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[Lost Love In Times]
[Episode 49]
Your Highness!
Change your outfits and leave from the side gate immediately.
Head over to the enemy's camp as fast as you can.
Check to see if Princess Consort is safe.
If she's in danger, at any cost, you are to bring her back safely!
Yes!
Mukesha has already fallen out with Kualu.
A-Chai Tribe is now fighting amongst themselves.
I believe that it will be easy to seize A-Chai Tribe in the future.
Congratulations, Your Highness.
However, Mukesha holds the military power.
I'm afraid--
A scoundrel like Mukesha...
He acts in such bad faith and even betrayed his own people.
He's not to be feared.
Report!
Your Highness, our scout has sent news from Wei State.
Yuan Hao is leading the army through this area for the transport of rations.
Yuan Hao?
What is he doing at the border?
He was once the crown prince of Wei State.
Perfect timing.
Chai Xiang!
Present.
Call roll immediately.
Launch a surprise attack on Great Wei's ration supply troop.
Be sure to capture Yuan Hao alive.
Yes, Your Highness!
Your Highness, once we cross this valley
we'll enter the territory of A-Chai Tribe.
Judging by our current schedule
we should be able to meet up with Ling at Taoyang City in a few days.
Good!
Convey my orders to have everyone get some rest quickly.
- We must set out soon. - Yes.
Get some rest!
We will leave very soon!
Ling.
Have you heard from your men?
They reported that Her Highness has left the rebel's camp.
Since she's already left the rebel's camp
why hasn't she returned yet?
Has something gone wrong on the way back?
It's Her Highness!
Her Highness has returned!
Duo Xia...
Open the gates!
Mukesha might seem to be a reckless man
but he's actually meticulous in his own reckless ways.
Moreover, he's very familiar with the terrain of this city.
Now that he has the advantage in geographical knowledge
he has deployed his strongest troops in the most crucial locations.
This seems to be a lot more difficult than we expected.
Only two clans are willing to serve under my charge.
I have no confidence at all
that we could defend against Mukesha and Xiao Xu's army.
There's a great disparity between both our armies.
It's not exactly optimistic.
Once they launch an attack on us
Xiao Xu is in front of us and Mukesha is behind us.
We would be attacked from both sides.
I'm afraid it won't be easy to defend Taoyang City.
This is why I rode hard and fast to get back in a hurry.
They have more men and greater force.
We could only devise defensive strategies as our means of attack.
Ling, what do you have in mind?
They would need large quantities of rations
for deploying their army so far out.
The situation on the battlefield is always changing.
They won't be able to hold out for long.
Shoot!
Protect the rations!
Retreat immediately!
- Prepare to break through encirclement! - Yes!
Charge!
Who would have known that Consort Lian is so cruel?
She has hurt you so badly.
Elder, you'd need to recuperate in peace and quiet.
You mustn't wield your spiritual powers.
She practices the forbidden powers of dark sorcery.
She stooped to sacrificing innocent lives in order
to cast the enchanted spell on me.
Right, how did you manage to find me in Lotus Palace?
Qing Chen found your ink butterfly.
She realized that you're still alive.
Therefore, she used The Kyanite to read minds through dreams
and we finally located you in Lotus Palace.
Who is this Qing Chen that you speak of?
Why does Consort Lian keep calling her my disciple?
She's the Grand Sorceress of The Mages.
That makes her your disciple.
She cam through the Magic Circle of Nine Transformations.
If it weren't for her appearance
The Mages would have been annihilated by now.
You mean...
She initiated the Magic Circle of Nine Transformations
and came from another timeline?
Exactly.
The reigning emperor is reluctant to let The Mages off.
I'm afraid that he would also have her killed.
I wonder how she is doing now.
Elders, we have just learned of some news.
Qing Chen has been captured by Prince Ming into the palace precincts.
This won't do.
I have to get into the palace now.
The Grand Sorceress must not be harmed.
I'll come with you.
It's fine. You should recuperate.
We'll discuss this after you've regained your powers.
Should anything go wrong, at least, you could come for us.
Stay here and protect Elder Xi Xie.
- Await my return. - Yes.
You used witchcraft to enchant the princes and intended to rebel.
Mo Bu Ping of the Astronomy Bureau is also one of The Mages.
Where exactly is he right now?
I'm responsible for what The Mages have done.
There are no accomplices.
I don't have any patience!
Stop it!
Mister Mo...
Mo Bu Ping?
You've finally showed up.
Your Majesty, Prince Ming has arrested Mo Bu Ping.
He's really arrested Mo Bu Ping?
Yes!
Greetings, Father!
In such a short time, you've rid me of the potential threat.
I really couldn't tell that you're capable of such means.
I'm just sharing Father's burdens.
You've made such a huge contribution.
How should I reward you?
I'm just carrying out my duties.
I wouldn't dare ask Father for any reward.
It's just that if our enemies aren't completely wiped out
there could still be potential danger.
That witch has been conspiring with Ling and Zhan in secret.
If Father doesn't look into this matter
I'm afraid that things might get out of hand.
I hope that Father can make a fair judgment of it!
Have them completely wiped out?
You mean to have me arrest Ling and Zhan for questioning?
They colluded with The Mages in an attempt to raise a rebellion.
This is a treason felony!
However, one of them is away at war
and the other is in charge of protecting the capital.
How would you have me deal with them?
I think that they can both be replaced.
That's enough!
Who will replace them?
You?
How could I expect someone who killed his brother
to pacify unrest at the border and protect the capital
without any greed or ambition?
Father!
- Sun Shi. - Present.
Read out my decree to him.
Yes!
Prince Ming is unruly, acted without virtue
and in defiance of morals.
From this day forth, he is to be demoted to a commoner
and banished to the border.
Never is he allowed into the capital as long as he shall live.
By the emperor himself.
Father!
I've made such an effort to wipe out The Mages for you!
Yet you have already made such a decree?
You've made such an effort?
I'm afraid... you didn't do so for me?
You only did so to get my throne.
Do you think that I wouldn't know what you've been scheming after?
Bear this in mind.
I would pass my throne on to anyone...
But you.
I should have known...
Someone who would kill his own brother...
Why would he spare his son?
Father, when you're betrayed by everyone some day
don't forget what you have done today!
Guards!
Take this treacherous son away.
Your Highness, the enemies are still hot on our heels.
We're exposed out in the open air and this is the only shelter
that could fend them off for some time.
All right, we'll take shelter in the city for now.
Yes!
Head into the city!
Your Highness, I've investigated the surroundings.
This is an abandoned city and none lives around here.
Good, we'll make camp in here for the time being.
Convey my orders. Everyone must remain alert.
Don't expose our hideout.
- Yes! - Your Highness.
Liang State's troops are stationed outside this city.
Send someone out to Taoyang to inform Prince Ling.
He is familiar with the terrain in this area.
He will send the troops over once he knows exactly where we are.
Yes!
We've taken such a concealed path to transport the rations.
How could Liang State's army discover our tracks?
I'm afraid that our route was made known to them in advance.
But we're outnumbered.
Even if we put up a fight, we won't be able to hold them off for long.
What we could do now is to safeguard this place
and await reinforcements.
Yes.
Greetings, Your Highness.
General Zhang?
Zhang Shu?
What are you doing here?
This journey is too dangerous.
I've concealed myself among the soldiers to protect Your Highness.
Good!
You came at the right time!
Enhance our defensive measures!
Yes, Your Highness.
Yes!
General, there's nothing on the way here.
Yuan Hao and his troops might have escaped into the abandoned city.
Convey my orders!
Surround the entire city!
Do not miss out on any exits!
They must not escape from here!
Yes!
Send someone to report back to His Highness!
Yes!
Report! General Chai has trapped Yuan Hao in an abandoned city.
Well done!
We'll trap him in there for a few days first.
Then we'll go in to capture him alive.
Yuan Hao will be of great use to me.
He must not get away.
Right now, the entire Black Armor Army is guarding Taoyang City.
If they come to his rescue--
If Yuan Ling goes to his rescue, that's killing two birds with one stone.
We will have them both captured.
By then, Taoyang City will easily be ours to take.
How wise, Your Highness.
There are four gates in Taoyang City.
I'll take 10,000 men to guard the East Gate.
As for the West Gate and North Gate, Che and Luo Xuan will guard them.
The enemies outside South Gate are the weakest.
You'll take the remaining warriors of A-Chai Tribe to break siege from there.
No, both you and Che will be taking on Xiao Xu and Mukesha's major forces.
You differ greatly in numbers.
How could I break siege and escape with so many people
regardless of your safety?
Break siege isn't to escape.
Once you leave the city, meet up with warriors of A-Chai Tribe.
You'll have to ask your brother for reinforcements.
Then we can encircle Mukesha's armed forces
and strike him unexpectedly.
Therefore, your mission is even more difficult.
It's sink or swim.
Even so, I won't leave on my own.
General interest should come first.
I'll stay to fight alongside you.
Ling, Your Highness.
There's a change in situation.
Hao was assigned to transport rations here
but he was ambushed by Xiao Xu on the way.
Right now, he's trapped in an abandoned ancient city 100 miles away.
Ling... The ancient city is already dilapidated.
If they have no reinforcements
who knows how long Hao could hold them off.
- Your Highness. - How is it?
We still haven't heard from the reinforcements.
Your Highness, Liang State's troops are still stationed 30 miles from here.
If reinforcements can't get here in time
I'm afraid that by then, we'll be in the hands of the enemies.
Convey my orders.
Tell our men to hang in there no matter what happens.
We must defend the ancient city.
Yes, Your Highness!
Your Highness, you could have retreated safely
before Liang State's troops attacked.
The soldiers would risk their lives for our nation.
How could I flee from the combat and live my life in shame?
When I was the crown prince, I never did much for my people.
Now that I'm abolished, I felt that I've owed them much.
It's time for me to pay this debt.
All right.
I will stand shoulder to shoulder with you.
Luan Fei...
How are you?
Perhaps, it won't be too long before I get to see you.
I hope that in afterlife, we could lead an ordinary life.
It's windy here.
Don't catch a cold.
Thank you.
What is there to thank between us?
Are you troubling over Hao's besiegement?
I think that there's no time to lose.
You should be there to break him out of that city.
If you're hesitating out of concern for me
there's no need to do so.
This concerns the safety of two states.
I can't take any reckless action.
We could find a way to deceive our enemies first
and then turn inaction into action.
If I had known that was the last time we'd see each other
I'd have told you every word that I wish to say to you.
No...
I can't be trapped in here.
Qing Chen?
Qing Chen! Stop!
An enchanted spell is cast over this place.
If you try to break through it, it will only backfire more on you.
If this goes on, you won't be able to withstand this.
I've already informed Elder Tao Yao.
They will surely take actions soon.
We will then act accordingly.
Capture Yuan Hao alive?
Exactly.
We have already trapped Yuan Hao in an ancient city 100 miles away.
Yuan Ling just took back Taoyang City.
He surely has too much on his hands now.
We'll capture Yuan Hao alive and cut off his supply of rations.
Let's see how they can still go against us.
Black Armor Army's route of ration transport is highly confidential.
Yet we found out about it so easily.
It seems that Prince Ming is serious about joining forces with us
to get rid of all those standing in his way.
Prince Ming is one ruthless man.
He could even be so cruel to his own brothers.
Therefore, we must be wary of him.
From our perspective, the more chaos Great Wei is in
the more advantages we would have.
Prince Ming is using me to get rid of Yuan Hao.
We're also going to use him to destroy the foundation of Great Wei!
Destroy Wei State?
How can it be that easy?
To destroy Great Wei, we must first get rid of Yuan Ling and Black Armor Army.
If we can capture Yuan Hao alive and use him as a hostage
to threaten Yuan Ling into retreating.
We can take back Taoyang City without even putting on a fight.
When they retreat from the city, we can ambush them on the way.
Yuan Ling would then walk easily into our trap.
Once we've wiped out Black Armor Army, we'll take the army down south
and conquer Great Wei!
By then, Great Wei's vast and fertile lands will be shared among us.
Your Highness's words are very much to my liking.
Once we conquer Wei State
I will have everyone in A-Chai Tribe succumb to my command.
I can offer you my assistance.
Your Highness, when will we make the move?
I can't wait!
We'll break camp this very night.
Set out straight to the ancient camp!
Good!
Your Highness.
A toast to Prince Ling.
To Prince Ling.
Now, Mukesha's army is stationed outside our city.
If we wish to leave the city to rescue Prince Hao
we'd have to go through his turf.
We're sure to go past where Mukesha has stationed his army.
If we were to barge through by force, that's definitely one tough fight.
Why don't we...
Let's try to go around Mukesha's army.
Then we'll break the encirclement.
We might still have a chance to win.
If Mukesha were to strike back, Taoyang City will be in danger anytime.
Ling! Princess.
I just heard from the scouts.
A part of Mukesha's army has broken camp this very night
and headed out to the abandoned city.
They must have known for sure that we could only hold back our troops.
That's why they are going all out to capture Prince Hao.
If we lose the rations, we could always get them back.
However, Hao must not fall into the hands of our enemies!
Perhaps, we could play along.
I'll take an troop of elite soldiers to rescue Hao with a surprise attack.
But, Ling--
Yuan Ling is going to take the risk alone.
Should anything happen to him, we could never win this war.
Under such circumstances, I can't act according to his plans.
Since I am the cause of this conflict...
I will put an end to it all.
Answer me.
There's a rumor among The Mages.
Dual stars, drastic change.
Is this rumor true?
Yes.
You're one of the dual stars.
Who is the other star?
Prince Ling?
Prince Zhan?
If I refuse to answer?
Then I... I might have the both of them killed.
It's said that even a vicious tiger will not eat its cubs.
I thought that Your Majesty would at least care for your children.
It now seems that I'm terribly mistaken.
I've killed numerous people in my lifetime.
You've served by my side for a long time.
You should know that all emperors are merciless.
How could any achievements be attained if a ruler is too sentimental?
Under extreme imperial authority, piles of bones are usually stacked high.
The nature of karma brings forth consequences and retributions.
I'll be waiting to see how Your Majesty ends.
I admire your courage.
But you won't get to see whatever ending might await me.
If you refuse to tell me the truth
I'll have you and Mo Bu Ping executed tomorrow.
At the same time, I'll issue a decree to have The Mages massacred.
- Your Highness. - Good timing.
Send these letters out.
They must be delivered to the various prefectures before dawn.
What are these?
In the midst of a great war, the worst is to have an internal strife.
It's now the time of the year when every prefecture has to submit their taxes.
These letters will affect the prefectures' sources of funds
and cut off the funding of the treasury.
Your Highness, this is a serious matter.
Once the annual taxes are cut off
there will be issues with supplying Prince Ling with the rations.
I know.
I've calculated.
Hao just transported a batch of rations out of the capital.
Then this batch was just sent out.
That should last Ling for half a month.
I've also informed all of Yin family's businesses
in prefectures along the border to prepare military ration.
They are to offer supplies whenever needed.
If we inform Ling to coordinate the supplies with them
it should last them another month.
In this one month, I intend to challenge Father to a final face-off.
What does Your Highness intend to do?
This is such a serious issue.
The consequences are dire should you infuriate His Majesty.
Father will surely be enraged.
But in order to keep the current situation in check
he shouldn't dare to take any action against me.
As long as he doesn't dare to tackle me
I'll have the bargaining chip to protect Qing Chen from him.
I'll use Great Wei's annual taxes in exchange for Qing Chen's life.
I don't think that Father wouldn't be entirely unwavered by it.
What then?
When the army returns to the capital
His Majesty definitely won't let you off easily.
I've managed the treasury for years.
Once Great Wei's treasury becomes a concern
I believe that Father would be wary of me to an extent.
I'm afraid it's already too late even if we send out the letters now.
Our scouts in the palace just reported back.
His Majesty interrogated Miss Qing Chen tonight.
He will have Miss Qing Chen and Master Mo beheaded tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
His Majesty is afraid that a delay will cause more trouble.
Therefore, it's already too late to take any action now.
Your Highness!
- Your Highness... - Get my horse carriage ready.
I have to seek audience with His Majesty.
Your Highness!
Prince Zhan, please halt.
How dare you!
You would even dare block my way?
Greetings, Your Highness.
Eunuch Sun, you came at the right time.
Please inform Father that I'm here to greet him.
Your Highness, I'm so sorry.
His Majesty gave orders that he wishes to see no one.
Eunuch Sun should know why I am here.
Please make an exception for me.
Your Highness, forgive me for being so bold as to advise you
not to infuriate His Majesty with that matter.
I'm here to greet Father!
- Your Highness... - I'm here to greet Father!
If you do so, you're putting me in a very tight spot!
Eunuch Sun, please inform my father.
I will be waiting out here on my knees.
I'll have to trouble Eunuch Sun.
Your Majesty...
Your Majesty!
Prince Zhan is still kneeling outside.
I'm tired.
Dismiss now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Highness.
It has already come to such.
What do you plan to do next?
My father is just as ruthless as he used to be.
He thought that he could put an end to this matter
by demoting me to a commoner.
He is very much mistaken!
What does Your Highness mean by that?
Hao, Ling, and Zhan...
In my father's mind, they are all qualified to inherit his throne.
He's not worried about having no one to inherit Great Wei's sovereignty.
However, he's forgotten that people could die.
When the day comes and he's betrayed by those closest to him
he will regret for being so ruthless to me today.
His Majesty won't see anyone tonight.
Your Highness, you should return to your manor first.
We could always discuss any matter tomorrow.
I'm afraid that it will be too late tomorrow.
His Majesty is still in a bad mood.
Should Your Highness insist on seeing him now
I'm afraid that you would only enrage him.
Your Highness, do take my word for it.
It isn't as if you don't know what His Majesty's temper is like.
I know that you meant well, Eunuch Sun.
However, I heard that Father has been misled by someone into believing that
I had colluded with The Mages in an attempt to rebel against him.
Who could possibly put up with such an accusation?
Therefore, I must explain to Father tonight.
His Majesty has no means to find fault with Your Highness.
You're after all father and son
so His Majesty does know what you are like.
Although Father hasn't punished me for it
he has refused to see me.
This must be that he still misunderstood me.
If I could appease my father's anger
why should it matter that I kneel out here all night?
You, this is...
Eunuch Sun, please head back.
I won't leave until I see my father.
Then...
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