Madam Tik, we wish you a safe trip...
Execute her
Yuet...
I wonder what you can do now. We're old and weak people, women and children
I've been pondering who should be the next
Don't blame me for this. If you must blame anyone, you should blame Tik Yan-kit
He'd rather let all of you die one by one than turn himself in
Mo Shing-tsz, you harm the loyal and innocent
Heaven has eyes. There's divine retribution
I swear I'II take revenge on you for my mom until my last breath
You're now a prisoner. What can you do?
Revenge? In your next incarnation?
Mo Shing-tsz, you're wicked!
Thunderbolts will strike you and you'II die a violent death
Yuet, be patient. I'II help you wipe out your deep grievance
When can I avenge mom's murder? Calm down Calm down?
Mom was beheaded. Grandma, Sis and King-fai are locked up in jail
I don't know they're alive or dead Tell me how I can calm myself down
How long do we still have to hide here?
Dad, we'll stay here like a timid turtle for the rest of our lives?
You're seeking your doom if you go out
If we die too, who will avenge your mom's murder?
I know you're filled with grief and indignation
You think I feel better than you?
The one who was beheaded on the execution ground was my wife
Those who're being locked up in jail are my very old mother and my son and daughter
You think I'll turn a blind eye to it and await our doom?
By heart also aches very much It's like 10,000 arrows piercing my heart
I really want to avenge your mom's murder by stabbing Mo Shing-tsz to death
But I have yet to find Mo Yin-tak
I also don't feel confident of striking back against Mo Shing-tsz at this moment
How can I take revenge on him? How?
This hairpin reminds me of Madam Tik
She used to come here and chat with me about domestic trivialities
She was gentle, elegant and kind
She had a pair of dexterous hands. I feel very sorry for her
Your Majesty, Prince Ngai hadn't had another alternative
I understand he did it to force Tik Yan-kit to show up
Tik Yan-kit's refusal to turn himself in has brought calamity to his family
Tik Yan-kit is that sort of person. He's a hypocrite
Yuen-yee...
I...
Feel free to speak up. No consequence!
My granddad Sheung Koon Yee
had drafted an edict for the late emperor against Your Majesty
Tik Yan-kit was afraid that he'd be implicated
To save his skin, he turned himself into Your Majesty's informant
His selfishness had ruined my whole family eventually
This wasn't true. After the late emperor and Sheung Koon Yee had drafted the edict
I was the one who found it out by accident. There wasn't any informant
I wonder who told you about it
Yin-tak, I still have a request...
Tik Yan-kit had collaborated with Sheung Koon Yee and his son at first
But he betrayed them and became Her Majesty's informant eventually
No wonder mom disliked Tik Yan-kit so much. She had a good reason for it
I promise you I'll cherish you and no one can separate us
My late mother told me about it
You only know one aspect of a thing
When that incident happened Tik Yan-kit was far away from here
He had absolutely no knowledge of it. I wonder how he could betray Sheung Koon Yee
I must've mistaken about it
I'm grateful to Your Majesty for explaining all these to me
I'm glad you know the truth now
By the way, have you any news about Yin-tak?
No
Where's on earth has he gone?
Sis Shuk
Scholar Sheung Koon
You looked weird when Her Majesty and I chatted about Major Mo
You've seen him? Well...
Yin-tak is my fiance. If you have his news, I beg you to tell me about it
Major Mo had come to see me on the day he disappeared
He took back a letter that I'd kept for Lady Ngan
A letter? What's it about?
Lady Ngan had said to me if anything untoward should happen to her or Major Mo
I should give the letter to Her Majesty
But not long after Major Mo had taken back the letter
there was news about Lady Ngan's sudden death and Major Mo's disappearance
I suspect what happened must be related to the letter
Maybe something untoward had happened to Major Mo already
We'II impose the levy according to what we've discussed
Yuen-yee, help me draft the edict and make it known to everyone in the state
Yes, Your Majesty
Is there anything else?
Your Majesty
Speak, please
It's about Tik Yan-kit's treason case Though he and his son are still at large
his mother and kids are remanded in custody
His wife Cho Yuet was beheaded too
Great Madam Tik is old while Tik King-fai is a kid who should be innocent
I beg Your Majesty to show mercy on them
Pardon them so old madam can free herself from the pain of being jailed
Scholar Sheung Koon, you think they're just old, weak and disabled people?
Just Tik Ching-luen is already not a mediocre person
Your Majesty, do not approve their release
According to the letter that Prince Ngai had submitted to Your Majesty
the insurgents are Tik Yan-kit Cheung So-ngo
Sung Ting-yuk, Prince Lo Ling and the Turkish Khan
You have no evidence to prove
that Tik Ching-luen has taken part in plotting an insurgency
She's just a woman. Why do you still want to make life difficult for her?
According to the laws of Da Zhou
the family and friends of the insurgents will be executed
Now only Cho Yuet was beheaded
We've been very nice to them already
Yuen-yee, I thought you and Tik Ching-luen were hostile to one another
I wonder why you've spoken in her favor at a moment when her fate hangs in the balance
Your Majesty, I think compassion is what we all share
Great Madam Tik is very old But she still has to endure such suffering
Tik Yan-kit's forefathers were all loyal and virtuous
The late emperor had even conferred the title of First-rank Madam on Great Madam
She was awarded a gold medallion that'd free its holder from the death sentence too
Prince Ngai, I wonder why she didn't take it out before Cho Yuet was executed
She did show it to me but that gold medallion was awarded by the late emperor
It's something that belonged to the previous dynasty
Now it's the Da Zhou Dynasty
I think it's proper and right for me to ignore it
Besides, Her Majesty has said that I'm fully in charge of this case
I swear I won't treat the traitors leniently
Your Majesty, this gold medallion explains
why Tik Yan-kit and his family have no respect for anyone
I swear I'II not tolerate this anymore
Prince Ngai, Her Majesty has been a devout Buddhist
Buddhism preaches mercifulness and non-violence
If one has a forgiving heart, it's like building a pagoda of 7 stories for oneself
It's a blessing if one can forgive others
Your Majesty, according to the Buddhist sutra
a person of virtue is keen on giving alms
Both Heaven and the people will be helpful and supportive
10,000 favors will be returned for one good deed
One will be happy and will also live a long life
A philanthropist's blessing is immeasurable
If Your Majesty is lenient with Tik Yan-kit's family today
Your Majesty's ministers and people will feel your immense benevolence
They'll all glorify Your Majesty's virtues
It'II be Your Majesty's superb achievement
Your Majesty...
I've known Great Madam Tik for several decades
What's happening to her is the last thing I want to see
Yuen-yee, I'II let you handle Tik Yan-kit's family
I thank Your Majesty on their behalf
Your Majesty...
I'm tired. Yuen-yee, accompany me to my court of residence now
Yes, Your Majesty
Stand...
It was ridiculous! I didn't expect Sheung Koon Yuen-yee would betray me
Your Highness, I'd followed Great Madam Tik and her family after they'd left the prison
Their sedan chairs were heading for the west
I didn't realize until it was 10 miles out of the city that
the sedan chairs were not carrying them
They're now missing without a trace
Sheung Koon Yuen-yee!
Great Madam, I've already arranged with someone to look after King-fai
I've also held a burial for Madam Tik
I've erected a temporary memorial tablet here for you to pay respects to her
Scholar Sheung Koon, I'm really grateful to you for your benevolence
I really don't know how to return the favors
Please let me kowtow on knees
Great Madam, I don't deserve it
I just hope to do something I should do Be seated, please
Scholar Sheung Koon why do you want to help us?
Now we're being accused of staging an insurgency
I can't figure out why you would rescue us
Ching-luen, it's impolite to have talked to her like this
I won't blame Lieutenant Tik for suspecting me
It's true I really dislike you very much
I used to believe that I'm very clever
I'm unwilling to admit that someone else is better than me
But I've become a victim of my own cleverness this time
I'd erroneously put my trust in that wicked and treacherous Mo Shing-tsz
He made me believe that Minister Tik is my family's big enemy
He made me hate your family
He hoped I would help him devastate you
Now I've rescued you. At least this somewhat allows me to atone for my wrongs
It helps me have a less terrible conscience
If you get a chance to see Minister Tik again
help me convey my willingness to help him prove your innocence
You really want to help us?
Her Majesty needs the help of good ministers like Minister Tik
I don't want to give those evil officials a chance to deceive Her Majesty
Mom...
King-fai, mom doesn't want to see you cry
King-fai, come over here
You're a good boy. Do not cry
I won't cry. Mom said a man will bleed but he never weeps. Grandma, I won't cry
King-fai, you're a good boy
Ching-luen... Minister Cheung...
Great Madam... Minister Cheung...
Dad, Kwong-yuen...
Ching-luen... Sis...
Mom... Grandma...
Yan-kit... Mom...
Yan-kit...
Dad, Bro...
Great! Minister Tik, your family can see each other again
Minister Cheung, your benevolence and virtue are something I'll never forget
I don't deserve such a compliment Have a nice chat. I'II stay outside first
Thank you
Mom, I'm sorry
Yuet... Yuet...
I swear I won't let you bleed in vain
They've deceived Her Majesty and broken the law
They'll bring more harm as long as they're still working in the government
In order to preserve the throne of Da Tang
I'II fight against them even at the cost of my life
Ching-luen, Kwong-yuen tell me if you're scared of death
Dad, I'm not scared
None of us prefers life to dishonor
I'm not scared either. I want to avenge mom's murder
Great! I believe Yuet's spirit in Heaven will help and protect us
Dad, Sheung Koon Yuen-yee had talked to us She said she'd help us
Can we trust her?
I ought to give it a try even there're dangers ahead
Though I'm not absolutely confident that I can turn defeat into victory
I firmly believe that evil can never prevail over good
I not only want to meet Sheung Koon Yuen-yee
but I also want to have an audience with Her Majesty in person
Your Majesty, I'm thickheaded There's one thing I don't understand
You're intelligent by natural endowments Nothing is too hard for you. What's up?
The forefathers of Tik Yan-kit had rendered meritorious service to the state
The late emperor had even awarded a gold medallion to Great Madam Tik
Its holder is exempted from the death sentence
Tik Yan-kit and his family are the descendants of the loyal and virtuous
They've never had any inordinate ambitions
How come they would commit the monstrous crime of high treason suddenly?
You're begging for leniency on their behalf?
I daren't do it
But Your Majesty is always fair and just
so Your Majesty has also redressed many unjust verdicts before
I just feel that even Minister Tik has committed some towering crimes
he should be given a chance to argue his case
so a verdict is to be given after all the facts are ascertained
You've met Tik Yan-kit?
I won't lie to Your Majesty
Minister Tik hopes that he may attend an audience with Your Majesty
so Your Majesty can decide if he's guilty
Long live Your Majesty...
Ministers, you may rise
Thank you, Your Majesty...
Summon Tik Yan-kit, Tik Ching-luen and Tik Kwong-yuen
Her Majesty now summons Tik Yan-kit, Tik Ching-luen and Tik Kwong-yuen to the hall
Long live Your Majesty...
Tik Yan-kit, you've brought a coffin to the hall
It's utterly disrespectful! Why?
Your Majesty, I'm a fugitive from justice But thanks to Your Majesty's benevolence
I'II still allowed to attend an audience with Your Majesty today
I know it's possible that I mayn't be able to leave this place intact
It's true Your Majesty's benevolence is immense
but murky clouds are obscuring the sun
If it turns out that my dilapidated body becomes mentally and physically exhausted
I may die in the hands of those crafty sycophants
The coffin will become my final dwelling
so I beg Your Majesty for forgiveness
Approved Thank you, Your Majesty
Your Majesty, there's irrefutable evidence
to prove that Tik Yan-kit has committed the monstrous crime of high treason
so his affectedness in front of Your Majesty is of no avail
He's a thoroughly perverse and unprincipled person
I hope Your Majesty will not have any mercy on him
Tik Yan-kit, you've brought a coffin to the hall
You want to make a fool of Her Majesty and the ministers?
Her Majesty had thought highly of you
but you collaborated with the Turks
assembled the gangsters of the underworld
allied yourself with the evil ministers of the previous dynasty
in plotting an insurgency which is the most monstrous crime of all
Your Majesty, I have good faith, virtue and patriotism. I have a clear conscience
Prince Ngai's allegations are complete inventions to discredit and devastate me
Stop thinking that you can deny your crimes by shifting the blame onto others
I'd already submitted the facts of your crimes to Her Majesty a long time ago
If you hadn't had committed some towering crimes
Her Majesty wouldn't have ordered me to arrest you
I didn't commit any crimes
If you didn't commit any crimes why did you run away and hide?
I hid to preserve my strength. I tried to escape from Prince Ngai's violent treachery
If anything untoward should happen to me
how could I get the chance to attend an audience with Her Majesty today?
If I have pangs of conscience
I wonder why I still have the nerve to stand here today
I also wonder why I still have the face to meet all my colleagues here either
Your Majesty and all my colleagues there are irrefutable proofs of his crime
It'II be futile for this stray dog to bark again
Tik Yan-kit, of course I know very well you're still loyal to Da Tang
You'd like me to pick the heir and return the throne to Lee Hin as soon as possible
Of course I've thought about it already
Actually, I'll decide what I should do in a very short time
But why did you secretly collaborate with Hin and other rebels in coercing me?
It's really distressing
Your Majesty... Your Majesty, are you all right?
Long live Your Majesty
Long live Your Majesty...
Minister Tik, I've permitted you
to come here today to argue your case
in front of all the civilian and military officers at court
What else do you still want to say?
Your Majesty, I've committed a crime
But my crime is neither high treason nor forming a coterie to stage an insurgency
My crime is not doing my job properly to assist Your Majesty
Now Your Majesty is being misled and deceived by some petty persons
Tik Yan-kit, stop trying to drive a wedge between Her Majesty and me
You said someone has misled and deceived Her Majesty?
I have some questions for you
After Sung Ting-yuk was deployed to Lingzhou
did you ask Prince Lo Ling and Cheung So-ngo to go to your home?
Yes. Prince Lo Ling came to my home to borrow some books on medicine
It was just coincidental that
Cheung So-ngo and Sung Cheung-kwai had also come to my home to say their farewells
Was it really just coincidental? You were actually acting as a go-between
for Prince Lo Ling and Cheung So-ngo to work together to hatch a sinister plot
This is just Prince Ngai's fabrication and guess. It's inconsistent with the facts
Besides, Cheung So-ngo had already
washed her hands of the activities of the underworld
Every commoner in the East Capital has known about it
Of course you would say that as she would be your in-law
In retrospect, when Sung Ting-yuk took part in the cadet exam
I was the one who went to great pains to oppose recruiting him
You knew very well his background was unusual but you still thought highly of him
You'd obviously planned it out a long time ago
I was instructed to select capable people according to ability instead of background
The selection of Sung Ting-yuk and the other 9 cadets was finalized by Her Majesty
I wonder if Prince Ngai is suspecting Her Majesty's judgment
How dare you try to drag Her Majesty into this argument!
You said Cheung So-ngo had washed her hands of the activities of the underworld
How come there was her stamp on a letter she sent to the gangsters?
Right, the evidence is irrefutable! It was said with solid judgment
It's very simple. Someone might steal or fake a stamp
If what you said is right
Cheung So-ngo had severed her links with the underworld
When Sung Ting-yuk was sent to a distant exile
how come he was being taken care of by so many gangsters during his trip?
You often spoke in his favor. Obviously you were purposely trying to harbor him
Even you weren't the ringleader you'd concealed what you knew of the case
Prince Leung is right
Besides, when the Turks mobilized her army along our border
it didn't take you long to make the Turkish Khan withdraw his troops
You were really so capable?
Maybe you had a secret deal with the Turkish Khan
It was probably a deal that would harm our state?
I would do nothing to harm the state
But what I did might've harmed Your Highness and Prince Leung
Your Highnesses had done a hundred things to victimize Prince Lo Ling
You denied his loyalty diligence and love for the people
Prince Lo Ling had to flee to Turk
But he also hoped that he could do something for Da Zhou by actual efforts
He just brought me, my daughter and a small troop to travel a long way to Turk
We ourselves had formed a Great Wall of flesh and blood
With the help of Commander in Chief Sung
we'd risked life and limb to negotiate a treaty of alliance
It'd be hard for Your Highnesses to visualize the circumstances
It wouldn't be as easy as
what Your Highnesses had done to spread rumors to create trouble either
Your Majesty, Prince Lo Ling had brought back and submitted to Your Majesty
the letter of credence signed by the khans of Turk, Huihe and Tibet
Everything was stated clearly in the letter
I've read it already
I could say it was Her Majesty's blessing
that Sung Ting-yuk and the Turkish Khan had become sworn brothers
But the Turkish Khan was also willing to take you as his teacher
so he could learn Chinese Classics from you
This is something unimaginably queer
I wonder if there's one who doesn't know
that Turk had built her state by military strength
Physical training is prized above mental training
If there weren't any benefits
I wonder if the Turkish Khan would take you as his teacher
You'd actually racked your brains Peace negotiations would be the pretext
In reality, you collaborated with the enemy in betraying the state
I wasn't the one who racked his brains
to collaborate with the
enemy in betraying the state
Prince Ngai, you were talking about yourself
You're still uttering nonsense even you're faced with imminent death
My family name is Mo
The throne of Da Zhou belongs to those whose family name is Mo
Prince Ngai is loyal and has a clear conscience
Prince Ngai is loyal and has a clear conscience...
Prince Ngai was willing to do his best to assist Prince Lo Ling
I won't cast any doubt on his loyalty either
Tik Yan-kit, what else do you still want to say?
Your Majesty, I don't come here today to argue my case
Actually, I'd like to bring a charge against Prince Ngai and Prince Leung
You're outrageously daring! He's my nephew and most trustworthy minister
You're guilty of felony but you're still making a malicious remark recklessly
Do you believe I can sentence you to death?
Your Majesty, it's true Cheung So-ngo had severed her links with the underworld
But after she was murdered
the brethren of her gang had lent every effort in their power to get the murderer
Now they've caught the culprit Cheng Ho
Cheung So-ngo had spent her whole life helping the weak and those in distress
I'm holding a petition signed by 10,000 people from Luoyang and Hangzhou
They're all begging Your Majesty to redress an injustice
Your Majesty, I've arrested and interrogated Cheng Ho already
This is his confession
Prince Ngai is implicated in it
Tik Yan-kit, you and your kids can get up first
Thank you, Your Majesty
They're traitors and thugs. What we see is a dirty trick of the mob
I beg Your Majesty to order me to go and wipe out the unrest in person
Your Majesty, Tik Yan-kit is slandering me by making up stories
Your Majesty, Prince Ngai had used
Scholar Sheung Koon's hairpin to kill Commander in Chief Sung
His intention was to make me suspect that Scholar Sheung Koon was the murderer
This would make Your Majesty cross with me
Actually, the hairpin and Major Mo's disappearance are related
This is your last chance Thank you, Your Majesty
Open the coffin Yes...
Long live Your Majesty
Major Mo?
I've scared Your Majesty Please pardon my monstrous crime
Why did you hide in the coffin?
I haven't had a choice
Your Majesty, there're nets above and snares below all over the palace
If I hadn't used this unwise move
Major Mo wouldn't have a chance to attend an audience with Your Majesty
Major Mo is the Commander of Imperial Guards
He can attend an audience with Her Majesty in an open and above-board manner
Why is there a need to deliberately make things look unnecessarily mystifying?
Scholar Sheung Koon, I couldn't agree more
But I'm afraid only Prince Ngai is able to explain the reason for it
Major Mo, get up and continue your story
Thank you, Your Majesty
Yin-tak...
Yin-tak, don't tell me you'll do this to your dad!
Your Majesty, Yin-tak had disappeared suddenly after her mom's death
I'd sent people to look for him but he'd been missing without a trace
Now I understand it finally He'd been placed under house arrest
Prince Ngai, it'd be a gross exaggeration Major Mo is a superb martial art fighter
He also towers above the rest in height of intellect
Why do you think I was capable of placing him under house arrest?
Dad, that's enough!
You're my son. Your last name is Mo
I wonder when you'II get back your bearings and return to the fold
Do you know how painful my heart is?
I wonder if you can really sleep at night after mom has passed away
Your Majesty, Yin-tak must be in a state of terror so he's talking nonsense
Your Majesty, I'm not talking nonsense. Everything I said is true
There's a saying: 'Even a vicious tiger will not eat its cubs'
Why did you kill your wife? Why did you try to take my life too?
Why did you do all these without the slightest hesitation?
Stop talking nonsense!
Someone must've cast a spell on you
You're mentally deranged so you're talking nonsense
Tik Yan-kit has cast a spell on you?
Prince Ngai, you think you can still deceive Her Majesty and all the ministers?
You think you can stop others from testifying against you?
Shut up!
Your Majesty, Yin-tak must be mentally deranged
Don't listen to his nonsense Prince Ngai, calm down first
Major Mo, continue your story
Your Majesty, it's a fact that dad has had designs on the crown for a long time
It's a fact that what he did to mom had made her become mentally deranged
It's a fact that he also intended to kill me
Your Majesty had instructed Prince Lo Ling to treat my mother's illness
Dad was afraid that mom would tell Prince Lo Ling dad's intention to plot a rebellion
He was so desperate that he killed her
But after he knew I'd found out what he did
he and uncle decided to pay no attention to the consequences
They wanted to kill me to prevent divulgence of their secrets
He became unscrupulously cold-blooded
He just cared about glory, splendor, wealth and rank. He just wanted to be the emperor
I was seriously wounded at that time
I was lucky Minister Tik and Madam Tik had rescued me
But I didn't want to wash my dirty linen in public
I was afraid they'd be too inquisitive
So I left his place stealthily but Minister Tik was able to find me finally
Major Mo, how's your wound?
Where're you going?
I'II leave the East Capital
You'll leave with the letter in your hand?
We've been waiting for you for a long time already
Dad guessed that you'd come to this deserted temple before
So there must be something important here
I've read your letter. Pardon me for not getting your permission first
But you think this letter can really help you preserve your life?
Prince Ngai is ruthless I'm sure he won't let you live
My mom had rescued you but now your dad had beheaded her
You won't have a pang of conscience when you see my family is beheaded one by one?
Kwong-yuen, get up! Dad... Get up!
I don't need you to clear the name of Madam Sung, Sung Ting-yuk, my wife and my family
They were wronged and driven to death one by one
Your family is held responsible for it
I'II help them redress the injustice
I won't let them die in such an uncalled for manner
I come here today to awaken you
In order to grab the throne, your family just care about their interests
Your family had tried to drive away and exterminate all those that oppose them
Blood is flowing over the ground like a stream
I want you to examine your own conscience
What you and your family have done for the state and the people?
If your father ascends the throne
an he really bring comfort and affluence to the people? Ridiculous!
If you still have conscience and you still want to be a human in your next incarnation
you must do what a human should do in this incarnation
If my head can bring peace to the world I'II be willing to die 10,000 times for it
I remind Major Mo the importance of putting the people before everything
Tik Yan-kit, what drug had you used to feed Yin-tak?
Now he's unable to tell black from white
You've cast a spell on him? He's taken leave of his senses
Your Majesty, I'd like to present my view on this
Your Majesty, both Minister Tik and Major Mo have told Your Majesty the truth
I've also talked to Major Mo already
I used to think that my granddad's death
was caused by Minister Tik's betrayal and slander
I found out later that it wasn't true
Prince Ngai had deliberately stirred up enmity between Minister Tik and me
His intention is as plain as the nose on his face
I'd given a hairpin to Major Mo as a gift but Prince Ngai used it as a murder weapon
He did it to confuse Your Majesty
by making Your Majesty suspect that Minister Tik had an ulterior motive
His sinister plot had worked out well
Your Majesty, don't trust what they said Yin-tak used to be a good son
His mother's death must've come as a terrible blow to him
That's why he's become mentally deranged and he's been talking nonsense
so Tik Yan-kit grabbed the opportunity to cast a spell on him
He used Scholar Sheung Koon's beauty to make my son take leave of his senses too
Prince Ngai, I wonder if you know what you're talking about
Your Majesty, they rack their brains to frame us. They have just one intention
They have designs on the crown
They make malicious remarks recklessly Their allegations are totally unfounded too
They're really wicked, Your Majesty
I suspect Minister Tik would not make malicious remarks recklessly
I think he should have some evidence
Your Majesty's observation has really impressed me very much
Major Mo...
Your Majesty, I have a letter
My mother had asked Sis Shuk to keep this letter for her
This letter has listed all the evidence of the crimes my father had committed
It's a fake. I'd burned the letter already
The letter I gave you was a fake. This is the real one
If you hadn't had the savage heart of a wolf
I'm sure I would've destroyed the letter for you already
It's a pity you've obstinately held on your misguided course
You not only killed your wife and tried to take your son's life
but you also murdered Sung Ting-yuk and his mother
Thanks to you, Madam Tik was wronged and beheaded
Give me the letter
Mo Shing-tsz, Mo Sam-sz
Your Majesty... Your Majesty...
I was muddleheaded in a thoughtless moment
Your Majesty, Ting-yuk had served the state wholeheartedly
He'd fought dauntlessly along the border
But he was harmed by a crafty guy and killed in such uncalled for circumstances
I beg Your Majesty to redress the wrong for him
Sung Ting-yuk was harmed by a crafty guy
Now my daughter and he will stay apart forever
My wife was innocent but Prince Ngai had executed her
I don't know what I can say in front of Heaven
I can just beg Your Majesty to redress the wrong for her
I beg Your Majesty to redress the wrong for Sung Ting-yuk and Cho Yuet
I beg Your Majesty to redress our grievances
Your Majesty, what they'd committed were monstrous crimes
Your Majesty mustn't be lenient with them
I beg Your Majesty to clear the name of Tik Yan-kit and his family
I also beg Your Majesty to clear the name of the House of Lee
I beg Your Majesty to give the verdict
I beg Your Majesty to give the verdict...
Your Majesty...
Your Majesty is forgiving... Your Majesty...
Minister Cheung, take these 2 people away Yes, Your Majesty
Minister Tik, all of you may rise Thank you, Your Majesty...
Now the whole thing has come to light Minister Tik, it must be a terrible ordeal
Ching-luen, Kwong-yuen...
I'II certainly clear the name of your family and redress your grievances
Thank you, Your Majesty...
Ministers, all of you may rise Thank you, Your Majesty...
I hope all my ministers will serve the state wholeheartedly
and care about the people's welfare
Long live Your Majesty...
We're back finally!
But I miss mom very much
King-fai...
Yuet, Her Majesty has conferred the title of Virtue Lady on you posthumously
while the title of Loyalty General was also conferred on Ting-yuk posthumously
Virtue and loyalty are the family ethos I'm really proud of you
I miss Ting-yuk very much
Sis, don't be too upset
Kwong-yuen... help your Sis get some rest in her room
You should also get some rest
Who's pacing up and down in this moonlit night? '
Wondering the whereabouts of one's beloved
Gazing ahead aimlessly
Wishing the moonlight to guide one to one's beloved's place
Yuet...
Prince Leung is sent into exile in a border town
But I wonder what the fate of Prince Ngai will be
Though Majorl Mo has been removed from his post
he's sacrificed consanguinity for the sake of righteousness
I think what's happened to him should be just temporary
Her Majesty has instructed me to deliver a pot of wine to Your Highness
Her Majesty is really quite nice to me
She's permitted Yin-tak to come here so we can say our farewells
It's the biggest wish of a father that his son can come to his funeral
Dad...
Elder Tsu...
Please help me tell Her Majesty
I wish Her Majesty happy forever
Long live Her Majesty
Don't worry. I'II tell Her Majesty about it
Great!
Dad...
Dad, don't worry. I won't let you go on your trip alone
My hands are also stained with blood
I have no choice
Yin-tak, I'II give you my hairpin It means I've given myself to you
I swear I'II cherish you No one can separate us
Ting-yuk...
Her Majesty has not only conferred the title of Loyalty General on you posthumously
but has also appointed me the Commander of the Imperial Guards
We're now the East Capital's Wonder Guards. We can serve the state together
Don't be lazy!
The spirits of Madam Sung and Sung Ting-yuk would be relieved
to know what had finally happened to Mo Shing-tsz and his family
But the cost is really too big
Though Major Mo had sacrificed consanguinity for righteousness...
It's a pity he's the son of Mo Shing-tsz
One must reap what one has sown
Everyone must be responsible for what he's done
We mustn't be too softhearted We don't have to sob or sigh either
So I'II take good care of myself I won't let Ting-yuk worry about me
You too. You mustn't let Major Mo worry about you
I'II do my best to assist Her Majesty and serve the state
I beg Your Majesty to permit me to retire and go back to my home town
It's because I'm old. Though the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
If you're old, how about me?
Your Majesty has the mandate of Heaven
I daren't speak of Your Majesty's priceless self and me in the same breath
I know what you're thinking in your heart
What you've gone through must've made you fall dispirited
But if I approve your request I'II be unable to keep my word
You want to place me in such a dilemma?
I daren't do it
I'd promised you to pick the heir If you retire before I pick the heir
I wonder how I can make good my promise
Elder Tsu... Yes, Your Majesty
Your Majesty
Minister Tik's favor is tantamount to giving you a new lease on life
He's our most trustworthy minister You should go and thank him for his help
Thank you, Minister Tik
Minister Tik, I'll return the Crown prince to you
Thank you, Your Majesty
Your Highness Skip the formalities
I hope Minister Tik will do his best to help the Crown prince become a good emperor
I'II do my best and I won't let Your Majesty down
Good! Yuen-yee, help me draft an edict
I'II appoint Minister Tik the Prime Minister
He'll be the court's chief executive. Go and make it known to everyone in the state
Yes, Your Majesty
Thank you, Your Majesty
Your Majesty, we have the most able minister in the heyday of prosperity
Your Majesty should feel relieved now
Right, right
After going through scenes of sanguinary slaughter
the struggle for the throne of Da Zhou had finally come to an end
In 698 A.D., Mo Tsak-tin had conferred the title of Crown prince on Lee Hin again
Though the loyal minister Tik Yan-kit and his daughter Tik Ching-luen
had gone through a hundred calamities
they still devoted themselves entirely to serving the court and the empress
extending the dream of an era of prosperity under a great woman ruler