Guys, run...
Run...
Hero...
Where are you from? May K know your name?
Purple Face King Xiong Kuohai.
The purpose of my Chang'an trip was to spar with Yuwen Chengdu,
and meet heroes like you.
You're too kind. The pleasure is mine.
The pleasure is mine.
It's a dead end.
Now what do we do?
Brother Qiong... What?
It's a dead end, what now?
Your Honor, it's a dead end.
Archers!
Take cover!
Brother Qiong, what now?
This won't do.
We'll climb over the wall.
Climb over the wall?
Yes, we'll climb over the wall.
Come on. Come on...
House of Changing.
Knocking in the middle of the night, do you have a death wish?
We're from the Capital Division.
We're here to arrest murderers.
Please inform His Lordship, we have to search the house.
Just a moment, let me tell His Lordship.
My Lord.
Men from Capital Division are outside.
They have our house surrounded.
They say it's about catching murderers.
My Lord, what should we do?
Lantern. Yes.
Let me see.
Give my order, all women in the house must retire.
Uncle, sorry for the shock.
Greetings.
General, you're too kind.
I wonder what brings you here at this hour
Uncle, seven bandits wrecked up the lantern festival celebration.
They slipped into the Prime Minister's residence,
killed my uncle Yuwen Huiji and took away valuables.
I just saw them climb over the wall and slip into your house.
That's why I have your house surrounded.
Please forgive me if that offends you in anyway.
Your Honor is demanding a search, who am I to stop you?
And since they are bad elements.
I should assist you in catching them.
But there are many women in my house,
it does pose an inconvenience.
Could you wait for a moment here?
Let me bid them to retire.
Could you do me this favor?
Uncle, that's a reasonable request.
Please go ahead.
Father, are the bandits really here?
Even if they are, we can't let the Yuwens catch them here.
What if Yuwen Chengdu frames us for being their acquaintances?
And that we harbor rebellious intent?
It'll be difficult to defend ourselves.
Then what should we do?
I think we should search ourselves first,
to see if the bandits are really here.
It gives us a better grip of the situation.
Come, go search the house.
If bandits are found, report to me at once.
Yes.
Let's charge out and catch them off guard.
Wait.
You guys wait here. Let me check it out.
Be careful.
Uncle.
Uncle, it's me. Shubao?
So what Yuwen Chengdu said is true?
You killed Yuwen Huiji?
I killed him.
Your Lordship, I killed him.
Brother Qiong had nothing to do with it
You...
Uncle, we didn't mean to stir trouble.
But Yuwen Huiji raped and killed a girl, he asked for it.
My buddies here were just doing justice for the people.
We were outnumbered and stuck in a dead end.
We had no choice.
We didn't mean to slip into your house.
You...have wreaked havoc.
Yuwen Chengdu has the house surrounded.
Uncle, you've got nothing to do with it.
Tie me up and hand me over.
Brother Qiong.
Silly! What are you talking about?
If you had not come to my house,
then there's nothing I could do.
Now that you're in House of Changping,
it's my business.
So long as I'm here,
Yuwen Chengdu will not find you.
Uncle, thank you.
Your Lordship, thank you...
Uncle, but how can we shake off Yuwen Chengdu?
He's hard on our heels.
Shubao... Uncle...
I have a dozen water lily vats here.
Go hide inside for the time being.
Let me handle the men outside.
General, sorry you were kept waiting.
Uncle, is everything settled?
When can we go in?
Please.
Search!
Listen!
Be it a hall, study, chamber, closet,
side hall, stairwell, nook, front yard or rear court,
search everywhere thoroughly.
Yes.
Go!
That's what happened.
Sire needs to be waited on, I must go.
Highness, time for the last resort.
Tit for tat, he can't blame me.
Go do it.
It'll be done.
Just go.
Honorable Li. Yes.
Let's split up.
You get the commander's seal with Sire's written order
and take control of the imperial guards.
Yes.
Princess Yu and I will get the former crown prince with Sire's confidential decree
Good!
Be careful. Yes...
Your Honor, all manservants, servants, maids and gardeners were checked,
The house was searched,
no suspicious people were found.
What about these vats?
No, Your Honor
Come... Yes.
Turn them upside down.
Yes.
Hold on.
Uncle, why are you stopping us?
They were gifts from Sire.
I value then": highly.
Every time they're moved, I have to ask for Sire's permission.
If you want to search these vats,
you'll have to show me a decree before you can touch them.
Alright, Uncle, if you want a decree,
I'll go ask Sire for it right away.
Listen! Yes.
Have the garden surrounded.
Without my permission,
no one can get in or out.
Yes.
General.
Chengdu. Father.
Where have you been?
I was looking everywhere for you.
Father, bandits were found in the Prime Minister's residence.
We've them trapped inside House of Changping now.
We're here to ask for a decree for a search.
It's not the time for trivial matters.
Something pivotal has happened in the palace.
Pivotal? How pivotal?
The coming of a new era.
The time for us father and son to shine is here.
Report.
On General Yuwen's order,
you are ordered to go to Yongan Court to await his instruction, without delay.
Withdraw.
Uncle, thank you for saving us.
Don't say that.
Though the soldiers have withdrawn,
it doesn't mean you're safe.
They'll come back sooner or later.
Stay here for the night,
I'll see you out of the city tomorrow.
Well...alright. Thank you, Uncle.
Your Lordship, thank you...
Kill...
Whoever gets in my way...
Kill...
Whoever offends me...
Dies...
Yuwen Chengdu,
here is Sire's handwritten order.
Hand over your seal.
Good!
Imperial guards, listen.
Yuwen Chengdu colluded with Prince Yang Guang's gang to stir a rebellion.
Executive him on the spot.
This is the commander's seal!
Imperial guards, here's your order.
Troops, tell him, whose order will you obey.
General Yuwen...
It's a mutiny...
Are you in revolt?
Now that I still have no desire for you head, get lost!
What did you say?
Get lost!
Let's go!
Troops, here's your order. Yes.
Surround Renshou Court! Yes...
This is Sire's decree, Yang Yong is restored as Crown Prince.
We're here to escort His Highness out.
Give way!
Go away... Give way...
Highness... Here.
I'm here... Highness...
I knew Sire hadn't forgotten me.
Brother Yong...
Sire is letting me out.
Not only that, you've been restored as Crown Prince.
Really?
Yes, this is the decree.
Come on, let's not waste time, leave with us.
Yes, let's go... Come on...
Has the decree been taken out?
Honorable Gao has taken it out.
You all heard that?
From this moment on, without Crown Prince's order,
no one is allowed to go in or leave Renshou Court.
Yes.
Everyone leave. Yes.
Highness, it's in your hands now.
You wicked son, you still dare to come?
Sire, I'm here for one request only.
Take back the decree to restore the former crown prince,
and abdicate your throne.
Then I'll assure that you can live out your life in peace.
You sure take swift action.
You've lost no time in forcing my abdication.
It's not your reign yet.
I'm still emperor.
You...
I'm making it mine now.
Even your woman can be my woman.
You beast...beast...
You...
Come...
I already had the restoration decree sent out.
Once Yong is released,
you'll be totally defeated.
What? You mean through Honorable Gao?
You...
You think I'd let Honorable Gao go get Yang Yong?
You want to run away? Not so easy.
You want to be crown prince again?
Leave with your life first.
But it won't be easy.
Uncle, there's no feud between us,
why are you insisting on my death?
You still don't get it?
He's gone over to Yang Guang's side.
Run with the confidential decree.
Go see General Li Delin. Hurry.
Run.
Go after Yang Yong.
Protect Crown Prince and Princess.
The decree...
Don't bother, just run...
A literary courtier,
you have the nerve to hold a sword at me?
Get him!
You...
Chase... Yes...
You wicked man...
It's about time I told you the truth.
I killed Qionghua.
You beast...you...
Yang Yong still thinks he pushed Qionghua into the lake.
How could such a fool be given the reins of the country?
History will not forgive you.
Let me kill you...
When the sun comes to set,
it's greeted by the gloomy grey.
Whoever gets in my way must die.
Sire has passed away...
Sire has passed away due to a long illness.
Get up...come on...
General Li.
Come on, get on the horse.
Yang Guang has killed Sire.
Get Crown Prince out of the palace, come on
Run...
Late Sire passed away yesterday,
the country is in grief...
But the country needs a ruler,
Sire made me crown prince.
I should assume the mantle.
I now ascend the throne as decreed.
My reign is named Daye.
Courtiers, your positions remain unchanged,
and everyone of you is promoted a rank in title.
Long live Your Majesty.
At your service, Your Majesty.
Minister Wu, what is it?
There's something I still don't understand.
Go ahead.
Since Sire moved to Renshou Court for convalesce,
I had gone to visit him several times.
His condition had been good.
How did he pass away so suddenly last night?
I'm worried it's not that simple.
Why wasn't a post-mortem examiner asked to check it out?
Minister Wu, late Sire's passing was heaven's will.
You're a loyal subject, I understand how you feel.
Loyal subject indeed.
Come, cut off his tongue,
and gouge out his eyes.
Do it here and now,
where he's standing.
Minister Wu, be still.
Watch carefully.
You evil, evil...
Evil...
You may have gouged out my eyes, but I can see even more clearly now.
I see a scourge of the country,
a beast...
Imperial guards were sent to Penalty Court last night,
Gao Jiong with the decree, Li Delin...
You evil, evil...
and deposed Crown Prince Yang Yong,
they all disappeared over night.
What's your explanation?
Evil, drop dead...
drop dead...
You must die...
What nerve! Assassination in court?
Chop him into pieces!
Take him out and chop him into pieces.
Sire, killing Wu Jianzhang alone won't quell public anger.
I think his household should be executed as well,
to serve as a warning.
Sire, I disagree.
Sire's ascension to the throne means a new era.
The first thing is to clear the court of bad influence.
The Yuwen family should be penalized to boost morale,
and to spare the country of future troubles.
Sire.
Minister Tang, Yuwen Huaji is a loyal courtier,
the mainstay of the country.
What you said is smearing his good name.
That's not very good.
You fellow courtiers should be harmonious.
Don't speak ill of others again.
You're not in collusion with Wu, are you?
No, no.
Then good.
Today is...
I hear Minister Tang likes mutton.
I'm asking you, do you like mutton?
Yes...
Then it's execution by boiling for you, alright?
Come, prepare him a nice pot.
I meant no of fence...Sire, spare me...
Yuewen Huaji. Yes.
You are promoted to Grand Commander, First Rank,
it's a hereditary post.
You are bestowed the dragon token,
which gives you the authority to kill first and report later.
You are also given ten thousand acres of premium field,
and ten thousand taels of gold.
Thank you, Sire.
Yuwen Chengdu. Yes.
You're a young hero, you protected me.
You are promoted to associate second rank,
with the title of Tianbao General.
Palace troops are under your command.
You are also given ten thousand taels of gold.
Thank you, Sire.
Dear ministers, from today on,
Sui reign is my reign.
My achievements will shine
My reign will be second to none in the past or in future.
I am one in a thousand years.
No, one in ten thousand years.
The Sui Dynasty will live on forever.
Ministers, you are born in the best of times,
and serve the most outstanding emperor,
you should do your job and be loyal,
be industrious and don't be lazy,
be thrifty and not extravagant,
don't go against heaven's will, toe your line.
Audience adjourned.
Long live Your Majesty...
In 604 AD, Emperor Wen of Sui died suddenly,
Crown Prince Yang Guang ascended the throne
and began his reign of Daye.
He is known in history as Emperor Yang of Sui.