The BEST episodes of The Longest Day In Chang'An
Every episode of The Longest Day In Chang'An ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Longest Day In Chang'An!
The Longest Day In Chang'an, is one of the most popular TV series of 2019 in China. Chang'an. The city of Eternal Peace. China's ancient imperial capital and the world's most magnificent metropolis. Its treasures and wealth are now under siege from a mysterious army. In 24 hours the enemies will launch a devastating attack. While the nobles panic and flee, the city's most notorious criminal will be its saviour!
#1 - Guardian God of Chou
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 8/1/2019
The Emperor gazes at the magnificent Great Taoist Lantern and marvels at Mao Shun’s impressive design. Zhang Xiaojing is utterly baffled why Mao Shun would collaborate with Long Bo in making this destructive Lantern. Mao Shun tells of his reasons. The Emperor tells the Crown Prince to personally serve meat for everyone at the feast, and tells the Crown Prince to serve Lin Jiulang’s portion first. He offers the meat to Lin Jiulang, who lies about having to go to the toilet as he is scared of eating meat from the Crown Prince.
#2 - Ceasing Movements
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/18/2019
With his eyes gouged out, He Fu is locked up with Li Bi. Li Bi questions him about whether He Zhizheng was behind the plot to assassinate Lin Jiulang. He Fu tells him to ask He Zhizheng himself. Long Bo sends Wen Ran to kill Li Bi, who in desperation says that he is the only person that can make sure that Zhang Xiaojing stays alive, but he must be allowed to return to Peacekeeper Corps. Li Bi lists some of He Fu’s crimes, He Zhizheng tries to protect He Fu, and Li Bi wants to know whether it was He Zhizheng or the Crown Prince behind everything.
#3 - Sacrifice For Sun
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/22/2019
Lin Jiulang interrogates He Fu over the reason for the assassination and demands that he implicates He Zhizheng and the Crown Prince. He Fu remains tight-lipped and insists on staying silent until he is formally tried in a court of law. Li Bi is imprisoned in a dungeon in the underground city of Pingkang district. Despite repeated requests to be released to carry on with his investigation and save hundreds of thousands of lives in Chang’an, his words are dismissed by the jailers as nonsense.
#4 - Chaos
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/22/2019
Zhang Xiaojing runs into Li Bi by chance in the underground city. The two of them go over what has happened and come to the conclusion that Long Bo’s assassination of Lin Jiulang is just an act. Zhang Xiaojing comes to Ge Lao to talk business, and Ma Tailang seizes this moment to rebel, proposing that he and Zhang Xiaojing work together to kill Ge Lao. Zhang Xiaojing had long heard stories about Ma Tailang ransacking the homes of spies who had fled.
#5 - Chaotic Yang
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 7/22/2019
Zhang Xiaojing goes to Liu’s Bookshop with the pass that Ge Lao gave him to see the acting Fire Master. Ge Lao has absolute authority over the paramilitaries since he is their sole source of intelligence. Zhang Xiaojing follows the lead provided by the acting Fire Master to retrieve the deed, only to find that it has been destroyed. He demands an answer and eventually learns that Yu Chang burned the deed. Li Bi asks Guo Lishi to try to locate Mao Shun to find out who owns a mansion with a self-cooling room.
#6 - Night Begins
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 7/25/2019
In a flashback, Li Bi wants to stay in the mountains to practice monasticism, and when Yao Runeng tries to talk him out of it, they have a quarrel and Li Bi gets rid of him. He Zhizheng wails when he finds out that He Fu’s eyes have been gouged out. He Fu falsely accuses the Crown Price of ordering him to assassinate Lin Jiulang, and states repeatedly that He Zhizheng is innocent. Lin Jiulang affixes all three of the official seals onto He Fu’s statement and submits it to the Emperor.
#7 - Midnight
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 7/25/2019
Li Bi recalls Xu Bin once said that the key to resolving issues is to stay alive. He wants to free Tan Qi and then accuse Lin Jiulang for acting ultra vires by exercising authority on behalf of all three government ministries. He signs the statement with great reluctance. Tan Qi stays in the Counsellor’s mansion as hostage while Li Bi is allowed to leave. Li Bi bids Tan Qi farewell, and she senses his stoicism. Zhang Xiaojing goes to the paper mill, hands the foreman a slip, and moments later Xu Bin appears.
#8 - Middle of the Night
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 7/25/2019
Li Bi suspects the Emperor wants to use the struggle between Lin Jiulang and the Crown Prince to even up their power and stabilise the Emperor’s own power. Guo Lishi immediately orders him to be quiet. Li Bi goes to see the Crown Prince and explains why he signed the statement. He pleads with the Crown Prince to rescue Tan Qi. Guo Lishi follows the Emperor’s order to deliver a cheap set of clothing to Lin Jiulang for him to wear to the lantern banquet. Li Sifang tells Yao Runeng to eliminate Tan Qi.
#9 - Yan Emerges
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 7/29/2019
A seriously wounded Yao Runeng is ditched in the street. A mysterious man appears to take him away and promises him to make him the pride of his family. Tan Qi is grateful to Li Bi for saving her life, but she holds a grudge against him. Li Bi apologises and explains that he was left with no choice but to save the Crown Prince at her expense. Tan Qi begs Li Bi to plead with the Emperor to spare Zhang Xiaojing’s life. Li Bi feels that saving the Crown Prince must be the priority.
#10 - Birth Of Yin
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 7/29/2019
Rebel fighters pretend to be craftsmen, Zhang Luo smells a rat and decides to check things out, only to be pushed into the river by them. The craftsman studies the fragments from Zhang Xiaojing closely and comes to the conclusion that they are from bamboo sticks used to build the Heavenly Lantern Tower, and that Long Bo could fill them with stone grease and make the Lantern Tower a 50-metre explosive. If detonated, it would instantly destroy everything within a few kilometres.
#11 - Sprout Of Yang
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 7/29/2019
Tan Qi begs Yan Yuhuan to plead with the Emperor to spare Zhang Xiaojing’s life by lying about Zhang Xiaojing being her lover. Yan Yuhuan grudgingly agrees. Lin Jiulang and Prince Yong both try to claim credit and the Emperor rebukes the Crown Prince for his incompetence. He Zhizheng steps forward to get the Crown Prince out of a jam by revealing that the land on which an embassy was built was forcibly acquired from its rightful owner. In a flashback, Wen Wuji meets with Blaze Gang but the negotiations break down and Wen Wuji is killed.
#12 - Halfway
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 8/1/2019
The Crown Prince and Lin Jiulang enter into a heated exchange, both trying to assign blame to each other. This scene confirms the Emperor’s suspicion that the Crown Prince ordered He Fu to assassinate Lin Jiulang. Long Bo brags to Li Bi about what he believes to be his flawless assassination plan. Li Bi is only interested in finding out who the mastermind is. The Emperor forces He Zhizheng to pass judgement on whether the Crown Prince is an innocent person facing false accusations.
#13 - Forming Essentials
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/18/2019
The paramilitaries mistakenly believe that their Fire Master Ding Laosan has been killed by Zhang Xiaojing. Subsequently, a call goes out urging their comrades in the city to hunt down and kill Zhang Xiaojing. Li Bi is detained by Long Bo in his hideout mansion. Li Bi then sees a message from the watchtower announcing that Zhang Xiaojing is a wanted fugitive. The message sends him into despair. He Fu urges Long Bo to assassinate Lin Jiulang, which prompts Long Bo to lash out at him. Tan Qi comes up with a clever plan that tricks the ordinary mercenary soldiers into helping Zhang Xiaojing.
#14 - The Source Of Cold
Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 8/1/2019
The survivors’ only wish was to return to Chang’an to reunite with their families. Cold and hungry, Wen Wuji began telling them about the delicacies of Chang’an to help alleviate their hunger. The Deputy Minister announces that the Lantern Festival banquet has commenced, and both officials and civilians begin to enjoy the wondrous lanterns. The sight triggers memories of the catastrophic Battle of Fort Beacon for Zhang Xiaojing. Soldiers of the Eighth Squad had run out of food.
#15 - The Knot of Start and End
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 8/5/2019
The enemy’s 3000-strong reinforcement soon arrived at Fort Beacon. By now, only 13 of the Eighth Squad were left. Ding Laosan raised his sword to call for a final charge. Zhang Xiaojing recalls how the enemies were blown up by explosives then, and is disturbed by the mental images of that deadly explosion. Despite being affected by these traumatic memories, he pulls himself together to try to stop Long Bo, who in fact turns out to be Xiao Gui, his comrade-in-arms from the Eighth Squad.
#16 - Rooster At Night
Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 8/5/2019
He Zhizheng fearlessly reminds the Emperor that a ruler who mistreats his own children can never be a great patriarch for his subjects, as an Emperor is expected to be. These frank words of caution ring alarm bells for the Emperor. Zhang Xiaojing is shocked by the revelation that the ruthless killer standing in front of him is his comrade-in-arms from the Eighth Squad, Xiao Gui. This reunion of two old friends is filled with enmity. Long Bo forces Zhang Xiaojing to kill Li Bi. The circumstances allow no time for Zhang Xiaojing to consider his next move.
#17 - Stretch
Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 8/5/2019
The Emperor publicly puts the Crown Prince in a conundrum. Not knowing what to do, he drops to his knees and asks to be excused under the pretext of being overcome. The Emperor makes no attempt to stop him. Lin Jiulang seizes the opportunity to smear the Crown Prince by claiming that his retirement from the banquet is a violation of solemn rites. He Zhizheng speaks in support of the Crown Prince and tries to assassinate Lin Jiulang, not knowing that he is wearing the brigandine gifted to him by the Emperor.
#18 - Lighting
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 8/5/2019
The Emperor empathises with He Zhizheng’s patriotism for Great Tang and his heartfelt support and affection for the Crown Prince, and decides not to hold his actions against him. Seeing the Emperor’s resolve to revive Great Tang puts He Zhizheng to shame, and he drops to his knees and asks to be dealt with for his crime. Zhang Xiaojing wants to remove the Lantern Tower’s extendable arms. Yu Chang regains consciousness and they begin fighting again, and Yu Chang is completely overpowered by Zhang Xiaojing due to exhaustion.
#19 - Sun On the Horizon
Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 8/5/2019
Long Bo leads the Emperor through the secret passage. Lin Jiulang and other officials lucky enough to have escaped are rescued by Yuan Zai. Guo Lishi lies about the Emperor being safe in order to calm the people. The Crown Prince dispatches a large search party to locate the Emperor. Meanwhile, Li Jingzhong urges the Crown Prince to announce his ascension to the throne to ensure that rule does not fall into someone else’s hands. A group of bureaucrats led by Wang Hong urges Lin Jiulang to act as regent.
#20 - Hidden Night
Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 8/8/2019
The copyist Zhu Ci from the Ministry of Revenue and his wife and son Zhu Xuan bring relief goods to the residents of a slum in Pingkang district. Zhu Xuan see the Emperor lying battered and injured by the road, beaten by a low-ranking bureaucrat. Zhu Xuan brings his parents over, they help the Emperor onto the horse carriage so he can ride home, only to be suspected by the Emperor of acting with ulterior motives.
#21 - Birth Of Sun
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 8/8/2019
Gan Shoucheng is determined that the Crown Prince be put to death, but He Zhizheng and Ning Wangsun come to the rescue. He Zhizheng castigates Gan Shoucheng, who drops to his knees at once and vows to support the Crown Prince wholeheartedly before retreating with his men. Li Bi returns to Peacekeeper Corps, Ji Wen orders Commander Zhao to kill Li Bi. Afterwards he feels conflicted about that and decides to temporarily lock up Li Bi instead.
#22 - Rising Sun
Season 1 - Episode 46 - Aired 8/8/2019
Cheng Can proposes that the investigation be carried out as suggested by Li Bi, and whoever turns out to be the perpetrator must be severely punished. He Zhizheng approves. Zhang Xiaojing is reminded of the tragic death of Wen Ran and is overcome with grief. Long Bo tells the Emperor in great detail of the many interesting stories between him and Wen Wuji, as well as how Wen Wuji risked his own life to save him on the battlefield. Long Bo cries out that he is Xiao Gui, the Banner Guard of the Eighth Squad of the Anxi Iron Army of Longyou County.
#23 - Stretch Of the World
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 8/12/2019
Cheng Can believes that Long Bo used the assassination of Lin Jiulang as a pretense, that his real goal was to use He Fu’s desperation to seek revenge to plot an assassination of the Emperor. The assassination was to be carried out by a meticulous plan of blowing up the Heavenly Lantern Tower. Mao Shun’s draft drawing of the Lantern Tower has a line of words in fine print in handwriting similar to He Zhizheng’s. However, the fire at the archive destroyed everything so there is nothing there to corroborate this theory.
#24 - Time Of Great Waste
Season 1 - Episode 48 - Aired 8/12/2019
The Emperor believes firmly that the Crown Prince was the mastermind behind Xu Bin, that he brags about himself being an ideal candidate for the job of Counsellor, and he planned to assassinate the Emperor. Xu Bin points out that the Emperor wrongly places his trust in people with bad motives, and that leads to corruption and mismanagement. He rebukes the Emperor for having Lin Jiulang in his employ. The Emperor finally realises that Xu Bin has gone to great lengths to look out for the Emperor’s interests.
#25 - The Formation Of Everything
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/4/2019
Yu Chang rushes to the fake house to confront Zhang Xiaojing. He promises to disclose Wen Ran’s whereabouts to fool Zhang Xiaojing into sending a signal to lead astray the Lyuben Regiment chasing them. Wang Yunxiu tells Yuan Zai that she witnessed Zhang Xiaojing drawing a map of Counsellor Lin’s mansion for Wolf Squad. Yuan Zai reports the intelligence to Counsellor Lin to take credit for it. Cui Qi leads the Lyuben Regiment to an empty house and Zhang