01x35 - Episode 35

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=Against The Current=

[Adapted from He Yanshan's novel,
Orchid Fragrance Fate]

=Episode 35=
[This drama does not correspond]

[to any real historical dynasty.]

[The systems, culture, attire and other
dynastic elements have been adapted.]

Fall back!

That scoundrel Lin Jinqi

is going to blow up the armory!

Everyone, fall back!

k*ll him!

- Yes!
- Yes!

♪I no longer blame the moon♪

♪For withholding its light♪

Prince Han!

♪Still live and thrive♪

Lin Jinqi has ruined my plans.

Only his death will satisfy my hatred!

Wei Bao!

Yes.

Bring me Lin Jinqi's head.

I shall make you a marquis!

I swear I won't return

until I've taken Lin Jinqi's head.

Go!

Lin Jinqi may have destroyed the armory,

but I have the Changling Guards
and Shenji Battalion outside,

and the Tiance Guards inside.

With attacks from both sides, the
Imperial Guards won't stand a chance.

- Yes!
- Yes!

Follow me into the capital!

You'll be made marquises and ministers!

Young Madam.

It's dangerous here. We can't stay long.

We must hurry.

The Shenji Battalion

has joined Prince Han's rebellion.

Why do you say that, Young Madam?

If the Shenji Battalion hadn't rebelled,

Young Master wouldn't
have destroyed the armory.

Prince Han must have taken control
of the Shenji Battalion.

Young Master had no other choice

but to destroy
the weapons at their source

to keep Prince Han
from using firearms to attack the city.

This billowing smoke

also serves as a warning signal.

If anyone sees it, they'll report it.

The Imperial Guards defending the city

will close the city gates
as soon as possible.

Then Deputy Commander Lin...

Is he... Is he safe?

I don't know.

But even if he's alive,

his life is hanging by a thread.

There's no telling if he'll survive.

Deputy Commander Lin

only has Nanke with him.

Young Master always says

a husband and wife are one
and share both fortune and hardship.

Now that he's in danger,

I can't stand by and do nothing.

Go save Young Master.

No.

Deputy Commander Lin gave us orders

to escort you back to the retreat.

Young Madam,
please get in the carriage.

Having a group of soldiers follow me

will only draw attention.

Besides,

you're soldiers of the imperial court.

Your duty is to protect the people,

not me alone.

If you can save Young Master,

you may also be able to help
the Imperial Guards

and keep the people safe.

Your selflessness
is admirable, Young Madam.

Forgive me for breaking my word.

I cannot keep my promise

to escort you back to the retreat.

Men!

Let's go meet Prince Han's forces.

- Yes!
- Yes!

Hyah!

Hyah!

Young Madam.

Let's go back...

Back to the retreat.

Young Master.

[Command Token]
Take this command token

[of the Shence Garrison Commander]
and go to the Five Armies Camp.

Ask Duke Ying to send troops.

Only by holding Prince Han back

can the Imperial Guards
focus on attacking

the Tiance Guards
who infiltrated the city

and lift the siege on the Imperial City.

Duke Ying strictly follows
the rules and refuses to bend.

Without His Majesty's handwritten edict
or orders from the Ministry of w*r,

my word alone won't
convince him to deploy troops.

Back then, the late Emperor

thought Prince Han was much like himself

and wanted to depose the Crown Prince
and make Prince Han his heir.

It was Duke Ying
who dissuaded the late Emperor.

Though the matter was confidential,

others still knew about it.

If Prince Han takes the throne

and learns of this,

what will become of Duke Ying?

And what will become of the hundred

or so members of his household?

Ask Duke Ying for me

if he still remembers

what happened
to Grand Secretary Shen back then.

I remember.

I remember.

Go.

But Young Master...

Go.

That's an order.

With me,

you won't be able to move fast.

Ride.

Go!

Hurry!

Take care, Young Master!

♪With my own hands and heart♪

♪I write my name♪

♪Through countless lines of ink♪

♪Step by step toward the light♪

♪With what I know and what I do♪

♪I'll rewrite my fate♪

♪The long night is almost over♪

♪I won't dwell on the past anymore♪

Lin Jinqi can't have gone far.

Search everywhere carefully.

With his head, I'll be made a marquis.

You'll all be rewarded, too.

- Yes!
- Yes!

Captain Wei.

Lin Jinqi stopped here.

The heavy snow
hasn't covered his tracks yet.

He can't have left long ago.

Go after him at once!

- Yes!
- Yes!

Prince Han has twisted the truth

and accused
the Imperial Guards of rebellion.

Under the pretext
of suppressing the rebellion,

he led the Changling Guards

and the Shenji Battalion
to attack Xizhi Gate

in an attempt to enter the city.

Fortunately, the Imperial Guards
defending the city

saw the billowing warning smoke
from the Shenji Battalion's direction

and locked the city gates in advance.

[Yang Pu, Deputy Commander]
They have kept Prince Han's

[of the Imperial Guard, Lower Third-Rank]
army outside the city.

The two sides are now engaged in battle.

For the time being,

they can't spare
any forces to aid the Imperial City.

[Second Prince]
Then what do we do?

[Eldest Imperial Son]
That scoundrel Tian Fang

has already led the Tiance Guards

to Wu Gate?

After receiving Fengtai's warning,

I issued an edict mobilizing
the City Patrol Offices

to help defend the Imperial City.

Where are the City Patrol Offices now?

Some men in the City Patrol Offices

were also deceived by Prince Han.

Right now,

the two sides are fighting fiercely.

Your Majesty.

The rebels are advancing in force.

In my opinion,

Your Majesty should leave the palace

and take refuge
outside the city for now.

Yes.

Father, we should take refuge for now.

Grand Secretary Zhao is right.

Father.

We should follow
Grand Secretary Zhao's advice.

If Your Majesty leaves the palace,

first, the rebels
will find the palace empty

and their morale will plummet.

Second,

the Imperial Guard can fight
the rebels without restraint.

As their strength wanes and ours grows,

we will surely wipe out
the rebels in one stroke.

Grand Secretary Zhao is right.

There's no time to lose.

Father, leave the palace at once.

Your Majesty, please leave the palace.

- Your Majesty, please leave the palace.
- Your Majesty, please leave the palace.

Grand Secretary Zhao, may I ask,

if His Majesty is to leave
the palace, an edict must be drafted.

How

should this edict be worded?

You're merely an official of the
Hanlin Academy. Just follow your orders.

You have no place speaking in this hall!

I am the Hanlin Academy official
on duty in the palace today.

As I am to draft this edict,

I must know every detail

clearly and precisely.

Grand Secretary Zhao
advised Your Majesty

to abandon the palace
and leave the city.

How am I supposed to twist the truth

to make this action

sound justifiable in the edict,

instead of demoralizing our forces

and emboldening the rebels?

Compiler Han is right.

Grand Secretary Zhao is a learned man.

Then please tell us,

how should this edict be drafted?

I once followed
the late Emperor in his uprising.

The situation then was a hundred times
more perilous than today.

Had the late Emperor
not adapted to the circumstances

without fear of what others might say,

we would not have this vast realm today.

Your Majesty.

Seize Zhao Jin and Dai Qing.

Bind them here.

- Your Majesty!
- Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

I have only ever acted
in Your Majesty's interests.

What crime
have I committed, Your Majesty?

Your Majesty!

Move!

Zhao Jin and Dai Qing

harbor treacherous intentions
and spread lies to mislead everyone.

Confine them here for now.

They will answer for their crimes
once the rebellion is quelled.

When Father attacked Jinan,

I was ordered to defend Beiping.

With ten thousand troops,
I faced an army of 500,000.

Yet the city held.

I had no fear then.

Why should a mere band of rebels

make me lose my composure today?

Pass down my command.

Imperial Guard,
fall back to Qianqing Gate.

Seal off Qianqing Palace.

No one is to enter or leave.

Anyone who disobeys

will be k*lled!

Your Majesty is wise!

- Your Majesty is wise!
- Your Majesty is wise!

Wang Cheng, Hai Tao.

Distribute the weapons
to the guards and palace maids.

Yes.

Everyone,

follow me to Qianqing Gate and fight.

We'll follow
Your Majesty to the death!

- We'll follow Your Majesty to the death!
- We'll follow Your Majesty to the death!

[Upholding Heaven's Mandate]

Hurry!

He should be just ahead.

Search carefully.

He's wounded.

He can't have gone far.

You two, search over there.

The rest of you, follow me.

Yes.

Young Master!

Take care!

Lin Jinqi was struck by my arrow

and caught in the blast.

He suffered internal injuries.

He's barely alive
after making it this far.

He can't even hold his blade anymore.

Men!

Noble titles and high office
are within our grasp!

Wei Bao!

You wretched fool!

I'll take your head

and use it as a chamber pot!

Where did this scoundrel come from?

You dare challenge me

with so few men?

Men!

k*ll him first,

and then capture Lin Jinqi!

Wei, you wretch!

You can't even catch me,

yet you think you can catch Lin Jinqi?

Lin Jinqi

left long ago.

Go to the underworld

and dream on!

k*ll!

♪I no longer blame the moon♪

♪For withholding its light♪

♪I only pray that those I've known♪

♪Still live and thrive♪

♪No longer let the world's
wind and snow fall♪

♪And leave the grass
and trees covered in frost♪

♪I only wish that
where the lights grow dim♪

♪You and I will walk there together♪

It's me.

♪The golden sunset♪

♪Sketches my thoughts♪

♪All things fall silent, fearing♪

♪To disturb this moment♪

♪My restless heart♪

♪Seeks a place to anchor♪

♪I wonder if the past
has ever been heard♪

♪Yesterday's brush and ink♪

♪Lightly traced cause and effect♪

Come on.

♪Love and guilt intertwine♪

♪If the image isn't real,
what does it matter?♪

♪I still remember your name♪

♪I no longer blame the moon♪

♪For withholding its light♪

♪I only pray that those I've known♪

♪Still live and thrive♪

♪No longer let the world's
wind and snow fall♪

♪And leave the grass
and trees covered in frost♪

♪I only wish that
where the lights grow dim♪

♪You and I will walk there together♪

Go.

Go.

Will Sun Yong be all right?

He's a seasoned soldier.

Once I'm gone,

he won't fight them head-on.

Why are you here?

I don't want to be a widow.

The Emperor arranged our marriage,
so I can't remarry.

Where did you get this mule?

I bought it from an old farmer.

Around here,

mules are more useful than horses.

Brown sugar.

You've lost too much blood.

There's no hot water here,

so make do with this.

I just saw you

feed some to the mule.

Young Master Lin,

it's freezing out here.

If I don't feed it something good,
how will it keep going?

Young Master.

Young Master.

Don't fall asleep.

Talk to me.

Young Master.

Lin Jinqi.

Lin Jinqi!

Everyone in the Lin family
is counting on you.

You have to stay alive.

Stay alive.

You have to stay alive!

Lin Jinqi, don't fall asleep.

Go.

Help!

Stop! Don't run!

Go. Check over there.

There are still people upstairs.

Go.

Jinlan.

Why don't we have Second Butler Yang

bar the main gate from outside?

If the rebels come,

at least it'll slow them down.

A wooden door won't stop the rebels.

They'll kick it open in one blow.

Why don't we

barricade the door
with tables and chairs?

This is the Empty Fort Strategy.

Chancellor Zhuge used this strategy

to frighten off Sima Yi's vast army.

As long as we all stay well hidden,

we should have no trouble fooling

a few soldiers and bandits.

The neighborhood
where the troupe is based

is home to people
with no money or influence.

There's nothing worth taking here.

A large group of soldiers
and bandits is unlikely to come.

Even if a few stragglers

come looking for valuables,

they'll surely be in a hurry.

If they see the theater doors wide open,

they'll assume everyone has fled.

If the doors are locked,

they'll suspect someone is inside

and break in.

Xiuwan,

those two years of study weren't wasted.

Anyone in there?

Get out here!

Stop hiding!

Come out now!

If we have to find you
ourselves, you'll regret it!

Let me find you.

Come out now!

It's just a rundown theater.

Let's go.

Let's look somewhere else.

Go.

Give me my money back!

Everyone inside, come out!

We heard you!

Get out here now!

I didn't notice
the young lady had woken up.

It's my fault.

Come out!

Yingzhi is still little.

Xiulai, don't cover her like that.

Get out here! Do you hear me?

Be careful not to hurt Yingzhi.

If we find you,

we'll tear you to pieces!

If you don't come out, we're coming in!

You'd better not let us catch you!

Get out here!

We already heard something inside.

Someone's definitely in there.

I'll go out.

This is my fault. I'll lure them away.

No, Xiulai.

Stay hidden here.

Don't make a sound.

I'm losing my patience!

Yingzhi and I will go out.

Get out here! Do you hear me?

Our patience is running out!

We're coming in!

Yingzhi.

From now on, let's play a game.

Pretend you're mute and can't speak.

I'm your father.

I'll go with Second Young Master.

Since we can't beat them anyway,

more people would
only make things worse.

[Yang Fu, Butler of the Lin Residence
in the Capital]

The snow will be deep tomorrow.

I'll ask Xiulai and Xiuwan to join us,

and we'll build a snowman together.

Okay.

Xiulai, don't worry.

Jinlan will bring Yingzhi back safely.

Hurry up and come out!

I can hear a child crying!

Sir...

I...

What's going on?

Where is everyone?

Lord Lin...

Lord Lin asked the troupe leader

to perform for Madam Lin's birthday.

Before dawn this morning,

the troupe leader
took the troupe out of the city.

The stagehands

went along to carry
the costumes and dressing tables.

Only one old stagehand stayed behind.

When he heard there was trouble
in the city, he ran away.

That matches
what the woman earlier said.

Then why didn't you run?

I...

I have tuberculosis.

I can't run.

And I have a mute daughter.

We'll just live for as long as we can.

What rotten luck.

The little girl does

look sickly.

Let's go.

Yingzhi.

This is our little secret.

Don't tell anyone.

The game is over.

You can talk now.

Why?

Because I know

what heartache feels like.

I don't want your Aunt Xiuwan,
your mother,

or your Aunt Suhua to be heartbroken.

Let's go home.

The soldiers are gone?

They're gone.

Come on.

♪Night winds wander
through the halls of long ago♪

♪No page could hold
the longing words can never show♪

♪Every joy and sorrow
in this fleeting life♪

Thank goodness Jinlan was here.

Otherwise, we would all have...

♪Let the cold wind rage,
let the wild rain fall♪

♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪

♪Let love fall to pieces,
let old anger burn away♪

♪Let the past die with yesterday♪

♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪

♪And silver moonlight
to guide me through the night♪

♪Let beginnings fade
as endings come to call♪

♪From this endless dream,
there's no return at all♪

Cold.

I didn't dare light a fire.

The smoke might draw the soldiers here.

You'll have to make do, Young Master.

Here, drink some water.

Young Master.

Where are we?

The old man said there's a reed marsh
at the foot of the mountain.

They raise ducks there in the summer.

To keep watch over them,

they built a simple thatched shelter.

Now,

I no longer
have the strength to protect you.

Use this to defend yourself.

This is...

This is a firearm.

Like a bow,

it can k*ll enemies from a distance.

But you have to load gunpowder
and a projectile after every shot.

Load the gunpowder.

Load the projectile.

Open the flash pan cover.

Light the fuse.

Then aim.

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You beast! I'll k*ll you!

Come on!

I'll k*ll you!

Is that all you've got?

I'm fine.

She's just a woman.

♪Spring slips from the
branches once more♪

♪Flowers bloom unseen,
as they have before♪

♪All the joys and sorrows come and go♪

♪While loss leaves winter in the heart♪

♪Though all the world may fade♪

♪Time rolls on as
countless lives rush by♪

♪Night winds wander
through the halls of long ago♪

♪No page could hold the
longing words can never show♪

♪Every joy and sorrow
in this fleeting life♪

♪Fades into the past
as new wounds rise♪

♪While whispers of perfume
linger beneath the eaves♪

♪Let the cold wind rage,
let the wild rain fall♪

♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪

♪Let love fall to pieces,
let old anger burn away♪

♪Let the past die with yesterday♪

♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪

♪And silver moonlight to
guide me through the night♪

♪Let beginnings fade
as endings come to call♪

♪From this endless dream,
there's no return at all♪

♪Let the cold wind rage,
let the wild rain fall♪

♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪

♪Let love fall to pieces,
let old anger burn away♪

♪Let the past die with yesterday♪

♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪

♪And silver moonlight to
guide me through the night♪

♪Let beginnings fade
as endings come to call♪

♪From this endless dream,
there's no return at all♪