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Episode 23
Dage.
You went through so much trouble
to bring One Dragon under control.
But now this power and influence is just gone...
Cheap meat is still cheap meat.
You won't put it on a feast.
A bandit won't have much influence anyway,
if he's gone, he's gone.
The king is now allied with
Tongren's Tian family.
Huxian's assistant magistrate Xu Boyi
has become the Tian family's hanger-on.
Once he makes Hua Qingfeng a mere figurehead,
he will have control over Huxian.
Him having control over Huxian,
means that the king has control over Huxian.
What we need to do
is to help him in secret.
[Hongfenghu]
Ning'er jiejie.
Ning'er jiejie!
I'm here!
You are awesome.
You finally came to see me.
I'm bored to death.
Alright now.
You are being treated so well here.
It's just that you can't leave
Hongfenghu.
When Xiao Lu told me what happened,
I thought that you are being bullied.
This is bullying.
They imprisoned me.
I thought you were on my side.
You heartless monster.
I made the long trip here the second I got the news.
What more do you want me to do?
OK. OK.
I know, you are the best.
Let's go.
So what's the matter? Why did you ask me to come?
N-Nothing.
I just miss you.
You miss me?
Alright.
I'll play with you for a few days then.
Actually, there is something
I need your help with.
You're laughing at me.
Hey!
Childish.
Don't laugh.
Alright.
Show me around.
Let's go.
Have a look. It's fresh.
Duo Ni.
You have to help me this time.
What is it this time?
I just don't understand why dage had to
save that councillor Lin.
He should have just let One Dragon kill him.
Watch what you say.
Don't speak like that.
I mean,
if you don't want to go on that blind date,
you can just not go.
It is a matter of mutual consent after all,
isn't it?
If my father was that reasonable,
this wouldn't even be an issue.
Duo Ni.
You can use gu poison.
So?
Do you have a poison
that can make people fart nonstop?
Luo Daheng.
Is your brain full of poop?
What?
Can't you keep it clean?
What?
You're so rude!
What are you doing?
I'll beat the hell out of you!
Stop it.
What?
Look at this.
What is it?
You'll know when you open it.
There is nothing inside!
Don't run!
Ning'er jiejie.
Thank you for delivering the letter.
I'll wait for you to come back.
OK.
My dear.
I will do my best to play the matchmaker.
By the way,
if a hussy tries to seduce Xiaotian ge,
beat them up for me!
Hussy...
Xiaotian ge.
Come, sit.
My Lord.
Your house is very nice.
Yes. In one word,
it's classy.
Yes, yes.
Tasteless.
No, I meant that his words are tasteless.
It's all thanks to my brother Daheng.
And Duo Ni.
They helped me build it.
How much must it have cost you?
It is hard for a poor man like you to understand it.
Why ask?
Er...
Alright. Let's eat. Let's eat.
Oh right, my Lord.
You asked us here to Liao Guo Di.
What does Liao Guo Di mean?
It is
our custom in the North.
It's just an excuse to celebrate.
When someone moves into a new house, they get everyone together,
create a lively atmosphere,
and eat and drink.
So today, my brothers, you must eat and drink to your heart's content.
We will. We will, dage.
Let me toast to you.
OK. Here.
No one leaves this place sober.
Let me say a few words.
You have defeated Qi Mu in the past.
You all know that.
This time, you returned to our Huxian
and solved the dispute between the Gao and Li families.
You led the water out of the mountain,
destroyed the bandits
and avenged the injustice done to people.
All of these deeds,
all of these actions,
has changed our Huxian's
social climate completely.
You are right.
Yes.
That's right.
So my Lord,
I must drink a toast to you.
Old Li.
Since when are you such a sweet-talker?
He is always like this.
That's right.
When our dage was in Huaxi,
a man called Ge Long wanted to duel him.
It's a pity he fainted from just one punch of our dage. Right?
Really?
I didn't realize that
you are a true master in disguise.
Thinking back to the time
when my Lord and I got beaten up,
I protected him with all my might.
My Lord.
You have deceived me.
My leg got broken even.
Hey, my Lord, you are
a man of hidden talents.
No.
It was just a little trick,
you can't call it true Kungfu.
Speaking of true Kungfu,
I have met a master.
It's a woman even.
Who is it?
A pity we don't live in the Qin dynasty,
if we did,
what do you think would historian Sima Qian have written about her?
What would he write? You try write something.
This lady of the Yelang-region,
nine-foot high she stood.
Courageous was her heart.
The Emperor heard of her bravery,
and appointed her as general.
A cauldron full of meat,
and two cows she ate
yet, she was but only half full.
A lady can eat that much? And she didn't even get full?
Daheng.
Who is this person you're talking about?
Dage, why do you pretend you don't know?
This lady's name is Zhan Ning'er.
I can eat that much?
A cauldron full of meat,
and two cows,
yet, I'm only half full?
I'm sorry.
This is Zhan Ning'er?
Hey, you brat,
what are you doing here?
I'm only half full.
I came here to get free food.
But we don't have any cows here.
Come, get her a pair of chopsticks.
The food is not enough, is it?
Come, Ning'er jiejie. Here.
You have a nice garden.
It's got flowers and grass.
This was an old house actually.
Daheng helped me rebuild it.
Some people are still trapped on an island,
pining over someone.
You saw Yingying?
Did she tell you to bring me a message?
You seem quite happy and carefree here.
You don't need to know.
I... Hey, Zhan jiejie.
Zhan jiejie.
Lady Zhan. Your Highness, Zhan, ok?
Tell me what Yingying said.
Ye Xiaotian!
You can't blame me.
Luo Daheng designed this.
Listen.
it's my fault.
When we were repairing the house
a spring was found.
I suggested to keep it there.
I swear,
this spring has never splashed water at anyone.
Who could have known that you'd... Look.
You can't blame us.
I didn't say anything.
Why explain?
The Xia family
wants to choose another husband for Yingying.
What?
W-what did Yingying say?
Don't you know her?
No one can force her to do something she doesn't want.
This matter
has reached even the oldest Xia-family generation.
I have met her grandfather before.
He likes me.
Not him.
The one you met
isn't the one I'm talking about.
I'm talking about her great-grandmother.
Oh my god.
Her old great-grandmother is still alive?
My god.
So what's the situation right now?
This great-grandma knows about your identity.
What identity?
That you are the jiaozhu of the Church of Gu.
That Yingying can only be with you for twenty years.
She knows all of that.
I mean, if you could convince them
to let you travel the world for 20 years, marry and have children,
why couldn't you ask for more time?
Dajie.
You know very well
how those old folks are.
I put in so much effort for
every little change of rules.
Besides,
I couldn't push this matter too hard.
Pushing too hard may have the opposite result.
I've come up with a plan already.
But I have to do this one step at a time.
One step at a time?
How long will it take?
Five years?
Ten years?
30 or 50 years?
Do you even know realize
how painful this is for a girl who loves you so much?
Don't be so selfish.
A girl's youth won't last forever.
I
am a crude man.
I have seen nothing of life.
But if a girl
doesn't stop loving me in spite of all the difficulties,
then I won't fail her, either.
Good.
You are right.
Ning'er jiejie.
Xiaotian ge's house is very big.
Won't you stay for another few days?
I don't have time.
I need to go back and deliver a letter to Yingying.
Ning'er jiejie.
Do you like Xiaotian ge, too?
What are you talking about?
He is my brother.
Ning'er jiejie, don't lie to me.
Ever since you and Xiaotian ge escaped
from the Forbidden Ground of the Thunder God,
the way you look at him has changed.
Nonsense.
Ning'er jiejie.
Just tell me,
what did you
and Ye Xiaotian do
in that place?
What do you think?
We ran for our lives.
Good jiejie.
Bad jiejie.
Just tell me.
Sun meimei,
if you don't stop this nonsense,
I'll get angry.
I can't ask Xiaotian ge about this either.
He is our jiaozhu.
- Miss Zhan?
You don't have to know so much.
We are just brothers.
Please tell me.
Miss Ning'er.
You came to Huxian?
Go away.
Miss Ning'er.
Look,
I am the county assistant magistrate.
I told you
that I like you,
not your family background.
I became an official
without relying on your family's power.
Am I
worthy of you now?
What's wrong with you?
Ning'er.
I really like you.
Why?
Why would you rather love
a glib-tongued jerk than love me?
How is he better than me?
Sir.
Sheriff Ye is here.
Show me your best quality products.
Look at this.
These are all the newest and best designs.
Are they?
Yes.
What are you doing?
Lend me your hand.
It's a little too red, I think.
Too old fashioned.
They are all here?
Yes, yes, yes. All here.
What do you think about this one?
Little leaf*. * Ye = leaf
Little leaf.
You think it looks good?
Sheriff Ye.
This bracelet is a pair.
I'll take both.
How much is it?
Since it's sheriff Ye,
then...
3 Liang.
Thank you.
Here.
Make sure you take good care of it.
You have to give it
to Yingying personally.
Little leaf.
Isn't this a pair?
This...?
This one...
I'll help Yingying
put this on personally one day.
One day?
When is one day?
It doesn't matter.
By the way, sir,
the thing I asked you to fetch last time...
- Do you have it now? - Yes. Yes.
Look.
This is it.
Thank you.
It's the same whether you carry one or two things.
Thank you for
bringing these to Yingying.
I know what you're thinking.
I won't let you do this for nothing.
This
is yours.
See it as your delivery fee.
What is it?
You think it's not enough?
Listen.
This is the best rouge from the capital.
It's custom-made.
It looks good.
Look at this beautiful color.
It's too bright.
How am I gonna wear it?
Give it back then.
You already gave it to me. You can't take it back.
Didn't you say the color is too bright and you can't use it?
I- I couldn't use it before. It doesn't mean I can't wear it in the future, does it?
OK. I'm off.
I need to go take these to Yingying.
Thank You.
Goodbye, sheriff Ye.
It's a long trip.
Take care of yourself.
You care about me?
Don't flatter yourself, little brat.
I only care about the things in that bag of yours.
I won't lose the gifts!
Take care of the gifts!
Dage.
I got the present ready for you.
You are quick.
Come with me, I'll write a letter to my family,
then send it to my parents in the capital with your trade caravan.
Let's go.
Back to the capital?
Here comes my chance.
Master. Convoy Li is here.
This way, Convoy Li.
Master Xu.
Convoy Li.
Sit.
Yes, sir.
Convoy Li.
I need you to do me a favor.
I'm at your service.
You need only ask me
and I will do my best.
Good.
The uniform of an imperial mandate?
This may only be worn by the mother or wife of a high official.
If normal people wear this,
it will be an act of arrogation of powers.
It's good you know.
Do as I say.
What do you think?
Er...
Convoy Li.
Here are 200 Liang.
Once it is done,
I will give you another 200.
Master Xu. Rest assured.
I will
get it done.
For the emperor and his servants, the father and theirs sons,
the importance of their code of ethics is heavier than anything else.
An arrogation of powers committed on local territory
may be ignored by the imperial court.
But if it is committed in the city of the emperor...
Stop.
My Lord.
What's inside this box?
This?
This is Master Ye's present
for his family.
A petty little official dares to call himself master?
Come here.
Open it.
Yes, sir.
What is this?
Is this something a lowly official should possess?
These...
These are just a few ordinary dresses.
It's not that serious, is it?
Not that serious?
This is a breach of regulation. Understand?
Only the mother or wife of a level 5 official may wear this.
Take this box to the Ministry of Rites!
Yes, sir.
What are you...?
Shut it!
Listen closely.
Your master is in trouble.
In deep trouble!
A breach of regulation committed by the county sheriff
from the prefecture Tongren, Guizhou province, Ye Xiaotian,
I have been working for 5 years but have never encountered
a case of arrogation of powers-
I don't know how to go about it.
Hand it to the cabinet,
let the grand secretary judge it.
Brother Zhao, who would care enough to handle a case
of arrogation of powers?
Wouldn't handing it over to the cabinet be making a fuss over nothing?
The emperor has just succeeded to the throne.
It is time for a new political climate.
This case concerns the code of ethics.
We should deal with everything we can get.
This may set a disciplinary example for the people and renovate the system.
Lord Magistrate.
Please stand.
- An urgent official letter from the capital. - Ok. Go rest.
Runners!
Call assistant magistrate Xu!
Sheriff Ye.
What can I do for you?
Sheriff Ye.
You have been caught.
What?
You should know very well
what this is about.
I'm sorry.
By the order of the ministry of penalty,
detain Ye Xiaotian at once.
Arrest him.
Yes, sir.
Wait.
Xu Boyi.
What are you trying to do?
What?
Are you going to put up resistance?
Shackle him.
Take him away.
Those two act immature. But now, you too?
- I want to save the jiaozhu. We must save him! - That's right.
Save the jiaozhu?
Do you even know what happened to dage?
If you rush there headlong,
even if dage isn't guilty of anything right now, he will be because of you.
Then what do we do now?
Whatever the case, we have to rescue dage.
Let's hide in the mountain.
No one in this worlds will be able to find us.
He has relative in the capital. How can you even think about hiding him in the mountains?
I'll go ask around for news.
Yunfei.
You can't.
I'll go.
I'll go, too.
Common people don't get executed before autumn, even if they committed a crime,
let alone an official like dage.
They won't rush the sentence.
Even if we want to break into prison,
if anything, it'll be our plan C.
After we find out what happened,
we can fully prepare ourselves.
Sheriff Ye.
Over this past year or so,
you have been the shiniest person of Huxian.
But a person's luck
will run out sooner or later.
Just lIke yours has run out now.
Your luck has come to an end now.
Xu Boyi.
Tell me the truth.
Does my imprisonment
have anything to do with you?
Look at yourself.
It must have been you who framed me.
Now don't make baseless assumptions.
By the way,
before I assumed my office,
someone told me this:
There are only two kinds of people
in officialdom.
The ones being stepped upon
and the ones who
have to step on others because they don't want to be stepped upon.
Do you think,
after you made me pray for rain on the altar and made me lose my face,
that I would willingly let you step on me?
That I would just give in?
Ye Xiaotian.
You are dead.
Thank you.
I will remember
what you said to me today.
So what if you remember?
Do you think you'll still get a chance?
Say no more.
I know this already.
Then why don't you rescue him?
Does the Jinyiwei fear the ministry of penalty?
Who told you it was the ministry of penalty?
The one who gave the order to arrest Ye Xiaotian
is the senior grand secretary.
The senior grand secretary?
The senior grand secretary took up this case personally.
Even our Jinyiwei's first commander Yu
doesn't dare intervene.
Moreover,
the civil officials have always looked down on us Jinyiwei.
Ye Xiaotian's case
relates to the arrogation of powers.
If we can't find evidence
that proves he was wrongly accused,
we can't even save him
if we made his identity as a spy
public.
Are we just going to watch him die?
Of course not.
Only us Jinyiwei
can frame others.
Nobody can frame us.
The senior grand secretary is too powerful.
We think twice before offending him.
But
we can do some tampering.
How?
Once he arrives in the capital,
he will be in our Jinyiwei's territory.
I refuse to believe that
rescuing a person in our territory
will be such a difficult feat.
What? They're taking dage to the capital this afternoon?
Yes.
Xu Boyi concealed his actions throughly.
Runner Zhou had to dig really deep
to get some information on him.
We can't wait any longer. I'm going back to the mountain to gather our troops.
You are the oldest and the most immature.
Forget your troops.
With your condition,
a round trip will take you a dozen days.
It'll only cause delay.
Besides, how many are you going to bring?
The bigger the troop, the worse it'll be for dage.
What do you suggest we do then?
How about this?
We spilt in two.
One, Duo Ni and I will seek information publicly.
Two,
Yunfei, you and the old man protect dage in secret.
Once we arrive in the capital,
we'll decide what to do.
Alright.
We'll do it your way.
Yunfei.
I'll go get ready.
I was asking you to get me some water.
Stop!
Open the box.
Come.
I finally escaped.
My little girl.
You finally escaped from Hongfenghu.
If you wait any longer,
your family will catch up.
You're right.
Take the carriage back to Zhan Fort.
Yes, ma'am.
Come on! Let's go find Xiaotian ge.
Xiaotian ge, I'm coming.
What a big house Xiaotian ge has. Here used to be only wild mountains,
nothing else.
Your Xiaotian gege
turned them into this.
Now it has everything.
It only lacks a mistress.
Stop it.
Miss, who are you looking for?
Xiaotian ge.
Xiaotian ge?
Ye Xiaotian.
Tell him to come out quickly.
Tell him
his darling is here to see him.
Stop it.
Our master was arrested.
Two days ago.
Our master was arrested by that bastard Xu Boyi.
He was taken to the capital.
What?
Everything was fine when I last came here. What is he accused of?
Bribery or murder?
Oppression and tyranny?
Is he usually like that?
No.
Please don't say that, Miss.
Our master is a great man.
He killed the bandits and built a water channel.
Everyone in Huxian is grateful for him.
It seems that a big figure in the capital gave the order to arrest him.
A big figure?
Ning'er jiejie. I want to go to the capital to rescue Xiaotian ge.
Are you coming with me?
Do you even have to ask?
If I don't go with you,
with your zero sense of direction
you'll probably end up in Chang'an.
Let's go.
Our master has offended an important man.
Not even the magistrate can rescue him.
How are these two ladies
going to rescue our master?
Stop.
Miss Duo Ni. A right turn at the next crossroad and we're at the ministry of penalty.
Should we ask Lord Ye to change the carriage now?
Don't we need to turn right first? What's the rush?
It's ok.
They were given orders
from above.
Don't be too hard on them.
I'm sorry Lord Ye.
I can't do anything about it, either.
Come.
Be careful, all of you.
If you hurt my dage,
I will hold you responsible.
I'll make you wish for death.
Got it?
It's ok.
Don't scare them.
Give them the antidote.
Here, this is the antidote.
One piece each.
Lord Ye. Please board the carriage.
I'm off.
Don't worry.
Dage.
Let's go.
I told you to be careful!
Thank you. If it weren't for you,
dage would have suffered a lot during this trip.
Those damn lackeys.
Who do they think they are?
I only needed to use a little trick of mine...
It's little gu.
Little gu.
I only used a little gu poison on them,
and they all followed my order.
Brothers.
I'm back.
Lord Wang.
Lord Zhang.
You are still here?
Councillor Liu.
Do you sleep well lately?
Just so-so.
Ye Xiaotian?
How did you get arrested?
Hey, Ye Xiaotian,
this is a prison for important officials.
You are just a little out-of-date warden.
Why do you get to be in prison
with us?
Let me tell the two of you.
I have been out there for some time.
I'm now a high-ranking official, too.
I share the same treatment
as you.
I'll take this room.
We know each other.
It'll be easy for us to talk.
Open the door.
Er...
What is it?
You think you can defy me now?
It was me who taught you everything
back then, wasn't I?
Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Boss, let me remove your shackles.
But, but, how can he just come in like his?
Er...
Boss.
W-W-What should we do?
I don't know. Don't ask me.
Er...
What are you waiting for?
Pour me some tea.
OK. OK. OK. The tea.
Quick, quick, quick. Quick.
What now?
It's fine.
Dage just told me.
He knows this prison well.
Here,
let's find a place to lodge first.
Then we'll think about
how to rescue him..
2nd brother.
Yunfei. Where is the old man?
- I'm here, I'm here. - Dong shu.
Did dage get into prison safely?
Listen to yourself.
Can't you speak nicely?
2nd brother. Now is not the time to be funny.
Alright. Alright.
He just loves to fool around.
So, lets find a place to lodge first.
Then we come up with a plan.
Let's go.
How about it, you guys?
Am I awesome?
Am I great?
Me, an ordinary man,
became a sheriff.
It's just a sheriff.
If you are truly that awesome,
why did you end up here by someone's
little trickery?
Just a small case,
just a small official.
I'm telling you, if you weren't working for the ministry of penalty before,
you'd never be imprisoned
in the same place as us.
Listen, you two, I have travelled the length and breadth of the country. I learnt all my tricks
and all my skills
from you guys.
I ended up here
because your skills suck.
What? Our skills suck?
Let me tell you,
that tiny stupid case of yours?
If it were us,
we wouldn't even need to be in jail.
Frankly speaking,
you breached the regulations because of a dress.
It's not the emperor's dragon robe.
It is a small case.
Scholar Feng.
If it's us, we'd find some higher-ranking official to put in a good word for us,
and that's that.
That's all bullshit.
Even if there's someone like that,
how will you pass him this message?
These high-ranking officials
are normal people, too.
If you don't know them directly,
you can find their relatives.
My friend,
go over a few corners
and you'll have your connection with them.
That brat wasted his time living here for so many years.
Old Feng.
You do have good ideas
when push comes to shove.
I need to think about this.
Xiaotian?
Dage?
Dage!
I haven't seen you for so long.
Is it everything OK at home?
You...
What happened to you?
It's not spraying fully yet?
Good girl.
Xiaotian ge, I'm coming!
♪ shàn è gè zhí cí liǎng bú xiāng qiàn ♪ ♪ Good and evil are different for everybody, call it even ♪
♪ zhēn nán yán jiǎ nán biàn lì lù gōng míng yǒu hé liàn ♪ ♪ It's hard to tell truth from lie, what's to mourn about fortune and fame ♪
♪ bú zuò hǎo hàn xiāo yáo zì dé xián ♪ ♪ Not a hero, walk unfettered you'll feel content ♪
♪ luàn shì fēn fēn rǎo rǎo zhú làng cháo ♪ ♪ In these turbulent times, chaos chasing tide after tide ♪
♪ wǒ xīn zì yǒu qí bú dǎo ♪ ♪ There's a flag in my heart that won't go down ♪
♪ wàn bān ēn ēn yuàn yuàn guò yǎn jiǎo ♪ ♪ A million gratitude and resentment pass by my eyes ♪
♪ xiào dào zuì hòu jiàn fèn xiǎo ♪ ♪ Laugh till the end when the verdict is declared ♪
♪ wú chù kě táo pǎo shí jiān zǎo yǐ jīng xiě hǎo ♪ ♪ There's no way to run, fate has long been written down ♪
♪ zài zhēng zhá zài nù hào jiě kāi zhè mìng yùn de bǎng piào ♪ ♪ Struggle on, howl and roar, undo the chains of fate ♪
♪ chóng shēng zài zào ♪ ♪ Start anew ♪
♪ luàn shì fēn fēn rǎo rǎo zhú làng cháo ♪ ♪ In these turbulent times, chaos chasing tide after tide ♪
♪ wǒ xīn zì yǒu qí bú dǎo ♪ ♪ There's a flag in my heart that won't go down ♪
♪ wàn bān ēn ēn yuàn yuàn guò yǎn jiǎo ♪ ♪ A million gratitude and resentment pass by my eyes ♪ ♪ xiào dào zuì hòu jiàn fèn xiǎo ♪ ♪ Laugh till the end when the verdict is declared ♪
♪ wú chù kě táo pǎo shí jiān zǎo yǐ jīng xiě hǎo ♪ ♪ There's no way to run, time has long been written down ♪
♪ zài zhēng zhá zài nù hào jiě kāi zhè mìng yùn de bǎng piào ♪ ♪ Struggle on, howl and roar, undo the chains of fate ♪
♪ chóng shēng zài zào ♪ ♪ Start anew ♪