All language subtitles for Flame dag20

The imperial censor is to be beheaded
for dereliction of duty and treason.

The chamberlain is to be dismembered for
his slanderous clichés and evil doctrines.

The captain is to be bludgeoned
in the head for his false accusations.

Premier.

Reporting! Reporting!

Premier, General Zhang Han
has beheaded Zhou Wen

and recaptured our lost land.

Excellent!

All of you, listen.

General Zhang Han is a truly great man.

He treats war as a work of art.

Thus he is determined to win.

But all of you here are attempting to
alter our royal policies.

You even dare to force our emperor
to make changes to the imperial court.

Do you see now
what your actions have brought you?

Aren’t you quite dumbfounded?

Premier. Do we execute them now?

Today’s your lucky day, gentlemen.

In honor of General Zhang Han’s victory,

you are granted leniency.

All of you...

-shall only be cut in two!
-Cut them at the waist!

When is the banquet
in honor of the general?

Princess, take your time.
We have four hours until it begins.

I can’t wait.

If the emperor realizes
General Zhang's contribution,

I hope he'll allow him to return sooner.

Yes, you've already been held here
for more than half a year.

We’re also looking forward to
General Zhang’s return.

He's been victorious in several battles.

I think he'll return soon.

Excellent! This is fantastic.

Yes.

I’m sure it'll look
even more beautiful when I'm wearing it.

Yes, Premier.
I'm sure it'll look good on you.

-How long do we have?
-Premier, we have about four hours.

Chongxin, in your opinion,

should we be holding this banquet
to honor Zhang Han’s victory?

Premier, it should be your decision.

I did hear from our messengers

that General Zhang Han
very much enjoys waging war.

He lives for battle and looks forward to
an honorable death on the battlefield.

He has no interest at all
in imperial court affairs.

It sounds as though he enjoys
rather high esteem in the military.

Yes, Premier.

Come here. Tell the premier,

how do the soldiers feel about
General Zhang Han?

Premier, in the military camp,

General Zhang Han
is respected and trusted by everyone.

Our soldiers believe that with him
as their leader, they'd win any battle.

Is that a fact?

Yes, Premier, that’s a fact.

You mean every single soldier...

admires him from the depths of his heart?

Yes, Premier.

Guards!

Yes.

-Drag him out and give him 30 lashes.
-Yes.

Premier! Premier!

-Don't speak a word.
-Premier!

Premier! Premier! Spare me, please!

Spare you?

What am I doing?

If Zhang Han loses the war,
what good is there for me?

Tell me, how many battles
has Zhang Han won so far?

Premier, about 12 victories were reported.

About 12 victories?

Let me think about it, Premier.

Yes, Premier. There were 12.
There were 12 victories already.

Fine.

Tell him to keep on fighting

until all our enemies are defeated.

Only then will our state be truly safe.

As for his victory banquet,

I think we’d better hold off for now.

But... Premier,

this banquet has been announced
by the emperor.

Don’t worry.

-I'll tell the emperor to call it off.
-Yes, Premier.

-How long to go until the victory banquet?
-About two hours.

Wonderful. I finally have occasion
to take a stroll around the palace.

I...

I haven’t been there in so long that
I almost forgot I'm an emperor.

Your Majesty, do you still remember
the names of your ministers?

Right. I... can't remember all of them.

But I do remember all of your names.

Oh, my!

What is it?

Your Majesty, I... I found a gray hair.

But... I’ve just turned 21. This...

-Don’t worry, I can just pick it out.
-No!

Keep it.

On my head, it's the only one in gray.

It must be as lonely as I am.

Your Majesty, cheer up.
Soon we’ll have the banquet.

Your Majesty,
the premier is here to see you.

All right, you should leave.

Yes.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Premier, please rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, it looks like
you're already dressed in your robe

for Zhang Han's victory banquet?

Yes.

Premier, why are you wearing plain robes?

Your Majesty, the late emperor
came to me in a dream last night.

I came to tell you about it.

Tell me now.

The late emperor only told me one thing.

He said...
he had put a silk scroll by your pillow.

That’s impossible!

It's true.

Premier, I got up not long ago.

I didn’t find any silk scroll
by my pillow.

How strange.

Come here.

This is strange, isn't it?

Go!

Check to see if there's a silk scroll
by the emperor’s pillow.

Yes.

Your Majesty, I found a silk scroll!

See? I was right.

ZHEN

Apparently, my father...

did indeed intend to have a word with me.

But what does this word mean, Premier?

Congratulations, Your Majesty.

Premier, why are you congratulating me?

Emperor, have you forgotten?
I've explained this numerous times.

the word 'Zhen' means
everything that is auspicious.

You are our Zhen, great and divine.

But we mustn't allow this greatness
to be visible to commoners.

You must live in the depths of the palace,

just as the Dragon King
must live in the depths of the sea,

and never show yourself in public.

So you mean...

From this day on,
you should live a secluded life,

just like the late emperor did.

Practice the skills of inspiration
and expiration,

and seek the means to immortal life.

In order to achieve immortality,

you must wait quietly
for the deities in Heaven to visit you.

If those nasty civil and
military ministers are by your side,

they may pollute your path
to becoming immortal.

But I just turned 21 years old!

Isn’t it a bit early to be learning
how to achieve immortality?

Yet I hear that
you have gray hair already.

Your Majesty, you must begin learning
from today on.

Otherwise, it will be hard for you
to prolong your auspicious life.

Think about it.

Your Majesty, you're only 21 years old,
yet your hair is turning white.

Your Majesty, you are gravely ill.

Then I must see the imperial doctor.
The imperial doctor.

Servants, call for the imperial doctor!

Your Majesty, the doctors are useless.

You must wait for the deities
from Heaven to cure your illness.

Deities? Where are these deities?

Only when you're alone, Your Majesty,

will they descend
to the Earth from Heaven.

If the ministers are anywhere near you,

even if the deities wanted to come to you,

they may have trouble
finding a place to stand.

Then from today onward,
I've got to be stuck in the same place,

like a harvest fly stuck in spider web!

There are 270 temples in Xianyang Palace.

It’s not a small place.

There are over 5,000 eunuchs
and court ladies here,

which isn't a small number.

Your Majesty, to cultivate yourself,
you have to calm your mind.

You must calmly and patiently wait
for the deities to cure your illness.

What about Zhang Han?

For now, what you should do
is take care of yourself.

From now on, I shall report
any news on the war directly to you.

As for Zhang Han’s banquet,

considering your illness, Your Majesty,

it would be best to call it off.

I shall now take my leave.

Is anyone there?

I'm ill!

The emperor has sent his orders.

Sima Xin and Dong Yi shall head out
to the battlefield

to assist General Zhang Han
in directing the war.

Princess, the emperor
has called off the banquet.

Called off?

I shall now take my leave.

-I am Dong Yi.
-I am Sima Xin.

We're here at the emperor’s order
to assist you, General Zhang Han.

Send my orders.

Send soldiers to Xingyang, Anyi,
Pishi, Xuanyang, and Luoyang.

Protect our granaries
and kill any looters.

-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.

Reporting!

General, Ji Bu and Zhongli Mei
have returned.

They're patrolling camp
and registering casualties.

-All right, I get it. You may leave now.
-Yes, sir.

In Hangu, Zhou Wen and his men
lost almost everything in defeat.

It’s all because of this Ying Bu.

It’s not easy for us to get supporters.

But we must not deal recklessly
with Ying Bu.

Yu’er, do you have a plan in mind?

Do you want me to kill him?

It'd be a waste to kill him.

You mean we should take in
him and his men?

Please give me 500 soldiers.

General, Ying Bu’s camp is right ahead.

-Cover the horses’ hooves.
-Yes, sir.

Stay right there. What are you doing here?

I'm delivering provisions.

This is a routine inspection.

Ying Bu, I presume? Follow me.

He’s plundered the camp!

General, someone is attacking our camp.

-Prepare my horse!
-Yes.

Ying Bu.

Do you know me?

Only ruffians, and maybe scum,
would attack by stealth.

You’re praised as a hero.

But to me, you're just a man
who stabs other men in the back.

It sounds like
you refuse to accept failure.

You used trickery to beat me.
I’ll never accept it.

Just kill me.

Since you don’t accept your failure,
we can fight again tomorrow.

This time, I won't show you any mercy.

I’ll kill you.

Then I shall hold you to your word.

I won't regret it. Let's go!

You brought so few men with you.

You’re obviously not afraid of death.

You seem braver than I thought.

So, you actually think you can take me?

Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!

Good!

You've held up well against me.
You are indeed a valiant man.

Why don't you join us?
We could achieve something great.

Consider it.

That’s a lot of Qin soldiers!

Liu Ji said if we can’t take them head-on,
we should just run away.

We're outnumbered.
We can’t take these guys.

Then why did we come here?

Look! That guy’s an officer.

Liu Ji told us to
take an officer prisoner, right?

I’m going to get him.

I’ll get the officer.
You go get a soldier.

No way! You get a soldier.
I‘ll get the officer.

Charge!

Charge!

Sir, let’s go.

A’Ying, we got their supplies.

-Let's retreat!
-Let’s get out of here!

Protect the supplies.
Liu Ji wanted an officer.

-I’m going to get one!
-All right! Go!

-How many have returned?
-Two groups have made it back.

But not Cao Wushang.
It’s been two days already.

Cao Wushang again?

Didn’t I warn them
this isn’t about fighting?

What about the others?

They managed to get many provisions.
They're awaiting your reward.

Mr. Xiao, these are...

they're from Huling.

-My lord.
-Good.

They heard we were here
and came to join us.

They even brought their countrymen.

-Take good care of them.
-Sure.

My Lord! My Lord!

I captured an officer.

He’s a platoon leader.

Who is your commanding officer?

I’m an officer
in the service of Jun Jianping.

Where is Jun Jianping now?

You just wait and see.
He’ll be here soon enough.

Really?

Get his wound treated.

All right.

Get up!

General.

Chen Sheng’s insurgent
has been completely suppressed.

But uprisings are raging up everywhere
like wildfire.

Will our troops here
be able to defeat them all?

In the past, Zhang Er and Chen Yu
defended the king of Zhao.

They had unbeatable armies.

They fought and defeated
our armies several times.

The old Qi kingdom
was led by the Tian family.

Even though they suffered internal strife
and had limited strength,

there was a man called Gao Lingjun

who lobbied around to gather power
to fight against the imperial court.

Then there was Han Guang,
who took over the town of Ji

and appointed himself king of Yan.

Zhou Shi supported Wei Jiu
to be the king of Wei,

but was greatly opposed by
the forces left over from the old Wei.

All of them have rebelled.
We have our work cut out.

But among these states,
some were still in chaos.

Don’t worry.

We should bide our time
and build up our energy.

They’ll bring upon their own demise.

But we must keep a wary eye
on the forces

that are growing stronger as they go on.

For example,
Xiang Liang’s Chu warriors.

He depended on his nephew, Xiang Yu,
and our traitor, Ying Bu,

to become leader of
the Chu restoration movement.

Indeed.

But as they said, sooner or later,
Chu will conquer Qin.

It’s like a mantra always
alerting me to stay vigilant.

How many warriors do they have now?

No less than 100,000,
and growing steadily.

We have 300,000 warriors,
but scattered all over the country.

Our provisions are often inadequate.

Only the troops stationed in Dingtao
are proficient at fighting.

The other troops aren't as effective.

If we fight head-to-head
with Xiang Liang’s men,

we have no chance of winning.

General, you mean...

The situation’s unclear,
we need information.

We should wait before deciding.

Reporting!

General Zhang,
our granaries were attacked by rebels.

What happened?

They said they're with Liu Ji, but I think
they're just hungry brigands.

Before the fight got really serious,
they fled like terrified dogs.

Liu Ji?

-Have you caught him yet?
-No, sir. He fled too fast.

They're merely flies. Just let them go.

-You can leave now.
-Yes, sir.

General Sima Xin.

You seem rather quiet today.

I'm dizzy, and my tongue is numb.

I’m afraid I’m not acclimated.

General Zhang,
I’ll have to rest in the camp.

I...

Why do you speak so haltingly?
Why are you so cautious?

Do you know where you are?
In Xianyang? At the imperial court?

Have you forgotten who sent us here?

Zhao Gao.

Strictly speaking, we were sent here
to keep an eye on Zhang Han...

and sow some dissent among his ranks
so that we might impede him

and trump up some charge against him.

But now we know
the world is like a sinking ship.

There are holes everywhere.
There’s no way to save it.

If we get in his way, we’ll all be dead.

Zhao Gao will be dead.
Huhai will be no exception!

We knew the situation before coming here.

But Zhao Gao is in denial.

He constantly sends
messengers and advisers here

to inquire about General Zhang Han.

If Zhang Han moves too fast,
Zhao Gao wants us to slow him down.

If Zhang Han moves too slow,
he wants us to frame him.

He wants us to hang the blame
on Zhang Han’s shoulders,

so that he can dispose of him.

Do you really think leaving Xianyang

meant leaving the imperial palace?
Leaving politics far behind?

That’s why we cannot join General Zhang
in attacking the insurgents.

Our families are all in Xianyang.

Our heads remain on our shoulders.
I want to keep it that way.

In Xianyang,
I'm just a lowly military officer.

After the late emperor passed,
I’ve always been hiding from danger.

I hid like a turtle in its shell for years
in order to survive.

I’ve barely just met General Zhang
and have no allegiance to him,

but after spending a few days here,

I can see that he is the only hope
for the whole Qin Empire.

Sima Xin, listen to me. I'll report
to the palace regarding the messengers.

But from now on,
I’m staying with General Zhang.

If you have any objection,

there’s a horse at the gate.

You can go immediately!

Hey, General Dong!

Such an impatient man.

"Everything is well. I am well.

There's nothing much to do here.

I spend most of my time
each day missing you.

While you're away
fighting on the frontiers,

I’m so worried I can barely think.

If you win,
I hope you might return home.

If you lose, I still hope for your return.

Win or lose,
all I want is to see you again.

All my best."

General, you can write to her
on a silk scroll.

I’ll find a way
to send it to the princess.

I’d rather not.

One more word will do nothing but
rouse more suspicion from Zhao Gao.

That would only put the princess
in a more dangerous position.

You, go to the princess and tell her.

Tell her that everything is well.

Don’t worry.

General, both Sima Xin and Dong Yi
were obviously sent here to spy on you.

I've known that from the day they arrived.

They were sent by Zhao Gao to spy on me.

But I think...

you’ve suffered enough injustice.

How have I suffered?

Perhaps both of them suffer
more than I do.

Think about it.
Both of them were sent to spy on me,

while their families must be
in Zhao Gao's hands.

They have no choice but to spy on us.

General, all the soldiers
truly respect you.

We only fight because you're leading us.

The imperial court is petty and dangerous,

yet we fight every day for that?
What are we fighting for?

What’s more, even if we win this war,
and take over the world,

and bring everything and everyone
under the emperor’s command,

what about you, General?

Could you return to Xianyang safely?

You’re wrong.

You're not fighting for my career,
nor for my life.

We...

we are fighting for the Empire of Qin.

That’s why we're here.

I've told you before, in my military camp,

I don’t allow anyone to discuss politics.

We are warriors.
Politics is beyond our concern.

-But, General, I think you're too--
-That's enough. You may leave now.

Yes, sir.

Subtitle translation by Loretta Kok