Twilight of a Nation — Season 1, Episode 39: Episode 39
Drama, War & Politics • 44 min • 1 season, 45 episodes
Episode synopsis
SUI CHING ruins the celebration of the nationality day on which SUI CHUEN plans to spread the truth to his people. He humiliates SUI CHUEN in front of his people. Dessented, YUK SHING disguises as one of the common people and tries to kill SUI CHING. He fails and runs away with the help of SUEN KIU. Suppressing her anger, SUEN KIU begs SUI CHING to send his army to help TAK HOI to break away from the Chings. SUI CHING declines and sends her to lead the army to the north instead. SUI CHUEN designs a plan and asks SUEN KIU to pretend leading the army to the north while actually turning back to rescue TAK HOI. They then join forces and return to Nanking to tackle SUI CHING. Fearful that his power will shrink with SUEN KIU's leaving; SUI CHUEN grants SUI CHING further decorations hoping that he'll be confused with all the power and wealth.… ...
About Twilight of a Nation
Twilight of a Nation is a Hong Kong television series based on the events of the Taiping Rebellion and the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during the late Qing Dynasty. The 45 episodes long series was produced by Siu Sang and was first aired on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1988. It was broadcast again on TVB in 1996. The theme songs and insert songs in the series were performed by Roman Tam.