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[Kill My Sins] [This is a work of fiction]

[Episode 12] [Cure the Mind]

[Li Zongxu's mother]

[Young Li Zongxu]

You're dead!

I'm beating you to death!

To death!

The carp

has many bones, making it difficult to eat.

Yeah,

it is a bit of a challenge.

But

it tastes delicious.

Mr. Hai, if you want,

I can help you remove the bones.

What do you think?

What's the condition?

If I manage to bring him down,

I want his marketing right

of selling official salt.

Official salt is beyond your reach.

Tell me your real condition.

I'd like to add "Co-Chancellor"

after the title

of Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

It can't be

rushed.

If obstacles aren't

completely cleared,

things won't go smoothly.

If I remove Li Zongxu,

the major obstacle for the Mei alliance,

can you

agree to my terms?

If it doesn't work out,

it won't drag the Mei alliance down either.

This isn't about the Mei alliance.

It's about the common people

who can't get salt.

Let me give you some advice.

Li Zongxu's position

is not ordinary.

You should find

a ready-to-use knife.

Who?

The scout reports

that Ye Ping'an

has entered Langyang Mansion.

She's a knife you can use.

But after using this knife,

you'll need to clean it up.

I understand.

Come on,

try the chef's cooking

in my manor.

The carp

is indeed tasty.

I lost everything.

All gone.

I'm broke overnight.

Try placing a bet.

For the next round,

do you think he'll win

or lose?

Lose.

His luck is at its peak,

and he's won so many rounds.

Why bet on him losing?

This round,

I'll bet on small.

Because the bald guy is one of yours,

he should lose.

Small, small, small.

Small.

Well,

you're quite good at this.

You can even go

to Langyang Mansion for treatment.

Are you short of money?

Who wouldn't want more money?

Just looking at all that shiny silver

makes me feel good.

Be honest with me,

is he

your next target?

You're good at guessing, aren't you?

You can guess.

Let me be direct.

I've

set my sights on him too.

How about

we cooperate again?

I've already infiltrated the enemy's lair.

Where are you?

Why should I cooperate with you?

You know the answer.

Anyone trying to get close

to Li Zongxu

will be watched by countless eyes

in the dark.

Besides,

I'm in the court, while you are not.

Dealing with Li Zongxu

isn't as simple as you think.

He's just a merchant.

How awesome can he be?

I don't believe it.

Listen,

Li Zongxu

was born in...

You're trying to get news from me?

I never underestimate my opponents.

If I hadn't found out

how cunning and hard to deal with he is,

I wouldn't have come to your gambling house

upon getting news from you.

But rather than

calling it cooperation,

let's be honest.

It's mutual exploitation.

Having value to be used

is pretty good,

isn't it?

Being useful to me

makes you feel lucky, right?

You just won your bet.

Let's go.

Collect your winnings.

This bag of official salt

is your winnings.

It's of better quality than the one from Yanqing Lane.

This is worth quite a bit of money.

What about this bag?

This one is poisoned salt.

A porter from the South Market

couldn't afford official salt,

so he bought such poisoned salt

from the black market.

After eating it for a while,

he died from poisoning.

If official salt weren't so expensive,

he wouldn't have been forced

to buy poisoned salt.

A while ago,

I saw an old woman

scraping nitrate in the outhouse.

It's easy to get sick

if one eats such stuff.

Some people say

Li Zongxu

is a great philanthropist,

but others say

he's a cold-hearted salt merchant.

What do you think?

Maybe

to those

who get food from him,

he's a good man.

But to me,

he deserves to die.

I see.

He's involved in the censor case.

Since our goals align,

I'll stop beating around the bush.

Do you know why the salt prices in the capital

have risen year after year?

I've looked into it.

Li Zongxu has been hoarding salt

for a long time.

The resale of official salt

is under the supervision of the Ministry of Revenue.

I suspect Du Liang and Li Zongxu

are colluding.

Besides,

last year, when Yangzhou's levee suddenly broke,

flooding many salt fields,

Li Zongxu took advantage

of the rising salt prices

and made a fortune.

From what I've found,

the levee collapse

was not a natural disaster.

It was man-made.

You mean

Yangzhou's levee breach

is also linked to Li Zongxu?

Li Zongxu's grain donations

did save some people,

but the grain he used to save people

was originally from the people.

Li Zongxu

is far more vicious

than Du Liang.

It's beautiful.

Is it for Cailian?

Give it to me.

Be careful.

What are you doing here?

Who is Shaocheng meeting again?

Miss Ye.

Mr. Yuan asked you

to investigate Xin Jun's background.

He's clean, right?

What problems could he possibly have?

Shaocheng is just cautious.

Don't worry.

I'm wondering

what kind of relationship

Mr. Yuan and Miss Ye have.

Friendship?

Sure,

but it's more than that.

More than just friendship?

But their interactions

are nothing like mine and Cailian's.

So, what exactly

is their relationship?

Do you really want to know?

Their bond

is like this.

You don't act like a big brother at all.

You suddenly started investigating Li Zongxu.

Is it because the Mei alliance wants to deal with him,

or is there

someone else behind this?

He wants to take the land

by Mang Gutter

to open a cloth workshop.

He also wants to drive out the people

who have lived there

for generations.

Opening a cloth workshop

by Mang Gutter?

It isn't his ultimate goal.

That's exactly what I want to uncover.

Also, he controls the salt prices in the capital.

The Court of Judicial Review is responsible

for investigating him.

The bitterness has faded,

and the color is starting to turn pale.

I think

the method is simple,

but

if we share it with people,

it can help reduce the harm

of the common people

consuming poisoned salt.

Right now,

the powerful ones are in control,

and the minor ones are causing trouble.

From officials to merchants,

from powerful ministers to petty clerks,

these pests

monopolize the system

and suck the life out of the people.

With this,

the number of people with mental health issues

will only keep growing.

People need healing,

but we can't just treat people.

This deep-rooted illness is hard to cure.

The current Vice Minister of the Department of State Affairs

is his uncle,

and Princess Zhaoyang, whom the Empress appointed,

is his cousin.

So dealing with him

requires two crazy people like us.

I just hope that

one day,

when you stand high,

you can still remember the suffering of the common people.

If we don't reach the end of the road,

no one knows

what that end will look like.

You've told me so much

about Li Zongxu today,

so I'll give you a clue in return.

I saw a bamboo tube at Langyang Mansion

with an eagle's head carved on it.

Inside was a letter

written in Shuodan's words.

Why didn't you steal it?

I couldn't alert him.

His mansion

holds the dirtiest secrets.

Perhaps

we can take this chance

to expose all the crimes

he's committed.

[Apuna Haoji, Shuodan's envoy]

[Jiayue, Shuodan's princess]

She's so beautiful.

Hope there's no more war.

Yeah,

it's been hard

to finally live in peaceful times.

[Honglu Inn]

You must be tired after a long journey.

All your needs

have been prepared.

Please rest here for today.

[Consul of Honglu Inn] You'll meet Her Majesty at Chen hour.

Thank you for the arrangement.

Prince of Chunyang knows

you're arriving today,

so he prepared some gifts

for Your Highness.

A pair of phoenix jade porcelain bowls,

a flower glass vase,

a jade mirror case with nine turtles, and so on.

Please accept them, Your Highness.

Prince of Chunyang

is very thoughtful.

I heard Prince of Chunyang, Wu Liangchen,

is a handsome man.

Your Highness.

Your Highness?

I've never seen

such beautiful pomegranate flowers in Shuodan.

I've heard in Great Feng,

pomegranates are given as tokens of love.

Haoji,

where is General Wu staying?

I'd like to pick a pomegranate flower for him.

Your Highness,

why the rush?

Why not

burn incense, bathe,

and turn in early?

Tomorrow morning,

you'll see your lover in the palace.

You're right.

I'll give it to him tomorrow.

[Xu Qing, Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue]

General Wu,

since you've agreed to meet me here for a drink,

feel free

to speak your mind.

Sure.

You haven't forgotten, back in the second year of Shengxi,

when you were the Granary Magistrate of Jiahuai Granary in Bianzhou,

you refused to transfer salt and grain

to relieve the disaster in Jinyuan, right?

General Wu, let me tell you the truth.

At that time, there was a severe drought.

Salt and grain were being diverted for disaster relief.

I refused the transfer because we didn't have enough stock.

It was a hard time not only for Jiahuai Granary.

Since it was hard,

how do you explain that

half a month before the transfer order,

you secretly took a thousand dan of salt

without reporting it to the Ministry of Revenue?

[Jiahuai Granary, sealed]

General Wu,

you have no right to inspect the granary records.

Illegally taking the records is a serious crime.

Chief Secretary Xu,

read it yourself.

You asked

to hear it.

Alright.

On the third day of the 12th month, the Second Year of Shengxi,

transfer 350 dan of salt

as a gift to Prince of Wei, Li Xian,

for his achievements in pacifying the rebellion

This is not reported to the Ministry of Revenue.

On the 26th day of the 12th month,

transfer 500 dan of salt

to be sold by Li Zongxu,

with the proceeds going to the national treasury.

This is not reported to the Ministry of Revenue.

There were 150 dan...

General Wu,

I don't need to read the rest, right?

It's all clearly written above

and approved by the higher authorities.

I understand.

In the previous dynasty, you tied these dirty accounts

to the palace,

making it impossible

for anyone to investigate.

This isn't something you,

a mere chief secretary, could've dared

to think or do.

General Wu, would you consider

the difficulties I faced?

It wasn't that I didn't want to transfer the salt.

There was no salt left to transfer in the Jiahuai Granary.

If it's about requisitioning military supplies,

many places had more salt

than Bianzhou had.

At that time, how much official salt

was Li Zongxu hoarding?

I don't know.

If you want to know,

perhaps you should ask him in person.

Master is already waiting for you, Miss Ye.

Please.

General,

should we still go?

No.

Let's go.

Master,

Miss Ye has arrived.

Your Highness.

Miss Ye,

since your last visit,

I haven't seen

that creature again.

I've used divination to foresee

that tonight

is the best opportunity

to eliminate the evil.

I need to set up a formation at the house.

Tonight?

If we miss tonight,

we'll have to wait at least two months.

Your Highness,

you don't want any more delays, do you?

Alright.

Then we'll do as you say.

Sir,

I'll set up the formation here shortly.

Before dawn,

no one is allowed near this place.

Otherwise,

the formation will be disrupted.

Understood.

I'll go give orders

to the servants.

[Langyang Mansion]

You've never

replied to my letters.

Now, you ask me to come.

Isn't it a bit insincere?

You still know less about the capital.

There are eyes everywhere here.

If the letter falls into the wrong hands,

it'll be solid evidence.

Face-to-face

is the safest way to talk.

So, are you willing to cooperate with us

and sell salt to us

at 30% below market price?

The salt is negotiable,

but about the prince consort...

Feel free to name your price.

You want us to choose

someone from the Li family as the prince consort?

Quite the opposite.

In Her Majesty's mind,

our Li family's ties to the court

are dangerous.

If someone from the Li family becomes the prince consort,

and war breaks out again,

can you control her?

Turns out only your people

can guess what your empress is thinking.

I want to recommend someone.

Wu Ankang.

If Wu Ankang becomes the prince consort,

not only can you

take away a skilled general,

but you can also use him as a hostage.

Her Majesty

will have to think twice before taking action.

You don't have

to worry about this.

Our princess

already likes General Wu.

Great.

It seems we are

natural friends.

Since

we're friends,

let me remind you.

The capital is full of danger.

Never underestimate it.

Danger?

We're here for a marriage alliance.

Is there anyone

who dares

to move against us?

Now,

many officials

get their positions

through their military achievements.

They watched

their brothers

die on the battlefield,

and held grudges.

They might not be so eager to turn hostility into friendship.

So, keep your guard up.

Master.

Find a few death warriors,

disguise them as Mang Gutter people,

and get a skilled archer.

During the banquet for the envoys,

take action.

If something happens to the envoy,

Master, your business with them...

As long as that arrow is shot,

we can accuse the Mang Gutter people

of trying to assassinate the envoy.

If Mang Gutter gets involved,

it'll point straight to Yuan Shaocheng.

But Yuan Shaocheng...

Master,

there's nothing unusual.

Let's go.

Check on Miss Ye.

Master,

as you ordered,

I've been watching all night.

Miss Ye has been performing rituals

and hasn't left.

Keep a close watch.

Yes.

I've learned from Honglu Inn

that Shuodan's envoy Haoji

is planning to visit Langyang Mansion tonight.

Find a few death warriors,

disguise them as Mang Gutter people,

and get a skilled archer.

During the banquet for the envoys,

take action.

Shuodan envoy

Apuna Haoji

presents Your Majesty with a precious gift,

the Dustless Pearl,

along with 2,000 fine horses,

5,000 cattle and sheep,

in hopes of welcoming the Great Feng's prince consort

and establishing a marriage alliance

to secure a century of peace

and no more wars.

Shuodan wishes to form a bond,

and our court will respond with great courtesy.

The Ministry of Rites is ordered

to prepare the envoy's banquet in three days,

to forge an everlasting peace.

Your Majesty,

I, Prince of Langyang, Li Zongxu

am volunteering to organize the banquet.

As a close relative,

his son, Qianzhao,

is also a candidate for the prince consort.

This is

a good intention.

The Prince of Langyang

is willing to prepare for the banquet in person.

He will certainly not disappoint me.

Permission granted.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Further request, Your Majesty.

Please approve

General Wu Ankang as the prince consort,

and send him to Shuodan for the marriage alliance.

Wu Ankang is a general of Great Feng.

He has been stationed on the borders for years.

How can he become a prince consort?

Since Great Feng

is sincerely seeking peace with Shuodan,

why does it need

to keep a general guarding the border?

You must be joking.

A general guarding the border is a military strategy.

It's irrelated to the marriage alliance.

May I ask,

once the alliance is formed,

can Shuodan's generals

withdraw their forces

to the north of Mang Mountain?

They cannot, right?

Exactly.

Exactly, how could that be?

I've heard that Great Feng is full of talents.

Even in military strategy,

are you truly

without any other capable generals?

That's not right.

Great Feng has many

scholarly and martial talents.

Princess Jiayue

has not yet met them,

yet you've already appointed the prince consort.

Is

Shuodan

intending to follow the ways of the unruly barbarians

who disregard rituals?

You...

Your Majesty,

this is my heartfelt wish.

I begged my father for a long time

before he allowed me to come.

I...

I just wanted to see you.

Princess Jiayue is so genuine and expressive.

May I ask

when you first met General Wu?

When I was fourteen,

I secretly trained horses on the prairie

without letting my father know.

I fell into a pit and was terrified.

Until later...

I learned

he was a general of Great Feng.

I saw General Wu was so majestic

on horseback.

Even the snow atop the Tian Shan

was outshone by him.

Your Majesty,

I don't want anyone else

but only him.

With such a story,

and your deep feelings,

how could I not fulfill your wish?

But the rites must not be neglected.

Great Feng's royal family has many great men.

I remember Prince of Chunyang,

Wu Liangchen,

is a man of both virtue and talent,

and is handsome in appearance.

Why don't you meet him?

At the banquet,

we'll let all the consort candidates

selected by the royal families show up together.

Prince Kangping,

what do you think?

Prince of Langyang

takes the nation first.

My son

should follow

and do his best

for Your Majesty and Great Feng.

Shaocheng,

that

Shuodan official in the capital, Imperial Attendant,

what was his name again?

Imperial Attendant, Shi Bina.

Right.

So, as you said,

I brought Shi Bina to the gambling house,

made him lose a large sum of money,

and helped him pay it off.

He was so grateful

and even befriended me.

I took the chance

and had him

introduce you to Haoji.

He's already done it.

But,

I did some digging into Haoji.

He's been to the battlefield.

Dealing with him...

Don't worry.

He just wants to buy salt at a low price.

I plan to use what he wants

to deal with Li Zongxu.

You know that's not what I'm worried about.

Since you came back from the battlefield,

you've never dealt with Shuodan people.

What concerns me is...

Well,

that was years ago.

Just rest assured.

You're the one the Great Feng warrior

Shi Bina introduced to me?

I think

after staying in the capital for a few years,

he has lost his judgment.

What do you mean by that?

You've been to the battlefield.

What sharp eyes.

I have been

there too.

Those who went on the battlefield and killed people

smell differently.

You've got Shuodan people's blood on your hands,

and you've risen in rank because of it,

haven't you?

There's a saying in the Central Plains.

"Yesterday's matters

are all in the past.

Today's matters

are starting anew."

I've already left everything from yesterday

on the battlefield.

Today, I'm here

to make a friend

and discuss business with you.

I won't do business with you.

I have my own mission here.

I don't want to stir up trouble

in your territory.

I know you...

I'll be blunt.

I don't like people like you.

Leave this room.

Leave now.

Hurry.

Follow them.

Shaocheng!

Hesheng!

I was thinking of

getting close to Haoji

and finding a way

to take down Li Zongxu through him.

But that man's too cautious.

He holds a grudge against me.

Just seeing him

reminds me of the bloodshed on the battlefield.

I can't stop myself from fighting him.

Come on.

Let me help you calm down.

It's fine.

I'll be okay after a rest.

It's not that simple.

Haven't you realized?

Ever since you came back from the battlefield,

you've been suffering from mental problems.

Believe me.

I can ease your pain.

What have you learned

from Langyang Mansion?

Two things.

Let me guess.

The Li family

suggested Ankang marry the princess.

That way,

the Wu family will lose a general,

right?

Ankang...

Sounds like you're close.

But that day at Wanguoxiang Tavern,

he wasn't friendly

toward you.

Five years ago,

at the Battle of Jinyuan,

we fought side by side.

But it's been too long,

so he probably thinks I've changed.

What's the other thing?

Li Zongxu

plans to assassinate the envoy at the banquet

and frame you for it.

Well, well.

He uses the accusation of destroying the peace between the two nations

to eliminate me.

That way,

he gets the land deeds of Mang Gutter

and can frame the Wu family.

With such huge problems,

I'm still willing to work with you.

You really should feel lucky.

Li,

your dog's fur

is so shiny and smooth.

It must be a rare and expensive breed.

Just feeding it each day

requires 12 different dishes,

all unique, with no repeats.

Those efforts didn't go in vain.

Like the dish

it loves the most, Xiaoling Roast Meat,

I have my servants

make it in various ways for it.

To prepare Xiaoling Roast Meat,

you must use a magpie tongue

and lamb heart

to cook together.

Li,

your family's wealth is impressive.

Yeah,

buddy,

your dog has been trained

in the Imperial Beast Training Hall for a long time.

And in our realm,

grand feasts always feature animal performances.

Elephant and horse shows are quite spectacular.

If you could

showcase your dog's tricks

at the upcoming banquet,

it would definitely steal the spotlight.

That's true.

But my dog

hardly listens to my orders.

When I ask it to stay quiet, it barks.

When I tell it to go west, it goes east.

Let's not even talk about

doing any kind of animal performance.

Why is there a dog in the woods?

Come on.

Let's check on it.

Come on.

There.

Who are you?

I'm

a beast trainer.

A beast trainer?

Even if you have some skills

in beast training,

I bet you can't compare

to the trainers in the Imperial Beast Training Hall.

I agree.

How dare you...?

The so-called Imperial Beast Training Hall

only trains hawks, dogs, and stupid beings.

But I

grew up in the mountains

and lived with wild animals.

Even snakes

listen to my orders.

Training hawks, dogs, and stupid beings?

Sounds more like an insult,

doesn't it?

Gentlemen,

why don't you head back for now?

We can meet another time.

- Farewell, Li. - Farewell.

Go on.

Do you know who I am?

How would I know who you are?

Just introduce yourself.

My father is the Prince of Langyang,

the richest merchant in the capital.

Don't mistake me for some

ordinary, spoiled young man.

I'm not like them.

Is that

how rich people talk?

Can't you just speak plainly?

Fine.

I'll get straight to the point.

I've been thinking

about helping my father manage the business,

but I don't know

how to win his favor.

That's been troubling me.

Winning someone's favor isn't hard.

Just find out what they like.

Send some gifts

like famous antiques, calligraphy

or some paintings,

especially the priceless masterpieces.

The receiver

can show them off,

and they'll be pleased.

You're getting to the point.

The banquet for the envoys is coming soon.

You know about that, right?

Of course, I know.

I see you have some skills

in beast training.

I've decided

to give you a golden opportunity.

I'm one

of the candidates for the prince consort.

I need your help.

You'll use animal performances

to present a famous painting,

the Grand Peace of the Ages, to the envoys.

You're really eager

to become the prince's consort?

Honestly, I don't care

for that position.

I just want my father

to gain attention and respect

in front of everyone.

That way,

he'll be proud of me.

If that's the case,

an eagle or dog performance is too lame.

Why not give him a bigger surprise?

How about a performance called "A Phoenix Bringing Auspice"?

Huh?

Where can we get a phoenix?

Have you heard of the white pheasant?

It's pure white,

with a tail just like a phoenix.

We'll

place the painting in a box,

and I'll have the white pheasant carry the box

to present the gift to the envoys.

White pheasant?

That sounds perfect!

Perfect!

But even if I

get one now,

you won't have time to tame it.

You don't need to worry about that.

I've had a white pheasant since I was young.

Since it's a surprise,

it must be

kept secret.

No one should know about the animal performance,

not even your father.

I see.

If you tell anyone

about what happened today,

I'll cut out your tongues.

- We won't. - We won't.

Come with me.

I'll take you to where I

keep my white pheasant.

After you.

Catching a white pheasant must've taken

quite some effort, right?

No matter how much effort I put in,

I still can't tame it,

can I?

♪Past events turn to ash, crushed into mud♪

♪Like a distant dream, forever out of reach♪

♪Your breaths faded in silence and distance♪

♪Thoughts form a chapter, with a reluctant prelude♪

♪The storm of sorrow is beyond words♪

♪In a glance back, no traces of the past remain♪

♪Lost in regret, tangled, unwritten, unspeakable♪

♪Buried in time, too fragile to name♪

♪A cup of cold moonlight. A page of faded tears♪

♪Dreams, scribbled in haste, fade into dust♪

♪A lone wild goose cries, echoing through the sleepless night♪

♪Only to clutch fragments of memory to soothe the remaining years♪

♪A cup of cold moonlight. A page of faded tears♪

♪Dreams, scribbled in haste, fade into dust♪

♪A lone wild goose cries, echoing through the sleepless night♪

♪Only to clutch fragments of memory to soothe the remaining years♪

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