01x40 - Episode 40

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Inform Duke of Changxin

that we've captured Secondary Marquis.

I'm going to Xianyang Prison
to interrogate him through the night.

All right.

(Xianyang)

Take him away!

Let's go.

(Xianyang)

Guard the city gate well.

I'll go and report this.

Yes.

(Lord Weiyang of Qin, Ying Xi)
This is an outrage!

You may go.

Yes.

(Xianyang Prison)

Secondary Marquis.

(Secondary Marquis of Qin)

Without any interrogation or reason,

you're detaining me here.

If someone asks you tomorrow,

aren't you afraid?

(Ying Yu)

Tomorrow?

Secondary Marquis.

You have such breadth of mind.

You're still thinking about tomorrow?

How many tomorrows do you have?

Actually, you don't have many.

Ying Yu.

What are you planning to do?

Secondary Marquis.

If you don't admit your guilty,

then the culprit will be Lord Weiyang.

Anyway,

everyone in the state knows

that you and Lord Weiyang
found private warriors

to k*ll an important official,

intending to cause chaos to the state!

I understand now.

Ying Yu.

You're seeking revenge on me?

Yes.

I'm seeking revenge
to vent out my anger.

I want you to know how people
who offend me will end up.

Sir.

Sir, you came here
in the middle of the night.

What is it about?

Sir.

(Steward of Qin's Prime Minister's Residence,
Zheng Huo)

Lord Weiyang?

It's the middle of the night.

I'm here to see Prime Minister.

Sir.

I had no choice.

Queen Dowager wouldn't let me leave
the palace.

Thanks to Zhao Jie that he thought an excuse,

(Qin's Duke of Changxin, Lao Ai)
and I was able to come out.

We've been waiting for so long.

You must drink as punishment.

Drink as punishment.

Drink as punishment.

Where's Secondary Marquis?

In Xianyang Prison.

(Chamberlain for the Palace Garrison
of Qin, Zhao Jie)

I was thinking that they were waiting
for you here,

so I brought you here first.

-Right.
-Yes.

Is it fine

to not check on him?

It's fine.

Prince Yu is interrogating him.

After he's done, he'll come here.

Tell me.

How did you find private warriors

to assassinate Duke of Changxin?

An illegitimate child

wants to force a confession?

Everyone in the Ying family is tough.

My surname is Ying too.

Have you forgotten?

You're from the Ying family too?

Those from the Ying family

are firm and unyielding.

How can they be a weakling like you
who holds a candle to the devil

and colludes with the enemy
to betray the state?

Whether I'm from the Ying family or not

is not up to you.

You even want to remove me
from the genealogical records.

Did His Majesty announce it to
the imperial family and the officials?

Ying Yu.

You're bold and reckless.

I want to k*ll you!

Did His Majesty announce it to
the imperial family and the officials?

You even want to remove me
from the genealogical records.

You useless old man.

What did he say earlier?

You want to k*ll me?

Is that what you want to do
to Duke of Changxin too,

so you sent an assassinator?

The people of Qin are open
and upright.

We k*ll directly, even with animals.

Stabbing someone behind the back

will make my hands dirty.

Don't think about falsely accusing me.

You won't tell me?

I'll write it for you.

Here.

Cheers.

A toast to Duke of Changxin.

Good wine.

Xuan Si.

Drink with me.

Lao Ai!

Go.

(Commander of Royal Archer of Qin, Wang Jie)

Go, all of you.

Give him to us.

(Chamberlain for the National Treasury
of Qin, Xuan Si)

Who?

Secondary Marquis.

Secondary Marquis?

I don't know who you're talking about.

(Qin's Director of Grand Master of the Palace,
Dong Qi)

Lao Ai.

(Prime Minister of Qin, Lv Buwei)
Lord Weiyang and I personally came here.

You didn't even stand up

or greet us.

Greetings, Prime Minister.

Greetings, Lord Weiyang.

Greetings, Prime Minister,

Lord Weiyang.

Cut the crap.

Bring Secondary Marquis out.

Otherwise, if this gets
to the imperial court,

no one can protect you.

Imperial court?

This is the imperial court.

Isn't everything in Qin

decided by me and Duke of Wenxin?

This is an outrage!

You have no respect for His Majesty
and Queen Dowager.

His Majesty listens to Prime Minister,

Queen Dowager listens to me.

Is that not true?

Prime Minister.

His Majesty

kept wanting to eliminate the states,

and you wouldn't let him.

He doesn't get angry with you at all.

He still listens to you.

How impetuous!

How could you comment

on Qin's state affairs?

Right.

You're so right.

I, Lao Ai,

can't even read much.

I don't understand indeed.

Tomorrow,

I'll ask Queen Dowager

to give an imperial edict

for me

to lead troops to battle.

When that happens,

I'll bring Zhao Jie,

Xuan Si,

and a few of you.

Let's lead millions of troops

to eliminate Zhao first,

then Chu,

then...

Which other states are there?

Anyway,

let's eliminate all six states.

I'm done.

I'll read it to you.

You don't want to listen?

I won't read it then.

But you can guess

how you

found private warriors

to assassinate Duke of Changxin,

defy your superior, and rebel and
attempt to cause chaos in the state!

Ying Yu.

How can Qin have
a shameless citizen like you?

You've totally embarrassed

the Ying family.

You removed my name from the records.

Have you forgotten again?

Prime Minister.

You're old.

You don't dare to do things.

I do.

What's so scary about the six states?

Their envoys keep coming to me.

Why?

They're scared that Qin

will attack them.

I'll attack them then.

I'll show them

what Duke of Changxin is made of.

You're speaking nonsense.

You have a death wish!

Go ahead.

Duke of Changxin is speaking
drunken words.

Are you all drunk too?

Put that down.

Put that down.

Put that down.

Lord Weiyang.

Lord Weiyang.

Put that down.

Duke of Changxin.

Don't make things out of control.

Think about it.

He's Secondary Marquis.

Bring me to him,

and this never happened tonight.

Prime Minister.

The wine tonight

is so strong.

Zhao Jie.

Yes.

Where is Secondary Marquis?

In Xianyang Prison.

Prince Yu is interrogating him.

Prime Minister.

I'll personally bring you there.

Secondary Marquis wants to k*ll me,

and I haven't even seen him.

Let's go.

You must be exhausted.

I've had enough too.

Wait for your sentence
from the Ministry of Justice.

I don't think

you can get out in this lifetime.

Let go!

Beat him up.

Beat him with all you might!

You old man.

You're even biting people.

You're biting people?

Stop!

Give him new clothes quickly.

Hurry!

Sir.

Sir.

Prime Minister,

Lord Weiyang,

and Duke of Changxin are here.

Hide.

Hide. Hurry!

Hurry!

Secondary Marquis!

Secondary Marquis, you old man!

I, Duke of Changxin,
is here to see you!

Secondary Marquis.

See how you'll k*ll me.

Secondary Marquis.

Secondary Marquis.

Secondary Marquis.

Are you all right?

Secondary Marquis, wake up.

You despicable man.

You despicable man.

Are you crazy?

Prime Minister.

Secondary Marquis is already dead.

Dead?

He's dead?

Lao Ai, you have a death wish!

Stop fighting.

Stop fighting!

Lord Weiyang.

Bring Secondary Marquis

to your residence to clean him up.

Lao Ai.

If I don't k*ll you,

I'm not Ying Xi!

You want to k*ll me?

Dream on!

Duke of Changxin.

Find Ying Yu first.

The day after tomorrow,

bring him to the imperial court.

Go.

Let's go.

He's dead?

Yes.

How did he die?

(Guest Minister of Qin, Li Si)
Lao Ai's friends

blocked Secondary Marquis
at the city's gate

and brought him to Xianyang Prison.

Prince Yu coerced him into a confession,

and beat him to death.

Prince Yu is extremely audacious.

He doesn't know what's good for him.

I didn't watch him properly.

Please punish me.

(King of Qin, Zheng)
In this case,

the imperial family would surely
not let it go.

Your Majesty will be

in a more difficult situation.

No matter how difficult it is,

we must suppress
the imperial family's anger.

Watch Prince Yu.

Yes.

(Xiao Zi)

Stop.

Xiao Zi.

Greetings, Duke of Changxin.

Why are you here?

I came to visit Queen Dowager just now.

Our apricot tree bore some fruits.

I brought some for your sons.

You're quite kind.

If there's nothing else,

I bid my leave.

Stop.

You're Ying Xi's wife.

He hit me.

I can't suffer in vain, right?

Lord Weiyang?

Let's go!

Sir.

Let's go!

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

What are you planning to do?

What am I planning to do?

Guess what I'm planning to do.

Sir.

No.

I'm pregnant

with Lord Weiyang's baby.

That's good.

Sir!

Sir!

Secondary Marquis.

I shouldn't have asked you
to come to Xianyang.

Sir.

Madam wants to talk to you.

She's asking you to go.

We'll talk later.

Sir.

Madam has something important
to tell you.

She's asking you to go now.

What is it?

Sir.

You're just in time.

I want to tell you

what happened last night.

Sir.

Come here.

I have something more important
to tell you.

Go ahead.

That

is Ganquan Palace's secret.

No one dares to tell anyone.

Sir.

See you in the next life.

Xiao Zi!

Madam was already pregnant
with your baby.

She originally wanted to tell you today.

She didn't expect

that Lao Ai

would do that to her...

Ying Xi, what are you planning to do?

k*ll that traitor Lao Ai!

Ying Xi, you can't!

Move!

Ying Xi!

Can you listen to me?

Go ahead.

Even if you want to k*ll Lao Ai,

you must plan it carefully!

If you just

hold a sword like this,

you can't even enter Ganquan Palace!

With Lao Ai's thousands of followers,

will you be able to k*ll him

this way?

Move!

Ying Xi!

Ying Xi!

You can't be rash!

For the sake of Qin's imperial family,

you can't do this!

(Lord Weiwen of Qin, Ying Sheng)
If something happened to you,

the Qin clan would be doomed, Ying Xi!

Ying Xi!

(Zhangtai)

Lord Weiyang's wife
was already pregnant.

Including Secondary Marquis,

that's three people's lives.

(Censor of Qin, Wang Wan)
Lao Ai caused all their death.

The priority right now

(Meng Yi)
is still to suppress

(Chief Guard of Qin, Meng Tian)
the imperial family's anger.

Sir, any ideas?

I think

we must end this soon.

That's right.

If this goes on,

he'll also harm Qin.

That's enough.

Stop being so sad.

Go.

Yes.

If all else fails,

you can only tell them about Prince Yu.

He k*lled the man anyway.

That won't do.

Prince Yu is working for me.

Besides,

he even got me

Secondary Marquis's confession
on my assassination.

If I don't take care of my friends,

who will continue to work for me?

Friends?

He's with you now

because he wants to gain
some benefits from you.

If you lose your power someday,

will he still be your friend?

As long as you're still Queen Dowager,

I won't lose my power.

That's because His Majesty
still doesn't know about us.

If Zheng finds out someday,

perhaps even I will be sent
to the Snow Palace,

and you

will probably be ex*cuted.

That's scary.

His Majesty won't find out.

Queen Dowager.

(Maid Lv)

Queen Dowager.

My sister...

My sister jumped into the well
and k*lled herself.

She was pregnant.

What?

It's all his fault!

He k*lled my sister!

What does it have to do with me?

You won't even admit it?

I...

What would I admit?

What did you do?

You lowly woman!

Your sister

committed suicide.

What does it have to do with me?

If you didn't r*pe her,

why would she commit suicide?

That's nonsense!

Lao Ai, what exactly did you do?

I didn't do anything.

I want to hear the truth!

I...

Ying Xi

bullied me so much.

I just wanted revenge.

Who would have thought that Xiao Zi

would commit suicide?

You can't blame me.

How much trouble do you want to cause?

Don't I have my hands full already?

Ouch.

Before Xiao Zi died,

I'm sure she told our secret

to Lord Weiyang.

No way.

Isn't her sister

still with us?

Where is she?

Go!

She has a death wish.

Stop!

Stop her!

Don't k*ll me!

Stop!

Please let me go!

Don't k*ll me!

Let go! Let me go!

Run.

You have a death wish!

If you don't listen to me,

you must all die!

Why did you k*ll Secondary Marquis?

Secondary Marquis insulted me so much.

I just taught him a lesson.

A lesson?

So you k*lled him?

I didn't expect

that he'd be so weak.

I

was also doing it for His Majesty.

You're in too deep already.

Have you thought about how to end this?

If you want to take
any credit from this,

I need you to do something.

What is it?

Go to the palace to see
His Majesty tonight

and tell him something.

Only by telling him this matter

will you be able to save your life.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

You came to see me so late at night.

What is it about?

It's a major matter.

Please tell everyone to leave.

Go, all of you.

Your Majesty.

What I'll be telling you

is a shocking secret.

Before I tell you,

please agree to give me amnesty.

I don't know what you're going
to tell me yet.

I can't agree.

I'll tell you at the risk of my life.

Tell me.

Duke of Changxin Lao Ai

isn't an attendant.

Back then, Prime Minister sent him
to the palace

and colluded with the attendant
managing castrations.

They didn't castrate him.

After Lao Ai entered the palace,

he's still a complete man.

Raise your head.

Lao Ai has been servicing Queen Dowager,

and she is very pleased with him.

Queen Dowager even got pregnant
with Lao Ai's baby.

In order to hide this from everyone,
they stayed in Yongcheng.

In six years,

Queen Dowager bore two sons for Lao Ai.

They're secretly raised in Ganquan Palace.

Your Majesty.

I see how perverse Lao Ai is.

He often calls himself your
step-father in front of me.

He'll surely rebel soon.

That's why I risked my life
to tell you this secret.

Is what you said true?

I don't dare to falsely accuse
Queen Dowager.

If I'm lying, I'm willing
to be boiled alive.

How did you find out about this?

A palace maid told me.

Where is that palace maid?

I want to see her.

You can't see her anymore.

Lao Ai k*lled her.

Why?

That palace maid's name is Xiao Lv.

Her sister Xiao Zi

is the wife Queen Dowager gave
to Lord Weiyang.

A few days ago, Lao Ai r*ped Xiao Zi,

then she jumped into the well
and k*lled herself.

Lao Ai was worried that Xiao Lv
would spill the secret due to hatred,

so he k*lled her.

If you don't believe me,

you can send someone to check
in Ganquan Palace,

and you'll find out.

Who else knows about this?

No one.

Queen Dowager and Lao Ai

are very careful about this secret.

They'll k*ll the whole family of the
person who would spill the secret.

Does Prime Minister know about this?

I don't know.

I don't know.

But Prime Minister was the one who sent
Lao Ai to the palace.

Your Majesty.

I swear to God, Your Majesty.

And I won't tell anyone
about this matter

in my lifetime, Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, I swear.

Guards.

Your Majesty.

Tell them to watch him.

Don't let him leave this hall,

and don't let him get in contact
with anyone.

Yes.

Let's go to Prime Minister's Residence.

Your Majesty.

Turn around!

Go to Prime Minister's Residence!

Your Majesty.

Right ahead is Prime Minister's Residence.

Return to the palace.

(Right at the moment when the volcano)

(in the heart of Zheng,
King of Qin, was about to erupt,)

(it stopped.)

(And the power that
radically turned the situation around)

(is his ambition to unify the states,)

(which never changed.)

(Shame and anger can't bring down
this young king.)

(Next, he and Qin will face)

(an unprecedented storm.)

Ying Xi.

(Queen Dowager of Qin, Zhao Ji)

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Greetings, Queen Dowager.

Greetings, Prime Minister.

Officials.

Anything you want to report?

Your Majesty.

Officials.

Today, in front of everyone,

I want to ask Duke of Changxin,
Lao Ai, something.

Please go ahead, Lord Weiyang.

Lao Ai.

You k*lled innocent lives.

You got Secondary Marquis k*lled.

Come down here!

Secondary Marquis tried
to assassinate me.

I have proof of that.

What is your proof?

This is Secondary Marquis's confession.

He personally admitted

to sending someone to assassinate me.

Show it to me.

I want you to come and show it to me!

♪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 keeps changing♪

♪Bring peace to the world, build a new
universe, be like the sun and the 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♪