1 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:28,981 Stop struggling, fool. 2 00:02:30,567 --> 00:02:32,610 You were struck by a five-step snake. 3 00:02:32,694 --> 00:02:34,946 His venom moves swiftly. 4 00:02:35,030 --> 00:02:38,533 Most die before their fifth step. 5 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:42,079 Where is my sword? 6 00:02:42,162 --> 00:02:43,412 Taken away. 7 00:02:43,496 --> 00:02:45,873 Punishment for breaking curfew. 8 00:02:45,957 --> 00:02:48,585 I need to go, Sifu. Now. 9 00:02:49,544 --> 00:02:51,504 How do you revenge a snake? 10 00:02:52,422 --> 00:02:56,509 You would be a fool to think only one serpent lays in wait. 11 00:02:56,593 --> 00:02:59,846 There is always a deadlier strike to come. 12 00:02:59,929 --> 00:03:02,140 One should walk away. 13 00:03:02,224 --> 00:03:03,224 Sifu. 14 00:03:04,892 --> 00:03:05,810 Master Polo. 15 00:03:08,813 --> 00:03:10,898 Save your breath. 16 00:03:11,941 --> 00:03:15,945 The Khan requests that I inquire as to the Latin's health. 17 00:03:16,029 --> 00:03:17,905 Will he survive? 18 00:03:20,158 --> 00:03:22,494 Father will be most pleased. 19 00:03:22,577 --> 00:03:24,454 And, um, the Prince? 20 00:03:26,998 --> 00:03:28,916 Without compassion, 21 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,711 what is there to distinguish men from beasts? 22 00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:35,215 What was your student doing beyond the walls? 23 00:03:35,298 --> 00:03:36,966 Sleep escaped me. 24 00:03:37,050 --> 00:03:39,844 I thought a ride would clear my mind. 25 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:48,686 So close to your throat... 26 00:03:50,021 --> 00:03:53,816 A few inches lower, the venom would have stilled your heart. 27 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:57,362 Tread carefully, Master Polo. 28 00:03:57,445 --> 00:04:00,865 Or you will find yourself a more permanent sleep. 29 00:04:40,071 --> 00:04:41,155 Great Khan. 30 00:04:42,199 --> 00:04:44,617 Business forces us to disturb you. 31 00:04:49,121 --> 00:04:50,498 Escort the concubine out. 32 00:04:50,582 --> 00:04:52,709 Leave her to her task. 33 00:04:58,006 --> 00:05:01,384 Tell me, son, what news of the Latin? 34 00:05:01,468 --> 00:05:04,345 Would you rather not hear the news we carry of the Song rebels? 35 00:05:07,474 --> 00:05:10,351 I would have asked first if I had. 36 00:05:15,815 --> 00:05:20,111 The foreigner claims his mind was muddied with thoughts that hindered sleep. 37 00:05:20,195 --> 00:05:23,157 He hoped a ride in the grasslands might assist him. 38 00:05:25,074 --> 00:05:27,535 I wonder what disturbed him so. 39 00:05:27,619 --> 00:05:29,620 The healer promised a full recovery. 40 00:05:29,704 --> 00:05:31,956 What news of the Song? 41 00:05:32,999 --> 00:05:34,292 They request a parley. 42 00:05:35,293 --> 00:05:36,919 To what end, we do not know. 43 00:05:37,003 --> 00:05:40,214 It seems an auspicious opportunity. 44 00:05:40,298 --> 00:05:41,716 They are afraid of war. 45 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:42,967 An opportunity born of what, though? 46 00:05:43,050 --> 00:05:44,969 It makes little sense with their current standing. 47 00:05:45,052 --> 00:05:46,512 But the parley will give us clarity. 48 00:05:47,889 --> 00:05:49,598 They request you personally, Sire. 49 00:05:49,682 --> 00:05:52,351 Perhaps a ruse to take your life. 50 00:05:52,435 --> 00:05:55,938 We must not be deceived. Prepare to destroy them. 51 00:05:57,148 --> 00:05:59,776 They will make do with emissaries. 52 00:05:59,859 --> 00:06:02,236 The thought of a parley pleases me. 53 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,447 Jingim's instincts are correct. 54 00:06:04,531 --> 00:06:06,365 Assemble the War Council. 55 00:06:26,344 --> 00:06:28,471 She has quite a way with the boy, doesn't she? 56 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:30,514 Caring. Kind. 57 00:06:30,598 --> 00:06:32,684 She is her mother's daughter. 58 00:06:34,561 --> 00:06:36,520 Will my mother come back for me, Uncle? 59 00:06:36,604 --> 00:06:38,147 Of course. 60 00:06:38,231 --> 00:06:43,235 She is simply off learning to be the best dancer in the world 61 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,613 so she can teach you one day. 62 00:06:46,698 --> 00:06:48,491 Then I will be the best dancer 63 00:06:48,575 --> 00:06:49,658 in the world. 64 00:06:49,742 --> 00:06:51,619 'Tis odd... 65 00:06:51,703 --> 00:06:55,707 I've not seen Mei Lin since the Emperor's spirit left his body. 66 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:58,167 Where does your sister keep herself now? 67 00:06:59,251 --> 00:07:01,087 Returned to her old ways, I suspect. 68 00:07:01,171 --> 00:07:03,756 Practicing her art in brothels. 69 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:06,759 Mei Lin was cared for and welcomed in her time here. 70 00:07:08,010 --> 00:07:10,179 What would drive her away? 71 00:07:10,262 --> 00:07:11,556 Treasure? 72 00:07:11,639 --> 00:07:14,016 You have enough to share, surely. 73 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:15,976 I am not my sister's protector. 74 00:07:16,060 --> 00:07:17,186 Why? 75 00:07:17,269 --> 00:07:20,022 Was she not yours in the days before your ascension? 76 00:07:20,106 --> 00:07:23,442 That was a long time ago, Empress. 77 00:07:28,072 --> 00:07:30,908 Would such a look have escaped your face toward my husband? 78 00:07:32,118 --> 00:07:34,036 I never knew your husband to eat jonquils. 79 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,789 If it suited him, he would have. 80 00:07:36,873 --> 00:07:39,583 And you would have worn a more esteemed look. 81 00:07:39,667 --> 00:07:41,419 I am the Emperor! 82 00:07:41,503 --> 00:07:43,295 If my Emperor could eat flowers 83 00:07:43,380 --> 00:07:45,465 and keep the Mongols in check... 84 00:07:46,633 --> 00:07:49,051 I would gladly serve him a garden. 85 00:08:05,777 --> 00:08:06,903 Let me pass. 86 00:08:06,986 --> 00:08:08,237 What's your business, foreigner? 87 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:09,447 Let me pass! 88 00:08:09,531 --> 00:08:11,616 - What's your business... - Leave him. 89 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,038 I need to speak with Kokachin. 90 00:08:19,290 --> 00:08:22,877 Delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind. 91 00:08:22,961 --> 00:08:24,753 I must speak with her, please. 92 00:08:32,512 --> 00:08:35,515 Is it the serpent's sting that has deluded you? 93 00:08:35,598 --> 00:08:37,099 I intend no harm. 94 00:08:38,643 --> 00:08:40,769 You are incapable of harm, Master Marco. 95 00:08:40,853 --> 00:08:44,148 You need to be more vigilant in your protection of Kokachin. 96 00:08:44,231 --> 00:08:45,357 She is in danger. 97 00:08:45,442 --> 00:08:47,985 Concern yourself with the danger you face. 98 00:08:48,069 --> 00:08:51,197 The Blue Princess is secure in my care. 99 00:08:51,281 --> 00:08:54,283 Leave now or suffer my fate. 100 00:09:03,460 --> 00:09:06,504 Have you ever sampled the third sex, Latin? 101 00:09:24,146 --> 00:09:27,733 Four winters ago, I took an arrow in the back fighting the North Hordes. 102 00:09:27,817 --> 00:09:30,736 I tasted blood for two days. 103 00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:35,783 Great Khan bid me come and see him when I was finally able to stand. 104 00:09:35,867 --> 00:09:38,995 And I'm his own flesh and blood. 105 00:09:45,793 --> 00:09:47,504 You were strong 106 00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:50,339 and quickly saddled your own steed again. 107 00:09:51,716 --> 00:09:53,676 So brave. 108 00:10:05,062 --> 00:10:07,523 I heard word of a parley with the Song rebels. 109 00:10:07,607 --> 00:10:10,401 -Is it true? -It is. 110 00:10:10,485 --> 00:10:12,570 The War Council assembles. 111 00:10:12,654 --> 00:10:14,321 In your absence? 112 00:10:14,405 --> 00:10:16,073 We wait on Father. 113 00:10:16,157 --> 00:10:17,492 Where is he? 114 00:10:18,660 --> 00:10:22,162 Surely tending to his round-eyed pet. 115 00:10:22,246 --> 00:10:25,583 Might you offer your Empress tea? Or will you continue to stand idle? 116 00:10:25,667 --> 00:10:27,585 Forgive me, Empress. 117 00:10:39,222 --> 00:10:41,140 Spare the Europa no thought, Jingim. 118 00:10:42,183 --> 00:10:45,561 Do not let your father doubt you the better man. 119 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:47,771 I am the better man. 120 00:10:47,855 --> 00:10:52,318 The better man does not sit in the dark with his woman and his jealousies. 121 00:10:52,402 --> 00:10:56,155 The better man stands erect and strong 122 00:10:56,239 --> 00:10:59,992 and finds a way to tilt the scales in his favor. 123 00:11:05,456 --> 00:11:07,625 Easy, girl. 124 00:11:14,090 --> 00:11:15,090 Sube. 125 00:11:15,174 --> 00:11:17,885 A message for my brother. 126 00:11:18,928 --> 00:11:20,304 It's urgent. 127 00:11:20,388 --> 00:11:23,515 Follow our arrangement and make fast your horse. 128 00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:25,768 Yes, ma'am. 129 00:11:26,936 --> 00:11:29,647 Sidao beheaded our men not weeks ago. 130 00:11:29,731 --> 00:11:31,315 Why call for peace now? 131 00:11:31,398 --> 00:11:34,109 He fears the wrath that comes and seeks to alter course. 132 00:11:34,193 --> 00:11:37,739 The man is not circumspect. Jia Sidao is too arrogant for that. 133 00:11:37,822 --> 00:11:39,698 His ambition is his arrogance. 134 00:11:39,782 --> 00:11:43,869 But the Chancellor is not the only mind at work within the Walled City. 135 00:11:43,953 --> 00:11:46,163 You see a different landscape, Yusuf? 136 00:11:46,247 --> 00:11:48,957 Have your spies received intelligence from Xiangyang? 137 00:11:49,041 --> 00:11:51,710 No, Sire. I rely now on my own. 138 00:11:51,794 --> 00:11:54,588 The Boy Emperor is but five seasons old. 139 00:11:54,672 --> 00:11:56,965 His coronation day approaches. 140 00:11:57,049 --> 00:12:00,594 Sidao may play the royal, but he's a pretender to the throne. 141 00:12:00,678 --> 00:12:04,724 He desires power, but holds no royal position or blood claim. 142 00:12:04,807 --> 00:12:07,101 There are other ways to secure power, Prince Jingim. 143 00:12:07,185 --> 00:12:11,438 Are we safe to assume Jia Sidao takes such steps presently? 144 00:12:11,522 --> 00:12:12,690 Yes. 145 00:12:12,774 --> 00:12:14,858 A divided empire is an opportunity. 146 00:12:14,942 --> 00:12:17,779 One that must be seized upon with ruthless force. 147 00:12:17,862 --> 00:12:20,364 One that can be molded to serve us. 148 00:12:20,447 --> 00:12:22,533 Sidao is a peasant... 149 00:12:22,617 --> 00:12:24,702 Empress a grieving widow. 150 00:12:24,786 --> 00:12:28,497 A grieving widow loyal to the memory of her husband. 151 00:12:30,124 --> 00:12:32,626 The dead Emperor was always a reluctant warrior. 152 00:12:41,469 --> 00:12:43,637 Which hand offers the parley? 153 00:12:45,723 --> 00:12:47,141 Either way, 154 00:12:47,224 --> 00:12:49,560 it is better to know what we face... 155 00:12:49,643 --> 00:12:51,854 and win the war with this knowledge 156 00:12:51,938 --> 00:12:54,148 before we consider the battlefield. 157 00:12:59,486 --> 00:13:00,654 We parley. 158 00:13:00,738 --> 00:13:03,073 See what the table presents us. 159 00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:06,577 Perhaps there will be a dung-stuffed head of a five-year-old. 160 00:13:06,661 --> 00:13:09,121 Then we will have our answer. 161 00:13:09,205 --> 00:13:10,289 Ahmad... 162 00:13:12,250 --> 00:13:15,085 you will lead the parley with the Song ambassadors. 163 00:13:15,169 --> 00:13:16,545 Depart at dawn. 164 00:13:17,714 --> 00:13:18,672 Sire... 165 00:13:20,174 --> 00:13:24,011 might I recommend sending Prince Jingim... 166 00:13:25,012 --> 00:13:28,599 so the parley has some semblance of royal command? 167 00:13:32,353 --> 00:13:33,812 Prince Jingim will oversee the conference. 168 00:13:37,024 --> 00:13:38,400 You honor me with this task. 169 00:13:53,499 --> 00:13:56,670 Heal the battle wounds of Wuchang, Jingim... 170 00:13:56,753 --> 00:13:58,754 as a diplomat making peace. 171 00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:14,603 Never volunteer for a stealth mission. 172 00:14:14,686 --> 00:14:17,231 You might as well have a barking dog accompany you. 173 00:14:17,315 --> 00:14:19,942 -I need my sword. -Are all Latins as dense as you? 174 00:14:24,363 --> 00:14:26,323 I would give you a sword... 175 00:14:26,407 --> 00:14:28,408 but I'm afraid whose body the blade would find 176 00:14:28,492 --> 00:14:30,244 when the rumors reach you. 177 00:14:31,495 --> 00:14:33,705 Your father has returned. 178 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,092 Great Khan, 179 00:14:45,176 --> 00:14:49,555 a rare and exotic gift from the Arabian Peninsula 180 00:14:49,638 --> 00:14:51,431 by route of Dunhuang. 181 00:14:51,515 --> 00:14:53,976 Animal smells of shit. 182 00:14:56,771 --> 00:15:00,065 It has been aboard our caravan for weeks, Great Khan. 183 00:15:00,149 --> 00:15:01,191 Rise. 184 00:15:01,275 --> 00:15:04,695 A caravan we humbly take through your kingdom. 185 00:15:04,779 --> 00:15:08,282 A kindness we wish to continue, if your wisdom should allow us. 186 00:15:08,366 --> 00:15:11,618 Prosperous business is always welcome. 187 00:15:11,702 --> 00:15:14,746 We gladly gave tribute, Lord Khan. 188 00:15:16,999 --> 00:15:19,209 You shall be allowed to continue your trade. 189 00:15:19,293 --> 00:15:21,712 My realm is yours. 190 00:15:29,220 --> 00:15:32,097 Do you have any interest in your son? 191 00:15:33,850 --> 00:15:36,059 Yes, Sire. I am anxious to embrace him. 192 00:15:36,143 --> 00:15:38,145 It has been too long. 193 00:15:38,229 --> 00:15:41,648 Then turn, merchant, and behold. 194 00:16:13,806 --> 00:16:15,265 You look like an Oriental. 195 00:16:15,349 --> 00:16:18,185 One must adapt to survive, brother. 196 00:16:18,269 --> 00:16:19,478 And Marco has. 197 00:16:19,561 --> 00:16:22,023 One can adapt without forsaking his heritage... 198 00:16:23,274 --> 00:16:24,524 his father's heritage. 199 00:16:24,608 --> 00:16:26,360 My father forsook his son. 200 00:16:26,444 --> 00:16:28,987 -I understand your-- -You understand nothing! 201 00:16:30,739 --> 00:16:32,950 I am sorry I had to leave you, 202 00:16:33,034 --> 00:16:34,451 but it is more dangerous on the Silk Road... 203 00:16:34,535 --> 00:16:36,328 Why did you return? 204 00:16:37,454 --> 00:16:41,375 To bank profits, pay tribute, mostly to see my boy. 205 00:16:41,459 --> 00:16:43,544 Is that not enough? 206 00:16:43,627 --> 00:16:45,712 It is enough. 207 00:16:45,796 --> 00:16:46,964 It's not believable. 208 00:16:47,048 --> 00:16:49,425 There are reasons why we left you. 209 00:16:51,969 --> 00:16:54,262 Reasons we must again return to the Silk Road. 210 00:16:54,346 --> 00:16:55,847 -Commerce. -No. 211 00:16:56,891 --> 00:16:59,143 You must trust me when I say 212 00:16:59,226 --> 00:17:04,523 all efforts that I make are for our home... our Lord and for you. 213 00:17:06,567 --> 00:17:08,235 I need your help. 214 00:17:08,319 --> 00:17:09,736 Say it and it is done. 215 00:17:09,820 --> 00:17:10,988 Give me your blade. 216 00:17:11,072 --> 00:17:12,739 For what purpose? 217 00:17:12,823 --> 00:17:15,326 This was not an accident. 218 00:17:15,409 --> 00:17:17,452 -What trouble have you got into? -It is no concern of yours. 219 00:17:17,536 --> 00:17:20,080 What requires a sword, Marco? 220 00:17:21,082 --> 00:17:23,542 Someone is in danger. 221 00:17:23,625 --> 00:17:25,794 -Someone? -A friend. 222 00:17:25,878 --> 00:17:27,921 A woman? 223 00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:32,426 Marco, listen to me. 224 00:17:32,510 --> 00:17:36,388 Despite your dress and visage, you are not one of them. 225 00:17:36,472 --> 00:17:38,265 You never will be. 226 00:17:38,349 --> 00:17:40,600 You get involved with them, you damage us. 227 00:17:40,684 --> 00:17:42,811 You damage the family business. 228 00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:49,526 I thought he would never go. 229 00:17:52,446 --> 00:17:54,197 One day, he will understand. 230 00:18:42,538 --> 00:18:44,331 Your chest is puffed. 231 00:18:45,582 --> 00:18:46,708 In this place, 232 00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:49,086 that's what whores do when they want to get fucked. 233 00:18:49,170 --> 00:18:53,131 The horseman with the shaved head, where is he? 234 00:18:53,215 --> 00:18:54,966 That's half of Cambulac. 235 00:18:55,051 --> 00:18:59,179 This one deals in jewels he could not rightfully own. 236 00:18:59,263 --> 00:19:01,390 That's the other half of Cambulac. 237 00:19:02,766 --> 00:19:04,017 Now, piss off. 238 00:19:04,101 --> 00:19:06,062 You know who I speak of. 239 00:19:07,938 --> 00:19:10,232 Tell me where I can find him. 240 00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:23,120 Did you enter my tea house unarmed? 241 00:19:26,916 --> 00:19:27,958 Answer me! 242 00:19:50,856 --> 00:19:51,940 Tell me where! 243 00:19:53,024 --> 00:19:55,444 The south end. 244 00:19:55,527 --> 00:19:58,280 The shanty by the ironworks. 245 00:19:58,364 --> 00:20:01,158 If you're lying, I will come back. 246 00:20:02,243 --> 00:20:03,744 Please do. 247 00:22:36,272 --> 00:22:37,898 Why do you threaten Kokachin? 248 00:22:40,609 --> 00:22:43,862 I saw you on the grasslands. I saw you take the jewels. 249 00:22:43,946 --> 00:22:46,239 What concern is it of yours? 250 00:22:49,785 --> 00:22:53,163 I threatened Kokachin with nothing! You pursued me. 251 00:22:53,246 --> 00:22:56,458 I thought you the danger. I would lay down my life for her. 252 00:23:01,588 --> 00:23:03,965 What are you doing? No! 253 00:23:05,301 --> 00:23:08,720 Let me go! Let me go! Now! 254 00:23:08,804 --> 00:23:10,096 - Let me go! - No! 255 00:23:11,432 --> 00:23:13,224 You're making a mistake. 256 00:23:22,401 --> 00:23:25,696 Tell Vice Regent Yusuf where I am. He will tell you. 257 00:23:26,905 --> 00:23:28,615 It's on his orders. 258 00:23:37,541 --> 00:23:39,000 You did this. 259 00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:41,420 No. 260 00:23:43,046 --> 00:23:45,048 Those savages did this, 261 00:23:45,132 --> 00:23:46,508 though we did nothing. 262 00:23:46,592 --> 00:23:48,385 Those dogs you live with, 263 00:23:48,469 --> 00:23:51,346 they don't know how to treat men of God. 264 00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:52,722 - We were... - Smuggling. 265 00:23:54,808 --> 00:23:56,267 We were smuggling. 266 00:23:58,354 --> 00:24:00,897 There is no point lying to the boy. 267 00:24:10,156 --> 00:24:12,033 Do you know what they do for that? 268 00:24:16,955 --> 00:24:18,998 Why am I here? 269 00:24:20,917 --> 00:24:23,503 We had to store the goods somewhere. 270 00:24:23,587 --> 00:24:24,629 The coin, son. 271 00:24:25,797 --> 00:24:28,007 You left me in this foreign land... 272 00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:32,595 and now you have destroyed me. 273 00:24:34,598 --> 00:24:36,850 Do you not see that? 274 00:24:41,104 --> 00:24:42,647 You're a coward. 275 00:24:58,914 --> 00:25:00,123 All my life 276 00:25:00,206 --> 00:25:05,253 I have waited for the great adventurer to offer me a place at his side. 277 00:25:09,090 --> 00:25:11,593 I finally got what I wanted. 278 00:26:11,361 --> 00:26:12,779 Sidao is not here? 279 00:26:12,863 --> 00:26:15,741 With regret, no. 280 00:26:15,824 --> 00:26:19,620 Surely, the same regret the Great Khan offers 281 00:26:19,703 --> 00:26:21,246 for not attending. 282 00:26:22,789 --> 00:26:26,793 I am his son and heir and I speak with full authority. 283 00:26:26,877 --> 00:26:31,172 And I, Prince, speak with authority from the Walled City. 284 00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:32,966 And from whose authority does that flow? 285 00:26:33,050 --> 00:26:36,136 The child, the old woman, or the pretender? 286 00:26:37,554 --> 00:26:41,182 I speak on behalf of all the Song dynasty. 287 00:26:41,266 --> 00:26:42,684 You mean all that remains 288 00:26:42,768 --> 00:26:45,145 by a shred of silk down by the Han River. 289 00:26:45,228 --> 00:26:48,106 We take your request for parley with seriousness. 290 00:26:48,190 --> 00:26:50,233 As a gesture of such, 291 00:26:50,316 --> 00:26:54,946 the Great Khan releases our prisoners of war from Wuchang to you. 292 00:26:55,030 --> 00:26:57,865 Your gesture is greatly appreciated. 293 00:26:57,949 --> 00:26:59,200 So was yours. 294 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:02,120 Though returning our prisoners without their bodies 295 00:27:02,204 --> 00:27:04,414 was an interesting prelude for peace. 296 00:27:04,498 --> 00:27:08,126 A regrettable circumstance of war 297 00:27:08,209 --> 00:27:10,670 and one we wish not to repeat. 298 00:27:10,754 --> 00:27:12,046 We are in agreement. 299 00:27:12,130 --> 00:27:15,341 And my father's minister will capitulate. 300 00:27:15,425 --> 00:27:17,470 Of course. 301 00:27:17,553 --> 00:27:20,722 Provided suitable terms and tribute payments are offered. 302 00:27:22,473 --> 00:27:23,558 We are prepared to offer... 303 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:26,436 Five hundred thousand taels of silver. 304 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,022 Five hundred thousand bolts of silk. 305 00:27:29,106 --> 00:27:32,358 And three of every five grains of rice you sow... 306 00:27:32,442 --> 00:27:33,735 for 10 years. 307 00:27:35,111 --> 00:27:39,032 This is beyond reason. We called for this parley in good faith. 308 00:27:39,116 --> 00:27:41,576 You called for this parley in fear. 309 00:27:42,327 --> 00:27:45,413 If you do not wish to engage in honorable terms, 310 00:27:45,496 --> 00:27:47,248 - we will return to... - Ambassador, 311 00:27:47,332 --> 00:27:48,833 this rate is unwarranted. 312 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,045 We will find a suitable figure. 313 00:27:52,128 --> 00:27:56,132 And Minister Ahmad will wait with the convoy by the horses. 314 00:28:13,316 --> 00:28:18,363 The Great Kublai Khan is interested in peace with South China. 315 00:28:18,447 --> 00:28:22,825 All he demands is that your leaders surrender the Song dynasty to history. 316 00:28:22,909 --> 00:28:27,789 Become unified with the North in a new dynasty under a new emperor. 317 00:28:28,624 --> 00:28:31,960 This message is a burden of royalty. 318 00:28:33,461 --> 00:28:36,422 One better suited to myself than the Minister. 319 00:28:36,506 --> 00:28:42,095 Your respect for Chinese ways and culture is known to us, Prince. 320 00:29:20,258 --> 00:29:22,051 We are still new to the ways of your kingdom. 321 00:29:26,097 --> 00:29:28,808 Value is the first thing you seek. 322 00:29:29,851 --> 00:29:31,102 Risk, the second. 323 00:29:32,813 --> 00:29:34,647 The silk worm is sacred, 324 00:29:34,731 --> 00:29:37,817 more valuable than gems and gold, Master Polo. 325 00:29:37,901 --> 00:29:41,946 Its theft is punishable by death. 326 00:29:42,030 --> 00:29:45,867 Please... we did not know... 327 00:29:45,951 --> 00:29:47,327 Enough. 328 00:30:03,051 --> 00:30:04,761 What is their origin? 329 00:30:04,845 --> 00:30:06,429 They were not procured by us. 330 00:30:09,265 --> 00:30:12,102 A man in our caravan acquired them. 331 00:30:18,066 --> 00:30:19,609 Where is this man now? 332 00:30:19,693 --> 00:30:22,195 He did not survive the journey, Lord Khan. 333 00:30:30,078 --> 00:30:32,330 And I'm quite confident neither shall you. 334 00:31:14,705 --> 00:31:18,752 A dispatch has arrived, Chancellor. From your sister. 335 00:32:00,543 --> 00:32:02,879 I've just received word that the great and noble Kublai Khan 336 00:32:02,963 --> 00:32:05,631 will not be attending my peace parley. 337 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,385 What parley? 338 00:32:10,637 --> 00:32:12,680 What have you done? 339 00:32:14,515 --> 00:32:16,809 You no longer hold a place in the Royal Court. 340 00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:20,396 Old woman, 341 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:23,858 you have no authority to dictate or declare my place. 342 00:32:25,526 --> 00:32:29,739 My ambassadors were instructed to secure an accord with the Mongols at all costs. 343 00:32:29,823 --> 00:32:32,283 When they return, I will have every authority 344 00:32:32,367 --> 00:32:34,660 and you will find yourself a lonely warmonger. 345 00:32:35,786 --> 00:32:38,748 Your currency is the fear of war. 346 00:32:38,832 --> 00:32:41,459 But it is spent and you are nothing without it. 347 00:32:42,460 --> 00:32:45,963 The Song shall not share rice with that bloated Mongolian cur. 348 00:32:46,047 --> 00:32:49,258 The Council will embrace peace if offered. 349 00:32:50,510 --> 00:32:54,680 The people of South China will do their Lord's bidding. 350 00:32:54,764 --> 00:32:56,682 And so will you. 351 00:33:34,220 --> 00:33:35,346 Unchain him. 352 00:33:44,230 --> 00:33:45,773 Leave us. 353 00:33:58,161 --> 00:33:59,787 Tell me of your father. 354 00:34:10,090 --> 00:34:11,632 He... 355 00:34:14,385 --> 00:34:16,471 He is a well-regarded trader. 356 00:34:18,681 --> 00:34:21,059 His shipping contacts have remained loyal through the years. 357 00:34:21,142 --> 00:34:24,729 I ask of character and you tell me of his profession. 358 00:34:24,812 --> 00:34:29,191 Do you have any of your colorful language that speaks to the man or not? 359 00:34:30,651 --> 00:34:33,571 It would be artful color, My Lord. 360 00:34:35,698 --> 00:34:37,575 A mirage. 361 00:34:42,872 --> 00:34:46,334 I grew hearing tales of the Great Genghis. 362 00:34:47,961 --> 00:34:49,795 I knew him only as a small boy, 363 00:34:49,879 --> 00:34:53,758 but the man my eyes saw was not big enough. 364 00:34:55,218 --> 00:34:58,013 Genghis of my mind... 365 00:34:58,096 --> 00:35:00,598 he was a giant. 366 00:35:02,058 --> 00:35:04,769 Our imaginations outrun us, Sire. 367 00:35:09,857 --> 00:35:12,986 When you made your way to Cambulac and your father left you to me, 368 00:35:13,069 --> 00:35:15,571 you had gone no further east, had you? 369 00:35:17,157 --> 00:35:18,283 No. 370 00:35:20,910 --> 00:35:23,038 These silkworms... 371 00:35:24,664 --> 00:35:26,957 they are native to the Jiangxi province. 372 00:35:27,042 --> 00:35:30,545 A region you have never visited. 373 00:35:30,628 --> 00:35:33,547 But your father and uncle have since traveled there. 374 00:35:37,802 --> 00:35:41,597 It's the cocoon that gives the silk. 375 00:35:43,224 --> 00:35:46,061 Comes out like sweet milk, then hardens. 376 00:35:48,313 --> 00:35:51,440 Ugly worm turns into an ugly moth, but... 377 00:35:52,983 --> 00:35:54,694 leaves such treasure behind. 378 00:35:56,112 --> 00:35:59,824 Then some child somewhere crushes the moth, but... 379 00:36:01,201 --> 00:36:03,328 the silk is still mine. 380 00:36:05,121 --> 00:36:06,456 The worm... 381 00:36:08,708 --> 00:36:10,418 the silk... 382 00:36:10,501 --> 00:36:12,670 the child... 383 00:36:13,921 --> 00:36:15,131 All mine. 384 00:36:21,721 --> 00:36:24,932 You will be spared. 385 00:36:27,477 --> 00:36:30,062 Your father and uncle will be sentenced. 386 00:36:31,189 --> 00:36:34,275 Artful color will not alter their character. 387 00:36:35,276 --> 00:36:37,778 What is their punishment? 388 00:36:39,322 --> 00:36:41,907 It is on this that I dwell. 389 00:37:27,996 --> 00:37:30,082 You've been fighting. 390 00:37:30,165 --> 00:37:32,958 A spy, he tracked me. 391 00:37:34,711 --> 00:37:36,462 Who was it? 392 00:37:36,546 --> 00:37:38,464 A foreigner. A round eye. 393 00:37:40,049 --> 00:37:41,175 He is no threat. 394 00:37:41,259 --> 00:37:42,968 The Imperial Guard arrested him. 395 00:37:43,052 --> 00:37:44,595 You did not need to set the snake. 396 00:37:48,391 --> 00:37:49,975 If the Guard have him... 397 00:37:50,059 --> 00:37:51,393 He knows nothing. 398 00:37:51,477 --> 00:37:53,395 He thought I was trying to hurt you, 399 00:37:53,479 --> 00:37:55,523 to steal from you. 400 00:38:00,445 --> 00:38:02,322 And he tried to defend me. 401 00:38:02,405 --> 00:38:03,447 Why would he do that? 402 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:07,327 I do not know. 403 00:38:07,410 --> 00:38:11,288 But I know your mind. I turn my heart to no other. 404 00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:16,043 The gems have traded well. We should go. 405 00:38:16,126 --> 00:38:17,461 Patience. 406 00:38:17,545 --> 00:38:19,339 War is coming. 407 00:38:19,422 --> 00:38:22,341 We will find cover for our escape within it. 408 00:38:38,483 --> 00:38:40,818 The Song have agreed to cease their raids in the west 409 00:38:40,902 --> 00:38:42,820 and pay tribute to you, Father. 410 00:38:44,155 --> 00:38:46,573 Peace without bloodshed is upon us. 411 00:38:46,657 --> 00:38:49,369 Was there a sense of where the parley offer came from? 412 00:38:49,452 --> 00:38:51,161 Who is the administering hand? 413 00:38:51,246 --> 00:38:54,164 To this end, the Minister was wise to inquire. 414 00:38:54,249 --> 00:38:56,542 They artfully evaded a direct answer. 415 00:38:56,626 --> 00:38:59,753 But it would be safe to assume the Walled City is caught 416 00:38:59,837 --> 00:39:02,548 amidst a power struggle between the Chancellor Jia Sidao 417 00:39:02,632 --> 00:39:03,924 and the Empress Dowager. 418 00:39:05,175 --> 00:39:07,928 Let the yellow birds battle over their defeat 419 00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:12,474 while we celebrate the well-crafted victory of Prince Jingim. 420 00:39:12,558 --> 00:39:13,892 Yes. 421 00:39:18,689 --> 00:39:20,566 Such an ugly little creature. 422 00:39:20,650 --> 00:39:23,068 Yet men will kill for it. 423 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,364 Risk my wrath. 424 00:39:26,447 --> 00:39:27,865 Betray their blood. 425 00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:30,743 Because to them... 426 00:39:32,453 --> 00:39:35,622 it is fortune, not legacy, that changes a life. 427 00:39:47,468 --> 00:39:49,011 Come to me. 428 00:40:06,779 --> 00:40:08,781 What is wrong? 429 00:40:08,864 --> 00:40:10,658 I'm simply surprised. 430 00:40:11,951 --> 00:40:13,328 By? 431 00:40:14,579 --> 00:40:17,998 Your attention these days seems to be occupied with... 432 00:40:18,082 --> 00:40:19,709 Chinese matters. 433 00:40:22,878 --> 00:40:23,921 Yes. 434 00:40:25,172 --> 00:40:28,050 These Chinese, they... 435 00:40:28,133 --> 00:40:30,094 require careful attention. 436 00:40:31,346 --> 00:40:34,432 Well, I should... have to watch her close. 437 00:40:37,768 --> 00:40:41,230 Not something the Great Khan should be troubled with. 438 00:40:43,733 --> 00:40:46,276 Let me find you someone more exotic. 439 00:40:47,903 --> 00:40:50,114 An Indian. 440 00:40:50,197 --> 00:40:52,032 A Zanzibari. 441 00:40:52,116 --> 00:40:54,619 Perhaps, a Slav. 442 00:40:54,702 --> 00:40:56,412 It's her... 443 00:40:56,496 --> 00:41:02,001 Her prowess is evident, yet simply not harnessed in the... 444 00:41:02,084 --> 00:41:03,461 proper manner. 445 00:41:04,795 --> 00:41:08,466 Something that should be remedied with much practice. 446 00:41:14,013 --> 00:41:18,225 You worry without cause, my lovely, favorite wife. 447 00:41:19,602 --> 00:41:22,605 You have a place above all others. 448 00:41:23,898 --> 00:41:25,232 Ceremonially. 449 00:41:26,609 --> 00:41:28,110 Chabi... 450 00:41:29,695 --> 00:41:31,196 you have my devotion. 451 00:41:47,630 --> 00:41:51,717 It is time to honor Jingim's Mongol triumph over the Chinese. 452 00:42:19,286 --> 00:42:21,956 Your mother sent a message today. 453 00:42:22,039 --> 00:42:25,418 An important message that arrived too late. 454 00:42:25,501 --> 00:42:26,877 It cost me greatly. 455 00:42:28,504 --> 00:42:30,881 But luck was with me. 456 00:42:30,965 --> 00:42:33,425 I turned your mother's failure to my favor. 457 00:42:34,719 --> 00:42:38,180 Still, mistakes demand correction. 458 00:42:40,516 --> 00:42:43,435 I have a tale to tell you before sleep. 459 00:42:52,487 --> 00:42:56,073 It's the Cricket Minister. It's the Cricket Minister. 460 00:42:56,157 --> 00:42:59,952 Look how they leap. Look how they leap. 461 00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:17,469 A victorious son! 462 00:43:21,516 --> 00:43:22,891 Ahmad! 463 00:43:30,440 --> 00:43:32,025 Long ago... 464 00:43:32,109 --> 00:43:35,487 the consort Yao Niang was the favorite of Emperor Li Yu. 465 00:43:35,571 --> 00:43:38,657 She was a dancer, like you. 466 00:43:39,992 --> 00:43:41,201 Emperor Yu believed 467 00:43:41,285 --> 00:43:45,038 that a woman's feet were the very essence of feminine beauty. 468 00:43:46,081 --> 00:43:48,292 This is why he liked Yao Niang. 469 00:43:48,376 --> 00:43:52,588 Her feet were small, delicate, perfect. 470 00:43:53,881 --> 00:43:56,967 Women with such feet became coveted. 471 00:43:57,051 --> 00:44:00,929 Measures had to be taken to keep their feet the perfect size. 472 00:44:01,013 --> 00:44:02,681 Three inches long. 473 00:44:06,811 --> 00:44:09,396 They had to be bound. 474 00:44:12,650 --> 00:44:15,319 That is not how that happened. 475 00:44:15,403 --> 00:44:18,739 I congratulate you, brother, on a fine accord. 476 00:44:18,823 --> 00:44:22,367 You are now proven in battle and politics. 477 00:44:22,451 --> 00:44:24,202 Warrior and diplomat. 478 00:44:30,751 --> 00:44:34,463 And I beg forgiveness if I, at all, overstepped at the parley. 479 00:44:34,547 --> 00:44:36,256 It was your hour, not mine. 480 00:44:36,340 --> 00:44:38,050 Your aggression weakened the Song. 481 00:44:39,259 --> 00:44:41,136 Wolf and crow, Ahmad. 482 00:44:41,220 --> 00:44:43,222 I am just a bookkeeper. 483 00:44:43,305 --> 00:44:46,518 I tally, I account, I serve. 484 00:44:46,601 --> 00:44:47,893 It was our day. 485 00:44:47,977 --> 00:44:49,895 Were we born of the same mother, 486 00:44:49,979 --> 00:44:52,356 we could not have worked together better as brothers. 487 00:45:18,007 --> 00:45:19,299 A piece of linen... 488 00:45:19,383 --> 00:45:24,179 is wrapped over the four small toes... 489 00:45:26,598 --> 00:45:29,267 pulled under the instep 490 00:45:29,351 --> 00:45:31,186 and behind the heel. 491 00:45:49,288 --> 00:45:50,914 Come. 492 00:45:56,420 --> 00:45:58,046 Now, this linen... 493 00:45:58,130 --> 00:46:02,008 is tightened daily until the toes break, 494 00:46:02,092 --> 00:46:04,511 fold under the foot 495 00:46:04,595 --> 00:46:07,180 and flatten themselves against the sole. 496 00:46:19,276 --> 00:46:23,530 The heel becomes slender over time. 497 00:46:23,614 --> 00:46:25,490 And finally... 498 00:46:25,574 --> 00:46:28,493 the heel shifts forward to the ball of the foot, 499 00:46:28,577 --> 00:46:31,705 breaking the arch and forcing it upward. 500 00:46:49,556 --> 00:46:50,724 My Lady. 501 00:47:01,151 --> 00:47:03,570 The Khan is dissatisfied. 502 00:47:03,654 --> 00:47:06,364 I am pained to hear such news. 503 00:47:06,448 --> 00:47:08,909 As well you should be. 504 00:47:11,536 --> 00:47:12,537 Show me. 505 00:47:13,622 --> 00:47:14,956 Empress? 506 00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:17,375 Show me how you move. 507 00:47:19,420 --> 00:47:22,089 I will remedy your flaws. 508 00:47:42,359 --> 00:47:45,445 Do you think you would like to be one of these hallowed women? 509 00:47:46,947 --> 00:47:48,865 Like the beautiful dancer Yao Niang? 510 00:47:48,949 --> 00:47:50,700 Chancellor? 511 00:47:52,912 --> 00:47:53,995 Yes? 512 00:48:05,800 --> 00:48:08,803 Your mother should have started this years ago. 513 00:48:10,805 --> 00:48:13,431 She causes you this pain. 514 00:48:18,771 --> 00:48:20,188 Be still, my Sunflower. 515 00:48:22,316 --> 00:48:23,817 Be still. 516 00:48:47,633 --> 00:48:49,134 We are your ambassadors. 517 00:48:49,969 --> 00:48:52,470 Please! Mercy! We are Song! 518 00:49:23,627 --> 00:49:27,422 I expect that sacrifice was a ruse the Great Khan had intended. 519 00:49:33,303 --> 00:49:35,138 Do you worry for your father? 520 00:49:39,684 --> 00:49:42,187 My father brought his plight upon himself. 521 00:49:43,647 --> 00:49:45,524 I know this. 522 00:49:45,607 --> 00:49:47,192 It keeps sleep at bay? 523 00:49:49,778 --> 00:49:52,864 A persistent affliction since I was a boy. 524 00:49:54,449 --> 00:49:56,910 And is it this affliction that sees you roaming 525 00:49:56,994 --> 00:49:59,579 at night on horseback? 526 00:50:01,081 --> 00:50:06,211 The canals called to me at home. Here, the grasslands. 527 00:50:08,338 --> 00:50:10,465 It is a demon like no other. 528 00:50:12,217 --> 00:50:15,554 One who sleeps wherever he lays his head 529 00:50:15,637 --> 00:50:17,973 can never understand the beast. 530 00:50:18,057 --> 00:50:20,100 You, too, My Lord? 531 00:50:22,311 --> 00:50:26,481 The distractions of rule occupy my mind when I should sleep. 532 00:50:26,565 --> 00:50:30,819 You are a thinker, Latin, as am I. 533 00:50:32,821 --> 00:50:34,823 This is good. 534 00:50:54,509 --> 00:50:57,303 Amends must be made for your father's crime. 535 00:51:00,015 --> 00:51:01,891 I understand. 536 00:51:02,892 --> 00:51:04,686 You will decide his fate. 537 00:51:06,938 --> 00:51:08,773 My Lord? 538 00:51:08,857 --> 00:51:11,235 Left to my vice regent, Yusuf, or myself, 539 00:51:11,318 --> 00:51:13,445 your father's punishment would be certain. 540 00:51:14,654 --> 00:51:16,823 His thief heart would now be still. 541 00:51:18,117 --> 00:51:20,869 I know the pain this will cause you. 542 00:51:20,953 --> 00:51:23,580 I know compassion. 543 00:51:23,663 --> 00:51:24,999 And you know our laws... 544 00:51:26,333 --> 00:51:28,084 our customs. 545 00:51:29,086 --> 00:51:31,046 You will choose your father's punishment. 546 00:51:32,172 --> 00:51:35,425 And then you shall find sleep.