Do you know why I called you?
I ask you,
where is the assassin?
I've already handed him over to Zhao Gao.
Why did you give him to Zhao Gao?
I ask you again!
Why didn't you go and see the Qin Emperor?
Why is it that Zhao Gao
suddenly stopped all his doings?
- Why did you do this? - I did that... It is all because of Xiao Chuan!
If I have to lose even more in exchange for him,
I would still do so!
You...
Just for the sake of one person, you actually
ignored whatever Mother has told you.
Yu Shu.
Have you forgotten about the responsibility father and I placed upon you?
Have you also forgotten about Tu An's welfare?
Have you forgotten that you are from Tu An?
No.
I've never ever forgotten about it!
That's good.
I'll ask you,
Tu An and Xiao Chuan,
which one comes first for you?
Since you can't get rid of your romantic notions,
I, as your mother, will have to take action!
- General Jin! - I 'm here, My Empress.
I order you that within three days,
you need to bring Yi Xiao Chuan's head to me!
No!
You aren't allowed to hurt him. If you do so, I'll die right here in front of you!
You...
I can't imagine...
I really never imagined...
This is the "good" daughter that I brought up!
This is the pride of Tu An?!
Princess Yu Shu!
Good... Since this is the case,
my skin is not thick enough to go back to Tu An
and I cannot face the Chief of Tu An.
I...
- Empress! - Mother! - Empress!
- Mother!
- Empress!
Mother! Why are you doing this?
After I die,
no one will order you around anymore.
No one will prevent any relationship between you and Yi Xiao Chuan anymore.
How romantic.
You can do whatever you want.
You should have the right to be happy.
No, Mother.
Yu'Er.. has never thought about it this way.
Don't say that!
My Empress... For Tu An...
For the sake of the Princess, you have to consider.
If you die like this,
how is the Princess going to shoulder all these problems in future?
It's alright...
She is already grown up!
She can decide her own matters!
No...
Mother, I need you!
I can't leave you...
Yu'Er,
didn't it ever occur to you
that I'm not doing this for myself?
I did for you - and for Tu An.
If you still consider me your mother...
If you still consider Tu'An your home...
Promise me...
Forget Yi Xiao Chuang forever from your heart!!
Forget Yi Xiao Chuang!
Princess... Just promise your mother...
I beg you!
Princess... The Empress's action is for your own good!
Xiao Chuan. What should I do?
Please tell me... What should I do right now?
Xiao Chuan!
Between you and my mother... I can't bear the thought of losing either
of your lives.
That's why...
That's why I m doing this right now.
Mother.
Yu'Er promises you, Mother.
You said the right thing.
The Imperial Court is like a battlefield.
In a flash,
I was thrown in prison
and you,
the commander of the Meng army of 300,000 troops, who's all-victorious and revered by thousands.
But now,
you don't even know what's going to happen next.
I am really disgusted with
this "kill and be killed" era.
But fortunately,
I am not a Lord anymore.
I'd rather live the life of a normal person.
I like this mediocre lifestyle,
staying away from those earth-shaking matters.
Bow to Prime Minister.
His Majesty found out that Her Empress was taken ill
and is duly worried.
This time, she's going back to Tu An to recuperate.
I was sent here to send her off.
Her Empress is still ill, thus is not able to see you.
I am really appreciating it on behalf of the Empress..
And so, I'm hoping that the Prime Minister
will be able to convey Her Empress' gratitude to His Majesty.
Mother.
You need to take care yourself. I wish that you'll be healthy in future.
I hope that you receive my wish!
General.
Xiao Chuan.
Has His Majesty released the brothers of Noble Clan already?
Only I just came out!
She just help me to come out.
What about others?
Will they have to be beheaded?
Don't be in a hurry.
Majesty has already ordered that
when you are well again, then the Noble Clan case will be re-examined.
Long night, many dreams. [=long delay may have more troubles]
I will go see the Emperor!
General! General! By all means, don't move!
When you move,
your blood will circulate more
and the poison in your body will spread even quicker.
Doctor, to get all the poison out of his body,
how long will it take?
Just say it out.
The poison that is inside the General's body, consists of two types which have been mixed together.
One is an aggressive type. The General's body being stronger than normal people,
with the medicinal treatment,
at present he has overcome it.
But,
the other type which is slowly seeping into his bones,
it cannot be healed.
At this time,
this poison is spreading slowly throughout his vital organs.
So the General's health will go from bad to worse.
I am afraid...
I am afraid that he...
Doctor. Don't you have any other way to save him?
Humble me is foolish. Perhaps there are wiser men.
But...
I leave right now.
Lao Cui...
Lao Cui has his own way!
I'll go and search for my Master.
Xiao Chuan!
I have something to say.
Please let me get up.
Though it's just a green leaf, I can already know the green hill.
Your life is almost over.
I'm not in the mood to pluck leaves with you.
I'll go help you find a doctor.
Xiao Chuan.
Sit down.
Come.
Sit down.
According to my own judgment, my injury can't be recovered forever. My death is not a big problem.
Since it's going to be like this, why not be calm about it?
Think it over, what you want to do.
- Weren't you going to tell me what to do? - Of course, I'm talking about my funeral.
I remember telling you,
the Meng family's every generation are all loyal.
Since my first day of military training, I've prepared myself to passionately protect the country.
Good.
If you have future cases, I'll do it for you.
I'll try my best in doing them for you.
But don't ever give up yourself!
The Confucian scholars being killed.
Our brothers of Noble Clan are still captured.
Someone tried to assassinate me.
Who do you think is behind all these?
You and I already know everything.
How do you feel (about) what we're supposed to do?
You want me to go
and find Zhao Gao and Li Zi (the Prime Minister)?
Li Zi is our nation's Prime Minister.
The leader of all Lords.
Thanks to him, the Qin Empire was successful.
How can I decide to
get back at him, just because of our personal differences?
Xiao Chuan, killing them won't be beneficial to the country.
With them directing all the power to one person, Great Qin still will not be stable.
I understand now. In the Court,
only with you and Prince Fu Su both there,
will you have enough strength to go against them. Now with both of you gone, that's why there
is so much trouble going on.
Wait till I'm gone.
Maybe things will even turn worse.
I've thought it over. A perfect plan
is to find someone
who can match them.
And very reliable,
this person,
after I'm dead, must be able to appear in the governing Court,
to resist them till the end.
Xiao Chuan.
This person is you.
Why would you say that?
Although it's just a leaf, I already see a hill/mountain.
I think you're mistaken.
I am not capable.
I couldn't even rescue my fellow brothers
and even gotten myself into prison.
I'm just a commoner now.
Tell me, how I can go against them?
You know
why they can't deal with me in the Court?
They can only use cheap tricks.
Military power.
I have 300,000 Meng Army troops who are loyal to me.
Do you know,
as long as you take on my brother's, Meng Yi, identity and accept to take on the Meng Army,
you can go against them.
Xiao Chuan.
The Meng Army can only be left in your hands
for me to feel assured.
Otherwise, I won't die peacefully.
I'm sorry.
I cannot join the Meng Army.
Why?
Because I don't want to give up Yu Shu
and I don't want to go into a fight over power.
Xiao Chuan, in this world
responsibility is much more important than love.
This responsibility isn't only about caring for yourself, but also about caring for other people's lives and deaths.
All the more, it's about the rise and fall of the country and its existence.
I won't talk about other people.
Take Imperial Concubine Li Fei for example.
Didn't she, for the sake of responsibility,
give up her rights to freedom and love?
Don't talk to me about Yu Shu. You don't even understand what love is!
I'm not like you.
We are from two different worlds. To me love comes first!
I'm sorry.
I'm not cut out for this kind responsibility.
Actually,
that's what I thought too in the past.
When you left the Meng Army, that's what I thought too.
I had my doubts about you too. But, but now...
You stood out and selflessly helped Ju Xian Tang's brothers. You have brains, strategy, and morals.
But at this time, you forgot about yourself.
Forgot about Yu Shu. From then on,
I thought that you could do it.
Your wrong!
That was just a spur of the moment. I'm not as brave as you think me to be.
I'm sorry.
Go, find someone else.
Get them all in here.
These are all girls from Xiong Nu that we just caught.
You may choose whoever.
Think of it as a present to you.
I won't accept such a gift.
Think it over.
Let them kneel down, so that we can have a good look at them.
Kneel down! Quickly, kneel down! Kneel down!
Kneel down!
How dare you to be disobedient in front of the General! Kneel down!
Stop it!
Yes.
I will take this one.
Miss, Miss. It has been hard on you.
I'll help you untie the ropes right away
Miss.
You shouldn't misunderstand. I don't have any ulterior motives.
I'll take a step backwards.
Just now you refused to kneel down and were harshly beaten by that soldier.
I couldn't look at it anymore and that's why I took you with me.
The door is open. You're free from this moment on. You may leave. I won't hold you back.
I rescued you. Why do you still want to kill me?
Miss.
What's wrong?
Why are you crying?
Just tell me what's wrong.
You... Why didn't you take all ten of of us sisters?
I have never taken people.
Especially girls as gifts to be given or had.
Me, accepting you today,
has already been against my wishes. So how could I take ten?
But, tomorrow they will have to die!
Why is that?
We, all ten sisters, were caught for spying.
Thus tomorrow we'll be lynched.
Only the people choosen by you will get to live!
Why?
Why didn't you accept all of them?
Why?
Why didn't you accept all of them?
- I... - Why?!
Miss. Wait here for my return.
Stop here, sir.
The General has ordered
that he won't see anyone today.
He won't see me either?
The General said especially... especially not you, sir.
Sir.
I've thought it over.
The rest of the Xiong Nu girls, give them to me too.
Too late.
Alright. You don't have to give them to me.
But I ask of you,
to let them live.
I've already ordered to kill them.
A soldier has to do what he says he will do.
How can a decision be simply changed? [order morning, cancel dusk]
Just take it as I'm begging you.
By rights, you didn't even have to beg anyone. None of them need die. If...
you are willing to accept the Meng Army.
What do you mean by that?
If you accept the Meng Army,
you would have the ability to determine their lives. But you won't do so,
because of your own selfishness and that is going to cost them their lives.
Whether or not I accept the Meng Army,
is something that's between you and me! It has nothing to do with those nine Xiong Nu girls.
Those are nine human lives!
These name lists
have the names of various criminals on them.
Some have to be executed, others exiled.
Some are going to have their limbs broken.
Those ten Xiong Nu girls are but the tip of the iceberg.
If you want to save them, you will never be able to finish saving everyone.
Since I've met them, I don't want to see them die. Please oblige me.
Today, those nine girls are going to be under my sword. You can beg me to oblige you.
But in the future,
when multitude of Qin's people are under the sword of others,
who are you going to beg?
Men!
Send the guest off!
This...
Sir,
please go back.
Go back and tell him, if he doesn't agree,
I'll stay on my knees!
Mr Yi, why do this?
I understand General the best.
He never ever changes his orders.
Please go back.
What I am determined to do,
will also never ever change.
Listen to an advice from me. Don't hurt your bond just because
of a few Xiong Nu girls.
What Xiong Nu?
I only know, that those are all human lives!!
Sir.
Why are you so stubborn?
Go back!
Under this downpour, you'll fall ill!
If he doesn't oblige me, I won't go back!
General.
Why have you become his spokesperson?
At this moment, Sir is still kneeling at the entrance,
saying if you don't oblige him, he won't get up.
Then let him continue kneeling.
But General, it's pouring outside.
Even heaven feels that he should be punished.
- If not... - Such rudeness!
By letting him back in, you have already broken an order!
If you continue to stick your nose into this matter,
I will also charge you with insubordination.
Both charges carry equal punishment. Get out!
Yes.
Younger Brother,
how long are you going to wait before acknowledging that you are Meng Yi?
Heaven has finally opened its eyes.
Sir! Sir! Men!
Why am I...
Why am I at home?
Cannot...
Meng Tian...
I have to look for Meng Tian.
I must... I must see Meng Tian.
Sir, you've been out for three days.
Then - what about them? What has become of them?
He still killed them.
Sorry... Really sorry... Sorry...
Sir.
Please receive a bow from De Xiang.
What are you doing? Get up quickly!
This is the highest form of greeting for Xiong Nu people.
I'm using it to greet and thank you.
Why would you thank me?
I couldn't save their lives.
I don't deserve your thanks.
Sir, because you knelt through the rain for the whole night,
they were put to death fast.
Their souls
were spared the pain and they can ascend to heaven directly.
Sir. De Xiang is willing to use all, including my life,
to repay you kindness.
What era are we in?
Being able to die a quick death is something to be grateful about?
Sir, what are you saying?
Nothing much.
- You're called De Xiang? - Yes.
De Xiang. What a nice name. It's so sad that your body has been stained by fresh blood.
De Xiang, you shouldn't come here.
You should be with your siblings
on the green pastures,
riding in the wind
away from all the death here.
We fight for our clansmen.
For our clansmen,
it's alright to die.
De Xiang, do you believe that in the far, far future,
there will be no need for war as a solution.
People will not need to sacrifice their lives to determine its value.
I believe there will be such a day,
but it's not now.
The northern Rong Di army has again invaded my Qin territory.
Officials, what are your views on this?
Your Majesty, this issue belongs to General Meng,
but Meng Tian is still ill. It's written clearly here that
the Rong Di army got news of Meng Tian's illness.
That's why they dare to come down south! Prime Minister, officials,
quickly choose someone for me who can take this post!
This...
How does this happen?
Why isn't anyone talking? Normally everyone would know everything so well!
Why isn't anyone speaking when you ought to be?!
Why is no one speaking right now?!
Your Majesty. General Meng Tian is here to see you.
Quick, bring him up!
Your Majesty, Meng Tian hereby pays my respect to you.
Beloved subject. Beloved subject. Quickly get up. Quickly get up.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty. I heard that Rong Di has attacked Great Qin in the north.
I came specially to request for a military assignment.
- I am willing to lead the army northwards and get rid of the enemy. - My beloved subject, I am indeed anxious.
You are really a pillar of this country!
Working for Your Majesty, working for the great Qin country,
is my pleasure.
Good.
I will appoint you as the General in command.
Dispatch troops to the north and wipe out Rong Di!
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I have another matter to discuss with you.
You can tell me anything.
I hope Your Majesty can send out a royal decree
to appoint the previous General who guarded the palace, Yi Xiao Chuan, to be my Assistant General.
All right. Decree granted.
Thank you My King.
Why do you come here?
Yi Xiao Chuan receive the royal decree.
Commoner Yi Xiao Chuan is ready to receive the royal decree.
Presently, Rong Di has invaded Great Qin's territory,
killing the people of the Great Qin country.
The crime is unforgivable and punishable by death. This is to call on all officers to protect the country.
It is decreed that Yi Xiao Chuan, as General Meng Tian's Assistant General,
to courageously to kill the enemies and drive out all evil.
I hope that you can redeem yourself by doing this service, and not let me down
by Imperial Order.
I respectfully thank His Graciousness.
Do you really have to force me like this?
Actually, I don't want to force you either.
I really don't want to go.
My health is deteriorating by the day.
That's why...
That's why I can only force you
to experience a real war.
The way I see it,
you shouldn't wear your armor and go out to war today.
Yes, my General.
Everyone knows you're seriously ill.
Nobody is going to say anything about that.
Today is the day to go out to war.
I, as the leader,
must boost the troops' morale and stabilize their hearts.
How can I look like I'm overcome by illness?
Also, the enemy's spies are going to be around.
If the General in Command and his soldiers
now show wavering momentum and determination,
then before the war even starts,
the enemy will be encouraged.
These are all things that you have yet to learn.
Come on then.
Great General Meng.
Today, the troops are going north.
How come Lord Zhao is here?
Or is it perhaps that Lord Zhao wants to join us going out to war?
Great General Meng. His Majesty had me bring
this to you.
Great General Meng.
His Majesty hopes that you can lead the army
to a speedy victory.
I, Meng Tian will not let His Majesty down.
Great General Meng Tian.
I heard your health isn't all that well and you probably won't be able to ride a horse.
That's why I have prepared a horse carriage. I think
the carriage will be easier for you. So you won't be needing this whip anymore. - Just a scratch won't stop me!
Soldiers of the Meng clan.
Today, we will have to go out to war again. Going out to war will mean that there will be deaths.
I know too,
that some of you will not be able to return home again.
But I believe
that every soldier of the Meng clan
will become legends if they die, and heroes when they survive!
What is the motto of the Meng clan?
General, it's time.
Good.
Meng army. Out to war.
Imperial Concubine.
General Yi and General Meng are going out to war!
They are getting ready to leave the city today.