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Spring 1430, 12th year of Sejong's reign,
Ming border at Amrok River
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Where are the agents that are supposed
to greet the diplomatic mission?
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I told them twice who we are,
but they won't listen.
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Try again!
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But...
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Sir.
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Be patient. We don't need to cause a scene.
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I'm sure there's a good reason.
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But...
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Listen to him,
Councilor Choi.
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This is the Crown Prince of Joseon.
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He is going to the palace for
an audience with the Emperor.
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What is the meaning of this?
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You cannot pass!
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I said Crown Prince of Joseon
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is here to have an audience
with the Emperor!
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To obstruct his path is contempt not
only for the Joseonese Prince but to
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Ming Emperor as well!
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It is the Emperor's order.
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I am Imperial Eunuch Wang Zhen.
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Why have you stopped us?
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The Emperor has rejected the Crown
Prince's request for an audience.
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I beg your pardon?
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This is a formal diplomatic
event between Joseon
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and Ming that has continued since
the founding of Joseon.
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I would like to know the reason
for the Emperor's sudden refusal.
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It would be quicker for you
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to seek that answer from your
belligerent King than it would be from us.
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Ming Emperor has turned
the Crown Prince away?
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Gyeongbok Palace, 15 days later
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What is the reason?
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Give up your camps in Yeoyeon and
Gyeongwon and move back your border.
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Isn't that undue interference
in another country's affair?
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Undue interference?
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Li Manzhu of Ulliangha and Tongmingge
of Odoli both hold titles in Ming court.
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That makes their territory Ming domain!
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If Joseon threatens this territory with
military presence, we can only interpret
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this action as an action against Great Ming.
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Perhaps it's time to yield.
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We must vacate Yeoyeon and Gyeongwon
and call Choi Yundeok and Yi Su back.
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I will not yield.
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Your Majesty.
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Have we turned Ming against us?
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If we don't comply,
they may consider war.
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I will not change my mind.
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But, Your Majesty.
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A solution.
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Instead of just fighting me like everyone
else, can't you, the Hall of Worthies
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scholars, find mea solution
to get through this impasse?
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I need your collective wisdom more
than ever right now, Jeong Inji.
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Where is the Crown Prince?
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His Highness did not
return to the capital.
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I'm told he has gone to
Yeoyeon with Choi Manli.
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The Crown Prince has gone in Yeoyeon?
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Yeoyeon, Pyeongan Province
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Why did you bring me here?
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I thought it might help
you control your anger.
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How about to vent my anger?
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I see lots of brave soldiers
here who will ignore Ming
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and cross the border to conquer
the land for me at my command.
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Why would the Crown Prince come here?
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Perhaps to get even for the rejection
he suffered at the Ming border.
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You mean he wants military action?
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Not worthy.
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If you want to send these men into a
field of death to just to vent your rage,
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you would not be worthy
of the future throne.
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His Majesty is the one who said
he would protect the defense line
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even if it means going to war.
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Then shouldn't you
confront His Majesty first?
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What do you mean?
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Yeoyeon is a useless wasteland
that only serves military purposes.
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But the King is dead set on preserving
this land regardless of cost.
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So far, his obstinacy has caused Ming
to raise their guard up against us
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and placed the Crown Prince
in a humiliating situation.
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And he is demanding cruel
conscription from those people
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he has sworn to serve as his god.
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For a good reason.
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The King I know never put a strain
on anything without a good reason.
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He has been pushing the limit since
the day he ascended to the throne.
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He has put a slave in high government
post and broken our 5.000 year racially
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homogenous tradition by
accepting the Jurchens.
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That's not all.
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He's enforcing an unreasonable
tax law turning the nobles and
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landed gentry against him.
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I thought you were
at the part of all that.
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There were many things I couldn't
understand or agree with,
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but I accepted the King's endeavors
and tried my best to make it work.
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Why? Because people were always at
the heart of these radical endeavors.
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Are you trying to say
that's not the case now?
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We're seeing that for ourselves right now.
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How much longer do you think
they can take this grueling work?
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If they should rise up and throw the
country into chaos, how much time
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and resources would we have
to waste to undue the damage?
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One who can overcome his own rage,
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one who isn't afraid to make an enemy
of the King to protect the people
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he is the man worthy
of the future throne.
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Stop the construction?
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Stop the construction, go back to the city
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and persuade the King to
move the border line back.
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That is your duty, General.
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I know you had originally
opposed the Kings proposal to
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maintain a line in Yeoyeon.
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Your Highness...
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Yet you're here building
a large military camp.
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Command and obedience.
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I am a soldier and a soldier must
obey his superior's command.
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Risk your life.
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A true patriot is one who can speak
up against the King's misrule at the
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risk of his life, General.
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Stopped the fortification?
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The Crown Prince stopped
the construction himself?
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What's more, he has taken their best
warrior Choi Yundeok away from the front.
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What could this mean?
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The Crown Prince is going up
against his father the King?
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Domestic scuffle should keep
the Joseonese busy for a while.
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Meanwhile, we should find a way to bring
Ulliangha, Odoli and Udige together and
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form a tri-tribe alliance.
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Develop new weapons?
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We need stronger weapons with superior
performance and better distance.
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I believed you were against
territorial expansion by aggression.
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Isn't that why you had rejected
Prince Yangnyeong's idea of
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old territory restoration?
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Yes.
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Then why this?
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Jurchens are forming an alliance.
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If they unite and seek to
increase their authority,
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which country do you think they will
attack first between Ming and Joseon?
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I thought appeasement with open
immigration was your approach.
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Friend or foe, you value lives equally.
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Do you think this order
contradicts that belief?
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Weapons, especially high performance
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explosive weapons are produced for
the purpose of mass destruction.
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Appeasement is our first choice, but we
must be prepared for the worst as well.
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Choi Yundeok has abandoned his camp
in Yeoyeon without authorization?
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He also stopped the fort construction
at the Crown Prince's urging.
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The East palace, Your Majesty?
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No, I'm going to the Hall of Worthies.
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How dare you goad the Crown Prince!
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I was just doing my job as
the Crown Prince's teacher.
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You bastard!
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Just talk to him, sir!
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Stay out of my way,
or I'll beat you up, too!
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Don't you dare call yourself
the Crown Prince's teacher!
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How could you be his teacher after
manipulating him to arbitrarily stop
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a major military project,
take a commanding general away
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from the border and defy the King?
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What are you after?
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What do you have to gain by provoking
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a fight between the King
and the Crown Prince?
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Safety of this country, perhaps.
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He taught treason to the Crown Prince!
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One might say he was teaching him
how to stand up and speak his mind.
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Sir!
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His Majesty is refusing to listen to
anyone including the Prime Minister.
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Someone's got to stand up
and dissuade the King.
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Choi Manli and the Crown Prince...
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It's been a month and
ten days, Your Highness.
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Aren't you going to say hello?
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The Queen awaits me.
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Must I turn over my husband
to the Queen after waiting
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more than a month to see him?
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I have no time for this banter, Princess.
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I'm not...
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Where did you learn this awful behavior?
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Why are you defying your father so harshly?
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He's afraid of Ming.
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It isn't proper to barge in
without announcement either.
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This is a special circumstance.
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I think the Crown Prince has gone too far.
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Apologize to Father and
undo what you've done.
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I don't think so.
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Don't you have any pride?
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Jinyang!
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One little threat by the Ming Chinese
and you're ready to give up our land?
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How could a Crown Prince
conceive of this thought?
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I made that decision because
I am a Crown Prince.
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I want peace, not confusion!
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That's just an excuse.
This is pathetic submission.
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Watch it.
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Or I'll have no choice
but to punish you for insolence.
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What's a little insolence from a prince to
a Crown Prince when the Crown Prince is
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openly challenging the King?
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There's a limit to my tolerance,
so you better...
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Stop!
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You've already defied your
father and now you want to
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fight your brothers before your mother?
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Leave.
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Mother.
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I will not see you until you've
resolved this matter peacefully.
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You acted in haste.
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Should I have opposed the Crown Prince's
idea of moving the border back?
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I'm saying you shouldn't have
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deserted your camp without an
official order to pull the troops back.
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Precautionary measures have been taken.
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The Dept. of War has already
decided our position on this.
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If the Ming Chinese are putting their
guard up and trying to stop us,
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the only thing to do is
to move the line back.
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If the Dept. of War is together on this,
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Supreme Council and Six Ministries
must declare our support so that
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His Majesty would relent.
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Would you fight this with me?
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Give me your word that you will
fight this with me to the end
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without giving up no matter what happens.
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Are you on the King's side?
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I heard you were looking for a cause
to stop Ming from trying to control us.
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Does that mean you
are on the King's side?
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Both those who agree with the King
and those who disagree with the King
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are on the same side, Your Highness.
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I want to help, too.
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But I don't agree that we
are all on the same side.
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Your Highness...
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Because I'm here so I could
punch the Crown Prince out.
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That's a dangerous idea.
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If he still acts like a prideless wuss
when we have found a justifiable
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cause to keep Ming out of our
business, I just might whack him.
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I want an autonomous Joseon.
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For that reason, I am appointing
General Yi Su new Minister of Military
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to focus greater effort on building
a safer defense line on the river.
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But Ming is keeping us in check.
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How much longer must Joseon remain
paralyzed under Ming dominance?
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Subservience begets more subservience.
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If we back down now, Ming will
only try to intimidate us even more.
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I want a country that does not submit
to Ming's belligerent supremacy.
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That is why we are expanding
our perimeter to Liaodong starting
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with a defense line on the river.
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Your Majesty, you must
consider the reality.
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If we let reality stop us from
going forward, we have no future.
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Kings must rule the day
and prepare for tomorrow.
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No matter how difficult,
no matter what it takes,
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even if this dream cannot be realized
in my lifetime, I will not stop.
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Therefore, I cannot grant your appeal.
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And I will not stop the fortification of
Yeoyeon as it is the most important
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strategic location for this purpose.
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Yeoyeon.
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Modern day Jungangjin of North
Pyeongan Province was a point
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of strategic importance
that borders Jurchen.
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1430 AD, 12th year of Sejong's reign.
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Taizu of Ming Zhu Yuanzhang is said
to have united China, but Liaodong
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was still an arena of fierce competition
for supremacy of Northeast Asia.
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To its west, Ming had a solid border
stretching from Amrok to Liao River,
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and Jurchens scattered through
out Liaodong were constantly
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struggling to form an alliance
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with Ulliangha clan's Li Manzhu
and Odoli clan's Tongmingge
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at the center of the movement.
245
00:29:15,631 --> 00:29:25,040
Their alliance would clearly pose
a dangerous treat to Joseon,
246
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and Yeoyeon was at the
heart of this tension.
247
00:29:29,745 --> 00:29:32,380
For the ambitious Jurchens
seeking unification,
248
00:29:32,381 --> 00:29:36,618
for wary Ming Chinese that needed
to keep growing Joseon in check,
249
00:29:36,619 --> 00:29:40,355
and for Sejong who needed to suppress
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00:29:40,356 --> 00:29:45,293
the Jurchens and aspired to expand
the boundaries of Joseon,
251
00:29:45,294 --> 00:29:51,633
Yeoyeon was an important strategic
location that had to be protected.
252
00:30:03,579 --> 00:30:05,380
I've been waiting.
253
00:30:05,381 --> 00:30:07,182
Five hundred thousand.
254
00:30:08,884 --> 00:30:20,195
Ming army that can be instantly
deployed to the front is 500.000 strong.
255
00:30:23,132 --> 00:30:30,305
If we are going to go forward
with this territory expansion
256
00:30:30,306 --> 00:30:35,677
despite Ming's reaction, we need a
plan to defeat this army of 500.000.
257
00:30:35,678 --> 00:30:38,480
Until you bring us that plan,
258
00:30:38,481 --> 00:30:45,787
the Dept. of War cannot accept you
as the new Minister of Military.
259
00:31:14,717 --> 00:31:16,384
Is this it?
260
00:31:18,454 --> 00:31:24,592
Could this be the solution?
261
00:31:31,734 --> 00:31:34,135
Yes, this is it!
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00:31:34,136 --> 00:31:35,136
Gonghumjin!
263
00:31:35,938 --> 00:31:37,639
Gonghumjin!
264
00:31:39,675 --> 00:31:41,176
We got it.
265
00:31:45,047 --> 00:31:50,285
We found a way to stop
Ming holding us back!
266
00:32:00,829 --> 00:32:03,231
Get me everything you
can find on Gonghumjin!
267
00:32:03,232 --> 00:32:05,800
From chronicles of Goryeo,
Song and Yuan to private collections,
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00:32:05,801 --> 00:32:07,902
search through everything!
269
00:32:21,984 --> 00:32:24,085
Gonghumjin...
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00:32:25,187 --> 00:32:27,322
Gonghumjin?
271
00:32:28,524 --> 00:32:34,162
It's the northernmost fort of the nine
forts Yun Gwan built after conquering
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00:32:34,163 --> 00:32:37,932
Jurchen during the Goryeo dynasty
located 230 miles north of Tuman River.
273
00:32:37,933 --> 00:32:41,035
230 miles north of the Tuman River?
274
00:32:41,837 --> 00:32:46,774
The late King had requested Ming
to acknowledge that territory south
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00:32:46,775 --> 00:32:51,012
of Gonghumjin belongs to Joseon?
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00:32:51,013 --> 00:32:53,081
Yes.
277
00:32:53,082 --> 00:32:55,550
What was the Emperor's answer?
278
00:32:55,551 --> 00:32:59,354
He said he would acknowledge
the territory if the demarcation
279
00:32:59,355 --> 00:33:01,823
marker on the ancient map really exist.
280
00:33:09,632 --> 00:33:15,602
But regrettably, the late King was
unable to see the matter through.
281
00:33:15,603 --> 00:33:17,438
Why not?
282
00:33:18,173 --> 00:33:23,077
To prove the validity of the old map,
he needed to find the demarcation marker.
283
00:33:23,712 --> 00:33:26,414
But he couldn't?
284
00:33:26,415 --> 00:33:30,318
This stone marker was
erected over three hundred years ago.
285
00:33:32,855 --> 00:33:35,490
Demarcation marker of Gonghumjin.
286
00:33:35,491 --> 00:33:42,163
Can we stop Ming from holding
us back if we find this marker?
287
00:33:43,098 --> 00:33:47,602
It would also give us a justifiable cause
to expand our territory into Liaodong.
288
00:33:51,740 --> 00:33:55,076
We will keep this information
classified for now.
289
00:33:56,011 --> 00:33:57,445
Why...?
290
00:33:57,446 --> 00:34:01,482
We don't know how many Jurchen
spies may be in the palace.
291
00:34:01,483 --> 00:34:06,020
If they find out that we're after
the Gonghumjin demarcation marker,
292
00:34:06,021 --> 00:34:09,724
they may attempt to interfere.
293
00:34:22,538 --> 00:34:27,408
The King is out to find the
demarcation marker in Gonghumjin?
294
00:34:27,409 --> 00:34:29,444
Yes, sir.
295
00:34:31,547 --> 00:34:33,614
Gonghumjin...
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00:34:35,150 --> 00:34:37,185
Get me the map.
297
00:34:37,186 --> 00:34:43,157
It's in the King's possession.
298
00:34:51,233 --> 00:34:55,503
Find the demarcation market in secrecy?
299
00:34:55,504 --> 00:35:00,675
I can't trust anyone else
to do this important job.
300
00:35:07,983 --> 00:35:10,785
This is the ancient map
that the scholars found.
301
00:35:16,992 --> 00:35:22,430
It's 300 years old, so the lay of the
land may have changed quite a bit.
302
00:35:23,832 --> 00:35:25,666
Yes.
303
00:35:25,667 --> 00:35:30,805
Above all, this may be a dangerous
mission since you will be
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00:35:30,806 --> 00:35:34,342
passing through Jurchen borderland.
305
00:35:36,978 --> 00:35:44,819
I'm always tuning to for the most
difficult and dangerous jobs, master.
306
00:35:48,157 --> 00:35:52,760
Bestow me a drink when I return.
307
00:35:54,129 --> 00:35:55,963
Of course.
308
00:35:55,964 --> 00:36:01,035
We shall have a barrel full of
wine to drink all night, master.
309
00:36:11,980 --> 00:36:17,418
Would it be a good thing to
find the demarcation marker?
310
00:36:19,955 --> 00:36:25,693
Ming wouldn't be able to
hold us back openly if we do.
311
00:36:27,029 --> 00:36:31,666
And His Majesty will have
a justifiable cause for a conquest.
312
00:36:33,502 --> 00:36:35,837
How much time do you think
313
00:36:35,838 --> 00:36:40,441
it will take for us to acquire a river
border of Amrok and Tuman?
314
00:36:42,177 --> 00:36:44,812
We're talking about an area roughly
about the same size as expansion
315
00:36:44,813 --> 00:36:46,848
achieved during Goryeo dynasty.
316
00:36:48,016 --> 00:36:51,919
It took Goryeo 300 years, so even if
we cut that by one tenth it's 30 years.
317
00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:55,790
That means this country will have
to live in woes o war curing
318
00:36:55,791 --> 00:36:58,559
His Majesty's entire tenure.
319
00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:01,996
Do you think this country will endure?
320
00:37:28,220 --> 00:37:29,733
Don't do it.
321
00:37:33,548 --> 00:37:37,198
Don't find Gonghumjin.
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00:37:39,601 --> 00:37:41,535
General Choi told me
323
00:37:41,536 --> 00:37:45,706
to find a way to stop the
Ming army of 500.000.
324
00:37:46,375 --> 00:37:50,111
Only then he will acknowledge
me as the Minister of Military.
325
00:37:52,147 --> 00:37:58,052
This is the quickest way to
stop that army of 500.000.
326
00:37:58,053 --> 00:38:01,122
This is nothing more than
a diplomatic gesture.
327
00:38:01,123 --> 00:38:09,697
If Joseon asserts rights to Liaodong,
Ming will hold us back even tighter.
328
00:38:10,966 --> 00:38:13,167
There is Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's promise,
329
00:38:13,168 --> 00:38:18,172
so at the very least they won't be able to
330
00:38:18,173 --> 00:38:20,908
overtly stop us from
acquiring a river border.
331
00:38:20,909 --> 00:38:23,611
The greater problem is
what will come next.
332
00:38:25,547 --> 00:38:29,417
Even if we acquire a cause for
a conquest and go forward,
333
00:38:29,418 --> 00:38:32,520
you won't be able to do your job
as the Ministry of Military.
334
00:38:32,521 --> 00:38:34,422
Do you know why?
335
00:38:37,593 --> 00:38:42,930
Because there is not one warrior who will
trust you from the heart and obey you.
336
00:38:42,931 --> 00:38:47,501
You have no loyal subordinates
that will die for you.
337
00:38:48,603 --> 00:38:52,273
You mean like His Majesty doesn't now?
338
00:38:54,776 --> 00:39:02,750
It was not the King's dream alone
to make Joseon a proud nation.
339
00:39:02,751 --> 00:39:07,622
The King also said he would
serve the people as his god.
340
00:39:07,623 --> 00:39:16,163
It's wrong to obsess on territory
expansion while the people are starving.
341
00:39:16,164 --> 00:39:22,136
If he decided that this has to be done
even at the cost of the people's bread,
342
00:39:22,137 --> 00:39:27,041
I'm sure the King is just as
pained about it as you are.
343
00:39:29,778 --> 00:39:34,582
Don't make him feel too lonely.
344
00:39:35,951 --> 00:39:38,586
I don't care about the others, but
345
00:39:38,587 --> 00:39:47,261
I wish you'd think about this
from the King's perspective.
346
00:40:14,056 --> 00:40:20,227
Minister of Military is leaving tonight
on a mission to find the stone marker.
347
00:40:20,228 --> 00:40:26,867
Do we want the country to suffer the woes
of war for decades to come?
348
00:40:34,409 --> 00:40:38,044
We must stop the Minister of Military!
349
00:41:00,135 --> 00:41:05,840
How far are you going to go
with Minister of Military Yi Su?
350
00:41:06,608 --> 00:41:10,111
That depends on how well he cooperates.
351
00:41:40,007 --> 00:41:41,842
Don't be afraid, sir.
352
00:41:42,544 --> 00:41:44,477
We're not going to hurt you.
353
00:41:45,179 --> 00:41:51,619
We'll take you to a quiet place where
you can rest for about a month.
354
00:42:02,464 --> 00:42:07,401
Am I to return after that and tell the
King that I couldn't find the marker?
355
00:42:23,484 --> 00:42:26,620
Your acumen is impressive.
356
00:42:27,355 --> 00:42:32,192
You're the one who told me
to make things work, sir.
357
00:42:42,470 --> 00:42:44,004
What is this?
358
00:42:45,907 --> 00:42:48,375
I never dreamed Joseonese would do this.
359
00:42:49,610 --> 00:42:52,846
We set this up just in
case of information leak.
360
00:42:55,817 --> 00:43:02,956
Who would've thought that you, not Ming
or Jurchen spies, would interfere with
361
00:43:02,957 --> 00:43:05,192
finding the demarcation marker?
362
00:43:06,427 --> 00:43:09,629
When are you going to stop
being the King's puppet?
363
00:43:11,999 --> 00:43:17,871
When Joseon is a proud nation
we all dream of, of course.
364
00:43:19,874 --> 00:43:21,575
You'll regret it.
365
00:43:22,944 --> 00:43:26,146
This will be overlooked
just this once, Choi Manli.
366
00:43:26,981 --> 00:43:29,983
Go back and tell the others
who are in on this with you.
367
00:43:30,818 --> 00:43:39,326
If something like this happens again,
His Majesty will not forgive you.
368
00:43:57,911 --> 00:44:01,081
Dongchang, Ming Intelligence Agency
369
00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:24,571
Minister of Military Yi Su is
on a search for Gonghumjin?
370
00:44:28,109 --> 00:44:32,579
We can't let Joseon have Liaodong.
371
00:44:33,881 --> 00:44:37,150
Destroy the demarcation marker!
372
00:44:38,386 --> 00:44:41,922
Do you want Li Manzhu on this?
373
00:44:41,923 --> 00:44:45,392
No, get someone else this time.
374
00:44:57,237 --> 00:44:59,439
Tuman River, Hamgil Province
375
00:45:00,775 --> 00:45:04,945
I was ordered by the King to
see you to the border only.
376
00:45:07,448 --> 00:45:09,716
Attend to the general well.
377
00:45:10,751 --> 00:45:16,356
Shouldn't he attend to us well?
We're his guide after all.
378
00:45:16,357 --> 00:45:20,460
Kid...
You always have to have the last word.
379
00:45:21,829 --> 00:45:23,697
You can count on us, sir.
380
00:45:31,506 --> 00:45:33,506
The boat is ready.
381
00:45:44,886 --> 00:45:48,221
Take care of the King.
382
00:45:48,222 --> 00:45:49,990
Be safe, sir.
383
00:46:25,393 --> 00:46:29,095
The map is in Minister of
Military Yi Su's possession.
384
00:46:33,234 --> 00:46:39,472
Odoli is acting alone in this
from beginning to the end.
385
00:46:45,279 --> 00:46:49,249
Get the job done right.
386
00:46:49,250 --> 00:46:55,088
And supremacy of Liaodong will be yours.
387
00:47:19,213 --> 00:47:25,051
If Yi Su has crossed the border,
he will soon cross Subin River.
388
00:47:49,477 --> 00:47:54,547
Tongmingge is after
the demarcation marker?
389
00:47:56,150 --> 00:47:59,452
We should proceed by land
instead of crossing the river.
390
00:48:23,678 --> 00:48:25,078
Dami.
391
00:48:51,972 --> 00:48:53,139
Let's go.
392
00:49:57,036 --> 00:50:00,340
I think we're been tricked.
393
00:50:09,016 --> 00:50:11,618
Search the area.
394
00:50:11,619 --> 00:50:12,752
Aye!
395
00:50:27,468 --> 00:50:33,673
1.6 miles southeast of
Sunchunryeong Fort...
396
00:50:36,710 --> 00:50:39,012
Judging by the traces of the ruins,
397
00:50:39,013 --> 00:50:42,282
this has to be the place where
they erected the demarcation marker.
398
00:50:54,728 --> 00:50:57,797
But there's nothing here, not even a road.
399
00:50:57,798 --> 00:51:01,234
We will first conduct a
thorough search of the area.
400
00:51:22,289 --> 00:51:24,591
Hyang?
401
00:51:24,592 --> 00:51:27,627
I thought you'd call me sooner.
402
00:51:27,628 --> 00:51:31,064
I needed time to calm my rage.
403
00:51:31,065 --> 00:51:33,600
I don't regret my decision.
404
00:51:39,473 --> 00:51:44,577
This is the future of Joseon.
405
00:51:44,578 --> 00:51:49,716
If it isn't realized in my lifetime,
you must carry on the work.
406
00:51:49,717 --> 00:51:52,352
What I want is security.
407
00:51:52,353 --> 00:51:55,788
And I do not want to
make an enemy of Ming.
408
00:51:55,789 --> 00:51:57,790
Are you afraid?
409
00:51:57,791 --> 00:52:00,093
That's what's needed.
410
00:52:00,094 --> 00:52:05,465
Do you want Ming to
dominate Joseon forever?
411
00:52:05,466 --> 00:52:09,435
How much more impoverished and
exhausted do you want your people to be?
412
00:52:10,670 --> 00:52:15,108
I want autonomy within alliance.
413
00:52:15,876 --> 00:52:20,446
I believe we can suppress the
Jurchens with aid from Ming.
414
00:52:20,447 --> 00:52:26,019
You'd leave our national defense
in the hands of Ming forever?
415
00:52:26,020 --> 00:52:29,856
I will not change my mind.
416
00:52:32,793 --> 00:52:34,928
This is going to be a hard fight.
417
00:52:36,163 --> 00:52:43,803
It appears fighting you might be more
difficult than fighting Jurchen or Ming.
418
00:52:52,478 --> 00:53:00,986
I'm not going to back down for you.
Fight with all you've got.
419
00:53:00,987 --> 00:53:04,924
I'm prepared, Father.
420
00:53:23,811 --> 00:53:25,878
Damn!
421
00:53:31,318 --> 00:53:32,919
What are you doing?
422
00:53:34,588 --> 00:53:36,756
We've circled umpteen times.
423
00:53:36,757 --> 00:53:39,158
If it's here, we would've
found it by now.
424
00:53:39,159 --> 00:53:41,361
What are you trying to say?
425
00:53:44,131 --> 00:53:47,433
Are you sure this demarcation
marker really exists?
426
00:53:54,041 --> 00:53:55,808
Shut your trap!
427
00:53:56,610 --> 00:54:03,582
Don't you know how much His
Majesty wants to find this marker?
428
00:54:03,583 --> 00:54:07,153
Let go of me!
429
00:54:09,023 --> 00:54:11,224
How can you say that?
430
00:54:11,225 --> 00:54:16,696
His Majesty is counting on
us to find that marker!
431
00:54:22,069 --> 00:54:23,169
Wait!
432
00:55:13,487 --> 00:55:18,424
"Goryeon Border"
433
00:55:19,827 --> 00:55:21,360
Your Majesty...
434
00:55:23,362 --> 00:55:25,031
We found it.
435
00:55:26,733 --> 00:55:33,773
230 miles north of the Tuman River
in Gonghumjin, Sunchunryeong...
436
00:55:33,774 --> 00:55:39,044
This is Joseons' true northern border!
437
00:55:40,247 --> 00:55:47,954
Now a new era will begin for Joseon.
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