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(Joy of Life Season 2)
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(Episode 17)
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I didn't burn Shijia Town to the ground.
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However, he's still a survivor of Shijia Town.
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Fan Xian is still keeping an eye on your past dealings with Northern Qi.
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If so, all the more we can't kill him.
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Since you already found out, I'm sure the Overwatch Council knows as well.
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Just let him investigate the case.
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I'm also curious about the perpetrator
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who burned the town to the ground.
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Where is he?
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Tongfu Inn.
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The First Bureau has surrounded the place in secret
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in case someone tried to assassinate him.
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Deng Zi Yue is still very meticulous.
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Hold on. Which inn was it?
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Tongfu Inn.
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What is the manager's name?
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Tongfu Inn...
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I think the manager's surname is Tong.
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Male or female?
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Male, I think.
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If you want a female,
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I can get one for you.
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Go away. I don't want anything.
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You may leave.
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- Godfather. - Shut up.
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A scholar should have character.
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- Your son, I... - You ingratiate yourself like a fly or a dog.
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He Zong Wei.
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I'm considered too soft-hearted
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if I don't beat you out of my place.
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A scholar cannot become a dog
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and shouldn't become a dog.
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- I really respect... - Get lost!
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I, your son, am leaving.
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He is swearing loyalty toward you.
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I still have my pride.
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I dare not take in someone like him.
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I hope the scholars of the kingdom
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are not like him.
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Someone like him is rare.
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Young people are usually arrogant.
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I hope so.
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Qi Nian, we'll go to Tongfu Inn later
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to meet the only survivor.
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Whether the innocent lives lost at Shijia Town
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can be vindicated
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depends on him.
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(A scholar cannot become a dog)
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(and shouldn't become a dog.)
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Speaking is easy
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but it's tough to act.
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Yogurt!
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Delicious yogurt!
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- Please stay here. - Let's gather again.
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- Let's gather again. - Be careful on your way back.
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Lord Fan, you're here.
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Let's speak in private.
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Lord Fan.
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Is Shi Chan Li staying here?
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Yes. He is staying in a four-man bedroom.
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There are also three exam candidates staying with him.
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These are their names.
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Yang Wan Li, Cheng Jia Lin, Hou Ji Chang.
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We are checking their backgrounds
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and will soon obtain the results.
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Lord Fan,
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this is the detailed record of Shi Chan Li's conversations
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and actions since staying in the inn.
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Please take a look.
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You even investigated this?
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I'm preparing for the unpredictable.
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It might be useful to you.
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He even drank wine?
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He had a nice chat with the candidates and drank a few cups.
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He's only a decent drinker.
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Are they not at the inn now?
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Yes.
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They are at the exam hall.
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There are many days left until the exam.
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Why did they go to the exam hall?
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They are building walls.
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Building walls?
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Put some effort.
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Carry and place them lightly.
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- Slowly. - Sure.
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Lord Fan, look. These are the Spring Imperial Examination candidates.
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What are they doing?
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Repairing the exam hall for the Ministry of Rites.
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Repair the exam hall?
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Isn't that the work of builders?
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Why did they get scholars to do it?
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Indeed.
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It was a suggestion by the Minister of Rites, Guo Zheng.
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He said we have many scholars
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who come from different backgrounds.
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Prices in the capital are high
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and poor scholars have a tough time living here.
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Instead of letting builders earn the money,
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he suggested the scholars earn it instead.
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Indeed.
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Participating voluntarily allows them to feel how majestic the exam hall is
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and also make money to sustain their livelihood.
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Looking at it like this,
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this minister
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empathizes with the people.
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Lord Fan, that man is Minster Guo.
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Lord Guo
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is even doing things himself?
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Why isn't he moving at all?
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He's stuck there.
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There's an artist here.
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Indeed.
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Repairing the exam hall is a contribution.
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He has to draw a portrait to remember it.
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Some officials of the imperial court have a hobby like this.
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Interesting.
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Lord Fan, let's go back and make a portrait ourselves.
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Where's Shi Chan Li?
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Lord Fan, that man is Shi Chan Li.
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Is he having his portrait drawn too?
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I don't see an artist anywhere.
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The guards are not strict.
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The guards are protecting the minister.
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No one cares about these scholars.
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I need two more men here.
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He Zong Wei.
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Do you want to become an official?
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If you can be successful,
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are you willing to put your life in danger?
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May I know who you are?
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Everyone, be careful.
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Chan Li.
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You are...
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Chan Li, did you forget about me?
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We've met.
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Have we?
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Are you staying in Tongfu Inn?
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- Yes. - In a four-man bedroom?
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That's right.
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Your hometown is in Shijia Town at the border.
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- Why do you know everything? - You told me.
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I told you?
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We had a chat when you were drunk that day.
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Were you there that night?
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In the outhouse.
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I was drunk that night.
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I can't remember.
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Are you short of money?
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I'm not rich indeed.
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We share the same trouble.
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- Hou Ji Chang. - Your name is...
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Chan Li.
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Is this your friend, Chan Li?
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We both live in Tongfu Inn.
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We met each other before.
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Aren't you going to introduce him?
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This is Ji Chang who shares a room with me.
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Hou Ji Chang.
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Greetings, Ji Chang. My surname is Fan.
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Fan? Greetings, Mr. Fan.
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It's fate that we live in the same inn.
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Am I disturbing your conversation?
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Not at all.
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Just now,
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I saw Chan Li spacing out with a brick in his hands.
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I was wondering why.
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I saw it too.
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Chan Li, what did I tell you before we came here?
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I saw you sitting there without moving
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and staring at the bricks from over there.
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Minister Guo is watching.
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Even if you are tired,
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you still need to pretend that you are working hard.
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I'm not tired.
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I just find the bricks weird.
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How are the bricks weird?
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Look.
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These are
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old bricks we removed.
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This is a slab of new brick
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that we will be using.
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So?
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New brick.
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Old brick.
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Can you hear the difference?
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The old brick sounds like knocking on iron.
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Iron?
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This is a slab of good metal brick.
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Metal brick is very expensive.
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The new bricks that we are going to use
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are normal bricks.
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Look.
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The pillars that are removed
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are made from Phoebe Zhennan trees.
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Look at the logs used to replace them.
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What are these? Logs.
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They are ordinary. Extremely ordinary.
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So, I don't understand.
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The Ministry of Rites is repairing the exam hall
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but why are the materials used
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worse than before?
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Chan Li, how do you know these?
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I have many peers in my hometown.
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I've seen them myself so I won't make any mistakes.
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Chan Li, you mustn't mention this again.
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Why?
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The repair is supervised by Minister Guo himself.
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More reason for us to inform Minister Guo
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in case he has been scammed.
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This has nothing to do with us.
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The best thing to do is to turn a blind eye to it.
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- But... - Trust me.
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Why are we turning a blind eye to it?
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Replacing good ones for something worse is the work of a corrupt official.
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We are scholars with virtue and morals.
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- How can we turn a blind eye to it? - Softer!
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Don't blame them. They always do this.
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You can stop my mouth
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but you can't stop these...
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I beg you.
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Let me finish.
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- Mr. Fan, have some water. - Thank you.
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Let me introduce him.
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He is Yang Wan Li from Quanzhou.
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He is quite famous back in his hometown.
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He got a top spot in his village exam.
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Among the four of us, he is the most talented in learning.
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Wan Li, nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you.
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- I'm going to report it. - You should study less.
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Even if you're exposing them,
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who will listen to something we say?
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I heard Lord Fan is now...
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Do you know Lord Fan?
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- I can know him. - Does Minister Guo know Lord Fan?
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- Naturally. - Between the two of you, who is closer to Lord Fan?
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Minister Guo.
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Both of them manage the Spring Imperial Examination together.
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If they had already been colluding together,
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what would you do?
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I get what you mean.
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You mean
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Lord Fan and Minister Guo
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are in cahoots.
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I didn't mean that.
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- What did you mean? - I mean...
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Endure this and don't mention it again.
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Why are we studying if we are going to endure something like this?
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If you want to care about it,
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now is not the time.
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When is a good time then?
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Wan Li, let me ask you.
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Why do we come to the capital?
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- To become an official. - Why do we work at the exam hall?
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- To become an official. - Have you become one now?
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- No. - If you want to care about this,
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you need to endure until we become an official.
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Why should a scholar end up like this?
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Because we are ordinary.
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Farewell.
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- Wan Li. - Wan Li.
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He's supposed to be a scholar but he acts like a brute.
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Ji Chang, you said
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coming to work here is for the sake of becoming an official as well.
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What did you mean?
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It's nothing.
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We are poor
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so we are just making some money.
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Apart from money, Ji Chang also told us
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about the important thing about working here.
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- Chan Li. - It's fine.
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- Chan Li. - We are all scholars.
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- Chan Li... - We need to share information.
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Ji Chang said we didn't come here to work
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just for money.
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We are also here to show our faces.
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Show your faces?
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Scholars who come to work
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will leave our names in the booklet.
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Minister Guo is here.
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The best thing
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is to let Minister Guo remember our names.
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Remember our names?
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Mr. Fan, look.
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There are so many exam candidates.
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If he can remember our names,
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that means we've left an impression.
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Perhaps he might take a closer look
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while going through our paper.
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Ji Chang, you are farsighted.
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Otherwise, some people like us
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won't have a chance to be chosen.
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Aren't you tested for your talents in the exam?
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Talent is useless.
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We have lowly identities.
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What does it have to do with identities?
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Mr. Fan, you know nothing.
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How many candidates are there in every Spring Imperial Examination?
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More than ten thousand perhaps.
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However, there are only a handful of people who will be chosen.
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There are so many rumors out there.
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The important officials will choose a few.
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The palace chooses a few.
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The imperial academy chooses a few before famous scholars are chosen.
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How many of the rest can be chosen?
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They start to choose people before the exam even begins?
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The rich scholars with a background can meet the officials
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to swear loyalty first.
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Since they will be working together in the future,
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they must promote one of their own.
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What's the use?
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Isn't it about one's talent and knowledge when it comes to the exam?
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Having someone to take care of you
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is better than a brain full of good ideas.
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If what you say is true,
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that means this Spring Imperial Examination
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is a place where the officials can choose their dogs.
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Wan Li, mind your words.
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Be careful of your life.
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Mr. Fan, you too. Just forget what you heard
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and don't bring trouble to yourself.
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The result is decided before the exam
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and the exam is just a formality.
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Isn't that cheating?
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- It is! - Not so loud.
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I'm thinking as well.
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If that's really the case,
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why is no one complaining?
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Who can they complain to?
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The one in the court
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is still an official?
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Where's the fairness?
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- What? - Fairness.
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There's no such thing.
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Without fairness,
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the Spring Imperial Examination
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is just a farce.
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Perhaps
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we might be able to change everything
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when we are chosen.
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Where's Cheng Jia Lin?
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He's knocking rocks at the rear courtyard.
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I ordered him
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to keep his mouth shut.
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Now that I think about it,
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it's so meaningless.
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I'm going back to work.
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Chan Li.
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Be careful of your words and actions.
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Mr. Fan,
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help me out.
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Hou Ji Chang,
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you are great.
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You've made so many trips alone.
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- It's what I should do. - You've worked hard.
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Why don't you take a break? You haven't taken a sip of water.
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It's fine. It's what I should do.
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Are you sure?
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Let me help you with a few more trips.
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Sure. That's good enough.
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- Is that good enough? - Yes.
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- Should I... - No.
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Mr. Fan, here.
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- Have a pastry. - No need.
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- Save it for yourself. - I'll buy you a drink next time.
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- Sure. - Thank you.
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- Lord Fan? - Minister Guo, do you recognize me?
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I've seen you at work in the imperial court.
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00:18:18,286 --> 00:18:19,482
Well...
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You are the main invigilator of the Spring Imperial Examination.
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- Don't call me Lord. - Lord Fan, you have a bright future ahead of you.
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You will be successful one day.
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Lord Fan,
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why did you come to the exam hall?
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I was passing by and wanted to meet you, Minister Guo.
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I want to know you as well, Lord Fan.
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Quick. Sit down.
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There's no need.
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Minister Guo, I only have one question.
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Please tell me.
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The repair of the exam hall
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uses low-quality goods to replace the good old ones.
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Do you know about that?
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They are not low-quality.
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They are all durable.
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That means you know about it, Minister Guo?
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Isn't it a joke
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if I say I don't know?
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00:19:06,376 --> 00:19:08,415
Did the Minister of Revenue provide funds?
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Of course.
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Without funds from the Minister of Revenue, who would begin work?
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After purchasing these durable materials,
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00:19:14,703 --> 00:19:16,543
how much money do you have left, Minister Guo?
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I think there's still some balance left.
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The metal bricks and Phoebe Zhennan pillars removed
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00:19:21,039 --> 00:19:22,080
are not cheap.
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The materials removed are in the warehouse of the Ministry of Rites.
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The remaining money has also been recorded in the ledger.
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I know you are ambitious
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00:19:31,629 --> 00:19:33,802
and wants to fight corruption.
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I praise your actions
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and will never be corrupt.
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This time,
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00:19:38,943 --> 00:19:40,193
there's not a single cent
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00:19:40,728 --> 00:19:43,769
that comes into my pocket in the repair of the exam hall.
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I have a clear conscience.
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Lord Fan, if you don't believe me,
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you can investigate in detail.
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The Ministry of Rites will cooperate with you.
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- The money is recorded in the ledger? - Yes.
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- The old materials are in the warehouse? - Nothing is lost.
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I don't get it then.
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00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:06,520
Minister Guo, what are you planning to achieve
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00:20:07,747 --> 00:20:11,802
- by doing this? - As the Minister of Rites,
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I can't do nothing in my position.
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00:20:14,279 --> 00:20:15,880
As an official,
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00:20:15,968 --> 00:20:18,122
we should do more work.
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I get it.
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Repair is work.
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00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:28,609
Work
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is your political achievements.
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Political achievements.
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A great term.
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00:20:35,799 --> 00:20:37,200
I've never heard of it.
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00:20:38,446 --> 00:20:39,696
Political achievements.
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00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,440
You even drew portraits of yourself.
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00:20:44,199 --> 00:20:46,642
It's proof of what I've done.
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00:20:46,839 --> 00:20:49,722
It's a good souvenir for the future.
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00:20:49,817 --> 00:20:51,322
What about the money you saved?
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00:20:51,450 --> 00:20:52,815
There are many people in the Ministry.
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00:20:52,839 --> 00:20:54,880
It's difficult to feed the family.
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00:20:54,961 --> 00:20:58,560
Buying wine and meat for them during festivals is justifiable.
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00:20:58,670 --> 00:21:01,350
- What do you think? - What about the materials in the warehouse?
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00:21:01,853 --> 00:21:03,454
We are upright officials.
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00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,999
Our residences have cracks and leaks.
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00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:08,490
They need to be repaired.
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00:21:10,527 --> 00:21:11,958
Using the materials in the warehouse.
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00:21:11,982 --> 00:21:13,382
It complies with the rules
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00:21:13,463 --> 00:21:14,922
and not against the law.
442
00:21:15,046 --> 00:21:16,882
It's all within the rules.
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00:21:17,046 --> 00:21:18,296
Definitely.
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00:21:19,503 --> 00:21:20,943
As an official for so many years,
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00:21:21,038 --> 00:21:24,118
you are clear about the rules of the imperial court, Minister Guo.
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00:21:25,903 --> 00:21:27,282
As an upright official,
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00:21:27,527 --> 00:21:29,442
I still need to survive.
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00:21:30,466 --> 00:21:32,586
Are you not afraid that these scholars will find out?
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00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:34,642
It's no use even if they find out.
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00:21:35,215 --> 00:21:36,880
If they get chosen to become an official,
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00:21:36,976 --> 00:21:38,975
you'll be in trouble if they make a complaint.
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00:21:39,389 --> 00:21:41,630
Lord Fan, I told you
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00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:43,882
it's all in compliance with the rules.
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00:21:44,433 --> 00:21:46,571
Besides, the people out there
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00:21:46,652 --> 00:21:48,092
won't be chosen.
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00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:50,890
What do you mean?
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00:21:52,950 --> 00:21:55,722
In the Spring Imperial Examination, the names on this list
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will be disqualified.
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00:21:58,519 --> 00:21:59,769
Why?
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00:22:00,534 --> 00:22:03,210
These scholars are cunning.
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00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,120
Why did they come and work here?
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00:22:05,317 --> 00:22:08,159
They just want to leave an impression on me.
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00:22:08,382 --> 00:22:10,502
How can we accept scholars
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00:22:10,759 --> 00:22:12,202
who are opportunistic?
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Can't they even think about it?
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00:22:13,921 --> 00:22:17,362
The most important thing for a scholar is a noble character.
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00:22:18,519 --> 00:22:19,802
Someone like me
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00:22:19,998 --> 00:22:22,198
will never accept these flies and dogs.
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00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:31,842
Is there a retainer of yours
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among these scholars?
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I just want to give these scholars
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a way out.
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Lord Fan, character is important.
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Just like me.
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I believe in your character unconditionally.
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I have no objection
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to what you do.
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I'll follow your orders.
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Hou Ji Chang!
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You are so impressive.
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00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,002
Yes, Hou Ji Chang.
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00:23:14,208 --> 00:23:15,487
You are so hardworking.
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00:23:15,599 --> 00:23:17,522
It's what I should do.
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00:23:17,822 --> 00:23:19,742
Why are you so good, Hou Ji Chang?
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00:23:19,838 --> 00:23:22,078
You've been doing a thousand trips at least!
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00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:25,922
You're so amazing, Hou Ji Chang!
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Hou Ji Chang!
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Let's change sides.
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Hou Ji Chang!
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It's not cheap
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00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:19,095
for these scholars to rent a room in the capital.
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00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:21,559
The ones from poor families
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00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,440
are trying to make some money.
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00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:27,200
There are many of them indeed.
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00:24:27,544 --> 00:24:28,704
Indeed.
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Everyone who studies
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00:24:30,799 --> 00:24:32,840
is in the capital now.
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00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:45,499
There's even a candidate of his age?
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I'm sure he participated in many exams.
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00:24:48,294 --> 00:24:50,174
They came with hope every time.
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00:24:50,472 --> 00:24:51,922
It's a fierce competition.
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00:24:52,130 --> 00:24:54,290
There will always be someone who can't get their wish.
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For them,
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00:24:56,870 --> 00:24:58,353
what is the Spring Imperial Examination?
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00:24:58,377 --> 00:25:00,962
It's a grace from the kingdom.
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00:25:01,255 --> 00:25:02,494
What else?
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00:25:02,590 --> 00:25:04,962
It's the opportunity to change their fates
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00:25:05,064 --> 00:25:08,042
as you mentioned.
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00:25:08,274 --> 00:25:09,529
Yes.
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00:25:09,799 --> 00:25:11,640
Studying hard for years
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00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,162
just for this opportunity.
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00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,640
An opportunity that is supposed to be fair.
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00:25:24,820 --> 00:25:27,581
Have you heard about the cheating at the Spring Imperial Examination?
514
00:25:27,839 --> 00:25:28,990
Look at that fat pigeon.
515
00:25:29,071 --> 00:25:31,842
It's from the Overwatch Council. It's not for long-distance flying.
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00:25:31,945 --> 00:25:33,144
I don't have anything.
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00:25:33,225 --> 00:25:35,225
- Otherwise, I would've... - Don't interrupt me.
518
00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:36,882
I was simply asking.
519
00:25:37,208 --> 00:25:38,522
Just simply answer me.
520
00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,202
I'll just simply talk about it, Lord Fan.
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00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:48,322
Before the Spring Imperial Examination,
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00:25:48,416 --> 00:25:51,695
many scholars have visited officials
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00:25:51,776 --> 00:25:53,442
to swear their loyalty.
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00:25:54,519 --> 00:25:55,769
These people
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00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,682
have their future decided without even taking the exam?
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00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:01,410
The exam
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00:26:01,799 --> 00:26:04,242
is just a formality.
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00:26:37,799 --> 00:26:38,840
What about them?
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00:26:38,951 --> 00:26:40,201
Fate is
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00:26:41,039 --> 00:26:42,602
not on their side.
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00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:44,840
Does the Overwatch Council not know this?
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00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:46,442
They know a little.
533
00:26:46,683 --> 00:26:49,403
Isn't it used to watch the officials? Why aren't they investigating?
534
00:26:50,319 --> 00:26:51,839
Those who can accept disciples
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00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,239
are true big shots.
536
00:26:54,632 --> 00:26:55,762
It's not easy to investigate them.
537
00:26:55,786 --> 00:26:58,002
Some are even afraid to investigate them.
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00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,600
It has been an unspoken rule for years.
539
00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:01,800
Everyone is used to it.
540
00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:03,319
However, this is
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00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:05,602
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them.
542
00:27:05,943 --> 00:27:08,863
There's a quota for the exam as well.
543
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:22,250
This is unfair.
544
00:27:46,292 --> 00:27:48,762
- What was that inn called? - Tongfu.
545
00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,802
- Did Fan Xian go there? - He did.
546
00:27:51,039 --> 00:27:52,936
The person wasn't there, so he went to the exam hall.
547
00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:54,799
To find that man. What's his name?
548
00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:56,210
Shi Chan Li.
549
00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:57,760
They met each other.
550
00:27:58,240 --> 00:27:59,490
However, they didn't talk much.
551
00:27:59,839 --> 00:28:01,762
Our men watched from afar
552
00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,999
and said Shi Chan Li didn't show any pain.
553
00:28:04,503 --> 00:28:06,302
I don't think he knows
554
00:28:06,519 --> 00:28:08,002
about Shijia Town's annihilation yet.
555
00:28:08,350 --> 00:28:09,911
He didn't tell him anything?
556
00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:12,600
Why did he go there then?
557
00:28:12,766 --> 00:28:13,882
Right.
558
00:28:15,207 --> 00:28:16,457
A trip in vain.
559
00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:18,922
I wonder what Fan Xian
560
00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:20,762
is thinking.
561
00:28:32,981 --> 00:28:35,162
Lord Fan, what are you thinking about?
562
00:28:35,303 --> 00:28:36,842
It's nothing much.
563
00:28:38,079 --> 00:28:39,722
The examination begins in a few days.
564
00:28:40,512 --> 00:28:42,032
How can Shi Chan Li do the exam
565
00:28:42,113 --> 00:28:44,473
when he finds out his hometown is gone at a time like this?
566
00:28:45,599 --> 00:28:46,849
Let's wait.
567
00:28:47,390 --> 00:28:48,950
The First Bureau is guarding the place.
568
00:28:49,599 --> 00:28:52,600
Let's decide what we should do after the exam.
569
00:28:54,841 --> 00:28:56,091
Lord Fan,
570
00:28:57,039 --> 00:28:58,802
you are different indeed.
571
00:29:01,582 --> 00:29:02,785
How so?
572
00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:04,640
Other officials
573
00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:06,882
won't care about this.
574
00:29:08,318 --> 00:29:10,159
We still need to see them as humans.
575
00:29:14,722 --> 00:29:17,042
(Fan Residence)
576
00:29:26,119 --> 00:29:27,320
Have we arrived?
577
00:29:27,447 --> 00:29:29,282
You should come outside and take a look.
578
00:29:37,728 --> 00:29:39,409
It's to show respect for Lord Fan.
579
00:29:39,536 --> 00:29:41,802
Please accept it.
580
00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,482
- Isn't that Xin Qi Wu? - That's right.
581
00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:46,439
Some of them look familiar.
582
00:29:46,558 --> 00:29:47,808
I've seen them in the hall.
583
00:29:47,973 --> 00:29:49,653
All of them are wearing plain clothes now.
584
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,559
It's not nice if they wear an official's uniform.
585
00:29:52,873 --> 00:29:55,593
My thoughts are clearly written inside.
586
00:29:55,879 --> 00:29:56,962
Farewell.
587
00:29:57,064 --> 00:29:59,682
Lord Fan doesn't accept gifts. He doesn't!
588
00:29:59,763 --> 00:30:02,042
He really doesn't. Just take it back!
589
00:30:03,039 --> 00:30:04,289
Make way.
590
00:30:05,121 --> 00:30:06,847
We can't accept the gifts!
591
00:30:06,952 --> 00:30:09,402
- He's coming. - Stop it! We are just servants.
592
00:30:09,519 --> 00:30:10,574
Stop giving gifts.
593
00:30:10,655 --> 00:30:12,454
Farewell.
594
00:30:18,279 --> 00:30:19,562
I'll leave them here.
595
00:30:19,839 --> 00:30:21,282
Please pass it to him!
596
00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:25,802
This is all for the Spring Imperial Examination.
597
00:30:26,144 --> 00:30:27,394
Indeed.
598
00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:29,642
Let's go. We'll enter through the back door.
599
00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,479
Your Highness, something's not right.
600
00:30:56,559 --> 00:30:58,202
Why is the Fan Residence empty?
601
00:30:58,551 --> 00:31:00,255
We entered through the back door after all.
602
00:31:00,279 --> 00:31:01,999
It still can't be empty.
603
00:31:02,086 --> 00:31:03,336
What does it mean?
604
00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:05,410
It means
605
00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:07,286
there's a change in the Fan Residence.
606
00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:09,962
It means we've never been here before.
607
00:31:14,007 --> 00:31:15,802
Where is Fan Xian's courtyard?
608
00:31:16,137 --> 00:31:17,387
Why don't we search the place?
609
00:31:51,559 --> 00:31:52,809
Just leave it here.
610
00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,640
Return from where we came from and wait for me outside.
611
00:32:33,918 --> 00:32:35,168
It's spinning.
612
00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:37,160
Dear,
613
00:32:37,248 --> 00:32:38,498
the crown prince is visiting.
614
00:32:38,599 --> 00:32:40,362
Why did you ask all the servants to leave?
615
00:32:40,759 --> 00:32:42,242
Did he enter through the back door?
616
00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:45,202
Regardless, isn't he still the drown prince?
617
00:32:45,735 --> 00:32:48,122
It's fine if you ask the servants to leave
618
00:32:48,231 --> 00:32:49,470
but shouldn't you meet him?
619
00:32:49,567 --> 00:32:50,880
He's not here for me.
620
00:32:50,983 --> 00:32:52,402
I shouldn't meet him.
621
00:33:00,062 --> 00:33:01,882
What is the most important word
622
00:33:01,963 --> 00:33:03,602
in a political scene?
623
00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:05,170
Which word?
624
00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:06,690
Stability.
625
00:33:07,394 --> 00:33:09,988
Care for our own and not mind other people's business.
626
00:33:10,082 --> 00:33:11,880
We should meddle less
627
00:33:11,975 --> 00:33:13,774
in other people's matters.
628
00:33:16,630 --> 00:33:17,880
Dear,
629
00:33:18,118 --> 00:33:21,198
why does the crown prince visit
630
00:33:21,309 --> 00:33:22,559
to see Fan Xian?
631
00:33:22,679 --> 00:33:24,282
What else?
632
00:33:24,382 --> 00:33:26,142
The Spring Imperial Examination begins soon.
633
00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:27,970
He's here to greet him.
634
00:33:29,079 --> 00:33:30,922
Why did he use the back door?
635
00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:33,602
Think about it yourself.
636
00:33:36,008 --> 00:33:37,451
It can't move anymore.
637
00:33:58,119 --> 00:33:59,369
Oh no!
638
00:34:17,599 --> 00:34:19,919
Your Highness, are you here to wreck my house?
639
00:34:23,311 --> 00:34:25,282
Fan Xian, sorry.
640
00:34:25,463 --> 00:34:27,202
It stopped spinning just now.
641
00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:29,442
I tried to help it but perhaps
642
00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:31,162
I used too much force.
643
00:34:31,302 --> 00:34:34,542
Well... How much is it? Why don't I compensate you?
644
00:34:35,039 --> 00:34:37,322
I was joking. You should come out, Your Highness.
645
00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,050
Sure.
646
00:34:41,599 --> 00:34:43,759
Your Highness, what makes you visit in person?
647
00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,159
Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?
648
00:34:48,278 --> 00:34:49,528
Anything's fine.
649
00:34:50,674 --> 00:34:51,879
I'm here to advise you to stop fighting.
650
00:34:51,903 --> 00:34:53,153
Whom did I fight?
651
00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:54,839
You fought Cheng Ze
652
00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:56,440
and got him grounded for half a year.
653
00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:58,599
Do you think I'll feel well as his brother?
654
00:34:58,688 --> 00:35:00,089
I'm here to persuade you.
655
00:35:01,599 --> 00:35:02,849
Is this a lie?
656
00:35:05,119 --> 00:35:06,482
Can my lie be any worse?
657
00:35:07,646 --> 00:35:08,767
What about the truth?
658
00:35:08,879 --> 00:35:10,129
The truth?
659
00:35:14,176 --> 00:35:15,574
Coming!
660
00:35:19,199 --> 00:35:20,280
Did someone call him?
661
00:35:20,367 --> 00:35:21,617
You got your wish now.
662
00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:24,650
The truth.
663
00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:26,882
You made Cheng Ze suffer.
664
00:35:27,094 --> 00:35:29,135
I'm very happy because of that.
665
00:35:29,358 --> 00:35:32,317
So, I came here to give you some gifts.
666
00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:34,320
Your Highness, you don't see me as an outsider.
667
00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:36,730
Those who go against Cheng Ze are not an outsider for me.
668
00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:38,440
However, I don't know what you like.
669
00:35:38,541 --> 00:35:41,369
I prepared everything including jewelry and precious herbs.
670
00:35:41,895 --> 00:35:43,922
Thank you, Your Highness. I like them all.
671
00:35:45,565 --> 00:35:46,815
I like that!
672
00:36:04,159 --> 00:36:06,922
Your Highness, I'm sure you are not here to send gifts.
673
00:36:08,484 --> 00:36:09,791
My main purpose is to send gifts.
674
00:36:09,815 --> 00:36:12,205
- Main purpose? - There's one more little thing.
675
00:36:12,886 --> 00:36:14,136
How little?
676
00:36:16,781 --> 00:36:18,262
A few names.
677
00:36:21,156 --> 00:36:22,572
In the Spring Imperial Examination,
678
00:36:23,329 --> 00:36:26,569
you are in charge of sealing the exam papers, right?
679
00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:29,759
Help me keep an eye on these names.
680
00:36:32,199 --> 00:36:33,839
What do you want me to do, Your Highness?
681
00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:36,130
Nothing.
682
00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:38,055
Not doing anything while sealing the papers
683
00:36:38,079 --> 00:36:39,329
is good enough.
684
00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:42,610
There's nothing else. I'll be leaving.
685
00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:45,879
My servants were supposed to do this.
686
00:36:46,039 --> 00:36:48,079
Later, I figured you were one of my own
687
00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:50,642
and I missed you so I came on my own.
688
00:36:51,239 --> 00:36:52,642
It shows my sincerity as well.
689
00:36:53,039 --> 00:36:54,602
Your Highness is really sincere.
690
00:36:54,891 --> 00:36:56,896
There's someone from Shijia Town who is still alive?
691
00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:58,170
You even heard about that?
692
00:36:59,199 --> 00:37:01,399
This is related to Cheng Ze's smuggling.
693
00:37:01,654 --> 00:37:03,215
Naturally, I care about it.
694
00:37:03,679 --> 00:37:04,929
What happened after that?
695
00:37:05,119 --> 00:37:07,240
He is a candidate. I haven't told him yet.
696
00:37:07,366 --> 00:37:09,646
I wanted to wait until the exam was finished.
697
00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:14,170
Do it according to your plan.
698
00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:15,559
I'll be leaving.
699
00:37:15,662 --> 00:37:17,952
There's no need to send me off. I can find my way out.
700
00:37:18,461 --> 00:37:20,381
Just go in the opposite direction of the arrows.
701
00:37:35,484 --> 00:37:36,643
Lord Fan,
702
00:37:36,724 --> 00:37:38,497
someone from Chancellor Lin's residence sent a letter
703
00:37:38,521 --> 00:37:40,521
asking you to visit him.
704
00:37:50,717 --> 00:37:52,190
(Chancellor Lin's Strategist, Yuan Hong Dao)
705
00:37:52,214 --> 00:37:53,464
Chancellor,
706
00:37:53,679 --> 00:37:55,160
do you think this is fine?
707
00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:57,610
Yes.
708
00:38:16,119 --> 00:38:17,369
Uncle.
709
00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:19,842
Don't stand on ceremony.
710
00:38:20,079 --> 00:38:21,240
Come.
711
00:38:21,374 --> 00:38:22,624
Help me take a look.
712
00:38:24,774 --> 00:38:26,024
Recently,
713
00:38:26,557 --> 00:38:28,436
I'm starting to grow more gray beard.
714
00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:30,570
A little.
715
00:38:32,952 --> 00:38:34,842
Why don't you help me pluck some of them?
716
00:38:35,559 --> 00:38:36,762
Me?
717
00:38:37,246 --> 00:38:38,802
It's hard to do it myself.
718
00:38:39,039 --> 00:38:40,289
It hurts.
719
00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:03,072
Come. More.
720
00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:05,170
Do it.
721
00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:16,962
Come. Keep going.
722
00:39:17,559 --> 00:39:18,722
Pluck it.
723
00:39:19,590 --> 00:39:21,790
Stop. Stop it.
724
00:39:23,401 --> 00:39:24,802
Uncle,
725
00:39:25,039 --> 00:39:26,762
I don't think it hurts that badly.
726
00:39:27,166 --> 00:39:29,846
I can't suffer and I'm afraid of pain.
727
00:39:30,327 --> 00:39:32,242
If you're afraid of pain, just cut it.
728
00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:33,962
It'll still grow after cutting.
729
00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:36,162
Plucking will get rid of it once and for all.
730
00:39:40,211 --> 00:39:41,762
That's all for today.
731
00:39:43,007 --> 00:39:44,202
Chancellor,
732
00:39:44,529 --> 00:39:47,282
- this guy has a clean background. - Sure.
733
00:39:52,441 --> 00:39:53,691
Fan Xian,
734
00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:56,090
look.
735
00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:58,162
Does my beard
736
00:39:58,686 --> 00:40:00,122
look tidy?
737
00:40:00,519 --> 00:40:01,642
Exquisite.
738
00:40:02,510 --> 00:40:03,769
Great.
739
00:40:04,967 --> 00:40:07,326
Being an official is the same as being a person.
740
00:40:07,672 --> 00:40:09,082
You need to care
741
00:40:09,239 --> 00:40:10,320
about the details.
742
00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:11,802
The most important thing
743
00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:13,882
is not to show any flaws.
744
00:40:19,159 --> 00:40:20,762
Uncle, what are you doing?
745
00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:24,879
Da Bao likes to eat the red fruit.
746
00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:27,480
I'm picking some good ones for her.
747
00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:32,642
Da Bao eats quickly.
748
00:40:33,199 --> 00:40:35,799
I'm afraid she might choke on the seed.
749
00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:37,530
Lord Fan,
750
00:40:37,611 --> 00:40:39,211
Chancellor Lin
751
00:40:39,636 --> 00:40:42,197
doesn't trust servants to do this.
752
00:40:47,229 --> 00:40:48,562
Did the crown prince visit you?
753
00:40:50,358 --> 00:40:51,608
News travels fast.
754
00:40:52,157 --> 00:40:53,797
Did he give you a list of names?
755
00:40:53,894 --> 00:40:55,144
Yes.
756
00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:57,560
He said I didn't have to do anything
757
00:40:58,119 --> 00:40:59,240
while I seal the papers.
758
00:40:59,321 --> 00:41:00,880
You don't need to do anything indeed.
759
00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:03,378
Someone else will do it.
760
00:41:04,072 --> 00:41:05,553
Just turn a blind eye to it.
761
00:41:05,679 --> 00:41:06,720
Turn a blind eye to what?
762
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,160
What else?
763
00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:10,120
Let the chosen people
764
00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:11,799
get chosen.
765
00:41:45,741 --> 00:41:48,342
The people are chosen when their papers are sealed?
766
00:41:48,423 --> 00:41:51,682
The people who are on the list will definitely be chosen.
767
00:41:56,279 --> 00:41:58,042
What if the article is badly written?
768
00:41:58,214 --> 00:41:59,318
Won't people doubt the result?
769
00:41:59,342 --> 00:42:00,821
There will always be a way.
770
00:42:01,407 --> 00:42:04,567
So, your position is extremely important.
771
00:42:04,766 --> 00:42:06,202
Do you know
772
00:42:06,423 --> 00:42:09,223
how many names will be sent to your hands
773
00:42:09,861 --> 00:42:13,061
by officials, noble families, and the royal family?
774
00:42:13,743 --> 00:42:14,743
I know.
775
00:42:14,862 --> 00:42:16,821
They came to send gifts recently.
776
00:42:17,237 --> 00:42:18,477
No one left names
777
00:42:18,558 --> 00:42:20,758
but every box has a note inside.
778
00:42:21,278 --> 00:42:22,958
Those people are not important.
779
00:42:27,039 --> 00:42:28,442
The important ones
780
00:42:29,639 --> 00:42:31,042
are all here.
781
00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:34,082
Why do you have it?
782
00:42:34,359 --> 00:42:35,609
I stopped them
783
00:42:35,922 --> 00:42:38,642
and asked Hong Dao to filter them.
784
00:42:39,582 --> 00:42:41,183
Many names have been removed.
785
00:42:42,159 --> 00:42:43,960
You just need to remember these people.
786
00:42:48,675 --> 00:42:50,014
Isn't this the Spring Imperial Examination?
787
00:42:50,038 --> 00:42:51,518
Can't they depend on their abilities?
788
00:42:51,542 --> 00:42:53,542
These are not just names.
789
00:42:54,391 --> 00:42:56,111
They are also the ways of the world.
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