(XU ZHOU city)
XU ZHOU is really the best pass of the central plain.
In the old days, the king of Chu XIANG YU,
led his 30,000 armored soldiers
fighting GAO ZU emperor here
and GAO ZU was totally trashed.
Getting XU ZHOU has always been my dream.
Now my dream has come true.
With a glance I can tell,
such a great pass,
LU BU doesn't deserve it.
Great pass shall belong to a great lord.
Now everything is right.
After you get XU ZHOU,
you can either march forward Nor stay and defend.
It won't be long until you seize the power in the central plain.
When you mentioned LU BU, that reminds me of a person.
If I'm not wrong,
you must be thinking of DIAO CHAN.
How is she?
After LU BU died,
DIAO CHAN refuse to eat or drink, and she doesn't dress or clean herself.
She sits still all day.
When the servant asks her,
she has only one request...
What is it?
She wants to bury LU BU properly.
My lord, to tell you the truth,
I don't think you should get close to DIAO CHAN.
She's too beautiful and she makes men lose control.
Don't forget what happened to LU BU and DONG ZHUO.
XUN YU,
thanks for your advice.
But I'm not DONG ZHUO, or LU BU.
Ms. DIAO CHAN.
Please have a look.
General CAO sent you these clothes and accessories.
They're all very rare and valuable.
Even women living in the palace of Chang'an city
can't have these.
Ms. DIAO CHAN, please get dressed.
General CAO said that
if you dress yourself with these clothes,
and accompany him for a dinner,
he will permit anything you request.
I wanna bury my husband.
General CAO said OK.
I want a coffin made of camphor tree,
a piece of jade with width of 2 meters,
and bury him as a duke.
The grave shall be engraved
"Grave of LU BU (FENG XIAN),
duke of Han dynasty, ZHONG Yl General.
General CAO said OK.
And I have another request.
After I die,
Please bury me with my husband.
OK. That's fine.
Generals.
Thanks to your gallant service,
we now have XU ZHOU.
Now I'd like to make a toast
and drink until we're drunk.
Congratulations, general.
Cheers!
Come on, fill the wine cups.
Pour me some wine.
Pour some more, let's continue.
Cheers! Come on!
Mr. XUN...Bring him some wine.
Mr. XUN.
Tonight,
we must drink more with each other.
I really don't drink.
You continue.
Don't leave.
Wait.
Wait a minute, Mr. XUN.
Why are you sighing?
I'm OK. Really.
Just drink yourself.
Stop. What's the marten'?
You must have something in your mind.
Tell me,
we're supposed to be happy. Why are you so worried?
I have nothing in my mind.
I don't believe you. You do!
If you don't tell me,
I won't let you leave.
Then tell me.
Alright.
General XU, do you know
that our lord is fond of beautiful women?
Of course he does!
Who doesn't?
I'm fond of beautiful women myself!
The kind of women you like
and the kind the lord likes
is very different.
The lord digs married women,
especially other men's wives.
Do you remember what happened to ZHANG XIU?
Of course I do.
The lord was drunk,
and brought the surrendered officer ZHANG XIU's aunt to sleep with him.
ZHANG XIU felt humiliated,
then he tried to kill the lord at night.
If DIAN WEI didn't protect him,
the lord is dead.
General DIAN died because of that.
Tonight, our lord
is much more dangerous than that night.
What happened? Tell me!
The lord said that
he's going to White Gate building.
Do you know who lives in the White Gate building?
Who?
DIAO CHAN.
That devil woman!She's not dead?
She's not only still alive,
she's dressed up
and prepared to entertain the lord.
XU CHU,
don't you forget,
DONG ZHUO and LU BU
both died because of DIAO CHAN.
She's too pretty.
She blind folds a man's mind.
If she gets our lord,
disaster will come.
The soldiers and officers will be harmed.
I'll kill this disaster now.
Wait a minute.
Don't you worry if the lord will punish you?
I fought along the lord for years.
I almost died many times with him.
Why should I be worried?
What a real general!
Sandalwood planks send fast rhythm.
Swallows are busy flying.
One piece of cloud is drifting
and came to the an gallery.
Emotions with one's loved girls
sadden the leaving man.
Seeing her face now
his heart is broken.
Great!
With your long sleeves and dance,
I don't know how many heroes were intoxicated by you.
I sang this song
not for you,
but for my husband.
In your mind,
am I inferior than LU BU?
Yes.
You can't compete with him in my heart
Why'?
My husband is pure.
You're too sophisticated.
My husband is kind.
You're sly.
My husband is full of love.
You're merciless.
So even you killed him,
in my mind,
you'll be inferior.
General,
do you know what this is?
The sword with 7 precious jewels.
Do you know where it came from?
You're asking the right person.
About 800 years ago,
a meteor fell in the country of Yue.
Its flame burnt mountains over 25 kilometers.
And at that night,
GAN JIANG and his wife MO YE retrieved the meteor
and built two great swords,
the sword of GAN JIANG and the sword of MO YE,
AKA the sword of emperor Wu and emperor Yue.
The siderite left after building these swords
can only be built into a short sword.
That's this sword with 7 precious jewels.
After 800 years,
the sword of emperor Wu and emperor Yue
become well-known in the whole world.
But only this sword
is under the radar and nobody knows about it.
And then
I used this sword
and tried to assassinate DONG ZHUO.
It's a shame that
DONG ZHUO wasn't destined to die then.
What?
You want to kill me with this sword?
I want to return it to the heavens.
Now I am the heavens.
Give it to me.
Give it to me!
You devil woman, behave yourself...
She wasn't trying to kill me.
She wanted to commit suicide, you fool.
It's great that she's dead.
It's XUN YU sent you here, right?
Go to martial officer and get yourself beaten 50 times.
Yes, sir.
Fine, you don't need go.
NO, I will
Listen to me everyone,
After this battle, we got the 6 states of XU ZHOU.
Our power is strengthened, and our fame is spread out.
And this is the greatest triumph
since we went to war.
I was happy for it for half an hour.
But after that half an hour,
I felt upset again.
Do you know why?
That's because YUAN SHAO of JI ZHOU
is now fiercely fighting
with GONGSUN ZAN.
In a few months,
YUAN SHAO has been marching on,
and GONGSUN ZAN lost a lot of men.
If things continue to develop in this trend,
YUAN SHAO will get YOU ZHOU.
Then, among the Han dynasty,
YUAN SHAO him alone
has QING ZHOU, YOU ZHOU, BING ZHOU and JI ZHOU,
and he's the biggest governor.
Do you know what this means?
That means you and YUAN SHAO
will have a determining battle.
And this batter will decide who will get country.
Exactly!
Then do you know now
what do I want the most?
You'd like to see
YUAN SHAO and GONGSUN ZAN
make a tie,
and then drag as long as possible.
Then YUAN SHAO's power will get decreased.
And you'll get time
to prepare for the final battle with him.
Right!
Take my order.
We'll go back to XU CHANG the day after tomorrow.
And prepare for war.
Yes, sir.
Big brother, what are you worrying about?
CAO CAO will go back to XU CHANG the day after tomorrow.
I'm thinking where should we go.
Now he has XU ZHOU.
We have no place to stay.
Didn't CAO CAO agree to let you be XU ZHOU governor?
He also promised with LU BU the position of marshal.
If he won't give us XU ZHOU back,
we may stay in PEI.
Big brother, you made great contributions to the court.
And you bore a lot for CAO CAO.
Wouldn't he give you Na small town like PEI?
If he allows me to stay in PEI,
I'll be glad of course.
I don't wanna go to XU CHANG with him.
Now I'd better leave this man as far as I can.
ZHANG FEI (Yl DE), what's your opinion?
I don't know nothing.
I'll do anything you ask me to.
You really don't worry about anything.
Of course.
The world is big.
There must be even a tiny place for us.
What are you worrying about?
We'll return soon.
Other important matters
I've already made arrangement.
But I don't know what I should do with one man.
Before this battle, one of you advised me killing him,
one said I should use him,
and the other one thought NI should use him before killing him.
Now since we'll leave soon,
what should we do with him?
LU BU died.
XU ZHOU is now yours.
LIU BEI has no place to go.
His only way out is to serve for you.
Now there's no need to kill him.
On the contrary, you'd better use him.
Make good use of his ability.
And you'll be praised as appreciating talented people.
Did you promise LIU BEI that
you'll make him XU ZHOU governor?
Maybe I did.
I can't be sure.
Please tell me frankly. Did you or did you not?
Yes.
Then, you can't break your promise.
I suggest you make him NXU ZHOU governor.
Only give him the title, not the power.
Appoint a general that you trust to guard XU ZHOU.
He'll be in charge of military and civilian affairs.
Make LIU BEI stay in PEI.
I agree.
I agree too.
OK, I'll take your advice.
Report!
My lord,
several local men ask to see you.
What do they want?
They heard that you're going back to XU CHANG.
And they were worried, so they represent 500,000 XU ZHOU people
to offer you a letter endorsed by everyone.
Really?
I didn't see this coming.
It's only been two days
since we arrived at XU ZHOU.
And people want us to stay.
Bring them in.
Yes, sir.
I'm LU Yl ZU. We bow to you, general CAO.
General CAO.
Please raise yourselves.
We heard that you're going back to XU CHANG.
So we represent people from the 6 states of XU ZHOU,
to offer you a request letter.
We beg you to appoint LIU BEI (XUAN DE) here.
Please make him XU ZHOU governor again.
Who?
LIU BEI (XUAN DE). LIU BEI.
Why'?
General,
LIU BEI loves his people.
After TAO QIAN died,
LIU BEI was XU ZHOU governor for 9 months.
Those 9 months,
were the most peaceful days of XU ZHOU.
LIU BEI built laws for towns and counties.
He dismissed corrupted officials and lowered tax rate.
He also built three bridges,
and over 1,600 meters of dam,
which brings water to irrigate the field.
That resulted in good harvest
and flourishing families.
General,
now the reason XU ZHOU people still have food,
is because of LIU BEl's great administration.
It's been years
since we met such a great officer.
We beg you to let us have LIU BEI.
LIU BEI is such a wise lord.
He is the treasure of the court.
But such a great officer
if I make him merely Nan Imperial Protector,
it would be a waste of talent.
How about this?
I'll take the request letter of yours
give it to the court.
I'll make His Majesty informed of your request.
He will decide how to award LIU BEI.
OK?
Thank you, general...
I absolutely can't let LIU BEI stay in XU ZHOU.
I won't even give him PEI!
My lord, but you just agreed
to give him a fake title in XU ZHOU,
without any power.
Haven't you heard what that man said?
LIU BEI won people's hearts in XU ZHOU.
If I give him a fake title here,
it'll become real title eventually.
And the men we left in here
will be replaced.
I have to prevent that from coming true.
LIU BEI can't stay here.
I'll take him back to XU CHANG.
Mr. CAO.
His Majesty sent a command.
He heard that you're royal descendant,
and you made great contribution in the battle of XU ZHOU,
he is very glad.
Best wishes for His Majesty.
My friend, do you wanna meet His Majesty?
I think about that every day.
OK then, get on the can.
Go to XU CHANG with me.
- We leave now? N-Yes.
Didn't you decide to leave tomorrow?
The troops leaves tomorrow.
We should leave before that.
The trip is boring.
I want you to keep me company.
But what about my brothers?
Don't worry.
I've made the arrangement.
Tomorrow,
CAO HEN will accompany general GUAN and ZHANG to go back.
What? You don't wanna meet His Majesty?
OK. I'll go.
Then you're talking.
His Majesty ordered that officials shall go into court.
Long live, Your Majesty.
General CAO CAO, go into the palace to see His Majesty.
His Majesty allows that I don't have to kneel down and only my title be addressed.
I understand.
How are you, Your Majesty?
Raise yourself, my minister.
I took your command and marched to XU ZHOU, killed rebel LU BU.
I brought back 6 states, 19 towns of XU ZHOU,
took captive 100,000 enemy soldiers, killed 20,000,
and got numerous battle horses and weapons.
You made such a great achievement. I'm so happy for you.
What I did
was from the heaven's order and people's welfare.
It'll bring Han prosperity. I'm not the only one who contributes.
You occupied SHOU CHUN so soon.
And the rebel YUAN SHU was deadly defeated.
Now you didn't cost any soldier's life,
and got XU ZHOU back for the court.
You're now a well-known hero and memorable man.
Take my order.
I appoint you as the Prime Minister.
You'll be in charge of the court in general.
You'll be rewarded another 9,000 acres of land and 30,000 families.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Please be seated, Prime Minister CAO.
Please.
You please, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
look at this man.
He's LIU BEI, courtesy name XUAN DE.
Mr. LIU, please come on here.
I'm LIU BEI, Your Majesty.
Which ancestor do you have?
I'm the offspring of Prince SHENG of ZHONGSHAN,
grandson of emperor JING.
My grandfather is LIU XIONG.
My father is LIU HONG.
So you're related to me?
Bring me the royal family tree list. I'll check it.
Read for me.
Emperor Jing had 14 sons.
The 7th was Prince LIU SHENG of ZHONGSHAN.
LIU SHENG's son is LIU ZHEN, duke LU CHENG.
LIU ZHEN's son is LIU ANG, governor of PEI.
LIU ANG's son is LIU LU.
LIU LU's son is LIU LIAN, governor of Yl.
LIU LIAN's son is LIU YING, governor of YANG.
LIU YING's son is LIU BU Yl, governor of FENG LING.
LIU BU Yl's son is LIU HUI, governor of JI CHUAN.
LIU HUl's son is LIU XIONG, magistrate of DONG JUN.
LIU XIONG's son is LIU HONG.
LIU BEI is the grand grandson of emperor JING after 18 generations.
According to the family tree,
you're my royal uncle.
I appreciate for your recognition, Your Majesty.
The country is soaked with war.
I've been bullied by rebels.
Fortunately Prime Minister CAO is loyal to me.
He killed the rebels
and moved the capital to XU CHANG.
Now I may live a peaceful life.
Today I see you, imperial uncle,
I'm even happier.
Take my order, LIU BEI.
I appoint you as the left general,
officer of Yl CHENG.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
When you have spare time,
please come to the palace to see me.
I'd like to talk about our family with you.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Congratulations, imperial uncle.
You're now a formal officer.
Congratulations, imperial uncle.
The Prime Minister is the highest rank official.
But you're still His Majesty's ministers.
And LIU BEI,
he becomes imperial uncle so fast.
Ridiculous!
So what?
I can be the state grandfather if I want.
I don't care about that.
His Majesty just met LIU BEI and appoint him a position immediately.
Obviously he's trying to support his own power,
and use that someday.
You have to be careful, Prime Minister.
I thought about that either.
Of course I should be careful.
But everything has two sides.
Now LIU BEI is the imperial uncle.
Then if I use His Majesty's order to control him,
he has to obey.
You're right.
After being conferred,
did imperial uncle LIU lose his cool?
Just the opposite,
after that, he became even more humble.
He locked himself in his house,
and won't leave for a whole day.
Even when he goes out to visit people,
he'd bow others from far distance. He seemed very anxious.
Very smart.
Prime Minister.
I have something to say
which I've been holding back.
Just say it.
No matter in the court or the country,
you're a very competent man with great reputation.
So
you shouldn't be happy to only have
the title of Prime Minister.
CHENG YUE, are you persuading me to crown myself?
Yes.
Thank you for that.
Though I have some achievement,
I'm still not very influencing.
My troops and land couldn't compete with YUAN SHAO.
And,
there're a lot of officials
loyal to His Majesty.
Others I don't know,
but I'm sure XUN YU would disagree.
I don't want to be burnt by this flame.
Then you should get prepared.
You should know who's His Majesty's man,
who's been loyal to you.
That's a good idea.
Then...
I'll go to XU TIAN for hunting.
Please go into the palace to see His Majesty,
and invite him to go with me.
And,
all the officers in the court will be going too.
Yes, sir.
Our ancestors built such a glorious country.
But when it comes to me,
the court is controlled by rebels. The country is ruled by others.
What a shame! How painful!
Your Majesty.
You just met LIU BEI,
why did you appoint him such important position?
CAO CAO controls the court.
I have no saying on all state matters.
LIU BEI is a hero,
as well as royal descendant.
That's an opportunity.
I may use him as support.
I see.
But LIU BEI doesn't have Na lot of men.
And he has no land.
About that,
I will offer him gradually.
Your Majesty, officer CHENG YU asked to see you.
Bring him in.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I'd bow you, Your Majesty.
Raise yourself.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
What would you see me ion'?
Your Majesty, the day after tomorrow,
the Prime Minister will go hunting in XU TIAN.
My minister, I don't think things like hunting
shall be an emperor's job.
And I don't feel very well...
Your Majesty, since ancient times, great emperors love hunting.
No matter in spring, summer, autumn or winter,
they go hunting in all seasons which show their strength.
Prime Minister invites you to go
as well as all the officials of the court.
They all look forward to this trip.
And about your not feeling very well...
I suggest you think twice, Your Majesty.
Just this minute,
I feel much better.
Just let the Prime Minister know that I'm going.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I'll try shoot for you, Your Majesty.
Great!
- Long live! N-G real!
Long live!
Long live! Long live!
You're an amazing bowman, Mr. Prime Minister.
You couldn't possibly think so.
You saw how LU BU shot the arrow at the gate.
He is really an amazing bowman.
LU BU shoots well. But you killed him.
Your skill is not as good as his,
but you can determine about the whole country.
So in this sense,
no matter how great LU BU can shoot, it's meaningless.
And even you just shot a deer,
you're an amazing bowman.
You're right. I'm glad to hear that.
Now please have your precious bow, Your Majesty.
You may keep it.
Thanks for offering me the bow.
Long live! Long live! Long live!
- XU CHU. N-My lord.
This is for you.
Mr. Prime Minister, this bow is too soft, why do you give it to me?
Then throw it out.
No, I'll keep it.
- CHENG YU. N-My lord.
You saw what happened just now?
When the soldiers shouted "long live" to me,
how many people were upset?
Father of the empress was angry, his face turned red.
GUAN YU reached for his sword.
Many officials were not happy. They just didn't say anything.
And XUN YU!
He sighed too.
You're right.
I trusted him and respected him.
But he cares about the emperor.
Yes.
Now I see,
there're a lot of people loyal to His Majesty.
And now the warlords are battling all over.
Just drop the deal about crowning myself.
Yes, sir.
Big brother, when we hunted in XU TIAN,
CAO CAO's behavior is outrageous.
He dared to put pressure to His Majesty,
and enjoyed the manner as an emperor.
CAO CAO wants to be crowned as emperor.
Everyone knows about it
I was thinking about killing him,
to get rid of that devil for people.
Why did you stop me, big brother?
There were many armored soldiers along CAO's side,
his best officers.
If you tried to kill him,
I'm afraid not only you can't hurt him,
you'll bring His Majesty some harm.
Now we don't kill him,
he'll become bigger threat later.
Right!
We can't kill him. And it's hard to bear him.
What are we staying here ion'?
Big brother, let's leave XU CHANG.
And seek some joyful life out there.
The XU CHANG city is tightly guarded.
Even we want to leave,
we need to find an opportunity.
Now we're at other people's mercy,
we should be patient for everything.
Brother, you always ask us to be patient.
When will we be free finally?
Shh...lower your voice.
My lord,
a servant from palace is here
bearing His Majesty's oral order.
Please let me know.
Imperial uncle, His Majesty said that
when he hunted in XU TIAN,
he caught cold and got sick.
He asked royal members to come to the palace to visit.