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A Hero's Tears - by Sun Mingyu
♫ Endless nights, not afraid it may seem like only a dream.♫
♫ Others will understand my undertaking of loyalty and gallantry.♫
♫ Moving with great ease to hoofbeats of horses, ever-victorious with swords, spears, saber and halberd.♫
♫ clouds over the imperial pagoda, an ode to good reputation across the world.♫
♫ A hero's tears, can only fall within the heart.♫
♫ Glory and emotions, remain within lifelong military metier.♫
♫ Sever the grief and joy of separation and reunion, fill the world with heroic pride.♫
♫ The mottled years, the fight for justice.♫
♫ It is the ambilight, it is a roc flying thousands of miles, it is a legend in the vast land.♫
♫ Let principled courage envelope your body. Write in a great number of ancient stories, reminiscence.♫
♫ A hero's tears, can only fall within the heart.♫
♫ Glory and emotions, remain within lifelong military metier.♫
♫ Sever the grief and joy of separation and reunion, fill the world with heroic pride.♫
♫ The mottled years, the fight for justice.♫
God of War, Zhao Yun
Episode 52
Did I get it right?
My goodness, which girl has such luck?
Stop changing the subject, we're talking about you right now.
Looking at your temper,
if the other party doesn't agree, you'll just badger him to death.
No wonder you're my brother, you understand me too well.
So tell me,
just who is it who has such luck?
I can't say it now, the matter isn't settled.
But you have to believe in my judgement.
Your brother-in-law is definitely a king among men,
there's nothing to complain about his looks or his character.
His martial arts are better than everyone else's, and he's extremely intelligent.
Hold on.
Why do I feel like Zhao Zi Long is not as great as you say he is?
How did you know it's him?
You don't have to tell me. Ma Qing must have sold me out again.
If you already know, why did you ask me?
I just wanted to see if you would be truthful.
But I really didn't think that my little sister's taste woul be so bad.
You shut up! You're not allowed to speak malicously about Zi Long.
Fine, then I'll give you two days time.
In two days, settle everything with Zhao Zi Long.
If you can't settle everything, I can help you knock him out and bring him back to Xi Liang.
Two...two days? Brother!
There is no negotiating about this. This is Father's order, to bring you back within two days.
I really didn't expect you to have this kind of fate with the Empress.
I have great rapport with my foster mother and sister Shang Xiang is also really kind to me.
About how she tried to convince you to marry me...
You absolutely cannot blame me! That was not my idea, I swear!
You should be clear about my feelings for Qing Yi.
I really cannot think about beginning a new relationship
I know, that's why I don't want to force you.
But Zi Long, you absolutely cannot chase me away.
My Lord, we have many things to do. Now is not the time to get drunk.
The date of the wedding has been set. In the end,
I'm just giving away my beloved sister for nothing!
In my view, this is just a series of unfortunate events. We can still turn it around.
Gong Jing, stop it.
I have already been reprimanded by Mother to be an unfilial son
I can't do anything else that go against Mother's wishes.
If the Queen Mother thinks that Liu Bei would make such a good son in law
then why not establish a friendship with him?
How can I befriend someone who rob us of our cities?
Your Highness, just listen to me.
The situation now prohibits us from harming Liu Bei.
But there's still one more thing we could do to keep him from leaving Nanxu.
Jingzhou would be much easier to take if their leader is not present.
With my mother and Zhao Zi Long protecting him,
how is it possible to trap him here?
Not only should we befriend Liu Bei,
we have to make him feel most welcome.
His willpower will not be able to withstand all the pleasure that we'll shower on him.
We'll present him with beautiful women and delightful performances everyday, numbing his senses and making him forget about his ambitions
He'll forget about Jingzhou and stay here voluntarily
When he becomes the Queen Mother's son in law,
he will definitely be obedient to the Queen Mother and Master Qiao
If Princess Shang Xiang is able to develop a loving relationship with him,
the Queen Mother would be so happy that she can't bear her daughter to leave her side,
she would do all she can to prevent Liu Bei from leaving.
Gong Jing, you're brilliant! Not only will this guarantee my sister's happiness,
it will also not go against my mother's wishes and we can even use her help
This is really a well-thought out plan that will definitely go well!
Brilliant! Brilliant strategy!
This wedding must happen in the most extravagant way possible
I will make all of Jiangnan recognise Liu Bei as my family's son in law!
This is really an event deserving celebration throughout the lands!
How handsome!
The first bow for the heaven and the earth!
The second bow for the parents!
The third bow for each other as husband and wife!
The ceremony is completed! The couple shall now enter the bridal chamber!
Senior, perhaps, what you said was right.
Since God didn't let me die, he must have had his reasons.
Maybe there are still some things I need to do
The fact that I live on tells me that I need to repent my sins
No matter what I have to do to fulfil my responsibilities or to make everything right again, I have to do them.
I have to go out to the world and carry out my last wishes.
A person is born to be upright. This is what everyone should strive for in their lives.
This valley is a fairyland without any earthly emotions or possessions.
I have collected some dew water that form at dawn using lily leaves
This is my gift for you, Old Master.
Get up. Stop it with all these tacky practices
Go.
Senior, take care.
General Gao!
General Gao, General Gao!
Please get me out of here! Please save me!
Shi Yan, saving you is not difficult.
But there's something
I could never forget. You have to answer me truthfully.
I...I...
I don't know.
Qing Yi once told me,
since you were young, once you lied, you would stutter.
I...
General Gao, I really don't know.
Shi Yan, in this period of time,
everything I should have let go of, I have.
Only this, I still can't let go of it.
General Gao, please get me out of here.
I don't want to be locked in here by Geng Chun anymore,
okay?
You should leave, okay?
General Gao, do you know where my Young Miss is?
I want to go and find her.
Perhaps Qing Yi has returned to Changshan already.
No, General Gao, you definitely know, right?
This time, I came out in order to find her.
I definitely have to find...General Gao!
There is a horse and some food in the yard outside.Change into men's clothing and leave quickly.
General Gao, tell me, won't you?
You definitely know, right? General Gao!
You shut up!
Hurry up and leave.
General Gao!
Brother! I'm begging you, just give me a bit more time.
Don't beg me, I've already been kind enough to you.
You haven't been kind, you're practically cruel!
Do you really want to miss out on such a talented brother-in-law?
But why do I keep feeling like this Zhao guy
isn't that talented?
You're overbearing and stubborn!
I want to tell Father that Brother bullied me outside!
You have to go back with me before saying that.
Young Miss, don't make hings difficult for yourself.
This flower arranging will take a lot of effort.
Don't you really hate wasting time on manual labour?
- Do I?- Yes!
When we were still in Youzhou, you suddenly said you wanted to draw.
You ended up being such a mischief that the teacher was so angry as to never walk into class again.
Afterwards, you said you wanted to learn embroidery.
You ended up destroying all those treasured silk cloths that were so prize by your father.
And then there's...
Don't you know that people change?
Don't you think I've become more and more gentle now?
How come it's you? Didn't you return to Xiliang?
Why are you here?
I was...
You? You and him?
Don't misunderstand. I'll do the introductions.
This is my little sister, Ma Yu Rou.
You don't have to introduce me. I know who she is.
I didn't think that your taste would be so bad.
You!
So you're Ma Yu Rou. You're Ma Chao's little sister?
Then what's up with Niu Yu? Why didn't you tell me you're the Xi Liang princess?
Niu Yu? Yu Rou,
what's happened between you and Miss Gongsun?
Why don't you ask her yourself?
Anyway, I'm not important to you.
Yu Rou! Yu Rou!
Don't forget the agreement between us!
I haven't finished speaking! You follow Zhao Zi Long around all day, what are you planning?
I'm asking you!
I say, after you change your dressing,
you look a bit like a Xi Liang native.
If you have any questions, you can ask me.
Whatever I know, I'll tell you without holding anything back.
Okay, it had best be like that.
I say, the two of you siblings aren't really alike.
No matter what, as a person, you're decent and reliable.
But she's so sly.
Sly?
Concealing her identity, changing her name. Isn't that sly?
As a princess, why isn't she staying at home? What does she want here in Jiangdong?
She...
Her temper, has it always been so bad?
Actually, her temper isn't bad at all.
So her temper has always been bad.
We've met for half a day, and no matter what you ask,
why are you so interested in my little sister?
Know yourself and know your enemy.
I've only just figured out her real identity.
Don't you think this love rival is a bit too scary?
But I, Gongsun Bao Yue, am not so easily dealt with either.
Do you think that I'll let her bully or take advantage of me? Never!
What? Do you also want to help your sister fight with me?
She doesn't need me to help in her disputes at all.
The two of you are quite evenly matched.
In what aspect?
Your saliva is more than the tea,
you both have a lot to say, but you don't come to the point.
Since we parted ways in Jizhou, it's been a few months.
Don't you have anything you want to ask me?
So, how have you been doing?
Not too bad? And you?
I've been doing pretty well too.
That sister of yours, she isn't running away from her marriage, is she?
Is she betrothed? Is she escaping from her marriage?
I understand your meaning. My sister is not betrothed,
and she doesn't seem to be together with Zhao Zi Long either.
I just know Zi Long wouldn't like her.
So the reason you're in Nan Yu is also because of Zhao Zi Long?
Where Zi Long goes, I'll go.
Is Zhao Zi Long really so impressive?
But back to the topic,
meeting you today was unexpected, I'm very happy.
I'm happy too.
Even though I'm love rivals with your sister,
but you're a decent man. I'm definitely your friend!
- Is what you're saying true?- Of course it's true!
But this time there's no opportunity,
the next time I'll treat you to a meal,
in order to thank you for taking care of me in Jizhou.
The next time?
I won't lie to you, I'm currently thinking about how to deal with that Niu Yu.
I mean, your sister Ma Yu Rou.
I'm really very happy to meet you!
I see the relationship between you siblings isn't that great.
Why don't you tell me her weaknesses,
so I can take the right measures to make her give up?
After speaking for half a day, you just want to use me.
Don't say it in such an ugly way.
My dear girl, use your brain. How can this be?
How can I help other people plot against my little sister?
Just place justice before family this once?
What's so great about this Zhao Zi Long,
that you and my sister would travel miles and take so much effort to find him?
That's something you don't know.If there's a chance next time, I'll tell you.
I have to leave today, to return to Xi Liang.
You're leaving so quickly? We only just met.
Can it be that you want me to stay, like last time?
How can that be? Since you have things to do, how can I delay you?
We have many opportunities to eat together in the future, don't we?
That sister of yours, is she leaving with you?
She...she's leaving with me.
I'm too happy!
You're such a good man. Since there's no chance the next time, let's do it today then.
Waiter, the bill!
My treat.
Young Miss!
Young Miss, we should be leaving already.
Young Miss, it's about time.
Aren't you annoying?
Young Miss, you know about Young Master's temper.
- If you...- Okay, okay.
You go and meet my brother first, I'll come over once I finish my business.
You're not thinking of running away, are you?
- If Young Master finds out, he'll...- Are you done?
Hurry up and leave!
Go, go.
Zi Long, if only you wanted me to stay,
even if I had to overcome a thousand obstacles, I would definitely be with you.
[Palace of Everlasting Joy]
Bao Yu, why did you look for me?
Zi Long, I've made an important discovery.
Before I say it, I have to make it clear
that I'm not gossiping about other people.I'm worried about you, that's why I'm telling you.
And it's not because I'm jealous either.
Say it, then.
Today, I saw Miss Niu.
She was with her older brother.
Bao Yue, what do you want to say?
Do you know who her brother is?
Ma Chao from Xi Liang.
I know, the governor of Xi Liang, Ma Teng's son.
Jin Ma Chao, Ma Meng Qi.
That's right. This Niu Yu isn't even really called Niu Yu.
She's the Xi Liang princess, called Ma Yu Rou.
This Ma Yu Rou is always by your side,
I think there's a necessity to uncover the truth of the situation.
If she has any plots up her sleeve, you have to be on your guard.
Okay, thank you for your warning. I'll be on my guard.
Zi Long, I was just going to find you.
You were looking for me?
Two days ago, my brother came to find me.
My father wants my brother to bring me home.
Zi Long, I'm going to leave.
Before that, I want to know how you see me.
What do you hope I will think of you?
Of course, I can't force you to like me,
or accept me quickly.
I know you still need some time to forget the past,
but if you have a little bit of concern for me,
no matter where you are, I'll come and find you.
I drew this myself,
I want to give it to you as a memento.
Fine,
then tell me who you are.
What do you mean?
Your brother coming to find you, I already knew about that.
I also know that his identity isn't that simple.
Right, Xi Liang princess?
Zi Long, I wasn't intentionally hiding my identity.
Besides, I don't think my identity is that important.
Whether you're a princess or not, I don't care.
What I care about it why you're determined on staying by my side.
I received some military news. Ever since Cao Cao was defeated at Red Cliffs
and returned to Xu Chang, he keeps communicating with your father,
and your father's attitude keeps wavering.
You suspect I'm a spy sent by my father.
As His Highness' personal bodyguard, there are some things I cannot be too careful about.
Zhao Zi Long, isn't that enough?
Is there only duty in your head? Isn't there a bit of tenderness?
Why did I chase after you this whole way, refusing to let go?
Can it be that you can't tell at all?
I racked my brains just to make you love me.
You probably still want to say if I thought about it so thoroughly,
what conspiracy could I be hiding?
This is really a huge conspiracy. From the first time I saw you at Gui Yang,
I loved you like a fool.
No matter how discouraging you were to me, I followed you without shame.
I was willing to do everything for you.
You said you wanted to wait until Royal Uncle Liu's big business was over before thinking about a romantic relationship.
So I told myself I was willing to wait.
Don't say anymore.
Don't you want to know my plot?
I'm wailing to wait three, five, even ten years to finish this plot.
Until you forget your past, until all your attention is on me.
Princess, I'm not suspecting you,
but for His Highness' safety, I have to ask you to tell me the truth.
What is your purpose in being here?
I've said so much and you still...
I understand!
I, Ma Yu Rou, am the biggest fool in the world!
I want you to remember, how much I once loved,
I can also hate you also hate you as much. I'll dare to search for a thousand miles, but I'm not afraid
that we'll never meet again.
Where's Young Miss?
Young Miss...Young Miss said she'll be reaching in a while.
Young Miss, you've reached.
Yu Rou, what's wrong?
Did Zhao Zi Long bully you?
Nothing's wrong, let's go.
Young Miss...
♫ Passing the ashes of spring, only to sigh at summer's end ♫
♫ Unable to burn through the loneliness of fall, nor the swan song of winter. ♫
♫ Light breeze flows, a glass of wine, dreams stray behind ♫
♫ Past memories like lotus flowers mirroring in the water ♫
♫ Soft rains, broken winds, much to worry about in a foggy, drunken state ♫
♫ To only sigh, but still holding on. ♫
♫ Misty moon, guarding love, falling into an embrace. ♫
♫ The fear of love, the thoughts of woe ♫
♫ Lalalalala...♫
Zhao Zi Long! ♫ Once was there familiarity, tears fall, ♫
What right do you have to show your temper at me? ♫ song sang. ♫
Is it my fault I look like her? ♫ The promise of espousal ♫
I tell you, ♫ after incarnations ♫
ever since I've met you, the thing I hate most is that I have this face! ♫ never changed. Unwilling to disturb ♫
I don't want you to repay me. I only want ♫ the past. Lalalala...♫
to be able to enter your heart. ♫ Lalalala...♫
♫ The heroes of the past oft were melancholic.♫
♫ After the rise and collapse, the success and failures, still remembering her visage.♫
♫ Remembering past dreams, a scene of painful separation.♫
Zi Long, where are you going?
Nothing. Is there's something?
Miss Niu has left.
This is something she wanted me to give you.
Mr. Kong's brocade bags.
Did she...say anything?
She only said to take care of yourself.
All Liu Bei has is an empty title as the Emperor's uncle
In fact, he's nothing more than just a street peddler.
In contrast, the Sun family is a family of noble descent.
It should be an outrage that Liu Bei is able to marry Shang Xiang.
It's all my fault that I did not dp my duties to protect the Princess
I deserve punishment.
Forget about it.
Liu Bei is one who should be hated. He's just so despicable but at the same time so good at pretending to be generous and noble
He managed to deceive my mother with his trickery
Since we've already come to this situation,
Gong Jing, what do you think we should do?
Even though it's not feasible to break the Sun-Liu alliance right now
we cannot just give up Jingzhou
Jingzhou lies in a crucial place along the Yangtze River.
The posession of Jingzhou is crucial to the survivial of Jiangdong
Liu Bei has no intetion on keeping his promise to return Jingzhou to us
I wish I could kill him!
Although Liu Bei is a good actor, he's a terrible strategist.
We have to make him stay in Jiangdong for as long as possible
and block any communications between him and Zhu Ge Liang.
After that, we can use carrots and sticks on Liu Bei
and he will return Jingzhou to us eventually.
It's not so difficult to prevent Zhu Ge Liang from communicating with Liu Bei.
My concern is that with a loyalist like Zhao Zi Long by his side
we would have a hard time carrying this out.
If he's the obstacle, then we should make him disappear forever
Didn't you say just now that the Sun-Liu alliance cannot be broken?
Zhao Zi Long is one of Liu Bei's favourite generals.
If we kill him, then a conflict between the two families would become inevitable.
My Lord, fret not.
I already have a plan.
You plan to make me the military leader of the Wu army?
That's right. General Zhao, you have quite the reputation.
You have many years of experience fighting with Cao Cao and had defeated them many times.
Therefore, I hope that while you are in Nanxu, you couould help me with training the Wu army
to prepare them for re-engagement with Cao Cao's forces.
I'm grateful for your trust in me. This is a great responsibility. I'm afraid that I might not be up to this task.
General Zhao, you're no stranger here. Let's all be frank here.
When Cao Cao suffered his monumental defeat at the Red Cliff, it was not because we had an advantage in numbers.
But rather, it was a combination of factors that made the gods favour our side.
Cao Cao will take his revenge on us sooner or later.
In my prediction, he will be waging war soon enough.
We have close to zero experience fighting Cao Cao's army except for naval battles.
Therefore, I'm making this special request of you to help us with training the soldiers.
Please pass the experience that you have amassed over the years to the Wu army
This-
Aren't there about five hundred soldiers that followed Lord Liu here from Jingzhou?
When you carry out their training, you could do the same to the Wu army.
General Zhao, I am the Commander in Chief.
Will you not grant me even this small favour?
Commander, thank you for your recognition. If I continue to say no,
it would be disrespectful of you. I will do it.
General Zhao, there's no need to be this courteous. Please, sit.
I'll make a toast to you with this cup of tea as wine.
One!
Two!
Three!
Four!
One!
Two!
Three!
Formations!
I knew that Zhao Zi Long was brave,
but I didn't know that he's so good at training troops too.
He's really a talented general.
It's only a pity I can't use him.
My Lord. The more talented a man is as a general,
the more likely he would become a fearsome opponent.
There's no place for emotions on the battlefield.
We have no choice.
You're saying that Cao Cao's spies have been discovered in Nanxu?
Yes.
Many people are implicated in this.
If the details are known, why not warrant their arrests?
Many generals are implicated and they all hold military commands.
The soldiers in the city are mostly their subordinates.
Furthermore, generals who are the most loyal to Lord Sun, such as Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Guang Gai, are all absent.
After giving it much thought, I think that's it's best to lie low for now.
It's possible to bring in troops from other cities, but I wouldn't be able to know
if there are also spies who have infiltrated those Wu forces
I can't risk giving away my game when we have not even began to act
If that happens, there will be chaos in the city.
His Highness and his family will be in even more danger.
Commander, are you here to convince me
to use my troops from Jingzhou for the arrest of those spies?
Exactly. You are the only person I can turn to if I want to keep us alive.
Is it appropriate to let the soldiers from Jingzhou to participate in this operation?
Lord Sun also wills the same.
There's nothing inappropriate here.
Furthermore, once chaos ensues in Nanxu,
Lord Liu might be in grave danger too.
According to your plan, when should my troops enter the city?
To prevent Cao Cao's spies from noticing anything,
you need to lead your men up the mountain path and sneak into the city after midnight.
It's no problem at all for five hundred Jingzhou soldiers to enter the city tonight.
As for me, I will stay outside.
I have a more important mission than this to complete.
It's the middle of the month, the moon is full and bright.
My mission is to accompany you
to admire this beautiful scenery upon the Yantze river.
If the spies in the city plan to start some funny business, they have to have accomplices from outside.
Without Cao Cao's forces reinforcing them,
they would not dare to act alone.
Tonight, we shall send the soldiers into the city to hunt down the spies,
at the same time, we'll find out if Cao Cao's forces are on the move.
What? Are to suggesting that we cross the river ourselves for reconnassaince?
What's wrong with that?
I'm worried that something would go wrong with the operation within the city.
There are many talents in Jiangdong. Commander, you can give a secret order
to Lu Su and let him oversee the operation.
Liu Shen will lead the Jingzhou soldiers and work with him in cooperation.
Commander in Chief, as long as we spot no reinforcements outside the city,
what do you have to worry for a matter such as this
where all those two men need to do is to close the gates and round up the spies?
That's not my worry.
All I'm saying is that a simple reconnassaince mission
should not be the job of a general.
Back in the days, councillor Zhu Ge and Lu Su have done the same
while they tricked Cao Cao into giving them hundreds of thousands of arrows for free.
Commander in Chief, you were the commander during the battle of the Red Cliff.
Is it possible that you don't
even have a little bit of our Councillor's sentiment?
Subbed and Timed by the Chinese Hero Zhao Zi LongTeam @ Viki. Please do not reuse or reupload our subtitles
♫ Passing the ashes of spring, only to sigh at summer's end.♫
♫ Unable to burn through the loneliness of fall, nor the swan song of winter.♫
♫ Light breeze flows, a cup of wine, dreams stray behind.♫
♫ Past memories like lotus flowers mirroring in the water.♫
♫ Soft rains, broken winds, much to worry about in a foggy, drunken state.♫
♫ To only sigh, but still holding on.♫
♫ Misty moon, guarding love, falling into an embrace.♫
♫ The fear of love, the thoughts of woe.♫
♫ Lalalalala...♫
♫ Once was there familiarity, tears fall, songs sang.♫
♫ The promise of espousal after incarnations never changed.♫
♫ Unwilling to disturb the past.♫
♫ Lalalalala...♫
♫ The heroes of the past oft were melancholic.♫
♫ After the rise and collapse, the success and failures, still remembering her visage.♫
♫ Remembering past dreams, a scene of painful separations.♫
♫ Lalalalala...♫
♫ Parting after a single song.♫
♫ Once was there familiarity, tears fall, songs sang.♫
♫ The promise of espousal after incarnations never changed.♫
♫ Unwilling to disturb the past♫
♫ The heroes of the past oft were melancholic.♫
♫ After the rise and collapse, the success and failures, still remembering her visage.♫
♫ Remembering past dreams, a scene of painful separation.♫