1 00:01:30,879 --> 00:01:34,950 {\an8}[Legend of the Magnate] 2 00:01:35,030 --> 00:01:37,969 {\an8}[Episode 28] 3 00:01:58,870 --> 00:01:59,670 They're here. 4 00:02:17,129 --> 00:02:19,829 {\an8}[Gu's Mansion] 5 00:02:17,469 --> 00:02:18,530 Congratulations! 6 00:02:18,710 --> 00:02:20,840 Congratulations, congratulations! 7 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:23,360 To the groom! 8 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:24,889 To the bride! 9 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,520 May you live in harmony 10 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,560 and prosperity for a hundred years. 11 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,090 To the groom! 12 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:32,250 Look to the heavens, 13 00:02:32,310 --> 00:02:35,629 the three stars of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity have arrived. 14 00:02:35,629 --> 00:02:37,800 The star of Fortune comes with joy, 15 00:02:37,909 --> 00:02:40,300 blessings descend from jade vessels, 16 00:02:40,430 --> 00:02:42,829 fortune flows like the endless East Sea, 17 00:02:42,870 --> 00:02:46,000 and endures like the evergreen pines of South Mountain. 18 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:19,960 Congratulations to Mr. Gu and Madam Gu 19 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:20,870 on your joyous union! 20 00:03:20,870 --> 00:03:21,710 Mr. Gu and Madam Gu, 21 00:03:21,710 --> 00:03:23,169 may you grow old together. 22 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,189 First bow to heaven and earth. 23 00:04:07,310 --> 00:04:09,710 Second bow to the parents. 24 00:04:14,710 --> 00:04:16,230 Serve tea. 25 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:39,500 This bracelet 26 00:04:39,870 --> 00:04:42,199 and the hairpin you're wearing are a pair. 27 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:43,360 They were both left to me 28 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,000 by his father years ago. 29 00:04:45,829 --> 00:04:47,269 Keep them safe. 30 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:48,949 Don't let them be separated again. 31 00:04:48,949 --> 00:04:49,920 Got it? 32 00:04:50,949 --> 00:04:52,240 Understood, Mother. 33 00:04:54,629 --> 00:04:57,000 Husband and wife bow to each other. 34 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,720 The ceremony is complete. 35 00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:14,680 Excellent, excellent! 36 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:15,750 Congratulations. 37 00:05:16,430 --> 00:05:18,509 To the bridal chamber. 38 00:05:19,629 --> 00:05:20,920 Congratulations! 39 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,019 May you have a hundred years of happiness together. 40 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:25,920 Congratulations to Mr. Gu and Madam Gu. 41 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:27,430 May your marriage last a hundred years. 42 00:05:27,430 --> 00:05:28,829 Congratulations! 43 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,410 Congratulations! 44 00:05:34,629 --> 00:05:35,629 Congratulations! 45 00:05:35,629 --> 00:05:37,089 Congratulations, Mr. Gu. 46 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,259 Why don't you sit down, Yu'er? 47 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:00,509 Help me. 48 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:02,459 I can't even see in front of me. 49 00:06:17,750 --> 00:06:19,350 Can you help me take this off? 50 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:24,240 It's too heavy. 51 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:26,040 My goodness. 52 00:06:26,189 --> 00:06:27,870 It's like wearing a water bucket on your head. 53 00:06:27,870 --> 00:06:29,040 It was so heavy. 54 00:06:29,069 --> 00:06:30,529 My neck was about to break. 55 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:32,750 If I had known getting married would be this tiring, 56 00:06:32,750 --> 00:06:34,079 I wouldn't have done it. 57 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:54,689 What are you looking at? 58 00:06:57,949 --> 00:06:59,920 If I had known you'd be this beautiful, 59 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:01,980 I would have married you much sooner. 60 00:07:09,949 --> 00:07:11,189 Welcome. Come in, please. 61 00:07:10,399 --> 00:07:14,629 {\an8}[Gu's Mansion] 62 00:07:16,199 --> 00:07:17,990 {\an8}[Boundless Blessings and Children] 63 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:18,829 Excellent! 64 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:21,339 Excellent! 65 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:23,000 Very good! 66 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,170 Congratulations, congratulations! 67 00:07:36,389 --> 00:07:37,240 Excellent! 68 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:40,000 Announcement! 69 00:07:42,790 --> 00:07:48,500 {\an8}[Blessings and Auspiciousness] 70 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:44,540 Announcement! 71 00:07:45,158 --> 00:07:47,560 The Prince's Guardian and Royal Appraiser, 72 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:49,000 also the Imperial Diarist, 73 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,158 Drafter of Imperial Edicts, 74 00:07:50,158 --> 00:07:53,149 Acting Minister of War, and Commander of Jiangning, 75 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:54,750 is bestowed with the Imperial Purple-Gold Belt. 76 00:07:54,490 --> 00:07:57,060 {\an8}[Blessings and Auspiciousness] 77 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:55,850 Marshal Jiu 78 00:07:55,908 --> 00:07:57,480 has come in person to offer congratulations, 79 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,430 along with a box of imperial porcelain, 80 00:08:00,509 --> 00:08:03,310 a pair of imperial "Fortune and Longevity" calligraphy scrolls, 81 00:08:03,310 --> 00:08:05,389 a complete set of white jade tableware, 82 00:08:05,389 --> 00:08:08,540 and a full set of gold-inlaid zitan wood furniture. 83 00:08:07,459 --> 00:08:10,529 {\an8}[Blessings and Auspiciousness] 84 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,310 Here comes the master. 85 00:08:40,668 --> 00:08:41,668 I'm not late, am I? 86 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:56,789 Bridegroom. 87 00:08:57,389 --> 00:08:58,389 I heard about what you did 88 00:08:58,389 --> 00:08:59,240 in Shanghai. 89 00:08:59,789 --> 00:09:01,320 It's very much to my liking. 90 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:04,799 Let me ask you. 91 00:09:07,269 --> 00:09:09,360 You remember the favor you owe me, right? 92 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:09,840 I do. 93 00:09:10,139 --> 00:09:11,399 There's something now 94 00:09:11,629 --> 00:09:12,960 that needs your involvement. 95 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:14,269 Can you handle it or not? 96 00:09:14,269 --> 00:09:15,610 Of course he will agree. 97 00:09:20,750 --> 00:09:22,320 You're entrusting me with an important task. 98 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,519 I'm just afraid I'm not capable enough. 99 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:26,490 May I ask what the matter is? 100 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:27,440 Here we go again. 101 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,240 All this pretentious nonsense. 102 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:30,200 Marshal Jiu's order 103 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:31,080 must be a matter of national importance. 104 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:32,750 I'm afraid I'm not capable enough. 105 00:09:32,750 --> 00:09:34,149 Don't make promises on my behalf. 106 00:09:34,149 --> 00:09:35,149 Anxious, are you? 107 00:09:50,549 --> 00:09:52,080 I need you to save the world. 108 00:09:53,029 --> 00:09:53,960 Are you up for it? 109 00:09:58,789 --> 00:10:01,039 I never thought I'd be able to enjoy 110 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:02,740 such an occasion at my old age. 111 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,940 Heaven has truly been kind to me. 112 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,120 Mr. Gu here... 113 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:08,200 You got it wrong. 114 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:08,690 That's right. 115 00:10:08,690 --> 00:10:09,840 You're calling him Mr. Gu again. 116 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:11,000 -He's your son-in-law now. -Exactly. 117 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:11,720 Son-in-law. 118 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,110 Whatever I call him, the meaning is the same. 119 00:10:14,110 --> 00:10:15,909 People are all born and raised the same way. 120 00:10:15,909 --> 00:10:17,710 No need for so many formalities. 121 00:10:17,870 --> 00:10:19,440 This Mr. Gu of mine 122 00:10:19,870 --> 00:10:21,200 has the spirit of a true hero. 123 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:22,360 Whether as my friend 124 00:10:22,389 --> 00:10:23,360 or as my son-in-law, 125 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:24,559 he's a blessing to me. 126 00:10:24,629 --> 00:10:25,789 That's right. 127 00:10:27,669 --> 00:10:28,759 The war is over, 128 00:10:29,269 --> 00:10:31,529 but look at the state of Nanjing city now. 129 00:10:31,909 --> 00:10:33,679 The Confucius Temple is overgrown with vegetation. 130 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,120 The Qinhuai River has turned into a stinking ditch. 131 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:37,629 The once bustling Confucian temple 132 00:10:37,629 --> 00:10:39,149 is now covered with thorns and vines. 133 00:10:39,149 --> 00:10:39,870 We'll let 134 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:42,870 the future generation judge this war for its rights and wrongs. 135 00:10:42,870 --> 00:10:44,440 The most urgent task now 136 00:10:44,549 --> 00:10:46,750 is to improve the situation in Nanjing. 137 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:49,789 So how exactly should we proceed? 138 00:10:54,750 --> 00:10:55,669 The Liangjiang government office 139 00:10:55,669 --> 00:10:57,120 needs someone with a clean background 140 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,080 with no connections to any faction. 141 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,789 He must also have official status and understand business. 142 00:11:01,789 --> 00:11:03,200 He needs to properly manage 143 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:04,389 the Seven Provinces of Jiangnan. 144 00:11:04,389 --> 00:11:05,590 Especially Nanjing, 145 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,909 which has significant importance both domestically and internationally. 146 00:11:08,909 --> 00:11:10,750 We must at least make people say that 147 00:11:10,750 --> 00:11:12,440 since the imperial court has reclaimed Nanjing, 148 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:13,320 the lives of common people 149 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:14,629 have improved from before. 150 00:11:14,629 --> 00:11:15,750 We certainly can't have people saying 151 00:11:15,750 --> 00:11:17,750 that Nanjing, under the imperial court's control, 152 00:11:17,750 --> 00:11:19,009 has become even worse. 153 00:11:20,669 --> 00:11:21,320 Yes. 154 00:11:21,789 --> 00:11:22,919 But does this person 155 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:24,389 have to be me? 156 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,240 Mr. Gu, you're being too modest. 157 00:11:31,669 --> 00:11:33,799 This is exactly what makes him clever. 158 00:11:34,029 --> 00:11:35,750 Always waiting until others have praised him enough 159 00:11:35,750 --> 00:11:37,549 before he's willing to respond. 160 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:39,250 That's not the case. 161 00:11:39,389 --> 00:11:40,330 I just feel that 162 00:11:40,389 --> 00:11:41,450 I lack experience. 163 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,029 If I were to 164 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:44,440 take charge of this situation, 165 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:45,789 I'm afraid I wouldn't command respect 166 00:11:45,789 --> 00:11:47,720 and would become a laughingstock. 167 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:48,629 Then tell me, 168 00:11:48,669 --> 00:11:50,509 who else could win everyone's respect? 169 00:11:50,509 --> 00:11:52,320 For example, Li Wantang from the capital, 170 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:53,629 Wu Caishen from Zhejiang, 171 00:11:53,629 --> 00:11:54,960 Jin Wencai from Shanxi, 172 00:11:55,139 --> 00:11:57,000 and Li Zhongdeng, the famous tea merchant. 173 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,730 Aren't they all better than me? 174 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:01,639 His words sound better than 175 00:12:01,669 --> 00:12:02,870 those sung on stage. 176 00:12:04,629 --> 00:12:06,120 Since you know them so well, 177 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:07,360 how much do you know about 178 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,220 the stories behind these people? 179 00:12:15,389 --> 00:12:17,120 I've lost my mood for drinking. 180 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:18,600 Have a good chat with him. 181 00:12:20,629 --> 00:12:21,389 Don't see me out. 182 00:12:21,389 --> 00:12:26,080 {\an8}[Wedding] 183 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:25,240 When he says not to see him out, then don't. 184 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:26,370 Don't make trouble. 185 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,000 Look at his guards. 186 00:12:29,389 --> 00:12:30,509 Even the lowest-ranked one 187 00:12:30,509 --> 00:12:33,240 is a second-rank official wearing an Imperial Yellow Jacket. 188 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:34,509 Those people you just mentioned 189 00:12:34,509 --> 00:12:36,240 wouldn't even catch his attention. 190 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:37,389 How laughable. 191 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:38,240 Then tell me, 192 00:12:38,269 --> 00:12:39,720 who else is more powerful? 193 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:40,320 Easy. 194 00:12:40,669 --> 00:12:41,960 Why didn't you mention the Emperor 195 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:43,090 or Empress Dowager? 196 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:44,649 It seems you still don't understand 197 00:12:44,649 --> 00:12:46,379 what business is really about. 198 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:48,799 Please enlighten me. 199 00:12:50,789 --> 00:12:51,360 Fine. 200 00:12:52,269 --> 00:12:54,070 Let me explain it to you clearly. 201 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:57,750 Fill my cup. 202 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:06,440 Li Million 203 00:13:06,870 --> 00:13:09,330 has the Sixth Prince as his backer. 204 00:13:10,220 --> 00:13:12,750 Wu Caishen is backed by the Left Minister. 205 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,320 As for Li Zhongdeng, he only rules a single province 206 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:16,720 and won't amount to much. 207 00:13:17,149 --> 00:13:18,350 Jin Wencai is decent, 208 00:13:18,549 --> 00:13:20,289 but they say he's sickly. 209 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:22,440 What a sharp tongue you have, 210 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:24,500 insulting all the heroes of the land. 211 00:13:24,929 --> 00:13:26,200 Marshal Jiu simply doesn't want 212 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:27,720 the varying forces and the imperial court 213 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,629 to interfere in Nanjing's matters. 214 00:13:29,629 --> 00:13:31,440 But he doesn't have business skills, 215 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:32,970 so he has to seek out talented people. 216 00:13:32,970 --> 00:13:35,029 The current Viceroy of Liangjiang, Rui Lin, 217 00:13:35,029 --> 00:13:36,149 has just been transferred here 218 00:13:36,149 --> 00:13:37,120 and has no money. 219 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,070 Jiu is pressuring him 220 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:40,909 to release the funds for demobilizing the troops. 221 00:13:40,909 --> 00:13:43,100 Having hundreds of thousands of soldiers stationed outside the city 222 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:44,600 is like waiting for a powder keg to blow up. 223 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,120 You need to help him 224 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,200 solve this problem as a merchant. 225 00:13:50,269 --> 00:13:51,240 I'm afraid that even if I 226 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:52,570 sacrifice everything, 227 00:13:53,389 --> 00:13:55,519 I still can't contain this powder keg. 228 00:13:55,669 --> 00:13:56,529 You're scared? 229 00:14:00,789 --> 00:14:01,590 Of course I am. 230 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,000 I have my mother and wife. 231 00:14:04,389 --> 00:14:05,590 Of course I'm scared. 232 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:09,789 Just give us a date 233 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:10,789 and someone will 234 00:14:10,789 --> 00:14:12,480 escort you to Nanjing. 235 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:14,629 Whether you can do it or not, 236 00:14:14,629 --> 00:14:17,029 you can decide after you see the situation. 237 00:14:17,909 --> 00:14:18,549 Aren't you 238 00:14:19,269 --> 00:14:20,440 from the other side? 239 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:21,750 When did you 240 00:14:22,029 --> 00:14:23,559 join Marshal Jiu's forces? 241 00:14:25,389 --> 00:14:27,120 You've been quite bold lately. 242 00:14:27,159 --> 00:14:28,389 Taking advantage of being a newlywed 243 00:14:28,389 --> 00:14:29,990 and showing no respect to me. 244 00:14:30,389 --> 00:14:31,700 Join Jiu's forces? 245 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:32,870 Dream on. 246 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:34,789 I was only 12 when I entered the palace. 247 00:14:34,789 --> 00:14:36,200 But I wouldn't serve the Emperor 248 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:37,549 and ran away when I had to. 249 00:14:37,549 --> 00:14:38,450 As for Jiu, 250 00:14:38,629 --> 00:14:40,830 he's not even qualified to wash my feet. 251 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:43,570 Stop asking about my business. 252 00:14:43,870 --> 00:14:44,929 See you in Nanjing. 253 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:46,200 Congrats. 254 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:00,080 Brother. 255 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:02,179 You're really something. 256 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:04,629 This is the first time I've seen Marshal Jiu 257 00:15:04,629 --> 00:15:05,789 being so polite to someone. 258 00:15:05,789 --> 00:15:07,120 You're something else. 259 00:15:08,629 --> 00:15:09,960 After this, 260 00:15:10,029 --> 00:15:11,629 all officials in the country 261 00:15:11,669 --> 00:15:13,000 will bow down to you 262 00:15:13,029 --> 00:15:14,759 and be scared out of their wits. 263 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:15,629 I don't look for trouble; 264 00:15:15,629 --> 00:15:16,789 trouble finds me. 265 00:15:17,389 --> 00:15:18,990 They want me to be the advisor 266 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,129 to Rui Lin, the Viceroy of Liangjiang. 267 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,120 That's like grabbing food from a hot oil pot. 268 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:27,960 It's putting you on the hot seat. 269 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,019 This job is no good. 270 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:29,789 Exactly. 271 00:15:29,870 --> 00:15:30,789 Report! 272 00:15:31,269 --> 00:15:33,110 Master Li Wantang from Beijing 273 00:15:33,269 --> 00:15:35,870 has sent Mr. Li Qin to offer congratulations 274 00:15:36,029 --> 00:15:38,000 and present a complete set of gifts. 275 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,139 Pingyuan, I wish you good fortune. 276 00:15:39,139 --> 00:15:40,480 Mr. Li, good fortune to you. 277 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:41,340 Please come in. 278 00:15:42,750 --> 00:15:44,509 I've come to demand an explanation. 279 00:15:44,509 --> 00:15:46,149 Why didn't you tell me about your wedding? 280 00:15:46,149 --> 00:15:47,240 Couldn't spare a wedding drink for me? 281 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:48,240 How stingy of you. 282 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:49,600 I thought 283 00:15:49,289 --> 00:15:55,799 {\an8}[Blessings and Auspiciousness] 284 00:15:49,629 --> 00:15:51,230 it was just a modest wedding. 285 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:52,450 Why trouble you to come 286 00:15:52,450 --> 00:15:53,870 all the way from the capital for this? 287 00:15:53,870 --> 00:15:54,870 I planned to treat you to a drink 288 00:15:54,870 --> 00:15:56,669 when we meet again in the future. 289 00:15:56,909 --> 00:15:58,370 I came in a hurry this time. 290 00:15:58,480 --> 00:15:59,750 If my gifts aren't adequate, 291 00:15:59,750 --> 00:16:01,360 I'll make it up to you next time. 292 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:01,960 That's all trivial. 293 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:03,690 -Hello, Mr. Li. -Hello, Mr. Li. 294 00:16:04,549 --> 00:16:05,809 Last time in Shanghai, 295 00:16:05,870 --> 00:16:07,000 you did me such a huge favor. 296 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,929 I hope it didn't cause you trouble. 297 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:10,440 What are you saying? 298 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,169 Of course it caused me trouble. 299 00:16:13,029 --> 00:16:14,029 That's why I've been 300 00:16:14,029 --> 00:16:15,690 feeling guilty all this time. 301 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:18,269 In this world, there aren't many things 302 00:16:18,269 --> 00:16:19,799 that can satisfy everyone. 303 00:16:19,909 --> 00:16:20,960 We can't just do anything 304 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:22,559 for the sake of making money. 305 00:16:22,679 --> 00:16:24,500 Helping you made me happy. 306 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:25,600 If my father had won, 307 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,460 I would have felt uncomfortable. 308 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:28,480 Why so? 309 00:16:29,789 --> 00:16:31,200 If all businesses 310 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,269 depended on currying favor with the powerful, 311 00:16:33,269 --> 00:16:33,909 wouldn't that discourage 312 00:16:33,909 --> 00:16:35,570 businesspeople everywhere? 313 00:16:36,909 --> 00:16:38,029 For those words alone, 314 00:16:38,029 --> 00:16:39,690 we should have a proper drink. 315 00:16:53,769 --> 00:16:54,370 By the way, 316 00:16:54,750 --> 00:16:55,720 your father doesn't know 317 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:57,120 you're here with gifts, does he? 318 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:57,870 He knows. 319 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:00,549 Father. 320 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:02,789 Where are you sending me this time? 321 00:17:02,789 --> 00:17:04,789 If it's not urgent, don't bother me. 322 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,180 Busy or not, you have to go. 323 00:17:08,190 --> 00:17:09,259 Give this to him 324 00:17:09,549 --> 00:17:11,269 and pass along a few words. 325 00:17:12,108 --> 00:17:13,108 Who's getting married? 326 00:17:13,108 --> 00:17:13,838 Gu Pingyuan. 327 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:17,400 Gu... Gu Pingyuan? 328 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:19,568 Is that strange? 329 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:21,578 Remember this. 330 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:23,380 If you can't beat this man, 331 00:17:23,588 --> 00:17:25,848 find a way to become his friend. 332 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:32,269 And you, 333 00:17:32,490 --> 00:17:33,250 tell him. 334 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,960 He'd better not go to Nanjing if he can. 335 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:40,750 Go now. 336 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:43,940 Also, take a look at 337 00:17:44,309 --> 00:17:45,309 what kind of woman 338 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,569 a man like him would choose as his wife. 339 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:49,509 Got it. 340 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,029 You're giving me too much credit. 341 00:17:52,029 --> 00:17:53,589 How could someone insignificant like me 342 00:17:53,589 --> 00:17:54,720 possibly earn the favor 343 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:55,960 of a great merchant like your father? 344 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:57,789 Actually, several times when I barely escaped death, 345 00:17:57,789 --> 00:17:59,160 he was the one who let me go. 346 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,160 I should be the one giving him gifts. 347 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:04,839 To have barely escaped death 348 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:05,920 is a good thing. 349 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,539 There are some things I can't figure out either. 350 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:10,480 Why don't you take me 351 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:11,680 to greet your wife? 352 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:13,819 Just a brief greeting at the door will do. 353 00:18:13,819 --> 00:18:14,680 Otherwise, I wouldn't know what to say 354 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:15,809 when my father asks. 355 00:18:16,549 --> 00:18:18,210 Let's go. I'll take you there. 356 00:18:29,109 --> 00:18:30,440 Greetings, Madam. 357 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,430 I'm here to pay my respect. 358 00:18:33,349 --> 00:18:34,509 Greetings, Mr. Li. 359 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:38,309 We're buddies; 360 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,960 our relationship is naturally different from others. 361 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:41,480 Go on in 362 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:42,720 and chat for a while. 363 00:19:07,349 --> 00:19:07,880 Here. 364 00:19:09,750 --> 00:19:11,200 You're so great. 365 00:19:11,269 --> 00:19:12,529 I knew you'd be hungry. 366 00:19:16,750 --> 00:19:17,480 Smells good? 367 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:18,640 Tastes good? 368 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:23,480 It's so good. 369 00:19:24,589 --> 00:19:25,450 Take your time. 370 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:30,609 Give me a hug. 371 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:38,089 Enjoy your meal. 372 00:19:38,630 --> 00:19:40,109 If you want more, just tell me. 373 00:19:40,109 --> 00:19:42,369 I'll steal more from the kitchen for you. 374 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:43,960 Steal, you say. 375 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:47,960 Who is it? 376 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:48,589 Mr. Gu, 377 00:19:48,750 --> 00:19:50,000 your buddy Li Qin is leaving 378 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,730 and wants to say goodbye to you. 379 00:19:51,819 --> 00:19:53,279 Okay. I'll be right there. 380 00:19:57,670 --> 00:19:58,880 I'll just have a quick word with him 381 00:19:58,880 --> 00:19:59,880 and be right back. 382 00:20:00,069 --> 00:20:00,789 Go ahead. 383 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,410 Don't just sleep after eating. 384 00:20:08,789 --> 00:20:09,480 Wait for me. 385 00:20:11,509 --> 00:20:12,240 I know. 386 00:20:35,829 --> 00:20:37,829 A moment of spring night is worth a thousand taels. 387 00:20:37,829 --> 00:20:38,349 Did I 388 00:20:38,349 --> 00:20:40,279 interrupt your romantic evening? 389 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:41,259 What nonsense. 390 00:20:41,349 --> 00:20:43,410 A true friend is worth more than gold. 391 00:20:45,109 --> 00:20:46,569 Did Marshal Jiu visit you? 392 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:48,440 They want me 393 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:50,720 to be the advisor to Ruilin, 394 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:52,250 the Viceroy of Liangjiang. 395 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:54,880 Is that what you wanted to ask about? 396 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:00,440 The situation in Nanjing is very complicated now. 397 00:21:00,509 --> 00:21:02,880 That place is extremely dangerous right now. 398 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:04,609 All factions are active there. 399 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,660 Half of the land is conquered. 400 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:08,920 Who wouldn't want to get involved 401 00:21:08,940 --> 00:21:10,339 and get a piece of the pie? 402 00:21:11,349 --> 00:21:12,480 But Marshal Jiu, 403 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:14,890 after years of bloody battles, 404 00:21:15,069 --> 00:21:17,599 would never willingly give up his interests. 405 00:21:17,789 --> 00:21:19,289 I think he's pushing someone like you, 406 00:21:19,289 --> 00:21:20,609 who fears nothing, 407 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:21,589 to take the fall. 408 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:22,509 How vicious. 409 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:25,400 Your Li family 410 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,579 also wants a foothold in Nanjing? 411 00:21:27,690 --> 00:21:28,289 Of course. 412 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,839 My father was entrusted by His Highness 413 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,200 to take control of the southern salt administration. 414 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,200 It's a juicy piece of meat after all. 415 00:21:39,589 --> 00:21:40,640 The salt administration is the foundation 416 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:41,970 of the empire's wealth. 417 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:43,569 Taking control of it 418 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,210 is indeed a brilliant move. 419 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:47,809 Before I came, my father 420 00:21:48,309 --> 00:21:49,569 left this matter to me. 421 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:51,109 Success is 422 00:21:51,549 --> 00:21:52,410 my only option. 423 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:54,819 So you have to give me some leeway. 424 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:56,309 Okay. 425 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:57,519 I promise you. 426 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:08,730 I don't really 427 00:22:08,730 --> 00:22:09,589 buy your words. 428 00:22:11,109 --> 00:22:12,000 But you saying it 429 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:13,859 at least honors our brotherhood. 430 00:22:14,509 --> 00:22:15,910 Why don't you believe me? 431 00:22:16,069 --> 00:22:17,309 After I took this assignment, 432 00:22:17,309 --> 00:22:18,970 I thought about it seriously. 433 00:22:20,069 --> 00:22:21,670 Marshal Jiu has his eye on you 434 00:22:21,789 --> 00:22:22,920 and wants to use you. 435 00:22:23,349 --> 00:22:24,549 My father knows that. 436 00:22:25,630 --> 00:22:27,039 The reason he assigned 437 00:22:27,069 --> 00:22:29,029 the salt administration matters to me 438 00:22:29,029 --> 00:22:30,890 isn't because he truly trusts me, 439 00:22:31,509 --> 00:22:33,569 but because he thinks putting me here 440 00:22:34,109 --> 00:22:35,309 will make it harder 441 00:22:35,349 --> 00:22:36,750 for you to do your job. 442 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:45,890 These people are using us as pawns. 443 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:49,500 But there's something 444 00:22:49,549 --> 00:22:50,589 I want to tell you. 445 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:54,720 Even if someday 446 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,589 we brothers truly become 447 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:58,740 enemies, 448 00:23:00,349 --> 00:23:01,609 business is business. 449 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:03,589 I won't harm you. 450 00:23:07,529 --> 00:23:08,390 I won't either. 451 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:31,269 I was afraid you weren't full enough. 452 00:23:31,269 --> 00:23:32,400 So I got you two more. 453 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,309 I'm done eating. 454 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:36,480 Don't tell anyone else 455 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,000 that I ate so much. 456 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:44,960 Wow, you're quite particular. 457 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,960 You left just 1 of everything for me. 458 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,180 Didn't you say you wouldn't let me sleep? 459 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:51,349 Yes. 460 00:23:56,170 --> 00:23:56,829 What for? 461 00:23:59,630 --> 00:24:00,269 What for? 462 00:24:01,029 --> 00:24:02,490 What are we staying up for? 463 00:24:03,029 --> 00:24:03,759 I don't know. 464 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:06,269 What for? 465 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:10,109 What for? 466 00:24:10,109 --> 00:24:10,680 What for? 467 00:24:10,789 --> 00:24:11,349 What for? 468 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:12,529 You tell me what for. 469 00:24:14,029 --> 00:24:14,640 What for? 470 00:24:15,829 --> 00:24:16,480 What for? 471 00:24:16,789 --> 00:24:17,640 I don't know. 472 00:24:26,660 --> 00:24:27,190 What for? 473 00:24:29,109 --> 00:24:29,789 I don't know. 474 00:24:29,789 --> 00:24:30,440 What for? 475 00:24:30,509 --> 00:24:32,640 I don't know what we're supposed to do. 476 00:24:38,349 --> 00:24:39,109 Who is it? 477 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:40,750 Is she inside? 478 00:24:40,789 --> 00:24:41,789 What are you talking about? 479 00:24:41,789 --> 00:24:43,190 You got the wrong person. 480 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:45,019 Will this ever end? 481 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:46,589 His Highness is here. 482 00:24:46,589 --> 00:24:47,720 Which His Highness? 483 00:24:48,109 --> 00:24:48,970 Your Highness. 484 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:51,440 Have you forgotten the warriors 485 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:52,849 of Horqin? 486 00:24:53,759 --> 00:24:54,640 Go, hurry. 487 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:02,619 My goodness, Your Highness! 488 00:25:02,490 --> 00:25:04,329 {\an8}[Spring Breeze of Yi River] 489 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:04,210 Everyone, you're all here. 490 00:25:10,589 --> 00:25:11,440 Your Highness. 491 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:12,589 What brings you here? 492 00:25:12,589 --> 00:25:14,450 I just came from the capital. 493 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:16,920 I met with the Emperor. 494 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,299 I heard you were getting married. 495 00:25:19,589 --> 00:25:20,390 Why didn't you 496 00:25:20,750 --> 00:25:22,509 tell my wife and me? 497 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,079 Have you forgotten about us? 498 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:26,960 Never. Not even for a single day. 499 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:28,509 May Your Highness and Her Ladyship 500 00:25:28,509 --> 00:25:31,109 have endless blessings and grow old together. 501 00:25:33,309 --> 00:25:35,200 Is this guy treating you well? 502 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:37,400 I've brought the Horqin warriors 503 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:38,230 with me. 504 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:39,920 I'll leave them here 505 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:41,670 to take good care of you 506 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:44,730 so no one will bully you. 507 00:25:44,789 --> 00:25:45,200 Gosh. 508 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:46,750 Your Highness, what are you saying? 509 00:25:46,750 --> 00:25:48,269 How would I dare bully Yu'er? 510 00:25:48,269 --> 00:25:48,880 Besides, 511 00:25:49,269 --> 00:25:50,750 these warriors are the brothers 512 00:25:50,750 --> 00:25:52,369 who escorted me back to Anhui. 513 00:25:52,369 --> 00:25:54,410 {\an8}[Spring Breeze of Yi River] 514 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:54,539 How could I order them around? 515 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,190 I've come from so far away, 516 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,490 how about giving me a warm welcome? 517 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:02,400 Gosh, where are my manners? 518 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:04,000 I'll go prepare the banquet. 519 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:08,690 Pingwen. 520 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:10,609 What's going on? 521 00:26:11,269 --> 00:26:12,000 I don't know. 522 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:13,480 A group of people arrived 523 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:14,789 claiming to work for His Highness. 524 00:26:14,789 --> 00:26:17,720 - They even drove away the cook. -Your Highness, you're here. 525 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:18,220 Your Highness, 526 00:26:18,220 --> 00:26:19,200 please go to the small tent nearby 527 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:19,920 to change your clothes. 528 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:20,440 This way, please. 529 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,349 Aren't my clothes fine as they are? 530 00:26:22,349 --> 00:26:24,210 You're wearing Han clothing. 531 00:26:24,109 --> 00:26:26,650 {\an8}[Gu's Mansion] 532 00:26:24,349 --> 00:26:25,480 For our princess's wedding, 533 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,009 you cannot dress like this. 534 00:26:27,029 --> 00:26:28,960 His Highness would be displeased. 535 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,720 When it's in the bottle, 536 00:26:40,789 --> 00:26:42,440 it's as tranquil as plain water. 537 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,160 When poured into a glass for you, 538 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:45,920 it becomes a liquor fierce as a tiger. 539 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:47,640 Our songs ring out loud. 540 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:49,200 And friendship runs deep. 541 00:26:49,279 --> 00:26:51,029 Please have a drink. 542 00:26:51,109 --> 00:26:52,789 What's sealed in the bottle 543 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:54,480 is the warmth of friendship. 544 00:26:54,549 --> 00:26:56,240 What fills the glass offered to you 545 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:57,839 is the depth of brotherhood. 546 00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:59,660 Our songs ring out loud. 547 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,309 And friendship runs deep. 548 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:03,140 Please have a drink. 549 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:04,960 When it's in the bottle, 550 00:27:05,029 --> 00:27:06,680 it's as tranquil as plain water. 551 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:08,400 When poured into a glass for you, 552 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,000 it becomes a liquor fierce as a tiger. 553 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:11,589 Our songs ring out loud. 554 00:27:11,750 --> 00:27:13,440 And friendship runs deep. 555 00:27:13,549 --> 00:27:15,109 Please have a drink. 556 00:27:15,269 --> 00:27:16,920 What's sealed in the bottle 557 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,640 is the warmth of friendship. 558 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,349 What fills the glass offered to you 559 00:27:20,349 --> 00:27:21,960 is the depth of brotherhood. 560 00:27:22,069 --> 00:27:23,549 Our songs ring out loud. 561 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:25,440 And friendship runs deep. 562 00:27:25,589 --> 00:27:27,029 Please have a drink. 563 00:27:27,309 --> 00:27:28,960 When it's in the bottle, 564 00:27:29,029 --> 00:27:30,829 it's as tranquil as plain water. 565 00:27:30,829 --> 00:27:32,470 When poured into a glass for you, 566 00:27:32,470 --> 00:27:34,269 it becomes a liquor fierce as a tiger. 567 00:27:34,269 --> 00:27:35,869 Our songs ring out loud. 568 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:37,529 And friendship runs deep. 569 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,440 Please have a drink. 570 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,619 {\an8}[Gu's Mansion] 571 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,119 When it's in the bottle, 572 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:54,720 it's as tranquil as plain water. 573 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:56,400 When poured into a glass for you, 574 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,190 it becomes a liquor fierce as a tiger. 575 00:27:58,190 --> 00:27:59,640 Our songs ring out loud. 576 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:01,339 And friendship runs deep. 577 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,000 Please have a drink. 578 00:28:03,109 --> 00:28:04,680 What's sealed in the bottle 579 00:28:04,750 --> 00:28:06,309 is the warmth of friendship. 580 00:28:06,309 --> 00:28:07,960 What fills the glass offered to you 581 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:09,549 is the depth of brotherhood. 582 00:28:09,549 --> 00:28:11,099 Our songs ring out loud. 583 00:28:11,309 --> 00:28:12,769 And friendship runs deep. 584 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:14,309 Please have a drink. 585 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:15,910 When it's in the bottle, 586 00:28:15,930 --> 00:28:17,549 it's as tranquil as plain water. 587 00:28:17,549 --> 00:28:19,160 When poured into a glass for you, 588 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:20,789 it becomes a liquor fierce as a tiger. 589 00:28:20,789 --> 00:28:22,230 Our songs ring out loud. 590 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:23,960 And friendship runs deep. 591 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:25,400 Please have a drink. 592 00:28:25,549 --> 00:28:27,160 What's sealed in the bottle 593 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:28,839 is the warmth of friendship. 594 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:30,400 What fills the glass offered to you 595 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,000 is the depth of brotherhood. 596 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:33,400 Our songs ring out loud. 597 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:34,940 And friendship runs deep. 598 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:36,569 Please have a drink. 599 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:38,200 When it's in the bottle, 600 00:28:38,269 --> 00:28:39,880 it's as tranquil as plain water. 601 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:41,480 When poured into a glass for you, 602 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:43,109 it becomes a liquor fierce as a tiger. 603 00:28:43,109 --> 00:28:44,549 Our songs ring out loud. 604 00:28:44,750 --> 00:28:46,210 And friendship runs deep. 605 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:47,720 Please have a drink. 606 00:29:08,990 --> 00:29:10,109 They dance so well. 607 00:29:11,549 --> 00:29:12,750 I'm truly impressed. 608 00:29:19,349 --> 00:29:21,410 I didn't drink myself to death, did I? 609 00:29:22,109 --> 00:29:23,369 You're finally alive? 610 00:29:25,829 --> 00:29:27,089 Where is His Highness? 611 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:28,960 He left the next day. 612 00:29:29,069 --> 00:29:29,880 He wants us 613 00:29:30,509 --> 00:29:32,309 to visit Horqin again next year. 614 00:29:32,829 --> 00:29:33,559 Sounds good. 615 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,059 I'll wait until next year to die then. 616 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:38,000 Do you remember 617 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,799 how you cried while hugging His Highness that day? 618 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:42,500 I didn't, did I? 619 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:44,269 No one could understand what you were saying. 620 00:29:44,269 --> 00:29:46,470 It took several people to pull you away. 621 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:49,720 You're making this up, aren't you? 622 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:50,640 Why do I recall that 623 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:51,990 I passed out early 624 00:29:52,049 --> 00:29:53,349 and just collapsed? 625 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:56,730 His Highness even promised you his sword. 626 00:29:57,109 --> 00:30:00,200 He also said he'd make you Horqin's... 627 00:30:02,829 --> 00:30:03,549 Baturu. 628 00:30:03,789 --> 00:30:04,680 What Turu? 629 00:30:06,549 --> 00:30:07,309 Baturu. 630 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:10,200 It means 631 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:11,829 warrior. 632 00:30:16,349 --> 00:30:17,349 Some warrior I am. 633 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:22,349 You've been drunk for a day. 634 00:30:22,349 --> 00:30:23,650 Eat something. Here. 635 00:30:23,829 --> 00:30:25,029 Don't make me eat now. 636 00:30:25,109 --> 00:30:26,039 I feel terrible. 637 00:30:27,829 --> 00:30:28,880 My father said 638 00:30:29,069 --> 00:30:30,680 eating a little would sober you up. 639 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:31,200 Be good. 640 00:30:31,750 --> 00:30:33,539 My whole body is 641 00:30:33,589 --> 00:30:34,880 in turmoil. 642 00:30:35,549 --> 00:30:37,029 One bite and I'll throw up. 643 00:30:42,750 --> 00:30:43,640 Take one bite 644 00:30:44,309 --> 00:30:45,400 and I'll let you 645 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:46,509 hug me. 646 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:49,930 Give it here. 647 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:09,460 Have another bite. 648 00:31:18,950 --> 00:31:22,410 {\an8}[Gu's Mansion] 649 00:31:23,130 --> 00:31:25,740 {\an8}[Spring Breeze of Yi River] 650 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:31,440 Mother. 651 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:33,160 Here. 652 00:31:33,349 --> 00:31:34,960 Don't just say it's good. 653 00:31:35,069 --> 00:31:36,269 Tell me if there's any problem. 654 00:31:36,269 --> 00:31:37,200 I'll make adjustments. 655 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,109 So I'll know exactly what to do next time. 656 00:31:39,109 --> 00:31:39,920 Alright. 657 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:41,880 I'm not that picky. 658 00:31:45,269 --> 00:31:46,349 I cooked too much lately, 659 00:31:46,349 --> 00:31:47,880 but it's really not my fault. 660 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:48,789 Who knew in this house 661 00:31:48,789 --> 00:31:50,480 I'd be the only real man left standing. 662 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:51,069 Look at 663 00:31:51,269 --> 00:31:51,880 Mr. Chang, 664 00:31:52,150 --> 00:31:52,809 Mr. Liao, 665 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:54,059 and my brother. 666 00:31:54,509 --> 00:31:55,269 They barely had a few drinks 667 00:31:55,269 --> 00:31:56,799 before they all passed out. 668 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:58,059 Just eat your food. 669 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:00,549 I've been eating leftovers for days. 670 00:32:00,549 --> 00:32:02,279 Let them sleep a little longer. 671 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:07,069 You're awake. 672 00:32:07,069 --> 00:32:07,670 Pingyuan. 673 00:32:08,029 --> 00:32:08,759 Come eat now. 674 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:15,059 Mother, how long was I out for? 675 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:16,789 Three days. 676 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:18,880 You must be starving. 677 00:32:19,509 --> 00:32:20,309 Eat quickly. 678 00:32:20,750 --> 00:32:22,200 Yu'er cooked today. 679 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:30,400 Look at you. 680 00:32:31,420 --> 00:32:32,549 Getting that drunk. 681 00:32:33,109 --> 00:32:35,569 You've made history with how drunk you were. 682 00:32:36,069 --> 00:32:37,480 Your snoring was so loud that 683 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:39,279 the whole village could hear it. 684 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:46,410 I'm done eating. 685 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:47,630 Slow down. 686 00:32:47,750 --> 00:32:49,349 No one's fighting you for it. 687 00:32:59,589 --> 00:33:00,349 Did you make this? 688 00:33:00,349 --> 00:33:01,960 Your cooking skills are good. 689 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:03,490 So you can taste things now? 690 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,329 I remember you told me 691 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:07,880 I could hug you for every bite I take. 692 00:33:09,079 --> 00:33:11,339 Your memory works fine when it suits you. 693 00:33:11,750 --> 00:33:14,180 A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold... 694 00:33:14,180 --> 00:33:15,549 I've lost out completely. 695 00:33:15,549 --> 00:33:16,819 I brought a wife home 696 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:18,619 and slept for 3 days straight. 697 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:21,920 Wife. 698 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:27,029 My dear wife. 699 00:33:27,059 --> 00:33:28,119 What are you doing? 700 00:33:28,509 --> 00:33:29,589 How did I not notice before 701 00:33:29,589 --> 00:33:30,589 that you're so... 702 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:31,789 So what? 703 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:34,720 Shameless. 704 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:36,589 In front of you, 705 00:33:36,609 --> 00:33:37,940 what do I need shame for? 706 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:40,109 What I mean is 707 00:33:40,509 --> 00:33:41,910 tonight, no matter what, 708 00:33:42,069 --> 00:33:43,730 we'll have our wedding night. 709 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,059 Our wedding night? 710 00:33:46,029 --> 00:33:47,349 I'd like to see who dares to stop me. 711 00:33:47,349 --> 00:33:48,220 Mr. Gu! 712 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:53,309 Sir! 713 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:56,569 Who are you looking for? 714 00:33:58,069 --> 00:33:59,589 I'm Commander Zhang Erhu 715 00:33:59,589 --> 00:34:00,240 of the Tiger Battalion. 716 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:01,970 Paying my respects to you, Sir. 717 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:03,700 I'm not any kind of Sir. 718 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:05,269 You don't need to bow like this. 719 00:34:05,269 --> 00:34:06,000 Please rise. 720 00:34:08,510 --> 00:34:09,920 Sir, you are the Imperial Pacification Commissioner. 721 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:10,920 Have you forgotten? 722 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:12,440 His Excellency sent us here. 723 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:14,070 He said that although you hold no official position, 724 00:34:14,070 --> 00:34:15,320 you have a noble status. 725 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:16,840 He ordered us not to be disrespectful. 726 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:18,190 We were afraid of being improper, 727 00:34:18,190 --> 00:34:19,000 so we posted men to keep watch 728 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:20,190 until you sobered up. 729 00:34:20,190 --> 00:34:20,800 Only then did we brothers 730 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:22,800 dare to come in and pay our respects. 731 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:24,710 You're from the Liangjiang Viceroy's Office? 732 00:34:24,710 --> 00:34:25,880 His Excellency is waiting 733 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:27,070 for you in Nanjing. 734 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,440 Let's leave after you finish eating, 735 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:29,880 Mr. Gu. 736 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:31,710 You're going out? 737 00:34:31,710 --> 00:34:33,019 Why didn't you tell me? 738 00:34:33,110 --> 00:34:33,550 Wait, 739 00:34:33,630 --> 00:34:34,800 where am I supposed to go? 740 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:36,550 We're escorting you to Nanjing, of course. 741 00:34:36,550 --> 00:34:38,360 Didn't you promise His Excellency 742 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:40,320 that you'd start work 3 days after your wedding? 743 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:41,449 It's been 3 days now. 744 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:42,960 How can I just leave? I... 745 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:44,360 I need to prepare first. 746 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:45,769 May I ask 747 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:47,110 what preparations you need? 748 00:34:47,110 --> 00:34:48,570 My men can help you. 749 00:34:49,150 --> 00:34:49,920 Well, you see, 750 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:50,920 I just got married 751 00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:52,840 and I have a big family, 752 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,030 I can't just leave whenever I want. 753 00:34:54,030 --> 00:34:55,360 His Excellency has instructed us on this. 754 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:56,800 He said that you are a filial son. 755 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:57,800 So no matter what, 756 00:34:57,840 --> 00:34:59,150 we're to bring your entire family 757 00:34:59,150 --> 00:35:00,150 to Nanjing with you. 758 00:35:00,150 --> 00:35:02,000 This way, you won't miss your parents 759 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:03,360 and be unable to focus on your work. 760 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:04,820 We'll be waiting outside. 761 00:35:05,190 --> 00:35:06,190 When you finish eating, 762 00:35:06,190 --> 00:35:06,880 just let us know. 763 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:08,409 We'll depart immediately. 764 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:11,440 My respects to you, Sir. 765 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:12,920 My respects, Sir. 766 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:22,570 So... 767 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:25,280 No chance for our wedding night? 768 00:35:25,550 --> 00:35:27,210 No chance to even kill myself. 769 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:47,800 Gentlemen, 770 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:49,150 it's just one more day and night 771 00:35:49,150 --> 00:35:50,510 before we reach Jiangning. 772 00:35:50,510 --> 00:35:51,849 You don't need to stand here like this. 773 00:35:51,849 --> 00:35:52,440 It must be tiring. 774 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:53,239 Go in and rest. 775 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:53,960 Mr. Gu. 776 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:56,769 Standing guard for you 777 00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:57,719 is not tiring. 778 00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:59,530 My mother thinks you're tired. 779 00:35:59,820 --> 00:36:01,150 She specifically instructed me 780 00:36:01,150 --> 00:36:02,280 to insist that you gentlemen 781 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:03,510 go and rest in the cabin. 782 00:36:03,510 --> 00:36:05,070 Refreshments have been prepared in the cabin. 783 00:36:05,070 --> 00:36:06,530 Relax and have a good chat. 784 00:36:06,630 --> 00:36:07,690 We'll arrive soon. 785 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:08,320 Alright. 786 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:08,960 -Alright. -Alright. 787 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,619 Then you take the first shift. 788 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:14,960 Please. 789 00:36:30,630 --> 00:36:32,280 Where are you from, General Li? 790 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:33,590 I'm from Liuyang. 791 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:34,780 Liuyang, I see. 792 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:36,070 Mr. Gu, 793 00:36:37,230 --> 00:36:38,559 in Nanjing, 794 00:36:38,710 --> 00:36:40,480 hundreds of thousands of troops are stranded. 795 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:42,000 The imperial court wants to disband them, 796 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,460 but can't pay their wages. 797 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:45,480 The resentment among the men 798 00:36:45,550 --> 00:36:47,280 is growing stronger by the day. 799 00:36:48,030 --> 00:36:48,710 Mr. Gu, 800 00:36:49,630 --> 00:36:52,760 these soldiers have fought bloody battles for 10 years. 801 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:54,820 They're not ordinary civilians. 802 00:36:54,989 --> 00:36:56,300 Even we commanders 803 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:57,980 are afraid. 804 00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:00,920 Jiangning 805 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:03,260 is about to become a powder keg, isn't it? 806 00:37:04,030 --> 00:37:04,630 That's why 807 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:06,530 we need a master strategist 808 00:37:06,710 --> 00:37:08,909 to manage and stabilize the situation. 809 00:37:09,550 --> 00:37:10,949 When we brothers set out, 810 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,059 we were instructed 811 00:37:12,070 --> 00:37:14,000 that if you lost even a single hair, 812 00:37:14,070 --> 00:37:15,340 all four of us brothers 813 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,510 would have to pay with our lives. 814 00:37:18,190 --> 00:37:19,880 You all know perfectly well 815 00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:22,489 that you're pushing me into a fire pit. 816 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:23,559 Right now, 817 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:26,110 the morale of the troops is quite unstable, isn't it? 818 00:37:26,110 --> 00:37:26,920 Indeed. 819 00:37:27,190 --> 00:37:29,190 It's been almost a year without pay. 820 00:37:29,789 --> 00:37:30,590 But Sir, 821 00:37:31,110 --> 00:37:33,550 no one really wants to rebel. 822 00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:35,559 However, if pushed too hard, 823 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,130 men accustomed to bloodshed 824 00:37:38,190 --> 00:37:39,590 might cause chaos again. 825 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,659 It's frightening just to think about it. 826 00:37:42,699 --> 00:37:43,900 That must not happen. 827 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:45,880 When I was in Shanghai before, 828 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:48,510 I saw those foreigners with their powerful warships and cannons. 829 00:37:48,510 --> 00:37:50,039 They were like wild beasts, 830 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,250 ready to devour anyone they chose. 831 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:54,480 Our country has been weak for so long. 832 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:55,400 If another conflict happens, 833 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:57,400 the entire nation will be finished. 834 00:37:58,670 --> 00:37:59,659 I 835 00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:01,650 will do everything in my power. 836 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:05,030 Sir, you have such a compassionate heart. 837 00:38:05,030 --> 00:38:05,800 The four of us brothers 838 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,230 will ensure your safety 839 00:38:07,510 --> 00:38:08,190 even if 840 00:38:08,710 --> 00:38:09,880 it costs our lives. 841 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:13,110 May you succeed in all your endeavors, Mr. Gu. 842 00:38:13,110 --> 00:38:14,369 May I succeed, indeed. 843 00:38:14,670 --> 00:38:16,730 Alright, hopefully that comes true. 844 00:38:21,110 --> 00:38:22,230 I know you've been drunk 845 00:38:22,230 --> 00:38:23,489 the past few days, Sir. 846 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:24,590 Today, 847 00:38:25,070 --> 00:38:27,469 you'll consummate your marriage on board. 848 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:28,880 I've specially prepared 849 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:30,539 an opera troupe and a drum band 850 00:38:31,030 --> 00:38:32,559 to set the mood for you, Sir. 851 00:38:34,030 --> 00:38:35,559 How do you know everything? 852 00:38:35,670 --> 00:38:36,630 That's not necessary. 853 00:38:36,630 --> 00:38:37,000 Sir. 854 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:37,860 Not necessary! 855 00:38:38,710 --> 00:38:39,440 Sir. 856 00:39:31,030 --> 00:39:31,889 Let me taste it. 857 00:39:38,150 --> 00:39:39,210 Why is this so sour? 858 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:40,010 What is this? 859 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:41,170 Fruit juice? 860 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:43,170 Sir, 861 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:44,340 this is pear juice. 862 00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:46,690 It's for rinsing your mouth after eating. 863 00:39:47,030 --> 00:39:47,510 That's enough. 864 00:39:47,510 --> 00:39:48,550 You don't need to wait on us anymore. 865 00:39:48,550 --> 00:39:49,230 And you all. 866 00:39:49,510 --> 00:39:50,150 You may go. 867 00:39:51,230 --> 00:39:51,920 Yes. 868 00:40:01,190 --> 00:40:02,110 Come, Mother. 869 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:04,340 Have some chicken. 870 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:07,150 Mr. Chang, 871 00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:08,820 this is for you. 872 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:11,960 This piece is bigger, 873 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:12,760 for Mr. Liao. 874 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:15,610 Everyone else, please help yourself. 875 00:40:19,670 --> 00:40:20,800 What's wrong 876 00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:22,000 with all of you? 877 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:25,449 Look at this spread. 878 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:27,440 Chicken, duck, fish, shrimp, and goose. 879 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:28,590 Were they your relatives? 880 00:40:28,590 --> 00:40:29,909 Even if they were, they're cooked now. 881 00:40:29,909 --> 00:40:30,579 Eat up. 882 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:32,000 Be quiet 883 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,730 if you have nothing good to say. 884 00:40:34,670 --> 00:40:36,000 Everyone is looking so gloomy 885 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:37,840 like you've boarded a pirate ship. 886 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:39,369 You've ruined my appetite. 887 00:40:44,190 --> 00:40:44,840 Pingyuan. 888 00:40:47,150 --> 00:40:49,079 What trouble have you gotten into? 889 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:53,210 I don't know. 890 00:40:54,710 --> 00:40:56,710 Such humble words and lavish gifts. 891 00:40:56,889 --> 00:40:57,880 It seems 892 00:40:58,510 --> 00:41:00,070 they want to buy your life. 893 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:06,409 If they only wanted my life, 894 00:41:06,710 --> 00:41:07,769 that would be fine. 895 00:41:08,230 --> 00:41:09,630 But they've gone too far. 896 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:13,090 They're betting my whole family's lives. 897 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:15,579 Whose life? 898 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:18,280 Don't you know 899 00:41:18,510 --> 00:41:19,150 I'm going to Nanjing 900 00:41:19,150 --> 00:41:20,110 to handle something? 901 00:41:20,110 --> 00:41:20,880 I know. 902 00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:22,670 Aren't you going to Nanjing 903 00:41:22,670 --> 00:41:23,670 to be an official? 904 00:41:24,230 --> 00:41:25,360 It's not that. 905 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:28,170 If this matter is handled well, 906 00:41:28,710 --> 00:41:30,039 we can all return alive. 907 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:32,480 But if it's not handled well, 908 00:41:34,360 --> 00:41:35,360 all of us here 909 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:36,760 will be beheaded. 910 00:41:39,510 --> 00:41:39,960 Gosh. 911 00:41:40,630 --> 00:41:41,230 Pingyuan. 912 00:41:43,030 --> 00:41:44,159 I don't understand. 913 00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:45,920 When others become officials, 914 00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:47,000 they make fortunes 915 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:49,090 and marry several concubines. 916 00:41:49,150 --> 00:41:50,090 But you? 917 00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:51,000 You've put my head 918 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:52,190 on the line too. 919 00:41:56,590 --> 00:41:57,670 One year ago... 920 00:42:00,030 --> 00:42:02,489 Rogue soldiers passed through the village. 921 00:42:02,710 --> 00:42:03,480 Everyone in the village 922 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:05,280 hid in the caves. 923 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:09,340 The soldiers loitered for more than 10 days. 924 00:42:10,190 --> 00:42:12,400 Everyone had nothing to eat or drink, 925 00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:13,400 and it was so cold. 926 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:17,139 But we didn't dare to light a fire. 927 00:42:17,480 --> 00:42:18,440 That time, 928 00:42:19,150 --> 00:42:21,280 dozens of children and elderly people 929 00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:23,440 fell asleep and never woke up again. 930 00:42:24,630 --> 00:42:26,150 They starved to death. 931 00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:29,360 Life isn't ours to control. 932 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:33,070 Heaven takes it whenever it wants. 933 00:42:33,550 --> 00:42:35,480 But wasn't that because of the war? 934 00:42:37,070 --> 00:42:38,070 So, why now... 935 00:42:45,789 --> 00:42:46,719 Do you regret it? 936 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:52,530 Son-in-law, 937 00:42:53,110 --> 00:42:55,039 I just want to ask you one question. 938 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:57,250 Are they asking you 939 00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:58,840 to do anything immoral? 940 00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:02,280 No.