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[Legend of Zang Hai]

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[Episode 36]

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Everything is here, Miss Xiang.

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Where is Master Gao Ming?

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He went to buy horses.

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We have a lot of people and luggage.

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Not even three horse carriages can fit.

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I've dismissed the indentured

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maids and servants.

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I also gave them some extra money.

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I'm sure you don't mind, Mr. Zang.

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No one in the capital

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makes more money than you, Miss Xiang.

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In the future,

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we have to rely on you.

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Hai.

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Hai.

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Look who's here.

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Mr. Zhao.

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Sir.

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Zang Hai.

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Are you going to resign and leave the capital?

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I've submitted my resignation to the Cabinet.

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I plan to tell you

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after His Majesty approves.

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Are you free

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to talk with me now?

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A horse carriage

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can go left

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or right.

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Yet,

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the rein is in the coachman's hands.

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Sometimes, I think

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people are like these horses.

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They seem like they have a choice

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but in truth,

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it's out of their control.

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I rescued you back then

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and asked you to make your own decision.

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You chose revenge.

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However, I've been thinking all these years.

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Was I right

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to let a child

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make such a cruel choice?

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I owed you a debt of gratitude for saving me.

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You also asked my masters to take care of me, raise me,

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and let me get my revenge.

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I will never blame you.

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Yes.

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You've grown up gradually

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and have matured.

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Right now,

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your third enemy is dead.

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You can begin a new life now.

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I want you to make another decision.

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Sir, spare me some food.

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Sir, spare me some food.

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Sir.

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- Show some mercy. - Sir.

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- Have a heart. - Spare me some food.

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Sir.

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Sir, show some mercy.

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Have a heart, sir.

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Have a heart, sir.

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Sir.

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Spare me some food.

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Spare me some food.

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Spare some food, sir.

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Thank you, sir.

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Spare me some food.

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Be kind, sir.

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Thank you, sir.

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Thank you, sir.

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Thank you.

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- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.

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- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.

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- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.

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Thank you, sir.

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- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.

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- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.

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Thank you, sir.

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Thank you, sir.

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Take it for him.

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Thank you, sir.

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- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.

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We have food now.

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Quick. We have food now.

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After so many years,

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corrupt officials bled the Great Yong dry.

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The nine rivers flood every year.

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Imperial exams are mostly rigged.

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There are still people who starve to death

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under the Emperor's rule.

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What decision

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are you talking about?

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Do you still remember when you first entered the Marquis of Pingjin's Mansion

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and exchanged all the gifts you received

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into food for the starving people?

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Your father

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used to do the same as well.

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He would ask those who starved to work

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in exchange for food.

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Many of your seniors

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are orphans of refugees.

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They had no one to rely on since young

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and were raised by your father at his mansion.

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However,

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that was all he did.

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Do you still remember

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what I said to you

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when you came to my place

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to probe me back then?

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Before you can

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achieve what you set out to achieve,

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assume that you have achieved it.

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You mean...

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Your father could only save them for a while.

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Why not go further

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and save the people forever?

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From tomorrow onward,

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I will be the interim Chief Cabinet Secretary.

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You have the talent to be a great leader.

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If you want to do it,

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[Imperial Edict]
accept this edict to join the Cabinet

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and become an official in the imperial court.

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If you want to be free from now on,

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just reject it.

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Go and live the life that you want

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yet can't possess until now.

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[Imperial Edict]

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Let's go.

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Antu.

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I have a way.

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What is it?

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Resign.

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Let everyone know that we are leaving the capital

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and will not come back again.

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If the third enemy truly exists,

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he knows who I am

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and knows I have knowledge of the Gui Seal and bronze fish.

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Do you think he will let me go

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and allow me to leave freely?

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He will surely keep you by his side where he can see you

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and do everything to see

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whether you give the Gui Seal and bronze fish to the Emperor or not.

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He will make sure that you won't ruin the next step in his plan.

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He will even kill you

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when it's necessary.

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That's right.

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The person who doesn't want us to leave the most

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might be the third enemy.

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He asked me to stay in the capital

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and aid him in the Cabinet.

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Right now,

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he is the only one

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who has asked me to stay.

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What if he only appreciates you as a talent

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and it is all a coincidence?

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No matter what, I must give it a try.

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Not only will I see him every day

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after joining the Cabinet,

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but I will also have access to many confidential files.

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Whether it is him or not,

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I will find out the truth.

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Help me keep an eye

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on Master.

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If Zhao Bingwen is the third enemy,

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are we going to suspect

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Master Gao Ming as well?

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If my benefactor is truly the third enemy,

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Master

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might have been deceived as well.

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However, they share a genuine

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relationship.

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Whether it's my benefactor or Master,

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I can't show them my true self

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before the truth comes to light.

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Don't worry.

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I know what to do.

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Why is it always so hard

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to write the words Balance and Harmony?

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You taught me

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it must be without excess and deficiency.

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[Balance and Harmony]
Precision is hard to attain.

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The same goes for calligraphy as well.

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A gentleman

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is only a person of balance and harmony

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if they have the virtues of a gentry.

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To interpret it narrowly, it's the virtue of preserving life.

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To interpret it broadly, it's to deliver the people from suffering.

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That is why you asked Zang Hai to join the Cabinet

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and help you govern the empire and help the people.

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However...

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Zang Hai is still young.

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This is not where he excels.

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[One...]

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Is this your opinion

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or Zang Hai's opinion?

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Zang Hai admires and respects you a lot.

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This is merely my opinion.

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Are you hiding anything from me?

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I dare not.

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You should

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do your job well as a master.

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Don't let the past incident repeat itself.

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Have you found the bronze fish?

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Zang Hai is very cautious.

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I still can't take action.

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[One Must First Give Something Away]
It'll be too late if you don't act soon.

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I'm doing this for his own good.

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Getting him to stay in the capital and join the Cabinet

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is the only way to protect him.

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I will act as soon as possible.

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Mr. Zhao.

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Thanks to His Majesty's grace,

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I will take over as interim Chief Cabinet Secretary.

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I still need everyone's help

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regarding the Cabinet's matters.

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Please order us as you see fit, Mr. Zhao.

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Everyone is sad about what happened to the Shi family.

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Mr. Shi did his best to serve the Emperor.

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I hope all of you can follow his ambition

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and do your duty in the Cabinet

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to share His Majesty's burdens.

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Yes.

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His Majesty has approved Zang Hai's appointment to the Cabinet.

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In the future, he can participate in important matters of the imperial court.

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Zang Hai, you can enter the Cabinet's archive

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as you wish.

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Yes, Mr. Zhao.

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All right.

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Get ready for today's meeting.

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Zang Hai.

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If you need any help,

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come and ask me any time.

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There's no need to be so formal between us.

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Yes.

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Mr. Zhao,

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I have something to ask you.

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[Request Granted]

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[Deputy Chief Grand Secretary, Zhao Bingwen]

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[Deputy Chief Grand Secretary, Zhao Bingwen]

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I've gone through the draft opinions in the last few years.

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I realized most of them were drafted by Mr. Zhao.

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From what he wrote,

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his integrity and loyalty are infallible.

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In that case,

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not only does he not have any flaws,

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but the more you investigate,

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the more he seems like an official who cares about the empire and the people.

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Have we misunderstood him?

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I'm not sure

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if he wants to nurture me

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or learn about the whereabouts of my bronze fish.

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There must be a larger objective

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for him to put up an act for so long.

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Before you achieve

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what you set out to achieve,

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assume that you have achieved it.

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I must keep investigating.

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What comes next is a test of patience.

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[Landscape of Mount Yuren]

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Darn you, Xiang Antu.

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You've been ignoring me recently.

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What brought you here today?

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I'm here to see you today.

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Look.

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I brewed some premium flower tea for you.

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Try it.

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I even bought you some fragrance powder.

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Not bad.

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They are for you if you like them.

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That's more like it.

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How are you doing with Zang Hai recently?

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He just joined the Cabinet

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and is busy with court matters with your father every day.

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I can't even see him.

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I knew it.

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You only remember me

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when you can't hang out with him.

281
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This painting...

282
00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:07,733
Do you recognize this drawing?

283
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It belongs to my father.

284
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I've seen it since young.

285
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Of course, I recognize it.

286
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This is it.

287
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Why do you have this painting?

288
00:19:25,033 --> 00:19:26,733
This painting was in Shi Yiping's residence.

289
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Zang Hai requested it from the Emperor after his death.

290
00:19:30,167 --> 00:19:31,233
Why would Shi Yiping

291
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possess my father's painting?

292
00:19:35,667 --> 00:19:36,800
Whatever.

293
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Zang Hai is such a sweet person.

294
00:19:40,467 --> 00:19:41,700
He requested

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a painting of Dongxia from the Emperor for you

296
00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:44,933
so you won't feel homesick.

297
00:19:45,833 --> 00:19:46,433
That's right.

298
00:19:46,667 --> 00:19:47,767
He has no time to accompany me.

299
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He owes me this painting.

300
00:19:53,833 --> 00:19:54,633
All right.

301
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You shouldn't stay in your house all the time.

302
00:19:56,367 --> 00:19:57,467
Come and have fun with me outside.

303
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Mr. Zhao,

304
00:20:08,233 --> 00:20:11,133
I have something I don't understand. Please guide me.

305
00:20:14,500 --> 00:20:17,067
The documents submitted by the Ministry of Works recently

306
00:20:17,567 --> 00:20:20,100
were all rejected by the Cabinet.

307
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It's spring

308
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and many places suffer from floods.

309
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The Ministry of Works knows the damage it will cause

310
00:20:26,167 --> 00:20:27,233
and wants to improve the flood control system

311
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but for some reason...

312
00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:29,600
Zang Hai.

313
00:20:32,067 --> 00:20:33,000
In recent years,

314
00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:35,567
Yong's treasury has been drained.

315
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Even the Ministry of Rites

316
00:20:38,433 --> 00:20:41,667
struggled to organize the Spring Exam, let alone the Ministry of Works.

317
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If we keep allocating money to every ministry's needs,

318
00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:50,067
we're going to create a bigger problem.

319
00:20:52,267 --> 00:20:55,700
This problem must be dealt with from its roots.

320
00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,500
Are you talking about getting rid of corruption?

321
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That's right.

322
00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:01,967
The treasury's money

323
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has gone to the corrupt officials.

324
00:21:06,300 --> 00:21:07,633
It's no use no matter how much money you allocate.

325
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In the end, it's the problem of the law.

326
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A heavy punishment is needed

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to get rid of corruption.

328
00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:20,667
But doing this

329
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will bring the opposite effect.

330
00:21:25,633 --> 00:21:27,233
Zang Hai.

331
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If you can think of that,

332
00:21:38,167 --> 00:21:39,100
it's very good.

333
00:21:40,967 --> 00:21:42,933
This is also what I'm most worried about.

334
00:21:43,633 --> 00:21:45,367
The corruption culture in the imperial court

335
00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:47,800
happens mostly due to officials

336
00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,867
who can't feed their families with their meager salaries.

337
00:21:52,267 --> 00:21:55,800
If you don't want them to harm the common people,

338
00:21:56,433 --> 00:21:58,533
killing a few of them won't solve the problem.

339
00:22:00,867 --> 00:22:02,667
I've petitioned the Emperor

340
00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:05,900
to increase the salaries of all fifth-rank officials and above

341
00:22:06,633 --> 00:22:07,567
by 30%.

342
00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:13,133
This is the money

343
00:22:14,100 --> 00:22:17,533
that the imperial court must spend.

344
00:22:18,967 --> 00:22:20,100
One must have a roof above their head

345
00:22:20,267 --> 00:22:21,533
and a full tummy.

346
00:22:22,367 --> 00:22:23,900
Officials must be able to feed their families

347
00:22:24,233 --> 00:22:25,533
so they don't prey on the people.

348
00:22:27,033 --> 00:22:28,500
This is a good method indeed.

349
00:22:30,367 --> 00:22:30,933
However...

350
00:22:32,067 --> 00:22:33,133
shouldn't we start

351
00:22:33,133 --> 00:22:34,733
from those working closely with the people?

352
00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,767
If the treasury has a lot of money,

353
00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:39,800
I will surely do that.

354
00:22:40,733 --> 00:22:43,367
However, prioritizing the small officials

355
00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:46,100
over the powerful officials

356
00:22:48,567 --> 00:22:50,800
is not something even the Emperor can do.

357
00:22:56,033 --> 00:22:59,233
As the saying goes, "If one intends to take something,

358
00:23:00,300 --> 00:23:01,767
one must first give something away."

359
00:23:05,833 --> 00:23:07,367
You are involved in the imperial court now.

360
00:23:08,067 --> 00:23:11,333
You must remember this in the future.

361
00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:12,967
Yes.

362
00:23:13,667 --> 00:23:14,500
I will remember it.

363
00:23:21,367 --> 00:23:22,433
Tong'er came today

364
00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,667
and recognized the painting to be Mr. Zhao's.

365
00:23:24,967 --> 00:23:26,367
She even asked why the painting ended up in our place.

366
00:23:31,567 --> 00:23:32,533
It's his indeed.

367
00:23:33,067 --> 00:23:35,667
This is very suspicious indeed.

368
00:23:40,567 --> 00:23:42,433
I've never lied to Tong'er before.

369
00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:44,333
I didn't tell her the truth today

370
00:23:45,067 --> 00:23:46,367
and I feel a little guilty.

371
00:23:46,833 --> 00:23:48,100
She is my best friend.

372
00:23:49,667 --> 00:23:52,000
I really hope Mr. Zhao is just your benefactor

373
00:23:52,500 --> 00:23:53,533
and not your enemy.

374
00:24:13,367 --> 00:24:13,967
Tong'er.

375
00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:16,300
Father.

376
00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:19,500
What are you looking for?

377
00:24:20,833 --> 00:24:21,367
Father.

378
00:24:21,767 --> 00:24:24,500
Did you give Shi Yiping this painting?

379
00:24:26,633 --> 00:24:27,500
Which painting?

380
00:24:28,567 --> 00:24:29,867
The "Landscape of Mount Yuren" painting

381
00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:31,800
that was kept here previously.

382
00:24:33,500 --> 00:24:34,367
That painting?

383
00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:37,433
Previously,

384
00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,467
I went to visit the Shi residence

385
00:24:40,833 --> 00:24:42,067
with my colleagues

386
00:24:42,233 --> 00:24:44,800
for a so-called painting and calligraphy appreciation session.

387
00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,433
I brought this painting with me without much thought.

388
00:24:49,233 --> 00:24:51,500
To my surprise, he loved it.

389
00:24:51,967 --> 00:24:53,000
He forced me to give it to him

390
00:24:53,300 --> 00:24:54,333
so I did.

391
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:56,867
I went to hang out with Antu today

392
00:24:57,500 --> 00:24:59,133
and saw this painting at her place.

393
00:24:59,567 --> 00:25:01,000
I thought I was mistaken

394
00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:02,867
but when I came back and looked for it,

395
00:25:03,633 --> 00:25:04,233
the painting was indeed yours.

396
00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:09,133
This painting should belong to the imperial court

397
00:25:09,900 --> 00:25:11,000
now that Shi Residence was seized

398
00:25:12,500 --> 00:25:14,400
following Shi Yiping's death.

399
00:25:15,933 --> 00:25:17,133
How come she possesses the painting?

400
00:25:19,867 --> 00:25:20,600
She said

401
00:25:21,100 --> 00:25:23,567
Zang Hai purposely asked the Emperor for it

402
00:25:23,967 --> 00:25:25,433
to be given to her as a gift

403
00:25:25,667 --> 00:25:26,800
because it was a painting of Dongxia.

404
00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:31,033
I see.

405
00:25:33,133 --> 00:25:33,667
Tong'er.

406
00:25:35,467 --> 00:25:36,400
Sit with me for a while.

407
00:25:45,467 --> 00:25:47,267
Since your mother passed away,

408
00:25:49,067 --> 00:25:52,033
both of us have been relying on each other

409
00:25:52,533 --> 00:25:53,967
so I allowed you

410
00:25:55,900 --> 00:25:58,867
to go to Zhen Tower as a man

411
00:25:59,767 --> 00:26:01,133
to tell stories.

412
00:26:02,333 --> 00:26:03,200
Right now,

413
00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:06,633
you are no longer a child.

414
00:26:08,167 --> 00:26:09,700
It's time to act your age.

415
00:26:10,267 --> 00:26:11,133
But I enjoy

416
00:26:11,167 --> 00:26:12,867
reading and telling stories.

417
00:26:15,700 --> 00:26:16,767
You've been rebellious

418
00:26:17,900 --> 00:26:19,767
since your childhood

419
00:26:20,267 --> 00:26:21,567
because I've always doted on you.

420
00:26:22,100 --> 00:26:24,967
You do things without caring about the consequences.

421
00:26:25,267 --> 00:26:26,900
You will regret it one day.

422
00:26:27,533 --> 00:26:28,333
Father.

423
00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:30,833
Zhen Tower is gone now.

424
00:26:31,333 --> 00:26:34,333
You should cease thinking about telling and reading stories anymore.

425
00:26:34,867 --> 00:26:35,667
From now on,

426
00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:38,867
you should stay home and accompany me more.

427
00:26:42,467 --> 00:26:43,000
Master.

428
00:26:46,967 --> 00:26:48,000
I'm going to work.

429
00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:50,467
Go back and rest.

430
00:27:13,867 --> 00:27:14,467
Zhao Geng.

431
00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:16,033
Yes, Master.

432
00:27:16,767 --> 00:27:18,200
Tong'er is a lady now.

433
00:27:21,467 --> 00:27:22,633
When she goes out in the future,

434
00:27:24,067 --> 00:27:25,467
assign a few men to follow her

435
00:27:26,633 --> 00:27:27,833
in case anything happens to her.

436
00:27:28,233 --> 00:27:28,733
Yes.

437
00:27:47,500 --> 00:27:50,033
Mr. Zang, it's late.

438
00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,333
Our work is endless.

439
00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:53,533
Continue tomorrow.

440
00:27:54,033 --> 00:27:56,133
I still have work to do from the Ministry of Works

441
00:27:56,300 --> 00:27:57,067
and Imperial Astronomical Bureau tomorrow.

442
00:27:57,900 --> 00:28:00,033
Mr. Shi used to reprimand me in the past

443
00:28:00,133 --> 00:28:02,067
for being lazy and carefree.

444
00:28:02,700 --> 00:28:04,133
If he sees you now,

445
00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,133
he will surely appreciate you.

446
00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:08,967
I'll be going back.

447
00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:16,200
What a pity.

448
00:28:16,867 --> 00:28:17,967
I joined the Cabinet too late.

449
00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:20,667
Otherwise, I could learn from Mr. Shi.

450
00:28:21,467 --> 00:28:22,533
Having a superior

451
00:28:22,833 --> 00:28:23,900
who keeps giving me reminders

452
00:28:23,967 --> 00:28:26,000
in political affairs

453
00:28:26,500 --> 00:28:27,233
is a lucky thing.

454
00:28:27,867 --> 00:28:29,800
You are different

455
00:28:30,267 --> 00:28:31,400
from what I imagined.

456
00:28:34,733 --> 00:28:35,667
What do you mean?

457
00:28:37,633 --> 00:28:38,400
Mr. Zang,

458
00:28:38,733 --> 00:28:41,267
you served Zhuang Luyin in the past.

459
00:28:42,267 --> 00:28:43,867
You became an official through recommendation.

460
00:28:44,367 --> 00:28:48,000
However, you caused a mess in the imperial court.

461
00:28:48,467 --> 00:28:50,033
In Mr. Shi's opinion,

462
00:28:50,367 --> 00:28:51,367
you broke

463
00:28:51,633 --> 00:28:53,833
the balance he spent his whole life maintaining.

464
00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:54,900
Balance?

465
00:28:56,700 --> 00:28:57,533
But didn't Mr. Shi

466
00:28:58,067 --> 00:29:00,233
turn a blind eye

467
00:29:00,733 --> 00:29:01,800
on what Cao Jingxian did?

468
00:29:02,967 --> 00:29:05,333
Cao Jingxian and Zhuang Luyin

469
00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:08,800
were two authoritative figures no one would dare offend.

470
00:29:09,300 --> 00:29:10,633
Mr. Shi has been going against them

471
00:29:10,767 --> 00:29:12,233
by leading the Cabinet.

472
00:29:12,533 --> 00:29:14,067
Both of them are dead now.

473
00:29:14,833 --> 00:29:17,867
Unfortunately, Mr. Shi passed away as well.

474
00:29:20,100 --> 00:29:21,700
However, rumors in the capital are saying

475
00:29:22,167 --> 00:29:24,967
that Mr. Shi was close to Cao Jingxian.

476
00:29:25,967 --> 00:29:27,067
However, he was killed

477
00:29:27,300 --> 00:29:29,800
by Cao Jingxian's surveillance officers.

478
00:29:30,567 --> 00:29:33,200
They say both of them had a falling out

479
00:29:33,533 --> 00:29:34,467
and turned against each other.

480
00:29:34,533 --> 00:29:35,200
Impossible.

481
00:29:35,467 --> 00:29:36,233
I don't believe it.

482
00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:38,567
Mr. Shi was my superior for many years.

483
00:29:38,967 --> 00:29:39,767
I know him

484
00:29:39,767 --> 00:29:40,633
very well.

485
00:29:41,267 --> 00:29:41,867
Mr. Zang,

486
00:29:42,267 --> 00:29:43,233
let me show you something.

487
00:29:52,867 --> 00:29:54,533
This is the name list of Yong's officials.

488
00:29:54,700 --> 00:29:56,133
Mr. Shi gave it to me back then.

489
00:29:56,700 --> 00:29:58,133
He started writing this name list

490
00:29:58,133 --> 00:29:59,667
when he was the Vice Minister of Personnel.

491
00:30:03,933 --> 00:30:05,200
Everyone said Mr. Shi

492
00:30:05,833 --> 00:30:06,967
remembered every official of Yong

493
00:30:07,167 --> 00:30:09,133
when he was the Vice Minister of Personnel.

494
00:30:10,533 --> 00:30:12,467
I suppose good memory still has to make way

495
00:30:12,667 --> 00:30:13,600
for note-taking.

496
00:30:14,500 --> 00:30:15,367
Before the New Year,

497
00:30:15,633 --> 00:30:17,033
Mr. Shi saw I was busy working

498
00:30:17,033 --> 00:30:17,967
[Zhuang Luyin, the 19th Year of Zhenshun era, Dead]

499
00:30:17,967 --> 00:30:19,467
and gave me this name list.

500
00:30:20,133 --> 00:30:22,533
The name list has always been kept at the Cabinet

501
00:30:22,867 --> 00:30:23,900
with no one to retrieve it.

502
00:30:25,933 --> 00:30:29,000
[Cao Jingxian, Lu Min]

503
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:31,200
Lu Min?

504
00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,967
[Cao Jingxian, Lu Min]

505
00:30:37,267 --> 00:30:38,233
Lu Min...

506
00:30:39,700 --> 00:30:41,000
I noticed this before.

507
00:30:41,900 --> 00:30:44,133
This should be Cao Jingxian's name before he entered the palace.

508
00:30:45,367 --> 00:30:46,833
All his foster sons have the Lu surname.

509
00:30:48,300 --> 00:30:50,767
He just couldn't give up on passing his lineage.

510
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:08,933
Sir.

511
00:31:10,267 --> 00:31:12,933
I didn't know you were coming.

512
00:31:13,567 --> 00:31:15,367
Sorry for the poor reception.

513
00:31:16,533 --> 00:31:17,033
Sit.

514
00:31:18,267 --> 00:31:19,433
Thank you, sir.

515
00:31:21,067 --> 00:31:21,800
You may leave.

516
00:31:30,300 --> 00:31:31,333
Are you the eunuch, Mr. Liu?

517
00:31:32,100 --> 00:31:33,467
Yes.

518
00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,767
You were the one who taught the new eunuchs

519
00:31:38,633 --> 00:31:39,900
the rules in the past.

520
00:31:41,167 --> 00:31:42,233
I want to ask you about someone.

521
00:31:42,633 --> 00:31:43,733
If I know something,

522
00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:46,433
I will tell you honestly.

523
00:31:47,667 --> 00:31:48,433
Lu Min.

524
00:31:49,567 --> 00:31:50,300
Lu Min?

525
00:31:51,967 --> 00:31:53,467
Lu Min...

526
00:31:56,567 --> 00:31:57,300
I remember.

527
00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,033
Do you still remember?

528
00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:00,967
I do.

529
00:32:01,467 --> 00:32:02,667
He wasn't castrated

530
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,933
when he entered the palace.

531
00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:08,267
He never had manhood

532
00:32:09,267 --> 00:32:11,333
to begin with.

533
00:32:11,833 --> 00:32:14,167
He castrated himself.

534
00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,100
There are many rules and forms of etiquette in the palace.

535
00:32:27,867 --> 00:32:30,033
Those who graduated here

536
00:32:31,033 --> 00:32:34,167
can have a chance of becoming a eunuch at the inner palace.

537
00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,333
Lu Min was hardworking

538
00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:38,933
and liked to study.

539
00:32:39,533 --> 00:32:40,733
It didn't take long for him

540
00:32:41,267 --> 00:32:44,267
to learn most of the skills

541
00:32:44,733 --> 00:32:47,567
from veterans like us.

542
00:32:49,067 --> 00:32:51,333
When it was time for him

543
00:32:51,767 --> 00:32:53,300
to change his name and enter the palace,

544
00:32:53,967 --> 00:32:54,533
he was

545
00:32:55,067 --> 00:32:58,333
more capable than the eunuch,

546
00:32:58,767 --> 00:33:00,433
several years his senior.

547
00:33:01,267 --> 00:33:03,033
What did he change his name into later?

548
00:33:04,433 --> 00:33:06,800
I don't remember.

549
00:33:07,467 --> 00:33:08,567
I remember

550
00:33:08,867 --> 00:33:13,800
he went to work at the Imperial Stables Directorate.

551
00:33:14,433 --> 00:33:16,533
Lu Min was educated

552
00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:17,967
and he could read.

553
00:33:18,167 --> 00:33:20,933
He spoke in a formal and elegant way.

554
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:22,567
He used to say

555
00:33:23,067 --> 00:33:24,733
that he shouldn't become a eunuch.

556
00:33:25,300 --> 00:33:26,933
He said if he participated in an exam,

557
00:33:27,233 --> 00:33:28,933
he would surely become a highly-ranked official.

558
00:33:29,433 --> 00:33:30,767
He told me

559
00:33:31,167 --> 00:33:34,433
he used to study in the best academy in the capital.

560
00:33:35,233 --> 00:33:38,033
He studied at the Academy of Yong.

561
00:33:49,767 --> 00:33:50,300
Sir.

562
00:33:51,467 --> 00:33:53,700
All the original documents and files

563
00:33:53,900 --> 00:33:55,933
since the establishment of the Academy of Yong

564
00:33:56,067 --> 00:33:57,700
are stored here.

565
00:33:59,067 --> 00:33:59,800
You may leave.

566
00:34:00,233 --> 00:34:01,233
I can search for it myself.

567
00:34:01,667 --> 00:34:02,167
Yes.

568
00:34:30,700 --> 00:34:31,567
[Books and Sutras]

569
00:35:08,667 --> 00:35:10,033
[15th Year of Wuhe]

570
00:35:21,767 --> 00:35:27,700
[Academy Student Name List]

571
00:35:29,867 --> 00:35:35,867
[Lu Min]

572
00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:37,933
[Zhuang Luyin]

573
00:35:42,267 --> 00:35:47,700
[Zhao Bingwen]

574
00:36:17,033 --> 00:36:17,733
Master.

575
00:36:18,900 --> 00:36:19,600
You're back?

576
00:36:20,300 --> 00:36:21,267
We are having Fried Bean Sauce Noodles tonight.

577
00:36:21,467 --> 00:36:22,400
Wait for a while.

578
00:36:24,067 --> 00:36:25,400
I'm too tired today

579
00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:26,600
and don't have an appetite.

580
00:36:26,900 --> 00:36:27,833
I want to rest for a while.

581
00:36:28,467 --> 00:36:29,467
The Cabinet

582
00:36:29,933 --> 00:36:31,600
is a difficult place to be.

583
00:36:32,067 --> 00:36:32,833
Seriously.

584
00:36:33,367 --> 00:36:34,533
You hold three positions at once.

585
00:36:34,867 --> 00:36:36,267
There are too many things you need to do.

586
00:36:36,700 --> 00:36:37,867
I feel exhausted for you already.

587
00:36:38,700 --> 00:36:40,267
All of these responsibilities

588
00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:41,867
are too many

589
00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:43,633
and too heavy for me.

590
00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:48,767
Why don't I tell Bingwen

591
00:36:50,167 --> 00:36:51,867
and ask him to relieve you of your burden?

592
00:36:52,167 --> 00:36:53,067
I'll think about it.

593
00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:54,833
Once I think it through,

594
00:36:55,367 --> 00:36:56,233
I'll tell him myself.

595
00:36:57,400 --> 00:36:58,033
Hai.

596
00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,400
You're like a stranger to me now.

597
00:37:05,500 --> 00:37:07,467
You won't even chat with me.

598
00:37:08,967 --> 00:37:10,267
Have you forgotten about me

599
00:37:10,333 --> 00:37:11,300
after you have Miss Xiang?

600
00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:15,867
When you put it like that,

601
00:37:16,667 --> 00:37:17,400
I have no choice

602
00:37:17,700 --> 00:37:19,467
but to chat with you.

603
00:37:21,333 --> 00:37:22,267
That's more like it.

604
00:37:23,867 --> 00:37:24,400
Peel the garlic.

605
00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:28,967
Master,

606
00:37:29,767 --> 00:37:31,767
do you still remember when you asked me

607
00:37:32,367 --> 00:37:33,600
what kind of life I would want to live

608
00:37:33,933 --> 00:37:35,233
after getting my revenge?

609
00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:38,967
I couldn't answer you back then.

610
00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:41,400
You also told me

611
00:37:42,167 --> 00:37:43,633
the day would come soon.

612
00:37:46,700 --> 00:37:48,067
You were right.

613
00:37:50,467 --> 00:37:52,000
I've made my choice

614
00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:56,300
and I'm still an official with my benefactor.

615
00:37:58,700 --> 00:37:59,633
But I want to know

616
00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:01,300
your answer.

617
00:38:02,700 --> 00:38:03,367
Me?

618
00:38:06,167 --> 00:38:07,600
My benefactor asked you

619
00:38:07,933 --> 00:38:08,800
to aid me in my revenge.

620
00:38:09,733 --> 00:38:10,867
Now that I've taken my revenge,

621
00:38:11,367 --> 00:38:12,867
haven't you thought about

622
00:38:13,300 --> 00:38:14,600
what you want to do?

623
00:38:26,167 --> 00:38:28,300
Are you calling me useless now?

624
00:38:29,967 --> 00:38:31,300
Since you're in the Cabinet now,

625
00:38:31,667 --> 00:38:33,400
you no longer need the things I taught you.

626
00:38:33,867 --> 00:38:34,967
That's not what I mean.

627
00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:37,900
I know that's not what you meant.

628
00:38:38,467 --> 00:38:39,967
I was just teasing you.

629
00:38:45,100 --> 00:38:45,800
Do you really want to know?

630
00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:00,433
Royal silver.

631
00:39:03,467 --> 00:39:03,967
Master,

632
00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:06,800
do you still remember the time when you took me

633
00:39:06,900 --> 00:39:08,400
to trick a corrupt official when I was young?

634
00:39:08,967 --> 00:39:09,967
I remember.

635
00:39:10,700 --> 00:39:11,433
Look.

636
00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:12,967
I have

637
00:39:14,167 --> 00:39:16,067
gotten the newly minted royal silver now.

638
00:39:19,367 --> 00:39:21,067
Look how much you've achieved.

639
00:39:21,767 --> 00:39:23,300
The royal silver I used back then

640
00:39:23,367 --> 00:39:25,067
was the tuition fee I received from your benefactor.

641
00:39:26,067 --> 00:39:26,667
Yet,

642
00:39:27,033 --> 00:39:28,433
I spent all of it in the first lesson.

643
00:39:32,033 --> 00:39:34,167
You are good at pretending to be an official.

644
00:39:34,767 --> 00:39:37,367
Did you learn it from my benefactor?

645
00:39:38,367 --> 00:39:40,400
Why don't you become an official?

646
00:39:41,733 --> 00:39:42,667
That won't do.

647
00:39:44,167 --> 00:39:45,967
I'm just a fraud.

648
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:48,033
I'll be exposed if I become an official.

649
00:39:53,100 --> 00:39:53,967
I don't think so.

650
00:40:00,667 --> 00:40:01,633
As a person,

651
00:40:02,667 --> 00:40:03,867
we don't need to live

652
00:40:03,933 --> 00:40:05,900
for a certain goal.

653
00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:07,867
Living our days

654
00:40:08,333 --> 00:40:09,867
with people we care about by our side,

655
00:40:10,067 --> 00:40:11,033
doesn't it sound good?

656
00:40:11,700 --> 00:40:12,633
You are in the capital

657
00:40:12,933 --> 00:40:14,233
and your benefactor is also in the capital.

658
00:40:14,900 --> 00:40:16,233
Where else can I go?

659
00:40:16,933 --> 00:40:18,767
I'll just serve you

660
00:40:19,467 --> 00:40:20,267
and become a cook.

661
00:40:21,267 --> 00:40:23,233
If I can't teach you anything else,

662
00:40:23,567 --> 00:40:25,400
I'll feed you instead.

663
00:40:34,767 --> 00:40:36,167
You used to tell me

664
00:40:37,367 --> 00:40:38,633
that no matter how capable I was,

665
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:40,300
I still wouldn't surpass you.

666
00:40:47,500 --> 00:40:48,267
Enough.

667
00:40:48,567 --> 00:40:49,567
You've been busy the whole day.

668
00:40:50,267 --> 00:40:50,967
Go inside your room and sleep.

669
00:40:51,633 --> 00:40:52,933
I'll slowly make these noodles.

670
00:40:52,933 --> 00:40:54,233
You can eat them when you wake up.

671
00:40:54,700 --> 00:40:55,667
I won't need to wake you up.

672
00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:58,867
The smell of the noodles will do just that.

673
00:40:59,733 --> 00:41:00,233
Go on.

674
00:41:08,033 --> 00:41:08,567
Sure.

675
00:41:45,767 --> 00:41:46,767
Mr. Zhao.

676
00:41:48,533 --> 00:41:49,200
My benefactor.

677
00:41:51,367 --> 00:41:52,600
My third enemy.

678
00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:57,600
I used to think my obsession

679
00:41:58,767 --> 00:42:00,500
with vengeance

680
00:42:00,933 --> 00:42:02,367
compelled me to keep investigating

681
00:42:05,367 --> 00:42:08,367
until the truth came out.

682
00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:12,933
Have you thought about what you are going to do?

683
00:42:13,467 --> 00:42:14,933
Should you tell the Emperor directly?

684
00:42:15,467 --> 00:42:16,033
No.

685
00:42:16,700 --> 00:42:18,167
I've hidden the bronze fish as well.

686
00:42:18,667 --> 00:42:20,200
We can't go through the Emperor anymore.

687
00:42:21,633 --> 00:42:23,033
We must deal with it ourselves.

688
00:42:29,833 --> 00:42:31,567
Since I've chosen this path,

689
00:42:33,567 --> 00:42:35,267
I have to see through it until the end.

690
00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:36,700
All right.

691
00:42:37,633 --> 00:42:38,567
Move forward

692
00:42:39,233 --> 00:42:41,667
for your past and current self.

693
00:42:44,100 --> 00:42:44,700
Antu.

694
00:42:45,567 --> 00:42:46,433
Make some preparations.

695
00:42:47,067 --> 00:42:48,967
I want to invite Zhao Bingwen to my residence

696
00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:52,033
and confront him.

697
00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:26,533
♪Conceal the ambition in my eyes♪

698
00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:35,633
♪In my palm, I hold a dangerous desire♪

699
00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:38,967
♪Turbulent waves hidden in my sleeves♪

700
00:43:39,567 --> 00:43:42,267
♪Silent thunder echoes around♪

701
00:43:42,567 --> 00:43:44,533
♪However cunning you are♪

702
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,067
♪I can see♪

703
00:43:48,800 --> 00:43:50,933
♪Right through you♪

704
00:43:57,267 --> 00:44:04,333
♪Schemes are my armor♪

705
00:44:04,467 --> 00:44:09,933
♪Overt plans are my weapons♪

706
00:44:11,467 --> 00:44:14,200
♪With restrained fury♪

707
00:44:14,867 --> 00:44:17,567
♪I purge the world's corruption♪

708
00:44:17,767 --> 00:44:19,800
♪The night is not dark♪

709
00:44:20,267 --> 00:44:22,367
♪Because♪

710
00:44:23,467 --> 00:44:28,967
♪My heart burns bright♪

711
00:44:31,767 --> 00:44:35,033
♪I control the shifting clouds♪

712
00:44:35,233 --> 00:44:37,800
♪I command the falling rain♪

713
00:44:37,967 --> 00:44:40,333
♪The compass of the human soul is unpredictable♪

714
00:44:40,433 --> 00:44:45,233
♪There will always be ups and downs♪

715
00:44:45,733 --> 00:44:49,033
♪I hold the power of life and death♪

716
00:44:49,233 --> 00:44:51,800
♪I grant and I take away♪

717
00:44:51,933 --> 00:44:55,467
♪When faith burns like the scorching sun♪

718
00:44:55,533 --> 00:44:59,000
♪I will sing aloud with you♪

719
00:44:59,133 --> 00:45:02,367
♪I am the sowing season♪

720
00:45:02,467 --> 00:45:05,767
♪I am the autumn harvest♪

721
00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:08,167
♪I am the world♪

722
00:45:08,367 --> 00:45:11,933
♪I am the people♪

723
00:45:13,133 --> 00:45:16,200
♪And you are also me♪