Song of Phoenix (思美人)

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Song of Phoenix

Episode 58 -

There's someone at the mountaintop, wearing fig leaf clothing and dodder vine ribbons. From the poem "Shan Gui" (Mountain Spirit) taken from the book "Nine Songs" by Qu Yuan

Your Majesty, please remove the titles and allowances of the sons of nobility earned through inheritance.

Send the sons of the officials to the borders to cultivate waste lands.

Ha? How can that be allowed?

A bunch of nonsense!

Tell me. Are they really supposed to go?

Your Majesty, the Chu belongs to the Xiong family.

Our kings have always governed with benevolence and righteousness.

We owe them a lot.

We all have no other requests and just willing to serve Chu for generations.

But right now, Vice Chancellor Qu is openly trying to remove the status and allowances of our descendants.

This...doesn't this hurt our intentions to repay and serve our country?

That's right... What Minister Jing said is reasonable.

May I ask High Minister Jing, does removing the status and salaries of your sons

make them unable to serve our country already? Could it be that you all are

serving Chu just for the high position and abundant pay?

You...

Although what Vice Chancellor said is reasonable,

his position was granted by His Majesty and not earned through inheritance.

That's why, your status will not be removed.

You really can say things like this without hurting your waist.

What Grand Adviser said is indeed right.

Your Majesty, I am requesting you to remove all inherited titles and pays of my descendants.

Any Qu descendants that are not able to do any merits for Chu

can never carry on an inherited rank and salary.

Subject Qu, have you really decided?

Make the earning of ranks and salary uniform, remove succession. Please start with me.

Fellow beloved subjects, do you still have anything to say?

Okay. Since fellow beloved subjects have no objections,

then this matter is then decided as such.

Respectfully greeting Royal Mother.

I heard that you are going to send

Heng'er and Lan'er to the borders.

And that you are going to remove all the inherited titles and allowances of all the officials.

I actually have such an idea long ago. Those sons of high officials

takes salary from Chu but never think of serving their country.

To rebuild Chu, I already thought about confiscating their salaries.

Vice Chancellor is muddle. You, being the king of a country,

are you also muddle?

Royal Mother...

For Vice Chancellor Qu to have such an idea,

I am not surprise at all. But have you thought about

who helped you gain this present country?

I never forgot that. It is exactly because the past kings and warriors had a hard time establishing this country, hence, I should try my best to govern it well.

If this continues, the government will really be put into disarray.

But today, all the ministers agreed with Qu Yuan's reforms.

Those ministers will show one thing but will act another way behind your back.

Are they really agreeing with it?

I heard that those ministers are saying in private

that Vice Chancellor Qu and Great Shaman of Chu are colluding.

What?

These rumors in the Palace surely didn't come from nothing.

They are totally making unfounded allegations!

It's not important if they are making unfounded allegations or not. What's important is

that these matters have already caused the ministers to be dissatisfied.

Royal Mother, don't worry. I surely will manage this matter well.

I'll let those ministers have nothing to say.

After saying so many things, you are still going to insist to change

these rules passed on by our ancestors?

Zhao Manor

What's wrong with father-in-law?

You caused the trouble and you still ask me? Hurry and go in. Father is waiting for us.

I think you have lost your capacity to think!

What do you mean?

You clearly know it. Today, at the court,

you and that Mo Chou, are quite in harmony.

You two really acted so well.

Everything that we are doing is for Chu.

For Chu?

What you two are doing is digging Chu's grave.

You are promoting uniformity in earning of ranks and salaries.

Other families haven't even started with it yet but you just have to start with yours.

I think that you are really not clear with anything at all!

I was ordered to reform the laws. If I don't set an example for others,

how can I earn the trust of everyone?

Husband...

Don't say those to me. Say that to Bixia.

You also have a son.

You can even be heartless and not trustworthy to your own descendants.

And you still bother talking about the world?

What do you want to happen to Shu'er from now on? If Minister of War Qu is still alive,

he surely will not allow you to be misbehaving like this.

If father can know what is happening to us in the after world, he will understand me.

You are hopeless.

I don't have anything else to say to you. Hurry and go to His Majesty.

Tell His Majesty to take back his order.

The reforms are beneficial for Chu, beneficial for the citizens.

Father-in-law is asking me to tell His Majesty to take back his order.

Isn't that bringing wrecking the country and bringing ruins to the people?

What?

You are saying that I am wrecking the country and bringing ruins to the people?

You clearly know that Chu is already sick to its bones yet you still pretend to not know it

and just watch it continue to be sick. Isn't that wrecking the country and bringing ruins to the people?

Unruly!

I initially thought that in father-in-law's heart, what's kept in there is the citizens, the country.

Never thought, that you are just the same with those other officials.

You only think about your position.

Enough already, husband. Stop arguing already.

I indeed only think of my own position.

But that is for the sake of your son.

But how about you? Just to be able to be in the limelight,

in your heart, have you ever thought about your own son?!

even for a bit?!

Father-in-law...

Tell me. Am I too trusting with Qu Yuan and Mo Chou?

I think that what you believe in are not Vice Chancellor Qu nor Great Shaman of Chu but yourself.

What do you mean?

Your Majesty clearly know that what Vice Chancellor Qu and Great Shaman of Chu are doing

are for the good of Chu's government and society.

No matter what other people say, Your Majesty has your own thoughts.

Vice Chancellor Qu and Great Shaman of Chu have always had a good relationship. Helping out each other

is just normal. Moreover, it's for the good of Chu.

Have always had a good relationship?

I said the wrong words. May Your Majesty forgive me.

Looks like the two of them are indeed being too close.

This...

Since they returned from Yue,

I already felt that something is wrong.

Your Majesty, Vice Chancellor Qu used to be the county magistrate of Quan while Great Shaman of Chu is from Quan county.

Maybe they had a few encounters then.

Have you really decided?

- Bixia. - Ever since, I have supported you.

But now, I don't know

if it was good for you or it caused you harm.

You are the person that's closest to me.

Can't you understand why I'm doing this?

Yes. But right now, I am not only your wife.

I am also Ying'er and Shu'er's mother.

Cai Wei.

Let's go.

Yes.

Let's go.

Hua Mo Gong (Jasmine Flower Palace)

Come! Come!

Come!

I'm here!

I'm here!

You must be here! Where'd they all go?

Where'd they all go?

Prince Zi Lan, what time is it now? You're still here playing?

I'm going to that wasteland tomorrow.

I'd better be happy tonight.

The competition still isn't over yet.

Aren't you being happy a little too early?

Then what do you think I should do?

Practice the sword.

Practice the sword? It's already come to this, why should I practice the sword?

Zhuang Qiao, when I leave tomorrow, what I'm going to be tested is about governance.

Come! Let's go play somewhere else!

Take this.

What do I need that for?

This is the most valuable thing I have. You should use it to protect yourself.

In this palace, besides you,

who else can bully me?

Who do you think can get close to my side?

Take it. Tomorrow you still have to use this

to protect Zi Lan well.

Don't worry. I will definitely protect Zi Lan well.

In the future, I will definitely give you the most valuable thing in this world.

What is the most valuable thing in this world?

I...I don't know.

You...are the most valuable.

Royal Mother, in this journey, I must do some grand achievements and let Royal Father see me in a better light.

Heng'er, the place you are going to go to is the border with Ba Shu.

The journey will be dangerous. You must be careful!

Big Sister, with me here, don't worry! I will definitely keep him safe!

Enough. It's because you're here

that I'm especially not at ease!

Big Sister, you are joking with me again.

Mother, do I have to go to that place?

What? You don't want to go?

Lan'er, this is your last chance to be the crown prince of Chu.

So you must make good use of it.

The king is using this to cultivate you.

Did I talk to you?

What have you come to send me off for?

Lan'er, it's getting late. Go on.

Prince, please get into the horse carriage.

Queen Mother, I'll be getting on my way.

Take care, Lady Consort.

Mother!

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River Algae Palace

Big Sister?

Big Sister Ying.

Why did you have time to come today?

I wanted to come see you long ago, but I was just too busy.

Yes, things are different now. You are the Great Shaman of Chu now.

What Great Shaman of Chu? Big Sister, you always tease me!

Sister, you've grown thinner and looked a lot pallid.

Yun Niang, what happened lately?

Yun Niang, you're sick?

It's nothing. It's just a little cold.

I've already taken some medicine. Thank you for your care.

It's good that you're okay. You must keep an eye on your body.

Big Sister, I didn't come see you because I was too busy.

Yet you didn't even come to see me!