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[Episode 7]

Young Miss.

Father.

This man, Han Gyu Ho of Hansungbu...

dared to use my name, the name of the Crown Prince, falsely!

And in order to make an example of him

I will behead him myself!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Please spare my father!

My father is innocent!

Please, spare him!

Hey! Wait! Wait!

Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!

Father!

Ga Eun. Ga Eun!

Your Highness!

Your Highness! My father has committed no crime!

Please, spare his life, Your Highness!

Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness!

Ga Eun. Ga Eun!

Young Miss!

What crime has Lord Han committed?

Please, spare his life!

- Please, spare his life! - Please, spare his life!

I dared to impersonate the Crown Prince

and I committed treason!

I plan to wash myself of this crime through death.

So please, Your Highness, behead me.

And please allow my death to serve as a warning to others!

Father.

No!

Father!

Oh... Elder!

Cutting through me will also leave a wound in your soul.

However, please suffer through it.

Oh... oh! Stop!

Stop! Stop!

Stop the execution, right now!

Stop! Get out of the way!

Get out of the way! Stop it!

No! Stop!

Stop this!

Stop the execution, right now!

Stop! Stop--

Father. Father!

- Ga Eun! - Father!

Father!

- Ga Eun! - Young Miss!

Y... Your Highness.

The Crown Prince beheaded Lord Han himself.

Furthermore, a beggar is here to see you, Elder.

What shall I do with him?

Unhand me! I told you, I have something to say to Dae Mok!

Hey!

Escort him with the utmost care.

Gyeyoungbae.

It is a cup that serves as a warning for excess.

Woo Bo!

Looks like I've learned yet another life lesson from you.

I once came to see you, a long time ago.

I was faithful all this time, but my innocent wife was killed because of me!

What must I do in order to stop living as those people's dog?

What must I do to protect the people I cherish?

And do you remember what you said?

When you realize your own strength, you will no longer be a dog, but the master.

People look down on the dogs they raise and kick them with their feet

but they fear a wolf because it is an untamed, wild dog.

Why do you think that is?

Is it fear?

I'm telling you to become the master.

If you act like a wolf and think of yourself as a master

those people will not be able to treat you as they wish.

I am no longer a dog who is faithful to a powerful person.

Now I am a wolf.

That isn't what I meant.

No, no.

It's the same thing.

You abuse your power to torment the citizens

so how are you any different from the powerful people who tormented you?

When did I ever say that I didn't want to become them?

What?

Did you say that, not realizing that this wolf would take down a tiger?

You've given up on your humanity

and you've become a dog, haven't you, you bastard?

Woo Bo.

Your wise answer...

was yet another wise lesson for me.

I will forgive you for what you've done today.

What did you say?

But...

heed my words.

One's tongue can spare or doom one's life.

What must I do...

to prevent any more people from dying because of me?

I can't...

bear that anymore!

How can I eradicate the Pyeonsoo-hwe?

I will do it, even if it is difficult or requires pain and sacrifice.

So, please...

please, tell me how.

I don't know either.

You will not be able to solve this problem

if your vantage point remains the same.

Look at the problem from a different place...

with a fresh set of eyes.

Doing that will give you your answer.

Can... I help you in any other way?

Do you... know who I am?

You are the person who saved my life.

My name is Hwa Goon.

Will you call me by my name when we meet again?

I will remember it.

In three days...

I will hold an initiation ceremony.

Send them a vehicle.

Father.

Father?

What are you planning to do about the Crown Prince?

I am someone who will become Dae Mok after you, Father.

However, you always hide your true intentions, even from me.

People are saying that I--

When did I ever name you as my successor?

Grandfather!

You've proven exactly what happens if someone stands up against you.

What do you plan to do with the Crown Prince now?

I will hold an initiation ceremony.

Is there truly no way to stop his initiation ceremony?

Please give me just a bit more time.

I'm sure I can win over that boy's heart.

- Then-- - Do you want to save the Prince?

The Prince can choose between the initiation ceremony or death.

He has no other choices but those two.

My deepest apologies, Your Majesty.

I have not found the Crown Prince yet.

I don't think it was the Pyeonsoo-hwe who took the Crown Prince.

Dae Mok has decided that the initiation ceremony will be in three days.

Will you be able to find a boy named Lee Seon within three days?

It will be hard to find one.

And even if I do, we don't have time to train him.

If he drinks the mind-altering elixir and Dae Mok asks him for his name

he will be exposed right away.

And if that happens, we will have much less time to carry out the plan.

The time has finally come, eh?

But still, I cannot send the Crown Prince

so find anyone we can send in his place.

Oh, Young Master Chun Soo!

Young Master Chun Coo.

You said that you were the Crown Prince's friend, right?

Please, allow me to meet him!

Ga Eun.

I must meet with the Prince and ask him

why he forsook someone who trusted him and obeyed him!

And how he could've possibly killed my father

if he was a just Prince, as my father said!

And ask him if that's his definition of justice!

I need to ask him!

- Ga Eun! - Young Miss!

Careful, careful.

Your Highness.

I know that you are not the one who killed Lord Han.

Who beheaded Lord Han, and why did they do it?

The reason why that happened to Lord Han is...

all my fault.

I'm so sorry.

And I couldn't keep my promise

that I'd allow your father to rest in peace.

And now, because of me, Lord Han...

To think that a pathetic person like me is the Crown Prince!

I truly am sorry.

If... if I can help you in any way, Your Highness...

if my pathetic self can be of use to you somehow...

I will do whatever you ask.

Really? Thank you.

It will be difficult to find a boy named Lee Seon immediately.

But if we use a boy who has a different name

the Prince will be in danger.

Your Highness.

Why is the King looking for someone whose name is Lee Seon?

I heard that it's because he plans to send him

to the initiation ceremony in my stead.

I will be your replacement, then.

I know it may not mean much since I am from a humble background

but my name is also Lee Seon.

Thank you, but...

what good will it do for you to replace me for just a short while?

You will not be able to solve this problem

if your vantage point remains the same.

Look at the problem from a different place...

with a fresh set of eyes.

A way to see with a fresh set of eyes.

Lee Seon.

Will you really agree to be my replacement?

Yes, Your Highness!

Your name is Lee Seon?

In order to find a method to fight and win against the Pyeonsoo-hwe

I will trade identities with this Lee Seon for a short while.

I wish to walk in a citizen's shoes for a short while

in order to look at the Pyeonsoo-hwe from a citizen's eyes.

Please grant me your permission.

You want to find a way to fight and win against the Pyeonsoo-hwe?

And you will leave that lowly boy in the palace in your stead?

The one who raised me with a mask on my face in order to have others pass as me

was you, Your Majesty.

I understand why you have made such a decision, Crown Prince.

However, I can only allow this for the initiation ceremony

but no longer than that!

I will be the one to undergo the initiation ceremony.

Prince!

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and just how dangerous it is?

I will endure it!

I said that I would find a way to solve this problem!

I am not saying that I am running away!

You do know what kind of boy he is, or if he will even do well at this!

Even after hearing that all of my other replacements were killed

he stepped up and offered to do this, for my sake.

He is a faithful and trustworthy person

so I am sure that he will do a good job, Your Majesty.

Royal General!

Yes, Your Majesty?

Take that boy and inspect him to see if he is one of the Pyeonsoo-hwe!

I was touched by the Crown Prince's concern for his subjects.

I thought that, since he is someone who cared about someone as lowly as me

he will definitely become a ruler who cares about his people.

You "thought?"

That was what you thought, eh? Someone as lowly as you?

Is someone as lowly as you even worthy of doing such a thing?

Why did you say that you would help the Prince?

The Prince said that he would ensure justice for thousands of citizens.

So I thought that it would not be a waste to be loyal to someone like him.

Are lowly people not even allowed to be loyal?

Did the Crown Prince seem so weak that he needs the loyalty of scum like you?

I will ask you this once more!

Why did you say that you would help the Prince?

I... I... I... I...

You thought and felt like you wanted to help the Crown Prince?

How dare you?

I am hungry!

My life is becoming so difficult!

I have a sickly mother.

And my father is now dead, so it will be difficult for my family to survive!

I thought that it'd be nice to never have any worries

and to live here and never go hungry again!

I do not think that he was sent by Dae Mok.

To think that a boy named Lee Seon appeared just when we needed him...

How lucky.

We only have two days left, Your Majesty.

I will send that boy to the initiation ceremony in the Prince's stead.

And...

try to target the time when Dae Mok and most of the Pyeonsoo-hwe members

will be present.

The initiation ceremony is our last chance to catch Dae Mok.

You must remember that.

Yes, Your Majesty!

I...

now have someone I must risk my life to fight in order to protect my people

as well as someone I must risk my life to protect.

Before I switch places with Lee Seon and leave the palace

I will meet with those two people.

I never consented to that.

You will come to accept it, Father, as it is destiny.

Destiny?

I will give it some consideration if your prayers make it rain.

You forfeited the citizens' water in order to save my life, Father.

Therefore, it is my destiny to reclaim that water.

It is something that the Crown Prince of Joseon

who will become the King of Joseon, must do.

Your said that my mistake could lead to the death of my citizens.

And you said that a single decision I make can influence thousands of citizens!

And yet, I did not know that my people were dying...

just because they didn't have water.

That is...

not your fault, Prince.

Your father did that to protect you, so...

No.

It is all my fault.

It is entirely my fault for being an unremarkable Prince...

who didn't need to be aware of anything.

So please, grant me your permission.

I will find a way to return the water to the citizens.

Here!

- It is an honor, Dae Mok! - It is an honor, Dae Mok!

All of their efforts this time were in vain!

You got the King and the Prince in one fell swoop

and showed everyone where the true power lies, Sir!

How is the Prince doing?

Before the execution, the Prince was crying and shouting so much

that the King locked him away

but he's as quiet as death now and has locked himself in his room.

He has such a fragile heart, so I'm sure that he was quite traumatized.

If we corner him just a little bit more

he will come and seek you out himself just as you wanted, Elder Dae Mok

and beg you to spare his life!

That's right.

Are you Dae Mok, the leader of the Pyeonsoo-hwe?

He is the Crown Prince.

Mind your manners!

Welcome, Your Highness.

Please come here, and accept my bow.

No, it's fine.

I came here because I did not know

about the existence of the Pyeonsoo-hwe until now

and I was disappointed by the fact that I couldn't meet you all.

But it's rude to burst in like this uninvited, so forgive me and take a seat.

But, Your Highness. According to the custom--

If we're going to start arguing about customs

you should be prostrated before me in the yard.

Will do you that?

But you are someone who commands more power than the Minister of the Left.

I don't think that this get-together is somewhere I should be, in the first place

and yet I am the one who burst in here uninvited

so please hurry and take a seat.

What brings you all the way here, Crown Prince?

I came here because I wanted your advice.

Will you give it to me?

First, a King needs loyal subjects.

Choose someone who will submit wholly to you

and entrust the management of the country to him.

If you do that, Your Highness...

all your problems will take care of themselves

even when the country faces great hardship.

A loyal subject whom I should entrust everything to, eh?

And are you the loyal subject that you speak of?

I am old and lacking, so I cannot do such work.

However, you should entrust the ruling of the country to a good person...

and not harbor any doubts, Your Highness.

If you do that...

the day that you ascend to the throne

will mark the beginning of an era of peace.

Yes.

I will keep that in mind.

A flower is but an object

but I wish to express my feelings for your heartfelt words of advice to me.

Will you accept it?

Was it two years ago, perhaps?

The flowers in the royal garden were so beautiful

so I moved them to the greenhouse.

But they did not bloom the following year.

Only the stems grew.

It was almost as if it was an act of rebellion.

I assumed that it was because I uprooted them from the garden

and waited another year.

But the flowers did not bloom that year, either.

I grew tired of waiting and asked the gardener to look into it

and he told me that this flower only blooms if it gets cold.

To think that they couldn't bloom because they were inside the warm greenhouse!

Isn't that fascinating?

Figures.

A flower that blossoms after withstanding a snowstorm

is a true flower.

Since you came all this way to give me these flowers in person...

I would like to repay your kindness.

Your time will soon come.

Please become a ruler who loves his citizens.

That's exactly what I plan to do.

Didn't you say that he was a weak Prince who was plagued with depression?

That is definitely what we'd heard.

Then, what is the meaning of this flowerpot?

Surely, he did not bring me these flowers to win my favor!

What is the Crown Prince thinking?

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