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(The Long Ballad)

(This is a work of fiction.)

(Episode 49)

Shu Yu.

Through this process,

I'd be impulsive and reckless at times.

Sometimes, I'd misunderstand you.

It's a good thing you've been so tolerant and helpful.

I know you don't like to hear polite words.

But I really want to say...

thank you.

After parting today,

I don't know when we'll meet again.

Chang Ge.

Take care.

Take care.

Take good care of Chang Ge.

I wish you two happiness.

Mr. Wei.

Thank you.

Ashina Sun.

Do you think Mimi will like it here?

What if she doesn't like it?

When you dream of her,

you can ask her.

There's a lot of water and grass here.

I'm sure she'll like it.

Chang Ge.

When you went to the palace to rescue me,

did it occur to you...

that you might not be able to make it out alive?

When you went to Chang'an because of me,

did you ever consider if you'd live or die?

Actually,

I saw the proposal letter you gave to my mother.

Then...

What do you think?

I think...

I think...

we don't need the unnecessary and overelaborate formalities.

Having you in this life...

is enough.

Me too.

Having you in this life...

is enough.

Right.

How did you get in touch with General Li?

After being taken back to Dingxiang,

were you still in touch with him?

Actually,

before I left Chang'an,

I made an agreement with him.

Mr. Li?

No.

General Li.

Mr. Qin.

We meet again.

I'm afraid...

we can't be friends anymore.

It doesn't matter.

Mr. Qin.

Do you remember...

what I said...

when we parted at Luoyang?

Only a person with a kind heart...

can be invincible.

That's right.

But now Princess Yicheng is coercing Great Khan...

to command the clans.

She has the grasslands and Great Desert...

wrapped around her little finger.

She's completely disregarding the citizens,

making the battles rage on...

and people live in misery and suffer for a long time.

We're on different sides.

The tradition between the grasslands and the Central Plains is different.

However, our citizens are both afraid of the flames of war...

and desire peace.

I want to know.

For the sake of the people in the world,

can you disregard the differences between our ethnic groups...

and rescue the people from misery?

On one condition.

Go ahead.

I want Tang...

to help me save Yan Li Khan.

All right.

I agree.

Although Ashina Chuo Bi...

likes to engage in battles...

and has betrayed the alliance countless times,

after that incident in Wei River, he remained true to his word.

He doesn't deserve to die.

Thank you, Mr. Li.

But at the moment,

I'm imprisoned.

Be it in Dingxiang or the Central Plains,

there is no way for me to survive.

I wonder...

how I can help you.

I need you to return to Dingxiang...

and command the Eagle Army again.

But the chance of survival is very slim.

If you want to accomplish this,

I'm afraid it will be next to impossible.

Ashina Sun.

You were hiding things from me again.

You never change.

I won't dare to do it again.

I won't do it again.

Ashina Sun.

Do you like Chang'an?

You want to go back?

I had better not.

It can be troublesome if I know too many people too.

Where do you want to go in the future?

I don't know yet.

Ashina Sun.

I'm sorry.

I told you before...

that I want to go somewhere away from battles with you.

We'll live a carefree life...

and travel the world to see the scenery in every season.

But with the current situation,

if we don't do anything,

I'm afraid I won't rest easy.

I'm afraid that promise between us...

will be fulfilled a bit later.

Chang Ge.

I know what the second wish is now.

You're still talking about those three wishes?

Let's not talk about that.

The first wish you told me...

hasn't happened yet and you got shot with an arrow.

It might be a bit inauspicious.

Forget it.

You're such a cheater.

This is the first time I've met someone like this.

I'm not cheating.

All right, tell me then.

The second wish...

is for you to never apologize to me again.

Don't say thank you either.

Between you and me,

that's not necessary.

That's it?

Isn't the second wish too easy?

Just do it.

Then tell me the third wish too,

so I can do it sooner.

The third wish...

Let's talk about that later on.

We still have a long time together.

Hao Du?

Why are you here?

I can't disobey Her Highness's order.

Aren't you getting married soon?

We've already had the ceremony.

That's good.

That's not right. Then you shouldn't have come.

I have to help Le Yan protect the person she wants to protect.

That's enough.

Since Prince Consort is here,

he'll double our strength.

Reporting!

Tell me.

Our scouts from the east have sent a report.

Traces of the Dingxiang Army have been found in Baidao.

It seems like Yicheng...

wants to break through from Qikou and pass by Baidao.

Send word to Li Ji immediately to block them from the front.

Then we'll surround them from the rear.

Yes.

General Li.

You sent scouts to check in two directions.

But the other one...

hasn't returned yet.

That's a possibility.

What possibility?

If our scout didn't send us news,

it doesn't mean the enemy's army isn't present in this direction.

He could be attacked too...

and can't come back anymore.

Here's what we'll do.

I'll bring the Eagle Army to check.

Then we won't hold up your troops.

I'll go with you.

No.

This is just my guess.

Perhaps we'll come back without finding anything.

Perhaps...

we'll encounter danger.

You had better stay with General Li...

and help him strategize.

But...

Your Highness.

I'm afraid I really can't let you leave.

We'll leave with the troops.

No one will be staying in the main tent.

If urgent news comes,

someone has to handle it.

Otherwise, we won't have time to deal with the situation.

I'm afraid we might delay our military plan.

Prince Consort, you're brave and skillful in warfare.

I wonder if you can stay with Her Highness in the main tent...

and come up with a plan.

If there's an urgent situation,

you two can work together...

and deal with it.

I surely won't fail you.

I surely won't fail you.

I never thought that...

the willful and spoiled princess...

who was making trouble while riding a horse...

is holding up the banner...

and protecting our country.

This process...

must have been hard on you.

You're too kind, General.

I just want to do what I can...

to help bring peace to the world.

Yicheng is very cunning.

You must be very careful.

Don't worry.

She's already a spent force.

This time, for the sake of Tang,

Great Desert, and the entire grasslands,

we must eliminate the problem.

Ashina Sun.

I'll go with you.

Mu Jin.

- You just did... - I'm your friend.

I'm also the military strategist of the Eagle Army.

How can the general meet the enemy...

and the military strategist stay behind?

All right.

There's an army after us.

There are quite a few of them.

Tu Lu Ke.

Take Young Khan and leave first.

- I'll take care of the rest. - Yes.

Wait.

You'll take care of them?

You'll kill more people?

You don't have to kill anyone to live.

After all, we can do it for you.

I'll be the bad guy.

You can be the good guy.

If you really care about my mother,

stop now.

Reduce your sins.

Your mother raised you in vain.

Scram!

Tu Lu Ke!

Come on, Young Khan.

We got lucky.

It seems like God...

is on our side.

I'm afraid your luck...

isn't up to you today.

There is divine justice after all.

I can't believe you're the one waiting here.

You want revenge?

Show me what you got.

Ashina Sun.

Leave first.

Leave him...

to me.

All right.

Stop them.

She Er.

Ashina Sun.

I told you, I won't go with you.

And I'll never surrender to you, Ashina Sun.

Just like you will never surrender to me.

Stand down.

Don't you understand?

Yes.

You won't understand...

why Mimi died.

It's not because of your arrow.

It's for freedom!

All you do is follow orders...

and disregard people's lives.

Someone who doesn't even treasure his own life...

won't understand that.

It wasn't an order.

It was a request someone asked me to do.

I must keep my word.

She Er.

Do you really have to do this?

What's the matter?

I released you in Dingxiang...

and you feel moved?

Don't hold back later.

Admit it.

You're the softie here.

You...

Why?

I'm tired.

Only your sword...

deserves to have my blood.

She Er.

You don't need to punish yourself with other people's mistakes.

You're innocent.

I'll pay for my mother's sins.

Promise me, Ashina Sun.

Let the Wolf Army go.

They're warriors of the Ashina Tribe.

They shouldn't be fighting for Dingxiang.

You're Young Khan.

Lead them yourself...

and live a free life.

Ashina Sun.

I want to fight you again...

and drink kumiss together.

I don't know if we'll get another chance.

I'm sure there is.

When the war is over...

and new buds grow in the grasslands again,

I'm sure we will meet again.

Go west.

Get as far away as possible.

Wolf Army, listen to orders.

Let the Wolf Army through!

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General Du.

The enemy set up an ambush at Qikou and blocked the mountain.

General Li has already broken through.

Now, both sides are actively battling.

- Go and check again. - Yes.

General Li is really fast.

The Sui Dynasty has perished.

My second uncle has been in many battles.

What he was after was order.

Governor Gongsun guarded Shuozhou for decades.

What he was after was defense.

However, General Li is different.

Speed is very important in battles.

He's concerned about suffering.

Charge!

General Du.

Each clan chief follows Yicheng's carriage...

and escapes from the mountain road on the west side.

General Li can't go there now.

We need cavalries for reinforcements to stop them.

I'll go.

We can't let Yicheng escape.

Take more soldiers with you. Be careful.

What about the Eagle Army?

At the entrance of Wuduo Valley,

the Eagle Army encountered the enemy's army and split up.

Their leader, Lei Meng, was killed.

The Eagle Army's commander has circled around...

to block Ashina Tribe's Young Khan.

- All right, go and check again. - Yes.

This is bad, let's go.

Everyone.

Tang formed an alliance with you...

for our shared prosperity...

and long-term well-being.

Yicheng got you entangled in this...

just for her own greed.

Are you still going to risk your life for her?

Tang has no intention of making you its enemy.

If you stop now,

you can be free from war and return to your hometowns.

Go home and take care of your wife, kids, and parents.

And your tribe...

can continue living with your herds or cows and sheep...

by the water and grass.

If you're stubborn...

and continue these flames of war at the border,

Tang...

definitely won't budge!

- We won't budge! - We won't budge!

- We won't budge! - We won't budge!

- We won't budge! - We won't budge!

- We won't budge! - We won't budge!

- We won't budge! - We won't budge!

- We won't budge! - We won't budge!

- We won't budge! - We won't budge!

- We won't budge! - We won't budge!

- We won't budge! - We won't budge!

- We won't budge! - We won't budge!

I'm going home to raise my children.

Whoever is willing to go on fighting, do it yourself.

We're not going to proceed then.

Reporting!

We won by a landslide! General Li has returned to the camp.

Congratulations, General.

Don't worry, General.

Hao Du already went to catch her.

He surely won't let Yicheng get away.

Good job.

Hao Du.

How did it go? Did you catch her?

Each clan chief has already surrendered.

But Yicheng wasn't in the carriage.

She's not on the battlefield...

and she didn't escape in a carriage.

Where exactly is she?

Perhaps she never intended to escape.

Are you here to mock me?

I'm just very scared thinking about it now.

I almost made the same mistake as you back then.

You loser.

To achieve your objective,

you've calculated everything...

and killed countless people.

In that case,

I'd rather be a loser.

You wouldn't understand.

You'll never understand!

I'm the Sui Dynasty's princess.

I was born and raised in the Sui Dynasty.

That was my hometown.

I have to save it!

Your hometown still exists.

It's not gone.

Its land still exists.

Its people still exist.

Besides, the ones you're hurting are all its citizens.

What's gone...

is just the glory of the imperial family.

Is that glory really that important?

Imperial family?

How can I be considered a member of the imperial family?

I'm just a daughter of someone from the imperial clan.

All my life,

my most glorious day...

was when I received the title of princess.

I've never been to the palace before.

I've never worn such extravagant attire,

received so much praise from people,

and welcomed by hundreds of officials.

They said that starting that day,

I'm a princess of the Sui Dynasty.

The Sui Dynasty...

needs me to go to the grasslands for intermarriage.

From now on,

you'll keep me company.

I'm Lei Meng.

I'll do my best...

to protect Your Highness to death.

I said yes.

This is my glory...

and also my destiny.

I'm a princess of the Sui Dynasty.

I'm willing to do anything for it.

I don't need your pity...

and I don't need anyone to feel sorry for me.

Those so-called imperial family's daughters...

and even princes are all inferior to me!

They knelt and begged,

groveled and humbled themselves.

In order to survive,

they disregarded the nation.

Only I...

For 30 years,

only I, the one who was stuck in the grasslands,

didn't abandon the Sui Dynasty.

Come back.

Sui has already perished.

Where do you want me to go back to?

Your hometown still exists.

Chang'an still exists.

Daxing Palace still exists.

The trees in the palace...

were planted the year when the Sui Dynasty started.

When I was little, my friends and I...

often climbed those trees...

and used them to skip our classes.

As long as you're willing to come back...

and submit to Chang'an...

I know my second uncle.

He won't kill you.

If I am someone...

who's willing to humble myself to survive,

I wouldn't have gone down this path.

Even you, Li Chang Ge,

will you still return to Chang'an?

Right.

I was mistaken.

My life...

is a joke.

I don't seek anyone's forgiveness.

But I still have to thank you...

for accompanying me...

on my last journey.

Grandmother.

Is this Chang'an?

Yes.

We're home.

(Chang'an)

(Chang'an)

Father.

Father.

We won in Dingxiang.

We won in Mount Yin.

Father.

Don't worry.

I'll take good care of Le Yan.

Father.

Hao Du and I will be fine.

You can rest now.

Please don't be sad, Your Majesty.

Did she die a painful death?

Are you referring to Li Chang Ge?

Her Highness fulfilled her aspiration.

In the afterlife,

she'll be at peace.

In the end,

did she mention anything?

She said...

that she was very grateful to Your Majesty.

What else did she say?

She also said...

that she loved reading books.

From now on, during the Cold Food Festival,

burn more books for her.

I watched Princess Yongning grow up.

I didn't know...

that she likes to read.

Doesn't she like to read?

- She doesn't look like the type. - Pharmacist Li.

Do you know about the crime of deceiving the emperor?

I know my crime.

But Li Chang Ge...

I had no choice.

Rise.

What exactly is going on?

Chang Ge.

Chang Ge.

Didn't you promise me already?

- Don't... - Don't brave danger by myself.

Then why didn't you wait for me and just rushed inside?

I'm sorry.

Don't be angry.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

You really won't go back to Chang'an with me?

General Li, what are you talking about?

Everything has already gone in that fire.

There's no princess anymore.

You're so determined.

I've really...

lost both my disciple and soldier.

General Li.

If His Majesty asks about me when you go back,

tell him to remove my name from the history books.

Li Chang Ge no longer exists in this world.

Thank you, General.

I don't know anything.

Where are you two...

planning to go now?

Don't ask where we're going.

Anyway, we'll still be in this world.

No one can escape.

If His Majesty asks,

tell him...

to let things run its natural course.

All right.

Perhaps...

you'll meet again someday.

Chang Ge.

Is this the kind of Tang...

you wish to see?

After traveling for so long,

I realize more and more that...

only when there's peace in the nation...

can families live in peace.

Only when the nation is prosperous...

can its citizens not be afraid of living in misery and suffering.

In the past, I've only considered my own glory and disgrace.

Now,

I can finally let go.

Manage the nation well...

and the citizens will live in peace.

Everyone can use their talents...

and live safely.

This seems to be a period of prosperity.

Uncle Shi Min.

Thank you so much.

You've finally not let Tang down...

and not let its citizens down.

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("The Long Ballad")

(The Long Ballad)