S01E01 Episode 1
Standing in front of the tomb of his father HOP LUI, Lord FU CHAI of the State of Ng recalls the bloody war against the State of Yuet – former Lord of Ng HOP LUI...
The Conquest
S01E18: Episode 18
CHAI orders an investigation into the matter. TAN is afraid that the truth will out sooner or later and thus asks SZE to take the blame for her. Fearing that LAI, who passed the medicinal herb to TAN, will get caught in trouble as well, SZE is going to tell a lie. She explains to CHAI that she had put the medicinal herb somewhere, which was later grabbed by the maids and mixed into the tea prepared for CHI. SZE asks CHAI to forgive all the parties concerned and CHAI agrees to her request. CHI is going to ask SZE for an explanation but before she does so, she happens to discover that SZE has had a higher status than her. Realizing how much influence SZE has in the Palace, CHI dare not take any action at the moment. CHI asks SZE out for an outing, during which she pushes SZE down the...
Overview
Fan Lai, Au Tsin, Fu Chai, and Sai Sze navigate power struggles, love, and war during ancient China’s Spring and Autumn Period.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
LAI manages to break away from the enemies and is finally reunited with TSIN on the mountain. The capital city of Yuet is filled with an atmosphere of tension and hopelessness. As instructed, LAI escorts...
S01E03 Episode 3
Yuet is in a state of utter chaos. SZE and TAN manage to escape from their village. TAN has become a lot more sophisticated and decides not to rely on anyone else. SZE misses LAI...
S01E04 Episode 4
CHUNG learns from KOK that the Prince is still alive. He offers to conduct an agricultural survey so that he can go out and look for solutions. CHUNG runs into SZE in her home village...
S01E05 Episode 5
CHAI treats TSIN as a horse and orders him to pull the carriage. LAI who cannot bear to whip TSIN chooses to stand aside. As instructed by CHAI, LOK captures CHUNG and takes him to...
S01E06 Episode 6
CHAI has found SZE but SZE refuses to be his concubine. TAN offers to take SZE’s place, for which the villagers are all very grateful. In fact TAN does not see it as a sacrifice...
S01E07 Episode 7
CHAI leaves Prince YAU on his own during the hunt, through which he hopes TSIN’s infidelity will be stirred up, and in which case he will have an excuse to kill TSIN. LAI sees through...
S01E08 Episode 8
Fearing that SZE will sooner or later take her place, TAN would like to gang up with CHI. CHI, however, dislikes TAN so much that she even tricks the girl into taking an abortion drug....
S01E09 Episode 9
The Prince hides himself in SZE’s trousseau box and manages to escape midway through the journey. CHAI learns from the messenger that SZE is on her way from Yuet to Ng. He is overjoyed by...
S01E10 Episode 10
CHUNG cannot bear to see KOK suffer. For KOK’s sake, he tries to bribe LOK to let the former princess marry her fiance, who is the prince of the State of Cheng. To their great...
S01E11 Episode 11
The war breaks out and Prince YAU is being besieged. CHAI has no idea whether he should sign a peace treaty or go on with the war. Being so doubtful as to what to do,...
S01E12 Episode 12
CHAI and LAI are on their way to save Prince YAU, during which a landslide suddenly occurs. They are soon swept down to the bottom of the valley by the torrent of mud and earth....
S01E13 Episode 13
LAI is held in high regard for his efforts in rescuing Prince YAU. As a reward for his hard work, he is put to work on the horse ranch, where he runs into SZE and...
S01E14 Episode 14
TSU TAT would like to invite CHAI to the Worship Service held by Lord of Tsun. LAI teaches CHAI some basic manners and suggests he use TSIN as the carriage-man during the trip. With LAI’s...
S01E15 Episode 15
At night, LOK and KOK enjoy the wine submitted by CHUNG in the bedroom. The pair collapse in a drunken stupor soon afterwards. PEI treats the soldiers, including most of those who guard the food...
S01E16 Episode 16
SHUI and PEI are of the same opinion that Prince YAU is the best person for the post of Governor of Yuet, to which CHAI does not raise any objection. LAI and TSIN have a...
S01E17 Episode 17
On his arrival in Chai, TSIN gives Lord of Chai a severe telling-off and is thrown into prison at once. Later he has a word with Lord of Chai, during which he makes an analysis...
S01E18 Episode 18
CHAI orders an investigation into the matter. TAN is afraid that the truth will out sooner or later and thus asks SZE to take the blame for her. Fearing that LAI, who passed the medicinal...
S01E19 Episode 19
CHAI and Lord of Tsun would like to arrange a marriage between their children. Now that Tsun has become a close ally of Ng, CHAI is more and more ambitious to take over Central China....
S01E20 Episode 20
TSIN is still well respected in Yuet, which worries SHUI beyond measure. SHUI reminds Prince YAU to stay vigilant all the time. SHUI is stunned by the solemnity of the worship service and is so...
S01E21 Episode 21
TSIN no longer needs to kowtow to LUI upon his return to Ng. YUET NUI has accidentally injured FUNG in the woods. She offers to dress his wound and lets him go afterwards. SZE and...
S01E22 Episode 22
CHAI is planning to seek revenge on Lord of Chan. In the meantime, LAI returns in the company of Princess of Chan. The princess begs CHAI to take revenge for her. TSIN and LAI are...
S01E23 Episode 23
Princess of Chan has lost her heart to LAI and is more than happy to marry him. TSIN and YEE have prepared a meal for LAI on his big day while CHAI is involved in...
S01E24 Episode 24
CHI suffers from psychosis and her condition becomes worse and worse with each passing day. Prince YAU would like to send her back to Chai for treatment but CHAI does not want it to be...
S01E25 Episode 25
SZE manages to win the trust of Prince YAU with her sincerity. CHAI is enraged to hear that SZE has been attacked. He is now further convinced that there is a spy around him, and...
S01E26 Episode 26
The warlords of Chor, Chan and Wong have come to see CHAI. LAI enlists their help to intercede with CHAI in order to secure the release of TSIN. Lord of Choi agrees to help on...
S01E27 Episode 27
SHUI points out that SZE is aware that all the construction projects being carried out will affect Ng’s fiscal health. He warns SZE not to go too far, or else he will try every possible...
S01E28 Episode 28
LAI has also heard about the assassination and he suspects that it is all plotted by TSIN. Fearing that YUET NUI is the assassin, LAI flies off to rescue her without hesitation. YUET NUI has...
S01E29 Episode 29
TAN admits to SZE that she has had a miscarriage again. Having lost her second baby, TAN is so afraid that she will be driven out of the palace. She reveals everything to SZE and...
S01E30 Episode 30
SZE and TAN go to the outskirts to see the expectant woman. TAN has accidentally killed the woman when she is trying to grab the baby. In a desperate attempt to save TAN’s life, SZE...
S01E31 Episode 31
Lord of Tsun has come to Ng. He tells CHAI that there is much gossip about him saying that he has been too harsh to TSIN and TSIN’s people and that he has tried every...
S01E32 Episode 32
LAI gets across the message that TSIN is going to have a taste of CHAI’s feces. The people of Yuet are so upset by the news and the whole country is plunged into grief. Fearing...
S01E33 Episode 33
CHAI has announced that whoever promises to take in Prince YAU will be deemed to be his enemy. CHUNG expresses his love for KOK. Prince YAU is misled into believing that KOK has been in...
S01E34 Episode 34
LAI advises CHAI to pretend to have declared war on Chai. It is anticipated that Prince YAU, who is eager to protect his grandfather, will soon come back to mediate. TSIN behaves as if he...
S01E35 Episode 35
TSIN is busy training the soldiers, during which he is informed that an envoy from Ng has come along. He gets changed into his expensive clothes at once so that he can pose himself as...
S01E36 Episode 36
TSIN claims in the denunciation meeting that CHAI is a nice man and has been very kind to him. He insists that CHAI will not do anything awful or morally unacceptable. Prince YAU points out...
S01E37 Episode 37
Not wanting to get Prince YAU in trouble, LAI offers to lead the war on his behalf. He will need SHUI to back him up, though. CHUNG has done a good job in training the...
S01E38 Episode 38
Prince YAU cannot bear to kill Chai’s soldiers but CHAI points out that Lord of Chai has long forgotten the ties between Ng and Chai. CHAI and LAI fight together against their enemies, in the...
S01E39 Episode 39
Now that everything is back on track, CHUNG decides that it is time to reveal his feelings to KOK. He promises to look after KOK for the rest of her life and KOK is so...
S01E40 Episode 40
FUNG reveals to CHAI that there is something wrong with the seeds but the seeds turn out fine and have started to sprout. CHAI points out that SHUI and FUNG show no consideration for the...
S01E41 Episode 41
Yuet’s troops have arrived at Gu Su and CHAI has come to know the truth. He calls TSIN a sly old devil and gives him a severe telling-off. To reduce the death toll in Ng,...
S01E42 Episode 42
CHAI has found SZE but is distressed to learn that LAI is the only one she loves. With the help of LAI, CHAI is allowed to die with dignity. Yuet’s troops return in triumph. TSIN...
Cast
Chen Kun
Fan Lai
Sonija Kwok Sin-Nae
Sai Sze
Joe Ma Tak-Chung
Fu Chai
Damian Lau
Au Tsin
Power Chan
文种
Fan ZhiQi
伍子胥
Ming Li
伯噽
William Feng
太子友
Haihai Lin
合仪
Jia Ni
妹姒
Yan Qin
郑旦
Bonnie Xian
滕珏
