The Best Episodes of Kingdom

Zheng refutes his chancellor's notion of ideal government and articulates his reasons for a united Middle Kingdom. Xin gets turned around in Xianyang.

Director: Natsumi Yasue

Writer: Aya Yoshinaga

As the war between Qin and Zhao comes to an end, the Middle Kingdom witnesses the dawn of a new era.

Director: Jun Kamiya, Kiichi Takaoka

Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa

Qing She considers his debt to Li Mu as he faces Xin on the battlefield. Devastating events drive Ji Hui to pursue a new tactic in defending Heiyong.

Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

Writer: Daishiro Tanimura

Huan Yi's top commanders question his latest bizarre decision. Wei Ping has a crisis of conscience. Xin and Qiang Lei react to a gruesome discovery.

Director: Reiko Nozaki

Writer: Aya Yoshinaga

The plot to slay Wang Yi takes a turn no one was expecting.

Director: Mitsutoshi Sato

Writer: N/A

The Battle of Heiyong reaches a fever pitch as Huan Yi's men target Qing She--who in turn is looking to slay Xin. Xin comes up with an audacious plan.

Director: Kazuya Monma

Writer: Noboru Takagi

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Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

Writer: Aya Yoshinaga

Zhao's master tactician Li Mu is forced into negotiations with Qin's crafty Lü Buwei. What will the outcome mean for the future of their kingdoms?

Director: Riki Fukushima

Writer: Masahiko Shiraishi

The court ladies make a run for it when their safety is compromised. Shang Lu's ailing army is just barely keeping the enemy out of the royal capital.

Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

Writer: Suzuyuki Kaneko

Qiang Lei learns about Ji Hui's background. Frustration mounts in the face of Huan Yi's inaction. Qing She decides to take matters into his own hands.

Director: Taiji Kawanishi

Writer: Junichi Miyashita

The Fei Xin Force scatters, running deep into the mountains with Wan Ji in hot pursuit. This time they're on a self-assigned mission: protect their leader at all costs.

Director: Daisuke Tsukushi

Writer: N/A

Lieutenant Yuan and his men work hard to fulfill their vital role. A surprise appearance by a charismatic figure greatly affects the tides of battle.

Director: Kazuya Monma

Writer: Daishiro Tanimura

The Fei Xin Force is up against a brilliant tactician in their very first mission. Xin and his men may be good, but is Feng Ji better?

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The Fei Xin Force is sent out to join forces with General Huan Yi to conquer Heiyong in Zhao, but their opponent--and the terrain--won't make it easy.

Director: Taiji Kawanishi

Writer: Noboru Takagi

Tactician He Liao Diao racks her brains to find some way out of an impossible situation so the Fei Xin Force can complete their mission-critical task.

Director: Reiko Nozaki

Writer: Junichi Miyashita

The standoff with Huan Yi continues until Wei Ping intervenes, but Xin learns a disappointing fact that paints his loyal friend in a whole new light.

Director: Kazuya Monma

Writer: Junichi Miyashita

Cai Ze returns to Xianyang with not one, but two unexpected guests. Zheng is put on the spot about his plans for a post-unified Middle Kingdom world.

Director: Taiji Kawanishi

Writer: Noboru Takagi

Nine years ago, Wang Yi, Lord Changwen, and Liao shared a secret with the King that altered the course of one woman's life and death.

Director: Shintaro Itoga

Writer: N/A

As the fighting gets underway in Heiyong, Qiang Lei's scouts make a disturbing discovery, Xin goes for broke, and Huan Yi brings out the big guns.

Director: Kazuya Monma

Writer: Noboru Takagi

General Huan Yi shows that his cutthroat reputation is well deserved as he tightens the screws on Ji Hui and forces him to make an agonizing decision.

Director: Ippei Ichii

Writer: Noboru Takagi

The Fourth Army's victory against the chariots gives Lord Biao an idea. How far can he push behind enemy lines if the infantry's survival is no object?

Director: Shintaro Itoga

Writer: N/A

He Liao Diao switches gears to share some hard-earned power with Huan Yi's forces--all the general has to do is take it. Qiang Lei's caretaker speaks.

Director: Ippei Ichii

Writer: Aya Yoshinaga

Wang Yi smells something fishy about Zhao's sudden retreat, but his endgame remains the same: find and kill Nuan Pang. Xin and Qiang Lei give him a little inadvertent help.

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Writer: N/A

Wang Yi and Nuan Pang begin their showdown at last. Meanwhile, Lord Changwen tells Zheng the truth about Liao.

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A face-off with Jiao Cheng awaits, but before that can come, Zheng Ying, facing death at General Wang Yi's hand, must convince the "Strange Bird of Xin" that his vision of the future makes him a worthy successor to his great-grandfather, King Zhao.

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