

The Conquest
Fan Lai, Au Tsin, Fu Chai, and Sai Sze navigate power struggles, love, and war during ancient China’s Spring and Autumn Period.
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- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
18-12-200645mStanding 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 mounted an invasio...
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
19-12-200645mLAI 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...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
20-12-200645mYuet 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 s...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
21-12-200645mCHUNG 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 vill...
- Ep 5
5.Episode 5
22-12-200645mCHAI 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...
- Ep 6
6.Episode 6
25-12-200645mCHAI 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 bu...
- Ep 7
7.Episode 7
26-12-200645mCHAI 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 thro...
- Ep 8
8.Episode 8
27-12-200645mFearing 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 d...
- Ep 9
9.Episode 9
28-12-200645mThe 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 overj...
- Ep 10
10.Episode 10
29-12-200645mCHUNG 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 disa...
- Ep 11
11.Episode 11
01-01-200745mThe 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, CHAI turns to...
- Ep 12
12.Episode 12
02-01-200745mCHAI 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. CH...
- Ep 13
13.Episode 13
03-01-200745mLAI 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 CHAI who have com...
- Ep 14
14.Episode 14
04-01-200745mTSU 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. Wit...
- Ep 15
15.Episode 15
05-01-200745mAt 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...
- Ep 16
16.Episode 16
08-01-200745mSHUI 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 discussion...
- Ep 17
17.Episode 17
09-01-200745mOn 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 of...
- Ep 18
18.Episode 18
10-01-200745mCHAI 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 me...
- Ep 19
19.Episode 19
11-01-200745mCHAI 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 Chi...
- Ep 20
20.Episode 20
12-01-200745mTSIN 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 serv...
- Ep 21
21.Episode 21
15-01-200745mTSIN 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...
- Ep 22
22.Episode 22
16-01-200745mCHAI 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...
- Ep 23
23.Episode 23
17-01-200745mPrincess 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 organizing every...
- Ep 24
24.Episode 24
18-01-200745mCHI 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 t...
- Ep 25
25.Episode 25
19-01-200745mSZE 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 i...
- Ep 26
26.Episode 26
22-01-200745mThe 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 cond...
- Ep 27
27.Episode 27
23-01-200745mSHUI 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 pos...
- Ep 28
28.Episode 28
24-01-200745mLAI 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. YU...
- Ep 29
29.Episode 29
25-01-200745mTAN 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 b...
- Ep 30
30.Episode 30
26-01-200745mSZE 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, SZ...
- Ep 31
31.Episode 31
29-01-200745mLord 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 possible mean...
- Ep 32
32.Episode 32
30-01-200745mLAI 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 tha...
- Ep 33
33.Episode 33
31-01-200745mCHAI 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 be...
- Ep 34
34.Episode 34
01-02-200745mLAI 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 a...
- Ep 35
35.Episode 35
02-02-200745mTSIN 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...
- Ep 36
36.Episode 36
05-02-200745mTSIN 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 p...
- Ep 37
37.Episode 37
06-02-200745mNot 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 soldiers and...
- Ep 38
38.Episode 38
07-02-200745mPrince 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 enem...
- Ep 39
39.Episode 39
08-02-200745mNow 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 deeply touch...
- Ep 40
40.Episode 40
09-02-200745mFUNG 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 f...
- Ep 41
41.Episode 41
12-02-200745mYuet’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, TSIN gets...
- Ep 42
42.Episode 42
13-02-200745mCHAI 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 h...
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