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[Novoland: Eagle Flag] [Based on a fiction by Jiang Nan]
[Episode 48]
I, Lu Guichen,
greets Your Lordship.
Thank you for traveling to Qing Province.
I am guilty,
and would like to be punished by Your Lordship.
What crimes have you committed?
On my way back, I saw a group of prisoners who had been convicted of capital punishment by you.
One of them is my friend, and I set him free.
That's one of the crimes.
The second is when I couldn't protect State Preceptor Gong in Qing Province.
Based on what I've heard,
State Preceptor was killed by Yu Ran.
In protecting the State Preceptor, would you have killed Yu Ran?
Your Lordship don't know that
Yu Ran couldn't help but kill under the urgent situation.
What situation?
How could it be so urgent as to kill one's own aunt?
I went to Qing Province on my own free will.
I will shoulder all the blames.
There is no blame.
State Perceptor Gong had already said
Qing Province was far, and she would eventually go back.
She has finally returned home this time,
and she would never leave home again.
You may say that she has gotten what she wished for.
As for the conflicts between her and Yu Ran,
its an internal affair within the Feather Tribe.
You don't have to blame yourself.
Thank you, Your Lordship.
I have another matter that I hope Your Lordship will allow.
Speak.
Princess Little Zhou had given herself as hostage in exchange for me to go to Qing Province.
Now that I've returned,
I hope you will
allow Little Zhou to return to Chuwei State.
She is not a hostage.
She is Lower Tang's esteemed guest.
Keeping her was only to wait for you to return and reunite with her.
I will send someone to escort her back.
Thank you, Your Lordship.
Now that you have returned,
there is something that I don't want to hide from you anymore.
According to our latest news from our envoy,
your father, Emperor Lu Song, has passed away.
It's just that the news has been blocked, and the funeral hasn't been held.
I've also received letters from your brothers,
saying the accord between the late Emperor and Lower Tang is now nullified.
As for you, the hostage prince,
they would let me to decide what to do.
Lower Tang has ruled with virtues for over a hundred years.
How can we treat our ally this way?
You are Qingyang's crown prince.
The late Emperor's legal heir.
Those brothers of yours
are just usurping bandits.
Lower Tang's 100,000 armored troops
would support you to go to Northland's capital
to reclaim your place.
Just like your father, be the King of Grasslands!
Guoleer!
Northern Capital
will become a city of death now.
[Lower Tang, South Huai City]
Reporting, Your Lordship. Princess Little Zhou has arrived.
Greetings, Your Lordship.
Princess, you've been at South Huai for a while.
Have you been accustomed to living here?
Thank you for your care, Your Lordship. I've lived comfortably here.
I wonder why you have summoned me here.
You know that you and First Princess don't get along.
You came to South Huai all by yourself.
Aren't you afraid that I would arrest you and send you to Revelation City?
Yes, I'm afraid.
But to me, there are many things that are even more important than my life.
Your courage is admirable. This kind of solitary courage
can't even be found in many men
in the Nine Provinces.
But I also know that
it was beyond your control that you originally left Revelation City.
Haven't you thought to going back there?
I don't understand what you're saying.
I will speak openly with you then.
I have been proclaimed by the royal court
as Senior Lord to command all vassal lords.
In the capital, I also have 20,000 of Lower Tang's troops
that are on standby for my orders. After the Shangyang Pass battles,
the other lords don't have good generals and troops left.
In other words,
First Princess is only my puppet.
When the other lords fought with the Celestial Ministry at Shangyang Pass,
and countless soldiers turned into white bones,
you were actually taking advantage of the situation.
You have achieved it.
You have achieved even what Ying Wuyi couldn't do.
In this case, why don't you proclaim yourself Emperor?
Ying Wuyi?
He is just a boor.
He is overbearing, and ignored the existence of the royal court.
I'm different.
I am the Senior Lord appointed by the royal court,
and I'm the most loyal subject of Revelation City.
Manipulating the Bai royal family as your puppets,
and you actually claim yourself as a loyal subject.
From the moment that I led the troops to enter Revelation City,
it was the end of the Bai dynasty.
You should understand very clearly that when I say I'm a subject,
I'm merely leaving some dignity to the royal family.
Besides, I am not interested in becoming an Emperor or King.
I only want to invite you, Princess,
to join me to rule the world.
You are the only royal descendant of the Bai family.
First Princess is mesmerized by the Celestial Ministry, and the people resent her.
I can help you
to return to the capital, kill First Princess, and become Empress.
But I have one condition.
You must marry my son.
You're done with using First Princess, now you want me as your puppet.
I'm sorry that I cannot accept such a condition.
Do you have any choice?
I am not alone.
My mother is the Lord of Chuwei State.
If Chuwei becomes an enemy of Lower Tang,
your plan to rule the world
can't be so easy to realize, right?
Are you threatening me?
You should look at this first before you answer me.
The one in your heart, Crown of Qingyang, has returned.
I heard that, in Revelation City,
you and Crown Prince were very close.
He's even forgotten that he is Lower Tang's son-in-law.
Lower Tang and Qingyang are linked by marriage.
Qingyang's Emperor has died.
Now, the Crown Prince
is just one of my chess pieces.
Lower Tang has given Qingyang a lot of provisions,
but I haven't received my promised payment,
so I can only kill Qingyang's Crown Prince.
Your Lordship, the Crown Prince of Qingyang
has also contributed to Lower Tang.
At Gubeikou, Shangyang Pass, he acted as someone from Lower Tang.
I ask Your Lordship...
I beg for Your Lordship's mercy.
Princess, you shouldn't beg me,
you should beg yourself.
To young people, love is very important.
Actually, love is most elusive.
To keep him alive, or to rule the world,
I think it's an easy choice.
If I agree, you must let him go.
Crown Prince, Princess Little Zhou is here.
Little Zhou.
We originally agreed that you will escort me back to Chuwei State.
We didn't know we would meet here.
I kept waiting for news from Qing Province. It's so good to see you.
You've suffered.
How are Yu Ran and Ji Ye?
They are alright. I will tell you late about what happened in Qing Province.
Why did you come to South Huai by yourself.
South Huai isn't a quiet place.
If you have any mishap, I wouldn't know what to do.
People say South Huai has the unmatched scenic beauty. I had always wanted to come visit.
Besides, I was the one that took you away from this place.
So I wanted to wait here for your return.
You probably haven't returned for a long time, right?
I will go outside with you for a stroll.
Alright.
I have heard that South Huai is prosperous,
and the people even live a better life than in Capital City.
It really seems to be true when I see it.
Have a taste.
Thank you.
I wish we could be like them,
so happy every day.
South Huai can be considered half your homeland.
You look like an Eastlander when you walk in the streets.
I still remember when I first came to pick you up,
you were still wearing Qingyang's clothing, with all your hair in braids.
Bravo!
Once more!
Bravo!
- Bravo! Do it again!
- Brovo!
Bravo!
Little Zhou,
my father died.
I will never see him again.
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Since you can't return to Qingyang to say farewell to your father,
you can use this method to speak with him.
But we don't really know
where these paper boats will float to.
So my father won't hear what I want to say.
But, Little Zhou, I still thank you.
Asule, are you going back to Qingyang?
I already asked my leave from Lord Baili today.
I want to go back to Qingyang to send my father off.
All these years in Eastland, have you had any regrets?
No, I have no regrets.
I have no regrets either.
Crown Prince, I asked you to be here because His Lordship wants me to ask you something.
What have you decided about deploying troops to Northland?
His Lordship promised me to let Princess Little Zhou safely return to Chuwei. How is that coming along?
That's a simple matter. His Lordship always does what he promises.
The approval document was already sent to her lodge yesterday.
Princess Little Zhou probably has left already by now.
I was the one that brought Your Highness from Northland.
So I'd like to talk a little more with you today.
Look at this execution platform, Crown Prince.
Years ago, His Lordship executed a very important noble here.
It was the first time I was the Execution Official.
I remember it was a day of extra hard rain,
but the rain could not wash away the bloody stain,
like it was engraved in our heart.
Crown Prince, you've been in Eastland a long time.
It seems that you still haven't learned about this.
What I understand about the consequences of killing is probably different from yours.
My father sent me to Eastland to learn Eastland's art of war.
It has never been important to me whether I can ascend to the throne.
Your are just evading it, Crown Prince.
You are Qingyang's Crown Prince. You were born with the calling and duty to be a monarch.
General Tuoba, don't keep persuading me. I'm not that ambitious.
Please go back and report to His Lordship,
even if he sends me to the execution platform, he would not get what he wants.
Is this your response to His Lordship and Lower Tang?
Yes.
Your brothers are fighting for the throne. How do you become the ruler?
You will only choose to which one you will serve as a slave.
No matter which of my brother becomes Emperor, he will be the King of Grasslands.
As for me, Lu Guichen, I won't be anyone's slave.
Then you can stay in prison and wait for the day to lose your head.
[Announcement: Qingyang's Crown Prince Lu Guichen and traitor as Chief Leader of Heavenly Samurai will be executed.]
I estimate that we can draft 100,000 soldiers from various counties in Lower Tang.
They can arrive in South Huai within ten days
to help My Lord conquer Qingyang. I also...
Your Lordship, I already agreed your demand for marriage. Why have you imprisoned Crown Prince?
Princess, you need not worry.
I did it to educate a disobedient child.
To educate a child?
To educate a child, would you execute him in ten days?
For your sake, I had already agreed to let him go,
and even promised him 100,000 troops to help him get the Qingyang throne that rightfully belongs to him.
I am helping him.
But he doesn't appreciate it.
He even said he wouldn't become my slave.
I understand Crown Prince really well. He would never agree such a demand from you.
He is Qingyang's
rightful heir.
Crown Prince has been in Eastland a long time. It's time for him to grow up.
Besides, in his situation now, how is he qualified to negotiate with me?
I think he'll understand after thinking it over for a few days.
If this is what you insist, Your Lordship, then our agreement from the other days is nullified.
But if you are willing to release Crown Prince now,
I will be willing to give you something extra.
Dismiss.
We take our leave.
This is a decree that the late Emperor gave me to pass the throne to me.
I thought I would never use it.
But today, to show my sincerity in my accord with Your Lordship, I hereby present it to you.
I will accept this belt decree,
but I still can't release Crown Prince.
I already told you that I'm merely educating a disobedient child.
I also invite you to come to Water Caltrop Garden ten days from now.
I want you to see for yourself
whether the person you've defended with your life is someone with a spine.
To Chief Shaman,
Asule cannot return to visit you.
I will not forget what you and Father taught me.
No matter what, I will hold my head up and not embarrass Qingyang.
Ji Ye, I will miss our appointment again.
I wanted you to come to South Huai
to see me, but I won't be able to see you.
Yu Ran, how are you in Qing Province?
I've often thought of you and Ji Ye after I returned to South Huai.
No matter where we are, I hope you two will always stay happy,
just like...
just like when we were in South Huai.
Little Zhou,
I've always know how you felt.
But the last thing I can do for you is to send you safely back to your mother's side.
I also know how my feelings.
If there is a next life, I will definitely reciprocate.
Baili Ningqing? Why is it you?
Princess, I apologize for offending you.
Nan Huai belongs to the Baili family. Of course I can be here.
Are you kidnapping me to go back to the capital?
Don't worry.
I know Your Highness wants to hurry out of the city, but the security is tight in South Huai.
You have a unique identity, and it's probably not easy to leave.
In Shangyang Pass, we spoke candidly. Do you still not trust me?
Do you still not trust me?
Lord Baili has gone crazy.
Asule is in prison. I have to get out of the city.
This is exactly why I am here.
From my Baili family in the capital, I learned about the infrastructure within South Huai city.
There is a secret passage that leads from ghost market to outside the city.
I am willing to send you safely out of the city.
There will be a fast horse outside of the city. You go back to Chuwei.
There may be hope for a change.
For you to help me, what are you aiming for?
I just do not wish to see someone who is possibly the future rule of Great Yin
to die in South Huai so easily.
Prefecture Princess Huan, why have you come?
Father said, as long as you agree to his demand,
everything can still be resolved.
Will you agree to him?
I prepared a good horse outside.
You can leave.
Why are you doing this?
You helped Lower Tang defeat Li State at Gubeiko.
You defeated Bare-Tooth Army at Shangyang Pass.
I don't understand politics, but you saved so many people,
I respect you as a hero.
Since you don't plan to agree to my father's demand, then I only have one condition.
Hereafter, do not become my father's enemy.
I cannot leave.
Originally, Qingyang and Lower Tang agreed on an accord.
Lower Tang has provided so many weapons and provisions.
Staying here is my duty.
- But... - If you really want to help me,
please help send some letters to my friends.
Celestial Ministry's Lei Bichen would like to meet the King of Wolves.
Are you sure?
There has never been outsider
who can stay alive after seeing the King of Wolves.
I will only talk with the real King of Wolves.
What does a Celestial want by coming to Shuobei?
I've brought good news from the grasslands for you.
Qingyang's Emperor has died.
This is a great time to trample Qingyang.
Years ago, Qingyang's Tiger Leopard Calvary swept through Han Province,
slaughtered the entire grasslands.
Shubei was no exception to the catastrophe.
The ranches were destroyed, and the people were enslaved.
To preserve a temporary peace,
You Highness endured a huge humiliation
and let your daughter marry into Qingyang.
You took the wolves
and came to this land of extreme coldness.
I am thinking, you must be wishing constantly
to trample Qingyang to avenge
and to personally kill your enemies.
King of Wolves, please calm down.
I came afar not to enrage you,
but to bring you a plan to attack Qingyang.
Shuobei fighters!
It's Shuobei fighters!
Are you crazy? That's King Gold. If you kill him,
the entire Shuobei will come to attack us. What will we do then?
What to do?
Hurry! Report to the Emperor!
My Lord, per your request, we have completed the preparation at Water Caltrop Garden's execution platform.
The entire Ghost Bat Camp's soldiers are on high alert.
Good.
My Lord, to kill the defenseless Crown Prince of Qingyang,
do we really have to have a big battle?
Defenseless?
You forget that he is Chief Leader of the Heavenly Samurai Regiment.
Heavenly Samurai's remnants are not eliminated yet.
We can't let them intrude on our plan.
Yes, My Lord. I will search for Heavenly Samurai's remnants with full force.
My Lord, recently it was reported that Princess Little Zhou has disappeared.
You do not seem worried about it.
Do you want me to also search for Little Zhou?
No need. I already got what I want.
You can go.
I take my leave.
General Tuoba.
Yes, My Lord.
You are my most trusted.
Do not disappoint me.
I understand.
We are probably the last Heavenly Samurai inside South Huai.
I have been convicted.
My life may be gone anytime. But I have called everyone to come here,
to do something that will lead us all to death.
If anyone has regret
and wants to leave, I will not stop you.
Good. As it is, Chief Leader is in peril.
Tomorrow, if we can't rescue Chief Leader,
we will fight to the death with him!
We are envoys of the God of War.
Envoys of the God of War!
We are the Samurai guided by Polaris.
Samurai guided by Polaris!
We are honored for our dignity.
Honored for our dignity!
We are proud of our courage.
Proud of our courage!
The armor is still around!
Still around!
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