Edited at https://subtitletools.com
(A military mystery that lasts for 2000 years)
(12 years after Gaozu of Han's death)
(The grand tutor Liu Xuan took his students to the site of Hongmen Banquet)
(To look at the place where Gaozu outwitted Xiang Yu)
Emperor Gaozu had great reputation and authority
His civil officials were all of great talents
His military officials were all heroes
Look! Why are there are no characters on these tablets
That's weird
Let's not care about those tablets.
A start to preparing for the memorial ceremony
Let's go!
Gaozu cornered Xiang Yu with a clever plan
He mobilized his forces to Xianyang
Which was unparalleled in the world
By ambushing Xiang Yu on all sides in the end
Gaozu totally beaten Xiang Yu
And force him to commit suicide by the Wujiang River
He... Tutor
Whose memorial tablets are these for?
How dare you raise
such a random question while I'm talking?
Hurry up! Are the sacrificial offerings?
for the ceremony ready yet?
Yes!
Tutor, where should Emperor Gaozu sit?
Kid, this is the result of not paying attention to my class
The monarch should face south
Xiang Yu used to call himself the monarch back in the days
So he surely faces south
Then Gaozu could only face north
Since it is impossible to sit next to Xiang Yu
Come here now and prepare to bow down. Hurry up
Your majesty Gaozu, we are here to salute you
Ghost!
I don't mean to meddle
lt'sjust that I saw you paying tribute
To the wrong direction
So I feel I have to...
You are a human being
Who are you?
You don't think Gaozu should face north?
This is the memorial tablet for Gaozu
Sir! Then whose memorial tablets are
behind Gaozu's for?
They are the most important people in Gaozu's life!
Then why are there no names on the tablets?
Right
If possible, Emperor Gaozu would love
to write their names on
Whose tablet is it on the opposite for?
No one otherthan Xiang Yu!
Why did Gaozu make a tablet for his biggest enemy in his life?
That's nonsense!
The story of Liu and Xiang
Should begin with the first time they met
First Qin Emperor was planned to conduct imperial that day
Since he got independence with violence
Since people were angry about his tyranny
The guarding soldiers were extraordinarily vigilant
Xiang Yu and his people pretended to be Qin officials
And were prepared assassinate the Qin Emperor
Action
My Lord!
Who are they?
There's no time if we don't take action now
Protect his majesty!
Who is he?
Take the assassins!
Let's shoot arrows!
Your Majesty!
Retreat
Even though the assassination failed
Liu and Xiang appreciated each other
And formed the insurgent army together
If King Huai of Chu hadn't sown discord between them
They might never become enemies
King Huai of Chu was just a temporary king
How could he manipulate Liu and Xiang?
As the head of insurgent army
King Huai of Chu knew that Liu and Xiang were quite ambitious
Once Qin was defeated
He would be useless and eliminated by them
So he quickly sought help from three goddesses of war
Your goddess, please give me some advices to save my country
Even though Xiang and Liu are fighting against Qin together now
Their powers have been fully developed
They will both surely covet the Qin imperial seal
I am now offering a stratagem where
There's only benefits for us in both situations
You could issue a decree:
Who ever take the Qin capital Xianyang
First would be the Lord of Qin
They will compete for that position
So you could benefit from their fight.
(3 days after the issuance of decree, Xiang and Liu jointly chased Qin army.)
Forward general Xiang Bo is here
I find out that Jin Hu
Have already taken 100,000 reinforcements to outflank us
They have taken off and will be here within 3 hours
If we are outflanked at both front and back
We will definitely lose
We have to take Chengyang Guan before they come.
Otherwise...
Left general Liu Bang will be here any minute
Long Ju, Pass my order to him
Xiang Yu has thousands of soldiers
Why do we have to be the spearhead?
Fan Kuai, we are allies
And there's no difference between you and me here
Xiao He, why do we have to obey Xiang Yu?
Xiahou Ying, he is the leader of our army
He must have his reason for us to be the spearhead
You don't need to go if you are afraid
My lord, I'm not afraid at all
But I don't know about the one on my right...
Fan Kuai, you nearly died many times anyway
What is the oath of our insurgent army, brothers?
Defeat the tyrannical Qin, save the people
Where shall we go after the war?
Let go back to our hometown
What are we going to do when we return home
Drink the local alcohol!
Shoot the arrows
Xiang Zhuang do it for me
Yes
Surround them
Liu Bang is seeking death by coming here
Why hasn't Xiang Yu sent any reinforcement?
Obviously, Xiang Yu wants us to die
My lord, why don't you send out troops?
I'm waiting for one person
He may control the order, but we control the war
Let's Retreat!
Retreat
Trying to escape
General Jin Hu is here!
That's the person I'm waiting for is finally here
Let' check the backside
Damn it! It's a trap!
We got ambushed!
General, look!
Lord Xiang
Go back!
Have you heard of King of Huai Chu's decree?
Whoever enters Xianyang first could be the Lord of Qin?
I've heard about it
Zhang Han leads the last troop of Qin's army
He is preparing to travel fast and overnight to Xianyang to provide assistance
Therefore I decided to send out my troops immediately to prevent this
Once we beat them, Xianyang will surrender
And it would be very easy to get the imperial seal
How over the rescue forces are so big
That this battle will be dangerous
So I need someone to send Yu Ji home
Who do you entrust to do this?
You.
(Peng City, 2 years ago)
Madam
Yu Ji, we are running late! Hurry up!
Flowers blossom in the misty rain
Spring breeze blows the small building
My home is another world
There's always an umbrella waiting for you
These are all scenes of my hometown
Wild wind comes... Stop!
Sir!
Foreman How dare you?
Singing a Chu's song in front of Qin's officials!
Sir!
Yu Ji
Sir
Chu has been defeated by Qin
And Chu's people have become people of Qin
Why shouldn't a song of Chu become a song of Qin?
Flowers blossom in the misty rain
Spring breeze blows the small building
My home is another world
You sing this song very well
I'm also from Chu
Well
if you say you are a civilian of Qin
I demand you to take your clothes off
So everyone could know whether you are a Qin or a Chu
Or you only have Chu in your heart
If you don't take off your clothes
|wi|| kill this guy!
Strip
Take off your clothes quickly!
Carry on! Strip
Why?
I don't want you to get involved!
Do you like me?
Keep taking your clothes off now
Orl will kill him!
Do you want to be with me?
Yes, I do
You are playing with fire
Hero! It's me!
How about we become sworn brothers today?
Take care of your sister-in-law for me!
What's up?
Why are you so quiet?
Did someone piss you off?
My Lord
Xiang Yu asking you to send Yu Ji home
It's clear that Xiang Yu plans to stop you from contending for Xianyang
Xiang Yu is the leader of our army
He should be Lord Qin!
This is a world affair!
Why he has to be the lord?
My Lord, a true man living in a time of great changes
Should make prompt decisions
The first one reaching Xianyang will be the Lord Qin
Besides, it is King Huai'of Chu's order
It will be too late to regret when the opportunity passes
Xiao He! How could you be on their side?
I thought you knew me!
My lord, I know you the best...
What do you know about me?
You...
You have changed
When I followed you and left home
l have told you once that
No matter what you said I will believe in you
You promised to overthrow Qin
And save the people out of their miserable lives
Have you forgotten the promise?
If you have truly forgotten the promise
Please kill me now!
My Lord, you are underestimating yourself
The country expects your benevolence and clemency
If people are suffering because of Xiang Yu
Would you sit aside and do nothing about it?
The generals and soldiers have been following you for many years
All they want is to become people of power and influence and
Leave their names and legacies in the history
If they know you don't have the aspiration of winning the throne
Generals and soldiers may lose their morale
Our years of effort would also be wasted
Brothers, it's my fault!
I promise to win Xianyang
I will give up the small benevolence
And fight for the majorjustice
Bring peace to the common people!
Great, My lord!
Yu Ji
Do you know how to ride a horse?
Riding a horse?
Why are we changing directions?
This route is much safer
Have you ever thought of the reason?
Why lord Xiang asks me to send you home?
He wants you to keep me safe
I will never leave the woman
that I love
As I know
I could take the best care of her
It's a blessing to be able to trust others
But sometimes things do change
And you can't control it
Yu Ji...
Leave her alone!
It's Liu Bang! You can take whatever you want!
There are some horses
l'll revenge forthe dead Qin soldiers!
My Lute Stop chasing!
We'll soon be there. Hurry up!
Brothers, we have arrived to Xianyang!
We are here in Xianyang!
Xianyang!
My lord, our army could enter Xianyang soon!
My lord
Liu Bang and his followers,
in the name of sending Yu Ji home
Have taken the Xianyang city!
He has only several thousand of soldiers
How could he take over the city?
Your Majesty
I assume you do not understand
My reason to persuade you to surrender
That's because I respect you
I admire Your Majesty's love forthe people
And will to reform at such a young age
Unfortunately, your day has gone!
Our army lead by Xiang Yu
ls so huge and the soldiers are so fierce that
there's nothing they cannot conquer
We have conquered most of the country
Xianyans is the only city left in your Qin Empire
Now you're still protecting this city against us
Do you want to further deepen the First Qin Emperor's sins?
Traitor! How dare you to consider our Emperor as a coward!
Our reinforcements will soon arrive!
Come! Take down these traitors!
General Yin, Stop!
General Yin, if the reinforcements can arrive
Will you be talking to us now?
They've already been annihilated by Xiang Yu!
You won't hide this significant information
from his Majesty, will you?
Your Majesty, I've completed my task
Lord Xiang will be here any minute
l'll return to report to him now!
General, wait!
Where's Yu Ji?
She's... with Liu Bang
Long Ju, inform Yafu immediately
To meet me on the way to Xianyang
And help me taking Xianyang back
Yes, My lord
Liu Bang
Liu Bang, Do you want to be the Emperor?
Who wouldn't want to!
Do you think I can become the Emperor?
Ladies and gentlemen, come and have a look
We have placed the Weiqi
Make yours bets now, my master alone will play against ten people
And of course, if we lose
The bets will also be one to ten, make yours bets now
For those who have got guts.
Come over and bet now
Let me tell you
The best Weiqi player is Fan Zeng, Xiang Yu's military counselor
But surprisingly this person is also so brilliant
He could control ten games at one time
It's amazing!
Don't miss chance, made your bet now
Folks, it's rather easy to beat them all
I'm just planning to make them lose
at the same time
Sorry!
First five games to go eight and nine
Yes Master
Lose again
Sorry!
I won't play with you again!
The other five games flat seven and eight
Oh! My god!
Master, we have won a lot
Sir, l'm Xiao He. May I know your name?
I've heard so much about you
My name is Zhang Liang
Mr. Zhang, you are the descendant of Han State's eminent family
I am so lucky to have you to assist me.
Thank you very much!
Have I ever said that I'll assist you?
Right! It is my fault to make such a rash arrangements
I don't know how to treat intellectuals properly!
I apologize on behalf of my lord!
If you want my assistance
I need to know your General Liu's ambition!
The only wish of my life
Is to save the country and help its people!
ls General Liu treating me as a three years old kid?
Yourtaking over of Xianyang city
Would never save the country and help its people
But the other way round!
The decree of the first one entering in Xianyang is the Lord of Qin
Was King Huai's of Chu's has plan to
Take advantage of the fight between you and Xiang Yu
You have already put the people of Xianyang
in danger of massacre!
But how dare Xiang Yu to violate King Huai's of Chu's order?
King Huai of Chu is only the puppet king of Xiang's family!
But aren't all the eight vassals serving King Huai of Chu
I can close the gates of Xianyang
There's no way we will lose to Xiang Yu!
General Liu's fight against his 400,000 soldiers
lsjust like throwing eggs against rocks!
Liu Bang's only wish is to advocate justice
And save common people from danger
Please tell me the way to save them forthe sake of common people!
I do have a solution
But don't know if you will take if or not
I will do whatever you say to save the people!
You must leave here immediately!
If you return this city to Xiang Yu
Xiang may be happy and spare the people's life!
Xiang Yu's lobbyist
Stop
Yes, my Lord
Brothers
Don't you think Mr. Zhang is right?
Who can prove he's wrong
I'll kill him immediately!
Do we have any other idea to save the Xiangyang?
Xiao He and Fan Kuai,
you return the seal to Xiang tomorrow and
I will then leave Xianyang!
My Lord, please reconsider
Anyone violating this order will be executed!
General Liu, you really deserve your reputation!
You have the benevolence of sages
And magnanimity of emperors
What I said just now is to test you
It's about people's life. I have no choice but to do this
Aren't you one of the men sent by Xiang Yu?
Xiang Yu is replacing Qin's tyranny with his own
If he is the emperor
The people will still suffer a lot!
Xiang Yu is about to surround Xianyang with his soldiers and attack
Do you have any solution?
Put all the treasures away
Post a royal list to let the world know that
You are only taking Xianyang temporally
And Xiang Yu will soon come to massacre the people of the city!
Xiang Yu will come to massacre the people of the city!
What does massacre mean?
It means killing everyone in the city
What shall we do?
Let's protect our city to death!
Then we gather common people
And military force together to protect Xianyang
The common people?
This is a tactics to buy time
Xiang Yu's military counselor Fan Zeng masters the art of war
If he sees the common people guarding the city
He will stop Xiang Yu from attacking Xiang yang by force
I have a trusted friend working for Xiang Yu
Who could send information for me
I also have six great warriors
Let me introduce them to you
Stop
Yafu
Yu, I have found out that
Liu Bang has invited the common people to guard the Xianyang
If we attack the city
He will gain people's support by fighting against Chu for common people!
On the other hand, if we do not attack
Liu Bang will enjoy Xianyang's geographical advantage
This is a very good move
It's from Zhang Liang
Liu also make a law that all Qin's
All Qin's treasure will be given to the people
There's only one reason for him to keep his hands off the treasure!
He has a bigger ambition!
He wants to be the emperor!
You have grown up, son!
Now that Liu Bang claims he is taking Xianyang temporarily
We can set up a trap
We can invite him to a banquet in Xianyang
Ask him to hand overthe seal of Qin
And assassinate him on the spot! It'll be a good plan
If we kill Liu Bang
How are we going to explain this to King Huai of Chu?
I haven't thought about this!
In this case
We could send somebody to assassinate King Huai of Chu first
And claim it's Liu who kills him
Because he wants to be the emperor
Then we can justify our attack
in the name of revenging for King Huai
I thought you haven't thought about this?
I still recalled the delicious braised fish in Xianyang
I should eat more before losing all my teeth!
This is the best plan!
Assassin!
Protect Majesty
Xiahou Ying!
Drink?
Fan Kuai!
Xiahou Ying!
Both of you are quite good indeed!
Stop!
Who is Zhang Liang?
Fan Zeng has deployed army. And three days later
No one can escape from Xianyang
Xiang Yu will set a meeting with General Liu
The place of which is still a secret. So as general couldn't be prepared
Clearly, he wants to kill his lord
On the day of Xiang's arrival at Xianyang
Your friend will meet you
at Zhanshen Gang
You should know the place when Xiang Yu meets with Liu Bang
I've found out that King Huai of Chu will rehearse the throne ceremony
And Fan Zeng has already sent someone to assassinate him
And then blame general Liu for it
Since they want to kill King Huai of Chu
We could rescue him,
and ask for a medallion
To spare our lives
Han Xin as you already know Xiang Yu's assassination plan
l'll entrust you to accomplish this important task
I used to serve Xiang Yu
But he doesn't appreciate me
This time I will help you
But I must get something I deserve after this!
It's a deal!
How can you guarantee your promise?
How dare you
The destiny of all the people
Will be decided by the meeting between me and Xiang Yu
But the result lies in three person's hands
The first person is my counselor Zhang Liang
Second of all is Xiang Yu's Fan Zeng
And the third one is you, General Han!
My betrayal to you means betrayal to all my generals
Soldiers, and even the whole world! General Han
Do you still need my guarantee?
We have strong military power!
Why don't we attack the city right now?
Yu! I've told you many times
You should see the essence of everything
What you need to take is not the city alone
But the support of its people!
The one you should defeat is not Liu Bang alone
But also yourself!
Yafu! You have been with me once I was young and
You have always helped me in solving any difficulties
and made decisions
I'm not worried so long as you are here
It seems that I have spoiled you
Does it mean that l have to retire?
so that you could really grow up!
Does General Liu mention the reason he wants to see me?
No, my lady
What a pity!
Why?
Although the lutes are valuable
It makes me to miss my old lute more
Yes
My lute! How did you find it?
Thank you!
I heard that Lord Xiang is coming to Xianyang
Xiang Yu and l have set up a meeting!
Do you know the cost of going to the banquet?
Thank you Xiang Bo for helping me!
You don't need to thank your sworn friend!
My only wish is that, after conquering the violent Qin
Xiang Yu and Liu Bang can both survive!
They can complement to each other
So common people could have peace!
Then have you found out the place of tomorrow's meeting yet?
It's the Hongmen Palace at Hongmen Ban!
My Lord
They'll be in charge of the weapons hidden in Hongmen Palace
Yes
Time is running out
Please go back and to help General Liu
Counselor, the flag fell down for no reason!
It's Kun Gua on the upper sixth section. It is an ill omen!
Somebody will assassinate us tonight!
Warriors reside in Qian while intellectuals reside in Kun
The assassin is coming after me!
Fan's wisdom is much betterthan mine
If we can eliminate him
We can defeat Xiang Yu without a fight
We should focus on the key point
And take the initiative to attack
I really want to meet this Zhang Liang
Send my order to soldiers that
They do not need to guard tonight
In order not to alert the assassin!
I will stay here and meet the visitor by myself!
I havejust cooked some noodles
My Lord, you haven't eaten anything for the whole night!
You must eat something no matter what happens!
The curly-beard man hasn't returned yet
He must have encountered something bad!
We've heard nothing about Han Xin's rescue of King Huai of Chu
What should we do?
My Lord you must endure all the humiliation
to secure the bigger picture!
The more advantages Xiang Yu owns
The more likely he will be eaten up by his pride
We should take this opportunity
To tempt him to make the key mistake!
My lord!
Lord Xiang's envoy asks Lord Liu to attend the banquet now
All your military forces must stay in the city and wait for order!
Xiao He
My Lord
Xiao He! The result of this meeting is uncertain
You should get my seal if anything bad happens
Make yourself the Lord, and start the undertaking again!
My lord!
All soldiers kneel down!
My Lord, you're blessed by God
And I will guard Xianyang till my last breath
I would rather die than surrender!
Never surrender...
Never surrender!
Xiao He, thank you so much
Very good!
Great!
Protect Majesty
The assassins are sent from Xiang Yu!
Liu Bang sent me to rescue you!
Who are you?
I'm Han Xin
Be careful!
Wait!
All the guests to the Hongmen Banquet
Are required to hand overtheir weapons
Liu Bang is here to meet Lord Xiang
Why do you betray me?
I dare not to betray you
Whoever comes to Xianyang first will be the Lord Qin
It is King Huai's of Chu's order
We have been in wars for many years
Who doesn't want to settle down and lead a peaceful life?
If your lord doesn't agree,
we would love to return the city back to you!
Where is the royal seal of Qin
And where's Yu Ji?
She is so important to Your Highness
So I dare not to treat her carelessly
Now she is being taken care by my men
Liu Bang, who is the owner of today's world?
Of course it's you, my Lord
Do you know you have made a mistake?
Yes, I do
Since Liu Bang knows his mistake
He should, according to the military protocol, drip blood as the alcohol
And worship to the heaven, earth, and man to apologize
Yes, my Lord!
Cheers!
Please be seated General Liu! We'll talk later!
Thank you, your highness
Which one of you is Zhang Liang?
I am Zhang Liang. It's an honor to meet you
Please have a seat
Mr. Zhang has been assisting General Liu these several days
The attack and defense are in a good order
The advance and retreat are in the right way
Since we are sharing the same vision
l have some thoughts to share with you
It has been 26 years since Qin beat Chu
However, the nature has its own order, and everything is repetitive
Now, Qin is beaten by Chu again
We should also observe
And implement the will of God
Since Mr. Zhang is so diligent and clever
Why do you have to go through this trouble?
And act against the will of God?
Thank you for your advice
Yi said there are good and bad times
Sometimes we act; sometimes we don't
The winner could become loser
And the good things may become bad things
This is why we say God works in a mysterious way
And life is like playing a game of chess
In today's Hongmen banquet
Both sides restore the good relations again
I've heard that you are excellent in playing a Weiqi
Would you mind to play a Weigi with me?
So we can find out whether the God's will is certain or uncertain?
If Zhang Liang loses
I will send Yu Ji back my self
And apologize to your Lord!
Zhang Liang
l have to ask you again
Do we seriously have to play against each other?
I'd be honored to play with you!
Great
I lost my eyesight 4 years ago
If you want to play, you need to play with your eyes blindfolded!
There are 361 pieces in Wieqi
How could one not see the pieces but memorize them all by heart?
l have finally met my right opponent today
Let's play for several rounds!
It must be the bravest warriors to place the Weiqi pieces for you two
Long Ju! Tell Mr. Zhang your achievements
Let's see whether you are qualified to serve for Mr. Zhang
I haven't made any great achievements yet
But in the past 4 years,
of all the 56 wars
I won all of them in the war of Chengyang
I buried and killed 200,000 Qin soldiers in just one night
During the four years serving my Lord
I won all the forty-two wars
And persuaded 200,000 soldiers of Qin to surrender
We conquered the capital of Qin without killing anyone
Great
Zhang Liang, you are a young hero
While I am old and blind
I should deserve the first move
You are a master of Weiqi
Of course I should take the first move
It is you who suggested playing the game today and
So you are the host
As the guest, should take the first move
Today the host of the Hongmen Banquet is Lord Xiang
So we should take the first move
In playing chess, the one who make the first move will take the advantage
We can't miss this opportunity
May I make a bold suggestion?
Long Ju, we can make a wager first
If you can guess how many fingers I have correctly
Your side can take the first move. Do you dare to bet?
Ten!
You lose, Fan Kuai
Liu Bang! Now that our followers are competing
As their leaders we should make some bets too
Though I don't know who is instigates him
This man actually dares to assassin Counselor Fan!
As we are hosting the Hongmen Banquet in the territory of Qin today
I will bet the five punishments of Qin with you
According to the five punishments of Qin
It includes cutting off face
Cutting off ears
Cutting off fingers
Cutting off head
And cutting people into mince