Gentlemen.
This is our Emperor.
This is a charge of Crouching Fire.
Please, if you may,
sound the opening drum for me.
You have my word you won't be hurt.
But it's not time yet.
Sound the drums.
" The Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 48
Look, everyone.
This is the Emperor of Great Tang.
Make way!
People, calm down.
I need to have a word with His Majesty.
Take this as a tale from a bard.
Leave Chang'an now while you can.
Leave before it's too late.
I hope you will pass this tale to your...
daughters and sons as well.
If you insist, this is as far as I can get you.
You are on your own.
If you ever need help,
carry this token and find me in Anxi, remember that.
Take care.
Very well. That's all.
You have my thanks.
I have nothing to say to you.
I want to speak to your mastermind.
I wish to speak with the Crown Prince.
You are just a puppet.
If you get me out of here,
I will spare your life.
If I cannot be the prime minister,
life would be pointless.
You want to be the prime minister?
You are insane.
I am not insane.
I have a brilliant mind.
I care for the people.
I have both wits and courage.
Shouldn't I follow the Crown Prince and become the prime minster?
Your assassination...
was my plan all along.
I orchestrated all of it.
Nonsense.
Make way!
The fate of the nation is at stake.
Soldiers, follow my lead and kill this villain!
Yes!
Make way!
Look down there.
Don't you get it?
You won't leave this gate alive.
This is a charge of Crouching Fire!
Fire an arrow...
and I will blow the Emperor to pieces!
I simply wish to negotiate with him.
-Captain Zhang. -Captain Zhang.
"Wei Yue Jiang was executed for his honest and loyalty,
all those who wished to speak have despaired."
"I want all the officers to have the right of criticising their Lord,
to speak even if that offends the lord."
"Is that possible?"
Don't you remember that?
Do you remember who said that?
Yao Cong the Prime Minister.
Xu Bin, you thug!
That is part of the ten proposal made my Sir Yao!
That is the ambition and plan composed by the wise Counsellor!
You don't deserve to say it!
Why don't I deserve to say it?
You!
Don't you dare stain the name of my family!
Yao Ru Neng.
I am sending a reminder to the Emperor.
I could be just like your ancestor,
I could be a great counsellor.
I am capable of that!
What is it that you want?
If you wish to live,
order them to lay down the weapons.
Let me finish my words.
I am have a nice conversation with Sir Xu here.
No one is allowed to fire any shot!
Yes!
Do tell.
Vile people bend the laws to their will...
all because you trusted them.
They never get punished.
Will you make amend for that?
Answer me!
Yes.
Yes!
But why are you handing over your reign to Lin Jiu Lang?
All the officers of Imperial Court are in cahoot with him.
Isn't this a conspiracy for treason as well?
It takes a wise man to rule the country.
Don't you understand that?
I understand what you said.
All you wanted is to tell me...
that I put too much trust in the Right Counsellor,
you couldn't be the prime minister because of my decision.
You have skills.
How about a promotion?
Lay down your weapons!
Lay down the bows!
No one hurts Sir Xu today!
Sir Xu.
I believe in your now.
You were indeed doing this for the sake of Great Tang.
You finally believed me.
Yes.
But it's too late.
I won't stay alive for long.
But I will take you with me.
Xu Bin!
Why are you here? Why are you here?
-Get out! -Lay down the torch!
Get out!
Don't be a fool! Lay down the torch!
Take your flag and go!
Stay here and they will accuse you of something else again!
Get out of here!
Who are you trying to defend?
Tell us the truth.
I am not protecting anyone.
You are not capable of...
planning this grand scheme.
You look down on me as well?
Yes.
I am just...
a lowly officer from the Minister of Personnel.
My job is to...
arrange the files...
and receive documents.
Every time an officer came by to get some files,
I tried talking to them...
about the politics of our nation.
But they...
always showed me the same look our Emperor is giving me right now.
They think I am beneath them and showed me no respect.
No one listened to me.
I am standing right here...
because I want those who looked down on me to know...
I am capable of making this nation better!
I want them to know...
how I planned everything all on my own!
Master Mao Shun came from a family of state builders.
Why would he...
set a contraption inside the lantern tower of his own design...
to kill our Emperor?
Did he tell you why?
Just like I said,
a coin...
will get you two sesame biscuits.
It let you survive for another day.
If it were for a child,
it'll last two days.
In face of people's lives,
the more delicate his creations are,
the more useless they are.
Ultimately,
he tried to kill the Emperor with the building he designed.
But the person that hired the Wolven Squad...
was He Fu, not you.
He Fu held a grudge against Lin Jiu Lang.
He could be a great pawn.
I was planning...
to get rid of Lin Jiu Lang first.
But I never expected the Emperor...
to appoint the Crown Prince to be in charge of Peacekeeper Corps...
and hunt down the Wolven Squad.
With that said,
both the Crown Prince and Director He will be caught up in this mess.
But Lin Jiu Lang is a coward.
With fear shrouding him,
he started to show his flaw.
He used the assassination as an excuse...
to obstruct the Peacekeeper Corps' investigation.
He even conspired with officers...
to frame the Crown Prince.
What about Xiao Gui?
Xiao Gui?
He...
thought too highly of himself.
He always thought...
he is the instrument of heaven's wrath.
A slight motivation...
will give him the push to charge endlessly without regret.
He is easy to deal with.
As for Li Bi,
he is a wise man.
But he has a fatal flaw.
He values friendship.
He actually thinks of the Crown Prince as his friend.
As soon as I give him a hint...
that the Crown Prince might be the mastermind,
he started to falter...
and cower in pain.
He couldn't have the resolve.
And there is the Crown Prince.
the slightest suspicion from his father...
was more than enough to terrify him.
Now,
he is trying all he can to clear his name.
He has no time...
to set this plan in motion.
How about that?
-Do you believe me now? -Why did you let me out?
I want you to live!
Zhang Xiao Jing.
You are different from all the people I know.
I want you to live...
and watch as Chang'an changes for the better.
You are the Captain of Sleuth-hound.
Compared to a nobody like me,
your job is much harder.
A promotion is as good as a pipe-dream.
You might even get killed for your investigation.
But you,
every time you came by to get some files,
there was smile on your face.
It's as thought...
living in Chang'an and...
protecting its peace...
is the greatest joy you could ever ask for!
I have told you so many times.
But...
all you ever do is holding that useless broken blade of yours...
and say, "There may be imperfection,
but with some hard-work and training,
a broken blade can be...
just as lethal and unpredictable."
"It depends on whether the wielder of that blade...
is willing to put in the efforts."
Didn't you say that yourself?
Zhang Xiao Jing.
This is such a shame.
With your skills,
you should be...
a general of an army ten thousand men strong!
You should be the leader that shed hope to the people,
slaying all the enemies of Great Tang!
Keeping Chang'an safe for generations to come!
But you,
you are content with being a captain that arrests thieves...
and captures bandits.
You deserve more than that! You deserve more!
Come on.
Kill me right here.
With all those people as witnesses,
killing me will make you the hero who saved the Emperor.
You will be sung as a hero.
You will be useful to this city again.
Kill me now! Kill me!
You knew I would have to kill you?
There is...
always someone...
that must be the expandable.
Xu Bin.
Tell me something.
After all those heinous crimes you did,
did you ever think about the innocent lives in this city?
Why can't you see the big picture?
The Roc should spread its wing...
and soar high above!
I am supposed to be the prime minister!
Xu Bin?
-Your Majesty? -Your Majesty?
Master Sun from the Imperial Infirmary....
treated your injuries.
He said...
you are in no critical condition.
In my whole life,
today is the most humiliating to me.
Yet you have seen it all.
You saved me.
I need to reward you.
What do you need?
Give me the flag.
I cannot give you the flag.
I have use of it.
Ask for something else.
I don't need your reward.
But why are you doing this?
I am a soldier.
My job is to protect the people.
Chang'an was in danger,
if I don't stand up and fight for it,
who else can we rely on?
Chang'an belongs to you,
but it belongs to the people as well.
If you insist on rewarding me,
do your best and give this city...
an everlasting peace.
Remember,
no matter what you face in the future,
you must never falter or run away.
Teacher.
It's time to go home.
Fu.
I am...
taking you home.
I left at a young age...
and return an old man.
Fu.
Back in our hometown,
snow is starting to melt.
I...
retained...
my...
accent.
What do you have to explain now?
I was hoping to share your burden.
But you refused to trust me.
Everything I say will be futile.
I am willing to accept your punishment.
Why are you burning this?
This is the evidence.
Who are you trying to protect?
I saw that.
Why...
are you trying to defend Lin Jiu Lang?
I understand...
what you were trying to accomplish.
I am a disappointment to you.
I am not as capable as the Right Counsellor.
I willing assist you in achieving your goal.
On the Lantern Festival for the third year of Tian Bao era,
here goes an announcement!
We are marching into the third year of this era.
On the 15th day of the first month,
at 10 o'clock in the morning,
the Secretariat,
and the Office of State Affairs...
will be hereby summoned...
to His Majesty's...
presence!
I left at a young age and return an old man,
I retained my accent but not my age.
There is not a person I know here,
even the child think of me as a stranger.
You got into the Phoenix Hall.
You will soon become the prime minister.
Where are you headed now?
To the mountain.
When I can have...
your firm resolve...
and be clear from all doubts,
I will come back down.
Do you know how to make a meal?
You need to get some decent breakfast.
I only know how to make porridge.
You are now a vice commander-in-chief.
You are ordered to guard the palace.
Where are you going now?
A commander that guards the compound like a hound?
I am a soldier.
I will always be a soldier.
If Chang'an is on the brink of destruction,
I will return.
I got you cotton blankets,
it has new cotton fillings.
There are some waterproof clothes, fire starter, cookwares,
-quinoa and sesame biscuits. -Are you coming with me?
She prepared everything for you.
Well,
she should be coming with me.
Isn't that right?
Pervert.
I have order to be in the palace.
Yan Tai Zhen is always with the Emperor.
While you are away from Chang'an,
I might have a chance to give His Majesty advice...
when I am her servant.
I can do my best to protect Chang'an...
for both of you.
So long.
What you looking at?
The sunrise of Chang'an...
is magnificent.