You're about to die. You're still talking nonsense?
Run.
Brother Cheng is really clever
Go
Help me. Don't chase me anymore. Brother Da, help me...
Brother Da, help me
I'm here.
Bagua formation? I've been tricked.
Listen up! Leave the silver behind or I'll kill all of you.
You want the Imperial silver? Bring it on. I'll teach you a lesson.
Head chop... Narrow pick... Ear slice... Tendon cut.
Run.
Stop. Leave your head behind.
Brother Cheng, don't chase.
Brother
Zhu Neng, tell them to take the Imperial silver back to our place.
Yes, sir.
Let's go...
Stop. I want to kill you.
That bandit keeps chasing us. Now what?
Turn around.
Bandit, I dare you to stop and tell us your name.
I will even the score with you later.
I'm daring enough to take the silver, so I'm not afraid of telling you my name.
I'm Cheng Yaojin. My brother is You Junda.
Fine. Cheng Da and You Jin. I'll deal with you later. Let's go.
Darn it. Cheng Da? You Jin?
My name is Cheng Yaojin. My brother is You Junda.
Come on...Hurry up...
Be careful...
Master Cheng.
Brother Cheng, you're back? How's the masked man and the general?
Brother, I swung my axe and they fled.
I told you that your axe was useful.
Ru Nan Zhuang didn't suffer any loss of men. We're really so lucky.
Brother, I haven't fought enough.
Those two guys asked me for my name. Soon we'll be famous.
What? You told them my name too?
I did.
You told them my name too?
He asked me what my name was. I told him that my name was Cheng Yaojin.
I also said I had a brother called You Junda. I told them that.
Brother Cheng, I...You...
Zhu Neng, quickly find a cave and put the silver inside. Then seal it.
Send people to pose as woodcutters to guard the place in turn... And..
Throw all the carts into the brook. Drive away all the horses.
Come on...Open the door... Move it all out.
Brother, I don't understand.
You...I...
Move it all out.
Father, I made Lingzhi soup for you. Please drink it.
Good. Yu'er, you're such a good daughter.
Father, please punish me. I'm incompetent.
We were robbed by bandits. They took the Imperial silver.
Tell me in detail.
We passed by Changye Wood. Suddenly there came a gang of robbers.
Their outfits were unusual. They were wearing masks.
They were well trained and good at kung fu. In particular, their leader was unstoppable.
Then, there came another gang of bandits. Their leader was really extraordinary.
He defeated everyone in three moves.
First he drove away the masked man. Then he fought with Brother Fang.
We were defeated by him. So we withdrew.
Did they leave behind any clues?
That guy told us they're called Cheng Da and You Jin.
Cheng Da and You Jin? Do you remember what they look like?
The guy called Cheng Da was eight feet tall.
He wore a beard. We didn't see the other guy You Jin.
What you said reminds me of an incident.
Father, when Deputy Luo escorted me home, we passed by Changye Wood.
We ran into a strong man who used an axe. But his kung fu was just so-so.
He called himself Cheng Yaojin. Did you get his name wrong?
You two might have gotten his name wrong during the chaos.
Or they told you a fake name to confuse you.
Father, let me go to Changye Wood with them to investigate.
Perhaps we can find some leads.
OK. Take my flag and arrow.
Go to the government offices of the prefectures and counties around Changye Wood.
Give them a hundred days to arrest the bandits
or else all officials and officers will be exiled.
In particular, if the officials in Jinan Prefecture and Yunzhou Prefecture
fail to make sufficient effort in catching the bandits,
they'll be beheaded in public.
Yes.
Father, I'll leave then.
Go.
Come on, Brother Cheng. Easy.
We've got so much money now.
Why can't we even stay in a more comfortable place?
Brother, This is your fault.
We took the Imperial silver. But you told people our names.
Now you must hide here. I have to go.
Brother Da, I told them both our names. So we should stay here together.
No, Brother Cheng.
I need to deal with the police when they come to my place.
Remember that we're invincible when we're united.
That's true.
We must keep this a secret. I'll go and probe around.
Brother Da, I'm acquainted with people in the government too.
How come you never mentioned that before?
I was put in jail before for selling salt illegally.
I became acquainted with the people in the court.
When they set me free, they even gave me some money.
Brother Cheng.
Brother Da.
No more nonsense. This is serious.
If people hear about what we've done, Ru Nan Zhuang will be doomed.
I beg you please.
OK. I will listen to you.
OK. I'll go then.
Brother Da.
What's the matter?
Where can I pee and poop?
Pee and poop?
I've asked all of you to come today
because I want to discuss sending our troops to Beiping.
Lord Beiping Luo Yi is cunning. He set a trap that got my brother killed.
If I don't kill Qin Qiong, I can't even the score.
I can't stay in Beiping anymore.
Take the troops to Beiping Prefecture right away.
Let's see if Luo Yi will turn him over to us.
Please reconsider, Deputy Commander.
Before Qin Qiong and the Commander took part in the kung fu contest, they signed a waiver, which clearly stated neither party could seek revenge for injury or death suffered.
If we send troops now, people will say we don't keep our promise.
They just signed the waiver out of impulse. So you want my older brother to die in vain?
But Luo Yi will take precautions because he knows you won't let this go.
If we send our troops there now, we may be defeated.
Commander had agreed to surrender the Commander's seal.
If we summon the soldiers now and send the troops there,
it will amount to a breach of military discipline.
We should report this to Lord Mount. Let him make the decision.
How long will we have to wait for Lord Mount to come?
I don't care.
Two of us have already been killed by Qin Qiong. How can I let it go?
Take the soldiers and go with me to Beiping Prefecture right away.
Otherwise you'll be court-martialed.
Yes, sir.
Move.
Deputy Commander, the troops are duly deployed.
Go.
Yes, sir.
Wait. Deputy Commander, permission to speak.
You go out first.
Yes, sir.
I think it'll be hard to take revenge at this moment
even though we're sending our troops there.
The Commander signed a waiver. He agreed to surrender the Commander's seal.
Luo Yi will come get the seal very soon. We'll be outnumbered by his soldiers.
And we don't have a basis to resist.
So we don't take revenge then?
We must take revenge, but now is not the right time.
You mean?
A few days ago, the Turkic governor Hong Hai
sent someone to the Commander's House to deliver many jewels to us.
He wanted to join forces with us. We haven't given him a reply yet.
Right now, we could join forces with Turkish people.
Then we can come back and seek revenge against Luo Yi.
Commander Tang Bi of Jinan Prefecture
and the 72 officials of Shandong welcome Princess Yu.
Highness.
At ease.
Much obliged. You must be tired, Highness.
I've already prepared a banquet at my place to welcome you.
No rush. Is there any progress in the robbery case?
Not yet.
Lord Mount ordered you to break this case in a hundred days.
You don't have any clues at all? You don't care about His Lordship's order?
I'm sorry. I've already asked my people to check each and every household according to the household register.
We searched all the houses thoroughly.
We also compared the faces of passers-by with the sketch.
There really isn't a Cheng Da or You Jin.
We've done our best already. The bandits are very cautious.
It's really hard to catch them. Please forgive us.
Will Princess and Guardians forgive us please?
Officer Tang, I believe what you say.
Since the bandits managed to get the silver. They must have planned everything carefully.
But still we need to investigate thoroughly.
Perhaps we can find some clues.
Also, is there a man called Cheng Yaojin in the villages nearby?
I don't know.
Send someone to check right away and report to Her Highness.
Yes, sir.
Officer Tang, please go to Changye Wood with me to investigate again.
Yes, Highness.
Highness.
Have you found the man yet?
We went to Xiaobazi Village. But there's no one in his home.
Even his mother has disappeared.
The neighbors said they moved to elsewhere a while ago.
Sister, The bandit who came later lured the man in black into the woods over there.
Why don't we go there and take a look?
Good.
No, the woods over there is the notorious Bagua Woods.
Once you go in, it's hard to get out.
Bagua Woods?
Yes. Several of my men are familiar with Bagua Woods.
Why don't I ask them to show you the way, Highness?
OK.
Father, the craftsmanship of this badge of command is so delicate.
It must belong to someone extraordinary.
Didn't they say the bandits were well trained and good at kung fu?
I think they're not just ordinary bandits. There could be a plot behind this.
This badge does look familiar.
It resembles the badge I used in the wars before.
How would an ordinary bandit drop such a badge?
So I think they wanted to cover up their identity on purpose.
There must be a high-ranking mastermind behind this.
You mean the owner of the badge comes from the palace?
I'm not sure yet.
Father, I want to go to the palace to investigate this in person.
No. It's dangerous in the palace. I won't allow you to take that risk.
I'll order Luo Fang and Xue Liang to go.
Father, it's inconvenient for them to go to the palace.
They could alert the mastermind.
Last time when I went to the palace, I promised Sis Qionghua that I would teach her how to use a sword.
I can use this as an excuse to go to the palace.
There are many women in the palace. I won't alert anyone. Don't worry, Father.
I'll find out what happened as soon as possible.
OK. You must be very careful in the palace.
If you need help, go see Officer Gao Jiong.
He'll do his best to protect you secretly.
OK. Don't worry, father.
Thirty elite armored soldiers went with you.
But you came back alone. Where's the Imperial silver?
I'm sorry I'm incompetent. Bandits stole it.
That's ridiculous.
You're General of the Hall and Head of the Imperial Guards.
You've never failed before. Why couldn't you defeat the bandits?
Tell me the truth.
I haven't lied to you.
At first we had defeated everyone who was escorting the Imperial silver.
But while we were fighting, a bandit leader with an axe came with his men.
He led me into a formation. I couldn't get out. That's howl failed.
It may not be a bad thing if the bandits have the Imperial silver.
Yang Lin has lost the silver now. He'll definitely investigate this.
If he finds out you did this, we'll be doomed.
Return the badge to Prince Jin as soon as possible.
Don't ever mention this again.
Father, I lost the badge.
What? Idiot! If someone finds the badge, the Yuwen family will be executed.
Why are you still kneeling there? Send people to look for it right away.
Yes, sir.
We failed to get the Imperial silver. We lost the badge too.
How can I account for this to Prince Jin?
My Lord, just now I had someone make a divination for you.
Guess what the oracle said? Both the money and the person are lost.
It seems it's really hard for Prince Jin to become the Crown Prince.
You wanted to marry Princess Yu. She didn't want to marry you.
You wanted to get the silver. But someone else took it.
It's so sad to hear all this.
I want to become the Crown Prince. Would I only make two moves?
Everything is under my control.
But don't forget that
one wrong move and you'll lose the game.
If Yuwen Huaji makes a mistake so that Yang Yong becomes the emperor,
It'll be over then.
It may be a good thing that we didn't get the silver.
Why make such a great effort to get something so remote?
Why don't I simply grab the treasure right in front of me?
So you have a plan already?
OK. We can go now.
Brother Jin said he's prepared a novel gift for me.
Guess what it is.
Princess, please give us a break. How would we know what it is?
Right. Even I don't know what it is. How would you two know?
Let's go then. We'll find out when I get the gift.
Wait, Highness. Wait for us.
Highness.
At ease.
Much obliged. Highness, Prince Jin is waiting for you in his study.
Let me show you there.
No, thanks. I can go by myself.
Yes, Highness. Please go ahead.
You two wait for me here. I'll come back after meeting my brother.
Yes, Highness.
Where's my brother? Why is there music?
Is this a dream? Why is there such a huge palace here?
Please have some tea, Highness.
Brother, you've always been frugal.
Why is there such a huge palace in your study?
Aren't you afraid that Father will find out and scold you?
Father won't find out.
What if I tell him about it?
You won't.
I...
What did you guys give me to drink?
Hold her down.
What do you want to do?
Take her clothes off.
Aren't you afraid I'll tell father about this?
He loves me the most. He won't forgive you.
My dear sister, it's precisely because Father loves you the most...
Let go of me.
That's why you're my best pawn.
Get off me...Get off me...
Take her clothes off.
Get off me. Father won't forgive you when he finds out. Get off me...
Father...
Why hasn't Her Highness come out yet?
Right. It's already so late now.
Prince Jin asked Her Highness to stay for dinner.
He'll see her back to her chamber himself after dinner.
Her Highness asked you both not to wait for her. You may leave.
Yes...
Du Yi, I told you to send a report to Lord Mount about Wu Kui and Wu Liang.
Have you heard from the messenger yet?
Not yet.
My Lord, Wu Liang has suddenly joined the Turkic people.
What did you say?
Wu Liang has joined the Turkic people. He even gave them the Commander's seal.
He's occupying Wakou Pass with Governor Hong Hai.
Is this true?
Absolutely. Hong Hai is deploying his troops now to invade Beiping.
Wu Liang's a traitor.
Would Your Lordship send your troops
to recover Wakou Pass and arrest Wu Liang please?
Please send your troops, My Lord.
OK. Cheng'er, Wenzhong,
you two take 20,000 men and depart right away to recover Wakou Pass.
Yes, My Lord.
Uncle Yi, the Wu incident is my fault.
Please let me go to make up for this.
OK. Shubao, you will be the general this time.
I hope you will be victorious.
Yes, Uncle Yi.
Governor, we're not enemies. We should live in peace. Heed my advice.
Withdraw your troops and return Wakou Pass to Sui.
Shut up. You guys invited me to occupy Wakou Pass.
How dare you come here to fight me! Fine. I'll teach you a lesson.
Hang in there.
Watch out, Brother Qiong.
Thank you for your help, little hero.
Don't mention it. Take care of your horse.
Thank you.
You're carrying a pair of maces. Where have you come from?
I came from Wakou Pass.
My horse got scared. So it kept running.
Who are you fighting?
The Turkic governor Hong Hai.
Why are you two fight?
To take back Wakou Pass.
What's your name?
My name is Qin Qiong, aka Shubao.
Qin Qiong...Qin Shubao... Wait. Where's your hometown?
Shandong Jinan Licheng County.
Father...Father, I miss you so much. Father.
Little hero, please get up.
Father.
Why are you kneeling?
You must have mistaken me for someone else. I'm not married.
How would I have such a big son?
It wouldn't be a mistake.
You travelled along the banks of Yellow River
and fought with your maces in three states and six prefectures.
You're the famous Qin Qiong aka Qin Shubao in Shandong, right?
Yes, that's me.
Then I'm right. You're my Father.
Father, Mother and I long for you to come home day after day.
Now you're finally home. You can't reject me.
Little hero, please get up...
You must have mistaken me for someone else.
I haven't. Father, come home with me. Mother's waiting for you.
There's a battle going on. I can't stay here. I have to go.
No, Father. You're here already. Come home with me and meet Mother first.
Why does he insist on calling me his father? I'll go with him and find out.
Let's go.
Mother, see who's come?
Yong'er, what did you say?
Mother...Father's come home. Look.
Madam, just now my horse got scared. So it ran here.
Thanks to this little hero for holding it back and saving my life.
But I think he's mistaken. Please don't get it wrong.
Are you Qin Qiong aka Qin Shubao from Shandong Jinan Prefecture Licheng County?
Yes.
Then it's not a mistake. Yong'er hasn't mistaken you.
What's going on?
Father, go in. Come on...
Come on. Sit down, Father.
Mother, cook something nice for Father. Shall we eat dumplings?
There's no more firewood. Go get some so I can cook for your father.
OK. Father, I'll be right back.
Madam, please get up. Why are you doing this?
Savior, don't worry. You're our savior. Have you forgotten?
I really can't remember.
Please have a seat. I want to tell you a name.
See if you know him. This man was called Qin Hangtai.
Years ago, you helped him in Shandong. Do you remember?
Brother Qin? Of course I remember him. Madam, you are?
I'm his wife Liu.
The kid is my son Yong'er. You gave him his name.
Madam, I parted with Brother Qin in Jinan eight years ago.
I've never seen him again since then.
Back then Brother Qin said he had a son. He wanted me to be his godfather. I agreed.
I can't believe his son is already a big boy now. How's Brother Qin?
He fell seriously ill after he returned from Jinan.
He died shortly afterwards.
I didn't know that. I'm sorry.
When he died, Yong'er was still a kid. He said our son was still young,
so he asked me to tell our son that his father is Shandong's Qin Shubao.
When our kid grows up,
he should go to Shandong to see his father and return his favor.
But...
This kid is stubborn.
He insisted on going to Shandong to see you. I held him back.
I told him that his father was a kung fu expert.
If he wants to see his father, he must practice kung fu well.
Yong'er learns kung fu from a Taoist monk.
He's now a good martial artist.
Mom, I'm back. Hurry and cook something nice for Father.
OK.
Don't bother. I don't have time for a meal.
The battle is still raging. I must go back to see how it's going.
Father, you want to leave already. I won't let you leave.
Yong'er, don't be naughty. Father's going to war for the country.
I need to go to war now.
I'll come take you home when the war is over.
No, you must take me with you if you want to leave.
Going to war is serious. It's a matter of life and death.
Be good. Stay at home.
I'll come pick you up when the war is over.
No, I won't let you leave. You can't leave. You can't.
Take him with you then. He may be young, but he's strong and brave.
Take him to the battlefield. Perhaps he can assist you.
Mom, I'm going to the battlefield with Father.
Be careful.
OK.
Take care.
Father, let's go.
Go.
Take care.
Governor, are you OK?
I'm fine.
Cousin Qiong.
Cousin Cheng, this is my godson Qin Yong. Yong'er, go meet the uncles.
Hello, uncles. Father said it wrong. I'm not his godson. I'm his son.
What a kid.
Father, let me fight first.
Why are you guys laughing? You think I'm a kid bluffing?
I think this old man's not my match.
Yong'er, you're a boy. How can you say something so pompous?
Father, I'm not being pompous. I'm stating a fact.
Cousin Qiong, you don't need to get mad. The weapon he's holding looks quite heavy.
Why don't we ask him to fight Hong Hai first?
It'll be nice if he wins.
Even if he loses, he won't suffer any harm since there are so many of us here.
Father, let me do it.
OK. I want to see your kung fu too.
But listen. You must be very careful when fighting.
I will-.