1 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:12,750 This letter 2 00:00:13,750 --> 00:00:17,350 is the distress letter Consort Virtue wrote to Wei Yan years ago. 3 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,640 Wei Yan, for his own selfish desires, 4 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,900 returned to the Capital without orders. 5 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,640 He abandoned the soldiers of Jinzhou at the front line, 6 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:25,500 and ultimately 7 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:26,860 caused a catastrophe. 8 00:00:27,250 --> 00:00:27,960 [Yan, I hope this letter finds you well. Disaster has struck, and I seek your help.] 9 00:00:27,990 --> 00:00:28,800 [Beijue has invaded our Great Yin. My father led the troops] 10 00:00:28,820 --> 00:00:29,820 [to protect the peace of our court. But it was all the schemes of traitors.] 11 00:00:29,850 --> 00:00:30,470 [They conspired and slandered, and that foolish ruler easily believed them.] 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,070 A thief crying "thief". 13 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:36,240 Wei Yan, 14 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,810 you are the biggest traitor in the Battle of Jinzhou! 15 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,120 This is Qi Rongyin's letter. 16 00:00:43,270 --> 00:00:44,420 It's been 17 years. 17 00:00:44,750 --> 00:00:46,150 You must have forgotten. 18 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:48,400 Let me read it for you. 19 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:50,350 Yan. 20 00:00:50,790 --> 00:00:53,190 -May this letter remind you of me. -Shut up! 21 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,750 Wei Changyu, if you want a fight, let's fight. 22 00:00:55,750 --> 00:00:58,300 Don't insult the innocence of the deceased. 23 00:01:00,650 --> 00:01:03,390 Prime Minister Wei, it seems there are still people you care about. 24 00:01:03,390 --> 00:01:04,640 Seventeen years ago, 25 00:01:05,710 --> 00:01:07,200 my mother hid this letter 26 00:01:08,030 --> 00:01:10,280 inside the candy box you gave her. 27 00:01:11,300 --> 00:01:12,230 All these years, 28 00:01:13,150 --> 00:01:14,430 you've done too much evil. 29 00:01:14,430 --> 00:01:16,030 That's why you felt so guilty 30 00:01:16,039 --> 00:01:18,370 and didn't dare touch the candy box at all. 31 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,920 Prime Minister Wei, dare I ask you, 32 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,050 in the past 17 years, 33 00:01:23,039 --> 00:01:25,039 have you ever repented to my father? 34 00:01:25,660 --> 00:01:26,870 Have you ever pitied 35 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,560 the thousands of dead soldiers? 36 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,200 Have you ever mourned 37 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,210 your sister who was forced to commit suicide? 38 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:37,640 A fake letter, 39 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:39,870 a pair of fake Tiger Tally, 40 00:01:40,070 --> 00:01:41,950 and you want to smear me? 41 00:01:43,710 --> 00:01:45,680 Haven't you silenced enough people 42 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,039 because of this letter? 43 00:01:48,070 --> 00:01:49,840 If Consort Virtue knew in the afterlife 44 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,710 -the things you've done... -Shut up! 45 00:01:51,710 --> 00:01:52,770 Don't mention her. 46 00:01:58,350 --> 00:02:00,950 It's not hard to prove if the Tiger Tally 47 00:02:01,430 --> 00:02:02,150 is real. 48 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,280 The Tiger Tally is a treasure of the state, 49 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,080 archived in the Ministry of War. 50 00:02:06,230 --> 00:02:08,229 Although the archives were burned, 51 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,190 the person who made the Tiger Tally back then, 52 00:02:10,190 --> 00:02:12,360 Grand Tutor Tao, is still alive. 53 00:02:13,030 --> 00:02:15,490 Prime Minister Wei, you just need to ask him. 54 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:19,370 Grand Tutor Tao has arrived. 55 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,180 Greetings, Your Majesty. 56 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:29,060 Rise. 57 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:31,240 Thank you, Your Majesty. 58 00:02:32,150 --> 00:02:35,450 Grand Tutor Tao is one of the few witnesses from that time. 59 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,290 We must preserve the Royal Family's dignity. 60 00:02:38,430 --> 00:02:40,310 As such, please determine if this 61 00:02:40,310 --> 00:02:42,120 military tally is genuine or not. 62 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:43,520 Yes, Your Majesty. 63 00:02:52,450 --> 00:02:53,620 [Talisman of Military Field] 64 00:02:58,510 --> 00:02:59,770 Your Majesty, 65 00:02:59,970 --> 00:03:03,500 I personally supervised the making of this tally back then. 66 00:03:04,310 --> 00:03:06,320 There is a mark on it. 67 00:03:07,030 --> 00:03:09,290 This is the real item. 68 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:13,030 Prime Minister Wei, 69 00:03:14,330 --> 00:03:15,980 what else do you have to say? 70 00:03:25,630 --> 00:03:27,430 You will be Empress soon. 71 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:32,190 Wei Yan! 72 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,190 You are ambitious, cruel, 73 00:03:34,190 --> 00:03:35,240 and have deceived your ruler. 74 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:36,770 Your crimes deserve death! 75 00:03:37,079 --> 00:03:38,010 Imperial Guard! 76 00:03:38,030 --> 00:03:38,520 Here. 77 00:03:38,630 --> 00:03:39,630 Take him down. 78 00:03:39,710 --> 00:03:40,310 Yes. 79 00:04:00,470 --> 00:04:01,560 Wei Yan, you... 80 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,380 Kid of the Qi family, 81 00:04:07,150 --> 00:04:08,910 do you have the guts? 82 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,580 Yigui, you cannot make more mistakes. 83 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:23,560 Report! 84 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,170 Your Majesty, bad news. 85 00:04:26,170 --> 00:04:29,400 [Diligent and Virtuous] 86 00:04:26,510 --> 00:04:27,800 The rebel Sui Yuanhuai 87 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,040 has sent his army to breach the Great Yin Gate. 88 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:30,800 What? 89 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:36,350 How did they get in? 90 00:04:41,770 --> 00:04:43,390 The day has finally come. 91 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,000 He certainly knows how to pick a day. 92 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,580 The grievance between us, uncle and nephew, 93 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:56,870 must be settled. 94 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,400 But before that, 95 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:01,970 I must quell this rebellion first. 96 00:05:03,690 --> 00:05:04,370 Let's go. 97 00:06:35,690 --> 00:06:40,980 [Pursuit of Jade] 98 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,659 [Episode 39] 99 00:06:44,750 --> 00:06:45,920 Everyone, 100 00:06:46,630 --> 00:06:47,680 kill them! 101 00:06:57,850 --> 00:07:02,890 [Great Yin Gate] 102 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,040 Welcome the rightful owner back to the palace. 103 00:07:34,870 --> 00:07:37,470 Welcome the rightful owner back to the palace. 104 00:07:37,570 --> 00:07:40,170 Welcome the rightful owner back to the palace. 105 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,080 Welcome the rightful owner back to the palace. 106 00:08:05,190 --> 00:08:07,790 Welcome the rightful owner back to the palace. 107 00:08:15,630 --> 00:08:16,830 After 17 years, 108 00:08:17,390 --> 00:08:20,120 I have finally reclaimed my rightful place. 109 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:25,720 Your Highness regaining the throne 110 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:27,700 is clearly the will of Heaven. 111 00:08:27,750 --> 00:08:29,390 It is your destiny. 112 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:31,290 It is your destiny. 113 00:08:36,909 --> 00:08:37,720 Qianqian. 114 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:40,750 Well? 115 00:08:41,630 --> 00:08:43,000 I have kept 116 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:45,240 my promise to you. 117 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,240 You madman. 118 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,900 Do you really think I want to be your Empress? 119 00:08:52,790 --> 00:08:53,840 Keep dreaming. 120 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:02,810 You will agree. 121 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:15,300 Brother Sheng. 122 00:09:16,550 --> 00:09:19,240 You've sat on this throne for over a decade. 123 00:09:20,670 --> 00:09:22,200 Was it comfortable? 124 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:39,150 Brother. 125 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:40,630 I... 126 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,650 I have been waiting for you for a long time. 127 00:09:46,910 --> 00:09:48,370 The Imperial Seal is here. 128 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:51,260 It's all yours. 129 00:10:04,790 --> 00:10:07,150 Please don't kill me, Brother. 130 00:10:08,310 --> 00:10:09,730 Brother, don't kill me. 131 00:10:12,650 --> 00:10:15,790 To think Great Yin has a pushover like you as the emperor... 132 00:10:15,790 --> 00:10:19,320 How can you live up to the torture I've suffered all these years? 133 00:10:27,630 --> 00:10:28,430 Take him away. 134 00:10:28,910 --> 00:10:29,970 Await my judgment. 135 00:10:30,770 --> 00:10:31,440 Yes. 136 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:34,280 Don't kill me. 137 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:36,160 Don't kill me. 138 00:10:36,750 --> 00:10:37,550 Don't kill me. 139 00:10:41,390 --> 00:10:42,190 Don't kill me. 140 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,600 Is he really going to be the Emperor? 141 00:10:51,270 --> 00:10:53,510 Report! Unusual movements spotted at Xuan Gate. 142 00:10:53,510 --> 00:10:56,710 Reinforcements may be arriving from outside the palace. 143 00:11:28,390 --> 00:11:29,030 Not good. 144 00:11:29,590 --> 00:11:30,490 It's a trap. 145 00:11:36,740 --> 00:11:40,560 Li Xing colluded with the rebel Sui Yuanhuai to commit treason. 146 00:11:41,270 --> 00:11:43,560 Such traitors 147 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,620 must all be arrested. 148 00:11:47,750 --> 00:11:48,960 Old Wretch Wei. 149 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:50,490 Do not think 150 00:11:50,550 --> 00:11:52,400 that with just these few men, 151 00:11:52,750 --> 00:11:55,270 you can stop His Highness's Fifth Barracks. 152 00:12:14,510 --> 00:12:15,920 Is this not enough? 153 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:18,770 Just these few men? 154 00:12:20,150 --> 00:12:22,660 Besides, it's not yet certain whose side 155 00:12:22,750 --> 00:12:24,360 Marquis of Wu'an is on. 156 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:29,310 Marquis of Wu'an, since you've come to join the fun, 157 00:12:29,730 --> 00:12:31,380 why not cooperate with me? 158 00:12:32,250 --> 00:12:35,060 I have already detained that puppet emperor. 159 00:12:35,750 --> 00:12:37,240 Why not serve me? 160 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,440 After all, I am the true blood of Crown Prince Chengde. 161 00:12:43,030 --> 00:12:43,960 Qi Min. 162 00:12:44,670 --> 00:12:46,670 You secretly colluded with Beijue 163 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,840 and intended to use this chance to threaten Great Yin. 164 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:51,770 Did you really think I was unaware? 165 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,270 Ever since you claimed to be the heir of Crown Prince Chengde, 166 00:12:54,270 --> 00:12:55,510 you have forgotten the former Eastern Palace's 167 00:12:55,510 --> 00:12:58,200 bravery in swearing death rather than surrendering to Beijue. 168 00:12:58,200 --> 00:12:59,500 How could I, Xie Zheng, 169 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:01,200 ever submit to you? 170 00:13:01,270 --> 00:13:02,510 What? 171 00:13:04,750 --> 00:13:07,020 You dare to collude with Beijue in secret 172 00:13:07,270 --> 00:13:10,240 and hand over Great Yin's territory to barbarians? 173 00:13:10,910 --> 00:13:12,510 There is no turning back now. 174 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,320 Grand Tutor Li, it is too late for regrets. 175 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:16,790 You... 176 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:22,050 What Prime Minister Wei has done is far worse than what I have done. 177 00:13:23,030 --> 00:13:24,080 The fall of Jinzhou, 178 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:25,810 the slaughter of its citizens, 179 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,480 and the cession of the 12 commanderies of Liaodong to the barbarians 180 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,170 were all caused by Wei Yan 181 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,550 in his desire to seize control of Great Yin. 182 00:13:35,150 --> 00:13:37,670 I am merely completing the game 183 00:13:37,670 --> 00:13:39,600 that he left unfinished years ago. 184 00:13:39,610 --> 00:13:40,210 You... 185 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:45,970 Prime Minister Wei. 186 00:13:47,020 --> 00:13:48,670 Seventeen years ago, 187 00:13:49,030 --> 00:13:50,790 you bathed the palace in blood. 188 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,570 Did you think that no one would know 189 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,260 about your illicit affairs in the palace that way? 190 00:13:56,260 --> 00:13:58,930 You're just a bastard posing as royalty. 191 00:13:59,630 --> 00:14:03,500 How dare you spout nonsense and fabricate facts? 192 00:14:03,870 --> 00:14:05,400 You know better than anyone 193 00:14:05,790 --> 00:14:08,750 who is spouting the nonsense here. 194 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:11,240 Seize him. 195 00:14:11,870 --> 00:14:14,580 All the traitors and rebels present today 196 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,720 shall be executed without mercy. 197 00:14:27,910 --> 00:14:29,840 Look, Prime Minister Wei. 198 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:31,900 Your wife and son are here. 199 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:33,290 I assure you, 200 00:14:33,390 --> 00:14:35,260 if your men dare to step forward, 201 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,200 their heads will roll. 202 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,460 I did not expect you to be so cold-blooded. 203 00:14:51,860 --> 00:14:53,380 Then let Madam Wei 204 00:14:53,750 --> 00:14:55,090 and the Young Master 205 00:14:55,550 --> 00:14:57,240 go to hell first. 206 00:15:14,390 --> 00:15:15,480 Kill them! 207 00:15:15,630 --> 00:15:16,480 Kill! 208 00:15:17,090 --> 00:15:20,860 Kill! 209 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:33,760 Don't kill me. 210 00:15:33,910 --> 00:15:34,710 Don't kill me. 211 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:35,640 Don't kill me. 212 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:37,200 Don't kill me. 213 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:38,070 Don't kill me. 214 00:15:38,090 --> 00:15:40,200 I will make you Great Generals, alright? 215 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:40,870 Alright? 216 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,140 One more word and you're dead, you dog of an Emperor! 217 00:15:45,550 --> 00:15:47,410 It's time to end this. 218 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:49,290 Prime Minister. 219 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,430 This is between us, uncle and nephew. 220 00:15:55,510 --> 00:15:57,160 Stay out of it. Stand down. 221 00:16:33,510 --> 00:16:37,300 ♪ The world is vast ♪ 222 00:16:38,790 --> 00:16:44,780 ♪ The storm is rising ♪ 223 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:50,780 ♪ Day and night ♪ 224 00:16:51,940 --> 00:16:55,630 ♪ We strive to save the world ♪ 225 00:16:56,910 --> 00:16:59,440 Your swordsmanship has improved quite a bit. 226 00:16:59,660 --> 00:17:03,870 ♪ All people ♪ 227 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,500 I will use my father's swordsmanship 228 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,079 to seek justice for my and Changyu's parents, 229 00:17:05,079 --> 00:17:10,550 ♪ Are part of the past ♪ 230 00:17:05,510 --> 00:17:08,530 the former Eastern Palace, and the soldiers who died tragically 231 00:17:08,530 --> 00:17:09,690 in Jinzhou. 232 00:17:11,349 --> 00:17:12,240 Very well. 233 00:17:12,660 --> 00:17:17,589 ♪ What's the date today? ♪ 234 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:13,960 Come on. 235 00:17:18,020 --> 00:17:24,750 ♪ How lamentable ♪ 236 00:17:39,950 --> 00:17:43,740 ♪ The world is vast ♪ 237 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:43,490 Give up. 238 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:45,640 You will never get 239 00:17:45,230 --> 00:17:51,340 ♪ The storm is rising ♪ 240 00:17:46,030 --> 00:17:47,560 what doesn't belong to you. 241 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,040 Look, this empire belongs to me. 242 00:17:53,030 --> 00:17:57,300 ♪ Day and night ♪ 243 00:17:55,590 --> 00:17:57,110 It was mine from the start! 244 00:17:58,380 --> 00:18:02,110 ♪ We strive to save the world ♪ 245 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:00,590 Do you like it? 246 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:02,550 Do you? 247 00:18:04,350 --> 00:18:06,310 I don't want any of it. 248 00:18:06,100 --> 00:18:10,370 ♪ All people ♪ 249 00:18:11,070 --> 00:18:13,690 Being an emperor is hard. 250 00:18:11,770 --> 00:18:17,230 ♪ Are part of the past ♪ 251 00:18:19,100 --> 00:18:24,160 ♪ What's the date today? ♪ 252 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,530 I don't want to be an emperor anymore. 253 00:18:24,460 --> 00:18:32,330 ♪ How lamentable ♪ 254 00:18:25,730 --> 00:18:27,670 I won't do it anymore. 255 00:18:35,750 --> 00:18:37,300 You really are mad! 256 00:18:37,590 --> 00:18:38,750 I am not mad. 257 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,340 I chose to live because of you. 258 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:43,400 For me? 259 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:45,590 Fine. 260 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:48,650 If I die, you'll stop being mad. 261 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,480 I will not allow you to die. 262 00:18:58,070 --> 00:18:58,880 Qi Min! 263 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:00,410 Let go of Qianqian. 264 00:19:02,110 --> 00:19:02,720 Changyu. 265 00:19:03,630 --> 00:19:04,830 Don't worry about me. 266 00:19:05,510 --> 00:19:06,740 I can't escape. 267 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:37,450 Let go of her! 268 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:38,920 Or I'll kill you. 269 00:19:41,070 --> 00:19:41,790 Changyu. 270 00:19:42,590 --> 00:19:43,590 Just let go. 271 00:19:44,550 --> 00:19:46,950 My matter with him shouldn't drag you down. 272 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,120 I wanted imperial power. 273 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:53,850 And I wanted you. 274 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:56,310 But in the end, 275 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:58,650 I have nothing. 276 00:19:58,830 --> 00:20:00,170 Let go! 277 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,830 You'll kill her! 278 00:20:07,230 --> 00:20:08,650 He won't let go. 279 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,210 He will never learn to let go. 280 00:20:13,360 --> 00:20:14,890 ♪ I just don't want to ♪ 281 00:20:15,750 --> 00:20:16,600 ♪ Keep weighing every word ♪ 282 00:20:16,620 --> 00:20:18,530 ♪ And hiding in time in silence ♪ 283 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,340 ♪ It's not that I don't believe in karma ♪ 284 00:20:22,210 --> 00:20:24,120 ♪ That I'm being stubborn ♪ 285 00:20:24,590 --> 00:20:25,650 You're selfish, 286 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:27,590 ♪ Some endings have long been ♪ 287 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:26,850 cruel, 288 00:20:27,030 --> 00:20:28,150 and unpredictable. 289 00:20:28,150 --> 00:20:29,680 ♪ Weathered through a thousand years ♪ 290 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:30,910 But all of this is your disguise. 291 00:20:29,710 --> 00:20:31,590 ♪ Traced by those who come after ♪ 292 00:20:31,550 --> 00:20:33,690 You're just hiding your fear. 293 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,080 ♪ Compared to fading away in sorrow ♪ 294 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:36,820 ♪ I'd rather fight ♪ 295 00:20:35,130 --> 00:20:36,530 You are a pitiful person. 296 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:38,920 Is my love so worthless 297 00:20:37,470 --> 00:20:40,180 ♪ Life's bitterness ♪ 298 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:40,860 that you can just trample on it? 299 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,080 ♪ Comes from love ♪ 300 00:20:41,270 --> 00:20:42,350 That isn't love. 301 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:44,830 It's possession. It's control! 302 00:20:43,990 --> 00:20:46,540 ♪ Love, yet so hard to hold ♪ 303 00:20:46,270 --> 00:20:47,850 I don't want anything. 304 00:20:47,100 --> 00:20:49,930 ♪ Like holding a torch in the wilderness ♪ 305 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,350 I just want to leave you forever. 306 00:20:50,350 --> 00:20:52,570 ♪ Time sings a mournful song ♪ 307 00:20:53,410 --> 00:20:55,440 ♪ Gathered little yet parted often ♪ 308 00:20:55,950 --> 00:20:56,670 For you, 309 00:20:56,430 --> 00:20:59,500 ♪ Just as tears fall into the long river ♪ 310 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:00,510 I'm willing to learn it once. 311 00:20:59,980 --> 00:21:04,970 ♪ I must dive into the starry stream ♪ 312 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:07,390 ♪ Don't mind me ♪ 313 00:21:07,420 --> 00:21:08,480 ♪ Everything has happened ♪ 314 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:12,230 ♪ A thousand years from now no one's blood will remain warm ♪ 315 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,960 ♪ Let them laugh and mock ♪ 316 00:21:15,350 --> 00:21:18,440 ♪ As long as you remember me ♪ 317 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:19,810 ♪ Forget about ♪ 318 00:21:19,830 --> 00:21:21,060 ♪ Leaving a name in history ♪ 319 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,750 ♪ I only want to leave a mark in your life ♪ 320 00:21:25,550 --> 00:21:27,000 ♪ I will let go ♪ 321 00:21:27,980 --> 00:21:31,310 ♪ After taking this one last gamble ♪ 322 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:32,490 ♪ Forget about ♪ 323 00:21:32,510 --> 00:21:33,700 ♪ The carved stones or constellations ♪ 324 00:21:34,260 --> 00:21:37,250 ♪ I'll cast all karma behind me ♪ 325 00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:40,160 ♪ Beacon fires stir the lords ♪ 326 00:21:40,530 --> 00:21:44,500 ♪ Unstoppable, ruthless fate ♪ 327 00:23:02,750 --> 00:23:04,310 Xuan! 328 00:23:05,350 --> 00:23:06,640 Xuan! 329 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:09,010 This arrow 330 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,020 is to repay you for saving my mother. 331 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:15,640 Xuan! 332 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:19,070 My father 333 00:23:19,830 --> 00:23:22,350 is not a bastard like you. 334 00:23:29,340 --> 00:23:30,420 Xuan! 335 00:24:10,890 --> 00:24:17,480 [Xie] 336 00:24:13,890 --> 00:24:16,090 The Jizhou and Xie Armies have arrived. 337 00:24:16,470 --> 00:24:17,670 The palace is secure. 338 00:24:18,070 --> 00:24:19,830 Soldiers who followed Qi and Wei in rebellion, 339 00:24:19,830 --> 00:24:20,880 listen to me. 340 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:23,840 Those who lay down their arms and surrender 341 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:25,000 will be spared. 342 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:27,200 Those who resist 343 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,380 will be charged with treason, 344 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:32,300 and their entire families executed. 345 00:24:33,750 --> 00:24:34,680 Prime Minister, 346 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:37,480 you have been utterly defeated. 347 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:39,480 Do you still intend to struggle? 348 00:24:43,070 --> 00:24:43,960 Jiuheng. 349 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:47,880 You really didn't disappoint me. 350 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:52,570 Prime Minister! 351 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:55,580 Let's retreat. 352 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:57,360 We'll get you out of here. 353 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:03,190 No need. 354 00:25:06,070 --> 00:25:07,110 A defeat 355 00:25:08,070 --> 00:25:09,160 is a defeat. 356 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:12,680 When I chose this path of no return 17 years ago, 357 00:25:14,310 --> 00:25:15,590 today's outcome 358 00:25:17,550 --> 00:25:19,060 was already destined. 359 00:25:27,770 --> 00:25:28,570 Take him away. 360 00:25:30,830 --> 00:25:32,290 Let's go, Prime Minister. 361 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:06,510 It's over. 362 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:11,510 All of this 363 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:15,480 is finally over. 364 00:26:18,710 --> 00:26:19,670 It's over. 365 00:26:23,270 --> 00:26:33,220 ♪ In gold-thread dress, with moth or willow ornaments ♪ 366 00:26:23,590 --> 00:26:25,590 Our lives will be better from now on. 367 00:26:29,510 --> 00:26:30,830 If there is a next life, 368 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:34,060 I'll pick you up instead. 369 00:26:34,060 --> 00:26:43,610 ♪ Giggling, she melts into the throng with trails of scents ♪ 370 00:26:44,630 --> 00:26:49,290 ♪ But in the crowd once and again I look for her in vain ♪ 371 00:26:49,310 --> 00:26:53,980 ♪ But in the crowd once and again I look for her in vain ♪ 372 00:26:54,850 --> 00:26:56,940 ♪ When all at once I turn my head ♪ 373 00:26:57,460 --> 00:27:02,070 ♪ I find her there ♪ 374 00:27:02,540 --> 00:27:12,230 ♪ Where lantern light is dimly shed ♪ 375 00:27:12,380 --> 00:27:16,200 [Three days later] 376 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:32,400 My Lord, 377 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:33,600 Madam Wei is here. 378 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:35,820 Madam, 379 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:36,400 please. 380 00:27:42,310 --> 00:27:43,070 Aunt. 381 00:27:45,310 --> 00:27:46,160 Zheng. 382 00:27:50,310 --> 00:27:50,960 Aunt. 383 00:27:52,120 --> 00:27:54,120 What are you doing? Please get up. 384 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:55,440 Zheng, 385 00:27:56,310 --> 00:27:58,120 I want to beg you 386 00:27:58,210 --> 00:28:00,210 to spare the Prime Minister's life. 387 00:28:05,550 --> 00:28:06,410 Sit down first. 388 00:28:12,190 --> 00:28:12,950 Aunt, 389 00:28:14,620 --> 00:28:16,830 he didn't even care about the lives of you and your son. 390 00:28:16,830 --> 00:28:18,510 Why plead for him? 391 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,510 Besides, the law will not permit it. 392 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,880 The Prime Minister is not irredeemable. 393 00:28:28,310 --> 00:28:29,590 If not for him, 394 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:31,310 Xuan and I 395 00:28:31,790 --> 00:28:33,190 would have died long ago. 396 00:28:35,590 --> 00:28:36,590 What do you mean? 397 00:28:37,790 --> 00:28:39,070 Xuan's father 398 00:28:39,830 --> 00:28:42,030 was the Prime Minister's subordinate. 399 00:28:42,790 --> 00:28:45,510 We pledged our lives to each other in secret. 400 00:28:46,510 --> 00:28:48,640 But he died in battle. 401 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,220 My family 402 00:28:51,310 --> 00:28:53,270 wanted to drown me in a pig cage. 403 00:28:54,750 --> 00:28:56,880 It was the Prime Minister who saved me. 404 00:28:58,790 --> 00:28:59,880 He said 405 00:29:00,510 --> 00:29:03,410 Xuan's father was his former subordinate. 406 00:29:04,310 --> 00:29:07,720 He had no plans to marry in this life, 407 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:10,950 but his family was pressuring him. 408 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,570 Meanwhile, my unborn child and I 409 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,310 had nowhere else to turn to. 410 00:29:17,270 --> 00:29:19,400 He said it was a win-win solution. 411 00:29:23,270 --> 00:29:25,920 To us, 412 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:29,160 he is our saviour. 413 00:29:31,350 --> 00:29:32,110 Zheng. 414 00:29:33,030 --> 00:29:34,590 I beg you, for the sake of Xuan 415 00:29:34,590 --> 00:29:36,160 taking an arrow for you, 416 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:38,900 please spare the Prime Minister's life. 417 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:43,750 Aunt. 418 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:46,290 Did he remain unmarried 419 00:29:47,110 --> 00:29:48,750 for Consort Virtue, Lady Qi? 420 00:29:52,570 --> 00:29:54,770 The Prime Minister is a shrewd man. 421 00:29:55,590 --> 00:29:57,320 I do not know of his intentions. 422 00:30:19,310 --> 00:30:20,160 Zheng. 423 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:23,770 If the law truly cannot tolerate him, 424 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:27,400 I beg you, for the sake of your bond as uncle and nephew, 425 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,400 please leave his body intact. 426 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,790 The Flower-Crowned General has arrived. 427 00:30:52,300 --> 00:30:55,760 [Qionghua] 428 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:54,880 Changyu. 429 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:57,060 How are you? 430 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:58,500 How is your injury? 431 00:30:58,920 --> 00:30:59,720 I'm fine. 432 00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:02,250 [Qionghua] 433 00:31:00,310 --> 00:31:01,030 Come here. 434 00:31:02,750 --> 00:31:03,680 Mother Consort. 435 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:06,350 Your Highness. 436 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:10,930 Mother Consort. 437 00:31:14,110 --> 00:31:15,570 Wei Yan has been captured. 438 00:31:16,590 --> 00:31:17,990 My brother has gone dumb. 439 00:31:19,030 --> 00:31:20,480 The world has shifted. 440 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:22,510 What's the point of you 441 00:31:23,270 --> 00:31:24,600 still hiding the truth? 442 00:31:28,270 --> 00:31:29,930 The world has indeed shifted. 443 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:32,270 It has already shifted 444 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:33,960 17 years ago. 445 00:31:36,510 --> 00:31:39,110 When Consort Virtue first entered the palace, 446 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,680 she was a very aloof person. 447 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:44,890 She never vied for His Majesty's favor. 448 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,380 [Late Emperor, Qi Yi] 449 00:31:46,110 --> 00:31:48,040 Then, she was found to be pregnant. 450 00:31:48,750 --> 00:31:51,790 The month of pregnancy determined by the royal physician 451 00:31:51,790 --> 00:31:55,190 did not match the records of the Department of State Affairs. 452 00:31:58,430 --> 00:32:01,430 Did Consort Virtue really have an affair with Wei Yan? 453 00:32:01,450 --> 00:32:03,540 Qi Rongyin was 3 months pregnant. 454 00:32:04,070 --> 00:32:05,440 Counting back the days, 455 00:32:06,590 --> 00:32:09,920 she must have conceived it around the Mid-Autumn Festival. 456 00:32:09,930 --> 00:32:11,990 At the Mid-Autumn banquet that year, 457 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,300 Wei Yan got drunk at the palace banquet. 458 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:17,550 He lost his propriety after drinking 459 00:32:17,550 --> 00:32:19,240 and defiled a palace maid. 460 00:32:20,030 --> 00:32:22,030 Unfortunately, the Late Emperor and his officials caught him 461 00:32:22,030 --> 00:32:24,290 in the act on their way to admire the moon. 462 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:28,440 She was just a lowly palace maid, 463 00:32:29,510 --> 00:32:32,510 so the Late Emperor could not make a scene right there. 464 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,110 He simply bestowed that maid upon Wei Yan. 465 00:32:37,550 --> 00:32:39,280 The royal family is heartless. 466 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:42,840 After Consort Virtue was found to be pregnant, 467 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:45,650 she was interrogated every night. 468 00:32:46,310 --> 00:32:48,310 Until the night of the Laba Festival, 469 00:32:48,310 --> 00:32:50,910 when Qingyuan Palace suddenly caught fire... 470 00:32:51,590 --> 00:32:52,070 Lord Wei? You- 471 00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:53,680 The Imperial Guard on patrol 472 00:32:53,790 --> 00:32:55,110 rushed to put out the fire, 473 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:59,330 [Qingyuan Palace] 474 00:32:56,070 --> 00:32:57,670 only to discover that Wei Yan 475 00:32:57,850 --> 00:33:00,000 had entered the Capital without a decree 476 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,110 and appeared in the Forbidden Palace. 477 00:33:02,110 --> 00:33:02,720 Scram! 478 00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:04,420 Zhao Xun once confessed 479 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:08,540 that the palace fire was set by Crown Princess Chengde. 480 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:11,200 Is there a hidden story behind this? 481 00:33:12,270 --> 00:33:15,790 Have you ever seen water thrown into a fire 482 00:33:16,310 --> 00:33:18,170 make the flames leap even higher? 483 00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:20,260 I have. 484 00:33:20,590 --> 00:33:22,990 That fire reeked of tung oil. 485 00:33:23,590 --> 00:33:24,940 The palace city was besieged. 486 00:33:23,980 --> 00:33:26,550 [Qingyuan Palace] 487 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,330 The sounds of fighting shook the heavens. 488 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:29,640 Just like the day before yesterday. 489 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:33,510 Later, the attending royal physician committed suicide. 490 00:33:33,510 --> 00:33:35,110 He left a suicide note saying 491 00:33:35,110 --> 00:33:37,710 that Consort Virtue was never pregnant at all. 492 00:33:37,790 --> 00:33:38,780 So, 493 00:33:39,030 --> 00:33:41,400 the one who set the fire was Crown Princess Chengde, 494 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,880 but the one who burned Consort Virtue to death 495 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:45,080 was the Late Emperor. 496 00:33:54,310 --> 00:33:55,770 Thank you, Your Highness, 497 00:33:56,350 --> 00:33:58,010 for telling me about the past. 498 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:35,190 Jiuheng, are you here to see your uncle off? 499 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,600 It's me. I've come to finish 500 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:41,510 that unfinished game of chess with you. 501 00:34:46,270 --> 00:34:50,620 The brat's father, General Xie, died tragically in Jinzhou. 502 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:52,440 Regarding what happened back then, 503 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:54,880 he is determined to get an answer. 504 00:34:59,590 --> 00:35:01,940 It was clearly the Late Emperor's setup. 505 00:35:02,070 --> 00:35:05,400 Why are you bearing the infamy for a lifetime instead? 506 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:06,930 What are you hoping to gain? 507 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:21,970 I believe 508 00:35:23,030 --> 00:35:25,560 this chess formation is most familiar to you. 509 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:53,550 Have you made up your mind? 510 00:35:53,550 --> 00:35:54,650 If not, 511 00:35:55,230 --> 00:35:56,630 let me take another nap. 512 00:35:58,150 --> 00:35:58,920 Yan. 513 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:00,400 You're cheating. 514 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,460 You promised to use only 30% of your skill. 515 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:05,070 But clearly, 516 00:36:05,670 --> 00:36:07,630 you're going all out to corner me. 517 00:36:07,630 --> 00:36:10,490 I really am only using 30%. 518 00:36:10,590 --> 00:36:11,960 Then just admit that 519 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:13,630 I'm bad at chess 520 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:14,820 and can't beat you. 521 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:16,630 I'm done. 522 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:20,920 Fine. I'll make a different move. 523 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:23,230 Let me think about 524 00:36:23,250 --> 00:36:26,980 how to lose gracefully with 30% skill. 525 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:31,870 It's not hard to lose. 526 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:33,550 Let me help you, Brother. 527 00:36:33,550 --> 00:36:35,210 Sister, stop messing around. 528 00:36:35,510 --> 00:36:37,510 Brother, you blockhead. 529 00:36:37,510 --> 00:36:40,240 Win again, and you'll scare Sister-in-law away. 530 00:36:42,590 --> 00:36:44,630 Wan'er said you were playing chess here. 531 00:36:44,630 --> 00:36:47,190 I thought I'd join in the fun. 532 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:48,920 No need for ceremony. 533 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:50,480 Sit. Please sit. 534 00:36:55,590 --> 00:36:58,870 If a piece becomes isolated and helpless, 535 00:36:59,230 --> 00:37:02,260 you must quickly find a way to revitalize it. 536 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,030 Chess is like life. 537 00:37:14,550 --> 00:37:16,400 One must sacrifice to gain. 538 00:37:19,070 --> 00:37:20,550 Chess is like life. 539 00:37:21,230 --> 00:37:22,760 One must sacrifice to gain. 540 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:25,710 Grand Tutor, 541 00:37:26,250 --> 00:37:27,640 those were your words. 542 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:30,360 At this point, 543 00:37:31,590 --> 00:37:33,860 stop speaking in riddles. 544 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:35,670 I never believed 545 00:37:36,230 --> 00:37:38,670 that you planned the Jinzhou Massacre. 546 00:37:39,730 --> 00:37:42,990 But why did you return to the Capital so abruptly back then? 547 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:46,070 What exactly happened? 548 00:37:47,590 --> 00:37:50,510 Do you remember the osmanthus wine banquet 549 00:37:51,710 --> 00:37:54,570 at the Eastern Palace on New Year's Eve 18 years ago? 550 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:56,550 Grand Tutor, 551 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:58,590 you were there too. 552 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:01,360 That night, 553 00:38:01,710 --> 00:38:03,460 I was young and arrogant, 554 00:38:04,510 --> 00:38:06,800 and my words sowed the seeds of disaster. 555 00:38:06,910 --> 00:38:14,660 [The 25th year of Taikang] 556 00:38:15,510 --> 00:38:16,850 Today is New Year's Eve. 557 00:38:17,230 --> 00:38:18,530 I invited you all here 558 00:38:18,630 --> 00:38:22,260 to taste the Eastern Palace's homemade osmanthus wine. 559 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:23,890 Fine wine in winter, 560 00:38:22,540 --> 00:38:26,250 [Crown Prince Chengde, Qi Yuan] 561 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,660 paired with roasted venison, 562 00:38:25,710 --> 00:38:26,920 isn't it delightful? 563 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:31,250 [Libationer of the Imperial Academy, Li Xing] [Minister of the Two Ministries, Tao Yi] 564 00:38:28,670 --> 00:38:29,270 Thank you. 565 00:38:30,070 --> 00:38:31,200 This osmanthus wine 566 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:32,880 is incredibly fragrant. 567 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:36,260 [General Wei Yan] [General Protector Xie Linshan] 568 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:34,190 It is truly a fine brew. 569 00:38:34,190 --> 00:38:35,510 Here, Your Highness. 570 00:38:35,670 --> 00:38:36,930 Let me toast you again. 571 00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:37,800 General Xie. 572 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:40,380 Did you get permission today 573 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:42,300 to drink to your heart's content? 574 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:44,530 I advise you to drink less. 575 00:38:44,770 --> 00:38:46,150 Save some for the rest of us 576 00:38:46,150 --> 00:38:47,840 to have a taste, won't you? 577 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,710 General Wei is right. 578 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:53,400 Linshan, you have a high tolerance. 579 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:55,190 If you don't restrain yourself, 580 00:38:55,190 --> 00:38:57,440 there will be none left for us. 581 00:38:57,590 --> 00:38:58,320 You... 582 00:38:58,480 --> 00:38:59,210 Grand Tutor, 583 00:38:59,590 --> 00:39:01,520 it's just osmanthus wine. 584 00:39:01,630 --> 00:39:03,030 As long as you all like it, 585 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:04,410 there is plenty. 586 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:05,510 Good. 587 00:39:06,510 --> 00:39:08,150 -Let’s drink. -We'll have our share. 588 00:39:08,150 --> 00:39:09,320 -Come on. -Come on. 589 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:13,550 Fine wine, good food, 590 00:39:13,630 --> 00:39:15,110 loyal subjects, a wise ruler, 591 00:39:15,110 --> 00:39:16,550 and the company of close friends. 592 00:39:16,550 --> 00:39:19,150 These are the greatest joys in life. 593 00:39:19,150 --> 00:39:20,150 Qilin, my friend. 594 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:22,810 This might be the last time 595 00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:24,350 we stay up for New Year's Eve together. 596 00:39:24,350 --> 00:39:27,840 [General Discipline Inspector, He Jingyuan] 597 00:39:24,630 --> 00:39:26,290 I am about to leave the Capital 598 00:39:27,110 --> 00:39:28,190 for Jinzhou. 599 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:31,500 [Huaihua General Wei Qilin] 600 00:39:28,670 --> 00:39:29,480 He, 601 00:39:30,280 --> 00:39:31,800 the Northwest Frontier is desolate. 602 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:34,880 Jinzhou, Chongzhou, and Jizhou are especially barren. 603 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:37,280 You must take care of yourself on this trip. 604 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:40,670 A good man should establish himself. 605 00:39:41,150 --> 00:39:43,070 It is better than being in the Capital, 606 00:39:43,070 --> 00:39:46,510 bowing and scraping to the powerful. 607 00:39:48,180 --> 00:39:48,950 What a pity. 608 00:39:49,510 --> 00:39:51,710 I won't be there for my nephew's birth. 609 00:39:51,710 --> 00:39:52,760 Niece. 610 00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:54,580 You prefer daughters? 611 00:39:56,110 --> 00:39:58,630 He, you're more well-read than I am. 612 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:00,440 Give your niece a name. 613 00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:04,530 Why don't you let your Lord name her? 614 00:40:04,670 --> 00:40:06,400 General Wei's rank is too high. 615 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:08,680 I fear the child can't bear such weight. 616 00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:10,420 Grand Libationer, 617 00:40:10,710 --> 00:40:13,280 my Jiuheng is quite smart. 618 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:16,230 When can he go to your Imperial Academy 619 00:40:16,710 --> 00:40:18,280 to study? 620 00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:20,960 Xie Zheng is still a child. 621 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:23,070 You are his uncle. 622 00:40:23,190 --> 00:40:25,520 His own father isn't even anxious. 623 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:27,320 Who says I'm not anxious? 624 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:28,280 You have no idea. 625 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:30,280 That little rascal is a terror. 626 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:32,010 He causes trouble all day long. 627 00:40:32,030 --> 00:40:32,710 I'm not kidding. 628 00:40:32,710 --> 00:40:34,440 I want to send him to the Imperial Academy right now 629 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:36,440 so you can discipline him properly. 630 00:40:40,150 --> 00:40:41,190 Changyu. 631 00:40:41,510 --> 00:40:42,480 Changyu? 632 00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:43,070 Yes. 633 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:45,190 Wei Changyu. 634 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:46,710 "Chang," as in "Long may I stay by your side," 635 00:40:46,710 --> 00:40:48,440 and "yu," as in "Where jade steps bloom with springtide." 636 00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:49,760 What do you think? 637 00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:51,900 That is a fine name. 638 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:54,880 Later, I'll bring your niece to greet you. 639 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:00,960 Good wine. 640 00:41:01,190 --> 00:41:04,510 -Next year, General will lead troops to guard Jinzhou. -Good wine. 641 00:41:04,510 --> 00:41:06,240 If the General does not object, 642 00:41:06,550 --> 00:41:07,810 I wish to go with you... 643 00:41:10,590 --> 00:41:12,790 And face the national crisis together. 644 00:41:15,020 --> 00:41:16,380 Your Highness's safety 645 00:41:16,630 --> 00:41:19,880 concerns the stability of the court and the state. 646 00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:21,480 We cannot be rash. 647 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:23,110 Indeed. 648 00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:26,090 A noble son must not sit under a leaky roof. 649 00:41:27,030 --> 00:41:29,030 Please reconsider, Your Highness. 650 00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:31,210 There is something you do not know. 651 00:41:31,590 --> 00:41:33,990 There were floods in the south this summer. 652 00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:36,110 I went to provide disaster relief. 653 00:41:36,110 --> 00:41:38,230 But the Jia family obstructed me at every turn. 654 00:41:38,230 --> 00:41:40,480 The victims suffered unspeakably. 655 00:41:41,070 --> 00:41:42,330 My father was furious. 656 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:44,570 But he did not pursue 657 00:41:45,190 --> 00:41:48,190 the faults of the Sixteenth Prince and the Jia family. 658 00:41:48,230 --> 00:41:49,430 Instead, he blamed me 659 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:52,660 for ineffective relief efforts. 660 00:41:54,030 --> 00:41:55,230 Over these years, 661 00:41:55,670 --> 00:41:58,710 Father has been especially harsh on me, 662 00:41:59,670 --> 00:42:02,600 while being more than lenient towards the Jia family 663 00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:04,820 and the Sixteenth Prince. 664 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:07,590 I am lost. 665 00:42:09,110 --> 00:42:10,150 Perhaps, 666 00:42:10,550 --> 00:42:12,640 only by staying away from the court 667 00:42:14,230 --> 00:42:16,090 and achieving merit at the border 668 00:42:17,190 --> 00:42:20,030 can I find 669 00:42:20,710 --> 00:42:22,150 my ultimate path. 670 00:42:32,230 --> 00:42:33,800 These family trifles... 671 00:42:36,550 --> 00:42:38,010 I have made a fool of myself 672 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:41,190 in front of you all. 673 00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:45,760 Your Highness, you possess both benevolence and virtue. 674 00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:47,480 You are wise and brave. 675 00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:50,150 You are the only choice to succeed to the throne. 676 00:42:50,150 --> 00:42:51,030 I just don't understand 677 00:42:51,030 --> 00:42:53,550 why His Majesty is so biased. 678 00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:01,510 If the Emperor lacks virtue, 679 00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:07,400 then simply have him abdicate.