Episode Fifty-three
After Mother died,
Chun'er stayed in her palace
and didn't want to see anybody.
She even didn't see me off when I left.
I am alone now.
You are not alone.
All these people are following you.
I am, too.
The Duke of Yanbei.
As the Duke of Yanbei, I have nothing.
Poorer than a prisoner.
Let alone future,
I may easily lose my life.
Young Master Yue,
thanks for caring for me.
Though there are ups and downs in life.
But after rain comes fair sunshine.
I believe that the Imperial Concubine
also wish for you two
to be safe and sound,
and to be in good health.
Who is it.
It's me.
- What are you doing? - It's me.
What happened?
They came to steal our food by night.
We caught them.
Your Highness, Young Master,
who should we do with them?
- Please spare our lives. - Grandpa.
Since the war began,
we have got nothing to eat.
All my families were dead.
Our village was destroyed.
I am too hungry.
Or I daren't
to steal, Master.
Please forgive us this time,
and spare our lives.
Grandpa.
Let them go.
Grandpa.
Meng Feng,
give them something to eat.
Grandpa.
Here, take it.
Grandpa, eat.
You eat it.
Grandpa eats it.
You eat it.
Take your time.
It tastes good.
Eat more.
Here.
Give me some water.
Here.
Here, take it.
Thank you.
There's more.
Thank you. Thank you.
Take your time. Take your time.
Thank you.
Take it easy.
Although I am reduced to here,
I am in quite good condition
compared to them.
If the war doesn't stop,
we can just save a few people
only by the two of us.
Right.
The only way to save the people is to stop the war.
But what can I do
in such circumstances?
When I arrive in Yanbei,
there are people who natually want to get rid of me.
Don't worry.
I have the strategy for that.
Your highness, I don't think
Miss Chu will
forgive me.
Should she forgive you?
How dare you are?
Your highness.
You thought you could cheat me.
What person you think I am?
I don't dare to do it.
Don't dare?
I think you are audacious in the extreme.
I'm wronged.
Your highness.
When you led the troop to attack Chang'an,
my heart was torn with anxiety
and I was so afraid to miss it,
so...
- Miss Chu... I... - Cheng Yuan.
If you do it again,
I'm warning you
that you will go underground
to wait for your enemy.
Yes.
Get up.
Thank you, Your highness.
Your highness.
The scout just reported
that the Thirteen Prince of Wei State, Yuan Song,
has set up the station outside of the border of Meilin.
And he announced himself
to be the Duke of Yanbei.
How many troops did he lead?
It's very odd.
He only led dozen of scurvy crew.
Did he come here to seek his doom?
General.
Go find a beautiful landscape
outside the city
to burry Sun Hao.
Yes.
Go pick up several skillful guys
who will follow me to get out of city.
What do you mean?
To kill Yang Song.
Did his highness order to kill Yang Song?
He just arrived at the border of Meilin
and didn't get a firm foothold yet.
It's the best time to kill him.
Chu Qiao and he are best friends.
None of the persons around Chu Qiao
can stay anymore.
Yes.
Brother, please go slowly on your way.
I will send someone to accompany you today
and you will not feel lonely on the way.
Yang Song.
Move.
We have been waiting for you.
Don't chase him.
Yanxun.
His highness wanted to save Cheng yuan.
We don't have another way
to do.
Cheng yuan is extremely cruel and merciless.
And he has his heart set on taking revenge on the Emperor of Wei State.
He is best at
confusing and poisoning people's minds.
I heard he has gained high prestige
in the troops of Yanbei for these years.
Even Mr. Wu can't match it.
Many soldiers
who lost their relatives in the battle
are following his lead.
It's not easy
to deal with him.
Is it?
So that's it.
Many experiences of Cheng yuan
are similar with his highness.
He has used this
to earn the trust of his highness.
His highness is uncertain
about our troop of Xiuli.
If it weren't you,
I'm afraid our troop of Xiuli
would already have gone.
And because of you,
his highness gave up the chance to get into Chang'an.
It's really a rare affection.
In his heart,
no one can replace you.
When we were in Chang'an,
I always felt that I was familiar with Yanbei
and I had full of imagination of this place,
as if I had been here.
But when I'm here now,
it's really too cold.
Whatever righteous ardour, whatever dream,
all will be frozen
by the chill wind of Yanbei.
Lord Chu.
Don't give up easily.
It will cost a price to achieve the goal.
I believe you will
reach your ambition someday.
In the future, at the highland of Yanbei,
with slaves being freed and the fights being stopped, people will enjoy the peace.
By that time,
all the dead brothers
can really get rest in peace.
I hope so.
Believe me, everything will be fine.
The arrows of the Green Hills Court.
General.
Are you alright?
I'm fine.
Your highness.
- What happened? - Your highness.
I probed the border of Meilin at night
and found something very important.
Yuwen Yue is here.
He is staying in the Palace of General now.
The station troops of the border of Meilin
have been under his control.
Let's go.
If I weren't here to accompany you,
I'm afraid that no one will come
to play chess with the one
who is so bored like you.
Someone always comes without invitation.
So, I never feel bored.
It's been several years,
your skill in chess playing has improved a lot.
Great progress.
Since my legs get injured,
I can't do anything else.
Besides playing harpsichord,
the only things I could do are reading books
and playing chess.
So the skill in chess playing
has improved a little.
Unlike you,
you are so happy to overrun the whole world
and influence the situations.
Don't describe yourself
as the hermit.
You pay the money for people's lives
to control life or death of the others.
You are well known in the underworld.
You are not worse than me.
I just run some small business.
It's underhand technique.
Unlike you,
you are doing the business about the domination.
That is because you don't want it.
I'm just seeking
some little hobby in my life.
It's not like you
who have been pursuing the Wind and Cloud Decree for many years
and having high aspirations.
It's kind of a funny story.
Everyone wants to get
the Wind and Cloud Decree.
But no one knows
the Wind and Cloud Decree is the equinox flower formed on the body
after the great achievement of the Kungfu of Ice.
How could I get it?
By the way,
I heard the daughter of Luo He is still alive.
If she knows that you are the one
who killer her mother,
do you think what she will do to you?
Are you so worried about
my safety in this visiting?
I think
everything in my boat
can't escape from your eyes.
Just tell me, what do you want?
We are the pupils of the same master.
Is it strange
that I came to care about you?
When did we
become so close?
I always thought
you are the one who is looking forward
to my death.
You speak too seriously, too seriously.
I always thought
we are the people of the same class.
I could tell you
where the daughter of Luo He is.
But I hope you could help me
to kindle the flames of the war in Yanbei
to realize my dream of assisting the kind.
How about Zhao Kuang?
Young Master, I think Zhao Kuang
has been frightened to death.
The night before yesterday,
he submitted a statement to His Majesty
and said he had an incurable disease,
so he needed to go back to capital for the treatment.
He asked His Majesty to
give the pass to the Prince Yu
so he could go back for a while.
Then he led the elite troops
and went back to Chang'an
without waiting for the response of His Majesty.
The medicine of Yue Jiu is too insidious,
and you have frightened him like this,
he must think he had
an incurable disease.
What I learned is medical skill,
it's the medicine the Aferlife Camp that is too insidious,
which has nothing to do with me.
All right.
The primary task
is to practice the troops
and repair defense of the city.
Through the last battle, the border of Meilin
has been damaged a lot.
I have already delivered the orders
to repair the wall of city firstly
from tomorrow.
It's up to you.
Yue Qi.
How about the thing
I arranged you to do?
Before us coming to Yanbei,
I have contacted the spies
in the northern.
Now, they are ready to take action
in the Hong Chuan.
Who is the leader?
Get it over fast, hurry up.
Just move when you finish it.
General. Please don't empty them
and leave two bags for me.
How could I run my business later?
Shopkeeper Chen,
The biggest grain shop in Hong Chuan
is yours.
Who should I take if I don't take yours?
General, the war might be what matters,
but my family needs to survive.
Isn't it?
You... you...
How could I survive if you empty them?
No, Shopkeeper Chen,
you are not right.
It sounds like that I won't return it back to you.
We will return it to you
when the war is over.
Furthermore,
at that time,
I will ask his highness to reward you.
To be honest,
the situation is very tense right now,
I'm afraid these provisions are not enough.
Could you figure out a way
to get more?
General.
I have let you empty all I had.
I couldn't figure out the way.
The wheat in the field
is only medium well.
Couldn't you let me
harvest the medium well one?
Medium well?
Have you loaded them all?
Yes, we have.
Let's go.
Yes.
- Let's go. - Go.
Yes.
Stop.
Where are you going?
Go home.
Go.
Stop.
Where are you going?
I have got the order from General Jing
to get out the city for the grain.
Here you go.
Thank you.
What is the order from Young Master?
You can see for yourself.
I got it.
What's your name?
Meng Feng.
Miss Meng Feng.
Tomorrow morning,
I will be waiting for you outside the gate.
Don't be late.
Rest assure.
(Sound of the crowd)
You.
Where are you going?
You are not allowed to go inside.
Stop. Where are you going?
Mister,
we are here to deliver the forage.
The forage?
I didn't receive any statement
about the forage.
Do you have the statement?
I don't have that.
However, we are ordered
to deliver the forage.
You can't go inside.
Without the statement, you may be spies.
I have the statement.
Mister,
you don't recognise me?
I went out from this gate yesterday.
The army is in need for the forage.
We will be punished
if we are late.
The statement. The statement.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Mister.
Let's go. Let's go.
Quickly.
Move quickly.
(Sound of the crowd)
Stop.
Miss.
Where are you going?
We are delivering the forage for the army.
Miss.
I have the statement from General Jing.
How about them?
They are farmers living outside of town.
They are helping me deliver the forage.
What is on the cargo?
Miss. It is wheat.
Let me see.
Yes, madam.
That's fine.
You can go now.
Thank you. Thank you.
Let's go.
Go quickly.
Quickly.
Do it quickly.
Quickly.
Meng Feng.
It is late now.
The gate is about to close.
I think you better not
go outside right now.
Just stay here tonight.
Thank you, Master Chen.
Before I left home,
my dad already told me to follow your order.
You are welcome.
Let's go.
There are two barns
in the city of Hongchuan.
One belongs to the army.
The other belongs to the officials.
From what I know, the stock in the barn
belonging to the officials
have already moved to the one belonging to the army.
In addition,
they are enforcing a ration right now.
This act means
Yan Xun is preparing to start
a war.
This is
the barn belonging to the army.
Right.
It is heavily guarded.
They change shifts three times a day.
It will be too difficult for you
to set up a fire in the barn.
I have an idea though.
Tomorrow,
when we deliver the forage to the army,
we can
take everything
There is no need.
Just tell me when the guards
change shifts.
We will attack tonight.
You?
(Yeah)
No. It is too reckless.
You will get killed.
We are trained to
do something dangerous. We risk our lives all the time.
No way.
I am in charge of every move
made by the Eyes of God
in the city of Hongchuan.
You are now inside the city.
You need to follow my order.
Because you can't do it,
His Young Master sent me here.
You… (Sound of knocking on the door)
- Who is that? - Master. It's me.
There is a secret letter.
Have you made up your mind?
If you have,
just tell me the time.
No.
You can't make the move tonight.
I am not asking.
Me either.
See for yourself.
An important businessman from the south will come
to deliver the forage tonight.
They will be moving the forage all night.
It will be full of people.
How can you possibly make the move?
Go quickly.
Take them up there.
OK. OK.
Quickly.
OK.
Quickly. There is more.
OK.
Here they come.
Master Zhan.
General Jing.
Thank you for your help.
We are short of forage right now.
His Highness ordered me specially that
I must express our gratitude
to you.
I am a businessman.
As long as there is business to do, I don't mind who the buyer is.
Can you hear what they are saying?
Miss Meng.
No.
Master Zhan, you are too modest.
You are not only a businessman,
but also a hero. I admire you so.
Thank you, General Jing.
Master Zhan,
I heard you have some problem with your legs. Is it serious?
It is cold in Yanbei.
Will that cause you any trouble?
It has been more than a decade.
The weather changes all the time.
I am perfectly fine.
Right. General Jing.
I told you
I would like to meet with
His Highness.
Have you informed His Highness?
Of course.
However, His Highness
is in the city of Lan right now.
I am afraid that you need to wait for a while.
I shall send someone
to inform His Highness of your arrival.
Thank you.
Master Zhan.
You have had a long journey. You must be tired now.
Why don't you take a rest in the inn first?
We have the information about who he is.
He is the leader of
the Gang of Cao in the south.
He is from the Liang State.
He often travels in the border between the Wei State
and the Liang State.
He has some businesses in Xianyang.
He is very wealthy.
If he is going to help Yan Xun,
it will be advantageous for him.
We need to do something about it.
What is your plan?
Kill him.
I disagree.
Why?
I don't know.
However, my gut tells me that
This man is extremely dangerous
Instinct?
I will tell the master about this
What we should do
will be decided by the master
Let us finish our priority
first
Yan Xun has food, right?
Let's burn it
into ashes
Boss Zhan, I have heard your name for a long time
the leader of water transport from north to south
Thank you for helping us
right at the point
I want to extend our appreciation on behalf of the soldiers
and the king of Yan
You are welcome
I have met
the old lord
for once before
Just a small favor for you
Just the highness command the army
right towards Chang'an this time
Smooth on the whole way
but turn back in sudden
What a pity
Is that because of the lack of food
All because of a woman
Woman?
He's really same with the old lord
When the old lord was young
he has competed with the majesty
for Lady Bai Sheng
He finally won and
was written down as a fairy tale
Pity is this fairy tale
ended his life
while the story of the prince
made Yan lose a perfect chance to
revenge for ourselves
He is still young
Normal to be delayed by love
Is it normal to miss the military opportunity?
I should not make comment on that
Please forgive me
When the highness is back
I will go in person to introduce you to him
Thank you for your kindness
Just
not this time
I am
about to leave Hongchuan tomorrow morning
So hurry?
Something private
Then I'm not asking you to stay
When you come next time
I will treat you with my best effort
Thank you, general
Someone here
Bring me that
General, a small present for you
Please accept it
Then I'll take it
Send it to the master asap
Be careful
You are too cautious
Don't worry
Go prepare now
Yes
Good
Come on
Reward us a little if you have coins
Clap for us if you don't
Come on, thank you guys
Good
Thank you
Thank you, guys
Good
Boss, a Baozi please
Okay
Come on
Please drop in again
Okay
See you
Stubborn?
Keep silence?
Tell me or not?
Speak or not?
Spit it out
Speak
If you insist...
this is your punishment
Stubborn? Speak
Spit it out
Speak or not?
Yes or no?
Speak or not?
Beat him. Go on
Till he confesses
Keep silence?
Tell me or not?
Speak
If you insist...
this is your punishment
Speak
Minister, they are so crafty
Since you've found out
why don't you reveal them at the scene?
Because since I found out
why don't I
take them all down in once time?
Take them all down
Send out the bait
OK, I'll go instantly
Master
We have successfully enter the city
We will set off the fire at nine o'clock tonight
Do not worry about us, master
Good to have everything done smoothly
Better to act fast
I'll go reinforce them now
Wait
The letter is fake
Inform them to retreat now
Yes
Retreat
Shoot
Miss Chu destroyed the plan of
Yuwen Yue's agents
took them all down
and saved our barn
Such a huge merit she made
Makes us all happy
But on the other hand
Yuwen Yue did act surreptitiously
No sign of arranging agents
Lucky is Miss Chu was taught by him
in person
Familiar with his methods
Understands his goals and
ruined it
following his move
I felt it splendid
just watching her
What the hell do you want to say?
I am taking about the relationship of her and him
Full of bullshit
Master
Meng Feng has almost recovered
Few more days of rest
she will be OK
Master, I was too stupid
Did not found the trick
Huge mistake was nearly made
But master
how did you tell the set up?
Look at this Chinese character Hai
When I taught her to write
she formed a bad
habit
I did not correct her in time
because she didn't know herself
Thanks to that
I know the letter is fake
What happened?
Report
Answer your question
I...
I don't know
I was knocked down
once I got in
I know nothing about it
General
Was there
any spy releasing them?
Was there a woman
knocked you down?
General
General, please forgive me. General
Please forgive me
Forgive me, general
General
General, look
These chains were never destructed
Must be someone using the keys
open them
I... I didn't
General
Please forgive me
You are right
It was spy
A spy let them go
Please forgive me