= Love Like The Galaxy=
=Episode 44=
(Tongniu County)
Half a day after I persuaded Ma Rong to surrender,
he was stabbed to death by Peng Kun's vice general.
What a coincidence.
That vice general knew it was all over for Shouchun.
Why did he still kill Ma Rong?
He was raised by Peng Kun.
He is loyal to Peng Kun.
Apparently, Peng Kun intended to take him as his foster son.
Mr. Lou travels a lot
and is well-informed in many things.
Don't you know
that this person is close to Peng Kun?
I was careless
and didn't realise it.
I went to Lou's residence before I went to battle
to see Grand Tutor Lou.
I wanted you to go to battle with me
but Grand Tutor Lou was worried about your safety
and rejected me.
Who would've thought
you would take the risk again
and achieve something incredible
at Tongniu County?
It was just a coincidence.
I went to Shouchun last year
and got acquainted with Ma Rong
so we were on talking terms.
You are too humble.
Persuading a general to surrender
is not something you could do with just a few words.
Oh.
Lou, do you also think
Yan Zhong has defected?
Then, where is
General Cheng Shi
and the refined copper?
With the testimony of Li Feng, the county assistant governor,
how can it be fake?
Besides,
Yan Zhong's letter of repentance
was even found in the county office's study.
As for General Cheng,
I really don't know where he is.
(Greed has grown. Heart filled with regret.)
Greed has grown.
Heart filled with regret.
It is Yan Zhong's handwriting.
Feels like Official Yan made a mistake
to take care of his family.
It's forgivable.
Forgivable you say?
Is he the only one
with family members in this world?
Thankfully, not everyone
is a coward like him.
Isn't the county assistant governor, Li Feng
locked up in the county office prison
because he would not surrender?
Has he been released?
We shouldn't let the good people down.
Many things happened over the past two days.
Ma Rong wanted to release him
but something was wrong.
Don't worry, General Ling.
I will order someone to release him right now.
Reporting!
Sir, it's bad.
The county office prison is on fire.
We extinguished the fire
but Official Li is...
It's Li Feng.
However,
he's already dead.
Shaoshang.
Shaoshang!
Shaoshang.
I'm here.
I think I'm going to die.
Aren't you in battle at Shouchun?
Why are you here?
Qiqi is right.
The person you like
is the person you see when you open your eyes.
I'm late.
Thankfully, you are fine.
You still know the feeling of pain?
Coming to a battlefield alone.
You are already fearless.
Are you still afraid
of pain right now?
Father has gone missing
and the whole family is in prison.
I'm the only one left in the Cheng Family.
If I don't think of something to save my family
and prove my parents' innocence,
do you think I can sit at home
and wait for you to marry me without doing anything?
You don't know
how tough it was
to make my way here.
When I visited my family at the prison,
Yuan Shen caught me red-handed.
When I went home,
I found some money left by Grandmother in the preserved vegetable jar.
When I left the city,
the guards searched me
and took half of the money away.
I finally arrived
at Tongniu County while travelling under the sun and rain.
I could only sneak into the city by hiding inside the poop bucket.
I'm having a headache now
when I recall the smell.
How did you
end up in the prison after that?
I thought about it
and realised Li Feng was the key to the case.
But I didn't know
how to enter a secure prison
so I could only
steal some biscuits and get arrested.
Why are you smiling?
You don't know how much I've suffered.
I didn't eat and sleep well in prison.
I was afraid they would chop me up
if they find out who I am.
I was also afraid they would
send me back to the capital.
Then, I wouldn't be able
to rescue Father and meet you.
All right.
I am here now.
You are not the only one left in the Cheng Family.
Me too.
I am your fiance
so I am also a part of the Cheng Family.
You will never be fighting alone.
I will always be behind you.
Your father
is my father.
Shaoshang.
We will investigate
the truth of the Tongniu case together
and rescue your family.
You are saying so many nice things
but you still weren't here
when something happened.
I was wrong.
In the future,
I will never leave you again.
Oh.
My stay in prison
wasn't totally in vain.
I met Li Feng.
He was a strange one.
He said something
about being rich in the future
and he could feast every day
when Lou Ben recovers Tongniu County.
Who is it?
I came here to send
the casualty list of the fire.
I was waiting outside
because I didn't want to disturb you two.
You have already disturbed us.
Leave immediately.
Lady Cheng, are you angry at me because of your misunderstanding
with the Lou Family?
If that's the case,
let me apologise to you
in Yao's place.
Lou...
Mr. Lou.
What are the casualties
of the fire?
The physicians did their best to rescue them.
However, only
County Assistant Governor Yin and three officers survived.
There are eight victims
including County Assistant Governor Li.
What about the cause of the fire?
I went to investigate with General Liangqiu Qi and Liangqiu Fei.
It was caused by
a spy of Peng Kun planted beside Ma Rong.
They wanted to die with Ma Rong
because they were dissatisfied with his surrender.
When we arrested them,
they committed suicide.
Bury them.
When County Assistant Governor Yin recovers,
assign him as the temporary county governor.
Sorry to trouble you recently, Mr. Lou.
When Mr. Lou returns to the capital,
His Majesty
will arrange for your reward.
General Ling, your praise is too much.
My contribution is nothing
compared to yours.
I'll be leaving.
What are you doing?
Don't stare at him.
Don't say nonsense.
I'm not concerned about my cancelled engagement with Yao.
I know.
You suspect him
of being involved with the Tongniu case.
How do you know?
If you keep showing it on your face,
even Lou Ben will be able to see that.
I do suspect Lou Ben.
I haven't finished talking.
When I was in prison,
Li Feng was not worried about being captured.
He confidently said
Ma Rong would surrender
when the royal court's army arrived.
Are you saying
that Li Feng knew Lou Ben would persuade Ma Rong to surrender
and was sure that Ma Rong would surrender?
Not only that.
During the fire,
everyone was shouting.
I was nearly unconscious
because the smoke choked me.
But I heard Li Feng scolding someone.
He said something about betrayal
and tying up loose ends.
If he didn't collude with someone else,
why would he mention loose ends?
I just don't know
where Father is right now
and whether he is related to this case.
Lou Ben is very smart.
I admired his talents in the past.
Right now,
I think I have underestimated how ambitious he is.
It won't be easy
to find evidence from him.
Any person
will have an opening.
I have to find a way to obtain evidence
and find Father.
Master!
(Li Feng's Memorial Tablet) It's too soon for you to die!
General.
County Assistant Governor Li was such an unlucky man.
He was orphaned at a young age
and grew up as a beggar.
His wife is a steady person.
I thought his life would be better
with his wife taking care of him.
Who would imagine that he didn't even leave a child behind
(County Assistant Governor Yin) because of Yan Zhong's defect?
What is Yan Zhong like normally?
Yan Zhong
is just an arrogant
and unkind person.
He doesn't like to get along with the noble families.
Usually,
when the county office did something to help the people,
even if someone accepted a chicken as thanks,
he would be fined their wages
if Yan Zhong found out.
It sounds like
he is not money-minded.
I thought so too.
His mother was seriously ill previously.
He pawned all his assets to hire a famous physician
and exchanged his horse cart for a bull cart
without feeling ashamed.
He looked at ease riding the bull cart.
If I didn't see Mr. Lou
finding the letter of repentance myself,
I will never believe
that Official Yan will defect with the refined copper.
What a pity.
Li passed away before I get to meet him
in person.
Don't worry, Li.
I will help you
take good care of your family.
Madam Li.
Tongniu County is a sad place for you.
Why don't you bring some money and return home?
What do you think?
(Madam Li)
I plan to do that too.
(Madam Li)
Recently,
I'm already selling the house.
Since I have nothing now,
I should just return home.
Thank you for your consideration, Sir.
I'm not an official.
Madam Li is smart.
I'm sure the decision you make will be the right one.
Mr. Lou is really capable.
If he didn't persuade Ma Rong to surrender,
I'm afraid Tongniu County would have fallen.
Why did they bring the refined copper out of the city?
Do you know the reason?
General Cheng and Yan Zhong
said Tongniu County is just beside Shouchun
and used its safety as an excuse
to take it out of the city.
They said they would take it back to the capital first.
However,
Yan Zhong brought his family out of the city as well.
That was an obvious act of defecting to the enemy.
Looks are deceiving indeed.
Who told you these things?
County Assistant Governor Li.
We've been following her for a whole day.
She is either moving
or selling her asset.
There's nothing weird about her.
Move.
Go away!
No.
Storekeeper!
Listen to me, Storekeeper!
It is really a treasure.
Enough. Go away!
Go away!
Everyone, help me!
Help me!
(Pawnshop Yongchang) My husband just died for Tongniu County
(Pawnshop Yongchang) and he is already bullying me, a widow!
He even tried to get this treasure off me for a cheap price.
What treasure?
I am already being nice to you by giving you 300 qian.
This is
a treasure passed down
from my father-in-law who was a post sheriff.
How can it be worthless?
My husband wanted me to leave it for the family
in the prison.
If my hometown isn't 30 li from here
and I don't have money to return there,
why would I pawn this item?
Enough. Just leave!
I will definitely report you to the authorities!
Look at him! He is bullying me!
Let's go.
(Tongniu County)
County Assistant Governor Li
was hardworking and loved the people.
What a pity.
Such a good official
had to die so early.
Why is this handwriting different?
(Get strong men to repair the embankment according to the governor's order)
This is County Governor Yan's handwriting.
He is good at pretending
and putting up such a good act.
You may leave.
What do you think?
Look at the county plans.
Yan Zhong promoted farming
and education.
He wanted to
dig three trenches over here
and pave two roads.
He wrote everything in detail.
If he wanted to defect,
why did he make these plans?
Li Feng must have hidden
all of Yan Zhong's handwriting
because he was afraid that someone might get suspicious.
Madam Li kept giving us ambiguous clues.
I'm sure she is being threatened.
Looks like there's someone she's afraid of
in the county office.
She said
she wouldn't pawn her jade pendant
if her hometown isn't 30 li from here.
A distance of 30 li.
It only takes two days.
Why does she need so much money?
If Li Feng was raised by his clan,
why would his father be a post sheriff?
Madam Li said
to leave the pendant for her family
but I remember she doesn't have any children.
30 li.
Her father-in-law was a post sheriff.
Post sheriff.
Post...
I know.
Qi! Fei!
-Yes. -Yes.
Search every post within a 30-li radius
around Tongniu County.
Yes.
We will stay here
and not move forward anymore.
Have you investigated everything?
Who do the bodies belong to?
An old woman in her sixties.
A woman in her forties.
A child younger than ten
and an adult man in his forties.
Looking at their outfit,
they should be Yan Zhong and his family members.
The other people should be in their thirties or forties.
But we can't identify them
because they were buried for a long time.
Looking at their outfit,
they were the guards
who went to Tongniu Count with General Cheng.
Shaoshang!
We still have a chance.
If we can investigate the truth behind the Tongniu case,
we will definitely find clues about your father.
There must be evidence that I didn't find.
I must have missed out.
Let me go.
Shaoshang!
You won't find any evidence in your current condition.
You will only hurt yourself.
Calm down.
How do I calm down?
How do I do that?
My father's fate is still unknown.
My mother, grandmother, cousin and brothers
all got locked up in prison.
They might die anytime.
If I still can't find Father,
it will be too late.
It will really be too late.
Shaoshang.
Did you find my father?
Not yet.
We verified the bodies again.
None of them is Uncle Cheng.
We must have missed out on something.
I'm going to find my father.
Let me find my father.
Young Lady.
Do you know how many hours
Young Master carried you on his back?
He didn't even drink when he came back.
Shut up, Fei.
No.
When Young Master heard
Marquis Quling was in trouble,
he went inside Shouchun alone
to capture the city as soon as possible
and got surrounded by armies.
He almost lost his life
because Peng Kun stabbed him.
He finally escaped danger
and worried you would come to Tongniu County
so he rushed here immediately.
He didn't get any sleep
just to investigate this.
Just pity him.
Qi.
Take him to receive punishment.
Yes.
Are you hurt?
Is it serious? Show me.
I'm fine.
It's true.
I'm fine.
Peng Kun wanted to kill me
at Shouchun that day.
But his weapon
did not pierce through the armour you gave me.
So, you are still the one
who saved me.
You are my fiance.
You must remember in the future.
Don't risk your life
even if it's for my sake.
When I found out you were in trouble,
I only wanted to reach you as soon as possible.
I had no time to care about my life.
Does it hurt?
No.
When you removed the arrow
at Hua County,
you asked the same question too.
Sometimes, I am thinking.
It is worth it
to get a few cuts on my body
if you treat me gently.
Stop saying nonsense.
Everything I said is the truth.
Do you know?
Since my uncle passed away,
my mother became crazy.
I no longer have any family member in this world to care about
whether I feel pain or not.
You said
you had no choice that day.
The fate of the Cheng Family lies in your hands.
I know how you feel.
Because I have always been
the last member of the Huo Family.
What?
I really need you.
Grand Tutor Lou.
Congratulations.
Lou Ben won the battle
without a fight
and achieved something incredible.
What an honour for the Lou Family.
As expected of the Crown Prince's tutor, Grand Tutor Lou.
You are good at educating.
How can I compare myself to Official Zuo?
Although your ancestors were civil officials,
their descendants felt like military officials.
Your daughter dared to make a mess of Changqiu Palace
and you dared to fight Ling Buyi
at the Censorate.
How impressive.
General Wan.
Why are you laughing?
I am laughing because someone forgot their own mistakes.
Trying to force His Majesty to punish someone
because he heard rumours from other people.
Now that Yan Zhong and his family have been proven to be murdered,
it's obvious that he was a loyal official
who was murdered because he wouldn't defect to the enemy.
The only official who left Tongniu County
with Yan Zhong that day
was Cheng Shi.
It is highly possible that the missing Cheng Shi
is the person who caused Yan Zhong's death
and Li Feng's murder.
Besides,
Yan Zhong's body was discovered by Lady Cheng.
Perhaps
she was only pretending.
Nonsense!
Cheng Shi's fate and whereabouts are still unknown.
He might be harmed by those evil people.
Shaoshang finally found Yan Zhong's body
to clear her father's name
yet you are accusing her.
I pity Cheng Shi.
He is righteous and loyal to his empire
yet he is still betrayed
by a group of jerks.
General Wan, mind your words.
How can you be so vulgar?
I am vulgar. So what?
Let go!
Boors like us
use real weapons
to achieve something with a body full of injuries.
Unlike someone
who only knows how to talk and accuse good people
to blow his own horn.
You are framing me.
You are obviously colluding with Cheng Shi
so you are siding with him.
I never frame anyone.
I will never run my mouth when I can use my hands.
Your Majesty.
General Wan just broke
Official Zuo's arm.
His arm got broken?
Well done.
These officials
were always trying to alienate each other.
They even want to
impeach me as well
so their name
can go down in history.
If I'm not the emperor,
I really want to go out and kick them.
Your Majesty. Are you not going to meet them?
No.
I'm annoyed.
I'll go and see Heng.
Your Majesty.
Consort Yue also said
she won't see you because she is annoyed.
What are you saying?
Seriously.
Lady Cheng forged the Empress's document to leave the border
and won't come back after going to Tongniu County.
Ask Zisheng
not to stay at Tongniu County anymore.
Bring Lady Cheng back immediately
and I won't punish her.
Look out there.
All those people
who are criticising him.
Suppressing them makes me angry.
It's frustrating.
It's frustrating
to become the emperor.
Your Majesty!
I want to report Wan Songbai!
He beat up his colleagues
and ignore the law!
Your Majesty, you can't ignore this!
Look...
Go. Ask them to get inside.
Your Majesty.
I was almost murdered and couldn't see Your Majesty.
Wan Songbai...
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Official Zuo.
You shouldn't scare His Majesty
and act rudely.
Yes.
Your Majesty, please investigate this.
Official Zuo slipped
and I wanted to hold him.
However, he was too weak
and got a dislocated shoulder when I pulled him.
Nonsense...
All of you
witnessed it.
Was I saying nonsense?
From what I saw,
it was as Official Wan said.
He was telling the truth.
That's right.
It was as Official Wan said.
Your Majesty.
General Ling sent a letter at night.
Yan Zhong and his family were annihilated.
Cheng Shi is really...
A lunatic.
Besides stealing the refined copper,
he also murdered Yan Zhong's whole family.
I think
we should execute Marquis Quling's family
and call Lady Cheng back to receive her punishment.
Do you want me to tear another arm off?
Your Majesty!
Official Zuo is right.
However, the battle is just over
and every colleague is busy.
The Censorate is the only free department.
Why don't
we ask Official Zuo
to go to Tongniu County
and call Lady Cheng back?
I...
I'm not a royal servant.
Why should I go to the front line?
I think what Official Yuan said
is reasonable.
Official Zuo.
Since you're concerned about Lady Cheng so much,
you will go and pick her up yourself.
You are fated with
Zisheng and Lady Cheng.
Fated?
Aren't you acquainted with them?
Acquainted...
It's decided then.
Your Majesty is wise.
Also,
ask Grand Tutor Lou's nephew
to come back as well.
He deserves all the credit.
I will reward him accordingly.
Thanks for Your Majesty's praise.
My nephew
likes to travel around.
He only has many friends.
It was all a coincidence.
He is not worthy
of Your Majesty's praise.
Tongniu County has copper refineries.
So, every county governor from the past to present
have been building tall and thick city walls.
There would be many casualties
if the castle was attacked forcefully.
But your nephew
is well-acquainted with people from various factions.
He recovered Tongniu County
without losing a single soldier.
He deserves all the credit.
It is only right
to punish mistakes
and reward achievements.
I won't
forgive any people with ulterior motives.
But I will never disappoint
my loyal retainers.
I have
made my decision.
That's all.
Yes.
Officials, you may leave.
Don't even think of slacking.
They shouldn't
come to me for every little issue.
Lou.
I fought Peng Kun
at Shouchun.
Peng Kun might be ambitious
but he is not a coward.
His vice general, Ma Rong,
who served him for more than a decade
was no ordinary person as well.
I wonder how you
persuaded Ma Rong
to surrender back then
without losing a single soldier.
I already
told General Ling about this.
I got acquainted with General Ma Rong
when I was travelling.
We were old friends
so we were on speaking terms.
It was His Majesty's benevolence
that convinced Ma Rong
to surrender.
I also heard
the county governor, Yan Zhong,
had an old friend as well.
He is even a noble.
However, Yan Zhong didn't want others to say
he had submitted to the rich
so he hid their relationship.
Both of them always avoided other people when they met.
Lou,
do you know about this?
The beacon-fire has knocked over the white snow
I caress the scars gently from the past
Your back to the light, your eyes contain the galaxy
I hum as the sun and the moon mutter back
The light between your brows
Was put out and rekindled by the secular world
The sky, the mountain, and the ocean, whom do I part them for?
As I wake up from the blue sea, stone steles stand like a mountain range
Under the lantern, criticisms were thrown, the narrow door could not contain my feelings
The joys and woes of this mortal life, we speak as we dream of the future
Both of us will be
In the sea of stars, burning bright with our sincerity
Our sincerity