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Episode Fifty

A guest comes afar,

sending me a lacquered guqin.

The grass, trees and strings

all contain beautiful emotions.

I will play this tune forever.

My heart will never change.

I want to be song of spring

to always be with you.

Du Ping'an.

Come here.

Master.

How do you know this poem?

My mother taught me when I was young.

You mother

must be

a literate woman.

My mother is a musician of the Liang State.

She can sing beautiful songs.

A musician of the Liang State...

Why did she come a long way

to Yanbei?

Because there are no slaves in Yanbei.

Mother and father came here

to get rid of their status of slaves.

And they settled down here.

Do you know

the meaning of this poem?

It means that two lovers

miss each other

even if they are apart.

You are young.

Do you know what is missing others?

Of course. My father died early.

When I miss him,

I will play the flute

that he made me.

Master,

your Tartar pipe sounds sad.

Are you missing someone?

I am thinking that

I hope what I thought is wrong.

Leave me alone.

Yes.

Yes.

Now they will

attack us at any time.

Your Royal Highness Xiang.

Spare the etiquette.

You finally come back.

The troops of Yan Xun

may attack us at any time.

I know.

So I rush back

to Chang'an, taking no rest.

I have set some mechanism

around Chang'an City.

It seems that

Your Royal Highness Xiang have sent

a lot of troops to pretect Chang'an.

You have taken out the hereditary treasures

of Yuwen Household.

How can I reserve my troops?

My hereditary treasures

are of no avail.

I wish that

your mechanism

will make these little wolves

suffer.

The most sophisticated mechanism

can only resist them temperarily.

Wei Shuye has occupied Yanbei.

Yan Xun approached Chang'an.

It is the ordinary people

who will suffer.

Go ahead. Go ahead.

I don't believe there will be something worse.

The main force of Yanxun

has broken through the border of Meilin

and headed straight for Chang'an.

They robbed and massacred the cities along the way.

Those cities had almost

been deserted.

I didn't expect

that this wolf colt is so cruel and merciless.

After what happened at the Jiuyou Platform,

he has totally changed.

Yuwen Yue.

You just go and lead the Afterlife Camp

to tie Chun'er back for me.

At least,

you have to get the commander's tally back for me.

Distant water can't put out a nearby fire.

Moreover, there are several experts around Chun'er

who are on guard.

Even the Afterlife Camp

can't make it.

Well then...

Kill.

His Majesty has sent Yuan Song to there.

I guess he had a plan.

You still want to protect Chun'er.

It is a plan which would satisfy both claims

to let Yuan Song go there.

Yuan Song won't hurt her,

not to let her do something stupid.

But now,

the only way out

is to assassinate Yanxun.

Only the death of Yanxun

could make Chang'an

not to fall into

the bigger holocaust.

We could

try this way.

Your highness, are you awake?

Did Zhong Yu send the letter?

Did Chu arrive at the city of Lan?

Not yet.

Could it possible that she didn't go to the city of Lan?

I don't think so

Please be at ease, your highness. I think

- the letter will come in couple of day. - Report.

Your highness. Miss Yu sent someone to deliver the message

that Lord Chu has regained the troop of Xiuli

and led them to aid Hong Chuan.

They have already fought twice

in Hong Chuan.

What did you say.

Is Miss Chu still in Hong Chuan?

Isn't it just like throwing an egg against a rock

as her military strength?

Your highness. Your highness.

Your highness.

Your highness.

Where are you going?

Get off.

Your highness.

Get off.

If you go back to Yanbei now,

then what should the vast army outside do?

We have almost arrived at

the foot of Chang'an.

Your highness.

There is a hidden path in Hong Chuan city.

Even the city is breached at last,

Miss Chu still could escape from the hidden path.

Since she has decided to go back,

she will be sure to defend the city.

Based on her character,

she will not leave.

Your highness. You should focus on the big picture.

Jing, dispatch the order to Zhong Yu

that in two days

she must take Chu out of Hong Chuan city.

This is the only order I'm giving her.

Yes.

Chun'er, the Prince Yuan Qi has been dead.

This is a capital crime.

It's a capital crime that I came here.

If you are scared,

you could leave.

What are you talking?

You know it well

that I would never leave you alone here.

Why did you say so?

Chun'er.

I'm worried about you.

You Royal Highness Yu.

Step aside.

You Royal Highness Yu.

You Royal Highness Yu.

Why are you here?

If I didn't come,

I wouldn't know

what absurd things you could do.

Wei Shuye.

Chun'er is young and ignorant.

Why did you run wild with her?

Did you know what it meant

that she came here

with the tiger tally and the imperial guards

This was all of my idear.

It had nothing to do with someone else.

I will face all the consequences on my own.

You will face it?

How could you face it?

Sister.

Don't be muddled, okay?

It is never too late to mend.

When you stole the commander's tally privately and made father angry,

did you ever think about our mother?

Mother is mother, I am I.

What does the thing I did

have to do with mother?

It's too absurd.

You are our mother's daughter.

If you do something wrong,

our mother will bear the consequence.

Chun'er.

Go back with me and ask father for pardon.

Since I have already

stabbed a big hole in the sky,

I would never be afraid that it will collapse.

My fate

will be no more than that.

So it's not necessary

to be double-minded.

After I breaching Hong Chuan

and killing Chu Qiao to take the revenge,

even if father wants my head,

I will give it to him.

Chun'er.

Don't refuse to realize your error, okay?

I also heard

that Yuwen attacked Wei State from Yanbei,

all the cities along the road had been lost.

There is no troop to assign in Chang'an.

If Chang'an gets lost,

it will be you who ruins the kingdom of Wei state.

What did you say?

Yuwen attacked Chang'an?

How could this be possible?

Didn't he want Yanbei?

Wasn't he willing to

give up the humble maid, Chu Qiao?

Sister.

What if you take over Yanbei?

If Chang'an is gone,

all the things will be gone.

Listen to me and go back with me.

No.

If it is true,

I couldn't go back.

Just give me one day.

Just give me one day.

I will kill Chu Qiao.

I will take Hong Chuan city

and tear Chu Qiao to pieces,

then I will throw her head

in front of Yanxun.

This is the only way to work off my anger.

- Have you ever - I...

put the people of Chang'an in your heart?

Chun'er.

Please listen to His Royal Highness Yu.

It can't be procrastinated now.

The one who is defending the city is just a humble maid.

A ragged band of mob.

If a prince of Wei State

and a veteran general of the noble family

can't deal with her,

how could I count on you

to defeat Yanxun to protect Chang'an?

If we choose to retreat

at this moment,

all the effort we made

will be in vain.

I will never allow this happen.

Someone

to escort His Royal Highness Yu back to the capital.

- Yes. - Yes.

Chun'er.

Young Master.

I will figure out a way

to send Mo'er back tomorrow.

It's not a good way

that he sneaked out like this.

I can't handle him at all,

how could you find a way?

It would not help if it goes on like this.

Here could become the battle field

at any time.

It's too dangerous.

This kid

has experienced the narrow escape.

What would scare him

facing all this?

The thing he is most afraid of is being abandoned.

Young Master.

I have found the location of

the Yanxun's great tent.

We can take action at any time.

Wait for my order to take action.

Don't get hotheaded.

I get it.

The lord just went to the bed, stop here.

It's the urgent military task, just step aside.

No.

Step aside.

If there is anything,

you can report it tomorrow morning.

Ping An, step aside.

Let him in.

Lord.

Get off.

Lord.

Get out of here.

Lord Chu.

Song Qifeng.

Did you stay in the city of Lan

with Miss Yu?

Has Miss Yu come to aid me?

Miss Yu asked me

to find Lord Chu.

She has something important to consult with you.

Where is she?

She is out of the city.

Chu, it's me.

Hong Chuan city can't last too long.

Don't force yourself to stick to it.

His Majesty ordered that I must take you away.

This place is not safe.

I will explain it to you on the way.

You need to tell me firstly.

You knew

the situation of Hong Chuan city

and knew how someone has run wild.

Didn't you?

Yes.

I knew.

Wei State split up

and fought their way across Chi Yuan Du

to attack Hong Chuan.

Did you know this?

Yes. I knew.

Cheng Yuan rejected the refugees,

killed his compatriots, then abandoned the city and fled.

Did you know all of these?

Yes. I knew.

Once Wei State breaches Hong Chuan,

with the Massacre order,

the millions residents in Yanbei

will die without a burial place.

Did you know all of these?

Yes. I knew.

Why?

Why didn't you stop it

while you knew everything?

Chu.

Didn't you understand it?

There is no troop of Yanbei

in the city of Lan right now.

The forces in Bei Shuo city

have withdrew and retreated.

Not only in the city of Lan,

there is few army

in the whole Yanbei.

The inland of Yanbei

is a racecourse now.

Any force of Wei State who breaches in

could be the occupation army.

But I couldn't stop Cheng Yuan,

and I didn't get the authority to do it.

The only mission I have got

is to take you away.

Except this,

I didn't get any order

to take action.

Yanxun.

His Majesty is not at the border of Meilin.

Are you crazy?

Yes.

It's crazy, but it works.

The main forces of his Majesty

have broken down

all the defensive lines of Wei State

and headed straight to Chang'an.

The forces of Wei State which scatter at the east line

and south line

are too far away to help.

Dozens of cities in northwest

all went down without a fight.

At this moment, speed is crucial in military affairs.

The troop of Black Eagle of his Majesty

will enter the capital of Wei State

before long.

Chu.

His Majesty knew that you would never

agree with his plan.

That's why he hid it from you.

But it didn't mean that he didn't trust you.

It's bitter and cold in Yanbei,

which greatly limits

our development.

No matter how hard we work,

we couldn't rival to Wei State.

When we are greatly outnumbered by the enemy,

it's not a bad solution to besiege Wei to rescue Zhao.

The only way to turn the tide

is to launch the counterattack

by surprise

and reverse position.

You are the closest person of his Majesty.

You should understand him.

Just for

this total strategic shift,

have you treated

the millions residents in Yanbei

as bait and cannon fodder?

Chu.

Yes.

I did doubt...

doubt Yanxun.

I doubted the reason

Yanxun led the army to attack the border of Meilin

was just to wear out

the main force of the Second Troop

to keep his position stable in Yanbei.

But I didn't expect

that the ambition of Yanxun is

not Yanbei.

He used the millions residents in Yanbei

as bait

to set up a huge trap

at Hong Chuan

to attract all the forces of Wei State

to come here.

Then he was against the world

and led the first troop of Yanbei

with the elite troops of the city of Lan

to fight his way into the land of Wei State.

No wonder

before the war,

he emphasized to deploy forces

to attack the border of Meilin.

No wonder

he didn't bring me with him.

No wonder

the emergency signal I sent out

didn't get any response.

And my personal bodyguards

are all Yanxun's

trusted followers.

And the city of Lan the didn't assist

the crisis of Hong Chuan.

He is so deep-minded

and so scheming.

The plan is so terrible and deliberate.

He consolidates at every step and is cruel and merciless.

I can't imagine it at all.

Is he still the Yanxun I knew?

What have we agreed with?

Miss Yu.

Do you remember

what you said to me

when we met for the first time?

Yes. I do.

I said I hope someday in the future,

in Yanbei,

there will be no orphan like you.

Yes.

Once this war wins,

there will be no orphan like me

in Yanbei.

Because the people of Yanbei

will be completely annihilated

Chu.

If you want something, you have to give up others.

If we want to live a peaceful life,

there will be sacrifices.

People from Yanbei

worship you as if you were God.

However, you are just using them

as sacrifices.

Is this what you need

to sacrifice

in order to have a peaceful life?

Chu.

This is

strategically correct.

We will conquer the city of Chang'an.

The Wei State

will be shivering in front of

our army.

This is a great act.

Don't you see that?

You should have seen it. Chu.

That's right.

This is

strategically correct.

However, you abandoned

people who support you.

You let them down.

You deceived them.

You sacrifice them

so that you can

achieve your goal.

Miss Yu.

What is wrong with you?

Have you forgotten

what you said?

Chu.

In these days,

no matter how difficult

the circumstances are,

no matter how dangerous

the situations become,

I always trusted

you would come to rescue us.

The troop of Xiuli.

Those who you called

traitors

came back here

to protect the people.

How about you?

What were you doing?

You abandoned them.

Chu. Are you going back?

Yanbei is not my hometown,

but it has always been

my dream.

You don't want it anymore, but I still do.

You abandoned it,

I shall protect it.

Tell Yan Xun.

If I die,

there is no need to take revenge for me.

I am not killed by anyone else.

I am killed by him.

I am not letting you go.

Unless I die,

I won't

leave Yanbei.

Miss Yu.

You haven't done anything wrong yet.

You still have time to stop it.

Tell Yan Xun

I will be waiting for him

in the city of Hongchuan.

Miss Yu.

How could you let Miss Chu leave?

His Highness ordered us

not to tell her the truth.

Yanbei, where I was born and grew up,

I am so incompetent.

Although I love you so deeply,

it is the only thing

I can do.

Inform His Highness.

Miss Chu insists to stay in Hongchuan.

If he doesn't come back in five days, Yanbei will be conquered.

No one will survive.

Yes, madam.

Have you found her?

No.

How about you?

Me either.

Mister,

we didn't find General Chu in the city.

Miss Chu won't abandon us.

She didn't abandon us

in the city of Chang'an.

She won't now.

Definitely.

Miss Chu won't

abandon us.

She won't escape by herself.

If Miss Chu leaves for real,

what should we do?

What should we do?

What should we do?

Yes

What should we do?

Yes

Shut up.

If I hear anyone

who spreads rumours

to ruin the reputation of Miss Chu,

I shall punish him by death

because he disturbs the morale.

Listen to me.

Let's follow the distribution Miss Chu made.

Go up the tower and defend this city.

Yes, sir.

Let's go.

Miss Chu is back.

Miss Chu is back.

Miss Chu is back.

Miss Chu is back.

Miss Chu is back.

Miss Chu is back.

Miss Chu is back.

Miss Chu is back.

Guys.

The reinforcement led by His Highness will be here soon.

They will arrive in two days.

Let's do our best and fight.

Fight.

Fight. Fight.

Fight. Fight.

Fight. Fight.

Fight. Fight.

(Sound of music)

There is fire.

It's outside our range of fire.

Focus on defence.

Go. Go.

Go.

Are you all right?

Someone please come.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Go there.

Yes, sir.

Go there.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Go there.

Yes, sir.

Miss Chu.

Go.

Go. Go.

Ping'an.

I am going to give you an important task.

When I am not around,

you represent me.

You need to do your best

to escort the people

still in the city

and guide them escape through the secret route.

Once you arrive at the city of Lan,

you will be safe.

Yes, madam.

Miss, please take care of yourself.

Stay alive.

Go.

Go. Go.

Go.

Go that way.

Go.

Run.

Run. Run.

Run.

Run.

Go that way.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Go. Go.

We have taken full control of the border of Meilin.

We will conquer Chang'an in no time.

To all of you.

To Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Has Chu arrived at the city of Lan?

Good. Everything is ready.

I didn't do my job properly.

Please punish me.

What's the matter?

According to Your Highness' order,

I was supposed to take Miss Chu out of the city of Hongchuan

and let Miss Yu take care of her.

But minister Chu

does not want to follow your order

She threatened us with her death

We could only watch her leave

Threaten you with her death?

Yes

Minister Chu said that

she wanted to go back to Hongchuan

and share the destiny with civilians there

She wanted me to tell you

It's not too late before the mistake happens

She will wait for you at Hongchuan

How long can Hongchuan

hang on with its conditions?

If it weren't for minister Chu that

command them to resist

we'd lost Hongchuan long before

Now they ran out of weapons and food

There won't be much time for them

Gather the troops

Prince

No need to say

Announce my order

Go back to Yan and support Hongchuan

Yes

Prince

I lead my camp to support you

What happens?

Miss Chu swear to guard Hongchuan

She is about to fail

The prince wants to go back to Yan

No, prince

Get away

Prince, Changan is just ahead of us

We can revenge once we get there

Once in a blue moon

How can you retreat just for

a woman?

Are you mad?

Get away

Prince

That year, the family of Lord Dingbei

were all killed except you

Twenty thousand people in

Hongchuan and Beishuo!

They are now all watching us

in the heaven!

If we leave now

there won't be a second chance in our life!

Please consider it for a little more time, prince!

Please consider

We can take the city back if we lose it

remake the army if it was broken

But one can never revive if he died

I can give up anyone in my life

Except for A'chu!

No matter you understand me or not

Gather the army and set off!

Report

Master

Yan Xun took away his camps and retreated

Is that true?

Definitely

They have change there afterwards troops

as forwards

and retreat for ten miles

And they throw away

lots of heavy luggage on there way

Seems like to fasten their speed

without rest

Can't lose your alert

Order the guards of Moon to watch them along the way

Tell us as soon as possible if something wrong happens

Yes

Master

Xan Yun really went back to Yan

He retreats

for a girl named

A'chu

This girl have defended Yan

at the gate of Hongchuan

for five days and nights

Master

shall we continue the assassination?

Cancel it

The city Hongchuan has ran out of weapon and food

I'm afraid

they cannot hang on for long

Princess

Chu Qiao and the others have...

If you want to persuade me

to stop,

save your words

With this time

find a way to

take down this little town for me

as soon as possible

So that after back to Changan

I can die more happily

Announce my order

One who kills Chu Qiao

can be awarded with ten thousand Liang of gold by me

Yes

Go and kill

kill

kill