"Principality was common during the Tang Dynasty" "Lord Zhen-guo Li Ming is the Emperor's brother who oppressed the people" "His subjects escaped from his estate" "In the nearby state of Ding Yuan" "People lived in peace and enjoyed their work" "But Li Ming was greedy" "He brazenly extorted tributes across the border and robbed the peasants" "You plough my land which is why you must pay the tribute" "How dare you come to Ding Yuan!" "My family almost starved to death!" "I cannot pay for the food provisions" "I settled in Ding Yuan so that I can lead a peaceful life" "Why must you hound me?" "It's your retribution!" "C'mon, hand over the levy" "Don't take my food!" "You can't take it!" "We'll starve to death!" "Don't take my food!" "Xiao Qin!" "Move that boundary stele to the back of the hut" "Look, my Lord" "You're a feudal lord" "How dare you move the boundary marker!" "The world belongs to my family" "You have this land thanks to us" "Whatever is bestowed on me cannot be violated" "What do you want?" "Tell me" "What wrong have these peasants done?" "They tried to evade taxes" "They deserved what they got" "This is my estate" "You can't take it by force and nor slaughter the innocent" "My Lord!" "You're a lord and the Emperor's brother" "Don't throw it away" "What are you saying?" "I'll let this one go" "Please leave my estate" "I don't like your face" "Don't move!" "My Lord..." "Ruan Yi-cheng accused Lord Zhen-guo of murder" "Lord Zhen-guo accused Lord Ding-yuan for bullying" "They stick to their own story" "Minister Cui" "Lord Zhen-guo's devilry is known throughout the land" "I know that" "But he's the Emperor's brother" "We must go easy on him" "The prestige of the monarch is at stake" "We should let him go" "Hang on!" "He crossed the border to kill and murder a feudal lord" "Such behavior is despicable" "How can you forbid Lord Ding-yuan's son to inherit the title and confiscate his estate?" "Such indiscriminate sentence will never convince the people" "Minister Deng" "You're disobeying the Emperor" "A righteous indignation may result in killing of your clan" "Sir, Ruan Yi-cheng is here to see you" "Lord Ding-yuan Zhang Shou-zhen slaughtered innocent peasants across the border" "Lord Zhen-guo tried to intervene but Zhang Shou-zhen retorted in spite" "and was killed by accident" "Ruan Yi-cheng fabricated a charge against Lord Zhen-guo" "Lord Ding-yuan has committed a serious crime" "His son will lose the title and estate" "This is outrageous!" "Just because Lord Zhen-guo is the Emperor's brother" "But he confounded right from wrong" "Please call a meeting to discuss this" "The imperial edict has been drafted" "Little can be done" "The edict is drafted but not issued" "I ask a favor from you" "Please delay the edict because of its impact" "If the people are not convinced" "There may be a riot" "If you can put it off for a month" "I'll hurry back to Wei City and persuade Lord Ding-yuan's family and followers" "I'm glad you understand" "I'll give you a month" ""Spiritual Tablet of Lord Zhang"" "The court is partial to the royal family" "The Lord had shown us great kindness" "We must avenge him" "Yes!" "You're men of honor" "You must do the right thing" "Do not take any reckless action" "Please tell us what to do" "Lord Zhen-guo will see the Emperor in Zhang-on" "He'll turn the truth around" "I have a plan!" "You must be patient and wait for a chance" "You're good, Yu Li-de" "Captain Qiu is here to see you" "My Lord" "What is it?" "I heard you're going to Zhang-an" "Is it true?" "Eunuch Han sent you a letter" "Lord Ding-yuan's son cannot inherit the title his estate will be confiscated" "But Cui Yin held the edict" "I shall speak to the Emperor and have Lord Ding-yuan's estate annexed" "We understand your wish but in order to reach Zhang-on" "You must pass Lord Ding-yuan's estate" "His followers will take revenge" "Revenge?" "Whoever has the audacity" "Let him come forward" "My Lord has made up his mind" "We cannot dissuade him" "Please be careful!" "Lord Ding-yuan is dead and there's no back-up in court" "I doubt if they'll do anything reckless" "Ruan Yi-cheng is cunning" "It has been 3 days since he came back" "It's suspicious that he has taken no action" "The glittering sun in the water" "A boat sailing down the river" "The moon is bright as a lady's smile" "The gentle breeze makes you forget the time" "Do not waste any time" "Brother Mu!" "Mrs. Mu!" "Minister Ruan!" "You're a hero but you sound dispirited" "With a lovely wife and such scenery" "It's impossible to be worked up" "The verdict on the recent incident is obviously partial to Lord Zhen-guo" "Brother Mu!" "Lord Zhen-guo intends to annex the estate" "The Emperor favors his brother and will grant him his wish" "I have not announced the edict for any title cancellation whatsoever" "The Lord's family and followers will be reduced to slaves under tyranny" "We must assassinate Li Ming" "Once he's dead" "The Emperor will countermand the edict and let the young master inherit the estate" "Do it outside the estate" "Find someone brave and wise and devise a fool-proof plan" "Brother Mu..." "All eggs are broken when the nest is overturned" "National matters take priority" "You're quite right" "But I'm recently married" "Brother Mu..." "Give me time to think" "Here he comes, get ready..." "Our target is Li Ming" "Right!" "Where is Sun Mei-zhen and the others?" "Where are they?" "They're probably too scared to come" "No, they're not" "There must be an accident" "We can't wait any longer" "We'll avenge the Lord" "Alright!" "This land will be mine soon" "Yes, my Lord" "Get away!" "You can't go" "Who are you?" "Don't get yourselves killed" "We must avenge the Lord, we're not afraid!" "Get out of the way!" "Or we'll kill you" "You're too young to die" "Fine!" "Kill me!" "You have been warned" "You should be more careful" "Tang Ji and his gang is up to no good" "They should be executed" "We're avenging our Lord, what's wrong with it?" "You people are paid but just stood by when the going got tough" "You cowards!" "Sister Shu-hui married you because she thought you were a man" "But you're despicable" "Come forward if you're not afraid to die" "Fine!" "You'll be executed in order" "We're not afraid to die" "It's a shame we failed to take revenge" "Wait!" "I admire your courage" "Minister Ruan, turn them over to me" "They're all yours, Brother Mu" "Okay" "Please get up!" "I beg your pardon" "I was just testing your courage" "From now on" "Consider yourselves executed" "Your families will be so notified" "As well as everyone else" "Our plan must be carried out secretly" "I'll be in charge of the plan" "Do you all agree?" "You look pretty today" "We have been married for 6 months" "It's today that you appear the prettiest" "If I'm away..." "But you're here now" "I'm just saying..." "If I'm away will you take care of this family?" "Why are you..." "Nothing!" "I'm just asking you" "Jun-jie!" "Jun-jie!" "Jun-jie!" "Let's go!" "Are you even human?" "What are you saying?" "Quit the act, you vamp" "What's wrong with avenging the Lord?" "Why must they be executed?" "Your husband betrayed his friends and murdered my husband" "Your husband eloped with Sun Mei-zhen" "Don't you know?" "He was infatuated with a tramp and left you" "He's disloyal" "Jun-jie is nothing like that" "People like her should not be allowed to stay" "Right!" "Get out!" ""Ding-yuan residence, Zhang-on"" "My Lord has left" "What?" "Ruan Yi-cheng is an old fox" "He lied about executing the assassins" "In fact they're in Zhang-on" "Take care..." "Take care..." "Strange things have happened this year" "So many that I've even lost count" "Maybe it's the year of the Dog" "That explains the robbery" "The murderer is rewarded while the honest fellow suffers" "Please excuse me, it's my fault lvory does not come out of a dog's mouth" "I feel bad about this not being able to tell the truth" "I'll be on my way after these few lines and get out of your way" "Flowers bloom in the spring breeze" "I prosper because of the flowers" "Flowers destroyed by the autumn rain" "As the breeze blows downhill" "Drink up!" "Come here!" "Let's all go to bed..." "Let's go!" "I'm not drunk!" "Wait, my Lord" "My Lord!" "What are you doing here?" "Please hurry back home!" "This place is full of assassins!" "My Lord, excuse me" "Captain Qiu!" "Nice to meet you!" "You're here on business?" "I'm free to come, just like you" "Well said!" "Pardon me" "Zhang-on is the capital" "Be careful!" "I will, thanks for the advice" "I'll see you" "There's an ambush by the bridge" "There're followers outside Tong-ta Gate" "Then we got rid of those followers" "Today we came pretty close!" "Qiu Zhang-sheng is incredible" "If you didn't stop us we'd hardly stand a 50% chance" "You're right" "We just have 50% chance" "If we fail" "How do we face people from Wei City?" "What now?" "Stop arguing!" "Who are you?" "Pay me the rent!" "This shabby temple is my home" "How can you make such a racket?" "You know that Lord Zhen-guo is the Emperor's brother" "How dare you assassinate him?" "You're not afraid to die?" "I'll handle those down there" "Can I join you?" "Why?" "It's personal." "I want to kill him" "Sister!" "Wen-tong!" "When did you arrive?" "A few days ago!" "I didn't want to involve you" "I don't believe it" "Everyone knows except you" "Jun-jie is not like that" "Don't defend him." "He played you for a fool" "Everyone is saying the same thing" "Someone saw him..." "Say no more" "Get some rest, I have work to do" "I'll bring you some food" "Zhang-on is famous for biscuits" "I'll bring you some later" "Thanks for your work" "I notified them the venue for our next meeting" "Brother Tian said" "Lord Zhen-guo has seen the Emperor" "He visits Qing-yun brothel each day and he's bringing fewer guards" "Fewer guards?" "That's a trap" "Tell them not to fall for it" "Brother Tian said you call the shots" "Don't worry" "I'll bring you some wine" "Thanks for looking after me" "I'll cook something for you" "You..." "Wen-tong!" "Please sit down" "You grew up with Mei-zhen" "You should have a good chat" "There's nothing to chat about" "How can you do this to my sister?" "The Lord is murdered and Wei City is in danger" "You're too much!" "You have no shame!" "Wen-tong!" "Let him go!" "He's too insensible" "Sister!" "Where have you been?" "I went for a walk, I needed to think" "He must have a reason" "Reason?" "Don't lie to yourself" "No, he won't..." "I saw them with my own eyes" "Take this letter to Qing-dao Street" "What for?" "That's where he lives" "Him..." "Him and..." "Wen-tong!" "I'll be right back" "Wen-tong!" "You have no shame!" "Shu-hui, when did you arrive?" "Shu-hui" "When did you arrive?" "Shu-hui!" "Shu-hui!" "I intend to kill Lord Zhen-guo at the brothel" "To avenge my Lord" "I want to be like Jing-ke" "I probably won't come back alive" "Tell me your name and your accomplices" "I can spare you" "I work alone" "Those who were allegedly executed by Mu Jun-jie" "Where are they?" "Stop!" "I'll let you go if you tell me" "I don't know" "I misjudged you, Jun-jie" "You're a hero" "You probably won't confess" "He's one of the assassins" "I still have use for him" "Lock him up" "Yes, sir" "My Lord" "It's him?" "Yes!" "You have a lot of nerve" "You're asking for trouble!" "Li Ming" "Your guilt is unforgivable" "My Lord!" "Jun-jie!" "Jun-jie!" "Any news of Wen-tong?" "Shu-wei, he..." "He's..." "Minister Ruan wishes to see you, come with me" "What is it?" "Li Ming is leaving tomorrow" "Take care!" "Wen-tong means well, but he spoiled the plan" "Li Ming won't let it rest he'll pursue the matter" "We must speed up the plan" "Zhang-on is heavily guarded" "We must pick another place" "Somewhere deserted on his way back" "Normally he'd take Xian-yun Road" "But the road cuts through the Lord's estate" "Li Ming may be arrogant but he knows that his life is in danger" "I don't think he'll take the chance" "He'll take Gu-he Road or Bei-he Road" "Both roads cut through Tu-long town" "I have instructed the others to take action tonight" "But Qiu Zhang-sheng is crafty" "He announced the date of departure on purpose" "Maybe they'll leave tonight" "I believe you're right" "You're Mu Jun-jie's wife?" "Yes" "Where is Mu Jun-jie?" "I don't know" "Of course you do" "I'll make her talk!" "Get out!" "She's married, my Lord" "Shut up and get out!" "No, my Lord" "How dare you disobey me?" "Hold her hostage and wait for Mu Jun-jie" "Don't hurt her" "Shu-hui" "Move aside!" "What's the matter with you?" "Is she your wife?" "Yes" "My wife met with the same fate" "Hurry and leave" "You have more important things to do" "My Lord" "Lord Zhen-guo" "Lord Ding-yuan's men tried to kill me" "Do you know about this?" "You held the imperial edict" "How dare you!" "My Lord, Minister Cui did it for your own good" "The edict may evoke a rebellion" "Now that it's over" "I'll issue it right away" "Thank you" "The Lord is young and impetuous" "Please bear with him" "Lord Zhen-guo is leaving tonight" "He'll reach the estate in one day" "And as to the matter of revoking Lord Ding-yuan's title" "Please issue it after his departure" "I'll take care of it" "Minister Cui" "Captain Qiu!" "Lord Ding-yuan's residence has many guards" "Even if one of them is out of line, we can let it go" "The Emperor is upset about his brother's unauthorized visit to Zhang-on" "About the assassination attempt" "I'm willing to let it go" "Minister Cui, you mean..." "The court ministers are wise and knew of Lord Zhen-guo's notoriety" "That's true" "Justice was upheld at today's meeting" "The announcement will be made tomorrow" "Go home and wait for the good news" "Can the young Lord inherit the title?" "Just wait for the news" "Minister Cui" "Be careful!" "Don't start with Lord Zhen-guo again" "Captain Qiu, how can my Lord leave Zhang-on in the middle of the night?" "We should abide by the original schedule" "Let me talk to him" ""Ding-yuan residence, Zhang-on"" "Minister Ruan..." "What is it?" "Lord Zhen-guo left early:" "He left in the dead of night" "Indeed..." "What shall we do?" "We must do something" "Or Mu Jun-jie will assassinate him" "What's going on?" "What is Cui Yin doing?" "Why did Qiu Zhang-sheng leave early?" "Stop!" "My Lord wishes to rest" "At a critical time like this, don't listen to him" "Qiu Zhang-sheng!" "Yes" "My Lord" "You should know your place" "Ruan Yi-cheng is cunning and Mu Jun-jie is an excellent swordsman" "We should play it safe" "Go!" "Go!" "Brother Mu!" "Li Ming has arrived in Tu-long town" "We'll act according to plan" "Brother Mu!" "Brother Tang!" "Minister Ruan orders you to abort the plan" "He said:" "In order to clear the Lord's family and keep his title and estate" "We must abort the plan" "Don't act rashly" "Why?" "Don't move or I'll kill you" "An attempt to assassinate Lord Zhen-guo is illegal and unforgivable" "His title is revoked and his estate confiscated:" "The family is banished to Lu-long" "Ruan Yi-cheng is dismissed from office" "That'll be all" "My respects to His Majesty" "Does Minister Cui know about this?" "He approved it yesterday" "Yesterday?" "Cui Yin, you bastard!" "There's no shelter nearby" "We must reach Gan-lu river before it rains" "Hurry!" "Why did we abort the plan?" "That's a waste of our effort and moreover, your wife died in vain" "I thought she went home!" "She..." "Minister Ruan!" "Cui Yin lied to me" "They revoked the Lord's title" "Minister Ruan!" "Only in death can I repay the Lord" "Gentlemen..." "Minister!" "I'm counting on you for the rest" "Minister Ruan!" "We must avenge him" "We swear to kill Li Ming and avenge my Lord" "We'll avenge sister Shu-hui and Wen-tong" "Gan-lu river is up ahead" "Let's go!" "Stop!" "We better hurry, my Lord" "Mind your own business!" "Follow me!" "Who are you?" "Arrest the assassins!" "My Lord!" "Please take the back door!" "Hurry, my Lord!" "Mu Jun-jie!" "Li Ming, consider yourself dead today!" "We must hurry, my Lord!"