The Three Heroes and Five Gallants (五鼠闹东京)

Episode 1

Upright Bao, Black Mole Bao!

Shen Biao, you daring little thief.

Seizing the silver of court officials, is an unforgivable crime!

And have the nerve to raid an official such as I.

Do you know that there is a thing called "Law" in the world?

Law?

I'd like to check out

whether your law is so formidable

or I, your master, am more formidable! (Master is used mockingly to indicate one is above you.)

Brothers, whoever takes Bao Zheng's head will be generously rewarded!

Kill!

Lord, lord!

My Lord Bao, let's get away from this place.

Black Mole Bao, stop!

Are you the Great Heihu Stronghold's head, Shen Biao?

Since you have already recognized me as your lord,

I urge you not to come around stirring trouble!

You hindered me, Zhan Zhao, while handling cases

and ambushed on my Master.

How dare you...

Bodyguard Zhan!

Shen Biao is a criminal wanted by the government.

Please finish this battle quickly.

Just capturing him would be enough. - Order received.

Good, Brother Zhan!

Better destroy his pants!

Good idea!

Zhao Hu, don't run after him anymore.

Careful for an ambush.

Go!

Brother Zhan, are you alright?

These bastard thieves...

dare to use this kind of dirty tricks.

They are dirty bastards themselves.

Sir Bao, sorry for traumatizing you..

Look at Bodyguard Zhan...looks like a cat.

Cat?

Where's the cat?

Master!

Along the way here, I noticed two suspicious persons.

I listened in their talking secretly.

Later I discovered,

they want to use the case of the lost government fund

for harming Master.

Who are these two people?

Their clothes are like commoners',

but from their speech and movement,

they looked a lot like a certain government official's assistants.

I understand now.

Master!

This thing must be dealt and concluded quickly.

But Heihu Stronghold's terrain is full of danger.

Three sides are cliffs. There's only one road leading up or down.

One man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies in here.

From what I see,

let's ask for reinforcements to face them.

Even if they come, we cannot use them well.

I think

that since this Heihu Stronghold has cliffs on three sides,

it serves as their natural protection

but also their deadly weakness.

Let's go!

Wang Chao.

Here.

Ma Han!

Are you okay? - I'm okay!

Here.

Get up!

Ah, get up, get up! - Ah, I know!

Hurry and get up! - In a bit, yes, yes, yes.

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Are you still going to run?

Heard that recently there's a new martial artist in Kaifeng Prefecture.

Replying to Your Majesty,

he is just someone I invited to help me solve a case.

Who is it?

He is Zhan Zhao, nicknamed Flying Bear.

He's from Chang Province, Wu Jin District, Yu Jie County.

Don't think that he's too young,

he has very good martial arts.

Jianghu people call him the Southern Hero. ( Jianghu: network of people outside mainstream society. Many with martial arts skills. The "gallant fraternity" or "martial arts world" )

Yet another one from the Jianghu.

Your Majesty.

Even if this person comes from the Jianghu,

he's honest, kind and serves the country loyally.

My recently solved case about the Hua Yen Temple's missing woman

and also the case of Heihu Gou stealing government funds

gained a lot from his help.

I've long been hearing about the Jianghu hiding some very skilled individuals,

but I've never seen one.

How about bringing him in tomorrow to see me?

Let him show some moves for me to see.

Your Majesty, you must not...

These martial artists,

are not prepared for the Palace and they are unruly.

What if they alarm Your Majesty with their barbaric ways?

That...what should we do about it?

With Bao Zheng here,

nothing will happen.

I'll obey your orders.

Presently, Bao Zheng has Zhan Zhao.

How can this Bao Zheng find such a fine general?

The truth is,

I still wish for Zhan Zhao to be transferred to the palace.

Better not leave him at Kaifeng Prefecture.

Let's encourage Your Majesty

to give that Zhan an official position.

Think about it.

One black criminal is enough to give us a headache.

And now, here comes a good martial artist.

How can we deal with these?

We must think of a plan to separate the two.

Good idea.

We must reduce Bao Zheng's strength.

Enter the palace?

See the Emperor?

Yes.

I won't go.

Really not going?

Not going.

Bodyguard Zhan.

How about this...

leave here right away.

If the Emperor asks, I'll just tell him that you have gone already.

But...

No need to worry.

If the Emperor wants to blame someone,

I will accept all blame.

Master...

Zhan Zhao serving Kaifeng Prefecture, is known by everyone.

If you let me just go like this,

and leave Master to face everything alone, how can that be?

Master...

It's just showing some skills in front of the Emperor.

I'll just go.

Today, in the royal court,

Black Mole Bao requested again

to impeach Pang Yu.

Didn't you assure me

that using the case of the lost government fund will definitely drag Black Mole Bao down

and make him unable to go to Chenzhou?

But who would have thought that Zhan Zhao will appear half way

and destroy my whole plan?

Good thing those mountain bandits don't know anything.

Or else who knows what serious consequences could have happened.

I will definitely be extra careful from now on.

It's just...

It's just what?

It's just...

I still cannot be at ease regarding that Zhan Zhao.

That Zhan person, even if he really is that good,

is only a small town drifter.

Even if he is given a black hat (official position) ,

he'd still only be one of the Emperor's servants...

a pet.

Pet?

Your Majesty, if you want to see a martial arts performance,

when we go out of the palace

let's go to Da Xiang National Temple. There's everything there.

A tight rope walker, a fire spitter,

stone-breaking using the head...

Why did you let someone from the Jianghu come in the Palace?

Have you seen a tight-rope walker?

I've seen it.

Some hold an umbrella, some hold a long stick.

Stepping and swinging...

Making the viewers quite dizzy.

Do you know the purpose of the long stick that they hold?

This...maybe...

so that when they fall they can use it as support?

Not right...

My brain is really not smart...

I can't think of the reason why they are holding a long stick.

Holding it in their hands is to provide balance.

Once a tight-rope walker loses balance, he will fall.

Balance?

Your Majesty has a decree

to let Zhan Zhao enter the palace.

Let Zhan Zhao enter the palace.

Let Zhan Zhao enter the palace.

Zhan Zhao is here to present his respects to Your Majesty.

Long live, Your Majesty.

Get up.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Zhan Zhao.

Subject Bao yesterday at court

praised your martial arts a lot.

I asked you come to the palace today

hoping that you can demonstrate your whole skills.

Don't disappoint

me and Lady Pang.

I would not dare.

I'm just afraid that I might offend Your Majesty's sight. (Meaning that his skills are not worthy to be shown in front of the Emperor.)

Subject Bao.