White Vengeance (鸿门宴 / hongmen yan)

A military mystery that has lasted for 2000 years

Twelve years after Gaozu of Han's death,

the grand tutor Liu X uan took his students

to the site of the Hongmen Banquet

to look at the place where Gaozu outwitted Xiang Yu.

Emperor Gaozu had a great reputation and authority

His civil officials were all very talented

His military officials were all heroes

Look! Why are there are no characters on these tablets?

That's odd

Start preparing for the memorial ceremony

Don't worry about those tablets. Let's go

Gaozu cornered Xiang Yu with a clever plan

He mobilized his forces to Xianyang which was unparalleled in the world

by ambushing Xiang Yu on all sides in the end

Gaozu thoroughly beat Xiang Yu

and forced him to commit suicide by the Wujiang River...

Tutor? Whose memorial tablets are these?

How dare you raise such a impertinent question while I'm talking!

Hurry up! Are the sacrificial offerings for the ceremony ready yet?

Yes, sir

Tutor, where should Emperor Gaozu sit?

This is the result of not paying attention in my class

The monarch should face south

Xiang Yu used to call himself the monarch back in the day

So he surely faces south

Then Gaozu could only face north,

since it was impossible to sit next to Xiang Yu

Come here now and prepare to bow down. Hurry up

Your majesty Gaozu, we are here to salute you

A ghost!

I don't mean to meddle

It's just that I saw you paying tribute to the wrong direction

So I feel I have to...

Oh, you're a human being

Who are you? You don't think Gaozu should face north?

This is the memorial tablet for Gaozu

Sir! Then whose memorial tablets are those behind Gaozu's?

They are the most important people in Gaozu's life

Then why are there no names on the tablets?

Right

If possible, Emperor Gaozu would love to inscribe their names on them

- Whose tablet is that, opposite? - No one other than Xiang Yu

Why did Gaozu make a tablet for the biggest enemy in his life?

That's nonsense!

The story of Liu and Xiang should begin with the first time they met

The first Qin Emperor planned to conduct the imperial court that day

Since he gained independence through violence,

and since people were angry with his tyranny,

the troops guarding him were extraordinarily vigilant

Xiang Yu and his people pretended to be Qin officials

and were prepared to assassinate the Qin Emperor

Let's act

My lord...

Who are they?

There's no time to lose now

Who are these others?

Protect his majesty!

Who is he? - Take the assassins!

Fire!

Your Majesty!

Retreat!

Even though the assassination attempt had failed,

Liu and Xiang formed an insurgent army together

If King Huai of Chu hadn't sown discord between them,

they might never have become enemies

King Huai of Chu was just a temporary king

How could he manipulate Liu and Xiang?

As head of the insurgent army,

King Huai knew that Liu and Xiang were quite ambitious

Once Qin was defeated,

he would be useless and be eliminated by them

So he quickly sought help from the three goddesses of war

Goddess, please advise me how best to save my country

Even though Xiang and Liu are fighting against Qin together now,

their powers have been fully developed

They will both surely covet the Qin imperial seal

I offer a stratagem that benefits us in both situations

You could issue a decree:

"Whoever takes the Qin capital Xianyang will be Lord of Qin"

They will compete for that position so you may benefit from their infighting

Three days after issuing the decree, Xiang and Liu jointly defeat the Qin army

General Xiang Bo is here!

Jin Hu has already taken 100,000 reinforcements to outflank us

They have set off and will be here within three hours

If we're outflanked at the front and back, we will definitely lose

We have to take Chengyang before they come. Otherwise...

General Liu Bang will be here any minute

Long Ju, pass my orders to him

Xiang Yu has thousands of soldiers. Why are we the spearhead?

Fan Kuai, we are allies and there's no difference between us

Xiao He, why do we have to obey Xiang Yu?

Xiahou Ying, he is the leader of our army

He must have a reason to make us the spearhead

You don't need to go if you are afraid

My Lord, I'm not afraid at all

But I don't know about this one on my right!

Fan Kuai, you've nearly died many times anyway

What is the oath of our insurgent army, brothers?

Defeat the tyrannical Qin, save the people!

Where shall we go after the war?

Back to our hometown!

- What will we do when we return home? - Drink our local brew!

Fire!

Xiang Zhuang, do it for me - Yes

Surround them!

Liu Bang is seeking death by coming here

Why hasn't Xiang Yu sent any reinforcements?

Obviously, Xiang Yu wants us to die

- Why don't you send out troops? - I'm waiting for one person

He may control the order, but we control the war. Retreat!

Retreat!

They're trying to escape!

General Jin Hu is here!

The person I'm waiting for is finally here

Check the rear

Damn it! It's a trap!

We're ambushed!

General, look!

Lord Xiang - Go back!

Have you heard of King of Huai's decree?

Whoever enters Xianyang first will be Lord of Qin?

I've heard about it

Zhang Han leads the last troop of Qin's army

He's preparing to travel overnight to Xianyang to provide assistance

Therefore I sent out my troops immediately to prevent this

Once we beat them, Xianyang will surrender

And it would be simple to obtain the imperial seal

The forces are enormous, and this battle will be dangerous

So I need someone to take Yuji home

Who do you trust to do this?

You

Peng City Two years previously

Madam?

Yuji, we are running late! Hurry up!

Flowers blossom in the misty rain

A spring breeze blows through the little building

My home is another world

There's always an umbrella waiting for you

These are all scenes of my hometown

A wild wind comes - Stop!

Sir... - How dare you!

Singing a Chu song in front of Qin officials!

Sir...

Yuji...

Sir, Chu has been defeated by Qin

And Chu's people have become people of Qin

Why shouldn't a song of Chu become a song of Qin?

Flowers blossom in the misty rain

A spring breeze blows through the little building

My home is another world

You sing this song very well

I'm also from Chu

Well... if you say you are a civilian of Qin,

I demand that you take your clothes off

Then we will know whether you are a Qin or a Chu

or whether you only have Chu in your heart

If you don't take off your clothes, I will kill this man!

Strip! - Take off your clothes quickly!

Carry on! Strip!

Why?

I don't want you to get involved

Do you like me?

Take your clothes off now, or I will kill him!

Do you want to be with me?

Yes, I do

You're playing with fire!

Hero, it's me!

Why don't we become sworn brothers today?

Take care of your sister-in-law for me!

What is it?

Why are you so quiet?

Someone has angered you?

My lord, Xiang Yu asked you to send Yuji home

It's clear that Xiang Yu plans to stop you from contending for Xianyang

Xiang Yu is the leader of our army

He should be Lord Qin

This is a world affair! Why does he have to be the lord?

My lord, a true man living in a time of great changes

should make prompt decisions

It is King Huai of Chu's decree

It will be too late to regret when the opportunity passes

Xiao He, how could you be on their side?

I thought you knew me

- My lord, I know you the best - What do you know about me?

You...

You have changed

When I followed you and left home, I told you once,

that no matter what you said I would believe in you

You promised to overthrow Qin and save the people

Have you forgotten your promise?

If you have truly forgotten the promise, please kill me now!

My lord, you are underestimating yourself

The country expects your benevolence and clemency

If people are suffering because of Xiang Yu,

would you sit and do nothing about it?

The soldiers have followed you for many years

All they want is power and influence, and to leave their names in history

If they knew that you don't aspire to win the throne,

the soldiers may lose morale and our years of effort would be wasted