Lan Ling Wang
[Prince of Lan Ling]
[Episode 45]
My strategy in taking Qi State is indeed attacking swiftly from the north.
It might seem that we are taking a longer route
but we will be attacking Qi State from where they least expected it!
By doing so, I just need to take down Jing Yang and Ping Yang
before heading straight for Ye City!
I want to take down Qi State in three battles!
Your Majesty, forgive me for being so bold as to say that
it seems to be too risky and dangerous to take Qi State in three battles?
Please consider your safety as the priority.
My reason for taking down Qi State in three battles is to
minimize the casualty of our men and the people of Qi State.
Under the tyranny of Gao Wei, the people of Qi State are already in great misery.
Our invasion of Qi State is an act of righteousness.
Our soldiers must not hurt any people in Qi State during this battle.
Anyone who disobeys my orders will be sentenced to death!
It's our people's blessing to have a wise King like you!
We will obey your orders!
Victory will be ours!
Wang Shi Liang.
You and your men have always fought well.
I'm sure that you'll live up to my expectations this time as well.
Yes, Your Majesty. We will not fail you!
Tian Hong!
I've only taken on this position for a few days
but Your Majesty already remembers my name!
I look to you and your men to do your best on the battlefield.
Conquer the lands for Zhou State!
Yes, Your Majesty!
Give me some food!
Spare me some coins!
Your Majesty!
Give me some food! Please...
- Your Majesty... - Why did you snatch my bowl? Look!
Your Majesty! If you keep neglecting the affairs of this state
we could well be conquered by Zhou State!
Who cares about that bowl?
Zhou State? What about it?
Zhou State is launching a war on us without any warning.
They have already taken down Ping Yang City!
Ping Yang City?
I can't remember...
If Zhou State fancies it just give it to them!
The army of Zhou is invading with great ferocity!
Not to mention that Yuwen Yung is leading the army himself.
They couldn't just be after Ping Yang City.
They will continue down south
and eventually invade Ye City!
Ye City...
Look! Look at me.
What makes you think that I'm bothered to manage such matters?
I'll leave it to you.
When he really attacks Ye City
you will be here anyway.
Your Majesty, have you forgotten who and what you are?
You are the King of Qi State!
Not a beggar!
How could you not be concerned about the state affairs?
What are you fussing about when I'm not even worried?
Your Majesty! You'll end up like this bowl if you don't pick yourself up!
It's been a while, Fifth Prince.
Your Majesty, has that annoying rascal been making you upset?
Prince of An De came to report to me that the army of Zhou State
has already invaded and taken over Ping Yang City.
He wants me to get ready for war.
Look at how I am now.
How could I be in the right mindset to think about this matter?
A war?
Your Majesty, I've only read about wars in books since I was young.
I've never been fortunate enough to look at a battle up close
and witness the splendor of war horses and the raging troops.
Could you let me come with you?
My Queen is interested in wars?
The sight of two states at war must be a magnificent sight to behold.
I believe... Your Majesty must be dashing in your armor.
Sure! My Queen wants to view the war?
I'll lead all my armed forces to a great victory for you!
Your Majesty is in such high spirits!
The army of Zhou State is sure to be petrified to know of such news!
I'll get dressed.
Do you really want to see me on the battlefield?
I really do!
I'll go to war for you!
- Si Xi! Let's get changed! - Yes, Your Majesty!
Fire beacons for war will be lit up.
Fourth Prince, by then when this state is raging in war
I don't believe that you will still be in hiding.
576 AD, the battle of Ping Yang
it was recorded in Historical Mirror Scroll one hundred and seventy-three
that in the fifth year of Jian-De (Era name of Zhou State)
King of Zhou State, Yuwen Yung gathered an army of 140 thousand men
to attack an ailing Qi State.
He took a very different route from the past
and led the army straight into Jing Province.
By the end of October the army of Zhou arrived
at the gates of Ping Yang City.
I've promised the Queen a victorious battle
so that she can witness the power of Qi State.
Why can't I take down Ping Yang City
after using so many soldiers in such a long period of time?
Your Majesty, all the soldiers have already done their very best...
I just want to take down Ping Yang City with no explanations needed.
Your Majesty!
Deputy General of Ping Yang City risked his life to report
that hundreds of their men are hidden in the city
and willing to join forces with us to fight against our enemies.
They will open the West Gate at three in the afternoon today.
- Our army can then barge right in! - Great! This is fantastic!
That will be our chance to triumph over our enemies!
- Yes! - Your Majesty.
I'd love to witness the sight of our army taking over the city.
Could you wait for me to join you later to witness that sight?
Of course, you can.
I came out here all for you.
So why wouldn't I wait for you?
I'll wait for you.
Brothers! Let's save Ping Yang City!
Let's save Ping Yang City!
Hurry up!
Your Majesty, it is almost three o'clock in the afternoon!
Please command the troops to make a move!
Wait for a while. A thrilling sight of our men taking over the city
must be witnessed by the Queen. I've already promised her.
Hong-E!
- Your Majesty. - Where is the Queen?
Her Highness is still dressing up.
She said that Your Majesty is here at war for her sake
so she should dress up properly.
Get lost!
Your Majesty, our men is risking their lives to open the gates.
If we don't attack now, we will most possibly lose Ping Yang City!
Exactly!
No, I want to wait for the Queen.
Gao Chang Gong, as long as you don't show up
Qi State will never have a day of victory.
Your Majesty, it's already three o'clock!
Please send out the troops!
Exactly! Your Majesty, we can't afford to wait any longer.
The consequences will be too ghastly to bear!
Keep waiting. I did.
So should everyone else.
Your Majesty, you kept holding off the right timing to launch the troops.
I can't sit around to witness the death of our men!
I'm going to send my men to rescue the soldiers in the city!
I will go with you!
Reporting! Your Majesty!
Ping Yang City is now being conquered!
All the soldiers in the city were all wiped out!
Your Majesty is so wise. Everything was as Your Majesty expected.
The army of Qi is defeated and ours have won.
The ruler of Qi State is incompetent.
He's forsaken his opportunity and disregarded the lives of his men.
It makes no difference whether or not he is leading the army.
Do not harm any civilians of Qi State!
Enter the city!
[Ping Yang City]
Fourth Prince, I'll take my leave now.
Is it news from Fifth Prince?
Are there news from Ye City?
Yuwen Yung attacked Qi State from the north.
He has already taken Ping Yang City.
I'm not surprised that Yuwen Yung sent out his troops to Qi State.
But I hadn't expected him to do so that soon.
My brother has news that
after Yuwen Yung took Ping Yang
he didn't slaughter or rob our people like Yuwen Hu did.
He warned his men not to harass the people.
Therefore, our people are still safe.
He did keep my words in mind.
Even if the day comes when he has to stop a war with another war
he will not harm the innocent civilians.
The battle has begun.
My brother said that General Hulu has gone with the King to take Ping Yang City back.
But he himself angered the King with his constant advice
and is now imprisoned in An De Manor.
Is he and Xiao Cui all right?
The house arrest should be temporary.
Fourth Prince, both kings are leading their armies in person.
What is your perspective on this battle?
Zhou State avoided attacking major cities like Luo Yang.
They launched an unexpected attack from the north.
He can reach Ye City after taking down two cities.
But the army of Zhou came from afar and will be exhausted from travel.
Geographically speaking, our army should have the upper hand.
But when two armies collide
victory depends on the ability of the commander.
Your Majesty, don't pull such a long face.
Or I'll think that you're secretly holding a grudge against me.
I don't blame you.
I blame my men for not being able to defend Ping Yang City.
Don't worry about it, Your Majesty.
It's just a city.
If Yuwen Yung wants it
just give it to him out of sympathy.
Your Majesty, Ping Yang City was taken and we suffered great casualty
because of Her Highness.
Your Highness, you now trample the souls of our men under your feet!
- I'm so scared, Your Majesty. - Hulu Guang!
Mind your manners.
You were conferred the title of Great General by the late King.
I respect that but you should know not to go overboard.
Your Majesty, generations of my family have served Qi State loyally.
My son, Xu Da died in the war.
I have no regrets that he died serving our state!
But this battle that took place today is unworthy of my son's sacrifice!
You favor the villains and neglected the state affairs.
And you! Evil Queen!
Qi State will ruined by you!
Are you aware of that?
Are you indicating that I am an evil queen?
Exactly!
Hulu Guang! How insolent of you!
You don't think that I'll kill you?
I do.
If I haven't been entrusted by Prince of Lan Ling to assist you
I'd have retired and live in seclusion.
I'm in living hell having to serve a fatuous king and evil queen like you!
Your Majesty, my life can be sacrificed.
But Qi State will now be ruined in the hands of a fatuous king like you!
Fine! Since you've always thought me inferior to Gao Chang Gong
I'll grant you your death.
- Guards! - At your service!
- Execute Hulu Guang on the spot. - Yes!
Your Majesty!
The army of Zhou State is attacking with great ferocity.
And yet ours is losing all the battles.
General Hulu has fought Zhou State countless times.
He has had great merits!
Honest advice is always harsh but you're going to kill him for it?
This will only cause us pain but benefit our enemies!
I don't believe in that.
Would Qi State be destroyed without Hulu Guang?
I have such regrets...
If only the throne was given to Prince of Lan Ling
Qi State would never be in such a predicament!
Your Majesty, please don't!
Who would fight the war for you if you kill the general?
Who would protect Qi State for you?
General!
[History of Northern Qi State: Legend of Hulu Guang]
June of the third year of Wu Ping Era
King Gao Wei sentenced Hulu Guang to death for treason.
He strangled the renown warrior with a bow.
He was fifty-eight years old.
General.
It was our foolish loyalty that brought you to this end...
His Majesty can't tolerate his kinsmen
and now he can't even bear to take in honest advice!
- Do you like him so much? - Your Majesty!
Prince of Lan Ling!
Please don't be angry, Your Majesty!
Don't upset yourself because of these sinful subjects.
Here, have a seat, Your Majesty.
Don't be angry, Your Majesty.
Don't be angry...
Why don't we imprison Duan Shao first and then execute him later?
What do you think?
- Guards! - At your service!
Throw Duan Shao in prison and head back to the palace!
Yes!
Dear brother... I'll be joining you soon!
- Evil Queen! You'll die tragically! - Don't be angry.
- I'll kill you, old man! - Don't be angry.
- Evil Queen... - Don't be angry, Your Majesty.
Be good, don't be angry.
Your Majesty, Ye City is at a great risk.
Although we have tens of thousands of soldiers here at Ye City
we might still not be able to fend off the army of Zhou State.
May I be so bold as to suggest that
Your Majesty relocate our capital to the south
in order for Qi State to survive.
Your Majesty, I also think that it's hard to defend Ye City against Zhou.
We should relocate down south immediately to seek refuge!
Your Majesty, you mustn't!
Once Ye City is taken, we will be utterly defenseless.
It would be no less that being defeated!
Your Majesty, please defend Ye City to your death!
Neither could we go to war
nor could we defend ourselves
what are you asking of me?
Why don't you just tell me that Qi State has already been subjugated!
A bunch of useless bums!
Get lost.
Your Highness.
What's the matter with the King?
Since the defeat of Ping Yang
the King has been discussing strategies with the officials to win the war.
Now that Jing City has been conquered Ye City is in great peril.
His Majesty is very anxious.
- You may dismiss. - Yes.
Your Majesty, have some wine to let off some steam.
The army of Zhou State will soon be here in the blink of an eye.
Will you be frightened, My Queen?
I won't be scared as long as I am with you.
I'm at ease knowing that you won't be scared.
I have a plan.
It will not only rid us of our fear for the army of Zhou State
but also allow us to be together for life.
What plan do you have in mind?
The army of Zhou State is attacking at full force this time.
We will be helpless and defenseless.
Indeed, I do not have the capacity to rule a state.
But I refuse to surrender to Zhou State.
Therefore, I've decided to burn down Ye City
before the army of Zhou State arrives.
Burn down Ye City?
This is a red herring.
The army of Zhou State will think that I have killed myself in the fire.
But the truth is, we would have both fled the palace by then.
Gao Wei and Feng Xiao Lian will no longer exist.
We will just be another loving couple.
Are you willing to go along with my plan?
Yes, I do.
It's a brilliant plan, Your Majesty.
But I think that this plan must be known to as few people as possible.
The morale of the army will be influenced should this plan be known to them.
Why don't we station large troops of soldiers right outside the palace gate?
We'll just have some guards in the palace to protect us?
What do you think about that?
My Queen is indeed very thoughtful.
I'll send some men to get that done.
Xiao Lian, are you truly willing to lead an ordinary life with me
as husband and wife?
Your Majesty, that is my honor.
I'm so happy.
I will retire to my chamber now to get ready for our escape.
Your Highness.
Hong-E, send out my orders.
Behead Duan Shao tomorrow at noon.
Yes, Your Highness.
Gao Chang Gong, I don't believe that you'll still be in hiding
if I execute Duan Shao in public.
Gao Wei is sick!
A Great General was toyed to death by him!
Old General Hulu taught us martial arts and sword fighting since we were little.
He was like an elderly relative to us.
Who would have thought that he would be...
The housekeeper of Imperial Tutor came to me last night.
I only knew about this then.
I barged into the palace to seek audience with the king but he drove me out.
Yuwen Yung will soon attack Ye City.
The King plans to burn down Ye City and sacrifice all of our people!
Gao Wei is bringing upon his own downfall.
It's a matter of time that Qi State is ruined.
After we lost Ping Yang City, we've also lost the crucial Jing Yang.
We're now too fatigued to hold out on a long battle.
His Majesty missed several chances to attack because of the evil queen.
The morale of our army is obviously low.
We then lost all the battles.
A wolf that leads a pack of lambs is sure to win a pack of wolves
that are lead by a lamb.
How is the Imperial Tutor?
The evil queen will have him executed tomorrow at noon!
Fourth Prince.
You once promised me that we will face all dangers together.
Say whatever you have in mind now to Fifth Prince in my presence.
If I couldn't read your mind
after hearing that Imperial Tutor will soon be executed
I'm not fit to be your wife.
There's not a minute to waste to save Imperial Tutor and the people of Ye City.
Send my message to Imperial Tutor when you get back to the city.
Tell him that he must hang in there.
I'll be sure to rescue him.
We'll meet up at your manor again tonight.
All right.
Fifth Prince.
Fourth Prince, why don't we have Fifth Prince bring Xiao Cui over
to look after each other while the men are at work?
I'll be more at ease if Xiao Cui is here with my sister-in-law.
I'll go and get ready.
My brother!
Fourth Brother.
Gather Yang Shi Shen and our men to your manor tonight.
We'll have a better chance with more men.
Besides rescuing Imperial Tutor Duan
I'm also going to get rid of the evil queen and fatuous king.
I will definitely follow your orders.
Will you not tell your wife about the assassination?
I'll think about it.
All right.
I've packed your mask in this bag along with some medications just in case.
Xue Wu.
Even if you won't tell me
I could guess easily that
on your mission to rescue Imperial Tutor Duan
you are bound to go up against Gao Wei and Zheng Er.
Perhaps, that was the real reason why you came back to life.
You're to put an end to the war that Qi State is destined to lose
so our people can be spared.
Tens of years, what has the Gao family given to the people?
Nothing except for misery and turmoil.
There is Prince of Lan Ling.
The people know that no matter how hard their life might be
Prince of Lan Ling will bring them hope.
Now that Prince of Lan Ling is dead there's still the masked warrior.
Fourth Prince, you have to go.
Xue Wu, are you really willing to let me go on this mission?
As a mother
it pains me to see how the state is now in war
and children in suffering.
I've always supported your every decision with abandonment.
As for every decision that I make
I'm sure that you'll support it as well.
Xue Wu...
You're such a brave, strong and unique woman.
I have nothing to regret with you as my wife.
Your Majesty, I've already carried out your orders.
There are only ten some guards left in the palace.
A large troop is stationed outside the city.
The people have no idea that Ye City will soon be burned down.
Please rest assured.
What about the arrangement for the corpses?
I've also carried out your orders.
Bring them over!
I'm made your personal guard and the Queen's maid, Hong-E take their lives
to use their corpses as replacements for you and the queen.
Take them to the main hall.
Great... Si Xi, you've done very well.
But I'm worried that this secret will be leaked if others know about this?
Definitely not.
No one else will know about this.
Please spare me, Your Majesty...
I wouldn't say a word about it!
Get up!
I like you.
Tell me how long you have been serving me?
I've been here for ten some years.
I've served both the deceased king and you, Your Majesty.
I might not have any merits
but I did work really hard.
Ten years have gone by so quickly.
So... it could be said that you watched me grow up.
I wouldn't dare say so.
Si Xi, I've been grateful to you for all these years.
I offer you this wine as a toast. Here.
Your Majesty...
What? Are you rejecting my gratitude?
Drink it up.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Yes, Si Xi, I know that you are suffering.
I know that you are suffering.
Bear with it.
It's almost over, Si Xi.
Bear with it. It's almost over!
It's almost over!
It's almost over...
- Your Majesty! - It's almost over...
Xiao Lian!
Why have you come so late?
I'm petrified.
I've decided to burn down Ye City tomorrow.
I've got everything in place.
Gao Wei and Feng Xiao Lian will no longer exist.
I'll escape from the palace with you!
I want to lead an ordinary life with you.
What do you say?
So... you've arranged for Hong-E's corpse to be my replacement?
You've arranged corpses to replace ours?
Come here, Your Majesty.
Here...
Keep me company.
Your Majesty, this is your final night in the palace.
You have to rest well.
Here.
I might mess things up if I fall asleep.
I'd like to stay alert so that
I can escape with you at the right timing.
Could I... not take the medication?
Since we're running for our lives
we'll need to be re-energized.
Your Majesty, heed my advice.
Rest well so that you will have the energy to escape with me.
Here.
Take your medication.
Your words make perfect sense.
Xiao Lian, this is already our last night here.
What is it that you are lying to me about?
These are?
This wooden horse...
was carved by me whenever I miss you and Ping An.
This wooden sword...
was made by my mother when I was little.
I'm leaving all of these to Ping An.
What about that sketch?
It's?
One day when Ping An asks about his father
and what he looked like
you can show him the sketch.
That's unnecessary.
There's no need for that.
Even without it, I can tell Ping An that...
his father was a uniquely gorgeous man.
I even accidentally mistook him for a woman.
He had such deep and beautiful eyes.
He wasn't very good with his words
but if you look into his eyes
you will know what his true feelings are.
He has a tall nose.
He had that charming, boyish look when he smiled.
He had scars of all shapes and sizes all over his body.
He... is the best man in the world.
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