The old King rose to fight against evil
It has been 31 years since then
They fought hard to win the victory and set up this country
What I inherit today
is not my credit
It's all because of your hard work
The nation is still divided
I will unite it with all of you
Announce it
Confer Xia Hou Dun the title of the grand general
Thank you your majesty
Confer Cao Ren the title of Riding General
Thank you your majesty
Confer Cao Zhen the title of Western General
Thank you your majesty
Confer Chen Qun the title of Chief Minister
Thank you your majesty
Confer Si Ma Yi the title of Imperial Inspector
Thank you your majesty
Confer Si Ma Fu the title of Secretary
Thank you your majesty
I hope you can support me with one heart
and unite this nation with me
Thank you your majesty
Report
Ding Yi tied himself and wants to see you
Bring him up - Yes
Ding Yi
You know what you have done
I know I will die for sure. I don't need to beg you anymore
You brothers kill each other. They don't need me to come between you
Cao Pi
You never receive the coffin of your father in person
You are not rightful to your position. You are disloyal and unfilial
You are just a traitor
You know you will die
So you say whatever you want
You speak out load trying to leave a straight courtier in history
I will not bite this bait
The history will not either
If I spare you today
I can't face the soul of Xun Yu and Cui Yan
You want to die right?
I will give you what you want
Kill all the men in Ding Yi's family
Sell the women as slaves
Bring him out
You are worse than a beast
Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang
are leaving to the land they are entitled
Our country's law
Brothers are lords
Defend the enemies and protect the country
They should go and defend the frontiers
Confer Guan Jun
As the supervisor of Juan Cheng Duke Cao Zhi
Confer Fa Jian
as the supervisor of Yan Ling Duke Cao Zhang
You two should company the dukes to the frontier
We will obey the order
These two dukes are my brothers
Please report everything back to me
So that our mother and I know how they are going there
This country needs talents badly now
Juan Cheng Duke should stay here
What's more the empress is old now
Zhong De, I think it's you who are too old
You don't need to be concerned for my family issue
Exiting the court
You speak
Zi Wen has made a mistake this time
but Zi Jian helped you
Without him you will lose Luo Yang
If he is not here
Cui Yan and Xun Yu
would have stood at the court now
I know you hate him
You hate me as well right?
You should send me to the frontier with them
I dare not
Report. Si Ma Yi wants to meet
Send him in
Yes
The chaos in Luo Yang
I'm also the one to blame
I'm here to receive the punishment
You are humble on this
My two sons should be blamed
You saved them and saved the country
I also know
If Zi Jian ascends to the throne
He will do the same
If Zi Wen is on the throne
this country might be ruined by now
You are the one should be rewarded for saving the country
Stand up now
Bring those up here
It's a small present from me.
It's your credit that saved this country
I dare not receive this present
You need to support the new King
There is a long way ahead for this country
You can leave now
Thank you
You leave too
Yes
Go and catch up with Zhanger and Zhier
Send them the clothes
Tonight will be cold
Yes
That's the tomb of my father
What has my father said to you before he died?
He used to say
If you and Zi Jian miss him
You two can get up to this place
Looking at his tomb here
Fifth day of the first month
Celebrate with dance and songs
Making him happy
His whole life
No one can compete with him
He didn't believe in destiny. I used to think
My father can end this chaotic world
I used to think I can do something as a crown prince
Let him believe that
He didn't choose a wrong person
However,
he died so soon
The old King realized it when he made you the crown prince
He chose the right person
You don't understand
How can you understand?
This is good enough
His greatness is out reached by everyone
He helped supporting this family and country
Settling down all the lands around this country
He moves along with the land and the sky
He shines like the moon and the sun
His nobility will last forever as well as his lives
Why do you read the poem of Zi Jian?
17th Year of Jian An
Zi Jian and I
went up here with our father
Each of us needs to make a poem
He wrote better
The old King favorited Zi Jian
You don't need to hold grudge on this
You have more important thing to do now
You shall go back
I'm tired
Shier you have advantage of strength over Zhaoer
【Si Ma Zhao, Name Zi Shang】
Zhaoer!
Good strategy. - Dad, this is unfair
Battling requires strategies
That's right
War might use plots but the martial art can't do that
Shier's kill is better but Zhaoer is smart
Shier is more like me
Zhaoer is more like you
Let's try one more time
Why didn't you go to the court today?
The King didn't go either
He didn't go the court?
Did he say how long this gonna last?
If he can leave the court for four or five days
we might be able to go traveling for a couple of days
It depends on his mood
I will go find Dad
Let me teach you Zhaoer
No need to hide
Letter like this
It's not something power can erase
He really didn't do anything wrong this time
Can't you forgive him?
Empress after all... - Don't use my mother as excuse
Maybe he didn't do anything wrong this time
He still needs to be responsible for his sins in the past
Everything we did has results
We can't avoid it. Neither can we
You think that I win this time
Zi Jian becomes the innocent and kind prince again?
Dad
You didn't go to the court?
The King quits the court
You have something in your mind? You don't look good
Father
All these years
I have been vigilant inside
I relax all of a sudden
I feel I lost something like this
I feel like there are many things for me to do
but I also feel that it has nothing to do with me
A country right in front of you
You just begin your life
Father
The King just took the throne
Their families in army persuade him to be aggressive
They hope the King make himself the emperor tomorrow so that they can be kings and lords
But the King
didn't let me do anything
I don't know how the King would manage this country
Can the King become the emperor?
Wei got what it has through wars
But we can't rule the country with wars
The enemies around are strong
Now it's not the time
You are right
The royal family used the war to get what they have
They never consider beyond the wars
But where do the soldiers and food come?
The central plain is broken everywhere
The country needs a new political structure and new policies
It needs to have a break
This is the thing you need to consider
In order to put out new laws I need to have the support from big families
But right now
I dare not to propose anything to the King
Give the power of the royal family to other courtier's family
The generals in the royal family
will definitely kill me
You want the courtiers to have more powers?
I want to
Dad what is this?
This is the tablet that Cai Yong wrote before he died
Most of his writings are destroyed during wars
Only Cai Wen Ji has some collections of his hand writings
It's very hard to have one
I spend a lot of time finding this
Look at this
His calligraphy is marvelous
The writings have insights and spirits
It's a master piece
I don't like calligraphy
I really don't want to give this away
Why is that? I want you to give this tablet to someone
This is Cai Yong's tablet
You really are good at this
This is the tablet written by the Cai Yong before he died
Most of his handwritings are destroyed and only his daughter has some collections
My father spent a lot of time finding this
His calligraphy is marvelous.The writings have insights and spirits
It's a master piece
It's really a master piece
As long as you like it
My father told me to give you this as a gift
I can't accept this. A true man will not take something that the other really loves
Precious stuff like this I really can't accept
You are a great calligrapher yourself
This object only can have its value at your place
Don't refuse this
I will leave now
You must need something by giving a precious gift like this
Do you need me to solve some cases?
The new court just got set up. There is no case for you
But I have some confusions recently
I need your instructions on those
No problem. Let's discuss it
Tell me your confusion then
I have been thinking
Wei is built upon wars
but internal affairs are more messed up than Han dynasty
Those generals in royal family
They control the candidates of courtiers
There are no channels for speaking up and the power of each positions is chaotic
It's hard to carry out the order from central government
Recently these generals
strongly suggest the King to become emperor
If the King chooses to do so then their power will grow bigger
If this carries on for a long time
Will this country follow the path of the wars of seven Kings?
Since you have been thinking it for days
You must come up with an idea?
I think our country needs to be managed through laws
We should grow the power of courtier families
I'm still young and have no reputations
The main principle of a country
requires a family like yours to support
You just need a good advice
Once you choose to do so we will follow behind you
and do whatever we can
I'm not the leader of the courtiers
You shouldn't toast me on the fire
I can't withstand the burning for my age
Those royal generals
are good soldiers following the old kings
They are uncles and brothers to the King
They also have high credits and reputation on battle
The army will definitely support them
How do you compete with them?
I can't be the one who stand up first
but I do know how to do this
I can give you some advice
You are considering for this country and know what is wrong with it
This is good but you need to remember
You can balance the powers but can't get in the way
Young man
What do you think of this?
I will remember your advice in mind
Uncle
If some day I need to stand up and say something
Can you help and support me?
Don't kidding me
You are filial and loyal
You will not need to go that far
Then I will not bother you enjoying the tablets
I will leave now
Don't need to send me out. I will leave now
Dad
Si Ma Yi used this tablet
exchange for eight true words from you
It's worthy
This gift
is too big for me. I don't feel comfortable
That guy is not a ordinary person
I think
What he has in mind
is not only these eight words
Your majesty, the court right now is not stable
You still have the mood to care about stuff like this?
Please avoid doing it if you can
The whole world thinks I'm that kind of person
You also think me that way?
I think too much
Meets the King
Please stand up
Thank you
Take off your hat
Roger
【Bai Ling Yun】
Bai Ling Yun
You are a true beauty
Thank you
You are the beauty
Selected by Huai Nan county for my father
It's a pity when you came
The King was gone already
The memorial said
You are smart and like reading
Is this true?
Not true. It's a lie?
If I'm smart enough
I won't be selected to here
You are really smart
I give you two choices
You supposed to be my father's wife
Do you want to stay on this Tong Que stage?
Live with those widows
You can come with me too
What is the third choice here?
How do you know that there is a third option?
If I only have the first option
You don't have to meet me here
If I can have the second option you are occupied with other stuff
You will not hurt your own reputation during your father's mourning
So I want to know
What is the third option you give me?
I really don't want to let you go now
Come with me then. - I'm not a quiet person
Your ambition is this whole nation. You must want a quiet harem
Come over
Take a look at my country
It's really something worth dying for
Your majesty
what do you want me to do for your country?
It's a killjoy if I tell you your mission now
Such a beautiful scene
How about you take a guess
I will reward you if you guess right
I'm just a woman even I read some books
I can't fight on battle or become a courtier on court
You think I'm beautiful
You must want to use my beauty to get close to someone
Who is so important that need you to pay so much attention?
The country needs talents to revive
This person must be talented and smart. You value him very much
Otherwise you just need the investigation bureau to monitor. You don't need me
The new nobility you confer recently
Minister Chen Qun and Inspector Si Ma
I don't know which one you want to monitor
Chen Qun is not an interesting person
Inspector Si Ma... Si Ma Yi?
Is he doing something suspicious?
When the old King was alive
The distant between me and the nation is my house to the palace
I was a true friend to Si Ma Yi back then
He hided behind me but also company me all the time
But right now
The distant between him and I is this whole country
I still need him to help me rule this country
But he never made any mistakes
He didn't do anything out of personal interest either
I understand
A person that never did things out of personal interests
maybe is waiting for an opportunity
I have a request you might not want to hear
You don't have to say it then
It's you that want me to make a choice
I want to borrow some of your agents
to help me figure out something
I want to see this Inspector Si Ma in person as well
Is he worth your attention like this?
All the lands in this country belong to the King
All the courtiers ruling the country is King's subordinates
This game table
is the game of this world
The pawn will always know who is holding him
Speak no more
I don't want you to leave if continue to speak like this
Master
Chen Qun wants to meet
Please send him in
Please come in Chang Wen
You are busy at work
It's a pleasure to have you here
Please be my guest. - Zhong Da
Since you went to the war with the old King
We never got to meet in private
What are you busy at recently?
I'm writing some memorials to the throne
I'm trying to write some new policies but I got stuck
You come to visit me. You must have something to discuss?
Nothing
I got a good stuff recently
I'm going to give this to your father but you should have a look first
This is the tablet written by Cai Yong himself before he died
Most of his hand writings are destroyed now
Only his daughter has some of his collections
It's hard to get one of this
I spend a lot of time getting this
Take a look at it
The character is marvelous and contains his spirits
(Basically the same expression with Si Ma Yi's description of his gift)
Good stuff
Right good stuff
This is a gift to me?
I can't receive something other love so much
Things like this are ruined on my hand
I know your father love this so I come here to send this on purpose
You must to accept this
You must have something to ask me
Zhong Da
We are friend for years
Can't I send presents if I have nothing to ask?
You mentioned you got stuck at the memorial you are writing
Why you got stuck?
I can't get to the real point here
Maybe you can take a look at my memorial too
The nine grades official selection system
This system
I have been thinking it a lot
Since your appearance at Yue Dan Ping I have been thinking about it
I began to wonder back then
Using right talents are the foundation of a country
Without the right person, how can we have a good horse?
Why was the selection system of Han Dynasty so inefficient?
Why did they have to wait for the civil recommendation raised by individuals?
Why can't the country have a formal selection system to select talents？
Filtering the useless persons and use the right talents
Therefore I think
We can make this selection into nine grades
This is the flag that courtier needs
What flags?
Nothing
Do you think that my memorial
is a bit inappropriate?
I'm afraid some of it
still need some discussion
You are right. That's why I came to you
Many details we still need to discuss it
I need your corrections here
The madam heard Chang Wen is here
She prepared the meal and invite you to come
Tell my wife to prepare some porridges and vegetables
Chang Wen and I need to edit the memorial this whole night
The court is still on hold. You are already busy like this?
Courtier like Chang Wen shouldn't sit here like this
People might laugh at us if they heard
This is very important. Please close the door when you leave
Remember to close the door
Change some of the contents
Go ahead
Please wake up Zhong Da
Please wake up
What else do you need to change here?
Quick
It's well written
Chang Wen
To my opinion
There is nothing to change
With your words
I'm relieved
If I can achieve this before I die
It will be worthy
Thank you for your support
The future of this country
will thrive because of your selection system here
I'm too sleepy
I need to go back and sleep. We don't need to flatter each other
I still need to take a bath before I go to the court
I will leave
Chang Wen
Still need changing?
Where do you head for? The court - There you go
What do I do with it? You give it to the King. You should give it
It's written by you. But it's edited according to your wills
Therefore it should be you giving the memorial
Then I will accept this
You deserve to have this
Chang Wen
You should have this tablet
I give this away to you
Where do you get this treasure?
I spend a lot of time finding it. This is the hand writing of Cai Yong as you see
(The description of the tablet before)
You have a good memory Zhong Da
This four sentences are recited first by me
You went find Mr. Zhong right? - How do you know?
This tablet was my father's. My father gave it to me and I gave it to Mr. Zhong
How can he do something like this?
A slippery guy
I will not lie to you then
I went to look for help from him
but he told me to look for you. He even told me to send you this tablet
What a shame
I will speak directly
The royal generals will not be happy if we present this memorial
I might get in prison if the King blame this memorial
You overthink it
A good proposal that can help the country like this. You don't need to watch your backs
I will help you
I will do whatever I can to erase the difficulties
Alright I will obey you will on this then
But I definitely will tell the King
This is mainly written by you
I facilitate you to complete it
Then you must have this tablet back
I will need your support badly
Then I will accept it
Thank you