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[ Ming Dynasty ] EP12

You returned from the grave.

God bless you.

I want to talk to you.

If you fall asleep, I won't blame you.

Where are you from?

Zouping, Shandong.

I know it.

How is life there?

It was fine.

It was?

So it's bad now?

In my childhood, I could see the buskers,

refugees from Anhui, perform on the street.

They have a song.

It sings about now.

Great, I want to hear it.

People talk a lot about Fengyang.

Fengyang was a good place.

After we have emperor Zhu, we have nine years of famine out of ten.

There are many disputes among the uncles and nephews.

The people are suffering.

Stop it.

The lyrics really great.

Ever since we have emperor Zhu.

You are offending all people surnamed Zhu.

I have wars for the frontiers and tribes.

They plunder our people.

We repair the canal.

I want to make full use of water transport from north to south.

Why are the people suffering?

Ridiculous.

It's so unfair that you do so.

It's not fair even for the emperor.

Let alone the civilians.

The generations to come will know me.

I never kill time all day.

I never ask anything for myself.

All the people will know in the future.

Why am I shouting at a little girl? So ridiculous.

Go on singing.

I still need to sing?

Better not.

What a girl.

Prince.

Crown prince is setting up a stall to sell the furniture at the west gate.

What?

I know this from others.

I went to check it. And it's true.

Such a face-losing guy.

He is slapping my face.

Tell prince III to go to Jiming Temple with me.

Yes.

Wait.

Don't go.

Yes.

We should let the crown prince sell his furniture.

He is losing the court's face.

Others will teach him a lesson.

The treasures from the palace.

Sister, let me give you a palmistry.

Great.

Let me look here.

You are so rude.

Sorry...

Come, let me rub for you.

Rub.

Let me see...

Take a good look.

Your have a good palm.

You are destined to live a rich life.

Mate, you are a man of taste.

The stool is from the palace.

The good mortise and tenon joint.

5 liang, you can take the pair.

How about it?

It's too expensive.

See.

It's the fine piece, right?

I am selling you the fine pieces.

Sir.

This one

This one.

Woman of taste.

From the west.

It's the tribute from Sumatra.

Zheng, He goes to the west, you know?

He brought back from the west.

How much?

Three liang, a pair.

One is there.

A pair.

Don't roll your eyes.

Help me.

Let me see.

I know how many people come to the capital,

how many moles and how many people escaped.

The antique shop is paper-like,

in my eyes.

People can't make a career through assassination.

You are nothing but a breathing corpse with your foolhardiness.

Why don't you do it earlier?

What do you want?

Good question.

Someone of the court wants to spend money just to kill you.

Play chess with the emperor.

Pour dirty water on the crown prince.

The emperor treats the orphans of a campaign of Jingnan differently from others.

The emperor said.

He would pardon all orphans of a campaign of Jingnan.

Any of you who would like to serve the court are preferred.

All he wants is just to see Jianwen and resolve the misunderstanding.

You are still so brazen-faced to pardon us?

You are so brazen-faced...

I can promise you another condition.

After it's over, I will reallocate nearly 30,000 officials

of a campaign of Jingnan outside pass in the capital.

I can uphold justice for them and restore their fame.

Their wives and children can be well treated.

How about it?

You can?

So who else can?

The imperial families are bad at keeping promise since ancient times.

I don't believe you.

Give my daughter back.

For other things, we can talk about another day.

Ruowei is severely injured.

She blocked the arrow for the emperor in the garden.

She...

How is she now?

Ruowei is awake.

She blocked the arrow to save us.

If you die in Beizhen imperial guard department.

she will suffer for nothing.

I am here today just because she blocked the arrow.

She can't suffer for nothing.

Let's get down to business calmly.

What did you tell my uncle?

Why did he promise to release them?

Really want to know?

I hate the things I don't know.

If you don't tell me, we can't cooperate this time.

Tonight, you need to get out of the palace.

Never come back.

The orphans of the campaign of Jingnan have nothing to do with you.

The emperor just asked casually.

You really want to get involved?

How can you be sure,

my third uncle has nothing to do with the orphans of the campaign of Jingnan?

Just my speculation.

If prince Han and prince Zhao were together in this,

we wouldn't live to tell the story.

Prince Han and prince Zhao are so close.

If it's true, how can the emperor give

Beizhen guard imperial department to him?

It's the emperor's tactic to benefit from sowing discord between them.

Pretty impressive.

Please take a good care of Ruowei.

I am sorry for what I did.

I want to have a competition of swordplay with you.

Tell my men your answer.

They will take you to see me at Jiming Temple.

Prince.

Imperial grandson has left.

All three rebels are inside.

Kill them all tonight.

Otherwise, you will pay the price.

Yes

Go.

Duck down.

I know he won't let us go.

This instrument is extraordinary.

It's the heritage from Jianwen's times.

It's in imperial college.

Fang Xiaoru preaches all the music knowledge with it.

What a pity!

People who used it died.

The old monk is insightful that he knows it dates back Tang dynasty.

So I put it in his room.

I think you are the right one to play it.

What do you want to hear?

Where do you come from?

Where are you going?

I swear, I will crush the mountains of swords and lances.

We stopped and went.

From time to time, more people were arrested in.

Sometimes the senior would cook for us and teach us about I-ching.

I learnt how to read at that time.

Besides hatred, in this world, there are many beautiful things.

Sometimes when I am reading, I think everything is in the world.

Sometimes I feel I gain nothing.

Sometimes I think I am living between demons and saints.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir, take us out and kill the bloody emperor.

Brother Nie Xing

Ruowei.

Do you want to avenge your parents?

Do you have the courage?

She is still young.

Maybe you will die.

But you will never suffer.

Tell me...

She is a child.

Why do you make her?

She needs to tell me.

Go.

Go...

Sir. -Go.

Mr. Sun

Among us, only you were a soldier.

We all want to follow you.

Let me tell you

I don't hate the emperor.

Mr. Sun

Go...

Go back.

Dad, I want to go.

I don't want to die on the way.

My grandpa told me more than 30,000 people take the service in Nurgandos.

How are they doing now?

I don't know.

It's a taboo to talk about this.

For what you have done, I am a little...

Then, after you recover, I will let you go.

You can go everywhere.

But don't go back.

Well.

You don't want to see emperor Jianwen?

My dad and uncles all know my grandpa's concern.

Your lives are in my second uncle's hands.

Sometimes he adds insult to my grandfather's injury.

My third uncle is even more sinister.

I still don't know what he is thinking about till today.

I...

I wish I could fight hard with my grandfather on the battlefield.

I don't want to be judged by the generations to come.

They will say I am a deposed imperial grandson.

After I fulfill my task for my grandfather, I will let you go.

You don't want to make contributions?

So what if I can get Jianwen back?

Kill him?

No, my grandfather won't do that.

But if we don't kill him, how to...

I searched for him everywhere just to make some contributions.

I wish one day I can report my second uncle in front of my grandfather.

Now, I think I am a cockfight, just like my second uncle.

Take a rest.

Where are my dad and my friends?

I send them back to antique shop.

And my men are protecting them.

It's a spur of the moment?

Will you arrest them back after tomorrow?

And torture them to know the whereabouts of emperor Jianwen?

I told them,

If they can find Jianwen

I can pardon over 30,000 orphans of campaign of Jingnan.

And they will come back.

Really?

It's my lie.

Where are they?

Even no corpse?

Imperial grandson, I can smell a rat.

It's not revenge. It's massacre.

Massacre?

There is no corpse inside.

But there are signs of fighting and blood.

Our men who guarded here were killed in one shot.

Our three men are tough guys.

Dozens of men can take them down.

But no one knew about this.

I don't think they are the wild outlaws.

Who?

I brought them. They have blood.

I don't want to offend the god's tranquility.

They are in the prison wagon outside.

Do you want to take a look?

Ok.

Where is it from?

We are investigating.

Find out their accomplice.

Find out what they are going to do.

And if they have any mole.

Yes.

Is my second son involved?

No, I am sure.

He dares not.

Great.

Who else knows this?

No one knows.

I separated the arresters and interrogators.

I didn't go to see my second brother.

He does not know I find out the truth according to your instruction.

My second son thinks himself clever.

He thinks he can manipulate others.

He takes after me for everything only except for this.

For some things, he really crossed the bottom line.

But recently why my nephew gets involved too?

He even has your pass and shows off everywhere.

The entire capital knows he works for the emperor.

Don't provoke.

I won't.

I love my nephew most.

Dad, I am at your service.

How's your eldest brother's selling going?

My sister in law is so bean-counting.

All they sell are out of use in the palace.

Brother is so ridiculous on the street.

He calls everyone brother and sister on the street.

The second brother is so angry.

Uncle

Nephew.

Why in such a hurry?

Suffer from excessive internal heat?

Look at your red eyes.

Yeah, suffer from excessive internal heat.

Today my men go missing.

Recently, so many envoys from across the world come. It's a bit chaotic.

Some people even assassinate the emperor.

I was scolded just now.

You should stay away.

Stay at home and don't run around.

What are your men's names?

I can help you find them.

No.

They are back in Beizhen imperial guard department.

God is above.

Go back to Beizhen imperial guard department with me now.

If we find them, you can slap my face as you want.

No.

Nephew.

I want to advise you on behalf of your second uncle.

Don't play around with your father.

You need to leave a way out for yourselves.

Do you really have to sell furniture on the street?

The emperor will lose the face.

Take your dad home.

The emperor will be happy.

I love you most.

I won't tell this to others.

No one can disturb the emperor.

The emperor said you need to hand over the pass.

And go to sell furniture with your father.

Hot buns.

Ok, you want one too.

Ok.

Come, I will give you one.

50 liang.

Don't worry.

Ok...

What are you doing?

Sorry.

I'll change it for you...

Come...

What are you doing?

Go.

You...

You...

Don't go...

Zhanji, what are you doing?

What are you doing?

Your brothers ask me for money, where can I get so much money?

So selling is the only way out.

Why are you?

Pack things back.

I am going home with my dad now.

Ok.

Don't...

You.

You are back?

Did you pack up your stall?

Don't lose a thing outside.

Do you know what you are doing?

So mortifying.

Voice down.

Grandpa is mad, do you know?

Why's he mad?

I sell my own things, none of his business.

Third uncle reported you.

They think you are doing this on purpose for the emperor.

No, I don’t understand.

Why can't you man up?

You are a yesman all day.

If one day you are the emperor, will your brothers, thank you?

You are teaching me a lesson.

So you should give me 10,000 liang.

I...

No, I won't even if I have.

Have a bad temper, like your mother.

Dad, tell them

We have no money.

That's all.

Not all.

All the seniors worked for you here.

You don't care after they are arrested.

Do you know the rumors about you?

They all are emperor Yongle's officials.

They are not my officials.

If they break the law, the emperor will punish them.

If I get involved, I will make it worse for them.

Ridiculous.

Well.

Why do you care about me today?

The emperor thinks I am so incompetent.

So he tells me to sell furniture with you.

Nonsense.

You tell me to come back.

At most, you will help me feed dogs.

You...

Well, if you want to play around.

Ok, come. Go...

Go...

Have fun yourself.

I open the door for you, go.

You...

Now you can't see the emperor, right?

Son.

Don't overestimate yourself just because your grandfather spoils you.

Sometimes, people can take away what they give you.

You lost your official rank.

Your title is useless.

Your grandfather appoints his horse in a campaign of Jingnan as general.

You?

Are you a general?

So you are happy that I am a pencil neck like you?

Your grandfather spoils you so.

You are so obstinate.

Look.

Days ago, you were dressed so well.

People are eaten up with pride.

I am right, huh?

You want me to feed dogs with you all day?

When I was your age, I thought your grandfather was like a manic.

After I grew up, I began to realize your grandfather was so sophisticated.

Do you know where they made the weapons for the campaign of Jingnan?

At home.

Your grandfather raised many ducks and geese.

The arsena was just under the ground.

Ducks, geese.

Quack all day.

So people won't hear the sound of tinkering with iron.

Emperor Jianwen's idiots walked around above the arsenal.

But they didn't know, from that time, they were destined to die.

It's just not the time.

At that time, I was ordered to handle prince Yan's affair.

All the lunatics and executioners were in there.

Only I know the truth.

From that moment, I knew people's hearts are so formidable.

Now, I think your grandfather aims high, and I can't ask him too much.

As for your uncles, leave them be.

All I need to keep you and your mom safe.

We can't afford tossing over.

As for the pencil neck.

Take a look.

I am old and losing my teeth now.

But this

Look.

I still have my tongue.

A pencil neck can live longer.

Brother, why are you here in person?

Just let your man take the message. He will go.

Yes.

I can't be careful enough with it.

I envy him so.

All the regents are so polite with words.

I think one day we should swift our work.

No.

If you use your old tactic, the minister will rebel against you.

Don't take nonsense here.

Go, tell them to prepare the food.

Brother, excuse me.

Ok. -Come.

Brother, come and sit.

Sit.

How's the eldest brother doing?

Did he give you 10,000 liang?

Brother.

I underestimated you.

No, brother.

Are you all right?

Of course not.

You are scheming me.

I am so busy with my work.

As busy as bee.

You and eldest brother are idling around.

Brother.

This is your fault.

I have followed you since childhood.

I are not eligible for the emperor.

You should take the throne.

People all know I am on your side.

The regency is the first step to be the crown prince.

I know you want to keep a low profile.

So I didn't send the congratulations.

If you feel tired now.

You will be more tired to be the emperor.

If it's true, I think we should go to fief now.

We will be the seigniors, no one is more comfortable than us.

I want to quit for a long time.

It's so unnerving to catch the assassins.

Till now, we still can't find out the truth.

Can't find out the truth?

How do you explain that you go to Jiming Temple for so many times?

Brother, we both know each other.

Tell me, what's the emperor's decision?

I?

I tell you?

I went there to blame. I have nothing to tell you.

Brother.

Brother, it's ready.

Come, drink the wine.

Drink wine.

Drink wine.

You are absent-minded.

What are you thinking about?

You.

I am thinking how you. the descendants,

and the generation to come judge me.

My farthest expedition is onon river.

I almost doubled my territory.

So throughout Chinese history, any emperor outperforms me?

Yes, no one outperforms you.

But you have so many achievements alone.

Over numerous skeletons and bones.

So many tears of orphans and widows.

You say this to me, so you are not afraid at all?

I have died once.

I have nothing to fear.

Days ago, I dreamt that I went back home.

I saw my mother.

I didn't know it's my best wish to serve her until she died.

But I can't do it anymore.

You have something to tell your mother.

I don't know what to say after I die.

Do you know what the campaign of Jingnan is?

I have heard of it.

I wish I could compensate for all this.

I am done playing it. So boring.

Last time the emperor told you to recommend girls.

I am so curious about your recommendation.

None of my business.

You can't say like that.

The crown prince is not dethroned.

So the grandson's marriage is a serious matter.

The emperor ordered us to recommend girls.

We don't mind the eldest brother.

But we can't take the imperial decree enough.

I find some girls.

If he likes one of them, I am his half mother-in-law.

Go...

Nonsense.

Stop it.

Go.

Come, brother.

Tell you a good news.