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Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin
[Episode 2]
[Old Head Li. Head of Qi Feng Hall]
Speed up.
Giddy up.
Miss Lin.
Regarding Pingzhang's condition, will he survive?
Whether he can or not, it will depend on tonight.
It has been tough for you, Miss. I'm here to watch over him.
Please take a rest.
Tonight is very critical for your son. It's better that I keep watch over him.
Thank you for your hard work.
Sister Ying, change it again.
My Lord.
The Prince...
Master.
It's the same injury as Lin Shen's that year.
Yes, it's the same injury.
[Lin Shen, Chang Lin Army's Xiao Tingsheng's godbrother]
We didn't manage to save Lin Shen then
but it's not your fault.
If I don't even have faith in your medical skills, who else can I trust?
Lin Xi is my most talented disciple.
Compared to then, she is much better than me.
Master, his fever has gone down.
How is my older brother?
His current condition is stable.
That means he's okay. He will recover soon, right?
I don't know.
What do you mean? You don't know?
You are a physician. As long as you are dedicated, how could you not know?
Everyone has the biggest misunderstanding of physicians. They think we are gods.
If we didn't manage to save anyone, that must be because we didn't do our best.
There is a rumor that the second son of Chang Lin mansion receives his education at Langya Pavillion.
I thought it's something extraordinary
but after meeting you today, you are just so-so.
Lord, please relax.
What happened twenty years ago, it won't repeat itself.
God will bless the Great Liang. It's heaven's will.
Thank you, Brother.
Father.
Old Master.
Father.
How did you think of rushing back?
The sinking of the ships at Datong Prefecture severed all the resources for the Zuolu Army.
The war at Ganzhou lasted for almost twenty days. This is not normal.
It clearly shows that Great Yu will not stop until they conquer Ganzhou.
As for Older Brother, his supply was cut off.
The reinforcement is far away. Thus, Ganzhou will be in danger.
- What's the use even if you are back? - I...
Lord.
Okay, I still have lots of military matters to take care of.
Stay here and keep your older brother company.
Alright.
The left, right and back defense have been stabilized.
The army of Great Yu has withdrawn from Meil Long.
The front line of Ganzhou has suffered great damage.
Although we were able to stop the southwards advance of Great Yu, we were unable to harm their main commander.
For the next few years, North border will face hidden danger.
As per your instructions, we are taking extra precautions and will not relax.
Great Yu impetuously went southwards but got blocked off.
During this short period of time, there will not be any major movements.
Order Ning Canzan to make an imperial report.
Use the express courier to report to His Majesty on the situation of the North border.
Yes.
Xi'er.
Master.
Is this your first time you have met the second son of Chang Lin?
Is he what you imagined to be?
I don't care about what kind of person he is.
I have never even thought about this.
This is not what I meant.
I just feel that you...
Let him take this medicine.
Have a good rest. Don't move.
Miss Lin.
That day, I...
Miss, please come and take a look.
Ying Jie, bring my fuxi tonic here.
Okay, I'm going now.
Miss Lin, what I said the other day was very offensive. I have offended you.
My father has also lectured me.
My brother's injury has gotten better. It's due to your divine hands.
I'm really very grateful.
I heard from my father that the Elder Leader was a physician with the Chang Lin army.
Did you hear him talk about the past?
Second Son of the family, you are blocking the light.
Miss.
- He only needs to take the medicine once a day. - Okay.
I brought this medicine from Mount Langya.
See if you can use this.
It's not usable.
Not usable?
What kind of a physician are you? This is the Chu Yu pill from Mount Langya.
- Do you know what's in this... - This is a tonic for recuperation.
You can take your time and consume this.
I consume this?
Brat, how can you talk this way?
Dong Jing.
Here.
Bring me the military report.
Yes.
Father.
Lie down.
Your injury is very serious. You have been lying down for two days.
You were unconscious for two days before you woke up.
Regarding this,
don't look at it. It takes up energy.
Royal Father, the military powers mobilized by Tongguan Great Yu this time.
Half to sixty percent of it.
They were focused on attacking me at the left line of defense.
Father, don't you find it strange?
Yes.
Gan Province, you have the elite army defending it.
Thus, it shouldn't be the place of focus of attacks. Great Yu was adamant on doing that.
It seems like they know very well that
your supplies have been cut.
But regarding the sinking of our boats...
How did the enemy find out?
It's more important for you to get well. I will handle this.
Don't think too much about this.
Father, it seems like
you want to talk about other matters with me today.
Pingzhang.
I heard from Pingjing that before you left for Ganzhou,
you went to Lanya Pavillion first.
Isn't that so?
Father.
I asked a question
and this is the answer from Langya Pavilion.
Father, take a look.
I don't need to look at this especially when you are the crux.
After you have read this,
what were your thoughts?
After coming down from Langya Pavilion, I was very confused.
But I didn't had the time to think about it in details.
till that day when I was shot by the two arrows.
When I thought I would never be able to see you, Pingjing and Xiao Xue again,
everything became clear.
Everything was clearer than before.
Whatever happened in the past is no longer important.
I'm more aware of
what's in your heart now.
Son.
Thinking about when you both were young,
your temperaments were totally different.
Pingjing is careless and free, without fear for the world.
The former Emperor and His Highness like him more
but in my heart, you know that I favor you more.
Father.
I know you favor older brother
but you didn't had to wait for me to say this again.
It has been many years and you are still afraid that I don't know you are biased?
Compare yourself with your older brother.
Tell me if I'm wrong in favoring him?
Father, you are busy with the military affairs.
Since Pingjing is here, he can keep me company.
Okay.
Pingzhang, the issue regarding the Daton Prefecture is not that urgent. Your health is more important.
About the military report,
don't read it again.
Yes.
I took a peek at the report which father delivered to the capital.
Other than the situation at the North border, he also raised suspicions about the shipwreck.
He requested His Highness to send an envoy to investigate this.
Okay.
Since father has made this arrangement, I don't have to worry then.
Do you think this is a done deal even after reporting to the capital?
Older Brother, are you serious?
If not, what are you thinking of doing?
I don't want to listen to these minor details right now! Explain first what happened to Pingzhang.
What injuries did this child have?
What did the military doctor say?
How come you didn't report the details to me?!
Your Highness, please don't worry.
With Your Majesty's blessings and protection, the Chang Lin father and son will be alright.
It's just that right now, he suffered some external injuries and it's still inconvenient for him to move around.
Based on the report of my royal brother, in the left region of Ganzhou,
the supply got cut off for the whole month.
What's going on again?
Your Highness.
The river channel at the area of Datong is very narrow and the water flow is very rapid.
That night, there suddenly was torrential rain and strong winds.
Hence...our ships accidentally sank.
Did the officials who were tasked to deliver the military supplies return?
The officials were all killed during the shipwreck.
Have you investigated it already?
Did the local officials of Datong Prefecture file a case and investigated it thoroughly?
Were there any imperial reports sent here to the capital?
Were there any?!
Your Majesty, after the ships sank, the local officials of Datong Prefecture got busy gathering supplies to make up for those that sank
that's why...they didn't have time to do it.
Since the involved officials are dead and there were no one in Datong Prefecture that investigated it,
and you even haven't left the walls of the capital!
Song Fu, where then did you get the conclusion that these are all just accidents?!
Your Majesty, I was erroneous with my comments. Hope Your Majesty can forgive me.
These past 2 years, my health has slowly worsened.
I indeed am not that strict in supervising government matters.
And now that such things have happened, I actually felt that I wronged my royal brother Chang Lin.
Your Majesty, these are all our fault. May Your Majesty calm your anger.
Please don't be angry.
I haven't seen you, Brother Li, for so many years. Never thought that
we will reunite here in Ganzhou.
I've long thought of..
long thought of inviting you to reminisce about our past.
It's just that I have been too busy and was unable to make time for it.
I also came from the military.
For Prince to have an idle time like today is already not that easy.
Please.
When a person has already gotten old,
he would frequently want to talk about past things.
Come, Brother Li, please have a drink.
Great tea.
Thinking about how the three of us were in the past.
Older Brother Lu Yuan, me, and third brother Lin Shen,
the three of us going through life and death struggles together.
We all got saved by teacher from the Yeyou Palace.
We learned martial arts together. And we all joined the army together.
But in the end, the only one that was able to survive
was me.
You never owed this brotherhood anything.
At the very least, I can still see that Second Young Master still carries the previous wedding token.
Pingjing, being a son of Chang Lin,
he is destined to enter the battlefield.
The wife of Third Younger Brother then cannot accept the death of her husband
and refused to proceed with this arranged marriage.
She was unwilling to let her daughter marry a soldier.
I can understand what she was thinking then.
Third Younger Brother,
I know what you are thinking of.
Your sister-in-law (my wife) wrote me a letter today saying that she had bore me a son.
He is only three months younger than your daughter.
If you are willing, let us marry them to each other.
I initially had this long life lock made for my son.
Treat it as our betrothal gift.
Third Younger Brother, let us settle this marriage.
But she shouldn't have...
she shouldn't have taken the child away without saying anything.
My heart is really...
I really feel guilty for being unable to fulfill my Third Younger Brother's last wishes.
Prince sent so many people to search for them.
If they were really out there wandering, how could you have not found them?
Since all traces were lost, I'm sure that someone took them in and found them a place.
They surely didn't suffer.
I hope so.
Hope that it is really as what Brother Li said.
Although Prince wanted to fulfill your promise,
His Majesty surely would not be willing to keep Second Young Master stay single, right?
His Highness has already agreed that Pingjing can wait for another year.
If there are still no news about them,
His Majesty will interfere already.
How is he?
He's okay.
It was really hard to be able to hear those words from you.
Older brother, it's not that I am a coward.
That nightmare I had was really very scary.
I didn't dare to stop on my way here and caused 3 horses to collapse.
It wasn't easy for me to rush here but the first thing I saw was you full of blood.
I really couldn't take it.
That's why, the words I said before might be a bit harsh.
But they were not really intentional so I hope you won't mind them too much.
Older brother, look, she is always frowning.
I also know that it was her who treated your wounds.
It is not right for me to have offended her.
That's why, I already went to beg her numerous times but she just won't pay attention to me.
This brat is really petty minded.
Can you blame her?
You don't know when to stop when you start talking.
If it was me, I would also feel annoyed.
Okay already. Let us not talk about these anymore.
Old Brother, I have something serious to tell you.
Prince has already concluded that
the sinking of the ships in Datong Prefecture can't be an accident?
After being in the military for so many years, I have long disregarded my own life and death.
I fear that there is another reason why the battle in Ganzhou was so intense.
Although in war, there will always be gains and losses.
But secretly shooting a cold arrow is a shameless thing and unforgivable. (stab in the back)
Prince wants to fully investigate this matter?
If I don't,
how can I face those soldiers that have died?
You want to go to Datong Prefecture?
Everyone knows that a matter like this will be investigated by the higher ups.
But when the imperial decree leaves the capital, although it is threatening and bears awe-inspiring strength,
it might not be able to find the truth in the end.
If you are able to think of it, you think father will not?
No matter what His Majesty plans are, our northern border army will also send our own men to investigate.
But the critical part is who must be sent to investigate.
In secretly investigating, what's important is the word 'secret'. You surely can't be considered anymore.
The wounds on your body is too obvious. You surely can't go.
Although father has numerous elite soldiers under him,
in terms of solo fighting and abilities to adapt to circumstances, who can be better than me?
This matter concerns the six major bureaus of the government, a very complicated matter.
Pinjing is not a member of my army. Sending him to secretly investigate is most appropriate.
Prince is really at ease to let Second Young Master go alone?
Will he not bring any personal bodyguards?
If I let Pingjing bring some men from the northern border troops,
I fear that it will be hard to keep their cover.
Prince, I actually have an idea.
Speak.
Don't father always listen to you? Older brother, just let me go.
Although I am not as steady as you, I had been to battles and traveled across jianghu.
No matter what shady deal happened in Datong, I surely will be able to discover it!
Of course, I know that you are the most appropriate person. It's also fine with me to send you.
But you must promise me 2 conditions first.
Older brother, please say them.
You learned martial arts from Langya Hall. There will only be a few people in this world who can harm you.
But in secretly investigating alone, we don't know what can happen.
I hope that you don't forget that even though knowing the truth is important,
but your safety should come first.
Yes.
Second, our Great Liang puts laws above everything.
You can rely on luck or adaptive methods but you must not lose your sense of propriety.
Once you are able to find the truth and evidences, the government will naturally give us justice.
Don't take the laws into your own hands because of a moment of anger.
I understand everything that you said.
Brother Li is willing to let Miss Lin go with him so that they can take care of each other?
Don't worry. I might not be of help in some matters,
but I still do have some errand servants in Datong Prefecture.
If this is the case, I'm relieved.
Thank you then, Brother Li.
- Xi'er. - Master.
Master.
Such an incident has occurred to the Datong Prefecture,
in one night, we from the Ji Feng Hall, have lost 5 physicians.
I remembered that you want to live a safe and peaceful life?
But I'm tending to the Prince's injuries.
I should take care of him from start to finish.
Yes.
Thinking about the situation at Datong Prefecture, it's not that simple.
Physician Qi is not as calm as you when he tends to matters.
Thinking about it, you must go there before I can feel at ease.
I will do according to your instructions.
The perilous situation that befell Ganzhou this time all started with that river channel.
Prince Chang Lin will naturally have his men go investigate it.
If you encounter them, you must use all your efforts to help them.
Yes Master, I understand. This is what I should do.
Okay, have an early rest.
I've lecture you so many times,
because I'm hoping you'll finally hear it.
Your older brother said you are sincere in wanting to do this.
You must do a good job.
Father, don't worry, the schemes were planned by men,
no matter how clever it is, there must be some flaws.
I will go. I won't disappoint you father.
No matter who this thing points to,
no matter what identity he has or for what reasons.
He's injured my older brother to this state,
he wouldn't dream of leaving intact.
So you little rascal, what you're saying
this has become the personal grudge of the Chang Ling Prince Manor?
The supplies got cut off. The front line was put in danger.
It's possible that someone is secretly helping them.
This is an important matter of the imperial court. It must be investigated thoroughly.
I don't care about those pompous words,
to me, although this is a pile of official business,
but it's absolutely a private grudge.
Father, why do you care so much?
He's followed Master Lin for so long,
of course he'll grow up like this.
But this little rascal is not totally wrong too.
No matter who did this,
I cannot let him escape unscathed.
His Majesty has already sent a main and an assistant envoy
to set out after 5 days towards Datong Prefecture
to investigate the sinking of the military ships.
Chang Ling Prince Manor has proposed to investigate it at the same time.
His Majesty has already allowed it.
Lord Song, you are a minister of the imperial court.
You're favoured by His Majesty.
Why didn't you have any sense about this?
That Great Yu would really send a huge army southwards,
not just me,
but you too then didn't thin that it would happen.
Even so, I've just done a little bit of manipulation.
At most, it'll delay a few days of supplies.
How come 3 ships got sank and the river channel got blocked for half a month?
I'm not too clear about what had happened too.
You are not clear?
The matter had come to this stage. Could it be an accident?
The Great Yu army mainly attacking only the Ganzhou province,
Could it be just a coincidence?
I have been in the government for close to ten years.
I was heavily favored by His Majesty. I was able to bring my family wealth, splendor, and high status.
What benefit can I get from conniving with the enemies?
The tricks you've pulled on the supply ships,
who have you told?
Private Assistant Qin in my manor
was the one contacting the people in Datong Prefecture.
And the few men who usually does things for me.
Apart from them, no one else knows.
Of course, there's also you.
The people who knows is already too many.
I didn't expect that
things would come to this state.
Right now, the northern border is not in peace and the prince's heir is gravely injured.
The House of Chang Lin is still unable to extend their hands unto anything.
As I see it, what you can first clean up,
you should clean it up well.
[Inn]
♫ The long, slow song rises like wind flowing through the corridors reaching the imposing, opulent and bright Imperial Hall ♫
♫ Memories of that certain year, when far-away borders blazed with fires of war, in vast fields of ice and snow ♫
♫ From this world, the many slanders pass through the vermilion gates, over the palace walls ♫
♫ Beneath iron armor, together with silken skirts and silver spears, hair grows hoary as though with early frost ♫
♫ Hoping for the day when we can sincerely join hands in a faraway place without a second thought ♫
♫ Fiery liquor consumed at the end of the world, at the limits of exhaustion, is a feast! ♫
♫ There is little intention to return the real men to the war in the north, though willing, they are not given free rein ♫
♫ Discussions about their heroism led them to be questioned, and suffer dismal complaints around them, unable to clear their names ♫
♫ Good bows hoarded; likewise, so as not to injure, sigh against the way of heaven when stored indefinitely ♫
♫ Clouds of fear calm shameful waves, the night air stops their bickering by starlight ♫
♫ There is little intention to return the real men to the war in the north, though willing, they are not given free rein ♫
♫ Discussions about their heroism led them to be questioned, and suffer dismal complaints around them, unable to clear their names ♫
♫ Good bows hoarded; likewise, so as not to injure, sigh against the way of heaven when stored indefinitely ♫
♫ Clouds of fear calm shameful waves, the night air stops their bickering by starlight ♫
♫ There is little intention to return the real men to the war in the north, though willing, they are not given free rein ♫
♫ Discussions about their heroism led them to be questioned, and suffer dismal complaints around them, unable to clear their names ♫
♫ Hoping for the whole world to remain at peace, quench the fires of war ♫