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Stop

it!

Kang Yao. Teacher.

Kang Yao, you have acquitted yourself

well. I ask my

colleagues to thoroughly test your kung

fu. And I'm glad

to say you have passed with flying

colors. Thank you for what you've

done. I'll meet you two months from now

at Kao Washan. Goodbye.

Feng Yao. You have been with me

for seven years now. Your time has

been completed.

You may go.

Master.

I don't want to leave you. I want to

stay. Two months from now, meet me at the

Putai Temple at Kaohai Shan.

HuhIsn't that the temple of the

abbess who's the head of the

revolutionaries?Hmm, that's right.

Master, my wish is to re-establish the

Ming dynasty. Oh, you're a

revolutionary too. HmmI'm

pride on Chinese, not Mongolian.

Even though I was born in Mongolia, I

hate the way the Mongols treat our

people. I consider it my duty to

fight against the Qing tyrant. And not

everyone's in a position to do their

duty. While the

rival princes contest the

throne, they have need of fighters.

You can only fight against the Qing if

you have power. Perhaps if you were a

fighter. Sir.

Yeah Welcome, gentlemen. Now this

way.

Yeah. Have a table, gentlemen.

Yeah, please, please

Please, Mr.

What would you like?Oh, bring us along

the specialty of the house. Huh

You all want the specialty?Let's have a

talk. Get it. Oh, yes.

When we invited the famous Bao Taikun to

come here last year, he didn't come.

So why?Do you come now, huh

Hello?

HuhAre you on your way to Peking?

Which prince do you and Genna sell your

violent services to this time?

HuhIt's quite now, a 14 prince has

asked you to work for

him.

This guy Kun is a strong man. He

dares nobody. No wonder he's sorespected.

Nobody ever dares to shout at me. Do you

understand?I'm going to teach you.

Ah

Let's

go.

I'm Ning Kang Yao. Ning Kang Yao. Thank

you for your help. But I fear you're in

big trouble now. You better go. Big

trouble. Since I

was a kid, I've never known anything else

but trouble. You know the

person you gave such a bad beating to

back there?He's

the 14th Prince, Yin Chin.

The fourteenth prince is a fool. I

hope he doesn't win the throne.

Brother Bai, of all the rival princes,

who do you think should get the throne?

Lin Kang Yao, why do you ask me this?

I was thinking, suppose you and I

worked together for one of the princes.

We could go far. We would have great

power. I'm

sorry. I know nothing of politics. I

prefer the simple life.

Huh I'm glad I met you today.

You struck me as an honest man.

Where do you learn your kung fu?

Where'd I learn my kung fu?

From the Shaolin months.

What did you give in return?Five glasses,

three cups.

What else did you learn?Honesty

and trust.

How much is loyalty worth?

How much a man weighs?It depends on the

scale. What does that

mean?Tanko!

Tanko! On the first two provinces of our

country. What's high?

What's low?What flies and what runs?

What's south is high?Ping is low.

Phoenix flies. Chin on run.

You've shaved your head.

And you wear a pigtail.

Wear flowers on the left. Rabble.

Lilies on the right. Revolution.

Goodbye for now.

Glad to have you as a friend.

I don't think I'm too impressed by Modern

City.

Oh, I'm sorry, sir.

Oh, wow, damn it. Stop.

What do you mean?Give it

back to us. You go

to

hell.

Oh, ow. What are you doing?

What's got into you, Bella?

Hold it!

Your man started this fight before he

bothered to find out what had happened.

Is your man always so impetuous?

He was just trying to protect me. I'm

sure he didn't mean any harm. Oh

Uh, what does your father do?He

doesn't do a thing. In that

case, it's my guess. You must belong to

some kind of gang.

You two deal with them. Help,

help

You. Follow me.

You look full of yourself. You'll get

caught one day. You've just

arrived in the city. What does your

father do?Oh, the governor of Wukong.

So he's a governor. Quite important.

It's not that impressive. All officials

follow orders.

I can see you know gung fu.

Let's have a contest.

Hmm

ohh

All

right, that's enough.

You bastard you asked me to stop

fighting. You need to have an element of

cunning.

This

is necessary in fighting his strength.

Yeah

Down on your knees. Never. Let me go.

On your knees! How dare you! Ha!

What a foul temple. Even worse than mine.

That makes me happier. Fine. That's

enough. All right. It's quick. We're even

now. What do you mean?You're the one

who... Ha ha! The Wukuang governor is

your father. Then Kang Yao, and

you. I have a feeling we

can be friends. I live around

here. I'll be pleased to show you around.

All right. Our contest today was

strenuous,

but you took it seriously.

HuhI wasn't able to make you kneel

down, so it wasn't that good.

Hey, what are we doing going this way?

Surely your home isn't here. I have the

right to go where I want. Are you

afraid?You're very sure of yourself

because this is the palace of the Farth

Prince. You can't just walk in here.

But you have just showed me. You are

afraid of nothing. I don't

understand you. You spoke contemptuously

of people in high ranks. But now you hold

back in front of the palace. Nonsense.

I'll go wherever you go. I'm not afraid.

Follow me. You

fools! Don't you

even know where the Fourth Prince has got

to?We're sorry, Lord.

But this is a palace. Why do you want to

go in here for?

Huh

Pastor, the Lord's been waiting for you.

] Uncle. ]

Fourth Prince. The king sent me to

ask you. A month ago he gave you some

specially trained mice. What's happened

to them?] Oh, I wanted them to stand in a

line, but they wouldn't do it, so I

killed them. ] Why, did I do wrong?]

It's nothing. My regards to you, Prince.

Ah, you're always welcome here. I

have to be getting back. All right,

goodbye.

Ning Kang Yao. You're in

error. But I didn't know.

Right. You are brave and

intelligent. But you wanted me to

kneel down. That was stupid. I am

ready to serve you with my life if need

be.

I would like you to remember the vow

you've just made. Where I go, you will go

too. Except become king. Nonsense!

Xin Gang Yao, you have a way of insulting

people. You must stop it. Sir,

to become king is no joke.

It's a serious matter.

Majesty, except for the fourth and

fourteenth princes, the other princes,

all gave the mice to their servants for

them to look after. And what of the

two princes?The fourth

prince said he trained them all to stand

in line, but they disobeyed.

So he killed them.

The fourteenth prince?The

fourteenth prince was sensible. He

saw that the mice had food and water, and

now their number has increased to 70.

Dismiss.

Most interesting. It's clear that

the 14th Prince will make a good

proof.

Who is it?It's Taifo with something to

report. Come in.

Greetings to you, 14th Prince.

What do you have to tell me?

I owe for her. The emperor say to

himself that the 14th prince would make a

good ruler.

I already know the king has made another

will. I saw the king write it

myself. The king put the special scroll

into his treasure chest.

His own treasure chest?Hmm

What about the fourth prince?The fourth

prince didn't know why the king sent the

mice to him, so he told the king he'd

killed them all. The king's rather upset

about it. So how do

you think I stand?If you ask me, the way

is now clear. You are now the heir.

Only... You

must take care. But if

the will's made out, there's nothing

anybody can do. What's the fourth prince

doing?He seems to spend all his time with

Ning Keng Yao. I've checked him out. He's

from a good family. A governor's son. He

studied Kung Fu. He's a top-class

fighter. Someone had better keep an eye

on him. The king sent me an order.

I'm to take command of the army in the

north. That's good news. With an

army, you have power. You're now in a

position to ask the King to appoint you

as Field Marshal, since it's obvious the

Emperor's chosen you to be his successor.

All right. I'm off the king.

Call Ninkang, y'all. Yes, sir.

At your service. Rise.

Why are you so angry, Prince?Doesn't

matter, the 14th Prince is a Field

Marshal. It's just a rank. But more to

the point. He'll be far from the court.

You should be glad you'll be on your own.

Your men are dismissed.

So you already knew why I was angry.

Ha! As soon as I heard the news, I knew

that you wouldn't be at all happy.

The 14th Prince now has an army. That

means power. The King is well aware that

I'm a much better soldier. Instead he

makes him the Field Marshal. and gives

him command of the Imperial Guard.

There's also talk of a new will, making

the 14th Prince heir. Hmm

I've heard that too. Keng Yao?

Yes, Prince?I'm aware that you've made

many allies recently. I have made friends

with various fighters, in case I need

them to serve you.

I know how loyal you've been to me, but

there is one thing. I don't know whether

you dare or not. Whatever you do, I'll do

too. Kang

Yao, get that new will for me. You

prepared to do that?Are you

going to change the will?

I know it's a hard thing to ask.

But in future, we'll share everything.

Kang Yao, if I do become Emperor, I'll

appoint you my Field Marshal. Is that

clear?While the rival

princes contest the throne, they have

neither fighters. If you want to fight

the Qing, you must first achieve power.

Your wish is my command. I'll do it.

Then tell me, who do you need to help you?

The Changman fighters.

You've achieved great success in a short

time. You're the fourth prince's closest

advisor. You'll soon have the

power you seek. I'm firmly set on

my course. Very soon I'll have reached my

goal. You've set yourself a hard task.

I know, but I vowed I would succeed.

If the Chang'an fighters do want a

revolution, I fear that they'll

never come. You dog! You're

right. I am a faithful dog to the Fourth

Prince. But you

should understand. That has allowed me to

reach the pinnacle of power. Soon

I'll lead my own army. Be Field Marshal.

What's the difference?Whatcha call?Still

dog?Heh, I'm not so sure

compared with you who only talk, do

nothing, always postpone. I don't like

that. Brother Nin, are you sure that you

are in full agreement with us?Aye..

From what I can gather, at least seven of

the princes remain in close contention

for the throng. But what's the difference?

Whoever becomes the next emperor, he's

still a Mongolian. But

there is a difference. If we can't secure

the succession of just one of those

princes, we'll be in a position to strike

back. Do you mean, if the fourth prince

becomes king, then we'll be in favor?

That's precisely it. We'll be as if we

are in the government ourselves. All we

have to do is bide our time. Overthrow

him and replace him with our own Prince

Chu. The Ming Dynasty will be

re-established. First of all, I'm

gonna need your help. If the detention

will work, I'm ready to give my life.

Brother Nin, we believe in you.

You.. I swear to you, if I should deceive

you, may God strike me. When you want to

be ready, I'll let you know.

I'll get a message.

Mr. Ned, the 14th president like to see

you. That's odd. If the Field Marshal

wants me, he need merely send me a note.

Why does he need to send you?Ah,

isn't it?You coming, or ain't you?And

what if I refuse?

Hold

it.

What are you doing?If the

40 Prince wants to see me, he shouldn't

send you. I can go there by myself.

Move.

Thinking of answering your servants.

Right.

I see why the Force Prince likes you.

You hold yourself well.

Ninkang Yao, as the new Field Marshal,

I have need of a deputy commander.

Would you like it?I

must thank you for the honor. I'm most

flattered, but... sorry,

I can't accept. What's

that?You've so many men working for

you. Some for quite a long time. They

might not like it if you put me above

them, understandably. So I'm

sorry. I have to refuse you.

Get out of here. Yes, Sir.

French. Why let him go free?

Maybe he's right. I can't use it.

The man is too smart for me

if he is so smart. Why do you let him go?

He'll be against you now. Why not?

Get rid of him. Please give the

order to close all the exits, then lock

him in the dungeon. Prince,

you must act now. Once Ning Kang Yao

leaves here, he'll be our enemy.

Call out the guard. close off all the

exits.

How's the Prince?Stay with him at all

times.

Come on, search over there. Search here.

Sergeant, take him in over there.

Are you pounded?No.

One of the guards has already been found

killed. Nin Kang Yao's in disguise. Best

be careful. I'll go back inside.

Bring it out. Shut it.

Owen, where are you going?

Gonna pick a piece.

It's great.

ohh Turn on

now, back up.

Out the way.

Marshall, tell your man to back off.

These fools, just try to kill me out

there. I want you to punish them.

Bastard You useless idiot.

Get out! I'm sorry, Prince, but you'll

have to come with me. Damn you!

I have no other choice. I'm gonna come

with me now, so I can leave.

Field Marshal, sir. The fourth Prince is

outside. He's many men with him. They're

going to attack!

If the 4th Prince wants to see Nankan

Yao, you can summon him. Why use

force?Why have you so many men and all

armed too?Have you come looking for a

fight?I'll use force if need

be. Just try.

Princes, I can't help you to fighting.

I'm responsible with these here. What are

you doing to me?Uncle.

Thank you, poor Prince.

It's no good. I can feel I'm getting

much weaker. I'll take a holiday

next month at the hot springs.

But while I'm away,

I'm going to leave you in charge. Father.

Father. Let me take you to the hot

springs. The army will be all right

without me. There's no need.

There's a war on you. You must be at the

head of your troops when the fighting

starts. Chamberlain.

Yes, sir.

While I'm away, you are in

charge. See to the usual matters.

If there's any trouble, throw those

involved into jail. I'll handle them on

my return. Yes, sir.

I can't live forever.

So after I have gone,

I have decided that if

anyone tries to usurp the throne, you'll

be deemed a traitor.

And for treason, the punishment is death.

Jabolin. Do I make myself

clear?

Yes, sir. It is, Mr.

Take Jane.

Hey, Jane.

Stay the high. Yes, sir.

The 14th Prince is now Field Marshall. He

leaves tomorrow with the company of the

Imperial Guard so

that everyone in the Kingdom knows

he is the successor.

Tomorrow the king goes to the Hot

Springs. Palace security will be

lax. Now's the chance we need to find

the well.

If you want to have power, everything now

is dependent on you. Master,

I understand, but you'll have to take

care of the Chamberlain. We can't do it

without it. I've already alerted the

Chang'an fighters, and we're awaiting

your audience. All right. You go

ahead. I'll wait for you. Sir.

yeah Good.

Very good.

You wouldn't have come here for nothing.

What do you want?

Master. The time's finally arrived.

The king is leaving the palace tomorrow.

The 14th prince has left for the body.

So we go to the palace tomorrow night for

the king's will. You all know what to

do.

We're getting in too deep.

I think Kang Yao has changed. He seems

too ambitious. I'm afraid.

You're too suspicious. This is our

chance. Uh I hope my

suspicions don't turn out to be true.

Forth, Prince. It's been almost an hour

now. You said you had something to show.

Well, what is it?

Aunt Billo.

But can't you tell me now?You'll find out

soon enough. Just wait a little longer.

Oh, Prince, it's almost morning. I'm

returning to the palace. I'm back

already. Have you got it?Yes, Master.

Where did you find it?The East Wing in a

private room. The palace?What did youfind?

Look for yourself.

My Lord, the king must have showed you

how to open his own treasure chest.

How dare you do this?You can leave me out

of it. You don't have any more choice.

You're in it too. If the treasure chest's

found missing, you will be the one who is

held responsible.

Don't worry. Once I have the crown, I

will take good care of both you and your

family. Otherwise, there's nothing for it

but to kill you. Uncle,

will you agree now?

What are you doing, you?

What do you think?by divine decree.

Divine decree.

Oh, Prince, it's morning now.

I have to go. You're welcome, you're

welcome. And remember, when I'm king, as

my chief advisor, you'll be railway

rewarded. Yes, yes

Congratulations. You better

tell Bai Tai Kun to take this back

immediately. Yes, I'll leave right away.

Kang Yao, when this

job's done, only my uncle and you will

know what has happened. You catch my

meaning?

Master, they're simple fighting men. They

don't know politics. Besides, they've no

idea it's the will we took.

Who are you working for?Don't you obey

orders anymore?Now go.

Yes, sir. You will be in charge of

doing it. No,

survivors. I understand. You can leave it

to me.

Now go. Yes, sir.

I think I'm yao about to re-establish the

Ming Dynasty. If I betray you, may God

strike me dead.

Ohh If you're looking for Mr. King and

his men, they're gone. What's that?

Mr. Ninh?Perhaps we

should search the houses. Maybe they're

still in the city. I'm afraid they've

left already. We better get after them.

I think we'll search here, first of all.

But if our search tells them nothing,

it's a waste of time, so why don't we go

after them?All right.

Chamberlain. Yes,

sir. Take out the well.

Yes, my lord.

The king is dead.

The king is dead.

Oh, princes and

princesses, please remain

calm.

Uncle, when's the 14th prince due?But he

will be needed here now. Not till

next year. But we have to have a ruler.

Eighth prince?Could you repeat that?I

said we have to have a ruler.

HuhAfter I'm gone, the fourth prince will

be king. Signed, the Emperor.

HuhWhat's that?

This is the king's will. Kneel down and

it'll be passed for you to read.

After I'm gone, the fourth prince will be

king. Huh

After I'm gone, the fourth prince will be

king.

Father.

Father.

Father!

Father! Father!

Father! Ohh

Long live the Emperor!

14th Prince, behave yourself.

The 14th Prince is dismissed from the

rank of Field Marshal and reduced to

Colonel. Ning Kang Yao is the new Field

Marshal. He'll lead the army in the

battle.

Oh, gee, friends, thank them very kindly.

Huh

Our Marshall

won the war in the north. He's returned

to receive right on us.

I don't think he'll last too long. None

of these field marshals ever do.

Otherwise it's too powerful.

The Emperor wishes to see you

immediately. Yes.

Greetings, Marshal Ninh. Breathe

marshalling!

Aye, Ninkanyao, beat your majesty.

You have won for us a great victory. Been

a long time, over 10 years, I have

reviewed your soldiers. You've built a

great army.

But there's one thing that greatly

disturbs me. When I said they were

dismissed, not one of them obeyed

my order.

They only take orders from me, not the

Emperor.

You may be Field Marshall. Do you dare

disobey me?I dare not, Sir.

I heard you're ambitious. Now I

realize that that is true. What?

I have done my duty, sir. I've made

enemies. They don't tell the truth.

Last year, I sent you a yellow silk

dragon gown. And in your letter to

me, you said you'd reserve it for

special days. Wear it

only then, which is why

I sent it to you. But now,

I hear you dress in it every day. I

can see you've grown too proud.

I follow my orders. You sent it to me.

So I thought I could wear it when I

wanted.

You promoted to high rank a man called

Chang Tai Kee. What did he do?

I've sold many men under me. I've no

idea. I'd have to check my records first.

Don't you even know who is in your army?

What do you know then, huhI only know

I try my best to be loyal to you.

You loyal to me?

I'm afraid I have heard rather

differently. I would not dare lie

to you. And certainly hope not.

Hang ya. As I become the king, I

will make you my Field Marshal, if

you wish.

We will share everything.

And you will become the Field Marshal.

He has come across me! Gengao,

now you've won such power. You must hold

on to it at all costs.

Bastard I have a highly confidential

document to show you.

Secret?

I've heard the Ninth Prince has met with

our enemies and you can assume he is a

traitor, so kill him

accordingly. What

else is there?The king has ordered me to

kill him personally. Well, why don't you

kill him?The king's

temperamental. I want you to keep this

letter as proof he killed his brother. It

might save my life in the future. If he

really betrayed his father, who killed

his brother, then he is guilty of grave

crimes. The

king's even written a book trying to

explain himself that he isn't the kind of

man people say. But it

won't help him. Everybody

knows what he's like. Good idea.

You must take this chance. Kangyou, you

keep the letter. Use it to stir up the

people. They trust you, they'll follow

you, and we can restore the Ming. Hmm

The fool thinks keeping the

letter is gonna help him to stay alive.

Please don't get angry. You mustn't

forget all he's done for you before.

That's why he's become so proud and

ignores me. He's against me.

My lord, Nankang Yao as Marshal

controls the army. If you do want to get

rid of him, you have to go about it

carefully. Take away his rank.

Dismiss him from Field Marshal. Take back

the yellow gown and take back all the

presents I gave him.

Yes, sir.

Chamberlain.

Send somebody over to watch his reaction.

Yes, sir.

Has grown too proud and

ambitious. Therefore he's

downgraded to the second rank.

Return your martial sword. and the

yellow gown and all gifts received in the

past from the Emperor. That's

all.

Thank you. Thank

you.

Since the king gives,

He can take away.

It is my honor

still to serve him.

He laughed.

HuhWell, I'll make him laugh.

You'll make 18 announcements, degrading

in one rank a time.

Chamberlain, after going through all the

18 ranks, what'll he

be?Well, he was a

field marshal. Then he became a

general. After being degraded

18 times,

he'll end up doing sentry duty at the

city gate. You're to send out

one announcement every hour. After you've

finished, tell him to go and stand

at the city gate.

My lord. He is one of my subjects.

I can do to him what I like.

Yes, sir.

Ning Kang Yao is still too proud.

He must go down a rank.

My lord, I've already lost 17.

What will I become on the 18th?

You're now a guard.

You must do sentry duty. You will

be assigned to guard the city gate at

Heng Chau, that is all.

My Lord, will you thank

the 4th Prince for me when you next see

him?Tell him that I have

no regrets.

If I tell the king what Nintendo just

said to me, his whole family will be

killed. My Lord, if we don't tell.

Maybe we'll end up being killedourselves.

Right.

I have nothing.

He's ruined me.

Teacher, I didn't get the

chance to start the revolve.

I'm so sorry. Zheng Yao, the

people have suffered badly since he took

the throne. I think it's time we did

something about it. Provided someone

starts the rebellion, the people are

bound to follow. There's a chance we'll

succeed. Master, you mustn't miss this

chance. I hope if you can get the

revolutionaries, and I can still call on

some of my own soldiers, they'll still be

time. for it to work.

All right. My friends, now we

better start organizing the rebellion. Hmm

Sit down.

Resolution!

oh

Master!

yeah

Brillalou, go back still.

Hurry!

Someone's outside.

Where's my teacher?