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I don't know how to thank
you for your wise decision.
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There is someone else
you should thank for that.
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By the way, Your Highness...
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Even if I had taken your
Heir Apparent to Ming as a hostage,
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worry about the future of Joseon.
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I don't believe you would have had to.
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Oh?
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You have a competent Prince who
can replace the Heir Apparent.
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A prince who can replace
the Heir Apparent?
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Who would that be?
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I believe you already know.
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How am I to know?
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I am a father before I am King.
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In a father's eyes, all of his
children look equally wonderful.
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King of Joseon...
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He's always a quick thinker.
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But he can't stop the dam
that's already broken...
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I don't understand, sir.
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Just watch. There will be a huge power
shift in the Royal court of Joseon.
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I'm already getting excited
about our next trip here.
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Make sure that the envoy doesn't open
his big mouth when he gets back!
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Do you think the envoy is wrong?
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A distant view is more accurate at times.
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I'm going to ignore that remark.
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Your Majesty...
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That could be construed as high
treason depending on the viewpoint.
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The Crown Prince is not the head
of the state yet, Your Majesty.
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Isn't high treason a crime that
undermines the head of state?
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You're excused.
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Fool...
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Who could it be?
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One of you has caused the envoy
to utter that brazen remark.
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Your Highness...
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And what could his intent be?
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A prince who can replace
the Heir Apparent?
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What is this audacious remark?
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The Crown Prince brought this on himself.
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Minister Park!
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He almost ruined the negotiations
with his repeated reckless actions.
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You can't blame the envoy for
questioning the Prince's competence.
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The negotiation was settled
with five hundred warhorses.
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Is that right?
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We can resume the installation
of the artillery army as well.
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It's because we were able to give them
assurance that Ming is not our target.
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You must learn from this experience.
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That cowering and being
submissive is diplomatic relations?
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That true strength does
not come from the muscle.
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A man that trembles in fear
is not a man of strength.
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You cannot be truly strong
until you know fear.
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Father...
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And he who has nothing he wants
to protect cannot know fear.
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If your pride is more important than the
people, you are not a man of strength.
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But...
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Don't talk back to me and listen.
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Do not jeopardize the state affairs
with your hot temper again.
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Or the seat of the Crown Prince
will not be yours any longer.
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Who was the envoy referring to as the
Prince fit to replace the Heir Apparent?
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There is a prince that won over the
envoy from behind the curtains.
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He is the true hero of this negotiation.
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So which prince is this?
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How did you persuade the envoy?
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Did you beg like you asked me to beg?
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What are you going to next time?
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Are you going to get down on all
fours like a dog and lick his feet?
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You're drunk.
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Perhaps we can talk another day.
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You don't want to listen to
a drunkard's gibberish, is that it?
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Your Highness...
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Answer me!
Answer my question!
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I'll come back tomorrow.
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Do you think you won?
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I wasn't fighting an enemy, so
winning or losing was not my concern.
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You gave humiliation of defeat
to every Joseonese citizen.
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You splashed cold water on the
rage of the people that want pride!
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Do you think I want to be obsequious?
I want to win just as much as you do!
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Then why did you stop me?
Why did you do what you did?
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Your Highness!
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If you hadn't stop me, if the King
had been just a little bit brave,
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we could've rewritten history.
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We could've laid a foundation
for the conquest of China!
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If you want to conquer Ming so much,
find a way to make it a reality first.
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Learn about the enemy,
learn about their strength,
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and ask how Joseon might be able to
defeat Ming with our inferior conditions.
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Cool off, clear your head and find a way!
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You can talk all you want
about conquering Ming,
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but it's only a fantasy
until you can do that.
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Prince Choongnyeong...
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This is a surprise...
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I'm very surprised.
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You're one of the most
cautious men I know,
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and your behavior today
is hard to decipher.
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What is your intent?
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I was simply answering those
who need to know the truth.
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How could you allow the King's heart to
turn in favor of Prince Choongnyeong?
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I did not know about this either.
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It's incomprehensible that you would
not know about His Majesty's activities.
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A new hand has emerged that
moves the King's thoughts.
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A new hand that moves the Kings thoughts?
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Are you referring to Park Eun?
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This is no time for you to be idle.
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The game has begun, so
you have to find a way to win.
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We could be instantly checkmated.
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Minister Shim.
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Opposition will be fierce.
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Prince Choongnyeong doesn't
have the means to fight them.
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Take this to the King.
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You'll be able to find a way
to protect the Prince.
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Office of Slavery Reparations?
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I will recommend that you be
put in charge of the office.
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Tighten up the policy and push it through,
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and you will be able to break the wings of
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retainers who are likely to
attack Prince Choongnyeong.
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Most of them have acquired
their slaves unlawfully.
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Which is it?
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Are you doing this to rectify
the government by replacing
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the unfit Heir Apparent with
a competent Heir Apparent?
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Or is this to undermine the Prime
Minister and the merit subjects?
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Does it matter?
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Minister...
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What's important is that
we have the same goal.
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If this is out of greed for power,
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I can't let you use Prince
Choongnyeong as your vehicle.
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The fight has already begun.
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Wouldn't defeat be most dangerous
for Prince Choongnyeong?
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Park Eun is challenging you,
Prime Minister.
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Unapproachable power you gained
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by bringing the King to the
throne that's what he is after.
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That means there are two things he can do.
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Either make the Crown Prince his ally,
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or install a new Crown
Prince he can control...
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He would choose the later
in the current situation.
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Weren't you angry when I said
all those harsh things to you?
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Why didn't you say
you're not after the crown?
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Why couldn't you tell me that you
were trying to save your brother?
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Mother...
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You should have been more open with me.
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I couldn't.
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To maintain secrecy?
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I'm sorry...
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Could there be another family
like ours in this word?
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Children keep secrets from their mother,
and instead of loving her children,
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the mother is forced to constantly compare
her children and be wary of them...
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I'm sick of it...
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I'm really sick of it...
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Your Highness!
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Are you leaving?
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You look well.
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I wonder who got them all a promotion
and a hefty pay raise...
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Who?
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- Why, Prince Choongnyeong, of course.
- Ogeun.
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But it's the truth...
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We don't know how to thank you for the
undeserved reward, Your Highness.
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I'm the one that owes you thanks.
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We couldn't have done what we did
without all of your courageous efforts.
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Your Highness...
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Visit me at the Royal Villa sometime.
We will have dinner together.
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Really?
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Now there's a great man.
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You know it.
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He handles state affairs like no other,
and he's got a heart of an angel.
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If only he wasn't the third son, Prince
Choongnyeong is the man fit to be King.
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Don't you agree?
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I couldn't agree more.
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On top of all that, he's handsome
with a commanding presence.
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How is Choognyeong fit to be King?
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They say he's the one who had the
envoy eating out of his hands,
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and he is generous and
magnanimous in nature,
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so such a man is fit to be...
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That's ridiculous...
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No. No, Mother.
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Prince Choongnyeong did behave
in the most kingly manner.
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Leave us.
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Yes, Your Grace.
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She may be my trusted servant,
but there're things you should
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and should not say in
the presence of others.
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How could you of all people say that
Choongnyeong is fit to be King?
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Rumors in the palace spread
like cotton soaks up water.
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Now everyone will think that even you
believe Choongnyeong is kingly material.
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Is that bad?
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If we can't send the Crown
Prince away as a hostage,
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we have to set up for the next battle.
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Set up for the next battle?
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To seek the next throne, we must
first get the Crown Prince deposed.
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And I don't mind using Prince
Choongnyeong to do that.
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The enemy of my enemy
is my friend, Mother.
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I'm sorry to trouble you like this
with an unannounced visit.
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It is no trouble at all, Your Highness.
Have a pleasant conversation.
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Let's drink.
Tea smells wonderful.
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I heard about the commotion
at the East Palace.
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Why don't you live a quiet life like
me growing orchids from now on?
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This is just a start.
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There is bound to be conflict if you
involve yourself in politics trying to
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serve the Crown Prince from nearby.
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And whether you like it or not,
you're going to be harassed by
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all kinds of speculations and accusations.
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And your actions could be misunderstood
by Father as an attempt to steal his
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throne again like that time
when you were a child.
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Aren't you afraid?
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I am afraid.
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I'm afraid I might turn a blind eye to
the truth, not because I might be
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misunderstood, but because I don't like
the trials and tribulations... And I'm afraid
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I might seek comfort by rationalizing
and making excuses for myself.
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That's what I'm afraid of.
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How long do you think
that feeling will last?
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Brother...
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You're not always going to
feel the way you feel today.
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Prince Choongnyeong is really something.
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He did what the Ministry of Rites
couldn't do to save its life.
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What will His Majesty do now?
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He will probably turn
his sword on you men!
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Sir.
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Since there's no better medicine
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for lazy officials that waste time
spreading groundless rumors.
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That's not going to calm
the aroused public sentiment.
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Is this your doing as well?
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Do you find yourself wanting more
after you used Prince Choongnyeong
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to get yourself reinstated?
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Are you trying to put Choongnyeong on
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the seat of the Crown Prince so
you could rise up in the world?
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I knew you were a hard-grained man,
but I didn't know you were so political.
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Look!
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Don't waste your energy on this
and straighten up the Crown Prince.
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If the Crown Prince didn't behave
so poorly, this wouldn't be an issue.
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What brings you to my house?
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I thought... you knew...
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What do you mean?
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I can explain, Uncle.
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What brings you here, Your Highness?
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Did you call her here?
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Is there something wrong with that?
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Let's get inside.
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No, Your Highness.
You must return to the palace right now.
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His Majesty is upset as it is...
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Stop, please stop.
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I came here to escape
the hounding, Uncle.
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Your Highness.
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Shouldn't we at least tell the Queen?
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Let's ignore it.
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Muhyul.
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You can imagine how upset
he must be after being
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insulted by the envoy
and chastised by the King.
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He is only twenty years-old.
Let us give him some slack.
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But this is too dangerous.
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If His Majesty finds out
about it, he will be deposed.
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That's why we should ignore it.
246
00:25:44,364 --> 00:25:48,234
Why did you come here?
247
00:25:49,336 --> 00:25:50,436
Your Highness...
248
00:25:50,904 --> 00:25:53,306
Why did you come?
249
00:25:55,476 --> 00:26:00,713
You know why.
250
00:26:02,883 --> 00:26:04,550
Because I'm the Crown Prince?
251
00:26:05,853 --> 00:26:12,058
Is it worth risking your life
since I'm to be the next King?
252
00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:14,193
Your Highness...
253
00:26:15,095 --> 00:26:17,363
Power is good.
254
00:26:55,102 --> 00:26:56,969
I lost my interest.
255
00:27:00,674 --> 00:27:05,311
It's no fun taking a wench
who is a slave to power.
256
00:27:15,022 --> 00:27:16,088
What?
257
00:27:17,224 --> 00:27:19,358
The Crown Prince was where doing what?
258
00:27:20,994 --> 00:27:24,530
Prudence and more prudence may not be
enough to undo the damage he has done
259
00:27:24,531 --> 00:27:26,399
to himself, and he is with
the former King's woman?
260
00:27:26,867 --> 00:27:28,668
Lower your voice, Your Highness.
261
00:27:29,236 --> 00:27:32,838
Why did you come alone?
262
00:27:33,473 --> 00:27:37,043
You should've brought him even
if you had to put him on a leash!
263
00:27:37,044 --> 00:27:40,479
You know I can't force him to do anything.
264
00:27:41,048 --> 00:27:45,751
Then I'll go myself!
265
00:27:46,653 --> 00:27:48,955
Go to the Royal Chambers instead.
266
00:27:48,956 --> 00:27:50,089
Listen!
267
00:27:50,090 --> 00:27:52,425
First we must get through the night.
268
00:27:52,426 --> 00:27:57,630
We must keep the King and the former
King from finding out about this.
269
00:27:57,631 --> 00:28:02,101
People are questioning the Crown Prince's
character saying that Choongnyeong is
270
00:28:02,102 --> 00:28:05,571
more qualified for the throne. And the
former King detests the Crown Prince.
271
00:28:05,572 --> 00:28:10,543
He's wanted to send the Crown
Prince away to Ming, remember?
272
00:28:15,015 --> 00:28:19,151
Don't make this a bigger problem.
Find a way to protect the Crown Prince.
273
00:28:19,152 --> 00:28:23,556
He could be deposed otherwise.
274
00:28:42,576 --> 00:28:46,312
What brings you here at this hour?
275
00:28:46,913 --> 00:28:54,353
Why do you look so heavily,
fraught with anxiety?
276
00:29:00,227 --> 00:29:03,195
Everything has worked out well enough.
277
00:29:04,131 --> 00:29:10,069
So tonight is a good night
for you to get some rest.
278
00:29:12,039 --> 00:29:14,073
I suppose...
279
00:29:17,310 --> 00:29:18,678
Your Majesty...
280
00:29:18,679 --> 00:29:25,051
Crown Prince Jae...
He disappoints me.
281
00:29:29,122 --> 00:29:34,727
We lost numerous children before
him and he put us through quite
282
00:29:34,728 --> 00:29:37,630
an ordeal before he came to us.
283
00:29:41,835 --> 00:29:51,510
I remember holding him for the
first time like it was yesterday.
284
00:29:52,946 --> 00:29:56,248
Robust, with short cries...
285
00:29:57,484 --> 00:30:05,991
"He's going to grow up to be a great
man", you said and you were so happy.
286
00:30:05,992 --> 00:30:08,227
But, My Queen...
287
00:30:09,563 --> 00:30:16,302
I can't even remember what
day Hyoryeong, Choongnyeong
288
00:30:16,303 --> 00:30:19,572
and Sungnyeong were born.
289
00:30:24,945 --> 00:30:31,851
You've had much too much to deal with
to care for those children as well.
290
00:30:32,786 --> 00:30:34,920
Founding of the state,
numerous rebellions...
291
00:30:34,921 --> 00:30:42,828
I set them off to the side
and forgot about them, but...
292
00:30:42,829 --> 00:30:48,000
they grew up in no time and one of them
is being called a man fit to be King.
293
00:30:50,003 --> 00:30:51,170
Your Majesty...
294
00:30:52,873 --> 00:30:57,810
World is full of surprises...
295
00:30:59,146 --> 00:31:04,583
What are you thinking right now?
296
00:31:09,823 --> 00:31:16,128
Are you thinking what
I think you're thinking?
297
00:31:38,385 --> 00:31:40,653
You've been out.
298
00:31:44,157 --> 00:31:48,294
Why are you just standing there?
Come close and sit down.
299
00:32:00,841 --> 00:32:02,975
You don't look well.
300
00:32:04,177 --> 00:32:05,945
I suppose
301
00:32:05,946 --> 00:32:08,981
it's hard to look comfortable
when you're guilty.
302
00:32:10,483 --> 00:32:11,617
Your Eminence...!
303
00:32:14,688 --> 00:32:17,790
Since when have you been
in contact with Min Muhyul?
304
00:32:18,325 --> 00:32:24,430
What is he giving you in
return for spying on me?
305
00:32:26,700 --> 00:32:29,902
No, Your Eminence, no.
306
00:32:29,903 --> 00:32:31,136
Then?
307
00:32:33,573 --> 00:32:40,045
A very close friend of mine from guild
school has become Lord Min's concubine
308
00:32:40,046 --> 00:32:42,381
so I paid her a short visit.
309
00:32:43,516 --> 00:32:45,017
A concubine?
310
00:32:46,253 --> 00:32:49,521
Don't you believe me?
311
00:32:49,522 --> 00:32:53,459
Why would! I have anything
to do with the Min clan?
312
00:32:54,661 --> 00:33:03,202
You know that I'd lose everything
I have if anything happened to you.
313
00:33:14,915 --> 00:33:16,315
Good work.
314
00:33:25,659 --> 00:33:28,360
You think there is some
sort of a conspiracy?
315
00:33:28,361 --> 00:33:32,831
It is merely a businessman's intuition...
316
00:33:33,833 --> 00:33:37,303
No, you're right.
317
00:33:37,971 --> 00:33:41,740
Lord Min Muhyul did not take
in a concubine recently.
318
00:33:42,909 --> 00:33:44,076
Your Eminence...
319
00:33:47,814 --> 00:33:52,084
Even that wench treats
me like a paper tiger...
320
00:33:55,188 --> 00:33:58,390
I want you to continue
watching her for me.
321
00:33:59,526 --> 00:34:05,931
I must find out what the
Min clan is up to with her.
322
00:34:13,006 --> 00:34:17,943
Why didn't you tell him that she
was with the Crown Prince?
323
00:34:18,444 --> 00:34:21,747
I need to win the
former King's favor first.
324
00:34:27,220 --> 00:34:29,621
He probably thinks the Min clan is
325
00:34:29,622 --> 00:34:35,561
trying to get him back for trying to
send the Crown Prince away.
326
00:34:37,597 --> 00:34:43,035
He'll try to gather strength if he
doesn't want to crumble a paper tiger.
327
00:34:45,939 --> 00:34:48,539
Let us watch him gather strength.
328
00:34:51,044 --> 00:34:55,214
And when he is good and ready,
we will put the sword in his hands.
329
00:35:11,498 --> 00:35:17,001
How could a Crown Prince
behave this way?
330
00:35:46,165 --> 00:35:50,402
Please stop, Your Highness.
He is our future King.
331
00:35:50,403 --> 00:35:53,705
To lay a whip on him is unthinkable.
332
00:35:53,706 --> 00:35:55,374
Leave us!
333
00:35:57,077 --> 00:36:00,012
Punish me instead, Your Highness.
334
00:36:00,013 --> 00:36:04,583
The fault is mine for
having failed to stop him.
335
00:36:05,085 --> 00:36:07,286
Leave!
All of you!
336
00:36:19,732 --> 00:36:22,034
Feel the humiliation and remember it.
337
00:36:23,336 --> 00:36:28,941
And never repeat your
despicable acts again.
338
00:36:30,110 --> 00:36:40,251
If you do not do as I say, you will
live a lifetime of irreparable shame.
339
00:37:09,782 --> 00:37:11,250
Your Highness...
340
00:37:40,580 --> 00:37:44,683
I will have an attendant
fetch the Royal Physician.
341
00:37:48,488 --> 00:37:52,157
I don't need a physician.
One who needs a physician is my mother.
342
00:37:54,761 --> 00:37:58,397
Have the Royal Dispensary prepare
a batch of herbal potion for her.
343
00:38:00,466 --> 00:38:04,536
Her whippings don't
hurt like they used to.
344
00:38:19,352 --> 00:38:21,519
Here we go!
345
00:38:25,959 --> 00:38:27,460
Cyeokbang: Traditional game enjoyed by both
aristocracy and peasantry during Joseon Dynasty
346
00:38:27,461 --> 00:38:28,961
in which clubs are used to hit a ball into holes.
347
00:38:28,962 --> 00:38:31,063
It's your turn.
348
00:38:42,208 --> 00:38:45,611
You don't have the feel
for the ball at all.
349
00:39:00,159 --> 00:39:03,562
Oh my...
Like teacher like student.
350
00:39:04,631 --> 00:39:06,664
You must bring him out more often.
351
00:39:06,665 --> 00:39:09,334
You can study books all
day, but life is like this ball?
352
00:39:10,603 --> 00:39:14,906
You don't know which direction
it's going to bounce.
353
00:39:19,846 --> 00:39:23,181
What made you want to play
Gyeokbang out of the blue?
354
00:39:25,118 --> 00:39:28,287
Perhaps he called us
out to give us a lesson.
355
00:39:37,096 --> 00:39:38,463
Oh dear, oh dear...
356
00:39:41,801 --> 00:39:45,070
I see that you're not greatly
better than His Highness,
357
00:39:45,071 --> 00:39:49,207
so it must be a lesson about
life and not about Cyeokbang.
358
00:40:11,164 --> 00:40:14,666
If the ground had been smoother,
it would've been much easier.
359
00:40:14,667 --> 00:40:15,901
Yes.
360
00:40:28,815 --> 00:40:30,816
Which describes you better?
361
00:40:31,451 --> 00:40:35,053
Are you the type that wants
to smooth out the ground
362
00:40:35,054 --> 00:40:40,092
or the type that spurs himself
to overcome your obstacles?
363
00:40:58,077 --> 00:41:01,313
If you want to change the world,
364
00:41:01,314 --> 00:41:05,150
there will many treacherous hills
and valleys to conquer.
365
00:41:06,752 --> 00:41:09,321
Are you prepared to stick it out?
366
00:41:13,226 --> 00:41:17,028
Gyeokbang is a fun game.
Let us play again sometime.
367
00:41:21,934 --> 00:41:29,173
I know I can't be the best, nor do
I want to be, but I do want to enjoy it.
368
00:41:30,710 --> 00:41:31,943
Your Highness...
369
00:41:32,377 --> 00:41:39,050
And I think I can improve with
you and my two masters' help.
370
00:42:17,557 --> 00:42:19,825
Slavery Reparations?
371
00:42:20,460 --> 00:42:24,362
Tae revenue is what we need most
to strengthen our national defense
372
00:42:24,363 --> 00:42:26,565
against the Japanese pirates.
373
00:42:30,569 --> 00:42:33,004
Thousands of commoners were made
374
00:42:33,005 --> 00:42:35,974
slaves in the aftermath confusion
of the founding of the state.
375
00:42:35,975 --> 00:42:41,580
If we restore them to their original status
our tax revenue will greatly increase.
376
00:42:43,115 --> 00:42:47,552
Opposition will be fierce.
377
00:42:47,987 --> 00:42:51,856
Who do you think will
oppose for instance?
378
00:42:51,857 --> 00:42:56,394
This country was founded by
the support of the aristocrats.
379
00:42:56,395 --> 00:43:02,934
Whether it is right or wrong,
the Royal court must remember that
380
00:43:02,935 --> 00:43:07,772
we could lose the support of the
aristocrats if we try to take their
381
00:43:07,773 --> 00:43:12,677
possession away from them
in these troublous times.
382
00:43:21,420 --> 00:43:24,155
Slavery reparations...
383
00:43:26,259 --> 00:43:28,527
I think it's a good idea.
384
00:43:29,061 --> 00:43:34,828
It is a fine idea, but their
motive is elsewhere.
385
00:43:37,274 --> 00:43:39,642
Motive is elsewhere?
386
00:43:40,110 --> 00:43:44,113
I'm sure you are already aware of
387
00:43:44,114 --> 00:43:49,885
the seditious movement in the court
concerning the successor issue.
388
00:43:50,353 --> 00:43:52,488
Seditious movement...
389
00:43:52,489 --> 00:43:58,561
They have placed Prince Choongnyeong's
father-in-law Shim On on the forefront.
390
00:43:59,529 --> 00:44:04,400
Then what is your motive for opposing
the slavery reparation policy?
391
00:44:04,401 --> 00:44:06,869
Same as yours, Your Majesty.
392
00:44:11,808 --> 00:44:15,977
I am not against the policy itself.
393
00:44:16,612 --> 00:44:23,753
I am merely trying to serve the King
who vowed never to allow bloodshed
394
00:44:23,754 --> 00:44:26,722
in the Royal house again by bequeathing
the throne to the rightful heir.
395
00:44:28,125 --> 00:44:30,393
If you decide to proceed with
396
00:44:30,394 --> 00:44:34,797
the slavery reparations policy, you must
choose an impartial official to direct it.
397
00:44:35,532 --> 00:44:38,334
An impartial official...
398
00:44:58,288 --> 00:45:01,323
The policy looks good
to go without revision.
399
00:45:01,925 --> 00:45:04,827
Oh, you didn't have to bring it yourself...
400
00:45:08,031 --> 00:45:10,166
Office of Slavery Reparations...
401
00:45:12,169 --> 00:45:14,470
I'm sure I'm being overly concerned,
402
00:45:14,471 --> 00:45:20,042
but I hope this isn't a tool
you picked up for futile fight.
403
00:45:20,944 --> 00:45:22,111
Minister Hwang...
404
00:45:22,746 --> 00:45:24,780
The real fight is elsewhere.
405
00:45:25,282 --> 00:45:27,116
We have a lot of work to do to ensure
406
00:45:27,117 --> 00:45:33,122
that our diplomatic relations with Ming
does not descend into abyss again.
407
00:45:33,123 --> 00:45:35,758
What are you trying to say?
408
00:45:36,460 --> 00:45:39,727
Don't bring harm on yourself
by listening to wrong ideas.
409
00:45:39,728 --> 00:45:46,102
We don't have any time to waste
fighting over the successor issue.
410
00:45:58,515 --> 00:46:01,650
Are you certain you can make me the head
of the office no matter who opposes?
411
00:46:01,651 --> 00:46:07,323
Then I'll risk my political
career on slavery reparations.
412
00:46:08,692 --> 00:46:11,227
Yes, you should.
So that Prince Choongnyeong can...
413
00:46:11,228 --> 00:46:14,763
Don't bring Prince
Choongnyeong into this.
414
00:46:15,398 --> 00:46:19,468
I'm not interested in making
him the Crown Prince.
415
00:46:20,237 --> 00:46:21,437
Minister Shim...!
416
00:46:21,438 --> 00:46:27,943
My only interest is in making
this country a better place.
417
00:46:28,945 --> 00:46:35,751
And I'm certain my son-in-law Prince
Choongnyeong shares my sentiment.
418
00:47:02,579 --> 00:47:05,681
They're not interested in policies.
419
00:47:06,416 --> 00:47:07,750
Your Majesty...
420
00:47:08,251 --> 00:47:09,985
They will use the policy for political
421
00:47:09,986 --> 00:47:15,457
positioning and to test out which
side is stronger.
422
00:47:16,660 --> 00:47:20,663
After all, they better get on the right
boat if they don't want to sink...
423
00:47:23,065 --> 00:47:24,667
That fool...
424
00:47:26,703 --> 00:47:30,372
I tried so hard to prevent feuds
between brothers by installing
425
00:47:30,373 --> 00:47:33,275
the eldest son as the heir to the throne...
426
00:47:34,344 --> 00:47:35,713
Your Majesty...
427
00:47:36,446 --> 00:47:42,618
I have no choice
but to make a bold decision.
428
00:48:20,056 --> 00:48:22,705
His Majesty has gone to the
Royal Shrine at this late hour?
429
00:48:25,128 --> 00:48:26,895
Why?
430
00:48:27,631 --> 00:48:30,899
He said he would make a decision
concerning his successor...
431
00:48:33,770 --> 00:48:35,137
What?
432
00:49:03,967 --> 00:49:08,169
First we will cut off your head
and send it back to Ming.
433
00:49:09,042 --> 00:49:10,504
How dare you!
434
00:49:16,413 --> 00:49:20,448
Yield just this once, Father.
435
00:49:20,449 --> 00:49:25,721
I am asking you to yield to the
public, not to the Crown Prince.
436
00:49:25,722 --> 00:49:28,791
If I allow one hundred thousand
of you to be sent away to Ming,
437
00:49:28,792 --> 00:49:33,962
I do not deserve to be the next King!
438
00:49:37,400 --> 00:49:40,769
I'm telling you our reality...
439
00:49:40,770 --> 00:49:50,379
... painful reality we will have to
face in order to meet your requests.
440
00:49:58,121 --> 00:50:01,323
There could be a huge
insurrection in Joseon...
441
00:50:02,158 --> 00:50:05,761
A violent upheaval that does not
compare to our struggles with Ming.
442
00:50:16,473 --> 00:50:19,308
Who is the heir fit for the throne?
443
00:50:19,809 --> 00:50:25,881
Who must I choose to lead
this country's future?
444
00:50:29,919 --> 00:50:32,721
Must he provoke this fight?
445
00:50:34,757 --> 00:50:40,729
Must he put swords on his sons' hands
and watch them destroy each other?
446
00:50:53,143 --> 00:50:54,877
Order the entire Royal family to
447
00:50:54,878 --> 00:50:58,213
be assemble at the Royal Shrine
first thing in the morning.
448
00:51:00,850 --> 00:51:06,221
I will rename the Heir Apparent of Joseon.
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