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Episode 2

Foreman Kim!

Please flee at once, Your Highness the Queen! Please flee now!!

General!

General! General!

Are you alright, General?

What are you doing, idiots?! Pursue them at once!!

Did you find Her Highness the Queen?

(Dae Dosu)

I haven't seen her anywhere.

- Please take care of that child. - I understand.

Your Highness!

Where are you? Please answer!

Your Highness the Queen!

How dare you?!

Your Highness, are you alright?

Your Highness!

Are you alright?

Your Highness!

We can't go any further, Your Highness!

Why don't you try some tricks?

You dare to pierce my shoulder with an arrow?

(Yelu Wuji)

In return, I'll turn you into a beehive.

(Kim Chiyang)

Queen Hunae (Later Empress Cheon Chu)

Hold it.

General!

There's something to verify.

Are you certain he called her "Your Highness the Queen"?

Yes, General!

(Yelu Dilie)

I'll ask you, are you a royal?

Answer!

Depending on the answer, you could save your life.

Your Highness, though indignant, I think we must surrender.

No, I am not!

Because you're barbarians, even your eyes are incapable of identification.

How can you think I'm royalty?

You bastards, shoot if you want. Don't Khitans know how to shoot an arrow?

There's no doubt she's royalty.

This is the post-battle prize.

Don't kill them, capture them alive.

Your Highness, you must surrender and plan for the future!

You surrender and find a way to survive.

I cannot become a burden to Goryeo.

Your Highness!

Your Highness the Queen!

Your Highness the Queen!

Your Highness the Queen!

Su!

Sister!

[14 years earlier, Gyeoungjong, 4th year (AD 979)]

Su!

Sister!

- Su! - Sister!

Su!

I said stop! Stop!

Su!

Sister!

I said stop! Stop!

Stop! I said stop! Stop!

[Hwang Bo Su (Later Empress Cheon Chu)]

Where did that rascal go?

Come at once my bloodline.

Who are you?

(Taejo Wang Gun)

This land is... the place I first dreamt while looking at the Northern Territory.

Behold.

The place you must go is

over that rugged mountain range, over that river,

faraway wide expanses.

The road there will be long and difficult.

At times... you'll sink into the deep river's abyss.

At times... you'll have to experience the pain of cutting off your own blood-kin.

One day... you'll even lose your love and be in despair.

More often...

there will be times when you'll sink into swamps of betrayal and give up all hope of survival.

But my descendant, you must press on without stopping.

That is... the destiny given to you.

Can you do it?

Can you do it?

Su! Su!

Sister!

- Su! Su! - Sister!

Are you alright, Su?

Brother!

Are you hurt?

No.

Then, why are you crying?

That person...

What happened?

What's wrong, Sister?

[Wang Chi (Later Sungjong)]

Didn't you see the person who was over there?

A person whose face was glowing with light.

Also, so many people...

They were definitely here.

[Hwang Bo Seol (Later Hyeongjong's mother)]

Brother,

sister must have hurt her head.

The grandmother of these three siblings, the grand madam of Myoung Bok Palace,

of the Hwang Bo clan,

who will become the future Shinjeong Empress Dowager,

born of a power Hwangju clan, was the 4th wife of Taejo Wang Gun.

(Empress Shinjeong Hwang)

Empress Shinjeong had raised her three grandchildren, who were orphaned at an early age.

Only the male, Lord of Hwangju, Wang Chi, used the royal name Wang,

whereas the two granddaughters took their grandmother's surname of Hwang Bo.

This was partly because Goryeo, unlike its successor Joseon,

was, by comparison, fairly free of Confucianism.

In addition, since consanguine* marriages were not uncommon,

*blood related

it was also a desperate measure to prevent couples from using the same surname.

The future Empress Cheon Chu, Hwang Bo Su,

the future King Sungjong, Wang Chi

and King Hyeonjong's mother, Hwang Bo Seol, are these siblings.

King of Goryeo Gyeongjong had visited Seogyeong.

[Seogyeong (present Pyoungyang)]

Seogyeong was an important outpost in Northern Advancement that Wang Gun, in his founding edict,

ordered his succeeding kings to stay there and rule for 100 days out of the year.

But that edict was not always abided, because Confucius scholars of Shillan background,

who took control of the royal court after Gwangjong's death, stood in opposition.

(Palguanhwe of Goryeo)

(Palguanhwe: A national annual Buddhist ceremony celebrated in the Shilla and Goryeo era.)

(Balhae Refugee Camp)

Can we eat now?

Not yet, children.

The Emperor came to Seogyeong because of Palguanhwe.

Is that true?

Yes!

(Gang Jo)

The Emperor is here in Seogyeong because of Palguanhwe!

Your Majesty.

Let's end this and leave.

I'm sick of this, too.

(Gyeongjong)

It's really tiresome.

Your Majesty, please show proper respect.

Hwangju's Myoungbok palace's Her Highness the Grand Madam is here.

Who?

Oh my, Maternal Grandmother! Oh my.

Let me go you fool!

Welcome, Maternal Grandmother.

Ah, that's not it. "Your Highness the Grand Madam"!

Have you been well, Your Majesty?

I always eat and drink well, of course; I live like that.

Grandmother's been living for a really long time, too.

Please sit down, Your Majesty.

You have to receive greetings from my grandchildren.

Ah alright... Alright... you must be my maternal cousins.

Alright, alright... Ah, do your greetings.

Your Majesty, we wish you health and longevity.

They've grown so much I can hardly recognize them.

I can't even remember their names.

Ah, are you Prince of Hwangju?

Yes, Your Majesty. My given name is Chi.

I am Hwang Bo Su.

I am Hwang Bo Seol.

That's right, that's right.

They've grown up so beautifully.

Your Highness the Grand Madam, I think they should be married off soon, too.

They're still young children.

It doesn't look that way to me.

Your Majesty, because it's been so long since you've came to Seogyeong to oversee Palguanhwe,

all your subjects are overjoyed.

From now on, please visit Seogyeong often

and abide by His Majesty Taejo's edict and

deeply comfort people's hearts, too.

I don't know...

Well, I would like to but because my health is not what it used to be,

it isn't easy.

Now that you mention it, the King's countenance is much weakened.

Is that right?

Indeed.

Compared to me, Prince of Hwangju's face is simply glowing.

If someone was looking who didn't know, they'd say the Prince of Hwangju looks more like an Emperor than I!

Your Majesty, that's too generous for us to accept.

Wang Chi, was it?

How about it? Don't you want to sit on the throne?

Your Majesty, that's an utterly unacceptable thought.

You might say that... but in truth you want to sit on it, don't you?

You really want to sit on it, don't you?

Here, try sitting on it; it's nothing special.

Your Majesty, you must not do this.

The presiding priests, even foreign diplomats, are all watching

Are you defying this Emperor's order because you fear of those people's lazy eyes?

Here, go ahead and sit on it.

Here, come up here, you.

Try sitting on it, right now.

Your Majesty...

Here, sit on it right now.

Your Majesty.

Your royal subjects have been waiting a long time.

We shall take our leave now.

Why? You should stay longer.

May you enjoy a long life.

May you enjoy a long life, Your Majesty!

Though I'm not confident of a long life, I'm thankful for your thoughts, anyway.

Farewell, Your Highness the Grand Madam.

You were not careful.

[Wang Ook (future father of Hyeonjong)]

It' been a long time, Your Highness.

Why... aren't you Prince of Gyeongju!

How long has it been?

Well then, if you'll excuse me.

What are you doing? Why aren't you going?

Why, who's this?

Isn't it Uncle?

Ah, please take a cup.

Oh my...

Everyone, listen!

Today, since I'm meeting Prince of Gyeongju for the first time in a long time, and for once want to get really drunk,

it's fine if you who are busy leave.

Since I don't need any gifts or congratulations,

those who want to leave, go!

Understand?

Look at that, Uncle!

They're spineless idiots who can't leave even if I tell them to leave!

So don't worry and let's have fun today!

Please drink!

Why is the music so quiet?

Isn't today a joyous day?

Today is a day to forget all your worries and concerns and eat and drink!

Music! Music!! Music!!!

Play the music louder!

Music! Music!

Music!

[Choi Seom (leader of Shilla faction)]

This is your final warning!

Everyone get away from the fence and back to your places!

We won't do that; let us meet the Emperor!

I don't want to hear you!

In your shabby refugee garb,

how dare you even speak of the Emperor?

Everyone get back!

How long are we to be imprisoned in a place like this, living like animals?

Please, I beg you. Please let us meet the Emperor.

If you want to die, keep it up!

What do you mean little girls are being sold as slaves?

They're selling them off to Song merchants.

Just a while ago... soldiers took the children.

Why our kids...

Are being sold off?

Hyang Bi! Hyang Bi!

(Cheon Hyang Bi)

Brother! Brother! Brother!

Hyang Bi!

Let's go!

Hyang Bi!

Hyang Bi!

Hyang Bi!

Why are you doing this?

Because of infectious diseases, we're taking the children separately and housing them somewhere else.

So everyone get back to your places!

It's a lie!

I'm certain they said they're going to sell them to the Song merchants!

Bring the children back at once! Now!

Release the children! Open the gate!

What are you doing?

Beat and arrest everyone who climbs over the wooden fence!

Bastards!

Stop this right now! Right now!

Come on! Let's get out!

(Daedong River Ferry Dock)

It's all here, sir.

I'd prefer to be paid with silk, coral or amber than silver next time.

Goods are usually paid with grains in this country, so silver doesn't have much use.

You know how it is, Sir.

Because precious jewel prices increase markedly during Goryeo's Palguanhwe season, that list isn't easy.

Oh my, Foreman Jo, have you been well, sir?

What brings you here, my fellow?

Is there any place a businessman doesn't go?

Those poor young girls are being sold off to a faraway land...

Won't you sell me one of those slave girls, sir?

I don't do retail, my man.

What would you do with a slave anyway?

It's not for personal use. It's for business.

(Foreman Jo)

What kind of business is it this time?

Well, it's nothing much.

It's just an archery contest.

An archery contest?

Sir, if you're not pressed for time, would you like to watch an archery contest?

Why not? But I'd rather participate than watch.

What's the prize?

Do you mean you will personally, Sir?

(Yelu Wuji)

Here, here, buy necklaces! Buy necklaces!

Buy necklaces!

Let's go.

Sister, let's watch a bit. It's wonderful.

What so marvelous about that? Come with me.

Sister!

Seol, it's an archery contest!

Look at this, Brother. They are having an archery contest!

So that's why you were so anxious to go. You found that.

Brother, won't you go and take a look?

I'm not interested.

Me, too.

Then, I'll go alone. Brother, take care of Seol.

Come one, come all! This isn't just an everyday archery contest!

Enter the archery contest. Enter the contest!

Enter the contest! One Song Dynasty silver!

If you win the competition, as you can see and as you know, the prize... don't be surprised!

You'll receive these three Song Dynasty silver bottles and that girl over there as your slave!

That's more than fifty times the entrance fee!

Goryeoans, Jurchens, Balhaens, or even Song merchants, anyone can enter!

Hurry! Hurry!

Thank you, please win!

I'm going to enter, too.

I'm afraid you can't, my little lady.

I can't? Why not?

I'm sorry but women can't enter the contest.

(Hwang Bo Su)

Didn't you say that anyone could enter just a while ago?

Why, I was just talking about men folk.

From looking at your clothes, you seem like a child from a noble family.

If you go over there,

there is plenty of coral, amber and also many precious goods from Song.

So you should go over there.

Are there anymore contestants?

If there are no more, we'll start the competition!

Oh, thank you.

Wait, wait... where did I see him before?

Brother... Brother...

Why, that child...!

What is that child doing here?

She's a slave.

If you win, I'll give her to you as a prize.

This is wrong. Putting up a little child as a prize?

Then, we'll begin the contest!

Brother, isn't that Master Choi?

Hey, what's wrong?

Why, it's the gentleman I saw earlier...

(Wang Ook)

I thought that conversation was over long ago.

I have no interest in the throne nor politics.

But those people are still unable to give up on Prince of Gyeongju.

[Choi Ryang (Wang Chi's teacher)]

Please tell them to stop those foolish thoughts now.

His Majesty is still a young man.

To speak of rising to the throne is an act of disloyalty.

They won't give up because you avoid them.

I'm sorry, but I don't have any reason to meet them.

Also, the house you lent me, I'll vacate it by end of the day.

No, Prince of Gyeongju. There no need for you...

Prince of Gyeongju!

You were here.

Sir Kang.

What happened?

I got slapped by the teahouse owner waiting for you.

Slapped?

(Kang Gam Ghan)

Ah, deservedly so!

After promising to drink the finest tea from Song,

I started to grope the tea house lady's hand...

Since I'd spent two hours drinking water instead of tea,

the lady became hopping mad.

This is nothing to laugh about.

It might have been different if I was handsome...

but on top of my appearance, I'm broke.

Humiliating for sure and

I was almost beaten to death!

I'm sorry.

I had no choice because His Majesty would not let me leave.

I'll go to that teahouse and restore your reputation.

You must do that, of course.

Um, but this gentleman...

Oh, I don't know him.

- Let us be on our way. - Let's do that.

That teahouse maid must've been a beauty.

A beauty? No. She was uglier than me! That's why I feel even more victimized!

Brother?

(Wang Chi)

You were surprised, weren't you?

I didn't want the master to see me out here when I should be studying.

(Hwang Bo Seol)

But you have Grandmother's permission.

Anyway, I wonder how Master Choi knows Prince of Gyeongju.

Well...

What was your name?

(Kim Won Soong) (Choi Seom)

I'm Kim Won Soong, Your Majesty.

He paid for more than half of this Palguanhwe's expenses, Your Majesty.

I appreciate that.

So, how did you amass such a huge fortune?

Yes, yes... well..

Through trading with Song and the Jurchens...

He originally comes from a reputable clan.

He is a distant descendant of Shilla's King Munsung.

So one might say he's royalty.

So what can I give you? A government post?

No, Your Majesty.

Then, is it your children's entry into government service?

No, Your Majesty.

I only have daughters, and they just entered marrying age.

- Daughters? - Your Majesty,

The governor of Seogyeong is here on an urgent matter.

Send him in.

What brings you?

Your Majesty.

(Yi Ji Baek)

Outside the castle, Balhae refugees have escaped their camp causing a disturbance.

Balhae refugees?

Hyang Bi!

Hyang Bi!

Where's Hyang Bi?

Hyang Bi!

Kang Hyang Bi isn't here.

What do you mean?

She was taken somewhere else.

Alright, a bulls-eye!

Bulls-eye!

That's a disappointment.

Oh, he barely missed!

Bulls-eye!

As you know, these two contestants remain as the final contestants!

This gentleman is a merchant from Song.

And here is a local young man whose good looks are the envy of the town.

Let's all congratulate these two gentleman!

We're going to make this final round a little different.

So far, we've been shooting at stationary targets,

but from now on... the two competitors, will you look over there.

We will shoot a total of five arrows, one at a time, taking turns.

Who will shoot first?

Well, then...

I hope you'll win.

That fool!

No!

It's dangerous!

Well done! Well done!

Bulls-eye!

Bulls-eye!

Call a physician.

Hey, you! How can you injure a man?!

Regardless, didn't you lose? Get out of the way.

You're not going anywhere.

Since you injured a man, an official must come!

You're counting on your mediocre archery skills too much, girly boy.

Is there anyone else who wants to confront me?

Since we won, let's take the girl too.

You bastards!

No! Leave the girl!

I've come to Seogyeong for the very first time!

On this joyous day... how dare they create a disturbance?!

Arrest them all and bring them in!

I won't leave a single of them alive!

This time... I'll make sure you'll never standup again.

Who are you?

Brother! Brother!

Brother!

Hyang Bi! Brother!

Brother..

It's alright... it's alright now.

It's alright. That's right, don't worry. It's alright now.

Brother...

It's a riot! It's a riot!

Balhaens have caused a riot!

Be careful!

Brother! Brother! Brother, open your eyes!

Brother! Brother! Brother!

He's skills are extraordinary.

Open your eyes, Brother!

Are you alright, Sir?

Ah... yes. Oh my...

Foreman Jo, I owe you a big debt of gratitude.

- Bloody bastard! Bloody bastard! - Don't do that!

Stop that!

Though you're a talented kid,

don't meddle in other people's business if you want to keep your talent.

Give that bastard to me. I'm going to kill him!

I'll take care of it.

Be on your way now, sir. Today doesn't look like an auspicious day.

Thank you, Foreman Jo. I'll meet you on the ship later.

Brother, wake up!

Get up. You're going, too.

Ahhh, this wench is just like him!

What are you doing? Take her right now.

I'm not leaving until that bastard is dead.

Foreman Jo will take care of him. Let's go!

- Brother! - Stop!

Brother! Save me!

Brother!

Today is not a good day to shed blood.

Your fiery eyes saved your life.

Let's go.

Foreman Jo, let's go together!

Look here! Look here! Wake up!

Hyang Bi...

Are you alright?

Hyang Bi?

They took the girl.

To where?

It's a riot!

Brother! Brother!

Seol! Seol!

It's a riot! It's a riot! Brother!

Out of the way!

Brother!

Seol! Seol!

You bastards, what are you doing? Good heaven!

Disgusting bastards!

Child... Child wake up!

Child!

(Kang Gam Chan)

She must have fainted from shock.

It seems to be a serious situation.

Then, I better go there.

Where?

Get to your residence. I'll catch up with you soon.

Why, Sir Kang! Sir Kang!

Child... Child, come to your senses!

- Stop! What is the meaning of this? - Out of the way!

Child, child, wake up!

Wake up!

Child! Child! Child!

Wake up!

How could...

How can this be?

How can this be happening?!

What are you waiting for? They're rioters.

Beat down every one of them!

Stop! Stop!

Everyone stop!

Who are you?

General, isn't this too brutal? They're not rioters.

Nonsense!

If those who loot stores and injure citizens

are not rioters, who is?

You are talking about a small minority.

Take a look at them.

Most of them are helpless women and young children.

Shut your mouth! The Emperor is here in Seogyeong.

Since they caused the disturbance, they'll all be punished for high treason!

High treason?

What the heck is this?

How can someone be a general and be blind?

Do these people look like rebels to you?

What... What did you say? Have you gone crazy?

You are the one who's out of your mind.

You should be going after the Song merchants for kidnapping our children.

Why do you raise your sword against helpless women and children?

Pull out at once!

Whether you're a man or a woman, you must really want to die!

It's General Kang! General Kang!

Brother!

What are you waiting?

General Kang? You must be the leader of the riot.

What are you doing? Arrest them at once!

Bastards! Those who want die, attack!

Hey! You cannot commit murder!

You fools! You can't take on one man? Attack at once!

Attack now!

Brother!

Hey you!

Drop the spear.

If you don't, I'll kill the girl!

Brother! Brother!

Brother..!

Brother...

What are you doing? If he reacts, kill them all!

He said he would kill her.

Are these the rebels who ruined my Palguanhwe?

Law abiding citizens are mixed in with the insurgents, Your Majesty.

Is that so?

We are not rebels!

We are just refugees of a fallen state who walked 300 miles seeking comfort from our brothers.

Over the past five month, more than 70,000 Balhaens have been locked up in the refugee camp.

Dozens died of starvation everyday in a place worse than a pigpen.

But we heard that the Emperor was here for this Palguanhwe...

We only wanted to make an appeal about our conditions!

How can you call us rebels?

Governor!

Yes, Your Majesty.

Kill them.

Pardon?

Kill all these people.

Your Majesty...

Didn't you hear me? Kill them all!

This bastard ruins my party and then criticizes me!

Kill them all immediately!

You mustn't, Your Majesty.

I can't?

(Seo Hui)

Yes.

Even if they are rebels, the crime and punishment must be determined according to the law, Your Majesty.

Moreover, innocent people are mixed in with the people here.

How can you order all killed without even separating them from the rest?

Supreme Council Minister Seo Hui...

your father survived the last king's reign when everybody got killed.

Is that why you also think you'll have a long life like your father?

Your Majesty, kill me if it will ease your rage.

But those people must not be harmed.

Oh, yeah?

No... this isn't it.

If I kill you...

you would become a loyal subject,

and I would become a violent maniac.

Do you think I would fall for such a shallow trick?

Your Majesty...

There's another way to punish you.

If I killed all of those rebels...

how tormented would your grand conscience be?

Your Majesty!

Please stop!

What did you say?

I said for you to stop.

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I said for you to stop.

- How dare you in front of me! - Your Highness!

She's Myoungbok Palace's Grand Madam's granddaughter.

They're talking seriously about conspiracy.

Conspiracy?

How can you say Hwangju's Grand Madam is behind all this?

All of you will die when I say die!

Your Majesty!

Because I'm the Emperor!

They're using this event as a chance to go at you, Your Highness.

Grand Madam is not the objective.

We just have to eliminate the male.

You cannot!

Get out of the way!

Even if this is an offense, you can't!

You must really want to...

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