This is the map of military distribution
outside the city of Chang’an.
You think I will plot
a rebellion
this prince is too playful
I'm not sure
if he is reliable
Does Xing'er know
everything you plan to do?
Try me We'll see.
If you want to stop me
go ahead
If Yuwen Yue arrests Yan Xun,
will it disturb our plan?
I am not his dad
Why should I help him?
If he cannot even get out of
Chang'an
better for him to die in Chang'an
Great event is coming.
We should take precautions against
all speculations.
If the speculation comes true,
it will bring disasters.
What you have done today is the grace of rebirth.
Even in the most dangerous places, or in the storm of shots and shells,
Our troop of Xiuli
is willing to take your order.
Episode Forty-three
That's right.
He is a famous robber in the South-West.
Everyone knows about him.
However, he was arrested by the officials
and spent a fortune.
He is making amends for his sins now.
To save himself,
he betrayed all of his friends.
He is now with me,
waiting at the camp.
Would you like to meet him?
This one looks fine.
He was from the Martial Hall.
Even His Majesty complimented
his martial art.
He is a noble and endowed with civil and martial virtues.
He is good.
Indeed.
Although he doesn’t have much experience
leading the army,
he is very passionate.
Just say the word.
He will be here
in no time.
However, we need to discuss it with
his parents first.
He is 12 after all.
He has never left home.
That’s enough.
There is no need to say more about him.
Qiaoqiao, I have made my choice.
Don’t you want to get to
know more about the people
we chose for you?
No.
I have made my choice.
Who do you prefer?
The Seventh Prince, Yuan Che.
That is an
excellent choice.
His Royal Highness is the Commander in Chief
of Xiaoqi Camp.
He has fought many battles
in these years.
He was situated at the border.
He is good at leading armies.
His martial art is sophisticated and he is very kind.
He is full of knowledge and very humours.
He is also good at geography.
Most importantly, he is a noble.
He is the best choice
to escort You Highness back to Jian Kang.
According to you, he is perfect.
I even want to turn Tie You into a woman
and marry him.
(Laughing)
Really?
It is one of him merits as well.
He is very handsome
and masculine.
With him by your side,
you will never be bored.
Qiaoqiao,
I like you more and more.
Come back to the Liang State with me.
I am sorry I have to turn Your Highness down.
Let His Royal Highness, Yuan Che
escort you back.
(Laughing)
You are very cunning.
She is very cunning.
You want to use me
so that Yuan Chu can leave Chang’an.
You can just say so.
Be straightforward with me.
Your Highness made a lot of effort
trying to work with us.
I am just doing things
your way.
Qiaoqiao, you know I will help
no matter what.
However,
I do you such a huge favour.
How are you going to repay me?
I risked my life to save you before.
I didn’t ask anything from you.
Now you want me to repay you?
I am repaying you by letting
His Royal Highness Yuan Chu escort you back.
Prepare the horses.
Where are we going?
To the court and say good to the Emperor of the Wei State.
Yes, sir.
Qiaoqiao,
Remember to see me off
when I leave.
Your Royal Highness,
what did
General Yuwen do wrong?
Why was he called into court
in such a short time?
I am afraid that someone is behind this.
Yuwen Yue,
he was tricked.
Who would that person be?
Prepare the horse. I need to go to court.
Yes, sir.
Your Royal Highness.
Your Royal Highness Xiang. His Majesty orders you
to lead 5000 soldiers
from Xiaoqi Camp
to escort the Crown Prince of the Liang State
back to Jian Kang
tomorrow morning.
Yes, sir.
Looks like the Crown Prince Xiao
wants to help Yan Xun on purpose.
Therefore,
he chose Your Royal Highness to escort him back.
Everyone from the Liang State is evil.
They all wish
the Wei State
falls apart.
Your Royal Highness can’t disobey His Majesty.
Your Royal Highness has to go.
I know.
I shall leave you to
guard Chang’an.
Once something happens,
I hope you can
look at the bigger picture
and don’t be bound by the old-times.
Yes, sir.
I shall
do my best.
So long.
I wish Your Royal Highness has a safe journey.
So long.
Mister, are we really going to
follow His Royal Highness Xiang’s order
and work against Prince Yan?
I am now the chief of staff for His Royal Highness Xiang.
I should keep his best interest in heart.
Now Prince Yan Xun is going to be the Duke of Yanbei.
His Majesty and His Royal Highness Xiang
are doubting each other at the moment.
Based on the character of His Majesty,
if there were no enemy from outside,
he would never appreciate His Royal Highness Xiang.
You mean…
What I am saying is that
I think Prince Yan
will give me some surprise.
I am looking forward to seeing
what he will become
after he returns to Yanbei.
How is my old friend
going to deal with this?
I am afraid that he is too stubborn.
Even if he has plotted for years,
it will all be in vain.
How could a God
come from hell?
Only Evils come from hell.
Your Royal Highness is leaving?
However,
However, the Princess is about to
get married soon.
I can’t disobey my father.
I am leaving tonight.
Once Your Royal Highness leaves,
Her Highness will be so upset.
Shuye,
this is not my main concern.
There is something important
and I believe
you are the only one who can do this.
Please help me.
What does Your Royal Highness need?
Keep an eye on Yan Xun for me.
If he makes any suspicious move,
you need to lead the private troop of the Wei Household
and stop him from leaving Chang’an
no matter what.
If necessary,
just kill him.
Your Royal Highness…
You are not stupid.
You and Yan Xun have known each other for years.
You know him
the best.
How could he marry
Chun’er,
the daughter of his biggest enemy?
I think he is up to something.
Really?
The city of Chang’an is heavily guarded.
He doesn’t have the resources or the money.
What can he do?
If he really does that,
he is only looking for troubles.
Remember,
he is not someone ordinary.
You need to be very careful.
Fine.
I shall serve Your Royal Highness at pleasure.
I shall keep a close eye on him.
There is something else.
Yuwen Yue,
he has been friends with Yan Xun for years.
I am worried about him.
Mister Dongfang at my place
served the Duke of Dingbei before.
I am worried that he might help Yan Xun.
We are in an emergency right now.
I can only count on you.
If he escapes,
it will bring endless trouble in the future.
Your Royal Highess,
I understand how serious this is.
I will do my best to keep Yan Xun under control.
Let’s hope so.
We only have a handful of people available,
500 people in the troop of Xiuli and
300 men of sacrifice under Miss Yu’s command.
We can’t set up defenses everywhere.
We need to take a risk
when choosing the place we do this.
This is the route of the day of wedding.
At noon,
Yan Xun will leave the Oriole Courtyard,
going along the Street of Shun Cheng,
passing the Gate of Fu An,
the Palace of Chang’an and the Pond of Folium Mori
to the Temple of Tai.
According to the ritual,
you need to worship your ancestors here.
After it,
you will go back to court with the protocol officer,
going through the Street of Rosefinch
and gets off at the Gate of Cheng Guang.
Then wait for the protocol officer
and marry the Princess.
I don’t think the Emperor will kill you at the day of wedding.
Even if he can find a
righteous excuse,
people won’t believe him.
Therefore, he can only do this in secret.
They will choose a place
with few people.
The Temple of Tai situates at the south of the city.
It is guarded by the Lifeguard.
No one else can go there.
The servants with you along the way
are from the Ministry of Rites.
They won’t risk their lives to save you.
Therefore,
we believe they will
kill you
at the Temple of Tai.
However, the Temple of Tai is
the imperial place for ancestor worship.
Would they really
do it there?
It doesn’t matter to the Emperor.
Once something bad happens,
he can just
blame me.
The troop of Xiuli will control
Xue Zhileng.
At the night before the wedding,
there will be about a hundred people waiting
near the Temple of Tai
to come to Yan Xun’s aid.
The other four hundred
need to take control over the East Gate at the day of wedding
to coordinate with us.
The city of Chang’an is heavily guardrd.
This plan is very risky.
There are four camps at Chang’an,
including the Camp of Jun Ji at the East and the West,
the Green Camp at the South and the North and the Xiaoqi Camp.
There are one hundred thousand soldiers in the city,
There are also the Palace Guards, the Lifeguard,
the Guard of Wu Lin, the Guard of Bin Su
and the Office of Chang’an.
They have one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers.
The Camp of Jun Ji at the East and the West and
the Green Camp at the South and the North
Without the tiger-shaped tally, they can’t make any move.
Remember,
the Emperor of the Wei State is afraid of
mutinies the most.
The Guard of Wu Lin, the Guard of Bin Su,
the Palace Guards, the Lifeguard
and Xiaoqi Camp.
The Generals of these troops
can destabilise the regime with a mutiny.
However, the responsibility of the Palace Guards
and the Lifeguard
is to guard the inner city
and protect the Emperor.
Therefore, the Guard of Wu Lin and the Guard of Bin Su,
Xiaoqi Camp
are the three troops
we may fight against.
Xiao Ce has taken Yuan Che away.
Yuwen Yue is not at Xiaoqi Camp.
It should be much easier for us.
Then we still need to deal with
two large troops,
which means there are at least ten thousand soldiers.
We need to find a way to control
the Guard of Wu Lin
and the Guard of Bin Su.
Get rid of the Commanders.
They will be out of order
and can’t dispatch in time.
Even if we kill the Commanders of
these two Guards,
I think this information
will travel fast.
We have placed people
in the main roads
to stop the communication
between the army and the officials.
Besides, once the city is in a mess,
the people we placed at the Street of Rosefinch
will react immediately.
They will set fire.
Ordinary people will be all over the place.
They won’t be able to do their job properly.
Set fire?
We have placed people to set fire
between the residential area and shops.
They will set fire
to distract the army.
Be careful.
Don’t burn down
any residence
and harm them as well.
We won’t.
However, we won’t be soft at
any official.
The next step is to get out of the city.
The East Gate is controlled by
the troop of Xiuli.
Once the city is in a mess,
they will kill the guards and take control.
When we all arrive,
we shall get out of city through the East Gate
and go towards the north.
The Ferry of the Water of Wei near the city
has been desolated for years.
We will build a wooden bridge
the night before.
Prepare horses on the other side of the river.
Once we are there,
we can follow the map provided by Xiao Ce
and escape from Chang’an.
We have more than three hundred people,
not to mention the troop of Xiuli.
There are more than eight hundred people in total.
The bridge needs to be built carefully.
Is one night enough?
Yes.
Those people
are the soldiers who
followed the late Duke for years.
They are very
good at this.
Although we have planned thoroughly,
we still only have less than one thousand people
against ten thousand soldiers.
We are at risk.
If any of them
betray us,
we will all die.
We are gambling here.
We are gambling that after what happened at the Jiuyou Platform,
no one will fight for the Emperor of the Wei State.
General Yuwen,
please guard the Palce of Cui Wei for now.
(Sound of riding horses)
The Crown Prince Xiao, here I am.
I knew you would come
to see me off.
I have been observing the stars recently.
I notice the Star of Zi Wei is dim and dark
and the Big Dipper is moving towards the south.
The north-west is surrounded by miasma.
It means something horrible will happen,
especially a war.
The city of Chang’an
won’t be safe for long.
Qiaoqiao,
why don’t you come with me?
We can get to know
each other better
along the way.
Although I can’t read you,
I know you are not
as bad as you appear to be.
I am a noble man
and well-educated.
How can I be read
so easily?
If that’s so, I am just losing face here.
The Emperor of the Wei State wants to make peace by marriage.
Did the Emperor agree
to let you go?
He wants me gone as soon as possible.
When I told him,
he immediately sent me away
as if I would bring bad luck.
Besides,
I don’t like any of
his daughters.
They are too ugly.
I won’t marry any of them.
In the entire city of Chang’an,
only you caught
my eyes.
However, you chose the wrong person.
You can
risk your life for Yan Xun,
instead of enjoying wealth and happiness with me.
You broke my heart.
Xiao Ce, I have a question for you.
If the Wei State starts a war with Yanbei,
will you help the Wei State
fight against Yanbei?
No.
Will you help Yanbei
fight against the Wei State?
No.
I won’t help either of them
if they are at war.
Don’t worry.
Even if the Emperor of the Wei State
wants me to marry his mother,
I still won’t help him,
let alone his daughter.
Okay, since then
I'll treat you as my friend
for now
Time to leave
No matter what you do later on
I wish you good luck
and success
And
if you go to Yan but feel it
too cold
come to Liang to find me
With my status and wealth
and so many concubines
it won't be trouble to feed one more girl like you
Xiao Ce, if one day
you are bored of the scene of Jiangnan
you may come to me to experience
riding on the grassland in the snow
Beauties of Yan
will surprise you
and attract you
You really know me well
Remember to think
for me any time
We are both the puppet of
destiny
Occasions are
You may see the beginning
but cannot see the end
Qiaoqiao, I hope you can successfully escape
We'll meet again if there is the chance
We promised to
drink it together before leaving
Smellit. Tasty?
Yeah
Drink it
I almost
what the wine taste like
(Cough)
Slowly
Don't get drunk
I won't
A'chu
Are you afraid?
Here
How could be afraid?
I've never been afraid
Prince
We arranged some people
working for all kinds of gangs
in Chang'an
And we have supporters
in the palace and all the departments
On the wedding day
they will assist us on according to our move
and arouse chaos
Chang'an
has been keeping peace for such a long time
Zhong Yu
let A'chu leave the city in advance
You guys arrange the other things
But prince...
It's too dangerous
I worry that we can't ensure
her security
Three days left
Time walks too slow
the Yingge Courtyard
A'chu, at 10 o' clock tonight
you leave the city first
Leave?
Mend the floating bridge across the river
Prepare the the food and horses
on the road
So many things to do
I need to stay inside to
prepare for the assassination
A'jing need to follow the prince
Yu Jiang and the others are too reckless
I can't let them do that
You are the only choice
Does Yan Xun know?
He knows
Don't worry
We have prepared so much
We will win
and escape from Chang'an
Okay
Cai Wei, tell me
Will brother Yan Xun like
the dress I am wearing?
Princess, you are prettier than flowers
Not to mention
wearing this stunning dress
Nothing can change this fact
Do not worry
This dress is
unique buying in Weipin Attic
It follows the style of Yan
I arrange specific people
to buy it for you
at 9-o'clock update
In this dress
prince Yan will know
how much you care about him
Ice cube, why are you here?
There's something I want you to help me
Even you need help
of someone else
I follow the order to guard the Cuiwei Palace
But they are all from the palace
No familiar hands here to assist me
So I want you borrow me
a person
I am in the mood today
Whom do you want?
Chu Qiao
Chu Qiao?
Okay, I go find my mother to ask for her
I really appreciate it, your highness
Prince
Where is A'chu?
She was asked to go to the palace by the royal decreed
What is she doing there?
Someone from the palace come to pick her up
You were not in the palace. We cannot refuse
A'chu left the words
If she doesn't come back
tonight
she'll find a chance to
escape in the chaos tomorrow
She told you not to worry
How can I not worry?
I'll let our people in the palace
to watch out for her
She will be fine
What?
Intractable?
Do not cry after now
Come on
Uncle is taking you here to play
(Crying)
Master
Why are you here?
I've found you several times
You refuse to even see me
My baby is in your hand
How can I not be here?
Don't you think what day
it is today?
Go back
I can only get out
on such day
Yuwen Huai
Give me my baby back
Worrying?
Remember your attitude that day
when I go to see you?
I know what you are eager to know
Don't you want the identity of
Chu Qiao?
I can tell you
She is the daughter of Luo He
The successor of the Decreed of Wind of Cloud
Why should I trust you?
Because I am the maid of
Luo He
Okay, I'll talk with you again
when I have the time
You
Come back
the Yunifang
This mineral skin care mud is really great
Your skin now feels
extremely smooth
and transparent
Really?
Will brother Yan Xun like it?
He surely will
By the way, Cai Wei
How long do I have to wait
before he comes
Pretty long time
It's five a.m. now
The prince is just leaving his house
After mourning the ancestor in the Imperial Ancestral Temple at seven
the prince
will reach the Wanfu Palace
before eleven
Then help me preen myself
Okay
Don't you run now?
Aren't you afraid that Yan Xun left you behind?
A'chu?
A'chu
what are you doing here?
The concubine ordered me
to guard the princess
Must be Chun'er let her do it
Don't be sad in your heart
Go back
if you feel bad
I'll take care of the else
How could she feel bad?
She doesn't have heart
By the way my mother wants me
to be the man to accompany the bride
I can go to Yan
with you together
the Yingge Courtyard
Prince, please
The husband of princess is setting of to mourn the ancestor
Today is the wedding day of my daughter
Chun'er is
the daughter that I care about the most
Yan Xun grew up under my sight
I feel it reliable to
marry my daughter to him
The betraying of Lord Dinbei that year
Since I forgave Yan Xun
I won't punish him any more
In these three years
Yan Xun behaved
He keeps humble
I also believe that
he has learned about his mistake
Today he and the princess
will return Yan together
From now on
Yan Xun is new master of Yan
I hope all of you here
Please don't blame him
for what his father did
Be united and loyal to the Great Wei
The majesty is so mercy
Prince Yan will gratitude
so much
He will be loyal to you
Right, a kind majesty we have here
the future of Wei is prospective
Right
Princess
The wedding is beginning
Minister Song and Minister Li from Ministry of Rites
have arrived
Several ladies are
still kneeling in the hall
They are all waiting for you
Has been such long time
Brother Yan Xun is still not here
Tell me
Will there be something wrong?
Princess
It's astir out there
He may just be late
Please
do not worry
The time
for each rite is fixed
In addition, the civilians there
dare not to stop the royal carriage fleet
I just worry
Will anything wrong happen
during this time?
We'll know it after today
Live or die; win or lose.
Everything will be settled down
Move
Yes
A'jing
Where are we now?
Close to Jiuyou
硬字幕 the Jiuyou Attic
Say hello!
Don't give up,
even if you have to struggle to death
Do not forget
Yan is waiting for you
Why isn't anyone welcoming us?
I don't know either
Who are you?
Dare to stop the carriage of the husband of the princess
Get away now
Do you want to die?
How powerful minister Huo is!
Minister Zhao?
Get away, all of you
We found lots of
banned weapons
hidden in the Yingge Courtyard
We suspect Yan Xun want to rebel the majesty
Now I am
following the order of the majesty to arrest him
We will kill anyone that
intends to resist
Where is the decreed?
Step away, minister Huo
Do you want to protect the traitors?
You are of the Xiaoqi Camp
Do you want to be rebel either? You are of the Xiaoqi Camp
Do you want to be rebel either?
Xiuli Army of Yan is here
Brothers, kill them
Kill
I've told my father
We should kill you
as soon as possible
You won't have the chance
Three years
after Yan's border is broke
The people in City Beishuo and Hongchuan was slaughtered
Twenty thousand soldiers and people were burnt in the fire.
Their spirits have been
waiting for us
for three years.
Over the years,
Duke Dingbei had guarded the frontier,
and protected the territory of Wei State
using sabre and blood.
However, the emperor is fatuous.
He couldn't distinguish from good and bad.
He forgot bones of the dead
outside Beishuo City.
He forgot the vow
between he and Duke Dingbei
over the years.
He is treacherous and savage.
The whole family of Duke Dingbei was killed.
The people in Yanbei suffered from war.
He has become
my deadly enemy.
Today, I Yan Xun swear to God.
Even if mountains collapse
and blood is shed like ashes,
I will revenge.
Go!
Go fight!
Use the blood of the emperor
to sacrifice the spirits of our Yanbei people.
Use your fight
to tell the emperor that
I, Yan Xun, rise in rebellion toady!
We swear to follow Your Highness.
A disaster is imminent.
Your Highness.
Why are you being flustered? What happened?
A disaster is imminent. Yan Xun
What happened
to Brother Yan Xun?
Yan Xun rises in rebellion.
Your Highness.
We should report it to His Majesty
and make preparations soon.
Your Highness, what's going on?
There was a figure passing just now.
Princess.
I... I killed someone!
I killed someone!
- I killed someone! - Princess.
I killed someone!
- I killed someone! - Princess.
He is dead.
Caiwei.
Is he dead?
He is not.
He is in a coma.
That's good.
You go...
You go and tell Brother Yan Xun...
What are you talking about, Princess?
You go and tell him that I will not force him...
I will not force him to marry me.
- Now, I am going to - Princess.
plead to Father.
I shall not marry him.
- You go. - Princess.
Do you hear me? Go!
Step aside! Let me in.
Who is shouting outside?
Father, I have something to say.
Princess must be impatient.
Your Majesty, I'll go see her
and take her back.
Let her in.
Report!
Your Majesty,
Yan Xun rises in rebellion!
I command that
whoever kills Yan Xun will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold,
and the status of Duke.
Prince, go out quickly.
We are losing the east gate.
I must find Chu.
You will certainly die
if you leave Imperial City now.
Really?
I don't think so.
Do you want to take a bet?
Bet on what?
You want to bet on
whether there will be less death
than that in Yanbei three years ago.
Or you want to bet on
after the war between Wei State and Yanbei is on,
how many innocent people
will lose their lives
by what you have done.
Yan Xun is a different person
from what he was then.
You will die if you follow him.