♫ 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 by 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 burned 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 43 ~
Chun'er!
- Seventh older brother. - What happened to you?
It's all because of Chu Qiao.
If she were not around, none of this would have happened.
Chu Qiao?
If you catch her, you can catch the rebel Yan Xun.
Hurry and go catch her!
Thirteen younger brother, where did Chu Qiao go?
That way.
- Chase her! - Yes.
Your Majesty, please cool off.
Fortunately, Thirteen Prince and Princess Chun'er are back safe and sound.
How is this safe and sound?
My favorite son has now become handicapped!
Pass down my decree.
Catch the rebel Yan Xun.
Catch him alive or dead.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, what about the maidservant who escaped with Yan Xun?
Same sin as Yan Xun! Kill without mercy!
Yes.
My beloved consort,
you look so pale.
I know you are worried about Hao'er.
But you also need to be concerned about your own well-being.
I've dispatched the Supreme Court,
the internal guards in the palace,
and the guards of the Chang'an manor.
We will soon get news about Hao'er.
Your Majesty.
Report to Your Highness, Zhu Siliu from Hongshan House of Yuwen Manor has come.
He must have information about Hao'er.
Hurry and let him in.
Yes.
You have found Hao'er, haven't you?
You have found the prince, haven't you?
Your Highness, I know you have been worried about the little prince.
I tried my best to look for him, but—
Where is the little prince?
Your Highness, it's all that jerk Yuwen Huai's fault.
I've searched the whole house and then I found the little prince.
I was late.
Little Prince.
Open it.
I'm telling you to open it now!
You can't take a look, Your Highness!
You can't take a look.
Go away!
Your Highness! Your Highness...
I should have known
that a person like me doesn't deserve a happy life.
Your Highness, don't say that.
But Heaven,
it's me who has committed sins.
If you want to punish, just punish me only.
Why do you snatch away my Hao'er?
He was still so young.
It's you, right?
You can't stay with your own child.
So you sent your daughter to rob me of my child, didn't you?
Your daughter's appearance robbed me from everything that I possessed.
Your daughter caused my son's death.
I won't let her off.
Kill you?
It's too easy.
Castrate him.
Yes.
Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness, kill me please!
Your Highness, kill me please! Kill me please!
Your Highness!
Remember, you owe me.
From now on, stay in Lanfu Palace to pay it back gradually.
Yes, Your Highness.
Heir Apparent,
our people are back without finding Miss Ah Chu.
You have been out for so many days.
Do you still have no news of Ah Chu?
Heir Apparent, we really have tried our best.
Keep looking for her.
Get more people if needed.
You must bring Ah Chu back.
Didn't you hear what I said?
Heir Apparent, on the day Yuan's siblings got back to Chang'an,
they issued a warrant for Miss Ah Chu's arrest.
Now, warrants with Miss Ah Chu's portrait
have been spread all around by urgent express.
Now the whole Great Wei
is looking to arrest Miss Ah Chu.
They return kindness with hatred.
Ah Jing, give out my order.
I'll kill that person's whole family
if Ah Chu is touched by anyone in that person's territory.
Yes.
Princess, Mr. Wei came to visit you.
Princess?
Princess, I am here.
Princess?
Princess!
Chun'er.
You come in.
It's great that Princess is back safe and sound.
I have been so worried about you that I wasn't able to eat or sleep well these days.
Fortunately, you are all right; otherwise—
Wei Shuye,
you like me. Right?
I can be with you
on the condition that you do me a favor.
Chun'er.
Are you leaving?
Yes.
Where to?
Before Yan Xun escaped from Chang'an,
we caught a spy from the Great Liang and got a detailed confession.
We eliminated a lot of spies from the Great Liang based on her confession.
Then we followed the lead and tracked down a world-wide spy network.
Regardless, the case of Duke of Northern Yan that year or this rebellion in Chang'an,
these Liang people were all involved.
We can just catch them all this time during my trip.
After I leave, please take care of yourself, Grandfather.
Goodbye.
I heard that the maidservant escorted Princess and Prince Yu back to the capital
and therefore got separated from the Xiuli Army.
She is under pursuit now.
Yes.
What will you do if you meet her on your way?
Grandfather, what's your idea for me?
I don't expect you to kill her for honor.
But, at worst, please stay away from her and don't get bogged deeper.
Are you not willing to do that?
You were the same as me,
with your legs broken in order to protect the woman that year.
But why are you pushing me today?
Because I regret it now.
Surprised?
Who hasn't acted on impulse at a young age?
Just by some sweet-talk, I was cheated and lost my reasoning.
I gave away my future, ruined my whole life,
disappointed the whole family,
and made my parents overwhelmingly grieved
just for a woman who betrayed, cheated and didn't belong to me.
So what? Can I not regret it?
If time were to fly backwards,
would you watch her die without doing anything?
There are things that you may regret after many years if you really did them.
But if you didn't, you will regret them right at this moment.
Please allow my leave.
"Have capable people in the offices.
When the country is peaceful,
it's time to setup its laws for justice."
As stated in the poem, "Even those greater neighboring countries will surely feat it."
I'm away from home. Don't mind others' business.
Safety first.
Mencius said...
Mencius said, "A gentleman preserves benevolence and etiquette in his heart.
The benevolent man loves others. The polite man respects others."
This... If some strong people bully the weak but I do nothing to save them,
am I not against the heart of benevolence and righteousness?
Double, you tell me, why are there evil people in broad daylight and at a peaceful time?
I think it's probably two gangs of farmers having a fight.
I'll go persuade them and have them bury the hatchet.
Does this will end the fight?
Isn't that right? Do you agree?
Yes?
Double, do you think what I said is right?
This... This...
Double, did you get lost? Yes?
Everybody, I am Liang Shaoqing.
I'm passing by but took the wrong path by mistake.
I am leaving immediately...
I am leaving immediately. Double, go!
Why don't you move? Double!
Hurry and move!
You see, it's not appropriate for you, a group of men, to bully a weak lady.
It's not proper. Is it?
As the old saying goes, "If you're right, you can go anywhere. If you're not, you can't even take a step."
You're wrong right now.
Or let me call the local official for you.
Let's go to the court.
It's better to deal with this in the court than here, right?
If you don't want to go to the court, you can tell me everything.
I'll help you settle the case.
Shut up!
Look at you! A fragile and weak woman,
how could you fight with all those men?
Look at them with knives in hands.
What if they hurt you?
You'd better go with me.
If you guys have unresolved issues, I'll help you settle them.
Let's stop fighting and killing.
It's against gentleness.
Let me tell you—
What? Why are you on my horse now?
It's improper for men and women to touch each other.
My books, my money, my poem manuscripts and my custom clearance!
How could you do this?
Hey, you, stop!
How come you are such an unreasonable lady?
I helped you out with good intentions
but you threw away all my money and luggage.
What nonsense indeed!
I've such bad luck!
Let's go, Double.
Let's go.
It just ran too much, so it can't recuperate in such a short time.
What do you want to do?
What do I want to do?
Obviously, I am going to get my stuff back.
Do you not want to live anymore?
It will really kill me if I lose all my belongings.
Without the custom clearance, how can I enter the city?
How can I book a room?
Besides, I have no grudge against them at all.
And they are from the local government.
What can they do to me?
You also know that they are from the government.
Then do you know who I am?
You rescued me.
Are you afraid that they will treat you as my comrade?
You are Double, right?
Thank you for rescuing me.
Miss,
it was clearly me who rescued you not him.
You don't thank me.
Why do you thank an animal?
Double, sorry.
I don't mean you.
You rescued me?
When? How come I don't know?
I've rescued you, but you didn't say thanks at all.
How do you treat your benefactor?
You even mocked me!
Did you kill the soldiers just then?
Or did you carry me and break out of the encirclement?
You did nothing. Why do you say you've rescued me?
Am I right, Double?
You... I...
It was me who went to reason with them.
After getting everything sorted, and then—
Then what? Then they put down their weapons and let us go?
It's good to have a sense of justice.
But you also need to have a brain.
Don't mind other's business if you are not capable enough!
If we didn't have this strong horse, we would already be dead.
I—
You surely won't get your things back.
Take this money as your compensation from me.
I am very sorry for throwing away your custom clearance.
You can report the loss to the government.
It's still not safe to stay here.
Let me escort you to the next town. What do you think?
I don't want it.
I am a man of seven feet, upright and righteous.
I think if I'm with you, I'll be in danger.
Look at how young you are. Yes?
You are chased and encircled by so many solders and officers.
If you're not a fierce robber, you are surely a little thief.
Let's go! Come on!
Go! Double, let's go!
Hey, Nerd, do you really not want the money?
It's Xianyang City ahead.
How can you get into the city without money?
I would rather die!
Heir Apparent, we...
will soon arrive at Hongchuan City.
At the time I left Northern Yan,
my father sent me off here.
At that time, His Majesty ordered
to have all border-guarding generals
to send one of their children to Chang'an as a hostage.
No prince responded to it.
Then His Majesty wrote to my father immediately.
After reading the letter, Father turned and said to us three brothers,
"Among you three, who wants to go to Chang'an?
It's only for a year."
After hearing this, oldest brother asked Father immediately,
"Aren't His Majesty and you blood brothers?
Why does His Majesty still try to guard against you?"
Father answered,
"Just because we're blood brothers, if I don't support him, who will?
That day, I then decided that I wanted to go to Chang'an.
Because he was our father,
if I didn't support him, who would?
♫ I wish this hand will smooth the wounds ♫
♫ and bury all the sorrows ♫
♫ I wish this chest will block out the swords and protect this side ♫
Open the gate! I am Yan Xun! I am back!
Open the gate!
♫ I wish this belief will last forever and everyone will believe it ♫
I am Heir Apparent of Northern Yan.
Open the gate!
I am Yan Xun, Heir Apparent of Northern Yan. Quickly open the gate!
[Hongchuan City]
Northern Yan, I, Yan Xun, am back now.
I've changed. Have you changed?
Your Highness.
General Cheng, where are the leaders of all the tribes?
Your Highness, I have sent people to search outside the city to 20 miles.
We've still found no trace of the other tribes.
Are you sure that the invitation cards were in all of their hands?
Of course.
Is the date on the invitation card today?
Yes.
Then why is there no one here?
Your Highness, they might be held up on their way here.
I'll go check now.
No need.
Your Highness, you sent the invitation cards three days ago.
Till now, no one has come.
There is only one possibility. That they actually don't want to come.
Really? Why don't they want to come?
Your Highness set fire in Chang'an and killed along the way back to Northern Yan.
Now, there is no one in the whole world unaware of your power.
The prestige and reputation of the Wei Emperor was utterly destroyed.
He surely won't let go of it.
Thus, he will definitely send great troops to attack Northern Yan.
When that time comes, if you ask the eight tribes on the grassland to fight against the Wei,
they surely won't dare to.
They were all my fathers allies back then.
I am still wishing that they could teach me something.
It looks like I overthought it.
I've heard that there is a Whole Bull Feast at Huotu Tribe today.
All the tribe leaders will be there.
Huotu Tribe?
The chief, Ah Gutu, is the old chief's, Enge's, little brother.
Enge was your father's blood brother.
At that time, he brought an army to reinforce when North Shuo City was taken down.
But he was attacked by Ah Gutu on his way there.
Ah Gutu not only killed him and took his wife but also killed all of his sons.
He is known as a heartless and cruel wolf on the grassland.
If Your Highness leaves now, you could still make it to the party.
Let's meet them.
I will lead you.
Your Highness! Mr. Wu is almost here.
Let's leave the situation of the grassland for him to take care of.
Since I am already back, there is no need for Mister to worry about this.
You wait for him here.
We will go and come back quickly.
Your Highness!
Your Highness, this is the newly made banner.
Ms. Yu said we can hang it after we send out the letter of challenge to Wei.
Hang it right now.
Did you hear that? What are you waiting for?
His Highness said to hang it right now!
[Prince of Northern Yan's Manor]
This dagger is called Dragon Awaken Dagger.
The legend says it was owned by a great general, Bai Qi, from the Warring State period.
It is evil, and has to be fed by blood.
Don't disappoint it.
Thank you, Your Highness.
Come, come!
Come, drink together! Let's drink!
Drink!
You drink. You drink.
Drink.
Come! Hurry!
Let's toast to the king.
- Drink! - Okay.
Listen to me. That little prince, Yan Xun,
wants to drag us, grassland warriors,
to die together with him.
He's dreaming!
What kind of person was his dad?
He was called the "Lion King" of Northern Yan.
He guarded this country for 20 years, no one beat him.
But someone still cut his head off with one try.
Exactly!
Drink. Drink more wine!
- Come! Drink wine! - Drink wine!
But I heard that on his wedding day,
he refused to marry in front of His Majesty
but brought his subordinates
to kill the entire city of Chang'an till blood became a river.
He was pretty valiant.
- Who cannot brag? - That's right.
Even blood became a river?
Did you see it? Pour a glass of wine!
- Drink more! - Okay, I will!
I'll drink!
Refill his cup!
- We cannot encourage our enemy. - That's right.
He just got a chance
and sneaked out like a homeless dog
all the way back to Northern Yan.
He was sent to Chang'an at a young age.
But staying at a place full of leisure for so long,
he has been bent by the wind of Chang'an.
Can he even lift up a blade again?
- Exactly! - If there was a war,
- he wouldn't even beat our Wu Ya. - That's right.
- That's right! That's right! - He is worse than me.
- Right? - Here. Here.
Let me pour some more wine. Come. Come.
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Who are you?
Who are you people?
I am talking to you!
Are you all deaf—
Sit down.
Let me introduce myself.
I'm Yan Xun.
Your new king.
Mister! Xian Yang is right ahead.
Mister, it's right here.
Mister, please enter.
Have you completed all the tasks I assigned you?
Yes. They are all done, Mister.
After I got the secret letter, I followed the instructions on it
and found three secret strongholds of Liang inside of Xianyang City.
This is the biggest one.
It should be the most important one as well.
But we still came too late.
After we broke in here, all the secret letters were already burned.
All these spies committed suicide.
Who are they?
This one. She is a female chef here.
She was hired to cook.
This is her son.
She said they are local here and don't know anything.
I'm begging you! Please don't kill my child!
We really don't know anything!
I'm begging you to let us go!
Child, come here.
No! No!
My son! Don't!
What are you doing? Let me go!
Let me go! My son!
Is she your mother?
No.
Where is your mother?
Take her away!
Interrogate her harder.
Yes, sir.
Child, do you have any other family?
Then in the future, you will take care of this child.
I— Mister, I haven't even married yet!
How can I suddenly have a child?
Mister empathizes with you.
He is afraid that you cannot get a wife.
Gave you a son so you have someone to take care of you when you're old.
But, I—
Just take it.
Go then.
- Call me, Dad! - Dad!
Mister, that woman has confessed.
She said that recently the people from Liang
had a close relationship with a particular chamber of commerce in Xianyang City.
But the key point is that this chamber of commerce has some major issues.
The situation is like this.
The local business men from many chambers of commerce here
do business together and cover for each other.
After several years, there are four major chambers of commerce formed.
Also, these four major chambers monopolize almost every single industry in town.
However, somehow there is a so-called chamber of commerce that was formed in Xianyang City three years ago.
This chamber of commerce grew extremely fast.
Anyone who was against them ended badly.
Nowadays in the southeastern area,
rice, flour, grain, oil, tea, silk, not including water transport and salt,
are all operated by them.
I have heard that they even do the business of war-horses and iron mining.
Is this chamber of commerce at Xianyang the one that works with Liang?
Yes, it is.
Who is the leader?
On the surface,
their leader is one of the local rich men,
called Liu Xi, Landlord Liu.
People called him "Philanthropist Liu."
He used to work for the government.
For some unknown reason,
he quit, returned home, and started to run his own business.
But I have heard that,
in fact, he is not the one who is taking charge.
It is a gangster instead.
About who that gangster is,
and what he looks like,
I've never seen him.
They all call him, Fourth Master Feng.
Do you mean this chamber of commerce is related to the Liang people?
Yes. I suspect that they're all people from Liang.
You see that in this chamber of commerce,
all other people have all come up suddenly beside Liu Xi.
Their backgrounds are all very mysterious.
Where did this Liu Xi you mentioned work for the government?
I don't know, but it is not hard to find out.
Okay. Investigate on this.
Yes, sir.
By the way, how is the previous task I assigned you coming along?
Mister, don't worry about that.
I have passed out the portrait of the lady.
Now every spy in this city is in.
As soon as that lady enters Xianyang City, we will immediately find her.
Do not be too confident.
She is like you guys
and can change her appearance.
It's not that easy to find her.
Here. Everyone come and look! Come look!
This is all new stock!
Come and look!
These are the
best slaves in Xianyang City!
Everyone come and look!
How is it? Anyone you like?
Price is negotiable.
Hello.
These are the best slaves in Xianyang City!
- Can't you recognize me? - These are all new arrivals.
- You! - Shhh! Shut up!
Or I will turn around and not save you.
Listen to me.
Excuse me.
- This mister... - Yes.
Do you want to buy a slave servant?
Yes, I am looking for one that I like.
Ah, okay.
How much is this one?
- Him? - Yes.
He is the guard of this city. We just caught him!
He spoke rudely and even hurled insults about the inspection official.
So you're that incredible?
I just so happen to like someone who has a strong character.
I choose him.
Oh!
You are a lucky boy.
Be quick!
Untie me now.
How could you talk to your master with such bad manners?
What master?
I am a scholar.
How can I let you purchase me with cheap money?
It's a disgrace to my graciousness.
It's all your fault that I'm at this state today.
How could you say that?
Number 1, I didn't ask for you to save me.
It's you who is incapable but still wanted to mind my business. Okay?
Now it's reversed and it's my turn to save you. We're even.
Number 2, I already gave you some money.
It's your own arrogance that made you turn it down.
- I— - Number 3.
Now that you've been put into this position, it's all your own doing.
Well deserved. It has nothing to do with me.
- How can you, this woman, do this? I— - You shut up!
I'm warning you. I still have more important things to do.
If you're captured again, no one will rescue you.
We are going to say goodbye right here.
Okay.
There are things a man of honor can do and cannot do.
I will go on my own!
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Your Highness,
you've come to see me.
It's not only to drink wine
and gossip, right?
You are so boring.
If I really want to drink wine, I wouldn't come to see you.
Chu Qiao.
She is Yan Xun's subordinate.
It is a hot issue recently.
The Emperor of Wei would give out $1,000 for her death.
What? Does Your Highness also know her?
She is one of the girls I liked when I was in Chang'an.
Your Highness is surely romantic.
She must have
offended Your Highness.
So Your Highness is going to be cruel and destroy this beauty, right?
No, no, no.
It's quite the opposite.
I want to ask you to save her.
Your Highness, I, Zhan Ziyu, have only done the business of killing.
I've never saved anyone.
I am going to treat you well.
There is some news which might be important for you.
The one you have been looking for a long time, Xia Chong.
Does Your Highness know Xia Chong's whereabouts?
She is in the jail of Liang's Secret Bureau.
Let me out of here!
Hurry. Hurry. Let me out here!
Let me out!
Let me out of here quickly!
Quickly let me out! Quickly let me go!
Miss!
Miss! You've come to buy me again, right?
How have you been captured again?
How do I know?
Miss, now only you can save me.
As a scholar, how can I become a slave?
And let them judge me?
Hurry up and save me!
How can I save you?
Just buy me again!
"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 ♫