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[Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin]
[Episode 17]
After 3 rounds of drinks is the time when people are at their liveliest.
Imperial Highness Prince Hui, I kind of heard that among your entourage,
there is actually a Langya top fighter.
This is my cousin, Tuoba Yu, the third son of our kingdom's Elder Prince Hanhai.
His mother was my auntie, also known as the Eldest Princess Jinxian.
In this year's Langya charts, he is ranked as 5th.
He indeed looked distinguished and imposing.
I have lived in the palace so my experience is not that vast. The people around me are also just people with limited outlook.
Today, the we are here being merry as host and guest, and there is even such a character among us.
Why not liven things up for this banquet?
Is it okay for our two states to exchange a few martial arts moves?
Since Your Majesty has such pleasurable interest,
how can I dare to refuse it?
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Thank you, Your Imperial Highness.
Thank you for giving me this chance.
Sword.
Say, little sister, I know that you are careful.
I also am not asking for anything else.
Just tell me the truth.
Your body is way stronger than an ordinary person
and you are very obedient to medical prescriptions and very cooperative.
At present, the cold poison in your body is already 70-80% eliminated.
It is faster than I expected.
Really?!
My good little sister, since you came to the capital,
I felt that the good fortune of our House of Chang Lin is way better than before.
Once Pingzhang comes back from the palace,
I will immediately tell him this good news.
You don't know that he would usually pretend to not be bothered it
just to not make me sad.
But in his hearts, he really is very worried.
That is just normal human reaction. Of course, he will feel that way.
Thank you for being lenient with me.
I am really an outsider. Seeing how they were fighting so excitingly,
I never understood it at all.
Award them wine.
You always had a good eyesight. Tell me, who won?
Older brother, stop joking with me. You also were able to see it.
Your Majesty.
What is it, Princess?
Based on our customs, women also train in martial arts just like men.
Since the exchange of moves today is to liven up this alliance banquet,
I will be bold then
to ask for one fight.
Chonghua!
Although the wedding date has been set, I am still a Yan lady by today.
Hope 5th Brother can allow me to be willful this one last time.
Your willfulness has already happened more than once.
That is also not such a big deal.
It's just that my high commander is usually a reckless person.
Princess is royal lady. If you two fight, what if--
After High Commander's fight, I'm sure that he is already exhausted.
Of course, I dare not continue to tire him.
I heard that the Second Young Master of Chang Lin used to train in Langya Court.
I really am looking forward to see it. Using this good opportunity, can I ask for some lesson from you?
Imperial Highness Prince Hui, in our empire's past generations,
we did have a princess that is good in fighting.
A woman that will not lose to any men when it comes to fighting. Since it is only to liven up this banquet,
there is no need to overly restrain her.
Pingjing.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty knows that Pingjing still has injuries so it's not proper for him to fight.
If Princess wants to have a fight with him, there's no rush in doing it today.
After the marriage, I'm sure that there will be more chances.
I heard that based on the customs of Great Liang, women are taught to be primarily gentle and submissive.
Before I left our kingdom, I've promised my royal father
that after the wedding, I will treat my husband as the sky
and consider myself as a lady from Great Liang.
I will not wield my sword from then on and will not be undisciplined and willful.
May Heir of Chang Lin not worry. I have always showed propriety when I fight.
I just wanted to see the fighting techniques of Langya.
I definitely will not hurt anyone.
Brother, do not worry. I have already fully recuperated. It is better to just deal with her.
Or else, this situation will just get more tensed.
Please.
You wrote well.
Thank you, Imperial Mother.
Your cough is still not fully cured and you are thinking of playing already?
Imperial Uncle already said this morning
that Brother Pingzhang and Pingjing will be entering the palace today.
Imperial Mother, send someone to ask them too that once they are done with official matters,
have them come here to play with me.
Fine. Go outside the Yixian Hall and check the situation there.
If they are done, tell them that the Crown Prince is asking for an audience from the two young masters of Chang Lin.
Yes.
Thank you, Imperial Mother.
Feizhan.
- Your Majesty. - Who is winning?
Although Princess Chonghua indeed has exceptional skills, Pingjing has more or less controlled the situation.
He knows how to not let her get hurt. Your Majesty, do not worry.
Your highness!
-Your majesty! -Your highness!
Your highness!
5th brother!
5th Brother! 5th Brother!
Your highness!
-Your highness! -Go get the imperial doctor!
Go get the imperial doctor!
-5th Brother! -Get the imperial doctor!
Your highness!
My 5th Brother came to make an alliance.
He was bearing good intentions. If the House of Chang Lin is against this treaty,
you still should not have made such cruel act.
I didn't!
Lord Tuoba! Calm down! Calm down!
Anger will not be able to resolve anything!
Imperial Highness Prince Hui was very sincere.
Yet he got assassinated by a murderer right here in your hall!
If Your Majesty will not give us an acceptable explanation,
I swear that Great Yan will never forget this bloody grudge for generations!
Lord Tuoba, the matter happened so suddenly.
Please calm down.
Your Majesty, so many eyes are watching.
It is better to pacify them first.
Men.
Here!
Xiao Pingjing acted so recklessly. Immediately detain him.
Lock him in the prison of the Ministry of Justice first and his case will be investigated later.
Yes!
Your Majesty clearly knows that we are away from our state kingdom and have no one here to rely on.
With such a huge crime, are you just going to detain him?
Lord Tuoba! Lord Tuoba! His Majesty has already agreed to give you justice.
What you should do now is to find Prince Hui a place to be buried.
Your Imperial Highness...
Your Imperial Highness!
Your Imperial Highness...
Xiao Pingjing killed Prince Hui?
Impossible.
I also do not know of the details yet.
Good thing, the Crown Prince did not go.
The Northern Yan is indeed a kingdom of fighters.
Their internal fight has become this bloody and horrifying.
An ending like this...
I never expected it.
What should we do next?
May Master give me instructions.
The matter happened so suddenly. Do not make any rash moves first.
Continue getting information. Just be careful.
Yes.
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How about this? You personally guard here. Be very vigilant in guarding.
Just give the Northern Yan people whatever they want but try your best not to let them casually move in and out.
Yes. But...Tuoba Yu...
If you are really unable to stop him, do not confront him head on.
Just inform me about it. Go now.
I will follow your orders.
This matter is really troublesome.
Do not say that the Northern Yan did not expect it.
Even us...we did not know that
Elder Prince is against the peace treaty.
- What nonsense are you saying?! - Yes.
If Imperial Prince is against the peace treaty, he could just openly say it. Why must he kill anyone?
What happened today was clearly an accident.
Yes.
Your Majesty is bright. I also believe that
this is purely an accident.
But the blood corpse of Prince Hui is lying there.
I fear that the Northern Yan people will not accept that this matter was just an accident.
Your Majesty, regardless if they accept it or not,
those are just eventual matters. What is troublesome now
is that there are no one we can discuss this matter with.
Although Tuoba Yu is from a noble family, he does not really have any official position.
He was just an escort.
Princess Chonghua is a woman. And she kept insisting
that Second Young Master deliberately did the murder.
A Northern Yan prince of direct bloodline dying in the court hall of our Great Liang,
are we still going to let the king of Northern Yan
send another envoy to discuss how to resolve this problem?
It was supposed to be a performance to liven the banquet.
How come it turned out like this?
If Second Young Master could have been a bit more careful, it would have been better.
Your Majesty.
Ministers.
The cabinet worked hard for so many days for the peace talks between Yan and Liang,
yet it ended up in such a predicament.
Our House of Chang Lin understand your worries and hardships.
I am apologizing for them.
I am very grateful that Your Majesty believes
that Pingjing did not do it deliberately.
But to say that this matter is purely an accident,
I fear that we cannot make such an abrupt conclusion.
- Pingzhang, what you mean is... - I feel that with such a huge matter,
we must take into considerations all possibilities. It is not good to casually make conclusions.
If Your Majesty will allow it, I want to visit Pingjing first.
Go now. Pingjing is just being detained but he can accept visitors. Just go as you want.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I heard that the Second Young Master of Chang Lin used to train in Langya Court.
I really look forward to see it.
Do not know if I can ask for a few lessons?
But why must she do such a thing?
[The Northern Yan emissary troupe might not be of one heart.]
Old Master knew that I surely would get bored here in the capital.
That's why, if he sees any odd things or hears any strange information, he would send me letters.
Heir of Chang Lin, please be careful.
Which prison?
It is the 1st prison after the steps.
Older brother.
I initially thought that Princess Chonghua was just angry that she will be married off to a foreign state
and that her attacks were so heavy because she wanted to vent this anger.
Who would have thought..
Looks like the person that Old Master is referring to as not being of one heart is Princess Chonghua.
If it weren't her, who else would it be? I'm sure this is not an accident.
And if I wasn't the one who did it, it had to be her.
It all happened too quickly. No one was looking closely.
Now, you two are each giving a different testimony. Not only the people from Northern Yan,
Even those of our people present
might find it difficult to believe she did this intentionally.
and a letter from Langya Court, as cryptic as it is, cannot
provide evidence of her premeditation.
If you were to present this now
others would think you were suspicious
a pure accidental
would be easier for them to accept
Yes, apart from other people
I still find it hard to believe now.
I still cannot believe she would do such a thing.
Prince Hui is her sworn brother, and a Prince of her country.
If it were not for the note from Old Master, who would have thought she would do that?
The closer to the throne
anything can happen
It is only because we are outsiders and do not fully understand the situation in Northern Yan
Even if we know that Princess Chonghua is harboring a different intention,
if we are only to rely on deductions, I am afraid that we will not be able to deduce the truth.
what about Tuo Bayu? He's an insider.
Minister Xun
HIgh Priest
If the reason that High Priest came here at this time
is because of what happened at the Chaoyang Hall earlier,
But you might be disappointed in the end.
This duel with Princess Zhonghua
was not my suggestion.
If Tuo Bayu remains calm, he will realise things are not so simple.
If Prince Hui has any enemies in Northern Yan
and how his enemies have been planning, Tuo Bayu would have a clearer understanding
if we have a real discussion with Tuo Bayu
Elder Brother
I fear that the critical point here is not what the truth is.
It is also not with who Tuoba Yu will believe in in the end.
Pingjing
no matter who Prince Hui's enemy is in his kingdom
this person has already won
Already won?
Think about it. Prince Hui was about to be made Crown Prince.
After his death, the situation in Northern Yan
and whoever gains control of the kingdom
would only care about his own power
and not the real truth about Prince Hui's death
and how he might use this knowlege for the future
we would have even more difficulty predicting
But still there is one thing we can be sure of
"But still" might not be good for our Liang country
I do not know if I have felt incorrectly
the last time we were speaking at Qian Tian Court
today you seem a little cold towards me
last time I felt some anxiety
thankfully, Feizhan's words reminded me
Commander Xun's words?
even a highly skilled martial artist like Duan Tongzhou
High Priest is willing to sacrifice
It would appear High Priest is even more callous than I am
but on further consideration
why would High Priest join in the court struggles
just to repay Her Majesty's kindness?
I, Xun Baishui, am not so easily convinced of people's motivations
or I would have not have reached my position
and if High Priest cannot be honest with me
then I'm afraid our cooperation cannot continue
Minister Xun
it looks like we must make a deal today
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I know, these negotiations were close to Royal Father's aims
but now...everything is ruined
is that right?
Prince Hui was the lead representative
his death means all has been destroyed
the current situation does not look good
after all their hard work, it is understandable the court ministers are angry
I did not have a chance to see the message, how could I have...
If only I was more careful
Don't be silly
No matter how clever you are, you could not have predicted
such a thing could have happened
then Elder Brother, what should we do now?
His Majesty is unlike the Empress
He does not believe in the Baishen cult
although my presence in the royal court is acknowledge as a senior
but in his Majesty's eyes
I am just a sorcerer who helps him
nurse a heritable lung disease.
listening to this, High Priest
does not feel satisfied?
I am responsible for communicating with the heaven.
I am resourceful and decisive. I am talented.
But because of my identity as a sorcerer,
within the Royal Court
I have no way of expanding
Since time immemorial, the grandest merit
has always been being able to help a new emperor ascend to the throne.
as the Empress is currently favouring me, I am taking the opportunity
to make a contribution towards the Crown Prince's future
to gain real power in the future
a real political position in the country
your aim is a political position?
Minister Xun thinks that my ambitions are a bit absurd?
With careful consideration
it is not impossible
The Lord of Chang Lin Manor is also not a superstitious person
no matter how ambitious I am
I fear that all of them might just end up as nothing.
surely this explanation, with Minister's Xun's aims
are completely aligned?
You also clearly understand the current situation.
It can be said that both sides are having some hesitations.
The flames of war inside Northern Yan has not yet been pacified. They have no strength to care about their borders,
that's why, they wanted to have peace talks with us.
His Majesty and the court officials feel
Northern Yan might not kick up such a fuss beyond reparation
But the death of their prince is not a small matter either
If this matter isn't placated well, the king of Northern Yan might still disregard the consequences
and come to seek revenge because of anger.
That's why, I said earlier, that both sides have their hesitations.
His majesty is level headed, and he cares for you
though he has not said so, I would guess
he would be willing to conclude it as an accident
to first smooth things over
But Prince Hui indeed died in the imperial court here in the imperial city.
Just with that,
our side is already looking to be in the wrong.
If His Majesty wants to pacify the matter, he surely will try to give in to some demands by Northern Yan.
High Priest is saying that even if the cabinet do not do anything,
His Majesty will naturally choose to give in?
This is a mystery case that will be unsolvable.
It is hard to predict what the consequences will be if we continue to insist on our stand.
If the situation worsens, the crime of Xiao Pingjing
will also become graver.
His Majesty most likely chose to give in just to protect this Second Young Master of Chang Lin.
Elder Prince loves his son and he understands His Majesty's intentions the most,
that's why, he surely will not object it.
But if our Great Liang choose to give in,
then is that not admitting to everyone that it was our mistake?
Acting in recklessness and accidentally killing someone,
compared to inciting a war between the two kingdoms,
the crime is indeed lighter,
but it is still a crime.
That is indeed true. Once His Majesty agrees to give in,
although the current crisis might temporarily be resolved,
the benefits of the alliance that the government initially should have obtained
will all be repealed.
These losses and the possibility of Northern Yan using this as an excuse in the future
to incite any border conflicts,
will all be blamed to Xiao Pingjing and he will never be able to clear his name from it anymore.
And those matters that Minister Xun had been worrying about last month
will now all be swept away.
Is it not this is a matter worth being happy out?
I am indeed a bit happy.
But Xiao Pingjing is just an idle person in Chang Lin Manor.
His reputation getting destroyed does not really change
the current set up here in Jinling.
That's why, there is really nothing worthy to be happy about.
Minister, why must you be this depressed?
Elder Wang is already old.
Minister should put your sight in these young generations of Chang Lin.
Even if that is the case, it will not fall unto this Second Young Master. Who does not know
that Xiao Pingzhang is the future head of Chang Lin Manor?
A man grew fat by eating one mouthful at a time.
We must take them down slowly, one by one.
Your Majesty, go back now.
Elder Prince, Eldest Young Master is back.
Father.
What did Pingjing say?
It is almost the same as we have deduced.
It is not accidental, but we will not be able to prove it.
No way to prove it?
I fear that it will be hard for him to clear his name from this.
Father stayed in the palace longer than me.
What did His Majesty say afterwards?
You also understand His Majesty's thoughts.
He is already planning to give in.
He is going to give Northern Yan some amicable conditions
and placate the current situation first.
No, I disagree.
What? What did you say?
I don't agree.
You don't agree to what?
I don't agree that Your Majesty should give in.
If we yield, then it means we are admitting we are wrong.
Not only will people talk about it, it will destroy Pingjing's future. As his older brother,
I clearly know that Pingjing did not do anything so we must not admit it just like this.
I know that it is hard for you to accept this result.
But right now, other than Pingjing's testimony in defense of himself,
we do not even know the reason why Princess Chonghua did such a thing.
If we just openly accuse her,
the risk is too big and the consequences hard to imagine.
If this leads to a war between the 2 countries, won't Pingjing's crime be graver?
But if we give in,
will the consequences be imaginable already?
Since time immemorial, the dealings between 2 kingdoms has always been because of benefits.
No one really care about what the truth is.
The government situation of Northern Yan is unstable. If His Majesty gives in,
the present situation indeed might get pacified because of it. But at what cost?
Not only will Pingjing bear a crime reputation that he has never done,
once Northern Yan is able to recover, they can turn hostile against us anytime
and use this matter as an excuse to break the alliance.
That's why, I think that patching up this quarrel
is not the best option.
Your Majesty, your health is not good, should I call for the Royal Physician?
It's nothing, I just got up too quickly.
Today the court ministers still have important matters to resolve
- Help me change my clothes. - Yes.
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♫ The long, slow song rises like wind flowing through the corridors reaching the imposing, opulent and bright Imperial Hall ♫
♫ Memories of that certain year, when far-away borders blazed with fires of war, in vast fields of ice and snow ♫
♫ From this world, the many slanders pass through the vermilion gates, over the palace walls ♫
♫ Beneath iron armor, together with silken skirts and silver spears, hair grows hoary as though with early frost ♫
♫ Hoping for the day when we can sincerely join hands in a faraway place without a second thought ♫
♫ Fiery liquor consumed at the end of the world, at the limits of exhaustion, is a feast! ♫
♫ There is little intention to return the real men to the war in the north, though willing, they are not given free rein ♫
♫ Discussions about their heroism led them to be questioned, and suffer dismal complaints around them, unable to clear their names ♫
♫ Good bows hoarded; likewise, so as not to injure, sigh against the way of heaven when stored indefinitely ♫
♫ Clouds of fear calm shameful waves, the night air stops their bickering by starlight ♫
♫ There is little intention to return the real men to the war in the north, though willing, they are not given free rein ♫
♫ Discussions about their heroism led them to be questioned, and suffer dismal complaints around them, unable to clear their names ♫
♫ Good bows hoarded; likewise, so as not to injure, sigh against the way of heaven when stored indefinitely ♫
♫ Clouds of fear calm shameful waves, the night air stops their bickering by starlight ♫
♫ There is little intention to return the real men to the war in the north, though willing, they are not given free rein ♫
♫ Discussions about their heroism led them to be questioned, and suffer dismal complaints around them, unable to clear their names ♫
♫ Hoping for the whole world to remain at peace, quench the fires of war ♫