The Empress of China Episode 78
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Father Daren
Why don't you take a nap
I believe very soon,
we'll know
the owner of Luoyun Villa
and we'll get to the truth.
"Lao Zi should rule, Li Hong should come forward."
His Majesty gave Wu Mei Niang’s son
a name.
Where is he now?
He just left to see the Prince of Wu.
Notify the Chancellery
if His Majesty plans to make
Wu Mei Niang a Consort,
tell him the number of Imperial Concubines
is fixed and inappropriate to add more
and overrule it.
I understand.
If His Majesty wants
to name a Consort,
why did he go to see Li Ke?
He didn't go to see Li Ke,
he went to see someone
who could keep me in line.
I'm afraid he'll be disappointed.
He won't get involved in
His Majesty’s domestic matters.
Notice the Darens
the Prince of Wu is
the owner of Luoyun Villa.
Send Imperial Guards
to his mansion.
Yes!
If you wish to name a Consort,
Your Majesty should inform
the Secretariat and issue an edict.
You and I both know,
with Uncle around,
what I want will
never be approved by the Chancellery.
The only person
who can somewhat
to keep Uncle in line
is Minister Li Ji.
But he’s been calling in sick
and refuse to see any courtiers.
You’re the only one
who can contact him
Third brother,
you want me
to persuade him
I hope you'll come with me
to visit him.
Your Majesty,
at this point in my mind
has a small question.
If I refuse
your Majesty wish,
is it true that you won't
make me a general
Of course not.
Those two matters,
it's a separate matter.
Perhaps I'm reading too much into this.
Maybe it's just a coincidence.
Third brother, I've already told you,
I don't want to see
those I care about suffer anymore
grievances.
That includes you, third brother
and Mei Niang.
Please...
I'll go first for respect
Protect His Majesty
You, Qingxuan, what are you doing
Third brother
She wants to kill me
You
Your Majesty
Your Majesty,
I beg your Majesty to forgive her
Please I beg your Majesty spare her life
Your Majesty spared her life, please
What are you doing
Get up, I don't want you to beg
He's jealous of you and doubts you.
Why are you so stupid
Why would you ruin your future, Why?
You'll regret it
Nonsense!
He's my little brother
Your Majesty, your Majesty,
she lost her mind.
Please don't listen to her
I beg you
to spare her life, please
I beg you,
don't beg him
Qingxuan doesn't want
to let you to beg him
Do you know,
he should be begging you
You should be the one
more high and mighty,
respected and worshiped by all.
You are the son of heaven
Get up,
Come on get up
I don't want
to see you like this
Don't grovel on your knees. Prince
Get up,
Protect His Majesty
Qingxuan, Qingxuan
Let's go, your Majesty go, go, go
His Majesty return to the Palace
Go your Majesty go, Qingxuan
You must become the Emperor,
Understand
Qingxuan...
Notice your Majesty, the Prince of Wu
Someone tried to assassinate me.
Prince of Wu just saved my life
His Majesty back to the Palace
No, go to the Minister's Residence
Yes, your Majesty
We pay a visit Zhaoyi
Congratulations on your safe delivery
Congratulations to
the Prince of Dai for being named "Hong".
You were once
a gifted Minister,
I'm honoured to have you on board.
You flatter me.
Minister can't back
Since I was banished to Zhengzhou,
I've kept in touch with Minister Li
and slowly
come to realize.
Poor scholars like us,
despite our rank are nothing
but withered flowers
with no backing.
If we don't want
the aristocrats to control our future,
our only choice is to follow you, Zhaoyi.
I'm able to return to Chang'an,
Minister owe His Majesty and Zhaoyi
and I owe with my eternal
gratitude.
My only regret is
Chu Suiliang is also back to Chang'an
Life is full of disappointments.
There's
no need to take this to heart.
Zhaoyi is quite right
We don't know that Zhaoyi proclaimed us to come
What can we do for you
The full version of the Records of Clans,
I believe you're both
familiar with.
It's a record of
all the clans of Tang.
Starting with the Royal Family of Li,
kinsmen and other aristocrats.
Ordinary folks
will not be listed in this record
Poor scholars like us
have such a
dismal future largely
because of this record.
Today I asked both of you here
to discuss 2 tasks.
The first one,
I hope both Darens
can compile
a separate record
that can counteract the Records of Clans,
one that will include poor scholars
If there is a possibility,
let the surnames of these powerful families
forever vanishes in this record
Minister understand.
The second task,
I want you to visit the folk
to find 2 people.
We don't know, Zhaoyi wish
Who are they
One is
a physician who can cure the disease of the wind.
And the other is a make-believe con artist.
Yes, minister will find it
At this hour
Why are you here
Qingxuan and I were old acquaintances.
She died so suddenly,
I feel I should pay her my last respects.
Third brother,
don’t you think her death
was not worth it
She was killed in a failed attempt to assassinate His Majesty.
She can't blame anyone.
Only because ninth brother is jealous and suspicious of you,
and allowed Uncle
to hold you back.
Or else Qingxuan wouldn't have risked all
over some armours of unknown origin
make out
so desperate
Honestly,
you used Qingxuan's death
to prove your loyalty,
or else
Uncle would have
locked you up already.
I need you to shut your mouth
If ninth brother believed you,
Qingxuan would be still alive.
I told you to shut up!
You already killed Qingxuan,
now you want to kill me
I know
what you're up to.
You've been
secretly seeing Qingxuan frequently
Do you think I didn’t know
I knew it
You're not as loyal
as you claim to be.
I don't want you
to go further astray.
You’d better think
about your own future
Even if Pheasant Slave trusts you.
Uncle would only come down on you
harder than ever.
If you stay at Chang an,
what's the use
But now
I have an idea.
You can be in control
of your life again.
When the time comes
If you want to be a loyal courtier,
that's your choice, to assist ninth brother by you
You should ask ninth brother
to transfer you away from Chang'an.
Until one year after,
on Father’s birthday anniversary, you can back again
My Lady, big trouble
What happened
While His Majesty at the Prince of Wu's mansion,
someone tried to assassinate
I heard Prince saved him.
How is His Majesty now
Is he hurt, Where is he now
Reply to my Lady
His Majesty is fine
After he left the Prince of Wu,
he went straight to see
general Li Ji.
I believe he's fine.
But his Majesty after dark
has left the general Li Ji's office
he should be back now
in the Palace
But your Majesty has not
returned to Ganlu Palace.
Let's go
It's late night, your Majesty
It's began raining.
His Majesty should go back.
You'll catch a cold if you stay
by the water for too long.
Is Mei Niang still waiting for me
Yes, is seem Zhaoyi and all courtiers are invited
had been waiting for you in Ganlu Palace
But she just left.
Let's go.
What is it, your Majesty
I thought you left.
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I lied to Wang De.
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Please forgive me, your Majesty
You waited for me so long
What happen
Originally Mei Niang wanted your Majesty
to say good night to Hong son
before he goes to bed.
Then I heard
about the assassination.
I wanted to make sure
His Majesty was fine.
I was late.
Your Majesty back was not late.
You seem didn't
want to see me.
Exactly what happened
All these years,
His Majesty has never
tried to avoid Mei Niang.
I don't want to disappoint you.
But His Majesty has already done that.
Not because
you failed to do anything.
But because
you're hiding something from me,
and didn't want to face it with me.
We already have a child.
His Majesty, what is it
you can’t tell me about it
I was feeling a bit agitated.
Third elder brother again
saved my life
Yet I still doubt him.
I feel guilty about it.
Then I went to see Li Ji.
I offered to promote his son
as the physician
and gave him 10 carts of
gold and silver articles, also silk and satin.
But when I wanted
to name him a Sikong,
he used his ill health as an excuse
and turned me down outright.
I set aside
my pride as the Emperor
to visit my courtier at his home,
yet I failed
in the end.
I feel awful
when I think of what happened today.
So I wanted some peace and quiet by myself.
Perhaps his Majesty
should get used to
and be prepared for such results.
You’re the Emperor,
you should know how to deal with them.
You can choose to trust someone,
but never put all
your hopes in him,
whether this person is your brother
or a courtier.
Emperor
I have been on the throne for a few years,
not only am I under my courtiers'
control in state affairs,
but also I don't even have the power
to give a title to the woman I love.
I’m not worthy of being the Emperor
or a husband.
I'm sorry, Mei Niang
I won't accept your apology.
You're my husband
and the Emperor.
The Emperor does not apologize.
When faced with a predicament.
my man can be angry,
but never depressed.
You can rack your brains
to solve your problem.
but never grumble
and blame someone else.
Still want to be
by yourself
Go ahead
Mei Niang will go back to Hong son.
Your Majesty
Notice your Majesty, a letter from the Prince of Wu.
Hong son
Hong son...
Here
Slowly... It's hot
Mei Niang, I've figured it out.
I've figured it out.
How I can get Li Ji
to take my side.
Your Majesty
If I can make Uncle
cross Li Ji's bottom line and it will do.
Mei Niang, just imagine
they kept state
and army affairs separate.
If I
help Uncle extend
his influence into the army,
such as give the Western Regions
Pei Xingjian and his lot
more opportunities to earn merit
I believe
the most celebrated General Li Ji
will no longer stand
on the sideline.
Mei Niang
But this is a long process.
It may take up to a year
or more.
I understand.
Next
I'll send third brother
to Songzhou as the Military Governor.
Why?
Your Majesty still
doubt him
The third brother wrote me a letter last night
personal initiative to volunteer.
Today, Uncle controls the Court
and he's backed by the Guanlong aristocrats.
We can't change the situation overnight.
Even if I give third elder brother
an important post,
he's still unable
to go up against Uncle.
Just like yesterday,
he saved my life.
but Uncle was still suspicious of him
and tried to fabricate a charge against him.
And there was nothing I could do about it.
We both think
it's time for a change.
That's why your Majesty will
send him to Songzhou
so that he can
lay low for a while.
I'll secretly
back him up.
A year after,
I'll summon him back
for the anniversary of Father’s birthday.
Mei Niang
He'll bring with him an elite division
Then the time
will be right for
the Guanlonq aristocrats.
to follow Uncle's lead to step down.
Here
It's time, your Majesty
The morning assembly.
I have to go.
Long live your Majesty, long live, long live
Please rise
Anything to report
His Majesty beg to report
Your Majesty
Songzhou's military Governor Liu Mucang
is getting on in years.
It's getting difficult for him to run Songzhou.
He's asking for your understanding,
so that he can retire from the post
and go home.
Military Governor Liu has worked hard for Tang all his life,
it's time he takes things easy.
I approve,
I hereby reward him with 100 acres of farm land
and 2 carts of
silk and satin.
I thank your Majesty on Liu Daren's behalf.
Memorializes your Majesty the Emperor
Your Majesty.
Songzhou is a strategic pass of Henan District,
and the Military Governor post is of utmost importance.
If Military Governor Liu is retiring,
we need a replacement as soon as possible.
I already have someone in mind.
Songzhou commanding officer,
I’m appointing the Prince of Wu.
Minister ready to receive orders from your Majesty
The Prince of Wu has just
earned His Majesty's grace,
and has such a bright future.
What a shame yesterdays assassination attempt
The future completely destroyed all of a sudden
But I heard
Prince of Wu saved His Majesty's life.
You’re both mistaken.
I heard a different version.
Prince objected to giving
Zhaoyi Wu a consort title,
and enraged His Majesty.
I see.
Father originally
with the shipment of armours and weapons,
we could have
charged and punished Prince of Wu for treason.
But as fate would have it,
Yang Qingxuan
was the mastermind behind the assassination,
while Prince of Wu managed to save His Majesty.
We couldn't charge him with treason.
Now that Prince of Wu is
leaving Chang'an
Father Daren
what should we do
Yang Qingxuan's guilt
doesn't necessarily clear Prince of Wu.
But at the moment, His Majesty feels
grateful and guilty towards Prince of Wu,
so anything bad about Prince of Wu
His Majesty simply won't listen.
If His Majesty
determined to send him to Songzhou
let him go.
Whiles Prince of Wu arrived at Song Zhou
We must closely monitor him
each and every move in Songzhou.
Yes
Come on, smile.
Smile
Mei Niang
What brings you
to my Penglai Palace
I was bored
and silly
at the Fang's Residence,
so I came to see Hong son.
Let me see
You look sleepy.
Hong son made a tearful scene last night
No, he didn't
Hong son was a good boy.
You suppose when Hong son grows up,
he'll more like his Father
or looks like his Mother more
He's a boy after all.
If he's kind like his Father,
I'll be very pleased.
I'm be contented
Yes, every time I see
all newborn babies are
so adorable.
Just look at him,
he's so cute
he can melt
a heart of steel.
Is that why you have
given up on revenge
Come here
Take him outside,
Yes
Gaoyang, in front of the baby,
don't say these matters
I know.
I've been thinking
now that you have Hong son
you should set aside the grudge
you have with the Empress.
After all, there's no end to revenge.
If hurting your children,
it's not worth the candle
Yesterday,
when I came back to Penglai Palace,
it was midnight
Looking at Hong in his cradle,
he was fast asleep
I was so content
that I forgot to go to sleep myself,
and before I knew it,
it was dawn.
I have lost one baby
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and the killer
of my unborn child
still in the Palace.
Not until the Empress Wang meets her downfall
will I
absolutely give up.
Consort Xiao
is bent on making Sujie the Crown Prince.
You think she'll go easy
on Hong son
Difficult to be inadequate
So you've been waiting for an opportunity
THANK YOU
Over this past year,
I've been watching
the Empress Wang and Consort Xiao.
Probably they're
taking every precaution
against me.
It won't be
easy to go after them.
I already have a plan.
But
the time is not right yet.
What kind of plan