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Look at the pinwheel drums!
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(Premium Medicinal Herbs)
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What's wrong with the child?
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What's wrong with the child?
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Quick, take a look!
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He suddenly collapsed
while he was walking.
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Whose child is this?
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Poor thing.
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(Baicao Herb House)
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Thank you all for saving me.
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If the opportunity ever arises,
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I'll surely repay your kindness one day.
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It was nothing.
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There's no need to repay us.
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Zhen Zhu.
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Leave him some money.
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I'm not a beggar.
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I don't want charity.
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My father
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was once a military commander.
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He died in battle two years ago.
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My mother was heartbroken
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and followed him in death.
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After that,
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I was sent to Gudu Garden.
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The wages I earn carrying cargo
at the docks are enough
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to support myself.
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What's Gudu Garden?
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It's a place that takes in the
orphaned children of fallen soldiers.
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=Blossoms of Power=
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(Adapted from the novel, After My
Bloom, All Flowers Wither by Jin Huang)
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=Episode 7=
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(Gudu Garden)
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Liang, let me help.
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Pack that a little tighter.
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Well done.
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You'll make a fine soldier someday.
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Bring two more.
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Come on.
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Lay it a little thicker here.
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Don't let the storm
leave the children out in the cold.
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All right.
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Spread it out evenly.
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All right.
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Yes, over here.
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Got it.
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Pull.
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I'll get that for you.
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Tie it down securely.
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There.
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Go get some rest.
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Come here.
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Let me take a look.
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Careful.
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Slowly.
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Your Highness,
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please let me do it.
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These children are badly injured.
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Your status is too noble.
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No need
for you to do this yourself.
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Have you forgotten why these children
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became orphans?
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If their fathers
hadn't fought so bravely,
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defending our nation
and laying down their lives,
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they could have lived carefree lives.
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What right do I have
to shrink from this?
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I spoke out of turn.
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I'm willing to accept punishment.
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Report back for twenty strokes.
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Yes, Your Highness.
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Come.
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Let me put some ointment on it.
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No.
I don't want to.
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It hurts.
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You're a brave young man.
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A real man doesn't cry over blood.
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What's a little pain?
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Hold still.
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I don't want to!
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Putting on ointment hurts.
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That's why I brought candied fruit.
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The bravest child gets three pieces.
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The ones who aren't
as brave only get one.
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So,
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are you the bravest child?
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I'm the bravest.
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Come on.
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Go play.
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Thank you for your help today.
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Think nothing of it.
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I still owe you
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my thanks for the Anxi Defense Map.
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However,
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I have another favor to ask today.
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Please, go ahead.
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This child is exceptionally gifted.
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Though still young,
he's proud and unyielding.
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He refuses to be bent by poverty.
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He's a born soldier.
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I'd like to ask you
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to take him to
the army camp for training.
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If you think so highly of him,
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he must be exceptional.
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Very well.
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I'll take him in.
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A soldier without a strategy
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is nothing more than a brute.
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Besides teaching him martial arts,
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please also teach him to read and write
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and study military strategy.
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I won't let you down.
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Since you've been blessed with talent,
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make the most of it.
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Study hard
and master every skill you can.
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When you grow up,
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become a soldier like your father,
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standing tall with unwavering resolve.
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Yes.
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Rest assured, Your Highness.
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I'll study hard.
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Go pack your things.
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It's getting late.
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I should be going now.
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Your Highness.
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There's something I'd like to ask.
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Please, go ahead.
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Gudu Garden, which shelters
fallen soldiers' orphans,
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has always been funded by the military.
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Today,
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I saw with my own eyes how neglected
and run-down this place has become.
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It made me wonder...
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If even the meager funds for Gudu Garden
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have been embezzled to this extent,
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What about military supplies, which cost
hundreds or thousands of times more?
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Could they have also been embezzled?
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You have been thinking about this too?
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A few coins
in a corrupt official's pocket
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could mean several lives lost in battle.
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But this is only my suspicion.
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So I'd like to ask your brother
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to secretly investigate
the military supplies in northwest.
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I'll also conduct
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a thorough inspection of my own camps.
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It's a worthy cause.
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I'll write to my brother
as soon as I return.
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I won't let you down.
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Thank you.
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Your Highness,
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don't you think
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the heavenly maidens in temple murals
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must look
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just like the Commandery Princess?
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To most people,
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the children of Gudu Garden
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are as insignificant as ants,
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deserving contempt more than pity.
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The Commandery Princess
is not only kind,
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but also sees talent beyond status.
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She has never looked down on
those of humble birth.
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I truly admire her.
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The Noble Consort always says
she wants to find Your Highness
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the finest noble lady
in the imperial capital.
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But if you ask me,
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only the Commandery Princess
is worthy of Your Highness.
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I'm the one
who must become worthy of her.
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Vice Minister Cui said
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he thoroughly investigated Ye Qi.
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(Auspicious Radiance)
He found the Hexi Army
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under Ye Qi's command
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had top-quality weapons
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and warhorses,
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on par with the Imperial Guard.
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With an army this strong,
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it's no wonder he wants
to replace the Duke of Wei.
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But as Commander-in-Chief of Hexi,
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where did he get so much money?
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More than ten years ago,
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Ye Qi rescued a minor official
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in charge of the local
horse administration in Anxi.
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The man was exceptionally capable
and rose through the ranks.
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With Ye Qi's backing,
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he rose from
a horse administration official
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to Minister of Revenue.
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Minister of Revenue...
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Dong Biquan?
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If Ye Qi amassed that much wealth,
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he most likely embezzled military funds.
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Dong Biquan
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would naturally turn a blind eye.
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Your Highness,
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I've long heard
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that officials
in local horse administration
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often lend horses
to foreign merchants in secret
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to transport tribute goods.
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It seems
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Dong Biquan
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must have had
plenty of dealings with them.
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If we're investigating the poison,
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that's another lead to follow.
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The autumn grain shipment is due soon.
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If we're going after Dong Biquan,
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let's send this year's grain
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to the right place.
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Prince Lie asked my brother
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to investigate
the military supplies and payroll.
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He wrote back
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that only half
of this year's military funds
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ever reached northwest.
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I wonder how things are in Shunan.
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The same as every year.
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The military budget has been skimmed.
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The grain and cloth
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are always inferior substitutes.
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Why not report it to the court?
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Everyone knows what's going on.
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It's the same every year.
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Losses in transit,
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and poor-quality supplies.
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They have no shortage of excuses.
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If you accept them,
they'll deny everything afterward.
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But if you insist on checking
everything before accepting it,
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they'll drag it out until you give up.
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And if you make too much of it,
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they might even
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turn the blame on you.
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Now that the realm is at peace,
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the damage from embezzled military funds
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isn't obvious.
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But if disaster or war breaks out,
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and the treasury runs dry,
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it will become the root of chaos.
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In truth, every military camp
wants to investigate.
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But the Ministry of Revenue is airtight.
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There's simply no way in.
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Then...
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let's start with Gudu Garden.
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Gudu Garden?
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Gudu Garden is also funded
by the military budget.
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And it's the least noticeable
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and most overlooked branch.
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Prince Lie and I both believe
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it's full of loopholes,
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making it the easiest place
to uncover evidence.
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A fine idea.
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However,
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since when did you and Prince Lie
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start working together?
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Prince Lie may seem hot-tempered,
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but he's an honorable man at heart.
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We're not close.
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We just happened
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to work on the same case.
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You're closest to the Crown Prince.
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You see that he's frail
and want to find a backup.
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You're playing both sides.
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Never mind playing both sides.
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What if I were to explore
a few more options?
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That's what I like about you.
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Any other young lady,
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if she had such thoughts,
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would keep them to herself.
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But you're different.
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You don't hide a thing.
You're completely open about it.
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Why haven't you
changed your Spring Snow Fragrance?
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My mother passed away young.
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It was
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her favorite fragrance.
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I know you keep wearing it
to remember her.
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But your mother
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would never want you
to expose yourself because of her
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and bring death upon yourself.
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I have an idea.
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I can use Spring Snow Fragrance
as the base note
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to create a fragrance for men.
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That way,
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you can wear it openly from now on.
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Thank you, Xihe.
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Don't thank me.
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Just send me
those 3000 elite troops sooner.
280
00:13:28,700 --> 00:13:29,400
Your Highness,
281
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the Commandery Princess's people
282
00:13:30,667 --> 00:13:32,333
have started looking into Gudu Garden.
283
00:13:34,967 --> 00:13:35,867
Gudu Garden?
284
00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,233
Dong Biquan
285
00:13:45,100 --> 00:13:47,167
keeps the Ministry of Revenue
under tight control.
286
00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:48,700
No matter how thorough my arrangements,
287
00:13:48,733 --> 00:13:50,433
there are always
things I can't account for.
288
00:13:51,267 --> 00:13:52,967
An overlooked place like Gudu Garden
289
00:13:52,967 --> 00:13:54,800
is the perfect place
to follow the trail.
290
00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:56,967
Wait.
291
00:13:59,233 --> 00:14:00,967
Quietly let Dong Biquan know
292
00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,500
that Gudu Garden is being investigated.
293
00:14:04,833 --> 00:14:05,867
Only when cornered
294
00:14:05,900 --> 00:14:07,133
will he take desperate measures.
295
00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:08,000
Go.
296
00:14:09,500 --> 00:14:10,533
Yes, Your Highness.
297
00:14:16,567 --> 00:14:19,033
First someone hijacked
the military supplies,
298
00:14:19,433 --> 00:14:22,000
and now they're
investigating Gudu Garden.
299
00:14:22,267 --> 00:14:24,333
They're leaving me no way out!
300
00:14:24,767 --> 00:14:25,433
Minister Dong,
301
00:14:25,967 --> 00:14:28,167
the grain shipment was already short
302
00:14:28,167 --> 00:14:29,167
when it left our hands.
303
00:14:29,367 --> 00:14:30,833
If they launch a full investigation,
304
00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,433
His Majesty will surely find out.
305
00:14:32,767 --> 00:14:35,267
If we fail to recover it,
we'll be blamed for negligence.
306
00:14:35,867 --> 00:14:37,567
But if they do recover it,
307
00:14:37,900 --> 00:14:39,067
it'll be even worse.
308
00:14:40,633 --> 00:14:43,167
All the embezzlement
309
00:14:43,633 --> 00:14:44,967
will come to light.
310
00:14:45,133 --> 00:14:45,900
For now,
311
00:14:46,733 --> 00:14:48,633
we have to pay for it ourselves
312
00:14:48,867 --> 00:14:50,433
and replace the stolen grain.
313
00:14:50,667 --> 00:14:52,233
Keep people from talking.
314
00:14:53,167 --> 00:14:54,167
Replace it?
315
00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:55,433
We...
316
00:14:55,900 --> 00:14:58,333
can buy grain cheaply from elsewhere
317
00:14:58,567 --> 00:15:00,267
and make up part of the shortage first.
318
00:15:00,767 --> 00:15:02,333
That'll keep the army from unrest.
319
00:15:02,867 --> 00:15:05,667
Once we're through this,
320
00:15:06,133 --> 00:15:07,800
we'll make a long-term plan.
321
00:15:20,667 --> 00:15:21,367
Tian Yuan.
322
00:15:21,867 --> 00:15:23,633
Go find a grain merchant
for Dong Biquan.
323
00:15:23,867 --> 00:15:25,833
Let him buy enough low-priced grain
324
00:15:25,833 --> 00:15:27,000
to cover the shortage.
325
00:15:27,467 --> 00:15:28,500
Once the deal is done,
326
00:15:28,667 --> 00:15:30,767
go to the prison and find two inmates.
327
00:15:31,500 --> 00:15:32,333
Understood.
328
00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,167
The Commandery Princess has been
relentlessly investigating Gudu Garden.
329
00:15:39,167 --> 00:15:40,567
Dong Biquan had a guilty conscience.
330
00:15:41,167 --> 00:15:43,200
That gave him the final push.
331
00:15:43,367 --> 00:15:44,867
Speeding up his downfall.
332
00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,433
Once again, I've seen firsthand
333
00:15:47,567 --> 00:15:50,967
that your strategies are every bit
the equal of the Commandery Princess's.
334
00:15:54,867 --> 00:15:56,167
As if fate itself,
335
00:15:56,833 --> 00:15:58,833
we're destined to walk the same path.
336
00:15:58,967 --> 00:15:59,600
Your Highness,
337
00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:01,000
why make it sound so complicated?
338
00:16:01,267 --> 00:16:02,000
Just say it.
339
00:16:02,067 --> 00:16:04,033
You think everything
about her is wonderful.
340
00:16:11,500 --> 00:16:13,367
(Taiji Hall)
341
00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:14,433
Your Majesty,
342
00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:15,567
five days ago,
343
00:16:16,033 --> 00:16:19,033
two convicted prisoners escaped
from the prison outside the capital.
344
00:16:19,667 --> 00:16:20,267
In the end,
345
00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,633
they were captured
at an abandoned estate
346
00:16:22,633 --> 00:16:23,633
outside the capital.
347
00:16:24,167 --> 00:16:25,067
Not only that,
348
00:16:25,733 --> 00:16:28,333
but several hundred dan
of grain were also found there.
349
00:16:28,967 --> 00:16:30,633
The grain sacks
350
00:16:31,267 --> 00:16:33,000
bore the markings of tax grain.
351
00:16:35,333 --> 00:16:37,400
Who owns that estate?
352
00:16:38,233 --> 00:16:39,500
Our investigation found
353
00:16:39,867 --> 00:16:42,367
it belongs to Dong Biquan,
Minister of Revenue.
354
00:16:48,900 --> 00:16:50,367
Your Majesty,
355
00:16:50,367 --> 00:16:52,467
I do own an estate outside the capital,
356
00:16:52,500 --> 00:16:54,833
but I've been tied up
with official duties all these years
357
00:16:54,833 --> 00:16:56,167
and have no time to look after it.
358
00:16:56,167 --> 00:16:57,667
So I simply let it fall into disrepair.
359
00:16:57,867 --> 00:16:59,033
I believe
360
00:16:59,167 --> 00:17:01,867
someone may have thought
it was abandoned,
361
00:17:01,867 --> 00:17:03,033
occupied it without permission,
362
00:17:03,033 --> 00:17:04,500
and used it for criminal activities.
363
00:17:04,500 --> 00:17:05,833
That is entirely possible.
364
00:17:06,667 --> 00:17:07,433
Your Majesty,
365
00:17:07,933 --> 00:17:09,867
there are countless estates
outside the capital.
366
00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:11,733
Why did those two convicts
367
00:17:11,733 --> 00:17:13,667
just happen to flee to mine,
368
00:17:14,167 --> 00:17:16,667
and expose a stash of tax grain there?
369
00:17:16,667 --> 00:17:17,967
I believe
370
00:17:19,267 --> 00:17:22,000
someone deliberately framed me.
371
00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:24,767
I beg Your Majesty to see the truth.
372
00:17:25,267 --> 00:17:26,400
Vice Minister Cui.
373
00:17:27,333 --> 00:17:28,400
Yes, Your Majesty.
374
00:17:35,033 --> 00:17:36,400
Do you have any evidence
375
00:17:36,667 --> 00:17:39,600
proving the tax grain
is connected to Minister Dong?
376
00:17:41,067 --> 00:17:42,200
Your Majesty,
377
00:17:43,733 --> 00:17:44,967
a grain merchant from Jiangnan
378
00:17:44,967 --> 00:17:47,933
has submitted evidence that Minister
Dong intended to sell him grain.
379
00:17:47,967 --> 00:17:49,633
Every piece of evidence is conclusive.
380
00:17:49,933 --> 00:17:51,100
And the amount of grain
381
00:17:51,100 --> 00:17:53,600
matches exactly what was found
at Minister Dong's estate.
382
00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:54,467
I'm innocent!
383
00:17:54,733 --> 00:17:56,933
I... I truly am innocent!
384
00:18:01,100 --> 00:18:02,867
I wasn't trying to sell grain.
385
00:18:04,167 --> 00:18:06,467
I was trying to buy it.
386
00:18:08,967 --> 00:18:10,267
Why were you buying grain?
387
00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:12,233
Your Majesty,
388
00:18:12,367 --> 00:18:14,167
after the autumn
grain shipment was seized,
389
00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:15,733
I...
390
00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,767
I feared... feared Your Majesty
would be worried.
391
00:18:18,767 --> 00:18:19,767
So I thought
392
00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:22,567
I'd first purchase part
of the autumn grain,
393
00:18:23,500 --> 00:18:24,733
allocate it to the military,
394
00:18:25,167 --> 00:18:26,633
and keep morale steady.
395
00:18:27,167 --> 00:18:29,200
The autumn grain was seized.
This is no small matter.
396
00:18:29,667 --> 00:18:31,767
Yet Minister Dong
tried to cover it up on his own.
397
00:18:32,267 --> 00:18:32,867
May I ask,
398
00:18:33,633 --> 00:18:34,967
where did the money come from?
399
00:18:40,033 --> 00:18:41,000
Your Majesty,
400
00:18:41,567 --> 00:18:43,800
if the Ministry of Revenue
has embezzled public funds,
401
00:18:44,100 --> 00:18:46,167
it will spread panic
throughout the court
402
00:18:46,167 --> 00:18:48,667
and even among the common people.
403
00:18:49,267 --> 00:18:52,033
This is a crime that threatens
the very foundation of the realm.
404
00:18:52,633 --> 00:18:53,967
I request
405
00:18:54,767 --> 00:18:57,033
a full investigation
of the Ministry of Revenue.
406
00:18:58,567 --> 00:19:00,700
- Your Majesty, authorize
- Your Majesty, authorize
407
00:19:00,733 --> 00:19:02,100
- a full investigation
- a full investigation
408
00:19:02,100 --> 00:19:04,100
- into the Ministry of Revenue.
- into the Ministry of Revenue.
409
00:19:06,300 --> 00:19:07,067
Granted.
410
00:19:30,633 --> 00:19:32,667
What brings the Crown Prince here?
411
00:19:32,900 --> 00:19:34,500
The Ministry of Revenue's corruption,
412
00:19:35,867 --> 00:19:37,267
the empty treasury,
413
00:19:38,033 --> 00:19:39,433
and Ye Qi's rise to power
414
00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:42,233
were all brought
about by you, Minister Dong.
415
00:19:43,367 --> 00:19:44,667
Your Highness,
416
00:19:46,067 --> 00:19:49,067
you actually knew
about my connection to Ye Qi.
417
00:19:55,567 --> 00:19:59,000
You planned all of this
from the very beginning.
418
00:19:59,433 --> 00:20:01,100
After the autumn grain was seized,
419
00:20:01,500 --> 00:20:03,600
I thought replacing the missing grain
420
00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,467
would be enough to cover it up.
421
00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,600
Instead, you turned it
into irrefutable evidence.
422
00:20:10,867 --> 00:20:12,833
Whether it was embezzling
the autumn grain
423
00:20:12,833 --> 00:20:14,400
or siphoning off military supplies,
424
00:20:14,967 --> 00:20:16,400
both are capital crimes.
425
00:20:17,067 --> 00:20:20,267
I underestimated you.
426
00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:21,933
Minister Dong,
427
00:20:22,833 --> 00:20:24,933
what's the point
of dwelling on that now?
428
00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:27,767
Your crimes are beyond forgiveness.
429
00:20:28,267 --> 00:20:29,800
But if you answer my question...
430
00:20:32,567 --> 00:20:34,433
I can spare the rest of your household.
431
00:20:36,967 --> 00:20:38,833
What does Your Highness wish to know?
432
00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,033
There is a rare poison
from the Western Regions.
433
00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,500
It is made from more than a dozen
poisons from Persia and the Uyghurs.
434
00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:51,033
It is exceedingly rare.
435
00:20:51,633 --> 00:20:53,733
Its effects can only
be suppressed temporarily.
436
00:20:53,733 --> 00:20:54,933
It can never be fully cured.
437
00:20:56,533 --> 00:20:59,133
When you oversaw horse affairs
at the Court of Imperial Stables,
438
00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:00,967
did you ever hear of such a poison?
439
00:21:01,733 --> 00:21:04,300
I once knew
440
00:21:04,733 --> 00:21:07,467
a foreign merchant
who dealt in banned drugs.
441
00:21:07,633 --> 00:21:10,100
He mentioned a rare poison
from the Western Regions.
442
00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,467
It sounded very much like
what Your Highness described.
443
00:21:13,733 --> 00:21:14,867
What is his name?
444
00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,033
What does he look like?
445
00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:19,567
Which market did he frequent?
Which trade route did he travel?
446
00:21:19,567 --> 00:21:20,800
Tell me everything you remember.
447
00:21:20,933 --> 00:21:22,600
Leave nothing out.
448
00:21:25,767 --> 00:21:30,233
Can Your Highness
truly spare my wife and children?
449
00:21:37,467 --> 00:21:38,033
Believe me,
450
00:21:39,067 --> 00:21:40,567
and there may still be hope.
451
00:21:41,733 --> 00:21:44,067
If not, your entire household
will still face execution.
452
00:21:49,267 --> 00:21:49,967
There's no rush.
453
00:21:52,433 --> 00:21:54,233
Think it over carefully, Minister Dong.
454
00:21:55,633 --> 00:21:58,967
(Duke of Wei's Manor)
455
00:22:00,033 --> 00:22:02,933
I heard His Majesty praised
Crown Prince's benevolence today.
456
00:22:03,767 --> 00:22:04,600
Indeed.
457
00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:06,600
Benevolent to the very end.
458
00:22:07,733 --> 00:22:09,433
That doesn't sound
459
00:22:09,667 --> 00:22:11,767
like your true opinion, Your Highness.
460
00:22:12,433 --> 00:22:13,300
Why not?
461
00:22:13,967 --> 00:22:14,867
Toward his officials,
462
00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:17,433
he argued that the families should not
be punished for their crimes
463
00:22:17,433 --> 00:22:18,767
and spared their wives and children.
464
00:22:18,867 --> 00:22:20,167
A display of mercy and compassion.
465
00:22:20,167 --> 00:22:20,800
(Fucui Pavilion)
466
00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:21,667
Toward the military,
467
00:22:21,767 --> 00:22:24,600
he donated the East Palace's own wealth
to replenish military provisions,
468
00:22:24,633 --> 00:22:26,633
steadying morale and putting
the greater good first.
469
00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:28,033
Toward His Majesty,
470
00:22:28,067 --> 00:22:30,833
he proposed that military supplies
be distributed on schedule,
471
00:22:30,900 --> 00:22:33,100
showing the responsibility
expected of the heir apparent.
472
00:22:33,233 --> 00:22:35,467
From top to bottom, inside and out,
473
00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:37,233
no one has a bad word to say about him.
474
00:22:38,500 --> 00:22:40,000
Nor can anyone find reason to doubt him.
475
00:22:40,633 --> 00:22:41,833
What I cannot tell is
476
00:22:42,233 --> 00:22:43,500
whether all of this
477
00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:45,100
comes from genuine benevolence,
478
00:22:45,733 --> 00:22:47,200
or from a masterfully laid scheme.
479
00:22:48,467 --> 00:22:49,467
Your Highness,
480
00:22:50,100 --> 00:22:51,567
could the Crown Prince
481
00:22:51,567 --> 00:22:53,767
really be that calculating?
482
00:22:54,933 --> 00:22:56,633
Aren't we living proof?
483
00:22:56,967 --> 00:22:58,767
Even now, we still
can't see through him.
484
00:23:00,067 --> 00:23:01,033
Xihe.
485
00:23:03,667 --> 00:23:04,633
Have you heard?
486
00:23:04,767 --> 00:23:05,767
His Majesty has ordered
487
00:23:05,767 --> 00:23:07,033
that military grain supplies
be fully replenished.
488
00:23:07,167 --> 00:23:07,933
I have.
489
00:23:07,933 --> 00:23:08,833
It's good news.
490
00:23:09,100 --> 00:23:10,367
I told my father
491
00:23:10,367 --> 00:23:11,300
about it.
492
00:23:11,667 --> 00:23:12,800
He told me to pay my respects
493
00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:14,567
to the soldiers
of Shunan who fell in battle.
494
00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,033
Would you like to come with me?
495
00:23:16,033 --> 00:23:17,467
To pay tribute to the fallen soldiers?
496
00:23:17,467 --> 00:23:18,067
That's right.
497
00:23:19,433 --> 00:23:20,933
Didn't the Duke of Wei
498
00:23:20,933 --> 00:23:23,667
also ask you to honor
the fallen soldiers of northwest?
499
00:23:24,167 --> 00:23:25,433
Of course he did.
500
00:23:26,067 --> 00:23:27,167
In that case,
501
00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:28,367
let's go together.
502
00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:29,267
All right.
503
00:23:30,567 --> 00:23:37,333
(Loyal Souls Shine Forever)
504
00:23:51,867 --> 00:23:52,767
Your Highness.
505
00:24:02,033 --> 00:24:03,233
Greetings, Prince Lie.
506
00:24:03,933 --> 00:24:05,100
Greetings, Your Highness.
507
00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,500
Are you here to pay tribute
to the fallen soldiers as well?
508
00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:11,033
Yes.
509
00:24:11,233 --> 00:24:12,167
My father always told me
510
00:24:12,167 --> 00:24:14,000
to come here every Qingming and
Ghost Festival to pay tribute to them.
511
00:24:14,067 --> 00:24:15,567
It's the same
for Commandery Princess.
512
00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:18,300
The Duke and the Marquis love their
country as they do their own family
513
00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:20,100
and cherish their soldiers
like their own sons.
514
00:24:20,133 --> 00:24:21,433
I have nothing but admiration.
515
00:24:23,167 --> 00:24:24,233
Why is
516
00:24:24,467 --> 00:24:25,467
this tomb empty?
517
00:24:31,833 --> 00:24:33,800
The soldiers fought bravely
on the battlefield.
518
00:24:34,033 --> 00:24:35,833
Many of them could not
even have their remains
519
00:24:35,833 --> 00:24:36,800
brought home for burial.
520
00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:38,567
All that could be laid to rest
521
00:24:38,967 --> 00:24:40,400
were broken arrows and jade pendants.
522
00:24:43,467 --> 00:24:45,233
They were heroes
who defended our country,
523
00:24:46,033 --> 00:24:48,667
and brothers who fought beside me
through life and death.
524
00:24:49,467 --> 00:24:51,400
Even if all that remains
is a single keepsake
525
00:24:51,833 --> 00:24:52,833
or a letter from home,
526
00:24:54,467 --> 00:24:56,467
I will bring it back
and give them a proper burial,
527
00:24:57,667 --> 00:24:59,700
so future generations
will remember them.
528
00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:02,633
Well said, Your Highness.
529
00:25:06,433 --> 00:25:07,633
Now that Dong Biquan has fallen,
530
00:25:07,767 --> 00:25:10,200
the funds withheld from Gudu Garden
have finally been restored.
531
00:25:11,167 --> 00:25:12,233
We owe it all to you.
532
00:25:12,867 --> 00:25:13,500
On behalf
533
00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:16,400
of the fallen soldiers
and the orphans they left behind,
534
00:25:17,900 --> 00:25:19,100
I offer my deepest thanks.
535
00:25:24,267 --> 00:25:25,400
Your hand is injured.
536
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:29,267
It's only a scratch.
537
00:25:29,633 --> 00:25:30,167
It's nothing.
538
00:25:31,267 --> 00:25:31,833
Mo Yu,
539
00:25:32,633 --> 00:25:33,733
bring me the medicine kit.
540
00:26:22,100 --> 00:26:22,633
All done.
541
00:26:24,567 --> 00:26:25,467
Thank you.
542
00:26:42,067 --> 00:26:44,600
He's truly a remarkable young man.
543
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:46,433
Among all the princes,
544
00:26:46,733 --> 00:26:48,967
Prince Lie is a rare military talent.
545
00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,433
It's rare to hear you speak
so highly of someone.
546
00:26:52,667 --> 00:26:54,200
Xihe, you may not know this.
547
00:26:54,267 --> 00:26:56,467
Prince Lie's maternal family,
the Rong family,
548
00:26:56,467 --> 00:26:57,767
comes from a family of generals.
549
00:26:57,933 --> 00:26:59,667
His maternal grandfather, General Rong,
550
00:26:59,667 --> 00:27:00,633
fell in battle.
551
00:27:01,033 --> 00:27:02,433
Of his four sons,
552
00:27:02,667 --> 00:27:03,800
two died in battle.
553
00:27:04,033 --> 00:27:04,967
A family of heroes.
554
00:27:05,467 --> 00:27:06,900
The Crown Prince is in frail health.
555
00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:08,233
If he were to die young,
556
00:27:08,233 --> 00:27:09,067
everyone knows
557
00:27:09,067 --> 00:27:10,567
Prince Xin is more than capable.
558
00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:11,867
Otherwise,
559
00:27:11,867 --> 00:27:14,500
His Majesty would never have
let the Rong family and Prince Lie
560
00:27:14,500 --> 00:27:16,233
hold military command for so many years.
561
00:27:20,267 --> 00:27:22,867
I just saw that Xihe seems to admire
562
00:27:22,867 --> 00:27:23,833
Prince Lie quite a bit.
563
00:27:24,067 --> 00:27:25,367
You're from northwest.
564
00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,567
Could it be that you prefer
more masculine men?
565
00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,467
Do not presume to know another's heart.
566
00:27:33,100 --> 00:27:35,633
Simply wait and see.
567
00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:50,300
Please.
568
00:28:00,300 --> 00:28:02,267
Crown Prince
always keeps his plans well hidden.
569
00:28:02,567 --> 00:28:04,000
He rarely summons all of us together.
570
00:28:04,667 --> 00:28:06,167
Is there something urgent today?
571
00:28:06,767 --> 00:28:07,800
These past few days,
572
00:28:09,467 --> 00:28:12,200
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
and Changying have grown quite close.
573
00:28:12,833 --> 00:28:13,933
And Zhaoning...
574
00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,433
It's hard for any man
not to fall for her.
575
00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:21,667
Your Highness,
576
00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:23,067
how about
577
00:28:23,267 --> 00:28:25,567
arranging an unmatched beauty
for Prince Lie?
578
00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:26,967
You mean...
579
00:28:28,433 --> 00:28:29,233
using a honey trap?
580
00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,667
I don't like using women
to achieve my goals.
581
00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:35,600
In this world,
582
00:28:36,433 --> 00:28:38,567
life is already unfair enough for women.
583
00:28:39,100 --> 00:28:40,167
I'd rather
584
00:28:40,933 --> 00:28:42,000
make use of men.
585
00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:43,400
A handsome man trap?
586
00:28:47,733 --> 00:28:48,433
Me?
587
00:28:48,567 --> 00:28:49,933
Your martial arts are exceptional.
588
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,367
Changying admires martial prowess.
589
00:28:51,433 --> 00:28:53,767
Prince Lie is well-versed
in every style of martial arts.
590
00:28:54,067 --> 00:28:55,667
After no more than five exchanges,
591
00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:57,600
he would figure out where I came from.
592
00:28:57,733 --> 00:28:58,833
I'm afraid...
593
00:28:59,367 --> 00:29:01,033
I could never escape his notice.
594
00:29:05,333 --> 00:29:07,433
I'd like to help ease
Your Highness's burden as well.
595
00:29:07,833 --> 00:29:10,100
It's just that Bu Shulin follows me
around every single day.
596
00:29:10,133 --> 00:29:11,300
Wherever I go, he goes.
597
00:29:11,333 --> 00:29:13,467
If I start meeting with Prince Lie,
598
00:29:13,567 --> 00:29:15,233
he'll definitely come and make trouble.
599
00:29:31,967 --> 00:29:34,000
Why are the three of you
looking at me like that?
600
00:29:34,033 --> 00:29:34,867
Your Highness,
601
00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:37,233
the three of us are all in agreement.
602
00:29:37,733 --> 00:29:38,433
This time,
603
00:29:39,267 --> 00:29:40,600
you'll have to handle it yourself.
604
00:29:43,500 --> 00:29:46,633
(Moyang Martial Hall)
605
00:29:53,167 --> 00:29:53,767
You.
606
00:29:54,367 --> 00:29:55,200
Don't move.
607
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:56,500
Turn around.
608
00:29:56,767 --> 00:29:57,567
Who are you?
609
00:30:03,767 --> 00:30:05,100
You're just a sickly invalid.
610
00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,633
Hand over
everything valuable you've got.
611
00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:09,933
Don't make me do it myself.
612
00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,267
It's the imperial capital,
right beneath His Majesty's rule,
613
00:30:12,267 --> 00:30:13,500
and you're robbing me
in broad daylight?
614
00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:14,467
Quit dragging this out.
615
00:30:14,467 --> 00:30:15,233
(Crown Prince?)
616
00:30:15,233 --> 00:30:15,833
Hand it over.
617
00:30:17,633 --> 00:30:18,267
Is that all?
618
00:30:18,467 --> 00:30:19,567
That's really everything.
619
00:30:19,933 --> 00:30:21,200
Just so you won't report me,
620
00:30:21,367 --> 00:30:22,467
I'll send you on your way!
621
00:31:45,500 --> 00:31:47,033
Thank you for coming to my aid in time.
622
00:31:47,633 --> 00:31:49,100
If you hadn't arrived when you did,
623
00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:50,700
I would've been powerless to resist.
624
00:31:53,033 --> 00:31:54,167
There's no need to thank me.
625
00:31:54,500 --> 00:31:56,567
I'll have someone
escort you back to the East Palace.
626
00:31:56,567 --> 00:31:57,333
I'll take my leave.
627
00:31:57,467 --> 00:31:58,067
Changying.
628
00:32:02,367 --> 00:32:03,567
Will you keep me company
629
00:32:05,300 --> 00:32:06,267
and have a drink with me
630
00:32:06,833 --> 00:32:07,600
to calm my nerves?
631
00:32:15,033 --> 00:32:15,667
Huayong,
632
00:32:16,367 --> 00:32:17,300
it's so late.
633
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:18,767
Why did you come out alone?
634
00:32:18,767 --> 00:32:21,100
I was feeling stifled,
so I came out for some air. Come.
635
00:32:27,033 --> 00:32:28,400
With this frail body of mine,
636
00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:30,000
I can only drown my sorrows in liquor.
637
00:32:30,300 --> 00:32:31,267
Unlike you, Changying,
638
00:32:31,733 --> 00:32:34,033
a young general
galloping across the battlefield.
639
00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:35,900
How exhilarating that must be.
640
00:32:37,367 --> 00:32:39,000
Yet here I am in the imperial capital,
641
00:32:39,033 --> 00:32:40,800
unable to reclaim
our lost lands for Daxing
642
00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:41,767
or expand its borders.
643
00:32:42,967 --> 00:32:44,767
What kind of young general
does that make me?
644
00:32:47,233 --> 00:32:47,867
Huayong,
645
00:32:49,367 --> 00:32:50,367
do you truly
646
00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,633
intend to marry
Commandery Princess Zhaoning?
647
00:32:52,867 --> 00:32:54,567
To seek the hand of a lady in marriage
648
00:32:54,767 --> 00:32:55,667
is no trivial matter.
649
00:33:02,700 --> 00:33:05,333
We both seek the hand
of Commandery Princess Zhaoning.
650
00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:06,633
Then let us compete honorably,
651
00:33:07,067 --> 00:33:08,067
open and aboveboard,
652
00:33:08,133 --> 00:33:09,733
each relying on his own merits.
653
00:33:09,733 --> 00:33:11,767
It need not damage
the bond between us as brothers.
654
00:33:12,467 --> 00:33:13,433
A true man
655
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,667
should wield integrity as his sword.
656
00:33:16,667 --> 00:33:18,233
Even if one of us loses in love,
657
00:33:18,633 --> 00:33:20,867
we can still share
a drink beneath the rosy skies
658
00:33:21,267 --> 00:33:22,967
until we're both drunk
on the evening glow.
659
00:33:23,567 --> 00:33:24,300
Well said.
660
00:33:25,667 --> 00:33:26,267
Huayong,
661
00:33:27,067 --> 00:33:28,167
allow me to toast you.
662
00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:30,633
Come.
663
00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:37,733
Changying,
664
00:33:39,067 --> 00:33:40,433
will you accompany me tomorrow
665
00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:41,933
on a hunting trip?
666
00:33:52,433 --> 00:33:52,967
Changying,
667
00:33:53,033 --> 00:33:54,767
let's see which of us comes out on top.
668
00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:08,467
Come, Changying.
669
00:34:09,100 --> 00:34:09,633
Come.
670
00:34:10,700 --> 00:34:11,367
Huayong.
671
00:34:24,433 --> 00:34:25,800
There's an ancestral hall nearby.
672
00:34:25,900 --> 00:34:27,167
Why don't we take shelter there?
673
00:34:27,567 --> 00:34:28,200
All right.
674
00:34:31,033 --> 00:34:31,633
Let's go.
675
00:34:32,267 --> 00:34:38,100
(Loyalty Strong as Gold and Stone)
676
00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:43,800
"I would give my life
to save my country,
677
00:34:44,433 --> 00:34:46,100
and face death
as though returning home."
678
00:34:46,833 --> 00:34:47,767
This inscription
679
00:34:47,867 --> 00:34:49,833
(Meng Fei)
was written by General Meng himself.
680
00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:51,200
Its structure is upright,
681
00:34:51,333 --> 00:34:52,633
with powerful rhythm and flow.
682
00:34:52,633 --> 00:34:54,833
Only one who is truly loyal
to his sovereign and country
683
00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:56,667
could write such calligraphy.
684
00:34:58,167 --> 00:34:59,667
I can almost picture
685
00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:01,767
his brush dancing across the page.
686
00:35:03,433 --> 00:35:04,633
You're a young hero yourself.
687
00:35:05,367 --> 00:35:06,833
No wonder you understand how he felt.
688
00:35:08,367 --> 00:35:09,000
Huayong,
689
00:35:09,500 --> 00:35:10,933
you're giving me far too much credit.
690
00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:12,867
How could I
691
00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:15,167
possibly compare myself
to the Martial Saint?
692
00:35:16,467 --> 00:35:17,267
Why not?
693
00:35:18,367 --> 00:35:19,433
Before you were even fifteen,
694
00:35:19,833 --> 00:35:21,100
you could draw a 150 kg bow
695
00:35:21,233 --> 00:35:22,667
and wield an eight-stone crossbow.
696
00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:24,333
The whole realm was astonished.
697
00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:26,367
At seventeen,
you entered the battlefield
698
00:35:26,833 --> 00:35:29,033
and captured or slew
enemy generals time and again.
699
00:35:29,233 --> 00:35:30,500
Before you even turned twenty,
700
00:35:30,567 --> 00:35:32,167
you had already become
your grandfather's
701
00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:33,200
most trusted general.
702
00:35:33,433 --> 00:35:35,000
In the campaign against Wenyu,
703
00:35:35,500 --> 00:35:36,800
you won thirteen major victories
704
00:35:36,900 --> 00:35:38,767
and earned a legendary name
on the battlefield.
705
00:35:39,167 --> 00:35:40,800
I didn't expect you to remember so much.
706
00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:42,000
Far more than that.
707
00:35:42,033 --> 00:35:44,600
Your heroic deeds have long spread
throughout the imperial capital.
708
00:35:45,567 --> 00:35:46,500
Your grandfather
709
00:35:47,467 --> 00:35:48,600
was especially proud of you.
710
00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:54,933
My grandfather devoted his life to war.
711
00:35:56,233 --> 00:35:57,000
I remember
712
00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,567
the last time he marched into battle,
713
00:36:01,067 --> 00:36:02,467
he was already sixty-four years old.
714
00:36:02,667 --> 00:36:04,800
He fought to defend our borders
for four full years.
715
00:36:05,967 --> 00:36:07,167
When he lay dying,
716
00:36:08,767 --> 00:36:10,467
he was still filled with grief and fury.
717
00:36:10,767 --> 00:36:12,667
With his last ounce
of strength, he cried out,
718
00:36:13,267 --> 00:36:14,167
"Kill the enemy!
719
00:36:14,867 --> 00:36:15,633
Kill the enemy!"
720
00:36:19,767 --> 00:36:21,633
To honor your grandfather,
721
00:36:21,933 --> 00:36:24,033
Father bestowed
these words upon his epitaph,
722
00:36:24,700 --> 00:36:25,967
"Heroic and Upright."
723
00:36:28,767 --> 00:36:30,067
He truly deserved
724
00:36:31,233 --> 00:36:32,667
those three words throughout his life.
725
00:36:35,500 --> 00:36:36,167
Changying,
726
00:36:36,433 --> 00:36:38,033
you now command the Anlan Army.
727
00:36:38,167 --> 00:36:39,933
If you also marry
Commandery Princess Zhaoning,
728
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,767
more than half
of Great Xing's military power
729
00:36:41,767 --> 00:36:42,800
will fall into your hands.
730
00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:45,367
At court, those noble families
with their own agendas
731
00:36:45,567 --> 00:36:46,967
will surely unite against you.
732
00:36:47,267 --> 00:36:48,500
Under such immense pressure,
733
00:36:48,533 --> 00:36:49,600
Father, to protect you,
734
00:36:49,633 --> 00:36:51,700
will certainly strip you
of your military command
735
00:36:51,700 --> 00:36:53,967
and bring you back to the imperial
capital to serve as a court official.
736
00:36:54,033 --> 00:36:54,767
If that happens,
737
00:36:55,233 --> 00:36:56,767
you'll never again have the chance
738
00:36:56,767 --> 00:36:58,467
to fulfill
your grandfather's final wish.
739
00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:10,600
You're right.
740
00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:12,367
Everything you've said,
741
00:37:12,500 --> 00:37:13,633
I had never considered before.
742
00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:16,100
Thank you for your guidance.
743
00:37:17,433 --> 00:37:19,333
The young should aspire
to soar like great swans.
744
00:37:19,333 --> 00:37:21,333
They should ride swift steeds
across the open plains.
745
00:37:21,367 --> 00:37:22,167
You and I,
746
00:37:22,333 --> 00:37:23,267
shall stand side by side
747
00:37:23,833 --> 00:37:25,967
and fulfill our ambitions together.
748
00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:42,933
Your Highness!
749
00:37:45,467 --> 00:37:46,167
Who
750
00:37:46,367 --> 00:37:47,767
tried to harm Zhaoning?
751
00:37:47,767 --> 00:37:49,267
If she doesn't receive better treatment,
752
00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:51,933
I'm afraid she'll spend the rest
of her life confined to this sickbed.
753
00:37:51,967 --> 00:37:52,467
Your Highness,
754
00:37:52,533 --> 00:37:53,767
are you truly going in person?
755
00:37:53,767 --> 00:37:56,000
The extreme cold will worsen
the poison inside your body.
756
00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:57,233
The danger will be immense.
757
00:37:57,267 --> 00:38:01,433
♪How can you be this wonderful?♪
758
00:38:03,433 --> 00:38:06,367
♪I've hidden so many words♪
759
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,800
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪
760
00:38:10,667 --> 00:38:17,633
♪So never uncover♪
761
00:38:17,833 --> 00:38:20,167
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪
762
00:38:21,300 --> 00:38:24,033
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪
763
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:30,333
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪
764
00:38:32,100 --> 00:38:34,933
♪Every answer I gave♪
765
00:38:35,733 --> 00:38:38,567
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪
766
00:38:39,367 --> 00:38:42,733
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪
767
00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,300
♪How hard it truly was?♪
768
00:38:49,267 --> 00:38:52,700
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪
769
00:38:53,700 --> 00:38:56,033
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪
770
00:38:57,300 --> 00:39:03,067
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪
771
00:39:04,467 --> 00:39:07,600
♪It's a shame I never could♪
772
00:39:08,067 --> 00:39:11,067
♪Give you a moon in return♪
773
00:39:11,167 --> 00:39:17,800
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪
774
00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:21,467
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪
775
00:39:22,367 --> 00:39:25,100
♪Never knowing I was lost♪
776
00:39:25,567 --> 00:39:28,667
♪Why don't you take me away?♪
777
00:39:29,133 --> 00:39:35,067
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪
778
00:39:36,467 --> 00:39:40,033
♪You'll never♪
779
00:39:40,300 --> 00:39:49,767
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪
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