Persian Monk!
- Persian Monk! - Persian Monk!
I'm willing to atone for my sins with death.
But please, let me keep my soul here to protect my daughter.
My father spent ¥10 to buy your grandfather.
Your life belongs to me.
What right do you have to make your own decisions?
You lost your dignity after your hair was cut.
The Wolven Squad won't respect you as they did before.
You've led us to the wrong path.
I must punish you.
I would just like to ask you about one thing.
Cui Liulang, who brought us into the city, is the one you searched for.
But why is he being a wolf for the government?
I give the orders and you listen.
You have no right to ask questions.
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You Cha.
You are no longer the Alpha like you used to be.
Our home is gone.
It's already gone now!
Complete all of my orders,
and I'll give you back your hair
so that it can be buried together with you.
According to the original plan, the daughter
of Wang Zongsi should already be in our hands.
The God of War of Great Tang
will obey our commands
by leading his Holy Knights
to get rid of those Tazi who wreaked havoc in our homeland. (T/N: Tazi are the Arabs in the Tang dynasty)
But what should we do now?
- I'll bring men there again. - No need.
I have already asked someone else to get me the map.
Who is it?
You just have to wait here.
Don't leave this place no matter what
until you have to depart at 5:00 in the evening.
Our leader, Flaming Demon
is going to be upon Chang'an soon.
What about Wang Zongsi's daughter?
I already have a plan for her.
Someone will bring her to us.
[The Longest Day in Chang'an]
[Episode 4]
Open the door! Open the door! Let me out!
Let me out!
Let me out! Chang'an is going to be done for!
Open the door!
Open the door! Let me out!
Open the door! Let me out! Chang'an is going to be done for!
Li Bi! Li Bi!
What nonsense are you spouting, Pervert?
Let me out.
What do you mean, "Chang'an is done for?"
The innocent citizens in Chang'an
are going to face death very soon.
Hurry and ask Li Bi to let me out.
Tan Qi!
Tell that Little Fox that
if he doesn't listen to me,
his task this time... will fail.
If you need someone to walk through the sea of fire
to appease the anger of the people, I'll go then.
Teacher.
Are you joking, Master He?
Everyone here can be your witness.
I'm doing it willingly.
If something happens,
nobody will blame it on Huaiyuan Street.
I, too, wish to know whether I'm good or evil.
We can't be the judge for what's good and what's evil.
We can only find the answer within ourselves.
But with Master He here,
the Peacekeeper Corps is indeed different from other government bodies.
I'll appease the anger of the people for you.
The name list for the residents in Huaiyuan Street that your commandant requested,
I can also give that to you.
What name list?
Every resident has to bring lights to the prayer hall regularly.
They have to donate some money and goods.
We have records for all of it.
Commandant Yao of your corps has requested this name list
to be compared with the census register of Chang'an
to see if there are any suspicious people.
No need.
Some of the residents there are officials in court.
If we check their census registration without a good reason,
the Peacekeeper Corps will offend too many people.
We have to get the name list. We definitely have to.
With this name list,
we'll certainly be able to find clues about the Wolven Squad by today.
Just now, Teacher said that
once you have made a decision, there is no such thing as changing it.
No matter the cost today,
I have to investigate this matter to the end.
Please pass the name list to Commandant Yao Runeng.
I oblige.
I'll take my leave then.
Do you have a way to control Zhang Xiaojing?
What did you discover?
You had a horsewhip just now. What do you know?
It's none of your business.
All of you are acting so covertly.
It's so unfortunate that the safety of the people in Chang'an is in your hands.
Truthfully, besides this task to arrest the Wolven Squad,
my young master has another important task at hand.
I can't tell you specifically what it is for now,
but he is doing it for the people of Great Tang.
He trusts you.
So, I won't allow you to disappoint him by failing the Wolven Squad task.
Oil.
Ask the watchtower to get all men to check on places that hold oil.
Cross-check the declared oil units with the actual amount they have.
Anyone in illegal possession of oil has to be arrested immediately!
Let me out!
Why can he leave? Let me out, too!
- Oil mills of Chang'an are off-limits. - Who am I today?
The commander of the Peacekeeper Corps with its command token.
The token represents Chief Li himself.
Today, no matter how big or how small the oil mills are,
or who are the backers behind them,
look into each and every one of them even if they belong to the emperor!
Yes!
You are looking at me again.
Stop the oil transaction in the city at once!
Flaming Demon means a disaster by fire.
The Wolven Squad is going to light a fire in the city.
- Go back! - Go back to your home!
Put out the fire.
Can I go out?
Where?
I want to return home to Lin Street after visiting a relative here.
You won't be able to leave this street for the moment.
All right then.
There are forty wells and thirty-seven streets.
If one location is on fire,
within eight hours, the fire will spread through all of the thirty-seven streets.
If they set multiple places on fire at once,
the consequences will be unimaginable.
Four hours.
Have you considered that the paper lanterns will be all over the streets?
Commander Zhang is right. The streets will be filled with paper lanterns.
And it's multiple streets connected by lanterns.
If there's a fire, it will spread like wildfire.
With so many people on the streets, there won't even be time to put out the fire.
Countless people will get hurt.
How is the investigation of the oil mills going?
What is there that you can't say?
The Chief Clerk has looked into all of the oil mills in the city,
including boiled oil, sesame oil, grapeseed cake and turnip cake vendors.
It didn't matter if it were the royal oil mills for the palace or public oil mills,
he looked into all of them without leaving anything out.
Shop owners have to hand in detailed transaction reports each month.
Some shop owners didn't comply
and conflicts arose. All parties suffered damage.
You investigated the royal oil mill as well.
Commander Zhang has the power to make this order.
Actually, we would offend the emperor by looking into the royal oil mill.
I want results!
- All the results are here! - Quickly!
This is the detailed list.
What about the shops outside of this city?
Oil declared at customs is always recorded separately.
We investigated based on the most critical points. Nothing is out of the ordinary.
We've offended so many people, and there is nothing out of the ordinary?
- Are there any other leads we have not investigated? - No.
We've looked into all oil transactions that exceeded five stones a month, (T/N: 1 stone is 14 pounds.)
except for the one for the palace.
Except for the one for the palace?
Why didn't you look into it as well?
- Do we have to check His Majesty's account? - Yes!
Why not? Isn't the Peacekeeper Corps different?
Commander Zhang, you need to send a letter first before you can check the palace account!
Aren't you trying to save the people of Chang'an?
Didn't you say that we can set aside the rules?
How many have died in the line of duty today?
They already lost their lives, and yet here you are discussing protocol!
- We have to preserve the Peacekeeper Corps first. - I only care about capturing the Wolven Squad!
If the Peacekeeper Corps is gone,
who's going to support you in arresting the Wolven Squad?
Calm down, Director He.
This man is known as the King of Hell.
He once killed thirty-four people in a fit of rage.
Nobody is allowed to hurt his close friends and family.
From Commandant Yao's report just now,
one of his spies was murdered by the Wolven Squad.
You shouldn't have come here, Flaming Demon.
Investigate the oil usage in the palace!
You, come with me.
I am talking about Zhang Xiaojing.
Come.
Have you heard about... a children's rhyme that has circulated among the streets?
"The tall willow is peppered with young green leaves.
Many of its soft branches are hanging down like green ribbons.
Who has cut out those leaves so expertly?
It is the wind in February that is like nimble scissors."
The children in this city have been reciting it for about a year.
Is it not your great creation?
A poem is like a sword.
If it can't be controlled,
then one shouldn't create it anymore.
Have you heard
how someone explained this poem to the emperor?
"The tall willow is peppered with young green leaves.
The crown prince is coming into his power.
Many of its soft branches are hanging down like green ribbons."
He has many followers in the court.
"Who has cut out those leaves so expertly?"
Who has caused this kind of situation?
"It is the wind in February that is like nimble scissors."
It's caused by His Majesty's hot and cold attitude.
It is the creator of a bad precedent.
His Majesty had heard it far earlier than that.
But until now, he hasn't revealed anything.
Is that your original intention?
No matter what His Majesty thinks, it has become a reality.
Does the crown prince really have a clique?
If His Majesty says yes, then yes.
- If not— - I don't have time for riddles!
His Majesty is putting an end to the crown prince.
If the fact that he associates himself with court officials
is discovered,
he'll be suspected for forming a clique to rebel
and he will be sentenced to death.
Only Li Bi, who has been cultivating himself for 10 years,
is unrestrained like an idle cloud or a wild crane and
is not suspected even if he was in contact with the crown prince.
This Little Fox is the crown prince's spy.
So, Li Bi is the only one in the court
who is in contact with the crown prince in secret.
They have gathered up young talent from all over the world
so that Great Tang can continue to prosper in the future.
They are building a concrete foundation for the country.
He can't make any mistakes today,
nor can the Peacekeeper Corps make mistakes.
Once we capture the Wolven Squad, the Peacekeeper Corps' mission will be complete.
If we do more than that,
it'll become a mistake.
And this mistake will affect many people.
Do you... understand?
Have you brought back Ying?
When I reached Kang Manor in Yanshou Street,
as soon as I arrived, I saw the door was open.
She already hung herself to death.
- She is dead? - Yes.
Where is the Jade Flower Pendant?
I searched the whole manor. It was nowhere to be seen.
- Somebody took it? - That is the only possibility.
We are the only ones who knew that Ying was hiding in Kang Manor.
Now, it looks like there's another person who knows about it.
If others were to know that we were collecting evidence of Right Counselor's crimes,
the Right Counsellor will attack the crown prince for sure.
I smelled a waft of perfume from Ying's body.
It's very strong and sharp. It's a smell that I won't forget.
However, this smell never appeared in Kang Manor before.
Although all the perfume shops in Chang'an have different formulas,
if we bring along a piece of Ying's clothes to ask around,
we will be able to find out the shop that made the perfume.
There are millions of people in Chang'an.
Ten to twenty percent of them use perfume.
That's still 100,000 people.
Even if you manage to find the shop, how are you going to confirm that she bought it from there?
But we don't have any other way now.
I've been planning it meticulously for months.
At first, I thought that everything was within our control.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Life is unpredictable.
But as long as we keep moving forward,
we'll eventually find a way.
After hearing about the grave news, Director He is still as fit as a fiddle.
He's still holding fort in the Peacekeeper Corps.
But the news about the possibility of the Wolven Squad setting fire in the city
has gone into the ears of the Right Cavalries and Dragons Army.
I'm afraid that there will be a shift of power in the Peacekeeper Corps today.
Including all the files inside it.
I don't think we'll be able to touch Director He.
His Majesty's
decree regarding his concern for Old Man He
is almost here, right?
[The adviser of Dragons Army, Adviser Chen]
I see that everyone has received word of the news. None of us are slow to act.
Chen Xuanli of the Dragons Army is here on the general's order.
Peacekeeper Corps has failed its task today.
Thus, the Dragon Army will immediately take over the Peacekeeper Corps' tasks today.
Please don't stop me, Sir Feng and Sir Zhao.
Peacekeepers Corps should be taken over by my Right Cavalries instead.
I'm here... under Right Counsellor's order.
The Dragons Army is sent here by His Majesty.
It's best... for the Dragons Army to put His Majesty's safety first.
During this Lantern Festival, we have to show Great Tang in all it's glory
to our fellow emissaries and our people.
If there's chaos in the city today,
it will surely cause His Majesty to worry.
Right Counsellor has offered his help to take on this duty
to share His Majesty's burden.
Let's not fight with each other first.
The safety of Chang'an is no child's play.
Peacekeeper Corps has failed repeatedly today.
Shouldn't they be punished?
His Majesty definitely knows who should be punished.
Let's go.
Report!
Someone broke into the Peacekeeper Corps! Someone broke into the Peacekeeper Corps!
Chief Li Bi of the Peacekeeper Corps.
Hand over the Peacekeeper Corps Command Token to me at once.
Who are you?
Advisor Chen Xuanli with the general's Dragons Army.
General Chen said that the goal of the Wolven Squad is unclear.
In the worst scenario, it may endanger the safety of His Majesty.
The Peacekeeper Corps has failed this investigation. Give up your power at once!
I will not hand it over to you.
- Dragons Army! Go into the hall! - Here! Yes!
Who dares to?
Tan Qi, wait for me in the safe house.
Move aside.
May I ask, Advisor, how are you going to arrest the Wolven Squad?
I will immediately close down all 108 streets in Chang'an at once.
Then, I'll search the city from the inside out.
Chamberlain Xu.
During the ceremony of the beginning of a new reign,
when the Dragons Army was on duty to protect the citizens,
you were agitated by a Taoist's magic.
It ended with a casualty of 223 people.
On March of the same year, after Wei Jian connected
Guangyun River to the front of Xingqing Palace,
there was a celebration of song and dance, and His Majesty was invited.
In order to prevent accidents, 1,000 soldiers went undercover as commoners,
and they sang the song of blessings.
During the spring of the second year of regnal, the people were living well. (T/N: Regnal - of a reign or monarch.)
Money was scattered in Xuanyang Street and thousands of people were trampled.
The Dragons Army was standing guard around the street,
but never tried to stop it.
These are truths recorded in the files written by the National Treasury,
the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Justice.
It's just the tip of the iceberg.
You are holding a grudge against the Dragon Army's past?
The Peacekeeper Corps is just making factual conclusions based on the database.
You will disturb the citizens if you search the city from the inside out.
The outcome is unpredictable. It is not appropriate.
His Majesty's safety is our priority.
Is a (legendary) bird bigger or is an ant bigger?
The legendary bird is bigger by who knows how much.
It's a well-known fact. Even small children know it.
Chief Li, are you trying to trick me—
I'm just asking you.
Is a (legendary) bird bigger or is an ant bigger?
Ant?
- Of course, the bird is bigger– - After hearing you say the two words "of course,"
I cannot hand over the Peacekeeper Corps' Chief to you.
Is there anything wrong with it?
No matter how big or small things are, they are useful in their own way.
And no matter if they are useful or not, they have done their best.
You have been beside His Majesty for too long,
and, therefore, cannot see this point.
So, it's better for Chang'an if I continue to be the chief of the Peacekeeper Corps.
I'm here under General's Chen order.
Chief Li, don't be so sharp with your words.
Move aside!
Teacher.
- Old Man He. - Rude!
He is the Grand Master of the Palace of Silver Seal and Blue Ribbon
and a third-ranking Director of the Palace Library.
You should respectfully call him Director He instead.
You once asked His Majesty if you could retire because of old age.
His Majesty has just approved your request.
Why did he approve it today?
Delivering the words of His Majesty.
His Majesty's verbal instruction.
"My heart aches for Sir He and cannot bear to see him toil with hard work.
Since it is now the holidays, rest well.
Enjoy the lanterns well.
After the festival, I will hold a feast to bid you farewell."
Look at how much of an honor this is.
His Majesty asked me to build this Peacekeeper Corps.
Please allow me to finish my task for today,
so that I can report to him tonight during the lantern carnival.
Sir He.
The name list for the Lantern Festival is out.
It seems that your name is not on the list.
I am not allowed to go see the lanterns anymore either?
Grandfather.
Peacekeeper Corps Command Token.
Hand over the Peacekeeper Corps Command Token!
Will you be able to carry the burden if I give you the Command Token?
None of you can carry the burden.
The Wolven Squad will set fire to multiple places today.
You don't even have a general direction.
Who else dares to still say that you can handle it?
Even if I let the Peacekeeper Corps continue investigating,
will you be able to find a lead?
If I do that, will you be able to locate the Wolven Squad?
Two hours.
Give me two hours.
If the Peacekeeper Corps finds a lead,
- you must retreat. - If you can't do it?
Then today, Chang'an will face a huge disaster.
Old Man He, you are just a commoner now. Your words carry no weight, right?
Director He is the crown prince's teacher.
A teacher for a day is a father for a lifetime.
All of you are young and hot-blooded.
Don't be so short-sighted.
Adviser Chen, what do you think?
All right. Two hours then.
He Fu, let's go home.
Pang Ling, bring out the clock.
I heard that
the holy lantern in front of Xingqing Palace today has a special power.
Those who know what to look for
will be able to see the future of Chang'an.
I've worked in court for more than 50 years.
Originally, I thought that after I saw the lanterns
and come full circle, I would then go to my old home.
Now, I won't be able to see the lanterns anymore.
Who is the one that made the name list for His Majesty?
Who is the one trying to prevent you from participating in the Lantern Festival?
Don't touch this man.
Is it the Right Counselor?
Director He.
Teacher, please sit in the carriage.
No.
I still prefer to ride my old donkey.
This way, I can still take one last look at Chang'an on the way back.
I feel sad to leave this place.
Changyuan, remember.
Today, you only need to make sure that the Peacekeeper Corps makes no mistakes.
I will do as you wish, Teacher.
All right.
I'll be leaving then.
You are not going to eat?
I'm fasting.
Whenever you decide to take back the command token, I'll give it to you.
You still need to take care of the future of Great Tang.
You can still re-investigate the case.
We made a deal.
No matter what Flaming Demon is,
we have to get to the end of it today.
Director He has asked me not to get in your way.
Director He is the biggest protector of the Peacekeeper Corps in the court.
He has the most accurate judgment among all the people in the court.
Now, he is not here to protect you.
You are still so young. Can you take it?
His Majesty has ruled over the world since the age of 25.
I am 23 this year.
Many people don't do as they say.
I hope that you do as you say.
Just focus on your investigation.
Leave those trouble-causing court officials to me.
If something happens to me,
you still have to continue the investigation until the end.
What are you going to do?
If I can't come back,
you'll be the leader of the Peacekeeper Corps.
I'm just a death row convict.
You are a protector of Chang'an.
Chief.
We managed to locate the accomplice of the Wolven Squad in Huaiyuan Street.
According to the Huaiyuan Street resident name list sent by the Archpriest,
and the census register of Chang'an, we found a suspicious person.
Very likely, he is the Wolven Squad accomplice who stole the map.
Quickly tell me about him.
He is called Long Bo, an outsider.
Greetings, Commandant.
Is this the place?
According to his census register,
he came to Chang'an on the 27th year on the old calendar.
He is registered as Long Bo.
After moving around a few times, he came to Huaiyuan Street last year.
The suspicious thing is that at the end of the second year of Tian Bao,
the municipal registry redid the census inventory.
They specifically required people to give detailed information about their appearance.
But Long Bo's registry is still from the old census record made during the 27th year on the old calendar.
He never updated his registration record.
Either Long Bo forged the registration record or he's an impostor.
So many Persian coins.
Bring it here.
Sir Yao, these coins can't be circulated in Great Tang.
What exactly does he do?
Community Officer. Where is he?
I saw his wife when I ate breakfast this morning.
She was helping out with school registration procedures and other chores.
After the chaos just now, I lost sight of where she went.
The street is closed down and all residents are required to go home.
How is she gone?
I won't dare lie to you.
Two beds.
Wife?
Long Bo has lived here for half a year.
He has a woman with him.
They look like they are of the same age.
So, I thought that she was his new wife.
On most days, Long Bo rarely came out.
I've met him for only three to five times.
Every time, it was just greetings out of formality.
As for what his real job is or places he frequents,
I really don't know.
If you are not telling the truth to avoid trouble,
then you'll be in deep trouble!
I do not dare lie.
I thought that Long Bo was just a businessman.
Usually, he does not stay in Chang'an for long.
And normally, whenever I saw him, he was always smiling.
He looked like a cheerful person.
So, I never suspected him
and I've never asked him personal questions.
Get up.
Thank you, Commandant Yao.
When was the last time you saw Long Bo?
About two months ago.
Anything special about his or the woman's appearance?
Appearance?
Long Bo looks quite handsome.
His wife is even prettier.
Something special about him... Something special about him...
His wife always tied money around her forearms.
Why is that important? She can take it off at any time. Anything else?
I've only seen them a few times in total.
And now that I'm so nervous, I forgot it all.
Community Officer!
- Commandant Yao. - This family comes from the west.
They don't celebrate the festivals of Chang'an.
Exactly.
[Token of Gratitude]
Quickly order the watchtower to send a message!
Report!
[Long Bo is suspicious. There is a woman living with him.]
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♫ In the daytime in the forbidden courtyard, ♫
♫ A warbler has new feathers ♫
♫ Racking their brain to gamble underneath the florals, ♫
♫ Using only the finest jewelry ♫
♫ At night she must adorn herself, ♫
♫ Dancing in rainbow skirts before the emperor ♫
♫ Who knew a seductive waistline, ♫
♫ Would soon convince the emperor to smile ♫
♫ At night she must adorn herself, ♫
♫ Dancing in rainbow skirts before the emperor ♫
♫ Who knew a seductive waistline, ♫
♫ Would soon convince the emperor to smile ♫