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~ Moonrise by Lu Hu & Huang Yali ~
♫ The moonlight shines brightly on the strings of the zither that night ♫
♫ You and I are teetering on the edge of loneliness ♫
♫ Softly reciting the bygone days we cannot return to ♫
♫ Also floating in the air is a kite with a string that has snapped ♫
♫ The yearning stirs my heartstrings that night ♫
♫ Love and hate whimper quietly and unrestrainedly ♫
♫ To meet or not to meet, both are similarly on the edge of pain ♫
♫ That umbrella that shielded me from the rain was badly damaged ♫
♫ At moonrise, I meet with you ♫
♫ At moonset, I could not see you anymore ♫
♫ At moonrise, I endlessly yearn for you ♫
♫ At moonset... at moonset... ♫
♫ A millennium passes by rapidly... ♫
The Legend of Hao Lan
Episode 56
I know the most about my health.
There's no other choice but to let Chengjiao succeed me.
Your Majesty.
Siluo, why are you here?
I wanted to ask you if you wanted to try more fresh meat.
I've ordered servants to change it.
It's not necessary.
Your Majesty, I just heard you say you want to let Chengjiao succeed you.
How can that be?
Changjiao is still young, how can he shoulder the responsibility?
There will be help.
Do you mean Prime Minister Lu?
Lu Buwei...
I meant General Meng Ao.
Too bad he is faraway in Wei state.
He won't be able to come to Xianyang.
I'll let Bai Zhong pick up the responsibility to counsel the new emperor.
He is the won of Lord Wu An and has accomplished victories.
He can push back Lu Buwei's strength.
When Meng Ao returns, appoint him as the Minister of State Affairs
and confer the title of general to both Wang He and Biao Gong.
Then Chengjiao will be secured without worries.
That's enough. Now order Bai Zhong into the palace.
I'm tired. You can all leave.
Yes.
Zichu.
I have a question to ask you.
In the past, I did deliberately try to get close to you,
including those chance encounters which you thought were predestined.
To the hostage prince of Qin who didn't know if he could live another day,
to entangle with the beautiful princess of Zho
was a way to survive.
I'm sorry, Princess.
Even so,
I can't turn back time.
Stop!
Do you think I'll allow you to keep humiliating me?
Let me tell you, my son will become the Crown Prince.
He will then become the King of Qin.
And I? The Queen Dowager of Qin.
As for you, quit acting like you are on a pedestal.
I've warned you not to hurt him.
That was a non-poisonous snake. I just wanted to try a test.
Before the crisis hits, who is willing to wait to die?
Are you resting easy now?
The Qin King who once was so smart is now a blind man.
He can not notice details anymore. Of course I can rest easy.
But he is your husband.
Husband?
In his eyes, probably only the elegant Queen can match him.
He doesn't care a bit about a lowly person like me.
Wife of Prince Zixi, I advise you to be happier.
Once my Chengjiao become King, I will give you Zichu.
We each get what we want. Isn't that great?
Don't be happy so early. Don't forget there is still Lu Buwei.
Then we'll let him never get back to Xianyang.
Master, you've just recovered from a major illness. Why are you rushing to travel?
The plague in Southern Province rose suddenly.
Bai Zhong didn't wait to see me die from the epidemic and hurriedly withdrew his troops.
Unless, he had an objective that was even more important than killing m.
It means he has already set up a trap waiting for me to enter.
Dodge!
Kneel.
Master, I apologize for coming late.
You are just on time. Ask him clearly for his background.
Speak, who ordered you to assassinate?
As it turns out, Prime Minister Lu is well-prepared!
It's a pity that even if you were to reach Xianyang today, everything's already too late!
Let's hurry back to Xianyang right away.
Yes.
Your Highness, it's late, you should go to bed.
I know.
You can leave.
Your Highness, are you worried about the Crown Prince?
Zheng'er is still young,
but he has a good head with ideas.
I'm not worried about him.
Then, you must be worried about the King.
Everything started when he started to believe in rumors.
He would rather believe Siluo than me.
Then let him suffer the consequence.
I'm not going to worry.
[ Feathery Sun Palace ]
Which beauty sent the flowers?
I picked them out of a whim.
A prince of Qin can be so carefree?
Who says I only know about martial arts and politics?
Don't tease me.
Are you blaming me?
That's why you haven't visited me for a while.
You are upset with me.
Right?
Wife of Prince Zixi, the Queen Dowager Huayang is here.
Let her in.
Yes.
No wonder Lu Buwei collected followers and found fighters.
He has been prepared for this day.
We failed?
We should just strike first.
Issue an edict from the Emperor to execute Lu Buwei.
Executing the Prime Minister requires a justification.
Doesn't the Emperor want to proclaim Chengjiao as Crown Prince?
We can announce Lu Buwei's crimes at the court.
Lu Buwei is very cautious.
What crimes are there?
Forming private allies for his own motive, controlling power to dominate court affairs, these are his crimes.
What's the matter with you?
Lady Mi has mentioned that you frequently get nightmares.
I think Wife of Prince Zixi must want a new companion.
Do you think everyone is like you?
Women have been known to fall deeply in love since the beginning of time.
Even though their husbands died, the wives refused to remarry.
But have you thought of this,
are there any man who is devoted only to one woman?
Even though the old King loved me and pampered me, he could not be devoted only to me.
So, why should I
stay chaste for him?
You are obsessed.
Where is Haolan? I want to see that she is safe and well.
Will let you see her after the King's eye problem is treated.
You really will keep your words?
That will depend on your ability.
What was the symptoms you said before?
Blurry vision.
Your majesty, how long have you had this condition?
Long time.
For a while, my vision had gradually gotten worse. Getting harder to see.
Even when you stand in front of me.
I can only identify you through your voice.
How to treat this problem?
According to the medical books left by my father.
Use the Aster flower to make a hot press for the eyes.
But white aster cleanse the kidney and eyes.
Yellow aster disperse the heat. Wild aster relieve internal heat and detoxifies.
I need to think more about which one to use.
How about this? I will go back to Bai Manor, once I am prepared I will return to the palace.
Men, take physician Ying back home. Take good care of her.
Yes.
Your majesty, please take good care of yourself.
All right.
Zichu, at tomorrow's court session, after you appointed Chengjiao as the Crown Prince.
We will go to Yong City to recuperate from your illness.
From now onward, I will always be by your side.
Please let me be your eyes. Okay?
All right.
Your servant girl can't match you at all
in boldness.
You look so pleased. You must be close to winning.
In court tomorrow, Lu Buwei will be executed, and the Crown Prince demoted.
How about it?
Everyone is destined with a different fate.
Only the fittest will survive.
If he can survive, that means he is capable.
If he can't survive, that's his fate.
That was a quote from your mother.
I hear that you are sleeping well and eating well.
Your days are going by nicely I don't understand something.
Don't you have a hart?
Can crying and screaming change what will happen today?
but you,
you are close to winning, but have lost weight.
You probably haven't looked into the mirror for some time.
You look even paler than me, who is caged in like a bird.
What kind of pain will make you suffer so?
When you witness how Lu Buwei and your son end up,
I will send you off.
Take her to court tomorrow. I want her to see it herself.
Yes.
Your Highness, what can we do?
Go find Lao Ai now, and tell him there'll be a crisis tomorrow.
He should leave with Cheng'er, and not to worry about me.
Yes.
General Bai, we were ordered to escort Physician Yin back.
Go tell the Wife of Prince Zixi, I do not need anyone to monitor my manor.
Scram!
I thought you wouldn't return.
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Xiaochun, I couldn't help it in Southern Province.
You lied. You hate Lu Buwei and want him to die.
In the past, my own uncle was in the army and got sick from the plague,
my own father sent him off.
He told me, even if I got sick, he would have sent me off too.
Xiao, life to me is a battle.
Use the smallest sacrifice to win the biggest victory.
That's is a general's mission.
Xiaochun, after tomorrow's court,
I will never do anything that you'll disagree.
Everything will abide by you in future.
Court? Is there a special reason?
You don't have to worry about that. Just wait for me.
Physician Yin, have some food.
Ling Zhang, you've been transferred to Xianyang too?
My duty has been to follow the general ever since I enlisted.
Physician Yin, go ahead and eat.
Bai Zhong will rebel.
Xiaochun, it's so late, why did you want to see me?
Come here, I want to question you.
You question me?
Tell me honestly,
what will happen during court tomorrow?
The King plans to abolish the Crown Prince, and proclaim Chengjaio as the new heir.
As for Lu Buwei, he'll lose his life tomorrow.
If the Crown Prince is abolished, what will happen to the Queen?
You know that Haolan is my best friend.
The King's illness is incurable. After establishing the new Crown Prince, he will go to Yong City to rest.
Thereafter, I will succeed Lu Buwei to counsel the new Crown Prince as Regent.
You want to keep the Queen and her son safe, then I promise you not to kill them.
The Queen and Crown Prince are to be abolished.
How could I see her fall down like this?
No, no.
Xiaochun!
Before I met you, I didn't care about feelings.
You taught me about it.
At the battlefield, you took care of my wounds.
Outside of the battlefield, you've taken care of Ling'er.
In a few years, you have gradually entered my heart
and occupied my thoughts, and let me sink deeply.
But you'll abandon me now to help the Queen?
Even the best friends cannot stay with each other forever.
But I want to become your husband to stay with you the whole life.
You'd rather believe her and not me?
I...
Look at me, just look only at me from now.
I will swear to you.
After tomorrow, I will not disobey your wishes.
I will love you, cherish you, respect you.
Let you be the luckiest woman in the world.
All I ask is that you stay quiet for this one night.
Everything will be fine tomorrow.
You promise not to kill Haolan and Zheng'er?
I will promise with my life.
Then I will toast for your victory tomorrow.
With the serious event tomorrow, I don't want to drink now. Save it for tomorrow's celebration.
I will wait for you.
Keep a constant eye on Lu Manor.
If Lu Buwei does anything abnormal, inform me immediately.
Yes.
Once Your Highness's edict is spread throughout Qin,
we will leave for Yong City to let you recuperate.
Are you still dreaming the impossible?
With Physician Yin, you can definitely regain your health.
Isn't that right, Physician Yin.
Yes.
Your Majesty, it's time to go to court.
Alright.
Found it. Here's a snake.
Here's another one.
What are they doing?
Queen Dowager, the King encountered a snake in the garden the other day.
So they came over to capture the snakes.
Capture snakes?
Haolan, here is another one.
Queen Dowager, the court is about to start. They're all waiting for you.
Not going. I'm going back to the palace.
Greetings to Your Majesty.
May Your Majesty live ten thousands years.
- You may rise. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
Li Haolan, open your eyes wide and take a good look.
Your Majesty, I want to accuse Prime Minister Lu Buwei.
What crime is he accused of?
Lu Buwei came from a merchant family background and has always been a lowly merchant.
He earned merit for supporting Your Highness to the throne, that's why he is the Prime Minister now.
Your Majesty has treated him very kindly.
Lu Buwei doesn't reciprocate,
but actually plotted with Marchioness Xuan to illegally transport salt and iron,
taking the nation's revenue into his own purse.
Lu Buwei did that to help Zichu to return Qin,
now that has become his crime.
It looks like justice on the surface,
but what's hidden inside is crime.
Lu Buwei will do anything to get what he wants.
That's against Qin's law.
Of course he must be punished.
He says everything he did was for the King, but does the King agree with him?
Your Majesty, I have never profiteered in anything I did.
Who was Marchioness Xuan?
And what was Lord Yangquan?
Taking over the people's land, and the Great Qin's money,
and you still want to topple the Great Qin's court afairs?
A group of contemptible people who made use of palace assets for personal gains.
A bunch of immoral and rebellious officials.
You've allied with them. How dare you deny profiteering?
Your Majesty, Lu Buwei profited from the national treasury.
That's the first crime.
He also uses outside officials to crowd out royal family members
in order to topple the Great Qin's foundation.
Ever since King Mu, Qin has called for talents from everywhere.
Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, Fan Ju, (famous ministers), none of them were from Qin.
But they all helped Qin
in many great victories.
The King has said that Great Qin's army will reach the other six states to win the world.
All people in the world will become Qin's people.
All talents in the world will become Qin's talents.
When wise men are recruited, the nation and its people will prosper.
When wise men are lost, the nation and its people will lose prosperity.
When talents are recruited by other nations,
it will be making those countries stronger
as our enemies.
The enemy is stronger and we are weaker.
When that happens, how will Qin succeed in its grand plan?
Don't keep talking about the grand plan.
You invited many guests in order to find loyal followers and strengthen your alliance.
When you use outsiders in important decisions, you've driven out Qin's own people and divide the royal family.
After a long time,
the people will only know about Prime Minister Lu and not the King.
How will you treat the King?
Your Majesty, I agree with General Bai.
Lu Buwei secretly allied with Marchioness Xuan and Lord Yang Qun, he must be killed.
For many years in Qin, Lu Bu Wei has
acquired followers and gained people's trust.
The royal family members have been slighted by him but dared only complain privately.
If things were to continue this way, Prime Minister Lu would become the second Marquis Rang. [Marquis Rang was a major figure in government during the Warring States Period]
Great Qin will be in danger of great calamity.
Lu Buwei relied on his influential connections for his accomplishments, but repaid gratitude with sinister schemes.
He is an opportunistic contemptible person.
Your Majesty, you must not let him get away with it.
Lord of Shang had been a minister of Qin for a decade, [Lord Shang Yang was a statesman and reformer of the State of Qin during the Warring States period of ancient China]
had stirred up and garnered the power of the Imperial Clan and royal relatives.
Eventually, he ended up being punished with the Cart Split in pubic.
But, the law of Shang Yang became the law of the rich and the powerful of Qin.
It continued usage to date and demonstrated the wrongful execution of Lord of Shang.
Now, Prime Minister Lu entrusts important tasks to high ranking visiting officials
from other states without any interference from the Imperial Clan and royal relatives.
Naturally, that gave rise to complaints and grudges from everyone.
I believe that if we re-enact the past incident of Lord of Shang, we would lose a vital talent of Qin.
Prime Minister helped the King to gain his throne, crushed the East Zhou alliance army,
and suppressed the Southern Province's plague. He has contributed greatly.
It's because of Lu Buwei's lack of competence that the plague has spread.
If General Bai hadn't made a quick decision,
the plague might have spread to Xianyang castle.
Your Majesty, of course Lu Buwei has contributions, but he has committed 10 major crimes.
Lu Buwei, do you admit your crimes?
General Bai's list of my crimes are all deliberate.
The dead cannot testify to your so-called alleged crime of illegally transacting in salt and iron.
The policy of hiring outside officials has strengthened the Great Qin.
My real crime is in
not realizing about this treacherous scheme
that is shaking up our court.
General Bai, may I ask what you did in Southern Province on the King's order?
Of course it was to fight the plague.
Fight the plague?
You went to kill people.
Was that so?
Everyone, when General Bai arrived in Southern Province,
he didn't give medicine or help. Once he finds sick people in a family,
he ordered the slaughter of the entire family. The people lived in peril.
When he withdrew the troops from Southern Province,
he sent a report to the King and falsely reported a rebellious rising and requested more troops.
The people in trouble decided to rebel.
Prime Minister Lu blindly tried to appease the people and that caused them to daringly rebel.
And for every traitor that I killed, I got the head as proof.
On my way back to Xianyan
I saw young men dead in Qin Feng and Dian Fang,
their heads went missing.
I found it strange too.
Later I discovered that General Bai claimed they were from the rebellion of Southern Province.
He is asking for an award from the King.
Bai Zhong, how dare you to kill people for your false victory.
Lu Buwei, how dare you to smear a Qin's general!
You thought Southern Province would be destroyed by the plague.
No one will dig up the story.
Too bad, now that the plague has been eliminated
and all the people involved are recorded, whether they were killed because of their rebellion,
or they died due to the plague, that's easy to discern.
If Your Highness doesn't believe, you can send men to the Southern Province and check it.
Bai Zhong, you are no longer Qreater Qin's protector,
but the murderer of innocent children.
Your Majesty, if you still let this man tell lies to denigrate the loyal and trusted,
I will carry out Heaven's command to defeat evil.
Men!
Bai Zhong, you surround the palace with your men. What are you planning?
Your Majesty, the Bai family is loyal to Qin,
but you allow such a deceitful person to control our court,
I will kill him for you to regain our authorities.
Are you finish speaking?
If you said all your need to say.
it is now my turn.
Men.
Who dares to move?
Haolan.
Wang He.
Your majesty, two hours ago.
Lieutenant was going to lead rebels into the palace.
Now they are all executed on the spot.
The guards for the palace have also confessed.
This time Mi consort and Mi family clansmen.
Total of 248 people.
Colluded with General Bai Zhong.
Along twenty thousand soldiers participated in the rebellion.
When did Wang He return back to Xianyang?
I was completely unaware of it.
Since a month ago, I received report about General Meng attacking Gaodu.
Therefore I instructed Wang He to secretly return back.
Travel with common clothes and with least baggage.
As they are near Xianyang, all the soldiers pretend to be common people and enter in small groups.
As it turns out all that the King had done.
Were meticulously planned for putting down the rebels.
General Bai.
Stop obstinately persist in the wrong course.
Ning Zhan, you've followed me for many years, are you also...
I am the Qin King's agent.
Since Lord Wu'an was banished from Xianyang.
I've followed your side, responsible to watch your every step.
Qin King, what a Qin King!
These tricks of yours
Still can not stop me.
Protect the King.
What did you do to me?
Do you still remember that cup of send-off wine?
Is that how you show your true affection for me?
All is fair in War. Isn't that what you always say?
It's shame that Lord Wu'an fought bravely his entire life. Hoped that Qin cavalry will tread all over.
Did he ever imagine that his son
Will be come a traitor.
Willing to destroy everything for his own selfish revenge.
The Bai family never had a traitor.
Your majesty used conspirator and devastated the imperial court.
Even If I died today.
I will help your majesty exterminate this careerist.
Stop.
Ling'er.
Save her.
Ling'er.
Lu Buwei, I save your life.
Please let me elder brother go.
I beg you, he is not a wicked person.
He is only too focus on revenge.
Therefore commit such a calamitous crime.
Ling'er, the law can not be used for personal motive.
I can not save a traitor.
Lu Buwei.
I will give you my word.
Thanks to your majesty.
Lu Buwei, it's all because of me.
That Nanjung almost got destroyed.
Even you almost died by my hands.
Tell me, do you hate me?
Ling'er, I do not have the rights to blame you.
The Heaven is just. I committed a great wrongdoing.
He gave me due punishment.
Ling'er.
Elder brother, don't turn your lofty aim
into a blade for conspiracy.
I was wrong. I killed my own younger sister.
I am the true wrongdoer.
Father said, Bai family's man.
Should not die outside of the battleground.
Promise me.
I promise you.
Promise me.
I promise you.
Ling'er.
Don't be happy so quickly.
Princes Ya, put the knife down.
Take her.
Mother.
Zheng'er.
- Zheng'er - Mother.
You lied to me. You've always been lying to me.
Take all the traitors to the prison.
-Take all of them. - Ling'er
Ling'er.
Wait.
Put Prince Consort temporarily in her palace. I have questions for her.
Yes.
Your majesty.
Zichu.
Your majesty.
Zichu.
Royal father.
Immediately take your majesty back to his palace.
Royal Father.
What do we do?
Aunt Chun, you are the best physician around now, aren't you? You should have a way!
Physician Yin, didn't the King pretend his illness to fool the traitors?
I saw his file. He's been seriously ill since a few years ago.
In the last month, he was just holding his last breath.
How is it possible?
Haolan, in the entire palace, except for the physician,
no one else knew about his real condition.
I don't understand it. He can hide it from anyone,
why did he hide it from you?
To eliminate the traitors, he was willing to use himself as the lure.
How stubborn he was.
Prime Minister Lu, do you understand why? Tell me.
Haolan, what's going in? I am confused.
Right from the beginning,
he deliberately neglected me and favored Siluo.
To let them believe in an opportunity,
then used the plague in Southern Province as an excuse,
naturally forced me to go to Southern Province.
House arrest, depose Crown Prince, change the conferment to Chenjiao,
pretending to have lost your eyesight, step by step,
it was all a pretense. All of it.
All of this was his plan.
All the plan was for Great Qin's final goal.
You knew all along, right?
Queen Dowager Huayan and the Mi clan
have always been eyeing the throne.
It's a risk to let them stay next to the Crown Prince.
What the King has done is for completely removing the toxic tumor.
He is leaving the Crown Prince with a truly stable Qin.
So now, the deep-rooted Mi family is crushed.
Chengjiao's dream to become the heir is also broken.
The royal family's former Commandant of Guards and the army stationed outside the city will all be changed anew.
We will replace them with new people
who are only loyal to Great Qin and Crown Prince.
Of course, even you have guessed.
I was the only one who was fooled. I knew nothing.
You should have guessed,
but you were inside and couldn't see it.
No, I couldn't guess it.
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~ Immortalization by Gao Yu'er ~
♫ Where have the surging clouds and the rising winds gone? ♫
♫ Do not grieve over the separation because of being forced to move and wander ♫
♫ In this lifetime, we will keep on seeking because of love ♫
♫ It’s difficult to reminisce about the splendid times that slipped away ♫
♫ In retrospection with a faint smile, that beautiful countenance caused the city's downfall ♫
♫ And a sweeping upheaval all across the vast nation ♫
♫ In a dimming dream of an illusionary bright moon ♫
♫ We have given our promises to each other in this lifetime ♫
♫ In the complete decline of prosperity, watching the passing of thousands of sails ♫
♫ With affection, perhaps we could wait to be connected again ♫
♫ Like the zither and the harp that play in perfect harmony, let’s grasp each other's hand to stay together ♫
♫ Wishing for you and me to be immortalized with the wind... ♫
♫ In retrospection with a faint smile, that beautiful countenance caused the city's downfall ♫
♫ And a sweeping upheaval all across the vast nation ♫
♫ In a dimming dream of an illusionary bright moon ♫
♫ We have given our promises to each other in this lifetime ♫
♫ In the complete decline of prosperity, watching the passing of thousands of sails ♫
♫ With affection, perhaps we could wait to be connected again ♫
♫ Like the zither and the harp that play in perfect harmony, let’s grasp each other's hand to stay together ♫
♫ Wishing for you and me to be immortalized with the wind... ♫