♫ The green mountain is high,the setting sun illuminates ♫
♫ Striding in the path of time,tossed about by wind and rain ♫
♫ Sword and knife,violence and pride ♫
♫ carry out heroic deedspraising the youth ♫
♫ Even if the lofty sentimentsonly intend for a beauty's admiration ♫
♫ who can stand a hero's tear? ♫
♫ Look at glory and splendoras if they were goose feathers ♫
♫ Look forward,urging the horse with a wild laugh ♫
♫ Feel sworn brotherhood,surpass the skies ♫
♫ On your behalfStars fall and souls vanish ♫
♫ In this mundane world,the inevitable turmoil of feelings ♫
♫ by a cup of wine can stretch sky-high ♫
♫ Even if the landscape is far away,with a cry, long and loud ♫
♫ the windy clouds where the sword points,will curl up in a surging tide ♫
♫ Even if this is a loneliness of a lifetime,do not remit cruelty ♫
♫ just because of the hot blood flaming in the chest ♫
♫ Make the green mountain bloom,and the old man of the east ♫
♫ will recollect the mistof the floating clouds ♫
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The Three Heroes and Five Gallants
Episode 10
Reporting to Young Master, I was asking Manager Huang
if there are any remedies to cure puffer fish poisoning.
Isn't that nonsense? I've never heard of any remedy for puffer fish poisoning.
But Manager Huang said he had a remedy.
Really? What remedy? Tell me quickly.
You only need to eat 2 bowls of Ren Zhong Huang.
What is Ren Zhong Huang?
It's human feces.
Ugh! Would you make me drink that? It's disgusting!
Is there anything else?
There is, because horse urine can also work,
but you need to drink more.
Stop blabbering. Hurry in.
Master, you're here.
Waiter, are Dengfeng District's Master Qian and Gong District's Master Wu staying here?
Right, right, right, they are here.
Let them know, someone from the Prime Minister house is here.
Master, please wait. I will go and call them.
Master, they are here.
You are...
Are you Master Qian and Master Wu?
Indeed.
I'm from the Prime Minister's house, my master has invited the two of you over.
Has anything happened?
If you follow me, you will know.
The carriage is already waiting outside. Follow me.
Please.
Let's go!
Congratulations, congratulations.
Congratulations, Minister Pang!
Congratulations to everyone too!
Congratulations!
Sit, sit, sit, sit.
Your nephew pays his respects, Uncle and Auntie.
Dispense with ceremony.
Uncle, auntie, when you went to the palaceto greet Her Highness,
was Madam still doing well?
Her Highness is doing very well.
She also specially asked
about you.
Does Her Highness still remember me?
We are family members how could she forget?
How's this year's guest reception for the party going?
Responding to Uncle, 100 guests already came this morning.
With those who aren't qualified to enter the palace to greet Madam,
I have done as Uncle ordered,
I kept the presents and issued written invitations.
Virtuous son-in-law
For years it has been you who helped me
entertain these lower officials.
This year, I will personally entertain them.
Father-in-law,
these lowly ministers and officials,
why do you need to personally receive them?
Let me represent you.
This year is Madam's 30th birthday,
it's not like previous years.
Besides, I have subdued Black Bao.
From this year on, no one in court will dare oppose me!
These happy news,
I must personally convey them
to those lowly officials!
Great!
That's enough. I think it can just be left like this.
Master Yue and I, disguised as District Leaders Wu and Qian
will go to the Pang Mansion and have a feast!
Good! Fourth brother,
then what about me?
Fifth Brother?-If it were up to me
I'd be in charge of going into the Pang mansionto get Zhan Zhao, you should wait outside.
What do you mean? What do you mean?
You're going to drink and feast without taking me,
not even to the entrance?- Don't complain! Third brother,
what time is it now? It's a serious matter!
The wine isn't even that good. Let me promise you, after all this is over,
I personally will treat you to 10 barrels of wine!
By that time, I assure you, you'll get very drunk. Alright?
Don't pull this on me. Let me tell you.
I won't accept these 10 barrels of wine today,
I want to go to the Prime Minister's mansion
and drink all his wine.
I can't cure you. can I?
Third sister-in-law! - What are you going to do?
Take care of him!
You! What is this?
- Fifth brother --- Master Yue is too young.
Even in disguise, he won't look like them.
If I were to decide, Second Brother should go with Fourth Brother.
- Look at what Fifth Brother said.- But there is a problem.
Master Yue, indeed, doesn't look like them even in disguise.
But in turn, Second Brother also has a task to do.
He must bury that Thunder Bomb. I'm afraid he won't be able to do both things at once.
Right. Fourth Master knows the art of appearance change.
Won't changing clothes and sticking a mustache be enough?
- Fifth, then, eventually --- A disguise will only be effective at a distance.
If seen closely, something will show up sooner or later.
- That's right.- But I can pass whether near or far. I should go.
- Xu Old Xi!- What are you shouting about?
- I'll just drink wine, right?- You!
After drinking, I'll get you 2 big mantou [buns].
Mantou...
Fourth Uncle , take my Old Xi with you.
Sister-in-law, your mind changes quite fast.
- No...- Lady Tiger
We don't need to beg anyone to drink wine!
I tell you. Today, I'll go to the Prime Minister's Residence.
I'll first steal mantou, then steal their wine, then I'll...run.
Fourth Uncle...just bring our Old Xi with you.
Actually, Sister-in-law,
it's not that Third can't go.
But he's overbearing and speaks nonsense every time he opens his mouth.
I'm afraid that he will ruin our plan.
Fourth...I won't talk when we get there.
I'll put a bronze coin in my mouth and pretend to be mute.
- Stop kidding. Can a mute be district officer?- It's possible.
Besides, you may hold a coin in your mouth for an hour but can you hold it during a whole meal?
Can you guarantee that you won't open your mouth through the whole party?
If you can, then I'll agree.
- Jiang, Fourth!- Don't mention it!
I agree.
Then it's fine.
Hello...
Master Li, come inside...
Master Wang, come inside...
- Sirs...- Pleased to meet you...
Pleased to meet you. Please.
Pleased to meet you...
Officer Qian...come inside...
- Officer Wu...come inside...- Pleased to meet you...
- Pleased to meet you...- Please come inside...
Master Li, come, please come inside.
Excuse me.
- Let's go.- I don't know them..
- How can you not know them?- This...I can't know all of them.
- Sirs, greetings.- Greetings...
I am Yuncheng County official, Song Cai.
I haven't asked for your names and where do you hold office?
I am Dengfeng Disctrict leader, Qian Bing.
This is Shanxian District official...
Wu Hang!
Wu Hang
This is my first time here in the Prime Minister's Residence.
I still don't know the rules here. I hope you two can lead me.
Don't worry, don't worry. It's our first time here too.
We can lead each other in the future...
Pleased to meet you...
This Officer Wu really has a sense of humor.
We have a few associates over there, we'll go and greet them briefly.
Masters, please do as you wish.
Where do you think such a person crawled out from?
He looks like a blacksmith or a charcoal maker.
He can only say "Pleased to meet you..."
I think he most likely used money to buy his position.
Actually, my position is also just bought.
But at least I did study for 3 years
and did business for more than 10 years.
Not like this barbarian.
He's really a disgrace to the literati class.
Even a charcoal seller can become a district head?
It really is a disgrace.
- A disgrace.- Quite so!
- What are you doing?- No...- This...what are you doing?
- The role is to be an official --- Fine...
Are we acting now?
We have an objective here! If you mess around more I'll kick you out!
What was I going to say to you?
You angered me to the point of forgetting!
Oh, yes! Why did you keep on saying "Pleased to meet you..." earlier?
Everyone is laughing at us.
You made --
Do you still want to live?
- Didn't you tell me to say only "Pleased to meet you"?- You even blame...
Go on, blame me, blame me!
Fine, I came up with this phrase, but you can't keep on repeating it.
I don't know what else to say.
How about this? We change our plans.
Whoever asks you anything,
you just say nothing.
You just smile and giggle.
That can be done, right? It's simple. Laugh for me.
Enough! Look at me.
- Open your mouth and make a sound.- But there's a glued mustache.
You can laugh even with a glued mustache.
Open!
Everyone...
The Prime Minister asks everyone to come to the back garden to eat.
Laugh.
Good...
Does this feel good, Master?
So good...
Guai Guai
I have to go and entertain the guests,
I'll be back right away.
You can't...
You promised to be with me tonight.
Yes...I will definitely stay here later.
Definitely stay here.
That's what you said last time.
But you still went to Lu Zhu's.
Today, I won't. Today, it won't change.
If it changes, then you are...
I am a little dog.
Bow! Wow! Wow!
Little dog.
Jia!
Come...
Please...Good...
Let's drink...Yes...
Take care...Take care...
Please...
Thank you...
Please...
Delicious food and good scenery.Let's drink more wine.
Here, here, here.
You said it right. Look...this is good...
Master Wang, please...
The Prime Minister is here!
Greetings to every official here!
Today is Her Highness' 30th birthday.
I, with my family,
went into the palace to greet Her Highness.
What I can share with everyone is
that Her Highness looks very well.
Her Highness is extremely healthy.
Good...
Today...
not only did the consorts and concubines of the Inner Palace
go to Nanqing Palace to greet Her Highness,
but the Empress and Empress Dowager went too
and also sent some gifts.
The Emperor
Stop drinking!
What did I tell you before we left the inn?
The wines were already served.
It's a waste not to drink them.
- I'll let Qiukui beat you to death.- Qiukui...
- Who's afraid --- Beat you to death.
Good...
Everyone
I also specially reported to Her Highness
that those who, according to the rules of etiquette,
cannot enter the Palace to greet her,
would all come to this Residence
to let me transmit their loyalty to the Emperor
and their love to Her Highness.
Her Highness especially asked me to tell everyone
that to express her gratitude,
I was to entertain everyone well.
So, allow me to make a toast to everyone on her behalf.
Everyone
please fill your cups with wine.
Everyone, please raise your cup.
First,
let's wish Great Song's most brilliant and benevolent ruler,
the current Emperor long life...
long life...
Long live the Emperor...
Wish the brilliant and benevolent Noble Consort, Her Highness
long life...
Long live Her Highness...
Everyone
Cheers!
Hurry...
Move quickly...
Hurry and serve these dishes.
Chef Huang, after these hot dishes,
it's time to serve your puffer fish. Will you finish on time?
- Yes, I will...- Good.
Move faster...
Prime Minister, I am Wang Fei,assistant minister in the Ministry of Rites.
I wish Her Highness long life and good health, may everything go as she wishes.
Wish Prime Minister lots of luck and long life.
I will drink first to show my respect.
I am Li Ran, the assistant head of the Military Warehouse from the Ministry of Defense.
I respectfully offer a toast, Prime Minister,wishing Her Highness good health forever.
Wish Prime Minister remains an official your whole life and in your next lifetimes.
- May all your descendants also become officials!- Good, good, good.
Masters, let's go offer a toast to His Excellency shortly.
Our position is too lowly.
How will Prime Minister even know us?
It'll be embarrassing...
Master Qian, what you said is not right.
His Excellency may not remember all those who've offered toasts.
But those who did not offer a toast,
the Prime Minister will definitely remember them.
Wise opinion...We will go there now...
Stop drinking now.
Boiled Puffer Fish!
Puffer fish?
This thing has poison.
Really? That can't be.
They say it's delicious...
Everyone
Please go back to your seats.
I have something to tell everyone.
This dish that has just been served
is the world most famous delicacy,
puffer fish.
From time immemorial,
there is this saying: "Risking one's life to eat a puffer fish."
Why is it said to be risking one's life?
Because puffer fish contains a lethal poison.
Once you're poisoned, there is no antidote.
Aiya...then what should we do?
Then why do we still want to eat it?
Because the taste of a puffer fish
- is really so freshly delicious.- Really?
Making one unable to resist
eating it despite risking one's life.
That sounded reasonable...
But within our Prime Minister's Residence,
we eat puffer fish several times a year,
and yet nobody ever who got poisoned.
Why is this, then?
Because the Prime Minister's Residence
has the world's most secret method of cooking it.
The puffer fish made within our Residence
definitely don't have any poison.
Oh...no poison?
- He said that puffer fish cooked in the Prime Minister's Residence don't have poison.- Right.
Everyone, feel free to taste it.
- Eat the puffer fish.- I still don't believe it.
Eat it.
Xuen Rong
Son-in-law is here.
Serve me one big bowl.
I want to taste it.
I'll abide.
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Did you see that?The Prime Minister has already eaten it.
How can the Prime Minister harm us? Come...
Eat puffer fish...Come...taste some fresh food...
When it's time to eat, don't eat.
- Xuen Rong, you too get a bowl.
- Fine, fine.- Everyone, please...
This soup should be good.
Drink...drink enough.
This year's puffer fish is really fresh.
Master Wu! You've just eaten up the puffer fish and drank wine...
- Aren't you afraid of indigestion?- I...
Puffer fish...Puffer fish...
Ah! Oh my god!
Master Wu is dying!
Someone's been poisoned by puffer fish!
Who's shouting?
I'll go take a look.
Oh no!
Prime Minister!
Master Wu got poisoned from the puffer fish!
Master...
Ah! I'm also unwell!
Uncle...
It's not good.
This year's puffer fish seems problematic. Many people got poisoned.
A lot of people have fainted already.
I don't want to die yet...
This...
What should we do?
Uncle, don't panic first. I heard from Boss Huang
that only one thing can cure puffer fish poisoning.
- What thing?- Ren Zhong Huang
- What is Ren Zhong Huang?- Ren Zhong Huang is also called Golden Extract.
It's...the feces in the lavatory.
Nonsense. How can one eat such thing?
Isn't there any other way?
Horse urine, but you must drink more.
That can't also be drank.
Father-in-law, the situation has already happened.
- Why not have a try?- I won't drink. You drink.
Aiyo...it hurts...
Father-in-law, if we want to live,
drinking a little horse urine...I'll drink.
Something so dirty, how can one drink it?
Go get me 1 bowl.
Hurry, go!
I have an antidote...I'll immediately go get it...
Come with me to get some horse urine.
The antidote is here! Just drink it and everyone will be fine.
Hurry...move faster...
Hurry and save people.
- Get out of the way!...- Hurry and bring it here!- Here's the antidote.
Everyone
As the old saying goes,
only through trials and tribulations
can one achieve glory and wealth.
Anyone who doesn't want to die yet,
should not resent it for being dirty,
for being smelly.
Drink it.
Is my acting okay?
Try to look dead better.
Master Qian, I went to get you a bowl of antidote.
- Hurry and drink.- Master's poison is worse than mine, Save him first.
Master Wu, the antidote is here. Hurry and drink.
Go to hell!
I will never drink horse urine.
Only you corrupt officials
will drink horse urine.
Men! Arrest him!
Come, drink horse urine. Come and drink!
- Come...- Catch him...
Catch him...
Catch...
Put in some strength!
- Don't forget to drink horse urine. It'll give you strength.- Catch him...
Catch him.
Protect Master. Let's go back inside.
Hurry and assist Master...
Pleased to meet you!
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Pleased to meet you...
Pleased to meet you.
I still don't have a descendant.
Go to hell!
Go...
Pleased to meet you.
You go over there, and you go that way! Search!
- Search carefully! Hurry!- Yes!
Don't talk. Come with me.
What do you plan to do?
I'll ask you. Where is Zhan Zhao?
What Zhan Zhao? I don't know.
Zhan Zhao is here in your Mansion. How can you not know?
I am the Prime Minister's nephew. I don't live here, I only come if there's something to do.
Since that's the case, keeping you alive has no use.
Don't...I'll tell you...
- You can leave now.- Yes.
Aiya, you're really bad.
If that old thing suddenly entered and saw us, what would we do?
Don't worry. That old thing ate a mouthful of feces today.
His mouth is so smelly. He definitely won't come.
Aiya...I told you not to touch me there.
Aiya...you're annoying me to death. Why are you so bad?
Don't...
Master...what happened?
Young Master? Nephew?
Pleased to meet you.
Old Xi!
Coming! Female tiger.
Pleased to meet you!
- Master...it's not good, master...- What's the problem now?
- There have been explosions outside. Quickly go and hide, Master!- This is my mansion. Why should I hide?
Master, hurry. Go inside and hide. Master...
Zhan Zhao, come out and see me!
If you're a man, stop hiding.
Who is it causing a commotion outside
in the middle of the night?
I am Bai Yutang, the Sleek Rat of JIangnan's Five Rats, .
I am especially here to visit Zhan Zhao.
What Rat? What Five?
Not sleeping in the middle of the night,
so annoying!
Can't you speak a human language? Turn over the man in your house!
My Master is not home.
I remember I already closed the doors.
How did you come in?
How would such a low wall stop me?
THIEF!
You're a woman, how can I be afraid of you? Come out!
Coming!
Get out fast or I'll use the knife in my hand.
Ah no--it's a sword--to pierce you.
Miss,
can your embroidering hand hold onto a sword?
Of course. Two hands!
Even if you can hold it, can you use it?
Of course.
A few days ago, Master Zhan taught me a couple of moves
to use as self defense.
Miss, you learned two moves, and you're already facing me?
Master Zhan said that women learn sword use for self defense.
Two moves are enough.
Alright, alright. Then how about this.
If you can disarm me tonight,
then I'll just consider it your win.
Alright.
First move. Second move.
One, two, one two...
One, two...
Aiya...I sprained my foot.
Are you alright?
I'm fine now.
Let go!
I had enough of you woman! I'm afraid of you already, alright! You won!
It hurts...
A good man will not fight with a woman.
Not right...
She's not really some weaving lady.
She is Zhan Zhao.
Hey, Fifth...where did you go? You look pale.
Are you ill?...Are...you alright?
- Hey! Fifth! What are you doing?- Fifth brother,
- You saw Zhan Zhao, right?- Zhan...
Fifth Uncle, since you saw Zhan Zhao, then why didn't you...
grab him by his tail and drag him out? Cane him to a pulp?
Sister-in-law, there are things you don't know yet.
What Fifth Brother did is called being mature and calm,
having both wisdom and courage.
Let me tell you. In a small way, he's giving us all a chance to gain merit.
In a grand way, what he did is called getting rid of evil for the people.
What do we do? We won't fight a one-to-one duel with Zhan Zhao.
We'll follow Martial Arts rules and fight on a stage.
Fighting on a stage, 10 Zhan Zhaos, aren't enough to defeat our Fifth Brother.
Fifth Brother deliberately let him go. What for?
To make sure that Zhan Zhao is caught. Zhan Zhao is treacherous and cunning,
he'd throw you some flying needles or poison bombs, and we'd never catch him again.
We must catch Zhan Zhao. Not only will Justice Bao thank us,
the whole population will thank --
thank us. Right?
You say something! Am I right?
Second Brother...
how do we reply?
Then...just shout "right".
Ready, set, go...Right...Right!
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Come out. He's run away.
What?
Run away?
Aiya, I...
already foresaw this earlier.
This Zhan Cat is afraid of me. He fears that a blow from my hammer
will crush him to pieces.
Wrong! He's afraid of the Female Tiger
- biting him to death.- Right...biting him to death.
This is surely prematurely alarming --
See how handsome Fifth Brother looks today.
It looks like last night, that Mountain-Rat Xu Qing was here.
Could it be that yesterday evening's ruckus was caused by the Five Rats?
I am afraid so.
You...hurry and report this case to the local court.
Have them issue wanted posters and capture the Five Rats.
May Father-in-law clarify how I should report this case?
Do I report it as a theft crime or a murder crime?
Murder crime. Just say that the Five Rats
yesterday killed 2 personsat the Prime Minister's Residence.
Master Prime Minister...reporting to Master Prime Minister.
Second-in-command is back from Chenzhou. He says he has something important to report.
- Tell him to come in.- Yes.
Your Excellency!...
Master, something bad happened.
What is it now?
The 10,000 gold taels that you were having brought here,
were all stolen by those responsible for the transport,
Deng Che and his accomplices.
- The one supposed to deliver it...stole it?- Exactly right.
- Useless...a bunch of useless fools!- Please Prime Minister, refrain from getting mad.
Master wants me to tell you that the Sleek Rat Bai Yutang and the River Rat Jiang Ping
of Jiangnan's Five Rats, had recently caused great trouble at the Imperial Family Garden in Chenzhou.
That's why, this time, it's probably them conniving with Deng Che
who stole the gold. So I hope that Your Excellency
will take extra care here.
This is...shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
- Last night, the Five Rats were here already.- Leave!
A bunch of useless fools.
Father-in-law, please don't get mad.
Actually, we can think about this situation in another light.
Think what?
Like, although we lost 10,000 taels of gold,
we were able to eliminate Black Bao.
Within the court, no one will dare to go against you now.
Comparing what we gained and what we lost,they're almost equal. This is actually a good thing.
Good thing? For you, they are equal. But for me...this...
I have a gutsy suggestion.
- Speak.- We could bribe Bianliang's Head Guard and make him suggest to the Emperor
to let Bao Zheng out of prison temporarily to solve the murder in our Mansion.
Let the Five Rats and Kaifeng Court fight head on.
Let them both get wounded from this fight.
Father-in-law, you will observe from above
and wait to get the catch like a fisherman.
No way...It was so hard to make him go inside.
Letting him out and allowing him to return to his court...No way...
- What if we let Zhan Zhao come back and make him deal with the Five Rats?- We can't.
The matter at Chenzhou is also important.
Just do this, tell the Head Guard of Bianliang to alert the whole city and catch the Five Rats.
Let me say this. Yesterday, causing that big commotion, I really felt happy.
But I feel that we didn't hurt that Pang Thief's vital parts.
This government will not let Minister Bao out easily.
It's because you were too cautious.
If you'd listened to me and killed Pang Ji with a blow, we wouldn't have all these loose ends today.
Pang Ji, is a first-rank official. Can you just kill him that easily?
First-rank official? But in my eyes, he's inferior to a dog's butt.
Killing that Pang Thief is easy. But after killing him, then what?
Then what again? You're thinking too much.
That...from what you're is saying, you seem to have a plan already.
Share it with us then.
I think...that if we kill villain Pang,
there's a high chance that the Emperor will let Magistrate Bao go.
Won't that solve everything already?
Fifth Master, don't forget. Magistrate Baowould be released to capture us.
♫ How I want to look at you once more ♫
♫ How I want to go back to your side ♫
♫ If ever time will stop at this day ♫
♫ will it be forever? ♫
♫ Even though they say that love is hard to be made into reality ♫
♫ Willing to take a step back to fulfill it ♫
♫ Those compromising words ♫
♫ I’ll keep them for you ♫
♫ You said that rather than crying til ones eyes are red, better to just think and miss me ♫
♫ I’m afraid that yearning cannot cope with the changes of time ♫
♫ Gossips spread for one year ♫
♫ Forever seems like too far away ♫
♫ Rather than looking at your back slowly getting far, better to just think and miss you ♫
♫ Learned to wipe my tears dry after turning around ♫
♫ If there’s a Heaven, then the love, hate, and embrace of the past are rubbed to become ♫
♫ one’s heart’s callus.
♫ You said that rather than crying til ones eyes are red, better to just think and miss me ♫
♫ I’m afraid that yearning cannot cope with the changes of time ♫
♫ Gossips spread for one year ♫
♫ Forever seems like too far away ♫
♫ Rather than looking at your back slowly getting far, better to just think and miss you ♫
♫ Learned to wipe my tears dry after turning around ♫
♫ If there’s a Heaven, then the love, hate, and embrace of the past are rubbed to become ♫
♫ one’s heart’s callus.