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Episode 6
Stop! Get out of the way!
Get out of the way! Get out of the way!
Don't run! Get out of the way!
Get out of the way! After them!
Don't let them get away!
Stop!
What's up with today? The Yamen runners having the courage to confront Qi Mu?
Right!
That's a first in our Huxian!
Yeah.
Beat him up!
Beat him up! Yes!
Beat him up good!
Beat him up! Beat him to death!
Come on! Beat him up!
Arrest him!
Catch the others!
Yes! That was well deserved!
Good!
Move!
Put him in there.
Yes, sir!
Let me go!
You bastards! Lord Qi will have your heads!
Screw you!
Be careful, my lord.
My lord.
Today,
when I told you to go arrest Xu Lin,
I scolded you.
I scolded you for your cowardice.
That's why you came with me to Xu Lin's house and arrested him.
But I knew then that this wasn't over!
How could it be?
If we do things only on impulse,
it's no use!
What does it mean to fight?
To fight means to turn the impossible into the possible!
The weak fighting the strong!
It means to shed blood and sweat!
Qi Mu got away today.
He won't give up easily!
So, what about us?
What do we do?
Winning this one time won't do anything.
If we want to win, we gotta win every time!
If we want to win every time,
we can't rely on anything else, we must rely on ourselves!
We are all the same,
I'm not afraid of him!
We're not afraid of him!
My lord!
Lao* Li. * old
Yes, sir!
Put Xu Lin
in prison!
Yes, sir.
My lord!
Quick! Get a doctor!
Hurry!
[A just trial by an honest official]
I spent most of my life studying hard
to one day pass the government examination.
I had the dream to put what I've learnt to good use and bring benefit to the people.
My dear.
What a loser I am as an official. What a loser!
Dear.
Xiaotian ge, don't worry.
I have loads of brothers and cousins. They are all really strong.
I'll send a letter to my family tonight.
Tomorrow they'll help you beat up that Qi Mu.
Relax. Stop talking big.
Do you know how many men Qi Mu has? At least 200 to 300.
How many brothers do you have? Ten?
Or twenty?
They may not even be able to save themselves.
Don't look down on me.
I've got more than 100 brothers.
More than 100 brothers?
More than 100 brothers... They could make an army. What does your family do?
We are a big family.
Some of my brothers are hunters,
some are fishermen and some are farmers. Every one of them mean serious business.
Really?
Here you are.
Blow on it before you give it to me.
It's hot.
I'll blow on it.
I'm so sorry, Xiaotian ge.
I'm sorry.
Why are you laughing?
Even though you are quite clumsy,
and you don't know how to take care of people,
but...
Seeing you worry about me,
it makes me quite happy.
Really?
That bastard.
That bastard!
I've never in my life been that humiliated!
Please calm down, brother Qi!
Calm down?
Of course I will calm down! I'll calm down once that lunatic is dead!
You're saying this just to vent your anger.
Of course, you could just kill him.
But in any case, he's still a court-appointed official.
Every one in Huxian knows that you two bear grudges against each other.
If he dies now, every one will know that it was you who did it.
With so many people in Huxian, can you really be sure that no word of your crimes will get out?
Even if no one says anything,
it will mean big trouble if Mr. Ai's family appeals to the central courts.
It's not worth it.
You‘re saying I should just do nothing?
A nobleman can wait ten years for the right opportunity to seek vengeance.
Ten years?
I can't wait even ten days!
My men are still in prison.
What should I do if that lunatic really gets my men sentenced to prison?
I'm never going to live it down!
It's below your status to say that.
Does holding a court trial mean a sure conviction?
What is the job of a sheriff?
All the sheriff does is capture the criminals and check the prisoners.
The county magistrate is the only one who can decide the cases.
So you are saying...?
If he wants to go before court, then let him do so.
We only need to have the county magistrate under our control.
We'll watch him open that court session with grandeur and let it end up unsettled.
He laughs best who laughs last.
Fine.
Tell Hua Qingfeng that I will make him become a cuckold if he doesn't try the case to my satisfaction!
I understand perfectly.
Have you heard? Qi Mu's men were arrested.
That's already ancient history.
Let me tell you,
it's not just Qi Mu's men, even Qi Mu himself had to bite the bullet.
Who plucked up the courage to mess with Qi Mu?
Our new sheriff, Mr. Ai, of course. Who else?
Listen,
This new sheriff has quite a stubborn spirit.
I wouldn't have thought that the guy had it in him.
My lord.
You're awake.
Zhou... Zhou bantou?
My lord,
don't look at me like that.
I don't have that kind of interest.
You're making me feel embarrassed.
Didn't know you can crack jokes, too.
Is...
Is this your place?
My lord, this is your own place.
Then you...?
My lord,
I've heard about what happened yesterday.
I had to see you no matter what.
My family couldn't stop me.
So,
they carried me here.
You are injured yourself.
Thank you for coming to see me.
Anyway, since they already carried you here, no need to go to the trouble and go back.
We'll wait till the court is in session.
You are both the victim as well as the witness.
My place is closer to the court.
So just stay here.
This time,
the two of us,
we are in the same boat.
You are flattering me, my lord.
By the way, when does the court session start?
The court session...
Don't worry about it, my lord.
Since you fainted, the court session was postponed to tomorrow.
The perpetrators were all put in prison.
What about Qi Mu?
Did he do anything?
No, no, no.
You scared him away, remember?
Scared him away?
My lord.
Even though I wasn't there
to witness what you did yesterday,
but hearing the guys talk about it,
it still made my blood boil.
I wish I was there with you,
I wish I could have seen some blood spill with you.
My lord, you know what?
Ever since I took over the post as Yamen runner from my uncle,
becoming head runner after some time,
this is the first time that I feel
being a Yamen runner can mean having power and prestige.
You can't imagine how it was for us before.
The tyrannical gang members bully us,
the citizens taunt us,
even the death row inmates
have the nerve to play us for fools.
Death row inmates?
Surely the death row inmates are under your control?
How do they play you for fools?
About 2 years ago, a death row inmate under my watch
gave me a piece of cloth on which he wrote a few words on the morning of his execution.
He told me
that since I was the last one to see him off,
we are brothers of sorts.
So he wants to give me something.
He told me to open it when I find myself in dire straits.
A treasure map?
I thought so, too.
It's not?
And I felt really moved by it, too.
He told me to open it when I find myself in dire straits. But I couldn't wait.
I opened it right after he was executed.
There was one line of words.
What did he write?
Come find me if you are in dire straits.
Isn't that guy infuriating?
I really thought about going after him in that moment.
What's so funny, my lord?
Lao Li,
you can be quite scurrilous at times.
But you are not a bad guy.
I owe you one for last time.
If you feel resentment, you can punch me back,
while I can't fight back.
My lord.
That time, I was in the wrong.
See, Tao Tao,
she doesn't have it easy.
I shouldn't have
said those things about her.
But, in any case,
it wasn't my place to tell you how to behave.
After all,
you are older than me, right?
It's fine.
Moreover,
you and I both know very well
that this official's title of mine...
No.
There is only one official in Huxian.
It's you.
You are the only official I recognize.
This is our family ointment.
Help me give it to him.
Thank you, Ning'er jiejie.
Won't you go inside to see him?
Why should I?
I don't feel like seeing that jerk.
When I was little, I once saw Emperor Jiajing on a tour of inspection.
That imperial procession, that grandeur. It was amazing!
Especially the two tigers leading the procession.
What a show of power!
That's when I begged my dad to let me raise a tiger.
In the end, my dad had no choice but to write the character "王"* on my brother's forehead. Tigers are often depicted with a "王" on their head in Chinese culture
He let me take him for a walk the whole day.
Yingying meimei.
If you really like him,
then you should be with him.
He is a good man.
I won't.
My man has to be the greatest-hero-in-the-world type of person.
Well, then think of him as a hero in your dreams.
Dream your dream.
I'm leaving.
Bye!
Jiejie!
You're leaving?
Where are you going?
To Tongren.
Tong... Tongren?
What's the matter?
I remember,
you told me once
that you wanted to go to Tongren with me.
I'm not going.
Er... jiejie, have a safe trip.
Really?
I'll be going then.
Jiejie!
Are you really not going inside to say goodbye to him?
It was a chance acquaintance, we meet again no more.
Say goodbye or not, it doesn't make a difference.
What does "meet again no more" mean?
Huxian, this place of heartbreak,
I have no intention of ever coming back here again.
Goodbye.
He is injured,
I can't leave him right now.
Once he's all better,
I will have to leave,, too.
Dage!
He's asleep.
Dage.
Why couldn't you just listen?
You can't mess with Qi Mu.
He's ruthless!
But rest assured, dage,
I will take revenge for you.
He beat you into this state.
When I see him some day,
I will give him a look full of hatred.
I said so much, why isn't dage waking up?
Gee.
He's breathing!
He's alive, that's good.
That's good.
Dage.
You can't leave saozi under my care.
Saozi doesn't love me.
We'll need to build up a relationship first. It's tiring, dage!
You idiot!
What are you saying?
You may not have heard what I just said, I'll say it again. Dage, you shouldn't mess with Qi Mu.
Why did he faint again?
Huxian
Sheriff Ai has got quite the guts.
He even messes with lord Qi.
Do you know why he's that reckless?
He's got backing?
Bullshit.
Because he suffers from madness.
You are the one spilling bullshit! We'd be lucky if all officials suffer from that kind of madness, then we'd live a good life!
Ye Xiaotian arrested Xu Lin.
He enraged Qi Mu.
I'm in so much trouble.
What should I do?
Dear.
Don't worry,
worrying won't help.
Good day, madam.
Assistant Magistrate Meng.
Let's go.
Still anxious about today's matter?
Assistant Magistrate Meng,
if we don't get this matter solved,
there will never be a peaceful day in Huxian again.
It's not that serious.
You are overcomplicating things.
Do you have any wise ideas?
If you want to calm Qi Mu's anger,
it's an easy thing to do.
Do you think Qi Mu cares that much about Xu Lin?
He doesn't.
Xu Lin is nothing but a dog in Qi Mu's eyes.
And a very cheap one at that.
Even though it's a cheap one,
but only he himself can butcher this dog,
others may not even kick it.
I asked Qi Mu again and again to make an exception.
He showed sympathy towards your difficult situation.
He was finally willing to make a compromise.
Ye Xiaotian wants to have a trial, right?
So make a trial.
You only have to
plead him not guilty based on insufficient evidence.
With that you save Qi Mu's face and this whole matter is settled.
But with that,
I will be the one scorned by people for being decrepit and incompetent.
Assistant Magistrate Meng,
this option isn't ideal.
But I have another idea that may work.
Tell me.
Look,
Ye Xiaotian
was hired by us to pose as sheriff Ai.
Our plan was to kill him off after a few days' time.
Why don't we use this opportunity
and have someone off him?
We'll announce to the public that he died due to mal-acclimatization.
We'll be able to justify ourselves in front of Qi Mu, too.
What do you think?
Assistant Magistrate Meng, is there something unseemly about this option?
I just saw your wife,
she is beautiful as ever.
Mrs. Qi would like to invite her to the temple fair.
What?
I declined her invitation.
Hopefully, Mrs. Qi won't offer the invitation again.
Let's just handle the matter of tomorrow's court session my way.
You need not trouble yourself with it any further, my lord.
Was there
anything improper about my idea?
The thunder is roaring.
The voice of injustice.
You are right, my lord.
Come on, dage,
it's been raining every day.
Four days ago it was raining.
Three days ago it was raining.
Two days ago it was raining.
Yesterday it didn't rain. Today...
If you know so much about weather, why don't you go work at the office of astronomy?
You think I can be an official, too?
Whatever.
My lord, my lord.
Why aren't you
at today's public trial hearing?
Lao Zhou,
would you believe me
if I said I was scared?
I wouldn't.
You even have the guts to stand up to Qi Mu.
Lao Zhou.
I really am scared.
I'm scared that lord Hua will succumb to the pressure of assistant magistrate Meng
and Qi Mu's threats.
I can talk some sense into you guys,
but with him I can't.
Will these well read people listen to someone else giving them lectures?
For this matter,
he needs to figure it out himself.
Please uphold justice, my lord!
What are you doing?
Please uphold justice for the Guo family, my lord!
Please uphold justice for Zhou bantou, my lord! Please uphold justice for Huxian's government, my lord!
Please uphold justice for the people of Huxian, my lord!
Forget about it, dage.
He understands it all.
He understands better than you. But understanding it isn't enough, you need courage.
But he is the leading official of Huxian.
He's holding the trial in front of so many people today,
if nothing else, shouldn't he decide the case justly to avoid being laughed at?
I get it now, my lord.
See,
from the preliminary to the main trial,
you brought that all about
to force the magistrate to join the rebels.
I wouldn't say force him to join the rebels.
I just want to spark a little bit of his courage and uprightness.
I mean, Magistrate Hua
is still the parent of a county.
It should stand to reason that on an occasion like this...
What reason, dage?
It should stand to reason that something like this happens all the time everywhere.
If everything went by reason, we wouldn't have to deal with this nonsense.
Why do you have so much to say today? Did you come here just to throw cold water on me?
Dage,
did I say anything wrong?
No.
Then why are you unhappy?
Because you didn't say anything wrong.
That's why I'm unhappy.
Wei Wu.
The court is in session.
Wei Wu.
The court is in session!
Bring the accused.
The magistrate calls
the victims to the court!
I'm really sorry, my lord.
My lord.
Whatever happens,
for your kindness,
I, Guo Sheng, and my family will forever be in your debt.
I was just chatting with someone.
When I heard them shout that someone was beaten to death,
the... the deceased was already lying on the floor.
As for who threw the first punch,
I really don't know.
I think Guo Li started it.
Xu Lin is a kind man,
he would never provoke Guo Li.
Mr. Guo was a detestable person.
Not only was he disrespectful,
he even started beating up Xu Lin.
Xu Lin accidentally pushed him while avoiding the punches. Unfortunately, Mr. Guo fell down, he hit his vital points and died in by accident.
He definitely wasn't killed by Xu Lin.
Everyone in this neighborhood knows what kind of a person Xu Lin is.
When Xu Lin is mentioned, everyone gives a big thumbs-up in respect.
Everyone praises him for the filial son
and the good friend that he is.
He is a great hero...
Stop your nonsense!
I didn't see clearly.
Guo Sheng.
Do you have any objections against the witnesses' testimonies?
Guo Sheng.
Do you have any objections against the witnesses' testimonies?
Guo Sheng.
Sir.
The magistrate is calling you.
Guo Sheng.
The witnesses have just given their testimonies.
Do you have any objections?
My lord,
I was befuddled and didn't think clearly,
I... I wanted to slander Xu Lin.
My son...
My son, he actually...
he died of an illness.
All right.
Now let us hear the case of Xu Lin's attack on Zhou Siyu.
Call the victim Zhou Siyu.
My lord.
Zhou bantou.
Let me ask you,
do you know the accused kneeling before the court?
I do.
Are your injuries
the result of this person's doings?
It was him.
Good dogs don't get in the way!
Dage.
Daheng!
Dage, he is too brazen!
A nobleman can wait ten years for his revenge.
Ten years? Dage, that's too long.
But the petty take revenge
all day long.
What do you mean, dage?
I never said
that I'm a nobleman.
You finally admit to not being a nobleman?
Why are you here? Are you worried about me?
You wish.
I just want to see how you beat your head against the wall.
My lord, I said nothing but the truth.
Please bring justice to it, my lord.
Regarding the case of Xu Lin beating Guo Li to death,
through my public hearing of the case,
obtaining testimonies from numerous witnesses,
it is confirmed that the case was purely a misinformation.
How can he say that?
Come on! How can he say that?
He's rubbish!
This is just a normal case of dispute between neighbors.
Guo Li provoked and beat up his neighbor.
In order to avoid the attack,
Xu Lin pushed Guo Li,
who unfortunately hit his head on a rock and died.
Xu Lin did not intentionally commit homicide,
nor was it an involuntary manslaughter.
It was justifiable self-defense.
Guo Li's death was purely accidental.
It is not the fault of Xu Lin.
How can he say that?
This is outrageous!
What is he thinking?
There is no justice! How can he say that! How can he decide the case like that?
Yeah!
Where's his conscience?
Now, we will decide the case of Xu Lin attacking our county's head runner Zhou Siyu.
Through my public hearing,
the truth has come to light.
The crime is proven to be true.
Xu Lin is sentenced to... 20 blows?
He needs to be punished with blows?
Are you slapping his buttocks or my face?
He isn't done yet.
However, considering Xu Lin's actions
were solely a show of friendly affection,
though a crime can not be forgiven
but his action is excusable.
Thus, the punishment by caning is exempt.
Instead, he's sentenced to 3 months of penal servitude.
What? 3 months?
Only 3 months?
That's it?
Penal servitude?
No.
Whatever you make him do is making me lose face.
However, in any case,
Zhou bantou was injured quite severely, right?
Just go with penal servitude.
It's still up to me whether he really does his penal servitude.
I won't let him do any work at all.
Stay for 3 months and he'll leave. Right?
I said no.
Xu Lin may pay for his crime by paying with silver.
If he can pay 3 liangs, he'll be exempt from penal servitude.
There is no justice!
This is outrageous!
If nothing else, I have money.
We'll pay with silver.
3 liangs? Do you take me for a beggar?
I'll give 10 liangs.
I'm quite generous, aren't I?
Hey...
How can he do this?
Is having money everything?
The sheriff is here!
The sheriff is here! It'll be fine!
Great!
My lord.
We're leaving.
Who is this?
I don't know, either.
But judging by his appearance, he looks like a clown.
A clown is good.
I love watching clowns.
At my next birthday,
don't forget to find me this clown for some entertainment.
Yes, sir.
I'll bear it in mind.
He's just a clown.
He must be a bit cheaper than that Zhou bantou.
Worth about 3 liangs, I'd reckon.
We are more generous than that.
For a whole day's performance at my party,
we must at least give him
1 liang of silver!
You show no understanding of the times! You have no sense of propriety!
You know nothing of the depth of things!
You understand nothing!
Now you understand what kind of place Huxian is!
It's laughable! You are happy now, aren't you?
Yes.
I'm quite ridiculous, aren't I?
I'm laughable, right?
Sir, look at your grandson beside you.
Look him in the eye,
tell him that his father died of an illness.
Can you say it?
And you.
Take a look at the person lying here.
A few days ago,
he was still greeting you affectionately every day when leaving home.
He called you brothers.
Take a look.
Can you tell each and every one attending this hearing
that he brought this upon himself,
that he provoked him?
Can you?
Lord Hua.
Lord magistrate.
Look at the inscription above your head.
[A just trial by an honest official]
Hold the 7th rank official seal in your hands [A just trial by an honest official] [A just trial by an honest official]
and tell us all [A just trial by an honest official]
that the humiliation the Huxian government suffered,
that the injustice the Huxian's people suffered,
is only because of me, because I show no understanding of the times.
Assistant Magistrate Meng,
all the runners
and all the clerks are under your control.
The imperial court pays your salary,
but you are Qi Mu's official!
Tell them.
Can you tell them?
Each and every one in this court,
if you still have a conscience left,
then put your hand over your heart and tell me,
do you find me laughable?
This trial is over.
but this case is not.
If Huxian can't let justice be served, there is the judicial commissioner.
If the judicial commissioner won't do, there's the Yingtian Prefecture.
If the Yingtian Prefecture won't do, there's the Shuntian Prefecture.
If the Shuntian Prefecture won't do, there's still the imperial court!
As long as there's still a ray of hope left,
I, Ye Xiaotian,
won't give up.
♪ chén nián de huí gān zhǐ shèng jiǔ ♪ ♪ The aged mellow has become wine ♪
♪ yǎng zhe tóu ràng huí yì hé lèi dào liú ♪ ♪ Head held high, let memories and tears flow backwards ♪ ♪ gěng zhù hóu fēng dǔ xīn de chū kǒu ♪ ♪ Clogging the throat, sealing the heart ♪
♪ rèn huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Let the flowers fall ♪
♪ wèi gāo què piān duò rù xuán yá ♪ ♪ Fear the height, but tumbling down the edge of the cliff ♪
♪ duàn le zhī yā ♪ ♪ Broken branches ♪
♪ shí jiān cuī huà jié jiā ♪ ♪ With time the wounds start to heal ♪
♪ huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Flowers falling ♪
♪ cǎi tà guǒ rù ní shā ♪ ♪ Trod underfoot, wrapped in mud ♪
♪ bú zhēng zhá suí jì yì fǔ huà ♪ ♪ Struggle no more, wilt away with the memories ♪
♪ rèn huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Let the flowers fall ♪
♪ wèi gāo què piān duò rù xuán yá ♪ ♪ Fear the height, but tumbling down the edge of the cliff ♪
♪ duàn le zhī yā ♪ ♪ Broken branches ♪
♪ shí jiān cuī huà jié jiā ♪ ♪ With time the wounds start to heal ♪
♪ huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Flowers falling ♪
♪ cǎi tà guǒ rù ní shā ♪ ♪ Trod underfoot, wrapped in mud ♪ ♪ bú zhēng zhá suí jì yì fǔ huà ♪ ♪ Struggle no more, wilt away with the memories ♪
♪ nà huāng yuán céng kāi guò shèng xià ♪ ♪ In this wilderness, there once grew summer ♪
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♪ zhè cì huàn wǒ zǒu ♪ ♪ This time it's me who's leaving ♪
♪ yě xǔ nǐ néng shǎo xiē qiàn jiù ♪ ♪ Perhaps then you can feel a bit less guilty ♪
♪ jiù shāng kǒu yě xué zhe sān jiān qí kǒu ♪ ♪ The old wound has learned to remain silent, too ♪
♪ chēng zuò mǒu nián de mǒu mǒu ♪ ♪ Call it a certain someone from a certain year ♪
♪ wǒ bú zài shì wǒ ♪ ♪ I'm not myself anymore ♪
♪ shì nǐ yǎn jiǎo yī wān xī hé ♪ ♪ I'm the rivulet down the corner of your eye ♪
♪ yòng qū zhé gài kuò huí yì de duàn luò ♪ ♪ Use twists and turns to summarize the chapters of memories ♪
♪ yòng jù diǎn tì dài wěi shēng de mò ♪ ♪ Use a period to replace the silence of the epilogue ♪
♪ bié wàng le wǒ ♪ ♪ Don't forget me ♪
♪ bié wàng le ài céng yǒu mài luò ♪ ♪ Don't forget that love once held a heartbeat ♪
♪ yǒu shēng zhī nián ♪ ♪ For as long as I'm alive ♪
♪ zhè yàng de xiāng yù zài wú duō ♪ ♪ A meeting as this is never more ♪
♪ wàng le wǒ ♪ ♪ Forget me ♪
♪ zhuāng sǎ tuō zài qiáng zhuāng yōu mò ♪ ♪ Act free and easy, then put on some humor ♪
♪ wēi xiào zhe lèi yūn kāi lún kuò ♪ ♪ Smile softly, tears blurring the silhouette ♪
♪ bié wàng le wǒ ♪ ♪ Don't forget me ♪
♪ bié wàng le ài céng yǒu mài luò ♪ ♪ Don't forget that love once held a heartbeat ♪
♪ yǒu shēng zhī nián ♪ ♪ For as long as I'm alive ♪
♪ zhè yàng de xiāng yù zài wú duō ♪ ♪ A meeting as this is never more ♪
♪ wàng le wǒ ♪ ♪ Forget me ♪
♪ zhuāng sǎ tuō zài qiáng zhuāng yōu mò ♪ ♪ Act free and easy, then put on some humor ♪
♪ wēi xiào zhe lèi yūn kāi lún kuò ♪ ♪ Smile softly, tears blurring the silhouette ♪
♪ tuì le ké chóng shēng le gǔ gé ♪ ♪ Shed the shell, a new skeleton is born ♪