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How do you expect me to decide for you?
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Your Honor, I have the land deed as proof
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I, too, have the land deed as proof.
Please verify it
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I can't see clearly. You read it, go on
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My lord, these two families' lands
are right by each other
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It's written clearly on this deed,
the tree's shadow marks the boundary
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There shouldn't be any disputes
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Why're you asking me? Ask them
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Yes, Your Honor
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- Is the tree between both your lands
still there? - It is
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Since it's there, then refer to the tree's shadow as the boundary
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What's there to dispute?
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Yeah, what's there to dispute?
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Your Excellency
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this title deed was made by the elders
of our two families
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The title deed was made in the first lunar month
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It was winter. Of course, we should divide it by the tree shadow in winter
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But these years
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Yu Zheng has been taking the tree shadow in summer as the dividing line
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occupying a large swathe
of my family's land
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Sir, please urge him to use the tree shadow in winter
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and return what he occupies to me
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Sir, though this title deed was drafted in the winter
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the two parties signed it
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in summer, actually
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And since then, we've been dividing the land by the tree shadow in summer
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Zhou Wen's father didn't raise any objections when he was alive
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This proves that
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the line should be drawn by the tree shadow in summer
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Your Excellency, now we know the reason
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What reason?
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Why don't I get it?
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The summer tree shadows
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and winter tree shadows
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are both shadows
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What's the difference?
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Sir, the summer sun is a little
more northerly
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while the winter sun is more southerly
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The tree shadows also differ
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according to their positions
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Differ… It shifts!
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How much does it shift?
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About several inches
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You audacious civilians!
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Just several inches of land! Such a trivial matter!
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How dare you bother me with this?
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- Your Excellency, that's not the case!
- Then what is it?
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Sir, though the tree shadows are just a few inches apart
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following the direction of the shadow
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there is a huge piece of land!
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Just tell me how to close this case
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No, Your Excellency, you are
the magistrate
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Only you can close cases.
I dare not interfere
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Oh, right. You go to my house right away
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and ask my brother-in-law,
Dongfang Shuo
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how to try this case
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And hurry back to tell me
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Come on, help His Excellency down
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- The magistrate is here! - The magistrate!
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- The magistrate is here! - The magistrate!
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Make way, everybody! Make way!
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The magistrate wants to survey the scene
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It's a cloudy day today
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There's no tree shadow
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How am I supposed to try the case?
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Sir, the sun shines this way in summer
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What about winter?
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The sunlight goes this way in winter!
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They gestured with their hands,
and I got it
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Well…
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Why not continue to make the tree shadow the dividing line?
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Your Excellency
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the sun moves
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It's different in winter and summer
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Where the sun casts the shadow
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there will be the dividing line that day
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Sir, how about my spring sowing?
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You sow all the way
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to the tree shadow in spring
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Then, Your Excellency, what about
my autumn harvest?
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You harvest from the tree shadow
in autumn
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How the hell do you try the case?
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You're a fucking dumb official!
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- Hit him! - Hit! - Hit him!
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Help! Help me, Adviser!
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What's wrong? You look so restless
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Is it so hard to learn chess?
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My lord, Madam, the little lord has such a good appetite
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I don't even have enough milk for him
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Go tell the butler
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to hire one more nanny
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Dongfang Shuo
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has returned the son to us
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but why is there still no good news about pregnancy from them?
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Maybe Qiu Gu is infertile
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No way
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If Qiu Gu is infertile, then is Princess Liu Nan also infertile?
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I think the problem lies in Dongfang Shuo
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How could that be?
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I guess it's because he's too smart
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and all the energy has gone to his brain
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So he can't get his women pregnant
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Excuse me? Who did you just say?
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Welcome, Dongfang! Why didn't they
report your arrival?
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Who were you talking about? Who can't get his women pregnant?
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One of Jing Kui's disciples
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- We dare not gossip about you. - Exactly
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- Take your seat. - Thank you
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You two are in such an elegant mood
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I didn't expect you to play chess at home
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Jing Kui has been restless for a while
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He just talked about his intention
to resign
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But if he does it again
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His Majesty will really sentence him
to death
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A tiger will never be a cat even in a cage
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Just like me
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I've been through countless trials and tribulations
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But in the end, I'm still me,
Dongfang Shuo
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You're right
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As the saying goes, a leopard cannot change its spots
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Just see how the officials who bought the titles
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do to the cities and towns
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One official who bought his title in Shanxi
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sexually assaulted a woman on his first day in office
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He dragged a girl to the wedding room
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without her consent
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And one similar magistrate in Nanyang used his power for a personal grudge
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He put his enemy's family
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of seven to eight people all in jail
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and occupied his estate and women
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As for increased taxes, compulsory taxation for wealth
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they happen everywhere ceaselessly
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They paid for their positions
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of course they wanna make their money back as soon as possible
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and rake in huge benefits
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My disciples all over the state send me letters every day
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asking me to subdue them, but I…
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I can stay at the imperial court
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and be this useless officer
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Sir, Madam, I came here uninvited today
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just to invite you to do something
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There must be a lot of treasured rewards
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from the imperial palace in your mother's room, right?
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We're not sure what has been lost yet
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My family is counting now
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Mr. Wang
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You'd better write down all the rewards
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given by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor on the list of the lost
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Why?
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Only in this way can you make them take this case more seriously
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So what if they take it more seriously?
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Only an experienced
and sophisticated thief
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would have the guts to rob the Defender-in-chief's mansion
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It's hard to get it back
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So!
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You must let His Majesty issue the imperial decree
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and order Chang'an Magistrate to solve the case within a time limit
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Chang'an Magistrate?
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Just Dongfang Shuo's brother-in-law!
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Yes!
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Who was so bold
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- to steal things rewarded by the Empress Dowager and me? - Yeah
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Your Majesty
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please urge Chang'an officials to solve the case within a time limit
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Otherwise, it'll be hard to trace
as time goes by
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Pass on my order. Chang'an officials must solve the case within three days
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Or they will be held accountable
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Three days
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Solve the case in three days!
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How am I supposed to start
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solving this clueless case?
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Dongfang Shuo, you have to help
Qiu Hu this time
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No matter what, he's your brother
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I can't help it. I can't
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He can only solve this case by himself
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to save his life
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Solve it with my brother's stupid brain?
Just help him
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How?
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I'm no more than a sentry now
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with no bushel or rank
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Dongfang Shuo, will help you
or not? Will you?
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Dear, it's not that I don't want to help
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If I really help him
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that Wang Huai'e will definitely sue me
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before His Majesty
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claiming that I, Dongfang Shuo, still have ambitions for office
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and even secretly manipulate a county magistrate
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If His Majesty hears about it
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he will chop off my head!
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So you can see His Majesty
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- beheading me without doing anything,
right? - What else can I do?
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I quit! I don't wanna be
this official anymore!
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- Qiuhu! - Stop! Do you think
it's like an inn
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where you can come and leave as you please?
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Brother, let me tell you one more thing
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Officials are never free; free men
can never be officials
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Now that you are in office now
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you can't work or quit as you wish
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Like what you just did
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This is an official hat. You threw it like this
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If His Majesty knows it
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he must chop your head off because of it
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Oh… Oh, my God. What can I do?
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What can I do now?
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Dongfang Shuo, Qiu Hu worked hard
to bring you guys up
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You can't just stand by and see him die!
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Sis, it's not the case
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It's not that don't wanna help
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There's really nothing I can do!
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Good grief! It's such a terrible disaster!
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Shut the fuck up!
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He doesn't investigate it for you.
Can't you do it yourself?
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You loser!
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I just don't know how to investigate it!
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If I could do it, I wouldn't be afraid
of being an official!
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Then ask your yamen runners
to investigate it!
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I've sent them all out
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Then what are you doing at home?
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You should stay in the yamen!
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What if they can't find you
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when they get some clues?
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Dude, if they find me
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what should I do?
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When you have a clue, you should
start to analyze it
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Analyze… Dude, I dunno how to analyze!
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It's okay, brother
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So long as there is a clue
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I can help you analyze it
behind the scenes
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That's it
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Dude, just go to the yamen now! Hurry!
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Well, brother, after I go back there
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once there are clues
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I will take them all to you
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And, dude, you must help me
analyze them carefully
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Brother, just rest assured. Go
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Hold on
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Your official hat
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Why am I so unlucky?
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Other people wear their official hats
safely all their lives
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and rake in abundant wealth
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But when I wore it, I just got into
such a big mess
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Why are you still whining here
at this point?
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Go!
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Hurry up
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Do you understand what he told you
just now?
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My lord
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My lord?
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My lord!
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You… You found something?
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No, my lord
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Then why did you come back
with nothing?
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I've been searching for two days
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But I failed to find any clues
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There's one last day left. One last day!
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God, help me. Help me!
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My lord
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Did you find anything?
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No
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You found nothing
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Nothing…
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Then what the fuck are you doing back here? Get lost!
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If you still find nothing, I'll kill you guys first! Do you hear me?
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Qiu Hu!
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We didn't find anything! This is true!
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Even if you kill me today, it still
can't change this fact
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Calm down, Mr. Qiu
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The three-day deadline
is tomorrow morning
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Take your time to look for them
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Listen, everybody!
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All the employees in this house
are out on errands
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Mr. Qiu is left here alone
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You must protect him
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- in case of any accidents. - Yes, sir!
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No
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I can't let them get me killed just like this!
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I gotta run
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But where can I escape to?
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Right! I can flee to my hometown
in Shandong!
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Even if they come after me
280
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I can run to the woods
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and they won't find any trace of me
282
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Mr. Qiu, where are you going?
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- Arrest him! - Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
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Let me go!
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Zhang Tang, let me go!
286
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You son of a bitch! Let me go!
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Stop howling like you're at a funeral!
Stop it! Do you hear me?
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No! I can howl for the last time, anyway!
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You will behead me soon!
I just want to howl!
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Ming Fei
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You've been confined to your home to reflect on yourself for a month
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What have you gained
from your reflection?
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00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:20,080
Your Majesty
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my biggest gain this month
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is to gain three pounds
because of idleness
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Did you only sleep and eat at home
297
00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,320
without reflecting on yourself at all?
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I reflected on myself three times a day
299
00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:38,520
Then what did you learn from it?
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I've been thinking about
301
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how I can make
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good advice not sound harsh and make effective medicine not taste bitter
303
00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,400
That's a good point
304
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Who is crying there?
305
00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:57,440
Who is so audacious
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to make a racket in the imperial palace?
307
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It's like a man wailing
308
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Qiu Hu! If you don't stop crying
309
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I will have your tongue cut off!
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Mr. Zhang, what's going on?
311
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His Majesty is here? His Majesty is here!
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- Greetings, Your Majesty. - Rise
313
00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:30,640
Zhang Tang, isn't it Dongfang Shuo's
brother-in-law?
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Your Majesty
315
00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,680
Qiu Hu attempted to escape to avoid punishment. And I got him back
316
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Please punish him, Your Majesty
317
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How dare you?
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Qiu Hu!
319
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He can't even read!
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I can't believe that even he became Chang'an Magistrate!
321
00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:09,960
It's such a big joke!
322
00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:11,280
Nowadays, anyone with money
323
00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,680
can buy an official position
324
00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:16,400
But they've promised me that
325
00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,400
money is not the only criterion. They have to be screened and scrutinized
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00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:23,240
As far as I know, these officials have all been scrutinized in advance
327
00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:24,400
Have they?
328
00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:26,720
Then how did a fool like Qiu Hu
329
00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:27,960
also get in?
330
00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:32,000
Your Majesty
331
00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,240
they are not scrutinizing the people,
but the money!
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00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,880
The more money they offer, the more talented they will be said to be
333
00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,200
Zhang Tang, is it true?
334
00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:46,080
Your Majesty, I've heard that
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00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:51,240
there are many more officials
worse than Qiu Hu
336
00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:54,720
Ridiculous!
337
00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:01,160
Your Majesty, what should we do
with Qiu Hu?
338
00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:02,400
What do you mean?
339
00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,880
You asked him to solve the case within three days. The deadline has passed
340
00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:08,240
For a fool like him
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00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,960
he can't solve the case even in three years, not to mention three days
342
00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:15,080
Your Majesty, Qiu Hu failed to solve the case, and he should be punished
343
00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:15,880
That goes without saying!
344
00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:17,160
Shall we execute or imprison him?
345
00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,120
What's the point of putting him in jail? What's the point of killing him?
346
00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,760
Send him back for Qiu Gu to hit him!
347
00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:32,680
Your Majesty
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00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:35,560
among more than 150 memorials I have read these days
349
00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,200
except for a few pieces
350
00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,560
most of them are accusing the officials
who bought their titles
351
00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:46,240
Your Majesty! Mr. Ming, aren't you
exaggerating?
352
00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:48,240
You can't deny all the others
353
00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:52,360
- just because of Qiu Hu. - Exactly…
354
00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,800
Mr. Ming, I think it's the so-called
355
00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,760
being unable to see the bigger picture with eyes blocked by a single leave
356
00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:03,600
Your Majesty, I also have more than
a dozen memorials
357
00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,640
about officials who bought their titles
358
00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,440
and forced the starving civilians to revolt by their atrocities
359
00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:08,200
Among them
360
00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,000
three county magistrates and one provincial official have been killed
361
00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:14,080
Twelve other county officials were driven away by the people
362
00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,800
This kind of mass rebellion is already a great offense
363
00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:20,280
- To avoid future evil, do not spare them.
- You are so wise, Your Majesty
364
00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,200
Your Majesty, as far as I know
365
00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,800
some feudal lords have opened a large number of warehouses to relieve food
366
00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:29,520
Starving civilians are turning to them
367
00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,320
If we still don't pacify them at this time
368
00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:34,400
I'm afraid in less than a few months, the forces of these feudal lords
369
00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,680
will surpass that of the former Prince
of Jingchu
370
00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:38,200
Please think twice, Your Majesty
371
00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,440
My men, if you have any good ideas
372
00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:45,560
put them forward now
373
00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,400
Are you deaf or dumb?
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00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:59,840
When I need you to share my worries
375
00:23:00,120 --> 00:23:03,920
none of you can come forward
to offer me a plan
376
00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:11,880
Dongfang Shuo
377
00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:16,680
Dongfang Shuo!
378
00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:25,880
Dongfang Shuo!
379
00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,000
I am asking you!
380
00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:34,040
Your Majesty, didn't you say that
381
00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:35,080
if I said a single word
382
00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:39,160
you would give me a hundred lashes.
I can't take it
383
00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,600
You have to say something
when I ask you to
384
00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,520
If you continue to play the fool,
I'll give you a hundred whips right away!
385
00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,960
Your Majesty, what do you
want me to say?
386
00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:49,520
I want you to figure out a way
387
00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:54,520
Your Majesty, you shouldn't ask me
about this matter
388
00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:55,840
I just want to ask you!
389
00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:57,920
Get up and continue
390
00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,240
Thank you, Your Majesty
391
00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,520
Then please allow me to report
something to you
392
00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:05,640
The idea of buying official posts
393
00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,240
came from Qiankunzi and Wang Huai'e
394
00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,360
And it's also been pushed forward
by the two of them
395
00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,480
They must have figured out
how to save the day
396
00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:16,800
So, Your Majesty
397
00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,840
you'd better ask them about this case
398
00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:21,600
Your Majesty!
399
00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:23,360
Your Majesty
400
00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,280
I did come up with this idea
401
00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,600
I was trying to raise military funds
for the imperial court
402
00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:31,560
I didn't expect my good intentions to lead to something bad
403
00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:35,600
Now with all due respect, Your Majesty, I hope you can issue a decree
404
00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:36,920
to abolish the law on buying official posts
405
00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:38,680
and dismiss all the officials who bought their titles
406
00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:40,400
And then
407
00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:44,400
send excellent officials of both virtue and talent to appease the people
408
00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:45,320
Your Majesty!
409
00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,360
Your Majesty, I agree with Mr. Qiankun
410
00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:50,640
on abolishing the law
on buying official posts
411
00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,120
Can you abolish a law so easily like this?
412
00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,600
It's easier said than done!
413
00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,520
They've donated abundant
gold and silver
414
00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:03,160
What can we do? Still abolish it so easily?
415
00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,200
We won't return any, of course.
Why are you yelling?
416
00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,160
Then… What about my brother-in-law?
417
00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,520
My brother-in-law has paid a hundred taels of gold!
418
00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:13,800
Do not talk about your brother-in-law!
419
00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,720
It infuriates me when I hear his name!
420
00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:21,040
Your Majesty, if we don't return
so much money
421
00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:25,160
we will break faith with the people!
422
00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:26,680
How many people have bought
the official posts?
423
00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,400
If all these people join forces
to cause trouble
424
00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,640
it might lead to unrest again at any time
425
00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,560
That's why I want you to come up
with a solution
426
00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:38,760
Your Majesty
427
00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:41,960
I have no idea
428
00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:42,800
Your Majesty
429
00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,400
Dongfang Shuo is bargaining with you
430
00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,640
Your Majesty, please don't
trust him anymore!
431
00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,360
Your Majesty, please order him
432
00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,560
to get out and stand in the sun
outside the hall
433
00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,160
not to move, eat, drink, or answer the call of nature
434
00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:00,040
I can assure you that it won't take
a few hours
435
00:26:00,120 --> 00:26:02,040
And he can surely come up
with a good idea
436
00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:06,080
Qiankunzi, you are such a bad guy!
437
00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:09,320
- OK! That's it! - Thank you, Your Majesty
438
00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:10,800
Zhang Tang!
439
00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:13,760
Yes, Your Majesty
440
00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:14,880
Do as Qiankunzi said
441
00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,000
Take Dongfang Shuo outside in the sun
442
00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,640
Let the executioners keep an eye on him until he comes up with an idea
443
00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,360
Yes, Your Majesty
444
00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:24,840
Dismiss
445
00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,040
Dismiss!
446
00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:33,400
- Long live Your Majesty. - Long live Your Majesty
447
00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:35,440
Your Majesty!
448
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,560
Your Majesty, I've got an idea!
449
00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:45,840
What a man
450
00:26:46,360 --> 00:26:48,520
Why do you like doing things
the harder way?
451
00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:50,960
You just don't behave yourself
452
00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,040
until I get mad
453
00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:55,680
Please calm down, Your Majesty
454
00:26:56,120 --> 00:26:58,440
If cornered, even a dog will make a desperate attempt
455
00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:00,760
Let alone it's you, Your Majesty,
forcing me
456
00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:01,560
And surprisingly
457
00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:02,800
you've really pushed me
458
00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:04,800
to come up with an idea
459
00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,920
I'm not buying it. Just get to the point
460
00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,120
Your Majesty, I think
461
00:27:10,120 --> 00:27:12,080
if you order a refund at this time
462
00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:14,040
the imperial court will surely suffer losses
463
00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,240
Because there is a considerable part of the money
464
00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,120
hasn't gone into the national treasury yet
465
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,080
We can't give away the money from the national treasury
466
00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:25,160
Or the Emperor is foolish
467
00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,680
How dare you call His Majesty foolish?
468
00:27:29,120 --> 00:27:30,840
Your Majesty, he called you foolish
469
00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,760
I didn't! You said it!
470
00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:34,840
You just finished speaking
471
00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:36,760
- Did you hear that, Your Majesty?
- I didn't mean that
472
00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:37,840
Shut up, you two
473
00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:39,400
If you mess around here again
474
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,320
I will give you a hundred whips each!
475
00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:45,480
You, go on
476
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:46,360
Your Majesty
477
00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,480
I do have an idea
478
00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:54,080
Is it possible to keep their official positions
479
00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,760
but not give them any real power?
480
00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:57,760
However
481
00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,320
if we don't let them take office
in the yamen
482
00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,320
how can it be counted as an effective return on the money they spent?
483
00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:04,560
Here's the case, Your Majesty
484
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,800
Let those who bought their titles
485
00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:09,720
do what they used to do
486
00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:11,000
But also let them enjoy the
social treatment
487
00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,040
according to their official ranks
488
00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:16,880
Then how
489
00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:19,080
does this treatment work?
490
00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:20,280
For example
491
00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:22,720
someone has donated 800 bushels
492
00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,680
Although he does not have the real power of these 800 bushels
493
00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:29,120
he can enjoy the corresponding treatment
494
00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,480
Like, ride in a sedan chair lifted
by four men
495
00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,000
Or note
496
00:28:33,360 --> 00:28:34,720
his official rank in small print
497
00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:36,800
next to the name
498
00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:39,040
on his card of greetings
499
00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:40,440
Even if these people pass away
500
00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:41,840
they can also be allowed
501
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:44,360
to carve the official positions
they once bought
502
00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:45,600
on their tombstones
503
00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:48,920
Not bad
504
00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:54,760
They can at least get some fame instead of practical benefits
505
00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:56,240
In this world
506
00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,760
no one will say no to fame
507
00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:01,920
You are so wise, Your Majesty
508
00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:05,240
Also, a low-ranking man has to get down from his horse or sedan chair
509
00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,200
to greet when he meets
a high-ranking man
510
00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,200
Even if one is the owner of a silk shop
511
00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,120
But he's only donated
two hundred bushels
512
00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,480
And the other one is a pancake seller
513
00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:17,320
who's, however, donated 500 bushels.
So the owner
514
00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:18,640
of a silk shop has no choice
515
00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:20,240
but to get down his horse
516
00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:22,440
and greet this pancake seller
517
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:28,760
Good…
518
00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:30,600
I'm impressed, Dongfang Shuo
519
00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:34,520
In a nutshell
520
00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:38,040
we must make them feel
521
00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:40,720
the difference between having an official title and not having one
522
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:45,400
- and also the difference between higher and lower ranks. - Yes…
523
00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,840
In this way, people will be pacified
524
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,600
And we don't need to return the money
from the national treasury
525
00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,720
Good! Is there anything else?
526
00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,040
What do you mean, Your Majesty?
527
00:29:57,040 --> 00:30:00,280
The way to raise money
for the imperial court
528
00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:02,720
I'm at my wits' end
529
00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:05,680
Are you telling the truth?
530
00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:09,800
Your Majesty, even if you beat me to death, I still have no other ideas
531
00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:19,600
What the heck
532
00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:21,160
I can't believe he solved
533
00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:23,080
such a knotty problem
534
00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:26,440
This Dongfang Shuo is not a human,
but a monster
535
00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,360
I'm not surprised at all
536
00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:31,720
Dongfang Shuo has got a lot of ideas
537
00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:33,960
I am fully aware of it
538
00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:36,960
In terms of tricks
539
00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,360
Mr. Qiankun, you are no match for Dongfang Shuo at all
540
00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:44,040
- Don't worry, Mr. Wang. - It's a blood feud
541
00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:45,360
If I don't avenge my father's death
542
00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,640
I'm even ashamed to be an official
at the imperial court
543
00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,720
Mr. Wang, we didn't get him this time
544
00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:53,280
but we can try ten more times.
If we still fail
545
00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:54,560
let's just try 100 times!
546
00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,640
Though Dongfang Shuo is cunning
547
00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:01,080
he's in the light, and we're in the dark
548
00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:03,160
Even if we fail 99 times
549
00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:04,800
so long as we succeed once
550
00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,280
we can just finish him
551
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,040
The point is that when we try to
kill the snake
552
00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:13,720
we must be careful not to be bitten by it
553
00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:20,240
My lord
554
00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:21,600
the Princess is here
555
00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:29,080
Princess, did Qiu Gu agree?
556
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:30,400
If you have something to say, just say it
557
00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:31,840
I still have a pile of clothes to wash
558
00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:33,280
What's the rush?
559
00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,400
Princess, please sit down
560
00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:41,400
I'd like to ask you for a favor
561
00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:45,120
Please take Jian'er and go to Henan
for me
562
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:46,160
Why Henan?
563
00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,600
I want you to help me find someone
in Shang County there
564
00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:50,360
Who is it?
565
00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:53,280
A young man called Sang Hongyang
566
00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:55,040
Sang Hongyang?
567
00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:56,240
What does he do?
568
00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:58,200
He's a young man with a
good business mind
569
00:31:58,200 --> 00:31:59,760
and a talent for math
570
00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:01,280
I see
571
00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:04,000
My lord, are you planning your resignation
to run a business
572
00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,160
and hire him as a bookkeeper?
573
00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:08,080
No, it's not for me
574
00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:09,600
I want to invite this young man
575
00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:12,120
to be His Majesty's bookkeeper
576
00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:14,600
the treasurer-general at the imperial court
577
00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:15,920
Since it's recruiting a talent
for His Majesty
578
00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:19,200
why do you want me to do it instead of all the other ministers?
579
00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:23,680
Princess, His Majesty
doesn't know about it
580
00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:25,800
Are you trying to surprise His Majesty?
581
00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:26,920
You bet
582
00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:32,600
Here are 110 taels of gold
583
00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,680
You take ten taels out of them
for the round trip
584
00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:37,800
And you must give the remaining
100 taels of gold
585
00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:41,320
to that young man, Sang Hongyang
586
00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:42,920
for him to settle down
587
00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:44,000
Ladies
588
00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:46,880
no matter what, you must help me
invite this young man
589
00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:47,960
to Chang'an
590
00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:51,320
Where did you get so much gold?
591
00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:53,640
Don't ask so many questions
592
00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:55,520
You stole it from Sister Qiu's room,
didn't you?
593
00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:57,960
How could you do that
594
00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,720
You just got sacked with your
salary plummeting
595
00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:02,680
We don't know what will happen
in the future
596
00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:06,360
The whole family just lives on this gold
597
00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:09,080
Exactly… His Majesty has removed you
from your post
598
00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:11,320
while you're still paying a lot to help him
599
00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:12,800
All right…
600
00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,800
Could you please say less
601
00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:16,760
and set off
602
00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:18,480
before Qiu Gu knows it
603
00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:21,040
Sister will find that the gold is gone sooner or later
604
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:22,800
What will you do then?
605
00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:24,360
Beat me, scold me
606
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,160
twist my ears. What else will she do?
607
00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,000
A hundred taels of gold!
608
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,680
You took it so arbitrarily! How dare you?
609
00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,640
What can we eat now? Huh?
610
00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:40,440
I've checked it
611
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,920
Our food at home can last ten days
612
00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:45,080
And after that
613
00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:48,480
the whole family will have nothing to eat and nothing to live on!
614
00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:52,080
I didn't steal it! I borrowed it!
615
00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:55,320
Within one month, I'll pay you back
with interest
616
00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:57,640
A hundred taels of gold
617
00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:01,600
You think you can take and return as you please?
618
00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:03,160
Who do you think you are?
619
00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:07,720
You are no more than
a bullshit Halberdier!
620
00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:10,200
Your poor salary
621
00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:12,920
is even not enough to support yourself!
622
00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:15,800
Dear!
623
00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:17,360
I'll find a way!
624
00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:19,040
I'm Dongfang Shuo
625
00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:20,160
You are Dongfang Shuo
626
00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:24,520
But you are just a dog in front
of the Emperor!
627
00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:33,960
You are right, Qiu Gu
628
00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:35,920
I'm a dog
629
00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:37,960
And
630
00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:41,480
I'm willing to be his dog
631
00:34:42,720 --> 00:34:44,000
Qiu Gu
632
00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:49,680
If you are really annoyed
633
00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:51,480
just use this
634
00:34:52,720 --> 00:34:54,720
to give me a good beating
635
00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:57,320
Anyway, only you
636
00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:02,080
and His Majesty can hit this dog,
I mean me, at will
637
00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:13,880
Dongfang Shuo!
638
00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:18,960
Yes, hit me hard
639
00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,080
- Do you know why I called you here?
- No, Your Majesty
640
00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:39,040
No? Then what on earth do you know?
Say it!
641
00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:43,200
I only know that I should help you
arrest those sinful outlaws
642
00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:45,560
put them in jail or hang them up
643
00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:49,280
But I don't need you to arrest people
or put them in jail!
644
00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:51,600
Now I need you, my officials
645
00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:53,960
to find a way to get money for me!
646
00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:58,120
Why can't you
647
00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:00,240
be a bit more intelligent?
648
00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:02,920
Even if you are half as clever
as Dongfang Shuo
649
00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:05,120
I wouldn't be so anxious and helpless!
650
00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:13,240
Your Majesty, Mr. Qiankun is here
651
00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:15,720
Greetings, Your Majesty
652
00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:19,240
- Rise. - Thank you, Your Majesty
653
00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:25,720
I'll take my leave, Your Majesty
654
00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:31,040
- Qiankunzi. - Yes, Your Majesty
655
00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:34,480
This time, this law on buying official posts was abandoned halfway
656
00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:37,640
The imperial court is still short of income
657
00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:40,800
I called you here to ask you
658
00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:43,200
if you have any ideas
659
00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:45,680
to find another way for me
to make money
660
00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:49,760
Cheers!
661
00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:56,320
Nice wine!
662
00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:59,400
You said the rich salt merchants
663
00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,720
own incomparable wealth
664
00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:07,480
And you. You just said people who run iron business
665
00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:10,280
can make a fortune, but how?
666
00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:13,920
Mr. Zhang, this is the case
667
00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:16,840
Let's have a good talk about it. Come on, get some more wine
668
00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:28,520
Dongfang Shuo
669
00:37:29,240 --> 00:37:32,040
You boasted to me more than once
670
00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:34,920
and said it would be a piece of cake
671
00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,800
for you to raise the money for the war
672
00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:42,480
How can you make something
out of nothing?
673
00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:43,800
When did I ever say that?
674
00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:44,640
Where did I say it?
675
00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:46,120
Oh, your poor memory…
676
00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:49,120
You Majesty, I have no ideas at all
677
00:37:49,560 --> 00:37:52,480
You Majesty, Dongfang Shuo
is holding a grudge
678
00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,880
because you demoted him to Halberdier
679
00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:57,960
If you reinstate him
680
00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:01,320
I'm sure that he will come up with a good idea in no time
681
00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:03,680
- Well, Dongfang Shuo.
- Yes, You Majesty
682
00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:05,840
So long as you come up with an idea
683
00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:08,440
to get me money and food to destroy the Xiongnu
684
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:10,680
I will reinstate you right away
685
00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:12,880
Come on, thank His Majesty
686
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:16,080
Your Majesty, that's so kind of you
687
00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:17,040
But I…
688
00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:20,200
I'm confident in helping you
689
00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,920
with your worries and problems
in other fields
690
00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,640
But when it comes to murdering
or harming people
691
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:29,960
I'm nowhere near as good as Mr. Qiankun
692
00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:30,840
He's got numerous ideas
693
00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:33,640
in this area
694
00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:36,600
Dongfang Shuo, you are too ungrateful
695
00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:38,840
I beg His Majesty to reinstate you
696
00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:40,720
I can't believe you said that about me
697
00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:43,440
But I won't care about your slander
698
00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:44,920
Your Majesty
699
00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:46,040
I have an idea
700
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:48,600
to make Dongfang Shuo speak
701
00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:51,720
- Go ahead. - Understood
702
00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:53,960
Your Majesty
703
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:56,960
you can reward Dongfang Shuo with half a bucket of cold water
704
00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,960
Let him drink it and stand still
705
00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:02,840
If he dares to pee a drop
706
00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:04,400
just castrate him
707
00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:05,520
I'm sure
708
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:08,440
he'll soon come up with a good idea
709
00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:15,240
Good…
710
00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:21,560
Qiankunzi, that's such a
cruel idea of yours
711
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:24,040
But generally speaking
712
00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:27,880
only best friends know
713
00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:31,920
how to deal with each other in the most effective way
714
00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:34,720
Good! Do it!
715
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:35,520
Thank you, Your Majesty
716
00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:38,840
Your Majesty… You are killing me
717
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:43,600
Do you feel wronged? It makes sense
718
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:47,640
Since you and Qiankunzi are fellow villagers and also good friends
719
00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:51,680
you should share weal and woe together
720
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:53,680
How about this?
721
00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:57,160
I will also let Qiankunzi drink half a bucket of cold water
722
00:39:57,320 --> 00:39:58,360
and stand with you
723
00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:00,640
Before you come up with a good idea
724
00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:03,480
anyone who dares to pee a drop
725
00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:05,680
will be castrated to be a eunuch
726
00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:11,160
Your Majesty! Only Dongfang Shuo has good ideas up his sleeve
727
00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:13,600
Why did you ask me to drink
cold water, too?
728
00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:14,440
It's self-evident
729
00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:18,320
You guarantee that he can come up with a good idea
730
00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:19,560
If he fails
731
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:22,600
Of course, as the guarantor, you shall be punished together with him
732
00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:24,800
- Your Majesty… - That's it
733
00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:25,920
Zhang Tang
734
00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:28,680
Yes, Your Majesty
735
00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:32,240
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