Under the Power (锦衣之下)

Under The Power

Episode 1

In the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty,

Yan Song framed Grand Secretary Xia Ran

and caused him to be beheaded wrongly.

After that, Yan Song removed

Qiu Cheng, Shen Lian, Yang Qizheng and other political enemies.

Since then, Yan Song and his son have been in power.

In the 37th year of the Jiajing era,

headed by Wang Zhi, the pirates

attacked the coastal cities of the Ming Dynasty.

In the same year,

the coastal defense map of the Ministry of War was stolen.

Lu Yi, the son of Lu Ting who is the commander of

the Embroidered Uniform Guards,

was in charge of investigation.

What evidence do you have to put me in prison?

I want to see the emperor.

I want to impeach you!

Lu Yi!

Why did you catch me?

Your Excellency.

You are from the North Bureau,

yet you dare to touch the Ministry of War?

Aren't you afraid of...

What do you want?

I'll give you a chance.

Ask me three questions

to guess

why you're here.

I'm not going to ask you.

Okay, I'll ask.

I'll ask.

Is it related to

the Office of Miscellaneous Affairs of the Ministry of War?

It is.

Next question.

The office

lost something again?

Yes.

Next question.

What was lost?

What was lost?

I also want to know.

That's

really funny.

I don't know.

I really don't know.

An innocent man

wouldn't know what to ask.

But you

clearly knew it.

I really have no idea.

No idea?

No idea?

Fine, I'll say.

I'll say.

It's the coastal defense map.

The Ministry of War

suspected Cao Kun of stealing the map.

Waiter.

Why hasn't the dishes been served yet?

Sir, please wait a moment.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

Let's go.

Sir, here are your dishes and rice.

Don't you love fish?

Here, eat more fish.

I'm starving.

Yue.

This fish is delicious.

You...

Where did you come from?

How dare you eat my food?

Waiter.

Waiter!

I'm coming.

Kick them out.

Do not disturb.

I'm leaving now.

Wait.

Another six bowls of rice.

Right away, right away.

What

do you want to do?

Why did you run?

Why did you hide yourself?

You think you could do it because you're fat?

You made me run around the suburbs every day.

I couldn't have a hot meal either.

You are Cao Ling'er?

What a pity.

Such a beautiful beauty

is worn out.

Who...

Who are you?

Department Six.

Yuan Jinxia.

Constable Yuan.

Please look at us.

We are both good people.

I wonder

why you

looked for us.

They drew you well.

What do you think?

Please look at it carefully.

This drawing doesn't look like me.

Really?

But why do I think it looks so alike you?

Is it tasty?

I have a lot at my place.

One.

Two.

It's hurt!

Three.

So you are a girl.

What I hate most is tying my hair.

Dan.

You eloped for him, but he did so to you.

Wait here.

I'll be back right away.

Yue!

Like to eat ready-made, as always.

I caught you!

Run, why didn't you keep running?

Keep running!

Hey, Jinxia.

Don't just care about the girl.

You should do your job.

I am doing my job now.

Your Excellency.

All Cao Kun's materials that you asked

are here.

Was Cao Kun's promotion

all because of the recommendation

of Xu Lang, minister of War?

Your Excellency.

If Cao Kun stole the map for real,

in your opinion, does it has anything to do with Minister Xu?

Xu Lang just took this new official post.

It does him no good

to have the map stolen.

But

there's another possibility.

Cao Kun

is a spy that lurks beside Xu Lang.

Officer.

This gold bar is ten times more than the reward.

Please do not be too hard on me this time.

Spare me, please.

Officer.

These are all I have.

Show your mercy, please.

I'm begging you, officer.

Could you please spare me?

It can be changed to 800 tales of silver.

Yes, officer, please take them.

How do you know I'm in the red?

Right?

But if word gets out about it,

I will lose my job for sure.

Then...

I can't kill you

for these gold bars, can I?

Officer.

Please spare me.

Please spare me. I'm begging you.

I'm begging you, officer.

All right?

Please spare me.

That's all I have, really!

Officer, officer.

Officer.

Officer.

I'll report my task after this meal.

You guys can't kill me.

Officer.

Deal with me first, no.

Just let me go.

Miss.

It's not worth getting mad at yourself

for a man like that.

Here.

Eat some.

And you.

You paid for this table.

If you don't eat now,

you won't have that much to eat in jail.

Officer, didn't you take the gold bars?

A new task.

Yue

Take him back.

And keep an eye on him.

Take good care of Cao Ling'er.

I'm leaving.

Keep those gold bars as well.

She did it again.

Your Excellency, we received a secret report.

Something happened to Cao's mansion.