Original subtitles

Ginseng soup

To my opinion

The emperor is dying in these one or two days

What shall we do?

The emperor likes Liu Xie

Naturally Liu Xie is to srcceed him

What about Liu Bian?

Will the grandma-empress and He Jin let it go at that?

At present, the best plan is to put He Jin to death

Grandma-emperss can do nothing We've made her what she is today

Who it is?

God, we pray you to bless His Majesty recover soon

For the emperor's sake I'm willing to die sooner

Bless him, God, please

Don't worry, grandma, no grandma-empress, take it easy

I'll be a good emperor

Queen of He

Liu Bian

My respects to grandma-empress Dongand to grandma-empress He

Stand up

My grandson

Your Majesty

Has the senior general reached the court?

He's probably on his way

Anyone leaking news shall be killed

Yes

Senior general, theis way please

You can't go into the palace senior general

Why not? I'm wanted by the emperor

His Majesty is dead

The ten eunuchs try to restrain the news

They are attempting to take your life

Is it true?

Let's go

Zhang Rang

Who leaked the news?

everything is done!

Jian Shuo, be sure to keep close watch

I'll see to it myself

He Jin wants to go into the palace what's the reason behind it?

He just attempts to get the throne for Liu Bian, and that's all

Today it's quite emergent, we must speak in the same tone

These Bastard eunuchs I'm going to wipe them out

Please calm down, senior general

The power of the eunuchs started from Emperor Chong and Zhi

It extended widely to the court

Their power is not accumulated overnight

They can't be wiped out overnight

If the matter is not closely plotted and leaked out

We'll be exterminated

Please think it over, senior general

You nobodies, how could you know the imperial affairs?

The late emperor favored Jian Shou

Jian Shuo is closely related with Grandma-empress Dong

Only putting blame on Jian Shuo can we survive this doom

You're right, then we'll get Jian Shuo blamed

Besides, we'll take time to go to grandma-empress He

To beg her pardon

Currently, she is the only person who can save us

Senior general, you're urgently wanted by the palace

Let him go first

Yes

The emperor guards are under command of Jian Shuo

The ambush may has already been prepared

We should first crown the right emperor, then wipe out eunuchs

Your words quite suit me

Who dares do it with me?

I'll lead 5000 crack troops

To break into the court to prop up the new emperor

Kill eunuchs, rid court of all hidden troubles to pacify country

With your help I can rest assured

Well, gather all the ministers into the palace

Your Majesty

Senior general, traitors outside court have been cleared

And we dare not venture to go into the inner court

Why don't we take opportunity to exterminate eunuchs

Purge the court and pacify the whole coutry?

Senior general, as an interim plan

New emperor be crowned first eunuchs can be purged later

You're right

An empire can't dispense with emperor even for a single day

We should crown the new emperor first

I beg you to ascend the throne

Congratulations to prince on your enthroning,long live Your Majesty

Elder brother, you can't believe those ministers

I know court affairs better than you

It was Jian Shuo's idea to murder you

Only Jian Shuo himself, nothing to do with Zhang Rang and others

Empress, why are you so partial towards Zhang Rang and his party?

Senior general

You just think it over

You and I were born poor

Without Zhang Rang and his party

Can we enjoy the high position and handsome salary, glory and rank?

You said it

But where's Jian Shuo now?

You may come out now

Please spare us, senior general! Spare us, please!

Jian Shuo collaborated with Empress Dong to kill you

It has nothing to do with us

Jian Shuo has been killed and this is his head

for the sake of our past friendship spare us, please

From now on, we'll obey your order

And we'll remain loyal to you and never betray you

Jian Shuo intended to murder you but he was ended up being killed

Why should you believe the words of others?

They are really innocent

I'll spare you this time for the sake of empress

But you should listen with care

This is not to be taken as a precedent

If you further intend to murder me

Don't say that I'm so relentless

Thank you, senior general I dare no more

Jian Shuo has been killed for murdering me

Senior general, Zhang Ran simply has put the blame on others

You really want to let off the ten eunuchs?

I'll wipe out Jian Shuo's family without a single one to spare

As for the other eunuchs we may spare them

Eunuchs not exterminated there shall be no end of trouble

I'm determined, no more words that's all

Grandma-empress take care of your hands!

You were all the late emperor's ministers

He has ever favored you a lot when he was alive

Why have you all become dumb by now?

Grandma-empress, late emperor's remains is scarcely cold yet

How dare they lay hands on the grandma-empress?

Right, you're the grandma-empress

That grandma-empress He Even if her son assumes emperor

Still she has to show her respects to you

Although the late emperor's passed away

If you speak a few words

Set aside officials in court, even He Jin and Grandma-empress He

Who dares disobey you?

That's right

Now you've become empress

He Jin has been enthroned and claimed himself the emperor

Only we've been forestalled

Why don't you take your own way?

What do you mean by each taking his own way?

Grandma-empress He has prince

Don't you have Pince Xie?

Grandma-empress He has her brother He Jin

Grandma-empress, don't you have any maternal relatives?

According to my humble opinion better sooner than later

Tomorrow morning, facing all the officials in the court

Grandma-empress may confer title Emperor Chenliu upon Pince Xie

And appoint Dong Chong as the Galloping General

So they can have equal shares of the power

All right, just hold the court from behind the screen

Senior General

What's the panic?

This morning without your presence

Suddenly, the grandma-empress Dong came to the court

She issued imperial edict conferring Emperor Chen Liu on Prince Xie

Appointed her brother Dong Chong as the Galloping General

She even asked the ten eunuchs to participate in the court affairs

Really?

It may either be the idea of the eunuchs

Or the outrages by grandma-empress

I'll go to the court for further investigation

Brother, to me

This doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the eunuchs

I heard nothing about it elder brother, you see

Prince Bian has succeeded the throne

How could empress free from anger?

You assume position of senior general, holding the military power

How can she refrain her jealousy?

To figure out her intention

She has no other intention than to make an enemy of our He family

That's it

That day, Zhang Rang and others have sworn to remain loyal to me

I dare them have no courage to antagonize me

Grandma-empress is weak and lonely

It's natural for them to rope in the ten eunuchs

Well, well find a chance

To persuade Empress not to interfere with the court affairs

All right

We're kinsmen, just speak straight no need to stand on ceremony

Since you and I are both women

It may be improper to participate in the court affairs

In the past, empress Lu has power she interferes with court affairs

Fianlly,her whole family, totaling one thousand people, were killed

Now you and I should rest inb the inner court

State affairs can be handled by ministers independently

And this should be the great fortune of the country

It's hoped that you could humble yourself by listening ot me

How dare you teach me a lesson?

Without my recommendation, can you enjoy today's success and glory?

Is it that your son is emperor now

You've got something to lean to?

I dare not, but to remind you

You remind me?

I'm quite aware

You were jealous of Beauty Wang and poisoned her to death

Are you going to poison me now?

Should you dare rtter any nonsense

I'll order Galloping General Dong to kill you and your brother

I just want to persuade you out of kindness

Why are you not under standing and reasonable?

You,how dare you talk about understanding and reason?

That's ridiculous

You

Empress, you can not say so

I was born humble and poor this is true

However, you have also been a concubine

If Emperor Xiaohuang hadn't adopted your son

How could you become an grandma-empress?

Considering present status,it's advisable avoid mentioning past

What's wrong with concubine?

A concubine is much better than you

But, time is different now

What about then and what about now?

Dare you kill me?

As your daughter-in-law how dare I?

To my utmost venture, I merely have the courage to kill a pig

How dare you take such liberties!

I dare not

How dare I offend mother-in-law? Isn't taht outrageous to do so?

Isn't the emperor going to punish me?

You don't have to threaten me with Emperor, I'm not afraid

Well, what do you fear, since you are the grandma-empress?

Grandma-empress Dong were concubines by origin

And it's inappropriate to live in the inner palace

With death of emperor, there is no reason their living in inner palace

Banish them to their original place

And order them to leave for Hejian this very day

Grandma-empress can't eat this simple food

Take it away,bring it in

This is the Imperial Wine presented by senior general

Grandma-empress, please do a favor by drinking it up

So that I can go back for the report

Grandma-empress it's poisonous wine

Grandpa-empress

Please drink the wine grandma-empress

Grandma-empress was poisoned by He Jin

He Jin,the butcher,dare he murder grandma-empress?

How dare he? If not for us to recommend him

Can he be what he is today?

Really,there is nothing to Rely on, what can we do now?

The only way is to trim our sails or we seek refuge with He Jin

Anyway... Paste-minded

He Jin is simple-minded

But, behind him, there are so many ministers, aren't they afraid of us?

If not for their agitation and abetting

Dare He Jin grasp for throne before the late emperor

Now he has even poisoned grandma-empress

If we remain hesitant we'll be done

Only He Jin is killed can we control others

Our power still lies in inner palace

We must control the emperor or his mother

Then we can do as we please

We have to take good care of grandma-empress

So long as these three are roped in it'll be easy to get rid of He Jin

Why shouldn't I want to wipe out the eunuchs?

Only grandma-empress said eunuchs are ruling some province

This is previously established And can't be abolished at will

And the late emperor newly died

It's disrespectful for our ancestors to kill old officials

What cqan I do now?

Indecision will cause trouble

Senior general

All the generals are heroes

They can be under your command

Zhang Ran is spreading rumors

Why don't we take this opportunity wipe them out

The chance can't be missed

The empress won't allow

You may summon heroes and take the troop to Beijing

To get rid of the eunuchs, by then empress can do nothing

Good idea, call Chen Lin

Call Chen Lin in

You begged mother and imperial brother-in-law to help you

Are you afraid I can't protect you

You are kidding

You are our safest haven

My respects to you,senior general

No doubt, it's easy for you to wipe out the eunuchs

A warden is enough to do it

Why call in the local troops

A warden is enough

We have only got to kill the head there is no need to wipe them out

If we want to kill them all, it will be leaked out, we'll certainly fail

I see

You're eunuch"s offspring so yor're partial to them

He Jin is the future trouble under heaven

Dong Zhuo kills the eunuchs, his association with them is well known

He suffered heavy casualties in battle with the Yellow Turbans

If not for the ten eunuchs

How could that defeated general have replaced minister Lu

Lu has luck to be proved innocent by Huangfu Song he's made contributions

Otherwise he won't have today

Dong Zhuo is coming with 20 thousand troops, the eunuchs are over

General, Dong Zhuo is a wolf

If he comes, he'll eat people

You're too suspicious, and great achievement not to be made with you

General, I know Dong Zhuo

He seems kind, but is heartless

Once he comes, he'll surely make troubles

We'd better stop him from coming to the capital to avoid more trouble

Yours are merely pedantic views and that's enough

I've made up my mind

We are afraid we have to resign it, goodbye

resign

Dong Zhuo

Empress

The senior general has ordered local troops to come to the capital

He meant to kill us grandpa-empress, save us please

Please have mercy on us and save us

Stand up all of you

It's nothing serious, you may go to the General's Court

To apologize to the senior general And I'll plead for mercy on you

Empress, we dare not go to his residence

If we go there to plead for mercy

He'll tear us into pieces hope you call him into the palace

So we can apologize to him at your presence

Empress, if he still won't forgive us

We'd rather die before you

Than be killed outside

Empress

That's enough,I'll do as you said

Summon the senior general to come into the palace

Yes,empress, pass the order Summon the general to come palace

General, don't go to the palace

Why not?

The edict must be Zhang Rang and Duan Gui's trap

Don't go there, there'll be disaster

Nonsense, my sister calls me what's the danger?

Your plot has been leaked out

The whole plot is leaked out

Can we still go to the palace at this time?

If you want to meet empress in the palace

You must ask Zhang Rang and Duan Gu to come out of the palace first

Then we can go, that's childish

I hold the state power

What can the eunuchs do to me

If you insist on going we'll accompany you

Just to prevent any accident All right, don't worry

Hurry up

Senior general only no other persons

Since I'm in state power

What could they do with me?

Please board the carriage senior general

Senior general, the eunuchs have killed the general

Let's break in and kill them all

Empress, it's urgent please come with us

No, I won't go anywhere

Hurry up, no what do you wqnt to do?

I'm not going anywhere leave me alone, help!

This way, be quick

Empress

The grandpa-empress is in state power

Bian-er, my son

Pass the order to look for emperor and prince of Chenliu

Your Majesty

Your Majesty stand up

Who's coming?

I'm Dong Zhuo, governor of Xiliang

So you're Dong Zhuo

Yes

When the Yellow Turbans rebelled

you lost the battle and incurred a great loss

Do know you're guilty of it?

Now a new reign's just started you've come in time

To rescue the emperor you've done a good deed

Later, you must amend for your faults by good deeds

I'll go all out to support the court

Escort the emperor to the palace

Long live Your Majesty