(Luoyi, Capital of Zhou)
(King Nan of Zhou, Ji Yan)
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
Xi Jun, you are finally back!
I have been waiting for you.
The Qin army has been
besieging us for days.
I have been looking forward
to your return
to lead the Five-Nation Alliance
for reinforcement.
Your Majesty.
I am incompetent.
I have disappointed Your Majesty.
What happened?
Please speak.
Your Majesty.
The states of Wei, Han and Yan
have abandoned us.
The states of Zhao and Chu
refused the throne
and fight to death against the Qin.
The Qin...
The Qin will definitely want us
to hand over our 36 cities.
And send The Nine Cauldrons back to Qin
before it would withdraw its troops.
Otherwise...
What would happen otherwise?
Otherwise,
they will attack Luoyi
and destroy the shrine of the Zhou.
The Qin
even dares to scramble for the capital.
And wants me to hand over
The Nine Cauldrons.
The Nine Cauldrons
is the symbol of the sovereign.
The Princes of the world
are appointed by my ancestors.
Are they going to sit by and watch me
being replaced by Qin?
Your Majesty, all the states
have their own interests.
It is difficult to fight
the Qin together.
Based on the current situation,
I am afraid the Qin
will eventually annex
all six states to unify the world.
Your Majesty!
Give them.
Give them.
Give them!
Give them all to the Qin!
My throne.
My cities.
My territory.
My Nine Cauldrons.
Give them all.
The Ying family of the Qin!
You are a domestic servant
that serves the stable!
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
(In 256 BC,)
(the 51 years in reign of
King Zhaoxiang of Qin,)
(the coalition forces led by
the King of the Western Zhou Dynasty)
(had lost to the Qin.)
(The Qin army launched
a direct attack on capital of Zhou)
(The king of the Western Zhou Dynasty
was forced to hand over his 36 cities)
(and 30,000 citizens)
(to the Qin.)
(Although the last king
of the Zhou Dynasty,)
(King Nan of Zhou, was still alive,)
(whether in name)
(or in reality,)
(the Zhou Dynasty that had lasted
more than 800 years)
(ended this year.)
(After the Qin destroyed the Zhou,)
(the grandson of king of Qin, Ying
Yiren, and the Qin's general, Ying Jiu)
(sent The Nine Cauldrons to Xianyang.)
(On the way, they
encountered anomalies.)
(Ying Jiu fell seriously ill)
(and The Nine Cauldrons
fell into Sishui.)
(Zhangtai Palace in Xianyang,
state of Qin)
Your Majesty.
I have escorted Prince Zichu
and the General
(Huan Yi, General of Qin)
until the main hall entrance.
Zichu. Zichu.
Zichu.
Your Majesty.
Father.
Carry them away quick.
Summon the Imperial Physician
to treat him.
How did this happen?
Your Majesty, when we reached Sishui,
we encountered sudden stormy waves.
The ship that Prince Zichu
and the General embarked on
overturned and submerged in the water.
Prince Zichu and the General
suddenly fell ill.
I dare not stay longer,
and return to Xianyang at once.
So The Nine Cauldrons
had submerged in the water?
It was the cauldron of Yuzhou.
Father.
I will send someone
to salvage it immediately.
The cauldron is a divine object.
It has a spirit.
It shouldn't be retrieved
after losing it.
Owning The Eight Cauldrons
is already sufficient.
Transport The Eight Cauldrons
to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Yes.
(Although King Zhaoxiang of Qin
had obtained)
(the long-awaited cauldron of King Yu,)
(there was one missing cauldron
in The Nine Cauldrons.)
(The General died and
the royal grandson fell seriously ill.)
(There wasn't much joy seen)
(on this hero of the Warring States.)
(In the final five years of
King Zhaoxiang of Qin's life,)
(the state of Qin did not launch
any large-scale w*r)
(on the Six Nations of Shandong.)
(The only person who could succeed
King Zhaoxiang of Qin)
(and achieve the same ambition)
(was still on the verge
of life and death,)
(fighting against the test of fate.)
(Handan Prison, state of Zhao)
The son of the Qin. Come out!
Scoundrel!
Zheng.
Zheng!
Zheng!
Zheng!
Zheng! Zheng!
Which...
family are you from?
The Ying family!
The Ying family?
Come. Come up here.
Which family did you say you are from?
The Ying family.
What about you?
I am the same as yours.
The Ying family.
What is this?
Do you like it?
This is a crown.
I want a crown
that is bigger than this.
Guards!
Your Majesty.
Summon the imperial diviner.
Yes.
Someone's coming.
What...
What should we do?
My lord.
Please rise and speak.
-Yes.
-Yes.
Where are Prince Yiren's son and wife?
Answer me!
Get the child out quickly!
Arrest them!
No, my lord. Please spare our lives.
It is not us.
-We are not related to this.
-Bring them away.
My lord, please spare our lives.
Where is my son, Zheng?
Where is my son, Zheng?
Where is my son, Zheng?!
Where did you send him to?
Follow me.
Your son is right outside.
Zheng. Zheng! Zheng!
Zheng. Zheng.
Zheng. Zheng!
Zheng!
Zheng. Zheng!
My lord.
Prince Yiren's son
had been drown by the jailers.
It is god's will.
(Lord Pingyuan initially planned)
(to settle down Ying Zheng
and his mother in Handan)
(so as the Qin had
no reason to attack Zhao)
(and prepared for their exchange
in the future.)
(But he never thought
such an incident could occur.)
Madam.
Young Master.
Madam, the Young Master is still alive.
Still alive?
Yes, madam. Don't be agitated.
Zheng!
Zheng.
Zheng, come on!
Zheng, come on!
Come on, Zheng! Zheng!
Hold on to it! Come on!
Zheng. Zheng!
Zheng! He has braced it.
Zheng.
He has braced it. Let's leave now.
(Xianyang, the capital of Qin)
Zichu is awake.
Mother, Zichu is awake.
Zichu is awake.
He is awake?
Yes.
Let's go in quickly.
Be careful, mother.
How does it go?
Your Majesty's dream was extraordinary.
I have observed the astrological
position of the sovereign.
The clouds resemble the rooster.
It represents the vigour of
King Yu's descendants.
The energy is robust.
It is a never-seen-before phenomenon
of the son of heaven.
It looks like the prophecy
Taishi Dan divined over 100 years ago
will come true.
Do you mean that
the person who will
consolidate the world
is a descendant of the Ying family?
The Qin will conquer the world!
Congratulations, Your Majesty.
Has he been born?
The energy is robust.
Based on my observation,
he has been born.
(Five years later)
(Autumn, 251 BC)
(Handan, the capital of Zhao)
(Dong'er, youth)
My son, Zheng,
will grow stronger
than his father.
(Ying Zheng, youth)
(Xianyang, the capital of Qin)
I have been
the King of Qin for 56 years.
The heaven
has bestowed me such a long time.
I dare not waste even a moment.
Looking back at it now,
I did not manage to unify the world.
Let alone conquering the world.
Father has expanded the territory
throughout your life
and strengthened the state.
Our civility and military strengths
are comparable to Duke Mu.
In today's world,
who can stand shoulder
to shoulder with father?
Tell your son.
Tell your son too.
Tell the descendants of the Ying family.
The men of Qin
will never forget our roots.
Hope the Qin
will conquer the world.
-Yes.
-Yes.
Which family did you say you are from?
The Ying family.
What is this?
I want a crown
that is bigger than this.
There is another matter.
What is it about?
Do you have
any offspring who has not
come of age at 20?
Father.
My youngest child has reached adulthood.
Why did father ask this for?
I saw a child in my dream.
He possesses an air of spirituality.
He must be in his teens.
Father works all night long
on state affairs.
Father is kept being reminded
of conquering the world.
It might be only a dream
induced by the desire.
The dream seemed real.
I never experienced it.
The happiness
brought to me by that child
induced
some familiarity.
Your Majesty.
I have a son about that age.
Where is he?
Ying Zheng
is my son with a Zhao woman
when I was held hostage in Handan.
The King of Zhao wanted to k*ll me.
I had no choice but
to return to Qin alone.
I left Ying Zheng and
his mother in Handan.
I still have no news
about their situation.
Handan?
At the northeast of the great Qin?
Yin Zheng?
Send someone
to bring Ying Zheng back
to Xianyang immediately.
-Yes.
-Yes.
Are you not battle-dressed.
Let's share the plate for breast.
Let's share the plate for breast.
Are you not battle-dressed.
Are you not battle-dressed.
Let's share the coat and vest.
We shall go up the line.
♪Are you not battle-dressed♪
♪Are you not battle-dressed♪
(In the autumn of 251 BC,)
(the King of Qin, Ying Ji,
who reigned for 56 years)
(passed away at 75 years old.)
(His posthumous name was Zhaoxiang.)
(During the reign of
King Zhaoxiang of Qin,)
(he had greatly expanded
the territory of the state of Qin,)
(strengthened the power of the Qin)
(and turned the Qin
into the most powerful state)
(in the Warring States period,)
(laying down the foundation
for Ying Zheng, Qin Shihuang,)
(to conquer the world
with absolute victory.)
(Zhangtai)
(Longtai Palace in Handan,
the state of Zhao)
Uncle, why do you enter
the palace late at night?
Your Majesty, the king of Qin is dead.
What?
The king of Qin is dead.
Is this true?
Why is there no one
in the palace reporting it?
The spy I planted in Xianyang city
relayed this message to me tonight.
Dead?
It is absolutely true.
He is dead. He is dead!
The old thief is dead!
He is dead.
The old thief...
The old thief is finally dead.
At the court tomorrow,
we will discuss
the big event of the Qin.
I want to consolidate our army
and take advantage of the instability
of the Qin
to regain all of our lands
that had been snatched
by the Qin.
Your Majesty, the old king might be dead
but it is not a good time
to declare a w*r on Qin now.
If we don't take advantage now,
when should we avenge the insult?
The old king was strong
and ambitious.
In these 50 years,
he never stopped attacking us.
Finally,
the gentle and weak Ying Zhu
ascended the throne as the king of Qin.
The Qin's power
will inevitably weaken.
Uncle,
if we take advantage of
the Qin's chaos and mourning,
we will break through
Hangu Pass successfully
and enter Xianyang directly.
The Qin is in the midst of power changes
but its million-army still exists.
Its strong army
and generals still exist.
We shouldn't take it lightly.
Uncle, there is no point to say more.
I have made the decision
and will not change it.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
(Crown Prince of Yan Residence
in Handan, the state of Zhao)
Prince Zheng.
Prince Dan.
(Yan Dan, youth)
Dong'er, are you coming to play with me?
Prince Dan, do you have any meat?
Meat?
Follow me.
Come.
It's hungry. It wants to eat meat.
I'm afraid of dog.
This is not a dog.
Wolf. It's a wolf.
It's still a pup. Don't be scared.
(Guo Kai, youth.)
My lord, look.
(Zhao Yan, youth.
Zhao Qiao, youth)
The Qin's dog! The Yan's dog!
I am a son of the Yan.
Stop your nonsense.
My lord,
they're playing with a dog.
What a joke.
Right?
This is not a dog.
What's it then if it's not a dog?
It's a wolf.
It's obviously a dog.
Why did you insist that it's a wolf?
What a joke.
Stop!
Zhao Yan, please stop messing around.
The Qin people might be annoying.
But you should fight them
with dignity in the b*ttlefield.
Brother, you are the crown prince.
Leave it to me.
I will take care
of Ying Zheng.
My lord, this way.
Slowly. Don't rush.
Let me have a look.
My lord,
this is not a dog.
This is indeed a wolf.
Well,
it is said that the Qin is voracious.
How dare you raise
a wolf in our Zhao state?
Give it back!
It's here.
Get off!
You are just a study companion.
How dare you mess with
the sons of the Qin and the Yan?
What sons?
Let me tell you.
In the state of Zhao,
you're just hostages.
You're a guaranty here.
Am I right, My lord?
Ying Zheng is not even a hostage.
At most, he is an abandoned child.
My lord!
My lord!
Guards!
Stop it! Ying Zheng!
Let me go!
Ying Zheng, how dare you hit me?!
-That's enough!
-I'll k*ll you!
As a prince,
how could you start a fight with others
and beat him up to this state?
You have shamed the Zhao people
and our Father.
My lord, are you all right?
If you dare to k*ll it,
I'll k*ll you!
Ying Zheng, I'll k*ll you too!
Zhao Yan, I'll k*ll you!
-The Qin's dog!
-You...!
Zheng!
Guards! Stop them!
Zheng!
Guards!
I'll k*ll you!
Zhao Yan, are you done
with causing trouble?
How could you k*ll a person?
I must k*ll him today!
I can't stomach this insult!
I'll k*ll you!
Stop it!
My lord, this...
(Lian Po, general of the Zhao)
How could a kid
cause trouble with a sword?
Look at you too!
Are you proud of catching a kid?
Ying Zheng beat Prince Yan up.
How could we let it go easily?
Shut up!
You are just a little study companion.
Don't talk so much.
Disrespectful.
This is the Qin hostage.
You can't hurt him at will.
Crown Prince,
I will take Prince Yan
back to the palace.
I just returned to Handan
from the front.
I need to meet the king too.
It is on my way.
Let's do as you said.
Let's go.
Zhao Yan, get onto the carriage now.
The Qin is in the midst
of power changes.
Internal chaos will definitely occur.
If we attack aggressively at this time,
we will definitely regain
our lost lands.
k*ll the Qin's arrogance
and put them on shame.
Attacking the Qin is not unfeasible.
This is indeed the best opportunity.
This is indeed a divine opportunity.
General, if we take this opportunity
to defeat the Qin,
the great Zhao
will become the strongest state
in the world.
As for the state of Qin,
from then onwards,
will shrink to the common level
of the other five states.
But
the Qin is good at warfare.
It possesses vast territory
and many cities.
We need an absolute military power
to achieve Your Majesty's ambition.
How many troops do you need?
Millions of soldiers.
Millions?
I did not even need millions of
soldiers to found our state.
The countermeasure
is to attack the enemy
from multiple directions.
So as they won't be able
to take care of each other.
Disperse their military force
in order to create
breakthrough channels.
Break through the barriers of the Qin.
How about realliance
with the Five Nations?
The past alliances
were taken lightly by them.
In fact,
each of the six states
has its own self interest.
They won't fight hard against Qin.
The Qin will take the opportunity
to destroy us instead.
I think that
instead of forming an alliance,
it is better for us to fight hard alone.
Conquering the state of Qin
is indeed difficult.
The golden opportunity is fleeting.
We must not hesitate.
You should not worry
about other matters.
Focus on consolidating our army.
I want, in my lifetime,
to have a good time
peeling off the tiger skin of the Qin.
The Book of Lord Shang?
These books
are the law of merchants
that your ancestor Xiao Gong
implemented in Qin more than
a hundred years ago.
These law books
are about the way of the people.
How does it benefit me if I learn it?
Benefit?
My lord.
Don't be fooled
by the current situation.
Who are you?
You are a descendant of the Ying family.
The legitimate eldest son
of the Crown Prince of Qin.
The heir to the throne of Qin.
And the future king of the world.
You asked about how it will benefit you.
The suffering you endure today
is the wealth of your life.
The abuse you suffer today
is the starting point
of your life's will.
You must know
how powerful the state of Qin is.
You will then understand
how to keep the Qin strong.
Mister.
Will my mother and I return to Qin?
Even if you die in the state of Zhao,
you must die with the dignity of a king.
A king?
Yes!
A king.
How can I become a king?
Be ambitious.
Be broad-minded.
Mister, please teach me.
To know how big the world is,
you must extend your ambition
to the end of the world.
To know the tens of
thousands of the people,
your mind
must embrace millions of beings.
This is the king.
The king of Qin.
The king of the world.
If I can return to Qin alive,
I must become
the king of the kings!
You have such a great ambition.
You did not suffer in vain
all these years.
I, Shen Yue, pledge that
even in death,
I will protect you until
your safe return to Qin.
(Crown Prince of Qin,
Lord Anguo Residence)
Mister.
Father
had appointed me as his successor.
After the funeral ends,
I will ascend the throne officially
and declare it to the world.
Although it is inappropriate
to say this,
I would like to congratulate
Your Highness.
Father told me today that
he intended to replace
the Prime Minister.
He asked for my suggestion.
I recommended you.
I received a news from Handan.
Recently,
the King of Zhao summoned Lian Po,
the general who guarded the border
between Zhao and Yan, back to Handan.
The state of Zhao might take advantage
of the Qin's mourning
to launch an attack.
The King of Zhao is tough
and holds deep hatred
towards the great Qin.
He won't let this opportunity
to slip by.
He might have been waiting
for this opportunity.
I will inform my father
about this matter now.
The great Qin should be prepared early.
Please wait for my news.
Your Highness, don't rush.
Since you are informing His Majesty,
it is best to propose a countermeasure.
I sincerely congratulate elder sister
for finally being conferred
as the queen.
Ying Zhu is only
administering the state now.
He must observe mourning for a year
before he could ascend the throne.
It is still the same.
You are the legitimate Queen.
Ying Zhu has been
the Crown Prince for 14 years.
He is now 53 years old.
He has finally ascended the throne.
For years,
I live in worry every day,
afraid that he would pass on
before the late king did.
Now,
I can live in peace.
Yes.
Lord Anguo has been...
It's not right, sister.
We need to address him
as "His Majesty" now.
You've been taking care ofHis Majesty
all these years.
Not only did he let you handle
all the household affairs.
for the past couple of years,
he allowed you to make decisions
on most of the state affairs too.
I can tell that His Majesty
can't bear to be without you anymore.
Naturally,
His Majesty would agree to
all your requests.
Based on what you said,
you have a request.
♪I remember the cold wind last night,
look at the world♪
♪It's boundless and vast♪
♪Each year is sad and very tumultuous♪
♪Military exercises at the plateaus,
horses drinking by the Yangtze River♪
♪Communicating the unification
of the country♪
♪Brandishing the safety of the world♪
♪The land was given to officials for
500 years, lives flourished and decayed♪
♪Ruined structures, sorrows, heroes'
tears, I must have great ambition♪
♪In the vast mountains and rivers,
the weather keep changing♪
♪Bring peace to the world, build a
new universe, be like the sun and moon♪
♪Armed for battle,
the soldiers are unstoppable♪
♪A land consumed by w*r,
the beginning of the king's law♪
♪Follow the footsteps of
our ancestors and martyrs♪
♪A great nation's
iron-willed representative♪
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