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[Novoland: Eagle Flag] [Based on a fiction by Jiang Nan]
[Episode 29]
I can understand what you are thinking, Crown Prince.
About those Heavenly Samurai,
I feel just as sad as you do.
My life was saved by you
and by those Heavenly Samurai,
but I don't think you should sacrifice your lives.
When I go back, I will ask my brother that
the deceased Heavenly Samurai to be honored as esteemed warriors.
They have children and wives.
If they can receive some condolence pension,
it may be considered a token of the royal family's appreciation.
I will
thank you in their behalf.
I've wanted to ask you a question, Crown Prince.
Please ask, Princess.
When I went to Lower Tang to pick you up to go to the capital city,
why didn't you hesitate much and agreed readily?
In Lower Tang, I was also a guest.
So it's fine to change to a new place.
You are Lower Tang's son-in-law,
and South Huai City is your second home.
How can you say that?
That marriage accord
is the reason why I was willing to leave with you for the capital.
You probably don't know that
marrying Yu Ran
was not my idea.
You are a true gentleman,
but you don't have to say it like that.
How you feel about the Prefecture Princess
is easily noticed by anyone who pay attention.
Yu Ran and Ji Ye
are my best friends in South Huai City.
I married Yu Ran only to save Ji Ye's life.
So for me to temporarily leave South Huai City,
it is the best choice
to them and to me.
I have another question to ask.
When we return to the capital, will you still stay to help my older brother?
I know that
His Majesty and Your Highness
are the kindest people who deserve help in the capital.
But, Princess, you've seen it.
Even though I'm Heavenly Samurai's Chief Leader,
but I'm not so capable.
Don't be harsh on yourself, Crown Prince.
The battle at Yen Fan Lake
has made me understand even more.
My brother's empire is in turmoil.
I don't understand affairs in the royal court.
Perhaps politics is always accompanied by killing,
but this is not the result that I want to see.
I've been wanting to say
you and my good friend, Ji Ye, are very much alike.
To safeguard this capital city
requires strong courage and firm determination.
I actually admire you very much.
Actually, I often wish that I'm not so courageous.
Chief Leader,
the capital city is straight ahead.
I will take the Heavenly Samurai brothers
to go back and get a rest. We'll say farewell here.
Follow me.
Let's go.
Asule!
Yu Ran?
You even know to come back?
I didn't know you'd be returning with Princess Little Zhou.
It's my oversight.
What are you doing?
You didn't tell me at all before you left. As your boss, I'm quite upset.
So, you are welcoming me back in this unusual manner?
Right! Didn't you say you like the elephant when you were at South Huai City?
I especially asked someone to bring one here.
This is to welcome you back.
Prefecture Princess, you and Crown Prince can chat. I will leave then.
Come up and try. Hurry!
Hurry!
Yu Ran, thank you.
Do you think I'm not upset still?
You are not allowed to sneak away like you did anymore. You even went with Princess Little Zhou
going to such a dangerous place by yourselves.
Understood.
If I go somewhere again, I'll tell you first, alright?
I've heard about what happened at Yen Fan Lake.
So many Heavenly Samurai were sacrificed. All those Celestial Ministry, Bare-Tooth, and whatever
are really despicable.
I hope those Heavenly Samurai's
sacrifice is worth it.
Speaking of danger, it was thanks to someone who showed up to save me,
or I would have lost my life.
Who?
I wondered who was so arrogant.
What?
The weather is nice, so the Crown Prince and Crown Princess came out to have fun?
Who has time to run around?
I was welcoming the Chief Leader of Heavenly Samurai.
Didn't you know your plaything has block the road traffic?
Men, take this thing away.
Yes.
Don't step back. I think the elephant likes you.
Come, come.
Ji Ye.
I haven't thanked you for what happened on the way.
Let's go grab a drink. We haven't been drinking together for a long time.
Asule, thank you for your kind thought.
I still have duty to do.
He is really thinking of himself as a Li national.
Let's not invite him. We'll go drink by ourselves.
Yu Ran, the person that saved my life is Ji Ye.
Since the Crown Prince invites you to drink, why don't you go?
I will go with you.
Good, then we welcome Prefecture Princess Ying Yu to go with us.
Come then.
Let's go.
Then let's drink a cup.
Wait a minute.
I don't want to go anymore.
Ji Ye
remember that you owe me a drink.
Why stand here being silly?
Let's go.
Ji Ye, thank you for saving me for going to Yen Fan Lake.
I will toast you first with this drink.
What's there to thank? It's only expected between brothers.
What is there to be thankful for?
Yes, it's what's expected.
That... We haven't been drinking like this for a long time.
Asule,
- Let us toast to Yu Ran. - Okay.
You are so busy every day, busy following that whatchamacallit
princess of Li. Do you have the time to care about us?
Don't drink with him.
Come.
What are you dazed about? Don't you respect me?
Ji Ye.
Asule
I think you need to be careful about that Great Yin princess.
Are you talking about Princess Little Zhou?
What should I be careful of?
It's not that, I just think she's a bit weird.
Right from the start, she kidnapped you to come to the capital.
Then she went to Yen Fan Lake.
Isn't that so dangerous? What if something happened to you?
Anyways, I think she's just using you.
You are worrying too much. I wanted to go to Yen Fan Lake myself.
Besides, you don't know Princess Little Zhou.
She is actually very kind.
How long have you known her? Do you understand her?
I'll tell you, you're an idiot.
We are both women.
Women understand other women.
Understand?
Why are you laughing? What's wrong with you?
Why are you laughing? Am I not a woman? What did I say wrong?
Now, with fish soup, wine,
We three are finally sitting together again.
Just like back then, each of us on a horse and
going wherever we want.
Why are you two not speaking?
What do you mean?
Do you still want to stay at the capital?
You met some princess at the capital, and you don't recognize me as your boss?
That's not it!
A man's word has to count. Once I repay what I owe Prefecture Princess Yu,
I will leave right away. I won't stay a single extra moment.
It's a promise, right?
That's more like it.
What about you?
I will definitely leave the capital.
I want to return to the grasslands.
I've been thinking. I've left home for such a long time,
my father must miss me a lot.
That's simple.
I said you can go anywhere you want. I didn't say you have to go to South Huai City.
You want to go to the grasslands, we can accompany you there.
All right?
- Yes. - Come, come.
It's a deal. We'll go to the grasslands together.
- To the grasslands. - To the grasslands.
Brother.
Little Sister is back.
Come,
drink with me.
This time to Yen Fan Lake,
you were willing to go for me.
I am really touched.
A toast for you.
Older Brother, the person you should really thank
is the crown prince.
It seems that you
are really falling for him.
Tomorrow, I will issue a royal decree
to make him the son-in-law of our Bai family.
Older Brother, you've drunk too much. The crown prince is Lower Tang's son-in law.
Prefecture Prince Yu Ran is still in the capital.
Don't say such nonsense.
What is a son-in-law to a vessel state?
Whatever you want, I will get it for you.
You have really drunk too much.
Don't let others hear such a drunken talk.
I do like the crown prince,
but like many things in the world, just because you like something, you don't have to have it.
Besides, when we are living in such turbulent world,
there is nothing more important than for us to stay alive together.
All these years, you have suffered because of me.
I am not afraid of anything right now.
From this day on,
I want you to always make decisions for yourself.
Older Brother, quit worrying about my affairs.
The crown prince is the Chief Leader of the Heavenly Samurai Regiment.
He is staying in the capital now to lead the Heavenly Samurai to help us.
Don't forget the most important matters.
Tomorrow, tomorrow!
I will discuss with the crown prince.
We still have many things to do.
I want those who have mocked me, blocked me,
to submit to me one by one.
The Bai family's future will be
guarded by me, Bai Luyan!
I've been waiting for this day
for much too long.
By taking this first step,
I will pay such a high price.
I shall not turn back.
Your Majesty, the crown prince is here.
Your Majesty.
Great hero,
you are my big benefactor.
Older Brother, you've drunk too much!
Your Majesty, I don't deserve the compliment.
The success was all achieved by the princess.
Furthermore, this matter was for the Heavenly Samurai Regiment,
I could not avoid fulfilling my duty.
It's just that...
so many Heavenly Samurai died in front of me,
but I couldn't help them.
I have already ordered that
the warriors that sacrificed at Yen Fan Lake
will be buried by the standard of an officer.
If they have dependents,
they will get ten taels of silver every month to supplement household expenses.
In the future, their male descendants can enter the royal academy without exams,
to be taught by the best teachers,
and to learn the best swordplay.
I
thank you, Your Majesty.
There is one more thing that
I need Chief Leader to help me finish.
It's also for the sake of Great Yin's people.
Kill Ying Wuyi.
- Your Majesty! - Older Brother!
Chief Leader, do you disagree?
I don't think this is a good idea.
If we kill Lord of Li, the 30,000 Thunder Calvary stationed outside the city will definitely rebel.
Revelation will be turned into a river of blood.
I don't want to see the innocent die again.
Chief Leader, is this
your answer?
Yes.
Chief Leader, you just came back.
You should not see bloodshed.
I drank too much.
I was talking nonsense.
Don't mind me, alright?
I am happy today.
Drink a few more cups with me.
Come!
Crown Prince, Lord of Li has been waiting for you inside for a while.
Crown Prince, are you back?
Your Lordship.
- Have you been waiting for me? - Yes.
I heard that you led Heavenly Samurai to defeat Celestial Ministry,
and protected the lives of all the enjoys from the states.
I am in admiration, and came here especially to welcome you back.
I don't deserve the compliments.
It's all because of the Heavenly Samurai who sacrificed their lives in exchange for safety.
Anyone who is a valiant warrior is a hero in my mind.
They say that in the royal court,
Lord of Li is the one who is most against exonerating the Heavenly Samurai. It doesn't seem so.
A few years ago, there were even people who claimed that I had a red face with ferocious teeth
and slaughter people without concern. It's all rumors.
I know that you don't want to befriend a country lord like me.
But, I admire your courage
in facing off all the lords despite the worst dangers.
How can someone like you, Lord of Li, to call yourself a country lord?
How many of those who dare to change the world
were praised as heroes when they started?
Since you want to change the world, then why do you care
about any disparaging names? Just let them say whatever they want.
But, in my eyes, you deserve to be called a hero
who is able to hold up a prosperous world.
I sure can hold up a prosperous world.
But the prosperous world in my mind is not quite the same as that in the emperor's mind.
What the emperor wants is to have the royal family be in charge in the center,
with the states safeguarding around the empire. It would be the Bai family's prosperous world throughout millennium.
But, in the prosperous world in my mind, it's not necessary to have an emperor.
I don't understand
When the emperor loses his seat, the vessel lords chase after the deer. (T/N: Deer symbolizes the country.)
How can the world still prosper?
For hundreds of years, without the continued dead among the Li people,
it would not be possible to have such a prosperous scene at the capital.
This is what First Princess and His Majesty mean
when they talk about the 700 years of prosperity under Great Yin.
I understand now. In your view,
under Greater Yin's prosperous rule, there is no peace and calm for the people of Li State.
That's why in your prosperous world, there is no peace and calm for the royal family.
Crown Prince, you are a straight talker.
I just try to think in someone else's shoes.
Actually, in Northland, we face even more dangers and hardship than in Eastland.
My father is the emperor over the entire grasslands.
So I know that
it is never an easy task to secure peace among all the tribes.
I heard that there hasn't been a war in Northland for a long time.
It looks like your father has been good at resolving these conflicts and problems.
It isn't that easy.
My father sent me to Lower Tang, aside from learning military strategies,
what's more important is
using me to exchange for sufficient food for Qingyang's people.
Even though you are young, you care about the people.
You must be laughing at me.
Therefore, may I ask what your next plan is?
Whatever I promised, I will abide by it.
Even though the night scene is pretty in the capital,
I've gotten bored of looking at it.
I would like to say a little more. You are not just a crown prince,
what's important to the emperor is your identity as the Chief Leader of Heavenly Samurai.
Therefore, if you really want to safely return to the north,
you need to take extra good care.
The battle at Yen Fan Lake
was thanks to you.
This finger shield is a gift from an Iron Royal to me.
Its owner was also an Iron Royal,
but he died on the execution platform set up by the late emperor.
I will always keep it to remind myself
to never allow the same mistake from happening again.
Your Majesty is the one who exonerated the Heavenly Samurai.
You can say whatever you want without beating around the bushes.
You probably have something else to talk about by asking me here.
This path is what Ying Wuyi takes when he leaves the royal court.
He is a very direct person and always take the same pathway.
So, Your Majesty wants the Heavenly Samurai to appear
on the way that Ying Wuyi will take to return to his manor.
But, in this vast Eastland, I have yet to find
anyone who can make Ying Wuyi, a strong lion, surrender without fighting.
Then send his spirit home.
Your Majesty, Heavenly Samurai are not assassins for those in power.
We only safeguard the peace and calm in the world.
Ying Wuyi is the troublemaker that has disrupted the peaceful and calm situation.
I know what you are concerned about. If Ying Wuyi dies, the Thunder Calvary will definitely rise up to rebel.
I will personally lead the troops and the entire city's people to fight the enemy.
I want the whole world to know that,
after Fengyan Emperor, there is still an unbowed emperor from the Bai family.
Your Majesty has bestowed grace to the Heavenly Samurai.
We shall repay you with our lives.
However, I am not the Chief Leader.
So, Your Majesty probably need to ask the crown prince.
I was going to invite the crown prince to discuss together.
But last night he had a pleasant talk with Ying Wuyi. You know it too, Sir Iron Royal,
the crown prince is easily influenced by others.
I think it's not necessary to tell him.
What is the matter?
What's going on? The court is not in recess. Why isn't there anyone here?
Did the emperor have too much at feast
and decided not to hold court?
He even compares himself to Qiangwei Emperor. More like the last emperor of a dynasty.
Let's leave.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
This is the way that you take to go home. I sincerely hope that when you leave today,
- you will never return. - Why?
Lord of Li, I remember you talked about why you came to Revelation City.
You wanted money for military expenditure, but as you saw it,
there is no money in the treasury, nor in my private treasury.
You said you wanted to view the scenery from the Grand Qing Pavilion.
You've see the scenery, can you return home now?
I currently do not have plans to go home.
Lord of Li, you are forcing me.
Since you like Tianqi city so much, why don't you kill me?
You can become the Emperor of this land.
Why are you pressing me to commit regicide?
I'll say it one more time. I will not do it.
I planned to leave you a grand reputation,
but I've changed my mind now.
The world is about to fall into chaos again.
In this day and age, is the armor still around?
- The armor is still around. - The armor is still around.
As the Emperor of the Great Yin, I ask of you,
for my sake, for Great Yin's sake,
for the sake of doing something for the common people,
since Duke Li is not willing to leave himself, send Duke Li back to where he came from.
Stop!
Your Majesty.
The Heavenly Samurai's Chief Leader has come himself.
You misunderstand.
I know nothing about what happened today.
It was I that prohibited Mister Yi from telling you.
You shouldn't see so much bloodshed when you've just returned.
I understand about Your Majesty's concerns.
But today is not the day to fight in a battle.
Then how long do we wait?
The whole world sees Ying Wuyi's ambition. Why aren't you fighting yet?
Don't move!
As Chief Leader of the Heavenly Samurai, I command all of you!
Put down your weapons!
Since I am here,
why don't I accompany you for a while?
I am honored.
Let's go.
Since you've come this far, how about coming in for some tea?
I am not on the same side as you in the royal court.
I don't think I want to be your guest.
Then we won't enter this door.
You saved my life, so you should at least let me express my gratitude.
We can drink right here.
His Majesty today...
I won't hold a grudge on what happened today.
But I'm sure you won't be my enemy.
I really would like to know why you saved me today.
If you died, Your Lordship,
tens of thousands of Thunder Calvary will begin a slaughter in Revelation City.
I don't want to see the innocent die.
I know you've been helping the young emperor.
What does he have to deserve your allegiance?
I believe in pure heart.
The emperor is my friend.
Hear a word of advice from me. The court is like a battlefield.
Once you enter it, you will never come out.
Do you really understand the Bai family, and the emperor?
Perhaps I don't really understand.
But I know what's in my heart.
In this world, one person's ambition
comes at the cost of millions of people.
I'm tired of seeing bloodshed and slaughter.
So I have to stop it.
Crown Prince, Crown Prince.
Sir, why are you bleeding?
Bleeding is like crying.
I am just a regular person. There is a winner between a lion and a sheep.
But the hawk in the sky
might never die. Not dying
is one of the greatest miracles
but also the most feared curse.
Curse?
Death?
Sir, who are you crying for?
The capital city will have a drastic change soon.
I followed the Polaris star's path last night.
I made a discovery.
There were four signs from last night's constellation patterns.
Eastland
will enter chaos, and the four seas will be in turmoil. The first sign is,
the fall of the King of Hawks. The second sign is,
the rebirth of the phoenix. The third sign is,
the ferocious lion breaks its own claws on a rock.
The fourth sign,
the wolves devour each other, and the dragon dies in the desolate sands.
Thereafter, Your Highness will ascend to the summit of power.
I'm sorry that I don't understand your prophesy.
Your Highness may not understand it now, but when the right time comes,
you will naturally understand.
The lion becomes king by stepping upon the bones of a flock of sheep.
As to how to determine the best timing to gain at others' losses,
you just leave it to me.
I will take my leave now.
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