The Best Episodes of Kingdom Season 4

The seven nations of the Middle Kingdom come to grips with the fallout of the massive coalition army war as internal disputes move to the forefront.

Director: Taiji Kawanishi

Writer: Junichi Miyashita

Qin chancellor Lü Buwei schemes to gain more influence in the Royal Court. Zhao makes a surprising move, prompting Cheng Jiao to make one of his own.

Director: Natsumi Yasue

Writer: Shingo Irie

Tunliu rises in a revolt against the rulers of Qin--one with Cheng Jiao at its center. Old friends reunite as they're deployed to quell the uprising.

Director: Yasuhiro Geshi

Writer: Daishiro Tanimura

Pu Ge reveals his scheme, but doesn't take the bigger, better Fei Xin Force into account. Cheng Jiao takes a gamble as he faces the fight of his life.

Director: Harume Kosaka

Writer: Suzuyuki Kaneko

A wounded Cheng Jiao confronts Pu Ge, then has a heart-to-heart with Liu Yi and shares words of wisdom with Xin as the fighting in Tunliu subsides.

Director: Taiji Kawanishi

Writer: Aya Yoshinaga

Xin and Wang Ben are summoned to assist General Teng in a complex battle with Zhao, but Zhao's star general has some monumental aces up his sleeve.

Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

Writer: Aya Yoshinaga

Kai Meng, Fire Dragon of Wei, challenges Xin to a duel as the battle rages around them. Qiang Lei must act quickly when something goes terribly wrong.

Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

Writer: Noboru Takagi

Diao meets with Kai Meng in the Wei camp while Xin and friends scramble for a way to get her out. The Yu Feng Force faces another brutal Fire Dragon.

Director: Masayuki Iimura

Writer: Shingo Irie

As Wang Ben tangles with master spearsman Zi Bai, Ling Huang gives Wu Fengming and his officers insight into his fellow Fire Dragon's past and psyche.

Director: Kazuya Monma

Writer: Daishiro Tanimura

The three Qin units prepare for the climactic third day of their coordinated assault on Wei's main camp in Zhuyong, with each facing a formidable foe.

Director: Ippei Ichii

Writer: Suzuyuki Kaneko

There is only half a day left for the Hi Shin unit to reach Go Houmei's HQ. The strategists of both camps, Karyo Ten and Junsou, will be able to measure their talent.

Director: Taiji Kawanishi

Writer: Noboru Takagi

Xin finds himself trapped as the simultaneous triple-strike comes together; Wei's unsuspecting main camp panics with the three Qin armies closing in.

Director: Harume Kosaka

Writer: Shingo Irie

Zhao's military minds ponder the aftermath of the Battle at Zhuyong. A powerful figure visits the Royal Court to stake a claim on the new Qin outpost.

Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

Writer: Daishiro Tanimura

The plans of the Queen Mother and her lover Lao Ai soon come to light: the foundation of a new state, within Qin itself. The affront is such that it calls for a response equal to it.

Director: Natsumi Yasue

Writer: Junichi Miyashita

Wang Ben and Xin are rewarded for their actions in Zhuyong as Ai grows ever stronger. Lao Ai reflects on the path his life has taken to this point.

Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

Writer: Aya Yoshinaga

Ai's foreign-backed chancellor puts the Queen Dowager in an impossible position as Zheng prepares for the crowning ceremony in Qin's ancient capital.

Director: Kazuya Monma

Writer: Suzuyuki Kaneko

A supersized Ai army approaches an underdefended Xianyang. The Queen Dowager and Lü Buwei both have their own epiphanies during the crowning ceremony.

Director: Taiji Kawanishi

Writer: Noboru Takagi

The Fei Xin Force meets up with allies before a pitched battle across a key river. Troops descend on Xianyang as Xiang recalls Zheng's parting words.

Director: Harume Kosaka

Writer: Shingo Irie

Xin explains how Diao learned of the rebellion. Lord Changping makes a momentous decision. The seige of Xianyang intensifies as Xin's troops arrive.

Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

Writer: Daishiro Tanimura

Xin pushes onward to Xianyang's Inner Palace as Xiang and Yang are taken to safety. Lü Buwei explains his views to Zheng and how he would rule Qin.

Director: Taiji Kawanishi

Writer: Junichi Miyashita

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

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

Qin army high commander Lord Changping shows what he's made of on the battlefield with an all-or-nothing maneuver meant to immobilize Duke Rongdi.

Director: Taiji Kawanishi

Writer: Shingo Irie

Lao Ai, the man who orchestrated the uprising, must finally reap what he's sown. The Queen Dowager makes a last-ditch plea at her lover's hearing.

Director: Kazuya Monma

Writer: Noboru Takagi

The rebels and masterminds behind Ai's uprising meet their fates--or rather, most of them do. Zheng discusses his vision for Qin's future with Xin.

Director: Ippei Ichii

Writer: Noboru Takagi