01x13 - Episode 13

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= Dominion and Devotion =

= Episode 13 =

Wouldn't it be better
for us to depend on each other?

Auntie!

I would rather die than...

Sorry, Your Majesty.

You have called me Auntie for years.

This slap

is not considered overstepping.

You are wise.

You should know what to do.

You need to understand

what should be done

and what shouldn't.

Master Zhuo, I am willing to follow you.

Master Zhuo,

please treat me well.

Auntie.

Shush.

Your birthday gift.

♪ Candle lights the halls
through springs and autumns ♪

♪ Love and hate are written in a few strokes ♪

♪ Imperishable ♪

[Do not blame me for sneaking back.]

[I am worried about your safety.]

[Being caught by Zhuo Shangxian]

[is my fate.]



[that after I leave,]

[you will have no weaknesses.]

[You've chosen the right path.]

[Zhuo's Mansion]
[You're kind.]

[In the future,]

[you'll be a good emperor.]

[At the day you truly reach the top,]

[I'll be waiting for you]

[to bring me home.]

♪ Locking you and me up ♪

♪ Break through the wind and clouds ♪

♪ A dream lasts a lifetime.
The world has changed ♪

♪ One step forward, gaze back at the youth ♪

♪ At a glance, all beings bow their heads ♪

♪ I'm in the midst of chaos ♪

♪ At the end of the night ♪

Your Majesty,

the night is deep.

You should rest now.

♪ Move on ♪

♪ Don't look back ♪

Master Pei,

you really have

heroic courage.

A precious sword for the hero.

Is it

the sword that's lacking?

Or,

is the person giving the sword

not to your liking?

Your Majesty,

you are drunk.

Am I hallucinating?

Are you worried about me?

No.

Your Majesty,

what exactly do you want to do?

Master Pei,

I don't understand.

I had escaped from the palace.

Why did you insist on bringing me back?

You said you would help me.

Then why did you abandon me
when I needed you the most?

I once said

if you're determined to oppose
the Imperial Advisor,

I would not be able to be on your side.

Now you have made a choice.

I can only let go of you.

As for the rest,

Your Majesty,

you misunderstood.

Master Pei,

one last question.

I want to know

if this is also a misunderstanding.

Master Pei,

did you ever have feelings for me?

Never.

I never fell for you.

I advise you

not be so conceited.

Understood.

Master Pei,

this is my last time

being honest with you.

For public reasons,
Master Zhuo controls the government

and harms the people's livelihood.

For personal reasons,

he took away my most important family

and forced me to comply.

Since you stand on his side,

then we

are enemies.

Master Pei,

do not regret.

The night is getting deeper.

You should leave, Master Pei.

So this won't cause
any further misunderstandings.

[One Month Later]

[Your Majesty,]

it has rained in the south
for over half a month.

Now, many refugees
are gathered outside the city.

Please, Your Majesty, issue a decree
to provide disaster relief.

The Southwest has recently faced droughts.

I petition your decree

to help the disaster victims!

Heavy rain here,

and drought over there.

Master Zhuo,

what do you think we should do?

Your Majesty, you have grown up.

You should have your own opinions,

and learn to find solutions yourself.

I am but an Imperial Advisor.

What right do I have
to answer your question?

Of course, you have the right.

This...

This is so inappropriate.

Even heaven has felt my sincerity.

I, in recognition of Master Zhuo's
hard work and high achievements,

from today on,

will honorably see him as Supreme Master.

All court affairs
will be managed by Master Zhuo.

Master Zhuo's orders

will be my orders.

Your Majesty,

you must not!

- Your Majesty, no! - Your Majesty, no!

I specially bestow Zhuo Shangxian

a free pass.

You are spared penalties,

and the Zhuo family members, too.

For those committed crimes,

officials may not punish them further.

Please accept this, Master Zhuo.

[Free Pass]

Good.

Good.

Then, I thank you, Your Majesty.

You should also study diligently

to make progress in state affairs.

I will follow your teachings.

Huo Zheng,

last time, you defied my will,

and compared Master Zhuo
with the criminal, Zhuo Minghua.

You are hereby dismissed from your position,

demoted to a commoner.

[For this game of mutual destruction,]

[Auntie has really thought of
a way to solve it.]

Now you and I are both pawns.

What should be the next step
to break the deadlock?

Your Majesty.

[Auntie,]

[I will definitely bring you home.]

Now,

let's start a new game.

[If this order can be issued,]

[perhaps it can help me.]

Huo Zheng.

Your Majesty,

you are awake!

You got me out of the palace.

But why did you knock me out?

You didn't put me

in the waste to take me out, did you?

I prepared incense to remove the smell.

Forget it.

Your Majesty,

time is limited.

We must return before the last shift change.

They are outside.

Follow me.

Wait.

Master Huo,

how many of them?

- Greetings, Your Majesty.
- Greetings, Your Majesty.

Before,

when I ordered Master Huo to gather you,

I never thought

I would receive such positive responses.

I even worried

that no one

would show up.

Your Majesty,

we are ashamed.

Before, we thought you were
Zhuo Shangxian's puppet.

But the case of Junlai Village,

not only made your benevolence
known to the world,

but also showed us your courage.

Your Majesty,

I thought you were a weakling

who had never fought a day in battle
nor left the capital,

and only spoke in scholarly terms.

Master Gu,

mind your words.

Do not be so vulgar.

That's just how I speak.

Your Majesty, the other day in the court,

you risked your own life

and was so brave.

I am impressed.

Your Majesty, the Great Ning is only
decades old, and is still unstable.

Now, with corruption,

people live in misery.

The people hope
you can change the situation,

eliminate the ills

and bring about a new beginning.

We

wish to assist you,

seeking eternal peace.

I, Wang Xiunong, wish to assist you.

I, Lu Zizhao, wish to assist you.

I, Gu Xingzhi.

- Wish to assist you.
- I, Hu Jingxi, wish to assist you.

- We wish to assist you, Your Majesty.
- We wish to assist you, Your Majesty.

I have understood your intentions.

With the assistance of you all,

we will be able to clean up the court

and restore peace to the world.

Your Majesty,

I have an important matter to report.

Recently,

for the Qinan plague,

Zhuo Shangxian ordered disaster relief,

but in fact, he embezzled the relief funds.

After days of investigation,

I have obtained reliable leads.

He has hidden a large amount of money

in his secret treasury.

If we can raid the treasury,
the relief funds will be recovered,

and that'll weaken him largely.

Do you know where the treasury is?

I am still investigating.

Serving in the Yilin army for years,
I'm always suppressed by Pei.

If I can seize the command of the Yilin army,
even if I rob this treasury,

Zhuo Shangxian won't be able
to do anything to me!

It seems like a mess,

but there is a trace to follow.

Primary task

is having Master Zhuo

personally take us to his treasury.

He...

Will he be so kind?

♪ Candle lights the halls
through springs and autumns ♪

♪ Love and hate are written in a few strokes ♪

♪ Imperishable ♪

♪ Bloodstained vows with a touch of tenderness ♪

♪ Fate is written by the universe ♪

♪ Unending ♪

♪ Heaven falls ♪

♪ No concern for cause and effect ♪

♪ On the throne ♪

♪ Is it a shackle ♪

♪ Locking you and me up ♪

♪ Break through the wind and clouds ♪

♪ A dream lasts a lifetime.
The world has changed ♪

♪ One step forward, gaze back at the youth ♪

♪ At a glance, all beings bow their heads ♪

♪ I'm in the midst of chaos ♪

♪ At the end of the night ♪

♪ Having the loneliest dream in this world ♪

♪ Move on ♪

♪ Don't look back ♪