The Empress of China Episode 77
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Then His Majesty said,
I trust Zhaoyi Wu.
I have always trusted her,
I do now and I always will.
You'd better remember this.
I will never change
That's awesome
You should have seen him
His Majesty was truly awe-inspiring
His Majesty the Emperor
Greetings, Your Majesty
Mei Niang
Tell me,
did you lose your temper again
You're willing to talk to me now
Your Majesty
His Majesty, you really don't care
about the prophecy
I only care about you.
Don't touch
The baby is so tiny.
What are you touching
You won't feel it.
Of course I can
Of course I can feel it
Mei Niang,
I'm so excited about the baby.
Our baby
For you and the baby,
I don't care
what people think.
I’m willing to forsake my kingdom
and my life
to protect you both.
Your Majesty
I was wrong about what happened.
From now on, no matter what lies ahead,
I'm not letting go of you
Her Highness the Empress is here
We pay a visit Your Majesty
The Empress is not in the Lizheng Palace
What are you doing here
Zhaoyi Wu is in labor,
This Palace should come
to look in on her.
Over this past year, you have made anything
and who you have summoned to the Palace.
I know what you've been up
The ritual to the God is the good deed
but if your intentions are evil,
you’ll only hurt yourself.
I indulge you
because you're my wife.
Today, the Empress should
stay in Lizheng Palace.
We obey the aim
His Majesty the Emperor
Greetings, Your Majesty
How is Zhaoyi Wu
Don’t worry. Everything went well.
Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty
Congratulations, Zhaoyi It's a boy
My baby
Mei Niang
Your Majesty
Come, look at your son
Son
Our son
Yes, he’s our son
Son,
I'm your Father
How silly
Your Majesty
Give the baby a name,
I hope this child
will glorify Tang.
How about Li Hong
Li Hong
Mei Niang, do you like that name
Really good
Hong son
Hong, Hong
Did you hear that, Hong son
Look at Father Emperor quickly
Hong son, I'm your Father
Wang De, Wang De
Old slave here
Pass my order
I must seal
my 5th son Li Hong will be the Prince of Dai.
I will grant a general pardon and
Lao Zi should rule.
Starting tomorrow, in the Palace
I want a banquet for 7 days
Li Hong should come forward.
You immediately
summon all courtiers and ambassadors
to join the celebration,
This, this
What is it, Your Majesty
Are you alright
Your Majesty
I'm fine
That
Maybe I got too excited, so...
Yes, yes, Your Majesty
Your Majesty, Your Majesty
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty
Get the imperial physician! Hurry up
I pray to the gods
to take her life.
May she perish with the baby
and she’ll die from uterine bleeding
Empress
Did Wu Mei Niang give birth
Yes
Boy or girl
Boy
Didn't they say sincerity will make
my wish come true
Haven’t I been sincere enough
Please contain your anger, the Empress
Liars! They're liars!
Notice the Empress, Consort Xiao asks to see you.
What brings you here today
What
A storm is coming in this Palace
Wu Mei Niang
gave birth to a son.
Don’t tell me
you didn't know
So what
The baby boy's
only a younger son.
Tang already has a Crown Prince.
But the Crown Prince can be replaced.
If you really
such the gas calms down idly
why would you indulge in this
sorcery things
Sorcery
But that’s not
what you said before
I didn't realise
you'd be so obsessed
and exercise no discretion.
Even His Majesty knows about that.
But then again,
maybe
Wu Mei Niang's life is tough,
praying to the gods can't stop her
from having this baby.
Spare me your sarcasm.
If praying is useless,
your means are
no more effective than mine.
Since Wu Mei Niang was pregnant,
In her Palace chamber,
these poisonous snakes and scorpions
should be by courtesy of you.
How much harm have you done her
That's because we were acting on our own.
That's why
we failed to bring her any great harm
and she's able to deliver the Emperor's son today.
A year ago
when she was named a Zhaoyi
we should
have known
Wu Mei Niang is
the biggest threat to us in this Palace.
Was a pity
at that time you had a Prince
and refused to work with me.
Now,
do you still want
to fight alone
You’re right,
over this past year,
we made on Wu Mei Niang,
was the repeatedly movement
But she never has counter-attack.
Not even once.
All she did was
to give His Majesty a son.
I really can't figure her out.
But that makes her
truly scary.
You're right. At this point,
we must join forces to save ourselves.
Give him a hand
Hurry up
What is this
Knife
This is not right
After him! Go!
Stop!
Come back! Stop!
You sent these
armours and weapons enter the Chang'an
Who are they for
I really
don't know anything.
Wait
I had looked a moment ago
The calluses on your hands
tell me
you've been wielding a sword
longer than you used a whip.
You’d better tell me the truth.
Inside the torture room of the Grand Court,
we have a
12 course menu.
Since its establishment,
no one
has tasted the full menu.
I’m a patient man,
I'd like to see
how many courses you can palate.
Guess what name
His Majesty gave Wu Mei Niang's son.
Names to call anything
Li Hong
Since the Wei and Jin dynasties,
there was a folk saying,
"Lao Zi should rule, Li Hong should come forward".
This common people
believed Li Hong was
an alias used by Lao Zi
He's reborn on earth to ease the people’s sufferings.
It proves
His Majesty is very fond of this boy.
You suppose His Majesty
will name him the Crown Prince
Sit down
Has the possibility
ninth elder brother might even want
to make Mei Niang the Empress.
Empress Wang has Li Zhong,
Consort Xiao has Sujie.
For their son's future
as well as their own,
they’ll be in constant
strife with Wu Mei Niang.
If His Majesty wants to depose Empress Wang,
the conflict between him and Zhangsun Wuji
bound to outbreak
Isn’t this
what we want
But I'm afraid Wu Mei Niang
may be content
with having a son.
since she was pregnant with Li Hong,
over the past year
the Empress and Consort Xiao
have provoked her repeatedly,
never once did she retaliate.
I'm worried
she has turned weak.
Looks like
I should make a trip to the Palace.
Her Royal Highness Princess
this is from Prince Fang.
You may go
Yes
Yi'ai just got word.
Someone was smuggling
100 suits of armour and weapons
into Chang'an city,
but was intercepted by the patrolling guards.
Zhangsun Wuji is now
interrogating the cart driver.
Was it you who did that
The
What did Zhangsun Wuji find out
The cart driver confessed
The goods
is sending to the west side of the city.
Luoyun Villa
Luoyun Villa? Consort Yang
bought it with her own assets.
Why would they take the goods out there
Oh no
Must be Zhangsun Wuji’s ploy
to frame His Highness Prince
I think, before he makes
a move on third elder brother Ke,
we must try to turn things around.
If he's charged
with treason
Third elder brother will be in great danger.
Turn things around There’s no time.
What can we do
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That's why, I think rather
than racking our brains
in planning,
we should take a chance
and set things right once and for all.
Your Majesty You're awake
Mei Niang
Did I scare you
Your Majesty
You've been having these dizzy spells
for some time.
And within this past year,
it has been happening more frequently
Your Majesty has been working very hard to run the state,
if you hadn't fallen ill,
you probably wouldn't have accepted any treatment.
Wang Gong-Gong, has His Majesty been
getting headaches lately
They were quite severe
but didn't
last very long
That's right I remember
since His Majesty ascended the throne,
he's been having these headaches.
Each time I offered to send for the Imperial Physician,
His Majesty would always say
"no"
and said he'd be alright soon.
the Imperial Physician,
let’s have a word outside.
Yes
Zhaoyi, Zhaoyi
You, the Imperial Physician.
How about His Majesty's condition,
tell me the truth, please
Notice Zhaoyi,
His Majesty has a disease of the wind (to catch a cold).
He would start with mild headaches,
which will become
progressively severe
until he gets splitting headaches.
It’ll affect his eye sight and
he may even go blind.
You’re gifted Imperial Physicians.
In regard to His Majesty disease.
There's nothing you can do
Well, this is the problem
since His Majesty childhood
it's a recurring illness resulted from being out in the rain
and was overcome by wind, coldness and wetness.
Over the years, I’ve been
trying to invigorate him
and delay the onset
of the illness.
There's no actual cure.
Please forgive us, Zhaoyi
In the final analysis,
His Majesty this stubborn disease
I'm responsible for his condition
This Palace
I'm the guilty one.
Mei Niang
Your Majesty
Go easy on them.
In fact, my grandfather,
Emperor Gaozu also died caused disease of the wind.
Father was inflicted with it too,
except
the onset came much later.
All I can do
is live with it.
It's incurable.
Please punish us for our incompetence.
Man’s abilities are limited.
I can only
blame the bad luck of the Li clan,
that passed on the illness from one generation to the next.
It's not your fault
You're excused.
Thank you, Your Majesty
Your Majesty
What is it
I'm
sorry
It was my fault.
If in the past
I didn't ask you
to plead Chengqian's case, you wouldn't...
Mei Niang, I order you
never to say again
you caused my condition again.
What's wrong
If they can’t cure me,
it doesn't mean no one else can.
Right
We can offer a huge reward
to recruit outstanding Physician,
enter the Palace to diagnose me to be good
Look at you Don’t be silly
Don’t worry about me.
What you should do now
is get enough
well rest.
You just gave birth,
you should eat more and sleep more.
It's alright,
Mei Niang, that's how things happen
and such is life.
Good fortune and bad go hand in hand.
Mei Niang,
I don't
want you to suffer any grievances.
You gave me Hong my son.
This is
the biggest joy of my life.
Mei Niang, are you with me
I want to name you the Royal Consort.
From now on, in the Palace there'll be
Royal, Noble, Pure, Virtuous and Able, all 5 Consorts.
You'll be the head of the 5 Consorts.
Your Majesty
Mei Niang don't want that.
This decision
it's not a moment idea.
I've been giving this much thought.
If I have not been diagnosed with this illness,
I probably still couldn't make up my mind.
You're worried Uncle will object
I've had this all figured out.
Don't forget
In the past my father appointed
more than one regent.
Wait to hear my good news.
Silly
Your Majesty
Your Majesty, you...
Passes on my decree
Prepares the silks and satins
and a cart of gold and silver articles
for the Prince of Wu.
The old slave obey the aim
Prince,
since you left Chang'an
we were
like lost souls.
Now that you’ve come back,
we finally feel alive again
We finally have hope
That’s right
But over the past year,
we have worked hard,
got promoted and have made money
Even the powerful Zhangsun Wuji
dared not show off
in the Ministry of Defence.
That's right
Like I said
I'm overjoyed thinking about it.
The only thing lacking is that
I think His Majesty to the Prince still
doesn't fully trust.
Or else why
the Imperial Guards to guard in his Palace
he use all Zhangsun Wuji’s men
Don’t say it
Such nonsense
Prince
He's drinking too much
Darens
You should call it a day.
Wanche is probably drunk.
today is a day we all
to gather here
Go now
Let's meet again in a couple of days
good, good, good
I'm not drunk
The Prince said goodbye
Goodbye, Prince
What are you doing
Say no more
I won't walk you out
What is it
What do you need to tell me
that you can’t say in front of my friends
The Prince you may know,
at this time Prince of Wu
do you realise the trouble you're in
Hong my son
You may go
Yes
What's going on with the Empress Wang
Reply to my Lady,
this morning, Empress Wang caned to death
several sorcerers she has been supporting.
But 2 hours later,
she sent someone to Zhongnan Mountains
to look for more capable person.
Immediately
Consort Xiao went over to Lizheng Palace.
and had a long talk with the Empress.
What can they
possibly talk about
Probably the old cliche
about conspiring against me.
What about Xu Jingzong
Is he back in Chang’an
Yes
He came back in Chang'an yesterday.
He indicated
is willing like Li Yifu,
he pledged
his allegiance to you.
Very good
Tell Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu,
both Darens
to come tonight.
at Taiji Palace
I have something important
to discuss with them.
Yes
Hong my son
What
Over 100 suits of armour and swords
were being delivered to Luoyun Villa
If you didn't bring it up,
I have almost
forgotten about that place.
This is a setup
But Zhangsun Wuji doesn’t think so.
If His Majesty read the driver's testimony,
he probably won’t either.
No,
His Majesty would never doubt me.
Prince
Xue Wanche was right.
Even if His Majesty treats you well,
he still has misgivings about you.
100 suits of armour and swords
are good enough for a coup.
This case,
I believe compared to His Majesty,
Zhangsun Wuji is more capable
of interfering with this case.
If Zhangsun Wuji persists,
His Majesty may reluctantly give in.
Since we came back to Chang'an,
we have seen enough of that happen
Prince, this time
Are you still willing
to entrust your life and future
to someone else’s hands
allows to be oppressed
If His Majesty believed in the slanders
and found you guilty of treason,
when the time come
what could you do then
Prince
We must strike first.
Once Zhangsun Wuji
and Li Zhi are dead.
We have
support from General Li Ji,
you can ascend the throne
and rule over Tang
Nonsense
Life and death is nothing compared
to burying my conscience.
Qingxuan,
if there
comes a time when there's nothing
we can do,
I’ll risk everything
to send you away from Chang’an.
I know you have made
for me and my Mother,
had sacrificed these many years
and suffered grievances.
If anything
should happen to me,
I won't get you involved.
I want you
to live a free and easy life.
No, Prince
Qingxuan until death
will never leave you.
Alright... say no more.
As if something is
really going to happen.
I sounded like those
were my last words.
Imagine
we're likely to be scaring ourselves
If His Majesty wants to come after me,
he probably
would promote
and reward me so that
I'll let down my guard.
Look,
nothing is happening.
It'll be alright
His Majesty the Emperor
We pay a visit your Majesty
Your Majesty
The brother does not need formality
Get up
Please have a seat, Your Majesty
Your Majesty, today
what brings you here
I've been so busy
and we've had
no time to chat
I know over the past year,
it has been unfair to you.
We're brothers.
Don't say that
I know
you have your problems.
Problems
It's because
I have been
indecisive.
But
something happened today
to let me think
and I came to my senses.
Life is short,
I don't want to see those
I care about and love
suffer anymore grievances,
especially you, third brother
Actually today I’m here
has a matter specially
to tell you
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General Cheng Xuan is
getting on in years,
I intend to let him retire.
I want you to replace him
and take over the 16 divisions of the Imperial Guards.
I'm afraid you'll face
enormous objection.
Don't worry
I won't issue an edict to appoint you
but I'll order a tournament
and appoint the winner.
No one could object.
THANK YOU
Just like I know
no one can beat you.
Thank you, Your Majesty
By the way.
I also need
your help with something else.
What is it, your Majesty
Now, Mei Niang
gave me a son,
I want to make her my Royal Consort.