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Ladies, Mr. Qiu is here!
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Sir, you're here
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Come up here
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Sir, come over here
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Mr. Zhao, he's here
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You're here, Mr. Qiu
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My fellow townsman
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And this mister is?
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Mr. Qiu, this is Chunlan
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Mr. Zhao booked her especially for you
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- Serve Mr. Qiu well, Chunlan. - Of course
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Be sure to give him a good time
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- Mr. Qiu, come sit! - No
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I'm not up for that today
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I'll just have a seat
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Can't let my wife know about this
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Look at you, my!
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Relax, Mr. Qiu. I'll guarantee
no one will know
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Everyone here
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has their lips sealed tight!
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- Exactly! - Yeah
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Let's go, Mr. Qiu
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Then… then I'll…
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- Here, Mr. Zhao. - Come sit here.
- I'd say
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- Sit well, now. - Sure
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Look at Mr. Qiu's cute face,
what a blessed look!
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Me, cute?
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Mr. Zhao, can we serve the food
and drinks now?
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No rush, wait a moment
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Why don't you both go out for a while?
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Mr. Qiu and I shall have a quick word
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Let's go
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Mr. Qiu
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Mr. Qiu
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Mr. Qiu!
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Mr. Sun
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It's not that I don't respect you
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As you know
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our very own Lord Ming
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is famous in court for his brashness
and explosive temper
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He's the last person you can
negotiate with
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Yeah
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All the civic and military courtiers
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know very well Lord Ming Fei's
as clean as a chalk
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and full of righteous pride
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That's why, concerning this matter
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don't expect His Lordship to do it
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If he so much as hears it
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he'd be blowing his top
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Actually, there are more than a few ways
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to perform a task
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Sir Butler
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when the waterways are blocked,
we can take the roads
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If the straight road won't do, then we'll make a detour
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Detour?
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Yes. For example
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if we can't talk your master into it
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then we might as well not tell him
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I'd say! It's good that you came
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why bring stuff and all?
We're fellow townsfolk
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But… I don't think
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we can do this without telling
Dongfang Shuo
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about it
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You see, who in Chang'an City
will believe me?
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Don't panic. Hear me out, why don't you?
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Go on, go on
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You're Dongfang Shuo's brother-in-law
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Who doesn't know that, right?
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But of course. Even His Majesty knows
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That's it
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As long as you speak on behalf
of Dongfang Shuo
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while asking for help, won't people
believe you?
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But if this goes out
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and Dongfang Shuo got wind of it
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By that time, what's done is done
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At most, he'd admonish you
with a few lines
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Yeah. By then, I'd have taken these ingots
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and used them all up!
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Even if Dongfang Shuo found out
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there won't be any gold to return you
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Sharp one, Mr. Qiu, you catch on quick
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We're from the same hometown, I got you
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Ming Fei's butler didn't agree to it initially
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Then I added a hundred taels
of gold for him
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and that sold him
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You told him how to do it?
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I did. He's to act on behalf of Ming Fei
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and go to Lord Wang directly
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Greetings, my lord
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Are things at your end settled too?
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My lord, I went by your instructions
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and settled things with Qiu Hu too
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OK. Now both of you need only wait for your turn
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to step into office
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This Zhao You
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He's not just a fellow Shandong villager
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There's a time when our family was poor
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Dongfang Shuo was a lazybum
who couldn't work
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and only knew how to eat
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Back then, Zhao You
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often helped to cover our expenses
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Now that he came with a request
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there's no way we can turn him down, no?
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The appointment of officials
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has always been handled by Gongsun Hong and Wang Huai'e
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as proxies to the Prime Minister
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Gongsun Hong spends all his days
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teaching at the Grand Academy
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So in fact, it's really just up
to Wang Huai'e alone
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See, that's the thing
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It's all Dongfang Shuo's fault
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So much for receiving a prized sword
from His Majesty
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Not content with baring his fangs all day
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he even killed Lord Wang's father
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Now look at him
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he's got to ask favors from who else?
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My goodness. He made himself
unwelcome
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so how could he speak up?
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This Zhao You you speak of
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If Dongfang Shuo nominates him
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Wang Huai'e will surely cuss him out
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Well, that's why
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Dongfang Shuo has thought of you,
Brother Gan
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This fellow townsman of yours,
is he literate?
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Yes
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If he's illiterate, where'd he get the guts
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and become a nominee?
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How about
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I let him stay with me
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as an attendant in charge
of manuscripts?
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Great, just great!
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I'll get someone to write a recommendation letter right away
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to be sent to the Palace
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Don't worry
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Although Wang Huai'e finds me
a nuisance as well
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- he still won't ignore me. - Right
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Right
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Thanks!
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Your Majesty, within just a few days
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I already found evidence
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of several courtiers selling venal offices
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Qiankunzi
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I don't need these facts now
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What's urgent for me now is insufficient funds in the treasury
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Yes. But I need these facts to stuff
their mouths shut
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Just think, Your Majesty
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If these senior courtiers are themselves dishonest
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they wouldn't dare meddle
in other's business
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This idea of yours
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may suffice to stuff the mouths of wayward senior courtiers
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But not for men like Dongfang Shuo
and Ming Fei
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Oddly enough, Your Majesty
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among the senior courtiers I caught engaging in bribery
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these two sanctimonious, upright men are included
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- The two of them? - Yes
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Dongfang Shuo, Ming Fei?
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My words don't bear weight
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Your Majesty may order Zhang Tang
to investigate
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Your Majesty, I'm wrongly accused!
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This was all done by Ji Xing
behind my back
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I didn't know a thing about it
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- Zhang Tang. - Yes, Your Majesty
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Have you interrogated Ji Xing?
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Your Majesty, I have not
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Then get Ji Xing to the Minister of Justice
for interrogation right away
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I'd like to see
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if it's a case of Ji Xing doing things
behind Ming Fei's back
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or if Ming Fei was behind it and is denying involvement
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I accept and obey
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Dismissed
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Thank you, Your Majesty
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- Your Majesty, I have another report.
- Speak
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This time, I am reporting Superior Grand Master Dongfang Shuo
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Dongfang Shuo?
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What about him now?
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I'm also reporting Dongfang Shuo
for accepting bribes
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and sneaking in a crony
by way of venal office
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Who did Dongfang Shuo nominate?
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Your Majesty, Dongfang Shuo
is sly by nature
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He did not step out in person
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but sent Gan Fu to do it
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Gan Fu
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Yes, Your Majesty
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Did that happen?
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It's like this
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His brother-in-law, Qiu Hu, requested me
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Dongfang Shuo did not know
of the matter
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Your Majesty
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The man Gan Fu nominated is called Zhao You
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He's now working as an attendant
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Dongfang Shuo
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Yes, Your Majesty
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What do you have to say about this?
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I…
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I still bear some guilt
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Be specific. What should be done to you?
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Be stripped of my post, and expelled
from court
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I'll proffer my trade on the streets…
or do hard labor
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Planning to escape? Not so fast!
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I've decided
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to demote you to Halberdier
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You'll stand guard in court for me
every day, halberd in hand
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And you can't talk. Just stay still
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If you dare make a sound, you'll get a hundred slashes of the whip
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- That's… as good as stifling me to death. - Shut up
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From now on, if you dare make a sound
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my whip will immediately
be brought forward
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Come back. Where are you going?
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Go
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Your Majesty
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- I wish to make a statement. - Speak
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I think, it's better to guide
than to suppress
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better to boost income
than restrict spending
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If Your Majesty wishes to eliminate
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venal offices once and for all,
the best way
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is to let the court take charge of the sales
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Openly name the price for the post, and get the court to sell publicly
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Your Majesty
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So you've come to this!
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Look at him, Your Majesty
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- Qiankunzi. - Yes, Your Majesty
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Continue
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Your Majesty
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Your Majesty. Right now, the country is plagued, the treasury is empty
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In my opinion, since venal offices
cannot be eliminated
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the imperial court should
put them up openly
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Announce the trading prices for the various post ranks
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Abundant funds will flow into the treasury
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while there'll be no more officials selling posts for personal gain
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Seems reasonable
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Well, that way
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I will have the funds to attack the Xiongnu while ensuring
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- disaster relief. - Yes
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But this so-called sale of offices
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No, Your Majesty. I think this shall not be called a sale
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It can be called voluntary donations
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- How about that, voluntary donations?
- OK
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- So the court is neither forcing
nor selling. - Yes
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- Whether one wishes to donate
is fully voluntary. - Yes
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Your Majesty
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Your Majesty, I do have some worries
if that were the case
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What are you worried about?
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Since a post can be confirmed by way of donations
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I am worried that no one
will study anymore
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Your Majesty, I think both policies
can be run in tandem
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Those who excel in studies can still rise as officials
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OK
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Then I'll approve the proposal
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Thank you, Your Majesty
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You both are to draft a set of specific regulations
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We'll discuss about it in the
next morning court
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I accept and obey
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Court dismissed
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I don't know what to make of you!
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You happy now?
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Halberdier
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One month's stipend
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gets us two meager meals a day
or the whole family
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and that won't even last for half a month!
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You want us to starve to death?
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How would I know someone will snitch?
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- Don't you use your brain? - My lady
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- You! - Don't get mad
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You can't put the whole blame
on our brother
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Someone had deliberately set a trap
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to lure him into the pit
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Why did they do that?
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Because of me
269
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For me and my priceless mouth
that no money can buy
270
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In any case, flies don't target good eggs
271
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If you weren't so blinded by money, you wouldn't fall into the trap!
272
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Calm down, don't fret now
273
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Bro
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00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:35,760
Where's that 500 taels of gold?
275
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In… in my room
276
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Go get them out here
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Go
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00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,480
You don't want to? Planning to keep it for yourself?
279
00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:49,200
Aren't you afraid your sis
will rip off your ear?
280
00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:50,760
What's there to discuss? Hand it over!
281
00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,720
That… that 500 taels of gold… is no more
282
00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,080
You spent it? How much of it?
283
00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,800
- I used up fifty taels - Fifty?
284
00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,000
You spent 50 taels in just a few days?
285
00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:02,880
Whatever did you do?
286
00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,280
That's 50 taels of gold
287
00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:09,200
If you bought food with it
288
00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,480
it would stuff ten Qiu Hus!
289
00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,160
Buy necessities and it would fill two whole houses
290
00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,480
How wasteful is that?
291
00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,960
That doesn't sound like you too!
292
00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:20,720
Out with it, where'd it go?
293
00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,760
That time, you were with that guy
called what, Zhao You?
294
00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,280
Where did you meet again?
295
00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:33,320
The Hidden Haven
296
00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,560
Enough. Ask no more
297
00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:38,160
Bro!
298
00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,520
Those 50 taels of gold
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00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:43,000
have all gone into the pockets
300
00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,320
of all those ladies at the Hidden Haven
301
00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:45,600
No, I didn't do it!
302
00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,680
You still denying? You really didn't?
303
00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,160
- I really didn't! - Fine!
304
00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,600
I don't want your sis to accuse you
either
305
00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:54,120
Go with me and pay a visit to the Hidden Haven
306
00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,440
We'll head to the Hidden Haven. Let's go
307
00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:57,560
- Go! - Bro! - Let's go!
308
00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,280
I beg you, can we not go to
the Hidden Haven?
309
00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:01,840
- Bro! - Great
310
00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,000
So you've grown a pair, huh? That's how low you've gone, huh!
311
00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,280
- Sis! - You! - I beg you
312
00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,880
Please don't ever let Lüyu
know about this
313
00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,080
I won't do it again!
314
00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:13,840
I'm an ass!
315
00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,760
Fine. Go get the gold first
316
00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:17,920
I'll get it right away
317
00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:21,720
Hurry up
318
00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,440
What now? There's a fifty-tael gap
319
00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:34,840
What else? He spent what he spent
320
00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,040
I mean, how are you going to face
Zhang Tang?
321
00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:38,880
He'll come to confiscate the money
very soon
322
00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,080
Zhang Tang? Ignore him!
323
00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,040
- Can you? - Why can't I?
324
00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:44,720
Those 500 taels of gold
325
00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:48,000
are what cost me my post of Superior Grand Master of the Palace!
326
00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:50,400
Five hundred taels of gold, you say?
327
00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:54,640
I won't even part with a jot of it! None!
328
00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:02,160
Your Majesty
329
00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:06,600
Yesterday, I had sent men to both residences to collect the bribes
330
00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:07,960
Ming Fei's butler
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00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,840
had handed in 500 taels of gold in full
332
00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,680
But Dongfang Shuo had refused
to hand it over
333
00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,440
Your Majesty, please hand Dongfang Shuo to me for his crimes
334
00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,640
Dongfang Shuo. Why didn't you
hand it over?
335
00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,360
Dongfang Shuo, I'm asking you
a question
336
00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:33,400
Why didn't he pay up?
337
00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:37,000
- Dongfang Shuo said that the gold is gone. - Nonsense!
338
00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:41,200
There's no way 500 taels of gold can all be spent in a few days
339
00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,880
He said he'd been riddled with trials
and debts these past years
340
00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:47,080
Once he got the gold
341
00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,880
- all the debtors pounced on him
and grabbed all of it. - All?
342
00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:54,040
Even so, that won't do
343
00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:56,880
As long as it's bribe money, it's got to be pursued
344
00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:58,760
I accept and obey
345
00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:09,080
Alright, that's it for Dongfang Shuo's
case today
346
00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:13,960
- Qiankunzi, Wang Huai'e. - Yes, Your Majesty
347
00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:21,000
How's the regulation draft coming along
from you both?
348
00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,320
Your Majesty, according to your decree
349
00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,400
I have drafted detailed regulations
to be implemented
350
00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,120
for your perusal
351
00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:42,520
- Qiankunzi. - Yes, Your Majesty
352
00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,240
You stated here
353
00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:45,640
that every donating officer
354
00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,560
- must be recommended by a Capital official. - Yes
355
00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:50,200
And then
356
00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:54,280
- report to Wang Huai'e at his office.
- Yes
357
00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:55,560
Why is that?
358
00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:56,560
Your Majesty
359
00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,000
I am worried there will be
too many donators
360
00:19:00,120 --> 00:19:01,800
and if all of them head to the Defender-in-chief
361
00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:03,440
Lord Wang might be overwhelmed
362
00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:05,200
So I suggested
363
00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,240
that all the Capital officials made a preliminary screening
364
00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:13,440
and root out those who look indecent or weak-willed
365
00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:17,520
Afterward, Lord Wang and I will apply due consideration
366
00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,720
to prevent those without the capacity
from being employed
367
00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:24,080
Your Majesty, this two-tiered selection process
368
00:19:24,120 --> 00:19:27,680
will greatly aid the upholding of standards. I agree with it
369
00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:31,480
Look, Your Majesty
370
00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:34,360
so many senior courtiers
are willing to step up
371
00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,440
It is a testament to how your
wise decisions
372
00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,680
sit well with the officials, Your Majesty
373
00:19:40,120 --> 00:19:43,280
Your Majesty, I have another suggestion
374
00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:49,600
Why not go one step further, and give
375
00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,600
the authority to select candidates
376
00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,800
to the various senior courtiers?
377
00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:56,640
Let them bear more responsibility
378
00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:00,560
Lord Wang and I will simply heed their recommendation letters
379
00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:05,280
collect the funds, then distribute
the licenses
380
00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:20,960
Alright. I approve the proposal
381
00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,480
A wise decision, Your Majesty
382
00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:29,560
Long live our emperor!
383
00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:50,560
Lord Dongfang, hurry! His Majesty's calling you. To the Xuan Hall!
384
00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:55,560
Don't tease me, please
385
00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:57,080
I can speak now?
386
00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,240
I'm just a Halberdier
387
00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:00,640
And court's already dismissed
388
00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:01,560
What is he calling me for?
389
00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:03,360
Enough, just hurry!
390
00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:17,560
Get up
391
00:21:22,360 --> 00:21:26,120
Dongfang Shuo, this isn't Weiyang Palace
392
00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:28,240
You're allowed to speak
393
00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,000
So speak all you want
394
00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:37,760
Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank God
and heavens above
395
00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,440
Finally, I'm given the chance to speak
396
00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,920
Your Majesty, the past few days
have ingrained in me
397
00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,800
that when a man who can talk is forced to play the mute
398
00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,840
it's more agonizing than when a mute is forced to speak
399
00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,400
Cut the nonsense
400
00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:56,320
Let me ask you
401
00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,120
What's your insight on Qiankunzi's
proposal today
402
00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,360
where the courtiers screen
potential officers?
403
00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,160
It's an awesome thing that brings
great merit
404
00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:09,360
Meaning?
405
00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:12,280
That way, Your Majesty can get
the lion's share
406
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,720
Qiankunzi and Wang Huai'e can get mid-sized pickings
407
00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:16,800
and those courtiers can get tiny morsels
408
00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:18,720
It fits perfectly
409
00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,320
with Qiankunzi's ideal of everybody
getting a post
410
00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,080
and if I may add
411
00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,000
everybody sharing their wealth to strengthen the country
412
00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,760
Are you mocking me now?
413
00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:29,000
Your Majesty
414
00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:30,680
Didn't you see today
415
00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:32,800
the zeal and excitement
of those courtiers?
416
00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:34,440
How their voices
417
00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,000
were so much louder when they chanted "Long live Your Majesty"?
418
00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,560
It's apparent that Your Majesty's policy
for rich officers
419
00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:42,440
are so well-received by the
incumbent officials
420
00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,040
Of course, I know
421
00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,320
that it's not quite right
422
00:22:51,360 --> 00:22:52,320
But you must know
423
00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:56,600
attacking the Xiongnu and disaster relief
both need money
424
00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:01,640
I can completely understand your earnest dilemma
425
00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:05,200
Alright, let's stop talking about this
426
00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:06,920
Dongfang Shuo
427
00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,280
From your next main hall duty
428
00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,960
if you hear any wrongful proposals
429
00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,040
and I happen to be unsure
430
00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:16,640
you've got to alert me immediately
431
00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,800
Your Majesty, I'm afraid that's unwise
432
00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:20,680
Didn't you just recently
433
00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:24,200
seal up my slippery mouth?
434
00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:27,600
And now you're asking me to speak up all of a sudden
435
00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,080
That would undermine your authority
436
00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:33,560
I didn't say you're to speak
437
00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,720
Just make some movement and give me a warning
438
00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:38,000
What movement?
439
00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:41,400
How about this
440
00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:43,920
For the matters you disagree with
441
00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:48,200
pretend to have a slip of hand, and let the halberd fall on the floor
442
00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,120
Sir Wang sure is rich
443
00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:17,960
It's all Sir Wang's isn't it?
444
00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:27,760
Can't I have a look?
445
00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:32,760
What's up?
446
00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:37,440
Come to think of it, Sir Wang's
usually so stingy
447
00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,240
Then once there's this donor's office thing
448
00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:40,840
Look at it, all these carriages
big and small
449
00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,080
- All sorts of goodies have come out.
- Yeah
450
00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:47,040
Sir Wang may be dragging in these carriages today
451
00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:48,960
but with this donor's office
452
00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,520
I guarantee that in two years
he'll reap it all back
453
00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:55,480
I heard sir Wang's not even that literate
454
00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:57,640
How's he going to govern?
455
00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,280
You don't know what you're saying,
do you?
456
00:25:00,360 --> 00:25:02,000
What do you need to be
an official anyway?
457
00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:03,240
When required
458
00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,840
just get the assistants and professionals under you to do it
459
00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:07,680
while you sit in the main hall
460
00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:09,840
slap on that officer's wood slab,
and give a grunt!
461
00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,360
You can do it too, right?
462
00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:14,400
I've got to have money, though
463
00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,680
- I'll donate for a magistrate seat,
at least. - Right?
464
00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:18,280
That's nice
465
00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:35,560
So beautiful
466
00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:39,920
I'm no officer now
467
00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:41,840
If I were one
468
00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:45,440
we wouldn't need these fake toys
469
00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,280
I'll get you an agate one
470
00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:51,360
I guess I'd have to wait till God knows when. You, an officer?
471
00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:52,800
So you say
472
00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:54,960
Let me tell you
473
00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:56,800
just now
474
00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,080
I heard them talking in the streets
475
00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,440
You can purchase office seats as long as you have money
476
00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,080
I'll get to be one then!
477
00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,040
- Then get Dongfang Shuo to donate one, why don't you? - Him?
478
00:26:09,120 --> 00:26:10,640
He'd never agree to it
479
00:26:11,360 --> 00:26:12,280
Why won't he agree?
480
00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:16,720
Dongfang Shuo is now a Halberdier
481
00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:17,720
so his stipend's much lower
482
00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:21,360
You can help toward expenses too if you earn money as an officer
483
00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:22,600
Why won't he agree?
484
00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:26,680
He… he'd surely say I'm not cut out
to be an officer
485
00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:28,520
What's the cut anyway?
486
00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,640
If you ask me, this officer thing
487
00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:33,600
It's a deep trench alright
488
00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:35,720
Even one as capable as Dongfang Shuo
489
00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,040
stumbled a few times while he's at it
490
00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:39,640
But at face value
491
00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:41,840
it's not that deep either
492
00:26:42,360 --> 00:26:45,400
Anyone able-bodied can do it, I think
493
00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:48,360
Yeah, dear
494
00:26:48,360 --> 00:26:50,560
That sir Wang guy
495
00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:52,600
Isn't he as good as illiterate?
496
00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,680
- Even he gets to be one. - Exactly
497
00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:58,120
What's more
498
00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:00,320
once you become one
499
00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,520
when you're stumped at the yamen
500
00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,000
ask Dongfang Shuo back home
and it's settled, no?
501
00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:06,640
No way you can't be one
502
00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,640
Why had I never thought
of this aspect? Right
503
00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:12,960
Me, an officer
504
00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,120
No, it won't work
505
00:27:18,360 --> 00:27:19,320
What now?
506
00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,560
When I was outside just now
507
00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,840
I heard people dissing these office donors
508
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:27,000
saying
509
00:27:29,360 --> 00:27:32,320
saying that they're ruining the nation
and leaving a bad legacy
510
00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:33,640
You can simply refute them like this
511
00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,680
The office donation is decreed
by His Majesty
512
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:41,320
Donating for an office seat is responding to His Majesty's summons
513
00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,040
a patriotic move
514
00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,160
I bet if you told them what I said
515
00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:47,880
no one would dare jeer at you
516
00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:49,440
Yeah
517
00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,320
My wife is so clever
518
00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:59,240
- I was just going to comb your hair.
- Fool
519
00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:14,200
Is that a new skill you picked up
from the frontlines?
520
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:15,160
Dear
521
00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:17,880
What is it, who are you upset with?
522
00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:23,880
I'm stifled by anxiety
523
00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:27,720
I'm no less stifled than you
524
00:28:28,360 --> 00:28:30,160
Why is this emperor brother of mine
525
00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,680
so blindsided
526
00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,800
that he made such a
preposterous blunder?
527
00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:37,400
Right now
528
00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,200
Ming Fei is punished with contemplative confinement
529
00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,360
Dongfang Shuo's mouth is sealed
and he can't speak
530
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:45,920
The current court is…
531
00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:51,320
And you? Have you also lost the guts
to step up and speak?
532
00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:57,600
It's not guts I don't have, it's ability
533
00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:00,280
As the court stands now
534
00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:02,840
I simply can't outwit Qiankunzi and the lot
535
00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:04,560
One wrong move
536
00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:08,680
will not only fail to convince His Majesty,
but also makes things worse
537
00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:16,520
Looks like we still have to turn to Dongfang Shuo for this
538
00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:18,080
No money?
539
00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,200
What about that gold?
540
00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:23,720
Are we just letting it take up space
at your sister's?
541
00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:27,240
Don't fret, my dear
542
00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,760
Right now, we no longer have so much
543
00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:34,280
Only left with 450 taels
544
00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:39,000
What? She spent fifty taels so fast? She!
545
00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:40,480
N… Not spent
546
00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:44,440
It's… to pay debts
547
00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:48,480
If you ask me
548
00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,760
get them to hand over 400 taels of gold to buy you an office
549
00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,440
Ask her? She'd never agree
550
00:29:59,920 --> 00:30:04,360
You're really a useless, parasitic pig!
551
00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:06,960
In other families the sister looks up to the big bro
552
00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,800
You Qius are the only one where the elder bro's scared of his sis!
553
00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:10,560
You reversed the natural order of things
554
00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:11,960
where's the logic?
555
00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:14,040
You'll be the death of me!
556
00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:16,880
No, my dear… you can't put it like that
557
00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:18,960
All these years
558
00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,560
haven't we been living out
of their pockets?
559
00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:22,760
Then why can't you think this way
560
00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:25,280
You brought them up too
561
00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,000
If you hadn't worked like a horse
back then
562
00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:32,240
would they get to where they are? They'd long have starved to death!
563
00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:39,440
That's right! Why hadn't I thought
of this aspect?
564
00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:50,920
No, it's a definite no
565
00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:55,040
Yes I can! My word counts! I'm the eldest in the family
566
00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:56,200
What's with you today?
567
00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:57,680
No buts and ifs, that's it!
568
00:30:58,120 --> 00:30:58,880
And I'm telling you
569
00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,400
if you don't agree to it, I'll…
570
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:04,160
- Or you'll what? - Or I'll
set this house on fire!
571
00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:06,160
- No you won't! - I will!
572
00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:08,560
I'm on it!
573
00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:10,800
- Knock it again, I dare you. - I am!
574
00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:13,040
- Again! - There!
575
00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,240
See who's louder!
576
00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:17,640
My lady!
577
00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,480
Bro, what are you doing? We're a family,
what's this about?
578
00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:22,960
He… he's insisting on buying a post
579
00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,360
Yes! So I want to buy a post, so what?
580
00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,000
And I'm telling you
581
00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:31,120
this office donation is His Majesty's
summons
582
00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:33,440
If you won't let me do so
583
00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:34,960
then you're defying His Majesty!
584
00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:38,440
- A rebellion. - Yes, a rebellion!
585
00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:43,640
Bro, when you shout like that
586
00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,600
- there's a semblace of the officer.
- Is it?
587
00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,280
Even those words spoken
by our sis-in-law
588
00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:50,840
carry the vibes of an officer's wife
589
00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:52,640
Hear that?
590
00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:53,600
Even my bro Dongfang Shuo
591
00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,920
says that I can become an officer
592
00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:59,160
Bro, now! Rendition me, now!
593
00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,200
Rendition letter
594
00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:03,040
Rec, recommendation letter
595
00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,840
Recommend, your foot! I'm just fooling around with you
596
00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,240
Who's fooling around!
597
00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:09,520
Dongfang Shuo, I'm telling you
598
00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:11,760
Don't act the master in front of me
599
00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:15,600
Fool around elsewhere! Lüyu has told me
600
00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,920
If it weren't for me, you'd long
starve to death
601
00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:20,400
Don't, don't step on my foot!
602
00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:21,800
I'm not finished!
603
00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,080
I'm the master of this house! I decide things here!
604
00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,400
Great, now I know
605
00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:30,600
that you're the one instigating him,
Sis-in-law!
606
00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:32,440
W… Why'd you say so?
607
00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:34,320
Look at him, he's such a big guy
608
00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:35,960
He's so big he'll make a crater
609
00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:37,560
when he falls on the ground
610
00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:39,920
How am I the inciter here?
611
00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,360
It's obviously his own idea
612
00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,880
Brother, why not talk things out
613
00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:47,920
Stand aside!
614
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,560
You're the youngest here, you've no right to speak!
615
00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:52,440
Bro, why are you speaking like that?
616
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:58,280
Die, you!
617
00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:00,440
Bro, run! Now!
618
00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:02,280
Calm down and talk!
619
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:03,320
Dongfang Shuo, let go of me!
620
00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:04,240
I'll beat him to death today!
621
00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:05,800
Bro, hurry and run, now!
622
00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:09,800
- Dongfang Shuo! - Calm down,
hear me out!
623
00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:13,920
Dear, hear me out, alright?
624
00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:15,720
These days
625
00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:18,280
I've been racking my brains
626
00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:20,520
and have yet to think
of a foolproof solution
627
00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:21,960
What d'you know
628
00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:24,520
once our brother kicked up that fuss
629
00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:27,880
my mind suddenly cleared up
630
00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:31,760
You can't enter!
631
00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:34,880
Who's causing a ruckus outside the gate?
632
00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:37,440
It's an office donor, he's not willing
to queue up
633
00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:39,240
and insists on entering in advance
634
00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,040
So presumptuous, who's that?
635
00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:45,240
I asked, and he said he's your uncle,
my lord
636
00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:47,680
My uncle?
637
00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:53,880
That's Dongfang Shuo's
elder brother-in-law
638
00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:59,800
My nephew, hope all is well since…
what's that…
639
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:02,680
- since… - We parted! - Yes, parted
640
00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:03,880
Qiu Hu!
641
00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:07,800
Qiankunzi, don't get mad, now
642
00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:09,880
If I didn't say I'm your uncle
643
00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:12,600
the guard wouldn't have let me in
644
00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:14,200
Some nerve you have!
645
00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,200
How dare you come here
and make a scene
646
00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:19,640
Scene? I didn't make a scene
647
00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:23,480
I'm simply here to buy a post
like a decent citizen
648
00:34:24,240 --> 00:34:26,960
Nonsense! What post-buying, it's a donor's office!
649
00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:31,600
You're here to donate for an office? - Yes
650
00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:33,240
Recently
651
00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:36,480
we've had to tighten our belts at home
652
00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:37,560
and food's lacking
653
00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:41,480
That's why I came here,
thought I'd buy a post
654
00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:45,240
I mean, donate for a post. To cover
house expenses, see
655
00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:46,640
Do you have a recommendation letter?
656
00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:48,440
Yes, of course! I have it
657
00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:50,480
Let me tell you
658
00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:53,200
Dongfang Shuo has now
become a Halberdier
659
00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:55,800
He's unqualified to recommend officers
660
00:34:57,240 --> 00:34:58,000
I know that
661
00:34:58,720 --> 00:34:59,960
better than you do
662
00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:04,640
Look, I brought it
663
00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,400
Grand Princess Pingyang?
664
00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:11,080
How 'bout it? Qualified enough?
665
00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:14,560
If she's unqualified, I'll exchange
for another one
666
00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:15,800
Enough
667
00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:16,240
that's fine
668
00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:21,840
How much are you planning to donate
to His Majesty?
669
00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:31,440
A hundred taels of gold
670
00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:40,960
No need to look, there won't
be false ones
671
00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:43,120
Sure
672
00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:47,440
A hundred taels of gold,
it's a magistrate post
673
00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:49,320
Magistrate?
674
00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:53,240
Magistrate? I'm not gonna
be a magistrate
675
00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:57,560
Not a magistrate? Then what do you
want to be?
676
00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:02,080
I wanna… I want to be an officer
in Chang'an City!
677
00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:03,720
A Chang'an official?
678
00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:04,840
Don't you know
679
00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:07,400
the stipend for a Chang'an official
is a thousand Bushels
680
00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:11,560
Your meager offering is only enough
for a low-tier magistrate
681
00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:14,360
I'm telling you
682
00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:17,160
Before I came, the princess had told me
683
00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:20,520
Her letter alone is worth five hundred taels of gold
684
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:25,280
For an officer post in Chang'an City,
it's enough!
685
00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,720
- You! - Forget it
686
00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:31,600
Chang'an posts aren't for sale
687
00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:33,320
Let's see
688
00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:36,840
Considering Grand Princess Pingyang and Dongfang Shuo's standing
689
00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:40,920
we'll let you be a Chang'an magistrate under Chang'an's jurisdiction
690
00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:43,880
Lord Wang
691
00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:54,400
Take this to the Office of Public Carriage
and claim your official seal
692
00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:04,600
I was just testing
693
00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,880
- It's quite sonorous. - It sure is
694
00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:16,640
Have a seat, my lord
695
00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:26,360
Come
696
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:31,280
Get those two guys outside in here
697
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:33,920
My lord, you can't speak that way
698
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,640
Can't speak that way?
Then what's the right way?
699
00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:37,680
You should say
700
00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:41,480
bring the plaintiffs outside into the hall
701
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:42,680
That so?
702
00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:48,360
Guards!
703
00:37:48,720 --> 00:37:53,360
Bring the plaintiffs outside into the hall
704
00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:57,360
On His Lordship's orders, bring the plaintiffs into the hall!
705
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,480
Your Honor, please decide on my behalf!
706
00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:10,960
- My lord, get them to first report their names. - Right
707
00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:13,080
Your lord here is letting you
report your names
708
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,200
I am Zhou Wen, I reside in Sanliqiao,
outside the city
709
00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:19,600
I am Yu Zheng, I reside in Sanliqiao,
outside the city
710
00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:22,800
You live in Sanliqiao
711
00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:25,480
You live in Sanliqiao too
712
00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:29,000
You must be neighbors
713
00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:31,560
What's there to charge neighbors for?
714
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:33,320
If there's anything
715
00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:36,440
just go back to discuss about it and it's settled isn't it?
716
00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:38,040
This matter isn't up for discussion,
Your Honor
717
00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,160
Your Honor, this matter
cannot be discussed
718
00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:40,960
Rogues!
719
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:44,720
My lord!
720
00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:45,640
My lord
721
00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:52,280
Your lord here knows
722
00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:55,160
In this world, the only thing that cannot be mediated
723
00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:57,360
is lending and borrowing money
724
00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:04,560
Nuff said
725
00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:08,120
Some nerve you have lying to me. Can't be discussed, you say?
726
00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:11,400
Your Honor. Yu Zheng's been occupying
my land
727
00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:12,960
and unwilling to budge
728
00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:16,360
Your Honor, that piece of land
has always been ours
729
00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:17,160
Please look into it
730
00:39:19,720 --> 00:39:24,480
- You're saying he's the one occupying your land? - Yes
731
00:39:25,720 --> 00:39:29,680
- And you're saying that land's always been yours? - Yes
732
00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:32,720
Interesting
733
00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,520
It's your word against his,
both sound valid
734
00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:40,360
How do you expect me to decide for you?
735
00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:44,440
Your Honor, I have the land deed as proof
736
00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:48,520
I, too, have the land deed as proof.
Please verify it
737
00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:51,840
I can't see clearly. You read it, go on
738
00:40:00,240 --> 00:40:04,000
My lord, these two families' lands are
right by each other
739
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:08,800
It's written clearly on this deed,
the tree's shadow marks the boundary
740
00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:11,600
There shouldn't be any disputes
741
00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:17,080
Why're you asking me? Ask them
742
00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:17,880
Yes, Your Honor
743
00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:23,400
- Is the tree between both your lands still there? - It is
744
00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:27,680
Since it's there, then refer to the tree's shadow as the boundary
745
00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:29,200
What's there to dispute?
746
00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:31,600
Yeah, what's there to dispute?51212
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