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Under The Power
Episode 38
I just heard the butler say that
Mr. Lu gave my presents back.
It came as no surprise to me,
but
he didn't give Madam Si and Madam Lian back,
which means he doesn't totally refuse to accept
the goodwill you showed.
This is a friendly act.
If we want Mr. Lu to stand by our side,
we have to wait.
Your Excellency.
Your Excellency,
army provisions the Ministry of War have arrived.
Please go to check and accept them personally.
Zhihan,
you go with me.
Yes.
Your Excellency!
Why do you want to see me?
Take a seat and then say.
Have you found anything from those two girls?
It's a long story to tell.
I'm telling you,
everything relies on me.
Our Department Six is gentler in investigating
than the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
We can winkle information without threatening them by force and frightening.
I hit on what they like.
Naturally they let their guard down.
Tell me.
Both of them are the women of Wu Shouxu,
and they know many things about the Wu family.
Unfortunately,
they are all about women
fighting for a man's favors.
Your Excellency,
Wu Shouxu
gave his women to you.
He's really good to you.
Continue.
Wu Shouxu can support lots of women.
Besides, he has to pay for what they wear.
That costs a large amount of money.
So
Wu Shouxu definitely isn't
an official free from corruption and bribery.
He cannot be clean-handed.
Ah,
I heard they say that
the favorite by Wu Shouxu's side isn't a woman,
but a man.
They all admire
his position in Wu Shouxu's mind.
Who?
Xu Wei, Xu Zhihan.
Xu Zhihan?
They said that
one day Wu Shouxu called generals together to discuss military affairs
Other people were not allowed to come in.
But Xu Zhihan
came in without knocking the door,
turned around in a circle
and then went out without saying anything.
If that had been another person,
he would have been dragged out and beaten to mummy.
But Wu Shouxu didn't care about him.
That made his women
envy and admire.
They are just ways to draw people over to his sides.
There is nothing special.
But related to exterior matters,
these two women don't know well.
But there is a matter
that can be a clue, I think.
Those two women mentioned that on the Mid-Autumn Day last year,
Wu Shouxu's mood was so good that
at the family feast,
he promised them
that he would take them to worship in Mount Putuo at the end of the year.
The Mid-Autumn Day?
Wang Zhi was arrested in September last year.
The pirates have been running amuck in recent years.
Mount Putuo is on the island in the sea
and it seems that no one dares to take risks to go there
to worship.
Since he said that
and mentioned they would go there at the end of the year,
at least it means he was quite sure that
he would suppress the pirates.
Why was he so sure
before Wang Zhi wasn't arrested?
Do you remember Wang Mazi said that
Wu Shouxu gave his adopted son
to the pirates?
I have appointed Cen Fu to investigate.
Before the Mid-Autumn Day last year,
Wu Shouxu's adopted son went to Zhoushan,
At that time,
Mao Haifeng was also in Zhoushan.
From then on,
he hasn't come back.
So they really have something to do with each other.
Yes.
Wu Shouxu
seems to have colluded with the pirates.
If so,
Your Excellency,
do we need to give the two young women
back tomorrow?
Why do we give back?
If the kindness of Wu Shouxu
is given back after just one night,
it will be disrespect for him.
Your Excellency,
do you really like
Si and Lian?
I see that you are so enthusiastic when addressing them.
They are so beautiful
that even my heart skips a beat when I see them.
They also asked me about your individual tastes.
They are so interested in you.
Really?
So how did you answer?
I said that you are not interested in woman's charms
but have an interest in money.
Have an interest in money?
Yes.
When in Yangzhou, you knew that I was poor
but you still made me pay the rent of the ship.
Moreover, you always docked my salary.
You are playing the trick of a thief crying "Stop thief!".
So in the evening at the end of the bridge
who was shameless
to ask for two taels of silver from me?
You don't remember?
Who was shameless?
It was you who destroyed my stall first.
I just asked according to reason,
and then you gave me the money.
That's because I couldn't bear your nagging ,
and wanted to escape from you quickly.
Your Excellency,
do you really like the two young women,
so you don't want them to come back?
Why?
Are you jealous?
No.
No?
But in terms of face and figure,
you actually cannot compare with those two young women.
Don't you worry?
It's true that I cannot compare with them.
They are really beautiful.
If you really like them,
I'll keep them here.
You are still jealous.
You addressed them kindly.
I thought that you have forgotten me.
Who have forgotten you?
Your Excellency,
I have something to do, so I'm leaving.
Xi!
Xi,
have you cried?
Why are your eyes so red?
Nothing.
Maybe the wind outside is so strong,
and my eyes aren't comfortable.
Is there anything you want to talk about with me?
Master commands all laymen of Southern Shaolin
to go to the coast to fight against the pirates.
Why did the master suddenly command that?
In the Jiangzhe region, the pirates act ruthlessly, making it hard for people to live on.
Wu Shouxu, Director-general of the Southeast
went to Southern Shaolin Monastery once
to ask master to send disciples to protect people.
Xi, what are you thinking about?
I am thinking that
you have just come back,
so your father will not agree to let you go to fight against the pirates.
Since I have resigned from the position,
I will go this time.
I am a layman of Southern Shaolin Monastery.
I should obey master's order.
Moreover, as a man,
I feel duty-bound to guard my home and defending the country.
OK.
But
you have to make your father ready to accept it.
If you leave without saying goodbye like you did three years ago,
I'm afraid that he won't stand.
I'll write a letter to my father immediately.
We will go tomorrow.
Xi,
before going,
I want to say goodbye to Jinxia.
Your Excellency.
Wu Shouxu went to Southern Shaolin Monastery to ask for reinforcements.
In that case,
the military strength of Yu Dayong will increase dramatically.
Besides,
army provisions given to Yu Dayong from the court
have come to military provision storage of Hangzhou authority.
Presumably they will
be sent to the troops quickly.
All right.
With sufficient army provisions,
Yu's troops
won't have doubts or be panic
due to the shortage of army provisions.
If Mao Haifeng wants to win,
probably that will be difficult.
Your Excellency,
should we help Mao Haifeng?
After all,
if he defeats Yu Dayong,
Wu Shouxu will be punished
for not doing his best in his work.
If so,
it's hard for Liao Wenhua to avoid being damaged.
He will certainly lose his power and influence.
Liao Wenhua
offered the wine to the emperor,
but tripped master up,
so he should be taught a lesson.
He should be taught a lesson,
but why do I have to help him
to fight with people on my side?
But Your Excellency,
don't we cooperate with Mao Haifeng to exploit a mine?
I cooperate with him
just because of money.
I have my own thoughts about
whom I should help and whom I should teach a lesson to.
Your Excellency, you are right.
I am too narrow-minded.
Yan Feng,
I asked you to investigate
about the Xia family's granddaughter.,
How is the investigation going?
The person whom I sent to investigate found that
after the human trader threw the child away,
she was taken to the orphanage.
But that orphanage
has been closed for a long time.
If it has been closed,
so it's likely that someone has taken her away.
You continue to investigate.
You must bring that girl here
before Lin Ling finds her.
Yes, Your Excellency.
Go.
Here's to you.
I hope everything will go well when you fight against the pirates
and that you can come back safely.
Come on.
Miss Shangguan,
don't keep in mind what Yang Yue said.
Don't distract your attention on the battlefield,
or else it will be dangerous.
You can say whatever you want.
I will definitely help you.
Please say to Yang Yue that
I don't know whether I can come back safely or not.
If I unluckily pass away on the coast,
I hope him to light incense for me
at the Pure Brightness Festival.
It can be considered as the end of affection.
Xi,
we haven't set off yet.
You said these demoralizing words.
Do you want to win?
Silly.
I didn't say anything wrong.
Miss Shangguan,
I will tell him what you said.
Thank you.
Yuan Jinxia.
Respectably speak.
If I don't come back this time,
you must take responsibility for my funeral.
What are you talking about?
Won't your father take responsibility for your funeral affairs?
How can it be my turn?
I have to go out to battle,
but why don't you worry about me?
Be careful.
At present, the pirates you have encountered
are crafty.
Swords don't have eyes on the battlefield,
so you must be careful.
Come back safely.
You mustn't lose a hair.
Set your mind at rest.
Because of you,
I will come back safely.
Come on.
Come on,
Safety.
Tomorrow, Miss Shangguan and Xie Xiao
will go to the coast to fight against the pirates.
What does your "oh" mean?
Don't you go to meet her?
Their journey
will be full of danger this time.
Although Miss Shangguan is good at kung fu,
on the battlefield, swords don't have eyes.
The chances of survival are very slim.
Miss Shangguan wants me to tell you that
she doesn't know whether she can come back safely or not.
If she unluckily passes away on the coast,
she hopes you to light incense for her
at the Pure Brightness Festival.
It can be considered as the end of affection.
If you don't meet
some people now,
you may have no chance to meet them again in your life.
In your mind, in your eyes, there is only me. Is that true?
Only you.
You will never leave me?
I will be by your side
forever and ever.
You always say that you'll take responsibility for me.
Do you want to break your promise?
It's good that you're still alive.
Yang Yue,
I misjudged you.
If you think like that in your mind,
I don't have anything to say.
I don't care if you truly like me or not.
Miss Shangguan,
I have made a promise to you,
so I'll never leave you.
Yang Yue,
what have you done
these days?
Have you forgotten your promise?
Give them to us, quickly.
One more time, one more time.
Deputy Chief,
Miss Zhai comes.
Here you are.
You fell from that high cliff
but survived.
You were really lucky.
I don't know what Miss Zhai comes here to
see me for.
Do you want me to say something to the chief?
No.
But there is something
that is very beneficial to you.
I
never believe
that good things come from the sky.
But since you came here,
speak directly.
Let me tell you some good news.
Catch the person your chief always wants to have.
Then you can take credit for it.
Who?
Lin Ling.
Who is this person?
I have never heard about her.
At that time,
the person who cultivated the Blue Hairpin for your chief
was Lin Ling's senior fellow disciple.
Your chief wanted to catch Lin Ling
but failed.
If you can catch Lin Ling,
and offer her to him,
this is a great merit.
It is really a good chance to do a deed of merit,
but I also hear that
you are not the person who easily offer good things to others.
You told me
Lin Ling's whereabouts so easily,
and even advised me to catch her.
It isn't as simple as that, right?
Speak directly.
What do you want?
Lin Ling is my enemy.
You want me to help you
to take revenge for yourself?
Yes.
Take revenge?
Recently, Wu Shouxu has received army provisions
and wanted to carry them to the front to fight against the pirates,
to support for Yu's troops.
If this batch of army provisions is lost,
Yu's troops won't have army provisions.
Do you think that
the chief will be more likely to win?
You mean
you want to discuss about conditions with me?
It seems that you are not interested in my suggestion.
It's fine.
Wait a minute.
I haven't finished yet.
Why are you in such a hurry?
If you destroy the army provisions,
I will catch Lin Ling.
Let's work in cooperation with a due division of labor.
How do you think?
Why do you insist on me destroying the army provisions?
Wu Shouxu is on guard against us.
When we have a little commotion,
he knows about it immediately.
If you do it,
that's different.
He doesn't know who you are,
so he can't take precautions.
Did you unlock the door?
No.
Let's get in and check.
Who?
Quick!
Your Excellency, good morning.
Good morning.
Morning.
Thank you.
Your Excellency.
What's the matter?
Last night, someone broke into the army provisions storage of yamen.
More than half of the army provisions there were destroyed.
Mr. Wu wants you to go there.
Army provisions were destroyed?
Do you want to go with me?
Let's go.
Mr. Lu, here.
It smells so fusty here.
Your Excellency,
look.
This powder
caused the rice to go bad.
Cen Fu,
investigate what this powder is,
and where it is produced.
Yes.
What is the specialty of
the suspect?
We patrolled next to the storage as usual.
As soon as we heard the noise, we rushed here.
The man came in first
became unconscious without shouting.
Did you see how that person acted?
No.
On the body of that dead man,
there aren't any injuries.
Your Excellency,
there is a footprint here.
According to the size of the footprint,
this person is about five chi and four cun.
It may belong to a woman.
Take me to see
the body of the patrolman.
This way, Your Excellency.
Carry the body away.
Your Excellency.
Your Excellency,
do you find this needle very familiar?
Zhai Lanye?
Zhai Lanye is Yan Shifan's person.
So he asked her to do that?
Then I don't understand.
Wu Shouxu is Liao Wenhua's person
and Liao Wenhua is Yan Song's adopted son.
If Wu Shouxu suffers a defeat,
the Yan family can hardly absolve themselves from the blame.
Yan Shifan doesn't need to do harm to people on his side, right?
Lan Qingxuan said in the letter that
Liao Wenhua, without letting Yan Song know,
offered the blossom wine to the emperor
and said that Yan Song drinks it every day
so he can be long-lived.
Through this event,
although the emperor didn't punish Yan Song,
he was unhappy,
and doesn't trust him as he used to.
It turns out to be a case of dog-eat-dog.
If the Yan family wants to eliminate Liao Wenhua,
they must begin from Wu Shouxu.
No wonder Mr. Wu
gave presents
and young ladies
to draw you over to his side.
It turns out that he has realized that he can't rely on his support anymore.
If it's just a battle in the official circles,
Yan Song and his son only need to alienate Liao Wenhua
from Wu Shouxu.
Why did they ask a person to destroy army provisions
and let us got hold of the evidence?
This is not like Yan Shifan's manner.
But if it isn't Yan Shifan's order,
why did Zhai Lanye do that?
Cen Fu,
investigate
whom Zhan Lanye has made contact with recently.
Yes.
Mr. Lu,
Mr. Wu invites you to go to his study room.
OK.
I'm going there.
Your Excellency, Mr. Lu arrives.
Mr. Lu.
Mr. Wu.
This person must be
Xu Wei, Adviser Xu
whom people often mention.
I, Zhihan, pay respect to you, Mr. Lu.
I have long heard your reputation.
Meeting you today is my honor.
I don't deserve it.
Have a seat.
Sorry to trouble you.
I really appreciate.
Mr. Wu,
you are too ceremonious.
I just visited the storage
and found out that rice turned black.
I'm afraid it cannot be used.
If the matter of spoiled army provisions is come out,
the morale of the troops will be undermined.
In this case,
you still dared to tell me about it.
Don't you worry that I'll report to the emperor
to determine the punishment for you because of not taking care of army provisions?
I've long heard that
you are shrewd.
Don't blame me for speaking directly.
At present, my internal and external troubles
may have been known
to you.
At this time, I can only be honest
about this with you,
so I can overcome this difficulty.
As the saying goes, it's hard to succeed without support.
If there isn't anyone in the court to support,
it's not a long-term matter.
On Mr. Yan Song's side...
Mr. Wu,
don't forget
that no matter how powerful the Yan family is,
in this country,
the emperor has the final say.
Mr. Lu you mean...
After endless mountains and rivers that leave doubt whether there is a path out,
suddenly one encounters the shade of a willow, bright flowers and a lovely village.
Ah,
please take the ladies you sent to my place earlier
back to your mansion.
In this situation,
if evidence is gotten hold of by someone,
and there is gossip about it, it won't be good.
All right.
I'll take them back immediately.
Thanks, Mr. Wu.
I'm leaving now.
Take it easy.
Let me walk Mr. Lu to the gate .
Mr. Lu.
Mr. Xu.
Mr. Wu
has been training soldiers in the Liangzhe region for many years
to fight against the pirates.
There are some capable people under his leadership.
What I worry about
isn't his official post
but is that
once someone else becomes the director-general of the Southeast instead of Mr. Wu,
there certainly will have a large-scale change in the army.
Then many years' effort will be wasted.
If this happens,
when
will we suppress the pirates?
Mr. Xu.
I do this
not only for Mr. Wu
but also for the people in the Liangzhe region.
I see.
I
will try my best.
Mr. Xu,
I have a question
which I don't know whether to ask or not.
Please ask.
I'm always curious about this.
My father invited you to come out,
but you refused.
Why did you agree when Mr. Wu
invited you?
I'm a resident of Shaoxing.
The pirates act ruthlessly in the Liangzhe area.
How can I stand with folded arms?
You are far-sighted.
You don't care about fame and wealth.
I
admire.
Let me walk you to the gate.
Mr. Lu, this way.
The people in the court believe that Wu Shouxu colludes with the pirates.
Now, his support in the court has trouble.
He cannot count on the Yan family to help him.
Your Excellency, now he tries to be friendly with you.
I worry that he has other intentions.
Don't worry.
I have my own thoughts.
Aunt Lin!
Where are you going?
I'm going to the herbal medicine shop to buy some medicines.
Do you need me to go with you?
No.
It's near.
I will come back soon.
By the way, Jinxia,
go to see your master.
What's the matter with him?
Yang Yue left
without leaving a letter.
Yue left?
Your master keeps himself in his room.
He doesn't open the door whoever knocks at the door.
Go to console him.
Your Excellency,
I'll go to see my master.
Master, what are you thinking about?
Jinxia.
I'm thinking about
you and Yue.
I thought
you were the person who makes me worry most
but
it turns out to be Yue.
Through this event, I know that
Yue cannot bear setbacks.
Because of just an injury on the face,
he became depressed.
He changed a lot.
Master,
Yue may
not get used to it.
A few days later, he will think clearly.
Please don't worry.
Jinxia,
tell the truth to me.
Whether I
put too much pressure on him or not?
Since he was young, I've forced him
to follow the way I decided,
and not let him do what he likes.
So
he lacks self-confidence?
Master,
you want me to tell the truth, right?
Of course, you need to tell the truth.
Yu
actually doesn't want to be a constable.
But he's afraid that you are angry; therefore, he has to obey.
He likes being in the kitchen.
Cooking there,
he feels very happy.
But you say
that is a job of women.
Cooking in the kitchen every day
is not promising.
In fact, master,
the famous cooks
are all men.
I don't say
being a cook is not good.
But it doesn't fit him.
Yue likes it, which is fine.
He likes it, which means it is suitable.
But,
you are not to blame.
You just want him to be good.
Why is Yue
so self-willed?
He left without saying anything.
He's full-fledged.
Master, I will find him.
Once I find him, I will bring him to you.
You can punish him freely.
I will not help him.
All right, master,
set your mind at rest.
Yue is a grown-up. He'll be fine.
Master, let I accompany you to eat something good, OK?
Master,
you look so handsome when you smile.
In the past, were there many girls pursuing you?
-You. -So handsome.
You are smooth-tongued.
I also worry about my mouth.
I can eat a lot.
Master,
when will you raise my salary?
Again, again.
Go.
Let's eat.
Eat delicious dishes.
Let's go.
Doctor Lin.
You are?
My master
wants to invite you to go to treat a patient.
Who is your master?
Why does he know me?
If you go,
then you will know.
This way please.
I don't treat other people.
What do you want to do?
Mr. Beggar!
What's the matter?
Ling hasn't come back from the herbal medicine shop.
I went to find her
but I failed.
I worry that Yan Shifan...
Yan Shifan?
Nothing. Nothing.
Mr. Beggar,
just what's the matter?
Once,
in Yangzhou,
Yan Shifan commanded someone to catch Ling.
I and you master
tried our best to rescue Ling.
After hearing that something happened to Yang Yue,
we came to Yangzhou to meet you.
Why didn't you tell me about that?
And
why does Yan Shifan want to catch Aunt Lin?
Mr. Beggar!
I cannot tell in one sentence.
In short,
Yan Shifan exterminated the entire family of Ling.
His eye
was injured by Ling.
What?
If Ling is really caught by Yan Shifan,
she may be killed
or half-dead.
Let's split to find her.
I and Cen Fu
will go to Yan Shifan to probe.
OK.
Mr. Beggar,
let's search around again.
OK. Let's go.
Are you Lin Ling?
Who are you?
We don't know each other.
Why did you command your men to catch me?
You misunderstood me.
I asked my men to invite you here.
Presumably you refused to obey,
so my inferiors used force
Who are you?
It's not important to know who I am.
You just need to know that
your great medical skill
is important to me.
If you want to find someone to treat you,
you find the wrong person.
I don't treat others easily.
Doctor Lin,
you misunderstood me again.
When did I say that
I want you to come here to treat me?
I just want to
bring you, a highly skilled doctor,
to my chief
to please him.
Chief?
You don't know him?
In the southeast area,
everyone knows Mr. Mao.
Mao Haifeng?
You are scared?
I hear that
he knows you are a disciple of the Pharma King Valley,
so he really wants you to keep you by his side.
Bring her down.
Let her eat and drink.
Don't
let her escape.
Go!
Release me!
Come on. Let's continue to play.
Your Excellency,
Mr. Lu wants to see you.
Mr. Yan.
Mr. Lu,
you came just in time.
Let's appreciate
"Court Ladies of the Former Shu State" of Tang Yin.
Willows and flowers don't know people have gone.
They still compete with each other for beauty of looks every year.
Pack it up.
Yes.
Mr. Lu, it seems that
you have been quite close to me recently.
Why do you come here
this time?
I heard that
you and Doctor Lin Ling
are old friends.
I wonder
whether you have invited her
to your boat to talk about the past.
Who?
Doctor Lin disappeared suddenly.
I thought that she
would be a guest here.
I hope that
she is on my boat.
If you don't believe,
I allow you
to look around in my pleasure boat.
I came here this time
to remind you of something.
Last night,
the army provisions for the troops of General Yu
were destroyed.
In the storage, I
found a long needle.
This hidden weapon
has been seen somewhere.
I don't know.
What does it
relate to me?
Mr. Yan, since you don't know,
I
will handle the case impartially.
Your Excellency.
Go
and ask Zhai Lanye to come here.
Yes.
Moreover,
investigate
who caught Lin Ling.
I want to see
who
dares to touch my woman.
Mr. Beggar, don't worry.
Let's wait for Mr. Lu to come back.
Your Excellency!
How is it?
Is Aunt Lin in his hand?
Your Excellency,
do you believe what Yan Shifan said?
I cannot believe all,
but his reaction
didn't look like acting.
From what I know about Yan Shifan,
if Doctor Lin is really caught by him,
he will tell us frankly
to let us beg him.
But
he didn't do that.
if it isn't him, who?
Mr. Beggar,
does Aunt Lin have other enemies?
Ling has secluded in Maple Col for many years.
She has not offended other people.
Except Yan Shifan,
there aren't other people.
If she isn't with Yan Shifan,
the clue cannot be followed up.
Where should we go to find her?
Master.
Mr. Lu.
Today when you met
Yan Shifan to probe.
Did you tell him
that Ling disappeared?
I told him.
But it's the first time
I saw him control his emotion.
Since he knew it,
now,
as long as we keep a close watch on Yan Shifan,
we will have a chance to find Ling.