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The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty
Episode 24
Who is it?
Cheng, it's me.
Uncle Pei?
Mom won't let me open the door for you.
It's ok.
You did the right thing listening to your mom.
Uncle Pei just wants to ask you
how you have been.
Did they still bully you?
No.
You were right.
I used the tricks you taught me to fight back,
and then no one dared to bully me again.
See,
I was right.
But there is one more thing.
If they don't bully you first,
you can't hit them.
Got it?
Yes.
By the way, Uncle Pei.
Why couldn't they lift their arms
when I hit them by their Jianjing acupoint?
Are you interested in this?
Please enlighten me.
Cheng, let me tell you.
The so-called main and collateral channels are about the running of qi and blood.
They connect all the internal organs
and important passages for all parts of the human body.
Acupuncture point,
which is short for acupoint,
is an important part of the main and collateral channels.
We can use massage, tapping,
acupuncture or moxibustion
to stimulate the corresponding acupoints
to achieve the effect of treatment of diseases.
Among them
there are twelve main channels
and fifteen collateral channels.
The Jianjing you just said
is one of the acupoints on the main channels.
You can raise your arms now
to touch your Jianjing Acupoint.
Fan?
Cheng, wake up!
Mom.
Come onto the mom's back.
Hurry up!
Quick, Cheng.
Hide in Mom's arms.
Come on, Cheng.
Come on.
Don't move.
Hurry up.
Tang Yu?
Tang Yu!
Sir is away,
so we don't know exactly what was lost.
But rest assured that
we will arrest the thief as soon as possible.
But
you and your son are living alone now.
If
this thief comes again…
I think,
Tang Yu,
that is if you don't mind,
I can live here for the time being
so that we can watch out for each other.
Yeah!
That'll be great!
Cheng!
Mr. Wan.
I heard you moved.
The news spread so fast.
I heard
the minute you moved out,
the gang of Western Depot
moved in immediately.
Mr. Wan,
if you are under the weather,
go back to rest.
What about the meeting with His Majesty?
His Majesty will not be present today.
Give way!
How did this case go?
Your Majesty.
Yunhe government
has confiscated all of Ma Lin's property,
which is a total of 11,240,000 taels of silver.
Ma Lin
is really as wealthy as the emperor.
What about Wan An?
I found and seized
a total of 720,000 taels in Wan An's pond.
This old fox.
He looked so frugal
that I would never imagine
he has embezzled so much in these decades.
These are as many as half of the official silver ingots to the treasury from the whole country every year.
Your Majesty.
I mean 720,000 taels of gold.
This evil treacherous official!
Your Majesty please don't get furious.
Please don't let anger hurt your health.
Fortunately, the illicit money we confiscated
can make up for the treasury's shortfall in the past decade.
I really want to slice him alive!
I understand how Your Majesty must feel right now,
but we can't rush about it.
Yunhe's thing is just the tip of the iceberg.
There are more than 60% of officials in the imperial court
implicated in this matter.
20% of them are in important positions.
If you touch any of them, you spook all of them.
We can only
replace them with the officials selected by Your Majesty step by step.
How long?
According to the current plan,
three years at best.
That's too slow.
I can't wait that long.
The Ming Dynasty can't wait either.
You have only two years.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Tang Fan did a good job.
Don't put him in Yunhe.
Transfer him back to the capital.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Can anyone fill his position after he leaves?
There is a person of choice.
Long live Your Majesty.
This is the current governor of Tongzhou,
Lu Zhi.
Look up.
What are you crying for?
I have been looking forward to seeing Your Majesty
for a long time!
Today,
my dream finally came true.
Long live Your Majesty!
Mr. Tang,
I still have a lot of things to do.
Let's
call it a day.
You are a teacher,
and now the school is over.
What else are you possibly busy with?
You are a local governor,
instead of dedicating to your work,
you played Go with me to muddle along.
Didn't I just solve a big case
and bring Ma Lin to justice?
I can't rest for a while?
Moreover,
I will return to the capital soon.
Return to the capital?
I know too much about Yunhe's secrets.
His Majesty is afraid I might meet danger if I stay here.
By the way,
I have a favor to ask you.
Mr. Tang, sure.
No matter who the new governor is,
I hope Mr. Li can help
and assist him in governing Yunhe.
His Majesty's Decree!
It's Heaven's will and His Majesty's edict that
Tang Fan, Yunhe's prefecture governor,
has been respecting justice and acting modestly during your tenure.
You have guided and encouraged the good deeds.
You did a good job in investigating the official silver case
and rendered meritorious service.
I now reward you five hundred taels of silver
and promote you as Official of Office of Transmission in the Ministry of Punishments.
You'll return to the capital to assume office de dato.
Respect that!
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Long live His Majesty.
Mr. Lu?
Mr. Tang,
what did I tell you?
And you even denied it.
This time
after returning to the capital, you will be a fifth rank official
in the central government!
Your bright future is just around the corner.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Mr. Lu,
I was really demoted when I went to Tongzhou.
I did not expect anything that happened today.
Mr. Tang,
anyway,
I must thank you for your support.
If it weren't for you to speak for me in front of His Majesty,
it will be difficult for me to get promoted at this age.
What do you mean?
I am telling you
I am your successor
as the next Yunhe prefecture governor.
Not only that,
thanks to you,
I got to see His Majesty!
Long live His Majesty!
Mr. Lu,
why are you sighing again?
To be honest with you,
what I am most worried about is that I know nothing about Yunhe.
And it is a place of importance because it produces official silver.
I'm afraid if I make a mistake by accident,
I will lose my job.
Don't worry.
Give me a second.
This
is your next prefecture governor.
He was also my previous supervisor.
Mr. Lu Zhi.
This is the most famous local scholar.
Mr. Li Mao.
I want to recommend him
as an assistant of you.
With his help and assistance,
Yunhe will be in good hands.
Mr. Li.
Mr. Lu.
Hi, Wuyun.
You are here.
Now I know
what the Yunhe Governor was doing every day.
What was I doing?
Full of…guile…
What is that idiom again
that you are always trying to play tricks to people?
Are you trying to say I'm full of wicked guile?
Exactly!
Although I'm not very happy about what you said,
it sounds true.
Why aren't you happy?
Because I want to be like you.
Laugh when I am happy,
and when I am not happy,
I take a whip to fight directly.
You can't fight.
You are too weak.
I can help you with this.
You're the most loyal friend!
By the way,
fortunately,
you didn't really rent out the restaurant last time.
That would be a pity.
Look,
our business is so good now.
I thought about it
and I think we can make more money.
Then we can buy a bigger yard
to raise some sheep and cattle.
So when you are kicked out,
you can live in my place.
Dora,
there's something
I don't know how to tell you.
That's easy.
Then you can sing to me
or write it down.
Really?
I am going to write it down then.
Why does it look familiar?
Wuyun.
He still wants to sell our restaurant.
What?
Tang Fan!
Sorry!
We can go back by water.
Traveling by water is too dangerous.
If we encounter an ambush on the water
or something goes wrong with the boat,
there is not much we can do.
Then by land.
How many people do we bring for protection?
No one.
I can't trust them.
The last Yunhe prefecture governor
was killed by his carter on the way back to the capital.
Advancing secretly by an unknown path!
Crossing the sea under camouflage!
Stealing the beams and pillars and replacing them with rotten timbers!
Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west!
The adults are talking now.
Go pack up.
Sooner or later you will regret that you didn't listen to me.
Mr. Tang, take a seat.
Mr. Ma.
This will be the last meal we have together.
After this
I'm going back to the capital
and you can also be released from prison.
Mr. Ma,
although your property
was confiscated,
think about it this way,
His Majesty spared your life.
This is already the best result you can get.
Besides, you started from scratch.
After you are released,
you can definitely make a comeback
with your business experience.
And Yunhe's new prefecture governor
must still rely on your experience and network
to maintain Yunhe's business operation.
Congratulations on your promotion.
But…
But what?
It's nothing.
Come on.
Mr. Tang,
after we part this time,
I don't know when I can see each other.
On your way back to the capital,
you must be extremely careful.
Thank you, Mr. Ma.
On the way back to the capital,
you must be extra careful.
Yes.
Yuancong!
Yuancong, come out for lunch!
Dad!
So rich!
I'll pass, Dad.
I am running late.
Don't worry, relax.
Come on, put things down first.
Listen to your dad. Sit down.
Have some food first.
Mr. Li is still waiting for me to help.
I know.
You can go later.
Li Mao can manage without you for a while.
Put things down and sit down.
Eat with Dad.
Sit down.
I'll eat a little bit.
Exactly.
Have some.
Take your time.
I am late!
Come on.
Eat more dishes.
Yuancong,
Dad want to tell you a few things.
Do you think I am a bad person?
I know what outsiders say about me.
But I never said much
to you.
because I know
when you grow up
you will have your own idea about
if I am a good person or not.
But Dad wants to tell you one thing,
no matter what happens,
remember one thing.
Our family should be the one to reconcile.
Never fill your heart with hatred.
Dad, are you talking about our family's money?
It's OK.
I'm even calmer about it than you.
Anyway, I think our current life like this
is actually nice.
At least we have a clear conscience now.
This is good.
But since you talked about money,
Dad wants you to promise me something.
Never do business in your lifetime.
That's what you want to tell me?
Dad, don't worry.
I never wanted to do business
in my life anyway.
Dad, I am really late!
I am already late.
I'm full.
Bye!
You take your time.
It's OK, Dad.
Don't be obsessed with the past.
Our good future
just gets started.
I have to go now.
Sure, sure.
Mr. Ma, if you were to be a chef,
you would definitely become a famous chef.
What a pity.
No one will be able to
taste the good food you make again.
I'll ask you one last time.
Can my family really stay alive
if I die?
Yes.
Let's go.
Why?
On our way to Yunhe,
you force us to hurry on with the journey.
When leaving here,
you have to take such a difficult path.
Sui Zhou,
you just want to make me miserable, right?
Everything is for your safety.
I think you're being paranoid.
There are not so many people who want to kill me.
There is a bridge in front of us.
What are you looking at?
You've been watching for a long time.
It's a bit suspicious.
Everything looks normal to me.
What is suspicious?
Why are you so cautious?
All our dry rations are on its back!
What if the horse runs away?
Wait.
If we go upstream from here,
we have to go far to Lishui to cross the river.
It'll take three days longer than expected.
If we go downstream,
then we have to go to Longquan to cross the river.
It will take five more days.
The broken bridge is weird.
I think someone sabotaged it.
We can be ambushed no matter which detour we take.
Danger is lurking no matter which route we take.
Your Majesty.
Is there something bothering you?
I am not supposed to tell you that,
but I am worried about Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi?
What's wrong with him?
If a person possesses too much power,
it will change him.
Wang Zhi grew up with me.
I believe in him.
I hope Your Majesty can also believe in him.
If one day he does change,
Your Majesty does not have to do it yourself.
I will kill him with my own hands.
Tang!
Who sent you guys?
Say it!
The bridge was indeed damaged by someone.
It seems that they have targeted Tang Fan
and will never give up until he dies.
We can't go on like this.
Or maybe
we can disguise
and split up.
What are you doing?
What happened?
Tang won't suffocate in there, right?
Let me out!
You bastard!
How dare you…
Why can't you let me out and we can discuss about it?
Let's talk it out!
Let me out!
Here you go.
What split up?
You guys were just being a smart ass.
There are so many better ways,
why didn't you discuss with me first?
Solving problems depends on the brain,
got it?
Sir, please have mercy and give me something to eat.
Thank you.
Even if I have to pretend to be a beggar
and beg all the way back to the capital,
it's better than being stuffed in this box.
My buttocks are going to crack.
Do you have any change for me?
Go away.
Sir, please have mercy.
Go away!
Where's the bun?
Untie me!
Let's make a deal.
Dong, untie me, please?
Tang,
it's all for your safety.
Just bear with us.
I can't!
I
don't want to stay in this box for any longer!
What are you doing?
Put it on.
You were hasty because you thought you're smart.
Are you happy now?
We could have ridden on a carriage,
but look at us now.
I can't walk anymore.
What now?
I really can't move.
I can't take any further step.
What do you want?
I want to sit back in the box.
The capital is not far ahead.
Hang in there.
Sui Zhou made a detour to enter the capital from the west.
Although they made a detour, they could travel faster.
So they and us should arrive at the capital at the same time
Let's go.
Come on.
Hang in there. We're almost there.
What happened?
If it were me,
I would definitely choose to ambush here.
Do you want to change another route?
To the west is the mountain area.
We can't get around.
To the north is a gully terrain,
and it will only be harder.
We have no other choice.
So you mean…
We can't hesitate in our actions in a while.
Make a break-through at one go.
Fortunately,
Dong and Tang Fan were not with us.
Aha.
I am OK.
Let's go.
We finally arrived.
It's safe when we get here.
Mr. Tang,
you two take care of yourselves.
Bye.
Tang,
I am starving.
OK.
We have to eat a bowl of noodles before anything else.
-What are you doing? -Ms. Dong.
We're not closed yet!
There are no leftovers for you.
Hurry up and go away.
Ms. Dong, it's me.
Who are you?
Stingy Tang?
What happened to you?
Dong?
This poor girl.
What's the smell with you two?
Ms. Dong.
Give us two bowls of noodles as soon as possible, please?
Okay.
Noodles will come right away.
But you two can't enter the room,
your smell might drive away the customers.
OK, OK.
Hurry up.
Tang,
I am starving.
I'm so tired.
Who did this?
We are not beggars!