Epi. 53
He has come out. Madame.
Are you alright?
I already know about Yuwen Xian's matter.
Did His Majesty do anything to you?
I'm alright.
It's just that Li-Hua….
It's obvious.
Yuchi Qiong has surrendered himself to Yuwen
Dong Qu
Quickly send a letter to Lihua.
Ask her treat everything as normal, no matter what happen in future.
Yes.
Even Yuwen Yun used to not follow rule last time,
he is not over doing.
There must be someone cast a bone between them.
Zheng Rong.
Go to check it out.
Yes.
Let's go back.
Come.
Pass message to my mother.
Tell her that I got it.
Yes.
Empress.
Come.
Quickly send your greeting to our empress.
Greeting. Empress.
Congratulation for getting another beauty again.
Over here.
Send welcome gift to these two concubines.
Yes.
You really don’t bother what I am doing?
I'm an empress of the inner palace.
I shouldn't be jeolous.
But do you know that,
I almost kill Yang Jian today?
Haven't Your Majesty killed him, have you?
I'm tired.
I want to take a rest.
Please make yourself at home.
If there is no place for you to acting lovey-dovey,
I don’t mind to spare my room for you.
Yang Lihua.
I want to see how long you can act!
Since the day onward,
Yuwen Yun seem like being bewitched.
He started to act crazily.
Not only forcing commoners to be his concubines,
he also eliminated those opponents,
and addicted to carnal pleasure.
Officers were unhappy,
but due to Yuchi qiong's support,
the position of Yuwen Yun was still very stable.
There were many times.
I saw the anger from Jian's eyes.
I knew what he is thinking.
However,
when I thought of Yong's will,
I couldn't do anything.
Don’t worry.
As long as Great Zhou is attacking Chenm
Yuwen Yun won't do anything to our Lihua.
I wonder who incites His Majesty.
Have you checked it out?
Yes.
He isn't any important person.
I will handle this case.
Madame.
Assassin is here. Madame. Slower
Assassin is here. Madame.
Catch him.
Stop shouting. Give way.
No one will come here.
Yang Jian.
What do you want?
Where do you want to bring Yaner?
Don’t worry.
He just fainted for a while.
We will help you to take care of him in future.
Tell me.
Madame.
What do you mean?
Man Tuo.
You thought no one knew your conversation with His Majesty
in Qianan Palace on that day?
When emperor just passed away,
He Quan told me about your slanderous talk to Empress Ashina
This is why I know you're enter to the capital,
and I didn’t want to meet you.
Mantuo. Tell me.
Why can’t you feel regret after so many years?
I am not wrong at all.
Yang Jian.
It's what you owe me.
I appreciated that you've rescued in Turkey that time.
I felt sorry to choose her instead of you at the critical moment.
But,
these aren't the reasons that you took actions against us.
Moreover,
the person you hurt this time is Lihua.
What do you want to do?
Don’t worry.
I won't kill you.
I just want to send you to Longxi Temple
to worship Duke of Tang. Madame.
He is your son's father.
How could you do that?
You….
How do you know that?
Madame.
I will take good care of Duke.
You betray me?
Qiu Ci is smarter than you.
She knows what is the ending to follow a crazy master.
Speaking of which,
she also told me many things.
For edxample,
how did you take a fancy to Li Bing and Li Cheng.
how did you frame up Jialuo.
I was blind at that time
to crush on a wicked woman like you.
Bring her away.
Yang Jian.
You can't do that.
His Majesty will not forgive you.
Do you really think that I'm afraid of Yuwen Yun?
Take her.
Madame. Madame. Brother Jian.
Madame. Brother Jian.
For the sake of previous relationship... Madame.
The previous Mantuo is gone,
so as her brother Jian.
Let me go.
What are you doing?
Do you know who am i?
Master has given you a nickname Shanyuan.
I just hope that you can release your resentment in front of buddha,
and convert sincerely.
Amitabha.
Amitabha?
What are you doing?
Don’t close the door.
Open the door.
I want to go out.
Open the door.
I want to go out.
Open the door.
Well.
Don't be unhappy.
Aunty will give you candy.
That's right.
You're a big boy now, / why are you still crying?
Won't you feel shameful?
I miss my mom.
Why not I bring you to ride horse?
You won't miss your mom after playing.
Dong Qu.
Bring them.
Let's go.
Go for horse riding.
Why do you bring him back suddenly?
It's nothing.
Your second sister decides to take to the religious life
Before she left,
she asked me to take care of Yuan.
He will stay in our mansion in future.
Just treat him that we have another son in the mansion.
Second sister doesn’t keep with touch with us recently.
Why does she decide to take to the religious life in sudden?
No.
I must go to have a look.
Don’t go.
Why?
Don’t ask.
Could it be that…
You're right.
It's her.
You must be sad.
I was not feeling comfortable when I did this.
But Jialuo,
we're now in a higher position.
Sometime, we have to be tough.
Otherwise,
Yuwen Xian will be an example.
This time, I not only took action against Mantuo.
I also sent beauty into the palace
to share the favour of concubine Yuchi
I also incited Turkey to attack the boundary.
I want Yuwen Yun to know that,
Great Zhou can't lose me.
You've changed.
I know you will say that.
It's nothing bad.
I have changed too.
In the chaotic era,
it's a dead end if one's doesn’t change.
As long as we alive,
there is a hope for everything.
As long as you're with me,
there is a hope for everything.
Your Majesty.
Empress says that she is fasting and taking bath in room.
So she won't come to disturb Your Majesty and concubines.
Empress enjoys a quiet life.
We don't bother about her.
Your Majesty.
I have learned a new dance.
Get out.
Give way.
Isn't empress taking bath?
Why is she playing piano?
Empress.
Fasting and bathing are for the purpose of blessing.
I play piano as blessing,
is this anything inappropriate?
If I didn’t look for you,
you will never come to look for me?
I don’t understand what you mean.
What are you doing?
Let me go.
Lihua.
How good if we can get along like this.
Actually,
you like me too, right?
Don’t cry.
Lihua. What's wrong with you?
I'm sorry.
Is this okay?
Yang Lihua. You have enough.
What do you want me to do?
I want you to go out and never come into my room.
Say again?
If you have gut,
you can kill me now.
Because you can never demote me.
Yang Lihua.
You really think that I have no way?
Empress.
Why can't you obey to His Majesty?
This is enough.
His Majesty has been missing you.
I don’t think you have no affection on His Majesty at all.
Get out.
Are everyone here?
I want to send my decree.
Emperor Ku has four concubines.
Emperor Shun has two empress.
I want to learn from former emperor.
Zhu Manyue
Here am i.
I appoint you as Empress You.
Yuan Leshang.
Here am i.
I appoint you as Empress Tianyou
Chen Yueyi
Here am i.
I appoint you as Empress Tianzhou
Yuchi Zhifan.
Here am i.
I appoint you as Empress Tianzhong.
Empress Yang will be appointed as Empress Tianyuan.
Your Majesty.
Do I hear wrongly?
Imperial father doesn’t allow me to demote her empress title.
I might as well appoint five empresses.
I want to see how arrogant she is.
Yuan Xi.
Go to write my decree and send to Fengyi Palace
to announce my decree to empress.
Yes.
What was empress's reaction when she received decree?
Did she cry and beg for forgiveness?
Empress just said few words.
Which few words?
Congratulation to His Majesty.
Pardon?
Say again?
Congratulation to His Majesty.
Get out.
Officers.
It's ridiculous to appoint five empresses.
How could His Majesty do that?
Is this any harm for emperor to learn from the ancient emperor?
Your granddaugther has been appointed as empress.
How wonder you have no objection.
You…
His Majesty arrives.
May Your Majesty live forever.
All rise.
Thank you. Your Majesty.
Announce my decree.
Yes.
I have inherited the throne for a year.
The position of crown prince shouldn’t be vacant for long.
Elder prince Yuwen Chan is dignified.
He is appointed as crown prince.
Here is the decree.
We dare not follow the decree.
The late emperor has a will.
Crown prince should be empress's son.
Empress has entered into palace for few years,
but she has no baby till now.
Could it be that if she has no baby forever,
I couldn't appoint a crown prince forever?
Yang Jian.
I know you want to be come grandfather of the emperor in future.
But I'm still alive.
If anyone doesn’t want to follow decree,
I will kill him.
Yuchi Qiong.
I accept decree.
Zheng Yi
I accept decree.
Yang Jian.
I accept decree.
Great.
How is it?
Are you happy when you see your dad kneel in front of me?
Yang Lihua.
I don’t care about you anymore.
As for the position of crown prince,
it has nothing to do with Yang's family too.
Do you still want to throw your tantrum to me?
I'm talking to you.
Well.
You don’t want to talk.
Do you believe that I will go to kill your whole family now?
The first one I kill will be you.
I want to give you a white cloth and poisoned wine.
I want you to beg me for forgiveness.
How dare you beat me!
Still acting?
I want to see how long you can act.
Lihua
Lihua. Wake up.
Lihua
Don’t scare me. Lihua.
Quickly look for imperial doctor.
He hurt Lihua?
Don’t go.
We can't let anyone catch the weakness.
So,
only I can do this.
I didn’t teach my daugther wisely.
I offen Your Majesty.
Please forgive me.
See how pity is Madame of Sui.
There are five empresses now
and suddenly crown prince is appointed.
Isn't this obvious that His Majesy wants to torture empress?
The couple of military officer are disciple and polite.
They're great.
It's just too bad that they didn’t meet a good emperor.
His Majesty has a decree.
Summon Madame of Sui.
Lihua.
Mother.
Lihua.
What happened?
Madame of country. Don’t worry.
Lihua is alright.
It's just that I accidentally…
So, you beated him?
It was an accident.
Mother.
How dare you beat me!
I beat you for your imperial father.
Over here.
Mother. Shut up.
Madame Yang.
What are you doing?
Your Majesty.
Do you still recognize this sword?
i…
Let me tell you.
This sword has three emperors's spirits.
Your uncle Yuwen Hu used it to kill Empress Zhang and
and your uncle Yuwen Jue
Your grandfather Yuwen Tai used it to send emperor of Xiaowu to heaven.
Now,
I don’t mind if it stains some of your blood.
Madame Yang.
You want to kill me?
No one will let you go if so.
Everyone saw that I was begging forgiveness for my daugther
so that I was summoned to palace.
I was polited and respectful.
How could it possible to kill the emperor?
As for Your Majesty,
you kill loyal officers,
assassins are looking chance to kill you as revenge.
Madame Yang. No.
Mother-in-law.
I'm wrong.
Lihua.
Help me.
Hurry up.
I'm wrong.
We are tolerant to you for the sake of the last emperor.
But you shouldn’t have hurt my Lihua.
You really think that I Dugu Jialuo is easy to compromise?
Mother.
I beg you.
I beg you not to kill him.
He treats you so,
you still want to save him?
I dotn care.
After all,
he is still my husband.
I can't see him die in front of me.
Mother.
Mother-in-law.
I'm wrong.
Lihua. I'm wrong.
Sorry.
I dare not beat you anymore.
Do you still want to kill Yang's family?
No.
Do you still not pay respect to Lihua?
No.
Do you still want to simply send out decree
and create mess in the imperial court?
No.
I dare not.
I won't do it again.
I'm wrong.
Alright.
I hope you remember what you promise today.
Otherwise,
I swear.
I won't bully Lihua again.
Where are the military tokens of 67 states?
I will take them for you.
Yuan Shou.
Your Majesty.
Lihua.
Follow me to mansion.
Lihua. Don’t go.
The palace is foul.
Why do you still want to stay here?
Mom.
Please go back first.
I'm an empress.
I should stay in the palace.
Mother.
This is my choice.
Please let me continue my journey.
These are….?
These are military token of 67 states.
With them in hand,
Yuwen Yun dare not disrespect us.
How do you get this?
I used sword to threaten him,
he dares not reject me.
Are you kidding?
Do you think I'm kidding?
Jian.
I told you to be tolerant in the past.
However, the matter is getting serious
and no other alternative.
Our family is granted a surname Puliuru,
but we're actually the local generation of Yang's family.
In the last 400 years,
our generations are never obsequious to emperor.
We're educated officers, instead of slave.
Yuwen Yun is overdoing for the last two years.
When Yong left,
he told him to treat me as mother.
If he has misconduct,
I should blame him.
Today, I taught him a serious lesson.
I have figured it out.
For the sake of Yong,
we will give him another one year time.
If after one year,
he still doesn’t change,
you can do as you like.
How about Lihua?
Lihua is fine.
It's just that she knows Yuwen Yun is a bastard,
but she still doesn’t want to leave the palacce.
She told me that this was her choice.
Every daugther of Dugu is stubborn.
Lihua. Lihua.
I'm wrong.
I shouldn't have beaten you. Lihua.
Please forgive me.
Please forgive me. Lihua.
I won't beat you anymore.
Say something.
Lihua.
Can you forgive me please?
I won't do that again.
Yuan Shou.
Quickly go to imperial court.
I want to ring the bell.
Go quickly.
I will follow you.
No one will say anything about us in future.
Let's be together forever.
okay?
Wait for me here.
Everyone.
He rang the bell again to assemble officers?
Does he treat us as money?
His Majesty arrives.
May His Majesty live forever.
All rise.
Thank you. Your Majesty.
Officers,
I summon you all here because I have an important announcement.
Since I inherite the throne,
I always feel that I'm not capable.
So, I would like to pass my throne to crown prince immediately.
I will relocate to Zhengyang Palace.
Yang Jian will be appointed as prime minister
to monitor the imperial court's affair.
Here is the decree.
Crown prince is just appointed.
He is still very young.
As for the transfer of throne,
Your Majesty may have to think twice.
I have make up my mind.
Don’t comment too much.
We dare not follow the decree.
Please think twice.
Do you think I'm doing monkey business again?
I'm not.
I really want to pass my throne.
Okay.
If you don’t want to accept the decree,
I will just sit here.
See who is more patient.
This…
Madame.
What happened?
His Majesty wants to pass the throne to crown prince.
Really?
I really frightened him this time.
The imperial court is having mutual confrontation
If Duke doesn’t want to accept decree,
His Majesty will not give up.
But if Duke follows the decree,
Duke will be considered as Wang Mang and Cao Cao.
Please help me to pass my message to him.
Since this is the trend now,
we have no choice but to do it.
Madame suggests to make use of his trick for own use.
She really says that?
Since Your Majesty insists to do this,
we will obey and assist new emperor with full effort.
Great.
Lihua. Lihua.
It's done.
I'm now the overlord.
Your dad will take care of imperial court.
We can spend time together in future.
We won't fight to each other anymore.
Okay?
Perhap it's due to fear or madness,
Lihua's husband gave up his throne in the eight month.
But he doesn’t keep his promise,
he is trying to control the imperial court.
So,
among the suspicious and decadent life,
endless conflict and reconciliation.
one year time is over.
Lihua
Do you still remember our young time?
I really hope to go back to that time.
I wanted to see how do you look like.
but you bite me.
It's hurt.
Your Majesty.
In May of second year of Daxiang,
he died unexpectedly.
In the night, a rumous spreads out that
this was done by Jian.
So, Lihua has a huge quarrel with her dad for the first time.
The fable comes true.
Who would like to listen to my song?
I'm willing to be teasing by you.
Although Yuchi Qiong's rebel has temporary hold the conflict among them
to focus on enemy outside.
In order to suppress opponents to monopoly the imeprial court,
more suspicions were created to make Lihua misunderstood Jian.
As an outsider and somehow a facilitator,
I couldn't do anything when I saw all these happened.
Due to the change of political environment and officers' attitude,
Jian will no longer hide his ambition.
He is no longer satisfy to be a duke who under a young emperor.
Accompany me in the dream.
In February of A.D. 580,
Jian was appointed as Duke of emperor,
his title was emperor Sui.
Singing and hugging you bravely.
I'm not afraid of loving you.
Time picks a pen to record it lightly.
I hope the world is belong to everyone.
I dare not accept it.
In 13 Feb of A.D. 581,
young emperor Yuwen Chan passed his throne to Jian.
Jian rejected for several time.
If I accept the throne,
I'm afraid Lihua will never forgive me forever
and I may have bad reputation to usurp the throne.
If I don’t accept,
I feel relunctant too.
Jialuo.
Can you help me to make decision again?
May Your Majesty live forever.
Logically,
we should follow the trentd.
Since you have intention to conquer the world and taking the throne,
why do you bother about bad reputation?