"Retranslated English subs by primitive_man" "I have grown old" "It's so long since I last dreamed of Master Zhu" "My ideas of education, musics, humanity and harmony can be fullfilled only in times to comes..." "Follow me..." "Master Kong, you may bow inside" "Announcing Master Kong Qiu, the Mayor of ZhongDu" "Announcing His Majesty!" "Welcome, Kong Qiu..." "Your humble servant, Kong Qiu Greets Your Majesty" "Greetings, Kong Qiu" "I have heard many good things though you've been mayor of ZhongDu for only one year the streets are safer, homes more secure..." "Your majesty" "As I said at the observing of the ritual of Zhou" ""A year would show progress, three years would show much more"" "I would like to see your policies applied througout the Kingdom of Lu" "I have not the authority, and therefore can't presume..." "This will change I'll appoint you to a higher position." "Lord Ji Yiru has just died" "His eldest son, Ji Sunsi has become" "Minister and Chief General of the Army... so the post of Minister of Law is vacant" "Many nobles families want their own nominees... but I'm inclined to appoint you." "I cannot presume to be worthy" "I will support you." "You and your disciples could civilize the Kingdom of Lu" "You could challenge those you've called unworthy in the past." "Do you dare accept this challenge?" "My Lord, A slave has escaped!" "What?" "Who is it?" "It's PingZi... the late lord's favorite servant" "He is Qi Sigong!" "That child!" "My father ordered that this boy be buried with him!" "Find him!" "There!" "Prepare your poisoned arrows now!" "Help!" "Master!" "Master ... help me, please!" "Teacher, in your opinion would the kingdom of Lu be stronger by emulating the Dukedom of Qui?" "Your Majesty" "The people of Qi obey the law" "Out of their fear of punishment" "If we respect the law because we are civil, honest, have integrity and dignity,..." "isn't this better?" "When honourable men are chosen to be officers.." "theft and corruption disappear." "Men who care for their parents and children also care for others." "Men would perform their duties." "Women would be given a home and family..." "Orphans, widows, the old, the sick and the weak could be tended to." "People will live and work cheerfully." "Universal peace and harmony will reign!" "Mother!" "Mother!" "Mother!" "Wake up!" "Don't close it!" "Open the door!" "Let me out, please!" "Prepare the meal" "Your father has returned" "How do you know?" "I heard his voice" "He'll be surprised I've brought you to see him" "Hurry, take this to him" "Father!" "You're back" "You've been gone for half of the day!" "Mother and I have been worried." "You haven't eaten yet?" "You must be hungry." "Don't be afraid!" "Who are you?" "I am..." "Qi Sigong" "Child..." "Teacher" "Yan Hui, call a doctor, quick!" "Hurry, please..." "What's this all about?" "Teacher" "As I came here the troops of Ji Family were chasing this little slave." "So I rescued him." "He was a burial-slave" "The Ji's troops want him back." "Teacher, let's avoid trouble" "I can leave him with my brother in law in the Kingdom of Wei" "This might be better for everyone" "No, Zilu, he will stay here." "Seeing injustice.." "and not extending help is cowardice." "Lord Ji Sunsi will be furious." "Zilu" "You did the right thing" "What do you thing you're doing?" "Who are you?" "General Gong Sang Niu" " The BiYi Citadel." "Search the area" "Mr. Gong San" "Teacher" "Kong Qiu" "What do you want?" "It's reported that an escaped slave is hiding here" "If you don't hand him over to us it may damage your relation with the Minister" "Minister Kong, can we speak in private?" "Minister Kong, I hate the arrogance of the three Noble Familys." "And today, I could report that I found nothing" "You and I should be..." "friends... partners..." "Together we could rule the kingdom." "Now, tell me..." "What say you?" "Our paths are different, we do not work under the same principles." "It's getting late, you should be on your way" "Come!" "My lord and Ministers" "Everyone has come to observe the Winter Sacrifice" "But before we can begin" "A strange occurrence demands explanation" "Yesterday, the officer responsible for the sacrifice of birds reported that one of the ten pheasants" "bred for the ceremony has pecked off its own tail" "So, today I must seek your exalted opinions" "Ought we to cancel the ceremony?" "Or make a delay?" "I wish to speak" "You can speak, Su Sunwu" "In my opinion, since the Winter Sacrifice marks the most important sacrifice at year end it must not be delayed or cancelled!" "We address the gods through this ceremony" "The omen reflects a message from Heaven therefore, the pheasant should be set free." "To fly from the sacrifice!" "To do otherwise would be disrespectful to the Spirit!" "We must obey the will of heaven" "And allow this bird to live!" "Kong Qiu, what is your view?" "Your Majesty" "Your humble servant fully agree with Minister Shu." "Then..." "Ministers?" "Your humble servants also agree with the two Minister's." "Since all are in agreement." "So be it!" "Let the pheasant be released into the mountain forests." "Your Majesty, your humble servant wishes to speak" "Speak" "I request an end to the evil ritual of burying living beings with their deceased Master." "Kong Qiu, Why request this now?" "Because today, your humble servant is pleading for a little slave's life." "Which little slave?" "Bring him." "Uncle" "Isn't that the slave who ran away from your home?" "Kong Qiu" "He was my family's slave and you took him into your house!" "How dare of you!" "Teacher" "Minister Ji, please pardon him" "This boy should not accompany" "Lord Ji Yiru to the grave" "Don't you always approve of observing our ancient traditions?" "This is one of them!" "Minister Ji" "Benevolence is love for our fellows!" "A ritual murder is still murder!" "Lord Shu" "You showed benevolence towards a pheasant" "I ask you, will you speak up for this wounded boy?" "Today, we're here to discuss the Winter Sacrifice." "This matter is unrelated." "There is a close relationship!" "The "Zhou Book of Ethics" tells us 'value human life above all.'" "The burial of slaves is a wicked practise." "It's been outlawed since the Zhou Dynasty" "The Kingdom of Lu is the ancient home of the Duke of Zhu" "And known for its ethics." "We should be innovative and abandon outdated traditions" "Your Majesty, everybody!" "I, Kong Qiu, on my own life" "I ask you spare this young slave" "Kong Qiu" "It was Lord Yiru's dying wish that those he loved should die with him" "It's not cruel to bury this slave" "Rather, it demonstrates the Minister's filial piety, and his love." "General Gong, I know" "You served Lord Yuri for years" "I heard him say many times that he could not live without you" "Yes!" "That's right." "Given how close you were to him he must still need you now he's passed to the next life!" "If you were willing to accompany your lord in death" "I could not object you to taking this little slave with you." "You!" "Can you say anything?" "You!" "Bastard!" "It seems the General is not willing to serve his master beyond the grave" "He imposes on others that which he'll not impose on himself" "Your Majesty, I have no more to say" "The scholar's words are profound" "My decision...?" "Approved, release him" "You will never have to back to the Ji's house" "Second bow" "Boy..." "Don't cry, stand up" "Qi Sigong." "What's wrong?" "Are you okay?" "I am not crying" "May I really stay here?" "Yes, today is a special day!" "Zilu, let's get some drink" "Master!" "Ziqian, Boniu, help me fetch the wine." "Boy, come here" "This is now your home" "All of these are your brothers" "They will take care of you" "Thank you, teacher." "We're family now" "Teacher, I could hardly believe it when Minister Ji accepted your proposal." "Here comes the wine" "Come." "What about you?" "I have this!" "Very well." "Drink deeply." "Cheers!" "It tastes horrid." "Your Highness" "Making Kong Qiu a Minister with huge authority with surely strengthen the Kingdom of Lu" "And their strength threaten the Dukedom of Qi" "Lu's strength is a threat to Qi?" "For almost a hundred years" "All rulers of Qi have dreamed of.." "..conquering Lu and clearing our way to the western border" "Kong Qiu has already asserted his authority in the Lu court" "Your Highness, perhaps we should celebrate." "A meeting... to congratulate Lu." "We could invite the King of Lu and Kong Qiu to meet at our border" "Kong Qiu is a man of literature - not familiar with military affairs!" "He knows about Ethics, not bravery!" "During the meeting, we take the King of Lu hostage then force the ruler and the three Noble Families to submit to Qi's will." "An excellent proposal!" "Minister Li, prepare a formal invitation to the King of Lu about a meeting in Jiagu on forming an alliance." "Despatch it immediately." "Your Will, Hignness." "This meeting at Jiagu is my first challenge as a Minister" "It is a matter of honour or humiliation, win or lose" "And it could have significant consequences!" "Yan Hui" "His Majesty agrees that you should take charge of the ceremony ensure both parties have equal ground." "No disrespect must be allowed!" "Yes, Teacher." "Zilu" "Teacher" "You and ZiGong will be the only men with swords at the meeting." "Guard His Majesty carefully, regardless of what happens." "Understood!" "Ran Qiu" "Teacher" "Go in advance to Jiagu ...inspect the area around the meeting place seek out any places where..." "What do you wish me to do, teacher?" "Teacher, the military commanders are here" "Our respects, Minister of Law" "Ok." "Qi specified the place for the alliance talks" "It's a mountain ravine a dead end" "I would like chariots nearby in case we need them" "Minister, we're based in a barracks" "We've only carriages at our command, no war chariots!" "Minister Ji and" "General GongShan Niu control them all." "Minister" "The Prime Minister and General Gong are holding an archery tournament in BiYi" "Very well" "Then I will have to visit them there!" "Teacher, we're approaching BiYi" "Teacher, it's said that BiYi Citadel has more mounted soldier and slaves than any other city of Lu" "Be advised those who shirked labor will be dragged out and put on public display" "Compete at what?" "Archery" "Please" "The meeting between Lu and Qi is a serious matter" "Can your Lordship provide army chariots to protect our king?" "To show our might" "How many?" "500 chariots" "Isn't it supposed to be an alliance meeting?" "Why do you need such a show of force?" "As the Duke of Zhou taught us always 'backup Words with Force'" "Qi is a barbarous country which has long wanted to conquer Lu, so we must be prepared" "We must be prepared!" "Ok." "Let us have a match" "My teacher respectfully requests a match and drinks to your health." "If you win, I'll grant you" "500 chariots" "The archery match will begin" "Enter the shooting area" "You have my word" "If you win, they're yours" "If you lose, you'll get nothing" "Agreed" "A pure heart makes a pure shot" "Right, full score" "A new Minister with high ambitions" "You woundn't think BiYi Citadel walls - more than 18 feet high... were built to conceal the injustices the violence... and rampant tyranny that" "puts Tigers to shame!" "Prime Minister, has this escaped your notice?" "Now, Master Ji" "May I ask how Lu stands today?" "it might be that the Ji Family's real enemy lies within and not across it's borders." "I hear you had no father" "Who taught you shooting skills?" "My father was a warrior, he left this world before his time" "A diligent student needs no teacher ..." "I taught myself" "Good" "Right wins" "Thanks Prime Minister" "So you need 500 chariots for the alliance talks" "Ask him yourself, General Gong." "We have a kingdom because we have an army!" "Who raised and trained that army?" "Not your King of Ly, It was my BiYi Citadel!" "Why should I turn over my chariots to you?" "So that you can march my army into the desert and starve them!" "Come!" "You see, my words don't necessarily count" "I will give you the order" "But you have to figure out the rest by yourselves" "Teacher" "Halt" "Your Majesty!" "Teacher!" "Greetings, Your Majesty and Teacher." "Have General Gong's army moved?" "I don't know what happened" "Not one soldier has moved yet ...that can't be correct?" "Ji Sunsi ordered them" "Why didn't they follow us?" "Put our second plan into effect." "Immediately!" "Sir!" "Go" "Kong Qiu, Qi has brought so much cavalry" "Is there anything to concern be concerned about?" "Rest assured, Your Majesty, we're prepared." "Since Qi is host and Lu is guest, we bid the Nobles of Qi to descend..." "Your Highest, you do not need to descend" "We invite the King of Lu to ascend" "Your Majesty" "Lu is the guest and Qi is the host" "The Zhou Ritual mandate that Qi Nobles should descend" "Qi is the Head of the Alliance" "How could we dishonour our guests?" "Your Highness, Qi and Lu share a close relationship" "Our ruler has come to rebuild our brotherly alliance" "Please" "Please" "It is our desire to rebuild friendships and forever abandon war" "Although the two kingdoms don't share the same surname we are like brothers." "After this alliance the two countries - as one." "What Master Li said is interesting" "All the people in the whole world are one family" "The Ministers and officers are just the servants of our kings" "Therefore, both of your Excellencies have the responsibility to protect our Emperor Zhou's dynasty" "Excellencies, your humble servant advises..." "When this alliance is formed" "Each state must commit to aiding the other," "Should Qi one day find itself at war" "Lu would be asked to provide 500 chariots to supplement our army" "Excellent idea!" "Excellencies" "Your humble servant would also like to make a request" "An alliance between us should be found on sincerity." "We have a request!" "The return of the Three Cities of Whenshang ... won from Lu 30 years ago in war" "Let me think upon this request" "Your Majesty" "Your Majesty" "A gentlemen's word is golden, your highness" "Thanks for returning our land to us, let's drink to it" "Kong Qiu, it seems that you and your Master have no a plan to leave here today" "Take a look" "Yan Hui" "Your Highness" "Today, we came here in peace" "We only brought 10 chariots with us" "But to safeguard the negotiation from any unforeseen threats another 500 more chariots are waiting nearby" "Need we summon them here?" "Take a look!" "Your Majesty the advance party is here" "500 chariots are following me to Jiagu" "We await your order" "Minister Li" "Do you want to see this ravine run with blood?" "If this is the way you demonstrate friendship as a head of an alliance who will ever again trust the Dukedom of Qi?" "Why are you still standing here?" "Dismiss the troops!" "King of Lu" "King of Lu" "Please forgive my Minister's shameful act" "May the alliance between us last forever" "We made use of 100 Ox carts to scare off Qi's 500 chariots" "Another triumph for our teacher" "Teacher has always said" ""Military planning need to be innovative and come with surprise"" "Come on, there are drinks awaiting us." "Lady!" "What?" "Has she gone missing again?" "Sir, the prince has stormed into the palace and is arguing with His Majesty again" "Our Lady can't be found anywhere" "She not here!" "Then what can we do?" "This is awful!" "Ok, Let's go back" "Go" "Father, I'm almost forty!" "I've been a prince for almost 20 years" "You're getting old and our kingdom is stagnating" "But you just won't let go, will you?" "Kong Qiu in Lu has a saying" ""Women and servants are hard to educate"" "But how could you allow a woman to be involved in state affair and control it" "Madam, you are back..." "Your Majesty" "What so important that the prince needed to see you in such in a hurry!" "There's a message from General GongShan Niu" "I wasn't asking you!" "This GongShan Niu, he's an army general" "For the Ji family in Lu" "He wants to know" "If we'll give him refuge in our kingdom" "So Wei is to become a haven for cast-offs now?" "That's exactly why I didn't approve" "GongShan Niu is ready to serve us" "Why can't we give him refuge?" "Giving him refuge gains no benefit for the Kingdom of Wei" "GongShan Niu has served the Ji family for many years, and the Late Ji Yiru was good to him" "Not only the BiYi Citadel was granted to him, taxes were exempted for years" "And now he turn his back on his Boss" "What use a turncoat like that?" "I could control him" "Learn to control yourself first!" "The kingdom of Lu and Wei depend on each other for their survival" "If we took GongShan Niu wouldn't we offend Lu?" "Have you forgotten?" "The mighty Kingdom of Jin is to our west the Kingdom of Chu is to the South" "We have enemies on four sides!" "If we lose our main ally" "What then?" "Get out" "Next time, do not ..." "If there's a next time you'll no longer be the prince of Wei" "The prince can't even weigh up gains and losses" "How can I make him the regent?" "Invite Kong Qiu here to teach your prince" "Then Wei will be safe" "Your Majesty please write a formal invitation to Master Kong." "Do you think Kong Qiu would come?" "Master Kong's genius is not recognized by the three Noble Families in Lu" "Our invitation will be seen as recognisation of his skills" "If he comes, that's great!" "If he doesn't..." "Lu will put him to better use." "Lu will prosper, and will bring Qi to heel" "That will suit us too..." "What is this?" "Two invitations from both Wei and Qi" "Perhaps we should better use Kong Qiu's genius or others will take him." "So, how should we employ him?" "One moment..." "Kong Qiu has no proper line of ancestry!" "Your Majesty gave him a role in court less than a year ago" "First he was the mayor of ZhongDu" "Then he was appointed Minister of Law" "Now we're supposed to promote him even higher?" "Does Your Majesty plan to make him a living god?" "At the Lu-Qi alliance meeting  Kong Qiu regained territory and enhanced our national prestige" "The whole country praise him for that" "Kong Qiu was born a commoner, however your father had admitted he's the offspring of a Song noble family." "He won back the Three Cities without using a soldier or chariot" "He may be a mere commoner but his idea of civility in government works!" "When my father died." "Kong Qiu was made the Minister of Law" "Now I could vacate the post of Interior Minister for him if the emperor approves," "I would serve as the Prime Minister" "Very well!" "I am glad our Prime Minister respects genius as much as I" "Good" "This is wonderful" "Now's the time for genius!" "When countries are in turmoil!" "Besides Kong Qiu, most of his disciples are available to serve our country." "Master Kong, this is an outdated tradition." "Our spy in the palace has reported that" "Minister of the Interior Kong Qiu is now focusing on government work" "He's building the Wuzi high platform" "He claims the platform is built to protect us from flooding, doesn't he?" "Yes, that is what he's said" "I do not trust him and" "I think he has other things in mind" "Kong Qiu is a mere commoner" "His Majesty appointed him Minister of Law" "Now he's appointed him Acting Interor Minister" "Uncle, there has to be a conspriracy here" "He did not... did not eat again" "Cut off your tongue if you stammer again" "Out!" "Sir!" "Zhongni, I've made some new black ink for you" "It won't easily wash off, hmm, let me test it." "Very well" "Teacher, the petition is ready." "Please take a look." "Excellent!" "Gong Boliao, ready my cart" "It's so late!" "Where are you going?" "This is urgent, I need to go to the palace." "Wake up!" "Gong Boliao" "Do not disturb me" "Rotten wood is hard to carve, let him sleep." "You have been working all day, until midnight" "This is hard" "If it's for the betterment of Lu's citizens, I don't mind" "Teacher you've ordered city walls to be demolished" "Won't the Three Noble Families rebel" "Against your authority?" "It's time to raze the power of the Three Families" "If we raze, do it quickly" "Teacher, It would be dangerous to do so" "Yes Teacher, really dangerous" "You should give it more consideration" "Consider what?" "Disciples, my late teacher Master ZiChan had two fine sayings" "Remember them all your life..." ""Put your country ahead of yourself"" ""Yes, as an officer the burden is heavy, the road is long" ""So maintain your strength of spirit"" "What we're doing now is not for the short term." "Minister of the Interor Kong Qiu to see His Majesty" "Tomorrow in court," "I will call for "Razing the Three City Walls"" ""Razing?" What exactly does that mean?" "When the Duke of Zhou ruled these lands, it was established ... that no fiefdom should build walls around its city higher than 18 feet" "The aim was to prevent the nobles from abrogating power to themselves" "But in recent decades, these three noble families have turned their cities into their own fiefdoms ...and so their city walls have grown." "I humbly propose that the walls of these three cities be razed and to break up these fiefdoms." "That is a serious matter" "It will stir up discontent." "Can you win this?" "If you fail you'll unleash chaos." "Your humble servant did a fortune reading" "The reading was "Headless Dragon"" "That's very auspicious" "To strengthen the throne, the power of the nobles must be reduced we must cut off the dragon's head." "Serve my man here with the best wine and meal" "Thank you Minister, thank you" "Didn't I say this would happen?" "It's vicious" "Razing the city walls!" "To undermine our strength!" "Kong Qiu wants to bring down the Three Noble Families" "Our fiefdoms?" "Have we fiefdoms?" "Maybe Meng's fiefdom still belongs to Meng" "Your fieldom belongs to you or General Hou Fan?" "Is BiYi still mine?" "Kong Qiu want to demolish them" "Fine!" "That would benefit us" "Uncle, what should we do now?" "Laozhi taugh us" "If you want to gain, you must first give!" "We support Kong Qiu" "Raze their city walls!" "Faster!" "We must reach BiYi tonight to see General Gongshan Niu" "Come on!" "Peck it!" "Urgent Report from the city of Houyi" "Acting Interior Minister" "Read it." "Yes, sir." ""Hou Fan, Rebel General of the Shusun Wu's terrorists has escaped from Houyi" "The armies of Shusun and Zigao have torn down their walls successfully"" "Excellent!" "Well done." "We caught them by surprise" "The Minister must be congratulated on his victory!" "Come, drink... today we must celebrate!" "It's not over yet" "Hou Fan will continue his resistance" "Minister, we must ensure that Shusun and Zigao tear down the walls quickly or the rebels will regroup behind them!" "As I arrived in the city," "I saw Zilu and his army encamped nearby" "BiYi is about to have its walls razed, you need a plan." "They can come and tear down the walls, then the Capital will not be protected" "My plan is to take over the capital," "Execute Kong Qiu and banish the Three Noble Families!" "Halt!" "We orders to check all carts!" "Don't you recognize the Ji's banner?" "We are delivering the land taxes from BiYi to the Palace" "Open the gates!" "The Minister of Law has ordered that all carts be inspected" "Seize the Duke of Lu, Slay Kong Qiu!" "Seize the King, slay Kong Qiu, banish the three noble families" "Kill them all!" "General Gongshan, the King is not at the Palace!" "Where is he?" "He's sought refuge with the Ji Family" "Find the King!" "Open the gate!" "Open it!" "In such a key moment, where is Minister Ji?" "He's out hunting." "Your Majesty." "Follow me please" "Your Majesty, be careful" "Don't go head to head with them for 2 hours" "Lead the rebels to the Wuzi Platform" "Yes sir!" "Ji picked a good time for hunting!" "Quick!" "Kill them all!" "King of Lu, Kong Qiu, Three Noble Families, hear this..." "Today, in the name of Lord Ji Yiru, under heavens mandate" "I will eradicate those that go against the will of heaven!" "Destroy them!" "March on!" "Seize the King, slay Kong Qiu!" "Retreat!" "Pull" "Fire!" "I Report, Minister!" "Gongshan Niu and his rebels were defeated and he's retreating from the capital." "Uncle, an urgent report from the capital it's just as you thought" "Gongshan Niu was defeated at the Wuzi Platform" "Then what are you waiting for?" "Send the troops in..." "capture GongShan Niu, alive." "Sir!" "Take Gongshan Niu alive!" "Pull" "Release!" "Pull!" "Release!" "Nobody is demolishing my Ghengyi" "Why?" "Chengyi stands right on the border between Qi and Lu" "Its high walls protect us against the invasion of Qi it must not be razed!" "How could you break your own word?" "Didn't you approve the razing of the wall of our three noble families?" "Let him finish" "Kong Qiu has reclaimed the three cities of Wen Shang" "Three cities which used to belong to your family" "But were they returned to you?" "No, they now belong to the Duke of Lu" "Kong Qiu has removed General Hou Fan from Houyi... and who's the new Governor?" "Zigao, Kong Qiu's disciple." "and BiYi, has it been returned to your family?" "No!" "You have nothing." "Zilu, another disciple of Kong Qiu, is the Governor of BiYi." "So?" "Now if they take over Chengyi... again the'd give it to the Duke of Lu" "Will there be any land or city left to us?" "You Ministers, are you really willing to give the kingdom back to the Duke of Lu and Kong Qiu?" "Acting Interior Minister" "By the order of the Prime Minister" "No one is allowed in" "Please wait here, I will make a request" "Teacher, these are Meng and Shu's carriages" "Master, Kong Qiu is requesting to enter" "I don't want to see him!" "They're all inside" "Teacher" "I'm sure these are Meng and Shu's carriages" "Teacher!" "Come!" "Let's drink" "All of you should drink more" "Attention!" "After the walls are razed, we will truly become one family" "Am I right?" "Father" "How far is the Qi army from our border?" "Less than 30 miles" "The Duke of Qi has sent an ambassador, Li Chu and some gifts" "Gifts?" "What's gifts?" "80 dancing girls..." "and more than 100 horses" "Has Li Chu made any demands?" "That Kong Qiu must be dismissed!" "To the palace, we must see his Majesty tonight" "The Acting Interior Minister is here!" "Your Majesty" "We cannot pull back now!" "We've won back two of the three cities, how can we leave the last?" "Do you know?" "Li Chu has amasses 30,000 Qi troops on our border... ready to invade!" "Once they form an alliance with the city of Chengyi we will be surrounded." "But the razing of the three cities is a proclaimed policy, Your Majesty!" "Those with high principle would die to protect their belief" "It's wrong to beg for one's life but to compromise your principles?" "Who'll be left to care about ethics if we're defeated in battle?" "Victory and defeat are what matter, not ethics." "Do you recall?" "My father, Prince Zhao was driven out of Lu by the three families and died in exile." "If the three families turn against me now my fate will be much worse than his." "Your Majesty!" "Say no more!" "For the past 100 days, I have supported you... as have the Ji family." "Last night, Ji came to see me" "His words implied more than they said." "Once the demolition campaign reaches the City of Chengyi" "The Qi Army will seize the opportunity to march in" "With an army of 30,000 they will turn the world into chaos!" "Kong Qiu, Kong Qiu..." "You should follow my example sometimes play a little stupid..." "Didn't your teacher the revered Laozi say..." ""Accomplish all tasks with subtlety"?" "Kong Qiu, today the worlds not in order." "Everything is chaos." "Yet you insist on praticing your ethics, musics, humanity and harmony?" "I feel ashamed" "I've achieved nothing." "Then just let go!" "Fame and Authority are desired by all but one should not possess them for long..." "Then what should I, your pupil, do?" "After all, one cannot hang useless on the wall, like a empty wine gourd not contributing to this world." "How do you know that by doing nothing you're not doing something?" "The soft and flexible remain and nothing is as soft as water and yet the agressive and the forceful never triumph over it." "Survivors always resemble water... the Master's words are profound, but I am loyal to my choosen path." "The Master's way is magnificent and shapeless it trancends the cosmos" "And is not constrained to the material world" "My way, however, is within mankind!" "Then you should not mind the lack of understanding by others" "Unlike the rich," "I have no gold to give only this simple advice." "The sacrifice for the "Year End Ceremony" is over" "Has the sacrificial meat been distributed to everybody?" "Yes, it has." "And as you ordered... none went to Kong Qiu's household." "Father" "Have some of this" "No point in waiting" "I don't think we will be getting sacrificial meat this year" "My lord" "What is it?" "My teacher wishes to talk to the the King" "His Majesty has no time for him" "Give this to Kong Qiu" "Don't say I sent it." "tell him it comes from his Majesty himself" "Kong Qiu is a clever man, when he see this he will understand" "Yes, Master, I'll take it to him now" "And this coin" "Enough to buy yourself a piece of good land" "Go now, understand?" "Yes, sir!" "Come" "Stable the horses from Qi" "It's going to rain soon" "Yes, sir." "Untie the horses and stable them." "Father!" "Gong Boliao came back" "The King told him to bring this to you" "a parted jade ..." "Father, why would the king send this?" "Parted jade ..." "A parting gift" "Someone wants me to leave" "Did this come from the King himself?" "That's what he said, Father" "Gong Boliao handed this to me and then left" "He said he wouldn't be back." "When you get a chance, return this costume of ritual with its crown to the King" "Father this crown symbolized ethics" "It has always been something you treasured most" "It's no longer important..." "Father, please wait until the rain stops" "Please at least wait for your disciples" "Take care of your mother!" "Teacher" "Yan Hui... how did you get here?" "The Teacher is the body, and I am the shadow" "I will stay with my teacher until the end" "To be honest, I've no idea where I'm going" "Teacher!" "Yan Hui, you're very talented" "You'll have no trouble finding a good position in court" "If you come with me, you will have to leave your home and family behind" "You will regret it" "No!" "Never!" "Yan Hui, look..." "There're only dusty roads ahead... little prospect for a life of fortune" "Only a vast wilderness..." "Aren't you afraid?" "Tell me, what have I done wrong?" "May I speak?" "Of course!" "Teacher, you were wrong to have put all your faith in the King" "Teacher, you told me once, that if a man cannot change the world then he should try to change himself." "Good, well said." "The humanity I taught is before me, why should I complain." "Teacher, Ran Qiu and I had to finish work before we could come, hence our delay!" "That's right, Teacher!" "Look!" "We've brought all your scrolls" "Teacher, who will drive your cart if I'm not around?" "Besides, nobody would dare to to be rude to my Teacher with me alongside you!" "That's true" "Teacher" "Who would have thought he'd snore louder than I do" "Let's go" "The Kingdom of Wei is in front of us" "In the name of His Majesty and his Lady I greet Scholar Kong" "The Kingdom of Wei welcomes you." "Master Kong, what is your impression of Wei so far?" "Compared to Lu, Wei has a larger population" "Yes, a large population makes it more difficult to govern and has more potential for chaos" "Tell me, how shall I govern in order to reduce the chaos?" "By making sure the people all have a prosperous life" "The vast majority of them are prosperous" "And yet there are signs of social disorder everywhere" "Then they must lack good social, moral surroundings ...the people need to be educated" "Well said!" "The Master is truly a sage!" "I hereby invite the scholar to teach in our country" "Also, land will be provided to build a school for this purpose, together with 60,000 stones of grains every year, that should be enough, shouldn't it?" "Thank you, Your Majesty!" "There is one other matter that I would like your advice on" "As you can see," "Our Wei is vulnerable on all four sides" "Everyone of our neighbors wants to conquer us" "So, I'd like to invite you to train Wei's military" "As a wandering exile, dare I even speak of soldiering at all" "But I have heard elsewhere... that the Master is knowledgeable in warfare" "If Your Majesty speaks of sacrifical rituals" "I do claim to have some knowledge of them" "But on military matters," "I'm afraid they're not my speciality at all" "So be it." "But there's one thing you absolutely must agree to" "Your humble servant is a guest here, your wish is my command" "My royal consort Nanzi is eager to see you" "You won't say no, will you?" "Yes, My lord." "Better not to see her" "Does the teacher not know that Nanzi has a bad reputation?" "The woman is great beauty" "But she is a succubus" "She had a bad reputation in the Kingdom of Wei" "Teacher" "You don't know her history" "She was raised in the house of Song's ruler" "In Song, she had an affair with the prince, there was a scandal..." "This kind of gossip is trivial" "Do you know who manages the Kingdom of Wei now?" "The King?" "Who else?" "I don't think so..." "Wei's internal politics are chaotic, there're many seats of power" "But I can see that the real power behind the throne is Nanzi" "What kind of a man is this Kong Qiu" "In my view, he's just a poor, disheveled scholar ...a bookworm full of ethics and music." "Poor he may be, but we could build alliances." "Kong Qiu is a worthy man so you must treat him well" "I still hope one day, to ask him to teach our prince" "I have already promised him 60,000 stones of corn a year!" "Please be seated, Master" "Our Lady will be here soon" "Your humble servant Kong Qiu greets Our Lady" "You are the famous scholar Kong Qiu?" "Scholar Kong, please be seated." "Thank you, our Lady" "One of your axioms is "true benevolence is the love of mankind"" "Does this "benevolence"" "extend to a woman with a reputation like mine?" "I've heard that you're teaching "The Book of Odes" here" "Yes, I am" "I also love poetry" "There is one poem" ""Beauty is what a man seeks ...even when starving"" "Could you tell me what that means?" "The poem means that a mans soul needs more than purely physical nourishment" "Of the 300 poems in "The Book of Odes"" "so many speak of love!" "We can use one sentence to explain all 300 poems" ""In true love, there is no evil"" "Since I was a child, I have loved poetry" "Will you take me as your student?" "I have taken on a new student in Wei, his name is Bu Shang" "Although still quite young, he is a prodigy" "While studying "The Book of Odes" under me, he has shown much insight" "So I humbly recommend that he become your study-companion" "Our Ministers consider your theories of civility in government to be impracticable" "Do you truly believe they can work?" "Ruling with civility will benefit the state, its community, and its people" "Why couldn't it be put into practice?" "Without civility, a state will descent into chaos" "It's human nature to be lascivious and greedy." "and rage wars to these ends" "Since this is human nature it'll be quite a task to overcome them" "Then it'll be the true measure of a man's worth" "Master, do you believe a man should have a good moral character?" "And is it important to you?" "It is my belief that when one has a life of civility in the morning, giving up life in the evening, is easier." "Teacher, will you stay longer in our country so we can meet again?" "That would be inconvenient" "Why 'inconvenient'?" "For I have never encountered anyone who loves virtue as much as they love beauty." "Worldly people could probably understand the master's sufferings," "But few will ever truly grasp the depth and breath of those sufferings..." "It seems we should leave Wei now" "Why's that?" "This land will soon descend into chaos" "Worldly people could probably understand the master's sufferings," "But few will ever truly grasp the depth and breath of those sufferings..." "Scholar Kong is here, let's go and look at him" "Second bow, third bow ..." "Teacher, you may commence your class" "Poetry, books, ethics, music, these must be studied by all men" "So today we start to study together" "Dukes treat their ministers with courtesy" "Ministers serve their Duke with loyalty" "If our belief is based on love for our parents and the Emperor the world will be harmonious" "All trades will prosper." "Simply, if we respect our parents we could placate our neighbor countries we should also increase our knowledge, including the names of birds, animals and plants" "This is the order of Commander Huan Kui" "Get out of Song" "Stop" "The Trees falling!" "Watch out!" "Teacher, let's leave here!" "Teacher, let's go" "Excuse me Master, which way to the river crossing?" "The river crossing?" "Who's that man on the cart?" "He is scholar Kong" "Scholar Kong?" "The famous scholar Kong Qiu from Lu?" "Indeed!" "Isn't he supposed to know everything?" "Then he should know where the river crossing is!" "Would it better for you to stay here and farm rather than drifting around with him and you could also avoid the chaos" "That's right!" "Stay here and be a farmer!" "That's right!" "Be a farmer like us." "Let's go" "Move on, we'll ask for directions later" "Fei, is there any news of Kong Qiu?" "They say he spent time in Wei then went to Zheng and is now in Chen" "When the countrys' at war, we miss the good generals and when the countrys in difficulties, we miss our great ministers" "When we talked about an alliance with Qi" "Kong Qiu won back the three city peacefully" "But we sent him into exile" "It's now clear we were misled by Qi" "Now that the Duke of Lu is dead, and a child on his throne" "Qi seizes the chance to invade" "Our strength is no longer what it used to be" "If we go to war, we lack a good commander" "Now, I have a mission for you" "Bring Kong Qiu back to Lu!" "Father, we treated him badly!" "...forced him into exile" "If we invite him back... we'll be a laughing stock!" "Why don't we invite his disciple Ran Qiu back first?" "He is the head pupil of Kong Qiu, and a proven commander." "He'd be more than capable of confronting the Qi Army" "Excellent idea!" "Invite Ran Qiu back at once" "Wake up!" "Quick!" "Teacher, wake up, something terrible has happened" "TWu is invading Chen, we must leave at once" "Have you seen an old foreigner?" "A stranger is outside the city's eastern gate" "Qi's army is at the doorstep of Lu" "Teacher" "Master Ji ask for your consent to allow Ran Qiu return to fight for Lu" "Master" "For the sake of Lu, you must consent" "Teacher, we must not let Ran Qiu go" "Only when they're in trouble, do they think of us" "Remember how they've mistreated us" "How did you find me?" "An old farmer told us he'd seen a foreigner at the east gate" "A forehead resembling King Yao's... shoulders like Zichan's ...the air of an important man, but looking like a stray dog!" "We guessed it must be you" "I don't claim to be an important person and I don't resemble anyone famous" "The old farmer got it just right when he said stray dog though!" "Teacher, you have taugh us to practice what we learn and our motherland is in peril" "The Prime Minister is asking Ran Qiu to return..." "That proves it is a matter of life and death for Lu" "As natives of Lu, we cannot just stand-by and watch" "Well said, Yan Hui" "Lu is in danger, I should allow you to return and save Lu from disaster" "Ran Qiu" "You should go" "I will wait for the good news" "Teacher, once the battle is won" "I will come and bring you back to Lu" "Kill them!" "Greetings, Prime Minister" "Father" "The General has lived up to our expectations" "He has defeated the Qi Army at the battle of Lang" "The Qi Army has retreated back to their side of the border" "I won't disappoint you" "The King will appoint you governor of the three cities of Wen Shang" "Prime Minister, that is not what I desire" "I have one simple request" "Speak" "My Teacher, Master Kong" "He's been wandering for many years without a home and just teaching." "But there's never been a moment when the Kingdom of Lu wasn't in his mind" "Your humble servant only wishes that you send someone to bring him back to Lu" "Well," "I need to talk to his Majesty about that," "And you are truly talented" "Just stay here and take charge of our family affairs" "You don't have to wander around with Kong Qiu" "Look, a nine-tailed sparrow!" "Seeing that sparrow fly past means there must be a village not far ahead" "A village, really?" "That's great!" "We could finally get some food if there is a village" "Let's hurry" "Quick!" "I am starving" "How come there's nobody here" "Looks like another village torched by the army" "You must be tired, let's clean up this place" "I think we can spend the night here" "Teacher, look." "It seems that the Cai army have us trapped in this valley" "Teacher" "I've found a small path at the back of this mountain" "It's very narrow, but I think it may lead down the mountain" "Why don't I go and have a try" "May I could find some food there" "Or we could be lucky and find someone who'll give us help" "You all take a rest and wait for me!" "Zigong, you always find a way!" "Come back early" "Let's go, Zigao" "Father, those who do good are rewarded by heaven." "What wrong have we done to deserve this?" "Why is it?" "that God would want to see us starved and running out of food" "Exactly" "Our teacher has great knowledge" "This is difficult for people to appreciate" "It explains their lack of intelligence" "Teacher has said" "Only when weather becomes freezing" "That we appreciate the strength of the Pines" "Teacher has played his instrument for days" "Yes, he is using music to ease his hunger" "Teacher, you have not eaten for days" "This is the last bowl of horse meat soup" "Drink it please" "Are you alright, brother?" "Brother" "Zilu, drink some soup" "Teacher, I'm fine... you must drink" "Now that I had my share, you have some too" "Let everyone share some" "I am not hungry, you should drink" "Teacher, you're finally awake, Teacher" "Are you alright?" "Teacher, I am late" "You left seven days ago." "If you'd left it one more day..." "You may not have seen us again." "Teacher, you are fine now" "Zigong, tell me" "How is it out there?" "Teacher, after we left the valley" "We were hunted, and almost died" "Thanks to YanZhuoju, Zilu's brother in law" "He has brought more people to help us" "Only then did we find out how chaotic the world has become" "Wu has take over Zheng, and Chu has destroyed the Kingdom of Cai" "The people of Cai are migrating to the south" "Come on, give me a hand" "Teacher" "Duke Ling of Wei has died." "The new Duke has great respect for Zilu" "He would like to appoint him to be the Governor of Puyi" "What are you waiting for" "I'm want roasted leg of lamb!" "Come, boil some water and start cooking!" "I am proud to see my student so honoured" "But "enter not a dangerous state, dwell not in a chaotic state"" "The political situation in Wei is not stable" "To be frank, I do not quite approve of your taking up this post" "Teacher, I will successfully govern the City of Puyi" "I'll be able to build a powerful army to deal with the chaos inside Wei and appoint you the new Minister!" "Undue haste has no place in politics" "Zilu, you are headstrong and demanding ..." "That's dangerous in this chaotic world." "Teacher, I am aware of this" "But my "undue haste" reflects my wish to realize your ideals of harmony and civility in government" "An officer should dress properly to reflect his duties" "And do not forget" "Don't look at listen, or do anything which betrays propriety" "Teacher's words will stay with me all my life" "Qi Sigong, take care on the road" "Teacher!" "Teacher!" "Take care of yourselves, your students bid you farewell!" "Teacher!" "What is that sound?" "The ice is cracking!" "Hurry up!" "Move!" "Yan Hui, where are you?" "Hui ..." "Yan Hui" "Yan Hui" "Come up, please" "Teacher, please eat something" "It has been eight hours" "He would not recover, teacher" "Let go, Teacher." "Teacher" "Teacher" "Please eat something" "Kong Qiu as still not comes back" "Father, I have sent people to look for him" "It is said that they are somewhere near the Lu border" "He is angry with me." "He'll never forgive what I did to him" "Ask him to come back on my behalf" "When you see him, give him this." "When he sees this, he will come home" "Teacher" "Teacher" "Qi Sigong" "Why are you back alone?" "Where is Zilu?" "Brother Zilu" "Brother Zilu, he... he's dead!" "With Wei in chaos, Yang Hu from the Kingdom of Jin invaded..." "Zilu was trying to protect the young heir to the Wei throne" "He went out to face the invaders alone" "He... he was killed!" "Teacher says: "When a man dies, he should maintain his dignity"" "Well said," "Zilu, well said!" "Mighty Zilu" "You were a true Gentleman!" "My father asked me to present Master with this jade ring" "Master Kong, my father is dying!" "He's very sick" "Teacher!" "I've found you at last!" "Ran Qiu, you have found your way here?" "Teacher, I..." "Teacher, Minister Ji is ill and retired from court for years." "I am afraid he will not live much longer" "When he examined his conscience, he deeply regretted forcing you into exile." "He sent his own son to invite you to come back" "And hopes to apologize to you in person" "Teacher, please come back to Lu" "A jade carved in "circle", that means "return"" "Stand up" "Teacher, for the sake of Lu's future, come home" "I... can return" "But you must tell them that I want only to teach." "Trouble me no more with politics" "I will stress this to him" "We will comform with your wishes." "Teacher" "Start packing up, we are going home" "We're going home!" "We can go back to Lu finally!" "Father, Master Kong Qiu is on his way, he'll be here soon." "Go." "Welcome him on my behalf." "We're home, we're finally home!" "The Kingdom of Lu" "We're back" "Lu, my beloved motherland" "I am back in your arms again, finally" "Teacher did you say something?" "Oh, ...nothing" "Pack up "The Spring and Autumn of Lu" and have it delivered" "Good" "If the world comes to know me, it will be through this book." "If they think ill of me," "It will be because of this book" "Retranslated subs by primitive_man"