All language subtitles for The Qin Empire 1 (2009) (English Version) EP05

Prime Minister, if I may ask, is there a
scribe in your residence who dresses in

white? Wei Yang.

He's actually a guest scribe of mine.

How do you know, my lord?

Assuming this scribe came to Qin alone
in order to save his teacher, what do

think are the chances?

No, that's impossible.

Wei Yang knows better.

He would never be that foolish.

How can he save me on his own?

Well, Prime Minister, help yourself.

Good, good, good.

This will sustain me on my travel.

Be patient now, Prime Minister.

After a rest of three to five days, Qiu
Liang will send a special envoy to

escort you back to Anyi.

Instead of being a captive, you will be
a special peace negotiator for the King

of Wei. What say you?

I have met countless men in my life.

But I must say, your liberal thinking
will certainly impress the whole world

a few years' time.

You are far too kind. I'm not worthy of
such praise.

It's a shame that I will not live for
long.

I can't compete with you in the same
era, unfortunately.

This way please.

Young What

Why are you here?

Well my master as your student it's my
duty

What time is

it

And how long have I been confined here?

Master, I believe it's been over two
days now.

The Duke of Qin said I was treated as a
special envoy.

Well, then why am I still imprisoned
here? Not to worry.

This was my idea.

You're safe.

As long as you're within these walls.

You are so annoyingly unpredictable.

Well, your safety is our priority,
Master.

Please.

Begin.

And have some wine.

So there's still wine in need in Qin.

Young my boy, what's the matter?

I was born in the wrong place.

And also the wrong era.

What a shame.

What?

Are you talking about yourself?

Or perhaps the new king of Qin? Qin has
such a king.

The world is now unpredictable.

The world is unpredictable?

There's nothing men can't do.

Let's talk about the current state of
Wei.

Wei's not doing so well.

And why do you say that?

Master Aang specifically laid the blame
on you for the defeat in He Shi,

charging you of public disgrace.

For strategy failures and battle
defeats, the King of Hui declared it a

And also, he's had your wife and
clansmen imprisoned.

Pang Juan led over 30 ,000 soldiers
towards Mount Li to bring you back.

and execute you along with your clansmen
right afterwards.

But Pang Juan was ambushed by the Qin
army and defeated.

So now, the king's fury has gotten
worse.

It's made the situation uncertain.

So the Qin will release me, only for the
way to kill me.

There's no hope for me now.

If you think it's hopeless, then... Why
did I go through the trouble to get

here? Since I've returned from Shaoliang
to Anyi, I've been studying the

situation at court and discovered some
things.

So what are you planning?

Master, listen carefully.

With the land conceded, Qin will lose
Hexi in the north.

A place that produces petroleum.

Even Hangu Pass in the east, which has
been our shield for centuries.

Not to mention the 19 areas east of
Mount Lee, where over half of our

lies. This predicament is far worse than
when father was alive.

You know, the way I see it, the lands of
our senior statesmen and officials

lie in the east, which have been
surrendered.

Although in the past 20 years, Chin has
been at war with Wei.

So statement and officials haven't
really made much off their lands,

their inheritance.

What worries me most is that... If their
lands are taken away, they might

quite possibly... And I say this... To
be honest, I'm concerned it might cause

chaos at court.

Your Majesty!

Pardon me, but... That Wei Yang seeks
the left sheep of the multitude.

I don't trust that guy. Just keep him
waiting.

But, sir!

That man said there are flaws in our
plans to the east.

Oh? So he thinks he knows better. Give
me a break. No.

Hold on now.

Keep an eye on Wei Young and see to it
he's kept away from the barracks. Yes,

sir.

Listen. He could be on to something.

Oh, right.

So I'll need you to go speak with him.

Sure.

Introducing Wei Yang!

Have a seat, my good man.

So you risked your life to save your
teacher.

I command your bravery.

You requested a meeting.

Did you not? With an order from
Chancellor Gongshu, I came to draw up a

ceasefire treaty with Qin.

A treaty?

Yes.

My teacher manages the state affairs of
Wei as the Chancellor, so he asked the

authority to negotiate peace.

As we have made an agreement with the
Duke of Qin days ago, a treaty should be

drafted before the Chancellor goes home
to make it official.

Otherwise, it'll be hard to prove its
authenticity.

I assure you that the people of Qin are
greatly renowned for our integrity.

When the day comes for Qin to regain
power, then I can believe such

How dare you!

I think there's truth in what the
gentleman has said. Please reconsider

moment.

Didn't expect a marshal to be this wise.

This low -ranking guest official
possesses such a comprehensive view.

Impressive. Fine.

Draft the treaty first.

Then I'll submit it for the king's
approval.

The treaty's already been drafted.

A safe journey to you, Prime Minister.

And I'll see what I can do to achieve a
ceasefire.

Your Majesty, we promise we won't fail
you.

Well, Prime Minister, please.

Of course.

Proceed.

Hangu Path, oh Hangu Path.

You are the one gateway to the life of
Qin.

However, as of today, Ying Chu Liang has
put your fate in the hands of the Wei.

If this was a wrong move on my part,
I'll forever become a disgrace in all of

history.

Oh heavens above.

Is there another way to overcome this
crisis?

Will the Qin truly fall into the hands
of Ying Chulian?

We better move the troops here from the
east, as a precaution from Panguang's

raids.

Well, it's a rather cloudy and quiet
day.

With a snowstorm coming in.

Julian, hurry back to Yu Yang. Her
father's funeral.

No more delights, you hear?

Of course.

Let the horse and carriage go slowly.

Wei Young?

What is it, Master?

We're the Qin envoy here.

We have to maintain some dignity in this
journey.

Slow the horses down. But we have to
hurry.

Master, we need to get back as soon as
possible.

That's all right.

No need to fuss over etiquette. Business
comes first.

If the special envoy says so.

All right, then.

Master, I'll go first to arrange with
the magistrate of the inner city.

Go.

If I were to give you 300 ,000 troops,
do you think you can demolish Qin in one

battle? Of course.

Trust me.

It'll be a cinch.

You're lucky to escape from charges for
the defeat in the Battle of Shaoyang. Do

the generals and soldiers still trust
you?

Come now.

That wasn't my fault.

It was all Gongshu Kuo's incompetence.

I report, Your Majesty.

General Pang Huan is waiting outside the
palace for you.

Well, then let the general in.

That's it. I want you out.

Get going already.

Will you get out of here?

Greetings to you, your majesty.

You look fairly well, general.

Have you won the war yet?

My king, it appears the Wei have
suffered a minor setback, which will be

army's advantage.

Oh.

Do please elaborate.

The Qin army has put over 50 ,000 troops
in their main force. About 30 ,000

died. While we've sent over 30 ,000 of
our cavalrymen, only less than 10 ,000

were killed.

In short, your majesty.

The power of the Qin army must have
dropped drastically.

But isn't the Qin army coming with
determination to take revenge?

So then why would their power diminish?

One word.

Poverty.

The Qin army only has worn out weapons,
flimsy armors, and insufficient food.

And also, their court is in conflict.
How can such an army still fight?

A poor man's vision is short. While a
poor country is in chaos, Qin is all but

doomed.

I'll lead our army to demolish Qin with
one battle before spring's end.

Good. Then I trust you that you can
vanquish the Qin with ease, General.

Your Majesty, in ten years' time, Wei
will conquer the other six states one by

one and achieve unification. Well,
General...

Your ambition of unifying all states is
far greater than anything Gongshu Kuo

could ever hope to achieve.

Yes, your majesty.

Pardon me, my king. I bring urgent news.
Chancellor Gongshu has returned.

Gongshu Kuo is back?

Where is he?

Outside the south gate. It seems the
magistrate of the inner city has yet to

him in. Your majesty, with your order, I
can go execute Gongshu Kuo. Be patient.

Send a decree to the magistrate.

to escort Gong Shu Kuo on his way to the
palace.

Messenger, call the officials over for
an immediate meeting.

assured, Chancellor.

There's no need to worry about anything.

As your envoy, I'll make sure you're
protected at all costs.

Considering the circumstance, I highly
doubt it.

But with your experience and reputation,
there may still be hope for you.

As I said before, I'll do what I can.

If a treaty can't be made, Then please
send the Duke of Qin my sincerest

apologies.

Gong Shu Kuo, you may now enter.

Gongshu Chuo, please wait.

Right this way, please.

His Majesty calls for the Qin Envoy!

Gongsun Gu, special envoy of Qin, your
majesty.

As a diplomatic etiquette, the Duke of
Qin presents you a letter.

So, the Qin still has diplomacy?

Quite the bargain for the desperate Qin
in bribing a captive to prolong your

lives. The Wei didn't have captives, but
Qin does have a state title.

Not ones to hold captives, eh?

You may as well say hungry wolves spit
out the meat in their mouth. The

Chancellor was in Qin as a special envoy
for Wei. Nothing more, nothing less.

Please, Your Majesty.

Gong Shui Kuo.

It's indeed a traitor for setting up
this treaty.

The Chancellor only cares about the best
interests of Wei. You are overthinking

this, General.

Then you tell me.

What does the Wei Empire gain from this?

The end of Qin.

But without this treaty, it's
impossible.

I can immediately lead a troop to
annihilate Qin to ruin.

I'm afraid the destruction of Qin...

would only stand to benefit the other
states.

The army of Wei is invincible.

No other state comes close.

In that case, General, send whatever
troops you have and surely you'll regret

it.

Quite a lovely speech you prepared.

Quite a shame, though, that you're in no
position to give any orders here.

Even in danger, a rabbit can attack.

Not if I kill the stupid rabbit first!

Silence!

General, I'd like to have a word with
you.

Of course.

From the looks of it, Jyn is giving its
treasures away.

We give those up.

To preserve the whole state.

It seems this new king of yours is quite
the reasonable type, huh?

We don't deal with fragments.

We demand all of Chin. Silence, you!

Your role is missed.

Your grace!

As

decreed

by the king, you're spared from custody
for now. Await orders at home.

Your carriage will be arriving shortly.

This way.

Wei Yang?

Please, I must ask you to speak in the
carriage.

But where is Wei Yang?

Wei Yang's gone to Dong Shangchun. He
told me to pick you up while he's gone.

What is that boy doing at a tavern at
this critical hour?

My lord, Dong Shangchun is no ordinary
tavern. It's a sea of news. If a chicken

stole an elixir of qi, Dong Shangchun
would know who the culprit is.

It's brilliant.

Hogwash.

Wei Young believes such tribes. Try this
way.

Hasn't Wei Young come back yet?

We've sent someone to fetch him.

The old palace doctor is waiting in your
room.

But I'm not even thick.

You tell Wei Young.

To meet me when he gets here. Of course.

My king, I must implore you.

Vickery is within reach, but we can't
waste time on these short -term gains.

What do you mean by that, General?

If we don't immediately destroy Qin,
then unifying the states will forever be

lost. But I haven't made my decision.

What makes you so sure about this?

You didn't have Gong Shu Kua executed,
not even his envoy.

And that... doesn't seem right.

He has already served two ranks with
such high reputation. You should know

better that it's against the court and
officials to kill him.

I know that.

In the coup which happened here years
ago, if not for Gong Shu Kua's support,

you wouldn't even be in the throne.

So, of course.

I can see why you wouldn't bring
yourself to kill him.

Are you saying that my judgment is
affected by my personal feelings?

It's just... I only hope that... I can
put Wei's future at top priority.

I understand.

I said leave me alone!

So annoying.

Master?

Where are you?

They say you went to the tavern. There's
hope that your clansmen can be freed.

Of all the places to gather such news.

Ridiculous!

My judgment's not based on the source of
news.

It's all from intuition.

All right, all right.

Enough of that now.

By the way, the danger has passed us for
now. No, it's far from over, Master.

Oh?

Pangchuan's ultimate life goal is to
unify the states.

He's determined to make the first move
with Qin.

Of course, this will persuade the King
of Wei.

So Pangchuan and Master Ang seek to kill
me, then have me... Master Ang won't be

a problem.

He just wants to gain more power.

Pangchuan's the real threat in all of
this.

Unifying the states is also the great
aspiration of Wei.

If I were to stand in the way just to
save my own life, I'll forever be a

disgrace.

That's not true, Master.

It only works to unify all the states.

I wouldn't be on your side to go against
Pang Chuan in the first place.

Are you saying it's impossible to unify
the states?

It's quite possible.

But now's not the right time.

Why is that they have no common goal and
there's no outstanding power The status

of the warring state is unclear any sort
of drastic move from this point could

cause catastrophe Are you saying that my
approach of commanding the state

might actually work out correct Prepare
the care

Why, Chancellor, this is a surprise.

Say, I don't recall clearing you off
your charges, and now you're causing

trouble? The state is my priority, and
I'll risk my life to honor it.

Hmm.

You are indeed the type.

Please have a seat, then.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

You there, get us some wine.

Sorry, I am in no mood for wine.

No mood for wine?

Just get us tea.

So you enter the palace with a late
king's order.

Very imposing of you, I must say.

Please, my king, we need to speak in
private.

This is quite important.

You're all dismissed.

Go ahead.

I have to know.

Was it Pang Chen who advocated the
destruction of Qin?

It's no secret that you and Pang Chen
work in two different tactics.

Deciding on either of the two hasn't
even been made, Your Majesty. I don't

understand why.

Based on our situation here, ruling the
states seems good, but unifying the

states would prove wiser. Isn't that an
assessment we could agree on,

Chancellor?

To decide based on timing?

Or the condition of the state?

Are you saying that the power of Wei is
not enough to launch a great war that

could defeat a state?

That depends, Your Majesty.

In ten years' time, can Wei absorb the
three big states of Chu, Qi, as well as

Yan?

We can at least try first with Qin.

It would be futile.

What do you mean?

Are you still trying to lobby for Qin's
survival?

That's not true, my king.

The reason I don't suggest the
destruction of Qin is exactly for the

Wei's aspiration.

If my king insists to adopt Pang Jian's
approach to launch a war upon Qin, that

would certainly put Wei in a dire
predicament that would only worsen in

And in the end...

All we'd have is endless division.

Oh, stop exaggerating.

I've been fighting against the Qin for
over 20 years now.

So please, just hear me out on this.

Qin is not an ordinary clan.

They have no feudal lord knighted by
Emperor Zhou.

Instead, they were born in the bloodshed
of numerous battlefields.

They led harsh lives with dirty rags and
little food. They also have gone

through training on horseback.

When they were surrounded by the Rong
and the Di tribes, Qin hid away and

struggled to survive for years and years
within the safety of Mount Li.

But how is this possible?

I'll tell you how.

The Qin, you see, have a tradition of
long -term battles and bloodshed, which

deeply rooted in their blood.

Try to understand, my king.

If you dare to annihilate a state like
that, how much of Wei's future are you

willing to - I've heard just about
enough from you!

Gongshu Kuo, if I didn't owe you my
ascent to the throne, why, you'd be dead

already.

I've already risked my life to speak
with you.

Why would I even fear death?

Just take a seat, Gongshu. Please sit
down already.

Explain then to me, Chancellor, how
could I accept those fragments of land

the Qin are willing to surrender?

A long -term strategy is the key to
fight against Qin. Tell me the methods

first, all right? Then we'll move to the
long -term strategy.

Well, for my approach, we have two steps
to take.

Hmm.

So the first step... A ceasefire with
Qin.

Then occupy their land.

There are prefectures in Hexi in the
east of Qin.

In addition to the natural barrier of
the Hankou Pass, these are no meager

fragments.

Now the second... When the land of Qin
has been integrated with the Wei,

and when the timing is right...

We'll proceed onward by splitting up
Qin.

What's the difference between that and
destroying them outright?

To destroy Qin, Wei will have
everything.

Splitting Qin, the six states will all
have a share.

So through this, I'll be free of any
worries and be seen as a fair and

commander of all the states, is that
right?

Exactly.

Your experience is truly remarkable, I
must say.

Please inform the Duke

to begin with arrangements, in case of
any changes.

The treaty is already approved.

The Chin will keep that promise.

If any changes take place someday...

and to be for the benefit of my state.

From that point, it is out of my hands.

Well, with this war among the states,
it's reasonable to favor your own side.

Safe journey, Gongsun Gu.

Likewise, Chancellor.

Take care.

and that's precisely what I plan on
carrying out from this point onwards,

General.

Since you put it that way, it does seem
quite reasonable.

You're absolutely right.

Sure, your plan of quickly annihilating
the Chin is certainly enticing. However,

this juicy bit of meat right in my mouth
mustn't be ignored like that. A

ceasefire treaty which would guarantee
our side zero casualties way could

take over all the lands and cities to
the east of Chin.

If there was a better outcome, I've yet
to hear it.

So it appears that they're still use of
gongshu.

How lucky of that old man.

Let me ask you then, General. Should I
just go ahead and feast on this juicy

part of Qin and split it off with the
other six states?

Or leave this part of Qin alone and have
the other six states deal with it?

I suppose the first approach yields a
lot more.

Precisely! A firm bite is better than
three days of senseless battles. That's

what managing a state is all about.

However, Your Majesty, if I may, if we
break our promise with Chen,

along with the other states, it would
surely be rather unethical.

What ethics?

In times of war, there's no such need
for ethics.

What good will that even do for us?

Today, I'm going to have this fat meat
of chin, then I'll chew on it right to

the bone. All of it is mine.

Otherwise, let them come forth and give
me a challenge. If not, then they're in

no position to speak at all. Let them
wait like the pathetic weaklings that

are. It's that simple.

Diplomacy is dead, General.

If possible, strike down the enemy
before he sees it coming.

But still...

Our territories are more secured through
brute force.

Wars and negotiations can be separated,
but to conquer the world we must use the

two. Do you understand me?

I'll let you take free reign in
splitting up Qin among the states. The

completely defeat Qin will be the day
you fulfill your state duty.

Of course, your majesty.

Kong Shu Chua didn't forget to plan for
the state even when he was held captive.

He stayed true to way. All charges are
cleared. He can resume estate duties.

I accept this decree.

Master.

Master.

Yang, my boy.

I'm afraid all this has exhausted me.

I understand.

Wei Yang.

It would seem danger has passed.

Safe to say I've survived this crisis.
Not only that, Master.

But you're still the one leading the
state affairs.

Both Pang Zhen and Master Ang wanted
nothing more than to kill me. And then

me replaced.

The King of Wei is easily influenced.

It's just sickening. The King of Wei
enjoys power struggles as it balances

the power at court.

But honestly...

I still trust your judgment.

Enough of this for now.

Come here.

This crisis has drained me of all my
remaining energy as it is.

As my pupil.

You've followed me in politics for six
years now.

You could have been a major official in
the Chancellor's office these days.

But you simply wanted to be a middle
-level mentor and remain a guest.

So now I'd very much like to ask, and
you have to tell me the truth on this,

what exactly is your aspiration?

Thank you.

Why should...

Thank you.