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Jin Liu!
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Last time, he did it first.
This time, you should go first
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- No… - Hold on!
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Since he went first last time,
let's also start with him this time
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Mr. Wang, I don't think that's fair
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- Unfair! - Unfair…
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This is my order!
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Since you think it's unfair,
let's stop trying this case!
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Sir, I never lie
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I always believe that God is seeing and protecting us
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I'd like to wash first!
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Good! Looks like you are honest
about what you say. Then you go first
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- Nice! - Nice!
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Jin Liu, it's your turn now
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Get up!
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- I need two men to take him to the pot.
- No! No…
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Sir! No! Please don't!
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I confess! Everything I said was a lie!
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I was lying! Sir!
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I confess! I confess, sir!
I've been lying to you the whole time!
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It's a lie! Sir!
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You damn brat! Kneel!
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You piss me off!
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Tell me! How can I explain it to the Empress Dowager?
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I thought the old guy and his daughter
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were both killed!
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I never expect them to be found
and harbored by someone!
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You… You! I don't even know
how to scold you
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They just played such a little trick
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and you were easily deceived!
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But I saw him rolling on the board full of embedded nails with my own eyes!
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Jugglers all know how to play this trick
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As Dongfang Shuo told me before
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when the four sheet-pullers
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tightened the sheet
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people would be fine lying on it
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But once they let go
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the man would be lying directly on that board of nails
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Of course, he would be
stabbed and injured!
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Then… Then that pot of boiling oil can't be fake!
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That's even easier
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Dongfang Shuo told me there was only a thin layer of oil on top
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Underneath was all vinegar
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The vinegar would boil with a little heat
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In fact, the liquid in that pot
was not hot at all!
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Even the blind can tell
what happened today
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They just wanted to find a scapegoat to help Jin Wuzi escape!
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If the Emperor doesn't kill
Jin Wuzi this time
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we'll still cut him into pieces to avenge Senior Li's death!
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Master!
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Master, Dongfang Shuo requested to meet you
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Dongfang Shuo?
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Why is he here at this point?
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Master, Dongfang Shuo is the Emperor's most trusted sidekick
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We can just take him hostage
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and force the Emperor to kill Jin Wuzi!
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Then we can avenge Senior Li's death!
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- Yes! - Exactly! - Who dares to
take Dongfang Shuo hostage?
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Madam Luo
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Darling, they were just venting their anger
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Who told you that
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Dongfang Shuo came here to speak up for Jin Wuzi?
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- Invite him in. - Yes, Master
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Listen, you guys.
No one moves or talks nonsense
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- until we figure things out. Got it?
- Yes, Madam!
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Sir, how are you doing lately?
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Not dead yet
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What's going on?
What's with your long faces?
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I'm just an ordinary civilian
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who's no match for you, Mr. Dongfang, the Emperor's trusted sidekick
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You're glowing and smiling all the time, of course
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Sir, what on earth is going on?
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As the saying goes, everyone who comes is a guest
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Not to mention that we're old friends
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Well, I came all the way here
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while you didn't offer me either tea or a seat. Um, right?
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- Set a seat for Mr. Dongfang.
- Thank you, sir
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Please
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- Mr. Dongfang, please take your seat!
- Thank you so much
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Dongfang Shuo, you've condescended to visit my place
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for the sake of
the Emperor's nephew, right?
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You mean Jin Wuzi?
Zhang Tang will deal with him
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Then what do you want from me here?
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Sir, the Xiongnu launched an attack on our border recently
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Wei Qing and Gan Fu
have led the army to the battlefield
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- Have you heard of this? - Sure
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I received a secret letter from Wei Qing
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saying that the Xiongnu cavalry
was so fierce
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and he was worried about our lack of military power
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I'd like to ask you to go and help them in secret
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Of course, this is not His Majesty's order
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It's just my private request
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Be it His Majesty's order or your private request, it means nothing to me
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Why?
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Because the Emperor is unfair
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What do you mean?
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If he were really a good and just emperor
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he should have killed Jin Wuzi
for Li Weihu's death
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I see. What you're saying is that
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you'll lead your disciples to the front
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as long as His Majesty executes Jin Wuzi
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Of course. But can he kill his nephew?
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Anything can happen in this world
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The Emperor is different from the civilians
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He doesn't abide by
the rules of the unwashed
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What if His Majesty does it this time?
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What if he also complies with the rules of the common people
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and really kills that Jing Wui?
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Then I'll do as you say and lead my men to the front
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Good! Sir, so long as
you cooperate with me
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On that day
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all you need to do is bring your disciples
to the execution ground
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- and cheer His Majesty on?
- What do you mean?
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His Majesty will come with the Empress Dowager for sure
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On that day, you guys just make a fuss around the execution ground
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Firstly, you can force the Empress Dowager this way
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Secondly, it's to give
His Majesty a way out
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Once I give the order,
a thousand men will be right there
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Then it's a deal!
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Madam Luo?
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Madam Luo
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Madam Luo!
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Madam Luo
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Do you want to leverage
Jing Kui as a stone
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to force the Emperor?
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You're so insightful, Madam
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I do want to utilize Mr. Jing to force His Majesty to kill Jing Wuzi
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But this may put Jing Kui in danger
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No, if we don't force
His Majesty to kill Jin Wuzi
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and just let Mr. Jing do it in his own way
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that would really get him in big trouble
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Jing Kui's in a different place
than he used to be
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He has a wife, and he will have children
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He must take his family's safety into consideration
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I know you're doing this for my sake.
But he's Jing Kui
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He once said the Emperor
was not an ordinary man
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and he, Jing Kui,
was no average Joe either
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You're trying so hard to make him loyal to the imperial court
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But will he really be safe in that way?
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A man's temper can change
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Your teaching has made me
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a different person than I used to be, right?
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When I just came to Chang'an
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I was so arrogant,
looking down on everyone else
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That's thanks to His Majesty and your wife
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Do I mean something to you?
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Yes! Madam Luo, in my heart, you are my mentor, my friend
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And, to me…
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To me, you're someone I can never, ever have…
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Mother
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You must order Zhang Tang to release Jin Wuzi! Now!
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It's not an easy task.
Uncle has made such a mess of it
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How can I persuade Zhang Tang to do it?
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Your Majesty! I beg you to save my son!
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He's my only son!
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Your Majesty, I kneel to you too
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Your Majesty, so long as you save your nephew
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we'll kowtow and pray for you every day from now on
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We'll offer you a whole pig's head!
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Your Majesty! Brother-in-law!
Please do something to help us!
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Get up. Stand up, you two
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No! I won't stand up
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until you agree to free my son
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They all say the Emperor is the most powerful man in the world
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Brother, please save Jin Wuzi!
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Yi!
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Yes, Your Majesty
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Go and summon Dongfang Shuo right away
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My lord, Mr. Dongfang wants to meet you
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Invite him in
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Mr. Dongfang, please come in
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Mr. Zhang
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Mr. Dongfang. This way, please
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What can I do for you, Mr. Dongfang?
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Mr. Zhang, I'm here
just to ask you how you plan
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- to deal with Jin Wuzi.
- Behead him in public!
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- When is the execution? - In the fall,
with a few more death row inmates
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In the fall? Aren't you afraid
something may happen before then?
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No one can overturn my verdict on this ironclad case
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as long as I'm still working
in this Minister of Justice
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What if His Majesty promotes you
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and makes you leave
the Minister of Justice?
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Then there's nothing I can do
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- Why are you laughing?
- Fine… Don't say anything…
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Dongfang Shuo!
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Mr. Zhang! Zhang Tang!
You claim to defend the law with your life
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However, you turn out to be more cunning than a fox!
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Shut up! How dare you slander me?
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You may be smart enough to hide it from others, but not from me
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You're just trying to use Jin Wuzi
as a bargaining chip
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to force His Majesty to give you a promotion, aren't you?
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Dongfang Shuo, you're belittling me!
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Do you think
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I'm the kind of profit-seeking traitor you say I am?
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Why are you so mad? Huh?
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Please bear with me.
Then you'll find out if I'm right
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You've put Jin Wuzi in jail, and you keep him alive for the time being
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waiting for His Majesty to promote you
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Then you'll be transferred out of the Ministry of Justice naturally
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with another weak official taking your current place
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At His Majesty's command,
that timid official will just
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release Jin Wuzi
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In this way, you, Mr. Zhang, won't cover for anyone
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You can also save
your reputation for integrity
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And Jin Wuzi will also be alive
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Because he will be released by another Minister of Justice!
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So His Majesty can reassure the Empress Dowager
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And they can save their blood kin in this way. How brilliant!
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It's perfect. Everyone's happy! Am I right?
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A load of crap!
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Be it crap or not
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just go and play your lucrative game!
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Anyway, I can see through it
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and so can everyone else!
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Then I'll behead Jin Wuzi in public right away! Right away!
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- What a selfless and impartial official!
Do you dare to do it? - You…
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Mr. Dongfang! Mr. Dongfang! Where have you been? I've been looking for you!
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Did His Majesty call me
to play chess again?
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Not chess! Hurry up! You are summoned to the Spring Palace!
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Your Highness…
Bad news, Your Highness!
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What's all the fuss?
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Zhang Tang has taken Jin Wuzi to the Western Market to be executed
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Sir, it's noon
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- Guards! Behead Jin Wuzi
and report to me! - Yes, sir!
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- By order of His Excellency, it's time!
Execute the culprit! - Execute!
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Stop!
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Get out of the way!
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Mr. Zhang, why did you give an order
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to execute Jin Wuzi without authorization?
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With the Great Han law,
do I need to ask for authorization?
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Even according to the law,
criminals shall be executed in the fall
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There are two types of executions
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One is a stay of execution, which means a man shall be executed in the fall
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The other is immediate execution
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Jin Wuzi viciously murdered a man
with a terrible impact
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We must execute him to quell the public's anger
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That's why I changed it to immediate execution
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- Immediate execution!
- Immediate execution!
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Let the guards disperse
these unruly people
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Mr. Wang, if they're unruly people,
then what is Jin Wuzi?
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I don't care what he is
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The Empress Dowager has decreed that no one shall execute Jin Wuzi
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Jin Wuzi's sinned too much to be spared
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How dare you, Zhang Tang? You want to disobey the Empress Dowager's order?
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I'm an upholder of the national law.
I have nothing to fear!
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- Nice! Immediate execution!
- Nice! Immediate execution!
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Execute him!
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Empress Dowager is here!
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- My boy! - Mom! Dad!
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Go away! That's my son!
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Mom! Dad! Save me! Mom!
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Greetings, Your Highness. Long live Your Highness
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- Guards.
- At your service, Your Highness
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- Untie Jin Wuzi.
- Yes, Your Highness
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- Who dares to untie him? - Zhang Tang,
how dare you? Do you want to rebel?
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As the Minister of Justice
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I will do anything to enforce the national law for the people!
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- Take down that rebel now!
- Wait a minute!
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- Save me, Grandmother! - Zhang Tang!
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Your Highness! Hurry…
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Mom…
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Wuzi
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Zhang Tang, if you want to kill him today
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just kill me too!
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Mr. Zhang is helping
the people destroy evil…
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Please listen to me, Your Highness.
If I hurt you
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I promise I will kill myself to atone for it!
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Sorry, Mr. Zhang
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Dongfang Shuo, you!
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Mom!
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His Majesty is here!
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- Rise. - Rise!
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Your Highness! Wake up, Your Highness…
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Mother
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Duke Wang
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how could you take
Her Highness to this place?
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Hurry up! Escort Her Highness back to the imperial palace
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His Majesty will be in charge here
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Your Highness? Your Highness!
Let's go back
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- Mother. - Your Majesty, you're here
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Yes, Mother
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Your Highness…
Don't worry, Your Highness
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His Majesty is here,
and everything will be fine
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Please return to the palace before your anxiety gets the better of you
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Madam Xiuzhu, please accompany Her Highness back to the palace
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Your Majesty,
if anything happens to Jin Wuzi
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I will hold you accountable
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I see, Mother
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Sir. Hurry up
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Your Highness, let's set off
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- Immediate execution!
- Immediate execution!
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- Dongfang Shuo. - Yes, Your Majesty
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Look at this…
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Your Majesty, we can't afford to lose people's hearts and minds
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But you also heard what the Empress Dowager just said
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Your Majesty, if you're afraid of offending the Empress Dowager
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you'll surely offend the people
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Now the threats posed by the Xiongnu and the feudal lords are looming large
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The hearts and minds of the people are the last thing we can afford to lose
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I know, but…
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If you don't kill Jin Wuzi, the enemies you will face
302
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are not only the Xiongnu
and the feudal lords
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but also the people of the capital
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Li Weihu, the man killed by Jin Wuzi,
was Jing Kui's first disciple
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Jing rules thousands of disciples!
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I'm sure they won't let Jin Wuzi go!
307
00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,880
Your Majesty, sacrifice a useless Jin Wuzi
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in exchange for the support of all the people here! Which matters more?
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Your Majesty!
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00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:40,800
So you mean Jin Wuzi must die today?
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Kill one person
for national peace. Why not?
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Then how can I explain it to the Empress Dowager?
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Your Majesty, don't you have a scapegoat right now?
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You can put all the blame on me
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- Immediate execution!
- Immediate execution!
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00:23:09,360 --> 00:23:13,120
Well, I guess that's the only way
317
00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:17,160
Your Majesty, you can also head back to the imperial palace first
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I'll have Zhang Tang execute him after your departure
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Okay
320
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Zifu, the reinforcements
have arrived. I won!
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Your Majesty
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I'm not leaving
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I want to see Jin Wuzi
die with my own eyes
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00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:14,960
Are you sure?
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00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:19,440
If I stay here
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tomorrow the whole kingdom
will be praising me
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as an emperor who loves his people
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00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:32,000
In fact, Your Majesty, even if you go
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the people will still praise you, won't they?
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00:24:36,360 --> 00:24:38,480
No, if I go
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they will only praise Zhang Tang
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who's loyal and unafraid of power
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00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,200
As for the Empress Dowager and me
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we will play the role of clowns,
humiliating ourselves
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00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,720
I don't want Zhang Tang to earn fame
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that will last through ages with my nephew's head
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00:24:59,960 --> 00:25:01,240
I want this allegiance earned with blood
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all to myself
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00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:07,400
Your Majesty…
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00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:11,600
Zhang Tang
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00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:14,000
I, the sinful official, am at your service
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00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,400
You're a rigorous law enforcer
with impartiality
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Your post is renamed
Judicial Commissioner of Jinwu
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You will be responsible for the state penal security
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00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,760
I, Zhang Tang, the Judicial Commissioner of Jinwu, appreciate your grace
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00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,840
Listen up, all the civilians and warriors down there
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00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:51,360
Jin Wuzi committed a capital crime by harassing a woman and murdering a man
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I will punish him with no mercy. Judicial Commissioner of Jinwu, listen
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00:25:57,880 --> 00:25:59,000
Yes, Your Majesty
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I order you to decapitate Jin Wuzi right away to quell the people's anger!
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00:26:05,120 --> 00:26:06,560
Understood!
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00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:10,840
- Executioner, on my command!
- Yes, sir!
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00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:12,320
Execute him!
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00:26:16,120 --> 00:26:21,560
- Bravo! - Bravo!
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00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:32,080
I, Jing Kui, bow to you, Your Majesty.
Long live Your Majesty
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00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:34,120
Rise
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00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:37,920
So you are Jing Kui?
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00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:39,160
Your Majesty, I'd like to serve you
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00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:42,200
as best I can, no matter what you want me to do
360
00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:43,560
Nice
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00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:48,240
Listen to me, folks!
362
00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,040
I, Jing Kui, am willing to dedicate my life to our state!
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00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:54,320
I'll lead my disciples to the border
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00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:57,680
If you'd like to join me, we'll gather at the drill ground tomorrow
365
00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:03,160
Defeat the Xiongnu!
Defend the Great Han!
366
00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:08,240
Jing Kui, I'm appointing you General of Guerrilla
367
00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:09,960
And you will go to the front to fight the Xiongnu
368
00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:11,760
Yes, Your Majesty!
369
00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:19,360
Defeat the Xiongnu!
Defend the Great Han!
370
00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,360
Greetings, Your Majesty
371
00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,160
What's the matter?
372
00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,320
- Please read it, Your Majesty.
- Let's go in first
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00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:02,120
What's it about?
374
00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:06,640
I recorded your visit to the execution ground to put Jin Wuzi to death
375
00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:11,760
You have written it down so quickly?
376
00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,760
It's my duty to record
historical facts promptly
377
00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:26,560
The Emperor announced the immediate execution, and the crowd cheered
378
00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:37,080
Sima Qian
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you're doing even better than the last Grand Astrologer, Sima Yan
380
00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:45,920
You outdo your father
381
00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,200
I'm flattered, Your Majesty, Mr. Dongfang
382
00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:58,280
Sima Qian, some of your recordings are a bit scary to read
383
00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,520
I hope you'll save me some face
384
00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,640
when I need you to be merciful
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00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:07,600
Your Majesty, you're wrong
386
00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,560
I'm just a historian who records real events
387
00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,040
and stays true to historical facts
388
00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:15,800
There must be no mistakes
389
00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,440
- You may leave now. - Yes, Your Majesty
390
00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:35,120
I'm just afraid of cold-blooded animals like him and Zhang Tang
391
00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:38,840
You are right, Your Majesty
392
00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:41,200
Actually, Your Majesty
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00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:44,920
you should have more nice guys
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00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:46,520
around you
395
00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:47,960
You? A nice guy?
396
00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:54,040
Your Majesty, I'm your tactful follower who understands you with loyalty
397
00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,480
Of course, I'm the nice guy
who's the most loyal to you
398
00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:00,360
Don't get complacent so early
399
00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,120
Let's see how you'll get past the Empress Dowager
400
00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:08,800
Your Majesty, if the Empress Dowager
asks about me
401
00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:12,760
just tell her that I've left the capital to reward the troops at the border
402
00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,560
I won't let you get away with it so easily
403
00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:19,480
If you run away, what about me?
404
00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,320
Your Majesty, didn't we
reach an agreement?
405
00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:28,720
You can blame it all on me
406
00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:33,840
Blame it all on you? If you escape, Mother will still take it out on me!
407
00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:34,800
Your Majesty!
408
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:38,120
Your Majesty!
409
00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:41,400
Mr. Li, how is the
Empress Dowager doing?
410
00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,720
When the Empress Dowager heard that Jin Wuzi had been executed
411
00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:45,920
she fainted on the spot!
412
00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:49,520
Then… Then call the imperial physician!
413
00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:52,400
She woke up again, and now she's wailing
414
00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,240
She said she wanted to avenge Jin Wuzi's death
415
00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:58,280
and asked me to call Your Majesty
and Mr. Dongfang over
416
00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,360
It's screwed up. It's all screwed up
417
00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:04,120
Mother
418
00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:07,800
Mother
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00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:16,160
You are so cruel
420
00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:19,480
Mother, please calm down.
It's all Dongfang Shuo's fault
421
00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:22,920
I was trying to save Jin Wuzi
422
00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,920
But Dongfang Shuo said something
423
00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:28,680
and further aggravate the situation.
So Zhang Tang executed Jin Wuzo
424
00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,800
Dongfang Shuo… I want to see him
425
00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:36,480
Greetings, Your Highness
426
00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:37,680
Servants!
427
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,160
Take Dongfang Shuo out
and put him on death row!
428
00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:44,640
- Mother… - Please hold on
429
00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:48,560
Your Highness, I've done His Majesty
a great favor this time
430
00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,280
Why do you want to kill me instead of rewarding me? That doesn't make sense
431
00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:56,160
What? What great favor did you do?
432
00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:59,240
Your Highness, firstly
433
00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:03,560
I've helped His Majesty strictly stick to the ancestral rules
434
00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:07,960
So he didn't become an unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous emperor
435
00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:10,080
So His Majesty won people's hearts and minds
436
00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:11,480
Secondly
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00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:15,680
I also helped His Majesty pacify the meritorious hero
438
00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:20,840
Meritorious hero?
Who are you talking about?
439
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,600
The last time Prince Liang revolted
440
00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:28,680
it was Jing Kui who spoke up at the critical moment
441
00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:32,720
leading his disciples and the people in the capital to fight the rebels
442
00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,360
That Li Weihu
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00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:38,720
was the first to break into Dou Wangsun's
house and capture him alive
444
00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,680
So the rebels were soon destroyed
445
00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:44,640
and His Majesty's kingdom was saved
446
00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:51,120
Your Highness, Li Weihu was the meritorious contributor to our Great Han!
447
00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:54,880
Did Li Weihu capture Dou Wangsun alive?
448
00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:58,240
How come I've never heard of that?
449
00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:02,680
That's because Li Weihu was Jing Kui's first disciple
450
00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:07,040
So the credit went to Jing Kui
451
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:09,800
Is it true?
452
00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:15,320
Jing Kui refused to take an official post
453
00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:18,960
That's why his achievements haven't been officially reported
454
00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:22,360
I also heard about it later
455
00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:27,040
Who can testify that Li Weihu captured Dou Wangsun?
456
00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:32,320
Your Highness, everyone in Chang'an knows about this
457
00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:35,280
The folk artists in the tea houses and restaurants
458
00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:38,560
have been singing about this story for a long time
459
00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:43,080
If you don't believe me, you can go out there and listen for yourself
460
00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:55,320
Mother, Dongfang Shuo's two merits can make up for his one mistake
461
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,560
Please spare him this time
462
00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:05,280
Get out… Get out, all of you!
463
00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:17,640
Jin Wuzi… My grandson…
464
00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:34,240
Your Majesty, I was in a cold sweat just now
465
00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:36,000
So what?
466
00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:40,480
I knew you could get away with it by your glib tongue
467
00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:43,080
Your Majesty, please stop
being so sarcastic
468
00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,640
I'm still trembling now
469
00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:51,040
- Don't pretend in front of me!
- Your Majesty
470
00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:55,320
I've been having back pain and leg cramps
471
00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:59,200
I used to think it was because of rheumatism and cold
472
00:34:59,240 --> 00:35:00,600
Not until now did I realize
473
00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:05,720
- it's osteoporosis, and I need some more nutrition. - Shut up
474
00:35:09,240 --> 00:35:13,600
Tell me. Was Li Weihu really the meritorious hero who captured Dou Wangsun?
475
00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:16,280
Be it Li Weihu or someone else
476
00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:18,040
they're all Jing Kui's disciples
477
00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:21,600
How dare you, Dongfang Shuo?
478
00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:26,840
How dare you deceive my mother?
Do you know what crime it is?
479
00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:32,480
Your Majesty, I'd be in mortal danger whether I lied or not
480
00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:37,440
I'd rather choose to lie.
Maybe we could get through this
481
00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,400
and I won't die
482
00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,520
You have fooled the Empress Dowager.
Do you want to fool me, too?
483
00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:48,040
I wouldn't dare to fool you, Your Majesty
484
00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:52,280
Besides, why would I do that?
485
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:56,640
I'm trying to trick the Empress Dowager
together with you, right?
486
00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:00,560
- Bravo! - Bravo!
487
00:36:01,720 --> 00:36:05,480
Mr. Zhang, a guest in the opposite private room wants to hear you sing
488
00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:07,320
- Please come with me. - OK
489
00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:09,240
Excuse me, sirs. Excuse me
490
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:18,360
Take it slow, sir. This way, please
491
00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:30,080
This is the guest I told you about.
Please enjoy, sir
492
00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:40,400
Mr. Zhang
493
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:45,400
Dad! It's our benefactor!
494
00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:50,920
Sir, thank you for helping us out
495
00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:52,640
Otherwise, those swordsmen
496
00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:56,560
would have secretly killed us
at home that day
497
00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:59,640
Mr. Zhang, please get up
498
00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:06,000
I didn't invite you here
for your appreciation
499
00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:10,320
- I'm begging you to save my life. - I…
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00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:14,120
I'm willing to save you
501
00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,680
at the cost of my own life!
502
00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:20,120
Mr. Zhang, why would I want you to cost your life?
503
00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:28,280
Sir, what is this?
504
00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:32,280
- Lyrics to a song. - L-lyrics?
505
00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:33,360
You may not know
506
00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:35,320
I've got into big trouble
507
00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:38,400
for killing Jin Wuzi, with my life at stake
508
00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:41,880
But as long as you and your daughter
509
00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,000
remember the lyrics
of this song right away
510
00:37:44,240 --> 00:37:47,640
and pass them on
to all your fellow buskers
511
00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:50,120
and let each of them sing the song well
512
00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:52,920
then my life will be saved
513
00:37:53,240 --> 00:37:55,440
This can save your life?
514
00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:58,640
It'll keep my head from being cut off!
515
00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:04,840
Have you ever heard of Li Weihu's capturing Dou Wangsun alive?
516
00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:08,720
No, never
517
00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:11,440
Sister, who told you that?
518
00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:18,240
Dongfang Shuo. He said the song about this story has been sung everywhere
519
00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:20,600
Sister
520
00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:25,600
Dongfang Shuo has always been a liar and a schemer
521
00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:29,480
Haven't you learned your lesson from it this time?
522
00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:33,240
I also suspect that
523
00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:38,880
this is a lie made up by Dongfang Shuo to trick me
524
00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:46,160
- I got it! - What do you mean?
525
00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:49,440
How about I accompany you
on a secret visit
526
00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:52,800
to a tea house to hear them sing
527
00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:55,320
If it's not true
528
00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:59,720
let's sentence Dongfang Shuo to the felony of deceiving the Empress Dowager
529
00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:01,720
and show him no mercy!
530
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:03,840
Hurry…
531
00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:12,640
Stop…
532
00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:15,600
Madam
533
00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:19,280
Here, push it down
534
00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:21,320
Welcome, madam
535
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:24,880
Get a clean table ready upstairs
536
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:26,800
Her Ladyship wants to dine there
537
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:29,480
I'll have someone prepare it right away.
Madam, come in, please
538
00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:46,640
Madam, shall we book a private room?
539
00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:50,680
Just get a table right here.
I'll hear this girl sing
540
00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:56,320
Please, madam
541
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,800
- Make a pot of nice tea first. - Yes, sir!
542
00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:08,520
Listen. Get that girl over here
543
00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:09,520
Yes, madam
544
00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:16,080
You, come here.
Our madam is calling you over
545
00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:20,080
Greetings, madam
546
00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:23,480
Did you sing the song just now?
547
00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:25,520
Yes, madam
548
00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:27,240
Nice
549
00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:30,480
I haven't heard
this kind of music for a while
550
00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:32,720
I'd like to hear some more
551
00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:36,360
What do you want to hear, madam?
552
00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:42,360
Do you know any of the songs that are popular right now?
553
00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:45,560
Yes, the name of this song is
554
00:40:45,600 --> 00:40:51,160
Gallant Li Weihu Captured Dou Wangsun41166
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