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The Wuyang Army
is guarding outside the city.
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Why are you still here
to check the city's defense, General?
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I've followed His Majesty
to the south for a while now.
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Sometimes,
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I still miss the north.
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Have another look.
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- Look.
- I don't want it.
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- Let's go.
- Why are you buying so much?
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Move quickly!
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This is for nourishing
your body back home.
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- Let's go.
- Have a persimmon.
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Take a look.
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Don't miss out on this deal!
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Local persimmons!
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Pears!
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Three wen for a jin.
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Sir, do you want some pears?
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They are sweet.
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WANG PU, HUBEN MEMBER
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Miss, you are pretty and have smooth skin.
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I'm sure the pear is sweet.
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Absolutely.
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I only have one wen on me.
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Your mouth is sweeter than my pear.
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I'll sell it to you for one wen.
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Let me pick two big ones.
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Thank you.
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If I can marry someone as pretty and kind
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as you one day,
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I'd be blessed.
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You have a silver tongue.
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- Here you go.
- Sure.
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Come back again.
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Take another look.
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This is good.
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- Try more. Miss, take another one.
- No, thanks.
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Bamboo baskets!
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Take a look at my bamboo basket!
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Madam,
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your ribs look good.
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Yes. They are all fresh.
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I only have seven wen on me.
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Lamb offal only costs three wen.
Let me get you a jin of it.
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I'm not greedy
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but my wife
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is eight months pregnant now.
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She's going to give birth soon.
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However, I'm poor and cannot afford
to buy nourishment for her.
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Forget it.
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Here. Take it for seven wen.
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Thank you, madam.
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- Thank you, madam.
- Sure. Take care.
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All right.
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Sir!
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Do you want a coach ride?
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Where are you going?
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Northern foot of the Qinling Mountain,
Yulong Ridge.
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Seven wen.
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Sir,
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I shopped at the market
and bought many offerings.
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I only have three wen left.
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Offerings?
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I'm going to the mountains
to pay respects to my dead wife.
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She passed away three years ago.
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I purposely rushed
from the north to the Capital
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to pay respects to her.
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You're pitiful.
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Get on.
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Thank you.
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- We are leaving.
- All right!
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Sir,
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did you come to the wrong place?
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This place is full of mountains.
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There's no grave here.
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She isn't buried here.
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She died here.
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Three years ago,
she was on a journey at night
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and she encountered bandits.
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Forget it. Keep it.
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You're in the wilderness.
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You need money to take a carriage back.
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Thank you, sir!
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Thank you!
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Everyone, you've worked hard.
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Later, I'll request that the general
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arranges more manpower
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so you'll get fewer shifts.
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I am Wang Pu,
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General Fengshan's messenger.
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I have been asked
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to come see you.
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Huben sent someone here again?
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Does Yan Fengshan
have something to tell me?
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Yes. Of course.
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General Fengshan wants me
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to improve your meal.
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Is Liu Ziyan dead?
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What a fine prediction, sir.
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- He is indeed dead.
- Who killed him?
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There were many people.
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As soon as he left here,
he fought nonstop.
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He was wounded in every fight
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and finally died in the wilderness.
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Even the sharpest blade breaks in the end.
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I heard he had served you for three years.
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It's an honor
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he's remembered by you.
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Served me?
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Liu Ziyan was the best assassin of Huben.
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He would never serve anyone.
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He was there to kill me.
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However, he was very cautious.
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We spent day after day together,
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and through our interactions,
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he probed me for three years.
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But he couldn't find a chance to kill me.
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An assassination that lasted three years?
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No wonder even General Fengshan
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called Liu Ziyan
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a blade that no one could wield.
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I hear you can kill
with anything in this world.
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No one in this world can match you.
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Liu Ziyan was biting off
more than he could chew.
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Sir.
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The general did not ask me to kill you.
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I'm not that brave either.
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The soup isn't poisoned.
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The Wuxi Mountain is covered in snow,
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and there's a vast grassland below it.
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This is the taste
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of the lamb that lived there.
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You boiled it in water
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and added a pinch of salt.
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Young man,
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have you been there?
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No.
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I came from the city.
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I bought the lamb in the city.
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The person who went to your homeland
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was General Fengshan.
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He said that place had 200,000 men
ready to fight in a battle.
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Anyone would fear that place.
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Right now,
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even the lamb of Wuxi Mountain
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can be bought in Chang'an.
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That means the world is at peace.
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If you stay here,
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the world
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will remain at peace.
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Go back and relay a message
to Yan Fengshan.
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Tell him
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that I prefer
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the tea of Chang'an now.
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Still no word of Yan Fengshan?
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Looking for one person in this world
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is like looking for a needle
in a haystack.
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Moreover, you're looking
for the world's best shadow guard.
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It won't be that easy.
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You failed your task.
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Yet here you are,
playing weiqi with me in a carefree manner
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and even surrounding my pieces.
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I failed my task indeed
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but my skill at weiqi is good.
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With it,
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my life remains safe before Your Majesty.
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If you were Yan Fengshan,
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what would you do next
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after abducting the deposed emperor?
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With the emperor in hand,
one can order every marquis around.
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Everyone knows that.
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Since the founding emperor's time,
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regional commanders were appointed.
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Everyone has military power.
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These four places, Beiting, Fanyang,
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Long'an, and Zhenxi are the strongest.
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If I was Yan Fengshan,
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I would try to win them over.
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Or, perhaps
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I've already won them over.
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As my greatest enemy,
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you'd best not let me ally with them.
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If I take away the military authority
of these four commanders,
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it will be pointless
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even if he allies with them.
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You won't be able to do that.
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The four of them
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used to serve the founding emperor.
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They are still loyal.
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They won't give in so easily.
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Your Majesty, you need another plan.
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Then devise it.
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You failed your task already.
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Your Majesty, you have an army.
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They also have their army.
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I also have an army.
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Summon the four regional
military commanders to the Capital.
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I will relinquish
my military authority to you
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in front of them.
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In this way, you are also forcing them
to hand over their authority.
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But the Baiwenhu Army
is your family's private army.
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If there's no war in this world,
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my family no longer needs our own army.
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We only need servants.
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Your selflessness
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shows how scheming I am.
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Sure. I'll accept your suggestion.
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Hand over your military command,
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and you may take the seat
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behind me.
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I am a cripple.
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I prefer sitting in a wheelchair.
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Just do as I say
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so Yan Fengshan
will have no way out of this.
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I'll do as you say as well.
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Moreover, there's one more thing
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that I want to ask you, Your Majesty.
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Han Ziling whom I chose initially
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was killed by Your Majesty.
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Was the person Your Majesty
chose after that
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White Hair?
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White Hair?
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I haven't heard this name for so long.
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That's right. It was him.
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The last person of the Liu family.
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His father founded the Huben Army.
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Using him to defeat the Huben Army
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is the most suitable choice.
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I know a bit
about what befell the Liu family.
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It's not easy
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for a child of that age
to escape the Huben Army's pursuit
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and survive.
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He was born with white hair.
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As he grew up,
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his hair slowly turned black.
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Someone who was born with rare traits
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won't die so easily.
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Were you friends in the past?
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We were.
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I hope
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to meet him again.
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Taking away military authority
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will leave Yan Fengshan with no way out.
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He hands over the Baiwenhu Army
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so Your Majesty will have no worries.
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Gu Yu is very aware of the bigger picture.
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Someone like him
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is rare.
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Do you think he won't realize
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this is all a part of our scheme?
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It is my scheme.
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He won't hold it against Your Majesty.
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What are you doing today?
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What's wrong?
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Aren't we using someone else's residence?
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You should add more furniture
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and clean the place.
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After all, we have to live our lives here.
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Living our lives?
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What? Are you cooking tonight
so I can relax?
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I can't do that. My cooking is bad.
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Your noodles taste better.
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You can cook for now.
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Once I learn from you,
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I'll be in charge of both of your meals.
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By the time you learn how to cook,
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I will be 60 years old.
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Enough. Stop fussing.
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I just finished sweeping.
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Go and wash the bowls.
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Sure. I'll go and wash the bowls.
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Remember to cook the noodles later.
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Huai'an.
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Are we going
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to keep living in the house
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Bai Wan lent us?
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Before she left,
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she left this place to me
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because she wanted someone
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to keep this house lived-in.
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Every time I see his face,
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it'll remind me of Zhang Mo.
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But the real Zhang Mo is…
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We
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all have to move on.
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I can't kill him,
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yet I need him to stay by my side.
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I need to get along with him
in another way.
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Come in.
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Speak.
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TO YANNIANG
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Today, I wrote a letter.
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I want to send it
to Zhang Mo's family at Huzhou.
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In the letter,
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I said I had made enough dowry
for the daughter,
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but business
had been very good in the Capital.
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Therefore, I said wanted to stay
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and make more money.
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I've only written one letter.
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I hope
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my wife and children
can put their minds at ease.
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That said,
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I tried to copy Zhang Mo's handwriting.
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I don't know how well I did.
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I hope you can check it for me.
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Why are you doing this?
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I want to atone.
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It's the loss of a life.
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How do you atone for it?
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I'll atone with my life then.
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Aren't you going to use me
to defeat Yan Fengshan
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and the Huben Army?
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When you think of a way,
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send me.
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Liu Ziyan is dead.
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Qingyi has also been captured.
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They've lost
two great Huben leaders in the city.
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Yan Fengshan
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will surely act again.
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When the Huben Army causes trouble again,
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it'll be our chance for a breakthrough.
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Perhaps,
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you'll be useful.
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I understand.
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When the day comes,
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I won't blink
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even if I die.
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Leave the letter.
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You may leave.
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If the handwriting is similar enough,
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I'll send the letter.
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Speaking of which,
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there's a scholar
at the Lide Ward in Luoyang.
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His surname is Wang.
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We'll call him Wang Sheng for now.
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He loves to drink.
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He must drink a few cups every day.
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One day, he was drunk again.
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00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,560
He wobbled back home,
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lay on his bed, and fell asleep.
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00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,680
When he was sleeping, one of his hands
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touched the ground.
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00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:49,680
His wife saw it…
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SHAN, BAIWENHU MEMBER
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…and feared he'd catch a chill,
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00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:53,880
so she quickly approached him
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00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:55,280
to tuck his hand
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back into his bed.
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00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,160
When his wife
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was about to touch Wang Sheng's hand…
350
00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:05,760
Suddenly!
351
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Why did you shout?
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00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,000
I thought you weren't afraid.
353
00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:12,920
I'm not afraid.
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00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,160
All right. You are not afraid.
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00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,400
Give me your hand then. Give it to me.
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00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:20,280
Let me grab it.
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00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:22,600
Suddenly,
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a large hand reached out from underground
359
00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:27,720
and grasped Wang Sheng's hand.
360
00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:29,800
It started pulling him underground.
361
00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:31,520
It kept pulling.
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00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:33,680
His wife was afraid
363
00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:35,080
and called for help.
364
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Someone! Save my husband!
365
00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,440
Her neighbors came to help her
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and they saw Wang Sheng
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00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,400
was about to be pulled underground
like this.
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00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:45,200
They quickly tried to fish him out.
369
00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,320
Wang Sheng, come out!
370
00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:51,800
It was useless.
The large hand was too powerful
371
00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,920
and it dragged Wang Sheng underground.
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00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:58,760
That's… Just like that,
373
00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:02,120
Wang Sheng was pulled underground
and became a wandering spirit.
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00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,080
His wife couldn't eat and drink
375
00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:06,960
because she missed her husband.
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00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:08,760
One night,
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00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:11,120
his wife had a dream.
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00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:12,680
She saw
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00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,480
her husband coming back
to find her at night.
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00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:17,480
He approached her.
381
00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,640
He got closer and closer.
382
00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:22,920
Suddenly!
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00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:29,720
Didn't you say you weren't afraid?
384
00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:33,280
You're so annoying.
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00:25:33,360 --> 00:25:34,320
Wait, what's that smell?
386
00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:35,640
- Something is burnt.
- The porridge!
387
00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:36,560
- The porridge!
- Hurry!
388
00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,600
- The porridge.
- The porridge smells nice.
389
00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:41,960
- General!
- General!
390
00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,200
All of you are enjoying your meal.
391
00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:47,000
I'm sure you haven't forgotten your duties
to guard the city walls as well.
392
00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,680
The general is busy with official matters.
He toils all day long.
393
00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,760
He only returns to his residence
to rest at midnight.
394
00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:57,320
Passing the walls
395
00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,080
he heard your chatter and laughter.
396
00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:00,120
It was so lively.
397
00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,880
If news of this spreads, the reputation
of Baiwenhu Army's strict discipline
398
00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:05,360
will be just a joke.
399
00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,200
General.
400
00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:13,080
While it is true
that I slack and eat a lot,
401
00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,120
this was mainly because Shan was hungry
402
00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,040
so I gathered everyone
403
00:26:19,120 --> 00:26:20,320
to have some porridge.
404
00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:21,440
I was wrong.
405
00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:23,600
Please punish me.
406
00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:25,360
What did you do wrong?
407
00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:28,760
I…
408
00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,360
I know the Huben Army
is still in the city.
409
00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,200
But I paid them no mind
410
00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,880
and even fooled around with Shan.
411
00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:36,960
No.
412
00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:39,360
Your mistake
413
00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:42,920
is that you're having porridge here
414
00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,400
without inviting me.
415
00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:48,960
Right.
416
00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,120
Why didn't any of you
invite the general to eat porridge?
417
00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,800
Get up quickly
and invite the general over.
418
00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:55,480
General, please come here.
419
00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:56,920
- General, over here.
- Come.
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00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,280
All of you were screaming and shouting.
421
00:26:59,360 --> 00:27:00,800
You were telling ghost tales again.
422
00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:02,680
No. We were joking.
423
00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:04,800
Shan is timid.
424
00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,880
Pangtou, you shouldn't bully
and scare him.
425
00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,680
I was just horsing around.
426
00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,000
General, I am a Baiwenhu member.
427
00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:15,160
I'm not afraid of ghosts.
428
00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:17,960
General, it's like this.
429
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,600
We are sharing ghost stories
430
00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:22,720
to make this place lively
431
00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:24,560
so everyone can be happy.
432
00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:26,160
I didn't mean to scare them.
433
00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:28,960
Pangtou is great at livening the mood.
434
00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:31,360
My apologies.
435
00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:32,360
I spoiled the mood.
436
00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:33,520
Not at all.
437
00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:34,880
Fine. I'll take a drink as punishment.
438
00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,160
No need.
439
00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,080
There's no wine.
I'll take a sip of porridge.
440
00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:39,120
Sure.
441
00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:41,680
General!
442
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:42,880
- It's hot.
- Hot!
443
00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,320
You scared us this time.
444
00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:47,360
- Everyone.
- Come.
445
00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:48,840
- Everyone.
- Come.
446
00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,400
Come.
447
00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:09,320
Mister.
448
00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,320
Where have all the sellers gone to?
449
00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,080
My mother wants me
to buy two jin of pork shoulder.
450
00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,520
Something good will happen tonight.
451
00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:21,040
You want pork shoulder?
452
00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:23,920
Let me help you.
453
00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:51,640
Little boy,
454
00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:53,040
go home now.
455
00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:54,680
Later,
456
00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:57,080
there'll be absolute chaos.
457
00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:13,000
- Be careful!
- Yes.
458
00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:15,520
- Here.
- Move the general to the brick path
459
00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:16,640
so it's easier to push.
460
00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:23,880
I've told you to use the lift.
461
00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:26,120
What are you talking about?
462
00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:27,320
I had fun chatting with you.
463
00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,440
Bringing you down is fine.
464
00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:30,640
Yes.
465
00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,280
It's late at night now.
466
00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:35,760
When the sun rises,
467
00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:37,000
all of you
468
00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:39,320
should return to camp and sleep well.
469
00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:42,200
- Farewell, General.
- Farewell, General.
470
00:29:57,760 --> 00:29:58,600
It's rare for me
471
00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,200
to see you smiling
since you entered Chang'an, General.
472
00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:04,720
I grew up in the army.
473
00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,880
Naturally, I'll feel more relaxed
being with the soldiers.
474
00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:14,000
Later, I inherited the title
475
00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:15,640
and took command of the military.
476
00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:18,520
I live beside the emperor.
477
00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:22,640
I have no choice
but to show another facade to others.
478
00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:25,920
General, your position demands that you
479
00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:27,120
uphold many standards.
480
00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:29,120
You can hardly be relaxed.
481
00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:30,800
It won't be long.
482
00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,040
The regional military commanders
enter the Capital next month.
483
00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:37,280
According to the plan,
484
00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:39,640
I will also hand over
my military authority.
485
00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:42,800
Once the commander
of the Baiwenhu Army changes,
486
00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:44,960
I'll be free.
487
00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:46,760
General…
488
00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:49,240
Xiao Wuyang
489
00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,440
is a trustworthy emperor.
490
00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:55,880
When the other commanders and I
give him our seals,
491
00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:57,720
the fight for power will be no more.
492
00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:00,200
With no way out for Yan Fengshan,
493
00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:03,280
the battle won't happen.
494
00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:05,120
Then,
495
00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,160
no one will die.
496
00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:17,240
How unlucky.
497
00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,320
I still need to wash the dishes.
498
00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:30,920
Pangtou?
499
00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:35,120
Are you trying to scare me again?
500
00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:42,400
We are under attack!
501
00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:45,680
It's an ambush!
502
00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:04,040
I recognize that.
503
00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,000
That's Baiwenhu's arrow of command.
504
00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:47,440
- Hurry!
- Yes!
505
00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:56,600
- Throw them down.
- Yes.
506
00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:28,760
Let's go.
507
00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:45,280
There are so many of them.
508
00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:47,280
This is so cruel.
509
00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:49,760
All these human lives!
510
00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:52,320
I wonder who did this.
511
00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:57,160
General.
512
00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:04,920
Help me get down.
513
00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:07,720
Don't look.
514
00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:09,800
It's fine. Don't be afraid.
515
00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:10,920
There are assassins!
516
00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:14,640
Run! Protect the general!
517
00:35:14,720 --> 00:35:15,960
Yes!
518
00:35:39,240 --> 00:35:40,320
Stop!
519
00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:42,440
- General!
- General!
520
00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:49,640
Are you the one who killed my soldiers?
521
00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:51,480
Yes.
522
00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:57,560
I did this tonight
523
00:35:58,600 --> 00:35:59,800
because I want
524
00:35:59,880 --> 00:36:01,480
you to come with me, General Gu.
525
00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:02,360
General!
526
00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:04,280
Stop!
527
00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:07,200
I don't want to kill him.
528
00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:10,520
In a while,
529
00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:12,360
I will send General Gu back.
530
00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:16,200
Before that, I hope the Baiwenhu Army
531
00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,360
won't do anything reckless.
532
00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:20,480
Otherwise,
533
00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:22,880
when General Gu returns,
534
00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:26,400
he won't return merely crippled.
535
00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:29,760
Are you aware of the consequences?
536
00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:54,880
Your Majesty. General Gu was attacked.
537
00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:35,880
Gu Yu is an old acquaintance of mine.
I came here
538
00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:38,400
to save Gu Yu.
539
00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:40,280
I underestimated the enemy.
540
00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:45,040
I should have
protected the general fiercely
541
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:47,120
and not left him.
542
00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:50,560
Given what the Huben Army did tonight,
543
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:54,640
Gu Yu wouldn't have been safe
544
00:37:57,280 --> 00:37:58,760
even if Xiao Wuyang were beside him.
545
00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:01,200
Don't worry.
546
00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:03,200
I have my own way
547
00:38:03,720 --> 00:38:04,760
of rescuing Gu Yu.
548
00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:07,040
Right now,
549
00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:09,320
the only place to hide Gu Yu
550
00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:12,840
is Hidden Soldier Alley.
551
00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:33,960
I wanted to meet His Majesty
552
00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:35,280
but seeing you suffices, Chancellor Gao.
553
00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:38,680
Hearing that Gu Yu was being attacked,
554
00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:39,760
His Majesty wanted to leave the palace
555
00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:41,760
but I stopped him.
556
00:38:42,760 --> 00:38:44,000
Well done.
557
00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:45,360
Just in case it's another trap.
558
00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:50,840
How's your injury?
559
00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:54,600
I'm fine.
560
00:38:55,720 --> 00:38:57,040
Qingyi has been captured
561
00:38:57,120 --> 00:38:58,360
and Liu Ziyan is dead.
562
00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:01,560
You fended off Huben alone. Well done.
563
00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:03,400
I didn't make the wrong choice
564
00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:04,920
by choosing you.
565
00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:07,320
But losing Gu Yu
566
00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:10,000
is a loss.
567
00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:14,440
The regional military commanders
enter the Capital next month.
568
00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:16,680
According to Gu Yu's plan,
569
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:20,000
he will first hand over
the military command of the Baiwenhu Army.
570
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:22,440
That act will also prompt
571
00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:24,280
the other commanders
to yield their command.
572
00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:27,440
Then, Yan Fengshan
573
00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:29,280
will have no one to ally with.
574
00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:32,440
It is a good move indeed.
575
00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:34,040
In that case,
576
00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,040
you need to make sure
577
00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:38,840
the move succeeds.
578
00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:41,000
You mustn't let Gu Yu defect,
579
00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:43,240
even if it means killing him.
580
00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:51,720
Chancellor Gao, you sure are devoted
581
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:54,480
to securing His Majesty's dynasty.
582
00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:58,480
But Chancellor Gao,
583
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:00,720
don't forget.
584
00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:03,640
Gu Yu is a general.
585
00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:06,160
When a soldier bleeds,
586
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:08,400
he will take revenge.
587
00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:12,440
He will never defect to the Huben Army.
588
00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:18,440
That's for the best.
589
00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:24,040
I am an old acquaintance of Gu Yu.
590
00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:26,800
If I'm going to rescue him,
I will protect him forever.
591
00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:29,960
But once the military
authority issue settles down,
592
00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:32,200
I hope you don't
593
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:35,200
abandon those who help you,
Chancellor Gao.
594
00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:40,080
Perhaps I will,
595
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:42,920
perhaps I won't.
596
00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:19,760
Nasty One.
597
00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:22,200
Nasty One!
598
00:41:24,240 --> 00:41:25,320
You're the nasty one.
599
00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:27,160
Collect the laundry.
600
00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:30,720
How annoying.
601
00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:32,480
I've noticed it now.
602
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:37,800
Life is just work upon work, without rest.
603
00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:40,880
What's wrong with you today?
604
00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:43,080
Weren't you all fired up a few days ago?
605
00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:44,520
Why so down all of a sudden?
606
00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:47,720
That was a few days ago.
607
00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:49,760
This is me right now.
608
00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:52,600
Perseverance is a virtue, young man.
609
00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:56,280
I'm leaving as well.
610
00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:02,560
Where are you going?
611
00:42:03,160 --> 00:42:04,560
Gu Yu has been taken by Huben.
612
00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:06,400
If I'm not mistaken,
613
00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:09,320
they will imprison him
at Hidden Soldier Alley.
614
00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:12,360
So, I need to infiltrate
Hidden Soldier Alley
615
00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:14,520
to rescue Gu Yu.