Although Prince Zhu Di of Yan was appointed as a prince, he was stationed in the north to guard Yan territory. He has shown amazing perseverance and courage since childhood, and is the most outstanding among his brothers, but he missed the crown prince position because he is not the eldest son. After the unexpected death of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang established his grandson Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Di was forced to retreat by the fiefdoms and had no choice but to rise up in rebellion. After the four-year Jingnan Campaign, he finally took control of the capital. Zhu Di had the world, but he carried eternal fame and lost his beloved in his heart. Zhu Di used the latter half of his life's hard work to rewrite the history of the Ming Dynasty, built the Forbidden City, relocated the capital to Beijing, and launched five expeditions to the northern desert, compiling the "Yongle Encyclopedia" and dispatching Zheng He to the West, achieving immortal achievements. He passed away on his triumphant return journey during his last expedition to the north.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! Imperial Concubine Yun...
I just asked you to send something
but you still failed to do it.
Your Majesty! It not the Chief Wang’s fault.
It’s me who accidentally knocked over the gift box.
How could I get back
the gift I sent.
Your Majesty! I don't know
what kind of misunderstanding you have about my father.
But I can assure you that
my father was absolutely
devoted to you
worked to the bone.
My father has been with you for more than thirty years.
He went on expedition with your orders,
and came back with victories.
He is modest and righteous.
He has made great contributions to the great Ming dynasty.
I just sent your father
a roast goose
So, he can go with wine.
You're crying in front of me.
How badly you have done.
having no manners.
Your Majesty! My father was afflicted with painful sores
You have shown your concern to him that day
and sent imperial physician to diagnose him.
You should know that
If my dad ate that goose
he will die of it.
The imperial physician told me
The Duke Wei could not eat spicy food
but didn’t tell me he can't eat roast goose.
It is a good intention of me to do it.
The Duke Wei is about to go to war.
I would have sent him by myself
but I'm not feeling well now.
So, I sent him a dish that goes with wine
is quite reasonable.
Your Majesty!
I’ll do it right now. Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! Please don’t do it.
Chief Wang, Chief Wang. Don’t do it.
Somebody.
Yes.
Chief Wang, Don’t do it.
Take her out.
Chief Wang! Your Majesty!
Pease! Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! Pease! Your Majesty!
Stop it! Let her go.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! If you
are sure to kill my father
then let me die for him
Okay! As you wish.
Somebody
take this woman
to west side room.
Take her out.
Grandpa, don’t do it.
Stop it.
Grandpa.
If you are sure to kill the aunt Imperial Concubine
I will kneel down here
permanently.
You bastard!
In my heart
there are words
I want to tell you for so long.
Don’t kill others anymore.
Say it again!
Don’t kill others anymore.
Grandpa, Mencius said
If you treat your secretaries as brothers
then they will regard you as their brother.
If you view your secretaries as nothing
then they will regard you as their enemy.
Now
If you killed them all
even if your subjects
Are still alive
how could they
think about you?
Funny! How can you teach me lessons!
Grandpa.
If I didn't put those word
then no one dares to say.
Duke Song, Duke Ying and Marquis Deqin
are the founders of Ming dynasty.
They are all meritorious statesmen
who fought side by side with you.
Now
you killed them one by one.
Duke Wei
is your sworn brother
b ut you gonna kill him.
For any reasons
you are a loser.
I did all of those
for you.
I want you
to succeed the throne in a peaceful manner.
So, I did all of those.
If you want to
take advantage of massacre
and people’s life
to secure me the throne
I would rather not have it.
You stupid!
Do you know how highly I think of you?
Do you know what you're talking about?
I know you think highly of me.
But I don’t want to ascend to the throne
on this pile of bones
and blood.
Grandpa!
Dethroned me,please!
Your highness!
Do you know
what you were talking about?
You know how much your grandpa think highly of you!
Your words
will absolutely hurt your grandpa.
You bastard!
Good-for-nothing!
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! Relax please!
Anger is bad for your health.
Grandpa! Being generous and
gracious to the people
is the right political path.
Now, you have all of those funders of Ming beheaded.
How you convince your people?
You should let go
those silver seniors.
Only in this way, can you win
people’s heart.
How dare you teach me lessons!
How dare you!
If you must be
a cruel tyrant
please excuse me being unfilial that
I can’t be the successor of the throne.
If i succeeded to the throne,
I would be reviled all over the country.
You bastard!
Alright, you don’t want to
be the emperor’s grandson.
Well, as you wish! Somebody!
The emperor’s grandson is dethroned.
Grandpa, you can dethrone me
but
please let go aunt Imperial Concubine.
Your Majesty!
Duke Wei, your Majesty is not feeling well,
he cannot go to Desheng Gate to say goodbye.
A generous gift is hereby granted
please accept it.
Duke Wei.
Why not show your gratitude to your Majesty!
Thank you! Your Majesty!
Duke Wei. Your Majesty said
this is not an ordinary gift.
So, please open it yourself.
Let me have a look
what generous gift
your Majesty has sent to me.
Brother Xu, do remember that
as for your sores, do not eat goose
or you will be killed.
Duke Wei. Duke Wei.
Such a generous gift
from your Majesty.
I appreciate it so much.
Generous gift, right?
Duke Wei.
That is emperor’s order.
Thanks. Your Majesty!
Okay.I will go back to
imperial palace to report to your Majesty.
Wait, please.
What else? Duke Wei.
One more thing.
I’m listening.
Please tell your Majesty to the Front Gate
to say goodbye.
Or else
Even if I’m gone
there’s pity in my heart.
Alright.
I will report it to your Majesty.
Thank you!
So, he said!
Yes. Your Majesty!
Duke Wei said
He wants you to the Front Gate.
Or
Even if he’s gone
there’s pity in his heart.
He’s gone?
Where will he go?
The hell or Beijing?
Your Majesty! I don’t know.
I do not know.
Now go.
Yes. Your Majesty!
It’s the gift from your Majesty.
Such an honor!
How can I not accept it!
The saying goes
The emperor wants his secretary to die
how can his secretary be alive!
Your Majesty!
I’ll
show my loyalty to you.
Duke.
It’s time
to set off.
Wait for your Majesty!
Will he come?
He will.
The emperor on arrival.
Your Majesty!
Arise please! Duke Wei.
Thank you. Your Majesty!
Duke Wei.
How did you expect that I would come?
He who knows Xu Da must be your Majesty.
How can you be so sure?
I served your Majesty faithfully.
Your Majesty does justice to me.
In fact, we have long
been in mind.
There's no need to talk.
Your Majesty! Is that right?
Duke Wei. You have given much thought to it.
I knew it.
So, I’m here.
In fact, whether you come or not
I will do in accordance with your will.
But I really appreciate it
from my heart that
you come to say goodbye.
Goodbye!
Take care, your Majesty.
We are brothers.
You don’t have to do it.
Arise please.
Goodbye! Your Majesty!
Goodbye! Duke Wei.
Go! Go!
Go! Quickly.
Your highess!
The enemies were routed on all fronts.
We won the war.
Guys
we fought in the Mobei
for three months.
Today we won the war.
Thank you, guys.
Tonight
I will reward you.
Yeah! Yeah! victory!
Guys, drink bottom up the wine.
Tomorrow
we’ll go back to our home
Yeah! Go back with Lord Yan.
Go back with Lord Yan.
Come on, guys.
Drink more!
Guys
Make a toast for the victory
for the Lord Yan.
Drink.
Drink.
Drink as much as you want.
Bottom up.
Come on, drink it.
Drink it.
My father, I’m an unfilial daughter.
I can’t save your life.
Your highness!
There’s a person coming from the capital of Ming
with important messages.
Okay.
Lord Yan.
This is the secret report from the capital.
Now, go.
Yes.
How could this be?
What happened?
Gig issue.
What happened?
Duke Wei died in a sudden on the way of his expedition.
Xu Miaoyun was prisoned.
No
I must go back to capital of Ming to save her.
Horse!
Got it.
Your highness, why you are so flurried?
I’ll get back to the capital of Ming.
Well, let me see.
Duke Wei died in a strange way.
Meanwhile Miaoyun was prisoned.
Your highness!
There must be a connection between the two incidents.
Was it my father
who did something to Duke Wei?
But they are sworn brothers
it can’t be true.
Whatever.
At present. It is not a wise choice
to go back.
If I do not go back
Miaoyun will die.
Do you want do nothing but
let catastrophe
happen to Duke Wei’s family?
According to my speculation
Duke Wei’s family will not
suffer catastrophe.
Why?
If your father wants to destroy Duke Wei’s family
then his two sons must be
in the list.
But why Miaoyun
was prisoned?
She is just a girl
who has nothing to with the imperial court.
Why is she involved?
Your father punished Miaoyun
which should account for something related to Duke Wei.
Your highness!
If you go for Miaoyun at the moment
you will inevitably meet with
your father’s anger.
I must save her.
Even
I have to pay the price of my life.
Your highness! Think twice!
Now your Majesty is conducting a massacre.
Those founders of Ming
were killed one by one.
Your Majesty
is no longer
the Majesty before
Perhaps the death of the crown prince
hit my father too hard.
I must go back and persuade him.
And
If I did not save Miaoyun
then today would be
the most regretful day
of my life.
Your highness!
Think about it.
If you can persuade your father
you should have been
the crown prince now.
Report. Lord Yan.
What’s the matter?
Pioneer camp found that
The cavalry regiments of the roving bandit Zhang Jiuguang
are stationed in Yidu.
Yidu.
Yes.
Your highness.
It’s a golden chance.
What chance?
It is better for you to go north and make a contribution
than to go back to capital.
At this moment
I’m not in a mood to make contributions.
Even if
give me the whole
it will mean nothing to me
without Miaoyun.
Your highness.
If the country
is yours now
you can save anyone you want.
You don’t have to gain other’s permission.
According to my speculation
Miaoyun
is safe now.
How could you know?
If your father wants to kill her
he may have already
killed her
on the day when Duke Wei died.
But Miaoyun is in prison.
I worried about her.
Your highness.
Whether you
return in triumph
or make a punitive expedition
against your father?
Your highness. Don’t you remember
the day you went on expedition?
It is so dangerous.
Thanks to
the invasion led by the leader of Mobei
you can keep you head on your neck.
If you want to save Miaoyun
you must defeat ZhangJiuguang first
Zhang Jiuguang has been
a great trouble to imperial court for a long time.
You knew it.
Although Zhang Jiuguang is Han people
He has colluded North Yuan for a long time
separating the area of Liaodong.
They are in the name of bandits
in fact
local forces.
He has
three thousand fine cavalries.
Even Feng Sheng, the Duke song
had been defeated by him.
If you want to save Miaoyun
There’s only one way.
How?
Take Miaoyun out by yourself
without asking others for help.
If you are the emperor
you can do anything you want.
Dad,
How could you leave me alone!
Our father died for country.
Your Majesty on arrival.
Duke Wei. Duke Wei.
You died.
I was hurt deep inside.
Duke Wei.
No. I still call you brother Xu.
Brother Xu.
You have been by my side for thirty-two years.
You have risked your life and made great contributions
helping me to establish the great Ming dynasty.
I cannot be without you.
You went on military expedition
but die suddenly on the horseback
which made me feel so bad
and recalled a painful experience.
But you can never come back.
Your Majesty!
I’m grateful
for your remarks.
I believe that my father
will rest in peace.
Now I declare that
Xu Da was granted the title of Lord Zhong Shan
and posthumous title, Wu Ning
his father and ancestors
and great-grandfather are granted the title of Lords as well.
Holding an elaborate funeral for Xu Da.
Thanks, your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
I earnestly request
for my father’s sake
that release my sister.
Your Majesty!
Even if my sister made some mistakes
it was because we didn’t educate her well.
For the sake of
my dead father
Please let go my sister.
Thanks to
Duke Wei
or I have already killed him.
Dad, today is your first seven
I’m so unfilial
that I cannot even wear sackcloth
and white on his head to mourn for you.
I feel deeply
unworthy for you.
Dad, for all your life
What are you living for?
Finally
Ended with such a tragic result.
Have you ever thought about it?
Have you?
Your Majesty!
Your grandson
has been keeling down at the door
for several days.
He wants to do it. Then let him be.
Why our family will have
such a coward.
It’s a shame.
Your highness.
Your Majesty, things went wrong.
Your grandson fainted.
Hurry. Call imperial physicians. Be quick.
Yes. Your Majesty!
My son My son.
you wake up
Your highness.
my son
Why torture yourself?
Imperial Concubine, eat something please.
If you go on like this
your health will break down.
Don't worry, Imperial Concubine.
You will be ok.
The emperor’s grandson
keels down at the door of Imperial Study
to plead for you every day.
Tell him
not to contradict his grandpa because of me.
I don’t deserve it.
Imperial Concubine.
You don’t eat.
So does his highness.
He still keels down at the door.
If your Majesty does not release you
he will keep keeling down there.
He has not eaten for days.
I should die with my father.
I can’t be filial to my father now
but I can do it when I’m dead.
Imperial Concubine, don’t do it.
In addition to
the emperor’s grandson
Lord Yan
should the person you live for.
Look into the past, so many times
When Lord Yan was nearly
swallowed by the mighty desert
at the moment of life and death
he was thinking about you
that he wants to be back to see you
even if it may be the one last time.
Imperial Concubine.
I know you are not feeling good.
I know you are so sad.
But
The past is in the past.
Now we must live for
the alive.
Suppose you are dead.
Lord Yan
will be in deep sorrow.
Go!
Lord Yan.
I found Zhang Jiuguang.
He is ninety Li
to the northwest.
Good. let’s go. full speed!
Full speed!
Go! Go!
Hei Bazi.
Commander in chief. Commander in chief. Bad news.
The army of Ming
may come to encircle and suppress us.
What we should do?
Easy!
How can they do it?
Now even the bears are almost frozen to death
how can they get to Yidu?
Commander in chief.
Forget it.
Today is my daughter’s wedding day.
Don’t spoil it.
Just drink at night.
Got it.
Set up the fire
beat the drum.
Today, me, Zhang Jiuguang will hold
a grand wedding for my daughter.
Got it.
Second in command, don’t leave.
Today is your wedding day.
You can’t leave.
I don’t wanna get married.
If you want, you can be the bride.
Second in command. Don’t leave please.
Dad, I don’t wanna get married.
My daughter
you are going to a bride tonight.
Don't be childish and capricious, is that ok?
I don’t wanna get married. I don’t.
If you want, you can be the bride.
I’m a man
I can’t even put on the wedding dress.
If I were able to wear it
I can be the bride for you.
Dad.
My daughter.
Just what you always put
I am a bandit and a boor.
From small to large,
you grew up like a wild monkey.
You put on the wedding dress,
what a beautiful girl!
No.
I don’t like it.
OH, come on.
It’s freezing.
If you take off the wedding dress,
You will feel extremely cold when you are out of the room.
It would be better to freeze to death
saving me from hanging myself at night and cutting my wrists
and repeatedly attempting to suicide.
Mind your words. Toady is a wonderful day.
Dad.
I’m not joking.
If you don’t cancel the wedding
from now on
you will never see your daughter again.
Wedding procession
has been our camp.
We can’t
break our promise.
Isn’t it? My daughter.
None of my business.
Anyway, I will not .
marry Hua Lazi.
We had already been
in the badlands.
You're going to
send me into the middle of nowhere
My daughter.
Dad makes you marry that Mongol
not just to
bring their forces home
but also
to improve the genetic variety of offspring.
Look, how strong and tough the Mongols are.
So, my grandchildren will
be strong and tough too.
Dad, you seed me
to that damned place.
Don’t you afraid that
I'll bring back a bunch of little savages
Nonsense!
Mind your words.
At least, Hua Lazi is
the nephew of the emperor of Yuan
a member of the royal family.
We can make such a match
which is all for luck.
Did you get it?
Lucky?
The last emperor of the Yuan dynasty had been
beaten to death by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Now he is hiding in the desert
to save his life.
What a royal family!
Don’t look down upon them.
A lean camel is bigger than a horse.
At least, they
still have thousands of cavalries.
All right, talk about it.
You're lusting for
What they have.
You don't care your daughter’s life
and her happiness.
You sell your daughter
for the soldiers and horses.
How could you think in this!
My daughter.
It’s all for your happiness.
If you make me marry
Hua Lazi
I’m
not threatening you that
you’ll see my dead body
in the morning.
Such a hot temper she is.
Hotter than me.
Second in command
I come to dress you up.
Get out of my face right now.
Don’t do it. Second in command.
Don’t be angry.
Get out.
Don’t do it. Second in command.
Get out.
Okay, I’ll get out.
Don’t be angry.
Get out.
I’ll go. I’ll go now.
Go!
Your highness!
Your highess!
Stop!
Your highness, this is really a terrible place.
Let our guys have a rest please.
Somebody has been fainted.
Go to see him.
Go! Go!
How about him?
Your highness, he was seriously ill.
Come.
Put it on.
Your highness,
It’s ok
please don’t do it.
let him drink more warm water.
Let him have a rest.
zhang yu
I have led the army for so many years
Had I ever lost a battle?
No, you didn’t.
Guys!
Do you have faith in me?
Yes, we do.
This is the hardest battle
our lives.
For me or for you.
All the same.
But we must win
because there is no alternative.
If we lose,
It will not be just as simple as losing a battle.
Let’s conquer all obstacles
press ahead.
Yes.
Wait.
Go!
You want me to marry that guy.
Well, I’ll let you see my dead body.
Someone fell down from the horseback over there.
Your highness, should it be
a trick Zhang Jiuguang played?
Zhu Neng, go and see it.
Got it.
Let the guys march slowly.
Yes, your highness.
Zhang Yu.
Yes.
Let’s go and take a look.
Got it.
Go! Go!
Go!
How could a girl
appear in this wild place?
Your highness.
Can this be
Zhang jiuguang's
female bandit?
Get over itd.
Go and save her first.
Lady, wake up.
Commander in chief. Commander in chief. Commander in chief.
Bad news!
Second in command disappeared.
What?
My daughter really did it.
My father-in-law.
Where’s my bride?
Where’s is she?
Disappeared?
No hurry.
The wedding is at tonight
but my bride is gone.
Relax!
I’ll get her back.
At least, she is my daughter.
Lady, my lady.
My lady. My lady.
My lady. You’re awake.
My lady. My lady.
Who are you?
How do you feel? Are you ok?
You are bad guys.
What are you talking about?
Do you know
who saved your life just now?
Why you save me?
Why?
I have to find another place to kill myself.
If I died just now, then I will not have to do it again.
We’re in good intention.
Did something bad?
No one will stop you if you want to die.
I'm telling you
If want to die, do it somewhere else
Just do it.
You!
Zhang Yu!
You saved my life just now?
Yes, I did.
Then continue to be a good person!
Take me away.
It’s dangerous here.
You’d better go home.
Go home?
I just run away from my home.
Lord Yan
It’s thirty Li
from here to Yidu.
Yidu! Lord Yan!
Could him
be Zhu Di, the well-known Lord Yan?
The Ming dynasty sent huge army
to encircle and suppress us.
No.
I can’t leave my dad alone.
I must get back.
Press ahead.
Yes.
Your highness, how about this lady?
You are going to press ahead.
So, go on ahead.
I’m quite familiar with this place.
Don’t worry about me.
My lady, you sure?
Sure!
I’m ok.
Goodbye.
My son, you’re awake.
Mom.
I’m so worried about you.
In the future
stop fighting your grandpa.
Did you get it?
Your father died.
The great Ming dynasty
counts on you.
Try to make a good showing.
What are you doing?
I’m going to ask grandpa to do me a favor.
Why you are so stubborn!
Stop it.
I promise you, I will not kill Xu Miaoyun.
But you must change your tamper
in the future.
Don’t not threaten me at will.
Got it! I’ll do it!
Do not mention
Xu Miaoyu in front of me again.
What?
she doesn’t have to die, but must be punished.
I have made my decision.
I will not let her go.
Grandpa,
-please don’t do it -My son.
Stop making your grandpa angry.
Stop it.
Go! Go!
Go! Go!
Go!
Second in command, you are back.
Where’s my dad?
He is looking for you.
I want tell him
something urgent.
But he is looking for you right now.
Xixi! Xixi!
Where were you?
You are my bride tonight.
Go away!
Second in command. Second in command.
Your highness, Yidu is here.
There is
Zhang Jiuguang’s base camp.
Your highness
Let’s rush to his camp
and kill them all
No. No hurry.
Why?
we had come
so far
to kill them.
Did you remember
the incident happened when we try to make Na Hachu surrender in Liaodong.
So, you mean...
Although Zhang Jiuguang disturbed the peace of the border
in essence,
he is not a bad man.
In fact,
he took advantage of the chaos at the end of the Yuan
to organize and train army.
He is an ambitious person of the separatist party.
I've been thinking all this way
If we could
We took him without
sacrificing a single soldier.
It's better than bloody battle, right?
Your highness.
Will Zhang Jiuguang
surrender?
Why not have a try!
In those days, Na Hachu
had a strong army of the Yuan
He has still come to my charge
to surrender.
The use of forces
will lead to a battle.
So many soldiers
follow me all the way
to this place.
If there’s
something bad happened
I could not bear it.
If we can incorporate them into our own forces
they could be a defense line
in the north of our country.
Got it. I’ll follow your orders.
Guys
Quietly array, surround Yidu.
No one is allowed to make an attack.
From now on
Pitch camps and prepare meals.
Dad, the army of Ming
has already been here.
Just run away now.
Run away?
Are you kidding?
Today is your wedding day.
You want your dad
to run away like a coward.
Dad,
Lord Yan lead one hundred thousand cavalries here.
We can’t withstand them.
We can’t, but we have to do it.
He who dare to
ruin your wedding tonight
will be killed by myself
Dad, I’m persuading you.
Don’t be stubborn.
Commander in chief! Commander in chief!
Bad news.
The army of Ming
has surrounded us.
What should we do?
Inform my guys
and the Hua Lazi’s soldier.
Got it.
I don’t think
can perform well
at my place.
Dad, what are you doing?
I’m going to take Zhu Di’s head
as your wedding gift.
Dad, I want you to run away.
You know we only have very few soldiers.
I got three thousand cavaliers.
Together with Hua Lazi’s soldiers
we will have five thousand guys.
He can do nothing to me.
Dad.
Your highness, Zhang Jiuguang
kidnaped
our messenger.
Well, it seems that Zhang Jiuguang
ignored my kindness.
Your highness, don’t be hesitated.
We just go and kill them
occupy Yidu.
Let our guys revenge.
Report.
Your highness
Zhang Jiuguang and his cavalries
rush to fight with us.
Fall in!
Got it.
Zhu Di
what a guest!
I heard you are going to have a wedding today.
So, I
I come for a toast.
You are welcomed to the wedding
but there's no need
to get so many people involved.
I brought so many people here
as well as a general gift.
If you can surrender.
What gift?
You just want
my head.
Commander in chief, don't get me wrong.
I have never thought about it.
Zhu Di
you are asking for death.
Zhang Jiuhuang, don’t be silly.
Think about yourself.
If we want to kill you
you have already been a dead body.
Guys, did you hear that?
So arrogant!
This is our place
don’t let
those pussies alive.
Guys
Kill them
then go back to drink.
Kill them!
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