The Long Ballad
Li Chang Ge's family was murdered by Li Shi Min, the Emperor of Tang, during the Xuanwu Gate Incident. She heads to Shuo Province under the guise of a man with hopes of raising an army to kill Li Shi Min to avenge her family's death. However, as a captain of the army of Shuo Province in Zhangzhou, she loses a siege by the Eastern Turkic Khaganate General Ashina Sun, who takes her to serve him as a personal military strategist.
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THE LONG BALLAD - OFFICIAL TRAILER | Chinese Drama | Dilraba Dilmurat, Leo Wu, Liu Yu Ning
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The year is 626 C.E, and the realm and its political center Chang’an, are shaken to its core by the Xuanwu Gate Incident, a successful palace coup to take charge of the Tang Dynasty. A scheming prince leads the bloody coup and kills the family of Li Chang Ge during the raid, although she manages to escape. Now the prince has placed himself on the Imperial throne, and rules as Emperor Tai Zong. Li Chang Ge has her mind firmly set on revenge – and musters a powerful army intent on overthrowing the new Emperor. But her plans are thrown into disarray when she suffers an unexpected defeat against the armies of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. The victorious General, Ashi Na Sun, decides to keep her in his service, making her his military strategist as he looks to pursue his own military goals. The duo forms a formidable military partnership. And over time, she finds herself falling for her captor – as he also starts developing feelings for her.
1.A Game of Cuju
31-03-202145 minEnvoys from the Ashina Tribe comes to Chang'an to meet with Tang Dynasty's Crown Prince Li Jian Cheng to compete in Cuju and discuss their inter-marriage. Li Chang Ge is the Crown...
2.Massacre
31-03-202146 minNot pleased with Chang Ge disguising as a man, the Crown Princess decided to send Chang Ge to Biyong Hall. Chang Ge can tell that her mother behaves differently from usual. She can...
3.The Seal
31-03-202145 minAfter her family is killed, Chang Ge is on the run. At this point, she doesn't trust anyone, even Le Yan and Shu Yu. She had an opportunity to sneak into Prince of Qin's Manor to a...
4.Fleeing the City
31-03-202145 minChang Ge is on the run as the Crown Prince’s men hunt her down. She accepts Dou as her disciple and together, they try to find a way out of Chang’an. Meanwhile, Ashina Sun and his...
5.The Blindfold
31-03-202145 minAshina Sun rescues Li Chang Ge and finds out the she's a girl. Each with their own plans, they still end up in the same place, Youzhou. Meanwhile, His Majesty wants Princess Yong'a...
6.A Search for an Ally
31-03-202145 minWith no one to trust, Li Chang Ge plans to meet the Prince of Lujiang to hopefully join hands with him and retaliate against Li Shi Min. However, she runs into Ashina Sun again and...
7.The Trap
31-03-202146 minLi Chang Ge has no other choice but to depend on Li Yuan to go against Li Shi Min. However, Li Yuan seems to have other thoughts in mind. Meanwhile, Young Khan forces Ashina Sun ou...
8.A Treat to Youzhou
31-03-202146 minAs Prince of Lujiang and Wang Jun Kuo have submitted to the Ashina Tribe, Li Chang Ge now has two parties chasing after her for the Crown Prince’s seal. Knowing Prince of Lujiang’s...
9.The Crown Prince’s Seal
01-04-202146 minWith the Crown Prince's seal in hand, Li Chang Ge tries to convince Shen Gu to leave Youzhou and join forces with her. However, as a general of Tang, Shen rejected Chang Ge's offer...
10.New to Town
01-04-202146 minDisguised as a man again, Li Chang Ge has come to Shuozhou as Shen Gu suggested. To her surprise, this supposedly mundane and desolate war zone is peaceful and prosperous. She bump...
11.Small Victory
02-04-202145 minThe Ashina Tribe’s Tu Ka She, who desperately wants to win against Ashina Sun, leads a surprise attack on Shuozhou in hope to be the one to claim success for the tribe. Chang Ge is...
12.Command Token
02-04-202146 minAfter Gongsun Heng is detained by Sima Tu, Imperial Guard Wang goes to Governor's Manor to collect the command token. Through Elder Qin's delaying tactics, he is able to temporaril...
13.Resisting the Foreign Enemies
05-04-202146 minLi Chang Ge has to be the leader of the army as Governor Gongsun sustains injuries in the battle at the East Gate. In the battle, Li Chang Ge and Ashina Sun confront each other. As...
14.Protecting the People
05-04-202145 minAs the war between Shuozhou and the Ashina Tribe continues, Tu Ka She uses Dou as a bargaining chip to threaten Li Chang Ge to open the city gate. However, he fails and ends up rui...
15.Sacrifices
06-04-202146 minIn exchange for the lives of Shuozhou's citizens, Gongsun Heng must sacrifice himself. His sacrifice and the things that happened afterwards make Chang Ge realize a lot of things....
16.Looking for Princess Yong’an
06-04-202147 minPrincess Yong'an is missing in action and her father send people to look for her in secret. On the other hand, Li Chang Ge is captured by Ashina Sun. Ashina Sun wants her to surviv...
17.New Advisor
07-04-202146 minLi Chang Ge offers to be Ashina Sun’s advisor and promises to fulfill three of his wishes. In exchange, he has to let her leave the grasslands after that. The Great Khan makes a su...
18.The Revelation
07-04-202146 minLi Chang Ge saves a female slave, who falls for her, not knowing that she's a woman as well. Because of an incident, Mu Jin finds out that Shi Si Lang is a woman and that her real...
19.The Same Pouches
12-04-202147 minMu Jin brings Mimi to the Central Plains for shopping. In the market, Mimi runs into Le Yan who is selling fabrics. After leaving Le Yan's stall, Mimi found that she has lost the p...
20.Showdown
12-04-202146 minBoth Hao Du and Chang Ge go to Yunzhou to find Le Yan, only to find out that she has already left for Luoyang. Chang Ge returns to the grasslands and realizes Ashina Sun has been o...
21.The Arrow
13-04-202147 minEmperor Li Shi Min wants to form an alliance with the Ashina Tribe. On the surface, Great Khan agrees. However, he has other plans. After Chang Ge finds out Great Khan's plan, she...
22.Trapped
13-04-202146 minChang Ge is captured by the Young Khan and is kept as his slave. The Young Khan notices that Ashina Sun cares about Chang Ge and hence, he tortures Chang Ge with the intention to a...
23.The Deal
14-04-202145 minPrincess Yicheng saves Chang Ge and comes up with a plan to help her save General Luo Yi. Through Chang Ge's close contact with Princess Yicheng, She Er accidentally finds out that...
24.The Set Up
14-04-202146 minChang Ge decides to stay in the royal court to rescue Luo Yi with the help of A Yi Er and Shi Ba. She Er finds out about the plan and he leads a troop to stop them. Ashina Sun come...
25.The Secret Code
14-04-202146 minShe Er uses A Yi Er to threaten Ashina Sun. In order to prevent Ashina Sun from having a hard time because of her, A Yi Er chooses to die. This results to a big commotion. While th...
26.Looking for Chang Ge
14-04-202146 minChang Ge is saved by Situ Lang Lang and Sun Zhen Ren. Both of them try to bring motivation to Chang Ge to live. After knowing that Chang Ge may still alive, Ashina Sun who has just...
27.Inaction
14-04-202147 minChang Ge arrives in Liuyun Abbey with Situ Lang Lang and Master Sun. There, she achieves a realization on the path she needs to take. Meanwhile, Le Yan arrives safely in Luoyang, b...
28.Reunion
14-04-202146 minWhile Elder Qin and the gang are searching high and low for Chang Ge, she meets a young girl at Liuyun Abbey and she finally agrees to let go of the past after a conversation with...
29.Friends
14-04-202147 minAshina Sun fights with Gongsun Heng's men and wins. They seem to have reached a reconciliation over drinks. Le Yan plans to go to South Mountain to meet Chang Ge, but with Hao Du t...
30.Fire
14-04-202146 minAshina Sun barges into Liuyun Abbey but Chang Ge is not there. There are rumors going around in town about a fire which may take place in Luoyang. The fire is said to be a punishme...
31.Bait
19-04-202145 minCrown Prince is missing. Du Ru Hui and Hao Du suspects that Chang Ge kidnapped him. With Le Yan's interference, they're not able to capture Chang Ge in Liuyun Abbey. However, they'...
32.The Arsonist
19-04-202145 minAshina Sun finally finds Chang Ge. As Du Ru Hui is in Luoyang, it is not safe for them to stay there. Chang Ge plans to bid goodbye to everyone in Liuyun Abbey but as she arrives,...
33.A Game of Go
19-04-202146 minPharmacist Li came to help in Liuyun Abbey's situation and sparks Minister Du's curiosity. After Ashina Sun and Chang Ge's escape, they only realized later on that Crown Prince is...
34.Cursed
19-04-202146 minA plague is spreading in the Eagle Army and the Great Shaman claims that it is a curse to the Eagle Army. Ya Luo is sent to bring Ashina Sun back to the Eagle Army to deal with the...
35.Journey to the North
19-04-202147 minYa Luo goes to the royal court to talk to Great Khan, and Lei Meng kills him under Khatun's orders. After giving Great Khan a tonic, Khatun steals the royal seal and fakes a letter...
36.Qihan Festival
19-04-202146 minThe Northern Desert is celebrating the Qihan Festival when Chang Ge and the others arrive. On the capital's order, all the tribes in the desert is prohibited from selling purple gr...
37.The Alliance
26-04-202147 minWhile waiting to speak with King of Northern Desert, an envoy from Ashina Tribe sees Chang Ge. Chang Ge manages to convince them to stop him from returning to Ashina Tribe and for...
38.The Demise of The Eagle Army
26-04-202146 minThe Eagle Army and the Bear Army are instructed to attack the Northern and Southern Desert. Ashina Sun seizes the chance to fake the death of the Eagle Army and deceives the Bear A...
39.Darkest Moment
26-04-202147 minAfter being shot by an arrow, Ashina Sun's life is in danger. Chang Ge stays by his side and promises to never leave him. After he finally wakes up, Chang Ge proposes for the Great...
40.What You See Is Not Always the Truth
26-04-202146 minChang Ge brings Ashina Sun to her mother's memorial hall. They run into Li Shi Min who comes to pray to Chang Ge's mother. Later, Wei Zheng decides to tell Chang Ge about the relat...
41.Confirmations
26-04-202146 minLe Yan is worried about her intermarriage with the Ashina Tribe. She's considering all possible options to refuse it, even faking her own death. In the process, she learns that Wei...
42.True Love
26-04-202146 minAt the martial arts competition to decide Le Yan's husband, no one dares to volunteer to fight on the stage with She Er. Le Yan stops Shu Yu from getting on the stage as Shu Yu vol...
43.The Proposal
03-05-202146 minZhi Xi dies from poisoning while the witness and evidence point to Mimi. However, Khatun's plan for framing Chang Ge fails when She Er interferes in the matter. While preparations...
44.Fake Death
03-05-202147 minChang Ge is brought to a cabin in the west suburbs by the attendant of the crown prince, Sheng Xin. It turns out that Sheng Xin is a spy sent by Yicheng. Mimi and Ashina Sun stage...
45.Revealed
03-05-202146 minAshina Sun and She Er are locked up in the prison. Li Chang Ge tries to persuade the Great Desert tribes to form an alliance with Tang. However, the tribes refuse when someone reve...
46.Leaving for Dingxiang
03-05-202146 minAll the tribes form an alliance with Tang. Li Shi Min persuades Chang Ge to stay in Chang'an, but she decided to leave for Dingxiang to rescue Ashina Sun. Before she leaves, she vi...
47.Mooncake
03-05-202146 minShe Er finds out about everything her mother did. In the guise of letting the Eagle Army cooperate with Yicheng, Ashina Sun devises a plan to save Great Khan. Out of anger, Yicheng...
48.Saving Ashina Sun
03-05-202146 minShe Er suggests Chang Ge to threaten Yicheng with him in order to save Ashina Sun and their plan succeeds. The Tang Army approaches Dingxiang. Yicheng knows that they are doomed. S...
49.Burn
03-05-202145 minYicheng gathered all the clans in the Ashina Tribe in a war against Tang. In the process of assisting Tang, Chang Ge and the Eagle Army separately encounter Yicheng and the Wolf Ar...
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