-How dare you? Untie me. -You can't enter.
-Untie me. Untie me. -You can't enter.
Your Majesty.
Prince Gao wants to see you. He came to ask for your mercy.
Brother?
He isn't among those who'd be executed, is he?
He'll not be killed. What brought him here?
-Let him in. -Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, please have mercy.
Brother, you are not convicted. Who wants to kill you?
Our brothers and sisters are imprisoned.
I know I am a sinner, and I shouldn't be living.
Please allow me to be buried alive with our father.
What? You want to be buried alive?
Yes, I have no other requests.
I only hope that you'll be kind to my family.
Please forgive my children. Please, Your Majesty.
But...
Your Majesty, it's fortunate that he is such an obedient man.
You should fulfill his wishes.
Fine. I agree.
Grant Prince Gao 100,000 taels of gold.
He shall be buried with the late emperor.
Your mercy is great, Your Majesty.
Excellent.
-Excellent. -Most excellent.
Since so many people are anxious about dying well,
they shan't make trouble anymore.
Congratulations, Your Majesty.
We can also bury those concubines...
who have never had any children.
Just like... Prince Gao.
Such an intelligent, Your Majesty!
And for the craftsmen and workers in the mausoleum,
before they leave, we shall seal the entrance.
Thus, the safety of the mausoleum shall be assured forever.
Good! So be it!
Are they sweet?
Of course. You may taste it.
-Are you sure? -Here, taste it.
Hey, hey!
He's a new face.
I don't know him. I don't think he's a local.
If he's a commoner, what's with the horse?
Indeed.
Hey, who are you? Whose horse is this?
I'm asking you.
Nobody dares to ignore me here.
Not even the chief of the county. I just say whatever I like.
Who are you, anyway?
A sturdy horse!
Let's go.
Stop!
-There's a fight. -Over there.
My uncle taught me not to fight with strangers.
You made me fight today.
Then, use whatever you can to fight with me.
Outsider, you'll definitely lose.
How powerful!
Again, outsider!
How dare you avoid!
His fist!
Ouch!
I bet his fist hurts.
Seriously.
You don't want to fight back?
Fight back!
Wow!
That's amazing! He's strong!
-This is amazing! -He can't possibly stand now.
Again.
-Cheers! -Drink up.
Great.
I didn't expect that you're the guest of Mr. Yin.
We also serve Mr. Yin.
My apology for what happened.
If you'd told us sooner, we wouldn't have had to fight.
Forget it. I've been fighting ever since I was a child.
But I felt awesome today.
If I'd told you who I was...
I might not have the pleasure of fighting you.
That fight just makes us friends. Best friends, I'm sure!
Brother, I'd rather drink from the jar. My habit!
Well, I can be your company.
Great. Great.
Well, may I know your names?
I am Ji Bu. He is Zhongli Mei.
So, listen to me.
While you're here, if you face any trouble,
or someone dares to bully you,
you only need to mention my name and you'll be safe and sound.
Brother, you're lucky to know him.
There's a famous saying among the locals.
A promise from Ji Bu is worth more than 1,000 taels of gold.
He's saying that because he's seeing you as his own brother!
Great! As your brother,
I'll not allow anyone to bully you, either.
If anyone dares to bully you,
I'll give him a lesson.
Brother, thank you. We're honored to know you.
What is your name, by the way?
Xiang Ji of Xiaxiang.
Long Ju, we will restore our kingdom...
with these swords. We'll recruit soldiers from Wuzhong.
We must destroy our enemies completely.
The chief of Yintong county is a dirty snob.
He is Qin's obedient hound.
Because of him, my uncle no longer cares to restore our state.
If I have to kill someone, I would kill him first.
Yet I've heard this Yintong is a Confucian scholar.
It's said that he is much kinder than the other chiefs of Qin.
He also reduced the number of forced laborers.
He's a hypocrite who did it for a show.
I swear...
I'll kill him or I shall be condemned by heaven and earth.
With Ji, we don't even have enough to eat.
We might starve to death.
Hey, how can you say that?
Don't you know he is a great man?
A great man?
As long as you follow him,
-you'll find a way out and food to eat. -Yes.
-I have something to tell you guys. -What is it?
-Gather around. -Come here. Come here.
What is it? Tell us.
That day, I went down the hill with Ji.
On the way down, it was getting pretty dark.
While we were walking, suddenly we hear...
-What was it? -The sound of the grass.
Gosh!
We looked around, gosh!
-There was a huge python there. -A python?
-A white python. -White?
That python's body was as thick as my leg.
-That huge? -That thick?
My mind was completely blank the moment I saw that.
-I was scared. -Yes.
But Ji valiantly whipped out his sword
and cut that python into two.
Into two!
I was so scared that I couldn't even walk.
Could he cut such a strong python into two so easily?
Grumbling Ji Xin, what did you say just now?
-Stop your nonsense. -Listen.
-Listen to him. -Go on.
What happened then?
Then, I found some wild fruits and brought them to you.
That's it?
Did you cook the python?
Cook it? I wouldn't dare to do that.
We left it there.
I see, I see.
-That's not the end. -What else happened?
Something strange happened.
What was it?
When we were going down the hill, the sky was almost dark.
Right at that moment...
a sudden gust of cold wind blew from the mountain.
It was too cold to bear.
It was just at this moment we heard a sound in the wind.
What was the sound?
What was it? I didn't know.
When I calmed down, I recognized that's someone crying.
Crying? Who's crying?
I listened carefully and it was the voice of a woman.
Where would a woman come from in such a desolate place?
Go on. Go on with your dag-blasted story.
Either you listen or get out of here!
Grumbling Ji Xin, what's wrong with you? Come on!
Forget him. Go on.
Go on.
What kind of woman?
Who was she? What was she like?
The crying sounded like it was coming from the heaven,
and from hell. I was so scared.
I turned my head around and then...
Gosh! She's beside me!
She's beside me! An old lady!
An old lady?
She cried harder and harder and said,
The son of the Red Emperor, you killed the White Emperor's son.
You killed my child!
-Who's the son of White Emperor? -Who?
That's the white python.
Who's the son of the Red Emperor?
-Who? -Who?
The son of the Red Emperor is Ji.
So we should believe in him. We'll find a way out with him.
Yes, we'd follow him. We should follow him.
Then what about the old lady? Finish your story.
I'll finish it for you. That old lady
became a cloud of white smoke and disappeared, didn't she?
You should believe my word.
It's hopeless to follow Ji. There isn't a way out.
How dare you say that?
-Grumbling Ji Xin! -Chase him away!
You are indeed shameless. Why do you still follow Ji?
I have nowhere else to go. Since all of you are here,
I'll see whether you made the right choice or not.
But I'm quite sure that pretty much all of us will die here.
Nonsense.
Listen, Grumbling Ji Xin.
Since we're all here, let's make things clear now.
If you want to follow Liu Ji, come with us.
If not, get lost!
-Yes! If you don't want to stay, just go! -Leave immediately!
Okay, I'm sorry. I apologize.
I'm just expressing my complaints. What's the big deal?
-Fine! I'll keep my mouth shut! -Stop your bullshit!
Leave him alone. Ignore him.
And then? What happened after that?
Huh? Then...
-Hey, where is Ji? -Ji...
-Let's go to Join Ji. Go! Follow me! -Go, let's go. Let's find Ji!
Stop. Where are you going?
Sir, I'm sending some food to my father-in-law.
Do you have a pass?
Sir, please do me a favor.
My father-in-law has starved for several days.
Please let me enter.
Without a pass, you can't be allowed.
And you may be put into jail.
Please help me just this time.
We don't want this but our superior ordered us to check passers-by strictly.
Why don't you just go back? Or else, you may be in trouble.
Mr. Xiao.
How did you get here?
They helped me. Most of them are Liu Ji's friends.
-They let me in. -How can I help?
First, I want a pass token.
I want to see my father-in-law.
Second, I want to know if there's any news about my husband.
Any news from the officials?
My men can give you a pass token right away.
We've got news from the chief of the county,
that some garrison soldiers rebelled in Dazexiang.
Every county is on alert. We're just waiting for orders from above.
I'm afraid the county magistrate will have no time to deal with Liu Ji.
So just go back. And don't walk on the street during these troubled times.
Sure. Thank you, Mr. Xiao.
I'll fetch the pass for you.
Father, you still haven't eaten your meal.
It's a little cold now. I'll heat it up again.
Don't do that. Leave it there.
Father, please eat some of the food.
You've not eaten anything for two days. Please have some food.
We are all safe now.
I'm sure Liu Ji is alright.
I'm sure he'll be be out of trouble soon.
He has many friends to help him.
Don't worry. Father, please eat some food.
I have no appetite at all.
Don't persuade him.
We'll have fewer and fewer peaceful days.
When the punishment comes, none of us will be spared.
Liu Ji brought disaster upon our family. We'll all be killed soon.
Why should we come out? I'd rather stay in jail!
Shut up! Complaining will not make it better!
God-awful bitch!
Father, please eat something.
Ma'am.
Father hasn't eaten for two days.
You should tell him to eat instead of fighting with him.
Don't criticize me! When Liu Ji is dead,
don't ever come ask me for food--
You!
You're right he's in trouble but how dare you curse him.
Can you support this family?
Can our second brother support us?
All of you depended on father.
Now, you listen to me!
Without Liu Ji, this family is done for.
Mr. Xiang.
Hurry! Hurry!
Oh, Mr. Xiang.
Mr. Xiang.
Come. I'd like to speak with you.
Guys, let's have a rest.
Mr. Xiang have something to say!
Guys!
We are all countrymen.
I shall...
come straight to the point.
I'm here today...
to disperse all of you on behalf of my nephew.
-What? -Mr. Xiang!
Your loyalty to the state of Chu has impressed me very deeply.
But, now isn't the time to wage war.
My nephew Xiang Yu is full of enthusiasm,
but his timing is off.
I'm afraid he is unable to lead you to restore our state.
Mr. Xiang.
Right here, right now,
there's not one coward among us.
We will lay down our lives for the restoration of our state.
Restore the state of Chu! Wipe out the state of Qin!
Calm down.
To be frank...
Yintong has already found out
Xiang Yu is here.
He could lead his men here to kill all of you anytime.
Since he has found out, we could do nothing but fight him.
The winner is either him or us! I'll fight him to the death!
We'll fight him to death!
Long Ju.
Our people have been homeless for far too long.
It's been Hell for us to stay alive until now.
You must learn to preserve your lives.
I'm here today to tell all of you.
We restore our state to free our countrymen...
and to free our families.
But if we lose our lives tomorrow...
we'll never see our families again...
and our deaths would be for naught!
We will then, be mocked by others as fools
who cannot beat anyone.
And when the time for restoration truly comes...
we'll have even fewer supporters.
I've prepared ingots for you.
And outside, I've prepared horses for you.
Take the ingots and set off now...
to our hometown in Xiaxiang.
Uncle.
Uncle, you've known the whole time.
Not only me, but the chief of the county as well.
He may suppress you as he wishes.
Damn that chief of the county!
You're such a good man, uncle.
You've been helping him a lot these days.
Were it not for him...
you would not have become such a vacillating man.
Well, since he has found out about my plan...
then today is the right time
for me to fight him!
Take the weapons!
Guys! Guys!
As my uncle said...
I'll not get you in trouble.
Please take the ingots and return to Xiaxiang.
I'll settle this myself. I don't care if I die.
Either I will be killed in defeat
or I will die for the victory.
Uncle, once it's all over, please take my head back to Xiaxiang.
Bury me next to General Xiang Yan.
Please prepare some ingots for yourself, Uncle.
You have a dark road ahead. I hope you'll be safe.
Stop!
Okay then! I'll follow you if you insist!
First, come with me to a place before you go to the county chief.
Follow me.
Mr. Xiang, please.
Charge!
Guys, fight on.
Restore the state of Chu!
We'll restore our state of Chu!
County Chief.
Greetings, Mr. Xiang, what brought you here?
Can we talk in person?
-You may leave now. -Yes.
Please.
County Chief, my nephew Xiang Yu was reckless.
He organized a group of men
in the name of restoring Chu and created disturbance.
He is indeed convicted of conspiracy.
Thank you for your trust
by giving me time and for allowing me
to bring my nephew here.
Now that he is here.
You can punish him strictly.
Sir, I've spoken my words.
You can call your officials to put him in jail,
or you can cut him how.
Did anyone see you come here?
No.
Is there anyone else who knows about this?
Not yet.
Good.
Show your thanks to County Chief.
All right, all right.
Mr. Xiang, please rise.
A truly valiant man. You are indeed the heir of a hero.
Mr. Xiang, you have been very sincere to me...
and I feel greatly relieved.
It's great that your nephew...
recognized his reckless behavior and admitted his fault.
I'm very pleased and very honored to know him.
I especially admire
that he could apologize and kneel down before me.
I am truly amazed by his act.
Forget it. Forget it.
We shan't mention it again.
Thank you, County Chief.
Be seated.
Yes.
This is great. I'm so excited!
Uncle, you'd muster a strong group of men
and kept it a secret from the others but...
But why keep it from me?
I misunderstood you before
because I didn't know what you were up to.
The time is not right yet. I'm afraid that you'll be impulsive.
Right, right. And I should not be impulsive.
Uncle, if I had misunderstood you
and rushed over to Yin Tong's residence
and killed him, then--
I would have regretted my rashness.
You're not a man who makes a wise determination on impulse.
As time goes by, you'll learn what we should do,
and change how you think.
If you always stand still...
you might never change and follow your whim only
without regard for reason.
Yu'er, for the restoration of our state,
the time is yet to come. You have to wait it out.
Since I am determined to restore our state,
I'll calm down and control my temper.
I swear...
I'll not forget our suffering and wait patiently.
Good. I believe you will not fail me.
Well, what do you think of Yin Tong?
Yin Tong?
He showed us his generosity today.
Isn't he worthy of our respect?
I kneeled down before him so that he would believe
that we'd be loyal to Qin and him.
So that we can be safe here.
As for me...
he is hypocritical and foolish.
I'm happy that you have grown up.
When you were a little boy...
In July, 209 B.C.,
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang led a peasant uprising in Dazexiang.
They built a government in the county of Chen.
Peasants in different areas responded very actively,
and led uprisings against Qin. The world was set in great turmoil.
The administration of Qin was deeply shaken.
Civilians suffered greatly from the constant attacks.
Most of them were deprived of their homes and families.
-Next. -Yes.
Stop! You may leave!
The emperor is choosing his concubines. Next.
Your Majesty.
Kick it! Kick it!
Stop!
Anyone beautiful?
How clumsy you are!
What a pair of feet you have! That's big.
Get out! Get out of here!
Yes.
How many of them have been tested?
Your Majesty.
We have tested 24 this morning.
There are 15 more waiting.
I've tested so many of them. But there are still so many.
It's too hard for me.
My eyes are so sore now.
Perhaps, we should stop here?
No. I should tolerate this tiredness, and forge on ahead.
How many of them do I have to test now?
There are 15 more.
Let's do this. Call all of them in. They'll kick it together.
Yes, Your Majesty.
All the girls are allowed to enter the palace together.
-Rise. -Thank you, Your Majesty.
Kick it! Kick it!
Yes. Good.
Again.
Come on. Again.
Your Majesty, please be careful.
Here.
Subtitle translation by Loretta Kok