Episode 22
Sirs, sorry to keep you waiting
Please come in
This is Mr Yuan. You need no introduction
You know each other
From now on,
let bygones be bygones
We will be of one mind
Mr Yuan has agreed
l don't think the others will oppose, right?
We will follow your orders
5 Poisons and l have things to settle
lf they don't let my friend go the conversation is over
Mr Yuan
You are good at complaining
We are people in kung fu world
We should settle our dispute in our way
His Highness has nothing to do with it
Do you agree?
Dean He, you are His Highness'subordinate
You must follow his orders
Don't try to intimidate me
You hit dozen of my fellows'vital points
How should we settle this score?
lf you pull rank on me,
l can let Miss Greeny go now
Don't you worry that Miss Greeny's body may gain
or lose something?
You...
Enough...
ln my opinion,
both of you can make a concession
You will free her fellows. You will let her go
l dare not defy you order, Your Highness
But l have a request
l want to talk to Mr Yuan in private
l am honorable. l have nothing to hide
Say whatever you wanted to say here
What a fussy man
Are you afraid of me?
You may talk outside
How will you let Miss Greeny go?
3 gems are our sect's heirlooms
Xia Snow stole them more than 1 0 years ago
Now you have them
l will let Miss Greeny go
if you free my fellows and give me back 3 gems
You raised the price on the spot
So what if l did?
l want to know
which is more important to you
Affection or worldly goods?
You sought help from Prince Hui
l don't think you wanted to help Prince Hui's great act
You wanted to get close to me
so you can find Miss Greeny
You have deep affection and feelings
Among the 3 gems, Snake sword and Snake awl are my weapons
How can l give them to you?
lf you want the map,
l will give it back to you
You look honest and straight
but actually you are a schemer
You...
The map will make us rich
but it is not that important to me
Our fellows are poison experts
but we have to be kung fu masters
Since we lost 3 gems
our sect has been declining
Since l was the dean,
recovering our kung fu has been my first priority
We will revitalize our sect
l can give up the map
l must have our kung fu back
You are ambitious
There is a world of difference between you and your fellows
Thank you for your compliment
We had 2 fights
They were not real fights
Why don't we have a real one?
Show me your profound kung fu
Then we will talk about Miss Greeny
Okay. Say the time and place
l will take you on
Meet me in the woods outside Xizhimen before sunset
l will be there
Please keep your word
Mother, l wish you well
Get up...
Come here, Nine
Let me see you
You have lost weight
l haven't
Qiny
Why is he...
l...
Did he make you angry again?
Ask him
Qiny, did you make the queen angry again?
His Majesty has arrived
Your Majesty Father
Get up
What happened to you?
l...
Father, Qiny is young so he always makes mistakes
l think he must have made a mistake
What did he do wrong?
He is illiterate
l had time on my hands
so l taught him
He could read and write very well when l taught him
l tested him after a short time
He couldn't write one word so he was punished
What words are so difficult to learn?
Please read it, Your Majesty
Read it yourself, Qiny
They are simple words. Why couldn't you learn them?
Tell me why you couldn't remember them
l swallowed them with my meal
You have a good excuse
How could l let him off?
l will ask Mr Yu of lmperial Academy to teach you
Thank you, Your Majesty
Go may go now
What a silly boy
Father, you are in a good mood
lt's time for dinner
Why don't you stay for dinner?
Okay. Tell the kitchen, l will have dinner here
You abstain from meat 1 0 days every month
Your health will be affected in the long run
l dare not stop you
but how about we will have some meat today
Okay. l will have some meat today
Father, once you told me
though l was a girl, l should pay attention to state affairs
l did. l let you read memorials and my instructions
What have you learned?
l think there are 2 problems in our country
One is Li Rush. One is outside the gate
l read an old file last night
lt is about quelling Liao. There are some insights
An old file?
Did l miss some talented people?
Who wrote it?
l will trust him with and important position if he is talented
He was Yuan Chonghuan
What?
His plan of quelling Liao is detailed and accurate
lf you carry out his plan,
Liao will be quelled within 1 0 years
Stop it, Nine
He colluded with Later Jin, killed governor Mao without permission
He was executed about 1 2 years ago
When l was traveling
people said he had been wronged
lf he was...
Stop it
He took advantage of me because l was young
He was pitiful but unpardonable
Father
Nine
Official Cao
Please forgive me, Your Majesty
l wish you well, Your Majesties, Your Highness
Why did you come here?
Nothing...
l came here to wish you well
Nonsense. Tell me
lt's nothing
l heard you had meat today
so l came to wish you well
Please eat more and take care of yourself
lt is a blessing to the people
You have something to tell me
lf you don't tell me, court affairs will be delayed
How many heads do you have?
l...
Don't hesitate. Tell me now
Yes...
You forgot you asked me to remind you that
they must solve the vault robbery before deadline
Today is the deadline
They haven't found the silver, have they?
l deserve death...
Don't be angry...
l shouldn't have upset you
but...
l know you care about state affairs
so... l should slap myself
The words just slipped out of my mouth
Don't be angry. Enjoy your meal
Though it is a serious matter,
it can wait
Wait? lt can't wait
Relay my order
Send Minister of Ministry of Revenue and marshal Zhou to prison
Yes, Your Majesty
Courtiers hinder me. They deserve to be killed
Your Majesty...
Scorpion, what are you doing here?
Someone is waiting for you inside, Dean
Waiting for me?
Yes
Dean He
Master Wen, what can l do for you?
You are a heroine. l admire you
l noticed your dainty and special gold rings
l wanted you to be more impressive
l have a gift for you
Please have a look
Do you like it?
l don't deserve your kindness and generous gift
Don't say that
Come on... l will put it on for you
You have smooth skin
Girls of Yi don't follow Chinese rules
but we are not that easy
l'm afraid your hand is feeling weird now
My hand
You wretch. How dare you poison me
l didn't poison you. lt was scorpion powder
Actually you were stung once
You...
Give me the antidote
l don't have an antidote
Put your hand in a bucket of human gold for 2 hours
Human gold? What is human gold?
Human feces. Get lost now
You are ruthless
Let's wait and see
Your Highness
Dew...
What is it, Your Highness?
Didn't l ask you to throw it away?
Why is it still here?
lt was my fault
l thought you might think of him when you were in a good mood
Then you could paint him when you wanted
Burn it
Burn it?
The man in the painting
You must come to see the princess no matter where you are
She has no appetite because of you
l wish you will, Your Majesty
Get up
Thank you
What is it?
Lady Tian's father, Tian Hong Yu sent you a beautiful girl
What a mischief
Why did he do such a senseless thing at a time like this?
Lady Tian's passed away 2 years ago
Her father wanted you to favor his family as before
You must understand his intention
Lady Tian...
When she died, l felt...
The world knows that you were affectionate towards Lady Tian
But the girl is beautiful
No harm in having a look
Do you want to...
Take her to the imperial harem. l have many memorials to read
Yes
l was castrated at 7
l was attracted to her
But the king didn't glance at her
He needs no sleep, food or women
He doesn't live like a king
Because a king can't quit his job
And many people covet his position
The king is much more hard working than his predecessors
Too bad we are in times of trouble
l'm not to blame
Get my sedan ready
Where are we going?
Prince Hui's residence
You are a man of his word, Mr Yuan
You came so early
Cut the nonsence
When will you let Miss Greeny go?
What's the hurry?
l will let her go if you defeat me
What now, Dean He?
l admit defeat sincerely. Kill me now
Are you going to let Greeny go?
lf l had told you her whereabouts,
would you have fought me?
She is lucky
Look how worried you are
l envy her
Envy?
Of course l envy her
lt's not easy to have a devoted sweetheart
Your Highness
Do you know Minister of Ministry of Revenue and marshal Zhou
were dismissed and locked up?
Really?
lt is true
Congratulations, Your Highness...
Why did you say that?
Of all officials and officers,
only they are loyal to the king and in power
You devised a play
You used the vault robbery to pull them down
Whatever you do in the capital in future
lt will be as easy as winking
lt seems you know a lot
l wouldn't have come if l hadn't known something
and had said something treacherous
l put every thrust in you
l hope you will be honest to me. We can plan the great cause together
What great cause?
lt depends on whether you accept my gift or not
lf you don't accept it,
l won't send you gifts again
Please think it over
You are so kind
l don't deserve it but it would be disrespectful to decline
All eunuchs and guards in the palace are my men
lf you need their service, just tell me
Good
l took on a kung fu master lately
He and Chongzhen are sworn enemies
We will succeed with your help
l knew your intention a while ago
The cottage was visited thrice in the past
l visited your residence thrice. Now is not outshone by then
He Tieshou is a nuisance
She won't let Miss Xia go
Does she want to learn kung fu or does she has a scheme?
l honestly don't know
She is moody. Very difficult to see thru
Anyway she needs your help
She won't hurt Miss Greeny
You don't have to worry about this
Your are right
Leader...
General Li Yan sent you a letter
Great. King Rush surrounded Taiyuan
He will capture it soon
Great
There are 2 armies
King Rush and Liu Zongmin are leaders of one
They will attack Taiyuan from Pingyang
Liu Fangliang is the leader of the other
They will advance along the north bank of Yellow River
To attach Huaiquing, Luan, Weihui, Zhangde
Then Daming, Baoding in Hebei. They will attack Beijing from both sides
Great
What is so great, boss Sha?
King Rush deploys troops with great skill
Look. They can climb over Taixing Shan after capturing Taiyuan
Advance on Beijing from Zhending via Baoding
The city will be besieged and Chongzhen will be caught
Good
King Rush may not take the shortcut
Why did you say that?
ln my opinion,
he will attack Ningwu, Datong, Xuanhua and enter from Juyong Gate
Will he choose a long way rather than a shortcut?
Everyone knows
Ming's main formations are in Ningwu and Xuanfu
Why will King Rush confront the tough with toughness?
Tactics say, evade the enemy's main force and strike his weak points
The main force will come to protect Beijing if he takes the shortcut
There will be a fierce battle outside Beijing
lt will be a internecine battle
lf King Rush destroys their main force in Xuan, Da,
their reinforcements will be stopped
Other armies are too far away
Beijing will be isolated and cut off from help
Another army will attack it from Zhending via Baoding
Beijing will be attacked from both sides
We are certain to win
Your views enlightened us, boss Cheng
They are just theories
Since l can't charge the enemy line with King Rush
l engage in idle theorizing
Li Yan sent us this letter
to ask us to make preparations before King Ring comes here
lf we kill Chongzhen now,
the whole situation will change
Armies in other places will surrender to us
Do you want to join Prince Hui...
No
He acted like he put every trust in me
But l think
he has another pair of eyes behind his own eyes
He can't be trusted
How can we get in the palace without his help?
Don't worry. l have something l didn't use
Ocean, give it to me
lt is a letter Qing's Prince Duoergun
sent to eunuch of protocal Cao huachun
l was the messenger
Luckily l renounced the bad cause and followed Leader
l knew the letter must be useful
Great, Yuan
l will go with you. l will be your page boy
Miss Jiao, you are a girl
l'm afraid l have to take care of you then
Ocean, you will go with me
Okay
Ocean's throat hasn't recovered
He can't move freely
Let me go with you
Sha, you are a hero
You don't look like a page boy
Hu is away on business
l think Miss Jiao can disguise as a page boy
Right. Yuan
l was your page boy when He Tieshou came last time
Okay, you will go with me
Yuan, junior
l will go with you
How can you go, senior Luo?
Why can't l go?
You haven't recovered from your arm's injury
You will cause trouble
Right
We will go together if you want to go, Liru
You can help us
Okay
Why did you insist on coming here?
You did something silly again, senior
What?
Mr Yuan is Gold Dragon's benefactor
Wany admires him wholeheartedly
You mean Wany loves...Mr Yuan?
lf our teacher in heaven knows about it,
he will be delighted
Why did you want to go with them?
We know you like Wany
What...did you say?
She is beautiful and quiet
She helped old boss with affairs of the seat
Who am l?
Since l lost my arm,
l haven't talked with her much
Actually who is on your mind...
Leave it at that, junior
Mr Yuan is a great hero
He and Wany make a perfect match
She has found a good husband. l'm happy for her
Play it by ear then, senior
lt will be great if you can be their matchmaker
Zhuo
Just like that. Try it again
Zhuo
Much better
Hong, what does the ritual mean?
Their ritual is different from ours
Put one hand on the floor when you say Zhuo
lt also called Daqian
Remember to do it only when you meet Cao Huachun
or else you will give the game away
l know
Remember not to panic no matter what happens
You want to know others'secrets
You must reveal yours first
Then you will gain their trust
Right. Li Yan told me the same thing before
Where is Liru? Why hasn't he come?
l was looking for him just now. l don't know where he is
Here l am
Yuan
Luo You came in time
Ocean, teach him the ritual
Okay. Watch me carefully
Follow my move. Shoulder. Like this
Put your hand on the floor. That is it
Yuan
l thought it over. l won't go
You insisted on going just now
Now you don't want to go. Are you afraid?
l don't want to go. lt's not because l am a coward
You are a kung fu master. l will be your burden
l lost my right arm. lt will draw attention
To kill Chongzhen is a big secret. l'm sure there are many inspections
So l will wait outside
l will notify everyone if anything happens inside
What do you think?
Luo is right
Look at his right arm. lt...
lt will give the game away if we are inspected
You really think so?
Okay
Ocean, 5 Poisons and the authority discovered our house
The outcome is unpredictable
lf we don't come back before 6:00 pm tomorrow
Evacuate from this place
Remember to notify Mrs An. l will meet you
Okay
Ocean, we will tidy things up
Let's go
l will go now, Miss Jiao
Be careful, junior
Who are you? Stop
You can't wander about in the palace
Get lost now
Officer, l want to tell you something
What is it?
Officer
You know those words. You are not an outsider
Guard. Ask someone to take them inside
Take them to see official Li
Yes
Thank you
Go inside
Come with me
Let's go
Excuse me, what tune is this?
Don't ask. You can't be nosy in the palace. Let's go
Yuan, what's wrong?
Nothing. Let's go
Get changed. l will notify official Li
Thank You
Cao is a schemer
He asked so many people to lead us
All those turnings made me confused
The routes here are complicated
Can you remember them?
The place is big and there are many turnings
l remember the first part but the last past...
lt doesn't matter. Remember
all roads run from north to south
lt will be fine if you know the direction
This is official Cao
How is Prince Duoergun?
His Highness is fine
He asked me to ask after you
His Highness always cares about me. Thank him for me
Mr Hong, you came a long way
What's His Highness' order?
He asked me to bring you some gifts
Please accept them
He sent me a lot of good things
He knows the king is shrewd
He depends on your...
You two may go now. Go now
Yes
What are His Highness' instructions?
He wanted the court to cede territory around Hebei and Shandong
Yellow River will be the new border
Two countries will live in peace
The country is in chaos
Reports said that Li Zicheng captured Taiyuan
Shanxi's governor killed himself. He died for our country
Since Minister of War Ministry died,
we don't have competent generals
Li Zicheng's army will be at our city gates soon
Everything will be over if the capital is captured
l will offer the king a piece of advice tonight
lf he stubbornly refuses to see the light,
we will work for the good of our country
Enforce justice on behalf of Heaven