Original subtitles

(Guardians of the Dafeng)

(Episode 15)

Hurry and think of a solution. Stop staring.

Your Highness, I have a solution.

I can make him swear loyalty to you.

However, the solution is kind of...

Hurry and tell me. Don't keep me in suspense.

Make him your consort.

Make him my consort?

Exactly. If Your Highness makes him your consort,

Huai Qing won't try to snatch him away.

However,

your reputation has to be tarnished a little.

That's not a problem.

My reputation is recognized far and wide.

I don't mind tarnishing it a little.

However,

what is a consort?

Your Highness doesn't know what it is?

I've never heard about it.

Do you all know?

Stop spacing out. Eat.

I'm coming after I'm done with this dish.

Did he

get mad somehow?

Is he trying to poison me?

I don't think he will poison you,

but it does seem like he has gone mad.

Coming!

Here you go. Fried egg with tomatoes.

Take a look.

Do you have any more chores?

Tell me and let me do it.

If I fall asleep later, it'll be all for nothing.

The plaque at the entrance

needs to be polished, colored, and patinated.

Great.

I'll go do it now. Eat without me.

I'll eat later when I come back. Eat without me.

Ning Yan!

Are you going to enter another realm?

How do you know, Second Uncle? You're spot on.

So soon?

What's wrong? Are you upset?

I'm happy.

I'm very happy.

I've lived for decades

and hoped not to sleep one day.

Ning Yan, I sincerely feel happy for you.

How did you cultivate?

Can you teach me?

It's actually very simple.

- It's... - Ning Yan!

- Xu Qi An! - Talk to you later.

Coming!

Ning Yan, where did you go yesterday?

The boss is asking about you.

I left because of an emergency.

Why are you here? Isn't it an off day today?

There's good news. Come here.

- What is it? - Well...

Don't say we don't treat you well.

Come with us to seize someone's house.

Seize someone's house?

Wasn't the Taikang County Judge imprisoned?

His house should be seized.

But it got delayed because of the Sangbo Festival.

What's so good about seizing his house?

I still have work to be done.

You haven't done this before so you don't know the rules.

- Tell him about it. - While seizing one's assets,

officials will record every valuable item in the hall

before bringing it back to the yamen.

However,

they are not involved in the execution.

This would be bad

if the boss found out about it.

What are you thinking about?

What we mean

is getting the things that no one wants. Right?

Who knows? The junk not recorded

might be worth some money.

What did you say?

Within...

Making profit

within reason.

That's right.

Get changed. Hurry.

Wait for me. I'll be done soon.

Quickly.

Uncle, I'm not eating at home!

Hurry up!

- Hurry up. Yes. - It's here, right?

Let's go. Hurry.

Zhu, hurry.

Hey. Is the Silver Guardian who's leading this operation here yet?

Chunfeng Hall?

The three of you are late.

Late?

All of them are late too...

Buddy.

Yes. We are late.

We are late. Forgive us.

It's not nice to hold up the important matters.

(Night Guardian, Zhu Cheng Zhu)

Using your blade?

Don't be reckless.

You are tough.

Stand still when you're being beaten.

Go back!

Yes!

Look closely!

Learn from him. Understand?

Very good.

All of you should learn from him, understand?

- Understand? - Yes!

Great!

My Lord, you are right.

Song, are you all right?

Thankfully, you didn't draw your blade just now.

Otherwise, you'd be done for.

I know. Offending a superior is a grave crime.

He is Zhu.

The youngest Silver Guardian in our yamen.

His father's name is also Zhu.

So? Isn't your name Zhu as well? Are you his father?

Gold Guardian Zhu?

Yes. That's right.

Not only is he the youngest Silver Guardian in our yamen,

but he is the most important upstart in the capital of Dafeng

before your appearance.

A few days ago, I drank with his Copper Guardian subordinate.

He told me

Silver Guardian Zhu doesn't like us Chunfeng Hall.

He doesn't like Yu Chun and doesn't like you even more.

More than once, he has said that

a Copper Guardian shouldn't...

(Making things hard for me?)

(Liu Residence)

Great!

What a jerk.

Take it.

It's fine.

Get some.

What is it?

Are you hiding anything else?

Do the three of you

still need to be beaten?

Put down the items.

All of you, stay here.

Don't go anywhere.

Clean up

the trash on the ground.

If you don't,

I will trouble all of you.

You hear me?

Do you hear me?

Yes.

I can't hear you.

Yes!

We still get something.

Ning Yan.

I'm sorry.

I thought this was something good.

I didn't expect...

No.

I've caused trouble for you.

Ning Yan, I've seen you rubbing your arms many times.

Are you badly injured?

Wait, this jerk used Qi on you?

Ning Yan, let me tell you.

You can complain about him for this.

Tell Boss when you go back. He won't let it go.

Forget it.

Don't cause trouble for Boss.

Find Lord Wei.

Let me go!

Let me go!

- What's going on? - Ning Yan, calm down.

The document said to seize assets and not a collective punishment.

Go to work.

No!

Let me go! I beg you!

Ning Yan!

- I beg you. - Louder!

- I beg you. - Louder!

I beg you!

Here you go.

Get lost.

Go.

Xu Qi An.

- I... - Come on. Attack me.

I remember your name. I'll report it to Lord Wei when I go back later.

Fine.

Just wait.

I'll go and find the boss now

to give you trouble.

Let me go.

Move!

Let me go!

All of you are animals.

Take a room each. Save them.

Let me go!

Zhu, let go of her!

If you dare touch her,

I will make a complaint to Lord Wei.

You must have a death wish.

What's going on?

Let me go!

Let me go!

What can you do to me?

Ning Yan!

Calm down.

You know the consequences.

Let go of her.

Otherwise, I'll kill you.

Do you hear that?

He is going to kill me.

Fine.

I'm going to see

how you are going to kill me.

Save me!

Let go!

Die!

(Concentrate.)

(Reach the pinnacle.)

- My Lord! - Ning Yan!

- My Lord! - Ning Yan!

- My Lord! - Ning Yan!

Let's escape.

You won't survive this. You should escape.

If I run,

what will happen to my family?

What will happen to both of you?

Was it worth it?

Was it worth doing it for a girl you don't even know?

It's not about whether something is worth it or not.

There are some things

that are more important than life.

Surround him!

Copper Guardian Xu Qi An attacked his superior

and disregarded the law.

He will be escorted by Chunfeng Hall

to be handed over to the yamen for a trial.

(Guang Xiao, I'll be heading there first.)

(Report this to the boss.)

(Remember. Don't let Silver Guardian Zhu's subordinate escort me.)

(You must keep watch.)

Move!

Move!

Move!

Move!

Boss!

Yu Chun! It's terrible!

It's terrible!

Why are you in a panic?

Xu Qi An almost killed Silver Guardian Zhu.

Hurry and save him.

Guang Xiao is taking him to the yamen.

Gold Guardian Zhu will find out soon.

I'm afraid Xu Qi An might be dead before he arrives at the yamen.

Hurry, Yu Chun.

Zhu!

Zhu!

Can he be saved?

He got lucky and survived the attack

because the Silver Gong protected him.

Zhu.

I am here. Wake up.

Zhu!

What happened?

The Qi of the blade entered his organs.

He might be dead without a sorcerer from the Astronomical Bureau.

Where are they?

We've asked them to come. They will be here soon.

Ask someone to get them here!

I want you dead if they aren't here in 30 minutes!

Yes!

- Son. - Father.

Zhu!

Xu.

Qi.

An.

Walk faster. You are only safe in the yamen.

Gold Guardian Zhu.

Are you Xu Qi An?

My Lord.

Xu Qi An is Chunfeng Hall's guardian.

Please allow me to bring him back to Chunfeng Hall.

Guang Xiao!

Was it you

who injured my son?

Do you have any last words?

I regret

not killing that scum.

You have a death wish!

How dare you touch someone from Chunfeng Hall.

Guang Xiao.

Are you all right?

Boss. I...

I know. Keep quiet.

Yang Yan.

He killed my only son!

So what?

Are you sure you want to protect him?

Yes.

Stop!

Orders from Lord Wei.

Bring Xu Qi An to the yamen.

He will judge this.

Lord Wei.

My son Zhu Cheng Zhu

was heavily injured by Copper Guardian Xu Qi An.

His life is in danger and he is still in a critical state.

I hope you can

help me seek justice

and punish Xu Qi An heavily, Lord Wei.

Lord Wei,

Zhu Cheng Zhu wanted to rape the womenfolk of a criminal.

Xu Qi An failed to stop him so he attacked Zhu Cheng Zhu out of anger.

Nonsense!

Xu Qi An was obviously taking revenge!

There's a conflict.

Let's hear from the others.

Greetings, Lord Wei.

Report everything honestly to Lord Wei.

Lord Wei, Xu Qi An was late at the gathering.

Silver Guardian Zhu taught him a lesson.

However, he had a grudge.

During the asset seizure,

Xu Qi An saw Silver Guardian Zhu wanted to harass

the womenfolk of the criminal

and used the reason as an excuse to harm him.

Lord Wei, we have something to report.

During the gathering,

we were not late.

However, Silver Guardian Zhu caused trouble

and beat me and Xu Qi An.

During the asset seizure, he forced us to stay in the front hall

and forbade us to enter the inner residence.

We had no choice but to obey him.

When we heard the womenfolk crying,

Xu Qi An couldn't hold it anymore

and rushed to stop Silver Guardian Zhu.

However, not only did he not stop,

but he even dragged the lady to the yard

to humiliate her in public

to force Xu Qi An to attack him.

Lord Wei, both of them are close to Xu Qi An.

Their words might be biased

and cannot be trusted.

Lord Wei, the Bronze Guardians were there.

All of them can be witnesses.

Speak honestly.

I'll guarantee your safety.

During the gathering,

Xu Qi An and the others weren't late.

Silver Guardian Zhu did drag the lady to the yard

and wanted to humiliate her in front of everyone.

His words were also provocative towards Xu Qi An.

Shut up, all of you!

Even so,

the case should be trialed in a yamen.

How dare mere Copper Guardians carry out punishment on him.

Lord Wei, Xu Qi An defied his superior.

According to the rules of the Guardians,

he should be executed.

Your son Zhu Cheng Zhu

disregarded the law and acted lawlessly.

He will be terminated

and no longer be hired.

Copper Guardian Xu Qi An

attacked a Silver Guardian

and caused serious injury.

He committed a serious crime.

Take him to prison.

Seven days later,

he will be executed at the market entrance.

Lord Wei!

All of you may leave.

Lord Wei.

Sacrificing one's own life for the world

without asking for any benefits.

Was that sincere?

Of course, it was sincere.

All the officials' salaries

are paid by the people.

People can be easily bullied,

but Heaven will not tolerate it.

These are also my sincere words.

Someone!

Take Xu Qi An

to the prison

to await his execution

according to Lord Wei's order!

Lord Xu.

Ning Yan injured his Silver Guardian superior.

Lord Wei ordered him

to be executed.

Take care.

Boss, I sent the news.

Sorry.

We did our best.

Do we still have any close comrades?

We found everyone we could.

Only the Gold Guardians are left.

We can't contact them.

(Chunfeng Hall)

Both of you.

Drink with me.

- Boss. - I knew you had a private stash

so you could drink on duty.

(Fairness and Justice)

I know.

It's troublesome for Lord Wei.

Xu Qi An did something wrong indeed.

This fool!

He almost killed someone

and that person was even a Silver Guardian.

I thought I was stupid enough,

but I didn't expect him to be stupider than me.

If I had known, I would've abandoned him.

It's so annoying.

He deserved it.

Even if you are more talented than others,

you blew things up

and everyone at the yamen was watching.

How could he be treated with a bias?

What would happen to Lord Wei's prestige?

It takes a long time to build a reputation,

but ruining it only takes a moment.

If he helped Xu Qi An,

who would still trust Lord Wei in the future?

Is everyone happy now?

One has been terminated

and the other one will be executed.

The case is decided impartially!

Ning Yan.

Look at the bowl of yours.

Even the motifs are not symmetrical.

For a long time in the future,

the people of the yamen

will be obeying the rules.

Xu Qi An!

Your death is not in vain!

It's worth it!

Tanghulu!

Are you blind?

(Wife of the Vice Minister of Rites, Wang Xiu He)

Miss Xiu He.

Miss Ru?

I've never seen you for so long.

I almost failed to recognize you.

Many things happened at my residence.

I couldn't leave

and seldom came out.

Please forgive me.

There are some snacks here.

Please accept them.

These are snacks from Guiyue Restaurant.

I'm sure you spent a lot of money.

You've never given me anything before.

What's wrong with you today?

You're being so polite.

My nephew Xu Qi An

accidentally harmed a Silver Guardian

and was punished by Lord Wei...

He will be executed.

So, I...

I want to ask the Vice Minister

to plead for him

and help save

my nephew's life.

My master is the Vice Minister of Rites after all.

He has an influence

at the imperial court.

- Yes. - However, he has a high position.

If his political enemies see him helping a death row criminal for no reason

and used it against him,

wouldn't I have caused him trouble?

You should bring back the snacks.

Come on. Let's return to the residence.

(Xu Residence)

Dear.

Dear.

What did Wang Xiu He say?

She said she would help put in a few good words.

Where's your bangle?

I had to ask others for help.

That's your dowry.

Everything is no longer important.

When Ning Yan is back,

I'll deduct it from his monthly pay.

What did the people at the Astronomical Bureau say?

I met Song Qing.

He said

the Astronomical Bureau

can't meddle in the Night Guardians' business.

Even the Imperial Sword Guards are...

I'm useless as an uncle.

Now is not the time to be dejected.

Let's wait for Xin Nian to come back.

Perhaps...

Perhaps he has an idea.

I'm just a Copper Guardian.

My words mean nothing.

I have no right to choose.

All the officials' salaries

are paid by the people.

People can be easily bullied,

but Heaven will not tolerate it.

These are also my sincere words.

It's hard to guess one's intention.

Looking at one's heart is the same as judging a case.

Don't make conclusions

because of prejudice.

Do you think I made the wrong judgment?

I dare not.

The Silver Guardian humiliated the lady first.

Xu Qi An attacked him

due to righteousness.

I think this act

helps right the corruption within the yamen.

I hope you can be lenient

and spare Copper Guardian Xu's life.

Lord Wei, please be lenient

and spare Copper Guardian Xu's life!

Foster Father,

please be lenient.

Xu Qi An is very popular.

How many times has it been since morning?

Apart from Zhu, all Gold Guardians from the Night Guardians

are here.

Foster Father.

I guess I'll join them.

Foster Father,

please be lenient.

Do you think I made the wrong judgment too?

You didn't,

but Xu Qi An

didn't as well.

Boss.

Calm down. There's still another way.

Boss.

Yu Chun. There must be another way.

Yu Chun, don't go.

Boss.

Boss. Please think twice.

Boss.

Wei Yuan!

Come out!

Boss.

Everyone, stand up.

Li Yu Chun, how dare you!

Boss.

I, Li Yu Chun...

Boss!

Don't be reckless!

He is drunk!

He is confused!

He can't hold his liquor and is spouting nonsense!

Get lost!

Yu Chun.

Get lost!

I, Li Yu Chun,

started working in the yamen in Year 20 of the Yuanjing era.

I have been abiding by my duty

and committed to my responsibilities!

Eliminating all corrupt officials is my belief

and serving my kingdom is my goal!

For 17 years,

I've been conscientious

without going against the law,

taking bribes,

and bullying the honest people!

I thought

my enthusiasm

can bring a just world.

However,

for 17 years,

I've seen many comrades bullying the people and blackmailing the merchants.

Every time there's an asset seizure, money and assets will be taken

and the womenfolk will be raped!

If this can be tolerated,

there's nothing else that cannot be tolerated!