1 00:00:09,900 --> 00:00:15,600 ♫ Raising the wine cup, I toast to the boundless sky ♫ 2 00:00:16,266 --> 00:00:21,100 ♫ In talks and laughters are vast mountains and rivers. ♫ 3 00:00:22,666 --> 00:00:27,233 ♫ Love and hate, debt and feuds, have all dissolved. ♫ 4 00:00:28,533 --> 00:00:33,100 ♫ Where's my soul's hometown and my kindred spirits? ♫ 5 00:00:35,566 --> 00:00:40,133 ♫ Seasons rolling by, we dream for harvest. ♫ 6 00:00:41,966 --> 00:00:46,533 ♫ Warriors and warhorses howl across the sky. ♫ 7 00:00:48,333 --> 00:00:52,900 ♫ If only I could turn into the wind, ♫ 8 00:00:53,866 --> 00:01:01,266 ♫ to blow away all the pain in mortal coil. ♫ 9 00:01:01,266 --> 00:01:05,266 ♫ I toast to the blue sky, to courage in solitude, ♫ 10 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,066 ♫ to migrating gooses, to boats heading home. ♫ 11 00:01:09,066 --> 00:01:14,766 ♫ With even three thousand days and nights, ♫ 12 00:01:16,233 --> 00:01:23,433 ♫ Will it be enough to drain this cup I toast to peace? ♫ 13 00:01:26,133 --> 00:01:29,933 [Swords into Plowshares] 14 00:01:30,933 --> 00:01:32,766 [Episode 12] 15 00:01:33,133 --> 00:01:37,933 [Jinyang, Taiyuan Prefecure] 16 00:01:47,933 --> 00:01:48,666 You 17 00:01:49,566 --> 00:01:50,466 are Zhao Kuangyin? 18 00:01:51,133 --> 00:01:51,633 Yes. 19 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,233 "Zhao the muddlehead" of the Imperial Guard is your father? 20 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:01,633 My father serves in the Imperial Guard. 21 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,533 His given name is Hongyin. 22 00:02:05,300 --> 00:02:06,500 Your mother's surname is Du. 23 00:02:06,700 --> 00:02:10,000 She is from the Du family, prominent in Dingzhou. 24 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:11,833 Her mother was Lady Fan. 25 00:02:12,500 --> 00:02:14,000 Your eldest brother, 26 00:02:15,433 --> 00:02:16,466 who died young, 27 00:02:17,433 --> 00:02:18,300 is called Guangji. 28 00:02:19,900 --> 00:02:20,366 Yes. 29 00:02:22,066 --> 00:02:26,500 The letter says that Zhang Yanze, the current Marshal, a veteran general of many years, 30 00:02:26,500 --> 00:02:29,433 [Guo Wei, Commander of Imperial and Cavalry Infantry] on the day of the grand court assembly, 31 00:02:29,433 --> 00:02:32,066 [Guo Wei, Commander of Imperial and Cavalry Infantry] was stabbed and wounded by a youth barely of age. 32 00:02:34,100 --> 00:02:37,833 [Guo Wei, also called Guo the sparrow for his sparrow-shaped birthmark]Such an absurd story... 33 00:02:37,833 --> 00:02:40,033 [Guo Wei, also called Guo the sparrow for his sparrow-shaped birthmark]How did they come up with it? 34 00:02:41,466 --> 00:02:45,200 The Qian clan of Wuyue has no enmity with Zhang Yanze. 35 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:49,433 Why would they wound him in the court hall? 36 00:02:56,466 --> 00:02:57,500 I can't stand you! 37 00:02:58,500 --> 00:03:03,066 You're sitting in prison, with so many people sending food here, more cozy than in the office. 38 00:03:03,933 --> 00:03:09,366 This place is originally government office, and it's the Censorate, a top-tier one. 39 00:03:11,833 --> 00:03:14,933 It rectifies court discipline and impeaches all officials. 40 00:03:14,933 --> 00:03:17,960 Just think that one outside the Lijing Gate in King Wu's time, 41 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,166 how many civil and military officials turn pale mentioning it. 42 00:03:28,533 --> 00:03:29,800 It seems a guest has arrived. 43 00:03:39,866 --> 00:03:40,566 Jungui. 44 00:03:44,633 --> 00:03:45,233 Hongchu. 45 00:03:52,866 --> 00:03:55,466 Since the establishment of the imperial prison, 46 00:03:55,466 --> 00:03:58,733 you must have been the most unbridled imperial prisoner. 47 00:03:59,666 --> 00:04:02,500 Then what about you staying for some days and be unbridled too? 48 00:04:03,666 --> 00:04:04,200 No thanks. 49 00:04:13,900 --> 00:04:15,600 Go get a bowl and chopsticks. 50 00:04:18,633 --> 00:04:20,966 My rank is low; I could not attend the court assembly. 51 00:04:21,666 --> 00:04:25,200 I only heard the actual situation from my father. 52 00:04:25,666 --> 00:04:27,800 Zhang's crimes are innumerable. 53 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,730 Those who wish to kill him are far more than just Young Master Qian alone. 54 00:04:31,730 --> 00:04:32,366 I suppose, 55 00:04:32,366 --> 00:04:35,000 that day in the grand hall, it must have been utter chaos. 56 00:04:35,833 --> 00:04:38,066 He's certainly not the one who wounded Zhang. 57 00:04:39,233 --> 00:04:42,233 But that blade was indeed brought into the hall by him. 58 00:04:43,233 --> 00:04:46,033 So he takes the blame and this accusation. 59 00:04:49,566 --> 00:04:51,366 That's more like it. 60 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,633 Your father is also from a noble family. 61 00:04:57,766 --> 00:04:59,466 He has been on the battlefield. 62 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,966 He commands at least several thousand troops. 63 00:05:03,833 --> 00:05:04,733 When spoken of, 64 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:07,466 he is called a Marshal. 65 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,533 Yet he let a youngster from the south draw a blade right in the court. 66 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:14,966 How absurd. 67 00:05:15,666 --> 00:05:19,466 Is there no true man left in the city? 68 00:05:24,966 --> 00:05:29,666 Lord Liu and Marshal in Hedong lead far more than tens of thousands troops, 69 00:05:30,733 --> 00:05:33,966 yet we have not seen them march south to rescue the capital. 70 00:05:36,033 --> 00:05:41,933 My father and I, though lacking talent, fought for ten full days under the military might of the traitor Zhang, 71 00:05:43,933 --> 00:05:46,760 to stop the rebel army outside Xuanyang Gate. 72 00:05:48,066 --> 00:05:50,166 You burned Zhang Yanze's granaries, right? 73 00:05:50,333 --> 00:05:50,766 Right. 74 00:06:13,033 --> 00:06:15,566 Leading that useless Imperial Guard 75 00:06:16,833 --> 00:06:21,900 to hold on for ten days against Zhang Yanze without losing ground, 76 00:06:26,133 --> 00:06:35,266 you are indeed better than your useless father in terms of ability though you are young. 77 00:06:45,133 --> 00:06:46,266 But, boy, 78 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,033 your father is smarter than you. 79 00:06:50,366 --> 00:06:51,500 This time 80 00:06:52,666 --> 00:06:54,466 he bet on the right horse. 81 00:06:57,666 --> 00:07:02,066 You can be said to have placed the right bet for the Qian clan of Wuyue this time. 82 00:07:06,066 --> 00:07:09,000 So many people died just for a gamble? 83 00:07:09,866 --> 00:07:12,433 The world is like a chess game, like a gamble. 84 00:07:13,833 --> 00:07:18,333 Living in such an era, we originally had no other path to take. 85 00:07:20,633 --> 00:07:24,266 What does the world affairs have to do with me, a lazy boy, 86 00:07:24,566 --> 00:07:26,933 who usually won't even bother to read documents? 87 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:29,766 Isn't Wuyue a part of this world? 88 00:07:30,633 --> 00:07:32,466 The King of Wuyue is my elder brother. 89 00:07:33,766 --> 00:07:36,066 Although I hold the title of a commander, 90 00:07:36,533 --> 00:07:38,100 it's merely a formality. 91 00:07:38,866 --> 00:07:41,600 I have never been involved in military and state affairs. 92 00:07:42,366 --> 00:07:44,600 Who becomes the emperor here in Bianliang City 93 00:07:45,033 --> 00:07:47,733 has nothing to do with a leisurely foreigner like me. 94 00:07:52,166 --> 00:07:52,933 You are not willing, 95 00:07:53,866 --> 00:07:55,566 to pledge allegiance to Lord Liu? 96 00:07:56,333 --> 00:07:58,000 Didn't I just say? 97 00:07:58,533 --> 00:08:00,566 State affairs are not for me to decide. 98 00:08:01,266 --> 00:08:05,233 Even to pledge allegiance, it should be my sixth and seventh brothers, not me. 99 00:08:07,933 --> 00:08:11,366 Mr. Shuiqiu has pledged allegiance on your brother's behalf. 100 00:08:14,033 --> 00:08:15,333 Then, Jungui, 101 00:08:16,433 --> 00:08:17,660 for what you come to see me? 102 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:28,400 Wuyue is Wuyue. 103 00:08:29,500 --> 00:08:30,400 You are you. 104 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,233 The Jin emperor has abdicated for over a month, 105 00:08:34,866 --> 00:08:38,533 yet Lord Liu has still not dared to proclaim himself emperor. 106 00:08:39,266 --> 00:08:40,900 Do you know why? 107 00:08:44,033 --> 00:08:45,233 Insufficient troops? 108 00:08:45,233 --> 00:08:46,666 Lack of provisions? 109 00:08:49,533 --> 00:08:50,733 The Khitan are too strong? 110 00:08:55,900 --> 00:08:57,833 Whether, it's his business. 111 00:08:57,833 --> 00:09:03,066 He doesn't dared to proclaim himself because he hasn't won people's support. 112 00:09:07,100 --> 00:09:10,066 Then, Jungui, tell me, 113 00:09:10,966 --> 00:09:13,266 how can one win people's support? 114 00:09:15,700 --> 00:09:17,666 Nr. Shuiqiu, on behalf of your brother, 115 00:09:17,666 --> 00:09:21,733 with over a hundred thousand armored soldiers of Wuyue, pledged allegiance to Lord Liu. 116 00:09:22,633 --> 00:09:24,166 This shows quite the prestige. 117 00:09:25,666 --> 00:09:30,266 However, all this cannot compare to one clear word from you. 118 00:09:32,300 --> 00:09:32,933 From me? 119 00:09:34,666 --> 00:09:36,400 Do you still think you are who you were? 120 00:09:40,533 --> 00:09:44,133 Could I am no longer myself just after a month in prison? 121 00:09:44,666 --> 00:09:45,966 You injured Zhang Yanze. 122 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:47,666 So what? 123 00:09:49,733 --> 00:09:50,633 Hongchu, 124 00:09:51,866 --> 00:09:55,700 so many people every day bringing you food here. 125 00:09:57,266 --> 00:09:59,100 This is people's support. 126 00:10:03,300 --> 00:10:07,366 Do you know for what Minister Sang choose to sacrificed in Kaifeng? 127 00:10:08,833 --> 00:10:09,700 For people's support. 128 00:10:11,133 --> 00:10:15,733 Minister Sang used his life to let the Khitan ruler know 129 00:10:17,266 --> 00:10:18,966 the will of the people in this land, 130 00:10:20,066 --> 00:10:24,833 to let the Khitan troops know, that the soldiers and people of the Central Plains, 131 00:10:24,833 --> 00:10:28,500 never stand traitors who oppress and betray like Du and Zhang. 132 00:10:29,300 --> 00:10:33,960 Throughout the capital, everyone wishes they could eat their flesh and peel their skin. 133 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:38,633 Yet, the only one who truly dared to draw a blade before the Khitan emperor, was you. 134 00:10:43,266 --> 00:10:44,300 So now, 135 00:10:45,333 --> 00:10:45,833 you, 136 00:10:46,966 --> 00:10:48,733 have won people's support. 137 00:11:11,100 --> 00:11:13,533 Having experienced the state's collapse, 138 00:11:13,833 --> 00:11:17,633 Zhao Kuangyin, deeply understood that figures like Liu Zhiyuan and Guo Wei, 139 00:11:17,633 --> 00:11:24,066 these powerful ministers and military governors had far too many interests to weigh. 140 00:11:24,633 --> 00:11:27,033 [Liu Zhiyuan, Hedong Military Governor] Beyond Hedong, there was Hebei; 141 00:11:27,633 --> 00:11:28,666 [Liu Zhiyuan, Hedong Military Governor] outside the capital, 142 00:11:29,100 --> 00:11:30,733 [Liu Zhiyuan, Hedong Military Governor] there was the covetous 143 00:11:31,466 --> 00:11:32,566 Khitan army. 144 00:11:32,766 --> 00:11:35,033 [Shi Hongzhao, Military Commander of Hedong] After all, Lord Feng had no troops in hand; 145 00:11:35,033 --> 00:11:38,733 [Shi Hongzhao, Military Commander of Hedong] to have achieved this much was already an unexpected delight. 146 00:11:38,733 --> 00:11:43,833 You hold the twelve prefectures of Hedong, with an army of a hundred thousand and plenty provisions, 147 00:11:43,833 --> 00:11:47,633 If we wait until there's a clear outcome before collecting easy gains, 148 00:11:47,933 --> 00:11:49,500 wouldn't we be laughed at by everyone? 149 00:11:50,766 --> 00:11:51,433 Hongzhao, 150 00:11:52,833 --> 00:11:54,930 how's the enemy situation? 151 00:12:00,066 --> 00:12:01,600 I, Yongde, pay respects to Marshal. 152 00:12:17,366 --> 00:12:17,800 Marshal, 153 00:12:18,666 --> 00:12:19,333 this is? 154 00:12:20,466 --> 00:12:22,530 [Liu Jiye, Scout Commander of Infantry] He is Liu Jiye is from the Infantry Command, 155 00:12:22,530 --> 00:12:24,600 [Liu Jiye, Scout Commander of Infantry] the newly appointed Scout Commander. 156 00:12:25,133 --> 00:12:26,866 He is also my newly adopted 157 00:12:27,900 --> 00:12:28,866 grandson. 158 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,000 He has urgent military intelligence from the north to report. 159 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:33,830 Open the gate. 160 00:12:39,366 --> 00:12:41,966 Yelü Talie is not in the camp. 161 00:12:42,366 --> 00:12:44,000 Reporting to the Lord, he is not. 162 00:12:44,700 --> 00:12:45,933 How do you know? 163 00:12:46,666 --> 00:12:47,733 I heard it with my own ears. 164 00:12:48,566 --> 00:12:54,666 He disguised himself as a Khitan slave and lingered in the camp at the Hui River for over a month. 165 00:12:55,133 --> 00:12:56,730 You can speak the Khitan language? 166 00:12:58,700 --> 00:13:03,833 Marshal, I hail from the borderlands. I've been accustomed to their languageS since childhood. 167 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,433 Which languages can you speak? 168 00:13:06,433 --> 00:13:10,733 The Qiang language of the Tangut, Khitan language, Xi language, Black Mountain Zubu language, 169 00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:11,900 I each know some. 170 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,333 Serving as a scout in the Infantry Command is truly a waste of your talent. 171 00:13:16,233 --> 00:13:18,300 He is the eldest son of Yang Hongxin from Linzhou. 172 00:13:18,833 --> 00:13:22,233 Zhe Sanlang from Fuzhou took him as a son-in-law. 173 00:13:22,500 --> 00:13:24,033 He is not an ordinary scout. 174 00:13:25,100 --> 00:13:25,933 Seeing is believing. 175 00:13:26,733 --> 00:13:29,833 How do you know the truth just by hearing it? 176 00:13:30,300 --> 00:13:31,433 I saw it with my own eyes, 177 00:13:31,866 --> 00:13:32,900 thus I know it is true. 178 00:13:33,566 --> 00:13:37,166 How do you know the visitor is an envoy from Shangjing? 179 00:13:37,933 --> 00:13:40,100 [Xiao Siwen, Yelü Deguang's son in law, Khitan general] The visitor was Xiao Siwen himself. 180 00:13:40,766 --> 00:13:43,666 [Xiao Siwen, Yelü Deguang's son in law, Khitan general] He previously served as an envoy, traveling between Lin and Fu. 181 00:13:43,666 --> 00:13:44,600 I know him. 182 00:13:46,900 --> 00:13:49,566 Reward him with a Deputy Commander. 183 00:13:50,433 --> 00:13:53,833 For such a great merit, even a Commander would be a fitting reward. 184 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:55,300 Why don't you thank for his grace? 185 00:14:00,333 --> 00:14:02,400 I thank the Lord for grace. 186 00:14:03,466 --> 00:14:04,100 Dismissed. 187 00:14:14,900 --> 00:14:16,700 Great King, thus we will make it. 188 00:14:18,066 --> 00:14:21,100 Zhang Yanze is severely wounded and Yelü Talie has departed. 189 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:22,466 If this is not fortune, 190 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:23,866 then what is fortune? 191 00:14:24,433 --> 00:14:27,433 Xiao Siwen came to the Huishui River in person 192 00:14:27,466 --> 00:14:28,566 to summon Talie away. 193 00:14:31,033 --> 00:14:34,133 This means Shangjing has encountered a big event. 194 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,800 To be able to summon away someone like Talie with a single document, 195 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,033 only two people can do this in Khitan. 196 00:14:43,133 --> 00:14:45,366 One is currently in the capital, hesitating and wavering. 197 00:14:46,733 --> 00:14:47,500 Then, 198 00:14:49,166 --> 00:14:50,000 only one remains: 199 00:14:50,533 --> 00:14:52,200 Empress Dowager, Lady Shulü. 200 00:14:53,500 --> 00:14:56,466 First, send someone to the capital. 201 00:14:57,866 --> 00:14:58,600 Yes. 202 00:15:00,733 --> 00:15:02,933 To see who people support? 203 00:15:02,933 --> 00:15:04,600 To submit to, 204 00:15:05,100 --> 00:15:06,100 the Khitan ruler. 205 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,066 [Kaifeng prefecture, Bianliang City, the Eastern Capital] 206 00:15:11,066 --> 00:15:14,000 Empress Dowager recalling official from Yunzhou to Shangjing 207 00:15:14,766 --> 00:15:17,000 is a reminder to Your Majesty. 208 00:15:17,566 --> 00:15:18,833 It is time to return north. 209 00:15:19,233 --> 00:15:22,733 Affairs here are settled. Please lead the army back. 210 00:15:23,233 --> 00:15:26,633 We should leave someone here in charge. 211 00:15:27,466 --> 00:15:29,300 Your Majesty, if you do not want Du, 212 00:15:29,300 --> 00:15:32,766 then Liu Zhiyuan of Taiyuan is the only other choice. 213 00:15:32,766 --> 00:15:36,166 Please decide quickly, to calm people's doubts. 214 00:15:36,166 --> 00:15:40,333 Even if bestowing the silver pillow , the chosen one must want to sleep on it.. 215 00:15:40,333 --> 00:15:44,300 As for Taiyuan, so far not even a single memorial declaring submission has been delivered. 216 00:15:44,300 --> 00:15:49,733 To hastily proclaim the Liu Clan would make it seem as if the imperial throne of our dynasty is worthless, 217 00:15:49,766 --> 00:15:51,533 and as if we were begging him to take it. 218 00:15:51,533 --> 00:15:53,733 What about Your Majesty and our dynasty's dignity? 219 00:15:53,933 --> 00:15:54,200 You... 220 00:15:54,300 --> 00:15:54,933 Your Majesty. 221 00:16:01,133 --> 00:16:06,060 The envoy from Taiyuan, Hedong Deputy Military Governor, Wang Jun, has entered the capital 222 00:16:06,060 --> 00:16:11,933 by order of the Lord of Beiping, Lord Liu, waiting outside the Mingde Gate with a memorial declaring submission. 223 00:16:11,933 --> 00:16:14,833 Wang Xiufeng is outside the Mingde Gate. 224 00:16:14,833 --> 00:16:17,333 Su Yuanxi and Guo Wei, 225 00:16:19,033 --> 00:16:19,966 Did not come in person? 226 00:16:20,733 --> 00:16:23,200 The envoy delegation is led by Wang. 227 00:16:23,866 --> 00:16:28,300 I didn't see Surveillance Commissioner Su and Marshal Guo. 228 00:16:28,300 --> 00:16:29,000 You may leave. 229 00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:30,900 Yes. 230 00:16:40,133 --> 00:16:40,600 Lord, 231 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:42,733 the Lord of Beiping is... 232 00:16:43,033 --> 00:16:43,733 This is false. 233 00:16:44,433 --> 00:16:45,166 Pay it no mind. 234 00:16:46,433 --> 00:16:49,366 If Lord Liu truly intended to submit, 235 00:16:50,733 --> 00:16:53,566 it should be Commissioner Su, or my father who come. 236 00:16:54,533 --> 00:16:55,266 Yet now, 237 00:16:55,333 --> 00:16:56,900 it is Uncle Xiufeng who has come. 238 00:16:58,633 --> 00:17:00,300 It is merely a pretense of compliance. 239 00:17:00,533 --> 00:17:05,133 If he is unwilling to submit, why make such a grand display and send an envoy? 240 00:17:05,666 --> 00:17:08,966 To see how people think about? 241 00:17:09,566 --> 00:17:14,833 People's support in the capital lie with Lord Feng and Hongchu. 242 00:17:17,433 --> 00:17:20,633 Envoy Shuiqiu, Taiyuan envoy has left the palace. 243 00:17:20,633 --> 00:17:21,866 With an decree or not? 244 00:17:21,866 --> 00:17:26,360 Lord Liu is granted the title of Grand Preceptor and Prince of Jin to eternally guard Hedong. 245 00:17:48,766 --> 00:17:49,433 Your Majesty. 246 00:18:04,266 --> 00:18:04,833 Fan Zhi. 247 00:18:06,500 --> 00:18:07,166 Yes. 248 00:18:07,733 --> 00:18:12,400 Instruct the Kaifeng Prefecture to set up two more porridge kitchens in the southern city. 249 00:18:13,433 --> 00:18:15,233 Do not use the name of relief aid. 250 00:18:16,233 --> 00:18:20,866 The weather is about to turn warm and ice in the river will soon melt. 251 00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:25,900 Recruit strong and young men and provide relief through work. 252 00:18:27,433 --> 00:18:27,866 Yes. 253 00:18:44,866 --> 00:18:45,466 My apologize. 254 00:18:46,433 --> 00:18:47,000 Lord. 255 00:18:48,433 --> 00:18:49,700 Accompany me for a walk. 256 00:18:54,500 --> 00:18:55,866 You can get it there as well. 257 00:18:55,866 --> 00:18:56,466 Thanks. 258 00:18:57,266 --> 00:18:58,300 Give me more. 259 00:18:59,300 --> 00:19:02,000 I'm afraid there are a hundred thousand people. 260 00:19:02,833 --> 00:19:05,000 There are not so many. 261 00:19:05,833 --> 00:19:11,066 In the twelve counties of the capital region, only Chenliu's city walls are still somewhat intact. 262 00:19:12,766 --> 00:19:13,833 But no one remains there. 263 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,233 The weather is bitterly cold, the ground frozen. 264 00:19:18,233 --> 00:19:22,866 Poor families runing out of food can only leave their homes, 265 00:19:24,233 --> 00:19:27,466 heading towards the capital to beg for some food. 266 00:19:28,933 --> 00:19:29,466 This 267 00:19:31,033 --> 00:19:32,500 is only just the beginning. 268 00:19:33,733 --> 00:19:34,300 Why? 269 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:37,633 The weather is gradually warming up. 270 00:19:37,633 --> 00:19:39,133 In past years at this time, 271 00:19:39,766 --> 00:19:43,433 the court would have allocated seed grain to prepare for spring plowing. 272 00:19:44,933 --> 00:19:50,233 This year the stored grain in the government granaries and seed grain 273 00:19:51,133 --> 00:19:53,633 have all eaten by the soldiers and refugees. 274 00:19:55,300 --> 00:20:00,133 We miss the farming season, and there will be no hope for a harvest. 275 00:20:01,933 --> 00:20:03,033 These common people, 276 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:05,233 for now, 277 00:20:06,566 --> 00:20:10,366 can still come here to beg for some porridge and barely get by. 278 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:15,600 In another two months, when the granary reserves are all eaten up, 279 00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:21,500 they will ultimately starve to death. 280 00:20:22,833 --> 00:20:24,466 Lord oversees affairs in this city. 281 00:20:27,300 --> 00:20:29,300 Isn't this within your responsibilities? 282 00:20:31,733 --> 00:20:32,366 I am ashamed. 283 00:20:33,766 --> 00:20:35,833 But I cannot make bricks without straw. 284 00:20:36,966 --> 00:20:40,300 The reserves of the inner and outer treasuries are all in your hands, Lord. 285 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:42,766 What else do you need? 286 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:43,933 I am 287 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:46,933 just a muddle-headed old fool. 288 00:20:47,966 --> 00:20:49,800 For food, a single bowl is enough. 289 00:20:50,566 --> 00:20:52,733 To sleep, a simple bed suffices. 290 00:20:53,366 --> 00:20:54,766 I need nothing else. 291 00:20:57,566 --> 00:20:58,666 They need something. 292 00:21:00,866 --> 00:21:01,766 They need something. 293 00:21:03,133 --> 00:21:03,866 Need what? 294 00:21:04,766 --> 00:21:06,066 A proper court. 295 00:21:07,566 --> 00:21:11,566 One that can purchase grain at fair prices in harvest years, 296 00:21:12,300 --> 00:21:15,966 distribute food and provide relief in famine years. 297 00:21:17,033 --> 00:21:20,900 One that allocates seed grain in spring, 298 00:21:21,633 --> 00:21:24,100 repairs river infrastructure in summer , 299 00:21:24,833 --> 00:21:26,966 fills granaries in autumn, 300 00:21:27,333 --> 00:21:31,000 and relieves the cold and needy in winter. 301 00:21:35,700 --> 00:21:42,833 Today not even a Bodhisattva can keep these common people alive. 302 00:21:45,133 --> 00:21:46,200 Only you 303 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,133 can keep them alive. 304 00:21:50,533 --> 00:21:52,166 Lord, are those your sincere words? 305 00:21:53,366 --> 00:21:54,900 Can you? 306 00:22:01,933 --> 00:22:02,800 Zhang Li. 307 00:22:03,966 --> 00:22:05,633 I am here. 308 00:22:06,233 --> 00:22:09,733 Announce to all palace camps and to ministers: 309 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,833 From this day forth, south of the great river, no one shall plunder the commoners. 310 00:22:15,833 --> 00:22:22,566 All military needs must be recorded in writing, compiled into registers, and submitted to the palace for decision. 311 00:22:22,833 --> 00:22:24,466 I receive the decree. 312 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:26,200 Lord, 313 00:22:28,466 --> 00:22:29,500 is this acceptable? 314 00:22:34,366 --> 00:22:35,930 Rioting troops entered the city, 315 00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:38,166 giving three days' leave. 316 00:22:38,866 --> 00:22:41,366 let the strong broke down doors, 317 00:22:43,166 --> 00:22:45,933 plundering coins, silk, and rations, 318 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,433 slaughtering women and children, 319 00:22:50,933 --> 00:22:52,533 setting houses ablaze, 320 00:22:52,633 --> 00:22:55,033 tearing down courtyard walls to build camps... 321 00:22:55,100 --> 00:22:55,633 Lord, 322 00:22:58,633 --> 00:23:00,433 is this the crime of Zhang Yanze, 323 00:23:02,866 --> 00:23:03,766 or of me? 324 00:23:04,966 --> 00:23:06,166 You've using too heavy words. 325 00:23:06,833 --> 00:23:07,266 But 326 00:23:08,100 --> 00:23:09,033 at this moment, 327 00:23:10,466 --> 00:23:14,900 with you simply saying "No more plundering, no more killing," 328 00:23:16,433 --> 00:23:17,500 will that suffice? 329 00:23:23,366 --> 00:23:24,700 What exactly do you want? 330 00:23:25,366 --> 00:23:27,900 Three hundred thousand hu of grain and wheat 331 00:23:28,566 --> 00:23:30,300 thirty thousand hu of seed grain, 332 00:23:31,433 --> 00:23:32,133 Do you have them? 333 00:23:32,766 --> 00:23:33,300 No. 334 00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:38,200 Since you do not, the hundred thousand soldiers and civilians here and I 335 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,266 cannot let you do something you can't. 336 00:23:42,866 --> 00:23:43,333 But 337 00:23:45,133 --> 00:23:46,800 we can settle for the next best thing. 338 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:47,666 What is it? 339 00:23:48,300 --> 00:23:52,066 Debts must be repaid, lives taken must be atoned for. 340 00:23:54,366 --> 00:23:57,233 Since you have no grain or seed, 341 00:23:58,733 --> 00:24:02,966 you may instead offer Zhang Yanze's life in compensation. 342 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,733 Lord Feng, you are threatening His Majesty? 343 00:24:06,866 --> 00:24:07,830 Your Majesty, 344 00:24:09,300 --> 00:24:12,666 if you do that, Du Zhongwei may incite unforeseen turmoil. 345 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,100 That's reasonable. 346 00:24:17,433 --> 00:24:20,066 Du Zhongwei holds heavy troops. 347 00:24:20,466 --> 00:24:23,066 Even Bodhisattva won't defy him, let alone you. 348 00:24:25,566 --> 00:24:27,100 Is this your intention, 349 00:24:29,966 --> 00:24:32,200 or Liu Zhiyuan of Taiyuan's intention? 350 00:24:32,633 --> 00:24:35,166 If you are unwilling to be the ruler, 351 00:24:36,433 --> 00:24:40,866 then move back to your Shangjing immediately. 352 00:24:41,300 --> 00:24:43,333 Lord, you have not yet answered. 353 00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:51,600 A person who cares for the world 354 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,066 would not ask such a question. 355 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,600 If I kill Zhang Yanze, 356 00:25:06,700 --> 00:25:09,566 dare you guarantee that Du Zhongwei will not rebel? 357 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:10,633 I dare not. 358 00:25:12,733 --> 00:25:13,166 But 359 00:25:14,966 --> 00:25:16,233 I dare wager. 360 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:19,266 Du Zhongwei 361 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:21,333 is in Yexia. 362 00:25:22,233 --> 00:25:24,433 I am in the capital, 363 00:25:25,533 --> 00:25:26,133 with no city, 364 00:25:26,766 --> 00:25:27,333 no troops. 365 00:25:28,033 --> 00:25:29,633 If Du Zhongwei dares to rebel, 366 00:25:30,766 --> 00:25:32,266 you may just take 367 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:34,366 my life. 368 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:40,100 Dare you wager? 369 00:25:41,866 --> 00:25:46,133 The authorities have investigated the crimes of Zhang Yanze. 370 00:25:46,333 --> 00:25:49,000 Zhang is greedy and covetous, plundering people. 371 00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:52,666 He has been ruthlessly killing civilians at will. 372 00:25:52,666 --> 00:25:55,166 He allows soldiers' atrocities, people suffering. 373 00:25:55,766 --> 00:25:59,066 He embezzles military pay, leading to the army's morale collapsing. 374 00:25:59,066 --> 00:26:02,433 He seizes farmland and deprived people of their property, 375 00:26:02,433 --> 00:26:05,866 He also sells official positions, corrupting governance. 376 00:26:05,866 --> 00:26:08,433 He drives soldiers to rebel, causing disasters. 377 00:26:09,266 --> 00:26:12,866 He defies imperial decrees, disobeying the emperor's orders. 378 00:26:12,866 --> 00:26:15,533 He frames loyal officials, persecuting the virtuous. 379 00:26:16,133 --> 00:26:18,900 He indulges in lechery, corrupting social morals. 380 00:26:19,900 --> 00:26:22,500 He forms cliques, disrupting court order. 381 00:26:23,033 --> 00:26:26,433 He robs and kills envoys, provoking neighboring states. 382 00:26:26,433 --> 00:26:27,866 These are twelve major crimes. 383 00:26:27,866 --> 00:26:31,200 His crimes is too many to be each listed and recorded. 384 00:26:31,733 --> 00:26:33,233 Even drained the Sea, 385 00:26:33,566 --> 00:26:35,400 his evil can't be washed away. 386 00:26:35,866 --> 00:26:39,966 to such a great villain, how could I spare him from the punishments? 387 00:26:40,566 --> 00:26:44,300 He shall be immediately caged and sent to the market to be publicly executed, 388 00:26:44,733 --> 00:26:48,566 to serve as a warning, proclaimed to all. 389 00:26:49,733 --> 00:26:50,333 Lord 390 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:52,366 Zhang Yanze 391 00:26:53,333 --> 00:26:58,900 was executed under the clear edict of the Khitan emperor, publicly executed according to the law. 392 00:26:59,666 --> 00:27:02,466 people of Bianliang City are all witnesses. 393 00:27:03,666 --> 00:27:05,166 In the clear annals of history, 394 00:27:06,533 --> 00:27:08,366 it will be recorded thus in the future. 395 00:27:10,333 --> 00:27:12,033 What a pity for Qian's Young Master, 396 00:27:12,700 --> 00:27:13,766 so loyal and brave. 397 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:15,660 In these chaotic times, 398 00:27:17,933 --> 00:27:19,333 human life is cheap. 399 00:27:20,733 --> 00:27:21,400 Staying alive, 400 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,260 is more important than anything else. 401 00:27:26,433 --> 00:27:27,533 Should we release him? 402 00:27:28,533 --> 00:27:29,133 Not yet. 403 00:27:29,900 --> 00:27:32,666 Disrespect in court is not minor offense. 404 00:27:35,066 --> 00:27:36,366 Take good care of him. 405 00:27:37,666 --> 00:27:39,500 Do not let anyone see him, 406 00:27:40,100 --> 00:27:41,700 and do not let anyone 407 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,166 be reminded of him. 408 00:28:01,500 --> 00:28:02,966 It's roasting so slowly. 409 00:28:13,300 --> 00:28:14,800 What are you thinking about again? 410 00:28:21,666 --> 00:28:23,333 If I survive and return this time, 411 00:28:25,133 --> 00:28:30,533 I will go to the island with you and become a live-in son-in-law. 412 00:28:30,900 --> 00:28:31,466 Okay? 413 00:28:35,233 --> 00:28:37,560 What nonsense are you talking about? 414 00:28:41,900 --> 00:28:42,966 In this world, 415 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:51,133 there are too many people who want to shoulder great responsibilities, but too few with self-awareness. 416 00:28:53,166 --> 00:28:54,200 Otherwise, 417 00:28:55,933 --> 00:28:57,733 it wouldn't have been this chaotic. 418 00:29:01,666 --> 00:29:02,900 I won't get involved. 419 00:29:03,700 --> 00:29:05,133 After much thought, 420 00:29:06,266 --> 00:29:11,033 this world seems to have no second Arcadia besides Huanglong Island. 421 00:29:28,366 --> 00:29:29,033 Do you 422 00:29:30,766 --> 00:29:31,833 really think so? 423 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:55,066 What do you think? 424 00:30:06,933 --> 00:30:07,433 Lord, 425 00:30:10,766 --> 00:30:11,200 Lord, 426 00:30:12,100 --> 00:30:14,966 Wang Jun, the envoy from Taiyuan, requests an audience. 427 00:30:14,966 --> 00:30:16,033 He's finally here. 428 00:30:16,566 --> 00:30:17,530 I won't see him. 429 00:30:18,366 --> 00:30:19,033 Lord. 430 00:30:20,533 --> 00:30:21,133 Fan Zhi, 431 00:30:22,300 --> 00:30:23,500 you go meet him. 432 00:30:24,233 --> 00:30:25,900 Wang Jun wants to see you, Lord, 433 00:30:26,233 --> 00:30:27,066 not me. 434 00:30:28,333 --> 00:30:29,933 Everything that can be asked and said, 435 00:30:31,133 --> 00:30:35,333 I have discussed with that Guo boy. 436 00:30:36,166 --> 00:30:39,233 Meeting again wih him would just be repeating the same words. 437 00:30:40,266 --> 00:30:41,166 Better not to meet. 438 00:30:42,066 --> 00:30:42,966 You go see him. 439 00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:44,800 Tell him: 440 00:30:45,766 --> 00:30:50,666 millet and wheat, six million liters each, and six hundred thousand liters of seed. 441 00:30:51,733 --> 00:30:54,233 This is the price I offer. 442 00:30:56,966 --> 00:30:57,966 This world, 443 00:30:59,733 --> 00:31:00,600 at present, 444 00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:03,533 is only worth this much. 445 00:31:04,866 --> 00:31:06,933 Lord is a senior minister of three dynasties. 446 00:31:07,700 --> 00:31:09,166 Why be so discourteous? 447 00:31:10,533 --> 00:31:12,366 Xiufeng, be careful with your words. 448 00:31:13,500 --> 00:31:15,633 Lord leads the court. 449 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:19,733 His thoughts and actions are not for us to comment on. 450 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:22,933 The humiliation of you and your Lord today, 451 00:31:24,233 --> 00:31:25,333 I will 452 00:31:26,266 --> 00:31:27,733 surely repay it someday. 453 00:31:34,866 --> 00:31:36,100 Lord refuses to see me. 454 00:31:37,966 --> 00:31:38,433 Yes. 455 00:31:40,433 --> 00:31:41,633 His exact words were: 456 00:31:43,533 --> 00:31:44,000 "If he 457 00:31:45,566 --> 00:31:46,833 still cherishes his life, 458 00:31:47,266 --> 00:31:50,033 he should not go anywhere these days ." 459 00:31:54,733 --> 00:31:56,266 Please inform the Lord, Marshal. 460 00:31:56,266 --> 00:31:58,900 Guo Rong has a few heartfelt words for him. 461 00:31:59,833 --> 00:32:01,866 This concerns his reputation. 462 00:32:02,366 --> 00:32:04,530 I beg him to spare some time for a meeting. 463 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:09,700 Just give up. 464 00:32:10,733 --> 00:32:13,666 Tomorrow, at the grand court assembly in Hall, 465 00:32:15,233 --> 00:32:19,166 he will go to the hall and declare submission. 466 00:32:22,900 --> 00:32:25,366 The Great Khitan Emperor decrees: 467 00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:29,666 By the grace of Heaven, I have ascended to throne. 468 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:36,066 To govern the great realm, it's necessary to have virtuous ministers to assist. 469 00:32:36,533 --> 00:32:39,366 You, Marshal, Director of the Secretariat, 470 00:32:39,833 --> 00:32:43,566 Military Governor of Kuangguo Weisheng Army, Duke of Yan, 471 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:47,833 having served three dynasties with splendid knowledge and reputation, 472 00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:49,833 as a crucial minister to the state, 473 00:32:50,300 --> 00:32:55,200 are hereby appointed Grand Tutor, recorded with a golden register, and granted Prince of Changle. 474 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:59,433 There's another eight thousand households for you as fief, twelve hundred to be taxed, 475 00:32:59,433 --> 00:33:03,530 You shall serve as Military Commissioner, overseeing affairs of the Southern Han Office, 476 00:33:03,530 --> 00:33:05,333 commanding the troops of Bianliang. 477 00:33:05,566 --> 00:33:08,000 You shall be granted an ivory tablet and an ox-head token, 478 00:33:08,566 --> 00:33:11,933 permitted to ride a horse within the palace and attend court, 479 00:33:13,033 --> 00:33:13,966 Approved. 480 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:23,200 Your subject, Feng Dao, receives the decree. 481 00:33:25,866 --> 00:33:31,733 Having obtained the great succession, I would trouble you as to the matter of the dynastic name. 482 00:33:32,433 --> 00:33:36,133 The Yang clan obtained the succession as Duke of Sui, 483 00:33:36,233 --> 00:33:38,100 the dynastic name was Sui. 484 00:33:38,100 --> 00:33:40,766 The Li clan obtained the succession as Duke of Tang, 485 00:33:41,433 --> 00:33:44,300 thus establishing the Tang of three hundred years. 486 00:33:44,933 --> 00:33:48,533 Your Majesty's foundation was obtained from your father and grandfather. 487 00:33:48,533 --> 00:33:52,866 The ancestral temples and shrines, though not granted by Tang decree, 488 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:57,566 follow the old system of the Songmo Governorate. 489 00:33:58,233 --> 00:34:01,366 Songmo had its governance in Liao territory. 490 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:06,633 For Your Majesty to name the state, the name could be Liao. 491 00:34:41,133 --> 00:34:41,833 Liao. 492 00:34:45,066 --> 00:34:46,266 Great Liao. 493 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:50,866 Grand Tutor's proposal fits the traditions. 494 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:54,566 I concur that the state name shall be Liao. 495 00:34:55,133 --> 00:34:56,600 I concur! 496 00:34:56,700 --> 00:34:57,133 Good. 497 00:34:58,166 --> 00:35:01,400 Then the state name is settled, Liao. 498 00:35:02,066 --> 00:35:03,600 May our ancestors bless us. 499 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,500 May the Great Liao prosper forever. 500 00:35:05,500 --> 00:35:08,000 Long live Your Majesty. 501 00:35:10,666 --> 00:35:12,366 May the Great Liao prosper forever. 502 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,400 Long live Your Majesty. 503 00:35:21,366 --> 00:35:25,733 A senior minister of three dynasties bowed in submission ,even offering a state name. 504 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:28,400 Truly beyond my words. 505 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:36,566 I wonders will Lord Feng feel ashamed the day he meet Minister Sang again in the underworld. 506 00:35:37,166 --> 00:35:38,566 If Minister Sang had not died, 507 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:42,133 Today, I'm afraid he too would have submitted. 508 00:35:43,633 --> 00:35:47,033 The Han culture has been moved to south for seven hundred years. 509 00:35:47,033 --> 00:35:50,100 The integrity of the realm is not in the north of the Huai River. 510 00:35:51,066 --> 00:35:51,700 Now, 511 00:35:52,433 --> 00:35:56,533 The Khitan emperor establishes the Liao and has become the master of the northern lands. 512 00:35:58,466 --> 00:35:59,566 The only remaining concern, 513 00:36:02,866 --> 00:36:05,966 is Liu Zhiyuan in Hedong. 514 00:36:18,833 --> 00:36:19,433 Guo Wei. 515 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:21,800 What do you intend to do? 516 00:36:22,233 --> 00:36:23,900 To accomplish great deeds, of course. 517 00:36:25,766 --> 00:36:26,200 Kuangyin. 518 00:36:27,166 --> 00:36:27,833 I am here. 519 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,766 Go and take down that banner. 520 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:31,800 Yes. 521 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:52,233 Guo Wei. 522 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:55,260 What do you mean? 523 00:36:55,266 --> 00:36:56,800 The Khitan came south. 524 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:58,433 The capital lies in ruins and chaos. 525 00:36:58,433 --> 00:37:00,000 The dynasty's fortune is not long. 526 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:00,866 The Jin has ended. 527 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,066 The ancestral spirits have no heir. 528 00:37:03,066 --> 00:37:05,166 The state faces the danger of collapse. 529 00:37:05,966 --> 00:37:08,166 The people suffer the hardship. 530 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:15,133 The soldiers and people of Hedong respectfully request you, 531 00:37:15,566 --> 00:37:17,066 for sake of the people, 532 00:37:17,633 --> 00:37:20,900 to receive the Mandate, inherit the imperial lineage. 533 00:37:20,900 --> 00:37:23,760 march your banners south and pacify the Central Plains. 534 00:37:29,633 --> 00:37:30,666 Wang Jun is back? 535 00:37:34,333 --> 00:37:34,733 Guo Wei. 536 00:37:35,433 --> 00:37:35,833 What... 537 00:37:36,633 --> 00:37:37,100 Guo Wei. 538 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:43,333 Lord Feng said deliver six million liters each of grain and wheat, 539 00:37:43,333 --> 00:37:47,000 six hundred thousand liters of seed grain, to the capital, 540 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,560 and you can be the emperor. 541 00:37:50,533 --> 00:37:58,933 I have received the state's favor for two generations from the Shi family. I cannot commit such an unrighteous act. 542 00:38:04,966 --> 00:38:07,866 Hedong is where the hopes of the people lie. 543 00:38:07,866 --> 00:38:11,333 Yet you are bound by sentiments, unwilling to ascend to the throne. 544 00:38:12,266 --> 00:38:14,666 We have received your grace and promotion, 545 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,400 should plead with tears of blood again and again. 546 00:38:27,266 --> 00:38:30,966 If you don't ascend, what shall the poeple do? 547 00:38:31,433 --> 00:38:34,433 If you don't ascend, what shall the poeple do? 548 00:38:34,766 --> 00:38:36,466 What's the point in shouting here? 549 00:38:40,300 --> 00:38:41,166 Break the door. 550 00:38:41,633 --> 00:38:43,033 Carry Your Majesty out. 551 00:38:46,866 --> 00:38:47,333 Guo Wei. 552 00:38:47,966 --> 00:38:50,533 What are you doing? 553 00:38:50,533 --> 00:38:50,933 Guo Wei. 554 00:38:51,466 --> 00:38:51,900 Guo Wei! 555 00:38:52,933 --> 00:38:53,500 Let me go! 556 00:38:53,866 --> 00:38:54,266 Guo Wei! 557 00:38:54,966 --> 00:38:55,600 Let me go! 558 00:39:05,833 --> 00:39:06,333 Guo Wei! 559 00:39:07,766 --> 00:39:10,233 You will trap me in unrighteousness! 560 00:39:10,966 --> 00:39:13,133 That's just petty righteousness. 561 00:39:13,133 --> 00:39:16,466 The state and the welfare of the people are the great righteousness. 562 00:39:17,666 --> 00:39:20,466 I, Su Yugui, requests you to ascend the imperial throne. 563 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:25,500 You all will trap me in unrighteousness! 564 00:39:34,566 --> 00:39:37,833 We request you to ascend the imperial throne. 565 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:41,166 We request you to ascend the imperial throne. 566 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:45,666 Zhao Kuangyin never could have imagined. 567 00:39:46,700 --> 00:39:48,600 that the founding of a new dynasty 568 00:39:49,133 --> 00:39:52,200 could be so hasty and rushed, 569 00:39:53,466 --> 00:39:56,100 and that a new emperor ascending the throne 570 00:39:56,733 --> 00:39:58,633 would wear as his first yellow robe 571 00:39:58,833 --> 00:40:02,833 a military governor's banner flag. 572 00:40:06,833 --> 00:40:09,600 After Liu Zhiyuan declared himself emperor in Jinyang, 573 00:40:09,600 --> 00:40:13,566 military governors and former Jin generals rose in response one after another. 574 00:40:14,500 --> 00:40:16,700 The people also rose up in rebellion, 575 00:40:16,933 --> 00:40:19,366 killing the Khitan officials. 576 00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:24,900 Wang Qiong, leader of the volunteer army in Chanzhou, led troops to attack the city. 577 00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:27,533 besieging the Khitan defending general Yelü Langwu. 578 00:40:28,300 --> 00:40:33,000 The volunteer armies in the east broke through the three prefectures of Song, Bo, and Mi. 579 00:40:33,533 --> 00:40:37,500 Hearing the news, Emperor Taizong of Liao, Yelü Deguang was astonished, 580 00:40:37,500 --> 00:40:39,866 intended to abandon the city and flee north. 581 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:43,433 This Liu Zhiyuan declaring himself emperor is one thing. 582 00:40:44,033 --> 00:40:46,266 But he specifically named the state 'Han'. 583 00:40:47,166 --> 00:40:48,466 What do you think? 584 00:40:48,466 --> 00:40:52,100 Is it an unintentional act or a deliberate one? 585 00:40:52,933 --> 00:40:57,466 The Former Han, the Later Han, and Third Han were all the Liu clan's empire. 586 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:02,233 Liu Zhiyuan bears the surname Liu and uses "Han" as his reign title, 587 00:41:02,233 --> 00:41:04,700 intending to use tradition to legitimize his rule. 588 00:41:08,366 --> 00:41:09,033 Zhang Li, 589 00:41:10,066 --> 00:41:11,533 you think I have little knowledge? 590 00:41:13,166 --> 00:41:16,400 The founding emperor, Gaozu of the Former Han was from Fengyi, Peiguo. 591 00:41:18,066 --> 00:41:22,200 The Guangwu Emperor of the Later Han was from Cai County, Nanyang. 592 00:41:23,100 --> 00:41:26,900 The Zhaolie Emperor of the Late Han was from Zhuo County, Youzhou. 593 00:41:27,766 --> 00:41:29,633 So what is Liu Zhiyuan? 594 00:41:31,700 --> 00:41:33,900 Just a Shatuo barbarian. 595 00:41:35,933 --> 00:41:37,666 Even his surname Liu is of dubious origin, 596 00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:38,900 stolen from who knows where. 597 00:41:40,533 --> 00:41:43,566 How dare he claim to be a descendant of the Han imperial clan? 598 00:41:44,333 --> 00:41:50,866 If we were to test his blood, I suspect even Liu Yuan the hun would be more legitimate than him. 599 00:41:51,500 --> 00:41:51,933 Yes. 600 00:41:52,633 --> 00:41:55,000 The rebel usurped the title, like a monkey wearing a crown— 601 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,466 naturally, he has no such scruples. 602 00:42:00,533 --> 00:42:01,233 Li Keyong, 603 00:42:02,066 --> 00:42:02,933 Li Cunxu, 604 00:42:03,233 --> 00:42:05,733 Li Siyuan—the three father, sons— 605 00:42:06,466 --> 00:42:08,466 became emperors as Shatuo people, 606 00:42:09,133 --> 00:42:10,100 and that was fine. 607 00:42:11,333 --> 00:42:14,233 Shi Jingtang and his son were also Shatuo people 608 00:42:15,633 --> 00:42:17,433 and held the throne for over a decade. 609 00:42:18,233 --> 00:42:18,866 Now, 610 00:42:20,366 --> 00:42:23,366 when it comes to us Khitan people becoming the emperor, 611 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:28,366 it has only been a little over two months, yet Hedong has rebelled, and Hebei has rebelled too. 612 00:42:29,866 --> 00:42:30,433 Indeed. 613 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:33,600 We Khitan people 614 00:42:34,366 --> 00:42:35,366 are of Hu descent. 615 00:42:36,633 --> 00:42:38,700 But were the Shatuo Zhuye clan 616 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:40,500 not also of Hu descent? 617 00:42:44,166 --> 00:42:45,800 I simply cannot understand 618 00:42:49,366 --> 00:42:50,833 what constitutes "Hu" 619 00:42:50,966 --> 00:42:52,400 and what constitutes "Han", 620 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:59,000 in the hearts of those hypocritical southerners. 621 00:43:24,366 --> 00:43:27,333 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles strech towering mountains. ♫ 622 00:43:27,833 --> 00:43:30,800 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles run surging rivers. ♫ 623 00:43:31,366 --> 00:43:34,333 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles cry warhorses. ♫ 624 00:43:34,833 --> 00:43:38,933 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles there are emotions unspoken. ♫ 625 00:43:39,866 --> 00:43:42,833 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles, flowers are blooming along the road. ♫ 626 00:43:43,333 --> 00:43:46,300 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles, gooses are returning to the north. ♫ 627 00:43:46,866 --> 00:43:49,833 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles, we stand through storms. ♫ 628 00:43:50,333 --> 00:43:54,433 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles, we hope for a safe return. ♫ 629 00:43:58,633 --> 00:44:01,300 ♫ Tens of thousands of miles is not enough, ♫ 630 00:44:01,900 --> 00:44:04,800 ♫ for a lifetime's sorrows and joys. ♫ 631 00:44:05,433 --> 00:44:08,100 ♫ Tens of thousands of miles is not enough, ♫ 632 00:44:08,700 --> 00:44:11,600 ♫ for the endless seas and rivers. ♫ 633 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:15,066 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles, ♫ 634 00:44:15,666 --> 00:44:18,566 ♫ love will overcome all barriers. ♫ 635 00:44:19,266 --> 00:44:20,566 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles, ♫ 636 00:44:21,233 --> 00:44:24,966 ♫ we are together in life and death. ♫ 637 00:44:25,900 --> 00:44:28,933 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles. ♫ 638 00:44:32,633 --> 00:44:35,666 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles. ♫ 639 00:44:39,566 --> 00:44:40,900 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles, ♫ 640 00:44:41,266 --> 00:44:42,700 ♫ the moon shines in the boundless world. ♫ 641 00:44:43,033 --> 00:44:46,266 ♫ My heart has its hometown to return. ♫ 642 00:44:46,466 --> 00:44:47,800 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles, ♫ 643 00:44:48,166 --> 00:44:49,600 ♫ who is the one crossing the waves with me, ♫ 644 00:44:49,933 --> 00:44:53,166 ♫ with our hearts unrepentant, through countless lifetimes. ♫ 645 00:44:53,366 --> 00:44:54,800 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles, ♫ 646 00:44:55,066 --> 00:44:56,600 ♫ oceans and lands witness that♫ 647 00:44:56,833 --> 00:44:59,600 ♫ the world will be safe and sound. ♫ 648 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:03,033 ♫ Across tens of thousands of miles, ♫ 649 00:45:11,200 --> 00:45:15,366 ♫ my heart is unchanging. ♫