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[Novoland: Eagle Flag] [Based on a fiction by Jiang Nan]
[Episode 27]
It's not true that His Majesty has no other candidates.
I ask Your Majesty's permission to fight.
No. Great Yin has so many warriors, why should you go?
Don't worry, I'll be fine. If I win, you'll get a celebratory toast.
But that person is Ji Ye.
- I'm afraid of his spear— - I know that's Ji Ye.
That's why I have to go. Regardless of the result today,
i want to know if that person standing there is the same Ji Ye we know.
Your Majesty.
Lord of Li State.
I hope your warrior will be able to walk out of the tournament field alive.
Crown Prince, you can use your own weapon.
So Your Majesty's last strong boost is from Qingyang's Crown Prince.
Alright, let us all get to appreciate the Crown Prince's Qingyang swordplay.
Royal Tournament
begins again!
Why are you wearing an iron mask?
Take off the mask. Even if I fall today,
I want to know whether you, Ji Ye,
is still my brother.
Asule!
Ji Ye, what are you doing? He is your friend, Asule!
Yu Ran, you go back first.
I'll walk myself.
Tournament continues!
You lost.
Admit defeat!
I will not admit defeat today,
unless you kill me!
Asule!
If the fight continues, Qingyang's Crown Prince will lose his life.
Your Majesty, I only wanted to have the position of Chief General of Jinwu Guards.
Do you want me to get another enemy, Your Majesty?
In this case, I will personally take on this position.
Your Majesty, you don't disagree, do you?
In today's tournament, Li Army wins.
The leadership authority of Jiwu Guards
is temporary entrusted to the Lord of Li State.
Thank you, Your Majesty. I will not disappoint your trust
to safeguard the capital and protect the emperor.
Your Majesty, since everything is decided, I will take my leave.
You can go back to the palace and rest early.
- Zhang Bo, listen to order. - Yes.
At 11 am today, Jinwu Guards will change shifts.
Wait!
At today's royal tournament, everyone has witnessed
that the Lord of Li State received the position of Chief General of Jinwu Guards.
I shall also announce a stunning matter to the world.
We respectfully await the imperial decree.
All respected subjects, officers and soldiers,
Qingyang's Crown Prince Lu Guicheng is not only an ally to Great Yin,
he is also my friend who has a special identity.
His identity is the newly appointed Chief Leader of the Heavenly Samurai Regiment.
The sword he used today to fight is the divine sword of Heavenly Samurai, named Blue Cloud Ancient Tooth.
It's been 14 years since Heavenly Samurai Regiment was aggrieved to depart the capital.
Back then, the Heavenly Samurai were condemned
because of a capricious minister's plot with the Celestial Ministry.
I will correct the mistake today.
As the Emperor of Eastland,
I formally exonerate the Heavenly Samurai Regiment and restore their reputation.
Your Majesty, do you know what you're doing?
It's ridiculous!
You have allowed the wolves into the house. Are you disregarding the ancestral rules?
Aunt,
I am Great Yin's Emperor.
Crown Prince, what I promised you before, I will definitely not break it.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
The armor is still present.
Ji Ye.
Crown Prince.
This world, and the tens of thousands of people within,
you can't see them clearly,
and you are powerless at changing them.
Don't you understand yet?
Ji Ye!
Crown Prince!
Everything you've done
is a waste!
State Preceptor.
You've finally awakened, Crown Prince.
This time the illness came suddenly and fierce.
It's better than you don't move yet,
let me diagnose you for treatment.
Thank you, State Preceptor.
You've suffered today, Crown Prince.
The situation at the tournament was too risky.
I know that.
But I promised the princess to help His Majesty.
I didn't have any choice at the time.
Crown Prince, you are softhearted.
But, do you remember what you promised me and Lord Baili at the wedding?
You would stay by Yu Ran to protect her for the rest of your life.
Prefecture Princess, don't be worried. The Crown Prince will be fine.
Asule may believe what you say,
but I won't easily believe you.
Crown Prince, you have a unique identity.
You are also married now. Before you do anything, please think thrice before taking action.
Lord Baili has been concerned about your health.
I believe the faraway Emperor of Qingyang is also concerned.
I am female and can't avoid talking too much. I hope you don't mind.
But I would like to remind you on something else.
Ji Ye is your good friend.
But you and Yu Ran are officially married
and have bowed to the Heaven and Earth.
I hope you remember this clearly. Hold on to Yu Ran.
Girls are the same. They don't think too much.
If you are nice to her, she will be nicer to you.
Do you understand, Crown Prince?
Don't I understand Asule?
He is a dummy.
Anyone uses the world and the people as excuse to lie to him, he would believe it all.
But he is from Qingyang.
What does your royal family's affair have to do with him?
Yu Ran.
The crown prince is awake.
Yu Ran is spoiled and pampered from childhood, and hasn't behave properly.
I hope you'll excuse her.
You shouldn't make it too hard for Princess Little Zhou.
Why do you believe her so?
Even First Princess says she is good at fooling people.
You are too kind.
Sooner or later you'll be killed by your kindness.
Princess Little Zhou is also kind, just like us.
I believe her.
Just like how we believe Ji Ye.
Don't mention him.
He hurt you and still talked to you so mean. I'll get even with him.
Ji Ye has his difficulties.
I'm sure one of these days he will return to drink with us and watch a play together.
Acting in response to the will of Heaven and time,
I am touched in recalling that generations of the Heavenly Samurai have been loyal and sincere;
with their swords, they achieved military honors in defending the country;
when the country is in turmoil, they rose up to fight and overcome insurgency;
they followed ethical codes but were harmed by capricious schemes.
They have been aggrieved for fourteen years. I now have uncovered the truth,
and will shine light on their grievance to recompense their loyalty. I, therefore, exonerate them
and restore their reputation in proclaiming to the entire empire, and to console the valiant spirits of the dead.
Your Majesty is wise.
Exonerating the Heavenly Samurai has been a certainty. This proclamation document is
to console the valiant spirits of the dead, so as not to disappoint the loyal and the righteous.
Spirit of a martyr.
Your Majesty, are you using the spirits of the martyrs to protect the country?
Don't forget who supported you for all those years to who you are now.
If a spirit of a martyr can't protect the country,
can a middle aged woman be able to do it?
Beloved subjects, are there any other matters?
Your Majesty, I have something to report.
Beloved subject, speak.
When Your Majesty came of age at twenty years old and took over the sovereign, according to the ancestral system,
First Princess should not continue her regency and interfere with court affairs.
I'm not deaf. Beloved subject, please repeat.
Your Majesty, please request that First Princess withdraw from politics and enjoy the rest of her life.
First Princess, please retire and enjoy the rest of your life.
Everyone, rise.
You are right to say that. First Princess has worried about Great Yin on my behalf for many years.
She's close to fifty years old. She should enjoy her life in the harem.
All those years, First Princess has access to the palace as an esteemed guest.
Especially those long conversations over wine
with those esteemed guests who stayed overnight.
I remember this.
What are you trying to imply?
A strange news.
The welcomed guest into the dynasty's greatest beauty's chamber has held up the empire.
For the last 11 years, our Bai family rule is actually under a woman's skirt.
But do you know how others appraise you?
- They appraise you just like how men usually look at women. - Shut up!
Your Majesty, please take over the reins of the country.
Why are you fierce?
About this, little brother,
do you know where Ji Ye is?
Take this money
and buy wines for your brothers.
Let me go in for just a while.
Ji Ye! Come out!
I know you are in there! Come out!
Ji Ye, come out!
You again? What are you doing here again?
None of your business.
I'm here to look for Ji Ye.
What do you think this place is? Or who do you think you are?
You can see anyone you want?
Li State has always spread military force under the Heavens.
When you entered here in the past, you abused your power too.
Let's have a competition.
If I feel that you have the rights, I won't stop you.
I don't have time to play with you.
Don't blame me for not reminding you. If you dare to take another step,
my bow and arrow won't have any eyes.
Ji Ye, I know you are in there!
Come out. Okay?
I will wait here for you.
I will wait till you come out!
Wait here then. He won't come out.
Leave.
Whatever you want to give him, I can too.
Whatever you can't give to him
I can.
Why didn't you come out just now?
Let's go and find Asule.
Apologize to him. Ask...
I don't owe him anything. If we compete, I must win.
Do you hate me and Asule?
No.
You do!
You are brooding about our marriage, right?
Do you know why?
I will tell you. It's because we wanted to save you!
Save the captured Heavenly Samurai in South Huai. Are you satisfied now?
Yu Ran.
I can't leave.
Why can't you leave?!
Ying Yu saved my life. She helped me to take revenge for my mother.
I promised her that I will complete three tasks for her before I leave.
I can't leave if I don't complete them.
It's just an excuse.
Frankly speaking,
you like the armor you are wearing now.
When I first went to look for you in the military camp,
I felt that the expression in your eyes has changed.
Do you feel extremely comfortable there?
When I'm with them, I feel that we are similar.
Yes.
Being able to obtain a military position that you want in there,
and being promoted, you can obtain whatever you want.
Yu Ran, wait for me to complete the three tasks. I will find you after that.
You still can't bear to leave, right?!
I'm returning this to you.
His Majesty is asleep. He may be thirsty when he wakes up.
Stay here and watch over him. You must not leave your post.
Yes.
Lord Ningqing.
An eunuch wanted me to pass this letter to you.
He must be Eunuch Zhangle, right?
Doesn't he knows that I'm blind?
I heard that he's just helping to deliver this.
The letter writer is from Wang Shan Villa.
Read the letter to me.
Yes.
Lord, the letter caught fire on its own.
Do you smell agar wood and the ointment of mermaid?
Mr Bicheng.
The guest who came from a distance, please take a seat.
You knew that I would definitely come.
I already said that what First Princess holds in her hands
are merely unrealistic rosy views.
But she's always aware that we will meet again.
But you are from Chenyue.
Your group bewitched the late emperor back then and led the world into endless wars.
The arrogant attitude of the First Princess,
Sir, you heard about it too.
We only explained the meaning of power to the late emperor.
So, Sir want to tell me the meaning?
The person who I want to convince is First Princess.
First Princess wields power in the kingdom. You want to use her power
to lobby for her as the most powerful woman in the kingdom.
I'm not referring to power over the common people but great and extraordinary power instead.
What is power over the common people? What is great and extraordinary power?
The power over the common power can predominate from a few to thousands of the lives of the commoners.
Whereas a great and extraordinary power,
can determine life and death, control rise and fall,
It can even change the circulation of people's fate.
The circulation of people's fate is mysterious.
Can we really interfere in that?
But when I asked this question,
it because there are some things that cannot be changed.
In the history of Great Yin, there were only a few empresses.
It's a taboo for women to govern.
How can you help First Princess break this taboo?
Of course, I can.
When you step in,
fate will start to turn.
A woman will ascend the throne.
Those who wants to stop her will be destructed.
[Lower Tang, South Huai City]
Absurd!
I've carefully plotted for so long,
hoping that one day I could control the Heavenly Samurai.
I had no idea that the emperor would get ahead of me.
A proclamation to the empire? It's a joke of the empire.
My Lord, all the States back then joined in the pursuit of the Heavenly Samurai Regiment.
They would not agree to the emperor's arbitrary action.
Lord can issue a credential
to unite with all the other Lords to send a communique to Revelation City, and strongly oppose this matter.
- Go and do it. - Yes.
[Chuwei State, Ming Shuo]
General.
It has been eighteen years. Revelation has never been so lively.
The emperor is young, he doesn't understand what this proclamation means.
General, if the situation deteriorates,
what should Xiao Zhou do?
You don't need to worry for the time being.
Princess is smart. When she encounters danger,
she will be able to get out from it safely, just like you.
I hope so.
Your Majesty, regarding Heavenly Samurai,
all the State Lords are dissenting, and are sending in communiques expressing their dissatisfaction.
What are they thinking of doing?
They state that
allowing the Heavenly Samurai Regiment into the palace was a wrong policy.
Fengyan Emperor had expressly forbidden it.
They hope that Your Majesty will abide by ancestral rules,
abolish the Heavenly Samurai Regiment, to restore the righteous view.
The feudal princes even said...
What else did they say?
They would be willing to send in armies
to clean up the royal court, and assist the emperor to install proper rule.
Get rid of the evil ministers of the monarch? I can see that they want to rebel!
You may leave.
Older brother, don't give up.
I'm not surprised by these lords' reactions.
But it was imperative to exonerate the Heavenly Samurai.
The situation in the capital is also about to change. I would suggest
that you request the lords to send their envoys
to gather at the Yan Fan Lake outside the capital so as to discuss the exoneration for the Heavenly Samurai.
The Yan Fan Lake is en route for all the States toward the Capital.
It can save time, but also avoid the interference by Aunt and the court ministers.
As your envoy, I willing to do this.
Younger sister, are you crazy?
Didn't you just hear that they wanted to get rid of the evil ministers of the monarch?
If they find out that this is your idea,
those ambitious aspirants will eat you alive.
Because it's my idea, I should go instead.
I won't take any senior minister with me. I will go alone.
Older Brother, please issue the credential.
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