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Episode 40 Subduing Fang La

Brother

I'd like to go to Great Xiangguo Monastery to see Abbot Zhiqing

Zhishen, had you been there a few days ago

The army will set out in just a couple of days

I want to bid farewell to the Abbot

Let's go there tomorrow

I feel a little anxious about this southern expedition

Could you please give us some guidance

I don't know how long will it be before we meet again

It might seem a long time But when you look back

I would all be momentary So please don't worry

Wars are never predictable

How can I not worry about you

Sister

This is what I asked from the Emperor

With this signature of the Emperor. Wherever you go

You won't get involved in lawsuits. Sister

May be I'm just holding a candle to the sun

Please don't laugh at me

You are so considerate, sister How can I repay you

It's all because I'm the sister. Keep it

Send me a letter whenever convenient

so that I wouldn't be too worried

ls your flute still here

Sister, I'll always keep it by my side

The bamboo flute is sister and sister the bamboo flute

I'll burn incense everyday to pray for your safety

so that you could return alive and kicking

If I could make it back alive I shall come directly to see you

Elder brothers, please wait here for a moment

Allow me to notify the Abbot

This is truly an exceptional place

The Abbot would like you two to come inside

Please

This way

Come in, please

Temples are sanctums of Buddhism

Exercising peace and harmony with the belief that all is but void

You two Generals are seekers of material gains

What has brought you here

We have long heard of your virtuousness

But never had the luck to see you noble visage

Now we're sent by the Emperor to subdue bandits in the south

So as to pacify the country. Also Zhishen'd like to bid you goodbye

It's our great blessing that we could come to see you together

This money is for the maintenance of the temple

It's just a little contribution

You haven't come to make the contribution, have you

To be frank, we're going on an expedition whose fate is unpredictable

So we wish to hear some guidance from you

Please be seated

Beneficence is the foundation of Buddhism

Treating fame and money as nothing

But the masses in the world are entangled in temporal desires

Both of fame and of interest

The so-called guidance is nothing but nonsense

You're both down-to-earth people with heavy responsibility on the shoulders

There isn't much I can tell you Just follow your souls

By the six senses bound by the four elements restricted

Several times you've tumbled in the flames of battle

All living things afloat in this world futilely, howl in mire and sand

Amitabha

Where's brother Zhishen

Zhishen

I've decided to practice Buddhism here

holding aloof from the world

Forgive my abruptness

I have no more interest in worldly desires

and determine to follow Buddhist doctrines

Therefore I can't join the army for the expedition. Please forgive me

Looking back, we 108 brothers got together

just like the blossoming flowers

In heaven we accord with the stars, on earth we are brothers

We're not born on the same day but we wish to die at the same time

Now Lin Chung is gone

Xiao Rang, Yue He, Jin Dajian, Huangfu Rui now served in the Imperial Palace

Today Brother Zhishen is gone too

How disheartening

The military flag of Song falls

Someone come quickly

Brother Zhang Shun. Come on

Hold the flag upright

Hold it there. Pull hard

Harder

Brother, can we postpone the expedition a couple of days

Everyone in the Imperial Court is watching me

I don't know what might happen if we delay without proper reason

It's an ill omen

Who's shouting wild goose

Brother, Hua Rang taught me archery

And I made it with only one shot

Gongsun Sheng is gone

I failed to persuade him to stay I asked him to report to you

He thought it's too sad to say goodbye to you, so

The mountainous routes are arduous and the water indistinct

With merely two or three rows of wild geese flying across the sky

A partner is suddenly lust

Leaving the cold moon and cool wind to sob

Sister-in-law, Wu Song is here

Stop him

Brother, brother

Brother, Fang La's younger brother Fang Mao has abandoned his city

and fled to Hangzhou

Brother, we've lust a few brothers in the battle

Has Squire Lu arrived yet

Brother

Here they are

Qin Ming. Yes. You shall lead your men and establish yourselves

thirty miles in the south of the city. Yes

Xiaoer. Appease the people and bury the bodies in city

Clear up the field and await orders. Yes

Brother. Please

This is our headquarters

The whole yard has been tidied

I want to place the sacrificial tablets of our fallen brothers here

Yang Zhi has lust a leg

He's disabled

Brother

Come on, let me cook you a delicious meal

Go

Sister-in-law, have some

Drink some too Just eat, I'll watch you

It must be Yan Qing

Song Jiang's expedition to subdue Fang La is just irresistible

More than a dozen of counties have been taken

Recently they captured Suzhou City

Fang La and the southern bandits are nearing their extinction

You're right, Premier. But Song Jiang has also suffered great losses

Over twenty Chieftains have fallen already

They're cutting one another's throat Your plan to destroy bandits

with bandits' help is just unmatched

Song Jiang should now do it at one fling and follow up the victory

You shall at once order Zhang Shuye

To urge Song Jiang to take Hangzhou within time limit with delay allowed

Yes. We'll deliver the order at once

No time for resting to Song Jiang

No matter who defeats who

The victory will be ours

Chief Minister Gao

these are your words

Brother, all the bodies buried

and the people have calmed down

How about our soldiers

Sound asleep, after having meals

Are we going to attack Hangzhou City

Hangzhou is one of Fang's major cities heavily guarded

Our army has been worn out after a long month's battle

We're rather tired under such condition

We're in a inferior position

Plus we're still unfamiliar with the circumstances of the city

If we fight with them soon there may be more losses

Attendant Dai said that the government has ordered Zhang Shuye

to urge us to take Hangzhou at once

True

But truer still is that our army needs readjustment

Though we've taken a dozen of counties

We've also suffered great losses If it continued like this

How many of us can make our ways back home

Brother, deaths are inevitable in wars

No need to feel too sad

Be seated. Well

I'd like to meet with Fang la

Our army is at his gates he's got to prepare for his future

Brother, was that a joke

I've contemplated for a whole night

It's worth a try

If we want to do that

we've got to have permission from the court and Military Governor Zhang

or we would draw a fire against ourselves

When the commander's on war-front He has to right to disobey the Emperor

We can't watch our brothers die one by one

We've come to appease

not kill

If we could persuade Fang La to surrender

It would benefit the court Fang La and us

What do you think

I fear that Fang La would refuse

If the government puts the blame on us

Then I'll take the blame

Defending Hangzhou is a subordinate of Fang La

Pang Wanchun, Flying-dragon in Ninth Heaven

I met him on the trip to Temple Dai of Tai'an

I helped him

I'd go to Hangzhou for you

I know him too

I'll go with you

This is no ordinary business We need to think over it

To force Fang La into a armistice

we have to surround the city

Pressing on the border

We shall begin the assault two days later

Retreat ten miles and get installed there

Retreat ten miles and get installed there

I'll wait your good news. I'm going

Take care

Brother Pang. General Pang

Be seated

Sister Pang

You're requiting kindness with hatred

I'm your brother Black

If we were brothers and sisters Why have to come to kill us

We've come for Fang La not you

Shut up. How dare you insult our Emperor

Behave yourself

Li Kui

Brother Pang, you're the loyal one

I didn't expect to see you on the battlefield

Life is so unpredictable leaving man all at a loss

Not too strange when we're fighting for our own masters

We're sent here by our brother Song Jiang

We wish you could assist us

Your brother is no longer the Timely Rain of the past

But the Grand General fighting us with his army

Even if I could help he may not willingly accept

General Pang, this is a mutually beneficial ad

Really? Wars are all about life and death

There is no such thing as mutually beneficial

My brother wants to see your master

to negotiate an armistice

What

You don't trust us

Our Emperor is mortal enemy with the Song Dynasty

I'm afraid your brother's efforts will go futile

The Emperor has arrived

Your Majesty

Stand up. Who's the messenger of Song Jiang

Majesty, this is Yan Qing the Prodigal

and this is Li Kui the Black Whirlwind

Black Whirlwind? Arrest him

Back! Back

I've heard your brother Song wants an armistice with me

Right. I've come for this

I'd also like to meet him

We shall meet at seven tomorrow outside the Yongjin Gate

Fine

Our brother will be meeting you outside the gate that time

ls this the Timely Rain Song Gungming

I've long heard of your great prestige

but had never had the chance to know you

Today, sent on this expedition by the Song Emperor

I have the privilege to meet you in person

I'm an Emperor too You should call me Your Majesty

But you're a self-made one

How did the throne of the Song Dynasty come along

It's grabbed from others' hands

Since he could do it, why can't I

You've got to be realistic

Thousands of men are pressing on your border

The consequence of which you should know very well

Why won't you prepare for a better end

for yourself and your brothers even in face of extinction

So it's a good end to end up being a government lackey like you

You're being unreasonable

We've fought for over a month

both sides have suffered

I can just bear no more casualties of our brothers

Therefore I've come to negotiate even with government permission

I wish you could treat us with sincerity

I'd also like to give you some advice

Since you're a hero

and your subordinates are all courageous and capable people

If we could join forces and together strike for a peaceful world

Then we surely will have good ends

Why under a fatuous Emperor and a group of treacherous officials

to listen to their orders

General Fang, you know that throughout history blood and

casualties are what it takes to seize a throne

You pursue your own throne at the cost of your brothers' lives

Even if you make it at last wouldn't you feel sinful

Wouldn't it be too self-serving going your own way

General Sung, you're just a bandit

You've betrayed your Liangshan brothers to the government

and achieve your position out of their blood

You're way above self-serving

And you came to negotiate without permission from your government

Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and the like won't forgive you

General Song, I'm very much concerned about what would occur to you

If you and I can together fight against that fatuous emperor

Wouldn't we also gain high ranks and leave a name in history

The end of the Song Dynasty has come

You should also consider the situation

don't let the chance slip through your fingers

Loyalty, righteousness and protecting the nation has always been what

I've strived for and also the belief of the people

Aren't you afraid of utter destruction going against the righteous

How dare you

Iron Bull, mind your manners

I appreciate your kindness

but I also wish you to think my words over

Our brothers are all impulsive If any conflicts should occur

we'll both be embarrassed

I'm leaving now. General Fang

Go back

Squire, I'm a little worried I'm not sure if I should say it

Why have you become so courteous

As far as I see, General Song has lust today's debate to Fang La

How

Fang La's words were so aggressive and penetrating

that General Song's face turned white

What's truly important in wars is the fight

not the debate

That's not the point

Squire, I'm worrying

What

But I fear it would harm our army's morale

You're considerate

The soldiers are all worn out after the continuous fights

They don't think about such things when they're dead asleep

Perhaps I was just oversensitive

Brother, don't worry

Tomorrow I'll lead a group of armies into Hangzhou City and get his head