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We've had some wine, let's get down to business. I don't need to introduce the status of Lord Liu among poets. Talent Jin is young and genius. At today's gathering, you surely need to talk about poetry. And it'll be a wonderful story out on the street. Yeah, right. We're very lucky to have you here. We'll listen humbly and be enlightened. I look forward to your valuable remarks and great speeches. Which will be engraved in my mind. Engraved in my mind. Guys, your compliments are way too much. The best poets of our age are Song Lian, Gao Qi and Ni Zan. I am overrated and heard by the public by luck. Lord Liu, you're very modest. Everybody knows about the three great scholars. In my opinion, Lord Liu is the greatest among the three. Oh, no, I don't live up to your compliment. Song Lian and Gao Qi have their own expertise, I, however, am merely at an early stage of my own genre. Now that the topic has been thrown out, what's your opinion, Talent Jin? The three great scholars, right? My humble opinion is, other than Lord Liu, the other two can be ignored. Yes, ignore them. Stunning! One remark stuns the world, an independent mind is timeless. Right? Uh, I don't think our gathering is a coincidence. Talent Jin, you asked Mr. Wei to chat with you because you wanted me to say something, right? Uh... What am I going to say? Talent Jin, whose poems do you admire the most? After looking back to the past, only mine. Yours? Ah... Right, right. You see nothing when looking around, no articles in the last 500 years. I thought it was a young man giving off his emotions, I didn't expect it'd be your true feelings. I was wrong. Sorry, sorry. Thank you, thank you. It looks like you have read my poem carefully? I invest my talent and wisdom into my poems. Let's drink. Right, drink. Drink. Lord Liu, before you came, we were talking about the Tale of Mulan. Where were we again? Creak after creak. Yes. Creak. Creak after creak. Creak is a kind of chirp. “Cuzhi” chirps. “Cuzhi” is cricket. Mr. Jin, you quote when you comment on an article. You're very knowledgeable. I haven't even heard of the names of the books that you've read. Talent Jin, what odd books do you read? Well, odd books. It wouldn't be odd if I told you. Right. They're all passed down from my ancestors, I can't reveal the titles. Even the titles are confidential? Drink again, again. Yeah. Well, I often read Lian Shan, Gui Zang, which aren't that unique. Ah, Talent Jin, these books are very unique. No, no. Ancestral books. Right? Yes. Lian Shan was written in Xia dynasty and Gui Zang was written in Shang dynasty. As far as I know, they were lost a long time ago. You have them in your family? Talent Jin, the ancestors of your family were... We were talking about the Tale of Mulan, why are we off the topic? Right. Lord Liu is a great scholar, you lot can stop boasting here. Just listen to his teachings. Yes. Lord Liu, putting cricket in a poem, according to my research, apart from the Tale of Mulan, I haven't seen any other poet do it. What do you think, Lord Liu? Ah, you read the Nineteen Ancient Poetry or Anthology of Du Fu, you shall learn that cricket in poems isn't exceptional. Thank you for your teachings. Thank you for your teachings. Why are you staring at me? These are my eyes. I can decide where to look. It's none of your business. What's wrong with me staring at you? Are you committing a crime? Guys, peace brings fortune. Here are your noodles, here's the noodle water. Here's your wine and your sliced beef. Please enjoy. Ah, smells good. Good wine. Waiter, waiter. Hey, coming, coming. Well, Mr. Jin, So? What else would you like to order? Like his order. A jug of wine, a plate of sliced beef. Sure. A jug of wine, a plate of sliced beef. Coming right up. I don't have much money today, give me a discount when I pay for my son's meal. Kitchen, listen, don't slice the beef yet. No. Look at you. I don't owe you much. You're stingy. You're here just for noodle water and sunflowers but your son orders a lot. Who is his son? Jin Lanxin, the great poet. Have you heard of him? No. We're privileged to dine with you, Lord Liu. Yes. We've had enough wine and food, Lord Liu is busy, he can't stay long. I propose a toast to Lord Liu and wrap up the lunch. OK. Wait. We aren't here just for the food and wine. We're here to learn more knowledge about poem composition. We just got started, why do you say the gathering is over? It's a real bummer. A real bummer. All right, guys. Your wording is stunning and your remarks are unheard of, I've learned a lot. I've got to attend an important meeting this afternoon. I must be off. Goodbye. Lord Liu. Goodbye, Lord Liu. Just some stupid anthologies, so what? Mind your words. Stupid anthologies? Shut the hell up. You illiterate. You're cultured, huh? You're so cultured that you're the No. 1 scholar in the country? Pshh! Take a piss and look at yourself. Liu Yi, are you making trouble again? I'm not. I just can't put up with this snob. What's wrong with being a snob? I'm entitled to be a snob. You're the father of a dodgy poet. You know what? I'm kind of a scholar, too. I've read the Three-Character Classic and the Thousand-Character Essay. I can write articles and compose poems. How come I've never heard of your son before I came to Shuntian Prefecture? It means you know nothing. You're an ill-educated punk. Ah, well said. Since an ill-educated punk has never heard of your son, those well-educated scholars haven't heard of him as well. You're just ignorant. You don't know Jin Lanxin, but you've heard of Lord Liu Bowen, right? Yeah. So? Even he admires my son. Huh? Oh, yeah? Sure. Tell me, why would he collect information about my son right after he came here if he didn't admire him? Or why would he treat my son to a feast today? Don't admire Dad, dad, stop. Stop. Why? I must continue. I must let these two idiots know that my son... He is Lord Liu. How ignorant of me! Please forgive me. Sorry, sorry. Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Cultured? Cultured, huh? Who is ignorant again? An entitled snob, huh? Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Hey, dude, dude, you haven't paid yet. Dad, get up. He's gone. Huh? Look at you... Enough! Why didn't you tell me earlier? I couldn't stop you. Go home. You're embarrassing. Go. After the long wrangle, you didn't find him familiar? Uh, no. I never visited Shuntian Prefecture before. Why would I find him familiar? On the main road the other day, a bunch of locals stopped the non-local merchants. You mean... He was the guy who asked the leader of the merchants for money. Oh, I remember. He's the guy. Lord Liu. General Xu wants to see you. OK, I'm be there soon. OK. General Xu, Lord Liu has arrived. Usher him in. Yes. This way, Lord Liu. Lord Liu. You wanted to see me urgently for a reason, right? His Majesty wanted to find out the progress of the renovation. The current situation requires us to prioritize the diversion of water over the renovation. According to the metaphor of ancient sagas, people are water, the emperor is boat. Boat floats on water but also can be overturned by water. Yes. The people in the city are now drinking bitter well. If the problem can't be resolved, I'm afraid they'll be angry. So I'd like you to come up with a contingency measure. General Xu, I've written a prescription before I came. General Xu, you make the medicine according to the prescription, wrap it in cloth, put it into the water tank and the bitterness will diminish greatly in the next day. Good. I'll order my men to make a few more copies and post them. But General Xu, it isn't a long-term solution. The sweet water still needs to be diverted into the city. Look, Shuntian Prefecture has Hutuo River and Yongding River in the south, Chaobai River and Tonghui River in the east, Daqing River and Xiaoqing River in the north. The city can't survive without water supply. So we stick to the original plan? Sigh. Water diversion and city renovation are equally important. Before you came, I was looking at the map of Shuntian that you drew. I've got some questions for you. The Front Lake, Back Lake and Jishui Pond are the lifelines of Shuntian. The other day, I went to have a look. I saw thick sludge in the water. The people living on the banks either fish or grow lotuses. The great expanses of the lakes can no longer bee seen. I heard that decades ago, Jishui Pond was linked to the Great Canal. Thousands of boats and sails could be seen at the time. Yes. So the top priority is to divert the water from the northwest and flush away the sludge. Let's do as you say. Let's talk about the city renovation. OK. Look here. Why do you want the new wall in the north to move 5 miles away from where it is now? Well, it's wilderness outside the city walls. To the north of Jishui Pond, we have ditches and farmlands. The ground is flat in the front and the back. The old clay wall actually puts the defending troops at a disadvantage. Move the north wall 5 miles away from where it is now and include Jishui Pond in the city. Yes. Thus, outside the new city wall are ditches, channels and farmlands, which are difficult for cavalrymen to attack the fortress. And then build two new turrets on both sides to cover the reinforcements. It's a great design. But we'll have to spend more money on it. General Xu, Shuntian used to the capital city of the former dynasty. Many merchants do business here. And you're the acting governor of the city. You command both soldiers and civilians. The taxes you collected can pretty much cover everything. I'll go back to the imperial palace to apply to His Majesty for more fiscal appropriation. Speaking of the tax revenue. I don't even know where to start. Hey, speaking of the tax revenue, I saw something weird on my way here. I've been meaning to tell you this. You wanted to tell me that someone charges the passing travelers at Lugou Bridge for money without permission, right? Yes. Hmm. Those people have been doing this since the last dynasty. And this never got banned. Ah, Lord Liu, please. I heard that ever since Lugou Bridge was built, the business has been existing till this day. Originally, officials sent people to collect the money, large and powerful local families assisted in the business. They shared mutual-benefits. Since Ming was established, soldiers collect the money to supplement the military expenses. The locals have been unhappy about losing this way to make money. So... But powerful local families alone wouldn't dare do this, right? Local government must have been backing them up. Yes. But I, as a general sent by the imperial palace, should maintain a good relationship with the local officials. And I don't really have any evidence in hand, so I just turn a blind eye to it. I suggest you stay out of it as well. You don't want to get yourself involved in this mess. Let's just renovate the city and divert the water. That's how we satisfy the imperial palace and the local folks. The Governor of Shuntian Prefecture orders, laborers are needed in the north to build a channel. Our county will provide 600 strong men. Every village and street is to register the name list of the laborers with the government in 10 days. Wanping County Hall. Hello, Mr. Jin. Zhang Si, you spook me. Haven't seen you for a long time. What have you been doing lately? Let's talk somewhere else. Bro, we've been walking from Lugou Bridge to the main road and from the trail to the city for several hours. Who are you looking for? A guy whose surname is Jin. You don't know this person anyway. OK. You're awesome. You've only stayed in Shuntian for days and have already made some friends. What friends? Just an enemy. Huh? But it doesn't matter if we can't find him. This is a tour, then. Bro, do you enjoy hanging around Lugou Bridge? Lugou Bridge? It's just a stupid bridge. Enjoy? That's the main passageway in the south of Shuntian Prefecture. You know, merchants travel back and forth. Lotuses and fish in the river, Willow trees and restaurants on the bank. Ha, man. A small-town boy hasn't seen the bigger world. You travel to the south of the country and I'll show you the great rivers and bridges. You shall learn what cities near rivers are really like. Yeah, yeah. Everybody knows Suzhou and Hangzhou are paradises on earth. Yangzhou girls have delicate and smooth skin. Hum, cheesy. A vulgarian says something like that. We scholars never say something like delicate and smooth skin. It's vulgar. Right, right. What do you say, then? Peach blossoms. The peach blossom pond is a thousand meters deep... Hmm, it doesn't sound right. It's pretty poetic. Lotus leaves in the breeze. Uh, no... This is better. Better than the last one. I smell a good scent. I can't go too deep because you won't understand. Anyway, my master told me that poetry is all about connotation. Connotation, got it? N-No. Connotation means being tortuous, no straightforwardness. I get it. I can't just say the girls' skin is smooth and delicate. What should I say, then? There are many other words. For example, white and tender. Uh, still pretty straightforward. I got it. What? You get water with a pinch, you see a pit after a press. Don't you feel the skin is very delicate and frail? Yes, incredible. Incredible expressions. Incredible. You get water with a pinch, you see a pit after a press. That's pustule, isn't it? All right, I've had enough tea. Zhang Si, do you have any instructions for me? No instructions. I'd like to offer a lot of money to you. All shiny silver ingots. Are you joking? Why do you tell me instead of putting the shiny silver ingots in your own pocket? You and I need to work together to earn the silver ingots. What do you mean? The money is on the poster that you just saw. Water diversion projects are always managed by the government. Every level takes a cut. Even if there is money, it isn't for you and me. Mr. Jin, come on. Everybody knows that you control the entire Wanping County government? You're complimenting me. The project is managed by the General's Mansion. Every government, big or small, in Shuntian Prefecture is in charge of a certain section. I've heard that Wanping County is charge of the channel outside Yihe Gate. There's a stone bridge, right? You mean Changhe Bridge? What money can we make off that? The chief of construction department of our county is the acting supervisor of local public expenditure. He loves and knows nothing else but money. The writing brush is in your hand. Never mind the laborers, not much money we can make off them. If we are to make big money, we'll have to take the opportunity to rebuild Changhe Bridge. Rebuild Changhe Bridge? The bridge is fine. Tearing it down is a waste of energy. That's how we make money. We make our money between the tearing and building. Owner, we need a prime cup of tea. All right. Huh, look who's here? Huh, look who's here? What a coincidence. Boy, of all the ways, you've chosen a wrong one, got it? This is my turf. Your turf? Nonsense! Let me tell you, this is the emperor's turf. What? Enemies are more likely to run into each other. I'm looking for this old bastard. What? The boy humiliated me publicly. If he's your enemy, he's my enemy. Who are you? East-bridge Freemasons, you know? I'm the leader, Zhang Si. I don't know. Who are you? The General's Mansion, you know? I'm one of the gate guardians. I know, I know. And he is Mr. Liu, the squire of a distinguished guest of General Xu, Lord Liu Bowen. Since Lord Liu is a distinguished guest of General Xu, he's a distinguished guest of mine. Got it? Got it, got it. Why don't you pour him a cup of tea and apologize? Uh, Mr. Liu, please forgive me. I'm just a mason, I didn't know your big name. He's not only Lord Liu's squire but also a poet, just like his master. He composes poems without thinking, which is very impressive. I've heard of your pseudonym. You're very famous. Who am I, then? What is my pseudonym? I-I don't care who you are, good poems spread widely. I saw pig run even though I haven't had pork. I must have heard someone read your poems. But I haven't been able to compose a complete poem yet. Move, move. It's between me and him. It's none of your business. Go away. I... Move, quickly. Or I'll kick your butt. Sure. I'm busy. I'm off. Go, go. Excuse me. Hey, pay for the tea. Bro, sit. Let's drink tea and chat. Yeah, drink tea and chat. Who dares hassle us? Ridiculous! What do we chat about? Whatever you'd like to chat about. I like everything you say. Let's talk about poetry, then. On the golden chart, I don't see my name, but only temporarily. Only temporarily. Temporarily. The emperor has missed a talented man, what do I do? I don't get the position that I dream of, why don't I seek for fun? Seek for fun! Seek for fun! A street poet is a minister in white. The poet in white eventually becomes the prime minister. The Great Talent Jin Lanxin becomes the prime minister. Hey, Mr. Jin. You're having a good time, but your dad isn't. What's wrong with my dad? Someone's giving him a hard time over there. Someone's giving him a hard time? This is our turf, why didn't you hit the man? Yeah. I... I don't feel well today. Or else, I-I would have beaten him up. I-I'll try to get some helpers. We'll beat the crap out of that fellow. Go! Now! OK. Let's go. Idiot, jerk. Keep swaggering, huh? Turn me in, huh? I thought you were someone important? Wrangle with me? You are always below me. Waiter, more tea. Coming. You know what? The first time we met, I found you particularly quick-tongued. I'm not only quick-tongued but also sharp-tongued. Want some? I'll attack you so hard that none of my taunts is the same. Right, right. None of your taunts is the same. Why are you so sharp-tongued? Sir, please stop. Isn't it a tea house? Aren't we supposed to talk here? Right, right. Everybody knows Mr. Jin in the county and he's a clerk in the government. We run a small tea house here, we dare not to upset him. Your enemy is mine. Come on, get back at me! Bro, please. Give him a break. It's always better to have less enemies. Right. What? Which side are you on? He started it. What's wrong with you? I tried to give you some helpful advice. I'll say no more. Once Mr. Jin Jr. is here, you'll be in trouble. I've met his son before, he's just a dodgy poet. What's so good about him? Only you can call him that. I know nothing about poetry, but I do know that Mr. Jin Lanxin is the No. 1 poet across the country. Who's talking about me? Speak of the devil. Please enjoy. Enjoy. We're in big trouble. Fear not. I grew up in fears, I've seen everything. Who was it? Who was it? Who was it? Just let it go. They have more people. Even men of integrity know when to avoid trouble. Who was it? Trust me, none of them are men of integrity. Who was it? Who was it? Stand up if you got balls. Me. Greetings, begetter. Stupid! I told you not to act like a highbrow. Why don't you listen?! Go, go, go. Let's go. What? Lu You's poem goes as this, Forget not to tell your begetter when paying respects to the ancestors. I got it wrong again? Lu You called himself the begetter of his children, his children didn't call him begetter. You idiot. I met Zhang Si in the street. He said someone was giving you a hard time here. Never mind, never mind. A scholar can't reason with a hooligan. I'm well-educated, why would I argue with him? You're right. We scholars and hooligans aren't at the same level. Hey, look, look. What did I say? If they were men of integrity, I would be their father. Right, right. You! Dad, you've consumed enough tea, let's go home. Huh? Just say drink. Consume? Isn't your vocabulary fancy? What does your tea contain? Manure or oil? Y-You... Waiter. Coming. Put the bill on Zhang Si's name. It's his treat. Yeah, sure. Let's go. You're leaving? Bye-bye. Ha! Did you CONSUME too much tea? Go, go, go. Slow down, dad. Don't fall again. Go, quickly. We just let them off? What? Let them off? On my turf, we've never been offended like that. Right. What? What's wrong, Mr. Jin? What? You ask me? In the blink of an eye, you just scurried away. Mr. Jin, we can't put up with them. This is our turf, who cares about Liu Bowen. And he's just Liu Bowen's sidekick. Right? Yeah, yeah. But we still can't stick our heads out. Listen, you keep an eye on him. I'll find some beggars at the temple. When he comes out, you beat the crap out of him. I'll back you up. We'd better leave. Yeah. Waiter, check out. OK. Go. Come on. Let's close business. There's about to be a fight. Right. Or our booth will be ruined. Let's go before it's too late. Go, go. Quickly. Oh, no. What? They're going to set us up. For real? You work for Lord Liu. I work in the General's Mansion. How dare they mess with us? A sign is for someone who reads. If someone can't read, it's useless no matter how big the word is. Right, right. It looks like our asses are going to be kicked. Let's bounce? This is their turf. Waiter, waiter. Coming. Boss. Why is the street so quiet? Oh, they heard there would be a fight. The vendors close their businesses because they don't want their stuff to be ruined. But no passengers, either. No passengers? Loads of passengers. But they're hiding in the stores, waiting for an event. All they want is to watch the show. Just a fight, really? Think about who you've messed with. The Jins, the father is a hypocritical bastard, the son is a street bully. They're the local villains of Wanping County. Even the government needs to show them some respect. How come the poet is a bully? You know what? The old man used to be a scholar but it's said he was caught cheating in the imperial exam and his position was stripped of. He's since been feeling aggrieved. So he wants his son to be famous? No. His son and I used to study together, he didn't even read A Thousand Poems. Because he always skipped class, he got expelled from school. But he later somehow became a famous poet, which is quite confusing. Bro, is there a backdoor? Yes, but the Jins know everything that I know. Bro, bro, move. Bro, I-I... I can't move. Are you scared? My head works, but my legs don't work. Look at you, such a coward. Ugh! I'll leave him to you. Let him go when the street is clear. What? What do you mean, leave him to me? If they barge in, I can't stop them. Bro, I'll... What? My legs just don't work. Where is the government? Head east when you're out. Then go north at the end of the street. Bro, sorry, I'm a joke. What are you talking about? We're bros. I'll go east when I'm out and draw them away. You head west to Lugou Bridge. The bridge-guards are all soldiers, right? All soldiers obey General Xu's order, right? Yes. Captain Gao is waiting for us. You ask him to rescue me at the government. Bro, you're young, but you're smart and brave. You're a merchantman, right? Right, right. Bro, take this with you. I can't. They'll sue me for carrying a knife. Hey, you can stand now. Yeah, I... I can stand. I'm standing. Sit back on the seat in case you get tired, man. Right, right. Just sit. Oh. Hey, boy. Looking for trouble? Yeah, what do you want? What do you want? Bros, I'm new to the place, I don't know what I have done? Is there a misunderstanding? Ah, are you scared? Right. I pissed or pooed my pants? Why would I be scared? Beat him! Keep swaggering? Huh? Ouch! You beat me too hard. Careful. Be gentle. Ouch! Wait, wait, wait. Why do you beat me? -Wrong target! -Where is he? Chase after him! Go! Stop! Stop! Stop! Who are you? What do you want? I'm here to see your master. See our master? What for? Official business. Naked? Is something wrong with your head? Out! Out! I'm here for official business. I got mugged by a bunch of beggars. That's why I'm naked. And the robbery happened on your turf, so who else am I going to see other than the county magistrate? I'm the secret messenger of our National Maestro, Lord Liu Bowen. Even the secret letter got mugged by those people. Welcome me in or you're in big trouble, do you want trouble? Get him some clothes. I'll go inform our master. Go. This way, please. Out! We'll kill you! Don't run away! Will you stay in there forever? Come out! Come out! If you don't hand him to us, you're covering a criminal. Come out! Come out! Do you think you're safe in the government? No way! You come out! Get him out! I'll beat him to death! If you don't get him out, you're covering a criminal. Come out! Out! Mr. Jin. You lot let him run away? My family has been nice to you. Why are you so useless? Clamors are useless. What do we do, then, Mr. Jin? Out! How about this? Out! Out! Nonsense! If you had the secret letter from Lord Liu to His Majesty, you should have run east to Yingtian Government. Why are you here in Wanping? Where are you going? Baoding or Datong? Speak. My lord, to be honest, before I go to see His Majesty, I have another secret mission on me. How dare you deceive a county magistrate? Seize him. Yes. No, no. Kneel! Out! What? He beat someone and says he's the victim. Justice must be served! My lord! Music