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Episode 74
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Three Kingdoms
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Liu Xie humbly informs his honorable ancestors:
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Cao Cao has died.
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That spawn of pure evil, the traitor Cao, is truly dead.
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of pure evil, the traitor Cao, is
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Today I was forced to kneel before that traitor.
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and not one of the court officials said a word against it!
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Oh, Ancestors, I am so useless!
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This is how four centuries of Han rule will end—in my hands!
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I hate Cao Cao! And how I hate Cao Pi!
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How dare he...
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how dare he not wait for my decree
before proclaiming himself Prince!
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Quietly, Your Majesty.
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So what?
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When Cao Cao was alive, I dared not curse him.
Now he is dead, and I still cant vent my anger?
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Your Majesty is right in cursing him,
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but your servant fears that... well...
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What are you afraid of?
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Even though Cao Cao was hateful,
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he did not, after all, dare to abolish the Imperial Court.
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He did not dare to remove the emperor.
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His monthly tribute was never lacking.
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But the Prince of Wei is Cao Pi now.
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Will he be like Cao Cao and honor Your Majesty?
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He dares to usurp the throne?
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Your servant has heard that the court officials
have prepared a throne for Cao Pi,
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in preparation for his coronation ceremony.
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This throne is even bigger than your Dragon Throne!
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Your Majesty,
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Cao Pi is even more treacherous and fearsome than his father!
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Oh Ancestors!
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Did you hear that?
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Evildoers in the court are gaining power with each passing day!
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Please manifest yourselves. Ancestors!
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Please cleanse this world of evil!
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Sima Yi!
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I am here, sir.
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Today is the third day since Father passed away.
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My third and fourth brothers neither returned home for the funeral,
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nor did they send their memorandums of grief.
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Can they... can they be thinking of sedition?
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If Your Highness is referring to them eying the throne,
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it's natural for both of them to have such intentions.
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But I feel that,
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since the late Prince only died recently.
now is not the time to cause a conflict.
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Right...
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Right.
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Cao Zhi is a libertine who cares only/about wine and/poetry.
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I'm not worried about him.
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I'm more concerned about Cao Zhang.
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He's an intrepid warrior and is well-respected in the military.
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He has 200,000 soldiers under his command.
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He is stationed at the former capital, Chang'an.
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If he makes a hostile move, we will be in serious trouble.
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Your Highness, after His Majesty left the mourning
hall, he went to the Imperial Temple.
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What was he doing there?
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He offered sacrifices and wept before his ancestors in the Temple.
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He even....even denounced the late Prince as a traitor.
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No harm in that.
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He likely did the same in his heart ten thousand times over already.
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He even said that the four centuries of
Han rule will collapse in his hands.
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He is not stupid.
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Take good care of him.
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Inform me immediately if anything occurs in the Palace.
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Yes, sir.
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Your Highness, the Marquis of Yanling, Cao Zhang, has
led 100,000 men from Chang'an to attend the funeral.
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He has made camp on a hillside 30 miles from the southern gate.
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He's come to contest my power.
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He's come to contest my power!
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Well?
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Please don't panic. Your Highness.
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I'm willing to go forth to greet the army.
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Cao Zhang has a fiery temper.
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One wrong word, and he'll draw steel on you.
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What will you prepare to bring with you to greet him?
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Only some words of persuasion.
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If... if you fail to convince him,
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your life will be endangered.
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If I fail to convince him, I shall resign myself to my fate.
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I will die without regrets.
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Thank you.
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Sima Yi humbly pays his respects to Your Lordship.
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Who is holding my father's seal of power now?
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A family is headed by the eldest son, and a state by its ruler.
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Is it appropriate for you to inquire into the seal?
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But since you broached the subject, I will tell you the truth.
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The late Prince's dying request was that
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Cao Pi should succeed his position.
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Hence, the seal of power naturally is in
the hands of the current Prince of Wei.
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I see.
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Cao Pi ordered you here to condemn me!
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I am here to persuade you to repent!
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Sima Yi!
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I have 100,000 elite soldiers!
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Xuchang's garrison has merely 10,000!
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A word from me, and the city will be breached within two days!
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You're right.
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As expected of a son of the late Prince.
You do not beat around the bush.
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Given your prowess, you do not even
need two days to breach Xuchang.
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I daresay you need only half a day.
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Because the present Prince of Wei is reluctant
to see brother fighting brother.
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or that, when the body of the late Prince is still warm,
blood should cover the walls of the palace!
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Do you think that taking Xuchang will give you the right to rule?
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On the contrary!
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The current Prince of Wei needs only proclaim
the will of the late Prince to the lands,
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and Cao Ren in Fancheng, Xu Huang
in Luoyang, Zhang Liao in Hefei,
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as well as Tiger General Xu Chu,
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will all respond to his call!
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Will they obey you or the late Prince?
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Will they wish for internal strife, or do they desire
for late Prince's state to grow stronger by the day?
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Please reconsider, Your Lordship.
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Though you are extremely courageous,
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each of those generals are veterans of many wars.
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Can you really defeat any one among them?
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It is Heavens will that decides who should inherit the power.
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Challenge anyone you like, but not the will of Heaven.
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Liu Bei in the west
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and Sun Quan in the east
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are both ready to pounce.
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Once you make a wrong move, they will
take the opportunity and strike us.
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Not only will the late Prince's legacy be lost...
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but even you
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Even you will perish by the sword as well!
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Your Lordship, by staging a coup,
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you are helping our most formidable enemies!
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Ma... Master Sima...
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It was just the spur of the moment... the spur of the moment...
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His Highness knows you were acting on impulse,
so he will not hold it against you.
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But I still have 100,000 troops. How can he spare me?
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Simply surrender those 100,000 soldiers.
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Wouldn't that save you from danger?
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What? Surrender my military authority?
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If Cao Pi wants my blood next time, how can I defend myself?
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His Highness is cleverer than you.
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After you surrender your military authority,
you'll be like a tiger without claws and teeth.
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You will be of no threat to him anymore.
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Why does he need to drive you to the edge, and
have the world scorn him for his injustice?
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You have to know that Cao Pi has already secured the princedom.
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What he desires most is the loyalty of his people.
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Very well, Master Sima,
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Ill listen to you and hand over my authority.
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I will enter the city alone.
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I will beg Second Brother to forgive my crime.
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His Highness will personally welcome you at the gate.
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And now, you will live out the rest of your days in honor and riches!
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Sir, your words surpass the might of 100,000 troops!
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It was your power that granted me success.
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Things merely followed their natural course.
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Your Highness would have known very well that
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Cao Zhang has an ardent personality, and acted on impulse.
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Such people are easy to deal with.
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But there's still Cao Zhi.
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He is very learned and highly renowned everywhere,
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and has great prestige in scholarly circles.
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He could be even more popular than me.
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He does not command soldiers.
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All he has in hand is a writing brush and ink.
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Sometimes a brush is mightier than a sword.
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Have you sent someone to inform him about Cao Zhang's apology?
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Have him to come and pay his respects again.
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If he doesn't come,
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Your Highness will have good cause to arrest him.
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Good...
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you've been devoted to me for years.
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You have helped me escape dangers several times.
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I must reward you generously.
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Now tell me, sir what you truly desire.
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Which official post do you want?
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I'm contented with serving Your Highness.
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I dare not ask for more.
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Grand Commandant?
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Never!
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The Grand Commandant is one of the Three
Excellencies. How dare I assume such a title?
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Chancellor?
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Though I've reached my middle age,
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officially speaking,
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my experience is little and shallow.
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No court officials will acknowledge me
if I dare to assume such a position.
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Sir, then what post do you desire?
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I'm contented to be the prince's secretary.
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In this way, I can be at Your Highness' side.
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But that's just a meaningless position, whose job is to write edicts!
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You deserve better than that, sir!
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No! Not at all!
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The late Prince is my role model.
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The wise man attends to reality, while
the fool scrambles after empty glory.
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Very well.
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Very well then.
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As you wish.
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But sir, if I do not give you something,
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I cannot express my heartfelt gratitude to you.
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After much thought, I've decided that I can't
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worry about what others might think.
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Jingshu!
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My humble respects, sir.
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Hmm!
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This girl is called Jingshu.
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Not only does she have a pretty face,
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but she can sing and dance well too.
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Her grandfather was He Jin, Commander-in-Chief
of the former reign.
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After He Jin died, his family fell on hard times.
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She was forced to live on the streets, but I found her eventually.
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The day she moved in,
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she caught the eyes of everyone in Xuchang.
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A whole street was crowded with onlookers!
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Your Highness!
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She is a peerless beauty who surpasses even Diaochan!
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She should be kept by your side.
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Sir, to be frank with you,
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I had decided to give her to my late father.
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Unfortunately...
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Sir, to be honest,
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in my heart, you're like my second father!
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Second Father
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Your Highness!
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Sir, you won't let me lose face by refusing, will you?
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Your Highness, not even with ten thousand
deaths can I repay your generosity.
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Sir, why are you staring at me this way?
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His Highness is right. You're indeed a peerless beauty.
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You're making fun of me, sir.
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What beautiful hands you have...
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they are like carved jade!
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Father...
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Have some tea, Father.
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Zhao, my son,
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A sage once said.
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Gluttony and lust are human nature.It's
natural for a man to appreciate beauty.
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There is only one man in this world who can suppress
his human desires when faced with beautiful women.
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the current Prince of Wei.
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That he would bestow such a peerless beauty upon me,
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and even call me his second father!
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Second father?
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Father, that scares me a bit.
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What are you afraid of?
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Wasn't Dong Zhuo second father to Lu Bu?
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And he died under Lu Bu's halberd.
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Hold your tongue.
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I have misspoken.
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The Emperor decrees.
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Lord Cao Pi shall succeed the position of Prince of Wei.
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The reign title may be changed
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The 25th year of Jian'an shall be renamed the first year of Yankang.
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We appoint Jia Xu as Grand Commandant,
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Hua Xin as Chancellor,
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and Wang Lang as Grand Imperial Clerk.
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The late Prince Cao Cao shall be posthumously
honored as Martial Emperor,
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and buried at Gaoling in Ye Commandery.
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An altar and temple shall be erected
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to honor him for eternity.
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Long live Your Majesty!
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Rise.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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Court dismissed.
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Your Highness,
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today is the day you succeeded your princedom.
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Even Sun Quan has sent an envoy to offer his well wishes.
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However, Cao Zhi, the Marquis of Linzi, who resides close by,
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neither paid his last respects to the late Prince,
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nor did he come to pay homage to you.
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His behavior is unpardonably mutinous.
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According to the law, he should be punished for treason.
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I'm the elder sibling while Cao Zhi is younger one.
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I can forgive him for disrespecting me.
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but to be so unfilial towards the late Prince—that
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I certainly cannot overlook.
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You all saw for yourselves.
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During the funeral of the late Prince, even His
Majesty came to bow and show his respects,
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but Cao Zhi did not even turn up.
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The late Prince in the hereafter cannot condone his actions.
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It is as Your Highness says.
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Here, Sir.
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Bring the Marquis of Linzi to be judged.
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Yes, sir.
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Court dismissed.
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Get out! What's going on? What are you doing? Get out!
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What's going on?
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You vermin, do you know what this place is?
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The Marquis of Linzi's residence!
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Who are you?
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The late Prince conferred on me the title
of Tiger Marquis. I'm General Xu Chu.
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You're just a thug!
283
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See if you can even lay a scratch on me, if you dare!
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Come on!
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If you don't have the nerve, then get out of my sight.
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There. A scratch.
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Yes, Sir.
Take him.
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Let's drink another cup!
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Come, come, come...
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A man cannot be drunk for ten centuries,
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but a poem's fragrance lingers forever...
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What good lines! What good lines indeed
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Xu Chu...
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Have you also smelled the aroma of fine wine in my residence?
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Very well, I shall grant you a cup also.
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Come, taste it.
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Such good wine...
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Spilt!
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What a waste.
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What a pity!
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Xu Chu! I order you to stab me through the heart! Now!
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Come on!
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I'm the son of the late Prince,
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either you kill me, or you shall kneel before me!
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If you have anything to say to me, kneel before you speak!
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Xu Chu pays his humble respects.
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Please make your way to Xuchang immediately.
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I understand.
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I shall go.
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Young Master... Young Master...
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Get up!
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You cannot go! You must not go!
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I will live for eternity through my poetry and essays.
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I have no regrets in this life!
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When one is born into this world, an extra
day of life is not so great a boon,
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and to live a day less is no great loss.
317
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Most importantly, one should enjoy his life to the last.
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Young Master.
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Let's go.
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Young Master! Young Master!
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Young Master! You must not go!
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Young Master! Young Master!
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My dear friends...
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for over ten years now,
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we have been gathering under this old pavilion
everyday to compose and recite poetry.
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It is now imbued with poetic beauty!
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If I do not return alive,
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I beseech you all to dismantle this pavilion.
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and use the wood to build me a coffin.
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Young Master! Young Master! Young Master!
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Young Master! Young Master! Young Master!
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Mother.
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You still acknowledge me as your mother?
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Mother, what do you mean?
335
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What have I done wrong?
336
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Of your brothers, Cao Chong is already dead.
337
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Cao Zhang was stripped of his military command at your order.
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who amuses himself with brush and ink.
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00:31:04,450 --> 00:31:08,580
Your fourth brother Cao Zhi is a mere scholar
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And you're not sparing even him?
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Mother.
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When Father... Father passed away.
343
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Fourth Brother did not even turn up for the funeral.
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He is unfilial and immoral.
345
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Even Father could not forgive him.
346
00:31:29,010 --> 00:31:33,410
If he did any wrong, as elder brother you could
scold him, and that would be enough.
347
00:31:34,610 --> 00:31:36,580
How can you actually kill him?
348
00:31:39,110 --> 00:31:41,940
All of you are born from the same mother.
349
00:31:43,710 --> 00:31:46,140
When I see my children fighting one another,
350
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my heart bleeds from grief everyday!
351
00:31:51,450 --> 00:31:53,580
Mother! Mother, that's just rumors.
352
00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:55,510
You can't-believe such rumors, Mother!
353
00:31:55,650 --> 00:31:56,780
Stop lying to me!
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I have not gone deaf.
355
00:32:04,050 --> 00:32:06,540
Zihuan, oh, Zihuan,
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you have already succeeded your father.
357
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Whether as a prince or as the elder brother,
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you should be more generous of heart.
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00:32:19,010 --> 00:32:20,140
Let me tell you,
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00:32:21,850 --> 00:32:23,310
if you kill Zhi,
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00:32:24,580 --> 00:32:28,480
I shall follow your father to his grave.
362
00:32:29,510 --> 00:32:30,780
Who says I'm going to kill Zijian?
363
00:32:30,910 --> 00:32:33,040
Who says I'm going to kill Zijian?! I...
364
00:32:33,180 --> 00:32:35,840
I value his talent greatly. How can I bear to harm him?
365
00:32:37,780 --> 00:32:40,010
If you don't believe me, ask Sima Yi.
366
00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:44,980
Are you telling the truth?
367
00:32:47,750 --> 00:32:50,610
Even if I disobey everyone else,
368
00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:55,710
I will never dare to disobey you, Mother.
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00:32:56,650 --> 00:32:57,510
Mother...
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00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:02,810
Then I shall believe you once more.
371
00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:06,310
Believe me, Mother.
372
00:33:07,550 --> 00:33:08,810
Please believe me.
373
00:33:09,050 --> 00:33:11,740
Very well. I shall go now.
374
00:33:12,650 --> 00:33:13,610
I shall see you out, Mother.
375
00:33:13,610 --> 00:33:14,440
No need.
I shall see you out. Mother.
376
00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:16,980
You're the Prince of Wei. You can stay.
377
00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:20,580
If you put it that way, then all the more I must see you out.
378
00:33:22,310 --> 00:33:25,280
Take care, Mother. I shall go pay my respects to you tomorrow.
379
00:33:40,910 --> 00:33:42,480
Who's the loose tongue?
380
00:33:44,550 --> 00:33:48,640
In Xuchang, whether outside the palace or in it,
381
00:33:49,350 --> 00:33:52,640
there are many people who adore Cao Zhi's poetry.
382
00:33:53,350 --> 00:33:56,740
Hence, nobody can be kept in the dark about this.
383
00:34:02,650 --> 00:34:03,880
Your Highness,
384
00:34:04,010 --> 00:34:06,710
are you really going to follow the Princess Dowager's words?
385
00:34:08,050 --> 00:34:10,210
My mother had a hard life.
386
00:34:11,650 --> 00:34:15,010
The late Prince favored Lady Huan for many years.
387
00:34:15,850 --> 00:34:17,440
Mother was greatly neglected.
388
00:34:19,410 --> 00:34:25,340
When I was feeling down. Mother would come
and talk with me once every few days.
389
00:34:29,210 --> 00:34:31,680
This mother of mine never begged for anything in her life.
390
00:34:31,780 --> 00:34:35,380
This is a rare occasion when she asked
for a favor. How could I reject her?
391
00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:39,180
Your Highness,
392
00:34:39,780 --> 00:34:44,210
there's a common saying, "A ruler has no mercy".
393
00:34:45,210 --> 00:34:50,780
The Marquis of Linzi has talent and ambition,
and he has many supporters in the court.
394
00:34:51,150 --> 00:34:54,110
In my opinion, he will not suffer to be confined.
395
00:34:54,210 --> 00:34:58,380
If you do not get rid of him soon, he will pose a future threat to you.
396
00:34:59,150 --> 00:35:00,610
What do you propose?
397
00:35:02,210 --> 00:35:04,780
Your Highness, how about this?
398
00:35:05,550 --> 00:35:09,640
Many claim that Cao Zijian is a gifted poet.
399
00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:13,040
Tomorrow, in court, you may...
400
00:35:13,610 --> 00:35:15,080
test his ability.
401
00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:18,540
If he does not pass your test, have him killed on the spot.
402
00:35:18,910 --> 00:35:21,280
If he passes, demote him.
403
00:35:22,110 --> 00:35:25,440
In this way, the scholars will be silenced.
404
00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:48,280
Your servant, Cao Zhi, the Marquis of Linzi,
405
00:35:48,980 --> 00:35:50,910
pays his respects to the Prince of Wei.
406
00:36:06,050 --> 00:36:10,310
Zijian, you and I are brothers at home.
407
00:36:11,450 --> 00:36:14,680
But at court, I am lord and you are my vassal.
408
00:36:18,010 --> 00:36:19,940
When the late Prince passed away.
409
00:36:21,710 --> 00:36:24,410
you dared to absent yourself from paying the last respects.
410
00:36:25,180 --> 00:36:31,010
Such disobedience cannot be tolerated.
411
00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:39,540
I acknowledge my crime and accept my punishment willingly.
412
00:36:46,110 --> 00:36:47,940
When the late Prince was alive.
413
00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:50,610
you showed off your poetry and essays to many.
414
00:36:52,150 --> 00:36:54,680
You claim to be able to compose a poem in seven steps.
415
00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:59,680
Many court officials suspected that you were boasting.
416
00:37:02,210 --> 00:37:06,210
Today, I command you to take only seven steps in this hall.
417
00:37:07,180 --> 00:37:09,010
within which you shall compose a poem.
418
00:37:09,110 --> 00:37:12,340
If you can do that, I shall spare your life.
419
00:37:14,380 --> 00:37:20,480
If you fail, you shall be punished for disobedience and lese majesty.
420
00:37:22,450 --> 00:37:24,010
There will be no leniency.
421
00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,210
Please state the topic, Your Highness.
422
00:37:34,150 --> 00:37:35,780
You and I are brothers.
423
00:37:37,110 --> 00:37:38,940
The topic shall be "brothers" then.
424
00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:46,240
But remember this: your poem must
not include the word "brothers".
425
00:37:48,780 --> 00:37:49,640
Yes, sir.
426
00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:56,010
Begin.
427
00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:05,680
First step
428
00:38:08,380 --> 00:38:09,340
Second step!
429
00:38:15,810 --> 00:38:16,710
Third step!
430
00:38:19,580 --> 00:38:20,540
Fourth step!
431
00:38:30,810 --> 00:38:31,810
Fifth step!
432
00:38:38,010 --> 00:38:39,110
Sixth step!
433
00:38:44,050 --> 00:38:49,580
To boil beans the stalks are burned.
434
00:38:52,350 --> 00:38:58,040
In the kettle, they sobbing yearned.
435
00:39:01,850 --> 00:39:04,780
We two from one same root did grow
436
00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:18,110
why the rush to fry me so?'
437
00:39:18,980 --> 00:39:25,480
Good poetry! Excellent, such good poetry! Good poetry!
438
00:39:26,650 --> 00:39:32,010
We two from one same root did grow
439
00:39:33,410 --> 00:39:37,780
why the rush to fry me so?'
440
00:39:39,310 --> 00:39:42,910
We two from one same root did grow
441
00:39:44,180 --> 00:39:48,340
why the rush to fry me so?1
442
00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:54,880
Good poetry,.excellent indeed.
443
00:39:55,910 --> 00:40:01,040
Your servant and brother cannot help but tremble
in the mighty presence of Your Highness.
444
00:40:01,550 --> 00:40:04,640
I was merely lucky to compose this.
445
00:40:06,850 --> 00:40:07,740
Zijian,
446
00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:13,040
though you managed to redeem yourself with a poem,
447
00:40:15,410 --> 00:40:18,910
your crimes cannot go unpunished.
448
00:40:19,950 --> 00:40:20,880
Let's see...
449
00:40:22,510 --> 00:40:24,940
Your salary shall be cut by five hundred bushels,
450
00:40:25,350 --> 00:40:27,610
and you shall be demoted as Marquis of Anxiang.
451
00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:32,710
You shall proceed to your new fief within three days.
452
00:40:40,550 --> 00:40:44,610
Thank you for your mercy, Your Highness.
453
00:40:53,850 --> 00:40:59,140
As per your instructions, I have drafted this list
of presents to reciprocate Sun Quan's favor.
454
00:41:00,150 --> 00:41:01,840
Please review it. Your Highness.
455
00:41:12,010 --> 00:41:12,880
Zhongda,
456
00:41:14,150 --> 00:41:16,540
Sun Quan sent me such extravagant gifts.
457
00:41:17,950 --> 00:41:21,340
He even sent me his heirloom luminescent pearl as a gift.
458
00:41:22,810 --> 00:41:24,980
Don't you think your list of presents is...
459
00:41:26,580 --> 00:41:28,710
just a little bit too stingy?
460
00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:33,680
I too feel that the list is inadequate.
461
00:41:37,210 --> 00:41:38,080
Unless...
462
00:41:42,210 --> 00:41:43,140
Unless what?
463
00:41:44,450 --> 00:41:45,710
Unless Your Highness...
464
00:41:46,950 --> 00:41:49,410
gives Sun Quan the thing he desires most.
465
00:41:51,080 --> 00:41:52,580
The thing he desires most?
466
00:41:53,350 --> 00:41:55,040
And what would that be?
467
00:42:04,050 --> 00:42:05,180
Prince of Wu".
468
00:42:13,710 --> 00:42:16,510
Prince of Wu?
469
00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:16,510
Now that you're the Prince of Wei,
470
00:42:17,480 --> 00:42:20,910
and Liu Bei had also proclaimed himself as Prince of Hanzhong.
471
00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:23,710
How do you think Sun Quan would feel?
472
00:42:24,950 --> 00:42:26,940
If you can proclaim him as Prince of Wu,
473
00:42:27,850 --> 00:42:30,380
Sun Quan will align his interests with ours.
474
00:42:30,650 --> 00:42:32,410
And join us to fight Liu Bei.
475
00:42:36,750 --> 00:42:37,680
Zhongda,
476
00:42:40,710 --> 00:42:43,140
only the emperor can bestow princedom on others.
477
00:42:43,910 --> 00:42:46,180
I am well-versed in the laws and court rituals.
478
00:42:56,580 --> 00:42:58,040
Are you hinting to me...
479
00:43:00,050 --> 00:43:03,310
to force the Han Emperor to abdicate... and declare a new dynasty?
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