Episode 31
Your Majesty, General sent men to get the kite.
Kneel!
Let's go.
Why are you kneeling down for? Get up and get them!
Hurry up!
General is being as cruel as a beast...
...just so he could get his hands on your kite.
Kneel!
If you follow me, I'll kill you. - Yes!
Let's go!
Stop kneeling down! Get up and chase!
What are you waiting for? Get them!
Prince He! - General!
Why are you kneeling? Where is he? - He escaped!
Where is he?
- He escaped.
Escaped? - He's running to the palace gate.
General, if you let him go, you're releasing the tiger.
That's right! Prince He is right!
General, we've already agreed to this in the palace.
Why did you change your mind? - General, you must not!
His Majesty is still held captive by him!
I changed my mind! Can't I change my mind?
We can't miss this opportunity. I won't let it go.
Don't let that old Sima run away! - All right.
Get them!
His Majesty said that he'll sentence us to death.
If you don't go after them, I'll skin you alive.
Let's g0!
Quick!
Hurry!
Quick! Stop him! - Quick!
Don't let Sima Yi escape! Quick!
Quick! Get him! - Stop him!
Hurry! - Quick!
Sima Yi, you've nowhere to run now.
Kill Sima Yi and rescue the emperor.
Men! - General, you mustn't!
If we attack now, we'll hurt His Majesty.
We can't miss this opportunity. Kill him.
Attack! - Stop!
Stop!
Who dares to attack?
Follow me.
Stop! Everyone, move away!
Father!
Xiahou Xuan! Sima Yi captured the emperor! Take him down!
Grand Tutor, let the emperor go.
Brother, take a close look at who the rebel is today.
Brother, let them go. They are my family.
Xiahou Xuan, don't forget your identity! Do it!
Stop! - Move!
We want to see His Majesty.
No one is allowed to enter the palace without invitation.
Your Majesty, I, Sima Fu am here to see you.
I, Jiang Ji am here to see you. -|, Zhong Hui am here to see you.
We hope to see Your Majesty.
Grand Tutor, let go of the emperor.
Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless.
Tai Chu, even if I'm an extremely courageous man...
...I wouldn't dare to come unarmed...
...and capture His Majesty from the palace.
General was the one who invited me to dine along with the emperor.
How the meal ended up...
...you should know very well.
Your father and Emperor Wen were as close as brothers.
You wouldn't want to see a civil war arise in Wei, would you?
Xiahou Xuan.
If you want to kill my father, you'll have to kill me first!
Outrageous! How dare you rebel in front of the emperor?
Brother, father married me to the Sima household...
...so their relationship with Caos can remain in good terms.
Our family must be in peace. Wei must be in peace too.
General! Sir Ding!
Jiang Ji and I, and everyone as elders of the four reigns...
...along with the hundreds of ministers are here to determine...
...who is stirring trouble in our state and who the rebel is!
History will be the judge!
Aren't you afraid that you'll be written as the villain here?
History will be the judge.
Outrageous! The history of Cao is not for outsiders to interfere!
General, do you think you can stop the world from talking about it?
General Xiahou, if you let me go...
...we'll not speak of what happened in the palace.
Wei will remain at peace with you.
Grand Tutor, I hope that you'll keep your words.
Move away! - Xiahou Xuan!
Grand Tutor.
Let go of the emperor.
Where is the kite that you promised to give me?
I lied to Your Majesty. There was no kite.
But if I didn't do this, I would not have been able to see you.
You lied to me! I'm not going to play with you anymore!
I've deceived Your Majesty. I deserve to die.
General, the late emperor ordered you and I to restore the court
May you and I hold no grudges today...
...and protect Wei hand-in-hand.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, don't be afraid.
Are you crazy?
Your Majesty, did you see that?
Not only is Sima Yi a liar, he is also the traitor of Wei!
Uncle Zhao, that's enough. How can you keep making the same mistake?
Do you really only think for your own good and not for the country?
If it wasn't because he is my cousin...
...today, I'd have killed him with a sword. Foolish!
General, don't be angry. General Xiahou is the hope of Wei.
He is also your cousin. He is the backbone of our strength.
We must manipulate him and must not let him work for Sima Yi.
If that happens, it would only benefit our enemy.
Sir Ding intervened with our plan today.
How can you insult us in front of General?
Prince Consort He, what you do mean?
What do you mean? If it wasn't for Ding who kept stopping us...
...we would have been able to get Sima Yi's head.
Prince Consort He, you need to think before you talk.
He had the emperor in his hands. So what if we killed him?
The public has its eyes on us. Everyone is looking.
If that happens, Sima Yi isn't the traitor, the General is!
The public will spread rumours! - So what if they do?
We've come so far and now you care about meaningless rumours?
In that fight earlier, if the enemy doesn't die, we will!
Prince Consort He, rushing things is not always a good thing.
Our opponent was not just some commoner, it was Sima Yi.
Since he has been appointed as the Grand Tutor...
...and no longer has his military power...
...we're one step ahead of him.
Why is General in a rush to kill him?
Sima Yi has had a bad intention towards Caos long ago.
If we don't kill him now, the consequences will be bad.
When Sima Yi suddenly attack...
...we'd probably still be dreaming here!
You... - Keep quiet!
He killed my father.
If I don't kill him, I won't be able to face my father.
We'll kill Sima Yi, but not now.
Why?
First, our court is new. Wu and Shu are plotting against us.
We must not stir any civil wars now.
Second, General is young. The ministers don't trust you.
They don't think that you're as experienced as Sima Yi.
The ministers don't like the idea of killing him. You saw it too.
I can't let him die in peace.
The most important thing now is to assign our men to...
...take over the important positions...
...and chase those old ministers away.
As your power grows, Sima Yi's hope will diminish.
By then, he wouldn't have anyone to help him out anymore.
He'll be like a witted plant.
It'll make no difference whether we kill him or not.
Sir Ding has thought this through in details.
You... - Enough.
Be harmonious.
But now, he and I are like enemies now.
How can I communicate with him in peace?
Don't you know how Sima Yi is like?
He is best at being a coward like a tortoise who hides in its shell.
In retreating, he'll win against all of us.
He is not in a good position now. He won't treat you like an enemy.
Tortoise is better than zombie. - You...
That's enough. Don't get angry.
So, we...
...let him go this time.
General. - Ping Shu, be patient.
Once we have the proofs of Sima Yi's rebel...
...we can kill him then.
Fine, I'll go home and shower.
I'll change into a fresh outfit...
...and wait for the day to be a dead man, a tofloise.
Tortoise.
Let's go.
One! Two!
Three! Four!
Five! Six!
Seven! Eight!
Nine! - Stabilise your steps.
One! Two!
Throw your punches quicker.
Be strong! Be accurate!
Six! Seven!
Eight! Nine!
Shi, go and get your Uncle Ji Bu. - Yes.
Two! Three!
Four! - Everyone, focus!
Six! Seven!
See each training as the real battle!
One! - Uncle Ji.
My father is here. - Where is he?
Over there. - Let's go.
Six! Seven!
Eight! Nine!
Zhong Da.
Brother Ji, 300 men is not enough.
How many do you need? -3,000.
So many? - I lost my power over Royal Guard.
His Majesty and Her Majesty are in the hands of Cao Shuang.
He has 6,000 soldiers. I need at least 3,000.
All right, I'll train more people.
But, I need about a year. Do we have that much of time?
That depends on fate.
3,000 is too much. We can't gather all of them in one place.
Divide them into 10 groups.
Hide them in the outskirt forests of Luoyang.
Father, secretly recruiting soldiers is a crime.
I'm not betraying Wei. - I understand.
Just to save yourself and the country.
I mean, how do you plan to get 3,000 sets of weapons?
I'll have a way by then.
Shi, you're the only one in the family who knows about this.
You mustn't let anyone know.
Don't tell your brother too. - I understand.
Cao Shuang has his eyes on me. I can't come and see you anymore.
If you need anything, look for Shi.
All right. - I'll definitely help Uncle Ji.
You can just come and look at the soldiers one year later.
Seven! Eight!
Father, Cao Shuang is yonder. - I saw him.
Good morning, General.
Good morning, Grand Tutor.
Aren't you exempted from the morning meeting? You're up early.
I'm old. I can't sleep for long.
I heard that you've been busy.
You haven't been eating well and have been vomiting.
General, you must take care of yourself.
Thank you, Grand Tutor.
Grand Tutor is old yet you still care about the court affairs.
How can the younger ones like us be lazy?
General, please. - No, Grand Tutor, you first.
You're the head of all ministers. You should go first.
You're the leader of the court You should go first.
No, you first.
- You first.
In this case, how about this?
We'll go together.
All right.
General is too young.
The other is old, but he is about to meet the end of his life soon.
Brother.
I thank you on behalf of my father and my family.
Get up quickly.
You're wrong. I didn't do it just for you and Hui.
I did it for Wei.
Brother, Cao Shuang didn't make things hard for you, did he?
Uncle Zhao was aggressive, but after what happened...
...he probably understands what Grand Tutor wants now.
Please ask Grand Tutor not to put the blame on him.
He doesn't wish for a civil war.
Can't you tell who is stronger from the fight yesterday?
Brother Shi, I want you to remember this well.
As long as Sima family is loyal to Wei...
...I'll definitely keep you safe.
But if one day...
...anyone in your family intends to betray the state...
...I'll eradicate all the rebels and have no mercy.
Eradicate the rebels, we'll not have mercy too.
Eradicate the rebels, no mercy.
Master, Mr. Sima is here.
Let him in now. - Yes.
You're here.
Yesterday's incident must have given you a fright.
How can I ever repay you for your help?
Why are you being so polite? Get up.
Cao Shuang was being a fool. I'll never make the same mistake.
Grand Tutor is the pillar of our state.
If anything happens to him, Wei will be affected too.
Is it really impossible for General to forgive my father?
My father is old and weak.
He just wants to live the rest of his life in peace.
Whatever the General wants, he can just tell me.
Why must we involve so many soldiers who are innocent?
It's all because of that old man, Ding Mi.
He is always influencing the General with his words.
I've tried to talk to him, but he just wouldn't listen.
Is Grand Tutor hurt? He is doing fine, right?
He was a little frightened. He'll be fine after a few days.
Our court is unstable now.
You must remind Grand Tutor to be careful at all times.
You mean, the General is not going to let my father go?
Be prepared for any circumstances.
For the sake of Wei, Grand Tutor needs to protect himself.
I'll send your regards to my father.
Cao Shuang is cruel. Grand Tutor doesn't need to obey him.
Do what you have to when the time is right.
We, Sima, have always given others a second chance.
But we'll never let anyone take advantage of us.
Come with me.
Come, let's go check it out.
Sir Han.
Sir Han! - General! You can't!
General! You can't!
Come on. Let me show you something.
Sir Han, you've contributed by sewing His Majesty.
It's not hard to make a child happy.
Send these two to Liu's. - General, don't worry.
Since what happened last time, the Lius hate Sima Yi.
He always talks bad about Sima Yi in front of His Majesty.
His Majesty is afraid of Sima Yi when he attends his class.
His Majesty is really smart - Yes.
These two big boxes belong to Sir Han.
I don't think it's appropriate. - It is.
Sir Han needs to keep the emperor away from that old sly.
General, don't worry.
By giving them some...
...we'll get some.
Master, the late emperor has really thought things through.
This shaved ice is amazing.
Eating a bowl of shaved plum soup on a hot day...
...feels really good. Come.
It's delicious.
Teacher, Uncle Hou Ji. - Mr. Zhong Hui.
Zhong Hui is here? - Greetings, teacher.
This is... - This is what you wanted.
My father's calligraphy collection.
Zhong Hui, you've solved such a huge problem for me.
In terms of calligraphy, your family is the best at it.
When it comes to calligraphy, no one is better than your father.
I should practice well.
Zhong Hui, have a seat. Hou Ji. - Here.
Plum soup. - Yes.
When we teach His Majesty to write...
...if he doesn't write well in the beginning...
...it won't be good.
Teacher, are you satisfied...
...in this action-less position as Grand Tutor?
We do things according to what our positions are.
My most impoflant task now is to teach His Majesty well.
But he doesn't care.
Deng Ai was deported out. Don't you have anything to say?
I agreed to let Cao Shuang send Deng Ai to farm in Huainan.
Farming is Deng Ai's speciality.
Once he's done, our territory at the border will be secured.
What about Jiang Ji? Ever since the incident at the gate...
...Jiang Ji and Man Chong were assigned to high positions.
The court now has become Cao Shuang's playground.
Yet teacher, all you care about is calligraphy.
These two men are loyal men.
If they have conflicts with Cao Shuang...
...I won't be able to save them.
Aren't you afraid that their heads will grow cold on you?
I'm just afraid that when that day comes...
...you won't have anyone to help you.
Zhong Hui, everyone can judge what is right and wrong in head.
With that, no heads will grow cold.
These few years, you need to work on your perspective.
Few years?
Within 2 years, Cao Shuang would have had control over the court
You even sent your own son to go farming.
You let him bury his potential and demotivate him.
Are you afraid? Are you afraid of Cao Shuang?
I was disrespectful. Please scold me if you want to.
Zhong Hui, how you acted...
...reminds me of a person.
Who?
Yang Xiu.
I don't deserve that.
Just like you, he was born in a prominent family.
He was extremely smart like you.
He was very ambitious.
Zhong Hui, Yang Xiu is dead.
He died because he doesn't know how to respect others.
We mustn't be afraid, but we mustn't...
...not know how to respect others too.
We must learn to respect our opponents.
I hope that you'll live longer than Yang Xiu.
I understand.
Hou Ji. - Here.
Where did you get this ice from? - The ice cellar.
Where did the ice come from? - From the Luo River in winter.
Master, what's wrong?
This ice is not being respectful to...
...my stomach.
Zhong Hui, sit down first.
What's wrong, teacher? - Master, your shoes!
It's too late.
Take them to me. - All right.
How much? - Two feet.
What about your side? - Five feet.
Uncle.
The land here is good. It's quite fertile.
That's right. We've been planting for a few years now.
Those land of trees in front up to the land on that side.
There? Those belong to you? - They belong to me.
Zhong Hui is here to see me again?
You're doing a good job as a farmer.
You measured the land, harvest the crops and killed the weeds.
Your fame for being good in farming...
...is spread all around Luoyang.
You're right. It's a crime if I don't do well.
If I do well, my father will let me farm for the rest of my life.
Now that you're out of the lion's den...
...can you really farm the lands here in peace?
Stop pretending. I know you well.
Come, get some rest.
Come on!
In such a life-threatening situation...
...who can sit down and not worry about a thing?
I don't understand. Cao Shuang has revealed his intention to kill.
Why is my father so calm?
Come, sit down. - Please.
Drink some water. - You haven't eaten anything?
No, I haven't. - Eat some then.
Have some too. - It's okay. Go ahead.
I'll dig in then.
I went to your house to see teacher.
I noticed that he is old.
He's old, so he doesn't take risks anymore.
He doesn't want to be infamy.
Old parents only want to make sure that their children are safe.
But I don't want to just live. I don't want to live like this.
I know that you're ambitious.
But there is something that I've to say to you.
Stay away from He Yan.
How can I not know his thoughts?
Actually, the person who wants to kill my father is He Yan.
But without him...
...my father and Cao Shuang would be even closer than they are now.
That's why, He Yan and I are keeping a distance.
How can we like each other?
So, you've done so many things. - You've done many things too.
Otherwise, you wouldn't have come all the way to see me.
You even came twice. - When it comes to you...
...I can't hide anything.
But understand that I'm doing all this for you and your family.
Zhong Hui, you and I are the same.
It's only when we're protected by the Sima that we can stand tall.
Do you see those trees there? They are just like Sima.
It's only when they are evergreen and prosperous...
...that you and I are able to climb high...
...and fulfil all our dreams.
With you here, what's there for me to be afraid of?
That's why...
...Cao Shuang must be killed.
If teacher's not willing to do it, leave the dirty work to us.
I've to go. Time to get back to work.
Uncle! - Sir.
What's this?
This is the blueprint for General's new house.
Yan Jing wants to buy a house for me.
You could've asked the housekeeper to send this to me.
Don't trouble yourself.
General's house is no small matter.
You must ask the emperor to grant this land to you.
And the house must be built exactly like the blueprint.
What's so amazing about this land?
Have a look. The west side of this land is the palace.
And the southeast of the palace is Sima Yi's home.
The northeast of the palace is the storehouse...
...of all the weapons in Luoyang.
According to Wei's law, no one can secretly recruit an army...
...buy armours and weapons. Anyone wants to take control...
...of Luoyang has to get the weapons in the storehouse.
With Generafs house built at the south of the storehouse...
...Sima Yi would've to go through your house to get to the weapons.
Build four watchtowers on each corner of your house.
You can keep your eyes on the palace and the main road.
If Sima Yi really rebels, he'd have to pass by your house.
We can attack him from the higher floors.
Yan Jing has really thought this through.
You always say that Sima Yi is nearing his death of old age...
...does that mean that he will change his strategy one day?
I don't think he dares, but it's better to be cautious.
Sima Yi is an elder of 4 reigns. He's very unpredictable...
...and well respected by many. We can't foresee his next move.
So, General should be well prepared.
If he doesn't move, we won't.
Yan Jing is really my strategist.
Your wisdom and foresight...
...surpass Prince Consort He and others.
Once Sima Yi is gone, the court will be under your control.
I'm only doing this to repay you...
...not to make a name for myself.
General.
Fan City has news.
What's wrong with Fan City?
Nothing special.
The Wu army attacked from four directions.
Three of them have retreated.
The remaining group of army has attacked into Fan City.
Send Jingzhou governor and his army to help them.
We can't. - Why not?
This is a golden chance. Send Sima Yi there.
Prince Consort He, are you crazy? We can't give him military power.
That's right. We mustn't give Sima Yi any military power.
Prince Consort He, what do you have in mind?
The heat is unbearable.
General can push him hard and let him rush day and night.
Sima Yi is at least 60 years old.
In this hot weather, for him to run thousands of miles...
...even if he doesn't die, he'll be half dead.
Within a few days, he won't be able to survive.
We'll do to him what he did to us. We'll tire him out.
Prince Consort He, this... This is such a childish act.
General, can I talk to you in private?