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18 Years Ago

So she's the Second Princess.

I am Mil Woo, Wangdang's Daemodal.

The one who taught His Highness swordsmanship when he was young?

Did His Highness even tell you about that?

If you ever come to the northern region,

teach her how to wield a sword.

She'll become a much better disciple than I.

I shall certainly visit.

Please head inside.

His Majesty is waiting.

They're His Highness' brothers.

The Third Prince,

the Fourth Prince,

and the Youngest Prince.

Fifth Prince, Go Gye Su

And he is?

His Highness' elder brother...

as well as the first and crown princes.

He'll become the next king of Goguryeo.

Your Majesty. The princes have all arrived.

I am...

to return to King Chu Mo soon.

It's time...

for me to pass this jade ring over to the next king.

Are you certain about it, Your Majesty?

I...

made an unforgivable mistake.

That was losing Buwon, the northern land...

King Taejo bequeathed...

to the Han Dynasty.

This is the only way to win it back.

Don't question my decision anymore.

However, the late Prime Minister...

chose the First Prince as...

Myeong Rim Dap Bu.

That old fox had the First Prince crowned...

not for Goguryeo,

but for his own family.

His Highness won't accept it.

What can he do about it?

Since King Chu Mo built Goguryeo,

the power to govern this country...

came from the point of the sword.

If you want it so dearly,

you must fight for it.

I...

would like to rest now.

Goguryeo's 8th king, Go Baek Go, King Sindae, passes away

Bow.

Rise.

Dear son of paradise, Hae Mo Su, and daughter of Ha Baek, Yu Hwa.

We announce that the eighth King Baek Go's son,

Go Nam Mu, will succeed King Chu Mo...

and become the ninth king of Goguryeo.

We pay our respects...

to the new king.

Bow.

Goguryeo's 9th King, Go Nam Mu, ascends the throne (Year 179)

Queen Woo

Episode 4

Once I become King,

I'll punish all those seeking the throne.

West Hae family tribe

Jolbon

There's one problem.

Even if you capture the queen, Your Highness has a wife.

It'll be tough to get appointed as King.

Another with the right of succession will step in.

Crown Prince Go Pae Eui

If I abandon my wife for Queen Woo,

I'll lose the Jwa family.

If I cannot win the queen over,

Pae Eui might take the throne.

Mount Geomryong, the fiefdom of the north queen family

What if the queen left with Bal Gi?

If they return to the palace,

the Woo family will once again become the queen family.

Then what will happen to Bal Gi's wife,

who's my older sister?

You still don't know what Bal Gi is like?

Lord Myeong Rim. Even the assassins failed.

What will you do now?

The queen can never return to the palace.

Search thoroughly!

- Understood. - Understood.

Jolbon, the fiefdom of Yeon Bi

The king will become more powerful.

So Your Majesty should visit at once.

Minister Gong Mo was sent instead.

There won't be any problem.

Recall what the current king is like.

Jolbon wasn't invited to the banquet...

celebrating the king's victory.

He'll certainly take issue with it.

Are you suggesting Her Majesty Yeon Bi...

to lower her head to those who stole our land?

Your Majesty. A letter has come from Guknaeseong.

Yeon Bi, Jolbon Authority

The king...

is dead.

Silence.

The king,

who did not die from any swords or arrows,

returned to paradise due to a mere poison.

Since the king has died,

it's our chance to win back the land Chu Mo took...

from King Yeon Ta Bal.

Yes, you're right.

However, one thing must be done before that.

Prepare my armor.

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Take the left route.

Your Majesty. Visit another prince right now,

and we cannot return to the palace before the approval meeting.

I know.

What is it?

You won't tell me what's going on.

The promise was to the Third Prince.

The promise was to the palace.

But visiting another prince wasn't mentioned!

Either give me more money,

or try finding a different person around here.

Where do you think you're going?

Do you want to start with me? Do you?

Let's do that.

We can lead the way.

Have this man leave.

We cannot do that.

It doesn't matter right now,

but if the pursuers catch up to us,

only Mo Chi can shake them off.

Head Maid. What should we do?

How much were you promised?

Let me see. How much was it again?

However much it was, you will be paid double after your job.

I'll gratefully accept such an amount,

but are you sure?

Gosh, thank you.

Goodness. Let's get going, okay?

What are you waiting for? Move.

Let's go.

You can count on me.

Let's go!

Leave us alone.

Princess Jwa, Third Prince's Wife

What brought you here so late?

Are you still upset...

about what happened a long time ago?

You could've asked His Majesty...

to spare my father.

I wanted to,

but you know...

what my brother is like.

If I had,

we would've been killed too.

In any case,

I apologize.

Search thoroughly.

Yes, Master.

What brought you...

all the way here?

Didn't any of the maids act suspiciously?

Why are you...

ransacking the palace like this?

This has never happened before.

I'm just checking to find anyone suspicious as usual.

I've served His Majesty for a long time,

but you've never...

stepped in yourself for such a reason.

Did something happen to His Majesty?

Why are you asking about His Majesty?

Royal maids like me serve His Majesty,

so if someone else becomes King, we may be...

kicked out of the palace or killed.

I simply...

want to be prepared.

My Lord, Prime Minister Eul is asking to see you.

The maids who went to serve His Majesty...

were confined in rooms,

and Her Highness was nowhere to be found.

Besides, Mil Woo was looking for something.

It certainly was strange.

Why aren't they giving any signal?

Your Highness.

Why don't you just return to the Third Prince?

You know about Father's command,

and if you choose another prince,

the Third Prince will never stay still.

If war breaks out...

I'm the queen of Goguryeo.

If he wants war,

I'll fight him myself.

Head of White Tigers, Noe Eum

Pa Ya.

Gal Ro of White Tigers, Noe Eum's son

They're heading toward the Amnok River, not the palace.

Pa Ya of White Tigers

One more thing.

Another group of people is chasing the queen besides us.

Let's hurry.

We must get her before they do.

Tell me about the decoctions you've made.

Can any of these kill someone?

The guards are searching all the royal maids' rooms,

but nothing has yet been found.

The real culprit may not be a royal maid.

Search every room in this palace.

What is it?

I ran into the Great Shaman on my way here.

Did you say the Head Maid's room?

I thought it was strange because only her room was there.

Could the Head Maid be related?

Keep track of Sa Bi.

Are you really going to keep...

the poison from Her Highness?

She'd be in worse danger if others discover it too.

Her safety is what's important.

Our job is to find the culprit.

It cannot be.

Prepare for a ritual.

I need to foresee the king's and queen's fates.

Hae

Hae: Time of the Pig, from 9 to 11 p.m.

Sky and moon, 99 nights.

The moon in its different shades for 99 days.

The dark blue moon and the red sun shine down.

Sky and moon, 99 nights.

The moon in its different shades for 99 days.

The dark blue moon and the red sun shine down.

The holy sky and moon.

The skies are holy.

The skies are the home of souls.

If the Hae family accepts your suggestion,

you will become the new queen.

Will I become Queen?

Me?

Will I dare...

Is she out of her mind?

This is Chang Heon.

Your Highness, what did you...?

You said so.

If I have a wife, the queen won't be mine.

The Jwa family...

doesn't have much power anyway.

We need even the smallest power at this moment.

I just need!

...to have the queen.

Then Wangdang will follow my command.

That's not enough.

If other families oppose...

There are rats.

It's a maid from the Jwa family.

She was here to check Her Highness' safety.

It means the queen family is aware...

of your plan to marry the queen.

Is anyone there?

Cut off all the heads of Princess Jwa's maids.

If even one is missing, I shall cut off your heads.

You're right.

I need more power to suppress all five families.

Head to the northern region immediately.

I shall own the mounted warriors.

Asabeol, mounted warriors' village in the northern region

Oh, my.

It's all good now. You went through so much.

We're back.

Daemodal Dal Ga, the Chief of Mounted Warriors

Head of the Northern Region, Hwa Do Ja

I guess the mounted warriors are going to party all night.

You must be tired.

Why don't you head inside now, Your Highness?

My second brother left this place to me...

so I could watch any possible rebellions.

He commanded us to be awake as long as they were.

I shall stay here until those lights go off,

or Goguryeo will be in danger.

Do you like His Majesty that much?

In childhood, I promised myself when I saw him fight.

He's the man of all men in Goguryeo.

I swore I would follow him until the day I die,

and he entrusted me with this.

Men of the world like you wouldn't know.

I heard His Majesty was wary of the mounted warriors,

in case someone uses their mighty strength.

However, we don't necessarily have to stop that with force.

Are you asking me to do politics?

The wrong man might take the throne as King.

If something bad happens to His Majesty...

That'll never happen.

Yes, sir.

Our second eldest brother is stronger than any boulder.

Hey.

Send a man to the palace of the Third Prince.

I must check to see if my sister is all right.

Who goes there?

If the queen dies, who do you think the throne will be passed to?

It'll obviously be Crown Prince Pae Eui.

The former Prime Minister has made his niece Crown Princess.

The position of Queen will naturally be passed to...

the Myeong Rim family.

Why?

Do you think your son-in-law, the Youngest Prince,

will have a chance too?

Wake up from that dream of yours.

We're nothing but sidekicks at this party.

Isn't that right, Lord Myeong Rim?

Have you forgotten the reason the queen family...

is made up of five clans?

It's to keep the royal family's bloodline from becoming muddied.

If the crown prince returns,

the position of the queen will become our clan's this time,

but after that,

it'll be passed to one of your three clans...

other than our Woo family.

Right. Then other than the young one from the Jwa family,

if it's one of us two,

our turns will come faster, won't it?

Spare me!

Spare me!

Spare me!

What are you...?

Who are you?

Her Highness, Yeon Bi.

You must be the head of the Yeon family.

We're both descended from King Yeon Ta Bal,

but you're nothing but a semi-barbarian.

How dare you try to stand before me, the descendant of the king?

I kneel before you, Your Highness Yeon Bi!

I heard you sent assassins to the queen.

Recall them.

We, the Northern People, are no longer the people of Jolbon.

We haven't disturbed one another for a long time.

How dare you interfere with our affairs?

My Lord!

Now will you recall them?

- That's... - Goodness, My Lord!

However, that's already impossible, Your Highness.

I'm sure that by now, the queen is...

Please take back your command.

I've done everything I can for you.

Now you must survive on your own,

so do whatever it takes...

to survive, no matter what.

Brother!

Isn't this a bit strange?

We don't hear a single bird chirping.

We've seen this once before.

The men from the North were staking out...

when we were doing reconnaissance.

- Let's go faster! - All right!

Your Highness, I think you ought to hold onto something.

The carriage might start to waver a little.

Brother, they're assassins!

Take care of the assassins first!

Let's go!

We must capture the queen!

Let's go!

Protect Her Highness!

Shoot!

Your Highness.

Darn it!

Watch out!

We might all die at this rate!

Let's go!

Won't we go after them?

There's no need to waste our energy.

We're merely hunting a rabbit.

Let's take care of those in the way first.

Yes, sir.

That man who was after Your Highness...

I'm certain he was Noe Eum, the Chief of the White Tigers.

We've escaped him now, but if they catch up to us again,

I'm sure we'll get caught.

Wait. Why are the White Tigers chasing after us?

Why won't you answer me?

There's a small road we could take.

Take that path.

But there are no roads that lead off of that one.

If they chase after us, we'll undoubtedly get caught.

We'll only be able to lose them if we take that path.

In order to get to the Youngest Prince,

we must get to the ferry dock.

We won't go to the ferry dock.

Trust me!

What do I do? Do I take the other path or not?

Do I take the other path or not?

Brother!

Take the other path!

The king is dead.

What's the name of the man you've hidden in the palace?

I'm sorry to inform you, but he's the man of Lord Myeong Rim.

We don't know who he is either.

I think we've failed.

Thankfully, the queen has a long life.

You of the queen's family were...

originally people of Jolbon, not Goguryeo.

However, you've lived as dogs of Goguryeo all this time.

Choose.

Will you keep following the descendants of Chu Mo,

who've stolen what was ours,

or will you follow me,

the descendant of King Yeon Ta Bal?

We dedicate our bodies and souls to the owner of this land!

Send word.

Yes, Your Highness.

Does this settle matters?

With Nam Mu's death,

our plans have changed since the beginning,

but there'll be no more room for a mere prince to interfere...

in his plans to take down the royal family of Go.

It's Mi Ryu.

The funeral clothes are ready.

The light from the star is...

completely...

It's completely gone.

I saw it.

The people kneeling before you.

Something has gone wrong.

All this time,

have I seen the wrong thing?

Directed by Jeong Se-gyo