01x68 - Episode 68

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Qin Dynasty Epic

Episode 68

Zhangtai

Your vow to unify the world

Qin's Minister of Justice, Li Si
has astonished the six states.

King of Qin, Zheng
Zhao wrote to criticize.

King of Qin, Zheng
Chu threatened in a cowardly manner.

Qi simply told me,

that they would stay out of it.

Their reactions

are not unexpected.

I reckon

Han, Wei and Yan

must be hesitant,

wondering how many submitted to Qin

and how many resisted Qin,

for fear they'd make the wrong decision.

The three states are too weak

to fight against the great Qin.

They're just

reluctant to submit.

The officials of these three states

must be debating heatedly

and caught in a dilemma.

It'd take them some time to reply.

Zhao Gao
Your Majesty,

Zhao Gao
Lord Weiyang requests an audience.

Let him in.

Yes.

Lord Weiyang of Qin, Ying Xi

Lord Weiyang of Qin, Ying Xi
Your Majesty.

Lord Weiyang.

Sir.

Uncle.

Sit.

Please, Lord Weiyang.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

The King of Wei sent an envoy.

He's arrived.

The envoy from Yan

is also on his way to Xianyang.

Han is the only state left.

Your Majesty.

Prince Fei requests an audience.

It's too restrained here.

Li Si,

come with me

to talk somewhere else.

Then the prince will speak his mind.

Yes.

Your Majesty.

Minister of Justice.

Please sit.

Is there anything you wish to tell me

by coming here today?

Han Fei
Keep Han.

You're advising me to keep Han.

Aren't you worried they would say

you're a spy for Qin?

A spy is someone who causes trouble.

Yet I've come to advise

for Your Majesty's sake.

But I have ordered

to warn all the states.

We're not only targeting Han.

If you point your spear at Han,

you may lose the chance
to take the world.

My lord,

as to how to take the world,

His Majesty has his own judgement.

If you have

a good plan to help me unite the world,

I would love to listen to that.

Your Majesty,

Han has served Qin for over 30 years.

We catered

to Qin's every need.

When Qin attacked other states,

Han rode the horses for Qin.

Han incurred hatred among the states,

yet the benefits went to Qin.

Han serves Qin to such extent

that it's no different
from a county of Qin.

But I have heard

after the King of Han received the order,

he started preparing for battle.

Instead of submitting

like what you've just said.

Han is a tiny

and weak state.

As long as it's threatened of w*r,

it will panic,

store resources

and defend the cities.

It's a natural response of a weak state.

Please don't mind.

The submissive shall be praised,

and the rebellious k*lled.

Destroying Han first,

would force Han and Wei

to work with Zhao.

And then,

if Qi and Chu support Zhao,

the world will stand against Qin.

You will fail to attack Zhao,

or overthrow Han at that time.

Your soldiers will be fatigued,

your power exhausted,

and weakened.

And it'll be harder to unite the world.

Isn't that terrible?

In your opinion,

how should I take the six states?

For your benefit,

you can send envoys to Chu

and bribe a powerful official

to tell the world

the truth behind
Zhao's repeated betrayal

so that Han, Wei and Chu

will attack Zhao together.

With Zhao gone,

Han and Wei will submit to Qin.

Your Majesty,

you will have the Three Jins

with ease.

But the six states are not puppets.

They will not be easily

controlled by His Majesty.

So you should be cautious
before attacking Han.

If you fail to overthrow Han,

the other states will have
no fear for you.

When Qin attacks again,

they will try their best to fight.

Whether Han's gone or not,

Qin won't benefit.

For Qin,

Han is like a disease in vital parts.

To be frank,

Han is only afraid of Qin,

but not truly submissive.

If Qin attacks Zhao and Chu,

Han, as our vital part,

will suddenly act up

and take Qin off guard.

Han submits to
Your Majesty with sincerity.

What the Minister said isn't true.

His Majesty announced

anyone who tries to ally,

will be destroyed by Qin.

If Han

had no intention of fighting Qin,

why would you
be afraid of getting destroyed?

And why would you advise to keep Han?

I will ponder over

what you've just said.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Please excuse me.

I have a request to ask of you.

Go ahead.

Please order

the confinement of Prince Fei.

You're trying to protect your friend.

I'm in a dilemma.

If I confined him,

I wouldn't know
what the King of Han thinks.

But he's obviously testing you

for the sake of Han.

Prince Fei is a rare talent.

Like I have said,

if he could be used by me,

he would be a blessing for Qin.

But if he could not,

he would bring disaster to Qin.

As long as he doesn't cross the line,

I will let him off.

My lord,

you've come

to drink with me.

Why bring your own liquor?

You think this grand residence

cannot provide liquor for you?

But that's your liquor.

I've come today

to apologize to you.

For what?

I shouldn't have

disregarded your advice,

and suggested King of Qin

to keep Han.

When you warned me,

I understand

you were worried I'd anger the King of Qin

and lose my life.

My lord,

you've come tonight

only to apologize?

Of course not.

Also to drink.

Father always advised His Majesty

to take Han first.

How come tonight

he agreed to drink
with the Prince of Han?

He put personal feelings aside.

For Qin to unite the world,

he had to be honest.

But personally speaking,

father's most cherished friend

is Prince Fei.

Do you think His Majesty

will listen to father and take Han,

or listen to Top General to attack Zhao?

It's hard to say.

Eldest Son of Li Si, Li You
Taking Zhao and Han

Second Son of Li Si, Li Lue
is vital to His Majesty's ambition.

It can't be decided easily.

Your Majesty,

Guo Kai's secret report.

The King of Han sent the Prime Minister
Zhang Rang to Zhao

hoping to ally with Zhao to fight Qin.

Lord Changping of Qin, Mi Qi
The King of Zhao has sent Li Mu

Lord Changping of Qin, Mi Qi
to Xinzheng.

The King of Han has always been timid.

What suddenly made him ally with Zhao

to resist Qin?

The King of Han told Zhao,

that Qin had set out a plan

to take either Han or Zhao.

Han and Zhao can only join hands

to resist the elite soldiers of Qin.

Yao Gu is now in Xinzheng.

Order Yao Gu

to break Han and Zhao's alliance.

Yes.

Yes.

Inn, Xinzheng, Han

Mr. Yao.

Chief Minister of Qin, Yao Gu
Li Mu is going to the palace

Chief Minister of Qin, Yao Gu
to sign an agreement with Han.

Good timing.

Ning Teng
How should Qin break

Ning Teng
Han and Zhao's alliance?

Teng.

If you wish to be the Acting Governor
of Nanyang,

this is your perfect chance.

If you're bold enough,

you can not only become
the Acting Governor

but also break Han and Zhao's alliance.

Prime Minister of Han, Zhang Rang

Who dares to stop

the Prime Minister's carriage?

I do.

Chief Minister of Qin.

Chief Minister.

Prime Minister.

What do you mean by this?

Don't take the wrong idea.

The bridle is loose.

Please hold on.

Then please hurry up, Chief Minister.

Come.

General of Zhao, Li Mu
Fix the carriage.

Fix the carriage.

How can you allow Qin people

to be so arrogant on Xinzheng's street?

Han is allying with Zhao.

No need to fear Qin people.

Go.

Smash that carriage

that blocked our way.

Calm down, Lord Wu'an.

This is trivial.

It can wait after the alliance

is formed.

My lord.

What did His Majesty say?

Yao Gu was bold enough

to threaten His Majesty.

The five states
don't dare ally with Han.

I've long heard

Yao Gu bribed powerful officials
in six states.

With him here,

the states cannot cooperate

and will be manipulated by Qin.

Prepare carriage.

Where are you going?

Advise the King of Qin

to get rid of Yao Gu.

You cannot take risks again.

My lord,

since the last time
you advised to keep Han,

the King of Qin
hasn't asked to meet you.

He must be suspicious of you.

Yao Gu is an important official,

who is trusted by the King of Qin.

My lord,

you must not

risk your life doing that.

If Yao Gu is not k*lled,

Han will be hard to survive.

The King of Qin is talented,

yet he does have shortcomings.

We can make use of that.

Even if we can't get rid of Yao Gu,

we can stop him from troubling Han.

My lord,

what is his shortcoming?

It is exactly in his great talent.

You've come today

to discuss,

debate,

or advise?

I've been confused about something.

After hearing lots of rumors lately,

I've finally figured it out.

I'm surprised that you would be confused

about something in the world.

I'd like to hear the details.

Qin's power far exceeds
that of the six states.

And you are

the best among the six Kings.

I cannot understand

why you haven't taken the states

after such a long time.

Do you have the answer?

In terms of power,

the six states cannot compete with Qin.

But whenever you attacked a state,

the six states would join efforts
to resist Qin.

It's the reason

why Qin still hasn't taken the states.

Qin has watched

the states ally for many times.

I know how to deal with that.

But your solutions

have flaws.

Please enlighten me.

You sent envoys

to bribe the officials
of the six states handsomely

so that they can suspect each other

and cannot ally.

But you've used the wrong person

who was extravagant.

He spent so much money,

yet was mocked at by the six states.

I've used the wrong person.

What makes you say that?

Your court is filled with great generals

and wise officials.

Isn't there anyone

who isn't qualified enough?

Take Chief Minister
Yao Gu as an example.

He's an utterly

incompetent official.

Yao Gu traveled to Han and Wei

to drive a wedge among the states.

Yet whom he talked to

were the officials of those states,

instead of the Kings.

The six states all complained

and were ashamed of what he did.

I understand now.

You've come

to frame up an important
official of mine.

Your Majesty,

only if I have

made it up can it be called frame-up.

Yao Gu traveled to six states,

to bribe only high-ranking officials

and keep a blind eye to scholars.

He's proud

and arrogant.

Behind every official he bribed

are hundreds of scholars he offended.

So the scholars resent Yao Gu

and Qin.

That's why you've broken
the alliance many times,

yet scholars of the states

have never stopped
forming another.

This letter

contains a list of Yao Gu's crimes.

The first is his background.

He's a gatekeeper's son,

a thief in Liang,

expelled from Zhao.

He befriends other states

for his personal gains.

Secondly,

he used Qin's money and goods

to bribe officials of the states.

Yet he's greedy

and selfish.

Out of 40 carts of money and goods

you gave him to move about the states,

he only took 20.

And kept the other 20 to himself.

If you use Yao Gu,

How can your state prosper?

How can your officials be convinced?

How can the states submit?

Xianyang

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Do you know your crimes?

Your Majesty,

what crimes do I have?

Look for yourself.

Your Majesty.

Can you allow me to explain?

Speak.

Your Majesty,

I not only

bribed the high-ranking
officials handsomely

I also pocketed the rest,

and let the scholars know.

I've done these

on purpose actually.

On purpose?

Right.

Inequality is the cause of trouble.

That's the evil of human nature.

While the scholars

were cursing me,

they were also unhappy

about the high-ranking officials

who received the money.

Your Majesty,

I pocketed the rest because...

Say no more.

I've misunderstood you.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

This is written by Han Fei, right?

Your Majesty,

Han Fei is a Prince of Han.

So,

he's only concerned about Han,
but not Qin.

You cannot let it go.

I don't have any evidence

to punish Han Fei.

Your Majesty,

Han Fei not only

drove a wedge between us

but also united
the states to resist Qin.

Your Majesty,

keeping him alive

will have dire consequences.

Chief Minister,

let's put that aside.

Any news from Han?

Your Majesty,

I happen to have something to report.

Ning Teng wishes to submit to Qin,

and has become
the Acting Governor of Nanyang.

Your Majesty,

Ning Teng is willing to give Nanyang

to Your Majesty.

Fantastic.

It's a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Zhao Gao,

summon Li Si to the palace now.

Yes.

Zhangtai

His Majesty ordered

to meet him now.

Order the army to feign attack on
Xinzheng

to attract the King of Han's attention.

Then we shall include
Nanyang into Qin's territory.

When the King of Han wakes up,

he has no other way out except for
surrendering.

My lord,

Zhangtai Palace's attendant is here.

The King of Qin summoned you.

Alright.

Xinzheng

Is the world in my mind

the same

with that in yours?

Your Majesty.

Why did you repeatedly
sow discord in Qin?

I'm from Han.

What's the different between Qin
and Han people?

Qin people are only
concerned about Qin.

But I

am a Prince of Han.

So that's what you think.

But in my mind,

either Qin people

or Han people,

or Zhao,

Wei,

Qi,

Chu

or Yan people,

or anyone in the world

all dreams of one thing,

which is overall peace.

If you truly

wish to restore peace

with your talent in governance,

you should stay in Xianyang.

We can share the same goal,

and maintain generations of peace

for people in the world.

For the benefit of the world,

you should stay.

For the benefit of Han,

you should leave.

And I will not stop you.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

If Nanyang becomes Qin territory,

Han will soon perish.

Chief Minister has made

great contributions in Qin's efforts

to take the other states.

It wasn't difficult.

If you are free someday,

please have a good drink
at my residence.

I will.

After I've gotten rid of
Han's last straw,

I will drink with you until I'm drunk.

What last straw?

Han Fei.

Chief Minister,

what do you mean by that?

Sir,

Han Fei

is a spy the King of Han has sent

to His Majesty.

Sir,

don't jump to a conclusion.

Sir,

are you unaware,

or do you refuse to admit?

Han Fei is not my friend.

I wouldn't be as kind to him

as you are.

What is it?

Chief Minister is here.

What brings you here

so late at night?

Why did His Majesty summon me

back from Xinzheng?

I told His Majesty

you have embezzled.

But you have

concealed

a very important matter.

What matter?

You are

a spy

lurking beside His Majesty.

Do you have evidence?

I don't.

But you will hand the evidence

to His Majesty yourself.

That's absurd.

If I were a spy,

I would try my best to keep the secret.

The odd thing is

you wouldn't.

You must know

if His Majesty wishes
to overthrow the six states,

Han or Zhao will be the first target.

The whole world knows.

My lord,

His Majesty has decided to take Han first.

You know Ning Teng, don't you?

He used to be your attendant.

Now upon the King of Han's order

he's guarding Nanyang.

Though I was incompetent,

I made Ning Teng

the Acting Governor of Nanyang.

He has promised me

to give Nanyang to Qin.

My lord,

if Qin has Nanyang,

can Han still survive?

I'm sure you know it

better than I do.

What is it?

What happened?

Nothing.

Everyone gets inside.

Every single one of you.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Han's life and death

is in your hands.

Before dawn,

you each choose a gate

to leave the city.

You must send the message that
Ning Teng betrayed Han

to Xinzheng.

Yes.

My lord,

Yao Gu is watching

your every move in secret.

If you send messages now,

you will get yourself k*lled.

I will die either way.

This is the only hope.

Among all of you here,

as long as one of you can leave,

you can k*ll Ning Teng,

and sabotage Qin's conspiracy.

My lord.

My lord.

For Han's survival,

I

beg you.

We'd risk our lives for you

and protect Han.

One's aspiration shall not

be to overcome others

but to overcome oneself.

Therefore,

only if you overcome yourself,
can you be strong.

You guys

go over there.

The rest of you follow me.

Yes.

Your Majesty,

since Han Fei came to Xianyang,

he's repeatedly plotted against Qin.

Here's solid evidence.

Your Majesty,

I told Han Fei that I've persuaded

Ning Teng to rebel.

Talented as he is,

he must know I did it on purpose.

Yet he still asked his followers
to send messages to Han,

and did what he knew he couldn't do.

It's punishable by death.

It's evident Han Fei

is loyal to his mother state,

and insidious towards Qin.

Your Majesty,

Qin's Law states,

those who plot against Qin

shall be put to death
by five horse-drawn carts.

Your Majesty,

Han will perish soon.

If Han is gone,

Prince Fei will have no place to go.

He can be used by Your Majesty.

The great Qin is governed by law.

If we don't adhere to it,

how can His Majesty rule the world

and pacify the people?

Your Majesty,

if he's not punished by law,

the people will not be convinced.

However,

the Minister of Justice's advice
shall also be considered.

Qin's Law is strict.

Yet Prince Fei deliberately
broke the law.

Ying Jie
It's unpardonable, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Censor of Qin, Wang Wan
Although Prince Fei has great talent,

he cannot work for you.

Instead, he'd hinder
your path to unite the world.

I think,

he should be punished by Qin's Law.

Your Majesty.

Then punish him by Qin's Law.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Qin

My lord.

Si.

You cannot save me.

If I were the King of Qin,

I wouldn't leave a spy
unpunished either.

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