Episode 27
You come at the right time. Walk right into the trap.
Come on!
Tie them up!
Wait a moment.
You need not to be anxious.
You can kill us after we pay our last respects.
Since we are here, you can tie us up.
But I'm afraid you can't manage to do so.
Stop the bullshit! You come at the right time.
Chop off your head and hold a memorial ceremony for Zong Ze.
Stop it!
Messengers should neither be beheaded nor hanged.
Brother.
They have killed many of our envoys.
We come to pay our respects today because we are instructed to do so by Wu-shu.
Since all of you take exception to our intentions,
you can kill us as you like.
Brother Yue.
Zong Ze died because of them.
We cannot let them go today.
That's right, brother.
I will definitely take revenge,
but not today.
Brother.
You...
Enough.
No matter how,
they purposely come here
to pay respects to Zong Ze.
Generals,
please.
Yue Fei.
You'll escort them when they leave.
Do not have any mishap halfway,
or else
you will be punished.
Yes, sir.
Generals,
please.
Qin Hui
You send them out.
Yes, sir.
Master Ha.
Master Wang asked me to give you a lift.
It's okay, Sir Qin.
Long time no see.
Wo Libu misses you so much.
He asked me to bring you a handkerchief.
Please say thank you to him.
Since all the ministers
and generals are here,
I have something to voice out.
Please discuss and make an agreement among yourselves.
Zong Ze is dead.
All of us feel sad about this.
But at the same time we must consider
who will take over Zong Ze's position in the future.
The leader must exist in the army at all time.
Then in your opinion, who is the right candidate?
I nominate General Du.
General Du has been following Zong Ze to go on campaigns for many years,
running with the chariot,
makes a great contribution.
Who else but him can take over the position?
Okay.
General Wang.
I think we better discuss about this matter later.
Right now I brought along the Emperor's personal written order.
It is related to this matter.
You bring along the Emperor's personal written order?
So the Emperor will come or not?
I am not sure about this.
Then we just wait.
As long as the Emperor hasn't turned up,
we won't remove the mourning hall.
General Han.
This is not a good idea.
Why?
Zong Ze was an important minister of the government.
He sacrificed himself in the war,
this is out of the ordinary.
Even our formidable enemy, Jin Wushu
sent people to pay respects.
The Emperor is still immatured yet,
don't tell me all of you are
also immatured kids.
Zong Ze is already over 70 years old,
but he was still willing to die the cruelest death in the battle field,
Keep bleeding.
If the army knows that the Emperor
bid his corpse defiance,
who will still battle for the great Song Dynasty?
Who will still sacrifice for the society?
General.
The Emperor's kindness is as vast as the sea.
If you want the Emperor to make up the etiquette,
this is absolutely achievable.
But we have to tear down the mourning hall.
Why?
The Minister have an imperial decree, to announce
the heir to lead Bianjing.
This is an auspicious event.
It is not suitable to be held in the mourning hall.
Not only the white funeral scrolls has to be removed,
but we have to put up the red tent.
Zong Ze's blood still wets the sands,
but you want to tear down the mourning hall.
Let me tell you,
as long as I am here,
I won't let anyone tear down the mourning hall.
This is related to the cardinal guides of the government.
Please bear with us for this matter.
This mourning hall cannot be disassembled!
No way!
I will punish the one who does it!
Once changes have been made, a solution emerges.
I think it's not a problem to tear down this place.
Can tear down.
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
The future may yet be saved.
Young men replace the old.
Everyone,
after two hours,
disassembly the mourning hall.
Build a hall.
The new minister is taking up his post
His prospects are rosy.
The candidate elected by the Emperor is
General Du.
What I had foreseen happened!
General Du.
You have to consider about the matter of
the Emperor paying respects.
What if we do like this?
We build a hut in the backyard
to welcome the arrival of the Emperor.
Isn't this a win-win solution?
Zong Ze's funeral will be held in this hall,
your ceremony will be held
in the backyard.
General Han.
You are embarrassing me!
Han Shizhong.
Don't over-estimate your authority
and thinks that
everyone has to obey you.
Han Shizhong,
let me tell you,
before the Emperor comes,
whoever dares to create troubles here, I will kill him.
Han Shizhong.
You dare to behave saucy in front of the Prime Minister.
You disregard the warriors of Bianjing.
Don't tell me you also disregard the Emperor.
There is only the wise master in my mind,
but no fatuous and self-indulgent ruler.
You are the one who said it.
Everyone heard it right?
I dare to say so today,
it means that I am not afraid of being killed.
You.
Your Majesty is here.
Please stand up.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I was not feeling well in the past two days.
Both of the ministers was worried that I would be over-exhausted,
thus represented me to pay respects.
But after I thought it over,
this is very short with the deceased,
and impolite to the living,
so
I travelled overnight and rushed here .
I didn't meet with
any incidents or obstructions during the journey.
I was thinking that
this is because Zong Ze is blessing me,
and helps me to get to Bianjing on time,
so that I can fulfill my task.
Burn the incense.
At a quarter to twelve today,
we will carry out General Du's succession ceremony.
Everyone, please join us on time.
General Du is here.
General Du.
The dishes are ready.
Look.
What is this?
Wo Libu asked General Hamichi to bring this to me.
Wo Libu must have giving me a hint.
I keep thinking about it,
but I cannot figure it out.
There is only an auspicious cloud on this,
but no words.
Auspicious cloud embroidered on a handkerchief.
Auspicious cloud.
Handkerchief.
Auspicious cloud.
Handkerchief.
Auspicious cloud. Handkerchief.
It means surrender to the Jin Dynasty.
Surrender to the Jin Dynasty?
That's right.
It means surrender to the Jin Dynasty.
All of you can leave now.
Yes, master.
Wo Libu wants you to persuade the Emperor to surrender?
They are now having a battle at the edge of the Yellow River.
Eventhough their Iron Pagoda put all to rout wherever they went go,
but there must have been some sacrifices.
That's why he wants me to persuade the Emperor
to surrender as soon as possible.
Then tomorrow you'll go and meet the Emperor.
He must have gone to pieces at this moment.
We just came back from Wuguo Town
and yet now we advise the Emperor to surrender.
This is too flagrant.
Then what should I do?
What do you think?
General Du.
I want to take ten days leave.
Why?
I want to send Zong Ze back to Zhenjiang.
Only me.
The other soldiers will garrison Chanzhou.
No way!
You have to garrison the imperial mausoleum.
Garrison the imperial mausoleum?
Then how about Chanzhou?
The imperial mausoleum is not well-protected.
The Jin soldiers can swoop in anytime.
As for Chanzhou,
I already sent General Wangxie to garrison there.
Yue Fei.
Faster lead the soldiers
and defend the imperial mausoleum.
Yes, master.
The war between Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty
has just started.
The Jin soldiers look menacing.
Yue Fei.
You are bearing a heavy burden.
Many people are searching around.
I believe we will have their news very soon.
The Gods blesses a good man.
Don't be too worried.
I wonder where are Xiao-e and Anniang now?
Where have they been?
In order to save Zong Ze,
I caused them to be trapped in danger.
Somemore Zong Ze,
Zong Ze is gone too.
I couldn't even meet him before he died.
I am really useless!
To be parted in life and separated by death,
this is an inevitable part of life.
In the battlefield,
death is ineluctable.
It's useless to feel sad about it.
Better do your best to fulfill Zong Ze's unfulfilled wish,
so that he can rest in peace.
Zong Ze's unfulfilled wish,
can I accomplish it?
This burden is too heavy,
I'm afraid I cannot bear it.
You must bear it anyhow.
Your brothers
and your kid are counting on you.
They are waiting for your utterance.
If you collapse,
what else can they do?
Bear in mind,
you are a man.
You must bear it anyhow.
Nice show?
Yes.
Everyone
Ling Yan Garret of Song Dynasty
is finally constructed today.
This is a tribute to the hardwork of General Yue and his army team.
They put their full efforts
into the construction of the garret.
I will report to the Emperor
about General Yue's contribution.
General Yue.
Say something to the residents.
That's right, General Yue.
Say something.
General Yue, say something.
Please.
General Yue, say something.
Thank you everyone.
To construct Ling Yan Garret,
I only obeyed the instructions and carried it out.
Due to the insufficient construction fund,
I would like to thank my brothers for their funding.
This enables the dead loyal warriors of Song Dynasty
to rest in peace.
Thus, all credit goes to every members in our team.
Thank you to all my brothers.
Let me go.
What are you doing?
Hurry up!
Let me go.
Who is this?
Let me go.
Faster, move! Move!
Be honest.
Don't simply move.
Let me go.
What are you doing?
Let me go.
Brother
I've investigated.
Yao Gun is in cahoot with Cao Cheng.
Your family members were kidnapped by him and Cao Cheng.
Wang Gui.
Let me tell you, don't talk nonsense.
I...I was short of money,
but I didn't joint up with any outsider and kidnap my family members.
Tell me,
isn't this true?
Listen.
Listen to what they say.
I am addicted to gambling, I love money.
But I didn't do atrocious jobs.
Wang Gui.
If you are accusing me like this, you are insulting my personality. I will fight with you.
No.
It's you!
That day when Cao Cheng brought along his army and attacked us, I heard it personally.
It's you who wanted to kidnap us!
Hey brat!
Bullshit!
Yao Gun
Be honest!
What are you doing?
What are you trying to do?
Why is there the official money of Jin Dynasty with you?
Explain this!
This is not mine.
You frame me up. This is not mine.
I don't know. There is unrebuttable evidence. You still want to deny it?
Brother.
Send him to the court
Yue Fei.
I am your uncle.
I am your biological uncle.
A prince will be punished like an ordinary person if he violates the law.
Zhang Xian.
According to the law of Song Dynasty,
what is the penalty?
In cahoot with Jin's, kidnap a woman and child,
the penalty is
the dead penalty.
Yue Fei. You are heartless!
You turn against me! Disregard our relationship!
Shut up!
You have been making a spectacle of yourself.
Bring him away!
Uncle, what are you doing? What are you trying to do?
Don't move! Or I will kill him!
Back off!
Don't move!
Heard it?
Brother. This...
Don't make mistake again!
Yue Fei.
Either you let me go
or I will kill him!
Don't come near me!
Let Yue Yun go! Or I will definitely kill him!
I really . ...
Heard it?
I will definitely kill him.
Don't come near! Or I will kill him!
Back off!
Don't run!
Brother.
Didn't you say after shifting to Jian Kang,
I can always have a restful sleep?
It's only one month since,
Chanzhou is occupied.
Zong Ze is dead.
Jin's army drives straight in.
We couldn't even fight back.
I didn't fulfill my responsibility. Sorry for my mistakes.
I pass to you Zong Ze's position,
pass to you all the army forces of Changjiang,
with the hope that you can protect our country,
so I can have a restful sleep.
But now I am worried all the time,
in a state of suspense, wondering if one day
the Jin's will attack the palace.
I am sorry.
I don't want to listen to apologies.
Every of you
is getting paid by the government.
Now is the time for you to think of the solutions.
Your Majesty.
What if we transfer Han Shizhong
to defend Chanzhou?
Your Majesty.
General Han is now defending Zhenjiang.
If we want to mobilize the army, we need at least 20 days and maximum of one month.
But now the Jin's are attacking, a hard war looms ahead.
What if we transfer Yue Fei to attack the Jin's army?
Cannot.
Your Majesty.
Yue Fei is defending the imperial mausoleum.
He has only ten thousand soldiers,
how can he go and attack two hundred thousand Iron Pagoda?
Sir Qin means that
we can only sit back and prepare ourselves to be trampled upon?
Now the Iron Pagoda army is commanding,
whenever they go, plunging the people into misery and suffering.
Even our Song's collective forces,
won't be able to fight against them,
it's like sending a sheep to kill a wolf.
Your Majesty.
In my opinion,
what if we endure for a while
and make peace with them?
This is the only way to enable Your Majesty
to have a peaceful life in Jian Kang city.
Keep a low profile.
If we make peace with them, it means that we surrender to them.
Submit ourselves to their rule. This is such a humiliation!
Your Majesty.
Never do so!
We cannot do this,
and we cannot do that.
Don't tell me that eventually we will let the Jin's to conquer our country.
Your Majesty.
Seems like this city is not peaceful too.
I think we can only move to the South.
Move again?
Then we will reach Lin'an.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Wang Yuan.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Transfer the palace guards to Lin'an immediately.
Make early preparation.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I will do it right now.
Your Majesty.
Please allow me to tell you frankly.
This is not a good way to keep on escaping to the South.
The better way is to fight back.
Your Majesty, please think about this wisely.
I have a headache.
All of you go back first.
Let me think about it.
Goodbye, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
I have a plan which can satisfies both claims.
I wonder if I should say out?
Tell me now.
Now the Jin's army is indulging in wilful persecution.
For sure we won't be able to defeat them.
But, now they are stationed at the Yellow River.
If we burst the embankment at the Yellow River site,
then the hundred thousand of Jin's army and the Iron Pagodas
will be wiped out.
This can ensure our country's lasting stability and peace.
Qin Hui.
What is your opinion?
Your Majesty.
The Iron Pagoda really can cause a panic.
If we can burst the Yellow River's embankment,
then we will be getting things right once and for all.
I think this will work.
And it seems like we only have such solution.
But then the Yellow River banks
is occupied by hundreds thousand of our citizens.
Inform them to shift to the South immediately.
Your Majesty.
Never do so!
Why?
At Yellow River site, there are some Jin's people.
If we tell the residents there, this means that we are informing the Jin's people also And our plan will be revealed.
But,
our hundreds thousand of residents... Your Majesty is really kind-headed,
but at this moment, please don't consider about that.
Even if the bursting of the embankment at the Yellow River will threaten the residents' lives, but just think
if the Jin's army attack across the Yellow River and invades our territory in large scale,
and massacre the surrendered and the civilians, how many residents will be killed at that time?
Keep a sense of proportion. Give priority to the important matter.
I'm sure that Your Majesty has a pretty good idea in mind.
Even though I am not able to resist the enemies, but this is the only solution we have.
This is only a short term expedient, please consider it.
General Du is right.
Your Majesty, please think about this wisely.
This...
Really, we don't have other solution?
If Your Majesty is afraid of being accused by the future generations,
then make a verbal instructions
but not an imperial edict.
General.
Where are you back from?
The Yellow River.
The matter that I asked you to ask about last time.
how is it?
I've investigated.
Don't worry.
I heard that General Du
suggested to the Emperor to burst the Yellow River's embankment.
Seems like it's real for this time.
That's right!
None of them in the government can resist the Iron Pagodas,
they can do nothing but to burst the place.
If we were to burst the river banks,
how many cannons will be used?
At least four to five hundred.
Four to five hundred?
Where to get so many cannons?
We have to work now.
Okay.
Go ahead.
Four to five hundred cannons.
If we manage to get it,
Jingdong, Jingbei,
we need a total of 460 cannons.
Each cannon needs 30 shells.
30 shells.
Each shell can rebate two taels of silver.
Try to calculate.
The total is 27600 taels of silver.
General Wang.
What is your opinion?
You are a bloke.
You are good in calcultation.
Both of us know that
the battle between the Song and Jin will at least take three to five years.
In common parlance
this is
a conflict of interest between the Song and Jin.
It's none of our business.
Ordinary residents like us
seek survival in critical moments.
Am I right?
Obviously you are taking this opportunity to make money
What's wrong with this?
If you don't grab this chance,
other people will take opportunity too.
Moreover,
in this world
you can pick on your mother,
pick on your wife,
pick on your brothers,
but
never pick on money!
Money is your best friend!
It will never betray you.
You have a foul smell of money!
I love this smell.
I will feel uncomfortable
without smelling it.
General Wang.
Consider about it.
We'll divide it, fifty-fifty.
Let me consider about it.
Forty-sixty.
I consider about it.
Thirty-seventy.
That's agreed then.
Brother Yue.
Susu.
Bad news.
I have an important military secret report.
General Du suggested the Emperor to burst Yellow River's embankment, and the Emperor has agreed with it.
What?
Somemore,
in order to keep this secret,
to meet the standard of zero tolerance, the Emperor won't inform the residents
until the last extremity.
This is a cheap shot!
The bursting of Yellow River's embankment will cause spurts of suffering.
The Iron Pagodas won't be able to attack over here, but the all residents nearby will be sacrificed.
Brother Yue