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Episode 30

It smells so good. -It's tasty.

Let me tell you. -Try some. This is very tasty.

You all didn't want to eat.

It's tasty, isn't it? -Yes, it's tasty.

It's really tasty.

What potion did you feed them?

Duke Yun, I've solved the Rubik's Cube...

...but I can't solve it as fast as you did.

If I may ask, do you have any tips for it?

To be honest, I do have a chant...

...but I've never taught anyone before.

Duke Yun, don't worry. I won't spread it out.

It's alright. If Duke Yun doesn't want to tell us, don't force him.

We can only blame ourselves for our lack of skills.

Normally, we would think that...

...Duke Yun is just a rich kid from the streets of Chang'an.

Now we know that he's...

...really knowledgeable. -Please don't say that.

I'm just a normal being.

To be honest, I didn't invent this Rubik's Cube.

I was lucky to have seen it once.

Everyone here is a talented scholar.

Your knowledge and wisdom are all better than mine.

I don't dare to trick all of you with this skill.

If everyone is interested, I'll share the technique after eating.

Alright! -Alright!

Duke Yun's honesty is really similar to the personality...

...of the Mohists. -That's right.

You're willing to help Anlan and I. I'm grateful.

This is why I shouldn't hide anything from all of you.

Don't call me Duke Yun anymore.

Call me Yun Ye will do.

Everyone here is Anlan's senior. So you'll be my senior, too.

It looks like you really like Anlan.

Or else, you won't spend so much effort...

...to please us with these dishes.

Anlan, we'll agree to this marriage for you then.

Bravo! -Bravo!

Uncle Shen, why are you speaking nonsense when you haven't drunk?

I don't care. I'm taking it seriously.

Don't deny this next time. -Sure. I won't deny.

Bravo! Let's drink! -Let's drink.

Come! -Let's drink!

This is the ratio for exchange. This silken cloth is the primer.

This yellow one is sulphur. This is saltpetre.

This one is the charcoal crushing machine.

This one is the system for distillation.

I didn't ask you anything. Why did you tell me?

Duke Yun.

Huang Shu escaped. Do we pursue? -How did he escape?

He dug an underground tunnel. -Let's go and have a look.

Look at this.

This brat. I.....

"Yun Ye, my grandson, grandpa is leaving."

Why are you laughing? Aren't you mocked, too?

I'm his grandson. Then wouldn't you be his grandson's wife?

However, Huang Shu did a great job, too.

With this tunnel, after we revenged,...

...we can escape the palace through here.

That's right. -If it's like what you said,...

...we didn't spend even a cent for Huang Shu to dig a tunnel.

You're right. I feel sorry for him now.

Brother, you're finally back.

You haven't returned for 3 days. Where have you been?

I was just about to ask you. The sky is almost dark.

Why are you back so late? You even brought Wang Cai.

I brought it to lead the way. -Did it lead the way?

Yes. I brought it around the whole Chang'an.

Wang Cai is great now. It flies wherever I asked it to.

Then try and let it fly. -Wang Cai flew for the whole day.

It should sleep now. -Let's eat.

Alright. Let's eat before we sleep.

It's not a pigeon. Did you let it pass a letter?

Yun Ye is silly.

I..... -It's fine if you don't believe.

Wang Cai, let's go. Don't bother him.

Yun Ye is silly.

Brother Ye,...

...what do you do in the palace?

You come home every 3 days. -Try this.

You must eat, too. -Aren't there many generals?

Thank you, grandma. -Why must they torture you?

It's because I'm capable. -Yes. You're capable.

Look at Mrs. Zhang next door. The family had weddings around...

...the same time with you. Their grandchild is one month old.

Only our family is empty and lonely.

There's no man to make decisions. -I'll make the decisions.

Isn't Wang Cai a male? Let it make the decisions.

Enough. You're always not serious when I am.

Dear, you look like you've lost weight.

I don't know if our family's dishes suit your taste.

It's fine if it's something else, but meals are important.

I think Brother Ye has lost weight lately.

The food in the palace is not as nice at the food at home.

Xinyue, I think you can bring him food every day.

Then the two of you can meet every day.

There's no need for this. The food there is nice...

...and my job is confidential.

It's not good for her to come. -What's not good about it?

You can't lie to me. Your grandpa was a general in the palace.

I brought him food every day. I even stayed overnight.

People in the palace need to live. -Grandma.

You can't lie to me. I know that...

...you're doing things that are confidential.

After we finish eating,...

...write down your address on a paper for Xinyue.

We won't tell anyone.

Don't look at me. Listen to me.

Or else, I'm not your grandma anymore.

Alright. -Alright. Hurry and eat.

Dig in, Xiao Nan.

This is incredible. -I've been a Mohist for years.

I've seen a lot of secret locks.

This is my first time seeing such a difficult lock.

Duke Yun is really smarter than normal people.

That's enough, Uncle Shen. Stop praising him.

Alright. -I think this isn't easy.

You only need to press the switch to activate the system,...

...but I can't recognise the symbols on top of it.

You haven't seen this, have you? This is called Arabic numbers.

It'll be passed down afterwards. -What are Arabic numbers?

I mean, as long as we have these Arabic numbers,...

...outsiders won't be able to barge in.

Not bad. With these symbols, even if others know...

...the numbers, they won't know the sequence. This is amazing.

Uncle Tian has explained everything in one sentence.

You all can continue. I'll check on the dishes.

Alright. -No problem.

Let me see. -You've been alone out there.

We were worried that you don't have a support.

Now it seems like there's a person there to protect you.

We're relieved now.

Not only that he's talented, he can cook well, too.

It's very difficult o find this kind of husband.

What husband? What are you all saying?

We're talking about him. -Let's not talk anymore.

Someone is here.

Who is there? -I've brought food for Duke Yun.

Food for Duke Yun?

Why are you here? -I've brought food for you.

Duke Yun, she is.....

She's my wife.

What did you say? Your wife? -Your wife?

Lady. -Lady.

Lady. -Lady.

I asked you not to come. -Grandma asked me to bring food.

Let me tell you. Don't add too much.

Well, I.....

It's not..... -Let me tell you.

How did you do it? Can you do it properly?

Alright. -No, it's not like that.

After she leaves, I'll explain to you.

It's boring if you sit here. Why not you return first?

Grandma asked me to stay here for a longer time.

The wheeler is outside. Grandma will ask later.

Brother Yun, I'm sorry. I've troubled you.

It's fine, but what grandma did...

...must have troubled you. -I'm fine.

I just feel sorry. -Don't keep apologising to me.

You're the one who's troubled, not me.

Duke Yun, check these that are assembled.

We must not rush this. Put it down slowly.

Take a look. Is it nice?

That's right. Alright.

Why not you go back first?

Alright. You can enjoy the food.

Are you in a bad mood? -No.

You're denying it. You always play with this...

...when you're in a bad mood.

I've explained to your uncles.

Don't mind it.

Has she left? -Yes.

Xinyue is in a difficult position, too.

How's she doing with Chengqian?

Chengqian comes to my house sometimes to see her...

...but they don't talk much. He's worried that people will talk.

I'm in a bad mood indeed because I saw many people...

...are having a hard time. I feel bad for them.

Alright. Let's not think about these anymore.

Look at what I brought you.

What's this?

This is a magical tool to investigate Gao Shilian.

Who does this work? When do we use this?

It's when the dawn breaks tomorrow.

Do I use this?

How do I look?

Who is there?

You're great. You became smarter after being with me.

Cut the crap. Hurry up and take out your tool.

What's wrong?

I can see it too clearly.

Let me have a look.

There are a lot of guards and soldiers around the warehouse.

Let me see. Where is it?

Over there. It's over there. -You're right.

It's an old and isolated yard. There's not even a sign board.

Why are there so many people guarding the place?

This should be the place where Gao Shilian is grounded.

I can pretend to be a servant and avoid the guards on the way.

Then I'll wait for the guards to change shift and get myself in.

It's easy to get in, but how do you get out?

Although we have Huang Shu's underground tunnel,...

...the place will be surrounded when something happens.

The gates of the palace will be locked, too.

Before you get to Ke Wu Yuan, I think you'll be trapped.

Then do you have any ideas?

I do have ideas, but you must let me think.

We can use explosives.

You're right. -You agree, don't you?

Of course not,...

...but you mentioned explosives and reminded me something.

If you want to escape the palace, you must cause a chaos.

We can use our black tiny balls.

Do you mean you want to make explosions with bombs...

...and escape while...

...the palace is chaotic? -That's right.

But once the explosion happened, the guards will be there.

If we don't escape before they come,...

...won't we trap ourselves? -Don't forget...

...who is the person in charge for guarding the city.

It's Uncle Hou. -I'll tell him that...

...there's fire at Taiji Palace to distract his soldiers.

When they're all in chaos, you can get in easily.

After that, run to Ke Wu Yuan and escape through the tunnel.

This is a good idea,...

...but the side palace is rather far from here.

How do we bring the bombs near to the side palace?

I have my own ways for this.

The artisans are working hard. The bombs will be done soon.

How many bombs are there in the first batch?

There are 100 in total, Prince of Wei.

What? Didn't you say that the artisans are working hard?

Why is there so little? There are only 100 in total.

Do you think these bombs are for the Turks' celebrations?

We are working really hard, Prince of Wei.

You can ask everyone if you don't believe me.

That's right. He's telling the truth, Prince of Wei.

Duke Yun wouldn't let us sleep for two nights.

He keeps asking us to work every day.

Look at his face. Look at his dark circles.

He's still a kid.

Uncle Shen, please let me sleep. -Go ahead.

Look, we don't have enough manpower indeed.

If you want us to make more in a shorter time,...

...I'm afraid that you'll need to send more people and materials.

Why don't I ask for more manpower from father?

If you asked, His Majesty will surely approve it...

...but it may seem like you..... No,...

...it may seem like our supervision is terrible.

Are you aware of that?

I have an idea that can let His Majesty...

...help us willingly. -Hurry and tell me.

I think this first batch of bombs...

...can be used for a demonstration.

If His Majesty sees it, he'll surely be happy.

After that, His Majesty will definitely approve your requests.

You'll be able to show His Majesty your progress on this, too.

This is a great idea.

Duke Yun, you're smart indeed.

I'll request for a bomb demonstration from His Majesty.

Thank you, Prince of Wei.

Rest for a while.

I'm exhausted.

Lady Xinyue said it'll explode once the string is lighted.

She asked me to tell you to be careful.

I thought it's some amazing weapon. It's only firecracker.

Your Highness, what should we do? -Leave everything.

Let Li Tai work on this amazing weapon.

Let him report to His Majesty. -Noted.

Sir Chen. -How is it?

I've been investigating the places the Crown Prince visited.

I checked the east and west of the city, but I can't find Lady Mei.

Continue searching. Don't forget the teahouses and brothels, too.

Noted.

All of you are my trusted generals.

I've asked you all here because of something exciting...

...that I want to tell you all.

What's the exciting thing, Your Majesty?

Prince of Wei has been working on...

...a weapon that can break the Turks' fort lately.

As it's related to the military secrets,...

...I haven't told you all.

Now that this first batch of new weapon has been created,...

...I hope that all of you...

...can follow me to see the demonstration tomorrow.

We can see the results of Prince of Wei's supervision, too.

To be honest,...

...I thought that Prince of Wei has been resting at home...

...and has forgotten about the plan of attacking Turks.

I've been worried.

I never thought that Prince of Wei has been working on the weapons.

I've really blamed Prince of Wei wrongly.

All the generals are worried about the frontline warriors.

As the commander, how can I delay the plan of our attack?

I've hired the expert artisans at Chang'an.

They made hundreds of weapon in a few days.

I'm only waiting for father and you all to inspect.

Your Majesty, Prince of Wei's efficiency is just like yours.

Don't praise him too early.

Let's wait until the bomb demonstration tomorrow.

Father, you're right.

Big brother, you must come and inspect...

...tomorrow. -Of course.

If I don't watch such a strong weapon myself, it'll be a pity.

My fellow generals, you may return and have a rest.

We shall wait for the demonstration tomorrow.

We shall leave now.

General Chang, please stay. I have something to discuss with you.

Tell me, if I fail tomorrow,...

...what should I do?

What can you do? I can only lose my loved one once again.

Am I wrong?

We can't live with enemies. I understand.

My fate is to live in this era.

If I say I don't want to revenge anymore,...

...would you agree to that?

I don't know if it's me or you who's having a hard life.

Stop sighing.

Are you cursing me that I'll fail tomorrow?

I can't answer you when you asked me what to do...

...because I dare not think about it, really.

I don't know what I would do if something happens to you.

So I'm begging of you to stay alive.

Can you do that?

Brother, why are you late? -I had something on.

Why are you here? I was at home and she found me.

She suspected that I followed her and chased me out.

You..... Forget it.

You can't even hide from her. You'll be a burden if you go.

God bless me. Let's hope everything goes well.

What's wrong? -Stop looking.

What are these soldiers for? -They should be...

...the soldiers sent to guard the demonstration field.

General Hou. -Duke Yun.

You all are..... -General Hou, why are you here?

Aren't you guarding the city?

Did you say guarding?

Why did you say that? I went for administration.

Then aren't those your soldiers?

Of course not. I didn't receive any orders to move the soldiers.

Well.....

I'm Duke Yun Ye of Lantian. Who's your general?

It's General Chang He.

Chang He? -It's General Chang.

I know nothing about this.

It looks like he took secret orders from His Majesty.

Isn't Chang He an officer of Jingzhou? Why him?

You don't know. General Chang was a guard of Xuanwumen.

Although he's at Jingzhou,...

...he's His Majesty's trusted general.

Duke Yun! -Duke Yun!

Duke Yun! -No.

It's nothing. He left something at home.

General, we still have something on.

We'll be leaving now. -Please hold on.

I would like to ask for...

...the reason of leaving the city. -Well.....

We're following secret orders. We're not allowed to tell you.

I'm silly. Please go ahead.

Thank you, general. Let's go.

Let's go. Follow up.

Anlan!

What's wrong? -Luckily, you haven't left.

What happened? -Hou Junji is not in charge.

We can't do it today. -Who is it then?

It seems to be someone that His Majesty trusts.

It looks like father has noticed. -You must be more careful now.

Stay here and wait for me. Don't act on your own.

Your Majesty, the guards are all in their positions.

We can start the demonstration now.

Let's start.

Start the demonstration!

Noted, father.

Here you go, Prince of Wei.

Protect His Majesty!

Prince of Wei!

Prince of Wei, are you alright?

Father, please forgive me! I've underestimated the power!

It must have shocked you! -Come, my men!

Prince of Wei, are you alright? -I'm fine!

Prince of Wei, you didn't disappoint me indeed.

Congratulations, Your Majesty. With this weapon,...

...Turks will surely fail. If the frontline knows that...

...Prince of Wei's invented such a powerful weapon, they'll be happy.

The youngsters are great. Qingque, you did well.

Thank you for the compliments, father and uncles.

Follow my orders and give Prince of Wei more manpower...

...for making this new kind of weapon.

With my orders, you can...

...switch the manpower and resources in the palace.

Noted, father.

Come and receive my orders, Duke Yun Ye of Lantian.

I'm here. -You shall continue to supervise.

This new kind of weapon must be completed within a month...

...and sent to the frontline.

Noted, Your Majesty.

Father, although this weapon is powerful,...

...it's very dangerous. If it wasn't for the general,...

...Prince of Wei would've been harmed by this new weapon.

May I ask if Prince of Wei and Duke Yun...

...can ensure this won't happen during the creation?

Well.....

Your Majesty, the artisans and I have worked on it for days...

...and found a way to ensure nothing goes wrong.

If any accident happens, I'm willing to bear the consequences.

The Crown Prince's worries are understandable.

Let's do this. Move the place of making the weapons...

...away from the palace to somewhere more isolated.

The first reason is that it can be more well-hidden.

The second is to guarantee the safety of the villagers.

Father, you're smart indeed. -Your Majesty is smart indeed!

Luckily nothing happened. -That's right.

Hurry up. -It's so exhausting.

Good job. -Rest well.

You did a good job.

Yun Ye. -Let's eat.

Why are you here? -I have something to ask you.

Why didn't you ask just now and came all the way here?

You made it so mysterious. -Why?

Do I need a reason to talk to you privately now?

If you want to chat and drink with me, I would say yes.

If it's about other things, you don't have to say anything.

You didn't answer the question I asked you last time.

Now, you won't listen to anything I say anymore.

Are you worried that after your brother gets the bombs,...

...he'll become a threat to you?

Since you know that, you should hand the formula to me.

Or are you on his side now?

I can't tell you that your other brother became the Emperor, can I?

It's not about whose side I'm on. It's the fact that...

...these two sides are the same side.

Are you still telling me this? -Do you think that I'm lying?

Chengqian, let me give you an advice.

I helped Prince of Wei to make the bomb for the sake of the country.

Don't take it the wrong way.

Are you still acting like you don't know?

I'm asking you now. Are you giving me the bomb formula or not?

I can't. -I'm leaving then.

Chengqian!

I heard that we must move. We can't stay in the palace anymore.

I made this thing worse.

I wanted to give you a chance to kill Gao Shilian.

Who'd have thought that we'll have to move out of the palace.

It'll be harder to kill Gao Shilian after moving away.

Have you thought of any way?

I think there's something suspicious about Gao Shilian.

What do you mean? -I've been troubled.

Your father's treating Gao Shilian well at the side palace.

What's he thinking? -Is there another reason?

Gao Shilian has power, and he's his wife's uncle.

Of course he'll protect him. -If he wants to protect him,...

...why didn't he just find a reason and release him?

Could it be that your father knows that Gao Shilian...

...is not the murderer? -This is impossible.

If he's not guilty, why didn't he hand in the token?

Also, the word "Shen" written by Uncle Tian points to him, too.

It must be because he's worried that my mother...

...would become the Empress. So, he killed her.

There are so many reasons. Who else can the murderer be?

It's true, but there are many other things behind this...

...that we haven't figured out yet.

I saw General Chang He today.

He was a guard of Xuanwumen. His Majesty trusts him, too.

They summoned him back here to protect Gao Shilian, right?

Don't be so judgemental. We can't confirm...

...whether Gao Shilian is the murderer yet.

Don't jump to conclusions so quickly.

It'll affect the judgements.

Why do you argue with me all the time?

The evidence is all in front of you but you don't believe it.

Alright. Then I shall rely on my capability...

...and investigate this matter to find out the truth.

I'll prove it to you. -This.....

Don't get mad. I didn't say that I don't believe you.

I only hope that you can give me more time.

I'll find out the truth.

If Gao Shilian is the murderer, I'll not let him go.

Alright. Why are you angry with me?

Stop being angry.

I'm satisfied with what you and your men did with the defence.

I'm guilty. Although I asked the soldiers to be more alert,...

...we almost let Prince of Wei get injured and shocked Your Majesty.

I failed to fulfil my responsibilities.

Your men and all the soldiers have seen the explosion.

You remained calm in that shocking scene.

This proves your seriousness as a general. How is that failing?

With such a serious and calm general...

...and a great leader like you, I feel relieved.

Your compliments have made me shameful.

I can only try my best to avoid letting Your Majesty down.

I should've rewarded you...

...but I have a more important thing...

...for you to do now. After you completed it, I'll reward you.

This is my responsibility. I dare not ask for rewards.

Please give your orders, Your Majesty.

I've selected a new place for making the weapons.

It's Mountain Yu at Jingjiao.

I'm ordering for 4,000 elite soldiers to be sent there now.

Gather another 1,000 soldiers to guard the mountain.

Guard them closely. Don't let the military information spread.

Then how do you...

...want the other 3,000 horses and soldiers to go?

You may lead the 3,000 soldiers...

...to guard Chang'an and wait for other orders.

But you must remember that you can only send the soldiers...

...with my orders and token.

Noted, Your Majesty.

Don't you want to ask me...

...the reason I put you and the soldiers outside the city?

I'll only obey the orders...

...without knowing the reason behind Your Majesty's will.

Great.

You're my most trusted general.

I don't want to hide it from you.

Someone has spread the issue that had happened...

...back then with a bad intention.

Now you know why I'm putting you and the soldiers out there.

It's to protect the palace. -That's right.

General Chang, I've handed the task and myself to you...

...with what happened about Xuanwumen last time.

You didn't disappoint me.

From now onwards, you'll be my most important general.

I've ordered you to guard the wealthy land of Jingzhou...

...to train the soldiers and prepare for any cases.

I'm waiting for the day...

...that we can cooperate once again...

...to ensure the safety of the nation and citizens.

Now I need you and your elite team.

Please don't disappoint me.

I'll surely obey the orders of Your Majesty.

I'm willing to die and sacrifice for Your Majesty.

I want to eat one first. -Wait for your brother to return.

It's an imperial order. -What did His Majesty order again?

His Majesty wants us to work at the ravine.

He made the imperial order to tell us the selected address.

Are you going to the ravine? Then won't you be...

...further away from home? -That's right.

So, Xinyue doesn't have to bring me food anymore.

It's a desolated mountain. It's inconvenient for a girl.

There's a carriage to send me there. It's not inconvenient.

That's right. The ravine...

...must have insufficient food and clothes. Let Xinyue go.

She can go once in two days. -Grandma,...

...the court asked me to supervise instead of working.

I'll be eating well there.

Don't make it hard for Xinyue anymore.

Is that true?

I'm an old woman now. No one likes listening to me now.

I..... -Grandma, what are you saying?

I was wrong, alright?

Let her go then.

Can she go now? -Yes.

Firstly, this is confidential. Secondly, I can only show once.

You brat. Who can see it in such a short time?

Grandma, I remember now.

Did you see it?

Let's eat, Xiao Nan. -Come, Xiao Nan. Let's eat.

How is it? Let me have a look.

What are you thinking?

Be careful with the ratio. Clean your hands properly.

You're here.

Have a look. -How is it?

Everything is going well. We're going according to plan.

Stay down! -Be careful!

Don't go there.

You stand here.

It's always you. Why are you so stupid?

Stand properly. Look at that.

Look at that. Luckily you're stupid.

Or else, we'll be blown up to the sky.

Do you really want to blow me up to the sky?

Alright. Don't blame him.

It may be static electricity. -Did you say static electricity?

Pass this message. Remove everything that has fur.

Touch the metal tools beforehand. -Alright.

Go head. -Did you hear that?

Yes. -Remove fur and touch metal tools.

Noted. -Alright.

How much powder did you use? -All of this.

Alright. Let's follow this ratio. I'll hand this to you then.

What are we going to do with so many duds?

Don't bother about it. I have my arrangements.

My goodness.

Where's Anlan?

She's in the kitchen.

I've finally found you, Duke Yun. -Prince, you're looking for me?

I went there to have a look. The progress is too slow.

If this continues, the production won't meet the needs.

Don't panic, Prince of Wei. I'm working on the improvements.

Then have you gotten anything? -If we follow the new formula,...

...the new bomb will be twice as incredible as the normal ones.

Also, it'll take a shorter time.

Since it's like that, why aren't we producing it?

If it's more powerful, it'll cause a greater harm.

I haven't thought of the safety precautions.

Let's eat.