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Yes, let them ride in carriages

Why not?

Your Majesty, the Xiongnu who've come to surrender this time

total more than a hundred thousand people

Assuming each carriage holds five people

we'd need over 20,000 carriages

At such short notice, where are we going to procure so many cars

so they can ride in them?

Your Majesty, the carriage issue is easily solved

If there aren't enough cars from the officials

Your Majesty can ask the people for support

If the ones in the Capital aren't enough

we can appeal to nearby counties and provinces. - Exactly!

Alright, so be it then

Your Majesty, this move must never go ahead

Those cars are the people's means of livelihood

Once we deploy them by force

it might incite protests from the people, their emotions running high

That will definitely offset their gratitude and loyalty to Your Majesty

Please think twice, Your Majesty

His Majesty's power and prestige are soaring now

Who can offset them?

Not to mention that it's such a brilliant political achievement

We must publicize it

Do the hoi polloi have the guts to rebel?

Alright

stop arguing

How about that? I won't borrow vehicles

Instead, I will rent some from the people

and pay them. Is that okay?

Your Majesty, you are so kind and generous to the people

They will surely keep your grace in mind

for generations

- Qiankunzi. - Yes, Your Majesty

Here I entrust this case to you and Wang Huai'e

I will need it at the surrender ceremony

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty

- Grandpa! - Sir! Sir, this is our only cart!

We need it to deliver coal and grain

You can't deprive us of it!

You old jerk!

We didn't take it for free!

Didn't we pay you 10 maces?

You… Who are you? How dare you interfere with the imperial court's affairs?

I'm Jing, Jing Kui

Oh, you are Mr. Jing

Sorry for not recognizing you. Please forgive me, Mr. Jing

His Majesty ordered you to rent vehicles from the people

Who told you to take them by force?

Mr. Jing, the superiors have set us a number of vehicles to collect

If we don't meet the demand, we will be punished

But we didn't make them suffer any losses

- We've paid 10 maces for each cart. - Pardon?

His Majesty promised to pay 20 maces per vehicle

How dare you misappropriate half of the rent?

Mr. Jing, we didn't misappropriate

Mr. Wang ordered us

to pay 10 maces for each cart

Yes, you are right

His Majesty did say so in the imperial hall

20 maces per vehicle

But His Majesty didn't ask us

to pay all of them to cart owners

Since it's rent, who else can you pay?

I send the money to the soldiers for their shoes!

I did this

to motivate our soldiers

Mr. Wang

you are not doing His Majesty's bidding

but oppressing and bullying the people!

General Jing

it was His Majesty's order to collect vehicles

Are you targeting me

or targeting His Majesty?

It's you, a treacherous official taking advantage of the power of others

Jing Kui! I'm working for His Majesty!

If you think I didn't do my job properly

just go report it to His Majesty

and ask him to dismiss me!

Why bother coming here to yell at me?

Do you think I dare not do so?

I'll go to the imperial palace to meet His Majesty right away

As you please! Goodbye!

Halt

What's the matter?

I'm still worried about Mr. Jing

That's the end of the case about Liu Nan

We can't let him keep targeting His Majesty

because of it

Then what should we do?

He's not here with you

So I'm writing a letter to Wei Qing

asking him to sneak back into the city and persuade Mr. Jing

Given Wei Qing's composure

perhaps he can convince Mr. Jing

Why did Qin Shi Huang

fail to get the elixirs of immortality?

There are two main reasons

Firstly, Qin Shi Huang was the reincarnation of a flying bear

while you, Your Majesty, is the reincarnation of a red dragon

Compared with him

you have a deeper bond with the immortal

As for the second reason

Qin Shi Huang didn't use the right man

That Xu Fu was actually not one of our immortals

He was a terrible cheater!

Hou Yi was different

He met

the Queen Mother of the West's medicine servant boy

So the elixir he got

was real

That being the case, Chang'e ate it in secret

and she soon became a goddess, ascending to heaven

What you said makes sense

I guess I have to find a real immortal

It's all about fate

There are numerous gods and goddesses in heaven

many of whom can make people elixirs

But why can few people

in the mortal world become immortals?

It's all because of fate

Have you ever heard that

fate will bring people together

and no fate, no acquaintance?

Your Majesty, if you were not the reincarnation of a red dragon

related to the immortal

Taishang Laojun

wouldn't have let me come down to earth to make you elixirs

I understand what you said

Your Majesty

Didn't I tell you

no one could disturb me in the Alchemy Chamber?

Mr. Jing, Jing Kui, requested to meet you, saying there was an emergency

What's the matter?

For the collection of vehicles

Can it be regarded as an emergency?

Mr. Jing said that Wang Huai'e let the soldiers

rob and seize carts in the street

All the civilians in Chang'an and surrounding counties

are complaining

Don't exaggerate it to scare me

I am renting vehicles with money. What mess can there be?

Your Majesty, some people around you

are fighting and challenging you

in the name of the people

as if we have an uncaring Emperor who doesn't love his people

and only they are the people's saviors

Go and pass on my order

He, Jing Kui, is an official at the imperial court

so he must learn the corresponding rules

Besides

I have entrusted the collection of vehicles

to Wang Huai'e and Qiankunzi

- He is not allowed to intervene. - Yes, Your Majesty

Mr. Yang

His Majesty doesn't want to meet me?

His Majesty is indulged in studying the art of immortality with Mr. Li

with no time to take care of other things

Didn't you tell His Majesty

about the turmoil out there?

I did! But His Majesty…

What he heard was different from what you saw

He… He is going to lose the kingdom!

Your Majesty, I've heard that

this Jing Kui

is really something

Jing Kui used to be a folk ranger

I was impressed by his skills

so I recruited him into the imperial court to work for me

It can be seen as turning harm into benefit

But I think that Jing Kui can't be a good official

Are you worried that I can't tame him?

Your Majesty, Jing Kui's disciples and followers

can form an army

completely able to weigh against the government!

I even heard that…

Let's not talk about it

Go ahead. I want to hear it

It's said that

there are two emperors in our state now

One at the imperial court and one in the gang

You, Your Majesty, are the former one

And the latter one is Jing Kui

Jin Wuzi visited the restaurant

Kick these people out of here!

- Go! Get out! Now! - Get out!

Let's wait for him here

He will definitely pass by here

Damn Jing Kui

I must get rid of him today

to relieve the hatred in my heart

Did he mean he was gonna hurt our benefactor, Mr. Jing?

Yeah

My lord, I've got him here

Do you know Jing Kui?

Yes, sir

Then you must do your best to act later

No flaws are allowed

- I'll fight you! - How dare you? Take him away!

Do you wanna die? Beat him up!

Help! They're hitting me! Help! They're using violence!

Mr. Jing! Help! Mr. Jing!

How dare you call for help?

- Beat him to death! - Mr. Jing, help!

Cut off his tongue

Mr. Jing, help

Fellow villagers! Mr. Jing has stood up for us to redress our grievances!

Come on, everybody!

Let's kill these soldiers with Mr. Jing!

Mr. Jing! The soldiers are on the move

Go there to take shelter for a while!

- Qiankun. - Yes, Your Majesty

I didn't expect the people in Chang'an

to own such beautiful carriages!

Your Majesty, the people in Chang'an are leading a good life

all thanks to you

The people couldn't be more grateful to you

When they heard you needed vehicles to parade

and carry the surrendered Xiongnu soldiers

they were vying

to decorate their own carriages and offer them to you

It's my blessing

to have such thoughtful people

Help me check it again

We can't let it slip

What's this for?

It looks even better now

Good! Your job is done

But I wonder if there's enough money in the national treasury

If it's not enough

send someone to get more gold now

Do not let the people suffer any losses

It's enough…

Your Majesty, since you implemented the salt and iron monopoly these years

there's been more money in the national treasury than we can spend

There's even moldy grain in some warehouses

It'll be wasted if it's not used

It seems that money and food

need to be updated

just like the officials I appoint

Your Majesty, from what you said

I learned a profound meaning that constant motion prevents decay

You are so wise and insightful, Your Majesty

I'm nowhere near as good as you are

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, bad news!

Wang Huai'e

how did you get yourself into this mess?

Your Majesty, please help me!

Those rebellious civilians are unbelievably unruly!

Rebellious civilians? Where?

Jing Kui led his disciples to rebel!

They killed soldiers and robbed vehicles in the street!

If my men didn't try everything to rescue me

I would have been dead, I'm afraid

Jing Kui rebelled? Is it true?

Your Majesty, I'm telling you the truth!

Countless soldiers are dead or injured

Mr. Zhang, Zhang Tang, was outnumbered and defeated even with his troops

Your Majesty

please order your troops to move now, or it will be too late!

Qiankunzi, then you take my sword

and dispatch 3,000 Palace Guards to quell the unrest

and arrest Jing Kui

Sir!

Sir!

Miss…

Who is she? Do you know her?

She's that female singer

- Miss? - Miss…

Sir, Mr. Jing is in trouble

Stop! Stop there!

- Search! - Let's go!

- Go! Get out! - Kneel!

Where is Jing Kui hiding? Tell me!

- Or I'll kill you all! - Say something!

Master went out early in the morning and hasn't come back

Sir!

Sir!

We've searched the whole mansion and failed to find him

Jing Kui is not stupid. He won't come back to hide

Right

I know Jing Kui has a house in the countryside of Du County

Jing Kui's wife, Luo Qi, usually lives there

So long as we catch his wife

he will show up for sure

Didn't you go to rescue Jing Kui?

Why are you back?

Qiu Gu, I think I can't go back to Chang'an for now

Why?

Wei Qing received the letter delivered by my pigeon

He must have already returned to the city

He will figure out a way to save Mr. Jing

I'm worried about Luo Qi now

So I have to hurry to Jingjia Tableland right away

If those treacherous officials get her

then even if we hide him

he can't bear it

He will definitely try his best to find a way out

By then, it will be a disaster!

Then just hurry up!

I just wanted to let you know

You keep going

There's a small inn ahead

Wait for me there

Qiu Gu, I'm leaving

Be careful!

Dear, I received an urgent letter from Brother Shuo

He was worried about Jing Kui

so he wanted me to go to the city right away to persuade Jing Kui

I didn't expect to see the whole city hunting for him

when I just arrived there

This Jing Kui

is from the martial world, after all

He's untamed

It's useless to say this now, dear

The first priority now

is to help Jing Kui out

We don't even know where he is and how to help him

How about this? I'll take people to search the city for him in secret

No, you're the General-in-chief to conquer the Xiongnu in the north

You've broken the rule to return to the city without permission

We can't let anyone see you

Then what should I do?

My lord, my lady

the little girl insisted on meeting you at once

You are…

Mr. Dongfang sent me here

Madam, bad news!

What's wrong? What happened?

Many soldiers came and surrounded our mansion

The soldiers surrounded the house… Did Jing Kui…

Madam, we should run now. Otherwise, it'll be too late

No, I can't go

Madam, if something really happened to Master

as you said

you should protect yourself for your child!

Come on! Close the doors! Quickly!

Mr. Dongfang is here!

Madam

What on earth happened, Dongfang Shuo?

Let's talk about it later. Run, or it'll be too late

But how?

Listen to my arrangement

You guys, come with me. Come this way!

Hurry!

Sir!

Sir, Luo Qi rushed out through the back door with several people

Go after them! Now!

- Where are they? - Sir

One group over there, and another one in that way!

Split up and chase them!

Guts, let's go!

Shoot!

We haven't searched this building yet

Sirs, what do you wanna do?

You brought so many of them here

Our girls

can't receive so many men at once

Ma'am, rest assured

Nobody will touch your girl today

Go in right away

and tell the people inside to stay still

We are moving according to His Majesty's order

You fucking go!

All right, sir. Don't get mad

I'll go inform the guests right now

What are you guys doing?

You can't mess around. You can't go in there!

Everyone wishes for a perfect marriage

But I send you off for your high office

What did you say?

Grand Minister of War came back from Bashang and is playing the xun inside?

I saw it with my own eyes

That gorgeous young chick

was snuggling up to him and singing

I've never heard of Wei Qing having such a hobby

No one can say no to this

He usually pretends to be honest and faithful

but he has the guts to sneak back from the army to do this

He's more audacious than anyone else

No! Why now?

- You mean… - It's too much of a coincidence

Such a suspicious coincidence

Is Jing Kui hiding in his place?

Very likely

Then send someone to search now!

Who dares to do this?

Even Wei Qing's cough

makes these soldiers tremble

Then let's go do it in person

You have the treasure sword rewarded by His Majesty

But if you can't find him

we can't take the anger of this Grand Minister of War

the Princess's husband

Neither this nor that

Then what on earth can we do?

We have to find someone who can subdue him

Unless His Majesty comes in person

Not necessarily. There's someone else who can do it

Who?

Your cousin, Grand Princess Pingyang

- Your Highness, Mr. Wang requested to meet you. - Invite him in

Greetings, cousin

Let's cut the red tape, cousin

But what brings you

to my mansion today? Sit down, please

Your Highness, Jing Kui led the unruly civilians to rebel

Have you heard about it?

Yes

Jing Kui is as untamed as before

I think His Majesty won't let him go easily

if he gets him this time

I was exactly ordered by His Majesty

to search the city for Jing Kui

Then did you find him?

Not yet

In this case, you should be trying hard to do your job

What are you doing here in my mansion?

Cousin

I ran into something weird

during my search throughout the city

I wanted to hide it from you

But then I thought it was inappropriate

You're not only my cousin

but also the Grand Princess of the Great Han!

If I hide this affair

that is disrespect for His Majesty

Then I might be suspected of deceiving the Emperor

You make it sound so serious

What on earth happened?

My men and I searched the largest brothel in the city, the Hidden Haven

and we found your husband, Mr. Wei

Wei Qing? What was he doing?

He…

He seemed to be…

No, he was really having fun with the prostitutes in the Hidden Haven

Is it true?

I saw it with my own eyes!

Servants!

At your command, Your Highness

Gather all the household guards

Take your weapons and follow me!

Greetings, Your Highness

- Are they still in there? - Yes

Listen, they are enjoying themselves now

Come with me!

Catch up with him and break his legs!

- Go! - Go!

Mr. Wang, it's our turn now

Go

- Search this place! - Yes, sir!

- Go! - Go!

Oh, no! We fell for the trick! - What trick?

Jing Kui must have been dressed as a servant

and run away with them!

She's been following me since she was a child

I remember when she just started to work for our family

my father was murdered by the treacherous officials

and we suffered a sudden calamity

All these years

she's kept following me no matter what

Even when I had no choice but to work in a brothel

she still didn't leave me

We were nominally the master and her servant-girl

but we were actually closer than sisters

Lian'er, I'm sorry I got you killed

No, it's my fault

She died because of my bad idea

It's all my fault

Lian'er…

I, Dongfang Shuo, am sorry for you

Lian'er…

Lian'er!

Luo Qi

Don't be sad

You're out of danger

with your child

It's at least a comfort

His Majesty

won't let go of Jing Kui

He will definitely send someone

to keep going after him

What's the big deal?

Changes make a tree dead but a person alive

I don't believe

there's no place

for you and your husband to hide in this big, big world

I grew up

homeless

and hiding everywhere

I've lived a quiet life for just a couple of years

but now I'm on the run again

I'm used to it

But it's so unfair to my son

Nothing is fair now

Luo Qi

I've thoroughly seen through the ways of the world this time

If you want to be a good person

you have to suffer all your life

I'm not surprised about it

I just didn't expect it

to come so fast

My Lord, it's getting late

Shall we find a small inn in the town to rest?

Fine, let's find somewhere to stay for the night

Dongfang Shuo, I was just talking to Luo Qi about you

Jing Kui must still stay in the city now

You must find a way to get him out of there

I was just about to discuss this with you

I want to go to Chang'an overnight

Then I'll go with you

It's not a fight. We don't need so many people

Early tomorrow morning

you and Qiu Gu should get on the road quickly

When I settle things in Chang'an

I will come back to catch up with you as soon as possible

On your way to Chang'an alone

you must be extra cautious

I will, honey. Don't worry

Then…

I'll set off now

I will entrust Jing Kui to you

Don't worry, Madam

You two should get some rest

Be careful!

It's Grand Princess Pingyang's mansion, so what? I'm not afraid

I have had people keep a close eye on it

As long as Jing Kui shows up

I'll arrest him right away

What if he lives in it without coming out?

Then I will fucking keep an eye on him for the rest of my life

Pending decisions will inevitably lead to unexpected changes

If the situation changes

our efforts will be in vain

You mean we should break into the house to search?

It seems to be the only way

But to search Pingyang Mansion

His Majesty's decree is indispensable

You have His Majesty's personal sword

You can control Grand Princess Pingyang and Wei Qing

No way!

This sword is for me to mobilize the Palace Guards only

with no other rights

Besides, I have to report the work and return it today

Then let's report it to His Majesty together

and request His Majesty to order a search of Pingyang Mansion

- What do you do? - Coal delivery

Coal delivery? Why did you, a coal deliverer, come here?

I am delivering a letter to your master

What letter? Give it to me. I'll pass it on for you

It's an oral message

I must see the Princess's husband himself to tell him

Who is making a scene here?

Master, this man said he had a message for you

Let him in

Your Majesty

I failed my mission and didn't catch the rebel

Have you searched everywhere?

Your Majesty

we searched everywhere I could

- Searched everywhere you could? - Yes

Is there anywhere beyond your reach?

Your Majesty, you gave me this sword yesterday

only as a voucher for mobilizing troops

with no other rights

I dare not use it at will

Your Majesty

With your order, we could search ordinary people's houses

But it was not easy for us to enter the residences

- of the nobles and ministers. - Exactly

So?

Which nobles or ministers do you suspect of harboring the rebel?

We suspect that

Jing Kui is hidden right in Grand Princess Pingyang's mansion

The scene in the Hidden Haven yesterday

can only cheat them for a while

Qiankunzi will soon realize it

Now this Pingyang Mansion

is already under their strict surveillance

Then I'll go out and turn myself in

in case I bring trouble to Grand Princess and Mr. Wei

Mr. Jing

what kind of person do you think I am?

Don't worry

Grand Princess and I

are by no means the kind of people who sell out friends for credit

You got me wrong, Mr. Wei

I really don't want to get my friends in trouble

Mr. Jing, don't think too much

If you leave here

they will really get in trouble

Mr. Jing

now that your wife and your child are out of danger

you can just rest assured and stay here

It's not too late for us to find a way out

after things settle down

Yeah

Wei Qing is right

At present, you're safe only in Grand Princess Pingyang's mansion

Why not just lodge in this place for now?

How sure are you of your suspicion?

We're at least 90% sure

Your Majesty, if you can write the characters

of "Token of the Emperor's Presence" on the sword

and reward it to Qiankunzi

Then we can go to Pingyang Mansion immediately

to arrest Jing Kui and bring him to justice

Well, then I'll write it

Your Majesty! Bad news, Your Majesty!

What's the fuss?

The Empress suddenly lost unconsciousness

Your Majesty, please hurry over and have a look

Then go to the Zhongcui Palace with me now!

Oh, right. You two wait here until I get back

Hurry up!

Qing, please hurry back

to Bashang Camp right away

and tell Gan Fu to do this

This time, I must win Zhang Tang over for my use

OK

As long as Zhang Shang finds out the truth

your innocence can be proved at once

Thank you, guys

I promise I'll repay you for saving my life in the future

Mr. Jing, please don't say that

You've already saved my life several times

If I don't help you in return

I'm afraid I won't be able to pay you back

for all your favors

even if I really have many lives

Go ahead

I'm guilty, Your Majesty

Please punish me for deceiving the Emperor

You bold lackey. I know the Empress is not ill

You're messing around with your life!

I don't want to die

I saw the way you looked at me

when I was outside

so I entered the hall

I did that all for your sake, Your Majesty

Did I look at you back then?

Why didn't I realize it?

Then tell me

Do you think

I can't order a search of Pingyang Mansion?

Your Majesty

if Mr. Qiankun's information is inaccurate

- What if they fail to find the rebel there? - Ridiculous

They might not be able to find him there, so what?

What else can they do to me?

But this will disappoint Grand Princess Pingyang and Mr. Wei

Your Majesty, there's the aboveboard and secret infighting

between Dongfang Shuo and Qiankunzi

Maybe they have felt disheartened

We don't know if it's possible

to get them to serve you

as faithfully as before

And General Wei, Wei Qing, is your brother-in-law

as well as the general who commands the national military forces

Once anything goes wrong in the kingdom

we have to rely on him

If you break his heart too, Your Majesty

then… Then what will happen in the future?

As a minion who trains dogs

can you worry about so many things?

My kingdom will always be impregnable

I still have Qiankunzi! I still have Wang Huai'e!

Your Majesty

Do you really think

you can trust Mr. Qiankun and Mr. Wang?

Yi

rise

I dare not, Your Majesty

Get up

Thank you for sparing my life, Your Majesty

Actually

I've thought further ahead than you

I'm not worried that we can't find Jing Kui in Pingyang Mansion

Instead, I'm fretting over

the opposite result

Your Majesty, you…

If they really find Jing Kui in Pingyang Mansion

what do you think I can do with the Princess and her husband?

It's my mistake. I was only thinking about Jing Kui

If I punish them mildly

what if all the officials will follow their example?

If I give them heavy punishment

do I have to behead them for real?

Your Majesty, there is a saying in my hometown

Elders have to be partly deaf or mute

Your Majesty, you are like an elder in charge of the family

For many things that need not be taken seriously

you can turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to them

If everything is taken seriously

even cold water can also poison people

Yi

You're as helpful as a minister

But I

still can't let go of that Jing Kui

He has disgraced me over and over again

This time, he even openly rebelled against me

Even if I can tolerate him

there is no room for him in this world

This must be Wei Zifu's trick!

She's Wei Qing's sister

Of course, she'd speak up for his brother at this point

Mr. Wang

His Majesty just asked us to suspend the search of Pingyang Mansion

But he didn't let us give up hunting Jing Kui

So what?

So long as this rebel hides in Pingyang Mansion without leaving

we can never do anything to him

Didn't His Majesty come back and ask us

to use our brains?

How?

You can't go in and arrest him

Even if we have multiple brains, it's still useless

But we can figure out a way to lure the snake out of the den