The Sleuth Of Ming Dynasty (The Story of Ming Dynasty / Cheng Hua Shi Si Nian / 成化十四年)

The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty

Let's go!

Take him.

Your Majesty!

Sir.

No wonder Li Zilong is going to assassinate at the Beginning of Spring Ceremony.

The crowd

means many hidden dangers

We have to make a watertight plan

to protect His Majesty.

Yes, sir.

At the day of the ceremony,

all the Jinwu Royal Guards and secret agents of the Western Depot in the capital

will lurk around the Taihe Gate.

Arrange as many of them as you can

above the gate tower.

I want His Majesty to be under airtight security.

Yes.

His Majesty's food will be served last minute.

I want you to use a silver needle

to test every dish for poison.

Then I will try them myself.

After I am sure they are safe,

I will personally serve them to His Majesty.

Yes.

For everyone at the ceremony,

regardless of the officials, guards,

or eunuchs as servants,

conduct a detailed background check on them beforehand.

They are not cleared to enter

if there is anything suspicious about them.

Yes, sir.

At the day of the ceremony,

there can be only one entrance

inside or outside the palace,

which will be strictly guarded by the Imperial Guards.

No one can carry weapons to enter

except the guards.

They must be admitted empty-handed.

Yes, sir.

And also,

those Bolang bombs

must be hidden for safekeeping.

No mistake is allowed with them.

Yes, sir.

Call Jia Kui.

I have some questions to ask him.

You have been through battlefields.

Do you know about weapons such as crossbows?

I have some shallow knowledge.

What is the farthest shooting range of the bows and crossbows?

When it comes to bows and crossbows,

the most lethal army

is no doubt the Mongolian Cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty.

It is said the long-range attack

of that Temujin's cavalry

could reach two hundred steps.

And this distance

was only the average range of the entire force.

The best bowmen

could reach up to three hundred steps.

Really?

How far is it from the Wu Gate to the Taihe Gate?

About four hundred steps.

As you see,

can anyone shoot an arrow from here

to assassinate someone at the Taihe gate?

I don't think that's possible

from such a distance.

But…

What?

After all, I know little

about bows and arrows.

Actually there is a veritable marksman

that we both know.

You may get different insights

from him.

We both know?

Who is it?

Wuyun Bulage.

Sir.

There is some news.

Go on.

I heard that

Gao Yi is now in the Western Depot.

He and Tang Fan escaped from the Huanyi Brothel together.

Is it possible that Tang Fan is also detained in the Western Depot?

Let's go.

You got news of him?

He's probably in the Western Depot.

Let's go to take a look.

Let's go.

Your Highness.

I heard about

someone wants to assassinate His Majesty.

Your Highness.

This matter is already under investigation.

What did you find?

By far we only know

the mastermind is a man named Li Zilong.

Other are still unknown.

You have been careful and meticulous.

But you are so incompetent handling such a serious matter this time.

You're right, Your Highness.

My incompetence has

put His Majesty in danger

and made Your Highness anxiety-ridden.

I deserve to die to atone for my crime.

Look up.

You have to remember,

His Majesty was the reason

you and me

stayed alive.

Yes, Your Highness.

Commander's order.

No admittance for unauthorized personnel.

I am Sui Zhou from the Northern Administrative Court of the Imperial Guards.

I came to ask about Tang Fan's news.

Commander's order.

No admittance for unauthorized personnel.

Is Mr. Wang Zhi here?

Commander's order... -Can you say something else?

Mr. Sui.

General Gao.

I am just a prisoner.

I won't forget

how you paid the price of blood and sweat for the Ming.

General Gao.

To be honest,

I come here

to ask you about Tang Fan's whereabouts.

Tang Fan

is in Li Zilong's hand.

That day

Li Zilong raised suspension about me.

I knew he was up to a scheme

but I couldn't get any information from him.

Tang Fan wanted me to take a dangerous move

to use him

as a gift to show Li Zilong my sincerity to cooperate.

Li Zilong

is going to assassinate His Majesty.

Tang Fan's strategy worked.

After I handed him over to Li Zilong,

he

revealed to me his plan of assassination.

I was surprised to hear that

he is going to assassinate His Majesty

at the Beginning of Spring Ceremony.

I don't know if Tang Fan has any plans to get himself out.

But

since he was captured by Li Zilong,

I am afraid

he might be dead by now.

Mr. Sui.

Can I speak with you in private?

What are you going to do?

I will try to save Tang Fan, of course.

We don't have much time left until the ceremony.

Now the safety of His Majesty is our top priority.

And Tang Fan

is a smart man.

I am sure he made such a risky move

only because he must have thought of a way to save his life.

How much do you know

about Li Zilong's plan?

To be honest,

I have no idea at all.

So now you have it.

In my opinion

Tang Fan is the only clue to the whole thing now.

So the only way to solve it

is by saving him.

Goodbye.

I will not see you out.

Goodbye.

Step aside.

Wuyun.

I know you are a first-rate marksman.

I need your help.

If I find out anything, I will come to the Iron Market to find you.

Kill him.

What are you waiting for?

Kill him.

We agreed earlier

that it was just a normal pick-up and delivery.

Why are there corpses now?

I told you guys I will never get involved in

anything illegal again.

If this carriage can't get out of the capital today,

I will kill you and your whole family.

Over here! Go after them!

Let's find a place to take a short rest.

Because

we need to turn around and go back to the city in a while.

We finally came out.

You want to turn around and get caught?

Don't worry.

Right now

they must be strictly examining vehicles getting out of the city.