Qin Dynasty Epic (2020): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript
=Qin Dynasty Epic=
=Episode 2=
Why are we here?
As of now, we can't be sure
who's trying to kill us yet.
There are lots of eyes and ears
in Xianyang.
You have to make do
with staying here temporarily
for a few days.
What about you, Mr. Lv?
I'll go and see Lord Yangquan
and meet Madam Huayang as soon as I can.
Thank you, Mr. Lv.
Bring men
and secretly investigate
the whereabouts
of Ying Yiren and Lv Buwei.
Once you find them,
kill them.
Yes.
(Madam Huayang)
Could it be that
God really doesn't want me
to bear a son for Lord Anguo?
Huayang.
Lv Buwei is here.
(Qin's Lord Yangquan, Mi Chen)
Greetings, Madam.
Rise.
Thank you, Madam.
Madam.
Prince Yiren has already
been back in Xianyang.
When will you see Prince Yiren?
Did I mention that I would see him?
Madam.
When I discussed with you
about acknowledging him as your son,
it was for your own sake.
Under the law of Qin, the Ying family
can't be given
a title of nobility without merits.
Prince Yiren was held hostage in Zhao
for Qin's sake for eight years.
Among the imperial clan,
in terms of merits,
he's the one
who has the biggest chance
of being the legitimate son.
If you recommend Prince Yiren
to be the legitimate son,
His Majesty
would think that you're recommending
a talented man for the State.
Lord Anguo
would surely value you more.
Any news?
Any news or not? Tell me!
Mr. Shi.
The spy in Lord Yangquan's Manor reported
that Lv Buwei went there.
At this moment,
Lord Yangquan is bringing him
to Lord Anguo's Manor
to meet Madam Huayang.
Is Lv Buwei by himself?
That's good too.
I'll immediately send men
to capture Lv Buwei.
I can surely find the whereabouts
of Ying Yiren.
No, thank you, Mr. Shi.
I'll do it.
My lord.
This isn't the time
to act rashly.
Ungrateful people
exist too.
Prince Yiren is a loyal,
filial and kind person
who knows how to repay favors.
After I talked to him
about your intention
of acknowledging him as your son,
every time I mentioned you,
he was always
moved to tears.
He wanted to return
to Xianyang immediately
and be filial to you.
In that case, he's a good child.
A good child indeed.
Madam, when will you meet Prince Yiren?
You may go first.
If there's any news,
I'll tell Mi Chen to inform you.
Go.
After all,
the one my sister acknowledges
would become
the Crown Prince's legitimate son.
She needs to discuss it with Lord Anguo.
Lord Anguo must
acknowledge His Majesty too.
Report!
My lord, the carriages went out.
One ox carriage and one horse carriage.
They went in opposite directions.
That unscrupulous merchant Lv Buwei
is surely in the ox carriage.
Chase the ox carriage.
Yes.
Let's catch him!
Mr. Lv, you're back.
Did you meet Madam Huayang?
I did.
What did she say?
She said that she still needed
to discuss it with Lord Anguo.
She wants you to wait for a few days.
(Qin's Crown Prince, Lord Anguo's Manor)
(Qin's Lord Anguo, Ying Zhu)
Crown Prince.
We've been attacking Handan
for a long time without success,
and Father sent Wang He there
to command the troops.
Due to the logistics issue in sending
their food and supplies,
I feel anxious day and night.
Aside from official state business,
you're not concerned
about other matters.
What else should I be concerned about?
Yiren is back in Xiangyang.
(Spy of Zhao, Mo Bi)
You found him?
Yes.
Where is he?
Ying Yiren is staying
in Xianyang Prison.
Inform Prince Xi
about Prince Yiren's whereabouts.
Yes.
Hurry!
Great!
Report! We found Yiren.
Where is he?
Xianyang Prison.
Xianyang Prison.
Please inform Lord Yangquan
that I'd surely bring Prince Yiren
to meet Madam Huayang.
Yes.
Zheng Yi.
Master.
Prepare the carriage.
Let's go to Xianyang Prison.
Yes.
What are you doing?
You can't enter Xianyang Prison!
You can't enter Xianyang Prison!
What are you planning to do?
You can't come in!
No, you can't come in!
You can't come in!
Get out!
You can't come in!
What are you doing?
This is a prison.
Without an imperial order,
you can't come in!
We're here to arrest Zhao's spy.
Spy?
Who?
Lv Buwei.
My lord.
I've never heard of that man.
You'd know when I find him.
Wait, my lord.
Why did you come to prison
to arrest a spy?
Aren't you afraid of breaking Qin's law?
Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?
I am, but I don't dare to...
Move!
Move!
Move!
Move!
Stop! Stop the carriage.
Cousin, this is bad.
Prince Xi went to Xianyang Prison
to arrest Prince Yiren.
Master.
You.
Turn back now.
Do everything you can
to delay Prince Xi.
Don't let him take Prince Yiren!
Yes.
Zheng Huo.
Don't you want to accomplish
great things with my Master?
Don't lose this opportunity.
I'd reward you greatly
after this was done!
Go!
Yes.
Move!
What are you doing?
You...
Move!
Break it!
Yiren.
Greetings, Brother.
Since you're back in Xianyang,
why are you hiding here?
I went to Handan alone for eight years.
Things have been very hard.
My life is always in danger.
I must protect myself.
Coming back
without an imperial order
is a serious crime.
Brother.
The King of Zhao wants to kill me.
How can I just wait and do nothing?
I had no choice but to risk my life
in coming back to Qin.
Is that true?
I don't dare to lie to you.
Then why did Lv Buwei,
who came back with you,
go to see Madam Huayang?
If you don't want to be punished,
then leave Xianyang
and go back to Handan.
We need to inform His Majesty and Father
to see whether or not
I can stay in Xianyang.
Brother.
This isn't up to you.
We're brothers, why are you doing this?
Prince Xi!
You barged into prison with a weapon.
It's against Qin's law!
You despicable official.
You're hiding a criminal.
I should kill you two
at the same time
for the sake of the law.
I'm a despicable official?
The State of Qin is paying my salary.
I work for His Majesty.
You don't have an imperial order.
Not only can't you kill him,
even you just kill
a despicable official like me,
you'd surely be executed.
I'll kill you first then.
Prince Xi, how can you kill me?
I'll use this dagger-axe I'm holding.
Prince Xi.
Don't be angry.
My lord.
If you really want to take him,
it's not that you can't.
I have a condition.
Are you qualified to negotiate with me?
We...
We're watching a national prison.
It's a major deal.
If you take him away,
we're all dead.
My lord, do us a favor.
Let us all live.
What do you want? Tell me.
If we all got punished,
no one would take care of our families.
My lord.
Can you give me some money
to take care of our family members?
If you do that,
I'll treat it
like you never
came here today.
Like nothing...
Fine.
As your wish.
Guards.
Yes.
Take him away.
-Yes.
-Yes.
Prince Yiren, this way please.
Wait.
My lord.
You haven't...
I don't have any money with me.
Come to my manor to get it.
That won't do, my lord.
If I don't get the money today,
no one can take him.
Move!
Prince Xi! You...
Prince Xi barged into prison.
Capture him!
My lord.
My lord.
I want to see who would dare to do that.
Take him away.
-Yes.
-Yes.
-Come on.
-Come on.
Prince Xi.
You barged into prison and took someone.
Do you have an imperial order?
Lord Yangquan.
You're involved in this indeed.
If you leave now,
I'll treat this like it never happened.
If you continue this,
I won't play nice!
I repeat.
Kill whoever blocks us.
You dare to do that?
Who dares to make a move again?
Prince Xi.
You really want this to get violent?
Try me.
Listen to me.
Let's talk in private.
If we really get into a fight,
we'd both break Qin's law.
But I have a title of nobility.
It's part of my responsibility.
At most,
His Majesty would just lecture me.
You're different.
I'm afraid that
you'd never have the chance
to become
the Crown Prince's legitimate son.
That's all.
I'll take him.
What happened?
I already had him,
but Lord Yangquan took him.
He took him to see Madam Huayang now.
You...
You...
My lord.
There's no chance anymore!
You...
Not only did you lose the opportunity
to become the Crown Prince's
legitimate son,
You lost...
You lost
the opportunity
to become the King of Qin!
(Capital of Zhao, Handan)
Come on.
Madam, hurry.
This way, Madam.
Run!
-Go after them!
-Come on!
Madam, go.
Run towards the East Gate.
I'll be right there.
All right.
Let's go.
Mother, listen.
What is that sound?
What is that sound?
I don't know.
What's going on?
(Wei's Lord Xinling, Wei Wuji)
Look, the reinforcements are here!
This is great! This is great!
This is great!
The reinforcements are here!
We're saved!
Mother.
The reinforcements are here!
Stand up.
The reinforcements are here!
Wei's reinforcements are here!
Madam, Madam!
Sir.
Young Master.
Sir.
Sir.
Wei's reinforcements are here.
The other states' reinforcements
should also be here soon.
A major battle
cannot be avoided.
The way to Xianyang
must be blocked now.
What should we do?
Madam, let's go back to the city.
The city is the safest place.
Relay my orders.
Encamp outside the city.
Lord Xinling, you personally led
the reinforcements.
What a righteous man.
Your Majesty, you're too kind.
The Six States should help each other.
Lord Xinling.
Why did you only arrive now?
The states of Han and Qi
weren't willing to send troops.
Mao Sui went to Chu for many months,
and we still don't have
any news from him.
At this point,
we can only await news
from Lord Chunshen.
If Chu's troops can come,
and our three states work together,
we can surely win against Qin.
If Chu sends its troops,
it's obvious that
the king of Qin's tyranny
has already angered everyone.
All right.
Once Chu sends its troops,
the three of us would join forces,
and we'd surely defeat Qin!
(Qin, Xianyang, Zhangtai Palace)
Greetings, Your Majesty.
(Qin's Official, Kui Zhuang)
Urgent news from Handan.
(King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Ying Ji)
Tell me.
General Wang He's siege failed,
(Qin's Top General, Meng Ao)
and we lost a lot of our troops.
Wei Wuji arrived at Handan yesterday
with reinforcements.
This battle
isn't advantageous to us.
Wei's troops
are nothing to be feared.
It's just that our troops
have been in battle for so long.
If we didn't defeat them soon,
I'm afraid that our troops
would lose their morale.
Tell Wang He and Wang Ling
to intensify the siege,
and take Handan soon.
Yes.
Is Yiren here?
Yes.
That's a musical instrument from Chu.
Yes, it is.
It's the Yangchun song.
♪Soak in a fragrant bath
filled with orchids.♪
That's a Chu attire.
♪Dressed in colorful garments
like a flower.♪
That's Qu Yuan's poem,
"The Lord Within the Clouds".
♪Bright and blazing.♪
♪He comes to rest at the Shou Palace.♪
♪He glows with the sun and moon.♪
♪Adorned with majestic garments
in a dragon chariot.♪
♪Soaring about here and there.♪
♪Longing for Him with a deep sigh.♪
♪My sad heart is greatly troubled.♪
Mother.
I finally see you again.
My son.
There are no words to describe
how happy I am to see you.
Huayang.
Seeing your son is a good thing.
There's no need to cry.
Mother, please sit down.
I really
haven't seen a Chu attire
and haven't heard Chu's music
and song for so long.
Thank you, Mother.
A moment like this
gives me an idea.
I'll change your name.
You're my son,
and you're wearing Chu attire.
I'll name you
Zichu.
Thank you for my name, Mother.
From now on, my name will be Zichu.
Serve the wine.
Zichu, sit down.
Yes.
Today
is such a happy day.
But Zichu,
I have another gift for you.
Thank you, Mother.
There's a girl
named Han Ni.
She's the daughter of the King of Han.
The King of Han kept asking me
to find her a suitable man to marry.
I think Han Ni
looks dignified,
and she has a gentle temperament.
She's a good match
for my son.
Mother.
I already have a wife.
You have a wife?
Yes.
When I was in Zhao,
I've already been married
for four years.
My son is already three years old.
Please forgive me
for not informing you.
You're from the imperial family of Qin.
How can you take a lowly maid
as your wife?
Where is that woman now?
She's still in Handan of Zhao.
I came home very suddenly.
I wasn't able to bring them home.
They're not in Xianyang.
That's good.
You can marry Han Ni.
With someone taking care of you,
I'd feel at ease.
Mother.
Can we delay the marriage for now?
I escaped to Xianyang so suddenly.
I left my wife and son
in a dangerous place.
Their lives are at risk.
I've been in Handan for many years.
Fortunately, my wife was with me.
And she even bore me a son.
I...
I really can't bear
to remarry
the moment I come back to Xianyang.
You need to remarry all the more.
You must know
that being the legitimate son
means that you're the heir
to the throne.
How can you leave potential hostages
in our enemy's land?
The battle between Qin and Zhao
is very intense.
After we take Handan,
how can King of Zhao
spare their lives?
My good child, listen to your mother.
I can't and I'm not willing to remarry.
Huayang.
He's a sentimental man.
After he realizes these things,
we can talk about
acknowledging him as my son.
Lord Anguo arrives.
You've finished working
on state affairs?
I finished early today,
so I came to take a look.
Father, I, Zichu, am back.
I haven't served you for many years.
I haven't been filial.
Zichu?
Mother changed my name just now.
My name is now Zichu.
Is it a good name?
It is, it's very good.
You're just in time.
Zichu wouldn't listen to me.
Talk to him.
All right.
I'll take him to the Study Room
to check his knowledge.
All right.
Zichu.
Go with your father.
Give me an answer tomorrow.
Yes.
You put a lot of thought in your attire.
Mr. Lv prepared it for me.
That merchant, Lv Buwei?
Yes.
Fortunately, he took care of me
all these years.
And thanks to him,
I was able to return to Xianyang.
In that case,
I'm quite interested in meeting him.
You just returned from Handan.
What do you think of
the battle in Handan?
My thoughts are superficial.
Please don't laugh at me
when I tell you.
Go ahead.
Our Qin army has been in battle
for many years,
even if we killed our enemies
and succeed in our conquest,
we lost a lot of our national power.
Since the Battle of Changping,
the battles never stopped.
Even if Zhao cannot stand against us,
we're suffering from both
internal strife and external damage.
We're already on the decline.
Once other states sent
reinforcements to Zhao,
we're not sure who would win the battle.
In my humble opinion,
we should defer the conquest for now,
recuperate, and restore our power,
then plan to attack again afterwards.
Well said.
That's what I think as well.
But His Majesty kept attacking Handan,
and swore to eliminate Zhao.
Don't you know
Madam Huayang's intentions
in arranging this marriage?
She just wants to control me.
Of course.
She's afraid that you might
not listen to her in the future,
and she can't control you.
How can I agree to such a marriage?
If you don't agree,
she won't acknowledge you as her son.
It's a negotiation.
If I don't refuse now,
when she threatens me in the future,
how can I refuse her?
Once you become the king of Qin
in the future,
you can make your own decisions.
(Zhao)
Report!
General.
Zhao's war declaration has arrived.
Read it.
General Wang He.
Your long siege has not
produced any results.
Why don't we battle it out
once and for all
tomorrow morning outside the West Gate.
Lord Pingyuan,
Lord Chunshen, Lord Xinling.
Chu's reinforcements are here?
General, how should we reply?
We came under imperial orders.
We won't retreat until we take Handan.
Tell the messenger
we'd fight!
Yes.
(Capital of Zhao, Handan)
Attack!
Groom and Bride, drink the nuptial wine.
(Han Ni)
After drinking this nuptial wine,
Zichu and Han Ni,
love each other.
Bear a grandson for me soon.
Drink.
The ceremony is over.
After the Family Visit Ceremony today,
Ying Yiren would be the legitimate son
of the Crown Prince.
Lv Buwei is a very cunning person.
For his personal gain,
he helped Yiren and made me
lose my position as the legitimate son.
I swear to kill that traitor.
My lord,
don't do ridiculous things anymore.
The only thing you can do now
is to reconcile with Ying Yiren.
Perhaps in the future,
you can still be a Feudal Lord.
♪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 moon♪
♪Armed for battle,
the soldiers are unstoppable♪
♪A land consumed by war,
the beginning of the king's law♪
♪Follow the footsteps of
our ancestors and martyrs♪
♪A great nation's
iron-willed representative♪
=Episode 2=
Why are we here?
As of now, we can't be sure
who's trying to kill us yet.
There are lots of eyes and ears
in Xianyang.
You have to make do
with staying here temporarily
for a few days.
What about you, Mr. Lv?
I'll go and see Lord Yangquan
and meet Madam Huayang as soon as I can.
Thank you, Mr. Lv.
Bring men
and secretly investigate
the whereabouts
of Ying Yiren and Lv Buwei.
Once you find them,
kill them.
Yes.
(Madam Huayang)
Could it be that
God really doesn't want me
to bear a son for Lord Anguo?
Huayang.
Lv Buwei is here.
(Qin's Lord Yangquan, Mi Chen)
Greetings, Madam.
Rise.
Thank you, Madam.
Madam.
Prince Yiren has already
been back in Xianyang.
When will you see Prince Yiren?
Did I mention that I would see him?
Madam.
When I discussed with you
about acknowledging him as your son,
it was for your own sake.
Under the law of Qin, the Ying family
can't be given
a title of nobility without merits.
Prince Yiren was held hostage in Zhao
for Qin's sake for eight years.
Among the imperial clan,
in terms of merits,
he's the one
who has the biggest chance
of being the legitimate son.
If you recommend Prince Yiren
to be the legitimate son,
His Majesty
would think that you're recommending
a talented man for the State.
Lord Anguo
would surely value you more.
Any news?
Any news or not? Tell me!
Mr. Shi.
The spy in Lord Yangquan's Manor reported
that Lv Buwei went there.
At this moment,
Lord Yangquan is bringing him
to Lord Anguo's Manor
to meet Madam Huayang.
Is Lv Buwei by himself?
That's good too.
I'll immediately send men
to capture Lv Buwei.
I can surely find the whereabouts
of Ying Yiren.
No, thank you, Mr. Shi.
I'll do it.
My lord.
This isn't the time
to act rashly.
Ungrateful people
exist too.
Prince Yiren is a loyal,
filial and kind person
who knows how to repay favors.
After I talked to him
about your intention
of acknowledging him as your son,
every time I mentioned you,
he was always
moved to tears.
He wanted to return
to Xianyang immediately
and be filial to you.
In that case, he's a good child.
A good child indeed.
Madam, when will you meet Prince Yiren?
You may go first.
If there's any news,
I'll tell Mi Chen to inform you.
Go.
After all,
the one my sister acknowledges
would become
the Crown Prince's legitimate son.
She needs to discuss it with Lord Anguo.
Lord Anguo must
acknowledge His Majesty too.
Report!
My lord, the carriages went out.
One ox carriage and one horse carriage.
They went in opposite directions.
That unscrupulous merchant Lv Buwei
is surely in the ox carriage.
Chase the ox carriage.
Yes.
Let's catch him!
Mr. Lv, you're back.
Did you meet Madam Huayang?
I did.
What did she say?
She said that she still needed
to discuss it with Lord Anguo.
She wants you to wait for a few days.
(Qin's Crown Prince, Lord Anguo's Manor)
(Qin's Lord Anguo, Ying Zhu)
Crown Prince.
We've been attacking Handan
for a long time without success,
and Father sent Wang He there
to command the troops.
Due to the logistics issue in sending
their food and supplies,
I feel anxious day and night.
Aside from official state business,
you're not concerned
about other matters.
What else should I be concerned about?
Yiren is back in Xiangyang.
(Spy of Zhao, Mo Bi)
You found him?
Yes.
Where is he?
Ying Yiren is staying
in Xianyang Prison.
Inform Prince Xi
about Prince Yiren's whereabouts.
Yes.
Hurry!
Great!
Report! We found Yiren.
Where is he?
Xianyang Prison.
Xianyang Prison.
Please inform Lord Yangquan
that I'd surely bring Prince Yiren
to meet Madam Huayang.
Yes.
Zheng Yi.
Master.
Prepare the carriage.
Let's go to Xianyang Prison.
Yes.
What are you doing?
You can't enter Xianyang Prison!
You can't enter Xianyang Prison!
What are you planning to do?
You can't come in!
No, you can't come in!
You can't come in!
Get out!
You can't come in!
What are you doing?
This is a prison.
Without an imperial order,
you can't come in!
We're here to arrest Zhao's spy.
Spy?
Who?
Lv Buwei.
My lord.
I've never heard of that man.
You'd know when I find him.
Wait, my lord.
Why did you come to prison
to arrest a spy?
Aren't you afraid of breaking Qin's law?
Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?
I am, but I don't dare to...
Move!
Move!
Move!
Move!
Stop! Stop the carriage.
Cousin, this is bad.
Prince Xi went to Xianyang Prison
to arrest Prince Yiren.
Master.
You.
Turn back now.
Do everything you can
to delay Prince Xi.
Don't let him take Prince Yiren!
Yes.
Zheng Huo.
Don't you want to accomplish
great things with my Master?
Don't lose this opportunity.
I'd reward you greatly
after this was done!
Go!
Yes.
Move!
What are you doing?
You...
Move!
Break it!
Yiren.
Greetings, Brother.
Since you're back in Xianyang,
why are you hiding here?
I went to Handan alone for eight years.
Things have been very hard.
My life is always in danger.
I must protect myself.
Coming back
without an imperial order
is a serious crime.
Brother.
The King of Zhao wants to kill me.
How can I just wait and do nothing?
I had no choice but to risk my life
in coming back to Qin.
Is that true?
I don't dare to lie to you.
Then why did Lv Buwei,
who came back with you,
go to see Madam Huayang?
If you don't want to be punished,
then leave Xianyang
and go back to Handan.
We need to inform His Majesty and Father
to see whether or not
I can stay in Xianyang.
Brother.
This isn't up to you.
We're brothers, why are you doing this?
Prince Xi!
You barged into prison with a weapon.
It's against Qin's law!
You despicable official.
You're hiding a criminal.
I should kill you two
at the same time
for the sake of the law.
I'm a despicable official?
The State of Qin is paying my salary.
I work for His Majesty.
You don't have an imperial order.
Not only can't you kill him,
even you just kill
a despicable official like me,
you'd surely be executed.
I'll kill you first then.
Prince Xi, how can you kill me?
I'll use this dagger-axe I'm holding.
Prince Xi.
Don't be angry.
My lord.
If you really want to take him,
it's not that you can't.
I have a condition.
Are you qualified to negotiate with me?
We...
We're watching a national prison.
It's a major deal.
If you take him away,
we're all dead.
My lord, do us a favor.
Let us all live.
What do you want? Tell me.
If we all got punished,
no one would take care of our families.
My lord.
Can you give me some money
to take care of our family members?
If you do that,
I'll treat it
like you never
came here today.
Like nothing...
Fine.
As your wish.
Guards.
Yes.
Take him away.
-Yes.
-Yes.
Prince Yiren, this way please.
Wait.
My lord.
You haven't...
I don't have any money with me.
Come to my manor to get it.
That won't do, my lord.
If I don't get the money today,
no one can take him.
Move!
Prince Xi! You...
Prince Xi barged into prison.
Capture him!
My lord.
My lord.
I want to see who would dare to do that.
Take him away.
-Yes.
-Yes.
-Come on.
-Come on.
Prince Xi.
You barged into prison and took someone.
Do you have an imperial order?
Lord Yangquan.
You're involved in this indeed.
If you leave now,
I'll treat this like it never happened.
If you continue this,
I won't play nice!
I repeat.
Kill whoever blocks us.
You dare to do that?
Who dares to make a move again?
Prince Xi.
You really want this to get violent?
Try me.
Listen to me.
Let's talk in private.
If we really get into a fight,
we'd both break Qin's law.
But I have a title of nobility.
It's part of my responsibility.
At most,
His Majesty would just lecture me.
You're different.
I'm afraid that
you'd never have the chance
to become
the Crown Prince's legitimate son.
That's all.
I'll take him.
What happened?
I already had him,
but Lord Yangquan took him.
He took him to see Madam Huayang now.
You...
You...
My lord.
There's no chance anymore!
You...
Not only did you lose the opportunity
to become the Crown Prince's
legitimate son,
You lost...
You lost
the opportunity
to become the King of Qin!
(Capital of Zhao, Handan)
Come on.
Madam, hurry.
This way, Madam.
Run!
-Go after them!
-Come on!
Madam, go.
Run towards the East Gate.
I'll be right there.
All right.
Let's go.
Mother, listen.
What is that sound?
What is that sound?
I don't know.
What's going on?
(Wei's Lord Xinling, Wei Wuji)
Look, the reinforcements are here!
This is great! This is great!
This is great!
The reinforcements are here!
We're saved!
Mother.
The reinforcements are here!
Stand up.
The reinforcements are here!
Wei's reinforcements are here!
Madam, Madam!
Sir.
Young Master.
Sir.
Sir.
Wei's reinforcements are here.
The other states' reinforcements
should also be here soon.
A major battle
cannot be avoided.
The way to Xianyang
must be blocked now.
What should we do?
Madam, let's go back to the city.
The city is the safest place.
Relay my orders.
Encamp outside the city.
Lord Xinling, you personally led
the reinforcements.
What a righteous man.
Your Majesty, you're too kind.
The Six States should help each other.
Lord Xinling.
Why did you only arrive now?
The states of Han and Qi
weren't willing to send troops.
Mao Sui went to Chu for many months,
and we still don't have
any news from him.
At this point,
we can only await news
from Lord Chunshen.
If Chu's troops can come,
and our three states work together,
we can surely win against Qin.
If Chu sends its troops,
it's obvious that
the king of Qin's tyranny
has already angered everyone.
All right.
Once Chu sends its troops,
the three of us would join forces,
and we'd surely defeat Qin!
(Qin, Xianyang, Zhangtai Palace)
Greetings, Your Majesty.
(Qin's Official, Kui Zhuang)
Urgent news from Handan.
(King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Ying Ji)
Tell me.
General Wang He's siege failed,
(Qin's Top General, Meng Ao)
and we lost a lot of our troops.
Wei Wuji arrived at Handan yesterday
with reinforcements.
This battle
isn't advantageous to us.
Wei's troops
are nothing to be feared.
It's just that our troops
have been in battle for so long.
If we didn't defeat them soon,
I'm afraid that our troops
would lose their morale.
Tell Wang He and Wang Ling
to intensify the siege,
and take Handan soon.
Yes.
Is Yiren here?
Yes.
That's a musical instrument from Chu.
Yes, it is.
It's the Yangchun song.
♪Soak in a fragrant bath
filled with orchids.♪
That's a Chu attire.
♪Dressed in colorful garments
like a flower.♪
That's Qu Yuan's poem,
"The Lord Within the Clouds".
♪Bright and blazing.♪
♪He comes to rest at the Shou Palace.♪
♪He glows with the sun and moon.♪
♪Adorned with majestic garments
in a dragon chariot.♪
♪Soaring about here and there.♪
♪Longing for Him with a deep sigh.♪
♪My sad heart is greatly troubled.♪
Mother.
I finally see you again.
My son.
There are no words to describe
how happy I am to see you.
Huayang.
Seeing your son is a good thing.
There's no need to cry.
Mother, please sit down.
I really
haven't seen a Chu attire
and haven't heard Chu's music
and song for so long.
Thank you, Mother.
A moment like this
gives me an idea.
I'll change your name.
You're my son,
and you're wearing Chu attire.
I'll name you
Zichu.
Thank you for my name, Mother.
From now on, my name will be Zichu.
Serve the wine.
Zichu, sit down.
Yes.
Today
is such a happy day.
But Zichu,
I have another gift for you.
Thank you, Mother.
There's a girl
named Han Ni.
She's the daughter of the King of Han.
The King of Han kept asking me
to find her a suitable man to marry.
I think Han Ni
looks dignified,
and she has a gentle temperament.
She's a good match
for my son.
Mother.
I already have a wife.
You have a wife?
Yes.
When I was in Zhao,
I've already been married
for four years.
My son is already three years old.
Please forgive me
for not informing you.
You're from the imperial family of Qin.
How can you take a lowly maid
as your wife?
Where is that woman now?
She's still in Handan of Zhao.
I came home very suddenly.
I wasn't able to bring them home.
They're not in Xianyang.
That's good.
You can marry Han Ni.
With someone taking care of you,
I'd feel at ease.
Mother.
Can we delay the marriage for now?
I escaped to Xianyang so suddenly.
I left my wife and son
in a dangerous place.
Their lives are at risk.
I've been in Handan for many years.
Fortunately, my wife was with me.
And she even bore me a son.
I...
I really can't bear
to remarry
the moment I come back to Xianyang.
You need to remarry all the more.
You must know
that being the legitimate son
means that you're the heir
to the throne.
How can you leave potential hostages
in our enemy's land?
The battle between Qin and Zhao
is very intense.
After we take Handan,
how can King of Zhao
spare their lives?
My good child, listen to your mother.
I can't and I'm not willing to remarry.
Huayang.
He's a sentimental man.
After he realizes these things,
we can talk about
acknowledging him as my son.
Lord Anguo arrives.
You've finished working
on state affairs?
I finished early today,
so I came to take a look.
Father, I, Zichu, am back.
I haven't served you for many years.
I haven't been filial.
Zichu?
Mother changed my name just now.
My name is now Zichu.
Is it a good name?
It is, it's very good.
You're just in time.
Zichu wouldn't listen to me.
Talk to him.
All right.
I'll take him to the Study Room
to check his knowledge.
All right.
Zichu.
Go with your father.
Give me an answer tomorrow.
Yes.
You put a lot of thought in your attire.
Mr. Lv prepared it for me.
That merchant, Lv Buwei?
Yes.
Fortunately, he took care of me
all these years.
And thanks to him,
I was able to return to Xianyang.
In that case,
I'm quite interested in meeting him.
You just returned from Handan.
What do you think of
the battle in Handan?
My thoughts are superficial.
Please don't laugh at me
when I tell you.
Go ahead.
Our Qin army has been in battle
for many years,
even if we killed our enemies
and succeed in our conquest,
we lost a lot of our national power.
Since the Battle of Changping,
the battles never stopped.
Even if Zhao cannot stand against us,
we're suffering from both
internal strife and external damage.
We're already on the decline.
Once other states sent
reinforcements to Zhao,
we're not sure who would win the battle.
In my humble opinion,
we should defer the conquest for now,
recuperate, and restore our power,
then plan to attack again afterwards.
Well said.
That's what I think as well.
But His Majesty kept attacking Handan,
and swore to eliminate Zhao.
Don't you know
Madam Huayang's intentions
in arranging this marriage?
She just wants to control me.
Of course.
She's afraid that you might
not listen to her in the future,
and she can't control you.
How can I agree to such a marriage?
If you don't agree,
she won't acknowledge you as her son.
It's a negotiation.
If I don't refuse now,
when she threatens me in the future,
how can I refuse her?
Once you become the king of Qin
in the future,
you can make your own decisions.
(Zhao)
Report!
General.
Zhao's war declaration has arrived.
Read it.
General Wang He.
Your long siege has not
produced any results.
Why don't we battle it out
once and for all
tomorrow morning outside the West Gate.
Lord Pingyuan,
Lord Chunshen, Lord Xinling.
Chu's reinforcements are here?
General, how should we reply?
We came under imperial orders.
We won't retreat until we take Handan.
Tell the messenger
we'd fight!
Yes.
(Capital of Zhao, Handan)
Attack!
Groom and Bride, drink the nuptial wine.
(Han Ni)
After drinking this nuptial wine,
Zichu and Han Ni,
love each other.
Bear a grandson for me soon.
Drink.
The ceremony is over.
After the Family Visit Ceremony today,
Ying Yiren would be the legitimate son
of the Crown Prince.
Lv Buwei is a very cunning person.
For his personal gain,
he helped Yiren and made me
lose my position as the legitimate son.
I swear to kill that traitor.
My lord,
don't do ridiculous things anymore.
The only thing you can do now
is to reconcile with Ying Yiren.
Perhaps in the future,
you can still be a Feudal Lord.
♪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 moon♪
♪Armed for battle,
the soldiers are unstoppable♪
♪A land consumed by war,
the beginning of the king's law♪
♪Follow the footsteps of
our ancestors and martyrs♪
♪A great nation's
iron-willed representative♪