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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

Episode 35 Li Kui Becomes a Magistrate

Yan Qing

Can you put

that thing away?

Why? Didn't I play it well?

It upsets me

Iron Ox, you just can't appreciate music

I'm quite well-known for my flute skills

The last time I went to the Capital

I played the flute with Li Shishi, the famous beauty

It was her who gave me this flute

Don't you believe my words?

People are willing to pay to hear me play the flute

I'm reluctant to do that

I let you listen to my music for free, but you feel upset

Well

If you don't like this song, I'll play a beautiful one for you

Stop playing

What's the matter with you?

I see

Does leading the horse make you restless?

Look, why don't you ride it for a while

I'm suffering from the fidgets

Come on, ride the horse for a while. I'll hold it

I won't

Hey, I don't understand

We won the fight and knocked Ren Yuan down

We brought honor to Mount Liang

It's unreasonable that you're annoyed rather than happy

You are annoyed, but I am not. I want to play my flute

I won't walk if you play it again

Ok, I won't do that

You have no ear for music

Playing for you is casting pearls before swine

Let's go

You know, I sneaked down the mountain

And Brother Song has set the rules

If I go back, and he metes out a serious punishment

What can I do?

That's what you're worrying about

I think you brought it on yourself

Who's to blame? Can you blame me?

Who's blaming you?

You can't blame me

If you had listened to me

you wouldn't have this trouble

I couldn't stop you

Did you try to stop me?

You only asked me to promise you a few things

When I served as the porter, did you try to stop me?

Black Li Kui, why are you unreasonable?

I helped you achieve your aim

But you blame me now

I'm not blaming you. I'm afraid Brother Song will punish me

You made trouble by breaking military orders

a few times

It doesn't matter if you make another mistake

This time is different

One will be beheaded if he goes down the mount without permission

Black Whirlwind, you're not like yourself at all

If they're going to chop your head off, just go ahead like a man

Anyway, you only have one head

Once you're killed, you won't have to worry anymore. Relax

Gosh, I was asking for your advice

But you gloat and laugh at me

Stop. We went the wrong way

Turn back

Go further, and we will reach Shouzhang County

I'm hungry, and I want to go to Shouzhang County for a drink

All right

Sir, please enjoy

It's late. It's time to hit the road

Waiter

-What can I do for you? -Bill, please

Go away

I want to stay here tonight, and we'll check out tomorrow

You can go

Ok, sir

Iron Ox

What's the matter with you?

If I go back

Brother Song will definitely punish me

Listen to me

Let's go back and talk to the counselor first

Ask him to intercede for you

Brother Song doesn't actually want to kill you

He can't bear to part with you, Iron Ox

Unless you go back and ask for a written order of pardon

What written order of pardon?

Ask for a written order of pardon

Let's go

Iron Ox?

Waiter

Coming

Get him a room

All right

Sir, are you going somewhere?

Yes, keep an eye on my brother

Don't let him out. I'll be back soon

Sure thing

Sir, you are awake

What would you like to eat or drink?

No need

Where's my brother?

He is gone

Gone?

Are there crowded and exciting places in this county?

Your master told you not to go out

Who is my master?

The one who came with you yesterday

How do you know he's my master?

I didn't drink any liquor today

Mind your own business

-Give it to me -Give it to me!

I'll do it

My turn

Great! I did it

I win!

Come on, let me try this

Run, run!

Run fast!

Run quickly!

What would you like to write, sir?

Do you write plaints for people?

Exactly

I thought you were a fortune-teller

Sir, do you need a plaint?

I'm in a lawsuit

But this is a family lawsuit

It's useless for you to write a plaint

Sir

It's useful

Tell me your story, and I'll wield my writing brush

My article will make your point more persuasive

I can make sure you win the case

Braggart

If you're such a good writer

why didn't I see anyone come to you?

Either you're bragging

or Shouzhang County is a clean place without any crime

Sir, you don't know

How can there be a clean place in the world these days?

It's just, there is a muddle-headed official in Shouzhang County

Simple lawsuits can become complicated

after being handled by him

Citizens' grievances can't be fairly resolved

So, no one will complain

The more you complain, the more you get wronged and angry

Therefore, business is slow

Is there such a useless official?

That's true

Then why don't you kill him?

Where is the County Yamen?

Turn south at the crossroads

Then turn west

I'm wronged

Just go

Sirs, please help me

Do you hear me? Just go

Quickly, go away

-You old fool -Yeah -I'll kill you

Go away already

Why do you beat her?

Who are you?

I'll beat you

Stop

I have something to say to you

Ma'am

What are your grievances?

Tell it to everyone

I was wronged

Don't be afraid

If you are wronged

I'll ask that useless official to hear your case again

What is going on?

Who is seeking trouble in front of the County Yamen?

Here you are

Where's your county magistrate?

Hit him!

Hero, please forgive me

Get up! Get up

I don't intend to kill you

Go and find your county magistrate for me

Go quickly

Tell him that if he doesn't come

I'll find him in his house

Get up, all of you, and go to the courtroom

Ma'am, don't be afraid. Let's go. I, Li Kui, will help you

Sit here, ma'am

Come and sit down

Why hasn't the useless official come out yet?

Hero, nice to meet you

Are you the magistrate of Shouzhang County?

Sir, don't be angry at my incompetence

Let's have a good talk

Guards, bring tea to the hero

Don't pretend to be nice

I didn't come to you for tea

Yes

I am Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind of Mount Liang

Have you heard of me?

Have you heard of me or not?

Yes, sure. I've heard of your name for a long time

I went to Dai Temple in Tai'an Prefecture to fight

Clear Mirrors Held High

Shouzhang County Yamen

and took down Ren Yuan the Giant Pillar with my bare hands

Do you know that?

I know

Hero, you're truly skilled

I was going back to Mount Liang to report a task

But I walked a few more steps to Shouzhang County

I heard people on the street saying

that you are a muddled official

Are you useless or not?

Sorry, I am not

Then let me ask you something

Why would you throw the old lady out of the courtroom?

Does she have grievances?

Yes, yes

Say it

The old lady never gave birth

So she adopted a son

After marriage, he returned to his biological parents' house

and didn't consider the old lady as his mother

Such a heartless man

Why not arrest and punish him?

Did he bribe you with money?

No, no

The biological parents of the old woman's adopted son

are my uncle and aunt

What? As a magistrate, how can you bend laws for personal needs?

You are taking this position for nothing

Well

-Take off your clothes -Well

Take it off

Beat the drums and hold the court!

Go

Hold your head up

Your Excellency, mercy, please

Is this old lady your mother?

Yes, she is my mother, Your Excellency

Mother, you are my mother

Mother, just tell His Excellency

You Excellency, I'll take my mother home

I'm afraid you won't remember your mother later

I'll teach you a lesson. Guards, beat him!

Your Excellency, we have just been beaten

We don't have the strength to hit people now

Why are you so weak?

This is the first we have been beaten, Your Excellency

I can't lift my arms

Me too

Guys

It was my fault

I hit you too hard

You must be angry, right?

Then you can hit him as if he were me

Hit him hard

After you take it out on him

you would be much more comfortable

Hit him, now

Get down

Hit hard

Your Excellency, forgive me, please

Hit him hard

Your Excellency, stop hitting me. I plead guilty

I plead guilty, Your Excellency. Spare my life

Please stop, Your Excellency

Hit him hard!

Please stop, Your Excellency

Don't hit him

Why?

No one would take care of me if he died

I forgot about that

Stop, stop!

Have you learned your lesson?

Yes, yes

What have you learned?

I learned that she's my mother

And what else?

I'll respect my mother and support her in her declining years

Then I'll spare you

Spare me, please

I'll never do anything ungrateful

Good

I'll spare you

Get a palanquin at the door

and take your mother home

Your Excellency

I came in a hurry and forgot to bring my money

Besides, it's only a few blocks from my house

What? I told you to get a palanquin. Just do it

You're his relative. Lend him some money

Thank you for your great kindness, Your Excellency

I've only been in a palanquin once in my life

This is the second time

Thank you for your great kindness

Thank you for your great kindness

Let's go, Mother

Such an honest and upright official!

Such an honest and upright official!

No pushing. You two, don't cut in

How did my case go?

Fair and equitable

Do you know why?

Because Hero Li is knowledgeable

Bullshit

I never attended so much as a day of school

I'm telling you

when sitting in this seat and wearing these clothes

you should care about your people

rather than personal needs

Okay, next one

Next

Just go

Let go of me

Kneel down

Your Excellency, he beat me

He scolded me before I hit him

Who was beaten?

Your Excellency, I was beaten

Who hit you?

He scolded me before I hit him

Why didn't you hit him back when he hit you?

I can't beat him, Your Excellency

Coward

As a young man, if you can't fight one-on-one with others

How dare you come and submit a petition?

Go home and practice your fighting skills

Hit him back when you're good at fighting

Go home

Go on, go on

I see, Your Excellency

Your Excellency, what about me?

You hit someone

You're a real man

But you should fight against someone skilled

Come on, try me

I dare not, Your Excellency

Come on

I have to teach you a lesson too, don't I?

Don't bully those pushovers in future fights

Your Excellency, please forgive me

Your Excellency, forgive me!

Go home

Next

Next

Next

Go

Go and find His Excellency. Kneel

Sir, he stole from me

Please investigate fairly and double the fine, sir

Sir, he talks nonsense

It was I who caught him as a thief

He… This villain brought suit against his victims

What have you lost?

He stole my purse

No

This purse is mine

I took it back from him

Come here

How much money do you have in your purse?

How much money do you have in your purse?

Fifty-two coins

Sir, I'm wronged

He stole my purse

and counted my money

Then he tries to blackmail me

Who's trying to blackmail you?

What do you do for a living?

I sell vinegar, Your Excellency

Ok, bring me the purse

Hand it in

Take him down for me

Yes

Sir, sir, I am wronged

Why are you wronged?

This purse smells of vinegar

You still want to deny

Drag him out, beat him hard, and put him in prison

Sir, forgive me, please!

Take back your purse

Sell your vinegar

Thank you so much, Your Excellency

Thank you, such a virtuous official!

Next

Did you beat the drum?

Speak on your knees

It's easy to get down on my knees

I'm afraid, sir, you can't settle this case

You old man

Why are you being unreasonable?

I, Li Kui, sit in the courtroom of the County Yamen

to settle the lawsuits fairly and honestly

What's your case? Kneel and speak

After a while, you will know

if I have the ability to solve a case

I'm afraid you can do nothing about it even you can judge it

I can solve the problem as long as I can judge it

Tell me, which bad guy do you want to sue?

Sir

I was wronged

I was wronged

Old man

Sir, get up and talk

Get up, sir

You look like you've suffered huge grievances

Speak it out

Say it

Say it out, and I will help you

Say it. Are you suing your children for impiety?

Or is your wife fooling around?

Your Excellency, I'm suing

the chieftain of your Mount Liang

Song Jiang

What?

My Big Brother?

What did Song Jiang do?

H-he is not a human being

He is an animal!

Old man, how dare you insult my brother?

Guards, beat him!

Sir, I am wronged

I am wronged

Slow down

I am wronged

My Big Brother

What did he do to you?

He took my daughter

and wanted to marry her

Nonsense

You said Song Jiang kidnapped your daughter

When did this happen?

Just the night before last

Do you have any evidence?

I am the witness

My daughter has been taken to the mountain now

Mr. Liu

This is a matter of human life

You can't make up a story

This is what I saw with my own eyes

How can I make up stories?

Two days ago, he and a pale-faced young man

rode two horses and came to my manor to spend the night

When they saw my daughter, they had evil thoughts

How old is the pale-faced man?

In his thirties

Is he Nobleman Chai?

Then what did Song Jiang look like?

Short, burly, with a dark face

I see

Don't worry

If Song Jiang kidnapped your daughter

I'll take her back to you

You, continue to solve the cases

I'll go to Mount Liang and come back in a few hours

Wait here, sir

I'll pick up your daughter

Brother Song went to a brothel in the Capital but didn't enjoy it

How could he do such a terrible thing?

Now it's my turn to criticize you!

What's wrong with him?

Sir, you haven't paid for your room

I'll be back. Don't worry

Big Brother, it's rare for Li Kui to plan carefully like this

He knew he was wrong and thought of repentance

Do write an order of pardon, brother

Li Kui has improved

This dark fellow has repeatedly violated military rules

Although I have a close personal relationship with him

if we always indulge him, I'm afraid that

people will disobey the military orders as they are not convinced

Big Brother, every leader in Mount Liang

knows Brother Li Kui's temper

No one will complain about this

He can't even read the written order of pardon

We can wait until he comes back then make further discussion

No wonder you talk about imperial amnesty every day

You'd like to be a corrupt official after the imperial amnesty

Full of crap

I'm done with your lies

Li Kui

Li Kui

Take him down for me

-Li Kui -Let go of me

-Li Kui -Let go of me -What are you doing?

Why do you take my axes?

Let go of me. I'll cut off Song Jiang's head!

Li Kui, what's the matter with you?

Let go of me

Li Kui

How did you become an official?

What's going on?

And you

Why did you help Song Jiang kidnap a girl?

What are you talking about?

Don't play dumb with me

Hand over the girl quickly

In Shouzhang County, Brother Song

kidnapped Old Man Liu's daughter to be his wife

Mr. Chai is his accomplice

What are you laughing at?

Old Man Liu is waiting in the County Yamen of Shouzhang

You don't believe it?

Li Kui, I'm afraid you made a mistake

Someone must be trying to ruin the reputation of Mount Liang

and Brother Song

Don't believe it

But I do

Mr. Liu was talking about Song Jiang and Mr. Chai

It's shameless that you kidnapped a girl and dare not admit it

Here is not a place for talking

Let's talk inside

I'm going to say it here

Our brothers can be the witnesses

You took Yan Poxi as your concubine

You went to the Capital and fooled around with Li Shishi

You might kidnap a girl to be your wife

Do you believe it or not?

Li Kui, how can you talk to Big Brother like this?

He hurt the people and kidnapped the girl

What kind of big brother is he? I'm not convinced

You said I kidnapped Liu's daughter

Do you have any evidence?

Mr. Liu is the witness

Then why didn't he come and confront me?

Does he dare?

Does he dare to go to Mount Liang?

You said I did it, but I didn't

What should we do?

You and Mr. Chai, follow me down the mountain

We will go to the court together

Do you dare?

Brother, we should go there

We can let the people in Shouzhang County

know more about Mount Liang

I'll come with you

Good. If Mr. Liu recognizes you, I'll cut off your head

What if it wasn't me?

Then I'll cut mine

There is no joke in the army, Li Kui

Then, what should I do?

I don't know

That's it

I want to make a written military pledge

Ok, I agree

Go

Li Kui

Li Kui

What are you pulling me for?

Li Kui, you are dead

Whatever

My death can prove that my big brother didn't kidnap the commoner

I'm afraid Big Brother would be dead

Go

Call Mr. Liu to the court

Sir

Here are Song Jiang and Chai Jin from Mount Liang

Don't be afraid to look at them carefully

Please take a closer look at me, sir

Shut up

You mustn't talk

No

Not this Song Jiang

Don't be afraid, Mr. Liu

I'll help you

Sir

He's not that man

Mr. Liu

You got me killed

Sir, I can't lie

He isn't that man. Another man kidnapped my girl

His name is also Song Jiang

What's wrong with you?

Why can't you think about it carefully?

I told you not to write a military pledge

You see

Big Brother can't spare me this time

I have a plan

Maybe Big Brother will spare your life

Find those two impostors and take their heads to Mount Liang

Then plead guilty to Big Brother

Who is kneeling?

Sinner Li Kui is willing to be punished, Big Brother

What did you do?

I went down the mount to fight and blamed Big Brother wrongly

And what else?

I said you went to a brothel in the Capital and I caused trouble

Is that all?

I disobeyed military orders and drank liquor without permission

What punishment do you think you deserve?

Every one is a capital offense

You cut down the yellow flag of Mount Liang

It is also a capital crime

Let me ask you something

If I kidnapped Liu's daughter

will you spare me?

I won't

Should the written military pledge be valid?

Yes

If this written military order is invalid

how can we enforce military discipline in Mount Liang?

If everyone messes around like you

how can I lead the army to fight in the future?

Guards

Take Li Kui to the execution ground

Big Brother

Although Li Kui wronged you

he has taken the impostors' heads

He helped the people in Shouzhang County

and he has done a lot of good things

Big Brother

I am responsible for Li Kui going down the mountain

Big Brother, you said that I should be punished for this

I, Xiaoqi, am willing to take the same punishment as Brother Li

Brother, Li Kui has repeatedly violated military regulations

But he contributed to killing the enemies, and he is loyal

Brother, spare him this time

Brother, spare him this time

Let him atone for his crimes by meritorious service. Spare him

Big Brother

That's it

Spare him this time

That's enough

Big Brother wouldn't spare me

Just chop my head off

Brothers

I, the Li Kui, don't deserve to live

It would be unfair if I survive

I die for my Big Brother

It is a worthy death

Brother Yan Qing

Don't forget to bring your thing to the execution ground

Play a song for me

You played it so darn well

Big Brother

I, Li Kui, know where the execution ground is

I'll go first and wait for you, Big Brother

Good liquor

Sir, we are looking for Hero Li

Which Hero Li?

The one who did good things

in Shouzhang County

You're late

He was taken to the execution ground

What?

To the execution ground?

What crime did he commit?

It's too late to talk. Come with me

Put your things down and follow me

Big Brother, I have had enough liquor

Behead me

Brothers

Twenty years later, Li Kui will be a hero again!

I'll go back to protect and help my Big Brother in Mount Liang

Quick, quick!

This won't do

Spare him!

Spare him!

My hero, hero!

My hero!

Mr. Liu, how is your daughter?

Fine

Hero Li is a good man

Good man

Good man

Chief Song

Chief Song

Chief Song

Chief Song

Big Brother, we can't go against the people

Big Brother, Big Brother

Big Brother, Big Brother

Brother

Sir, please get up

Brothers

Please get up

Chief Song

In this vast world

Runs the spirit of our nation, long inherited through the ages

By the old imperial walls and on the streets and alleys

Who's telling stories of heroes over and over again?

Riding up hill and down dale

Heroes risk their lives for justice and righteousness

Ups and downs, twists and turns

Striving for the right time, right place, and right people

Ups and downs, twists and turns

Striving for the right time, right place, and right people

Riding up hill and down dale

Heroes risk their lives for justice and righteousness

Ups and downs, twists and turns

Striving for the right time, right place, and right people

Striving for the right time, right place, and right people

Next on Water Margin

How about I send you to Mount Liang to announce amnesty?

Which one of you is Song Jiang?

Why are you so eager to talk?

Please get on this boat

This royal liquor is different from what we usually drink

If it is poisonous, I will die for Brother Song

Please kneel and listen to the edict

Episode 36 Stealing Liquor and Tearing the Edict To Be Continued