Bravo... Good...
Come on...
Buddy, let me tell you, pretty boys are all bad.
Brother Bodang, he means you're handsome; you're not a bad guy.
I know. I'm no pretty boy.
You're not?
Now Brother Luo Cheng, he's a pretty boy.
Right...
Luo Cheng's a pretty boy.
You're a pretty boy.
I'm an ugly boy-
Buddy, I'm not drunk,
I just say what I feel.
To be honest, you're a pretty boy...no...
Look, if it were me,
if I don't like something,
no man could make me do it.
You didn't like someone, right?
You called her a slut...
Slut? Slut...
Said she's shameless.
Now you don't care that she's a slut,
that she's shameless.
Come on, drink...
You went back on your word.
Brother Yaojin, what are you talking about?
It's Brother Wang's wedding day,
watch what you say.
Buddy...
What do you mean? It's his character...
No...Brother Yaojin...
Brother Bodang, Brother Yaojin just hasn't had enough wine.
He becomes eloquent when he has more wine.
Right...
That's me when I have too much wine.
To the bridal chamber... Right...
Really...
Brother Yaojin, let's go back first,
Counselor and Generalissimo are waiting for us.
Alright...
Brother Yaojin, let's go see Counselor and Generalissimo.
Right...
But what about the bridal night...
Brother Yaojin, come on...
The bridal night...
It hasn't been consumed yet...
Brother Yaojin, come on...be careful...
Where are we going?
To Counselor and Generalissimo...
What about the bridal night?
There's only one bridal night...
Look, if it were me,
if I don't like something,
no man could make me do it.
You didn't like someone, right?
You called her a slut...
Said she's shameless.
Now you don't care if she's a slut,
It's Dongfang Yumei's fault,
if she hadn't insisted on marrying me,
I wouldn't have been humiliated.
It's late, what's he waiting for?
General, you tired?
Come, go to bed.
Let me help you change.
Don't touch me.
General, what is it?
I harbored no romantic longing since my wife died.
If you hadn't begged me through my brother again and again,
I wouldn't have married you.
I was an upright man.
But because of a slut like you,
I had to suffer this humiliation.
You...fine Wang Bodang,
so you're an upright man.
I was true to you,
yet you hurt me with such cutting words.
True to me? How absurd!
Your late husband's body has hardly turned cold.
I wonder what his spirit is thinking.
What if you fall for someone else?
What would happen to me?
Wang Bodang, I was born and raised in a proper family,
I will not endure such insults.
Oh no... Cheers...
What is it?
General and his bride are fighting.
What? Go check it out...
Come on...
What are you doing?
Sister, you alright?
Sister, what happened?
Are you out of your mind?
What happened?
I will not spare him whoever bullies you!
Come, take Wang Bodang out.
Brother Wang, come on... Come on
Sister-in-law, don't be upset...
Let me get to the bottom of this.
You'll have justice.
Wang Bodang, today is your wedding,
how could you hit the bride on your bridal night?
Buddy, a wife-beater is not a man.
Generalissimo, Counselor,
This was a hasty match,
I said yes only because it was your order.
We had a row in the bridal chamber, so...
Generalissimo was your matchmaker,
hitting Dongfang Yumei is like hitting Generalissimo.
Do you understand?
Generalissimo, Counselor, I understand,
but I can't swallow this.
Wang Bodang, I was your celebrant today.
This is insubordination.
What is the penalty for insubordination?
Take him out for execution.
Brother Qiong, it's their wedding
and he had a glass too many
and hit his wife.
Must he be executed?
Buddy, hitting your wife is hitting Generalissimo and Counselor.
Brother Counselor, Brother Bodang is guilty as charged.
But he did it for a reason.
We have to make it clear.
What is it?
Let me think...oh yes, we went to him for a bridal prank.
It's Brother Yaojin's fault, he was blathering,
he called Sister-in-law a slut,
he said Bodang didn't want to marry him...
Qi, enough.
Brother Qiong, Brother Ji, I plead guilty.
Cheng Yaojin, is this true?
Brother Ji...I...
But I didn't ask him to hit her...
So you're the troublemaker.
Back in Jia Liu House,
you provoked Luo Cheng and Shan Xiongxin into a fight.
Today, you turned the newly-weds on each other.
Fine. We can't afford to let you stay.
Brother Ji...I'm innocent.
I did it out of kindness...
please don't kill me.
Report.
Generalissimo, Counselor,
Lady Wang and her brother have left with their men through the north gate.
They fired three cannons before they went.
This gives Wagang a bad name.
It's like we forced them out of Hongni Pass.
Go and ask them to come back respectfully.
Yes.
See what you've done.
Come. Yes.
Take Cheng Yaojin and Wang Bodang out for execution.
No!
Brother Qiong, you serious?
Cheng Yaojin, your troublemaking has landed us in hot water.
You don't deserve to stay.
Brother Tong, take some men and get her back.
Yes.
Don't let them die.
Alright.
Once she's asked back, let me apologize to her.
She'll listen to me.
Everything will be fine.
Just shut up!
Brother Ji...what I think is...
Brother Yaojin has made a mistake, but it's not punishable by death.
Brother Bodang didn't kill his wife, he just hit her.
Also, the Wagang force just launched our campaign,
if we kill one of our own, it'll turn us into a laughingstock.
Of course you'll have to pay for your mistake
Not with death, but a stiff sentence.
You have a point.
You have turned a celebration into a fiasco
Your life is spared, but you'll have to pay for it.
You're thrown out of Wagang fortress.
Get out of Hongni Pass, you're no longer one of us.
You...you're pulling up the ladder behind you.
Taoist, you'll see. I'll be back!
Wang Bodang, you let Cheng Yaojin fool you,
you've made a big mistake.
Your life is spared for the time being.
Go ask Dongfang Yumei to come back.
If you fail to get her back,
you'll get a stiffer sentence.
Now go.
Buddy, we should always look on the bright side.
That Taoist may have thrown me out,
but he'll be begging me to come back.
Buddy, I think Dongfang Yumei cares for you.
Though you hit her, I don't think she'd bear you any grudges.
Just apologize to her,
or beg her on your knees.
Women are like that.
Buddy, hungry? Let's go get a bite.
I don't have an appetite.
We're tough only when our stomachs are full.
Eat first, do the mission later.
Eat. You eat.
Sir, your order.
Waiter, Yes.
Let me ask you... Yes?
Have you seen a lady knight?
She's quite good looking, a bit better looking than me,
Have you seen her passing by with troops?
Have you? No.
You may go. Yes.
Buddy, I told you so, it's not that easy.
Let's go take Sishui Pass first.
Emperor Wei said that we have to take the five passes first.
Sishui Pass is one of them.
We have no troops, how? We'd be going to our death!
Buddy, you have no idea
the commander's a buddy of mine.
We can take it by persuasion.
No...
And you call yourself daring?
I say you're more a bluffer.
Stop this nonsense or we're no longer friends.
Alright...buddy, listen to me.
If we fail, we have nothing to lose.
If we succeed, we'll have a victory under our belts.
Listen to me, come on...listen to me.
Gentlemen, wait...you haven't paid yet.
Waiter, sorry, it slipped my mind.
Keep the change. Thank you.
I said keep the change.
Thank you...take care.
Sishui Pass
Buddy, here we are, Sishui Pass.
Once I announce myself,
they'll throw the gate open to welcome me.
You believe me?
I do hope so.
Hope? You'll know in no time.
Who's there?
lam Demon King Cheng Yaojin.
Tell your commander to come out and welcome us.
Cheng Yaojin, Sishui Pass and you have no feud whatsoever,
what are you doing here?
Brother Yaojin, you really know them?
No.
No? Then why did you say you know them?
If I didn't say that, you wouldn't have dared to come.
What are you two sneaking around here for?
Let's take them by surprise and slip away.
It's just the two of us, we're bound to lose
I'm here to take Sishui Pass.
Just hand it over.
What nerve!
Guys. charge!
Buddy, you fend them off,
I'll go get reinforcements.
Guys, I'm an Ahoy man too.
We're comrades, comrades.
I warned you that human hearts are fiche.
But you insisted on handing over the commander's seal.
What has it brought us?
Report.
Chief, we've caught a spy.
What should we do with him?
Bring him here. Yes.
Let me go...
We're comrades, I'm an Ahoy man too...
Sister-in-law, it's me, Brother Yaojin.
Sister-in-law, cut me loose.
Who said you could stand up?
On your knees.
Sister-in-law, it's me, Brother Yaojin.
Who's your sister-in-law?
Wang Bodang is my brother...
So you're my sister-in-law.
Don't you mention him again. You're a bunch of crooks and liars.
We had a pledge, but once you got Hongni Pass,
you went back on your word.
I have yet to settle the score with you.
Now you've come here on your own.
Brother, chop his head off to avenge me.
Sister-in-law...
Come, take him out for execution.
Hear me out...
Wait till you hear me out.
Speak.
Sister-in-law, you left us after Wang Bodang hit you.
Counselor and Generalissimo threw me and Bodang out,
and said we had to get you back,
or we'd be cut off for good.
We looked for you everywhere,
we walked here and there,
my legs are about to break.
Then we heard that you'd been captured by the men at Sishui Pass,
SO...
So what? Where's Bodang?
Bodang said we should assault Sishui Pass.
I said it's just the two of us, how could we win?
I said our lives come first.
Guess what he said?
What did he say?
He said I failed Miss Dongfang Yumei,
I owe her my life.
Even if I die, it's worth it.
Sister-in-law, it's so touching...
It's so touching...
For his sake or for my sake,
please go rescue him.
Otherwise, it'll be too late.
Cheng Yaojin, Wang Bodang is really in Sishui Pass?
If I've said one false word, let Wang Bodang be struck by lightning.
Come. Yes.
Set Cheng Yaojin free. Yes.
Sister-in-law...
I knew you wouldn't let Bodang die.
Yumei...this time...
Brother, save it. My mind's made up.
Wang Bodang and I are already a couple.
The marriage hasn't been annulled.
I'm his wife, dead or alive.
He's in danger now, how could I not save him
I'm": relieved. Now this is the loyal sister-in-law I know-.
Cheng Yaojin, you lead the way.
Get me a thousand men, we're going to Sishui Pass.
Good! My buddy can live.
Men of Sishui Pass, listen up.
I'm back!
Let my buddy Wang Bodang go and hand over Sishui Pass.
Loser, you've come back to die?
Let us make your wish come true.
Sister-in-law, charge!
Dongfang Yumei, for shame!
Your husband just died and you married someone else.
You're a slut,
you still have the nerve to come fight us?
It's none of your business.
Go...
Get up...
Sister-in-law, you're awesome!
I have a deal for you two now.
I'll trade you two for my buddy Wang Bodang, what do you think?
Yes... Yes...
We never go back on our word.
Talk to your eldest brother.
Brother, Demon King Cheng Yaojin is willing to trade us for his buddy,
we think it's totally worth it.
Right, totally worth it.
Persuade him to hand over Sishui Pass and surrender.
But...even if we agree to it, Brother may not.
Just say it.
Brother, Sui's days are numbered,
Wagang Force has taken Hongni Pass.
Why don't we join Wagang?
Yes, let's join Wagang.
You'll be made generals.
Brother, he said we'd be made generals
and we'll be stationed at Sishui Pass.
Otherwise, once the Wagang Force gets here,
we'll be totally defeated.
Will you Wagang people keep your word?
Don't worry, you have a deal.
Tianlong, Tiancheng, what do you think?
We'll follow you.
Alright! Open the gate for the heroes.
Come on, untie them.
Come, go to Hongni Pass and inform Counselor and Generalissimo,
that we are at Sishui Pass.
Yes
Sister-in-law, you're thoughtful.
After you...
Where's my buddy?
He'll be right here.
From foes to friends indeed.
Yumei?
You...what does this mean?
If it weren't for Miss Yumei,
you'd be dead.
Come apologize to her.
Milady, thank you for saving my life.
Your obeisance.
Milady, Brother Dongfang,
I was drunk and I was petty,
I turned white into black, right into wrong.
Let me apologize to you.
It's just a petty couple's fight.
Right.
Report.
General, Emperor Wei is here, he's outside the gate.
Welcome him in! After you...
Upper left, 4, 3...
Lower right, 8, 4...
Sire, Yang Lin at your service.
Uncle, come finish this game with me.
Sire, the outcome is already set.
White has set up a trap. Black is ambitious.
Once white lures black in,
black can be divided and removed one by one.
That's exactly how my Brass Standard Formation works.
Use the Brass Standard Formation as bait.
Ask the rebels to come break it.
The winner can get my jade imperial seal.
No one can resist this lure.
Then I can surround and divide up the rebels,
and wipe them all out.
People just think that go chess is a fight between black and white pieces.
Few know that pieces of the same color also fight amongst themselves.
In order to get the jade seal,
rebels will turn on one another.
Then you'll stand to benefit, Uncle.
Good, let the black pieces fight one another.
Prime Minister, come in.
Sire.
I'm sure you have overheard us talk about the Brass Standard Formation.
What do you think?
When I heard about the fight among the black pieces,
I thought it was a very clever move.
But I think the white pieces aren't fighting as one either.
For the white side to win,
some pieces have to be disposable.
Sire must be perceptive.
The Brass Standard Formation needs a troop of 500,000.
Uncle can contribute 300,000,
Yuwen Chengdu 100,000,
Shang Shitu 100,000.
The three can make up the number.
But I want Lord Beiping Luo Yi to lead 100,000 as spearhead.
This is what Prime Minister means by being disposable.
Very true, Sire.
Sire, please don't forget that not all white pieces are trustworthy,
some may turn black.
Who?
Jinyang Viceroy Li Yuan. He's been building up his strength and supplies.
He has rebellious intent.
Sire, why not use this chance to order him to deploy 100,000 for the formation?
If he agrees to it,
we can use his force to fight the rebels
to exhaust both sides.
If he won't, then we can wipe him out for harboring rebellious intent
to forestall future trouble.
Li Yuan, he is your foe.
Gui'er, I'm going to avenge you.
Give my order,
inform Lord Beiping and Li Yuan,
that they should deploy forces to Mount Zijin for the formation.
Yes.
I'm grateful Sire is avenging me.
With the completion of the grand canal,
transportation between the north and the south has opened up.
Yangzhou to Jinyang only takes ten days.
This being the, we should see signs of prosperity.
But look at both banks of the canal,
we see poverty everywhere.
The banks are dotted with graves of workers who died during the construction.
If the ruler only cares about his enjoyment, and doesn't care a bit about the people,
however grand a monument he leaves behind for posterity,
he won't be lauded as a just ruler.
Li Yuan, Sire's decree here.
Here's my decree: Jinyang Viceroy Li Yuan of Shanxi should deploy 100,000 men
for the Brass Standard Formation.
May it be carried out.
Li Yuan, take this.
Yes, Sire.
Sire is pushing us into a corner.
If we do as ordered, it'll greatly undermine our strength.
If we refuse, it's insubordination.
First we were ordered to construct the villain a month,
now we have to hand over 100,000 men.
Sire is picking on the Li family.
We have our backs to the wall.
Father, we can't hand over the men,
it'll leave us with an empty shell.
Enough.
I don't think this is that simple.
Go on.
It's sabotage.
We only have one way out.
What is it?
Rebel.
We built the villain a month,
and managed to save our skin.
This decree is meant to take away our military strength.
We have nowhere else to go.
If we don't rebel,
we're putting our lives in other people's hands.
Enough.
Father, the writing's on the wall.
Sui's days are numbered.
Why be so stubborn?
The only way out is to declare independence.
Shut up!
Come... Yes.
Tie him up.
Yes... Father...
Go...
Yuanji, what are you thinking?
I'm thinking rebellion is to our advantage.
Why?
Think about it,
if Father declares himself emperor,
by primogeniture,
you'll be crown prince.
You have a point.
I don't know what Shimin is thinking.
If Father declares himself emperor,
what good does it do him?
So we have to plead for him.
Plead for him?
Yes, plead for him, and beg Father to rebel.
Father...
You two...
Father, actually Shimin is right.
If we send our troops,
we'll be gutted.
If it's meant to be sabotage,
then no one in the whole household may survive.
The only way out is for us to rebel.
Father, don't send the men.
Father, please reconsider...
Please reconsider...
You two may leave, let me think about it.
Come. Yes.
Bring Shimin here. Yes.
Brother Jiancheng, you think it worked?
Very likely.
You saw Father's look,
he'll send for Shimin.
Brother, you're so perceptive.
No...Highness, how perceptive.
Yuanji, if the day comes, you'll be rewarded.
Father, greetings.
Jiancheng and Yuanji were just here to plead for you.
Is there really no other option?
Father, it concerns the life and death of the Li family.
The writing is on the wall.
There are rebellions everywhere.
Li Mi and Wang Shichong have declared independence.
Even Uncle Dou Jiande is building up his force for independence.
But I don't think the time is ripe for me to rebel.
It's not safe to do that yet.
If you have qualms, we can send our men.
Send our soldiers?
Yes, but just 5,000 men.
Then we can't be accused of insubordination
and we can conserve our strength.
If we're forced into a corner, we can declare independence right away.
Good, I'll let you handle this.
Yes.