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Under The Power
Episode 50
I'm exhausted.
I know it.
I know it well.
Fatty,
I finally found my only relative,
but I failed to protect her.
Jinxia.
You are not Prawn
that I know
and that is afraid of nothing anymore.
I could do nothing.
I used to think
that as long as I had some money,
I could live on,
and I wouldn't be afraid even if the heavens fell down.
But now when it's really going to happen,
I become timid,
and don't dare to do anything.
I'm a grown-up.
But how could I fail to protect my relative?
I was too useless.
That's not right.
The Yan family is too powerful.
Don't cry.
I don't know what I can do now.
I have no idea at all.
I don't want to sit here or wait.
I want to do something.
You have me, don't you?
If anything happens,
we can discuss
and figure out a way together.
Though
the Wu'an Sect isn't powerful in the capital,
I'm an excellent martial artist.
In the future if there is danger,
just ask me to do it for you.
Thank you, Fatty.
But this is my own business.
I don't want to be a burden to you.
Unless you don't consider me as your friend.
Since we are the best friends,
we should face it together.
Jinxia.
For the sake of you,
I'm willing to face all dangers
and make any sacrifice.
Don't refuse me anymore.
Okay?
Even if you refuse me,
I will do it.
Don't cry anymore.
All right.
You are already a grown-up, don't cry.
Today we
are going to forget all worries.
The problems will be solved, right?
Let's set off fireworks.
Come on.
Here.
Forget all worries.
Thank you, Fatty.
If you keep on thanking me, it seems that we are not friends.
Don't say thank you anymore.
Jinxia.
You have me.
Forget all worries.
Great.
Your Majesty,
your complexion really looks good.
I think Priest Lan's medicine
works well.
It's effective
and cures your body.
I also feel much better.
These days I don't feel tired when doing meditation.
Maybe I
can live to 100 years old.
Your Majesty, you are kidding.
You are the Emperor, and can live on forever.
Of course you'll go on living forever.
Now with Priest Lan,
Your Majesty,
you can have no more worries.
You are so clever.
If I can live on forever,
definitely some people wouldn't like it.
Go.
Get Priest Lan here.
Your Majesty, you forget it?
He is still grounded.
Just now I said you were clever,
but now you are stupid.
Of course the ban is lifted.
Sorry, I was stupid.
I'm going.
Go now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Fairy Lan, congratulations.
Fairy Lan.
His Majesty took your pills,
and got delighted.
And I spoke many good words
for you in front of His Majesty.
So
by order of His Majesty, I came to tell you
the ban has been lifted.
Come with me to meet His Majesty.
Thank you, Eunuch Li.
Later I have to rely on you
to put in a good word for me in front of His Majesty.
I'm going to make some preparations,
and then I'll go with you to meet His Majesty.
Wait.
Fairy Lan.
That pill is a good thing.
That's right.
Fairy Lan.
You already forgot
what you promised to me?
Eunuch Li.
These pills are good,
but don't take too many.
I understand. I understand.
OK.
Let's go.
[Yans' Mansion]
Mr. Beggar.
Why are you here?
I've been observing around here for several days,
but I haven't found any clue.
Mr. Beggar.
Stay out of this.
Go back.
If you are found, the result will be unimaginable.
She is my aunt.
I can save her alone.
Just go.
No.
I can't let you do it alone.
Besides,
in this world,
I don't have anyone to worry about,
except Ling.
Mr. Beggar.
This carriage.
Who are you?
Yesterday I went into the Yans' mansion.
In the backyard, I found my aunt's pomade
on this carriage's wheel.
How do you know that it was hers?
My aunt made the pomade herself,
and it smells different from other kinds.
I could identity it when smelling it.
Let's follow the carriage
to see if we can find any clue.
Let's go.
Mr. Lu.
Please wait for a moment.
My master will come soon.
Please.
Is this the court robe that your master wears in ordinary times?
Yes.
Master is going to wear it tomorrow.
I was asked to bring it here after washing it.
I'm really sorry... Mr. Xu.
...to have kept you waiting.
Please sit down.
Leave.
You came all of a sudden.
Have you got any good news?
You guess it right.
I found
problems in some accounts.
I hope you can have a look.
[Account Book of Salt Transport Commission]
This is
the account book of the Salt Transport Commission.
It's strange.
The taxes and entries are not right,
and there is a quite big gap between them
and the accounts submitted by Yan Shaoqiong days ago.
Mr. Lu.
Where did you get it?
My people
carried out investigation secretly
in Liangzhe and Lianghuai for as long as half a year, and finally got this.
If His Majesty knows the huge losses
in this account book,
even if Yan Shaoqiong has the Yan family to support him,
maybe he can't be saved.
This is indeed a good chance.
His Majesty is suspicious in everything.
We only need to tell him the truth,
and as for the rest,
His Majesty can think himself.
Yan Shifan would never expect
that we have found clues against Yan Shaoqiong.
I hope it will work.
Right, Your Excellency.
Just now when I came in,
I found a patch on your court robe.
You are very thoughtful.
After getting to my age,
you'll know
that sometimes
words, no matter how many you say,
aren't as persuasive as this.
I take charge of the Ministry of Rites,
which is not as profitable as the Ministries of Revenue and Works.
It's clean.
But those two ministries are full of corruption.
So I don't need to say anything,
and His Majesty would come to a conclusion.
Yan Shifan.
Your Excellency.
Mr. Beggar.
I guess my aunt is in there.
Are you sure?
I'm not.
But I guess she is.
Wait for me here.
I'll go in.
Wait a minute.
You can't go in there now.
Why?
I just guess it,
and I'm not sure of it.
Moreover, it's the daytime now.
Yan Shifan just got in.
If we go into it recklessly,
we may lose our lives.
Jinxia, I can't let you go in.
Wait for me here. I'll go in there myself.
Mr. Beggar, what's that?
We'll go in together,
but not now.
When it's dark at night,
we can go in together to investigate.
We won't be easily found then,
okay?
Wait for some time, please.
I didn't expect that His Majesty would
lift the ban on you so soon.
I didn't expect it, either.
So
we have to
be resourceful as we work for His Majesty.
How is it?
Right after the ban was lifted,
I sent a letter to you by a dove to meet you.
Aren't I a good friend?
I think
we'd better not meet so frequently.
I guess the White Deer
was killed by Yan Shifan.
He has launched a fight against you.
That's right.
Many of his people came to persuade me
to work for the Yan family,
but I refused.
If he tried different means to frame me up,
that's not strange at all.
The situation in the imperial palace is fickle.
You must be very careful.
Don't worry.
I'll act according to circumstances.
It's been several days since I last met you.
But you still look unhappy.
Are you still sad about Jinxia?
My beloved can't understand how sad I am.
A piece of sorrow turns into thousands of pieces.
The heavens and earth have ends.
But I miss my beloved endlessly.
You bear
the sadness yourself.
It doesn't matter,
but I don't want Jinxia to be sad.
Go on,
go on pretending.
If you don't want her to be sad,
go get her back.
Let's go.
Jinxia.
Be careful.
I worry that there may be mechanisms in here.
Don't shout.
We just want to ask you something.
Did you see a woman in her thirties?
Tell us.
If you tell us, we won't hurt you.
Where is she?
Take us there. Quick.
Quick.
Mr. Beggar.
Aunt.
Aunt. Ling. Jinxia.
Ling. Dajian.
How did you get in here?
It's too dangerous here.
You have to leave now.
Don't try to save me. Leave me here.
How could I not come here to save you?
If anything bad happened to you...
Enough. Stop talking.
Let's get out first. Go.
Let's go.
Hurry, hurry, hurry.
This smell...
It's drug.
We're drugged.
Oh no.
Aunt.
Little girl.
Long time no see.
Yan Shifan.
Don't touch my aunt.
Aunt?
You sound so close.
Your mother is Lin He?
What Lin He?
I don't know what you are saying.
You are a constable,
and I bet you have interrogated criminals.
Today I'll teach you something.
If you didn't know it,
you should have asked me who Lin He is,
rather than answered me that way.
You think you are right?
I just don't know what you are saying.
You still deny it?
It doesn't matter.
I have many ways to make you admit it.
Yan Shifan.
What do you want to do?
I'll count down three.
If you deny it,
I'll kill him.
Yan Shifan, you're evil.
Kill me.
Dajian.
Okay. I will do as you say.
Don't.
I'll tell you.
Lin He was my mother.
Don't hurt them.
Jinxia.
Take her away.
Yes.
Where are you taking her to?
Yan Shifan.
Yan Shifan. Where are you taking her to?
Let go of Jinxia! Let go of her!
Let go of Jinxia!
Let go of her!
Let go of Jinxia!
Let go of Jinxia and Ling!
Let go of them!
You think I'll do as you say?
Yan Shifan, stop.
You are evil.
Dajian.
I know
that you like my Ling.
But if you want to rescue her,
you have to have the ability to make it.
Yan Shifan.
Just deal with me.
Let go of them.
You can do anything to me.
Tell them to stop beating him.
Tell them to stop.
Ling.
Yan Shifan, I beg you.
I beg you. Ling.
Listen to me.
I just want you to stay by my side willingly.
As long as you agree,
I'll let go of him.
I'll keep my promise.
Why can't you
let go of people that are close to me?
Why?
Dajian.
Stop beating him.
I beg you to stop beating him.
Let go of him.
Because I like you.
Agree with me, okay?
I beg you.
Don't beat him. Don't beat him.
Okay. I agree.
I agree, okay?
Really?
Dajian!
Dajian.
Ling, don't.
I'm sorry.
Ling.
Don't. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Dajian.
Dajian.
I give
greetings to Your Majesty.
Rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Have you got a result after the investigation?
Yes.
My father has investigated it.
People in the Ministry of Works
even trick me.
Do they show respects to me?
They get paid by the court,
but they took kickback.
Your Majesty, please don't be mad. Mind your health.
Well,
isn't Yan Shaoqiong
work in the Salt Distribution Commission?
Why is he involved in the building of the temple?
The wood for the building of the temple
was handled by him by order of Grand Secretary Yan.
Grand Secretary Yan?
Leave.
Yes.
Your Majesty, please don't be mad.
Mr. Beggar.
Jinxia.
They beat you so hard.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Don't worry.
Where is my aunt?
Damn it, Yan Shifan.
I hate him.
Jinxia.
Don't worry.
When your master finds that we were away for a night,
he would know that we are in this place.
But my master has always followed the law.
Even if he knows we are here,
he wouldn't bring people to break in.
He can go ask for Lu Yi's help.
Why didn't you come to ask for my help?
I'm a sinner's granddaughter.
You just want to avoid me.
Will you help me?
Please stay away from me,
or you may get implicated.
If you don't have any other instruction,
I'm leaving.
Now we can only rely on ourselves.
Jinxia.
How about this?
Listen to me.
In a while if someone comes in,
let's act according to circumstances.
I've cover for you,
and you run out.
What's that?
We'll leave together.
I'm hurt internally,
and I can't run.
Mr. Beggar.
Even so, we have to leave together.
All right.
Since you are hurt internally,
have some rest.
Stop talking.
Mr. Beggar.
Long live Your Majesty.
Rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Discussion begins.
Yes.
The expenses of different secretariats and ministries
have been submitted.
Now since the Grand Secretariat has verified
the expenses
to be paid,
you need to
give explanations
on the problems you found in this process.
Grand Secretary Yan,
you are the first to begin.
By virtue of the heavens' blessings and Your Majesty's benevolence,
the Grand Secretariat has verified the expenses of the Ministries of Revenue,
Works, Rites and Official Personnel Affairs last year.
Aside from high overspending in disaster relief
and the repairing of the imperial palace,
each ministry spent less than 300 taels over the budget.
The Ministry of Works spent much,
and there is still construction to be done.
The Grand Secretariat doesn't dare to approve of these,
so Your Majesty, please give us an instruction.
Put aside the Ministry of Works.
Deputy Grand Secretary Xu,
tell me if there are problems in other ministries.
Your Majesty,
I've got two account books to be presented to you.
As I don't know whether it's true or not,
please judge it with your wisdom.
Two account books?
Bring them to me.
Yes.
They are both account books of the Ministry of Revenue,
but the gap
is as large as 3,000 taels in them.
Deputy Grand Secretary Xu,
where did you
get them?
Your Majesty,
this year the Ministry of Revenue spent a large amount of money.
So I collected regional account books to check them one by one.
I found that according to the account book of the Ministry of Revenue,
the grain allocated to the imperial family and governments
totaled 1.2 million picul,
but the taxes collected by local governments
amounted to 2.43 million picul.
In addition to that,
the items like brocade, silk, thin silk products,
summer and winter cloth, are not right,
and especially there is a huge loss in salt transport.
Yan Shaoqiong.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You take charge of the Salt Distribution Commission.
Give me an explanation.
Your Majesty, please make a wise judgment.
Since I started taking charge of salt transport, I've devoted myself to my work
and taken the enriching of the treasury as my mission.
But this year
Japanese pirates ran wild in Liangzhe Circuit,
as you all know it.
Several official ships carrying salt
were robbed by them.
So
the income decreased greatly.
Yes, Your Majesty.
In Liangzhe Circuit and Fujian, there were Japanese pirates,
and recently plagues of locusts occurred.
So the people didn't harvest anything.
The court allocated a lot of money for disaster relief.
That's why the Ministry of Revenue received little income.
Mr. Yan,
don't make natural disasters and Japanese pirates shoulder all the responsibilities.
Didn't
we beat Japanese pirates?
The money we took back from Japanese pirates
was recorded in the account book.
Your Majesty,
I submitted the account book of the Salt Transport Commission
to the Grand Secretariat long ago.
When the accounts were settled, they didn't say there was a problem.
But now he got a fake account book,
and obviously he wants to frame me up.
Mr. Xu,
we both work in the Grand Secretariat.
Why didn't you mention it
when the accounts were settled?
What are you planning?
Mr. Yan, calm down.
We need to reason
and make things clear.
The account book that Mr. Yan submitted to the Grand Secretariat
had been revised quite perfect,
but if we ask around
in Lianghuai under your management,
complaints can be heard everywhere,
and the people can't find a place to protest against it.
This year Liangzhe Circuit suffered plagues,
and Japanese pirates did run wild,
but we beat them
and took back the things they had robbed.
After the disasters in Liangzhe Circuit,
you didn't apply for the reduction of taxes,
but imposed more taxes,
so that the people became homeless.
The account book of the Ministry of Revenue only recorded
half of the taxes collected.
Mr. Yan,
has the rest been taken away by you,
or by the Ministry of Revenue?
You,
you slander me.
I've devoted myself to serving the court.
How could I embezzle money?
Your Majesty,
I've always been diligent and thrifty,
and I've never dared do anything wrong.
Now Mr. Xu wants to
trick you with a fake account book
that he got.
Your Majesty, please make a wise judgment.
I remember Yan Shaoqiong
was recommended by Grand Secretary Yan, right?
Mr. Yan,
do you have anything to say?
Yes.
Back then
it was indeed me that recommended Yan Shaoqiong
to take charge of salt transport.
When he worked as Left Censor-in-chief,
I found that he was a talent in managing state affairs.
But
about these two account books,
I
know nothing.
Someone!
Yes.
Put Yan Shaoqiong into the Imperial Prison.
I'll announce a sentence later.
Yes.
Your Majesty, please make a wise judgment!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, please make a wise judgment!
Your Majesty!
Mr. Yan.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Draft an imperial edict to Liangzhe Circuit
on exempting the people from taxes for three years.
Yes, Your Majesty.
[Yans' Mansion]
Xu Jing is an old fox,
and he framed us up.
How did he get the account books of salt transport?
It's my fault.
Except the Embroidered Uniform Guard,
who else could do that?
Lu Yi?
I underestimated
Lu Ting's son.
[Imperial Prison]
Bring him over here.
Yes.
Mr. Yan.
Do you have anything to say?
I didn't steal or rob anything.
I have nothing to say.
You didn't steal or rob anything,
but you are greedy.
I heard that all salt merchants
in Liangzhe, Lianghuai, Changlu and Hedong
needed to give bribes worth 10,000 taels to you
to obtain salt transport and sales license.
But you imposed heavy taxes on them,
so that they complained about it.
You kept very close relations with some salt merchants,
and allowed them to do whatever they liked,
for example, Sima Chang'an of Hangzhou.
Who, who is Sima Chang'an?
You slander me.
Now at this moment
you even can't guarantee your own safety,
and you still protect Yan Shifan.
I know
that your target is the Yan family.
But you sucking boy
even want to overthrow that powerful family?
Mr. Lu.
I suggest you not spend efforts in vain.
When doing everything, you need to leave a way out for yourself,
or you may get yourself into real trouble.
You're really loyal.
Cen Fu,
bring the evidence to me.
Yes.
Mr. Yan.
Can you recognize this?
A gun?
What?
You want to kill me？
You haven't said anything useful.
How can I kill you?
General Yu got
such guns from Mao Haifeng's stronghold
as he suppressed and eliminated Japanese pirates.
Out of curiosity,
I asked for one from General Yu.
Unexpectedly,
it offers me a very important clue.
Mr. Yan.
Look, this spring
is the same as
those made by Sima Chang'an.
In this world,
there are numerous things that are the same as each other.
How can you prove that this thing
was made by him?
Mr. Yan, you may not know a thing.
The iron ore that Sima Chang'an excavated
was different from ordinary iron ore,
so the thing made with it
can be immediately identified.
If you don't believe me,
I can invite a blacksmith
to identify it for you.
Sima Chang'an
excavated iron ore illegally,
and made components of guns.
In the name of transporting salt,
he colluded with Japanese pirates.
After these things were found out,
he actively turned himself in,
but of course both you and I know
that the real guy called Sima Chang'an
is someone else.
I just took bribes and offered convenience.
You can just
accuse me of accepting bribes at most.
Anyway, I didn't meet anyone called Sima Chang'an.
You didn't meet him?
If I report this to His Majesty,
and tell His Majesty that you are accomplices,
how do you think it will develop?
Lu Yi,
just what do you want to do?
Tell me who the mastermind is.
Then you won't need to take responsibility for
the crime of colluding with Japanese pirates.
Father.
Just now Ms. Yuan came to look for Jinxia,
and said she didn't go back home last night.
I told her to go back first.
Jinxia didn't go back home last night?
No.
Father.
We can't find Jinxia or Mr. Beggar.
Did they
sneak into the Yans' mansion to rescue Ms. Lin?
Father, I have an ominous feeling.
Bad.
Jinxia told me yesterday
that she guessed that Ling isn't in the Yans' mansion,
but in another house of theirs.
She asked me to send people to investigate it, but I refused.
Now I think
they went there to do investigation sneakily.
But,
but they had been away for a night.
Father,
I hope they haven't got in danger.
If Jinxia
and Mr. Beggar were caught by Yan Shifan,
we can't save them alone.
Well,
go visit Mr. Lu,
and ask him if he has a way out.
Father,
now Jinxia and Mr. Lu have broken up.
Will he help us?
Go ask him, just have a try.
If he refuses,
we'll figure out another way.
Okay.
-Mr. Yang. -Mr. Yang.
Xi.
Xiao.
Mr. Yang.
Hello.
Yang Yue.
Whom are you going to ask for help?
And what help do you need?
Now we can't find Jinxia and
Mr. Beggar.
We guess
that they sneaked into another house of the Yans
to rescue Ms. Lin.
We are trying to find a way to save them.
That was reckless.
Yang Yue,
tell me where the house is.
I must go rescue Jinxia.
Wait.
You can't break into the Yans' house.
Well,
go ask for Mr. Lu's help first.
Father.
How is the interrogation with Yan Shaoqiong going?
Father.
I need several more days
for the investigation.
Why?
I didn't get hard evidence
on Yan Shifan colluding with Japanese pirates.
Yan Shaoqiong
is the one that Yan Shifan trusts most,
and he had something to do with Sima Chang'an's case.
I want to find evidence through him.
Yan Shaoqiong has been greedy,
but after all, he started his career as Presented Scholar.
He is obstinate as a man of letters.
Moreover,
he got all his wealth by relying on the Yan family.
So it'll be very hard
to make him talk.
But if we miss this breakthrough,
it may be even harder to
get evidence that can convict Yan Shifan.
No.
Father.
Are you okay?
No.
His Majesty is clearly aware of your opposition against the faction under Yan Song's leadership.
His Majesty never trusts anyone.
If you uses some abnormal means to force him to make a confession,
it won't end well.
You'd better wait and see.
I see.
I won't take action recklessly.
Father.
It's cold now.
You are not well.
Let me handle
such trivial matters.
Okay.
[North Bureau]
Mr. Lu.
Ms. Shangguan,
when did you get to the capital?
Several days ago.
Xi, stop catching up.
I need to tell Mr. Lu about the goal of our visit this time.
What happened?
We can't find Jinxia.
Since when?
Last night.
Did she
go rescue Doctor Lin?
That's right.
Yesterday she found the place
where Yan Shifan keeps Ms. Lin under house arrest.
Then she asked my father
to search that house of the Yan family in the name of Department Six,
but was refused.
I guess she
should be stuck there with Mr. Beggar now.
She even dared sneak into Yan Shifan's house.
She was too bold.
[Yans' Mansion]
Mr. Yan.
What brought you
here?
Has Constable Yuan visited you
to look for Doctor Lin?
No.
Mr. Lu.
Why do you suddenly ask me about Constable Yuan?
What happened to her?
I heard several days ago
you caught Doctor Lin again.
You are an Embroidered Uniform Guard.
You need evidence to catch criminals and do interrogation.
This is a rule.