[Legend of the Phoenix]
Episode 32
Your Majesty, please be careful.
What is happening to you? Why are you shaking everywhere?
I will help you to bed. Careful.
Go get the doctor.
Yes.
Your Majesty, I will help you lie down.
Cold.
I...I will help warm you up.
Lie down. Careful.
Your Grace, how have you been?
Lang Kun, are you ok?
I'm fine. I have many lives.
[Restaurant]
Mister, we have lots of customers today. Sorry for the wait.
It's ok. It's been a while since the capital is this lively.
That's true. Everyone wants to know the truth of the palace.
Also, whether the Prince of Guang Ding or his Majesty is the true emperor,
has a lot to do with all of the Liang's citizens' future.
That's right. If both sides keep fighting, the people will suffer.
That's right. The battle will start soon.
She will win.
Who is that?
Tell us the truth.
Wei Guang is really not showing up?
It's not easy to meet a true enemy.
Without Wei Guang,
this debate will be so boring.
It doesn't matter who shows up.
The truth is that the Prince of Guang Ding is adopted. He is not the lawful heir.
What is happening right now?
To be honest, I don't know the truth either.
But I did see what I saw.
A year ago, we waged war on Wuci.
Many young men were sent to the battlefields.
The Empress Dowager was sick, but she went out in the cold,
and put the necklaces on every soldier for good luck.
In her heart, every young man
is her child.
The war was over.
Bodies were brought back.
The Empress Dowager touched their heads and covered them with white drapes.
She didn't cry,
because she cried her eyes dry for the war.
This war
sacrificed too many people in Liang.
No matter if the Prince of Guang Ding is a true royal or not, the Empress Dowager loved him.
But in front of the war, she had to give him up.
Does it really matter if her Grace's words are true or not?
We can think about why did her Grace do it.
Her Grace is already above everyone.
She could've just live the best life in the palace,
but she insisted on walking to the court with her last strength
in order to stop this war.
Once the war starts, your family,
your fathers and your sons have to join.
They could lose their lives any second out there.
Wars only brings deaths.
Anyone who starts any war is a sinner.
Let's make her Grace's wish come true
and stop the war.
Stop the war!
Your Grace.
Your Grace, Consort Ning's speech worked.
Everyone on the is saying
that they want to make the Empress Dowager's last will come true and stop the war.
They are coming to the palace like a flood.
Where is Ning Zhi?
Consort Ning doesn't want to come back. She said that she needs to keep spreading her words.
How could she not care about her own safety? Lang Kun, please bring her back.
Yes.
Stop the war!
It seems that there is a winner in this debate.
I believe once the people read this record,
they will understand.
Pang Tong, we were brother and sister.
Just take off your Dragon Suit, I will let you live.
Report!
Your Majesty, many citizens are trying to enter the palace.
The guards are stopping them, but we don't know how long they can hold them.
-They are all chanting "stop the war". -"Stop the war"?
What is happening?
Report!
Your Majesty, everyone in the capital is saying something about completing the Empress Dowager's last will.
They want to find the people who started the war, which is these three people,
catch them and execute them on sight.
Don't worry about it.
It's just Wei Guang's trick.
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Your Grace!
Your Grace, I heard that the Princess has sent out assassins to kill Consort Ning.
What?
-Where is Ning Zhi? Has Lang Kun found her? -People are everywhere in the city.
Lord Lang has sent people to find Consort Ning. He ordered to send more people.
Go do it then! Make sure Consort Ning is safe.
Yes.
Princess and Prince,
the citizens want to catch you
to revenge for the Empress Dowager.
Let those low-lives in then.
I'm right here.
Come get me!
Xiao Yu!
Get him!
As long as you drop your weapons and obey me,
I will let you off
and let you live.
You are finally back.
Thank you for saving my life.
You finally won.
Did the Princess and the Pince of Guang Ding retreat their army?
Or did his Majesty arrest them?
It's too chaotic out there.
I didn't get any news yet.
But I know this war
will not continue.
Your words spread far.
Everyone will know.
Their reputations stink right now.
Who would be on their side?
Those politicians who go where the wind blows
will know who the people belive in.
The Princess and the Prince of Guang Ding have already lost people's trusts.
They can't come back.
General Wei, I have some questions for you.
Please ask away.
Brother Lang said that you just left us.
You left all this mess
and asked me, specifically, replacing you
and debate with Yan Kuan.
Is that true?
That's right.
Brother Lang also said that you asked me not to care whether the Empress Dowager's words were true or not,
and just follow my heart, is that right?
That's also right.
You are not ashamed of it at all!
Did you know that the Emperor and I had a fallout because of it?
Aren't you worried
or afraid that I would screw it up?
I do, but I know
that this mission belongs to you.
The Empress Dowager's words were untrue,
which I know and so do you.
I can't make lies become the truth.
I don't want to see wars in this world
that I can't do anything about.
So you just pushed me out like that?
Do you still remember the story about chess?
The old man didn't want to make me look bad,
so he let me win,
but everyone has something he is good at.
Yan Kuan and I are strategists.
Strategists are never sincere.
Even if I win him, the people would still not be convinced.
But you are different.
You are kind and nice. You are from the people
and grew up among the people.
You know what can make them understand you.
You know what they care about, so only you
can announce her Grace's last wish in the way that they can understand.
I'm not as great as you said I am.
You are so great that you used me as a chess piece.
Ning Zhi,
you have a pure heart,
so you gain the people's trust by touching them with your words.
You might not know how to fight a war
or play with politics,
but only you can
stop the war.
So nice. Everything is over now.
It was all your doing, Consort Ning.
Wei Guang.
I was pushed to the frontline by you.
You should finish the rest of the work,
shouldn't you?
Even though the Princess and the Prince were arrested by the Emperor, their people are still in every county.
Those people don't have a way out, so they will keep fighting.
Of course, it can't end this easy.
Those people
will be eliminated by me.
Remember what her Grace said, don't start any wars.
Of course, Consort Ning.
Let's go.
Your Majesty's sickness did not come back.
You are healthy enough to stop taking the meds.
There you go another great news.
-You may leave us. -Yes.
-Dress me. -Yes.
You may leave us. Ling'er may stay.
Yes.
Why are you crying?
Your Majesty, I'm ok.
I'm just very happy. A couple of days ago,
you had lots of worries and you looked exhausted.
Now that your Majesty is fine,
how could I not have tears of joy?
Ban Ling'er, thank you for warm me up
when I was suffering from the illness.
You will remember it.
-Your Majesty... -I will give you
whatever you ask for.
I don't want anything. I just want to be with you
and serve you.
Is that really your only wish?
-No other? -As long as I'm by your side,
I'm happy.
I know that you are good.
I will order to transfer you to my side right now.
Your Majesty, your Majesty.
Your Majesty, Consort Ning is back.
Is she ok?
She is fine. She is currently waiting for you in your study.
This Consort Ning has to pull something every time.
Greetings, your Majesty.
General Wei, how dare you?
You still have the guts to show up in my city.
Today is a good day, so I don't want to see blood.
If you are smart, you should get out. I don't want to see you.
I don't understand what crime I committed.
Do you really don't understand or are you prending?
You promised me to debate with Yan Kuan, but you backed out last second.
If it wasn't for Consort Ning,
I would've lost my country!
Do you understand your crime now?
Your Majesty, General Wei's strategy
was like putting off the fire by pulling out the fuel.
He had a gentleman's agreement with Yan Kuan,
and made him think that we are afraid,
so the Prince and the Princess started to spread rumors among the people.
But they never thought that using their own mother's reputation to start a war is extremely disrepectful.
Then people think that the Prince of Guang Ding is disrespectful.
And then he ditched Yan Kuan,
which made Yan Kuan thought that he is definitely going to win.
Just when he is feeling good about himself, General Wei attacked.
With such a good strategy like that, what crime did he commit exactly?
So this was all your strategy?
And your Majesty think that I'm capable of coming up with something like that?
Wei Guang, why didn't you tell me so?
Did you like watching me worried to death?
Your Majesty, Lord Wei believed that this strategy
would only work if I don't know about it.
I blamed him as well.
It's just that I have to admit that
this stimulant did push me.
General Wei risked the probability of getting blamed
and still saved you.
Doesn't it prove his loyalty?
Wei Guang,
you also used me as your chess piece?
For the sake of making everything alright,
I will let you off.
I heard that your Majesty will execute the Princess's clique in public.
I can't be comforted unless those three are dead.
I think that Yan Kuang should be executed, but not the Princess and the Prince.
Why? If I lost,
they would execute me in a blink.
My biggest mistake of my life
is being too kind to those thives.
Your Majesty, I have my reason behind it.
Stop playing tricks.
If you want to convince me, go convince the politicians,
and see who would listen to you.
The Emperor has arrived.
Greetings, your Majesty.
Consort Ning, how is your health?
-I'm fine. Please don't worry. -That's good.
If your Majesty still ill?
I'm ok.
Get his Majesty some tea.
Such bad luck. After the locust plague, there we have the flood.
Eight counties were affected already.
Lord Hua went out and told me that
the catastrophe outside of the palace is very serious.
Our piority right now is stop people from starving to death.
Your Majesty, General Wei asked to release the Princess and the Prince.
Do the politicians agree with him?
Of course not.
It depends if Wei Guang is a good talker
and convince the politicians.
I went visit the Empress today.
The Empress has changed a lot recently.
She is a lot more in peace nowadays.
Even if she is locked up, but she is fine with it.
Really?
Consort Ning who loves the people like her own children
came to visit a prisoner who tried to rebel.
I just want to know
if you start to regret your behavior or not.
You are about to be executed. How are you going to
face the Empress Dowager in the other world?
Regret?
I hate.
I lost my whole life.
I lost my life to two men.
Wei Guang,
what I regret the most
is fell in love with your father.
Because of his cowardice, my marriage was ruined.
And you
ruined our chance to rule the world
because of your hate.
Since the beginning, the Prince I know,
has been in love with my father.
But I know that
my father only loved my mother.
You were just a kid.
What did you know about love?
No matter how busy your father is at war,
he always sent letters to me and asked me to
eat properly and take care of myself. He loved me.
I could see it from his eyes.
He was just afraid.
He was afraid that others would say that he was sucking up to the royal.
He was afraid of the embarrassment. He was scared of all kinds of things.
His reputation was more important than me.
Wei Guang, when you lighted incense for your father,
tell him for me,
that I hate him.
He was not a man, he was a coward.
No matter how coward General Wei was,
he was loyal to his wife.
He was also loyal to his love.
I feel happy for his wife.
Wei Guang,
your heroism was just like your father's.
Your cowardice was also like your father's.
You love Ye Ning Zhi, but you
let the Emperor take her away.
You can't be with her for the rest of your life.
Don't you hate it?
Don't you think it's unfair?
You could've had her.
You could've helped Xiao Yu and me to get the world that belongs to us,
and get your woman back. Why didn't you?
Wei Yan's love or Wei Guang's loyalty,
none of them are yours to take.
Even if you kill them.
Princess,
you kept saying that the world has been unfair to you. I just want to know
who gave you all this wealth.
And who raised you?
She was old
and you've been saying curses to her ears.
She was your mother.
If you regret now,
General Wei and I can convince the politicans
to let the both of you go.
Wei Guang, let's go.
Wei Yan,
I met you when I was 17.
Since then,
my heart stopped at 17.
For you,
I never got married.
Why couldn't you fall in love with me?
That was your last effort?
I thought people can be convinced,
so her Grace's daughter can be touched as well.
But I forgot that the Royals have no heart.
The Royals stand on the top of the world.
They can pick up stars if they like.
Why would they miss the emotions that belong to civilians?
But this time, I will convince the Emperor
and let the Prince and the Princess go,
for the sake of the Empress Dowager's last wish,
and also for the sake of the Emperor's reputation.
Royal affairs are messy and chaotic.
I prefer my days in the circus.
I used to have long talks with them
and watch the fireworks with you.
Ning Zhi,
you don't belong to the Royals.
There will be a day
that all your wishes will come true.
Will them?
Every step I took
was for you
to get your happiness and freedom.
♫
Everyone, Wei Guang asked to let the Princess and the Prince of Guang Ding live.
What do you think about it?
Your Majesty, I believe that those two thieves have committed serious crimes.
If we don't kill them, how are we going to face the people?
How do your Majesty earn your respect?
We second.
If we don't kill them today, how are we going to
make the evil ones scared? The same thing might happen again.
Everyone,
I'm sure you know that
the Princess and the Prince of Guang Ding lose the people's trust.
Consort Ning gave a speech
but she didn't say that the Prince of Guang Ding was not a royal,
and the people still supported her.
Why was that? It was because that the Prince of Guang Ding was been disrespectful towards the Empress Dowager.
A person who doesn't respect his own mother will never be supported by the people.
If his Majesty execute the Prince and the Princess today,
then he will be killing his siblings, which will
make the people lose trust in him.
Your Majesty, if we don't pull the roots out, we will have more problems later.
The two of them are blamed by everyone, so they can't do anything.
Whether to take on the reputation of killing your siblings, or be generous and let your enemies go
so you can have a good reputation,
you know which one is the right choice.
Now that natural disasters are only getting worse, and they keep coming,
only if people believe in your characters,
they will be willing to get through the disasters with you
and your name will be remembered forever.
A country has laws.
Rebels have to be executed.
The people don't what laws are.
They only know that the Prince and the Princess are your Majesty's sibling,
and the children of the Empress Dowager.
Wei Guang, we are not done yet.
Don't be happy too soon.
We will see each other again.
I hope Yan Kuan's execution
can stop the Prince and the Princess from thinking about rebel.
Don't worry, just help the Emperor per the Empress Dowager's will.
And I will support you.
Liang will live as long as I'm here.
Your Grace, I have investigated per your command.
The Emperor has been meeting with the head of the military and the head of law.
And then he asked to question the generals working under General Wei.
Also, the thing about General Wei and you meet the Princess in prison,
was found out by the Emperor.
Ok. Thank you so much.
Yes, your Grace.
Brother, what next?
We don't have to lift a finger.
Do you remember how you died?
Wei Guang took an excellent step that day.
Let's use his strategy
to treat him.
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♫ In the clear sky, thousands of fireflies drift around ♫
♫ You were once the most ordinary firefly of them all ♫
♫ When you approached me, time stopped ♫
♫ My heart started racing ♫
♫ It was like a dream ♫
♫ I travel against the light in search for a faraway shadow ♫
♫ The crowded mountain cities, but I find it so peaceful ♫
♫ I really want to let go of my name and identity ♫
♫ I will watch the peaceful marketplace with you ♫
♫ I will wait with you for the rain to stop ♫
♫ I will light the light of love to shine into your life ♫
♫ So that all the dangerous rivers can soften your eyes ♫
♫ Like the crystal tears in the dead of night ♫
♫ My heart has become more transparent and stronger ♫
♫ Even if it aches, it will not break ♫