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[The Coffin of He Jingyuan, General of Loyalty of Great Yin]

[In Memoriam]

[In memory of He Jingyuan, Governor of Jizhou]

Rest in peace, General He!

Rest in peace, General He!

[In memory of He Jingyuan, Governor of Jizhou]

[In Memory of My Late Father, Xie Linshan]

General He...

rest in peace.

[Wei Qilin, Traitor of Great Yin]

Wei Qilin,

you despicable traitor!

That bastard Wei fled to escape his crimes back then.

He deserved to fall off that cliff

[Wei Qilin, Traitor of Great Yin]

and have his whole family die.

Served him right!

Served him right!

Served him right!

General He also died in battle yesterday.

Let's beat this bastard Wei together!

-Beat the bastard Wei! -Beat the bastard Wei!

-Beat the bastard Wei! -Beat the bastard Wei!

Burn him!

Send him down to apologize to the two generals!

[Wei Qilin, Traitor of Great Yin]

What are you doing?

You are that...

female general who killed Lord Changxin, right?

Yes, it's her.

-It's Mrs. Fan. -It's her.

It's Mrs. Fan!

Mrs. Fan, what are you doing?

We want to burn this bastard Wei.

He is not a bastard.

Mrs. Fan!

We admire that you, as a woman,

fearlessly killed Lord Changxin.

But why are you speaking up for Wei Qilin,

that traitor?

-I... -What do you mean?

Why are you defending Wei Qilin?

He's... He's not a traitor.

Today is the death anniversary of General Xie and General He.

By doing this,

you're making enemies

of the entire Jizhou Army and Yanzhou Army!

I am sorry, Generals.

-But he's really not like that... -Stop talking nonsense!

Enough!

-My Lord. -My Lord.

Let's go.

I haven't paid respect to General Xie yet.

I really want to do that.

If you speak up for the bastard Wei,

you are not worthy to pay respects to General Xie!

The Xie Army will never agree to it!

Yes!

Right!

We will never agree!

-Get out! -Get out!

-Fall in! -Get out!

My Lord, what are you...

My Lord, she just...

Xie Army, Yanzhou Army, listen to my command!

Kneel!

Generals,

rest in peace.

[In memory of He Jingyuan, Governor of Jizhou]

[In Memory of My Late Father, Xie Linshan]

[Pursuit of Jade]

[Episode 31]

Changyu.

Are you feeling better?

I, Fan Changyu,

pay my respects to Your Lordship.

What did you just

call me?

Your Lordship.

You thought for so long,

and that is all you came up with?

Your Lordship?

We really are distant.

Your Lordship, if you feel we're distant,

since we studied under the same master,

you may simply call me Junior.

Your Lordship, this is a restricted area,

and it is my boudoir.

Please behave yourself, Your Lordship.

I might know

what is bothering you.

But you should also know

that nothing in this world

can make us distant.

What if this matter is so serious

that you might not be able to be

the commander of the Yanzhou Army anymore?

Whether I am fit to be a commander

depends entirely on my own ability.

It has nothing to do with anyone or anything else.

Including you.

Your Lordship, are you saying

that everything in this world,

like military affairs,

is decided by you alone?

It's getting late.

I need to recover from my injuries.

Please leave, Your Lordship.

[Jinghe Gate]

Prime Minister Wei!

Prime Minister Wei!

Grand Tutor.

See?

When a man gets old,

his students become more headstrong

and can no longer be controlled.

This proposal concerns the military power of the Jizhou Army.

It is based on merit, with absolutely no bias.

I hope you won't take it to heart, Prime Minister Wei.

If you feel you are getting old, Grand Tutor,

you might learn from Grand Tutor Tao back then

and retire while it's still not too late.

To this day, the court and the public,

and even His Majesty,

remember only his good deeds.

It is better than refusing to retire at seventy,

flaunting your seniority,

and being unable to manage affairs.

He's still so arrogant?

General He fell in the Battle of Lucheng.

In his final memorial,

General He strongly recommended Li Huai'an as Discipline Inspector.

Now that the military power of Jizhou has fallen into other hands,

I'm afraid Wei Yan won't be arrogant for much longer.

As long as the Marquis of Wu'an is still stationed in Lucheng,

the military power won't fall to anyone else.

This is

where Wei Yan's confidence comes from.

[Qinwen Hall]

Mother,

I won't play the "Big Traitor" game anymore.

You are just children.

What do you know?

How many in this world

can truly distinguish

loyalty from treachery

and right from wrong?

Time to eat.

Alright! Let's go eat.

Father, Mother.

What happened exactly?

Come in.

Fan.

Boss.

-Fan. -Boss.

Generals,

what are you here for?

It's been days.

General Fan, can you drink now?

-Exactly. -We've been waiting for so many days.

We've wanted to celebrate for a while.

Right?

What General Fan?

You flatter me.

General Fan, you are a great general in our eyes.

You are the hero who killed Lord Changxin.

Recovering Chongzhou is just around the corner.

After that,

there won't be any battles left to fight.

-Right. -Yeah.

Let's drink.

Come on, Boss.

-Fan, let me fill your cup. -Come on.

Here, Fan.

Thank you, guys.

Cheers!

-Bottoms up. -Cheers.

Sister!

-Have some? -Sister.

Well... Lord Li wants to see you.

Let him in then.

That might... not be appropriate.

Sister, you'd better go out and take a look.

[Qinwen Hall]

Lord Li, what are you doing?

I am ashamed.

Today I came with thorned sticks to apologize to you.

My first sin is that

when the rebels attacked the city,

you were afraid I would act impulsively,

so you knocked me out.

I did not understand your good intentions,

and instead spoke harshly to you when you were seriously ill.

This was unjust of me.

My second sin is that

my dispute with you

caused others to misunderstand you

and damaged your reputation.

This was disrespectful of me.

Mrs. Fan,

please whip me with these thorned sticks.

Otherwise, I have no face to see you,

nor to see Lord He.

Lord Li, don't mind it.

Lord He treated me very well.

I can understand your situation at that time.

Please get up.

I am ashamed.

I didn't expect that, with so many years of experience in the Northwest,

my judgment would still fall short of yours.

You just lost composure out of concern.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

I knocked you out,

so I was wrong too.

One wrong cancels out the other.

Let's call it even.

Get up.

Eenie meenie miney moe,

[East Suburb of Qingping County]

catch a tiger by the toe.

I'll take this one.

No peeking.

I want the highest one.

Look at my Double Heaven card.

Look at my "Four Pairs of Candied Haws."

Look, did I win?

I won.

I won.

It was me who won.

-Who won? -Mr. Zhao, look.

Who won?

Double Heaven crushes them all,

like an emperor ruling everything.

Bao'er won this round.

Come on. One more round.

One more round. One more.

-Okay. Enough. -I'll take the Thunder card and blow you up.

I want the Empress card.

Come on.

Don't run.

They're with us.

[Grass Cottage]

Bao'er.

Changning.

Fairy Sister!

Mother, you're finally back.

I missed you so much.

I missed you too.

Manager Yu.

You're back?

It was Changyu

who had General Qi escort me back.

She said not a single person from Lin'an can be left behind.

I...

am from Lin'an, too.

Changyu is so capable.

She sent Changning, Bao'er, and me

back here before.

And now she's brought back another one.

I'm glad you're back.

One missing piece of this family is finally back.

Yes.

[Jizhou Government Office]

Why are you still here?

What?

Let's go!

Tell me now!

Sir, the Marquis of Wu'an said he was busy with military affairs

and couldn't come.

He told you not to wait.

Sir, if we don't read the imperial edict now,

we might miss the auspicious hour.

Fine.

Let's not wait for him then.

Well,

read the first two decrees first.

[Qinwen Hall]

Why did you drag me here?

I was stewing meat.

Hurry up.

What took you so long?

Why are there so many people?

You're here?

How long will reading the edicts take?

In the shadow puppet plays,

it only takes a little while.

I don't know why this is taking so long.

Yeah. Even at my grandfather's wake,

I didn't kneel this long.

I can't feel my knees now.

Get lost!

My stewed meat...

[Qinwu Hall]

Here come the Imperial Decrees!

[Qinwen Hall]

Soldiers, receive the decrees!

His Majesty decrees:

The rebels of Chongzhou

disrupted the realm of Great Yin

and oppressed the people.

He Jingyuan, Governor of Jizhou, valiantly upheld the state,

vanquished the rebels,

and perished heroically on the battlefield for his country.

Moved by his loyalty and merit,

His Majesty posthumously confers upon him

the title of General of Rectitude.

He shall be buried with state honors

to honor his loyalty and courage and console his heroic spirit.

Let this proclamation be known throughout the land.

[Qinwu Hall]

Li Huai'an, Martial Commandant of Jizhou,

remained calm in danger

and displayed great merit in defending the city.

He is hereby appointed Discipline Inspector of Jizhou

and rewarded, along with his subordinates,

with 200 taels of gold and 800 taels of silver.

Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty.

Soldier of Jizhou, Fan Changyu.

Fan Changyu!

Where did Fan go?

Fan Changyu!

I don't know.

Fan Changyu!

Soldier of Jizhou,

Fan Changyu,

killed Lord Changxin on the battlefield

and achieved remarkable merit.

She is hereby appointed Chief Commandant,

ranking junior fifth rank,

-and rewarded, along with her subordinates, -Fifth rank?

-with 100 taels of gold and 500 taels of silver. -Fifth rank!

Fifth rank!

[Qinwu Hall]

Considering that the Jizhou Army cannot go a single day without leadership,

Li Huaian, the Discipline Inspector, is appointed as the chief,

with Fan Changyu, the Chief Commandant, as his deputy,

to jointly command the forces of Jizhou

to stabilize the troops' morale.

Let this proclamation be made known,

that all concerned may take heed.

Discipline Inspector Li, please accept the decree on her behalf.

Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace.

Congratulations, Discipline Inspector Li.

Sir, you have traveled far.

The journey must have been exhausting.

If you don't mind,

please take a rest for now.

Please.

Please.

[Qinwen Hall]

-Congratulations! -Congratulations!

Boss is an official now.

-Great! -Fan is an official now!

Fan is an official now!

Chief Commandant!

Five hundred taels!

I have served in the palace for many years

but have never seen such unruly ruffian soldiers.

How did they

manage to defeat Lord Changxin?

Commandant Fan is over there!

-Come on. -Let's go.

-Let's go. -Let's go.

Commandant Fan.

Commandant Fan.

Commandant Fan,

we failed to recognize your greatness before.

Please forgive our offense.

-Sorry. -Sorry.

What did you call me?

Commandant Fan.

Fan!

Where is Fan?

Congratulations, Fan!

-Congratulations! -Congratulations, Sister!

You're an official now!

An official?

What official?

Chief Commandant.

Appointed by His Majesty.

Fifth rank.

Fifth rank.

They say since the founding of the dynasty,

there has never been a woman

who held such a high official position.

And another thing.

From now on, when the Magistrate sees you,

he has to kowtow three times first

before he is allowed to speak to you.

How prestigious!

Really?

Sister, you really are a female general now.

Following the Boss,

we'll live in luxury from now on!

Live in luxury?

We'll have whatever we want!

But remember,

we're riding on Fan's coattails.

Fan, I won't be called Jin Yuanbao anymore.

I'll be called Jin Changsheng.

The three of them are changing their names too.

Manshi.

Right.

Manjun, Mandan.

That's great.

I'm treating everyone to stewed meat today!

Come on.

Come on.

Let's help out.

-Come on! -Come on!

Sit down.

Go sit over there.

-Okay. -Okay.

Sister, let me get the bowls.

Boss, sit!

Here, let me fill your cups!

Here.

Take this over there.

Okay.

Here.

Thank you.

Okay.

Come on.

Come on.

No need for too much.

Two big bowls will be enough.

Take it over there.

Here.

Here, Generals.

Enjoy.

Such a big portion.

Enjoy!

Bottoms up!

Let me fill your cup.

Drink up!

Discipline Inspector Li, you must be very disappointed, aren't you?

You thought that now General He is gone,

the military power

would naturally fall to your Li family.

But unexpectedly, half of it was snatched away.

Such a trifle wouldn't disappoint me.

But you, Your Lordship.

The military power of Jizhou is so important.

Why was it handed to a young lady with neither experience

nor background?

Didn't you report her merits to the Imperial Court on your own accord?

This is the result.

I reported Mrs. Fan's merits

to protect her.

And I will certainly protect her well.

My wife

does not need an outsider like you to protect her.

Wife?

I remember Mrs. Fan married Yan Zheng back then,

not you, Xie Zheng.

Even if it were Yan Zheng,

you two have signed the Divorce Agreement.

Today, Mrs. Fan has no marital relationship with you.

Your Lordship, why deceive yourself?

Discipline Inspector Li, don't forget.

Your betrothal to the Princess Royal is settled.

Two-timing

is not the conduct of a gentleman.

Xie Qi has escorted Yu Qianqian safely.

But Grand Tutor Tao

insists on staying.

He just refuses to return to the capital

to resume his post.

If he doesn't go back,

I'm afraid His Majesty will be displeased.

What are you afraid of?

His Majesty has always been a fence-sitter,

looking for someone powerful to cling to.

Also,

the Imperial Court handing military power to Mrs. Fan

is likely the result of the struggle between Wei Yan and Grand Tutor Li.

These two

are keeping each other in check,

so they both decided to let go.

Fan Changyu poses no threat to them.

It's better than me taking the military power.

Li Huai'an thought he was being clever

but ended up being used by both sides.

These two old foxes.

Their scheming is so blatant

that we can sense it clearly even in Jizhou.

In this case,

Mrs. Fan is like a child holding gold

walking in a busy market.

She is in big trouble.

With me here,

she won't be in any trouble.

What do we do now?

With half the military power,

Mrs. Fan gets no benefit at all.

She's likely just a scapegoat.

The Grand Tutor will surely be displeased too.

Grandfather clearly wants to use Mrs. Fan

to disrupt the Wei faction's plans.

But it doesn't matter. We can beat them at their own game.

I, Li Huai'an,

can also become Mrs. Fan's backer.

My goodness.

Chief Commandant?

A reward of 100 taels of gold and 500 taels of silver?

Good heavens.

It's enough for Changyu and Changning to spend for a lifetime.

That's nothing.

Commandant Fan

has half the military power in Jizhou.

Young man,

when you go back,

tell our Changyu

that although she's been promoted to Commandant,

there is a saying among the people:

"A husband who shared your hardships should not be cast aside."

"A husband who shared your hardships"? It's "wife."

Don't interrupt.

When Changyu was having such a hard time,

it was Yan Zheng who was with her,

supporting her through it all.

Later, he was even conscripted because of her.

This bond

is unlike any other.

Tell her not to become like those heartless women

who turn their backs on their husbands once they get rich.

It's "heartless men."

Dear,

why do you keep

interrupting me?

Stop interrupting!

But you said it wrong,

and you won't let people correct you?

Mr. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao,

rest assured.

Changyu is not that kind of person.

I will definitely go back and tell Commandant Fan

and Mar...

My good brother.

Yan Zheng must return safely too.

A family ought to be all together.

Yes. Everyone in Lin'an is waiting for him.

I will surely

deliver your words to them.

[Knowledge is Boundless]

Your Highness, I didn't expect you

to travel all the way to the Northwest, enduring such hardship,

just for the Headmaster of Luyuan Academy.

We reached an agreement for his sake too.

Discipline Inspector Li, you stay in Jizhou

and refuse to return to the Capital.

Surely you aren't pining for a married woman?

Mrs. Fan and the Marquis of Wu'an are in a fake marriage.

Commandant Fan and I are comrades.

There's nothing improper between us.

The Headmaster and I once fought side by side.

What we have is a righteous comradeship.

Commandant Fan, you're here?

If there was nothing improper,

why are you so flustered?

You really care about your comrade.

Your Highness, please stop teasing me.

Mr. Gongsun.

You can't use the same trick to tease someone.

I didn't expect Your Highness and Discipline Inspector Li to be here.

Pardon my intrusion.

Wenkan.

The dressing has been changed.

Get plenty of rest these days.

I have things to do.

I'll take my leave.

Don't move. Count down from five.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Your Highness, I...

Her Highness doesn't want to see you.

Your Highness!

Please wait, Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Let me explain, Your Highness.

Stay away from the Princess Royal!

Your Highness!

Here's the thing, Your Highness!

-Close the door. -Let me explain.

Your Highness!

Are you leaving or not?

No.

If you don't go, I'll crush your foot.

Are you alright?

Let me see.

I-I'm fine.

I'm fine.

You deceived me again?

I just want to say a few words to you.

Your Highness, tell me,

do you have feelings for Li Huai'an...

Feelings? My foot!

Not only do I have no interest in him,

I have no interest in you either.

You came to find me just to say this?

Do you have nothing else to say?

Actually, I...

Headmaster Gongsun.

If you have no interest in me,

then do not come looking for me again.

[Knowledge is Boundless]

Oh, this mouth.

Why can't I say it at the crucial moment?

Come on, Sister!

Fan,

why are you so distracted today?

Should we keep going?

Yes.

Sorry, Lord Li.

Commandant Fan,

I came today to discuss something with you.

That matrilocal husband is annoying,

and Li Menkan...

is even more annoying.

Lord Li, please leave.

I am not in a good mood today.

As you've just been appointed Commandant,

you need to understand the local military situation quickly.

I hope this marked map can help you.

If there is anything you don't understand,

I am willing to explain it to you.

Someone really likes to take advantage of others' absence.

I guess our matrilocal husband is in trouble.

In that case,

thank you, Lord Li.

You can leave if you don't want to listen.

Not at all.

We certainly can't leave.

If we leave,

who will protect your reputation?

Great!

Time to eat?

It's such a great line!

It's getting late.

Let's call it a day.

I've been tied up with too many affairs recently.

I'm afraid I can't accompany you for the next few days.

However, I've hired the best teacher in Jizhou for you

as your advisor.

I believe you'll become more like a commandant.

Thank you, Lord Li.

A Stratagem Against the Enemy: Seize the Opportunity to Take the Sheep.

"You must exploit every small gap

[Knowledge is Boundless]

and seize even the tiniest gains."

I know this one.

It means if I see a villain's sheep,

I take it away in passing

and make a mutton soup with it.

That... that's kinda right.

And this one.

I know this one too.

Kill with a Borrowed Knife.

It means if I lose my blade on the battlefield,

I immediately borrow someone else's weapon

and hack those bastards to death.

You don't have to use your own strength.

You induce others

to eliminate the enemy for you.

This allows you to save your own strength.

Understood.

Then I definitely know this "Watch the Fire Burning Across the River."

Back in our town,

rich families

get to watch the fireworks up close.

But for us poor kids,

we can only watch from very,

very,

very,

very very far away.

It's... It's... It's...

It's not about fireworks.

This... this...

Next one.

Sir,

What does "Pointing at the Mulberry Tree and Scolding the Ghost" mean?

It's "Pointing at the Mulberry Tree but Scolding the Locust Tree"!

"For your kind correction..."

-What does "For..." -Changyu.

Sir.

How is the progress today?

Commandant Fan is exceptionally intelligent.

She learns by analogy.

She is truly talented.

You taught me well, Sir.

You flatter me.

Let's call it a day.

Farewell.

Sir, I've mastered Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Tomorrow, can you teach me

Sun Tzu's grandpa's art of war?

Farewell.

Sir!

Hurry up

and find another teacher.

Got it.

Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Liu.

My students

are the cream of the crop among generals.

Discipline Inspector Li, you can rest assured.

Don't worry.

Please.

Sir.

[Qinwen Hall]

[Knowledge is Boundless]

Sir, you...

She doesn't even know all the characters.

You should find someone better qualified.

Sir! Sir!

I really can't help you.

Farewell.

My Lord.

-This... -Keep searching.

Please rest assured, Discipline Inspector.

I teach everyone without discrimination.

[Knowledge is Boundless]

Sir.

Sir.

Even if I have to die of poverty,

I won't teach her anymore!

Sir! S-

There's no one who can't be taught.

I am not learned enough.

Please, Discipline Inspector Li, have mercy

and spare my life!

-Sir, get up! -Sir!

[Recruitment for a Good Teacher]

The student

isn't Commandant Fan, is she?

It is.

Sir!

[Jizhou Government Office]

My Lord.

Commandant Fan's reputation

has spread throughout the city.

I've raised the offer to 3 taels an hour.

[Recruitment for a Good Teacher]

Forget it.

I'll teach her myself.

[Three days later]

How did this happen?

Commandant Fan did it.

You're both still injured,

and you actually started sparring?

It's all internal injuries.

It's getting late.

Help me up.

I still have to go teach her.

You should rest.

Let's stop teaching Commandant Fan.

Learning the art of war

needs to be done step by step,

Right?

Learning the art of war?

It's the first time I've seen

someone get hurt just from teaching.

Lord Li?

Changyu.

Lord Li, please don't!

Lord Li.

Lord Li, I am truly sorry.

Maybe I should just learn slowly by myself.

Well,

my godfather is so formidable.

He even wanted to take me as a disciple at first.

Is it because he's getting old

and his eyes are failing him?

Mrs. Fan,

you surely possess great wisdom.

Grand Tutor Tao must have seen that in you.

I cannot compare to him.

I think so too.

Well,

should I ask my godfather to teach me?

Let's not torture the old man.

Why can't I learn it?

It seems I'm really not cut out for studying.

In the margins of the paragraphs,

I wrote notes in red.

Read them slowly when you have time.

"Though storm and darkness fill the sky

and the rooster crows without end,

now that I have met you—

how could my heart not rejoice?"

The meaning of this poem line

is that

amidst the dark, pouring rain,

the roosters crow in panic.

Yet, precisely in this chaotic moment,

I glance around,

and I catch sight of her.

It's like

pushing through the clouds,

and a beam of light falls upon you.

warm and radiant,

filling my heart with joy.

Why is it that when Yan Zheng taught me,

I could remember it?

I wonder what he's doing.