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Episode 19

Lord Xu! What a coincidence.

Ye Xiaotian, how dare you!

What's the matter, Lord Xu?

You and I are officials in the same county.

Shouldn't we get close?

Talk nonsense!

Look, I am wrong.

You are my supervisor.

How can I get close to you?

I should respect you.

Lord Xu!

Don't worry!

Tongren is not far away from here.

Please allow me to exercise hospitality to you.

Let me invite you for a drink.

Look at me.

Big Brother!

How can you ask Lord Xu to Tongren for a drink?

You are really wrong!

Lord Xu is going home loaded with honours.

He must feel homesick.

So I'd better invite him in Hu County?

Bingo! Big Brother!

Invite him in Hu County.

Everyone knows Lord Xu in Hu County.

He is well known there.

You're right.

Lord Xu is a big celebrity in Hu County.

Everyone knows he

is a cruel

and unscrupulous.

Let's go.

A group of crown.

Master Ye.

My lord, Master Li, ordered

me to await your arrival here.

The Prefectural Magistrate knows Master Ye has passed the examinations

and gets an official position.

He is very pleased.

He ordered me to greet you here.

There is also a banquet for you.

Lead the way ahead.

Please.

Ye Xiaotian is deeply rooted

in Hu County.

Remember

There is only one road in the officialdom

and two people walking on the road.

One is stepping on other's back, the other is being stepped on.

Which one do you want to be?

It depends on yourself.

Why don't I start first?

I shall make an alliance with the Magistrate Hua in Hu County

to deal with this arrogant guy.

Let's go! Quickly!

Hurry up!

Executioner?

Yes, sir.

It's time to operate immediately.

Yes, sir.

Dou E is really undeserved.

My lord.

My lord.

My master, please forgive me.

My master, please forgive me.

I am wrong.

My master, please forgive me.

Bitch!

I am wrong, my master.

My master.

My master, my lord!

My lord, please forgive me.

My master, forgive me.

Somebody come here.

My master.

Pull me up.

My master, forgive me.

My lord.

My lord.

My lord, forgive me!

You wanna kill me?

How dare you scald me!

My lord.

My lord, please forgive me.

You are such a ragtag.

Not as valuable as one of my hair.

Beat you! Beat you!

Beat you! Beat you!

My lord.

My lord.

Come here!

Yes, My lord.

Pull her out to feed dogs.

Don't stop.

Continue!

My lord.

Here comes Judicial Clerk Ye.

Here comes the Prefectural Magistrate.

My lord. How's it going?

Very well. Stand up!

This time you

passed the Imperial Examinations in Guiyang

and becomes an official.

I feel happy for you.

I always remember your

teaching and instructions.

I did not dare to slack off one day．

Very good.

Teacher. How are you?

Good.

Take a seat.

Master Li.

I have a good eyesight, right?

At the beginning I said

your disciple has a great promise.

My lord, you are right.

You're a Bole.

That's true.

Who is Bole?

My lord.

Bole is

a good judge of talent.

But

most of his stories spread in the central plains.

You have lived in Tongren for a long time.

So you don't know him.

It's very normal.

Normal.

He is from central plains.

Invite him over if possible.

Let him to be my adviser.

People all mock that there is no talent in Tongren.

Even there is not a scholar.

How about now?

What I did is called that

it never rains but it pours!

Scholar and provincial graduate

are put in your bag.

In my opinion,

you're likely to be a chin-shih metropolitan graduate in the imperial examinations.

My lord.

Think about it.

If I take part in the imperial examinations,

I will certainly pass them.

At that time I will become an official in the capital city.

So I can't stay in Tongren.

But I still want to listen

to your teaching.

That makes sense.

Forget it.

No need to take the imperial examinations.

A fake judicial clerk becomes a real one.

How do we handle this?

My master.

The new County Magistrate Assistant, Xu Boyi, comes to visit you.

Ask him in quickly.

Please, Lord Xu.

I am Xu Boyi. Nice to meet you. Lord Hua.

Nice to meet you.

Assistant Xu.

When you were a student in this county,

I've heard of your talent.

You are indeed young and promising.

I'm overpraised.

Thanks for your praise.

You have been exhausted from a long travel.

Why not go back to settle down?

My lord.

It's not urgent to do other things.

I rush to

discuss something important with you.

Assistant Xu, please take a seat.

Thanks a lot.

Xu Boyi has the backing of Tian family.

Xiaotian!

This Tian family is unusual.

At the beginning,

Tian family, An family, Song family, and Yang family

are paratactic Minority Headmen.

Two minority areas including Tongren

are under the control of Tian family.

Later, there was an internal power struggle

in the Tian family.

It resulted in local corruption and

people becoming homeless.

Emperor Yongle was furious

and severely rebuked it.

But they turned a

deaf ear.

So the emperor dispatched troops

to suppress the rebellion.

The two minorities were divided into 8 prefectures.

Since then, the Tian family has declined.

But...

A lean camel is bigger than a horse.

Xu Boyi has the support of Tian Family.

You'd better not pick up fight with him.

My lord.

do you remember

Ye Xiaotian?

Ye Xiaotian?

The newly appointed Judicial Clerk.

I have just received an official letter from the provincial government.

He will arrive in two days.

Lord Hua.

I never tell lies in front of wise people.

This Ye Xiaotian

is the Judicial Clerk Ai Feng.

How do you know?

My lord.

It doesn't matter how I know this.

I can speak it out to you.

Because I don't mean

to harm you.

Please take it easy.

What do you want?

My lord.

Ye Xiaotian is frivolous and rude.

He always makes troubles.

I believe you

don't like this kind of

restless subordinate. Right?

I rush here

to solve your problem

because I know your worries.

Assistant Xu, just tell me how to do.

The Tian family is a toothless tiger.

If Xu Boyi puts you in a pickle,

you should fight with him to the end.

If you can prove that

Xu Boyi is unable to make achievements,

the Tian family will not support him in vain.

Otherwise,

there is no end of trouble for the future.

My lord, you are totally right.

I will fare forth tomorrow.

My lord.

I remember when I lived in Hu County,

it often rains cats and dogs.

Why is it so drought?

Big Brother, you don't know it.

Hu County

always undergoes a drought after a waterlogging.

People are accustomed to it.

But it looks like

more serious this year.

Bro.

I think you'd better find another place to live.

It's too simple and crude.

Right. Yunfei.

Look.

How inconvenient this desolate place is!

It's okay.

Big Brother!

I am involved in a homicide case.

It is more convenient to live outside the city.

Fine.

Xu Boyi comes with bad faith intent.

He is such a villain.

He usually comes up with some intrigues

to deal with me.

I can be seen but you can't.

We two can coordinate.

Official Ai.

You are still alive.

We miss you so much.

Old man,

you are mistaken.

I am not the Official Ai.

My name is Ye Xiaotian.

How is it possible?

You are Official Ai!

There are many people who look alike in this world.

See you.

So alike.

It's so similar.

Even the sound is alike.

This...

What AI?

I am Ye Xiaotian, the newly-appointed Judicial Clerk in Hu County.

I want to see the County Magistrate.

Yes,

I'll go to report for you.

I'm Ye Xiaotian.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, Judicial Clerk Ye.

I've heard that you're young and promising.

You really deserve the reputations.

Indeed promising!

Lord Hua,

did you forget?

Haven't I left from Hu County

just a few months ago?

My lord.

you forgot all about it?

Judicial Clerk Ye is quite straightforward.

Quite straightforward.

You come back just

after a few months.

Now you become a real Judicial Clerk.

Congratulation!

Lord Wang.

From now on,

We work at the same yamen.

I hope Lord Wang could do me a favor.

That's for sure.

Come on! Take a seat.

Judicial Clerk Ye!

you have known the

situation in Hu County.

It happens that you and Assistant Xu take office one after another.

Our government runs

short of the dorm.

So I

rented a house for you.

Our county government cannot make ends meet this year.

The house for you

is a little far away from here.

I feel sorry

for Judicial Clerk Ye.

Don't they unite to bully an honest man?

I am never an honest man.

It doesn't matter.

There aren't many member in my family.

We have no special requirements of living.

Thank you, my lord.

Thanks for your arrangement.

Thanks for your understanding of my difficulty.

After such a long travel,

you must be tired.

There is no need to rush to handover work.

Go back to have a rest.

Let's handover tomorrow.

I will make a

welcome dinner for you another day.

Great.

If so,

I'd better do as you said.

Assistant Xu.

Yes.

As the supervisor of Judicial Clerk Ye,

you're duty-bound to

help him to settle down.

Official, don't worry.

I will

certainly help Judicial Clerk Ye

to settle down

well.

Judicial Clerk Ye.

This is it.

Xu Boyi.

My Big Brother is an official at least.

You arrange such a place for my Big Brother?

Why don't you live here?

It's a bit crude indeed.

Our county has a finance stress.

We have no extra money.

We are the officials in our county.

We should ease the burden for the government.

Don't think in one way and behave in another.

Don't you think we don't know

what you are thinking, right?

It's nice here.

Stay away from the crowd.

The air in the mountain is good.

Look at that place.

We can feed some fowls or something like that.

Besides,

what's the use of so many rooms?

Don't you sleep only on a bed?

I am tired after walking all day.

Let's tidy up rooms.

And have a rest.

Let's go. What're you doing?!

Let's go.

Go.

A bunch of crown!

Uncle Dong, come on.

Good.

Duoni.

Is this your suitcase?

Yes.

It's too heavy.

Let me take it for you.

Put it here first.

Great.

It's mine over there.

Okay.

Take it yourself.

OK.

My worms.

Look at you!

You are a tall man!

Why are you afraid of worms?!

I'm not afraid.

Come here.

I'll fight them one on one.

Daheng!

Big Brother.

I went in and had a look.

There is only one broken room.

I can live with Elder Dong

in that room.

Let Duoni live with you.

No! No!

I come to take care you

under the order of Grand Elder.

Besides, Elder Dong has a bad eyesight.

He always fiddles with poisoning worms.

Sect leader, you certainly don't like it.

Right?

Then what should I do?

You are a girl while Elder Dong is a man.

How can you two

live in one room?

No!

If I live with him,

isn't it the same?

Duoni.

Daheng

has many, many rooms in his house.

There is also a beautiful garden.

It's quite beautiful.

That's even worse.

I'm afraid of strangers.

Well.

Big Brother!

Duoni!

Big Brother.

How about this?

Let Miss Duoni live in my store.

On the one hand, we can be lonely...

No! No! On the one hand,

she can continue to look after my store.

On the other hand,

she can live there at ease.

What do you think? Duoni?

You can live there for a few days.

After I make this house bigger,

you come back to...

serve me.

Is it all right?

Okay.

Hurry up!

Come on!

Be careful!

Good.

Careful, careful!

Be careful!

Sit down.

How about now?

This place

Pretty good.

Don't you see?

Take some food.

Something to eat!

-Okay, okay. -Oh, my God.

It's okay.

My dad

is very famous in this street.

Who?

Luo Baichuan.

I don't know him.

That's right.

Because you are a non-native.

So you certainly don't know him.

You know, this is normal.

He is very famous here.

Young lord.

Here comes the food.

This is

very delicious.

This is Osmanthus Jelly.

This is our specialty.

You can try it.

Okay, this...

Why are you still here?

Get out!

Osmanthus Jelly is quite delicious.

This variety store

is given by my dad.

It seems I have been here before.

I bought a small jar from here.

Good memory.

Okay.

It's not bad.

Yes.

This is fate.

Eat quickly.

Eat quickly. It doesn't matter.

Young lord.

This is the account book of last month.

I see.

Get out here.

This is the account book for this month.

I don't show it to other people.

But you

are an exception.

I can show you

the account book.

It's very interesting.

It seems you have allowed many people on credit.

Don't look at the book.

Let's eat peaches.

It is especially delicious.

I'll eat one. Let's eat.

Great.

Cheers.

So delicious.

Dad.

I'm back.

Dad!

Dad!

Fall asleep?

Where is he?

Dad!

You scare me!

How dare you come back!

I bought a lot of good things for you.

You will like it. Dad.

Tiger penis.

Your dad doesn't need this thing now.

Dad!

Can't you brag anymore?

You little brat!

Dad, dad!

You show no respect to elders.

What did I tell you before you left?

Send me a letter every five days.

You're so great.

Otherwise, you sent me nothing.

Or you only write me two words.

Very good.

You did all this, didn't you?

Dad, didn't I prepare gifts for you?

These are needless to talk about.

I never expect you to do something incredible.

What you have to do now

is go to a blind date

and get married.

Judicial Clerk Ye!

I am

the newly-appointed Judicial Clerk, Ye Xiaotian.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Who is in charge of

the judicial clerk office?

I am scribe Dian Ci.

I received the order from County Magistrate

that you are taking office today.

I didn't expect you arrive so quickly.

You are the scribe.

What about the scribe Old Dou?

You just arrived here.

How do you know that the previous scribe is Old Dou?

I have asked about it before I came here.

I know that the scribe is Old Dou.

What's up?

He was taken place so quickly.

My lord, you are right.

The original scribe was Old Dou.

But in this morning

he handed over the work to me.

So you guys also

take office today?

-Yes. -Yes.

Continue your work.

What's up?

Haven't your leg made a good recovery?

My lord.

My lord.

Li Yuncong!

Has the water boiled yet?

Right away!

Li Yuncong!

Send these books to the Ministry of Revenue!

I'm coming.

Bro, wait a minute!

Coming!

My…

My lord.

Captain Zhou was transferred to the warehouse

to do miscellaneous affairs.

You

serve as a handy man in the Department of Revenue.

What about Captain Xu and Captain Ma?

One is guarding the gate.

The other is responsible for night watch.

It's my fault.

Why do you blame yourself? My lord.

Since we enter into the official circles,

we are ready to

be depreciated.

We're buddies.

Six, six, six.

Eight horses! Come on! Drink!

Five leaders!

Come on! Have a drink!

Old Xu.

Can you win?

You've lost all night.

You have come back.

So I am excited.

You loser.

Again, again!

Come on!

We're buddies.

Six, six, six.

I haven't arrived yet.

You've already started.

This…

Where's the bellman from?

You don't keep watch at night.

Why do you come to freeload off?

Old Ma!

You're late.

Punish yourself.

Come on!

-Pour wine! -Fine!

My lord.

I am only a clown.

I won't say anything.

Cheers!

Cheers!

Good!

Sit down, sit down, sit down.

Take a seat.

I feel so sorry to you.

My lord.

Please do not say that.

All of us

are small potatoes

in the yamen.

But everyone thumbs up

to us when we walk on the streets.

This is what you

brought us.

Yes, my lord.

You're back now.

Now we have the backbone.

Come on! Have a drink!

Let's propose a toast to the lord.

Darling, why are you unhappy?

Tell me.

Did Ye Xiaotian return to Hu County?

How do you know?

You don't know that.

This morning

Assistant Xu

made a staff mobilization

to 3 offices and 6 rooms.

Some junior clerks and head constables

are exchanged back and forth.

It is in utter confusion.

Tell me.

Is it

your idea?

This is the duty of the Assistant Xu.

Why should I intervene?

The Assistant Xu just took office.

A new official always applies strict measures.

He

is young and promising.

He want to make an achievement.

I must do him a favor.

Dear,

you are not doing him a favor.

He has just taken office.

If without your instruction,

how dare he make such big staff mobilization

to 3 offices and 6 rooms?

And

after the welcome dinner you made for him,

you two got together one more time.

Didn't you two

discuss the matter happened today?

My darling,

you just need take care of our home affairs.

Don't worry about other things.

Even if I make Ye Xiaotian in a pickle,

you have never known him before.

Why are you defending him against an injustice?

Darling,

you think

I am

defending for Ye Xiaotian

against an injustice?

Don't you?

Darling,

I am your wife.

I have to consider for you first.

How can I defend for Ye Xiaotian

against an injustice?

Let me tell you.

It doesn't mean you should not deal with him.

I just think

the way you deal with him is wrong.

The way is wrong?

What is wrong?

Anyone who has a close relation with me

are transferred by Hua Qingfeng and Xu Boyi.

Among the new arrivals,

I don't know who is Hua Qingfeng's confidant

and who is Xu Boyi's.

I just arrived a bit late.

But I have lost a chance.

Ye Xiaotian!

I wonder how long you can be so rampant.

Great.

Xu Boyi and Ye Xiaotian

hate each other for a long time.

Even if you don't give orders to him,

he will naturally

look for troubles for Ye Xiaotian.

You just need to watch their fighting.

There is no need to stand out.

The Xu Boyi just served as the County Magistrate Assistant.

His official position is higher than Ye Xiaotian's.

But

his foundation in our county

is not as deep as Ye Xiaotian's.

I must do my utmost to help him.

So he can accomplish his purpose with ease.

Darling,

why don't you still understand?

You've been in Hu County

for three years.

It's not easy for you to

take the power

back to your hands.

Since you don't want to sit watching,

you can clearly

show your attitude.

You can tell everyone

that you just want to deal with Ye Xiaotian.

Then why should you

make use of Assistant Xu?

I am the County Magistrate.

As a real County Magistrate,

if I deal with a newly-appointed Judicial Clerk,

wouldn't it make people laugh?

If I control behind the scenes and

ask Xu Boyi to do it,

I can proceed or step back freely.

Darling,

you are always like this.

When you should keep in the background,

you can behind the scenes.

When you shouldn't,

you still hide behind the scenes.

Can you be

a little responsible?

I think

you shouldn't be a magistrate at all.

You

should be an adviser.

My darling,

you are too much.

My master.

This is your newly-customized guqin.

It is just delivered.

Here comes Judicial Clerk Ye.

The junior clerks of 3 offices and 6 rooms

have been transferred by you.

That's right.

As the saying goes,

officials are pawky.

They deceive their superiors and delude their subordinates.

Because they have gotten along with for a long time.

They are acquainted with each other.

So they can collude with each other

and confuse right and wrong.

I made them exchange their positions

because they will not get familiar with each other in this way.

So they cannot collude with each other.

What's wrong with it? Judicial Clerk Ye.

It's okay.

I got it.

I gotta go.

By the way,

I have a presumptuous request.

I don't know if it's reasonable to speak it out.

Judicial Clerk Ye, don't be so polite.

Feel free to say it.

My lord, please.

Do not play the guqin in front of me.

Why?

This is good for your health.

I have a good friend

who liked playing the guqin.

His playing skill is

almost on a par with you.

But...

But what?

But one day when he played the guqin,

a wild donkey was attracted.

The donkey kicked his head.

Then his brain burst.

He was dead with blood gushing from the seven orifices of his head.

And then?

My lord.

He is cursing you.

Only you know that. You know that.

Ye Xiaotian!

Continue!

Really?

It is clear that Hua Qingfeng and Xu Boyi

are going to deal with you.

Under the eave,

you have to lower your head!

You cannot do us a favor

for a short time.

We won't blame you.

So I advise you

had better protect yourself.

It's never too late

to revenge for a gentlemen.

When there is an opportunity...

Never too late.

I don't want to be

a gentleman who has endured humiliation for years.

I always revenge

on the same day.

Don't let me catch the chance.

As long as I get a chance...

Come on!

Let's drink!

Come on!

Come on!

-Taste the dishes. –Okay!

I make this banquet

to welcome Judicial Clerk Ye.

Everyone,

Bottom up!

Bottom up!

Please sit down.

Please.

-Levy duty officer. -Well, thanks.

Does the tax revenue go well?

It has not rained for 3 months.

People were anxious about

the drought.

My subordinates

dare not go to the countryside at all.

How can we collect taxes?

Isn't there any method?

Method?

Method?

Do you have any method?

We aren't the rain gods

who can control the forces of nature.

We can only build a Dragon King Temple in Gao Village

or invite a Taoist priest for Li Village.

We only do

a whip-round

to pin our hope on these staff.

It doesn't work.

Anyway,

it can appease the people at least.

Right!

People all believe this.

They won't make troubles for us

if they see we have made efforts.

What else can we do?

In addition to believe in god,

are there other methods?

Who has methods?!

Who has methods?!

People in Li Village come to rob water.

Somebody help!

People in Li Village come to rob water.

Go!

Buddies,

hurry up!

Go!

Gao Ya!

What do you want to do?

Why do you cut off the water?

Do you want to put us

into a corner?

The water flow past my house.

I can cut it off if I want.

Bullshit!

Our crops will die of thirst

if you do it.

We don't have any water to drink

and feed livestock,

much less the water

to irrigate crops.

Look at this river!

Is there any water?!

Right!

You!

You feel wronged.

Aren't we the same?

Mother nature makes us in a pickle.

It's not our fault.

Yes, yes.

So we must sacrifice

to achieve your aim. Right?

Nonsense.

You live downstream.

If you live upstream,

you can cut off the water.

I will agree with that.

I told you.

The water flow past our doors.

I want to cut it off.

Great.

If you want to cut it off,

I'll destroy the river wall as I like.

Let's do it!

Buddies,

for our food,

destroy the river wall.

Who dare to destroy it?!

No matter who touch this river wall,

I will kill him.

If you dare, just bury me first.

As you like.

County Magistrate!

Something goes wrong!

Something goes wrong.

What's the matter?

Gao Village and Li Village

are fighting for water.

Many people hurt.

Everyone,

two families have a fight with weapons.

Luckily no one is killed.

Without mediation,

it is likely to breed disaster.

Do you have any suggestions?

My lord.

The drought in our county has been getting worse since the beginning of summer.

This fight

is adding fuel to the flames.

What we can do

is to prevent further deterioration as soon as possible.

Otherwise, it will cause a riot.

This...

Secretary Wang!

You have a friendship with these two villages.

You can go to

mediate the contradiction between two villages.

As the Secretary,

I am responsible for document affairs.

The fight between Gao and Li villages

is not my duty.

I am too old

to run around for this affair.

Besides,

if I undertake it,

people will suspect that I act beyond my authority.

I can't.

No, I can't.

My lord.

I am the Judicial Clerk.

I am supposed to be in charge of public security in our county.

My lord, you can send me to deal with it.

I'll make it.