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Three Heroes and Five Gallants Episode 9
Greetings, Father-in-law.
How's the transport going?
Pang Wang's convoy has already crossed Shitang.
They haven't met any trouble yet?
There are government officers escorting along the way.Even if someone wants to cause trouble,
they wouldn't dare.
I'm not worried about common martial arts bandits.
Father-in-law, don't worry.
Those Kaifeng Court people like Wang Ma and Zhang Zhao
were seen wandering around the capital the whole day.
Going into tea houses, hotels and wherever there's anything going on.
They're definitely working on some case within the capital.
Follow them closely.
If any of them leave Bianliang, report it to me immediately.
I understand.
Master.
How was it?Any news from Master Yue?
There's still none yet.
From Pang Residence?
Nothing going on in the Pang Residence either.
Based on time estimates,
the goods will arrive
in our jurisdiction within 1-2 days.
I will go out of the city tonight to investigate.
No need.
The closer we are to the crucial moment,the more we must be calm and act naturally.
Second-in-command,Kaifeng jurisdiction is just ahead.
It will take 1 more day from here to the capital.
The Prime Minister didn't send any more officersfrom this point on.
So we must trouble you to work hardfor 2 more days
and escort us directly to the capital.
Then, the Prime Minister will naturally set up a banquetin his residence to thank you.
If I can visit the Prime Minister and greet him personally,
I will extremely honored.
Yue Hua, hurry and come in.
Where are Fifth Master and the others?
They left yesterday morning
to monitor the movement of the birthday presents.
But why didn't they tell me that they were leaving already?
Before leaving, Fifth Master kept reminding me
to ask you not to worry anymoreabout monitoring the gifts.
He told me to go with you to Kaifeng
and stay at the Longxing Inn nearDaxiang Temple.
Then wait for them there.
Jia!
Customers, please come in.
Master Yue
Captain Wang
They will arrive tomorrow.
Good.We'll attack them outside the city.
Jia!
Master
The dove is back.
Change your clothes and leave town!
Yes!
Your Excellency!
Bao Zheng and his peopleleft the city gates already!
[Bianliang]
- What direction did they go?- South Gate
Hurry and look for Eunuch He. Ask him to report to Her Highness at once.
Yes.
Who are those people ahead?
I don't know.
Go and tell them
to move out of the way immediately
and give way to Her Highness' birthday presents.
Soldiers in front, listen!
We are the convoy escorting Her Highness' presents.
- Are you the one in charge of escorting Her Highness' presents?- Exactly.
I'm 6th-ranked Imperial Guard Wang Chao.
So you are Captain Wang Chao.
Magistrate Bao received a tip that Her Highness' presents are being used to transport illegal goods.
Magistrate Bao is here to personally check it.Please cooperate.
This...
Captain Wang, I only escorted halfwayand don't know the details.
The one here through the whole route is the Prime Minister's Residence Second-in-command, Pang Wang.
Pang Wang, come forward to answer!
Captain Wang, please wait a minute.
Why is that man not yet giving way?
Second-in-command, the one in frontis Magistrate Bao of Kaifeng Court.
Bao Zheng?
Although Bao Zheng and our Prime Minister both are important court officials,
what we are escorting are birthday presentsfor Her Highness.
We can't have Her Highness giving way to Black Bao.
Wang Chao is asking for Second-in-commandto approach then and answer some questions.
What answer am I going to give them?
Wang Chao said that someone gave Kaifeng Court a tip
that there were illegal goods hidden with Her Highness' birthday presents.
Magistrate Bao personally brought his men to verify this.
What do we do now?
Pang Wang, please come forward to answer questions!
Captain Wang, greetings!
Someone gave a tip that illegal goods are stored with the birthday presents for Her Highness.
Magistrate Bao personally came to check this.Please cooperate.
What we are transporting are presents for Her Highness. How can they be inspected just like that?
- Move!- Go!
You mustn't touch them whichever way!
Get away!
These are birthday presents for Her Highness.
Please, Your Honor!
Master, please look.
Come!Inspect!
Stop!
Stop right there!
Magistrate Bao.
Master Sun.
May I ask, what is going on?
Someone reported that there are illegal goods hidden with the birthday presents for Her Highness.
I'm here specially to investigate this.
Who is this wicked person making such accusations?
Whether it's true or not, we can tell by checking on it.
Magistrate Bao, these are just some pots of wine.
You can tell just by looking at them.
How does Magistrate Bao plan to check them?
Master Sun, if there's anything hidden within the wine pots,
you can't tell with just one look.
Magistrate Bao, do you want to smash open the pots?
There's no other choice.
You can't!
If these pots are smashed,can you return them to their original form?
I'll pay Her Highness for 18 wine pots.
This wine is Royal Uncle Pang's birthday present to Her Highness.
How can you be allowed to do as you please?
You say you want to smash them and replace them,can you just smash and replace?
May I ask, Your Honor,
if the Emperor will blame someone,
will you be able to take the responsibility?
Don't worry. When that happens, I'll personally apologize to the Emperor and to Her Highness.
Come here!Inspect!
Impudent!
Wang Chao, if you have guts then kill me.
Prime Minister Pang is here!
Stop!
Father-in-law
Wang Chao
You're just a lowly 6-ranked field officer.
How do you dare pointing your sword towards a 2nd rank officer?
That's preposterous!Your crime shouldn't be pardoned!
Prime Minister, don't be angry.
I am only doing my job.
Master Sun kept blocking our way and was the first to draw his sword.
That's clearly going against the law and an obstruction of justice.
Sun Rong is just protecting Her Highness's birthday presents.
He's doing an official task, an Imperial matter, an important thing.
Prime Minister exaggerates.
The birthday presents to Her Highness are a personal matter between you and Her Highness.
-It bears no relation to public affairs. -This...
Everything under Heaven is His Majesty's domain.
Matters concerning Her Highnessare the Imperial Family's matters.
Imperial Family matters are official matters,important matters.
I just know that when royalty commit a crime,they are tried like commoners.
Magistrate Bao...
Please show more respect. Don't insult Her Highness.Insulting Her Highness is to insult His Majesty.
That's subversion.
Hm...In my eyes, there's only the country's laws.
Regardless of who, anyone daring to break the law and cause disorder,
will be punished strictly without any leniency.Search!
Wait!
Anyone daring to touch Her Highness' presents, must go over my body first.
- Wang Chao- I'm here.
Move the three of them out of the way!
- You...- Yes!- The Royal Decree is here!
Relaying His Majesty's verbal decree
Calling Bao Zheng, Pang Ji, and Sun Rongto an audience with me.That's all.
Your subjects accept the decree.Thank you for your grace.
Prime Minister Pang and Magistrate Bao, please.
- Pang Wang.- Sir.
Guard the presents.
- Don't worry, Prime Minister.- Wang Chao- Yes!
Bring these 3 carts of wineand come with me to see His Majesty.
- Bao Zheng!- Yes!
You mustn't push people too hard!
Why is Prime Minister so frightened?
When am I frightened?
Good. If that's the case, let's go and see His Majesty together.
Let's go.
Master Prime Minister
Follow them closely.Don't ever let them touch the presents.
Don't worry.
Father-in-law, at this point,we can only go into the palace and meet His Majesty.
Maybe once we're in the Palace, Her Highness can make His Majesty stop Black Bao.
His Majesty has arrived.
Long live, Your Majesty!
Long live, Your Highness!
Rise!
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Pang Ji... Bao Zheng...
Your subject is here.
Here.
I heard that you two are openly arguingand making a big fuss in the city streets.
The two of you are important government officials.
How can you behave like common town people?
What a scandal!
Reporting to Your Majesty. For Her Highness's 30th birthday, my son Pang Yu
asked Chenzhou's best wine brewers to prepare 18 pots of mature wine to be sent here.
But Bao Zheng deliberately caused a disturbanceand intended to smash the pots to inspect them.
This is insulting Her Highness, looking down upon Your Majesty.
This is sedition!
Isn't it only a few pots of wine?Is it worth you two causing such big fuss?
Reporting to Your Majesty,
I received a report from the people of Chenzhou
saying that hidden within the 18 wine pots Pang Yuis giving to Her Highness,
there are thousands of gold taels of unknown source.
Therefore, I had no option but to personally intercept them to investigate.
Reporting to Your Majesty,
Bao Zheng is wrongly accusing people!
The truth is stronger than verbal arguments.
May Your Majesty issue a decree allowing me to investigate.
The truth will naturally come out.
Your Majesty, this Bao Zheng is clearly bullying me.
I beg Your Majesty to give me justice.
Your Majesty, destroying the presents is not only bringing bad luck on Her Highness' birthday,
but also endangers the country's policies.
Right.
This does not only concern the dignity of the Imperial Family.
but the pride of the great Song dynasty.
Bao Zheng, just temporarily withdraw from the matter for now.
Your Majesty, since someone reported it,I must investigate to the end,
otherwise, I'm not doing my duty.
Where is the person who reported it now?
I have already sent men to escort him out of the city.
Such an important witness, why did you let him go?
I think that finding the evidence is enough for this case.
Your Majesty, Bao Zheng is clearlytwisting his words and forcing logic.
Prime Minister, if you really are innocent,why are you so scared to have this checked?
The wine in the pots is nothing other than excellent wine.
Once the pot is broken, how can I recover it?
That's true.
This wine...if there is no gold, how do we compensate Prime Minister Pang?
If there is no gold, I'll willinglyface the consequences.
Are you so confident?
I am not 100% confident.
Then why do you still insist on investigating the matter?
For the good of the world and the common people,
even if I will be beheaded, I'll do my job to the end.
You are definitely loyal to the country,
but I don't want to let you lose your head over a few barrels of wine.
I still need you to help me manage the country.
Let us end this matter here.
Send all the birthday gifts to Nanqing Palace.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
What is it, Bao Zheng?
Your Majesty, I'm an official who upholds the country's laws.
If there is a case but I am not solving it, it is an act of disrespect to the throne.
I still hope that Your Majesty will let me investigate and bring out the truth.
Your Majesty! Bao Zheng is in contempt! This is obviously sedition!
Your Majesty, with those like Bao Zheng who don't even show respect to you,
If we don't punish them harshly, they'll never learn.
They'll bring disharmony into the government, rulers will notbehave as rulers, officials will not behave as officials,
the court will fall into disarray and the country shall be in a serious situation.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, Bao Zheng is causing trouble in court! Please sentence him for his crime!
I say, Bao Zheng.
I am already giving you a way out. Why do you reject this solution
and are unwilling to let go?
Reporting to Your Majesty
If you won't let me investigate, please remove my official hat.
Without a post, I won't touch official matters, and thus avoid a bad reputation and disappointing Your Majesty.
You dare?
Bao Zheng.
This is preposterous!
Fine, I will give you one last chance. If you cannot find this gold,
see how I will deal with you!
His Majesty arrives!
Check!
Yes!
Search!
Master, all the wine pots have been checked.We haven't found any gold or silver in them.
I got it.
Bao Zheng.
I'm here.
What do you have to say for yourself?
The investigation showed that the report was false. May Your Majesty punish me.
Your Majesty! Give me justice!
Your Majesty,
Bao Zheng fabricated lies out of nothing
and embarrassed me.
I have no dignity left to live on this world,
please let me die!
Get up.
Prime Minister, I'll make my own decision. Get up now.
Thank you Your Majesty.
Guards!
Arrest Bao Zheng!
- Yes!- Your Majesty!
I was the one who got this investigation wrong and made Magistrate Bao follow a wrong lead.
I beg Your Majesty to let Magistrate Bao go. I'm willing to shoulder all the blame.
Your Majesty, Wang Zhao is just trying to protect his master. Don't believe him so easily.
Fine. If that's so, then you should be tried with him.I leave this case to the Supreme Court.
Sir, 1 day prior to leaving you told me
that in the 18 wine pots there were 10,000 taels of gold,
and asked me to be extremely careful, ensuring that there were no disruptions.
But there is no gold at all in the wine barrels!
Sir, I've been very careful since I got this task, I was never more than 1 step away from those pots.
I even slept beside the horse carriages.
Sir, please investigate this well.
Before leaving, what did your master tell you?
Right!
He gave me a letter and asked me to hide it He said after I returned,
I should give it to you!
Master, please look!
Ha-ha-ha! Pang Yu has becomesmarter with time.
He expected Bao Zheng to jump out and cause trouble,
So, to divert attention, he asked all the prefectures' governors to escort the presents,
but secretly he got a bunch of martial arts braves from the Jianghu to send the actual gold.
They'll arrive at Bianliang in 2 days.
Hey, Leader Deng.
Just in front is the Tiger Head fork road. There are usually ambushes here.
I think we should tell our brothers to be extremely careful.
Yes. Everyone!
We're about to pass the Tiger Head fork road. Strong people usually hide there.
We must all be careful. Hurry and follow closely.
Move!
Let's go!
The smoke has poison!
How are things, boss?
Splendid!
Just like Han Xin's tactic, openly mending the cliff path while secretly crossing the Wei River. [Chu-Han Contention, 206-202BC]
We transport the gold and get rid of Bao Zheng. It's killing two birds with one stone!
Smart.
Royal Uncle is indeed clever!
The gold left two days after the gifts, it will reach the capital the day after tomorrow.
Do you want to send someone to receive it?
No need! With Black Bao in jail, who in the court will dare oppose me?
What is this Jiang Ping doing?
He clearly said that the gold was in the wine barrels. Don't tell me the gold grew wings and flew away!
Well now what can we do?
The gold wasn't found and Magistrate Bao was sent to jail,
what should we do?
It's all because of this Jiang Ping.
Don't be too anxious,
let's wait for Fifth Master and the rest to come over.
Then we shall see how to rescue Magistrate Bao.
But now that you mention it, they should have arrived earlier.
It's not good!
Quick, get up!
Get up!
Look at our goods!
Leader Deng!
They have been stolen!
Leader Deng,
there's nothing here too!
It's empty.
We're finished.
We're completely finished.
What things were lost?
These people don't seem like ordinary thieves,
it seems like they were looking for something specific
This is strange,
does it mean that among the goods we are escorting, there's something very valuable?
Gold!
It's 10,000 taels of gold!
- Gold?- How do I explain this to Royal Uncle?
10,000 taels of gold? You never told us even one bit about this thing.
So it seems like
they don't trust us,
they only trust...eh!
We'll see how our Leader Deng explains this to Royal Uncle.
Leader Deng...
Now is not the time to cry. Since it's come to this, you must think of something.
As the leader, you must come up with some ideas.
My mind is a mess, where am I going to get ideas?
Being anxious and crying are no use.You need a plan!
Brother Shen!
Don't you usually have lots of ideas? Quick! Help us think of something! - Right. - Please.
Ehr..This...Alright.
As I see it...we only have two options.
First option
is to find the gold quickly
and return it to Royal Uncle.
Use our merit to pay for our mistake.
Maybe Prime Minister and Royal Uncle will forgive us.
But these bandits had definitely planned welland made careful preparations.
They went straight for the gold. It will be very hard to chase them.
I was also thinking that way.
Hey, then the second choice...what's the second choice? Hurry and say it.
36th tactic
Escape as the option?
We are originally wanderers. Right?
Rather than going back and losing our head,
won't it be better to go back to wandering the Jianghu and live carefree?
Royal Uncle was really good to me.
If I just leave like this,
isn't that being disloyal?
Leader Deng, let me tell you some harsh words.
This gold was taken by Royal Uncle from the people of Chenzhou, their sweat and blood.
What does it have to do with you? Let's help our own brothers and uphold justice instead!
This clearly has nothing to do with justice. What justice are you talking about?
This is all we can do now.
Then it's settled.
Everyone, come...come near...
Leader Deng have some words to tell us.
Everyone, I lacked skills.
I failed to do the task ordered by Royal Uncle
and also caused everyone trouble.
I am apologizing to everyone.
Leader Deng, just tell us your instructions.
We are all brothers here.
- Right...- No need to be polite to your brothers.
Everyone,
the gold is lost now. Even if we wanted to chase it,
it'd be really difficult.
If we go back just like this, Royal Uncle will definitely not spare us.
I used to think that serving gave security. But food given in contempt
isn't really good to eat.
Why don't each of just go back to where each came from?
This...Leader Deng,
If you don't go first, how can the other brothers go?
Everyone, take care of yourselves!
I'm leaving now.
Hey...Leader Deng!...
Brother Shen, where do you plan to go?
I don't have any family or relatives.
I don't have a home to return to.
I'm also like you. I have a home that I cannot return to.
Brother Shen, I'm also a criminal.
I've been chased by the government for very long already.
Say...if we really leave such a big tree as Royal Uncle, how can we live?
Right.
Ei...what he said was right.
Think about it. We have a home that we can't return to.
- We have a country but can't serve it. Right?- Right.
Without a big tree like Royal Uncle,
Won't be able to survive in the Jianghu?
Right. What you said is rational.
I have a stupid plan.
I wonder if you want to hear it.
Good. Brother Shen, please tell us.
Hurry and tell us. We are all ears.
It's like this.
We go back to Chenzhou.
- Go back to Chenzhou?- Right. Back to Chenzhou.
Brother Shen, if we go back just like this,
what will we tell Royal Uncle?
Right...
Brothers, don't get anxious.
The truth is, I've already thought about some details.
Maybe it's very disloyal,
but it's very effective.
But if everyone disagrees,
then treat as writing on sand.You can erase it by just wiping it.
Brother Shen, hurry and tell us.
Come...
My favorite consort's face looks better today.
It's all because of Your Majesty's grace.
That Black Bao was really horrible this time.
But my favorite consort, don't you worry.
I had already prepared another 18 pots of the best wine.
I will make sure not to delay your birthday celebration.
Your Majesty
I being insulted is a trivial matter. What I hated was the way Bao Zheng
used his position to coerce Your Majesty in the Audience Hall.
This is really a crime that should not be spared.
Your Majesty must punish him with the full strength of the law.
I will.
I already had the Supreme Court try him.
Your Majesty
Someone committing the crime of sedition should be taken to Wu Gate at once
to be publicly beheaded.
Aiya!...Right.
Why did I forget to have him taken to Wu Gateto be beheaded publicly?
But my favorite consort, don't you worry.
Sending him for trial at the Supreme Court won't bring him any good fruit to eat.
Your Majesty
Bao Zheng is a government official. He has disciples and followers all over the court.
Since he's like this. Who will dare speak for him?
Not just ministers,
I'm afraid that even within the palace, there are people who support him.
Who? Who are you talking about?
Your Majesty
it's still not too late to sentence Bao Zheng.
To pass sentence now is no so good. Since I already asked the Supreme Court to take the case,
we should wait for them to reach a verdict,then we'll talk.
Your Majesty, I'm just guessing.
I really can't feel at ease.
My favored consort, don't worry. This time no matter who pleads for him, I shan't be moved.
Moreover, your birthday is coming up.
Killing before your birthday, I'm afraid, is no good.
Don't worry. After your birthday, I will personally take care of it.
Your Majesty, are you really going to execute Bao Zheng?
Actually, Bao Zheng dared to threaten Your Majesty using his position.
Dying a million times is not enough.
Little Lu, look at this spider web.
Hang on.
After you get rid of this spider web,
won't there be more flies and mosquitos around?
Yes.
They've all been caught? -Yes they have.
The heavens are following my wishes!
Master, you were really brilliant. It wasn't only me,
even Madam and the Prime Minister were completely stumped.
Afterwards, Prime Minister said
"Pang Yu this brat, is indeed extremely intelligent,
good thing I didn't know the truth beforehand. If i had,
I wouldn't have been able to act so convincingly, naturally and innocently in front of His Majesty!"
I could have made Black Bao even more suspicious!"
Kid, now you know what it means to plan a scheme within a tent
but being able to foresee victory happening at a distance.
Master, there's something in my heart making me uncomfortable,
I feel like I need to spit it out.
Then just hold it in.
Say it, say it...
You're truly, definitely, Kong Ming's reincarnation.[Courtesy name of Zhuge Liang, a strategist of the Three Kingdoms era]
If I had existed in Kong Ming's times... [ Zhuge Liang was unmatched as a strategist]
Then there wouldn't have been a Kong Ming.
Naughty.
Now, let's talk about serious matters.
On your way back, did you bump into Deng Che and the others?
No I didn't.
Prime Minister ordered me to rush back here immediately to report the good news.
Perhaps on the way
I missed Leader Deng and the rest.
Master!...Shen Zhongyuan and others from the Skill Recruitment Club request an audience.
Sheng Zhongyuan is requesting an audience? Where's Deng Che?
I didn't see him.
Call them in! -Yes!
Royal Uncle!
Please spare our lives, Royal Uncle!
Stop howling like you're at a funeral.
What has happened?