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Commissioner
my master needs to talk with you
please go in alone
without your servants.
No way
I'm his bodyguard
so I can't leave him.
It's ok.
Official Liu called me this late
must be something good
not dangerous.
You two wait out here.
Wearing the vest?
Master
please talk nicely with Official Liu
don't quarrel with him.
Thank you for that.
I got it.
This is not the time to be hostile.
This way please.
You gave him the vest?
You're so cheap.
Official Long, please.
Official Long.
Have a seat.
Ok.
Official Long
have a seat
please.
Official Liu
your private mansion is more luxurious
than the Forbidden City.
You're too kind.
I invited you here
this late
with nothing important.
I just want to chat
with you as friends.
Official Long
these gold, silver and jewelry bellow
are from local officials here.
The one-hundred-thousand-tael of silver notes
are from the
local business community.
Please kindly take them.
Official Liu
thank you
for this.
Good.
Miss Wan
you need to take good care
of the Commissioner later.
Yes, Brother Qiu.
If it weren't for you
I would haven starved to death.
So I will return the favor.
Ok
let's go.
Bro. Meng
where are you?
If you hear my Pipa
you must come and save me.
Since I've
accepted your gift
now if you have anything to say
please come to the point.
Since you are
so candid with me
I'll be frank too.
I know that
you're not satisfied
with my dealing
of the case today.
I know that.
But you
misunderstood me.
How did I
misunderstood you?
These mobs that robbed the government's silver and food
were Ming remnants of Ox horn Village.
But...
they are hard to eliminate
so I
captured three scapegoats
and trialed
them unfairly
to
lure those rebels
down here.
Nice move!
But how do you
know these mobs
were indeed from the Ox horn Village
without any prove?
Official Long,
let me tell you.
There are twenty people
who robbed the government.
These people
all mastered Kongfu
and were well-trained
and not ordinary thieves.
So
in my jurisdiction
the only one
capable of doing this were those Ming remnants
at Ox horn Village.
Got it.
But your
torturing of those
three innocent scapegoats
just to eliminate the bandits
might not be lawful.
Official Long
my eagerness to eliminate the bandits
led to my use of unusual methods and strategies.
I know that
you have doubts over my approach.
But
I did follow your orders
and released these three people
plus
those caught
at
Qiu Gui's manor.
to tell you the truth
I also compensated them with lots of my money.
Official Long
this means,
I accomplished
your first order.
What about the other two?
For the second order
I can release some foods
but not too much.
How much?
Enough
for you to report that
mission accomplished.
And those merchants
They
have complicated relations
with local officials,
Official Long.
I think it's better
not to arrest them.
What about the disaster-relief money?
To be honest
Shanxi has been
suffering from disasters constantly.
So we don't have
enough money already.
The money from the royal court
is also too little late.
So what's left
was used to fill the gaps.
For example
if we do it according to the regulations
to give two tael of silver to each refugee
and dig a well every ten miles
Official Long,
there won't be enough funds for that.
So
Official Long
my suggestion is that
you
give me some leeway on this.
We give
one tael of silver per refugee
and dig a well every thirty miles.
That way we
can both fulfill our missions.
Bro.Zhu
what do you think Liu Dezhao
wants by bringing
Bro. Long in alone?
Tying to bribe him
nothing else.
Those idiots.
If they knew
that the commissioner they bribed
was the emperor
it must scare the shit out of them.
Shush.
That's great!
We can use
the money
to buy food
and give them to the refugees.
Shit
why is Qing Cheng
here?
Isn't she Sis. Xue?
She is Shu Wanxin.
Miss. Yi
why are you here?
How have you been?
I'm fine
thanks for asking.
Aren't you
the servants of that merchant from somewhere?
Why are you here?
We are the servants of the commissioner.
Then
I'm sorry for not recognizing you two.
I offended
you two before.
Please forgive me.
Miss
it was a misunderstanding
at Huaiyang Village.
Is this girl
the one you took away from Huaiyang Village?
No.
I've been
really nice to Wan Su
with no mistreatment.
You can ask her yourself.
Mr.Qiu has been nice to me.
And it was indeed a misunderstanding that night.
So you're called Wan Su
with
minor changes to Shu Wanxin.
Clever.
So Ms. Wan
what are you doing here?
I was
led by Mr. Qiu here.
So
the provincial governor is in here
and I brought Miss Wan
who is good at Pipa
to play a few songs for him.
So
see you two later.
Miss Wan
let's go.
Bro. Zhu, what should we do?
Qiu Gui
wants to present Shu Wanxin to Liu Dezhao.
Possibly.
So we'd better try
save Shu Wanxin as soon as possible.
We can't rush.
If Kangxi
knows about Shu Wanxin
it would screw everything.
Ok
let's find Meng Xianghe
and ask him to rescue Shu Wanxin
and take her away
so Sis. Xue would be safe as well.
No
it's twenty days away from his ten-year contract.
That stubborn Meng
won't break the promise.
before it's due.
He will definitely wait till the due date
and take Shu Wanxin away then.
So now what...
Official Long
please say something.
Official Liu
everything you did
was punishable by death.
So If you stop now
you may live
but if you still think about cheating the emperor
then no one can save you anymore.
So you won't
help us this time?
I can leave
the merchants alone
but you must distribute all the foods to the refugees.
You must make up for
the losses of the disaster-relief funds.
Dig a well every ten miles.
It's the most effective way to fight the drought.
No lax implementation on this.
Official Liu
I've made my point
you do what you want.
Hold it.
What?
They sent Shu Wanxin to seduce the Commissioner?
This is bad.
I have to ask the master to go back immediately
and not let the two meet.
Don't rush, Miss, Yi.
Liu Dezhao has a plan B
that if the commissioner doesn't take the bait
Liu will kill him
and let those in the Ox horn Village take the blame.
After stealth observation
we found that there are
hundreds of assassins ambushed in the mansion
and hundred more outside.
So what should we do?
So the plan is
to keep the commissioner away from Shu Wanxin
and keep Liu Dezhao happy as well.
So
this is the only way.
Official Long,
don't take this the wrong way
but
I got another special gift
for you.
What special gift?
It's so special
and is located in another location
called Pleasure Pavilion.
Come.
Master.
Take Official Long to the Pleasure Pavilion.
Please.
Official Long
Don't take this the wrong way.
Take this for him.
Yes sir.
Please.
This Official Long
doesn't play by the rules.
He didn't compromise a bit
after taking our bribes.
Qiu Gui
looks like we are
depending on this beauty
to conquer him.
Don't worry, my lord
this girl I picked
is extraordinary.
He will take the bait.
Once we got him
he will not be that impartial anymore.
But...
what if he doesn't take the bait?
Then
we will
kill him.
Where is Yihuan?
She ate something wrong
so I sent her back.
You go first and wait me down there.
Yes sir.
Master
master, you need to be patient
or tonight
none of us will come out alive.
Miss. Wan
the commissioner is coming soon
you'd better take good care of him.
Don't worry, Mr. Qiu.
I'm alone right now
so I want to win the commissioner's heart
so that I can have a better future.
You are so beautiful and artistic.
I believe the commissioner
will like you for sure.
Get ready.
The commissioner is here.
This is the Pleasure Pavilion.
It's nice.
The Pipa music is even better.
I've never heard
anything like this before.
The inner layout is delicate.
There was an official surnamed Zhang
who lived here for a month
but didn't want to leave.
So
this is a wonderland where
you forget about your trouble
s and have a good time.
The present by my master
is inside
so please go in alone to retrieve it.
Sir
please wait in the side room.
Official Long is not
expected to come out until sunrise.
And
here is the gift for Official Long.
Here you are.
Sir, this way please.
What?
You're saying Official Long
was the mysterious merchants?
Yes.
No wander I thought this guy
was like a big shot when I first saw him.
I mediated in their quarrel
with Commander Yang.
So Commander Yang
was killed by Official Long's people?
Correct.
Others don't have the ability
nor the guts.
So they also hid the dozens of
Huaiyang villagers who refused to move away.
My lord
I think Official Long
is hostile.
If
this honey-trap fails
then we can only take the risk of killing him.
This song only belongs in heaven
while people seldom hear it in the mortal world.
Brother?
It's you?
Why are you here?
Why can't I be here?
As your Brother
I can't let you fall into the trap.
Xianghe
originally I don't want to bother you
due to your injuries.
But
since Long San's guards
are all top notch
and regular soldiers can't match them
so...
Don't worry my lord.
My injuries are fine now.
I'm relieved.
Later
if things go bad we'll take action immediately.
You do nothing else
but to keep that Guard Li busy.
Yes sir.
My lord
Official Long has entered the Pleasure Pavilion.
Have you heard anything?
Nothing much
just Pipa music.
Seems that Official Long is indulged in music.
Right.
Don't worry
I put
philters in there.
It's used to tame girls
in the brothel.
So nothing can go wrong.
Brother
it's my first time
seeing you like this.
Usually
I knew that you are cunning and weird,
but didn't expect you to be
so tender and beautiful.
Shush, be quiet
be ware of eavesdroppers.
Brother
when did you learn to play Pipa?
I've been playing it for a long time.
Not only that
I can also play
other instruments.
I know you can
but
you are not excel at them.
Your Pipa skill
is much better than those musicians in the palace.
I was being modest.
One more song please.
One more?
Ok.
See
this string is broken, so I can't play any more.
What a coincidence.
So Brother
where is the beauty prepared by Liu Dezhao?
Stop searching.
She was drugged
and hidden by me.
Where?
She must be
as beautiful as an angel.
Please let me take a peek.
No, I won't allow you to see her.
Why not
Brother, are you being jealous?
No I'm not.
I know
you are a lecher.
But now
you need to stay put.
If you were seduced
your reputation would be ruined.
Why do you call me a lecher?
If I were one
I would have slept with you already.
And since you already called me a lecher
why don't I be one
for real?
What are you doing?
You...
You dirty groper.
No
imperial dirty groper. Stay away from me!
What?
Philters?
Yes, it is very strong
and effective.
No one
can resist it.
Do you have the antidote?
No.
Why are you staring at me like that?
I'm warning you.
From now on
we just chat
till
tomorrow morning
then you go out satisfactorily
and I
wake the girl up quietly
then everything will be fine.
Go out satisfactorily?
How can I be satisfied
if we just talk?
I can't fake it.
Brother
you smell so good,
like those
flowers in the pool.
What are you doing?
Brother
this pool is so nice.
The night is long,
so why don't we take a bath together?
No, no way.
Why not?
You're my Brother, I'm your subordinate.
We can live and die together, enjoy and suffer together
so why can't we take a bath together?
Junior Long, what are you doing?
There are people outside
if they see us like this, we are screwed.
Liu's people are away.
No body will find it out.
Absolutely impossible.
There are soldiers ambushed out there.
If they see us they will
kill us all.
It's worth it dying with the one you love.
Junior Long.
Hard to imaging that the commissioner
turned out to be a lecher.
Luckily Sis. Yi Huan can resist him.
If it was me
I would die to protect my integrity.
Yi Huan, sorry for what you have to go through.
It...
It turns out that Yi Huan and the commissioner
have personal relationship.
Spring and Autumn
Time flying with the breeze.
Lifelong wish of the king.
Leave my heart in the world.
Hand hold the world.
This philter is really effective
and no one can resist it.
Do you have the antidote?
No.
But
Qiu Gui mentioned that
the best way
to nullify its effect
is pain.
Pain?
Yes, pain.
When the philter starts to kick in
you need to sneak in
and pressure
their acupoints to inflict their pain
thus
to wake them up.
Ok
The distant spring flows to the creek in the heart.
Looking back on life, the road is long.
Master
Yi Huan has been betrothed
so she can't be with you forever.
Please control yourself
and don't do anything stupid
to damage Yi Huan's reputation and integrity.
My loard
I heard constant sound
playing
and
water splashing,
and
girl's flirting.
Looks like Official Long is really enjoying his gift.
I can't
control myself just now.
Stop talking
let's just say that nothing happened.
Liu Dezhao put philters in the incense burner
which affected your behavior.
Philters?
That's why I felt so dizzy
and couldn't control myself.
I didn't find the antidote
so I had to pressure
your acupoints
to make you painful and then wake up.
So please forgive my boldness.
Thank you for helping us in time
or Yihuan
would have hated me forever.
Sis. Huan
you were also affected by the philter
and didn't know what you were doing.
So I don't blame you for it.
But remember
your betrothal
and don't do anything
that damages the reputation of our Li family
or
I'll never forgive you.
And don't taint our master's reputation
or others would
call him the third wheel.
But...
Liu Dezhao had an
eavesdropper outside the room
and your actions just now
could've made them happy.
Now that you're all awake
I need to go
before they find out about me,
which would screw everything.
So Yi Huan, like me
has been betrothed.
But we both share the pain
of loving another person.
You don't look
like my Brother now.
Stop talking.
Silence won't help
with our embarrassment.
To be honest
even if something did happen back then,
it would be ok.
You can withdraw from the engagement
and marry me instead.
Shut it!
Say something decent or shut up.
Brother
I'm the emperor
and my words
are decent
and serious.
So please reconsider my offer.
If you utter any more nonsense, I'll never speak with you again.
Ok
let's talk about something else.
Is Li Jianqing really your brother?
Of course he is
why do you ask?
Real brother?
Yes, on hundred percent.
Just now...
The way he looked at us in the water
was really strange.
He was really mad
even wanted to kill me
with his sword drawn already.
He did...
He did it to protect us
from Liu Dezhao's men.
But
it was hatred
in his eyes
strong
but brief.
I'm
frighten by it.
So even you
are scared sometimes.
Yes.
If you didn't say he was your brother
I really thought he was your fianc¨¦.
You are further from the truth now.
He grew up with my fianc¨¦
so he doesn't want to see me
hurt before the wedding.
Think about it.
If someone flirts with
those betrothed princes,
it will certainly piss you off.
I might be worrying too much.
Why hasn't he come out?
Official Long,
you look really good.
Are you satisfied
with my gift?
Really nice
thank you Official Liu.
You're welcome.
Official Long,
let's go to my study
and talk about that matter again.
Not necessary.
Let's proceed with your suggestions.
Thank you very much.
But
I'm here
to inspect on your performance after all.
With the refugees
and the rebel party in the Ox horn Village making troubles
I
can't be here to see Miss. Wan often.
Right.
So why don't you send Miss Wan
elsewhere to stay
and quietly send her
to the capital after I left.
I'll take her as my concubine then.
That way no one can say anything bad about us.
Ok I understand.
Don't worry, Official Long,
I'll get to it.
Consider it done.
It's easy
my lord.
I will purchase a house in the east
and send Miss Wan there.
You can visit her
when you're not busy.
Once you return to the capital
I will personally escort Miss Wan to you.
Nothing can go wrong this way.
Official Liu.
Mr. Qiu
is very reliable.
I taught him well.
Master
let's go back to Commander Shu's place.
Ok
then I'll be excused.
See you soon.
Gui'er
see?
This guy's weakness is
Women.
Thank you for that beautiful Wan Su,
without whom we would be screwed.
I'll purchase the house for him
as soon as possible
and send him some maids.
Then
mission accomplished.
Then, ask Meng Xianghe
to send Wan Su to him asap.
To be honest
I never thought
Wan Su could pull this off
winning Long San's
heart in
just one night.
How dare you
robbing people
in broad daylight?
If you want to live
just give us your money
and your horses.
Uncle
they might be bandits from the nearby Ox horn Village.
Heroes
here are my money and possessions
you can take them.
But I have an important task
so I need the horses.
Please leave the horse to me.
Thank you.
You wanna bargain?
Ok
if you don't leave the horses
we'll kill you all.
Hey guys, let's talk about it.
So
I'll give you the horses
plus our money.
So just let us go.
What?
You said you just wanted the money!
Nasai, run!
Hurry up,
stop them!
Uncle, your leg is injured.
I'm ok, let's go.
General Shi, what should we do with the two runaways?
Send the signal now
and ask our men to intercept them up front.
Go.
Uncle
I don't think these men in black
are regular thieves.
They didn't come for our money
and horses.
Rather, they look like trained assassins,
trying to kill us all.
Right
they seemed to know our plans very well.
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