Subs By:robster38
~Yingzhou, Khitan Municipal Square~
What?
A rebellion?
Li Jinzhong is plotting a rebellion?
Open it.
It`s a letter Li Geom wrote to his father.
It says they`re going to do it on the seventh of the month.
What is on the seventh?
Li Jinzhong`s birthday.
They`re plotting to invite us to the birthday dinner and kill us.
What do we do?
-This is the chance to wipe out the Khitans. -But this is Yingzhou.
If we`re not careful we could end up dead.
Don`t worry.
What`s there to be afraid of?
We have indisputable evidence of conspiracy and details of their plan.
All we have to do is to arrest Li Jinzhong, Sun Wanrong, Chulin and Li Geom before they execute their plan.
And the rest of them will become powerless without their leaders.
When will we arrest them?
We might as well wait for them to set the table for us.
Then?
The party they`re setting up to kill us will become their own wake.
Be seated.
How is the current situation in Yingzhou?
Extremely tense.
They know that Goguryeoan refugees are averting the conscription order with false pestilence. ~Dae Jungsang~
but they won`t say a word.
This is getting too complicated.
Let`s march in there.
All we have to do is kill Li Wen and we`ll be set.
It`s not that simple, Gaepil.
We might have an unanticipated situation in our hands.
What do you mean?
Li Jinzhong`s life long dream is to liberate Khitan.
-You mean he might atttempt a coup?
The Khitans are piqued beyond their limit right now. ~Mimosa~
-I would be surprised if they tolerate the persucution much longer. -But Li wen is not to be reckoned with.
That`s right.
If anyone`s game.
Than what do we do?
Do we just sit here and wait? ~Heuk Sudol~
We will stay here for a while and observe the developments. Keep the soldiers tightly disciplined at all times.
Yes, general!
Stay here with us, fahter.
No, I should go back to Yingzhou.
It may be dangerous to go back.
But our people are in there.
they`ll become nervous and afraid if we don`t go back.
How long are you planning on staying here in Yingzhou, sir?
Why? Do you have other plans?
No, not really.
But we can`t stay here doing nothing. -Don`t you like it here?
They give us food when we get hungry, wine when we get thirsty, and no one`s on our backs. ~Xue Rengui~
I`m board to death. ~Hongpei~
You can leave if you want. No one`s stopping you.
General, what`s going on? What`s keeping you here, sir?
It`s Li Jinzhong`s birthday soon. I never miss a party.
General!
It`s coming...
I feel a blood storm approaching Yingzhou.
What do you mean, sir?
I`lived my entire life on the battlefield. I can smell blood from thousands of miles away.
General?
It must be stopped.
That`s why I am here.
I don`t want to lose my dear friemds.
Treason must be stopped.
It must be stopped at all cost.
-Today is the Governor-general`s birthday? -Yes,
I trust the two of you will join us at the celebration.
We would not miss it for the world. ~Zhao wenhui~
Right, general?
Who else is coming? ~Li Wen~
We`ve invited elders from the neighboring tribes. ~Sun Wanrong~
The khan is going to keep the celebration small this year.
We will be there. You can count on it.
Thank you.
I will let the Khan know
Well then, I shall see you there.
There is no doubt about it. They`re setting us up to kill us.
They`re gathering the other tribal leaders for us as well, so it`s perfect.
-I`m counting on you with this. -The time has come at last.
to get rid of the khitans by the root.
Khitans will be exterminated once and for all.
These are the men that will assist us tonight.
Several dozen Tang officials will arrive soon after the celebration begins. ~Li Geom~
At an`opportune time,
the khan and the tribal leaders will slip out,
and I will send a signal to attack. I want all of them dead.
Li Wen and Zhao Wenhui in particular must not be left alive.
-Is that understood? -Yes, general,
A seprarate dinner will be prepared for li Wen`s guards in a separate room.
I`d like you to take care of them.
Aye, my lord.
Let us be patient.
General Li Wen and Zhao Wenhui is yet to arrive.
They should`ve been here hours ago.
This is why Tang is so slow to improve!
Damn them...
General, shouldn`t we be sitting on that side?
I`m not an official of the court anymore.
Who cares which side I sit?
Besides, there`s better food on this side.
Yes, but...
What is happening?
We`ve waited four hours!
I will send my men to find out what`s happened.
Something`s not right...
But there`s no way they could`ve found out about our plan.
Not one of them is here.
Not one...!
General, you shouldn`t be drinking on an empty stomach.
Khan,
don`t fool me anymore!
If my guess is correct, you tried to have Li Wen and all of the Tang officials tonight!
Ge-General!
What do you mean?
That`s right.
And the fact that they are not here means that they know about my plan.
-Guards! -Yes, sir!
Declare a state of emergency to all Khitan stations!
We will drive out all Tang military presence from Yingzhou!
Khan, you can`t do this!
Khan!
-What are you waiting for? I gave you an order! -Yesm sir!
Khan! Khan!
We have a problem, khan! We`re surrounded by the Tang army!
It`s Li Wen has attacked!
What?Li Wen preempted our attack?
They`re at the banquet hall. Subong, come with me.
Wu Myun, take the residential wing.
I want all of Jinzhong`s familly members captured!
Yes, sir! Let`s go!
-General, the Tang army has infiltrated the residential wing! -My mother is in danger!
Let`s go!
My Lady!
-Mother! -Geom!
The back gate is open.
Take her, Now!
Where are you going?
-Granfather is at the main hall. -Li wen is already at the main hall.
It`s too late. You must go now.
-And leave my granfather behind to die? -You must go.
You can come back to save him later.
Go, Geom.
He is my father and I will save him.
There! Go after them!
Go!
Go, Mother!
Hey, where are you going?
Get back here!
Khan,
they have no proog that you plotted treason. So just deny it.
There`s no time.
Tell them that Li Wen set you up.
Do you understand?
That won`t change anything.
But it will save you from immediate execution.
Driving Tang out was the only way for us to survive. ~Li Jinzhong~
But it`s all over now.
I may not die,
but I will not be alive either.
Khan...
Do as I say, Khan!
I see General Xue Rengui is here as well.
This is a birthday party!
What is the meaning of this?
We`ll see if this is a birthday party or a wake.
Take them away! All of them!
Hey, you!
What is the meaning of this?
General Xue is innocent!
You cocky little punk!
How dare you!
-Stop! -What are you waiting for?
Arrest them!
Let go of me! We are innocent!
What the heck!
General!!
-We`re back! -What did you learn?
What`s the smoke rising from the direction of Yingzhou?
It looks like there is a fight.
A fight? You mean a battle?
Yes, sir.
we knew it would happen.
-I wonder who is suppressing whom. -Khitan or LiWen?
I will go and find out.
No, I will go see for myself.
Whoever prevails, it would be dangerous to reveal ourselves.
Don`t worry.
I will only be taking the flying column.
We will protect him.
Li wen, how dare you!
What is the meaning of this?
That`s my question.
Why did you aid the Khitans coup?
A coup?
Does holding up chopsticks at a birthday party constitute a coup?
Confess the truth!
What are you talking about? We plotted nothing!
Then what is this?
What is it?
It`s a letter your grandson wrote to Li Kaigu.
Every detail of your evil plan is written here in blan and white!
Khan, is he telling the truth?
Are you still going to deny it?
I wish I had killed you when I had the chance!
General, what is to become of us now?
Lock them up!
-Take the prisoners! -Aye!
Let go of us, you bastards! We can`t release you!
Release us! Let us go, you bastards!
-Where are Chulin and her contemptuous son? -Wu Myun is after them.
He`ll get them.
We`ve acomplished a monumental task!
-Oh no! -Mother!
My lady! Are you all right?
Get on my back.
No, I can walk.
You`re hurth, Mother.
-Get on my back. -Come on.
General! Over there!
Take my mother and go. We`ll keep them back.
Yes, my lord.
No!
Mother!
-Running is no use with my leg like this. -But...
Fighting is the only chance we`ve got.
Look what you put me through. You`re dead.
Get them!
What was that?
It`s Dae Joyoung!
Retreat! retreat!
It`s been a long time.
You haven`t changed at all.
Thank you for saving us. My name is Geom.
May I ask you who you are?
This is General Dae Joyoung.
Who are you?
I am General Li Kaigu`s son.
You raised a fine young man.
Mother do you know this man?
What? what did you just say?
Dae Joyoung....Dae Joyoung is here!
Snap out of it, fool!
Dae Joyoung disappeared over a decade ago.
Where did he come from? Did he fall from the sky?
I saw him with my own eyes.
I swear to you it was Dae Joyoung!
Idiot!
You`re making this up to avoid being punished for letting Chuling slip away.
No.
I swear to you on my life it was Dae Joyoung!
General, if the man he saw was really Dae Joyoung, we have a problem.
But it can`t be. Dae Joyoung?
Why would he show up here now?
~Dae Joyoung`s Camp, Yingzhou~
If the Khitans give up now, Yingzhou will become Tang territory forever.
Yes, I know.
I`m contemplating the time.
The time?
We`ve kept ourselves hidden for over a decade at the base of Mt. Dongmo and build up our strength.
If we reveal ourselves now, we will become Tang`s target once again.
I`m trying to determine wheter or not, now is the right time.
This could be a god-given opportunity.
Mt. Dongmo is secluded and free from Tang influence.
But it`s also isolated and out of the way
We need a wide, rich, populated land in order to realize our dream...
a strategic location where we can extend in all directions. A place were we can live where we can have a life.
This is what we want.
But it`s dangerous to come out into the world when Tang has taken over Yingzhou.
You have a point, Geumlan.
But if this were a world of peace and prosperity, we would never get our chance.
I understand where you`re coming from.
But it is a daunting task dealing with Yingzhou with Li Wen in control.
Luckily, you didn`t break your bone.
About Dae Joyoung...
how do you know him, mother?
We Khitans had a fateful encounter with him many years ago.
I think I heard about him.
He`s a warrior of vanished state Goguryeo.
He was our enemy.
Forget about him.
I can`t forget about him.
I`m going to ask General Dae Joyoung for help.
I`m sure Li Wen has taken Guichengzhou as well.
And with all of the neighboring tribal leaders captured, there`s no one else we can turn to.
Helping us is not an easy task.
I know how I can persuade him.
We can`t be choosy right now.
We have to save Grandfather before anything happens to him and get Yingzhou back.
Biwu.
Why are you so startled?
Did you eat something without me?
-No. -I bet you did.
-You ate something good without me. -I said no.
Tell me the truth. What did you eat?
Where`s Joyoung?
He`s in a meeting with Mimosa.
-And Lady Chulin? -I don`t know
Share if you have some snaks. Don`t be so selfish.
Biwu, wait for me!
Come on in. How is your Mother?
She is better thanks to you.
I wanted to thank you for saving our lives.
Your grandfather Lord Li Jinzhong once saved our lives as well.
I`ll get straight to the point.
Help us save my grandfather and Yingzhou.
Unless something is done, Khitans will be exterminated.
You are the only one that can help us.
You`re asking us to risk everything we`ve built.
What would you give us in return if we help you?
We will give you back the Goguryeoan refugees that live scattered throughout Yingzhou.
Aren`t you here because you were concerned for their lives?
You will be saving tens of thousands of your people if you help us.
No other military victory will give you more valuable spoils of war.
You are a very astute young man.
But releasing the refugees is not a simple matter that you can decide.
I am the grandson of Khitan Khan Li Jinzhong.
My father is General Li Kaigu who has fought and won countless battles in the frontier.
In their absence, my decision is the decision of Khitan Khan.
Behold.
Khitan has kneeled before you.
I beg you to save my grandfather and Khitan.
Don`t worry so much, my lady.
I will leave you to talk.
Your son came to me.
We desperately need your help. ~Chulin~
The word help is inappropiate.
We have to work together in order to free ourselves from Tang.
I`m grateful that you speak with such magnanimity.
I never thought we would work together again.
Neither have I.
I heard you hurt your ankle.
It`s not serious.
Let me know if there is anything you need.
Thank you.
~Chang`an, Tang~
Announce us.
Your Majesty, the high ministers have arrived.
-Send them in. -Enter.
Disturbing news, Your Majesty.
Li Jinzhong has conspired treason.
Yes, I know.
Li Jinzhong is the least of our worries with Li Kaigu at the western front. ~Wei Sheng~ ~Li Meng~
If Li Kaigu finds out that Li Jinzhong and his family has been captured,
he could turn his sword on us.
He is fighting the Turkic leader Muchou right now.
If heaven forbid he should join hands with Muchou, ~Wu Sansi~
we will have a crisis in our hands.
This has long been a concern of mine. ~Emperor Wu Zetian~
Why are you making a fuss after being nonchalant all this time?
Forgive us, Your Majesty.
Li Kaigu couldn`t possibly know about the situation yet.
We urge you to send a royal messenger and bring back Li Kaigu immediately.
I`ve already dispatched a secret emissary.
Li Kaigu`s commanders Zhang Xuanyu and Ma Renjie should have my orders by now.
What will you do with Li Kaigu?
How could I let a dangerous beast run free?
I have to lock him up or get rid of him.
Your Majesty!
It`s a great shame. He`s such a talented warrior.
But I have no choice but to exterminate the Khitan now.
How could I let him live knowing he will seek revenge?
Zhang Xuanyu and Ma Renjie are capable warriors.
They will suppress Li Kaigu and bring him back.
~Western Front: Tang Camp~
General.
I don`t understand. The Emperor ordered a secret mission?
Here, take a look. Khitans attempted a coup.
She wants us to arrest General Li Kaigu.
What do we do? ~Ma Renjie~
How are we going to arrest the general we serve?
We can`t defy the imperial command. ~Zhang Xuanyu~
We are to kill him if necessary.
But majority of the troops here are General Li`s men.
If we could get General Li and his top men...
Shhh!
Who`s there?
I was going to eavesdrop, but you caught me.
The general wants to see you.
Why does he want to see us?
For the same reason why he always wants to see you. Hurry on over.
Are we ever going to have another battle? I`m bored to feath!
What`s the occasion, sir?
It`s been months since we had a battle.
It`s all right. Drink up.
I fought countless battles on the frontier.
But the only thing I`ve gained ~Li Kaigu~
are resentment of those that I vsnquished and a few loyal men that I know will die for me.
I`m very lucky to have the two of you.
All we did was trust and follow, sir.
How long will your loyalty last?
What do you mean?
How much longer can I count on you to trust and obey me?
We vowed to serve you to our death, general.
But will you?
What is this about,sir?
If my instinct serve me right, the Emperor gave you a special mission.
What is the mission?
No, sir. We recieved no orders.
The wine you just drank is poisoned.
You will soon bleed and die.
Why are you doing this to us?
You know that better than we do.
We couldn`t possibly let you live.
General!
Don`t blame me for this.
Hey!
You won`t live for long either, You bastard!
You want to know what`s going on in Yingzhou?
Li Jinzhong ,Sun Wanrong, your wife and your children have all been arrested for treason!
Is this true?
They`re all going to die.
Not just your family, but the entire Khitan tribe will be exterminated!
And?
The Emperor order you to kill General Li?
That`s right.
-You have no home to go back to now! -You will roam the land and die!
I was right.
Take these men and lock them up!
Guys, there`s no poison here.
You tell them that they`re dying and the truth comes pouring out.
Take then away! -Yes, sir!
You tricked us!
Bastard! You won`t survive this!
-Take your hands off me! -How could they?
Yingzhou!
Khan...my wife...my children!
General....
After all we`ve done for Tang!
General...!
Khan!!!
Wake up, Khan! Khan!
He`s fainted.
Splash him.
Li Wen!
You`ve been disdainful and arrogant calling yourselves leader of Khitan. ~Li Wen~
I`ll show your people how pathetic you really are.
Continue!
Li Wen!
General, I think they`re going to kill us instead of taking us back to Tang.
At last Khitan will fall...!
This is no time to worry about Khitan.
We`re going to die for something we had nothing to do with!
Be quiet!
We received a message from General Dae Jungsang.
They`re going to execute Li Jinzhong and the prisoners in Yingzhou instead of taking them back to Chang`an.
the tactician and I have discussed this long and hard.
We cannot defeat them by fighting them head on for as long as Yingzhou and Guichengzhou are in Tang control.
That`s why we`re going to use intricate strategy and psychology whether than stregth to take Yingzhou back.
Strategy? Psychology?
I`m not into that.
Why not? Aren`t you a strategist?
Huh? A strategist?
Is there a way for us to sneak into Yingzhou?
There is a narrow path at the east gate that no one knows about.
I will need you to enter the city.
Just tell me what to do.
I will do anything to save my grandfather and Yingzhou.
You and I will go together.
-You yourself? -we`ll go instead.
No.
I will go into the city and direct the operation myself. Guksabiwu, I`m leaving you in command here.
I`ll go as well.
I`m coming with you into the city.
It`s too dangerous, Mother.
This is about Khitan.
How can I ask General Dae to do this alone?
I am going with him.
I can`t send you in there alone. I`m coming with you.
Very well.
I tried.
I tried hard to forget what I know.
But I just can`t keep this bottled up.
You can`t turn a tiger into a wolf by raising him among the wolves.
I will not hear this.
Geom is Joyoung`s son. He`s a son ofGoguryeo!
Be quiet!
I don`t know what to do either.
But keeping the truth from them will not make them strangers.
It`s a lie that can`t be broken.
One more word and you and I will both die.
Chulin!
What is going on?
Can you explain this?
You explain.
Why was Lady Chulin aiming her sword at your throat?
Answer me.
Now!
Subs By:robster38