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The Plough Department Of Song Dynasty
Episode 31
You're the emperor.
The monarch!
All these things, you can just stay in the palace
and solve them with one word.
Why do you go out in person?
I guess,
it's Taisui's idea, right?
Mother.
You just have prejudice against Taisui.
You're right.
It's Taisui who gave me the idea.
But I don't think it's wrong.
Every time I go to court,
all the officials say the country is prosperous and people live in peace,
the civilians work in contentment.
But what's the truth?
If I haven't heard from Taisui
I still don't know it hasn't rained
in Sichuan and Chongqing for months.
Whatever the reason is,
you're not allowed to go out today.
Mother.
Why can't you be reasonable?
What I know is to protect you.
It is said the rich always
treat themselves well!
As the emperor,
you're responsible for the whole world.
What if you get into danger when out,
have you thought about that?
I was going to relieve the refugees,
what danger can I encounter?
I'm not going to combat.
You do know that's disaster relief.
Do you know how many refugees are there?
And what kind of men they are!
What if some bad people creep in
to assassinate you.
What should you do?
I have guards and Taisui protecting me.
I'm not afraid of the assassination.
You haven't grown up yet,
but dare do things as you like.
Just stay in the palace and reflect on yourself!
Guards!
Lock the door!
If his majesty goes out,
you'll be punished!
Mother.
General.
This is the new tea
tributed by the king of Dali several days ago.
It's called Yunye tea.
Not only sweet,
it's also said that it can warm the stomach.
General may as well have a taste.
Your highness.
I'm just a rough-neck.
If it is drinking wine,
I can know it's good or bad.
But tea,
I know nothing about it.
Your highness's reward is definitely good tea.
If you bestow the tea to me,
it will be a waste.
Don't say that, general.
Tea
is for people to drink.
Try it when it's hot.
Fine.
I'll taste it now.
Good tea.
Really good...
I can't tell you exactly what is so good of the tea.
But it's definitely better than mine.
Send this Yunye tea
to general's mansion.
Yes.
Your highness.
I don't mean that.
General, never mind.
Not to mention the loyalty and patriotism of Caos.
Yaoguang
also saved my life before.
Just some tea,
don't refuse that.
Okay.
Thank your highness.
Well.
Speaking of Yaoguang,
she hasn't got married, right?
Your highness.
Yaoguang always plays kongfu all day long.
I'm really worried
that no one would marry her.
How can it be?
Yaoguang is smart and cute.
Also good-looking.
I really like her.
Every time I think of her,
I admire you.
You have such a good daughter.
His majesty has been on the throne for a few days.
When we change the title of reign after the new year.
It's time to choose his empress.
Recently,
I'm worried about it.
After I've seen
all the officials' daughters,
I find Yaoguang is my favorite.
Today I asked you here,
I just want to discuss with you.
See if there's any chance to be your in-law.
Yaoguang is of noble birth.
She is not only the granddaughter of the founding minister.
Her second uncle is also the husband of the princess Xingping.
If she marries his majesty,
we will be doubly related.
Only the title of empress deserves her.
Your highness.
After all,
Yaoguang is two years older than his majesty.
I'm afraid...
That's great.
Older girl is more sedate.
His majesty is young.
Yaoguang is good enough to teach him.
If so,
it couldn't be better.
My lord.
Is Yaoguang back?
My lady is in the backyard.
Yaoguang.
Father.
You're looking for me?
I've something to tell you.
A good thing.
A big thing, very great!
Great thing.
What's that?
You got promotion again?
Or you have another concubine?
Yaoguang.
Other girls at your age
all have been mothers, right?
You arrange a blind date for me again?
How can you say that?
So impolite.
Show no respect.
Father,
don't you know
Taisui and I...
Don't mention him.
He doesn't deserve you at all.
That's my business!
Yaoguang.
The marriage
is arranged by parents.
Taisui is nice.
But his identity is
too far from ours.
Forget the identity.
I like Taisui.
Good boy.
But if you wanna marry him.
It's not very appropriate.
Fine, fine, fine.
Cut the crap.
Tell me.
Who do you want me to marry this time?
I just came back from the palace.
The empress dowager wants you.
What?
The empress dowager wants me to marry her?
She wants you to marry his majesty.
You will be the empress.
I will be the emperor's father-in-law.
What?
His majesty?! That little boy?!
He is the emperor.
How can you say he's a little boy?
He is the emperor.
He is also a little boy.
Go away.
Father, listen.
I won't marry him.
You can marry him if you want.
I won't.
Yaoguang.
Can..Can we have a discuss?
Mother.
Did you propose a marriage to general Cao?
Yes.
What's wrong?
Leave us.
Mother.
If you want me to marry other girls,
I won't say no.
But Yaoguang.
She is in love with Taisui.
Taisui and I are buddies.
How can I grab my buddy's girl?
Shut up.
What buddy.
You're the emperor.
But take an official as your buddy.
It's not appropriate.
My son.
You are young.
There's something you don't know.
Caos is the founding father.
Now their family has seven brave generals.
They have heavy military power.
We can say they're the pillar of the country.
Although you have ascended the throne.
You're still young.
The country governed by a young monarch is unstable.
It's unavoidable.
But it will be different if you marry Yaoguang.
We'll have the support of Caos.
And you don't need to worry about the army.
We have armed forces to rely on.
Your throne will be stable.
Is this what the outsider say?
The royal family is heartless.
For the profit, we can
sacrifice everything?
We sacrifice nothing.
I really like Yaoguang.
Let her be the empress.
What's bad with it?
If you do feel guilty to Taisui.
Just give him a few more beauties.
Give him a high position.
Mother.
You let me down.
No matter what.
I won't marry Yaoguang.
General Cao.
Taisui is here.
General Cao.
What's the matter?
Here is the thing.
I asked you here.
Is for Yaoguang.
Yaoguang is not young.
I want her to marry someone.
Marry?
That's not very good.
I'm not ready yet.
Besides.
I've not yet reached the age of marriage.
Who said you?
Except the emperor,
who deserves my daughter?
How can it be possible?
Yaoguang won't agree.
His majesty won't agree, either.
Taisui.
The parents decide the marriage.
It's not important whether they agree or not.
As long as the empress dowager and I agree. That'll be fine.
So.
Don't come to Yaoguang anymore.
In case you would ruin her reputation.
Impossible.
Dose your word matter?
If you dare come to Yaoguang again.
You'll suffer more.
I won't agree.
I believe Yaoguang also won't agree.
General Cao.
You should know her better than me.
Do you think you can break us up.
My daughter is going to be the empress.
She is not someone
can marry easily.
Fine.
Don't you like my daughter?
Then I can give you a chance.
If you can wear purple robes with golden jade ribbons.
I'll make Yaoguang marry you.
It's not difficult.
What?
Not difficult?
You have boldness of vision, courage and ability.
I admire you.
Taisui.
Purple robes with golden jade ribbons.
Only officials above rank three can wear it.
Well, old fogey.
You fooled me!
Did I?
You like my daughter.
I give you a chance.
And you said yes.
I did promise.
But how can I know that
purple robes with golden jade ribbons
is not easy to get!
What is said
can't be retracted.
You promised.
That's true.
But I didn't know...
You promised.
Fine.
I promise.
It's just a three-rank official.
Purple robes with golden jade ribbons.
I'll wear it.
Kaiyang.
What kind of official is this boy now?
Is he even not that
a imperial guard?
Listen.
If you have a successful official career,
and be a three-rank official.
Thirty years.
That's all right.
After thirty years,
you can marry my daughter.
Right. Old fogey.
You need to wait.
Take care of yourself.
Or you can't even wait until
the day Yaoguang gets married.
You.
You really piss me off.
Thirty years?
I'll give you half a year.
No.
Half a year.
Just half a year.
If you can't get promotion in half a year.
You will never see Yaoguang again.
You.
Don't go.
You old fox.
How can you break your word?
I'm so mad.
You say.
Your highness!
Don't betroth Yaoguang to his majesty!
Your highness!
Your highness, please.
Don't separate me and Yaoguang!
You broke in the palace and startled me.
Do you know what crime you committed?
Your highness!
Yaoguang.
She doesn't want to be the empress!
Guards.
Drag him out.
No!
Your highness.
You're unreasonable.
You broker in the palace.
And you dare insult me.
Drag him out.
Flog him!
You do this.
Aren't you afraid you'll make his majesty a tyrant?
Drag him out!
Go.
Your highness.
Let me go!
Put me down!
Your majesty.
Taisui was beaten by her highness.
Your majesty.
Stop!
Taisui.
Get up.
Your majesty.
Are you alright?
I'm fine.
Hurry up.
Ask the imperial doctor here!
Yes.
Get the doctor here!
No.
Your majesty.
My shifu has excellent medical skills.
Send me to the Guchui Pavilion.
Yes.
Get my chariot here!
Yes.
Hurry up.
Yaoguang.
Where are you going?
If I did something wrong.
You just say it.
Father.
Tell me.
Did anything happen to our family,
so we need royal family's help?
This...
Or our family is ruined,
we need the marriage with royal family to raise our status?
How could you say that.
If it is,
I born in Caos and you raised me.
For the whole family,
I should.
I can do it.
But if not,
please do not impose the happiness
you imagine on me.
I don't like it.
I'm serious!
Yaoguang.
Where are you going?
Go to the plough department.
I miss him.
Mother.
How could you do that to Taisui?
What?
He broke into the palace,
abused the empress dowager.
I couldn't punish him?
He does not know the rules.
But he contributed to our country.
You did that.
Aren't you afraid the ministers will be disappointed?
Merit should be rewarded.
Faults should be punished.
It's the truth to reward and punish clearly.
Mother.
You're being unreasonable.
It's not that I wanted to punish Taisui.
You're just too young.
Now you trust an official at your age.
Inevitably something will go wrong.
Especially Taisui and Yaoguang love each other.
The father of Yaoguang
is also the powerful minister.
His several brothers are also high officials.
Once they get together.
It's possible that another Chen bridge mutiny will happen.
I have to avoid this.
Taisui is not that kind of person.
There're no outsiders here.
Just you and me.
I'm not afraid to embarrass myself.
Back then the emperor Chairong
also treated your uncle as brother.
Awarded army and entrusted with important post.
And your uncle still...
Mother.
You thought too much.
It can nip in the bud.
You are the emperor now.
How can you take things personally?
To be a emperor.
Sometimes for something,
you have to do something against your will.
This is the price that an emperor must pay.
If only a good emperor has to do this,
then I'm not willing to be the emperor.
I can abdicate the throne.
Your highness.
General Cao seeks an audience.
Cao Wei bows in respect before your highness.
Arise.
Thank your highness.
What brought you here?
Your highness.
I...
I want to ask your highness's permission.
I wanna resign from all posts in the army.
Your highness, please allow me.
General Cao.
I have something to ask you.
Your highness, please ask.
I will tell everything.
You resign from the army.
You Caos has six
brothers serving in the army.
Are they going to resign as well?
Caos resign from the army.
How about those soldiers you Caos have led all these years?
Will they resign as well?
My son just got the throne.
Our country is not stable yet.
Donglai and Beishu are eyeing us.
They're likely to attack us.
If Caos retire.
Then once the ware
breaks out,
Who shall bear the burden?
Your highness.
Bays of being parents.
My minister.
I know it.
You cherish your daughter.
But can general also
consider of my difficulties.
You think
I want to be the bad person?
I don't doubt Taisui.
But the situations will change.
The emotion will change.
And people will change.
For the steadiness of my son's country.
Even I'm not willing.
I have to be the bad person.
Your majesty.
Her highness said
you can't go out.
You dare stop me.
I dare not.
Go away.
Your majesty.
How dare you
stop me?
Your majesty.
You can't go out!
Your highness has said.
Go tell her highness now.
Your highness is so kind.
I will work to the bone.
Your highness.
I'm willing to...
Your highness, bad news!
His majesty went out again.
We failed to stop him.
Please punish me.
What?
Shifu.
I said.
I'm definitely fine.
You don't know me?
Taisui.
Human can not fight against god.
Let it go.
Shifu.
I know.
All that you said is for my good.
But,
In the lifetime
we will meet many wonderful people and things.
Someone
may be greedy.
They want to have all these wonderful things.
But I
only want one.
As long as Yaoguang still loves me.
I will never give her up.
Yeah.
Yaoguang.
I'm the same.
As long as you don't hold back.
We won't be broken up
no matter what happens.
You silly girl.
Don't worry.
I'll not let anyone
take you away.
If Taisui and the empress dowager can recognize each other.
Then things wouldn't be like this.
Xuan Xuanzi.
You treat him as your own son.
Wanted to keep him by your side forever.
But if it makes him unhappy.
How can he get
the happiness he wants.
Waiting here.
Your highness is here.
Mother.
You still know I'm your mother.
As the emperor.
You lack of attention to dignity.
Went out of the palace in private.
You're getting more and more wild.
How will you become in the future?
Go back with me.
Taisui got severe hurt.
I'm as close as a brother to him.
Come to see him.
Anything wrong?
Your majesty is the emperor.
He is just an official.
I don't talk to a man who sells his daughter for glory.
Presumptuous!
General Cao has worked hard and performed a valuable service.
And you're so rude to him.
Is that an emperor should do?
The words mother said.
What if I change general Cao
these two words into Taisui.
What does mother think?
You.
Your majestry.
Elder, save it.
How is Taisui?
He is in the room.
Taisui.
Your majesty comes to see you.
Shit.
I can't let his majesty know
I'm healed so soon.
Come.
Cover the quilt.
Hurry.
Medicine!
Medicine.
Okay.
Hurry up!
He is coming.
Taisui.
You unfilial son!
Stop!
General Cao.
Your majesty!
Mother.
I just want to go check him.
You're the emperor.
Don't be so self-indulgent.
Stop.
Who are you?
Mother.
This is the elder Xuan Xuanzi.
Xuan Xuanzi greets your highness.
Search carefully.
This way!
Go!
Thank you, Elder.
No need.
Thank you for saving us.
I will never forget.
Only hope in the next life,
I can repay your kindness.
No need to be polite.
Come here.
This way please.
Are these people coming after you?
Elder.
For the sake of the child.
Save me.
You don't know.
Although I know some tricks.
In front of the army,
these skills won't work.
Even if I put all my life on it,
but it'll be of no help.
Don't need to save me.
Elder.
Save the child!
Elder.
I beg you.
Please.
I beg you!
Really you.
It's me.
Mother, you know him?
Elder.
Where is my son?
Elder.
Are you
the one who saved my mother?
Where is my elder brother?
Your highness told your majesty
that he has a brother.
Such a big thing.
Why can't tell me?
Elder.
Where is my own son?
Where is he?
Taisui...
Taisui... he is...
Mother.
You said Taisui is my brother!
Come. Drink the tonic.
Your highness.
I was hurt so badly.
Can't get out of bed to salute.
Please forgive me.
My son!
It's my fault.
Your highness.
You...
Are you sick?
I'm fine.
I'm so sorry.
My son!
I will never leave you again.
Your majesty.
What is going on?
The late emperor announced
I am the empress dowager's real son.
But it's rumored among the people.
Right.
No secrets last forever.
That's right.
Your highness is not my real mother.
My real mother is mistress Li.
My real mother
was your highness's maid.
My father favored her.
Then gave birth to me.
At that time my father announced to the world
the empress dowager is my real mother.
To promote her from mistress
to the empress.
My mother,
after Demiao assassinated my father,
told me that.
She said before what happened,
she had already had a child.
She was demoted to a civilian by my grandfather.
Then she lived a displaced life.
Your majesty told me the truth.
I'm deeply grateful.
I won't tell others about
what your majesty told me today.
Please rest easy.
There is no harm in saying so.
Since my brother is back.
Then he must get his title back.