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Episode 20

My lords.

Two families have a fight with weapons.

Luckily no one is killed.

But without mediation,

it is likely to breed a disaster.

Do you have any suggestions?

My lord,

you can send me to deal with it.

I can do it.

My lord.

The people in Hu county have been suffering from natural disasters.

How can they undergo a man-made disaster?

As the assistant to county magistrate in Hu county,

I'm in charge of Justice and Imprisonment.

At this time I should step forward bravely.

My lord,

please dispatch me to deal with it.

Good.

County Magistrate Assistant Xu takes charge of this matter.

Judicial Clerk Ye,

Department of Revenue asks for 10 pieces of Maotai Paper,

10 pieces of Lianshi Paper,

20 pieces of Xuan Paper,

100 pieces of Bamboo Paper,

3 inkstones,

10 inkcakes and 10 writing brushes.

Thanks, my lord.

Judicial Clerk Ye,

The office for incoming and outgoing asks for 0.2 stere of firewood

and an iron watering can.

Thank you, my lord.

Judicial Clerk Ye.

My mother is seriously ill.

I want to ask for an advance on my salary, two taels.

Secretary Wang has approved it.

-Don't say anything. -Please give it to me in advance.

Take it away.

Thank you, my lord.

They make me

a mere figurehead.

Scribe Dian!

Come here.

Yes, my lord.

In addition to receive and pay out money and office supplies,

I mainly in charge of arrest affairs.

The whole morning has passed.

Why is there no case

about arrest?

Is the public security in Hu County

good enough?

This...

My lord.

Before you take office,

County Magistrate Assistant ordered

that any cases involved with arrest

and justice

should be reported to him.

If without his order,

no one is allowed to deal with these affairs.

Otherwise, they will be severely punished.

Probably because

you were not in office,

he made this order.

But now he

haven't repeal this order,

I…

Is it a written instruction?

Yes.

Just show me.

My lord.

My lord.

This written instruction should be filed.

No talking nonsense.

Don't worry.

I'll give it back to you in a couple of days.

What are you in a panic?!

Head Constable Li!

County Magistrate Assistant Xu is detained by Li Village.

Hurry to report to the County Magistrate!

I'm afraid he will be killed if late.

Report to County Magistrate Hua!

County Magistrate Assistant Xu is captured by Li Village.

Quickly!

Yes!

Why are you so flustered?

What happened?

I heard they were shouting

that County Magistrate Assistant Xu

is arrested by Li Village.

I just received a family letter

that my fourth wife suddenly felt ill.

I have to have a look.

I understand.

Water!

Water!

Why do they detain him?

County Magistrate!

It is said that when County Magistrate Assistant Xu mediated

the two sides were polite at first.

But when it came to water distribution,

both sides held their own opinions and did not yield to each other.

County Magistrate Assistant Xu proposed to distribute the water equally.

But both of them refused.

People from Li Village said

there are more people in the village.

But Gao Village said they have more land.

How about each village using the water half a day?

That was County Magistrate Assistant Xu said.

But...

But what?

But Gao Village said

a large number of people in Li Village go out for work.

But people in Gao Village

all depend on farming.

They would suffer losses in this way.

Neither of two ways satisfy them.

This is really outrageous.

Yes.

County Magistrate Assistant Xu also thought so.

He also said that if they had not reconciled,

the Castellans of two villages

and all those who took part in the fight

would be arrested.

So

County Magistrate Assistant Xu is detained

by Li Village.

Secretary Wang!

My lord.

His fourth wife is ill.

There is no good doctor in Hu county.

So he has brought his fourth wife

to Tongren for a famous doctor for treatment.

Old bastard.

So cunning!

Ask Judicial Clerk Ye to come here quickly.

Tell him I have something important to discuss with him.

Yes.

You unruly people!

How dare you detain an Official?!

Let me tell you!

Li Bohao!

You are a crazy and shameless fool!

Do you know?

The crime of detaining an Official

is tantamount to the crime of plotting a rebellion.

I tell you.

You hurry to release me!

Xu Boyi!

Don't scare me!

Without water, we would have no way to live.

Thousands of people would die.

Why don't you follow us?

Young Castellan!

People from Gao Village are coming.

They're coming!

Gather people to follow me.

Go, go, go!

Go, go, go!

My lord.

Judicial Clerk Ye said

if you need stationery,

just tell him.

As for other things,

County Magistrate Assistant Xu had ordered that

Judicial Clerk Ye has no power to deal with.

So

you'd better make your own decision.

This bastard!

How dare he not come under my order?

My lord.

He also said

without power,

he is not a real judicial clerk.

If he is not, he can't exceed his power

to deal with these affairs.

So

he can't obey your command.

Well! Well!

Go, go, go!

The first essential of being an official

is to endure.

You won't come to see me.

I can come to you!

In the past six months,

180 writing brushes has been

consumed.

Are there many official business to deal with in our county?

Or the brushes you bought

are defective products?

Here comes the County Magistrate!

My lord, you are a county's magistrate.

Just inform me if there is anything.

Why do you come here yourself?

An official

must be considerate and kind to men of talent.

I should be easy to get along with.

As a County Magistrate,

only keeping a low profile

can I know the people's feeling.

Yes.

You go out.

I wanna chat with Judicial Clerk Ye.

Li Jianwu!

Listen to me.

You hurt dozens of

our villagers.

We can't let it go!

If you don't come down

and kneel to apologize to me,

I will destroy you Gao Village!

Gao Yang!

the matter of cutting off the water supply

is still settled.

How dare you come to make troubles?

Believe it or not, I will never let you come out alive.

Li Jianwu!

Come down if you dare.

Don't be a pussy!

You bullshit!

Gao Yang!

Come up if you dare!

Talk is cheap!

Come down if you dare.

Come up if you dare!

Judicial Clerk Ye!

I regretted not listening to your advice.

Why did you say that?

Judicial Clerk Ye!

Look at you.

You are smart

and is good at power struggle.

The dispute between Gao and Li villages

should be your duty to mediate.

But County Magistrate Assistant Xu volunteered to do it.

he is your supervisor.

I can't make him lose face.

Who knows

these villagers turn a blind eye to laws.

Unexpectedly...

Dad!

How about I take people to come up?

What?

Li Village has a dangerous terrain.

It is difficult to attack but easy to defend.

Can you make it?

Dad!

But we can't stay here

all the time.

If they don't come down ,

what should we do?

You know nothing!

I am waiting for them to start first.

Dad!

Why do I feel more confused?

County Magistrate Assistant Xu is still in their hands, isn't he?

For them,

although he is a protective talisman,

it is still troublesome.

As long as they start,

we will have reason to

fight against.

Li Jianwu!

You are just a coward…

Dare you not come down, right?

Good!

Come on!

Pitch camps here.

Keep guard!

Anyone who comes from Li Village comes out.

Just kill him.

Yes!

You can deal with this matter.

My lord, you don't know it.

After deal with these affairs, I found that

County Magistrate Assistant Xu had ordered

in addition to stationary,

I am not allowed to interfere in other affairs.

I am no longer in power.

It's hard for me to deal with this matter.

Judicial Clerk Ye!

This is a misunderstanding.

Misunderstanding?

At the beginning,

you haven't taken office yet.

County Magistrate Assistant Xu feared those outlaws

will twist the law to suit their own purposes.

So

he ordered all cases to be handled by himself.

So this is

an improvised makeshift.

I got it.

That's it.

Dad!

People from Gao Village are bullying us.

Let me teach them a lesson!

No way!

Dad!

We have detained that County Magistrate Assistant Xu.

We are in the wrong.

If we start again,

there would be no chance to make a comeback.

Dad, you mean?

Wait.

Let's wait for Gao Village to fight first.

Then we will say

when Xu Boyi mediated,

he took sides in Gao Village.

So people from Gao Village had nothing to fear.

They were so aggressive.

We were forced to protect ourselves.

I will make an order that since

you have taken office,

everything should be your responsibility

will be under your administration.

You are so wise, my lord.

About the dispute between Gao and Li villages,

especially the Li Village

detained the County Magistrate Assistant Xu.

They disregard law and discipline.

You are the Judicial Clerk

who is mainly responsible for the public security.

You are duty-bound to deal with it.

My lord.

I am strong in will but weak in power.

Judicial Clerk Ye!

Some rampant people

have detained an Official.

You are the Judicial Clerk.

How can you shirk your responsibility?

My lord, you don't know it.

I do not want to shirk my responsibility.

You ask me to deal with it,

but I have nobody to be my support.

The fact is that

my capable underlings were transferred.

The current scribe

took charge of the warehouse.

The current head constable of three offices

were from the receiving and dispatching office.

As long as you promise me,

Who do you want?

I'll send him to you right away.

Are you sure?

A real man never

Withdraw his words.

Good!

As long as you can

recall my underlings,

I will immediately deal with this matter.

Good!

My lord.

Does the Gao Village come to make troubles?

Why don't they get started?

What are they waiting for?

You think

the leaders of the two villages

are cunning like a fox.

Do you think they really want a fight?

These people…

They are waiting for an official to mediate.

Big Brother.

Where is this place?

I can't ride a horse

or sit in the sedan.

If I know it, I would ride a donkey.

How can I walk through this road?

Why are you coming so late with so much nonsense?! Hurry up!

You beg me! How can you treat me like that?!

It's okay, Big Brother!

Got it!

Gao Ya!

I come to see you.

Don't shoot!

Don't fly knives!

I am your classmate.

Luo Daheng!

What do you fear? Go!

Let's go.

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

Castellan Gao, nice to meet you.

In fact,

this time I…

Lord Ye!

If you are here to mediate,

please go back.

People from Li Village robbed water and hurt my people.

They also detained an Official.

Anyway,

I will not let them go.

Castellan Gao, you misunderstood it.

Li Village picked up the fight

and detained the Official.

They made such evil deeds!

How can I plead for mercy for them?

So

you are not here to plead for mercy for Li Village.

Why do you come here for troubles?

Castellan Gao!

It is drought in Hu County.

Li Village picked up the fight,

which made you suffer a loss.

You fight against quickly.

I think you don't want others think

you are afraid of Li Village.

But you are broad-minded.

You are not the person who must revenge.

Li Village is surrounded by Gao Village.

Li Village dare not start off for attack.

I think you have already won back your honor.

But if the standoff continues,

Li Village will be forced to make troubles.

If you two sides have a fight,

the casualties are inevitable.

What do you think?

His name is Ye Xiaotian.

He is the Judicial Clerk?

How does he look exactly like the Judicial Clerk Ai?

In such a big world,

nothing is too strange.

I don't understand.

You always fight with Li Bohao.

But these are small cases.

You are making such a big noise this time.

You!

Ask me to withdraw?

Well!

But the water,

I will never yield.

Otherwise,

how do I explain to my villagers?

How can I make them convinced?

Castellan Gao!

Let's leave this matter aside.

County Magistrate Assistant Xu is detained.

He is an Official!

If this matter cannot be handled properly,

it will be a catastrophe.

You need to convince the public.

But the Imperial Court also need that.

That bastard County Magistrate Assistant Xu

is not detained by us.

Of course I know that.

But...

If Gao Village does not withdraw,

I am not insincere enough

to persuade Li Village to release him.

This water has passed through your house.

Release it or cut off it?

Doesn't it depend on you?

Good!

I will withdrew.

But

you cannot deceive me

just like that County Magistrate Assistant Xu.

If so,

I will never let you go.

Castellan Gao!

You really understand the important principle thoroughly.

I am very grateful.

Withdraw!

Go back to our village!

Go! Open the door!

Yes.

It's you.

Have the

soldiers come yet?

Is Patrol Luo coming?

He comes with a large number of soldiers?

Hurry up!

Release me!

I tell you.

I will trod down here.

I will let these mobs who insulted me

all get punished.

Does your brain

get damaged?

Lord Xu?

What do you mean?

There are more than 3,000 people in Li Village.

Ask Patrol Luo to dispatch soldiers here?

Are you mad?

Officers and soldiers haven't come?

Then why are you here?

Because you

are tied here.

This is my first time to witness a mediator

like you.

Release me!

Let me go!

Let me go!

Release me!

Ye Xiaotian! Ye Xiaotian!

Fine! How about feeding me some water?!

See?

Gao Village has retreated.

I know it.

I knew they

will despondently roll back.

You know nothing!

Do you know why they withdrew?

That is because they have reached an agreement with the government.

What agreement can they reach?

Let me ask you.

Did you catch County Magistrate Assistant Xu?

Yes.

That bastard blindly favored Gao Village.

He also wanted to catch me to condemn.

I must detain him.

Big Brother!

Use your head.

The Gao and Li families fight for the water.

It is only a small case.

But now you have caught County Magistrate Assistant Xu.

Don't you offend the Imperial Court?

Don't scare me.

We don't kill Xu.

Will the Imperial Court punish

our villagers?

He is the Official dispatched by the Imperial Court.

How dare you catch him as you like!

Let me ask you.

How big is your village?

If Gao villagers

unite with the Imperial Court,

one group of them attack you from bottom to top.

Another group of people attack you from top to bottom.

What can you do?

This...

Bohao.

We are classmates.

I am trying to save you.

Look.

If they want to collude

to attack our villagers.

What did Judicial Clerk Ye come to see my father?

He is trying peaceful means before resorting to force.

If you continue to be such stubborn,

they will send their troops first.

You have detained County Magistrate Assistant Xu.

You become irrational even you are in the right.

Do you think

what we can do?

How about this?

It is clear that the water pass through Gao Village.

Let them go back first.

You release County Magistrate Assistant Xu.

Let the Imperial Court to

solve other issues.

This...

Think about it.

The Imperial Court cannot make your villagers

die of hunger and thirst.

As time goes by,

if the Imperial Court takes no action,

you can do something to

protect your interests, right?

Right.

I'll tell my dad.

Castellan Li, don't worry.

About water sources,

I won't take sides in Li Village

or Gao Village.

Dad!

Castellan Li!

You should immediately release County Magistrate Assistant Xu.

Next,

I would like to invite your son

to the county

and negotiate with the people from Gao Village.

So we can come up with a way to satisfy both sides.

You are so deliberate.

Don't you want to cheat my son to the county

as a hostage?

I represent the Imperial Court

instead of bandits.

Okay!

I promise you.

But if you dare cheat me...

If what I said

is not true,

I will be struck by lightning and split into two halves.

Good!

Deal!

Deal!

Right!

Actually this County Magistrate Assistant Xu

did something wrong with good intentions.

He just told me

after he come back

he will set up an altar to pray for rain himself.

If it does not rain for a day,

he will go on a hunger strike for one day.

And

you son

can be a witness.

Dad, I'm in charge of supervising him.

Quickly! Give me water quickly!

Lord Xu!

Castellan Li is so generous.

He has forgiven you.

You can come down the mountain with me now.

Good, good, good, good.

You

really have a good subordinate.

If it weren't for Judicial Clerk Ye,

and I heard that you have promised

to go on a hunger strike in front of the yamen to pray for rain,

I will never let you leave easily.

Go on a hunger strike for rain?

You!

What do you mean?

Do you intend to cheat me

by saying that?

No, no, no! A word from a man of honor

cannot be withdrawn.

Besides,

as a County Magistrate Assistant,

I have to keep my promise.

I will definitely fulfill it.

I'm going to set up an altar to pray for rain.

Judicial Clerk Ye!

Today because of you,

I release him.

But the matter of drought is still unsolved.

If you can't come up with a solution as soon as possible,

I will never

wait for death.

Castellan Li, don't worry.

Help me up quickly!

Ye Xiaotian!

What's hunger strike to pray for rain?

Do you deliberately embarrass me?

Lord Xu!

Why don't you know my goodness?

In order to save you,

I made great efforts.

You are that kind people?

Lord Xu, believe me.

Do you know?

I've been telling people everywhere

that you are worried about the victims.

So you took these inappropriate measures

under the emergency.

I also said that

you would set up an altar to pray for rain

as a sign of sincerity.

So Castellan Li promised to release you.

Otherwise,

you're still tied up in Li Village.

You don't believe it?

Shift Head Zhou

and the Young Castellan were over there.

You can ask them.

If without Judicial Clerk Ye,

you are still locked up in our village.

That's for sure.

County Magistrate Assistant Xu!

What Judicial Clerk Ye said is absolutely right.

Don't misunderstand.

You shut up.

Ye Xiaotian!

There is no able-minded people in Hu County?

Why did you bring this handyman

and that warehouse manager?

Lord Xu!

You have been locked up

in the village for too long.

So you don't know it.

Our County Magistrate

thought

what you did to three offices and six rooms

is a little improper.

So

those old officers

have been transferred back.

Daheng!

What's the matter, Big Brother?

Doesn't Lord Xu

set up an altar to pray for rain?

I think you can

build him an altar from your store.

Big Brother, I disagree.

Besides,

there's no profits to make an altar.

I'm not building it.

It's not that complicated!

Find some boards

and some nails.

Pin them together!

Whether it is safe or not,

it's up to you.

What's more,

you can pin your store name

on this altar. Right?

Right?

If so,

that is an advertisement for your store.

Deal!

I'll do it.

Go, go, go!

Lord Xu, please go back for a drink.

You really worked so hard.

Let's go! Go!

My lord! My lord!

How did we plan that day?

Why did you change your mind

just in two days?

Why did you transfer Ye Xiaotian's allies

all back?

Is it my fault?

If you hadn't volunteered

to mediate

and got detained by those villagers,

I would not promise

Ye Xiaotian under duress.

My lord, you are the Magistrate

in our county.

If you let him to solve it,

he will not refuse. Right?

You don't know that Ye Xiaotian!

If I don't promise him,

he will definitely disobey my order.

There is really nothing you can

do to force him.

My lord, look.

I have just made the staff mobilization.

You recalled my order within two days.

How can you embarrass me?!

How about this?

I'll make another adjustment.

What do you think?

No, no, no!

I just ordered to cancel your staff mobilization.

If I make frequent changes in policies,

how can I make people convince?

My lord, you need convince people.

What about me?

County Magistrate Assistant Xu.

At this time,

you must bear responsibility

and blame.

An official

must learn to be tolerant.

You must restrain yourself if needed.

Think about Gou Jian, the king of Yue State.

He put up with an insult in order to take revenge. Think about me.

My lord.

Before I took office,

I was told that

there are only two ways to be an official.

Step on other's back

or be trampled on.

It's my first time to hear

the saying of being an official should be tolerant.

But when you don't have the ability

to step on others but be stepped on by others?

I...

You are willing to be trampled on?

Or feel aggrieved to be stepped on?

Or pretend to be willing to be stepped on?

There are a lot of knowledge.

See you, my lord.

Still too young.

Left!

Pull up a little!

No, no, no, right!

Pull up a little on the right!

Don't mess up.

Left!

Pull up a little on the left!

It is clearly on the right!

Pull up a little more on the right.

I pay for it.

Listen to me!

Pull up a little on the left!

Luo Daheng!

Pull up a little on the right!

What's wrong with you?

The right is low.

You have good eyesight!

Pull up on the right.

Yeah, until she's satisfied. Great!

Good, I'm satisfied.

Well.

Right there. Right there.

How harmonious it is!

Lord Xu!

Hurry to go on a hunger strike to pray for rain.

We can't wait it anymore.

County Magistrate Assistant Xu!

You're going to worship heaven on a high platform

to go on a hunger strike for rain.

We all come to

encourage you!

Yes, County Magistrate Assistant Xu!

You're in favor with the general public.

My lord, my lord!

I will deal with office affairs

with other colleagues.

Don't worry about it, Boyi.

You can go to do it at ease.

No, no.

My lord, my lord, my lord!

Lord Xu!

You won't let us down, will you?

I just want to answer a call of nature.

Answer a call of nature?

Please go there.

Lord Xu, please go to the altar.

Lord Xu, please go to the altar.

Lord Xu, please go to the altar.

Guys, listen to me!

County Magistrate Assistant Xu is really considerate for us.

He sets up an altar

to go on a hunger strike to pray for rain.

In any case,

he really takes our common people into account.

Anyway!

The ceremony begins.

Play music!

So great!

So great!

Good!

So great!

Is it right or wrong for

for me to oppose Ye Xiaotian?

He is really too difficult to deal with.

Xu Boyi only showed a little hostility to him.

He has made Xu into such difficulty.

If I had chosen to cooperate with him,

No!

This man is full of tricks.

He always disobeys normal principles.

If I don't deal with him early,

he will become

a second County Magistrate Assistant Meng one day.

He will turn me into his puppet.

Hello?

I teach you to speak every day.

Why don't you learn it?

Hello?

My dear, you're feeding the parrot.

Darling, you're back.

Today

the official business is not busy.

I felt a little boring.

So I came back early.

By the way,

Shift Head Zhou and Li Yuncong

have been transferred back.

Darling!

what happened in the yamen is your business.

I am just a housewife.

I just need take care of the housework.

Why do you tell me these?

What're you saying?

Darling!

I'm going to take a bath.

Dear.

What a nice day!

How about taking a walk with me?

If you like,

you can go for a walk alone.

See you later.

Brother Zhao!

This place is where my Big Brother lives.

Do it carefully.

This...

Lord Luo.

Don't worry about it.

It is drought this year.

My brothers and I are worrying about having no livelihood.

Lord Ye gives us this job.

We will definitely do our best.

Great!

Go ahead!

Yep!

Daheng! Daheng!

Workers have digged up

a spring over there.

Really?

Let's go! Go!

Yep!

Is there any river with rich water

in nearby valleys?

Big Brother, don't you want to draw water out of mountains?

You know me.

There is a big river behind this Qingyun Valley.

But on both sides of the river

are cliffs.

We can't draw the water out.

You know

Where there is the water source

there is no suitable place for people to live.

Where there is a suitable place for people to live,

there is no water source.

For heaven's sake

why do people must suffer these?

Go to play!

I didn't think there is water in my house.

It's so cool.

Why no water anymore?

This is an intermittent spring!

What is intermittent spring?

There are many

intermittent springs in this mountain forest.

They will gush out water from now and then.

As long as you don't pay attention to it,

it will spray out.

Big Brother, let's build the road

near this spring.

Passerby will be sprayed by it unexpectedly.

How cool is it?!

Right, right, right.

You only know play tricks.

It doesn't rain.

The water on the ground is wasted.

What a pity!

Right!

Take me to the river you mentioned tomorrow.

I hear Duoni is chirping

from a distance.

What makes you so happy?

Old man!

There is gold.

Gold?

Uncle Dong!

It's all Luo Daheng's fault.

You brat! You cheat me! Don't run!

County Magistrate Assistant Xu!

Never mind.

Ye Xiaotian forced you to pray for rain on the high platform.

It is just a temporary relief for him.

If he cannot solve the dispute between Gao and Li families,

they will not let off him.

We don't have to

take any action at that time.

My lord!

Before Gao and Li families make troubles for him,

I will be starved to death.

This Ye Xiaotian is too cruel.

He wants me to starve to death

on this platform.

Look down!

My lord.

I am urgent to urinate.

Please stay here, my lord.

I'll be right back.

I won

the first place in the imperial examinations at the provincial level.

I am the County Magistrate Assistant in Hu County.

But I have fallen low like this.

What a pity!

Ye Xiaotian!