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The Three Heroes and Five Gallants Episode 10
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?
Reporting to Royal Uncle,
while escorting the goods with Leader Deng,
when we were in the vicinity of Kaifeng,
suddenly there was an ambush.
I was drugged and passed out.
When I woke up,
all the goods were gone.
All gone?
Then where's Deng Che?
Go and call Deng Che here!
Reporting to Royal Uncle,
the goods were stolen
along with Deng Che
and along 10 other brothers who were on good terms with him.
Could it be...
Could the culprit be Deng Che?
Royal Uncle,
now your subordinate remembers,
that Deng Che, towards Royal Uncle,
already had some hidden agenda!
What do you mean?
Once, when we were drinking together,
he told me that Royal Uncle's actionswere angering Heaven.
He also said that Royal Uncle will sooner or later receive retribution!
He told me to be prepared.
Right, right, right. Deng Che also said something similar to me!
He said all of Royal Uncle's treasures
were entirely from illegal means.
He also...also said
that you played with many women,
and have contracted syphilis. Your private parts have been useless for some time.
Scram!...Get away!
Fourth Brother, you were really impressive today. Winning without a drop of blood
and stealing all the gold.
It's all because of Second Brother's drugs!
The drugs coupled with the smoke bomb proved very effective.
Cr-credit to you, brothers!
Fourth Brother, when do we split the goods?
Don't be so hasty. Second Brother, we can't touch it for now.
That thief Pang's henchmen must be looking for us all over the place.
Using the gold now will arise suspicion and be very risky.
Anyway, our Old Xi'er has a wife now.
I need to return to build a house!
Third Brother why are you so anxious?
We don't even have a wife yet.
You're the only one who has, and you're still anxious.
How can I not? I want to have a son!
Isn't there an old saying that says...eh...
not filial...no...
It says: "There are three ways to be unfilial and having no son is the worst."
Right right right, that's the one.
Later I'll use this money to buy a house and get married.
We'll fill the house with little rats!
Only this way we won't let our ancestors down.
The Jianghu scene is full of danger and evil.
Everybody makes a living by fighting.
Giving birth to a houseful of sons early makes sense.
That's right.
Brothers! A tavern! There's a tavern in front!
This time, we have to drink wine again!
I'm hungry already! I want to eat some mantou buns.
Let's just drink wine instead.
Wine is brewed also from mantou.
- I don't want to. I just want to eat mantou.- Look at you.
- You're really annoying, rotten Old Xi Er!- Hey...enough...
Hey, Third Brother, I'll say the harsh words first.
We can drink wine but each person gets only 1 pot.
Only 1 pot?
Fine...one pot then one pot...
Let's go then. Let's go!
Customers, please come in.
We have to have fun today.
- Serve wine- Serve mantou!
1 order of good wine and 1 order of hot mantou.
- Okay.- No. Wait...
Fourth...2 orders.
No room for discussion. Only 1 order.
2 orders of mantou!
This one can be allowed.
Second Brother, look at them.
Second Brother has no time to mind you.
That will be all. 1 order of good wine and 2 orders of mantou.
Okay. Wait for a while.
Yue Hua. Any news from Fifth Master and the others?
How can this happen? It's already 3 days and they are not back yet.
Say, can something bad have happened to them?
I thought of going along their return road to find them.
Then I'll go with you.
You stay here.
If they came back
and found no one here, we'll miss out each other again.
- Here are your orders.- We're leaving already, boss.
Come again...
Drink slowly.
Uncle Ceng, you're back.
Come...sit...hurry...
Old Ceng, have you submitted your case to Kaifeng court already?
Oh Heaven! I hope Heaven will open its eyes.
You mean that...even Master Bao won't take your case?
Master Bao was arrested by the Emperor and sent to the Death Prison.
Eh? Sent into Death Prison?
Old Ceng, what...really happened?
I don't know what soulless evil person
went to Kaifeng Court to fool Magistrate Bao.
He said that the wine pots that Pang Yu gave to Lady Pang
had 10,000 tales of gold!
When Magistrate Bao heard, he immediately went out to investigate.
The Pang Family wouldn't allow it. The matter was taken to the Emperor.
But Prime Minister Pang is the Emperor's father-in-law.
Did the Emperor allow the inspection?
The Emperor, of course, did not allow it.
At the Imperial Court, Magistrate Bao cast off his official hat and risked death to fight for his case.
Good! In all of Great Song,
only the fair, righteous, altruistic Justice Bao can be brave enough
to confront the Emperor like this.
What's good about it? Master Bao didn't find anything in the wine pots.
The Emperor was furious! He ordered his men to arrest
Master Bao and Captain Zhao,and send them to the Death Prison.
They said that after Her Highness' birthday, he will be beheaded!
Great Song losing Master Bao will be like losing a key support pillar.
That's right...
- Why aren't you eating?- Corrupt officials will be even less afraid of the law.
In the lives of ordinary people...
- Eat up!-...this will add bitterness to bitterness...- Fifth!
Without Magistrate Bao...
where do I seek help with my great injustice?
Hey...waiter!...
Stop that old man talking!
What grievance does he have? Ask him...let's see what grievances he has. Let him tell.
Aiya...customers, you don't know.
Old Uncle Ceng is quite well off in this locality.
His family owns over 10 acres of land.
Unfortunately, this land caught the attention of Prime Minister Pang's nephew, Pang Jing's brother-in-law.
He insisted on forced buying, but old Ceng, of course, wouldn't allow it.
But he connived with the local official and made a fake mortgage proof.
It claimed that Ceng owed them several hundreds of silver taels.
They filed a case at the local court
and that corrupt official took all of Old Uncle Ceng's
10 plus acres of good land.
Enough...Give us the bill...We're going now.
The bill!
Let's go.
Just drink one more pot and it will be fine.
Fifth...
Are you slightly blaming me?
I never thought it would end up like this either.
I...what now?
If Magistrate Bao really is beheaded because of this,
wouldn't that make me a criminal to be hatedfor thousands of years?
Even if I lose my life,
I must get Magistrate Bao out of there.
What's your plan?
- Breaking into jail.- Ah?
Even if the walls are made of bronze or iron, I'll find a way to break through.
You can't...
Fifth, regardless of what the walls are made of,
even if we succeed in getting Magistrate Bao out,
then what? Will Magistrate Bao still be the same Magistrate Bao as before?
What do you mean?
I mean that if we get Magistrate Bao out
he'll have to wander the world with us,change his name
and become an unknown commoner.
He'll never be that "Clear Sky" Bao that the people and the government need.
Then do we stand by and see Magistrate Bao be beheaded?
I don't mean that.
It's just that my heart right now is very...
Fifth...Master Bao
is not only a great scholar in charge of Great Song's criminal law,
but also Kaifeng Court's magistrate, and hence in charge of Bianliang's public security.
Thanks to his ruling, peace and order in Bianliang have been good for some years, right?
But now that he's gone,
will peace and order be as good?
What you mean is...we can do something about peace and order.
Let's go to Bianliang and create havoc.
At the same time, we can play some tricks on that rotten Cat!
And that could make the Emperor release Bao Zheng.
Right...
This plan of yours is not bad.
It's settled then. Let's leave for Bianliang now.
2nd Brother and 3rd Brother, move on! Let's travel through the night to Bianliang.
When we reach Bianliang,we'll continue drinking.
Master Yue
What are you up to? All the information you gave me was false!
Master Yue...don't get angry.
Didn't we just find out about about this?
We are on our way to the Eastern Capital.
What's the point of going there now? It's too late!
isn't there an Imperial Cat at the Kaifeng Court?
Where did he go?
Don't mention him anymore.
Why do you get so angry when we mention 'cat'?
Now Zhan Zhao has already betrayed Justice Bao
and pledged his allegiance to that thief Pang.
Are you telling the truth?
Everyone in the Kaifeng Court knows about this.
Then that's great.
Originally, I wasn't planning to go too far, out of consideration for Magistrate Bao's name.
Now it's good. I can deal with that Imperial Cat without restraint.
Bai Yutang, what the hell are you thinking?
Magistrate Bao is locked up in the Death Prison now.
Why are you still holding on to personal grudges and won't let go?
Master Yue...don't get anxious, right?
Let's discuss this further when we get to Bianliang. Alright?
Dad! Grandpa!
Brother Huang!...
Who's the customer on the dock?
I am Jiang Ping. Jiang Ping.
It's Little Brother Jiang Ping.
Let's go back to the dock.
Brother, catch it!
- Come...Old Man.- Come...Little Brother.
Alright.
So you are here at Bianliang especiallyfor Justice Bao's matter.
You are willing to risk your own safety to save Magistrate Bao.
This really is doing great good in the world
- I'm impresseed...- No need...Old Man Huang
This is something I must do...
Little Brother, if you need me for anything, just tell me.
Hey, Brother Huang,
I'll trouble you in the future. When that time comes, I hope that you will help.
No problem...
Since Magistrate Bao was imprisoned,
the Pang Family's power in the Imperial Court is unchallenged.
Look, this Pang Ji used the birthday of Lady Pang
to throw another big party in his mansion.
That's right.
The other day, the Pangs' butler came to our village to order seafood.
They wanted 100 pieces of puffer fish.
Puffer fish?
Does he want to die from eating puffer fish?
The Pang Family orders puffer fish several times per year.
Every time I go to their mansion and personally cook it for them.
That's why there has never been any instance of poisoning.
[Prime Minister's Residence]
Master Song
Master Song is really generous.
1 jade horse from Master Song!
Go inside...
- Young Master Pang.- We prepared drinks for tonight. Enjoy.
Walk slowly.
I brought some presents again today.
Good...Thank you...
Master Wang
One porcelain unicorn from Master Wang.
Master Wang, please come inside...
Master Wang
We prepared drinks for tonight. Enjoy.
- Okay...- Master Li
- What's that?- Thousand year ginseng
Is that for real?
- Then how about me?- Go to that side.
Come...
- What's in there?- Coral from the Eastern Sea
Give me...
- Then how about me?- Go there.
- What then is this?- This is --
No need to introduce it anymore.
Go to that side.
What are you doing?
I got separated from my Master.
Go there.
Town Head Wu and Town Head Qian gave 1 piece of coral.
Oh, you Sirs are back. Come...slowly...
Walk slowly, Sirs. Please come in.
Come...Come inside.
[Ying Xian Inn]
Yo! Boss Huang. Delivering the fish?
- Yes. I'm here to deliver the puffer fish.- Oh, good, good...
Come, everyone. Help move the stuff.
Careful...
Hey, Boss Huang. Are all these fishes alive?
Master, even if you lent me 10 men's courage, I wouldn't dare deliver a dead fish.
If puffer fish dies, you can't eat it anymore, even if it's only been 1 hour.
Oh, right...
Oh, right, Boss Huang. I heard that puffer fish dish is really delicious
but everyone is afraid to eat them. They say that if you are not careful, you can die.
How come I've never seen anyone get poisoned from the puffer fish you cooked?
Do you want me to teach you how to cook the puffer fish?
- You dare?- No...if my Master gets poisoned, I don't know how to cure him.
Actually, there is one method to cure puffer fish poison.
What method?
What are you whispering about?
Reporting to Young Master, I'm asking Boss Huang
about methods to cure puffer fish poisoning.
Isn't that nonsense? I never heard of a drug that can treat puffer fish poison.
But Boss Huang said that he has a way to cure it.
Oh? What method? Hurry and tell me.
Drinking 2 bowls of 'Renzhonghuang' will do.
What is Renzhonghuang?
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!
In the next episode....