Where is Long Bo taking the Crouching Fire to?
You are a mercenary.
You should keep to your word.
The one who funds all of our operations in Chang'an is He Fu.
-This is not what I want to hear. -You already knew?
You only ask about Long Bo but not He Fu.
Because you are both officials.
You want to protect him.
You don't understand.
I have to think of the future.
Long Bo is right. All of you should die.
All the people in Chang'an should die.
I want to make sure that there are no people like you...
-in the future of Tang. -Darned official.
I want to make sure that there are no people who will lose...
their home since young in the future of Tang.
I don't want them to suffer...
until all they know is about hatred towards the human world.
I don't want to see anybody else...
who are willing to be used and sacrifice themselves...
just because they felt some warmth from that person.
I'm doing it willingly. It's none of your business.
Every life in Tang has value.
Your life is valuable and so is Long Bo's.
You shouldn't die in vain.
We have already prepared ourselves for death.
-Is it worth it to die like this? -He thinks that it is.
What about you?
I will kill you if you untie the rope.
One rope, one answer.
Do you think it's worth it for Long Bo to die?
He did it for others.
Who?
Chief Li.
Guards!
The criminal is trying to escape! Quick!
" The Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 23
Xu He Zi!
These festooned vehicles are chosen by various local officials.
They are sent to the capital to add some spice to the Lantern Festival.
Today's Lantern Festival is different from the previous ones.
After the lantern is lit, they will...
come into the city from 3 directions; east, west and south...
while showing off their talents along the way.
Finally, they will gather in front of Xingqing Palace at two in the morning.
You should go back to Peacekeeper Corps.
I want to go to Liu's Bookshop together with you.
Two people are too big of a target.
The private is a very cautious man.
I'm afraid that he'll have spies around the area.
Xu He Zi!
Commander Zhang.
Me, it's me.
I want to go with you.
No.
Commander Zhang.
If I can be even a little bit of help,
then the church would be of use to the government.
Always about the government.
Looks like you really want to court the government.
Our fellow priests just want to stay in Chang'an.
Please bring me along, Commander Zhang.
I am willing to do anything that can help.
I'm willing to be the first one to extend a helping hand.
Fine. I'll do the work.
And your church can take the credits for it.
The priests in my church have already sacrificed their lives.
I have to make a contribution.
Only by making my church become well-known...
can they be remembered by the people.
And they won't die in vain.
Let's go.
God bless me.
I already told you.
You need a guard to protect you.
I'll continue with the interrogation.
Aren't you Captain Cui?
What are you...
Don't call me captain anymore.
You should go in now.
Sir An. How did you get back so early?
It wasn't far. Let's go.
Move aside!
-Move aside! -Move aside!
Order from General Gan! Withdraw now!
-Line up, Right Cavalries! -Roger that!
Why are you still guarding here, Captain Cui?
I already brought the Royal Escort to join the Right Cavalries.
Peacekeeper Corps can't be without any guards.
You want to be ingratiated with both side. So greedy.
If you don't go back to the Right Cavalries now,
I'll report you for disobeying orders and running away...
and you will be deleted from the army.
You are a soldier. Your job is to obey order.
Depart!
Greetings, Chief Li.
We came back upon your order. We are here to accept our next tasks.
The warriors of Zhao and Yan are wearing silk bandannas...
while carrying shining sabres from Wu Yue.
They sit on silver-white horses...
and ride swiftly like the shooting star.
Ten paces one kill.
Miles and miles they went, unstoppable.
They left with the wind after the work is done.
And they left no name.
You made Li Bai's poem into a song.
Sounds nice.
The warriors of Zhao and Yan are wearing silk bandannas...
while carrying shining sabres from Wu Yue.
You hate the government. Why are you still willing to die or it today?
Your interrogation skill is too bad. Li Bi didn't teach you about it?
Since I can only know you for one day. I want to know you better.
You already looked at my body. Now, you want to look at my heart?
I can remember you better if I do that.
I want to look at your heart too.
If you knew my brothers from The Eight Squad,
you would understand.
There are two people who I admire the most.
One is Wen Wu Ji.
When we were at the Defence Beacon back then,
there were only 20 of us left.
Our enemies had backup. Thus, increasing their numbers to thousands.
That night, we asked Old Man Wen to leave.
Because he has daughter in Chang'an that needs him.
But he said that...
he won't retreat.
Won't retreat.
Old Man Wen didn't die in the hands of the enemies.
But he died in Chang'an.
What about the other one?
There's another one.
Just now, you said that you have two people who you admire.
Xiao Gui.
He is a living treasure.
Today is the first of the first month!
The brother is teaching the sister how to play lantern!
The brother is happy and the sister is delighted!
Rise and shine, you damned slaves!
Why aren't him tired?
Rise and shine!
Somebody is born different.
No matter how bad it is, they can still smile.
We are able to hold it until the end because of him.
He told us that...
it's better to fight the enemies there than fighting them in our hometown.
-What happened to them? -Who?
There are nine survivors in The Eight Squad, right?
What happened to them?
Wen Wu Ji died in Chang'an.
You should have known about it since you've checked on me.
Three of them went back to their hometown.
Another three of them died because of the pressure here.
Due to famine, Ding Lao San's family had died.
So, he ran away and nobody ever saw him since.
What about Xiao Gui?
I heard that he's doing business in Western District...
and there are no words from him since.
You never thought of seeking him out?
Speed up. It'll take us 15 minutes to reach Pingkang Street.
Wake up.
Wake up!
Does the law of Tang allows Taoist priests to wear Armour?
Take a look.
-Do you want to live? -Yes.
No matter what happens later, don't make a sound.
-Find something to block up this hole. -Aright.
Quiet.
Door.
Get the door.
Don't go.
You are too loud.
Slowly. Hold this.
Hold it.
Don't move.
Hold it tight.
Roger that.
-Hold it tight. -Roger that.
The Royal Escort has worn all of the armours here.
We are left with only three sets of spare armours.
I'll take them out.
Why did you come back?
You are kicked out...
by Right Cavalries, right?
Wear it now.
How did you know that I'm looking for Armour?
I don't know. I just feel that Peacekeeper Corps is in danger.
When you bring the Royal Escort away,
why didn't you think of that?
Why are you so kind suddenly?
It's too hard for you in the Right Cavalries, right?
You want to come back to get into Li Bi's good graces?
Li Bi has no time for you now.
You...
-Tell him for me. -Mr. Cui.
You can't be too greedy.
Betray us once,
it means that you have the guts to cling high.
Betray us again,
it means that you are shameless.
When I was a soldier in Longyou,
I was always anxious before we were ambushed by the enemies.
Now, I have the same feeling as before.
It's very possible that Peacekeeper Corps will be in danger.
You have to tell Chief Li about it for me.
What proof do you have?
I have none. It's just a feeling.
Get lost.
I want to guard Peacekeeper Corps.
Please give me a set of Armour.
Before I came to Chang'an,
I was a soldier.
I was a good soldier.
All of us think that...
we are clean in the past.
But the important one is in the now.
The decision that we make at present.
Trust me this once.
If this is a mistake,
you can blame it on me.
If there are merits,
you can take them.
Follow me to see Li Bi.
-Where are they? -All important criminals...
are being interrogated in Li Bi's room.
Let's go.
I'll kill him.
There are different cuts.
We have more than one enemy.
I'll get some backup from Ministry of Capital.
Without formal documents,
nobody will risk their lives for you.
What should we do then?
" Zhang Hua "
I...
was the solider of Long You for nine years from 23rd year of...
old calendar until 2nd year of Tian Bao.
The genuine baked camel hump.
-Give me some. -Have a taste. How is it?
Your hometown has such delicacy.
Why did you come to Chang'an?
You have a beautiful new wife in your house too, right?
But you still come back here to work tonight.
It's my choice.
-Come. -Don't you think Chang'an is strange?
You want to scold it whenever you open your eyes every day.
But if they ask you to leave, you'll be reluctant to do it.
There won't be many good days left.
It's better to leave while we can.
During the 29th year of the old calendar,
I had seen the ancient jade dug out by Tian Tong Xiu...
with my own eyes.
The phrase 'Tian Bao' was truly written on that jade.
And His Majesty decreed at once to change the title of reign to Tian Bao.
His Majesty must have wanted Tang to be the treasure of this world...
and can rule forever unlike the previous reigns.
-You are right. -You are so right!
From time immemorial, there are no imperial reign who had ruled so long.
Count it yourself. From time immemorial,
there are no empire as prosperous as Tang as well.
-Yes, that's right! -You are so right!
How is that right? Why did I hear that...
the phrase 'Tian Bao' on that jade...
looks like the handwriting of Prince Yong?
Somebody said that His Majesty had ordered Prince Yong in secret...
to do this together with Tian Tong Xiu.
And that jade was made by Mao Shun.
This propitious omen from the earth...
was just a show to trick the people. It's nothing.
The important thing here is, His Majesty...
is driven to do his best to make the country stays prosper.
-Isn't that great? -Yes, you are right.
If you think like that, it's quite right.
If only I can be like His Majesty...
who gets a young and beautiful 25-year-old bride.
Look at this good-for-nothing.
I wasn't doing this so that I can work forever.
I was doing this so that I can have generation after generation.
You are right. My wife has the same thought too!
Young at heart though advanced in age.
Or else, His Majesty won't go and stay...
at the Hot Spring Palace in Mount Li...
for four months in a year after he has Yan Tai Zhen.
All the public affairs and important affairs...
are handed over to Guo Li Shi. How do you explain that?
Recently, he even ordered the Ministry of Works...
to fully renovate this Hot Spring Palace.
He even wanted to change the name to Huaqing Pool.
He said that he's going to stay there for long term.
And how are you going to explain this?
Unbelievable.
Chief Li is here.
Chief Li.
Come over here, Chief Li.
This is the special baked camel hump from my hometown.
-Have a taste, Chief Li. -Tian Bao.
The prosperity of Great Tang...
might end in this Tian Bao reignal year.
Protect Chief Li!
-Go now, Chief Li! -Guards!
Help!
-Get down! -Get down now!
Get down.
Chief Li, I beg you. Get down.
Look at you.
You are...
the officials of Peacekeeper Corps...
of the Great Tang.
Give me Li Bi.
And I'll let you live.
Chief Li.
I am Li Bi.
Let them go.
Finally, we met.
You are Long Bo, right?
San Er.
Sir!
Chief Li.
Give me your name.
An Zhu Guo!
Sogdia citizen.
39 years old, official of Peacekeeper Corps.
-Alright. -Sir An!
-Sir An.
Sir An.
You said that you'll let them leave.
My man has suffered here.
I need to avenge him.
Next.
Sir Wang!
Come out.
Wang Da Zhu. Chang'an citizen.
49 years old, official of Peacekeeper Corps.
You said that...
you'll let them live.
I've regretted it.
Peacekeeper Corps,
the pivotal yamen of the city defence...
-is weak. -Who are you?
Chang'an...
-is weak too. -Tell me your name!
Ant.
We are just a group of ants.
Where the ants pass,
everything will turn to dust.
Kill them all.
You said that you'll let them live!
Chief Li.
Where is the Imperial Guard?
Where is the Right Cavalries?
Where is the Royal Escort?
The Royal Escort is here!
Who am I?
I am Cui Qi of Longyou.
I became a soldier on the 23rd year of the old calendar.
I have 84 heads of our enemies under my belt.
I never heard about...
Cui Qi in Chang'an.
Chang'an.
You are not worthy to mention the name 'Chang'an'.
You were once a solider in Longyou Army?
Yes.
Me too.
Then you better surrender.
-What? -You better surrender!
You are a soldier. You have to obey the orders.
Fool.
Take it.
I'll play three songs with the drum upstairs.
If you are still alive by then,
I'll let them go.
Keep Chief Li safe!
Chief Li, let's go now!
-Forget about us. -Let's go!
Royal Escort is here.
Chang'an is here.
Chief Li, we have to go now.
Chang'an!
Cui Qi!
-Close the door now! -Close the door!
Close the door!
-Hold the door! -Hold it!
Hold it!
Cui Qi!
It's me. Yao Ru Neng.
Chang'an.
Cui Qi.
You are a true citizen of Chang'an.
Night!
Everything...
is gone!