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The Plough Department Of Song Dynasty
Episode 11
Yong Zheng said
before Yang Daqi died
he had been upset
about Yan Shiwei's false accusation
That's not what I heard of.
Chunmei
we rob Peter to pay Paul
Again
and again
eventually we have to pay back one day
According to Chunmei
Yang Daqi was drunken that night
he cried a lot before he slept
then Chunmei left for the kitchen
to take soup to alleviate his hangover
When she came back
the door had been locked from the inside.
She thought Yang Daqi may need moments of peace.
So she left
So you're saying,
Yang Daqi said he robbed Peter to pay Paul
evetually he must pay back one day
These are his dying words.
but what are the debts he means?
What do you think?
I see, Yang Shiwei was right
Yang Daqi was really guilty of embezzlement.
Indeed, there were problems
in Yang Daqi's projects
Ok
Let's go and check now
How?
We apply to investigate all the accounts he had handled.
That's easy to say!
Weilin, the Prime Minister, was in charge of
the construction of Yuqing Temple
and the emperor's sacrificing rite on Mount Tai.
How could we just go investigate him directly?
How about visiting Yang's mansion again?
But Yaoguang...
Leave her alone.
Let's solve the case first
Okay.
Anything wrong?
Nothing
Let's go
Liu Suifeng, how dare you
take Tai Sui to the brothel again?
Sister Kaiyang!
Give me a weapon
Any weapon.
Why do you need that?
To teach Wen Qu a lesson
It's ok that he went to the brothel,
but now he takes Taisui with him
You know
My power
doesn' work sometimes.
If It doesn't work at that time,
I will be bullied by him.
You mean Liu Suifeng took Taisui to the brothel again.
You don't know that
He hooked up with the girls in Yang's mansion
when we were doing investigation yesterday.
he didn't go back last night
and today,
he just sneaked out with Taisui.
Will he do anything good?
Wenqu likes to flirt with girls
it doesn't matter so much
but it's really absurd to do that while he is on duty.
That's away too much!
I will go with you
Let's go.
Which official is this?
So luxious,
even the road was cleared.
No officials can do this
in the capital.
Except Guru Demiao.
Guru Demiao?
Put on so much airs.
Where is she going?
Who do you think Guru Demiao is?
She has been consecrated by the emperor.
she must be invited by the emperor this time.
She had found the Divine book for the emperor.
so the emperor rewarded her with Yuqing Temple.
All these things
are her rewards from the emperor.
I am here to see the Guru.
Maybe we could also be blessed
to live a long life.
Don't!
Let her be.
We will expose her one day
That's enough!
Say no more
if someone hears us.
If he targets us, we will be in trouble.
see what happened to Yang
That'll be our destiny as well.
Look at him
it's like nothing happened
so calm and peaceful.
He has a thick-skin,
not afraid of god or devils.
I pity Yang
he killed himself because of such a man.
Cheer up.
I'll take you to Green Sleeves House next time.
Still?
It's more fun.
There're only males in there.
What do they do?
I'll work with you
to check the accounts
to find Yang Daqi's criminal evidence.
Okay.
My lord.
So they're heading Yangs' to investigate.
Luckily you didn't accuse them.
Otherwise...
He's so dead!
I'm his Shifu
But he turned to Liu for help?
Does he have any respect?
Really?
I saw Taisui waiting for you
outside your door.
He didn't turn to you?
Or you're just mad at him
wouldn't see him?
Why he couldn't say something nice?
Miser!
Totally!
Since that,
how about we go help them
we're already here anyway.
It's my case!
Now they want cut me off?
No way!
Yao
Yo. Yo. Yo.
I remember someone said
she is not coming.
What brought her here?
Bastard.
You wanna betray your Shifu?
and join Liu?
You must have a rebel bone on your head.
Rebel bone?
You call the back side of your head the rebel bone?
So special.
You...
Enough. Enough.
Stop fighting.
Always fighting each other.
Like born to be enemies.
We're on duty.
Don't let others laugh at us.
You're here.
Found anything?
Undoutfully, this is a murder.
But when he's been found,
the door and windows were closed from inside.
how did the murderer made the kill
and left?
We never found it out.
Yang Daqi should be killed
in sleep by some secret weapon hit his head.
So the murderer must
stood at this place.
I've checked.
There's no secret passage in this room.
How did the murderer left this room?
I still couldn't find it out.
Begin.
Brother Yan.
That man Yan Shiwei
he is away too much.
Always targetting on me.
How could he do that?
Brother Yang.
Don't be afraid.
You did nothing wrong.
He won't hurt you.
Right. Right.
Here, drink.
Chunmei.
You're my maid. Stand up.
Who allowed you to sit down.
hurry.
Here. Here.
Fill it up.
Don't you see the empty glass?
You spilled it out!
Taisui!
Don't run!
You're a dead man!
Help!
A maid dares to beat her master!
Yes, that's what I do!
Stop!
She
She beats her master.
He spills
She beats her master.
He spills
She beats her master.
Enough!
This is the crime scene.
Go on.
Yang.
You're drunk.
You should sleep early.
Yan.
I'll see you off.
Let's go.
Chunmei
You're the sweetest.
Yan.
Wait for me.
Yan.
Your maid looks so voilent.
Yang, please stay.
I'll go back home now.
Goodbye, Brother Yan.
Excuse me for not going with you.
Bye.
Be careful!
Stop! Stop! Stop!
Sis Kaiyang!
Can we just leave this part out?
No, you can't.
If someone did something in Yang Daqi's room,
during this period,
we can then exactly evaluate time needed for Yang Daqi
to send Yan Zheng away
and to come back.
In this way, we may find something unusual.
It's almost done.
Let's come back.
OK.
Yaoguang,
Come back and hold his arm
Chunmei,
Serve me to bed.
My lord.
Please have a rest first.
I'll take some decanting soup for you.
Go ahead.
Chunmei left the room
and came back with the soup soon.
However, when she went back, she found that
the door was locked from the inside.
My lord.
Judging from Yang Daqi's situation at that moment,
although he was drunk,
it was still possible for him to get up himself
and lock the door.
So, who closed the door? Yang Daqi
or the murderer?
Both are possible.
But it is not important.
What matters is
how the murderer left the room with doors and windows locked
from the inside after he killed Yang Daqi.
It doesn't make sense.
I've checked the whole room.
There are no secret tunnels.
These three iron nails
have punctured Yang Daqi's skull
with full strength.
The skull is much harder than the pillar.
If you hammer the iron nail into the pillar,
only a half of the pillar can be hammered in,
the strength is far less than that of the murderer.
What if the iron nail was shot a mechanism
rather than with human strength?
A mechanism?
A gentleman is not actually different from other.
He is just adept at drawing the support from objects.
Yang Daqi
has valued the gift from Minister Yan a lot.
It is put in the place which can be obviously seen.
Come here!
There is something unusual.
So many account books...
After all,
it contains the financial account book of the whole court for seven years.
But you should have been grateful for that.
The account books I asked you to move are just total account books.
If all of the books are taken here,
they can fill a dozen of rooms like this one.
But to finish checking these books,
even though adequate people are arranged,
it still needs to take more than a year.
Take it easy.
I am most clear about
which account books have something to do with Yang Daqi.
After all, it is I who have paid the closest attention to Yang Daqi during these years.
To tell you the truth,
I have investigated him for three years secretly.
The reason why I dared to report Yang Daqi to the court
is that I did find something.
I have total confidence.
Look!
This wooden arhat
is much heavier that the one in Yan Zheng's residence.
Is it because of the different material?
Just try!
What are you going to do?
Break it and see what is in it.
It may not be good to destroy the belongings of others.
As long as you can break the case,
even though you break everything here,
the Yangs will not object.
OK, then, go ahead.
I found it!
I found it! I found it!
Come and look!
Look!
I finally found their hole.
Minister Yan.
Is anything hole found?
Look!
This one.
These account statements are not consistent.
As long as we have these evidence,
we can prove that Yang Daqi
did do something unusual
in the account book.
Minister Yan,
who does the signature behind belong to?
These are those who check and examine the account book.
Yan Zheng
Yan Zheng is the architectural master of the imperial palaces.
All the construction projects are supervised by him.
I have never heard of that from him.
He is the last person that Yang Daqi saw before his death,
and he has come back to his hometown for his age.
In it...
Fire!
Help!
Xingyi.
Help! Help!
Fire!
I can confirm
that the iron nail in the Yang Daqi's head
was shot from the wooden arhat.
What? What?
It's not right.
From here to the bed,
there is a wood screen in between.
I've checked this wooden screen.
There's no hole on it.
If the murderer has enough time
to change a new wooden screen,
he wouldn't need such a secret trick.
Moreover,
this antique shelf is placed against the wall,
and the wooden arhat is on the antique shelf.
It can only shoot on the opposite wall.
How did it shoot onto the bed?
Unless Yang Daqi stood here,
after being shot,
he went to bed by himself.
Or these little arhats could jump.
They jumped to his bed,
and jumped back.
They didn't have to run
or jump
to kill a person.
Help!
Help me put out the fire!
If the account book is burned,
we might be done.
Stand back.
Quick!
Kaiyang, you think there's something with this antique shelf?
It can't be!
It didn't move.
There is something wrong.
This arhat is a switch.
Nothing is happenning.
It is a timing device.
Only several more turns,
it could be activated after Yang Daqi fell asleep.
But,
the wooden screen blocked its way.
Look.
Yang Daqi
was killed in this way.
Such a exquisite design
shouldn't be used to kill people.
It is really an insult to mechanics.
Who is the murderer?
If we can find out
the person who made this machine,
we will know.
My lord,
we didn't find anyone.
Who will it be?
Who dare to set fire here?
Yan Zheng is the most probable suspect.
I've checked
all the furniture in this room.
They are all made by craftsman Yan Zheng.
Yan Zheng?
But they are good friends.
Sometimes the best friend
is the most dangerous.
You mean,
Yan Zheng
may be the conspiracy of Yang Daqi?
He must be involved to this case.
I'm going to Yan's mansion with Xingyi now.
Quaestor Yan,
would you kindly to find Kang Pingzhong, chancellor Kang.
and tell him everything happened
word for word.
Yan Zheng has a high official position.
I'm afraid only by ourselves,
it is hard to arrest him.
We need the help of prime minister Kang.
I see.
I will go right away.
No, wait.
Yan Zheng has resigned from office and return to his native town.
He will soon leave the capital.
Let's go.
I'm Dou Cheng, from Court of Judicial Review
I have some important things to meet with your lord,
Minister Yan.
Our master
has reigned from office and went back to his hometown.
He's not home.
Please go back.
You...
What are you doing?
All the way to here,
there is only an old servant in the house.
Are they really gone?
Who are you?
Here are all the facts of the crime.
Yan Zheng is Yang Daqi's conspiracy.
The evidence is incontrovertible.
Judge Dou has taken assistants to Yan's mansion
to arrest Yan Zheng.
But Yan Zheng has high position in office,
if we don't have the imperial edict,
I'm afraid that we couldn't arrest him.
So prime minister Kang,
please help us!
You, go to the palace to meet the emperor with me.
It's none of my business.
I didn't lie to you.
I...
My lord was
really gone.
Old man,
your lord committed a terrible crime.
If you conceal the truth,
you will be punished to the same crime.
Yes.
Yes, yes, yes.
So answer me
did he really go back to his hometown?
Yes, yes, yes.
Oh, nonono.
Nope.
Yes or no?
My lord's family
have gone with a parade.
But my lord stayed late for few days,
and he just left this afternoon.
He said he was going to attend a banquet
to take his friend's leave.
Where's the banquet held?
In
in Yuqiong Restaurant.
Let's go.
Master
Although we did it concealed,
we still left some traceable clues behind
and we can't eliminate them throughly.
I figure that
it won't take long for them
to come for me.
Are you afraid?
Afraid of what?
At the worst, I'll just conceal my identity
and rove all over the world.
What worries me is your great cause.
How can such great cause
be flawless
without any loopholes!
But
we have conquered the filed.
We have used the money we gained illegally
to develop our own force.
It is not important anymore that
whether royal court can comb out.
At that time, the emperor gave orders to buid Yuqing Palace
and held sacrifice rite on Mt. Tai.
But Kang Pingzhong set himself against the emperor.
Now
he is minister of the Three Bureaus,
being in charge of royal court's expenditure,
which make Yan Shixiong become audacious in the extreme.
It was Yan Shixiong who informed against Yang Daqi
caused our things brought to light.
Kang Pingzhong
gradually falls out of emperor's favor,
and he won't be pleased with himself in the near future.
But the Plough Department
starts to get in the way.
I have left traces
to entice them to come for me.
The Plough Department collects many amazing characters around the country
which are hard to crack.
It is unlikely to be sufficient
to deal with them
only by your mechanisms.
Well,
I'll arrange some hands
in Yu Qiong
to offer you support.
You just wreck some of their aces
before leaving,
then I can act conveniently in the future.
Master,
I'm assertive to
wreck some of their aces.
Good.
Wait!
They must be ambush us in Yu Qiong Restaurant now.
We are going to Feng Cheng Government Office for help.
You guys must be careful
and be sure to arrest Yan Zheng.
Ok.
Xing Yi,
let's go.
Let's go
Go.
Let's go.
Hurry up!
Get out of the way!
Hey, old man.
General Cao.
What happened? Why the flurry?
Have an attack of your winebowl?
General Cao,
you got here right on time.
Minister Yan Zheng murdered Yang Daqi.
and schemes to escape from the capital.
I'm about to request the emperor's order to arrest him.
Now you make haste to keep an eye on hime, please.
Where is he?
Should be at home.
Comments Dou from Court of Judicial Review
has already gone to Yan Zheng's home for controling him just now.
Boys,
follow me.
Hurry up.
Go enter the palace!
Go quickly!
Hurry up.
Welcome, sir, madam.
come in please.
Please have a seat.
We want a private room upstairs.
The upstairs rooms were all reserved by Yan,
I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
How about come another day?
We are his guests.
Hurry up.
Follow me.
Minister Yan
Coming unasked,
hope you won't blame us.
We come here
because we couldn't find some answers.
We hope you can help us with it.
Sit
Minister Yan
The vice minister of finacial departmen, Yang Daqi
embezzled public fund of large quanlity
by making use of building Yuqing Palace.
Minister, are you involved in this?
Then Yang Daqi die a violent death mystically.
May I ask
If you're
responsible for his death?
Yan
You killed Yang Daqi with a mechanism wood arhat.
After you did that,
why not change the woodcarving with mechanism for another ordinary one?
As your relationship with Yang,
That should be easy.
How can I take the gift
back from my friend?
Why you still killed him?
As you are friends...
There are certain things in the world that must be done.
For great undertaking,
even close relatives
can be sacrificed too.
What kind of great undertaking
can make you embezzle public fund?
Killing Yang Daqi is not just for kill
It's because he couldn't take the pressure anymore,
and wanted to confess everything to prime minister Kang.
While we
neet time to deal with the aftermath.
You...
Minister Yan
Where's the guest you invited?
My guests are all here now.
Giddyap
Back off! Back off!
Xingqi
General cao
Who are you guys?
General Cao
I'm a judge in Court of Judicial Review, Dou Cheng.
Where to go in a hurry?
I bring some soldiers
from Fengcheng Mansion
to capture the important criminal Yan Zheng.
I'm requested by prime minister Kang
to capture the key criminal Yan Zheng as well.
Yan Zheng's mansion are in front,
why run in opposite directions?
Yan Zheng is not in his mansion now.
He is banqueting guests in Yuqiong Restaurant
outside the Guanghua Gate.
Send soldiers to Yuqiong Building!
It turns out you have deliberately set us here.
What've you prepared for us next?
Just let it out!
Curving the wood, pulling the strings, a marionette oldman is made out
Look his wrinkled skin and white hair, just like real man.
Play it from time to time, with loneliness.
All thing looks like nothing but a daydream.
My lord.
Back off!
Yaoguang
They are upstairs.
Go!
Protect our General!
Close the door!
You must be the disciple of Ghost Crafter.
My Shifu once told me,
there were one man that are equal with him in strength.
He was called God Crafter.
It must be you, Yan Zheng!
You are so talented,
but why do you abandon yourself
to doing such things?
How could a spring chicken like you
understand what I do?
If your master were alive,
We could contest with each other.
How dare you, young men.
What are these?
Daughter!
Dad, what're you doing here?
Watch out!
Take them all!
Yes sir.