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Overlord

Episode 29

I recommend availing

the secret channel of water transport

to transfer grains from south to north

and thus address the problem of grain undersupply in Chang’an.

Your Majesty!

I have been in Xichuan Dao for years

but never heard about the secret channel of water transport.

People of the Water Gang

talked about the secret channel

The gate is closed normally

but will be opened

as ordered

to create a channel for boat access

whenever necessary.

Your Majesty!

Even if there is such a secret channel,

great military forces will be needed.

Considering the threats in Hebei,

I am afraid of inadequate defense

if military forces are used for water transport.

Father,

I agree we shouldn’t allocate large-scale

military forces for water transport.

But we can avail civil forces,

for instance, allowing Qinglong Firm to assist with transport of relief grains.

Father!

Prince Jun had shares in predecessor of Qinglong Firm.

Our law bans officials from doing businesses.

It is improper for Prince Jun

to recommend Qinglong Firm repeatedly.

I completely withdrew myself from

Qinglong Firm before coming to Chang’an.

Complete withdrawal?

The big boss of Qinglong Firm is still

nursing her infant at your home now.

We are talking about the famine now.

Please don’t get off the subject, Prince Zhao!

This is new rice from Lingnan.

Please check it, Father.

As the first harvest of the quarter,

it was delivered by Qinglong Firm.

It took only ten days for the trip

from Lingnan to Chang’an.

We have to consider the urgency of it.

As the famine is worsening now,

I recommend working with Qinglong Firm

to settle the emergency needs first.

I agree with Prince Jun.

The famine condition is changing daily.

Without a fundamental solution,

I am afraid there may be civil riots.

I believe

only the proposal of Prince Jun

can address the temporary lack of grain.

Approved!

Requisition civil forces for transport

of grains from south to north.

The Agricultural Agency and the Ministry of Revenue will supervise it.

- Yes, Your Majesty! - Yes, Your Majesty!

- Great to see you, Your Highness! - Great to see you, Your Highness!

Stand up!

His Majesty has emaciated a lot

for the famine relief

these days.

As a royal member,

we should also contribute our ideas

although we are in the harem.

I really appreciate your good faith, Your Highness!

I personally recommend

donating part of our monthly wages

to buy relief grains.

Your Highness, I think

Concubine De’s idea is good.

Moreover,

we can also set up porridge shops in neighborhoods

to guarantee smooth grain supply

to the people and

display His Majesty’s love for the people.

Great.

Let’s

just contribute

three parts of our monthly wage.

How much is three parts?

It means we donate thirty percent of our wage to buy grains.

I have to donate my own money

when nobody pays me wages?

Who dares to gossip

on Her Highness’s benevolence?

I was asking about

three parts.

More importantly,

our contributions

are just nominal in face of the famine.

It is really a lack of love.

Please punish her as a warning to others,

Your Highness!

Forget it, Concubine De.

She is pregnant.

Just copy one volume of scripture as a penalty.

The Stewardess Office will supervise it.

Yes, Your Highness!

Yes.

Scripture

How much is left?

Less than half is done.

I am sleepy.

It seems

text copying is the only way to keep you disciplined.

Are you going to do it for me?

Great!

I will go and have some midnight snack.

Don’t go away.

I am doing it for you.

I am helping you.

Just sit by my side here.

Your nose looks so beautiful.

Your mouth looks beautiful too.

So many eyelashes!

What beautiful eyelashes!

You are a bad guy to look at me that way.

Your behavior reflects your mind.

Are you thinking of any bad idea?

Don’t run away.

I didn’t mean it.

I…

Qinglong Firm

Loyalty Has Weng Dayou replenished

the complete map of water transport channels?

Yes.

Weng Dayou just sent a few drafts here.

He said you would understand when you saw it.

Come on.

First step, cross over Xiazhou.

Second step, enter Kuiguan.

Third step, get around Qinchuan.

Fourth step, enter Chang’an stably.

What does it mean?

This is the secret words of Weng Dayou.

He means

the convenient water channels other than

official and civil water courses.

They include the secret branches of

the four main rivers, namely

Yangtze River, Yellow River,

Han River and Wei River.

In that case,

we will have quicker and more convenient water courses.

Now we have

both the labor resources and channels.

It depends on our efforts

to rescue the famine victims.

Go ahead!

Go ahead!

Go ahead!

News!

Ten thousand Dan relief grains have arrived at Chang’an Terminal.

News!

Ten thousand Dan relief grains have arrived at Chang’an Terminal.

Your Majesty!

The first consignment of relief grains

has arrived in Chang’an.

The second consignment of twenty thousand Dan relief grains

has also arrived in Chang’an.

Qingliu,

you have done a good job.

Dongshi Market

Give me some food!

Don’t go further ahead. Back out.

Pingkang Lane - Give me some food! - Back out.

Don’t push.

- Give me some food! - Back out, don’t push.

- Sir, give me some food. - Back out.

Hurry up, no more nonsense.

There is food.

Don’t grab for it.

Don’t grab for it. It is mine.

Hurry up, give it to me.

Hurry up, fill it.

I want rice.

Hurry up, give me a pocket.

Come here quickly.

Give it to me.

They said your family isn’t reliable.

Grains are unloaded onshore continuously.

Why can’t they reach the hand of people?

Master Long visited the relief points off the city today but

found that many relief grains delivered

by Qinglong Firm couldn’t reach the hands of famine victims.

Really?

Yes.

Chonghua Lane Madam, is the porridge enough?

I am satisfied. At least I won’t starve.

Haven’t the relief grains

arrived in large quantities?

Yes, they have arrived.

It is said the boss of Qinglong Firm

personally presided over the transport.

So what?

South-to-north grain transport!

There are many big boats

carrying grains from the south.

You, you and you,

who has ever eaten any food?

Master,

the unloaded relief grains were

delivered into the official barns by carriages of the Ministry of Revenue

but transferred into the army granary

in the evening.

Now I understand why grains keep

arriving here but nothing happens there.

They are just taken away by the army.

It is a serious business.

I will report it to His Majesty tomorrow.

Father!

Two consignments of grains have arrived in Chang’an.

But so far as I know,

not many grains have been received

by the official barns for famine relief.

Mr. Pang,

as head of the Ministry of Revenue,

do you know about it?

Your Majesty!

The transported grains were limited this time.

Only a handful was left

after normal use.

So far as I know,

they were mostly used for the army.

Your Majesty!

The war isn’t yet settled in the north

and military provisions are in short supply.

Many of the grains have been used

as military grains and provisions.

Foreign states have cast their eyes on our state for long.

I have done it for our national interests.

Your Majesty! Frankly,

the river courses are smooth indeed.

But the carrying capacity is limited.

Hurry up, everybody.

Jun Make sure all lanterns

have a red tassel under it.

Some important guests will come soon.

We must show him enough honors.

Miss Du, congratulations!

This is a gift for you.

Thank you, girls.

Yue’er,

take them to take a seat.

This way, please!

The marriage is pending.

Frankly, I recommend

visiting Prince Jun’s Mansion more

instead of

dressing up yourself here.

Let me tell you, Miss Xu,

there is another girl

in Prince Jun’s Mansion.

Xiaoxian,

I think you are too kind indeed.

You are the legal wife.

Without good rules,

the girls by the side of Prince Jun

will not respect you

in the future.

That woman is from the Silver City.

I know her actually.

She is pregnant with Qingliu’s baby now.

However wronged I may feel,

I can’t make any mistake on the birth of imperial descendants.

This is Chang’an, a place of top goodness.

No violation of customs and codes

is permitted here.

What ideas do you have

to punish that Lady Long

so that she can behave herself?

No, if we go too far,

Qingliu may be alerted.

Just take it easy!

We have experiences.

Whoever hurts my friend

won’t get away with it easily.

It is Shangsi Festival on March 3.

All the flowers

are basically in full blossom in the harem.

I didn’t expect it was true.

His Majesty favored her

for three days consecutively.

Have you seen her forehead?

The mark is said to have been removed

by a formula of Lady Long.

She is pretty and completely a new person now.

No wonder she is favored by His Majesty!

I am no longer afraid of those gossipers.

Thank you for your unique secret formula.

You are an inborn beauty.

My formula is just a folk prescription

and a supplement to your beauty.

Supplement?

Long Aoyi’s formula?

Yes.

Great to see you, Your Grace.

Lady Long!

You are favored by Prince Jun now.

So we hope to make friends with you.

What is that?

It is a silk fan I have taken from the south

particularly for you.

Please kindly accept it

as a token of goodwill from us.

If it is a goodwill from you,

I will accept it.

I think

this fan must be very valuable.

According to material and production method,

the top-grade one is worth one thousand gold ingots.

My goodness, buy a fan with one thousand gold ingots?

Check it for me.

Dress up more in a weather like this in March.

Xiaoxian, just wait and see.

I am allergic to pollens.

It is really interesting.

Some people are allergic to pollens.

Some are allergic to women.

Is there anyone allergic to women?

Li Qingliu is allergic to women.

Really?

Yes.

What a familiar smell!

It seems to be the pollen rogue

that Master used to deal in.

It is really stramonium.

Stop!

It is always the same programs at Shangsi Festival every year.

Do you have anything new?

Your Highness!

The acrobatics to pray for good luck and

famine relief this year must be ready soon.

Please wait.

Really?

Your Highness!

May I play

a piece of music for all

when we are waiting for it?

No, no.

I have listened to it for numerous times

these days.

I am already

fed up with it.

Yes.

Your Highness!

Isn’t that the lady who is

a headache even to the Stewardess Office?

It is really boring now.

I have a proposal.

What is your proposal?

I wish to

perform a folk skirt dance

for you all.

But this dance

requires cooperation from others.

There was already a dance just now.

Her Highness doesn’t like it.

It is a different dance.

The dancing style

originates from Jia’ermu.

The girls there are free and casual

and they take off their blouses for dancing.

All of us present here are girls

from royal and aristocratic families

instead of the low-class dancing girls.

Your Highness!

It is an excursion and picnic

and we need to fully enjoy the sunshine.

If you

dress up yourself

so heavily,

you will find it great trouble to move,

let alone feel the liberty of life

in a real sense.

How will Her Highness agree on your nonsense!

It is fairly new and interesting.

Okay, who would you choose as partners?

Choose anyone as you wish.

Thanks, Your Highness!

You, please.

Stand up, hurry up!

Dance together.

Dance. Dance.

- Stand up! - Stand up!

You two, dance together.

Start turning! Start turning!

Hurry up!

Okay, okay, okay!

Stop it, everybody.

This is really a good dance.

Everyone will be rewarded.

Particularly, this Lady Long

shall be rewarded more.

Thanks, Your Highness!

Invite the Indian acrobat.

Long Aoyi, let’s wait and see.

Snake, there is a snake.

There is nothing to be afraid of.

It is just a snake.

You don’t have to panic.

The snake can dance too.

It is a dancer.

But it is also poisonous.

Long Aoyi,

go to hell with your baby.

The stramonium really works to lure the serpent.

Qingliu!

Are you OK?

Luckily you arrived just in time.

This Indian guest, please explain

why the snake suddenly

got out of control.

There hasn’t been any problem with the snake.

Maybe it is spring time now

and it is instable emotionally.

All the people here are imperial wives and concubines in the park today.

All those preparing for the acrobatics

must take responsibility

for the accident

today.

This…

Whipping for twenty times each!

Go and get the punishment.

Yes.

Will our garden party continue then?

Dismissed!

Let me take you back.

Are you OK?

You think of me now?

Don’t make a fuss again.

Men like you

always favor gentle and soft girls.

But remember,

the most beautiful snake is the most poisonous.

Take care, or you may be poisoned.

This is the soup boiled

with Xinlong red ginseng.

It has particularly good comforting effects.

Thanks, Your Grace!

I think you are intelligent enough.

Why

did you allow Yan’er

to take such a reckless action this time?

I am sorry.

I didn’t mean to put Yan’er in trouble.

Forget it.

I am not blaming you.

She is an inborn reckless girl anyway.

Thank you for your understanding.

Yan’er

is too kindhearted.

She just can’t tolerate

Long Aoyi’s taking herself

as hostess of Prince Jun’s Mansion

when I am going to

marry Prince Jun soon.

So she stood out

for me.

Stood out for you?

She is just a low girl.

You are the hostess in the future.

Please give me your advice, Your Grace!

You are scared

and harmed now.

Maybe we can do something on it.

This…

It is time to let others know

who the hostess

of Prince Jun’s Mansion is in the future.

Qinglong Firm

I am fed up with it.

Miss, you are back.

What have you found?

Here.

It looks like new rice.

You asked us to investigate into

the grain market of Chang’an.

The rice was really sold out.

But

we still found the secret.

Some people are peddling the grains in the black market.

The price is 20 times higher

than it was before the famine.

Isn’t that kind of robbery?

Who is the seller?

I haven’t found their identities.

But these people were really vigilant.

They went away when they saw strangers like us.

I just had time to get the rice here.

I think it must be an expert.

Let’s go back to Prince Jun’s Mansion.

Go.

Give me a steamed bread.

Give me a steamed bread.

Don’t worry, everybody has it.

Miss, let me do it.

It is okay with me.

Thanks.

Come on.

Don’t worry.

Give me one more steamed bread.

Everyone will have food.

Nobody will be ignored.

She is Princess Jun.

She is so pretty like an angel.

Prince Jun’s Mansion It is a favor from Prince Jun.

In the next few days,

steamed bread will be available to you all.

- Great. - Thanks, Prince Jun.

Princess Jun is really a good person.

What a good person!

Really good.

Give me one more steamed bread.

Qingliu, you are back.

What are you doing here?

I have prepared some steamed bread

for all victims of the city.

Xiaoxian, you haven’t recovered.

You don’t have to do it.

I feel happy to share your worries.

I have prepared some sweet soup.

Just follow me inside.

I have something to talk to you.

Let’s go.

Come in and drink some sweet soup.

It has been long since we got to know each other.

I hope you can put aside your prejudice

and get together with me safely

at the mansion in the future.

Good idea.

It seems

the incident of Shangsi Festival

has changed Miss Du thoroughly.

I almost forgot

to thank Pang Yan’er

for her fan. It really worked well.

Some people asked me

to send you to another place.

But I didn’t

because of our past friendship.

I will forget all the past conflicts.

But I hope you

can treasure our friendship.

What do you mean?

Look at yourself and your unruliness.

Unlike you,

I must consider him

after entering the silk store.

That is bundling of interests.

I wonder

who did businesses, learned design

and stole the new design drawings

of Xinsilu

after entering the silk store.

Isn’t that clear enough

whose interest is involved?

What do you mean on earth today?

Do you mean I crave for interests

and find a sugar daddy?

I should have approached Prince Zhao

in the Silver City if so.

I remember

you were really close to Prince Zhao.

So what?

You sang together,

drank together

and climbed onto the rooftop together.

Let me make some additions for you.

Gave away flowers, jewels and clothes.

So you still love Prince Zhao, right?

So what?

Prince Zhao and I…

- Drank… - Enough.

You…

I…

Some people sold this twenty times more

expensive in the black market of Chang’an.

What?

What’s up?

You drink the sweet soup. I have to go first.

Aoyi…

Are you okay?

Court of Censors

Today,

on this occasion of my daughter’s wedding feast,

I have invited you all here

to provide your proposals for me.

You will certainly get rewarded.

Please enjoy the liquor

I have kept in storage for ten-plus years.

Cheers!

Although my daughter was away from Chang’an as a child,

she is a girl of knowledge and courtesy.

As a military officer,

I have made no contribution

except expanding our territory.

So my daughter has become

my beloved.

Today, I would hand over all my fortunes

to my daughter Xiaoxian.

I hope the royal family can also recognize

marrying my daughter

isn’t a losing deal.

Title Deed of Fields and Houses

Father!

Xiaoxian,

I promised

you wouldn’t feel inferior

in Chang’an.

Come on, everybody,

the proper settlement

of the relief grain funds this time

completely depends

on your sincere cooperation.

Cheers, everybody.

Mr. Du, you have worked the hardest.

Xiaoxian,

you withdraw first.

Come on, everybody,

cheers.

Somebody, serve the snacks.

Come on.

Serve the snacks.

Father,

I heard

new rice was sold in a large amount

at the black market recently.

But the sales price

is twenty times that of the normal price.

Grains are in undersupply in the city and

there are starving people everywhere.

But these people keep grains in stock

and refuse to surrender them to the state depot.

We must find and punish them.

Really?

Your Majesty,

I am going to report on it.

There were always thieves who profited

from state disasters in all dynasties.

The Ministry of War has caught

some profiteers

in the Southern City

to assist the Ministry of Revenue

for famine relief

and they have all pleaded guilty.

If you have punished the profiteers,

let’s just put it aside.

Although waterborne grains are useful,

they can’t address the problem of famines in Chang’an.

What are your opinions?

I believe we must thoroughly speed up

the transport of official grain channels

to address famine and undersupply

of military grains at the frontier.

For instance, the naturally risky parts of the Three Gorges.

Nothing is more important

than frontier defense for a state.

We don’t have so many soldiers now.

Your Majesty,

I recommend closing the city gate

to keep away the famine victims.

Father, never do that.

If we close the gate to avoid disasters,

our people will be in chaos.

Your Majesty, I have a proposal.

Go ahead, Mr. Yuan.

I believe

the transport capacity is an increasingly

serious problem since the Rebellion of An and Shi.

It is getting out of control

today.

We can avail this chance

to mobilize all resources to address it.

I agree with you, Mr. Yuan.

Here is my order.

Figure out a way

in three days. Any adopted proposal

will be heavily rewarded.

Yes, Your Majesty!

You are dismissed.

Prince Jun’s Mansion

Minister of Works is coming.

Great to see you, Your Highness!

Please take a seat, Minister Liu.

Thanks!

I have something to talk to you,

Mr. Liu.

Please go ahead, Your Highness!

It is said you

used to be a transport commissioner.

I wonder how the official channels

are working for water transport.

The Tang Dynasty has been prosperous

with affluent provisions for long.

But the official channels for water transport

have been out of use for years.

Some are broken and blocked.

Only a handful of them are in use.

None is useful?

My errant boy is naughty.

Please forgive him.

It doesn’t matter.

Your inviting me here today

must be a task

allocated by His Majesty.

Exactly.

I want to know more

about water transport of our state.

The official channels of water transport

were left behind by the former dynasty.

But they haven’t been used at our dynasty.

That is why we have to use

the civil water courses.

Where are the detailed maps of official channels then?

The Wei family of the prior dynasty

had many transport commissioners.

They opened channels for trades

and produced detailed records.

But nobody is in charge of the channels

at our dynasty.

Why not ask your people to surrender

the secret channels of water transport?

In this case,

even if there isn’t a good solution,

His Majesty will feel satisfied.

Do you mean to steal the fruits

of civil water transport?

It is ridiculous.

The government have inadequate

resources to reestablish water transport channels now.

But water transport

must be one of the targets of revival

of our dynasty.

Don’t distinguish official and civil channels so clearly.

You are expected to offer proposals.

How can you use my property

and take it away?

You…

How dare you

take away the teapot

instead of serving the guest.

I will even take away his clothing.

Don’t make a fuss.

I am sorry, Mr. Liu.

She is the one you mentioned just now.

I didn’t expect that you are Lady Long.

Nice to see you!

Yes, I am.

What else do you have to say?

Just finish it at a time

and I will say thank you at a time too.

Really impressive as they said.

What did they say?

It is said Your Highness adore her much.

I have to say

you are really a perfect couple.

What’s up, Master?

Send a message to the court for me.

Give it to Officer Wei,

cousin of Concubine Han.

Okay.

Prince Jun’s Mansion

Xiaoxian!

Xiaoxian, are you looking for me?

Qingliu!

Xiaoxian!

We should behave ourselves before marriage.

His Majesty already ordered our marriage.

I will become

your princess soon.

You said you had something to talk to me.

Follow me.

Miss,

why do you expect to meet

Officer Wei at midnight?

He is serving in the court

and has time for a meeting at the gate

only at this moment.

Why don’t you go in the daytime?

There isn’t enough time.

There must be a solution in three days.

You are not obligated to do it.

Why do you always help Prince Jun?

I am not helping him.

I am helping all victims of the city.

Miss, let’s go.

Nobody knows

what has happened between them.

Just go away.

Don’t worry. Let’s enjoy it.

It is a good drama.

Let’s go.

Go on!

Miss!

Shame on you!

Where are you going, Qingliu?

It is the fabric I have chosen carefully.

Is it fit for you?

Let’s try it on again.

Tang

This is the detailed map of official water transport channels.

Yes.

How do you know I have it?

I am a good friend of Concubine Han.

She used to tell me

your ancestor used to work

as an official of the prior dynasty.

I also came to know that

the official channels

had been opened by the Wei family of the prior dynasty.

That is why I thought of you.

I see.

Thank you very much

for it.

It is my gift for you.

Please accept it.

Okay, thank you!

His Majesty allocated a task.

I believe you must have done it for Prince Jun.

You really love each other very much.

Love each other very much?

I hope so.

Moreover,

can you lend me some menswear, Officer?

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♪ I embarked on the journey when I was young ♪

♪ Now I have experienced everything and I’m still alone ♪

♪ I ever lost myself and complained ♪

♪ Nobody knows what I have experienced ♪

♪ Clear up the mist and warm the loner ♪

♪ You are smiling like before in Spring breeze ♪

♪ Time blurs the pain of separation ♪

♪ I’d like to be with you for the rest of my life ♪

♪ Let’s watch the desert ♪

♪ Let’s watch the misty Spring rain ♪

♪ Let’s watch the secular world ♪

♪ Let’s watch the mountains and roads ♪

♪ Let’s watch ever-changing clouds ♪

♪ Let’s watch blooming and withering flowers ♪

♪ Let’s watch people missing each other ♪

♪ Let’s watch the boundless sea ♪

♪ Clear up the mist and warm the loner ♪

♪ You are smiling like before in Spring breeze ♪

♪ Time blurs the pain of separation ♪

♪ I’d like to be with you for the rest of my life ♪

♪ Let’s watch the desert ♪

♪ Let’s watch the misty Spring rain ♪

♪ Let’s watch the secular world ♪

♪ Let’s watch the boundless sea ♪

♪ Sparks are still shining in your eyes ♪

♪ I look forward to the day we get together ♪