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Episode 77
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Three Kingdoms
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Forgive me for being blunt.
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My lord, you have not come solely to have tea
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I have come to seek your opinion
on the future direction of the Riverlands.
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I earnestly implore you, my lord, to assume the throne,
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and continue the legacy of the Han.
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Thank you, my lord.
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Zhengfang.
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Many have urged me
to take on the,responsibility of restoring the great Han empire.
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But I have few talents and meager virtue.
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To add to this, I have not been in Shu long,
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and I have not been able to do anything for the people of Shu.
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If I take the throne now.
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is that not akin to expecting the dew of gratitude
without offering the rain of kindness?
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On the contrary.
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It is because my lord has not been here long.
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and has not yet showered his grace on the people,
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that he should ascend the throne as soon as possible.
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How so?
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Only by becoming emperor can you bestow upon your people
the highest benefits and privileges.
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If my lord remains a prince.
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the most Shu's officers can hope for
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are positions like general or secretary.
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Only when my lord takes the throne
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can they be granted high and noble ranks.
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As a prince, you are a well of virtue.
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But as emperor, you will become a deeper well of virtue.
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Who among your subjects would not wish to gather around you
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and partake of your boundless benevolence?
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Your words have been very enlightening to me.
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Good.
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Hearing what you have said to me lightens the burden in my heart.
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Although this is somewhat against my wishes,
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I am bound by duty.
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Li Yan, here are your orders.
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My lord.
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I appoint you as Governor of Shujun.
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You will assist Kongming with running the affairs of the Riverlands.
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Thank you, my lord.
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On the 43rd day of the cycle.
in the fourth month of the 26th year of Jian'an,
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Emperor Liu Bei solemnly proclaims thus to Heaven and Earth.
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The Han's possession of the subcelestial realm
must continue for all time.
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However, the treasonous Cao Pi usurped
the throne, murdered his sovereign,.
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arid seized the royal instruments for himself.
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Liu Bei, a scion of the imperial house,
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humbly informs his royal forebears.
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The Mandate of Heaven must be obeyed,
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the imperial legacy must not be discontinued.
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and the realm must,not be without a sovereign.
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Thus, in accordance with the Will of Heaven
and the desires of the people.
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he accepts the seal and cord of the emperor,
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and assumes authority over all in the realm.
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May the gods shower their blessings on the House of Han,
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so that all may bow before the Hans majesty!
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In the fourth month of the 26th year of Jian'an,
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Liu Bei declared a new rule, ascended the throne,
and officially established the Shu empire.
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Long live our Emperor!
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Today!
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The first decree from the throne shall be this!
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An auspicious date shall be chosen for the conquest of Wu!
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Yes, Your Majesty!
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Your Majesty.
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Zilong, you're here to dissuade me, aren't you?
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I am.
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Then speak.
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Your Majesty, forgive my bluntness,
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but the enemy of the state is Cao Pi, not Sun Quan.
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If Your Majesty insists on attacking Wu instead of Wei,
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Cao Pi will take advantage of us once we go to war.
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Sun Quan murdered my brother Yunchang...
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and stole Jing Province.
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He is my mortal enemy.
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I vow not to share this space under Heaven with him.
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My lord.
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Our enmity with Cao Pi is a public affair.
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The loss of a brother is a private grievance.
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Now that you have ascended the throne,
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you must place the interests of the empire first.
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Zilong, let me speak honestly with you now.
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It is true that I have assumed the throne.
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However, if I cannot even avenge my own brother's death.
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what use to me is the respect and honor of the entire world?
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I have already made my decision. The edict has been issued as well.
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Not only does the entire military knows about this.
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but news of it will spread throughout the realm.
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Would you have me take back my own words?
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It is true tha^a sovereign must honor his word,
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but he should be patient.
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I fully agree with General Zilong.
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I beseech Your Majesty to delay the attack on Wu.
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My lord,
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I have four points I urge you to consider.
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First,
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Wei, not Wu, remains Shu-Hans primary enemy.
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Second,
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if we still owned Jing,
we would be in the ideal position to attack or defend.
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But it is now in Sun Quan's hands.
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Wu holds the heart of the land, the entrance to the Central Plains.
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The advantage lies with Sun Quan.
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it is a 2,000 mile march from here to Wu,
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with mountains, rivers, cliffs, and lakes along the way.
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Transporting grain and equipment will be difficult.
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Fourth,
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once we go to war with Wu,
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Cao Pi will surely send an army to Fancheng
and wait for an opportunity.
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If Shu is victorious, Cao Pi will head south to take the Southland.
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If Wu is victorious, Cao Pi will venture west to take Hanzhong.
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Your Majesty, if Shu goes to war with Wu,
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it is Cao Pi who will benefit the most.
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The Prime Minister is the head of the civil offices.
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Zilong Is the head of the military staff.
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Since both of you are advising against it...
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we will postpone the campaign against Wu.
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Your Majesty is wise.
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Postponement does not mean retraction.
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We shall stockpile food and equipment
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and make chariots and boats
so that we may strike when the Tim is ripe.
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My lord.
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Ziyu, what is the matter?
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Our scouts bring news that Liu Bei assumed the throne in Chengdu.
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And his first edict as Emperor was.
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to muster an army to attack Wu.
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Send word.
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Tomorrow at the fifth hour, all officers will
convene at the Grand Hall for a meeting.
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Aye.
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What shall we do?
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What are we to do?
What shall we do?
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My lord, military news from the Riverlands.
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What is it?
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Liu Bei left the Riverlands?
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No. Our spy reports that
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Prime Minister Kongming
successfully dissuaded Liu Bei from attacking.
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Your brother Is looking at the big picture.
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The way I see it,
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the Wu and Shu alliance will be restored soon enough.
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Then all is well.
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Yes, all is well.
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Sir.
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What is going on here?
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Lately, General Zhang's temper has-been worse than ever.
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Any minor infraction incurs the punishment
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of keeping vigil over Guan Yu's bier for ten days.
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Where is General Zhang?
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He is in the tent.
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My brother has been emperor for over a month now.
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Here I am, waiting every day to attack Wu.
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Why hasn't he issued the edict for the campaign?
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His Majesty is planning to postpone it.
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Postpone it?
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Why postpone it?
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Many high officials have advised
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that the true enemy of the State right now is Wei, not Wu.
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They recommend that His Majesty destroy Wei
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before waging war against Wu.
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What kind of talk is that?
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The three of us brothers/
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that we would share life and death together.
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pledged in the Peach Garden
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Second Brother was murdered
before our task,could be accomplished.
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How can we not avenge him?
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You!
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Tell me the truth!
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Who is the person behind this?
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Talk!
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It is the Prime Minister who dissents.
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It's him meddling around again.
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I will go to Chengdu myself and see my brother in person
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Come in.
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Here.
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Your Majesty, what is your command?
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I hear footsteps in the halls.
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That is just the wind. Nobody is inside.
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There is.
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Listen.
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It's my Third Brother.
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It's the sound of his footsteps.
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His tread is heavier than that of the average person.
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Yide! Third Brother, is it you?
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Elder Brother.
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Elder Brother!
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Elder Brother...
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Elder Brother!
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Third Brother.
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I thought you were overseeing the armies in Langzhong.
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Why have you come to Chengdu?
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Elder Brother.
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Each day I spend in Langzhong feels like a year.
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Every morning, every night, I yearn
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for the day I can lead my troops into battle.
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My eyeballs have almost popped from waiting so long!
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But your edict to wage war against Wu never came.
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Elder Brother, now that you have become Emperor,
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have you forgotten our promise in the Peach Garden?
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Third Brother.
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How could I possibly forget about avenging our brother Yunchang?
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Look.
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Yunchang is still here with me.
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He is with me during my meals and in my sleep.
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Second Brother!
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Second Brother!
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Second Brother...
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Oh, Second Brother.
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After Heaven claimed General Guan,
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His Majesty had this portrait painted.
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This humble slave
hears His Majesty speaking to the portrait every night.
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If this is so...
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why haven't you issued the order to attack Wu?
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Brother, do not be upset.
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As soon as I received news of Yunchang's death...
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I decided to declare war on Wu.
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However, we had recently suffered the loss at Jingzhou,
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so everyone advised me...
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advised me to give our troops a chance to rest and recuperate.
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I can only swallow my bitterness.
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After my ascension...
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I issued an imperial edict declaring war against Wu.
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But...
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that wretched Meng Da surrendered to Wei.
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Our food supplies at Shangyong were lost.
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Without those supplies,
we have no choice but to postpone our attack.
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Elder Brother.
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That is not your true reason for delaying this war!
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Then what do you think it is?
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You worry that Kongming and his people are against it.
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I always saw you as a bit of an ignorant man.
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I never thought that you could be so perceptive.
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Third Brother?
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to stake the entire state's military on this is no small matter.
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The Prime Minister has repeatedly advised against it.
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I cannot help but ponder ft carefully.
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You are the emperor. He is your subject!
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Should you listen to him, or must he listen to you?
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The only reason he opposes attacking.Wu
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is because that damn brother of is,
Zhuge Jin, is working for Sun Quan!
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Nonsense!
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The Prime Minister has been at my side all these years.
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Without his assistance,
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we would not be where we are today.
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You're saying that without him,
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you can't achieve your dreams?
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You cannot lead an army to war?
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You cannot conquer the realm?
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If you ask me,
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without your recognition.
Zhuge Liang would not be where he is today!
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Yide!
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You only notice that Zhuge Liang has assisted you.
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Why not say that you provided him with the chance to excel?
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This isn't like you.
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Tell me. Who did you hear this from?
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When Second Brother was still alive,
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we discussed it in private.
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This ends right here.
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No more talk like this.
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Yide.
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Rest for a few days here.
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Then you should probably return to your post in Langzhong.
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No matter what,
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our morale must not wane.
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Our spirit must not falter.
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What about avenging Second Brother?
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Third Brother, you have to give me some time
to make preparations for that.
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Wait.
264
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It's windy outside. Put this on.
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Elder Brother.
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Third Brother.
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There is one more thing.
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Yunchangs personality was not entirely blameless for his downfall.
269
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You must learn to restrain that fiery temper of yours a bit.
270
00:20:48,780 --> 00:20:53,220
Promise me you won't beat your soldiers anymore, all right?
271
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Brother...
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I should go.
273
00:21:39,830 --> 00:21:42,930
Your servant Li Yan pays his respects to Your Majesty.
274
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Zhengfang.
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Have a seat.
276
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
277
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Zhengfang.
278
00:22:03,460 --> 00:22:07,620
In the blink of an eye, I have watched 60 years of my life go by.
279
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I do not know if I will live to see the day
that the Han Empire is restored.
280
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Nor do I know if I will ever be able
to avenge the death of my brother Yunchang.
281
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Your Majesty need not be so sorrowful.
282
00:22:31,180 --> 00:22:34,850
In my humble opinion, you are just reaching your prime,
283
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and your ambition is at its height.
284
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Under your command
are a thousand able captains and a million troops.
285
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Who in the world can compete with you
in terms of the power that you wield?
286
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Zhengfang, Sun Quan of Wu and Cao Pi of Xuchang
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are both formidable enemies.
288
00:22:58,510 --> 00:22:59,680
To be honest,
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the Prime Minister and Zilong
continue to dissuade me from invading Wu.
290
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I understand why they are concerned.
291
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They worry that fighting such a war
with so many natural obstacles on the way
292
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will interfere with the flow of our supplies.
293
00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:22,330
However, in my opinion...
294
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when comparing our enemies, Wu is the weaker of the two.
295
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To be ultimately successful.
we must first destroy Wu, and then conquer Cao Pi.
296
00:23:36,580 --> 00:23:41,550
After our recent victory at Hanzhong,
our troops are in very high spirits.
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298
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Sun Quan's men are mostly old and decrepit.
299
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Their land forces, in addition, are no match for ours.
300
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If we were to strike south like a bolt of lightning,
301
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we could easily crush Wu before Wei has a chance to mobilize.
302
00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:02,270
Besides, Cao Pi recently took the throne,
and has not yet got a firm footing.
303
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He does not have much battle experience.
304
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If I invade Wu,
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all he will do is wait on the sidelines, watching, not risking a move.
306
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The faster I manage to strike.
the less he will dare to take any reckless ventures.
307
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Zhengfang, you are knowledgeable of military principles.
308
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Tell me if my opinion of this plan of action is correct.
309
00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:42,980
Your Majesty's comprehensive outlook and penetrating insight
inspire immense admiration on my part.
310
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I've been mulling it over.
311
00:24:54,390 --> 00:24:58,220
Supplies and equipment are still our main concern.
312
00:25:00,530 --> 00:25:06,960
Since I last asked you and Huang Quan to discuss this,
what ideas have you come up with?
313
00:25:07,770 --> 00:25:14,040
Grand Tutor Xu Jing, General of the Right Huang Quan,
and myself have discussed the matter at length.
314
00:25:15,270 --> 00:25:19,840
Our conclusion was to implement,
in all of our commanderies and counties.
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the policy of levying a tax of four-tenths.
and drafting one out of every three men.
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Then, after autumn of this year,
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we will receive an increase of 15 million bushels of grain
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and approximately 250,000 new conscripts through this policy.
319
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Is that so?
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Indeed it is.
321
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I'll!
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I'll
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Good.
324
00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:57,010
After hearing these comments from you,
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I have nothing to worry about.
326
00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,250
My heart is at ease now.
327
00:26:02,790 --> 00:26:05,490
However, Your Majesty...
328
00:26:06,890 --> 00:26:09,730
it appears the Prime Minister does not agree
329
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with the four-tenths tax levy and the one-in-three draft.
330
00:26:14,700 --> 00:26:21,040
He feels this way because it would place
a heavy burden on the people of Shu.
331
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Extreme times call for extreme measures.
332
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I will confer upon you my hand-written edict,
333
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granting permission to you and Huang Quan
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to increase the grain levy to 15 million bushels this year,
335
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and to recruit 250,000 conscripts.
336
00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:52,970
Yes, Your Majesty.
337
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If I fail, I will submit myself to military law.
338
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Zhengfang.
339
00:27:03,550 --> 00:27:07,210
I don't think I've been in such high spirits in a long time.
340
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Come, let us have a drink.
341
00:27:12,590 --> 00:27:14,050
Thank you, Your Majesty.
342
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The Li Residence
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Father.
344
00:27:24,530 --> 00:27:28,030
Did you just tell His Majesty that you agree on attacking Wu?
345
00:27:29,170 --> 00:27:29,840
Yes.
346
00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:33,610
But... but you told me before that you did not agree with it.
347
00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,740
His Majesty had already made up his mind.
348
00:27:38,610 --> 00:27:41,550
Feng, my child, we must never forgot our place.
349
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We are his new officials.
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whereas Kongming and Zilong
have been serving His Majesty for many years.
351
00:27:49,360 --> 00:27:53,130
When discussing matters, they are able to freely speak their minds.
352
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Not so for us.
353
00:27:55,830 --> 00:27:58,900
We must relent to the will of His Majesty.
354
00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:04,670
Especially at a time like this,
when His Majesty's opinion differs from Kongming's,
355
00:28:05,140 --> 00:28:09,140
we must align even more firmly with His Majesty's opinion.
356
00:28:10,140 --> 00:28:14,510
into this thousand-mile expedition east.
357
00:28:10,140 --> 00:28:14,510
We are tossing out all of our country's resources
358
00:28:15,820 --> 00:28:18,480
How will we ever recover if we do not succeed?
359
00:28:20,120 --> 00:28:21,490
What are you saying?
360
00:28:22,660 --> 00:28:25,560
If Wei and Wu join forces, it will be a two-on-one fight.
361
00:28:26,430 --> 00:28:28,290
Why a two-on-one fight?
362
00:28:29,260 --> 00:28:34,600
His Majesty could vanquish Sun Quan with one strike.
before Wei has a chance to get involved.
363
00:28:34,900 --> 00:28:39,100
After seeing that, Wei would not dare to make any moves against us.
364
00:28:40,410 --> 00:28:41,540
It's too risky.
365
00:28:43,710 --> 00:28:44,910
Feng, my child.
366
00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:47,280
Heed this.
367
00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:53,220
Don't even consider saying such irresolute things ever again.
368
00:29:03,090 --> 00:29:04,190
Your Excellency.
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00:29:05,230 --> 00:29:06,300
Your Excellency.
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00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,240
Your Excellency.
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00:29:13,770 --> 00:29:16,470
His Majesty approved Li Yan and Huang Quan's proposal
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of an increased grain tax and a conscription.
373
00:29:20,780 --> 00:29:23,380
I have already heard about this.
374
00:29:24,750 --> 00:29:27,020
Your Excellency, why not advise against it?
375
00:29:27,180 --> 00:29:28,820
I have done so twice now.
376
00:29:30,590 --> 00:29:34,920
But now that the decree has been issued
377
00:29:30,590 --> 00:29:34,920
to levy taxes and conscript recruits,
378
00:29:35,030 --> 00:29:37,590
it is clear His Majesty is resolved to invade Wu.
379
00:29:38,330 --> 00:29:39,930
I can no longer deter him.
380
00:29:41,730 --> 00:29:46,440
As with all things, a second attempt is admirable,
but a third is excessive.
381
00:29:48,740 --> 00:29:51,840
Then what shall we do, Your Excellency?
382
00:29:52,780 --> 00:29:58,010
At this point, we have no other choice
than to give His Majesty our fullest support.
383
00:30:03,750 --> 00:30:04,850
Your Excellency.
384
00:30:05,050 --> 00:30:08,160
There is one thing. I don't know if I should say it.
385
00:30:10,530 --> 00:30:12,390
Then you should not say it.
386
00:30:15,130 --> 00:30:16,200
Yes.
387
00:30:19,070 --> 00:30:19,800
Ma Su
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00:30:19,940 --> 00:30:22,900
you meant to tell me that my lord has passed me over
389
00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,970
in favor of the River lands elite.
390
00:30:29,980 --> 00:30:32,110
Bring me wine! Bring me wine!
391
00:30:34,620 --> 00:30:36,950
Sir, you've had two jugs already.
392
00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:38,850
You must stop drinking.
393
00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:42,020
You dare to stop me?
394
00:30:43,390 --> 00:30:44,820
I'm begging you.
395
00:30:44,930 --> 00:30:47,930
You want me to smash your tiny head into pulp?
396
00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:50,630
Bring me wine, now!
397
00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:52,030
Yes, sir.
398
00:31:13,350 --> 00:31:14,450
Such good wine.
399
00:31:17,290 --> 00:31:18,390
General!
400
00:31:19,430 --> 00:31:22,660
Ah, there you are, Fan Jiang and Zhang Da.
401
00:31:23,860 --> 00:31:29,700
I told you to prepare
30,000 sets of white banners and white armor within five days.
402
00:31:30,740 --> 00:31:33,200
How many days has it been now?
403
00:31:37,210 --> 00:31:38,340
It's day five.
404
00:31:40,450 --> 00:31:42,180
Well, are they ready?
405
00:31:44,020 --> 00:31:46,650
Sir, please forgive us. The time was too short.
406
00:31:46,750 --> 00:31:50,620
Five days is truly not enough time
to make 30,000 sets of banners and armor.
407
00:31:51,820 --> 00:31:52,720
What?
408
00:31:55,430 --> 00:31:59,060
My brother's edict to invade Wu will arrive any moment now.
409
00:32:00,670 --> 00:32:03,870
I cannot wait to fight my way across the river!
410
00:32:05,170 --> 00:32:08,240
How dare you sabotage my military command?
411
00:32:09,270 --> 00:32:10,340
But sir!
412
00:32:11,010 --> 00:32:13,410
There were not enough [raw materials.
413
00:32:13,580 --> 00:32:16,350
We honestly could not produce all the banners and armor.
414
00:32:16,410 --> 00:32:17,280
Rubbish!
415
00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:19,080
Guards!
416
00:32:19,180 --> 00:32:19,850
Yes!
417
00:32:20,180 --> 00:32:23,650
Take them away! Two hundred lashes each!
418
00:32:20,180 --> 00:32:25,860
Yes!
419
00:32:23,690 --> 00:32:25,860
General! General!
420
00:32:25,990 --> 00:32:29,390
General! General! General!
421
00:32:46,810 --> 00:32:47,880
Second Brother...
422
00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:53,180
Second Brother...
423
00:32:57,690 --> 00:32:58,450
Here.
424
00:33:00,860 --> 00:33:02,220
A drink to you.
425
00:33:21,380 --> 00:33:24,110
General, the flogging exceeded 100 lashes.
426
00:33:24,410 --> 00:33:27,120
Generals Fan and Zhang can no longer stand.
427
00:33:29,250 --> 00:33:31,420
I beg you, sir. Please spare them.
428
00:33:32,750 --> 00:33:35,560
They cant take a few lashes, can they?
429
00:33:37,090 --> 00:33:39,230
How can they lead troops into battle?
430
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,630
Two hundred. And not one lash fewer!
431
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:46,270
Yes.,
432
00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:25,000
Well, then. Are you sorry now?
433
00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:31,510
We... we... we!re sorry... we're very sorry.
434
00:34:35,820 --> 00:34:37,620
You have three more days.
435
00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:39,950
In three days' time...
436
00:34:41,220 --> 00:34:45,060
have the 30,000 sets of white banners
and white armor ready for me.
437
00:34:46,830 --> 00:34:48,560
Yes...
438
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,100
That's more like it.
439
00:34:54,700 --> 00:34:56,940
Come inside. Lets drink together.
440
00:34:57,700 --> 00:35:00,670
General, please forgive me.
441
00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:04,680
I honestly cannot move a single inch.
442
00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:10,180
Go to your camps.
443
00:35:12,250 --> 00:35:13,820
Remember. Three days!
444
00:35:33,540 --> 00:35:36,110
General Zhang. How are you faring?
445
00:35:36,270 --> 00:35:38,280
My skin is ripped to shreds.
446
00:35:40,180 --> 00:35:41,580
I can't turn over.
447
00:35:42,510 --> 00:35:44,780
General Zhang's temper is downright tyrannical.
448
00:35:44,980 --> 00:35:48,350
I think, if not in war, we will die by his hand soon enough.
449
00:35:48,450 --> 00:35:49,790
Soon enough?
450
00:35:50,590 --> 00:35:53,460
It'll be off with our heads in three days.
451
00:35:54,190 --> 00:35:54,890
Why?
452
00:35:56,230 --> 00:36:00,500
Is three days enough time
to turn out 30,000 sets of banners and armor?
453
00:36:01,300 --> 00:36:01,900
If not...
454
00:36:03,300 --> 00:36:04,600
you and I...
455
00:36:04,870 --> 00:36:07,170
are doomed to die.
456
00:36:08,270 --> 00:36:10,070
Brother Zhang, any ideas?
457
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:20,080
Instead of letting him kill us, why don't we...
458
00:37:24,510 --> 00:37:25,510
Your Majesty.
459
00:37:28,020 --> 00:37:30,150
Your Majesty, Wu Ban from Langzhong
460
00:37:30,450 --> 00:37:33,490
has barged through the palace gates and pleads to see you.
461
00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:46,000
Your Majesty.
462
00:37:53,470 --> 00:37:54,210
Speak.
463
00:37:56,110 --> 00:37:57,910
Fan Jiang and Zhang Da
464
00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:00,280
murdered General Zhang in his sleep.
465
00:38:00,750 --> 00:38:03,880
They took his head and fled to Sun Quan's land.
466
00:38:04,550 --> 00:38:07,650
I rode as fast as I could, but failed to catch them.
467
00:38:14,660 --> 00:38:16,530
Third... Third Brother...
468
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:19,600
Third Brother!
469
00:38:19,970 --> 00:38:21,670
This is it...
470
00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:25,740
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
471
00:38:26,310 --> 00:38:29,870
Zhang Fei hated you, Marquis Wu, and craved the order to invade.
472
00:38:30,010 --> 00:38:33,540
After capturing Your Highness,
he wanted to skin you and eat your flesh.
473
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:36,280
We could not bear it, and risked our lives to slay him.
474
00:38:36,450 --> 00:38:39,920
Now we seek shelter here, and wish to serve the Lord of Wu.
475
00:38:43,990 --> 00:38:45,460
I am curious about
476
00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:48,160
what this man who would eat my flesh looks like.
477
00:39:03,010 --> 00:39:05,140
The Fierce Zhang Fei indeed.
478
00:39:06,710 --> 00:39:09,480
A pity. You could not avenge Yunchang's death.
479
00:39:09,610 --> 00:39:12,180
Now, your head too has been brought before me.
480
00:39:13,220 --> 00:39:16,090
Fan Jiang, Zhang Da, you've done a fine deed.
481
00:39:16,550 --> 00:39:18,050
Thank you. Your Highness.
482
00:39:18,220 --> 00:39:20,920
But, after having killed Zhang Fei,
483
00:39:21,230 --> 00:39:24,060
why choose to come to me instead of Cao Pi?
484
00:39:24,190 --> 00:39:26,030
We have long admired you,
485
00:39:26,130 --> 00:39:28,330
and so risked our lives to come here.
486
00:39:33,070 --> 00:39:34,900
You wretched seeds of disaster!
487
00:39:35,910 --> 00:39:41,340
Yunchang's death made Liu Bei hate me through and through
Zhang Fei isn't going to make things better!
488
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:42,210
Guards!
489
00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:45,450
Throw these two in the dungeon and keep watch over them!
490
00:39:46,250 --> 00:39:49,320
Lord Wu, spare us! Oh Lord Wu, spare us!
491
00:39:49,450 --> 00:39:52,320
Lord Wu! Lord Wu, spare us! Lord Wu, spare us!
492
00:39:56,160 --> 00:40:01,460
Send more scouts
to gather what information they can from the Chengdu area.
493
00:40:15,810 --> 00:40:17,880
His Majesty arrives!
494
00:40:32,190 --> 00:40:33,130
Your Majesty.
495
00:40:34,300 --> 00:40:35,330
Stand aside.
496
00:40:40,940 --> 00:40:46,210
Do you think I can't stand on my own two feet without your support?
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