The Longest Day In Chang'an
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37:14With his eyes gouged out, He Fu is locked up with Li Bi. Li Bi questions him about whether He Zhizheng was behind the plot to assassinate Lin Jiulang. He Fu tells him to ask He Zhizheng himself. Long Bo sends Wen Ran to kill Li Bi, who in desperation says that he is the only person that can make sure that Zhang Xiaojing st...
40:08Tan Qi begs Yan Yuhuan to plead with the Emperor to spare Zhang Xiaojing’s life by lying about Zhang Xiaojing being her lover. Yan Yuhuan grudgingly agrees. Lin Jiulang and Prince Yong both try to claim credit and the Emperor rebukes the Crown Prince for his incompetence. He Zhizheng steps forward to get the Crown Prince o...
40:06The Crown Prince and Lin Jiulang enter into a heated exchange, both trying to assign blame to each other. This scene confirms the Emperor’s suspicion that the Crown Prince ordered He Fu to assassinate Lin Jiulang. Long Bo brags to Li Bi about what he believes to be his flawless assassination plan. Li Bi is only interested ...
43:58The Emperor gazes at the magnificent Great Taoist Lantern and marvels at Mao Shun’s impressive design. Zhang Xiaojing is utterly baffled why Mao Shun would collaborate with Long Bo in making this destructive Lantern. Mao Shun tells of his reasons. The Emperor tells the Crown Prince to personally serve meat for everyone at...
41:13He Zhizheng fearlessly reminds the Emperor that a ruler who mistreats his own children can never be a great patriarch for his subjects, as an Emperor is expected to be. These frank words of caution ring alarm bells for the Emperor. Zhang Xiaojing is shocked by the revelation that the ruthless killer standing in front of hi...
43:56The Emperor publicly puts the Crown Prince in a conundrum. Not knowing what to do, he drops to his knees and asks to be excused under the pretext of being overcome. The Emperor makes no attempt to stop him. Lin Jiulang seizes the opportunity to smear the Crown Prince by claiming that his retirement from the banquet is a vi...
44:05The Emperor empathises with He Zhizheng’s patriotism for Great Tang and his heartfelt support and affection for the Crown Prince, and decides not to hold his actions against him. Seeing the Emperor’s resolve to revive Great Tang puts He Zhizheng to shame, and he drops to his knees and asks to be dealt with for his crime. Z...
48:37Long Bo leads the Emperor through the secret passage. Lin Jiulang and other officials lucky enough to have escaped are rescued by Yuan Zai. Guo Lishi lies about the Emperor being safe in order to calm the people. The Crown Prince dispatches a large search party to locate the Emperor. Meanwhile, Li Jingzhong urges the Crow...
39:27The copyist Zhu Ci from the Ministry of Revenue and his wife and son Zhu Xuan bring relief goods to the residents of a slum in Pingkang district. Zhu Xuan see the Emperor lying battered and injured by the road, beaten by a low-ranking bureaucrat. Zhu Xuan brings his parents over, they help the Emperor onto the horse carria...
41:47Lin Jiulang interrogates He Fu over the reason for the assassination and demands that he implicates He Zhizheng and the Crown Prince. He Fu remains tight-lipped and insists on staying silent until he is formally tried in a court of law. Li Bi is imprisoned in a dungeon in the underground city of Pingkang district. Despite ...
42:37Gan Shoucheng is determined that the Crown Prince be put to death, but He Zhizheng and Ning Wangsun come to the rescue. He Zhizheng castigates Gan Shoucheng, who drops to his knees at once and vows to support the Crown Prince wholeheartedly before retreating with his men. Li Bi returns to Peacekeeper Corps, Ji Wen orders C...
38:52Cheng Can proposes that the investigation be carried out as suggested by Li Bi, and whoever turns out to be the perpetrator must be severely punished. He Zhizheng approves. Zhang Xiaojing is reminded of the tragic death of Wen Ran and is overcome with grief. Long Bo tells the Emperor in great detail of the many interesting...
39:21Cheng Can believes that Long Bo used the assassination of Lin Jiulang as a pretense, that his real goal was to use He Fu’s desperation to seek revenge to plot an assassination of the Emperor. The assassination was to be carried out by a meticulous plan of blowing up the Heavenly Lantern Tower. Mao Shun’s draft drawing of t...
34:29The Emperor believes firmly that the Crown Prince was the mastermind behind Xu Bin, that he brags about himself being an ideal candidate for the job of Counsellor, and he planned to assassinate the Emperor. Xu Bin points out that the Emperor wrongly places his trust in people with bad motives, and that leads to corruption ...
40:25Zhang Xiaojing runs into Li Bi by chance in the underground city. The two of them go over what has happened and come to the conclusion that Long Bo’s assassination of Lin Jiulang is just an act. Zhang Xiaojing comes to Ge Lao to talk business, and Ma Tailang seizes this moment to rebel, proposing that he and Zhang Xiaojing...
37:07 37:33In a flashback, Li Bi wants to stay in the mountains to practice monasticism, and when Yao Runeng tries to talk him out of it, they have a quarrel and Li Bi gets rid of him. He Zhizheng wails when he finds out that He Fu’s eyes have been gouged out. He Fu falsely accuses the Crown Price of ordering him to assassinate Lin J...
36:40Li Bi recalls Xu Bin once said that the key to resolving issues is to stay alive. He wants to free Tan Qi and then accuse Lin Jiulang for acting ultra vires by exercising authority on behalf of all three government ministries. He signs the statement with great reluctance. Tan Qi stays in the Counsellor’s mansion as hostage...
39:48Li Bi suspects the Emperor wants to use the struggle between Lin Jiulang and the Crown Prince to even up their power and stabilise the Emperor’s own power. Guo Lishi immediately orders him to be quiet. Li Bi goes to see the Crown Prince and explains why he signed the statement. He pleads with the Crown Prince to rescue Tan...
38:23A seriously wounded Yao Runeng is ditched in the street. A mysterious man appears to take him away and promises him to make him the pride of his family. Tan Qi is grateful to Li Bi for saving her life, but she holds a grudge against him. Li Bi apologises and explains that he was left with no choice but to save the Crown Pr...