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Episode 85
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Three Kingdoms
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Dear sirs, the border regions reported that Zhuge Liang
raised an army of 350,000 for a northern expedition.
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They are now stationed in Hanzhong.
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Their forces are aimed straight at the two capitals.
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Zhao Yun, their vanguard leader, has already entered Wei territory.
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What do you think?
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How shall we resist the enemy?
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Your Majesty,
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Zhuge Liang is stationed in Hanzhong
in order to observe our movements.
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Uh, I suggest that Your Majesty order the commanders
of our border commanderies to increase security,
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meeting action with non-action,
and then send a general to fight Zhao Yun.
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Zhao Yun is one of Shu's five Tiger Generals,
the bravest in the lands.
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Who is willing to fight Zhao Yun?
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Your Majesty,
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my father died in battle at Hanzhong.
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I hate the Shu army with a vengeance.
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Your Majesty, please.allow me
to take the Western Army to battle Zhao Yun,
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so that I may obtain glory for my country and avenge my father.
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Your Majesty, Prince Xiahou's spirit is admirable.
but he is untried in battle.
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He may not be a match for Zhao Yun,
or Zhuge Liang, who is backing him.
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I suggest we assign General Cao Zhen as Chief General
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and Regent-General Cao Xiu as his assistant,
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and mobilize the entire country's troops to meet the enemy.
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Wang Lang, I've studied strategy since I was a child.
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How can you look down on me due to my youth?
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Are you perhaps colluding with Zhuge Liang
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and acting as his spy from within?
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Just listening to your words,
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I can tell you are extremely anxious.
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This in itself is a recipe for disaster in battle. Your Majesty.
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If I cannot catch Zhuge Liang alive.
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I vow to never return to court.
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Your Majesty,
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unparalleled in loyalty and courage.
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General Xiahou is His Late Majesty's son-in-law,
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If we send him to battle Zhao Yun,
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he will surely manifest the might of our great kingdom
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General Xiahou.
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Here.
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I confer on you the title of General who Conquers the West,
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and command you to lead 200,000 men
from the Western Army to meet the enemy.
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You must make sure to capture Zhuge Liang alive
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to appease to His Late Majesty's spirit in Heaven.
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As you command.
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Your Excellency.
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What is this for?
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Your Excellency, according to the military secretary.
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there was a Wu emissary here three days ago.
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He came under Sun Quan's order
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to bring us 100 jugs of fine wine and 100 quality steeds
as a sending-off gift.
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He also brought word from Sun Quan,
wishing,you a swift victory and success in the Northern Expedition.
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Very well.
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Take it.
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Are you aware of Sun Quan's unspoken message?
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Sun Quan is using this gift to tell you
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that none of our army's moves escape his surveillance.
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That's why he left this wine here thr£e days ago
on the route that our troops would take.
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As for wishing us immediate victory and other such words,
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they are most likely insincere.
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He wishes neither to see us triumph.
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nor to see us fail miserably.
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What he wishes most
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is for both Shu and Wei to suffer heavy losses.
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Indeed.
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We will let them wait and see then.
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Report.
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Report.
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Sir the van has reached a fork in the road.
General Zhao wishes to know which way he should take.
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Bring me the map.
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Aye.
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Fetch the map.
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There are two paths for attacking the Central Plains.
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The Tight path passes the Xie Valley,
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and the left path brings us out of the Qi Mountains.
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Give orders to split our forces in two.
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One will take the Xie Valley path.
and launch a mock attack on Mei County.
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One will cross Qi Mountain, march to Longyou,
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set a base there and then attack Chang'an.
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As you command.
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Your Excellency, why not take the third way?
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There is no third way out of Hanzhong.
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Not on the map, but there is one outside the map.
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Wenchang, what do you mean?
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Here.
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Your Excellency, if you grant me five thousand elite troops
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and allow me to march across the Qin Range,
through Ziwu Valley and then straight to Chang'an,
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I can win the battle within ten days.
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The Qin Range is rugged and difficult to traverse.
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If you are discovered by enemy troops,
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you will be trapped.
and your bodies will be strewn in the valleys below.
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No.
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Cao Rui would never guess that our troops will cross the Qin Range.
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The most dangerous place is also the safest.
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With just a force of 5,000,
I can catch them by surprise before the gates of Chang'an.
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A force of surprise trumps a force of many.
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If we go according to Your Excellency's plan
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and march through Qi Mountain to reach Chang'an,
we will need several months' time to get there.
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Besides, there will be enemy defenses along the way.
forcing us to attack them stronghold by stronghold.
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The war would thus be drawn out.
When then will we ever conquer the Central Plains?
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The Northern Expedition will make or break our empire.
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We absolutely must not take any risks.
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Our troops will proceed along the level and even path of Longyou,
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advancing according to plan,
and taking caution each step of the way.
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This way, even though we will not win a quick victory.
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we will certainly not be defeated either.
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Its decided. We'll take the main path.
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Issue the orders.
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Aye.
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This is a Heaven-sent opportunity to take Chang'an.
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I cannot believe the Prime Minister is so cautious.
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Wei Yan, remember this.
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The Prime Minister does not play with risk.
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That's why he wins every battle.
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Military strategy boils down to one thing: surprise.
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If we do not dare to risk, how can we launch a surprise attack?
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Your Excellency, our spies report
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that Cao Rui named Prince Xiahou as Grand Commander who
Conquers the West and sent him to lead the Xiliang troops to war.
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That man is an idle son of the rich.
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great in name only, and not one to be worried about.
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Also,
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it's said that Sima Yi has been ostracized out of Luoyang.
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He was sent off to be Commander of Yong-Liang.
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What?
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Yong-Liang is the key strategic passage to guarding Charig'an.
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Could it be that Cao Rui has seen through our plan of attack?
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I don't think so.
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If Cao Rui had seen through your plan of attack.
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he would station more troops at Yong-Liang.
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But our scouts said that Yong-Liang only has 8,000 men guarding it.
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and no additional troops were sent there.
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Sima Yi is a master at the art of war.
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With him there, there might as well be a force of 100,000.
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Then, in your opinion we should...
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kill him.
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With an assassin?
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One does not need an assassin to kill.
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Sometimes words can kill just as well.
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Killing without bloodshed, no less.
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Aren't Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu suspicious of Sima Yi?
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They are.
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Otherwise they wouldn't have gotten him exiled to the borders.
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Father.
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Are these our newly-conscripted men?
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How many?
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As of today, there are a little over 15,000.
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Within two months we must expand the army by 30,000 men.
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Zhuge Liang has set forth already.
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I suspect that he will make for Chang'an via the Qi Mountain route.
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Yong-Liang is the key defense point of Chang'an.
Sooner or later a bloody war will take place here.
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But our scouts said that
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Zhuge Liang was marching via the Xie Valley
and aims to attack Mei County.
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There are no Shu troops at Qi Mountain.
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Those adept at warfare
can make their armies invisible as if by magic.
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The Shu army went to the Xie Valley Road
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for luring our main forces out to combat.
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At that time, the Shu Army will emerge from Qi Mountain
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But what if Zhuge Liang is not marching out from Qi Mountain?
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You are drafting tens of thousands of troops in secret.
How will we explain ourselves to the Court?
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If this leaks out, at best,
we would only receive Cao Zhen's accusations,
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but at worst, the Emperor would become suspicious of us.
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Why don't you send a memorial to the court and notify them of this.
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Its not as if you do not know the culture at court.
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After we send the memorial.
His Majesty will summon all the officials to discuss this.
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But by the time they're done,
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Zhuge Liang will be at our doors.
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How can a mere 8,000 soldiers resist him?
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But if the Court charges you with the offense
of unauthorized military recruitment,
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what will we do then?
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I am the Commander of Yong-Liang.
I bear the responsibility of defending our cities.
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Just think, is recruiting an army
or losing our cities the worse offense?
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I, Sima Yi, Chief Commander of the Elite Cavalry
and Grand Commander of Yong-Liang,"
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proclaim this in good faith to the world."
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When the Late Martial Emperor founded this empire,"
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he intended to make Cao Zijian his heir to the throne."
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Unfortunately, due to wicked slander..."
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The royal grandson, Cao Rui, is lacking in virtue."
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He took the throne unlawfully, against his ancestors wishes."
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In accordance to the Founding Emperor's mandate,
I hereby launch a campaign against the traitor."
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All soldiers and civilians would do well
to declare fealty to the new ruler."
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Your Majesty, did you hear that?
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Sima Yi is rebelling!
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Fourth Uncle, you've said that Sima Yi is reservedly .nature. .
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Would he write such a flamboyant notice?
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Could this be one of Zhuge Liang's tricks to sow dissension?
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With only the few thousand soldiers guarding Yong-Liang,
how. would Sima Yi dare to revolt? -
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Your Majesty is right in having doubts.
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But what if Sima Yi recruited solders in secret?
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How would he dare to?
l did not order him to recruit troops.
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I received a secret report that Sima Yi has secretly recruited
tens of thousands of troops in Yong-Liang.
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His clan can be exterminated for that.
How dare he not report it?
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That is the crucial point.
Why, indeed, did he not report it?
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Your Majesty, Zhuge Liang's army has entered our borders.
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If Sima Yi coordinates with him from the inside...
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Mobilize 20,000 troops from the Tiger Camp immediately.
I will go to Yong-Liang and indict him myself.
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As you command.
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Report! His Majesty is coming in person with 20,000 Tiger Troops.
They are now 10 miles from here.
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Father,
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They are now 10 miles from here.
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His Majesty is coming in person with 20,000 Tiger Troops.
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Prepare to receive His Majesty.
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Sire, Sima Yi has received your orders
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and will come to see you at once.
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How many guards is he bringing?
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It's just himself and his son.
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Your Majesty, the Tiger Troops have taken up the key positions.
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Two hundred executioners are hidden outside the royal tent.
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Only the two of them, father and son, are coming.
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If he is truly treasonous, why does he not flee for his life?
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I think that if Sima Yi did recruit men in secret,
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we should behead him at once according to the law.
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Father please think about this some more.
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Enough!
Father, please think about this some more.
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If we run away, the entire Sima clan will be exterminated.
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I leave my fate in the hands of Heaven.
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Your servant, Sima Yi, pays respects to Your Majesty.
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Sima Yi, did you recruit soldiers?
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I did.
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How many?
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30,200 men.
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How dare you!
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Did I ever grant you permission to do so?
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Your Majesty,
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by your benevolence I was sent here to defend Yong-Liang.
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But when I arrived, I found that the soldiers
here are few and the generals weak.
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If Zhuge Liang attacks from Qi Mountain,
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I would not be able to resist.
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So I thought,
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rather than being guilty of losing in battle.
it would be better to recruit soldiers to resist him.
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Why didn't you report this to me?
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It's complicated.
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I was thinking that if I sent a memorial.
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it would most likely be rejected.
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Even if it were approved, it would take three months to be ratified.
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The military situation was very urgent, and;there could be no delay.
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Since I was away from court, I had no
choice but to act first and report later.
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I humbly await Your Majesty to punish me.
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What lies!
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Sima Yi, you claim that you recruited soldiers to resist the enemy.
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But Zhuge Liang is attacking from the Xie Valley route.
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There is no battle here.
What enemy do you want to resist?
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Regent-General, the attack from Xie
Valley is just Zhuge Liang's decoy.
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Sooner or later the Shu army will march out
from Qi Mountain and make for Chang'an.
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If Zhuge Liang does not march from Qi Mountain,
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what punishment would you deserve then?
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Then it's off with my head!
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In Luoyang there is a rumor that you plan
to use the mountains here as a natural barrier
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and declare yourself king.
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Your Majesty,
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is is Zhuge Liang's scheme to sow 00:16:23,810
I was entrusted by His Late Majesty to look after you.
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Even if my body were shattered into pieces,
I cannot repay His Late Majesty.
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How would I dare harbor disloyal thoughts?
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I beseech Your Majesty to judge sagely. Judge sagely!
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Your Majesty,
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the Heavens can testify to my father's loyalty!
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When I knew that Tiger Troops were coming.
I advised my father to flee.
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But my father drew his sword and rebuked me.
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saying that he would kill me if I dared to flee.
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and then present my head to Your Majesty to beg for forgiveness.
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Sima Yi,
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because of your services to the late emperor and the royal founder,
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I will spare your life for now.
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Nevertheless I shall strip you of all your titles.
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You will return to your hometown.
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Without my edict, you are not taking a single step away from it.
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Thank you. Sire.
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Hand over all your troops to Cao Xiu.
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Fourth Uncle, I command you to guard Yong-Liang.
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As you command.
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Father do you really plan to live your remaining years back home?
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Why not?
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There I was born, and there I shall die.
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To live to old age in peace is a rare fortune.
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A few decades of hard work, destroyed in an instant.
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We're lucky enough to make it back alive!
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Look at this! Look at this! All reports of defeat!
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Xiahou kept saying he would capture
Zhuge Liang alive, but then what?
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He suffered huge casualties,
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and even he himself has been captured by Zhao Yun.
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We've lost the honor of our country and our army.
And I have completely lost face!
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Also! Shu sent a detachment as a decoy at Xies alley,
while Zhuge Liang led he main force
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over Qi Mountain and the Wei River, heading straight for Chang'an.
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Jiang Wei, commander of Tianshui, went over to Shu.
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All of Nan'an, Meicheng, Shanggui, and Tianshui
fell into the hands of Zhuge Liang.
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Regent-General Cao Xiu has run away and abandoned Yong-Liang
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Right now the Shu army is within a hundred miles of Chang'an.
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At this rate, in just a few months' time
I will become the emperor of a fallen state!
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Your Majesty, as I have said before.
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Prince Xiahou is no match for Zhuge Liang.
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To win against Zhuge Liang,
we will need Commander-in-Chief Cao Zhen.
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Your Majesty, my abilities are limited.
l am unfit for such a great task.
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Third Uncle, His Late Majesty entrusted his child into your care
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Right now we're threatened with the destruction
of our country and the annihilation of our people.
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Can you just sit idly by?
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Commander-in-Chief,
you are an Important officer of our empire. You must not decline.
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If you do not mind.
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I am eager to accompany you into battle against Zhuge Liang.
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Sir, if you are willing to assist me.
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please assume the post of Chief Advisor.
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Dear sir, you are already seventy-six years old.
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How can I have the heart...
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Your Majesty,
How can I have the heart...
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I may be old, but I am not old in spirit.
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People say that Zhuge Liang is a cunning demon.
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I don't believe that.
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I've always wanted to catch some demons myself.
I will contend with him before the armies.
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We shall see whether the wicked or the virtuous will triumph.
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Splendid.
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We appoint Cao Zhen as Grand Commander,
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and Wang Lang a! Chief Advisor.
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I give you the token of imperial authority
and 200,000 men-to battle Zhuge Liang.
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As you command.
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Zhuge Liang is indeed worthy of his reputation
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There are profound complexities in his formations.
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Chief Advisor, what is your plan?
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I hear that Zhuge Liang is an adept debater.
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General, please ask him to come out.
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Let me first give him a sound tongue-lashing.
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After the edge has been taken off the enemy's spirit,
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General, you can then proceed with the battle.
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Good. Go issue the challenge!
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Aye.
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Wang Lang, Minister of the Interior of Wei...
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You must be Minister Wang?
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I have long heard of your great reputation.
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I am pleased to meet you today.
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You often say that you are attuned to the will of Heaven
and acquainted with the ways of the world.
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Why then, do you launch a campaign without just cause?
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On imperial orders I come to destroy rebels.
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How is this without just cause?
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Heaven's course alters.
and the Imperial Instruments may change hands.
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A virtuous sovereign replaces the one without.
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This is the natural law of the universe.
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During the reigns of Emperors Huan and Ling,
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the Yellow Scarves rose in rebellion, and the world was in turmoil.
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Rebels swarmed everywhere as frenzied wasps.
and warlords soared like vultures.
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The empire was at the brink of destruction,
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and its people were desperate for help.
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Our founder, the Martial Emperor,
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strove to sweep the realm clean of traitors.
and to take the world under his control.
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All hearts turned toward him in gratitude.
and all within the Four Seas held him in awe.
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His successor, the Literary Emperor,
acted in accordance to Heaven's will and men's wishes.
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He took as example the story of Yao abdicating to Shun,
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and inherited the throne.
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They have both acted by Heavens Mandate.
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You are a bright man, sir.
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You consider yourself an equal to Guan Zhong and Yue Yi.
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Why, then, would you act in defiance of Heaven?
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Have you not heard it said,
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those who obey Heaven prevail; those who defy Heaven perish?'
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Today, our Great Wei
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commands millions of soldiers and thousands of able generals.
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We have horses enough to level the mountains,
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and such swords and sabers that can pierce the skies.
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Sir, if you know what is best for you,
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you would do well to throw down your weapon,
cast off your armor, and surrender.
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I will guarantee you an elevated rank at court.
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And I was expecting some profound speech from you,
a long-time servant of the Han Dynasty.
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Never have I imagined that such an elderly gentleman
as yourself could utter such foul words.
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I have something to say. Men of arms, heed it well.
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You, Wang Lang, and generations of your family
have enjoyed the bounty of the Great Han.
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You were,recommended to imperial service
due to your good conduct. If you had a shred of conscience,
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you should have assisted your sovereign and state.
eradicated traitors and upheld the Han.
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But instead, you were greedy for position
and abetted the villain in treason.
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Now, you ought to just lie low and preserve your fortunes.
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or hide in dark places
and commit petty crimes befitting of the rat you are.
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What nerve you've got to come forth before the armies
and rant about the Will of Heaven!
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Hoary-headed cretin!
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Gray-bearded traitor!
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You!
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How will you stand before the Great Han's twenty-four emperors?
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You...
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Retire, old villain!
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I shall not sully my weapons with your blood.
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Hurry! Retrieve Minister Wang!
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Retreat!
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Minister Wang! Minister Wang!
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How is Minister Wang?
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He's dead.
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General, please excuse me.
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Zh... Zh... Zhuge Liang is truly a demonic creature.
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With mere words, he managed to kill my Chief Advisor!
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Wang Lang is one of the Three Excellencies at court.
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What will I tell His Majesty?
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Grand Commander, after Minister Wang fell off his horse,
morale in our camps plummeted.
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I believe that Zhuge Liang will raid us in our time of crisis.
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Grand Commander, you must guard against that.
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Must guard against that..
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Must guard against that..
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Rather than preparing a defense,
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why don't we use Wang Lang's death
as a bait to lure the Shu army into attacking.
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When they come, we'll make sure this is the last trip they ever take.
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Jiang Wei pays respects to you, Your Excellency.
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Boyue.
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Wei troops have taken position along the Wei River.
We cannot break through their defense easily.
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You are a local here.
I'd like to hear your description of the terrain here.
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Your Excellency, the Wei River is fickle in this season.
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An overnight storm upriver
would raise the water level by ten spans downriver.
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Our men will not be able to cross the river.
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Which is to say, if we risked an attack,
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Cao Zhen may raid us mid-crossing.
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That is correct, Your Excellency.
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I do have an idea, but...
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Go ahead.
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When I went to observe the enemy camps.
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I noticed that the entire Cao army is in mourning. .
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Who died?
I noticed that the entire Cao army is in mourning.
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Chief Advisor Wang Lang.
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He died?
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I must say I did not-anticipate that.
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Your scathing rebuke of the old fool before the armies
struck him as sharply as steel.
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It will go down in history.
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But I find this suspicious.
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Wang Lang is one of the Three Excellencies.
and Cao Zhen's Chief Advisor.
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If he died, they should keep it a secret, lest it affect morale.
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Why would Cao Zhen
make such a grand display of his funeral processions?
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Boyue, your insight is extraordinary.
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Could this be Cao Zhen's trick?
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This must be Cao Zhen's trick to lure us into raiding his camps.
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Let us think a bit deeper.
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If Cao Zhen lures us to attack, where would he stage the ambush?
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Boyue, you are familiar with the terrain here.
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You tell us.
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The ambush must be set by the side of Fish Hill.
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Good.
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We will play along then.
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Cao Zhen fell victim to Zhuge Liang's ruse, and lost
over half his men. He is now begging for assistance.
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Even more worrisome, Wang Lang actually died
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from a tongue-lashing right before the army!
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Now, our troops are completely routed.
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The court is in turmoil.
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Grand Tutor Zhong,
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Hua Xin petitioned for me to march to battle myself.
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What do you think?
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If your old servant may be so bold to ask Your Majesty one thing.
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Even though you are the exalted emperor.
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how certain are you of your own ability to defeat Zhuge Liang?
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I don't know about military affairs. I fear that l may not be able to.
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Your Majesty's words show your wisdom in understanding yourself.
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Your Majesty is a virtuous and wise ruler indeed.
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The only piece Your Majesty lacks is the wisdom in judging people.
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Grand Tutor, what do you mean?
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I believe that
Grand Tutor, what do you mean?
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he who is Sovereign, ruling the Middle Palace,
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needs not understand military affairs, but must know human ones.
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In particular, he must know who to send to war,
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and who to use for defending the country.
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Who?
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I am willing to vouch for one person
with the lives of my entire family.
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If Your Majesty can make use of this person,
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Zhuge Liang will be doomed to defeat
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Who is it?
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He has served three successive rules of Wei.
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Zhuge Liang fears neither Cao Zhen nor Cao Xiu,
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but fears this man only.
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Because of that, Zhuge Liang spread rumors widely
to sow dissension, so that he may be destroyed.
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After that, Zhuge Liang is free to drive his army straight through.
460
00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:20,030
Are you talking about Sima Yi?
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Exactly.
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Of all the officials at court.
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only Sima Yi predicted that Zhuge Liang
would head out from Qi Mountain.
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The reason he recruited soldiers in Yong-Liang
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was to defend against Zhuge Liang.
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I have mistakenly believed slanderous words
and wrongly accused Sima Yi.
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How I regret it!
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Your Excellency, since the beginning of our expedition,
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we have scored victory upon victory.
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I have not been so happy in a long time.
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Your Excellency, the Wei forces in the
Central Plains are terrified of us.
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Why not take this opportunity and split our forces
to conquer Chang'an and Luoyang?
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No hurry.
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Let us first rest for a few days,
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and replenish the food supplies and weaponry.
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Afterward, Zilong will lead 100,000 men to attack Chang'an,
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and Wei Yan will lead'80,000 men to attack Luoyang.
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I will lead the main forces and follow behind you.
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If all goes well, in half a year's time,
480
00:33:25,860 --> 00:33:27,870
we can conquer the Central Plains.
481
00:33:28,330 --> 00:33:29,500
As you command.
482
00:33:33,710 --> 00:33:34,770
Your Excellency,
483
00:33:35,070 --> 00:33:39,080
Li Feng, son of Li Yan, has come from Chengdu
to see you with an urgent report.
484
00:33:41,210 --> 00:33:44,480
Could it be that Sun Quan
breached our agreement and is attacking us?
485
00:33:44,580 --> 00:33:46,280
Admit him at once.
486
00:33:47,020 --> 00:33:47,920
Come in.
487
00:33:49,220 --> 00:33:51,520
Li Feng, is Wu advancing towards us?
488
00:33:51,620 --> 00:33:52,820
When did they attack?
489
00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:54,590
Is their commander Lu Xun?
490
00:33:54,730 --> 00:33:56,060
Where are they now?
491
00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:58,260
Your Excellency, Wu did not attack.
492
00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:02,330
I was sent by my father to deliver this confidential letter to you.
493
00:34:03,630 --> 00:34:05,000
Where is the letter?
494
00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:33,830
Oh, Li Feng, your father, has rendered the state a great service!
495
00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:36,870
Your Excellency, what is the good news?
496
00:34:37,270 --> 00:34:38,900
Could you tell us?
497
00:34:39,300 --> 00:34:41,540
I never would have guessed.
498
00:34:42,140 --> 00:34:45,970
Li Yan has managed persuade Meng Da to rebel.
499
00:34:46,580 --> 00:34:51,680
Now, Meng Da is willing to surrender to us
along with 120,000 troops of Xincheng.
500
00:34:51,910 --> 00:34:54,850
He asks me to set a date for him to attack Luoyang
501
00:34:55,050 --> 00:34:57,590
and capture Cao Rui, Emperor of Wei, to deliver to us.
502
00:34:58,390 --> 00:34:59,620
Meng Da also said,
503
00:35:00,060 --> 00:35:02,720
now that all the Wei troops are away at battle.
504
00:35:03,220 --> 00:35:06,230
Luoyang is only defended by the Royal Guards.
505
00:35:07,300 --> 00:35:09,060
Once he rebels,
506
00:35:09,430 --> 00:35:12,770
he would be able to take over the city in an instant.
507
00:35:13,070 --> 00:35:16,400
Your Excellency, is this to be believed?
508
00:35:16,670 --> 00:35:18,170
Absolutely!
509
00:35:19,240 --> 00:35:22,480
Meng Da only surrendered to Wei back then
because he had no alternative.
510
00:35:22,710 --> 00:35:24,410
After the death of Cao Pi,
511
00:35:24,610 --> 00:35:27,880
he has often been the target
of Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen's distrust and suspicions.
512
00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:31,580
Meng Da fears for his life and has long wanted to rebel against them.
513
00:35:32,220 --> 00:35:35,120
Now that our Northern Expedition has seen victory upon victory,
514
00:35:35,260 --> 00:35:37,820
it is the perfect opportunity for him to redeem himself.
515
00:35:38,030 --> 00:35:40,530
If he doesn't do it now, he'll not have another chance.
516
00:35:40,630 --> 00:35:41,730
In that case,
517
00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,130
since Xincheng is not far from Luoyang,
518
00:35:44,260 --> 00:35:46,600
if Meng Da attacks now, he can catch them off guard.
519
00:35:46,970 --> 00:35:49,540
The Wei court will be taken by surprise.
520
00:35:51,500 --> 00:35:53,210
With Meng Da's help,
521
00:35:53,710 --> 00:35:57,140
seizing the Central Plains will be as easy as turning one's hand over.
522
00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:02,080
Cao Wei will fall and Shu-Han will rise.
523
00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:05,550
Li Feng, your fathers merits
524
00:36:05,690 --> 00:36:09,050
shine as brightly as the sun and the moon,
and will go down in history forever.
525
00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:12,660
Ma Su, write a letter to Meng Da for me.
526
00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:18,130
Have him lead troops from Xincheng and nearby areas
to attack Luoyang on the tenth day of the ninth month.
527
00:36:18,300 --> 00:36:21,370
On the same day, I will also mobilize my army to attack Chang'an.
528
00:36:21,500 --> 00:36:22,600
As you command.
529
00:36:24,370 --> 00:36:26,470
Actually, let me write the letter myself.
530
00:36:27,740 --> 00:36:29,840
Generals, return to your own camps.
531
00:36:30,110 --> 00:36:31,710
Rest well and await orders.
532
00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:32,940
As you command.
533
00:36:39,950 --> 00:36:40,780
Father,
534
00:36:41,220 --> 00:36:45,760
Xiahou has been captured and Cao Zhen has lost troops and land.
535
00:36:46,660 --> 00:36:50,430
Important strongholds of Xianyang have fallen to Zhuge Liang.
536
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:52,030
Do you suppose that
537
00:36:52,730 --> 00:36:56,630
the Court will be forced to relocate the capital?
538
00:37:05,740 --> 00:37:09,850
His Majesty listens to slander and forsakes
the loyal in favor of the wicked.
539
00:37:10,580 --> 00:37:13,550
And the nobles from the Cao house have lost battle after battle.
540
00:37:14,750 --> 00:37:20,160
At this rate, the Great Wei will not last for long.
541
00:37:21,460 --> 00:37:25,190
Father, will you not even submit one memorial?
542
00:37:28,300 --> 00:37:30,970
Father, what are you thinking?
543
00:37:32,870 --> 00:37:34,740
Do you know this piece?
544
00:37:35,240 --> 00:37:37,870
High Mountains, Flowing Waters, a classic piece.
545
00:37:39,410 --> 00:37:42,440
Father is awaiting a kindred soul.
546
00:37:43,950 --> 00:37:48,450
However, the current emperor is not your kindred soul,
547
00:37:49,290 --> 00:37:52,020
but instead he is your nemesis.
548
00:37:52,990 --> 00:37:56,590
So-called nemeses are often one's kindred souls.
549
00:37:59,460 --> 00:38:03,530
If two men do not understand each other deeply,
550
00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:06,970
how can they be each others nemesis?
551
00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:11,810
Are the dates in the orchard ripe?
552
00:38:11,910 --> 00:38:14,510
Uh... I think they should be.
553
00:38:18,110 --> 00:38:21,420
Go fetch some dates. I want a bite of something fresh.
554
00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:31,290
Father, are you waiting for the edict from Court?
555
00:38:32,130 --> 00:38:33,060
Father.
556
00:38:34,330 --> 00:38:38,330
Father, an imperial envoy has come to our
village with an edict from the emperor.
557
00:38:59,620 --> 00:39:01,320
Who is the envoy?
558
00:39:01,490 --> 00:39:03,090
Prime Minister Hua Xin.
559
00:39:15,870 --> 00:39:18,040
Sima Yi, receive the imperial edict.
560
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:39,090
By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor thus decrees.
561
00:39:39,860 --> 00:39:42,660
Sima Yi was a victim of slander and was wrongly persecuted.
562
00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:44,760
The faults rests entirely with Us."
563
00:39:45,460 --> 00:39:49,000
Now, a great enemy Is upon our borders and the Court is danger."
564
00:39:49,300 --> 00:39:51,400
Only you can bear the great responsibility
565
00:39:51,700 --> 00:39:54,940
to drive away this danger, and to protect
this country and her people.
566
00:39:55,070 --> 00:39:59,010
We appoint Sima Yi as Chief Commander of the Elite Cavalry
567
00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:01,780
and Grand Commander Who Subdues the West.
568
00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:07,020
He shall have control over all military personnel
in the central lands, and lead them to war."
569
00:40:07,550 --> 00:40:08,950
Thus We have decreed."
570
00:40:15,130 --> 00:40:17,130
Your servant humbly accepts the edict.
571
00:40:24,470 --> 00:40:25,500
Zhongda.
572
00:40:26,100 --> 00:40:31,270
Grand Tutor Zhong has vouched for you
with the lives of his entire family of fifty-three.
573
00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:37,410
I, too, have vouched for you with the lives
of the forty-seven members of my family.
574
00:40:37,550 --> 00:40:42,590
It adds up to exactly one hundred living souls.
575
00:40:45,460 --> 00:40:47,060
Prime Minister Hua,
576
00:40:47,490 --> 00:40:51,090
some have said that I had preying eyes and wicked intentions.
577
00:40:51,860 --> 00:40:55,800
Because of that, I was almost unable to preserve
even the lives of my own family.
578
00:40:56,170 --> 00:40:59,270
How would I dare to be responsible for another hundred lives?
579
00:40:59,670 --> 00:41:02,870
Zhongda, what need is there for such sarcasm?
580
00:41:03,240 --> 00:41:05,370
Allow me to apologize to you.
581
00:41:13,380 --> 00:41:16,650
The military situation is urgent.
Please excuse me for not offering tea.
582
00:41:18,190 --> 00:41:20,890
Return to Luoyang at once and report to His Majesty that
583
00:41:21,760 --> 00:41:25,190
I will set out today for Wancheng
to assume my post at the General's Office.
584
00:41:25,330 --> 00:41:26,390
As you command.
50546
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