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Li Bi would even give up on his future for the sake of the Peacekeeper Corps?
Why is this?
To protect the people of Chang'an.
Is this your first day in Chang'an's government?
The corps is the first real job the crown prince got from His Majesty.
Li Bi will surely do it well to please the crown prince.
I have news from the Ministry of the Capital.
Regarding the case of the murder of Tang Tongshou of Wannian County by Zhang Xiaojing,
there seems to be something amiss.
The files indicate that the two had a fallout because of work.
But there is a hidden statement at the Ministry of the Capital.
It was a confession of Tan Tongshou's servant before committing suicide.
In August, the second year of Tian Bao era,
The Blaze Gang, on the sixth road off of Anye Street,
relentlessly killed and plundered five merchants.
Tan Tongshou led the Sleuth-hHounds there, but they just watched.
The file reveals that it was the victims that started the fight.
Afterwards, Zhang Xiaojing killed thirty-four men of the Blaze Gang.
Tan Tongshou then tasked Zhang Xiaojing's Sleuth-Hounds to have him arrested.
Zhang Xiaojing didn't resist the arrest.
While Tan Tongshou was interrogating Zhang Xiaojing with no others present,
he was killed by Zhang Xiaojing.
- The sixth road off of Anye Street. - The sixth road off of Anye Street.
The Lesser Patola Sahi Embassy was later built there.
- It's what the emperor— - Is your information reliable?
It's from Mi Xin of the Ministry of the Capital.
How did you find out about this?
San Nu found out about this.
San Nu?
San Nu does come in handy for us.
How did Zhang Xiaojing get selected by the corps?
The case file database.
[The Longest Day in Chang'an]
[Episode 9]
Commandant Yao.
You are back.
You spent an hour to walk here from Pingkang Street.
Where have you been?
The Ministry of the Capital.
I don't understand Zhang Xiaojing.
He killed his own spy.
He even cut off his finger out of guilt.
He cut off his own finger?
Yes.
He is just investigating a case for us.
You can't promise him anything either.
Why would he work so hard on this case?
This doesn't add up.
I read the records about him.
The details were unclear as too how he killed those thirty-four men.
So, I went to the Ministry of the Capital and chatted with a friend.
Zhang Xiaojing killed those thirty-four Blaze Gang men in one strike,
all because of vengeance.
The Blaze Gang tricked some merchants into going to a teahouse for a chat.
As soon as they stepped inside, the gang members stabbed them to death.
One of the victims was seen frequenting Zhang Xiaojing's house.
It seems like the victim was his close friend.
The victim is Wen Wuji.
You know that, too?
Zhang Xiaojing might be giving his all for the investigation,
but is it for some other reasons?
Why didn't Zhang Xiaojing's records show the details of his crimes?
In recent years, the database has not been kept in the same way as before.
The files are completed in a rushed manner.
You are aware of this issue, too.
But how did you know Zhang Xiaojing was the man I needed?
It's not that I know.
It's the case files database that knew.
We can't wait any longer. We need to go now.
I work for the government. I have inside information.
You sneaky Chang'an man. Stalling us is futile.
Ma Ge'er, do it!
Sure.
Xu Hezi! Xu Hezi!
Tie him up!
Ma Ge'er!
You fell for his trick! You fool!
You only think about giving your daughter a good life!
- You would even give up your life! - Let go! Don't touch the necklace (my stars in the sky)!
We still have a life to live!
Pluck out my eyes.
Bury them where my daughter lives.
Don't forget.
Cao Poyan, we all envy you.
We want to live and also have a daughter as lovely as a star.
You! What more can you tell us?
Bring me something to write on.
The map of Chang'an.
I can draw it for you.
Xu Hezi! Xu Hezi! Xu Hezi!
We have official work! Can you hurry up?
This event is about His Majesty. Regardless of how big the official work is, you'll still have to wait!
Xu Hezi! Xu Hezi! Xu Hezi!
Be gentle. General Wang's daughter is our special guest.
Wen Ran sent you here?
She lured you here, too?
Draw it!
Chang'an's map!
If your father sees you in the Sanggan River,
I am sure he will be happy.
I don't need the whole map. I just want part of it.
If we break through that point,
Chang'an will be shrouded in fear.
Make sure we can also escape unscathed.
Which part of the map do you want?
Where do you think is the best?
What is your name?
Zhang Xiaojing.
Zhang Xiaojing. You are a traitor!
A uniform of the military...
- You were a soldier? - Yes.
My father told me once
that a soldier of Tang would rather die than become a traitor in the face of the enemy.
Your father only ever saw the enemy charging towards him.
He has never been stabbed in the back before.
My father told me once
that he never has much thought for what others do.
He must save his own neck first.
This saying...
was said by someone else, too.
Enough about the others.
Let's get our job done.
When will the reinforcement arrive?
What's the matter?
So, just because the relief troops aren't here,
you're no longer going to be the Great Tang's soldier?
Have a seat there.
If I don't come back by midnight,
go to Chang'an. I am leaving my daughter in your hands.
What are you doing?
Are you going after the wolves again?
Our brothers are waiting to get some meat for the Lantern Festival.
There are bandits in the south, too.
If I knew there were bandits in the south when I took on this mission,
I would never have come here.
What's done is done, I have no choice but to do it.
I will go with you.
You will corner the wolves and I will capture them.
Forget it.
An archer like you is hard to come by; one out of a thousand. You are precious...
which is why I can help you.
You just keep watch here.
If enemies ambush us at night, slay them all for me.
Don't worry about me.
I am old, and I am extremely afraid of death.
It's all right.
Come. Take off this armour for me.
Just take it.
Setting a trap is not dangerous.
Turn around.
Turn around!
I love to watch animals' faces as they struggle from their death.
Turn around.
How is your leg?
It's all right. It's all right.
You will be crippled for life.
You little rascal.
Let's go.
- Thank you. - For what?
Our brothers are waiting for us to celebrate.
Indeed.
Festivities could be a nuisance,
but it gives us the will to live.
It keeps us alive.
This wolf meat smells great!
This is great!
- I haven't had meat in months! - Captain Wen.
Have a wonderful Lantern Festival.
Come on! Let me have some, too.
Who hasn't eaten yet?
I will have his share. Let him sleep for a while.
This stubborn fool is exhausted.
Look at this.
- This is for you. - You left all the good meat for me!
Slowly!
It's worth it to take another arrow for my brothers.
Thanks, Old Wen!
Thanks, Captain Wen!
I have a feeling... We will have a good life after this war is over.
- Yes, a good life! - Yes!
I will reopen the incense shop after I get back to Chang'an.
You can all live at my place!
- We will meet up everyday! - That's right!
That man died in Chang'an.
[Manor of Right Counselor]
What is this place you are drawing?
Who has the most power and authority in Great Tang right now?
The Right Counselor?
Be quick with it!
Zhang Xiaojing, born in Chang'an.
Mischievous since his early days.
He claimed to be a vagabond and carried his sword everywhere.
He joined the first batch of recruits on the 13th year of the old calendar.
He first served under Prince Xin An.
He was later transferred to serve the Anxi Protectorate and defend Bohuan City.
In the 23th year of the old calendar, after the battle at the Defense Beacon,
he was transferred back to Chang'an as Sleuth-Hound Captain of Wannian County
In the 23th year of the old calendar... the battle at the Defense Beacon.
It's the year when you were appointed the Minister of War.
The general of Anxi Protectorate was Gai Jiayun.
In the battle of Defense Beacon, Gai Jiayun never sent the reinforcement troops.
The eighth division of the 33rd Local Militia suffered the loss of two hundred and eleven men.
Only nine men survived the battle.
Zhang Xiaojing was one of the nine.
Afterward, Gai Jiayun spread rumors
that it was the Ministry of War that refused to send reinforcement.
After Zhang Xiaojing returned from the foreign land,
how was his performance as a sleuth-hound captain?
He stayed in Chang'an for nine years.
He has no family nor a house of his own.
He lived in the office of Wannian County.
Because he is so cruel when arresting the outlaws,
he offended quite a few people.
He also had a lot of spies.
He held a lot of secrets, so he was afraid to burden his family.
The only person he met in personal life was Wen Wuji, who died when Anye Street was being torn apart. (T/N: He was one of the five murdered merchants)
Wen Wuji was also one of the nine that survived the battle of the Defense Beacon.
This could be interesting.
Technically speaking, even I am
considered one of his enemies.
My Lord, you need not worry.
Zhang Xiaojing is just one man. He is no match for you.
Besides, Prince Yong knows he's been released from prison.
The Blaze Gang has been ordered to teach him a lesson.
Why would Prince Yong do that?
It's because of the rebuilding of Anye Street.
After killing Tan Tongshou, Zhang Xiaojing went missing for four hours
before surrendering himself in Wannian County.
The file didn't report where he had been for those four hours.
After some investigation, I found out he abducted Prince Yong while His Highness was playing polo.
Prince Yong later claimed that he had been ill for months and never showed himself.
So, this is why, when I met Prince Yong,
he was carrying a scar on his face.
Sifang.
Tell Gan Shoucheng that the Right Cavalries
escorting me to the palace tonight must be doubled in number.
Yes.
The Peacekeeper Corps is using the investigation as cover
to hire someone that holds a grudge against me and Prince Yong.
To make it worse, he is an unpredictable convict on death row.
The crown prince's cunningness is indeed formidable.
[Xu Hezi, the songstress]
♪ A day is too short ♪
♪ A hundred years full of hardship. ♪
♪ The universe is vast ♪
♪ The life full of calamities is too long ♪
♪ Even the hair of Goddess Magu ♪
♪ Half has turned to frosty grey ♪
♪ The God and Goddess ♪
♪ Who has probably laughed a million times ♪
♪ I wish to seize the six dragons who haul the Sun God’s chariot ♪
♪ Land on the Fusang tree as I return ♪
♪ Pour a cup of fine wine into the Big Dipper ♪
♪ Persuade each dragon for a hearty drink ♪
♪ Fortune and wealth are not what I seek ♪
♪ I only hope to halt and preserve youthfulness ♪
Great!
♪ A day is too short ♪
♪ A hundred years full of hardship ♪
♪ The universe is vast ♪
♪ The life full of calamities is too long ♪
♪ Even the hair of Goddess Magu ♪
♪ Half has turned to frosty grey ♪
♪ The God and Goddess ♪
♪ Who has probably laughed a million times ♪
♪ I wish to seize the six dragons who haul the Sun God’s chariot ♪
♪ Land on the Fusang tree as I return ♪
♪ Pour a cup of fine wine into the Big Dipper ♪
♪ Persuade each dragon for a hearty drink ♪
♪ Fortune and wealth are not what I seek ♪
♪ I only hope to halt and preserve youthfulness ♪
Great!
Xu Hezi! Xu Hezi! Xu Hezi!
It's 2:00!
The sun is heading toward the west!
Sunlight is fading!
Wen Ran abducted Wang Yunxiu.
Zhang Xiaojing knows Wen Ran. Is he planning something?
We have to ask him ourselves.
Young Master, you trust Xu Bin a lot.
This is the reason why... I feel something is off.
Tan Qi, how do you know when you can befriend someone?
All the choices he makes... I will think are correct, and I will like them.
What if he knows what you like and pleases you on purpose?
On purpose? That depends on his motives.
Motives?
With this woman as a hostage and the fifty of you with me,
if we still can't catch Zhang Xiaojing,
the name of the Blaze Gang will be smeared to the ground!
One cannot live in Chang'an without name!
We must have our revenge today!
If you kill Zhang Xiaojing, none of you will live to see tomorrow.
What?
Feng Dalun wants Zhang Xiaojing.
He is bringing Zhang Xiaojing in as tribute for his lord.
Only a living man can be humiliated.
You don't even understand this?
Or is it because... you simply aren't capable of capturing Zhang Xiaojing alive?
Fools, you are incompetent and you wish to gain a name?
Silence! Take this woman with you
and walk right in through the front door.
Whatever happens in the house today, we must capture Zhang Xiaojing.
- Let's go! - Yes!
This is the last line.
Kill this man and take this woman.
Zhang Xiaojing, come out here!
There is no escape for you now.
Let go of me!
They are not officers. They are not wearing uniforms.
Let go of me!
They are here to kill you.
They are not here to help you capture people.
You think of yourself as a lone-wolf?
You are nothing but a dog.
You are no better than me.
Let go of me! Ma Ge'er!
Ma Ge'er!
Leader Qin, Zhang Xiaojing's men are too tough.
- Let's fall back. - We lost the woman.
If we go back empty-handed, Master Feng will have our heads!
Charge!
Stay still.
Zhang Xiaojing!
Lock this woman up first!
Zhang Xiaojing!
Chamberlain Xu.
Do you remember when we first met?
Morning of August 23rd, the second year of Tian Bao era,
it was around half past 5:00 in the morning. On the side of Qu River Park.
You were meeting Director He, as you normally would.
Your house is on Anye Street.
Why did you travel all the way to Qu River Park?
I told you back then.
The only quiet place on Anye Street for reading in the morning was undergoing construction,
which is why I traveled a bit further.
Chief, are you suspecting I went there on purpose just to meet you?
Since the early days of the Tang Dynasty, those with talents tried to meet with the rich and powerful.
They were too afraid their talents would not be discovered.
A man with a brilliant mind like yours who never seeks promotion?
This is rather unusual.
But what benefit would I have received from approaching you?
You were just a scholar on a waiting list in the Hanlin Academy.
You had no official rank. You were insignificant.
I was holding the lower eighth rank in the National Treasury.
After being transferred here, I am still holding the same rank.
I can never be someone powerful.
Being an officer means I must socialize.
After some time, I will be just like you.
I will lose faith in everyone.
I know you are in a tough spot,
but Commander Zhang found the hideout of the Wolven Squad.
As long as Captain Cui arrives to take them down,
your job as the chief will be completed.
Flaming Demon will burn you to the ground!
What is your connection with Zhang Xiaojing?
We can escape to the backyard.
Untie me now!
Wen Ran, I am warning you. My safety concerns the fate of Great Tang!
My father is fighting a battle in the Western Region! I can't become their hostage! Don't you know that?
Save that for later. Chang'an might not live to see tomorrow.
What do you mean?
What do you want?
I have to save my benefactor so that he can live.
He is doomed.
He drew the map of Right Counselor's manor for the Wolven Squad!
He betrayed Tang!
If he were trying to save this city, he wouldn't have let himself get caught!
Drawing a map of the counselor's manor is treason?
Daughter of a General, you have quite a sharp mind.
Even if he can leave this place alive,
he will die for the crime of treason!
Volley!
Set a fire upstairs! Burn them down!
Go!
This really is the Wolven Squad's hideout. Kill them all!
No, You Cha's order is not here yet! We will die in vain here!
Let go of me!
We need someone to complete You Cha's mission!
Leave! Go, now!
Our brothers are dead because of me.
I should have listened to you and killed that mutt!
Which of you worthless mutts killed Cui Liulang?
- Go. - You should go! Go home!
Your daughter is only seven years old. She can't live without you.
Go!
I pulled the tongue out of that Chang'an mutt!
Do you know why I didn't shoot you myself just now?
Because you are just as useless as your brother!
I will smash you to a pulp!
For my brother and for Chang'an!
Back off!
Commandants in the area, follow my lead!
When did these outlaws enter the manor?
Beware of suspicious personnel nearby!
Do not let any one of them get away!
Remember this, lady. You will die for the sake of Great Tang.
I will make sure you'll be strung up for this.
She is the daughter of Wang Zongsi!
You want to get your name written in history? You won't get anything if I kill her!
Fall back!
Lay down your maces!
You don't believe she is Wang Yunxiu?
I don't believe it either.
Why don't we kill her and find out?
Let's see how lucky you are today. Lay down your weapons
Fine!
Tie yourself up with the rope. Tie it tight!
The lesser of two sins. If you let us go today, your punishment will be lighter.
Go!
Where is Zhang Xiaojing?
Come with me, and you will know.
- Is he safe? - Yes.
You are lying.
If I tell him I am not Wang Yunxiu, you are done for.
If I die, you will never find out where Zhang Xiaojing is.
Reach out for my hand! Come on!
Come up here!
How many of you are there in the city?
Even if there are only two of us left,
Chang'an still won't be peaceful today!
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♫ Long yearning ♫
♫ in Chang'an ♫
♫ Grasshoppers weave their autumn song on the golden railing of the well ♫
♫ Frost on my bamboo mat, changing its color with the cold ♫
♫ My eyes that were once sparkling ♫
♫ Today, are now a spring of tears ♫
♫ If ever you should doubt my heartbreak ♫
♫ Return and take a look ♫
♫ into my bright mirror ♫
♫ Long yearning, ♫
♫ in Chang'an ♫
♫ Grasshoppers weave their autumn song on the golden railing of the well ♫
♫ Frost on my bamboo mat, changing its color with the cold ♫
♫ My eyes that were once sparkling ♫
♫ Today, are now a spring of tears ♫
♫ If ever you should doubt my heartbreak ♫
♫ Return and take a look ♫
♫ into my bright mirror ♫