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The eunuch faction pointed Donglin as the culprit.
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[North Investigation Bureau]
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Using the name of purifying the emperor's side to eliminate dissenters.
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Wei Zhongxian's minions are all out.
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Those who submit, betray Donglin and join the eunuch faction;
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Those who resist, are killed.
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Uphold the righteous path, seek peace for the nation through the ages.
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Chaos caused by treacherous officials is the root of disaster, spreading turmoil.
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Dear, don't worry too much. The heavens have their cycles.
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Here, cheers.
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When the Eastern Depot is strong, the Imperial Guards attach it.
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The Imperial Guards who were supposed to be under His Majesty's order
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turned into servile followers of the eunuch faction.
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The Xiuchun Sword, meant to cut down the treacherous for the court,
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has become a sharp blade hanging on the head of Donglin Party.
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You...
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What do you want?
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For a while, the court is in an uproar.
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Everyone is in fear.
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Sun Yuan'an, Vice Minister of Personnel,
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is guilty of selling official positions for money and shall be punished by death.
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You servile followers of the eunuch faction!
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I've been dedicated to the Great Ming. What's wrong with that?
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This purge of the court
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envelops the entire capital like dark clouds,
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[I, Royal Censor, Li Nanchen, failed in supervision, against imperial orders and court discipline, pay with my life for my crime.]
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blocking the daylight.
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Royal Censor, Li Nanchen,
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committed suicide to escape punishment due to lack of supervision.
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Inside the Forbidden City, there is music and peace.
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Yet outside the palace walls,
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it has turned into a bloody battlefield.
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General Wei,
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The North Investigation Bureau is ordered to arrest you.
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I advise you not to resist.
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I've been waiting for you!
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Come on!
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You, the running dogs of the eunuch faction!
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Either you die or I die today!
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Rebel!
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[BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES: KILL EVIL]
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What a heavenly delight it is to have
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the company of Miss Yao Zhi today.
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My Lord, if you're interested,
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let me
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play a minor from Hangzhou for you.
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What do you think?
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You know what I want.
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Lord Fang, you're the new Director of the Ministry of Revenue
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and a popular man in front of His Majesty.
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Since you're here,
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let's drink first.
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My lord, please.
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Another stab in the chest,
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and a thrust into the Yutang acupoint below the ribs.
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Exactly the same as in Wang Xing's case.
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First, they killed Wang Xing,
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then Fang Maozhi,
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Could it be that the Donglin Party is starting to strike back?
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Let's investigate all the Donglin members
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that Wang Xing and Fang Maozhi
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had offended.
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This is not a case we can investigate.
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I'll find an excuse to ask Lord Xu to send someone else.
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Don't, Chu Mo.
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This is a big case that can solidify our position
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in the North Investigation Bureau.
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If we succeed, we'll be recognized by the Eastern Depot.
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If we mess up,
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we'll never be able to hold our heads up again.
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Both the Donglin Party and the eunuch factions
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don't want to offend the higher-ups.
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That's why they're passing the case to us.
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Do you think they really want you to get promoted and get rich?
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Wake up.
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Let me ask you,
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who is the most powerful one under the emperor?
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Wei Zhongxian.
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The Archive have been checked.
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No documents are missing for now.
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I see.
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Don't worry about the parties and conflicts.
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We follow the rules of whoever is powerful.
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Find out
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who Wang Xing Fang Maozhi has contacted recently.
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Yes.
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Recently, His Majesty's health is deteriorating.
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And it's at times like these
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that the Donglin rebels caused trouble.
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They even killed the important officials of the court.
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Those people
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really think they can survive for a few days.
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How long do we have to wait?
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I've been waiting for three days.
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Just wait.
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Look at him.
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Eunuch,
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dog meat from Pei County, Jiangsu, sent quickly by horse,
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to serve His Excellency.
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Thank you, Lord Xu. Go.
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The Donglin Party causing trouble
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is not dissatisfaction with me.
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It's clearly dissatisfaction with His Majesty.
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Your Excellency.
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Isn't this Captain Xu? Why?
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Is the North Investigation Bureau so idle?
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Your Excellency,
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I haven't served you for a long time.
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I feel very ashamed, so,
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I specially sent someone to bring dog meat from Pei County, Jiangsu,
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so that you can have a taste while it's fresh.
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Now that His Majesty is ill,
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Wang Xing and Fang Maozhi died tragically,
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and there's such a big mess happen in the court,
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I feel guilty to His Majesty.
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How can I have the mood to eat?
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You're right, Your Excellency.
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Please don't worry.
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People from the North Bureau have been dispatched.
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I will do my best to supervise it.
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The Donglin rebels say that I interfere with politics
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and broke the Great Ming's rules,
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and they even want to harm me.
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You're in charge of the North Investigation Bureau.
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You must alleviate my worries.
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Please rest assured, Your Excellency.
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The North Investigation Bureau
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will do our best to capture the Donglin rebels.
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Lord Wang is an important official
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and also Godfather's right-hand man.
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It seems someone is breaking Godfather's rules.
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Please rest assured, Your Excellency,
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and Lord Han.
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In the capital,
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such a serious case has occurred.
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The North Investigation Bureau will clarify the case as soon as possible.
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Lord Xu, we've been colleagues for so many years.
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I know the pressure you're under.
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But this case
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cannot afford the slightest negligence.
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My lord, please let me take on Wang Xing's case.
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Wen Lianggong,
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you've arrested so many Donglin rebels recently.
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Let us have this small merit.
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Chu Mo.
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Du Ziqi.
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I'll leave this case to you two.
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My lord.
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Currently,
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do you have any idea?
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Not yet.
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Wang Xing, as the Grand Secretariat,
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has no real power in the court,
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but he is related to the Empress
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and can speak directly to His Majesty. His words carry great weight.
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Besides,
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he's a right-hand man of His Excellency.
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The Eastern Depot
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has been watching this case closely.
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Please leave it to us.
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How many days?
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Five days.
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The North Investigation Bureau is working. Get out of the way!
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[Tea]
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Nowadays, the Eastern Depot is powerful.
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We, the Imperial Guards, have to work for them.
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But it's also good.
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If it weren't for these Donglin rebels,
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when would we ever have a chance to rise?
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Caught in the party struggle,
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you and I are just in the middle.
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What if one day the Donglin faction becomes strong?
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What should we do then?
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Forget about that.
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We're just arresting people and earning merits now.
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The more people we arrest,
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let alone the corporal,
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maybe when the higher-ups are pleased,
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we'll be able to become a sergeant or captain.
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Now there are endless disputes.
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The Great Ming is not the same as before.
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I've heard that she's as beautiful as a fairy.
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So beautiful.
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Yes.
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She is indeed the most beautiful woman in the capital.
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As beautiful as the rumors say.
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Don't just stand there. Let's go.
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Hey.
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Lord Du,
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what brings you here today?
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It's quite rare.
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There are many high-ranking officials and nobles here every day.
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I'm just a small banneret.
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Lord Du, you're too humble.
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Let me ask you,
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what did Fang Maozhi do yesterday?
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Who served him?
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Tell me everything.
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Well...
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My lord,
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why are you sitting here
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without saying a word?
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I may not be able to come for a while.
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My lord.
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The song is not over, and I'm still here.
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Whenever you have time,
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I'll play music and drink with you.
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Waiting for you.
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Fang Maozhi did come here,
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but nothing unusual was found.
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[Wait for me to solve the case and get the reward to redeem you]
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Fool.
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[North Investigation Bureau]
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Mr. Xu,
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we've been colleagues for so many years.
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I know your capability.
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We're all here to alleviate the worries of His Excellency.
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But how is
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the case going?
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Over the years,
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it's not easy going step by step to the position of
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the captain, right?
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If anything goes wrong
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in handling this case,
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all these years would be in vain.
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Please give me more time, Lord Han.
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These Donglin rebels
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are making trouble.
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I can wait,
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but my Godfather can't.
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If the North Investigation Bureau can't find out,
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and hand it over to the Eastern Depot,
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how will you survive in the future?
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I also came from the North Bureau.
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I can't bear to see you fall here.
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[Zhang Huairen, Yu Xizhao, Lu Dongxing]
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Check the people
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one by one.
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You'll definitely find a lot of clues.
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Lord Han,
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these are all big officials in the court.
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Without an warrant...
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Warrant?
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Does the North Investigation Bureau
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need a warrant to arrest someone?
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[Fang Maozhi]
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Yao Zhi,
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your actions in the future need to be more careful.
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My father was killed by these eunuch factions.
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I won't let them go.
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Now, all places are building Life-Time Temples for Wei Zhongxian.
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The Hangzhou Prefecture took the lead.
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They dare to use local taxes to build
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and even allocate 500,000 taels.
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It's really audacious.
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The eunuch faction's power is deeply rooted.
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It's not something that can be accomplished in a day or two.
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We need to obtain more evidence.
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I have already found out.
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The Life-Time Temple of Hangzhou Prefecture
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is managed by Cui Si from the Ministry of Works
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and overseen by Xu Yuan.
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To get the Construction Book,
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we have to start with them.
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My lord, you can't barge in.
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Let me report first.
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My lord!
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Lord Lu, please come with us.
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What brings you North Bureau here?
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It's about Wang Xing and Fang Maozhi's case.
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I'm just a small officer
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in the Ministry of War's Carriage and Horses Department.
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A minor job.
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Those are big shots.
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What does this case have to do with me?
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This is just an interview.
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Besides, you're not the only one we're looking for.
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Don't worry.
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Once we've investigated,
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we will return you safely.
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Warrant.
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It's an urgent case. I didn't get a warrant.
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We hope you understand.
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What?
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You Imperial Guards don't even need
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a warrant when arresting people?
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Has the rule set by His Majesty
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become void with you?
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I have my order.
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Please forgive my rudeness.
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Wait!
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I know the methods
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of your Imperial Guards.
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You want to send me to the prison?
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No way!
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Let go of me!
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Running dogs of the eunuch fraction!
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Go!
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Running dogs!
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Let go of me!
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Running dogs!
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Rouge.
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These old men are really tough.
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Dozens of whips have been broken on them,
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and they still say
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they don't know anything.
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How are we supposed to investigate this case?
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It doesn't matter who the murderer is.
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They're just using the excuse of catching the culprit
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to eliminate dissenters.
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Hey.
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You two gentlemen still have time to chat here.
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It seems the case is almost solved.
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Any useful clues to share?
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Maybe I can make use of them too.
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We have urgent matters to attend to,
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excuse us.
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Then I should address you as Corporals, shouldn't I?
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I'll wait for your good news.
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About the supervision of the Life-Time Temple in Hangzhou Prefecture,
321
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thank you for your help, Mr. Xu.
322
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I will definitely speak well of you in front of His Excellency.
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Mr. Xu, please.
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You're welcome, Lord Cui.
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It's my duty to establish the Life-Time Temple for His Excellency.
326
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The position of the Director of the Water Department
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in the Ministry of Works is still vacant.
328
00:21:33,970 --> 00:21:35,480
This is a lucrative job.
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Many eyes are on it.
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If your temple is well built,
331
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I'll put in good words in front of
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His Excellency for you.
333
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Right on time.
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Miss Yao Zhi is quite
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famous in the capital,
336
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and has never been off her boat.
337
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Lord Cui must have spent a lot of money.
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Money alone is not enough,
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you also need prestige.
340
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Tonight,
341
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we'll have both.
342
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Miss Yao Zhi.
343
00:22:24,710 --> 00:22:25,870
-Lord Cui.
-Come on.
344
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Since you invited me here,
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I'll take the liberty to set the rules tonight.
346
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What do you think?
347
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Oh?
348
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Interesting.
349
00:22:38,290 --> 00:22:39,320
Tell me.
350
00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,160
I'm sure you two have some good news.
351
00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:43,180
Yao Zhi
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feels even more fortunate to accompany
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both of you tonight.
354
00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:48,990
Since we're friends,
355
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let's talk while drinking wine, shall we?
356
00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:55,790
Okay.
357
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[North Investigation Bureau]
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Wang Xing and Fang Maozhi's case hasn't been clarified,
359
00:23:05,890 --> 00:23:08,040
and now Cui Si died.
360
00:23:08,050 --> 00:23:12,260
What's the use of the North Investigation Bureau raising you?
361
00:23:16,860 --> 00:23:19,440
Even a dog can bark.
362
00:23:20,090 --> 00:23:21,260
What about you?
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Can you do it or not?
364
00:23:24,150 --> 00:23:27,640
If you can't, take off your uniforms and get out!
365
00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:33,330
Lord Han of the Eastern Depot gave us the list,
366
00:23:33,910 --> 00:23:36,130
and asked you to investigate one by one.
367
00:23:36,860 --> 00:23:38,140
But what's the result?
368
00:23:40,230 --> 00:23:41,890
Nothing at all!
369
00:23:42,430 --> 00:23:44,380
Now the whole court
370
00:23:44,870 --> 00:23:47,400
is watching the North Investigation Bureau.
371
00:23:48,630 --> 00:23:52,240
How do you want me explain? Tell me!
372
00:23:58,190 --> 00:24:01,010
You can't even handle a gift on your doorstep.
373
00:24:01,910 --> 00:24:03,860
You're putting me
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on the spot.
375
00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:14,060
Three days.
376
00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,410
You only have three days.
377
00:24:21,510 --> 00:24:23,840
If you still can't catch the real culprit,
378
00:24:24,370 --> 00:24:26,790
then all of you will go to the prison!
379
00:24:44,530 --> 00:24:47,200
Chu Mo from the North Investigation Bureau is here to investigate.
380
00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:48,860
I have some questions for you.
381
00:24:54,900 --> 00:24:58,160
My lord, this is the first time you've come in uniform.
382
00:24:59,230 --> 00:25:00,770
I'm on duty.
383
00:25:01,410 --> 00:25:04,250
Were you at Cui Si's residence that night?
384
00:25:08,660 --> 00:25:09,580
What?
385
00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:12,870
Are you here to arrest me?
386
00:25:15,110 --> 00:25:17,160
How could she be so gentle?
387
00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:18,580
That's right.
388
00:25:20,660 --> 00:25:22,200
What have you done?
389
00:25:33,290 --> 00:25:34,400
Cui Si is dead.
390
00:25:34,620 --> 00:25:35,830
This can't be hidden.
391
00:25:36,290 --> 00:25:38,490
The Imperial Guards will find you soon.
392
00:25:39,490 --> 00:25:41,800
Aren't you here to arrest me?
393
00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:42,790
Humph.
394
00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,160
I thought you were different from them.
395
00:25:47,460 --> 00:25:48,860
I will use my connections
396
00:25:48,870 --> 00:25:51,400
to help you leave the city as soon as possible.
397
00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:54,340
In today's world,
398
00:25:54,540 --> 00:25:55,950
it's the same everywhere.
399
00:25:55,950 --> 00:25:58,880
The Imperial Guards have plenty of ways to arrest me.
400
00:25:59,530 --> 00:26:01,170
Please go back, my lord.
401
00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,590
[Eastern Depoty]
402
00:26:06,330 --> 00:26:07,960
Let me ask you.
403
00:26:07,980 --> 00:26:08,550
Yes.
404
00:26:08,610 --> 00:26:13,100
Why did Wang Xing, Fang Maozhi, and Cui Si die?
405
00:26:13,780 --> 00:26:14,270
Well,
406
00:26:14,940 --> 00:26:16,540
I dare not speak recklessly.
407
00:26:17,090 --> 00:26:18,370
Life-Time Temple.
408
00:26:18,420 --> 00:26:20,830
The Life-Time Temple of Hangzhou Prefecture.
409
00:26:20,830 --> 00:26:23,910
The Ministry of Revenue allocates silver, and the Ministry of Works is in charge.
410
00:26:23,910 --> 00:26:28,020
What does it matter to me
411
00:26:28,310 --> 00:26:30,030
if someone builds a temple for me?
412
00:26:30,030 --> 00:26:31,630
This is His Majesty's favor.
413
00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:33,690
Those people are just jealous.
414
00:26:33,890 --> 00:26:36,960
Besides, your contributions to Great Ming
415
00:26:37,330 --> 00:26:38,830
deserve a temple.
416
00:26:40,310 --> 00:26:42,300
In their eyes,
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00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:46,140
only they are loyal and virtuous officials.
418
00:26:46,350 --> 00:26:48,230
And I, Wei Zhongxian,
419
00:26:48,580 --> 00:26:50,700
is a scourge.
420
00:26:51,340 --> 00:26:52,970
Please don't say that.
421
00:26:53,290 --> 00:26:54,550
In His Majesty's eyes,
422
00:26:54,820 --> 00:26:56,720
you are the pillar of Great Ming.
423
00:26:58,340 --> 00:26:59,440
Let me ask you,
424
00:26:59,470 --> 00:27:02,150
back then, when the Donglin Party member Zhao Nanxing
425
00:27:02,150 --> 00:27:04,520
used the name of rectifying the court to suppress
426
00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:07,350
officials from Zhe, Chu, and Qi factions,
427
00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,180
why did those officials all side with me?
428
00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:11,920
Because you are wise.
429
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:13,660
You can help them.
430
00:27:13,780 --> 00:27:14,620
No.
431
00:27:15,610 --> 00:27:17,410
His Majesty is the wise one.
432
00:27:17,990 --> 00:27:20,520
His Majesty needs both the members of the Donglin Party
433
00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,560
and me, Wei Zhongxian.
434
00:27:22,700 --> 00:27:26,220
That's the rule His Majesty has set for the reign of Tianqi.
435
00:27:26,730 --> 00:27:29,550
But these people tried every means
436
00:27:29,750 --> 00:27:32,670
to destroy me and break this rule.
437
00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:34,480
Goodness.
438
00:27:35,750 --> 00:27:36,700
Son.
439
00:27:37,030 --> 00:27:41,310
Who supervised the construction of the Life-Time Temple in Hangzhou Prefecture?
440
00:27:41,310 --> 00:27:42,160
Xu Yuan.
441
00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:51,300
[Xu's Mansion]
442
00:28:19,570 --> 00:28:23,420
[I'm such a disgrace to the Xu Clan. Only by committing suicide can I apologize to my ancestors.]
443
00:28:19,570 --> 00:28:23,420
[They are all the pillars of the imperial court. Only I, Xu Yuan, have done evil things for the eunuch faction.]
444
00:28:19,570 --> 00:28:23,420
[The Xu Clan has been loyal to the imperial court for generations and is very upright.]
445
00:28:35,820 --> 00:28:37,190
The Xu Clan
446
00:28:37,210 --> 00:28:39,190
has been loyal to the imperial court for generations
447
00:28:39,190 --> 00:28:40,320
and is very upright.
448
00:28:40,780 --> 00:28:42,800
They are all the pillars of the imperial court.
449
00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:46,110
Only I, Xu Yuan, have done evil things for the eunuch faction.
450
00:28:46,110 --> 00:28:47,960
I'm such a disgrace to the Xu Clan.
451
00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:49,640
Only by committing suicide
452
00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:51,760
can I apologize to my ancestors.
453
00:28:56,660 --> 00:28:57,480
You want to leave?
454
00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:58,220
Come back!
455
00:29:11,190 --> 00:29:12,390
The Xiuchun Sword?
456
00:29:13,470 --> 00:29:14,490
Little thief.
457
00:29:23,820 --> 00:29:25,480
Are you from the North Bureau?
458
00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:28,030
So you're from the South Bureau?
459
00:29:28,030 --> 00:29:30,290
Your martial arts skills are so bad.
460
00:29:31,220 --> 00:29:32,770
Do you know who I am?
461
00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,790
How dare you assassinate an imperial official?
462
00:29:35,790 --> 00:29:37,020
Who sent you here?
463
00:29:37,370 --> 00:29:39,070
Little thief.
464
00:29:39,450 --> 00:29:40,200
Come on.
465
00:30:05,810 --> 00:30:09,810
The Construction Book! The Construction Book! The Construction Book!
466
00:30:13,410 --> 00:30:15,040
Little thief!
467
00:30:29,220 --> 00:30:30,630
Lord Xu.
468
00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:33,100
I dare not.
469
00:30:33,860 --> 00:30:35,580
His Majesty's health
470
00:30:35,620 --> 00:30:37,280
has got a bit better recently.
471
00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:39,370
He asked me about the affairs of the imperial court.
472
00:30:39,370 --> 00:30:41,680
I said there were no serious matters in the imperial court.
473
00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:46,530
It's just that the serial cases have been quite tricky recently.
474
00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,380
The North Investigation Bureau is doing the best to investigate.
475
00:30:49,380 --> 00:30:52,080
Please ask His Majesty to rest assured.
476
00:30:52,950 --> 00:30:55,550
Thank you for your kindness, Your Excellency.
477
00:30:55,590 --> 00:30:58,180
I wanted to share your burden,
478
00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:00,660
but I made you worry.
479
00:31:00,830 --> 00:31:02,450
It's all my fault.
480
00:31:03,900 --> 00:31:05,690
What's the use of you two?
481
00:31:11,330 --> 00:31:12,380
Godfather,
482
00:31:12,770 --> 00:31:14,800
I've ordered the South Investigation Bureau to intervene
483
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,800
and thoroughly investigate the case of the Imperial Guards' internal thief.
484
00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:19,670
We will definitely find him.
485
00:31:19,940 --> 00:31:20,830
He must have
486
00:31:21,210 --> 00:31:22,580
the Construction Book.
487
00:31:23,710 --> 00:31:27,830
A little thief even stole something in our house?
488
00:31:30,150 --> 00:31:32,200
I wonder whether your Imperial Guards
489
00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,000
are hiding something from me
490
00:31:34,070 --> 00:31:37,390
or there is really an intelligent man behind him.
491
00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:38,870
I was negligent!
492
00:31:39,090 --> 00:31:39,990
I deserve to die!
493
00:31:39,990 --> 00:31:40,820
I deserve to die.
494
00:31:40,820 --> 00:31:42,140
Don't worry, Your Excellency.
495
00:31:42,140 --> 00:31:46,410
I will cooperate with the South Bureau to investigate this matter.
496
00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:51,310
It's time to replace the Imperial Guards' captains
497
00:31:51,330 --> 00:31:53,360
and sergeants with new ones.
498
00:31:53,730 --> 00:31:54,700
Han Yao.
499
00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:56,190
I'm here.
500
00:31:56,690 --> 00:31:59,050
If someone handles this task well,
501
00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,880
leave the position of deputy captain
502
00:32:01,900 --> 00:32:03,110
to him.
503
00:32:03,310 --> 00:32:04,360
Yes, Godfather.
504
00:32:04,830 --> 00:32:05,680
Alright.
505
00:32:22,170 --> 00:32:28,270
[Zuixian Restaurant]
506
00:32:45,270 --> 00:32:46,230
Come on.
507
00:32:47,220 --> 00:32:49,070
Today, regardless of the official ranks,
508
00:32:49,070 --> 00:32:50,790
we're just going to talk about the old days.
509
00:32:50,790 --> 00:32:52,000
Have a seat! Sit!
510
00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,970
After I was transferred to the Eastern Depot from the North Bureau,
511
00:32:56,970 --> 00:32:59,020
many people scolded me behind my back.
512
00:32:59,020 --> 00:33:01,890
They called me a lackey or a henchman.
513
00:33:01,940 --> 00:33:04,350
You must have heard a lot about that, right?
514
00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:15,620
The scholar-officials of the Donglin Party
515
00:33:15,620 --> 00:33:17,890
always talk about knowledge and morality.
516
00:33:17,890 --> 00:33:20,290
Do they know how to deal with court affairs?
517
00:33:24,300 --> 00:33:26,270
In the fifth year during the reign of Tianqi,
518
00:33:26,270 --> 00:33:28,190
the grain tax was 3 million taels.
519
00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:29,790
In the sixth year during the reign of Tianqi,
520
00:33:29,790 --> 00:33:31,380
after His Excellency took charge of the court affairs,
521
00:33:31,380 --> 00:33:33,630
the grain tax was 4 million taels.
522
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,100
There was extra one million taels.
523
00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,700
If the Donglin Party had been the one to handle this,
524
00:33:38,700 --> 00:33:40,630
would they be able to achieve that?
525
00:33:40,980 --> 00:33:41,780
Tell me.
526
00:33:43,010 --> 00:33:44,600
I'm just a warrior.
527
00:33:45,090 --> 00:33:47,090
I can only see the surface of things.
528
00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:49,770
I usually do my job under orders.
529
00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:51,360
I dare not talk about court affairs.
530
00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:53,040
In the sixth year during the reign of Tianqi,
531
00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,590
if His Excellency hadn't strongly recommended Yuan Chonghuan,
532
00:33:55,590 --> 00:33:58,060
there wouldn't have been a great victory in Ningyuan.
533
00:33:58,060 --> 00:34:01,060
The Nuzhen Tribe would have arrived here to attack us.
534
00:34:01,460 --> 00:34:03,330
If the Donglin Party had been the one to handle it,
535
00:34:03,330 --> 00:34:04,960
would they know how to use the people?
536
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:05,810
Tell me.
537
00:34:06,540 --> 00:34:10,270
His Excellency is indeed very discerning and good at using people.
538
00:34:12,780 --> 00:34:14,469
So do you still think that
539
00:34:14,489 --> 00:34:17,340
it's right to associate with the Donglin Party?
540
00:34:21,540 --> 00:34:23,670
I can't manipulate others' thoughts.
541
00:34:23,860 --> 00:34:25,090
As an Imperial Guard,
542
00:34:25,580 --> 00:34:27,710
I only listen to His Majesty's orders.
543
00:34:35,219 --> 00:34:37,420
We're sidetracked from the main topic.
544
00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:41,080
When did you go to Xu Yuan's Mansion last night?
545
00:34:44,810 --> 00:34:45,580
At 10 o'clock.
546
00:34:45,580 --> 00:34:46,690
What did you find?
547
00:34:47,370 --> 00:34:49,020
There were signs of fighting in the mansion.
548
00:34:49,020 --> 00:34:50,940
Xu Yuan's body was stabbed with a blade.
549
00:34:50,940 --> 00:34:52,739
Who do you think is the murderer?
550
00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:54,370
We haven't conducted the autopsy yet.
551
00:34:54,370 --> 00:34:57,020
We're not sure whether it was suicide or homicide.
552
00:34:57,020 --> 00:34:58,450
What's your opinion?
553
00:35:03,110 --> 00:35:04,370
What else did you find?
554
00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:06,130
The scene was searched.
555
00:35:06,650 --> 00:35:07,790
What was the searcher looking for?
556
00:35:07,790 --> 00:35:08,870
I don't know.
557
00:35:09,230 --> 00:35:11,090
Who ordered the person to do that?
558
00:35:17,260 --> 00:35:20,450
I believe that you can find the murderer.
559
00:35:24,690 --> 00:35:26,040
[Cuihua Pavilion]
560
00:35:43,020 --> 00:35:45,680
Wen, you've solved the cases you were handling.
561
00:35:45,740 --> 00:35:47,600
Why did you ask me to meet you here?
562
00:35:49,950 --> 00:35:53,280
I just want to tell you something from the bottom of my heart.
563
00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:55,990
Go ahead.
564
00:35:57,140 --> 00:36:00,400
I guess you still don't know the current situation, right?
565
00:36:00,780 --> 00:36:03,380
Who is the most suspicious one in Cui Si's case?
566
00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:06,830
Yao Zhi.
567
00:36:07,750 --> 00:36:10,680
But Yao Zhi and Chu Mo are quite close. Do you think...
568
00:36:11,190 --> 00:36:14,370
we can still figure out the truth of this case?
569
00:36:20,780 --> 00:36:23,620
We can't be used by others foolishly.
570
00:36:24,070 --> 00:36:25,120
Sometimes,
571
00:36:26,460 --> 00:36:30,180
the one who has dragged you into trouble is someone around you.
572
00:36:34,130 --> 00:36:37,650
As long as we find Yao Zhi and figure out who is the mastermind,
573
00:36:37,700 --> 00:36:39,160
not to mention the North Investigation Bureau,
574
00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:42,910
even the Eastern Depot will promote us.
575
00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:46,420
Think about it carefully.
576
00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:53,760
Du,
577
00:36:54,750 --> 00:36:56,260
we have a common goal.
578
00:36:57,780 --> 00:37:00,110
Now the chance is right in front of us.
579
00:37:00,130 --> 00:37:01,490
If we can seize it,
580
00:37:01,870 --> 00:37:04,200
we'll be promoted to a very high position.
581
00:37:04,900 --> 00:37:06,390
But if we miss it,
582
00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,540
I don't know how long we will have to wait.
583
00:37:12,770 --> 00:37:14,230
You are a sensible person.
584
00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:36,660
My Lords.
585
00:37:40,370 --> 00:37:43,860
You went to Xu Yuan's Mansion that night, right?
586
00:37:53,270 --> 00:37:55,600
Now that you're still in our North Bureau,
587
00:37:55,710 --> 00:37:58,040
if there's anything, just tell me at once.
588
00:37:58,210 --> 00:38:00,380
When the Eastern Depot finds out about it,
589
00:38:00,380 --> 00:38:03,510
you won't be able to explain it no matter how hard you try.
590
00:38:04,790 --> 00:38:07,790
Cui Si had contact with Xu Yuan before he died.
591
00:38:07,990 --> 00:38:11,320
I wanted to find out about the truth from him.
592
00:38:11,380 --> 00:38:13,180
When I arrived there that night,
593
00:38:13,850 --> 00:38:14,980
he was already dead.
594
00:38:15,810 --> 00:38:17,070
He committed suicide.
595
00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:26,090
This was left by Xu Yuan that night.
596
00:38:32,370 --> 00:38:35,170
Wang Xing, Fang Maozhi and Cui Si.
597
00:38:35,250 --> 00:38:37,250
The only connection among these three men
598
00:38:37,250 --> 00:38:40,650
was building the Life-Time Temple for Wei Zhongxian in Hangzhou Prefecture.
599
00:38:40,650 --> 00:38:42,380
And Xu Yuan was the supervisor.
600
00:38:42,980 --> 00:38:44,980
This was definitely not a coincidence.
601
00:38:44,980 --> 00:38:46,640
Maybe that Construction Book
602
00:38:48,300 --> 00:38:50,300
was the real target of the murderer.
603
00:38:56,070 --> 00:38:58,470
Wasn't there another person at the banquet
604
00:38:58,530 --> 00:39:00,260
in Cui Si's Mansion that night?
605
00:39:00,490 --> 00:39:01,910
Have you guys forgotten that?
606
00:39:01,910 --> 00:39:03,170
How did you do your job?
607
00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:05,120
Where is Du Ziqi?
608
00:39:07,030 --> 00:39:08,090
Lord Xue.
609
00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:11,970
Come with me.
610
00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:26,560
Miss Yao Zhi asked me to deliver a message yesterday.
611
00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:30,090
She asked you to go to the forest in the south of the city tonight.
612
00:39:42,060 --> 00:39:43,390
She's not here, My Lord.
613
00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:44,810
She's not here, My Lord.
614
00:39:45,620 --> 00:39:46,400
Where is she?
615
00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:47,880
Oh.
616
00:39:47,950 --> 00:39:49,600
I don't know, My Lord.
617
00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:52,900
Yao Zhi has been missing since this morning.
618
00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:55,320
I dare not lie, My Lord.
619
00:39:59,420 --> 00:40:00,900
Inform the guards of all city gates
620
00:40:00,900 --> 00:40:02,420
to strictly check the people who are going out of the city.
621
00:40:02,420 --> 00:40:03,200
Yes!
622
00:40:41,370 --> 00:40:42,670
I've told you
623
00:40:43,690 --> 00:40:45,860
the whole city is looking for you.
624
00:40:45,890 --> 00:40:47,300
Why did you still go out?
625
00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:50,870
To fight against the eunuch faction,
626
00:40:50,870 --> 00:40:52,070
one careless move
627
00:40:52,370 --> 00:40:54,160
will lead to failure of the whole game.
628
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:55,590
I went out to see whether the city gate was heavily guarded.
629
00:40:55,590 --> 00:40:57,950
I want to leave the city and go to Hangzhou.
630
00:40:57,970 --> 00:40:59,030
Going to Hangzhou?
631
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:00,470
Why?
632
00:41:00,910 --> 00:41:03,840
I suspect that the Construction Book is in Hangzhou.
633
00:41:06,050 --> 00:41:07,080
Xu.
634
00:41:07,530 --> 00:41:12,060
You have to give the Construction Book of the Life-Time Temple to His Excellency.
635
00:41:12,440 --> 00:41:13,570
But
636
00:41:14,380 --> 00:41:17,420
I haven't finished editing the Construction Book yet.
637
00:41:17,420 --> 00:41:19,550
When I return to Hangzhou Prefecture,
638
00:41:19,580 --> 00:41:21,180
in less than a few days,
639
00:41:21,370 --> 00:41:24,860
I will send it to Lord Cui with a fast post-horse.
640
00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:26,240
Okay.
641
00:41:26,740 --> 00:41:27,700
Okay.
642
00:41:40,140 --> 00:41:43,600
Now all the Imperial Guards in the capital are looking for you.
643
00:41:43,790 --> 00:41:45,250
You have to leave tonight.
644
00:42:01,110 --> 00:42:02,120
Ziqi?
645
00:42:03,710 --> 00:42:04,640
Where's Yao Zhi?
646
00:42:09,570 --> 00:42:11,830
Do you have the Construction Book or not?
647
00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:14,330
Why are you asking that?
648
00:42:16,060 --> 00:42:17,560
So Yao Zhi has it?
649
00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:18,700
Tell me.
650
00:42:19,330 --> 00:42:20,790
Where did you hide Yao Zhi?
651
00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:22,480
Hand her over to them.
652
00:42:22,810 --> 00:42:24,340
It'll be good for both of us.
653
00:42:24,930 --> 00:42:26,590
What on earth do you want to do?
654
00:42:26,660 --> 00:42:27,500
Catching Yao Zhi,
655
00:42:27,500 --> 00:42:28,370
finding the Construction Book
656
00:42:28,370 --> 00:42:29,740
and giving it to Wei Zhongxian
657
00:42:29,740 --> 00:42:31,470
are such great contributions!
658
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:34,280
Don't you want the position of deputy captain?
659
00:42:34,900 --> 00:42:36,160
If we miss this chance,
660
00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:38,820
we might be just like this all our lives, Chu Mo.
661
00:42:41,790 --> 00:42:43,240
I'll say it again.
662
00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:46,520
I don't have the Construction Book.
663
00:42:46,870 --> 00:42:48,870
Yao Zhi isn't the murderer, either.
664
00:42:48,910 --> 00:42:50,870
We only need to handle the case, report the situation
665
00:42:50,870 --> 00:42:52,110
and get rewards.
666
00:42:53,250 --> 00:42:54,710
If you go on defending her,
667
00:42:55,500 --> 00:42:57,030
you're going against the North Bureau!
668
00:42:57,030 --> 00:42:57,700
Du Ziqi!
669
00:43:01,900 --> 00:43:03,080
If you leave now,
670
00:43:04,790 --> 00:43:07,050
I can pretend that nothing has happened.
671
00:43:09,490 --> 00:43:10,030
Alright.
672
00:43:11,710 --> 00:43:12,290
Alright.
673
00:43:16,330 --> 00:43:17,340
In that case,
674
00:43:18,430 --> 00:43:20,090
don't blame me for doing this!
675
00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:26,720
Ziqi, wake up!
676
00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:31,690
Don't be used by others.
677
00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:33,730
It's none of your business!
678
00:43:44,500 --> 00:43:47,760
Chu Mo, the little banner official of the Imperial Guards,
679
00:43:48,250 --> 00:43:51,450
colluded with Yao Zhi, a prostitute in the pleasure boat,
680
00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:55,510
to murder Wang Xing, Fang Maozhi,
681
00:43:56,060 --> 00:44:00,190
Cui Si, Xu Yuan and many other important ministers of the imperial courts.
682
00:44:00,720 --> 00:44:04,000
They are rebels of the Donglin Party.
683
00:44:04,020 --> 00:44:05,350
What a wonderful story.
684
00:44:05,790 --> 00:44:07,080
For these two brothers,
685
00:44:07,080 --> 00:44:08,500
one of them was for power,
686
00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:10,120
while the other was for lust.
687
00:44:10,370 --> 00:44:12,020
What a wonderful story.
688
00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:17,090
Du.
689
00:44:18,290 --> 00:44:20,250
You are really a loser.
690
00:44:20,660 --> 00:44:23,520
You can't even catch the wealth that is given to you.
691
00:44:25,220 --> 00:44:27,710
Wen Lianggong, shut up!
692
00:44:30,380 --> 00:44:31,830
Ziqi, stop!
693
00:44:31,850 --> 00:44:33,650
But since you could lure him out,
694
00:44:33,650 --> 00:44:35,390
you're still a bit useful.
695
00:44:38,030 --> 00:44:39,730
You used me!
696
00:44:40,730 --> 00:44:44,390
I gave you a way out, but you refused it. I think you just want to die!
697
00:44:50,860 --> 00:44:51,980
Ziqi!
698
00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:53,020
Yao Zhi.
699
00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:54,280
Yao Zhi!
700
00:45:55,000 --> 00:45:56,010
Chu Mo.
701
00:45:57,410 --> 00:45:59,280
You're so bold.
702
00:45:59,930 --> 00:46:03,220
How dare you collude with the rebels of the Donglin Party
703
00:46:03,240 --> 00:46:04,780
to murder court officials.
704
00:46:06,860 --> 00:46:08,660
You hid your conspiracy so well.
705
00:46:13,410 --> 00:46:14,390
Lord Xu.
706
00:46:15,030 --> 00:46:16,510
What you said
707
00:46:16,790 --> 00:46:19,450
might lead to the punishment of being beheaded.
708
00:46:26,280 --> 00:46:27,760
Do you know that Yao Zhi
709
00:46:27,790 --> 00:46:29,590
is a member of the Donglin Party?
710
00:46:30,260 --> 00:46:31,550
You know that clearly.
711
00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:34,540
But you still dare to associate with her privately.
712
00:46:35,950 --> 00:46:38,470
Aren't you afraid of being beheaded?
713
00:46:39,710 --> 00:46:40,250
Humph.
714
00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:43,050
So, now the Imperial Guards
715
00:46:43,740 --> 00:46:46,490
can only act the same as the shameless eunuch faction?
716
00:46:46,490 --> 00:46:48,140
In order to eliminate dissidents,
717
00:46:48,140 --> 00:46:50,100
you can frame others arbitrarily?
718
00:46:50,870 --> 00:46:52,800
If you don't hand over Yao Zhi to me,
719
00:46:53,500 --> 00:46:55,540
you won't be able to take a step out.
720
00:47:00,910 --> 00:47:02,440
Are you so sure that
721
00:47:03,260 --> 00:47:05,090
I work for the eunuch faction?
722
00:47:09,740 --> 00:47:12,140
I've transferred Yao Zhi to another place.
723
00:47:12,610 --> 00:47:13,980
She's safe.
724
00:47:14,160 --> 00:47:15,240
Now,
725
00:47:15,740 --> 00:47:17,900
you just need to do one thing for her.
726
00:47:19,250 --> 00:47:21,050
Then the problem will be solved.
727
00:47:23,820 --> 00:47:25,020
Who on earth are you?
728
00:47:27,410 --> 00:47:28,900
I know you don't trust me.
729
00:47:29,870 --> 00:47:30,800
However,
730
00:47:31,370 --> 00:47:33,300
don't forget about Wen Lianggong.
731
00:47:34,160 --> 00:47:35,190
He's already
732
00:47:36,420 --> 00:47:38,410
on his way to the Eastern Depot.
733
00:47:40,950 --> 00:47:41,990
Don't worry.
734
00:47:43,450 --> 00:47:44,600
I've blocked
735
00:47:45,620 --> 00:47:47,480
his route of retreat thoroughly.
736
00:48:16,710 --> 00:48:19,160
Humph. They want to kill me.
737
00:48:21,660 --> 00:48:23,750
It looks like there is a mastermind
738
00:48:23,950 --> 00:48:25,660
behind Chu Mo.
739
00:48:34,840 --> 00:48:37,300
Banneret Wen, where are you going?
740
00:48:38,970 --> 00:48:40,610
You're summoned to the North Bureau urgently.
741
00:48:40,610 --> 00:48:42,110
Go back with us now!
742
00:48:45,580 --> 00:48:52,900
[Baoya Hall]
743
00:48:45,740 --> 00:48:48,530
Everyone has been sent to arrest the suspect tonight.
744
00:48:48,530 --> 00:48:50,390
How would I be summoned urgently?
745
00:48:50,910 --> 00:48:53,490
If you want to kill me, just say it.
746
00:49:26,540 --> 00:49:29,500
I have nothing to do with your conflict among the factions.
747
00:49:29,500 --> 00:49:31,550
Now I just want to see Yao Zhi.
748
00:49:37,990 --> 00:49:38,820
Now
749
00:49:38,850 --> 00:49:40,780
she's just safe for the time being.
750
00:49:41,120 --> 00:49:44,100
So what if you see her?
751
00:49:46,030 --> 00:49:47,230
When the eunuch faction
752
00:49:47,230 --> 00:49:49,580
killed her father, Gao Bingzhong,
753
00:49:49,600 --> 00:49:50,730
you were there, too.
754
00:49:51,660 --> 00:49:53,460
But you didn't do it.
755
00:49:54,380 --> 00:49:55,200
Why?
756
00:49:57,280 --> 00:49:58,410
Because
757
00:49:59,250 --> 00:50:01,450
you saw injustice in your eyes.
758
00:50:02,150 --> 00:50:04,500
You also felt that it was unfair.
759
00:50:05,860 --> 00:50:06,650
Therefore,
760
00:50:07,490 --> 00:50:09,540
I always believe that you're
761
00:50:10,510 --> 00:50:12,920
a man with righteousness in your mind.
762
00:50:15,080 --> 00:50:17,030
If I hadn't been there back then,
763
00:50:18,100 --> 00:50:19,270
such conflict wouldn't have
764
00:50:19,270 --> 00:50:21,340
existed between Yao Zhi and me.
765
00:50:40,790 --> 00:50:42,050
Gao Bingzhong!
766
00:50:43,870 --> 00:50:46,430
His Majesty issued an edict to build a Life-Time Temple for His Excellency.
767
00:50:46,430 --> 00:50:48,750
None of the officials objected to it.
768
00:50:48,970 --> 00:50:50,470
You were the nosy one.
769
00:50:51,280 --> 00:50:52,940
Why do you want to run away now?
770
00:50:53,930 --> 00:50:55,610
Running away? What a joke!
771
00:50:56,270 --> 00:51:00,070
That eunuch handled political affairs improperly, and we have to build a temple for him?
772
00:51:00,070 --> 00:51:01,930
This is against the law of Heaven!
773
00:51:02,380 --> 00:51:06,510
That bastard, Eunuch Wei, will suffer from his own evil deeds eventually!
774
00:51:06,750 --> 00:51:09,620
You call him a bastard when you've lost your power.
775
00:51:11,160 --> 00:51:14,420
As expected, the Donglin Party only knows to scold others.
776
00:51:14,890 --> 00:51:17,020
For the Great Ming, our Donglin Party
777
00:51:17,160 --> 00:51:20,090
is ashamed to associate with that lowly bastard.
778
00:51:20,660 --> 00:51:23,450
Shut up if you can't defeat His Excellency.
779
00:51:25,370 --> 00:51:29,340
It's a pity that our Great Ming's century-old foundation,
780
00:51:29,780 --> 00:51:31,780
which was built by several generations' wise men,
781
00:51:31,780 --> 00:51:33,660
has been destroyed by a eunuch!
782
00:51:34,710 --> 00:51:36,710
That's the resentment of our Great Ming
783
00:51:36,710 --> 00:51:38,460
and the shame of the world!
784
00:51:40,310 --> 00:51:41,770
Lord Gao.
785
00:51:42,990 --> 00:51:46,430
The Great Ming's situation changed a long time ago.
786
00:51:56,730 --> 00:51:57,820
Go take a look.
787
00:52:17,240 --> 00:52:18,400
Yao Zhi
788
00:52:18,660 --> 00:52:20,320
has never resented you.
789
00:52:21,060 --> 00:52:22,380
Because she knows that
790
00:52:22,880 --> 00:52:25,110
you didn't kill her father.
791
00:52:25,360 --> 00:52:28,420
The enemy that killed her father is the eunuch faction.
792
00:52:29,370 --> 00:52:31,760
In order to fight against the eunuch faction,
793
00:52:31,760 --> 00:52:33,870
she's not as weak as she seems.
794
00:52:35,490 --> 00:52:37,420
You want to protect her, don't you?
795
00:52:40,660 --> 00:52:43,740
I've asked someone to take her out of the city.
796
00:52:44,260 --> 00:52:45,660
She has gone to Hangzhou.
797
00:52:46,700 --> 00:52:48,760
She will find the Construction Book.
798
00:52:48,780 --> 00:52:50,240
Then you can bring it back.
799
00:52:50,860 --> 00:52:51,770
As for the rest,
800
00:52:53,740 --> 00:52:54,600
I'll handle it.
801
00:53:12,280 --> 00:53:15,270
Wen Lianggong has left the city.
802
00:53:15,740 --> 00:53:17,000
He is a smart man.
803
00:53:17,550 --> 00:53:19,490
He must have guessed it.
804
00:53:21,880 --> 00:53:23,490
If that Construction Book
805
00:53:23,850 --> 00:53:26,100
falls into the hands of the Eastern Depot,
806
00:53:26,100 --> 00:53:27,450
Eunuch Wei's crime
807
00:53:28,180 --> 00:53:30,020
will never be revealed.
808
00:53:31,280 --> 00:53:32,610
Make a choice yourself.
809
00:54:07,420 --> 00:54:08,340
Steady.
810
00:54:10,300 --> 00:54:11,930
Sir, your wine.
811
00:54:14,230 --> 00:54:15,780
Alright, drink up!
812
00:54:18,240 --> 00:54:18,790
Waiter!
813
00:54:18,810 --> 00:54:19,430
Coming!
814
00:54:22,490 --> 00:54:23,640
All served. Please enjoy.
815
00:54:23,640 --> 00:54:25,580
Sir, a superior room, please.
816
00:54:25,660 --> 00:54:26,990
With so many guests coming and going,
817
00:54:26,990 --> 00:54:28,850
the superior rooms are all taken.
818
00:54:31,780 --> 00:54:32,980
Money's not an issue.
819
00:54:33,950 --> 00:54:35,900
No problem.
820
00:54:37,240 --> 00:54:39,930
One first-class room, ready for you!
821
00:54:41,680 --> 00:54:45,210
The swallow returns to the mountain forest. Bring a pot of wine.
822
00:54:45,430 --> 00:54:46,280
Right away.
823
00:54:53,440 --> 00:54:55,030
Here you go, enjoy.
824
00:55:24,190 --> 00:55:25,030
Godfather.
825
00:55:25,070 --> 00:55:26,330
I've received news.
826
00:55:26,460 --> 00:55:28,920
The informant will arrive in Hangzhou soon.
827
00:55:28,920 --> 00:55:30,510
And when they do?
828
00:55:32,610 --> 00:55:34,120
If we obtain the Construction Book,
829
00:55:34,120 --> 00:55:35,630
all will be well.
830
00:55:36,230 --> 00:55:37,820
And if you don't?
831
00:55:38,650 --> 00:55:40,040
I'll set out immediately.
832
00:55:40,040 --> 00:55:42,300
You are my trusted aide
833
00:55:42,490 --> 00:55:44,750
and the head of the Eastern Depot.
834
00:55:45,160 --> 00:55:49,040
Every move you make is under scrutiny.
835
00:55:49,720 --> 00:55:51,360
If you leave the city,
836
00:55:52,090 --> 00:55:54,460
it will signal something major.
837
00:55:55,120 --> 00:55:57,950
The Donglin members will act swiftly.
838
00:55:58,360 --> 00:56:00,750
Whoever obtains the Construction Book
839
00:56:01,110 --> 00:56:03,320
will inevitably return to the capital.
840
00:56:05,490 --> 00:56:06,870
I understand.
841
00:56:59,000 --> 00:57:00,030
They're inside!
842
00:57:00,030 --> 00:57:01,280
The eunuch faction is in the room!
843
00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:03,410
Catch them! Quick!
844
00:57:10,930 --> 00:57:12,090
[Tea]
845
00:57:20,710 --> 00:57:21,510
Lord Han.
846
00:57:21,530 --> 00:57:24,320
Sergeant Xue,
847
00:57:24,370 --> 00:57:27,230
I summoned you tonight to verify some information.
848
00:57:29,740 --> 00:57:32,680
Who is the spy
849
00:57:33,000 --> 00:57:35,060
in your North Investigation Bureau?
850
00:57:35,830 --> 00:57:37,960
Is it under your orders?
851
00:57:38,120 --> 00:57:39,010
Lord Han,
852
00:57:39,050 --> 00:57:40,660
I have no involvement in this matter.
853
00:57:40,660 --> 00:57:42,520
Please investigate thoroughly.
854
00:57:43,340 --> 00:57:44,950
I recall you saying
855
00:57:45,720 --> 00:57:49,480
the arrest of Donglin members was orchestrated by the Eastern Depot.
856
00:57:49,480 --> 00:57:50,860
I remember those words.
857
00:57:52,610 --> 00:57:54,840
As a Donglin member yourself,
858
00:57:54,870 --> 00:57:57,600
you've already killed Wang Xing and Fang Maozhi.
859
00:57:58,120 --> 00:58:01,250
Are you planning to strike against His Excellency next?
860
00:58:02,300 --> 00:58:03,050
Speak!
861
00:58:04,040 --> 00:58:05,010
Lord,
862
00:58:05,190 --> 00:58:07,020
I swear I am not with the Donglin Party.
863
00:58:07,020 --> 00:58:08,370
In the fourth year of Tianqi,
864
00:58:08,370 --> 00:58:10,220
Donglin member Zuo Si led a group of rebels in a secret meeting at the theater.
865
00:58:10,220 --> 00:58:11,840
I discovered them
866
00:58:11,870 --> 00:58:13,130
and arrested them all.
867
00:58:13,600 --> 00:58:14,850
In the fifth year of Tianqi,
868
00:58:14,850 --> 00:58:17,740
rebels ambushed His Excellency's entourage,
869
00:58:17,830 --> 00:58:20,580
attempting assassination. I thwarted it
870
00:58:21,470 --> 00:58:24,620
and was thus promoted to Sergeant.
871
00:58:24,950 --> 00:58:28,500
I have always been loyal
872
00:58:29,120 --> 00:58:30,600
to His Excellency and to you, Lord Han,
873
00:58:30,600 --> 00:58:32,050
with no hidden agenda.
874
00:58:38,490 --> 00:58:40,420
I think those are baseless rumors.
875
00:58:41,240 --> 00:58:42,890
I trust you
876
00:58:43,120 --> 00:58:44,990
would never associate
877
00:58:44,990 --> 00:58:46,700
with the Donglin Party.
878
00:58:49,340 --> 00:58:50,990
Didn't His Excellency say
879
00:58:51,370 --> 00:58:53,570
there's a vacancy for a deputy captain?
880
00:58:53,990 --> 00:58:56,360
If you remain loyal to him,
881
00:58:56,460 --> 00:59:00,360
I believe that position is yours.
882
00:59:01,870 --> 00:59:04,220
I await your orders.
883
00:59:06,680 --> 00:59:08,570
The night Fang Maozhi died,
884
00:59:08,760 --> 00:59:10,990
the Archive must have left some traces.
885
00:59:12,370 --> 00:59:13,830
Investigate thoroughly.
886
00:59:14,650 --> 00:59:15,470
Also,
887
00:59:16,040 --> 00:59:18,040
keep a close eye on the North Bureau.
888
00:59:18,720 --> 00:59:20,210
The moment Chu Mo returns,
889
00:59:20,930 --> 00:59:22,300
report immediately.
890
00:59:23,020 --> 00:59:23,970
Understood!
891
00:59:27,610 --> 00:59:30,940
[Hangzhou Prefecture Life-Time Temple Construction Book]
892
00:59:31,000 --> 00:59:32,340
[Hangzhou Prefecture Life-Time Temple Construction Book]
893
00:59:36,480 --> 00:59:37,330
Father,
894
00:59:38,240 --> 00:59:41,160
to resist the construction of the Life-Time Temple,
895
00:59:41,160 --> 00:59:45,020
and stop the eunuch faction from seizing land and harming the people,
896
00:59:45,070 --> 00:59:46,910
you were murdered.
897
00:59:47,600 --> 00:59:50,640
Now I've obtained the Construction Book.
898
00:59:51,360 --> 00:59:52,620
This is the evidence.
899
00:59:53,730 --> 00:59:57,030
The eunuch faction will pay the price.
900
00:59:59,100 --> 01:00:02,100
[Hangzhou Prefecture Life-Time Temple Construction Book]
901
01:00:18,060 --> 01:00:20,730
[The Archive]
902
01:00:31,810 --> 01:00:35,760
[North Investigation Bureau Registry]
903
01:00:36,700 --> 01:00:42,330
Xu Panxing inherited his father Xu Shuhua's position as a sergeant.
904
01:00:44,940 --> 01:00:47,030
Xu Shuhua?
905
01:00:58,650 --> 01:01:00,430
Xu Shuhua...
906
01:01:01,270 --> 01:01:02,960
Gao Bingzhong...
907
01:01:03,820 --> 01:01:05,780
Donglin Academy...
908
01:01:35,280 --> 01:01:35,910
Yao Zhi.
909
01:01:39,110 --> 01:01:41,750
I didn't expect you to come after all.
910
01:01:43,240 --> 01:01:45,040
Lord Xu has already spoken to me.
911
01:01:45,920 --> 01:01:48,050
I will never let you face danger alone.
912
01:01:50,650 --> 01:01:52,710
The identity of a Donglin descendant
913
01:01:52,840 --> 01:01:55,370
means I am destined to walk a path of no return.
914
01:01:55,860 --> 01:01:56,580
Therefore,
915
01:01:56,940 --> 01:01:58,870
I have never dared to hope for much.
916
01:02:00,080 --> 01:02:02,230
But ever since the moment you saved me,
917
01:02:03,080 --> 01:02:05,010
everything seems to have changed.
918
01:02:06,740 --> 01:02:07,760
After my father's death,
919
01:02:07,760 --> 01:02:09,110
I was left all alone.
920
01:02:10,200 --> 01:02:12,350
Life has long lost its meaning to me.
921
01:02:13,500 --> 01:02:15,030
But the last thing I want
922
01:02:15,630 --> 01:02:17,490
is for you to get involved in this.
923
01:02:27,840 --> 01:02:30,170
The Flying Fish Robe and the Xiuchun Sword
924
01:02:30,470 --> 01:02:32,750
were meant to eliminate traitors and villains.
925
01:02:32,750 --> 01:02:33,910
Yet in this world,
926
01:02:35,310 --> 01:02:36,710
everything has changed.
927
01:02:38,200 --> 01:02:39,400
Xu Panxing was right.
928
01:02:42,270 --> 01:02:43,760
It is time to make a choice.
929
01:02:44,460 --> 01:02:45,810
To stand against the eunuch faction
930
01:02:45,810 --> 01:02:47,560
is to face near-certain death.
931
01:02:48,030 --> 01:02:49,570
But if I am with you,
932
01:02:49,620 --> 01:02:51,110
there's nothing to fear.
933
01:02:54,400 --> 01:02:55,150
Chu Mo,
934
01:02:56,030 --> 01:02:56,910
thank you.
935
01:03:04,220 --> 01:03:05,290
I never thought Xu Yuan
936
01:03:05,290 --> 01:03:09,090
would actually hide the Construction Book in the Life-Time Temple.
937
01:03:12,890 --> 01:03:14,440
Wait. Don't go outside.
938
01:03:14,480 --> 01:03:15,880
Stay here and wait for me.
939
01:03:30,610 --> 01:03:31,700
Take a look,
940
01:03:32,110 --> 01:03:33,450
little trinkets for sale!
941
01:03:33,450 --> 01:03:34,760
Take a look.
942
01:04:14,550 --> 01:04:15,560
Lord Han.
943
01:04:16,450 --> 01:04:17,660
What have you found?
944
01:04:17,870 --> 01:04:18,990
Do you remember
945
01:04:19,030 --> 01:04:22,060
Gao Bingzhong, Sergeant of the North Bureau?
946
01:04:22,990 --> 01:04:24,370
Gao Bingzhong?
947
01:04:27,820 --> 01:04:30,360
Last year, when we constructed the Life-Time Temple for His Excellency,
948
01:04:30,360 --> 01:04:32,890
he was the loudest in opposition.
949
01:04:33,220 --> 01:04:35,690
I've discovered that he had a daughter,
950
01:04:36,290 --> 01:04:37,870
who vanished
951
01:04:37,990 --> 01:04:39,420
after his death.
952
01:04:39,450 --> 01:04:40,650
And coincidentally,
953
01:04:40,720 --> 01:04:43,270
Xu Panxing's father, Xu Shuhua,
954
01:04:43,290 --> 01:04:45,780
was a classmate of Gao Bingzhong
955
01:04:45,800 --> 01:04:46,930
at Donglin Academy.
956
01:04:47,030 --> 01:04:50,770
Years ago, Xu Shuhua even tried to overturn the charges against Gao Bingzhong.
957
01:04:50,770 --> 01:04:52,140
I suspect
958
01:04:52,530 --> 01:04:56,190
that the prostitute is none other than Gao Bingzhong's daughter.
959
01:04:57,120 --> 01:04:58,000
Oh?
960
01:04:58,440 --> 01:05:01,640
The prime suspect in the case of Cui Si is that prostitute.
961
01:05:01,660 --> 01:05:04,260
Yet, when we tried to arrest her, she vanished.
962
01:05:04,980 --> 01:05:10,060
I suspect Xu Panxing secretly helped her escape.
963
01:05:18,350 --> 01:05:20,880
Wen Lianggong, you can't escape.
964
01:05:21,330 --> 01:05:23,130
For public or personal reasons,
965
01:05:23,880 --> 01:05:26,320
you must die today.
966
01:05:27,500 --> 01:05:30,600
Who dies today is yet to be seen!
967
01:07:32,470 --> 01:07:34,140
Let go!
968
01:07:34,870 --> 01:07:35,880
Let go!
969
01:08:14,860 --> 01:08:17,120
[Hangzhou Prefecture Life-Time Temple Construction Book]
970
01:08:39,319 --> 01:08:41,430
I will take the Construction Book back to the capital
971
01:08:41,430 --> 01:08:42,630
and hand it to Lord Xu.
972
01:08:46,939 --> 01:08:47,810
Yao Zhi.
973
01:08:49,069 --> 01:08:50,950
I wish to leave the Imperial Guard
974
01:08:51,580 --> 01:08:53,450
retreat into the common world with you,
975
01:08:53,450 --> 01:08:56,050
and stay away from all the factional disputes.
976
01:08:56,700 --> 01:08:58,550
As long as the eunuch faction stands,
977
01:08:58,550 --> 01:09:00,010
there will never be peace.
978
01:09:01,600 --> 01:09:04,330
Only when justice is restored to the Ming Dynasty
979
01:09:04,750 --> 01:09:07,040
can we live peacefully.
980
01:09:09,170 --> 01:09:12,540
This journey is bound to be perilous.
981
01:09:14,580 --> 01:09:15,450
Promise me.
982
01:09:16,330 --> 01:09:17,490
You must come back.
983
01:09:28,910 --> 01:09:29,569
Wait for me.
984
01:09:30,729 --> 01:09:31,370
Okay.
985
01:09:49,540 --> 01:09:50,540
Your Excellency.
986
01:09:54,160 --> 01:09:55,340
Xu Panxing.
987
01:09:55,370 --> 01:09:56,040
Present.
988
01:09:56,530 --> 01:09:59,290
This case has turned into a tangled mess under your watch.
989
01:09:59,290 --> 01:10:01,970
I hear another Imperial Guard has died.
990
01:10:03,660 --> 01:10:06,250
How will you explain this to His Majesty?
991
01:10:06,440 --> 01:10:07,470
Your Excellency,
992
01:10:07,850 --> 01:10:10,230
the case has been clarified.
993
01:10:10,870 --> 01:10:14,470
A Junior Banneret named Wen Lianggong within the Imperial Guard
994
01:10:14,790 --> 01:10:17,500
was confirmed to be a member of the Donglin Party.
995
01:10:17,500 --> 01:10:19,800
The cases of Wang Xing, Fang Maozhi, and others
996
01:10:19,800 --> 01:10:20,940
were all his doing.
997
01:10:21,450 --> 01:10:23,960
Currently, he is resisting arrest and has fled.
998
01:10:23,960 --> 01:10:27,290
I have already sent people out of the capital to capture him.
999
01:10:27,450 --> 01:10:29,380
When will you bring him back to the capital?
1000
01:10:29,380 --> 01:10:30,440
Within three days.
1001
01:10:31,530 --> 01:10:32,520
Good.
1002
01:10:35,270 --> 01:10:37,650
I have always thought you
1003
01:10:38,200 --> 01:10:39,990
have great potential.
1004
01:10:40,910 --> 01:10:43,120
Serve His Majesty well.
1005
01:10:43,140 --> 01:10:44,610
Be loyal to the court.
1006
01:10:45,120 --> 01:10:49,890
Only then can you have a bright future in your career.
1007
01:10:52,150 --> 01:10:55,110
I will remember Your Excellency's guidance.
1008
01:10:56,570 --> 01:10:57,650
Go now.
1009
01:10:59,950 --> 01:11:01,990
I await your good news.
1010
01:11:03,780 --> 01:11:05,040
Yes, Your Excellency.
1011
01:11:35,050 --> 01:11:35,750
Lord Xu.
1012
01:11:39,610 --> 01:11:41,490
This is the Construction Book the Eastern Depot has been searching for.
1013
01:11:40,750 --> 01:11:42,020
[Hangzhou Prefecture Life-Time Temple Construction Book]
1014
01:11:53,870 --> 01:11:56,950
Although I've already found a scapegoat for you,
1015
01:11:56,970 --> 01:11:58,140
I cannot guarantee
1016
01:11:58,620 --> 01:12:01,950
that all suspicion against you will be completely cleared.
1017
01:12:03,700 --> 01:12:05,430
I'll handle the rest from here.
1018
01:12:05,700 --> 01:12:07,310
You must leave the city immediately.
1019
01:12:07,310 --> 01:12:10,200
Remember, protect Yao Zhi.
1020
01:12:11,700 --> 01:12:15,700
Even if this Construction Book reaches His Majesty,
1021
01:12:16,700 --> 01:12:19,100
the eunuch faction may easily suppress it.
1022
01:12:19,470 --> 01:12:22,070
I fear it will all be in vain.
1023
01:12:22,820 --> 01:12:25,870
Although His Majesty currently favors the eunuch faction,
1024
01:12:25,870 --> 01:12:26,950
don't forget,
1025
01:12:28,020 --> 01:12:29,480
there is still one person.
1026
01:12:33,500 --> 01:12:34,490
You mean,
1027
01:12:35,500 --> 01:12:36,250
Prince Xin?
1028
01:12:46,320 --> 01:12:49,330
Tonight, not even a fly is to leave this place.
1029
01:12:50,620 --> 01:12:52,480
I'll leave it to you, Captain Xue.
1030
01:12:52,600 --> 01:12:58,650
[North Investigation Bureau]
1031
01:13:05,800 --> 01:13:08,130
The eunuch faction wields immense power.
1032
01:13:08,580 --> 01:13:11,900
Toppling them won't be easy.
1033
01:13:15,440 --> 01:13:16,620
Only Prince Xin
1034
01:13:18,200 --> 01:13:19,720
might succeed.
1035
01:13:26,370 --> 01:13:27,200
Ah.
1036
01:13:27,460 --> 01:13:28,620
Lord Han.
1037
01:13:30,550 --> 01:13:32,500
I was about to finish up my work
1038
01:13:32,540 --> 01:13:34,440
and report to you,
1039
01:13:34,500 --> 01:13:37,550
but you've come so quickly.
1040
01:13:38,870 --> 01:13:40,350
Cut the nonsense.
1041
01:13:41,650 --> 01:13:43,980
Do you think the crimes your people commit
1042
01:13:44,550 --> 01:13:46,860
can escape the eyes of His Excellency?
1043
01:13:47,620 --> 01:13:49,460
Hand over the Construction Book.
1044
01:13:49,460 --> 01:13:53,160
Perhaps you might still save your lives.
1045
01:13:53,220 --> 01:13:54,480
I'll hold them off.
1046
01:13:55,080 --> 01:13:55,990
My lord.
1047
01:13:58,370 --> 01:13:59,850
You go first.
1048
01:14:17,590 --> 01:14:19,650
Xu Panxing.
1049
01:14:20,090 --> 01:14:22,020
His Excellency trusts you so much,
1050
01:14:22,800 --> 01:14:24,730
and yet you refuse a bright future,
1051
01:14:25,270 --> 01:14:28,590
choosing instead to collude with the Donglin Party members.
1052
01:14:28,590 --> 01:14:29,660
How foolish.
1053
01:14:31,700 --> 01:14:36,390
You expect me to become a lapdog for that eunuch?
1054
01:14:37,370 --> 01:14:38,230
Ridiculous!
1055
01:14:39,210 --> 01:14:41,410
Still talking big on the brink of death?
1056
01:15:30,540 --> 01:15:31,270
Bring it on!
1057
01:15:32,610 --> 01:15:33,340
Spare me, my lord!
1058
01:15:33,340 --> 01:15:34,080
Spare me!
1059
01:15:34,080 --> 01:15:34,610
Silence!
1060
01:15:36,620 --> 01:15:38,410
Bring it on!
1061
01:16:41,610 --> 01:16:42,620
Han Yao!
1062
01:16:44,800 --> 01:16:46,260
The thing you want is with me.
1063
01:16:45,120 --> 01:16:47,460
[Hangzhou Prefecture Life-Time Temple Construction Book]
1064
01:16:49,950 --> 01:16:51,250
Kill him!
1065
01:17:07,730 --> 01:17:08,530
Fight me?
1066
01:17:17,710 --> 01:17:18,710
You'll die for it!
1067
01:18:04,730 --> 01:18:10,020
[Hangzhou Prefecture Life-Time Temple Construction Book]
1068
01:18:05,460 --> 01:18:06,460
Your Excellency,
1069
01:18:07,340 --> 01:18:08,800
the Ministry of Works seal
1070
01:18:09,120 --> 01:18:11,450
and the Overseer Xu Yuan's stamp are here,
1071
01:18:11,790 --> 01:18:13,520
all confirmed to be authentic.
1072
01:18:20,810 --> 01:18:23,940
Lord Xu, you've done well.
1073
01:18:26,230 --> 01:18:27,230
Your Excellency.
1074
01:18:27,750 --> 01:18:30,080
I thought I had captured the true culprit,
1075
01:18:30,240 --> 01:18:33,040
but it turned out the mastermind was someone else.
1076
01:18:33,330 --> 01:18:36,730
These Donglin Party rebels are cunning
1077
01:18:36,830 --> 01:18:38,280
and dangerous,
1078
01:18:38,460 --> 01:18:40,970
and even led to Lord Han Yao's death.
1079
01:18:42,580 --> 01:18:43,990
Understood.
1080
01:18:44,570 --> 01:18:47,320
But the dead cannot be brought back.
1081
01:18:49,320 --> 01:18:51,200
It was my oversight.
1082
01:18:51,330 --> 01:18:53,900
I humbly ask for your punishment.
1083
01:18:56,330 --> 01:18:58,490
Han Yao's death
1084
01:18:59,300 --> 01:19:01,960
leaves me feeling quite hollow inside.
1085
01:19:03,020 --> 01:19:05,550
From now on, you will come to the Eastern Depot
1086
01:19:05,610 --> 01:19:07,940
and take his place as Captain.
1087
01:19:11,040 --> 01:19:14,700
Thank you for Your Excellency's grace.
1088
01:19:16,530 --> 01:19:19,120
I knew I wasn't wrong about you.
1089
01:19:22,580 --> 01:19:24,380
[A month later]
1090
01:19:39,040 --> 01:19:40,440
Before his death, Xu Yuan
1091
01:19:40,960 --> 01:19:44,120
left two versions of the Hangzhou Prefecture Life-Time Temple
1092
01:19:44,120 --> 01:19:45,250
Construction Book.
1093
01:19:46,140 --> 01:19:47,270
The fake version,
1094
01:19:47,560 --> 01:19:49,220
used to falsify facts
1095
01:19:49,240 --> 01:19:50,500
and deceive the court.
1096
01:19:50,870 --> 01:19:52,770
The true version,
1097
01:19:54,530 --> 01:19:57,010
recorded the silver the eunuch faction embezzled,
1098
01:19:57,010 --> 01:19:58,740
the lands they seized,
1099
01:19:58,990 --> 01:20:01,150
and the innocent lives they took.
1100
01:20:06,200 --> 01:20:07,580
Please present this to Prince Xin.
1101
01:20:06,360 --> 01:20:11,390
[Hangzhou Prefecture Life-Time Temple Construction Book]
1102
01:20:26,640 --> 01:20:28,880
In the autumn of the 7th year of Tianqi,
1103
01:20:29,250 --> 01:20:30,840
the Tianqi Emperor passed away.
1104
01:20:30,840 --> 01:20:33,050
The Prince Xin, Zhu Youjian, ascended to the throne,
1105
01:20:33,050 --> 01:20:34,810
taking the era name Chongzhen.
1106
01:20:35,400 --> 01:20:38,350
He enumerated ten major crimes of Wei Zhongxian
1107
01:20:38,610 --> 01:20:40,860
and exiled him to Fengyang.
1108
01:20:58,870 --> 01:21:04,750
[Guihang Inn]
1109
01:21:05,880 --> 01:21:06,840
Chu Mo.
1110
01:21:07,820 --> 01:21:10,200
The eunuch faction has finally collapsed.
1111
01:21:10,200 --> 01:21:11,600
The world is at peace now.
1112
01:21:12,750 --> 01:21:14,110
It's all in the past.
1113
01:21:16,050 --> 01:21:16,810
But...
1114
01:21:18,700 --> 01:21:19,830
Where have you been?
1115
01:21:23,160 --> 01:21:24,180
Yao Zhi.
1116
01:21:25,910 --> 01:21:26,970
Yao Zhi.
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