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Evening.
Sunset.
[The Longest Day in Chang'an]
[Episode 19]
The Royal Escort is raiding the prison!
Captain!
Commander Zhao has been taken hostage by the convict!
A bunch of lies!
Cui Qi is on their side!
What a liar!
The Royal Escort... has purposely brought troubles to the Right Cavalry.
Hear my command.
The Royal Escort has barged into the royal
city armed to the teeth with ill intention!
Hand over your weapons at once.
Don't move!
Captain, we are just following orders to send Zhang Xiaojing here,
but he accused us instead.
We should just break Zhang Xiaojing out and go back to the Peacekeeper Corps instead.
Idiot.
Do you think you are safe in the Peacekeeper Corps?
For the moment, arrest their leader, Cui Qi first.
Drop your weapons.
- Captain!- Captain Cui.
Drop your weapons!
Don't move!
Get us out of the barbican.
Don't go overboard. Do you think I'll do something that'll get me killed?
There's a layer of membrane between your spine.
If I stab through there, you'll be sitting in a chair for the rest of your life.
Gan!
General Gan... is going to come back after his night patrol.
Bring this convict to the counselor's manor at once to be interrogated.
You are still useful to the Peacekeeper Corps if you go back.
Kill Zhang Xiaojing off!
Yao Runeng, you'll take the back!
Why me?
Can he do it?
Those who are afraid to die won't die.
What kind of powder did you spread just now?
I scraped it from the wall.
Why do you have so many underhanded tricks?
Isn't it useful?
You use it as long as it's useful.
Then you are no different than I am.
We just need to get out from the door later.
Someone should be greeting us when we get out.
Thank you.
Zhang Xiaojing actually knows how to say thank you?
Thank you to you, too.
This is a very dangerous place.
And yet, you are here.
I'm a descendant of the Yao family after all.
Intruders!
- Chase after them!- Chase after them!
Riders.
No powder can save us now.
You can't hit a woman.
Zhang Xiaojing,
you had been the Sleuth-Hound captain for nine years. Don't you know me?
I am Gan Shoucheng.
I especially love hitting women.
Ever since the Great Tang was established,
you were the first one who dared to burn...
the Right Cavalry's office.
It still isn't enough... to repay even the tiniest
bit of kindness the government has shown me.
A pretty word from a traitor.
He has contributed to saving Chang'an today!
His Majesty is going to assess his service another day.
If you bully an official who has merits, you'll be throwing your future away!
What a liar. It's her.
She posed as someone from the Right Counselor's Office.
Who are you really with?
Didn't he say that she's a liar?
If you want to know the truth, ask me.
Did you see that?
He's protecting you.
You...
are quite pretty-looking
but your hands are rough.
Tell me. Whose servant are you?
If you treat Zhang Xiaojing better,
I might tell you the truth.
Do you know how to dance?
Come. Dance for me.
Go.
Eunuch Guo.
Eunuch Guo, a scholar was making a ruckus outside of the royal palace just now.
He said that it's an honor to die for Chang'an.
He risked his life to send this letter to you,
saying that Li Bi, Chief of the Peacekeeper Corps...
is the one who sent him.
I'm afraid that Chief Li is in trouble.
Or else, he would come to you.
So, I brought this letter to you immediately.
Please don't blame me for it.
Just now, you saw with your own eyes that...
Gan Shoucheng had arrested some people?
He had arrested three people.
There's Yao Runeng who's at the crown prince's side,
the female service who is always with Chief Li...
and Zhang Xiaojing who had made a ruckus the whole day.
What do you mean by making a ruckus?
Be more respectful.
Zhang Xiaojing is really working hard today.
If he wasn't a death row convict,
I would like to have a few drinks with him.
Is it appropriate if I go to the Right Cavalry
to ask for the arrested people to be returned?
No.
Your Imperial Guard only has powers within the royal palace.
Outside of that, everywhere else... is under the Right Cavalry's jurisdiction.
If you meddle with the Right Cavalry's work,
I'm afraid that His Majesty will be suspicious of you.
Little Li Bi has written a letter to beg me.
He said that Zhang Xiaojing can save Chang'an today.
It's better to put yourself first.
Today is just one day.
You still have a long life ahead of you.
You can't risk your future because of a day.
There's a very agreeable sentence in Little Li Bi's letter.
He said that... if everything was easy,
it wouldn't be called a choice.
Send me to Right Cavalry's Office to have a walk.
Please reconsider, Eunuch Guo.
Gan Shoucheng is working under the Right Counselor's order.
He won't let go of them easily.
I...
I'll dance!
Good. Dance your best dance.
Look carefully.
If you fall down from that plate,
this man will have to suffer.
Don't listen to him.
I had stayed in a water cell for half a year.
This is a good treatment for me to warm up my body.
Good!
Miss, you are quite straight-forward!
Who sent you to raid the prison?
General, he is from the Peacekeeper Corps.
So, she must be related to the Peacekeeper Corps as well.
But he said that he was with the crown prince, so
they must be related to the crown prince, too.
I am Commandant Yao Runeng from the East Palace.
I have a higher rank than you. Release me at once.
Higher rank than me?
- How dare you ambush me.- Zhao Qilang!
Don't hit my hands.
The Yao family... is adept in both the pen and sword.
The skills that I possess in my hands... have to be passed down to my descendants.
- Who sent you?- It's me.
It's indeed the Peacekeeper Corps' doing.
I was once the servant of Li Bi.
Today, I came into contact with Zhang Xiaojing when I was working the case.
I gradually fell in love with him
when he saved the people so righteously and heroically.
So, when I heard that Zhang Xiaojing was transferred to the Right Cavalry,
I stole my servant contract from Li Bi out of my love for Zhang Xiaojing...
and barged into the Right Cavalry to save him.
I want to run away with him and live in incognito.
Really?
My servant contract is here.
[Tan Qi's Servant Contract]
[Palace Gate Guards]
Eunuch Guo.
I want to meet General Gan.
- Inform General Gan about Eunuch Guo's arrival at once. - Yes.
Only royalty can address General Guo like that. Who do you think you are?
Please forgive me, General Guo.
He's here.
Greetings, General of the Cavalry.
Lin Jiulang has thrown the hot potato (this troublesome man) to you?
His Majesty had commended the Peacekeeper Corps just now.
He specially said that all officials in the
Peacekeeper Corps are Great Tang's contributors.
Now, you arrested one of them?
Are you too bored staying in Chang'an?
I am just following orders.
Lin Jiulang had given you this?
After the incident in the Western District,
people from the Secretariat had sent this to us.
It has the stamp of the prime minister.
I hereby order you to arrest the involved persons to be interrogated.
Involved persons.
He didn't mention... Zhang Xiaojing at all in his letter.
How naive... you are.
When His Majesty... wants to blame someone in the future,
the one who wrote the order can deny it completely.
You are the one... who will be hanged.
What should I do then?
Zhang Xiaojing had burned our office just now.
I can't just let him go like that.
Give him to me.
You just need to say that I'm the one...
who took him away forcefully for interrogation.
If the Right Counselor asks you about it,
you can just blame it on me.
May I know your reason for taking him with you?
Are you not going to obey orders?
I don't dare to disobey.
Please write me a formal transfer letter with your signature and...
the name of the sender and recipient so that I can justify myself.
Since you are the one responsible for holding him,
you should know that Zhang Xiaojing can never appear in the Peacekeeper Corps.
If he is seen there,
does it mean that he has committed the crime of absconding?
Of course.
All right. Go.
Transfer the criminals to General Guo.
Yes.
Gao Quan.
- How are your legs?- Pervert.
Is this work or is this personal?
An ill-tempered woman with a soft heart is the best.
Don't ask. Just get on the carriage.
Zhang Xiaojing... will be taken away by the Imperial Guard.
I'll take my leave now.
Farewell, General Guo.
Send someone to guard the entrance of the Peacekeeper Corps.
If you see someone who's not supposed to be there, arrest him immediately.
Yes!
Since the Royal Escort has surrendered to us,
the Peacekeeper Corps has no protection right now.
We, the Right Cavalry, should help them out if we can!
My Lord.
Right Counselor.
Guo Lishi had offended His Majesty this morning.
Now, he has stepped forward to go against the rules of the guards of the royal city.
He has offended one of His Majesty's greatest taboos.
I would like to congratulate you.
After tonight, His Majesty will lose his trust in Guo Lishi.
There will be one less person beside His Majesty...
who is not on your side.
Why would he take such a huge risk...
to save a death row convict?
I can only send you until here.
Guangde Street is just ahead.
- Thank you.- Thank you.
Return!
Is it beautiful?
The Crouching Fire had made such a ruckus just now.
Now, after a mere one hour, they have forgotten about it.
Someone had worked hard and risked their lives for them day and night,
but they don't know anything.
It is for the best.
You really don't ask for anything?
- So fake.- Of course, I want something for it.
When I see that everybody is living happily,
I know that my effort is not in vain.
Are your legs all right?
I'm fine. It's nothing.
I used to learn dancing on the hot plate when I was young.
Who tortured you?
I was a star back then. Who dares torture me?
I was the headstrong one.
I wanted to be the best dancer in the world.
So, I had asked my servants to prepare it for me.
Nobody is born a servant.
After that, I fell...
and the rest is history.
You are right.
From now on, we... are going to run away together and live in incognito.
We'll have all the time in the world to chat.
Don't think too much.
I was lying then.
A stop-gap measure.
Only children lie.
Adults speak of lies and truth at the same time.
Whether it's true or not, only the speaker knows best.
You... were speaking the truth then.
Pervert, don't make your own assumption.
I'm not talking nonsense.
Just now, you looked at me again.
And you looked at me with that look again.
Zhang Xiaojing, you are back!
It's good that you are back! Come with me!
You can just wait for me inside. Why did you come out to welcome me?
Chief asked me to wait for you here.
Chief is back?
Did Director He make things difficult for him?
We'll talk when we get back.
The Peacekeeper Corps and Jinglong Temple are just a wall apart.
It was originally a side manor of Jinglong Temple.
It was then separated and occupied by Sun Simiao for a few years.
Later on, it had been left empty.
When the Peacekeeper Corps moved in,
we made this secret passage.
It will lead you straight to the backyard of Jinglong Temple.
It's easier for us to retreat if something happens.
A way of retreat is wisdom.
Not retreating when there's danger is called righteous.
You didn't retreat today, Commandant Yao. I'm in awe.
Let's go. Li Bi is waiting for us.
Young Master.
- Are you hurt?- Yes.
I still need you to work for me.
I'm fine.
I thought that you were no longer a servant?
You are wrong.
That servant contract was fake.
I carried it with me so that it would be easier for me to work.
You don't look well.
Where did you go just now?
I went to meet Director He just now.
I encountered some robbers on my way there.
My horse was wounded.
Are you hurt, Young Master?
I'm fine.
Please go to the back room and get me a coat.
Which street did you encounter the robbers in?
It's unimportant.
I had written a letter to ask General Guo for help.
General Guo has risked his future... to save you, Commander Zhang.
But you can't go into the Peacekeeper Corps at all.
So, you'll have to come here for further discussion.
You said that you will do anything... to protect the safety of people in Chang'an.
Have you changed your mind?
I won't change it. You went through so much hardship.
Are you still going to keep your promise from the beginning?
The government is one thing.
And the people are another.
We have already wasted one hour's time... on the foolish Right Cavalry.
In this one hour, we've delayed very important matters.
Commander Zhang, there is still Crouching Fire hidden in the city.
And it's a huge amount, about three hundred barrels.
Wait.
Three hundred barrels of Crouching Fire?
Li Bi, are you joking?
There are too many people on the street today.
There are hundreds of rickshaws and carriages...
in the eastern and western district alone.
The total amount of wheeled-vehicles in the city is more than 10,000.
With the watchtower alone,
we won't be able to track the carriages that carry Crouching Fire.
Now, we've lost an hour's time because of the Right Cavalry.
I'm afraid that the Crouching Fire is already
in the place they want after that one hour.
The worst thing is, we have zero clues at all now.
There is nothing for us to investigate.
When Cao Poyan first came into Chang'an,
he had asked Cui Liulang for Chang'an's map.
It means that they are not familiar with Chang'an.
But, actually, many of the Wolven Squad had
already infiltrated Xiuzheng Street before it.
And they had hidden goods in... Li's Shop at Changming Street.
They were also able to contact out-of-town transport.
Everything aside, they had made a very good choice to use Li's Shop,
an abandoned shop in Changming Street as a hiding spot.
It's hidden; very close to the busy district and with two exits.
It's easy for them to transport a large quantity of goods into it.
The person who chose this place... is very familiar with Chang'an.
They could have planned this a half a year ago...
and put a spy named Long Bo in Huaiyuan Street.
It's very clear that the instigator behind this...
has wide connections and is a wealthy and powerful man.
The Wolven Squad is just some strays from a small foreign country.
How are they capable to enter Chang'an that is miles away...
and carry out such a precise attack?
Besides the Wolven Squad, we are facing a much bigger foe here.
And they are very familiar with Chang'an.
Do you know who the one behind this is?
No, I don't.
You are lying.
I'm not.
The most pressing matter now... is to find out the
location of the three hundred barrels of Crouching Fire...
and destroy them so that the people won't get hurt.
Easy for you to say.
Where can we find the clues?
Cao Poyan.
He is severely injured and is on the verge of dying.
We had been treating him non-stop.
He still can't say anything right now.
I'll go and ask him.
He can't take your King of Hell's treatment right now.
Then, do you want the clues or do you want to save his life?
I understand.
I'll go.
Are you afraid that I'll find out something?
He is in the Peacekeeper Corps now.
It's inconvenient for you to go there.
Don't think that you can satisfy both sides just because you are smart.
The world is like this.
The more you try to satisfy both, the more you'll fail both!
Chief.
How is he?
We'll need a miracle to save him.
You may leave first.
Cao Poyan.
You all were tricked by others.
Your families won't live.
Take that man away as far as possible.
We don't know what illness has he contacted. It's so pungent.
They said that it's an epidemic illness and it's contagious.
Can you be more useful?
I'm only useful for you.
You just know how to talk pretty.
It's not just some pretty words.
If I'm affected, who is going to take care of you in the future?
I don't want you... to be taken away by others in the end.
You, bookish scholar!
If you don't want to be infected, kill that diseased patient at once.
If I'm happy about it, I might ask my father to give you a position.
If you don't mind, can I sit with you?
Let's stay clear from the rotten luck of short-lived people here.
- Who are you calling a short-lived?- I'll slap you!
A death row convict was here just now.
He did his best to investigate a case for Chang'an like a fool.
And in the end, he can't be pardoned from his capital punishment.
Aren't I right by calling him short-lived?
Zhang Xiaojing is not in the Peacekeeper Corps.
Miss Wang.
Who are you?
Guards, someone has fallen sick here.
Open the door.
What is this?
This is the real Holy Rue Incense.
You just need to inhale the tiniest bit... and it'll bring out your biggest fear.
Where is Zhang Xiaojing?
Zhang Xiaojing?
I just saw him... escaping from this place.
I am the Chief of Peacekeeper Corps, Li Bi.
I'm the one responsible for the death... of the Wolven Squad today.
Your Flaming Demon won't be coming.
Every the Wolven Squad that came into the city has died gruesomely.
Ma Ge'er has gone blind.
He died blind.
He won't be able to see your god.
He has regretted coming to Chang'an.
Tell me.
Tell me all the things... that you wish to say.
We had... added a large amount of arsenic ore and loess
into this Five Minerals Powder prescription.
You'll get very excited after you take it.
But usually, the people of Chang'an...
grind it into powder to poison the rats.
Now, you can choose.
You'll die very fast if you eat it.
But it'll give you the strength to talk.
Tell us about your story.
It's fine if you don't want to eat it.
After a few hours,
you'll die in silence... just like your brothers.
Your past glory... will become meaningless.
Nobody will even know that you had once come to Chang'an.
Give it to me.
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