♫ ♫
♫ Have you ever heard of ♫
♫ the snow mountain’s cliff ♫
♫ Once left people with lingering enchantments ♫
♫ Legend has it ♫
♫ that there are treasures on it ♫
♫ But there is also a hidden abyss ♫
♫ The smart, foolish ♫
♫ and kind people ♫
♫ are all people you’re familiar with ♫
♫ On the mountain slope, on the cliff ♫
♫ on the cloudy peak ♫
♫ on this secular world ♫
♫ Let the snowflakes swirl and flutter ♫
Joy of Life
Episode 27
These are the four lines.
Translation and Timing by the Joy of Life Team @ Viki.com
Actually, I don't need this handwritten copy
to point out the issues.
The last four lines of this poem
refer to a devastating and melancholic sentiment.
If it wasn't someone who has had experience of the many ups and downs in life
how could they have composed such lines?
But Master Fan
you are in the prime of your youth...
how could you have felt such despair?
Young people exaggerate their worries.
Too much is as bad as not enough.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, Fan Xian has lied and plagiarised.
It's utterly despicable.
Such behaviour has shamed all the literary talents of our country.
I ask Your Majesty to strip him of his title
and throw him out of the capital, never to use him again.
Master Guo, if I've shamed the country,
then why are you so happy?
Nonsense. (Bullsh*t)
I'm angry and disappointed. I'm ashamed to be associated with you.
If Mr Zhuang would like to argue the case here, how does Master Guo know what the result will be?
I've only just heard of this, of course.
Then why is it that, when I got to Qi Hall today,
Master Guo was already saying that he would see my reputation torn to shreds?
I don't know if Master Guo is great at making predictions,
or if he's already colluded with Mr Zhuang.
Nonsense,
Can the word collude be used in this place?
Enough,
At this time, you still care about the word he uses?
Your Majesty, my son has never got along with Fan Xian.
Their arguments don't affect the bigger picture.
The point today is that Fan Xian's poem
contains plagiarised lines from another's work. This deserves severe punishment.
Otherwise it will be difficult to appease
the unhappiness of the public.
The Minister is really something. He gets to the heart of the issue straightaway.
I'm only speaking frankly.
My. Zhuang,
What you said is right,
I did copy.
Mr. Fan,
speaking truthfully, knowing what you've done, is an act of courage.
After going through this, Master Fan will definitely improve.
Don't rush to praise me.
Mr Zhuang... I plagiarised for my own sake.
You plagiarised for your teacher... we're not so different, after all.
Actually, your actions aren't even as open or direct as mine.
This poem is written by the god of poetry Du Fu.
It has nothing to do with your teacher.
Mr Zhuang has plagiarised on his teacher's behalf.
He really is a model in showing respect to one's teacher.
A god of poetry?
Where is this god of poetry from? Which country, which era?
If he's a god of poetry, is his name widely known?
He's not in the history books.
So that's how it is.
Because his poems come from another world.
A world with many pleasures, with arts and literature to stun you.
Perhaps it is a mythical fairy world?
Laugh all you want.
Compared to what you have here
it's wouldn't be an overstatement to call it a fairy world!
Did you go there before?
It's a picture in my dream.
In my remaining memory..
Mr. Fan, what you mean is--
that you travelled the fairy realm in your dream
and memorised a poem?
Your Majesty, what Fan Xian says
is outrageous and ludicrous.
Such excuses are tantamount to deceiving the emperor.
I ask that Your Majesty punish him.
Mr Zhuang, did your teacher write many poems?
My teacher wrote many poems.
Does he have many poems that are obscure and unknown?
He has many. Of the obscure poems,
the one I displayed is one such example.
Who says I only memorised one poem in my dream?
Come!
Master Fan, if you are composing poems,
I would be happy to record them for you!
Does Master Fan expect to compose two or three poems on the spot
to prove that they are all from the fairy realm?
You don't even know... it's like my memories
have been carved into my mind.
Every word I've seen,
every book I've read,
I remember them exactly.
Do you know what you're saying right now?
I think he's panicking and just talking rubbish now!
"Have you not seen, the waters of the Yellow River come from upon Heaven,
surging into the ocean, never to return again;
Have you not seen, in bright mirrors lamenting over white hair,
black threads at dawn, and white as snow by evening.
Success in life brings complete joy,
do not raise an empty goblet to the moon.
Heaven made, my abilities must have purpose,
Spent a thousand gold pieces, but they will return!"
"When will the spring flowers and autumn moon end?
How much remembrance does a heart know?
... How much sorrow must I have?
Much like the spring flood of a river flowing east!"
"I do not know what time of year
it will be in the Heavenly Palace.
I shall return there while riding the wind
yet I fear the loneliness
at the top of the jade palace.
I rise and dance with my shadow,
would it be as it was on Earth?“
"Drunkenly lighting a lamp to admire my sword,
dreaming of the sound of horns surrounding tents.
Sharing the rations with my vast troops,
listening to the sounds beyond the Great Wall,
gathering forces on the autumn battlefield."
“In the sky, we will be two love birds flying together.
On earth, we will be two trees with branches intertwined.”
“Don't worry about having no confidante on the road.
Who in the kingdom doesn't know you.”
”The small building was windy again last night.“
“There are few plum blossoms in the corner.
Blossoming all alone, defying the cold.”
“The nation is ruined, though mountains and rivers remain.
In cities in the spring, the grasses and trees grow deeply.”
“Such a gleeful day calls for bold singing and uninhibited drinking.”
“Hating the separation, birds are fearful at heart.”
“A phoenix’s body without two bright wings
but our hearts are linked as one.”
“My precious horse, and my furs worth a thousand gold pieces.
Call out your sons and swapped them for fine wines.”
“I wish to ride the wind and return there,
yet fear the jade towers.”
“The small building listened to spring rain all night.”
“There are no mountains and the rivers are exhausted.
Winter thunder trembled, summer rain and snow.”
“West of the Yang Pass, you won't come across any old friends.”
“One does not know in the celestial palaces.”
“On myriads paths, not one foot-print in sight.”
“Ten years between life and death.
Nowhere to tell my sorrow.”
“Youngsters do not know the taste of love.”
“Time only knows how to make people grow old.”
“We don't know each other even we have met.”
“Running water, people, homes.”
“How panic-stricken I was retreating before the Tartars!
Being a captive, I lamented over my solitary confinement.
Men are mortals.
Leave the loyalties to shine through history.”
"Behind me,
where are their successors?
Oh Heaven and Earth,
how boundless and without end!"
Have I gone over a hundred?
Master Fan, you crossed a hundred a long time ago!
Then let's stop here.
How could there be a fairy realm in this world?
If there isn't one, then where do these poems come from?
It must be that he wrote them himself!
Even if he wrote all these poems himself,
even if he's written a thousand, ten thousand, poems,
it doesn't mean that he didn't copy that original poem!
He opens his mouth and great poems come tumbling out.
Why would such a person need to plagiarise?
Why would he stoop to plagiarising?
In terms of knowledge of contemporary literature,
I can't beat you.
When it comes to memorising poems, you can't beat me.
When it comes to being a great literary scholar,
I can't do it.
When it comes to being a decent human being,
you can't.
I'm going off to a drunken sleep...
Go to hell.
What happened, Mr Zhuang?
Mr Zhuang, Mr Zhuang!
Mr Zhuang, wake up!
Quick, get the imperial physician!
Quick, quick! Put the hangover soup on the table.
Put it here, that's right. And soften up that pillow.
He's had so much to drink, he better not fall off the pillow.
There's no change to the plan. Meet me at the palace walls.
You're so drunk, let's do it another day.
He's coming, he's coming! The poetry god is coming!
He's here! Quick, put him on the bed.
Be careful!
Slowly.
Cover him up.
Be careful. Cover him up.
You've worked hard. Go home and rest now.
You've worked hard.
I'll take care of brother, you should all go back and rest now.
With so many servants here, you don't need do it yourself.
Is this necessary? That's enough, no need to make such a fuss.
Who hasn't been drunk before?
- Do you know what your brother's done in the palace? - What?
He's become a deity!
His Majesty personally gave the order
for the palace guards to escort Young Master Fan home.
His Majesty also said to make sure to take care of him.
This gentleman is now a Qing treasure!
You speak too highly.
Not at all! Master Fan, you haven't heard.
Young Master Fan really stupefied everyone at the Hall today
with his drunken poetry.
Many people have said privately that this is the God of Poetry descending to Earth!
Look at the kind of future your brother Fan Xian has!
And you only know how to sleep! Learn from your brother.
Isn't he also sleeping?
He-
- Make them leave. - How are you the same as him?
- Still sleeping? - It's getting late,
you should go back and rest now. I'll take care of brother.
What rest? He's a God now, we have to take good care of him.
Go make some snack. What if he wakes up hungry later?
- Go, hurry! - That's enough!
You should all leave. Brother needs to rest.
Go, go, hurry. Let him rest. Be quiet!
Time to go!
Let your brother rest, let's go.
About time.
Brother!
Brother, are you alright?
I'm fine.
Zhuang Mohan really spat blood?
Yes.
After tonight,
Fan Xian will now be God of Poetry Fan.
Based on this,
Zhuang Mohan really was lying to frame him.
Master Zhuang ruined his reputation of seventy years
with this one action.
At this age,
he ruined his whole life.
Alas. I'm tired,
we'll talk tomorrow.
Didn't you take medicine?
The medicine was to make me throw up.
Ruoruo, someone in the royal court is working with Zhuang Mohan.
Today was planned ahead of time.
Who?
Princess Royal and Guo Youzhi.
Princess Royal?
Wasn't Princess Royal defending you in front of His Majesty?
You're smart, can't you tell?
This woman is so treacherous.
I'm going into the palace tonight.
Brother, look at your state now.
Only like this will no one suspect me.
Ruoruo, guard this room for me. Don't let anyone inside.
I got it. As long as I'm alive, no one will come in.
Master.
Wait here.
Uncle.
Like we said before, within the time to burn one stick of incense,
I'll lure away Hong Sixiang. You go in to get the key.
- Hold on. - What?
Don't give away any clues.
My clothes and sword
were all stolen from the Dongyi group of diplomats.
- Yun Zhilan? - There are only so many Ninth-Grade Masters within Jingdu.
I want them to believe that the one who infiltrated the harem
is the disciple of Si Gujian.
You've thought of it all.
When I used to be with the Young Lady,
when I used to be with the Young Lady. I'm used to it.
You should be careful.
You may not be able to block Yan Xiaoyi's arrow.
With the size of the harem, I may not run into him.
So many poems, your hand must be tired from copying.
We have a great poet now. It's so wonderful!
Even if I break my hand from copying, I'm still happy.
Your Majesty, you are tired.
I'm just sighing.
Our ancestors built Qing on the military.
We couldn't compare to Qi in the literature field.
This has been my father's concern for a long time.
Now God bless Qing.
We have a divine poet, Lord Fan.
Divine Poet?
I think he is a divine alcoholic.
but these poems
were definitely written well.
But I have been wondering.
Did he write these poems?
Who are you?
My apologies for making a mistake. I took the wrong path.
You took the wrong path into the palace?
I fear you are the only one in the kingdom.
I have to do this for my country.
Senior, please forgive me. I'm leaving now.
This is the palace, kiddo.
It's not a place where you can simply come and go.
Guqian?
Guhou? You are from the gang of Si Gujian?
Commander Yan, what's wrong?
What did you hear just now?
Nothing.
Fetch my bow.
Yes.
You already saw in Taiping Courtyard.
Yan Xiaoyi has amazing hearing.
He will notice you if you are not careful enough.
Once you are in, don't rush.
Avoid jumping.
Commander Yan, is something not right?
No unusual sound.
Some Noble Ladies have cats. Pretty fat ones.
It might be the cats?
Continue to patrol.
Yes.
One more thing.
- Don't walk on high places. - You thought of this too?
Besides his hearing, he is an archer.
The important things to an archer are his eyes.
If you climb high.
You won't be able to dodge him even in the night.
Translation and Timing by the Joy of Life Team @ Viki.com
Wang Qinian.
Lord.
Did you find the locksmith?
Create a counterfeit key for this.
This is not a key. There's no such key in this world.
There's no such lock too.
We were tricked.
Don't bother about this. Just do it.
This is very tricky. It's very time-consuming.
It just need to look like this. No need to be detailed and aesthetic.
- Rough and not precise? Yes. How long?
If it doesn't need to be aesthetic,
I can do it in 10 minutes.
Wait. I need to pee.
Go now.
What are you looking at?
Let me tell you. Just now, there was a strange person, from here,
felt on the ground, then he stepped on the umbrella and flew away.
And there was an old eunuch flew away too.
So fast. See? The tiles are broken.
This is the counterfeit.
This is real item.
Many thanks.
Who says it's a key? What lock is it opening?
Stop asking so many questions.
Yes.
- Lord. - Don't follow me.
I will deliver the counterfeit and go back on my own later.
Fine.
Lord, is this considered top secret?
I trust you.
No. I'm referring to the locksmith.
What do you want to say?
Lord, should we get rid of him?
It's just a key. No need to go that far.
Give him good money and send him away from Jingdu.
Don't let him come back for the time being.
Are you testing me?
Lord, you are brave but soft-hearted.
Is this good or bad?
If it for doing great task, this is not ruthless enough,
If it's as a friend, it's just nice.
- Lord, there's something else. - Speak.
Since you want to reward handsomely,
please find the money for reward and give it to me.
Look at the time now and you want me to look for it? Do it yourself.
Lord, will you write a note for me
so that I can earn some interest?
Get out.
Lord, be careful.
Lord, this is considered to have gone well.
By putting back the counterfeit, it's considered a success.
As long as there's no accident.
Be discrete and you shall be fine.
Grand Princess is waiting in there for you.
Grand Princess.
If love between both sides can last for aye, Why need they to stay together night and day?
What a heartbreaking love poem.
Sit.
Regarding Fan Xian's poems at the night banquet,
I got someone to copy some of them.
Looking at them now, they are brilliant.
Sir, what do you think?
That's right.
It's a good one. I am impressed.
Does heaven really exist?
It's all fairy tales.
I think these poems
were personally written my Master Fan.
He wrote so many poems in so little time.
Who could any human being do that?
Unless he is a god from heaven?
If he is,
Then he must be the God of poem.
I called you here in the night to ask you something.
You promised me to trample Fan Xian at the banquet
to make him lost his reputation. Dare I ask if you managed to do that?
When I framed Fan Xian today,
I gambled with my reputation.
But after losing to such a person,
I'm sincerely convinced.
But there's something I don't understand.
A poet like Fan Xian,
Princess Royal, you didn't tell me that.
Otherwise, why would I do such a thing to embarrass myself.
I didn't know that kid could do such a thing.
This is good too.
It's a failure. How could it be good?
It's good that he wrote so many poems
in one night.
Otherwise,
people will take my words
and think he is a copy cat.
It's good for him.
But you lost all your reputation.
It's better than me feeling guilty for the rest of my life.
Your mind is peace. What about me?
I
I sold out Yan Bingyun
so that Xiao En can go back to Northern Qi.
How many people would know the monster Xiao En
is actually the great literary giant Zhuang Mohan's younger brother.
I took a great risk,
and did such a great favor to you and Northern Qi.
Ultimately, in exchange, you are at peace?
If it wasn't because of affection,
why would I come to Southern Qing
and be trapped by you?
Go back and tell your young Emperor.
He owes me a favor.
He will need to return it in the future.
There's something I don't understand.
A talent like Fan Xian. Such a young man,
he is supposed to the future of Qi.
Grand Princess, why must you insist on getting rid of him?
And even selling out your own spy?
Yan Bingyun suffered
but his life was not in danger.
As to why I oppose Fan Xian,
I just want to see him desperate.
There's an assassin!
Did the arrow miss him?
The arrowhead felt off. There are some pieces of clothes.
He was definitely shot.
There is no blood stain. Could he be unscathed?
My arrow wounded him.
Split up and search thoroughly.
Yes!
Translation and Timing by the Joy of Life Team @ Viki.com
♫ Life goes round and round ♫
♫ In the long river of time ♫
♫ Layers of memories, of many lives over ♫
♫ Get stacked up ♫
♫ In an intoxicating river of stars ♫
♫ Before you know it, spring is over and it's almost fall again ♫
♫ The swallows are gone to their wintering grounds ♫
♫ Who can give up the chance ♫
♫ To spend this life with you? ♫
♫ You have been walking around in your dream for so long ♫
♫ The flowers fall from the boughs quietly ♫
♫ Year in and year out, we are on the road ♫
♫ Counting the remaining days of the year ♫
♫ Even if we will never meet again ♫
♫ Even if the bond is broken ♫
♫ No complaints ♫
♫ It's a cold world and I still think of you as I did before ♫
♫ The moon is sleepless ♫
♫ Leave a warm heart ♫
♫ To look after the rest of the year ♫
♫ Even if I have to cross a thousand mountains ♫
♫ Through the fire of war ♫
♫ You are always there for me ♫
♫ The flowers leave the boughs, quietly ♫
♫ Year in and year out, we are on the road ♫
♫ Counting the remaining days of the year ♫
♫ Even if we will never meet again ♫
♫ Even if the bond is broken ♫
♫ No complaints ♫
♫ It's a cold world and I think of you as I did before ♫
♫ The moon is sleepless ♫
♫ Leave a warm heart ♫
♫ To look after the rest of the year ♫
♫ Even if I have to cross a thousand mountains and through the fire of war ♫
♫ You are always there for me. ♫