Your Highness.
Help me save my father.
I would rather have himpunish me right now.
He can't withstand the cold.
The weather is freezing,he will get ill outside.
Quick!
The water is cold, they can't be far.
Focus the troops.
Search Xingqing Palace,Eastern District, and Pingkang Street.
We must avoid alerting the enemy,
the soldiers of Dragon Armymust go in without armours.
As you wish.
Wait, search theEastern District first.
Search the drains ofEastern District...
and where it overlaps with waterwayof lantern tower turbine.
Yes.
My lord.
The Crown Princetracked down the Emperor.
The Dragon Army is on the wayto Pingkang Street.
His Highness is wise whenit comes to picking his way.
This is bad.
If the Crown Prince finds outwhere His Majesty is,
he will change his thoughts aboutthe Crown Prince.
Evidences that point to the CrownPrince's treason will be useless.
Once the Crown Prince gains momentum,
the odds will be againstthe Right Counsellor.
Si Fang.
Which general of the Dragon Armyis following His Highness?
Brigade Commander Guo Shou Yi.
We still owe him a presentfor the Lantern Festival, right?
Consider it done.
" The Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 44
If we follow the order ofthe Crown Prince,
will the Emperor suspect usfor disloyalty?
Don't be so paranoid.
First, we need to save him.
Commander Guo, we areHis Majesty's personal bodyguard.
We all know they never see eye to eye.
We are not doing this to get credits.
If His Majesty loses his faithin the Dragon Army,
the Royal Army that stood tallfor 30 years will be gone.
We will be disbanded.
Disbanded?
You are being too optimistic.
We all know the classified informationof the palace defence.
If they don't need you,
they don't need you to be alive.
Enough of your chatter,start searching now.
-Yes.-Yes.
Commander Guo.
Stay frosty!
-Yes!-Yes!
Get in the line if you are ready.
The present Right Counsellor sentis at your doorsteps.
What does he want this time?
He wants you to do nothing.
But the life of our lord is at stake.
This is a pressing matter.
They get the creditsand you get to die.
Understood?
Yes.
Stop kicking him!
Brother Feng, let me borrowyour men from the Blaze Gang.
Wang Yun Xiu hasn't returned...
after she went to get reinforcement,she might be in trouble.
Brother Feng.
I need more men, we canaccomplish great thing together.
What may that be?
Rescuing the Emperor.
It will be easy.All gates are closed.
He must still be inside the city.
Zhang Xiao Jing has nopower left in Chang'an.
It's not impossibleto find his hideout.
All the bureaus and departmentsare fighting for boons,
they are after their own gains.
No one has the timeto search for the Emperor.
Why don't you startgoing after your boon as well?
Brother Feng, are you worriedyour master won't get rewarded?
We have a chance to showthe Emperor what we got,
why do you even careabout Prince Yong?
Father!
There is an old man here.
What happened to this old man?
Help him up.Let's help him up.
-Help!-Come on.
Get him to the carriage.
Come.
Where are you headed, sir?
We can give you a ride.
Pardon my rudeness.
My name is Zhu Ci.
I am a record officerat the Minister of Personnel.
This is my wife, Madam Wang.This is Zhu Xuan, my son.
Greetings.
What do you want?
We want to send you home.
Did you family chase you out?
If you have nowhere to stay,
after our work is done,
you may come home with us.
I know the owner ofLong Sheng Clinic very well.
I'll get their best healerto treat your wounds.
What is it that you want?
Just tell me.
He is such a generous person.
We have never met beforeand he keeps asking what we want.
Where is it?
Okay.
-Let's go.-Can we find him?
-Yes.-Are you faster than Xiao Gui?
I know Chang'an well.
What happens after wefound the Emperor?
What do you think?
We will send His Majestyback to the palace.
Of course not.
Today,
all those who've seen the sorry stateof the Emperor will die.
So, if you send him backto the palace as soon as possible,
the people of Chang'an will be safe.
Xiao Gui didn't tell us the truth.Who is the mastermind...
that gave him the order to...
orchestrate such a grand scheme?
So, we are the troopthat serve His Highness.
After our job is done, we'll sayit's the Crown Prince's order!
Yes!
Who is that?
The Personal Troopsof the Crown Prince.
You serve the Crown Prince?
If we don't serve His Highness,
we couldn't have known aboutCommander Guo's operation.
If you don't trust us,
you can inquire His Highness yourself.
This is a pressing matter.
All of you must follow my command.
Of course. We have such orderfrom His Highness.
The Community Officers will leadthe commandants into the streets.
If anyone encounters anold man in white robe,
record the location at once.
Yes.
Do not act recklesslywhen you find the target.
His Majesty must not be hurt.
Verify his identity beforeyou take any action.
-Sir Zhu is here.-Sir Zhu is coming.
-Sir Zhu is here.-Get up.
Sir Zhu is here.
Sir Zhu is here.Everyone, come out.
Sir Zhu's carriage is here.
-We are here.-Sir Zhu.
We are here.
We are finally here.
-Mother.-Watch your step.
Sir, watch your steps.
I hope this is enough for you.
A few of the familiesgathered some food for you.
They want to express their gratitude.
Don't be so formal with me.I didn't do this alone.
Some of my colleagues inMinister of Personnel helped out too.
This old man is injured.
Old Man Xia, get some hot foodto keep him warm.
-Sure.-This way, please.
Slowly.
Sir, have a seat here.
Have a seat.I have to send these away.
Tonight is a festive nightfor everyone.
Yes.
I will be right back.Don't worry.
Have a seat.
Here.
I know you.
I didn't steal the pig!
We need that pig!
-Yes, I know that!-We need it!
I know, I didn't steal it!
Get some rest.
We need it! We need that pig!
It's already 4 o'clock in the morning.Let's go.
We need that pig!
Sir, have your seat. Here.
Have a seat.
Here.
I hope you are not offended.
On this street,
most of the kids live without parents.
We wanted to save them,
but honestly, it's beyondour capabilities.
But we have Sir Zhu to thankwhen he inspected the register.
He comes here oftento help better our life.
Go on, bring them here.
The kids get to survive,
so we asked Sir Zhu tobe their teacher.
The families on the street gatheredsome money,
but we could only affordto buy that pig...
as a token of gratitude for him.
So, we keep a tight watch on the pig.
Where are the kids' parents?
Some were killed in action,
some killed themselvesbecause of huge debts,
some are sick and bedridden,
some have their bodieshanging on a branch.
Some had their farmlandstaken over by officers...
and died from anger oflosing the lawsuit.
This street is full of tales.
More and more people are cominghere out of desperation.
Impossible.
We are in the third yearof Tian Bao era.
It's the golden age of Great tang.
How are you leadingsuch a miserable life?
You're a liar.
I hope I am.
I think we are livingin peace as well.
But as you can see,
this is the life we are having here.
Have you heard anythingabout the Grand Auditorium?
Please, tell me.
It looked terrifying,but it's actually not that bad.
They say the lanterntower malfunctioned.
The candles inside causeda fire to break out.
The roof of the GrandAuditorium was burned,
but it can be fixedwithin a few weeks.
-Who said it?-The Emperor.
Nonsense!
Zhu Xuan.
Where did you find this man?
Zhu Xuan.
Come on, look who's here.
Uncle An!
Look.
You made it!
I worked all night on this for you.
Thank you, Uncle An!
This kid speaks theSogdian's language?
He loves to ask questions.
He asks when he doesn't understand.
So, he speaks plenty of languages,
jack of all trades, master of none.
Do you know what this thing is?
It's a Celestial Sextant.In the 9th year of old calendar,
Commander Liang Ling Zan taughthimself mathematics and astronomy.
He spent his free time studyingthis instrument.
At first, he made a wooden prototype.
The Emperor learned about itand praised him.
The Emperor ordered MasterYi Xing and Liang Ling Zan...
to replace the material ofthe sextant with bronze.
They used it to measurethe 28 Constellations...
and their distance betweenthe North Pole of Earth.
For the first time in history,
they discover the movement of sun.
With this discovery,Master Yi Xing...
composed the calendar theGreat Tang is currently using.
They were once nameless,
but I gave them thefunding they needed.
But this calendar has beengiven to the Fusang nation.
Sir, do you like astronomy too?
It's my ambition to be likeMaster Yi Xing and Sir Liang.
I want to create an inventionthat will help the people...
for years to come.
Good.
I as the Emperor...
will get you the finest teacherthere is in this land.
Who exactly are you?
Who else can he be?He is an old man.
-I am not that old.-Yes.
Have some food,they are getting cold.
Deep down in your heart,
I bet you are blaming theEmperor for this miserable life.
He failed to take care of his people.
Blaming him won't help at all.
He is over 60 years old.
Back in my hometown,
only the fortunate get tolive past 50 years old.
People get old, the mind get muddledand all jobs become hard.
It's normal.
Zhu Ci.
How many families are on this street?
-Well...-I will support their livelihood.
As for you and your son,
from tomorrow on,you will be the vice-minister.
Standard lower fourth rank.
Your son will study inthe Official's Academy.
He will be studying alongsidethe officers' and royalty's sons.
Sir, you are so generous.
Yes, indeed.
People approach me to get their boons.
What's wrong with that?
This is for you.
Granny!
Dried meat.
Look.
Dried meat!
Take it.
Don't steal our pig!
I will be accepting the dried meat.
Send me back to the palace.
-Darling, he is...-Let's go.
You...
Send me back to the palace?
The old man we beat just now,
was there something odd about him?
Sure, Master!
Every time I gave him a punch,
I could feel a chill down my spine.
It felt like my ancestorsare loathing me!
Enough with your nonsense.
Yes, you should havegiven me a punch too.
But Master,
was that old man somesort of big shot?
He has porcelain skin,
he didn't look like a servant.
I did meet him before.
But he was wearing theDragon Robe back then.
Impossible.
This can't be happening.
-This can't be happening.-Send me back to the palace!
Send me back to the palace!
-Stop right there!-Send me back to the palace!
Who told you that?Where is he now?
I...
This is the pig feed I gotfrom the public house.
-Do you want some?-Off you go!
My pig feed!
-My pig feed!-Teach her a lesson.
You senile old fool!
Enough of your nonsense!
Calm down.
Meeting the Emperor...
might change your family's life...
for the better.
What? You don't trust me?
Is this the carriage?
Yes, Master! This is the carriage.
What is taking Big Eye so longto scout the area?
Right, Master.
Yan Zhao, the cousinof Yan Tai Zhen...
is working in the Evergreen Inn.
I bet he knows what is goingon inside the palace.
Master.
What is going on now?
Yan Zhao just visited Yan Tai Zhenin the Taizhen Palace.
-After he came back, he said...-What did he say?
He said...
Just say it.
The Emperor went missing.
He went missing?
Was that old man...
really the Emperor himself?
He is.
I just paid a fortune to get this job!
And now I am going to be executed.
Master.
Such a waste of money.
And I even gotthe two of you involved.
Master.
I have an idea.
You two, get all our men.
Follow that carriage.
When everyone arrives,
get them to a quiet spot.
Remember,
leave none alive.
Understood.
I want you to listen closely.
You are simply killing a senileold man with no name.
You couldn't have knownabout his identity.
-Yes, Master.-We know nothing.
Go, now!
Let's go.
My goodness.
We didn't know anything.
Indeed, we didn't know anything.
Our carriage can'tenter Daming Palace.
The others need Fish Pendantto enter this place.
I don't need that.
I can enter as long asthey see this face.
Your Majesty, there are something...
I am not sure if I should tell you.
Darling...
Do tell.I like it when you talk.
Have a seat.
If you are indeed the Emperor,
you shouldn't go backto the palace right now.
You should be leaving the city.
Why?
Your Majesty may beliving inside Chang'an,
but you failed to see...
that out of thousands of officersin this city,
half of them got their jobsby paying money.
We have more officers now,but no one to do their jobs.
We create jobs accordingto the numbers,
bureaucracy became a burdenand job-scopes overlap.
All those files theypresented to you...
are mostly falsified information.
It's all the more reason forYour Majesty to leave this city...
and learn about the hardshipand suffering of the people.
Your Majesty sits high on the throne,
you haven't heard the voiceof the people.
All the policies may seem fair,
but when it comes toexecution of policies,
the officers bend it to their will.
They oppress the peopleto get promotions.
All the glory you see in Chang'an...
are built upon the people's suffering.
Then again,
how long will it last?
-My father is right.-Xuan, silence.
Leave the kid be.
I changed the old calendar...
to the Tian Bao era...
because I wanted the Great Tangto keep prospering.
Xuan, you need to bediligent and sensible.
Do not aim for greatnessthat is just for show.
If you use window dressingto gain control,
and never try to improve yourself,
you would be lying toeveryone and yourself.
But no matter whatyou get from the lie,
your mind will never be at peace.
I will bear that in heart.
What does that mean?
Are you saying I did nothingbut window dressing?
You are being hijacked!
Be smart and get thatold man out of here!
Get him out or get killed!
Xuan, keep your mother safe.
I am not that old.
I can protect my people.
Kill him!
You first.
I can't move my legs.
Get him!
I am the Emperor!
What do you want from me?
What did you say just now?
You are the Emperor?
Don't listen to him!He is just a feeble old man!
Get him!
Kneel!
Granny, let me help you up.
Are you hurt?
Granny, did you see an oldman in white robe?
I...
Did they bullied you?
I am fine.I tripped myself.
The pig thief.The pig thief is in trouble.
White robe and long beard.
Where did he go?
-He...-Where did he go?
My pig feed!
-Granny, stay safe.-My pig feed!
Go on without me,I will regroup with you later.
Watch your back.
My lady, what do you want?
Stay out of this.
Granny was bullied.
I came here to ask around...
and help her get a payback.
Good, I know who did this.
Get on the carriage and I'll tell you.
Young lady!
Leave! Don't get on his carriage!
Young lady!
The pig thief said,
'send me back to the palace'.
Who is there?
I am the Emperor!
I order you to arrest these thugs!
-Check his identity.-Yes.
Do not let the Emperor get hurt!
Kill them all!
How dare you!
-Volley!-Save them!
Spare the thugs for interrogation.
Kill them.
Stop!
-Volley!-Stop!
Stop!
Why did you fire the arrowswithout checking?
We have order from the Crown Prince.
Guo Shou Yi, stand down.
-Volley!-You...
Who are you?
Who ordered you to ignorethe safety of His Majesty?
Commander Guo,you are part of this too!
We are all getting orderfrom the Crown Prince.
Before we left,
he reminded you to act swiftly!
Now, do it while we have the chance.
You!
Zhu Ci, run!
My child?
These are my people!
You mindless scoundrel!
These are my people!
You fiend!
Save the Emperor!
Do not let the enemy hurt the Emperor!
Be careful!
I will blow you to pieces!
You scoundrels!You cannot kill me!
Get on the carriage.
Daji Tavern.
Sure, wait for sunrise.
The Crown Prince's meninfiltrated the Dragon Army.
They tried to ambush the Emperor.
Guo Shou Yi saw everything.
He said so himself andis willing to be our witness.
A man of unkindness,dishonour and disloyalty.
How is he the son of the Emperor?
General Gan.
The fate of Great Tangis in your hand.
You shall punish the Crown Princefor his sins.
Well...
Worry not, I will sendthe order out immediately.
The Crown Prince iscommitting treason.
We have the evidence.
Kill him on sight.
Those who succeedshall be rewarded.
Go, now!
Go to somewhere safe.
Uncle Guo, what is going on?
Guo Shou Yi told me that...
Your Highness...
ordered an assassinationon the Emperor.
I did no such thing!
Which is why you need to leave.
Your Highness.
You need to stay alive in order...
to prove your innocence.
Everyone is waiting in lineto get rid of me.
I must take my leave for now.
You are leaving me too?
I must find Your Highness asafe hideout for the time being.
In this vast land,
nowhere is safe.
Please, wait here.
I need only one hour.
Come to the PeacekeeperCorps after an hour.
I will keep you safe.
But the Right Counsellorseized control over it.
I have my way to deal with that.