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What are you proposing right now?

Before they leave the capital,

the Japanese will kill everyone in the city.

I will rescue our people

and obliterate the Japanese who tarnished our land!

What?

Please give me your permission.

But the Ming already signed the treaty.

If we upset Ming now...

we'll have problems with them in the future.

The war isn't over yet so we need their soldiers.

Then what if I go as a volunteer soldier instead of as the Crown Prince?

We'll say that you didn't know anything about it.

If anything were to go wrong,

you can abandon me.

Episode 15

Is anyone there?

Yes, Your Majesty.

I'm going to see Lee Yeo Song right now.

Get ready.

This bastard...

Lee Yeo Song ran away, that bastard...

He dared to make a fool out of me and then ran away?

What?

Lee Yeo Song ran away?

What should we do?

We wasted our silver.

He deserves to die!

From the moment I laid eyes on him,

I didn't have a good feeling about him.

Sin Seong, what's wrong?

Mother...

My chest feels tight,

and I can't catch my breath.

Sin Seong!

What's wrong? Sin Seong!

Your Highness!

Sin Seong!

We've received an order to leave the city on the 15th.

What's the progress with Joseon's treasures?

As you ordered, we've distributed the loot in different locations.

And the ceramicists?

We've already caught several ceramicists

from Goyang and Gwangju.

It's a special command from the Great Lord (Toyotomi Hideyoshi).

We will drag them to the last one to our country.

General.

What are we going to do about the Crown Prince?

I've heard that he's left for Uiju.

We have five days remaining... there's not enough time to get rid of him.

If it's in our fate, I'll have the chance to meet him someday.

I really liked this place, but we have to leave.

How disappointing.

Ga Hee.

You weren't followed, right?

No, I was really careful.

Hurry and let the others know.

If we are to take Kinoshita's head, we must hurry as there are only five days.

Thank you.

Back when you said to leave the city together,

I refused.

Ga Hee,

he's killed so many Joseon people in cruel ways.

Every time I'm in his arms,

I just want to kill him.

That revenge that you want, we'll give it to him.

The Crown Prince is returning to the capital tonight.

He is?

Song Wol, is there a way for him to safely enter the capital?

There is a way.

Jang Soo Tae, use him.

Jang Soo Tae?

Welcome!

Welcome! Thank you!

Oh, really?

It's a good thing we didn't follow Lady Kim!

If we had, we'd only have been used by Lady Kim.

- I am gifted with great foresight. - Yes!

I see how the Japanese enjoy their pleasure.

Hey...

I heard the Japanese will retreat soon...

so let's milk whatever we can from them while we still can!

Since I'm also a nobleman now,

I need to make lots of money too!

Hey, you scoundrel,

just because you stole someone's family record, does that make you a nobleman now?

I'm going to buy silk robes too.

Halt.

Enter.

Halt.

What is this?

We're merchants from Gaeseong who work with Jang Soo Tae's merchant group.

Jang Soo Tae?

We've come from faraway Gaeseong with precious treasures of Joseon.

You know...the ones that Kinoshita has been searching for.

You can go.

Good work.

W-who are you?

Who are you? Who are you to...

You look very familiar.

I'm upset.

Am I such an insignificant character?

G-g-Prince Gwanghae!

You're wrong.

I'm the Crown Prince of Joseon now.

What? The Crown Prince of Joseon??

Tsk, tsk...

Everyone still in the capital is all skin and bones,

but how are you...

you look even fatter than before.

Your Highness...

I won't utter a single word to the Japanese.

So...won't you please leave quietly?

Of course...

not.

I've come to make you a deal that will have you drooling.

What kind of scam is it now?

I...

am going to get rid of Kinoshita and all of his troops.

So, this time...

you will have to help me.

Me? ... This time ...

The Japanese are retreating in five days.

We will take back the capital.

As a man who served the Japanese troops

and enjoyed a plush life,

you didn't think you'd be protected, did you?

However, if you help me,

it will appease the anger of the Joseon people.

Furthermore,

that's the only way

to save yourself.

Is there any better deal?

You mean the one who raided my ancestors' tombs

was Kinoshita?

Yes. He works for Toyotomi Hideyoshi's adopted son, Ukita Hideie.

He's concentrating on finding art and pottery in Joseon

to bring back as spoils of war.

He must have raided the Kings' tombs to find them.

Have you checked on the volunteer soldiers in the city?

Yes. They're seeking refuge in Mount Inwang and Mount Bookak

and are waiting for the chance to take back the city.

They were very pleased to receive your message.

They said in two days, they will gather all the soldiers

in Gyeonggi and Kangwon.

We should have several hundred troops.

I'll scout out the city until the battle day.

We should all take extra care

not to get exposed.

It seems there are numerous Japanese soldiers in the castle.

Your Highness, it won't be that easy with so many Japanese soldiers around.

In that case...

we should check out the security at Shinmu Gate leading to Mount Inwang.

Let's go.

Wait a minute.

Hold still.

What's the matter?

I said to hold still!

You! You're...

You also know who I am.

That's right.

Is that right? I think it's our first time meeting though.

You're definitely the Crown Prince of Joseon.

Oh dear. Oh, what are you doing?

Your Highness, we should hurry.

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What...

did you just say?

Ishida was stabbed by a Joseon man and is comatose?

Yes.

That's what the soldiers who witnessed it said.

Some Joseon man stabbed him.

Someone who can take down Ishida

obviously has to be a Joseon soldier.

Look at this. Does that mean Joseon's troops have already arrived?

Disguising themselves and attacking first?

According to Ming, I thought Joseon men would just obey.

How surprising.

Takeda. -Yes.

Send a messenger to the Ming base. He needs to be a good rider and a heavy speaker.

Joseon just

broke the Peace Treaty that Ming and Japan signed.

They will tighten security at the palace gates.

But don't worry. I'm an expert at camouflage.

Your Highness.

This will rile up Ming.

Will you be okay?

Don't worry.

Your Highness, please make Joseon a stronger country.

Please make a country not afraid

of its neighboring nations.

I will.

I promise.

I will never let a war like this happen again.

Your Majesty.

After I heard you endured the humilation of

Five Bows and Three Kowtows,

I couldn't stop the tears falling down my face.

Ming and Japan had already signed the Peace Treaty in secret.

They fooled me.

It's extremely regrettable, Your Majesty.

Now the Crown Prince has gone to the capital.

What are you saying?

According to the Peace Treaty,

we can't retaliate against the Japanese as they retreat.

If Ming were to find out we violated the treaty

they won't stand for it.

If that were to happen,

then we need to make sure I had no knowledge of it.

That's what I'm thinking.

What about you?

If that were to happen,

the Crown Prince would probably change.

Ming doesn't approve

of the Crown Prince.

His Majesty has

called for Lord Lee San Hae

for a secret conversation.

Ah, it's about the Crown Prince.

You know too? That the Crown Prince has gone to the capital?

Yes. I knew.

Then, what do you think?

Ming won't stand for it.

They'll make a big fuss over it.

He won't be acknowledged as the Crown Prince in the end.

Why wait until that happens?

Go to the capital

and make sure Gwanghae doesn't make it out alive.

Even the Japense general in the capital

must be drooling over the Crown Prince of Joseon.

Help him out a bit

so his hunt gets easier.

We have to know the numbers and locations of the Japanese troops in the castle.

Right now, only Kinoshita's troops are left in the capital.

That means we have a fighting chance with the volunteer soldiers.

While I'm personally scouting out the palace,

you two go to Mount Inwang and pass along my message to the soldiers there.

In two days time at eight o'clock, all the soldiers will

meet here at Shinmu Gate.

Make sure they know.

Yes.

Seo Yong, you hide in the palace

and open the doors to Shinmu Gate at the right time.

Yes, I understand.

Mother.

I can't seem to catch my breath.

Try to take it easy.

You need to get over this illness quickly.

When this war is over,

you will be the Crown Prince.

We received help from Ming,

but it's already over.

Now...

I don't think

that will happen.

Don't be so weak!

To make that happen,

there's nothing I won't do.

Mother...

I really like you.

Stop talking like you're going to die.

I'm sorry.

Your body is ill but your spirit can't lose strength.

Do you want to live like you are just

one of the other princes out there?

That's right.

I don't want to live like those other concubines

with unmemorable lives either.

Even if I have to offer my own head, I will make you the Crown Prince.

For being such an inadequate son,

I am sorry.

When the flowers bloom in the spring,

let's go on a picnic somewhere far away together.

There are a lot of soldiers only at Gangyeon Palace

but there's a lack of security elsewhere.

Y-Your Highness. If I help you this time,

you'll turn a blind eye to my crime of collaborating with the Japanese, right?

Shut your mouth. Do you want to die?

Understood.

Oh, yes!

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This screen...

He's the famous merchant from Kaesong.

He brought all these artifacts.

These are all family heirlooms passed through generations of a notable family.

They're very precious relics you can't buy with money.

That's right!

So this is Kinoshita.

A warrior with exceptional swordfighting skills.

His spirit and courage enhances his fortune of a warrior.

However, his flaw is his wanton lust for women.

General.

The Crown Prince of Joseon is in the capital right now...

is that what you're saying?

That's right.

Joseon people are quite strange. You want me to capture the Crown Prince?

You need to capture him before you retreat.

The Crown Prince is angry over the PeaceTreaty that Ming and Japan secretly signed.

Angry?

What sort of anger could that be?

The Crown Prince is no ordinary man.

If he's snuck into the city, there must be something he's trying to do.

He wouldn't come here without a plan.

You could be seriously harmed.

You must've prepared to die when you came to meet me.

What kind of trick are you trying to pull by coming here to see me?

All I want is for the Crown Prince of Joseon to die.

What reason do you have to sell the Crown Prince to your enemies?

If it's for the sake of the nation,

there's nothing I won't do.

Get lost before I change my mind.

General.

This woman was eavesdropping out front.

Is Takeda telling the truth?

General.

I wanted to see you, but you had a guest so I was just waiting outside.

The Crown Prince came here on his own...

this is a great thing. It's good.

But...

how do I catch the Crown Prince? How should I do it?

Your Highness!

There's a big problem!

The Japanese troops are gathering all the Joseon men in the city.

What?

Amongst you...

the Crown Prince of Joseon is here.

He's looking for you.

How does he know I'm in the city?

Crown Prince of Joseon, watch carefully.

I said I'm looking for the Crown Prince.

If you won't come out, then...

You can't, Your Highness!

I'm the Crown Prince!

I am the Crown Prince of Joseon.

Bring him here.

No he's not!! He's not the Crown Prince!

I'm the Crown Prince!

I...am the Crown Prince of Joseon!

You...what are you doing??

It's me! I'm Joseon's Crown Prince!

Kill me!

No, it's me! I'm the real Crown Prince!

No! It's me! I'm the real Crown Prince of Joseon!

No! I'm the Crown Prince!

You....

- Bring me the face reader right this instant! - Yes!

How did Professor Go end up being a spy for the Japanese?

You definitely said that you know the Crown Prince of Joseon.

Yes, General.

Then...

find the Crown Prince of Joseon among these men.

That would never happen. You must be mistaken!

I saw it with my own two eyes.

Leader definitely told Kinoshita

that the Crown Prince was in the capital.

He said to kill him.

Tell me. Among these men,

who is the Crown Prince of Joseon?

General.

Joseon's Crown Prince...

isn't among these men.

You...

Lock up all these men!

Yes!

Your Highness, what do we do now?

There's only a few hours until tonight.

All the soldiers will gather at eight.

Seo Yong will open the doors to Shinmu Gate.

We need to hope that they haven't change their minds

so we can live until then.

Your Highness!

I recognized you some time ago.

Yes, that time when people were fleeing the capital,

you protected the people and helped them leave.

Is that why you risked your lives earlier?

What if you had died?

Why would you do that for me?

The King fled the capital.

But you didn't abandon us in the end.

We will protect you, Your Highness.

Yes, Your Highness.

We will protect you.

Your Highness!

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I knew you would come here.

I knew you would follow the Crown Prince into the city.

By now...

Song Wol must have told you everything.

I heard everything without missing a single thing. All of it.

That in order to make Prince Sin Seong the Crown Prince,

you set up the Crown Prince. When Seo Yong told me,

I didn't believe him.

No one wanted the final goal more than you,

so I couldn't believe that you would do such a thing.

But now, you've handed the Crown Prince to the Japanese

to have him killed?

Brother, why did you do it?

Tell me! Why you did it.

♬ The closer I get, the more the tears fall ♬

You and I came from different classes, ♬ Even if I extend my hand ♬

but I thought the resentment from losing our parents ♬ I cannot reach you. ♬

because of the King was the same. ♬ Even if I desire you ... ♬

Your pain was my pain. ♬ It can't be fulfilled.. ♬

I felt your smile like it was my own. ♬ Even if I want to abandon you, ♬

I was sure that you would feel the same. ♬ You can't be disposed of. ♬

♬ Even if it seems like I can reach you, you're far away ♬

♬ You are my love, my everything, ♬

♬ Even if it pains me to death ... and my heart is bruised ♬

But we've crossed a river we can't return from. ♬ From a distance, I will always wait for you! ♪ ♬

You chose to devote your life to the Crown Prince

and I've chosen the path of killing the Crown Prince. ♬ Because of that one word, I couldn't say to you ♬

♬ Because of that one step I couldn't take to get closer to you ♬

I won't miss next time.

I did learn from you. ♬I can see you before my eyes.. ♬

Next time, I will also

have to face you with a sword. ♬ As my tears flow down... ♬

♬ I realize that I miss you even more... My love... ♬

Is the doctor going to be much longer?

When is he going to get here?!

He'll be here soon.

Your Highness, please hold on a little longer!

Mother...

That's right. Your mother is here.

Just a little bit longer....

Just hold on a little bit longer.

I'm sorry.

I don't think I can

go on that picnic with you after all.

Like this I...

Listen carefully.

If you were to die,

I will follow you in death.

Do you understand?

Oh! Here!

Hurry!

Oh...

How is he?

H-h-his pulse...

If you don't want to die,

you will save my son!

You will!

Your Majesty, I've heard that

Lee Yeo Song already left for Ming a while back.

He went back to Ming?

Cowardly bastard...

When I think back on that humiliation...

my body still trembles.

Your Majesty,

You should stop thinking about it to put your mind at ease.

The kingdom must be whispering about me lowering my head to a general.

You did it for the sake of the country.

Who would dare to whisper about that?

Once they know your heart,

everyone will praise you.

You really think so?

Yes, Your Majesty.

You still haven't heard from the Crown Prince?

That he had safely entered the capital

was last I heard.

What on earth is happening there?

Your Majesty...

Your Majesty, Prince Sin Seong is in critical condition.

What? Prince Sin Seong?

Your Highness...

Your Highness! Your Highness!

Your Highness...

Don't cry. I said don't cry, Brother!

Our Prince Sin Seong...

how did you leave like this, Your Highness?

Didn't I say don't cry? I said, don't cry!

If you want my son to come back to life, don't cry.

If you cry, he won't come back!

Your Highness, how could Sin Seong return from the dead?

Please leave. I said, please leave.

Your Highness...

Didn't I tell you to leave right now?!

I said get out! Get out! Get out!

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Sin Seong...

I know...

that you couldn't have left for the afterlife yet.

You still have a lot of feelings left in this world.

You couldn't have taken a single step yet.

You wouldn't cause your mother such pain.

So...Sin Seong...

Come back into your mother's arms.

Shake this off and get up again.

You promised to go on a picnic with me.

We still have a long time before the Spring flowers bloom, Sin Seong.

My poor child...my poor child...

My poor baby...

I was wrong. It's my fault.

I was wrong, Sin Seong!

Please come back. Hurry and wake up!

Sin Seong...my poor child. I was wrong!

How could you neglect your filial duty as a child to leave before your mother?

Sin Seong....oh my Sin Seong, what do I do?

I was wrong...

Sin Seong...

Your Majesty, our Prince Sin Seong

has already left this world.

What were you doing that you didn't notice your child getting to such a state?

Your Majesty, our Sin Seong ending up this way is all Prince Im Hae's doing.

What are you saying?

Not too long ago, Prince Im Hae injured my Sin Seong.

Since then, Sin Seong hasn't felt well.

What?

Sin Seong. Sin Seong!

Once Sin Seong's funeral is over, I'll get to the bottom of this.

I'll get to the bottom of it and won't let Prince Im Hae get away with it!

A parent who sent her child ahead of her, what could I be afraid of?

Lady Kim.

I have just returned from carrying out your orders.

Then, will the Crown Prince

die in their hands now?

The one who robbed my son of his seat... is he finally going to die?

That is in the Japanese general's hands now. Also...

it relies on his fate.

It's quite interesting.

Gwang Hae is finally going to die as I've wanted,

and my child is also...

dead.

What a ferocious fate.

Where are you going?

I'm sending my son off to the afterlife.

Prince Sin Seong is dead.

Crown Princess, since he's entered the capital,

have you not heard from the Crown Prince?

No.

I'm concerned that he'll get shot like last time.

I can't even sleep.

Mother, His Highness is stronger than anyone.

His followers have also won many

of their battles.

He will definitely accomplish what he wants.

That would be nice but...

Once in a while...How useful would I be to His Highness

if I had trained in archery and martial arts.

I wonder about it.

What are you saying?

How could a woman be trained in archery?

There is one amongst the soldiers.

Mother, do you remember the one who did my makeup on my wedding day?

It's her. She's a resourceful woman,

and I've heard that Ga Hee is the best archer in Joseon.

Crown Princess,

are you talking now about the girl who does makeup at Jinjoogak?

Yes, that's right. That's exactly the one.

She was here in Songchon?

Yes...

She's probably in the capital right now helping His Highness.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

It's nothing.

So...you're telling me none of those men were the Crown Prince of Joseon?

Yes.

That's right.

The reason why you didn't flee like the others and remained in the city...

wasn't it because of your sick wife?

Yes.

My wife can't walk.

Then...

it wasn't because you hated the King.

Take him away and string him up!

-Yes! -General!

Once he's been hanging for half a day, he'll start wanting to find the Crown Prince.

General!

General!

General!

What are you doing there?

Hurry and bring some wine!

Yes, General. I'll go bring it right now.

Your Highness, are you okay?

The troops have all gathered.

Where is Kinoshita right now?

You said they drink every night, right?

Remember to add the sedative

to their wine tonight.

I'll go check it out.

Takeda!

You did this.

Some puny Joseon wench dared to

make a fool out of me?!

Hyung-nim...

Who are you?

You can leave.

I came to reclaim what you stole.

You're the Crown Prince?

I've been waiting for you.

You're the last spoil of war,

so of course I had to meet you.

Why exactly did you invade Joseon?

How could you?

Stomp on another country and murder our people

as if they were just flies?

Do you think the Joseon people are the only ones who died horribly?

Tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers died

from hunger, exposure, and being ripped apart! And for what?!

How could you create such a Hell?

Hell?

What interesting words.

What's wrong with that?

What?

Joseon was in the way to Ming.

In order to gain that big prize,

right now,

you need to die.

Your Highness!

I will

execute him in front of our people.

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