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Episode 53
Bullshit.
A gentleman aims at harmony, and not at uniformity.
The Jin's are greedy and ambitious.
I won't pretend at politeness and compliance.
Then do you ever think that,
His Majesty will surely proceed with the peace agreement?
Sir Zhao, you're a chancellor.
An important officer of the government.
Why can't you control your temper
and think for the country?
I'm thinking for the country and
that's why I rejected the nonsense request from the Jins.
If I agreed with Jin,
then I'll bring a disaster to our country.
As long as I'm serving this country,
I won't agree with the peace agreement.
Zhao Ding.
Are you saying that
I'll bring disaster to my country?
No, I don't mean that.
Your Majesty.
I think he didn't mean it too.
But look at what happened today.
Sir Zhao is inexcusable anyway.
I suggest that
if Sir Zhao can apologize to the Jins,
to show his courteousy,
maybe
the Jin will forgive us,
and won't trouble us in the agreement.
Sir Zhao.
What do you think?
Your Majesty.
The Jin's are ambitious.
They're humiliating me.
Humiliating our government.
And humiliating Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
I don't dare to.
You're a chancellor.
Can't you bear the responsibility?
You've been serving the late emperor and me.
You always think for me all these years.
You always think for our country.
I do understand.
But you're old already.
The situation is different now.
You don't have to worry about the state's affairs anymore.
Your Majesty.
You better retire quickly.
Your Majesty.
Alright.
Thanks, Your Majesty.
Sir Qin, please stand up quickly.
Thanks, Your Majesty.
Sir Qin.
Look at him
He rather resigned,
than succumb to the Jin.
What to do now?
Your Majesty.
If the Jin don't insist to ask Your Majesty to kneel, and accept the edict,
I'm willing to do that for Your Majesty.
Do you think they're willing to do so?
I can try.
Sir Qin.
You always think for the country,
and you get blamed for it.
I'm really touched.
Your Majesty.
In order to serve this country,
I rather sacrifice
than put the blame on others.
Big brother.
Bad news.
His Majesty wants a cease fire.
Why?
His Majesty started to appoint Qin Hui again,
and fired Sir Zhao Ding.
Qin Hui gets his position back,
and moved back to the chancellor's house.
I can't believe His Majesty changed his mind so quickly.
From the hesitation of His Majesty on the incident of Huixi's army,
I could predict that this will happen.
The traitor is in power.
I really don't understand what His Majesty is thinking of.
Qin Hui is not a capable person.
But why His Majesty still want to appoint him?
His Majesty is sleepy.
And he meets a pillow like Qin Hui,
so where else he would place his head?
Big brother.
What should we do now?
Prepare the writing brush and ink.
I want to write a memorandum to His Majesty.
Big brother.
Qin Hui is resourceful.
If you want to start on polemic with him,
I afraid...
At this time,
if I don't say something,
no one else will do it.
We can't let the traitor blind the eyes of His Majesty.
Please don't proceed
with the negotiation of the peace agreement.
To kneel before Jin's people
is a humiliating thing to do.
The minister would rather die than see his monarch humiliated.
Your Majesty, please think twice.
As long as it is to save the people from suffering in wars,
What's wrong if I'm willing to sacrifice my dignity
in exchange for peace?
Now there are the Huai River
and the Yangtze River as natural barriers,
to block the Jurchen cavalry.
If we want to take back Henan and Shanxi,
we have to station troops over there.
Therefore, the defense will become weaker in the Central Plains.
Those natural barriers would become nothing after all.
The Jins have bad intention behind
the proposal to return back those two places.
They want to lure away our main forces
from the Central Plains to those two places,
to eliminate all at once.
Since from the Jingkang Year,
the enemy want to trick us with peace agreement for decades.
If we didn't know about it,
we might have been conquered by them already.
Today, the Jins suddenly ask for a cease fire without any reason.
There must be something behind it.
Don't just think about yourself.
When I was in Mingzhou,
even if I have to kneel hundred times,
nobody would care.
Now I've came to an agreement with the Jins,
just don't worry so much.
Don't trust Jin.
We can't rely on the peace agreement.
You're inviting disaster by letting in invaders.
You'll ridiculed by future generations.
Your Majesty, think about it.
I'm glad with your loyalty.
It was a misunderstanding about Sir Qin.
It was not like what you think.
You don't have to worry about this thing.
It is because of our incapability,
to make Your Majesty bear this humiliation.
I hope Your Majesty can
take away my position,
so that I can retire at Ling'an,
and become an ordinary citizen.
I'll be grateful.
Presumptuous.
How dare you use resignation to threaten me?
You want to resign?
Then I don't let you to resign.
Not allowed.
I have a deep retribution
and it brought disaster to my family.
My parents passed away.
This show the lack of filial piety in me.
If I can't manage my family affairs well.
How could I serve Your Majesty well?
I hope Your Majesty can let me build a house,
beside my parent's tomb and stay there for three years,
in order to show my filial piety.
The world affairs isn't ended.
I need the help of capable people now.
How could I wait for three years?
Your request is not granted.
Go to back to your camp quickly.
Sir Qin.
What an elegant leisure
to ask for a meeting with me over here.
Second Prince.
Sir Qin.
Long time no see.
You have a high position now.
I can't even step into your doorway.
Don't say so.
My achievement today
is all because of your support.
If you didn't save our family
from Wuguo City last time,
I'm already dead.
I will always remember
your kindness to me.
Ok.
Let's catch up here.
Yes.
Second Prince.
Today, I want to meet you is because
I would like to discuss something with you,
The peace agreement between Song and Jin is delayed.
This not the problem.
But the declaration as a vassal and kneeling of His Majesty,
His Majesty is feeling troublesome in this context.
Second Prince, please try to bend the rules.
The conditions were made between His Majesty and my fourth brother.
It is very difficult
to change his mind.
Second Prince.
Please help me.
His Majesty thought that I can solve this problem.
That's why I've got my position back.
If I'm not able to settle this,
I'll be demoted back to an ordinary citizen,
and I couldn't pay back
the kindness of the Second Prince to me.
Just tell me what do you think.
If the declaration as a vassal couldn't be avoided,
then what about the
kneeling of His Majesty?
If you want to remove this part,
then why would Jin want to sign the peace agreement
and give Henan and Shanxi to you all?
This is a losing money trade.
Not worth it.
Second Prince.
If the kneeling couldn't be exempted,
then is it possible to let other to kneel?
This is substandard in the ceremony.
If I promise you now,
what should I do,
if I go back and emperor blames me?
If I can stand firm in the government,
we can echo at both sides,
when the time comes.
Second Prince.
You will surely be put in an important position by the Jin's emperor.
We still have a long future.
I didn't judge wrongly of you.
Then do you have the candidate
for the replacement of the kneeling person?
I'll be the one.
Qin Hui.
You're really thoughtful.
Your acting
will be appreciated by your emperor,
and respected by the other officers.
It serves multiple purposes.
If Yue Fei see it,
he will wish to kill me.
I heard that
he quarreled with your emperor.
He still can touch you at this time?
He better watches out on his own safety.
Honestly,
when mentioning about Yue Fei,
everyone thought that I hate him.
But they are wrong.
Without Yue Fei,
the agreement of Jin and Song won't exist.
Without the agreement,
I won't get back my position,
and meet the Second Prince today.
So
I don't hate Yue Fei.
Instead, I want to thank him.
I tell you all.
This pot is the signature of us.
Open and try it.
Dear.
Let Liu Banxian and the others to do it.
Take a seat.
Alright.
You all are discussing important thing here.
Better don't let them stay here.
They're behaving perfectly.
You're a lucky man.
You all have a talk first.
I'm cooking mutton soup in kitchen.
Alright.
Brother Liang, you must be kidding me.
We'd admire mandarin ducks rather than the immortals.
Anyway,
when are you going to find a wife?
I'm not as lucky as you.
In other words,
now that the country is in troubles,
I'll put the relationship matters behind me.
You are right.
You're a promising man.
Not like me.
I just know how to hide in this place,
to organize a small wine shop.
Nothing else.
Brother.
Don't say so.
If not because of your wine shop,
Susu won't cause so many troubles to you guys.
What troubles?
I have hands and legs.
I work everyday.
I am not giving troubles here.
It is because Miss Susu don't mind,
and help me a lot here.
Look,
about the help,
if I could help Brother Yue now,
it would be great.
But why would His Majesty agree
to sign the peace agreement with the Jins?
That's a crap.
Pay compensation and give lands.
What kind of peace agreement is that?
They still want us to declare ourself as a vassal?
This is a collaboration with the enemy.
That's right.
Yes, it is.
When I think about this,
I'll feel upset for Brother Yue.
Brother Yue has been through
so many wars and
won many battles.
But His Majesty just put away his contributions,
just because he want to sign the peace agreement.
If I have the chance,
I'll kill those Jins myself.
Brother Liang.
What did you say?
I said, if I have the chance,
I'll kill those Jins myself.
Did you really mean that?
If I lied, I'll be struck by lightning.
Good.
Today, I'll open my heart to you too.
To be honest,
although I'm hiding here
and it's quite relaxing,
but Miss Susu knows that
I feel sorry for big brother.
If I heard that big brother is winning a war outside,
my heart is itching.
Since you said so,
I'll say this out too.
Instead of hiding here,
and complaining about everything,
why don't we take the weapons
and catch all those Jins,
on the day the peace agreement is to be signed?
Right, catch them all.
I'll follow you.
Cheers.
Count me in.
I'm in too.
Why?
Regret?
No way, Brother Liang.
Where is your courage just now?
Although I'm not as heroic as Brother Yue,
I know that
all men share a common responsibility for the fate of their country,
now Brother Yue is in mourning at Lushan,
this is the time for us
to show what we can do.
No peace agreement.
Qin Hui, come out.
No peace agreement.
Qin Hui, come out.
No peace agreement.
Qin Hui, come out.
No peace agreement.
Thanks, emperor of Jin.
Protect the Second Prince.
Susu, be careful.
Save me.
Mr. Qin.
Let's go.
Brother Liang, are you alright?
I'm fine.
Brother.
Hold on.
Get out of the way .
I will bring you to seek treatment now.
Let's go.
No, Susu.
There are a lot of people outside, you can't go out.
I don't care.
Let's go.
Susu.
I have asked people to go to fetch the doctor.
But...
But he is injured quite badly.
I can make it.
Who is it?
Brother.
The doctor is here.
It's me, the doctor is here.
Doctor, please come in.
Please save him.
He is bleeding quite badly.
I don't think he able to
recover in a short period.
I've written a prescription for him.
Take these taels.
Both Yue's army and Zhongyi community
are protecting the people from the Jins.
This medicine is given by the people.
See you.
Let me walk you out.
Susu.
Be careful.
I'm here.
Brother Liang.
I'm here.
Faster.
You...
Take them down.
I rather kill one wrongly,
than letting other go.
Brothers.
Look carefully.
Bring back anyone
that looks like they are from the Zhongyi community.
Don't let anyone escape.
Search carefully.
If anyone dares to keep the people from Zhongyi,
his or her whole family will be sentenced to death.
Understand?
Brother.
You've woke up?
Don't move.
Your injury just started to recover.
It is better now.
Just feeling pain sometimes.
Sorry to trouble you.
Don't be so polite to me.
Take this medicine.
I still remember there was one time when you were sick,
my father asked you to drink the medicine.
But you refused to do so.
Lastly, you forced me to
drink it with you.
You said that
the bitterness of the medicine
will be divided by two,
if we drink the medicine together.
You still remember that?
Of course.
Since that day, I always want to find
someone to drink medicine with me.
Are you alright?
Yeah.
I hope you won't laugh at me.
When I was a kid, I am afraid the most of taking medicine.
Then why you still...
Brother Liang.
I know what you think,
but...
You still miss Yue Fei?
I also want to forget him.
But it is really difficult to forget someone.
But I don't think both of you can be together.
I know.
Stop talking.
You should take a rest first.
You always go outside.
I hope it could bless your safety.
Sir Qin.
Sorry to let you be frightened,
for the peace agreement this time.
Thanks for your concern, Your Majesty.
Luckily I'm fine.
Alright.
What you've done
is more than enough
to put Song in a peaceful world.
This is because of the kindness of Your Majesty
and the luck of the people.
Sir Qin.
Do you rear horse?
I used to have a good horse.
But unfortunately it died.
The others are not good enough,
and they're pulling carriages only.
If they run hundred miles,
they will be exhausted.
This is because you don't know how to choose a good horse.
The best horse to ride during that time is
the inferior horse.
This horse has no endurance and is easy to get tired.
An outstanding horse is the one,
which is hard to control at first.
This kind of horse will show its true power,
after running a hundred miles.
Your Majesty are brilliant.
This kind of knowledge,
wouldn't understand by
an ordinary person like me.
The only thing is...
Greeting, Your Majesty.
Ease yourself.
I've ordered you to recall Yue Fei back to the military.
How is the progress?
I've told him everything in the decree.
But
he just isn't willing to come back.
He insisted that he want to mourn his mother at Lushan until finish.
What?
I treat him so good.
But he is acting arrogant like this?
Your Majesty.
This is the congratulation statement from Yue Fei.
Read it out.
I'm sorry,
I couldn't attent the ceremony.
As a general
I'm unmerited.
I've recited the edict.
I am ashamed to join back the military.
I was a smart aleck and worried too much.
I hesititated and wondered on
a proposal for a peace agreement without any reason,
whether it might be a trick of our enemy.
I've a plan to overcome this threat.
I will take back our places
around the two rivers,
to take revenge and as my contribution to the country.
And I swear
I can make the Jin's people declare themselves as a vassal.
I'm regret that I can't attend the ceremony.
I hope I can come back as soon as possible.
I'm sending this statement as my congratulations.
Don't just think about yourself.
When I was in Mingzhou,
even if I have to kneel hundred times, nobody would care.
Now,
in order to avoid wars,
I sacrificed my dignity in exchange for a peace agreement,
and I am ridiculed like this?
Your Majesty.
I think Yue Fei wants to please the people,
and win the popular support.
He is not only arrogant,
but also overbearing.
Outrageous.
Yue Fei has a plan
to acquire other's troops.
He refused to come back this time
is because he wants to threaten Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Looks like he has a bad intention when he requested to join the armies the last time.
Your Majesty, look at this.
This painting is given by a warrior from Hedong.
He was caught by Yue Fei and released.
Al of those released bandits,
put a painting of Yue Fei
in their house to show their respect.
Your Majesty.
Yue Fei defied the decree,
and misused your benevolence.
What he did
is seeking for a bigger thing,
and win the support from the people.
Sir Qin.
What do you think?
I don't know whether there is any hidden reason inside.
I'm not going to add in my opinion on this issue.
Pertaining to the horse issue,
Your Majesty said an uncontrollable horse is the best horse.
But I have a doubt.
If this horse is out of control,
and doesn't obey the order,
and attack the owner,
then what should we do?
Old master, madam.
Oh no.
Madam, old master.
Why?
The cat disappeared.
What?
Useless!
You can't even look after a cat.
What have you done?
Useless!
This pissed me off.
Go to find it now.
Put up the notice.
No matter how,
find it for me.
Yes.
Go to find it now.
Yes.
Sir.
You just get your position back.
Don't you think that you should be more careful?
What a woman's view.
At this point of time,
we should do something
to scare the crowd,
and eliminate those who fight against me.