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Alas, that’s all right if you don’t retry the case. Alas. Lord, Liu Yi is back. Lord. Good. Take some water to him. Okay. Liu Yi, come on. I didn’t get it. Bullshit, give it to me. Hey-hey. You are so foresighted. Your Majesty, I heard you’ll retry the case of Jiang Yuzhen. Otherwise, it’s not easy to quiet down people’s complaint. But the case has been settled. I think the settlement is improper. May I ask you what’s improper? Anyway, although he is my own nephew, the case must be tried impartially. All officials and civilians are watching it. Your Majesty, I’m ordered by you to be the principal judge of this case. So, we must be righteous and don’t leave ourselves open to charges of impartiality. Give people the freedom of speech. Do you know that? Both sides must present their opinions. Your Majesty, you mean… Invite senior gentries in the capital to attend as auditors. Your Majesty, now that Liu Bowen wants to appeal, so, in my view, it’s better to ask him to be the principal judge. If so, it can manifest Your Majesty’s open mind and impartiality. Moreover, it can make blabbermouths shut up. Nonsense! Anyway, Liu Bowen is a plaintiff and I’m a defendant. So, you must be the principal judge. Ah, yes. Your Majesty. Start the court trial. Start the court trial. Wei-wu. Take the plaintiff to the court. Greetings, Your Majesty. As per the law, civilians who sues officials must be flogged with twenty beats regardless of the reasons. Liu Bowen, you are suing His Majesty. It’s also a case that the inferior goes against the superior. So, how to deal with you? The implementation of the law shouldn’t vary with individuals. Lord Li, please perform as per the law. What’s your instruction, Your Majesty? I’m also a defendant in this case. It’s unreasonable that a defendant requires to beat a plaintiff. Liu Bowen, what’s your opinion? The law is equal to everyone regardless of his identity. The beatdown is needed for sure. Anyway, I have no complaint. Please perform the beatdown, Lord Li. Well…well… Hey, Lord Wang, it’s a business of your Ministry of Punishments. I’d better not meddle in your affairs. Lord Wang, take the tablet. Prime minister, it isn’t feasible. Why not? It’s a tradition that the principal judge keeps the court tablet. The one who takes the tablet should perform the beatdown in person. I’m a minister. It’s disgraceful that I perform the beatdown. So, I can’t take it. If you don’t take it, do you want me to perform in person? Well…well… Prime minister, it’s court runners’ errand. Bullshit! In the presence of His Majesty, all of us are runners. Well, I said that there is no emperor in the court today. My identity is a defendant. Please perform the beatdown, Prime Minister Li. I’m not eager. Why are you eager? Don’t waste time. All litigants need to come to be tried. Hurry up. Okay, runners! Here! Hold on. Excuse me. Your Majesty first. Let the plaintiff say first. Plaintiff first. Lord Liu’s involvement in the case is caused by me. I’m willing to take the punishment for Lord Liu. That isn’t feasible. You can't take the punishment for him. Hey, you are so weak now. Can you stand up to the beatdown? I already died once. I’m not afraid of being flogged for sure. You are too impudent. You want to sue His Majesty. But do you have any evidence? The evidence is here. Liu Bowen, I didn’t ask you. Your beatdown hasn’t… All right, all right. What did Song Lian say? Keep the dignity for ministers. The beatdown is exempted today. Instead, he is fined six months of salary. Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty. I haven’t finished yet. Don’t thank me too early. Moreover, you must submit 500 taels of sycee silver to the State Treasury. Yes. Hey, don’t fool me. I need pure silver. Yes. No beatdown? No. Listen up. Take the defendant to the court. Take the defendant to the court. It’s too annoying. Greetings, Uncle Majesty. Greetings, Uncle Li. Kneel down. I…I… All right. I’ve kneeled down. I never kneel to the heaven or earth. But I only kneel to my Uncle Majesty. Today, in the court, I’m not your uncle. Even if you aren’t my uncle, you are the emperor. So, you are still my uncle. Cut the crap. Today, as you, I’m also a defendant. What? Who is so impudent? Uncle, tell me. I’ll avenge you. Stop gabbling. Otherwise, I’ll beat you. Well, all right. Your Majesty, next… Liu Bowen, you ask. Yes. Criminal Wang Qing, answer my question. Hey, shop! Criminal? Why do you call me criminal? It’s not convicted. How can I be a criminal? Liu Bowen, don’t preconceive. Kneel down. But they don’t kneel down. Why should I kneel down alone? Listen up. If you talk nonsense, I’ll slap you. Liu Bowen, go ahead. Yes. Wang Qing, answer my question. How was your mouth injured? When I dined one day, my mouth was ripped. Oh? What food ripped you so seriously? It’s none of your business. Are you asking me about the case or about food? It’s a trivial matter and has nothing to do with this case. No, it matters life and death. Your Majesty. Go ahead. Wang Qing, as far as I know, your wound was caused by a bite. Who bit me? Who could bite my mouth? Everyone, you can see the shape of his wound. The healed part clearly shows a ring of tooth imprint. Tooth imprint? A cat or dog can also leave tooth imprint after it bites. Liu Bowen, for your inference, do you have any evidence? The person who bit him died already. So, how to prove it? The person died, but there is other related evidence. Okay, answer me. How can a dead person bite him? Based my investigation, Wang Qing, you molested a lady and she bit you when you kissed her. Who kissed her? That lady committed adultery with her husband. She felt ashamed and then suicided after being revealed. Human tooth imprint is different from that of an animal. I was bitten by a cat or dog. I kissed a cat or dog. So what? If you dare, find another one to bite me, and see what the difference is. Ah! Ah! Please check, Your Majesty. Here is the tooth imprint. Tooth imprint? You bit a piece of my flesh off! Even if I eat your flesh and drink your blood, I can’t relieve my hatred to you. Impudent! Somebody here! Drag her out and beat her. Hold on. Will you plead for her again? She disturbed the court and injured the defendant. Everyone here witnessed that. What else can you say? This woman did that to get an evidence for the case. Moreover, she has just recovered from a severe beatdown. If you drag him out and beat her, she may die. Then how to try the case? The beatdown can be postponed until the case is settled. Go on. She is fine. But I’m dying. Ouch, the pain is killing me! It hurts! Mother, you passed away so early. I’ll join you soon. My Uncle Majesty wants to say greetings to you. Your Majesty. He is injured severely. The court trial should be over. Your Majesty, although Wang Qing is a defendant, he is your kinsman. If something unexpected happens to him, how will bear the responsibility? Mother, you passed away when I was little. Now, I’m bullied, nobody helps me. All right. Somebody here! Take Wang Qing out and apply some medicine to him. That lady was molested but not raped. Then she committed suicide. Wang Qing hit upon an idea. He lodged a false accusation against that lady and Jiang Yuzhen’s husband Hao Qingtian to get rid of future trouble. Later, governments of all levels bent the law. You said they didn’t commit adultery. But I said they did. Now that both sides hold different ideas, present your evidence. They died already. The dead can’t talk. He is framing up. Although they died, evidence is available. You can’t escape. Do you have evidence? Take it out. Answer me. You said that lady had committed adultery for a long time. Absolutely! But that lady was chaste and was a virgin. What’s your evidence? Yes, what’s your evidence? Liu Bowen, what’s your evidence? Your Majesty, to solve this case, I went to the local county in person and and told the county magistrate to open the coffin for autopsy. That lady’s hymen hasn’t been broken. Where is that county magistrate? Can you call him to the court? He died. Oh my god, another dead witness! Is this court a nether world? Impudent? Slap him! Li Shanchang. Yes? Slap him twice for me. Your Majesty, I’m afraid that it’s not proper. Other people dare not beat him, either. Don’t pass the buck. Beat him. So, I’ll… I still think it’s not proper. It’s my order. Wang Qing, your uncle orders me to beat you. You didn’t exert your strength. Slap him harder. Your Majesty, is this Okay? Mother, look at my Uncle Majesty. He told others to beat me. In our great Ming, all criminals should be punished regardless their identity. The implementation of the law shouldn’t vary with individuals. Liu Bowen, present your evidence. Your Majesty, as I said, that county magistrate died already. You shouldn’t badger with the dead. At the critical juncture the witness is always dead. How can I settle the lawsuit? You took that county magistrate to the capital. He did. But he died in your hands. Everyone knows that he died before being taken to the court in the office of the Ministry of Punishments. Why did you say that? Properly speaking, the county magistrate is an important witness of this case. You took him away from my mansion. He died an untimely death before being tried in the court. So, can I say that he did in your hands? All right. Stop bickering. Hey, you said you have evidence. Take it out. Um. Your Majesty, before I present evidence, I have a request. Go ahead. Your Majesty, before Lord Li took the county magistrate away, the county magistrate was stung by conscience. He wrote down the details of the case and gave his confession to me. Your Majesty, this case matters a lot and involves many officials. When it is investigated further, some officials may be punished. What do you mean? Your Majesty, the county magistrate is quite sinful and his family members should be punished for being related to him. But Your Majesty, I beg you to pardon his family because of his self-redemption through the confession. Well, Liu Bowen, you don’t know your own consequence. But you plead for others. It matters the truth of the case. I beg Your Majesty’s permission. I permit. Hurry to present your evidence. It’s irrefutable evidence. Please check, Your Majesty. How rampant and lawless! I must rectify the moral and performance of officials. And you! Wicked rascal! What evil deeds have you done? What have I done? I respect justice and abide by the law. It’s written clearly. It’s you! It was just written by him. I deny. I can write that I practice abstinence from meat and say prayers. county magistrate died and nobody can prove it’s true or not. Your Majesty, this case involves many officials. They all circumstantial evidence. But I think such evidence is not convincing. Well, I think this confession is written by you! I know you will say so. Somebody here! Take the witness to the court. Mother! I considered everyone. But why did I leave her out? Uncle, I’ll confess. I usurped others’ property and philandered. I also committed the crime of frame-up. But, but… What? But… But that lady suicided and was not murdered. That county magistrate framed Hao Qingtian up, right? Yes, she suicided. She suicided and was not killed by me. Qingtian was framed up and sentenced to death by the county magistrate because he wanted to flatter me. I’m not the murderer. Even though I’m sinful, I didn’t commit a capital crime. What a rascal! You are still disavowing now. I’m not disavowing. I didn’t kill him indeed. Lord Liu, what else evidence do you have? Answer my question. Did you instigate that magistrate to kill him? No, I didn’t. That corrupt official killed him to fawn on me. He was willing to do so. But it’s nothing to do with me. Impudent! Behave yourself. I’ll ask you for the last time. Did you instigate that magistrate to kill him? No, I didn’t. Okay, Liu Yi. I’m Liu Yi. I went to Changdu County Magistrate’s home and rummaged the letter. Wang Qing sent it to him from the capital. Please check, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, after Jiang Yuzhen came to the capital to file a lawsuit, Wang Qing also came to plead. I wrote this letter and told the county magistrate to kill his accomplice Mrs. Zhang by poisonous wine. to zip her mouth forever. After the county magistrate poisoned Mrs. Zhang, he didn’t burn this letter according to Wang Qing’s instruction. Instead, he hid it in his cellar. Before he was taken to the Ministry of Punishments, he gave it to me. Your Majesty, the handwriting in the letter is Wang Qing’s. A contract and receipt written by him in the county are attached. Please check, Your Majesty. Rascal! How can you deny? Ah? I… I… I…I… I killed him. Uncle, for the sake of my deceased mother, please pardon me. It’s an ever-lasting principle to sentence murderers to death. How can I spare you? Uncle… As per the Law of Great Ming, murderers must be sentenced to death. Your Majesty, I remember in Princess Royal’s mansion in Taiyuan, there is a death-free token granted by His Majesty. Yes, yes, my father said it’s a medallion that can exempt me from death penalty. If so, Your Majesty can exempt Wang Qing from death penalty. I kowtow to you, uncle. Okay, I can exempt you from death penalty But you must be punished. Exile him to a garrison 2,000 miles away and never return. Um. If he isn’t sentenced to death, I won’t live. Stop her from suiciding here. Stop her. Stop her. Your Majesty. Liu Bowen, death-free token must work, right? Your Majesty, may I ask how many death-free tokens Wang Qing’s family has? Isn’t one enough? One token can pay for one life. Three people died directly in the case, and two people died indirectly. Answer me. Which life will the death-free token pay for? Who said it can only pay for one life? Who said that? I’m a kinsman of His Majesty. I have a death-free token. I shouldn’t be sentenced to death. You should die for nine times and go to hell. Your Majesty, this case involves many officials. Once it is investigated further, many officials will be beheaded and exiled. If the prime culprit survives, what an injustice it is! Your Majesty. Your Majesty. Your Majesty. Well, uncle. Your Majesty. Your Majesty. Kill him. Uncle! Uncle! Humph! I won’t talk with you. I’ll go to my Aunt Grace. Aunt Grace! My uncle will kill me. Take him away. Aunt Grace! Aunt Grace! Come to save me. If you come late, I’ll go to join my mother in the nether world. Thank you, Your Majesty. Liu Bowen, will you still sue me? Your Majesty are wise, perceived, open-minded and impartial. I won’t sue Your Majesty. Humph! I want to say something else. What? Long live Your Majesty. You are pardoned. Go back to the levee tomorrow morning. Thank you, Your Majesty. What are you looking at, Lord Liu? Prime minister, His Majesty to supervise the sentence to Wang Qing. But it’s already 11:45 now. Why isn’t the criminal here? Be patient. Although Wang Qing committed a capital crime, he is His Majesty’s kinsman. We should keep the dignity for him and can’t let the onlookers humiliate him. Is it your arrangement? No matter what you say, the criminal is nearby. Upon the due time, he’ll be here immediately. Hey, step back! Lords, the criminal is here. Please check his identity. It’s already checked. Listen up! Execute the criminal right now. Yes. Hold on. Prime minister. Yes? what’s up? Do you see him clearly? Well… His Majesty has checked. Runners, obey my order! Here! Execute the criminal right now. Yes. No, don’t perform. Good! Good! Good! Prime minister! Execute! Execute! Execute! Prime minister! Great! Good! Good execution! Hao Qingtian, father-in-law Hao Laoliu, as you see, Lord Liu has avenged you. Thank you, lord. My husband and father-in-law can rest in peace now. Thank you for your great kindness. I owe you so much. Jiang Yuzhen, as an imperial censor, I feel greatly ashamed. Thank you, lord. Thank you, lord. Thank you, lord. I suggest you to go far away with your daughter. The further, the better. Lord. Wang Qing was executed. But his relatives and underlings are alive. They may take revenge. I see. Come on. Here is the travel permit and some silver. Take it. Do you have any relative in other cities? My younger sister lives in Huzhou. Good. So, take care. Thank you, lord. Hi man, get away. You shouldn’t come here. Get away. I have an official affair. You don’t know me. Do you know it? Can you tell us why you come to the imperial palace? It’s none of your business. Don’t delay my time to handle my official affair. Get away. So madcap! Oops, the imperial palace is too big. Why does His Majesty stay? Hey, young man! Ouch! Eunuchs have been waiting for you. Who are you? Impudent! Finally, you come. I have a token. Be obedient! Impudent! Eunuchs! Go! Hurry up! Hurry up! You impudent bastard! Release me! Go! Go! Eunuch. Release me. Don’t delay my official affair. Otherwise, I’ll desperately punish you. What’s the matter? Why do you come to the imperial harem? Tell me. How do you get it? Now that you’ve seen the token, release me! When I see His Majesty, I’ll… I’m afraid you can’t see His Majesty. But Yama is waiting for you. What? Doesn’t the token work? I was permitted to get in from the east door of the imperial palace. That’s a different matter. Here is the imperial harem. Except His Majesty, no uncastrated man can come here. Yes, you entered the east gate. But the guards there have spread the news of your entrance. If you really come to handle an official affair, it’s fine. Do you know that? Many people are watching you at heights. Well, please inform them that I come to visit His Majesty. Tell Majesty that Liu Yi wants to visit him. Ha-ha-ha! How arrogant you are! Can you visit His Majesty freely? What’s your name, please? I go to report for you. Humph! Listen up, everyone! My original name was Qiao Er. I’m a descendant of Qiao Feng, the head of Beggar gangs in the Song Dynasty. Now, I’m assigned by His Majesty to serve Lord Liu Bowen. Even my current name is given by His Majesty in person. Everyone! Here! This brat talks nonsense. Teach him a lesson. Flog him with twenty beats. Exert your strength to beat him. I must hear the sound. Yes. Beat him hard! You wicked eunuchs! Ah! Beat him! Be obedient. Ah! Beat him! Beat him hard! You wicked eunuchs! Stop! Ah! Your Grace. Greetings, Your Grace. What’s the matter? Oh. Your Grace. Your Grace, I’m Liu Yi, a servant of Lord Liu Bowen. We met in the past. Did you forget it? Met? In the Hall of Jinshen, the dough-drop soup… I made it! I remember it. You all can go now. Yes. Your Grace, I stole my lord’s token and come to beg His Majesty. I must come for this affair. All right. Come with me. Okay. Liu Fang, Liu Fang. I’m here, lord. Lord. Have you seen my dragon token? Dragon token? What’s that? Dragon token, the permit to enter the imperial palace. Oh, nobody dares to take that token. Where is it? Has Liu Yi come back? I haven’t seen him after I came back from the execution ground. That’s bad! Oh, I get your point. I’ll pass it on to His Majesty. No, I want to tell His Majesty in person. You are too bold. I just want to reason with His Majesty. I once saved His Majesty. He should consider my opinion, right? Moreover, he treated me as his friend in hard times, but turned his back on me after he became the emperor. All right. If I didn’t meet you just now, you would have died. Thank you, Your Grace. You are quite upright. I like. You kowtowed to me. I’d better grant a reward to you. What should I give you? Stretch out your feet. Let me see how big they are. Oh. Good, almost as big as mine. I’ll send you a pair of shoes made by myself. You don’t need to try them on. My eyesight is fine. The shoes must fit you well. Thank you, Your Grace. But they are not official boots. The shoes are quite durable. It’s quite popular in my hometown. The shoes will make your journey easier. It’s time for me to go back. I’ve come out for some time. My lord may worry about me. See you. Hold on. Ah? I almost forgot it. She will grant something better to me. This is a stone carving from Liu Bowen’s hometown Qingtian County. He sent it to me. Young man, take it back to him. My lord has sent it to you. Why do you want to give it back? Well, don’t ask so many questions. Give these dates to him together. So stingy. These rewards are too cheap. Did you hear me? Oh, yes, I did. Your Grace, if you have no other rewards, I’ll go. Um, see you. Your Grace, well, it’s not easy to come to the imperial palace. Maybe, we can never meet in the future. You are so kind, Your Grace. I want to kowtow to you once more. Whew, it’s not needed. Don’t drop them. Somebody here! Your Grace. Take him out of the imperial palace. Yes. Your Grace, see you. See you. Bye. Alas, just an immature kid. What else did Her Grace give you? Oh, Her Grace gave me this pair of shoes, and said it would make my journey easier. Um, I see. I see. What do you see? The peach means escape. And these dates… It means to escape as soon as possible. And this pair of shoes… Her Grace wants me to put them on and leave together with you. Yes, almost. Oh, you’ve thought about it, right? So, Her Grace and you think the same way. Her Grace looks so kind and virtuous. I told Her Grace that Li Shanchang sentenced another person instead of Wang Qing. Her Grace said she would tell His Majesty. I hope so. Memorial of Liu Ji: It has been more than ten years since Your Majesty ascended the throne. At Your Majesty’s numerous kindness, I’ve enjoyed high post with matched salary. Even my whole life can’t repay your kindness. It’s my eternal duty to serve you. I should spare no effort for the ever-lasting prosperity of our great Ming so as to repay Your Majesty’s great kindness. But I’m getting old My ability is falling short of my wishes. Moreover, my wife is seriously ill and has repeatedly asked me to take her back to hometown in sorrows. On second thoughts, I have chance to repay Your Majesty, but there is less and less time for my wife. Therefore, I request to retire from all my posts. I beg your approval. I’m overwhelmed by Your Majesty’s goodness. Best regards, Minister Liu Bowen. Write an imperial edict. Liu Bowen’s resignation is not approved. Liu Bowen is allowed to return to hometown to pay a visit to his parents and elders for seven months, and should go back to the capital upon command. Nobody is immortal. What if we live to the ripe old age of 100? All the past heroes and warriors have turned into dust and scattered in rivers. Music