Episode Thirty-two
It's late.
Can't you sleep?
I'm smelling the bouquet.
Do you feel anxious?
The bottle of wine that
we buried under that tree
has been stored there for over a year.
One year one month plus three days.
It has been so long.
No wonder it smells so good,
making me feel drunk.
Be patient.
When three years come to an end,
it smells the best.
Pitition! General,
there's another enemy troop coming.
There are about two thousand people.
They move very fast.
They have arrived in Fengbo Hill now.
Give me the map.
It seems that
their aim is
His Royal Highness Xiang.
His Highness is at war with Lv's Army
in the area of Guitou River.
We will go meet them.
But we only have five hundred people.
The opponent has overwhelming military superiority.
General.
In an emergency, we should focus on more important things.
Pass my order
Every soldier draws his sword
and fight with me.
Yes.
Yuwen Yue, after the fight yesterday,
I understand something.
I thought that my father
wanted to exile me
when I first came here.
Now I am suddenly enlightened.
I do not live for my father.
What is the point of looking back
on the old voluptuous and political life.
This is the world
that needs me.
I don't fight only for my father
and the Wei State anymore.
Instead, I fight for those
impoverished inhabitants of the border area.
People have to see the war to understand that
life is the most precious thing
in this world.
Therefore, Yuwen Yue,
thank you.
This is my line.
What do you thank me for?
After this war,
I find that
I am not a straggler anymore.
I will obey your order
and help you train troops.
What is the point of training troops?
There is no winner
in a war.
You have to sacrifice your own troops to kill that of the enemy's.
Death befalls all men alike.
Yuwen Yue.
You are the inheritor of the Eyes of God.
You have big responsibilities.
This is not your battlefield.
A good spy
is equal to an army.
Nowadays, spies of the Liang State are quite active.
They even get the content
of our government documents
sooner that I do.
They made big contributions
to our recent failures.
Yuwen Yue, I understand that
you went through a lot of hardship
earlier in Chang'an.
However, we are both
men.
We have our own
reponsibilities.
You have fled from your duty for too long.
You should go back.
Come out.
It's so annoying.
Every time I want to play
hide-and-seek with you,
you just find out at a draught.
Boring.
Princess.
What did you say?
What did you call me?
Chun'er.
I ask you.
Why didn't you attend
my birthday party?
I sent you an invitation.
Forgive me, Princess.
What are you saying? What princess?
Who is Princess?
Where is Princess?
Chun'er, I was held up by an emergency.
What emergency can you have?
I know!
The reason must be that
you didn't want to see Wei Shuyou and those guys.
He just finished his confinement.
I didn't know
why he turned up either.
Brother Yan Xun,
don't be mad at me.
No, I daren't to.
Why are you always calling me Princess?
Brother Yan Xun.
Don't you know that
I am with you.
Don't treat me as a stranger.
Today is my birthday
and you don't come to see me.
Instead, it's I who come to find you.
I am the distinguished princess of the Wei State.
In my birthday party,
there are many gentlemen
who like me so much.
But Brother Yan Xun,
why can't you like me
just for a moment?
Our status are different.
I hate this difference.
Couldn't we get along
like what we did in our childhood?
Do you remember that time when I was nine,
you smuggled me out of the palaces.
Then we hung out on streets,
eating snacks
and playing games.
You even took me to punch someone.
But now...
you are reluctant to
call my name.
I was young and naive at that time.
Forgive me, Princess.
Brother Yan Xun,
if you go on talking to me like this,
I will be mad.
I will ignore you.
I shall leave.
Please wait, Princesss.
A'jing.
This is my gift for your birthday.
Please kindly accept
this small gift of mine.
You prepared a gift for me...
This is the tail of Huanhuan.
I heard that
Huanhuan bit your fingers
the other day.
Imperial concubine killed it
and threw it out.
You cried for a long time.
So I let servants
find the rabbit
and cut its tail
as a souvenir.
Please kindly accept
this small gift of mine.
Normally,
I receive many pearls and gold.
It's quite boring.
With this tail,
it seems that
Huanhuan has never left me
and always accompanied me.
Brother Yan Xun,
this is the best gift
that I ever have.
Thank you.
I'll leave then.
See you later.
A'jing.
Take my clothing and burn it.
Yes, Prince.
What are you drawing?
It's a secret.
Eat some when you have time.
Prince.
Mister Wu sent word that
he has been recruting in Yanbei.
And he would help you return to north
in Chang'an.
Prince,
I know that you
tell everything to Miss Chu.
However, this is too important.
Please...
Chu?
Our secret is safe with her.
What secret do you
hold in your bag?
Can't you tell me now?
Isn't it...
the legendary Sanliandong?
I saw it in Yuwen Household.
And I made some adjustments to it
according to the layout
of the Oriole Courtyard.
Careful!
Don't put sand in the wheels.
Go to sleep.
(Sound of laughing)
I've been grounded for two years,
which really kills me.
Today, I am so happy.
Thanks to Yan Xun,
your Household becomes your prison.
I must revenge.
The end of three years is coming.
You have to grab your chance.
If by any chance His Majesty releases Yan Xun,
you will be in trouble.
Whether His Majesty releases him or not,
he must die.
A long delay means trouble. Let's shake a leg.
Shopkeeper Wei,
I'm attracted here by your reputation.
I have looked for
every shop in Chang'an
to find this kind of cloth
for my wife.
People say that
I can only buy it at Weipin Pavilion.
It's really true.
Your reputation is well-deserved.
Where do you purchase this kind of cloth?
From the south.
We have
everything here,
and it is of the best quality.
We even have a discount
from nine to eleven.
You can just pay ten percent of its price
to get this kind of cloth.
And we can deliver it to your house.
The lastest models will come from south
in a few days.
We are the only one in Chang'an.
It's truely good.
However,
the weather is bad today.
You'd better close down earlier,
so as not to let the rain
ruin these
beautiful goods.
I'll take these.
Here's my address. Please send them to my house.
Mister, feel safe.
They will arrive at your house tomorrow morning.
Take care.
Okay.
Prince. Chu.
Wei Shuyou is free.
The first thing that
this stupid man does
is to cause us trouble.
We have to get rid of him
later.
Why later?
This time, we are going to get rid of him.
How many people on earth are here?
We got the wrong information. What should we do?
Let's get out of here.
It's finally all gone now.
Thief keeping thinking is worse than stealing.
Royal highness.
It's going to be easy to get through
these three months.
Those noble families are not going to
give up easily like this.
I'm in the daylight while the enemies are in the dark.
We can't be so passive any more.
Do we have any ways to strike back?
So we have to deal with
Yuwen, Wei and Zhao,
the three noble families at the same time.
The imperial mausoleum of the late Emperor.
We can start from the imperial mausoleum of the late Emperor
to alienate the three noble families from inside.
Kill three birds with one stone.
But the three noble families
have no overlaps in their official affairs.
Hou could we kill three birds with one stone?
Who built the imperial mausoleum of the late Emperor,
and who took care of the building materials,
and now, who are watching over it?
The one who is watching over the imperial mausoleum is Yuwen Huai.
The one built the imperial mausoleum is Zhao Family,
and the one provided the building materials is
Wei Family.
If there is something missing in the imperial mausoleum,
none of them can get away from it.
That's true.
The powers of these three noble families have been extended
and have already threatened the imperial power.
The emperor has been eager to
find out their fault.
What we need to do is
put their slapsticks of dog eating dog on the stage ahead of time.
However,
there is Yuwen Huai at the imperial mausoleum.
Chu,
we should be more careful
and wait for the good moment.
As far as the moment,
there could be moment at any time.
You said that Yuwen Huai has waited for three years.
Based on his character,
will he keep watch at night?
Absolutely not.
He is full of irresistible,
so he must stay away normally
and will not do the job for his master
with all his heart.
It's been long time.
The wind of Chang'an
smells much sweater.
The sweater it is,
the more dangerous it is.
That year,
I was crying for
being expelled from Chang'an by my father.
Now think about it, it's too childish.
However, I really appreciated
that I have been away from Chang'an for these years.
It looks like His Royal Highness Mu, Yuan Qi,
has another competitor.
How could he be our competitor
as he is so stupid?
We can't underestimate the enemy.
There are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the city.
The real masters
still remain under cover.
Let's go.
(Sound of opening the door)
Miss Yu, take a look.
We can make a big fuss about
the leaking underground water.
The imperial mausoleum of the late Emperor has been stolen,
the funerary treasures have been sold up
and the coffin has been soaked by water.
Let's see
how big the waves
our obedient emperor would make.
Let's move on.
Somebody is coming, let's split.
Let's go. I will set the fire.
Okay.
Chu.
Are you alright?
I'm fine.
Why did you get hurt?
I met a man with good skill inside.
It's on fire.
Let's get out of here.
Okay.
Young Master, please get in.
Canhong Jian?
It's Xing'er.
I call to pay respect to Father.
Your Majesty.
Get up.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Thank you, Father.
You two are brave and skillful in warfare,
have defeated the many with the few to repulse the strong enemy,
and have shown our national prowess.
I'm very gratified to hear that.
It's my pleasure
to share your cares and burdens.
Great.
Yuwen Yue, I have heard that
you had saved His Royal Highness Xiang
at the battlefield regardless of your own life.
A tiger father will not beget a dog son.
You just overpraised me, Your Majesty.
His Royal Highness Xiang has both intelligent and courageous,
and is proficient at the art of war.
I would have already been dead at the battlefield
if there were not him.
You don't have to be modest.
The meritorious deserves rewards.
I will confer title of deputy commander of the Qiaoqi Camp to you,
to assist His Royal Highness Xiang
and serve the country.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, Yanxun is here.
Let him come in.
The guilt man, Yanxun,
wish your Majesty all happiness and well.
Get up.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
It's been long time.
How are you doing in the past two years?
Thanks to your blessing,
the guilt man, Yanxun, is all right.
At that year,
you were reckless,
so I let you stay in the court to reflect on fault.
The three-year period is about to expire soon.
Have you
got your temper controlled?
During the three years,
I have introspected my fault day and night,
and remembered your instruction.
Nowadays,
my fickleness has been faded away
and I finally understand your painstaking efforts.
It's good for you to understand it.
You are not like your father.
You grew up in Chang'an since childhood,
and I have watched you over the cradle.
At that year,
the reason I punished you
is to hope you can stay in the court
to reflect on your fault and concentrate on the books.
Now, you are the only one left
of the Yanbei Family.
The reason I forgave you that year
is to place high hopes on you.
Considering that you have already changed your character,
from today,
I will remove the imprisonment
and you could take free walk
in the Chang'an city.
I'm bestowing the jade to you
to show my willing.
I should offer my life in sacrifice
to repay you for your huge kindness.
It's alright, you just get up.
Okay, today, I'm calling all of you here
because there is
one assignment for you.
Please give us the order.
The envoys of Rouran are having an audience.
I would like to take hunting
at the outskirts to welcome them.
But the hunting field is too vast,
and I'm afraid there is something wrong.
Who should I
trust my security with?
Father,
this stuff should be entrusted to Yuwen Yue.
He is very scrupulous
and will not disappoint your important task.
Yuwen Yue, how do you think?
I will surely not to let you down.
It's good.
Then it's settled.
Prince Yan is much thinner than before.
His Royal Highness Xiang's elegance remains as before.
It's hard for you to fight at close quarters
outside the Pass for these years,
while I just stayed in the capital city.
I haven't got the chance
to show my appreciation in person.
And I also want to appreciate
that you had submitted the statement several times
at the year, to save my father and Yanbei.
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
I will remember your kindness
as long as I live.
You are too modest, Royal highness.
I hadn't helped you at all.
Since father
has already pardoned you,
I hope you can renew your spirit.
There is a long time ahead.
I will store up in my heart that
His Majesty's great mercy and your benevolent integrity.
Eunuch, please notify His Majesty.
I have got something very important to report.
What happened?
Why are you so anxious?
The imperial mausoleum caught a fire last night,
and the flame is burning violently.
General Zhao
has arranged Qiaoqi Camp
and Qianfeng Camp to fight the fire right now.
But the weather is dry and things are flammable,
I'm afraid they couldn't turn this around.
The people of the Ministry of Punishments
have captured the Supervisor of the imperial mausoleum,
Yuwen Huai.
You just wait outside.
I will come in to report.
It's extremely audacious to set the imperial mausoleum on fire.
Your Royal Highness Xiang.
Eunuch, what's going on?
His Majesty asked Your Royal Highness to wait for a moment,
and there is something for you.
Royal highness, I will talk to you soon.
Your Royal Highness Xiang.
Royal highness.
What do you want, General Yuwen?
Are you alright?
Is Xing'er alright?
It's so kind for General ask this,
everything is fine.
I call to pay respect to Father.
It's not necessary to be over courteous.
Come on, accompany me for a while.
Thank you, Father.
Father.
Nowadays, there are full of chaos caused by war,
and accident-prone times.
I feel really gratified to see
that you have suppressed the rebellion
as the deputy commander in chief.
Thank you, Father.
I didn't just
pay a compliment to you.
I just have stated the facts.
During the hundred years,
it's a commonplace
to see the regime changing.
I would feel suspense
for whoever
holding the military power.
But you
are my son,
and you are the one I trust most.
This little maidservant
just offended me just then.
I want to punish her now.
Not to mention you, the prince,
even His Majesty is here today,
I will
not give her to anyone.
The maidservant of Yanxun
is still alive.
That's so great.
It's too easy for her
if she just died like that.
I finally have got the chance
to kill her with my own hands.
You are here too.
Do you remember me?