Can't sleep?
You as well
Don't think too much
I'm a bit upset
Minister Xun said he has a solution
Then he must know what to do
Just this one night
What else can go wrong?
You are not quite yourself recently
You are right
I'm not myself when I care
You go to sleep first
I will have some reading to calm myself
Don't stay up too late. I won't
King Wei send you some food
Do you want to eat now?
I can't refuse the gift from a King. I will eat now
OK
"Jun Xing Shi" (Please enjoy the food) food box
I am a courtier for 30 years
I finally can't have any food from Han dynasty today
I understand
I understand...
You don't have to do this my King
Bring me my garment
Help me lock up the door
I don't want any disturbance
Yes master
Young master
Someone from Minister Xun's house comes. He said he wants to send you a message
But this person... Send him in quickly
Come in
Meets Mr. Si Ma
Who do you wear the mourning for?
My master passed away
How did he die?
He killed himself with poison
He let me send a message to you
He failed you
I will visit your house to mourn for your master now
I will leave first
Hou Ji. Yes
Prepare the mourning clothes for me
Prince
What else do you want to say?
You really want to leave Si Ma Lang alone?
Your last name is not SI Ma
Can you not mention this again?
I didn't ask this just because my relationship with Si Ma family. I asked this for you
You and my brother in law have been through a lot together these years. You really want to give up on him at this moment?
Master
The court sent people to announce today's meeting will be canceled
My father
leaves all the thing behind just for Zi Jian
He didn't do this for Ping Yuan Duke. It's minister Xun
Minister Xun
passed away last night
How did this happen?
I saw him yesterday he seemed fine to me
This...
I don't know either
But the messenger did say so
Do you know
what does it mean if the minister Xun is not behind my back?
The person who shelter you most
is gone
Wen Ruo
We two know each other for 20 years
Conquer the enemy
Build up this court
You help me fix the wrong deeds
You help recommending talents
You help building up everything
You help giving out strategies
You are an advisor of a King
You promised me to unite this nation
Now the nation is still at war
Why you abandon me and leave first
You come with me why don't you leave with me?
Minister Xun Yu
He is a respected person
He is loyal and concerned with this nation but disturbed by the chaos of this world
He companied me conquer many enemies for these 20 years
I'm glad I have your support
and work together
His achievements are glorious and incompatible
It's you that help me have the current country
Even though you are in a high position already but no titles are enough to describe your achievements
Name Jing Duke
Serve memorial tablet in Tai Temple
Investiture his son with title of nobility
Commander of Hu Ben
Thank you your majesty
You come
You know I'm coming
I know
Then you must know what happened last night
I know
I always thought you are a respected person. A model for everyone
I never thought that
You will tell lies and get innocent killed just because of personal interest
Right now
This is useless
Minister Xun is gone
An era ended with him
Many people's hope died with him
I have no choices. You..
don't have a choice either
Meets the King
This is the paper work
that Minister Xun is working before he died
and the letters he has with others
One is handling the paper work one is handling the principles
And one handles the sentencing
Tonight
will bother you three
Review all the documents carefully tonight
If you find any suspicious or strange things
Report to me
We will obey your order
Xun Ling Jun
wants to burn all the documents
This is the left over
Zhong Da
Dad
Listen to me
Pack up all your stuff
Go and leave here quickly with your wife and children
Go back to your hometown Wen County
Our big brother is still in prison. Aren't we going to save him?
Your brother will be fine
Why is that?
Don't you understand?
From the beginning
Your brother is just a pawn of two princes' fight
With the death of Minister Xun
The strongest force that helps deputy commander is gone
If Cao Zhi wins
There is no point Ding Yi and Yang Xiu killing your brother
It's not like that father. If Cao Zhi becomes the crown prince
He needs to get rid of the crime of Si Ma gate
Big brother getting convicted will be for certain then
How would they let him go free?
If Cao Pi failed he will get even more serious conviction
You are the closest person to him
You can't avoid the punishment
You are ten times more dangerous than your brother
We can't look after every aspects
I can only save what I can save
Tonight you pack up your stuff
Leave first thing in the morning tomorrow. Leave this horrible city
I can still cover for your brother
OK I know
Let me discuss this with Chun Hua
There is no room for discussion. You must decide
Leave the City Ye tomorrow morning quickly
Alright
Father come over
I'm Chonger father. Come over father
Chonger
My King
Your majesty
Meets father
unfilial son
What have I done wrong?
Look for yourself
Father this letter is not written by me
I'm innocent
How would I write letter like this? Disrespecting father and the King?
I have every letter you wrote at my study
You dare to say this is not written by you?
I had never seen this letter before
This is not written by me I'm wronged!
This letter is found at the study of Xun Yu by the King's order
Minister Xun sealed it himself
No one else can enter his study
Something is very strange
You have been a good friend to Minister Xun
Why would he set you up like this?
You shut up
Let me ask you
You dare to write letter to Xun Yu
Why don't you admit it?
Minister Xun
How would this...
Father. Don't call me father
I didn't expect
I have a good son like you
He complained to Xun Yu
I trying to support the smaller son and abandon the elder one
I will begin the same road of Yuan Shao
Compare me with Wang Mang
Since you are such loyal
Why don't you say these to me in person?
Father
I never write something like this
I swear...
You are trying to please Xun Yu
You want his support
So you wrote what he likes to see
Insulting your own father
Good
I am nothing like Wang Lang
but his act of killing his own son to benefit the country
I can learn this from him
Father
I didn't write this letter
I'm willing to swear to all gods
I hope you can investigate it thoroughly. I of course will
Remove the clothes of Cao Pi
Keep him in prison of Da Li temple
Father
Citizens can appeal to the government when they are wronged. Courtiers can appeal to King when they are wronged
But when son is wronged
Who should I appeal to?
I will send special judge to interrogate you
If you are wronged
Just tell him
I'm innocent
My lord this case involved your family
Once published
it might cause panic among the courtiers
Should we keep it off record at Da Li temple?
He is a courter first then he is the son
A letter like this
is the same with treason
Why shouldn't we set up this case?
Director Zhong doesn't want to offend deputy commander
He doesn't want to have a case like this
This is normal
There is no such thing
I will investigate this thoroughly
Who is saying this case
must be dealt by you in person
I have a suggestion my lord
If this case is investigated by the courter in supreme court
It might affect other courters
Why don't we choose other officers from Xi Cao
and investigate this case instead
Appointing this officer to review all the courtiers will not be a bad idea
But Cui Yan from Xi Cao is a respected person
The brutal nature of interrogation is not suitable for him
I think Ding Yi is an appropriate candidate
Will do according to your recommendation
Go ahead
Fight
Let's see who can win
Come master
Shier
Am I exercising in the right way?
You are becoming better at this now
but father never teaches me on this
No need. Your sword skill is better than your father already
You are sweating. Go and take some rests
I will prepare something delicious for you
Why don't you come over and teach your son on his sword skill?
I'm afraid I teaches him wrong comparing my skill with you
I can correct him if you are wrong
At least you let him know you are caring for him
Look at yourself. You are absent minded all the time
Do you still care this family?
I'm sousing the vegetable our family for this winter
Dad has told me
We are heading back to hometown. I can't leave
You still want to protect Cao Pi? You are having a quarrel with him do you forget?
Honey we need to finish what we start
Sister
A Zhao?
What happened?
Sis
Please save my husband
Don't hurry elaborate what happened
Prince was summon by the King this morning
Then he was moved from his title and put into the prison of Da Li temple
When he was taken away he told me to find you
OK I know
If something else happens tell Ji Bu
Let Ji Bu finds me
You two shouldn't come here in the future
What should we do next?
Deputy commander has been doing things right
Don't worry A Zhao
Although our master said something bad to you few days ago
but you are the most trust worthy person in his heart
Let me say sorry for my master to you
Please forget about his wrong deeds and save our master
You don't have to say these. I will do whatever I can to help him
Please brother in law
Don't worry A Zhao
Your brother in law once promises something
No one can stop him from fulfilling it
Give him some time
Let me think for a while
Alright
This way
Dad
Didn't I tell you to pack up your stuff and leave? What are you doing here?
I can't leave now father. If you don't go now it will be too late
This morning
The King put deputy commander in prison under the name of treason
Before you get involved into this you should leave with Chun Hua
There is no where to run father even I leave with Chun Hua
Can't the King send someone to capture me?
Did Guo Zhao come here just now? Yes
You still want to save Cao Pi? Dad our brother is still in prison
If I don't save deputy commander who will save our family?
How do you save him?
Can you save him from the name of treason?
Can you save him from the interrogation of Ding Yi?
Zhong Da. Ding Yi?
Yes The King appointed him as the head of this investigation
He will do whatever he can to frame deputy commander
Zhong Da
Tell me what else do you know?
This is the time of live or die. You still hide something from me?
I only know if Ding Yi leads the investigation then we will all die
Zhong Da
Why is you?
Who do you expect to see? Whoever come is the same
I did nothing wrong
Whether you did something wrong is none of my business
I only need to know
whether this letter is written by you
I already talked to my father
I never saw this letter before then how would I write something disrespecting father and King
You don't need to mention the King
I come here under the order of the King
This letter is found from the study of minister Xun
Do you agree that the seal's hand writing is minister Xun's?
It's very much alike
Then this proves the letter is sealed by him in person
You are close to minister Xun
You wouldn't deny it? He treated me like his own nephew. I will not deny it
Then this is strange. The letter sealed by minister himself
has the hand writing of yours
but you said you never saw it
So maybe minister Xun try to set you up?
Secretary Ding
You have a friend Yang Xiu
He is good at mimicking other people's hand writing
Why don't you ask registrar Yang?
You don't need to involve someone else into this
I am taking the order from the King to investigate your crime
I'm not here to chat with you
Guan Zi said
The mother needs to punish her son if he tears down the roof
Even a kind mother will punish his son
although our King is merciful
he will not allow you to disrespect father and King
Deputy commander
Don't try to lie in front of the merciless laws
I said it already
I hide nothing in my heart
You are stubborn
Don't blame me being too harsh on you for the King
Guards beat 20 sticks
Don't touch me
How is it going? It has been an hour
Do you know the meaning of that tablet
I just figured out
This is a riddle of character
The answer is four characters"Jue Miao Hao Ci"
Am I right about this?
You used an hour to solve this riddle
The King used 30 miles to solve this riddle
but someone solved this within a second
There is such a smart person on this world
Who is it? Is it prince Zi Jian?
The registrar at the Duke house, Yang Xiu
Yang De Zu
It's not wrong you call him smart and talented
but to my opinion
Registrar Yang is not wise
Why do you say so?
If it's me
The King solved this using 30 miles
I will use 40 miles to solve this even I can solve it within a second
A young student like you
will not know the thoughts of the King
How do you know the thoughts of Registrar
I may not know the politics or the King
But I know we can only be free
when we try not to fight
Tell me
This is a period of wars
Outside there is Sun Quan and Liu Bei trying to be the emperor
Inside the nobility and the family of Cao is fighting each other
There is a fight between civilian and the nobility
There is the fight of the crown prince
However the King is full of ambition and suspicions
Everyone is trying to look out for themselves in the fight
All the courters are afraid to do or say something wrong
Choose a time like this to express himself and want every to know his talents
He must be a person that will do whatever he could to achieve his goals
He also has a lot prides
He easily makes a lot of enemies
He will be sacrificing himself easily too
Even a small thing like this
He wants to compete with the King
Then the King, the courter and all the people in the world. None of them will tolerate a guy like this
So to my opinion the true wisdom
is to observe the situation and try not to fight but win the fight in the end
You have balls saying thing like that young man
Then who is the guy observing the situation and using not to fight to fight? Does this person exist?
Of course there is
To my opinion
There are three people
The first one is minister Xun
but he is at a high position
The fight is fierce so he still got involved in the end
but he is able to balance between the Han and the King
therefore he is the most respected person for me
What about the other two?
The second person
is the guy who can sit in front of the tablet and stay up two nights and eats nothing
and don't even move an inch
It's you my father
Naughty boy
You were saying something smart just now
Now you begin your sweet talks again?
If you comment me as the second person of the calligraphy
I won't be humble
but observing the situation of this world. Forget about it
Who is the third guy?
The third person
is the advisor behind the deputy commander
A scholar named Si Ma Yi wants to meet
You can foresee things my son
The advisor is Si Ma Yi?
I want to meet him father
It's not the time you meet him. Let me meet him first
The 20 sticks
is just a small dessert for you tasting the laws of our nation
Do you regret now?
This is not what you want to ask
You want to ask me
Do I regret
not making you my brother in law?
I can't save you even I am your brother in law now
I was thinking
Fortunately my sister didn't marry you
person like you
don't refuse to do wrong things and don't avoid the wrong deeds
just a base person who got his time
use whatever he can to climb up
You don't leave a way behind you
I still want to leave a way for my sister
Why don't I understand
who is facing the disaster now?
You of course understand
You are too understandable to everyone with one eye
You still can use your tongue to insult people now
No wonder you are so cruel
Hang him up
Give him some canings
The deputy commander is now in prison at the Da Li temple
It should be interrogated by you
but why would King give a case like this to an outsider?
I already told you
You and me can do nothing to help in some aspects
We feel helpless when we know it's wrong
but we try to avoid these wrong deeds
We are just fooling ourselves
Mr.
Ding Yi hates deputy commander very much
The deputy commander will be convicted even he is innocent
If you don't help now
we can do nothing in the future I'm afraid
My son
You are right
You have more courages than I thought. You are a filial son and a loyal courtier
but we can do nothing to this fate
You should go home
The justice is within all the people. How can you step aside and do nothing?
Please help us
Don't play this with me
You begging for minister Xun
I know it too
The Minister Xun is gone now
I'm not better than him
I don't have his courages and I still want to enjoy a few more years of the tablet I collect in this room