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The Three Heroes and Five Gallants Episode 19
Guest...
Old Uncle, please sit.
I didn't mean to purposely disturb you.
I'm just really hungry and have no money.
I understand.
Come, old uncle since you are here with me,
then let's eat together.
I can't stand seeing people go hungry.
Thank you guest, thank you.
Old Uncle, eat slower, slower.
Old Uncle, you have food now,
why are you still so sad?
I am full of grievances.
I really can't control myself. I hope you can excuse me.
Grievances?
It's alright if you have grievances, please talk to me about them.
What's the point of telling you?
Old Uncle, don't bother about whetherit is useful or not, just tell me.
For example, what is your name? Where do you come from?
My surname is Zhao, I'm Zhao Qing.
I was Renhe Prefecture's official scribe.
Official scribe? Aiya, Old Uncle!
Are you also a county official?
Why did you end up in this state?
It started because Third Master Bao wanted to go to Suzhou to worship in the temple.
Wait. Wait. Wait. Who is Third Master Bao?
It's the current government's famous scholar and head of Kaifeng Court,
Magistrate Bao Zheng's nephew.
Bao Zheng's nephew?
Right.
So what if he is Bao Zheng's nephew What if he goes to a temple?
Normally, from Hefei to Suzhou you don't go through any other prefecture,
but Third Master Bao insisted on changing the route.
One, to go through a scenic route.
Second, to extort silver from the different prefectures.
Then what happened next?
That day, after reaching Renhe Prefecture, my Master sent me to get food and drinks.
But when Third Master Bao arrived at the inn, he became very picky.
This can't be. That can't be either.
Later, he sent a servant to tell me
to ask my Master to prepare 300 silver taelsto offer him as sign of respect.
So, you sent him the silver.
No.
My Master is also a clean and upright official.
How can he get 300 silver taels so quickly?
Third Master Bao seeing that we didn't deliver the silver,
suddenly flipped out and claimedthat I had poisoned his food.
And then he had me beaten and locked up in jail.
He also filed a case against my Master with Bao Zheng.
Master had no other option,
so he went to borrow 100 silver taels outside.
Only with that did he let my Master go.
But...I was locked up in jail.
He said he was going to interrogate on his return from the temple.
Then...Uncle, how were you able to get out of prison?
After Third Master Bao left,
my Master released me from prison.
He told me to hurry to the Capital to borrow money.
He said that I had to be back before Third Master Bao's return.
When I reached the Capital, I found out that my relative who was an official there,
had been exiled and left the Capital.
I-I suddenly had nowhere to go so I ended up wandering the streets.
I can now only depend on begging to live my days.
This is really preposterous!
Uncle, is everything you said true? Don't lie to me.
Mister, why would I dare lie to you?
Really preposterous!
Since you have such grievance, why didn't you file a case against him?
Bao Zheng is a high government official. Who'd dare accept a case against him?
Even if someone accepted this case,
what if I don't win. Won't my life be in danger?
Uncle, listen to me.
Let me tell you. Bao Zheng, Master Bao,
is definitely a good impartial official.
He never bends the law to favor his relatives or associates.
Go and file your case. It'll be fine.
No. No. No. No.
Your apprehensions earlier are quite reasonable too.
In my opinion, this case shouldn't end up in some other official's hands.
Think about it. If it fell into someone else's hands, they will think themselves clever
and sell Bao Zheng a favor. That's really be bending the law!
In my opinion, it's better to do this directly.
How?
Uncle, you directly send your grievance report to Kaifeng Court.
Deliver it directly in Master Bao Zheng's hands.
That...isn't that like a moth flying into the flame?
Committing suicide?
Aiya, it won't.
Let me tell you. Magistrate Bao Zheng will never bend the law for favoritism.
I think this matter with Third Master Bao,
may be due to Magistrate Bao having beenan official in the Capital a long time.
Hence, he was unable to discipline his family's children.
Don't worry. You directly deliver it to Magistrate Bao.
If you give it to other officials, you can't be sure if they will be fair or not.
You must deliver it directly to Magistrate Bao,
it will be very difficult for him to favor relatives or associates.
Mister, what you said is indeed right.
When I arrived here I heard people say
that Master Wen Yanbo is also a fair official.
Although Master Wen is a clean, fair official,regarding this matter,
it would be better to go directly to Magistrate Bao.
That's way better. More direct.
I will then just follow your suggestions.
Uncle, don't you hesitate. Listen well.
I...I'm called Jiang Ping.
I'm not talented but I have an official position in Kaifeng Court.
You tell them that it was me who told you to report it.
Thank you for Mister's directions.
Thank you.
Uncle, you must not delay this matter anymore.
I heard that Magistrate Bao may be leaving the Capital tomorrow.
You must reach the Capital by the end of the morning court session.
Go to the middle of the road to block his carriage and state your grievance.
[Supreme Court]
How come there are no news from Yan Fei yet?
I reckon that Yan Fei failed in his mission.
He's ashamed to come back and face us. He's sneaked back to his old home
to embrace his kid.
This man knows many secrets.
If he falls into Kaifeng Court's hands,
it will be very harmful to us.
Father-in-law, don't worry.
That Yan Fei is a notorious criminal that is guilty of unpardonable evil.
Even if he did end up in Kaifeng Court's hands,
he will definitely not cooperate with Black Bao.
Black Bao is very crafty and cunning. In terms of mind games,
how can Yan Fei be his opponent?
Even if that is so,
I don't think that Black Bao
will have the chance to arrest Yan Fei.
Fourth Master, you're back.
Justice, since Gallant Han has some apprehensions,
how about we just do what he wants.
That's fine too.
Guard Lu and Guard Jiang,
tomorrow, you'll go to Zhuxian Town and bring them to the Capital.
We obey.
Injustice!
Who are you blocking the carriage?
Sir, I've been wronged. Please help me!
I'm wronged.
Reporting to Master, this person is blocking the carriage and crying injustice.
Take the person crying injustice to the court for questioning.
- Take him.- Thank you, Sir!
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Masters, Zhao Qing has already been taken by Wen Yanbo back to his courthouse.
He is currently being interrogated at the main hall.
These things usually do not take long.
You can go there now.
I'll go there now!
Supreme Court
Zhao Qing.
I'm going to ask you. You say that it was Kaifeng Court's
6-ranked Imperial Guard Jiang Ping who told you to file a case.
Why didn't you go to Kaifeng Court to file your complaint?
Why must you block my carriage, instead?
Responding to Master's question,
Guard Jiang did tell me to go to Kaifeng Court to file my complaint.
But I thought
that Master Bao and Third Master Bao are biologically related.
Even if Master Bao is really upright and fair,
he should still withdraw from this case.
That's why I blocked your carriage instead.
Zhao Qing
Is everything you said true?
Responding to Master,
every word that I said here is true.
Do you know that if your statement is false,
it'll be framing and you will be jailed for it instead.
I know.
Zhao Qin, I'll give you 2 silver taels, go look for an inn to stay in temporarily.
Once I've finished investigating this case, I'll give my verdict.
Thank you, Sir.
Hey, Big Brother, you're back.
This is Saihua. L-let me introduce them t-to you.
- This is --- I'm Qiukui.
- This is Third's wife.- Greetings, little sister.
Not yet official.
Respectfully greeting you.
This is...
Ya Lan, Fifth's wife.
Third-sister-in-law, don't say nonsense.
Third-sister-in-law, don't make irresponsible remarks.
Hey, how was I making irresponsible remarks?
She clearly is Fifth's wife. When Fifth left,
he wrote a promissory note.
Second sister-in-law, Qiukui doesn't understand the situation. Let me explain it to you.
Miss Yalan previously was kidnapped into Thief Pang's residence.
Afterwards, Master Yue and Fifth
rescued Miss Yalan from that place together.
That's why Qiukui misunderstood it.
Miss. Yalan.
Greetings, Second Sister-in-law.
Don't you get tired?
She greets you, you greet back. After you greet back,
she greets you back again. I think we should change these greetings
- into drinking wine. Right, Big Brother?- Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
- You only know how to drink.- I'm not saying nonsense. It's true.
Say, when they get introduced, she says one thing, you say one thing. You say one thing,
she says one thing. This. This.
I think that we should replace this with a welcoming party. That's more ---
- Refined.- I'm already very refined.
I was wondering why was it so lively.
- It's because Second is back already.- Are you well already? Coming out of your room like this.
Is your agility okay already?
Thank you Fourth Master for caring.
Second Master Han, please accept my respects.
Greetings, Master Yue.
Let me introduce to you. This is Second Sister-in-law,
Ji Saihua, Miss Ji.
So you're my life savior.
Please accept my bow.
Mister Yue, you must not.
I don't deserve your bow.
Actually, who saved who, who g-gets saved,
it's really not fixed. It's hard to confirm. It's a muddled account.
That's right. Second Brother said it so well.
With your health, you shouldn't randomly bow.
Anyway, we are all family.
Enough already.
Let me tell you. Going out of Hollow Island this time
we really got a rich harvest.
I was the first one to get a wife.
And also, Second Brother
Second Brother was second.
And also, Fifth.
You must not say nonsense.
I didn't say any nonsense. I just said Fifth
already has half of it.
Only Fourth is left.
No rush. No rush.
There are some things...no rush.
That's right. The one who is last usually gets the best. Right, Fourth Master?
Master Wen, Military Clerk Master Sun requests to see you.
Hurry and let him in.
Master Sun is a rare visitor.
- Master Sun, please have tea.- Good.
Master Sun, may I know why
you came to visit my residence?
I heard that someone blocked your carriage on the High Street crying for injustice?
Accusing Magistrate Bao's nephew Bao Shirong?
Is there such a thing?
Master Sun, news reach you really fast.
Not really. It's not that the news reach me fast,
it's just that Prime Minister recently
received a series of reports from Jiangnan officials
concerning this Bao Shirong extorting money.
Prime Minister worried that the reports might be false, so he didn't dare declare his position
Today we heard that you Master Wen have also had a complaint here.
He especially sent me here to ask.
It's true that someone did file a complaint.
But we're still verifying the details.
Then how does Master Wen plan to verify this matter?
Since someone filed a complaint,
then we must summon Bao Shirong to the Capital for questioning.
Before summoning Bao Shirong to the Capital,
don't we need to inform Magistrate Bao first?
Master Sun
I am dealing with the case by the law, there's no reason to inform anyone.
Good!
Everyone says that Master Wen is always impartial and not swayed by those with power.
From what I heard today,
it's really true.
- You've praised me too much.- I'm impressed!
Master Sun, regarding how I'll try this case,
I have a sense of propriety.
Yes, of course.
But I'm worried
what if you get no evidence after your investigation,
or what if it was not as reported?
Won't Master calling Bao Shirong so quickly
make Magistrate Bao...
not happy?
Master Sun, earlier you praised me as impartial and unafraid of power.
How come now you're worrying for me already?
Master Wen
Bao Zheng is actually a greatgovernment scholar
It'll be be best not to create a misunderstanding.
You know that Bao Zheng and the Prime Minister are always at loggerheads.
Hence, when the Prime Minister received the lower officials' reports,
he didn't dare to act rashly
because he worried that someone might misunderstand him
as using official matters to take personal revenge.
Then, based on Master Sun's view...
I think that
the best is to first inform the Emperor.
Is there a need to inform His Majesty
given this is such a common case?
Master Wen's words are so wrong.
This thing is indeed small.
But the one involved is very big.
Master Wen should better be careful.
If you report the case to the Emperor,
you'll just do what the Emperor tells you to do.
If you do your task well,
you will definitely gain merit for it. But if the task fails,
Master Wen need not bear the blame.
Also, when you see Bao Zheng later, it will be less awkward.
Sirs, please.
Your subjects greet you, Your Majesty.
Do you have matters to discuss?
Your Majesty, I recently received a series of reports from different counties in Jiangnan.
Bao Zheng's nephew Bao Shirong
visited Suzhou temple to pray but deliberately went the long way and used the opportunity
to extort money from all the counties en route, causing the local officials unspeakable misery.
Is that true?
I thought that these reports may have been false,
hence, I wasn't able to report to Your Majesty right away.
But now, have you verified them?
Coincidentally, Master Wen today also received a complaint regarding this matter.
Yesterday morning, on my way to the yamen, Renhe County's scribe, Zhao Qing, stopped me to report an injustice.
He said 6th rank Imperial Guard Jiang Ping had told him to come to the Capital and file a complaint.
I brought him to my office to verify his complaint.
The complaint indeed concerns Bao Shirong.
This is Zhao Qing's statement. Please read it, Your Majesty.
Did Jiang Ping actually ask him?
Guard Jiang deserves to be rewarded.
He's really chivalrous and righteous and despises evil people.
Subject Wen, as a member of the Supreme Court,
do you still need me to teach you how to manage this kind of things?
Your Majesty, this case is not complicated
but the people involved are very complicated.
Wen Yanbo is also refraining from action against evil for fear of harming the innocent.
Then do you have any plan?
Summon Bao Shirong to the Capital for interrogation.
Alright. That's also what I think. Then just do it like that.
Your Majesty, I think that regarding the summoning, it is better to do it secretly.
Why is that?
That...Kaifeng Court's personnel are complicated.
Bao Zheng has many disciples and followers. Even if he doesn't cause any obstruction,
we cannot prevent other people acting as they see fit.
Alright then.
Don't disclose this case before Bao Shirong is captured.
Afterwards, secretly bring him to the Capital for interrogation by the Supreme Court.
Punish him strictly according to the law.
I'll follow your decree.
I really never expected
that Bao Zheng would also become corrupt.
Your Majesty, do not accumulate anger. It can hurt your health.
Asking for money everywhere, can I not get angry?
Didn't Master Pang and Master Wen say
that it's Bao Zhen's nephew, Third Young Master Bao who did it?
If there's no big tree like him covering, could Bao Shirong be this unrestrained?
Your Majesty, there're really many corrupt officials in our government.
If you are to get angry at them, it will be endless.
In my government,
anyone can be corrupt, take bribes or extort,I will not get angry.
But Black Bao cannot!
Reporting to Your Majesty, a few days ago in the morning court,
Your Majesty ordered me to Chenzhou to arrest Bai Yutang, Shen Zhongyuan, and others.
Now, I've already completed my preparations.
I request Your Majesty to grant me the token of authority. I can leave tomorrow.
Bao Zheng, don't rush in going to Chenzhou for now.
I still have some matters for you to do.
But then...Bai Yutang and Shen Zhongyuan --
Let the local officials arrest them.
Will obey your command.
Court adjourned.
Court adjourned!
Respectfully sending Your Majesty off.
Say something.
Everyone.
Has His Lordship returned yet?
He just got back.
Then he must have the token of authority already.
I don't know why but in today's morning court, His Majesty wouldn't let Master go to Chenzhou.
Ah?
What's going on here?
Master also doesn't know.
What's going on with the Emperor?
In the blink of an eye, he's already changed his mind!
Everyone's here.
- Yue Hua- Master Yue
I'll go and prepare you some tea.
No need to trouble you.
I heard news.
What news? Hurry and say it.
Someone reported Justice Bao to the Emperor.
Reported him as indulging his nephew
to extort all over the area.
Oh my!
I forgot about this...
Since the case has already been handed to the Supreme Court to try,
I too must withdraw myself.
You mustn't discuss this privately
or look into the situation at will.
Above all, you mustn't inquire about the case to avoid interfering with the investigation.
We abide.
Big Brother,
I repeatedly instructed that Zhao Qing.
I told him "You must must submit your complaint at Kaifeng Court". But instead,
he submitted it to the Supreme Court.
Fourth Master, that's not surprising.
I'm afraid anybody else would have done the same too.
Now, our trip to Chenzhou will be impossible.
It's all Fourth's fault. Making trouble where there's none.
You dead fatso!How am I making trouble?
Who is a dead fatso?
You just looked for trouble where there was none in the first place!
- You are a troublemaker!- Can you two stop fighting?
You are a troublemaker!
Don't you think that the trouble we are in isn't big enough?
Second Sister-in-law...
It's no use calling your Second Sister-in-law.
We can stand by for the situation here,
but more importantly, what do we do with Chenzhou?
I do have an idea.
You all shut up! You all shut up!
Listen to Master Yue.
Now, Second Master Han is a commoner. It's convenient for him to travel.
I think that you and Miss Ji should go to Chenzhou and meet up with Fifth Master.
Afterwards, make the ruckus at Chenzhou bigger.
Good idea.
That's possible. Fifth Master doesn't know that Second Master is already in touch with us.
It'll be easier for him to be accepted.
Second Master, what do you think?
I-I-I...
We are willing.
There are some misunderstandings between me and Fifth. It's not convenient for me to see him yet.
That's why, I will temporarily be responsible for the communications between Chenzhou and Kaifeng Court.
But Master Yue, your injury...
It's just a minor injury. No need to be worried.
What minor injury?
How about this. I'll go with you
so there's someone to take care of you during your travel.
You're a government official now. You can't just leave your post.
No. With your current health, how can I be at ease letting you go?
I really can't take this anymore!
- What's wrong with you?- No.
Fourth, say, you...
You still need to take care of Master Yue?
What part of you is stronger than Master Yue?
Is it that head of yours? You still...you still...
You still want to help him? With that?
Dead fatso! Will you die if you don't talk about my head?
You dead fatso! Do you know that --
I won't talk further with a fat barbarian like you. You wouldn't understand anyway.
I didn't say anything.
Be refined!
I-I, how am I not refined?
How are you refined?
How can you be like this?
Are you my wife or not?
How come you only glare like that at me? Why don't you glare at Fourth?
What basis do I have
- to glare at Fourth Uncle?- On what basis? Right.
Stop it already! Stop arguing!
I'm having a headache already!
Master Yue, I'll go with you and run about with the errands.
Little Sister Lan, you can't.
Let me tell you. You are Fifth's...
Although now, you're not Fifth's official woman yet,
let me tell you, a man and a lady running errands
is not very proper.
Aiya! What do you know?
Miss Ya Lan wants to go with Master Yue
in order to see Fifth Master. You don't understand.
Kui, why can't you get it?
A man and a woman
traveling together
will make people gossip.
And also,
brothers, do you know
our Fifth's mind,
that mind of his
is as narrow as the eye of a needle!
Enough already. For this matter, I will do it alone.
You need not worry.
Then...
Master Yue! You're here!
Master Yue, come. Hurry and go inside.
Give us your 3 best rooms.
No problem. No problem. Guests, please come in.
Come, Master Yue.
Waiter, bring Second Master and Sister-in-law to my room when they finish unpacking.
Alright.
Second Master.
Second Master, Sister-in-law, I was about to go look for you. Please sit down.
Oh right. I've asked around already.
Master Fifth is not in here.
Then where must we go to find him?
T-think of a way then.
What way can we come up with?
We can.
Right.
What way?
Go and look for Pang Yu.
Look for Pang Yu?
Tonight, let's go to the Imperial Family Garden and wreak havoc.
Once Fifth Master hears of it, he'll definitely know that we're here already.
He'll come looking for us of his own accord.
This is indeed a good plan.
But...I have a small request.
Master Yue, please say it.
If we bump into Zhan Zhao at the Royal Family Garden, eliminating him will be great.
But...if you can't defeat him,
please don't carry on fighting, hurry and leave.
We'll follow Master Yue's arrangement.
Sister-in-law is being polite. Everything must be discussed more.
Right. M-m-m-more...
Discussion.
Right.
(Imperial Envoy's Residence)
How was it?
Someone is here.
Bai Yutang?
Not sure. At the Northeast corner.
3 people have already gone over the wall. Don't know how many are waiting outside.
One Bai Yutang is already hard to deal with.
If he has more help, that will be more troublesome.
Then are we to let them in?
Based on Royal Uncle's instructions,
we first let them in. You stay here keeping watch. I'll go report it.
Yes.
Act as the circumstances demand.
Three friends coming here this late at night. I wasn't able to welcome you right away.
I hope you can forgive me. Forgive me.
Oh. I am Shen Zhongyuan.
You three, visiting so late at night. But since you're here already,
why don't you uncover your face in this turn of events?
Let's not waste this chance to get acquainted.
What's the point of knowing you?
I heard that this Master's sword skills are near perfect.
Neither of you move.
Wait for me to learn some moves from this Master first.
Alright. I'll teach you some moves today!
You indeed have good martial arts skills!
All of you, listen.
Following your daily practice,you surround but don't attack.
Trap them.
I'll go inform Royal Uncle immediately.Let him decide what to do.
Yes.
F-follow him.
Fighting and killing every other day,
I really can't take it anymore.
I'm taking our son back to Eastern Capital.
You think it's safe there?
Even the Imperial Palace has been made a mess byBai Yutang, let alone the Prime Minister Mansion.
How did you offend that Bai Yutang
to make him bother our family non-stop?
It's not me who offended him.
Bai Yutang is really a bandit to begin with.
Murder and arson are part of his nature.
Master! Master!
- How was it?- Master
It's not Bai Yutang. It's 3 other masked persons.
3 masked persons?
If it's 3 masked persons, how do you knowthere's no Bai Yutang among them?
Bai Yutang has come here several times and never wore a mask.
These three thieves wear masks wrapped tightly around their face.
Have they been caught?
No. Surrounded.
Then tell Shen Zhongyuan to hurry and release the arrows.
Kill everyone. Don't leave anyone alive.
Royal Uncle!
How are the thieves? Don't let them live any longer.
Kill them all.
Reporting to Royal Uncle, the one with a double-edged sword
who last time took young masterhostage, is back.
My son...
Then tell them to release the arrows. Release the arrows!
Royal Uncle, both sides are currently mixed up.
We can hurt our men. We cannot release the arrows.
What does that mean?
Should I just let these bandits charge around violently on my Imperial Family Garden?
Royal Uncle, these three people have very good martial arts.
Neither the guards nor the dart masters are their match.
These three are now fighting and heading here.
Heading here?
What do we do now?
Hurry! Hurry and save my son!
Royal Uncle, take Madam and Young Master and hide quickly.
I am an Imperial Envoy.
In my own home, I am forced to hide by bandits.
If this thing gets out, what face do I have left?
What face do I have left?
Attack!
Forward!