I hope during your expedition out there
You can take good care of yourself
Even I die for a hundred times
I would hope you will win this battle
Return the peace to this nation
You mean all these for real
But the poem of Zi Jian sounds better
Stand up
I order you defense the Xu Du
The responsibility is also heavy
You should learn from Minister Xun more often
Understood
You finally come back master
Stand up quickly
You make me worry master
I'm useless They will not allow me to serve you inside the jail
A Weng you take a look
I'm fine here
You suffered master
You finally come back my prince
You don't these few days... I knew
All thanks to you these few days
Everything is alright as long as you are fine
Sister
Let me prepare some food to welcome you back
No need thank you
I want to take a bath
I have been in the ceil for ten days and It's dirty down there.
OK I will prepare
Since you are safe now I will leave
I still have something to tell you
Come
This time father
why would he let me go at the last moment
When the king go to the front line the crown prince will stay in the city. It‘s an old tradition
Congratulations
You step further on the way to the crown prince
You mean
Father let me guard the capital
is a hint of leaving the crown prince title to me?
It's just one step further
Right now the true guard is Minister Xun
but minister Xun will tell everything to you
Prime minister knew it very well
I don't think so
Then why this time he only gave titles to Zi Wen and Zi Jian?
Giving titles is different from being the crown prince
Prime minister knew this
Zi Jian is still far behind you
Therefore he used this way
to promote the status of Zi Jian
Even I did everything you asked
I still think my father only care about Zi Jian
No Prime minister knew well about this test
In order to win
Zi Jian can ignore the orders and the laws given by the prime minister
but you can bear all these
and do the right thing
Sometimes I really envy you
The lesson and the love your father gave you
are simple and straight forward
My father?
I just want him to encourage and say something nice to me in person
Sorry I let you worry about me
You don't listen to me or our father
You got yourself in prison pretty fast
Our father worried for you all day
To my opinion you might just quit this job
It's better for you to study alone
I grew up under father and brother's shelter
I didn't intent to go out but even I stay inside
Someone else will break into our family
Can you choose someone else then?
How do you compete with Yang Xiu?
Brother
The reason why I choose Cao Pi is because he has the hope to win
He has the hope to change this world
If I changed my mind just because I meet some impediments
Who am I then?
Alright
My second son
You didn't suffer in the ceil did you?
Dad, don't worry
The guardian is good to me
Zhong Yao is a smart person so is Xun Yu
knowing Cao Pi is not the right person to piss
but need to please Cao Zhi
They didn't speak out
and push you to the front line
Do you know why?
It's because your life is cheap
This is politics
Someone has to be the pioneer
to poke around and die
so that the people who stand behind you
can benefit from it
My son
You are smart or you are dumb?
Dad
I don't want to be the knife of someone else
But going through all these
I figure out
Someone has to pave the way
It's better than drowning together
I following deputy commander
is for our family too
What's more Zi Huan treats me like a true friend
I don't care he treats you like a friend or a knife
Your dad only knew
Only me treat you like a son
It's a good thing that our young master came back
You shouldn't cry like this
You can't eat well these few days
Let me make a chicken porridge for you
Let me make the porridge
Just some soup is enough
Leave the meat for Shier and Zhaoer
I have been riding all day. My legs are numb now.
It really exhausts me
I didn't get to ask you one thing cuz it's not convenient to do so
Why would prime minister release Cao Pi all of a sudden?
I made a mistake
He locked up Cao Pi with Si Ma Yi
It's a hint already
What you mean is Prime Minister
doesn't really want to punish Cao Pi?
If you really want to fix him
Why would prime minister allow him has a counsellor beside him?
We wasted ten days and didn't think of this!
The act of Cao Pi crying this morning is pretty
This must be taught by Si Ma Yi
Going up by stepping backwards
These are the strategies of Si Ma Yi
It's really dangerous to put Si Ma Yi beside Cao Pi
It's a pity I'm out here too
I can find some people to kill them if I stay in the city
Bro
You can't just kill everyone you don't like
Prime minister knows well about all these. Can you hide your assassination from him?
If the assassination go south and we are found out to be one behind it. Then it's not worthy
It's disgraceful
We cannot kill this guy
but we may be able to control him
He has some weakness?
You asked prime minister as the Xi Cao secretary
If duke Ping Yuan is on the battlefield
His family needs someone mature and old enough to handle his internal affairs
Then ask Si Ma Lang as the secretary of Ping Yuan Duke
Big brother of Si Ma Yi!
I understand
Right now the prime minister is out the edict will be sent directly
Si Ma Lang has no way to refuse this edict
Big brother is like the father
We had his brother then we can see if he is willing to go against his own brother
You are brilliant De Zu
It's more interesting than
killing him right?
Yes definitely more interesting
You are not tired are you?
Not at all
Prince Zi Huan
Zi Huan
Minister Cui
You went for hunting?
Yes
It's a good time to go hunting now
Allow me to comment on this
Do you know why Yuan Shao has millions of the citizens?
The land he had is across the whole He Bei
but he is defeated by Prime minister within three years!
That's because my father is smart and brave
Everywhere he goes there will be victories
You just say the result but didn't think over the reason
Nowadays the nation is not in a good shape
The normal people expect a merciful government and policies
But the prince of Yuan Shao only knew about playing and drinking
abusing the laws and beating people
This people are boiling with resentment about this
Smart talents all left him
How can he win in this situation?
You compare me with the prince of Yuan Shao?
I dare not
But the prime minister went to battle in person
He is suffering through the battle
and you should be following the tradition
respect your status
but you are enjoying riding and hunting
forgetting the nation's welfare
This really makes all the people sad
Thank you for your lessons but my father often tell us to practice the ridings
Please take care of yourself first
Prince
I think he has some points. We shouldn't go hunting next time
He indeed has some points but don't forget he is the father in law of Zi Jian
A Zhao you didn't hear it wrong?
Cui Yan really rebuked deputy commander like that?
Although I can't remember the exact words the meaning is correct without doubt
Those words he said are really that important?
Yeah it's really important
Cui Yan is the father in law of the prince Cao Zhi
He should be undermining deputy commander
He is really a wise man and a good man because he did all these to serve his countries
But deputy commander is still young
Cao Zhen is not a nice fellow either. A Zhao!
Is deputy commander in his house when you went out?
He is still in there. Let's go then
Zi Huan we two should have a good hunting today
Meets the deputy commander
You are going for hunting?
Where have you been? Go change your clothes everyone is waiting for you
Let's go hunting together Zhong Da!
I heard Cui Yan just advised you against the hunting yesterday
I think it's better not to go hunting
He is just like Yang Xiu, trying to be picky on me
If I stay at home just because of what he said
I just give the crown prince position to Zi Jian directly then
Prime minister himself likes to go hunting
Why can't Zi Huan go hunting?
You thought Cui Yan is just being picky on you?
Will he say those words for the sake of me?
He compare you with Zhou Wen Wang and Lu Yin Gong
persuade you with respects and lead you with the welfare of the nation
He treated you as the crown prince
Zhong Da you have been through things. You got hurt by these lies.
Everyone can treat me as the crown prince in this world except him
Cui Yan would. He is a loyal and straight person who is respected by all people
In his mind the manner and the future of the nation is more important than personal relationships
Zi Jian as his son in law he will even avoid him more because of this
Cui Yan really live a respected life
Unlike other people just pretend to be like that
Don't listen to his bullshit here
Go and fetch my hunting gear
That's right why would you fear about his words?
Si Ma Yi
You are really doing this aren't you?
There is no such person like you said
Go and fetch my gear!
You wait for a moment
Si Ma Yi
Why don't you look at Zi Jian and Yang Xiu
They drink and dance all day
You come and constraint what Zi Huan does just because someone's words
He will keep pretending like this from now on?
Not pretending
This is making the constraints become rules
Obey and remember the rules all the time
What kinds of rules are these?
Release your hands!
I know it's hard for you
I choose this
It's not hard
The time is endless but we are not
Therefore the spring is not the spring I imagine. The summer is not the summer I want
We should do what we should do during this short life
In order to let you burden the big responsibilities, you will receive heavy work and go through tough time
All these endurance will make him competent
Do what you should do
Cui Yang support me because of his loyalty and reputation to the nation
Why do you support me then?
I support you for myself
Now everyone wants to survive during war time
For the safety of my family
I'm forced to join this game but if you can change this world one day
I just want to take a glance of this world
A world of prosperity and wealth as you promised me
Si Ma Fu wants to meet. Bring him here
Yes
They just don't want our family have a peaceful day
Zhong Da
Your father doesn't have the actual power at the court now
Only you and your brother are serving at the court
I want to listen to your advice
Dad
Brother can not go there
This is a transfer edict and I'm the subordinate at prime minister's house
Why can't I go under the order of the prime minister?
This is Yang Xiu's idea to let our big brother to serve Zi Jian
Making us two controlling each other and influence each other
No matter who wins one of us will be in danger
This strategy is vicious
What should I do then?
Break my legs and stay at home like you?
Brother
You can talk to Prime Minister saying that you refuse to the recruitment
Don't mention that the prime minister is not at capital at the moment
Even he is here dare you say no to him?
I don't go there more than a year
Prime minister might convict my crime after he comes back
Even he doesn't convict my crime
I won't be able to stay at the house of the prime minister than serving under Yang Xiu
You rather quit the job at prime minister's house than serving under Yang Xiu and Ding Yi
I know what you mean now. Your career is important
Your ambition and goals are more important
We should all give in to your ambition right?
I never mean it this way
As the subordinates of these two princes, all of them are in danger
Isn't it dangerous enough for one of us get involved?
Why would you want to get involved with this then?
Prime minister favor Cao Zhi but you support Cao Pi
Have you ever cared our feeling of worrying you?
If you lose all of us will die with you. Do you care?
It's time to eat masters. We hardly have the chance to eat together
I prepare some good dishes for you...
Enough
Those two brothers never fight each other but you two do
Please calm down brother. Yang Xiu is smart and Ding Yi has talents
Don't be manipulated by those two
Your brother is not smarter than you
You can do great things but I can't right?
My eldest son!
Minister Cui
Deputy Commander!
Meets Minister Cui
What can I help here?
Why don't you come in?
It's too early I don't want to bother you therefore waiting here
Is it urgent? Should we talk inside?
It's okay. I just want to say something to you today
I will be back to work after talking to you
I think over what you said few days ago
I learned a lot and knew I was wrong
I burned all my hunting gear yesterday
Please rebuke me for my wrong deeds if I do something in the future again
I cannot accept this
Of course you can accept this
You are elder than me
Don't feel that I am acting here
No one teaches me like that for a long time
Stand up quickly
I appreciate your lessons to me
You have a lot of grievance kneeling like that
Kneeling to a true respected man doesn't
Then I say something will
I just heard
Father sent an edict yesterday
Transfer Si Ma Lang to the house of Ping Yuan Duke
becomes the secretary of Zi Jian
Now you should be unhappy
What about Si Ma Yi?
Is he back to my house?
No. No one knows what is Si Ma family thinking?
What are you doing out here?
Please put back that "horse" back on the desk
"Horse" needs exercises just like man
This is ten times you are doing this
You don't need to work today?
If the big brother's thing doesn't go well
How should I see Deputy commander?
Don't exercise anymore
The weather is good today.
Let's go camping together
The "horse"
Big Brother
might be on his way to the work
You look smart at day to day life
You are upset here
Will your big brother be as calm as you?
It's no use being smart
I'm not good at talking don't know how to persuade him
Don't hesitate. Just go
She is right don't be mad at our big brother
I'm not angry about him. I understand this
but he never understands it
If he chooses Cao Zhi
How can I fight Yang Xiu?
If Cao Zhi lose will Yang Xiu let big brother leave?
Big brother didn't want to quit
Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and Si Ma family can only protect you
What about you quit?
Big brother doesn't feel easy on this either. It's not fair to let him quit
Can we think it this way?
One supports Cao Pi and the other supports Cao Zhi
We will be able to protect each other no matter who wins?
It's not like growing vegetables. If we fail to grow this then we change to another
What do you say "Horse"?
If Cao Zhi really wins
I will be doomed
if Cao Pi wins
You need to protect big brother
You said it yourself
Our brother suffered a lot for this family
It's time for you to protect him
Brothers are after all blood related
Don't be a turtle and coward
Let's go
Daddy don't go if you really don't want to
You can play with me. Who told you I don't want to work?
You stay at home quietly
I will play with you once I got home
Brother
You come here to persuade me not to go?
I come here to apologize
Please forgive me rudeness yesterday
I figure it out over the night
Even we served two masters
We will not make each other difficult
We can support each other as a family
I was wrong. Sorry.
Right
Sister-in-law just scolded him for this. Don't be angry, anymore.
What are you talking about? Zhong Da, the fact is that I have no choice-
It's good weather today
Prime minister is not in the city
Why don't you just take a leave today
Don't go to work
Let's go hiking beside Ying Shui as a family. What do you say?
Daddy I want to to camping with uncles
Alright
Then we go camping together
Bravo
Deputy commander this comes from the Minister Department
Minister Xun said... I don't want to ready those
Since you don't believe him
Why do you keep him as a potential enemy?
I trust him. Why are you so nervous if you trust him?
Look at your shooting?
I know what you are thinking
I will say it for you
You are afraid Si Ma family become a flip flopper
One side let the eldest son support Zi Jian
Then let the second son supports you
Then no matter who wins
To the Si Ma family
They will be secured
You are thinking about this right? Zhong Da is not one of those guys
He risk his life to help me
Who can use their lives to buy things?
You will be affected if you don't decide quickly
You are not afraid that one day
He betray you to Yang Xiu?
They are brothers
Do you know who they will try to protect?
Do you know?
Report
Si Ma Yi went outside
Where did he go? He went out with his two brothers
There is another wagon carrying his wife and daughters
The direction is out of city. They seem to go camping
What do I say?
You see?
You are worrying here
They are having a good time
This is your risking his life to help you?
Can you do something other than mocking at me?
I will stop talking alright? You knew it well
The servant at Si Ma family come to ask for leave for Si Ma Yi
I knew
Anyone is following them? Yes we have someone monitoring them
OK I will go too
I want to take a look at how happy they are
My deputy commander
Is he that important?
You said I should decide quickly
I will make that decision there
Do you still remember?
We were catching fishes when we were small
We turned over the ships and Dad wants to beat us
The big brother received the punishments for us. Yes I do
Yesterday what you say to me I figure it out
I'm wrong
It's okay you really think I want to serve at the court?
I just want to have a way out if things don't go well
After you go there
You must be careful and just do your jobs.
Don't get involved with the affairs of the crown prince
I will do what I can do
If he really let me do those wrong deeds
I will not be afraid if it comes to the prime minister
Is the lunch ready?
Yes they are ready. Come on here
Third brother, you have passed 20 years old. Dad is worried about your marriage too
He already found a girl
Family Chen from Ying Chuan, sister of Chen Qun
She is from a famous family
She is a good girl no matter the status or the appearance
With the absence of prime minister
Me and Zhong Da can take some breaks. We will propose for you tomorrow
You two have been busy
Don't worry about my thing. You don't need to refuse this
You need to get married sooner or later. I really don't want to get married now
I will fail this girl if I am forced to marry
I can't do such things
You need to have your own life
Time to forget her
If second brother didn't marry you...
Will you forget her?
Him forgetting me? Will you forget me?
I will not be apart from you nor forget you until the world ends.
Our people and events are different
Events are different be the reason is the same. The reason is different the feeling is the same
You just let me miss her quietly can't you?
The flower in spring forst is beautiful. The songs of the spring bird is sad
A family getting together in such a good weather
It's a good thing
Meets deputy commander
Congratulations to your promotion Bo Da
Thank you
Let's have lunch together deputy commander and general?
No thanks. Can I borrow you for a second? Zhong Da
Me and Zi Jian can have your family's support
It's really our honor
I want to ask your big brother
How do you plan to support my brother?
It's just doing what he can do and what he should do
Good about your doing what he can and what he should do
Then who do your family really serve ?
Prime minister of course
Father wants Zi Jian to become the crown prince then your big brother
show his loyalty to Zi Jian
So called loyalty
It's not obeying master's favorite
He should concern about the foundation of the prime minister after a hundred years
Just like me supporting you to become the crown prince
I'm helping you to do whatever you can and whatever you should do for your father
If I become the crown prince
What to do with your brother?
You must be able to protect my brother
If Zi Jian become the crown prince what should you do?
I will go whatever you go in my whole life
You dare to fight against your big brother?
My big brother is an honest person
He will not fight anyone
His recruitment must be the idea of Yang Xiu or Prime Minister
All we can do is to obey and bear it as Si Ma family
Who do you choose then? Your family
I will follow you till the end
but I will secure the safety of my big brother too
Our family has no way to go
We can fix one inch of the clothes
We can smash a bag of corns
Brother can not stand together
You can have the taste I have now
Year 13 of Jian An
Cao Cao fail the battle of Chi Bi
Return in bad condition
This failure
ruin the hope of uniting the nations with one battle
The war outside is tough and long
Cao Cao realize he must get rid of the influence of Han
Concentrate his power even more
He forced the emperor to crown him the King of Wei
Making City Ye as the capital of Kingdom Wei
He brought all the courtiers
to his own kingdom
Every courtiers ask himself
The law of the Han
can only call Liu as the king
but Cao Cao becomes the king
How far does he have to call himself emperor?
Long live the king!
Deputy command and Zhong Da
I just heard Liu Zhen is dead at Xu Du
I just saw him at the camp. There is plague among the camp and spreading very fast
No one foresee this
This is my fault. I didn't find a way to save him
I will not let any of the person who kill him live easily
Brother Yang
Zheng Li haven't checked your new place?
I have something to ask you
When will the King summon the Ping Yuan Duke to capital?
King right now put all the jobs of building palace, comforting citizens and persuading courtiers to Cao Pi
Will the incident of killing gate keep
make him hold grudges?
This is my fault
We should come up with something for Ping Yuan Duke
Right now the prime minister becomes the king. The need to have a crown prince is more urgent than ever
We can't lose just because of this tiny errors
Lose?
The loving parents still love their small child
Don't worry
Madam Bian is missing Jiaoer
She will urge King to summon the Ping Yuan Duke to come to the capital
Meets the mother
Stand up
I saw you don't look good these few days
I made some dessert for you
You should have a bite
Such a good girl. Put it there
Come on in
Yes
My eyesight is not as good as before
You have been sewing this cloak these few days
You must be tired
You can let me help you with this
You go and have some rests
Come sit
When I was married to A man
I often make mistakes making clothes for him
But he still wears it out
You and the king are simple and unadorned people
This cloak must be for the king as well?
I want to give this cloak to Zi Jian
I haven't seen him for a while
How about this?
You can and talk to Zi Huan
Let him plead for his brother
You are a good girl
Zi Huan holds everything with the King
I don't feel good and the king is not happy either
No matter this is for me or for him
Or for Zi Jian
Go and talk to Zi Huan
What did she say to you?
She said empress wants you to plead for Zi Jian
Let King summon Zi Jian to the capital
What will this do good if King summon him here?
It must be about the position of the crown prince
You two are all prince
What you are doing is for the nation and the people
Even you company your father everyday
Can you have this position now?
I must be childish in your eyes?
Or I must listen to all your words?
I didn't say so. Then who are you speaking for?
Don't mention Zi Jian if you want me to believe you