Come.
Let's join the Emperor for the lantern show.
Brother.
" The Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 42
Get down! Now! Watch out!
You tried to save your own neck again.
The explosion was too sudden.
I reacted out of reflexes.
I will be sure to change.
It's all right. That was just a loud noise.
Return to the Corps headquarters and bring the Right Cavalries here.
We will regroup in front of Xingqing Palace.
Remember, order them not to wear the Armour.
For you, I must take credit for this accomplishment.
After tonight, my name will be sung by generations to come.
Old Man He.
Your love and loyalty are for the Great Tang,
not the Crown Prince alone.
I know you well.
I spent decades serving the Emperor.
It's the greatest honour of my life.
But the age took a toll on my sense of judgement.
I tried to speculate your wisdom with my thoughts.
I deserve an execution under the willow tree of Western District.
Let my head be hung for three days as a reminder for the people.
Old Man He, get up.
Get up.
I still need you...
to aid me in my reign.
I...
do not deserve this honour.
Take this.
You must be tired.
Go home and get some rest.
Your Majesty.
It's time for the ignition ceremony.
Will Your Majesty light the lantern tower?
Sure.
Yes.
The ignition ceremony starts!
Bring forth the Lady Winner.
Li Jiang, look! The lantern is lighted up!
May the Great Saint...
Supreme Primordial Lord to bless this nation!
Long live our Emperor and the Great Tang Dynasty!
Let go.
Your Majesty.
You will live,
so will Xiao Gui.
Cut off the Qilin Columns for me.
We must stop this thing from exploding.
-There is someone up there! -Look, there are people up there!
-Where is it? -Where are they?
I don't see anything.
-I see them now! -Did you see anything?
It's true! Someone is up there!
Situation at the lantern tower! His Majesty is in danger!
-Guards! -Yes!
Inform the Ministry of War and bring reinforcement!
-Yes. -Gather around!
Yes.
Soldiers! Get into your positions!
What is your name?
I have a lengthy name.
If Your Majesty wishes to know,
it will take some time.
Come with me.
Why are you saving me? Fool! Let go!
What is going on? Go down there and take a look!
Yes!
Get down!
All of you, get down!
Get down!
Spare us!
Kneel! All of you!
Protect His Majesty! Kill the intruders!
How dare you! Another step closer and I...
Where are the guards?
Protect the Emperor! Slay the intruders!
Kneel!
-Protect the Emperor! -Kneel!
Back off!
I am Xiao Gui.
I am the flag holder of the Eighth Squad of Anxi Armour Troop.
My fallen brothers...
want me to have a word with His Majesty.
Fellow ambassadors,
this has nothing to do with you.
I will let you go after I finished my speech.
Back off!
-Back off! -All of you,
-move over there. -Get up! Start moving!
-Walk, now! -Keep walking!
Hurry up!
-Get moving! -Move, now!
Pick up the pace!
Kneel.
Where is the Emperor?
Come out.
I am Li Si Lang.
-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.
You may speak to me if you want.
Your Majesty.
You have a request to make.
I...
shall gladly listen.
Si Lang, don't let your guard down.
You,
come over here.
What is this thing over here?
The name of this cuisine is...
'Empire'.
Empire?
It reeks of blood.
It stinks.
They say...
talking someone into repent...
will never work no matter how hard you try.
We have to make them realize their own mistake.
Is this another excuse to do nothing?
Of course not.
We have to create the situation that gives him the realization.
Such as?
Such as...
taking the Emperor out of Chang'an...
and travel through the land.
Xiao Gui know the hardship people are suffering.
The Emperor should see it too.
That will make him understand.
We will do it together.
Together?
I am fulfilling his wish, not yours.
What he wants...
is just the same as mine.
If the Emperor doesn't fire that arrow,
only then will you be proven right.
Wait.
It's stone grease.
Another step closer and I will burn your lord alive!
Why don't we give it a try?
The officers that served you...
made some mistakes.
Aren't you be the person I should talk to?
Your Majesty?
Is this about avenging the Eighth Squad of Anxi Armour Troop?
It's been so many years.
Why do you choose this night?
It's been ten years.
It happened...
on the first month of the year too.
Do you think...
just because years have passed...
that...
vengeance should be forgotten?
The 23th year of the old calendar,
in Longyou,
the 33th Local Militia,
the Eight Squad was formed with 200 men strong.
Su Kun was the commander.
The flag holder...
was Xiao Gui.
Wen Wu Ji was the Squad Leader.
Zhang Xiao Jing...
Liu Zong Qi, He You Lu, Ding Lao San,
Chen Xing Fan, Nan Nu Zi were the archers.
How do you know?
Of course I remember.
My soldiers died for their nation.
How could I forget them?
The navigator was Zhang Si Lang.
Zhang Feng Er,
Niu Wan Shou, Duan Jun Jun,
Baizhen Tuo Luo, were in the infantry unit.
You are sitting here high above the others.
How do you know...
the names of the men that defended the border for you?
It's not just me,
the whole nation knows.
Because you are heroes.
You didn't get the justice you deserved,
but you shed your blood for the sake of Great Tang.
No one shall forget.
Your general was Gai Jia Yun.
He achieved countless feats,
but I discharged him at the end of last year.
I bet he is farming in the ranch outside the royal palace.
His name will not go into the records.
His arrogance led to his downfall.
But I have been secretly...
seeking justice for the men...
of the Eighth Squad.
Xiao Gui the flag holder of Eighth Squad.
Yes.
Stop hurting the others.
I...
will pardon your mistake,
as long as you are willing to apologize.
This is a night of festivity.
You came into my house...
and disrupted our plan for banquet and enjoy the lantern show.
An apology is only adequate.
The man of Great Tang should know such manner.
I hope Your Majesty...
will protect...
the people of this land.
I most certainly will.
You are all the sons of this land.
I see you as my own.
It's 2 o'clock, the time of propitious is now!
The ignition marks the start of spring,
may this be a year of harvest!
A match for Emperor Shun himself.
But Emperor Shun...
was a man after all.
I...
am beyond that!
-Forgive me. -Long live the Great Tang!
-Look, it's on fire! -Did you see that?
See you on the other side.
Save the Emperor!
He told us the Grand Auditorium will be burnt to nothing!
Why didn't the Qilin Columns explode?
Your brother from the Eighth Squad was a coward!
Make way!
Your Highness, the lantern tower exploded!
The Grand Auditorium is in ruins.
A fire broke out!
-What about the Emperor? -It's a mess in there.
We have no means to get inside.
We saw people falling from the building.
Their whole faces were charred.
Tell me, where is the Emperor now?
I want them to keep searching!
-Keep searching. -Yes.
Xiao Gui, lay down your weapons and surrender.
We might grant you a swift death.
Don't celebrate too soon.
Do not hurt my officers!
I pity these soldiers of the Dragon Army.
You should be best of the best.
But in the end,
you are nothing but fools standing for show.
There are eleven of us here!
Let's bring it on!
Bring it on!
Do not get yourselves killed!
-There is still time. -For your reinforcement?
Fine, we will wait for them as well!
The more the merrier for us!
I am Wu Gui Yi!
I joined the army in the 26th year of old calendar.
I am the leader of Crossbow Team.
You are a soldier of this nation!
What do you want now?
I want you dead!
I am the daughter of a farmhand from Yongxin County.
If you want the Emperor dead...
I must save His Majesty! He will remember me for this.
You need to save yourself first.
you have to go through me first!
It's just a graze.
Let me help you.
His Majesty will know it was your servant that saved him.
The next shot...
-Come with me. -might be your end.
-Your Majesty. -Stand aside.
Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.
Stand aside!
With your courage,
if you wanted me dead,
you would have done it by now.
I stand by my word.
Speak, and I will listen.
But will you be so kind and let the wounded...
get to safety?
Get them out of here.
Stop wasting your time on him.
Stick an arrow in his head and let the world know!
Make our sacrifice worth the while.
Stop listening to your brother.
This is no time for story-telling.
The Emperor should have been killed by the explosion.
Yu Chang might have died in vain for this.
My brothers of the Ants...
are all people of the Great Tang.
They are willing to give up their lives and follow me here...
all because...
you put your faith in that villainous Counsellor.
We need more men over here!
-Quick! -Bring the water here!
Brothers! Over here, now!
Over here too!
We need more men here!
-Quickly! Over here! -Over here!
Bring us the ladder!
-Your Majesty, watch out! -Your Majesty!
Protect the Emperor!
-Your Majesty! -Watch out!
Father!
-Your Majesty! -Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
Lay down your weapons!
-Lay down your weapons! -Drop the weapons!
Lay down your weapons!
Stop or I will kill Yan Tai Zhen!
Lay down your weapons.
Outrageous!
-Let His Majesty go! -Kneel!
Kneel!
Do you trust me?
Do as I said if you do.
Stop!
We will leave together.
Take him out of this city and pay respect to our brothers.
Good.
I have a present for you.
-Old Man Hu? -Yes!
Bring me Prince Yong.
Do not hurt my son!
Father! Save me!
Kill him and avenge Old Man Wen and his daughter.
You don't trust me?
-Kill him! -I do trust you.
-Father! -Kill him!
We will pay our respect to the Eighth Squad.
Father, save me!
Father, save me.
Father! Save me!
Father!
Your Majesty!
Please grant me the other half of Command Seal...
so I may bring in the Dragon Army...
and keep Your Majesty from harm's way.
The Command Seal gives power over the 16 military divisions,
the two Commanders-in-chief and eight Fanzhen Divisions.
You shall not have it.
Your Majesty.
I have served you for over 40 years,
do you not trust me?
Who told you to stand up? Kneel!
-Your Majesty! -Kneel!
Kneel!
-Si Lang! -Tai Zhen!
Tai Zhen, listen to me.
In the future,
should the Emperor needs you to sacrifice your life,
you...
need to remember what happened today.