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♪Birds over the clouds♪

♪Horses over the steppe♪

♪Misty rain, armor suit♪

♪Flower blossom under the moon breeze♪

♪When did the universe start?♪

♪Who will the moon shine on?♪

♪Spring breeze sprouts buds in trees♪

♪and breathes new life in me♪

♪Love is a song, passion a painting♪

♪Dream falls at the flower of my hairpin♪

♪Been around the world, seen it all♪

♪Have the universe under my sleeve♪

The Legend of Xiao Chuo

Episode 46

See you at Zhenji Temple in two days--Longxu

See you at Zhenji Temple in two days--Longxu Miss,

What's in this letter?

Guige,

In two days,

will you accompany me to pray

in Zhenji temple outside the city?

So this is a letter asking you out?

Miss,

that is not okay.

If her ladyship finds out...

As long as you don't snitch on me,

my mother will never know.

You are my maid,

you have to listen to me.

Yes, ma'am.

But, Miss,

this letter came from the palace,

who asked you on a date?

You'll see.

It makes sense for Shifang to petition.

The other day

I shouldn't have let His Majesty, His Highness

and the princess give me such a salute.

You are an elder to them.

Your Majesty.

By the way,

there's something I want to tell you.

I really like that kid,

Pusage.

And she's from the queen family.

Longxu is old enough to get a queen.

So,

I make the decision

for them.

I think you'll

have to ask what His Majesty thinks about this.

I know Longxu better than anyone.

I can't be wrong.

Don't worry.

In that case,

it must be fate.

Yanyan,

time flies.

In the blink of an eye,

our sons and nephews

are old enough to marry.

Yeah.

Watching them in their prime time,

I realized

how many years we have wasted.

There are some things

I don't want to wait on any longer.

♪Love you with my soul, I wander with you♪

An edict:

I do the Empress Dowager's bidding

and make the following announcement to the court:

the daughter of Shaofu Family's Weiyin

from the queen family, Miss Xiao,

is loving and wise

quiet and steady.

She may be made Queen.

Father,

have you heard?

There is a decree from the palace that

the daughter of Shaofu Family's Weiyin

has been made Queen.

I can't believe it.

Weiyin seemed to be so quiet.

Yet he already

put his daughter in front of His Majesty.

It's the Empress Dowager,

of course she has to favor her mother's family.

Stupid.

Xiao Jixian

is the heir of Xiao Siwen.

Why did the Empress Dowager

choose Xiao Weiyin's daughter

instead of Xiao Jixian's daughter?

Yeah.

Why?

Xiao Weiyin married Han Derang's sister.

The future Queen is not the Empress Dowager's niece,

It's Han Derang's niece

that's gonna be the Queen.

How absurd!

Han Kuangsi was crowned king,

Han Derang was made Prime Minister.

Does Liao

still belong to our Yelü family?

The Empress Dowager and Han Derang

were in a relationship.

If the Queen is of Han's blood,

in a few years,

even Xiuge and Xiezhen will have to give in.

Mr. Hugu,

you are one of the founders

of Premier Helu's clan.

You've got to do something.

Good.

I'm so relieved to hear that.

I do have an idea.

But I don't know if that works.

Come on.

Here comes the Empress Dowager and His Majesty.

Kneel!

Hail Empress Dowager.

Hail Your Majesty.

You may rise.

Thank you, Empress Dowager.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Why don't you get up?

Why is that?

I have a memorial to present.

-Me too. -Me too.

Forcing me to leave the court

is what you're going to ask?

After the late Emperor died,

Her Majesty assisted and raised

His Majesty on imperial's order.

Now that His Majesty's grown up,

Her Majesty should obey the late Emperor's order,

retire to the harem

and return power to His Majesty.

Us the ministers,

would do our best to assist His Majesty.

Please retire to the harem, Empress Dowager.

we would do our best to assist His Majesty.

What evil intents!

His Majesty has just come of age,

and you are already forcing me to abdicate.

You want nothing but

to force me to quit ruling.

So that His Majesty may fall under your control.

And you talk of loyalty and service?

But which one of you

has the ability to assist His Majesty?

You did everything to stop me

to implement the new deal.

You're whining about

me opening the imperial examination.

You don't see the progress of Liao.

You only see what's right in front of you.

If I do what you're asking,

how will you rule Liao?

Or will you set it back to the time of Taizu?

According to Her Majesty's words,

Is it time for us the Khitan ministers

to retire from office

and go home to enjoy our retired lives?

Don't forget,Your Majesty.

Liao belongs to the Khitan.

Today's Liao comes from

the hard work of Khitan.

And you see us the Khitan ministers

as a pain in the ass.

Appoint people by favoritism, put a Southerner in an important position.

Even whittled down the troops

for Han Derang to establish an ordo.

Ordo is the Royal military camp.

How could Han Derang break the ancestral rule?

Just because

there's an Empress Dowager

who disrespects her ancestors behind him?

How dare you!

Yelü Hugu,

you don't know what you're talking about!

How dare you!

When

is it time for a Southern minister

to be in charge of the Khitan's affairs?

Mr. Hugu!

Mr. Han is an honorable man.

He has served our country well.

Even His Majesty worships him as his father.

Why are you so disrespectful to him?

How ridiculous!

Premier,

You're in charge of Royal politics.

Even you're favoring Han Derang!

You are destroying the power of our people.

If things go on like this,

Will there be any room

for our people in the court?

Empress Dowager is unworthy of the throne.

She risks the country for personal feelings and

has an affair with the treacherous Han Derang.

It's already been a scandal.

Shut up!

Forcing her to abdicate

is to save the face of the late Emperor and His Majesty.

Otherwise,

it's only fitting that she be killed.

Son of a bitch!

Guards!

What are you doing? Get off me!

What are you doing? Get off me!

-Let him go! -What are you doing?

Molugu slandered the Empress Dowager,

he will be put in prison

and wait for punishment.

Take Molugu out of the court.

The Empress Dowager fornicates with a traitor,

and plagues my country.

She forced my people

and plagues my country.

She forced my people

-and plagues my country. -Mr.Hugu.

and plagues my country.

Who dares speak nonsense!

You Khitan scums!

How dare you!

Whether you're Khitans or Southerners

you are people of Liao.

I appoint by talents,

put our people first,

and value able men.

I can't believe I'm being criticized like that.

Yelü Hugu colluded with the ministers

out of personal interest.

and forced me to do this.

That is a capital crime.

Your Majesty.

What do you think we should do about him?

Hugu acted rashly,

but he still served three Emperors.

and given his old age,

I don't think we should go too far.

On the other hand,

the Empress Dowager and Prime Minister followed

the late Emperor's order to help me rule Liao.

I am still young.

There are lots of things I don't know about.

I'm just like this country,

I still need the Empress Dowager's shelter.

I beg you, ministers,

do not mention the abdication again.

I am at the late Emperor's behest

to help the young Emperor of Liao.

I've spent years of my life doing my best.

I thought there was political integrity

and the people are happy.

But here we are today.

So there is no political integrity.

It's only a matter of time

for me to abdicate,

But I am not going to quit

before everything's settled.

I will not go into what happened today seriously

as His Majesty wishes.

You are dismissed.

Kneel.

Her Majesty is wise.

Your Majesty is wise.

Tengri is blind!

Tengri is blind!

Go after him!

Go after him!

Well, it looks like tonight

there's a lot of people dropping off mails.

Yeah.

Let's go.

South Mansion

He's called Talan Abo.

From this day forward,

he is your General

and Head of Imperial Guard of Kedun City.

Greetings, General Talan Abo.

Little Hunian,

from now on,

as long as I'm alive.

no one will ever hurt you.

I know.

Hail the Empress Dowager.

Hail Your Majesty.

Rise.

Thank you,Your Majesty.

Why aren't Hugu and the others here?

I am here.

What is this?

Escort!

He's going to rebel.

How dare you, Hugu!

Are you trying to be rebellious?

My loyalty is clear.

My life is of little concern,

the future of Liao is important.

If we can't get rid of a traitor,

I swear to God I'll clear the Emperor's side.

Absurd!

As the prefectural governor of Zhuozhou,

you've had an unearned reputation for years.

You didn't do anything for our people.

And you didn't help with the politics.

Given that you are a minister to three Emperors,

I've always been tolerant with you.

And yet here you are,

trying to alienate the Emperor and his ministers,

and corrupt the court.

Guards!

Take down the traitors!

You traitors!

You got some dirty trick up your sleeve

and trying to confuse the Empress Dowager

in an attempt to abolish the old system

and change the laws of Liao.

The descendants of Yelü Abaoji

can't just watch you wreck this court.

Go!

Stop!

Are you all right, Prime Minister Han?

I'm fine.

Clear the Emperor's side.

That's a good point.

I think it's time

to clear the court.

Xiezhen.

I'm here.

Have you arranged everything for

the families of the clans?

Your Majesty.

The families of the ministers have settled down.

They are waiting on your orders.

Xiao Yanyan,

Now that we are defeated,

you can do whatever you want.

By the Khitan rules,

a man's crime will not involve

his family members.

How dare you disobey the ancestral rules!

Of course

I'll not disobey the ancestral rules.

Your old courtiers

cares about the state

and defend our country with your lives.

Of course I will treat your family well.

And I will allow you to sacrifice for the country.

Traitor Hugu has been slain.

You were supposed to have the same ending.

But given that you're all old ministers,

and you'are loyal to Liao.

I will spare your lives

and give each of you a meadow.

Without an edict,

you shall never return to Shangjing till death.

You shall not see your family, wife and children.

You will not hold a post for three generations.

Thank Her Majesty now!

Her Majesty is wise.

Your Majesty is wise.

Don't worry.

I'll be fine.

I've been in combat before.

It's not uncommon for me to get hurt.

If you hadn't blocked the sword today,

I would be the one who's gonna get hurt.

Every time I'm in danger,

you're always in front of me.

I'm fine, aren't I?

Yanyan,

All those years,

I've always dreamed

to be by your side

and keep you safe

just like this.

I'm already satisfied.

I was scared.

I just realized

I'm really scared of losing you.

You and I separated at Yanyun Terrace.

But my feelings for you

never changed a bit.

I'll never leave you again.

I'll be with you every day for the rest of my life.

And you'll never lose me again.

Not only will I not lose you again,

I'm gonna be with you fair and square.

My conscience is clear for the late Emperor.

and for the people of Liao.

I'm gonna live for myself for once.

From now on,

I don't want to fail you anymore.

For all these years,

I kept giving in.

But they were never satisfied.

No matter how honest we are,

they'll still find an excuse

to frame the crime.

Yanyan,

do you know rumor is dreadful.

If they're going to deny us anyway,

what does it matter if you and I are together?

You're a widower and I'm a widow.

Why can't we be together?

I want the two of us

standing in front of all these people.

Is it beautiful?

♪Who missed the time gone with the wind♪

♪Who rode horse recalling the past♪

♪Joys and sorrows, love and hate♪

♪Watch the snow, waiting for swallows♪

♪Like a bird over the waves♪

♪Still be the same as we meet again♪

♪Exchange our love and passion♪

♪Fill two hearts with happy ending♪

♪You and I, from now to the end of time♪

It's quite a scene.

It wasn't easy for them to get where they are today.

We are not here to watch the fun.

We'll see what we can do.

Prime Minister's Mansion

Here comes the Empress Dowager.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

You have no need to be overcourteous, Mr. Han.

I

am here today with my ministers

to pay a special visit.

I hope that you can give us a warm treat.

Why didn't you consult with me

about this?

I asked your opinion.

And you're past the time limit to make decisions.

Now it's time to listen to me.

Okay.

You're the boss.

Bro Dalin,

those old fellas of the clans

are not looking good, I'm afraid they're going to...

That's why we need to support the Empress Dowager.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

You may rise.

Thank you,Your Majesty.

Take your seats.

Today,

I invite you all to Han's Mansion

to witness this family dinner.

You may make yourselves at home.

Derang and I

would like to propose a toast.

I congratulate the Empress Dowager.

Congratulations to Prime Minister.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

I dare ask Your Majesty,

if it's a family dinner,

why is Han Derang sitting with you?

What do you think?

Your Majesty.

Are you serious?

Yes.

Your Majesty,

You can never do this.

It's against the laws and rules.

We don't get to set the laws and rules.

Our Khitan girls

always manage our own state affairs

and make our own changes.

Why can't we do this?

Your Majesty.

On your knees.

Yes.

Shuanggu,

announce the imperial decree.

Yes.

The edict:

Since Emperor Taizu's submission,

Han's family protected the lands of Liao

worked hard and performed a valuable service.

Hereby I disown their whole clan.

South Prime Minister Han Derang

is adept with both the pen and the sword.

He's served the country well

and is loyal and loving.

So I give him the country's last name.

He is now a member of Jifu Family

which is above all the princes.

And I confer him several medals.

From this day forward,

he need not greet the Emperor

and can walk at ease to the court.

End of the edict.

No greetings to the Emperor?

Here comes His Majesty.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Congratulations, Prime Minister.

Longxu,

Prime Minister is now royalty.

You and your siblings

can just call him "Uncle."

Yes,

Mother.

Congratulations to Mother and Uncle.

All the ministers who are here today

will be promoted

and rewarded with a thousand taels of silver.

One year tax free for the people.

And an amnesty nationwide.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I'd like to propose a toast to Mother and Uncle.

Congratulations to the Empress Dowager.

Congratulations to Uncle.

Congratulations to the Empress Dowager.

Congratulations to Uncle.

It's been ages

since we got engaged in Youzhou.

Yeah.

Now we're really married.

Derang.

I just can't believe

that

this day could ever come for us.

Me too.

Yanyan,

I'm ashamed to have you

take the first step.

No matter how hard it gets in the future

we'll face it together.

And we'll always be together,

okay?

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A few years later

The South went through great changes

and a new king came to the throne.

What do you ministers think about it?

The new king is the third son of the South King.

he grew up in the Palace

and never fought in a war.

This is our chance.

What do you mean, Ping King?

South King launched two attacks north,

Liao has been in a crisis a few times.

Now we finally have a chance,

how can we not launch an attack?

Your Majesty.

Chai Rong

took the two prefectures Ying and Mo.

Now would be a good time to take them back.

Your Majesty.

We mustn't miss the chance.

Your Majesty,

wars are a matter of great importance.

We must be careful.

Shifang and Uncle have a point.

If we want to march south,

we must be fully prepared.

Crown Princess's Yongxing army

has long held in the North.

And they fight well.

They can be deployed.

Yongxing army must hold the North.

All these years, Crown Princess pacified Zubu

and defeated Nüzhen.

And Gaoli surrendered last month.

The north is settled.

Yongxing army

should now travel south with the main force.

I have a memorial to present.

Go ahead.

Rumor has it the Crown Princess had a new slave

and favored him so much

that she made him General

and head of the Imperial Guard.

The generals were not pleased with this.

If you knew it's a rumor,

why take it to the court?

Besides,

Crown Princess has been leading the army

in the North for years,

Why can't she name a general?

All right.

I will have further discussions

with the Emperor about marching South.

You are dismissed.

You are dismissed.

Escort the Empress Dowager.

Escort Your Majesty.

Word travels fast in the court

about Crown Princess doting on the slave.

People love to gossip about love affairs.

Didn't you send someone

to spy on the North?

The north is our gateway.

It's of great importance.

Of course I'm not taking any chances.

So is the love affair of Crown Princess

also important?

If the command of Yongxing Palace

falls into the hands of a mere slave.

You underestimated the Crown Princess.

Yes.

It's my paranoia.

You want to take back Crown Princess's

military power with this March South.

Is this also your paranoia?

Yongxing Palace is a great army.

If they could ride south with my army.

it will ensure the victory of this war.

And,

Crown Princess's doting on the slave

has already upset the generals.

Longxu,

I don't think His Majesty is wrong.

Let's not talk about the love affair.

If this March South

could transfer the military power of

Yongxing Palace to the court,

that would be a good thing.

I wonder if Your Majesty has ever noticed,

though Crown Princess and Empress Dowager

are sisters,

over the years

she only sent memorials and war massage.

There's never been a private correspondence.

As Empress Dowager,

I can't allow my military power

to fall into the hands of strangers.

But as sisters,

I certainly can't hurt her.

Well...

Forget it.

In this case,

For business or for personal relationships,

it's time for me to pay her a visit.

If Empress Dowager is to travel north

to try to persuade Crown Princess.

Then I'd like to come with you.

At that time, the clans

took the fact that the Crown Princess

was still leading major troops as an excuse,

refused to give up on their military power.

And the ministers saw it

as the greatest threat to the court.

To ensure the long-term security of Liao,

it's important to gather military power.

It's just that I thought

I can protect my sister.

But I never thought...

Welcome, Empress Dowager.

Please rise, Hunian.

It's been a long journey.

You've had a long day.

I've come all this way

and saw everything's in order.

The political situation's stable

and the people are happy.

I knew you must have

put in a lot of work over these years.

I want to thank you on behalf of Longxu and Liao.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor ruled well.

I couldn't take the credit.

The Empress Dowager and Crown Princess

have not seen each other for years.

They must be a lot to say.

Why don't we get to the city first?

Derang is right.

Hunian,

let's get to the city now.

Set out.

Enter the city.

Have you been having a good time here?

Compared to the politics of the North,

I'm more concerned about you.

I'm all right.

I heard recently you've appointed

a accomplished young man as General.

Why didn't I see him today?

He's called Talan Abo.

A former slave.

He's just a great horse trainer,

not much of a writer or a fighter.

When we get to the city,

I'll introduce him to Your Majesty.

This Kedun City has been built from nothing

all by Hunian.

For all these years,

you held the Northwest

and went through so many battles.

You've really worked hard, Hunian.

Your Majesty is being too serious.

I'm just doing my job.

You are my sister,

why do you have to say all that?

Yanyan,

you said that I've worked hard.

How have you been all these years?

I'm all right.

Longxu and the others are all grown up now.

They asked me to send you a message before I leave.

They've missed you.

All these years went by in the blink of an eye.

Hunian,

come back to Shangjing City with me.

Who's straddling horses outside?

I thought you said you wanted to meet Talan Abo.

Here he comes.

Little Hunian,

guess what I caught today.

Talan Abo.

Come meet the Empress Dowager.

So you're Yanyan,

I've heard a lot about you from Little Hunian.

My name is Talan Abo.

General Talan Abo.

This is the Empress Dowager.

Don't be rude.

If the Empress Dowager has no problem with that,

What's your problem then?

I've always heard that General Talan Abo

is special.

From what I see today,

you are really impressive.

You've come all this way, so you're all my guests.

I'll drink to you.

Talan Abo,

behave yourself.

I'm sorry.

Your Majesty, please forgive me.

I'll drink to that.

The Empress Dowager has had a long journey.

So no drinking for her.

I'll drink to you for her.

You're great.

I like you.

Okay.

Have a seat.

Little Hunian.

That's typical of Talan Abo.

You mustn't blame him.

He followed me to pacify the clans

and did a lot of good work.

In that case,

He did help you a lot.

♪Who wrote the love down with affection♪

♪Who got drunk with thoughts on horse back♪

♪Song of her across land and sea♪

♪Lingers on and beyond the men's world♪

♪Like a bird over the waves♪

♪Still be the same as we meet again♪

♪Exchange our love and passion♪

♪Fill two hearts with happy ending♪

♪You and I, from now to the end of time♪

♪The watch at night, dawn at the skyline♪

♪Two beating hearts, a never ending story♪

♪Unbending belief, bothered by none♪

♪All the joy of the universe at your blink♪

♪Like a bird across the clouds♪

♪World shimmers at me♪

♪Love without regret♪

♪Fear for no danger♪

♪What a brilliant life♪

♪Like a bird over the waves♪

♪Still be the same as we meet again♪

♪Exchange our love and passion♪

♪Fill two hearts with happy ending♪

♪You and I, from now to the end of time♪