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CAPTIVATING THE KING
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Your Majesty.
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There must be a criminal
for an interrogation to take place.
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Who is this spy you speak of?
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Has Chu Dal-ha
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mentioned the spy by their name?
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I shall reveal the criminal's name
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in the interrogation.
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Forgive me for saying this,
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but a crude handling of the matter
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may place you in a precarious position.
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What dares to make you say so?
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Should your interrogation
to find and punish the spy
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who colluded with the Qing
become known to Prince Rui,
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he will become furious.
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It may end up disturbing
the peace between the two nations.
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Your determination to punish the criminal
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may become a detriment
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that endangers your reign.
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That would constitute
their interference in our affairs.
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The Qing have their hands
on our every affair.
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Even the crumbling fortresses
of the borders
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are being neglected because of the Qing.
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Are you confessing the failings
of the Border Defense Council?
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Then it seems I must abolish the Council.
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Is Eunuch Kim outside?
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Have you summoned me, Your Majesty?
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The Border Defense Council's involvement
with this interrogation will be barred,
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so order all its members to leave.
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See if Inspector General Kim Je-nam
has come to the palace
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and have him see me
with the Chief Royal Secretary.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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Principal Director.
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You may leave now.
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{\an8}EPISODE 14
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{\an8}When selecting the officials
joining the interrogation,
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{\an8}exclude all the members
of the Border Defense Council.
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{\an8}Mobilize all the royal secretaries,
the clerks, and the runners
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to review all records
of the spy case from three years ago
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and reports from the borders,
then report back to me.
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Sixth Royal Secretary Kim Myung-ha
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shall be excluded
as he was involved in the case.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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I shall follow your command.
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Your Majesty.
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I apologize for asking,
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but why have you decided to look into
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the report of Chu Dal-ha
when he has tried to assassinate you?
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It is because his report
aligns with my wishes.
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Your Majesty.
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Are you suspecting the spy
who colluded with the Qing
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to be among the members
of the Border Defense Council?
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Do you suspect it to be
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Principal Director Park Jong-hwan?
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Is that why
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you commanded me to find a way
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to abolish the Border Defense Council
and reform the court?
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I have wanted to do that since long ago.
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But I have yet to discuss it
with the court.
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Then I shall report to you again
after coming up with a detailed plan.
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That is correct.
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But I could not abolish it rashly
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as the Council's influence
had grown so much.
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Your Majesty.
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I shall carry out your command
as your devoted subject,
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but the court will resist ferociously.
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I am prepared for it.
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The capital traitor
who joined hands with the Qing
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and put this nation
and its people in a crisis.
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I will find that vile spy
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and have them punished for high treason.
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I will have their disgraceful name
engraved in the records
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so that the people of this nation...
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will remember their crime.
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My brother
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was poisoned to death.
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Who would have dared to commit
such an atrocious and treasonous act?
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Tell me, who did it?
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His Majesty
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summoned all members
of the Border Defense Council at night
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and then commanded us
to leave all of a sudden.
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He should not treat court officials
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in such a coarse manner.
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There has been an attempt on his life.
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That would explain his mood.
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In my opinion,
he has some other designs in mind.
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Summoning Kim Je-nam out of the blue
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was a sign in itself.
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It seems that he does not trust us...
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Right State Councilor.
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You are crossing the line here.
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Are you suggesting that His Majesty
does not trust the Principal Director?
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-That is not it.
-Enough.
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That is enough.
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Why do you think
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His Majesty has decided
to look into the report of a traitor?
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It is because Chu Dal-ha
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will most certainly name another traitor.
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And that traitor's name
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will clear His Majesty's name
of being Prince Rui's spy.
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Whoever is named by that man,
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that traitor and their family
shall be destroyed
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and all those associated with them
will be arrested
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and executed for high treason.
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When the interrogation begins,
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there will be a bloodbath.
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There is only one way
to stop that from happening.
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We must prevent this interrogation
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before it causes such chaos.
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Go to the library with the runners
and get the Royal Secretariat's Records
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and all the reports from the borders
from three years ago.
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Yes, my lord.
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My lord.
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What is my duty?
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You are to stay away for the time being.
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As you were involved
in the spy case three years ago,
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His Majesty ordered your exclusion.
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Your Majesty.
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Are you sure you do not need
a royal physician to tend to you?
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Though you may not be seemingly injured,
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I suggest that you be examined
just in case.
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Morning examinations are enough.
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However, Your Majesty...
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Your Majesty.
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Captain Joo Sang-hwa has a report to make.
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Let him in.
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With all due respect,
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it is past your bedtime.
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You can meet him tomorrow.
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It is fine. Let him in.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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How is Mong-woo doing?
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She seems to be in shock
from Chu Dal-ha's arrest.
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And it seems a man named Se-dong
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has frequented
and shared the news with her.
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Do not forbid him from visiting,
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but report to me immediately
should anything happen to her.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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Captain Joo.
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Just how poor are you at your job?
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I have never been on good terms with you,
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but I have trusted you wholly
with His Majesty's safety.
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However,
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this incident was a bolt out of the blue.
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An assassination attempt from a traitor?
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You are right.
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It is all my fault.
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The biggest problem
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is his visits to his private residence.
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If you cannot stop his travels,
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such an incident may end up recurring.
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I concur.
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However,
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that is up to His Majesty to decide.
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It is neither up to me nor you.
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But Captain Joo...
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I am back.
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Did the Special Firearms Unit
not tell you off?
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Master Choam
must have told them that I would visit,
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as they did not stop me from entering.
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What about the State Tribunal?
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What will happen to Master Chu?
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The King will interrogate him himself,
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so he will be imprisoned
until he is transferred to the palace.
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Then why did they arrest him like
they were going to kill him immediately?
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That really scared me.
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Please see to it
that he is well taken care of, Se-dong.
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Do not worry about that.
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Jeomine and I will take care of it.
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Thank you.
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-You may leave.
-All right.
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Get some rest.
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You should lie down, my lady.
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My lady?
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How come His Majesty
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returned to the palace
without saying a word to me?
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In my opinion,
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I think he left in a hurry
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in case you were troubled
by Master Chu's affair.
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Could that be the only reason?
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Your Majesty.
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You are in good health today
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and show no symptoms.
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About that poison.
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The poison that killed my brother.
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Have you yet to find it?
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Forgive me.
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It was not found
in the herbal medicine he used to take
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or the bowl that contained it,
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but on the royal robe
he coughed up his blood on.
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I could only confirm that he took poison,
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but could not learn
what kind of poison it was.
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I understand the difficulty of the task.
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But do not give up and keep working on it.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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His Majesty ordered me
to greet you on his behalf.
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My heart almost stopped at the news
of the assassination attempt.
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Why could he not have come himself
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for such an easy task
as coming to greet me?
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I apologize.
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The interrogation preparation is keeping...
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How is His Majesty doing?
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Like always,
he did not express any discomfort.
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I hope his health has not been affected.
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Did the royal physician examine him?
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He took his pulse early in the morning.
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His Majesty is healthy as ever.
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Having you by His Majesty's side
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does ease my mind.
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You may leave.
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What on earth is happening in the palace?
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Has the Principal Director sent word yet?
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I apologize.
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I will send word again
to the court conference room.
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There is no need.
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He will come without my calling
when it is time.
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Your Majesty.
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Chu Dal-ha attempted to assassinate you.
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How could you hold an interrogation
over a report such a man made?
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Please retract the order of interrogation.
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The report from that traitor
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must be a false one he concocted
to avoid punishment.
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There is no solid evidence
proving the existence
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of a spy who colluded with the Qing.
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You must behead the criminal
and hang up his head for display
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to show the gravity of his crimes
to the people
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and let it serve as a lesson to all.
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We implore you
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not to dismiss our words of advice
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and grant our petition.
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-Please grant our petition.
-Please grant our petition.
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I have seen you all
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for a long time
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since the days of the late king.
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But every single one of you
remains the same
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and eternally unchanging.
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You act as if you care
for the nation and its people.
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But do you truly think I do not realize
that your safety and personal gain
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are your sole concern?
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It is utterly appalling and disgraceful.
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Compared to all of you,
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Chu Dal-ha
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is a thousandfold more loyal
as he risked his life
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to report on the spy
who colluded with the Qing!
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Your Majesty.
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How could you
compare such a wicked traitor
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to us court officials?
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It is highly inappropriate!
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Heed my words!
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If anyone submits another petition
to go against me on this,
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no matter who you are,
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I shall consider that you are
attempting to hide the spy
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and have you punished for high treason.
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That was strange.
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I felt the same way.
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His Majesty
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seems to have been
bewitched by Chu Dal-ha.
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That is not what I meant.
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Then what is it?
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I have never seen
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the Principal Director stay so silent
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when His Majesty was this enraged.
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You are right.
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Whenever His Majesty was furious,
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he would be the first to show deference
and soothe the King's wrath
266
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to mediate the situation.
267
00:18:48,252 --> 00:18:50,003
But he did not step in once today.
268
00:18:50,087 --> 00:18:51,255
Earlier at the hall of governance,
269
00:18:51,338 --> 00:18:54,424
I overheard the Left State Councilor
talking to the Minister of Rites
270
00:18:54,925 --> 00:18:57,553
that His Majesty decided
to look into Chu Dal-ha's report
271
00:18:58,387 --> 00:19:02,141
to clear his name
of being Prince Rui's spy.
272
00:19:08,313 --> 00:19:10,107
It is all bygones now,
273
00:19:10,691 --> 00:19:12,651
but three years ago,
274
00:19:15,571 --> 00:19:17,447
I shared Lord Kim Jong-bae's suspicion
275
00:19:17,531 --> 00:19:21,827
that Grand Prince Jinhan had sent a spy
to both the Ming and the Qing.
276
00:19:22,786 --> 00:19:23,787
But to hear
277
00:19:23,871 --> 00:19:27,249
that Chu Dal-ha had acted upon
the late king's command
278
00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:30,627
and that there was another spy
who communicated with the Qing in secret.
279
00:19:32,504 --> 00:19:35,382
This is pure chaos I cannot fathom.
280
00:19:38,844 --> 00:19:39,887
So, tell us.
281
00:19:40,470 --> 00:19:42,055
For what reason was your father
282
00:19:42,139 --> 00:19:45,851
so convinced that His Majesty
was the spy back then?
283
00:19:46,768 --> 00:19:47,603
Pardon?
284
00:19:51,064 --> 00:19:52,649
Right, the reason was...
285
00:19:55,819 --> 00:19:58,488
Why has His Majesty
summoned the Border Defense Council?
286
00:19:58,572 --> 00:20:00,616
There has been a report
of a breach of the peace treaty
287
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,409
whereby a spy named Chu Dal-ha
288
00:20:02,492 --> 00:20:04,411
was dispatched to the Ming
to communicate with them.
289
00:20:06,079 --> 00:20:08,624
Did you just say Chu Dal-ha?
290
00:20:09,249 --> 00:20:10,584
Do you recognize the name?
291
00:20:10,667 --> 00:20:11,752
Recently,
292
00:20:11,835 --> 00:20:14,922
I have seen him at a courtesan's house
that Grand Prince Jinhan frequents.
293
00:20:15,505 --> 00:20:18,383
Are you saying you saw
the Grand Prince meeting with him?
294
00:20:19,927 --> 00:20:20,886
That is correct.
295
00:20:21,428 --> 00:20:24,014
I saw them clearly with my two eyes.
296
00:20:31,063 --> 00:20:33,273
What is wrong, Myung-ha?
297
00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,168
What insolence is this?
298
00:21:00,300 --> 00:21:01,468
You bastard.
299
00:21:01,551 --> 00:21:03,428
Do you have a death wish?
300
00:21:04,513 --> 00:21:05,514
Yes.
301
00:21:05,597 --> 00:21:08,016
I may as well kill you
and take my own life today.
302
00:21:10,352 --> 00:21:13,230
What wrong did I ever do to you
that you would treat me thusly?
303
00:21:13,313 --> 00:21:15,065
You clearly told my father
304
00:21:15,607 --> 00:21:18,318
that you witnessed a meeting between
Grand Prince Jinhan and Chu Dal-ha
305
00:21:18,402 --> 00:21:20,112
at Hongjang's courtesan house.
306
00:21:22,072 --> 00:21:24,658
Did I say those words?
307
00:21:24,741 --> 00:21:26,326
My father believed in your lies
308
00:21:27,369 --> 00:21:28,328
and...
309
00:21:29,246 --> 00:21:32,040
thought that Grand Prince Jinhan
was the spy who colluded with the Qing.
310
00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:33,041
My father...
311
00:21:34,084 --> 00:21:35,836
died because of you.
312
00:21:37,796 --> 00:21:39,298
Let me go!
313
00:21:47,472 --> 00:21:51,643
You should get your story straight
even in your raging state.
314
00:21:52,394 --> 00:21:54,271
Lord Kim Jong-bae
315
00:21:55,063 --> 00:21:56,565
died at His Majesty's hands.
316
00:21:56,648 --> 00:21:59,359
So how is his death my fault?
317
00:21:59,443 --> 00:22:02,612
All I ever did was tell him
318
00:22:02,696 --> 00:22:06,199
what he had wanted to hear.
319
00:22:07,868 --> 00:22:10,620
Even if it had not been for my lies,
320
00:22:10,704 --> 00:22:13,081
he would have found a way
321
00:22:13,165 --> 00:22:16,710
to accuse His Majesty as the spy.
322
00:22:18,253 --> 00:22:20,839
Do you think His Majesty
would agree with you?
323
00:22:23,467 --> 00:22:27,429
I will have you tied to the rack
along with Chu Dal-ha for interrogation.
324
00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:28,847
Who knows?
325
00:22:31,391 --> 00:22:34,519
He may even attest that you were the spy
who colluded with the Qing.
326
00:22:46,406 --> 00:22:48,158
Please spare my life.
327
00:22:50,452 --> 00:22:52,537
Please forgive me this once.
328
00:22:53,205 --> 00:22:54,831
It is all in the past, is it not?
329
00:22:59,628 --> 00:23:01,338
Does this mean you are forgiving me?
330
00:23:02,839 --> 00:23:03,882
Just you wait.
331
00:23:04,508 --> 00:23:07,052
I shall contemplate
how best to deal with you
332
00:23:07,594 --> 00:23:09,429
to relieve my anger.
333
00:23:19,689 --> 00:23:20,857
Principal Director.
334
00:23:21,817 --> 00:23:23,610
What did you just say?
335
00:23:24,319 --> 00:23:26,029
His Majesty is attempting
to sever his ties to me
336
00:23:26,863 --> 00:23:29,658
despite my significant
contribution to his reign
337
00:23:30,325 --> 00:23:33,870
and our bond bound by the heavens.
338
00:23:35,163 --> 00:23:39,793
And why would he wish to do so
when you are his one and only uncle?
339
00:23:46,383 --> 00:23:47,425
Do not tell me...
340
00:23:48,927 --> 00:23:51,930
it is because of the suspicion
regarding the late king's poisoning.
341
00:23:53,807 --> 00:23:55,475
It is for another reason.
342
00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,104
But you assured me
there could be no other reason.
343
00:23:59,187 --> 00:24:00,188
Back in the day,
344
00:24:01,189 --> 00:24:03,275
I once told you that I had a plan
345
00:24:03,900 --> 00:24:08,238
I had worked on for a long time
to secure His Majesty's ascension.
346
00:24:09,406 --> 00:24:10,365
I was the one...
347
00:24:11,825 --> 00:24:14,995
who secretly informed Prince Rui
348
00:24:15,078 --> 00:24:18,331
that the late king sent a spy to the Ming.
349
00:24:20,876 --> 00:24:22,752
Why did you do such a thing?
350
00:24:30,260 --> 00:24:31,636
That is exactly it.
351
00:24:32,220 --> 00:24:35,599
You must feign ignorance like so
to the King as well.
352
00:24:35,682 --> 00:24:37,225
Tell him you did not know
353
00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:39,477
and that the Principal Director
is not a spy.
354
00:24:42,898 --> 00:24:45,108
I sincerely did not know.
355
00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:46,193
Did you
356
00:24:46,902 --> 00:24:48,820
truly not notice any oddity?
357
00:24:50,030 --> 00:24:51,031
Did you believe
358
00:24:51,907 --> 00:24:56,578
the Qing troops' timely invasion of Uiju
when Grand Prince Jinhan was in trouble
359
00:24:57,078 --> 00:24:59,372
and the late king's sudden passing
360
00:24:59,456 --> 00:25:03,376
were all mere coincidences?
361
00:25:04,628 --> 00:25:05,837
It is highly unseemly
362
00:25:05,921 --> 00:25:08,882
to depreciate my services thusly.
363
00:25:21,311 --> 00:25:22,938
Do not worry.
364
00:25:24,314 --> 00:25:28,777
His Majesty cannot dare to cast me away.
365
00:25:30,904 --> 00:25:32,239
If he dares to bring me down,
366
00:25:33,281 --> 00:25:35,992
he will crumble before I do.
367
00:25:44,334 --> 00:25:47,003
I hear Chu Dal-ha's interrogation
is being prepared.
368
00:25:47,587 --> 00:25:49,214
We are currently selecting the judges.
369
00:25:50,715 --> 00:25:51,758
However,
370
00:25:52,425 --> 00:25:55,637
the court is complaining
because the criminal has not been named.
371
00:25:56,846 --> 00:25:59,182
There is no chance
that Chu Dal-ha knows their name.
372
00:26:01,226 --> 00:26:02,936
This must be by His Majesty's design.
373
00:26:06,314 --> 00:26:08,817
I am worried as he seems to be
374
00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:11,111
rushing the case for some reason.
375
00:26:12,570 --> 00:26:14,447
If the court's resistance grows stronger,
376
00:26:15,282 --> 00:26:18,368
his safety will be put at risk.
377
00:26:28,712 --> 00:26:30,755
Bollocks! You cannot!
378
00:26:39,306 --> 00:26:41,057
I must go to the palace today.
379
00:26:41,725 --> 00:26:43,018
I must see His Majesty.
380
00:26:43,601 --> 00:26:45,312
I have to look into Master Chu's case
381
00:26:45,395 --> 00:26:48,565
and inform the Sixth Royal Secretary
about the recent developments as well.
382
00:26:49,649 --> 00:26:52,235
You cannot go to the palace in this state.
383
00:26:52,736 --> 00:26:53,987
I will go instead.
384
00:26:54,529 --> 00:26:56,072
I shall go to the State Tribunal
385
00:26:56,156 --> 00:26:57,532
-and the palace...
-Jageunnyeon.
386
00:27:02,704 --> 00:27:03,872
Jageunnyeon.
387
00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:07,584
Stop calling my name.
388
00:27:08,835 --> 00:27:10,003
If you call me like that,
389
00:27:11,296 --> 00:27:14,132
I cannot dissuade you from going.
390
00:27:18,803 --> 00:27:19,804
Thank you.
391
00:28:02,722 --> 00:28:06,559
Why did you come to the palace
when you have not fully recovered yet?
392
00:28:08,353 --> 00:28:10,814
I came as I had something to tell you.
393
00:28:12,107 --> 00:28:13,358
Is it because
394
00:28:14,984 --> 00:28:16,945
I arrested Chu Dal-ha without telling you?
395
00:28:18,822 --> 00:28:22,742
How would I dare
to comment on your decision?
396
00:28:23,451 --> 00:28:24,285
Nevertheless,
397
00:28:25,662 --> 00:28:28,289
if you arrested Chu Dal-ha to protect me
398
00:28:29,666 --> 00:28:31,793
when you knew
it was all my crime and not his,
399
00:28:33,211 --> 00:28:34,879
I must say you still do not know me well.
400
00:28:34,963 --> 00:28:36,423
I decided to take measures first
401
00:28:37,924 --> 00:28:39,843
as I anticipated you would react this way.
402
00:28:41,886 --> 00:28:43,680
Was it because I am a woman?
403
00:28:44,514 --> 00:28:46,391
It is because you are my woman.
404
00:28:54,607 --> 00:28:55,817
This interrogation
405
00:28:56,860 --> 00:28:57,902
is being held
406
00:28:57,986 --> 00:29:01,406
to find the treacherous spy of the Qing
from three years ago.
407
00:29:02,157 --> 00:29:06,578
This is a quest I have long striven for
and a duty I must fulfill.
408
00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:10,957
What could I possibly do
409
00:29:12,125 --> 00:29:14,335
if I had you bound in ropes as a traitor?
410
00:29:15,754 --> 00:29:19,716
The fear that you might get hurt
would paralyze and bar me.
411
00:29:21,217 --> 00:29:22,719
I understand how you feel.
412
00:29:24,512 --> 00:29:26,264
I know guilt weighs on your heart.
413
00:29:27,557 --> 00:29:28,516
However,
414
00:29:29,851 --> 00:29:31,644
this is also what Chu Dal-ha wants.
415
00:29:32,937 --> 00:29:34,314
Remember that and return home.
416
00:29:36,232 --> 00:29:37,233
Your Majesty.
417
00:29:39,736 --> 00:29:41,780
Is the spy who communicated with the Qing
418
00:29:44,073 --> 00:29:45,950
Principal Director Park Jong-hwan?
419
00:29:48,745 --> 00:29:51,122
I looked back
upon hearing the news of the abolition
420
00:29:51,206 --> 00:29:52,207
of the Border Defense Council.
421
00:29:53,291 --> 00:29:55,668
Having the Grand Prince
accompany you to the gisinje,
422
00:29:55,752 --> 00:29:57,629
the substitution of the Princess,
423
00:29:59,255 --> 00:30:01,382
and the appointment of the Crown Prince
424
00:30:03,134 --> 00:30:06,513
were all a power struggle
between you and the Principal Director.
425
00:30:13,561 --> 00:30:14,646
Three years ago,
426
00:30:17,106 --> 00:30:19,067
when my father was taken to the Qing,
427
00:30:20,109 --> 00:30:21,402
when Hongjang died,
428
00:30:22,362 --> 00:30:25,698
and when I was at death's door,
I took a vow before the heavens
429
00:30:27,367 --> 00:30:29,410
that I would dethrone the captivated king
430
00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:30,995
and bring justice to the world.
431
00:30:31,955 --> 00:30:34,040
And that I would make you feel the pain
432
00:30:34,123 --> 00:30:37,919
and suffer the indignity of being betrayed
by the person you trusted.
433
00:30:40,213 --> 00:30:41,756
But in hindsight,
434
00:30:43,758 --> 00:30:45,051
the one who was captivated...
435
00:30:46,511 --> 00:30:47,595
was me.
436
00:30:51,474 --> 00:30:52,934
I was blinded by the captivation
437
00:30:54,435 --> 00:30:56,563
and failed to see the man you truly are.
438
00:31:03,444 --> 00:31:04,612
In truth,
439
00:31:05,989 --> 00:31:08,032
I still do not understand, Your Majesty.
440
00:31:08,616 --> 00:31:11,744
Attacking the Principal Director
will only endanger your reign.
441
00:31:13,329 --> 00:31:16,082
For what reason
are you taking such a high risk?
442
00:31:21,379 --> 00:31:22,589
I was ashamed.
443
00:31:28,595 --> 00:31:30,346
Even a powerless commoner...
444
00:31:33,766 --> 00:31:35,101
risks their lives
445
00:31:35,852 --> 00:31:37,061
to carry out their duties.
446
00:31:37,145 --> 00:31:38,771
But I, their king,
447
00:31:40,356 --> 00:31:42,442
have failed to do anything.
448
00:31:46,237 --> 00:31:47,864
Hiding the crimes I have committed...
449
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,995
has been eating me alive.
450
00:31:57,582 --> 00:31:59,042
Are you referring to the crime
451
00:32:00,585 --> 00:32:02,253
that you mentioned to me?
452
00:32:04,047 --> 00:32:05,632
The one that began three years ago
453
00:32:07,508 --> 00:32:09,177
and still continues to this day?
454
00:32:09,677 --> 00:32:13,097
You will turn your back on me
if you learn what it is.
455
00:32:15,808 --> 00:32:17,060
You will spit on my face,
456
00:32:18,269 --> 00:32:19,270
condemn,
457
00:32:21,898 --> 00:32:23,232
and loathe me.
458
00:32:27,820 --> 00:32:29,572
If it is against your wishes,
459
00:32:29,656 --> 00:32:31,407
you do not have to say anything.
460
00:32:33,910 --> 00:32:35,662
What more can I hide from you?
461
00:32:43,294 --> 00:32:46,714
When the late king passed away,
he gave me his last words.
462
00:32:47,924 --> 00:32:48,967
Find...
463
00:32:49,467 --> 00:32:52,512
the one who harmed me
464
00:32:53,888 --> 00:32:56,057
and punish them.
465
00:32:56,808 --> 00:32:58,101
And see to it
466
00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:01,980
that the Prince Royal
ascends to the throne.
467
00:33:05,149 --> 00:33:08,861
I went against my brother's last words
and ascended to the throne.
468
00:33:16,202 --> 00:33:17,745
The man standing before you...
469
00:33:20,957 --> 00:33:23,418
is a criminal who usurped the throne.
470
00:33:53,364 --> 00:33:54,449
Your Majesty.
471
00:33:57,201 --> 00:33:59,579
You ascended to the throne
472
00:34:00,413 --> 00:34:02,331
to keep the late king's last words.
473
00:34:03,916 --> 00:34:06,210
It was to protect
the Grand Prince and the Princess
474
00:34:08,546 --> 00:34:10,006
that you became a criminal.
475
00:34:16,554 --> 00:34:18,181
For the past three years,
476
00:34:22,268 --> 00:34:24,645
I have been wandering,
lost in the Underworld.
477
00:34:28,024 --> 00:34:29,275
However,
478
00:34:31,527 --> 00:34:33,237
you are still in the Underworld.
479
00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:46,959
I will stay by your side every step.
480
00:34:49,337 --> 00:34:50,713
I will endure it all with you...
481
00:34:53,841 --> 00:34:55,259
and be of support to you.
482
00:35:38,427 --> 00:35:39,387
My lord.
483
00:35:40,054 --> 00:35:42,223
His Royal Highness summons you.
484
00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:05,037
Your Royal Highness.
485
00:36:06,122 --> 00:36:08,791
Master Kang is here,
Sixth Royal Secretary.
486
00:36:19,677 --> 00:36:22,555
The King has barred
my involvement in the interrogation.
487
00:36:24,599 --> 00:36:27,101
I was worried when you
disappeared from Banchon Village,
488
00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:28,978
but seeing as you are well,
489
00:36:30,897 --> 00:36:34,525
I strongly suspect that you and the King
may be on the same side.
490
00:36:38,237 --> 00:36:39,572
Even if Chu Dal-ha
491
00:36:39,655 --> 00:36:41,949
names His Royal Highness or me
during his interrogation,
492
00:36:42,825 --> 00:36:44,452
I will not be shocked.
493
00:36:47,788 --> 00:36:49,707
I can assure you that will not happen.
494
00:36:50,917 --> 00:36:52,084
Do not worry.
495
00:36:52,168 --> 00:36:53,211
Then answer me.
496
00:36:54,754 --> 00:36:57,757
How come you are all well
when Chu Dal-ha is at death's door?
497
00:36:57,840 --> 00:36:59,467
Where have you been all this time?
498
00:37:04,513 --> 00:37:07,266
Are you not the one
who proposed to plot treason together?
499
00:37:12,271 --> 00:37:13,356
Perhaps the King
500
00:37:13,898 --> 00:37:15,983
already has full knowledge of our plot.
501
00:37:21,030 --> 00:37:22,114
Answer me.
502
00:37:31,457 --> 00:37:33,292
What on earth has happened?
503
00:37:36,295 --> 00:37:37,380
Chu Dal-ha...
504
00:37:39,757 --> 00:37:41,842
attempted an assassination and failed.
505
00:37:43,970 --> 00:37:45,554
It was because I was captivated
506
00:37:46,430 --> 00:37:48,975
that I failed to see
the King's real intention.
507
00:37:50,476 --> 00:37:51,352
But now,
508
00:37:52,728 --> 00:37:54,146
I am certain of what it is.
509
00:37:55,898 --> 00:37:56,983
The interrogation...
510
00:37:58,609 --> 00:38:01,153
is His Majesty's measure
to protect His Royal Highness.
511
00:38:04,156 --> 00:38:06,784
Can you swear to the heavens
that this is not a lie
512
00:38:07,326 --> 00:38:08,786
to relieve me of my worries?
513
00:38:09,370 --> 00:38:11,289
I swear on my life.
514
00:38:19,672 --> 00:38:20,589
Had you not sworn,
515
00:38:21,549 --> 00:38:23,384
I just might have believed you.
516
00:38:58,961 --> 00:39:00,046
My lord.
517
00:39:01,088 --> 00:39:02,089
Let us...
518
00:39:19,982 --> 00:39:21,233
-He is over there.
-Right.
519
00:39:22,902 --> 00:39:24,862
My goodness, how awful.
520
00:39:26,197 --> 00:39:27,239
Thank you.
521
00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:30,951
-You have half an hour.
-Yes, of course.
522
00:39:37,041 --> 00:39:37,875
Master Chu.
523
00:39:39,668 --> 00:39:40,753
We are here.
524
00:39:44,715 --> 00:39:45,716
My lady.
525
00:39:47,676 --> 00:39:49,512
How is your wound?
526
00:39:51,138 --> 00:39:52,431
It is bearable.
527
00:39:54,058 --> 00:39:55,351
How are you doing?
528
00:39:57,853 --> 00:39:59,438
It is bearable for me as well.
529
00:40:01,273 --> 00:40:03,776
Goodness, when did you prepare all this?
530
00:40:03,859 --> 00:40:05,694
He will not be able to finish it all.
531
00:40:05,778 --> 00:40:08,406
It is not even that much.
532
00:40:08,489 --> 00:40:10,116
This is Bun-yeong's regular meal.
533
00:40:10,783 --> 00:40:14,286
It was indeed very pleasing
to see her down a meal, was it not?
534
00:40:16,205 --> 00:40:18,791
Please take good care of Bun-yeong.
535
00:40:21,877 --> 00:40:22,962
I shall try.
536
00:40:26,549 --> 00:40:28,008
Goodbye, my lady.
537
00:40:29,885 --> 00:40:30,845
You.
538
00:40:31,929 --> 00:40:33,472
Have you seen me somewhere?
539
00:40:34,515 --> 00:40:35,433
I am not sure.
540
00:40:35,516 --> 00:40:37,726
It is my first time seeing you.
541
00:40:39,186 --> 00:40:40,146
Is that so?
542
00:40:42,648 --> 00:40:45,067
Wait, Se-dong, do you remember that man?
543
00:40:45,568 --> 00:40:48,446
The Principal Director's servant
we met for Bun-yeong's matter.
544
00:40:48,529 --> 00:40:50,239
Do you mean Mak-dong? What about him?
545
00:40:50,781 --> 00:40:53,367
Do you remember how he recognized me
when I had never seen him?
546
00:40:54,326 --> 00:40:55,369
That is true.
547
00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:58,539
He did ask you
if you had ever seen him somewhere.
548
00:40:59,165 --> 00:41:01,500
What are you talking about?
549
00:41:01,584 --> 00:41:04,378
Do give us an explanation
so we can understand.
550
00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:07,548
Who is Mak-dong?
551
00:41:07,631 --> 00:41:08,549
Three years ago,
552
00:41:09,216 --> 00:41:12,428
there was a man
who told the Qing of all my movements.
553
00:41:13,095 --> 00:41:15,014
Mak-dong,
the Principal Director's servant,
554
00:41:15,681 --> 00:41:17,224
just may be that man.
555
00:41:24,773 --> 00:41:27,109
So it is not that
Chu Dal-ha remembered Mak-dong,
556
00:41:27,693 --> 00:41:30,196
but rather Mak-dong
who recognized him first?
557
00:41:31,071 --> 00:41:31,989
But that alone
558
00:41:32,072 --> 00:41:35,784
does not prove that Mak-dong
tailed Chu Dal-ha.
559
00:41:36,452 --> 00:41:37,661
Nevertheless,
560
00:41:38,412 --> 00:41:40,498
his being a servant
of the Principal Director
561
00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:42,833
cannot be a mere coincidence.
562
00:41:43,334 --> 00:41:45,753
Please have him questioned just in case.
563
00:41:51,550 --> 00:41:54,053
Principal Director,
I apologize for coming at this hour.
564
00:41:55,346 --> 00:41:56,347
It is fine.
565
00:41:57,181 --> 00:41:58,390
What brings you here?
566
00:41:59,058 --> 00:42:02,269
I am here to ask your servant,
Mak-dong, a few questions.
567
00:42:02,853 --> 00:42:05,648
It is on His Majesty's order,
so please hand him over to us.
568
00:42:07,691 --> 00:42:09,193
Summon Mak-dong.
569
00:42:11,070 --> 00:42:12,154
My lord.
570
00:42:12,238 --> 00:42:16,575
He left early today
to visit his relatives in his hometown.
571
00:42:17,076 --> 00:42:19,370
He will be back in a few weeks.
572
00:42:21,622 --> 00:42:22,706
Did you hear him?
573
00:42:25,417 --> 00:42:26,418
I understand.
574
00:42:27,253 --> 00:42:28,462
I shall return then.
575
00:42:53,696 --> 00:42:55,114
I apologize, my lord.
576
00:42:55,197 --> 00:42:58,409
I did recognize his face.
577
00:42:59,285 --> 00:43:00,828
But I only saw him so long ago,
578
00:43:01,412 --> 00:43:04,748
so I could not recollect who he was.
579
00:43:06,083 --> 00:43:08,419
At least you remember now.
580
00:43:28,147 --> 00:43:29,231
Mak-dong.
581
00:43:31,984 --> 00:43:33,402
Thank you for your work.
582
00:43:35,946 --> 00:43:37,031
I will not
583
00:43:38,991 --> 00:43:40,409
forget your kindness, my lord.
584
00:43:50,044 --> 00:43:51,211
Stop right there!
585
00:43:58,469 --> 00:43:59,595
Arrest him!
586
00:43:59,678 --> 00:44:00,721
-Yes, Captain!
-Yes, Captain!
587
00:45:02,741 --> 00:45:03,826
Good work.
588
00:45:11,125 --> 00:45:13,335
Take this letter to Uiju.
589
00:45:14,461 --> 00:45:15,546
A month from now,
590
00:45:15,629 --> 00:45:17,506
the Qing's envoy, Jung Je-pyo,
591
00:45:17,589 --> 00:45:20,008
will arrive with a document approving
the appointment of the Crown Prince.
592
00:45:20,926 --> 00:45:23,178
Tell him that I have sent you
593
00:45:24,096 --> 00:45:25,639
and give him this letter.
594
00:45:26,140 --> 00:45:27,307
Yes, my lord.
595
00:45:34,440 --> 00:45:35,274
Your Majesty.
596
00:45:35,357 --> 00:45:36,358
Forgive me.
597
00:45:36,942 --> 00:45:38,986
Mak-dong, Principal Director
Park Jong-hwan's servant,
598
00:45:39,486 --> 00:45:41,655
was found dead with his throat slit.
599
00:45:42,281 --> 00:45:44,700
If his throat was slit,
that means he was murdered.
600
00:45:45,284 --> 00:45:46,785
This was clearly to silence him.
601
00:46:00,340 --> 00:46:01,341
Chief Royal Secretary.
602
00:46:01,425 --> 00:46:02,676
Yes, Your Majesty.
603
00:46:03,927 --> 00:46:06,430
Summon Principal Director
Park Jong-hwan this instant!
604
00:46:06,513 --> 00:46:07,514
Yes, Your Majesty.
605
00:46:08,265 --> 00:46:09,475
Your Majesty.
606
00:46:09,558 --> 00:46:13,604
I am not sure he will admit
his crimes of murdering Mak-dong.
607
00:46:13,687 --> 00:46:15,647
I am not summoning him to question that.
608
00:46:16,773 --> 00:46:17,941
Then for what, may I ask?
609
00:46:19,318 --> 00:46:20,444
I must...
610
00:46:24,114 --> 00:46:26,241
give my uncle his final warning.
611
00:46:43,717 --> 00:46:45,677
His Majesty requests you inside.
612
00:47:06,823 --> 00:47:07,991
Principal Director.
613
00:47:09,076 --> 00:47:10,410
Confess your crimes and be punished.
614
00:47:10,494 --> 00:47:12,204
I will not interrogate you if you do.
615
00:47:12,287 --> 00:47:17,084
I am not sure which crime
you are referring to, Your Majesty.
616
00:47:17,167 --> 00:47:19,127
Do you truly believe
617
00:47:19,211 --> 00:47:21,922
your treasonous collusion with the Qing
can remain a secret?
618
00:47:25,008 --> 00:47:26,927
When the interrogation begins,
619
00:47:27,010 --> 00:47:30,180
all your crimes from murdering Mak-dong
to concealing your liaison with the Qing
620
00:47:30,264 --> 00:47:33,642
to poisoning the late king to death
will be exposed.
621
00:47:36,979 --> 00:47:37,854
Your Majesty.
622
00:47:38,772 --> 00:47:39,898
With all due respect,
623
00:47:40,857 --> 00:47:44,319
you cannot punish me
for the late king's death.
624
00:47:45,779 --> 00:47:49,658
Even if a poisoning took place
and I gave out the order to do so,
625
00:47:49,741 --> 00:47:52,744
you cannot expose those crimes.
626
00:47:54,413 --> 00:47:56,456
If you punish me for them,
627
00:47:57,791 --> 00:48:00,586
the people will think
that they were your doing.
628
00:48:01,253 --> 00:48:04,006
And this will serve
as a pretext for treason,
629
00:48:04,881 --> 00:48:08,135
which will then lead to your dethronement.
630
00:48:11,471 --> 00:48:12,931
A pretext for treason?
631
00:48:19,563 --> 00:48:21,148
A pretext for treason, you say.
632
00:48:25,402 --> 00:48:26,445
The people believe
633
00:48:28,447 --> 00:48:31,199
that I poisoned my brother
and my sister-in-law
634
00:48:31,283 --> 00:48:32,534
to ascend to the throne
635
00:48:34,745 --> 00:48:38,206
and committed depravity
by taking my brother's woman.
636
00:48:38,790 --> 00:48:39,625
The people
637
00:48:40,626 --> 00:48:43,462
condemn and point fingers at me
for being a pathetic king.
638
00:48:44,796 --> 00:48:48,133
A king who lets
the Principal Director, his uncle,
639
00:48:48,634 --> 00:48:51,970
take control of the court
and abuse his power as he sees fit
640
00:48:53,221 --> 00:48:54,931
and also indulges himself in baduk
641
00:48:56,683 --> 00:48:58,977
with the gidaeryeong,
a man whom he is attracted to
642
00:49:00,270 --> 00:49:01,730
at Yeongchwijeong.
643
00:49:05,484 --> 00:49:07,152
All my actions so far...
644
00:49:12,157 --> 00:49:13,992
provided ample pretexts for treason.
645
00:49:23,877 --> 00:49:25,921
That is why I am taking action now.
646
00:49:30,008 --> 00:49:31,051
The king...
647
00:49:32,928 --> 00:49:34,596
executing his own kin
648
00:49:34,680 --> 00:49:37,808
who has recklessly wielded his power
649
00:49:39,601 --> 00:49:42,437
will inspire the people more than ever.
650
00:49:47,150 --> 00:49:48,694
Do not be concerned about treason.
651
00:49:48,777 --> 00:49:50,153
All this is to prevent one.
652
00:49:50,237 --> 00:49:51,488
I will give you one final chance.
653
00:49:54,616 --> 00:49:56,451
Confess your crimes and be punished.
654
00:49:57,035 --> 00:49:57,953
If you do,
655
00:49:58,495 --> 00:50:00,247
I shall spare you from the humiliation
656
00:50:00,956 --> 00:50:02,582
of being interrogated in the open.
657
00:50:02,666 --> 00:50:03,625
What is your choice?
658
00:50:09,256 --> 00:50:11,258
Allow me some time to think.
659
00:50:11,341 --> 00:50:12,300
You have one day.
660
00:50:16,012 --> 00:50:18,056
You will come here
at this exact hour tomorrow
661
00:50:19,558 --> 00:50:20,684
and confess your crimes.
662
00:51:05,145 --> 00:51:09,191
The spy who colluded with the Qing
that His Majesty is looking for.
663
00:51:10,650 --> 00:51:12,319
That spy is you, is it not?
664
00:51:15,739 --> 00:51:16,656
My lord.
665
00:51:17,282 --> 00:51:19,576
Meet Kim Myung-ha.
666
00:51:20,911 --> 00:51:24,039
Why do you suggest
that I meet him out of the blue?
667
00:51:25,582 --> 00:51:26,708
Three years ago,
668
00:51:27,626 --> 00:51:29,211
Minister of War Kim Jong-bae
669
00:51:29,294 --> 00:51:32,380
suspected Grand Prince Jinhan
of being a Qing's spy.
670
00:51:33,548 --> 00:51:35,300
The dispatch of a spy to the Ming
671
00:51:35,884 --> 00:51:38,053
and the secret communications to the Qing
672
00:51:38,136 --> 00:51:40,305
were all considered to be
673
00:51:40,388 --> 00:51:44,643
Grand Prince Jinhan's machinations
to dispose of the late king
674
00:51:44,726 --> 00:51:46,436
and ascend to the throne himself.
675
00:51:48,438 --> 00:51:49,773
Back then,
676
00:51:50,690 --> 00:51:54,069
I was impressed that Grand Prince Jinhan
had accomplished such feats.
677
00:51:55,362 --> 00:51:58,156
That is why I abandoned Kim Jong-bae
678
00:51:58,240 --> 00:52:00,742
and joined hands with him.
679
00:52:01,827 --> 00:52:02,869
How interesting.
680
00:52:04,621 --> 00:52:05,831
Continue.
681
00:52:07,999 --> 00:52:11,419
After observing you closely
for a few days,
682
00:52:12,420 --> 00:52:14,339
I realized that all those feats
683
00:52:14,965 --> 00:52:18,844
were accomplished by you
and not His Majesty.
684
00:52:19,970 --> 00:52:22,013
And it turned out the person
I wanted to serve
685
00:52:22,097 --> 00:52:23,890
was not Grand Prince Jinhan.
686
00:52:26,434 --> 00:52:28,061
It was you, my lord.
687
00:52:30,647 --> 00:52:31,565
Watching His Majesty
688
00:52:32,566 --> 00:52:36,236
state his will to punish the spy
who colluded with the Qing
689
00:52:38,989 --> 00:52:41,324
filled me with fury.
690
00:52:42,117 --> 00:52:43,743
If I were you,
691
00:52:44,411 --> 00:52:47,205
I would have exploded in indignation.
692
00:52:49,124 --> 00:52:51,418
After all your service to His Majesty
693
00:52:51,501 --> 00:52:54,379
whereby you even put up with
the sordid business of being a spy,
694
00:52:55,171 --> 00:52:56,464
His Majesty
695
00:52:57,340 --> 00:52:58,550
fails to see...
696
00:53:04,139 --> 00:53:05,140
Anyway,
697
00:53:05,807 --> 00:53:09,227
what I wanted to say is
698
00:53:11,313 --> 00:53:17,444
that a king who does not appreciate
a loyal subject is not worth lingering on.
699
00:53:19,821 --> 00:53:23,158
Do you think Kim Myung-ha
would meet with me?
700
00:53:24,200 --> 00:53:28,371
I shall act as your intermediary, my lord.
701
00:53:46,431 --> 00:53:49,392
I told you to wait, did I not?
702
00:53:49,976 --> 00:53:52,938
I came to convey a message
from the Principal Director.
703
00:54:01,780 --> 00:54:04,866
So in other words,
the Principal Director is asking me
704
00:54:05,492 --> 00:54:07,410
to join hands with him in treason.
705
00:54:07,953 --> 00:54:09,704
What do you mean by treason?
706
00:54:10,622 --> 00:54:14,000
We will ascend the Crown Prince
to the throne, his rightful place,
707
00:54:14,501 --> 00:54:18,922
and liberate your father's soul
from his bitter resentments.
708
00:54:22,175 --> 00:54:23,468
Park Jong-hwan
709
00:54:24,678 --> 00:54:25,804
must be the spy.
710
00:54:27,013 --> 00:54:28,056
Am I wrong?
711
00:54:32,894 --> 00:54:36,856
It seemed you had a falling out
with the gidaeryeong.
712
00:54:39,150 --> 00:54:40,235
Is that not right?
713
00:54:41,569 --> 00:54:43,613
When the interrogation begins,
714
00:54:43,697 --> 00:54:47,909
my name may roll off
of Chu Dal-ha's tongue,
715
00:54:48,451 --> 00:54:50,203
but he could easily say yours.
716
00:54:51,162 --> 00:54:53,289
He may end up naming both of us.
717
00:54:55,333 --> 00:54:56,251
Therefore,
718
00:54:56,960 --> 00:55:00,005
we must stand on the same side
as Principal Director Park Jong-hwan.
719
00:55:00,088 --> 00:55:01,131
That is the only way
720
00:55:01,631 --> 00:55:05,051
His Royal Highness, you, and I
721
00:55:05,135 --> 00:55:07,679
can survive.
722
00:55:13,143 --> 00:55:14,477
Why do you hesitate?
723
00:55:14,978 --> 00:55:17,856
Do you not want revenge on the King
for your father's death?
724
00:55:25,196 --> 00:55:26,740
Do think about it
725
00:55:27,741 --> 00:55:29,826
and let me know by tomorrow morning.
726
00:55:54,559 --> 00:55:55,727
Kim Myung-ha
727
00:55:55,810 --> 00:55:58,855
wishes to join hands with you.
728
00:56:00,440 --> 00:56:02,233
Words alone are not enough.
729
00:56:03,610 --> 00:56:04,736
I need solid proof
730
00:56:05,570 --> 00:56:08,948
that he will support me in this cause.
731
00:56:09,616 --> 00:56:12,577
What kind of proof do you have in mind?
732
00:56:16,456 --> 00:56:18,750
Convey this message to him.
733
00:56:31,679 --> 00:56:33,765
Welcome, Sixth Royal Secretary.
734
00:56:39,020 --> 00:56:40,396
What is going on here?
735
00:56:40,480 --> 00:56:43,858
Father did not forget my wish
and gave me his approval
736
00:56:44,692 --> 00:56:47,153
to play baduk with my master.
737
00:56:51,324 --> 00:56:54,577
It has been a while
since I have seen you smile.
738
00:56:56,121 --> 00:56:59,749
Do you think this is inappropriate
during my mother's mourning?
739
00:56:59,833 --> 00:57:00,959
No, Your Royal Highness.
740
00:57:01,459 --> 00:57:03,128
I was only happy to see you smile.
741
00:57:09,509 --> 00:57:11,803
Is something the matter?
742
00:57:13,763 --> 00:57:16,432
No, do not mind me.
743
00:57:39,497 --> 00:57:40,665
Your Royal Highness.
744
00:57:42,041 --> 00:57:43,126
Principal Director.
745
00:57:45,837 --> 00:57:47,255
Sixth Royal Secretary.
746
00:57:49,674 --> 00:57:50,800
Principal Director.
747
00:57:59,559 --> 00:58:00,852
Your Royal Highness.
748
00:58:00,935 --> 00:58:04,939
Please forgive me
for my negligence so far.
749
00:58:05,440 --> 00:58:07,525
I shall visit you more often
750
00:58:07,609 --> 00:58:10,778
and make sure to be of service to you.
751
00:58:13,823 --> 00:58:14,991
Thank you.
752
00:58:29,172 --> 00:58:30,423
Your Majesty.
753
00:58:30,507 --> 00:58:33,092
Principal Director Park Jong-hwan is here.
754
00:58:34,928 --> 00:58:37,597
State your crimes, Principal Director.
755
00:58:42,227 --> 00:58:44,103
I apologize, Your Majesty.
756
00:58:46,356 --> 00:58:48,650
But I have none to state.
757
00:58:50,026 --> 00:58:52,820
I have been your loyal subject thus far
758
00:58:52,904 --> 00:58:54,781
and have never been disloyal to you.
759
00:58:55,365 --> 00:58:58,826
I have always been prepared
to give you my life if necessary.
760
00:58:59,452 --> 00:59:00,495
However,
761
00:59:00,995 --> 00:59:02,914
not even a royal command
762
00:59:02,997 --> 00:59:05,833
can force me to falsely confess
crimes I did not commit,
763
00:59:06,417 --> 00:59:08,419
for a smear against my reputation
764
00:59:08,503 --> 00:59:13,132
equates to one against the reputation
of you and this nation.
765
00:59:13,216 --> 00:59:14,467
You adamantly...
766
00:59:17,053 --> 00:59:18,096
refuse...
767
00:59:19,389 --> 00:59:21,808
to state your crimes?
768
00:59:22,433 --> 00:59:24,018
Yes, Your Majesty.
769
00:59:25,019 --> 00:59:26,729
As I have no more to say,
770
00:59:27,397 --> 00:59:29,857
I shall excuse myself now.
771
00:59:55,717 --> 00:59:56,884
Chief Royal Secretary.
772
00:59:57,468 --> 00:59:59,470
Yes, Your Majesty.
Please give me your command.
773
00:59:59,554 --> 01:00:02,432
I will summon the criminal
and interrogate him tomorrow,
774
01:00:02,515 --> 01:00:03,933
so make sure to prepare.
775
01:00:05,560 --> 01:00:06,644
Yes, Your Majesty.
776
01:00:10,940 --> 01:00:11,899
Your Majesty.
777
01:00:12,942 --> 01:00:14,360
With all due respect,
778
01:00:14,444 --> 01:00:15,612
summoning the Principal Director
779
01:00:15,695 --> 01:00:18,740
to the interrogation
without evidence or witness is risky.
780
01:00:19,407 --> 01:00:21,993
The official's mistrust toward you
will only grow
781
01:00:22,076 --> 01:00:24,996
and make it more difficult
to abolish the Border Defense Council.
782
01:00:26,873 --> 01:00:27,874
In truth,
783
01:00:31,461 --> 01:00:34,505
there is a witness and evidence
784
01:00:34,589 --> 01:00:36,841
that I have been saving as a last resort.
785
01:00:42,055 --> 01:00:44,140
Where might they be?
786
01:01:00,865 --> 01:01:01,741
My lady.
787
01:01:01,824 --> 01:01:03,785
Senior Court Lady Han is calling for you.
788
01:01:09,290 --> 01:01:11,459
Lead the way.
789
01:01:38,069 --> 01:01:39,153
Principal Director.
790
01:02:01,592 --> 01:02:02,844
Why are you standing about?
791
01:02:02,927 --> 01:02:04,053
Take it already.
792
01:02:06,055 --> 01:02:07,807
Are you telling me to take my own life
793
01:02:09,225 --> 01:02:10,685
now that you have no use for me?
794
01:02:12,270 --> 01:02:13,479
How foolish.
795
01:02:14,856 --> 01:02:18,401
Taking your life is a child's play.
796
01:02:18,901 --> 01:02:21,487
I would not need this to do so.
797
01:02:24,866 --> 01:02:25,783
Then what...
798
01:02:41,257 --> 01:02:44,302
What would you do if I refused?
799
01:02:48,431 --> 01:02:51,392
I shall report thusly
when His Majesty holds an interrogation.
800
01:02:52,518 --> 01:02:53,478
"Senior Court Lady Dong
801
01:02:53,561 --> 01:02:56,481
poisoned the late king to death for you,
Your Majesty."
802
01:02:58,149 --> 01:03:03,070
His Majesty will not forgive you
for poisoning the late king to death.
803
01:03:04,280 --> 01:03:06,407
If he forgave you,
804
01:03:07,116 --> 01:03:10,828
he would become a depraved tyrant
who forsook the bond set by the heavens.
805
01:03:12,330 --> 01:03:13,790
He will have you killed
806
01:03:14,373 --> 01:03:16,584
to clear his name.
807
01:03:20,046 --> 01:03:21,672
Do not be so foolish.
808
01:03:22,924 --> 01:03:24,842
This is all for your sake.
809
01:03:28,971 --> 01:03:29,889
Saving yourself
810
01:03:30,932 --> 01:03:32,850
should always come first.
811
01:03:47,031 --> 01:03:48,407
That is more like it.
812
01:04:29,866 --> 01:04:30,950
Senior Court Lady Dong?
813
01:04:37,081 --> 01:04:39,500
Are you all right?
814
01:04:48,259 --> 01:04:49,927
Please wait.
815
01:04:54,557 --> 01:04:55,433
Take it.
816
01:05:24,378 --> 01:05:27,131
Stop acting generous
with that despicable face of yours.
817
01:05:29,300 --> 01:05:30,718
You are nothing but a fraud
818
01:05:31,344 --> 01:05:33,638
deceiving everyone
with your false appearance.
819
01:05:38,935 --> 01:05:42,438
How you must want to boast
that you are His Majesty's only woman.
820
01:05:43,522 --> 01:05:44,690
You have no chance.
821
01:05:46,692 --> 01:05:49,737
You are neither a man nor a woman.
822
01:05:51,113 --> 01:05:53,032
His Majesty's affection will not last.
823
01:05:58,079 --> 01:05:59,372
I have no intention
824
01:06:01,040 --> 01:06:03,584
to compete against you
for His Majesty's affection.
825
01:06:09,799 --> 01:06:10,925
Of course not.
826
01:06:13,010 --> 01:06:14,178
I do not care.
827
01:06:15,012 --> 01:06:16,305
I am sick of everything.
828
01:06:16,847 --> 01:06:17,682
I cannot...
829
01:06:19,558 --> 01:06:21,185
carry on any longer.
830
01:06:27,400 --> 01:06:28,401
Now,
831
01:06:30,444 --> 01:06:32,071
I will carry out what tasks I can.
832
01:08:08,042 --> 01:08:10,628
Your Majesty,
Senior Court Lady Dong is here.
833
01:08:31,232 --> 01:08:33,609
You are the evidence
of my brother's murder
834
01:08:35,361 --> 01:08:36,987
and the witness who bears knowledge
835
01:08:37,071 --> 01:08:39,907
of Park Jong-hwan being the spy
who colluded with the Qing.
836
01:08:42,493 --> 01:08:43,452
Chief State Councilor.
837
01:08:43,536 --> 01:08:45,496
His Majesty urgently calls for you.
838
01:08:45,996 --> 01:08:48,249
Did he also call for a Royal Secretary
and an official historian?
839
01:08:48,332 --> 01:08:50,543
He only asked for you, my lord.
840
01:08:53,587 --> 01:08:56,465
Are you suggesting
we send a spy to the Ming?
841
01:08:57,883 --> 01:08:58,843
That is correct.
842
01:09:02,388 --> 01:09:03,931
Last night,
843
01:09:04,014 --> 01:09:06,767
His Majesty gave a secret order
to the Chief State Councilor.
844
01:09:08,477 --> 01:09:09,520
Good work.
845
01:09:19,822 --> 01:09:20,906
Senior Court Lady Dong.
846
01:09:24,869 --> 01:09:27,746
Attend the interrogation
and confess your crimes tomorrow.
847
01:09:29,039 --> 01:09:31,250
If you confess your crimes
and those of the Principal Director,
848
01:09:31,750 --> 01:09:35,129
I will make a judgment
in light of your efforts.
849
01:09:35,796 --> 01:09:36,964
You will be punished,
850
01:09:38,090 --> 01:09:39,300
but not executed.
851
01:09:42,553 --> 01:09:47,683
His Majesty will not forgive you
for poisoning the late king to death.
852
01:09:47,766 --> 01:09:49,977
If he forgave you,
853
01:09:50,060 --> 01:09:53,480
he would become a depraved tyrant
who forsook the bond set by the heavens.
854
01:09:54,106 --> 01:09:58,027
He will have you killed to clear his name.
855
01:10:04,909 --> 01:10:05,910
Your Majesty.
856
01:10:07,494 --> 01:10:09,288
I shall follow your command.
857
01:10:12,416 --> 01:10:13,375
In return,
858
01:10:19,006 --> 01:10:20,758
please grant my request.
859
01:10:27,556 --> 01:10:29,016
This is the final request...
860
01:10:32,353 --> 01:10:33,687
that I will be making.
861
01:10:45,032 --> 01:10:46,075
What is it?
862
01:12:19,543 --> 01:12:22,504
CAPTIVATING THE KING
863
01:12:22,588 --> 01:12:25,090
{\an8}Even if I have to quash
all resistance from the court,
864
01:12:25,174 --> 01:12:27,092
{\an8}the interrogation will be held.
865
01:12:27,176 --> 01:12:29,345
{\an8}Bring an end to this case.
866
01:12:29,428 --> 01:12:30,471
{\an8}Enough!
867
01:12:30,554 --> 01:12:32,431
{\an8}Do you not see that you will be endangered
868
01:12:32,514 --> 01:12:34,933
{\an8}if you punish the Principal Director?
869
01:12:35,017 --> 01:12:37,853
{\an8}Answer my question!
870
01:12:37,936 --> 01:12:41,940
{\an8}You have held on so far
for this day to come, Your Majesty.
871
01:12:42,024 --> 01:12:44,526
{\an8}Treason? That is ridiculous.
872
01:12:44,610 --> 01:12:46,653
{\an8}Who informed you of such a lie?
873
01:12:47,237 --> 01:12:50,407
{\an8}The Emperor wishes
to play baduk with the gidaeryeong.
874
01:12:51,075 --> 01:12:54,912
{\an8}The Qing's envoy
must have caused you distress.
875
01:12:54,995 --> 01:12:58,290
{\an8}I do not understand these feelings.
876
01:12:58,957 --> 01:13:00,042
{\an8}I am afraid.
877
01:13:01,293 --> 01:13:06,298
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