The Longest Day in Chang'An (Chang An Shi Er Shi Chen / 长安十二时辰)

I heard...

the lights of Chang'an will be very beautiful this year.

It's getting more and more...

What is the time now?

One o'clock in the afternoon!

Cloudy sky!

You have 30 minutes left!

Cloudy.

It means something is unclear.

" The Longest Day in Chang'an "

Episode 7

The counsellor asked for you.

He wasn't going to work for the next three days of festivity.

But my lord started meeting the guests since 5 o'clock this morning.

A lot of reports and requests came in. After all,

this is all thanks to you, Chief Li.

That's why you had to wait for him.

My lord.

The emperor will depart from Daming Palace at 5 o'clock this afternoon.

The Royal Guards will escort His Majesty all the way.

I am hoping to see how capable you really are.

I hope you are more than just talks.

Yes.

As chief of the Peacekeeper Corps...

When the emperor reaches the Xingqing Palace,

the Dragon Army will take over.

They will escort the emperor to the Grand Auditorium.

The Right Cavalries...

will be in charge of securities at the official buildings.

They will prevent the buildings from being taken over...

so we won't make a fool out of ourselves.

Yes.

The emperor will be in the Grand Auditorium at 6 o'clock.

With the three divisions combined, you will be 5,000 men strong.

Follow the command of General Chen Xuan Li of the Dragon Army.

Make sure the soldiers heed your orders.

We have a pressing matter at hand.

The emperor's safety comes before everything.

If any of you tries to compete for credits...

and refuse to aid the others,

I'll be sure to find out!

No, we won't.

Chang Yuan, you are here.

I am Li Bi, Chief of Peacekeeper Corps.

I apologise for the sudden visit.

General Guo Ying Yi of the Left Royal Guards.

General An Chong Zhang of the Right Royal Guards.

General Gan Shou Cheng of the Right Cavalries.

Huang Zhen, Vice Censor-in-Chief.

Ji Wen, County Aide of Xinfeng County.

Chief of Peacekeeper Corps.

Thank you for the mess you made.

Maybe our jobs seems too easy for you...

so you gave us some troubles to deal with.

That is enough. Dismiss.

Get your jobs done as soon as possible.

Yes.

Chang Yuan.

What brings you here today?

I wish to have a word privately.

I never talk in private with anyone.

We follow the rules.

If we play by the rules,

please pull out the executives of Dragon Army, Right Cavalries...

and General Guo's men...

from the Peacekeeper's Corps as soon as possible.

They are obstructing my investigation.

We should follow the laws.

Right Counsellor!

"The shop owner in Western District was murdered."

"Lives lost on the Huaiyuan Street."

"Innocent lives lost in Chang'an city."

All the Censor want is for you to lose your job today.

You put the emperor and Chang'an in dangers.

If we follow the laws,

all of the Peacekeeper Corps will be discharged.

The crimes are doings of the Wolven Squad.

The Corps is investigating.

You cannot discharge any of us.

Even if we made a mistake, I hope you could send a notice first.

Let us be tried after the Lantern Festival...

and see if our investigation was a waste of time.

We must improvise in face of desperation.

The Vice Censor-in-Chief and Right Counsellor are abusing the authority.

To deploy the three military divisions,

you will need the permission of Minister of War, Li Shi.

You have no right to relocate the troops.

The Left Counsellor got himself drunk last night.

He is yet to be sober.

The Right Counsellor heard about the Wolven Squad's crime...

and requested from the emperor to substitute the post.

Right Counsellor, you despise errors.

You are even more so today, isn't it?

The emperor has a great announcement today.

Right Counsellor, aren't you waiting for the order?

Leaving the investigation on Wolven Squad to me...

will be a better choice.

Whether the operation succeeds or not,

you won't be responsible for anything.

You have a point.

Is that all?

Director He must attend the feast tonight.

His Majesty discharged him at one o'clock just now.

Which comes first? Rite or law?

The law.

In the emperor's eyes,

which of them comes first?

The rite is order,

virtue is the essence, law is the foundation.

My question is,

in the eyes of the emperor,

which of them comes first?

The rite.

If it were up to you,

will you go by the rite or the law?

The rite.

The emperor respects the elders.

Even after officers above the third rank are discharged,

they can still enjoy the benefits of their ranks.

Whenever there is a full moon,

they can still meet with the emperor.

If Director He can't attend the feast...

simply because he is discharged,

the emperor will be loathed for not respecting the elder.

If the people lose faith in the emperor,

will you take on that responsibility?

Never.

Director He's name is not on the guest list.

But he is still allowed to enter the Grand Auditorium.

As long as he has the Golden Fish Pendant,

he still has the right to meet the emperor.

I thank you for the time.

Goodbye.

The Peacekeeper Corps...

is using a convict on death row...

as detective for the investigation?

He is sitting there watching the incense like a fool!

We have waited long enough. Seal off this place!

-Yes! -We still have time!

Sir, we still have time.

Pang Ling, is the time up?

-No. -The time isn't up!

He is right, we still have time.

The time is up now.

-Seal off this place! -Yes!

Kneel!

Kneel!

Kneel!

You know desperate measure calls for flexibility.

Insolence!

Pardoning a death sentence?

This puts the nation in danger and is disrespectful to the law!

That's what will bring our nation down!

Zhang Xiao Jing...

is roaming freely in this city.

If he commits any crime,

I will make sure you get discharged!

We have official documents to bail him out for our investigation.

For 24 hours,

Commander Zhang will be our ally.

If he makes any mistakes, it would be for the investigation.

-I will be responsible for everything. -You?

-Yes. -Have you thought this through?

The choice you make will decide your fate.

Are you certain about this?

Thank you for this.

You are a kind person with mercy.

I am not so sure.

Let's talk about Long Bo.

Did you agree to Ge Lao's terms?

I have mine as well.

What is it?

Let Mister Qin and I be free.

Leave us be in peace.

Or I can just keep the secrets of Long Bo to myself.

I will never tell you anything.

You shouldn't have become a courtesan.

The man I was engaged to since a young age...

told me he will bring me here to have a decent life.

He sold me to Ge Lao on the first day we got here.

You must live and get your revenge.

I was just joking. My past wasn't so tragic.

You can either agree to let us go...

or you can keep listening to the lies I feed you.

-Do you love him? -Yes.

-Does he love you? -Yes.

As long as you let us go,

I can tell you all the information you want.

I am only asking for a small favour.

Only one.

Only one of you can leave.

He and I swore to live and die as one.

I will not leave him behind.

A life is a life.

Choose, which of you will live?

-Let Mister Qin go. -Who will he choose?

-Me. -Are you certain?

You can ask him yourself.

Lower the cage.

If you are willing to make the same sacrifice,