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SAY NO TO PIRACY,
SUPPORT ORIGINAL WORKS
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ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL EMPRESS CHU
BY XI XING, AVAILABLE ON QIDIAN.COM
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Tie Ying leads an elite unit
dedicated to covert operations.
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Night attack in Wuyang,
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fire in Panying
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and massacre at Qingshi.
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They never fail.
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I heard about this unit.
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They always hit
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dark and windy nights,
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eliminating each opponent.
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Therefore,
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I doubt we can win.
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It's not said.
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They excel in night attacks
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thanks to their exceptional hearing.
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Hence their skill in the dark.
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There is a way.
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We can trap them
in the bamboo forest
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and surprise them.
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We will attack them in the shadows.
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Thus,
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we might have a chance.
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This whistle is our code.
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Use it
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for us to install
the pitfalls for you.
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During the confrontation, communicate with.
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THANKS.
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I will take care of Tie Ying.
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It's childishly easy.
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Jiu, when you kill,
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your hand does not tremble.
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But there, yes.
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I failed.
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Don't worry.
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Of course it is.
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Previously,
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I was ordered to do so.
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But now
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it's my duty.
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And in the future?
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In the future…
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We'll see.
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Whatever happens,
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I will protect you.
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Tie Ying stepped back.
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Your father is safe.
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Thank you, ma'am.
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You helped me a lot.
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To protect myself,
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you have suffered heavy losses.
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I don't know
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how to thank you.
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We promised to protect you,
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and we only have one word.
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Tie Ying stepped back,
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but other troops
will be sent from Xiaonan.
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You should leave.
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Wait.
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My father gave me this.
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When I return to the Capital,
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you can ask me for a reward
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thanks to this.
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END OF THE WAR
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Understood.
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What a beautiful jade pendant!
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GOOD. Help yourself.
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Eat this.
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Have you noticed
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that she looks at you
in a strange way?
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She means no harm.
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But you're right.
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I think
that Tie Ying returned to Xiaonan.
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Xiao Xun's men will return.
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Staying here is unwise.
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Yes.
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We will leave shortly.
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Madam,
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in this fight, we count three dead
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and seven seriously injured.
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You have to reinstall
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three traps.
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Let our men be ready.
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Yes. I'll take care of it.
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Let's go.
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Are you going to leave?
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No need to say goodbye.
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You apologized.
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But I have a question.
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What exactly happened
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during my father's repression?
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I told you, right?
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I doubt it.
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I want the truth.
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This fortress is
totally my father's style.
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I don't believe
whether it is a misunderstanding.
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If that were the case,
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why Mu Mianhong
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Did he jump instead of explaining?
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If you don't respond,
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might as well go
directly ask my father.
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What do you know about your father?
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What kind of man
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do you think it is?
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My father…
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He is our god of war
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and an invincible frontier hero.
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People respect him
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and admire him.
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Are you included?
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Do you like that he's your father?
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No ?
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For what ?
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He is a hero to others.
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He is the hero of the people of Yunzhong.
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The Hero of the State of Chu.
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But I would like
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let him be an ordinary father.
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Who carves me wooden dolls,
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watch the fireworks with me,
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make me pretty braids
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and be with me
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for every important moment.
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But in reality...
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Nothing happened.
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And…
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your mother?
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My mother?
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J'imagine que c'est une femme remarquable.
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According to my father,
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she is perfect.
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She was educated
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and skilled in all the arts.
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But I didn't witness it.
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My mother died young.
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In all these years,
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I have no memory of her.
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I sometimes wish
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that my mother is alive.
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She would have defended me
when Father scolded me.
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She would have done my hair.
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When people laughed at me
because I couldn't do anything,
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she would have comforted me
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and would have always protected me.
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But what a shame...
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She's not here.
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Sometimes I blame myself.
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Why can't I remember
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of my birth?
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If that were the case,
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I would know what my mother looks like.
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My father always said
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that he loved my mother.
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But, in our home,
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over the last 19 years,
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there has never been any portrait of her.
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When you imagine it,
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what does she look like?
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She is a noble lady, according to my father.
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Therefore, she must
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have fine eyebrows,
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bright eyes
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and a porcelain complexion.
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Listen,
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no matter what she looked like,
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your father loves you
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more than his own life.
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That has never changed.
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Zhao.
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How did you not understand
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that your letter
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would make him lower
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his custody?
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You are right.
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And that's what matters.
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Your mother loves you too.
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Sorry, I failed.
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Forgive me.
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Where are our men?
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This terrain is hostile.
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The forest is littered with traps.
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We lost half
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of our men.
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But I understood their system.
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Let's attack again.
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Chu Zhao is not
stupid enough to wait for his death.
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She is in a hurry to return to Yunzhong.
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She's not going to linger there.
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She has to go through Wangcheng
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to reach Yunzhong.
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Cangmu Fortress
is difficult to attack,
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we will go and wait for him further away.
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Cangmu is located
at a key crossing point.
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If Chu Ling integrates them,
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he will be even more formidable.
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Tie Ying,
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warn the northern desert.
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Tell them I want
make another deal
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with their king.
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Congratulations. You have won again.
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Do you think
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that Zhao
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is in danger?
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Don't worry.
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I told him the omens.
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During his journey,
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she will overcome all obstacles.
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Your Majesty.
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My uncle,
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you came so late
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because of Zhao and Uncle Yanlai?
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Yanlai is very skilled in combat.
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He will protect Zhao.
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Don't worry.
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General Chu Ling
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killed the emissary without authorization.
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This could be a problem.
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His old illness has returned.
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Winter could be fatal for him.
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The Great Preceptor
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told the court
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that if General Chu
died, war would break out.
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Our border troops
should therefore prepare.
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Exactly.
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The 200,000 soldiers
frontiersmen of Yunzhong
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protect our country.
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If the enemies
from the northern desert attack…
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Yu,
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will you dare to fight?
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Of course.
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Combat doesn't scare me.
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GOOD.
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I have another question.
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If Chu Ling dies,
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who would order
the 200,000 soldiers on the border?
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Uncle Yanlai. He is good at fighting.
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Your Majesty,
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it is then necessary to prepare the edict.
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In order to plan what happens next.
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Wait, Your Majesty.
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Mr. Xie, you are very impatient.
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Your Majesty,
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military affairs require
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un débat à la cour.
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Mr. Xie shouldn't have mentioned it here.
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Mr Deng,
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are you trying to delay our army?
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I hold the Imperial Seal.
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Without this one,
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the edict will be invalid.
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The Three Departments
approve the deployment.
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It's time to end it
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with your nepotism.
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NORTHERN DESERT MILITARY CAMP
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Message from Xiao Xun.
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Chu Ling is very ill.
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Chaos reigns among the Chu.
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He wants 3,000 of our elite soldiers
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bypass Xiaonan,
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go to Wangcheng
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join Xiaonan and besiege Yunzhong.
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Thus,
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we will divide his State.
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He is the most eager of all.
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Despite so many years as a hostage,
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he has not learned patience.
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Let's see, Chu Ling.
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We've been fighting each other for 20 years.
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The state you protected
at the risk of your life
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was eaten away
from the inside for a long time.
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Their ministers plot
against each other.
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KING OF THE NORTHERN DESERT
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Even a hostage has the audacity
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to plot an invasion with the enemy.
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Now,
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it's ours
to take control of Yunzhong.
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But the mountain passes
of Xiaonan are perilous.
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The supplies are not coming through.
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Wangcheng is located
at the back of Yunzhong.
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It is poorly protected.
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We will leave light
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for a night attack.
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Get hold of it quickly
will not be difficult.
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Go.
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Tell Xiao Xun
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that I will wait for him
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in Wangcheng.
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WANGCHENG
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My son,
290
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we must think carefully.
291
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The king of the northern desert is treacherous.
292
00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,280
Join him
is like playing with fire.
293
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He asked me for years,
294
00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:12,320
but I refused.
295
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Working with him could
get us into unnecessary trouble.
296
00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:18,760
Can you guarantee
297
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that everything will be under control
298
00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:24,360
when his soldiers will disembark?
299
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Without a perfectly laid out plan,
300
00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:33,520
it would be better to wait.
301
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I understand your concerns,
302
00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:38,520
but sometimes,
303
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patience solves nothing.
304
00:20:42,360 --> 00:20:44,840
I don't want to make the same mistakes again.
305
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Chu Ling is ill.
306
00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:50,400
The timing is ideal.
307
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Let's use our enemies from the North
308
00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:54,800
for our own cause.
309
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Heard.
310
00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,040
Since you are so determined,
311
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execute your plan.
312
00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,120
Thank you, Father.
313
00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,760
I should hurry
a few men to escort you.
314
00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,080
I've already caused enough damage.
315
00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:22,600
Many innocent people died.
316
00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,760
I will remember it.
317
00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:30,160
Your help was invaluable.
318
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Tell me if I can
do anything.
319
00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:35,640
Let's not expect anything from you.
320
00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,600
But don't forget to reward us
321
00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:40,120
when you will be
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00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:41,320
back there.
323
00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:43,040
Of course.
324
00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:46,360
This piece of jade…
325
00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:47,640
Keep it for me.
326
00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:49,520
Yes.
327
00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,800
Cangmu Forest
is close to Wangcheng.
328
00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,320
Xiaonan's Assassins
could sue you.
329
00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:57,600
Wangcheng soldiers patrol
330
00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,640
the foot of the mountain twice a day.
331
00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:01,600
Be careful.
332
00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:04,760
Thank you for reminding me.
333
00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:05,880
We know what to do.
334
00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:08,000
Alright.
335
00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:14,200
Take care of yourself.
336
00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:22,240
CANGMU FORTRESS GATE
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IN HARMONY WITH YIN AND YANG
338
00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,840
It was you who ordered
transfer by edict, right?
339
00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,360
Where did you get this?
340
00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:57,840
In theory,
341
00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,560
this edit should no longer
be in the Capital.
342
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,440
Intercept an Imperial Edict
343
00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:04,920
is a serious crime.
344
00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:06,640
I intercepted it, yes.
345
00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:13,240
What does this mean?
346
00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:18,400
This means
347
00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:20,880
that without my approval,
348
00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:23,680
it cannot be issued.
349
00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:26,360
Do you think your status prevents me
350
00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:28,080
to hold you accountable?
351
00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:29,480
No.
352
00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:32,040
But I advise you against it.
353
00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:34,440
If we both fail,
354
00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:36,760
our state will be in danger.
355
00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:39,920
In this case, why not
follow your own advice?
356
00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:44,160
You don't fear danger
for the state. Why should I?
357
00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,800
In the middle of the night you went
see His Majesty to coax him.
358
00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:49,840
Can I not lighten his burdens?
359
00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,520
Of course you are not afraid.
360
00:23:52,120 --> 00:23:53,640
But you lighten the burdens
361
00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,400
by abusing your authority.
362
00:23:57,360 --> 00:23:59,000
How dare you issue an edict
363
00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:00,880
without the consent of His Majesty?
364
00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:03,320
Are you also looking to sit
365
00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:05,840
on the throne to lighten
366
00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:07,920
His Majesty's burdens?
367
00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,480
You overestimate me, Mr. Xie.
368
00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,560
Her Majesty is aware of all this.
369
00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:16,320
As for you…
370
00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,160
Do you really think
that Chu Ling's victory
371
00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:21,040
on an enemy army will bring peace?
372
00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:23,680
Upon Chu Ling's sudden death,
373
00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,160
Yunzhong's forces
will descend into chaos.
374
00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:28,960
Then our state will be seriously threatened.
375
00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,000
Others ignore it,
376
00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:32,400
but we both know
377
00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,560
what the lord of Xiaonan will do
378
00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,440
when Yunzhong is in chaos.
379
00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:38,600
And what will he do?
380
00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:42,560
You know it perfectly well.
381
00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,280
You insisted that Xiao Xun
382
00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:46,760
returns to Xiaonan.
383
00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:48,720
When the hostage leaves,
384
00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,640
you should have anticipated this day.
385
00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,280
Xie Yanfang!
386
00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,280
Your role is simply
to enforce the edicts.
387
00:24:56,360 --> 00:24:58,480
Don't get involved in military affairs.
388
00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:00,120
This is an abuse of power!
389
00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:06,480
WISDOM AND VIRTUES
390
00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,440
Here is the badge of the Grand Princess.
391
00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:18,960
I exercise the right of veto
392
00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,080
in the name of His Highness.
393
00:25:26,360 --> 00:25:28,280
BADGE OF THE GREAT PRINCESS
394
00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:37,520
Madam Ge said
395
00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,200
that the soldiers of Wangcheng
were patrolling at that time.
396
00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:41,600
She's right.
397
00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:43,880
So,
398
00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,720
what is your plan?
399
00:25:47,360 --> 00:25:48,720
We're going to surrender.
400
00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,160
You mean
401
00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,240
that we will deliberately
let them capture us
402
00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:56,160
and take us?
403
00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,440
So, Mr. Xie,
404
00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,280
a little restraint for this fight.
405
00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:03,360
Who are you ?
406
00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:06,840
Apparently,
407
00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:09,120
there will be no fight.
408
00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:14,480
It’s him.
409
00:26:19,120 --> 00:26:20,360
In my previous life,
410
00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,120
he was a scout
under the orders of my father.
411
00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,640
But now it seems to be
412
00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:29,280
a simple soldier
among the Wangcheng troops.
413
00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:31,120
Liang Qiang.
414
00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:36,600
Do you know my name?
415
00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,680
Mr. Xie, you refuse
that I deploy new generals.
416
00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,320
And your excuses seem valid.
417
00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:45,840
In reality, it is
because they are not loyal to you.
418
00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:47,640
You think you can
419
00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:49,960
place your own men
420
00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,600
after stopping me from acting?
421
00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:54,840
You don't trust me.
422
00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,000
And it's reciprocal.
423
00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:00,880
Let us then place our trust in Chu Ling.
424
00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,560
We must believe
that he will settle everything before he dies.
425
00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:06,560
Chaos will not take place.
426
00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,320
The enemies of the desert
from the North will not invade.
427
00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:14,120
If our state enters into crisis,
we will be in danger.
428
00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:16,200
Just like Chu Ling.
429
00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:18,040
If our state falls,
430
00:27:18,120 --> 00:27:20,800
as Grand Princess,
her daughter will die too.
431
00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,560
Chu Ling will not leave her daughter
432
00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:25,480
take this risk.
433
00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:31,440
GOOD.
434
00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:36,040
Since the generals
cannot go to Yunzhong,
435
00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:38,080
Mr. Xie,
436
00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:42,920
your private troops
437
00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,240
shouldn't go there either.
438
00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,920
I read the documents on the link
of your father with the third prince.
439
00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:00,080
Who are you ?
440
00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:03,920
The prince was executed.
441
00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,200
His subordinates, demoted.
442
00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:07,440
Your family has fallen apart.
443
00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,560
You are then
became a patrol soldier.
444
00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:12,360
Do you want to spoil
your life in the middle of nowhere?
445
00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,480
- Who the hell are you?
- I'm coming to help you.
446
00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:18,800
Bandits
447
00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:20,880
who fled the Cangmu Fortress.
448
00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,200
You found
bandits during your patrol.
449
00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:25,480
Bringing us back would be
450
00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,000
a great success.
451
00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:28,760
We are leaving the life of thugs.
452
00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:30,120
Don't be suspicious.
453
00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,400
You just have to decide
454
00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,600
if you want
be congratulated for your action.
455
00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:37,560
Back in Wangcheng,
456
00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:39,480
if you play a trick on me,
457
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,040
I will kill you.
458
00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,600
As you do a good deed,
459
00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,160
we will behave well.
460
00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:51,360
MAPPING THE COSMOS
461
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:52,280
Mr Xie,
462
00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:56,960
where your brother
463
00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,120
is he planning to take the Grand Princess?
464
00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:05,600
My brother was relieved of his duties.
465
00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:07,640
His Highness is taking care of himself.
466
00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:09,680
I don't know what you're talking about.
467
00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:12,080
So, a little reminder.
468
00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,400
The one who holds the emperor
commands the lords.
469
00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:17,120
The one who holds the Grand Princess
470
00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,160
only commands Chu Ling.
471
00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,880
It's a bad deal,
you know it very well.
472
00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,040
So, you should know that too.
473
00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:28,480
Chu Zhao must not die.
474
00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,520
She must stay alive.
475
00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:32,960
As long as she lives,
476
00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:35,880
the court will avoid another rebellion.
477
00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:40,320
So, our little game
can continue, right?
478
00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:42,400
In this case,
479
00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,640
I hope your brother
will protect His Highness
480
00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:49,720
as expected of him.
481
00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:55,040
Obviously.
482
00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:00,560
But you are wrong about one thing.
483
00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,680
My brother doesn't have
took the Grand Princess.
484
00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,080
It's her
485
00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:08,800
who took my brother.
486
00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:15,400
MAPPING THE COSMOS
487
00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:18,360
Mr. Deng, you are bold.
488
00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:24,960
You moved
the coffin offered by His Highness.
489
00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,520
His Highness has retired from court.
490
00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:30,120
What was stopping me?
491
00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:45,640
Impressive.
492
00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:46,640
I'll try.
493
00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,320
Hello, Miss Qi.
Miss Tang.
494
00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,560
I'm not in the mood anymore.
495
00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:05,560
How so ?
496
00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:06,680
What have we done?
497
00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:09,920
Is it because we don't have
not greet Miss Chu Tang?
498
00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:11,920
Speak straightforwardly.
499
00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:14,440
Why be so sarcastic?
500
00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:16,080
Alright.
501
00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:21,600
Miss Tang, I ask the question.
502
00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:25,600
Do you know that if your uncle,
General Chu Ling, fails to defend
503
00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:27,720
the border, the people will suffer?
504
00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,360
I know it.
505
00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:34,600
You speak without thinking
506
00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,280
because you care about the State and the people.
507
00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:38,440
That's a good thing.
508
00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:41,240
Unmarried women
as we should be interested
509
00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:42,440
in state affairs.
510
00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:45,120
So we will understand
state tests
511
00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:46,040
and the people.
512
00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:47,640
However,
513
00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:49,120
let's not trust appearances
514
00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,280
and let's not take the part for the whole.
515
00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:53,080
We do not speak rashly.
516
00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:55,040
What we say is true.
517
00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:56,760
What we see is the truth.
518
00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:58,160
Have you seen with your eyes
519
00:31:58,240 --> 00:31:59,880
my uncle's defeat
520
00:31:59,960 --> 00:32:01,320
and the victorious enemies?
521
00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:02,960
Don't deny it.
522
00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:07,640
Do you know Yunzhong’s height?
523
00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:10,200
How many soldiers
participate in each fight?
524
00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:11,960
Do you know how many people
525
00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:13,400
from the northern desert
526
00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:14,960
took the roads
527
00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:16,760
businesses in our state?
528
00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:19,480
Once the matter has been examined,
529
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,280
my uncle will be
either convicted or exonerated.
530
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:24,200
For the moment, we cannot
531
00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:26,200
le condamner sans preuve.
532
00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:30,480
When war breaks out, everything becomes
533
00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:31,760
unstable and complex.
534
00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:34,800
Even the Emperor's orders
are not all respected.
535
00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:38,840
And you don't even know
what really happened in Yunzhong.
536
00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:40,280
But are you repeating rumors?
537
00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:42,200
Let's go.
538
00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:45,200
LOTUS PAVILION
539
00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:46,320
Come on.
540
00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:48,440
Tang.
541
00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:50,120
I…
542
00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:56,280
My apologies.
543
00:32:56,360 --> 00:32:58,120
Chu, you seem to be in a good mood.
544
00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:01,280
Your family is in turmoil,
545
00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:02,440
but you have tea.
546
00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:05,120
If you want to have fun,
547
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:06,040
so come in.
548
00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:07,400
We have great stories.
549
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,040
Tang, don't be disrespectful.
550
00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:12,520
He wants to have fun,
551
00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:14,720
I recommended it. Is that disrespectful?
552
00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:16,960
Ma famille a déjà été condamnée, au point
553
00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:18,080
to have to keep quiet?
554
00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:19,160
You can speak.
555
00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:21,560
Miss Tang, your frankness
556
00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:22,640
is admirable.
557
00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:24,880
If your uncle is found guilty,
558
00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:26,640
the Great Princess will support you.
559
00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:30,960
You are right,
Mr. Deng. Bye.
560
00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:36,920
Tang, wait for me.
561
00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:44,320
Oh no.
562
00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,600
What did I say?
563
00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:47,600
Yes.
564
00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:49,280
Are you afraid?
565
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:51,760
Where did your insurance go?
566
00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:55,160
Let's see. Don't make fun.
567
00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:56,760
Just now,
568
00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:58,120
I lost my calm.
569
00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,520
I don't even know what I said anymore.
570
00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:03,520
I came to my senses.
571
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:06,600
I'm terrified.
572
00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:13,360
What's done is done.
573
00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:15,040
No matter my words,
574
00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:16,920
who will do anything?
575
00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:19,040
Tang,
576
00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:22,679
you have changed.
577
00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:26,600
You never argued before.
578
00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:29,480
Especially not for Chu Zhao or his father.
579
00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:35,560
Oh, my uncle.
580
00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:37,960
Let him not be condemned.
581
00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:40,400
And Zhao…
582
00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:42,159
Come back quickly.
583
00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:45,159
WANGCHENG PERIPHERY
584
00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:52,560
You are not completely healed,
585
00:34:52,639 --> 00:34:54,199
and you get exhausted again.
586
00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:55,719
I know what I'm doing.
587
00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:00,360
Can we trust him?
588
00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:02,680
Liang Qiang is of low rank,
589
00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:04,480
but he is a soldier.
590
00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:07,000
Xiao Xun's troops
will leave him alone.
591
00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:08,560
Therefore,
592
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,800
we will be able to
avoid Xiao Xun's spies.
593
00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:12,400
Furthermore,
594
00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:14,320
we are in a carriage.
595
00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,240
Certainly, without cushions.
596
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,960
But at least we're not walking.
597
00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:20,960
Perfect. Two birds with one stone.
598
00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:29,760
WANGCHENG
599
00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:38,040
Get them out.
600
00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:08,560
Strange ruts.
601
00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:11,040
It's a simple cart of straw.
602
00:36:13,240 --> 00:36:14,800
The straw binding is loose.
603
00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:17,080
A poorly tied cart
604
00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:20,000
does not transport
no more than three to five hundred jin.
605
00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:22,480
But the ruts are quite deep.
606
00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:23,960
At the very least, it transports
607
00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:26,400
800 jin.
608
00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:27,920
There's something else on there.
609
00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:32,760
According to the traces,
610
00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:34,800
no less than ten carts
611
00:36:35,720 --> 00:36:36,680
entered the city.
612
00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:39,080
Someone is bothering
613
00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:40,920
to achieve a goal here.
614
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,120
It is a key town on the border.
615
00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:45,240
If it falls,
616
00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:48,040
Yunzhong will be attacked
at the front and rear.
617
00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:51,720
Xiao Xun sends his men in disguise.
618
00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:54,920
But the guards
of the door should have inspected
619
00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:56,880
the contents of the carts.
620
00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:58,400
According to the Border Code,
621
00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:01,280
a badge
of exempt military supplies
622
00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:02,760
control goods.
623
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:05,840
With his status, Xiao Xun can easily
624
00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:07,840
get badges.
625
00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:10,400
Follow me.
626
00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:12,640
You can leave.
627
00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:15,520
Let's go.
628
00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:22,720
Your Highness,
629
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:23,840
3,000 soldiers from the North
630
00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:25,080
crossed Xinggu
631
00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:26,800
and reached Shalang, not far from Wangcheng.
632
00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:30,560
Let them follow the official route
633
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,720
with the pass.
634
00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:37,520
- Ensures their supplies.
- Yes.
635
00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,000
We will not send troops
636
00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:42,520
before they had Wangcheng.
637
00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:47,000
Ge. Bad news.
638
00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:49,160
Our scout saw
639
00:37:49,240 --> 00:37:51,000
3,000 soldiers move towards Wangcheng
640
00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:52,840
by the official route, towards Xiaonan,
641
00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:54,400
saying they were caravanners.
642
00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:55,960
Toward Xiaonan?
643
00:37:57,320 --> 00:37:59,720
Wangcheng is vital
for the back of Yunzhong.
644
00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:01,600
If it falls,
645
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:04,400
Xiao Xun will cut off supplies
in half a day.
646
00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:08,160
Until then, the troops
of Yunzhong will be besieged
647
00:38:08,240 --> 00:38:09,400
without refueling.
648
00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,840
Many soldiers will be trapped.
649
00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:15,560
Oh no.
650
00:38:16,080 --> 00:38:17,760
Normally,
651
00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:20,680
Zhao must have arrived in Wangcheng.
652
00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:23,840
JUSTICE OVERALLS EVERYTHING
653
00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:24,920
General,
654
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:26,200
in Cangmu, I caught
655
00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:27,880
these bandits from the fortress.
656
00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,520
The bandits committed
countless crimes.
657
00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:31,640
Run them.
658
00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:35,360
General, you can easily kill us.
659
00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:38,080
But will you always be so determined
660
00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:40,040
when the enemies enter the city?
661
00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:48,560
I won't allow you!
662
00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:50,440
You dare to spread a lie here?
663
00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,360
What kind of bandit would come here
664
00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:53,360
of his own free will?
665
00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:57,240
When we arrived, we
spotted enemies in disguise.
666
00:38:57,840 --> 00:39:00,280
Cart ruts
were too deep.
667
00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:01,360
There are probably weapons.
668
00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,560
So, rather than executing myself,
669
00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:05,840
send men
670
00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:07,600
close the city gates
671
00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:09,320
and search the city.
672
00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:10,360
Shut up !
673
00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:15,720
A bandit who dares
meddle in military affairs,
674
00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:18,040
sow trouble
and demoralize the troops?
675
00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:20,120
I'm going to cut off your head
676
00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:22,320
and hang it on the city wall!
677
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:24,000
Kill them!
678
00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:38,240
Perfect, this plan.
679
00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:40,080
Xiao Xun didn't kill you,
680
00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:42,120
but someone on your side will do it.
681
00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:43,120
You are wrong.
682
00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,960
You are the only one who is on my side.
683
00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:50,400
This is unacceptable!
684
00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:53,040
Kill them immediately!
685
00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:54,680
Stop!
686
00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,720
Zhong Changrong,
deputy of the general of the guard,
687
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,560
come see the Great Princess!
688
00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:44,440
Small.
689
00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:47,520
Small.
690
00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:15,920
Hey.
691
00:41:19,240 --> 00:41:20,120
Hey.
692
00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:21,920
It's been a long time.
693
00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:23,800
Don't you recognize me?
694
00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:28,400
Mr. Zhong.
695
00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:30,920
Did someone hurt you?
696
00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:36,000
You…
697
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:38,680
You miserable wretch! Are you blind?
698
00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:41,640
She is the daughter of General Chu,
the Great Princess.
699
00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:43,520
Right now,
700
00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:45,880
Who were you planning to execute?
701
00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:50,160
Sorry, I was wrong.
702
00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:51,640
Please, Your Highness.
703
00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:54,480
My eyes betrayed me
704
00:41:55,080 --> 00:41:56,560
and I offended Your Highness.
705
00:41:56,640 --> 00:41:57,480
Forgive me.
706
00:41:58,720 --> 00:41:59,720
You are not at fault.
707
00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:03,440
Your priority is
to close the city and protect it.
708
00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:05,920
Find the enemies
of the North and their weapons.
709
00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:09,080
I swear to defend the city.
710
00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:11,560
Mr Zhao,
711
00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:13,840
the official headgear is still yours.
712
00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:16,480
But if the city falls,
713
00:42:16,560 --> 00:42:19,000
you will lose him and your life.
714
00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:22,080
I swear to defend the city
or fall with her!
715
00:42:22,680 --> 00:42:24,720
Leave now. At work.
716
00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:33,320
Mr. Zhong, what are you doing here?
717
00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:36,560
Your father was worried,
718
00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:38,960
he sent me here
to take you back to Yunzhong.
719
00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:40,760
But, halfway,
720
00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:42,640
I received a message
721
00:42:42,720 --> 00:42:44,760
saying that you would join Wangcheng.
722
00:42:45,360 --> 00:42:46,920
I traveled so many lines for nothing
723
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:49,160
and I returned in haste.
724
00:42:49,240 --> 00:42:50,800
I expected you earlier.
725
00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:54,040
Zhong, you should improve your speed.
726
00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:56,920
It's nasty. Anything.
727
00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:00,400
Report !
728
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:01,560
THE WAY TO HEAVEN, JUSTICE FOR ALL
729
00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:03,040
A scout spotted
730
00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:05,200
3,000 enemy soldiers coming from the North.
731
00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:07,080
They're less than 50 li from here.
732
00:45:40,920 --> 00:45:43,640
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