14 Blades (锦衣卫) is a 2010 wuxia film directed by Daniel Lee and starring Donnie Yen, Zhao Wei, Sammo Hung, Wu Chun, Kate Tsui, Qi Yuwu and Damian Lau. The film was released on 4 February 2010 in China and on 11 February 2010 in Hong Kong.
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During the Ming dynasty, the imperial court is riddled with corruption. Qinglong, a commander of the jinyiwei, an elite secret service trained from childhood, is ordered by the powerful eunuch Jia Jingzhong to retrieve a box allegedly containing evidence of treason. Qinglong instead discovers it holds the Imperial Seal, which Jia Jingzhong intends to use to legitimise a coup in support of the exiled Prince Qing. Branded a traitor, Qinglong is betrayed by his fellow jinyiwei, including his brother-in-arms Xuanwu, and forced to flee the capital while being pursued by Prince Qing's goddaughter, the highly-skilled warrior Tuo-Tuo.
Wounded and unable to escape the city, Qinglong takes refuge with a struggling private security company. Concealed in a wedding caravan, he escapes the capital alongside Qiao Hua, the daughter of the company's owner. When Qinglong's identity as a renegade jinyiwei is revealed, he takes Qiao Hua hostage in order to continue his mission. At Yanmen Pass, Qinglong uncovers evidence that Prince Qing's faction plans to sell border provinces to fund their coup. He forms a temporary alliance with a bandit gang led by Damo Panguan to raid the outpost holding the conspirators' forces.
