Original subtitles

Yuan Shao heard of Dong Zhuo abuses state Power in Bohai

He sent a secret letter to Wang Yun telling him to get rid of Dong Zhuo

Everybody,sit down,please Today is my birthday

You are all officials of long standing

I...

Why so sad on your birthday?

To be frank it isn't my birthday

I only wanted to have a gathering with you all

Birthday party was only an excuse I was afraid Dong Zhuo be suspicious

Dong Zhuo fools the emperor and abuses power,Country is in peril

Who's taught the empire founded by Emperor Gaozhu

Would be ruined by Dong Zhuo

Why do you laugh,Cao Cao?

All the ministers and officials may

Keep crying day and night

But can you cry him to death

Cao Cao..

You're an official of the dynasty you don't serve country worthily

Why don't you laugh at us instead?

I laughed for no other purpose

But none of you could figure out a plan to kill Dong Zhou

What plan do you have?

I can cut off his head to hang at the city gate

To appease the wrathe of people

What's your opinion?

Come with me please

Please look

Yuan Shao's letter is

Vehement indeed but..

But what?

But he's hiding out of far away in Bfohai

It's easy to him to just order others to do what he dares not

What about you?

I'll kill Dong Zhuo without any troops

I hear you've a treasured sword

It's exceptionally sharp and quick

Afre you going to follow Wu Fu's example to assassinate him?

No,it won't do,Wu Fu died for it Why do you laugh?

Why do you lagh?

It isn't so easy to lay hands on him

He has his guards to escort him in and out

And Lu Bu never steps away from him,it's too difficult

What you say is not necessarily wrong

But it's not totally right

Why so?

Dong Zhuo is more rough than careful enough

Days ago, in court

Wu Fu failed in the assassination

Dong Zhou Killed him as a Warning to all

No one else dares follow Wu Fu's example

But things are different

So this time I won't necessarily fail

You're right yet it's hard

Dong is always on the alert

This is naturally evident

But whom is he wary of?

Of course his enemy

In the past,Youli wanted to kill Qingji

Qingji is peerless in bravery

But Yaoli is a handicapped person

How can he succeed?

Because Qingji trusted Yaoli

It's impossible to guard against a trusted follower

And he is unaware if it

Recently I've stooped myself to serve under Dong Zhuo

He talks about everything to me

And I've gained access to him

If I have your treasured sword

I can find a chance to kill him

It's a great fortune for our country to have such a person as you

Please accept my respects

Heaven of king,earth of queen commander of imperial guards

To kill Dong Zhuo to pacify the imperial court

And the people in the country

Even at the risk of my own life

Where're you going,Li Ru?

Cao Cao,the prime minister is in the pavilion,you just go there

Who's it?

It's me

Oh,it's you

Why is it so quiet in here today?

The Prime Minister is taking a rest in the pavilion

All the servants are having their day off

You may go to see him yourself

Well,you may go for a rest

Stop,you dirty beast

My respects to prime Minister

Why are you so late today?

Because my horse is too weak and Lean,that's why I'm late

Why didn't you say that earlier?

A commander can't go without a good horse

Lu Bu,go to choose a good horse from Xiliang

And present it to Cao Cao

Thank you

It's nothing

Your favor to me is weigty as the mountain

That brute's too strong to dealt with

Prime Minister

I feel a little tired

Take care,I'll wait here

What are you doing,Cao Cao

I have a treasured sword to present to you

Good sword

Really a good sword

Take it Lu Bu

Come on,Let's see the horse Lu Bu has chosen for you

Good horse

Yes,indeed

Thank you,Prime Minister

You must be more careful

Yes,I will

Father

Cao Cao looked like he was going to kill you

I was also a little suspicious

The Prime Minister is in the pavilion,you just go there

Li ru

I guess he must pretend to present the sword,we saw him through

Cao Cao lives alone in the capital

We may send for him if he dares show up,he really meant it

If not then,he meant to assassinate you

Send someone to get him immediately

Cao Cao really meant to assassinate

Cao Cao didn't go home

He rode out of the east gate and told the guard

He was sent by you on an urgent mission

He rode out of the city

I valued him,but he meant to kill me

He must have some accomplices

Accomplices

Arrest him and investigate into his accomplices

Yes

Quickly draw his picture and publicize it to all the places

To arrest Cao Cao

Mount the horse

Is that good?

Grandpa,what's that?

Sit well,don't move

Grandpa,isn't that you?

Arrest him

Why do you arrest me?

You've arrested a wrong man...

Let me go,you made a mistake

I'm only a merchant passing by

Let me go

Cheng Gong

Let me go,be quick

To hand him over for the rewards or to let him go

If I hand him to Dong Zhuo

The people will curse me

If I let him go then my career...

You really bear some resemblance

Yes,there are many people who bear resemblance

You're made a mistake by seizing me and I don't blame you

Let me go,be quick

Put him into prison first

You've arrested a wrong man

Let me go,let me go

You're arrested a wrong man Let me go

Cao Cao

You've made a mistake My surname is Huangpu

Why don't you admit it?

When I went to Luoyang for an officeal post

I have known you

I hear the Prime Minister treated you well

Why did you seek the trouble?

A nobody never knows a great man's aspiration

You refer yourself as a great man You know other persons are nobodies

No more nonsense

Now I'm fallen into your hands

You may hand me out for rewards

Why should I do that?

Gold and high official post isn't that enough?

For a small county magistrate like me,it's not a small number

They are really something desirable for me

Then,in the court today

I could have handed you to the capital for rewards

Why did I put you in jail instead?

And I never pointed out your identification

You're going to release me?

How do you know I said that?

Then what are you going to do with me?

I only wanted to adk you a question

The Prime Minister thought highly of you

Why did you try to assassinate him?

My forefathers were also Han officials

I've got to do something for the country

So I humbled myself to serve him

I have the intention to kill him

But it failed in my attempt

It must be the will of heaven

Where are you going going then?

To my hometown to issue false imperial edict

To call on all the lords to make an expedition against Dong Zhuo

Against Dong Zhuo

Yes,against Dong Zhuo to help restore the Han empire

Please sit down and accept my respects

That's too mush for a prisoner

Sit down please

Thanks,after you please

Where's your hometown?

My father,wife and children are all in Dong Jun

My family is also in Dongjun

So were fellow townsmen

What's your name please?

I'm Chen Gong

After you go back home

I don't know how you are going to call on the hordes

The empire is in a state of chaos the lords are fighting

After I go back home,I'll spend all my family property

Recruit some soldiers

So as to form a military force

My friends Yuan Shao is now in YiZhou

His family is of noble blood of the Han Dynasty

He has good connection in the court

I'll cooperate with him to issue the off icial denunciation to the country

Call on the lords to send expeditions against Dong Zhuo

I think people will surely answer the call

Dong Zhuo has brought disaster to the country

And everyone wants to kill him

What you're going to do is to follow the mandate of heaven

You'll surely succeed in the great cause

But for the moment

Do you think I'm going to hand you over for the rewards?

I'm no ordinary official

Only that I've never met a worthy master

I'm deeply moved by your loyalty to the nation

I'll give up my official post to follow you

There is a person with the name of Lu Boshe who lives here

He is my father's sworn brother

We may put up here for the night

By the way,I can get some information about my family

Good,since he's your father's sworn brother,let's go

Who are you looking for?

Is your master in?

Master,someone is looking for you

You are...

Uncle,I'm Cao Cao

Please come in

Cao Cao,I heard,please...

I heard you're wanted by the court

Why do you come here?

Your father has taken refuge to Chenliu

It's a long story

I failed in killing Dong Zhuo and had a narrow escape from the capital

But was arrested in Zhuogmo County

Magistrate Chen helped me escape

Without him I'm already a dead man now

You saved the Cao family benefactor

Take it easy and just stay here for the night

Sorry for the trouble,uncle

You remain here,I'll be back soon

Uncle

I don't have good wine in my home

I'll go to the near village to buy some for you

Thank you,uncle

We can have a good rest tonight

Chen Gong

Listen,what's the noise?

Lu Boshe is not my close relative

He went in hurry and isn't back by now,I've some doubts

We've to act before they lay hands on us

Uncle told them to kill a pig to treat us

You've wronged a good man

Such being the case no use to regret

It's too late to regret now We have to run away quickly

Uncle really went to buy wine

Why do you want to leave?

As a wanted criminal I dare not stay here long

Wait a moment,please

I've told them to kill a pig to treat you

Why don't you stay for the night?

Go back please,be quick

Come back please

What's on you,uncle?

Look,who's behind you?

You've already made a mistake,why again?

When Boshe sees his family murdered

Can he let it go at that?

He'd lead his men to chase us and we'll be doomed

Uncle,uncle

It's no use crying over a dead man,let's go

You murder a person you've gone too far

I'd rather fail the world than they fail me

I've followed him here for the nation,and no regret to kill him

But it's hard for you to work with him

I'm leaving,you may go ahead with your great cause

After Cao Cao was back to Chenliu

He exhausted his family property to levy troops

He and Yuan Shao call on people to wage a war against Dong Zhuo

And they soon get a wide and quick response