A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
ADAPTED FROM TIANXIA GUIYUAN'S NOVEL HUANG QUAN
EPISODE 69
Long live Your Majesty!
"The heavens are the greatest force in the world.
The time we follow now was calculated according to astronomy.
I serve the heavens as the ruler.
Heaven, earth, and men will be nurtured under my governance."
I have received orders
to take the throne.
For the welfare of the people,
I expect all officials to help me rule this empire wisely.
Long live Your Majesty!
As the new Emperor,
I will fulfill my sacred mission
and bring prosperity to this empire.
To show my leniency and benevolence,
on this day,
apart from the ten abominations,
I proclaim a general amnesty.
Very wise, Your Majesty.
My trustworthy officials,
you may rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I, Vice Colonel of the Five Armies, Gu Yan...
I, Chief of the Royal Guards, Ning Cheng...
-We thank Your Majesty. -We thank Your Majesty.
You two have been loyal to me for years.
You are my most trusted men.
I hope that you will continue to help me rule wisely
and make Tiansheng stronger, bringing peace to our empire.
-Of course, Your Majesty. -Of course, Your Majesty.
You may rise.
-Thank you, Your Majesty. -Thank you, Your Majesty.
Huofeng Gang is causing trouble in the capital.
I now order you two
to put an end to their treachery and capture Ning Qi
to receive a trial in the palace.
-I will comply, Your Majesty. -I will comply, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, Headmaster Xin is here.
-Let him in. -Yes, Your Majesty.
Wait.
Wu Ying, you may greet him.
Yes, Your Majesty.
-No need to pay your respects. -I pay respect to Your Majesty.
-Ziyan, my brother. -I don't dare accept that name.
Why did you ask me here, Your Majesty?
Ziyan.
Would you be willing to be the Deputy Prime Minister?
Your Majesty.
I'm too dumb to accept a position like that.
Why?
The trouble in the palace
has not ceased since you became the Emperor.
After thinking about it long and hard,
I think it's because
I'm incompetent, useless, and unwilling to deal with these problems.
Right now,
I just want to be a commoner.
I hope you will grant my wish.
We've known each other for more than a decade.
I've thought about if one day,
you and I are no longer friends,
to whom would I talk about my concerns?
-You can't go. -You must be kidding, Your Majesty.
You must be kidding.
You are the Emperor.
You don't need to talk to people.
You just give orders
and see who would be bold enough to disobey you.
You shouldn't need someone like me
to listen to you, who only wants to become a famous counselor.
Fine.
I'll now give the order
for Xin Ziyan to become the Deputy Prime Minister.
Will you be bold enough to disobey me?
Your Majesty must have forgotten.
If there's one person in the empire who dares disobey you,
it would be me,
Xin Ziyan.
Your Highness, Ning Cheng and the Royal Guards are on their way here.
You must leave immediately.
EMPEROR AI OF DACHENG
Sun Xiang.
You must let Feng Zhiwei know about this.
She needs to see the Royal Guards kill everyone here.
You must live, Your Highness.
You must lead us to defend Dacheng.
Your Highness.
Ning Shizheng is dead now.
You've got your revenge.
Why are you staying here?
Ning Yi is still alive!
The world is still in the Ning family's hands.
This is all my fault.
Please, Your Highness, leave now. It's too dangerous here.
Your Highness.
I've never begged you for anything.
Please, just this one time.
-Your Highness. -Enough.
I don't want to say no to you.
Take Ning Qi and go.
Promise me.
-Help Feng Zhiwei. Encourage her to fight. -No.
Only she can defeat Ning Yi.
She's the last hope for Dacheng.
No.
Crying is a luxury.
We don't have the right to cry.
I want to see you leave smiling.
No.
No!
I'm begging you.
Sun Hong. Regardless of who you are,
give me Ning Qi and Yueling right now.
His Majesty will be merciful and punish you according to the law.
You don't deserve to know who I am.
As for Ning Qi, he's under my protection.
If you want him, try and get him.
You're very stubborn.
-Royal Guards. -Yes, sir!
Get in there.
Don't you want to know who I am?
You'll know very soon.
Zhangsun Hong!
My brother!
Zhiwei.
Zhangsun Hong, did you kill Ning Shizheng?
I wish that I had killed Ning Shizheng.
Then why is Ning Cheng here?
Why?
Ning Yi does not want anyone from Dacheng alive.
Zhangsun Hong.
Zhiwei. Yueling...
Yueling is the daughter of Sanhu. She saved your life.
She is the woman I love.
Zhiwei, you must trust her.
You two need to support each other.
Support...
Zhangsun Hong.
Ning Cheng.
Why did you kill my brother?
Ning Qi is planning treason. His Majesty sent me to capture him.
-He refused to turn Ning Qi in. -You mean my brother is protecting him?
-Where's the proof? -Feng Zhiwei.
I received information that he was here.
-But Huofeng Gang-- -Go search then.
-What happens if you can't find Ning Qi? -Feng Zhiwei.
This is my job. I will investigate everything.
Calm down.
Back then, Ning Shizheng killed my mother and brother.
Today, you, Ning Cheng, killed my brother.
He was my last family member.
But you want me to calm down?
Zhiwei.
I know you don't want to do that.
Stop forcing yourself.
Get out.
Get out of here!
Let's go.
Zhangsun Hong.
What were you hiding from me?
Zhangsun Hong.
Your Highness.
Did you buy wine?
You once said
you would be loyal to me forever.
Now that I have no power,
you don't listen to me anymore.
It is because I want to be loyal to you forever.
One day,
you'll become an emperor and I want to be loyal to you at then.
Therefore, I can't let Your Highness lose yourself
by drinking too much wine.
Lose myself?
Who cares if I lose myself?
He's already become the Emperor.
And I...
I have no army and no court officials to support me.
-Why would I not lose myself? -He took the throne
and killed your mother.
Will you really call this killer the Emperor and bow to him?
Your Highness. Do you think
-your mother would-- -Shut up!
Shut up!
Mother.
Ning Yi, I'm going to kill you!
I'm going to kill you!
The imperial will.
The imperial will Father gave me.
The imperial will!
The imperial will Father gave me!
Your Highness. You must remember.
You are the one who should be the Emperor.
Yes. I should be the Emperor!
Your Highness.
Ning Yi had nothing back then.
But, starting out from this House of Lanxiang,
he defeated Ning Chuan.
Step by step, he finally took the throne.
I bought House of Lanxiang
because I wanted you to start over from here
and defeat Ning Yi.
Take what is yours.
Yes.
I'll kill Ning Yi, Ning Ji,
Zhao Yuan, and Xin Ziyan. All those traitors should die!
I'm going to take my throne back.
Yueling.
You and Huofeng Gang wouldn't betray me, would you?
-You'll help me, right? -Of course, I'll help Your Highness.
I'll help you create an opportunity
by gathering all the people you hate.
Good.
Very good.
I...
will take back what belongs to me.
Zhiwei.
Do you really think there's heaven here on earth?
Do you really think that Tiansheng
can tolerate people from the previous empire like us?
They all died because of me.
They didn't die because of you.
They rightfully died for their own beliefs.
I'll leave the subjects of Dacheng to you.
You must find them a place to live safely.
Zhiwei.
I thought it was Nanyi.
King Helian, I didn't know that you can play it as well.
As long as it makes you happy,
-I would do anything. -I can't repay you.
Zhiwei, go back to Jinshi with me.
Bring everyone you wish to protect.
I swear by my title as King of Jinshi,
that if they come to my kingdom,
I'll make sure that all of you will live safely forever.
What do you think?
Jinshi congratulates Your Majesty.
We traveled here hoping to establish a strong relationship
between Tiansheng and Jinshi.
King of Jinshi,
you are very kind and polite.
I will remember this kindness.
Tomorrow, I will be returning to Jinshi
with the ambassadors.
It's far away from here.
I don't know when I will see you again.
-I will take my leave. -King Helian.
Before you go,
I have something to tell you.
King Helian,
we are no longer princes who can do whatever we want.
As the ruler of a country,
I hope that
you will prioritize the relations between Tiansheng and Jinshi.
Remember, don't become blinded
because of love.
Just as Your Majesty said,
since I'm the King of Jinshi,
there are some things
I cannot endure.
Goodbye.
King Helian is scheming something.
He will allow the members of Huofeng Gang to leave with him
disguised as Jinshi ambassadors.
Find a way to give this to the Chief of the Royal Guards, Ning Cheng.
Yes, my lady.
You're here.
I'm here.
You're the Emperor.
You shouldn't be here.
In Tiansheng,
there is no place I shouldn't be.
Zhiwei.
What are you going to do
in the future?
Right.
Now, all of Tiansheng is under your rule.
You shouldn't
care so much about a woman without a home.
I remember last time
we were forced to say goodbye right here.
This time,
nobody can force you to leave Tiansheng, to leave me.
You say that I'm an important person in your life.
You used to say that I was important to you.
Please stay.
I will grant your every wish.
You and your father
are very alike.
Your father sent me away
to a faraway kingdom with a few words.
Now, again with a few words,
you want me to stay.
I've been ordered here and there. Yet I have to show gratitude.
Don't you think that's funny?
Zhiwei.
When I returned to the capital from Puyuan,
my mother said I looked sad.
She told me,
I have to find out what I really want.
So I gathered up the courage to go to Jinshi.
I saw...
I saw you and Helian Zheng. You were laughing.
You looked very happy.
The King and Queen are coming.
You're right.
It seems like they are very close.
Your Majesty, these are for you.
They smell wonderful. Thank you.
I couldn't find the courage to go see you.
After that,
I regretted it very much.
Zhiwei.
Don't go back to him.
He resents both of us.
-Don't go with him. -If I don't go with him,
would I go with you?
In the past, it was because
you weren't safe with me.
That's why I let you go to Jinshi.
That was my fault.
But now, if you stay with me,
it'll be the safest place for you.
Please stay.
Stay with me, please?
-Will you? -Your Majesty.
Did you notice?
Since the beginning,
you've never asked what I wanted.
You've never understood what I wanted.
What do you want?
I'll give you anything.
Your Majesty, Tiansheng's Royal Guards have blocked...
I pay respect to the King of Jinshi.
What a polite empire Tiansheng is.
The Chief has to see the guests away personally.
What an honor.
King of Jinshi.
I'm here to help you find out the truth.
I wouldn't want the King
to bring those who aren't ambassadors back to Jinshi.
That would be a joke.
Bring him here.
What do you mean, Chief?
I'm the King of Jinshi.
As long as I desire,
I can bring anyone back.
Who would dare laugh at me?
If these impostors you have
are criminals wanted by Tiansheng,
I'm afraid the decision is not yours to make.
King of Jinshi, it's important to have good neighbors.
Please, give the members of Huofeng Gang to the Royal Guards.
Comrades!
We'll fight these Tiansheng dogs!
Get into position!
Protect the Princess! Avenge Zhangsun Hong!
Listen up, Royal Guards!
Capture all the gang members.
If they resist,
kill them all!
Charge!
-Zhiwei, they've lost their minds. -Let go of me!
-Come with me!
Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty. -Where's Ning Cheng?
Why did he act without an order?
Your Majesty,
Ning Cheng found members of Huofeng Gang among the ambassadors.
They are the people who killed Your Majesty's mother.
We're trying to capture them.
Where's Feng Zhiwei?
Helian Zheng took her off the path into the woods.
-Ning Zhuo, listen to me. -Yes, Your Majesty.
Nobody shall move
-without my order. -Yes, Your Majesty.
Feng Zhiwei.
Ning Yi isn't who he used to be anymore.
Let go.
Feng Zhiwei!
I know you're here.
I know that you don't want to see this fight happen.
If you want to stop the fighting,
come out to me.
I'm telling you.
Today, I won't give up.
If you don't come out,
you can't protect those you want to protect.
Feng Zhiwei.
King Helian.
I started this, so I need to end it.
Only by leaving with Ning Yi can Huofeng Gang leave the capital safely.
Feng Zhiwei,
why do I feel like you're just finding an excuse for yourself?
Ning Yi
is the only one in your heart.
Am I right?
Yes. That's how it's always been.
I believe that I am the only one in his heart as well.
But now, I have to use that connection.
Only I can control Ning Yi.
King Helian.
Please take care of Huofeng Gang.
Feng Zhiwei.
Remember this.
You are the only one
in my heart.
Only by letting her hate Ning Yi,
will she be able to free herself from this.
And that's how
she can really belong to you.
Helian Zheng!
Remember this.
You are the only one
in my heart.
Helian Zheng!
Ning Yi!
You killed him.
Are you crazy?
Is he really here?
Your Highness.
Yijun.
My love.
Now that I see you,
I can finally stop worrying.
Your Highness. What do you mean?
Yijun.
Come. Look at this.
I'm drafting my new policies and choosing whom to reward
when I become the Emperor.
Come. Take a look.
"Ten crimes of the sixth prince, Ning Yi."
"Quartering for Zhao Yuan."
Yes.
Your Highness.
Also, my love, I'll have to give you a title.
Would you like Empress Xiaoxian
or Empress Wende? Which one do you prefer?
Your Highness.
I don't want to be an empress.
I just want you to live a normal life.
Your Highness, turn yourself in.
I'll ask His Majesty to pardon you.
As long as you're alive, no matter where you go,
I'll go with you.
You don't have to be an Empress,
but he has to become the Emperor,
just as what is written on the imperial will.
Yes.
Why should I ask for his forgiveness?
I should be the Emperor.
Look at this.
I'm the successor of the late Emperor.
It should be me.
Yes, you will be the Emperor.
Congratulations, Your Majesty.
Your opportunity has come.
Tell me what it is!
This is all your fault.
You're persuading him to commit a crime!
Now he's gone insane.
Why can't you just stop?
Will you not stop until he gets himself killed?
My lady,
if he doesn't want it himself,
he wouldn't be persuaded, no matter what I do.
Your Highness.
If you want to listen to her and give up now,
there's still time.
Your Highness.
I, Ning Qi,
would rather die
than bow to Ning Yi.
Very wise, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, Feng Zhiwei wishes to see you.
Come.
How about you play Go with me?
I'm not very good at it.
I would rather not play.
Subtitle translation by Sophie Chang