[The Longest Day in Chang'an]
[Episode 27]
Go and stop him now!Who's working on the case right now?
Go and stop him now!You have to stop him!
Go and stop...
Convict He.
Who's the instigator behind this?
Minister Pei of the Ministry of Justice...
Minister Pei, go and stop that mannamed Long Bo now.
He has 300 barrels of Crouching Fire. Three hundred barrels!
His target is not Lin Jiu Lang.
I'm only asking you,who's the instigator...
behind Right Counsellor'sassassination?
I am the instigator.
I'm the one who hired Long Bo.
Let us be.
I don't know whichis Long Bo's target.
He tricked me.
He tricked me!
I just want to take my revenge on that damned counsellor.
I don't want to dragthe people of Chang'an into it.
Minister Pei, you arean expert in solving cases.
Go and find out where Long Bo is now.
I don't want to hurtthe people of Chang'an.
Where am I?
This is not the Ministry of Justice.
Where am I?
I had committed a major crime.
I should be interrogated by the three highest ranking ministers.
If you dare interrogate me in private,
you'll be considered as breaking the Tang law.
It's you.
I just want to know...
who you took orders from...
to kill me.
You want me to dragother people into this, right?
You are indeed a damned counsellor.
You always called meUncle Lin before this.
But actually, you don't know that...
the dog I have in my manor...
is called Uncle Lin.
He Fu.
I'm the one...
who asked His Majesty to give you...
the word 'Fu' in your name.
You just want to remindHis Majesty that...
He Jian had adopted a son ofquestionable antecedents, right?
When you were young,
I loved to look at your eyes the most.
People will dig out your grave andwhip your corpse in the future.
Too bad that I won't be ableto watch it anymore.
People like us...
always wish to look ata pair of clean eyes.
But it's too hard.
I had tested you for more thanten times in secret and in the open...
to check if you arereally dumb or not.
It's impossible for kid of...
six to seven years old to act dumb...
and deceive the physicianfrom my manor.
My parents, nannies,brothers and sisters...
were murdered in front of me.
I escaped by hiding in a grave.
And I ate the leftover food in the corspe's stomach that did not digest yet.
Then, I was taken inby a bandit gang...
to act as a bait for themto kill kind people.
When you saw...
the six to seven years old me,
my whole life had already ended.
Just because my biological fatherhad more poise than you.
Just because His Majesty complimentedhim for being a gentleman,
you framed him up.
There were around 70 people in my manor.
And I'm the only one left.
Provincial governor, Chen Zhou,was a literati.
But actually, he wasn't suitablefor a powerful position.
His Majesty shouldn't havetrusted and valued him so much.
I did it for the bettermentof Great Tang.
Right Counsellor.
You...
Every time He Jian met upwith crown prince,
he will bring you along too, right?
The prime minister of Great Tangis indeed a very patient man.
You want to know...
about the secrets that...
my father and crown princetalked about, right?
Is the crown prince...
aware of your actions tonight?
If you tell me, I can ask thehistorian to wipe away the...
criminal record underChen Zhou's name.
-He was framed by you from the start.-It has already come to this.
You should think about...
what else can you dothat will be of use.
Can you really clean upmy biological father's name?
It'll be depending on your testament.
Are you going to testify againstthe real culprit that I want?
I'll do it.
Now that I think of it,
Long Bo is indeed taking orders...
from someone.
Who is it?
Don't be impatient.
When the interrogators are here later,
I'll tell you about itonce and for all.
Release me.
Release me. You can say how much money you need.
[Peacekeeper Corps]
How much are you worth?
I still havean important task at hand.
Release me.
How much money do you need? You can call it.
How important is the task?
Chang'an is in real danger today.
For people like us,
Chang'an is a verydangerous place every day.
I can save you.
Officer, I have heard those same words for years already.
Now, I only trust myself.
Should I chop off your head...
and give it to the soldierto get a reward?
Or should I send a hand of yours to your house for ransom?
Or should I make you into a mute...
and sell you toother countries as slave?
Or...
Should I turn you into a corpseas a medium to transport my goods?
We are crude people.We don't know which is more worth it.
Officer, you should help calculate it for us.
We'll go with your choice.
Where did he go?
He went away to clear up a room.
Clear up what room?
You are valuable.
They will lock you up first.
And then they'll cut you uppiece by piece...
in exchange for money.
Look.
My blood is very valuable.
Do you want it?
Why do you want to go out so much?
Isn't it great to be locked up in this small box?
You don't need to care about anything.
And you'll still be alive.
Besides, you'll be happy.
Come. Become like me.
And then, you can stay here forever.
Come.
Alright.
I'll stay then.
I won't think about anything.
And I'll be alive.
But...
can I really be happy from the inside?
Commander Zhang.
Go now.
Get away from me as far as possible.
Zhang Xiao Jing!
I'll hold them off.Go on with your case.
Come at me!
Merits will go to the person whocut off Zhang Xiao Jing's head.
-Aren't we going to fight?-Isn't it good to be alive?
Ask the Right Cavalriesto block off his path.
Pingkang Street is near tothe side gate of Chunming Gate.
Ask all the sleuth-hounds in the eastcity to provide backup at once! Quick!
How dare you attack our own!You want to revolt?
Get lost.
What happened?Go and find out about it.
Yes, Chief Ji.
-What is the meaning of this?-Doesn't matter.
Spread the message at once!Never retreat!
What is the meaning of that?
The watchtower is telling usto never retreat.
Easy for him to say.
Chief Ji, Commandant Yaoused the watchtower...
to send a message to Zhang Xiao Jing.It means, never retreat.
Never retreat?
He knows the meaning of never retreat?
-Arrest him.-Yes, Chief Ji.
Emergent message from Peacekeeper Corps.
All watchtowers are orderedto shut down now...
and the officials of watchtowerare dismissed. We can go home.
This...
Shut down the watchtower? Are westill going after Commander Zhang?
Peacekeeper Corps has repeatedthe message again.
There is no mistake of it.
Then what should we do now?
Obey the order and be dismissed.
Let's go.
We are under Chief Ji's orderto arrest you, Commandant Yao.
What do you mean by never retreat?
Uphold your original aspirationand persevere until the end.
What the simplest thing on this world?
Shouting off some pretty slogans is the easiest thing to do.
Commandant Yao.
Let me tell you something.
It's no use to even if youdestroy the watchtower.
Zhang Xiao Jing has to die today.
His death will benefitthe Right Counsellor.
His Majesty establishedPeacekeeper Corps...
in order to look for real culprits...
and to protect the people of Chang'an.
Not to wrong an innocent person.
Why are you still so childish?
Do you think that your idea is correct?
Let me tell you.
Right Counsellor has arrested theculprit who tried to assassinate him.
Do you know who he is?
The son of He Jian, He Fu.
Impossible. He Fu is a fool.
I'm really worried for the crown prince.
Take him away.
I'm not putting you into prison.
I'm just giving youa chance to rest well.
When His Majesty starts to clean upthe crown prince's faction,
it'll be hard on you.
Did you bring any food?
I'm going to starve to death.
If I was at home now,
it would be 10 o'clock now.
And I'll cook a bowl of noodles as my nightly snack.
I'll cook it with a meat-type soup.
It'll be soft and chewy.
I'm too hot-headed.
I did a foolish thing just now.
If your heart feels uncomfortable,
think about some happy things.
After all, no matter who you are,you have to keep going forward.
You can't stop.
Everything is easier said than done.
But you have already done it, right?
Look. People arestill helping you out.
People are still helping you out,Commander Zhang!
Never retreat.
I hope that they canunderstand my message.
We can't die. We can't die here.
We can't die here.
Leader Wen. We still haven'tseen any relief troops.
Get down!
Leader Wen.
We won't be able tohold them back this time.
How about you go back to Chang'anto take care of your daughter?
Nobody cares about us anyway.
How about we just retreat?
Jun Jun, give me some of it.
Did you become a soldier willingly?
Why did you ask?
All of us enrolled into the army...
on our own free will.
You chose this path yourself.
When you can't determine right from wrong,
you just need to remember these two words.
Never retreat.
Hide in a safe place.
If you want to live happilyfor the rest of your life,
don't look.
I am Commander Zhang Xiao Jingfrom Peacekeeper Corps!
We are all soldiers.I don't want to kill you.
If you die in January, your parentswon't be able to celebrate a new year.
Retreat now!
It's him! He is the culprit!
Arrest him!
Those who stop me frominvestigating this case today...
will have to die!
What should we do now?
Write this down.
We lost track of culprit Zhang...
because the lack of communicationfrom the watchtower.
Retreat now.
Zhi!
Zhi, you are too shameless! How canyou take off your clothes for anyone?
Is this lad trying totreat his sister?
- He's just trying to help me.- He's wearing a robe.
Get out! Sister? I don't have a sister!
My sister died three years ago!
-There's still hope for her.- Shut up!
It has been three years.
I already gave her all kindsof medicine that I can find.
My sister is foolish. She was often bullied by others.
But I won't let a liar like you to trick her!
Brother.
Don't call me brother.
I don't have a sisterwho has skin ulcers like you.
Yes, I have skin ulcers.
And I even worked in a brothel once!
But do you know why I did that?
Back then, if you were able...
to make money to treatour mother's illness,
would I go into a brothel?
Have you forgotten about this?
Get in. Don't embarrass me here!
Black soil for pottery baking,
plant ash, vinegar,copper basin, brazier,
handkerchief and a lot of water.The black soil has to be from Jing.
You can get it from any pottery shop.
What remedy is this? Why I have never heard of it?
Will it work? The doctor alreadysaid that there's no cure.
Don't give me false hope again!
False hope is hope all the same.
Why don't we give it a go?
Why are you crying?
I have weird eyes.
They'll tear up...
when I see a god or demon.
So, did you see a god or did you see a demon?
I think you better leave.
I have friends in the Western Regions.
I can help you settle down over there without a problem.
King of Hell is a king too.
Even killing is unusual for me.
Yes.
If you escape now,
you can stay alive even thoughyou can't be a hero.
Let's go.
Let's go now while thewatchtower has turned blind.
- Are you really going to leave?- Yes.
But before I leave,
I have to find the privatesand ask them clearly.
I want to know who hired them to kill You Cha.
- Waiter.- Coming.
Appraiser Yuan. We will wait for you over there.
The watchtower has gone down today.
Culprit Zhang had gotten away becausewe couldn't get his location in time.
Ji Wen can't blame you for that.
If he insists to blame you for it,
I'll look for my father's subordinatesin Chang'an to speak up for you.
No need for that. I really don't need it.
What is it?
Ji Wen is just a minor issue. I can deal with him.
Don't worry about it.
Is it because you heard that...
The one who assassinated the Right Counsellor is He Fu
and you fear it might be connected to crown prince and his faction?
My father is crown prince's brother.
If we want to talk about factions, let alone others,
even the Emperor will consider us as crown prince's faction.
If you are worried thatyou'll be dragged down with it,
send me home now. Just pretend that we didn't meet today.
Don't go.
How can you hurtmy feelings like that?
I am a schemer. But my schemes are all directed toward others.
Why would I want to scheme on you?
What kind of a person would I become then?
Living in this world, if you don't even have...
a person that you truly care for,
then what's the purpose of living in this world?
Even if I can get the stars and the moon in the sky,
who am I going to share that happiness with?
This is just sweet-talking.
I think you keep me with you becauseI'm useful either way, right?
If the Right Counsellor's faction is in His Majesty's favor,
you can trick me into telling youabout my father's secrets.
If crown prince's factioncan regain their standing,
it'll be even more usefulto keep me with you.
Am I right?
So pitiful.
You are still so young.
But Chang'an has already taught youto be so cautious against others.
I'm really heartbroken for you.
When you live in a savage world,
you can't help but toput up your guard.
I really hope that...
I can make a frightfully large merit today.
And then, I will be able to rise rapidly in status.
I won't need to rely on the Crown Prince or the Right Counsellor.
I can just use my nameto rise in power.
And then, I'll be able toprotect you forever.
Don't let your imaginationrun away with you.
This is not an easy feat.
You don't believe in me?
Yun Xiu.
With the Heavens above us,
I, Yuan Zai, hereby vow that...
the future generations, will definitely see in the history books,
the two words, "Yuan Zai".
And they will see that my wife...
is called Wang Yun Xiu.
Why does it have such an irritating smell?
You are not trying to poison Zhi, right?
Isn't that good if that happens?
It exactly follows your wishes. Otherwise, continuing to live like this,
I'll always embarrass you.
You think he's handsome, and rich,
so you side with him?
- So cheap.- I'm your sister. How can I not be cheap?
Move aside.
Here. Have a sip.
- It's poisonous!- It's poisonous?
It's for external use. It can relieve infection and pain when you apply it on wounds.
But you must not consume it.
Her stomach and intestines will melt if she drinks even a little bit of it.
If your remedy can't cure Zhi's illness,
I'll chop off your hand first in exchange for money from your family.
Apply this paste for the moment.
After today's disaster has passed,
I'll find the best physician in Chang'an to treat your illness.
They can get rare medicinal materials from the Eastern Palace's apothecary.
I think it'll work.
Don't be so kind to me.
Actually,
I don't want to know what it's like to be taken care of.
If I know,
I will be reluctant to die.
Sometimes, when you don't want to live,
you can find somebody and tell them about what kind of life you want to live.
Even if they don't want to hear about it,
you can say it out loudly for yourself to listen to.
Will it work?
You can give it a try.
In the past,
I used to love looking at the mornings of Chang'an very much.
The sky will light up with red first.
And then, it'll turn golden.
The nanny that sells breakfast...
has her hair combed neatly...
and her back straight.
She kneaded the dough andin a blink of an eye,
a pastry with sweet-bean filling would be made.
And after putting it into the oven to bake for a while, it'll be done.
That pastry...
is sweet and fragrant.
It'll warm your heart when you eat it.
I want to...
When I am old,
I want to live like her, cleanly and dexterously.
I want to run a small business like that.
Brother.
Outside, there are a lot of soldiers arresting a man wearing a green Tao robe.
They said something about him being a suspect for Lin Jiu Lang's assassination.
Is this lad the one they are looking for?
You are an assassin?
Lin Jiu Lang should just die.
The servants in his manor treat us like dogs.
When he goes out, they must barricade the road.
If we are too slow to get away,his servants will put us into prison.
People who can make him an enemy are all heroes!
The sellers said that the Right Cavalries
lost sight of him on this very street.
Just before, this lad said that there'll be a huge incident in Chang'an tonight.
If you dare to admit it,
we'll send you to any place that you wish to go.
Zhi.
You haven't finished your story yet.
What kind of life do you want to live in the future?
I said that...
I want to run a small business like that.
So that I can earn money to take care of my brother.
By that time, he'll be old already.
He works as a hatchet manin this street.
There will be a timewhen he can't do it any longer.
When that time comes,
someone has to take care of him.
Stop brewing the medicine. Your task is more important.
Yes. Come. Let me take care of brewing the medicine.
Killing that damned Counsellor is an important task. I'll do the brewing.
The Right Cavalries is indeed chasing after me.
But I didn't plan to assassinate Right Counsellor.
I'm just investigating a case that involves him.
We'll send you out. Please accept our offer.
Wait.
Your Tao robe is too eye-catching.
If you don't mind, you can wear mine instead.