And please tell Sire to withdraw the demand for our troops in Jinyang.
What nerve!
Your father Li Yuan failed to send enough troops,
Sire's already very angry.
Time and again you've defied decrees and fought on your own.
Now you're using all sorts of excuse to bargain with me?
You're not worried I'll report this to Sire,
adding one more charge to the Li family?
Sire ordered my father to send a troop of 100,000 men.
He could only gather 5,000.
I was held hostage to make him send in more.
Allow me to make a wild conjecture.
If this goes on, my father will have no choice but to rebel.
Rebel?
Report.
Your Honor, Lord Zhao Li Yuanba broke out of the camp,
he injured and almost killed some of us.
Li Shimin, what nerve!
You failed to send troops as decreed, that's insubordination.
You were held hostage by Sire's order.
I was ordered to put you in custody,
but you weren't mistreated.
Now you've used a diversion ploy to set me up.
You've even threatened the court with rebellion.
You really think I'd dare not kill you?
Come. Yes.
Take Li Shimin out and execute him!
Yes.
Your Honor, you should know Yuanba's temper
If I am executed, he won't let it go.
Please reconsider.
Take him out. Yes.
Report.
Your Honor, Lord Zhao Li Yuanba is outside,
he's demanding the return of Lord Qin.
Otherwise... What?
They'll help the rebels break the formation.
What nerve! Get him!
But no one can stop him.
Your Honor, just let it go.
We're here to serve Sui,
if this goes on, it may have the opposite effect,
and ruin your goal.
It's not worth it.
Take Li Shimin out.
And tell Li Yuanba, if he dares make a scene
Li Shimin will die.
Yes.
Go...
Lord Mount's order.
Keep a tight watch on these two, understand?
Master Shimin...
Those outside call themselves heroes,
I say they're all chickens.
Old Cheng... Yes?
You agree?
And that so-called formation...
They need some plan to break it.
If Yang Lin heard,
He'd be laughing.
You guys have discussions every day.
You talk from morning till night,
All you do is talk.
You're worse than us women.
If it were left to me, Pei Cuiyun...
I...
Be careful...
I'd lead the charge and trounce them.
Just to show them the Pei family's strength.
The Cheng family.
The Cheng family's strength.
Come on
Old Cheng... Yes?
What do you think of my idea?
It's a good idea, but dare you go?
There's nothing I don't dare.
I married you, didn't I?
But...if it's left to a woman,
what are you men for?
Right?
I should leave it to you men.
Then who should go?
You.
Me? If Brother Ji finds out, my head will roll.
Li Mi.
Brother Yaojin...
Brother Yaojin, here...
Buddy, let's meet in Li Mi's tent.
Just the two of us.
You're really too kind.
Actually, did you know my heart's already taken?
My feeling for you...
What is the saying?
A wise bird chooses the tree it'll nest on.
Look at you, you have the face of a...
Anyway, it's not human.
Definitely not human.
Li Mi.
Brother Yaojin...
Brother He, here you are.
Come on... Join us...
Join us...
Please sit... Come on...
Brother Yaojin, come on...
Brother Yaojin, you tell me,
what do you think of Sire's face?
It's not human, right?
Not human...
The face of a deity.
Deity... Come on...
Buddy...
Deity... A toast to our deity.
A toast to our deity...
Come on...cheers.
Cheers...
I say, Li Mi, since you came to Wagang and became Emperor Wei,
you've won the respect of the brothers.
But still, you have to do something big
to win their total admiration.
Buddy, am I right?
But no need to rush.
Let me tell you,
Another buddy... Right...
also has total admiration for you.
Yes...
He keeps saying, if only he, Brother Yaojin me and you could have a drinking party...
You know who he is?
Brother Luo Cheng. My old buddy.
Allow me to say this,
I have him wrapped around my little finger.
Yes...
He's wrapped around...
his little finger.
You two mean me well, I know.
But General Luo's formation plan still isn't here yet.
I know he has his difficulties,
we shouldn't rush him right now.
Then...
Li Mi, when we're done with the wine,
we'll go to my old buddy.
We can take the Brass Standard Formation without lifting a finger.
Brother Yaojin, let me tell you,
Sire doesn't know how close you and Luo Cheng are.
We are...as the saying goes...
He's wrapped around my little finger.
Yes, his little finger.
Little finger... Right.
Right...
What you say may be true,
but Generalissimo Qin takes discipline very seriously.
As the ruler, I can't break the law myself.
Look...
Li Mi, enough.
We know you.
Let me tell you,
if other people take the Brass Standard,
forget about being emperor of the country,
you can even kiss Emperor of Wei goodbye.
Goodbye...
Right, beat other people to it...
Brother Yaojin, Brother He...
Buddy...
Come on... Come on...
Wine...
Come on...
My deity, it's a good thing.
Seize the chance.
Buddy, for our deity...
A toast to our deity...
A toast... Yes...
Come on... Cheers.
The three of you sure can drink.
What about this?
Brother Yaojin, Brother He and me,
the four of us will go together.
That's called all in. Yes.
Together with Luo Cheng, that's once and for all...
Brothers, don't get me wrong.
I never said I wouldn't go.
I'm only too willing to go to the formation with the three of you.
But by all rules,
we should first inform Generalissimo.
Come on... Let's go.
Brothers, this is the formation entrance.
You sure we should go in from here?
Brother Yaojin, this is where Brother Luo Cheng is stationed?
I don't know.
But you said you knew the place where he's stationed like the back of your hand.
Li Mi, if I hadn't said that, would you have come?
Brother Yaojin, we're talking about taking a formation, not a game.
We shouldn't go in without a clue.
And with our martial artistry, I don't think...
Brothers, this doesn't seem right.
Let's go back and confirm where General Luo is stationed,
then we can come back again.
Li Mi, with me, Brother He and Brother Ruhui here,
what's there to worry about?
Right, no problem at all.
Brother Emperor, look at you,
you're no ordinary man,
No...
You're a deity... Deity...
If you're worried, let me be your scout.
Good, go scouting...
Brothers, don't...
Come on...
Report.
Your Honor, it's serious.
General Cheng took Sire and others south in the dark.
What? Are you sure?
Yes, it was Sire, General Cheng and others.
By my estimates, they haven't gone far.
Give my order, gather men and go with me to bring back Sire.
Yes.
Take it easy, let me see if it's my old buddy.
Who are you?
How dare you trespass on Mount Zijin
and the Brass Standard Formation in the middle of the night?
Oh no, it's Shang Shitu.
Brothers, don't be rash.
I had someone inform Generalissimo Qin,
he'll soon be here for us.
Take no prisoners... Run...
Kill...
Charge...
Brothers, go...
Yellow Boy...
Chase...
Halt...
Yellow Boy...
How dare you hit my brother...
I'll twist your head off...
I dare you to bully my brother again.
Brother...
Yellow Boy...
Lord Mount must have done it deliberately.
I have to take the circuitous route to get the plan.
Godfather, you're back. Yes.
So where are we positioned?
The Black Tortoise Formation.
Black Tortoise Formation...
So how many men will I be leading?
And at which gate will I be stationed?
I just got the formation plan,
I haven't studied it yet.
Go prepare yourself well.
Once I've studied it, we can discuss it in detail.
The arrangement can wait.
Alright, I understand,
Godfather, you've been working hard,
let me fetch some hot water to give you a foot bath.
That's relaxing.
Good.
Godfather, just wait.
Godfather, here you are.
Come on.
Who knew?
Luo Yi has a loving son,
and he's filial even to his godfather.
Godfather, to be honest,
back in House of Beiping,
I've only done it several times for Mother,
not once for Father.
In that case, I'm better off than your father in this aspect.
Godfather, you should know my father's fiery temper
I don't know why he blows up so easily.
Were it not for Mother,
I would have been beaten many times.
But I know, Father means me well.
That Luo Yi, he has not changed all these years.
When I see him, I'll have to have a talk with him.
Thank you, Godfather.
Let me...
Let me.
Thank you.
It's getting late, Godfather, go to bed early.
Sure...you go to bed early too.
Yes.
If the plan still isn't delivered,
Cousin and the others will get impatient and crash the formation.
That will lead to heavy casualties.
Godfather is suspicious of me.
He must be on guard.
He left the plan on the desk to test me.
If I'm caught red-handed, I won't be able to talk myself out of it.
Were it not for Shixin saving me in the nick of time,
I probably would have been dead.
Generalissimo has said it time and again,
not to go to the formation on your own.
But what have you done?
You persuaded Sire to go to the formation and put him in danger,
and you caused the death of Generalissimo's precious horse.
He lost both his horse and maces.
The three of you are unpardonable.
Bro...
Come. Yes.
Take the three of them out to be executed.
No... Brother Ji, no...
Brother Ji.
Brother He has something to say.
Yes...
I...I have something to say...no...
Brother Yaojin has something to say.
I...
You're the older one, you first.
You... Let me say it first...
Brother Ji, Counselor, it's like this...
That day...that day...it was dark...
It was dark...there was a moon...
No sun... No sun...
I had nothing to do, so I took a walk.
I passed by Sire's tent...
I lifted the curtain...
and saw Sire and Brother He...
They were there...
I was there.
Drinking...
Drinking...I got there first.
I meant to turn and leave...
But Sire called me in...
So I joined the drinking party.
We drank together... Together...
We drank... It was fun...
We drank too much... Too much...
Sire, right?
We drank too much, and you said...
Where are we going?
Brass Standard Formation.
Brass Standard Formation... Look...
I then said: we can't go there.
Even if we do go, we should tell Brother Qiong, right?
Right? Yes.
But Sire said we shouldn't bother...
I then said we should at least bring Brother Ji to give us advice.
Yes.
Then I said no,
I said, Sire, let's go help Brother Luo.
Why do it piecemeal?
Let me kill them all,
once and for all.
Wasn't that the case? Sire...
Sire...
Counselor...
They meant me well.
It was a drunken deed,
they meant to escort me to see General Luo,
but we went into Shang Shitu's formation by mistake.
Shang Shitu's dead now,
we managed to land on our feet.
Could I plead for them?
So their lives may be spared?
Sire, you're loyal indeed,
we were right about him.
Right about him... Yes.
Now that Sire's safely back,
we shouldn't make a mountain out of a molehill.
Let's cut them some slack.
Cheng Yaojin... Yes...
Qi Guoyuan, Ruhui...
Yes, I'm all ears.
The three of you almost made a fatal mistake
Your lives may be spared, but you can't be pardoned.
I'm not done with the three of you yet.
Now take them out.
Thank you, Brother Ji...
Thank you, Sire... Just go.
Our lives are spared. Yes...
Brother Tong, see you later.
Cheng!
What nerve!
I knew Cheng Yaoyin at the Snake Formation was you.
I know what you're thinking.
That's why I refused to make you commander.
You have the nerve to come here and steal the plan.
This makes you a traitor!
Give it back to me now.
Godfather, I've failed you.
But I must take it away today.
Please do me the favor.
Good, you have your father's determination.
But have you thought this through?
Your rash action will implicate your father and your mother,
everyone in the House of Beiping may have to die.
Godfather, what I do is my responsibility alone.
Father and others have nothing to do with this.
It's not up to you to decide.
Cheng, I'm giving you one more chance.
Hand the draft over,
and I'll think you did it out of ignorance.
If you won't budge.
Then there'll be nothing I can do for you.
I'm sorry, I can't accept your kindness.
Check it out...
My godson and I haven't met in a while,
we're sparring here.
You're excused. Yes.
Godfather...
Cheng, if you still consider me your godfather, hand the plan over.
Don't be impetuous.
Godfather, hear me out.
The country is in turmoil,
there are uprisings everywhere.
The rebel leaders are here in Mount Zijin.
Sui's days are numbered.
It's the will of heaven.
Please, don't go against the will of heaven
and be condemned by history.
Godfather, please reconsider.
I'm a Sui subject, I have pledged my loyalty.
I'm a man of integrity,
I cannot switch allegiances at this age,
I cannot be a traitor, a turncoat.
The Sui emperor is a tyrant,
he doesn't deserve your loyalty.
Allow me to be frank,
Yours is blind loyalty.
Cheng, this is not something to be taken lightly.
Listen to me, stop this foolhardiness.
My mind's made up.
Godfather, don't try to talk me out of it.
Alright, since you won't listen to me,
I'll have to use force.
My Wagang brothers are waiting for me.
I have to take the plan back to them.
Otherwise, I'd rather die.
What?
You're willing to pay with your life?
My mind's made up.
Alright...
Cheng, you have your mission.
My mission is to defend the Black Tortoise Formation.
If you take the plan to the formation challengers,
where does that put me?
If you insist on taking the plan,
then...you'll have to kill me.
You're my godfather,
and my benefactor,
how could I kill you?
I must carry out my mission.
If I can leave here alive...
I'll leave everything to fate.
You're really willing to pay with your life?
Cheng, since you're so adamant,
I can only do you a favor.
Hey, don't move.
Sir, please, I need to use the outhouse.
Please, untie me, please.
Thank you.
Master Shimin, you alright?
Go to Yuanba,
he and my brother-in-law are waiting for me in Mount Zijin.
You and Brother Li go back to Jinyang to report to my father.
Tell him we've switched sides.
He should not send troops over.
Tell him to declare independence.
Yes.
But what about you?
I'm going to Wagang Fortress to talk to Brother Qiong.
There are guards outside,
we shouldn't alert them.
Don't worry, I have a way.
General Luo asks for an audience.
Ask him in. Yes.
Cousin, finally.
You have the plan with you?
Here's the plan for the Black Tortoise Formation.
I got it from my godfather.
Yang Lin and the others long suspected I'm your mole.
He refused to tell me anything.
I had no choice but to steal it.
For my sake, Godfather killed himself.
What?
Ding Yanping killed himself?
So your identity is blown.
Lord Beiping...
My father has not seen the plan,
he should be alright for the time being.
Cousin, we can't afford to delay,
we should charge into Xuanwu Formation as soon as possible,
go straight to the centre and get the Brass Standard.
Let's go break it tomorrow.
No.
If it goes too smoothly for us,
Luo Cheng will be suspected as a traitor,
then Lord Beiping will be implicated.
No!
Brother Cheng stole intel for us,
we can't implicate his father.
But we can't bypass the side formations and attack the main formation.
We know nothing about Yu Juluo's Green Dragon Formation.
We only stand a chance with Yuwen Chengdu's White Tiger Formation.
But his martial artistry is formidable,
he'll stop at nothing to defend.
If we fight him head on,
that will mean heavy casualties.
Report.
Lord Qin Li Shimin is outside, he asks for an audience.
Don't worry.
Guys, we have the formation plan and the overthrowing of Sui in front of us,
I won't let a personal feud get in the way.
Ask him in. Yes,
Sire, heroes, greetings.
Benefactor, greetings.
Lord Qin, please don't stand on ceremony.
I'm here with a request for Sire and you heroes.
I have long known Wagang force is chivalrous,
Yang Guang bears the Li family grudges,
my father has long want to rebel.
He wants to work with other rebels to overthrow Sui.