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Episode 75
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Three Kingdoms
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Only the emperor can bestow princedom on others.
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I am well-versed in the laws and court rituals.
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Are you hinting to me...
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to force Han Emperor to abdicate... and declare a new dynasty?
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The Han dynasty has ruled for four hundred years.
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It is approaching its demise. Its legitimacy is superficial.
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The people have long lost faith in the Han.
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Your Highness should go with the wishes of Heaven and the people.
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Zhongda,
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in your opinion, how do my strategic ability
and reputation compare with my father's?
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Although you are a mighty lord,
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your reputation is not as great as the late Prince's.
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Then how do my administrative and military
talent compare with my father's?
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The late Prince was the founder of a state.
He went through countless wars and hardships.
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His deeds outshine the moon and the sun,
and he will be remembered by posterity.
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Your Highness cannot compare with him.
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Even Father dared not abolish the Han
rule and proclaim himself emperor.
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so how can I do so?
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It is precisely because you cannot compare to him
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that you should assume the throne and declare yourself emperor.
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Why?
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Your Highness.
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It wasn't that the late Prince was afraid
to abolish the Han. He didn't need to.
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With his abilities, wisdom, and power,
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he could have been emperor long ago if he had wanted.
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He did not want to be emperor
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because he understood very well that
it is better not to be an emperor.
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He was not the emperor but he was able to keep one
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in the palm of his hand, to carry out his will.
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But your situation is exactly the opposite.
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You succeeded this position not long ago,
and have not secured the people's loyalty.
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Veteran generals such as Cao Ren, Xu Huang, and Zhang Liao...
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and veteran officials such as Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and Wang Lang...
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rose in ranks due to the late Prince's favor.
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But are there any generals or officials promoted by you?
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Have you demonstrated any benevolence or power?
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Only by proclaiming yourself as emperor and starting a new dynasty
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can you promote your generals and officials,
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increase your own power.
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and establish your benevolence and prestige.
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I am certain that these individuals
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desire for you to be the emperor more than you do.
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Your advice, sir,
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fills me with enlightenment.
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Zhongda!
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Do it.
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If we really do it, how will Your Highness respond?
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I know.
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I will decline the position not once,
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nor twice...
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but thrice.
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Your Highness is wise.
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Father. Dinner is ready. Please go eat.
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Give me a moment. Let me finish calculating.
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What are you calculating. Father?
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I'm drawing up a business deal for the Prince.
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I want to sell something to him.
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What can you sell him?
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The House of Han.
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Did you persuade him to ascend the throne?
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He has harbored such intentions long ago.
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I merely spelled out the words he wished to say but could not.
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This is good indeed.
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Han has long existed in name only.
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If you perform this meritorious deed for the Prince,
he is sure to reward you handsomely.
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When the new dynasty is established, you will
be ranked among the Three Excellencies.
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You may even become the first prime minister.
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I don't care to be the first prime minister,
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and neither do I wish to be any of the founders of the new dynasty.
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I'd rather let someone else have this honor.
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Why?
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Zhao, my son,
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how can you be so shallow?
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Do you want posterity to desecrate the graves of our ancestors?
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No.
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We, the Simas, have been a great clan
who served the Han for generations.
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We can't afford to be careless with our
ancestors' reputation and virtue.
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I'd rather let someone else take the honor
as the founding minister instead.
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You're right, Father.
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Then... who do you want to carry out this task?
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Hua Xin.
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He's always zealous about performing meritorious deeds for his lord.
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His Majesty arrives!
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Your Majesty, I have a petition to make.
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Please speak.
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Your Majesty,
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all court officials are in the opinion that,
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after four centuries of rule, the Han's prosperity
has declined, and its glory has withered.
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At present, its allotted time is drawing to a close.
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The two Princes of Wei, father and son, have
shown virtue and benevolence to all.
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Their accomplishments outshine even those of the ancient sages.
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Your Majesty, why don't you consider
following what Yao did for Shun,
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and give over the empire to the Prince of Wei?
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In this way, you will abide by the wishes of Heaven and the people.
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Moreover, you will be able to enjoy a peaceful
and comfortable retirement.
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All of us have come to an agreement on this.
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Your Majesty, please approve this petition.
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You want to...
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you want to depose me?
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Abdicate.
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Yao's abdication in favor of Shun proved his wisdom.
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King Wen abdicated in favor of King Wu, and
it showed his virtue and merit as a ruler.
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Even though Your Majesty is far from being a sage-king,
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wouldn't you wish to emulate your superior predecessors?
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Do all of you share his opinion?
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Please consider the loyal words of Minister Hua, Your Majesty.
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Loyal words?
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Such loyal words are the advice of parricides and regicides!
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Don't be silly, Sire.
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The universe is ever-changing and nature always renews itself.
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This is the way of Heaven.
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Such changes cannot be held back
by a single, mediocre ruler such as you.
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My dear subjects,
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I know I possess little talent or virtue
and I am no fit lord for this realm.
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But the Supreme Ancestor, after slaying the
White Serpent and leading an uprising,
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destroyed the tyrannical Qin and the powerful Chu,
only then could he establish the Great Han.
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Your families, for generations, have all
benefited from Han's favor and wealth!
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How can all of you be so ungrateful?
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I—If I lose my ancestors' empire,
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how can I bring myself to face them in the hereafter?
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You can bring this book of prophecy
with you to meet your ancestors.
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and then you can be at ease in the hereafter.
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Please abide by the will of Heaven, Your Majesty.
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Please abide by the will of Heaven, Your Majesty.
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Such superstitions and prophecies are mere fabrication
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I cannot abide by them.
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Your Majesty,
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since antiquity, dynasties rise and fall.
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They have times of glory and times of decline.
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There has been no dynasty that has not eventually fallen.
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The house of Han has ruled for over four hundred years,
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by the time it was passed to your hands.
its allotted days were nearly over.
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Hence, it would be wise to abdicate soon, and not to tarry.
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Your Majesty, forgive this old man for saying a word of warning.
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if you act too late, things may take a turn for the worse.
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Abdication is a serious matter.
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I need to go to the Imperial Temple and consult the ancestors...
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before I can make a decision.
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Oh Ancestors!
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Did you see that?
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Those traitorous ministers are going
to seize our ancestral lands.
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My feebleness alone has dishonored you.
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I'm ashamed to face all of you, Ancestors.
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I'm better off dead...
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Your Majesty.
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Get out.
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Don't stand there!
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My ancestors do not wish to see any members of the Cao family!
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Your Majesty, though my surname is Cao,
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I belong to the Liu family.
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It's Your Majesty who proclaimed me as your empress.
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Get lost!
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My empress... my empress...
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You aren't hurt, are you?
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Your Majesty, you called me "empress"?*
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My empress, I should not have struck you.
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My mind is in a mess... I...
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I'm no longer myself.
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It's all my brother's fault.
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He made Your Majesty angry.
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I'm unhurt.
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If slapping me can make you feel better,
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I'm willing to let you hit me every day.
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Your Majesty, how dare you hit the empress?
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A man can hit his wife.
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so why can't the emperor hit his empress?
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Indeed a man can hit his wife. The emperor
too can hit his empress and concubines.
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But you can't!
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Don't forget that she's the daughter of the late Prince of Wei.
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Cao Hong, Cao Xiu
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What are you doing here?
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Your Majesties,
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we are here to urge the Emperor to hurry.
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Let me tell you this.
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Not only am I His Majesty's empress,
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I'm also his subject.
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If he wants to hit me today, or even kill me,
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he has every right to do so.
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In the same way,
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both of you are not only members of the Cao clan,
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but also the subjects of His Majesty.
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If you insist on abetting the wicked,
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he has every right to kill you right here as well!
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My empress...
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Really?
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Here's my sword.
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If Your Majesty wishes to kill me,
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please draw the sword.
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Cao Hong!
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How dare you!
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Your Majesty, though we bear the same blood of the Cao clan,
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I dare not let my family ties get in the way of official duties.
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Your Majesty, let's go.
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The entire court is waiting for you outside.
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Please proceed to the court.
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Cao Hong, Cao Xiu,
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my father's merits and reputation were renowned throughout
the empire, yet he did not covet the sacred throne.
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And you two dare help Cao Pi commit treason?
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If you do this.
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Heaven will surely smite you with its judgment!
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Your Majesty, let's hurry up and leave.
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Otherwise, we shall have to haul you out.
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Your Majesty, ignore these wicked henchmen.
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You're the Emperor!
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They won't dare to do anything to you!
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Emperor?
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A puppet of an emperor!
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What can I do, when I'm forced by such mean men?
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Is Your Majesty finished praying to the ancestors?
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Can you make a decision now?
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All of you have long received of the Han's bounty,
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distinguished officials of the Great Han.
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and many among you are descended from
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Can you...
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can you really bring yourselves to commit such a treasonous act?
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Your Majesty, we are persuading you to abdicate
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out of loyalty to our empire and our lands.
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Quite frankly, when the late Prince was alive,
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we already had the intention to persuade
him to proclaim himself emperor.
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It's a pity that the late Prince passed away
before our wish came to fruition.
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The new prince has now come to power
Nd he too refused to do the same.
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But we will push His Highness onto the throne.
even if it means our heads!
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If Your Majesty insists on not abdicating,
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internal strife may ensue.
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Who dares to kill me?
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Everyone knows that Your Majesty is but a useless ruler.
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Though you stand in this court, you do not
have even a shred of lordly prestige.
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If it were not for the Prince of Wei at your side,
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who knows how many people would want to murder you!
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Prince of Wei, what is your opinion given this situation?
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I shall return to my residence and await your decree.
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Will you do it or not? Hurry up and make a decision, Sire!
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The Great Han has ruled for over four hundred years.
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and yet, on this day, there is not a single loyal man who will speak!
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This... is all my fault!
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Oh well. Oh well. Oh well.
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Your servant is here.
Where is the Bearer of the Imperial Seal?
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Hand it over to them.
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No.
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The Seal of the Emperor is bestowed by Heaven.
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How could it be handed to traitors?
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I will rather lose my head than to hand over the seal.
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Zu Bi!
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You want to die for a lost cause?
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In the Spring and Autumn period there was one Lord Dong Hu.
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I am willing to follow his example.
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You traitors may usurp the Han throne.
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but you will never overturn the truth of history!
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You shall leave an evil name in history
and be cursed by posterity forever!
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That is what you will come to!
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Excellent...
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A lowly Bearer of the Imperial Seal
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is more worthy than an entire courtful of sycophants!
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Issue the edict now!
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Otherwise, your blood too shall be spilled in this very court.
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Please issue the edict, Your Majesty.
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Men, draft my edict.
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Elder Sister.
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You're the empress. Please don't do this.
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Please don't do this.
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Your Highness,
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do you still consider me an empress?
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Do you still consider me as your sister?
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Of course.
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We are born of the same mother, siblings for eternity.
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In that case,
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can you allow me to say a few words to you?
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By all means, Elder Sister!
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Your Highness,
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you were crowned as prince for a mere few days.
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yet you're already coveting the imperial throne!
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Are you not...
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afraid of the spirit of our late father
cursing you from Heaven?
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No, I'm not.
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I'm not afraid. On the contrary,
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if Father's spirit is witnessing my deeds,
he will be happy for me.
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Then... then what about the people in the lands?
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There is less reason to fear them.
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As long as my people have ample food and a roof over their heads.
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and receive rewards and punishments appropriately.
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they will all proclaim me as a sage lord.
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A sage lord?
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Cao Pi,
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Cao Pi,
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you are utterly shameless.
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Do you know what I'm going to do?
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Do you know what I'm going to do?
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What I'm doing today is far more noble than you imagine!
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Elder Sister, let me give you a word of advice too.
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You're a descendant of the Cao clan,
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and the blood of our family flows in your veins.
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It's Father who let you become the empress.
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Do you know why Father did that years back?
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He wanted the Emperor
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to become a son-in-law of our Cao family!
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If you betray the ancestors of the Cao family,
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the spirit of Father in Heaven
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will curse you for sure.
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Return to your palace.
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Younger Brother.
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Are you really going to abolish the Han and make yourself emperor?
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I am merely abiding by Heaven's wishes.
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Very well...
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Then I shall take you with me to hell
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Let her go!
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Elder Sister,
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this armor that I'm wearing now.
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was bequeathed to me by Father.
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Please don't rebel against Heaven's will anymore.
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Go back to the palace.
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I will assure you wealth and riches for the rest of your life.
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During the thirty-two years of Our rule,
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time and again the world was thrown into turmoil.
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Only by the power of the Royal Ancestors
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were We able to survive the chaos.
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However, as We observed the signs
of Heaven and the hearts of people.
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We recognized that the allotted time of
this dynasty was approaching its end.
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Fortune now lies with the Cao family,
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as may be seen from the mighty martial deeds of the Late Prince,
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and the great virtue of the current Prince.
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They are destined to begin the new era.
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The direction of history is already manifest; all may know it clearly.
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As it has been said, Where the Way prevails,
the realm belongs to all.
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King Yao was remembered in eternal glory for
not favoring his own son to succeed him."
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We presume to follow his example and emulate what Yao did,
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and hereby abdicate the Throne in favor of the Prince of Wei.
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Let the Prince not decline. Thus We have decreed.
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Hua Xin,
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What do you think of this abdication edict?
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The tone is passably sincere.
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It seems more mournful than sincere to me.
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It sounds more like
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the Prince of Wei forced him to abdicate
with a sword pointing at his throat.
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What do you propose, Your Highness?
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Decline it.
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Write a memorial on my behalf.
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Say that I cannot accept his great favor as this%t
may cause petty individuals to slander.
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Yes, sir.
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Your Majesty, here is the declination
memorial from the Prince of Wei.
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The Prince of Wei is too humble.
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What should I do now?
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Your Majesty, who wrote this abdication edict?
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It's...it's me.
346
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Such words mislead others into thinking
that His Highness has no virtue!
347
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And you dared write them down?
348
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:49,660
What's your motive behind this?
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Drag him out and behead him!
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Yes, sir!
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Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
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Save me, Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
353
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Your Majesty, please issue another edict.
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I... shall issue another then.
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Bring the scroll.
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Yes, sir.
357
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Hua Xin, why don't you write the edict on my behalf this time?
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You cannot say that, Your Majesty.
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I dare not arrogate.
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00:31:34,430 --> 00:31:37,960
Do you intend for me to write the edict myself?
361
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By doing so, you can display your utmost sincerity.
362
00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,460
I've finished writing.
363
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Please apply the Imperial Seal.
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Your Majesty, you may call the court.
365
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You will have to personally grant this edict to the Prince of Wei.
366
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His Majesty arrives!
367
00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:17,730
This is the second edict.
368
00:34:16,030 --> 00:34:17,730
That's right, that's right.
369
00:34:21,830 --> 00:34:23,530
Where is the Prince of Wei?
370
00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:29,460
As Your Majesty has not given the instructions to
approach, he is waiting outside the court now.
371
00:34:29,830 --> 00:34:31,830
Summon the Prince of Wei to enter.
372
00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:36,330
His Majesty summons the Prince of Wei to enter.
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Summon the Prince of Wei.
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Your Majesty.
375
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We live in an age of turmoil,
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where the lands are divided and wars erupt endlessly.
377
00:35:25,700 --> 00:35:31,160
We are indebted to the Prince of Wei,
378
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it was through his favor that the Han Dynasty continued to survive.
379
00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:42,160
As We observed the signs of Heaven and the hearts of people,
380
00:35:42,730 --> 00:35:47,660
We recognized that the fortunes of the Han have exhausted.
381
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Heaven and Man now favor the Prince of Wei.
382
00:35:57,860 --> 00:36:06,560
Therefore, We are willing to abide by
the wishes of Heaven and the people,
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00:36:07,060 --> 00:36:10,630
in emulating the example of the ancient sage, King Yao,
384
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and abdicating in favor of the Prince of Wei.
385
00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:20,960
Your Majesty, I have little virtue.
386
00:36:21,460 --> 00:36:23,930
How dare I assume this highest of positions?
387
00:36:24,530 --> 00:36:28,560
I implore Your Majesty to find a more virtuous
person to succeed the Throne.
388
00:36:28,660 --> 00:36:33,290
I only desire to serve you with utmost loyalty and nothing more.
389
00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:42,260
His Highness has declined well. Well said.
390
00:36:44,860 --> 00:36:49,390
I have twice issued the edict to abdicate.
391
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but the Prince refused to accept.
392
00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:57,190
What would you have me do?
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00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:01,290
Your Majesty, when the emperor abdicates,
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the beneficiary should decline not once, nor twice, but thrice.
395
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:08,360
This is a display of great virtue.
396
00:37:08,500 --> 00:37:10,690
Do you not understand, Your Majesty?
397
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What do you want me to do?
398
00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:16,560
Please issue the third edict.
399
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This will display your sincerity.
400
00:37:22,300 --> 00:37:23,690
Oh, Heavens!
401
00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:29,060
You have murdered me twice already.
Will you kill me for the third time?
402
00:37:42,700 --> 00:37:44,190
You're back. Your Majesty.
403
00:37:51,430 --> 00:37:56,590
Your Majesty, did they make things difficult for you?
404
00:38:11,630 --> 00:38:12,830
Your Majesty.
405
00:38:20,430 --> 00:38:21,490
Your Majesty!
406
00:38:23,130 --> 00:38:27,430
Please don't do this. I beg you
407
00:38:31,660 --> 00:38:33,030
My empress,
408
00:38:34,630 --> 00:38:36,260
I am not afraid of death.
409
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but pain.
410
00:38:43,300 --> 00:38:44,430
Moreover,
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is a living corpse like me
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00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:54,730
fit to use the sword of my ancestors?
413
00:38:57,460 --> 00:39:01,390
Your Majesty, let them have the throne.
414
00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:09,630
Your Majesty, I'm willing to be at your side forever.
415
00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:13,260
I will not leave you until death takes me.
416
00:39:15,730 --> 00:39:17,460
Master Sima, this way please.
417
00:39:39,100 --> 00:39:42,160
Your servant Sima Yi pays his respects to Your Majesty.
418
00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:53,660
Sima Yi,
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00:39:56,100 --> 00:39:58,990
it has been a long time since anyone did obeisance to me.
420
00:39:59,530 --> 00:40:01,260
Why do such an unnecessary thing?
421
00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:03,930
Many generations of my family had been Han subjects.
422
00:40:04,130 --> 00:40:06,260
For as long as Your Majesty is the emperor,
423
00:40:06,830 --> 00:40:09,330
I shall follow the proper rites of a subject.
424
00:40:10,100 --> 00:40:11,530
How remarkable.
425
00:40:14,130 --> 00:40:17,690
To think that there's someone who remembers
the proper rites of a subject.
426
00:40:18,930 --> 00:40:19,960
Please rise.
427
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:24,490
Thank you. Sire.
428
00:40:27,630 --> 00:40:31,660
It's quite late. What brings you here?
429
00:40:32,930 --> 00:40:35,960
Sir Hua Xin has, according to Your Majesty's wishes,
430
00:40:36,430 --> 00:40:39,990
erected an altar outside the city for the abdication ceremony.
431
00:40:40,100 --> 00:40:41,590
I gave no such orders.
432
00:40:44,260 --> 00:40:46,230
Then Your Majesty must have forgotten.
433
00:40:47,330 --> 00:40:49,260
Sir Hua Xin wouldn't make such a mistake.
434
00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:50,860
Am I right, Your Majesty?
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