That's all I want to say
Bye-bye
Wait
Open them up
You are bribing me?
This is not bribe
This is just to make sure we are safe to each other
OK I will accept these
Minister Cui is really a understanding person
From now on we are family
Farewell then
Uncle if this is real
I have no other options then?
Master Si Ma Yi is here to meet you
Why does he come here?
Send him in and move these away
Yes
De Zu
You suffered
De Zu
I really did something terribly wrong
I regret not listening to you before
I don't understand what you did wrong?
I shouldn't break into the Si Ma gate last night
I shouldn't ride the horse on the road either
You are still in hang over
You don't even know what happened
Let me tell you
Last night
You drank with deputy commander
You were totally black out after you are drunk
Later Si Ma Lang drove you to the Si Ma gate
You forgot all these?
No it's not like that. This is the fact
If you don't say so
How do you say it then?
Do you want to see you lose everything?
You want to ruin all your ambition on the mistakes you made last night?
This is a goal of your whole life
But Si Ma Lang is innocent
In order to achieve something there must be sacrifices
You can plead for him if he gets convicted
I can plead for him as well as his family
King will not kill him
He won't
This is a perfect plan
Why don't we do it then?
De Zu
I think
I am already far away from what I want to be
No
Prince Zi Jian
You are getting closer to what you want to be now
It's something like that it was dark
I didn't see clearly
Can you recollect the scene more carefully?
This is not only related to the life of my big brother
but also related to the future of this country
I said what I know to you
Minister Cui
This incident is consider serious event in the court
The King will ask this in person
You shouldn't ask about this in private
You will make yourself in disadvantage
Thank you
I will leave now
Zi Huan
Please plead for Zi Jian in front of your father
You two brothers being close
is what your father wants to see
I know I will meet him now
I will return to my place first
Help me escort my mother out
Help me persuade him about this
I will
She let you to persuade me again?
I heard riding on that road will face death sentence
I think your father is waiting for you to plead for your brother too
I think
It's better you follow his will
Since it's death sentence there is no need for me to plead for him
But father
Doesn't want to see you two like this
You are more concerned about him than me
He is my brother
Who is he to you?
All of you want me to plead for him
If our position is switch and I make a mistake
Will he plead for me?
Let me give you an advice
In order to protect your son
don't mention Zi Jian in front of me
He hates Zi Jian because of me
Don't over think it too much
They are brothers. Brothers can't live along
Destiny like this
I saw it once at Yuan's house
Now it's Cao's turn
Meets the King. Long live the King
Everyone is here. Shall we begin?
You were on duty keeping the Si Ma gate yesterday right? Captain
Yes. Then the incident of Si Ma gate
You and only you know most. Please tell us what you saw
I was resting in the room last night
I heard some noise outside then I went out and checked
Then I saw secretary Si Ma trying to get across Si Ma gate with a wagon and stopped by the guard
It's Si Ma Lang who was driving the wagon. Yes
These two people seem to drink a lot at that time
I said this is Si Ma gate you can't cross here without an edict
Ping Yuan Duke heard that it's Si Ma gate
he immediately ordered Si Ma Lang to turn around
However Si Ma Lang was too drunk. He drove the wagon and broke into the gate directly. No it's not like that
It's not like that my King
I'm innocent
Please investigate this thoroughly
What Cui Shen said
Is it true?
I was drunk
but...
I do remember
Si Ma Lang was the one who drove me back
Man Chong
You know what to do
Yes
Security
Lock up Si Ma Lang at Da Li temple
I'm innocent my King
Get out all of you
Zi Huan stays
What do you need me to do father
How to do with this case?
Do you have any thoughts?
Right or wrong is decided by the Da Li temple
I believe you will do this right too
My opinion doesn't really matter
Si Ma Lang is the big brother of Si Ma Yi right?
Yes
It's hard to handle this matter impartially
Speak. Is it you and Si Ma Yi set up Ping Yuan duke together?
The person who broke into Si Ma gate
is not me
I'm not the one who ride on the road either
Think it over. Think about your father
Think about your wife and children
Elder loses his son
Small kid loses his father
How do they feel about this?
I can receive the punishment for my master
but I can't implicate innocent people into this
How would he get into this?
That Minister Cui
I thought he is different from others
He is just another base person
Minister Cui wouldn't do this according to this personality
Zhong Da
You really believe your big brother did this too?
I of course believe my brother will not do this
But who is giving pressure on this
is not only Yang Xiu and Ding Yi
We all know the King don't want to sentence Ping Yuan Duke
Your big brother steps into a death trap now
As long as we can make Ping Yuan Duke innocent the King will not be too harsh on brother
It's only a matter of a word if he wants to spare his son
Why does he need our big brother? No it's not just a matter of a word
Right now
We can only look for help from one person
Meets the deputy commander
Don't say anything first. Let me think why you are here
Is it when you hurry back home
you found your brother is in prison by the investigate bureau?
You want to save him so you rely on the testimony of the Cui Shen
He said yes to you
but unexpectedly Cui Shen changed his testimony on the court today
You thought
Why would the King believe the false testimony so easily?
The King
wants to spare prince Zi Jian
Yes he does
Father wants me to plead for Zi Jian too
He also has the time when he has no means to solve an issue
You want me to speak for Zi Jian too?
Yes I do
Zi Huan
You finally return Zi Huan
Tell me what King says. This time you must be the crown prince
The King
hopes me to speak for Zi Jian
My mother
My wife
Even my advisor
all want me to speak for Zi Jian
But have you
ever thought about the feeling of me?
If you refuse to step down a bit this time
The gap between you and the King
Will become bigger and bigger
Bull shit
Si Ma Yi
You tell me
Do you speak for your brother this time?
I hate the people who has different interests
Si Ma Yi
I knew you are not honest
Calm down Zi Dan
Deputy Commander
When I decided to follow you
I promised to my father I will protect my family
I hope you can help me with this
But
When they kill Liu Zhen and Wu Zhi
Were they soft on them?
If you only think about the safety of your family
Why don't you just go home?
Deputy commander at this moment
We should be working together and don't do anything stupid
Working together
Then think about who is your real master
Lao Wen
Why are you still there?
You don't know who is your master?
Brother
My little brother
Why did this happen?
Disaster comes to our family one by one
I can do nothing to help
You come back
Have some meals first
How is the incident of the big brother going?
Cao Pi refused to speak for big brother
influencing his way to the crown prince
The family of Cao
Never care for other's lives for their own fight
Your begging for him is in vain. This is the court
When something goes south no one will stand up because they are afraid of getting involved
When there is benefit everyone comes
But a court like this
gets both of your brothers involved
If the big brother quit listening to you
He wouldn't be like this now
That Cao Pi when he tried to use you
pretended to be a good friend
He doesn't even want to say a word when your family is in danger
All these people
are worse than the outlaws or rangers out there
You should leave him alone in the future
Why are you staring at me?
Where are you going? I will go and find Brother Ji Bu
You want to break into the prison?
I need a picture from him
Come, eat first. I don't have the appetite.
Please let me know if you need something else
After yesterday's even does investigation bureau keep an eye on the house of Cui?
Yes
The monitor of the house leaves pictures for proof right?
Yes
I need a favor brother Ji
I need you to take some risks on this for me
Yesterday Yang Xiu and Ding Yi must have gone to Minister's Cui's house
They must have used some ways to threaten Cui Yan
I need the proof of this
If your guess is true
Then the picture can be seen by the King
Then Ding Yi and Yang Xiu they...
Why are they still safe by now?
Even he saw the picture, he is just a father who tried to save his son
If this is true
If it is you see the proof what would you do?
Since this is an evidence, it should be sent to the person who is responsible for this case
You want this picture of investigation bureau to be public? Don't worry
I will not say anything about this
I will bear the consequences if there is any
I'm not talking about this
You know there are consequences
The King will not spare the guy who leak the picture out easily
But my big brother is in prison
If I don't save him now
He will be tortured to death soon
OK
Your majesty
How to deal with Ding Yi and Cui Yan?
Keep this in secret. Don't ever publish it
Wait for my order
Roger
Can we save Zi Jian?
There is no help capturing Si Ma Lang
I thought
I can use this Si Ma Lang to push Zi Huan and Si Ma Yi
If Zi Huan can plead for Zi Jian with all the courtiers
I will not punish Si Ma Lang too hard
Did Zi Huan say yes?
He wants to fight his brother now
He is not willing to?
They are brothers
Right now it's not just a fight between brothers
There are fights among me and all the courtiers
If I want all the courtiers to step down
I can only ask another person to speak
Who is it?
The booklet hasn't been sent by Xun Yu
Zhong Da
You want to use this to save your brother?
Dad
This is the hard evidence Yang Xiu and Ding Yi bribing Cui Yan
If this is presented
I can put them in death for sure
You are right
If you present this
Yang Xiu and Ding Yi will fail for sure
But have you thought
this move
will ruin the future of Ping Yuan Duke
If the King were to blame someone
Your brother still need to bear the dereliction of duty as a subordinate
Dad
The dereliction of duty
Is better than breaking the Si Ma gate. As a subordinate
the crime of breaking into Si Ma gate is death penalty
Son
You think the fight on the court
is the fight of laws and justices?
The fight of the crown prince
Is the fight between family
Is the fight that can earn the favor of the King
Breaking into the Si Ma gate
is death penalty
But you
ruin the future of Ping Yuan duke
The King might not say anything now
but he will find a thousand reasons
to make you die
He will not let go of my family either
Dad
My brother is in prison
We can't just wait here
No we can't just wait here
When you saved me back then
Didn't you find a person?
Minister secretary Si Ma wants to meet
Send him in
Yes
Meets the minister
Take a seat
I know you will come
Just speak directly
The case of Si Ma gate has been a while
Who on earth break the gate
You must have known now by heart
So what?
My brother's life is in danger
I beg you to plead in front of the King
This case is done by the King himself. It's closed now
The King close the case because of the testimony of Cui Shen
You might not know
Yang Xiu and Ding Yi bribed and threaten Cui Shen to let him make false testimony
False testimony?
How do you know this?
I have a proof here
Please take a look
Picture from investigation bureau
You didn't get this easily did you?
You want to use this picture
to do what?
I'm a small figure therefore I want to invite you to visit the King together with this picture
and prove the innocence of my brother
You thought the key of this case is the testimony of Cui Shen?
Or you want to use this to prove your brother's innocence
This case is done by the King if this picture is presented to the King
Have you considered for what King will think and the result of the person who stole this picture
What crime would this thief receive for stealing this picture?
Have you thought about it?
You are right
but my brother's life is at risk
I have no way to go
Sorry I can do nothing
I understand your position too
I will make the King angry if I visit him with this picture
Forget about this
I will visit the King with this picture alone tomorrow
You are being justice all the time
If something happens to me
Please plead for my brother in front of the King
If you can save my brother's life
My wish is fulfilled then
How stupid are you
You push me twice with your life
This is your wisdom?
You think you can solve everything in this way?
You know pretty well about your father's case
It's not about whether the letter is true
It's about the trend
It's the trend that makes the King change his decision
Zhong Da
The person who is good at fighting needs the trend
He will not blame the person
The person who can save your brother is not me
It's the trend
It's the heart and trend of all the courtiers
You alone
can't do anything
You are right
I make mistakes because I care too much. I didn't think it through
The incident comes to this far please tell me how to make the trend
How to earn the favors of all the courtiers?
Give me one night
Wait for tomorrow
I will give you a perfect way to save your brother
No one can be more straight and justice than you Minister
I know you are a man that can keep promises
Thank you so much
Please stand up
You need to support deputy commander to do great things in the future
Please remember
Don't rely on personal wisdom too much
You need to see the trend and know the heart of the people
This is the foundation of the person who run the court
I come to the court late please instruct me more in the future
I will leave now
Wait
Please keep this picture safe
Don't let anyone else see it
Your majesty Minister Xu wants to meet
Send him in
Yes
Your majesty
I have a memorial to report
We two can talk everything in person
No need to put it in the booklet
I can say everything to you in person but speaking contains my personal feelings
but the written characters are for everyone to read
I need to be justice and fair
Please take a seat
Come sit down
Take your time on this
What is personal interest and what is being justice?
I hope you can treat the case of Ping Yuan Duke breaking Si Ma gate fairly
This is about justice
I put that Si Ma Lang in prison of Da Li temple
The justice you want
will be known for everyone very soon
The crime of Si Ma gate lies on Ping Yuan Duke rather than Si Ma Lang
Ping Yuan Duke broke into the Si Ma gate at night
This is not what he should do as a courtier
If this goes to Xu Du and the world
Everyone is afraid of you not Ping Yuan Duke
You support Han
You are humble and loyal to them
You cannot be questioned by others just because of this
If what you say is true
Zi Jian should be killed with the crime he has
but he is my son after all
I dare not let you kill your own son
Although it's death sentence
the laws also has rules about high born person
He will not die for sure
Yes
You will not do something without benefits
What you want
is let Zi Jian abandon his title
and make Zi Huan as the crown prince
Your majesty
What I'm about to say is for my personal interest
I'm a father therefore I know the feelings for sons
When son does something wrong
I will punish them
but just to prevent him from making a larger mistake
What kind of mistakes?
Please tell me directly
The biggest mistake
is being disloyal and unfilial
Emperor Han Gao Zu said
Everyone will attack the Kingdom without a last name of Liu
I become a King
To your opinion
This is disloyal and unfilial right?
I crown myself
I use an emperor's wagon and crown
I build up my own royal family and set up a capital
To your opinion
This is disloyal and unfilial too right?
Answer me
Ming Gong
I followed you twenty years ago
I believed that you will support Han and save the people
Twenty years has passed
I tried so hard in the court
I try to be careful on everything in front of you
I wish my goal
can coexist with your ambitions
But today
I'm being naive
Today
I can only answer
I'm disappointed
You called me Ming Gong
This title you called me..
Is familiar but far away
The time we first meet is familiar
The way you call me is with hope
The way you call me after 20 years is so far away
It's full of disappointment
I'm thinking
Your disappointment
is about I'm not a courter of Han anymore
When you used the prince to control other dukes
We swear to be the supporters of Han forever
but today are you still the supporter?
Grand minister is not enought. Prime minister is not enough. Even the King of Wei is not enough
The King is not enough either
What do you want?
One step away
What you said
makes me feel shame
If everything is like you said
There is really a step away
We work together for twenty years
Do you still want to walk with me till the end?
Ease the rebellion and kill the bad
I can work with you on that
Being kings and prime minister
I cannot follow you on that anymore forgive me
You appreciate me before
How wouldn't I know
Good
I can serve the Han all my life
I can be the supporter of Han my entire life
But...
I thought
We know each other for twenty years
We can say everything to each other
You know me well
I...
Know you too
The whole world
all misjudge me
Today they misjudge me
They misjudge me tomorrow