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Sir

Sweetheart, sir

You're so annoying

Mischievous

Come on

Sir

Give it to me

Don't snatch

Mine

I'm right here

Here, sir

Give it to me

Come here

Sir

Mine, let go

Hand it over, it's mine

Give it to me

Give it to me

Mine

I grabbed it

Sir

Sir, you're annoying

No, no

Everyone says no

Then you all teach us

What should we do

Your Majesty

It was Shi Feifan before

A blind cat caught a dead mouse

Vice Minister of Revenue is so important

He shouldn't get it at all

I have lived in Mou County for years

Your Majesty, I believe

Prince Qing is mistaken

Refugees are everywhere now

Sir Shi cares for the people

I think it's worth letting him try

As for the official post

It's fine to decide later

Princess, it's getting late

Your Majesty is waiting for you to return

Back in the day

Your mother and I felt the same

We couldn't bear to part for a moment

How you feel now

Your father understands

I get it

Shi Feifan

Your Majesty requests you

Congratulations, Sir Shi

What's there to congratulate

Your Majesty trusts Sir Shi to handle Mou County's refugees

If this succeeds

It will be a great service to the nation

Refugees

It's your wrongdoing

It must be you, old scoundrel

You

Sir Shi, the Prime Minister means well

You've really lucked out

I believe

With Sir Shi's skills

He can surely handle the refugee issue

I'm waiting for your promotion banquet

You sly old scoundrel

Now you drop the act

Throwing this hot potato to me

And still want to freeload at my house

Outrageous

Who's this barking dog now

You

Step aside

Your Majesty

My dear Shi, you arrived just in time

We wanted to grant you Vice Minister of Revenue

But all the ministers opposed

We can't rule alone

Or hurt the officials' feelings

Besides, my dear Shi

You still need more experience

Achieve more accomplishments

Then even if some oppose

We can stand up for you

Your Majesty wants me to handle the refugees

Exactly

Forgive me, Your Majesty

I'm afraid I can't obey

Your Majesty, have you forgotten

My Ling Gou Official post

You already dismissed me

Now I hold no office

I'm just a commoner

Hard to take on such a task

That's easy to fix

Send our decree

The people of Mou County

Will they believe Your Majesty sent

A commoner with no official post

Your Majesty

I can't explain myself

And you won't even grant me a post

Your Majesty

Maybe you don't truly trust me

It's because of your past misdeeds

Any one of them

Could be used against you

If not for that

Prime Minister Lü wouldn't keep hounding you

Let him hound me, it's fine

As long as Your Majesty gives me one thing

We don't have it

No, you do

And only you have it

What

You want our throne now?

This Imperial Sword is so heavy

Prime Minister Lü, please rise

Man is iron, food is steel

Without food, can't lift the sword

Prime Minister Lü won't be mad, right?

Prime Minister Lü, do you know

This Imperial Sword grants execute first, report later

I heard Your Majesty say

It can slay a foolish ruler

Or a treacherous minister

This sword has a little quirk

It hates those who boast of their merits

And sly, petty schemers

Heaven sees what people do

No wall in the world is airtight

I advise you, Prime Minister Lü

Do less harm to others

Leave some virtue for your descendants

Shi Feifan, don't push me too far.

Don't be mad, don't be mad.

Prime Minister Lü.

If Prime Minister Lü doesn't mind,

let me be your godfather.

If you need help, your godfather's got you.

Shi Feifan.

The road ahead is long and winding.

Take care on your journey.

Thank you for your concern.

Prime Minister Lü,

after I met you,

I realized

how ugly human nature can truly be.

But I, Shi Feifan, never hold grudges.

I always settle scores right away.

Face soldiers with generals, floods with earth.

No one in the Shi family has ever feared anyone.

Let's have fish together sometime.

You sure know how to nitpick.

You're out of your mind.

How could you be an official if you weren't?

Isn't this way more fun than games?

A real-life senior official role.

Take care, Prime Minister Lü.

I'll make sure they can't escape my grasp.

They won't see tomorrow's sun.

Yes, sir.

Yue Ying,

has her own plans.

Just in case,

go secretly to Mou County at once.

Find Nan Batian.

Deal with that Shi kid for me.

How should I do it?

I don't need to teach you, do I?

Yes.

Can't wait any longer, huh?

Looks like this trip will be fruitful.

Father.

Feifan.

Your grandfather's sword.

I wanted you to carry it for protection.

Turns out Your Majesty thought of everything.

Come.

Let's have a few drinks together.

Come, Father.

The Emperor would never give it to me.

Besides,

I've got a Gatling for protection.

The Imperial Sword is just for show.

Feifan.

Mou County borders Qiang Country.

It's remote, full of all sorts of people.

Disasters happen there often.

The court sends tens of thousands in relief funds yearly.

But it never changes the people's misery.

Those relief funds

probably end up in others' pockets.

That's right.

Prime Minister Lü strongly recommended you this time.

It can't be as simple as it seems.

I hear Mou County's magistrate is tough.

You must be very careful, my son.

Never act rashly.

Father.

I never fight unprepared battles.

Come.

Father.

No matter if it's a mountain of blades or a sea of fire ahead,

or a bottomless abyss,

I must go to Mou County.

Good.

My son has ambition.

Come, let's drink.

By the way, Father,

fifteen years ago,

the case of Governor of Shu Province, General Ren Gengyao...

Was there any evidence found later

proving General Ren betrayed the country?

No.

Then who accused General Ren of treason back then?

Anonymous report.

Feifan, why are you asking this?

Just curious.

I was fighting outside at the time.

Didn't know he was killed in Mou County.

General Ren...

He was a loyal servant of our dynasty.

What a pity.

No evidence to clear his name.

Father.

A loyal minister like General Ren...

Father.

Father.

This old man

is down after just a few drinks.

Even a tough man has a gentle side.