【Episode 3】
That information is confidential
I wouldn't know as a small officer
Understood
I will leave, then
Master Ji before I left the house my wife urged me
that I must send her regards to you
She...
Is she okay?
My wife hasn't recovered from the parturition
She also worried too much about our father
She is a bit weak now
Please tell her
take care of herself
Thank you for your concerns
Bye
Master Ji
The sword
I shouldn't tell you thisas an officer in the Investigation Bureau
What Man Chong has found in your house is your father's letter with Yuan Shao
Letter with Yuan Shao?
Is it true your father conspire with Yuan Shao?
That is not possible
Where do you find this?
Seems...
it was found among some jewelries and golds
There must be something wrong
Thank you for informing me this
If you want to find me in the future just come downstairs of this tavern
Carve three trace on the left pillar beside the door
Then I will come to this room at night
Don't find me at the Bureau of Investigation again
You know what they are capable of
I understand
You are a benefactor to our family by risking your life on this
I will repay you in any way
I will leave now
Wait
Please tell your wife
Take good care of herself
No problem
How did you make acquaintance with my wife?
Chun Hua- Your wife never told you before?
No
Then you can ask her yourself
Alright then
Brother, has our father conspired with Yuan Shao?
I don't think so
If I'm right it must be Yang Xiu who did this
Yang Xiu is smart. He realized the immediate danger after the death of Hua Tuo
He thought his father and our father is involved in this
The fight between Han and Grand Minister
He put the letter in the wedding gift and return to us
Dong Cheng got arrested at Yue Dan Ping
He immediately asked to see Grand Minister
and use our father as scapegoat to save his
I thought
he just looked down upon me
Since we knew it was Yang Xiu
We can help our Father come clean on this
Our father wasn't at home when Yang Xiu returned the gift
Who else can he frame?
Yang Xiu is very good at calligraphy
He must have mimicked the handwriting of our father
Further more, this letter is found at our house
Yang Xiu can say he never saw this in the wedding gift
How do we save our Father?
I will force him and make him admit
This is related to the life of his entire family
Will he admit if you force him here?
We can't be framed like this for nothing
You said our father is not conspiring with Yuan Shao
He didn't conspire with Yuan Shao to put him in more danger
Yang Xiu framed him because he wants to save his father
I conclude
Chief Yang is on the list of the edict
When Dong Cheng tried to assassinate Cao
I saw our father's behavior
If I'm right
Our father is on that list too
This crime could lead to extermination of an entire family
I understand what Guo Jia said
The reason why Grand Minister release us
is let us save our fathers' lives
by finding the edict
So that he can find all the opponents
But our father is still in jail
He must suffer a lot
Shouldn't we prove Yang Xiu set our father up first?
Then we go and find that edict
The disaster from Yang XiuI still have ways to solve it
If the person who has the edict turn in the edict
That will be a disaster at the imperial court
Then our father is dead for certain
We don't have any clues and the city is too big
How do we find it?
If we found this edict
What would you do?
I'm nothing like Yang Xiu
Definitely not
He hurt people to save himself
I don't understand either
With all these courtiers on imperial court
None of them can help us?
I went for the deputy commander
He refused to see me
Deputy commander?
Maybe I can give a try
Young master
There is a lady asking to see you
She said you will understand if you see the sword
Send her in
Please come in
Guo Zhao meets Deputy Commander
I didn't know your name
until we meet at again now
Hope you are well
Our young master wants to meet his father in jail
The governor didn't allow. I wish you can help us
You are from Si Ma's family?
My unrelated sister is the wife of second young master at Si Ma family
Si Ma Yi sent you over?
I came here myself
Do you know the case Si Ma Fang was involved?
And what this case means?
I know.Who is behind Si Ma Fang?
Do you know?
It's the emperor
It's Yuan Shao
My father was attacked both side, by his own people and external enemy
Either war determines his fate and his life
He can not afford to lose
This case is beyond the capability of Si Ma Yi
Even I
Cannot do much for you
I totally understand
But I have some different thoughts too
Speak then
Yang Xiu is eager for instant success
If he is used by the Grand Minister
he will intervene with your internal issue for his own interest
He might even instigate between you brothers
Therefore
As long as we have hope
You should not let Yang Xiu get what he wants
How dare you say something like this?
People knew how things went here
Everyone knows about their condition but no one would tell us
Other people never say anything but you know pretty well about it don't you?
Dying tree understands the wind
Sea understands the coldness
Who teaches you talk like this?
I come up this with myself
My father likes Zi Jian and Chong most
Everyone here knows that
They either flatter me or fear me
No one talks sincerely with me
Even so, rather than lying to yourself
Why don't you seize the opportunity aggressively
You are right
How can I avoid it anymore?
My father is like a big tree on the mountain
I was born under this big tree
I am up here seeing all the small mountains. This is my honor
but I can never surpass him
I can never see the beauty of the sky
This is also unfortunate to me
You are wrong
The sky is just above you as long as you want to fly
Willingness to fly?
Tell me
Who taught you to say all these?
Lying to me
will get punished
You knew what to say pretty well
It's a pity you have beautiful eyes
You don't know how to lie
Si Ma Yi made you say these
My brother in law just wants your help
Your brother in law
only wants to know what I'm thinking
I can't help you on this
However,
for what you have just said
I can point you a way out
Please tell me
You must not tell others about these two characters
Only show him when you get back
I'm telling you
this should be confidential. It's a person's name
Whether it will work or not
It will depend on his luck
Thank you
Your speech just now was pretty good
Just like a dagger onto my heart
I dare not to
I have to thank you
and return the sword to you
The name should be confidential
This is not mine
This is mine
You can find me directly with this sword
It saves the trouble
Thank you. We will meet again soon
Please return Miss
Brother
Why would the deputy commander agree to meet A Zhao?
Si Ma Yi
How is it going?
The deputy commander tells me to give you a tip
What secret info?
Look
What is it?
He wrote two characters on my hand
Where are the characters?
Let me write it onto yours
Do you know what he wrote?
I do
Just tell me directly
"Xun Yu"
Hou Ji
Do you have medicine?
What happened to you?
I'm fine I'm just asking if we got medicine here
There are some medicine called Yi Mu grass for Madam and the servants
Yi Mu grass?
What is it for?
It's for women
Can man eat as well? Doctor Hua said it's okay for men to eat, too
Make some. Who is going to eat?
Why are you still holding your fist?
He is taking advantage of you
If this is for Si Ma's case
Please return
I don't expect you to plead for my father
It's just my father is in prison
I beg you
Just let me meet my father once
For the errands in jail
It should be out of my job
Why you come to me for this?
You are the most trusted person by Grand Minister
Back in the old days when the emperor fell
You suggest Grand Minister welcome him in Xu Du
This made what he is today
You definitely want to see both Grand Minister and Han getting along with each other
But every courtiers in Han worried for themselves due to Dong Cheng's case
This is definitely not what you want to see
You are right
You knew the charges upon your father
You must realize I want Han familyto be able to make peace with Grand Minister
But what your father did
already made this impossible
I plead to meet my father just once
I will persuade him
to make a confession
What do you want him to confess?
I will tell my father
If they wronged you, don't confess because of the torture
to avoid involving more people
Minister Xun, What brought you here?
I heard Si Ma Fang is being tortured here
His family wants to send him some medicine
Minister
Si Ma Fang has some respects in the court
They are after all father and son
If you don't trust me
we can watch beside him
You can't bring any food into the jail
Man Fu, my father has a heart condition and right now he is in prison
The family is worried and let me bring some medicine
Hope you can allow me on this
Search him
Thank you
He carried nothing
Man Fu
Please search
I dare not to
Father
How are you Father?
How do you come here?
I'm sending some medicine to you
Leave quickly
This is not a place you should be. Hurry and leave from here.
What I bring you
is the medicine for your heart condition
Don't let the family worry
Drink up the decoction
Have you suffered from heart attack these few days?
Grand Minister said you conspired with Yuan Shao. Is this true?
I didn't
How can you think of your Father like that?
I didn't conspire with Yuan Shao
It's good then. Don't confess due to the torture
I will get you out of here
Zhong Da
You must take care of your little brothers
No problem. I will do so
Do you have any old friends that need me to visit?
I will ask them to plead for you
No
Only I am wronged
I don't want to involve other people into this
I understand
Zhong Da
You know
The most important thing I cannot leave behind
is your brothers
and the marriage of your third little brother
You mean urging my little brother to get married soon?
Yes
Urge your little brother to get married soon
It's not a place for family chats
Director Man
My father is old
Please don't be too harsh on him
Take Si Ma Yi out
Yes
Brother you are really sure our Father signed the edict?
The edict is on the hands of Chief Yang?
I'm pretty sure I knew what father said
Then how do you know Yang Biao must have that edict?
It doesn't make sense for father to say something like that at that situation
Director Man and Minister Xun is beside us
He can't mention anyone on that edict
Who is involved in your engagement?
Only Chief Yang
Do you still remember what Chief Yang said to Grand Minister?
Would Chief Yang turn in the edict?
If he turned in that edict the peopleon that edict will dead by now
Why would he interrogate our father?
Since we knew Chief Yang has the edict
we need to find it out no matterwhether we steal it or rob it
Chief Yang is a straight man
He depends on that edict to bring down Grand Minister
How do you steal or rob it?
Look, what's that?
Why was the emperor's father in law is killed too?
Let's go and have a look
Stay away!
Mayor Si Ma Fang
conspired with enemy when the state is in danger
The crime is intolerable
He will be executed after three days
Stop
Master. You are here Master Yang
Nephew meets Uncle
Leave us alone
Why are you here?
Uncle, Doctor Hua is dead
Dong Cheng and Wang Zi Fu's heads are hanging outside the gate
Grand Minister ordered to execute my father after three days
You and my father are close on the imperial court
Shouldn't you do something for my father right now?
Nephew
I was just out of jail as well
Your father is like a brother to me
I will not ignore his life once there is a hope
But I...Father... what can I do?
Si Ma Zhong Da, what do you mean by saying these?
What do you mean by involving my father with those people's death?
Don't you know it well what you father has done?
If you are competent
You could have talked to Grand Minister about your father's innocent
Get your father out of there
Yang De Zu
All the courtiers are in prison with my father
Only your father is back
You must know the reason
Uncle
If the eggs and the nest are broken we are all dead
I just met my father in the jail
My father wants me to ask you
The edict you signed with Dong Cheng
How would you want to deal with it?
What edict?
Nephew
Don't say nonsense if you don't know anything
What edict?
Si Ma Yi. You are framing my father!
I will turn you in if you talk like this again
You accuse me?
Uncle that edict is in my hands now
If you still don't do anything
In order to save my father's life
I'm capable of doing anything
Nephew!
Stop him
How long do you want to keep me blind?
This is impossible
Leave quickly
Stop there
This way
What happened brother?
The edict is on the hand of Chief Yang
If we stall this any longer and let Grand Minister have that edict
Then no one can escape from this
I spoke to Chief Yang in front of Yang Xiu
I knew the edict is in your house
Then I said I stole it from them
Chief Yang definitely will check the edict himself after I leave
Even he hesitate to do so
Yang Xiu will definitely destroy it
So is our Father safe yet?
What about him setting up our father?
Yang Xiu is smart
He soon will realize how I knew the whereabouts of the edict
I need to find minister Xun to pave our way later
You hurry back home and take care of my wife and the children
OK
That way
Father
You
Don't ...
Son
Clothes edict
So the alliance list is in your hand all the time
Why there are so many people keen of death?
I had to tell Grand Minister.You can't leave my son...
This is related to the lives of a dozen people
You need to tell Grand Minister fast
If Si Ma Yi tell you off first you will be in trouble
No son, you can't do this
If you dare to step outside and tell Cao I will kill myself
Is this worth it?
You can't keep this
I kept it
so I can foster the emperor when time comes
Give me
What are you doing, son?
You can't keep this
It will bring disasters to us
Wake up, Father
You need to listen to me
This edict shouldn't exist
Your Majesty
My only will is to want to help you restore Han
Please think for our family first
This...
How would Si Ma Yi know
that the cloth edict is in your hand?
Have you collect the financial status from State Qing and Yun?
I finish the calculation
Send out the money accordingly
Student Si Ma Yi meets Minister Xun
I have broken the rule
by letting you see your father in jail
What do you want this time?
Forgive my boldness
I begged you to save my father's life
Nothing I can do
You don't care about the lives of the courtiers in the palace?
Leave us alone
You said all the courtiers of Han in the palace.What do you mean?
I mean the cloth edict
What edict?
Chief Yang has always known you are loyal to Han
Hasn't he ever used the edict to invite you to join the restoration of Han?
It appears that you desperately wants to save your father
You begin talking about nonsense here
I should let people kick you out of here
I knew you have been loyal to the Grand Minister
You will never sign on that edict
but if the edict is on the hands of Yang Xiu
Once thing goes wrong
In order to save his family he will not give up easily on this
Yang Xiu is good at calligraphy and has no trouble mimicking your handwriting
Will he spare you from this easily?
Report
Masters, Si Ma Yi went for the minister
You can leave
Xun Yu knew about this?
Father this is urgent. You can't hide this from me anymore
I used to invite him but he refuse to join
How would Si Ma Yi know about this?
Father, you are really...
What if Si Ma Yi force Xun Yu sell you out in order to save his father's life
Then you are all dead
Our family will be doomed too
Xun Yu is not this kind of person
This is about the life or death. Morals is the least we consider
Si Ma Yi
He knows too much
Minister
Master Yang come to my place
What do you need?
Where is Si Ma Yi?
You should find him at his house
You are in danger. We should talk directly
Why are you laughing?
I really don't understand why you all concern about my life now?
We?
Si Ma Yi was here then
He must know about the edict
He must use it to threaten your life and make you save his father
Yes
but I let him go back
You are not afraid that he turn you in to Grand Minister
Although you didn't sign on the edict
You did know about their plan to Grand Minister and you didn't tell Grand Minister
I'm afraid Grand Minister will not trust and accept you when he knows about it
Master Yang
I have followed Grand Minister for many years
went through all the barriers and hard times
The understandings of each other
is beyond the knowledge of ordinary people
Therefore this will not threaten my life
You have nothing to hide
But Grand Minister is suspicious and paranoid
Smart people will not risk their lives
It appears that you have a plan for me
You have far visions
You don't need my planning
It's just
We need to keep this secret
We need to keep all the lives on the edict
Only dead people
will not leak the secret
Please invite him again
We all know that we can't cross the river
but you still cross it
There is nothing we can do if you die from crossing the river
(A metaphor for people who brought death upon themselves)
That person who tried to cross the river is lost
He shouldn't blame others
The middle part of the play is strong all of a sudden
It must be an honorable guest visiting me
It's you, Prince Zi Huan
Sorry to bother you playing
I'm not an honorable guest.That sound is the sound of kings
The reason why it becomes strong is because you have king and the people in your heart
Please have a seat
What do you hear from my playing?
Restrain
Then the thing you want to know
don't need to ask me anymore
Please remember one word
Restrain
I really should not plead to my father?
There are still three days left
Si Ma Fang will be executed
Si Ma Yi...Zi Huan
Chains across the river
only allow one people to cross
How do you help him?
Chain across the river
Zhong Da
Nephew Zhong Da
Hurry up
You finally come
Zhong Da
Don't blame me
Only one of our fathers can live
You can't walk on the way I choose
I have no options in future
Master Yang
We can't stay here for too long in case something happened
This event is over now
From now on
You can be safe now
You will feel safer more than me
How do you think
from now on
I will shelter you all the time
Minister
That edict is still in my hand
My hand writing will make you appear on that list
From now on
As long as our family is safe you will be safe
We are more than happy to protect your safety
I understand what you say
Let's hope we can live with each other peacefully
Yes
Good bye
Young Master
Miss Guo urge to see you
What happened?
Deputy Commander
We have no place to turn to
Our second young master disappeared for more than one day
Tomorrow our master will be executed
Please
Can you plead to Grand Minister to hold the execution?
Please stand up Miss Guo
Please tell me what is going on?
Madam
We still have no information
Hou Ji. Take this with you
These are some jewelries I have
and some gold
You keep it safe
Madam
You want to dismiss me?
Our family is unfortunate
We don't even know if we can stay alive
I'm afraid we won't be able to protect you anymore
Before Grand Minister gives the order
Let all the servants leave
Madam
My root is at Si Ma household
You kicking me off is just like taking away my life
Forgive me I can't follow your orders this time
Stand up Hou Ji
If you really want to help
You can do two things for meAs long as you don't dismiss me
I'm willing to do anything
Find a home outside the city that is still breastfeeding a baby
Beg for their mother with some money
Let that woman become the foster nurse of the baby
Send the children today
Then you bring Shi-er
to my country home
Madam
Our lives may be in danger
however we need to keep our children alive
Hou Ji
If you can keep these two children safe
You are the biggest savior of our family