♫ The ones standing on the top of the thistles and thorns to look up ♫
♫ will see through vicissitudes of life ♫
♫ In this city where both good and evil are hiding from each other, ♫
♫ I will survive with you ♫
♫ That ray of light guides me to overcome sorrow with its brightness ♫
♫ Meeting you at that time means you're my destiny ♫
♫ Desires wear down the edges and corners of my heart and ♫
♫ laugh at forever-losing leniency ♫
♫ I insist on being the grain which cannot be burn down by the wildfire ♫
♫ to feed the love ♫
♫ Standing in the center of the surges, winds are my thoughts ♫
♫ Rain is the hunting ground urging the horse to fight back ♫
♫ Lift up my head to look at the non returnable times at a distance ♫
♫ The torch in front of my eyes is surging ♫
♫ The sky is getting darker and darker. ♫
♫ The path is getting longer and longer ♫
♫ I know hearts cannot waver ♫
♫ Whoever dares to be a king during the chaos of the world ♫
♫ will stop evils with all his might for sure ♫
♫ Then there is hope ♫
[Princess Agents]
~ Episode 38 ~
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You woke up.
Why are you here?
Did the Crown Prince of Liang run away, die,
or did you kill him?
How long have you been here?
I've been here since you started sleeping like a pig.
Drink some water.
Don't interfere with my business. It has nothing to do with you.
What are you doing?
Don't you hate owing people favors the most?
I insist on letting you owe me a great favor which you can't pay off in your lifetime.
Let me down!
Let go of me!
Why have you left the city? Then let's not go back.
No way! You're hurt.
I am late in rescuing You Highness. I have caused you suffering.
Why do you just come now?
Didn't you see all those enemies? Scared me to death!
I had a hairbreadth escape because I know a little bit of martial arts and tried to fight against them like 10 people fighting them.
Did you know who those people were?
I don't know yet.
This is what I picked up during the fight.
It must be an address. You go there to check it out. You might find something.
Mister.
Mister, there's something fishy about today's incident.
It's not just fishy. I'm afraid we might have been used by someone.
Then what should we do?
That Xiao Ce wants to use us
to get rid of his political enemies back home.
It just happens that I also want to meet the spies of Liang who hid in Chang'an previously.
They may be old acquaintances of ours.
Mister.
We meet again.
Where am I? Where am I?
Let me go! Let me go!
Yuwen Yue! Come out!
Just kill me if you can. Let me go!
When I count to 3, you will fall...
It seems like you're floating in Zixia Lake outside of Jiankang city...
Your feelings will disappear...
Your body and soul will be given to me
Tao Ye, what's wrong with you?
Your Highness, it's like I'm absentminded.
Tao Ye, you're the top spy in my Secret Bureau.
I trust you just as I would trust myself.
Thank you, Your Highness.
All the hidden spies we have in Chang'an,
recite all the names to me, and then burn the list.
Owner Li Yu of the DoubleTree Inn on An Shangmen Street.
Wu Fangkun.
Wang Wen.
Stop! Go.
[Magic Moon Hall]
Take action.
Miss, you really have a sharp eye.
This is made from a special ancient recipe
with natural ingredients from the heavens,
making you even more beautiful every day guaranteed.
- I won't walk you out. Take care. - Okay.
Notify all the spies in Chang'an, whom we still are able to contact, to stop everything they're doing
and leave Chang'an using their own escape routes.
The faster the better.
But we have an agreement with Yan Xun.
Without us, it will be very hard for him to escape Chang'an.
Someone else will help us continue this plan.
[Qingshan House]
Has she confessed all?
The hypnotism was too powerful. She's not in her right state of mind.
I'll have her rest right now, and continue the interrogation later.
Do you want me to have the rest of them arrested and brought here?
It's been a whole day and night. Whoever is able to escape should have escaped.
If we arrest them now, there won't be any.
Then what should we do?
The businesses, shops, and trades that they have run for years
are the most important things.
Through these, we can
find all the hidden spies of Liang in Wei.
Xiao Ce dares to use me to do his jobs.
I'll teach him a lesson.
Let's see if he'll dare to do that in the future.
Yes, sir. Also,
the thing that Lady Tao Ye said about Heir Apparent Yan—
Confirm it first. Remember, don't alert the enemy.
When you have the accurate information, then report back to me.
Yes, sir.
[Hearing Hall]
Is Heir Apparent Yan there? Crown Prince of Liang, Xiao Ce, is here to visit.
Speak then. Why have you come?
What a rude greeting.
Based on what happened today and my current mood,
it's a courtesy that I haven't attacked you yet.
It's a map of the garrisons outside of Chang'an City.
Don't look at me like that, Heir Apparent Yan.
Whether it's the Secret Bureau or myself,
we're all Liang people, and we share the same goal.
The Emperor of Wei is a savage. He cruelly killed loyal subjects.
A person as righteous as I am can't watch him continue.
I must uphold justice
and help you return safely to Northern Yan.
You want me to start a rebellion
and go to war with Wei.
Then you can benefit from our conflict.
Don't be so straightforward.
What about the people from the Secret Bureau?
They have left for some excuse. I'm now in charge here.
But they didn't tell me about the previous plan they made with you.
They left in too much of a hurry. The ones who left late have already been caught by Yuwen Yue.
But don't worry. This garrison map is definitely accurate.
From Chang'an to Northern Yan, each area's terrain,
population, troops stationed there, every general
and their previous battle experience are all written on it. It's very thorough.
I spent half a year on the road, and I wasn't really just eating, drinking, and playing around.
Okay, I'm done talking, and it's getting late.
- Here, I wish Heir Apparent Yan— - If this happens again,
I definitely won't let you off.
What are you saying?
You know what I'm saying.
Ah Chu, get better quickly.
In a few days, I'm afraid all of this might be reduced to a pile of ashes and smoke.
It'd be best if he burned down the whole of Chang'an.
That would mean Yan Xun had guts.
Hey, Crown Prince. With the attitude Yan Xun has toward you,
is it because of the incident with Lady Tao Ye?
No. He just has a grudge against me
for bringing Qiaoqiao into danger and getting her injured.
That's good.
I originally planned for Qiaoqiao to be injured by Xiao Yu's hand,
and use the opportunity to stir up the conflict between Yan Xun and Xiao Yu
in order to steal this deal for ourselves.
Who would have known it would draw out Yuwen Yue?
He suddenly swept away all of Xiao Yu's power in Chang'an City.
This is really a happy surprise.
But Yuwen Yue caught Lady Tao Ye,
and Yan Xun doesn't know how much Lady Tao Ye knows about Yan Xun's garrison.
If Yuwen Yue and Yan Xun fight,
will it ruin the plan?
Perhaps.
Will Yan Xun escape from Chang'an?
I'm not Yan Xun's father. Why should I help him?
What he is doing is basically rebellion.
He should have everything well arranged and have prepared a backup plan.
If he can't even get out of Chang'an City,
even if he returns to Northern Yan, he won't be able to beat anyone else.
If that's the case, then it'd be better for him to die in Chang'an.
But it's a shame about Qiaoqiao.
Ah Chu, are you awake?
Does it still hurt?
It doesn't hurt anymore.
You got hurt so badly. How could it not hurt?
You have acted rashly.
I knew you worried about the garrison map.
So I wanted to take the chance to check outside of the city.
But I didn't expect...
Xiao Ce came here when you were asleep.
For what?
He came to send me the whole garrison map from Chang'an to Northern Yan.
I knew he wasn't an ordinary person.
It's really so.
But this Crown Prince is stubborn and obstreperous.
I am not sure if his stuff is reliable.
I am afraid that we need to take precautions against him.
Right. He wouldn't stay for long in Chang'an.
He has achieved his goal.
According to his personality, it's time for him to leave.
Does it hurt again?
No. No.
I am just wondering since you risked leaving the city,
why you didn't take that opportunity to escape?
You were badly injured. I needed to bring you back for treatment.
It's me. It's me dragging you down.
Yuwen Yue had fixed his eyes on us long ago.
Yan Xun,
I have a matter I want to discuss with you.
What? Tell me.
What do you plan to do with the people in Xiuli Army?
They opened the two gates of Hongchuan City and North Shuo City for Zhao Dongting.
Let me think about it more.
Ah Chu,
you must be hungry. Right?
How about we discuss about it another day?
I'll fix you something to eat first.
Mister, we have confirmed it.
What Lady Tao Ye has said was mostly true.
There are some things that I haven't found proof of,
but I feel it's more or less true.
Most of them are officials below the 6th level.
They normally seem unnoticeable but they are spread out in all fields of the government.
They definitely will cause a huge mess.
Take good control of them.
Do we need to inform the Chang'an local government?
Right now, we don't need to.
Use our own people to ensure they can't leave their homes
on the princess's wedding day, and that should be enough.
Yes.
But let's control Guarding General Deng Jia at the East Gate for now.
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At your birthday that year,
Princess brought a jar of Jade Wine from the palace,
saying it was the last jar left.
Everybody thought it was especially precious.
However, recently,
I have gotten another jar.
It seems that things under the sun are all alike.
What you had strongly believed back then
will not necessarily be correct later.
Whether it is right or wrong,
depends on the person who treats it.
You don't have the final say on
whether it's right, wrong, righteous or unrighteous.
Do you really plan to marry Chun'er?
Of course.
I am really curious about your bride-price.
So curious?
Investigate it yourself.
I am investigating.
I also found a very interesting name list:
Cui Jia, an official of the the Ministry of Constructions.
Pei Mingshu, a co-inspector in the Carpentry Department.
Wang Mianzhi, the director in the Fire Department.
Qu Yi, a warrior in the Wulin Guards.
Deng Jia, a guard in the East Gate.
Do you still want to hear more?
I've also checked the construction records of the Ministry of Constructions
and the Carpentry Department.
I discovered the Longsheng Canal, Wei Canal,
An Canal, all have been dredged recently.
And the one responsible is Cui Jia,
and Pei Mingshu is the one who helped him.
Since it's a rainy season now, the water level has risen.
You spent all this effort and money
to arrange these 2 people.
Yan Xun, are you planning on the big wedding day to
arrange a big flood to the city as a present?
Will you, Mr. Yuwen, not know
what I want to do?
There are 80 thousand of households in Chang'an.
The number will climb to 500 thousand people together with the military troops here.
Do you really want to sacrifice more than fifty thousand people
for your own interest?
Then go through the East Gate that's controlled by Deng Jia to escape Chang'an.
That year, Zhao Dongting took 50,000 soldiers and
struck our Northern Yan main land surprisingly.
North Shuo City and Hongchuan City were all burned in fire.
The fire burned for 3 days and 3 nights.
Twenty thousand military and civilian people were burned in fire.
Which one of those people weren't innocent?
You are a lucky survivor of the disaster.
As a lucky survivor, you should be more clear than anyone else
the agony of losing one's families and relatives.
But what you are doing today is
not different from what Zhao Dongting did!
Of course, we are different!
Zhao Dongting slaughtered common people and massacred loyal officials.
But for me, I'm just paying them back in their own coin.
It's fair enough!
If you do this, will it let you to have peace of mind?
Some things if done, won't necessarily make me happy.
But if they aren't done,
then I'll definitely be unhappy.
People can't live in this world with just happiness.
For these things,
you probably wouldn't understand.
No matter what, I won't let you succeed.
If you've thought it through, you can come to me at any time.
I will help you.
Don't you ever think about other things besides this!
The victory of the world battle depends on each one's competence.
If you want to stop me, give me all you've got!
Does Xing'er know well what you are doing now?
I have known we can't trust people from Liang.
It was really them who brought in the problems. They leaked some information.
Fortunately, we were well prepared.
Then, is the garrison map brought by the Crown Prince of Liang still dependable?
We have a garrison map draft, which is similar to his.
So I think it is still dependable.
Heir Apparent, these people don't matter.
They are spies from Liang, undercover inside the Royal Court.
Flooding Chang'an was also planned by Lady Tao Ye.
They weren't expected to succeed anyway.
It's just that the problem now is
Deng Jia and Qu Yi are ours.
They have exposed their identities and are under control of Yuwen Yue.
Without them, we have lost the military force.
Only by ourselves,
it would be too hard for us to get rid of the pursuing force
and escape from Chang'an.
I have a proposal but I don't know whether I should say it.
Don't say it then.
I know what you are going to say.
But Heir Apparent, I—
The most emergent thing is how to stop Yuwen Yue.
As long as he is in the picture, our plan of Zhuque Road
will be overturned completely.
Where are you going, Heir Apparent?
Get changed and go to the palace.
-You two take the lamb to the room. -Yes.
Put this on the table.
Be gentle. Be careful!
Caiwei, how's everything going?
All well arranged.
If there is anything missing, you must fill it in. You must not overlook anything.
I got it.
Heir Apparent Yan is here.
Older Brother Yan Xun, why are you here?
I'm here to take a look.
Are you here to check my preparations?
The time is too limited. I don't have time to prepare more things.
But it's okay. As long as I am with you,
nothing else would matter.
Do you want to see my wedding dress?
Let me show you! Let's go.
His Majesty Comes!
Greetings from your humble subject, Your Majesty.
Greetings from your daughter, Your Majesty.
Get up.
- Thank you, Your Majesty. - Thank you, Emperor Father.
Emperor Father, Older Brother Yan Xun came here to visit me.
You must be well prepared already since you have time to be here.
Everything is prepared by the Rite Department. They are about done.
Even though time is tight, we can't disappoint Chun'er.
My daughter has been a naughty girl since youth.
But she is my favorite daughter.
I remember when she was this tall,
I thought
which young boy would marry her.
In a blink of an eye,
she already reached a marriageable age.
Chun'er,
if you need or want anything, please let me know. Okay?
If there's anything that needs to be done, let the servants do it.
Don't tire yourself out.
Emperor Father, I'm not tired at all.
Your best gift to me was to let me marry Older Brother Yan Xun.
I'm happy from the bottom of my heart. I'm not in the least bit tired.
Please resume your conversation regardless of me.
I will see myself out.
Excuse me now.
After your wedding, you two will return to Northern Yan together.
The road is long.
It's hard to tell our next reunion after your leaving.
Your Majesty, don't concern too much. If you want to meet the Princess,
I can take the Princess back to visit you at any moment.
Haven't you been fed up with the life in this capital city?
Chang'an is an metropolis city. Nowhere can be compared.
I naturally fell in love with this city.
If it weren't for my homesickness I would have settled in Chang'an.
By the way, I haven't decided the officer who can guard you back to Northern Yan.
Do you have any close friends in the army? Pick one.
He can be your guard and accompany you all the way back, sparing you from loneliness.
All are as Your Majesty's wish.
No one?
Isn't Yuwen Yue your close friend?
I will pull him out of the Knights Camp and
let him guard you to Northern Yan.
Your Majesty, to be frank with you. Our friendship was a childhood one.
I haven't seen General Yuwen for 3 years. We have been distant.
Since you're childhood friends, even if you are distant now,
you'll soon be close again. No problem.
Your Majesty, Yuewen Yue and me are no longer friends.
I beg you for another man.
Hasn't he seen you so far since his coming back this time?
- No. - No?
Ah Chu! You are well enough to stand up.
I'm well enough. The injury is healed. I just come out for a walk.
Your body is amazingly tough.
Where's Yan Xun?
He entered the Royal Palace to visit Empress Dowager yesterday and hasn't come back since.
Her Highness might have accommodated him in the palace.
All right.
Ah Chu, are you going back to the Knights Camp again?
No, Yan Xun has asked a leave for me.
That's good.
What happened?
Nothing special. It doesn't concern you.
Nothing.
Miss Yu, your face says differently.
Hurry and tell me. What is it?
A man from Xiuli Army came before.
He wanted to see you but I rejected him.
A man from Xiuli Army?
Yes.
His name was Ge Qi.
He was asking about Yuwen Yue's handwritten order for Xiuli Army
to take bows and arrows from the military arsenal a few days ago.
Do you remember it?
I remember it. I gave it to He Xiao.
What's wrong? Didn't he pick them up?
The visitor said that He Xiao lost the order.
But the officer of arsenal said that they had received the order.
And they had given the bows and arrows to Xiuli Army.
But these set of bows and arrows cannot be found in Xiuli Army.
Now He Xiao is arrested with a crime of weapon embezzlement.
He said He Xiao will be beheaded.
Beheaded? When?
At noon today.
I will go to have a look.
He Xiao, there's little time for you. Will you speak out?
I have nothing to say.
I lost the order. I'm willing to take the punishment.
But the general officer has framed me with embezzlement.
Accusing me of embezzling the supplies and reselling the military weapons.
I will not confirm the false charge.
Tough rock, aren't you?
All right, since you won't tell me now.
Then I'll let you go to hell to confess your crime to the Devil.
He Xiao embezzled the supplies and resold military weapons.
According to military law, the sentence is to behead him.
Commander, both the General and the Deputy General are out of the camp.
- This is a big decision. How can you just decide on your own? - That's right.
Deputy Commander He has served in this army for a long time.
He works hard and treat soldiers as his brothers.
He has no relatives here and came to Chang'an all by himself.
The money means nothing to him.
That's right! Our Deputy Commander is a good soldier.
Don't you kill an innocent person.
- Shut up! - Don't you kill an innocent person.
He Xiao's charge of embezzlement is a solid one!
As the Commander of the Xiuli Army, I have the power to punish my subordinates.
All of you begging for mercy must be his accomplices.
Commander Xue, don't blame the innocent.
Don't blame the innocent!
Shut up!
There is human testimony and material evidence.
I won't take the blame
for slandering the people.
But for you, what punishment should be given to someone of a lower rank who insults his superior?
Our Deputy Commander isn't that kind of person! Release our Deputy Commander!
Release our Deputy Commander!
Shut up!
Are you trying to rebel?!
Release our Deputy Commander!
Brothers!
Release our Deputy Commander!
Brothers, for your good intentions,
I know you mean well.
But I led you to Chang'an,
leaving your families behind, living miserably.
It wasn't for you to die this way!
We cannot go home, or acknowledge our families.
People hate us!
Even God hates us.
It's because we carried the curse of traitors,
but I know that you guys aren't.
I'm not, either.
Who can tell me
what the proudest reason to be a soldier is?
It's to die on the battlefield!
Brothers, in this life
I do not have the luck to enjoy it.
Therefore, you guys have to live on.
Some day, if there is a chance to protect your country,
and fight on the battlefield, kill more enemies for me!
Use your blood
to wash off the shame that our Xiuli army has been carrying.
When I see that from Heaven,
I will thank you everyone!
No more nonsense. It's time.
Execute him.
You can't kill him!!
You can't kill him.
Stop!
Trainer Chu? What are you here for?!
What are you doing here, Commander?
Punishing a criminal according to military law.
What crime has He Xiao committed?
Embezzling the supplies and reselling military weapons.
Which supplies?
The bows and arrows granted by Deputy General Yuwen.
He Xiao said he lost the order and could not pick up those bows and arrows.
But the military arsenal said they had received the order and delivered the weapons.
If he didn't steal it, then who would?
Couldn't there be someone who used his name and took the bows and arrows away?
I don't know about that anymore. Even if that's the case,
he still has committed a crime of improper safekeeping causing the loss of military weapons.
He also must die.
Fine then. Just do it.
Trainer Chu, what do you mean by this?
The handwritten order was given to me by Deputy General Yuwen and I lost it.
It has nothing to do with He Xiao. He was just trying to protect me.
- Trainer Chu. - Don't say it anymore.
Since I was appointed by His Majesty and is a military officer of Wei,
the handwritten order passed by my hands. This responsibility should be borne by me.
Trainer Chu,
it was you who wanted to get involved in this.
You think I won't dare to execute you, is that it?
Of course, you dare.
With Commander Xue's status, who is there that you don't dare to execute?
But I still have to remind you one thing.
A few days ago, when Crown Prince Xiao Ce encountered an assassination attempt,
it was me who was escorting him;
hence, his life was saved.
Crown Prince Xiao Ce has made a request to His Majesty.
His Majesty has allowed me to recuperate first
and then just discuss my merits and rewards next time.
If you are going to kill me, it's better to inform your superiors first.
So as you won't bring trouble to yourself in the future because of recklessly making a decision on your own.
Commander Xue, I am just thinking for your sake.
Okay, I will go report it.
Let me see how huge your backer really is!
You two just kneel here!
Commander Xue, be careful on your way.
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"The Flame of the Heart" by G.E.M.
♫ The wild wind blows the moonlight into confusion ♫
♫ My life is like being expelled ♫
♫ The flame is hidden in my heart ♫
♫ Who will laugh at my rough interior ♫
♫ My wings are destroyed by fate ♫
♫ I fall into the bottomless abyss ♫
♫ Memories are sealed ♫
♫ The wind and snowfall are unbridled ♫
♫ Even if I am trampled, I won't look up to you ♫
♫ What doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger ♫
♫ This breathing is heat ♫
♫ This heartbeat is light ♫
♫ Bit by bit, it brews the power for all my life ♫
♫ The boiling in my eyes lights up the hope ♫
♫ No matter how many wounds I have ♫
♫ I'm willing to burn the flame in my heart to shine through everywhere ♫
♫ To melt the coldness of the secular world ♫
♫ If only the bright moon knows my thoughts ♫
♫ If there is a long path and eternal darkness, so what? ♫
♫ I want the boundless flame of the heart to be boiling again ♫
♫ To burn into a light ray of the horizon ♫
♫ I'm reborn after a fire bath ♫
♫ Fragrance fills heaven and earth ♫
♫ The red spider lily blooms again ♫
♫ To burn into a light ray of the horizon ♫
♫ The red spider lily blooms again ♫