The Emperor And His Brother 1981

Chief Yu Wang-ting (Chin Chun) and No. 4 Wen Tai-lai (Teng Wei-hao) of the famous anti-Ching Hung Hua Society, sneak into the palace for secret talks with the ruling Emperor Chien Lung. After they leave, the monarch orders his royal guard Chang Chao-chung (Lo Lieh) to pursue and kill them.
Yu dies of illness on the journey. After Wen and his wife Lo Ping (Chen Chi-chi) are rescued by Lu Fei-ching of Wu Tang, his daughter Li Yuan-tzu (Huang Min-yi), and the Society’s No. 14 Yu Yu-tung (Ku Kwun-chung), they are granted sanctuary by Chou Chung-ying (Ku Feng), owner of the Tieh Tan Mansion. Wen is later captured when Chou’s young son tactlessly reveals their hideout, while Yu rescues Wen’s wife. Meanwhile, Chen Chia-lo (Ti Lung), who succeeds Yu Wan-ting as the society’s new chief, leads a group of men to Tieh Tan Mansion to rescue Wen. When Lo Ping tells him they have been betrayed by Chou, Chen challenges Chou to a fight, but the misunderstanding is cleared up when he finds Chou has already killed his own son. Later on, Chou sets fire to his own mansion to avoid attack by the Chings, and joins the Hung Hua Society.Chen offers sacrifices to his mother in his hometown, and is surprised to see his new acquaintance Tung Fang-erh there. Tung claims to be an officer ordered by the Court to pay respects to her because of her previous contribution. Tung gives Chen a jade pendant telling him that he can use it to see the emperor whenever he needs any help.Chen returns to his base in Hangchow. Knowing that Wen is detained in the governor’s jail, he sneaks in to spy on them.
There he sees Tung Fang-erh, now in his real identity as Emperor Chien Lung, questioning Wen. A man in black secretly helps Chen to visit Wen in his cell. Wen tells Chen that Chien Lung is his own brother, and that he became Emperor Yung Cheng’s heir due to a swap at birth.An attempt to rescue Wen backfires, and finds Chen and his men locked up in a tower with mines laid by the Chings. A monk, who later turns out to be Yu Yu-tung, braves the blaze to break open the iron gate to help them escape.Chen and his men capture Emperor Chien Lung alive through the help of a famous courtesan Yu Ju-yi (Linda Chu). Chen meets his brother face to face at a dungeon, tells him of their relationship and offers to submit him documentary proof if he agrees to join their anti-Ching revolutionary cause. Meanwhile, Chien Lung is released in exchange for Wen.