The reports from our spy inside of the Corps are reliable.
The Censorate has one more charge to depose the Crown Prince.
Right Counsellor, your plan will soon come to fruition.
You may seize the power tonight...
and those who oppose you will perish tomorrow.
Once the Crown Prince is deposed,
you may finally bring the other prince to the throne...
and seize control of the Imperial Court for your own.
I can't say anything.
That is no power.
That is the fate of all lives in Chang'an.
It's the eternal honour of our Emperor.
I have earned the trust of His Majesty.
I was surprised.
It's all the more reason...
to give it our all.
Ji Wen.
Yes.
There are rumours circling around.
They say the Crown Prince and I don't see eye to eye.
Yes.
No, not at all.
The rumours are true.
The Crown Prince...
should be deposed of his title.
" Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 3
Greeny Brow! My dear Greeny Brow!
I was going to use these poems to meet the scholars!
Someone just charged in here.
Toady is a special day for Qing Chang!
You killed my Greeny Brow.
You burned my poems.
I am going to kill you!
I am Tu Ge Lu and I have the map.
Let go of me.
I am Tu Ge Lu and I have the map.
Stop!
-Make way! -I am Tu Ge Lu,
-I have the map. -What do you want?
Get down from here!
-Get down! -Mother!
Qing Chang!
-Mother! -Stay still!
-Back off or I'll kill him! -Don't hurt the boy!
I have the map you want!
Where are you now?
Back off, fall back!
Stop right there! Back off!
Listen closely!
Chase this man out of here if you want the boy to live!
Chase this man out or I kill the boy!
Chase him out!
There is a riot at the Huaiyuan Street.
Notify the Peacekeeper Corps, now!
Make way!
There is a huge crowd at the Huaiyuan Street.
Commander Zhang is completely surrounded!
Where are you going?
-To talk to Director He. -Why?
So he can contact the Ministry of Rite and get the co-inspection warrant.
The Ministry will inform the Archpriest.
Once the Archpriest agreed,
the two forces will hunt the Wolven Squad together.
We will appease the uproar as one.
Your solution is sound.
But we don't have the time.
Send out my word with the watchtower.
Order Yao Ru Neng to muster the Sleuth-hounds and commandants.
Heed Commander Zhang's order and keep him alive at all cost.
Wait.
We can't do this.
If we bring the troops into the street,
His Majesty...
will be blaming the Crown Prince.
I gave this order, not the Crown Prince.
-Go, now! -Yes.
Make way.
Make way!
You will pay for Greeny Brow's death!
I am going to kill you!
Spare his life for interrogation!
Are you all right? Come with me.
Who got the map?
Who is the accomplish?
The black bones...
shall pave the way to rebirth.
Jahannum-dhool will arrive in Chang'an.
All of you will die.
What do you mean?
What are the black bone?
Talk to me! Talk!
Finish your words!
Tell me the rest!
-Zhang Xiao Jing! -What is Jahannum-dhool?
What is the Jahannum-dhool?
-Zhang Xiao Jing! -What is the Jahannum-dhool?
Come on! Zhang Xiao Jing!
Urgent message from the watchtower!
Commander Zhang!
The man of Wolven Squad was beaten to death by the crowd.
The map is lost and the body is lying in Huaiyuan Street.
All the people there are gathering on the street.
What about Zhang Xiao Jing?
Teacher, you are awake.
Your investigation led you all the way to the Huaiyuan Street?
Yes.
Did you just mention Zhang Xiao Jing?
The man that killed his superior...
and 34 men from the Blaze Gang?
So, the man that is working for the Peacekeeper Corps...
is a convict on death row?
-Push through! -Why are you arresting me?
-Let go of me! -Who are you?
I am Chen Shen from Xianzhou!
Why are you here?
I am here to avenge my friend!
-Which of them is your friend? -It's Greeny Brow! It is my horse!
-We've been together for three years! -Get out of my sight!
-Why did you hit me? -Enough chatter with him.
We will be safe once we make it to the entrance.
Let go of me.
Seal off the street. Don't let anyone leave.
Are you out of your mind?
This is bigger than just capturing men of the Wolven Squad.
Chang'an is in grave danger today!
Seal off the street! Do not let anyone through!
Is this right?
They played it three times from the Guangde Street. It's true.
But Commander Zhang is on our side.
Make way! Make way!
Man hunt in the street. All exits are sealed. Stop right here.
Order from Director He. We are to bring in Zhang Xiao Jing.
Let them through.
Kneel!
I said kneel!
Kneel!
I am sorry for this. Arrest him.
Wait.
Why are you arresting me?
Chang'an is in grave danger today.
-Who dare arrest me! -Arrest him!
Wait!
Why are you arresting one of your own?
Are you an outlaw or an officer?
Obey the order if you're an officer.
Zhang Xiao Jing!
Yes!
As ordered by Director He,
Commander Zhang of the Corps is stripped of his rank,
he will now be taken to the prison.
Arrest him!
Wait.
Use your power as an officer to get the household registry.
Go.
The household registry.
The household registry!
Fall back!
Yes!
Chang Yuan.
I know you have the courage.
But will those in the Secretariat understand?
Will the Counsellors understand?
Even if they do,
do they even care?
If the Right Counsellor knows our operation is a failure,
he will demote you.
He will take command of the whole Corps.
What will you do then?
Each second you spend lecturing me,
the Wolven Squad is one step closer to their goal.
There are enemies in the whole Imperial Court.
The slightest mistake will bring you to your demise.
I have lived for 86 years.
I don't mind if I lose everything.
But you are still young,
you must cherish yourself.
Are you trying to protect the Corps?
I am trying to protect you.
Chang'an is the only thing I must protect today.
I ordered them to bring back Zhang Xiao Jing...
so he could catch a breath.
Otherwise the mob in Huaiyuan Street will beat him to death.
Much obliged, Teacher.
A righteous man, a brave man;
His high spirit will set him on the right path!
A good poem deserves a good drink.
It's a shame you don't drink.
I miss Jiao Sui.
Open the door.
Wait here.
I don't care what Director He is planning.
Tell him to make haste.
You are here too?
They say those who got locked up in here are heroes.
I am Chen Shen of Xianzhou.
May I know who you are?
Please, do not see me as a hostile.
My Greeny Brow may be a horse,
but we've been together for three years.
It listened to my poetry for three years.
It even knows when to neigh if there is rhyme.
He is my soulmate.
I have to avenge my soulmate.
My bravery will be sung by the world.
I want vengeance.
You burned my poems in the saddle bag.
I hand-picked those poems so I could meet with the higher-ups.
They are all I have to stay in Chang'an.
-How will you compensate me? -Scram.
Fine, I will stand right here.
My poems are important.
Without them as records,
heroes could only be alive for once.
The heroes could only influence those around them.
That can't possibly be enough.
With my poems as memoirs,
they shall live on for eternity in the people's hearts.
Heroes and their deeds are written in poems.
We must let the future generations know how we lived.
We must let them know...
-how they should live. -Shut it.
Did you bring any food with you?
My lord, reports from the Ministry of Capital.
Director He is old and feeble.
He shouldn't spend so much time working in the Corps.
-Isn't that right? -Yes.
Jiao Sui is dead?
He was drinking with He Zhi Zheng just last night.
He left this morning at 9 o'clock.
Losing an old friend at an old age.
He didn't even get to say the last goodbye.
I feel sorry for Director He.
I heard he has been a little under the wind lately.
He has headache. Jiao Sui's death will be too much for him.
An old friend died.
I wonder if he knows about this.
Yes.
May the Right Counsellor enjoy Lantern Festival.
Chief.
Please come with me. This is urgent.
Report from the Ministry of Capital.
They found a man's body by the tombstone in Western District.
After examination, we confirmed that his neck was broken.
The top of his head was shaved, his clothes were taken.
The other drunkards recognize the body.
The victim is Jiao Sui.
What?
The top of his head was shaved and the neck was broken.
The Wolven Squad did this.
I found the book you were asking for.
This is against the rule.
Stop right there.
The examined body of a peasant...
must be returned to the family.
This is against the rules.
You shall not pass this entrance!
Who are you and what is your name?
Chief of the Peacekeeper Corps, Li Bi.
There are regulations.
Anything against the rules shall not enter.
Back off.
Let's go.
Director He keeps having headache lately.
He is even delusional at times.
As for Jiao Sui's death,
we must keep it from him for now.
If I hadn't been so impatient,
if I hadn't sent troops after the enemy in Western District,
Jiao Sui could still be alive.
Chief.
You chose this path.
Whether it's right or wrong,
we'll only know the answer when this is over.
Teacher.
Look, what is that place?
How long are they keeping me in here?
I am in a hurry to meet Li Bai and present my poems.
Li Bai will be drunk today.
Any poem will be great in his eyes.
If he spreads the word around,
I might become famous throughout the city after tonight!
It's half past one.
I spent the whole morning...
doing nothing at all.
-Do we get meal here? -Chen?
What is your full name?
Chen Shen.
Shen.
The constellation Shen.
One of the 28 constellations.
Do you know ginseng? It's the same pronunciation.
Are you here for the Imperial Examination?
You read a lot of books?
If it's published,
I read it.
You don't believe me?
The man from Wolven Squad said something before dying.
Jahannum-dhool.
Black bones.
Jahannum-dhool?
It's not a word from Siamese, Persian, Vietnamese or Tazi.
What does it mean?
This is not in the Imperial Examination.
But that doesn't mean I don't know it.
Let me think about it.
Let me flip through...
the knowledge I have learned.
Light shines upon the Great Tang,
the world bows down to the Emperors!
As the bloodline obeys their destiny,
the four forefathers followed the same path.
Their tales of glory will be told to the world,
I shall pursue the same vision.
The future generations will inherit the prestige,
their deeds shall remain on the resting place of our ancestors!
Your work from 20 years ago...
reflects the golden days of the Great Tang.
Does it now?
Right.
That's all it is.
Those were the good old days.
It's in the past.
It's all in the past.
I went to the palace last night...
and talked to His Majesty.
Back in the days,
he would talk to us about the people's life.
We talked about the future.
Back then,
we stood on Mount Tai,
we felt like Lord Yao Shun himself.
What is not great about that?
If you had seen his poise,
you would realize...
he does bear the resemblance.
He befits the description.
But last night,
we barely talked about any topic,
he took An Lu Shan with him to the Taizhen Palace.
They were meeting Yan Tai Zhen.
All they talked about...
were questions in search of an elixir for immortality.
As for the wine,
Jiao Sui and I had a drink after we left the palace.
Jiao Sui even made a prediction.
It was rather interesting.
What was Sir Jiao's prediction?
Fate.
The fate of Tang Dynasty.
How will it be?
His prediction was the word "Wu".
Wu?
It's where Yin and Yang intertwine.
It's a crossroad of choices.
Choice by whom?
What did the person choose?
Whatever it is,
changes...
are not needed.
Who is it?
The Archpriest is here.
Tell your supervisor to be here at once.
A moment, please.
-Make way! -" The Archpriest of Huaiyuan Street"
Report!
Director He, Chief Li, the Archpriest is here.
You should go.
Stall him as best as you can.
I need to do some reading to calm my mind.
Perhaps some distractions...
will ease the pain in my heart.
Who are you?
Chief of Peacekeeper Corps, Li Bi.
Are the mob appeased?
If this puts you in a tough position,
I am willing to clarify for you.
-The fate of Chang'an is at stake. -I am not here for you.
I seek the other man.
I don't understand.
The Corps was pursuing an outlaw.
The outlaw was chased to the Huaiyuan Street.
Two community officer were killed in front of the shrine.
This is a great humiliation to the people.
The troublemaker was Zhang Xiao Jing.
He should be handed over to us.
How are you going to punish him?
Every man passes the burning flame,
the molten metal will drown the convict...
until the metal fills his body.
It's a walk in the park for those with pure hearts...
as they walk on the fire.
Those with ill intention...
will suffer the most excruciating pain.
But their sins...
will perish in the blazing flames.
You want to burn the detective that is helping the Great Tang?
As long as the Corps hands over the man,
the uproar can be appeased.
The Lantern Festival is tonight.
Xingqing Palace will be crowded with people.
Me and my men will head to the palace at once.
Do you not fear the consequences?
We do not seek trouble.
But we suffered great humiliation.
We want justice.
With the Emperor as witness, we can show the emissaries...
just how glorious the Great Tang truly is.
Are you going to hand him over or not?
No.
Very well, we will see you at the Xingqing Palace.
A fight awaits!
Show them how the city of Chang'an treats us!
A fight shall bring our names into the hall of fame!
Director He of Peacekeeper Corps arrives!
-Director He. -Director He.
Teacher.
Archpriest, do you know...
who was the man that was beaten to death by the mob?
We didn't have the time to check.
He is the man from the Wolven Squad.
The Wolven Squad infiltrated Chang'an.
They plan to wreak havoc to this city.
They were in the Western District since 9 o'clock this morning.
Many lives were lost because of them.
Archpriest, are you going to obstruct our investigation...
and defend the enemies?
The Wolven Squad is causing disorder?
We have only received report about the death of community officers.
We didn't know about the Wolven Squad.
-Fall back! -Yes!
The man from Wolven Squad was beaten to death on the street.
But someone took the important item he was carrying.
It's nowhere to be found.
Should anyone spread rumours about...
how your people was working with the enemies,
I doubt it will be easy to explain.
Is there any other hint?
Jahannum-dhool will arrive in Chang'an.
The black bones will pave the way to rebirth.
We are chosen by the Jahannum-dhool.
Kali-yuga.
It's Iranian.
One of the languages...
the perished tribes of Yuezhi once used.
What does it mean?
Apocalypse.
There was a legend in the Yuezhi tribe.
In the eternal darkness,
the cycle of apocalypse starts.
By the end of the cycle, there will be an inferno.
There will be rebirth.
This is what Kali-yuga means.
No.
Jahannum-dhool.
Jahannum-dhool, not Kali-yuga.
Jahannum-dhool.
Pataal?
The inferno.
Jahannum-dhool.
The inferno of apocalypse.
The inferno of apocalypse?