01x19 - Episode 19

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= Dominion and Devotion =

= Episode 19 =

Stop.

Now scared, huh?

Bet you didn't think about this when

torturing those scholars.

Spill everything

you know about the imperial exam leaks.

Or

you'll be wishing you'd never been born.

Since I'm screwed either way,

whether I talk or stay silent,

I'll just shut my mouth then.

Fine.

Then I'll just beat you to death.

Ding Shanwen.

Present.

Master Zhuo.

Why'd you bring him here?

Foster father,

the exam cheating thing is blowing up.

I'm worried Huo Zheng will
track it back to this idiot eventually.

So I moved him out of the way

before he gets picked up.

Really?

But I think

you're up to something else.

[Huting Army Wing Captain,
Middle Captain, Front Captain]

I'm absolutely loyal to you.

I think so too.

Why so complicated?

This way,

nobody can prove anything, right?

Life's been

a real drag lately.

But,

I've got the ultimate fix.

What's the plan?

Naturally,

a coup.

When?

That's not your concern.

Shouldn't you be worried that

what if Huo Zheng grills Li Changjia,

and he spills the beans about the leaks?

Li Changjia wouldn't dare say anything.

Even if he did talk,

Huo Zheng wouldn't be able
to leave the Censorate.

[Censorate]

You still haven't told me.

You deliberately lured me here

for what?

Planning an ambush here

to capture and k*ll me?

You still don't trust me.

Like I said,

in this world,

you can't trust anyone

but yourself.

Then, have you ever thought

that maybe that's why

you've got nobody

to confide in.

Confide?

I've got a really bad feeling now.

My gut's telling me

that I'm now

in deep trouble.

Since Ding Shanwen's dead,

I'm out.

Chase.

Stop. Stop.

I'll confess.

Good.

I'm listening.

If I find even one lie in this,

you're dead.

This imperial exam leak thing

has been going on for years.

It started with

Zhuo Shangxian.

He then

roped Qian Ming in.

Did Li Changjia confess?

Where are you going?

The palace.

To see Your Majesty.

You're coming down hard on Li Changjia.

What if you get impeached?

Doesn't matter.

Master Zhuo is finished this time.

Give me the testimony.

Master Pei, are you joking?

You're Zhuo Shangxian's adopted son.

We're surrounded by the Huting Army.

You're not getting

that testimony out of here.

Master Pei,

I've always wondered

who are you really loyal to?

Your Majesty

or Zhuo Shangxian?

Your Majesty, of course.

Do you even believe that?

You

m*rder*d my mentor!

You've been a villain's pawn for years.

You're just plain evil.

Your Majesty

trusts you. But I don't.

I hate Zhuo Shangxian.

But I hate you even more.

I'll

hand the testimony to Your Majesty myself.

I want you and Zhuo Shangxian

to die a slow death

and turn to dust,

to honor my mentor's spirit.

He Yanbai is still alive.

What?

I said

that your mentor is not dead.

No time

for explanations right now.

Once things calm down,

I'll take you to him.

May my child be dumb and boorish,

and without calamity reach high office.

Master He told me

this poem

would make you trust me.

Your Majesty trusts me.

Even if you don't trust me,
at least trust Your Majesty's judgment,

right?

[Testimony]
I distract them.

You be careful, okay?

How can you let him leave like that?

Huo Zheng.

Pei Shenzhi,

just give me one honest answer.

You weren't just lying to me, were you?

No.

Great.

May my child be dumb and boorish,

and without calamity reach

high office.

He'll be proud of you.

From that moment on,

you've been betraying me.

Betray?

No.

We were never on the same side.

Now my hands are covered in blood.

Might as well

go to hell together.

At least,

we can have a blast

while being deep-fried.

You lost.

Yeah, I lost.

But the time

is almost up.

What?

Surround them.

Follow Your Majesty

is chosen by destiny.

Your Majesty made a call.

Those who used to back Zhuo Shangxian,
if coming back to the fold...

If coming back to the fold, are off the hook.

Once I've restored order to the court,
you'll all be back in the inner circle,

chasing your ambitions.

But if

anyone decides to fight against

what's clearly meant to be,

they're

going to be crushed.

Your Majesty loves the people.

I'm with Your Majesty all the way.

If you're thinking about...

No submission...

don't blame me for ditching old friendships.

Means rebellion.

All clans will be exterminated.

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

Okay, that explains it all.

Turns out my son lured me to Yunqi Villa

as a decoy,

so that Your Majesty could stage a coup.

I came here in the middle of the night

to get back the Tiger Tally
of the Huting Army.

What do you think, Master Zhuo?

Frankly, what use is
this Tiger Tally to me now?

Since you want it,

how could I possibly refuse?

I just want to know,

is this truly your wish,

or is it you, Master Pei, who wants it?

It's you,

right?

You chose him as a puppet emperor
from the start just to one day

bring me down

and grab power for yourself.

I was so blind.

I raised a freaking tiger.

You're just hopeless.

Your Majesty was never a puppet.

He's the rightful ruler.

I, Pei Shenzhi,

willingly

follow him.

Very well.

Master Zhuo.

Stop fighting it.

Does Your Majesty want me dead?

Or are you just worried about

my concubine, your Auntie,

being buried with me?

So, things have come to a head.

Zhuo Shangxian,

you didn't really think
you'd walk away unscathed, did you?

What does Your Majesty want?

I can spare your life,
if you release my Auntie,

and hand over the Tiger Tally.

Something that could save my life,

I dare not give it up.

But happy to give you

the Tiger Tally.

I'm getting old anyway.

Time to retire and go home.

Your Majesty,

you can't just let him go!

Huo Zheng left behind

this testimony before he died.

Huo Zheng.

You never listened.

I will

punish you

to turn into a star in the sky earlier

to protect the people of the Great Ning.

I know what you wanted.

I'll

take care of it.

Pei Shenzhi!

♪ 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 ♪