Persia Monk.
I'm willing to atone for my sins with death.
But please let me keep my soul here to protect my daughter.
My father has spent 10 qian to buy your grandfather.
Your life belongs to me.
You don't have any rights to make your own decision.
You've lost your dignity together with your hair.
The Wolven Squad won't respect you as they did before.
You've lead us to the wrong path.
This is the punishment you deserve.
I would like to ask you about one thing.
Cui Liu Lang who brought us into the city is the one you searched for.
But why is he working for the government?
I give the order and you listen.
You don't ask.
You Cha.
You are no longer the Alpha like you used to be.
Our home is gone.
It's gone now!
Complete all of my orders...
and I'll give you back your hair...
so that it can be buried together with you.
According to the original plan, the daughter...
of Wang Zong Si should be already in our hands now.
With his daughter, the God of War of Great Tang...
will obey our commands...
by leading his Holy Knights...
to get rid of those Tazi who had wreaked havoc in our homeland.
But what should we do now?
-I'll go there again. -No need.
I already asked someone else...
-to get me the map. -Who is it?
You just have to wait here.
Don't leave this place no matter what...
until you have to depart at 5 in the evening.
Our leader, Jahannum-dhool...
is going to be upon...
Chang'an soon.
What about Wang Zong Si's daughter?
I already have a plan for her.
Somebody will bring her to us.
" The Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 4
Open the door! Let me out!
Let me out!
Let me out! Chang'an is going to be a goner!
Open the door!
Open the door! Let me out!
Chang'an is going to be a goner!
Li Bi!
What nonsense are you talking about?
-Let me go. -Chang'an is a goner?
The innocent people in Chang'an...
is going to face death very soon.
Ask Li Bi to let me out now.
Tan Qi.
Tell that Little Fox that...
if he doesn't listen to me,
he's going to fail his task this time.
If you need someone...
to walk through the sea of fire...
to appease the anger of the people,
-I'll go then. -Teacher.
Are you joking, Master He?
Everybody here can be your witness.
I'm doing it willingly.
Even if something happens to me,
nobody will blame Huaiyuan Street for it.
I too, wish to know whether...
I'm good or evil.
We can't be judge for what's good and what's evil.
We can only find the answer...
within ourselves.
But with you here,
Peacekeeper Corps is indeed different from other government bodies.
I'll appease the anger of the people for you.
I can give you the name list for the residents in Huaiyuan Road as well...
as requested by Commandant Yao.
What name list?
Every resident has to bring lights to the prayer hall regularly.
They have to donate some money and goods.
So, we have their records.
Commandant Yao has requested...
for this name list...
to be compared with the census register of Chang'an...
to see if there's any suspicious people.
No need.
Some of the residents there are officials in court.
We can't just check their census registers for no good reason.
Peacekeeper Corps...
has offended too many people.
We have to get the name list.
With this name list,
today, we'll be able to find clues about the Wolven Squad for sure.
Just now, you said that...
never Chang your mind if you've already decided on something.
No matter the cost today,
I'll definitely see to the end of this issue.
Please pass the name list to Commandant Yao.
Roger that.
I'll take my leave then.
You've found a way...
to control Zhang Xiao Jing?
What do you know?
You had a horsewhip just now. What do you know?
It's none of your business.
All of you are acting so sneakily.
It's so unfortunate that the safety of the...
people in Chang'an is in your hands.
Truthfully,
besides this task to arrest the Wolven Squad,
my master has another important task at hand.
I can't tell you specifically what it is for now,
but he is doing it for the people of Great Tang.
He trusts you.
So, I won't allow you to...
disappoint him with the Wolven Squad task.
Oil.
Ask the watchtower to get all men to check on places that hold oil.
Cross check the declared oil units with the actual amount they have.
Anyone in illegal possession of oil...
have to be arrested immediately.
Let me go.
Why can he leave? Let me go too.
-Oil mills of Chang'an are off limits. -Who am I today?
The commander of Peacekeeper Corps with it's command token.
The token represents Chief Li himself.
Today, no matter how big or how small the oil mills are...
or who are the backers behind them,
look into each and every one of them even if it belongs to the emperor.
Yes, Commander.
You are looking at me again.
Stop the oil transaction in the city at once.
Jahannum-dhool means a disaster of fire.
The Wolven Squad is going to lit the city on fire.
-Go back! -Go back to your home!
Put out the fire.
-Can I go out? -Where?
I want to go back home at Lin Street after visiting a relative here.
You won't be able to go out from this street for the moment.
Alright then.
40 wells and 37 streets.
If one place in on fire, within 8 hours,
the fire will spread through all of the 37 streets.
If they set multiple places on fire at once,
it'll be devastating.
Eight hours.
Have you considered the paper lanterns that will be all over the streets?
Commander Zhang is right. The streets will be filled with paper lanterns.
Multiple streets will be connected by lanterns. If there's fire,
it will spread like wild fire.
Many people will be on the streets. It'll be hard to put out the fire.
Many will get hurt.
How did the investigation on the oil mills go?
Is there anything that you can't tell me about?
The Chief Clerk had looked into all of the oil mills in the city,
including boiled oil, sesame oil, rapeseed cake and turnip cake vendors.
No matter it's the royal oil mills for palace or public oil mills,
he had looked into all of them.
And, they have to hand in detailed transaction reports within one month.
Some shop owners were not willing to do it...
that turned into conflicts with the commandants. Both parties are hurt.
We looked into the royal oil mill as well.
We are doing it under Commander Zhang's order.
We'll offend the emperor by looking into the royal oil mill.
I want the results!
-All the results are here! -Quick.
This is the detailed list.
What about the shops outside of this city?
Declared oil that came through the customs is kept in a separate record.
And we check the oil by weighing it. Nothing is out of the ordinary.
We've offended so many people but we got nothing?
-Did we miss anything? -No.
We've looked into all oil transactions that exceeded five stones...
within a month except the one for the palace.
Except the one for the palace?
Why didn't you look into it as well?
-Check His Majesty's account? -Yes!
Why not?
-Isn't Peacekeeper Corps different? -Commander Zhang.
You need to send a letter first before you can check the palace account.
Aren't you trying to save the people of Chang'an?
Didn't you say that there's no rule?
How many had died in line of duty today?
They had lost their lives and here you are, discussing about protocols?
-Peacekeeper Corps comes first. -Wolven Squad is my priority!
If Peacekeeper Corps is gone,
who's going to support you from arresting the Wolven Squad?
Calm down, He Jian.
This man is known as the King of Hell.
He had once killed 34 people in a fit of rage.
Nobody is allowed to hurt his close friends and family.
From Commandant Yao's report just now,
one of his spies had been murdered by Wolven Squad.
You shouldn't be here, Jahannum-dhool.
Look into the oil usage...
in the palace!
You,
come with me.
I mean Zhang Xiao Jing.
Come.
Have you heard about...
a children's rhyme that has circulated among the street?
The tall willow is peppered with young green leaves.
Many of it's soft branches are hanging down like green ribbons.
Who had cut out those leaves so expertly?
It is the wind in February who is like a nimble scissors.
The children in this city had been reciting about it for a year.
It's your creation, right?
A poem is like a sword.
If I can't control it,
then I shouldn't create it anymore.
Have you heard about...
how somebody had explained this poem...
to the emperor?
The tall willow is peppered with young green leaves.
Crown prince is coming to his power.
Many of it's soft branches are hanging down like green ribbons.
He has many followers in the court.
Who had cut out those leaves so expertly?
Who had caused this kind of situation?
It is the wind in February who is like a nimble scissors.
It's caused by His Majesty's blowing hot and cold attitude.
The creator of a bad precedent.
His Majesty had heard about it way before that.
But until now,
he hasn't blow the lid off yet.
Is that your original intention?
No matter what His Majesty thinks, it has become a reality.
Does the crown prince have a clique?
If His Majesty says yes, then yes.
-If no... -I don't have time for riddles!
His Majesty is guarding against crown prince.
If he finds out that crown prince is associated...
with the young officials in court,
he'll be suspected for forming a clique to rebel.
And he will be sentenced to death.
Only Li Bi who has been cultivating himself for 10 years...
and who looks aloof from the world...
is not suspected even if he's in contact with crown prince.
This Little Fox is crown prince's spy.
So, Li Bi is the only one in the court...
who is in contact with the crown prince in secret.
They had gathered up young talents from all over the world...
so that Great Tang can continue to prosper in the future.
They are building a concrete foundation for the country.
He can't make any mistakes today.
Same goes to the Peacekeeper Corps.
Peacekeeper Corps' mission...
is just to arrest the Wolven Squad.
If we do more than that,
it'll become a mistake.
And this mistake will affect many people.
Do you...
understand?
Have you brought back Ming Ying?
When I reach Kang Manor in Yanshou Street,
as soon as the door is open,
she has already hung herself to death.
-She is dead? -Yes.
Where is the Jade Flower Pendant?
I've searched the whole manor...
but I come up with nothing.
-Somebody took it? -That is the only possibility.
We are the only one who know that Ming Ying is in Kang Manor.
Now, looks like there's another person who knows about it.
If others know that we are collecting evidence of Right Counsellor's crimes,
the Right Counsellor will attack crown prince for sure.
I can smell a waft of perfume from Ming Ying.
It's very strong and sharp. It's a smell that I won't forget.
This smell has never appeared in Kang Manor before this.
Although all the perfume shops in Chang'an have different formula,
if we bring along a piece of Ming Ying's clothes to ask around,
we will be able to find out the shop that makes the perfume.
There are millions of people in Chang'an.
Ten to twenty percent of them use perfume.
That's still 100,000 people.
Even if you manage to find the shop, how are you going to find the client?
But we don't have any other ways now.
I've been planning it meticulously for months.
At first, I thought that everything is within control.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Life is unpredictable.
But as long as we keep moving forward,
we'll find a way eventually.
After hearing about the grave news, He Jian is still as fit as a fiddle.
He's still holding fort in Peacekeeper Corps.
But the news about Wolven Squad igniting the city in fire...
has gone into the ears of Right Cavalries and Dragons Army.
I'm afraid that there will be a shift of power in Peacekeeper Corps today.
Including all the files inside it.
I don't think we'll be able to touch He Jian.
The decree...
about His Majesty's concern about Old Man He...
is almost here, right?
" The advisor of Dragons Army, Advisor Chen "
You lot sure work faster after hearing about the news.
Chen Xuan Li of Dragons Army is here on general's order.
Peacekeeper Corps has failed it's task today.
Peacekeeper Corps will be taken over by Dragons Army today.
Please don't stop me, Sir Feng and Sir Zhao.
Peacekeepers Corps...
should be taken over by Right Cavalries instead.
I'm here...
under Right Counsellor's order.
Dragons Army is sent here by His Majesty.
It's best if...
for the Dragons Army to put His Majesty's safety first.
During this Lantern Festival,
we have to show Great Tang in all it's glory...
to our fellow officials and our people.
If there's chaos in the city today,
it'll be a worry for His Majesty.
Right Counsellor has offered his help to take on this duty...
to share His Majesty's burden.
Let's not fight with each other first.
The safety of Chang'an is no child's play.
Peacekeeper Corps has failed repeatedly today.
Shouldn't they be punished?
That will be up to His Majesty to decide.
Let's go.
Report!
Someone has barged into Peacekeeper Corps!
Chief Li Bi of Peacekeeper Corps.
Give the Peacekeeper Corps Command Token to me at once.
-Who are you? -Advisor Chen Xuan Li...
with the general's Dragons Army.
General Chen said that the goal of the Wolven Squad is unknown.
The worst that can come out of it is the threat on His Majesty's safety.
Peacekeeper Corps has failed it's task. Give up your power at once.
No.
-Dragons Army! Go into the hall! -Here! Roger that!
How dare you.
Tan Qi.
Wait for me in the safe house first.
Move aside.
May I know how are you...
going to arrest the Wolven Squad?
I will close down all 180 streets in Chang'an at once.
Then, I'll search the city from the inside out.
Chamberlain Xu.
During the ceremony of the beginning of a new reign,
when the Dragons Army was on guard to protect the audience,
you were agitated by a Taoist's magic.
And it ended up with a casualty of 223 people.
On March of the same year, after Wei Jian connected...
Guangyuntan River to the front of Xingqing Palace,
there was a celebration and His Majesty was invited.
In order to prevent accidents, 1000 soldiers had dressed up as commoners.
And they sang the song of blessings.
During spring on the second year of regnal, the people were living well.
Money was scattered in Xuanyang Street and thousands are trampled on.
The Dragons Army was standing guard around the street...
but never tried to stop it.
These are recorded in the files written by the Ministry of Treasury,
Ministry of Rites and Ministry of Justice.
It's just the tip of the iceberg.
-You are bringing up my black past. -The Peacekeeper Corps is just...
making factual conclusions based on the database.
You'll alarm the people if you search the city from the inside out.
The outcome is unpredictable. It's not a good move.
-His Majesty's safety is our priority. -Is a roc bigger...
or is an ant bigger?
The legendary bird is enormous.
It's a well-known fact.
Even kids know about it.
Chief Li, are you trying to trick me?
I'm just asking you. Is a roc bigger...
or is an ant bigger?
Ant?
-Of course the roc is bigger. -Because of the way you say it,
I can't hand over the Peacekeeper Corps to you.
Is there anything wrong with it?
No matter how big or small things are, they are useful in their own way.
And no matter they are useful or not, they had done their best.
You had been with His Majesty for too long.
This is something that you can't understand.
So, it's better for Chang'an if I continue to be the chief...
of Peacekeeper Corps.
I'm here under General's Chen order.
Chief Li.
Don't be so sharp with your words.
Move aside!
Teacher.
-Old Man He. -Rude!
I am Grand Master of Palace with Silver Seal and Blue Ribbon.
A third-ranking Director of Palace Library.
You should call me He Jian instead.
You had once ask for retirement from His Majesty because of old age.
His Majesty has approved your request just now.
Why did he approve it today?
His Majesty's verbal instruction.
I feel bad for you. I can't bear to see you working so hard.
Have a rest during this festive season.
Enjoy the lights in peace.
After the festival,
I'm going to set up a feast for you as farewell.
Look.
What an honour this is.
His Majesty has asked me to build this Peacekeeper Corps.
Please allow me to finish my task for today...
so that I can report to him tonight during the lantern carnival.
Old Man He.
The name list for the lantern carnival is out.
I don't think that your name is on the list.
I won't be going to the lantern carnival?
Grandfather.
Peacekeeper Corps Command Token.
Give that to me.
Will you be able to carry the burden even if I give you the Command Token?
None of you will be able to carry the burden.
The Wolven Squad is going to set multiple places on fire today.
You don't even have a general direction.
None of you will be able to solve it.
Even if I let you continue with your investigation,
will you be able to find a lead?
Will you be able to locate the Wolven Squad?
Two hours.
Give me two hours.
We'll find a lead.
-You may retreat now. -If you can't do it?
The today, Chang'an...
will face a huge disaster.
Old Man He. You are just a commoner now. It's not very convincing.
He Jian is crown prince's teacher.
A teacher for a day is a father for a lifetime.
All of you are young and hot-blooded.
Don't be so short-sighted.
Advisor Chen. What do you think?
Alright. Two hours then.
He Fu.
Let's go home.
Pang Ling, bring out the clock.
I heard that...
the holy lantern in front of Xingqing Palace today has a special power.
Those who know what to look for...
will be able to see the future of Chang'an.
I've worked at the court for more than 50 years.
At first, I thought that my life...
will be fulfilled and I can go back to my hometown after I see the lantern.
Now, I won't be able to see it anymore.
Who is the one that made...
the name list for His Majesty?
Who is the one trying to make you sit out on the lantern carnival?
Don't touch this man.
Is it the Right Counsellor?
He Jian.
Teacher, please sit in a carriage.
No.
I prefer to sit on my old donkey.
I can still look at Chang'an on my way back.
I feel sad to leave this place.
Chang Yuan.
Remember.
Today, you just need to make sure that Peacekeeper Corps...
make no mistakes.
I will...
do as you wish, teacher.
Alright.
I'll be leaving then.
You are not going to eat?
I'm fasting.
I'll give it the command token back to you anytime you want it.
You still need to take care of the future of Great Tang.
You can still reinvestigate the case.
We made a deal.
No matter what Jahannum-dhool is today,
we will have to get to the end of it.
He Jian had asked me not to get into your way.
He Jian is the biggest protection Peacekeeper Corps had.
He has the most accurate judgement among...
all the people in the court.
Your protection is gone now.
You are still so young. Can you take it?
His Majesty has ruled over the world at the age of 25.
I am 23 this year.
Many people don't do as they say.
I hope that you are different.
Just focus on your investigation.
Leave those troublesome officials...
to me.
If something happens to me,
you still have to continue the investigation until the end.
What are you going to do?
If I can't come back,
you'll be the leader of Peacekeeper Corps.
I'm just a death row convict.
You are a protector of Chang'an.
Chief Li.
We managed to locate the accomplice of Wolven Squad in Huaiyuan Street.
By comparing Huaiyuan Street resident name list sent by the Archpriest,
with the census register of Chang'an, we found a suspect.
Very likely that he's the accomplice of Wolven Squad who stole the map.
Tell me now.
He is called Long Bo, an outsider.
Greetings, Commandant.
Is this the place?
According to his census register,
he came to Chang'an on the 27th year on the old calendar.
He is registered as Long Bo.
After moving around for a few times, he came to Huaiyuan Street last year.
The dubious thing is,
During the end of the second regnal year,
the municipal registry requested the people to renew their registration.
The people had to give detailed descriptions about their looks.
But Long Bo is still using...
the old census record made during the 27th year on the old calendar.
He didn't update his registration record.
Either he forged the registration record...
or he's an imposter.
So many Persian daric.
Bring it here.
Commandant Yao. These darics can't be used here.
What is his actual job?
Community officer.
Where is he?
I saw her wife when I ate breakfast this morning.
And she was helping out with the school.
After the chaos just now, she was nowhere to be found.
The street is closed down and all residents are required to go home.
Why is she gone?
I won't dare to lie to you.
Two beds.
Wife?
Long Bo has stayed here for half a year.
He has a woman with her.
They look like they are of the same age.
So, I thought that she is his new wife.
Long Bo rarely comes out.
I've met him for just a few times.
And every time, it's just hi and bye.
I don't know...
what is his real job...
or the place he frequents.
If you are not telling the truth to avoid troubles,
-you'll be in deep trouble! -I won't dare to lie.
I thought that...
Long Bo is just a businessman.
He rarely stays here for long.
And whenever I saw him, he was always smiling.
He looked like a cheerful person.
So, I had never suspected him.
And I've never asked him about personal question.
Get up.
Thank you, Commandant Yao.
When is the last time you see Long Bo?
About...
-two months ago. -Anything special about him?
His looks.
He's a very handsome man.
His wife is even prettier.
Something special about him.
Her wife always tied some money...
around her forearms.
It's nothing special. She can just take it off. Anything else?
I had only seen them for a few times.
Now, I can't remember anything because I'm too nervous.
Community officer.
-Commandant Yao. -This family comes from the west.
The don't celebrate the festivals of Chang'an.
Yes.
Ask the watchtower to send out a message at once.
Report!
" Long Bo is suspicious and he is living with a woman. "