I am not ambitious, I have always kept this in mind.

Today, the case of uncle massacring the city has caused an uproar.

Many officials had come to offer advices, but Father had avoided meeting them.

As a princess, I can't stand by.

Shut up.

Lin'an, stay well in your Shaoyin Palace,

or go to your residence outside the palace.

Anyway, do not inquire or meddle in this matter.

Be obedient.

Take the princess away.

- Mother. - Princess…

The princess is concerned about His Majesty's health.

She has been kneeling here praying for peace, and her knees are in great pain.

Hurry, help her return.

There's been a big incident in Chuzhou.

Today, many officials made a commotion at the imperial city.

It has been spread over the city.

A big incident?

What happened?

As a lady, you don't need to know that much.

Can't believe the Dafeng has such a beast.

Come on, let's go have fun.

No wonder then…

No wonder your return this time was so sudden.

Mr. Zheng will certainly not allow the King of the North to be buried as a prince,

nor allow him keep the title of Dafeng's Great General.

Qi'an, it seems something is not right.

His Majesty has devoted many years to cultivation.

As the emperor, he has become increasingly steady and calm.

Today, he was furious and lost all his manners in front of you all.

Is this still His Majesty?

I will kill you right now.

Your Majesty.

Indeed.

Do not forget Que Yongxiu has fled

and the secret agents of the King of the North have also fled.

These people might have brought back news of the King of the North's death to the Capital City.

Maybe when you're feeling smug,

His Majesty had already been making secret plans on how to deal with this.

He lost all his manners.

Might it be just a show of weakness to others?

If that is the case,

then our plan to catch him unprepared was doomed to fail from the beginning.

Even if this is just my guess,

but I still want to remind you

His Majesty has been in politics all those years,

if he gets serious, I'm afraid no one in the imperial court would be his match.

What do you think we should do?

Since I can think of it,

I think those important figures must have also noticed it.

Tomorrow, I will continue to shout in front of the palace gate

to test His Majesty's intentions.

If His Majesty is as we speculate,

within three days, he must make a move.

But now, I am lowly,

and unable to enter the court.

Yet, I can still make my effort on the periphery.

But the real main battlefield

must still be left to Mr. Wei, Governor Zheng,

and those officials who might still have a sense of justice.

I heard that the King of the North had died in the northern borderlands.

This is a rare opportunity,

yet you've locked me underground.

I should have avenged the common folk,

pursuing him for a thousand miles, and slaying the enemy.

Thinking of this makes me piss off.

Why?

Why is it that mysterious master?

Why?

Jian Zheng has delayed me.

However, it makes me feel better

to think that Xu Ningyan is not in the limelight.

He stole my opportunity, is truly despicable.

I bet he felt quite envious to watch that mysterious master

show off his capabilities in Chuzhou.

Do you feel ashamed?

Don't you use magic?

Teleportation formation, activated.

Fall.

Activated again. Too late.

It's a rare to see you angry.

He is disrespectful. Sorry for that.

The investigation team has returned, and Father was furious.

The current situation is sure to be chaotic.

I don't know how all of this should end.

Everything is determined by fate.

Princess Huaiqing, don't worry about it.

But things have become more interesting.

The King of the North is dead, and the chaos will come soon.

Some people are probably being happy.

Congratulations, Master. You are almost there.

It's not the time yet.

In the fifth watch before dawn,

as the sun rises over the world.

I heard there is an assassin in the palace.

Issue the order. The imperial guards enter the palace and protect His Majesty at once,

to block the imperial harem and protect the Empress.

Yes!

His Majesty decrees that you send the items to the residences of the various ministers

and carefully record the reactions and statements of them.

Yes!

If one is not in charge of governing, then one does not interfere in its business.

Mr. Xu is only a student of Yunlu Academy.

How does he know His Majesty's thoughts?

Ridiculous!

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Regarding the case of Prince Huai's massacre in the city,

what do those ministers think?

Your Majesty, aside from those few at the palace gate,

and a few high-ranking officials,

the rest have all expressed their stance.

What about Zheng Xinghuai?

It is heard that Governor Zheng speaks openly in the streets every day

and contacts officials everywhere,

but only very few people saw him.

In the imperial court, only Wei Yuan and Wang Zhenwen are somewhat interesting.

The others are way inferior.

Notify the cabinet to hold the court session immediately,

discussing the case of Prince Huai's massacre in the city.

Yes.

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♫ Sun and moon, I am born of Heaven ♫

♫ Between heaven and earth, the wind moves but shadows stay straight ♫

♫ Delusions in a dark world, entangled and mistaken ♫

♫ Rage sharp as swords ♫

♫ With my own hands, I smite injustice to vanquish evil ♫

♫ Throughout the ages, like an endless night, vast and boundless ♫

♫ Only the heart held throughout life remains unchanged ♫

♫ Stars and myriad forms, like dark smoke, obscure the view ♫

♫ With my heart set bright, I must expel the danger with light ♫

♫ The trees wish for calm, but the wind cannot bear to cease ♫

♫ Until the darkness vanishes ♫

♫ Together with discontent, twisted and tangled thousands of times ♫

♫ Sun and moon, I am born of Heaven ♫

♫ Between heaven and earth, the wind moves but shadows stay straight ♫

♫ Delusions in a dark world, entangled and mistaken ♫

♫ Rage sharp as swords ♫

♫ With my own hands, I smite injustice to vanquish evil ♫

♫ Throughout the ages, like an endless night, vast and boundless ♫

♫ Only the heart held throughout life remains unchanged ♫

♫ Stars and myriad forms, like dark smoke, obscure the view ♫

♫ With my heart set bright, I must expel the danger with light ♫

♫ The trees wish for calm, but the wind cannot bear to cease ♫

♫ Until the darkness vanishes ♫

♫ Together with discontent, twisted and tangled thousands of times ♫

♫ Throughout the ages, like an endless night, vast and boundless ♫

♫ Only the heart held throughout life remains unchanged ♫

♫ Stars and myriad forms, like dark smoke, obscure the view ♫

♫ People go against the world, I make a decisive strike ♫

♫ Slaughter all within this dusty realm ♫

♫ Holding the bright moon, illuminating the vast sky ♫

♫ Throughout my life, returning the world's path to brilliance ♫

♫ Demons and spirits ♫

♫ Live and die ♫

♫ A fervent wish hangs high in the heart ♫

♫ Different realms, same origin ♫