Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:06,000
Subtitles by DramaFever
2
00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:16,000
[Secret of the Three Kingdoms]
3
00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,311
[Episode 42]
4
00:01:23,391 --> 00:01:24,930
When Libationer Guo passed away
5
00:01:24,930 --> 00:01:28,462
I was concerned that his death
would affect the army's morale.
6
00:01:28,462 --> 00:01:30,594
Therefore, I didn't dare to
hold a funeral for him.
7
00:01:30,594 --> 00:01:34,810
Libationer Guo could only make do
with being buried here hastily.
8
00:01:44,173 --> 00:01:45,628
Father, please punish me.
9
00:01:56,417 --> 00:01:58,951
"Whose land is the mugwort village?"
10
00:02:01,421 --> 00:02:05,112
"It gathers souls and spirits
of the wise and the fool."
11
00:02:05,112 --> 00:02:07,344
"If this turns out to be
the way we die"
12
00:02:09,338 --> 00:02:11,520
"why bother talking about
the truth of life?"
13
00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,842
Even if we exhaust the nation's
resources to hold him a funeral
14
00:02:20,242 --> 00:02:25,425
how will that make up for my regret...
15
00:02:26,471 --> 00:02:28,245
and pain?
16
00:02:39,307 --> 00:02:40,581
Feng Xiao...
17
00:02:43,783 --> 00:02:45,560
When we parted...
18
00:02:47,169 --> 00:02:50,087
you said that there was much
to tell me when I returned.
19
00:02:50,087 --> 00:02:51,187
Why...
20
00:02:53,971 --> 00:02:56,348
Why couldn't you wait until I returned?
21
00:02:57,661 --> 00:02:59,234
Before Libationer Guo passed away
22
00:02:59,234 --> 00:03:02,429
he left Father many strategies
in governance and war.
23
00:03:16,590 --> 00:03:18,590
Libationer Guo gave it his all
until the very end.
24
00:03:18,590 --> 00:03:19,794
Before passing away
25
00:03:19,794 --> 00:03:22,435
he still drafted a strategy for Father
to attack the Wu Territory.
26
00:03:37,312 --> 00:03:39,534
I saw Feng Xiao as more...
27
00:03:42,718 --> 00:03:45,531
than just a military strategist.
28
00:04:21,526 --> 00:04:23,226
Before Feng Xiao passed away...
29
00:04:26,297 --> 00:04:27,939
what else did he say?
30
00:04:27,939 --> 00:04:30,841
Libationer Guo hoped that
you could collaborate with His Majesty.
31
00:04:33,463 --> 00:04:35,187
Is there anything else?
32
00:04:40,550 --> 00:04:43,553
Libationer Guo left us a pouch.
33
00:04:46,170 --> 00:04:47,656
What is in the pouch?
34
00:04:47,656 --> 00:04:50,014
A strategy to defend the city.
35
00:05:10,185 --> 00:05:12,137
From today onward...
36
00:05:13,139 --> 00:05:15,137
the one who knew me the best...
37
00:05:16,449 --> 00:05:18,790
the one who could
best answer my doubts...
38
00:05:18,790 --> 00:05:21,636
is no more.
39
00:05:31,685 --> 00:05:33,999
Feng Xiao, I mourn for you.
40
00:05:37,141 --> 00:05:38,946
Feng Xiao, I pity you.
41
00:05:43,607 --> 00:05:47,860
Feng Xiao, I... ache for you.
42
00:05:51,704 --> 00:05:55,704
Your Majesty, we welcome you
upon your victorious return!
43
00:05:55,704 --> 00:05:59,560
Long live the emperor!
44
00:06:00,807 --> 00:06:03,269
His Majesty actually
followed them to the battlefield.
45
00:06:03,269 --> 00:06:04,279
He didn't just tag along.
46
00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,964
I heard that the battle was won
under His Majesty's command.
47
00:06:06,964 --> 00:06:10,339
It was said that His Majesty
was too young and incompetent.
48
00:06:10,339 --> 00:06:12,154
Shush! You mustn't say that so casually!
49
00:06:12,154 --> 00:06:13,701
If it weren't for His Majesty
50
00:06:13,701 --> 00:06:15,577
how could we have
defeated the Xianbei Tribe?
51
00:06:15,577 --> 00:06:18,230
Even Minister Cao could have been
trapped outside the Great Wall.
52
00:06:18,230 --> 00:06:21,091
Does that mean His Majesty is
even more remarkable than Minister Cao?
53
00:06:21,091 --> 00:06:22,267
That's hard to say.
54
00:06:22,267 --> 00:06:24,740
It's good that
His Majesty is capable now.
55
00:06:24,740 --> 00:06:26,581
We finally get to enjoy some peace.
56
00:06:26,581 --> 00:06:28,242
Who would want a change in dynasties?
57
00:06:28,242 --> 00:06:30,120
Exactly. Long live the emperor.
58
00:06:37,220 --> 00:06:42,093
Long live the emperor!
59
00:06:42,093 --> 00:06:43,490
Your Majesty, look.
60
00:06:43,490 --> 00:06:48,778
The people now know of
Great Han's emperor.
61
00:07:03,422 --> 00:07:04,422
Ying!
62
00:07:04,422 --> 00:07:06,100
Sima Yi!
63
00:07:15,694 --> 00:07:17,511
Why have you returned so early?
64
00:07:17,511 --> 00:07:18,670
I knew you'd be waiting.
65
00:07:18,670 --> 00:07:20,461
I told His Majesty that
I had to get changed
66
00:07:20,461 --> 00:07:21,879
so I rode quickly to get here.
67
00:07:21,879 --> 00:07:24,800
Haven't you already made me dinner?
68
00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,112
They haven't started cooking
the hot dishes yet.
69
00:07:27,112 --> 00:07:28,517
It's all right.
70
00:07:32,249 --> 00:07:33,742
You're covered in dirt.
71
00:07:33,742 --> 00:07:34,785
Your hands are dirty.
72
00:07:34,785 --> 00:07:36,990
Your hands are clean. Feed me.
73
00:07:46,843 --> 00:07:47,963
Wait here.
74
00:08:04,749 --> 00:08:06,009
What is it?
75
00:08:06,009 --> 00:08:08,846
You can't bear to see your husband's
gorgeous face stained, can you?
76
00:08:08,846 --> 00:08:12,336
You're still just as frivolous
even after fighting in a battle.
77
00:08:14,062 --> 00:08:16,079
It's exactly because
I've been to the battlefield
78
00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:19,475
and witnessed deaths, blood, and bones
79
00:08:19,475 --> 00:08:23,524
that I felt all the more content
to lead a frivolous life.
80
00:08:23,524 --> 00:08:25,805
How nice it is to have
someone waiting for me.
81
00:08:25,805 --> 00:08:28,360
You used to be the one waiting for me.
82
00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,009
I finally got to wait for you this time.
83
00:08:31,009 --> 00:08:34,662
I then realized how it feels
to be the one waiting.
84
00:08:45,599 --> 00:08:46,993
I've been away for a month or two.
85
00:08:46,993 --> 00:08:51,135
When I came in
and saw you sitting right here
86
00:08:51,135 --> 00:08:53,999
this place suddenly felt like home.
87
00:08:58,999 --> 00:09:00,081
Come here.
88
00:09:00,081 --> 00:09:01,714
Get me changed into clean clothes.
89
00:09:01,714 --> 00:09:04,311
I have to go to the palace
with Yi He to meet someone.
90
00:09:04,311 --> 00:09:05,788
You have to wait until I return.
91
00:09:14,403 --> 00:09:17,241
Was it a landslide victory this time?
92
00:09:17,241 --> 00:09:18,426
Definitely.
93
00:09:18,426 --> 00:09:21,557
The nomads had the city besieged
and we couldn't send any messages in.
94
00:09:21,557 --> 00:09:24,586
I sent out a couple of smaller troops
to attack the enemies' central troop
95
00:09:24,586 --> 00:09:27,027
to confuse them into thinking
that our main forces arrived.
96
00:09:28,677 --> 00:09:32,028
You see, that nomadic commander
knew nothing about the art of war.
97
00:09:32,028 --> 00:09:35,230
He deployed half of the troops
encircling the city to tackle me.
98
00:09:35,230 --> 00:09:37,327
That was how Yi He won so easily.
99
00:09:38,850 --> 00:09:39,951
How is it?
100
00:09:39,951 --> 00:09:41,287
Isn't your husband remarkable?
101
00:09:43,458 --> 00:09:47,875
I somehow think that you're much
happier storming the battlefields
102
00:09:47,875 --> 00:09:51,287
than idling around aimlessly
in Wen County.
103
00:09:51,287 --> 00:09:53,875
Why don't I take you with me
to the battlefields?
104
00:09:58,147 --> 00:09:59,385
I don't want to.
105
00:10:04,542 --> 00:10:06,182
You heard about Pan Yang, didn't you?
106
00:10:10,405 --> 00:10:11,542
Actually...
107
00:10:11,542 --> 00:10:14,570
it isn't that I'm upset about my senior.
108
00:10:14,570 --> 00:10:17,602
He had been burdened by
his hatred and vengeance.
109
00:10:17,602 --> 00:10:19,129
It was too much for him to bear.
110
00:10:19,129 --> 00:10:28,250
The best way a warrior can end up
is dying while fighting chivalrously.
111
00:10:29,234 --> 00:10:30,471
How can you say so?
112
00:10:34,999 --> 00:10:36,878
I'm your best and happy ending.
113
00:10:36,878 --> 00:10:38,630
Understood?
114
00:10:45,725 --> 00:10:47,721
You're so pretty when you smile.
115
00:10:49,227 --> 00:10:50,269
All right now.
116
00:10:50,269 --> 00:10:52,072
I have to get changed.
117
00:10:52,072 --> 00:10:55,229
We'll have dinner together
when I return from the palace.
118
00:10:55,229 --> 00:10:57,187
Tell them to cook a few more
dishes with meat.
119
00:11:04,639 --> 00:11:06,217
How lovely.
120
00:11:15,095 --> 00:11:16,227
I'll head inside.
121
00:12:19,341 --> 00:12:20,366
Look at him.
122
00:12:33,904 --> 00:12:35,956
I must have embarrassed myself.
123
00:12:35,956 --> 00:12:37,629
A couple of months away at the frontier
124
00:12:37,629 --> 00:12:41,345
is enough to starve the emperor
into behaving like this.
125
00:12:45,817 --> 00:12:48,602
It's actually quite nice
to endure hunger.
126
00:12:48,602 --> 00:12:51,618
Not knowing how starvation feels,
I didn't appreciate the taste of food
127
00:12:51,618 --> 00:12:53,663
the preciousness of sowing and reaping
128
00:12:53,663 --> 00:12:55,951
and even more, the hardship of my people.
129
00:13:18,065 --> 00:13:19,332
Your Majesty!
130
00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:21,966
Your Majesty, this is
too overwhelming for me!
131
00:13:23,892 --> 00:13:25,520
Sir, you're worthy of my respect.
132
00:13:26,932 --> 00:13:30,909
The first bow is to thank you
for sending the horses.
133
00:13:32,092 --> 00:13:35,894
It's my duty to save the nation
and rescue the emperor.
134
00:13:35,894 --> 00:13:37,918
I wouldn't dare accept
any gratitude for that.
135
00:13:39,548 --> 00:13:44,200
The second bow is to thank you
for keeping my secret.
136
00:13:46,552 --> 00:13:51,316
I'd like to know when you found out
about my true identity.
137
00:13:51,316 --> 00:13:52,761
This...
138
00:13:58,110 --> 00:14:00,015
Your Majesty, what did you say?
139
00:14:00,015 --> 00:14:03,934
Zhong Da, Mister Jia knows about it all.
140
00:14:03,934 --> 00:14:05,323
It's because of him that
141
00:14:05,323 --> 00:14:08,033
Libationer Guo no longer
misunderstood me.
142
00:14:15,236 --> 00:14:21,981
Everyone knows that you're the son
of Emperor Ling and Lady Wang.
143
00:14:21,981 --> 00:14:23,916
As for me...
144
00:14:23,916 --> 00:14:27,712
I knew about this since
Your Majesty was born.
145
00:14:29,139 --> 00:14:31,149
Therefore, since you first
returned to the capital
146
00:14:31,149 --> 00:14:33,732
you already knew, didn't you?
147
00:14:35,831 --> 00:14:38,666
Master Jia, in the first year
of the Yong Han Reign
148
00:14:38,666 --> 00:14:40,567
you were recruited to
Luoyang by Dong Zhuo.
149
00:14:40,567 --> 00:14:43,677
You also took part in
the restructuring of the palace.
150
00:14:43,677 --> 00:14:46,394
That's why you know so well
about the imperial family's secrets.
151
00:14:46,394 --> 00:14:47,732
However...
152
00:14:47,732 --> 00:14:52,581
you told neither Dong Zhuo nor
Minister Cao about the secret.
153
00:14:52,581 --> 00:14:55,716
Was this to protect the imperial family?
154
00:14:55,716 --> 00:14:58,065
Mister Jia earned yourself
a lifetime of notoriety.
155
00:14:58,065 --> 00:15:00,144
You've endured and put up
with all the humiliation
156
00:15:00,144 --> 00:15:01,994
to protect the imperial family secretly.
157
00:15:01,994 --> 00:15:04,816
Someday, I'll revise
the historical records.
158
00:15:04,816 --> 00:15:06,807
I'll be sure to clear you
of such notoriety.
159
00:15:09,408 --> 00:15:11,273
For those of us who are
born into such times
160
00:15:11,273 --> 00:15:16,644
we can't even tell
if we really are right or wrong.
161
00:15:16,644 --> 00:15:19,702
We all fought to survive from
the intense competition.
162
00:15:19,702 --> 00:15:23,682
The past is long buried in
the turbulent times.
163
00:15:23,682 --> 00:15:27,443
It's not worth remembering or praising.
164
00:15:27,443 --> 00:15:31,788
The future belongs to you,
the young ones.
165
00:15:31,788 --> 00:15:35,114
Be it an impasse or a chance of survival
166
00:15:36,687 --> 00:15:39,499
it all comes down to
how you head down the path.
167
00:15:50,134 --> 00:15:51,490
What are you doing?
168
00:15:51,490 --> 00:15:52,511
His Majesty is in there!
169
00:15:52,511 --> 00:15:54,105
You can't enter without permission!
170
00:16:03,667 --> 00:16:05,498
Who dares to act so impetuously?
171
00:16:06,724 --> 00:16:08,190
Upon the orders of Minister Cao
172
00:16:08,190 --> 00:16:10,105
we're here to arrest Sima Yi
on the grounds
173
00:16:10,105 --> 00:16:12,528
of deceiving Minister Cao
in an attempt to avoid employment.
174
00:16:13,394 --> 00:16:14,679
I knew it.
175
00:16:14,679 --> 00:16:15,679
Stop right there.
176
00:16:18,923 --> 00:16:21,696
This isn't the place for you
to act as you please.
177
00:16:21,696 --> 00:16:24,498
Tell Minister Cao to come and talk to me.
178
00:16:24,498 --> 00:16:26,820
I'm just carrying out orders.
179
00:16:26,820 --> 00:16:28,913
I'd rather die than defy the orders.
180
00:16:28,913 --> 00:16:31,392
Minister Cao said that
should Your Majesty blame him
181
00:16:31,392 --> 00:16:33,273
he will accept the blame respectfully.
182
00:16:33,273 --> 00:16:35,211
Take him away!
183
00:17:02,889 --> 00:17:04,685
He actually deceived me.
184
00:17:06,227 --> 00:17:08,359
He said that he'd spare Zhong Da.
185
00:17:09,510 --> 00:17:11,288
Why would he still go after him?
186
00:17:11,288 --> 00:17:17,834
Minister Cao has just raised his blade.
187
00:17:19,082 --> 00:17:20,972
Whether he'll let the blade fall...
188
00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:26,464
That depends on how Your Majesty
reacts to his actions.
189
00:17:33,797 --> 00:17:35,192
Why?
190
00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,665
Why can't you persuade
His Majesty to give up Lulong?
191
00:17:39,665 --> 00:17:43,499
Wouldn't it be better if
Cao Cao dies out there at the frontier?
192
00:17:43,499 --> 00:17:45,010
Father, how could you say that?
193
00:17:45,010 --> 00:17:48,291
Doesn't that mean we're abandoning
a city of people to the nomads?
194
00:17:48,291 --> 00:17:52,011
I've always thought that
you were persistent and clever enough
195
00:17:52,011 --> 00:17:53,981
to make an unswerving judgment.
196
00:17:53,981 --> 00:17:56,866
When have you become
so indecisive as well?
197
00:17:56,866 --> 00:17:58,013
Give this a thought.
198
00:17:58,013 --> 00:18:00,470
Between forsaking a city
and endangering the imperial family
199
00:18:00,470 --> 00:18:03,163
to face a long-term battle with Cao Cao
200
00:18:03,163 --> 00:18:05,270
which of those two
will cost us a smaller loss?
201
00:18:05,270 --> 00:18:07,178
Father, I had also once thought
202
00:18:07,178 --> 00:18:10,940
that I could ignore the sacrifice of
innocent lives for the sake of our goal.
203
00:18:10,940 --> 00:18:14,248
I used to tell myself that
I was doing so for the nation.
204
00:18:14,248 --> 00:18:18,762
When I saw the people and soldiers,
that was when I knew what a nation meant!
205
00:18:18,762 --> 00:18:22,363
Father, I'm their empress.
206
00:18:22,363 --> 00:18:25,386
They trust us and provide for us!
207
00:18:25,386 --> 00:18:29,840
How can we sacrifice so many lives
as a form of political trickery?
208
00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:31,803
I...
209
00:18:31,803 --> 00:18:36,319
For your sake...
for the both of you, I really...
210
00:18:37,643 --> 00:18:39,326
Father, what were you trying to say?
211
00:18:40,615 --> 00:18:44,292
I wanted to say that
you've both disappointed me greatly!
212
00:18:44,292 --> 00:18:47,924
Now that you busied yourself
in assisting the others
213
00:18:47,924 --> 00:18:49,743
and helped Cao Cao attain victory
214
00:18:49,743 --> 00:18:52,431
you've exposed your strengths
and forces at a glance!
215
00:18:52,431 --> 00:18:54,094
You...
216
00:18:54,798 --> 00:18:57,771
Do you think that Cao Cao will spare you?
217
00:18:57,771 --> 00:18:59,349
Your Highness!
218
00:18:59,349 --> 00:19:02,069
His Majesty asks that
Your Highness return to the palace.
219
00:19:02,069 --> 00:19:04,152
Minister Cao has arrested Sima Yi.
220
00:19:11,576 --> 00:19:15,700
Is this how Cao Cao repays you?
221
00:19:37,217 --> 00:19:38,294
Your Majesty.
222
00:19:38,294 --> 00:19:39,567
Where is Minister Cao?
223
00:19:39,567 --> 00:19:42,874
Minister Cao said that he's too
occupied with state affairs to come.
224
00:19:42,874 --> 00:19:45,304
He's sent the Second Young Master,
Cao Pi, to seek audience.
225
00:19:45,304 --> 00:19:47,224
Cao Pi is now waiting outside the hall.
226
00:19:47,224 --> 00:19:50,520
Your Majesty, will you summon him in?
227
00:19:51,597 --> 00:19:53,657
- Summon him in.
- Yes.
228
00:19:55,954 --> 00:19:59,276
Summon Cao Pi into the hall!
229
00:20:14,757 --> 00:20:16,752
Greetings, Your Majesty.
230
00:20:48,644 --> 00:20:51,417
Did your father realize that
he broke his promise to me
231
00:20:51,417 --> 00:20:53,667
so he can't bring himself to see me?
232
00:20:55,247 --> 00:20:56,930
Your Majesty, please appease your anger.
233
00:20:59,817 --> 00:21:01,731
Your Majesty should know that
in terms of merit
234
00:21:01,731 --> 00:21:05,770
Sima Yi can be conferred as a marquis,
but his misdeeds can get him beheaded.
235
00:21:05,770 --> 00:21:07,586
He defied my father multiple times.
236
00:21:07,586 --> 00:21:11,857
He's already one of the very few whom
my father could tolerate for so long.
237
00:21:11,857 --> 00:21:15,715
My father truly cherishes men of talent
for the sake of the nation.
238
00:21:18,669 --> 00:21:24,859
Your father only cherishes the men of
talent who offer their services to him.
239
00:21:26,065 --> 00:21:29,809
Let those who comply with me thrive
and those who resist me perish.
240
00:21:29,809 --> 00:21:31,638
Is that so?
241
00:21:32,701 --> 00:21:33,711
Your Majesty.
242
00:21:33,711 --> 00:21:35,531
We're in the turbulent times.
243
00:21:35,531 --> 00:21:38,442
My father still has
many enemies to subdue.
244
00:21:38,442 --> 00:21:42,509
If we allow someone as talented
as Sima Yi to do as he wishes
245
00:21:42,509 --> 00:21:47,440
he'll become a strong opponent
against my father, just like Zhuge Liang.
246
00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,946
I wish to save Sima Yi.
247
00:21:49,946 --> 00:21:52,855
Therefore, I dare to tell
Your Majesty the truth.
248
00:21:54,434 --> 00:21:56,377
Your concern for Sima Yi...
249
00:21:58,463 --> 00:22:00,699
It has become his sin.
250
00:22:03,116 --> 00:22:06,430
Your Majesty can save him once or twice
with the public opinion of the gentries
251
00:22:06,430 --> 00:22:10,352
but not a third or a fourth time.
252
00:22:12,866 --> 00:22:18,436
For the sake of Sima Yi,
I beseech Your Majesty to let him go.
253
00:22:26,232 --> 00:22:27,585
He's my subject...
254
00:22:27,585 --> 00:22:32,476
yet I have to let go of him
so that he can be spared.
255
00:22:35,358 --> 00:22:41,281
In Minister Cao's mind,
I'm his greatest opponent, am I not?
256
00:22:45,104 --> 00:22:48,000
It was silly of me to think
that we could collaborate.
257
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,240
It seems...
258
00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,181
it really was my wishful thinking.
259
00:22:54,310 --> 00:22:58,262
My father gave Sima Yi this chance
in hopes of reconciling with you.
260
00:22:58,262 --> 00:23:00,529
Otherwise, Sima Yi is obviously
seeking his own doom
261
00:23:00,529 --> 00:23:03,446
by pledging allegiance to Han
but serving the Cao family.
262
00:23:03,446 --> 00:23:06,848
Therefore, in order to
have Sima Yi released...
263
00:23:07,926 --> 00:23:09,641
my father has listed another condition.
264
00:23:09,641 --> 00:23:11,705
What is it?
265
00:23:16,273 --> 00:23:17,290
Sister Tang.
266
00:23:18,795 --> 00:23:21,712
His Majesty mustn't give in
to Cao Cao without drawing a line.
267
00:23:21,712 --> 00:23:23,450
I'll go and save him.
268
00:23:24,250 --> 00:23:26,550
- Are you going to--
- Yes.
269
00:23:27,567 --> 00:23:29,269
I don't take the same risks
as you all do.
270
00:23:29,269 --> 00:23:31,491
I'll choose the simplest method.
271
00:23:31,491 --> 00:23:34,200
Break him out of prison.
I'll get him out from there.
272
00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,595
Then what?
273
00:23:35,595 --> 00:23:37,578
Are you going somewhere far away?
274
00:23:40,944 --> 00:23:42,116
Exactly.
275
00:23:42,116 --> 00:23:44,807
We'll look for a place
with beautiful scenery.
276
00:23:44,807 --> 00:23:47,384
A place away from the war.
277
00:23:47,384 --> 00:23:51,269
He can sing the songs
and read the books he likes.
278
00:23:51,269 --> 00:23:53,780
I won't have to wield
my sword again to take lives.
279
00:23:54,917 --> 00:23:56,301
Wouldn't that be nice?
280
00:23:56,301 --> 00:23:57,921
Sister Tang...
281
00:24:01,006 --> 00:24:02,982
I hope that you can be happy.
282
00:24:02,982 --> 00:24:06,087
The imperial family owes you so much.
283
00:24:06,087 --> 00:24:07,315
However...
284
00:24:07,315 --> 00:24:12,105
as long as Cao Cao lives,
you can never return.
285
00:24:15,646 --> 00:24:17,338
The capital is a cage to me.
286
00:24:17,338 --> 00:24:22,362
Apart from the two of you,
there's nothing I'll miss about it.
287
00:24:33,505 --> 00:24:34,559
All right.
288
00:24:34,559 --> 00:24:40,174
I'll ask Jia Xu to plant someone
inside the prison.
289
00:24:40,174 --> 00:24:42,378
Cui Yan will see to the city guards.
290
00:24:42,378 --> 00:24:45,269
We'll escort the two of you
out of here tonight.
291
00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:00,092
Sima Yi!
292
00:25:17,109 --> 00:25:18,250
Zhong Da.
293
00:25:32,679 --> 00:25:34,086
A visitor comes on a cold night.
294
00:25:34,086 --> 00:25:36,336
It's a pity that I don't have
any wine to treat you.
295
00:25:40,310 --> 00:25:44,905
Zhong Da, you're just like a dragon
or phoenix that soars into the sky.
296
00:25:45,948 --> 00:25:47,888
You shouldn't be here
like a tortoise in mud.
297
00:25:51,496 --> 00:25:54,366
You should know how that
metaphor came about.
298
00:25:54,366 --> 00:25:57,742
Chu State invited Zhuangzi
to become a statesman.
299
00:25:57,742 --> 00:26:00,460
How did Zhuangzi reply?
300
00:26:00,460 --> 00:26:02,526
He'd rather crawl in mud like a tortoise
301
00:26:02,526 --> 00:26:07,729
than be worshipped at
the imperial court like a dead tortoise.
302
00:26:07,729 --> 00:26:11,736
As for me, I refuse to become
a dead tortoise as well.
303
00:26:11,736 --> 00:26:14,997
However, you're not indifferent
and inactive like Zhuangzi.
304
00:26:17,304 --> 00:26:18,332
Zhong Da.
305
00:26:19,711 --> 00:26:22,666
I might not have known you
for as long as His Majesty has
306
00:26:22,666 --> 00:26:24,574
but I know you well.
307
00:26:24,574 --> 00:26:29,519
Your talent and ambition will
keep you from coveting a simple life.
308
00:26:30,557 --> 00:26:33,686
You're so thrilled to be in the
turbulent times and dangerous situations.
309
00:26:33,686 --> 00:26:38,527
It's because your wisdom radiates
as if it were a pearl.
310
00:26:39,872 --> 00:26:42,702
Your ambition will tingle
as that of a precious sword.
311
00:26:44,450 --> 00:26:49,002
I saw very clearly just how much
you enjoyed yourself in Lulong
312
00:26:49,002 --> 00:26:50,292
when restraints were cast aside.
313
00:26:51,292 --> 00:26:53,836
The excitement you can get
from power and wisdom...
314
00:26:54,836 --> 00:26:56,747
I understand that.
315
00:26:56,747 --> 00:26:58,801
I'm also the only one
who can offer that to you.
316
00:26:58,801 --> 00:27:00,616
Zhong Da...
317
00:27:02,133 --> 00:27:03,929
do you really have no desire for it?
318
00:27:10,704 --> 00:27:11,878
Young Master...
319
00:27:12,974 --> 00:27:14,410
I don't wish to upset you.
320
00:27:14,410 --> 00:27:18,198
If you're still grateful to me
for saving your life
321
00:27:18,198 --> 00:27:21,029
tell your father to do some good deeds.
322
00:27:21,029 --> 00:27:24,131
Don't hurt my family.
323
00:27:24,131 --> 00:27:26,098
That's good enough for me.
324
00:27:27,367 --> 00:27:28,800
As for me...
325
00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,998
I'll be brutally honest again.
326
00:27:30,998 --> 00:27:33,645
If I were to serve under you
327
00:27:34,759 --> 00:27:36,644
would you dare to employ me?
328
00:27:37,952 --> 00:27:39,773
Would Minister Cao dare to employ me?
329
00:27:44,606 --> 00:27:46,400
If you tell me...
330
00:27:49,674 --> 00:27:54,796
where Yang Ping is,
I can then trust you.
331
00:27:58,732 --> 00:28:02,269
You'll have me betray my master
before you can trust me.
332
00:28:03,653 --> 00:28:05,717
With this courage...
333
00:28:05,717 --> 00:28:07,801
forget it.
334
00:28:09,736 --> 00:28:11,376
Zhong Da, you're a clever man.
335
00:28:11,376 --> 00:28:14,500
Why would you put up
such a useless resistance?
336
00:28:14,500 --> 00:28:16,550
I feel sorry for you.
337
00:28:16,550 --> 00:28:19,630
You surely wouldn't
be able to understand.
338
00:28:22,875 --> 00:28:27,911
Zhong Da, are you so sure that
His Majesty will be able to save you?
339
00:28:27,911 --> 00:28:30,596
Are the scholars going to
make a scene again?
340
00:28:30,596 --> 00:28:31,864
Or...
341
00:28:34,616 --> 00:28:37,597
bribe a skilled warrior
to break you out of prison?
342
00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:43,130
Honestly...
343
00:28:43,130 --> 00:28:44,957
If those methods would work
344
00:28:44,957 --> 00:28:49,157
I'd save you even if
I'd have to defy my father.
345
00:28:50,207 --> 00:28:53,171
But Zhong Da, this is only
going to get you killed.
346
00:28:53,171 --> 00:28:55,828
From then on, you could only
remain concealed in the mountains.
347
00:28:55,828 --> 00:29:00,164
You'd have to live anonymously,
forsake your ambitions and career.
348
00:29:00,164 --> 00:29:03,336
All you'd see would be boring mountains,
rocks, birds, and animals every day.
349
00:29:03,336 --> 00:29:06,308
You'll detest yourself
in loneliness and regret.
350
00:29:07,740 --> 00:29:09,741
I don't want you
to go through such misery.
351
00:29:10,803 --> 00:29:12,429
You're overly concerned.
352
00:29:12,429 --> 00:29:14,744
If you wish to win Minister Cao over
353
00:29:14,744 --> 00:29:18,096
it's best for you not to speak
out of turn like this again.
354
00:29:19,135 --> 00:29:21,023
Do see yourself out.
355
00:29:21,023 --> 00:29:22,231
Zhong Da--
356
00:29:24,612 --> 00:29:26,107
Don't make me behave impolitely.
357
00:29:26,107 --> 00:29:27,603
Please leave.
358
00:29:30,207 --> 00:29:31,999
Zhong Da, please do reconsider.
359
00:29:33,587 --> 00:29:34,587
Take care.
360
00:30:52,971 --> 00:30:54,388
Your Majesty, Your Highness.
361
00:30:54,388 --> 00:30:56,198
I reckoned that the oil
must be burning out
362
00:30:56,198 --> 00:30:57,486
so I came to replenish it.
363
00:30:59,393 --> 00:31:00,662
Go ahead.
364
00:31:09,115 --> 00:31:10,771
Is it quiet out there?
365
00:31:10,771 --> 00:31:12,769
Don't worry, Your Majesty. All is well.
366
00:31:12,769 --> 00:31:17,106
Isn't there any news of
robbery or fighting at all?
367
00:31:17,106 --> 00:31:18,432
I haven't heard of anything.
368
00:31:18,432 --> 00:31:20,401
What's the matter, Your Majesty?
369
00:31:20,401 --> 00:31:22,203
Nothing.
370
00:31:22,203 --> 00:31:23,770
- You are dismissed.
- Yes.
371
00:31:31,441 --> 00:31:32,926
Don't be too worried.
372
00:31:32,926 --> 00:31:35,019
We've already made the arrangements.
373
00:31:35,019 --> 00:31:38,143
Judging by Sister Tang's skills,
it should go well.
374
00:31:39,532 --> 00:31:44,400
Do you think that I'll ever
get to see Zhong Da again?
375
00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:47,162
When the nation is united again
376
00:31:48,886 --> 00:31:50,571
I'm sure you will meet again.
377
00:31:59,583 --> 00:32:03,564
You are all that I have left now.
378
00:32:14,808 --> 00:32:16,461
Your Majesty, Your Highness.
379
00:32:16,461 --> 00:32:17,800
I've gone and asked around.
380
00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,371
All is well at the commandant's office.
381
00:32:19,371 --> 00:32:20,773
Nothing happened last night.
382
00:32:22,604 --> 00:32:23,948
It's good that nothing came up.
383
00:32:23,948 --> 00:32:25,820
Why didn't Sister Tang go there?
384
00:32:28,743 --> 00:32:30,170
Summon Princess Consort Tang!
385
00:32:30,170 --> 00:32:31,214
No.
386
00:32:31,214 --> 00:32:32,884
I'll go instead.
387
00:32:34,090 --> 00:32:36,228
I have to save him as an emperor would.
388
00:32:36,228 --> 00:32:38,077
Dress me up for imperial court!
389
00:32:38,891 --> 00:32:42,989
Dear subjects, you should know by now
that the scholar of Wen County
390
00:32:42,989 --> 00:32:47,086
Sima Yi, is imprisoned for avoiding
the employment of Minister Cao.
391
00:32:47,086 --> 00:32:50,101
Judging by his misdeed,
he should be punished
392
00:32:50,101 --> 00:32:53,487
but he rendered a great merit
by coming to my rescue.
393
00:32:53,487 --> 00:32:58,023
I'm torn between punishing
and rewarding him.
394
00:32:58,023 --> 00:33:03,911
I'd like to ask you
how I should handle this case.
395
00:33:13,691 --> 00:33:15,126
Your Majesty.
396
00:33:15,126 --> 00:33:17,406
Recruiting of talents is initially
a way to demonstrate
397
00:33:17,406 --> 00:33:19,074
the imperial court's courtesy to them.
398
00:33:19,074 --> 00:33:21,626
How could we hold an ax and
a blade to recruit men of talent?
399
00:33:21,626 --> 00:33:24,381
Xu You cleansed his ears
to avoid being recruited by Emperor Yao.
400
00:33:24,381 --> 00:33:26,690
Yan Guang remained in bed
to turn down Emperor Guang Wu.
401
00:33:26,690 --> 00:33:28,755
Neither of the wise emperors
blamed them at all.
402
00:33:28,755 --> 00:33:31,377
It's said, "Every man
has his own ambition."
403
00:33:31,377 --> 00:33:33,193
"Why should you force yours upon him?"
404
00:33:33,193 --> 00:33:35,268
There were hermits
even in a prosperous era.
405
00:33:35,268 --> 00:33:38,345
Why would we kill anyone
who refuses to be recruited?
406
00:33:38,345 --> 00:33:41,423
If this is recorded in history,
won't we become a laughing stock?
407
00:33:47,071 --> 00:33:49,939
Did Sima Yi only avoid recruitment?
408
00:33:49,939 --> 00:33:52,625
He pretended to be disabled
to deceive Minister Cao.
409
00:33:52,625 --> 00:33:54,595
That is as good as deceiving
the imperial court.
410
00:33:54,595 --> 00:33:58,705
How can we easily forgive anyone
who commits lese-majeste?
411
00:34:03,385 --> 00:34:04,813
Your Majesty.
412
00:34:04,813 --> 00:34:06,213
How about this?
413
00:34:06,213 --> 00:34:08,757
Sima Yi rendered a meritorious service.
414
00:34:08,757 --> 00:34:10,728
He, too, has committed a serious offense.
415
00:34:10,728 --> 00:34:13,418
We'll offset his demerit with merit.
416
00:34:13,418 --> 00:34:17,074
Can't we then choose to
neither punish nor reward him?
417
00:34:17,074 --> 00:34:19,512
The soldiers deserved the credit
for fighting the battle.
418
00:34:19,512 --> 00:34:22,478
Why should a scholar like Sima Yi
who holds no official post
419
00:34:22,478 --> 00:34:25,275
take credit for commanding the army?
420
00:34:28,367 --> 00:34:29,641
Uncle!
421
00:34:29,641 --> 00:34:30,815
I can be his witness!
422
00:34:30,815 --> 00:34:33,378
In Lulong, when we were in grave danger
423
00:34:33,378 --> 00:34:36,199
we were only rescued because
Sima Yi commanded the army well.
424
00:34:36,199 --> 00:34:37,699
Zi Jian!
425
00:34:37,699 --> 00:34:39,275
Uncle.
426
00:34:39,275 --> 00:34:42,320
Princess Consort of Hongnong arrives!
427
00:35:07,427 --> 00:35:09,228
[The memorial tablet of
Prince of Hongnong]
428
00:35:12,617 --> 00:35:15,108
Greetings, Your Majesty.
429
00:35:22,599 --> 00:35:26,411
[The memorial tablet of
Prince of Hongnong]
430
00:35:27,793 --> 00:35:29,634
Greetings, Sister-in-law.
431
00:35:29,634 --> 00:35:31,851
I welcome the presence of
my brother's memorial tablet.
432
00:35:31,851 --> 00:35:36,226
Your Majesty, do you still remember
how Prince of Hongnong passed away?
433
00:35:36,226 --> 00:35:38,201
Never will I forget it.
434
00:35:38,201 --> 00:35:42,248
My brother was poisoned
to death by Dong Zhuo.
435
00:35:42,248 --> 00:35:48,360
I regretted that I was too young then
to kill that traitor myself
436
00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:50,309
and avenge my brother.
437
00:35:50,309 --> 00:35:52,146
There's an ancient saying.
438
00:35:52,146 --> 00:35:54,913
"The officials would rather die
than to see their ruler humiliated."
439
00:35:54,913 --> 00:35:58,757
However, we've even suffered
the murder of an emperor of Great Han.
440
00:35:58,757 --> 00:36:03,070
I wonder if the officials here
are shocked by it at all.
441
00:36:03,070 --> 00:36:05,708
I wonder if you're ashamed.
442
00:36:14,976 --> 00:36:16,963
Before Prince of Hongnong passed away
443
00:36:16,963 --> 00:36:18,773
he once sang to me.
444
00:36:19,889 --> 00:36:23,012
"Heaven and Earth have changed,
why should I suffer so much?"
445
00:36:23,012 --> 00:36:27,400
"I, once the center of all eyes,
am driven to the humble."
446
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:32,085
"Oppressed by an arrogant minister,
my life nears its end."
447
00:36:34,110 --> 00:36:38,112
"Now I am leaving you and will
go off on the eternal journey."
448
00:36:38,112 --> 00:36:39,527
He also said...
449
00:36:40,596 --> 00:36:42,260
"Protect my younger brother well."
450
00:36:42,260 --> 00:36:44,862
"Do not allow the bloodline
of my family to end."
451
00:36:44,862 --> 00:36:47,940
When His Majesty was trapped in Lulong
452
00:36:47,940 --> 00:36:50,489
I only regretted that I was born a woman!
453
00:36:50,489 --> 00:36:53,266
I couldn't head off with my bow
and arrow to rescue Your Majesty!
454
00:36:59,436 --> 00:37:03,215
Great Han nearly suffered yet
another murder of an emperor.
455
00:37:03,215 --> 00:37:08,313
I wonder if the officials here
were shocked by it.
456
00:37:08,313 --> 00:37:11,465
I wonder if you feel ashamed.
457
00:37:12,965 --> 00:37:16,626
Princess Consort attends the
imperial court as the grieving widow
458
00:37:16,626 --> 00:37:18,034
to take sides with Sima Yi.
459
00:37:18,034 --> 00:37:20,416
Aren't you worried that
rumors might arise?
460
00:37:20,416 --> 00:37:21,748
General Cao!
461
00:37:21,748 --> 00:37:24,972
How dare you disrespect
the princess consort?
462
00:37:28,701 --> 00:37:29,927
Indeed.
463
00:37:29,927 --> 00:37:32,550
I do take sides with Sima Yi.
464
00:37:32,550 --> 00:37:35,690
For years, my heart was chilled
to the core like burnt ashes.
465
00:37:35,690 --> 00:37:37,903
Before Sima Yi set out to war
466
00:37:37,903 --> 00:37:42,396
I saw him off and rewarded the army
without any fear of rumors.
467
00:37:42,396 --> 00:37:46,434
I no longer wish to see
another emperor of Great Han
468
00:37:46,434 --> 00:37:48,793
have to flee for his life
or be murdered!
469
00:37:52,731 --> 00:37:54,561
If this counts as a misdeed
470
00:37:54,561 --> 00:37:58,092
please punish me
as you would punish Sima Yi.
471
00:38:02,447 --> 00:38:05,867
In death, I then shall be able to face
my late husband and the ancestors
472
00:38:05,867 --> 00:38:08,387
of Great Han with a clear conscience!
473
00:38:09,690 --> 00:38:10,936
Your Majesty!
474
00:38:24,498 --> 00:38:29,485
No one upon this imperial court
is even as noble as a woman!
475
00:38:29,485 --> 00:38:34,362
I've let the ancestors of Great Han down!
476
00:38:34,362 --> 00:38:40,478
400 years of the Great Han Empire
actually degenerated as such!
477
00:38:43,076 --> 00:38:44,152
Your Majesty!
478
00:38:44,152 --> 00:38:47,503
There are the Eight Deliberations
for those who rendered merits.
479
00:38:47,503 --> 00:38:49,972
Sima Yi rendered a merit
that is unrivaled
480
00:38:49,972 --> 00:38:51,050
for rescuing the emperor.
481
00:38:51,050 --> 00:38:56,338
I beseech Your Majesty
to pardon Sima Yi!
482
00:38:58,992 --> 00:39:03,077
I beseech Your Majesty to pardon Sima Yi!
483
00:39:12,289 --> 00:39:13,960
General Cao Ren.
484
00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:16,012
Young Master Cao Pi.
485
00:39:16,012 --> 00:39:20,572
I have an imperial decree
for Minister Cao.
486
00:39:20,572 --> 00:39:22,293
Also...
487
00:39:22,293 --> 00:39:27,597
please inform Minister Cao
of the officials' request.
488
00:39:27,597 --> 00:39:29,875
- What say you?
- Yes.
489
00:39:42,150 --> 00:39:47,500
What good is Sima Yi to have
the princess consort plead on his behalf?
490
00:39:47,500 --> 00:39:52,244
Young Master Yang can express
your opinions in the imperial court.
491
00:39:54,860 --> 00:39:57,525
I'm just a subject in
the Minister of Works' government.
492
00:39:57,525 --> 00:39:59,521
I don't hold an official post.
493
00:39:59,521 --> 00:40:01,755
I need not attend the imperial court.
494
00:40:01,755 --> 00:40:07,306
However, as an outsider,
I'd like to give you a word of advice.
495
00:40:07,306 --> 00:40:10,081
You've used your identity as
Prince of Hongnong's widow.
496
00:40:10,081 --> 00:40:14,170
You moved everyone to tears with
your affection for Prince of Hongnong.
497
00:40:14,170 --> 00:40:18,789
I'm afraid that whoever marries
Your Highness in the future
498
00:40:18,789 --> 00:40:22,811
might be torn to bits by
those veteran officials first.
499
00:40:22,811 --> 00:40:26,519
When you were making use of them,
did you not consider
500
00:40:26,519 --> 00:40:29,311
that they are also
the chains to bind you down?
501
00:40:30,965 --> 00:40:33,235
Young Master Yang,
you're still so full of nonsense.
502
00:40:34,528 --> 00:40:36,371
Princess Consort of Hongnong...
503
00:40:36,371 --> 00:40:40,699
I'll spend the rest of my life
guarding the late prince's shrine.
504
00:40:41,663 --> 00:40:42,788
Set out.
505
00:41:09,485 --> 00:41:10,833
The chancellor?
506
00:41:10,833 --> 00:41:12,150
Yes.
507
00:41:12,150 --> 00:41:14,211
His Majesty is conferring Father
as the Chancellor
508
00:41:14,211 --> 00:41:16,273
for winning the battle
against the Wuhuan Tribe.
509
00:41:20,849 --> 00:41:23,755
It's been a century since there's been
a chancellor in the Han dynasty.
510
00:41:23,755 --> 00:41:26,251
It's because the chancellor
ranks above all other officials
511
00:41:26,251 --> 00:41:27,547
and holds great authority.
512
00:41:27,547 --> 00:41:30,110
He can almost stand up to the emperor.
513
00:41:30,110 --> 00:41:32,626
It's a position that many emperors fear.
514
00:41:34,329 --> 00:41:37,335
If I were to have the authority
of a chancellor
515
00:41:37,335 --> 00:41:39,831
Kong Rong and the others
would surely fly into a rage.
516
00:41:42,672 --> 00:41:45,474
His Majesty is now offering me a position
517
00:41:45,474 --> 00:41:47,840
that could jeopardize the imperial family
518
00:41:49,637 --> 00:41:52,204
just so he can save a scholar?
519
00:41:52,204 --> 00:41:55,293
Father deserves to be the chancellor
for pacifying the northern frontier.
520
00:41:55,293 --> 00:41:57,643
You don't need the recognition
of the emperor.
521
00:41:57,643 --> 00:42:02,235
However, since His Majesty
means to express goodwill
522
00:42:02,235 --> 00:42:04,503
and the officials have now
been incited by Tang Ying
523
00:42:04,503 --> 00:42:05,802
why don't you...
524
00:42:05,802 --> 00:42:08,023
return his favor as well?
525
00:42:08,023 --> 00:42:10,652
You're the one who wishes
to keep him, aren't you?
526
00:42:16,599 --> 00:42:17,875
Father...
527
00:42:19,217 --> 00:42:21,221
please believe me this once.
528
00:42:22,293 --> 00:42:24,431
I can certainly control him.
529
00:42:30,637 --> 00:42:35,637
Subtitles by DramaFever
42013
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.
Afrikaans
Akan
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bemba
Bengali
Bihari
Bosnian
Breton
Bulgarian
Cambodian
Catalan
Cebuano
Cherokee
Chichewa
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Esperanto
Estonian
Faroese
Finnish
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Guarani
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hawaiian
Hebrew
Hmong
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Kazakh
Kinyarwanda
Kirundi
Kongo
Korean
Krio (Sierra Leone)
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Laothian
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luganda
Luo
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Maltese
Maori
Mauritian Creole
Moldavian
Mongolian
Myanmar (Burmese)
Montenegrin
Nepali
Norwegian
Pashto
Persian
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Quechua
Romanian
Romansh
Russian
Samoan
Scots Gaelic
Serbian
Sesotho
Setswana
Seychellois Creole
Shona
Sindhi
Sinhalese
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Swedish
Tajik
Thai
Tigrinya
Tonga
Turkish
Turkmen
Ukrainian
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Wolof