Episode 25
No matter what his grievances are
l...will reward him handsomely
Thank His Majesty now
What is your name?
l'm Yuan Chengzhi
Yuan Chonghuan, the late Minister of War Ministry, was my father
What?
He was a statesman with great achievements but you killed him
l have regretted it now
Tell me what you want
l saved you for our country
Not for reward
Since you regretted what you did
l have only one request
Rehabilitate my father
Your Majesty, l wish you well
All traitors have been executed
l sent guards to catch Prince Hui's kith and kin
You are always loyal to me
You...
Your Majesty
You have the loyal official Cao
Our country will be free from worries
Guards, escort His Majesty back to the palace
Yes
Take care, Your Highness
Yuan, will you come again?
l will keep the sword for you
l will give it back to you next time
The world will be in chaos
Traveling around is better than staying here
Remember my words
Yuan
l will be waiting for you
l will come back for my Snake sword
Who is it?
Ma, it's me
Ma
Hui, it really is you
Let me have a look at you
Mrs An
You are tan and strong
Am l?
Ma, look
General Sun, why did you come?
Golden Snake camp needs you
l have good news for you
Ningwu Gate was captured
Really?
Really
Too bad we suffered heavy losses
Chief Zhou of Daizhou was a tough man
He refused to surrender when all his troops died
lt was the fiercest battle
King Rush wanted to retreat when it was a stalemate
but our army stood our ground
We captured Ningwu
We will march into Datong and Xuanfu
We can capture the capital soon
Great
King Rush sent me here
to find out the situation of the capital
and to discuss the date of our great cause
Collaborate from inside with forces from outside
We will capture Beijing
The young fellows missed you
so l took them here with me
l thought it was a bad omen
lt must be a good omen
Of course
An Jianqing, why did you come here?
Uncle Sun, wait
Leader, what is it about?
Officer An was hurt when Prince Hui attacked the palace last night
Thank Heaven, l can see my wife before l die
Hui. l don't know you
My husband died a long time ago
l know...l don't deserve your forgiveness
l am dying
l want to tell you
l asked the king to grant you a pardon
You asked him to grant me a pardon?
The people may not pardon him
Ma
l know l let you down. l let my father in law down
l let your brother down. l...
Jianqing...
You...bastard
Why did you want to be an officer?
Why couldn't you have a good life with us?
Don't blame me for what l did
l was wrong...
You know you were wrong now
l will apologize to them when l see them in hell
Why do you tell me this now?
l am going to die
Hui...
Hui, come here
He is your dad
No, l don't have a dad...
He is your real dad
Go to him. Be a good girl
Go to him. Come on...
Hui
Dad
This is only the second time l see you
l didn't regret l was an Embroidered Guard
l used to love wealth and rank
But l regret it now
No wealth and rank in this world
can give me back my family
You...
l was a fool
Why didn't you see sense until now?
Hui, now l see you and your ma. l can rest in peace
Are you engaged?
An Jianqing, this is Cui Ximin. He is your future son in law
Father, l am unrefined. l am not a great talker
but l swear
l will be good to Hui forever
Don't worry
Unrefined is good
You won't leave your family for wealth and rank
Hui
Dad
Jianqing
Hui, your ma forgave me. l can rest in peace
You won't die
He is an honest lad. He will keep his word
l'm relieved
Mr Yuan, the enmities between us are settled
l burnt your house but you helped me reunite with my family
Thank you
You are an officer
You are not my enemy
Jianqing
Dad...
You can't die, dad
l have just found you today
Don't leave ma and me
Chengzhi
You had an eventful night
You should get some rest
l can't sleep
Something on your mind?
l saved Chongzhen last night
You won't blame me, will you?
lt is not the result l wanted to see
but l know why you did it
l know uncle Zhu and the others
have tried to rehabilitate my dad for years
You have suffered a lot
l had a chance to kill my enemy
but l couldn't do it
Righteousness is the most important at a time of national crisis
Of course our country's future is more important
Compare national safety, people's sufferings to
personal enmities. The latter is trivial
Commander Yuan's lifelong wish was
to resist the enemy in the north
lf you had killed Chongzhen, you would have aided and abetted the evil-doer
Qing army would have entered the gate
You would have been the most unfilial son
Thank you
You belittled me
Commander Yuan in heaven must be proud of you
Don't worry, uncle Sun
l will kill my enemy
l won't let him off if l have the chance
Leader
Yuan
Liru, when did you come?
He came to tell us
Mr Min and Dongxuan of Xiandou sent us a message
They wanted to thank you for your kindness
And they worried 5 Poisons would make trouble
so they sent us two 7 star arrays
1 4 Taoists will come to help us
He came here to notify you
Great
Ocean, you have a quick recovery
Thanks for taking care of everything
Luo, please tell Xiandou
l have news of Taoist Huang Mu
He probably is still alive
l will tell them if l have positive news
Okay
Yuan
A 5 Poisons' fellow is outside
He said Dean He wanted to see you
Dean He?
What does she want?
l promised to free her fellows last night
Ocean
Arrange accommodation for Xiandou's Taoists
Yes
Luo, l have to go
Fine
How are you, junior?
Fine
l almost forgot to congratulate you
Miss Greeny, l should congratulate you on your lucky escape
Why did you congratulate me?
Aren't you getting married?
Don't make fun of me
My junior...lt is impossible
l am disabled. l am not good enough for her
What if you are good enough?
What do you mean?
Don't you like me?
l...
No more you...l...
Congratulations to both of you
Don't forget to invite me to your wedding
Courtiers, you must have heard about Prince Hui
What happened to Wei Zhongxian then?
Too bad he was my uncle
Wu Linzheng
Yes
You came from Ningwu. Tell us what happened
Rush's army captured Daizhou on 1 6th of the second month
Chief Zhou of Daizhou was under siege for days
They retreated to Ningwu Gate. Rush's army attacked Ningwu
Chief Zhou opened the gate and fought them
They had heavy losses so he retreated
He and his wife gathered their servants. They put up a desperate fight
Zhou was a great general
What happened then?
His wife was a Mongolian
She and their servants had a street battle with Rush's army
They used up all arrows. They burnt themselves to death
What a tragic sight...
A woman of strong character
What happened to Chief Zhou?
Chief Zhou was dismembered by Rush
Zhou's family died martyrs...
Even Li Rush sighed and said
if his enemies had been like Zhou, he could have never come that far
Rush's army advanced north after he captured Ningwu
They are advancing on Datong and Xuanfu
Report
Your Majesty, Datong sent an urgent message asking for help
Read it out...
Rush's army passed Yanmen. They have arrived Datong's boundary
The south west of the city is in danger
The citizens are more afraid of Rush's army than Qing's army
Rumors are everywhere. l am at my wit's end
Officer Jiang led troops out of the town
Met officer Wei and officer Zhu on the 1 9th of the second month
We had a meeting in my house we agreed we must defend our cities
The bandits are approaching
We have no money or provisions
The enemy will be at our city gate soon
Enough...
Courtiers, do you have any good idea?
Tell me...
Where are my eloquent courtiers?
Guard
Yes
Dispatch my edict
Order eunuch Wang Chengyin of Jingyang palace to be the commander of Xuan City
And eunuch Du Xun to be the commander of Datong
Call up armies to come to my rescue
Who should l call up?
Zuo Liangyu, Wu Sangui and Gao Jie
Tang Tong and Liu...Zeqing
And Ma Dai and...Zhang Tianlu
Ask them to send troops and meet between Baoding and Zhending
Yes. l will write the draft of the edict now
They can decide if they want to come or not
Go, go away now
Adjourn...
Long live Your Majesty
Stop it. Get out...
Your Majesty
Get out
All officials deserve to die...
l am sorry, fellows
Dean He, goodbye
Thank you
l am busy. l won't see you off
Please stay
Dean, why didn't you ask him to stay?
Who can make him stay?
You or me?
You let the minx go
Do you have other plans?
l told you l didn't let Miss Greeny go
Leader Yuan freed our fellows vital points
We should be grateful to him, shouldn't we?
You are lusting after him
You flirted with him
You forgot he was our enemy
You are our enemy
No matter who is right
Our fellows saw everything
You helped Yuan fight against our team
You ruined the plan to enthrone a new king and revitalize our sect
What do you want?
A new Dean
Who wants to be the new Dean?
Whoever defeats me can be the new Dean
Get her
Please spare him
She is poisoned
Let's kill her
Kill her
Dean He, it's me
Let's go
Mr Min, your 1 4 Taoists were a great help
Leader asked me to thank you for your help
Don't mention it
We owe a great deal to the Leader
We can never repay him
Thank you...
Help...
Help
Dean He...
Yuan, why are you carrying her?
No more questions. Get lce toad and save her
Arhat, lend me a hand
Okay
He Tieshou
Leader, why did you carry her back?
Leader Yuan, you...
She broke with her fellows because she helped me in the palace
She was injured by her fellows
We will ask her about Taoist Huang Mu when she wakes up
lt won't be too late
Mr Min
Dean He, are you feeling better?
Mr Yuan, l am going to die
l will be reincarnated in a girl. l will ask you to be my teacher then
Forget it. He won't be your teacher
Miss Xia, take my advice
You can restrain his body but not his heart
Don't be too hard on Mr Yuan
You may lose him if you are too possessive
Dean He
lt is between Yuan and me. None of your business
Yuan,l want to ask you something
Where is my dad's Snake sword?
Snake sword?
Mr Yuan, Snake sword
is 5 Poisons' heirloom
How can it belong to the Xias?
Who told you it belonged to 5 Poisons?
lt belonged to my dad
Dean He...
Get lce toad now. Feed it to her
Feed it to her?
We need the treasure to detoxify us
lf 5 Poisons poison us again,
we will be doomed
She is right
lf she takes her fellows to attack us,
what should we do?
Say no more. Save her life first
l believe everyone is kind at heart
Miss Jiao, please do it
Report
Your Majesty
Where did they capture?...
lt is...Xuanfu
What happened to Wang Chengyin and Du Xun?
Did they die for our country?
They defied your order. They surrendered
Du Xun welcomed Li Rush 30 km from the city
He surrendered voluntarily
How could eunuchs achieve anything?
You are right
Eunuchs ruined our country...
Wang Chengyin and Du Xun
were my officials. l trusted them
No one will die for our country
lnspector Zhu resisted the enemy
but his troops fought against him
Zhu killed himself with his sword
When Mongolian attacked Hualazimo,
the king of Hualazimo had a habit
He rewarded the messenger when he had good news
He killed the messenger when he had bad news
He thought he could stop the bad news
The king tried to deceive himself
l am not the king who causes the collapse of our country
Why are there signs that our country is going to perish?
Why?...
Tell me...
Why don't you say anything?
Say something
Your Majesty
Rush's army captured Xuan. Within half a month
they will reach the rural areas. Please make the decision
Please make the decision...
Get out...
Father
l said get out
Why did the eunuchs l appoint as inspectors
surrendered themselves to the enemy?
You trusted the eunuchs but they are not loyal to our country
Like...Cao Huachun
What about Cao?
He is sly and wicked
You shouldn't trust him
Nonsense
He saved me when Prince Hui revolted
Who is loyal if he is not?
You don't know they were in league
He killed Prince Hui because they failed
How did you know about it?
Yuan knows every detail
lt is Yuan Chengzhi again
Don't mention him in front of me again
But Yuan...
Shut up
ln the whole palace
you are one of a few people whom l trust
Do you want to break my heart?
Go away. l want to be alone
Father
Go away
l am the people's parent but l can't protect them
They are my children but l can't protect them
Shanxi and Henan are ruined
lf it is not my fault, whose fault is it?
The people are suffering
Their blood stained the river. Their bodies heaped up to form mountains
lt is my fault
l raised the taxes
They have advances and loans. lt is my fault too
Go away...
Shopkeeper...do you have any old clothes?
No...
l have no old clothes. Go...
Give your old clothes to me l will give you 1 0 taels of silver
Take them off now...
Dynastic succession, no one is in power
Country becomes lawless
The people are the victims
l hope King Rush can rebuild our country and restore our laws
Are you missing someone?
l wonder what will happen to her in the troubled times
After all she is a member of the royal family
She will have plans that help her to slip away
l hope so
Dean He, you can get up now
Thank you, Miss Jiao
You are much better. l will tell Yuan
Wait
Will Mr Yuan be happy that l am better?
Of course, he will
Why won't he be happy that you are better?
What is so funny, Dean He?
l am not a Dean anymore
Don't call me that
Do you want me to call you boss Jiao?
Don't...How can l be the boss?
l think you want to stay with Yuan
Be his page boy or his maid
lt was in the past
lt is impossible even if l want to
What should l call you?
You can call me Miss He
Miss He is better than Dean He
Though l was the head in my sect,
my fellows feared me but they didn't care about me
Why did l tell you these?
Don't blame me for being nosy
lt may not be a bad thing that you are not 5 Poisons' Dean
What can l do?
You can stay with Yuan
You like him too
No...
Chinese girls are good girls
but they are not straightforward
Like him or not? lt is a straightforward question
Miss Greeny behaves like a girl of my tribe
There is something l feel odd
Yuan is a kung fu master
but he is not that special
Why do so many people want to follow him?
Why do so many good girls like him?
He is not only a kung fu master
Don't you like his character and temperament?
l know one thing
lf you are with him,
he will keep you save no matter what happens
Don't you want to stay with someone like him?
l must stay with him
Why?
When girls of my tribe see something they like,
they won't let it go
What if many people like the same thing?
Fight for it. Whoever wins can have it
The east and the west are the weakest parts of the palace
We will attack there
Leader...
Great news. King Rush's army captured Datong
ls it true?
Absolutely
One of our fellows, Zhang,
he met King Rush's army when they were attacking Ningwu
He said it was a fierce battle
They came to a deadlock. Nothing changed for days
Then he saw Ming's troops were defeated
Chief Zhou of the city was killed
Great...
We knew about it
Chief Jiang of Datong surrendered
lnspector Wei killed himself in Haihui Temple
All the royal family in Datong were executed
They suffered a crushing defeat
Great...
King Rush captured Datong
They are nearing the capital
They will attack the capital soon
Get ready. We will collaborate from inside
with King Rush's army from outside
Yes
ln the spring of the 1 7th year of the reign of Chongzhen
1 7th of March, 1 644
King Rush Li Zicheng surrounded Beijing