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The Scholar and the Emperor
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I know how furious you are.
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But only by planning carefully
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can we capture them all at once.
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I watched A-Yue die before my eyes.
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How can I remain calm?
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Your Majesty, I have come
to escort you back...
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I will think carefully before acting.
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The Bureau now has the case.
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Your Majesty, please return to the palace.
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What do you plan to do next?
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I need to know.
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Otherwise, I cannot rest easy.
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Since the gambling house
has discovered my identity,
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and Lü Da bears a grudge against me,
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they will not spare me.
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I believe
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they will come looking for me.
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If they come for you,
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only two outcomes:
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recruit you,
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or kill you.
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I will handle it myself.
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Farewell, Your Majesty.
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This way, please.
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Certainly.
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Come again.
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-I'll get the shopkeeper.
-All right.
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Shopkeeper Yan.
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I am Hao Wenming, proprietor
of Xingrong Gambling House.
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Today,
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I came especially to visit...
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Official Meng.
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So it is Proprietor Hao.
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What business do you
have with Official Meng?
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Official Meng
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is not someone you may
see whenever you please.
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Shopkeeper Yan,
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I have come with tremendous sincerity
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and substantial benefits.
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This is Jade Nectar,
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made in the bitterest cold.
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Its brewing process is extremely complex.
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It is rich and bracing,
with a lingering finish.
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In the entire capital,
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only I, Hao Wenming, can obtain it.
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I can
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supply this wine
exclusively to Bofeng House
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at thirty percent
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below market price.
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Should you find that acceptable,
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we may consider this
the start of our partnership.
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In return, introduce me to Official Meng.
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What do you say?
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This wine...
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is rather interesting.
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One honored guest. Upstairs, please.
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Shopkeeper,
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what did you hear from across the street?
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I heard Proprietor Hao
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seemed to have come
especially for Official Meng.
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It seems Official Meng's case
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concerns Xingrong Gambling House.
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I knew it.
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That Yan Fuzhi and Meng Tinghui
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must have
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some shameful arrangement between them.
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-Exactly.
-Today,
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I will file a complaint against them.
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Official Meng.
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I have long heard of your reputation.
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Only after seeing you today
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do I understand beauty that
makes fish sink and geese fall,
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and talent beyond compare.
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For you to meet me today
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means my ancestors must be smiling upon me.
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My ancestors are smiling?
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My ancestral graves must have exploded.
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Listen to me ramble.
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The moment I saw Official Meng,
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I became somewhat incoherent.
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Proprietor Hao,
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one does not visit without a reason.
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What brings you here
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today?
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I heard
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that Official Meng visited
Xingrong Gambling House last night.
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I failed to welcome you personally
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or ensure you enjoyed yourself.
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It was truly inexcusable.
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So today,
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I came especially to apologize,
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and also
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to become
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kindred spirits with Official Meng
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and form a friendship.
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Official Meng.
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Open it.
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This is of exceptional quality.
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And these pearls
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are so large and perfectly round, my lord.
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You certainly have a discerning eye.
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Little brother,
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this necklace...
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No...
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Here... Take it and enjoy it.
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Official Meng and I
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are discussing a business deal today.
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Once it is settled,
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we will be brothers.
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My lord.
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Brother Hao is most sincere.
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Think it over.
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Bring two more.
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Proprietor Hao,
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I have heard Xingrong Gambling House
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has powerful patrons behind it.
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Your business
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must be far from simple.
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Official Meng.
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You truly are well informed.
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To be honest,
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our gambling house
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does have some powerful patrons.
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But those connections are minor.
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We still need
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a patron like you, Official Meng,
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to lend us your support.
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Official Meng.
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Please, sit.
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Official Meng,
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you only need to sign
this partnership agreement.
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From now on,
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we will be in the same boat.
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Since this is a partnership agreement,
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there are some things
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you must tell me honestly.
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What business
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is really conducted on the second floor?
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And who exactly
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are those masked gamblers?
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Official Meng,
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certain secrets
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may only be told to those in the same boat.
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Once you sign,
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I guarantee
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I will tell you everything I know.
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Official Meng,
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why do you hesitate?
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Do you not trust me,
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or do you not wish to become one of us?
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I am only wondering
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whether a mere twenty percent
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is worth risking my official post.
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Exactly.
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I demand at least...
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-Sev...
-Thirty percent.
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Thirty percent.
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Not a fraction less,
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or this agreement is void.
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Official Meng,
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you certainly know how to bargain.
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Thirty percent it is.
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-Bring a brush.
-My lord.
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On second thought,
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signing this agreement
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may leave evidence against me.
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-Bring the brush.
-Little brother.
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Official Meng, how decisive.
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Proprietor Hao,
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what about what I asked earlier?
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We are on the same side now.
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Let us drink and talk.
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-Come.
-Come.
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Well...
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On the second floor,
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certain special guests
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require special entertainment.
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You understand, little brother.
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I understand...
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Come, little brother.
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-Come.
-Cheers.
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I heard
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the once-every-fortnight...
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Flower Banquet
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is quite lively.
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Brother.
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Come, little brother.
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Come, little brother.
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As for me,
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I would also like to join the fun
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and see it for myself.
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Normally,
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since we are now one of us,
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going upstairs
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would be no problem.
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However...
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What are you looking for, brother?
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Tomorrow's Flower Banquet
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will not be held upstairs.
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It will be at our leader's
estate in the western suburbs,
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Spring Night Courtyard.
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That is not a place just anyone can enter.
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Even if you wish to go,
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you must wait.
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Brother,
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your leader is truly mysterious.
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The last time I met him,
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he nearly killed me.
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As the saying goes,
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friendship often follows a fight.
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Come, have a drink.
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Come, little brother.
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Official Meng.
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What was your leader's name again?
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Ling Yunfei.
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Ling Yunfei.
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Fei...
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Fei.
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She is nothing but
a greedy female official.
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Now that she has signed the agreement,
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she will have to obey me.
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Leader,
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Meng Tinghui
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obediently signed the agreement.
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From now on,
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she can no longer interfere with us.
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You can trust
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how I handle matters.
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These officials
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act virtuous in public,
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but engage in sordid dealings in private.
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Their greatest fear is exposure.
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Over the years,
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we have used these agreements
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to control many officials in the capital.
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It seems
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Meng Tinghui
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is nothing special after all.
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Meng Tinghui nearly died by my hand.
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without even blinking.
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One drinking session was enough?
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It was more than one drinking session.
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There was also a large
chest of gold, silver, and jewels.
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She will also receive
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thirty percent of our profits.
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How generous of you.
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Exactly how many secrets
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did you reveal to her while drunk?
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My lord, be careful.
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This Flower Banquet
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is even more remote than I imagined.
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Do not worry, my lord.
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As long as we follow
Hao Wenming's carriage,
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we will be able to track them.
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My lord,
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His Majesty has not yet
replied to our secret memorial.
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Acting now exceeds our authority.
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Not this again.
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If we await approval for everything,
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it will be far too late.
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Go back if you are afraid.
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Had I truly been afraid,
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I would not be here.
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I was appointed Assistant
Director by imperial decree.
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I follow the laws of the court,
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unlike you,
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who relies only on clever tricks
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and reckless schemes.
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Reckless schemes?
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Your laws are useless
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against the Tiger Roar Gang.
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Stop arguing.
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We must adapt in an emergency.
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Let us follow them first.
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We must keep our distance.
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No!
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Get away!
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The Leader truly foresaw everything.
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The guards reported
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that Meng Tinghui and two trusted aides
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have gone to Spring Night Courtyard.
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Everything is within the Leader's grasp.
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Exactly how many secrets
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did you reveal to her while drunk?
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Leader, do not worry.
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I kept distracting her with idle chatter.
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I also held something back.
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00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,336
I deliberately gave her a false
location for the Flower Banquet.
290
00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:32,736
Even if she goes there,
291
00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:33,736
she will find nothing.
292
00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:34,900
That is not enough.
293
00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:37,540
If she dares come,
294
00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:40,820
I will ensure she never leaves.
295
00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:52,736
Are we abandoning the carriage? This...
296
00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:53,900
Are we here?
297
00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:55,740
Let us go take a look.
298
00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:59,220
My lord...
299
00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:33,860
Run!
300
00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:39,856
Is there enough gunpowder?
301
00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:41,016
Do not worry, Leader.
302
00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,300
It will blow them to ashes.
303
00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:08,776
I heard the Xiyan flower
304
00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:10,616
is greatly beloved in Beijian.
305
00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:12,976
Many musicians often
wear it as an ornament.
306
00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,376
I specifically ordered
307
00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,456
the banquet decorated with these flowers.
308
00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:18,420
I wonder whether they please the envoys.
309
00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:20,376
We appreciate
310
00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:21,620
Your Majesty's kindness.
311
00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,496
However, Beijian is bitterly
cold throughout the year
312
00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:26,216
and has always prized the snow lotus.
313
00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,216
This Xiyan flower is rarely seen there.
314
00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:29,820
I see.
315
00:17:30,360 --> 00:17:33,416
I wondered why so many
treasures presented by your kingdom
316
00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,576
were intricately carved
with snow-lotus patterns.
317
00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:37,096
Now I understand.
318
00:17:37,120 --> 00:17:38,856
By order of our sovereign,
319
00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:39,856
I have come to pay homage.
320
00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:41,976
We wish only for Beijian and Great Ning
321
00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,256
to remain bound in lasting friendship.
322
00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,336
Great Ning likewise wishes
323
00:17:45,360 --> 00:17:46,816
to maintain friendly
relations with Beijian,
324
00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:48,380
securing peace along the frontier.
325
00:18:22,120 --> 00:18:23,580
Zhili.
326
00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:25,220
Zhili.
327
00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:31,940
My lord.
328
00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:35,416
My lord.
329
00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:36,456
You are injured.
330
00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:37,620
I have medicine.
331
00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:39,220
Are you all right?
332
00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:44,456
Yin Qing.
333
00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:45,900
Are you all right?
334
00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:47,900
I am fine.
335
00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,180
It is only a superficial wound.
336
00:18:58,040 --> 00:18:59,220
This carriage
337
00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:00,936
was never heading to
Spring Night Courtyard.
338
00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,176
Where can we find the
real Flower Banquet now?
339
00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,180
I know where the Flower Banquet really is.
340
00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:20,700
Leader.
341
00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:36,380
Stop!
342
00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:44,300
Do not move!
343
00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:46,700
Do not move!
344
00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:52,660
Do not move. Kneel!
345
00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:54,540
You animals!
346
00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,456
Official Meng, little brother,
347
00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,416
what is the meaning of this spectacle?
348
00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,256
Are you here to destroy my business?
349
00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,936
Hao Wenming, relying on
the Tiger Roar Gang's power,
350
00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:08,136
used gambling as a cover
351
00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:09,056
to traffic women.
352
00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:10,456
You have now been caught red-handed.
353
00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:11,736
Official Meng,
354
00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,816
do not falsely accuse an innocent man.
355
00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:15,536
We are merely holding a banquet
356
00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:16,696
and playing a few games.
357
00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:17,976
Games?
358
00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,376
Allowing women to be humiliated at will
359
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,660
is what you call a game?
360
00:20:22,360 --> 00:20:23,820
Official Meng.
361
00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,576
Why get so angry?
362
00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:27,576
We are all on the same side.
363
00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:28,696
They are all our own people.
364
00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:29,736
Who is on your side?
365
00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:31,296
My lord is innocent and upright.
366
00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,060
How dare you slander her?
367
00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:38,540
Little brother,
368
00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,136
why turn on me now?
369
00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:43,536
A few days ago, I gave you a necklace
370
00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,296
-worth a fortune...
-Enough nonsense.
371
00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:46,216
Arrest them.
372
00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,380
-Wait...
-Outrageous!
373
00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:56,616
Under the Son of Heaven's very feet,
374
00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,736
such depravity is being committed.
375
00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:00,216
The Court arrived just in time.
376
00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:01,296
Vice Minister Zheng.
377
00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:02,456
These animals...
378
00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:03,816
I received a report from the people
379
00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:05,616
accusing Meng Tinghui of taking bribes
380
00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:06,856
and engaging in group debauchery.
381
00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:08,380
I have come to investigate thoroughly.
382
00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:09,940
An obscene gathering?
383
00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:11,696
My lord came here to investigate a case.
384
00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:12,616
There must be a misunderstanding.
385
00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,300
I have already sent men to
search Bofeng House for illicit property.
386
00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:16,816
Whether this is a misunderstanding
387
00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:18,220
will soon be clear.
388
00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:24,420
Hurry...
389
00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:26,496
Officers,
390
00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:27,656
what is happening?
391
00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:29,056
-Search the place.
-Yes.
392
00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:30,376
You...
393
00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,056
What are you doing?
394
00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,740
Vice Minister Zheng, please judge fairly.
395
00:21:35,120 --> 00:21:36,576
Meng Tinghui abused her authority
396
00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,816
and forced me to sign an agreement
397
00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,696
giving her thirty percent of
my gambling house's profits.
398
00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:42,896
She threatened
399
00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:44,500
that if I refused,
400
00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,096
she would make trouble
for my gambling house.
401
00:21:48,120 --> 00:21:49,740
Hao Wenming,
402
00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,020
you are quite skilled at
making false accusations.
403
00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:54,656
Vice Minister Zheng,
404
00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:55,816
please look.
405
00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:57,816
It is written clearly here
406
00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:00,300
with Meng Tinghui's own signature.
407
00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:17,536
This...
408
00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:18,656
Proprietor Hao,
409
00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:20,176
where is the handwriting you mentioned?
410
00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:21,616
You dare
411
00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,336
slander an imperial
official without evidence?
412
00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:24,376
My lord.
413
00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:25,336
Proprietor Hao,
414
00:22:25,360 --> 00:22:26,856
perhaps you are still drunk?
415
00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:28,736
Are you playing tricks with me?
416
00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:29,896
Uncle Hao.
417
00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:31,576
There is also a chest of gold,
silver, and jewels.
418
00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,896
Yes, a chest of jewels.
419
00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,740
She extorted it from me as a deposit.
420
00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:43,576
My lord, these are the illicit goods
421
00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:44,740
we found at Bofeng House.
422
00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,616
This is the evidence.
423
00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,376
Vice Minister Zheng,
424
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,296
please uphold justice for us.
425
00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,336
This is my personal property,
426
00:22:54,360 --> 00:22:55,496
not illicit goods.
427
00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:56,736
Nonsense.
428
00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,056
You are merely a newly
appointed sixth-rank official.
429
00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:00,216
Where did you get so much wealth?
430
00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,776
It was naturally a gift from my
lord's dear friend, Shopkeeper Yan,
431
00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:04,016
to thank my lord
432
00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,816
for devising strategies
to run Bofeng House.
433
00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:07,016
Bullshit!
434
00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:08,656
That is all my silver.
435
00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:10,216
I am telling you, these chests
436
00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:12,496
were specially made for
Xingrong Gambling House
437
00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:14,576
and bear our seal.
438
00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:15,976
Do you dare let the soldiers inspect them?
439
00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:17,700
This is my lord's property.
440
00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:19,056
Why should you search it?
441
00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:20,376
This is outright harassment.
442
00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:21,456
You cannot determine ownership
443
00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:22,740
from a seal alone.
444
00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,696
That is far too careless.
I refuse to accept it.
445
00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,616
Stop twisting the facts!
446
00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:28,976
If the bottom of the chest
447
00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,056
bears Xingrong Gambling House's seal,
448
00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:32,216
then it is my silver.
449
00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:33,616
If it bears Bofeng House's seal,
450
00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:35,140
then it is yours.
451
00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:36,900
You are feeling guilty.
452
00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,420
Move aside.
453
00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:41,340
Hands off.
454
00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:47,776
My lord.
455
00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:49,060
Please look.
456
00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:56,460
This...
457
00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:01,180
Proprietor Hao,
458
00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:03,336
you just said yourself
459
00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:05,336
that the silver belongs to whoever's seal
460
00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:07,060
appears on the bottom of the chest.
461
00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:09,656
Vice Minister Zheng and all the officers
462
00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,216
saw it with your own eyes.
463
00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,416
The bottom bears Bofeng House's seal.
464
00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,940
Therefore, the silver belongs to my lord.
465
00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:21,576
Hao Wenming,
466
00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,096
from the moment you
handed me the agreement,
467
00:24:24,120 --> 00:24:25,820
you had already lost.
468
00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:28,616
I played this entire scene with you.
469
00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:29,780
Are you satisfied?
470
00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,656
Meng... Meng Tinghui,
471
00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:34,616
you...
472
00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,696
Vice Minister Zheng,
please investigate carefully.
473
00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:39,416
She must have tampered with it.
474
00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,740
You must redress our grievance.
475
00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:43,976
Meng Tinghui,
476
00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,376
you have always acted recklessly.
477
00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:46,936
A few words from your people
478
00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:48,380
cannot clear your suspicion.
479
00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,096
Come with me to the Court.
480
00:24:50,120 --> 00:24:51,536
If you are innocent,
481
00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:52,976
I will see justice done.
482
00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,900
The Court cannot interfere
with a Bureau investigation.
483
00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,056
If Vice Minister Zheng
wishes to question anyone,
484
00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:00,296
wait until we take them
485
00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:01,296
back to the Bureau.
486
00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:02,980
I am acting according to the law.
487
00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:05,420
I will not allow you to obstruct me.
488
00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:09,020
That man wears a red jade thumb ring
489
00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,100
engraved with a caged bird.
490
00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,976
You are the one who harmed A-Yue.
491
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,936
You colluded with Hao Wenming
492
00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:24,736
and all the gamblers
493
00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:25,656
at the Flower Banquet.
494
00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,736
You did not come here to investigate today.
495
00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:30,420
You came for me.
496
00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,376
Meng Tinghui,
497
00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:34,656
stop speaking nonsense.
498
00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:36,696
A-Yue's testimony is at the Bureau.
499
00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:38,060
If you deny it,
500
00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:40,060
you can confront her here and now.
501
00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,180
You are merely a sixth-rank official.
502
00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:46,940
What can you possibly do to me?
503
00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,216
Open your eyes and look carefully.
504
00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,056
This is the staff bestowed by His Majesty.
505
00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,216
If only one of us
506
00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:54,660
can leave this gambling house alive,
507
00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:56,896
it will certainly be me.
508
00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:58,096
Divine Guard, hear my command.
509
00:25:58,120 --> 00:25:59,816
Anyone who takes another step
510
00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:01,860
is to be executed on the spot.
511
00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:06,780
His Majesty has arrived.
512
00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:20,696
Remove the masks
513
00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:22,056
from these beasts.
514
00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:23,260
Yes.
515
00:26:26,120 --> 00:26:28,216
Is that not Academician
Liu of the Hanlin Academy?
516
00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:29,936
You certainly remain
vigorous despite your age.
517
00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:31,216
Assistant Shen,
518
00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:32,736
you... You have mistaken
me for someone else.
519
00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,180
Is that not Vice Minister Zhang of Revenue?
520
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:36,896
These gentlemen here
521
00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:38,740
also look rather familiar.
522
00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,896
What a fine group of hypocritical
523
00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:42,536
parasites of the state.
524
00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,096
Since you are all so afraid
525
00:26:44,120 --> 00:26:45,496
to show your true faces,
526
00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,536
let them remain dressed like this
527
00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:49,816
and parade them from the
gambling house to the imperial prison.
528
00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:51,896
Let the people of the capital see
529
00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:53,216
what kind of beasts
530
00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,540
hide beneath these fine robes.
531
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,136
Zheng and his accomplices
532
00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:58,696
are to be imprisoned immediately
533
00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:00,300
to await judgment.
534
00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:02,376
-Move.
-Move.
535
00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,980
You two, stop standing there.
536
00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:13,136
Your Majesty,
537
00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,256
may these women
538
00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:16,456
be placed under the Bureau's care?
539
00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:18,980
I place this case entirely in your hands.
540
00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:22,460
Thank you, Your Majesty.
541
00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:24,420
Yin Qing.
542
00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,020
Get up. It is all right now.
543
00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,180
Thank you, Your Majesty.
544
00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,536
Official Meng's skill at
swapping one thing for another
545
00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:50,380
has certainly improved.
546
00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:51,896
Well?
547
00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:53,740
Will you confess honestly on your own,
548
00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:55,180
or shall I wait...
549
00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:11,980
Stop pretending.
550
00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,376
Only the two of us are here.
551
00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,056
If you continue pretending,
552
00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,220
you may truly sleep until tomorrow morning.
553
00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,460
Your Majesty,
554
00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,180
I deserve ten thousand deaths.
555
00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:40,896
My first fault was failing to
report to Your Majesty beforehand.
556
00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:42,776
The situation was urgent,
557
00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:44,620
and I did not wish to miss the opportunity.
558
00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:45,856
My second fault
559
00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:49,060
was accepting Hao Wenming's wealth.
560
00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:50,896
But I did not do so out of greed.
561
00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:52,536
It was only to gain his trust.
562
00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:53,780
Furthermore,
563
00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,100
I did not truly sign the agreement.
564
00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:03,536
Your Majesty, that is all.
565
00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,380
In that case,
566
00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,536
not only are you blameless,
567
00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,500
but you anticipated every possibility.
568
00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:12,216
You even calculated precisely
when to send Zhili for reinforcements,
569
00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,056
without the slightest error,
570
00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:17,140
allowing me the honor of witnessing
571
00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,656
the deep sisterly bond between
Official Meng and Shopkeeper Yan,
572
00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,216
as you boldly claimed black was white
573
00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:25,496
and the greedy were incorruptible.
574
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:26,896
I never expected Official Meng
575
00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:30,060
to possess the bearing of
such a treacherous minister.
576
00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:32,496
So Your Majesty knew all along.
577
00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:34,300
Rise and speak.
578
00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:41,576
I want to know:
579
00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:42,696
had I
580
00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,620
not arrived in time today,
581
00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,376
how would you have resolved matters?
582
00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:49,616
I had the Divine Guard.
583
00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:51,696
The Divine Guard now belongs to you?
584
00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:53,420
Naturally, they belong to Your Majesty.
585
00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:57,096
The Tiger Roar Gang's money
also belongs to Your Majesty
586
00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,176
and is not supervised
by the Left Chancellor.
587
00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:00,820
Your Majesty may use it freely.
588
00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:03,700
Very well.
589
00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:05,420
It seems Official Meng
590
00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:07,496
can now even earn
591
00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:08,980
private funds for me,
592
00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,216
using silver to silence me
593
00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:13,220
and leaving me unable to blame you.
594
00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:22,776
I humbly beg Your Majesty
595
00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:24,296
to forgive me this once.
596
00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:25,696
Those women
597
00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:27,936
wished to leave their hometowns
through their own efforts.
598
00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:29,816
They were educated and principled,
599
00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:31,540
seeking only to serve the realm.
600
00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:34,100
Seeing them...
601
00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:35,900
suffering such torment
602
00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:37,700
breaks my heart.
603
00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,540
I had to obtain justice for them.
604
00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:44,900
I humbly beg Your Majesty...
605
00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,376
I never said I would punish you.
606
00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:55,460
Yet you began pleading guilty on your own.
607
00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:57,540
Enough pretending. Get up.
608
00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:03,260
Meng Tinghui.
609
00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:17,420
You have a fever, yet
you still force yourself.
610
00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:21,336
You are selfish and self-serving,
611
00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:22,696
and every word from your mouth is a lie.
612
00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:24,416
Once exposed, you resort
to clever arguments.
613
00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,936
Pretending innocence and acting
pitiful come naturally to you.
614
00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,296
You are cunning, deceitful,
and duplicitous.
615
00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:31,256
How do I know you are not deceiving me?
616
00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:34,100
Young Master remembers me remarkably well.
617
00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:39,656
What skill is there
618
00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:41,300
in bullying a helpless woman?
619
00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:42,696
Those who dare deceive me
620
00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,496
have only death awaiting them.
621
00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:45,656
You accursed jinx.
622
00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,060
Do not come back, shameless woman.
623
00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,576
This time,
624
00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,340
we are truly even.
625
00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:19,300
So you also have
626
00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,020
such an obedient side.
627
00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:32,260
My lord, the medicine is ready.
628
00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:35,340
Your Majesty.
629
00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:37,416
It is so late. You are still here?
630
00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,256
Why are you here so late?
631
00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:41,376
-Without even knocking.
-Your Majesty.
632
00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,496
My lord was injured today
633
00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:45,936
and was also frightened
after being taken hostage.
634
00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:47,776
So I prepared a bowl of
medicinal decoction for her.
635
00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:50,016
Let her drink it when she wakes tomorrow.
636
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:50,936
You may leave.
637
00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:52,100
But...
638
00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:55,500
Yes.
639
00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:57,060
Wait.
640
00:33:57,440 --> 00:33:59,780
I saw that you were also injured today.
641
00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:01,660
You have worked hard.
642
00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:03,420
Rest early.
643
00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:06,700
So Your Majesty was concerned about me.
644
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:08,620
Thank you, Your Majesty.
645
00:34:23,720 --> 00:34:26,016
Meng Tinghui, Director of the
Bureau of Intelligence,
646
00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:28,576
uncovered the Tiger Roar Gang's
gambling operation,
647
00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:30,616
rescued numerous female scholars,
648
00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:32,616
and eliminated corrupt
officials from the court.
649
00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:33,616
Her service is outstanding.
650
00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:36,536
She is hereby promoted from
Secondary Sixth Rank to Secondary Fifth Rank
651
00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:38,336
as a reward.
652
00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:39,496
Furthermore,
653
00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:41,816
all members of the Bureau of
Intelligence are also to be rewarded
654
00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:43,180
in recognition of their merit.
655
00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:47,500
Thank you for Your Majesty's great grace.
656
00:34:54,720 --> 00:34:55,860
Your Majesty,
657
00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:58,416
countless families have been torn apart,
658
00:34:58,440 --> 00:34:59,656
and countless homes destroyed,
659
00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:01,776
all because of gambling.
660
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:04,576
Xingrong Gambling House was
not only involved in crime,
661
00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:06,136
but also abducted and
trafficked innocent women,
662
00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:07,816
while winning over court officials.
663
00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:08,776
It harmed the state and the people
664
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:10,540
and was truly a grave national threat.
665
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,100
I ask Your Majesty to protect
all women under heaven
666
00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:16,296
and prevent such tragedies
from happening again.
667
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,060
That is precisely my intention.
668
00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:19,656
Chief Steward You.
669
00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:20,696
Proclaim the decree.
670
00:35:20,720 --> 00:35:22,536
From this day onward,
671
00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:24,016
anyone who abducts or traffics people,
672
00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:26,816
once convicted, whether
principal or accomplice,
673
00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:28,176
shall be executed immediately.
674
00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:29,776
Their property shall be confiscated,
675
00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,056
and their families exiled
three thousand li.
676
00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:34,456
Every prefecture must
conduct strict inspections
677
00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:35,936
to prevent abduction and fraud.
678
00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:37,336
Any negligence
679
00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:38,696
will be severely punished.
680
00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:40,096
Furthermore, throughout Great Ning,
681
00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:42,296
all gambling is prohibited.
682
00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,256
Anyone who operates a gambling house:
683
00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:47,216
the principal offender shall be beheaded,
and accomplices flogged one hundred strokes
684
00:35:47,240 --> 00:35:48,856
and exiled one thousand li.
685
00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:50,456
Gamblers shall be flogged
eight hundred strokes
686
00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:52,136
and fined one hundred taels.
687
00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:54,296
Every prefecture must investigate
and enforce this strictly.
688
00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:56,816
Anyone who shields offenders
will receive the same punishment.
689
00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:59,456
Thank you, Official Meng,
for saving us from misery.
690
00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:00,856
Thank you, Assistant Shen.
691
00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:02,776
Thank you, my lords.
692
00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:04,736
Scholars, there is no need to thank us.
693
00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:06,496
We have reported the matter to the court
694
00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:08,016
and requested compensation for you.
695
00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:09,456
Those who wish to return home
696
00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:11,056
will be given sufficient travel expenses.
697
00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:12,576
Those who wish to remain in the capital
698
00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:14,016
will be properly settled.
699
00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:15,656
Anyone who wishes to take
the imperial examination
700
00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:17,896
will receive the Bureau's
full recommendation.
701
00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,540
The Bureau of Intelligence
will be your steadfast support.
702
00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:22,736
Official Meng,
703
00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:24,016
although I have suffered greatly,
704
00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:25,536
I still wish to take the
imperial examination,
705
00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:27,176
earn official honors like you,
706
00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:28,460
and become a good official.
707
00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:30,576
My hometown lies far on the frontier.
708
00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:32,496
Most women there are
confined to their homes.
709
00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:34,060
I wish to return and teach,
710
00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:35,536
so they may know
711
00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,296
that women can also carve
out a world for themselves.
712
00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:40,980
Women indeed face greater
hardship than men in this world.
713
00:36:41,240 --> 00:36:42,696
But as long as there
is light in your hearts,
714
00:36:42,720 --> 00:36:44,420
the clouds will part to reveal the sun.
715
00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:46,580
Seeing that you possess such resolve,
716
00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:48,296
we can rest easy.
717
00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:49,660
Education
718
00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:52,336
will always give people hope.
719
00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:53,696
Thank you, Official Meng.
720
00:36:53,720 --> 00:36:55,096
Thank you, Assistant Shen.
721
00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:56,980
You are all role models for women.
722
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:37,576
With a blade hanging at your neck,
723
00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:40,180
you still have the leisure
for such refinement?
724
00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:42,176
Why are you in such a hurry, brother?
725
00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,176
Are you afraid the flames
will burn too fiercely
726
00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:46,500
and scorch that official robe of yours?
727
00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:49,820
Hao Wenming is on the
Bureau's torture rack.
728
00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,936
How long do you think he
can hold out before talking?
729
00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,256
If he dares reveal another word,
730
00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:56,856
I will have his entire
family buried with him.
731
00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:57,816
Restrain yourself,
732
00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:00,300
next time it will be the
Divine Guard who comes.
733
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:03,940
Such imposing official authority, brother.
734
00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:07,580
When you used my
gambling house's honey trap
735
00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,340
to pave the way for your promotion,
736
00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:13,940
where was this mercy of yours?
737
00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:15,900
Now that the matter has been exposed,
738
00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:18,140
you wish to burn the
bridge after crossing it?
739
00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,296
The gambling ban costs me
ten thousand taels every day.
740
00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:23,256
I must settle this debt.
741
00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,056
You are utterly insane.
742
00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:27,536
Do you wish to repeat
743
00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:28,860
sacrificing your kin for justice?
744
00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:32,136
Over the years,
745
00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:33,896
every illicit payment you accepted
746
00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:35,496
is recorded here.
747
00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:38,220
The Bureau of Intelligence
will certainly be interested.
748
00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:39,576
Do not worry.
749
00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,860
I value family even more than you do.
750
00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:46,220
After all, you are my only blood relative.
751
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:48,820
What happened back then
752
00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:52,216
was my fault.
753
00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:53,900
But at the time,
754
00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:56,100
I had no other choice.
755
00:38:57,720 --> 00:38:59,860
Though we were born of different mothers,
756
00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:03,700
that day, when you were pinned
in the mud and begged for help,
757
00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:06,176
the way you called me "brother"
758
00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:08,180
has stayed with me for twenty years.
759
00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:13,696
Do you think the Tiger Roar Gang
reached this point
760
00:39:13,720 --> 00:39:15,816
through luck alone?
761
00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:17,260
Then now,
762
00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:21,536
can you turn the gambling ban
into a worthless piece of paper?
763
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,700
I will do everything possible
to maneuver at court.
764
00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:27,336
But you must restrain yourself.
765
00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:31,140
For now, do not make another
move against Meng Tinghui.
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