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Episode 16

Dear heaven!

Dear heaven, please strike me with lightning!

I'm willing to sacrifice my life to prove this!

I'm willing to use my blood to exchange for...

...a warning to His Majesty! -Sir Lu!

What are you doing? It's dangerous! Come up here now!

Dear heaven!

Please strike me with lightning seeing the bloods and tears...

...of the Shandong people!

Please light a clear path for Great Tang!

Sir Lu, have you gone mad?

Bring him back! -Yes!

Well.....

I shall see who would come near!

If anyone dares come forward,...

...I shall kill myself...

...and shed my blood here!

So, the world will know that...

...this imperial court doesn't accept...

...those who speak the truth!

Grandfather!

Xinyue! -Xinyue!

Xinyue, don't go. Don't be reckless.

Your grandfather will be fine. We'll think of a way.

Yun Ye, think of a way. -If I pull the old man down,...

...what if this angers your father and he wants to behead me?

Brother Yun, save my grandfather. -Bring him in now!

Dear heaven, please strike me with lightning!

Your Majesty, Sir Lu is old. We can't force him.

Your Majesty, he's sacrificing himself for Great Tang.

If anything happens to him, how'd we explain this to everyone?

Your Majesty, please be merciful.

Your Majesty, please be merciful.

Look carefully!

Is he forcing me or am I forcing him?

Dear heaven!

Imperial guards, capture him! -Yes!

Yun Ye, we must think of a way.

Otherwise, Sir Lu might really be struck by lightning.

Yun Ye! -Alright.

Your Majesty, it's Baron Yun.

Yun Ye, bring Sir Lu in!

What is he doing? -What are you doing? Hurry!

Brother Yun. -Dear heaven!

Please save Great Tang!

Hurry! Save..... -Sir Lu.

Why not we make a bet? -Rascal!

I'm doing this for Great Tang...

...and the people! I don't have time to fool around with you!

I'm doing this for Great Tang too. His Majesty should go to war.

Fine. What shall we bet?

That's His Majesty's flag. If lightning strikes it,...

...then you have to give up, okay? -How daring.

I shall bet with you, but I believe...

...the heaven would be on my side!

Mark your words.

Old man, I shall let you witness modern science.

What's the matter? Why the rush? What happened?

Baron Yun was nearly struck. -Why?

To stop His Majesty from going to war, Sir Lu wanted to be struck.

He wouldn't listen to anyone. To stop him, Baron Yun...

...is making a bet with him. -Ridiculous.

Dear heaven, please show me justice!

Please strike me with lightning!

Dear heaven, a sign will do.

Just don't kill me.

Dear heaven!

You must be blind!

We've succeeded.

Dear heaven!

Sister Princess, aren't you going to take a look at Baron Yun?

No, he can do whatever he wants.

Aren't you here because you're worried?

Who said so?

I'm telling the truth.

Enough.

If you keep speaking, I'll take away your 10 days' worth of food.

Go!

Xinyue! Xin.....

Sir Lu, you first disregarded the royal authority.

Then you insulted and threatened me in the imperial court today.

There's not a bit of a wise man's grace in you.

I shall pardon you seeing that you're now old.

However, do you still want to challenge the sky?

You're a blinded Emperor!

Ridiculous! -Sir Lu, that's enough.

Wushe, investigate all the Shandong wise men's disciples.

Anyone related to the Shandong wise men shall be captured.

You..... -As for Lu Shou,...

...exterminate his family. -You.....

Yes, Your Majesty. -You.....

Your Majesty, please be merciful!

Grandfather was thinking of the people with no intention to rebel!

Your Majesty, please be merciful! -Yue'er.

Seeing that grandfather is old, please spare him.

Are you implying I have no compassion for the people?

All the Tang people are my people.

It's not up to you to pinpoint. -Yue'er.

Didn't I ask you to go? Why are you back?

I'm a member of Lu family.

Please let me be here with you.

Bring them away! -Yes!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Father. -Keep quiet!

Baron Yun, are you alright?

Thank you, Your Majesty for your concern. Thanks to you,...

...I'm alright.

Today, you've helped me greatly. I shall reward you handsomely.

Your Majesty, will you allow me to...

...return home to take a warm bath before returning for the reward?

Give Baron Yun a warm bath.

Thank you, Your Majesty. -The heaven...

...has given the mandate to us with lightning!

May the heaven protect Great Tang and let us flourish forever!

Long live Your Majesty!

Long live Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, State Duke Chen seeks audience.

Let him in. -Yes.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

General Hou, please rise. -Thank you, Your Majesty.

I'm uneasy about what happened with Lu Shou today.

What are your views?

Congratulations, Your Majesty. Lu's followers have been jailed.

Now that the Shandong tribe has lost their leader,...

...we have rid ourselves of a big problem.

How so? -Lu family leads Shandong tribes.

The consequence today...

...serves as a warning for defying you.

In that case, Your Majesty need not waste any energy...

...and the scholars would be willingly listen to you.

Your Majesty.

It seems the battle is inevitable.

Your Majesty,...

...with the impending battle,...

...we're facing the same enemy.

I volunteer to lead the troops...

...to defend our land alongside the generals of Tang.

General Hou, do you have any suggestions...

...for the battle plan?

The land of the Turks is vast.

I feel that if we focus on a single entry point,...

...we may succeed in the fight,...

...but they can escape easily.

This wouldn't be effective in the long term.

If we divide the army into several portions and advance together,...

...the Turks tribes would be unable to help each other.

This is the best plan.

It sounds logical.

Your Majesty, please personally cheer the generals on.

This would assure them and boost their morale.

I shall prepare a feast for the generals...

...to celebrate their efforts.

Baron Yun played a big part in this. Invite him, too.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Baron Yun.

Lan'er, what are you doing here?

Baron Yun, the whole palace is praising your bravery.

How could I not come quickly to witness it myself?

What's with your tone?

I didn't offend you today. -Since you're so clever,...

...even if you offended me, I wouldn't dare to be mad at you.

Are you worried about me?

Yes. I was worried you'd be struck by lightning and die.

Baron Yun, she's actually really worried about you.

She even went to Taiji Hall,...

...but then she got angry so we didn't go in.

Your mouth is too loose. No amount of food can stop you from talking.

I was telling the truth though.

I knew you're kind actually.

Linglong, go back first. I'd like to speak to Baron Yun.

Do you know you've caused trouble?

I've caused trouble?

I helped Sir Lu out. That was a good deed.

You thought so,...

...but Sir Lu is now locked in the prison by father.

I heard the punishment is nine familial exterminations.

Nine familial exterminations?

Lady Xinyue is affected, too. -How can that be?

I didn't think it'd be this bad.

Sir Lu reprimanded father in front of everyone.

To retain his pride, father won't let this slide.

At this point, do you have any ideas to help them?

His Majesty did mention that he'd reward me.

If I ask him to spare them..... -It wouldn't be that easy.

I'll do my best. Don't worry about this anymore.

Your political marriage had a lot of hurdles.

You should stay out of this.

I'm just worried about Chengqian and Xinyue.

It seems that it'll be impossible for them in the future.

Then wouldn't they be...

...united in heart but separated, and remain sad till they age?

Don't worry anymore. Chengqian wouldn't leave Lu family be.

By then, when you marry me, you'll be free.

By then, for Chengqian and Xinyue's problem,...

...we may be able to help them.

Let's go. I shall send you home.

Fellow generals, the battle between us and the Turks...

...are right before us.

We have limited resources this time.

It might be difficult.

I trust you would be able to defend our land.

I shall dedicate a toast to everyone.

I hope everyone will be victorious...

...and return soon. Then, I'd surely prepare another feast...

...as everyone returns victorious! -We must win!

Don't worry, Your Majesty. We're here.

No one would be able to bully us. -With your encouragement,...

...I'm not afraid of anyone.

That's right. -Take a seat.

Yun Ye, not bad.

You're daring enough to face off with Lu Shou.

When you healed Huaiyu's injury, I already knew you're something.

You have guts.

Baron Yun, you've dissolved the unification of the Turks.

You're the biggest hero.

I shall give you a toast.

Yun Ye, they're right.

I shall give you a toast, too. Let's all give him a toast.

Here. -Here.

Cheers.

Yun Ye, for dissolving the Turks' unification,...

...you've played the biggest role.

Just tell me what reward you'd like.

He should think about this. -That's right.

I wonder what he'd like. -That's right.

He's about to tell. -You're right.

I hope Your Majesty would be able to pardon Lu family.

Please spare their lives.

Well..... -Rascal, do you have a death wish?

Your Majesty, please calm down.

Baron Yun has always been reckless. He's been impolite.

However, he's looking at the big picture.

With the battle happening soon, we want to calm the people.

In addition, there are several Shandong supporters in the court.

How about only killing Lu family,...

...but sparing the other Shandong tribes and disciples?

They would definitely be grateful...

...and be loyal to you.

Baron Yun, seeing that you've contributed much,...

...I can pardon the other tribes, but...

...not Lu Shou and his family.

They must be executed.

But Your Majesty, they.....

Thank you, Your Majesty for being merciful.

Your Majesty is righteous. Thank you for being merciful.

Alright.

This feast is meant for the generals.

The Shandong wise men's problem...

...should not be brought up. Let's drink. Come.

I shall give you another toast.

I hope you'd return victorious soon.

Thank you, Your Majesty. -Thank you, Your Majesty.

Father, I have a class tomorrow. I don't want to get drunk.

I shall take my leave. -Alright.

Yes.

It feels good!

Let me tell you. I told His Majesty just now.

Between East Turks and Great Tang,...

...there's a secret stronghold called Mountain Tie.

Do you know what kind of place is that?

That's a slippery and treacherous place.

Do you know that it's a dangerous path?

It's difficult to advance or retreat.

Do you know what's the most important thing?

The Turks will surely use this route.

So, I told His Majesty.

What about setting up camps nearby and ambush them at the right time?

We'd definitely win this war.

General Cheng, His Majesty gave the left wing troops to you.

Not bad. The both of us can work together.

Let's leave not even one alive.

Cheers! -Cheers!

I knew you'd be here.

Chengqian, I.....

I should've drunk a bit more.

I don't know how to face her when I'm sober.

Chengqian, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry to the both of you.

There's no need to say this between us.

I shall ask for Xinyue's forgiveness now.

No need.

Then help me.....

Forget it. -I know.

I'll let her know.

Brother?

The feast hasn't ended. Why would you come here?

I hope you'd be merciful and let me meet Xinyue for a while.

Brother, without father's orders,...

...no one can visit the prisoners. Didn't you know that?

Qingque,...

...since we're brothers, please let me meet her.

Get a hold of yourself.

Look at you. You don't even look like the Crown Prince.

Crown Prince?

I'm such a useless Crown Prince.

Qingque, I must see her no matter what.

If you respect me, please let me see her.

Otherwise,...

...I can only force my way in. -Brother.

I'm so disappointed.

How about this? I'll let you meet her, but promise me...

...you'll forget about this from tonight onwards.

Be the Crown Prince you were before this, alright?

General Li, how many troops did His Majesty give you?

80,000. -80,000?

Then you're the leader this time.

Let's congratulate General Li. -Come.

Congratulations, General Li. -Congratulations, General Li.

General Hou, which troop are you leading?

His Majesty ordered me to lead...

...the ministry of military and imperial guards.

That's good. With you around,...

...the capital will be fine. -That's right.

The frontline require us generals, right?

We need people like General Hou's support at the back.

He's our pillar. -It's been hard on you.

Come.

I'm not sure which battle plan General Li told His Majesty?

According to my research, the Turks troops are very dispersed.

I suggested dividing our troops...

...to defeat each division separately.

A lone wolf isn't scary.

As long as we don't let the pack unite.

Good! -That's a good idea.

That's good. -Good.

General Li's tactic is good.

I'm amazed.

Come! Cheers! -Come!

Cheers! -Cheers!

My heart's a little itchy after drinking wine.

I always knew I can't read,...

...but I would never forget...

...that poem "Wuyi" which is full of energy.

Men, bring me the sword!

Leave us. General Chai.

I'm here. -Take this!

General Chai, you shall dance with the sword. I'll recite the poem.

His Majesty will record. Come, we must be as strong as back then.

Your Majesty, what do you think? -You're right.

Wushe, prepare paper and ink. -Yes.

General Chai shall show his skills.

I shall record this.

Cheng Yaojin is in charge of reciting.

Yes!

Xinyue, it's been hard on you.

I'm too useless.

Don't blame yourself.

This is all destiny.

I didn't think we'd meet again in this kind of place.

Don't be afraid. I'll definitely save you.

You don't have to do that.

If my family members die, how could I live alone?

Please forget about me.

You must definitely be a wise Emperor...

...and treat your people well. -Xinyue,...

...I don't want to be a wise Emperor.

I'm willing to let it all go as long as you live.

No, it's not worth it.

Trust me. I'll think of a way.

Sorry for the hardship these days. Wait for me.

Who said we have nothing?

We have each other.

As we go to war,...

...we share our weapons!

We shall kill our enemies together!

We shall kill our enemies together!

Who said we have nothing?

We have each other.

As we go to war,...

...we help together.

We work together!

We work together!

Who said we have nothing?

We stand together.

As we go to war, we share armours.

We walk together!

We walk together! -We walk together!

We walk together! -We walk together!

We walk together! -We walk together!

We walk together! -We walk together!

We walk together. -We walk together!

We walk together. -We walk together!

We walk together.

Father, I'm helping you polish your armour.

You must return victorious.

You must make Great Tang proud.

Who said I was going to the frontline?

I saw many men were sent to the frontline.

Since your post is so high, aren't you one of them, too?

Do you really want me to die on the frontline?

Why don't you just prepare my death plaque now?

No, that wasn't what I meant.

How heartless.

That wasn't what I meant. Don't be angry, father.

That old Li Jing.

Our battle plans are the same,...

...yet he can lead the army to battle...

...while I can just have a title.

My men have all gone to war. What's there for me to do here?

Do they really take me as a 3-year-old kid?

Father, the frontline is dangerous.

I'd like you to live longer.

Ridiculous!

How dare you.

You live idly every day.

If you were smarter and had become the Crown Prince's wife,...

...I wouldn't be embarrassed!

I wouldn't be embarrassed!

In your heart, am I just...

...a chess piece to help you rise higher in the court?

I'm useless. Please forgive me.

Then you.....

State Duke Chen has requested to battle,...

...but I rejected him.

Your Majesty, are you still wary of what happened back then?

Back then, he arrived late...

...and didn't manage to save Ruolan. I was angry.

I know that he can't be blamed.

I'm worried about something else.

State Duke Chen is steadfast and reliable...

...but he lacks the assertiveness of a warrior.

He's rather smart. -Yes.

This is my concern.

Among the warriors,...

...be it Cheng Yaojin or Qin Qiong,...

...they're willing to sacrifice themselves.

State Duke Chen is too reserved.

I suspect he has great ambitions.

It's your turn.

Your Majesty, the Crown Prince seeks audience.

Let him in. -Yes.

Greetings, father and mother.

Father, I have a favour to ask.

I know what you're about to ask.

I won't approve it.

Lu Shou was impolite. Although Xinyue is his granddaughter,...

...she has no intention to rebel.

Father, please be merciful.

Do you think I'm simply dealing with lives?

Who and how to punish,...

...is it up to you to teach me?

Your Majesty, calm down. He was too hasty and spoke improperly.

Mother, I must say this.

I'm so disappointed in you. You even defy...

...your own mother for a girl.

Fine.

I shall give the order to behead them immediately!

So, you'd stop thinking about this.

Father, please don't be angry. It's all my fault.

Please don't vent your anger on them.

Father, it's all my fault. Please punish me instead.

Please forgive them. Please be merciful!

Wushe!

Yes. -Tomorrow at noon,...

...behead all members of Lu family!

Father! Father!

Father, please think twice!

Qian'er, as the Crown Prince,...

...do you not know your father's intention?

I'm so disappointed in you.

Mother.

Mother.....

Brother, please get up.

What did you promise me yesterday? I'm so disappointed in you.

Qingque, go away. Don't bother me.

Isn't it just for a girl?

As the Crown Prince, are you afraid you can't get a better one?

What do you know?

Xinyue...

...is different. -Look at you.

You're the Crown Prince!

You're kneeling here for a girl.

Are you not afraid others would laugh if they hear this?

If you've been through this yourself,...

...you'd know there's nothing to laugh about.

I'm your little brother.

Do you think she understands you better than I do?

Please get up.

Sister. -Go back first.

Sister, don't bother about me.

You..... -Speak no more. I understand.

Sister, please go.

Your stable relationship with father didn't come easy.

Don't let this matter ruin it.

I've met Xinyue a few times. She's a good person.

I don't want her to be affected by court matters.

Sister.

Thank you. -If father...

...agrees to spare her, you must treat her well.

You may not be able to marry her, but you mustn't disappoint her.

Don't worry, sister.

I can swear for my loyalty to Xinyue.

Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and Princess Anyang...

...have kneeled outside for more than 4 hours.

They may fall ill if this goes on.

Let them be if they're happy.

I want to see...

...how long they can stand it.

Yes.

Your Highness, Princess Anyang, please don't kneel here anymore.

Your Highness, even if you aren't worried about yourself,...

...you must think of Princess Anyang's health, too.

We have the same request.

Xinyue is my friend, too.

We hope father will be merciful.

Your Highness, if you continue like this,...

...if His Majesty gets angrier,...

...Lu family may face the execution even earlier.

Please listen to me. Please go back first.

How could father be so mean?

Sister, you may go back first.

I'll think of another way.

Brother Yun.

What's with the long face? -Nothing.

Brother Yun, I have something to ask you.

Go ahead.

If the Princess marries you,...

...then I have to come along.

I want to ask you these.

Who are the elders in your family? Will they like her?

Are they friendly?

What's wrong? -Nothing.

I have things to prepare at home. I shall go first.

He's so weird today.

Grandmother, aunt, look.

How's this?

You're quite dexterous. -That's right. It's good.

It's nice. -I'll do another one.

Nice. -Okay, cut another one.

Let me take a look. -Come.

Let me try. -Alright.

Brother Ye, you're back. We've been waiting for you.

Come, take a seat.

What's with your face? -I accidentally fell down.

Be careful. You're about to get married in 2 days.

How can you meet others with these bruises?

The aunts were asking...

...whose daughter is this bride to-be?

You haven't told us yet. Who is it?

That's right. Why can't you let us know?

That's right. Why so mysterious?

That's right. -My future sister-in-law...

...must be pretty, but regarding her personality,...

...I'm sure you can reveal that. -That's right. Tell us.

All good. You'll know once she's here.

I suddenly remember I have something on.

You can continue decorating. Thank you.

This child..... -He's shy.

Do you know you've caused trouble?

I've caused trouble?

I've helped Sir Lu. It's a good deed.

You think it's helping him, but Sir Lu has been jailed by father.

I heard it's nine familial exterminations.

Seeing that you've contributed, I can forgive the other families.

As for Lu Shou and his family,...

...I can't forgive them. I must behead them.

Lady Xinyue.

Brother Yun, it's you.

The other day I was hasty, I'm afraid.....

I understand.

If it weren't for you, I'm afraid grandfather could've been struck.

You didn't do anything wrong. Don't blame yourself.

I shall beg His Majesty for mercy.

Otherwise, I'll beg the Empress.

I must save you.

I believe the Crown Prince has tried.

If he can't do it, then you'll only make His Majesty angrier.

I don't want to drag anyone else into this.

If this is my fate,...

...I'll accept it.

Brother Yun, please go back.

Please tell the Crown Prince to not fret anymore because of me.