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Water Margin

Water Margin

Water Margin

Water Margin

Water Margin

A TV Maxi-Series

Written by Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong

Wang Lun in Mount Liang is mean and jealous

Episode 12 Secretly Releasing Heavenly King Chao

He can't stand people who are better than him

It may not be a good place for you

Here

I have no one to turn to

So I won't pick

A safe shelter

would be good enough for me

I must tell you

My younger brother Cao Zheng practiced martial arts

He knew some heroes

Mount Erlong in Qingzhou is not far from here

It was the fastness of Deng En and Deng Long brothers

Now it's occupied by Lu Zhishen the Flowery Monk

Master Lu Zhishen is brave and virtuous

A true hero

Why don't you turn to him?

OK, I'll try my luck on Mount Erlong

I'm leaving now, brother

Take care, Big Brother

Be well, Big Brother

Official Document

What?

The gang that hijacked the birthday gifts

last year hasn't been taken down

They did the same thing this year

Guards!

Here

Take an official document

and go to Jizhou in person

Monitor the local officials when they hunt down this gang of thieves

My distinguished guests

Poxi is famous for singing

even in the Capital

She has got such a beautiful voice

You can't miss this

As the saying goes, only the insider knows the ropes

Come on in, my dear guest

Would you like a cup of chrysanthemum tea or Longjing tea?

Bravo

Thank you so much

My daughter and I are stranded here

Thank you so much for allowing us

to sing songs to make some money for our journey

Tip if you enjoy these songs

Applaud for us if you don't like them much

Thank you, everyone!

Please

Get your broke ass out

I'm afraid he doesn't have a penny with him

Yuncheng County, Fortune Restaurant

Waiter!

Serve me fine wine and meat dishes

All right

Here are the dishes

Wine and dishes are served. Enjoy yourself

I heard that seven heroes got wind of those birthday gifts

They dressed up as date vendors,

waiting on the Yellow Soil Ridge

Then, they did it nice and neat

before even the spirits knew about it

Only extraordinary people can do it

It's a pity that Mr. Liang's good will was wasted

More than a dozen carts of gold, silver, and jewelry

Enough for us to squander for hundreds of years

Yeah

Grand Preceptor Cai from the Capital gave orders

Thieves and murderers must be captured within ten days

Incompetent officials will be dismissed

The Prefect of Jizhou was almost sacred to death

Clerk Song, come in, please

Clerk Song, please

Please

Who is this? Clerk Song is here

Clerk Song

Great to see you here!

Come and join us

Come on, please sit down

Let's add a dish

Clerk Song

Clerk Song, do you know the robbery on Yellow Soil Ridge?

Do you have any clues?

Did you do that?

Clerk, you are making fun of us

We don't have the guts

I'm afraid that no one in Yuncheng County

is capable of this

What do you think, Sir?

Come on, Clerk, drink it up

When people are deprived of their means of survival

even ordinary citizens might take risks to survive

How dare you come here to dine and dash?

I’ll beat all you swallowed out

Wait

Waiter

Let him go

How much does he owe you?

I'll pay for him

Well

Is that enough?

Enough indeed

Thank you, Clerk Song

Thank you so much

Thank you so much for paying my debts today

But I won't have enough money to pay you back in the future

You ungrateful bastard

Hurry up and thank Clerk Song

Clerk Song?

Yes, I am Song Jiang

Are you Song Jiang the Timely Rain?

He Tao, you're so useless

Yellow Soil Ridge is under your governance

Why haven't you caught the thieves yet?

Allow me to explain, sir

I have been staying up all night for several days

on Yellow Soil Ridge, trying to arrest those thieves

There's just no sign of them

You are the sergeant

If you can't catch the thieves, you will bring troubles to me

The Grand Preceptor has sent his man to wait for my prompt reply

How can I reply to that?

Your Excellency

The Grand Preceptor demanded that

thieves be caught within ten days

It's been seven days today

Please give me a few more days

Nonsense

If you can't catch the thieves in ten days

I will surely banish you to Shamen Island

Guards

Here

Call the tattooer

Tattooed the word "Banish" on his face

I'll decide this in three days

Your Excellency! Please

Come on

Place your bets

I'm going to show the result

Anyone else who hasn't made a bet?

Come on

Come on, gentlemen

Come on

More or less

Bet or not

Would you like a towel, Sir?

That's it

Big, I win

I bet on the Middle

Brother Bai, good for you

This is worth ten taels of silver

Bet on it

OK, who else is betting?

Me. I'll bet five taels

Hurry up

Bet!

Are you leaving, Brother He Qing?

Just pack my bags for the trip

I don't know when I can come back

Isn't there three days left?

Maybe we have a chance to catch the thieves?

They are professional thieves

Like looking for a needle in a haystack

I'm afraid there is no hope

The Prefect only tattooed you the word "Banish"

We don't know yet what will happen next

If we catch the thieves…

It's easy for you to say

Where do you even hope me to find them

What's wrong with you, sister-in-law?

None of your business

Brother, can you lend me ten taels of silver?

I won't gamble again after paying back the money

I swear to Heaven

You are brothers

Your elder brother is in great trouble

How dare you come to ask for money to gamble

OK

Don't cry

Sister-in-law, I know you don't want to lend me money

You don't have to bluff

Who is my brother?

The sergeant

The one who arrests men and brings them to justice

How could he get in any trouble?

If your brother fails to catch the thieves

who stole the birthday tributes in three days

he'll be banished

Easy

Those people dressed as date sellers, right?

Brother, you know how to find them?

Don't listen to his nonsense

Brother, if you don't believe me, forget it

Brother

My brother

Come on, tell me about it

Save your elder brother's life

We are blood relatives

You won't lend me ten taels of silver

If you really know how to find them

let alone ten taels of silver

I'll give you hundreds or even one thousand taels of silver

Do you really have any clues?

Well, I won't lie to you

I lost the bet the other day

So I went to the Wang's Inn to borrow money

I saw a few guests dressed like date sellers

One looked like Chief Chao from Yuncheng County

But he claimed his surname was Li

There's another guy there, Bai Sheng, the Daylight Rat

He's carrying wine

But he said he sold vinegar

I just saw him lose a hundred taels of silver

But he doesn't care at all

I think his money might come from an unknown source

If it hadn't been a windfall

why did he…

What day did you go to the Wang's Inn

Lunar June

Lunar June 3rd

My good brother

Come with me to report to the prefect

Let's go

Your Excellency, my name is Zhang Wenyuan

-OK -Sit down. Come here

Put it on the table

Sit. Sit

Your handwriting looks quite neat

The style of writing is not bad, too

Since it was Clerk Song who recommended you to me

Stay in my office as a scribe

Thank you so much, Your Excellency

OK, get up

Bet on it

Time for the result

What's going on?

Get out of the way. Don't move

Not here

Six, I win

I win

Brother, please

The city is no place for a long stay

We’d better head back soon

Among all my brothers

only Bai Sheng has nowhere to be found

He's a gambler

I'm worried that gambling will get him too excited to expose himself

I have to find him before I can rest assured

It's like looking for a needle in a haystack

How can you happen to meet him?

If I can't find him in Yuncheng, I'll go to Jizhou

Things are tense these days

Maybe you should go back early

so that our brothers won't worry about you

Let's wait for a while

Cheers

Clerk song, I'm so grateful for your help and encouragement

I can't thank you enough

Stay in my house from now on

Just make yourself at home

I am willing to follow you

till the day I die

Father

Father

Don't cry

You can't leave me alone

It's not that I won't help you

I'm willing to help you but unable to do so

I have to pay for my own debts

I can't even support myself

How can I help you?

This woman used this girl to attract guests a few days ago

As soon as her father died, she kicked the girl out

The girl is so helpless

Poor girl!

Father, talk to me

Clerk Song

Father

Clerk Song

Take this money

Go to Chen Erlang's shop to get a coffin

Help this girl to bury her father

Thank you for your kindness, Clerk Song

I'll take care of it

Thank you

Father

Go and thank Clerk Song

My name is Poxi. Thank you so much, Clerk Song

You gave me a new life

My great benefactor!

Get up

You are welcome

Just go

Clerk, the money is not enough to solve underlying problems

I can help to bury her father today

Where will Poxi settle down tomorrow?

Take this money to pay her rent

You're so kind, Clerk Song

Just go

Go

What a filial and generous Timely Rain

Scholar Wu, you know what?

Clerk Song is proficient in martial arts and document writing

He is generous, too

People call him Song Jiang, the Timely Rain

Brother, don't make fun of me

I've heard a lot about you. Nice to meet you

Come on, please sit down

Clerk Song looks extraordinary

In my humble opinion

Clerk Song has talent but no opportunity to use it

You will achieve great things in the future

that no ordinary man can live up to

Sir, you're kidding

You don't know that

Scholar Wu knows everything in astronomy, geography

history and current affairs

He does fortune-telling, which is very accurate

That's why he was known as the Resourceful Star

Since Scholar Wu said so

you will be able to prosper in the future

I'm in my thirties

Now I'm just an inferior official in the county

I feel ashamed to hear that

Eat. Eat

Clerk Song, are you busy with the official duties recently?

To be honest

the theft of the Governor's birthday gifts

brings enough troubles to the government

In today's society

I'm afraid more and more people will take risks

Yeah

Is there any progress on this case?

Jizhou Prefecture is investigating it

The government of Yuncheng County has to help with that

Come on. Let's drink up our wine

Cheers, Clerk Song

Cheers

Open the door!

Open the door! Come on

How dare you, Daylight Rat

How dare you steal the Grand Preceptor's birthday gifts

You can't falsely frame me

Search

Pry this open

Open it

Tie him up

Do you plead guilty or not?

Your Excellency

You're not going to kill me, are you?

If you don't tell the truth, I'll beat you to death

I will confess if you don't beat me

Go ahead

I don't know what you want me to confess?

Beat him to death

In fact, whether you tell the truth or not

I already know what you have done

You did that with

Chief Chao from the Dongxi Village, right?

He has already confessed. Why are you still stubborn?

Beat him to death

It's OK to kill him

Stop. Stop. Don’t beat me

I plead guilty

I only know Chief Chao

Guys

All right, get up

Get up

Waiter, come here

Come here

Take a look

I've brought you good wine and dishes

What a pity

Brother Bai Sheng is not here with us

Don't blame him, Big Brother

We are used to living by the water

Our elderly mothers are at home alone

We can't stay here with you, Big Brother

Things are tense these days

It doesn't hurt to leave in a few days

I think that brothers share happiness and hardship

I never imagined that we had to part one day

The best of friends must part

Big Brother, don't be sad

If you allow

let us carve up those treasures

and go our separate ways

As long as my brothers can stay by my side

Chao Gai would rather give up those treasures

Let's go, brothers. Let's drink

Go

There are too many of us

I'm worried that the thieves would notice and run away

You stay in the inn first

Wait for my call

Can you recognize the thieves' leader?

Yes

Good

You two, follow me to the County Yamen

Go

Sirs, you come at a bad time

The tea is used up and the water is cold

There is a pot of Biluochun tea

Freshly brewed

Wait a minute

Why?

Didn't you come here for tea?

Is Poxi upstairs?

You walk around my door all day long

What do you want?

Do you think I don't know?

Could you please ask Poxi to meet me downstairs?

You just got a few taels of silver from Clerk Song

Now you're showing off

I have admired you for a long time

What's your point?

You're not entitled to a stable social status

You don't have a place to settle down

What's the use of saying this?

If Clerk Song sent you to propose marriage

I'll knock you three times to show my respect

Did Clerk Song send you here?

No

Yuncheng County Yamen

Clerk Song

Clerk Song

What is it?

A sergeant from Jizhou has important business to talk to you

He's waiting for you in the tea house ahead

I'm going now

Sir, please have some tea

How can the County Yamen be so quiet today?

The morning meeting is over

Officials went to their homes for breakfast

Clerk Song, come in, please

Please

Please

Where is the official from Jizhou?

My name is He Tao

The sergeant from Jizhou

Sergeant, my name is Song Jiang. Nice to meet you

Guys, come on in, please

Clerk Song, let's talk upstairs

Come here, please

What do you want?

Please

Sergeant, are you here to do some official business

in our county?

To be honest

I come to arrest some important criminals

I'm afraid of acting rashly

So I'm here to ask for your help

I will try my best to help you

Is it about the thieves?

Here is an official document

The thieves' head is Chief Chao from the Dongxi Village

Why?

Clerk, do you know this man?

I don't know

But I heard of him

I heard that people in the Dongxi Village trust and follow this man

This is not a small matter

Therefore, I did not dare to make a move when I first arrived here

Clerk Song

Please help me to accomplish this

It is not difficult

as long as you don't leak the news

Rest assured, Sergeant He

Waiter

Clerk, what can I do for you?

Get us more wine and meat dishes

Right away

Clerk, maybe we should handle the case first

Sergeant, you work for higher authorities

and you have come a long way

I should treat you as a distinguished guest

It's not that I'm being overly polite

I'm afraid we might fail the important mission

Sergeant, you've been hungry and thirsty all the way

How can you handle a case?

The Magistrate has just gone home to rest from the early meeting

It can be inconvenient to disturb him

I think it's better to make arrangements

after a full meal

Fine, all right

OK, please

Clerk

What are you looking at?

I'm thinking about

inviting those two over to join us

All right

I take loyalty as the rule of life

As long as all my brothers can get together

I couldn't be happier

I took the birthday gifts

for everyone

to do something big together

instead of craving those treasures

We all know your good will

We don't want to leave you, either

But even if we get together today

there will always be a day when we part

Brother, don't be sad

We get together every day

It is inevitable to attract people's attention

Come here

I've finally found you

Clerk Song wants to see you

Follow me

See me?

Let's go

Here he comes, Clerk

Clerk, sorry I'm late

Sergeant He

This is my scribe

He's good at writing poems, singing songs

and playing drinking games

I asked him to accompany you

Good

Clerk

Come on, have a few drinks with Sergeant He

Take good care of him

I'll be right back

Where are you going, Clerk?

We have something important to do today

I'll go back and make some arrangements

Then, I'll urge the Magistrate to get up early

Sorry for my leaving now

Clerk, go and get back soon

Enjoy your meal

Excuse me

Have more drinks with Sergeant

Take your time

Gentlemen

Cheers

Fortune Restaurant

Wait, Clerk

Wait, Clerk

What can I do for you?

They say great wits have short memories, Clerk

The other day

you helped Yan Poxi to bury her father

Now she still lives in my home

She always mentions your generosity

Very grateful

She said she would do anything to repay your kindness

You don't know

That girl never takes anything for granted

Good

But she just doesn't know how to thank you

You are welcome

Hold on, Clerk

Clerk

You let that girl live in my house

She has no friends and nobody to turn to

She has no financial resources

As time goes by…

She has no money to spend now?

Clerk

I'm not here to ask you for money

Then, what do you want?

What a pity!

Poxi is a beautiful and gentle girl in her tender youth

But this lowly girl doesn't fit to be the wife of a government official

Clerk…

If you are willing to take her as a concubine

I won't need the money

I don't want you to arrange this marriage for me

Clerk

You will have someone to take care of you after work

Doesn't this marriage satisfy both sides?

Let's talk about it later

Clerk

I'm waiting for your reply

Cheers

Drink it up

Good

Good

Nice

Great!

Come and drink this

Great performance!

Is Chief Chao there?

Yes

Brother

Clerk Song

I have something urgent to tell you, brother

Let's talk inside

Clerk Song

You can say it here

They're all my brothers, in the same boat

Jizhou Prefecture is coming for you

The officer has arrived in the County Yamen

Why do they want me?

Because of those birthday gifts, brother

What kind of clerk are you?

You are trying to frame my Big Brother

That is blackmail

Brother Liu Tang

Don't be rude

Clerk Song is risking his life to save ours

Tough guy

Brother, are you serious?

Indeed, hurry up and get ready, brother

Where is Clerk Song?

He'll be right back

He'll be right back?

You tipped off the thieves. I'll kill you!

Killing what?

Tipping off the thieves?

Let's go

Tipping off the thieves?

Sergeant He

The Magistrate is waiting for you

Please follow me to the back hall and meet him

Please

I'll do anything to repay him for saving my life

We're running out of time

Brother, pack your bags quickly

and prepare carts and horses

Where are we going?

Such a heinous crime

I'm afraid there is no place for us to live in the world

Mount Liang might be a good place to go

Brother, if you go

I am willing to follow you until the day I die

Now that it has happened

this is the only way to go

We will follow you until the day we die

With Heaven as my witness

my brothers and I have to share weal and woe

We can't part even if we want to

It may be our destiny

to become outlaws in Mount Liang

Think about it

What kind of person is Clerk Song?

The famous filial and loyal person in Yuncheng County

They call him the Filial and Loyal Song Sanlang

He was born in a rich and influential family

He works in the County Yamen now

He is wealthy

and willing to help others

People honor him as the Timely Rain

Speaking of marriage

you should marry those kind and reliable men

If you could marry Clerk Song

that would be a great blessing

You always praise him

You want the gift money for being a matchmaker?

Did I treat you wrong?

I am truly looking out for your best interests

Why do you blame me for being greedy?

What a heartless girl

Anyway, I'm like a blade of rootless grass

I have to follow

anyone who accepts me

You'll be relieved after my marriage

Thank you, and I will do as you say

That's my girl

Trust me

I will definitely persuade Clerk Song to accept you as his concubine

And he'll happily treat you as a beautiful fairy

Wait for my good news

If I were a fairy

you would be the Heavenly Queen, right?

There you go

Officers

How many roads are there in the Dongxi Village?

There are roads in front of and behind the village

Why don't we split up in two groups

to block the thieves from the front and back

Then, I will go to the road behind the village to catch the thieves

Good

Catching the thief, you will be well rewarded

If you let them go, you will face severe punishment

Go

Everybody, slow down

Look out

To be honest, brothers

Chao Gai is in trouble today

Anyone who is not afraid, come with me

If you want to go home

take these treasures as your travel expenses

Big Brother

The officers have arrived at the village entrance. Let's go quickly

Chao Gai is gone!

Hurry

Get your things. Come on

Your Excellency

Officer Lei Heng and Zhu Tong have set off

Sergeant He and his men are helping, too

Your Excellency, you can rest assured

How can I rest assured?

Even if they caught Chao Gai

I, the lowly magistrate of Yuncheng County

can't get rid of it

Your Excellency, you're worried too much

After we arrest those thieves

you will be well rewarded

What do you need to escape from?

But it's complicated

You…

You are not in my position

It doesn't help for being so anxious, Your Excellency

In my humble opinion

it's better to seek peace in the chaos

How can we make peace in trouble?

How about playing the chess game with me

while waiting for good news?

All right

Quick, officers and soldiers are flooding in

Brothers, be careful and not to get separated

Hurry up

Stop, Chao Gai

Liu Tang, lead your men to the village entrance to resist

Let's meet in the Shijie Village later

Good

Catch the thief!

Chao Gai is here

Who dares to catch me?

Stop, thieves. Surrender now!

The officers and soldiers came for me

You took advantage of the chaos to take treasures out of the village

I know this place very well

Take three or five people with me

Choose the path behind the village in the dark

Brother, be careful

I'll meet you in the Shijie Village

See you in Shijie Village

You guys, come with me

Take care!

Torrents of the river surge forward

Stars shine bright in the sky

Shine bright! Drink with lifelong friends

Set off without delay

We've got everything in our hearts!

Everything in our hearts! Never look back!

Without hesitation, we stand out whenever we see injustice

Strike a fatal blow! It's our journey in this world!

Hey…

Without hesitation, we stand out whenever we see injustice

Strike a fatal blow! It's our journey in this world!

Torrents of the river surge forward

Stars shine bright in the sky

Shine bright! Rich or poor, let's drink together

Set off without delay

We've got everything in our hearts!

Everything in our hearts! Never look down!

Without hesitation, we stand out whenever we see injustice

Strike a fatal blow! It's our journey in this world!

Hey…

Without hesitation, we stand out whenever we see injustice

Strike a fatal blow! It's our journey in this world!

Hey…

Without hesitation, we stand out whenever we see injustice

Without hesitation, we stand out whenever we see injustice

Without hesitation, we stand out whenever we see injustice

Strike a fatal blow! It's our journey in this world!

Hey…

Without hesitation, we stand out whenever we see injustice

Strike a fatal blow! It's our journey in this world!

Next on Water Margin

Aren't you going to arrest Chao Gai?

I'd like to get drunk with you!

Mount Liang is mine

Let's just say we're going down the mountain

Coach Lin, you will rank second

Guards!

Don't kill him!

Episode 13 An Open Fight with Wang Lun

Anyone who is not convinced will end up like Wang Lun