The Long Ballad Season 1
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.
Episodes
E31Crown 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're setting a trap to bait Chang Ge out…
E32Ashina 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, she finds that something is unusual…
E33Pharmacist 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 still in the Sumo Hall. Meanwhile, a…
E34A 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 curse. Chang Ge decided to tag along…
E35Ya 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 from Great Khan to Ashina Sun. Not…
E36The 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 gromwell. Tu Jia, the princess of the…
E37While 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 Kings of Northern and Southern Deserts…
E38The 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 Army. After the battle, Mu Jin…
E39After 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 Desert to form an alliance with Tang…
E40Chang 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 relationship between her mother and Li Shi…
E41Le 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 Shu Yu only thinks of her as his…
E42At 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 volunteers himself to protect Le Yan as a…
E43Zhi 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 are being made for Le Yan's marriage…
E44Chang 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 an act in order for Mimi to approach…
E45Ashina 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 reveals her real identity. Meanwhile, the…
E46All 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 visits her mother's memorial hall to ask…
E47She 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 is planning to execute Ashina Sun to…
E48She 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. She tells Lei Meng to protect She Er…
E49Yicheng 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 Army. Since Yicheng refuses to surrender…