How is Yu Chang?
She is fine.
Just some scratches.
It was you who attacked the Corps,
why aren't the soldiers after you...
but Zhang Xiao Jing instead?
This is how the system works.
Will you help me rescue Zhang Xiao Jing?
The operation is brought forward.
With an outlaw in the city,
those hounds and vultures...
will have their purpose again.
Can you give me your word on this?
If you can't, I will figure something out myself.
If you can't help me, don't try to stop me.
" The Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 26
Commandant Yao.
Chief Ji wants you to supervise the Grand Watchtower.
The other watchtowers are monitoring Zhang Xiao Jing's location.
They will then report back to the Grand Watchtower.
Just supervise the commandants and receive news...
and send out the arrest warrant ordered by Chief Ji.
It won't be a hard task.
If you disobey the order of Chief Ji,
Commandant Yao,
returning to the crown prince's side...
could be a right choice.
Yes.
Who's there?
I want to know the truth.
The assassination of the Right Counsellor,
was that your plan...
or is my teacher the mastermind?
Come.
Go and ask him yourself.
Get the answer from him.
Is he still in Paradise Height?
Where are you hiding him?
-Come with us. -Where are you hiding him?
Where are you hiding him? Tell me where he is!
Tell me, now!
I lost my sight.
Father.
Mother.
You needed me to be your eyes.
I waited over twenty years for this day.
But I can't see anything now.
Stop staring, no one can save you now, Chief Li.
You hate the government,
but the people suffer from your action.
An officer indeed.
You are all smooth-talkers.
If you kill Lin Jiu Lang,
your families and descendants will never know a day of peace.
How dare you defend that vile fiend.
Everyone knows the crown prince and Lin Jiu Lang are rivals.
If you kill Lin Jiu Lang and He Fu is the mastermind,
the emperor will see His Highness as a suspect.
Don't you know? His Highness is planning a tax reformation.
The chance of having a lesser burden is right before us.
Shut it!
Stop babbling.
Kill him.
Nothing you say can stop us now.
Kill him.
-I can let Zhang Xiao Jing live. -Hold on.
Only I can ensure his safety.
Let me return to the Peacekeeper Corps.
The jade green leaves of willow...
are dangling down like threads of green silk.
Who sliced the leaves into strands?
The spring breeze of February that cuts like blades.
The jade green leaves of willow...
are dangling down like threads of green silk.
Who sliced the leaves into strands?
The spring breeze of February that cuts like blades.
Chief Ji ordered all watchtowers follow the Grand Watchtower.
Keep us posted on Zhang Xiao Jing's location for us to hunt him down.
Chief Ji ordered all watchtowers follow the Grand Watchtower.
Keep us posted on Zhang Xiao Jing's location for us to hunt him down.
Send the order now!
What is going on?
After them!
Let's go.
'I see you from afar,
you see me by your side.'
What does that mean?
It's the Lantern Festival,
we solve riddles to celebrate it.
I agreed to send you to the ambush point.
Get going.
Let's go.
Wait.
We can't kill Li Bi.
He can save my benefactor.
No one can get into your way if you kill Li Bi.
Let him go.
It's too risky to keep him here.
Remember,
my operation must not be interrupted.
Don't worry about it.
He will only wake up after we left this place.
Does the life of her benefactor matters so much to you?
Even more important than yours?
Silence.
Young lass.
Come.
Sir, let's have some fun!
I am already 52 years old. I don't take clients anymore.
Madam told me to hold this umbrella...
and spread the name of the Blossom Parlour...
and tell everyone I meet that Li Bai wrote the words...
on this umbrella.
If I use this chance...
Don't be afraid.
I am just passing through.
Keep going.
-But where should I go? -Just do as I say.
Take the money, get some mutton for yourself.
Thank you, sir.
Captain Zhang, come with us! Now!
Hurry up!
We can handle it from here!
Of the Eight Wonders of Chang'an,
I love Mount Tai Bai the most.
Li Dao Yuan wrote in his work the 'Water Classic'...
that Mount Tai Bai is connected to Mount Wu Gong at the south.
It is the most magnificent of all mountains.
Frost on the mountain in summer days,
a scenery of pure white.
Sir.
I have a question.
I hope you can answer me honestly.
Even in summer,
the peak of Mount Tai Bai is so cold that it snows.
Chang Yuan, tell me something.
Does one become cold for being above everyone,
or is it because one is drawn towards the coldness?
Are you talking about the mountain or a person?
Mankind follows the way of earth, and earth the way of heaven;
Heaven follows the way of Tao, and Tao the way of nature.
We may enjoy the scenery,
but in the end we wish to meet someone.
I appreciate the lesson.
Sir, He Fu was planning to assassinate Lin Jiu Lang,
do you know about this?
He Fu was no fool.
He spent over twenty years with you,
he was always by your side.
Do you know about his plan?
I spent more time with the crown prince than with him.
He hired the Wolven Squad and Long Bo.
He rented several houses.
It could cost a fortune.
Where did he get the money from?
If you only saw him as someone with troubled mind,
why did you let him sell those houses in the city for you?
What did you spend the money on?
Sir, why aren't you saying anything?
He Fu came to me when he was six years old.
He was raised with my teachings.
He is my son.
He is my son!
Is he the mastermind or is it you?
Or perhaps...
the crown prince?
If the Right Counsellor is killed,
the crown prince will gain the most...
from his death.
If I orchestrated all of these, are you going to stop me...
or not?
I will stop you.
He Fu is planning treason and that is a crime.
I can no longer prove my innocence.
Neither can the crown prince.
Only by wiping Lin Jiu Lang from the face of the earth...
can we be freed from the charges.
There's still a chance...
for His Highness to turn everything around.
Remember, your ambition is to realize His Highness' ambition.
Truth doesn't matter as much.
You never really wanted to stop He Fu.
Is that right?
Great!
Make way!
We will wait for the target at junction of Shengye Street.
Great!
Is He Fu settled down?
Yes, it's cosy in there.
-Yi Li. -Great!
Young lass, go with her.
Go!
Great!
General Guo sent me to urge for your departure.
The Holy Lantern will be lit at midnight,
the emperor has new policies to announce.
Right Counsellor, you need to be there.
Gan Shou Cheng deployed 300 men of the Right Cavalries as escort.
Did you get the number right?
Do you know where the Crouching Fire will be planted?
To travel from Pingkang Street to Xingqing Palace,
we need to pass the junction at Shengye Street.
The road there is wide.
Merchants and common folks commute via this road.
Thousands of people...
are heading to Xingqing Palace to watch the Holy Lantern.
The security is heavy at Xingqing Palace.
But there are less guards on the road.
There is a cross junction,
making escape for the culprit rather easy.
The junction at Shengye Street of Eastern District...
poses the greatest danger.
The appearance shows the status.
This is for the best.
I am glad to see this, what do you think, Si Fang?
The purple robe is the symbol of status...
second only to the emperor.
It suits you the best, Right Counsellor.
Sir, please take good care of my family.
Come with me.
Father.
No one can stop us now.
My lord, the double is on his way.
Are the name list and charges from Censorate...
prepared?
If the double is killed on his way,
it will be our evidence.
The crown prince and his ilk,
Li Shi Zhi the Left Counsellor,
Han Chao Zong the City Governor,
Wang Zong Si the Commissioner of the North,
Huangfu Wei Ming the Commissioner of Longyou,
Wei Jian the Vice Censor-in-chief,
they will all be persecuted by the emperor.
This will be the end of the crown prince and his gang.
My lord,
perhaps I can give your shoulder a massage?
Pretending to be coward can be rather tiresome.
Come on.
Hurry up, get the salt and dried meat.
Get the sesame biscuits and all coins you can spare.
Yes.
Captain Zhang, put this on.
-Let's go. -Chunming Gate is the nearest exit.
You know the way, it will be quick.
Pass it to me.
I've prepared the document for you to leave the city.
I know the guy who guards the gate.
Get some dirt on your face, tell him it's soot from the fire.
If they won't let you through,
take this and tell them Big Luo sent you out on a mission.
Sir, I know you are the stubborn kind.
You will never be a deserter.
But wasting your life for this?
At least make sure it's worth it before you take the job.
At least that is what I would do.
They tortured me, humiliated me and mocked me,
and they want me to risk my life for them? Fat chance.
Nonsense!
Captain, take this.
Escape through the window.
According to the watchtower,
the Sleuth-hound never act without orders.
Something is at miss.
Something is indeed at miss.
Brother.
They say we are not doing our jobs.
So today,
let's show them what we are capable of.
Open the door!
I need to fix the house.
Fix the house...
Appraiser Yuan.
Worthless imbecile. After him!
Target spotted in first alley, Third Quarter of Pingkang Street.
He is moving towards the second alley to escape!
All Sleuth-hounds in the city, assist the troop...
in the first and second alley...
of Third Quarter in Pingkang Street.
Block his exit. Send the words now!
Commander Zhang, you can't go that way!
Mercenaries are everywhere, I've been following them.
They want you dead, let's hide. Now!
Come on, stop standing there.
It's normal for heroes to run away.
Let's hide and solve the case later. Come on!
There is no hero here.
There is only a convict on death row.
I can't help Chang'an anymore.
I can leave now.
" Right Counsellor "
Make way!
Excuse me.
Get down!
Help!
As you ordered. The explosive we gave him are duds.
I tempered with the crates.
The wick is attached to the barrel.
It won't explode.
Explosives with no explosion make louder noise.
Back off!
Stand down! Back off!
Come with us!
Isn't this the nutjob His Highness granted Director He?
-A nutjob? -With some investigation,
I bet there will be others involved.
This man tried to assassinate the Right Counsellor. Take him down!
Find out who ordered the assassination.
You got the wrong man, it wasn't him.
-Who is this man? -Save me!
Save me!
I am with the Peacekeeper Corps.
The mastermind is someone else.
Save me!
Their headquarters was attacked.
This man must be working with the enemy!
Arrest him for interrogation!
-Save me! -Make way!
Save me!
Stand aside! Make way!
Get up!
Please, excuse me. Make way!
I am sorry for this, allow me to stay here for a while.
If someone asks of me, tell them I've never been here.
Do you have money?
My client stood me up.
Madam will scold me if I don't earn enough money.
I will give you 5000 qian.
Take my cheque to get it later on.
I want cash.
I came from six generations of nobles, I don't go back on my word.
We are in Chang'an.
Who knows if the nobles...
will become nobodies the next day?
Cash.
I don't carry money with me.
Well, I can't be of service for you.
But this looks like it can be sold for a fortune.
You can't have that.
Open the door!
We are the Right Cavalries!
You...
-Open the door! -Send them away.
You can have this later.
Open the door!
Hurry up!
-Just hide in there. -Open the door!
I am holding you to this.
I am coming!
Open the door! We are the Right Cavalries!
Open the door! Hurry up!
Officers, how may I help you?
Did a man in green Taoist robe come in here?
Sure. Officer, get that thief for me!
Where is he now?
He ran away after the job is done.
He was heading east just now.
Officer, will you arrest him for me?
He owes me 120 qian!
Are you sure he is wearing a green Taoist robe?
Yes, he is about 30 years old.
His skin is dark like rust.
Curse it! You are wasting my time!
-Let's go. -But...
But...
People are horrible nowadays!
May I pass through here?
I have an investigation going on.
An officer?
Great!
If you leave, what about the case?
What about Li Bi?
This case is beyond my league.
I can't find the answer.
My brothers died in vain for this.
What about Miss Tan Qi?
Great!
She will have better life without me.
What about the friars?
-You can't let them die in vain! -I don't care!
What about the people of Chang'an?
Great!
There are thousands of officers in this city.
I am just a convict, I can't do their jobs.
Great!
Stop following me around.
Zhang Xiao Jing, you can't back out now!
Target is moving towards Chunming Gate to escape!
He is trying to leave this city!