Nirvana in Fire: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin (Nirvana in Fire 2 / 琅琊榜之风起长林)

The Patrol Force?

Donghu Palace Guards?

- And his personal army? - Yes.

What should we do now?

What should we do right now?

Forgive me for being blunt.

We can only rely on the Imperial Guards.

Give up Jinling to defend the palace.

Await reinforcements from the loyal subjects! Master Jin!

Please take me into the palace to see His Majesty now!

Go!

General! General!

The Patrol Force is here!

- Leave now! - Come with me!

- Master Jin. - General Yue!

Why didn't I believe you in the first place? Why?

Hurry up, Master Jin!

Go!

- Let's go. - Go.

This area is restricted. Please stop.

Nonsense!

Without the seal of the cabinet, the Patrol Force has no right--

Master Jin!

I must see His Majesty!

I want to see His Majesty!

Open the door! Quickly!

Master Jin.

Master Jin, this is--

I seek an audience with His Majesty!

Master Jin!

It's the 15th. The Imperial Clan has to greet His Majesty!

His Majesty is with the old princes.

Master Jin! Master Jin!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

What's wrong, Minister Jin?

Prince of Laiyang has rebelled!

Commander Tang, we've come so far.

It's best for you not to be so soft-hearted.

Your Highness.

How is the situation in the streets?

It's generally within our control.

My son!

Quickly!

Quickly! Hold the fort!

Quickly!

Quickly! Faster!

Master, His Majesty decreed to summon the Imperial Guards

but there's no response from the South Yard Division

or the Front Gate Division.

Master Wu, the Imperial Guards didn't respond to the decree

for some reason.

How many men do we have in the palace now?

Master Wu!

There are only 500 men.

- Your Majesty! - What's going on, General Yue?

Forgive me for being blunt.

The Imperial Guards' Office must have risen in mutiny.

The guards in the palace aren't enough to hold the fort.

Your Majesty, where else can you deploy troops from?

That's impossible!

I don't believe you!

- The Imperial Guards will never-- - Your Majesty!

Where else can you deploy troops from?

There are still some at Mount Wei's Imperial Mausoleum.

But they surely can't fend off Donghu Palace Guards.

There's no other way now.

Your Majesty, please get changed.

I'll lead the elite soldiers to escort Your Majesty out of the palace.

Bring me my Imperial Seals.

Yes.

Your Majesty.

General Yue...

Even if my mother and I can escape out of the palace

we won't make it out of this city.

I hope that you will take this seal to summon a loyal subject.

Even if the gods show me no pity and no amends can be made

at least, the people will know the truth.

Your Majesty, however this might develop

I will do everything I can to bring reinforcements to Your Majesty!

Master Wu!

Isn't His Majesty going to leave?

Chun Jun!

General.

- Lead General Yue out. - Yes!

General Yue.

Take care.

Convey my orders!

Gather all the guards in the palace!

Everyone is to retreat to Chaoyang Hall to protect His Majesty!

We'll fight it out with the treacherous rebels!

Yes!

Ping Jing, what is this place?

This is Langya Hall's local messenger dove station.

Brother Xun, this way.

This is the latest information we have in our Lang Province station.

Please go through it, Second Young Master.

Thank you.

Ping Jing, what's wrong?

Brother Xun...

We left Mount Langya too late.

Your Highness.

With no one to lead the two divisions of the Imperial Guards

their confusion caused them to weaken and they have now surrendered.

There's some trouble at the South Yard Division.

I've already suppressed them.

Do rest assured, Your Highness.

With General Di's assistance

I've never been worried about anything.

Your Highness.

We're already closing in on the palace.

The Imperial Guards in the palace have retreated to Chaoyang Palace.

They are likely to put up a fight.

Let's see how long they can fend us off.

I can afford to hold out.

Charge!

- Charge! - Charge!

If my brother were still alive...

How could such a disaster happen?

If Prince of Changlin were still here, this would never have happened.

Charge!

Xiao Yuan Qi!

Treacherous subject! Thief!

His Majesty treated you well and yet you--

Empress Dowager, do you recognize me?

How could I recognize a treacherous subject like you?

I, Di Ming, was born and raised here in the capital.

My family had served the Imperial Court for generations as officials.

I wouldn't claim that we had attained merits

but at least we were never born to be treacherous subjects.

As the Chief Commander of the Royal Palace Guards

you live by your ruler's wages but failed to fulfill your duty!

Instead, you betrayed your ruler's kindness and rebelled!

How would a treacherous and immoral man like you

dare to bring up your family's honor?

It is because of Empress Dowager

that I'm the only one alive in the entire Di family.

What is it that I can't mention?

I've never met you!

I don't understand your nonsense!

That year...

The plague in Jinling City...

Ping Jing, I don't understand what you're thinking!

Since you said that we're already late, we shouldn't waste more time here!

With just the two of us, what can we do even if we get to Jinling right now?

As a disciple of the Meng family

I was born to defend His Majesty!

Even if I have to die, I'll die on the battlefield!

Brother Xun!

Even if you have the determination to die on the battlefield

you might not have the chance.

Just for the sake of your so-called blessing...

The lives of people in Great Liang and the citizens of the capital

mean nothing more than worthless dirt in the eyes of nobility like you!

No!

The plague in Jinling was plotted by the villains of Yeqin State!

It wasn't my mother!

Nearly 10,000 people fell ill and died from the plague in Jinling!

Piles of corpses and innocent souls.

Empress Dowager Xun, do you dare to step forward right here

and say that you had nothing at all to do with it?

Mother?

You betrayed His Majesty because of that?

Do you know that His Majesty was still very young then?

He is not to be blamed!

As long as he has a mother like you

he's not fit to be an emperor!

We certainly mustn't give up.

What I'm calculating is His Majesty's chances of survival.

Tell me your conclusion.

Mother!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty...

The former emperor always taught you that as an imperial descendant

under no circumstances may you lose your dignity and composure.

Don't you remember that?

Your Majesty, although I was tricked

I did cause the plague to spread throughout the capital.

My sins...

I must not be pardoned.

I should bear the consequences.

Today, this is the outcome of retribution.

Kindness is rewarded and evil is punished.

Your Majesty shouldn't obstruct this out of your bias for me

Do you understand?

Yes.

Today...

I'm willing to accept my punishment and forfeit my title as Empress Dowager.

After my passing, I am not to be buried in the Imperial Mausoleum.

I am not to be given offerings.

I am not to be worshiped in the ancestral hall.

My corpse is to be abandoned out in the suburbs

as an offering to the people who died from the plague.

His Majesty was chosen by the gods' will.

He inherited the throne from the former emperor.

Since he took the throne

he has never acted out of moral incompetence.

I will bear the consequences of my own wrongdoings!

After my passing, as long as you retreat and put an end to this rebellion

His Majesty promises never to hold you responsible.