The Heroic Ones

Towards the end of the Tang dynasty, Li Ke-yung, ruler of Sha To State, and his thirteen sons, set out to suppress rebels that capture the imperial Capital Changan.The youngest son, Li Tsun-hsiao, captures a rebel general. Another son, Li Tsun-hsin, wants to lead the troops into storming the rebel stronghold. When his father is unwilling to trust him with this task and turns the responsibility over to Li Tsun-hsiao, the seeds of dissension are sown between the sons. This conflict breaks out in the open when the brothers disagree about the tactics, so Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li leave the attacking party.Li Ke-yung’s troops occupy Changan, but all is not well. Chu Wen, a supposedly loyal ruler is jealous of this success and has his own desires on royal power. He stages a victory banquet and plies Li Ke-Yung with wine so that he will be in a drunken slumber when his men attack him. One of the thirteen sons is killed while saving his father, and Li Tsun-hsiao is upset when he realizes that it was LI Tsun-hsin who persuaded him to go to the banquet. Then Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li steal Li Ke-yung’s sword to kill Li Tsun-hsiao, and plan to surrender themselves to Chu Wen who has a lot to gain from this family quarrel. But enroute, the traitors are ambushed by the eldest prince and the other eight brothers. In the final battle, with brother taking up arms against brother, the losses are heavy.

The Heroic Ones

Towards the end of the Tang dynasty, Li Ke-yung, ruler of Sha To State, and his thirteen sons, set out to suppress rebels that capture the imperial Capital Changan.The youngest son, Li Tsun-hsiao, captures a rebel general. Another son, Li Tsun-hsin, wants to lead the troops into storming the rebel stronghold. When his father is unwilling to trust him with this task and turns the responsibility over to Li Tsun-hsiao, the seeds of dissension are sown between the sons. This conflict breaks out in the open when the brothers disagree about the tactics, so Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li leave the attacking party.Li Ke-yung’s troops occupy Changan, but all is not well. Chu Wen, a supposedly loyal ruler is jealous of this success and has his own desires on royal power. He stages a victory banquet and plies Li Ke-Yung with wine so that he will be in a drunken slumber when his men attack him. One of the thirteen sons is killed while saving his father, and Li Tsun-hsiao is upset when he realizes that it was LI Tsun-hsin who persuaded him to go to the banquet. Then Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li steal Li Ke-yung’s sword to kill Li Tsun-hsiao, and plan to surrender themselves to Chu Wen who has a lot to gain from this family quarrel. But enroute, the traitors are ambushed by the eldest prince and the other eight brothers. In the final battle, with brother taking up arms against brother, the losses are heavy.

The Heroic Ones

Towards the end of the Tang dynasty, Li Ke-yung, ruler of Sha To State, and his thirteen sons, set out to suppress rebels that capture the imperial Capital Changan.The youngest son, Li Tsun-hsiao, captures a rebel general. Another son, Li Tsun-hsin, wants to lead the troops into storming the rebel stronghold. When his father is unwilling to trust him with this task and turns the responsibility over to Li Tsun-hsiao, the seeds of dissension are sown between the sons. This conflict breaks out in the open when the brothers disagree about the tactics, so Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li leave the attacking party.Li Ke-yung’s troops occupy Changan, but all is not well. Chu Wen, a supposedly loyal ruler is jealous of this success and has his own desires on royal power. He stages a victory banquet and plies Li Ke-Yung with wine so that he will be in a drunken slumber when his men attack him. One of the thirteen sons is killed while saving his father, and Li Tsun-hsiao is upset when he realizes that it was LI Tsun-hsin who persuaded him to go to the banquet. Then Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li steal Li Ke-yung’s sword to kill Li Tsun-hsiao, and plan to surrender themselves to Chu Wen who has a lot to gain from this family quarrel. But enroute, the traitors are ambushed by the eldest prince and the other eight brothers. In the final battle, with brother taking up arms against brother, the losses are heavy.

Towards the end of the Tang dynasty, Li Ke-yung, ruler of Sha To State, and his thirteen sons, set out to suppress rebels that capture the imperial Capital Changan.The youngest son, Li Tsun-hsiao, captures a rebel general. Another son, Li Tsun-hsin, wants to lead the troops into storming the rebel stronghold. When his father is unwilling to trust him with this task and turns the responsibility over to Li Tsun-hsiao, the seeds of dissension are sown between the sons. This conflict breaks out in the open when the brothers disagree about the tactics, so Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li leave the attacking party.Li Ke-yung’s troops occupy Changan, but all is not well. Chu Wen, a supposedly loyal ruler is jealous of this success and has his own desires on royal power. He stages a victory banquet and plies Li Ke-Yung with wine so that he will be in a drunken slumber when his men attack him. One of the thirteen sons is killed while saving his father, and Li Tsun-hsiao is upset when he realizes that it was LI Tsun-hsin who persuaded him to go to the banquet. Then Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li steal Li Ke-yung’s sword to kill Li Tsun-hsiao, and plan to surrender themselves to Chu Wen who has a lot to gain from this family quarrel. But enroute, the traitors are ambushed by the eldest prince and the other eight brothers. In the final battle, with brother taking up arms against brother, the losses are heavy.

The Heroic Ones

Towards the end of the Tang dynasty, Li Ke-yung, ruler of Sha To State, and his thirteen sons, set out to suppress rebels that capture the imperial Capital Changan.The youngest son, Li Tsun-hsiao, captures a rebel general. Another son, Li Tsun-hsin, wants to lead the troops into storming the rebel stronghold. When his father is unwilling to trust him with this task and turns the responsibility over to Li Tsun-hsiao, the seeds of dissension are sown between the sons. This conflict breaks out in the open when the brothers disagree about the tactics, so Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li leave the attacking party.Li Ke-yung’s troops occupy Changan, but all is not well. Chu Wen, a supposedly loyal ruler is jealous of this success and has his own desires on royal power. He stages a victory banquet and plies Li Ke-Yung with wine so that he will be in a drunken slumber when his men attack him. One of the thirteen sons is killed while saving his father, and Li Tsun-hsiao is upset when he realizes that it was LI Tsun-hsin who persuaded him to go to the banquet. Then Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li steal Li Ke-yung’s sword to kill Li Tsun-hsiao, and plan to surrender themselves to Chu Wen who has a lot to gain from this family quarrel. But enroute, the traitors are ambushed by the eldest prince and the other eight brothers. In the final battle, with brother taking up arms against brother, the losses are heavy.

The Heroic Ones

Towards the end of the Tang dynasty, Li Ke-yung, ruler of Sha To State, and his thirteen sons, set out to suppress rebels that capture the imperial Capital Changan.The youngest son, Li Tsun-hsiao, captures a rebel general. Another son, Li Tsun-hsin, wants to lead the troops into storming the rebel stronghold. When his father is unwilling to trust him with this task and turns the responsibility over to Li Tsun-hsiao, the seeds of dissension are sown between the sons. This conflict breaks out in the open when the brothers disagree about the tactics, so Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li leave the attacking party.Li Ke-yung’s troops occupy Changan, but all is not well. Chu Wen, a supposedly loyal ruler is jealous of this success and has his own desires on royal power. He stages a victory banquet and plies Li Ke-Yung with wine so that he will be in a drunken slumber when his men attack him. One of the thirteen sons is killed while saving his father, and Li Tsun-hsiao is upset when he realizes that it was LI Tsun-hsin who persuaded him to go to the banquet. Then Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li steal Li Ke-yung’s sword to kill Li Tsun-hsiao, and plan to surrender themselves to Chu Wen who has a lot to gain from this family quarrel. But enroute, the traitors are ambushed by the eldest prince and the other eight brothers. In the final battle, with brother taking up arms against brother, the losses are heavy.

The Heroic Ones

Towards the end of the Tang dynasty, Li Ke-yung, ruler of Sha To State, and his thirteen sons, set out to suppress rebels that capture the imperial Capital Changan.The youngest son, Li Tsun-hsiao, captures a rebel general. Another son, Li Tsun-hsin, wants to lead the troops into storming the rebel stronghold. When his father is unwilling to trust him with this task and turns the responsibility over to Li Tsun-hsiao, the seeds of dissension are sown between the sons. This conflict breaks out in the open when the brothers disagree about the tactics, so Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li leave the attacking party.Li Ke-yung’s troops occupy Changan, but all is not well. Chu Wen, a supposedly loyal ruler is jealous of this success and has his own desires on royal power. He stages a victory banquet and plies Li Ke-Yung with wine so that he will be in a drunken slumber when his men attack him. One of the thirteen sons is killed while saving his father, and Li Tsun-hsiao is upset when he realizes that it was LI Tsun-hsin who persuaded him to go to the banquet. Then Li Tsun-hsin and Kang Chun-li steal Li Ke-yung’s sword to kill Li Tsun-hsiao, and plan to surrender themselves to Chu Wen who has a lot to gain from this family quarrel. But enroute, the traitors are ambushed by the eldest prince and the other eight brothers. In the final battle, with brother taking up arms against brother, the losses are heavy.