Episode 20
Consort, what is unfortunate?
Why are you hesitating?
Unfortunately, this emperor is my husband.
Zhang Zeduan's painstaking work was modified three times by him.
He denied it all
Zhang Zeduan's prevention intention.
Now only calm, sunny and meeting people with good feeling appeared in the painting.
My husband likes to research on painting,
likes to research on calligraphy,
likes to drink,
like to collect exotic flowers and stones.
He even transports the stones from far away and selects stones as consorts.
But those he likes are not related with broken pieces and vanguard.
In fact, he had unknowingly gone to the edge of the broken pieces and vanguard.
Even saw the murderous look, so what?
Knowing how to look at the paintings, but can't block the cruelty of the Jins.
Looking along the river during the Qingming Festival, be sure to see the people in the painting,
One thousand six hundred and forty-three people and two hundred and eight birds and beasts.
The shadow of death and destruction omen.
The karma of all about extremes meet would be highly praised or overthrown by the wise and unworthy emperor.
Song wants to achieve the dream of along the river during the Qingming Festival at central plains.
In the end,
broken dreams, hurt feelings and everything is uncertain.
And whether the Jins will follow their predecessors' mistakes,
from prosperity to decline,
from flourishing age to decay,
from the pure and bright to winter,
it has to depend on from what direction the master watches this uncanny workmanship of a peaceful painting.
Reporting to the Forth Prince.
Second Prince Wo Libu brings along Messenger Zhao Gou, requesting to meet.
Ask them to come in.
Yes.
You are waiting for your son to negotiate.
It is very hard to wait.
I have better avoid this.
No need.
The situation in Southern Dynasty, I think consort is also eager to have heard of it.
The grace of Forth Prince.
Make it clear to you.
The emperor asked me to meet the Southern Dynasty Messenger together with Wo Libu.
The reason you are here is because Qin Hui specifically asked for you to come here.
Sir Qin.
Qin Hui is Wo Libu's favourite person.
South minister, Kang Lu greets his Royal Highness.
Greeting to Consorts Wei.
Long live to Consorts Wei.
Arise.
Quickly get up.-
Thank you Consort.
It must be very hard
to have a long journey.
Quickly answer to the Forth Prince.
Yes.
I have brought three boxes of gifts this time.
The first box is the tribute to Emperor Taizong.
The second box is for his Royal Highness and the generals.
The third box is to be sent to the Five Country City for the emperor and concubines.
Royal Highness, please open the gift boxes and check it one by one.
To avoid the rush exodus, we can't follow the crowds, and may have inadvertently cause a shortfall (in the gifts).
Here is the list.
Accept all that is in the list.
Please immediately inspect.
Among your gifts,
would it hide an unrolled map which would open to revealed a dagger?
No. No. No.
If a dagger is revealed, I am willing to be condemned by the Gods
and cut into pieces.
I think you don't have this guts.
Tell me, what do you bring for Consorts Wei?
Our consort is proficient in music.
I brought her a pair of long and short flute.
That is great.
Take it out.
Ask the consort to play a song to reduce her homesickness.
Yes.
This is a high quality flute from the musical instrument store on the bridge, in the Riverside Painting.
Not that one.
Zhang Zeduan knows consort likes flutes.
Therefore, he drew a musical instrument store on the bridge.
In fact, Zhang Zeduan is building up publicity while counterfeiting.
This is the case.
My mother doesn't know how to play flute.
She just know to how to roar.
Roar to ask us to cut the forage.
Roar to ask us to bring cows and sheep to the pasture.
Roar to ask us to practice wrestling.
Roar for our brothers to help each other and be peaceful forever.
Forth brother.
Said something important.
Go ahead.
Thank you Forth Prince.
Consort.
You have to be careful.
Zhao Gou sends gifts this time is to make peace with the Jins and want us to release his mother and wife.
Royal Highness.
Our emperor has said, he is willing to pay a double annual tribute to the Jins to be able to be reunited with his family soon.
Since his wish is to be reunited soon,
he is able to be reunited by coming to the Five Country City.
Forth Prince, please stay your hand in pity.
Wo Libu.
The emperor asked Qin Hui to write a letter.
Isn't the conditions clear?
Doubling of annual tribute, it is not enough to satisfy me.
If you don't agree to our conditions, peace negotiation is useless, just start the war.
Forth brother.
Why do you have the same argument with Zhan Han?
This...
Last time we attacked up to Dong Jing, so what?
In the end, we have to return.
That Zhang Bangchang is not supported by the common people.
Why don't we get close to Zhao Gou?
Second brother.
Why don't you understand?
If Zhang Bangchang is supported by common people, then he doesn't need our help.
This...
Ok.
I have complied to the emperor's order to serve as the Southern Dynasty's Messenger.
What should we do?
Let's report to His Majesty and let him decide.
Bearer.
Yes.
Bring the Southern Dynasty's Messenger to go for dinner.
Yes.
Thank you Your Highness.
Please.
Yue Fei rejoin,
and Zhang Suo immediately promote him from the Xiuwu Lang position before his suspension from duty, to Wuyi Lang position.
In late September of Jianyan year,
Marshal Zhang Suo ordered Wang Yan to lead Yue Fei and seven thousand soldiers across the river to do battle.
Wang Yan and Yue Fei are invincible.
But this time, Emperor Zhao Gou's attitude has changed.
Your Majesty.
Eunuch Kang is back.
Your Majesty.
Did you see the Empress Dowager?
I saw her.
Your Majesty.
You look.
It is a personal letter from the Empress Dowager to you.
Light a lamp. Light a lamp.
The yearning desolated mountain.
The relatives at far away is hard to send a letter back to home.
My hair on the temples has became grey because of homesickness.
Beside the green window screen, speak the truth to each other.
Parting is difficult, it is so good to meet.
Mother.
My mother.
Travel the whole Jiangnan.
Extremely sorrow.
Not meeting with people who have left.
Your Majesty.
You have to restrain your grief.
This thing if let the Empress Dowager knows, she must be very distressed.
When Empress Dowager first as my mother,
due to the institution of palace, she can't even hug me.
When I was six years old,
because I always sick,
the imperial doctor doesn't allow me to be in contact with anyone.
When Mother came to see me, she has to stand 10 feet beyond.
Later, when I grew up, I don't know what happened in the palace.
She broke a palace rule and was relegated to a state of limbo.
Every time we meet,
it has to be within the period of burning a stick of incense and stand 10 feet apart.
When I have a family, we have had a good day for two to three years.
There is only two to three years.
Now she has to lead a wandering life again.
The fate of our mother and son,
why is it so thin?
We...
What are we doing wrong?
I am here pampered, while she is suffering in a foreign land.
Your Majesty.
You have to take care of your body.
Take care of your body.
It is mentioned in the book of changes, a charitable family would have less trouble.
Not a charitable family would have more calamity.
In the end,
our Zhao family of Song,
is it a charitable family or not?
Why?
Why our family has had so many calamities?
Your Majesty.
I went to Northern Jin.
They are hesitant as to whether to fight or not to fight.
Your Majesty.
If you want to bring back the Empress Dowager, you had better make an early decision.
The country is withered and devastated.
The Jins want to take our wealth.
They don't have to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
How much money we have in our treasury of Song to give them?
Your Majesty.
It is a small matter to use money to satisfy the Jins.
I heard that Sir Zhang Suo has sent his men to cross the river to do battle.
If this offended the Jins, your Majesty wish to reunite, would be more difficult.
Zhang Suo is so bold.
He must be deluded by Zhong Ze and Li Gang.
Quickly call him back.
Your Majesty.
What to do?
Your Majesty, please indicates clearly.
You can act according to the situation.
Go.
Quickly go.
Hurry up.
Go.
Hurry up.
Quickly go.
Keep up.
Go.
Behave yourself.
Keep up. Faster.
Quickly go.
Go faster.
Don't dawdle.
Hurry up.
Quickly go.
This is too much.
They are not animals.
Some of the people are not even soldiers.
These people even capture the civilians to take credit from the imperial court.
Big brother.
I go to reason things out with them.
Zhang Xian.
Stop it.
They are human, not a beast.
General Wang. This prevailing oppression and intrusion of the civilians in the military.
I know about it.
General, then please punish them with military discipline, to serve as a deterrent,
No wonder they hate you.
I have been unclear, but now I understand.
I am for the troops' sake.
Everyone is for themselves.
If you are not for the troops' sake, then you are an outsider.
They privately crowd you out.
You still consider for the troops, how to use underhand methods?
If everyone is for their own, then everyone can't use underhand methods.
If everyone is to regain the lost ground and exercise restraint and abide,
the troops have the same goal and work together, wouldn't be more powerful?
Is there any such troops?
Take the excellent troops.
Fight with the Jin's Invaders, we still have to rely on them.
If the Jin's Invaders come attacking,
and I have to rely on you, Yue Fei alone, are you able to stop them?
Good and bad people are mixed, rewards and punishments are not clear,
it will only reduce the combat effectiveness of the troops.
If the Jin's Soldiers came, a few generals is still not enough to stop them.
You are able to control the military, but you won't be able to control the imperial court
General.
General, what do you mean?
Sir Zhang was dismissed.
Why?
The emperor doesn't need to tell you the reason.
A wrong word, he can simply dismiss you.
Is it because Sir Zhang asked us to cross the river?
Whoever cross the river offended the emperor.
We grabbed Xinxiang, but the authority above is planning to stop supplying food and aid to us.
How to battle in this situation?
Sir Zhang was dismissed.
If you want to see him, quickly go.
Yue Fei.
Why do you come here?
I heard that Sir Zhang was dismissed, I specially came to visit.
What dismissed?
Don't say such discouraging words.
Today, a traitorous minister has the authority in the imperial court.
The food supplies for my three platoons of troops had been stop.
I want to meet with His Majesty.
Why the policy keep changing?
I want to ask for the explanation from the generals of three platoons of troops.
Sir.
Why don't I go with you?
No need.
I am rest assured if you stay with Yue Fei.
Remember.
Learn from him.
Understand?
Yes.
I understand.
Yue Fei.
Crossing the river to do battle is not easy.
After I am gone, you have to hold ground.
Don't let the Jin's invaders fight back.
If the Jins fight over,
that means Yue Fei has died.
Ok.
With your words, I can rest assured.
When I am not around, if you have any problem, refer to Wang Yan.
We will separate here.
I understand.
Yes.
Today, why does the emperor meet with you and your brother?
Those things again,
fight or not to fight?
Why does the emperor still hesitate?
Wo Libu is too cowardly.
He has been telling the emperor that Song is just like a sleeping beast.
Once it is angry, the consequences could be disastrous.
Does he refer to the two emperors in the Five Country City?
I don't see where is the beast.
This is his wishful thinking.
He thought Zhao Gou will consider about his parents.
As a matter of fact, if Zhao Gou will really consider about his parents,
he won't give up to save Dong Jing at that time.
According to my analysis, the war will begin within two months.
Then would you go?
If I go, I can only be your brother's junior officer.
I want to be the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
So that, you can proudly live in Dong Jing.
Do you still remember what I said?
I would never forget the things you like.
Now you have forgotten one thing.
Who is it?
Can I come in?
Second Prince.
Please come in.
Prepare some tea.
Second Prince, you came here late at night, is there anything I can help you with?
Do you miss your home?
I want you to go home.
What?
Are you serious?
Today, Zhan Han went to see the emperor.
He encouraged the emperor to send troops to attack the South.
Does the emperor agree?
Forth brother helped Zhan Han to persuade the emperor.
The emperor listened to forth brother's words.
I have no way to inteferes.
I can only ask the emperor to delay in sending troops.
To wait until autumn, when the weather is cool,
then only we will start to attack.
What does the Second Prince means, to let me go home?
You are so smart,
you should be able to guess it.
Does the Second Prince ask me to go back to persuade the our emperor to surrender?
Qin Hui. Qin Hui.
You know Zhao Gou loves himself more than his mother and wife,
and you still talk to me like this?
There are a lot of lecherous people in the south.
I don't dare to. I don't dare to.
I tell you honestly,
I don't expect Zhao Gou would surrender.
I also don't expect that he would make much concession.
However, this time, after you go to south,
I hope you and me, one in the south and the other in the north are able to conclude a peace treaty.
Just like what you said,
the south is belongs to the southern people and north is belongs to northern people.
We rely on each other and share the wealth.
What else do you want to say?
Thank you Second Prince for saving my life.
Qin Hui will do everything possible to repay the kindness.
You will leave tomorrow?
What else do you want to tell me?
Second Prince.
Before leaving, I would like to see Consorts Wei.
Sir Qin.
Help!
Sir Qin.
Help me! Sir Qin.
Consort.
Sinful minister, Qin Hui
greets the Empress Dowager.
Leading the troops to rebel and do evils.
It is unpeaceful.
I am a living death.
Empress Dowager.
To forbear is to resist impatience and recklessness.
Be calm, control any impulsiveness .
If the Empress Dowager can forbear to live quietly,
you will certainly head off disaster.
Your suffering will be ended and fortune will come.
Your sweet mouth,
no wonder the Second Prince is guarding you everywhere.
Empress Dowager.
Someone is waiting for us to sigh, but we have chosen not to sigh.
Someone wants us to cry, but we have chose not to cry.
As the old saying goes, when doing something difficult,
has to work hard but get less angry.
That means when facing difficulty,
has to work harder and be less angry.
When dealing with a difficult person,
has to be understanding and talk less.
When meeting with someone who is difficult to deal with,
you have to be understanding and talk less.
Mencius said,
it is only by giving up doing something that one can be more successful in completing what is intended to do.
Empress Dowager must be able to work hard but get less angry and must be understanding and talk less.
Qin Hui had the Empress Dowager's fortune told.
It is a good fortune.
You're just talking nonsense.
Between adversity, the ties of friendship is unusual.
I am afraid that in the future,
it will be difficult for the Empress Dowager to hear Qin Hui talks nonsense.
Qin Qing, what does this means?
The things that happened yesterday it's just like the end of a life.
And the future is beginning from today.
I don't understand even more.
Empress Dowager.
This kind of life,
I really can't take it.
Why do you say so?
When doing something difficult, it doesn't have to work hard.
When dealing with a difficult person, it doesn't have to talk less.
These two days, I have to shut my mouth and work hard to escape.
Escape?
Escape to where?
Of course to Jian Kang Mansion in Jiangnan.
You will meet a lot of barriers to go to Jian Kang.
Are you be able to escape alone?
I am not alone.
My wife and children will follow me.
Unexpectedly, you are so bold.
Empress Dowager, please allow me to report to you.
Today, if I, Qin Hui continue to stay in the North,
I will be wronged and die.
If I am fail in this adventure,
I will be tortured to death.
I will die anyway.
If I can die in Guan Nei,
at least I can enjoy the coffin of Southern wood and the hometown's soil.
So, Qin Hui has decided.
Jin people repeatedly order,
it is not allowed to abscond within Dazhai.
Whoever was caught would be given death punishment.
You have to think carefully before you go.
Thank you for Empress Dowagers care.
In fact, my road to escape has used 50 taels of gold to build.
Everything has been well prepared.
If I didn't die while escaping, by end of this month, I should be able to return to hometown, Jian Kang Mansion.
Empress Dowager.
In fact, this time I came, other than to greet to you, I would like to ask you, are you willing to go with me?
Go with you?
That is great.
Able to leave with Qin Qing,
It's the Gods blessing.
If the Empress Dowager agree,
I will immediately go to arrange it.
Cannot.
the two emperors are here.
I cannot leave.
Not to mentioned, the retired emperor is badly sick.
I am afraid that before I can enter Shan Hai Gate,
he would had entered the gate of hell.
Please forgive my wishful thinking.
Please forgive me, Empress Dowager.
No.
Qin Qing's filialness is touching.
I don't have this fortune and freedom.
Empress Dowager.
Can you intentionally write a few words?
Let me bring back to Lin'an to give to the emperor.
Ok.
No.
You let me go.
You don't come over.
Beauty.
Your little emperor doesn't want you anymore.
Come over.
You just obey to me.
You don't come over.
You go away.
You don't come over.
You let me go.
I beg you.
You let me go.
Husband,
see you in next life.
Don't think of her anymore.
Now you are the emperor.
You can get whatever you want.
Why are you still thinking of her?
I can't stop thinking of her.
She is my favourite consort.
Now you are the emperor.
The world is under your control.
You can get whatever you want.