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Huainan is good
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A safe haven
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The mountains and riversStretch on like our affection
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An affectionate person…
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Huainan is indeed a fine place,
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but we are no longer there.
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Huai'an truly thinks ten steps ahead.
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He even predicted
matters of life and death in his letter.
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You are too gentle by nature.
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You are the one I worry about most.
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If you face something
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you cannot overcome one day,
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open this letter.
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Zhou Mo joined the Huben Army
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and fell under their yoke.
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Only death could free him.
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Killing him was to save him.
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If I make it to the Capital alive,
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they will hunt you
to the ends of the Earth.
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Only by dying once
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can you truly be free.
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ZHOU MO JOINED THE HUBEN ARMY
AND FELL UNDER THEIR YOKE.
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ONLY DEATH COULD FREE HIM.
KILLING HIM WAS TO SAVE HIM.
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No, we are no longer in Huainan.
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He should be in Chang'an by now.
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The dangers of Chang'an
far surpass Huainan's.
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I hope he stays safe.
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He will.
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YANG XUAN, VICE MINISTER OF REVENUE
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AT DAWN I RISE
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PARTING WEIGHS ON MY MIND
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BAI WAN, YANG XUAN'S STUDENT
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Studying by the cold windowI never sensed how brief the seasons were
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In a blink, my templesHave turned to gray frost
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REBEL FIRE
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Schemes for the realm are but a dream
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I wake from wineTo Hu-horses trampling the land
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The loyal dead would neverStain their bones with rebel fire
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Yet traitors craveThe splendor of the August hall
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Half a life I spent on these textsFor whom were they written?
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For whom, I ask?
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{\an8}Let this long lament burnAs an offering unto the mountain spirits
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{\an8}Let this long lament burnAs an offering unto the mountain spirits
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‪SCHOLARS' HALL
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Sir!
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Sir…
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Sir?
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Sir…
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Why are you guarding this traitor?
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I was his student.
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Now that he lies dead on the street,
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please let me keep vigil
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until the Jingzhao Yamen
comes to claim his body.
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He was a traitor.
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We of the Imperial Guards will take him.
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You call yourself his student.
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Are you a traitor too?
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Sir, this has nothing to do with us.
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Please proceed.
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It has nothing to do with you indeed.
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- Take her!
- Stop.
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In this bitter snow,
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she is willing to keep vigil
over this old man's body.
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It is a righteous deed,
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yet you call her a traitor?
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Have you any proof?
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I cannot stand scholars.
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Are you seeking
to light your own path to the grave?
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You all heard him.
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He tried to defend this traitor.
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Take him too!
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Hold!
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Who dares bar the Imperial Guards?
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Academician Li, what brings you here?
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You Imperial Guards are bold indeed,
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blocking anyone as you please.
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Greetings to you, Mr. Huai'an.
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Greetings, Academician Li.
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His Majesty awaits you in the palace.
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Please get in.
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"Studying by the cold window, I never
sensed how brief the seasons were."
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"In a blink, my temples
have turned to gray frost."
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"Schemes for the realm are but a dream."
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"I wake from wine
to Hu-horses trampling the land."
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"The loyal dead would never
stain their bones with rebel fire,
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yet traitors crave
the splendor of the August hall."
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"Half a life I spent on these texts.
For whom were they written?"
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"Let this long lament burn
as an offering unto the mountain spirits."
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You called me a traitor
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without a shred of proof.
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I recited a seditious poem just now.
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That, at least, is some proof.
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Can you confirm that I am a traitor now?
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You are silent.
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Does that mean I am not one?
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If we've come to a point where words alone
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can convict someone of treason,
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then heed my words:
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you are a traitor.
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You are a traitor.
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A traitor!
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Mr. Huai'an,
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don't take his words to heart.
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- Academician Li, I have one small request.
- Of course.
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Please leave them be.
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Very well.
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Be gone!
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I shall take my leave.
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Let us go!
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This way, please.
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ORCHID PAVILION
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Take this to shelter him
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from the wind and snow.
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Thank you.
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Wan, there is something I must tell you.
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That article slandering the new emperor
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was written by me.
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I work for the Huben Army.
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My rise to this post
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was propped up by them.
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Everything I did
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was at their command.
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Now, I must let this frail body of mine
fulfill its final purpose
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so that they will keep my family safe.
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The Huben Army
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once asked me about you.
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After I die,
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they will come for you.
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I can only give you one last warning:
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never defy the Huben Army.
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You still hope to see
your family again, don't you?
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Then do whatever it takes
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to survive.
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Sir…
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Do not grieve for me.
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Everyone
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must walk the road fate has set for them.
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Rest now,
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Wan.
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This may be your last peaceful sleep.
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Tonight,
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I will take my life at the city gate
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as an old minister of the former court
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to show my defiance of the new emperor.
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Yan Fengshan commands the Huben Army
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and held the court in his grasp for years.
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Xiao Wuyang seized Chang'an
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to keep imperial power from slipping away.
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Though the Huben Armyhas avoided meeting him head-on,
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Yan Fengshan still intendsto set Chang'an aflame
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and grant Xiao Wuyang no peace.
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And I am a piece of woodthey need for that fire.
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‪HOUSE OF WESTERN CURIOSITIES
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Academician Li.
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I hope you do not mind
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that I used your hand to slap
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the Imperial Guards in the face.
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Not at all.
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They deserved it.
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I meant to humble that commander.
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Even if you hadn't been there, sir,
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I would have simply found another way
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to shame him another day.
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That is how I handle matters.
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Assassins!
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Protect His Majesty!
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Quick, protect His Majesty!
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- Understood!
- Understood!
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Assassins!
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Assassins! Protect His Majesty!
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The realm is still unsettled.
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It's been but a month
since His Majesty took the throne,
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and already a dozen assassination attempts
have been made.
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No need to panic, though.
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Under the Dingtang Sword,
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all who come lose their heads.
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Your servant, Xie Huai'an,
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greets Your Majesty.
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Lift your head.
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I asked many people
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who could seek someone for me
in this vast world.
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They all recommended you,
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so I wished to see for myself
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whether you were equal to the task.
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These ten essays were all written
for the imperial examination
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in the 11th year of the dynasty.
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One of them was written by me.
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Find it.
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As you command.
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WISDOM AND DEPTH
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{\an8}ZHU XIAOCHUN, VICE MINISTER OF RITES
AND KEEPER OF IMPERIAL SEALS
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BENEVOLENT RULE
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HE UNITED THE LORDS AND STEADIED
THE REALM, RISING AS THE FOREMOST HEGEMON
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THE FORCEFUL RULE
AND THE BENEVOLENT RULE
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Your Majesty, I have found your essay.
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It's only been half a stick of incense.
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Even if you read ten lines at a glance,
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you could only have finished
three or four essays.
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How did you manage it?
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Southerners and northerners differ.
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Their wording and phrasing leave traces.
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Before Your Majesty turned 20,
you lived long in Chang'an.
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Your early studies
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were under Grand Secretary Bai Linian,
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who was from Wuyue.
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Therefore, Your Majesty's writing
shows southern traits.
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Southerners write "lu" as "six,"
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"qi" as "stand," and "bei" as "cover."
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Northerners write "chen" as "ugly,"
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"geng" as "road," and "tong" as "reach."
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By this measure,
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seven of the essays
were written by northerners,
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and only three by southerners.
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Everyone has words and phrases
they tend to repeat.
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"In troubled times,
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hearts are easily disturbed,
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so virtue alone cannot calm them."
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I once saw this line in a court memorial.
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That's how I knew.
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How could a mere registrar
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have access to memorials?
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The Memorials Office
keeps expired memorials.
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They say they are burned
after three months,
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but royal writings
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are cherished among the people,
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so some were secretly sold.
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I also bought some myself.
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This level of wit
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is not enough for this mission.
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You would do well
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to give me more surprises.
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More surprises, Your Majesty?
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I know I wasn't the only one
commanded to enter the Capital.
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Nor was I the first to find
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Your Majesty's essay.
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The first to do so
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is dead now.
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In the assassination just now,
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the assassins numbered two,
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yet Your Majesty
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killed three men.
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Your Majesty, whom do you seek?
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Yan Fengshan of the Huben Army
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and Xiao Wenjing, the deposed emperor.
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I want both their bodies
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brought before me.
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I will find the deposed emperor,
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but Yan Fengshan
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is mine.
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How dare you haggle with me?
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I have wanted to kill him
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for 15 years.
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Stand at attention!
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If anyone sees you like this,
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what will they think?
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Your Majesty, do you care for this realm?
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If I did not, why seize it?
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And do you care for the throne?
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Even if I don't,
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it is not for Yan Fengshan to touch.
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The deposed emperor is weak-willed.
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Yan Fengshan controlled the court
for years.
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He was long known
as Emperor Yan among the people.
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Now that Your Majesty
has reclaimed Chang'an,
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he will not yield easily.
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He abducted your brother.
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He will strike back.
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Kill Yan Fengshan,
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and his head is yours.
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If you fail,
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your head is mine.
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My thanks, Your Majesty.
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In my memory, whenever Your Majesty
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has something on your mind,
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you always take out that flute.
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You have just ascended the throne,
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yet you look burdened.
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It seems this throne
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matters little to Your Majesty after all.
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Sir.
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Sir, please get in the carriage.
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It is bitterly cold tonight.
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Allow us to escort you
from the Palace City.
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No need for a carriage.
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But I'd like to trouble you
to walk with me.
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I prefer to go on foot.
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Academician Li,
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don't you wish to know
why His Majesty summoned me?
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That is not for me to ask.
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Whatever His Majesty commands, we obey.
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We must not inquire.
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The deposed emperor was taken
by Yan Fengshan.
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His Majesty wishes to…
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Have mercy!
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You said nothing.
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I heard nothing.
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Have mercy, I beg you.
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I just checked the palace registry.
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Among all Imperial Academy scholars
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permitted to enter the Inner Court,
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there is no academician named Li.
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Chancellor Gao,
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we have exchanged messages
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for some time now.
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We finally met today.
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How long do you intend
to maintain this act?
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Your wit borders on the uncanny.
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Take care, or you will not live long.
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Xie Huai'an greets Chancellor Gao.
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GAO YAN
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Where… where did I give myself away?
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Chancellor Gao, you did not.
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It is simply that
I am too cautious by nature.
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I do not overlook
a single word or sentence.
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No need to panic, though.
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Under the Dingtang Sword,
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all who come lose their heads.
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"Under the Dingtang Sword,
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all who come lose their heads."
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Were you a mere academician
of the Imperial Academy,
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how could you have shown such pride
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when faced with assassins?
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The Marquis of Northguard, Gu Yu,
recommended the famed Han Ziling,
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while I recommended you.
325
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It seems my judgment was sound.
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Han Ziling only writes fine prose.
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He is not likely to survive
the Dingtang Sword.
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You have accepted His Majesty's mission.
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How am I to assist you?
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Chancellor Gao,
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haven't you already done so?
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How so?
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Since there is no Academician Li,
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00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:58,160
why did that commander
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address you as such?
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Academician Li.
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He is your man, isn't he?
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If ever I require aid,
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I will seek him out.
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To find such an uncut piece of jade
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in this freezing night
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is worth the cold.
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Han Ziling is already
one of the brightest minds in the realm,
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yet His Majesty chose this Xie Huai'an.
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His days are numbered.
346
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We shall see.
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After all,
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he was chosen by Chancellor Gao,
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and Chancellor Gao
has never misjudged a man.
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BUDDHA TEMPLE
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Wan, when you wake,
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go to the ruined temple east of the city.
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Light the candle before the Buddha statue,
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00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:28,200
and a Huben guard will appear.
355
00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:43,440
This temple
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was ruined by war
and fell into this state.
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QINGYI OF THE HUBEN ARMY
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It used to be crowded with worshippers.
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Those who came here
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all said it was blessed.
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00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:02,760
You may as well make a wish.
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00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:05,440
Yang Xuan is dead.
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00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:07,120
You were his student.
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00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:13,680
Pray to the Bodhisattva and the underworld
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that he may suffer less pain over there.
366
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:37,040
You have a fiery temper.
367
00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:39,840
But it is useless,
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00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,360
at least before a Huben guard.
369
00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,040
You have never taken a life, have you?
370
00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:51,240
If not,
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00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:54,440
there is no need to draw the dagger
in your sleeve.
372
00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:56,400
It cannot harm me.
373
00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,080
You knew the Huben Army
would come for you,
374
00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,160
yet you still came as you were told.
375
00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:05,200
Had you used this chance to flee,
wouldn't that have been better?
376
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:09,440
Chang'an is full of Huben shadow guards.
377
00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,600
I'd be caught before reaching
the city gate.
378
00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,720
Rather than make a fool of myself,
379
00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:16,200
I'd sooner
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00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:19,400
vent my anger before I die.
381
00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:22,120
I never intended to kill you.
382
00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:26,720
Yang Xuan was the Vice Minister
of Revenue, a third-rank official.
383
00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:28,800
His death means something
to the Huben Army.
384
00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:31,280
As for you, you are but a lowly painter.
385
00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,160
Even if you die in a roadside ditch,
386
00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:36,760
who will truly care?
387
00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:44,200
Anyway, I invited you here for a purpose.
388
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:46,960
You have no value,
389
00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:49,720
but the one
390
00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:51,920
who corresponded with you does.
391
00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:54,560
I want you to tell me
392
00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:58,240
how you first met him.
393
00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:02,840
We met by chance.
394
00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:04,800
I cannot help you.
395
00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:12,400
No matter.
396
00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:20,400
Met by chance, did you?
397
00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:23,520
I still have patience enough.
398
00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,000
I know you work at the Painting Academy.
399
00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:30,280
And I also know
400
00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:33,480
there is a Mr. Yu there
who treats you well.
401
00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:39,320
I give you two hours.
402
00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,960
If you still say the same after two hours,
403
00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,000
the hands of the Huben Army
404
00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,560
will reach for Mr. Yu.
405
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,680
This silver needle…
406
00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:09,800
What a clumsy trick.
407
00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:12,920
You have a long way to go.
408
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,200
Someone, open the door!
409
00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:51,640
- Miss Bai Wan?
- Is Mr. Yu here?
410
00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:52,640
Master was about to rest.
411
00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:54,520
- Miss Bai Wan, why--
- I must speak with him.
412
00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:55,840
A life is at stake. Forgive my intrusion.
413
00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:57,520
Miss Bai Wan!
414
00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:04,240
Mr. Yu, forgive me
for disturbing you so late,
415
00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:05,320
but I must speak with you.
416
00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:07,200
MR. YU, CHIEF PAINTER
OF THE PAINTING ACADEMY
417
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:08,560
Why did you come?
418
00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:17,760
Why did you come?
419
00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,760
If I hadn't,
420
00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:32,920
would you have…?
421
00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:40,760
The Huben guards said
422
00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:43,920
that if you came tonight,
423
00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:45,639
I would have to die.
424
00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:50,280
Why did you come?
425
00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:52,520
When the Huben Army gives an order,
426
00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:53,719
you follow it.
427
00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:55,560
Why resist?
428
00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:04,440
- Sir!
- Come no closer!
429
00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:10,280
I accept my fate.
430
00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:47,240
Mr. Qingyi
asked me to bring you a message.
431
00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:51,000
He said that before the Huben Army,
432
00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:52,280
one could only obey.
433
00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:53,920
Mr. Yu's death
434
00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:56,840
is the price of your defiance.
435
00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:07,920
Greetings, Mr. Qingyi.
436
00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:09,880
The world is in chaos.
437
00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:12,840
Human lives are worth little more
than weeds.
438
00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:16,880
What value does that girl have
that Mr. Yu must die for her?
439
00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:19,360
She knows the one
440
00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:23,440
the entire Huben Army has been hunting
for more than a decade.
441
00:36:25,240 --> 00:36:26,880
She wrote to him.
442
00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:29,960
I once intercepted a messenger.
443
00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:32,280
He killed himself,
444
00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:34,080
and the trail went cold.
445
00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:38,680
Only by slaying Mr. Yu
446
00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:41,840
could we frighten her.
447
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:46,640
Give her two days.
448
00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:49,920
She will write to beg him for help,
449
00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:53,960
and I will have a trail to follow.
450
00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:09,800
Yan Fengshan refused to serveunder your father,
451
00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:12,080
so he led the entire Huben Armyin rebellion.
452
00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:15,160
The late emperor was too old
453
00:37:15,240 --> 00:37:17,520
to hold him accountable.
454
00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:19,600
He could only letYan Fengshan's power grow.
455
00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,280
Find the men I seek,
456
00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:29,480
and I will avenge the Liu family.
457
00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:51,560
- Run!
- Father!
458
00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:16,200
Run!
459
00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:32,640
I have returned.
460
00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:48,440
YE ZHENG
461
00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:55,320
What you instructed is done.
462
00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:01,200
How badly are you hurt?
463
00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:03,480
To fulfill the mission you assigned,
464
00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:04,640
this is nothing.
465
00:41:04,720 --> 00:41:06,760
Even losing half my life would have been
466
00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:08,160
worth the cost.
467
00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:12,560
Take this.
468
00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:15,280
Where is he?
469
00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:16,920
This way.
470
00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:38,040
XIAO WENJING, THE DEPOSED EMPEROR
471
00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:48,280
Greetings, Your Majesty.
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