You have been working all night Dad. Have something to eat
What happened dad?
You found it?
Dad let me have a look
I'm not a courtier
I will be more objective than you on this
Son listen carefully to me
The future of our family
which is also the future of yours
You need to pick for yourself
I will listen to you decision this time
There are some news from Da Li temple
A band of servants left Da Li temple in hurry
I sent people to follow them and find out that they enter the house of Minister Cui
Minister Cui followed with them on a horse after a while
They probably head back to the temple
Cui Yan
What does Cui Yan have to do with this case?
His personality
He will not do such thing
Go back
Hurry back. If Cui Yan hasn't arrived the temple
Stop him and seal the gate of the temple
No one can enter or exit the temple
Prevent Zhong Yao from saying anything
Zhong Da, Cui Yan was taken to the Da Li temple
Hurry let's go back to the Da Li temple
How would Minister Cui get involved into this?
Don't leave now, you guys haven't paid yet.
I didn't bring any money. My wife didn't give me any money, either.
Do you bring money? No.
I do. Fine him, then.
I didn't eat anything.
Counsellor Xun
Have a biscuit
No thank you. I'm not hungry
We all had our breakfast
Really I don't have the appetite for breakfast
You can have it
All the courtiers
are so hungry and didn't even choose the right food
It's just a biscuit what do you complain
Director Zhong
What is this?
The confession from Cui Yan
The truth you all want
Minister Cui confessed
Yang Xiu and Ping Yuan Duke make him write that letter and set up Deputy Commander
Then hide the letter in the study room of Minister Xun. How is this possible?
Minister Cui!
He won't do such thing
It's hard to say. The Ping Yuan Duke is his son in law
No way
Director Zhong
I will go to see the King now
The thing about to happen
will be done by us
I know
The King gives the order to seal the gate of Da Li temple. No one can exit or enter the Da Li temple
Director Zhong cannot talk to anyone
The reason
I come is because of the case of uncle and Cui Yan
Report
Your majesty
Speak
Gong Da is not an outsider
Sorry when I arrived Director Zhong already told the investigation results to the courters
He even showed them the confession letter
Leave now
These guys are being smart
They they still don't get what is going on here
For my uncle
for family Xun
for the courtiers
beg you investigate the case of Cui Yan in public
Return my uncle's innocence
Gong Da, don't push me anymore
I have my own judgements
Please stand up
The death of Wen Ruo
already makes me very sad
There shouldn't be anything happen to you
Please stand up
I only beg you to give a public trial for the case of Cui Yan
I will leave now
A man are you okay?
What happened? Cui Yan wants to set up Zi Huan?
Setting up Zi Huan? I heard from the back he confessed everything
Yes he did confess. He confessed within half an hour
He confessed all without a beat on him
He is waiting for the investigation of Zhong Yao
He wants to set up Zi Jian
His son in law
You mean
He put himself in jail
is to bring down Zi Jian?
Why did he do so?
What for?
He did this for the stupid loyalty, for the manners
For them
For the world that Han dynasty wants
They don't want me to be in control of everything
Someone call the doctor here
Yes
All the courtiers are talking about the us setting up Cao Pi
They might be writing memorials to bring us down
How did it end up like this?
I felt something wrong about this before
Think of every possibilities
I don't know they are willing to take risk on the life of Cao Pi and Cui Yan
Cui Yan value his reputation a lot and he is willing to carry the bad reputation for this
He is out of his mind
I understand
The death of Xun Yu is aim for this
He left that letter in his study room on purpose
That Si Ma Yi
He waits in front of the Da Li temple everyday
He is expecting this result
They conspire this together
They sacrificed two ministers
to bring down us
Mad men
Why there are so many mad men on this world?
What should we do now?
Framing a prince is a crime leads to extermination of the whole family
We just wait for the capture order from the investigation bureau? We can't wait like this
I'm going to meet the King
Today's interrogation records should be all archived
You can't miss a word
Counsellor Xun
is here to supervise the sentence
Please sit aside and listen to our trial
Forgive us if the hall doesn't serve you in right manners
Please just do what you usually do and be impartial
Bring the prisoner Cui Yan here
Cui Yan meets the Director
Cui Yan
Is this letter written by you through faking the handwriting of deputy commander Cao Pi?
Yes
This is a place of justice and law
You need to tell me honestly
I dare not to tell lies because this is a place of justice and laws
I'm a good friend to Minister Xun
I have no trouble getting into his study room
Therefore I wrote this letter
I hide it in the study room
During one of my visits
You are a good friend to him. Why do you write such disloyal letter to set them up?
For the sake of Ping Yuan Duke
We all know
The King hasn't determined which prince to should be the crown prince
Ping Yuan Duke is my son in law
I had to help him
How can an act of treason is a "had to do" thing?
Tell me the detail of how you setting up Deputy Commander
Please review this clearly
I indeed have the reason to do this
I was forced to set up deputy commander
Who forced you? Ding Yi and Yang Xiu
These two persons didn't outrank you. How can they force you , a minister in western Cao, to do such thing?
Do you have any evidence?
These two people have something of me
I had to compromise
You are a honest and upright your whole life
What do they have on you?
When the King crown himself Yang Xun congratulate him
Yang Xun is my student
I don't like him flattering the King
In my letter to him I wrote" I have reviewed your memorial
it's a good thing
The trend is like this now but there always be change."
This suggest I'm mocking at the King
I thought I'm after a teacher to him
He will not betray me on personal letter
But he gave the letter to Registrar Yang
Secretary Ding used this letter to threaten me
He claimed that he has the letter
I feared that the King might see this letter
With the threaten of Mr. Ding and Mr. Yang
I let my nephew faked his testimony
defaming Si Ma Lang then faked this letter
hide it in the study room of Minister Xun to set up deputy commander
Director Zhong
You are good at telling the calligraphy of a person
Is this letter written by Yang Xiu?
Correct
Uncle
You can rest in peace now
Do you know Cui Yan
once we publish this letter
You are facing death sentence
I'm a person who have died already
I can not keep making mistakes just to save my life
Please sentence me impartially
Give back the justice that Minister Xun and Deputy commander deserved
From now on
The safety and the citizens of this country will rely upon you courtiers
The prisoner has confessed
Let him sign on his testimony
This is live or die
Send prisoner back to the ceil and bring me Secretary Ding
wait for the interrogation
Roger
According to the law I will give this confession to the King
We will have a copy archived in Da Li temple as well in case if we need to inspect in future in case
We will not change or hide anything on the confession
Thank you for proving my uncle's innocence
Don't thank me
If you really want to express your gratitude
You have the face to see me?
My son is nearly dead because of you
Take a look
These memorials are telling me to kill you
Father De Zu is innocent for real this time
I am innocent too
I had never set up my brother
I think your majesty knows it very well
This is a trap set by Si Ma Yi, Deputy commander, Xun Yu and Cui Yan
Ping Yuan Duke knew nothing about this
Please just imprison me
Don't blame Ping Yuan Duke.
I will not say anything about Ping Yuan Duke even I get tortured in prison
Father please spare De Zu
Don't plead for me anymore Prince Zi Jian
I only hope that King will investigate this case thoroughly
Investigate thoroughly
How far should I go?
I just ask you have Ding Yi ever visited Cui Yan?
Yes
Do you tell him to do so?
Yes I do
I did this to protect prince Zi Jian
I never try to set up Ping Yuan Duke
Speak no more
Minister Xun
Wen Ruo
You win
Zhong Yao gave me the confession letter of Cui Yan
How to investigate thoroughly
Cui Yan wants to die
What's the point interrogating him?
What Cui Yan did
is just for stupid loyalty and manners
Their deaths are cheap
Shut up
Who are you
to comment on Wen Ruo and Minister Cui?
What you can do now
is to think about how to defense on the court
Please calm down
They used two courtiers' lives
Just want to have a result like this?
I will take this but the subordinates of Ping Yuan Duke
will have the same crime
Si Ma Lang is still in prison at Da Li temple
Shouldn't he pay the price like me?
Therefore when King Xi Bo was in prison he wrote the book of "Changes"
Zhou Gong Dan was famous but he still wrote the book of "Manner"
They never gave up their career because they are in difficulties
They didn't change their ambitions because they became famous
Congratulate you become a free man again
What did you say?
I have no crime charges?
You mean the prince is free now?
The King found out who is behind this and gave order to release you
Zhong Da stand up
Who set up me?
Is it Yang Xiu?
It's Cui Yan
How could it be?
He has been... It's a long story
The time will not wait for us
Please hurry up and get dress. You need to see the King now
He is waiting for you now
Change my clothes
I will see you out here
Don't you come with me?
I want to visit another person in the ceil
I know
You are worried for you brother
He should have came clean on the incident of Si Ma gate
I will plead for him when I get to the court
The King right now is furious
Don't speak too much when you meet the King
Just admit your mistakes
I will not company you I'm afraid he will blame you if he sees me
Please remember
Don't discard the manner as a courtier
Don't discard the principle as a son
When I cross the gate
Will I be the crown prince of Wei?
One step closer
Good
I will guarantee your safety
I will pick you up here myself
There will be a war at the court
This is a moment that should be recorded in the history book
You really don't want to see your achievements yourself
The person who writes the history in future
How would he know exactly what happen here today?
Who is good and who is bad?
I'm afraid the book can't tell the whole story
It's good we don't see the result then
I envy you can take a rest now
I didn't get to sleep the last two days
I have used half of my life on this already
I still need to go to the court
I will let you visit your brother
I want to visit minister Cui actually
Minister Cui
There is no way to save him?
It's easy to save a person who wants to survive
You can't save a person who wants to die
Why do you come here?
I ask for some wines from the Director Zhong
I want to give a toast to you
Fine
I dare not drink too much in my whole life
I will thank you using your wines
I can't bear your thanks
Of course you deserve my gratitude
Thanks for your persuasion of Director Zhong
You make him lead the case
Otherwise once we fail
We won't be able to make Minister Xun rest in peace
I will become a sinner for this
I saw you on that day
I never thought
You and Minister Xun
come up with an idea like this
The situation at court is dangerous
Minister Xun realized that
The King will not accept him one day
I make a promise to him
If the King tried to crown the younger prince no matter what happened we will fight this with our lives
Young man you need to broaden your vision
I can only be a bait not the man who fishes
You are the one who finish all these
That day you said I should broaden my vision
They are valuable lessons to me
It makes me realize
What you and Minister Xun want to see
is not just the manner but also the peace of this country
The happiness of the people
Our generation
has no choices
The history can say we are stubborn and stick to the outworn principles
Someone has to do this
Even the hope is slight
We need to pave the way for the future
I will toast to your courage and wisdom with this simple wine
I will give your toast to Minister Xun too
The kind person protects one or two innocent persons
The real great person
can protect the whole nation
The reason why I help deputy commander
is because I believe in you two
Believe you have the capabilities
to finish and complete something we cannot
I will remember your words
I didn't join the court because of the titles
I joined for the peace and the well fare of people
I will word hard for your purpose. Let me toast to you
OK this event finally comes to an end
I deserve this toast
This is Malva verticillata L.？
Yes it is
We can only have this in the ceil
You can even recognize this kind of potherb
How wouldn't I recognize it?
This saved my life
We didn't have any food when the Yellow Turbans Uprising began
We lived through because we made soup out of this
This is the plant that saved my family's life too
Dong Zhuo burned the city of Luo Yang
We went back to our home town with my brothers
We didn't have any food back in the house either
We only have this in the field
I borrow a pot from the neighbor
I made a pot of soup
When I close my eyes now
I can recall the taste of the soup
The taste of living is good
Have you ever thought
You and me live because of the plant
How did the people live through these two decades?
We had endless war and didn't have a peaceful day in the last twenty years
Many people died
Not to mention the food and the comfort house, it's lucky if they can survive
Mr., minister Xun has passed away
Don't you want to see
the ambition of minister Xun get fulfilled? A peaceful world without killing and wars
My personal life
is nothing compared with the lives of people in this nation
If you see it in your heart
Then you saw it
Zhong Da
This
is the taste of living
Let me give you this last toast
A few serious events happened in the court these few days
Minister Xun passed away
Two of my sons committed crimes
It's unfortunate for my family
It's also unfortunate for this nation
Fortunately the case of treason has some results
Today I summon you all
is to give you a result
Summon deputy commander
Summoning deputy commander
Cao Pi meets the King
Stand up
Your case has results
Therefore I summon you here to listen to the results
Director Zhong please tell them the results
I carefully review the letter
I found that the hand writings
is similar to the hand writing of Cui Yan
Therefore I summon Cui Yan for interrogation
He has confessed
because he disrespected the King in a letter
he was threatened by Registrar Yang and Secretary Ding
Then he faked the letter to set up deputy commander
so that his son in law can have the position of the crown prince
It's unforgivable for him to set up my son
Let's sentence him with the charges of treason
As to the conspirator he mentioned
We need to investigate thoroughly
We can't let go of any criminals
We can't blame the innocents either
Ping Yuan Duke is in prison by me
His subordinates
all have the crime of instigation
Put Yang Xiu and Ding Yi in prison
I'm innocent
I'm innocent my King
Deputy commander
Are you satisfied?
Father
I was set up by others
Thank you for your judgements
and prove me innocent
Your kindness towards me
I have nothing to repay you but with all my life and hearts
What about you?
Are you all satisfied?
Since you are all satisfied
let's call it a day
You know where did this letter come from?
I don't know
Cui Yan and Xun Yu gave up their lives to support you
Do you know?
I dare not lie to father
I knew this when I come out
You have the scent of a King
You control them very well
They are loyal to you
Father
I never know
there will be a result like this
If I knew I would never let them...
Don't pretend in front of me
You should use some plots when necessary
This is the game of throne
You want to please everyone and act like a family
You only make other people look down on you
Then should I ask you something directly?
What are you going to do with Yang Xiu and Zi Jian?
They are you brothers
What do you want me to do with them?
Then let me ask you one more thing
If it's me who set up Zi Jian
What you gonna do with me then?
I'm not dead yet
You two wants to fight like this already?
Let me finish the whole sentence
If you want to kill me I will say nothing
Let me say the words for you
If Zi Jian and I switch positions
If I set up Zi Jian you will kill me even you don't kill me Yang Xiu and Ding Yi will kill me in the future
But no matter how Zi Jian treats me
I will not kill him
The moment I entered that ceil
I gave my life to the hand of my father