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Oh! Hurry! What's wrong, Your Majesty? Come quickly. Wake up. Wake up, Your Majesty. Wake up. What's the matter with you? I had a dream. Alright. Leave us. Yes. Look at you. You sweat a lot. Have you dreamt about the old days? As I've said, you think too much. Let me get you some water. I'm not thirsty. You should have some water even if you're not thirsty. Too much heat-evil in your heart. Look. Your lips are dry. Don't go. Stay with me. Alright. I don't go. I stay with you. I want to build a tomb for my parents. My parents died miserably. When my father died, I only covered him with a straw mat and buried him. It was rainy that day and the dirt went down on him. I can't even find his body. Alright. It's the past. You should build a good tomb for your parents. Seeing you being such a brilliant man, your parents will rest in peace. In my dream, my father didn't say so. What did he say? He scolded me. It's like when I was little, I lost my landlord's calf. He chased me and flogged me, saying I was such a useless man. Though I've became an emperor, he still did the same. You lost the calf again in your dream? No. What did you do? I pee in the imperial court. No wonder. You should be scolded if you pee in the court. Really? Sure. Not only that. Oh, what else? Someone saw me do that. Who? A craftsman. Right. You pee in front of the craftsman? You pee in front of the craftsman? Yes. I don't know why, but I only feel calm and at ease in front of you. Have you heard of a saying? What is it? You create your own reality. You create your own reality? Are you trying to say some obscure words here? Just listen to me. It means much of your worry and fright is created by your own thoughts. Though many things did happen, it depends on how you think about them. You should remain optimistic. It's easier for you to move forward. Once upon a time, there was an old lady. Both of her sons were businessmen. The elder son sold umbrellas, while the younger son sold flour. Whenever it rained, her elder son's business was good. But the old lady was worried. Oh, how can my younger son sell his flour? Later, it became sunny. Her younger son's business was very good. The old was worried again. Her elder son couldn't sell his umbrellas out. From then on, the old lady always looked worried. Later, someone told her. Why don't you think the other way round? Whether your sons sell umbrellas or flour, whether it's sunny or rainy, one of your sons sells his things well anyway. Her Grace's story is very good. Right. She often comforts me. Why do you think a woman like her knows a lot about right and wrong, and is so open-minded? It's rare. Wait. How do you know the empress told me about it? It's my guess. You truly have wonderful foresight. That's not wonderful foresight. I discussed with the crown prince about a book. He said that Her Grace once told him a story like this. Oh, man. Today, I ask you to come here, because I want to discuss with you about something. Do you remember I once intended to move my parent's tomb elsewhere? Yes, I do. I remember you said Fengyang was a very good location. It was where I thrived, so it wasn't suitable to move the tomb. Yes. But Your Majesty, I think it's a peaceful world now. Your Majesty can rebuild the ancestral temple and imperial tomb in Fengyang, to show your devotion to your parents. Right. It can fulfill one of my wishes anyway. To tell you the truth, I'm from a poor family. I pastured pigs and cattle for the rich men. When I was sixteen, there was a great drought. My eldest brother, mother and father starved to death one by one. I didn't have the money to buy a coffin for my father. I went to work for Commander Guo just for making a living. If you had not enlightened me, I wouldn't have become an emperor. A poor young man's dream to become an emperor came true finally. Your Majesty is very fortunate. How come this man looks exactly the same as the one in my dream? That's bad. He heard much of His Majesty's privacy. I'm afraid he'll be faced with great trouble. Come quickly. I'm the head of the Internal Office of Works. Greetings, Your Majesty. What's going on with here? Well… How dare you! What are you doing? Eavesdropping His Majesty's conversation. What's the crime? A capital crime. I don't dare to do so. Let me ask you. How did you clear up this site? I asked you to do so. Why didn't you do it thoroughly? What do you want by leaving a man here? Is he deaf? Your Majesty, we did clear up the site. I don't know why this man is left here. But this man can't hear anything. He's deaf. Your Majesty, look. They're not doing their job well. The capital is so big. They found a deaf man to decorate the palace. Is there no other good worker in the capital? Sir, though he's deaf, he's a very good painter. Be up. Thanks, Your Majesty. Go fetch a gong. Listen. Keep on painting. You can't hear it? You're really deaf. Just listen. If you don't come down after the three strikes of the gong, you'll be decapitated. Do it. Humph! Get him down! Yes. Get him down! Hurry up! Come down! Be quick! What's your name? I have to figure out whether you're really deaf or not. Cover his eyes. Yes. Put his hand on the bamboo. Yes. Listen. I'll order them to break your arm. Of course, before they hit you, I'll tell you. If you're scared of the pain, draw back your arm. Go fetch a bamboo stick. You can't hear it? Get ready. They're going to break your arm. Tell him. I'm hitting you. He's really a deaf man. Look. Oh. What a good horse. Look. Small head. Slender neck. Holding its chest and head high. Long limbs. Tender skin. Isn't it a Ferghana Horse? Sir. It's a gift for you. What did you say? His Majesty has a Red Hare Horse. Sir, you have a Ferghana Horse. Don't talk nonsense. I'm just a minister. I don't dare to compare myself with His Majesty. If His Majesty should know it, do you want my family and I all die? Sir, don't be angry In fact, it isn't a gift for you. I just want to put it here for your care temporarily. I have to leave for Jian in a few days. No one helps me look after it. Sir, you know about horses and like them. No one knows them better than you do. I feel most reassured by leaving my horse here. Please help me, sir. You can put it here temporarily. But remember to take it back after you return. Sure, sir. You said you'd go to Jian? I'm to blame for not making any progress. After all these years, I'm still a vice-supervisor of the Taichang Temple. Managing the religious rituals, and something like putting the offerings. I'm not qualified to deal with some big national affairs. Is it not important to manage the religious rituals? It's very important for His Majesty to do the religious activities. I intended to help you get a post first, and then deliberate on it. You can get some experience. Is that okay? Yes. Yes. Vice-supervisor of Taichang Temple. It's idle to be in the post indeed. Well, I'll think about it. Sir, please forgive me for asking about this boldly. I wonder if I can get a post in your Central Secretariat. The Central Secretariat? I want to work under you, taking you as the example. Humph! You've got big ambition. No. I just want to work with you and make more contributions to the court and His Majesty. Alright. I'll think about it. Thanks for your help in my career. Don't thank me now. I can't promise. The Central Secretariat is a very powerful department. If you want to join it, I'm not the only man who can decide it. Sure. I'll listen to you. The man's here. Ask him to come in. Come in. Thanks for saving me. Don't mention it. How's your hand? It's crippled. I can't work with it. But it's good I'm still alive. I can still go back home. Yes. It's not good for you to stay in the capital any longer. What's your name? Where's your home? Do you have the certificate to travel? My surname is Zhang. I'm from Jinhua. I'm the fifth child in my family. People call me Zhang Xiaowu. I've got the certificate to travel from the government. Alright. Be up. Be up. Thanks, sir. Liu Yi. Give me one more piece of clothes. Sir, what kind of clothes is it? It's so thick. How come there's water in it? On my back, too? Xiaowu, It's cold and the trip is dangerous. Put on more clothes. Just do as I said. People all say you have wonderful foresight. I'll surely do as you said. Besides, from now on, you must go on pretending to be a deaf and dumb man. Even if someone wants to kill you and puts the knife on your throat, you mustn't talk. Remember. Lord Liu is right. I remember Hu Weiyong came to the capital to be the vice-supervisor of Taichang Temple at your recommendation. Right. As you know, The vice-supervisor of Taichang Temple merely manages the religious rituals and activities. It's an idle post. To be honest, for Hu Weiyong, it's a waste of his talent. But have you thought about this? If he is transferred to the Central Secretariat which leads the six ministries, it means he joins a very crucial department. And we'll give him the title to discuss about national affairs, he's kind of a deputy prime minister. As the prime minister, you must be cautious about it. I know it matters a lot. Alright. I permit it. Thanks, Your Majesty. Sit down. Your Majesty, an imperial guard asks to see you. Send him in. Obey. Your Majesty, it's done. Where's he? 2.5 kilometers away from the south of the city. Got it. Wait. Investigate it again. Find out whom he met before he left. Yes. I'll send someone to do it. Why don't you ask me what I'm up to? I'm a stupid man. I don't dare to ask Your Majesty about the state's secret imprudently. The state's secret? Not that important. Just a little incident. It's like… It's like a mosquito. It keeps flying around you. Though it won't kill you, it still annoys you. So I think I should do this to the mosquito. Mosquito. Mosquito. You should do that to a mosquito. Of course. Of course. I want to talk with you about my family affairs. Family affairs? I don't dare to. I… Family affairs? Yes, family affairs. I want you to go to Fengyang on behalf of me, and build a tomb for my parents. I see. How is it going? As you expected, Before Zhang Xiaowu could go far away from the city, the killer arrived. But he was lucky to have our armor and blood bags. The killer believed it anyway. I watched him leave there. Oh, this is the knife I got from the spot. You didn't find that eunuch who had the seal? No. Oh! Oh! Stop it! Stop it! I didn't do it. I didn't do it. Alas. From now on, we have to think about how to save ourselves. Save ourselves? Just think about it. Think about what? Look at the knife and think about the assassin. Who sent him there? It looks like an imperial guard's knife. Oh! Oh! I confess it. It's Lord Liu who asked me to lie that he was a dumb. Did the head of the Internal Office of Works hire a killer because he was scared of letting it out, and then he escaped? The head of the Internal Office of Works can order the emperor's imperial guards to work for him? Is he really able to issue the certificate to travel all over the country within two hours? Right. Now, to get a certificate to travel, you must submit an application first. It requires signature from different levels of officials of the county and the prefecture. It needs at least ten days or half a month. The certificate to travel all over the country is only issued by the Ministry of Revenue. Unless His Majesty… Do you mean His Majesty… If there's a man, he's kind of a highly respected man. He told a lie. Though it's not a big lie, he lied because he wanted to save a… to save a very ordinary and even lowly man. What do you think? I don't know what you're talking about. So you're going to ask Shanchang to do this thing in Fengyang? Yes. What do you think? Shanchang is a cautious man and has a sense of propriety. He knows how to allocate the money and necessities, and plan and manage the work. There won't be any problem. Only that… Only what? It seems you haven't finished yet. Shanchang is one of us. There's nothing wrong with him. I'm just worried some of the men by his side might plot against him. Some of the men by his side? Who are they? Well, I'm old not. I can't see clearly. But both you and I understand it. A kitten goes past the street with a big fish. What do you think will happen? It sounds funny. Even if Shanchang is a kitten, who dares to covet this big fish? By the way, I want to invite Liu Bowen here these two days to give me some suggestions. I wonder how I should arrange the furniture for Wen'er. for Wen'er? At that time, I got the headache every winter. He came to the tent and took a look for me. He changed the position of the screen. Even applied the herbal medicine on me. Since then, I've never had the headache. When we were at war, he put forward so many ideas. They were effective. By the way, I'll get some hotbed chives from the vegetable cellar some other day. Then make some fried leek dumplings. Invite Shanchang and his family here. Also invite Liu Bowen. Let's have a dinner together. Suit yourself. Oh! Have you ever told a story to our son? The story which you told me the night before. Well, it's the story about selling flour and umbrellas, and that old lady. Oh, I don't remember it. Perhaps. What's more, I've told lots of stories to our son. I once told you about this story. You forget it. It's impossible for me to forget the story which you told me. Well, you forget many stories I've told you. In addition to this one, I once told you the story about Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty. The story about Zhang Liang and Han Xin. Right? Compared me to Liu Bang who killed meritorious officials. What kind of man am I in her mind? Am I really that cruel? I'm the emperor of the country. Can't I make the decision? Your Majesty. Your Majesty. The imperial censor Lord Liu asks to see you. Sir! Sir! I want to see His Majesty. Lord Liu, Your Majesty! Go… Lord Liu. Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Go away. Sir, you can't go inside. You're not the empower. Go away. Your Majesty. Go away. Don't stop me. You… Go away. He looks so drunk. I wanted to stop him. But I can't. His family said he had been drinking last night. He came here early this morning. He said only Your Majesty could save him. Lord Liu, you mustn't go inside. Stop. Don't move. Lord Liu, you mustn't go inside. Lord Liu. I don't want to talk to you. Your… This is the emperor. Greetings, Your Majesty, Long live the emperor! Long live…the emperor! Oh! Help him up. Yes. I won't be up. I've committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. What crime did you commit? Tell me about it. There was a fly coming to us. Your Majesty said it didn't wear trousers. I insisted that it was wearing trousers. It's impossible for the fly to wear trousers. I'll pardon your offense. Be up. Oh, then I should stand up. Oh! Lord Liu, Come on. Come on. Thanks, Your… What's wrong? How come there are two emperors here? Long live…Oh! Still two emperors? Send him to my study room. Yes. Your Majesty, Lord Sun from the Ministry of Punishments asks to see you. What's the matter? Your Majesty, the head of the Internal Office of Works has made a confession. Here's the record. You woke up? No. I saw you. I'm dreaming. Two flies? One didn't wear trousers while the other did. What are you doing? Come down. Come down. You said why there were two emperors? You couldn't see clearly which one was me. I said it? Yes, you did. Do you want to deny it? That's impossible. There's something more serious you said. You said you'd committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Impossible. Impossible. You're faking it. Do you want to play dumb and deny it because you were drunk? You were so drunk then. Do you remember? No, I don't. Do you still remember how you came to see me and greet me? Well… You staggered to here and greeted me. Then you almost bumped yourself against me. Do you remember it? No, I don't. I dodged you, and you fell onto the ground. Do you remember it? That's impossible. I was drunk. It's impossible for me to recall what happened. You can say whatever you want. Then do you remember what I said? Under this circumstance, you must have said, "Before you tell me about it, be up first." That's right. What did you say? I don't know. You lied on your stomach and said, "I don't dare to be up." "Because I've" "committed the crime of deceiving the emperor." Do you remember? -The crime of deceiving the emperor? -Right. Impossible. You said it while lying on your stomach like this. I won't be up. I've committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. You said so while lying on your stomach. You forget it? No, Your Majesty. If something like this happens, Your Majesty would say, How dare you! Liu Bowen! You deceived me? You did it? An old man like you did it? I promoted you. I gave you job as an official. I trusted you. Of course, you're a wise man. You take a step back for everything. If you meet an important official, you step back. You're very sensible. To be an official, you only get the post as censor to write chronicles. The imperial censor is merely a deputy. Do you really have the guts to deceive me? You only have the guts to spend your remaining years in comfort. It's impossible for you commit a serious crime like this. Alright. You wanted to excuse yourself by talking like me. I tell you. That's not what I said. What did you say? I asked you how come you committed the crime of deceiving me? Yes? Do you know what you said? I don't know. You said, there was a fly coming to us. I said it didn't wear trousers. You said it did. That's offensive! If I had said something like that, you should have ordered to kill me. That's not what I said. What did you say? I said, be up. I'll pardon your offense. What did you say? I said, before you explain it, be up. I'll pardon your offense. Thanks for not killing me. Well, after all these conversations, you made me fall into your trap again. Right? Be up. Be up. Just look at you, old man. Serve the tea. Thanks, Your Majesty. Does it taste good? Yes, the tea is good. Not the tea. The alcohol. Oh. It's not easy to pretend to be drunk. Right? It's more difficult at this old age. Alright. Alright. Just go and smarten yourself now. My lord, Lord Wu Fu from the censorate has come. He's brough some gifts and fruits with him. He's heard you're going to Fengyang, so he wants to give you a farewell dinner. Again. I'm merely going to build a tomb. It has nothing to do with the censorate. A farewell dinner? I've had such a dinner for ten times. I'm not able to set off till now. When is the end? I know it. They want to get a big project for their relatives. I surely know about their purposes. Well, even if you know about their purposes, you must see them. Though Lord Wu has nothing to do with building the tomb, he works in the censorate. The censorate is in charge of investigating the misconduct of the officials. You have shown him some respect. Censorate? So what? Do I have to grovel to all those who work there? You don't need to grovel to him. But don't forget. For our nephew's homicide case, if we had not asked the men of the censorate for help, he wouldn't have stayed alive. Look, look. Just because of these disappointing relatives, I have to grovel. Sooner or later, I'll die because of them. Well, sooner or later, you might need his help. Stop complaining about it. Alright. Ask him to wait a minute. Get ready to see the guest. Help the master get dressed now. I've always called you my teacher. Firstly, you're older than me. Secondly, I really respect you. Do you still remember the past? We always had a heart-to-heart talk for a night. I sincerely asked for your advice. You spoke without reserve. I miss those days a lot. Me, too. However, we also live a good life now. Your Majesty rules a country now and has so many citizens. You can do whatever you want. What's more, there's the task of rebuilding the country. People suffered a lot from the war. They are eager for recuperation. Because of this, I need you, sir. At that time, I wanted to appoint Li Shanchang the Left Prime Minister of the Central Secretariat. And you, the Right Prime Minister. Both of you could've managed the national affairs together. You refused it firmly. Why do you want to leave now? Thanks, Your Majesty, but you know what? I'll be sixty soon. I often get the backache. My vigor isn't as good as it used to be. When Your Majesty tried to assign me the post, I refused it. Because I didn't have the energy. It's not the first time I've tried to resign. Besides, I have a small wish. I want to live in seclusion and focus on writing. I'm writing a book. It's not finished yet. If I can finish it for the rest of my life to fulfill my wish when I can still do so, I'll be very grateful. Alright. I give you my permission. Thanks for your kindness. Wait. Before you return to your hometown, help me do one more thing. I think you must know that I've sent Li Shanchang to build a tomb in Fengyang. Yes, I do. Lord Li is a thoughtful man. He knows how to do it. There should be no problem. Humph! It's a big problem. My wife described that well. I've asked Li Shanchang to build a tomb in Fengyang. It's like a kitten going past the street with a big fish. People can smell the fish. Just imagine what it'll be like. Sir, you're the imperial censor. Your job is to correct the officials' misconduct and fight against corruption. I was born in a commoner's family. I hate those officials who take bribes, break the law, and disregard moral principles in pursuit of profit. I'll kill all those corrupted officials I can meet. I'll kill them all without mercy. Your Majesty, as the old saying goes, trust the man you employ. Lord Li has just got this important task. If you send me there now it'll cause unnecessary concern. What's more, it's concerned with many things like people, money, objects and land. If I interfere so suddenly, I'm afraid the result will be contrary to what we expect. I think Your Majesty should let Lord Li do his job first. Then you can send someone to monitor him secretly. If there's any problem, you can send me there. I'm available at all times. Alright. Remember. You should be available at all times. I'm available at all times. I grant this seal to you. Whenever you take it you, it's like an imperial edict. No local official can stop you. Thanks. Please permit me to retire and return to my hometown. Alright. Three months. You must come back in three months. What? One year. Six months. Eight months. Seven months then. Thank for your kindness. Your Majesty. The imperial guard has taken the man you want here. Send him in. Obey. Greetings, Your Majesty. Be up. Thanks, Your Majesty. I have a task for you. Hey, you're looking at that seal again. His Majesty trust you very much. Look, with the seal in your hands, it's like getting the imperial sword. You can do whatever you want. No one can stop you. Even if it's a high-ranking official, he must listen to you. So this time, can we stay in a good hotel? We can get whatever we want. We can eat whatever we want. Keep dreaming. I knew I'd never live a good life with you. His Majesty wanted to give us a new carriage. You refused it, and insisted on using this shabby carriage. It screeches a lot. If one day, the carriage breaks down, it's not a big deal for me. But an old man like you will suffer from it. Liu Yi, I'm a guilty man. His Majesty pardoned my offense. I didn't dare to ask for a new carriage. Even the empress doesn't use the new carriage as it's too precious. You refuse to accept His Majesty's new carriage, but you accept the man sent by him. I can't accept the carriage, but I must accept the man. I got it. His purpose is not that simple. Well, I thought I could get a few easy days by going with you back to your hometown. It turns out… If I had known it, you should've accepted His Majesty's task and supervised Lord Li building the tomb in Fengyang. We wouldn't have ended up like this. Sit inside a shabby carriage. Stay in a bad hotel. Being monitored by someone else. By the way, I've heard for building the tomb, several million taels of silver will be withdrawn from the national treasury. Several million taels of silver. It's surprising. After Lord Li gets this task, it is said many people go to visit him. Liu Yi, this is a trap made from poisonous wine and money. Just jump into it. His Majesty knows it well that Li Shanchang and I are on bad terms, He still wants to give me this task. Do you think it's good to accept it? That's not true. The prime minister is His Majesty's old friend, They're relatives by marriage. It's impossible His Majesty would make him fall into the trap. What's a trap? If you merely dig a pit, that's not a trap. You have to put some grass and mutton on it. Put some gears into it. That's a trap. Music