Brother Qiong, look.
Brother Ji.
Brother Qiong.
This dragon robe is over the top.
Brother Qiong, maybe you should wear it.
You'd make a better emperor.
Sire, it's heaven's will that you be emperor.
Don't decline.
Please get back on the throne.
Now to name the reign and grant titles.
Brother Ji, I know nothing at all. How do I grant titles?
You're the emperor,
you can grant anyone whatever title you like.
Brother Qiong, what title would you like?
I...
Sire, you decide.
Brother Ji, what's the highest position?
Sire, the highest position in court is the prime minister.
Qin Qiong is named Prime Minister.
Sire, prime minister is a non-military position.
Prime Military Minister then.
Thank you, Sire.
Brother Ji, granting titles is tedious.
Let the brothers pick what they'd like.
I...want to be junior emperor.
Sire, Mencius says, without rules, nothing can be done.
Without rules or laws,
talents can't be put to their full use.
Sire, please reconsider.
We're one big family, what rules, what laws?
Sire, do you consider me family?
Yes.
Then give me a position.
You'll be the Vanguard.
Thank you, Sire.
Sire, I've already drafted a decree.
Could you take a look?
Brother Ji, I won't bother. Just read it out.
Read it out...
Here's my decree.
From today on, Mount Wagang will be known as Jinyong Town
and Hero Hall as Deva Hall.
Our state will be known as Wei,
and my reign as Dade
Wei Zheng is named Prime Minister,
Xu Maogong Grand Counselor
Qin Qiong Generalissimo, commanding the 100,000 Wagang troops
Shan Xiongxin, Luo Cheng, Wang Bodang, Xie Yingdeng, Wang Junke
as the five Tiger Marshals,
Shan Xiongxin will double as Chief Vanguard,
You Junda, Qi Guoyuan, Li Ruhui, Jin Cheng, Niu Gai, Shang Huaizhu, Ding Tianqing
are Valiant Generals,
Jia Runfu and Liu Zhouchen are Left and Right Censor respectively,
and in charge of the coffer and supplies,
Luo Shixin as Court General,
Lady Cheng as Lady Dowager.
May it be carried out.
Thank you, Sire.
Long live Your Majesty.
Alright, guys. get Up-
Sire, please draft a notice for the people.
Let the people know that Wei is given the mandate to replace Sui.
Guys, let's go have fun.
Come on...
Uncle, you were summoned here,
So I can ask you about one thing.
Sire, please go ahead.
I heard Shandong rebels have set up their own state,
complete with a reigning title.
Is that true?
Sire, it indeed is true.
The Shandong rebels set fires in Jinan and staged jailbreaks.
They're now stationed in Mount Wagang.
I intend to wipe them out myself to consolidate Sui's reign.
They're just a motley crew, nothing to worry about,
let your men do the job.
Uncle, don't tire yourself.
Sire, don't underestimate these bandits.
They're a force to be reckoned with.
Since the leader is Guardian Qiong under Lord Mount.
That's the past.
I have cut my ties with that rascal.
But your daughter Princess Yu is married to him.
Everyone knows that.
Cutting off this tie is not as easy as you think.
Yuwen Huaji.
Whether I'm innocent or not is up to Sire to decide.
You think Sire doesn't know my character?
Are you trying to alienate us?
Come on...
It's just some bandits, just wipe them out.
Who will lead the expedition?
Sire, since Lord Mount claims he has cut off ties with the bandits,
I'm sure he'll put loyalty over kinship.
So he should lead the expedition, he's the right man for it.
Uncle, then I'll entrust it to you.
I won't fail you.
Sire, the bandits have declared open rebellion,
they should be severely punished to serve as a warning.
I think we should start with their families and kin.
Their associates, including the nine branches of kin,
should all be executed without exception,
to boost our morale and to fill them with fear.
You have a point.
Sire, according to our info,
Head of Er Xian Zhuang Shan Xiongxin has a large household.
They have not gone with him.
We can send Shanxi Viceroy Li Yuan to carry out the executions.
Alright...enough.
Just do what you think is right.
Yes.
Your mind was not in court, even Sire could tell. Did you know?
Please forgive me.
Forget it.
Sire meant to assign Yang Lin the Wagang expedition.
We've put ourselves in his good books by helping him get the throne.
What we should do now is consolidate power.
Leave undesirable jobs for other people.
Yes.
Send people to take good care of our newly added horse farms.
Don't let people know they're ours.
And our recruits, train them hard for future use.
Yes
My future is not your concern.
You have pledged your loyalty to Yang Guang and your father,
that makes you my enemy.
I will never marry you.
I will never marry a man like you.
If you continue to pester me, if you still won't leave me alone,
I'll kill myself in front of you.
But your daughter Princess Yu
is married to him.
Everyone knows.
Cutting off this tie is not as easy as you think.
Yu'er is now with the Wagang rebels,
She's in danger.
Your Honor, Yang Lin has already left
Chang'an and is on his way to Wagang.
Noted. You're excused. Yes.
Luo Chun, why are you here?
To take you home.
Wagang's in trouble, I won't leave.
But if you won't leave,
His Lordship will come get you himself.
SQ?
Father can come, I still won't leave.
You dare?
What nerve!
Father.
Uncle.
Get up.
You still remember this father?
You must be Lord Beiping.
Welcome, please sit.
Forget it.
I sent you on a birthday mission,
you ended up dragging me into this mess.
Since Sire still doesn't know, and we haven't been penalized yet,
come back with me now.
Father, I have failed you, I've caused you worries.
But what Cousin and the other brothers are doing is for justice.
Please do me the kindness and let me stay.
Let me join them in overthrowing the tyrannical rule.
What nerve!
It's a rebellion.
That's death to nine branches of kin, do you understand?
Uncle, it's my fault.
I brought him here with me.
Spare me such nonsense.
Qin Qiong, let me ask you,
will you let your cousin go or not?
Uncle, if his coming here has implicated you, the blame is mine.
Cousin, go back with Uncle.
Leave with me.
Deputy, let's go. Come on...
Your Honor, it's serious.
Sui Commander Yuwen Chengdu is outside.
He wants to see Princess Yu.
He wants to see Yu'er?
You're still angry with Luo Cheng?
He failed to honor his word.
He said he would stay behind and help Brother Qiong do something big.
But they were all empty words.
As soon as his father was here, he left.
Yingying, you can't blame him.
He has his family to think about.
Lord Beiping was right,
He can't let the Beiping household suffer because him.
In the end, he just can't let go of the fame and fortune,
he wants to go back to the easy life.
I was in a similar position to him.
But I've been through more and see more clearly.
I'll show that Yuwen Chengdu.
Mount Wagang is not for him to come and go at will.
Yang Lin's coming to wipe out Wagang with a troop of 150,000.
Why do you insist on keeping Yang Yu'er here?
What?
Yang Lin's coming with a troop of 150,000?
We Wagang men fear no one.
Come one, we'll kill one, come ten, we'll kill ten.
Bring it on!
We'll kill them all!
The troop's on the way.
I'm taking Yu'er away.
If you don't want to see father and daughter falling out
and going for each other's throat,
then hand her to me.
Yuwen Chengdu, how shameless.
She's Brother Qiong's wife now.
Why should we hand her to you?
She's a member of Wagang now,
she has us to protect her.
For shame.
Protect her? Just you?
Let me tell you, once the troop's here,
Wagang will be annihilated.
Yu'er will only be safe if she's with me.
If you won't let her go,
you're keeping her as a hostage.
You think Yang Lin won't attack Wagang because of her?
He's given his word to Sire,
he will put loyalty before kinship.
You're making sure she'll die with you.
Brother Qiong, he's gone too far.
We have to show him.
What does he think Wagang is? He thinks he can come and go at will?
What nerve! Indeed.
We'll go get him together,
I don't believe we'd lose to that Yuwen dog.
Just shut up.
Shubao, this bundle...
Just leave.
I promised your father I wouldn't implicate you,
I won't draw you into this.
Now just go.
I came here to Wagang with you, I never intended to leave alone.
But, Yu'er, if we can't fight your father's troop,
you'll be dragged into this,
it'll put you in a difficult position.
It's better for you to go.
Shubao...even if Wagang's brothers can't fight my father's troop,
I still won't leave.
We'll live or die together.
Yu'er, it's dangerous.
If we lose, I can't let you die with me.
I want you to live, I want you to live on.
Shubao, I won't leave you, least of all at this moment.
To fight or not to fight?
To fight or not to fight, that's the question.
I say we should fight.
Yu'er...
You're here.
I'm here to take you away.
I want to stay.
Just leave.
Yu'er...
Leave with me now, or it'll be too late.
Your father's troop will soon be here.
I know.
I'm grateful for what you've done for me,
but I can't leave with you.
I can't let you die here either.
The army will exterminate everyone here.
Exterminate everyone?
Yes.
Why are you so sure we'll lose?
Yu'er, the men here are just a motley crew.
How can a motley crew fight 150,000 Sui soldiers?
A motley crew?
If they're just a motley crew,
they wouldn't have been able to wreak havoc in Jinan, made it through Tong Pass,
and beat my father's encirclement.
By taking Wagang, they've grown stronger and stronger.
I came all the way here with them.
I know very well what kind of people they are.
You don't.
Let me tell you, if you insist on staying here,
you'll become their hostage.
They're just using you.
I'm here to protect you.
You will only be safe if you leave with me.
Don't you get it?
Yu'er, please.
Please.
You're so pathetic.
If I'm": pathetic because I care for you,
so be it.
Yu'er, I told you,
I will protect you with my life, all my life,
because I love you,
because I only love you.
Yu'er, do you understand?
I let you go despite my father's fury.
I once thought of giving up my fame and fortune to flee with you.
I once thought of giving up on myself because I couldn't have you.
Yu'er, if you live, I live, if you die, I'll die with you.
I'm married to Qin Qiong,
my love for him will never change.
Yuwen Chengdu, please, don't make it difficult for me anymore,
just let go.
You will find the true love of your life.
Believe me.
No, I don't believe it.
My heart has no place for anyone else.
I don't believe it, how can I?
If you don't want us to become enemies,
don't come here anymore.
Just forget me.
Forget you?
Look!
This is the price I paid for trying to forget you.
Whenever the thought of you became unbearable,
I cut myself.
Now you're asking me to forget you?
Tell me how! You tell me.
How could you do this to yourself?
Tell me what I have to do to make you let go.
I'll let go when you're gone.
Alright, let me tell you,
if I'm": going to die,
I'm going to die with Qin Qiong.
Did you get your job done?
Your Honor, I did what you bid me.
I bought off a death inmate, Tian Wu.
He'll be put inside the Shan family.
He'll incite revolt so Li Yuan will have to kill everyone there.
Your Honor, death inmate Tian Wu was brought here for your discretion.
Tian Wu, you know what to do?
Yes, I do.
Take him to Tongzhou for Honorable Li's discretion.
Er Xian Zhuang
Give my order, surround Er Xian Zhuang,
kill anyone who attempts to resist on the spot.
Brother, we'll go arrest everyone and take them to Father.
Alright.
Come with me.
Er Xian Zhuang
Shimin.
Father.
I still think there's more to this.
We must exercise caution or we'll be used.
What do you mean?
Yuwen Huaji sees you as a thorn in his side.
I'm worried he's using you to do the dirty work for him.
The occupants here are mostly women and children,
It's a sin to kill women and children.
Also, their head Shan Xiongxin is a leader of the outlaws,
if we kill off his household,
it'll make the outlaws our foes.
It'll mean no end in troubles for us.
Yes, you're right.
But this is Sire's order, we can't disobey.
Father, I have a plan that can get us off the hook.
We take everyone here back.
We can interrogate them to see if the accusation of revolt is true.
If it's true, they can be dealt with accordingly.
If not, the truth can be reported back to court.
Innocents lives may be spared.
If it's done properly,
it'll get you in the good books of the outlaws.
You have a point, then do as you say.
Play it by ear.
Come ride with me.
But I think your horse is on its last legs.
Alright, let's spare it.
We'll walk.
Father. Father.
Brother and I have rounded up all the people here.
Should they be executed on the spot?
Take them back and lock them in our jail.
Father, but you said they should all be executed.
Why take them back to our jail?
Alright, bring everyone out.
Come on...faster...
Come on... Faster...
Faster... Faster...
Faster, don't look...
You alright?
Get up.
Don't worry, everyone.
We're here to take you back for questioning.
Don't resist.
If you're not rebels,
I promise you'll come back alive and well.
Really?
Come on... Come on...
Faster...
Father, maybe we should take them to the public square for a public trial.
Why?
If they haven't taken part in the revolt,
we can let them go at once.
When Sire asks us about it,
we'll have people as our witnesses.
If we take them back to our jail,
when they're later released,
some may smear us for unlawful release.
You're right.
Take them to the public square for a public trial.
Yes.
Go... Yes...
Halt.
Get off.
I said get off your horses.
You can take our gold and silver inside
We've bought your horses.
What should we do?
It seems they're going to do it.
We don't have time to report it.
Brother, things are not working out our way.
We have no choice.
When Tian Wu is brought here, we'll go with the prisoners and go from there.
We'll just save as many as we can.
Yes.
Er Xian Zhuang's household has been arrested
What?
Er Xian Zhuang's household has been arrested
What? Arrested?
Really?
What is it?
What happened to Er Xian Zhuang?
You don't know?
The entire household was arrested.
They're being tried now.
Arrested...
Where?
Over there. Let's go.
Shan Xiongxin, head of Er Xian Zhuang has revolted in Shandong.
His household is being held here for a public trial.
Those who have not taken part in the revolt will be released on the spot.
Those found guilty will be executed.
Our head has revolted,
we're doomed.
Let's revolt as well...
Revolt...
Calm down...he's an inmate.
Everyone stay put...
We shouldn't revolt...
Everyone calm down...
No one is allowed to escape.
Round them all up.
We're in revolt...
Protect everyone, come on...
Revolt...
Stop it...
Aunt...
Xiaoxue, watch out...
Everyone calm down...stop!
Whoever dares to resist will be killed.
No...
Aunt...
Help...
Xiaoxue...
Aunt...
Help...
Jin Jia...
Tong Huan...
Aunt...
Wake up...
Xiaoxue...
Aunt...
Run...
Aunt...
Help...
Xiaoxue, run...
Aunt...
Run...
Shan Mian...
Run...
Shan Mian... Aunt...
Aunt...
Sire, you had a nightmare again?
How long have I been asleep?
Less than an hour.
Strange.
I dreamt of a viburnum flower.
It got taller and taller.
It almost reached the sky.
That's strange.
Not only that, vines came out and they caught me.
I was held so tight I couldn't breathe,
I wonder what kind of omen that is.
Vines?
Sire, do you remember the late Sire used to have a dream too.
He dreamt of eighteen kids.
Then he removed all courtiers with the surname Li.
Now you've dreamt of a viburnum flower with vines,
could it be prophetic to?
So what if it is.
I'm the son of heaven, nothing can touch me.