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Sa Bugu! How dare you!

You will bring this country to ruin!

We need combined strength of pyongyang

and Liaodong to protect this country,

but you are trying to divide us!

Are you indeed ministers of the state?

I am only carrying out the King's order!

- The King's order? - Do not defy your King!

All you have to do is turn over Yeon Namseng.

It is you who will decide whether or not

Pyongyang and Liaodong becomes divided!

My Lady!

What happened?

Dae Joyoung is the one behind bars in Pyongyang as we suspected.

Will they release Dae joyoung

if Yeon Namseng is turned over?

I don't know. I heard no mention of such.

Pyongyang is in no position to turn Yeon Namseng over.

Let us keep an eye on him for now.

Step aside. I need to see the Supreme Commander.

- I can't let you in. - What? Blasted bastard!

Do you know who captured him?

I did, Heuk Sudol!

- Get out of the way! - What's the commotion?

Heuk Sudol,

General,

I'd like to see the Supreme Commander.

I was told he would be extradited to Pyongyang.

I may never see him again,

so please let me see him one last time.

- I'm afraid I can't do that. - General...

I can stop the tears when I think about him.

He was my master.

and I set him up to be arrested...

General, why won't you let me see him?

Sir, just once...

I just want to see his face.

Sudol!

I'm so glad you're here!

I was trying to figure out a way to call you

when I heard Sa Bugu was here.

I did a lot of thinking.

I won't hold it against you for betraying me.

It's all in the past now after all.

What's important is what we're going to do in the future.

We have a lot to talk about.

I was lost and alone when you look me in.

What! what are you going to do?

So I had vowed to live and die serving you.

But I betrayed you.

I can't let you suffer a shameful death

in the hands of others.

I'm going to kill you and take my own life.

Preserving your last pride is

the only thing I can do for you now.

You fool!

I thought you were different!

I know you're not educated,

but how could you be so blind?

What do you mean?

If I die,

this country will fall into Bu Kiwon and Namgeon's hands!

The warriors will lose their power,

and it will be a matter of time

before this country belongs to Tang!

with one misstep,

I committed an irrevocable crime.

But what I need now is

another chance, not death.

If I'm granted one more chance,

I can relive my father's glory.

Sudol,

if what you want is to preserve my last pride,

get me out of here instead of ending my life.

One man that can give me another chance

is neither General Yang nor the King.

It is you, Heuk Sudol, the man that stands before me.

Don't you realize?

If you still do not trust me,

kill me now.

And you will be killing the future of Goguryeo as well!

Kill me. Right now!

I know nothing about politics nor do I care.

Just answer me this question.

Can you bring Tang down?

Can you destroy Tang and

exact revenge for my family and this country?

I, Namseng,

am the only one on this land who can do what you ask.

I will trust you.

I'll put my faith in you one more time.

You need to leave the premises if you're done.

Excellency!

Yeon Namseng is getting away!

It's Yeon Namseng! After him!

- Stop! - After him!

Stop!

Get back, or you're dead!

Stop!

- Go after them! - Don't let them get away!

Yeon Namseng must have escaped.

I can't let him escaped!

What do you mean?

If Yeon Namseng escapes,

they will kill Dae joyoung!

My lady!

No, I can't let him escape!

Are you out of your mind?

Stay out of it!

- Go that way! Follow me! - Come!

Stop! I need to catch my breath.

We have to get out of the city before daybreak.

All right. Just a few minutes...

Where do we go from here anyway?

Don't tell me. Is there nowhere to go?

Excellency! Excellency!

I'm all right.

What's this?

You're not going anywhere!

Go.

I'll catch up after I take care of this child.

I guess there's a first time for everything!

I'm fighting a girl!

Not bad.

Don't expect me to be gentle just because you're a girl.

Fight!

Get up.

- Who are you? - Run, my lady!

Over there! There're over there!

Don't let them get away!

After them!

- Sir Shin, it's you! - Excellency, jump on!

Excellency! Excellency!

Excellency! Excellency!

- Excellency! Wait for me! - There's no time! jump on!

Wait for me!

Excellency! Wait for me!

Excellency!

Don't leave me! Excellency!

Blasted bastard!

I'm going to kill you! All of you!

Oh no...!

Whatever do you mean?

Namseng has escaped?

He may have already slipped out of the city.

Who are these men you captured at the scene?

They appear to be Tang spies unrelated to Namseng.

They won't belive anything we say

in Pyongyang without Namseng.

Something must be done before Sa Bugu finds out about this.

- Mu Yeom, - Yes, general.

I need you to make a trip to Pyongyang.

I will write a letter to the King for you to deliver.

Are you going to alert Pyongyang about Namseng's escape?

Bu Kiwon will no doubt exploit

the situation to conspire against us!

This could get joyoung killed.

We must protect him first.

We can't let Pyongyang find out about Namseng's escape.

But General Yang is firm on his decision.

General Yang is playing everything by the book.

If we follow blindly,

Liaodong will end up under Bu Kiwon's control.

What am I to do?

I have a letter to deliver.

You don't need to go to Pyongyang.

I will step forward and get us out of this crisis!

General, are you suggesting mutiny?

Those who oppose can sit it out.

But if you are with me,

assemble your troops.

We have an important decision to make.

General!

I'm trying to save General Yang Manchun and Liaodong.

Back me up on this.

Is it true that Yeon Namseng has gotten away?

It is true.

What are you trying to pull?

What am I trying to pull?

First you claimed you captured Namseng

and stopped a treasonous plot,

and now that I am here to take the prisoner,

you say he's gotten away?

What do you want me to say when those are the facts?

You don't want to turn Namseng over,

is that it?

It's not that I don't want to, I can't.

Then I shall take the Grand Martial General instead!

How are you?

You must be losing your mind.

Where do you think you are?

Watch your tongue!

I am a royal envoy carrying out the King's command!

Silence!

Guards, take these men and lock them up!

Yes, sir!

General, do you know what you're doing?

If we're going to be unjustly accused of treason,

we might as well remove the villainous officals

and commit a real treason!

What are you waiting fo?

Arrest these men!

- General! - Arrest them!

General!

General! General!

What are you men doing in your armors?

Liaodong is being accused of treason

in an air-tight plot against us.

Further communication is meaningless, sir.

This is a final recourse to save this country.

A final recourse?

We've already come to a decision, sir.

We will eliminate Bu Kiwon and all of the guileful retainers.

General,

all of the soldiers of Liaodong have been assembled.

just give us your order,

and they will march to Pyongyang right now.

Liaodong marching to Pyongyang?

Goguryeo and Goguryeo in a war against each other?

You want to wage a civil war?

- General, - Are you out of your minds?

The country is in disarray,

and you want to take up arms and strike Pyongyang?

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

We must save the country!

Those are Bu Kiwon's words!

Everyone is pursuing their own interest

under the pretext of protecting the country!

But patriotism is our only motive.

The result will be equal!

You will only bring harm to rhis country!

We will become the treasonous mob

that Bu Kiwon speaks of!

General!

Our swords are given to us to stop foreign invasion!

They were not given to us to kill our own brothers!

The country is crumbling!

Are we to stand by and watch?

Leave politics to the politicians!

The people can pursue their livelihood in peace

only when each of us focus on our given tasks!

Disband the troops at once.

And if you ever do this again,

You will face serious consequences.

I'm afraid it's too late, sir.

We've already placed the royal messenger under arrest.

What?

All of you have lost your minds!

We will accept any punishment you impose on us,

but not now.

When we have killed every last

guileful retainers in Pyongyang,

only then we will surrender our lives.

- Jungsang, - Yes, general.

I'm leaving Ansi Fort under your command.

What do you mean, sir?

I just realize what a terrible crime

I have committed!

It was me!

I am destroying Goguryeo!

General...!

Bu Kiwon was right.

I am the criminal of high treason!

I, Yand Manchun, am the rebel leader that

tore this country in two and plotted high treason!

General...!

Bring the royal messengers.

And tie me up with the red rope.

General, why are you doing this?

Dae Jungsang, are you going to defy my order as well?

- General! - Tie me at once!

I will go to Pyongyang Fort!

I will confess my crime of abetting high treason

and seek atonement with death!

General...!

I have erred, general. Forgive me!

General, we cannot let you go to Pyongyang!

Forgive us! General!

Forgive us! General! Forgive us! General!

Khitan Camp, Yingzhou

What? Yeon Namseng is here?

Yes, General.

He awaits you at the guest tent.

Yingzhou is the advance base

of our expedition against Goguryeo.

If he is should see that

we are preparing an invasion...

He came to us in desperation.

We don't have to worry about him

spying on us for Goguryeo.

Yes, I agree.

He may have been forsaken by Goguryeo,

but he will be of valuable use to us!

I cannot believe that the former Supreme Commander of Goguryea

has surrendered to us!

He is the biggest one!

This �s a history making event!

Indeed it is. This is huge!

Mighty Goguryeo has begun to crumble at last!

You convinced me to come here,

but I don't feel right about this.

This is the only way to rise again.

You must take every step

with great caution from this point forward.

One misstep will end it all.

Welcome, sire. We're glad you are here.

There will soon be a reception in your honor.

You should change first.

Let us drink to our heart's content and relax today!

I don't know how to thank you for your kind hospitality.

No, no.

The honor is ours to have you with us.

It must've been quite a rough journey getting here.

- It is utterly embarrassing... - No, don't be.

I, too, once sought refuge here

after barely escaping death.

And believe me.

I was in a state far worse than you are now.

That's right, sire.

We were so hungry that

We broke into a stable and ate cattle feed.

General Xue chowed down like a gourmet meal!

Hongpei!

Be quiet and fetch some more steamed buns!

We all run into bumps in the road sometimes.

I just hope Yingzhou can serve.

as a stepping stone for you to rise again.

Thank you.

I will never forget your kindness.

You don't need to thank us.

We expect a great deal from you as well.

From me?

I suppose there's no need to be furtive.

We will soon launch a military expedition against Goguryeo.

And we want you to help us.

Regrettable circumstances brought me here,

but I am still the Supreme Commander of Goguryeo.

And you expect me to help you destroy Goguryeo?

How can you say this?

You had us belive that you were with us.

Are you saying you're not?

You misread my intent.

- I am here because... - Excellency, please stop!

we have yet to recover from the long trip.

We can always talk about politics later.

That's right, General.

This is not the appropriate time.

Call in the dancers!

Now, now, let us drink!

Raise your glasses!

Cheers!

Yeon Namseng?

Yeon Gaesomun's eldest son?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Yeon Namseng is in Yingzhou offering surrender.

That's wonderful news!

Your Majesty, I urge you to have Yeon Namseng

brought to Chang'an at once.

You must have him come

before you and pledge his loyalty.

- Pledge his loyalty? - Yes, Your Majesty.

Grant him an appealing title in the imperial court

and have him lead the expedition against Goguryeo.

Yeon Namseng is symbolic character in Goguryeo.

Those who are forced to fight him will shed tears

before they shed blood.

It's an excellent idea, Your Highness.

The fall of Goguryeo is foreseeable.

But Yeon Namseng is a man of great pride.

Getting him to pledge loyalty may not be easy.

Leave that to me.

I will give him no choice but to pledge his loyalty.

By the way, what is the situation in Pyongyang?

Our informants report that

Yang Manchun is en route to Pyongyang from Ansi.

A violent storm is about to sweep through Goguryeo,

A violent storm?

Yang Manchun is a thorn

in the flesh of Bu Kiwon and the civil officials.

They are likely to have Yang Manchun killed off this time.

- Kill Yang Manchun? - Yes, Your Majesty.

Everything suggests that will be their course of action.

Liaodong without Yang Manchun...

That is like a door without a lock.

- Don't you agree? - Absolutely, Your Highness.

Once our forces invade,

Goguryeo will suffer from both internal and external woes

that no government can withstand.

Yang Manvhun...

The last standing pillar of Goguryeo

will come down at last!

Yang Manchun...

Yang Manchun is coming to Pyongyang in the flesh?

I guess they were not Iying

about Namseng escaping their custody.

One thing is certain and

that is that Heaven is on our side.

What do you mean?

This is our chance to eliminate Yang Manchun.

We will have suficient cause to have him executed

if we charge him with high treason for aiding Namseng.

But there is not a soul in this country

that would believe he is guilty.

How will you deceive the whole country?

Excellency,

there is a clear difference between truth and reality.

Whatever the truth,

wars will not seize as long as Yang Manchun is alive.

We must eliminate Yang Manchun for Goguryeo's peace.

That is the reality.

From the moment Yang enters the city,

he will be treated as a criminal.

�f only we had removed him sooner,

the country wouldn't be in this mess.

how can you say that he is a criminal high treason?

He has released the man that plotted

to bring the Tang army intro our land!

If this isn't high treason, What is?

He must be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law.

It not,

the country's order will crumble out of control.

He must be removed from his post and

put to death under the royal command.

Your Majesty, deign to see.

Deign to see, Your Majesty! Deign to see, Your Majesty!

Wlcome, Your Grace.

I'm here to see General Gom Mojam.

Please come in.

His Majesty succumbed to pressure

and issued an order for General Yang's arrest.

We heard the news.

But His Majesty does not want

General Yang to enter the city.

His men tried to diisuade him

from coming with no avail.

He will not listen to anyone.

That is the kind of man he is.

He is undaunted by what may happen to him.

Captain Dae Joyoung will be able to dissuade General Yang.

He is being held in a cell inside the palace.

The Grand Marial General might turn back

if Captain Dae conveys His Majesty's wishes.

General Gom,

You can get Captain Dae Joyoung out.

That's he only option we have at this point.

Buut he is being held prisoner inside the palace...

It might be easier than you think

with your knowledge about the palace.

- Master Gom! - Hurry!

Go through the rear garden.

I left the rear gate open for you to get out.

The prisoners have gotten out!

Toward the main gate! Now!

They are brining the Grand MArtial General

in a prisoner's basket.

- We must do something! - It's too late.

The guards have already left the city to arrest him.

You mean there's nothing we can do?

There is something we can do.

If we let them arrest General Yang now,

all chances of saving him will be lost.

But we don't have the manpower to intervene.

How do we save him?

Listen to me very carefully.

First we must gather everyone that can help us.

The King's orders are to place

the criminal of high treason YAng Manchun under arrest!

Criminal of high treason?

Who is the criminal of high treason?

General Yang is here to have the King's audience

as the Grand MArtial General of Goguryeol

Get into the prisoner's basket that awaits you outside.

Silence!

We are going back to Liaodong!

You will be attacked by the Royal Guards

if you attempt to escape!

- What? - You are surrounded.

Bastards!

None of you are getting out of here alive!

Stand down!

If I intended to use force,

I would've brought more than ten warriors with me.

I will ride the prisoner's basket.

- General! - No, General!

We are prepared to die with you, sir.

- Withdraw your command. - General!

You mustn't leave just yet.

Yang Manchun is an emotional pillar

of strength to the public.

It won't serve anyone's interest to have him

seen in a prisoner's basket.

You're right.

We almost made a big mistake.

Let us wait and leave after sundown,

Let us come with you, sir.

No, I want you to go to Ogol Fort.

We can't let you go through this alone!

It won't make any different whether you come with me or not.

Then we can't let them take you either!

Let us die here fighting, sir!

We have done what you ask.

Please don't turn us away.

Haven't I gotten through to you?

Your jobs are to protect the country!

- Your jobs are not to protect me! - General!

General!

Surrender your sword, sir.

All of you must disarm

if you wish to enter the city.

Forgive me, General.

I don't blame you for this, Namgeon.

But I do regret deeply for failing

to remove the villainous forces that surrounds you.

General...! General...!

General...!

- General! - General!

Prepare for departure!

Depart!

Pyongyang Fort

Stop! Stop!

- You must turn back! - What is going on?

There is a mob of people headed this way!

What are you talking about?

A mob of people in the dark of the night?

There! Look over there!

What is this? Who are those people?

What are you waiting for? Stop them!

Release General Yang Manchun!

Release him! Release him!

Release him! Release him!

General...

What are you waiting for?

Ger these people out of here!

Archers, forward!

Clear the road!

Clear the road of you will be shot down!

Go ahead! Kill us!

We will not leave until the General ls released!

Release the General!

If you want to kill us, kill us!

Release him!

Shoot!

Shoot the people?

I said shoot!

Kill anyone that stands in the way!

What are you waiting for?

I gave you an order! Kill them. Now!

No!

No! Do not shoot!

You! Bu Kiwon!

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