Original subtitles

You're back, brother

Any news from Prince Qi's side?

Prince Qi did not show his face even till the end

Lu Zhen Ting, Liu Tai Fu, Bi Jin Shi, this group of rebels

have now gathered their soldiers at Bao Feng Village

and sent a group of assassins into the Palace

The Empress Dowager has requested Yang Wen Guang to protect the Emperor

But the situation is critical, I am afraid we may be outnumbered

Alright

Inform Shu Shi Wei immediately to go to Bai Lu Court tonight

Organise the Yu Lin army to patrol overnight, must not have a moment of slack

Alright, I will go right now

Group of rebels, surrender or else

Yang Wen Guang is here.

Kill!!

Retreat!!

Don't move! Don't move!

Don't move! Don't move!

Put down your sword!

Still the Empress Dowager has a good plan

To quietly move the Emperor to Ci Ning Palace

Only those stupid pigs still think that the Emperor is still at

the White Deer Palace

I have only heard that the Empress Dowager is wise and decisive

Today, I have really seen the Empress Dowager's elegant demeanour,

I am really full of respect and admiration beyond words

Please rise

Thank you, Empress Dowager

Suppressing the revolt

I have just done my (minor) part

The Emperor is benevolent

Above us, the Heavens will bless

Below, there is Minister Fan and

Old General Yang such loyal subjects

This is the Emperor's reward

You are right, Empress Dowager

The Emperor is here

Greetings to the Emperor

Please rise

Thank you, Emperor

Reporting to the Emperor, the rebel situation is now stable but

Lu Zhen Ting was lucky to have escaped

Emperor

Emperor, Empress Yang, Old General Yang and

Minister Fan have settled a mutiny

Something so big has actually happened,

why did I not know anything about this?

What do you think I am?

Emperor,

This is my idea

Right now, West Xia is in the midst of peace talk,

ever since you have been hurt by the incident with the Lu Jing powder,

your health has not completely recovered

The court's Guo Fu Shan, Liu Tian Tuo and Hu Qing

these few great generals all died in the battlefield. This is a

big setback for the Emperor

So, for this matter, I personally made

the decision to act first, then report later.

If you want to punish someone, then let it be me

I can't even thank you enough,

Thank you, Little Mother

for saving my life

Everybody, rise please

Thank you, Emperor

Reporting to the Emperor, reporting to the Empress Dowager

Bi Jin Shi and the other rebels have been caught

Put Bi Jin Shi into the prison and question him using torture if necessary

Put Lu Zhen Ting on the wanted list throughout the whole country

Yes

The Emperor should organise a new Royal Guards

to strengthen the defence. Guard Xu

has helped me tremendously during this incident. He did well

Special conferment on Guard Xu,

as the Captain of the Royal Guards

commanding the Imperial Yu Lin army

Thank you, Emperor

How was it? Even I was impressed at myself

Come

Wife, you are pregnant,

this small matter, let me do it

Come

How was it?

Are those few strokes earlier scary enough?

Your strokes earlier can be used to deceive the Capital city's Master Meng;

that's more than enough

When I go back, I must really display it for them to see

Let them see my real might

What is this Zhang Gui, Liu Long, Guo Yuan Jing busy with?

Recently, they have started to mature,

Every one of them, in their official uniform,

like models, are now serving the Emperor as officials

Haven't met them for a few days, it's time to see them in a new light!

I really didn't think they would survive so well

Then you must see who they are following!

There's the ancient saying, proximity to a cinnabar makes you red, to the pitch makes you black

(idiom: different environment provide different influence)

After I married the General,

can't accept any more beauties

Can't accept any more beauties?

What does that mean?

Husband, have I put a limit onto your personal space?

I am asking you

Husband,

Did I limit you?

Let's go!

What do you mean?

What audacity, criminal Bi Jing Shi

Conspired to revolt, evidence is complete

the truth is clear

Give a clear explanation, who is

the mastermind?

There is no mastermind

I did this all by myself

You have been promoted to the position as Executive Right Secretariat

not more than 3 months ago, never left the city,

to cause the revolt, it used 5,000 new soldiers

where did they come from?

It was from my secret training program for them

Outrageous!

You dare to cover it up?

Another offence added to your crime

Attacking the White Deer Palace is my doing,

it has nothing to do with anyone else

You won't talk, right?

Drag him out! Spank him 80 times!

Let's see if you will talk!

Hey, wait, wait, wait!

I think this guy..is one who will

not cry unless he sees the coffin

Instead of spanking him,

let's give him light duties.

Huh? What do you mean?

I propose

let's change it, let's starve him for 3 days

Then we see if he is going to talk

Somebody!

Drag him out. Let him starve for 3 days

Yes

Can we really do that?

We can!

When he's so hungry that he can't bear it anymore,

he will naturally tell us

Criminal Bi Jing Shi

Have you thought it over clearly?

Are you going to confess or not?

It's only,,

death

Prison guard!

Bring the food

Bi Jing Shi

You haven't eaten for 3 days and 3 nights

With such fragrant rice before you,

you are not affected?

Give me, give me,

give me

Food..

Why are you trembling?

Minister, I am not trembling

You are new here?

Minister, yes, I am new here

New? How come I have never seen you?

Minister, I have been here only for a few days

You brought the rice,

You eat it!

Minister, this is food for the criminal, I wouldn't dare to eat it

Since I asked you to eat it, you eat it!

Let me go! Let me go!

Why are you running away?

I can tell from a long time ago that you are a problem

Speak!

Who sent you?

You won't say?

You won't say! Then you eat it!

The..the food is poisoned!

He wants to kill..kill

No! No!

Why?

They want to kill me

Why?

I have even shut my mouth

Why do they still want to kill me?

Bi Jing Shi

Have you seen the situation clearly?

You keep your mouth shut here for your Master,

but they want to kill you to shut you up

Today, we have saved your life

Are you going to tell us now?

I will confess..

I will confess

It's..

Who? Who is it?

It's Liu Tai Fu

who ordered me

Liu Tai Fu?

During the time of governance by Empress Liu,

Liu Tai Fu was sheltered

But ever since the Empress passed away,

He never got the Emperor's favour and trust,

With Minister Fan's push for reform,

He embezzled a huge amount of government tax

He was afraid that, in future,

he might be found out and dismissed,

so he had the thought of rebelling

Secretly, he trained new soldiers

waiting for the opportunity to rebel

I have heard Prince Jun said this before

The chaos in Bei State

Liu Tai Fu went but no news from him

He lied to the General, said that he was training the soldiers in the wild

So, he was actually colluding with the rebels

and secretly training new soldiers

Just to wait for today's coup in the court

You really can't tell someone from the cover of the book

When Empress Liu was alive, she took special care of Liu Tai Fu

so much so that he became powerful

Ever since the Empress passed away,

Emperor's treatment to the Liu descendants

has been very good as well

Little did I think

he would be do such an outrageous

and unethical thing!

Let's see how the Emperor is going to deal with him

Ehhh..

That's about it, right?

That's about it!

Zhang Gui! Zhang Gui!

Time to wake up! Get up, get up!

It's been hard on you!

You're alright? I'm alright, I'm alright!

Despicable!

All I did was take 3 lessons of acting from Prince Jun,

and managed to deceive him! How was it? Not bad right?

Very good, very good!

Success!!

Despicable!

Since there's nothing else, let's go!

Let's go! Let's go! Go!

Pack up the place. Yes!

Despicable!

You.. you guys

cheaters! Cheated me..

Cheated me

Despicable people!

Cheaters! Cheaters!

Bring criminal Liu Tai Fu to the court

M..I..G..H..T..Y..

What audacity, Liu Tai Fu!

I, being appointed by the Emperor, shall conduct the hearing to charge you for

privately keeping soldiers and horses, rebel and cause chaos, being greedy and embezzlement

Criminal Bi Jing Shi has confessed everything

Are you going to confess everything?

I am the late Empress' nephew

of royal descendant,

I am loyal to the court

This is all slanderous attack

Rebeling with the soldiers is what Bi Jing Shi and Lu Zheng Ting did

It has nothing to do with me

This is what we found from the Bi residence

All your correspondences with him are here, solid evidences!

How dare you deny?

Didn't you say you are loyal to the court?

Then, let me ask you

The fire at the 3 division office - what was that arson about?

I have nothing to say

The arson was Fan Zhong Yan's dissatisfaction

and hatred towards me. It was because the fire placed was overturned

At the crime scene, Fan Zhong Yan

was there!

The witnesses were there too

Liu Tai Fu

you still want to resist? Another offence to your name!

Then. let me ask you. Your witnesses,

where are they now?

This..

Ever since the Empress passed away,

the witness, Xiao Guizhi, missed his family

he has gone back to his hometown!

You still want to deny?

Somebody! Bring Xiao Guizhi to the court

Xiao Guizhi

I demand that you confess honestly. The arson at the 3 division office,

all that happened there.If you dare to lie, there will be heavy punishment waiting for you

Yes

Replying the Minister

It is per Minister Liu's instruction to me to burn the accounts books at the 3 division office

He is talking nonsense

At that time, this dog-slave

was but a mere pageboy in Old Xiu's residence

Even if Old Xiu is confused,

he would not instruct someone so young

to do such a serious, secretive matter

Minister Jing Zhao Yin

you have been a judge for many years

This kind of common logic, you would know right?

Minister, I did not utter rubbish

It is Minister Liu who has tricked me

Speak! Xiao Guizhi, how did the criminal trick you?

Replying the Minister

After Minister Liu instructed me to burnt the accounts books from the 3 division office,

he said he would arrange a stable place for me,

Xiao Guizhi,

The next few days, you shall stay at the 3 division office to help me brew some concoction

When Fan Zhong Yan comes into that office, while he is not looking,

overturn the stove

this fire must be big, fierce and fast-spreading

Understand?

I will apply some pine oil onto the books beforehand

This is your reward

Thank you, Minister

After the matter is accomplished, I will give you a few more ingots (of gold or silver)

And then, send you to somewhere safe. For the rest of your life,

you will have no more worries about food or clothings

Yes, Minister

Minister, little did I expect that

the safe place that Minister Liu said is actually

the surging water in the Yellow River!

Fortunately, I was saved by some benefactors who got me out of the water

So, I kept my life

Somebody! Summon Second Lady Fan

Minister

Second Lady Fan

I demand that you give a truth account

The whole incident about Xiao Guizhi

If there are any lies, it will be judged as per any criminal

Yes, Minister

Saving Xiao Guizhi was a mere coincidence

That day, I was coming out from the Prince Jun of Nanping's residence

It was dark at night

When I reached the Western Street, suddenly I saw a masked man

carrying a big bag. Inside the bag was obviously signs of

someone struggling, and faint sounds of crying for help

So, I followed him

I personally saw the masked man throw the bag into the Yellow River

Luckily I could swim, I jumped in

and hauled out the big bag

When I opened the bag, I found the dying Xiao Guizhi

Eh, Xiao Guizhi,

you said that Liu Tai Fu gave you a gold ingot

Is it here?

Replying to the Minister

Before the incident, I couldn't bear to spend it, so I hid it in the hole in the wall

I brought it here today

Such audacity, Liu Tai Fu

You burnt 5 years worth of accounts books in the 3 division office

Evidence of material and person are both here

What else do you have to say? In this regard, you are the greatest evil

I have decided. Arrest Liu Tai Fu instantly

Place him in jail. Wait for sentencing

Minister Jing Zhao Yin

I admit my wrong-doing. I admit my wrong-doing

I admit my wrong-doing

But these are all

per the instructions of Prime Minister Lu

Please investigate wisely!

Huh? But.. this matter..

has it anything to do with Prime Minister Lu?

Huh?

This..

Looks like..

I am unable to enjoy (the fact that he cracked a case)

This way then..

You had better confess this to Minister Fan directly

uhh? This case will now be transferred to Minister Fan,

to personally judge over this case

Court adjourned

Hurry up!

Liu Tai Fu

Why do you want to expose Prime Minister Lu?

Had it not been for Prime Minister Lu

exerting his pressure over me in the very beginning,

I wouldn't have

had to wait for my death in this jail

So,

the arson at the 3 division office,

I must tell the truth

As long as what you say is the truth, everything is made clear,

evidence made available

the Emperor always emphasised on magnanimity

You will be given a lighter sentence appropriately

Thank you, Minister Fan

You are impartial and conducts justice

That was..

before the arson at the 3 division office

Minister Tai Fu, how have your sleep been recently?

Thank you for your concern,

the sleep has been..

has been not so peaceful

Why is it not peaceful?

It's..it's all because of that Fan Zhong Yan

That's right

The Emperor wants to implement new government reform

He gave Fan Zhong Yan the Imperial Sword (giving the bearer arbitrary powers)

And Fan Zhong Yan wants to crack down

on private use of public funds

Very soon, the fingers will be pointing at you and me

You are right, Prime Minister

We are always walking by the river bank, how can our shoes not get wet?

Let's just talk about the last 5 years

The treasury accounts that comes through my hands, six or seven out of 10 are

all messy accounts, bad debts, dormant accounts

One day, if Fan Zhong Yan really asks...

Do you think we can even wait for that day to come?

Or maybe when we wake up the next day,

You and I have become the ghosts of Fan Zhong Yan's sword

Yes,

that's right

That's right, Prime Minister

Prime Minister and I are grasshoppers on the same rope

One glory and one loss

Right now, because of this matter,

I think about it day and night, and can't sleep well at night

But Fan Zhong Yan is on the positive momentum

We can't do a thing

My generation are not men of basil (idiom: we are not incapable)

Why should I sit around and do nothing?

What good ideas do you have, Prime Minister?

Sharp knives are a result of sharpening them

Good ideas are a result from people thinking about them

But I will await your instruction

I have a good idea

Am not sure if Minister Tai Fu

is willing to do it

Prime Minister, please give your instruction

Let the last 5 years of accounts books in the 3 division office..

be completely burnt

But, Prime Minister,

this may mean someone's head got to roll

Fan Zhong Yan

raised the new banner for the reform

If this new banner

is headed towards the 3 division office,

can those accounts books help to keep our heads from rolling?

This...

We must be faster than him in this matter

Yes

Must be done quickly

must be thorough

Minister Fan

what happened after that,

you are already aware

Liu Tai Fu

your earlier statement is about Prime Minister Lu

it is no small matter

If what you have said are all true,

I will report it to the Emperor

Bi Jing Shi pointed you out as the head of the rebellion

we will investigate that thoroughly.

The Emperor will pass the wise judgment

You only have yourself to rely on

Thank you, Minister Fan

Dear ministers, anything to report?

Reporting to the Emperor, I have something to report

Allowed

I am now old

I should give up my position to the younger, able people

I wish to retire to my hometown, hope the Emperor will allow it

Replying to the Emperor

Ever since the Prime Minister Lu managed the national affairs,

there have been unfair dismissals, loyalty has been abandoned

Especially in the last 5 years,

Everybody is doing with the end in mind, does not avoid ambiguity,

with compliance and docility as their mentality

The errant and the enabler have their wings to do as they please

Allowing such people to flood the court, confuse those hearing and listening

Mislead the direction of the nation

Now,

Prime Minister Lu asking for retirement,

In reality, it is to cover all the wrongs done while he was on duty

If you allow Prime Minister Lu to just retire,

I am afraid there will not be another chance to correct the wrongs that he has done

Court adjourned

Long live the Emperor

Minister Lu

You are allegedly found to be involved with the arson at the # division office,

please come with us

I know

there will be this day, sooner or later

I just didn't think

it would come so soon

Minister Lu,

please go then

After having hidden you for so long

the critical time has finally passed

Later, someone will come and get you to bring you towards West Xia

Thank you, Prince

I am

ever so grateful

That's fine

Go then

Lu Zhen Ting

Our fate has come to an end

Prince Qi

You and I are both standing in the same boat

That's right

But in order for the boat to be able to sail on stably

there must be someone who has to get off the boat first

Little Mother

In this court, the thing I do not wish to see the most

is that the person opposing me is him

Prince Qi Zhao Rui, since young, he has been quiet and restrained

Quite shrewd

He was different from the other children

His mother was once favoured upon by the late Emperor as well

Not long after Empress Liu

was throned as the Empress,

Zhao Rui's biological mother passed away too

The grievances of the previous generation should have long been put away

My brother and I have been on good terms since young,

There was nothing we could not discuss

He and I have the same blood flowing through us

I

do not wish to see bloodshed between brothers

Everyone who comes to the earth

has an unfinished mission

When there is an obsession

it will be hard to put down anything

Actually obsession and mission are not contradicting

One is for one's own selfish desire

One is to do the will of God

Suppressing one's obsession highlights God's will

In this world

not everyone can live casually,

free to do what one wishes

The Emperor is magnanimous

your heart is kind

Not everyone has the same governance capability as you

Wife, time for medicine

Husband, what are you busy with all day in the camp?

I am quite used to life in the camp

Recently, I have been learning to be part of the squad

and sometimes, tell them some dirty jokes

Other times, I am responsible to medicate your food with tonic

personally concoct your medicine, never dare to slacken

You really are my good wife. What good wife?!

Forget it!! Good wife is fine then

As long as you are happy carrying the baby

With something in my stomach,

my movements aren't as free as before

My heart feels like there's a rock burdening it

If the West Xia finds out

there will be great trouble

Wife, take the medicine first

Aliright

Come

Prince Jun

What is it? You are behaving so secretively

Qiu Shui

How does your General treat you?

The General treats me very well, like a sister

We are like family

These few days,

the General has cooped herself up inside the camp

and will not come out to meet others

Within the camp, there is also a faint smell of medicine

I am afraid that, with time, the soldiers will start to suspect

I am worried that Ah Zhao is afraid about news of the pregnancy

Paper cannot be used to control fire

The General is feeling vexed over this too, I don't know what to do either

Why? You have some brilliant ideas?

You and Qiu Hua have been out with the General in the battlefield since young

suffered much

I thank you from the bottom of my heart

Prince Jun

Just speak your mind

Don't beat around the bush with me

It's like this, Qiu Shui

I would like to ask you to do Ah Zhao a favour