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[ Ming Dynasty ] EP35

Just call him Qi Yu.

Qi Yu.

Thank you, your Majesty.

Rise.

Your Majesty.

The crown prince doesn't know this yet.

We should call him here.

No need.

Your Majesty.

The crown prince says, these days you don't check his memorials or see him,

he feels so guilty.

Why?

He thinks nothing but the fight.

If I don't teach him a lesson, he will be out of control in the future.

Your Majesty.

Really?

The emperor gave the baby a name.

Qi Yu.

Thank you, your Majesty.

You are not a child now.

You are a father.

You need to be sophisticated.

You need to think more for the kid.

Yes.

Then from now on, don't upset your father.

Mother.

Uncles will attack Zhili from Hetao with Mahamud.

If we really think about the baby, we can't wait for our doom.

Father.

You don't want to see the baby be killed or exiled after he is born, right?

Hurry...

Hurry.

Hurry.

Hurry.

Crown prince.

Crown prince.

The emperor checked your memorial, and he wants to see you now.

Your Majesty.

You want to see me?

I have checked your memorials.

Call it an end here.

Anything else?

If the grandfather knows the country is separated,

Am I afraid he would come out from the coffin, right?

Your Majesty.

Father.

Grandfather won't forgive you.

You won't either, right?

It's none of my business to forgive you.

But I will fight this time.

Announce the decree.

Yes.

Here is the imperial decree.

As I know, the crown Prince Zhu Zhanji is so aggressive and arbitrary

regardless of the family.

So the crown prince will go to study and

cultivate himself in Nanjing from today on.

He can't come back if he doesn't change his mind.

That's all.

Thank his Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Crown prince.

Take it first.

Thank you, your Majesty.

Your Majesty...

Your Majesty

Minister of defense and grand secretary of Wenhuage, Yang Shiqi, is here.

Your Highness.

Yang Shiqi, on your knees.

Kneel down...

Yang, they are talking to you.

You are the official of my family.

Don't you know our family's rules?

I don't know what rules I should follow.

According to court rules, which prince dares

to defy against the court with military force?

For your own rules, I just arrived here, so I don't know.

So eloquent.

Great.

Never mind the rules now.

You tell me.

What are you doing here?

The emperor sent me here to see you.

Are you satisfied now?

Yu Qian is in jail.

The crown prince is relegated to Nanjing.

I am the culprit.

The emperor sent me here to receive your punishment.

But why do I have to punish you?

Sow discord among the imperial family.

And disrupt the law of the court.

You bring these charges on me.

Am I wrong?

My father won't die without saying a word.

You tell me.

What are you playing at?

Tell the truth.

I can send you to the guillotine.

You also know I worked for the emperor before.

Before the late emperor died, he told me to go to khailas-ausu.

It's true right?

He died so suddenly.

We are afraid of the chaos in the army.

So imperial grandson escorted the late emperor back to Beijing first.

I don't want to cause any misunderstands, and you may overreact.

It's all my idea.

I am here now.

You can punish me as you want.

Yang.

You are so capable.

If you work for me, I will cherish you most.

But my eldest brother pushes you out so, you don't feel angry?

He worked so hard for him.

But now you are his scapegoat so soon.

Yang. You followed the wrong man.

Right?

Prince.

I volunteered.

The world is turbulent once you send the troops.

The emperor wants to make peace with you.

Sincerely.

You can't let the world suffer the war because of me only.

Why bother coming here?

Prince.

Do you have any dissatisfaction?

Take him.

I'll tell you when I have the answer.

The eldest brother is muddleheaded.

He even sent Yang Shiqi here.

So anyone will serve him in the future?

Kill Yang Shiqi.

Are we still rebelling?

Are we going to clear up those around the emperor, right?

You don't need to do anything.

He has cleared everything for you.

He sent all the heads to you.

It's usurpation if you fight on.

If we stop fighting, and go back to Beijing,

all the generals and soldiers will tear us apart.

What's all this about?

The eldest brother is so vicious.

He plays dirty with us.

Please.

Crown prince.

All the military documents are here from 1402 to 1424.

Here is the taxation.

Here is the horse affair.

Here is conscription.

Here is the battle.

I really don't know here before.

Yes.

Not only you.

Many people don't know this, either.

When the emperor was the crown prince,

he came here occasionally.

He checked the information here.

So what else do you need?

No one knows this except me.

What does the emperor want me to read?

All.

Get me some wine.

Ok.

Queen.

The emperor fell asleep after medicine just now.

I will wait for him to wake up.

You gave him the ideas right?

No.

It's the emperor's own idea.

The creditor comes.

Your Majesty.

Are you muddleheaded?

You banish son to Nanjing.

Yu Qian is in jail.

Yang Shiqi went to see them in person.

As I know, you even...

If they want the capital, I can give them.

Emperor, are you confused?

It's not clear around those who are around the emperor.

They're taking the throne.

You even tolerate this.

People will say you even give out your prime minister.

Till then, no one will support you.

If they want to kill our son, will you do that?

I don't have much time.

Write a letter for me.

Ask him.

How is his reading?

Write a memorial.

Now Nanjing is like a cornucopia to me.

Throw some worry in at night.

And they become true in the morning.

The emperor promised to give prince Han Beijing.

I think this is an expedient.

We are doomed.

I think he will give the throne out.

But will prince Han and prince Zhao will think it's enough?

They won't.

I guess, he will kill me next.

I just don't know when the emperor will promise them.

How could the emperor agree on this?

You think too much.

You two are imprisoned here with me.

No officers, no army.

We have to watch them grow stronger and do nothing.

They are so aggressive.

Even if the emperor suddenly wakes up, we can't defeat them.

Do you know?

Someone advised me to run away.

Go to southernmost province.

Or live incognito.

Be a monk like Jianwen.

A monk.

If I become a monk, I will say sorry to you.

Stop talking nonsense.

You scared her.

She is pregnant now.

You can't have that thought even for the sake of your son.

What can I give him?

Only a rundown country.

Crown prince.

I brought you someone.

I don't know if you want to see him.

Who?

I think you should have a little talk with him.

Crown prince, how are you doing?

Why is he here?

I will leave you be.

In your eyes, what kind of person is the emperor?

What kind of person is my dad?

Not for you to tell me.

Ruowei wrote the letter because she wanted me to persuade you.

I should have arrived earlier.

But I have something interesting to do.

It took me some time to figure it out.

Fortunately, I didn't delay too much time.

Don't beat around the bush.

The most elite troops in Jiangsu recently are changed by provisions army.

They go to Xuzhou in a batch-wise way.

Guanning cavalry rotates days off every three years.

This time, they changed defense in Hetao area.

And still didn't go back.

The emperor told you to study at Nanjing.

I think things are not as simple as they seem.

First, he wants to reassure all the people.

He never starts war.

Second, princes' arrogance is his purpose.

The emperor will never and no energy to crack down on the rebellion.

I think you understand the meaning of this.

I copied the memorial of mobilization of the ministry of defense.

I gave the memorial to the court.

But the court doesn't adopt my advice.

Nothing's changed.

After the rebels pass Huaixi, the seven provinces are not ours.

Ok.

So you think, who can lead the army to defeat them?

To outcompete prince Han's army.

General Sheng Yong?

General Ping An?

Duke Zhang Fu?

You know the answer.

We have no one.

What about yourself?

In this situation.

So you dare to stir up the uproar when you take the throne?

I would rather die in dignity than live in humiliation.

You care about the country.

You see through life and death.

The country is shattered, and people get in the neck.

You.

How can you face your ancestors?

How can you face Ruowei?

How can you face me?

How can you...

Enough.

Great.

I split the hairs.

I hope you can enlighten me.

In my view, prince Han is so aggressive, and you make concessions.

Rebels are so rampant.

All the seigniors are scared.

But I don't think they will surrender.

Who would like a tyrant?

I need you to write a letter.

I want to go to see the lords as a lobbyist.

For the content,

you need to be polite and sincere.

A virtuous and benevolent emperor needs the talents eagerly.

A good idea.

I will write immediately.

Say it.

What reward do you need?

I don't know what I need.

Our promise.

I will go west after you take the throne.

I will never come back.

I just hope you could take good care of Ruowei.

No, I need to reward you.

After I die, you can come back.

You will be buried in the west temple.

Thank you.

Crown prince, you have an imperial decree.

Crown prince.

Sit.

Say it.

The emperor ordered me to come here.

Say it.

He wants to abolish me right?

No.

He can even give the capital to prince Han and prince Zhao.

Abolishing me is not a problem for him.

Don't say like that.

Is Yang Shiqi alive?

Yes.

He is detained.

You are also involved.

Why are you safe?

I got a demotion.

How is the emperor doing?

The emperor's life is at stake.

Only in one day.

Let me go.

Let me go.

Crown prince.

I am here to tell you.

The emperor says you can't go back no matter he is alive or dead.

Everything will be ok as long as you are alive.

All the lord in seven provinces of Jiangnan won't move.

The emperor says, you are his son.

Write whatever you want to tell him.

Crown prince.

Crown prince's memorial is here.

Your Majesty.

I am crown prince Zhu Zhanji.

Your Majesty.

Hope father could recover.

I want to atone for my sin.

Read it.

I remember after my grandfather died, I was close to authority,

and away from the right path.

I only care about my interests regardless of right or wrong.

But I don't know how to be an emperor.

I can't be eligible for the position.

Now I realize all my previous faults.

And I am so restless with sweats.

When the princes rebelled at the beginning, I was so inconsiderate.

It's not auspicious for the country.

We can't be so aggressive.

We need to use the tactics.

Show the world with benevolence.

Resolving radon with mind.

Get prepared to avoid the battle.

Outcompete with mind rather than the city.

Adopt benevolence policy.

Then we can win.

I deeply regret.

I was so arrogant and self-conceited.

I can't be around you always.

Now I have no time to regret.

I often read Yongle's archives in Nanjing.

It's so thrilling.

In the twenty-two years, grandfather made a great cause.

And now we should adopt the policy of benevolence.

Solve disputes and give peace to the people.

All the accomplishments are decided by the fate.

Not because of assiduousness.

All are family, whether inside or outside the Pass.

All the world are brothers.

If I am the emperor of 10 years, I will be like a father.

People's priority is my priority.

All the generations to come will know our dynasties are ones of example.

But they don't know us.

I can't write all my thoughts in the letter.

I am so sorry that I can't stay around you.

I am so worried.

Zhu Zhanji, kowtow.

The emperor died.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Intelligence.

Our army has reached Jinan City.

Intelligence.

Cannons are ready.

We are ready.

Intelligence.

The rebel vanguard challenged us.

We fought them back twice.

Intelligence.

Ningyuan cavalry has arrived.

Battle position.

Get Shenji battalion here.

The rebels have fired.

Send the letter to my uncles.

What are you doing? Your Majesty?

Ask for truce?

They will not be satisfied even if we give them the capital.

What's wrong?

The two armies are confronting.

I am afraid prince Han, and prince Zhao will despise us.

Being despised is not so awful.

And Yang Shiqi is still in their hands.

Who will be my messenger,

and bring Yang Shiqi back?

Your Majesty.

The rebel provoked us several times.

Shenji battalion will go forward?

Not today.

The emperor wants a truce.

I will go.

I know you are not afraid of death.

But I'm afraid you will die.

Yang Shiqi is enough.

I will go.

I am the most eloquent.

Do you dare to compete with me?

I...

If they go back on it, you should surrender.

This is my order.

You're so carefree.

He doesn't fight.

What can I do?

Guanning army and Shenji battalion can barely cooperate with each other.

You cross the yellow river and attack his provision army.

As long as his army is in chaos, we can destroy him so easily.

If you listened to me, we would be in Xuzhou now

We will have room for advance and retreat.

But now we are in Le'an.

We can't do anything.

How would I know the eldest brother dies so soon?

He wants to give Beijing out.

You tell me.

Preserve your strength and enhance the pressure little by little.

This is all you said.

You even told me we could drink wine in Beijing at the dragon boat festival.

If the eldest brother died later than that, we really could drink wine there now.

But now we have nothing to be afraid of.

Prince Chu and prince Qi are on our side.

You can tell Jiangsu's army to attack him.

Ok, don't be angry.

I will listen to you in the future.

I need to see prince Chu.

The brat's coming surprised me.

Isn't he afraid?

We can't fail in the last fight.

Tell prince Chu.

If we win, I will give him both sides of the Yangtze River.

If he betrays us, I will kill him first.

Prince.

Intelligence.

Guards.

Yes.

Prince.

Tell Sanqian battalion to wear soft armor.

The daggers and short crossbows.

Prepare tinder.

Wrap horseshoes with cloth.

We will start the battle at midnight.

Yes.

Can we trust it?

Brother, people work hard for you, because you never trust them.

They are afraid of you.

But people work hard for me because I trust them.

I see them as confidants.

The man who sent me the letter worked for me for ten years.

But he despised my promotion.

He went to fawn on crown prince.

But I don't blame him.

Then his son died on the battlefield.

In this decade, I gave him enough money.

Now he wants to reward me with the imperial grandson's head.

I am so happy.

Don't go.

I will take the imperial grandson's head to see you later.

Forget it. Not for me.

I need to see prince Chu now.

I don't care whether you win or not, control the south of the Yangtze River.

We will have the retreat.

If the Sanqian battalion is enough, you can bring more people.

Wake up.

Wake up.

The enemy comes.

Your Majesty, the enemy attacks at night. You should go.

How did they get in?

Go.

Go.

Nephew.

How are you doing recently?

Guards.

Where are you going?

Nephew.

Don't run.

Nephew.

Wait for me.

Run.

We never have a competition.

Kill me.

How will you explain it to my grandfather?

He killed too many people.

He will be too busy to listen to my explanation.

Boy.

Are you crying?

You cried every time I pinched your face when you were little.

You even peed at me.

I should have pinched you to death.