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{\an8}[Legend of the Magnate]

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{\an8}[Episode 29]

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I'll just ask you one thing—

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they're not asking you to do

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something heinous, right?

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No.

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Then, do it!

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I was a soldier when I was young.

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When you're on the battlefield,

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turning back to run
only gets you killed faster.

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You're exposing your back to the enemy.

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The only way to survive

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is to charge forward!

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I, Chang Si, fear nothing.

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My daughter is well settled now.

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What do I have left to fear?

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Old Madam Gu,

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worrying won't help.

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I

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have traveled far and wide,

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and throughout my journey,

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I learned only one thing:

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there's always a way out
when you face difficulties.

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Come on,

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everyone, raise your glasses.

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Let's eat and drink our fill first.

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We'll deal with it when the time comes!

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Mr. Chang.

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You truly have a heroic spirit.

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I don't usually drink,

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but today I'll join you for one.

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Wishing our eldest son the best of luck.

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That's right.

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Come on.

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Even prisoners on death row

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get a last meal.

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Old Madam Gu,

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I apologize,

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but I'm going to start eating.

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Come on, let's eat.

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Aren't you hungry?

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Why aren't you eating?

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We're not married yet.

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I don't want to die.

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Let me sing a little tune for everyone.

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Alright!

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The lonely king grows drunk
in the Peach Blossom Palace.

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Bravo!

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Han Sumei was born with beauty.

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{\an8}[Wedding]

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I didn't expect them to prepare all this

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with such care.

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They want you to risk your life for them—

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of course, they'd be attentive.

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My life already belongs to you.

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They can't have it.

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Such a smooth talker.

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As husband and wife,
we share the same fate.

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Even if I

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really offend them someday

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and they cut off my head—
even if I become a ghost—

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I'd still want to be with you.

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If this lifetime isn't enough,

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then I'll follow you into the next.

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{\an8}♪ Rain falls along the silent corridor,
stirring a flood of memories ♪

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The whole family is counting on you

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to bring them home.

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{\an8}♪ Listen as entwined destinies unfold,
line by line ♪

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We...

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still have a long,
long future ahead together.

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{\an8}♪ I never wondered
how long my life would last ♪

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Wait a moment.

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♪ Only a trace of moonlight
lingers in my heart ♪

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{\an8}[Wedding]

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♪ The wind brushes past the old eaves
on a cool night ♪

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{\an8}♪ Look, the lanterns sway and cast shadow
of our overlapping silhouettes ♪

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Pacification Commissioner Gu of Liangjiang

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weds tonight!

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{\an8}♪ Don't ask how long the journey
will take ♪

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All others, stay away!

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Those people...

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Those people...

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They have to let the whole world know.

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{\an8}♪ I only hope that when we meet again,
you'll have fared well ♪

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-Congratulations to Mr. Gu
-Congratulations to Mr. Gu

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-and Madam Gu—
-and Madam Gu—

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-may you grow old together!
-may you grow old together!

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{\an8}♪ Names being etched
and centered in the time ♪

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-May Mr. Gu have a prosperous career,
-May Mr. Gu have a prosperous career,

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-and Madam Gu stay forever young!
-and Madam Gu stay forever young!

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{\an8}♪ A goose flying across the barren plains,
carrying the setting sun's last light ♪

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{\an8}♪ The rain soaks the paper umbrella;
the red mark on my sleeve spreads ♪

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Going to all this trouble
for such nonsense.

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♪ My heart races so fast
like a surging sea ♪

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♪ Longing sweeps through like starlight ♪

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♪ Even when hair turns grey, we'll still
gaze at each other, fingers entwined ♪

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♪ The Milky Way spans the west window ♪

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{\an8}[Liangjiang Viceroy's Office]

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{\an8}[Liangjiang Viceroy's Office, Nanjing]

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{\an8}[Clear Rivers and Ringing Shrines]

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Please, Mr. Gu.

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His Excellency has arrived!

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{\an8}[Righteous and Diligent]

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-Greetings, Your Excellency.
-Greetings, Your Excellency.

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Please, no formalities.

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{\an8}[Rui Lin, Viceroy of Liangjiang]

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Is Mr. Gu here?

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This student is here.

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You call yourself a student,
not a subordinate?

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Why is that?

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Trying to cozy up to me?

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I'm merely a commoner.

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I dare not call myself

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Your Excellency's subordinate.

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But I've long heard that you're

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a senior scholar of the Hanlin Academy

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and a renowned master of Neo-Confucianism

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throughout the court.

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I may have been stripped of
my official title,

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but I've always considered myself
a scholar.

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Therefore,

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I call myself a student.

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Having no official title...

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is nothing to be ashamed of.

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Did Confucius or Mencius

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have official titles?

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I do appreciate what you said, though.

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Yes.

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Speaking of Neo-Confucianism,

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{\an8}[Righteous and Diligent]

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it is truly

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a profound
and all-encompassing philosophy.

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Mencius said,

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"The difference between humans and beasts
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it lies in preserving heavenly principles
and restraining human desires."

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The chaos in Jiangnan

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is precisely because Neo-Confucianism
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{\an8}[Righteous and Diligent]

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Zeng Xiangxiang finished the war,

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dusted off his hands,

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and went to take up
an official position at court.

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Yet he left behind such a mess

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for me to clean up.

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Hundreds of thousands of troops

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are stationed in the Liangjiang region,

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demanding food and supplies from me.

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That's what I call beastly.

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Your Excellency.

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The silver we transported

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from the capital

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has been delivered today.

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Might I ask when the title deeds
for the salt fields

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and salt shops in Jiangnan

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can be transferred to us?

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Mencius said,

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"Why speak of profit?"

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See? See?

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Even Mencius said it.

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Stop fixating on that bit of salt.

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Wait a little longer.

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-Your Excellency.
-Your Excellency.

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Your subordinate has an idea.

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Those salt fields

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we fought bloody battles to reclaim

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could be partially distributed

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to the soldiers below to manage
as a reward.

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Otherwise,

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the soldiers will complain

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that what they risked their lives for

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is only enriching

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these profiteers,

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and they'll surely bear a grudge.

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Profiteers?

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You mean our family's title deeds

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were all stolen or seized?

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So many common people have died—

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who knows if your deeds

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are even genuine?

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It's just a handful of salt fields.

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Are they even enough to allocate?

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Who gets them and who doesn't?

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{\an8}[Righteous and Diligent]

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Confucius once said,

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"The issue is not

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scarcity but unequal distribution."

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Your Excellency...

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Stop wasting my time with this nonsense.

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Stand down.

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Your Excellency, but...

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But what?

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The imperial court is watching
with wide eyes,

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hoping for the army to disband.

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And the army?

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Everyone in the army is watching eagerly,

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hoping to get paid soon

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so they can go home,

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buy houses and land, and find wives.

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Their eyes are red with anticipation.

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If you keep them here

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to run those salt fields,

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how are we supposed to disband them?

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What kind of idea is that?

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Stand down.

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After more than 10 years of war,

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{\an8}[Righteous and Diligent]

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the army is poor,

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and the common people... are even poorer.

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I know

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you all

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don't want to mistreat

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your soldiers who fought so hard.

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You want to pay them as soon as possible

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so they can return home
to their sons and grandchildren.

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That's why

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I've invited young master Li Qin

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and Mr. Gu here—

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these young business elites—

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to give us some advice.

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Only when Nanjing prospers

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and the people have money in their pockets

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{\an8}[Righteous and Diligent]

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can we collect taxes.

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That's the right approach.

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How could we take money from the people?

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Besides,

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Li Wantang, known as Li Million
from the capital,

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is a good friend of mine.

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He sent his son here to do business,

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buying salt fields.

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That's a blessing
for the Liangjiang region.

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From now on, none of you shall

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speak like this again

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and make things difficult for him.

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-Yes.
-Yes.

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Your Excellency is wise.

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Your Excellency.

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Please sit down.

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Come on.

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Have a seat.

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Sit.

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They say you're a remarkable figure.

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What insights can you offer me?

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I've heard bits and pieces

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about Your Excellency's difficulties.

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I wonder
what Your Excellency intends to do.

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Tell me first,

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what are your thoughts

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on doing business?

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I see business as...

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the Great Way.

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You're wrong, mister.

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Scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants—

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merchants stand at the bottom.

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Confucius said,

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"The small man comprehends profit,

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while the superior man
comprehends righteousness."

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Your Excellency is wrong.

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What did you just say?

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I said, Your Excellency is wrong.

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Business

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is nothing more than buying and selling.

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Back then, Confucius and Mencius

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traveled tirelessly throughout the world,

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and what was that for?

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Of course, it was

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to save all people under heaven

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and establish moral authority.

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Then how did they save the people

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and establish this moral authority?

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It was nothing more than persuading rulers
of various states

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and peddling their political ideas.

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Your Excellency yourself
used the word "peddling."

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Wasn't that already business?

274
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That's sophistry.

275
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Without trade,

276
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goods couldn't circulate
throughout the world,

277
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and people would still be born

278
00:12:56,269 --> 00:12:58,600
and die in the same place,
living in caves.

279
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Isn't business

280
00:12:59,549 --> 00:13:00,509
the Great Way?

281
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Strong ships and powerful cannons,

282
00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,269
the gains and losses of states,

283
00:13:05,269 --> 00:13:06,840
and the rise and fall of nations—

284
00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:07,899
all depend on this.

285
00:13:08,669 --> 00:13:09,509
So how can you say business

286
00:13:09,509 --> 00:13:10,509
isn't important?

287
00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:15,330
If you put it that way,

288
00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:16,120
I suppose...

289
00:13:17,669 --> 00:13:18,870
you have a point.

290
00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,250
In that case,

291
00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:22,720
businessmen

292
00:13:22,750 --> 00:13:24,080
are just like scholars,

293
00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:25,870
both seekers of the Way.

294
00:13:26,789 --> 00:13:28,389
There's no real difference.

295
00:13:28,669 --> 00:13:29,649
For scholars,

296
00:13:30,509 --> 00:13:32,200
seeking office is the lesser path,

297
00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,600
while saving the world is
the greater path.

298
00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:35,960
For merchants,

299
00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,440
pursuing wealth is the lesser path,

300
00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,789
while enriching the world is
the greater path.

301
00:13:40,789 --> 00:13:42,320
This student, though lacking in talent,

302
00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:43,029
has a heart

303
00:13:43,870 --> 00:13:46,070
that yearns to follow the greater path.

304
00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,820
Anyone can speak grand words.

305
00:13:49,269 --> 00:13:50,730
I've heard plenty of them.

306
00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,840
Tell me your true intentions first.

307
00:14:00,549 --> 00:14:02,509
When I first entered the business world,

308
00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:04,440
I thought everything in this world

309
00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:06,320
was merely a tool for profit.

310
00:14:07,549 --> 00:14:09,549
I believed that keeping one's word,

311
00:14:09,549 --> 00:14:10,840
following through on promises,

312
00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:12,000
and ensuring both parties benefit

313
00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,200
was the greater path.

314
00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:15,779
But merely "both parties"

315
00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,200
is too narrow.

316
00:14:18,750 --> 00:14:20,279
It's like two armies at war—

317
00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:22,000
those who care only about
winning a city or a fortress

318
00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:23,240
aren't true generals.

319
00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,039
Just as when I was a tea merchant—

320
00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,149
only after seeing the tea trade
across the province

321
00:14:27,149 --> 00:14:28,789
and even the entire nation

322
00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:30,360
did I know

323
00:14:30,389 --> 00:14:32,269
how I should pursue this path myself.

324
00:14:32,269 --> 00:14:34,330
Only then could I see the big picture.

325
00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:36,320
But now...

326
00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:39,320
now my thoughts

327
00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:40,769
have changed somewhat.

328
00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:41,759
I wonder,

329
00:14:42,269 --> 00:14:44,269
why limit oneself to one profession

330
00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,100
or focus on just one business?

331
00:14:47,509 --> 00:14:49,039
Since arriving in Nanjing,

332
00:14:49,269 --> 00:14:50,480
I've witnessed devastation everywhere

333
00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,000
and people struggling to survive.

334
00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:52,870
And I think

335
00:14:53,789 --> 00:14:55,850
this is a good business opportunity.

336
00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:57,789
If possible,

337
00:14:58,669 --> 00:15:00,629
I would like to assist Your Excellency

338
00:15:00,629 --> 00:15:01,830
in managing Jiangnan

339
00:15:02,509 --> 00:15:04,110
and planning for the nation.

340
00:15:11,549 --> 00:15:12,720
Audacious young man,

341
00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,779
you truly are an audacious young man.

342
00:15:14,870 --> 00:15:16,559
Even I wouldn't dare

343
00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,929
speak so boldly about managing Jiangnan.

344
00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:20,840
However, such ambition

345
00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,169
is indeed commendable.

346
00:15:23,629 --> 00:15:25,769
Don't just be someone

347
00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:27,429
who talks.

348
00:15:28,389 --> 00:15:30,240
I must see actual results.

349
00:15:32,549 --> 00:15:33,679
If you want results,

350
00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,440
Your Excellency will need to
follow my instructions.

351
00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:41,769
Follow your instructions?

352
00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:44,870
Young man,

353
00:15:45,669 --> 00:15:48,519
that's quite a bold request.

354
00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:50,720
I came to Jiangnan

355
00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:52,610
not for wealth or position.

356
00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:55,200
Your Excellency has brought

357
00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,129
my entire family here as hostages.

358
00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:58,570
I only ask

359
00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,259
that they return home safely.

360
00:16:01,750 --> 00:16:02,669
You really

361
00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:04,960
don't want money or position?

362
00:16:06,269 --> 00:16:08,529
What use are position and wealth anyway?

363
00:16:08,750 --> 00:16:09,480
I only fear that one day,

364
00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,549
your forces will fall into chaos again,

365
00:16:11,549 --> 00:16:13,960
the people of Jiangnan
will suffer terribly,

366
00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,320
and my hometown will be destroyed
once more—

367
00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,360
then there will truly be no hope left.

368
00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,289
Neither the country nor the people

369
00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:21,850
can bear such devastation.

370
00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:23,600
In times of chaos,

371
00:16:24,389 --> 00:16:24,850
what use

372
00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:26,090
are position

373
00:16:26,750 --> 00:16:27,629
or wealth?

374
00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:29,960
Very well.

375
00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,000
I'll trust you this once.

376
00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:35,320
As long as I can

377
00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:36,600
truly manage Jiangnan

378
00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:37,840
as you say

379
00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:39,600
and restore production,

380
00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:41,690
I don't mind

381
00:16:41,789 --> 00:16:42,990
following your lead.

382
00:16:46,269 --> 00:16:50,789
{\an8}[Loyal to the Country, Just in Duty]

383
00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:49,759
Hurry, hurry!

384
00:16:50,029 --> 00:16:50,870
Prepare the palanquins!

385
00:16:50,870 --> 00:16:52,720
His Excellency and Lord Gu are going out!

386
00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:57,990
{\an8}[Loyal to the Country, Just in Duty]

387
00:16:52,779 --> 00:16:53,789
Are they going to the camp?

388
00:16:53,789 --> 00:16:54,960
Who told you that?

389
00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:55,840
Don't ask questions!

390
00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:56,970
Just follow orders.

391
00:17:01,830 --> 00:17:04,710
{\an8}[Liangjiang Viceroy's Office]

392
00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:11,549
His Excellency is going to
the Qinhuai River with Mr. Gu...

393
00:17:14,509 --> 00:17:16,250
On official duty!

394
00:17:19,618 --> 00:17:22,150
{\an8}[Liangjiang Viceroy's Office]

395
00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,328
-Your Excellency!
-Your Excellency!

396
00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:28,059
Go back.

397
00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:28,819
Go back now.

398
00:17:29,799 --> 00:17:31,240
I don't need you to follow us.

399
00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:31,720
Go back!

400
00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:33,930
Let's go.

401
00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:37,400
What should we...

402
00:17:38,789 --> 00:17:39,269
Well...

403
00:17:39,789 --> 00:17:40,589
Let's go back.

404
00:17:59,990 --> 00:18:02,400
{\an8}[Su's Flower Shop]

405
00:18:01,509 --> 00:18:02,000
Stop.

406
00:18:10,859 --> 00:18:11,529
Well,

407
00:18:12,269 --> 00:18:13,460
M-Mr. Gu,

408
00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:15,299
well...

409
00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:16,920
What is it, Your Excellency?

410
00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:18,480
Don't call me "Your Excellency" here.

411
00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:19,509
If you keep calling me that,

412
00:18:19,509 --> 00:18:20,569
before nightfall,

413
00:18:20,589 --> 00:18:22,509
the entire city of Nanjing will know

414
00:18:22,509 --> 00:18:24,369
that I visited the Qinhuai River.

415
00:18:24,509 --> 00:18:27,509
It's a disgrace to my scholarship
and my position.

416
00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:28,869
I'm

417
00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,789
a scholar of Neo-Confucianism.

418
00:18:30,789 --> 00:18:32,529
Are you trying to ruin me?

419
00:18:41,349 --> 00:18:42,220
So many of them.

420
00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:43,920
All of these are that kind of place?

421
00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:45,319
Which one shall we visit?

422
00:18:46,269 --> 00:18:47,269
Are you asking me?

423
00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,200
You think I've been here before?

424
00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,160
I study Neo-Confucianism,

425
00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,859
which emphasizes
"don't look at impropriety."

426
00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,359
This one then.

427
00:18:57,269 --> 00:18:58,029
No,

428
00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,609
the girls there are quite dull.

429
00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:01,680
No, no, no.

430
00:19:02,829 --> 00:19:03,789
Then you decide.

431
00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:11,210
This one.

432
00:19:11,509 --> 00:19:12,039
This one.

433
00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:13,000
That one.

434
00:19:13,069 --> 00:19:14,200
Go knock on the door.

435
00:19:25,210 --> 00:19:27,190
{\an8}[Yicui House]

436
00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:27,680
Coming, coming.

437
00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,430
{\an8}[Yicui House]

438
00:19:32,029 --> 00:19:34,029
Are you a regular or a new patron?

439
00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,259
How would you like to enjoy yourself?

440
00:19:37,089 --> 00:19:39,410
{\an8}[Yicui House]

441
00:19:41,099 --> 00:19:42,559
I know nothing about this.

442
00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:44,250
I don't know what to ask.

443
00:19:44,549 --> 00:19:46,059
I don't know either.

444
00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:47,130
How would I know?

445
00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:48,440
I follow "don't look at impropriety,"
remember?

446
00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:49,680
Well, if that's the case,

447
00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:50,200
perfect.

448
00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:51,509
I haven't even unpacked yet.

449
00:19:51,509 --> 00:19:53,960
I'll just take my luggage
and go back to Anhui.

450
00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:54,490
You brat,

451
00:19:55,309 --> 00:19:57,170
you're ruining me, you know that?

452
00:19:58,750 --> 00:19:59,549
Let me ask you—

453
00:20:00,750 --> 00:20:02,160
can we really make money from this?

454
00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:03,960
If we can't, you can take my head.

455
00:20:04,349 --> 00:20:05,480
Right now, hundreds of thousands of troops

456
00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:06,440
are waiting for their pay

457
00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:06,829
as if

458
00:20:06,829 --> 00:20:08,430
sitting on pins and needles.

459
00:20:08,549 --> 00:20:09,509
This isn't helping me—

460
00:20:09,509 --> 00:20:10,960
it's helping you.

461
00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:18,200
Fine!

462
00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:19,940
Come on!

463
00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:21,509
We want girls! Hurry up!

464
00:20:21,509 --> 00:20:22,509
Call them all out.

465
00:20:22,549 --> 00:20:24,400
I'm here for the tea and entertainment.

466
00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,490
Two taels of silver for each girl,

467
00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:28,349
seven candareens for the maids,

468
00:20:28,349 --> 00:20:30,829
and five candareens
for the male attendants.

469
00:20:30,829 --> 00:20:32,309
Start me off with
four dried and four fresh dishes

470
00:20:32,309 --> 00:20:33,349
and eight fruit platters.

471
00:20:33,349 --> 00:20:33,920
Oh, and

472
00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:35,200
have the girls pick

473
00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:36,660
their best songs to sing.

474
00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:37,599
Hurry up!

475
00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:38,680
Yes, sir!

476
00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:39,390
Come on,

477
00:20:39,509 --> 00:20:41,059
everyone, tidy up quickly!

478
00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:42,250
Quickly, move it!

479
00:20:42,349 --> 00:20:43,960
A big spender is here!

480
00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:44,509
Coming!

481
00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:45,200
Hurry!

482
00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:46,349
-Coming!
-Coming!

483
00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:47,549
How do we ask for girls?

484
00:20:47,549 --> 00:20:48,609
-Coming!
-Coming!

485
00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:51,029
I don't know.

486
00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:53,859
You don't know?

487
00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:55,450
You must be in the business.

488
00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,109
Do you have any girls from Lizhou?

489
00:21:01,269 --> 00:21:03,000
You're quite the connoisseur, sir.

490
00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,480
I wouldn't dare lie to you, sir.

491
00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:05,420
We have two.

492
00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:07,319
If I were a few years younger,

493
00:21:07,829 --> 00:21:08,670
I'd want to

494
00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:10,410
serve you properly myself.

495
00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:13,880
Go. Away with you!

496
00:21:14,269 --> 00:21:14,920
Yes, sir!

497
00:21:15,029 --> 00:21:16,230
Please wait a moment!

498
00:21:23,269 --> 00:21:24,349
Master of Neo-Confucianism—

499
00:21:24,349 --> 00:21:26,410
you truly live up to your reputation.

500
00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,160
I must have

501
00:21:30,309 --> 00:21:31,390
lost my mind,

502
00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:33,809
coming out to fool around with you.

503
00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,069
My lifelong reputation...

504
00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:37,799
Mark my words,

505
00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,170
sooner or later, this will reach
the Emperor's ears.

506
00:21:45,029 --> 00:21:46,500
Here come the girls!

507
00:21:47,109 --> 00:21:48,309
Sorry to keep you waiting, gentlemen.

508
00:21:48,309 --> 00:21:49,369
Quickly, quickly.

509
00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:50,839
Attend to our guests!

510
00:21:51,789 --> 00:21:52,720
Sir, please have some tea.

511
00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:53,589
Okay, okay.

512
00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:55,309
They say the "Eight Beauties of Qinhuai"

513
00:21:55,309 --> 00:21:57,000
are like fairies beyond the mortal world.

514
00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:57,789
But looking at it now,

515
00:21:57,789 --> 00:21:59,349
the place is like a muddy ditch.

516
00:21:59,349 --> 00:22:00,009
-Sir.
-Sir.

517
00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:01,970
If you had come 10 years ago,

518
00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,640
we would've dazzled your eyes.

519
00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:04,549
But nowadays,

520
00:22:05,109 --> 00:22:06,829
it's really not what it used to be.

521
00:22:06,829 --> 00:22:07,890
Then let me ask you,

522
00:22:08,029 --> 00:22:10,559
can we still take a ride
on a pleasure boat now?

523
00:22:11,069 --> 00:22:12,240
Pleasure boat...

524
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:13,700
You can take a ride,

525
00:22:14,069 --> 00:22:16,369
but... they're terribly old

526
00:22:16,549 --> 00:22:17,750
and extremely dirty.

527
00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:20,000
Go clean one up.

528
00:22:20,509 --> 00:22:21,920
Since we're already here today,

529
00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:23,250
we must take a boat ride.

530
00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,200
Don't underestimate this gentleman here.

531
00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:26,730
Liangjiang is under his...

532
00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:29,599
My friend, my friend,

533
00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:30,789
with the little money we have,

534
00:22:30,789 --> 00:22:33,119
let's not pretend we're rich around here.

535
00:22:33,589 --> 00:22:35,720
If you want to ride on a pleasure boat,
then do it.

536
00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:37,250
Why bring up that nonsense?

537
00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:39,400
Hurry up, hurry up!

538
00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:40,509
Go prepare the boat!

539
00:22:40,509 --> 00:22:41,369
Yes, sir!

540
00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:42,809
Girls, serve them well!

541
00:22:42,829 --> 00:22:46,029
-Start singing!
-I'll kill you if you bring that up again!

542
00:22:46,789 --> 00:22:48,190
Come on, sir, have a seat.

543
00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:54,920
A straight purple bamboo rising tall…

544
00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:56,829
Just drinking like this is boring.

545
00:22:56,829 --> 00:22:57,400
I can't anymore,

546
00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:58,160
I can't drink anymore.

547
00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:59,519
I absolutely can't.

548
00:23:00,589 --> 00:23:01,440
Alright, alright.

549
00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:02,029
I can't drink anymore.

550
00:23:02,029 --> 00:23:02,960
Really, I can't drink anymore.

551
00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:03,480
I can't drink anymore.

552
00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:04,440
It's all covered in dirt.

553
00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:05,440
It tastes earthy.

554
00:23:06,269 --> 00:23:07,029
What is all this stuff...

555
00:23:07,029 --> 00:23:08,359
Come on, keep drinking!

556
00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:09,640
Well, my friend,

557
00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:10,480
my good friend,

558
00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:12,160
aren't you going to help me out?

559
00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:13,109
So heartless?

560
00:23:13,750 --> 00:23:14,720
I've already drunk

561
00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:15,880
nearly two jin, right?

562
00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:16,829
You said to come here for fun,

563
00:23:16,829 --> 00:23:18,109
but you're not even participating.

564
00:23:18,109 --> 00:23:19,769
You deserve a penalty. Drink.

565
00:23:19,789 --> 00:23:20,349
No, no!

566
00:23:20,829 --> 00:23:22,240
You, you brat!

567
00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:25,220
He really drank it!

568
00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:27,829
Look at you.

569
00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:28,880
Don't catch a cold.

570
00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:29,640
Fill it up again.

571
00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:30,160
Fill it.

572
00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:31,450
Another cup.

573
00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:32,150
Alright.

574
00:23:32,150 --> 00:23:33,160
Another cup. Come on.

575
00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:33,720
Miss.

576
00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:36,970
Sit down.

577
00:23:41,349 --> 00:23:43,150
-Sir, let me fill your cup!
-Sir!

578
00:23:44,309 --> 00:23:45,069
One more, one more.

579
00:23:45,069 --> 00:23:45,750
Alright, Alright.

580
00:23:45,750 --> 00:23:46,400
-One more cup, one more.
-Alright.

581
00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:47,460
You sing very well.

582
00:23:47,829 --> 00:23:48,690
Who taught you?

583
00:23:49,029 --> 00:23:49,849
Sir,

584
00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:51,369
my mother taught me.

585
00:23:51,509 --> 00:23:52,710
Where is your mother?

586
00:23:54,349 --> 00:23:55,240
My mother...

587
00:23:55,829 --> 00:23:57,750
passed away this spring.

588
00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:00,849
I had no money for her burial,

589
00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:02,829
so I could only store her coffin

590
00:24:02,829 --> 00:24:04,130
at a temple.

591
00:24:04,589 --> 00:24:06,069
When I earn enough money,

592
00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:07,859
I'll give her a proper burial.

593
00:24:08,029 --> 00:24:09,240
Your mother...

594
00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:10,920
What was her name?

595
00:24:12,349 --> 00:24:14,079
She was called the Grande Dame.

596
00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:15,299
"Grande Dame?"

597
00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,349
Someone actually had that name?

598
00:24:17,349 --> 00:24:19,349
You're young, so you wouldn't know.

599
00:24:19,349 --> 00:24:20,269
This Grande Dame—if we're

600
00:24:20,269 --> 00:24:21,029
talking about 10 years ago—

601
00:24:21,029 --> 00:24:22,200
oh my, she was extraordinary.

602
00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:23,920
You could spend hundreds of taels

603
00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,250
and still might not
catch a glimpse of her.

604
00:24:28,309 --> 00:24:29,369
A peerless beauty.

605
00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:30,480
What a pity.

606
00:24:30,509 --> 00:24:31,170
Indeed.

607
00:24:31,309 --> 00:24:32,240
Well, Your Ex...

608
00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:33,680
You!

609
00:24:36,309 --> 00:24:37,549
I just heard

610
00:24:37,549 --> 00:24:38,950
that this singing girl's

611
00:24:39,109 --> 00:24:39,789
mother

612
00:24:40,069 --> 00:24:41,400
went by the Grande Dame.

613
00:24:41,549 --> 00:24:43,920
She was the top courtesan here
10 years ago.

614
00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:45,720
Rich men spent hundreds of taels

615
00:24:45,750 --> 00:24:48,150
and still might not get to
see her even once.

616
00:24:49,029 --> 00:24:50,109
I don't have that much money.

617
00:24:50,109 --> 00:24:51,789
Even with money, you can't see her now.

618
00:24:51,789 --> 00:24:52,720
She's dead.

619
00:24:52,750 --> 00:24:53,829
It happened this spring.

620
00:24:53,829 --> 00:24:54,720
Dead?

621
00:24:55,269 --> 00:24:56,829
Why tell me about someone who's dead?

622
00:24:56,829 --> 00:24:57,960
Seriously... Come on.

623
00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:59,640
Her coffin is still at a temple.

624
00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:00,720
The daughter has no money for the burial.

625
00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:02,480
Why don't you show some kindness

626
00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:03,279
and pay for it?

627
00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,549
-Yes, sir!
-You have a kind heart.

628
00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:10,829
You're right.

629
00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:11,880
I'll do as you say.

630
00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:13,880
Since that's the case,

631
00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:15,069
why not go all the way

632
00:25:15,789 --> 00:25:17,240
and write an elegiac couplet for her?

633
00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:18,240
What do you think?

634
00:25:19,109 --> 00:25:20,309
I can't compose one.

635
00:25:21,349 --> 00:25:23,210
Thank you, Master, for your generous help

636
00:25:23,210 --> 00:25:24,410
in burying my mother.

637
00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,069
May your nobility last
for all generations,

638
00:25:26,069 --> 00:25:27,200
and your fortune and longevity
be boundless.

639
00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:27,720
Yes.

640
00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:29,720
-Thank you, sir.
-Thank you, sir.

641
00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:30,160
My friend...

642
00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:31,349
Let me discuss it with my friend.

643
00:25:31,349 --> 00:25:32,109
Come on, let's talk over there.

644
00:25:32,109 --> 00:25:33,269
Prepare paper and ink!

645
00:25:33,269 --> 00:25:34,200
Right away!

646
00:25:34,789 --> 00:25:35,549
Move the dishes, move them.

647
00:25:35,549 --> 00:25:37,009
Can we discuss this first?

648
00:25:37,450 --> 00:25:38,410
I'm...

649
00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:39,640
Don't disturb me.

650
00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:41,539
I'm composing the elegiac lines.

651
00:25:42,269 --> 00:25:44,420
Can we think about it after we go back?

652
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:45,900
Think about it at home?

653
00:25:46,750 --> 00:25:47,509
Have you forgotten

654
00:25:47,509 --> 00:25:48,769
what you said earlier?

655
00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:53,720
Fine!

656
00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:54,720
Come on!

657
00:25:57,589 --> 00:25:58,069
Come on.

658
00:25:59,029 --> 00:26:00,160
For the Grande Dame,

659
00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:01,789
the first line is,

660
00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:05,269
"Life, however grand,
is but a fleeting dream."

661
00:26:06,829 --> 00:26:07,440
And

662
00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,089
for the second line,

663
00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,720
"Let the dame's soul now rest in peace."

664
00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,069
Good.

665
00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:15,960
Very good.

666
00:26:16,109 --> 00:26:16,640
Come on.

667
00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:23,789
{\an8}[Life]

668
00:26:22,309 --> 00:26:23,509
Paying for the burial

669
00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:26,720
and writing an elegiac couplet—

670
00:26:26,750 --> 00:26:29,269
this is kindness to the deceased,

671
00:26:29,549 --> 00:26:31,609
a great deed that accumulates merit.

672
00:26:34,549 --> 00:26:35,559
My good sir,

673
00:26:34,660 --> 00:26:37,299
{\an8}[Dame]

674
00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:37,200
you've got

675
00:26:37,349 --> 00:26:39,099
such a brilliant mind!

676
00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:39,829
You can even

677
00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:40,950
read my mind?

678
00:26:41,109 --> 00:26:41,880
Good.

679
00:26:45,460 --> 00:26:47,299
{\an8}[Rest in Peace]

680
00:26:48,029 --> 00:26:48,640
My friend,

681
00:26:48,660 --> 00:26:50,059
excellent calligraphy!

682
00:26:50,309 --> 00:26:51,549
This style of writing
and the elegiac couplet you composed

683
00:26:51,150 --> 00:26:53,740
{\an8}[Life, however grand,
is but a fleeting dream]

684
00:26:51,589 --> 00:26:52,920
go perfectly together!

685
00:26:53,740 --> 00:26:56,339
{\an8}[Let the dame's soul now rest in peace]

686
00:26:54,309 --> 00:26:56,509
However, there's just one small issue.

687
00:26:57,309 --> 00:26:58,440
What's wrong with it?

688
00:26:58,440 --> 00:26:59,900
You haven't signed it yet.

689
00:27:07,829 --> 00:27:09,000
How should I sign it?

690
00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:10,630
Write your name.

691
00:27:10,750 --> 00:27:11,240
No way.

692
00:27:11,789 --> 00:27:12,960
Have you forgotten what I said?

693
00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:13,420
What...

694
00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:14,369
What did you say?

695
00:27:14,589 --> 00:27:16,250
You must follow all my orders.

696
00:27:16,869 --> 00:27:18,640
You need money to disband the troops.

697
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,700
The money. Don't you want it anymore?

698
00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:23,160
Then I'll write your name,

699
00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:23,589
okay?

700
00:27:23,589 --> 00:27:24,640
I'm begging you.

701
00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:25,920
Write my name?

702
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:27,750
Why would I have brought you here then?

703
00:27:27,750 --> 00:27:29,000
Only with your signature,

704
00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:30,329
your name,

705
00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:32,880
will this elegiac couplet have value.

706
00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:33,920
It has value, you say?

707
00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:34,920
Of course it does.

708
00:27:36,029 --> 00:27:37,359
Give me another reason.

709
00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:40,000
On the way here,

710
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:41,529
I spoke with many officers.

711
00:27:41,589 --> 00:27:42,829
They've been fighting for over a decade,

712
00:27:42,829 --> 00:27:44,200
and they're restless,
with eyes red and burning,

713
00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:45,789
ready to riot and rebel.

714
00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:47,829
If they storm into

715
00:27:47,829 --> 00:27:49,109
your office

716
00:27:49,269 --> 00:27:50,880
with guns and swords pointed at you,

717
00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:51,740
at that moment,

718
00:27:51,750 --> 00:27:52,920
neither Confucius nor Mencius

719
00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:54,450
will be able to protect you.

720
00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:56,400
Even a steel neck won't help you then.

721
00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:57,200
Shut up!

722
00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:01,900
Come on.

723
00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,869
{\an8}[Rui]

724
00:28:21,740 --> 00:28:26,099
{\an8}[Rui Lin]

725
00:28:28,069 --> 00:28:28,599
Alright!

726
00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:30,509
Lay the plank and make for shore!

727
00:28:30,509 --> 00:28:31,309
Let's go back!

728
00:28:33,109 --> 00:28:34,309
These characters...

729
00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:35,400
What do these say?

730
00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:36,789
Rui Lin.

731
00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:38,720
Well...

732
00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,500
Thank you, Your Excellency,
for your calligraphy!

733
00:28:46,029 --> 00:28:48,190
There's no heavenly principle here.

734
00:28:50,509 --> 00:28:51,309
Let's go back!

735
00:29:02,509 --> 00:29:05,710
{\an8}[Liangjiang Viceroy's Office]

736
00:29:07,109 --> 00:29:08,240
The Viceroy and Lord Gu

737
00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:09,789
went to the Qinhuai River yesterday.

738
00:29:09,789 --> 00:29:11,349
It's written in black and white.

739
00:29:11,349 --> 00:29:12,710
They can't deny it.

740
00:29:12,789 --> 00:29:13,519
Everyone...

741
00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:14,480
Yesterday...

742
00:29:21,269 --> 00:29:22,500
{\an8}[Clear Rivers and Ringing Shrines]

743
00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:22,109
Gu.

744
00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:23,890
Come on, come on.

745
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:24,599
Come here.

746
00:29:25,619 --> 00:29:28,339
{\an8}[Clear Rivers and Ringing Shrines]

747
00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:32,569
Where did you go?

748
00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:33,650
Nowhere.

749
00:29:33,789 --> 00:29:35,450
I just came to report for duty.

750
00:29:36,630 --> 00:29:37,410
They said

751
00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:39,880
you went to the Qinhuai River last night

752
00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:41,640
with the Viceroy of Liangjiang.

753
00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:42,440
Is that true?

754
00:29:42,509 --> 00:29:43,029
It is.

755
00:29:44,589 --> 00:29:46,650
I didn't know you had such interests.

756
00:29:46,750 --> 00:29:48,000
Food and sex are human nature.

757
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,130
What's the big deal?

758
00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:52,480
So it's true then.

759
00:29:53,509 --> 00:29:54,509
Truth is truth.

760
00:29:56,569 --> 00:29:59,759
{\an8}[Clear Rivers and Ringing Shrines]

761
00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,069
His Excellency is not feeling well today!

762
00:30:00,069 --> 00:30:01,029
If anyone has business,

763
00:30:01,029 --> 00:30:02,400
please submit a written report!

764
00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:02,920
Also...

765
00:30:04,109 --> 00:30:05,640
Mr. Gu, please come with me.

766
00:30:05,789 --> 00:30:07,789
His Excellency specifically asked
to see you.

767
00:30:07,789 --> 00:30:08,200
Yes.

768
00:30:11,069 --> 00:30:11,680
Lord Gu...

769
00:30:18,829 --> 00:30:19,829
Your Excellency.

770
00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:21,349
You...

771
00:30:21,509 --> 00:30:23,720
Y-You're going to be the death of me.

772
00:30:24,309 --> 00:30:26,140
I've already convinced myself

773
00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,059
hundreds of times not to kill you.

774
00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:30,339
Are you deliberately coming here

775
00:30:30,420 --> 00:30:32,019
to d-drag me through the mud?

776
00:30:33,509 --> 00:30:34,799
I didn't want to come.

777
00:30:35,029 --> 00:30:36,230
You forced me to come.

778
00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,549
I must have lost my mind.

779
00:30:43,269 --> 00:30:44,549
No, I just...

780
00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:47,920
What's wrong?

781
00:30:48,349 --> 00:30:49,240
"What's wrong?"

782
00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:50,769
You have the nerve to ask me?

783
00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:54,309
Shouldn't you

784
00:30:54,309 --> 00:30:55,509
explain yourself to me?

785
00:30:55,509 --> 00:30:56,640
What am I supposed to explain?

786
00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:57,299
Explain...

787
00:30:58,240 --> 00:30:58,970
Tell me,

788
00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,859
what exactly are you trying to do?

789
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:03,839
A-And where's the money you mentioned?

790
00:31:05,829 --> 00:31:07,640
Well, Your Excellency is well-read.

791
00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:08,509
Don't you know

792
00:31:08,509 --> 00:31:09,549
which patron saint is

793
00:31:09,549 --> 00:31:11,349
worshiped in all the brothels
in the country?

794
00:31:11,349 --> 00:31:12,480
Well, isn't that...

795
00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,099
The classics even mention this?

796
00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:18,720
They actually do.

797
00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:20,589
Confucius, in his lifetime,

798
00:31:20,589 --> 00:31:21,920
praised very few people.

799
00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:23,880
Among them was the Prime Minister of Qi,

800
00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:25,740
Guan Zhong, also known as Guanzi.

801
00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:27,589
Stop showing off.

802
00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:28,609
Just tell me.

803
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:30,680
Back then, Qi was remote
and sparsely populated,

804
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,680
so Guan Zhong established
a women's quarter.

805
00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:33,680
That women's quarter

806
00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:36,269
was just like what we have now
at the Qinhuai River.

807
00:31:36,269 --> 00:31:37,029
And the result?

808
00:31:37,029 --> 00:31:38,160
Within three years,

809
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:39,480
the capital, Linzi, became prosperous,

810
00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,410
with crowds of people everywhere.

811
00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:45,720
I know Your Excellency is
a master of Neo-Confucianism.

812
00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:46,720
You uphold the principle,
"Preserve heavenly principles

813
00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:47,680
and suppress human desires."

814
00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,000
But in matters under heaven,

815
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,680
if you go against human desires,

816
00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,309
you can't accomplish anything.

817
00:31:52,309 --> 00:31:54,390
The Qinhuai River has always been

818
00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:57,440
a place where scholars
and refined gentlemen linger.

819
00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,109
So I'd like to ask Your Excellency

820
00:31:59,109 --> 00:32:00,109
to allocate

821
00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:01,750
100,000 taels from the treasury.

822
00:32:01,750 --> 00:32:02,400
First,

823
00:32:02,829 --> 00:32:04,809
to dredge the Qinhuai River.

824
00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:06,960
Second, to provide interest-free loans

825
00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:08,029
to those brothels

826
00:32:08,750 --> 00:32:09,859
so the girls there

827
00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,109
can buy more hairpins and jewelry,

828
00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:12,920
fabrics,

829
00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:14,859
fine food, and tea snacks.

830
00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:16,269
Then we need to spread

831
00:32:16,309 --> 00:32:17,369
this news quickly.

832
00:32:17,549 --> 00:32:19,549
Once word spreads
among merchants and travelers,

833
00:32:19,549 --> 00:32:20,880
they'll come in droves.

834
00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:22,309
With more people coming,

835
00:32:22,309 --> 00:32:23,309
more business being done,

836
00:32:23,309 --> 00:32:24,569
and more circulation,

837
00:32:24,750 --> 00:32:26,950
won't the tax revenue increase as well?

838
00:32:27,069 --> 00:32:28,440
By then, Your Excellency,

839
00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:30,069
you won't have to worry about
collecting money.

840
00:32:30,069 --> 00:32:31,440
What nonsense is that?

841
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,289
Using government funds

842
00:32:35,549 --> 00:32:38,029
to lend to those houses of pleasure?

843
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,319
If those censors find out about this

844
00:32:40,349 --> 00:32:41,269
and submit memorials against me,

845
00:32:41,269 --> 00:32:42,529
what will become of me?

846
00:32:43,349 --> 00:32:44,480
Those memorials would merely

847
00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:46,849
accuse you of indulging in wine and women.

848
00:32:47,829 --> 00:32:50,690
Isn't that preferable to
having chaos everywhere?

849
00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:54,880
That's one way to look at it.

850
00:32:56,109 --> 00:32:57,349
But all the officials

851
00:32:57,349 --> 00:32:58,269
are watching.

852
00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:01,579
How can I,
a respected master of Neo-Confucianism,

853
00:33:01,589 --> 00:33:02,990
act out of line like this?

854
00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:05,750
Tell me clearly

855
00:33:05,789 --> 00:33:07,450
what you're really planning.

856
00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:08,829
We haven't earned a single coin,

857
00:33:08,829 --> 00:33:10,269
and now you want 100,000 taels?

858
00:33:10,269 --> 00:33:10,880
No way.

859
00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:12,789
Gaozi once said,

860
00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:14,960
"Food and sex are human nature."

861
00:33:15,029 --> 00:33:16,289
All people in the world

862
00:33:16,589 --> 00:33:19,000
care about nothing
but food and sexual desires.

863
00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:19,869
I believe

864
00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,440
that once we revive the pleasure quarters
along the Qinhuai River,

865
00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:23,440
within a year,

866
00:33:23,829 --> 00:33:25,160
the vitality of Nanjing

867
00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:26,599
will gradually recover.

868
00:33:27,109 --> 00:33:28,089
Ridiculous.

869
00:33:28,789 --> 00:33:30,640
Restoring vitality through those women?

870
00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:31,500
What else then?

871
00:33:32,549 --> 00:33:34,410
Renovating the examination hall

872
00:33:34,509 --> 00:33:36,200
and printing a few Confucian classics?

873
00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:37,730
Will that revive anything?

874
00:33:38,509 --> 00:33:39,599
Your Excellency,

875
00:33:39,750 --> 00:33:41,069
we agreed from the beginning

876
00:33:41,069 --> 00:33:42,730
to manage Jiangnan together.

877
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:44,450
If so, we must adopt

878
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:45,880
a business perspective.

879
00:33:46,349 --> 00:33:47,029
Business is

880
00:33:47,269 --> 00:33:49,240
nothing more than
the outflow and inflow of money.

881
00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:50,980
If you truly agree to this,

882
00:33:51,269 --> 00:33:53,190
you'll demonstrate to the whole world

883
00:33:53,190 --> 00:33:54,200
your determination

884
00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,269
to restore normal life here.

885
00:33:57,509 --> 00:33:58,880
First, revitalize the market

886
00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:00,400
and fill everyone's stomachs.

887
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:01,509
The investment is small,

888
00:34:01,509 --> 00:34:02,970
but the returns are great.

889
00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:06,009
One hundred thousand taels
will be effective

890
00:34:06,069 --> 00:34:07,920
and will also make a statement.

891
00:34:08,230 --> 00:34:09,110
Your Excellency,

892
00:34:09,110 --> 00:34:10,909
don't you think it's a good deal?

893
00:34:11,070 --> 00:34:11,710
Really?

894
00:34:13,190 --> 00:34:14,400
Speaking of which,

895
00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:15,789
when I visited

896
00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:17,320
some brothels
with Your Excellency yesterday,

897
00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,260
it truly opened my eyes.

898
00:34:19,590 --> 00:34:21,550
Can Your Excellency teach this student

899
00:34:21,550 --> 00:34:23,280
some of those terms and jargon?

900
00:34:23,710 --> 00:34:24,550
Enough, enough.

901
00:34:24,550 --> 00:34:26,469
Let's not discuss this topic anymore.

902
00:34:26,469 --> 00:34:28,260
Fine, I'll approve this money.

903
00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:30,480
Your Excellency has
the heart of a Bodhisattva.

904
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:31,400
Since that's the case,

905
00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:34,530
I'd like to ask Your Excellency
to allocate another sum.

906
00:34:35,030 --> 00:34:36,559
Isn't that enough already?

907
00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:37,510
People will say

908
00:34:37,510 --> 00:34:38,920
I came to Nanjing as an official

909
00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:40,280
only to spend all the money

910
00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:41,710
on businesses along the Qinhuai River—

911
00:34:41,710 --> 00:34:43,550
wouldn't that be utterly humiliating?

912
00:34:43,550 --> 00:34:44,710
Not at all, not at all.

913
00:34:44,710 --> 00:34:46,230
The second allotment of funds
I'm requesting

914
00:34:46,230 --> 00:34:47,230
is for two things.

915
00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:47,800
First,

916
00:34:48,110 --> 00:34:50,320
to gather the finest woodblock carvers
from across the country,

917
00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:51,630
rebuild the academy here,

918
00:34:51,630 --> 00:34:53,110
and carve the "Complete Library
of the Four Treasuries."

919
00:34:53,110 --> 00:34:53,570
Second,

920
00:34:54,110 --> 00:34:55,670
to resume
the imperial examinations this year

921
00:34:55,670 --> 00:34:57,030
and renovate the examination halls.

922
00:34:57,030 --> 00:34:58,510
It's the way of civil
and martial governance—

923
00:34:58,510 --> 00:35:00,840
alternating
between tension and relaxation.

924
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:02,110
How much money would that require?

925
00:35:02,110 --> 00:35:03,239
Also 100,000 taels.

926
00:35:10,349 --> 00:35:13,880
It's like cutting a big watermelon
in half.

927
00:35:14,190 --> 00:35:15,550
Half for you.

928
00:35:15,710 --> 00:35:17,320
Half for you.

929
00:35:17,710 --> 00:35:20,710
And nothing left for me.

930
00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,559
Then I'll just spread my wings.

931
00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:24,960
Fly away to buy another one.

932
00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:26,070
Mr. Liao, Mr. Chang,

933
00:35:26,070 --> 00:35:27,199
practicing kung fu?

934
00:35:28,110 --> 00:35:30,639
Let's go inside
to practice internal energy.

935
00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:31,869
I...

936
00:35:35,710 --> 00:35:36,320
Miss Liao.

937
00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:45,360
What, am I a ghost?

938
00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:47,820
All of you are running away
at the sight of me.

939
00:35:52,630 --> 00:35:53,280
Tell me,

940
00:35:53,550 --> 00:35:54,710
what on earth is going on?

941
00:35:54,710 --> 00:35:55,550
Why does everyone who sees me

942
00:35:55,550 --> 00:35:56,809
have that expression?

943
00:35:58,179 --> 00:35:59,280
Where do you think you're going?

944
00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:00,070
Tell me quickly.

945
00:36:00,070 --> 00:36:01,400
What exactly happened?

946
00:36:11,630 --> 00:36:13,360
-Mr. Gu is back!
-Mr. Gu is back!

947
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:14,360
-Mr. Gu!
-Mr. Gu!

948
00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:17,360
-Good fortune and peace to you, Mr. Gu!
-Good fortune and peace to you, Mr. Gu!

949
00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:18,550
-Wait, why are you...
-Mr. Gu.

950
00:36:18,550 --> 00:36:19,070
It's me.

951
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:20,320
I'm from Henian House.

952
00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:21,230
I'm from Taoye House!

953
00:36:21,230 --> 00:36:21,960
We're from Shuiming House!

954
00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:23,420
We're from Hongxue House!

955
00:36:23,670 --> 00:36:24,030
Alright.

956
00:36:24,030 --> 00:36:25,440
Don't touch me, don't touch me.

957
00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:26,070
I know you.

958
00:36:26,110 --> 00:36:26,909
I know you all.

959
00:36:26,929 --> 00:36:27,880
Why have you all gathered here

960
00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:28,510
to see me?

961
00:36:29,150 --> 00:36:30,679
No need to massage, no need.

962
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:32,219
What's this all about?

963
00:36:32,429 --> 00:36:33,199
My good sir,

964
00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:34,550
why are you being

965
00:36:34,670 --> 00:36:35,880
so distant with us all of a sudden?

966
00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:36,840
-That's right!
-Exactly!

967
00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,510
The other day, you came to drink with us,

968
00:36:38,510 --> 00:36:39,360
enjoying yourself

969
00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:40,510
and telling all sorts of jokes—

970
00:36:40,510 --> 00:36:41,670
why are you acting so formal
all of a sudden?

971
00:36:41,670 --> 00:36:42,000
-Yes.
-Indeed!

972
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:42,630
Don't talk nonsense!

973
00:36:42,630 --> 00:36:43,070
When did I

974
00:36:43,070 --> 00:36:43,960
tell so many jokes?

975
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:44,840
Get to the point.

976
00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:45,480
Mr. Gu,

977
00:36:45,630 --> 00:36:46,670
we've come this time

978
00:36:46,670 --> 00:36:47,630
for just one thing.

979
00:36:47,630 --> 00:36:48,550
Along the Qinhuai River,

980
00:36:48,550 --> 00:36:49,969
hundreds of sisters

981
00:36:50,070 --> 00:36:51,110
sent us here as representatives

982
00:36:51,110 --> 00:36:52,650
to kowtow to you properly.

983
00:36:52,710 --> 00:36:54,360
If it weren't for you and His Excellency

984
00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:55,760
looking after our business

985
00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:57,440
and writing an elegiac couplet
for the Grande Dame,

986
00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:58,619
we would've all

987
00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:00,469
starved to death long ago.

988
00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:01,670
-That's right.
-Exactly.

989
00:37:01,670 --> 00:37:02,230
-Indeed.
-Yes.

990
00:37:02,230 --> 00:37:03,400
The Viceroy of Liangjiang

991
00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:04,760
has even allocated silver for us

992
00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:05,960
to repair our houses.

993
00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:07,130
Tomorrow,

994
00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,679
they'll start dredging the Qinhuai River!

995
00:37:11,070 --> 00:37:11,920
Wouldn't you say

996
00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:13,550
this is like being blessed
by a living Bodhisattva?

997
00:37:13,550 --> 00:37:15,360
-Yes.
-Indeed!

998
00:37:15,590 --> 00:37:17,389
-A pleasure Bodhisattva!
-Yes.

999
00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:19,670
-Our great benefactor!
-Indeed.

1000
00:37:19,670 --> 00:37:20,570
When I go back,

1001
00:37:20,630 --> 00:37:22,630
I'll set up a longevity tablet for you

1002
00:37:22,630 --> 00:37:24,190
and place it alongside the tablet

1003
00:37:24,190 --> 00:37:25,719
of our good sir, Guan Zhong.

1004
00:37:26,070 --> 00:37:26,760
Come on, come on!

1005
00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:28,300
Thank you, Mr. Gu.

1006
00:37:28,550 --> 00:37:29,800
-Thank you, sir.
-Thank you, sir.

1007
00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:30,510
Please get up, get up!

1008
00:37:30,510 --> 00:37:31,309
Please get up!

1009
00:37:31,710 --> 00:37:32,920
Just call him Guan Zhong.

1010
00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:34,000
Don't say "my good sir."

1011
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:35,000
Address him properly.

1012
00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,320
And there's no such thing
as a pleasure Bodhisattva,

1013
00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:37,320
only living ones.

1014
00:37:38,070 --> 00:37:39,960
Alright, you're absolutely right.

1015
00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:40,510
We've

1016
00:37:40,590 --> 00:37:41,500
kowtowed

1017
00:37:41,710 --> 00:37:43,030
and will leave after saying
what we came to say.

1018
00:37:43,030 --> 00:37:43,550
We know

1019
00:37:43,710 --> 00:37:45,630
you're newly married.

1020
00:37:45,710 --> 00:37:46,440
Our presence here

1021
00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:48,500
must be inconvenient for you, right?

1022
00:37:49,070 --> 00:37:51,360
And we know you're an honest
and upright official.

1023
00:37:51,360 --> 00:37:52,070
Therefore,

1024
00:37:52,190 --> 00:37:53,829
we've prepared some rouge

1025
00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:54,800
for your wife

1026
00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:56,780
and your mother,

1027
00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:58,110
along with face powder

1028
00:37:58,110 --> 00:37:59,300
and some fabric.

1029
00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:00,769
Please don't refuse.

1030
00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:01,929
If you refuse,

1031
00:38:02,070 --> 00:38:03,530
you're looking down on us.

1032
00:38:03,590 --> 00:38:05,230
-Yes, exactly.
-Yes.

1033
00:38:05,710 --> 00:38:06,710
Don't be nervous.

1034
00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:09,980
All 160 brothels

1035
00:38:10,150 --> 00:38:11,739
along the Qinhuai River—

1036
00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,070
the girls have all agreed

1037
00:38:13,070 --> 00:38:16,469
to keep the back doors of the houses open
for you day and night!

1038
00:38:17,710 --> 00:38:19,769
Even if you don't bring a single coin,

1039
00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:22,190
we'll take care of you
for the rest of your days!

1040
00:38:22,190 --> 00:38:25,119
-For the rest of your days!
-For the rest of your days!

1041
00:38:25,550 --> 00:38:26,429
Alright, alright.

1042
00:38:26,429 --> 00:38:27,710
Thank you, thank you all.

1043
00:38:27,710 --> 00:38:28,710
Please go back now.

1044
00:38:28,710 --> 00:38:29,789
Look, everyone,

1045
00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:31,630
Mr. Gu hasn't been drinking,

1046
00:38:31,630 --> 00:38:32,800
so he's being shy!

1047
00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:33,710
-Indeed!
-Yes!

1048
00:38:35,030 --> 00:38:37,110
It's perfectly normal
for a real man to enjoy

1049
00:38:37,110 --> 00:38:38,440
the company of courtesans!

1050
00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:39,900
-That's right!
-Exactly!

1051
00:38:40,030 --> 00:38:41,190
-Do come often!
-Please come often!

1052
00:38:41,190 --> 00:38:42,550
Remember to visit our Henian House.

1053
00:38:42,550 --> 00:38:44,280
Come to our Taoye House!

1054
00:39:13,710 --> 00:39:14,230
Yu'er.

1055
00:39:15,630 --> 00:39:16,690
Doing embroidery?

1056
00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:21,440
How did you,

1057
00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:22,730
a woman who wields weapons,

1058
00:39:22,730 --> 00:39:24,460
suddenly start embroidering?

1059
00:39:25,550 --> 00:39:27,110
There's food saved for you in the kitchen.

1060
00:39:27,110 --> 00:39:28,239
I've already eaten.

1061
00:39:29,070 --> 00:39:30,469
I've made tea for you too.

1062
00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:33,099
You're so thoughtful.

1063
00:39:40,949 --> 00:39:42,369
What's this?

1064
00:39:42,670 --> 00:39:44,130
A list of gifts sent to you.

1065
00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:45,800
Didn't I tell you?

1066
00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:47,110
We can't accept gifts

1067
00:39:47,110 --> 00:39:47,840
from anyone.

1068
00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:49,079
Why don't you listen?

1069
00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:53,000
Mother wants you to read the gift list.

1070
00:39:58,369 --> 00:40:02,250
{\an8}[Gift List]

1071
00:40:00,590 --> 00:40:01,670
Ten boxes of

1072
00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:04,510
agarwood bracelets, carved with

1073
00:40:04,710 --> 00:40:06,280
hollowed-out swastika patterns.

1074
00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:09,820
Six gold-inlaid jade
peach-shaped hairpins.

1075
00:40:10,110 --> 00:40:11,400
A pair of

1076
00:40:11,420 --> 00:40:13,480
rose-tourmaline twist-pattern bracelets.

1077
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:15,809
One long gold-inlaid white jade hairpin.

1078
00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:17,039
A pair of gold-inlaid

1079
00:40:17,070 --> 00:40:19,360
spring water green jade
peach-shaped rings.

1080
00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:20,630
One hundred...

1081
00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:23,730
Virility Pills.

1082
00:40:24,150 --> 00:40:25,960
These were sent by people
from the brothels, right?

1083
00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:26,800
What kind of gift is this?

1084
00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,199
Do I look like someone
who needs such pills?

1085
00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:31,130
Finish reading the list first.

1086
00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:45,460
Sixty pieces of

1087
00:40:45,630 --> 00:40:47,630
erotic paintings, large and small.

1088
00:40:48,070 --> 00:40:50,929
A complete set of
The Sexual Arts of the Bedchamber.

1089
00:40:56,800 --> 00:40:58,730
There's no way to explain this now.

1090
00:40:58,880 --> 00:40:59,400
Yu'er.

1091
00:41:00,510 --> 00:41:01,960
Um, Yu'er.

1092
00:41:03,070 --> 00:41:03,800
Yu'er!

1093
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:05,840
Stop embroidering.

1094
00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:06,670
Talk to me,

1095
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:07,510
okay?

1096
00:41:11,510 --> 00:41:13,480
If you're really going to

1097
00:41:13,510 --> 00:41:15,510
deal with those officials every day

1098
00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:17,070
while I only know how to handle weapons,

1099
00:41:17,070 --> 00:41:18,590
ride horses, and shoot arrows,

1100
00:41:18,590 --> 00:41:20,250
wouldn't that embarrass you?

1101
00:41:20,590 --> 00:41:21,849
You should hire a tutor

1102
00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:23,619
to teach me reading, writing,

1103
00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:25,300
embroidery, and cooking,

1104
00:41:25,510 --> 00:41:28,170
so I won't end up
being sent back to Shanxi by you.

1105
00:41:29,630 --> 00:41:30,960
Who told you these things?

1106
00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:32,670
Aren't they clearly trying to
drive us apart?

1107
00:41:32,670 --> 00:41:33,510
Who said it? I'll go find them!

1108
00:41:33,510 --> 00:41:34,960
Why are you being so fierce?

1109
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:35,769
I said it.

1110
00:41:35,880 --> 00:41:36,679
What's wrong?

1111
00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:00,960
Just keep practicing with these things.

1112
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:02,090
When you're with me,

1113
00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:03,510
you don't need to
put yourself through all this.

1114
00:42:03,510 --> 00:42:05,320
If you really want to
learn to read and write,

1115
00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:06,179
I'll teach you.

1116
00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:08,030
There's no one under heaven

1117
00:42:08,030 --> 00:42:09,360
who could teach you better than I can,

1118
00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:09,800
right?

1119
00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:16,760
I knew it.

1120
00:42:18,230 --> 00:42:20,190
The moment I walked in,
everyone who saw me

1121
00:42:20,190 --> 00:42:21,920
acted like they'd seen a ghost.

1122
00:42:27,630 --> 00:42:29,090
And you were smiling at me.

1123
00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:29,760
Take it.

1124
00:42:31,070 --> 00:42:32,599
I know you're angry inside.

1125
00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:34,480
Just let it out.

1126
00:42:34,590 --> 00:42:36,280
When you feel better, I feel better too.

1127
00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:37,409
As husband and wife,

1128
00:42:37,480 --> 00:42:39,610
we don't hold things in like others do.

1129
00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:47,489
Everyone's been saying lately

1130
00:42:47,630 --> 00:42:49,360
that you've been visiting brothels
along the Qinhuai River every day,

1131
00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:50,690
and I didn't believe it.

1132
00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:53,090
Of course you shouldn't believe them.

1133
00:42:53,230 --> 00:42:54,090
Did you go then?

1134
00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:57,150
I went for one day.

1135
00:42:58,000 --> 00:42:58,840
If I told you

1136
00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:00,000
that I went there on official duty,

1137
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:01,199
would you believe me?

1138
00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:02,280
Would you really believe that yourself?