(Chief Guard of Qin, Fan Wuji)
Keep going.
(Guard of Qin, Li Si)
It's not over yet.
I won't tell you.
Why not?
Fan Wuji.
You...
Sir, leave it alone.
Fan Wuji.
How dare you!
Wan, keep out of this.
Let him go!
I will intercede with His Majesty.
Zhao should have been conquered.
Qin should have dominated the world.
Our timing was bad,
but we declared w*r at a wrong time.
(Presenter of Qin, Wang Wan)
We haven't conquered Handan in over two years.
We didn't retreat
and were besieged
and defeated by the six states.
Everyone knows
Qin is ambitious,
but it has no competent officials.
We waged w*r against the east,
for territorial expansion.
We gnawed like a silkworm
rather than swallowing like a whale.
That was a waste
of our centennial foundation,
and effort of six generations.
Bandit Qin?
What an ironic infamy!
Si.
It's been a while
since I last came to Qin.
I am willing to assist the king,
but I was given no chance.
I had something to get off my chest.
No regrets.
Your Majesty!
If I'm talking nonsense,
please execute me.
Si!
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
what should I do with Li Si?
(King of Qin, Zheng)
Death.
Do not be angry, Your Majesty.
Please calm down.
You may execute my whole clan,
Your Majesty,
and the six states must be grateful.
Give him several days to live,
temporarily.
Yes.
Thanks for showing mercy, Your Majesty.
Hurry! Release him!
Hurry up!
Hurry up!
Sir.
Si.
I was worried.
Si.
Are you all right?
Yes, I'm fine.
Except my legs are weak.
Si.
What do you think of His Majesty?
Broad-minded.
Unperceivable.
He has very purposeful words,
with redoubtable air.
He is destined to be a king.
Are you going to leave Qin now?
Even though His Majesty has acquitted
my death penalty,
I am not an appointed senior official.
Whether you are a future official or not,
you will be on duty tonight.
My night shifts?
How much is this?
Welcome, my dear friend.
Si.
Since you assumed your position
as a guard,
we have had less communication than usual.
Today is a good chance.
It's my treat.
We are bosom friends.
Let's enjoy our time!
Fine!
Cheers!
Si.
Have you heard the news?
Sir Yao Gu today
delivered an urgent message.
Crown Prince Yi of Zhao will come to
Qin as a hostage.
He will reach Xianyang in a few days.
Hostage exchange between states.
It's not something new.
After hearing the news,
His Majesty spent the whole day studying
alone.
The Prime Minister was worried
that His Majesty might do something
out of the ordinary?
What do you mean?
Didn't you know that?
His Majesty
was a hostage in Handan
when he was young.
I've heard it,
but I don't know the details.
According to hearsay,
His Majesty suffered a lot
while in Handan.
His life was threatened.
The whole family of his grandfather,
and his teacher
were m*rder*d by Zhao people.
Prince Yan of Zhao,
elder brother of Prince Yi,
was behind all this.
More than that,
Crown Prince Yi of Zhao seems guilty.
Therefore,
Zhao Yi and Zhao Yan
are His Majesty's enemies
of a blood feud.
Now Crown Prince Yi of Zhao is coming to
Qin as a hostage,
and it is not impossible for
His Majesty to turn a blind eye,
as such an irascible person.
To my surprise,
His Majesty has suffered so much
at such a young age.
That's why
the Prime Minister was worried
that His Majesty
might do something out of the ordinary,
souring the relationship
between Qin and Zhao.
Young though His Majesty is,
in my opinion, he is a composed king
who understands the bigger picture.
I don't think he'll take it personally.
You're new here so you don't know.
No one can stop His Majesty
when he is angry.
In the worst case,
someone must be k*lled.
The Prime Minister had put forward
his advice many times,
but that couldn't help His Majesty
become less irritable.
Si.
Drink.
Lunar January is coming.
I plan to hold a grand sacrificial ceremony
on the square.
(Prime Minister of Qin, Lv Buwei)
What do you think, godfather?
That's great.
Show your sincerity
and God will bless you,
grant Qin prosperity
and give its people adequate food.
Zheng has a request.
Zhao Yi is coming to Qin.
Please allow me to penalize him.
That's my wish.
As far as I'm concerned,
Zhao Yan is the one
who hurt you.
When I was in Handan,
Zhao Yan threatened my life
several times.
My grandfather and teacher were k*lled.
I must avenge.
I am an king,
and I can't stand this kind of hatred.
Qin has just allied with Zhao.
We should maintain peace.
What are we afraid of?
Both God and our ancestors
gave me the task
of conquering the six states
and unifying the world.
Taking this opportunity,
we will conquer Zhao first.
Zhao Yi is coming to Qin,
and King of Zhao is about to die.
The next monarch of Zhao
can only be the evil Prince Yan.
If so,
Zhao will collapse in a few years
and there is no need for us to
wage w*r against them now.
Godfather!
My work is far from being finished,
so I beg to leave now.
(Yan)
(Qi)
(Zhao)
Zhao should have been conquered.
Qin should have dominated the world.
Our timing was bad,
but we declared w*r at a wrong time.
Qin had at least three chances
of unifying the states.
Qin has just allied with Zhao.
We should maintain peace.
But because its officials were disloyal
and its generals were inefficient,
it lost great opportunities,
letting the six states
survive until now.
There is no need for us to battle now.
Li Si!
Your Majesty.
Girding a sword
before your king.
It's guilty!
It is my duty to guard my king,
so I will never put my weapon down
without Your Majesty's command.
Answer me.
If you were humiliated,
and now the enemy comes to you,
what will you do?
I have another question, Your Majesty.
Is your humiliation
worse than that of Gou Jian?
How dare you!
Brush me off with another question.
I'm guilty.
In my opinion,
your experience in Zhao
is more humiliating than Gou Jian's,
but your power
is far greater than Gou Jian's.
Your state is the strongest
in the world.
You have countless armed soldiers and chariots,
and plenty of supplies.
I don't know whether Yue
is stronger than Wu,
but I'm sure
Qin will conquer Zhao one day.
Stooping to conquer is unnecessary,
Your Majesty,
and what you should do now
is not to endure,
but to wait.
As you said,
Qin is the stronger one,
then what am I waiting for?
Waiting for the collapse of Zhao.
Your Majesty and Prime Minister,
asking Crown Prince of Zhao as hostage
is to help Zhao Yan
seize the crown,
and he is unqualified to be a king.
With an incompetent ruler,
Zhao will descend into disorder.
That's when we may conquer Zhao
with great ease.
If you put Zhao Yi in danger,
he may escape
or Zhao may take him back.
The plan will fail
and Qin's conquest will be harder.
Your Majesty,
your will to avenge
determines
your attitude
towards Crown Prince of Zhao.
(Qi, Yan, Wei)
Your Majesty,
Your Majesty fared forth.
I have done everything
(Zhao Yan)
you asked.
From now on,
(Official of Zhao, Mao Sui)
we are strangers.
Sir!
(Guo Kai)
Please do not reject us like that.
The Crown Prince is now in Qin.
Why don't you help us
seize the crown?
It's easy.
Sir!
Help me ascend to the throne,
and I'll award you with power,
treasure,
beauty, wine,
and anything you want.
Sorry, my lord.
I, Mao Sui,
will never help you from now on.
That's it.
I'll take leave.
Mao Sui, you'll regret.
Remember!
What's the big day today?
You've prepared so many
Handan dishes.
Queen Dowager,
(Dong'er)
we have Handan dishes
not just during specific days.
We are the Zhao people.
I have to admit
Handan dishes
are attractive.
Dong'er, come here.
Sit with me.
I'm not hungry now.
I'll have it later.
Well,
I know you are lying.
You always said it like that in Handan
and let Zheng and me eat first.
I know it's a lie.
Nowadays,
we are living in the palace in Xianyang.
We can have anything we want,
and we have so many servants.
Remember，
we appreciate your kindness.
Dong'er, come here.
Sit beside me,
just as before in Handan.
What...
What's wrong?
Stand up, hurry!
The floor is cold.
Stand up before you tell me anything.
What's wrong?
Did someone bully you?
Did Zheng yell at you?
No matter who did this,
I'll punish him.
This is Xianyang.
How dare someone
bully us?
Queen Dowager,
the guy who bullied us
is coming to Xianyang.
The guy who bullied us.
Who?
Zhao Yi, Crown Prince of Zhao.
Zhao Yi.
I remember
it was Prince Yan who bullied Zheng
in Handan.
What did Zhao Yi do？
Zheng once
had a duel with someone.
Do you remember that?
This is a duel invitation from
Crown Prince of Zhao.
He invited Prince Zheng
to the suburb of Handan.
Don't worry.
I will bring back
Prince Zheng uninjured.
Madam.
It was Zhao Yi
who lost the duel,
but he broke his words
and tried to k*ll Zheng.
Thanks to Mr. Shen,
he arrived in time,
or Zheng will be k*lled.
I don't know that.
Zheng and Mr. Shen
asked me to keep it a secret.
We didn't want you to get worried.
In this case,
Crown Prince Yi is such an evil guy.
Now he is coming
to Xianyang as a hostage.
The Prime Minister is protecting him
from Zheng.
I can't believe it.
Fine!
Zheng is prevented from revenging.
Then I'll protect my son
and punish that man.
By order of His Majesty,
allow the audience
of Chief Minister Yao Gu and
Crown Prince of Zhao, Lord Chunping.
(Chief Minister of Qin, Yao Gu)
Your Majesty,
Queen Dowager and Prime Minister.
You've had a long trip, Chief Minister.
It's my honor
to bring Crown Prince of Zhao back.
So he is the Crown Prince of Zhao?
Yes,
Your Majesty,
Queen Dowager and Prime Minister.
Zhao Yi, Crown Prince of Zhao,
has been given the title
of Lord Chunping.
(Lord Chunping of Zhao, Zhao Yi)
You may call him Lord Chunping.
Lord Chunping,
step forward and meet His Majesty.
Offensive!
You must bow your head and bend forward!
(Lord Weiyang of Qin, Ying Xi)
Are all Zhao people so impolite?
Lord Weiyang,
Lord Chuiping is a new comer.
It is understandable that
he doesn't know the etiquette of Qin.
Lord Chunping,
step forward.
I heard that King of Zhao
was under the weather.
Is he getting well now?
Prime Minister,
I'm sure the Crown Prince of Zhao
is despising us
with his silence.
I know Crown Prince of Zhao
is a man of few words.
Ying Zheng,
I have never bullied you.
It's all Zhao Yan's fault.
Offensive!
How dare you
call His Majesty by his name!
Offensive!
Offensive!
-How dare you!
-How dare you!
How dare you
call His Majesty by his name!
Guards!
Arrest the Crown Prince of Zhao.
Such an offence
shall be punished with hard labour.
Take him to Lishan
for mausoleum-building.
Queen Dowager.
Prime Minister.
It's my order.
No objection.
Me, Crown Prince of Zhao, Lord Chunping.
You treat me so?
-Rude person!
-Offensive!
Get out!
Offensive!
How dare you
call His Majesty by his name?
Get out!
You are nothing!
Leave!
Get out!
I'm returning to Zhao!
-Take him away.
-Be quick!
My father will avenge me!
I'm returning to Zhao!
Get out!
Move!
Get out!
Calm down.
Put him in the prison van.
I'm Crown Prince of Zhao.
An ox cart is a humiliation.
In the state of Qin,
you are not a Crown Prince
or Lord Chunping,
but a worker, a coolie!
Let go of me!
Otherwise,
Zhao army will avenge me.
Get in!
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
I'm returning to Zhao!
I'm returning to Zhao!
Take him to Lishan
for mausoleum-building.
Keep your eyes on him.
Let go!
If he escapes,
you will all be punished by death!
I'm returning to Zhao!
Or Zhao army will avenge me.
Let go of me!
Go.
Let go of me!
My father
will k*ll you all!
My father
will k*ll you all!
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
I'm returning Zhao.
Let go of me!
This is to say,
I have made a mistake today.
No,
it's all my fault,
Your Majesty, I'm the one
who begged for his punishment.
Your Majesty and the Prime Minister,
I was wrong.
Dong'er,
stand up,
It's none of your business.
I know
it's a good intention but a bad thing.
However,
godfather's secret plan was ruined.
Prime Minister, do you have any plan?
We originally planned
to take Crown Prince Yi of Zhao
as a hostage,
so as to support Prince Yan
to become the next king.
Prince Yan is a fool.
I'm sure that
he will throw the state of Zhao into
a state of chaos.
At that time, we will swoop in Zhao
with ease.
You had a complete and thorough plan,
but why didn't you tell me in advance?
I'm the Empress Dowager of Qin
and my orders must be ex*cuted.
I can't countermand
an order I gave.
What should I do?
Of course,
it's impossible to undo your order.
But we still have chances.
I think
Crown Prince Yi is
an egotistical person.
He deserves to be punished.
We should wait for an opportunity
to continue this plan.
Your Majesty, may I have your opinion?
I agree.
Chief Minister, welcome back!
We gather today
for a welcome back reception.
Just go and prepare it.
No problem.
This way please!
Zhao Yi making obeisance
to His Majesty today,
it's too offensive.
In the imperial court,
he even called His Majesty by his name.
His Majesty must be angry with him.
No, His Majesty was calm
and thought it was funny.
But Her Highness was outraged
and punished him. He was sent to Lishan
to do the hardest labour.
What a foolish guy.
A Zhao person in the great Qin
always considered himself
mightier than others.
So stupid.
Zhao Yi,
young and naive.
(Spy of Zhao, Mo Bi)
You're right.
Really stupid.
Prepare the food.
Here.
This way.
(Longtai Palace, Handan, Zhao)
(King Xiaocheng of Zhao, Dan)
Our Crown Prince
is sent to do hard labour, for real?
(General of Zhao, Li Mu)
Your Majesty,
the information
is reported by
our elite spy in Xianyang.
It's reliable.
I understand that
you worried about His Highness
and it's the end of the year
when I should enter the court to
make my obeisance.
So I take this opportunity
to report to you.
Ying Zheng,
Lv Buwei,
and Zhao Ji.
How dare they treat my son like this!
Call out my army!
Saving Crown Prince!
Your Majesty,
Your Majesty,
Your Majesty, you...
Your Majesty,
your health is the most important thing.
His Highness is trapped in Qin
and suffers a lot,
but he is young
and strong enough to endure tough times.
In addition, Qin would not dare
to k*ll our Crown Prince.
Yi'er grew up in royalty
without such indignity.
Furthermore,
he's Crown Prince.
If he does hard labor,
he will lose the prestige
as a king in the future.
Your Majesty,
in my humble opinion,
such suffering
is also good for the Crown Prince.
Saplings in Zhao only becomes
towering trees after storms and snows.
Li Mu,
if your son was suffering in Qin,
what would you do?
Would you ignore that?
Since Yi'er became the hostage,
I've been feeling guilty all the time.
He is my son,
Crown Prince of Zhao,
and the future King of Zhao.
I'll definitely not let that go.
Order Lian Po
to assemble the military forces.
I'll attack Qin myself
to save my son.
Your Majesty,
it is winter,
not good for marching into a fight.
To dispatch troops properly,
we'd better wait until spring.
Dispatch troops, now!
Your...
(Handan)
My experienced General,
in Handan,
there are 50,000 soldiers assembled,
and 200,000 assembled at the border.
Do you think it's sensible?
(General of Zhao, Lian Po)
All officers have remonstrated.
His Majesty determined to do so.
My father dispatched so many soldiers.
Will Qin release the hostage?
Military forces
should not be used in that way.
After my father leaved,
let's go to see the lady
and have fun.
Great idea!
(Handan)
Stand up.
Soldiers,
you're our heroes.
Follow me,
to attack the state of Qin!
For our parents
and brothers k*lled by Qin people
over the years.
Revenge!
Revenge, revenge, revenge.
(Handan)
Revenge, revenge.
Let's go!
Let's go!
(Handan)
Stop!
My Lord, Your Majesty fell.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Take His Majesty back.
Call an imperial physician.
-Your Majesty
-Your Majesty.
Father, father.
Hurry up.
Help His Majesty, now.
Father!
Opportunity
is coming,
my lord.
Mao Sui.
I'm here.
You promised.
In any national calamity,
you'll bring Crown Prince back.
Go.
Right now.
Your Majesty.
I'm dying.
I'll do it.
I'll go right now.
Your Majesty, take care of yourself.
Lian Po, Li Mu.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
Hurry to prepare armaments,
in case of any unexpected attack.
Your Majesty, be assured.
We swear to defend Zhao!
Go.
Mao Sui
is going to Qin immediately
to bring Crown Prince back.
Please protect His Majesty.
You send an assassin to k*ll Mao Sui.
To k*ll Mao Sui.
That old man
did not take our advice,
and now
he is on the way to Qin
to save Zhao Yi.
You should k*ll him
on the way,
and
blame it on Qin.
And then?
My father will die soon.
Good!
My Lord, what a wonderful idea!
By that time, you...
My lord.
By that time,
you will be the Prime Minister.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Stop!
That's all.
Okay.
Well done!
Great!
Guo Kai
will go through fire and water for you
if needed.
By the way,
the imperial physician said,
Your Majesty
will die
tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
By the way,
the palace attendant of my father,
how is he doing?
Don't let him screw up
at a critical time like this.
Your Majesty, everything is going well.
That b*stard
took me a lot of treasures.
Besides,
his father is at my disposal.
He shouldn't dare to betray us.
♪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 were flourished and decayed♪
♪Ruined structures, sorrows, heroes' tears,
I must have great ambition♪
♪In the vast mountains and rivers,
the weather keeps 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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