Episode 17
ln my opinion, we will lose more than half of our country
Explain to me
Why did you say that?
The word ''Link''
The first half of it is Ming without letter ''M''
The second half of it is Ming without Letter ''g''
lt is only part of Ming
Doesn't it mean Ming will be captured
The deity warned you of bandits
Please consider it carefully
l have made great efforts to build a strong state since l was enthroned
l have never neglected my duty
Now the country is in time of hardship
but l know heaven won't let me down
Our country will be strong again
l have served you for more than 30 years
You work cautiously all day long
You are a wise king. You will restore Ming Dynasty
Who are you?
l want to see Prince Duoergun
Wait here
You are the interpreter
How many cannon and guns did Ming's king borrow?
l don't know the exact number
But l guess there are hundreds of cannon and thousands of guns
They are firearms
Much more powerful than knives and arrows
People get killed before they come near
They are very powerful
Really?
This is a western gun
l brought it here
You can check it yourself
This thing is...
This thing is strange
Be careful
You will get hurt if you touch the trigger
You gave me useful information
l will reward you
What should we do now?
We gave him information and the gun
but he didn't take us to see the king
Duoergun is cunning
He betrayed no emotion
Here is my plan
l will go to the palace to kill the king tonight
l will go with you
l can kill some guards
Assassination needs planning not force
lf we are discovered, we will be outnumbered
We can't succeed
lt will be better if l go alone
Leader is right
We are no match for Leader in kung fu
lf we go, we can't help him
but we will be his burden
How can we be his burden?
We can fight them if we are spotted
Leader can escape more easily by himself
l can handle anything
Don't argue, Green
l will do the assassination alone
Assassination is serious
The city will be in chaos no matter if we succeed or not
They will search the city
We are a large group
lt will be an easy target
Right
So you must leave the city today
We will meet outside the city
There is a ruined temple 20 km south of the city
No one go there
We can meet there
Okay
Pack up the things and set off
Okay
We will go now
Why don't you pack your things, Green?
lt will be great if you can kill Qing's king
lt doesn't matter if you can't
You must be careful
For me, 1 00 Qing's kings aren't worth a hair of yours
Don't worry
l will bring you 1 00 Qing's kings
Wait for me in the temple, okay?
l have to go
The king wanted to see 3 officials so late
lt's unusual. Let's go
l have got Abatai's report
We were defeated in Shandong
Could Ming's army be so tough?
l want to know
the name of the officer of Ming's army
Your Majesty, l checked it carefully
The officer was Shui Jian, a kung fu master
Find out if he will surrender to us
Find out if he is a lecher or a greedy man
He could defeat Abatai
He must be talented
We can't let him go
Wise decision
He will be lucky if he surrenders
We tricked Chongzhen into killing Yuan Chonghuan
l always regret it whenever l think of it
You cherished him because he was talented
lf he had surrendered to us,
we would have had most of Ming's land
You are brilliant
lt is easy to get 1 ,000 troops lt is hard to get a general
Yuan was loyal but stupid He didn't know the situation
He wouldn't surrender if he was alive
He was killed by Chongzhen
What a shame
Let Ming's army fight the bandits
lt is a internecine war
We will profit from it and get their country
What do you Chinese call it?
Bian Zhuang kills the tiger, right?
You are brilliant
You have a broad vision
You see thru the situation
You are patient
You will capture Ming's country
There are bandits in Ming's country
There is only one reason
People are starving
When we capture their country,
the first thing is to feed the people
You are brilliant
People will revolt if they are starving
There will be bandits and war
People will be plunged into misery and sufferings
Complaints will be heard everywhere
We must find a way to feed the people
What do you say, Mr Fan?
ln my opinion, to stop people from starving
First, lower taxes
Don't raise taxes like Chongzhen did
When we enter the gate, we will set the rules
Never raise taxes
Exempt people from tax if our treasury has money
People are lucky to have a king like you
l am serving a brilliant king
l am willing to die for you
Chinese insult you. They say you are lackeys
You work for me
You work for the people
We will show the world
lf you are better officials
or those corrupt officials who work for Chongzhen are better
Official Ning, what are you going to report?
Your Majesty, there are more Chinese than Manchurian
ln my opinion, when we capture their country
You must treat them as your people
Don't treat Chinese as lower class peasants
like the Mongolian of Yuan Dynasty did
lf we treat them equally
even if there are some stubborn people, they can't do much harm
You are right
Yuan's people were invincible warriors
but their dynasty ended
Because they abused Chinese
lt is the overturned cart ahead is...
The overturned cart ahead is a warning to the carts behind
Official Bao, l read Chinese books
Why can't l make progress?
You attend to numerous affairs everyday
Don't concern yourself about Chinese books
lf you know the main principle,
know how to rule the country, that will be enough
Many Chinese books are good
To know the principle,
you don't have to compose poems or couplets
Some Chinese scholars became pedants
They read but they don't act
They know many beautiful essays
but they know nothing about how to rule a country
They are mistaken scholars
You are brilliant. Reading is to get the principle
Assassin
Protect His Majesty
Protect His Majesty...
Protect His Majesty
Let's go. Protect His Majesty
Run, Your Majesty
Catch him...
Run, Your Majesty
Catch him...
Protect His Majesty...
Guards, protect His Majesty
Guards
Protect His Majesty
Stop him...
lnvite State Guard to protect His Majesty
l am late. Your Majesty must be shocked
Catch the assassin
You lackey
Little monkey, l didn't expect to see you again
Your teacher, the old monkey was no match for me
You can never defeat me
You took advantage of me last time
You can't take advantage of me this time
Don't mess with me. l must kill Qing's king
Do it if you can
Want to flee. No way
Changeable. Not bad...
Do you want me to teach you some more moves?
Catch him...
Get the chains
Your kung fu has improved
Show me what you are capable of
Can you escape from my Chain array?
Why didn't you bring your beautiful girl
l would be more lively if she came
Catch him now
Your Majesty, we caught the assassin
Thank you
Thank you, Your Majesty
Every officer and guard will be rewarded
What is it, Your Highness?
Nothing. l just feel uneasy
Go to rest
Yes, Your Highness
Wish Your Majesty bliss
Get up
Thank you
You are a kung fu master
What's your name?
Tell us
l failed. Kill me if you like. No more nonsense
Who asked you to assassinate me?
Your Majesty, his name is Yuan Chengzhi
His father was Yuan Chonghuan, former commander of Jiliao
l fought him in Tai Shan
He became the Leader because l made a mistake
Yuan Chonghuan had an heir
Abatai was ambushed between Taian and Qingzhou
lt must be your doings
Yes, so what?
A brave son of a general
You invaded my country
Our people itch to eat you alive
l came to kill you. l wanted to avenge my dad
To avenge thousands of Chinese
l admired your dad
Too bad Chongzhen killed the loyal man wrongly
Your dad and l had peace talks
Ming and l would cease fire. We would reconcile
Chongzhen killed your dad
Do you know his 2 charges?
Chongzhen killed your dad
First charge, negotiated peace without authorization
He wrongly accused your dad of treason
Second charge, killed chief Mao without authorization
Chongzhen killed your dad
Your dad and l were friends
You came to kill me but not Chongzhen?
Good excuses
You used discord sowing stratagem to frame my dad
l will kill Chongzhen and you
You are young. You don't understand
Maybe l understand nothing
But l know l must avenge my dad
Official Fan, enlighten him
Official Fan, you want me to learn from Hong Chengchou?
Will commander Yuan's son surrender to Qing?
Has Zu Dashou come?
Wish Your Majesty lucky
Get up
l will introduce you to someone
This is Yuan Chengzhi, Yuan Chonghuan's son
Zu Dashou, you shameless villain
Mr Yuan, you have grown up
You should be sensible and surrender to Qing
l'm sensible or not. l surrender or not
You have no right to teach me
l give Mr Yuan to you
Teach him well
l will do my best to enlighten him
Take him away
Move...
Miss Greeny
What happened?
lt's bad. People in Shengjing said
A man wanted to kill the king last night
He was caught
l will go to save Yuan
Where are you going?
Where is he locked?
l hear he is in Zu Dashou's residence
Zu was commander Yuan's officer
He surrendered in battle of Tailinghe then he revolted
He had no reinforcements in Jinzhou
He was caught and he surrendered
Don't worry
Zu was commander's subordinate
Leader is in his hand
He is not in danger
Untie him
Luckily, you are not hurt
But State Guard hit your vital point
You will have no strength in hours
Don't make rash move
You may leave now
Mr Yuan, l kowtow to you
Zu, don't be a hypocrite
l know you hate me
You have suffered
Mr Yuan
l held you in my arms when you were 3
You have grown up now
Commander Yuan can rest in peace
Come on, have some chicken soup
lt is nourishing
lt is made for you. lt is not poisoned
Come on
Have some
Your Highness
You must be tired. Have some rest
You...
lt is better to let it fly away
Zu Dashou, come out
Let Yuan go
Shoot her
Stop it
Officer Zu, she is making trouble and insulting you
Zu Dashou, you shameless villain
Let Yuan go now
Did you come with Yuan Chengzhi?
Yes, so what?
Mr Yuan, change your clothes
Did a Miss Greeny come with you?
Greeny? How is she?
Fine
How is she?
Don't worry. She is fine
Take my sign
Go now...
What did you say?
lt's not easy to kill Qing's king
You should go
Why? Why do you let me go?
You are commander Yuan's son
Commander was kind to me. l could never repay him
You will be killed when Qing's king finds out
l can't let you die for me
What is my life worth?
l should have died when Tailinghe City was captured
l should have died when Jinzhou City was captured
Don't worry about me
Go now
Come with me
l have a mother, a wife, sons and nephews
A family of 80. l can't escape
Go now, Mr Yuan
l will answer for what l did
Take me to Qing's king. l will surrender
What?
You can't
Go now or else it will be too late
l can't implicate you
Take me to Qing's king
lt...
Okay. l will take you to him
Stop
Didn't you see me? Let us pass now
lt's officer Zu. Let them pass
Aren't we going to see the king?
He is hunting in Harsa mountain
We will go there to see him
lt is a long way from Shengjing
You are safe now
Take care
l will pray to Buddha for your safety
Uncle Zu, aren't we going to see Qing's king?
Commander Yuan was righteous and loyal
How can his son be someone like me?
l was not a man of integrity
l surrendered to Qing
Uncle Zu
Don't act rashly
ls it your idea or Qing's king's idea to let me go?
Thank you for calling me uncle
Goodbye
Green
Yuan
l'm fine. l came back, didn't l?
Do you want to count my hair?
lf you lose one hair,
l will kill 1 00 Qing's kings to compensate for it
What a high flown statement
Does it hurt?
No. Don't worry
l missed you when you were not with me
l didn't sleep well
Don't worry. l won't make you worry in future
To my surprise, Zu escorted Greeny back
lt is reasonable
Zu worked for commander Yuan for years
Commander must be kind to him
lt is reasonable that he did what he did today
Leader, there is something you don't know
Zu and l work for Qing
No matter what rank we are, how big our houses are
We feel guilty because we betrayed our country
lt is like a rock crushing the heart
We are not humans. We are not devils
Though we can't go back,
we want to atone for our sin
So we always want to do good,
to accumulate virtue
We can face our family and friends when we are dead
l think officer Zu had the same thoughts
l have been thinking
Qing's king is a good judge of character
He must have expected uncle Zu would let me go
What did he want?
Did he want uncle Zu to be dead set on serving him?
Or did he want me to surrender to him?
l think he wanted both
He is an ambitious king
He is 1 00 times stronger than Chongzhen
What should we do now?
l must enter the city
l didn't kill Qing's king
And Yuzhen has Snake sword
lf uncle Zu is caught, l will save him
Let's go together
l won't let you take a risk alone
No
When Qing's king knows uncle Zu released me,
the city will be guarded. lf we go together,
it's not easy to do it when we are spotted
l will go with Mr Yuan
He needs Snake sword to kill Qing's king
l will get it back for him
l will get the sign to enter the city
l will go with Leader. We can help each other
We won't betray our weaknesses
l must go with you
Okay
But we must be careful
The warriors live in a house in the north
l don't know where the Taoist lives
Catch a warrior and ask him
Too bad we don't speak their language
l will use signs to ask him to show us the way
Listen
Tell us where the Taoist lives
He must be asleep. We don't have to wait
Stay outside and keep watch, Leader
You have smooth skin, girl
Hateful
What? You hate me so soon?
You don't want to have fun with me
Stop tickling me
Come on, beauty
You are hateful
Who is it?
Assassin
Where can you go?
l have got it. Look, Leader
What are you holding, Hu?
The Taoist is flirting with a girl
l stole their clothes
Stop Let's go
You rats, how dare you humiliate me
Go to hell
Let's have a fight
lt's you