The Queen Mother has declared...
Ying Zheng is no longer the King of Qin!
Whoever captures him...
will be rewarded.
Charge!
Retreat!
Retreat to the west!
Marquis, do you surrender?
Do you surrender?
- No! - No!
- Charge! - Charge!
I surrender...
only if you promise...
not to kill my men!
I have failed all of you.
Obey their orders.
Do not resist.
The king will spare you.
Lay down your weapons.
Stand up!
Ying Zheng, you murderer!
You murderer!
Mother, hand those children over.
They are my sons.
I'll never give them up.
So be it.
I'm not mistaken...
am I?
Mommy! Mommy!
Ying Zheng.
Who did you have in mind to replace me...
the older one or the younger?
Ying Zheng, listen to me!
Mommy, Mommy!
I'm begging you!
They are your brothers.
Goddamn you!
I hate you!
You've murdered my sons!
You animal!
I'm so sorry.
But our children...
are dead.
So they're gone.
Then there's nothing more to worry about.
I've failed you.
No, it is I who failed you.
And failed our sons.
All our efforts have come to nothing.
People will say it's my lust for power...
that brings me to my death.
But what I wanted most...
was to share my life with you.
That could have been...
were you not...
the Queen Mother.
As it is...
we will have to wait until our next life.
Don't cy.
We've done nothing wrong.
Farewell.
Are you guilty?
I'm innocent!
You committed adultery and fathered illegitimate children!
You plotted against Qin with foreign kingdoms.
You deserve no mercy!
It's true.
I had children with your mother.
You claim to be a filial son...
but how could you know the loneliness of the Queen Mother?
I plotted with foreign kingdoms?
Were you not raised on the milk of the Kingdom of Zhao?
Treason?
Am I the traitor?
No, it's you who are the traitor.
When the Qin Prince was a hostage in Zhao...
Lu Buwei gave him a woman.
But the woman was already pregnant by Lu Buwei.
She gave birth to a boy.
Later...
the Qin Prince became king.
When the king died, the little boy inherited the Qin throne.
Do you have to ask me who your real father is?
What a pity. You have been the King of Qin for such a long time...
but you don't even know who your real parents are!
What a joke!
The King of Qin is not even a descendant of Qin?
You are the son of Lu Buwei from Zhao.
Who's the traitor here?
Nonsense!
You're crazy!
Ying Zheng...
you're a bastard from Zhao!
Go and ask your father!
You may take your leave.
Master of Rites.
Present.
Who is my father?
Your Majesty's father was the King of Qin.
Your Majesty has no other father.
I see.
Thank you.
Qin Ancestral Temple
Lu Buwei, are you guilty?
Of course I am guilty.
If the King of Qin, Ying Zheng, is my son...
then he could not be the King of Qin.
That's why I am guilty?
Right?
The King of Qin is not your son.
His father was the King of Qin.
If that is true...
and the king is not my son...
then why do you want to kill me?
Right here in the Qin Ancestral Temple?
- Prime Minister! - Stop!
Say no more.
Just go ahead and kill me.
Your Majesty...
the prime minister had made great contributions to Qin.
I beg you to show mercy on him.
Prime Minister...
just tell the world...
that I am not your son.
Kill me, and the world will know...
that you are not my son.
And only by killing me can you make people believe...
that you are not my son.
Because...
a son would never kill his own father.
No!
No.
I will not kill you.
I just want to tell the world...
that I'm not your son.
- And when unification is achieved... - No matter what happens...
don't you have a father?
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Because I wanted you to be king.
King of all under heaven.
I cannot kill you.
I want to see you grow old.
I want you to help me unite all under heaven.
I want you to finish your book "Lu's Spring and Autumn."
I want everything under heaven...
to know and remember your name.
Remember your name.
King Ying Zheng...
have you forgotten the commandment of your Qin ancestors to unite...
all under heaven?
I have not forgotten!
Have I forgotten?
From the moment I was born, I was a hostage, who supported me?
The people of Zhao spat in the king's face and whipped me!
Where were the Qin people at that time?
Where were my Qin ancestors?
I had no food, no clothes.
What did the Qin people give me?
This man...
he raised me and took care of the king.
He brought our family back to Qin.
I was sitting on his knees...
when he taught me my first word.
That first word was "king."
He who taught me how to be a king!
I cannot kill him.
No one can kill him!
Your Majesty, then kill me.
But even if I die, people will ask the same question.
I cannot kill him.
I can't.
Please don't make me.
King Ying Zheng...
have you really forgotten your commandment?
Your Majesty!
Father.
Issue the following decree.
Lu Buwei is a traitor.
He is to be stripped of all his titles.
Kill his entire family.
What's going on with Jing Ke?
I can't wait anymore. He must go to Qin now.
He is not the man he used to be.
He'll never go.
He listens to you.
If you ask him to go, he will.
But I won't do that.
Lf Jing Ke won't go to Qin...
I'll have to imprison you...
and wait for Ying Zheng to save you.
All right, then.
Imprison me.
As you wish.
Release her.
You stay and she goes free.
You should see our new house.
Get him! Come on!
Go home, boy.
Pick up your sword.
If he won't kill you, kill him!
Go home.
Kill him!
Kill!
Your Majesty, General Fan fled last night. His whereabouts are unknown.
Issue the following decree to the other kingdoms.
Any state that harbors General Fan is the enemy of Qin.
Whoever turns him in is our ally.
Kill his entire family.
General Fan, I'd like you to meet Jing Ke.
Yes.
You are from Qin.
You know the King of Qin.
What kind of man is he?
He truly is a king...
but he has killed so many people.
Is that the reason you left him?
Yes.
Long live the king!
General Wang.
Present.
I want revenge.
Yes.
Destroy Zhao!
Zhao Ambassador!
Your Highness, My Lady, I beg you to save Zhao!
What's the situation in the Zhao capital?
The King of Qin is leading the attack.
The Qin army has already reached the city wall.
They've taken all the provisions.
Without food...
the people are desperate!
They eat...
meat off the dead bodies.
The King of Zhao has ordered that we die before surrendering.
I am afraid we can't hold very long, and...
What?
The King of Zhao is holding all the city's children...
boys and girls...
captive in the ancestral temple.
On the day Qin troops take the city...
all of them will be led to the city wall...
and sacrificed.
The Zhao king will destroy the future generations of Zhao.
My Lady...
in a few dozen years...
there will be no more Zhao people.
We're finished!
The world is finished!
Goddamn Ying Zheng!
I said he was evil!
General Fan!
Present.
The prince has promised to try and save Zhao.
I am leaving now to see the King of Zhao.
I will beg him to spare the children of Zhao.
I also want to see the King of Qin.
He's changed completely...
since you left.
Our king will listen to me.
Chapter IV: Lady Zhao
Jing Ke.
I'm going to Zhao.
You're going to Zhao?
Is there nothing you wish to say to me?
You don't want to bid me farewell?
I won't send you off...
because I don't want to lie to you.
You can't save the Kingdom of Zhao.
But I know you must go...
because you are from Zhao.
Zhao...
is your homeland.
Do your best.
Zhao Outpost - Twenty Miles From The Capital
My Lady!
The Qin troops have surrounded the Zhao capital.
The roads have been cut off.
It's impossible for us to enter the city.
Where is the Prince of Yan? Where is he?
Zhao is finished.
We must retreat.
Prince, it's getting dark.
We could launch a surprise attack.
Outside The Zhao Capital
I've conquered almost all of Zhao!
We are preparing to attack the capital. Tomorrow that capital will be ours!
What about the assassin from Yan?
I am so naive.
I thought because of you...
there would be no more bloodshed.
But what did I find when I arrived in Zhao?
Dead bodies everywhere!
Your army had done nothing but kill.
The villages have been destroyed, the towns ruined.
You did all of this! How are you different from other kings?
But this is Zhao.
Zhao is a different case.
You promised me...
that you would protect all people under heaven.
Look at my face.
Do you remember now?
Zhao is different!
The Zhao people bullied my father and insulted my mother.
They made me herd horses.
But your mother is from Zhao.
So many Zhao people have helped you through hard times.
Your own name used to be Zhao Zheng.
Your Majesty...
you cannot be the ruler of all under heaven...
as long as you have hate in your heart.
The ruler of all under heaven should love all people under heaven.
No matter which kingdom they are from...
they are your subjects.
The King of Zhao has given orders to kill all the children of Zhao.
Go save the children of Zhao.
If you save them...
you will win the love of the Zhao people...
and the love of all people under the heaven.
Can you promise me?
I promise you.
Lady Zhao, I won't let you go.
I'll never let you go again.
I am from Zhao.
I can't bear to watch Qin troops destroy my homeland.
My Lady, this is a military campsite...
but the prince didn't take this route when he came.
The prince must have retreated.
We must go directly to the capital.
Children...
the time has come.
Children! Jump!
Jump!
My child, go quickly! Go quickly!
Zhao will never surrender!
- General Wang. - Present.
Are these the last of the Zhao children?
Yes.
Let them go.
Yes.
Take this.
- General Wang. - Present.
When my father and I returned to Qin...
the King of Zhao sent soldiers after us.
He was afraid I would take revenge.
Right now, I'm also afraid.
I understand.
Wake up, wake up!
My Lady, over here!
- More dead bodies! - No!
It was Qin soldiers.
They buried all these children alive.
My Lady, are you all right?
Goddamn Ying Zheng.
Goddamn you, Ying Zheng!
You are sick.
You've been sleeping for five days.
So long?
You died, but then you came back to life.
But I do not want to live.
I want to go back to Zhao.
I want to be with those children.
I know.
Your Majesty, General Fan has been found in Yan.
Order Yan to deliver the traitor's head.
- Your Majesty... - Shut up!
The Queen Mother is dying.
Mother.
You've finally come.
I've just returned from Zhao.
I've killed all our enemies.
We have been avenged.
Goddamn you!
I must tell you.
The King of Qin and I created this whole plot...
to send an assassin to Qin.
At that time...
I was his lover... we grew up together.
When we were young...
my father was always drunk.
Often Ying Zheng would carry him home.
It was a big burden for a small boy.
He took good care of his mother too.
Everybody liked him.
He used to be such a good person.
Now...
he's a ruthless killer.
Ying Zheng knows everything.
He will be prepared. If you go...
I won't let him kill any more children.
Never again.
Do you think I can stand up to the King of Qin?
Yes, but you still need one more thing for your journey.
Without it, you won't get to see him.
I've come here to borrow it from you.
You don't need to borrow it.
I'm giving it to you.
It's a gift for a worthy friend.
Because...
you will never come back.
You don't think I know that?
You know that.
Of course I know.
Do you know why the King of Qin wants my head?
Because I alone know the secret that can destroy him.
But I can't tell you what it is.
If you see him...
I want you to tell him that...
I've not told a soul about his secret...
and that his secret will die with me.
I am going to get more wine.
Jing Ke...
do you know which direction...
my door faces?
It faces Qin.
Correct.
Your Majesty...
the Prince of Yan has sent this map.
This the richest area...
of Yan.
The land is so fertile...
We succeeded.
No.
The King of Qin will react as you have.
He will focus all his attention on me.
Therefore, my assistant should make the first move.
Not me.
But I will not have a weapon.
Try again.
Your Majesty.
The Prince of Yan has sent this map.
This is the richest area of Yan.
The land is so fertile.
The wind is whistling
Over the cold Yi River
The brave hero leaves
He'll never return
Chapter V: The Emperor and the Assassin
His Majesty!
Come closer.
Sit with me for a while.
How old are you?
I'm talking to you.
Your Majesty, I'm 15.
Already an adult.
Old enough to do great things.
I was younger than you...
when I was in Zhao.
Those were the good old days.
I never had enough to eat or enough to wear.
But I was determined to become a king.
My girlfriend told me that...
one day I would surely be a king.
Indeed, those were the best times.
Your Majesty, the envoy from Yan has arrived.
Will you receive him tomorrow?
Yes.
Who is the envoy?
His name is Jing Ke.
Our spies in Yan would say that he is a great swordsman.
Let him come with his sword.
But be prepared.
Yes.
Yan envoys, please halt.
The swords of the envoys need to be inspected.
Your assistant cannot carry his sword.
Please.
Your sword will be returned.
Long live the king!
It was a fly.
Is this the map you will present to the king?
Yes.
The box...
contains the head of the traitor.
The king summons the Yan envoy.
The king grants you permission to carry your sword.
Here is your sword...
please.
The king summons the envoys!
Long live the king! Long live the king!
What's wrong with your assistant?
We are from a small county, isolated and unsophisticated.
I said he would be scared.
You see he really is.
Don't be afraid.
We'll go home after we pay homage to the king.
The king will only receive one envoy.
Now you've done it.
Jing Ke.
Your Majesty!
What's your name?
Jing Ke.
- Raise your head. - I dare not.
Raise your head!
Why are you crying?
My secret is scared, and I am scared too.
I'd like to go home.
Have you brought me General Fan's head?
Yes.
Come up here.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty!
I don't want to carry a sword, but they forced me to.
They sent me here to kill you!
Did you hear what he said?
The King of Yan...
intends to kill me.
Destroy Yan! Destroy Yan!
The map...
is it fake as well?
Fake?
The map is real.
Your Majesty, the Prince of Yan has sent this map.
This is the richest area of Yan.
This can be yours.
The land is so fertile...
Stand back!
Draw your sword!
My king!
Not even a single one of you...
tried to stop him!
Get out of here!
Goddamn you!
Get out of here!
Why are you laughing?
Why did you want to kill me?
Do you know what I want to do?
I want to establish a great empire.
Qin and the other six kingdoms will become one great empire.
General Fan asked me to deliver a message to you.
Your secret...
He has not told a soul. He's not like you.
He kept his promise.
Don't die.
I haven't won yet.
You've come back to me.
I've come back...
only to take Jing Ke's body back to Yan.
If you don't allow me...
then you can kill me too.
Take him back to Yan.
Give him a proper burial.
My love!
King of Qin...
have you forgotten the commandment of your ancestors to unify...
all under heaven?
In 221 B.C., the King of Qin conquered all six kingdoms by military force...
to become the First Emperor of unified China.
His success was short-lived...
as the Qin Dynasty lasted only for 15 years and was overthrown by the Han.
His tomb remains in Xian, guarded by thousands of terra-cotta warriors.
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