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=The Road to Splendor=

(Adapted from China Literature author Zhizhi's novel of the same name)

=Episode 14=

(Bandit Camp)

Come. Drink!

Come on.

Drink up.

Hurry up!

Zhao.

I let you go last time.

And you actually dare to come back?

You've got a death wish.

Precisely because you let me go,

I'm here to return the favor.

Do you know Lu Dahu?

That scoundrel Lu Dahu.

Commander Wang trusted him so much.

But he messed up the job.

Someone found out.

What did he mess up?

What have you

found out this time?

Killing civilians to claim military merit.

That's a grave crime.

That's a crime punishable by death.

Zhao.

What does Lu Dahu have

to do with me?

Why are you causing trouble on my turf?

Guards.

Drag him out

and execute him.

Then Mr. Tuo, who will you

do business with from now on?

Now I'm Commander Wang's trusted man.

What I just said

is also what he is worried about.

Lu Dahu

is definitely not getting out.

From now on,

I'm in charge.

Then does Commander Wang

have any new instructions?

Business stays as usual.

I don't care how much Lu Dahu used to give you.

I'll give you thirty copper coins per tael.

That's higher than the market price.

Brother,

I told you before.

We're bound by fate.

Being fated isn't enough.

What about the profit?

Tell me.

How much do you want to take?

You just need to tell me

where those warhorses

came from.

What warhorses?

These are just ordinary mounts.

Nothing worth mentioning.

How could I possibly have warhorses?

Take a look at the goods yourself.

When it comes to business,

you're not my only option.

On the fifth of every month,

at the mining site 15 kilometers north of here,

the Wangur people

are in urgent need of iron for weapons.

They trade

secretly with foreign merchants.

This whole thing with Zhao

is getting more and more absurd.

Back in Linchun Town,

when we crossed swords with him,

he didn't even flinch.

There's no way he'd flee from battle.

Listen.

Go and see Miss Xie.

Tell her

that we've already

sent cavalry to search for him.

Set her mind at ease.

Rest assured, General.

What concerns you concerns me.

Even if you hadn't said a word,

I would have done the same.

You're always so understanding.

Miss, wait.

Miss,

you dropped something.

My young lady doesn't own such a thing.

It must belong to some other lady.

Go find its owner elsewhere.

Miss,

let's go.

Miss!

Such a lecher.

What a waste of a deputy battalion commander title.

The small fry are harder to deal with.

Just steer clear of him.

No matter.

Haste

makes waste.

Her man has already run off.

She should be

easy to handle.

Leave it to me.

Even Commander Lu, who went with him, is back.

Why hasn't he returned yet?

Mr. Zhao isn't back yet?

What if something happened to him?

All you do is ask questions.

Go to the garrison and find out.

I shouldn't have been so stubborn with Mr. Zhao.

Here in Ganlin Town,

people die every day.

The men,

all desperate to earn merit,

will fight tooth and nail to get to the battlefield.

But what about us women?

We don't care about any of this.

All we want

is someone who truly cares for us.

Right?

What news do you have?

Just tell me.

You poor thing.

Banner Commander Zhao

is gone.

You can't just say things like that.

Without any proof,

how can you be so sure?

My brother saw it with his own eyes.

Last night,

General Mo also received the official notice.

It's just that the public announcement

won't come for a few more days.

Honestly, I shouldn't be

the one telling you this.

But

I figured if things come to that,

you need to have a plan, right?

As women,

we have to plan

for our future,

right?

I've been thinking

that my younger brother

is a deputy battalion commander.

He's a considerate man too.

So that's

what you've been scheming all along.

It's all for your own good.

In Ganlin Town,

there are no fewer than seven or eight known gangs

of idle thugs

who target unprotected families.

At night,

they break down doors,

beat people unconscious,

stuff them in sacks,

and sell them to pleasure houses and gambling dens.

Or

to the barbarians beyond the pass.

You...

By regulation,

any officer under orders

who abandons his post

must be reported by his superior

and confirmed by the Regional Commander.

Only then is it final.

Right now, Mr. Zhao is still away on campaign.

And yet you come to pressure me,

to trick and seduce a fellow officer's wife.

That deserves military punishment.

Don't bother trying to scare me.

Your man is gone,

plain and simple.

Serving one man

is better than serving a whole pack.

Miss Xie.

We meet again.

Men and women should keep their distance.

Commander Lu, please show some restraint.

Don't rush off.

With this floral hair ornament on,

you'd look beautiful.

You shameless wretch!

Yi.

Zhao Ling is out fighting,

and you're here seducing his fiancee!

General, please calm down!

I'll beat you, you sneaky scoundrel!

I'll kick you to death!

I'll hit you every time I see you!

When did you get here?

Why didn't you tell me?

Why are you protecting him?

Why don't you keep your good-for-nothing brother in line?

Calm down.

Calm down.

Miss Xie,

I'm truly sorry.

But rest assured,

that wretched scoundrel

will never come to bother you again.

Thank you, General Mo.

General,

have you truly received word of Mr. Zhao?

I've already sent men to look for him.

As soon as there's news,

I'll have someone come and tell you.

Didn't Concubine Lu

tell you?

What she said

and what you said

are not quite the same.

Please forgive me, General.

From now on,

please don't send her to see me anymore.

If she keeps coming to press me,

day after day,

it will only breed ill feelings.

Has she been

making things hard for you?

She tried to arrange for her brother

to marry my young lady.

What?

It's all my fault.

It must have been something I said

that made Miss Xie misunderstand.

General,

I've been with you since I was seventeen.

After all these years of devotion,

don't you trust me?

Come here.

Get up.

What I said today was harsh.

But

you need to take it to heart.

Then, General,

won't you stay the night?

No.

You know how things are

at home.

That scheming wretch.

Who does she think she is?

How dare she speak ill of me to the General?

Once that Zhao

is confirmed as a deserter,

I'll wait to see her cry.

Even if he doesn't die today,

he'll die tomorrow.

I'll curse him

to death!

General...

General...

I think I just lost my mind.

I...

I don't know

what came over me today.

I...

I...

I...

I...

General...

I...

I...

Here.

Eat some more.

Father,

have some.

Eat.

Dig in.

Why does Father look so distracted?

Him?

His heart's in pieces.

Quick, pick them up

and put your father back together.

What are you staring at?

Eat your meal

and don't take after your father.

You too.

Eat first.

Move over.

Why are you giving me money?

They say

when love fails,

luck in gambling prevails.

Take it out

and win some back.

That way you'll be of some use.

Why are you...?

Miss Xie!

There's news of Mr. Zhao!

Chuan is back.

Miss Xie,

Chuan is back!

Where is Mr. Zhao?

Mr. Zhao took the brothers to capture warhorses.

He sent me back

to bring reinforcements.

He'll be back in a few days.

He was worried you might be anxious,

so he sent me to tell you.

They went out to prepare for battle.

Everything was going fine,

so why the sudden change of plan?

It's all that Lu Dahu's fault.

Not only did he trip us up,

but he also

killed civilians and claimed credit.

He wanted our heads.

He's absolute trash.

So

are you all alright?

We just got humiliated.

Don't worry.

We'll take those warhorses

and won't come back empty-handed.

Shameless wretch!

I thought Lu Dahu

was just a shameless lecher.

I figured I could just stay out of his way.

Who would've thought

he'd do something this vile,

and even make Mr. Zhao's life miserable?

You go help Mr. Zhao first.

He needs you more.

But Miss Xie...

Don't worry.

I'm here.

And me.

A monster like that

isn't worth dirtying our hands over.

Miss Xie.

The other day,

I was rude to reject your kindness.

I have let your goodwill go to waste.

With Banner Commander Zhao gone,

I must find

someone to lean on.

If you are willing,

the Lu family will always welcome you.

I will be home

alone tonight.

My dear.

My dear.

I didn't expect you

to be even more eager than I am.

Already in bed.

I brought you

some fine wine.

I had hoped we could share a drink or two,

to lift the spirits.

Back then,

I met Sanniang by chance

through a twist of fate.

If it weren't for Sanniang,

then...

Right.

It was Miss Xie who saved me first.

And then I saved her.

Shall we

call it a day?

It's late and chilly.

We should get some rest.

Madam.

Something's wrong.

There's trouble!

Madam,

Lu Dahu was bitten by dogs.

Dogs?

Where did it happen?

At your place.

Please seek justice for me, Madam.

Dahu,

are you alright?

Everyone, leave now.

He's just a scoundrel.

Nothing worth seeing.

(Zhao Residence)

Please seek justice for me, Madam.

My brother was not bitten by accident.

It was her.

You cruel wretch.

If you weren't willing,

you could have just rejected.

Why did you set the dogs on my brother?

Don't listen to her, everyone.

My dogs only know how to guard the house.

If your brother hadn't

come out of nowhere,

how would he have been bitten?

That's right.

I beg you to investigate, Madam.

My brother is a deputy battalion commander.

A junior fifth-rank official.

This cannot be

left unresolved.

Madam Wang,

I beg you.

If you cannot

deliver justice for us today,

I will beat the Dengwen Drum

and demand an answer!

Right.

Look what they did to my brother!

Yes, beat the drum.

Beat the drum.

Look what it did to my brother.

(Abandoned Wangur Mine)

The silver notes are all here.

How is it?

Not bad.

Our cooperation will keep getting better.

Of course.

You go count the goods.

Go.

Brothers,

capture the warhorses!

We've got so many warhorses this time.

Our military merits are sealed.

Right.

I'd like to see what Lu Dahu

has to say now.

♪I lift a cup of humble wine to the passing breeze♪

Follow me.

♪Looking back, I see this life as a ballad♪

♪Looking back, I see this life as a song♪

Company Commander Zhao.

It seems something has happened at your home.

You go report to Commander Wang about the warhorses.

I'll find him later.

Alright.

How is he?

Commander Lu's tendons are all torn.

I'm afraid...

Afraid of what?

I'm afraid he'll be crippled for life.

You're lying!

Sister!

Sister!

It's alright.

I didn't...

It's alright.

I didn't...

It's alright.

Madam Wang.

Madam Wang.

Ever since my brother could walk,

he could wield a blade.

He hasn't even made his name yet.

Commander Lu.

Look at what he's been reduced to!

Madam Wang,

you must deliver justice for us today!

Madam Wang!

After all, your dogs hurt him.

What do you propose to make amends?

Please ask the healer

to prescribe the best medicine.

Whatever it costs,

use the most effective remedies.

I'll cover

all the expenses.

Miss Xie.

He was the one who did wrong first.

Shut up!

My brother is now crippled.

Can a mere dose of medicine fix that?

So none of you are willing to take responsibility?

Fine.

I'll take this to the authorities!

Careful, Commander Lu!

Dahu.

Xie!

Xie!

Dahu.

Madam Wang.

Enough!

Do you have to shout?

What do you propose?

Xie,

I'll make you pay for this!

You have to marry him

right this second!

In your dreams!

My dogs only bite scoundrels.

He ended up like this

because he had it coming!

You're talking nonsense!

Move!

Zhao Ling!

Zhao...

Zhao...

Zhao Ling.

What are you doing?

I'm sorry, Zhao Ling.

I know I was wrong.

Zhao Ling.

Please don't kill me!

Please don't kill me!

Please! I'm begging you!

Lu Dahu,

you scumbag!

No!

I killed him.

Miss Xie had nothing to do with it.

But as for why Lu Dahu

set his sights on Miss Xie time and again,

you owe me an explanation.

I just

wanted

to find my brother

someone

to care for him.

Who put you up to this?

Could it be

that Zuo is involved too?

So she was behind it all along.

Madam Wang.

I'm sorry to have disturbed you.

♪Once a bird in a cage, longing for the boundless sky♪

♪To break through a thousand barriers and cast off a life of illusion♪

♪Bearing wings through stormy tides♪

Don't look.

♪Wash away the stain of every false accusation♪

♪May all common folk share one roof, every lantern rest in peace♪

♪Let this humble name carry me through a life adrift♪

I'm back.

♪With wit and strategy, I enter this game without regret♪

♪Let the past remain beyond recall♪

♪Trade it for boundless blue skies to fly free and far♪

♪I seek no mercy lent by mortal world♪

♪This mortal world♪

♪Let this fleeting world carry me through a life adrift♪

♪With wit and strategy, I enter this game without regret♪

♪Though each move is forced upon me♪

♪May it buy the world one moment's peace from the storm♪

♪I crave no clarity from outside my soul♪

Company Commander Zhao.

Where did you get

these warhorses?

Some foreign merchants colluded with the Wangur people.

Someone tipped me off.

I seized them.

Who told you?

Someone with the means

to trade salt in Ganlin Town.

Military regulations state

that for every ten warhorses seized,

one level of merit is granted.

This time,

you could have earned significant merit.

But Lu Dahu,

after all, was a deputy battalion commander.

He held an important post.

You killed him.

That is a heavy offense.

Before I joined the garrison,

I too traded in salt.

I've dealt with all kinds of people.

Whatever Lu Dahu could do,

I can do too.

I will not let Ganlin Town run out of salt.

The garrison turning a blind eye to smuggling is also a grave offense.

Are you aware of that?

If I handle it this way,

I am also easing your burden.

And I will ensure no third party ever finds out.

Good.

Zhao Ling.

What you think of me does not matter.

What matters is that the troops have salt.

With morale steady,

the border towns will remain secure.

Mo Yi!

Commander.

Zhao Ling seized warhorses and has rendered meritorious service.

He is to be appointed Deputy Battalion Commander.

All benefits

shall be that of a deputy battalion commander.

Once the external review is completed,

he will be officially promoted.

As for Lu Dahu's death...

General Mo.

You failed to maintain order.

You allowed your concubine to cause chaos,

to entice a fellow officer's fiancee.

You are relieved of your post as Commander.

You are demoted to battalion commander.

I accept your command.

(Dadong Temple)

I warned you before.

If you ever crossed me again,

you would die.

I am willing to spend the rest of my days in prayer.

I beg you to show mercy.

This temple is too small,

and your ambitions are too grand.

It may hold you for a time,

but not for a lifetime.

How about

you return to the Fu family to recuperate?

I hear there is a family temple there.

It is called...

It is called Biyun Nunnery.

Spare my life, Madam!

Spare my life, Madam!

Please, Madam!

I don't want to go back!

I don't want to go back!

Please, Madam!

Don't send me back!

Madam!

I know I was wrong!

Spare my life, Madam!

Spare my life.

Spare my life, Madam!

Madam!

Madam!

Madam!

Madam!

I'll wait outside.

If you need me,

just call.

Zuo.

There is only one thing I don't understand.

I have taken the surname Xie.

Why do you still hate me so?

What exactly did I do wrong?

Do you know what an embittered woman is?

An embittered woman

is one who lives

only to resent others.

You did nothing wrong.

You were simply unlucky

to become the object of my hatred.

Clinging to you

is what makes my life interesting.

This is what the Fu family

owes me.

If you had only targeted me alone,

I might have let it be.

But what about the others?

You mistreated the students.

You used Concubine Lu to stir up trouble.

You even put other girls

at risk in the hall.

So?

Why should they be spared

what I went through?

What you did in Huaying

may have been born from your own bitter grievances.

But what about what you did in Ganlin?

In the end,

it was all for your selfish desires.

You draped your misery

over your malice like a veil.

How dull.

So you saw through me after all.

Enough.

As for my life,

the first half, I was a chaste widow.

The second, I was a fallen woman.

I've lived as I pleased.

You've been talking to me this long

just for that written confession.

I can give it to you.

Back then,

I did want my brother to marry you.

But that scheme

was Yu Jingxiu's idea.

Why would he do this to me?

He didn't want to marry you.

So he deliberately

sent me a letter

to slander your virtue.

(To Madam Zuo)

For this,

Yu Jingxiu even promised my brother an official post.

When fortune fell into my lap,

(Framing Fu to break the engagement) of course I'd seize it.

But words alone wouldn't suffice.

Fortunately, Moxiang

was soft-hearted.

She agreed

to obtain your undergarment.

As for the rest,

you already know.

Thanks.

(Written Confession)

(Yu Jingxiu instigated the coercion of Fu Tingyun to marry my brother.)

(Signature of Declarant: Madam Fu, nee Zuo)

(Acting on Zuo's orders, slandered Fu Tingyun)

(Fabricated charges of secret affairs against her.)

(Signature of Declarant: Zuo Junjie)

(Having been sworn sisters with Tingyun for years, she was framed.)

(Signature of Declarant: Fan Yake)

I saw your light was still on.

Still up?

How about we sit outside for a bit?

My grandmother used to say

that for a woman, marriage

is like being born anew.

At first, I only saw the Zuo family's greed.

I was afraid of being used as a stepping stone

and falling into the abyss.

Little did I expect that in the end,

it was Mr. Yu who cast me aside.

If he were a man of character,

he should have been straightforward

and told his mother he didn't want to marry you.

Instead, he plotted and schemed

to destroy your reputation.

He is utterly despicable.

The fault is not yours.

And don't let the past trouble you.

Don't worry, Mr. Zhao.

At this point,

we finally know who our opponent is.

That's not necessarily a bad thing.

I was just thinking,

the Yu family is powerful.

How are we going to get

the fourth written confession?

Right will prevail over wrong.

No matter how dangerous it is,

I'll be with you.

Sister.

Sister.

Junjie.

Sister, you finally came.

I knew

you wouldn't abandon me.

Sister.

Come on.

Get up.

You must've had a hard time.

Come on.

Get up.

I brought your favorite food.

Sister.

I'll never be an official now.

I have nothing left.

All I have is you.

Don't be afraid.

I've already made all the arrangements.

Tonight,

someone will come to take you away.

Here.

Don't choke.

Sister.

Junjie.

You've been through so much.

It hurts so much.

(Dadong Temple)

It took me so much

to crawl out of the Fu family in Huaying.

I don't want to go back to that gloomy place anymore.

This memorial arch,

whoever wants it

can guard it themselves.

I've spent my whole life merely existing.

Now it's time to truly live.

(Next Episode)

Jin Yuanbao sent word.

(Yu Jingxiu, Compiler) After Yu Jingxiu became the top scholar,

he entered the Hanlin Academy

and became a compiler.

What does it have to do with the external review?

His showing up in Ganlin Town now

probably means he's up to no good.

Ganlin Town is like a swamp.

You have to walk over corpses to carve a path forward.

Ten lifetimes won't be enough to get ahead.

(Coincidentally,)

(you've run right into me.)

(Want to turn things around?)

(That's a bit difficult.)

You hypocrite.

♪The past brushes by like a falling leaf♪

♪So light, yet my steps still pause for you♪

♪Through every rise and fall, our memories remain without regret♪

♪Carved into the rings of time♪

♪How I wish I could stay a little longer, but I can't♪

♪I turn away, afraid goodbye will fill my eyes with tears♪

♪Etched deep within my heart, yet buried without a word♪

♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

♪Still makes us want to believe♪

♪One promise for a lifetime, echoing long after we part♪

♪For one fleeting moment, I found you in the crowd♪

♪Without a word, you lit up half my life♪

♪In silence, a love too deep for words♪

♪Kept close within my heart♪

♪From now on, no one else is worth waiting for♪

♪I turn away, afraid no one will ever come home to me again♪

♪If we can build our future together, no storm can chill my heart♪

♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪

♪Still makes us want to believe♪

♪One promise for a lifetime, echoing long after we part♪

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