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{\an8}[Legend of the Magnate]

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{\an8}[Episode 11]

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In the world of business,

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goodwill is everything.

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Who would

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truly drive someone to ruin? Right?

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My apologies.

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We'll give you some time

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to bow out gracefully.

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Alright.

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Post the notices.

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Let's prepare to return to the capital.

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Before we leave, collect
all our outstanding debts in Pingyao.

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By the way,

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the Eight Families
have asked me to check,

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for the 6 million taels of silver,

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would you prefer it
to be transported physically by cart,

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or provided as banknotes?

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My father said

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to leave it here

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as a gesture of goodwill.

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No wonder.

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No wonder what?

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No wonder your father's business
grew so vast.

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That was a remarkably

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gracious thing to say.

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Are you praising him,

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or making a dig at me?

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But there's one thing

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I genuinely don't understand.

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Where exactly did I go wrong?

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Enlighten me.

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You overestimate me.

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I'll need to reflect on this properly.

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When you leave for the capital,

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I'll give you the answer in person.

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Chief Manager.

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Greetings, Madam.

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Greetings, Mr. Li and Mr. Sun.

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-Greetings, Chief Manager.
-Greetings, Chief Manager.

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Well,

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today I brought just 100 grams

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of the finest Da Hong Pao tea

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from the mother trees in Fujian.

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Let's have it before we start drinking.

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Great.

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Mr. Gu might be hungry.

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Let's have the meal first
and enjoy the tea later.

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Alright.

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I can't speak for his hunger,

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but I've been craving

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this tea for ages.

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At my age, how could I get so hooked on—

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No, no.

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I mean, it's all thanks
to the Chief Manager.

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The Chief Manager has arrived.

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Sir,

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I'm like a monkey dressed in royal robes—
utterly unworthy of such honor.

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Please, no more jokes at my expense.

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You flatter me beyond measure.

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After you.

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If he can string four words together,

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consider it a grand gesture.

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My whole life,

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I've only heard him speak
in two-word grunts.

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Right, Cripple?

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Piss off.

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See what I mean?

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Mr. Gu,

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sorry, I mean Chief Manager Gu.

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I will ask you a series of questions,

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and I expect an answer to each one.

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Don't worry about offending us
with your answers—

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if you dislike the questions themselves,

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just say so.

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Very well.

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Do you truly wish
to join the Eight Families?

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I don't.

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To be honest with everyone here,

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I'm an exile

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who escaped from Ningguta.

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The benefactor who saved me

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was captured by Wang Tiangui.

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He used that to threaten me

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and force me into running his business.

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His obsession

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with joining the Eight Families

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stems from his desire

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to uncover King Li's Treasure,

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which was also the reason

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for our previous trip to Jinyang Villa.

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This is unexpected.

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Now you know

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I'm a man without

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even a legal identity.

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How could I possibly be worthy

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of serving as your chief manager?

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I've long admired

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the Eight Families of Hedong,

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and meeting you

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only deepens my respect.

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The privilege of knowing you

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is fortunate enough—

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I dare not

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hope for more.

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Please deliberate among yourselves.

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I will...

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take my leave.

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So what if you're an exile?

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Even Emperor Taizu of Ming

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was once a beggar.

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A true hero should be judged
by his deeds, not his origins.

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No,

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the matters you need to discuss

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are confidential.

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My staying

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would only pose a risk to all of you.

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It's better this way.

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Mr. Gu.

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Mr. Gu.

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By entrusting us with your truth,

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you've proven your sincerity.

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If we still couldn't take you

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into our confidence,

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then what would that make
the Eight Families of Hedong?

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Villains?

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Forget

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about Wang Tiangui—

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I have the deepest respect

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for your character

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and your judgment.

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I accept you.

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I am willing to take you
into my confidence.

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As am I.

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These past months,

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our draft banks

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have prospered enormously.

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Young man—

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no,

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I mean Chief Manager,

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if Wang Tiangui releases you,

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I will personally drive you

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to my estate.

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Must you ramble so?

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Wencai, what's your stance?

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Chief Manager.

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In that case,

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Mr. Gu is now one of the Eight Families.

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Where are you going?

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I purchased this military map

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from the Governor of Shandong.

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The Prince's troops have

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advanced to this location—

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the border between Shandong and Henan,

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at Caozhou.

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You're trying to borrow a knife
to kill someone?

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The Prince's cavalry

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is invincible,

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battle-hardened and triumphant.

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How could those unarmed Resistance Army

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possibly handle them?

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Those poor souls

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wouldn't risk their necks rebelling

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if they hadn't been

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dispossessed of their land

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and left homeless.

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Throwing them

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against seasoned troops—

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what if the blade backfires

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and gets them slaughtered?

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Haven't we funded
the Resistance Army before?

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Multiple times, in fact.

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Money is the whetstone—

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it determines how sharp the blade becomes.

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To clarify for our chief manager:

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our trade operations

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require dealing

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with all local factions.

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We maintain relations

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with commanders
of the Resistance Army as well.

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"Money is the whetstone"—

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well said.

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What's your plan?

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I've had our Hebei branches

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acquire 2,000 horses from the grasslands,

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shipping them via the Grand Canal

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to Shandong.

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The plan is to use the horse caravan

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to unite all Resistance Army units

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across Shandong

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and launch a coordinated siege.

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I know nothing of military strategy,

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but I gave them one clear order:

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Don't let that Prince leave alive.

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Stop running, you Qing lackeys!

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Stop running, you Qing lackeys!

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Freeze!

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Qing lackeys!

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Sir!

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Qing lackeys!

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Freeze!

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Stop right there!

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Stop running, you Qing lackeys!

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Your Highness!

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Your Highness!

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Are you alright, Your Highness?

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Stop!

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Freeze!

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{\an8}[Caozhou, Shandong]

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Where are the rear guard units?

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Why is there no one in sight?

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Have you all gone mute?

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Answer me!

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Your Highness,

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Ling San... that bastard

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has turned traitor!

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Impossible!

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I raised that boy myself.

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During the charge,

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victory was within our grasp

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when Ling San

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led his cavalry to strike our flank.

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In the chaos,

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we couldn't distinguish friend from foe.

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That's how

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the rebels gained the upper hand.

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How could he betray me?

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Your Highness,

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the rebels outmatch us

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in both firearms and cavalry.

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Someone must be

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backing Ling San.

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Let us escort you to safety now.

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We've bribed

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the Prince's trusted general,

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Ling San.

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The man was drowning
in 3 million in gambling debts—

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we cleared them for him.

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He's promised

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to turn coat at the critical moment.

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When that happens,

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the Prince will be trapped between
external threats and internal betrayal.

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His defeat is guaranteed

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before the battle even begins.

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Fall back!

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All units fall back!

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Fall back! Don't run!

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Cowards!

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{\an8}[Taiping Bank]

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Make sure everything's
tied down securely!

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Tighten those ropes properly!

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{\an8}[Taiping Bank]

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Double-check all the fastenings!

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Tighten those ropes properly!

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Young Master,

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the wind is picking up.

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You should get in the carriage.

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{\an8}[Taiping Bank]

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{\an8}[Wanyuandang]

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What about this?

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We'll...

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we'll break it into pieces

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and take it with us.

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When we

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erected this here,

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{\an8}[Wanyuandang]

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we vowed

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it would stand for centuries.

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Now barely months later,

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we're smashing it to rubble.

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Young Master,

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victory and defeat
are both part of warfare.

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Then break it!

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Why the hesitation?

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Are you waiting for me to board first?

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I thought the sight might distress you.

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What is there

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to be distressed about?

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I'll smash it myself!

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Once everything's shattered,
I can leave with peace of mind.

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{\an8}[Taiping Bank]

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{\an8}[Wanyuandang]

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{\an8}[Taiping Bank]

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Why are you all standing around?

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Smash it now!

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Break it apart so we can take it with us.

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Hurry up and smash it! Quickly!

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00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,379
Yes, exactly. Catch the rope!

289
00:13:28,769 --> 00:13:29,720
Good, adjust it slightly.

290
00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:30,980
Now get this part down.

291
00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:33,320
Mr. Gu,

292
00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,679
now you're Manager Gu—

293
00:13:37,129 --> 00:13:38,919
the rising star of Shanxi's banking world.

294
00:13:37,759 --> 00:13:38,860
{\an8}[Greeting the Zephyr]

295
00:13:39,610 --> 00:13:40,870
What envy you inspire.

296
00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:43,720
I'm merely playing a role in this opera,

297
00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:44,720
none of it is real.

298
00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:47,210
Beyond these fine clothes,

299
00:13:47,629 --> 00:13:49,559
I don't even have a legal identity.

300
00:13:50,269 --> 00:13:51,730
You lack a legal identity,

301
00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:53,610
while I have nothing

302
00:13:54,029 --> 00:13:54,909
but my status.

303
00:13:58,919 --> 00:14:00,870
This time we served different masters.

304
00:14:00,870 --> 00:14:02,269
Don't hold it against me.

305
00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:03,330
I don't.

306
00:14:03,669 --> 00:14:05,200
If I did, I wouldn't be here.

307
00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,539
Truthfully, I hoped you'd
defeat my father.

308
00:14:08,870 --> 00:14:10,870
He clings too closely to officials,

309
00:14:11,570 --> 00:14:13,269
bullying others with borrowed power—

310
00:14:13,269 --> 00:14:14,470
that's no proper way.

311
00:14:14,899 --> 00:14:15,960
You truly think so?

312
00:14:17,519 --> 00:14:18,720
Yet I'm torn.

313
00:14:18,759 --> 00:14:23,019
{\an8}[Greeting the Zephyr]

314
00:14:18,879 --> 00:14:20,830
I just want to be a proper merchant,

315
00:14:21,220 --> 00:14:22,879
conducting honest business.

316
00:14:23,230 --> 00:14:25,159
But with men like my father around,

317
00:14:25,269 --> 00:14:27,070
I feel I can never truly succeed.

318
00:14:28,009 --> 00:14:28,909
I'm glad to hear

319
00:14:29,610 --> 00:14:30,669
you think that way.

320
00:14:33,049 --> 00:14:33,970
But which path

321
00:14:34,629 --> 00:14:35,840
is the right one?

322
00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,289
You're asking the blind
to lead the blind.

323
00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:41,230
How can I call myself a true merchant?

324
00:14:41,230 --> 00:14:43,080
If you're not a merchant,
then what are you?

325
00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:44,799
Those old foxes of the Eight Families

326
00:14:44,799 --> 00:14:46,750
didn't make you chief manager for nothing.

327
00:14:46,750 --> 00:14:47,549
It wouldn't be right

328
00:14:47,549 --> 00:14:49,149
between friends to hold back now.

329
00:14:49,149 --> 00:14:49,840
Very well.

330
00:14:50,509 --> 00:14:51,919
Do you recall our earlier discussion

331
00:14:51,919 --> 00:14:53,519
about the "Dao of the Heart"?

332
00:14:54,919 --> 00:14:56,000
Among all trades—

333
00:14:56,029 --> 00:14:57,470
scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants—

334
00:14:57,470 --> 00:14:59,000
there are exceptional individuals.

335
00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,070
Some achieve immortality
through their crafts,

336
00:15:01,070 --> 00:15:02,799
not just through scholarship.

337
00:15:02,820 --> 00:15:09,919
{\an8}[Greeting the Zephyr]

338
00:15:03,159 --> 00:15:04,860
The recluse Tao Qian,

339
00:15:05,009 --> 00:15:06,120
the artisan Lu Ban,

340
00:15:06,639 --> 00:15:07,669
the merchants

341
00:15:07,870 --> 00:15:08,990
Bai Gui and Fan Li—

342
00:15:10,250 --> 00:15:10,980
their monumental achievements

343
00:15:10,980 --> 00:15:11,789
align with

344
00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:13,580
what Confucius called

345
00:15:13,970 --> 00:15:15,299
"approaching the Dao."

346
00:15:16,639 --> 00:15:17,580
So what exactly

347
00:15:17,659 --> 00:15:18,740
is this Dao?

348
00:15:19,899 --> 00:15:20,909
A principle?

349
00:15:21,460 --> 00:15:22,350
A path?

350
00:15:23,090 --> 00:15:24,120
A treasure

351
00:15:24,139 --> 00:15:25,360
encompassing

352
00:15:25,389 --> 00:15:26,250
all existence?

353
00:15:27,389 --> 00:15:28,509
I often lie awake

354
00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:30,600
pondering this mystery.

355
00:15:31,750 --> 00:15:33,200
I never took Manager Gu

356
00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:34,720
for a truth-seeker.

357
00:15:36,350 --> 00:15:38,149
The exiled convict Gu Pingyuan,

358
00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:39,639
the scholar Gu Pingyuan,

359
00:15:39,750 --> 00:15:41,000
the merchant Mr. Gu—

360
00:15:41,299 --> 00:15:42,960
which is real, which is false?

361
00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:44,509
Are they all true,

362
00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:46,389
all false?

363
00:15:47,909 --> 00:15:49,360
No more riddles.

364
00:15:49,779 --> 00:15:51,240
Since entering commerce,

365
00:15:51,629 --> 00:15:52,919
I've sought the Great Way

366
00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:54,200
in commerce and business.

367
00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:55,870
The ancients said
the Great Way is supremely simple—

368
00:15:55,870 --> 00:15:56,610
so it must be

369
00:15:56,639 --> 00:15:58,029
fundamental principles.

370
00:15:58,029 --> 00:15:59,080
Ultimately,

371
00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:01,669
it boils down to trust and integrity.

372
00:16:01,669 --> 00:16:03,080
Sincerity begets trust,

373
00:16:03,500 --> 00:16:05,440
and benevolence begets righteousness.

374
00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:06,330
Thus merchants

375
00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,080
must defend credibility and loyalty

376
00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:09,320
as their very lives.

377
00:16:10,629 --> 00:16:12,080
It sounds pedantic,

378
00:16:12,519 --> 00:16:13,980
but pursued to its zenith—

379
00:16:14,039 --> 00:16:15,139
as demonstrated today—

380
00:16:15,139 --> 00:16:20,779
{\an8}[Greeting the Zephyr]

381
00:16:15,750 --> 00:16:17,120
the Eight Families

382
00:16:17,580 --> 00:16:18,909
settle accounts with credit notes,

383
00:16:18,909 --> 00:16:21,120
making their capital deployment
ever more agile.

384
00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:22,649
Silver from across the land

385
00:16:22,690 --> 00:16:24,360
floods in because

386
00:16:24,669 --> 00:16:27,129
of their trustworthiness and convenience.

387
00:16:27,129 --> 00:16:28,480
This proves integrity's power

388
00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,049
in this world.

389
00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:32,049
Some truths

390
00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:33,029
seem simple,

391
00:16:33,429 --> 00:16:34,690
but without practice,

392
00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:35,840
we never glimpse

393
00:16:35,870 --> 00:16:36,929
their profundity.

394
00:16:38,909 --> 00:16:40,169
After all these years,

395
00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:41,629
you still have that bookish pedantry

396
00:16:41,629 --> 00:16:42,269
about you.

397
00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:43,289
You asked for my thoughts—

398
00:16:43,289 --> 00:16:44,289
don't mock me now.

399
00:16:46,139 --> 00:16:48,120
I'm returning home.

400
00:16:48,639 --> 00:16:50,039
When I next visit Shanxi,

401
00:16:50,279 --> 00:16:51,279
I'll seek you out.

402
00:16:52,730 --> 00:16:53,990
I drift like duckweed—

403
00:16:54,029 --> 00:16:54,750
who knows

404
00:16:54,769 --> 00:16:55,700
where I'll land?

405
00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:56,720
Once

406
00:16:57,149 --> 00:16:58,580
amnesty grants me

407
00:16:58,960 --> 00:16:59,929
freedom,

408
00:17:00,269 --> 00:17:01,330
I'll come find you.

409
00:17:02,029 --> 00:17:03,289
You're leaving again?

410
00:17:04,828 --> 00:17:05,880
Every opera

411
00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:07,759
must end.

412
00:17:08,509 --> 00:17:09,338
I remain here for now—

413
00:17:09,338 --> 00:17:11,400
there are still people I need to save.

414
00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:12,799
Farewell.

415
00:17:15,289 --> 00:17:17,400
{\an8}[Greeting the Zephyr]

416
00:17:17,799 --> 00:17:18,470
But Mr. Gu,

417
00:17:20,348 --> 00:17:21,858
people will remember

418
00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:23,930
how we shook Pingyao to its core

419
00:17:24,029 --> 00:17:24,848
with gatehouse pawning,

420
00:17:24,848 --> 00:17:25,828
door-to-door pawning,

421
00:17:25,828 --> 00:17:26,920
and temple pawning—

422
00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:28,230
forcing every

423
00:17:28,269 --> 00:17:30,160
draft bank and pawnshop
in Pingyao to kneel!

424
00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:31,200
What glorious madness!

425
00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,660
They'll remember indeed.

426
00:17:47,390 --> 00:17:52,869
{\an8}[Greeting the Zephyr]

427
00:17:56,109 --> 00:17:57,170
Everyone, a toast!

428
00:17:57,829 --> 00:17:59,029
To our chief manager,

429
00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:01,240
Mr. Gu,

430
00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,240
and to the Eight Families

431
00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:04,839
for gaining such a talent!

432
00:18:05,309 --> 00:18:05,970
Bottoms up!

433
00:18:06,250 --> 00:18:07,750
Bottoms up! Bottoms up! Bottoms up!

434
00:18:07,750 --> 00:18:08,410
Bottoms up!

435
00:18:12,109 --> 00:18:12,910
Enjoy. Enjoy.

436
00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:13,720
-Enjoy.
-Enjoy.

437
00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:14,720
Help yourselves.

438
00:18:17,069 --> 00:18:17,930
Chief Manager,

439
00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:19,220
you seem preoccupied.

440
00:18:20,109 --> 00:18:21,109
I was thinking...

441
00:18:21,589 --> 00:18:23,880
the Prince had
such a formidable reputation.

442
00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,009
Yet he was brought down
just like that?

443
00:18:32,029 --> 00:18:32,990
You

444
00:18:33,890 --> 00:18:35,220
still don't fully grasp

445
00:18:36,829 --> 00:18:39,000
the power of money.

446
00:18:45,309 --> 00:18:46,000
Mr. Gu,

447
00:18:47,109 --> 00:18:48,069
would you like to know

448
00:18:48,069 --> 00:18:49,599
what King Li's Treasure is?

449
00:18:51,609 --> 00:18:54,980
{\an8}[Pingding Temple]

450
00:18:52,269 --> 00:18:54,130
The so-called King Li's Treasure

451
00:18:54,599 --> 00:18:57,130
is hidden deep
within mountain strongholds,

452
00:18:58,529 --> 00:19:00,589
behind high walls

453
00:19:00,700 --> 00:19:02,230
and intricate mechanisms.

454
00:19:02,589 --> 00:19:03,789
No one but the Eight Families

455
00:19:03,269 --> 00:19:05,940
{\an8}[Universal Radiance of Buddha]

456
00:19:04,549 --> 00:19:05,750
can access it.

457
00:19:21,539 --> 00:19:22,450
Some claim

458
00:19:22,829 --> 00:19:24,000
the King Li's Treasure

459
00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,109
was simply abandoned
by the fleeing King Li

460
00:19:26,109 --> 00:19:27,079
in a valley,

461
00:19:27,269 --> 00:19:28,960
stumbled upon by our ancestors,

462
00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,309
and used to build their fortune.

463
00:19:30,309 --> 00:19:31,829
That's pure nonsense.

464
00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:34,680
If fortune were that easy,

465
00:19:34,829 --> 00:19:36,039
the Eight Families
would have torn each other apart

466
00:19:36,039 --> 00:19:37,500
fighting over it long ago.

467
00:19:37,769 --> 00:19:39,099
Don't you agree, Mr. Gu?

468
00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:40,390
Indeed.

469
00:19:41,539 --> 00:19:43,200
A leader like King Li—

470
00:19:43,509 --> 00:19:45,319
seasoned in battle, a visionary—

471
00:19:45,319 --> 00:19:47,250
fought his way out of encirclement

472
00:19:47,309 --> 00:19:48,839
with just eighteen riders.

473
00:19:49,069 --> 00:19:50,200
How could such a hero

474
00:19:50,589 --> 00:19:52,869
fail to protect

475
00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:54,000
his army's funds?

476
00:19:54,819 --> 00:19:56,099
The truth is,

477
00:19:56,759 --> 00:19:57,890
he already knew then

478
00:19:58,720 --> 00:19:59,980
that Heaven's Mandate

479
00:20:00,269 --> 00:20:01,799
had slipped from his grasp.

480
00:20:02,069 --> 00:20:04,160
Unwilling to let his empire
fall entirely into others' hands,

481
00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:04,890
he entrusted

482
00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:06,789
eight of his most loyal commanders

483
00:20:06,789 --> 00:20:07,779
with the wealth

484
00:20:07,869 --> 00:20:09,420
{\an8}[In Memory of the Valiant General,
Ma Shiyao, Great Shun Dynasty]

485
00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:09,960
accumulated over decades—

486
00:20:10,750 --> 00:20:11,400
including treasures

487
00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,869
{\an8}[In Memory of the Valiant General,
Liu Tichun, Great Shun Dynasty]

488
00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,029
taken from Emperor Chongzhen

489
00:20:14,349 --> 00:20:15,549
and confiscated

490
00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,000
from corrupt officials.

491
00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:17,730
This fortune

492
00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,140
was meant to be the foundation
of the Great Shun Dynasty's restoration—

493
00:20:20,140 --> 00:20:20,890
the means

494
00:20:21,069 --> 00:20:23,130
to reclaim our Han Chinese homeland.

495
00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,680
The Eight Families
were ordered to remain here,

496
00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:29,599
using commerce as our cover.

497
00:20:30,509 --> 00:20:31,569
Thus, this fortune

498
00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,059
remains with the Eight Families.

499
00:20:35,279 --> 00:20:37,940
And the responsibility rests
on our shoulders.

500
00:20:38,069 --> 00:20:39,049
Our ancestors

501
00:20:39,069 --> 00:20:40,470
have waited generations

502
00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:42,079
for the right moment—

503
00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:44,440
and we may wait generations more,

504
00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:44,960
right?

505
00:20:48,180 --> 00:20:50,380
That is who we, the Eight Families, are.

506
00:21:14,569 --> 00:21:15,309
This hall

507
00:21:15,329 --> 00:21:18,190
is one of the vaults
holding the King Li's Treasure.

508
00:21:18,869 --> 00:21:21,069
These Buddha statues and arhat figures

509
00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:23,240
are all crafted from solid gold.

510
00:21:24,470 --> 00:21:26,349
In all the 200-plus years
of the Qing Empire

511
00:21:26,349 --> 00:21:27,480
besides the leaders

512
00:21:27,549 --> 00:21:29,109
of the Eight Families,

513
00:21:29,309 --> 00:21:31,640
you are the only soul
to learn this secret.

514
00:21:33,730 --> 00:21:35,130
So the King Li's Treasure

515
00:21:35,849 --> 00:21:37,180
was never just a legend.

516
00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:41,319
But these items are so heavy—

517
00:21:41,450 --> 00:21:42,680
how could they have carried them
during military campaigns?

518
00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:43,480
My brother,

519
00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,880
no one alive can answer that.

520
00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:49,529
The men around you now

521
00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,089
are only in their thirties or forties.

522
00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:53,140
These artifacts

523
00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,170
belong to events
from over two centuries ago—

524
00:21:56,549 --> 00:21:57,880
five generations past.

525
00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,099
In their time, Mr. Gu Tinglin

526
00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:02,269
and Mr. Fu Qingzhu

527
00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:03,920
established a rule:

528
00:22:04,789 --> 00:22:05,660
each year, the Eight Families

529
00:22:05,660 --> 00:22:07,750
must melt down 10%

530
00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:08,849
of their profits

531
00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:10,789
into gold and silver objects,

532
00:22:10,789 --> 00:22:11,589
stored here.

533
00:22:12,750 --> 00:22:14,319
Grain by grain, the silo fills.

534
00:22:14,319 --> 00:22:15,109
You may call it

535
00:22:15,109 --> 00:22:16,440
the King Li's Treasure,

536
00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:18,109
or you may see it

537
00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,240
as the crystallized effort

538
00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,200
of every merchant
west of the Yellow River.

539
00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:22,750
Should the nation ever face peril

540
00:22:22,750 --> 00:22:24,279
and need financial rescue,

541
00:22:24,700 --> 00:22:25,900
every last piece here

542
00:22:26,180 --> 00:22:28,180
must be dispersed without reserve.

543
00:22:30,410 --> 00:22:31,400
This was our forefathers' vision—

544
00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,529
a heart dedicated to saving the world.

545
00:22:33,589 --> 00:22:35,049
By showing you this today,

546
00:22:35,140 --> 00:22:36,069
we pass on

547
00:22:36,630 --> 00:22:37,859
the Great Way of commerce:

548
00:22:37,859 --> 00:22:39,920
to serve the people and aid the world.

549
00:22:40,069 --> 00:22:42,069
Wealth, in truth, belongs to no one—

550
00:22:42,650 --> 00:22:45,309
it should be held in trust
for all living beings.

551
00:22:49,349 --> 00:22:52,279
I, Gu Pingyuan,
accept this teaching with humility.

552
00:23:01,549 --> 00:23:03,750
I captured Chang Si

553
00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,880
and forced you to work for me.

554
00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:07,609
Do you hate me for it?

555
00:23:08,109 --> 00:23:09,440
I wouldn't call it hate.

556
00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:11,210
More like resignation.

557
00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:14,690
Resignation?

558
00:23:15,569 --> 00:23:17,599
No—you had nowhere else to go.

559
00:23:18,589 --> 00:23:19,400
True enough.

560
00:23:21,509 --> 00:23:22,569
Listen, young man.

561
00:23:23,369 --> 00:23:25,230
I'll show you a real path forward.

562
00:23:26,789 --> 00:23:28,269
Look up.

563
00:23:29,019 --> 00:23:31,160
Look at these account books.

564
00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:34,750
You were

565
00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,589
never really a scholar—

566
00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,309
you are a true merchant,

567
00:23:41,309 --> 00:23:43,920
through and through.

568
00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,539
In just a few months,

569
00:23:48,589 --> 00:23:50,319
you've made more for Taiyufeng

570
00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:52,549
than a decade of its usual

571
00:23:52,589 --> 00:23:53,789
banking operations.

572
00:23:53,789 --> 00:23:55,269
You've got talent.

573
00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,480
And now you're even

574
00:23:59,509 --> 00:24:01,769
the chief manager of the Eight Families.

575
00:24:02,829 --> 00:24:03,720
So tell me—

576
00:24:05,269 --> 00:24:07,160
how should I reward you?

577
00:24:08,309 --> 00:24:09,569
I own nothing of value.

578
00:24:10,059 --> 00:24:11,660
To me, money is just a burden.

579
00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,349
Don't talk like that.

580
00:24:17,750 --> 00:24:19,079
It's always those

581
00:24:19,309 --> 00:24:20,640
without money

582
00:24:21,029 --> 00:24:23,000
who claim money is evil.

583
00:24:23,589 --> 00:24:24,440
Money itself

584
00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:26,960
is neither good nor evil.

585
00:24:27,630 --> 00:24:28,720
With money,

586
00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:31,000
you can accomplish anything.

587
00:24:31,789 --> 00:24:33,200
How could that be bad?

588
00:24:34,349 --> 00:24:35,910
The rich buy carriages

589
00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:37,789
to travel faster.

590
00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:39,920
But as you said—

591
00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,109
I have nowhere to go.

592
00:24:44,470 --> 00:24:45,680
What use is speed

593
00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:47,240
to me?

594
00:24:55,130 --> 00:24:55,930
Do you believe

595
00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:57,309
I could send you back

596
00:24:57,359 --> 00:24:58,750
to Ningguta right now?

597
00:25:00,069 --> 00:25:01,000
Do you know

598
00:25:01,029 --> 00:25:02,240
how many people there

599
00:25:02,269 --> 00:25:03,549
want you dead?

600
00:25:06,109 --> 00:25:06,839
I believe it.

601
00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:11,720
But I won't.

602
00:25:14,049 --> 00:25:15,130
If you

603
00:25:15,549 --> 00:25:17,920
could make money for Chang Si,

604
00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:19,880
why not

605
00:25:19,900 --> 00:25:21,720
for me?

606
00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:25,259
Listen, young man,

607
00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,910
your showing up here—

608
00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,650
that's heaven's will.

609
00:25:30,750 --> 00:25:31,410
It means

610
00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:33,680
you and I are meant to walk the same road.

611
00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:36,880
Look at this room—

612
00:25:37,829 --> 00:25:40,269
all these ledgers,

613
00:25:41,349 --> 00:25:43,549
all this wealth. It's mine.

614
00:25:52,309 --> 00:25:52,960
I…

615
00:25:55,799 --> 00:25:56,859
Do you understand?

616
00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,000
Understand what?

617
00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:58,859
Say it plainly.

618
00:26:02,029 --> 00:26:03,019
Become my son

619
00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:05,279
and take the Wang surname...

620
00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:06,559
From that day,

621
00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,950
Gu Pingyuan will be dead.

622
00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,089
The past will be erased.

623
00:26:11,150 --> 00:26:12,549
Everything starts anew.

624
00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,619
You're holding a winning hand.

625
00:26:17,009 --> 00:26:18,470
All the wealth in this room

626
00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:19,930
will be yours.

627
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:21,339
You'll guard it for me.

628
00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:22,069
When I die,

629
00:26:22,109 --> 00:26:23,269
I'll be buried right here—

630
00:26:23,269 --> 00:26:25,000
watching over it for you.

631
00:26:29,789 --> 00:26:33,839
Chang Si is nothing but a brute—

632
00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:35,650
a mere mortal.

633
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,160
You've already repaid
your debt of conscience.

634
00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,289
What more do you need a conscience for?

635
00:26:43,430 --> 00:26:45,200
{\an8}[Prison]

636
00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:48,960
We have an announcement for you.

637
00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:50,480
Gentlemen.

638
00:26:51,069 --> 00:26:51,930
What is this...

639
00:26:52,509 --> 00:26:54,420
We're here to inform you

640
00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:56,589
that you're going to meet your maker.

641
00:26:56,589 --> 00:26:58,660
It was Mr. Wang Tiangui

642
00:26:58,789 --> 00:27:00,670
who paid for your death.

643
00:27:01,109 --> 00:27:03,269
You're a true hero—

644
00:27:03,750 --> 00:27:05,150
when you reach the underworld,

645
00:27:05,150 --> 00:27:06,440
seek your vengeance on him.

646
00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:07,759
Don't blame the two of us.

647
00:27:07,759 --> 00:27:08,819
I'll confront him!

648
00:27:10,650 --> 00:27:11,849
This is an injustice!

649
00:27:12,849 --> 00:27:13,769
Restrain him!

650
00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:15,180
Hold him down!

651
00:27:15,180 --> 00:27:15,710
Let me go!

652
00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:16,519
Restrain him!

653
00:27:16,809 --> 00:27:17,640
Let me go!

654
00:27:35,690 --> 00:27:36,730
As for Chang Si,

655
00:27:36,980 --> 00:27:38,720
leave it to me.

656
00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:40,549
The lives of that man and his daughter

657
00:27:40,549 --> 00:27:41,589
are in my hands now.

658
00:27:41,589 --> 00:27:43,549
I will see them dead.

659
00:27:44,299 --> 00:27:46,549
I acted alone—

660
00:27:47,079 --> 00:27:49,349
even if I must walk through fire,

661
00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:50,960
it has nothing to do with you.

662
00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:51,589
You just

663
00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:54,349
guard the money for me.

664
00:27:55,309 --> 00:27:56,589
Let me be clear:

665
00:27:57,309 --> 00:27:59,420
I've already taken the girl.

666
00:27:59,619 --> 00:28:01,240
I will claim her life

667
00:28:01,269 --> 00:28:02,589
around this midnight.

668
00:28:02,630 --> 00:28:03,920
I've made sure

669
00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,329
they'll say the killer was Wang Tiangui—

670
00:28:05,329 --> 00:28:06,890
not you, Gu Pingyuan.

671
00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:08,569
You just want me

672
00:28:08,569 --> 00:28:09,440
on my knees,

673
00:28:10,269 --> 00:28:11,930
like a dog serving his master.

674
00:28:13,089 --> 00:28:14,089
That, I cannot do.

675
00:28:25,390 --> 00:28:27,259
Fine. Refuse,

676
00:28:27,710 --> 00:28:29,910
and I won't protect your life either.

677
00:28:37,829 --> 00:28:38,549
Father!

678
00:28:40,059 --> 00:28:40,670
Hurry!

679
00:28:41,059 --> 00:28:41,829
You

680
00:28:42,210 --> 00:28:44,359
can reunite with Chang Si and others

681
00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:45,640
in the underworld.

682
00:28:46,460 --> 00:28:47,460
Let's make a deal.

683
00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:54,470
You? What could you possibly offer?

684
00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,559
You think you're
in any position to negotiate?

685
00:29:02,109 --> 00:29:03,440
The King Li's Treasure.

686
00:29:04,150 --> 00:29:05,230
Interested?

687
00:29:13,210 --> 00:29:14,009
Stay still!

688
00:29:30,750 --> 00:29:32,589
King Li's Treasure?

689
00:29:34,049 --> 00:29:36,529
That's nothing but a legend.

690
00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:37,829
For centuries,

691
00:29:37,859 --> 00:29:38,930
no one has uncovered

692
00:29:38,930 --> 00:29:40,319
its secret.

693
00:29:40,759 --> 00:29:43,029
Besides, I've looked into it—

694
00:29:43,789 --> 00:29:45,059
the Eight Families

695
00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:46,750
built their fortune year by year,

696
00:29:46,750 --> 00:29:48,569
through dyes and tea.

697
00:29:49,029 --> 00:29:51,970
Do you really think such a prize

698
00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:53,750
would just fall into my lap?

699
00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:56,940
Let me tell you something.

700
00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:58,839
I've just been there.

701
00:30:01,509 --> 00:30:02,240
Where is it?

702
00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:08,789
Hold on.

703
00:30:34,549 --> 00:30:35,500
Mr. Wang says

704
00:30:35,529 --> 00:30:36,640
we can let them go.

705
00:30:38,460 --> 00:30:38,910
{\an8}[Pingding Temple]

706
00:30:39,380 --> 00:30:40,289
{\an8}[Pingding Temple]

707
00:30:40,990 --> 00:30:43,329
{\an8}[Pingding Temple]

708
00:31:01,369 --> 00:31:03,009
They say King Li

709
00:31:04,349 --> 00:31:06,609
eventually became a monk.

710
00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:07,750
I doubt it.

711
00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,000
With a temperament like his,

712
00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:11,670
how could he have lived out his days

713
00:31:11,670 --> 00:31:13,069
in quiet contemplation?

714
00:31:23,549 --> 00:31:24,029
Come.

715
00:31:24,269 --> 00:31:25,009
Master,

716
00:31:25,230 --> 00:31:27,079
my family wishes
to commission a Buddhist service.

717
00:31:27,079 --> 00:31:28,210
Would you assist us?

718
00:31:28,269 --> 00:31:28,960
Amitabha.

719
00:31:29,049 --> 00:31:30,049
This way, please.

720
00:32:19,349 --> 00:32:20,150
You, Gu—

721
00:32:20,230 --> 00:32:21,140
walk ahead.

722
00:32:32,990 --> 00:32:34,539
All these dead souls

723
00:32:34,829 --> 00:32:35,880
guarding such

724
00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:37,589
a massive treasure,

725
00:32:38,549 --> 00:32:40,480
yet they can't enjoy a single coin.

726
00:32:40,750 --> 00:32:42,309
What a waste.

727
00:32:43,329 --> 00:32:44,690
If you understand that,

728
00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:45,829
why come here

729
00:32:45,829 --> 00:32:47,420
to guard it alongside them?

730
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:51,309
I don't like

731
00:32:51,329 --> 00:32:52,549
his way of talking.

732
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:54,920
Silence him for me later on.

733
00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:55,920
-Yes!
-Yes!

734
00:33:18,509 --> 00:33:19,170
Step aside!

735
00:33:19,309 --> 00:33:20,049
This is mine!

736
00:33:25,029 --> 00:33:25,799
This is mine!

737
00:33:29,589 --> 00:33:30,829
It's all mine!

738
00:33:44,799 --> 00:33:46,730
The treasures here are so immense,

739
00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:48,640
even the Qing Empire's wealth

740
00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:50,150
accumulated over centuries

741
00:33:50,150 --> 00:33:51,509
may not compare!

742
00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:56,309
Master,

743
00:34:04,119 --> 00:34:05,200
are you satisfied?

744
00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:20,469
Master?

745
00:34:22,710 --> 00:34:23,920
It's all mine!

746
00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:26,710
All mine!

747
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:34,880
All mine!

748
00:34:48,210 --> 00:34:48,889
Let go!

749
00:34:49,599 --> 00:34:50,760
-Let go!
-It's mine.

750
00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:03,920
Stop grabbing!

751
00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:05,630
This is mine!

752
00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:19,969
This is
the "Dragon-breaking Stone"—

753
00:35:20,010 --> 00:35:21,699
built by the craftsmen
who constructed the imperial tombs.

754
00:35:21,699 --> 00:35:22,590
Once it drops,

755
00:35:22,909 --> 00:35:24,139
no one gets out alive.

756
00:36:02,070 --> 00:36:02,869
Open the door!

757
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:03,960
Get it open!

758
00:36:04,309 --> 00:36:05,110
Open the door!

759
00:36:16,989 --> 00:36:20,659
{\an8}[Prison]

760
00:36:32,630 --> 00:36:39,389
{\an8}[Hall of Divine Blessing]

761
00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:43,409
Where is the master?

762
00:36:45,139 --> 00:36:46,739
Gone to guard King Li's gate.

763
00:36:52,420 --> 00:36:53,719
Did you really think
a man like Wang Tiangui

764
00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:55,440
would share his wealth with you?

765
00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:56,230
The moment you learned the truth,

766
00:36:56,230 --> 00:36:57,550
you were marked for death.

767
00:36:57,550 --> 00:36:58,590
His bodyguards

768
00:36:59,110 --> 00:37:00,710
have already dug your grave.

769
00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:02,289
Flee Shanxi now.

770
00:37:02,630 --> 00:37:04,030
The farther, the better.

771
00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,030
Heavens!

772
00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:36,369
I, Wang Tiangui,

773
00:37:37,230 --> 00:37:40,449
am richer than you now!

774
00:37:41,679 --> 00:37:51,280
Heaven has made us talents;
we're not made in vain.

775
00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:53,309
{\an8}[In the 11th year of the Xianfeng era,
the Xianfeng Emperor passed away.]

776
00:39:20,010 --> 00:39:21,610
The Emperor has passed away!

777
00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:23,699
The entire nation is in mourning.

778
00:39:24,510 --> 00:39:25,809
A new reign is upon us.

779
00:39:26,179 --> 00:39:27,880
The new Emperor
will issue a general pardon—

780
00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:28,659
by then,

781
00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:30,420
you'll be a free man.

782
00:39:33,670 --> 00:39:34,690
I'll go buy a horse

783
00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:36,980
and walk through the streets.

784
00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:39,539
The decree should arrive
any moment now.

785
00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:41,280
Don't act rashly.

786
00:39:41,590 --> 00:39:42,550
Wait a little longer.

787
00:39:42,550 --> 00:39:44,079
Let me check outside first.

788
00:39:45,340 --> 00:39:46,000
Father,

789
00:39:46,630 --> 00:39:47,829
let him buy the horse.

790
00:39:49,030 --> 00:39:51,070
The young Emperor's pardon
has been announced—

791
00:39:51,070 --> 00:39:51,960
the magistrate's men

792
00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:54,360
were just shouting
about it in the streets.

793
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:55,280
Well,

794
00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:57,590
Mr. Gu,

795
00:39:58,400 --> 00:39:58,920
why not

796
00:39:59,630 --> 00:40:00,920
stay a few more days?

797
00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:02,320
We haven't had

798
00:40:02,570 --> 00:40:03,900
enough time together.

799
00:40:10,110 --> 00:40:11,050
Can't you see Gu's heart

800
00:40:11,050 --> 00:40:12,380
is already racing home?

801
00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:14,440
If he had a horse now,

802
00:40:15,150 --> 00:40:15,880
I doubt he'd even

803
00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:17,139
spare us another word.

804
00:41:12,070 --> 00:41:12,670
Mr. Chang.

805
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:13,800
Once the south

806
00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:14,630
is pacified

807
00:41:14,670 --> 00:41:15,800
and Anhui restored,

808
00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:16,530
you may come—

809
00:41:17,250 --> 00:41:18,000
start a tea trade

810
00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:19,110
with us,

811
00:41:19,130 --> 00:41:20,400
and ship it to the north.

812
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:20,840
Good.

813
00:41:21,230 --> 00:41:22,429
When that time comes,

814
00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,139
I'll seek you out, Mr. Gu.

815
00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:26,110
My family owns half a tea mountain.

816
00:41:26,110 --> 00:41:27,110
We grow Silver Bud

817
00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:27,989
and Hou Kui—

818
00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:29,340
both fine teas.

819
00:41:29,710 --> 00:41:30,630
They should sell well

820
00:41:30,630 --> 00:41:31,840
in the capital.

821
00:41:32,429 --> 00:41:33,280
I've heard

822
00:41:33,670 --> 00:41:35,710
even the Emperor can't get fresh tea—

823
00:41:35,710 --> 00:41:36,440
is that true?

824
00:41:36,570 --> 00:41:37,480
When I was young,

825
00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:38,710
the tea masters said

826
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:40,199
the reigning Emperor

827
00:41:40,670 --> 00:41:42,599
prefered Golden Thread and Pu'er.

828
00:41:43,230 --> 00:41:45,099
What does he know about fine green tea?

829
00:41:45,099 --> 00:41:46,150
By the time our green tea

830
00:41:46,150 --> 00:41:47,210
reaches the north,

831
00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:48,400
it's almost stale.

832
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:50,969
Then they scent it with jasmine—

833
00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:52,539
the aroma is there,

834
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,559
but the original flavor is lost.

835
00:41:55,179 --> 00:41:56,440
I've had that jasmine-scented tea

836
00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:57,400
in the capital—

837
00:41:57,880 --> 00:41:59,210
so that's how it's made.

838
00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:01,190
I'll await
your esteemed presence in Anhui.

839
00:42:01,190 --> 00:42:02,670
Once you've recovered your health,

840
00:42:02,670 --> 00:42:03,550
let's try

841
00:42:04,110 --> 00:42:05,239
to reunite in Anhui.

842
00:42:05,510 --> 00:42:06,960
The moment I stepped out of that prison,

843
00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:09,019
my legs started itching for the road.

844
00:42:09,190 --> 00:42:10,280
Over this past year,

845
00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:11,480
I've come to realize—

846
00:42:11,840 --> 00:42:14,099
I'm only truly alive
when I'm traveling.

847
00:42:15,670 --> 00:42:16,280
Mr. Gu,

848
00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:20,400
take care

849
00:42:21,710 --> 00:42:22,639
on your journey.

850
00:42:48,920 --> 00:42:50,550
-Your Highness.
-Your Highness.

851
00:42:50,550 --> 00:42:52,880
This southern expedition
must be executed flawlessly.

852
00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:53,539
-Yes!
-Yes!

853
00:42:55,690 --> 00:42:56,789
Wait for us at the foot of the mountain.

854
00:42:56,789 --> 00:42:57,710
-Let's go.
-Let's go!