The headquarters of the Corps needs to be guarded.
We need Li Bi to figure out something...
or all of you will be in danger.
Commander Zhang.
We are the Royal Army sent by General Guo as your reinforcement.
You got the news so soon?
It was me.
I sent them the pigeon.
General Guo often brings Isse into the palace...
to teach the emperor about scripture.
His Majesty loves Isse's lesson.
His Majesty said...
if the monastery is in need,
he will send us help.
Please, send this criminal to the Peacekeeper Corps.
Which bureau are you from?
I am Commander Zhang of the Peacekeeper Corps.
I am investigating the case regarding Jahannum-dhool.
Jahannum-dhool?
You were ordered to close the case.
I was escorting General Guo when he passed on that decree.
The Peacekeeper Corps is investigating...
the attack on the Persian monastery.
-Many monks were killed. -Friars.
Twenty one friars were killed in the attack.
The killer must be sent to the Corps for interrogation.
Or do the fellow officers here...
wish to send this killer to General Guo...
and bother his quiet time?
Bring us a carriage.
Yes.
Just now, General Guo deployed the Royal Army to the monastery...
and helped the Corps transport the killer.
They marched in full force, and alerted the whole city.
General Guo always deciphers the emperor's order with caution.
He never shows any apparent support for His Highness...
or yourself, my lord.
People take his attitude...
as an indication of the emperor's thoughts on both factions.
As of now, he has sided with the crown prince.
The scholars are debating.
They think the emperor is favouring the crown prince.
Tell me,
Chang'an is in chaos today,
but how much does General Guo know?
An assassination attempt on the Counsellor is a crime of treason.
If he knows about this and didn't report it,
that makes him an accomplice too.
I am passing a decree.
8 o'clock, nightfall!
" The Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 22
General Guo?
We were just talking about you.
-About what? -Hurry up.
Hurry up.
We were talking about how intelligent...
and generous you are.
All that happened in this world...
are being seen by your eyes.
Hurry up.
I...
simply wish to serve my purpose for the emperor.
I apologize for that.
Dismiss, all of you.
Yes.
Lin Jiu Lang the Central Secretary, Left Chief Administrator,
and Duke of Jin.
Accept the Royal Decree of the emperor.
A moment please.
I accept the decree.
The emperor wishes to tell you this.
'My old friend, stop lying around in your house.'
'It's a day of festivity.'
'Come on and join me for the banquet.'
'Yan Tai Zhen found a new way to bring cheers to the banquet.'
'It's fun and exciting.'
'You should all come by now.'
'Do not be late.'
Decree accepted.
Time flies like an arrow. You are already 60 years old.
Director He is 86 years old.
He just told us he is getting old.
You and I,
we are considered young.
I should get going.
You should be ready and be on your way.
His Majesty's decree sounds mild.
But when he is saying that,
he looks rather upset.
The royal families, the fellow officers,
and the ambassadors from foreign lands...
are already waiting inside the Grand Auditorium.
The crown prince is on his way there.
He will welcome the emperor at Daming Palace.
If you don't depart right now,
you will be in deep trouble if you are late.
The crown prince is with the emperor?
Indeed.
Did the emperor mentioned a document to His Highness.
It was sent by me not long ago.
Nothing was mentioned.
The content of the document is about...
It's a secret letter, I don't need to know the details.
Director He founded the Peacekeeper Corps,
he planned to assassinate me by using the Wolven Squad as cover.
Right Counsellor, is this some kind of riddle?
I have both the evidence and witness.
The witness is Wang Zong Si's daughter.
The name of Wang Zong Si in the royal palace...
is much respected and commendable.
Any words that came from his family...
will be taken as truth.
The emperor is waiting for me to report back.
Now that you know about this plot,
what do you think should be done?
Arrest any who is responsible.
Such as Chief Li Bi of the Peacekeeper Corps?
Should we arrest him?
I should not be interfering...
with your work.
-Goodbye. -Do you think...
the crown prince know about this?
I have been a messenger in the palace since the age of ten.
I served Empress Wu and survived until today...
because I learn about these six words;
'No wild guess, no absurd speculation.'
I was still a hooligan on the street at the age of 28.
And now, I am the Right Counsellor.
I am able to contribute my effort...
to the Great Tang...
because of these four words;
'Predict a man's thoughts.'
General Guo, have you ever thought about...
why the emperor chose you to send this decree...
to me at this moment?
I am sure His Majesty must have read the document I sent.
He is still hesitating.
He wishes to hear about your opinion,
but he fear that you won't be honest with him.
Which is why he sent you here...
so that I can tell you his motive.
Your thoughts are deep and fairly intricate.
You made your guess sound like the truth.
The emperor wishes to know...
if you are siding with him or the crown prince.
I am making it simpler for you, is that clear?
Go to Paradise Height,
seize He Fu, the son of He Zhi Zheng.
Go in stealth, do no alert the others.
Remember, He Fu is hiding his true identity.
He is committing this crime alone.
The others are not involved in this.
Yes.
You are here early,
Mister He.
Do you know...
what is so special about this very pavilion?
I can tell...
these are agarwood.
Great stuffs.
Simply getting a supply of these...
and transportation to Chang'an...
are enough to cost dozens of families in Chang'an...
their life's savings.
On top of this eave,
there is a watercourse around the edges.
It gathers the water when it rains.
In summer days,
raising a small opening above the watercourse...
will allow the water to fall down around the edges.
It forms a veil of water.
It cools the air in this pavilion.
Which is why it was given the name 'Rainfall Pavilion'.
You know a lot about this.
Rich people like you...
really know how to have fun.
I told you before.
I am not a son of the He Family.
This place was once my home.
Lin Jiu Lang framed my birth father.
He killed my family while we were being exiled.
Even this house was taken by him.
It's been abandoned for years.
But he will never expect...
the man he tried to kill...
is hiding right beneath his house!
Is the Crouching Fire ready to be used?
Lin Jiu Lang is about to depart.
It's easy to ambush him when he is on the road.
Let's wait.
I've waited for this opportunity for ten years.
And now you want me to wait?
Lin Jiu Lang's house in Pingkang Street...
is only two streets away from the Directorial Office.
There will be crowds on the road. He must depart early.
If we miss this window,
he will be inside the building.
The Elite Army led by General Chen Xuan Li will be there.
We won't be able to attack.
The Persian monastery...
ran into some trouble.
My assassin went there to cut off a loose end.
-I need to wait for her. -Stop waiting.
No one plans to come back here alive.
It's no difference if you lose one man.
You sound just like...
the man you hate the most.
I heard rumours on my way here...
that all monks in the monastery is killed.
Your assassin was acting with high profile.
She is either dead or captured.
Or she could be hunted down in the whole city.
She won't let herself get captured.
Do you take Zhang Xiao Jing as a fool?
Master.
You Cha was ambushed and killed.
But Commander Zhang caught an important suspect.
This person was once spotted in Changming Street.
Please send the suspect to the headquarters.
Yes.
Where is Commander Zhang?
The Right Cavalries are here.
He can't enter the place.
He won't return before the investigation is done.
I assure you,
he is tracking a lead on Liu's Bookshop in Changming Street.
That is the meeting place for You Cha.
Commander Zhang is rushing to the hideout alone?
I am worried.
He won't run away.
I am worried for his safety.
You should assist him.
But the Royal Army is only here to transport the suspect.
We have no Royal Escort to aid us.
If I leave you here alone,
I will be worried.
It's all right. You need to go.
I will be safe here.
Yes.
-Right Cavalries. -Yes!
-Guard the gate. -Yes!
What is on your mind?
A dream.
What do you see in the dream?
If I were born decades sooner...
or perhaps decades from now,
perhaps I would have a decent life.
If Yu Chang is captured,
you won't be able to save her.
You should know this by now.
See the big picture.
The Royal Army is getting better with ropes.
We serve the emperor.
It's only natural to be the best.
Your defence here is lacking.
I barely saw any guards on my way here.
This woman killed dozens of Persian monks alone.
The only thing keeping you alive...
is the rope that got her tied up.
We still have you here.
We are only ordered to transport the woman.
The work onwards involves secret operations of your bureau.
We cannot be involved.
Will you lend me your men outside for time being?
I will write a letter to General Guo. Pass it to him for me.
He won't blame you for making this decision.
The Right Cavalries are just outside.
You should know that the Royal Army,
Elite Army and the Right Cavalries...
each has their own jurisdictions.
We never appear in one place together.
Should anything happens,
it will be hard to explain who gets the credits.
Please, don't bother General Guo with such trivial matter.
This woman looks familiar to me.
I don't usually forget a face of pretty lady.
I am sure I have seen her somewhere.
According to Commander Zhang,
this woman was in Changming Street...
when the Crouching Fire exploded.
She later went to the monastery to kill You Cha.
I remember now.
I saw her in Huaiyuan Street.
After Tu Ge Lu caused a riot in Huaiyuan Street,
she tried to sneak out after the gates are closed.
Huaiyuan Street?
Chamberlain Xu, what incidents are connected to Long Bo so far?
For today,
the map of Chang'an...
was taken by the spy of Wolven Squad in Huaiyuan Street.
There is also a hideout Long Bo used.
There is a lair of Wolven Squad in Xiuzheng Street.
The exploded houses in Changming Street...
are rented under the name of Long Bo.
The stone grease transported by Su Transport was also...
received by a man named Long Bo.
The Community Officers of Huaiyuan Street said that...
Long Bo was staying with a woman.
His wife always ties a few coins...
on her wrists.
Wake her up. If we know where Long Bo is,
we will know where the Crouching Fire is.
Wait.
Chief, you should leave us be.
Let me interrogate her, it's safer that way.
Go to Pingkang Street and investigate Liu's Bookshop.
That is the secret meeting place of the mercenary.
Find out which Garrison he came from.
Search for recent business transaction with highest amount.
I want to know who are involved.
There are hundreds of Mercenary Garrisons at the border.
They operate with caution, they won't leave any traces.
I am afraid I can't find the information in such a short time.
Yao Ru Neng.
Summon all the personnel of the Peacekeeper Corps.
I want them to assist Chamberlain Xu.
If they ask for the reason,
tell them...
we are investigating the murder at the Persian monastery.
Send the message via watchtower and they will be back.
Don't bother me with such a trivial errand.
We can't use the watchtower anymore.
Lu San the messenger was a mole and he escaped.
All the coded messages we send...
will be known.
There are over 30 scholarly offices.
I can search for them one by one.
But they are with their families at the carnival.
That can't be helped.
By the time we gather them all,
three days will have passed.
Watchtower or search on foot?
It's up to you.
Use the watchtower.
No coded message, just drum beats.
The Third Yin.
'Awakening after thunders, peace after storm.'
Sure.
Chamberlain Xu.
Why are you still here?
Let me assist you on the interrogation.
Chamberlain Xu.
Order the guards outside to stand back.
No one comes in without being summoned.
Report back to General Guo in the royal palace!
-Yes! -Right Cavalries, march!
Yes!
I shall leave the transferring of my brother to Chang'an...
in your capable hands.
Not everyone can live in this city.
I assure you, my lord,
my brother can make it through.
He will live up to my expectation.
He will surely earn the respect of the whole city.
He wishes to get famous so badly?
My brother is the last hope of Cui Family.
He is a good soldier.
He deserves to live here.
Have a look around.
Enjoy the Lantern Festival.
Sir, you have a good eye for this.
That is a premium crystal goblet.
What now? You couldn't bear to leave this place?
There won't be so many interesting trinkets in Luoyang.
Take everything if you like them all.
We can still use them as tributes for our contacts.
Is there a hairpin for polo player?
It needs to have a big pearl and a sturdy build.
I want it to hold my hair even after a match.
It's best if it has an emerald on it.
I want ten of those hairpins with good shines on the gems.
Very well, a moment please.
You have to go.
My uncle said Chang'an is not safe anymore.
Your job at the Peacekeeper Corps is over.
They will send us to Luoyang on a carriage during the night.
But I think this is all too sudden.
My uncle has arranged an easy job for you in Luoyang.
You can help the rich people...
with their tax evasion.
You can earn a fortune with that.
The social circle of officers is complicated,
I don't want you to get a high rank.
A life...
that is normal and decent enough is all I ask.
Your uncle...
has worked in the Office of State Affairs for a long time.
Did he notice anything unusual in the Imperial Court?
Have a look at these Taoist hairpin.
But...
This is the most trending accessory of Tian Bao Era.
Lady Yan Tai Zhen in the palace...
came from a humble family and was once married.
She has been wearing the Taoist robe for three years.
And with that, she gain the love of His Majesty.
The family is now enjoying the life of nobles.
All the ladies in this land wish to be like her.
Did you hear that? That is the trouble.
The emerald from Persia will cost 1000 qian at least.
It's more than half a year worth of salary for you.
Yan Tai Zhen's sister is even given the title of Lady Guoguo.
She is spending a fortune on her house.
She paid the builders 200 thousand qian...
and ordered another 20 kilograms of emerald.
20 kilograms!
The emperor might as well give her the National Treasury.
Pack them all for me.
Sure, right away.
Something is eating your conscience.
You won't let the others see this.
Where is Long Bo?
Where are the 300 crates of Crouching Fire?
Untie a rope for me...
and I will answer a question for you.
I only want to know the route Long Bo uses to transport them.
Whatever, I am in no hurry.
But you are.
There is a secret passage next to the Corps headquarter.
We can bypass the front gate.
Cui Qi took the Royal Escort with him.
But the report from our messenger says...
the Royal Army and Right Cavalries are guarding Yu Chang.
We don't know their patrol layout.
That is not your concern, just draw your map.
Commandant Yao.
Sir.
The Third Yin.
'Awakening after thunders, peace after storm.'
According to my uncle, the emperor...
is going to pass the regime to the Right Counsellor.
His Majesty will take Yan Tai Zhen to live in Mount Li.
A new regime is upon us all!
Officers side with the crown prince will be killed off by the Counsellor.
You work for the Peacekeeper Corps. We need to leave this city.
-Pack them up for me. -Okay.
The Right Counsellor has a reputation for being swift and cruel.
'Awakening after thunders, peace after storm.'
What does that mean?
The thunder stops.
No damage caused, an awakening takes place.
The Peacekeeper Corps wants us on a case.
Talk to your uncle.
Can we leave tomorrow at daytime?
Don't you dare go back there.
What did the Corps do to you?
Ever since I got off work and went home,
something has been bothering me.
I want none of your stories.
Your smooth words won't help you.
We are all born equal.
But why are some people successful while the others are not?
I have never imagined achieving any greatness.
I simply want to do something that will sound impressive...
so I can deserve a wife like you.
I will go home on my own.
Come home earlier.
Fine.
Don't stay back too late.
What do you want for breakfast tomorrow?
Sesame biscuits, extra sesame on them.
My lord.
Sir.
According to reports of General Gan,
the Corps arrested a suspect.
They are about to solve the case.
Order Gan Shou Cheng to withdraw his men.
The Right Cavalries should not interfere right now.
It will make us look like vultures.
Yes, considered it done.
-It's next to the Capital Ministry? -Yes.
48 commandants are stationed there.
Another patrol of 19 men will be sent during festivities.
What about the Jinglong Temple?
They leave it unguarded as a distraction.
They let the visitors come and go.
What do the drum beats mean?
What is the message they are sending?
That is the signal.
All personnel are being summoned back.
The Peacekeeper Corps is onto another case.
Did they find a new lead?
They arrested someone.
Cut off the loose end, we can't use her anymore.
We need to make a move before they get ahead of us.
Us vermin stick together.
We leave no one behind.
Forget about saving her.
You have neither the time nor the obligation.
They know her face, we can't use her anymore.
Those who know must die.
Kindness must be repaid, vengeance must be served.
Vermin are just the same as mercenaries.
They walk this earth with their reputation.
You took my money so you must heed my order.
That is the rule that can never be broken.
But unfortunately,
I am not someone who follows the rules set by others.
What can you do?
Guo Li Shi sent the Royal Army to Paradise Height...
to arrest me in He Zhi Zheng's house.
I am compromised.
This is my last opportunity for revenge.
I need this plan to work.
Please.
If you insist on rescuing her,
I can't stop you.
But it will be a waste of time for you.
She will not survive.
If you insist on going,
all the men who follow you...
won't get a coin from me.