Original subtitles

It's the official moment for report.

All ministers enter the court to meet the His Majesty.

CAO CAO (MENG DE) told me yesterday,

that before the end of today,

he'll hang DONG ZHUO's head onto the gate of the court.

He must've done it right now.

As soon as the good news comes,

I'll inform His Majesty.

You guys should get ready too.

Yes, sir.

Our Han dynasty is about to see the clear sky again.

You're right. We should get prepared.

Listen to me. Before the sunset,

DONG'S head will be hung Non the gate of court.

Let's get prepared.

Welcome the Prime Minister!

Welcome the Prime Minister!

Welcome the Prime Minister!

I chased for almost 100 miles,

didn't find the trace of CAO CAO.

But I've arranged soldiers

at each traffic junction.

They'll keep searching for CAO. He won't escape far.

Welcome, Mr. Prime Minister.

How dare the bastard CAO CAO.

He dares to assassinate me.

Who am I?

I'm the Prime Minister sent by the Heaven.

I'm here to bring Han dynasty to prosperity.

Nobody can kill me!

All those thugs,

at a mere glance I can tell,

with a single sniff I will know.

CAO CAO's accomplice is among you,

as well as YUAN SHAO's interior fellow men.

I really would rather

screen all you God damned bastards

and cut your heads off, all of you!

Then I'll take all your meat

and cook into soup.

I was told that your meat is sour.

But I'm not afraid of sour meat!

I don't!

Mr. minister you thought too much.

There're no such people in the court.

Royal minister!

Yes, sir.

Issue an order using Imperial Hereditary Seal to the country,

and send it to every state, county and town, informed everyone

that CAO CAO betrayed the emperor and tried to assassinate his lord.

Order the civilians and soldiers to his arrest.

Furthermore,

whoever kills him and takes his head to capital,

will be awarded 1,000 ounces of gold, and a patent of nobility.

I will issue the imperial order immediately.

Minister WANG.

Prime minister.

It was your 60th birthday the clay before yesterday, right?

Yes.

You arranged a grand banquet Nat your place, right?

Yes.

You invited all the ministers,

why didn't you invite me?

I'm inferior than you, and my house is humble.

I was afraid if you would feel well attending.

The birthday wine of yours

I'm not noble enough to drink?

My wine is...too sour.

I said just now.

I'm not afraid of sour stuff.

You're back from court, milord.

Send away all the servants of the house.

Offer them some money.

Just go wherever they can.

I don't want them buried with me.

My lord.

And you should leave too. Do not worry about me.

My lord!

Ms. DIAO CHAN.

Uncle WU, what's wrong?

After court assembly, milord acted very strangely.

I'm afraid there'll be disaster coming.

Please go inside and serve him.

And check for details if you can.

OK.

Godfather, please don't. NI beg you.

DIAO CHAN, my child.

I've already ordered that you should leave immediately.

Why are you still here?

Godfather, what happened?

Why should we leave?

CAO CAO failed the mission of assassinating DONG ZHUO.

DONG now suspects me as CAO CAO's accomplice.

I assume it won't take long

before those western wild men coming to my house.

You'll be killed too if you don't leave now.

Godfather, you said that,

DONG ZHUO suspects you as CAO CAO's accomplice.

Am I right?

Yes, I said the exact words.

Then you mean

he's still not sure about this?

He couldn't be sure

because CAO CAO is not arrested.

Then you shouldn't commit suicide.

You kill yourself is no less than

admitting that you're his accomplice.

Godfather, if you die,

the emperor and the court will all lose their hope.

All of us in the family, over 80 people

will be hunted down and killed.

And furthermore, your dream of the renascence of Han dynasty

will be in vain. Don't you think so?

My lord.

Bad news!

Imperial commander LU Buried

just rushed into our house with his western soldiers.

Godfather, you shouldn't hesitate.

You have to go greet him.

You're still Interior Minister.

He wouldn't dare assault you.

It's you, LU BU (FENG XIAN).

What's the marten'?

Mr. minister,

the Prime Minister asked me

to search for CAO CAO at your place.

CAO CAO is such a sly person.

Upon failure of assassination, he'd run for his life.

Would he be daring enough to hide here?

The Prime minister said

soldiers chased for 100 miles,

and couldn't find CAO.

So he probably didn't leave the city

and is hidden in his thief accomplice's house.

The Prime Minister is wise.

My place is a thief accomplice's house?

Please forgive me.

I'm under order.

I understand, please go ahead.

Search the house.

Search!

Yes sir!

Hurry up!

Come here.

Go over that place to check out...

Search carefully.

- Is he there? No.

Go over there.

Yes, sir!

Come on, hurry!

Search carefully!

Yes sir!

Over there!

Go to the front yard!

Yes sir!

Who are you?

I'm the adoptive daughter of minister WANG YUN, DIAO CHAN.

I'm wondering what your purposes are, general.

I'm LU BU.

Prime Minister ordered here

to search for rebellion CAO CAO.

CAO CAO? I know this name.

You know him?

Yes.

The day before yesterday, it was my Godfather's 60th birthday.

CAO CAO came here without being invited first.

He insisted on greeting my godfather.

My godfather scolded him for that

and called CAO a sly dirty man,

then sent CAO out of the house.

He really sent him out?

Yes, I saw it with my own eyes.

Everyone in this house saw that.

If you don't believe in my words,

please investigate a little bit more.

This sword

is the famous family treasure sword with 7 precious jewels?

You have sharp eyesight.

You're right, it is the sword of 7 precious jewels.

Then,

minister WANG didn't give the sword to CAO CAO.

Why would my godfather give the sword to CAO CAO?

If he's giving it to someone,

he would give it

to a real hero who deserves this legendary sword.

OK. Since sword of 7 precious jewels is still here,

then minister WANG isn't CAO's accomplice.

And Mr. minister has nothing to do with CAO's assassination.

Of course he has nothing to do with it.

My godfather and Prime Minister DONG,

and you, general,

you're all very loyal to the court.

Thanks for the compliment, miss.

Excuse me.

CAO CAO isn't here. Let's go.

Yes sir!

May Heaven, the all-ruling, and Earth, the sun and moon,

today,

we three, LIU PEI, GUAN YU, and ZHANG FEI,

though of different families, swear brotherhood,

We promise mutual help to one end. We will rescue each other in difficulty.

We swear to serve the state and save the people.

We ask not the same clay of birth,

but we seek to die together.

May the Heaven read our hearts and it won't change forever.

Which one is wanted? Someone is wanted again?

Who is it?

Come here.

Go ahead!

Next!

Go on.

Stop there!

Come here, let me search you.

Go ahead.

I'm leaving.

Stop!

You, the one pushing the car.

Tum your head this way.

He's the one wanted. Arrest him!

Milord, I arrested the wanted imperial criminal.

Who are you?

I'm a merchant from PEI.

My name is HUANG FU ZHANG.

I believe the officers mistook me as someone else.

Please investigate fu her.

CAO CAO! CAO CAO (MENG DE)!

You totally forgot about me!

Two years ago, I went to the capital for a government job,

and I visited you.

You acted so arrogantly.

You didn't even look at the name list I held,

and ordered your men to throw it back.

You even said something to me,

all the officers are corrupted,

there's no meaning being an official in the capital.

Do you recall?

So you are CHEN GONG (GONG TN').

I didn't know you, sorry about that.

But even today,

you go to me for officer's job,

I'll say the same thing:

all the officers are corrupted,

there's no meaning being an official in the capital.

I wasn't angry about these words of yours.

I was angry that you even refused to see me.

CAO CAO (MENG DE),

you're always arrogant like that, you're full of yourself.

You didn't respect the country.

Now I'm your prisoner.

I don't dare to talk about the country issue with you.

Of course!

I have no intention to talk about the country with imperial criminal like you!

Talk about the country with you?

I'd rather play with my cricket.

However,

I'd like to talk about something trivial.

As long as I get your head,

1,000 ounces of gold and a patent of nobility will be granted.

Haven't you heard?

1,000 ounces of gold.

That's worth 300,000 units of grain.

As a county officer,

that's 375 years of earning of mine.

For my whole county of ZHONG MOU,

that's the food for everyone a whole year!

And there's nobility patent.

From now on,

I'll be a millionaire!

I just don't get it.

CAO CAO.

You must weigh a little over 100 pounds.

Why does your life worth 1,000 ounces of gold?

The one who offered such bounty a blind man?

Enough with the chitchat!

Please take my head

and claim the bounty from evil DONG ZHUO.

I have only one demand.

Kill me fast, I don't wanna suffer.

Great!

You're somebody.

You're really somebody.

Standing on your grave, you behave like a hero.

Don't worry.

I'll prepare a jar tomorrow morning.

With your head in it, l'll go to the capital.

But tonight,

you're still my guest.

Man!

Yes sir!

Take him to enjoy the jail of my ZHONG MOU county!

Take him to jail!

Come with us!

Milord, offer me something to eat!

I'm starving to death.

Milord, release me. I'm innocent!

CAO CAO.

As far as I know,

DONG ZHUO treated you very well.

Why did you try to assassinate him?

How can a hangdog understand the goal of a great scholar?

Though I'm a hangdog,

I really wanna hear about the thought of a wild goose like yours.

My ancestors enjoyed the bounty of Han.

With such favor,

and should I differ from a bird or a beast

if I did not desire to repay them with gratitude?

With evil grabbing the power of the goverment, people are suffering,

descent ministers bow their heads, and lose their dignity.

400 years of Han dynasty is on its verge of collapse.

As the situation gets worse,

more heroes should stand out.

Every man with prospects should kill the evil

and bring Han court to track and the country to prosperity.

In order to bring the country to salvation, DONG ZHUO needs to die first.

I kneeled to the evil

to wait for an opportunity to kill him.

CAO CAO (MENG DE), I am deeply affected by your loyalty and uprightness.

Please let me bow to you.

Why are you doing this?

CAO CAO (MENG DE).

There were too many people before.

I had to humiliate you in front of them.

You can see that as a payback for your assault to me the other year.

But you know what, I hated national enemy DONG ZHUO.

I'd rather kill him myself with my 3-inch sword.

You did something I always wanted

and couldn't do it myself.

I'm very impressed by your behavior.

But I didn't plan it very well.

And I failed,

escaped from the capital in a hurry,

and ran for my life in the wilderness.

You're wrong.

Although you didn't succeed with the assassination,

your name will be written in history book.

The result shouldn't determine you're hero or not.

Tell you the truth,

I regret about this assassination.

What do you mean?

Who am I?

I shall issue a summon,

calling all the bold people to come with forces to kill the tyrant.

Save the country as well as the people,

and build something really enormous.

That's what I should do.

And it's the most difficult things to do.

But I choose the easier way.

I just took a sword to assassinate DONG ZHUO.

See?

I'm just an assassin.

Who is DONG ZHUO?

He doesn't deserve to be assassinated by me.

And even DONG ZHUO is dead,

wouldn't there be another evil coming to replace him?

So, I assassinated DONG ZHUO,

it seemed I'm brave enough,

but actually

I was just being foolish

CAO CAO (MENG DE), your words brought me out from my dream.

I feel so ashamed of myself.

I was impressed by your courageous act,

and you were embarrassed by it.

You helped me.

I thought through the whole thing in the jail.

CAO CAO (MENG DE), tell me.

What are you planning next?

What are you planning next?

Home to my county. Thence NI shall issue summons

calling regional officials and warlords to come with forces to kill the tyrant,

and reorganize the situation and the whole country.

Great!

I have a wish,

please help me fulfill it.

Just tell me.

I'd like to follow you

help you to establish the infrastructure.

But you're an officer.

You were a general of the government yourself.

It's easy to eradicate an evil

but hard to establish a regime.

As long as I hold the banner,

we'll be putting out lives onto a blade.

For the country and a new world,

I'm not afraid of blade or anything.

Now I ask you again,

I'm all by myself.

But you have parents, wife and children,

who should they rely on?

I can't think about so much.

I'd forget about all those at all.

Gong Tai.

You're one of a kind hero.

I'm so moved by you.

I'm too flattered.

Now standing with you, CAO CAO (MENG DE),

let's say both of us are heroes.

I'd bow to you.

Fellows, I'm so sorry.

I'll leave with CAO CAO

and establish a new regime.

Please forgive me.

Giddap!

Giddap!

CAO CAO (MENG DE).

Ping Yang city 250 kilometers noth from here.

I heard that YUAN SHAO has raised army there.

He did. YUAN SHAO (BEN CHU) is very smart.

He raised a flag in the world of trouble.

He's the first.

The Yuan family is esteemed in the country.

Their old friends are all over.

YUAN SHAO's will definitely gather many officials and warlords.

I suggest we go to him and discuss with him.

CHEN some (some TAI).

I think we'll surely go to Yuan after all.

But now we are two people,

he wouldn't give us opportunity.

Furthermore,

I don't think Yuan is not a wise leader.

CAO CAO (MENG DE),

What is that suppose to mean?

You tell me, why YUAN SHAO raise the army?

That's obvious.

He wants to destroy DONG ZHUO, and help rejuvenate Han.

And tell me,

why the evil DONG ZHUO gets all the power?

I know that.

In the end of the previous emperor's ruling,

the court is filled with corruption, eunuchs held the power.

Ten Regular Attendants, led by ZHANG HANG, formed a powerful party.

HE JIN tried to terminate them,

so he ordered officials from western region came to capital and help.

DONG'S misdeed started there.

Then do you know,

the idea of bringing western army to the capital

was brought by whom?

I have no idea.

YUAN SHAO's idea.

YUAN SHAO?

He suggested to HE JIN,

order DONG, Imperial Protector in the western region, to the capital.

You know the consequence of that decision.

Ten eunuchs were annihilated,

but DONG is ten times worse than those eunuchs.

So the YUAN SHAO (BEN CHU) is an unwise fool,

without long term prospects.

And tell me another thing,

do you know,

who was the first to oppose the idea of bringing western power in,

and who was the first that saw through DONG ZHUO

is worse than the Ten Eunuchs?

I don't know.

It's me, CAO CAO.

When HE JIN and YUAN SHAO were discussing about this,

I was right by their side.

I told them,

eunuchs holding power is not a fresh phenomenon.

The most important is about the emperor.

As long as His Majesty is wise,

we could arrange a plot as soon as possible,

send a soldier, eunuchs will be put into prison.

But we should never bring the western army to the capital.

That's no other than calling for another evil to replace the current.

That should lead to worse situation.

But HE JIN didn't listen to me.

He believed that YUAN SHAO's came from prestigious family,

his suggestion must overcome mine.

But then,

western army came and HE JIN got killed.

YUAN SHAO's escaped, and DONG ZHUO rules the palace,

kills people randomly.

If they listened to you,

it would've be so different.

People die of starvation, devils are everywhere.

The country and the people are both devastated.

They failed to listen to me,

and these are the consequences.

Come here.

Go ahead.

Come buy some water.

Do you want some more water?

How is that?

I saw the wanted notice with you image.

I'm your accomplice now.

But your head is worth 1,000 ounces of gold,

and mine is worth 50 ounces.

Sorry about my over-priced head

and your cheap one.

CAO CAO (MENG DE),

the central plain suffered drought, there's no harvest of grain.

People all over the place

are doing everything for food.

Starving people fought

for small amount of grain, they betray relatives and friends.

You and I are under award.

Then that means

we are the prey of everyone.

You're right.

We have bigger mission.

If we die because of those thugs, it'll be such a pity.

Let's reroute and bypass this town

and then take a rest.

Then we rest during the day and travel at night.

It's not far from the Long Shari mountain.

I heard that people there

are armed themselves against the government.

LONG SHAN?

Is there a small county named CHENG GAO?

I think so.

Let's rest there.

Giddap!

Giddap!

Who are you? Why are you rushing here?

My friend, is LU BOSHE here?

Yes.

Then please report for me.

Inform LU that criminal CAO CAO who failed to kill DONG

is here to visit him.

CAO CAO (MENG DE).

With CAO's head to the capital,

he'd be awarded 1,000 ounces of gold and a patent of nobility.

CAO CAO (MENG DE)!

And here

there's also ZHONG Mountain county officer CHEN GONG (GONG TAI).

He's coming with me.

His head will be worth 50 ounces of gold,

if it's taken to the capital.

Milord, CAO CAO asked to meet you.

CAO CAO (MENG DE), why are you doing this?

The lord LU BOSHE

is brother under oath with my father.

He is an honest man who wouldn't sell a friend.

And on the contrary, if I tell everything to him,

he'll respect us.

You trust this LU BOSHE this much?

I'll tell you what,

I can even mistrust myself,

and I won't mistrust him!

Open the door! Hurry up!

Open the door!

My nephew!

Uncle!

Nephew!

Uncle!

Is it really you?

Yes, it's me, CAO CAO (MENG DE).

My pray worked.

You're alive.

It's so g real!

It's really you! Great!

Do you know,

all over the county and towns,

wanted notice to arrest you is everywhere.

Your father took the family and hides in CHEN LIU.

I'm worried about your safety day over night.

Uncle, this is ZHONG Mountain county officer CHEN GONG (GONG TAI).

If it wasn't him that saved me,

I'll be damned a thousand times.

Hero, thank you!

CAO CAO (MENG DE) wouldn't be alive if it's not because of you.

Please let me bow to you!

Uncle.

I respect your loyalty, uncle.

Come on in! Follow me!

Man!

Yes sir!

Slaughter pigs and goats, prepare big dinner.

- Bring out all the good stuff! Yes sir!

G real! Uncle.

I'm cold and hungry,

and haven't eaten anything for 2 days.

CAO CAO (MENG DE), this is your home.

Stay here.

Leave after everything quiet down.

Uncle LU, there's no wine.

- Just go buy some. OK!

Buy great wine in town!

Yes sir!

Uncle.

Notices of arresting us

are everywhere in town.

If any of them wants the bounty,

you'll be in trouble.

Uncle, we won't have wine.

Just have some food.

I don't think so.

Wine is your favorite.

You're in my house, and NI don't have wine for you?

No way.

I can go buy some wine myself.

Come on in.

I'll definitely serve wine in my place.

Come in!

HE ER.

Go fetch my donkey.

Hurry up!

Sure! In a second.

CAO CAO (MENG DE).

Wake up, listen up, there's strange sound.

Come on.

Hold him.

Don't let him escape.

Give me the knife. Let's kill him.

Alright, I'll close the door. You bring me the knife.

OK.

They're trying to kill us,

and go claim the bounty money.

You said that your uncle is honest and loyal,

you even won't trust yourself

but you trust him?

Yes those are my words.

But I also said that

people will sell their relatives and friends for some food.

The situation is tough, people's hearts change.

You mean LU BOSHE went buy wine

and reports about us,

and will bring soldiers to us?

I believe so.

Then what should we do?

If that' s the way the cookie crumbles

we have to fight our way out

kill them and rush out of this place.

Kill?

Kill.

Are you ready?

Yes, all ready.

The knife is ready.

OK, we know that.

I'm going in first.

Go on in.

I've closed the door.

Hurry LIP-

Bastard, I'll kill you.

Murderer! Murderer!

Murderer! Murderer!

Murderer!

CAO CAO (MENG DE)!

What did we do?

We misunderstood them!

They weren't gonna kill us. They're killing the pig.