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♫Still waiting, for news to be picked up like flying sand,♫

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♫Flourishing and falling like a burden, from the other side of the world.♫

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♫Seeing your silhouette, suffering and drowning in the dark,♫

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♫Memories rise of mistakes, being unable to hold onto your hand.♫

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♫Still as many times as I try to separate, to not openly mistake,♫

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♫Being afraid I will entirely doubt myself.♫

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♫Don't tell me that feelings engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones♫

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♫Are not real and true.♫

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♫Still how many words I've spoken haven't explained,♫

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♫I want to give you so many more experiences and things replaced.♫

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♫No matter how I act, no matter how many mistakes I make,♫

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♫All along, I have not departed and gone over,♫

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♫I'm truly waiting for you.♫

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♫Still as many times as I try to separate, to not openly mistake,♫

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♫Having never forgotten you, being dedicated to you.♫

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♫Possessing feelings engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones♫

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♫All real and true.♫

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♫Still how many words I've spoken haven't explained,♫

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♫Many thoughts I should untie love with you, being truly desolate.♫

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♫Wanting to know why don't I break free, demanding I bravely, quickly overcome,♫

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An Oriental Odyssey

♫I am truly moved.♫

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Episode 9

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Mei Niang, for so many years, you have been doing your best

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to assist me to govern the country.

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I propose this toast to you.

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It's so kind of you, Your Majesty. I just do what I should do.

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Great.

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Here comes the State Preceptor.

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Mei Niang, you see that State Preceptor offers birthday congratulations to you.

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The whole world joins in the jubilation of Empress.

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I prepare the meticulous refinement of the moonlight elixir made for 81 days.

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Wish Empress stay young forever.

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May our Tang Dynasty keep peace and prosperous.

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Thank you, State Preceptor. Please sit down.

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Tonight, everyone doesn't have to be particular about the courtesy of the monarchs.

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Have fun.

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Master, are they General Liu and his wife?

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He just triumphed back, and was favored by Emperor and Empress.

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You'd better greet him.

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Okay.

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General Liu.

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Let's go, madam.

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Dad, why do they ignore you?

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Is it because your official position is not high?

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You know nothing.

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Master, you are angry with outsiders,

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but you shouldn't be angry with Yuanning.

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Even though he isn't good enough, he is better than Yuan'an who makes trouble everywhere.

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You.

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The banquet is not yet over, but your highness returned to palace ahead of schedule.

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Are you uncomfortable?

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There is nothing wrong, but I'm tired.

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Does Empress want to take the elixir sent by State Preceptor?

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Bury it under the laurel of Emperor Taizong.

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I never dare to accept the kindness of State Preceptor.

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Okay.

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You stay here to talk with me.

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Yes.

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How old are you?

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I'm 16 years old.

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16 years old.

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What a wonderful age it is.

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At this time, my skin was as crystal clear as you are.

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I didn't need to worry about national affairs.

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I didn't need to be afraid that someone poisoned me,

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or be jealous of my husband's affection on other women.

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Where is the Painting of Basjoo Tree?

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I haven't seen it for many days.

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You may forget that.

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The Imperial Household Department had its scroll get repaired.

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Or can I get it back for you now?

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Okay.

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Let me see the picture that I am never tired of.

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Yes.

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Eunuch Li, Empress wants to see the Painting of Basjoo Tree.

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Have you fixed it?

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Girl, that picture...

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Please wait for a while.

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Is there news of Zhao Lanzhi?

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Not yet, Eunuch Li.

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I can't hide it.

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It seems that this time I can't hold it anymore.

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- Sir Zhao...

- Hurry! Give this painting to Eunuch Li.

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Yes. Let's go.

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Please lead the way, and I'll tell the truth to Empress.

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Eunuch. Eunuch.

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Why did you spend so long repairing it?

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I almost missed the order of Empress.

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Eunuch.

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Eunuch, are you tired?

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Your words are self-contradictory.

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Well done.

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This painting has just been fixed.

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Take it.

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Please wait. This picture...

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Eunuch, Empress is waiting. Don't make her wait too long.

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Do you remember that before the painting was lost, was the paper replaced?

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No record has been found on the record.

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It's so odd.

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I think the color of paper is not the same as before.

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Maybe I didn't see it clearly.

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That's it. The painting lost in the palace turned out to be the favorite painting of Empress.

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No wonder you must find it back.

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If I couldn't find it, I don't know how many people would die because of it.

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But it was really dangerous this time.

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Without your help, I don't know the present situation. Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much.

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You're welcome. You helped me a lot.

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What's more, I wasn't alone. I have him.

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But his martial arts have made huge progress for these days,

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which is awesome.

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And you use those strange props. Is there any mysterious master behind help you?

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What mysterious master?

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Several days ago, Yuanning was playing kite at home, and I saw it.

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Then I let craftsman to make one and I didn't expect that it worked.

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I need to eat dinner with my dad.

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You're welcome.

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Look at you. Because you coughed, the butterfly flied away.

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Why do you want to catch them, Miss?

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For fun. Put them in the lampshade and see them flying as shadow.

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The life of a butterfly itself is very short.

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It doesn't have enough time to see the world, then it will die quickly.

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Why don't you give it freedom and peace?

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Another guy who's lecturing on me. I am bothered to hear that.

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What a wonderful picture you drew.

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It seems that they can fly. Great.

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- Han...

- Hua Gu.

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This picture is for you.

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- What's this?

- Don't open it now.

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Look at it when you leave.

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I want you to remember that if you feel lonely and sad,

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I will wait for you at basjoo trees.

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Don't be sad, Empress. Those are all past events.

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I don't know how he is.

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Maybe he has a wife and son.

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I wonder if he has a good time.

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If he lives or not.

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I am tired, and said too much.

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I recalled so many past events. You can go.

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Your highness is supremely blessed and cares for the people around the country.

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Your blessings will benefit all for sure.

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What's this? Who changed my painting?

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The evil Empress has no morality and justice. She torments people.

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She wanted to build the projects, so we had to leave home.

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She enjoyed her happy life, but we are separated.

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She celebrated her birthday. But we become homeless.

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Now the refugee leaders in thirteen counties gather here,

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and we should work together to crusade against the Empress.

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Crusade against the Empress to get even. Crusade against the Empress to get even.

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Crusade against the Empress to get even.

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I have sent that picture to Empress by Zhao Lanzhi.

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What does he want to do on earth?

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How can I get the bead?

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Your Highness.

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Guards. Drag Li Cheng, the useless eunuch outside. Flog 100 times.

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Thank you for your mercy.

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Zhao Lanzhi.

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Please forgive me.

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How dare you exchange Painting of Basjoo Tree?

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What do you want to do?

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Look at what you find by yourself.

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This picture has no difference under the light.

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But if the light is covered...

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You have rich experience and handled many cases.

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Explain it. What's wrong?

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If you can't find the one who stole the picture,

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all of you should be responsible for it.

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Don't be angry, Empress.

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I heard that a kind of ink was made from the mouth of sea turtle in the East China Sea.

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It can become red in the darkness.

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In my opinion, the luminous painting is the same as the original picture,

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but the atmosphere of the original one is gentle and peaceful,

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while this one is bloody and weird.

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I think it is the same painter draw it under different conditions.

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So I think this one is not stolen by others.

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It is repainted on the original image.

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Continue.

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As for the content.

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You're free to say it.

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In my opinion, It is a picture of the refugees of thirteen counties in the south

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who are forced to leave their hometowns.

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Refugees?

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13 counties in the south are building water conservancy projects to benefit the citizens.

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Where are the refugees?

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To be honest, what you value is long-term stability.

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But those officers value instant profits.

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They ignore the well-beings of people.

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Zhao Lanzhi, do you hear any news?

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Many refugees gather in Luoyang today.

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They are homeless and miserable.

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Is it true?

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Absolutely right.

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I thought that in this golden era,

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people live in peace and contentment.

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Now, I understand that

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he wants to use this picture to tell me

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about the refugees of thirteen counties in the south.

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Hurry up.

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Hurry up. - Don't touch my kids.

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Go away.

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Please give me some time, Empress. I will find out the truth.

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Not necessary.

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I know it, Zhao Lanzhi.

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I want to go to a place. You go to prepare for it first.

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You cheat me.

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There can never be too much deception in fighting.

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I am teaching you about it

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in case that you are too honest and can be cheated easily.

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I ask you some questions.

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Who is the best for you in this world?

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You.

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Whose order should you obey?

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You.

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Who am I to you?

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I am your master.

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Whenever I ask you anything, you need to be honest.

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You can't cheat me.

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Okay.

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Did the uncle of the base give you medicine?

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Did he teach you Kung Fu?

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What kind of people did you meet outside?

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No.

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Then why did you suddenly become so powerful?

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What's more, there is Luo Tiandong. You couldn't defeat him last time, right?

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You couldn't defeat him last time, right?

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How could you suddenly defeat him yesterday?

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I don't know. I felt his action so quick before, so I lost.

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Later on it became slow. I can crack its tricks.

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Are you sure?

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If you lie to me, I will kill you.

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I can't cheat you.

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I guess it.

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It's so strange.

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How can you suddenly become so amazing?

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Now you're a master who is only a little bit worse than me.

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I ask you what you did before you came to me.

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- I don't remember.

- Think about it.

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I really don't remember. I get a headache every time I think about it.

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Do you recover? Do you feel painful?

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I'm recovered.

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I don't believe it. So serious. Let me look at it.

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Let me look at it.

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- Come. Let me look at it.

- What are you doing?

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Master, I can't teach your precious daughter anymore.

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She even flirted with the servant in the daylight.

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Come down. It's outrageous.

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You bastard... You even want to rape Miss, and I will break your leg.

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Dad...

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How dare you escape! You bastard...

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Dad...

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The style of the master decides the style of the servant.

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Master, without your daughter's protection, he won't dare to behave like this.

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Right. Only I can hit my servant. What's wrong?

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You...

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Okay. Only you can hit your servant. I will hit you.

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Don't hit Yuan'an.

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Mu Le...

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Who are you? You dare to speak to me like this.

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Are you rebellious?

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You're really rebellious. The servant dare to speak to his master like this.

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Master, this is really outrageous.

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Stop. This family can not tolerate him. I'll go with him.

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Yuan'an...

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But you have to know that

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it is he that saved your son's life.

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So let your son be careful next time.

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No one can save him if he makes trouble next time.

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Go.

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You bastard. You bastard!

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Why are you staring at me like that?

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You leave home for me. Don't you go back?

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Last time I said that I won't let them drive you out.

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Since they drive you out, I won't stay at home.

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But what a pity it is that I don't take money with me.

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You must not take money. I'm hungry.

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I will think of a way.

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Flaky pastry.

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Delicious flaky pastry.

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Five coin for puff pastry.

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Fragrant and crispy flaky pastry.

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- Aunt...

- What's wrong? Do you want to buy flaky pastry?

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Five coin for one.

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- I don't have money.

- How can you buy flaky pastry when you don't have money?

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Aunt. Aunt...

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-Aunt...

- What are you doing?

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You don't have money...

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Give me one.

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I am so unlucky.

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For kindness, I will give you one.

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Wait for a moment, aunt.

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You can see that we are two people.

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Can you help us more?

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Save your food, Hoiden.

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Thank you, Aunt.

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Thank you.

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Are you full?

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I come up with one person. I take you to eat something. Let's go.

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The trip has been properly prepared.

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When will you leave? Please show me clearly.

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- Set off now.

- Yes.

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Zhao Lanzhi...

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Why do you come again?

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I left home just now, and I went so quickly...

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You must not take money. Here, I give you all money. Hurry to play.

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Thank you, Sir. Are you going to play?

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Take us with you. We will give you a hand.

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I have given you my money. What else do you want? Don't delay me.

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You should take me out to play together.

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Who is talking there?

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Madam, this is the daughter of Assistant Minister Ye.

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She has been crazy all the time. You can ignore her.

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The daughter of Sir Ye...

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Get on it. Let me see you.

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Behave yourself. She is Empress.

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Girl, do you like him?

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Why do you say that?

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Zhao Lanzhi is always proud and fond of lecturing others.

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He often asks me to do many things,

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which makes me tired of it.

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I know that's what you really means.

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I was once a girl, so I can understand you.

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He is really good.

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Empress. Empress. The front are the Basjoo trees.

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You stay here. Let me walk alone.

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Empress...

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Han, is that you?

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What's wrong with your eyes?

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What happened?

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The fates conspire against you. It is ridiculous.

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A man who likes to paint has only one eye left.

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Did you steal the painting from the palace?

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Don't you want to know why I have only one eye?

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What's wrong?

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Recently droughts and famines frequently occur in southern China and we gain no harvest.

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Because of lack of water conservancy, the people's livelihood is poor.

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So we conduct water and dam here.

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Good field can benefit us for thousands of years.

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The Yongxing village of Shang Yuan county is located in the important position.

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In order to ensure the smooth progress, all the relocations will be carried out from now on.

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What does it mean, officer?

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Don't you understand? It means that from now on,

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people in this village and nearby villages should relocate.

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The court is here to divert water to repair dams and build fortifications.

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You can't do this, officer. We have lived here for generations.

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It can not be demolished.

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This is the order of Empress. Who dares to defy me. Demolish here.

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You can't do this. You can't demolish it.

- Go away. Quickly.

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- Go away.

- Officer.

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Go away.

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Officer...

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What do you do? Go away. Behave yourself!.

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Quickly.

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Go away. Go away.

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Sir. Sir.

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How could this happen? Is it true?

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I can't lie to you.

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Villages are demolished and men are arrested to build the project.

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I was blessed because of eye injuries

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I followed the refugees and wandered around.

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Finally I came to Luoyang

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where Empress handles political affairs every day.

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I built the fortifications and irrigated the water for the sake of the people.

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I asked them to resettle the villagers.

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How could this happen?

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Don't stay here, Yuan'an. Go home with your servant.

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What should you do if Empress looks for me?

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Strange.

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What's wrong?

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There is the smell of ironwares, medicinal materials mixed with stones,

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tar, and many people.

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So many people.

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Are you sure?

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Yes.

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Find Empress separately.

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It's so ridiculous.

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The girl who used to read books with me by the Basjoo Trees

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is now the Empress who controls the fate of Tang Dynasty.

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You lead me out

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to get justic for refugees and you.

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Shouldn't I get the justice?

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What do you want to do? Kill me?

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Now you drink this pot of blood wine.

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You swear to be kind to the people of the world.

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On behalf of all the refugees, I propose a toast to you.

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What...

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As the Empress of Tang Dynasty, you should have this responsibility.

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Right.

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Today you are Empress but I am an ordinary man.

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I don't have the right to drink the same pot of blood wine with you.

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How can I know whether the wine is poisonous.

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Slow down.

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Xue Han.

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I have always regarded you as the one who was in the past.

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But you...

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don't regard me as the original Hua Gu.

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Give me.

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You can't drink it.

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Xue Han, you want to kill me.

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Sir Zhao, you can't stop me. Come out.

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Empress is here. Have your revenge.

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Only these people?

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Yuan'an. Protect Empress.

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Help him.

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Please behave yourself.

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Are you okay?

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Anyone else?

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Mr. Xue has good means.

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You played such a big game in order to kill Empress.

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I have done what you let me do. Where is the bead?

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Shouldn't you give it to me?

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If you can find it.

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I will give it to you.

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Damn. You dare to lie to me.

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I don't believe that I can't find it.

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Or...

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Hard work pays off. Finally I found it.

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Empress, the body of Xue Han, the leader of rebels, has been found.

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I think that he was rescued by his gangs and died on the road because of excessive blood loss.

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After all, he was a friend of mine. Bury him carefully.

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Follow orders.

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Those rebels who want to kill Empress in the forest were caught by me.

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How do you want to punish them?

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They are not rebels.

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They are forced. They are homeless people.

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Give them some money and let them make a living.

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Yes.

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Emperor Tai Zong of Tang said People are water and the emperor is a boat.

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Water can carry a boat and capsize a boat.

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Everyone, who are you as the officers?

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We are the bridges between the emperor and people,

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and we help the emperor to govern the country and appease the people.

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Good point. Beautiful words.

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Then can you explain for the forced relocation of refugees?

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Deceive the superior and bully the people.

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How dare you!

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Your highness, we dare not.

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You dare not? I think you are licentious.

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Look at this painting carefully.

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♫Tired of strategizing from lights out until dawn, ♫

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♫ Longing for you but remaining silent♫

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♫ Constantly dreaming of exchanging knowing glances with you♫

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♫ Who does not wish for a full lifetime with someone entirely intimate,♫

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♫ Knowing what to expect when the Big Dipper has turned and the stars have moved. (time flown by) ♫

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♫ I'm stubborn and you bear grudges, ♫

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♫ Extremely antagonistic love is so absurd. ♫

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♫ Who is shouting in the middle of time passing by unreconciled?♫

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♫ Once we drank and chatted merrily, what you said that night on the mountain. ♫

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♫That time has ended and gone by, only to leave regret. ♫

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♫Fluttering on the winds of this world, floating and drifting, ♫

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♫Following the footprints left by you, ♫

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♫Hoping to meet and be acknowledged again by you.♫

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♫Remembering and longing for the love and regret of the past, ♫

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♫Reuniting with you, and not finding this life so empty. ♫

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♫Once we drank and chatted merrily, what you said that night on the mountain ♫

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♫ That time has ended and gone by, only to leave regret. ♫

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♫Once we drank and chatted merrily, what you said that night on the mountain ♫

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♫That time has ended and gone by, only to leave regret. ♫