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[Secret of the Three Kingdoms]
[Episode 47]
Grand Commandant, you wish to resign?
Yes.
I'm old and frail now.
Moreover, my legs are failing me.
It's hard for me to stand through an imperial court session.
Your Majesty, please allow me to resign and return to my hometown.
I wish to retire into the countryside.
You are dismissed.
- Yes. - Yes.
Grand Commandant Yang.
Now that there's no one else listening in
can you tell me why you've decided so suddenly to abandon me?
It really is because of my old age and failing stamina.
I can no longer share Your Majesty's burdens.
I'll host a banquet at home tomorrow
to bid farewell to some of my colleagues and friends.
Chancellor Cao will also attend it in my honor.
I'll soon turn 70 years old.
Life and death are just moments apart.
All I hope is that Your Majesty can stay safe.
I understand.
Tomorrow, I shall also attend the banquet to see you off.
Rest assured, Your Majesty.
I'd never do anything that would put you to shame.
What did Grand Commandant Yang say?
You should summon Sister Tang to the palace tomorrow with your decree.
You mustn't allow her to leave the palace.
Sister Tang?
What is she going to do?
Grand Commandant Yang just came to hand in his resignation.
He's hosting a farewell banquet in his manor tomorrow.
Cao Cao is attending it.
They are going to have Sister Tang assassinate Cao Cao.
Zhong Da is still in prison.
I mustn't allow Sister Tang to put herself in danger.
I'll go over to the Yang Manor tomorrow.
I can't watch more lives be taken without doing anything.
Your Majesty, don't worry.
I'll be sure to keep Sister Tang with me.
Haven't you ever blamed me for taking such actions?
What for?
For giving up the entire imperial family to save Sima Yi?
No, it's not that.
I understand.
Even if everyone reprimands me for it
I'm content as long as you can empathize with me.
Greetings, Chancellor.
Bo Ning, what brings you here late at night?
Chancellor.
This is Young Master Yang's attendant.
He's here to report an urgent situation.
Chancellor, my young master has been grounded by my master.
He couldn't come in person to warn you.
Therefore, he ordered me to escape from the manor late at night.
He said that he has a letter to save his father.
Chancellor, please consent to it.
There's a father as such...
yet a son as such.
Grand Commandant has very few achievements
but he does have a great son.
My young master told me to inform the chancellor
that you mustn't attend the banquet tomorrow.
He asks that for the sake of his loyalty, you please spare him.
I'll accept your young master's loyalty and piety.
Head back now.
Go on.
Thank you, Chancellor!
Chancellor!
This is the evidence to prove Yang Biao guilty.
Bo Ning, do you think that I can't find any evidence at the banquet tomorrow?
What? Chancellor, are you attending it?
Grand Commandant made such an effort to set up this trap at the banquet.
Won't the host be greatly disappointed if I don't show up?
I'm not as bold and heroic as you, Chancellor.
However, Yang Biao must be well prepared.
Chancellor, you mustn't let your guard down.
That's just as well.
I'll use this opportunity to seek out each and every person
who is causing trouble in secret.
I'll be sure to be well prepared.
If they dare to make a move, I'll be sure to round them all up!
The Sima family of Wen County...
The Yang family of Hongnong...
The Fu family of Langya...
My so-called friends...
I'm afraid there will be even fewer of them left.
There's still the most dangerous of them all.
Consort Tang.
I'm only worried that she won't show up.
Greetings, Your Majesty and Your Highness.
Empress, why have you summoned me over?
You are all dismissed.
If you weren't here in the palace
would you already be at Yang Manor by now?
Grand Commandant Yang hasn't invited me.
Sister Tang...
Now... can't you even trust us?
I won't allow you to do so.
I will set out to Yang Manor immediately.
My empress will be here alone with no one by her side.
Sister Tang, please keep her company for a day.
Your Majesty!
Sister Tang, don't bother trying.
Without my decree, no one is to leave this room.
All right.
I know what you and His Majesty are like.
I won't leave this place.
I'll keep you company in the palace tonight after I get changed.
Thank you.
Please come in.
Thank you.
Please come in.
Thank you.
Please come in.
- Grand Commandant. - Grand Commandant.
Prefect Xun.
Minister Steward Kong.
Elder Statesman Fu.
The three of you are attending my banquet
here at my humble residence.
How honored I am!
After 20 years, many old friends are no longer around.
Now, Grand Commandant is retiring to the countryside.
Isn't this leaving the rest of us to go down this difficult path alone?
Prefect Xun.
Prefect Xun practices righteousness as your ambition.
It remains a daunting task for you.
How can an old man like me be compared to you?
If that treacherous Cao Cao wasn't constraining you
why would you have to resign and retire back to your hometown?
It's such a pity that there's one less loyal subject of Han.
No...
His Majesty is wise and farsighted.
He doesn't need to keep an old man who isn't useful at my post.
- Gentlemen-- - Chancellor Cao arrives!
Cao Cao deranged the hierarchical positions
and abolished the Three Excellencies.
Is he here today to mock Grand Commandant Yang?
For the sake of Grand Commandant Yang
please do let his farewell banquet go smoothly as intended.
Exactly.
The chancellor is here out of kindness for Grand Commandant Yang.
Elder Statesman Fu, well said.
How about this, gentlemen?
Please take a seat in the hall.
Allow me to welcome the chancellor in first.
Here, this way, please.
This way, please.
[Grand Commandant Manor]
Since the late Emperor Tai Zu established the Three Excellencies
the post of the grand commandant has been abolished several times.
After the late Emperor Shi Zu reinstated it
it's now abolished at my hands again.
After today, there will be no grand commandant anymore.
Chancellor took the time to attend the banquet.
You've graced my manor with your presence.
Please come in.
Grand Commandant, please head inside.
This is a private banquet.
I don't think there's any need for Lord Man's guards to be here.
It's better to be cautious.
Should the chancellor be in any trouble in your manor
it will also be quite a concern for Grand Commandant Yang.
Lord Man, you're still the more thoughtful one.
Just keep watch outside the hall!
Don't dampen Grand Commandant Yang's mood.
Yes, Chancellor.
The nation made some changes to the political system.
It's unfair to Grand Commandant Yang.
You must hold a grudge against me, don't you?
As long as it's beneficial to the nation and the emperor
why would I care for my reputation when I don't even fear death?
I surely know very well just how loyal you are to His Majesty.
Here!
His Majesty arrives!
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Greetings, Your Majesty!
My dear subjects, do rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty...
I've told you yesterday that I'd be here to see you off.
The emperor stays true to his word.
Grand Commandant.
Do you not welcome me?
It isn't so.
Your Majesty has graced me with such affection.
I'm very grateful.
Your Majesty, this way, please.
Today, we rejoice together. May we enjoy the night.
Chancellor. Grand Commandant.
Please do join me.
Place a seat for His Majesty!
Cao Ren deployed his men into the city last night.
You mustn't take any action.
We're all here to see the grand commandant off.
Here, we are just the host and guests, not the ruler and his subjects.
Therefore, none of you should stand on ceremony.
You had better keep your eyes wide open!
Yes!
Sister Tang, you needn't worry.
His Majesty and I will save him.
I already went to see him yesterday.
How is he?
He's wounded all over.
He's almost at his last gasp.
Yet he still joked around with me.
I understand how you feel.
You and His Majesty...
Have you confessed your feelings to each other?
I told him when I visited him in the prison yesterday.
I told him that I loved him.
Ever since I joined the West Garden Guards
they forbade me to have any personal emotions.
I've never heard from anyone that they loved me.
Prince of Hongnong never said it.
Wang Fu didn't dare to say it either.
I've always thought that only ordinary people got to say those three words.
I wasn't fortunate enough for that.
Later on...
I met Sima Yi.
He said it to me right away.
He even said it so many times.
When Wang Yue was going to kill me
Sima Yi asked me if I feared death.
I did.
That was the first time I was afraid to die.
It turns out that if you care about something or someone
you will be afraid to die.
Before I turned 18 years old
I was prepared to face death anytime.
It was after I met His Majesty that I understood
love means to feel bound to someone.
It hurts more than death.
But it's also more powerful.
However...
if your lover were imprisoned...
would you not do anything about it?
Back then, Dong Zhuo, Niu Fu, Guo Si, and Li Jue
rebelled one after another.
My fellow colleagues and I really endured great hardships
to fight our way through the obstacles.
We first escorted His Majesty to Anyi, and then, Luoyang.
We finally welcomed His Majesty into the capital in the end.
Now that Your Majesty is accompanied by virtuous subjects and capable generals
I can set my mind at ease.
I'm fortunate to have Grand Commandant Yang
who is just and faithful.
That's how the reign of Han managed to continue until this day.
On behalf of all of the officials, I'll drink to Grand Commandant.
Grand Commandant is just and faithful.
You truly are our role model!
We'll drink to you.
Yes, let's drink to Grand Commandant.
I've heard that Chancellor Cao and the young master drink very well.
You often come up with poems when you drink.
What is it?
Are you not drinking today?
Your Majesty, after my father pacified the Wuhuan Tribe
he attained a top-quality red wine from the Western Regions.
I brought it here.
Your Majesty, please try some.
Servants.
Change out the wine.
Since we have such good wine
wouldn't it be a waste to just sit and drink?
The chancellor is graceful and fond of poetry.
It's such a fine day.
Why don't we make use of Grand Commandant Yang's garden
to share the drink from a winding canal with one wine cup floating?
Sure!
I haven't enjoyed such a graceful game for quite some time now.
I'm a brute who can't write poems.
However, I carry a sword.
I'll just be the security guard while the officials enjoy their drinks.
There are spirits among the mountains and rivers.
They know that it's Grand Commandant's farewell banquet.
Please come up with a poem first.
I'm already in my old age.
I'm no longer good at writing poems or odes.
I'll just recite someone's poem to express my sentiments.
Allow me to add some cheer to the event.
However, thinking that the Han Empire has lasted 400 years now
our lands are now in destitution and our people in constant danger.
Even though I hold great aspirations, I'm powerless to do much now.
"The brave and the honored, they deprived your life"
"but never your courage."
"Flesh might perish, yet spirit remains."
"In the world of dead, long live the heroes!"
Grand Commandant Yang wishes so much to go to war?
Grand Commandant Yang recited a part of "Hymn to the Fallen."
A loyal subject's concern for his nation and people.
Such a sentiment is shared throughout the generations.
I won't be like the King of Huai.
Nor will I let my officials end up like Qu Yuan.
Good.
Although my political views differed from Grand Commandant's for years
I respect him for his loyalty and bravery.
That was a good poem.
"We present the lord wine."
"Lambs we kill to dine."
"We meet in lord’s hall with joy."
"We lift our goblets high."
"May a long life he enjoy!"
May a long life he enjoy!
The previous poem wished Your Majesty a long life.
As for mine, I'll dedicate it to Grand Commandant Yang.
"Vermeil aurora enfolds the bright moon."
"Twinkling stars peer out of the clouds."
"Heaven casts down splendid hues."
"How lustrous the five colors!"
"Our life span is not like that of pine and buckwheat."
"Who could become an immortal?"
"Let us roam and ramble to satisfy our hearts."
"Keep ourselves intact to enjoy the entire hundred years."
Good!
I thank the young master for your blessings.
I shall surely look out for myself so as to live a long life.
Here!
Serve more wine!
Chancellor.
Please.
Bring me that jug of wine!
I'll serve wine to my father.
The cup is already full.
Why would you serve more?
Or is it that the chancellor dare not drink from it?
I've long heard that you're overly suspicious of others.
It is indeed so.
Chancellor, you mustn't drink it.
Why can't he drink it?
Chancellor, are you going to admit defeat?
Grand Commandant.
Why don't we end the game here?
Prefect Xun, could you play a tune for me?
Play the "Short Song Ballad."
It will be my honor.
"I lift my drink and sing a song, for who knows if life is short or long?"
"Man's life is but the morning dew, past days many, future ones few."
"The melancholy my heart begets, comes from cares I cannot forget."
"What can unravel these woes of mine? I know but one drink – Du Kang Wine."
"Disciples dress in blue, my heart worries for you."
"Yet only for your sake do I still sing to this day."
"No mountain too steep, no ocean too deep."
"The Duke of Zhou has no time for meals, so in his service all wish to be."
Since Chancellor Cao speaks of winning everyone's trust
may I be so bold as to ask
if it's the emperor who wins such trust or is it you instead?
It's been a while since I had a good time drinking.
Today, with this cup of wine
I'll say a few words from the bottom of my heart.
The third year of the Jia Ping reign...
I was nominated for an outstanding record of filial piety.
I only hoped to become a commandery governor
to look after the people in my region and gain a good reputation.
However, I offended the eunuchs and was forced to stay home
to avoid any trouble.
I had wanted to wait until such corruption was uprooted
so I could serve the imperial court again in gratitude.
Who knew that the Yellow Turban Rebellion arose
and Dong Zhuo later revolted?
Yuan Shao took over Hebei.
Liu Biao... took over Jing Province!
The nation was fragmented.
Feudal lords rose to power.
I raised an army to pacify the unrest for our nation!
All I ask is to sacrifice for the nation.
So that my name can go down in history!
After the Central Plain was pacified
Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao were killed one after another.
I don't see the need to brag about myself.
Without me in this nation!
I wonder how many would have claimed to be the emperor by now?
How many of them would proclaim to be kings?
I'd like to ask Your Majesty.
Should I or should I not drink this cup of wine?
You've said it well.
This cup of wine...
I'll drink it on your behalf.
Thank you, Your Majesty!
Although my hair has turned gray
the aspirations of my youth have yet to dim out.
Should the imperial family of Han encounter any disaster again
and the throne be coveted by disloyal subjects
I shall rise again to the aid the nation
in gratitude to the ancestors.
The Han Empire has endured many hardships.
Numerous loyal subjects spilled their blood for the people.
I swear upon my ancestors that I won't forget or let down
those who have sacrificed for us.
Since Chancellor Cao said those words sincerely
I'll also say a few words from the bottom of my heart
to put your doubts to rest.
However, this is quite confidential.
May I boldly ask that Prefect Xun and the others
take some rest in the rear hall?
Allow His Majesty, Chancellor Cao, and I to speak of some shocking matters
in great honesty here with the sun to bear witness.
How does that sound?
Lord Man and I must keep watch.
Grand Commandant!
Didn't Chancellor Cao already drink the wine?
You should head back first.
Both His Majesty and my father are extremely important figures
so they must be protected.
I'm willing to stay as their guard.
If anything goes wrong, hold the emperor hostage first.
We'll take our leave now.
Is Grand Commandant's so-called shocking matter related to the impostor?
I look identical to my twin brother.
The empress can also prove it.
Chancellor, you've served me for years.
If you suddenly accuse me
everyone will think that you're beginning to get impatient
to overthrow me, won't they?
Your Majesty talks so openly about it.
I believe Grand Commandant Yang must have known about the swap.
You would even dare to replace the emperor.
I can't help but be impressed by such courage.
Your Majesty, you mustn't forget that you were raised in the Sima family.
Once Sima Fang and his sons are brought here for questioning
the truth will be out.
Back then, Beautiful Lady Wang gave birth to twins.
I took one of them away to be raised outside the palace.
Among the two princes, one of them is now deceased.
By tradition, the younger brother succeeds the older.
There are many examples of such.
Moreover, we have the late emperor's posthumous edict to prove it.
His Majesty succeeded the throne legitimately.
Chancellor, why would you draw such a hard line for us?
So much for the legitimacy.
Grand Commandant, how many people will trust in an emperor
who compromised his sister-in-law and deceived the nation?
How many will be willing to serve under his reign?
Your Majesty, do you have the courage to announce the truth to the nation?
If the Sima family are also loyal and would sacrifice for justice
what other evidence do you have to prove it?
You've used the word "other" well.
I'll then allow these loyal subjects to sacrifice for justice.
Your Majesty, can you bear to do so?
Chancellor.
I'd like to negotiate a condition with you.
Your Majesty, what right do you have to negotiate any terms?
Chancellor... it will be beyond your imagination.
[Grand Commandant Manor]
Is everything all right?
You're done with the discussion?
What did the emperor say?
He said that he will abdicate.
He admitted defeat?
Will he?
He's just trying to cover up for something else.
What is to come has yet to come.
Come, we'll head back to my manor.
Your Majesty.
You... If you do so
you'll let down all the veteran officials of the Han Empire!
But this is the best way to protect the empress and the imperial family.
He won't agree to it--
I've made up my mind and no one can stop me.
There's no need to do so anymore.
Arrest the assassin!
Protect the chancellor!
Arrest that assassin!
Don't come any closer!
I've been waiting for you.
Is this the condition that you're offering me?
Protect His Majesty!
This isn't right.
Zi Huan!
Go after the assassin!
Your Majesty, please rest assured.
General Cao Ren and I have already deployed our men to places
that the assassin is likely to go.
This time, we won't let the assassin get away.
Arrest the assassin alive.
This assassin...
who has stirred up trouble in the capital numerous times...
I'd like to see who that could be.
[Vermilion Gate]
Did you see the person who escaped?
I did. The person escaped to the palace.
It is indeed as I expected.
Go after the assassin!
Forbidden grounds of the palace!
General, please halt.
An assassin has escaped to the palace.
I have to enter the palace to make the arrest.
General, I didn't see any assassin entering.
Why was the gate opened just now?
It was a clerk who was here to deliver documents from the Imperial Secretariat.
My men saw the assassin escape to the palace.
Yet you insist on keeping us out.
Are you the accomplice of the assassin?
General, after the palace gates close, local officials aren't allowed in.
It's the law. Please understand!
I already knew that the assassin was from the palace.
We'll barge right in.
Search!
General! You can't! General!
General!
General, you can't enter.
Should we search or not?
General!
General, you can't enter.
You mustn't, General!
- General! - General!
General, you can't enter!
- General! - General!
Who is making such a commotion here in the palace?
Greetings, Your Highness.
I have a mission at hand so forgive me for not making a formal greeting.
What mission is it that requires General Cao
to bring soldiers to the palace late at night?
An assassin attempted to assassinate Chancellor Cao
in front of Grand Commandant's manor.
I chased the assassin all the way here and my men saw them escape to the palace.
I'm concerned about His Majesty's safety, so I barged in with the soldiers.
We have yet to arrest the assassin.
Your Highness, please make a decree to allow me to search the premises.
Your men saw the assassin?
Is there an imperial decree that commanded you to conduct the hunt?
It happened too suddenly and urgently.
Forgive me for not having the time to ask for an imperial decree.
General Cao has brought your soldiers into the palace
without witnessing the escape yourself
and you do not have an imperial decree.
You came barging into the emperor and empress's private quarters.
Are you here to force us to abdicate, or are you raising a rebellion?
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