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CAPTIVATING THE KING
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EPISODE 15
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Do you still…
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find me unworthy?
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Is it because of the crime I committed?
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That crime is not solely yours.
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My brother and I had a hand in it…
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as well as the Queen Dowager
and the Principal Director.
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I refuse to accept your affection…
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for claiming you as mine
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would be reprehensible in that
I would be exploiting you
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and hurting you yet again.
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Do you resent me?
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Your Majesty.
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To speak the truth,
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I knew that you would refuse
my final request.
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Knowing your true nature…
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might have been what led me
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to love you.
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This cannot be.
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Did you take poison?
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Is anyone outside?
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Eunuch Kim!
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Why are you standing around?
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Bring the royal physician immediately!
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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Why in heaven's name
would you take poison?
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Your Majesty.
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I have received an order
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to kill you.
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I was told…
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that you would never forgive me
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for harming the late king
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and that this was the only way
for me to survive.
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I was also told that if you forgave me,
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you would become
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a depraved tyrant
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who forsook the bond set by the heavens.
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You were coerced.
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Who was it?
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Was it the Queen Dowager
or the Principal Director?
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What made you change your mind?
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Why did you take the poison
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instead of using it to kill me?
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Your Majesty.
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My lifelong wish…
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was to be loved by you.
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However,
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what I desired
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and hoped for more
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was to protect you…
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until the end of my days.
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Your Majesty.
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Since the day you promised
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to grant all my requests,
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I have wished…
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to say these words to you one day.
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What are they?
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Your Majesty.
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I have…
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no more…
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requests to make.
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Senior Court Lady Dong.
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Your Majesty!
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Here comes His Majesty!
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Your Majesty.
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Forgive me, but I have not received
any word of your visit.
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May I ask what brings you…
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Tell her I am here.
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Your Royal Highness.
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His Majesty is here.
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Your Majesty.
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Why is there blood on you?
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This blood is not mine,
but Senior Court Lady Dong's.
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Senior Court Lady Dong's?
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What do you mean?
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She is dead.
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She received an order to poison me
just like my brother,
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but she could not bring herself
to follow the order
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and took the poison herself and died.
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His Majesty cannot dare to cast me away.
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If he dares to bring me down,
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he will crumble before I do.
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Mother.
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I do not understand
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how you could remain silent
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at the news of a threat to my life.
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I cannot fathom
what spite she may have had
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to take her own life before you,
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but poisoning?
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As you well know,
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the late king passed away
due to his chronic illness.
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Mother.
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Senior Court Lady Dong
confessed before she died.
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Her words are all lies!
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You must believe in your mother.
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All this has come to pass
because of Chu Dal-ha's report.
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You must behead him
and hang up his head for display
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to show the world your authority
and bring an end to this case.
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That is the only way
to preserve your reign.
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I cannot and will not do so.
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-Your Majesty!
-Enough!
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Enough.
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That is enough.
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Do you still not see it?
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I could not bring myself
to ask you the question
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on the day my brother died.
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However,
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I already…
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know its answer!
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
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You would have also known for long
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that my uncle
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is the spy who colluded with the Qing…
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and that he poisoned my brother to death.
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When I sought to punish him for it,
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he turned against me
and tried to poison me as well.
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Tell me.
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Did you order him to poison my brother?
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That is ridiculous.
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As his crimes have been revealed,
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I shall interrogate him
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without further ado.
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I would rather bite my tongue
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and take my own life on this spot
than see that happen!
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Your Majesty.
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Reconsider what you are about to do.
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The Principal Director
is your one and only kin
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and a loyal subject
who will help you maintain your reign.
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Do you not see
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that you will be endangered
if you punish him?
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Mother.
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Let me be clear.
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Do not act as the leader of traitors.
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Using my authority as the king,
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I will do everything in my power…
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to make sure
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not to let such an act slide.
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Your…
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Your Majesty.
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-Your Royal Highness!
-Your Majesty!
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty…
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty.
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Your quarters are being cleaned up,
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so let us head to Yeongchwijeong.
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Gidaeryeong Kang should be in the palace.
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-Go summon him.
-Yes, Captain.
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Your Majesty.
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I heard the news…
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of Senior Court Lady Dong's death.
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Back when…
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you told me Kim Myung-ha confessed
that the Principal Director
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was plotting treason,
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I should have ordered
his immediate arrest and interrogation.
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What did you say?
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The Principal Director asked Myung-ha
to join him in a plot of treason?
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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Yoo Hyun-bo served
as the Principal Director's messenger
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and tried to convince
the Sixth Royal Secretary.
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He insisted on reporting them
to you himself, but I dissuaded him.
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With Yoo Hyun-bo as the messenger,
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the Principal Director
can simply deny his involvement,
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which would make the Sixth Royal Secretary
a criminal who falsely accused your kin.
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I thought it would be wiser
for me to report the matter
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and await your orders.
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This is better.
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I shall exploit it
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to trick the Principal Director
into lowering his guard.
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Tell Myung-ha to accept his offer.
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This is a golden opportunity
to make him reveal his own crimes.
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I am responsible
for Court Lady Dong's death.
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My greedy pursuit of exposing
all the crimes of the Principal Director
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led to her death.
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Your Majesty.
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Please do not blame yourself.
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They say even the wisest of the wise
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cannot fully fathom another's thoughts.
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I also once witnessed
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Senior Court Lady Dong crying in despair,
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but I failed to understand
the reasons behind her sorrow.
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Court Lady Dong…
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was the only one who knew of my crime.
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I forced her to commit a crime for me,
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but I never gave her my warm regards.
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Throughout her service to me,
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I suspected her of being the subject
of my mother and uncle
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and begrudged her.
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She must have believed…
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that I would never forgive her,
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which would have made her afraid.
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She did not take her own life
because she feared punishment from you.
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She only did so
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as she knew you would forgive her.
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As she knew your secret,
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she would have believed her death
was the only way to protect you.
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The reasons that I cannot forgive
the Principal Director…
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are only piling up.
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Your Majesty.
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With Senior Court Lady Dong gone,
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you no longer have a witness.
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Do you still intend
to carry out the interrogation?
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The court will be against it,
saying that it now lacks merit.
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Even Inspector General Kim Je-nam
will not be able to support me.
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However,
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even if I have to quash
all resistance from the court,
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the interrogation will be held.
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I cannot overlook
the Principal Director's crimes.
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Are you certain…
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that Court Lady Dong
died from this poison?
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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What about the late king?
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I would have a more accurate result
if I could examine it further.
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But based on the looks of the silver spoon
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and the time it takes to change colors,
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I believe his passing
was caused by the same poison.
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You may leave.
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Your Majesty.
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Do you think the Principal Director
gave Court Lady Dong the order?
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I suspect so,
but she did not confess as much.
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What is the matter?
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To speak the truth,
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my men are chasing after
one of his servants who has disappeared.
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And we have learned
that he was headed to the border.
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I am concerned that his next move
after giving out an order for your death
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may be an attempt to collude
with the Qing's envoy, Jung Je-pyo,
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bearing a document approving
the appointment of the Crown Prince.
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I did not expect…
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that wench to be this foolish.
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This is no time to mull over nothing.
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What will you do now?
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Thankfully, His Majesty is a tactician
who calculates all possibilities ahead.
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Without Court Lady Dong,
who would have been his witness,
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he no longer has the grounds
to summon me as a criminal.
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As an interrogation without cause
will only face the court's resistance
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and incur the suspicion of Prince Rui,
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it will not take place.
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What if His Majesty
insists on holding an interrogation?
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And what about Kim Myung-ha?
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If he gets cold feet and makes a report--
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A report shall be fought
with another report.
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"Kim Myung-ha
and Yoo Hyun-bo joined hands…
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and proposed that we plot treason."
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My lord.
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I only raised the issue out of concern.
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Why are you threatening me
when I am on your side?
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Kim Myung-ha cannot make rash moves
because of the Crown Prince,
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but you are different.
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Humans are creatures of habit.
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Your habits have not gone anywhere.
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Remember this.
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My doom will lead to your doom.
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Do you understand?
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I will remember that, my lord.
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My lady.
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The Sixth Royal Secretary is here.
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The last words of the late king
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were to protect the Grand Prince
and appoint him the Crown Prince.
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His Majesty
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is carrying out those last words.
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Am I wrong?
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When did you realize that?
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I thought something was off
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when the King spared my life
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and appointed me
the Executive Assistant of Uiju.
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I questioned his decision
as my crime deserved death.
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I avoided facing the truth even after
the Grand Prince became the Crown Prince.
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But the Principal Director's recent offer
made me realize it.
270
00:25:26,441 --> 00:25:27,442
It was I
271
00:25:28,401 --> 00:25:31,780
who was captivated
by the need for vengeance.
272
00:25:36,785 --> 00:25:38,203
I am relieved
273
00:25:38,995 --> 00:25:39,996
to hear you say so.
274
00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:45,794
Do you think His Majesty
275
00:25:46,544 --> 00:25:48,380
will interrogate the Principal Director?
276
00:25:51,299 --> 00:25:53,009
I am afraid he will push ahead
277
00:25:53,718 --> 00:25:55,679
despite the unfavorable circumstances.
278
00:25:56,304 --> 00:25:58,098
Let His Majesty know
279
00:25:58,181 --> 00:26:00,267
that I shall attend the interrogation
280
00:26:00,350 --> 00:26:03,311
and report the Principal Director
for his attempt to plot treason.
281
00:26:04,396 --> 00:26:05,522
That cannot happen.
282
00:26:05,605 --> 00:26:08,858
If you take action,
His Royal Highness will be in danger,
283
00:26:09,859 --> 00:26:12,112
and His Majesty will not approve of that.
284
00:26:12,195 --> 00:26:13,446
There is no other way.
285
00:26:14,197 --> 00:26:15,615
Without the interrogation,
286
00:26:15,699 --> 00:26:18,493
the Principal Director will cover up
his crimes with aid from Prince Rui.
287
00:26:18,576 --> 00:26:19,619
Were that to happen,
288
00:26:21,663 --> 00:26:24,165
the Qing troops may invade
like they did three years ago
289
00:26:24,749 --> 00:26:26,710
and attempt to take His Majesty away.
290
00:26:27,294 --> 00:26:28,837
We cannot let that happen.
291
00:26:44,311 --> 00:26:46,813
The horses are ready
outside the city walls, my lord.
292
00:26:47,314 --> 00:26:49,566
But where are you going?
293
00:26:49,649 --> 00:26:52,235
I will head to the Qing through Uiju
294
00:26:52,319 --> 00:26:54,571
and seek refuge
under Prince Rui's service.
295
00:26:54,654 --> 00:26:57,282
Hurry up. We must leave
the capital before morning.
296
00:26:57,365 --> 00:26:58,366
Yes, my lord.
297
00:27:05,582 --> 00:27:06,583
Damn it.
298
00:27:12,797 --> 00:27:14,591
I am sure I heard footsteps.
299
00:27:29,189 --> 00:27:30,273
Let us go that way.
300
00:27:56,216 --> 00:27:57,050
Your Majesty.
301
00:27:57,133 --> 00:27:58,843
Did you summon me?
302
00:27:58,927 --> 00:28:02,180
Summon the judges
as I shall hold an interrogation today.
303
00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:03,765
Your Majesty.
304
00:28:04,891 --> 00:28:07,894
Though you ordered us not to appoint one
among the Border Defense Council members,
305
00:28:09,020 --> 00:28:10,397
we will need a minister-level official.
306
00:28:11,231 --> 00:28:13,858
We seek to appoint
Minister of War Min Ji-hwan as one.
307
00:28:13,942 --> 00:28:15,568
Please give us your approval.
308
00:28:17,695 --> 00:28:18,905
You have my approval.
309
00:28:20,323 --> 00:28:21,324
Your Majesty.
310
00:28:22,575 --> 00:28:25,161
Please name the criminal
to be interrogated today.
311
00:28:35,004 --> 00:28:36,089
Principal Director…
312
00:28:38,258 --> 00:28:39,884
Park Jong-hwan.
313
00:28:44,848 --> 00:28:46,683
I shall follow your royal command.
314
00:29:00,363 --> 00:29:03,658
Criminal Park Jong-hwan,
come out and follow the royal command!
315
00:29:14,002 --> 00:29:17,005
Tell them to wait awhile
for me to get changed.
316
00:29:17,505 --> 00:29:18,715
Yes, my lord.
317
00:29:34,606 --> 00:29:35,815
Be honest with me.
318
00:29:35,899 --> 00:29:38,359
Did you know that the spy
who colluded with the Qing
319
00:29:38,860 --> 00:29:40,111
was the Principal Director?
320
00:29:40,779 --> 00:29:42,614
Those are the exact words
I want to ask you.
321
00:29:43,239 --> 00:29:47,869
From what I recall, you were closer to him
than I was three years ago.
322
00:29:49,496 --> 00:29:51,080
I had no idea.
323
00:29:51,164 --> 00:29:55,585
You know how reticent
the Principal Director can be.
324
00:29:58,046 --> 00:29:59,464
What do you think will happen?
325
00:29:59,964 --> 00:30:02,926
As one of the judges,
you should be able to tell how it will go.
326
00:30:03,009 --> 00:30:05,970
Do you think His Majesty
will summon me to the interrogation?
327
00:30:08,264 --> 00:30:09,307
No one knows.
328
00:30:10,308 --> 00:30:12,352
Depending on
what the Principal Director says,
329
00:30:13,353 --> 00:30:15,563
anyone could be summoned.
330
00:30:28,701 --> 00:30:30,912
How dare an accused criminal
wear a court robe?
331
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,498
He must be out of his mind.
332
00:30:33,581 --> 00:30:37,001
Some may even think
he is here to receive commendations.
333
00:31:16,165 --> 00:31:19,085
Here comes His Majesty!
334
00:31:55,705 --> 00:31:58,333
Why is the criminal
dressed in a court robe?
335
00:31:59,834 --> 00:32:01,252
I apologize, Your Majesty.
336
00:32:03,254 --> 00:32:04,422
Strip him of his robe.
337
00:32:06,466 --> 00:32:07,759
Your Majesty.
338
00:32:07,842 --> 00:32:10,470
I only came to clear my name
of the false charges.
339
00:32:11,012 --> 00:32:12,931
I do not stand before you as a criminal.
340
00:32:13,890 --> 00:32:16,100
As I wish to pay my respects to you,
341
00:32:16,184 --> 00:32:19,687
please allow me
to answer your questions in this robe.
342
00:32:20,438 --> 00:32:22,398
That is preposterous, Your Majesty.
343
00:32:22,482 --> 00:32:26,069
For a loyal subject,
merely being accused of being a criminal
344
00:32:26,152 --> 00:32:27,862
warrants one to be disrobed
345
00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:29,906
with their hair loosened,
awaiting their punishment.
346
00:32:29,989 --> 00:32:31,741
Please order him to take his robe off.
347
00:32:32,575 --> 00:32:35,787
I shall take off my robe
and await your punishment
348
00:32:35,870 --> 00:32:38,539
if I fail to answer your questions.
349
00:32:48,341 --> 00:32:49,467
Principal Director.
350
00:32:51,552 --> 00:32:53,221
You colluded with the Qing,
351
00:32:54,639 --> 00:32:56,265
brought their troops into our land,
352
00:32:57,016 --> 00:32:58,559
and ordered Senior Court Lady Dong
353
00:33:00,061 --> 00:33:00,937
to…
354
00:33:13,282 --> 00:33:15,451
You also ordered Senior Court Lady Dong
355
00:33:17,203 --> 00:33:19,205
to assassinate the late king.
356
00:33:19,872 --> 00:33:21,290
Do you confess to these crimes?
357
00:33:23,584 --> 00:33:24,585
Your Majesty.
358
00:33:26,546 --> 00:33:29,382
Your question does not make sense.
359
00:33:30,758 --> 00:33:33,261
If I had given out such an order,
360
00:33:33,803 --> 00:33:37,015
for whom do you think
I would have done so?
361
00:33:37,098 --> 00:33:40,476
Then tell me, for whom
did you give her the poisoned rouge
362
00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:42,395
and order her to assassinate me?
363
00:33:56,701 --> 00:33:59,370
Answer my question!
364
00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:07,920
I swear by the heavens' name
365
00:34:08,963 --> 00:34:10,798
that I have never colluded with the Qing
366
00:34:11,674 --> 00:34:14,427
or plotted the late king's death.
367
00:34:15,428 --> 00:34:18,556
Moreover, I have never
even considered harming you.
368
00:34:20,641 --> 00:34:24,062
Do you have evidence or witness
that I have done so?
369
00:34:40,036 --> 00:34:43,539
Without a cause, justice falls apart.
370
00:34:44,373 --> 00:34:46,375
I beseech you to see reason
371
00:34:46,459 --> 00:34:50,880
and stop this reckless interrogation,
Your Majesty!
372
00:35:01,265 --> 00:35:02,100
Your Majesty.
373
00:35:04,519 --> 00:35:06,729
We have a witness
to right the cause and justice.
374
00:35:08,231 --> 00:35:09,774
-Bring them in.
-Yes, Your Majesty.
375
00:35:39,053 --> 00:35:40,471
What on earth are you doing?
376
00:35:41,430 --> 00:35:44,433
I am here on a royal command
to arrest a criminal plotting treason.
377
00:35:44,934 --> 00:35:47,645
Treason? That is ridiculous.
378
00:35:48,813 --> 00:35:50,690
Who informed you of such a lie?
379
00:36:00,950 --> 00:36:01,993
That little…
380
00:36:05,913 --> 00:36:09,125
The Principal Director
openly boasted about his misdeeds.
381
00:36:09,625 --> 00:36:13,671
Colluding with the Qing three years ago
to bring their troops into our land
382
00:36:15,631 --> 00:36:19,510
and ordering Senior Court Lady Dong
to assassinate the late king
383
00:36:19,594 --> 00:36:22,013
were all claimed as his own doing.
384
00:36:23,973 --> 00:36:28,102
Furthermore, when you sought to uncover
his crimes of colluding with the Qing,
385
00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,520
he said he would order
386
00:36:30,521 --> 00:36:33,191
Court Lady Dong
to assassinate you as well.
387
00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:38,279
I did not believe his words at first.
388
00:36:38,362 --> 00:36:41,616
But upon hearing her of death,
I came to believe them.
389
00:36:42,158 --> 00:36:46,704
Why did the Principal Director
share his intent to plot treason with you?
390
00:36:49,123 --> 00:36:52,084
If you do not confess
your involvement in the treasonous plot,
391
00:36:53,044 --> 00:36:57,590
I shall tell His Majesty
the lies you told three years ago
392
00:36:58,090 --> 00:37:00,885
and request that you be punished
in the same way as my father.
393
00:37:02,345 --> 00:37:03,429
You will then
394
00:37:04,013 --> 00:37:07,600
be slaughtered like an animal
in front of everyone
395
00:37:08,100 --> 00:37:09,852
and face a gruesome death.
396
00:37:14,148 --> 00:37:15,149
That is because…
397
00:37:17,485 --> 00:37:20,947
the Principal Director and I
plotted treason together.
398
00:37:21,572 --> 00:37:24,116
The news of Court Lady Dong's death
399
00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:26,452
led me to finally realize
the wrongs of my ways
400
00:37:26,953 --> 00:37:30,414
-and confess my crimes to you.
-Your Majesty!
401
00:37:30,498 --> 00:37:34,502
Every single word
of Yoo Hyun-bo's attestation is a lie.
402
00:37:35,169 --> 00:37:38,714
I have committed no crimes!
403
00:37:53,479 --> 00:37:54,814
Disrobe the criminal.
404
00:38:18,421 --> 00:38:19,797
Begin the torture.
405
00:38:48,075 --> 00:38:50,119
Do not stop…
406
00:38:52,455 --> 00:38:54,040
until he confesses all his crimes.
407
00:40:00,272 --> 00:40:01,899
Cease the torture.
408
00:40:06,529 --> 00:40:08,114
Leave us for a while.
409
00:40:08,948 --> 00:40:11,575
I must speak with the criminal alone.
410
00:40:31,053 --> 00:40:33,305
Every single one of you shall leave.
411
00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:36,976
-But Your Majesty--
-I seek to question my uncle…
412
00:40:39,270 --> 00:40:42,273
on the disgraceful secrets
of the royal family, so leave.
413
00:40:44,191 --> 00:40:45,276
Yes, Your Majesty.
414
00:41:30,738 --> 00:41:31,780
Three years ago,
415
00:41:33,741 --> 00:41:35,743
the night when my brother passed away,
416
00:41:40,164 --> 00:41:43,876
I told you that I would accept my fate
before the main hall.
417
00:41:43,959 --> 00:41:45,336
Do you remember it?
418
00:41:51,425 --> 00:41:52,968
That was the moment
419
00:41:54,595 --> 00:41:56,388
I set my mind for today.
420
00:42:03,395 --> 00:42:05,481
I ascended to the throne…
421
00:42:11,111 --> 00:42:13,572
for this very moment.
422
00:42:16,033 --> 00:42:20,037
I ensured your ascent to the throne
423
00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:22,831
by fair means and foul.
424
00:42:25,751 --> 00:42:26,835
Is this truly
425
00:42:28,128 --> 00:42:31,173
the reward for my loyalty?
426
00:42:33,050 --> 00:42:34,802
How do you call yourself loyal
427
00:42:35,761 --> 00:42:38,973
when you colluded with the enemy
and assassinated the king?
428
00:42:39,598 --> 00:42:40,683
Uncle.
429
00:42:43,477 --> 00:42:45,396
You are merely a base, treacherous subject
430
00:42:45,980 --> 00:42:48,857
who sought to fulfill your selfish needs
431
00:42:50,192 --> 00:42:52,611
by taking advantage of the king's power.
432
00:42:56,532 --> 00:43:00,411
I took you for a dragon
that inherited our family's blood,
433
00:43:01,453 --> 00:43:04,373
but you were nothing but a lowly worm.
434
00:43:06,125 --> 00:43:07,543
You fool.
435
00:43:08,669 --> 00:43:10,546
You are not a true king.
436
00:43:11,672 --> 00:43:13,382
You are a fool
437
00:43:15,134 --> 00:43:17,886
and nothing but a spy of the late king.
438
00:43:21,807 --> 00:43:23,309
I have mulled over that notion
439
00:43:24,643 --> 00:43:26,604
for the past three years.
440
00:43:28,314 --> 00:43:31,108
"Am I worthy of the throne?"
441
00:43:32,109 --> 00:43:35,571
"Is it right for me
to be this nation's king…
442
00:43:38,449 --> 00:43:40,576
when I ascended to the throne…
443
00:43:44,580 --> 00:43:46,040
with the help of a traitor?"
444
00:43:47,916 --> 00:43:49,918
However, I now clearly understand…
445
00:43:53,964 --> 00:43:56,467
that punishing you for your crimes
446
00:43:57,259 --> 00:43:59,470
is my duty and right
447
00:44:00,054 --> 00:44:01,347
as the king.
448
00:44:02,222 --> 00:44:03,849
I swear to the heavens…
449
00:44:07,853 --> 00:44:10,230
that I will not forgive you
for your crimes.
450
00:44:14,735 --> 00:44:15,944
Your Majesty.
451
00:44:19,239 --> 00:44:23,118
I am your one and only kin.
452
00:44:23,744 --> 00:44:27,706
Abandoning me would be
severing the bond set by the heavens.
453
00:44:28,290 --> 00:44:34,004
How would you endure
such disgrace and dishonor?
454
00:44:34,088 --> 00:44:35,881
I already told you
455
00:44:36,799 --> 00:44:40,594
that anyone who opposed me
should face death,
456
00:44:41,345 --> 00:44:42,680
even my own kin.
457
00:44:43,514 --> 00:44:44,723
Have you forgotten?
458
00:44:45,808 --> 00:44:47,518
I am the king of this nation.
459
00:44:47,601 --> 00:44:49,728
The king shall not be insulted.
460
00:44:51,897 --> 00:44:55,025
Anyone who opposes me shall face death
461
00:44:55,109 --> 00:44:55,943
and that includes
462
00:44:56,527 --> 00:44:59,655
my kin who shares my blood.
463
00:45:15,003 --> 00:45:16,505
What is your decision?
464
00:45:57,337 --> 00:45:58,255
Look.
465
00:45:59,214 --> 00:46:01,008
Will he be taken to the State Tribunal?
466
00:46:01,675 --> 00:46:05,262
His Majesty commanded
that he be confined to his residence
467
00:46:05,345 --> 00:46:07,014
until his punishment is decided.
468
00:46:11,602 --> 00:46:13,228
There has never been a case
469
00:46:13,312 --> 00:46:16,440
where the Queen Dowager's kin
went through such horrific interrogation
470
00:46:17,149 --> 00:46:18,650
in the history of our nation.
471
00:46:19,234 --> 00:46:20,277
It just may become
472
00:46:21,528 --> 00:46:23,322
a more common occurrence now.
473
00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:02,486
I owe Myung-ha a big debt.
474
00:47:04,071 --> 00:47:06,615
The Sixth Royal Secretary
will not consider it a debt.
475
00:47:07,115 --> 00:47:11,036
He now understands
the ordeal you went through
476
00:47:12,371 --> 00:47:13,956
for His Royal Highness.
477
00:47:14,039 --> 00:47:16,333
I am relieved he thinks that way.
478
00:47:37,938 --> 00:47:38,814
Your Majesty.
479
00:47:41,066 --> 00:47:42,359
What is the matter?
480
00:47:44,069 --> 00:47:47,364
I do not understand these feelings.
481
00:47:51,660 --> 00:47:52,828
On one hand,
482
00:47:53,662 --> 00:47:55,163
I feel so hollow.
483
00:47:56,832 --> 00:47:57,958
But at the same time,
484
00:48:00,335 --> 00:48:01,336
I am afraid.
485
00:48:08,176 --> 00:48:12,472
You have held on so far
for this day to come, Your Majesty.
486
00:48:14,433 --> 00:48:16,810
As you would have forced yourself
487
00:48:16,893 --> 00:48:19,104
to ignore your emotional
and physical exhaustion,
488
00:48:20,939 --> 00:48:22,733
it would be abnormal for you
489
00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:25,402
not to be engulfed by such emotions.
490
00:49:44,106 --> 00:49:45,107
Your Majesty.
491
00:49:47,317 --> 00:49:48,735
Please return to your quarters.
492
00:49:50,737 --> 00:49:51,988
You must rest.
493
00:49:52,072 --> 00:49:53,949
Staying with you…
494
00:49:57,911 --> 00:49:59,746
is resting to me.
495
00:50:23,729 --> 00:50:26,356
"Chu Dal-ha has committed a grave crime.
496
00:50:26,982 --> 00:50:29,151
But as his report on the matter of the spy
497
00:50:29,234 --> 00:50:31,528
has contributed greatly
to the exposure of treason,
498
00:50:31,611 --> 00:50:33,155
his sentence shall be reduced
499
00:50:33,238 --> 00:50:36,199
to being flogged 80 times
and 3 years of hard labor."
500
00:50:37,159 --> 00:50:39,077
I shall sentence him accordingly.
501
00:50:39,578 --> 00:50:41,246
"Yoo Hyun-bo's crimes are serious
502
00:50:41,329 --> 00:50:44,332
as he plotted treason with Park Jong-hwan.
503
00:50:44,416 --> 00:50:45,876
But as his attestation
504
00:50:45,959 --> 00:50:48,420
has averted the treason from taking place,
505
00:50:49,588 --> 00:50:52,174
he shall be exiled
far away from the capital."
506
00:50:52,257 --> 00:50:53,884
I shall sentence him accordingly.
507
00:50:54,718 --> 00:50:56,052
Your Majesty.
508
00:50:57,304 --> 00:50:59,890
What is the punishment for Park Jong-hwan?
509
00:51:09,316 --> 00:51:10,734
I am still deciding.
510
00:51:14,029 --> 00:51:16,448
I only seek to make
the most prudent decision,
511
00:51:18,241 --> 00:51:19,326
so await my verdict.
512
00:51:29,461 --> 00:51:31,046
Wait one moment.
513
00:51:31,546 --> 00:51:33,298
Do you have anyone to see you off?
514
00:51:34,216 --> 00:51:37,385
How dare you presume
that no one would see me off?
515
00:51:47,395 --> 00:51:48,438
Let us just go.
516
00:52:05,705 --> 00:52:08,416
You have a long way ahead of you.
Use it to get some drinks.
517
00:52:09,501 --> 00:52:11,127
Allow me a moment.
518
00:52:16,383 --> 00:52:17,968
Time travels fast.
519
00:52:19,761 --> 00:52:20,929
I will see you soon.
520
00:52:39,739 --> 00:52:41,449
His Majesty requests you inside.
521
00:53:08,894 --> 00:53:11,855
I am here to confess my crimes,
Your Majesty.
522
00:53:14,399 --> 00:53:15,859
What crimes do you mean?
523
00:53:17,777 --> 00:53:20,405
Thanks to Gidaeryeong Kang's help,
524
00:53:21,114 --> 00:53:24,159
I reported Park Jong-hwan
and Yoo Hyun-bo's plots for treason
525
00:53:24,242 --> 00:53:25,493
and avoided being punished.
526
00:53:26,244 --> 00:53:29,581
But to speak the truth,
my heart was swayed by their offer,
527
00:53:29,664 --> 00:53:31,374
and I joined hands with them briefly.
528
00:53:32,792 --> 00:53:35,795
As such, please punish me as you see fit.
529
00:53:42,260 --> 00:53:43,428
I have decided…
530
00:53:46,473 --> 00:53:48,266
on the Principal Director's punishment.
531
00:53:52,145 --> 00:53:54,898
He shall be made to drink poison.
532
00:53:55,607 --> 00:53:56,650
Myung-ha,
533
00:53:58,652 --> 00:54:00,362
you shall take the poison to him.
534
00:54:02,447 --> 00:54:05,492
Witnessing the final moments
of the Principal Director…
535
00:54:08,286 --> 00:54:09,329
is your punishment.
536
00:54:10,580 --> 00:54:12,207
Do not be swayed ever again.
537
00:54:13,124 --> 00:54:15,502
Let his end serve as a warning
not to follow in his footsteps.
538
00:54:22,133 --> 00:54:23,301
Your Majesty.
539
00:54:23,385 --> 00:54:26,471
I will engrave your kindness onto my bones
and carry out your command
540
00:54:27,180 --> 00:54:28,431
to the best of my ability.
541
00:54:50,245 --> 00:54:51,371
Your Majesty.
542
00:54:52,247 --> 00:54:55,417
Convention has it that the crimes
of a royalty's kin go unpunished.
543
00:54:55,500 --> 00:54:57,585
If you must punish him, exile him instead
544
00:54:58,628 --> 00:54:59,963
and spare his life.
545
00:55:02,465 --> 00:55:03,550
Mother.
546
00:55:05,593 --> 00:55:06,803
The Principal Director…
547
00:55:08,722 --> 00:55:10,265
must die.
548
00:55:12,058 --> 00:55:14,269
That is the only way to right the wrongs
549
00:55:15,729 --> 00:55:16,896
and make the people
550
00:55:17,647 --> 00:55:20,316
consider me as a true king.
551
00:55:23,028 --> 00:55:24,571
Your Majesty.
552
00:55:27,157 --> 00:55:28,158
Your Majesty.
553
00:55:28,700 --> 00:55:31,202
This is a desperate plea from your mother.
554
00:55:33,455 --> 00:55:34,873
Will you still refuse it?
555
00:55:49,304 --> 00:55:50,472
Escort her away.
556
00:55:56,561 --> 00:55:57,645
Your Royal Highness.
557
00:55:58,897 --> 00:56:01,107
-Let us go.
-Let me go!
558
00:56:07,113 --> 00:56:08,156
I shall…
559
00:56:09,574 --> 00:56:10,992
leave without aid.
560
00:57:21,646 --> 00:57:23,148
Remember this.
561
00:57:24,816 --> 00:57:27,777
This is the reward from His Majesty
562
00:57:28,987 --> 00:57:32,323
for the sacrifices of his loyal subject.
563
00:58:06,441 --> 00:58:09,694
It is truly delectable!
564
00:58:54,447 --> 00:58:55,657
The Principal Director
565
00:58:59,410 --> 00:59:03,081
seems to have dispatched a servant
to alert the Qing of his situation.
566
00:59:05,750 --> 00:59:09,212
The Qing's envoy may bring approval
for the appointment of the Crown Prince
567
00:59:10,004 --> 00:59:12,715
or lead the Emperor's general
along with its troops for war.
568
00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:14,342
We cannot know for sure yet.
569
00:59:15,009 --> 00:59:16,010
But should the Qing
570
00:59:16,886 --> 00:59:20,473
attempt to interfere with our matters
using the Principal Director as a pretext,
571
00:59:22,141 --> 00:59:25,228
I
572
00:59:26,354 --> 00:59:27,313
Your Majesty.
573
00:59:27,939 --> 00:59:30,984
Your words are just and brave.
574
00:59:31,067 --> 00:59:31,985
I shall
575
00:59:32,777 --> 00:59:35,113
put my faith in your will and follow it.
576
00:59:35,863 --> 00:59:37,740
I concur with the Inspector General.
577
00:59:38,491 --> 00:59:42,161
And the court officials
will also support you as one.
578
00:59:43,830 --> 00:59:46,040
I feel reassured to have you both.
579
00:59:48,876 --> 00:59:50,169
Minister of War.
580
00:59:50,253 --> 00:59:53,381
You shall keep your eye on the borders
and report back to me.
581
00:59:53,464 --> 00:59:54,674
Yes, Your Majesty.
582
01:00:03,433 --> 01:00:05,602
The Chief Royal Secretary is here,
Your Majesty.
583
01:00:07,687 --> 01:00:08,855
Your Majesty.
584
01:00:08,938 --> 01:00:10,523
Jung Je-pyo has reached Uiju
585
01:00:10,607 --> 01:00:13,610
with a document approving
the appointment of the Crown Prince.
586
01:00:18,531 --> 01:00:21,534
Send the Sixth Royal Secretary
and the Great Lord to receive him.
587
01:00:21,618 --> 01:00:22,702
Yes, Your Majesty.
588
01:00:35,214 --> 01:00:37,634
I have heard of your troubles
on your journey to bring
589
01:00:37,717 --> 01:00:39,844
the document approving
the Crown Prince's appointment.
590
01:00:41,095 --> 01:00:42,472
My travels were nothing
591
01:00:43,514 --> 01:00:45,975
compared to the difficulties I suffered
592
01:00:46,851 --> 01:00:48,519
from the Principal Director's death.
593
01:00:49,228 --> 01:00:50,772
While staying in Uiju,
594
01:00:50,855 --> 01:00:53,316
I had to send word countless times
to Prince Rui in Beijing
595
01:00:53,816 --> 01:00:55,443
to apprise him of the situation.
596
01:00:56,152 --> 01:00:57,862
It was quite troublesome.
597
01:00:58,655 --> 01:01:00,323
In the end,
598
01:01:00,406 --> 01:01:04,994
Prince Rui concluded that Joseon's matters
are the purview of the King of Joseon.
599
01:01:08,039 --> 01:01:10,416
I am relieved he thinks that way.
600
01:01:13,544 --> 01:01:14,671
This…
601
01:01:16,673 --> 01:01:19,092
is my gift to you.
602
01:01:35,316 --> 01:01:38,069
My greetings to Prince Rui.
603
01:01:38,903 --> 01:01:40,154
The King of Joseon
604
01:01:40,655 --> 01:01:43,991
has become aware of
my communication with the Great Qing
605
01:01:44,575 --> 01:01:45,993
and is attempting to punish me.
606
01:01:46,786 --> 01:01:50,081
This is clearly an attempt to drive out
the faction close to the Qing
607
01:01:50,164 --> 01:01:52,166
and cut off the Qing's influence.
608
01:01:52,250 --> 01:01:54,085
I believe it would be prudent
609
01:01:54,168 --> 01:01:56,963
to summon the King to the Qing
to warn him of his actions.
610
01:01:57,839 --> 01:02:00,299
With the Crown Prince
who can inherit the throne,
611
01:02:00,383 --> 01:02:03,720
you would not have to worry
about the aftermath.
612
01:02:07,640 --> 01:02:10,309
Is my gift to your liking?
613
01:02:12,311 --> 01:02:13,563
Yes, it is.
614
01:02:21,028 --> 01:02:25,658
What do you mean
Jung Je-pyo wishes to return to Joseon?
615
01:02:25,742 --> 01:02:27,660
It is as it sounds, Your Majesty.
616
01:02:27,744 --> 01:02:30,163
Along with the Emperor's letter,
617
01:02:30,246 --> 01:02:34,417
Prince Rui's letter
also contains such content.
618
01:02:34,917 --> 01:02:39,422
"I shall send the loyal subject of Qing,
Jung Je-pyo, back to Joseon.
619
01:02:39,505 --> 01:02:41,424
Appoint him an official of your court
620
01:02:41,507 --> 01:02:43,384
and show him your benevolence."
621
01:02:46,095 --> 01:02:50,600
So they intend to dispatch a spy openly
and not in secret.
622
01:02:55,354 --> 01:02:57,565
I am almost grateful.
I shall accept the offer.
623
01:02:57,648 --> 01:03:00,401
The court shall discuss
a position to give him.
624
01:03:00,485 --> 01:03:01,611
Yes, Your Majesty.
625
01:03:02,820 --> 01:03:03,946
We shall do that.
626
01:03:05,448 --> 01:03:06,532
Your Majesty.
627
01:03:07,950 --> 01:03:11,454
I apologize, but Prince Rui's letter
contains another element of surprise.
628
01:03:14,123 --> 01:03:15,374
What is it?
629
01:03:21,923 --> 01:03:23,090
The Emperor…
630
01:03:24,884 --> 01:03:27,136
wishes to play
631
01:03:48,741 --> 01:03:49,700
Your Majesty.
632
01:03:56,624 --> 01:03:57,625
Right.
633
01:03:59,210 --> 01:04:01,212
My mind trailed off.
634
01:04:12,181 --> 01:04:13,683
The Qing's envoy
635
01:04:14,475 --> 01:04:16,269
must have caused you distress.
636
01:04:17,603 --> 01:04:19,480
It is nothing new.
637
01:04:21,232 --> 01:04:23,484
Are they perhaps making
unreasonable demands
638
01:04:23,568 --> 01:04:24,944
over the Principal Director's death?
639
01:04:25,027 --> 01:04:26,112
Do not worry.
640
01:04:26,195 --> 01:04:28,531
I do not intend
to give them what they want.
641
01:04:53,180 --> 01:04:54,140
My lord.
642
01:04:56,517 --> 01:04:57,977
It has been a while.
643
01:04:58,728 --> 01:05:01,272
I was waiting for you
upon hearing the maddening news.
644
01:05:02,690 --> 01:05:04,942
What news?
645
01:05:05,693 --> 01:05:07,111
Have you not heard yet?
646
01:05:08,112 --> 01:05:09,655
I hear Prince Rui's letter
647
01:05:09,739 --> 01:05:11,949
contains a request
to have you sent to Beijing.
648
01:05:28,341 --> 01:05:30,927
I told you I would not drink
even a single drop of water.
649
01:05:32,470 --> 01:05:35,306
Do you take my orders as a joke?
650
01:05:37,391 --> 01:05:38,935
Your Royal Highness.
651
01:05:39,018 --> 01:05:40,770
You must drink.
652
01:05:40,853 --> 01:05:43,147
At this rate, you will fall ill.
653
01:05:44,148 --> 01:05:46,233
That is exactly my aim.
654
01:05:47,318 --> 01:05:48,444
I must die
655
01:05:50,154 --> 01:05:55,701
to make the King bitterly regret
not coming to visit me even once.
656
01:05:57,244 --> 01:06:00,206
He seems to be busy
receiving the Qing's envoy.
657
01:06:00,289 --> 01:06:01,666
Please do not be upset.
658
01:06:02,416 --> 01:06:05,586
A visit from the Qing's envoy
is nothing out of the ordinary.
659
01:06:08,673 --> 01:06:11,175
Word has it that Prince Rui of the Qing
660
01:06:11,801 --> 01:06:13,886
ordered the
to be sent to Beijing.
661
01:06:13,970 --> 01:06:15,888
Why would it matter to me
662
01:06:15,972 --> 01:06:18,015
that a lowly
is being summoned?
663
01:06:23,562 --> 01:06:25,856
How is it that
664
01:06:27,191 --> 01:06:30,695
he cannot spare a moment to visit me
because of such a trifling matter
665
01:06:31,779 --> 01:06:34,156
when I am at death's door
from hunger and thirst?
666
01:06:50,798 --> 01:06:51,841
What an…
667
01:06:54,593 --> 01:06:56,762
undutiful son I have birthed.
668
01:07:01,892 --> 01:07:05,688
Her Royal Highness
has not eaten or drunk for days.
669
01:07:05,771 --> 01:07:06,814
At this rate,
670
01:07:07,982 --> 01:07:09,692
something may truly happen to her.
671
01:07:09,775 --> 01:07:10,860
I understand.
672
01:07:11,402 --> 01:07:13,612
I shall prepare herbal medicine for her.
673
01:07:24,957 --> 01:07:25,916
You wench!
674
01:07:26,500 --> 01:07:28,169
Watch where you are going!
675
01:07:29,670 --> 01:07:30,880
I apologize, my lady.
676
01:07:31,464 --> 01:07:33,090
You do not use your sight as you should,
677
01:07:33,174 --> 01:07:35,217
but you are eager
to put your tongue to use.
678
01:07:44,143 --> 01:07:46,520
-What is this?
-That is mine!
679
01:07:53,569 --> 01:07:55,404
Whose residence did you steal this from?
680
01:07:56,113 --> 01:07:57,531
I did not steal it.
681
01:07:58,449 --> 01:07:59,825
I received it.
682
01:07:59,909 --> 01:08:01,243
This is highly valuable.
683
01:08:01,786 --> 01:08:04,914
Who would ever give it to you,
and for what reason?
684
01:08:08,751 --> 01:08:09,835
It was given to me…
685
01:08:11,212 --> 01:08:13,756
by the late Senior Court Lady Dong.
686
01:08:17,051 --> 01:08:18,135
Court Lady Dong?
687
01:08:26,685 --> 01:08:28,604
What did she ask you to do in return?
688
01:08:31,774 --> 01:08:32,817
What are you waiting for?
689
01:08:32,900 --> 01:08:36,320
Hurry and tell Her Royal Highness
what you have seen and heard.
690
01:08:36,403 --> 01:08:39,115
Why are you causing this ruckus?
691
01:08:40,449 --> 01:08:41,450
The matter
692
01:08:42,076 --> 01:08:43,577
pertains to the
693
01:08:46,247 --> 01:08:47,706
What about him?
694
01:08:50,751 --> 01:08:52,545
When His Majesty left the palace,
695
01:08:52,628 --> 01:08:54,880
he was with another woman.
696
01:08:54,964 --> 01:08:57,258
And this girl saw that woman.
697
01:08:57,341 --> 01:08:58,259
However,
698
01:08:58,926 --> 01:08:59,969
that woman
699
01:09:00,970 --> 01:09:02,930
was the
700
01:09:09,436 --> 01:09:11,564
Have you seen it yourself?
701
01:09:13,524 --> 01:09:16,360
I will take your life
if you are deceiving me.
702
01:09:17,528 --> 01:09:20,573
How would I dare
speak falsehood before you?
703
01:09:21,949 --> 01:09:24,285
I have seen with my two eyes
704
01:09:25,077 --> 01:09:28,372
that the
705
01:09:43,137 --> 01:09:44,138
Jageunnyeon.
706
01:09:45,848 --> 01:09:48,976
What do you think of traveling to Beijing?
707
01:09:50,603 --> 01:09:53,189
Why are you asking me that
out of the blue?
708
01:09:53,272 --> 01:09:55,232
It is where my father is,
709
01:09:55,774 --> 01:09:56,901
as is Bun-yeong.
710
01:09:56,984 --> 01:10:01,155
They say the place has a market
for all rare items and records.
711
01:10:02,323 --> 01:10:05,201
We could take it as an opportunity
to see the world and travel.
712
01:10:05,784 --> 01:10:07,328
I would go if you would.
713
01:10:07,912 --> 01:10:10,539
But do not even dream about it, my lady.
714
01:10:10,623 --> 01:10:13,209
His Majesty would never approve of it.
715
01:10:34,647 --> 01:10:37,733
Gidaeryeong Kang,
Her Royal Highness summons you.
716
01:10:37,816 --> 01:10:39,151
Let me escort you.
717
01:10:40,152 --> 01:10:42,029
I have prior engagement
with His Royal Highness.
718
01:10:42,863 --> 01:10:44,615
May I ask why I am being summoned?
719
01:10:45,282 --> 01:10:47,701
Could I not go see her later?
720
01:10:47,785 --> 01:10:48,786
I am afraid not.
721
01:10:50,079 --> 01:10:52,373
You will have to postpone
your visit to His Royal Highness.
722
01:10:54,959 --> 01:10:57,253
I understand. Lead the way.
723
01:11:07,304 --> 01:11:08,472
Master?
724
01:11:30,077 --> 01:11:33,080
Why do you look so down
playing your
725
01:11:36,041 --> 01:11:37,126
Father.
726
01:11:38,544 --> 01:11:41,046
I came by to see you
play against the
727
01:11:41,130 --> 01:11:42,548
Where could he have gone
728
01:11:43,257 --> 01:11:44,967
to leave you all alone?
729
01:11:46,552 --> 01:11:47,594
It seemed like
730
01:11:48,470 --> 01:11:50,514
Her Royal Highness had summoned him.
731
01:11:52,808 --> 01:11:54,226
The Queen Dowager?
732
01:11:54,310 --> 01:11:55,144
Yes.
733
01:11:55,227 --> 01:11:58,439
I saw Master being escorted
by Senior Court Lady Han.
734
01:12:09,533 --> 01:12:10,743
Your Royal Highness.
735
01:12:23,505 --> 01:12:26,884
Human eyes can be so fickle.
736
01:12:29,261 --> 01:12:31,430
You clearly look like a woman.
737
01:12:32,598 --> 01:12:34,099
How did I not see it before?
738
01:12:38,228 --> 01:12:40,814
You caught my eye
when you first greeted me
739
01:12:40,898 --> 01:12:42,358
at the Queen's quarters.
740
01:12:48,113 --> 01:12:49,031
That must have been…
741
01:12:51,200 --> 01:12:54,244
because you were destined
to be my future daughter-in-law.
742
01:13:00,042 --> 01:13:01,335
Let them in.
743
01:13:02,127 --> 01:13:03,670
Yes, Your Royal Highness.
744
01:13:37,955 --> 01:13:39,039
How do you like it?
745
01:13:41,166 --> 01:13:42,793
Does it suit your taste?
746
01:13:44,628 --> 01:13:45,712
Very well.
747
01:13:49,258 --> 01:13:50,384
There.
748
01:13:51,635 --> 01:13:55,431
The sewing and embroidery maids
stayed up all night to prepare this robe.
749
01:13:55,514 --> 01:13:56,723
Try it on.
750
01:14:00,310 --> 01:14:01,687
Come on now.
751
01:14:05,774 --> 01:14:06,900
Your Royal Highness.
752
01:14:08,527 --> 01:14:09,987
Forgive me,
753
01:14:11,488 --> 01:14:13,866
but being His Majesty's
is enough for me.
754
01:14:17,870 --> 01:14:19,788
Who gave you
the permission to take it off?
755
01:14:22,291 --> 01:14:24,877
Your distasteful habit
of not listening while I am being civil
756
01:14:26,086 --> 01:14:29,173
slipped my mind.
757
01:14:30,549 --> 01:14:31,675
Do not just stand about!
758
01:14:32,843 --> 01:14:34,678
Strip her of this unseemly men's attire.
759
01:14:39,975 --> 01:14:41,560
Let me go!
760
01:14:44,438 --> 01:14:46,815
Here comes His Majesty.
761
01:14:55,407 --> 01:14:56,241
Your Majesty.
762
01:15:03,749 --> 01:15:04,791
Mother.
763
01:15:05,834 --> 01:15:07,669
What is going on here?
764
01:15:16,595 --> 01:15:18,222
Greetings, Your Majesty.
765
01:15:54,675 --> 01:15:57,427
CAPTIVATING THE KING
766
01:15:57,511 --> 01:16:01,056
Send the
a decree for the selection of the queen.
767
01:16:01,139 --> 01:16:05,060
They may call you their guest,
but who knows how they will treat you?
768
01:16:05,143 --> 01:16:06,853
I will go to the Emperor.
769
01:16:06,937 --> 01:16:08,689
Why do you insist on taking the risk?
770
01:16:08,772 --> 01:16:11,316
I would gain means
to aid you and this nation.
771
01:16:11,900 --> 01:16:13,986
There is no reason for me
to hesitate or dread it.
772
01:16:14,486 --> 01:16:16,154
Even after three years,
773
01:16:17,239 --> 01:16:19,950
I am no different
in that I still cannot protect you.
774
01:16:20,534 --> 01:16:22,077
I promise
775
01:16:22,661 --> 01:16:24,371
to return safely
776
01:16:24,997 --> 01:16:27,541
and give you a chance to win against me.
777
01:16:30,502 --> 01:16:35,507
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