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Many people say that

the Imperial Edict Prison is a living hell.

Here,

dying is better than living.

Those who have not experienced it will not understand.

The most terrifying thing

is to

wait slowly for death.

I don't want to die!

[Xin Hai]

I'll tell you everything! Just let me go!

What crime did you commit?

The superintendent is asking you.

I killed someone.

Whom did you kill?

The commanders.

Why did you kill them?

Look how happy you are.

I'm leaving.

Go ahead, and stay safe on the road.

Okay.

Lord Cao.

I am a Judge in the Northern Prison, Ding Jian.

Why did Lord Cao leave the city so late?

Lord Ding. My mother is sick in my hometown.

Please let me go.

Go, go!

You know why

I can't let you go.

The blueprint isn't with me.

Lord Ding.

I really don't have the blueprint.

So where is it?

I really don't know.

It's really interesting.

As the daughter of Lord Cao, your hands are calloused.

Your maid, however, has tender white skin.

Run!

It's a top secret.

Kill him!

Those six men were also outstanding

in the commanders.

You are very capable.

You are just an actor who juggles and performs in plays.

It's a pity

if you've committed a death sentence

just for seeing what you shouldn't have seen

and meddling in what you shouldn't have meddled in.

Put it on. Then you can live.

Actually,

from the moment you drew your sword,

I knew the end.

Who are you?

Who I am doesn't matter.

No, it's very important

to a dying man.

Wang Yunzhi.

It's a dainty name.

[Wang Yunzhi]

From now on, you are Ding Jian.

[Judge in the Northern Prison]

You will eliminate all obstacles for me,

for the Neihang Chang, and for the Emperor.

Now say thank you.

Remember, from this moment,

you are already a dead man.

Let it go.

It's lonely.

During the Wanli era,

Zhang Cheng led the eunuch party to seize power opportunistically,

colluding with cronies

and was at odds with the Donglin Party.

At that time, the court was in disarray,

and people were in fear.

This period was known as the Great Controversy of the Crown Prince.

- [Wanli was exhausted, and the imperial examination system was suspended. Zhang Cheng led the eunuch party to seize power opportunistically, colluding with cronies and was at odds with the Donglin Party.] - [The Donglin Party, adhering to the ancestral teaching of 'the legitimate son succeeds, ' supported the eldest prince and obstructed him in many ways.]

[During the Wanli era, Emperor Shenzong of Zhao favored Noble Consort Zheng. He loved her so much that he wanted to appoint her third son, Zhu Changxun, as the crown prince.]

By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees

the Commissioner of the Imperial Arsenal, Li Qiushi, has neglected his duty...

The eunuchs are in power. The Ming will fall!

Committed the crime of deceiving the Emperor. Be executed immediately.

Respect it!

My Lord.

When was it lost?

My Lord.

The commandants of night watch

inspected the Fire Warehouse and the Shenji Arsenal

every two hours last night.

The last check was at 1 a.m.,

so I deduce that

the traitors acted between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m.

It's really strange.

The Baoyuan Fire Warehouse is usually guarded like the imperial palace.

Everyone who enters or leaves is subject to inspection.

How did they bypass the inspection?

My Lord, it wasn't my shift last night.

How many weapons were lost?

I really don't know.

Everything was fine during my shift.

I really don't know what happened.

Two hundred seventy Sanyan guns.

Eighty-four Lianzi guns.

Sixty-four Xunlei guns.

And fifty-two Zhentian bombs.

Nearly half of the weapons in the Shenji Arsenal have been stolen.

Are they trying to rebel?

Rebel?

The whole city is on high alert.

And the agents of Neihang Chang

are searching house by house.

Catching them

is just a matter of time.

Who holds the key to the warehouse?

The overseer, Wang Wei.

Where is he?

Hanging up there.

He looks comfortable.

I guess he hanged himself

in fear of being imprisoned.

You two put him down.

Yes.

Wang Wei,

I know him.

He must not collude with traitors

to steal from the Fire Warehouse.

He did this to avoid implicating his family.

Did they really escape through a tunnel?

Lord Ye.

This case is under the jurisdiction of the Northern Prison. You cannot enter.

How dare you!

Are you tired of living?

This guy is here to trouble Lord Ding again.

Lord Ye.

Lord Ding.

What do you mean?

Lord Ding, I think you know why.

The Baoyuan Fire Warehouse has always been under the jurisdiction of the Southern Prison.

This case should be handled by me.

Lord Ye.

This case has already been filed with us.

And the Emperor has assigned this case to us.

I think you should go back.

Who are you?

Keep your mouth shut when we are talking!

The superintendent has delivered the note to us

and appointed me to fully assist you

in investigating this case.

Such a big case

should not be monopolized by one person, Lord Ding.

Let him see.

My Lord!

Are you deaf?

How did they steal it?

Have you found out?

We found a secret passageway.

A secret passageway?

No wonder they managed to evade the commandant's inspection.

My Lord.

The commandants' patrol schedule changes every seven days.

The traitors

must

have an insider in here.

Lord Ding, have you interrogated them?

I just arrived.

All right.

Take them all back to the Imperial Edict Prison

for strict interrogation.

Yes.

Why? Lord Ye!

Go! Go!

My Lord! I'm innocent!

Go!

Wait!

Lord Ye.

This is a case for the Northern Prison.

They should be sent to the Northern Prison for interrogation first.

Didn't Platoon Commander Wang say?

This case is appointed by the Emperor.

So these people should be sent to the Imperial Edict Prison for interrogation.

Besides, what can't be interrogated out

once they enter the Imperial Edict Prison?

Lord Ding, you've been through it too.

Take them away!

Yes.

My Lord! I'm innocent!

We are innocent!

Go!

My Lord! We are innocent!

My Lord! Please!

Don't come over!

Put the gun down!

Calm down!

Don't come over!

Don't come over!

Who!

Go!

Go now!

My Lord! Are you alright?

Clean this place up.

Yes.

Ten miles? How long would it take to dig this tunnel?

At least two years.

Besides, when searching the Shen Fire Warehouse,

we also found this.

Let me see.

My Lord.

The Sky Guardian?

You know it.

A year ago,

a worker named Li Jinzhong in the Imperial Arsenal

privately crafted an assassination weapon and was imprisoned.

This is his masterpiece.

It has been stored in the Warehouse since then.

My Lord.

May I ask what kind of assassination weapon the Sky Guardian is?

Why do the traitors covet it so much?

It is made of iron,

small in size,

and powerful.

It is extremely lethal

with a long range.

Once used for assassination,

it is virtually unstoppable.

My lord, it seems that these traitors are trying to do something bad.

Should we inform Shuntian Superior Prefecture

to block the city and conduct a capture?

Do you want

the Donglin Party to be involved?

My Lord, forgive me.

I was inconsiderate.

During the years the Emperor has not managed state affairs,

the members of the Donglin Party have already infiltrated the Six Ministries, Three Legislation,

and Eunuch Offices.

I don't want to

give them any leverage.

The Emperor gave me seven days,

and I give you three.

Yes.

Get off me! Get off me!

My Lord!

Father!

Get off me!

Father!

Father, are you okay?

[A Good Doctor of the World]

Fifteen grams of the Angelica.

Ten grams of the Peach kernel.

Honghua, Ligusticum, and Rehmannia glutinosa are two and a half grams each.

Boil them in water and filter out the juice.

Drink twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Okay! Okay!

Everyone is having a hard time now.

Doctor Su, you are truly a good person.

Good people will receive good fortune.

I'll get you your herbs.

From your accent, you don't seem to be a local.

There was a locust plague in my hometown.

The locusts eat crops, and people eat grass.

Only I survived out of a family of five.

Didn't the court do anything?

Nowadays, the eunuchs are in power.

Their hearts are even...

The court...

He is my husband.

Don't worry.

No one will know. Don't be afraid.

I'll get you your herbs.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Let me help you.

Why didn't you let it go?

It doesn't want to leave on its own.

Maybe it has some regrets.

I told you last time that

you should enter the home through the back door.

Why should I sneak around when I'm going to my own home?

By the way,

why are so many agents arresting people today?

Last night, a batch of firearms was stolen

from the Imperial Arsenal in the north of the city.

But the case has been taken over by the commanders.

A lot of people are going to

be taken to the Imperial Edict Prison.

How did you get injured?

It's not my blood.

I could have saved him.

They say you've caught a lot of people,

but they don't know

you've actually saved many.

I know he was innocent.

By the way,

I've been reading a book on voyage lately.

It's "A Record of the Foreign Kingdoms in the West".

The book says

when Eunuch Sanbao traveled west,

he visited a place called the Fairy Island.

It has gorgeous scenery and a mild climate.

Everyone worships Buddha and leads a peaceful life.

How about we move there?

Maybe after I finish the cases at hand.

By the way, my uniform was damaged.

Could you help me mend it?

On the day of the temple fair,

you fixed your eyes on this hair clasp

without blinking.

How can we find the clue of this case

in Li Jinzhong?

Thieves sneaked into the Shenhuo Warehouse to steal weapons.

But they did it to cover true intentions.

Their real target is Sky Guardian.

So I believe

Li must be the key to solving the case.

Lord Ding is indeed good at deduction.

No wonder in just two years,

you went from a condemned prisoner

to the head of a hundred military families.

You appear to have a grudge against me.

Ding Jian, you ruined my family.

You will surely be punished by heaven.

It seems I'm not the only one holding a grudge against you.

Ding Jian, I won't let you get away with it even if I become a ghost.

Ding Jian!

Li Jinzhong.

Who the hell hit me?

My precious!

I never expected

to be reunited with you in my lifetime.

Where is my son?

Where is Sky Guardian?

Last night, a group of thieves sneaked into the Baoyuan Arsenal

and stole it.

Do you know who they are?

Really?

You suspect me?

Because of my son,

I was considered a danger by the higher-ups,

and they trapped me here.

I couldn't do anything.

I couldn't go anywhere.

You suspect me?

If you are willing to offer clues,

I can plead for mercy with the higher-ups for you

and give you freedom.

Really?

Of course.

You won't deceive me, will you?

I won't.

It's a deal.

But

I'll only tell you.

Those thieves are...

Fantastic!

This is for you imprisoning me here

for a year.

You brat！

I have food and drink here,

and have servants to take care of me.

I won't leave even if you drive me away.

You ask for death!

That's enough!

Do you want me to interrogate a corpse?

This is Imperial Edict Prison.

If you want to survive,

you must first learn to bow to your fate.

Giddyap!

What's happening?

What's that noise?

What's happening?

Do you even care about my feelings?

Go.

What are you doing?

Ding Jian.

Ding Jian.

It's me here.

Here's the water.

I'm here.

Hot water.

Dr. Su, your husband's awake.

Let me.

OK.

Be careful or the wounds will bleed.

You're really lucky.

Your wife is a skilled doctor.

So Death didn't take you away.

How did we get on the boat?

I brought your wife here.

Ding Jian, you are really lucky.

It was you who sent the thieves last night.

Do you dare to risk your life now?

You stole it?

No one knows how to use it.

You made this.

Assemble it.

Why should I help you?

Because it's me

who let you live till now.

You want to rebel?

In three days,

The Third Prince, Zhu Changxun, will go to the Pingle Theater.

I want you to perform for him.

You want me to assassinate the prince?

Do you have any choice?

I don't understand.

Why do they want to assassinate the prince?

The Emperor favors concubine Zheng

and wants to designate her son, Third Prince, as the successor.

But Donglin Party insisted that Emperor Hongwu said,

First Prince should be the Crown Prince

when the Empress has no son.

The Emperor is exhausted.

Zhang Cheng leads eunuchs to monopolize the power.

Two parties are on bad terms like fire and water.

Now I was released from prison to kill the prince.

It's probably those eunuchs' conspiracy

targeted at Donglin Party,

so that the Emperor will severely punish Donglin Party.

From then on, those eunuchs will have uncontrollable power.

I've been a prisoner while you're an official,

but I know more about the situation than you do.

This time,

we are utilized by them.

Have you thought it through?

An assassin will be...

As he said,

I have no other choice.

Assassin!

Protect the Emperor!

Leave here. Hurry.

By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:

Ding Jian, guard from the Northern Prison

colluded with Li, a prisoner from the Imperial Edict Prison,

and attempted an assassination, which is unforgivable.

They should be sent to the Imperial Edict Prison

and executed in ten days.

After investigation by the Imperial Edict Prison,

Liu Mengsheng from the Ministry of Rites,

Zhao Shicheng and Zhao Jiexing from the Ministry of War,

Shi Mu from the Ministry of Revenue,

Si Xueyi from the Secretariat,

and Grand Secretaries Mo Xilin, Hu Chengyi,

they are all instigators.

Ye Ling, guard from the Southern Prison,

found a secret letter in one of the rebels' house

and found missing weapons

in Rong Yunhe's house, the prime culprit.

The evidence is ironclad. The rebels are unpardonable.

They shall be executed together with their whole clans.

End of decree.

Zhang Cheng,

you are nothing but a eunuch.

How dare you read written reports without permission?

It is my duty to read your written reports

on behalf of the Emperor.

What permission do I need?

You want to plead for Rong Yunhe and other rebels.

I remember

that he is your student.

Are you trying to bend the law for personal gains?

Rong Yunhe is a senior official.

It's unlikely that he would do such a thing.

It is very strange.

How can you jump at such a hasty conclusion?

The evidence is ironclad. The rebels are unpardonable.

According to the Law of Great Ming, they should be beheaded

together with their whole clans.

You...

You're usurping the Emperor's power.

Eunuchs don't have a say about laws and politics.

Eunuchs have led the country astray.

The Great Ming will be destroyed.

It will be destroyed by you,

a bunch of castrated monsters.

Who is the one that harms the country,

the real villains or the hypocrites?

Future generations will have their own judgment.

I have already read this report

on behalf of the Emperor.

You...

The Emperor wants to stay and enjoy the moon tonight.

- You castrated dog. - Tell the Embroidery Room

to prepare some quilts for them.

The Emperor is wise.

Eunuchs ruined the country.

We are loyal to the Emperor.

We want to meet His Majesty!

We want to meet His Majesty!

Lord Ding is back home.

You tell me.

What shall we do

to welcome him?

Pour melted lead into his mouth?

Play his ribs like a lute with a dagger?

Yin Tianli!

We are so similar.

We both have done things we shouldn't have,

and offended people we shouldn't have.

From that day on, I finally understood

there are no gods or Buddha in this world,

only demons that eat humans.

If you don't want to be eaten,

you must become a demon and eat others.

Are you scared by me?

Why don't you dare to look at me?

I think you're too ugly.

Don't forget where you are.

Take off your clothes

and you are a dead man.

Qing'er.

Ding Jian.

You're awake.

You've been in a coma for several days.

I was afraid you'd never wake up.

Here.

Here.

Have some water.

Qing'er.

When you were in a coma,

you kept calling out this name.

She died because of me.

You should care more about yourself.

We are both condemned prisoners of treason.

Bad people deserve bad karma.

This is what you get for being a lackey.

Ding Jian, I didn't expect you to end up like this.

You hit him when he's down?

Do you have any humanity?

You should care more about yourself.

In ten days, like him,

you will also be cut into pieces.

Bullshit.

If I die,

I'll absolutely haunt you first.

Ding, curse him with me.

Your tongue didn't get cut.

He's right.

In the past two years, I've captured too many people I shouldn't have.

I've done many bad things.

I deserve this.

It is my karma.

To accept your fate is to admit defeat.

You don't want to prove your innocence?

You don't want to avenge Su Qing?

What else can I do besides waiting for my death?

Ding, I was waiting for you to wake up.

There's always a way out.

Ding.

Ding, come and take a look.

This is Imperial Palace, and this is Imperial Edict Prison.

This is Jinshui River.

The sewage from the palace

will go through the sewer

to the lower reaches of Jinshui River.

You want to escape through the sewer?

How do we open the iron grill?

With our heads?

You have a sense of humor too.

Let me show you something.

Thunder crash bomb.

Are you surprised?

It can blow up any door.

And then we can flee.

Catch it! Catch it!

I caught it!

Here.

Okay.

Look, it can't fly out.

I want another one.

Superintendent, the five elders of the Cabinet submitted a written report today.

Please have a look.

It's flying.

Aren't you going to read it?

They want to either resign or claim to be sick.

These old foxes.

These are all they've got.

I don't understand.

Now that the plan is completed,

why don't you just uproot Donglin Party?

A thousand-year-old tree has deep roots.

How can we just easily uproot it?

The Donglin Party has suffered a great loss.

It is already the best result.

I think the matter of succession

can be put on the back burner for a while.

Since everything is settled,

why does the Emperor still keep him?

I'll catch another one for you.

Is he still in Imperial Edict Prison?

Meal time.

Ding, we have drumsticks today.

The food is getting better these days.

We've been having big meals every day.

Do you think we have abalone and shark fin

before execution tomorrow?

Sometimes I envy you.

All you know is eat and sleep.

Is that sarcasm?

By the way,

I have a question.

I've been waiting to ask you.

Then keep waiting.

They said you were imprisoned

because you killed commanders.

What happened?

If I can start over...

Search them.

Yes.

What are you doing?

Isn't the execution tomorrow?

How dare you

privately hide things

under the nose of His Lordship?

Are you tired of your life?

Give him liberty since he wants it.

Where did you hide it?

Put your broadswords down.

Put them down. Do you hear me?

You stupid pig. You asked for this.

The sewage from the palace

will go through the sewer

to the lower reaches of Jinshui River.

You want to escape through the sewer?

Thunder crash bomb.

And then we can flee.

Goodbye, everyone.

Don't move.

Look, there it is.

If you weren't selected by the Emperor,

I would have removed your teeth.

Shut up!

Don't move.

You...

Ding Jian, one's luck runs out sometime.

Let's go. Hurry.

[A Record of Foreign Kingdoms in the West]

Ding, I didn't expect you

to be good at handicraft.

Qing'er made that.

I'm going to meet Zhang Cheng.

Don't you want to get even with Ye Ling?

He's just a puppet.

He will come to us.

It's not easy to enter Neihang Chang.

We need a helper.

Lord Wang, did you have a good time?

Sure.

Since you're happy here, come often.

Lord Wang, come back soon.

I will.

Bye.

Take care, My Lord.

My Lord.

You're still willing to call me My Lord.

That means I found the right person.

Stop!

Lord Luo.

Wang Nian?

You should stay at the Northern Prison.

Why are you here?

My Lord,

I found the whereabouts of the rebel Ding Jian.

I'm here to report to the superintendent.

Do you think

you can simply bypass me?

I dare not.

Why do you lower your heads?

There's gold on the ground?

Raise your heads.

I said raise your heads!

What's going on?

Follow me.

Good timing for the explosion.

Wait for me here.

Are you going alone?

Be careful, My Lord.

[Benefit the Public]

Ding Jian, you're here.

I can't escape anyway.

You did all of this.

Donglin Party

has always been a big threat to me.

Two years ago,

you were selected as the scapegoat.

I told you

you were already a dead man.

Kill me.

You knew I was coming,

and you knew you would die.

There is only one person in the world

that you, the Great Eunuch, will die for.

Why me?

Because you're an actor.

You have a clean slate.

So the Emperor can be rest assured.

What if I had killed him?

Do you think compared to his throne

the Emperor still cares about a son?

The Emperor appears to be idle

but he is the true puppeteer.

He's been sitting there all the time,

although we can't see him.

We are all his puppets,

including...

What's that sound?

Go to see the superintendent.

Yes.

Fire! Fire!

What happened?

Zhang Cheng was killed.

My Lord, let's go.

OK.

The superintendent was killed! Hurry! Over there!

Hurry! Catch the assassin!

I'm confused.

Why the Emperor didn't kill him earlier?

What are you doing?

Help! Help!

Don't kill me! Don't kill me!

Don't kill me. I'm still useful.

My Lord, this is all I can do for you.

Thank you.

My pleasure, My Lord.

Without your help in the past,

I wouldn't be where I am today.

Take care.

I will.

You take care too.

Li, take care of His Lordship.

Of course I will.

Mission accomplished. You can retire now.

We know the secret of the Emperor,

he will kill us.

We'd better escape. Let's leave at dawn.

The world is so big. Where can we go?

We can go to the north.

After the Shanhai Pass, the Emperor is far away.

Go.

I know you are here.

Stop hiding.

They are here for me.

Find a chance to escape.

Did the Emperor send you to kill me?

You knew?

You will soon be abandoned.

But you will die before me.

Why do you hate me so much?

Ding Ling.

Ding Ling is my real name.

Ding Jian was my brother.

You killed him

and took his name till today.

I've been waiting for this for two years.

It's time to pay. Blood for blood.

You can't escape the karma.

Move over.

How many years have you worked for me?

Eight years.

Eight years is less worthy than two years.

It's my fault.

Fine.

Talent is the most important in this world.

Give him one more chance.

[Arrest warrant]

Who's worth so much money?

Let's go. Hurry up.

Stop.

Stop.

What's inside?

My Lord, it's the stinky water from various families.

So smelly.

Hurry up.

- Thank you, My Lord. - Hurry up, hurry up.

Wait.

My Lord.

Go.

Thank you, My Lord.

Go!

Go!

Come here.

Go.

Is it you? Let me see.

My Lord.

Is there anyone suspicious?

My Lord.

I haven't found anyone suspicious.

Surely that person hasn't left the city.

As long as we follow the official road

and avoid soldiers along the way,

we can cross Shanhai Pass in three days.

After crossing the pass,

we can part ways.

And by then, we will be free.

Ding!

What's wrong? You seem distracted.

I'm tired. I'll take a nap.

Okay, you sleep. I'll keep watch.

As long as we don't start a fire and hide our tracks,

they definitely won't find us.

Hya!

Ding.

Ding, wake up.

Did you mend it?

How did you find it out?

The bird.

I knew you wouldn't let it starve to death.

I just didn't know

whether the person feeding it was still my wife.

I am a secret agent of the Southern Prison.

It was the Emperor

who told me to approach you.

In the two years we've been together,

they wanted me to monitor all your activities.

But I didn't know what your mission was.

Until that night on the ship,

I knew your mission was to

assassinate the prince.

She resisted in the theater and killed many secret agents,

so I wanted to kill her.

She had a hidden motive.

How can we believe her?

I know. You may leave.

Yes.

Are you in love with him?

In the two years we've been together,

have you been acting for me

with your every smile,

every word, and every action?

Ding Jian,

you need to make a choice.

Put it on and join us.

You will serve the Emperor

with a new identity.

I was never Ding Jian.

Do you remember

I once told you

about a place called Fairy Island?

There, nobody knows your past,

nor cares who you are

or what you've done before.

Let's go there together.

Okay?

You are different from other commanders.

Why?

Other commanders go to Cuihua Pavilion,

but you always come here.

So,

you are also different from other doctors.

How?

Your lily cypress soup tastes better.

Ding, I've been looking for you.

Where have you been?

What happened?

I should have died there two years ago.

Here. That's enough money to get you out of here.

Go.

What do you mean? Severance fee?

Where are you going?

To assassinate the Emperor.

Are you crazy?

We are about to leave here.

And now you're going back.

I won't miss this time.

I must have owed you in my last life.

If you want to kill the Emperor,

you need to meet him first.

What is your plan?

The Jinshui River in the city connects to the inner river of the palace

and crosses the Imperial Garden.

We can sneak in from the Jinshui River

and go upstream

to enter the palace.

[Fubi Pavilion]

I didn't want it to come to this,

but you left me no choice.

How did the Emperor know?

I signaled

when we sneaked into the Jinshui River.

All of you knew the inside story.

The Emperor approved Zhang Cheng's actions.

I went to the prison to assist him.

Ye Ling originally intended to kill you during the prison raid,

and it was also at that time that

he knew my identity

and what we were about to do.

[Assassinate the Prince; Topple the Donglin Party; Eliminate the Eunuch Faction]

Su Qing received the mission on the ship.

By assassinating the prince,

toppling the Donglin Party,

and eliminating the eunuch party,

the ultimate winner will be the Emperor.

He's been playing this game for two years.

So,

every move of yours is under his control.

You missed one person, Wang Nian.

After I got out of prison, I would look for Zhang Cheng.

Wang Nian was the only person who can help me.

Since it was all part of your plan,

why did you still help me leave?

Because you saved me before.

Be careful.

I just want to get you out of here,

and you never come back after that.

Just pretend you are dead.

So, you've been suspecting me for a long time.

The workers at the Baoyuan Imperial Arsenal

all have burns and calluses

on their hands.

But you

have none.

Who are you?

Notify everyone

to search the city for the wanted criminal.

Zhang Cheng is my foster father.

We are all puppets on strings.

Since you knew it was a trap,

why did you jump in?

I'm here

to cut this string.

I had a good time playing with the river lanterns.

Why did you make me come back?

Wouldn't it be better to learn Weiqi with me?

Why do you like playing Weiqi with yourself so much?

Because in this game,

no matter who wins or loses in the end,

I

Will be the winner.

For personal desires, sacrificing so many people,

is it worth it?

The Emperor is doing this to save the Great Ming.

You are just struggling on your deathbed.

Once it starts,

the play must go on.

I don't want to act anymore.

I want to be Wang Yunzhi again.

Since we used to be friends,

I shall give you my head.

By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees

Eunuch Li Jinzhong is loyal and dutiful.

He killed the betrayer and protected me.

I promote him to the Head Eunuch.

Jinzhong!

Jinzhong.

What happened?

Father.

The sisters in the embroidery workshop

laughed at me again.

What did they laugh at you for?

They called me a little monster

and called me a castrated man.

There are two types of monsters in this world.

The first

is despised, loathed, and scorned by everyone.

The second

is respected, feared, and revered by all.

Even if we are monsters,

we must be the noble and revered kind.

Father, I want to be the second type.

Reward him with a jade belt and python robe, and grant him thousands of gold.

Give him the name Wei Zhongxian.

Respect it!

Long live our Emperor! Long live! Forever live!

Eunuch Wei!

Eunuch Wei!

Eunuch Wei!

Eunuch Wei!

- [Wei Zhongxian hanged himself upon hearing the order. Zhu Youjian ordered Wei Zhongxian's body to be dismembered and his head hung in Hejianfu.] - [Ming Dynasty, the seventh year of Tianqi, autumn of 1627, after Prince Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, charged Wei Zhongxian with ten major crimes and ordered his arrest and trial.]