"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" "Brothers, it's my fault" "I promise to win Xianyang and fight for justice" "I will bring peace to the common people" "Great, my lord!" "Yuji, do you know how to ride a horse?" "Ride a horse?" "Why are we changing directions?" "This route is much safer" "Have you ever thought why Lord Xiang asked me to send you home?" "He wants you to keep me safe" "I will never leave the woman that I love, as I know I could take the best care of her" "It's a blessing to be able to trust others" "But sometimes things do change and you can't control it" "Yuji..." "Leave her alone!" "It's Liu Bang." "Take whatever you want." "There are some horses..." "This is in revenge for all the dead Qin soldiers!" " My lute" " Don't give chase" "We'll soon be there." "Hurry!" "Brothers, we have arrived in Xianyang!" "We are in Xianyang!" "We are in Xianyang!" "Xianyang!" "My lord, our army will enter Xianyang soon!" "My lord!" "Liu Bang and his followers, in order to send Yuji home, have taken the city of Xianyang!" "He has only several thousand soldiers." "How could he take the city?" "Your majesty" "I assume you do not understand my reason for asking you to surrender" "That's because I respect you, and I admire your majesty's love for the people" "Unfortunately, your days are over" "Our army, lead by Xiang Yu, is so huge and the soldiers are so fierce, that there's nothing they cannot conquer" "We have conquered most of the country" "Xianyang is the only city left in your Qin Empire" "You're still protecting this city against us" "Do you want to further deepen the First Qin Emperor's sins?" "Traitor!" "How dare you consider our Emperor a coward!" "Our reinforcements will soon arrive!" "Take down these traitors!" "General Yin, stop!" "General Yin, if reinforcements were going to arrive, would you be talking to us now?" "They've already been annihilated by Xiang Yu" "You can't hide this significant information from his Majesty" "Your majesty, I've completed my task" "Lord Xiang will be here any moment" "I'll return to report to him now" "General, wait!" "Where's Yuji?" "She's... with Liu Bang" "Long Ju, inform Yafu immediately" "He is to meet me on the way to Xianyang, and help me take Xianyang back" "Yes, my lord" "Liu Bang..." "Liu Bang, do you want to be the Emperor?" "Who wouldn't want to?" "Do you think I can become the Emperor?" "Ladies and gentlemen, come and have a look" "We have prepared the Weiqi boards" "Place yours bets now." "My master alone will play against ten people" "Of course, if we lose, we'll pay ten to one!" "If you've got the guts, come and bet now!" "The best Weiqi player is Fan Zeng, Xiang Yu's military adviser" "But this person is also brilliant." "He can control ten games at once" "It's amazing!" "Don't miss your chance, place your bets!" "Folks, it's rather easy to beat them all" "I just plan to make them lose at the same time" "Right, the first five games to go eight and nine" "Yes, Master" "You lose again." "Thanks" "How is that possible?" "It is obvious we'll win." "Let's go" "The other five games, flat seven and eight" "Oh!" "My god!" "Master, we've won a lot" "Sir, I'm Xiao He." "May I know your name?" "I've heard so much about you" "My name is Zhang Liang" "Zhang, you are the descendant of Han State's eminent family" "I am so lucky to have you to assist me" "Thank you so much" "Did I ever say that I would assist you?" "Right!" "It is my fault, I made such rash arrangements" "I don't know how to treat intellectuals correctly" "I apologise on behalf of my lord" "If you want my assistance," "I need to know General Liu's ambition" "My only wish is to save the country and help its people" "ls General Liu treating me like some three-year-old child?" "Taking Xianyang city would never save the country and help its people" "Maybe the opposite..." "The decree stating the first to enter Xianyang would be the Lord of Qin was King Huai's ruse to take advantage of you and Xiang Yu" "You have already put the people of Xianyang in danger of massacre" "But how dare Xiang Yu disobey King Huai's order?" "King Huai is only the puppet king of Xiang's family" "But aren't all eight vassals serving King Huai?" "None of them would offend Xiang Yu for General Liu" "I can close the gates of Xianyang" "There's no way we'll lose to Xiang Yu!" "Fighting against his 400,000 soldiers is like throwing eggs against rocks!" "Liu Bang's only wish is to advocate justice and to save the common people from danger" "Please tell me the way to save them for the sake of the people" "I do have a solution, but I don't know if you will embrace it or ignore it" "I will do whatever you say to save the people" "You must leave here immediately" "If you return this city to Xiang Yu," "Xiang may be happy and spare the people's lives" " Xiang Yu's lackey!" " Stop" "Yes, my lord" "Brothers..." "Don't you think Zhang is right?" "Whoever wants to prove he's wrong, I'll kill him immediately" "Do we have any other ideas how to save Xianyang?" "Xiao He and Fan Kuai, return the seal to Xiang tomorrow" " I'll will then leave Xianyang" " My lord, please reconsider!" "Anyone violating this order will be executed!" "You deserve your reputation" "You have the benevolence of sages and the magnanimity of emperors" "What I said just now was to test you" "It's about people's lives." "I had no choice but to do this" "Aren't you one of the men sent by Xiang Yu?" "Xiang Yu is replacing Qin's tyranny with his own" "If he becomes emperor, the people will suffer a great deal" "Xiang Yu is about to surround and attack Xianyang" "Do you have any solution?" "Put all the treasures away" "Post a royal decree to let the world know that you're only taking Xianyang temporarily" "And Xiang Yu will soon come to slaughter the people of the city" "Xiang Yu will massacre the people of this city!" " Massacre?" " He'll kill everyone in the city" " What shall we do?" " Let's protect our city to the death!" "Then we gather the common people, and together with a military force we can protect Xianyang" "The common people?" "This is a tactic to buy time" "Xiang Yu's military adviser Fan Zeng is a master of the art of war" "If he sees the people guarding the city, he will stop Xiang Yu from attacking" "I have a trusted friend working for Xiang Yu who will send me information" "I also have six great warriors" "Let me introduce them to you" "Stop!" "Yafu!" "Yu, I have found out that Liu Bang has invited the people to guard Xianyang" "If we attack the city, he will gain the people's support by fighting against the Chu" "But if we do not attack," "Liu Bang will have Xianyang's geographical advantage" "This is a very good tactic" "It's devised by Zhang Liang" "Liu has also issued a decree that all the Qin's treasure will be given to the people" "There's only one reason for him to keep his hands off the treasure" "He has a greater ambition." "He wants to be the emperor" "You have grown up, my son" "Now that Liu Bang claims he's taking Xianyang temporarily, we can set up a trap" "We can invite him to a banquet in Xianyang, and then ask him to hand over the seal of Qin" "We can assassinate him on the spot." "It'll be a good strategy" "If we kill Liu Bang, how do we explain it to King Huai of Chu?" "I haven't considered that..." "We could send somebody to assassinate King Huai of Chu first, and claim it was Liu who murdered him because he wants to be emperor" "Then we can justify our attack as revenge for King Huai" "You said you hadn't considered this?" "I still recall the delicious braised fish in Xianyang" "I should eat more before losing all my teeth!" "This is the best plan!" " Assassin!" " Protect his majesty!" "Xiahou Ying!" "Drink?" "Fan Kuai!" "Xiahou Ying!" " You're both quite skilful" " Stop!" "Who is Zhang Liang?" "Fan Zeng has deployed an army" "Three days later, no one can escape from Xianyang" "Xiang Yu will set a meeting with General Liu" "The place still remains a secret, so you cannot be prepared" "Clearly, he wants to kill his lord" "On the day of Xiang's arrival at Xianyang, your friend will meet you at Zhanshen" "You should know the place when Xiang Yu meets with Liu Bang" "I found out that King Huai will rehearse the throne ceremony" "And Fan Zeng has already sent someone to assassinate him, and then blame General Liu for it" "Since they want to kill King Huai of Chu, we could rescue him and ask for a medallion to spare our lives" "Han Xin, as you already know Xiang Yu's assassination plan," "I'll entrust you to accomplish this important task" "I used to serve Xiang Yu, but he doesn't appreciate me" "This time I will help you" "But I deserve something after this" "We have a deal" " How can you guarantee your promise?" " How dare you!" "The destiny of all people will be decided at the meeting between myself and Xiang Yu" "But the result lies in the hands of three persons" "The first person is my adviser Zhang Liang" "Second is Xiang Yu's Fan Zeng" "And the third one is you, General Han" "If I were to betray you, it would mean betrayal of all my generals, betrayal of my soldiers, and of the whole world, General Han" "Do you still need my guarantee?" "We have great military strength." "Why not attack the city right now?" "Yu, I've told you many times, you must see the essence of everything" "What you need to take is not the city alone, but the support of its people" "The one you must defeat is not Liu Bang alone, but also yourself" "Yafu, you have been with me since I was young, you have always advised me in solving any difficulties" "I'm not worried so long as you are with me" "It seems that I have spoiled you" "Does it mean that I have to retire so you can really grow up?" "Did General Liu say why he wants to see me?" "No, my lady" " What a pity!" " Why?" "Although these lutes are valuable, it makes me miss my old lute more" "Yes!" "My lute!" "How did you find it?" "Thank you!" "I heard that Lord Xiang is coming to Xianyang" "Xiang Yu and I have set up a meeting" "Do you know the cost of the banquet?" "Thank you, Xiang Bo, for helping me" "You don't need to thank your sworn friend" "My only wish is that, after conquering the violent Qin, both Xiang Yu and Liu Bang may survive" "They complement each other, for the good of the people" "Have you found out the place for tomorrow's meeting yet?" "It's at the Hongmen Palace" "They'll be in charge of hiding weapons in the Hongmen Palace" "Time is running out." "Please go back and help General Liu" "Oh, no..." "Counsellor, the flag fell for no reason!" "It's Kun Gua on the upper sixth section." "It is an ill omen" "Somebody will assassinate us tonight" "Warriors reside in Qian while intellectuals reside in Kun" "The assassin is coming after me" "Fan's wisdom is better than mine" "If we can eliminate him, we can defeat Xiang Yu without a fight" "We should focus and take the initiative to attack" "I really want to meet this Zhang Liang" "Send out my order that there's no need for a guard tonight, so as not to alert the assassins" "I will stay here and meet the visitor myself" "I've just cooked some noodles." "You've eaten nothing all night, my lord" "You must eat something, sir" "Lord, the bearded man hasn't returned yet" "Something bad must've occurred" "We've heard nothing about Han Xin's rescue of King Huai" "What should we do?" "My lord..." "You must endure humiliation to secure the bigger prize" "The more advantages Xiang Yu owns, the more likely he will be consumed with pride" "We should take this opportunity to tempt him to make a mistake" "My lord!" "Lord Xiang's envoy asks Lord Liu to attend the banquet now" "All your military forces must stay in the city and await orders" " Xiao He..." " My Lord" "The result of this meeting is uncertain" "You should take my seal..." "if anything bad happens" "Make yourself the lord, and start the undertaking again" "My lord!" "All soldiers, kneel!" "My lord, you're blessed by the gods" "And I will guard Xianyang till my last breath" " I would rather die than surrender!" " Never surrender!" "Xiao He, thank you" "Very good" "Great!" "Protect his majesty!" " The killers were sent from Xiang Yu!" " Liu Bang sent me to rescue you" " Who are you?" " I'm Han Xin" "Wait!" "All guests at the Hongmen Banquet are required to surrender their weapons" "Liu Bang is here to meet Lord Xiang" "Why do you betray me?" "I dare not betray you" ""Whoever enters Xianyang first will be the Lord Qin"" "That is King Huai's decree" "We have been in wars for many years" "Who doesn't want to settle down and lead a peaceful life?" "If you do not agree, we will return the city to you" "Where is the royal seal of Qin?" "And where's Yuji?" "She is important to Your Highness, so I dare not treat her carelessly" "My men are taking good care of her" "Liu Bang..." "Who is the ruler over today's world?" "Of course it's you, sir" "Do you know the mistake you've made?" "Yes, I do" "Since Liu Bang knows his mistake, he should, according to military protocol, offer his blood, and worship heaven, earth and man to apologise" "Yes, my lord" "Your health, my lord" "Please be seated, General Liu." "We'll talk later" "Thank you, your highness" "Which one of you is Zhang Liang?" "I am Zhang Liang." "It's an honour to meet you" "Please be seated" "Zhang has been assisting General Liu these last few days" "Your attack and defence are good, your advance and retreat are correct" "Since we have the same vision," "I have some thoughts to share with you" "It has been 26 years since Qin beat Chu" "However, the nature has its own order and everything is repeated" "Now, Qin is beaten by Chu again" "We should also observe and implement the will of the gods" "Since Zhang is so diligent and clever, why do you have to go through this trouble, and act against the will of the gods?" "Thank you for your advice" "Yi said, "There are good and bad times" ""Sometimes we act, sometimes we don't" ""The winner may lose, good things may turn bad"" "Thus, the ways of heaven are a mystery, and life is like playing a game of chess" "At today's Hongmen banquet, both sides seek to restore harmonious relations" "I've heard you are an excellent player of Weiqi" "Would you mind playing a Weiqi game against me?" "Then we can learn whether heaven's will is certain or uncertain?" "If Zhang Liang loses, I will send Yuji back myself, and I will apologise to you, lord" "Zhang Liang..." "I have to ask you again..." "Do we seriously have to play against each other?" "I'd be honoured to play against you" "Very well" "I lost my eyesight four years ago" "If you wish to play, you must do so with your eyes blindfolded" "There are 361 pieces in Weiqi" "How can one memorize them all by heart?" "Today, I have finally met a worthy opponent" "Let us play several rounds!" "Only our bravest warriors can place the Weiqi pieces for you two" "Long Ju, tell Zhang your achievements" "Let's see if you are qualified to serve for Zhang" "I haven't made any great achievements yet" "But over the past four years, in fifty-six battles, I won them all" "In the Battle of Chengyang," "I killed and buried 200,000 Qin soldiers in just one night" "During the four years serving my lord," "I won all forty-two battles, and persuaded 200,000 Qin soldiers to surrender" "We conquered the capital of Qin without killing anyone" "Very good." "Zhang Liang, you are a young hero" "While I am old and blind" "Therefore, I deserve the first move" "You are a master of Weiqi, so I should make the first move" "It is you who suggested playing today, so you are the host" "As the guest, I should take the first move" "Today the host of the Hongmen Banquet is Lord Xiang" "My lord and I are all guests" "We should therefore make the first move" "He who makes the first move takes the advantage" "We can't miss this opportunity" "May I make a bold suggestion?" "Long Ju, we can make a wager first" "If you can guess correctly how many fingers I have, your side can take the first move." "Do you dare to bet?" "Ten!" "You lose, Fan Kuai" "Liu Bang, now that our followers are competing, as their leaders, we should make a wager too" "Though I don't know who instigated it, this man actually dared to assassin Counsellor Fan" "As we are hosting the Hongmen Banquet in Qin territory today," "I will bet the five punishments of Qin with you" "According to the five punishments of Qin, it includes cutting off the face, cutting off the ears, cutting off the fingers, cutting off the head and lastly... cutting the prisoner into mince" "If Zhang Liang loses one round, I will carry out one punishment" "Now the world is in great chaos and people's lives are miserable" "As you have said, we should observe and implement the will of heaven" "For the first round, I will go four into four... creating a dangerous situation, then I will go flat-four in the second round" "For the third round, I will go three-five" "And up six-five for the fourth round" "This is karma." "I hope peace will come to the world" "I'll go up eight-four for the fifth round" "Wars and killing are inevitable and acceptable in a world of chaos" "I'll go up four-three for the first round" "If we love the people, we should attack" "Then four-four for the second round" "Wars are applicable to end wars" "Up four-three for the third round" "Flat four-four for the fourth round" "No one likes wars" "We use war to win obedience" "I will keep beating you until you are convinced" "The fifth round, same as the fourth: flat four-four" "Fan Zeng's skill is profound" "Zhang Liang's game is full of killing motives" "I used four different strategies in each round" "He noticed them all at once" "I'm still thinking how he will play the fifth round" "Hopefully, Han Xin will arrive soon" "I can beat him once I know his plan" "This round I will go up five-six" "Two into two" "Flat eight-three" "Zhang Liang is buying time" "Flat eight-six" "Go up four-three" "Into eight-four" "Go up seven-two" "Flat six-three" "Into five-eight" "Flat two-two for the second round" "Troops are valued for their qualities not for how long they can last" "I'll use flat eight-six to win your first round" "Commanding troops should be fast as wind, strong as fire" "I'll go down eight-ten to win the second round" "Into eight-eight" "Xiang Zhuang..." "Let me perform a sword dance to spice up the Hongmen Banquet" "It's not interesting alone." "Let me perform it with you" "Go up three-four" "Xiang Zhuang, your sword skills have improved" "Get away!" "Zhang Liang, I have beaten you in the third round by up nine-four" "You've also been cornered in the fourth round" "Let's fight!" "My lord!" "Yu, kill Liu Bang now!" "Watch out, lord!" "I said earlier... there is only one winner on the battlefield" "Today, the gods brought us together, which means only one of us can survive" "Don't blame me, Liu Bang" "My lord" "Stop!" "King Huai of Chu's decree!" "His majesty spares Liu Bang's life" "Liu Bang must leave Xianyang and return to Hanzhong" "King Huai has invited eight vassals to Xianyang to celebrate Lord Xiang becoming ruler of Xianyang" "Yafu!" "Zhang Liang sent people to kill my counsellor" "You must kill him" "Then we can call it even, and I'll let you go" " I can't do that!" " Today, I win." "You lose" "Xiang Zhuang" "My lord!" "Please, don't!" "Act" "My lord..." "You are making a grave mistake" "Liu Bang, you do know how to survive" "We have lost our counsellor." "What should we do?" "Counsellor said that we have to tempt Xiang Yu to a big mistake in order to win" "I thought we'd already lost to Xiang Yu" "The game is not over yet" "The real Hongmen Banquet has finally begun" "Do you know the reason why Liu Bang kept you beside him?" "He was using you as a bargaining chip" "I always choose to believe in others" "Just like you said you liked me when we first met" "Even though Liu Bang overstepped his authority, he brought me my lute back" "I was thinking I could sing Chu songs to you again" "If you still have trust in me" "Sir..." "Yu, Zhang has recovered his wounds" "Do you think it's appropriate for him to attend our meeting?" "I could leave if it's inconvenient" "Wait!" "Zhang has chosen the right lord to serve" "I sincerely appreciate your help" "Now the war is over and your highness is the owner of Qin Palace, it is only you to blame if this opportunity is missed" "You should take the supremacy now." "What are you waiting for?" "The world has just settled down, and we don't have a good reason to claim the throne" "Besides, the eight vassals would refuse to obey" "We still need to wait for the right timing" "If the vassals disobey, why can't I send troops to fight against them?" "Liu Bang has become Lord of Hanzhong." "His next moves are uncertain" "If he strikes us by surprise while our army is away, we can't fight on two fronts, and we'll lose" "Based on Lord Xiang's military force, we can divide the troops" "Since Zhang is so knowledgeable, how could one conquer the world on his own?" "Why do you give us such an incomplete plan?" "I do have a plan" "Since Liu Bang has conceded his allegiance to you, you could order him to invade the vassals" "Then you could use the vassal's help to kill Liu Bang, and become the Emperor" "Do you still think this is an incomplete plan?" "Welcome to the messenger from Chu" "Since Lord Xiang asks us to send the army, how can we disobey him?" "Xiao He, it's not easy for me to be here" "Please stay at Hanzhong." "We'll be a good host" " Present the feast!" " Yes, sir!" "He's the messenger sent by Lord Xiang" " Treat him well" " Yes, General!" "Serve the dishes now" "Fan Kuai!" "Why are you serving the best food?" "He's Lord Xiang's envoy, we should serve the best" "If he'd been sent by Fan Zeng, of course it would be all right" "He has saved my lord in numerous situations" "However this envoy is sent by Lord Xiang" "There's no need to waste our best food." "Put it away" "We couldn't fully trust the envoy" "What does Zhang think?" "We should test Fan Zeng again so as not to blame the wrong man" "Counsellor..." "Our scout has reported that Liu Bang is preparing his army" "I think we should make a pre-emptive attack to spare future troubles" "After all, Liu Bang has a special amnesty from King Huai" "We need to find an excuse to kill Liu Bang" "King Huai of Chu is always trouble" " Why don't we kill him first?" " Kill King Huai?" "Didn't you ask me to kill King Huai during the Hongmen Banquet?" "Ll" "Times have changed" "Times have indeed changed" "Counsellor!" "Has your loyalty to the Xiang family changed too?" "You are making a grave error" "Lord Xiang wants to see you, sir" "My lord" "You and your family have always treated me with utmost respect" "And you have listened to my opinions" "That's all a counsellor could ask for" "The fact that you want to see me today means that you still hold dear our relationship" "That's enough for me" "That's enough" "All good things in life... must come to an end" "I want to give you some advice before I take my leave" "If you experience danger, or if you think of me in the future," "open this and look inside" "Yafu!" "Sir..." "Zhang Liang, you are here" "I knew you'd come" "I don't have much time" "MY apologies" "I have pushed too far this time" "Zhang Liang" "You have made a brilliant move this time" "I recognised that you had special qualities, when we met during the Hongmen Banquet" "I can tell you now... you are just like the me when I was young" "Don't feel bad for me" "I've been waiting for an opponent like you my whole life" "Enemies are like the two sides of a mirror" "Just like Xiang Yu and Liu Bang," "Or just like you and me" "Don't waste any more time" "Let's finish the fifth game of Weiqi" "Sir..." "Sir?" "Sir..." "Zhang Liang, there's a kind of chess game..." ""May /, Zhang Liang, a survivor of Han, present to my Lord" ""that the general should be able to distinguish people's qualities" ""before he /earns the an' of war" ""Counsellor Fan Zeng has served three generations of the Xiang family," ""but he was discarded like a homeless dog" ""We all feel bitterly disappointed by this" ""Good birds choose the best trees to rest" "I!" " will return to Liu Bang's camp" ""/ trust you will make your decisions with care, so as not to die alone "" "Get the army and horses ready." "Let's act now!" "Yes, my lord!" "My lord..." "Liu Bang is presently at Hanzhong" "But even if he has Zhang Liang to assist him, he won't be a threat to us if we don't act rashly" "Xiang Bo!" "I know you are kind" "If I don't eliminate Liu today, he will eventually kill me one day" "It was all meant to happen at the Hongmen Banquet" "Only one could survive between Liu Bang and me" "What if King Huai stops us again?" "General Han..." "My lord" "Xiang Yu has killed King Huai of Chu" "All the people despise him" "The eight vassals would like to help me suppress him." "General Han..." "How many soldiers can my lord muster at most?" "Less than 100,000" "Then how can you control the eight vassals?" "How about you?" "For me, the more the merrier" "Upon completion of the mission, I demand what I deserve" "It seems like I have underestimated Liu Bang" "I know I can't stop you from fighting" "But I'll accompany you when you go to war" "Don't pursue him!" "The eight vassals have arrived" "It'll be too late if you don't leave now!" "How dare you try to stop me!" "Please don't go, my lord!" "What's this place before us?" "It's the Wu River." "And there's Wu City" "My lord..." "Your ladyship" "This is Liu Bang's secret order" "He has ordered the allies to attack tomorrow" "He has persuaded me not to make this unnecessary sacrifice" "You've surrendered to Liu Bang?" "I just want peace in the world and between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang" "There's nothing I can do now" "It's meaningless to stay in this war" "Success or failure all depends on attitude" "There's only you, Yuji, who can persuade Xiang Yu to leave" "I deeply regret... that I haven't held your hand like this more often" "We could start again" "Yuji" "We have reached the end" "Look at this land" "It will be full of Liu Bang's army very soon" "I have asked Xiang Bo to take you to a place of safety" "A place where no one can find you, not even me" "But you promised I could stay with you" "I think... you should have a second chance to choose" "They are here" "Prepare to fight!" "This song could destroy the morale of Xiang Yu's army" "Hopefully we can win the battle without taking any more lives" " What are you doing?" " I want to go home" "If you do that, you will have failed Lord Xiang" "Don't leave!" "This is the moment when Lord Xiang need us most!" " I want to go home" " Go home!" "Go home!" "Anyone who tries to escape now..." "will be executed!" "Stop!" "You've followed me for many years" "Even though I'm your lord... you are all like brothers to me" "Today, we are surrounded by enemies" "None of you owe me" "It is I that owe you" "Please remember... you will always be my brothers" "Take care" "I bid you all... farewell" "Yafu, you have been with me since / was young" "You have always guided me, helped me with difficult decisions" "Xiang Yu, does this mean I have to retire, so you can really grow up?" "No one can enter" "I had a dream on the way here" "I dreamt of a white-haired couple sitting close to each other" "I envied them and so I walked closer to find out who they were" "Then I realised I knew them" "It was you and me" "I want us to spend our lives together" "I don't want to drag you into this..." "Just like when we first met" "I didn't want you to get involved" "Liu Bang must send his envoy to persuade us to surrender" "Wait until they are at ease." "Then we shall start fighting" "Liu Bang!" "Xiang Yu, I've been waiting to tell you myself..." "You are right." "Only one of us can be allowed to survive" "I will survive" "Not you" "Both the world and the nation will be mine" "Xiang Yu, we used to be sworn brothers" "If you admit defeat today," "I shall let you return to Jiangdong" " Kill them!" " Xiang Zhuang..." "Xiang Zhuang!" "My lord!" "Please lend me your sword" "I am the only one who can kill him and let him rest in peace" "I lied to him" " Yuji!" " We'll never be separated again" "Do you want to be with me?" "I do" "My lord, we found this in the camp" "I've persuaded Han Xin to surrender it is hoped that my lord will last for a while" "Wait until for Han Xin S reinforcements to arrive and save us" "After winning the battle," "I have promised to Han Xin, Zhang Liang and others that they will divide the hat/on and share its wealth" " await your orders and hope that you will take my ad vice" "Xiang Yu, this is the only way I could play the game" "Congratulations to Lord Qi on taking the seal!" "Xiao He!" "There's a game where both sides suffer losses" "Get away!" "General Fan cannot proceed" "Where were you all when I fought with your majesty?" "Stop!" " My lord, I..." " I know what you want to ask" "They plan to kill me" "If I don't kill them, they'll kill me" "I have to do this" "I..." "I still want... to say it" "I haven't seen you for a long time" "I know something is wrong and I am concerned for you" "Therefore I have come to see you" "When I left home with you to fight in the war," "I said that I would believe in whatever you said" "But..." "I'm not a well-educated man" "What you've said and done today... it has really confused me!" "I am the emperor now" "I can give you whatever you want" "You are the emperor?" "Can you remove your imperial robe?" " Can you do this for me?" " Stop!" "We promised to help you in achieving this goal" "Now..." "Now I'm not useful to you anymore" "Now I'm not useful to you anymore" "You promised us that we could have drinks at home after the war" "Do you still remember?" "My lord, Fan Kuai has to... take his leave!" "Sir, could you tell us exactly who you are?" "I'm just someone who likes to play Weiqi" "Once I had a close friend" "He hired me to play against another Weiqi master" "Then / realised my real opponent was my close fr/end" " won '1' see my physician again" "I thought you were dead" "I'm alive because I needed to see you" "I want to ask you... is that the result you were expecting?" "All these years, I've been scared each and every day" "I feel everything they say is a plot against me" "All the food they give me is poisoned" "Your majesty, after your death, which prince will succeed you?" " remember Yuji asked me a quest/on once" "Do you know the cost of the banquet?" "I know that going to the Hongmen Banquet means I need my wits about me in trying to trick the other side" "Whoever violates the order will be executed" "The cost is that you'll lose the capacity to trust anyone" "In Hongmen Palace," "I have already built monuments devoid of written characters in memory of those who died because of me" "Zhang Liang..." "I have no one to trust now" "Zhang Liang..." "Will you do me one last favour?" "Now that everything is preordained, it is unnecessary to be stubborn and obdurate" "Things are hard to predict, but you can't confuse right and wrong" "Today, I must do one last thing for Yuji" " Yuji!" " My lord" "Thank you for listening" "The Hongmen Banquet is finally over" "I shall leave now" "Sir, where are you going?" "I'll need to find another master with whom to play Weiqi" "And see if a win-win situation is possible" "Zhang Liang!" "I must ask you once again" "Do we seriously have to play against each other?"