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晚清末年自一八九四年 Since 1894, in late Qing Dynasty

對日的甲午戰爭失敗以後 China was defeated in Sino-Japanese War

民間起義和革命運動 Revolutions broke out

在各地不斷發生 in everywhere

為了償還賠款 The war indemnity intensified...

更加緊了清朝的經濟危機 the economic crisis of Qing Dynasty

這樣迫使清政府 This caused the government to reform

醞釀了兩派改革運動 There were two parties

一派以守舊派形成了 One was the Empress Dowager's party

把持實權的后黨 formed by conservatives with power

一派是以名義上的皇帝光緒為首 Another was the Emperor Guangxu's party

聚集了一些沒有實權 formed by a group of inexperienced youth

沒有經驗的少壯派形成的帝黨 reformers who held no power

於一八九八年六月十一日 On 11th June, 1898

光緒下詔變法 Guangxu ordered to reform

在懋勤殿召集維新派的大臣們 He called on the reform ministers

開會下詔書 And issued an imperial edict

開懋勤殿的目的 This meeting took place at Maoqin Hall

是為了紀念以前改革維新的祖先 to commemorate the pioneers of reform

雍正，乾隆，嘉慶 Yongzheng, Jiaqing and Qianlong

因為效法俄國的彼得大帝 considered Peter the Great of Russia

和日本的明治天皇 and Emperor Meiji as role models

所以在殿裏掛起了他們的畫像 They hung up their portraits in the hall

在頤和園養老的西太后 Empress Dowager lived in Summer Palace

表面上悠哉遊哉 On the surface, she lived leisurely

好像真正地把政權交給了光緒 It seemed she had handed her administration

實質上是因為外患的極度緊張 Actually, external aggression was strained

國內的危機日益加深 And internal crisis was deepening

在變法之議高漲時 As the advocate of reform was arose

不得不暫時容忍，伺機待發 she had to bear and waited her own chance

老佛爺，爺們跪了大半天了 Your Highness, we knelt down for almost a day

站遠點，大熱的天幹什麼你 Stand away, what are you doing?

是！ Yes

怎麼著？你們一定不肯起來啊？ You won't get up?

老佛爺，您要是不答應 If you don't promise us, Your Highness

我們一輩子也不肯起來 we won't ever get up again

你們天天換著班 You take turns everyday

到我跟前哭哭啼啼的，又跪又求的 Beg of me and weep in front of me

你們打的是什麼主意？ What do you want?

老佛爺，臣等是一片忠心 We just show our loyalty to you

我不是說過，朝政我是不聞不問了 I told you I won't care the administration

老佛爺 Your Highness

從皇上召見康有為那個怪物以後 Since Kang Youwei was called in

把一些信奉他的七品小官 He'd promoted the officials who accept him

一下就升為四品大官 from 7th rank to 4th rank

跟著裏邊起哄 They gather together

張口維新，閉口改良 And talk about reform and transformation

鑽營投機，烏煙瘴氣 The bureaucracy is all fouled up

鬧得實在太不像話了 It is bad

國家不成為國家，朝廷不成為朝廷 Empire is not an empire; Court not a court

老佛爺，您怎麼還能不聞不問啊？ How can you ignore that, Your Highness?

老佛爺，從四月二十三日下詔維新 The reform decree was issued on 23rd April

您說讓他去，算不了什麼 You let him go

只是一紙空言，好 Alright, it's nothing but a dream

五月初五第一件就廢除了八股考試 The civil service examination was terminated

這是祖宗的法制啊，您又說不要緊 This is ancestor's rule. But you didn't mind

現在倒好 Fine

無論多少年來傳下來的章則法制 The traditional rules...

一筆勾銷，全要維新 have all been abandoned for reform

維什麼新？ What reform?

還不是要把老佛爺的親信全都刷掉 They just get rid of your trusted followers

真是！ It's too bad!

這簡直是要造反啊老佛爺 It is a rebellion

今兒把袁世凱帶進來了，您聽他說 Let Yuan Shikai come in and listen to him

啟稟老佛爺，康有為在廣東的時候 Your Highness, when Kang stayed in Guangdong

設立過強學會 and he set up a study society

老佛爺，孫文立了個興中會 Sun Yatsen established Revive China Society

他也立起了什麼強學會來了 And he established his own

後來到了京師就發起保國會 He set up a Society to Protect the State

老佛爺，他為什麼不叫保清會 Why doesn't it protect the Qing Dynasty

而叫保國會 instead of the state?

他是在保中國不是保大清 He protects China, but not the Qing Empire

老佛爺 Your Highness

康有為確實主張過共和主義 Kang had advocated republicanism

這是引狼入室，老佛爺 It's like inviting wolf to our house

皇帝年幼無知，您不能不禁止 Our emperor is young and innocent

老佛爺，再不禁止 If you don't stop this, Your Highness

恐怕就不可收拾了 I'm afraid it'll become a messy situation

老佛爺，現在祖制被變亂了 Now the ancestral system is changed

多少年世襲的封爵被褫奪了 Many hereditary titles have been deprived

臣等一己的利害事小 Our interests are totally ignored

老佛爺，您可得當心啊 But you have to watch out, Your Highness

總有一天輪到您的頭上來那可就… You too will be affected someday...

好啦，好啦 Stop, stop.

是 Right

這套我都聽夠了 That's enough!

天天在我耳邊上嘀咕 You whisper to me everyday

我看你們，全是狗拿耗子多管閒事 It's not your lookout

管那麼多幹什麼？哪兒官俸他？ Why do you care?

大熱的天，不在一邊去歇歇涼 Kneeling down here in this hot day

倒願意跪在這兒流汗 Why don't you relax in a cool place?

對了，各位爺們的意思 True, Your Highness does appreciate...

老佛爺心領了 your concern

放心吧 Don't worry

孫悟空一個筋斗十萬八千里 Even the monkey turns a big somersault

可也翻不出如來佛的手掌心去 But it can't escape Buddha's grip

諸位爺們，請起來吧 Please rise

謝老佛爺 Thank you, Your Highness

歇會兒去吧 Please rest a while.

喳 Yes, Your Highness

張進喜 Zhang Jinxi

王爺 Your Royal Highness

什麼事？匆匆忙忙的？ What's going on? What's the hurry?

王爺，老佛爺今兒宴請洋人 Empress Dowager has invited all foreigners

皇上事忙，分不開身 And our emperor is busy

特遣奴才來向老佛爺告假 So he sends me to tell her Majesty...

怎麼，他不來了？ What? He won't come?

喳 Yes

皇上在忙點什麼？ What is he doing?

這些日子可把皇上給忙壞了 His Majesty is really busy these days

天黑了，掌上燈還在辦著事呢 He still works even when it's dark

哪天都要下幾十道詔書 Issues many decrees everyday

哦，皇上可真有本事下詔書啊 He is noted for issuing decrees

老佛爺，這兩天詔書才多呢 Especially during these two days

前幾天不是要廢除科舉 Didn't he abandon the eight-legged essay...

不用八股文了嗎 at the civil service examination?

這兩天聽說還要廢除滿漢的界限 Get rid of the boundary between us and Hans

裁汰六部九卿衙門 Abolish the government offices

說不定還要不用跪拜的禮節 Maybe the ritual kowtow will be done off with

設礦局，修鐵路，以開發富源 Establish Rail Bureau to exploit resources

設農工商總局於京師 Establish Industrial and Commerce Bureau

設總商會於上海，以發展商業 Establish Commerce Commission in Shanghai

可是再這樣下去怎麼得了 It's bound to put us in a chaotic spot!

所以目前最要緊有兩件事 So we have to do two things

第一件，凡是三品以上的大員 First, officials who're higher than 3rd rank

不管是京官外任 ...be it in capital or other positions

都到老佛爺面前來謝恩 they should kowtow to Your Highness

這樣嘛，大權還逃不出咱們的掌握 So that we can still hold our power

第二件，要用點武力了 Second, the use of military threat

我把我北洋軍隊聶士成的武義軍 I have transferred Nie Shicheng's and

董福祥的甘軍，還有你新練的陸軍 Dong Fuxiang's troop and your army

都調在京城的四周 to be positioned around Beijing

一旦發生事情，免得措手不及 In case anything happens

皇上對袁大人倒是挺信服的 His Majesty trusts you very much

我們正好用他這一點 We've got to avail this issue

所以有時候在皇上面前 Sometimes when I'm in front of His Majesty

卑職也得裝出幾分 I have to pretend that...

把維新當作口頭禪的神情 I support reform

也得做點改良的勾當 and exercise some of the reform decrees

您二位多多包涵 Please forgive me for that.

那當然 Of course

我這個人是急脾氣 I'm impatient

究竟怎麼樣才好下手呢？ What are we going to do?

我倒有個辦法 I have an idea

今年十月，秋季北洋大操 The troop will undergo a review in October

咱們擴大舉辦 Let us expand the scale

請皇上奉太后到天津閱兵 And invite His Majesty to review at Tianjin

預先埋伏好了，一下手一個準兒 We're going to lay an ambush there

就說是亂兵還沒有形跡，不落閒話 And say they are rebellious army

二位高見如何？ What do you think?

妙極了，妙極了 Fantastic!

這是慈禧太后的肖像 This is the painting of the Empress Dowager,

由寇爾女士所畫的 painted by Miss Katherine Karl

十分的傳神 It's beautiful!

謝謝 Thank you

現在我們去朝見太后老佛爺 We're going through to meet Her Highness now

好的 Oh I see

請走這邊 Come this way

過了這兒就是啦 It's through here.

你覺得這地方怎麼樣？ Do you like it?

太好啦！ Yes. It's fine.

對不起 Excuse me

老佛爺！ Her Highness

你看！這多美呀！ Just look! Isn't it exquisite?

請你下來，你不能坐在這兒 Please don't. You mustn't sit there

這是太后的御座 That's Her Highness's throne.

對不起 I'm sorry

老佛爺 Your Highness

這些都是我們的外賓 These are the foreign guests.

我們大家照張相吧 We'd like to have a group photo with you

怎麼回事？ What's going on?

發生了什麼事？ What happened?

像中了邪似的 Seems like he's been possessed by a ghost!

完了，都完了 It's over. It's all over!

我的爵位 My title

是從先帝多爾袞入關賜封的 It was conferred by His Majesty Duoergun

多少代了… How many generations ago was that?

我們禮部的六個堂官都被貶了 Our six colleagues were demoted

這麼說，皇上又… If that's so... His Majesty has done it again

完了，完了，一切都完了… We're doomed, everything is finished...

別站在一邊不言語啊 Don't just stand there without a word

袁大人，我看這步棋再不將軍 Your Excellency, if we don't strike now,

再不跩將，必是死路一條 we'll all be doomed

是啊，很緊迫，很緊迫… Yes, it's very urgent, most urgent!

現在沒別的說的 We have no choice

還是咱們的老法子 but to do it the old way

等老佛爺一回來，咱們都跪下來 When her Highness returns, we all kneel

別的無所求，還是那三條 Ask for no more, just the three things

不恩准，咱們都不起來 We won't get up if she doesn't grant us

對 Right

別動 Don't move

老佛爺 Your Highness

我看見了 I've seen it

喳 Yes

奴才提您個醒 Please let me remind Your Highness that,

這都是您跟前的人 All these people before you

真是一朝天子一朝臣 Really new generations after another

囉嗦 Enough

喳 Yes

你們這算什麼 What's this supposed to mean?

早晨跪晚上又跪，吃飽了撐的 Kneeling day and night; too well-fed, are ya?

老佛爺 Your Highness

不是臣等故意地早晨跪了晚上又跪 We didn't do that on purpose

老佛爺，實在是逼不得已 Your Highness, we really have no choice

老佛爺，小臣的封爵已經世襲八代 My title has passed on for 8 generations

老佛爺天恩… Your Highness's generosity

老佛爺，只要您心眼活一活 Your Highness just needs to blink,

一點頭就天下太平了 a yes and there will be peace again

德菱，我這麼坐好不好 Deling, should I sit like this?

老佛爺，隨您，怎麼坐都好 As long as it's Your Highness, it'll great

這孩子，什麼都順著我，照吧 This kid does everything my way, get it?

叫他們都起來，別在這兒礙事 Tell them all to rise, don't mess things up

老佛爺，您不恩准 Your Highness, without your approval

他們爺們不會起來的 ...we won't get up

天恩，老佛爺… Grace, Your Highness...

算了，起來吧，煩死了 Alright, get up; you'reso fussy!

老佛爺，您恩准了？ Your Highness, your approval?

老佛爺，您到底恩准了沒有？ Your Highness, do you approve or not?

別動，別動… Don't move, don't move...

老佛爺，您就點點頭吧 Your Highness, we just need a yes

好了 All right

哎呀，動了 Ah, you moved

謝… Thank...

二，裁撤督撫，同域之湖北 Second, remove governors of three provinces

廣東，雲南三省巡撫 Hubei, Guangdong, Yunnan and

並只管河南之東河總督 Donghe governor who only cares about Henan

三，裁撤各省不辦運務之糧道 Third, remove officers who don't do duties

張進喜 Zhang

珍主兒 Jinxi

你到頤和園看見大公主拍照沒有？ Did you notice the princess taking pictures?

看見了，那個照相機可真好 Yes I did, that camera was great

在裏邊的人都大頭朝下 People there all kneel down

過兩天你跟大公主說 You tell the princess these days

叫她進城來也替我拍幾張 Tell her to take some photos of me too

喳 Sure

別動 Don't move

張進喜 Zhang Jinxi

看這兒，看這兒… Look here, look here...

不要動，OK Don't move, OK

我這妹子 That's my sister

把我這個做姐姐的都沒擱在心上 She doesn't think of me, her elder sister

連帶句話都沒有 Not even a message

喲，真是 Hmm...really!

我看皇上最近沒到園子裏來吧 I guess his Majesty hasn't come recently

瞧，這花都蔫了 Hey, this flower is wilting!

拿噴壺來澆點水吧 Someone water it please

是 Yes

可不是嘛，這些花都耷拉著腦袋了 On these flowers drooping aside

該澆點水了 Shouldn't we spray some water!

這些花啊朵啊，全靠愛花的人經心 These flowers need care from loving people

曬了，得放在陰涼裏 Oh, we need to put them in a cool place

乾了，要澆點水 When they turn dry, they need to be watered

冷了，要放在花窖裏 When it gets cold, they need to be indoor

全靠愛花的人這些心意，這點仔細 It all depends on people with love and care

這一汪汪的水去栽培 Water bit by bit for them to grow

要不然再好的花，也給糟蹋了 Or else, no matter how nice they are...

您說是不是，娘娘？ Do you agree, Your Highness?

娘娘啊，打今年起 Your Highness, since this year

越來越不愛言語了 you tend to speak less and less

我看您啊，得學學瑾貴妃 I say you should learn from Concubine Jin

想得開，吃得下，睡得著 Think easy, eat easy and sleep easy

臉蛋越來越圓了 Her face gets more and more plump

您哪，據我看是個頂好強 I say you're strong-minded

心裏頭很有分寸的人 and a realistic person

受了委屈也不言語 Even if you're disappointed you won't say it

悶在心裏生悶氣 You keep it within you and are depressed

這個悶氣可不能多生，你瞧 We oughtn't be so dejected; look

你的臉蛋越來越尖了 your face gets longer and longer!

生多了，會沒有精神 Depression makes you ill

就跟那花一樣，都蔫了 Just like that flower becomes weak

腦袋都耷拉著了 The brain too, tends to get confused!

所以啊，娘娘也得澆點水了 As Your Highness needs some water as well

娘娘，水來了 Water, Your Highness

不要了！ No need

娘娘 Your Highness!

別叫她了，讓她歇會兒吧 Don't call her, leave her alone

臉色蒼白蒼白的，怪可憐的 So pale, so pale, so poor!

這麼快就印好了 That was quick!

拍完即刻沖的，我要趕回頤和園去 Had it done the same day; I got to go

今天？ Today?

嗯 Hmm

等一等 Just a sec.

你覺得老佛爺怎麼樣？ What do you think about her Royal Highness?

你覺得老佛爺厲害不厲害？ You think she's powerful?

我覺得她老人家心慈面軟的 I think her Highness is kind and generous

可是她的背後有一大堆人 But behind her are those people

每天都包圍著她 Surrounding her everyday

是啊，總是七嘴八舌的 Yes, always nagging of something

不過老佛爺總有她自己的主意 But her Highness always has her own ideas

你在外國也可見人家皇上 You've seen other kings from abroad?

人家也有太后，人家也跟我們一樣 Do they have king mother, are they the same?

不一樣，誰跟誰都不一樣 Not the same, nobody is the same

太后退休了，還干預朝政嗎？ When queen mother retires, do they interfere?

外國皇上召見臣子 When kings summon their ministers,

聽說沒有拜跪的禮節？ they don't need to kneel?

是的 Yes

上朝的臣子也可以坐著？ Can they attend morning court meetings?

有的是這樣 Yeah, some are like that

他們朝見的地方，怎麼擺佈？ How are their courts' arranged?

你覺得怎麼樣？一邊是長大桌子 What do you think? A long table on one side

兩排椅子，當間是寶座 two rows of chairs, the throne in the center

大桌子是有的，可是寶座… Long table, yes, but throne in the center...

你覺得我怎麼樣？ What do you think about me?

比方你覺得我有沒有出息？ Do you think I can be of any use?

比方我能不能趕上 Say, can I catch up with...

彼得大帝跟明治天皇 Peter the Great and Emperor Meiji

康有為把他們一生的事情寫給我看 Kang Youwei wrote to me his autobiography

我已經讀了好幾遍了 I've already gone through it a number of times

你覺得我怎麼樣？ What do you think about me?

我是說如果我們也維新變法 I mean, if we all reform and transform

我會不會把我們大清重新強大起來 Will I make our Qing become strong again?

如果想往好處做，都是好的 If we mean well, it will be well

想做，可是做不了，你知道太后… We want to, but we can't, you know mother...

怎麼辦，怎麼辦呢？ What can we do, what can we do...?

皇上，我不懂這些 Your Majesty, I don't know that

好，你去吧 Yes, you go then

是 Yes

你教給我的，再會叫Goodbye You taught me this, goodbye

對，再見 Yes. Goodbye.

大公主，昨天在頤和園 The princess was in the royal garden

我跟那位給老佛爺畫像的洋妞 I learnt some English from that...

學會了一句外國話 foreign woman who painted for Your Highness

什麼話？ What is that?

學是學了，我就不知道怎麼講 I learned, but I just don't know how to say

你說說看 You give it a try

你聽著 You listen

柯爾樂施吾特格個，塔頂毫 Kur-lo-shih-wo-te-te-ka-ko-ta-ting-hao

什麼呀 What?

柯爾樂施吾特格個，塔頂毫 Kur-lo-shih-wo-te-te-ka-ko-ta-ting-hao

你說慢一點 Could you speak a bit slower!

柯爾樂施吾特格個，塔頂毫 Kur-lo-shih-wo-te-te-ka-ko-ta-ting-hao

怎麼了？ What's up?

那是我教她的一句中國話 That's the Chinese I taught her

中國話？ Chinese?!

她有個哥哥叫柯爾樂 She has a brother named Kurt

所以她讓我教她 So she asked me to teach her

柯爾樂是我的哥哥，他頂好 Kurt is my brother. He is good.

哦… Oh...

柯爾樂是我的哥哥，他頂好 Kurt is my brother. He is good.

剛才聽張進喜說 I just overheard Zhang Jinxi mention,

那群糊塗大臣整天包圍著太后 those stupid ministers always around mother

以前我下了那麼多維新詔書 I issued so many reform decrees

表面上她都沒反對 It seems she's doesn't disagree,

可是我總是覺得骨子裏不大對 but I don't like a bit of this

是不是我們操之過急了一點 Am I too aggressive on this?

恐怕我們不該把舊衙門撤掉 May be we shouldn't demolish the old systems,

不該罷免禮部六名大臣的爵位 nor remove the six ministers' titles

是的，所以我從開始就對皇上說 Yes, that's what I said all along

沒關係讓他去 Never mind, let him go

要推行新政不必裁撤舊衙門 To reform we don't need to demolish,

只加添新衙門就夠了 we just need enough new ministries

不必罷免舊官，只任命新官就可以 We need not remove old, just appoint new

溫和，溫和，還是溫和 Easy, easy, and easy

嗣同，你忘了我說的 Sitong, you forgot what I said

自生自滅的道理嗎 let nature take its course

是的，善者自生，惡者自滅 Yes, the good lives on, the bad dies out

順著自生，逆者自滅 The obeying live, the disobeying die!

可是要等到哪一天呢？ But when is that day going to come!

要聽其自然？ Your way,

怕幾百年以後還是這個老樣子 I'm afraid it'll be the same forever

不必加害別人，也只發展你自己 No need to kill, just improve yourself

不是加害不加害的問題 That's nothing to do with kill or not

請問我們為什麼要裁撤守舊的衙門 May I ask why are we removing old ministries?

我們為什麼要罷免守舊的大臣 Why are we removing old ministers from duty?

還不是因為我們天天喊維新 No matter how loud we cry reform

喊破了嗓子也沒用 it's useless even if we cry ourselves deaf!

對呀 Yes

這些守舊的衙門 The old yamans and officials

守舊的大臣擋著我們的路 are the chief obstacles to our goal

不把它們廢除罷免我們就沒路走 If we don't remove them, we don't have a way

你不害他，他來害你 If you don't kill them, they'll kill you

你要站得住腳，就不怕被他害 If you stand well then you needn't be afraid

要是你自己站不住腳 If you can't stand on your own feet, then

就是沒有人害，自己也會倒下來 even if nobody comes after you, you'll fall

溫和，不能把舊的從根除掉 Softness can't remove the bad elements

不能一下子都改良 but not revolution, so I ask you to be soft

所以我說你溫和 but not revolution, so I ask you to be soft

溫和，我才不溫和 Be soft... No I can't be soft

只有李鴻章那些辦洋務的人 Only Li Hongzhang and those,

才是真正的溫和 who deal with foreigners are truly soft!

要知道萬物並育而不相害 You know everything wouldn't harm each other

道理並行而不相悖 Logic can work together without conflict

春秋三世可以同時並起 Thousand years ago countries may coexist

合適地自然存在，自然發展 and evolve equally and improve themselves

自然改良 and evolve equally and improve themselves

康老師，你這意思我不能完全信服 Master Kang, I cannot agree with all of it

他做他的舊堂官，我做我的新知縣 He be his old minister, I be my new mayor

井水不犯河水，天下怕沒有這種事 without any conflict, I don't believe in that

既然勢不兩立，就是死對頭 If we can't agree, how can we coexist?

那不是你死就是我活 If it's not him, then it's me being headed

不是投降就是殺掉 Surrender or be killed

天經地義，沒第二條路可走 As it is, there's no other alternative

你一向太激烈 You're too aggressive

皇上！ Your Majesty!

除非從今天起我們不維新，算了吧 Unless we stop the reforms from today

要不然，立刻就下手… or else, we got to act now...

殺！ Kill!

有人說你瘋瘋癲癲的 Some say you're mad

你就少說點瘋話吧 so speak less of your mad ideas

是 Yes

下詔維新也有一兩個月了 The reform has been ordered for two months

除了詔書外，什麼動靜也沒有 Apart from decrees, seems nothing else

做也不是，不做也不是，怎麼辦？ To be or not to be, what shall we do?

皇上，袁世凱大人來了，請求謁見 Your Majesty, Yuan Shikai asks to be heard

他，這時候來幹什麼？ What does he want at this time of the day?

王商，你告訴他我現在很忙 Your Majesty, tell him you're busy now

有什麼事明天早朝再說 Tell him to speak at my court tomorrow

喳 Yes

慢著皇上，袁世凱這個人精明強幹 Wait, Yuan is a very capable person

很可以重用 we can avail his talents

你別看他是榮祿的部下 Don't mind he's Ronglu's subordinate

常跟守舊大臣在廝混 who often meets conservative old ministers

他很懂維新道理，很同情改良變法 He understands the need for reforms

這個人我們要能籠絡過來 If we can get him to our side

將來必有大用 He would be of use in the future

不是已經升他為兵部侍郎了 Didn't we promote him to war vice minister?

他練新軍很有成就 He did well in training new troops

我看皇上還是見見他吧 I think your Majesty should see him

好吧，那你們兩位先迴避一下 Alright, so you two should step down now

是 Yes

皇上 Your Majesty

臣把革命黨的計劃書都收集來了 I have got the plans of the rebellions

自從興中會以後 The Societies for Self-Strengthening...

他們散在江南各省 are in every corner of the south provinces.

荒鄉僻壤，四處都有 are in every corner of the south provinces.

他們想在民間安穩了根基 They have deep roots in the villages

一旦舉事，四方響應 If they act, the whole country would follow!

不過，計劃書一到手 But now with the plans in hand,

我們就可以剪草除根，百無一失了 we can remove them by the roots

所以臣特地機密地呈給皇上 Here I've brought it to Your Majesty secretly

好，先起來吧 Alright, you may rise and speak

謝萬歲 Yes

皇上，另外還有一件機密大事 Your Majesty, there's another intelligence

不但關係大清的國運 not only closely related to our Qing Dynasty

不但關係皇上您的龍位 but also related to your Majesty's throne

甚且，關係皇上您的性命 ... Even to your Majesty's life

什麼？ What?

皇上前些日子到園子裏去 Your Majesty went to the garden,

老佛爺是不是提起 did Old Buddha tell you

十二月到天津閱兵 about the army review at Tianjin

是 Yes

我正納悶為什麼忽然想到天津閱兵 I wonder why there is such a thought

此中必有詭計，臣不便往下再說了 There must be more to it, but can't say more

到底是怎麼回事？ What is that supposed to mean?

頤和園這些日子是冠蓋往來 The royal gardens are filled with officials

被罷免的守舊大臣們誰肯就此甘心 Those old ministers won't give up so easily

希望皇上您珍重啊 Your Majesty must beware of that

你說明白點 Please be more elaborate

不必多說，一旦有事 Not to speak more, as if anything happens

臣一定在您的左右就是了 I'll be beside your Majesty

他們想到天津把我… In Tianjin, they're bent on...

皇上，為避免嫌疑，臣先行告退 Your Majesty, I must leave now

回頭被守舊的大臣們發現就不好了 I don't want to be seen by the old ministers

有什麼訊息，臣再向您稟告 As I have new information I'll report to you

總之，世凱永遠是您的忠臣 To conclude, Shikai is always loyal to you

革命與維新 Revolutions and Reforms

我已經看過了 I've read already

上面把我們維新的罵死了 In it they cursed us reformers so badly

怎麼，難道他們不贊成我們維新 What, they don't agree with our reforms!

他們嫌我們維新得不夠 They think we did not reform enough

他們完全是空想，說空話 That's nonsense, sheer nonsense!

改良真難，一邊守舊的在罵 It's so hard to be cursed by the conservatives

一邊革命的在罵 then cursed by the revolutionists

這邊說你做得太多 This side says you did too much,

那邊又說你做得不夠 the other says you didn't do enough

前也不是，後也不是 Which ever way is wrong,

做人真是難 life is real hard

容易的事情，誰不會辦 Who can't do easy things

革命要民主 Revolutionists want democracy

什麼叫民主，人民作主？ What's democracy? Let the people decide?

夢話，真是危言聳聽 Dream, a scary dream

這都是憂憤過度，過激之言 Those're just emotional and irrational words

民主談何容易，現在 Democracy is so difficult, for now

保存中國上上之策唯有尊王維新 The only way to keep China is monarch reform

這裏說要由人民選大總統 It says here people should vote for president

不可能的，完全是空話，不可能的 Impossible, nonsense, impossible

皇上，您怎麼玩這個？ Your Majesty, why are you playing with that?

皇上，您可別把奴才給嚇壞了 Your Majesty, please don't scare me

皇上 Your Majesty

皇上，您怎麼玩起手槍來了 Your Majesty, please don't play with that gun!

痛快，放槍真痛快，痛快極了 That's fun, shooting is fun, so much fun

皇上，什麼事，您平平氣… Your Majesty, what's going on, calm yourself

這"孝"字真是個大難關啊 The word "filial piety" is hard to fulfill

做子女的要對父母盡孝 Children should obey their parents

這是我們中國的古訓，固然該遵守 It's an ancient Chinese tradition

可是皇上，你忘了 Your Majesty,

同時還有一句格言 but we're taught, if necessary, to...

假如在必要的時候，可以大義滅親 Sacrifice one's kin for righteousness

大義滅親？ Sacrifice one's kin for righteousness?

對，大義滅親 Yes, Sacrifice one's kin!

大義滅親，不！ Sacrifice one's kin! No.

走吧 Go

皇上，進去歇會兒吧 Your Majesty, go in and take some rest

嗣同，你怎麼這樣莽撞 Sitong, why were you so foolhardy?

可嚇死人了 That was so scary!

皇上直眉瞪眼的，像中了邪似的 Your Majesty was so furious, you know

你還沒看明白 You still don't understand

這對臺戲越唱越起勁 This two operas is getting hot

對臺戲？ Two operas?

什麼對臺戲？ What two operas?

你們還不知道 Don't you get it!

他們把皇上這邊叫做娃娃班 Emperor lead the "Baby Opera"

把老佛爺那邊叫做老母班 And the Empress the "Mother Opera"

你想 It's like an egg hitting a rock

胳膊想擰得過大腿哪哪行啊 It's like an egg hitting a rock

別瞎說 Watch what you say

你哪兒聽來的？ Where did you hear that from?

不但聽見，昨天晚我還親眼看見 Not only heard it, but I've seen it

老佛爺面前跪了一大片 The folks kneeling before her Highness,

都是想把老母班給抬出來再唱一回 They want the "Mother" to perform again

想把娃娃班給轟下臺去的 in order to oust the "Baby"

你！ You!

你少多嘴，你忘了寇連材怎麼死的 Quiet! Did you forget how Kou Liancai died?

我不怕死，我頂佩服寇大哥 I ain't afraid, I actually admire him a lot

你看我的 You just wait and see

總有一天我非也上一次條陳不可 Some day I'll write a petition too.

你？ You?

你胡說什麼？ What are you talking about?

怎麼，咱們吃誰向誰，對不對？ What is it, going after each other, right?

我真不願意再在宮裏住下去 I don't want to live in the palace anymore

要不是珍貴妃待人好 Hadn't it been for Concubine Zhen's kindness,

我老早就請求出宮了 I'd have requested to leave palace long ago

你就不等一等我 Aren't you gonna wait for me?

什麼時候咱們一塊出去嘛 So when are we going out together?

誰跟你，美得你 Who's with you, you're so beautiful

怎麼？你不跟我好了 What? You're not coming with me?

我不帶勁你 I will not force you

好像你是個女的，我是個男的似的 Seems like you're female, and I'm a male

他們都說我女氣 They all say I'm like a woman

你看哪天我一定作出一件頂天立地 Wait and see, someday I'm going to do great

男子漢，大丈夫轟轟烈烈的事情 something an honorable man would do

皇上怎麼樣？ How's his Majesty?

睡著了 Already asleep

康老師，現在已經很明白了 Master Kang, now it seems quite clear

就是我們剛才說的話 As what we just talked about

你不害她，她來害你了 You don't go after her, she comes after you

所以我們要商量辦法怎麼對付 That's why we have to find a way out of this

商量？我怕再商量也沒用 Find? I don't think it would help

譚大人，那你想怎麼辦？ Tan, what do you want to do then?

我已經想出一個辦法來了 I've something in mind,

現在不能說 but I can't tell now

說說怕什麼？ What are you afraid of?

說了怕耽誤大事 Afraid of messing things up

你是想打算… You mean...

我不是說過嗎？ Didn't I just say that already?

要推行新政，必須把舊政完全除掉 If we need to reform, we must remove the old

否則的話舊政的一切弊端 Or else, the old system would follow to the

就會移到新政裏來 reformed one

所以要從根除掉 so we must take it by the roots

你不要輕舉妄動，要想將來的大事 Don't be rash, we have to look at the future

康老師，將來的大事由你去想 Master Kang, the future is for you to think

目前的小事讓我來辦 Let me take care of the present adversity

譚大人，我不懂你的意思 Tan, I don't understand what you mean!

要注意過於魯莽過於操切 Watch out and don't be too hasty, or else

成事不足敗事有餘 You risk failure before you've any success

不管成功也好，失敗也好 Regardless of the fact that I succeed or fail

我只有這條路 This is the only choice left for me

譚大人，你應該說出來 Tan, you should speak out

不必說了，做出來大家自然明白 I don't need to speak, I just have to do it

回稟大人，譚嗣同譚大人求見 My Lord, Lord Tan Sitong wishes to see you

回稟大人，有譚嗣同譚大人求見 My Lord, Lord Tan Sitong wishes to see you

譚大人求見 Lord Tan Sitong

什麼？現在 What is it now?

是！ Yes!

你說我已經安歇了 Tell him I'm asleep

他說有機密要事一定求見 He said it's important enough to be heard

奇怪 That's strange!

怎麼說大人？ What shall we do?

好，請！ Alright, do let him in

喳！ Yes!

譚大人，請 Your Excellency, this way please

請 This way

譚大人 Excellency Tan

袁大人 Excellency Yuan

衣冠不整，有失遠迎，罪過罪過 Sorry for not coming out to meet you

哪裡話 Oh, don't bother

深更半夜，貿然來訪，尚祈見諒 Please forgive me for this late an intrusion

沒什麼，看茶 Doesn't matter, do have a cup of tea

袁大人，不用茶，尤其不要人 Your Excellency, no thanks; Could I request,

我有幾句機密話 some privacy, I've something top secret to say

最好你把當差的都調開 Please dismiss all guards as well

好！ Alright

你們下去！ You all may step down

喳！ Yes!

袁大人，今天我這趟來 Your Excellency, this visit

不單關係你我生命 is not just related to our lives, but

而且影響朝廷的前途，國運的興衰 also related to our government and country

榮祿等密議，廢立弒君，大逆不道 Ronglu are planning to assassinate his Majesty

袁世凱初五請訓，請面付硃諭一道 Yuan would request a parade, with a decree

令其帶本部兵赴津見榮某 Ask him to bring troops to see Ronglu

出硃諭宣讀，立即正法 Bring out the decree and behead him on site

即以袁世凱為直隸總督 Then let Yuan Shikai be Zhili Governor

並迅速載袁部兵入京 And transfer Yuan's troops back to Beijing

派一半守宮一半圍頤和園 with half guarding and half surrounding palace

圍，圍頤和園幹什麼？ Surround, surround the palace for what?

不殺死這老太婆，中國永遠沒辦法 If we don't kill that old woman, China ends

可是… But...

我已經打定了主意，你不必多問 I've made up my mind, don't ask anymore

皇太后兩度垂簾，聽政二十多年 Queen mother ruled for twenty odd years

幾次平大亂，人人都擁戴她 Settled many discords, everyone respects her

我時時訓誡我的部下以忠義為第一 I always remind my men, loyalty comes first

如果讓他們作亂，一定行不通 If we ask them to rebel, it wouldn't work

好吧，我已經雇好幾十名好漢 Alright, I've employed some men

並打電向湖南召集許多名大將 and I've called some generals from Hunan

不久就可以來 They could be here any time now

殺死這個老太婆的事 About killing that old woman,

由我一個人包辦，用不著你 let me take care of it, I won't bother you

我所求你只有兩件事 I just have two favors to ask of you

一是殺榮祿，二圍頤和園 Kill Ronglu, and surround Summer Palace

事情已經到了這步田地 If that is how it is ...

如果你不答應我，我就死在你面前 If you don't agree, I'll die in front of you

你的生命在我手裏 Your life is in my hands

我的生命也在你手裏 My life is in your hands as well

我們至遲要在天亮以前決定 We have to decide before daybreak

決定以後我立刻進宮請皇上辦理 Once we decide, I'll have to see his Majesty

這樁事情太嚴重了，不能草率了事 That's too important to be decided in a jiffy

今晚你就是殺死我 Even if you kill me tonight

也決定不出什麼 I can't possibly decide tonight

再說天津是各國雜處的地方 Besides, Tianjin is a popular place

忽然殺死了總督 Governor's sudden assassination...

中外臣民一定鼓噪起來 would make everybody clamour

中國必遭瓜分之禍 and China would be divided

而且北洋有董福祥，聶士成的隊伍 And the North Sea has Dong and Nie's fleet

最少有四，五萬人 There're at least forty to fifty thousand men

淮軍有七十多營 Huai has about seventy odd camps

京城裏的八旗兵差不多也有數萬 We have tens of thousands in Beijing as well

我自己所率領的新建軍不過七千人 I have only seven thousand new troops

怎麼抵擋得住 How can we hold them back?

而且你去請旨，皇上也未必准 And if you ask, his Majesty might not approve

還是考慮考慮 We still got to think about it

不，皇上太急，我已經把硃諭拿來 No, his Majesty is eager, I've his decree

我們二人必須立刻商量一個辦法 We must find an idea to reply his Majesty

才好覆命 We must find an idea to reply his Majesty

朕銳意變法，諸老臣均不順手 I want to reform, but I can't use old method

如操之太急，又恐聖慈不悅 If too fast, I'm afraid to let mother down

飭楊銳，劉光第，林旭，譚嗣同 Yang Rui, Liu Guangdi, Linxu and Tan Sitong

另議良策 ... think of a good plan

你看，這並不是硃諭 Look, this is not a decree

更沒有圍頤和園的訓示啊 nor is it an order to surround the Summer Palace

硃諭在林旭手裏 The Decree is with Linxu

這是楊銳抄給我看的 That's a copy from Yang Rui

的確有這樣的硃諭，三天前就發下 There is a decree, already three days ago

林旭這傢伙真可惡 Linxu, that miserable man

不馬上交給我，幾乎誤了大事 didn't hand it to me, almost messed things up!

諭裏另外定有辦法 The decree has another plan

那兩件事也包在裏頭 Those two issues relate to me

我袁世凱不是怕死的人 I Yuan Shikai is not afraid of dying

只怕事情洩漏，連累了皇上 But if this leaks out, his Majesty would...

怎麼樣，你幹不幹？ So are you going to do it or not?

怎麼樣，你到底幹不幹？ So are you going to do it or not anyway?

好吧 Alright

你先把草稿放在這，我會盡力而為 You give me this draft first, I'll try my best

現在擺在你面前的只有兩條路 Now you're just faced with two alternatives

一條是報君恩，救君難 One is to serve and save his Majesty

立奇功建偉業的道路 ... do something for the country

走這一條路 Adopt this way

將來天下大政一定由你一個人管轄 in the future you'll rule the country

第二條是你貪圖富貴，密告封侯 The other is to betray us,

賣主求榮的道路 and be labeled as the traitor!

除了這兩條路，再沒有第三條路 Besides these two, you have no other choices

你以為我是什麼人 Who do you think I am?

我袁世凱三代受國恩 I, Yuan Shikai is loyal for generations

決不至喪心病狂誤了大事 I wouldn't be so mad to mess this up

只要有益於君，有利於國 As long is it's good for the country

我盡心竭力而為 I would try my best to do it

好，你真是一條漢子 Good, you're a respectable man

他說有兩條路，那麼你走哪一條 He said two ways, then what's your choice

榮大人，別開玩笑了 Your Excellency, please don't make jokes

卑職是您的部下，全聽從您的調遣 I'm your follower, of course I'd listen to you

好，難怪你官運亨通 No wonder you promote so quickly,

識時務者為俊傑 You're extremely wise

事不宜遲，咱們立刻進京 We've waited enough! Let's head to Beijing now

把它交給老佛爺再作打算 Give this to her Highness first

停下來，停下來… Stop, stop...

到什麼地方去的 Where are you going?

什麼？受盤查 What? You were stopped

什麼人敢盤查？ Who dared to stop you?

我坐轎子從頤和園出來 I've come from Summer Palace

一點事兒都沒有 nothing happened all along

可是走出來三里路還不到 Now it's just less then three miles

也不知道是哪來的兵攔著路要盤查 Would like to check where the troops are from

我跟他們說 Let me talk to them

我們是要進宮的，你不認識 We're going to the palace; You don't know us?

好不容易才放我們過去 So hard make them let us pass

怎麼會有這樣的事？ How did that happen?

我走到西直門，又不知道是誰的兵 I got to west gate, some other troops came

不讓搜查就不准進城 Without check, they won't let us through

不讓過去就折回去算了 If they don't, then we have to turn back

可是再回去，頤和園的路也不通了 But if we turn back, the road's also blocked

只好到西直門受盤查 so we had to be checked at the west gate

那你一定受驚了吧 You must be scared

我也納悶，從來沒有這種情形 I wonder why, this never happened

這是怎麼回事？ What's all this about?

會不會？ Is it because...?

嗣同，你們約定是明天 Sitong, your deal is tomorrow,

是明天啊 Yes

難道他等不及了，想早一天動手 Maybe he can't wait and wishes to act earlier!

大公主，你遇見的兵是拿什麼傢伙 What weapons did those soldiers carry?

有帶著大刀花槍的 Spears, big swords and rifles too.

可也有背著洋槍的 Rifles?

有背洋槍的 Yes

嗯，多得很 Yes, many

那一定是他的隊伍 Then they must be his troops

只有他一個人的隊伍是背洋槍的 Only his troops equipped with rifles

什麼，難道他們今天就… What, so today he already...

對！一定是等我 Yes! He must be waiting for me

左等也不來，右等也不來 Wait and wait and he didn't come

他也是個急脾氣，索性動手算了 He's also aggressive, and did it anyway

皇上，那咱們就快預備吧 Your Majesty, then we must prepare as well

快預備，你們下去看看！ Get prepared, you all go take a look!

喳！ Yes!

你們說了半天… You've been talking all day...

大公主，再待一會兒，就一會兒 Princess, just wait a little longer

你什麼都會明白了 Then you'll understand everything

這麼多兵，究竟為什麼？ So many troops, what for?

老佛爺起駕了 Make way for Her Highness...

老佛爺起駕了 Make way for Her Highness...

老佛爺起駕了 Make way for Her Highness...

皇上，不得了啦 Your Majesty, it's real bad!

怎麼？ What?

皇上，據禁衛軍報告 Your Majesty, as the royal guards report

連皇城也被亂兵給圍住了 even the palace is surrounded by rebels

胡說！怎麼會是亂兵 Nonsense, how can it be rebels?

還有，據說太后老佛爺 And we heard her Highness is coming back

從頤和園起駕回宮了 from the Summer Palace

什麼！ What!

太后是從來不進宮的 Her Highness never comes back to the palace

是啊，不是說這兩天正在欠安嗎 Yes, didn't they say she was ill?

不會，我來的時候一點動靜都沒有 No, when I came there was nothing

對，絕對不會 Right, that's impossible

一定是頤和園被圍上了 Must be the Summer Palace being surrounded

傳出來相反的消息，不信你們看 It must be a mistake, just wait and see

一會再傳來消息，準會是… Later on they'll come again, it must be

對！ Yes!

再去探聽探聽 go and find out what's afoot

聽清楚了，不要亂說 go and find out what's afoot

喳！ Yes!

智者千慮，必有一失 Even the wisest makes mistakes

嗣同，你同他約定的是明天嗎 Sitong, your deal with him is tomorrow?

是明天 Yes, tomorrow

而且要你取了硃諭 And he wants the decree first

對的，硃諭 Yes, decree

現在既不是明天，又沒有硃諭 Now it's not tomorrow, and no decree

也許他等不及先下手 Maybe he can't wait and acted alone

也許他出賣了你呢！ Maybe he betrayed you!

不會，不會，他絕不會 No, no, he wouldn't...

不會吧 No.

但願不會，不過這事可真有點蹊蹺 Let's hope not, but this doesn't look good

是有點奇怪 Yes, it doesn't look good

這傢伙，他就算提早一天下手 That man, even if he acts a day earlier

也不該不告訴我一聲 he should at least let me know

你想，老佛爺會來嗎 You guess, is her Highness coming?

那怎麼會，我想不會的 How could that happen? I don't think so

是啊，今天的天氣這麼壞 Yes, the weather is so bad today

要來，老早就有人來報信了 If she's coming, there would be informants

怎麼回事啊，到底？ What, what's going on?

皇上，您別聽他們傳言之誤 Your Majesty, don't listen to the wrong rumors

等著好了，臣有把握 Just wait, trust me

要不我出去一趟 Or else I'll go myself and check it out

我自己打聽打聽去 Or else I'll go myself and check it out

進入西直門了，真的？ Already at the West Gate, are you sure?

千真萬確 Yes, I'm sure it's true

大公主，你快跟我來 Princess, come with me

皇上，這些東西… Your Majesty, these things...

收起來！ Hide them

春壽，春艷，快，快收起來 Chunshou, Chunyan, hide them quickly

是！ Yes!

再去探聽探聽 是 Go check it out again Yes

康老師，你不必愣著了 Master Kang, don't delay,

快逃命吧 Leave quickly.

臣蒙聖恩 I meant to assist and save his Majesty

是要扶君危，救君難的 I meant to assist and save his Majesty

臣願與皇上同生死共患難 I would rather die with his Majesty

也不願意離開皇上一步 ... than to abandon him

為了我們將來的大事業 For our future great reforms

不能不避免目前的小災難 we must overlook what's before us

臣不怕死 I'm not afraid to die

我個人生死事小 My life may be short,

可是犧牲要犧牲得有價值 But my death must be worthy

皇上，我錯把狗熊當英雄 Your Majesty, I misjudged that man

袁世凱，他當真出賣了我 Yuan Shikai, he really betrayed me

皇上，康老師 Your Majesty, Master Kang

我有眼無珠，我分不出好人歹人 I'm blinded, I can't see good and evil

我連累了你們，我害了你們 I got you both involved in this

康老師，快走吧 Master Kang, please go

我決不走 I won't leave

康老師，遲了就糟了，快走 Master Kang, there's no time to waste, go

皇上，你怎麼辦 Your Majesty, what are you going to do?

要不，我們一起走？ Otherwise, do we all make a run?

對！ Right!

不，皇上，老佛爺已經那麼大歲數 No, your Majesty, her Highness is so old now

您還年輕，要忍受，什麼都忍受著 and you're still young, you must be patient

將來總會有那麼一天的 That day will come

好，康老師，快走吧 Alright, Master Kang, go now

走得越遠越好 Go as far away as you can

只要我們還活著 As long as we are still alive

我們總有一天會見面的 We are going to meet again someday

皇上，這一百天的維新 Your Majesty, this hundred-day reform

臣一輩子也不會忘記 I'll never forget in my life

康老師，快走吧 Master Kang, get going

唯願皇上聖躬康泰，不遇見危難 I wish your Majesty may stay away from evil

臣永遠是皇上的忠臣 I'll always be your loyal man

好，快走吧 Good, now go

皇上 Your Majesty

快走 Go

太后老佛爺駕到 Make way for Her Highness...

太后老佛爺駕到 Make way for Her Highness...

太后老佛爺駕到 Make way for Her Highness...

親爸爸，吉祥平安 Your Highness, I wish you all the best

有一種鳥兒，老的把小的給養大了 There's a bird species which raises its young

羽毛豐滿了，會飛了 till they grow feathers, and learn to fly;

小的就反過來要啄老的眼珠子 Then they'll peck at their parents' eyes

一啟蒙就教你念二十四孝 While as a child I taught you filial piety

二十四孝 While as a child I taught you filial piety

怎麼，難道二十四孝你都忘光了 Have you already forgotten all about that?

你沒看見那些忤逆不孝的兒子 You didn't see those who're rebellious and...

上刀山，下油鍋，天打雷劈 being damned and burned in hell?

你沒看見那你？ You didn't see them, did you?

是我哪輩子造了孽 What wrongs have I done in previous birth,

這輩子得這樣的報應 that I need to pay back like this now!

冤家，是我上輩子欠你的債 I must have owed you from my last life

你知道祖制 You know the Imperial law for

對於兒子要謀害父母生命的 one who raises his hand against him mother?

是怎樣處罰 one who raises his hand against him mother?

你最明白，說話呀 You knew that well. Answer me

親爸爸，我假如有這種念頭 Your Highness, If I just even think of it

情願受淩遲的處分 I would rather be cut into pieces

可是我並沒有啊，親爸爸 But I haven't, Your Highness

說假話下地獄要割舌頭的 Liars must have the tongue cut off in hell

還說沒有？ Still denying?

榮祿，拿過去給他看看 Ronglu, show it to him

喳 Yes

這是譚嗣同交給袁世凱的 That's what Tan Sitong gave Yuan Shikai

是什麼？ What is it?

這不是我，我不知道 That's not me, I don't know.

住口！ Shut up!

好啊，自從學會了外國野蠻的法子 After learning the foreign barbarian ways

連父母都不認了 You even forget your parents

你，你竟敢頂撞我？ You, how dare you speak to me like this?

親爸爸 Your Highness

老佛爺，您總得讓皇上分辯個清楚 Your Highness, we must be clear of this

有你說的！ Not for you to say!

就是死也要死個明白 I need to know even if it costs my life

好大的膽子！ How dare you!

老佛爺，皇上想維新改良是有的 Your Highness, his Majesty wants reforms,

可是並沒有其他的意思 but he has no other ulterior motives,

尤其對您老佛爺 Especially towards Your Highness

這種捏造的罪名實在不能不分辯 These accusations must be taken seriously

好潑的歪辣骨頭 You witch bones

皇上都不敢開口，她居然敢頂撞我 Even his Majesty dare not speak,

頂撞我，來呀 how dare you! Come again if you dare

你們哪個給我拉下她，打她的嘴巴 Who can take her and slap her mouth

親爸爸！ Your Highness

我明白了 I understand

皇上這麼胡作非為 It's you who taught all this to his Majesty

一定都是你挑唆的 It's you who taught all this to his Majesty

晉灃 Empress Jinfeng

是 Yes

這些年來她給你不少罪受 She didn't treat you well these years

你過去打她的嘴巴 You go and slap her mouth

老佛爺 Your Highness

我是為你好讓你出氣，你怎麼… I'm trying to help you here, and you...

老佛爺，我下不了手 Your Highness, I can't do that

怎麼了，難道你以為她對？ What's that, you think she's right?

不是 No

窩囊廢，瑾妃，你去 Useless, Concubine Jin, you do it

老佛爺，我 Your Highness, I...

你這個好妹子 You good girl,

你不趁這時候教訓教訓她？ why don't you take this chance?

老佛爺，我們姐倆是不大合 Your Highness, we did not get along well

可是，讓我舉手打她… but, slap her with my own hands...

對了，非讓你打她不可 Yes, I order you to slap her

老佛爺… Your Highness...

去！ Go!

是 Yes

快去！ Go, quick!

打呀，你不動手我先打你 Slap her, or I'll slap you

怎麼樣？ Well! How about it?

姐姐，你打吧 Sister, go ahead

妹妹… Sister...

都是這麼不頂事的東西，來呀！ All of you are useless, come on!

親爸爸…您要怎麼罰你罰我吧 Your Highness...if you want to punish, punish me

別再折磨她了，親爸爸 don't torture her anymore

好啊，你疼她，你愛她 Fine, you cherish her, you love her

她為你說話，你為她講情 She speaks for you, and you speak for her

好啊，不打就不打，來呀 All right, no slapping

把她的榮耀都摘下來 Remove her hair ornaments

喳 Yes

珍妃怎麼樣？ What shall we do with Concubine Zhen?

照祖宗家法，應該打入冷宮 She deserves to be disgraced

對，把珍妃打入冷宮 Right! Send her away

喳 Yes

親爸爸，珍妃… Your Highness, Concubine Zhen...

皇上 Your Majesty...

皇上，年月且長了… Your Majesty, years are long to come...

皇上… Your Majesty.

你不用哭，還有你呢 Don't cry, I still have you

親爸爸，我知道我該怎麼做 Your Highness, I know what I should do

我下詔請求您再出來聽政 I'll issue a decree and ask you to rule

我只好又出來受累了 Then I have to do the dirty work again

可是就這麼完了麼，你的罪名… Is that all, the accusation to your...

親爸爸，您打算… Your Highness, so you want to...

你們看怎麼樣？ What do you think?

皇上御體多病 His Majesty is ill. He should go to Yingtai

還是到瀛台休養休養 His Majesty is ill. He should go to Yingtai

對啊，應該休養休養 Right. His Majesty needs a rest

對，好好的在那兒修身養心 Right. Take a good rest and contemplate

反省反省 Right. Take a good rest and contemplate

你們住在那邊 You'll stay over there

不是送茶送飯，少往這邊蹓躂 Don't come here except for fetching food

是 Yes

這邊交給你了 This side is all yours then

有什麼雞飛狗走的唯你是問 Anything happens, I'll count you accountable

知道嗎？ Understand?

是，您放心吧 Your Highness may count on me

皇上，怎麼您這麼晚還沒有憩著 Your Majesty, why aren't you asleep as yet?

我在看星星 I'm watching the stars

看星星？ Watching the stars?

我在想 I'm wonder

康老師他們這些人是不是走掉了？ if Master Kang and others fled to safety?

要走掉了 If they've fled to safety

現在是不是就在那顆星星的底下 they should be under that star

珍貴妃，剛熬好的粥，您吃點吧 Concubine Zhen, you should eat a little

不，我吃不下 No, I have no appetite

你這樣下去怎麼得了呢？ How can you go on like this?

吃不下睡不著，就這樣睜著眼睛 Can't eat, can't sleep, waiting for days...

天黑盼天亮，天亮盼天黑 and nights passing away

今生今世不知道 Will I see her again in my lifetime?

能不能跟他們再見 Will I see her again in my lifetime?

皇上，只要您跟老佛爺服個軟兒 Your Majesty, just be nice to her Highness

聽老佛爺的話 listen to her Highness

奴才想，沒有什麼不行的 I don't think there's anything impossible

那一群人，不管他們懷什麼鬼主意 No matter what they're up to

可總得顧著點兒 they still have to beware the eyes of...

中外臣民都在瞪著眼睛看著 people around in China and around the world

皇上總是皇上 Your Majesty is still your Majesty

大不了把您給囚在這兒 The most they can do is to lock you here

他們還敢怎麼樣？ What more would they dare?

一根汗毛也不敢動您的，您放心 They don't dare to even touch a hair of yours

王商 Wang Shang

喳 Yes

我跟你商量 I want to discuss with you

什麼？ What?

我想出去 I want to go out

出去，你到哪兒去？ Where do you want to go?

你甭管 It's none of your business

皇上，從這次事變到如今 Your Majesty, since that incident...

內監宮女殺死了無數 Countless servants have been killed

不過只要對你有益 but as long as it's good for you

奴才這副老骨頭 This old bone of mine

已經是入土半截的人了 is partially dead anyway

奴才是不顧惜的，不過… I'm not afraid, just...

王商… Wang Shang...

皇上… Your Majesty...

您這是怎麼了，你快起來，快起來 Your Majesty, what's that, please get up

你一定要救我出去 You must free me

奴才不敢違命 I dare not go against you

好，你答應了 Good, you agree

您打算什麼時候出去？ When are you going to escape?

今天晚上 Tonight

今…你幹嘛這麼快 Tonight... Why so hurry?

再說你究竟到哪兒去？ And where are you planning to go?

王商，你別問好不好 Wang Shang, don't ask anyway

而且在走之前，我要跟珍妃見一面 Before I go, I must see Concubine Zhen

板橋撤了不算，還整夜有人守著 The bridge was moved and guards everywhere

划船打水都行不通，戒備可加緊了 We can't go by boat, security is tightened

到冷宮去怕不容易啊，皇上 Meeting Concubine Zhen won't be easy

可是我不能不去跟她見最後一面 But I must see Zhen for one last time

是，皇上，我先到外面看看去 Yes, your Majesty, I'll go outside and check

盡量想辦法 And try to find some way out

奴才王商叩見老佛爺 Wang Shang is here to see her Highness

罷了，起來吧 Alright, you may get up

蓮英，叫王商帶皇后進去 Lianying, let Wang Shang have it

喳 Yes

我，有點怕 I am a bit afraid

怕什麼，有我在這 Afraid? I'm here

難為情 I'm embarrassed

唷，兩口子之間還有什麼羞啊臊啊 What's so embarrassing between you both?

娘娘，您也真是的 Your Highness, that's a bit too much

他的脾氣… His temper...

有我在這 I'm here

要不您一塊進去？ Should you go in as well?

娘娘，您放心，老佛爺在外邊看著 Don't worry, her Highness is watching outside

您可別走 Don't you go away

我等你，傻孩子，快上吧 I'm waiting right here, my child, go

娘娘，您要是跟皇上合得來的話 If you can get along with his Majesty

大晚傍晌兒 老佛爺可在外邊等著您 Your Highness, Her Highness is waiting

那您得… You have to...

猴崽子，一邊去 You scoundrel! Step aside

快去吧 Go

你記住，照我的話說 Say as I told you and I'll reward you

說好了我有賞 Say as I told you and I'll reward you

要是說翻了，可別怪我又罰你 Or else I'll punish you

是 Yes

去吧 Go then

叩見皇上 Your Majesty

你來幹什麼 What are you doing here?

我來探望皇上的 I come to see your Majesty

謝謝你，我很好 Thanks, I'm fine

皇上一個人不悶得慌麼？ Aren't you so bored being all alone?

我悶不悶，關你什麼事 How does that concern you?!

我問你，誰讓你來的 What got you here?

是不是太后 The Empress Dowager?

我自個就不能來麼？ So can't I just come of my own accord?

沒有太后的旨意，這橋是不能放的 Without her orders, no one may come

我跟老佛爺請過旨了 I already carry an approval from her Highness

皇上在看《三國》啊 Your Majesty is reading?

我還不如漢獻帝 I'm not even as good as Han Xian Di

皇上，其實什麼都可以挽回的 Your Majesty, actually everything has a way

只要您… If you could...

怎麼，你又來做說客了 You're here to persuade me?

出去！ Get out!

何必就這麼急，我還沒張嘴呢 What's the rush, I've not even spoken

皇上知道我要說什麼？ Your Majesty knows what I'm going to say?

你說什麼你以為我不知道 You think I don't know?

你說老佛爺是好意 You'll say her Highness means well

老佛爺叫咱們東，咱們就東 When her Highness says east, we all go east

老佛爺叫咱們西，咱們就西 When her Highness says west, we all go west

對不對？可惜我不是個木頭人 Right? But I'm not a wooden doll

你到底來幹什麼？深更半夜的 What are you doing at this late hour?

怕皇上一個人悶得慌 I thought you might be lonely, so...

來，來陪陪 I thought you might be lonely, so...

我不悶，你回去吧 I'm not bored, you may leave

皇上您這麼絕情？ Majesty, don't be so cruel.

我不認識你 I don't know you

今兒，我，我不想回去了 I don't want to go.

什麼事 What is it?

皇上，您就可憐可憐我吧 Your Majesty, if you could just spare me?

可憐你？可憐可憐你？ Spare you? Spare you?

那誰來可憐可憐我 Then who'd spare me?

誰可憐可憐我呀！ Who'd spare me, huh!

皇上 Your Majesty

躲開我！ Get out of my way!

您就一心想珍妃？ So you only have Concubine Zhen?

你… You...

她的性命都在我手掌心裏 Her life is in my hands

你看，她戴的珠花 Look, that's her hair pin

現在都插在我的兩把頭上 And now I'm wearing it

滾，滾… Get out, get out...

這不像是她，這不像是她 That's not like her...

這不像是她 That's not like her

皇上，本來就不是皇后自己 Your Majesty, that's not the queen anyway

怎麼？ What?

皇上，娘娘比您更可憐… Your Majesty, Her Highness is to be pitied.

是誰？ Who is it?

老佛爺，李總管在外頭逼著她進來 Li's out there coming back with her

瑾貴妃，您可說幾句就得走啊 You must leave after just a few words

要是讓老佛爺知道了，那… What if her Highness were to know this...!

我知道，老公公，你去吧 I know, old fellow, you may go

瑾貴妃 Concubine Jin

起來吧！ Get up!

妹妹！ Sister!

姐姐！ Sister!

怎麼你又來了？要是讓巡夜的看見 Why are you here again? If the guards see you

每一次，我一想到你在這兒 Every instance I keep thinking of you here

我的心就一陣一陣地酸 I feel sorry for you

妹妹，我這做姐姐的對不起你啊 Sister, I'm sorry as a sister of yours

姐姐，還提這個幹什麼 Sister, why mention that?

幹什麼你，鬼鬼祟祟的 What are you doing, so sneaky?

皇上 Your Majesty

皇上？ His Majesty?

瑾貴妃，您快走，巡夜的爺們來了 Concubine Jin, you must go now

妹妹，我再來看你 Alright, sister, I'll come to see you again

皇上 Your Majesty

皇上 Your Majesty

珍妃… Concubine Zhen...

有話快說呀，皇上 You Majesty, hurry

一會兒怕有人來了 The patrol is coming

有事麼？ Has something happened?

奴才看 I think you should discuses it with Zhen

您還是跟珍貴妃商量商量好 I think you should discuses it with Zhen

皇上，您的臉發白 Your Majesty, you look pale

出了什麼事？王商？ What's going on? Wang Shang?

珍貴妃… Concubine Zhen...

不，王商，你先出去 No, Wang Shang, you get out first

喳 Yes

皇上 Your Majesty

您是不是有事瞞著我，不跟我說？ You're hiding something from me?

不，我怕你難過 No! I don't want to upset up

我從來就不難過 I won't be upset

就是打在冷宮裏，我都不難過 Even here in prison...

我活著我有指望，我活著我有依靠 I do not give up hope

可是，皇上您要是有事瞞著我 But if you're keeping something from me...

那我… I...

不，不是 No, I won't

皇上，告訴我 Your Majesty, tell me

隨便甚麼事，我決不難過 I won't get upset.

珍妃，你記得有一天 Concubine Zhen, do you still remember...

我們倆在養心殿說的話嗎？ what we said in the palace?

您說刮風的那一天？ You mean that windy day?

我說我們要能手拉著手 I said how wonderful it would be...

逃出紫禁城 if we could go away together

那多好啊… That's wonderful.

我記得 I remember

你還說，我們餓了就吃樹上的果子 When we're hungry, we eat fruits from trees

晚上，我們睡在小草棚子 At night, we sleep among the grass barns

可是… But...

怎麼… What is it...

珍妃，我今天真想跟你一塊走 Zhen, I really want to go with you today

你鎖在這兒是走不掉的 You can't go as you're locked here

皇上，難道您走得掉？ Your Majesty, can you get away?

也許 Perhaps

皇上，只要您走得掉 Your Majesty, if you do

我在這兒等您 I'll wait for you

你… You...

可是您出去到哪兒？ But where are you going?

找誰？怎麼辦？ What will you do?

我想找康老師去 I'm going to find Kang

他沒被捕嗎？ He's not arrested?

聽說譚嗣同譚大人，楊銳楊大人 I heard that Tan Sitong, Yang Rui,

劉光第劉大人，林旭林大人 Liu Guangdi, Linxu

還有不知道是誰 and many others were arrested

幾十人都被捕了 and many others were arrested

是嗎？你怎麼知道？ Is that so? How did you know that?

我姐姐聽來的 Sister heard about it and informed me

那要不…我找翁老師去 If it's so... then I must go find Master Yung

到常熟？江南不安穩那 To Changshu? But Jiangnan is unstable now

也顧不了這麼多了 I don't care

好，皇上 Fine, Your Majesty

只要您覺得出去比瀛台好 As long as you feel leaving would be better

可是你 But how about you...

不要緊，皇上，我等您 Never mind, your Majesty, I'll wait for you

皇上，我打在冷宮，您囚在瀛台 Your Majesty, I'm here and you're in Yingtai

我們老這樣也不是辦法 We can't stay like this anyway

您要能出去，把大勢轉回來 If you can free, and change all this

那，我不更有指望了嗎？ That way I'd have even more hope, right?

對，珍妃，我們就這麼辦 Right, Zhen, then we do it this way

有什麼人來過沒有 Did anybody come?

沒有 No

皇上，這回真的巡夜的來了 This time the guards are really here

怎麼辦？ What are we going to do?

皇上 Your Majesty

皇上 Your Majesty

出去吧 Get out

來不及了 Too late

我看這樣吧 I think we have to do this

您就受委屈，假裝我的太監好了 You'll have to pretend to be my servant

誰在這兒？ Who's here?

是瑾貴妃 It's Concubine Jin

罷了 Alright

瑾貴妃，您到這跟老佛爺請過旨麼 Do you have her Highness's approval?

沒有 No

這可是違反宮中的禁例的 That's against the rule of the palace

我擔就是了 I take full responsibility for that

什麼人？ Who is it?

我的隨身太監 My servant

幹什麼躲在黑旮旯裏 Why do you hide in a dark corner?

不懂規矩 Don't you know the palace rules?

見到巡夜的爺們也不打躚？ Why didn't you pay respect to me?

罷了 Alright

瑾貴妃，奴才們的差事沒法子 Concubine Jin, it's my duty

趕明兒可要回稟太后老佛爺 I must report this to Her Highness

你去報告好了 As you like

您包涵，那就快請吧 Please forgive us and leave

我就走 I'm leaving

老不死的 Old man

當了一輩子差事越當越回去了 You become more stupid each day

明兒個有你瞧的 You'll be in trouble tomorrow

瞧明兒該出岔子 Tomorrow will have trouble

快請吧，瑾貴妃 Please go, Concubine Jin

皇上… Your Majesty...

春艷你當心，送送皇上 Chunyan, escort his Majesty carefully

瑾貴妃，快走吧 Concubine Jin, please go

我知道 I know

妹妹，我走了 Sister, I'm leaving

姐姐，明兒個您又少不了一頓打 Sister, you'd be beaten tomorrow

你歇著吧，不要管我 Save your own hide, don't worry about me

皇上，您保重 Your Majesty, please take care

皇上，您快走吧 Your Majesty, please go

走吧 Go

皇上 Your Majesty

珍妃，你等我！ Concubine Zhen, wait for me

我等！我等！ I'll wait!

這不是鬧笑話麼？ Is this a joke?

一國的主子居然逃出紫禁城去了 An Emperor has fled his royal palace

你們都是幹什麼的？ What did you do?

你們都是幹什麼的？ What did you do?

你們都是幹什麼的？ What did you do?

你們都是幹什麼吃的？一個個的 What did you do? Useless

臣等罪該萬死 We deserve the death penalty

你們心裏都捉摸些什麼 What are you thinking of?

榮華富貴，富貴榮華 Wealth, wealth and wealth

我看你們一個一個吃糧拿俸養肥了 I see all having peace for long

都被錢哪勢哪昏了心，迷了竅 Got polluted by money, and out of your mind

你們倒是找去啊，去找啊！ You all go out and search, search!

喳！ Yes!

飯桶，一堆飯桶 Idiots! All idiots!

老佛爺，您別嘔氣了 Your Highness, please don't be upset

回頭氣個好歹兒的 Your Highness, please don't be upset

皇城的各門都去找了 I've checked out the palace gates

內九外七的城門也都去搜了 Internal and external are all being searched!

除非他長了翅膀，會飛 Unless he grew wings, and could fly!

飛？ Fly?

是啊，老佛爺 Yes, Your Highness

一大清早的 Please don't be upset

何必跟他們嘔氣啊？ Please don't be upset

要是皇上真的走了 If his Majesty really fled...

那只怪他自個兒沒福份 then it's his misfortune

走了？我是玩鷂鷹的 Fled? Even he'd fled to the end of horizon

到天邊去也把他找回來 I'll find him back

那邊有人，快追，站住 Someone's there! After him! Halt

你們快走 You go quickly

在那邊，快追，帶走… There! Get them! Hurry up

站住 Halt!

站住，別跑 Halt! Don't move

站住，把他們帶回去 Don't move! Take them back!

是 Yes

帶他們上來 Bring them in

喳！ Yes!

把幾個娃娃帶上來！ Bring them in

喳！ Yes!

抬頭 Raise your heads

怎麼，還有張進喜？ What, even Zhang Jinxi is here?

沒有，老佛爺，沒有奴才 No, Your Highness, I'm not

禮法…連禮法都忘在雲彩外頭了 Law... you all forgot about the law

你們帶著兇器幹什麼？ Why are you armed?

老佛爺問話呢 Your Highness has asked you somethin'

老佛爺，奴才是做活的剪子 Your Highness, it's my tailoring scissors

老佛爺，奴才也是做針線的小刀 Your Highness, it's my tailoring knife

胡說八道！ Nonsense!

做活做針線，揣在腰裏幹什麼？ For work, for knitting, why hide them?

尤其是張進喜 You, Zhang Jinxi

還帶著一杆十三響洋槍 You carried a 13-round pistol

老佛爺 Your Highness, it was a gift to his Majesty

這是外國人送給皇上玩的 Your Highness, it was a gift to his Majesty

皇上玩膩了，賞給奴才的 he lost interest in it and gave it to me

不要說了 That's enough,

揣刀子，帶剪子，耍洋槍 scissors, knives and pistol!

還有什麼好雜碎？ Anything else?

你們到底想幹什麼？ What are you up to?

說！ Speak up!

沒想幹什麼，老佛爺 We're up to nothing, Your Highness

乾脆，你們想行刺誰了？ Be forthright, who were you intending to kill?

你們可知道大內之中身懷兇器 Do you know it's an offence to carry arms

這個罪過犯的是哪一條哪一款麼？ ... in the royal palace

我沒有…我沒有… I haven't... I haven't...

瞧你這個膽子，嚇唬了幾句就哭了 You coward! Cries out so easily

好了，我在老佛爺跟前討個人情 Alright, I'll ask her Highness for a favor

不追究你們這個 Forgive you this time

不過有一件事情你得說出來 But there's one thing you must tell

你們可知道皇上從哪一條道 Which way did the Emperor go?

哪一個門出去的？ And through which gate?

說！ Answer me

李總管，奴才們不知道，說什麼呢 Chief Li, we don't know, what can we tell

不知道？ Don't know?

今兒個不說，打下猴崽子下半截的 If you won't tell now, then I've to use force

怎麼，一定要我動刑罰？ So, you really want me to use force?

李總管，我… Chief Li, I...

張進喜！ Zhang Jinxi!

你管他幹什麼，我就要問你 Mind your own business, I'll ask you later

李總管，我真的不知道啊 Chief Li, I really don't know

真不知道，好，來呀！ Really don't know, is it? Fine, come along!

喳！ Yes!

給我拉下去，打！ Take him, and thrash him up

是！ Yes!

怎麼樣？春壽，說不說？ So, Chunshou, are you going to talk?

不說是吧，再拉出去 You won't. Take her out again

喳 Yes

不，別打了 No, Don't!

我，我說… I...I'll tell

怎麼？ What?

張進喜！ Zhang Jinxi!

春壽，你… Chunshou, you...

你不是膽子大嗎？不怕死嗎？ Aren't you so brave? Not afraid of death?

要學寇連材嗎？ Want to take after Kou Liancai?

春壽，我… Chunshou, I...

還沒打到你呀… Not your turn yet...

得，老佛爺，有頭緒了 Alright, Your Highness, we have a clue

您看見沒有？ Did you see?

張進喜，皇上到哪兒去了？ Zhang Jinxi, where's His Majesty?

不要緊，只要你說出來 Don't worry, if you tell us...

不但是你 All three of you will be forgiven

就連你們三人都不問罪了 All three of you will be forgiven

還不趕快說 Speak up unless you want a thrashing

你也想嚐嚐板子怎麼著 Speak up unless you want a thrashing

來呀！ Come!

喳！ Yes!

我說，我說 Alright, alright

哪條道，哪個門？ Which way, which gate?

皇上是走東南角門上 His Majesty took the Southeastern Gate

東南角門上，追！ Southeastern Gate. Go get him!

是！ Yes!

今兒也不知翻皇曆沒有 Didn't he check the fortune calendar?

往東南上走 Didn't he check the fortune calendar?

老佛爺您放心 The calendar says it's a bad day to travel

今日這個日子不宜出行 The calendar says it's a bad day to travel

這幾個娃娃呢？ What about these slaves?

老佛爺 Your Highness, today is a good day for burials

今兒這個日子就宜於破土安葬 Your Highness, today is a good day for burials

李總管…李總管… Chief Li... Chief Li...

你滾吧！ Quiet!

給男子丟臉的東西，你還求什麼？ You shameless man. What are you begging for?

春壽，我不願意咱們倆就這麼死掉 Chunshou, I don't want us to die like this

咱們倆？少咱們倆咱們倆的 We? Don't always say "we"

老佛爺，請你賜奴才死 Your Highness, please let me die

不，她不能死… No, she mustn't die...

老佛爺，她不能死 Your Highness, she mustn't die

一塊給我拉下去 Take them all away

老佛爺，她不能死，老佛爺… Your Highness, she can't die, Your Highness...

春壽，咱們就死在一塊堆吧 Chunshou, so we die together anyway

對不起，我死我的，你死你的 Sorry, I'll die my own way

您瞧，這年頭真是變了 Things have really changed in all these years

陰盛陽衰，閨女比小子還來勁 Women've become stronger than useless men

好，一不做，二不休 Alright, why don't we do it all at once

今兒既是破土安葬的好日子 As today is a good day for digging

我看，該交代的就都給交代算了 I say, we clean everything up in one go

對，老佛爺 Right, Your Highness

咱們給他來個乾淨，利落，脆 Let's finish everything

端王爺 Prince Duan

老佛爺 Your Highness

一共抓到多少個？ How many did we capture?

三十多個了，老佛爺 More then thirty, Your Highness

領頭的康有為呢？ How about the leader Kang Youwei?

康有為還沒拿到呢，老佛爺 We haven't captured Kang Youwei yet

吃貨，就這麼沒辦法 So, is that the best you can manage?

聽說他遠走天津，坐海船到上海 We heard he went to Tianjin, then Shanghai

被洋人救了去 And was saved by the foreigners

洋人？管咱們閒事幹什麼？ Foreigners? Why do they meddle in our affairs!

他們要是不除掉 If they are not expelled

永遠是咱們國家的大禍患 It'll be a constant threat to our nation

這三十幾個裏頭刑部打算怎麼辦 What does the ministry plan to do with them?

等侯老佛爺的示下 Awaiting Your Highness' order

你們看呢？ What do you think?

總得有點表示，殺殺銳氣 We got to do something, to show our power

哪幾個？ Which of them?

有六個人是最不可饒恕的，就是 There are six that mustn't be forgiven,

譚嗣同，楊銳，劉光第，林旭 Tan Sitong, Yang Rui, Liu Guangdi, Linxu

楊深秀，康廣仁 Yang Shenxiu, Kang Guangren

康廣仁？ Kang Guangren?

是康有為的胞弟 That's Kang Youwei's younger brother

好，還有那幾個是… Alright, and the others are...

楊銳，劉光第都是四川佬 Yang Rui, Liu Guangdi are from Sichuan

名士派，愛發怪議論 They make absurd suggestions

好，把這些山南的海北的 Good, have the dumb creatures

今兒天一亮就一塊推到菜市口去 beheaded at the market place.

喳 Yes

不過，想要對付我的那個湖南牛 But, that Hunan bull who plotted to kill me...

我倒想要看看 I want to see him

老佛爺，您看他幹什麼？ Your Highness, why do you want to see him?

那真是一頭牛啊 Your Highness, why do you want to see him?

不，我這個人好新鮮 I'm curious

好玩麼，我看他到底怎麼個長像兒 I want to see what he looks like

是不是骨骼生來特別 and what's so special about this man

去，告訴他們快點提來 Go, tell them to bring him here

喳！ Yes!

跪下 Kneel

見了老佛爺，膽敢不下跪 How dare you stand in front of Her Highness!

旗杆上綁雞毛，好大的膽子 You're really brazen

推出去斬首！ Take him!

喳！ Yes!

回來 Come back

老佛爺，不必跟他廢唾沫 Your Highness, don't waste your time on him

一頭湖南牛，何必對牛彈琴呢 It's just a cow, don't waste more time on it

我要問問他 I want to ask him something

譚嗣同，我跟你無冤無仇啊 Tan, I don't recall doing anything to you...

我跟你的仇大得很 But you did so much to us

你做你的官，我可沒得罪你啊 You be your minister, I don't do you harm

你得罪了全中國的人 You are harming all the people in China

老佛爺，這簡直是瘋子 Your Highness, this is a mad man

不必跟他談了 It's no use speaking to him

我問你 Let me ask you...

你為什麼要主使包圍頤和園 Why do you want to surround Summer Palace?

想要你的命 I want your life

你忘了我是誰了 You forgot who I am

不會忘 I won't forget

我記得很清楚，你是中國的禍害 I know, you're the source of trouble

你活一天，中國就一天沒辦法 You live a day more, then China is hopeless

我要是死了呢 What if I'm dead?

多少會好一點 At least that would be better

那麼你想幹什麼？ Then what do you want to do?

想維新，改良 Reform and transformation

不用笑！維新改良採用君主立憲 Don't laugh, we planned to keep the monarchy

保持你們滿清的統治 and keep you Qing Dynasty in power

這還是溫和的辦法 That's an easy way out

現在溫和的辦法你們都不用 But now, it seems you don't wish to go by it

這就叫作哄著不走逼著走 This means you mustn't be invited but pushed

瞧著吧，人家有更激烈的革命黨 Watch it, there're more aggressive rebels

你們不就是革命黨？ Aren't you the rebels already?

我後悔聽從康有為立憲的主張 I regret having accepted Kang Youwei's idea

我後悔沒加入興中會 Also regret not joining Revive China Society

老佛爺，別聽他瞎扯，推出去吧 Your Highness, don't listen to him

你不怕死？ You're not afraid of death?

只要死得其時，死得其所 As long as it's the right place, right time

你竟這麼看得開？ You can take it so easily?

怎麼，你信奉洋人的洋教？ Why? Do you believe in the foreigners' God?

耶穌被釘在十字架上 Jesus was happy to be crucified

心裏是快活的 Jesus was happy to be crucified

你是中國人，難道你不信佛？ You're Chinese. Why not believe in Buddha?

佛言大無畏 Buddha says, "Be fearless at all times"

不要瞎說 Cut the crap

做官的人，孔聖人的道理 Don't you know Confucius' teachings?

你總歸要懂吧？ Don't you know Confucius' teachings?

孔子曰：仁者不憂 Confucius said the benevolent worry not

智者不惑 the wise yield not to temptation...

勇者不懼 and the brave fear not

說了半天 So you're afraid of nothing

原來是你天不怕地不怕 So you're afraid of nothing

怕？淨土都沒有，我都沒有了 Afraid? This is nothing to be afraid of.

還有什麼可怕？ What else should I afraid of?

這就是仁，就是智，就是勇 This is benevolence, wisdom and bravery

游行自在，可以出生，可以入死 One may go thru life and death and save

可以仁，可以救眾生 Benevolence may save the people

你在這兒傳起教來了 So you're a preacher now

可以仁，可以救眾生 Benevolence may save the people

不管你救眾生還是作亂 I don't care if you want to save or rebel

你可知道，死是要流血的嗎？ You'll have to shed blood when you die

世界各國不論變法也罷 No reform or revolution has...

革命也罷 No reform or revolution has...

都是由流血而成功的 ever succeeded without bloodshed

中國從來沒有因變法而流血的 No one ever bled for the cause of China

現在也有了，請從我譚嗣同開始 But now...it will start from me

真是個怪物 You're really odd

什麼怪物啊，簡直是個老趕草包 Odd! He's a lunatic

譚大人，你說由你開始 Lord Tan, your wish will be granted

你就開始吧 Lord Tan, your wish will be granted

袁世凱，你好 Yuan Shikai, how are you?

怎麼啦？袁大人招您什麼了？ What's up? What does he want?

走吧 You'd better go

皇上… Your Majesty...

硬了半天還是哭了，請吧 Hey! You're crying

沒別的說的，從今天起 I'll make it short and clear

把瀛台給我鎖起來 Lock him up in Ying Tai

喳 Yes

還有瑾貴妃，也常往冷宮蹓躂 And Jin, as she always visits that palace

想必也貪涼快，也給我鎖起來 So lock her up there.

喳 Yes

瑾貴妃，往後老佛爺再要鬥牌 Jin, when Her Highness plays mahjong...

可又少了把手了 I'm afraid you won't be asked again

瀛台 Yingtai

瀛台 Yingtai

瀛台有說不盡的恨 Permeated with unending sorrow...

瀛台有道不完的哀 hatred and anguish

如今臣逃海外 The ministers have fled overseas

君困瀛台 The emperor is imprisoned in Yingtai

妃子入冷宮 His royal concubine confined

淚眼望瀛台 In tears she beholds Yingtai

冷宮瀛台 Her prison and Yingtai

只隔一道海 Separated only by a lake

這一道海呀 That lake...

隔斷了情 isolates affection...

隔斷了愛 undying love

也隔斷了變法維新的路 and the road to reforms...

惹下了禍國殃民的災 Bringing calamity on country & people

冷宮瀛台 Her prison and Yingtai

只隔一道海 Separated only by a lake

這一道海呀 That lake...

是妃子淚灑成的海 made up of the royal concubines's tears

是烈士血染成的海 And the blood of martyrs

是滿懷壯志的君主，想填平的海 which the ambitious emperor wishes to fill

也是血淚煎熬的人們想推翻的海 And the suffering people wish to remove

如今 Alas!

瀛台泣血 Tears & blood spill over Yingtai

泣血瀛台 Yingtai permeated with tears & blood