1 00:00:56,055 --> 00:00:58,425 THIS DRAMA IS A FICTIONAL STORY BASED ON HISTORICAL FACTS 2 00:00:58,516 --> 00:01:00,936 SOME ORGANIZATIONS AND CHARACTERS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS 3 00:01:02,562 --> 00:01:04,812 EPISODE 11 4 00:01:39,057 --> 00:01:40,307 It's been a long time. 5 00:01:43,311 --> 00:01:44,601 So it was you. 6 00:01:50,902 --> 00:01:53,362 It's as if a dog is sitting on the throne. 7 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:57,784 That hat and robe can never conceal your lowly origin. 8 00:01:57,867 --> 00:02:01,407 Nowadays, those who are even lowlier than dogs act as if they're highborn. 9 00:02:09,129 --> 00:02:10,709 What is it that you want? 10 00:02:12,590 --> 00:02:13,470 Will you 11 00:02:14,634 --> 00:02:16,184 join hands with me? 12 00:02:19,931 --> 00:02:22,351 Then I will return the golden vase to you. 13 00:02:25,270 --> 00:02:26,190 At what cost? 14 00:02:26,271 --> 00:02:28,111 The business district in front of Sajeong Gate. 15 00:02:32,485 --> 00:02:34,525 You will return what is worth enough to buy 100 houses 16 00:02:34,612 --> 00:02:37,032 for a business district that may not even be profitable? 17 00:02:37,115 --> 00:02:39,575 It might generate enough profits to buy 1,000 houses. 18 00:02:39,659 --> 00:02:42,369 That district is not privately owned. 19 00:02:43,413 --> 00:02:44,463 Thus, it is impossible. 20 00:02:44,539 --> 00:02:46,879 That is why I caused such a scene. 21 00:02:47,458 --> 00:02:49,168 After all, you can make the impossible 22 00:02:49,252 --> 00:02:50,552 possible. 23 00:02:52,297 --> 00:02:53,377 What are you scheming? 24 00:02:53,464 --> 00:02:55,304 I'm trying to earn some money, that's all. 25 00:02:56,217 --> 00:02:58,257 Those who are alive must go on with their lives. 26 00:03:16,279 --> 00:03:17,609 Your father made a move. 27 00:03:19,991 --> 00:03:20,991 Where is he? 28 00:03:22,827 --> 00:03:24,747 I do not trust you. 29 00:03:25,038 --> 00:03:28,578 Then trust the money that will end up down your throat. 30 00:03:33,713 --> 00:03:35,883 How are you feeling by the way? 31 00:03:37,675 --> 00:03:40,255 You still seem to have some of the venom left in your bloodstream. 32 00:03:42,180 --> 00:03:45,140 It's been circulating in my bloodstream for so long that I'm used to it now. 33 00:03:49,395 --> 00:03:50,435 About your sister... 34 00:03:57,278 --> 00:03:59,358 I hope she can rest in peace. 35 00:04:02,909 --> 00:04:07,959 But don't you think no one else should die because of you? 36 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,880 I'll need your answer by 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. 37 00:04:37,151 --> 00:04:38,901 I'll go alone from here. 38 00:04:38,987 --> 00:04:40,277 Yes, sir. 39 00:04:47,036 --> 00:04:48,366 About your sister... 40 00:04:48,454 --> 00:04:51,424 I hope she can rest in peace. 41 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,800 But don't you think no one else should die because of you? 42 00:05:55,229 --> 00:05:56,899 Why did you come back? 43 00:05:59,358 --> 00:06:01,608 What on earth are you trying to do in that state? 44 00:06:08,826 --> 00:06:10,906 A merchant? 45 00:06:10,995 --> 00:06:14,955 In Gaegyeong and Uiju, he was quite well-known as a smuggler. 46 00:06:15,041 --> 00:06:18,091 Even all the interpreters know him. 47 00:06:18,169 --> 00:06:21,209 But why did he suddenly show up in Hanyang? 48 00:06:21,297 --> 00:06:22,917 He obviously wants to build connections 49 00:06:23,007 --> 00:06:25,257 in Hanyang now that we've relocated the capital. 50 00:06:26,511 --> 00:06:29,101 Who cares whether he is a merchant or a swordsman? 51 00:06:29,180 --> 00:06:30,930 We must get the golden vase back first. 52 00:06:31,015 --> 00:06:33,345 We need it to coax the royal relatives 53 00:06:33,434 --> 00:06:35,654 into helping us enthrone the Crown Prince. 54 00:06:37,230 --> 00:06:39,770 His Majesty's health has visibly deteriorated. 55 00:06:39,857 --> 00:06:42,987 Isn't this the perfect chance to make him step down from the throne? 56 00:06:48,574 --> 00:06:51,744 Build a marketplace outside Sajeong Gate? 57 00:06:51,828 --> 00:06:53,248 Having the Six Ministries 58 00:06:53,329 --> 00:06:55,579 and the Office of the Inspector General outside Gwanghwamun 59 00:06:55,915 --> 00:06:58,285 is helping the whole area thrive. 60 00:06:58,376 --> 00:07:00,546 If we can do that with the area outside Sajeong Gate, 61 00:07:01,963 --> 00:07:04,473 the entire city of Hanyang will prosper. 62 00:07:05,049 --> 00:07:07,089 Sambong named the gate "Sajeong" 63 00:07:07,176 --> 00:07:10,136 wishing I'd be a sage king, which is very typical of him, 64 00:07:11,305 --> 00:07:12,345 whereas 65 00:07:13,558 --> 00:07:15,938 you are just demanding rights over the marketplace, 66 00:07:16,602 --> 00:07:18,062 which is so typical of you. 67 00:07:18,146 --> 00:07:20,566 It is for the sake of the people. 68 00:07:20,648 --> 00:07:22,478 Now that you have power, 69 00:07:22,567 --> 00:07:24,737 you are becoming greedy for wealth. 70 00:07:25,736 --> 00:07:27,066 At this rate, 71 00:07:27,155 --> 00:07:30,115 you will start coveting the throne as well down the road. 72 00:07:32,118 --> 00:07:35,078 If mocking me gives Your Majesty peace of mind, 73 00:07:36,038 --> 00:07:37,288 please continue to do so. 74 00:07:40,418 --> 00:07:42,248 I will grant you the rights over the district. 75 00:07:43,504 --> 00:07:46,424 So you can just go there 76 00:07:48,092 --> 00:07:50,552 and collect chump change dropped on the streets. 77 00:07:53,431 --> 00:07:55,931 I am much obliged, Your Majesty. 78 00:08:13,784 --> 00:08:15,954 Your body can't function because you're trying 79 00:08:16,037 --> 00:08:18,117 to subdue the venom using such harsh medicine. 80 00:08:18,706 --> 00:08:21,706 I think your medicine is gnawing at you. 81 00:08:24,045 --> 00:08:26,705 Who brought me here? 82 00:08:27,507 --> 00:08:31,427 He was wearing a government uniform, and his eyes looked empty. 83 00:08:32,178 --> 00:08:35,308 It seemed like something was eating away at his mind. 84 00:08:50,571 --> 00:08:52,031 The face in the composite sketch... 85 00:08:52,615 --> 00:08:53,735 It was Hwi. 86 00:08:58,496 --> 00:08:59,536 Was it? 87 00:09:03,417 --> 00:09:05,457 You'll be whacked if you protect him. 88 00:09:05,545 --> 00:09:06,995 Do not 89 00:09:07,713 --> 00:09:08,923 repeat the same mistake. 90 00:09:09,006 --> 00:09:11,256 The biggest mistake I've made 91 00:09:12,385 --> 00:09:15,505 is not doing anything because of my fear of making mistakes. 92 00:09:15,596 --> 00:09:17,636 Wrong. You did something. 93 00:09:17,723 --> 00:09:19,353 It's just that it was 94 00:09:19,892 --> 00:09:21,562 for Hwi and his sister, not for yourself. 95 00:09:21,644 --> 00:09:23,354 And the moment his sister died, 96 00:09:23,854 --> 00:09:25,944 everyone abandoned you. 97 00:09:30,027 --> 00:09:32,357 Just come to terms with the abandonment. 98 00:09:33,322 --> 00:09:34,992 Only then will you not let it happen again. 99 00:09:48,296 --> 00:09:49,916 What will you do now? 100 00:09:52,675 --> 00:09:55,425 Hwi's return doesn't change anything. 101 00:09:58,681 --> 00:10:02,061 My father took away what is most dear to me, 102 00:10:03,686 --> 00:10:05,346 so I will take from him as well. 103 00:10:06,647 --> 00:10:09,527 In order to do that, I need to let him have it first. 104 00:10:10,151 --> 00:10:12,451 This country, which is nothing more than an empty shell. 105 00:10:21,954 --> 00:10:24,924 So? Have you finished vetting me? 106 00:10:24,999 --> 00:10:28,039 I hear that you're a profiteer who does anything and everything 107 00:10:29,086 --> 00:10:30,336 to earn money. 108 00:10:30,421 --> 00:10:32,131 You gain nothing 109 00:10:32,214 --> 00:10:34,094 if you confine yourself to rules and laws. 110 00:10:35,968 --> 00:10:38,758 I wish I had learned that lesson sooner. 111 00:11:01,994 --> 00:11:04,584 Good. Now that we have a deal, 112 00:11:04,664 --> 00:11:06,334 I suppose we can just wait to rake in money. 113 00:11:25,851 --> 00:11:27,651 Wait until he's alone 114 00:11:30,356 --> 00:11:31,436 and kill him. 115 00:12:09,645 --> 00:12:12,355 Get rid of all the corpses and clean up the blood. 116 00:12:29,582 --> 00:12:31,042 Follow me to the main hall. 117 00:12:47,308 --> 00:12:48,808 When we finalize the date, 118 00:12:49,185 --> 00:12:51,685 Suk-beon's troops will join us in Sunhwabang. 119 00:12:52,271 --> 00:12:53,401 Yes, Your Highness. 120 00:12:53,898 --> 00:12:55,728 What about the messenger from the palace? 121 00:12:57,443 --> 00:12:58,653 We will take care of that. 122 00:12:59,528 --> 00:13:02,028 No information will get out. 123 00:13:02,114 --> 00:13:05,454 Now, we just need ammunition. 124 00:13:05,534 --> 00:13:06,584 A good enough one 125 00:13:07,286 --> 00:13:08,576 to turn 126 00:13:09,330 --> 00:13:11,250 a mere revolt into a revolution. 127 00:13:16,879 --> 00:13:19,299 Nam Jeon will provide us with one. 128 00:13:20,132 --> 00:13:21,842 It'll begin with the blood ceremony. 129 00:13:29,808 --> 00:13:31,438 I got the marketplace. 130 00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:33,984 We'll hide the soldiers and weapons there 131 00:13:34,355 --> 00:13:37,185 and lie in ambush to catch palace guards exiting through Sajeong Gate. 132 00:13:41,195 --> 00:13:42,485 Long time no see. 133 00:14:04,426 --> 00:14:06,096 You saved me, 134 00:14:09,056 --> 00:14:10,466 so take responsibility for it. 135 00:14:48,429 --> 00:14:49,969 Don't push yourself too hard. 136 00:14:50,055 --> 00:14:51,465 Move aside. 137 00:14:52,224 --> 00:14:53,984 I don't have time. 138 00:14:54,059 --> 00:14:55,729 Recover first 139 00:14:56,937 --> 00:14:58,267 so that you can kill him later on. 140 00:15:00,691 --> 00:15:02,821 Do you think Nam Jeon would be afraid of death? 141 00:15:04,028 --> 00:15:06,528 Do you think he'll beg me to spare his life in front of my sword? 142 00:15:07,823 --> 00:15:10,163 Just killing that scoundrel isn't enough. 143 00:15:10,659 --> 00:15:13,369 The world that Nam Jeon built with blood. 144 00:15:13,954 --> 00:15:16,334 I will viciously stomp all over it. 145 00:15:19,460 --> 00:15:21,000 That will be 146 00:15:23,088 --> 00:15:24,588 my revenge. 147 00:15:42,608 --> 00:15:46,148 Among hatred, resentment, and anxiety, 148 00:15:47,071 --> 00:15:50,491 anxiety is the one that is the first to arrive 149 00:15:50,866 --> 00:15:52,116 and last to leave. 150 00:15:53,118 --> 00:15:55,498 Nam Jeon is probably plagued by anxiety at the moment. 151 00:15:56,121 --> 00:15:57,791 Anxiety is only the beginning. 152 00:15:58,791 --> 00:15:59,831 Unimaginable pain 153 00:16:00,668 --> 00:16:03,458 awaits him at the end. 154 00:16:03,545 --> 00:16:05,875 The country he dreams of 155 00:16:08,092 --> 00:16:09,972 is a kingdom ruled by a puppet king. 156 00:16:11,095 --> 00:16:15,305 He wants the King under his thumb so that he can fulfill his selfish greed. 157 00:16:17,601 --> 00:16:19,311 That's why Goryeo collapsed. 158 00:16:20,562 --> 00:16:23,402 Goryeo's remains haven't even fully decayed yet. 159 00:16:23,649 --> 00:16:26,189 We cannot let this kingdom end up like that. 160 00:16:27,861 --> 00:16:31,991 I will shake hands with the devil if I must in order to stop it. 161 00:16:33,367 --> 00:16:37,037 History will write my name in blood, 162 00:16:43,293 --> 00:16:44,753 but who cares? 163 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,430 I don't care about a nation or a great cause. 164 00:16:49,508 --> 00:16:50,628 I'm not even interested. 165 00:16:51,635 --> 00:16:52,545 All I want to do 166 00:16:53,470 --> 00:16:55,470 is destroy Nam Jeon. 167 00:17:02,438 --> 00:17:05,728 I suppose you'll leave when everything is over. 168 00:17:08,861 --> 00:17:10,071 The day you leave, 169 00:17:10,446 --> 00:17:13,616 let's enjoy delicious wine together 170 00:17:14,283 --> 00:17:15,493 like we're doing now. 171 00:17:30,132 --> 00:17:31,052 Well, then. 172 00:18:01,830 --> 00:18:02,960 Be safe. 173 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,630 You be careful too. 174 00:18:08,712 --> 00:18:10,922 Make sure you eat well, will you? 175 00:19:42,890 --> 00:19:44,180 I can neither tell you 176 00:19:46,518 --> 00:19:48,648 to keep going nor to stop. 177 00:20:06,038 --> 00:20:07,998 If it is something that you must do, 178 00:20:12,461 --> 00:20:14,171 I just hope it won't hurt you that much. 179 00:20:35,651 --> 00:20:38,651 Inform the royal relatives of when the blood ceremony will be held. 180 00:20:39,655 --> 00:20:41,315 When the ceremony is over, 181 00:20:42,741 --> 00:20:46,081 we'll ask the King to step down and kill all the princes. 182 00:20:46,828 --> 00:20:48,708 You mean, right away? 183 00:20:51,792 --> 00:20:53,842 All the royal relatives and ministers are on our side. 184 00:20:53,919 --> 00:20:55,589 What is there to be afraid of? 185 00:20:56,213 --> 00:21:00,133 If they wish to kill me, they'll have to kill all the royal relatives first. 186 00:21:01,551 --> 00:21:03,471 His Majesty won't be able to do it. 187 00:21:06,807 --> 00:21:09,427 But there is one person we haven't been able to win over to our side. 188 00:21:10,852 --> 00:21:12,772 It is His Majesty's step-nephew, 189 00:21:12,854 --> 00:21:14,864 Wanwon Buwongun. 190 00:21:18,235 --> 00:21:19,855 Arrange a meeting with him. 191 00:21:21,488 --> 00:21:23,368 I will meet him in person. 192 00:21:39,798 --> 00:21:41,008 How dare you... 193 00:21:41,550 --> 00:21:42,470 Gosh. 194 00:21:45,512 --> 00:21:47,352 Do not say anything and just listen. 195 00:21:47,848 --> 00:21:50,178 I, Inspector Nam Seon-ho, 196 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,560 am here to make an earnest request, Wanwon Buwongun. 197 00:21:55,022 --> 00:21:57,402 Please attend the blood ceremony 198 00:21:58,066 --> 00:22:01,566 and do your duty as a member of the royal family. 199 00:22:01,653 --> 00:22:03,533 Such insolence! 200 00:22:04,656 --> 00:22:07,366 I will shred you to pieces... 201 00:22:08,493 --> 00:22:10,373 Don't think you can be condescending to me 202 00:22:12,289 --> 00:22:14,879 just because of your old age and the fact that I'm younger. 203 00:22:20,797 --> 00:22:22,507 You're just lucky 204 00:22:22,591 --> 00:22:25,091 to have an uncle who is sitting on the throne, that's all. 205 00:22:26,053 --> 00:22:28,473 So just grow old like this and die naturally. 206 00:22:29,056 --> 00:22:30,766 Why risk getting stabbed to death? 207 00:22:52,829 --> 00:22:54,709 That punk! 208 00:22:56,792 --> 00:22:59,212 Is anyone outside? 209 00:22:59,294 --> 00:23:01,554 What were all the guards doing? 210 00:23:01,963 --> 00:23:02,963 Gosh! 211 00:23:17,604 --> 00:23:19,404 Sir, let me pour you another glass. 212 00:23:19,481 --> 00:23:20,691 Sure. 213 00:23:24,361 --> 00:23:26,571 The crane and the cloud are a pair. 214 00:23:26,655 --> 00:23:29,195 How come there is only the crane and not the cloud? 215 00:23:29,282 --> 00:23:31,952 May I be your cloud? 216 00:23:32,702 --> 00:23:34,082 Hands off. 217 00:23:34,663 --> 00:23:36,003 Pardon me? 218 00:23:40,961 --> 00:23:42,961 If you touch it one more time, 219 00:23:43,922 --> 00:23:45,382 I will kill you. 220 00:23:58,562 --> 00:24:01,112 Wanwon Buwongun is the most senior member of the royal family. 221 00:24:01,189 --> 00:24:03,399 How dare you threaten him with your sword? 222 00:24:05,277 --> 00:24:07,147 Oh, no. 223 00:24:07,904 --> 00:24:10,914 That old man's blood is on this sword right now. 224 00:24:14,870 --> 00:24:16,330 Don't you worry. 225 00:24:16,955 --> 00:24:18,035 Wanwon 226 00:24:19,541 --> 00:24:21,751 will attend the blood ceremony. 227 00:24:26,715 --> 00:24:29,465 Why do you not look happy, my lord? 228 00:24:29,551 --> 00:24:31,761 All the roadblocks have been removed, 229 00:24:32,053 --> 00:24:34,313 so you should be dancing excitedly, if anything. 230 00:24:35,307 --> 00:24:36,307 Hwi. 231 00:24:37,893 --> 00:24:39,023 He's back. 232 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:43,520 What about it? 233 00:24:43,607 --> 00:24:45,647 I ordered my soldiers to kill him. 234 00:24:49,529 --> 00:24:51,949 You want to help him stop suffering from the venom? 235 00:24:53,408 --> 00:24:56,078 You're such a kindhearted man. 236 00:24:56,161 --> 00:24:58,251 I never keep my enemies alive. 237 00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:00,961 I guess you're probably 238 00:25:02,918 --> 00:25:04,458 my next enemy. 239 00:25:07,047 --> 00:25:08,757 Then you'd better hurry 240 00:25:09,466 --> 00:25:12,466 because you are my enemy now. 241 00:25:34,491 --> 00:25:36,081 I'm impressed that you survived. 242 00:25:37,285 --> 00:25:38,365 Step aside. 243 00:25:39,788 --> 00:25:41,918 I thought my father would breathe his last breath 244 00:25:42,832 --> 00:25:44,832 the day you came back alive. 245 00:25:46,670 --> 00:25:48,510 But he is still alive and well. 246 00:25:49,923 --> 00:25:50,923 Why? 247 00:25:51,383 --> 00:25:53,513 Is killing him not enough for you? 248 00:25:55,512 --> 00:25:57,722 What the heck are you plotting? 249 00:25:58,056 --> 00:25:59,136 You're right. 250 00:26:00,016 --> 00:26:03,266 The fact that I can only kill your father once makes me so furious. 251 00:26:04,104 --> 00:26:05,694 Hence, I want to make sure 252 00:26:06,189 --> 00:26:08,689 he will die in the most painful way possible. 253 00:26:15,115 --> 00:26:18,235 Whatever you do, you'll fail in that state. 254 00:26:19,744 --> 00:26:20,914 If one of us 255 00:26:21,705 --> 00:26:24,575 must stop, it is you. 256 00:26:25,083 --> 00:26:27,713 It is the only reason I'm alive. 257 00:26:28,295 --> 00:26:29,705 And you're telling me to stop? 258 00:26:30,839 --> 00:26:32,549 You'll do it in my place? 259 00:26:32,632 --> 00:26:33,972 I must be the one to do it. 260 00:26:35,051 --> 00:26:37,511 Only then will he be called a father killed by his own son 261 00:26:37,804 --> 00:26:39,934 and a traitor who deserved to be assassinated. 262 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,390 I will make that happen. 263 00:26:45,937 --> 00:26:48,267 My whole world has already fallen apart! 264 00:26:49,899 --> 00:26:52,819 Why should I even care about such things? 265 00:26:58,491 --> 00:27:01,201 I will die the day your father dies. 266 00:27:03,079 --> 00:27:04,409 So please 267 00:27:05,665 --> 00:27:07,415 do not try to stop me, Seon-ho. 268 00:28:25,662 --> 00:28:27,792 -Hwi. -Hey, guys. 269 00:28:28,873 --> 00:28:32,043 My gosh. See that spot over there? 270 00:28:32,127 --> 00:28:34,127 I think it would be perfect for an apothecary. 271 00:28:34,212 --> 00:28:36,172 And a surgeon can use the space next door. 272 00:28:36,256 --> 00:28:37,586 Shut it, you fool. 273 00:28:37,757 --> 00:28:40,337 Do you want those that visit the apothecary to get sick? 274 00:28:40,427 --> 00:28:41,717 Do you know what my wish is? 275 00:28:42,637 --> 00:28:43,677 Shrouding your dead body. 276 00:28:44,264 --> 00:28:47,524 -You prick, shall I teach you a lesson? -I'll do my best to make it happen! 277 00:28:47,809 --> 00:28:48,939 How did it go? 278 00:28:49,018 --> 00:28:50,438 Everything arrived from Gaegyeong. 279 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,690 The one from Uiju arriving tomorrow is the last shipment. 280 00:28:52,772 --> 00:28:53,862 Thanks for your hard work. 281 00:28:54,858 --> 00:28:55,938 Chi-do. 282 00:28:57,068 --> 00:28:58,188 Shall we? 283 00:28:58,695 --> 00:28:59,775 Let's do it. 284 00:29:00,238 --> 00:29:01,608 -What are you doing? -I got him. 285 00:29:01,698 --> 00:29:04,238 What is this about? Why... 286 00:29:22,719 --> 00:29:25,309 I'm telling you. He's transcended all worldly desires. 287 00:29:25,388 --> 00:29:27,178 Jeez, what if 288 00:29:27,265 --> 00:29:30,055 he actually ascends into the sky on a cloud or something? 289 00:29:31,269 --> 00:29:32,399 Chi-do! 290 00:29:35,523 --> 00:29:36,653 Did you get what I asked for? 291 00:29:38,318 --> 00:29:39,898 You'll die because of this medicine, 292 00:29:39,986 --> 00:29:41,566 not because of the venom. 293 00:29:42,155 --> 00:29:45,365 It doesn't just get rid of the pain. It severely damages your intestines. 294 00:29:45,450 --> 00:29:48,540 You should only take it when you're about to pass out due to the pain. 295 00:29:48,912 --> 00:29:50,462 That's exactly what I'm doing. 296 00:29:52,665 --> 00:29:54,575 This is really the last time. 297 00:29:55,251 --> 00:29:57,251 I don't want to be the one causing your death. 298 00:30:26,241 --> 00:30:30,331 I will destroy the world that Nam Jeon wanted so badly. 299 00:30:31,329 --> 00:30:32,999 I will destroy it all. 300 00:30:34,958 --> 00:30:36,038 And what happens after that? 301 00:30:37,794 --> 00:30:39,344 Is it over when it's destroyed? 302 00:30:39,420 --> 00:30:41,630 Will you die in peace because you vented your spite? 303 00:30:43,091 --> 00:30:45,551 You owe someone your life, you pay back with your life. 304 00:30:45,635 --> 00:30:48,925 That's what I learned from your father. That's why I'm with you. 305 00:30:53,351 --> 00:30:55,061 Just like how precious Yeon is to you, 306 00:30:56,688 --> 00:30:58,818 you're precious to some people. 307 00:31:01,401 --> 00:31:02,691 Don't forget that. 308 00:31:37,270 --> 00:31:38,350 Sir. 309 00:31:38,938 --> 00:31:41,518 -I told you to go. -I won't. I can't. 310 00:31:41,608 --> 00:31:44,028 I will be sticking to you like a leech. 311 00:31:44,110 --> 00:31:46,610 Then, I will have to remove you. 312 00:31:54,746 --> 00:31:56,996 You learn how scary a sword is only after getting slashed. 313 00:31:57,498 --> 00:31:59,078 Then you will run away. 314 00:32:02,712 --> 00:32:04,012 Starving to death, 315 00:32:04,797 --> 00:32:06,717 slashed to death. There's no difference. 316 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:08,760 You're persistent. 317 00:32:14,766 --> 00:32:15,636 Sir. 318 00:32:39,999 --> 00:32:43,749 A hello wouldn't hurt before you look for the safe. 319 00:32:44,337 --> 00:32:47,297 I need to see the money to put a smile on my face. 320 00:32:47,382 --> 00:32:50,472 I wanted to say hi to you with a smile. 321 00:32:54,847 --> 00:32:56,177 Don't look. 322 00:32:56,265 --> 00:32:59,135 Money gets lost when seen and gets used up when touched. 323 00:32:59,227 --> 00:33:00,847 You're so obsessed with money. 324 00:33:01,479 --> 00:33:04,859 If you love money so much, why do you keep it here? 325 00:33:04,941 --> 00:33:07,531 If I could, I would spread it on the floor, 326 00:33:07,610 --> 00:33:09,820 and cuddle it while using it as a blanket. 327 00:33:09,904 --> 00:33:11,864 You'd better pay the safe rental fee on time. 328 00:33:11,948 --> 00:33:15,118 Of course. I will pay good money. 329 00:33:22,750 --> 00:33:28,170 Goodness, her wig is as big as a tiger's head. 330 00:33:29,590 --> 00:33:31,090 It must be really heavy. 331 00:33:35,388 --> 00:33:40,098 The gold vase in a kist was definitely in Bang-won's room. 332 00:33:40,184 --> 00:33:44,654 Why did it go back to Nam Jeon? 333 00:33:45,023 --> 00:33:46,483 Does the gold vase have legs? 334 00:33:47,358 --> 00:33:48,188 I don't know. 335 00:33:48,276 --> 00:33:49,486 How come you don't? 336 00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:53,318 I made you a double spy to dig up information like this. 337 00:33:53,406 --> 00:33:54,566 Isn't there anything else? 338 00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:56,373 I will see what happened. 339 00:34:01,122 --> 00:34:02,792 He will go out 340 00:34:03,583 --> 00:34:04,633 tonight. 341 00:34:09,213 --> 00:34:10,843 It's a perfect day to spy. 342 00:34:10,923 --> 00:34:13,473 Will you jump over a wall? 343 00:34:13,551 --> 00:34:16,301 Thinking that princes won't jump over walls is just a prejudice. 344 00:34:16,387 --> 00:34:18,467 I might as well go on your behalf. 345 00:34:18,556 --> 00:34:20,056 How can I trust you? 346 00:34:20,808 --> 00:34:22,098 What if the word gets out? 347 00:34:22,185 --> 00:34:23,845 What if you get caught? 348 00:34:23,936 --> 00:34:25,726 There's no way they will kill me. 349 00:34:26,481 --> 00:34:28,321 -Your Highness. -Cheonga. 350 00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:29,569 Bang-won 351 00:34:30,485 --> 00:34:32,395 lives and dies for justification. 352 00:34:33,112 --> 00:34:34,112 But I don't. 353 00:34:34,614 --> 00:34:35,494 I... 354 00:34:36,532 --> 00:34:39,792 desperately live to live. 355 00:34:55,718 --> 00:34:58,178 Gosh, that stings. 356 00:35:14,362 --> 00:35:16,412 Let me see. 357 00:35:19,575 --> 00:35:21,285 Let me see it one more time. 358 00:35:29,001 --> 00:35:31,921 They say even a mosquito's fart stinks. 359 00:35:33,297 --> 00:35:35,717 Where is Bang-won's stink... 360 00:35:37,260 --> 00:35:39,260 coming from? 361 00:35:50,064 --> 00:35:51,904 "Right to the marketplace district"? 362 00:35:53,609 --> 00:35:55,149 Hwi from Seo Family... 363 00:35:59,031 --> 00:36:00,071 Hwi? 364 00:36:30,605 --> 00:36:31,725 Hey. 365 00:36:32,607 --> 00:36:36,527 If it isn't my brother, Bang-won. I thought it was a thief. 366 00:36:37,153 --> 00:36:38,573 You have not changed at all. 367 00:36:38,654 --> 00:36:40,034 Come on. 368 00:36:40,114 --> 00:36:42,414 This sword survived ten bouts with Seo Geom. 369 00:36:42,491 --> 00:36:43,781 So don't be so ashamed. 370 00:36:44,368 --> 00:36:48,788 Right. You barely had eight bouts with him? 371 00:36:58,049 --> 00:37:01,799 When the blood ceremony is over, Nam Jeon will attack us. 372 00:37:02,178 --> 00:37:03,468 No. 373 00:37:03,554 --> 00:37:04,684 The word is not "us," 374 00:37:05,389 --> 00:37:06,599 but "me," my brother. 375 00:37:06,682 --> 00:37:08,772 Now is not a good time to joke around. 376 00:37:09,352 --> 00:37:10,982 Listen carefully to me. 377 00:37:11,062 --> 00:37:12,102 And? 378 00:37:12,355 --> 00:37:16,105 I want you to go to the blood ceremony on behalf of the princes. 379 00:37:16,567 --> 00:37:21,027 Give way to Nam Jeon and make a fool of us. 380 00:37:21,113 --> 00:37:23,703 You want me to go to a party thrown by a man who wants to kill me? 381 00:37:23,783 --> 00:37:26,913 And to be the first to die when the blood ceremony is over? 382 00:37:26,994 --> 00:37:29,584 We must make him draw the sword first. 383 00:37:30,373 --> 00:37:32,503 We can only kill him that way. 384 00:37:33,417 --> 00:37:34,417 That's 385 00:37:35,002 --> 00:37:36,632 our justification. 386 00:37:37,213 --> 00:37:39,473 I guess Nam Jeon is just a beginning. 387 00:37:39,548 --> 00:37:41,378 I wonder where this will end. 388 00:37:43,010 --> 00:37:44,050 Will it be Bang-seok? 389 00:37:47,014 --> 00:37:48,144 No way. 390 00:37:48,933 --> 00:37:51,103 Nam Jeon is the beginning and the end. 391 00:37:51,185 --> 00:37:53,265 Our father also started with King Woo first. 392 00:37:54,897 --> 00:37:57,227 Then he brought down a country. 393 00:38:00,027 --> 00:38:00,987 Bang-gan. 394 00:38:06,617 --> 00:38:07,737 Give me your answer. 395 00:38:08,244 --> 00:38:09,834 I want a written promise. 396 00:38:11,872 --> 00:38:13,672 A promise that you won't kill me. 397 00:38:14,834 --> 00:38:17,424 Put both your signature and stamp on it. 398 00:38:34,186 --> 00:38:35,726 Once the blood ceremony is over, 399 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:39,034 I'm sure you'll feel like the whole Hanyang is in your hand. 400 00:38:39,108 --> 00:38:42,238 You don't dare to have your own dream, 401 00:38:43,029 --> 00:38:45,199 and yet you make fun of other's dream. 402 00:38:45,281 --> 00:38:46,911 Because of that dream, 403 00:38:47,783 --> 00:38:49,663 people are dying. That's why. 404 00:38:49,744 --> 00:38:53,624 "The greater good must always be prioritized." 405 00:38:55,249 --> 00:38:56,709 That's what you said in Liaodong. 406 00:38:58,169 --> 00:39:01,919 To me, a country of subjects is a big pretext 407 00:39:02,381 --> 00:39:04,511 and the sacrifice of the dead is a small pretext. 408 00:39:05,926 --> 00:39:08,256 Enough with the fancy talk. 409 00:39:08,679 --> 00:39:11,059 Be honest for once in your life. 410 00:39:11,140 --> 00:39:12,600 You just wanted 411 00:39:13,517 --> 00:39:15,847 to have your own country. 412 00:39:19,607 --> 00:39:20,777 That's right. 413 00:39:22,610 --> 00:39:23,860 In my country, 414 00:39:24,820 --> 00:39:27,110 King is just a figurehead. 415 00:39:27,281 --> 00:39:29,701 It's a country ruled by excellent subjects. 416 00:39:30,493 --> 00:39:33,503 There aren't many great kings, but there are many great subjects. 417 00:39:33,704 --> 00:39:35,714 A tyrant has to be born with, 418 00:39:35,790 --> 00:39:38,080 but treacherous subjects can easily be removed. 419 00:39:41,128 --> 00:39:42,708 What is wrong with that? 420 00:39:44,423 --> 00:39:45,843 And is that wise subject... 421 00:39:46,801 --> 00:39:48,221 you? 422 00:40:17,415 --> 00:40:19,285 This is what I call a nice spot. 423 00:40:19,959 --> 00:40:22,249 You'll rake in money for sure. 424 00:40:31,512 --> 00:40:34,682 They say that if you yearn for someone you will meet him someday. 425 00:40:35,182 --> 00:40:36,732 It's true. 426 00:40:38,352 --> 00:40:39,562 Do I know you? 427 00:40:39,645 --> 00:40:42,725 Handsome with a voice as sweet as honey. 428 00:40:43,315 --> 00:40:45,565 You have no idea how badly I desire you. 429 00:40:45,651 --> 00:40:47,111 I asked you to identify yourself. 430 00:40:47,611 --> 00:40:48,611 Me? 431 00:40:50,364 --> 00:40:51,454 The surname is Yi. 432 00:40:51,532 --> 00:40:54,582 "Bang" as in to shine and "Gan" as in a pillar. 433 00:40:54,660 --> 00:40:56,450 A shining pillar? 434 00:40:56,537 --> 00:40:58,327 How embarrassing, is it not? 435 00:40:58,914 --> 00:41:02,084 I, Seo Hwi, greet Prince Hoean. 436 00:41:03,085 --> 00:41:04,795 No, that title isn't necessary. 437 00:41:05,463 --> 00:41:08,343 I seem older, so you can treat me like your brother 438 00:41:08,424 --> 00:41:10,844 or "my lord" if the former sounds corny. 439 00:41:11,218 --> 00:41:13,968 You know what? Why don't we just stick to our names? 440 00:41:15,389 --> 00:41:16,769 The joke's getting old, sir. 441 00:41:16,849 --> 00:41:19,309 I've admired your swordsmanship for a while now. 442 00:41:20,311 --> 00:41:23,771 If I could have you, I'd gladly even present a star. 443 00:41:23,856 --> 00:41:25,356 You have the wrong man. 444 00:41:25,441 --> 00:41:27,071 I'm only a mere peddler. 445 00:41:29,361 --> 00:41:30,991 I'm dead serious right now. 446 00:41:32,948 --> 00:41:35,988 If you laugh it off, how will that make me look? 447 00:41:37,453 --> 00:41:39,793 Well, that is no concern of mine. 448 00:42:06,106 --> 00:42:09,776 See? How can I not desire you? 449 00:42:16,450 --> 00:42:18,410 Like I said, it's a great spot. 450 00:42:18,494 --> 00:42:21,544 A bustling market is a great place to conceal things. 451 00:42:24,124 --> 00:42:25,504 It's close to the palace too. 452 00:42:27,336 --> 00:42:28,376 Right? 453 00:42:31,173 --> 00:42:32,683 I'll see you around often. 454 00:42:40,516 --> 00:42:44,556 His swordsmanship seems oddly familiar. 455 00:43:05,124 --> 00:43:06,004 Madame Han. 456 00:43:06,083 --> 00:43:07,383 What is it? 457 00:43:07,459 --> 00:43:10,749 The new Minister of Military Affairs went back on his promise. 458 00:43:10,838 --> 00:43:13,838 The signal-fire soldiers and others we were promised 459 00:43:13,924 --> 00:43:15,764 have been replaced by his people. 460 00:43:25,394 --> 00:43:26,944 You're back, my lord. 461 00:43:29,898 --> 00:43:31,028 Who's there? 462 00:43:39,908 --> 00:43:43,038 How dare a kisaeng bitch barge in here? 463 00:43:43,954 --> 00:43:44,794 Make way. 464 00:43:55,841 --> 00:43:59,141 Well, that same bitch made you the Minister of Military Affairs. 465 00:44:00,095 --> 00:44:02,345 I can tarnish your reputation in a day 466 00:44:02,556 --> 00:44:04,886 and make you a traitor in two. 467 00:44:05,684 --> 00:44:07,064 You think I can't? 468 00:44:07,561 --> 00:44:09,481 Then try me. 469 00:44:10,230 --> 00:44:14,320 Let's wait and see which of us will be slaughtered first. 470 00:44:14,401 --> 00:44:16,651 Hold on, Madame Han. 471 00:44:19,782 --> 00:44:22,792 Signal-fire soldiers, horsemen, and the stationmaster. 472 00:44:23,369 --> 00:44:25,039 I want my people in those positions. 473 00:44:27,081 --> 00:44:30,461 Follow my orders, and you'll live when others don't. 474 00:44:31,085 --> 00:44:32,205 Go against them, 475 00:44:33,504 --> 00:44:35,884 and only you'll be the one who dies. 476 00:45:02,199 --> 00:45:05,079 NAM JEON 477 00:45:21,135 --> 00:45:25,055 Let our loyalty and spirit live forever. 478 00:45:27,433 --> 00:45:28,983 I, Nam Jeon, 479 00:45:30,144 --> 00:45:33,864 with the support of the royal relatives, 480 00:45:34,731 --> 00:45:37,781 vow my loyalty to the Crown Prince. 481 00:45:38,819 --> 00:45:40,609 NAM JEON 482 00:45:47,619 --> 00:45:50,539 YI BANG-GAN 483 00:45:54,710 --> 00:45:56,340 Somewhere in Bukak, 484 00:45:56,420 --> 00:45:58,460 the royal relatives gathered for a blood ceremony. 485 00:46:02,551 --> 00:46:06,561 A blood ceremony held without my permission? 486 00:46:07,222 --> 00:46:08,522 Who held the ritual? 487 00:46:08,599 --> 00:46:10,389 It was Nam Jeon, Your Majesty. 488 00:46:12,394 --> 00:46:15,484 After the blood ceremony, they will request for your removal. 489 00:46:15,564 --> 00:46:19,234 He'll drag me down with the support of the royal relatives? 490 00:46:21,278 --> 00:46:22,988 I will not be removed from my position. 491 00:46:24,281 --> 00:46:25,911 Once I step down, 492 00:46:26,783 --> 00:46:29,833 Nam Jeon will leave the Crown Prince by the nose. 493 00:46:30,412 --> 00:46:33,212 And Bang-won will try to kill him. 494 00:46:33,290 --> 00:46:35,250 Now Nam Jeon and Bang-won will 495 00:46:35,501 --> 00:46:37,961 attempt to kill each other. 496 00:46:38,754 --> 00:46:40,264 All you need to do is 497 00:46:41,715 --> 00:46:44,125 set up the battlefield, Your Majesty. 498 00:46:46,094 --> 00:46:49,014 No father kills his own son. 499 00:46:52,100 --> 00:46:54,440 However, there are sons who kill their fathers. 500 00:46:58,732 --> 00:47:00,532 You must decide. 501 00:47:01,109 --> 00:47:03,359 Set up a battlefield so they'll fight to their deaths? 502 00:47:03,862 --> 00:47:06,162 Even if Bang-won asks you to punish those involved, 503 00:47:06,657 --> 00:47:08,907 you won't be able to reprimand the royal relatives. 504 00:47:08,992 --> 00:47:11,792 That means Nam Jeon gets the last laugh. 505 00:47:12,079 --> 00:47:13,999 And if Bang-won stays silent, 506 00:47:15,332 --> 00:47:17,922 a bloodbath will be inevitable. 507 00:47:22,798 --> 00:47:25,258 Let's see if it happens as you say so. 508 00:47:26,468 --> 00:47:29,638 Only then will I make a decision. 509 00:47:33,850 --> 00:47:36,770 Once we request that His Majesty steps down 510 00:47:37,312 --> 00:47:38,482 as planned, 511 00:47:38,981 --> 00:47:42,191 we will have the sons of his first wife killed. 512 00:47:45,195 --> 00:47:46,405 Sambong, 513 00:47:47,489 --> 00:47:51,119 if blood must be shed to stabilize this nation, 514 00:47:51,201 --> 00:47:54,411 then I will readily douse myself with blood. 515 00:47:55,872 --> 00:47:58,212 If one must take action, 516 00:48:00,544 --> 00:48:02,344 then it shall be me. 517 00:48:13,807 --> 00:48:16,227 Nam Jeon, I address you. 518 00:48:17,185 --> 00:48:19,475 A blood ceremony is first authorized by me. 519 00:48:19,563 --> 00:48:21,773 The Ministry of Rites then picks a date 520 00:48:21,857 --> 00:48:24,477 and appoints someone to carry it out. Am I right? 521 00:48:25,110 --> 00:48:26,450 Yes, Your Majesty. 522 00:48:26,528 --> 00:48:30,658 Then how is it that you performed evil behind my back? 523 00:48:32,951 --> 00:48:35,001 Asking the heavens to watch over you 524 00:48:35,078 --> 00:48:37,828 and vowing our loyalty to the Crown Prince 525 00:48:38,749 --> 00:48:41,209 can be anything but evil. 526 00:48:41,293 --> 00:48:43,093 Nonsense! 527 00:48:44,421 --> 00:48:46,511 You had better watch what you say. 528 00:48:54,348 --> 00:48:59,188 Your weakened physique is of grave concern, Your Majesty. 529 00:49:00,062 --> 00:49:03,402 Thankfully, the Crown Prince now stands as a fully grown man. 530 00:49:03,482 --> 00:49:06,992 It is only logical that you share the weight of the crown. 531 00:49:09,655 --> 00:49:12,065 Please reconsider, Your Majesty. 532 00:49:12,157 --> 00:49:15,367 -Please reconsider, Your Majesty. -Please reconsider, Your Majesty. 533 00:49:19,498 --> 00:49:21,578 You want me to step down? 534 00:49:21,667 --> 00:49:25,837 A loyal subject would never suggest such a thing. 535 00:49:27,089 --> 00:49:30,879 Still, please reconsider, Your Majesty. 536 00:49:31,843 --> 00:49:35,013 -Please reconsider, Your Majesty. -Please reconsider, Your Majesty. 537 00:49:39,351 --> 00:49:40,641 Prince Jeongan, 538 00:49:42,229 --> 00:49:43,769 any thoughts? 539 00:49:57,202 --> 00:49:58,702 Forgive me, 540 00:50:00,163 --> 00:50:01,213 but I choose to 541 00:50:02,165 --> 00:50:03,995 answer with my silence. 542 00:50:13,218 --> 00:50:15,008 That's it... 543 00:50:17,597 --> 00:50:19,137 for today's court audience. 544 00:50:29,067 --> 00:50:30,187 Father? 545 00:50:30,277 --> 00:50:32,487 -Your Majesty! -Your Majesty! 546 00:50:32,571 --> 00:50:35,321 -Your Majesty. -Your Majesty. 547 00:50:35,407 --> 00:50:36,527 What just happened? 548 00:50:36,616 --> 00:50:38,366 -Your Majesty. -Your Majesty. 549 00:51:16,490 --> 00:51:19,240 The general who commanded the north. 550 00:51:23,205 --> 00:51:26,625 The founder of this nation! 551 00:51:28,877 --> 00:51:30,797 That man has now collapsed 552 00:51:32,339 --> 00:51:34,299 because of the lies you continued to spew. 553 00:51:36,092 --> 00:51:37,972 Are you satisfied now? 554 00:51:38,553 --> 00:51:40,853 My heart aches 555 00:51:42,516 --> 00:51:44,346 and I am stricken with grief. 556 00:51:46,269 --> 00:51:47,809 You and I 557 00:51:48,688 --> 00:51:51,018 have come a long way. 558 00:51:52,651 --> 00:51:54,741 From comrades to adversaries, 559 00:51:54,820 --> 00:51:56,280 from adversaries... 560 00:51:57,572 --> 00:51:58,662 to mortal enemies. 561 00:52:05,205 --> 00:52:07,575 Make no mistake. 562 00:52:08,166 --> 00:52:12,796 There has never been a moment when you and I were comrades. 563 00:52:13,380 --> 00:52:15,010 Only for a brief moment, 564 00:52:17,342 --> 00:52:19,852 we shared a common enemy. 565 00:52:20,428 --> 00:52:21,888 I thought of you 566 00:52:21,972 --> 00:52:26,232 as His Majesty's dog and someone even below Sambong. 567 00:52:34,776 --> 00:52:36,776 I guess I was wrong. 568 00:52:40,699 --> 00:52:43,159 Then how do you assess me now? 569 00:53:01,136 --> 00:53:04,716 You closed your eyes when it came to us. 570 00:53:07,058 --> 00:53:09,268 When Bang-won discriminated against us, 571 00:53:11,980 --> 00:53:14,610 when Nam Jeon tried to swallow us alive, 572 00:53:16,610 --> 00:53:19,070 you never considered us a priority. 573 00:53:19,696 --> 00:53:20,816 My Queen... 574 00:53:21,114 --> 00:53:22,624 I... 575 00:53:24,409 --> 00:53:27,409 can see the deaths of my sons so clearly. 576 00:53:28,413 --> 00:53:30,503 It is why my heart aches even more. 577 00:53:33,209 --> 00:53:34,339 It is why... 578 00:53:35,712 --> 00:53:37,962 my heart is in pieces. 579 00:53:38,757 --> 00:53:41,217 That will never happen. 580 00:53:43,762 --> 00:53:44,802 I... 581 00:53:45,889 --> 00:53:47,179 promise you that. 582 00:53:47,265 --> 00:53:49,675 Then kill Bang-won. 583 00:53:50,977 --> 00:53:53,057 Nam Jeon must be eliminated too. 584 00:53:53,855 --> 00:53:55,975 Both of them must die 585 00:53:56,650 --> 00:54:00,490 for the Crown Prince and Bang-beon to live. 586 00:54:03,281 --> 00:54:05,581 Why won't you answer me? 587 00:54:06,952 --> 00:54:09,962 Nam Jeon will suck the life out of the Crown Prince 588 00:54:10,580 --> 00:54:13,670 and Bang-won will come at night to assassinate him. 589 00:54:14,376 --> 00:54:17,706 If that happens, it'll be all your fault. 590 00:54:17,921 --> 00:54:20,511 It's because you thought 591 00:54:20,924 --> 00:54:23,724 you could hold the throne while keeping them by your side. 592 00:54:30,600 --> 00:54:31,730 My Queen... 593 00:54:32,352 --> 00:54:35,692 Mark my words. 594 00:54:37,232 --> 00:54:38,982 Once they die, 595 00:54:44,406 --> 00:54:45,866 so will you. 596 00:55:31,494 --> 00:55:34,464 Bring me the Crown Prince and Inspector Nam! 597 00:55:57,979 --> 00:55:59,809 Even if you become King, 598 00:56:00,857 --> 00:56:02,567 you will die. 599 00:56:03,818 --> 00:56:07,698 Bang-won will kill you and Bang-gan will come for you too. 600 00:56:08,698 --> 00:56:12,538 If not, you will have to bow down to Nam Jeon. 601 00:56:14,287 --> 00:56:16,327 How is that any better? 602 00:56:16,915 --> 00:56:18,245 Please save me. 603 00:56:18,958 --> 00:56:20,288 I don't want to die. 604 00:56:22,712 --> 00:56:25,222 A battlefield for Nam Jeon and Bang-won. 605 00:56:26,674 --> 00:56:28,264 It's time we need it. 606 00:56:28,343 --> 00:56:31,013 Let Nam Jeon deal with Bang-won first. 607 00:56:31,638 --> 00:56:33,218 I will not stay 608 00:56:35,350 --> 00:56:37,480 and see my own son shed blood. 609 00:56:38,353 --> 00:56:39,603 Leave Nam Jeon... 610 00:56:40,438 --> 00:56:41,858 to me. 611 00:57:09,968 --> 00:57:11,468 From here, 612 00:57:13,972 --> 00:57:18,182 all you'll probably be able to see are our heads and not our hearts. 613 00:57:19,686 --> 00:57:22,726 The fact that you think so little of us 614 00:57:24,357 --> 00:57:27,897 is why you've become a stubborn man only interested in keeping his throne. 615 00:57:31,239 --> 00:57:33,119 Aren't I right? 616 00:58:03,855 --> 00:58:06,765 Gather assassins outside the capital. 617 00:58:07,817 --> 00:58:08,987 Tonight, 618 00:58:11,029 --> 00:58:12,859 I will strike the princes. 619 00:58:13,448 --> 00:58:15,658 Isn't it too soon? 620 00:58:15,950 --> 00:58:17,330 Maybe you should reconsider. 621 00:58:17,410 --> 00:58:19,000 Now that we have justification, 622 00:58:21,080 --> 00:58:22,960 we will not waver. 623 00:58:41,226 --> 00:58:42,936 Assassins have been ordered to gather. 624 00:58:44,687 --> 00:58:46,397 Outside the capital. 625 00:58:54,030 --> 00:58:56,280 Move! I am a messenger. 626 00:59:25,562 --> 00:59:28,652 It's like you said. He's gathering assassins. 627 00:59:28,731 --> 00:59:30,361 If the assassins are stopped, 628 00:59:30,441 --> 00:59:32,901 then he'll have to order the palace guards instead. 629 00:59:33,736 --> 00:59:36,776 Him ordering the palace guards is the justification we need. 630 00:59:38,741 --> 00:59:39,871 Be safe. 631 00:59:52,255 --> 00:59:54,255 Nam Jeon made his move first. 632 00:59:55,925 --> 00:59:57,085 The palace 633 00:59:57,969 --> 01:00:00,179 will now reek with the stench of blood. 634 01:00:00,263 --> 01:00:01,603 Guard. 635 01:00:01,806 --> 01:00:03,056 Yes, Your Majesty. 636 01:00:03,558 --> 01:00:06,188 Make arrangements so that I can leave the palace soon. 637 01:00:27,749 --> 01:00:29,789 Your assassins won't gather. 638 01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:32,300 What now? 639 01:00:33,171 --> 01:00:34,511 I knew it. 640 01:00:37,216 --> 01:00:39,506 Bang-won's been watching your back. 641 01:00:39,594 --> 01:00:40,764 I will now 642 01:00:41,596 --> 01:00:43,596 crush your world. 643 01:00:49,812 --> 01:00:53,192 It's the world I built by shedding blood for 30 years. 644 01:00:54,692 --> 01:00:56,402 It won't be crushed by the likes of you. 645 01:00:59,322 --> 01:01:01,412 I will prevail, 646 01:01:02,992 --> 01:01:04,662 and you will die. 647 01:01:06,204 --> 01:01:08,924 This isn't the end, but the beginning. 648 01:01:12,877 --> 01:01:15,127 How about I tell you the only way 649 01:01:18,883 --> 01:01:20,473 you'll survive this? 650 01:01:25,723 --> 01:01:28,023 Devote your life to me. 651 01:01:31,437 --> 01:01:34,017 Bark loudly, run wildly, 652 01:01:35,108 --> 01:01:37,608 and bite harshly like a dog just like I did. 653 01:01:40,655 --> 01:01:41,945 Shut it! 654 01:01:44,075 --> 01:01:46,695 Even if you shove a blade down my throat, 655 01:01:48,663 --> 01:01:51,463 I will never serve you as my master. 656 01:01:53,209 --> 01:01:54,459 Is that so? 657 01:02:00,717 --> 01:02:03,007 Then watch carefully from now on. 658 01:02:04,595 --> 01:02:07,215 See how I crush you to pieces. 659 01:02:51,392 --> 01:02:53,772 Nam Jeon has made his move. 660 01:02:54,896 --> 01:02:55,936 His sword 661 01:02:56,773 --> 01:02:58,653 will now come for our heads. 662 01:03:02,445 --> 01:03:05,565 Your Highness, His Majesty has left the palace. 663 01:03:06,949 --> 01:03:09,239 He's heading to a temple outside the capital. 664 01:03:10,578 --> 01:03:12,078 Me and Nam Jeon. 665 01:03:12,872 --> 01:03:15,542 He's telling us to settle things once and for all. 666 01:03:17,502 --> 01:03:19,552 There is no father 667 01:03:20,171 --> 01:03:22,051 who'd try to kill his own son. 668 01:03:23,466 --> 01:03:25,216 I will meet him in person 669 01:03:25,301 --> 01:03:27,681 and see if it's true. 670 01:03:28,304 --> 01:03:30,314 It won't change anything. 671 01:03:58,543 --> 01:04:00,383 Nam Jeon's lookout is on the roof. 672 01:04:00,461 --> 01:04:02,001 There's one more. 673 01:04:02,755 --> 01:04:05,415 The leaves of a tree are rustling even though there's no wind. 674 01:04:05,758 --> 01:04:07,388 Go ahead. I'll be right behind you. 675 01:04:37,290 --> 01:04:39,880 There's always someone watching the lookout. 676 01:04:42,003 --> 01:04:43,213 Didn't you learn that? 677 01:04:43,296 --> 01:04:44,626 Hiding 678 01:04:44,755 --> 01:04:46,505 should be reserved for rats. 679 01:04:46,591 --> 01:04:49,091 You're the one who has been operating in the shadows. 680 01:04:49,969 --> 01:04:52,599 Nam Seon-ho should've killed you a long time ago. 681 01:04:52,680 --> 01:04:54,310 He's fooled again and again though. 682 01:04:54,390 --> 01:04:56,770 What's so grand about this friendship anyway? 683 01:05:11,407 --> 01:05:15,287 See my scar? You'll soon have it too. 684 01:05:17,872 --> 01:05:19,542 You fucking barbarian. 685 01:05:19,624 --> 01:05:21,634 Why would you damage his pretty face? 686 01:05:22,209 --> 01:05:23,629 Hold it! 687 01:05:23,711 --> 01:05:26,671 Handsome faces should be treated nobly. Who are you to leave a scar? 688 01:05:26,756 --> 01:05:27,716 Don't you agree, Chi-do? 689 01:05:27,798 --> 01:05:29,048 That I do! 690 01:05:36,015 --> 01:05:37,345 We'll meet again 691 01:05:38,267 --> 01:05:39,637 before dawn breaks. 692 01:05:42,188 --> 01:05:44,268 What the hell is he blabbering about? 693 01:05:45,900 --> 01:05:47,900 I told you not to travel in groups. 694 01:05:47,985 --> 01:05:50,065 Well, we're a four-man team. 695 01:05:50,154 --> 01:05:51,994 We have been since Liaodong. 696 01:05:52,573 --> 01:05:54,913 Head to Sajeong Gate and hide there. 697 01:05:55,326 --> 01:05:57,906 Chi-do and I will join you after catching up with Prince Jeongan. 698 01:05:57,995 --> 01:06:00,495 Sure. Be careful though. 699 01:06:10,341 --> 01:06:12,341 His Majesty has left the palace. 700 01:06:12,885 --> 01:06:13,965 I know. 701 01:06:14,679 --> 01:06:16,599 We'll watch from a distance for now. 702 01:06:16,681 --> 01:06:18,391 Bang-won went to see him. 703 01:06:18,849 --> 01:06:20,099 Hwi's with him too. 704 01:06:22,269 --> 01:06:25,109 Hwi is in league with Bang-won. 705 01:06:28,150 --> 01:06:31,700 It kills me to think that I can only kill your father once. 706 01:06:32,196 --> 01:06:33,736 That is why 707 01:06:34,365 --> 01:06:36,825 I intend to make it as painful as it can be. 708 01:07:01,600 --> 01:07:04,350 Prince Jeongan wishes to see you, Your Majesty. 709 01:07:05,187 --> 01:07:07,267 He came all the way here? 710 01:07:16,323 --> 01:07:20,293 We're going to have to shake things up a bit. 711 01:07:26,125 --> 01:07:28,625 What brings you all the way here? 712 01:07:29,754 --> 01:07:31,634 I couldn't sleep 713 01:07:32,173 --> 01:07:34,343 because I was worried about your health. 714 01:07:35,342 --> 01:07:38,972 So I thought seeing you in person 715 01:07:39,055 --> 01:07:40,805 would ease my worries. 716 01:07:43,809 --> 01:07:46,399 You are very filial. 717 01:07:48,564 --> 01:07:50,694 I'm worried about Nam Jeon. 718 01:07:52,276 --> 01:07:55,356 I told him to stay away from the Crown Prince, yet he managed to do the opposite. 719 01:07:55,905 --> 01:07:57,815 I told him to keep the meritorious subjects apart, 720 01:07:57,907 --> 01:07:59,077 yet he held a blood ceremony. 721 01:07:59,825 --> 01:08:01,195 A mere subject 722 01:08:02,328 --> 01:08:05,828 is trying to wear the crown. So what should I do? 723 01:08:07,124 --> 01:08:08,294 Right now, 724 01:08:09,794 --> 01:08:11,384 who am I to you? 725 01:08:12,505 --> 01:08:15,625 Am I still just a subject of yours? 726 01:08:19,428 --> 01:08:21,178 Do you want me to answer that as a father 727 01:08:23,474 --> 01:08:25,064 or a king? 728 01:08:25,643 --> 01:08:26,983 Both. 729 01:08:29,105 --> 01:08:33,645 To a king, you were a sharp knife and a thick shield. 730 01:08:35,277 --> 01:08:36,947 But to a father... 731 01:08:41,033 --> 01:08:42,703 you were just 732 01:08:44,703 --> 01:08:46,213 the fifth born son out of eight. 733 01:08:49,959 --> 01:08:51,789 But do not despair. 734 01:08:51,877 --> 01:08:54,377 There is nothing in the world that does not change. 735 01:08:55,089 --> 01:08:57,299 I loathed you after what happened with Poeun, 736 01:08:57,383 --> 01:08:59,643 but I will be proud of what you will do to Nam Jeon. 737 01:09:00,511 --> 01:09:03,221 Who knows? Maybe your contribution 738 01:09:04,640 --> 01:09:06,640 will make you into a Crown Prince. 739 01:09:08,269 --> 01:09:09,899 Until when will you keep doing this? 740 01:09:11,939 --> 01:09:14,399 Until when... 741 01:09:15,651 --> 01:09:17,441 are you going to keep using me? 742 01:09:18,779 --> 01:09:20,069 Using you? 743 01:09:23,409 --> 01:09:26,829 That's what you hear because that is what you think. 744 01:09:27,413 --> 01:09:28,963 It was the same with Poeun. 745 01:09:30,791 --> 01:09:33,541 "Poeun must die in Goryeo. 746 01:09:33,627 --> 01:09:37,167 Everyone knows that, but no one is willing to do so. 747 01:09:37,256 --> 01:09:38,586 So it has to be you. 748 01:09:40,176 --> 01:09:41,086 It must be... 749 01:09:42,636 --> 01:09:43,676 you." 750 01:09:46,807 --> 01:09:49,517 I never gave you an order. 751 01:09:52,354 --> 01:09:54,824 It was your choice. 752 01:09:55,399 --> 01:09:56,479 I regret 753 01:09:57,693 --> 01:10:01,033 and resent that decision. 754 01:10:01,989 --> 01:10:04,069 Over and over. 755 01:10:06,702 --> 01:10:07,832 Desperately. 756 01:10:30,726 --> 01:10:33,396 All the blood and tears that will be shed from here on out 757 01:10:35,856 --> 01:10:38,896 will start from you. 758 01:10:39,902 --> 01:10:40,822 So... 759 01:10:41,779 --> 01:10:42,949 Do not regret 760 01:10:44,657 --> 01:10:46,157 or resent it. 761 01:11:42,423 --> 01:11:43,973 You did well. 762 01:11:48,554 --> 01:11:51,814 All you had to do is commend me for the work I did. 763 01:11:52,599 --> 01:11:54,559 Then I would've believed 764 01:11:55,144 --> 01:11:56,354 how you don't think of me 765 01:11:59,773 --> 01:12:02,153 as one of your subjects. 766 01:12:26,675 --> 01:12:28,425 Cut off the bridge. 767 01:12:29,011 --> 01:12:30,141 Cut off the bridge! 768 01:13:36,787 --> 01:13:39,117 The only path that could lead me to the King is now cut off. 769 01:13:39,331 --> 01:13:41,211 It will never be reconnected. 770 01:13:42,251 --> 01:13:45,881 He wants to turn this country upside down. I will return to the palace immediately. 771 01:13:46,463 --> 01:13:48,133 Issue a royal order for the princes. 772 01:13:48,215 --> 01:13:51,005 Tell them to come to the palace now as His Majesty is critically ill. 773 01:13:51,802 --> 01:13:53,852 I will kill them the moment they enter the palace. 774 01:13:54,430 --> 01:13:56,270 If a king is afraid of sacrificing his subjects, 775 01:13:56,515 --> 01:13:58,975 the people will suffer instead. 776 01:13:59,059 --> 01:14:02,019 Only His Majesty can mobilize the Consolidated Army Command. 777 01:14:02,229 --> 01:14:05,439 If you fail to get it done before he returns, you will be the one who suffers. 778 01:14:05,524 --> 01:14:07,034 Hit them. 779 01:14:07,109 --> 01:14:08,779 Nam Jeon is there. 780 01:14:08,861 --> 01:14:12,741 This is the end of your path. You mustn't even take a step forward. 781 01:14:12,823 --> 01:14:15,913 I will kill your father and take my life here, 782 01:14:16,034 --> 01:14:18,084 so continue along on the path carved by my blood. 783 01:14:18,162 --> 01:14:20,082 I think we are finished. 784 01:14:25,502 --> 01:14:27,342 Subtitle translation by Sun-young Baek