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[Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty III:
To Chang'an]
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[Episode 31]
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Spare my life!
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Spare my life! Please!
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Immortal, please spare my life!
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Immortal, please have mercy!
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There're no immortals here,
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only ghost officials.
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A woman's soul
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has reported you to the King of Hell,
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so we've come to take your life.
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Surrender your life!
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No! I'm innocent!
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I-I'm innocent!
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Please, Official...
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I beg the King of Hell for mercy!
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The King of Hell never
makes a wrong judgment.
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That soul's owner is surnamed Wei.
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What exactly did you do to her?
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Into the oil cauldron!
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Into the oil cauldron!
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I'll confess! I'll confess!
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I'll confess! I'll confess!
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Ghost...
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I saw a ghost.
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What ghost?
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I say it's your guilty conscience!
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Keep arguing,
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and I'll throw you into the oil cauldron
and fry you!
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Into the oil cauldron!
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[Wei Mansion]
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I'll confess.
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Since ancient times,
merchants have had no status.
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[Wei Mansion]
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To establish myself in Chang'an,
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I sought the hand of the widow
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from the Wei family
who recently returned to Chang'an.
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Wei Jia was proud,
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and Wei Tao tried every means to stop us.
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But my methods
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were too clever to resist.
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Finally, Wei Jia fell for me.
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After a big fight with her brother,
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[In Virtuous Company]
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she pledged herself to me in secret.
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What the hell are you doing?
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Throw all these out right now!
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Tao.
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These flowers have done nothing wrong.
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I quite like them.
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I originally thought marrying Wei Jia
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would bring me the benefits
of the Wei family,
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and it would be of help to me.
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But I never expected
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that not only would Wei Tao not help me,
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he'd even constantly make things
difficult for me!
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How I despise him!
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Later, my business failed,
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and I ended up owing
tens of thousands of coins.
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The only one who could help me then
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was Shi Qiansui.
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He...
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That old lecher...
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I'm curious about
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what gentry ladies are like.
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If I could get what I want,
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those tens of thousands of coins
wouldn't be a problem.
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I knew
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Wei Jia would never consent,
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so I had no choice but to
drug her unconscious.
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But I didn't expect
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the dose to be too weak.
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Wei Jia woke up
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before dawn.
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When she saw Shi Qiansui,
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she tried to kill herself.
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I was worried
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this would reach Wei Tao's ears,
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so I had no choice but to lock her up.
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But she made such a scene
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that I had to beat her a few times.
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I never expected...
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I never expected she'd go mad
because of it.
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Every night she'd cry and wail,
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not letting anyone sleep.
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At that time,
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your brother He Qian
was also living in your house.
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He already suffered from insomnia,
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so he tried to use
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water-soaked paper to suffocate Wei Jia.
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Let me go!
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What are you doing?
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We might as well suffocate her to death.
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That way, she won't keep raving
every night.
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And with no visible wounds,
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her family will have nothing to say
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when they come.
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You bastard!
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You saved Wei Jia
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not out of kindness,
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but because you found a new way
to make money.
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She'd already gone mad anyway.
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It was also Shi Qiansui's fault
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for spreading this scandal.
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Those merchants of the Jinguang Society
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who were later killed by Wei and Du
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were all willing to pay a fortune
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for a night with a gentry lady.
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So I made it happen for them.
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Miss Wei would never have agreed to that!
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It was you who kept drugging her.
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You're the one who drove her mad!
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Sister-in-law, who am I marrying today?
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I...
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You beast!
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Xijun.
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Xijun.
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[Fair and Just]
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What happened after that?
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Later,
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Wei Jia suddenly ran away one day.
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I knew she went back to her own family.
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But when I went to get her back,
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they refused.
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Wei Tao even threatened to kill me.
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After that,
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when the Jinguang Society
expanded their villa,
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the merit-record pillars of
the Wei and Du families were dug up.
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And in a fit of anger , I...
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Usually,
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this kind of madness
doesn't remain constant.
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Wei Jia must have had lucid moments
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when she told Du Juniang
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about the abuse she had suffered.
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That's why when Wei Tao killed He Qian,
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he used such a distinctive method.
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He deserves death.
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[Grand Princess's Mansion]
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Wei Tao must not be killed.
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This man has long declared
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his loyalty to Your Highness,
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and he's talented both
in literature and martial arts.
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He's someone with great potential.
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Moreover,
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those merchants he killed
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all deserved to die.
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The so‑called Jinguang Society
is filled with wicked people.
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According to investigations,
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they've harmed many innocent women.
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They should have been wiped out long ago!
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Chancellor Cui,
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I've never seen you so agitated before.
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I apologize for my rudeness.
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Please forgive me, Your Highness.
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The Yongzhou Prefecture Office
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has thoroughly investigated
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all the details of the case.
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Although there's no testimony
from Wei Tao,
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I understand his anger.
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My views are different from
my mother's.
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I value the gentry more.
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As for Wei Tao,
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I didn't think much of him before.
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But the fact that
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he would do something so earth-shattering
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for his sister and for the honor of
the Wei family
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really makes me see him in a new light.
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However,
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one cannot govern a nation on impulse.
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As for how to deal with Wei and Du,
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I'm rather interested in waiting
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to see what their attitude will be.
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How could such a thing have happened?
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Those bad apples are utterly despicable,
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and they've tarnished the reputation
of the merchant community!
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Please calm down, Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty.
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Du Yu cannot be executed.
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He was merely an accomplice.
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Those vicious merchants
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smashed the Du family's
ancestral merit-record pillar.
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How could anyone tolerate such an offense?
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More importantly,
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Du Yu has long declared
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his loyalty to Your Majesty.
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Though he's only a county sheriff,
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he's a remarkable talent
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of the new generation of the Du family.
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Besides, his martial skills
are exceptional.
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He's a promising talent
who could be of great use.
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I've never seen you go to such lengths
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to plead for someone before.
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Your Majesty,
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you asked me to secretly recruit talents.
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After careful selection,
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Du Yu was my top choice.
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What a pity.
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He has more than one life on his hands.
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Even if I don't want to execute him,
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the people
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will say I favor the gentry.
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Moreover,
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there's also my aunt to consider.
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I wonder what her opinion
on this matter is.
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Ji, have a seat.
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Yes.
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Are you close friends with Wei and Du, Ji?
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Not really.
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We haven't known each other for long.
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You have a heart for justice—
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truly a rare talent for
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governing the country.
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If you ask me now,
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I will ensure Wei and Du
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remain safe and unharmed.
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Your Highness must've misunderstood.
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I'm Master Di's disciple.
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My mentor taught me
that the law shows no mercy.
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As for Wei Tao
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and Du Yu,
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their anger
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is indeed understandable,
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but taking multiple lives
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is an unforgivable crime.
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Though they're from the gentry
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and they're talented,
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the law of our country
must not be violated.
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This is also one of the key principles
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ensuring our Tang Empire's
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path to prosperity.
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Is this truly what you think, my son?
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Yes.
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The gentry
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are supposed to hold themselves
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to higher standards.
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If one day
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I, Lu Lingfeng, break the law,
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I should also
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be severely punished.
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Ji, you're becoming more and more like me.
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What's that merchant's name?
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He Bi.
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If Wei and Du are to be beheaded,
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then have him cut in half at the waist.
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If they're to be cut in half,
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then have him torn apart by 5 horses!
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Tell Xiong Qiannian to inform them
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that these are my orders.
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As for Shi Qiansui,
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strip him of his position,
confiscate his property,
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and banish him from Chang'an!
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No,
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from all Tang territory!
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He's never to set foot on
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the land of our Tang Empire again!
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Yes.
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I fully agree with my aunt's opinion.
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For the position of High Priest
of the High Priest's Office,
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do you have a suitable candidate?
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The West Market Magistrate, Kang Yuanli,
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is loyal and dedicated,
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with an excellent reputation.
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He can be promoted to the High Priest
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and keep serving as
the West Market Magistrate.
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Seems appropriate to me.
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Have the Ministry of Personnel
issue the order.
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Yes.
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Xiong Qiannian.
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With such incidents occurring in Chang'an,
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what's your view
as Yongzhou's Chief Administrator?
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Your Majesty,
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I have failed in my governance
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and am guilty.
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Guilty indeed!
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You'd been in Nanzhou Prefecture
for so long
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and only returned to the capital
a few days ago.
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Even if I wanted to assign blame,
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it wouldn't fall on you.
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What I want to ask you is,
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with such a major case occurring,
281
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what's your opinion
282
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on it being solved so quickly?
283
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Judicial Official Lu Lingfeng
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deserves great credit.
285
00:14:53,100 --> 00:14:55,880
Su Wuming has also done a lot, of course.
286
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Very well, I understand.
287
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You may go.
288
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I take my leave.
289
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Su Wuming.
290
00:15:16,750 --> 00:15:18,960
Though you no longer
hold an official position,
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you've been even more diligent
in case investigation.
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I'm truly
293
00:15:21,790 --> 00:15:23,670
impressed by you.
294
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I'm still
295
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the Chief of Secret Agents
in Yongzhou Prefecture.
296
00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,840
Although I can't exactly
be called an official,
297
00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:32,430
I suppose I can be considered a clerk,
298
00:15:32,430 --> 00:15:34,160
and I receive a monthly salary.
299
00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:36,550
Everything I do is also within my duties.
300
00:15:38,830 --> 00:15:39,780
I remember
301
00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,920
you were once Chang'an County Sheriff.
302
00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:45,530
You solved the black tea case then,
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00:15:45,870 --> 00:15:47,150
gaining quite a reputation.
304
00:15:47,150 --> 00:15:48,240
In that case,
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00:15:48,390 --> 00:15:50,320
Lu Lingfeng deserved more credit.
306
00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,770
How about I give you an official position?
307
00:15:53,030 --> 00:15:53,870
Your Majesty,
308
00:15:54,390 --> 00:15:55,480
that won't be necessary.
309
00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,130
I'm quite content as I am.
310
00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,000
It's just that Lu Lingfeng...
311
00:15:59,910 --> 00:16:02,630
He's currently serving as
the Yongzhou Judicial Official,
312
00:16:02,630 --> 00:16:03,960
which is
313
00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:05,570
beneath his abilities.
314
00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,520
Recently, he has repeatedly
solved complex cases
315
00:16:08,860 --> 00:16:11,000
and protected Your Majesty multiple times.
316
00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:12,080
He deserves a promotion.
317
00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:13,200
Do I need you
318
00:16:13,550 --> 00:16:15,480
to remind me about his promotions?
319
00:16:16,510 --> 00:16:17,570
I spoke out of turn.
320
00:16:17,630 --> 00:16:19,390
Your Majesty, please calm down.
321
00:16:19,390 --> 00:16:20,720
You turned down my offer
322
00:16:22,910 --> 00:16:24,790
to give you an official position.
323
00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:29,120
Are you waiting for the Princess
to grant you a title instead?
324
00:16:29,770 --> 00:16:31,270
Your Majesty, if you have to
put it this way,
325
00:16:31,270 --> 00:16:34,510
I am truly speechless.
326
00:16:37,030 --> 00:16:40,200
I intended to give you a higher position,
327
00:16:40,770 --> 00:16:42,550
but it seems you don't care for it.
328
00:16:42,550 --> 00:16:43,390
Then go back
329
00:16:43,390 --> 00:16:45,520
to being the Chang'an County Sheriff.
330
00:16:47,550 --> 00:16:48,150
No.
331
00:16:49,630 --> 00:16:52,160
I want you to be the sheriff
of Wannian County.
332
00:16:53,030 --> 00:16:53,830
Your Majesty.
333
00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:55,410
Are you serious?
334
00:16:55,630 --> 00:16:56,760
A ruler never jokes.
335
00:16:58,550 --> 00:16:59,950
Thank you, Your Majesty!
336
00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:01,950
I thought
337
00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,150
that in this lifetime,
338
00:17:03,150 --> 00:17:05,920
I would never have another chance
to serve in office.
339
00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:07,650
So you do want to be an official.
340
00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,810
I'm the one who gave you this opportunity.
341
00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:14,440
You
342
00:17:15,270 --> 00:17:16,400
must remember that.
343
00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,190
Go back and wait for
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00:17:28,310 --> 00:17:31,570
the official appointment from
the Ministry of Personnel.
345
00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:47,310
Move!
346
00:17:50,310 --> 00:17:52,270
Kill him! Kill him!
347
00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:11,620
Excellent!
348
00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:12,920
Great! Excellent!
349
00:18:13,450 --> 00:18:14,460
Nice kill!
350
00:18:14,510 --> 00:18:15,830
-Well deserved!
-Great!
351
00:18:15,830 --> 00:18:17,030
Bring the criminals,
352
00:18:17,350 --> 00:18:18,720
Wei Tao and Du Yu!
353
00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:58,550
The time has come.
354
00:18:58,830 --> 00:19:01,600
Criminals, kneel
and receive your punishment!
355
00:19:34,110 --> 00:19:36,000
Father!
356
00:19:36,850 --> 00:19:37,780
Don't you kneel!
357
00:19:44,070 --> 00:19:45,720
We're the ones who have erred.
358
00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,270
You're descendants of the gentry.
359
00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,060
You must not kneel before criminals.
360
00:19:51,350 --> 00:19:52,550
Your uncle is right.
361
00:19:53,610 --> 00:19:54,540
Ya, do not kneel.
362
00:20:07,110 --> 00:20:08,000
Darling Wei.
363
00:20:10,070 --> 00:20:10,830
Yu.
364
00:20:12,030 --> 00:20:13,030
Rest assured.
365
00:20:14,790 --> 00:20:17,400
I will definitely raise
366
00:20:18,350 --> 00:20:19,750
Qing and Ya to adulthood.
367
00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,590
The Wei family has passed down
the Book of Songs for generations,
368
00:20:22,590 --> 00:20:25,830
and the Du family has always studied
the Spring and Autumn Annals.
369
00:20:25,830 --> 00:20:27,850
In our old residence
in the south of the city,
370
00:20:27,850 --> 00:20:30,310
I'll make sure to take them
to the study room,
371
00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,070
where they'll study together
as classmates.
372
00:20:33,070 --> 00:20:34,670
As descendants of Xuancheng
373
00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:36,680
and Yuankai,
374
00:20:37,030 --> 00:20:39,160
and with our family's academic traditions,
375
00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,400
they won't fail
our prosperous Tang Empire.
376
00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:47,400
Qing,
377
00:20:48,310 --> 00:20:48,920
Ya,
378
00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:51,320
remember this above all:
379
00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:53,920
you're the descendants
of the Wei and Du families.
380
00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,120
You must uphold family traditions
and principles of law.
381
00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:02,200
You must also study diligently,
382
00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:03,880
because dignity
383
00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:05,610
comes not only from bloodline,
384
00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:06,440
but also from
385
00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,240
the knowledge you carry within,
386
00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,440
and your loyalty to family and country.
387
00:21:12,550 --> 00:21:13,480
That's it.
388
00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:16,480
You must
389
00:21:17,750 --> 00:21:19,010
remember this moment,
390
00:21:21,350 --> 00:21:22,010
but you must
391
00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:26,550
forget today.
392
00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:34,870
It's time!
393
00:21:35,550 --> 00:21:36,440
Execute them!
394
00:21:37,270 --> 00:21:38,110
Duling.
395
00:21:39,510 --> 00:21:40,550
Weiqu.
396
00:21:41,830 --> 00:21:43,490
The southern part of the city.
397
00:21:44,410 --> 00:21:45,400
The old dreams.
398
00:21:47,510 --> 00:21:48,910
He Bi has confessed.
399
00:21:49,210 --> 00:21:52,370
Wei, you can write a statement
400
00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,490
about the abuse
your sister Wei Jia suffered.
401
00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,830
I'm willing to plead for you
402
00:22:02,350 --> 00:22:04,200
before His Majesty.
403
00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:05,350
Don't.
404
00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,870
Please protect my sister's reputation.
405
00:22:11,790 --> 00:22:13,320
But tomorrow, you'll be...
406
00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:16,180
I, Wei Tao, only sought revenge at first,
407
00:22:16,420 --> 00:22:17,950
but was consumed by hatred.
408
00:22:19,070 --> 00:22:21,240
My actions grew increasingly
out of control,
409
00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,300
and I nearly harmed innocent people.
410
00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:25,140
As the county sheriff,
411
00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,280
I broke the law I swore to uphold.
412
00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:29,800
I, Wei Tao, took several lives unlawfully,
413
00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,900
which cannot be tolerated by the law.
414
00:22:32,590 --> 00:22:33,350
I accept it.
415
00:22:38,310 --> 00:22:39,240
And I deserve it.
416
00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:50,240
Wei!
417
00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:52,270
Du!
418
00:22:54,310 --> 00:22:55,820
I, Lu Lingfeng of Fanyang,
419
00:22:57,350 --> 00:22:58,270
bid you
420
00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:00,680
farewell.
421
00:23:10,310 --> 00:23:11,160
Darling Wei.
422
00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:15,310
Go in peace.
423
00:23:17,790 --> 00:23:18,720
In our next life,
424
00:23:20,790 --> 00:23:22,960
we'll be husband and wife again.
425
00:23:30,550 --> 00:23:31,750
Don't be afraid, Yu.
426
00:23:34,070 --> 00:23:37,950
In our next life, we'll be siblings again.
427
00:23:53,060 --> 00:23:57,600
♪ Endless longing ♪
428
00:23:58,130 --> 00:24:04,240
♪ In Chang'an ♪
429
00:24:10,740 --> 00:24:17,140
♪ The autumn cicadas
cry at the golden well's edge ♪
430
00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:22,940
♪ The slight frost makes the mat's color
chilly and pale ♪
431
00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:29,640
♪ The glimmer from the lone lamp dwindles
as my yearning worsens ♪
432
00:24:29,980 --> 00:24:35,670
♪ I raise the blind, but gazing at
the moon just conjures sighs ♪
433
00:24:36,170 --> 00:24:47,750
♪ My love, you're as lost to me as
the remotest mist ♪
434
00:24:49,260 --> 00:24:54,740
♪ Above, the vast sky stretches long ♪
435
00:24:55,480 --> 00:25:00,300
♪ Below, the clear waters
ripple and swell ♪
436
00:25:01,670 --> 00:25:08,020
♪ The long road ahead, the bitter soul ♪
437
00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:14,420
♪ My dream self can't get through
the gate that marks the Great Divide ♪
438
00:25:26,650 --> 00:25:31,430
♪ Endless longing ♪
439
00:25:34,330 --> 00:25:48,850
♪ Ripping at my heart ♪
440
00:25:50,550 --> 00:25:52,170
[Wei Mansion]
441
00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:02,700
Madam.
442
00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,750
How should the spirit shrine be set up?
443
00:26:05,750 --> 00:26:07,350
We await your instructions.
444
00:26:10,550 --> 00:26:11,720
No need set it up.
445
00:26:13,030 --> 00:26:14,280
Qing, Ya.
446
00:26:16,230 --> 00:26:18,030
Take off your mourning clothes.
447
00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:25,990
Qing.
448
00:26:29,270 --> 00:26:30,870
If your aunt asks,
449
00:26:32,150 --> 00:26:33,280
what should you say?
450
00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,020
I'll say
451
00:26:35,070 --> 00:26:37,200
my father was valued
and appointed by the court
452
00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,810
to lead troops at the border.
453
00:26:41,510 --> 00:26:42,350
From now on,
454
00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:45,790
no one in this household
455
00:26:45,870 --> 00:26:48,500
is allowed to tell Young Lady the truth.
456
00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,180
What my husband did
457
00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,350
was because he couldn't bear
458
00:26:53,350 --> 00:26:55,880
to see the daughter of
the Wei family bullied.
459
00:26:58,270 --> 00:26:59,200
Now,
460
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,600
Young Lady is recovering from her illness.
461
00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,680
Let her live the rest of her life happily.
462
00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:15,200
That's what my husband would want.
463
00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:17,440
Got it.
464
00:27:18,090 --> 00:27:19,420
Got it.
465
00:27:20,550 --> 00:27:22,950
Everyone, take off your mourning clothes!
466
00:27:33,350 --> 00:27:34,070
Qing.
467
00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:35,850
Yes, Mother.
468
00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:39,400
Put it up there.
469
00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,050
The Wei family's merit-record pillar
470
00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:44,480
is now complete.
471
00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:45,510
Yes.
472
00:28:04,950 --> 00:28:07,290
[The Weis, a Leading Aristocratic Clan
among the Three Auxiliary Families]
473
00:28:07,380 --> 00:28:10,460
[Du]
474
00:28:08,030 --> 00:28:08,750
Ya.
475
00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:10,240
Follow me
476
00:28:10,750 --> 00:28:12,370
and put this up there together.
477
00:28:12,370 --> 00:28:18,720
♪ The autumn cicadas
cry at the golden well's edge ♪
478
00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:15,260
The Du family's merit-review pillar
479
00:28:15,510 --> 00:28:16,640
is now complete.
480
00:28:16,830 --> 00:28:17,440
Yes.
481
00:28:18,930 --> 00:28:24,520
♪ The slight frost makes the mat's color
chilly and pale ♪
482
00:28:24,860 --> 00:28:31,300
♪ The glimmer from the lone lamp dwindles
as my yearning worsens ♪
483
00:28:31,740 --> 00:28:37,320
♪ I raise the blind, but gazing at
the moon just conjures sighs ♪
484
00:28:38,020 --> 00:28:49,360
♪ My love, you're as lost to me as
the remotest mist ♪
485
00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:56,290
♪ Above, the vast sky stretches long ♪
486
00:28:57,040 --> 00:29:01,810
♪ Below, the clear waters
ripple and swell ♪
487
00:29:03,420 --> 00:29:09,600
♪ The long road ahead, the bitter soul ♪
488
00:29:10,050 --> 00:29:15,980
♪ My dream self can't get through
the gate that marks the Great Divide ♪
489
00:29:28,310 --> 00:29:33,040
♪ Endless longing ♪
490
00:29:35,810 --> 00:29:50,110
♪ Ripping at my heart ♪
491
00:29:49,170 --> 00:29:50,720
"South of the city,
the Wei and Du families,
492
00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:52,150
only 5 feet to Heaven."
493
00:29:52,350 --> 00:29:54,000
The mistake of Wei and Du was
494
00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,510
treating their self-proclaimed justice
495
00:29:56,510 --> 00:29:58,790
as an excuse to overstep the law.
496
00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:02,350
I used to be caught up in the distinction
497
00:30:02,350 --> 00:30:04,550
between the gentry and the common folk.
498
00:30:04,750 --> 00:30:05,550
The honor of the gentry
499
00:30:05,550 --> 00:30:07,610
is never a reason to override the law.
500
00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,000
If everyone were to judge right and wrong
501
00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,880
based on status and subjective views,
502
00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:12,560
the law
503
00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:14,690
would become mere empty words,
504
00:30:14,790 --> 00:30:17,450
and the world would inevitably
fall into chaos.
505
00:30:19,390 --> 00:30:22,120
Lu of Fanyang, to hear you
express such insights,
506
00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:24,440
I'm truly gratified.
507
00:30:32,930 --> 00:30:35,080
[Rule Through the Music of the Zither]
508
00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:37,640
Your Majesty is up early.
509
00:30:37,750 --> 00:30:38,920
I couldn't sleep.
510
00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:41,510
I remembered the memorial
Lu Lingfeng submitted
511
00:30:41,510 --> 00:30:43,350
upon his return
from his journey to the west,
512
00:30:43,350 --> 00:30:44,610
so I took it out to read.
513
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:47,970
It mentions
514
00:30:48,110 --> 00:30:50,240
the coroner Dugu from Shiyang County,
515
00:30:50,750 --> 00:30:52,950
which makes me feel quite sentimental.
516
00:30:54,830 --> 00:30:57,310
Coroners are indispensable
517
00:30:57,310 --> 00:30:59,110
in solving cases at the county office,
518
00:30:59,110 --> 00:31:01,570
yet they're not considered official staff.
519
00:31:03,030 --> 00:31:05,970
Their descendants can only become coroners
520
00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:07,880
and cannot take imperial examinations.
521
00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:09,380
This is truly unfair.
522
00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:11,640
Your Majesty has countless matters
to attend to every day,
523
00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:13,110
so don't trouble yourself
524
00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:14,200
with such trivial matters.
525
00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:15,930
Some matters may seem trivial,
526
00:31:15,990 --> 00:31:17,720
but are actually significant.
527
00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,270
Perhaps it's time to change
528
00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,940
the society's prejudice against coroners.
529
00:32:14,790 --> 00:32:16,890
[Yin Yao]
530
00:32:18,460 --> 00:32:21,860
[Mourn]
531
00:32:19,450 --> 00:32:21,400
Your daughter was only in her twenties,
532
00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:22,440
yet she died so tragically.
533
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,700
Your family must have offended the gods.
534
00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,410
How about I introduce you to
535
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:28,960
a fasting and ritual master?
536
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,290
His Tai Sui talismans are very effective.
537
00:32:31,310 --> 00:32:32,920
He'll ensure your family
538
00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:34,790
never encounters such tragedy again.
539
00:32:34,790 --> 00:32:35,790
That's nonsense!
540
00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:38,330
My daughter didn't die a tragic death!
541
00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:40,270
A tragic death is a tragic death.
You can't hide it.
542
00:32:40,270 --> 00:32:41,640
Your daughter hanged herself.
543
00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:43,510
Even the district head knows about it now.
544
00:32:43,510 --> 00:32:44,880
If Wannian County
545
00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:46,030
hadn't just lost its sheriff,
546
00:32:46,030 --> 00:32:48,030
officials from the county office
would have been here already.
547
00:32:48,030 --> 00:32:49,750
My poor daughter.
548
00:32:51,030 --> 00:32:52,790
What was troubling you so much?
549
00:32:53,350 --> 00:32:54,880
Why did you hang yourself?
550
00:32:56,110 --> 00:32:57,510
She didn't hang herself.
551
00:33:01,350 --> 00:33:02,550
What did you just say?
552
00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:03,440
Say it again.
553
00:33:03,650 --> 00:33:05,440
Your daughter didn't hang herself.
554
00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:06,900
She was strangled to death
555
00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:08,170
and then hanged.
556
00:33:08,550 --> 00:33:09,310
What?
557
00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:12,200
My daughter was strangled to death?
558
00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,440
You can't make such claims lightly!
559
00:33:15,270 --> 00:33:16,070
If you want her
560
00:33:16,070 --> 00:33:17,680
to die without the truth ever being known,
561
00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:19,070
then just pretend I never said anything.
562
00:33:19,070 --> 00:33:20,160
I can use makeup
563
00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:21,480
to cover the strangulation marks
564
00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:22,830
and fingernail scratches on her neck,
565
00:33:22,830 --> 00:33:24,490
and no one will be able to tell.
566
00:33:24,790 --> 00:33:25,670
What does he do?
567
00:33:25,750 --> 00:33:26,750
He must be making this up!
568
00:33:26,750 --> 00:33:27,750
He's a mortician,
569
00:33:27,750 --> 00:33:29,160
someone who applies makeup
to the deceased.
570
00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:30,420
It's a new profession.
571
00:33:30,750 --> 00:33:31,510
This girl
572
00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:33,300
used to be really beautiful,
573
00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:36,000
and now she can still look lovely
even in death.
574
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:36,750
That's nice.
575
00:33:38,590 --> 00:33:40,110
How much do you charge for one body?
576
00:33:40,110 --> 00:33:41,480
How's your business doing?
577
00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:43,030
Not many customers, I bet?
578
00:33:43,510 --> 00:33:44,510
Let me tell you,
579
00:33:44,590 --> 00:33:46,070
if you want your business to boom,
580
00:33:46,070 --> 00:33:47,400
you should work with me.
581
00:33:47,510 --> 00:33:48,910
I'll refer clients to you
582
00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,000
for just 20% commission.
583
00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:51,750
Enough!
584
00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:53,550
Stop trying to drum up business here!
585
00:33:53,550 --> 00:33:54,720
This...
586
00:33:55,970 --> 00:33:58,110
You say my daughter didn't hang herself.
587
00:33:58,110 --> 00:33:59,720
Besides these fingernail marks,
588
00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:01,450
do you have any other evidence?
589
00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:04,440
A true hanging victim
590
00:34:04,790 --> 00:34:07,270
has closed eyes and open lips,
clenched hands and exposed teeth.
591
00:34:07,270 --> 00:34:09,320
If hanged above the throat,
the tongue presses against the teeth,
592
00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:11,400
so the tongue often protrudes
below the throat.
593
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,860
But your daughter
shows none of these signs.
594
00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:14,960
Look.
595
00:34:15,510 --> 00:34:17,360
The ligature mark runs evenly
and straight around her neck,
596
00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:18,630
and the color is rather shallow.
597
00:34:18,630 --> 00:34:20,429
This is a sign of strangulation.
598
00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:21,760
There are also fingernail marks,
599
00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:23,070
likely left during an attempt
600
00:34:23,070 --> 00:34:24,270
to struggle for life.
601
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:25,120
Furthermore,
602
00:34:25,590 --> 00:34:28,250
in true hanging, both hands
should be clenched,
603
00:34:29,110 --> 00:34:30,440
but your daughter's...
604
00:34:34,190 --> 00:34:34,960
Could it be
605
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:36,590
that my daughter
606
00:34:36,590 --> 00:34:38,280
was actually murdered?
607
00:34:40,150 --> 00:34:41,350
It must have been him.
608
00:34:42,230 --> 00:34:44,760
It must have been them
who killed my daughter!
609
00:34:47,710 --> 00:34:48,190
This...
610
00:34:50,110 --> 00:34:51,679
Did Master pay you?
611
00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:53,440
He went to report to the authorities.
612
00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:54,400
When the coroner arrives,
613
00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:56,060
he'll wipe off all the makeup.
614
00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:57,730
Then I'll apply it again
615
00:34:58,400 --> 00:34:59,930
and collect payment twice.
616
00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,220
Are you a mortician or a coroner?
617
00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:05,180
If you're a coroner, that's even better.
618
00:35:05,230 --> 00:35:08,230
Chang'an is desperately short of
coroners right now.
619
00:35:08,590 --> 00:35:09,970
I can bring you business,
620
00:35:09,970 --> 00:35:12,690
and I only ask for 15% commission.
621
00:35:13,190 --> 00:35:14,480
Although my business is not doing well,
622
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:15,880
I can still make ends meet
623
00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:19,070
and am in no need of a middleman.
624
00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:21,510
Besides,
625
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:23,630
anyone who charges a commission over 10%
626
00:35:23,630 --> 00:35:25,550
will be seen as monopolizing the market.
627
00:35:25,550 --> 00:35:26,810
If you charge too much,
628
00:35:27,190 --> 00:35:29,590
you'll be accused of disrupting the trade.
629
00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:31,250
You can get caned for it.
630
00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:31,800
You...
631
00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:37,820
Do you ever treat people to meals?
632
00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:39,980
I can book restaurants too.
633
00:35:40,070 --> 00:35:41,000
Throughout all of Chang'an,
634
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,230
the best private rooms
of the best restaurants
635
00:35:42,230 --> 00:35:43,670
can all be booked through me.
636
00:35:43,670 --> 00:35:45,630
If you ever want to
treat someone to a meal,
637
00:35:45,630 --> 00:35:46,630
you can come to me.
638
00:35:46,670 --> 00:35:47,630
But don't worry
639
00:35:47,670 --> 00:35:48,930
about the commission.
640
00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:51,730
The restaurant will pay me directly.
641
00:35:54,980 --> 00:35:59,360
[Age Borrower]
642
00:35:59,650 --> 00:36:02,610
[Wannian County Office]
643
00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:02,710
Greetings, Sheriff Su!
644
00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,620
I'll be counting on all of you
from now on.
645
00:36:09,570 --> 00:36:13,690
[Virtue to All Corners of the Land]
646
00:36:09,780 --> 00:36:10,980
For any shortcomings
647
00:36:11,070 --> 00:36:12,140
in our previous case investigations,
648
00:36:12,140 --> 00:36:13,950
you must've already known them in detail,
Sheriff Su.
649
00:36:13,950 --> 00:36:15,280
Please point them out directly,
650
00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:16,840
and we'll correct them immediately.
651
00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:17,510
We promise.
652
00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,760
Didn't I just come visit a few days ago?
653
00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,000
You've all been diligent in your duties.
654
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:25,600
I've seen it with my own eyes.
655
00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,770
There's nothing that needs to be changed.
656
00:36:30,030 --> 00:36:32,750
Are the old case files in the west hall?
657
00:36:33,670 --> 00:36:34,710
They've all been prepared for you.
658
00:36:34,710 --> 00:36:35,200
Good.
659
00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:37,740
That's all then.
660
00:36:38,070 --> 00:36:39,930
You may all return to your duties.
661
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:42,800
Wait a moment!
662
00:36:44,630 --> 00:36:45,320
Su Wuming.
663
00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:47,000
Didn't you ask me to come here
664
00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:48,460
to boost your reputation?
665
00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:50,570
Why are you letting them off...
666
00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:52,250
S-So easily?
667
00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:54,070
Who is this?
668
00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:57,810
This is my good friend.
669
00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:59,060
His surname is Fei,
670
00:36:59,110 --> 00:37:00,570
and he's a miracle doctor.
671
00:37:01,550 --> 00:37:03,150
Miracle Doctor Fei,
if you have anything to say,
672
00:37:03,150 --> 00:37:04,350
please speak freely.
673
00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:07,560
Listen up, all of you!
674
00:37:08,230 --> 00:37:11,880
Su Wuming may look like a mere scholar,
675
00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:15,710
but he's a genuine disciple of Master Di,
676
00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:17,840
who inherited his true teachings.
677
00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:19,480
He solved the black tea case,
678
00:37:19,710 --> 00:37:21,480
the Chengfo Temple mystery,
679
00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:23,490
the Cantian Tower major case,
680
00:37:23,710 --> 00:37:24,670
and also
681
00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:27,120
Sheriff Wei and Du's murder case.
682
00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:28,190
These are all
683
00:37:28,210 --> 00:37:30,210
just ordinary small matters to him.
684
00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:32,190
In Nanzhou Prefecture,
685
00:37:32,190 --> 00:37:33,320
Shazhou Prefecture
686
00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:34,550
and Hanzhou Prefecture,
687
00:37:34,550 --> 00:37:36,080
the major cases he's solved
688
00:37:36,110 --> 00:37:37,670
are too numerous to count.
689
00:37:37,550 --> 00:37:40,810
[Virtue to All Corners of the Land]
690
00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:39,420
It's a true blessing for you
691
00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,760
to work under such an excellent sheriff
692
00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:43,440
in Wannian County.
693
00:37:43,630 --> 00:37:44,450
Therefore,
694
00:37:44,630 --> 00:37:46,630
you must work hard,
695
00:37:46,710 --> 00:37:49,460
follow Sheriff Su to achieve merit,
696
00:37:49,550 --> 00:37:51,700
and benefit the people of Chang'an.
697
00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:56,220
Anything else?
698
00:37:58,210 --> 00:38:00,140
That's about it, right, Su Wuming?
699
00:38:01,590 --> 00:38:02,790
Miracle Doctor Fei's words are wise.
700
00:38:02,790 --> 00:38:04,090
Following Sheriff Su,
701
00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,130
we will certainly do our utmost.
702
00:38:05,930 --> 00:38:07,970
[Virtue to All Corners of the Land]
703
00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:08,110
Do our utmost!
704
00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:17,720
[Wannian County Office]
705
00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:19,820
Chief Elder Xu.
706
00:38:20,150 --> 00:38:22,550
I called you here
because I wanted to ask you
707
00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:25,030
about the coroner
708
00:38:25,030 --> 00:38:27,090
who examined Ma Kui's body last time.
709
00:38:27,230 --> 00:38:30,290
He doesn't usually work for
the county office, does he?
710
00:38:31,380 --> 00:38:32,180
That's right.
711
00:38:32,590 --> 00:38:34,520
We called him in at the last minute.
712
00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:37,410
He usually works at a coffin shop,
713
00:38:37,550 --> 00:38:38,510
dressing the dead.
714
00:38:38,510 --> 00:38:39,320
So, does that mean
715
00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:41,190
Sheriff Du specifically arranged this?
716
00:38:41,190 --> 00:38:41,960
Actually, no.
717
00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:42,840
We just couldn't find
718
00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:44,360
a suitable coroner that day.
719
00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:46,190
Could it be that
there are no good coroners
720
00:38:46,190 --> 00:38:47,880
in Wannian County?
721
00:38:48,070 --> 00:38:49,070
How could that be?
722
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:50,960
The greatest coroner
in the world, Geng Wushang,
723
00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:53,160
lives right here in our Wannian County.
724
00:38:53,230 --> 00:38:55,110
Geng Wushang?
725
00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,630
He's famous indeed,
726
00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:00,480
and he truly deserves
727
00:39:00,550 --> 00:39:02,810
to be called "the greatest in the world."
728
00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,560
Back when I was still following Master Di,
729
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:07,890
I met him several times.
730
00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,480
Is he still in good health?
731
00:39:10,550 --> 00:39:12,070
It's precisely because
he's not in good health
732
00:39:12,070 --> 00:39:13,880
that we haven't called on him
these past few years.
733
00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:16,070
He does have
two excellent disciples though.
734
00:39:16,070 --> 00:39:17,510
One has changed professions,
735
00:39:17,510 --> 00:39:18,880
while the other is very busy.
736
00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:20,280
The Ministry of Justice
and the Court of Judicial Review
737
00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:22,800
both call for him
whenever there's a murder case.
738
00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:25,440
That's why we failed to get him that day.
739
00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:30,190
I need to see the officers!
740
00:39:30,190 --> 00:39:32,070
My daughter died unjustly!
741
00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:34,450
[Integrity and Harmony]
742
00:39:34,490 --> 00:39:36,150
Was it you who just beat the drum?
743
00:39:36,150 --> 00:39:36,760
Officer,
744
00:39:36,780 --> 00:39:38,030
please seek justice for me!
745
00:39:38,030 --> 00:39:39,510
My daughter was strangled to death!
746
00:39:39,510 --> 00:39:40,510
Where is the body?
747
00:39:40,630 --> 00:39:41,620
At my home now.
748
00:39:41,710 --> 00:39:42,690
Lead the way.
749
00:39:44,190 --> 00:39:46,000
Heading to investigate a case so soon?
51255
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