Jeong Dojeon
You wretch!
I would like to bring 500-year-old Goryeo
to its downfall and create a new ideal
country of the Orient with you.
An ideal country of the Orient?
A country with a virtuous king who is benevolent to the people.
A country where the people are
the root, not a handful of nobility.
A country where anyone with talent
can become gentry, not just people with good heritage.
A country where any citizen can have
their own land and farm.
A country with a powerful army that
nobody can dare to invade.
A country where all the people are saints.
That is the country I dream of.
Did Lee Inim offer you a position if
you turned me into a traitor?
You are already being called to the capital for having a traitorous mind.
Is there a need for me to do this?
If you tell me the truth,
I will spare you for Poeun's sake.
I already told you the truth.
I just wanted to seek a cause with you.
I'm going to ask one final time.
Did Lee Inim...
It's for a cause.
Goodbye.
I'm sorry.
There was no need for me to know if you were telling the truth.
Forgive my rudeness.
I can't participate in the cause
you are talking about.
I didn't come for an immediate answer.
Think about it as much as you have to, then decide.
I'll forget what you said.
Just
tell me how I can survive
this crisis.
Send Lee Inim a letter.
A letter?
Tell him you lose and you will surrender.
What?
Become a member of his political party.
That is the only way for you to survive.
Episode 17
Can Sambong really come up with a plan?
He has great strategy. Let's hope so.
I really hope he can do that.
I'm so curious.
Are you telling me to surrender falsely?
Yes.
Become a member of his political party
and wait until he lets his guard down.
I can't do that.
There is nobody in Goryeo who can
beat Lee Inim right now.
That goes for you, too.
Forget it.
You have to do that.
Just leave.
I'll find a way on my own.
There is no other way.
I told you to leave now.
I'll kill him and take my own life if I have to,
but I will never be submissive to him.
Your opponent isn't Lee Inim.
It is Goryeo, a country that gave up on
its people and abandoned by its people.
The more Lee Inim stands out,
the more Goryeo's fall will be advanced.
For the great cause, Lee Inim isn't an enemy,
he's a fine tool.
If you mention a cause one more time,
I will not forgive you.
You will end up holding hands with me.
That is the will of the heavens.
Leave now.
Sambong.
Did it go well?
I don't know.
You don't know?
Tell me what you told him.
Poeun.
Why aren't you saying anything?
I'm sorry. I'll tell you later.
I should get going.
I asked you what he said.
He didn't say much.
He just talked about life.
About life?
You're driving me crazy.
General.
Your talk with Sambong didn't go well?
Poeun.
What should I do?
A royal order was given.
You have to go to the capital.
What?
How can you say that?
He has been accused of having a traitorous mind.
Don't you know he will become a traitor if he refuses the royal order?
You have to go to the capital.
He'll die as a traitor even if he
returns to the capital.
There is general Choi Yeong and
the gentry who support you.
There will be a way to survive.
General.
Give me a few days to think about it.
I will do that.
Step back right now!
I have to see Lee Inim.
Move.
You can't leave the house.
I'm the Dongbukmyeon province commander's wife.
How dare you try to stop me?
Get out of my way.
I can't do that.
I said move.
Take her inside.
Yes, sir.
How dare you?
Let go of me!
Stop!
They are here because of a royal order.
Why are you being so violent?
What are you conspiring now?
Conspire?
Are you trying to turn the table?
The family members of a traitor is
accusing me of a conspiracy?
Traitor? Watch what you say!
A general of a border area read and studied .
If that isn't a traitor, what is?
Look here.
Yes, sir.
If one little ant leaves this house,
it will be your head, understood?
Yes, sir.
How can this be?
A traitor?
It's a plot.
It's a scheme to kill your father.
- Ma'am! - Mother!
Are you alright?
I'm alright.
Except for Lee Bangwon,
Lee Seonggye's family has been
confined to their house.
Good job.
Aren't you pushing it too far?
He has a traitorous mind.
Are we just to sit by and watch?
There's a possibility he could
start a rebellion.
Don't worry about that.
The soldiers in the capital have been
put on alert.
We have over 20,000 soldiers.
We can gather them in one day.
Lee Seonggye only has about a thousand.
If he starts a rebellion, he will be
burying his own grave.
He defeated Akibatsu and the Japanese pirates
with those soldiers.
We can't take him lightly just because
we have more soldiers.
I'm telling you there is no reason to worry!
Let his soldiers come.
I'll wipe them all out.
Uncle, you should see Choi Yeong.
Why did you want to see me?
We can't exclude the possibility that
Lee Seonggye will start a rebellion.
Do you still trust him?
It has to be a misunderstanding.
I want to believe that.
You can believe what you want.
The truth will be revealed when
he returns to the capital.
What do you want from me?
I put the soldiers in the capital on guard
just in case.
I'd like you to command them.
If Lee Seonggye starts a rebellion,
you are the only one who can stop him.
Fine, I will do that.
It looks like Choi Yeong suspects him, too.
Lee Seonggye is surrounded by enemies.
I'm worried about Lee Seonggye,
but I'm also worried about Poeun.
That's right. If Lee Seonggye makes a drastic decision,
Poeun's life can't be guaranteed.
Mongju will guide him well.
Let's believe that.
What?
His wife and children are
all confined to the house?
Yes.
Those rotten rats.
I think you should raise an army.
An army?
Send word you will return to the capital.
You can move your army at night.
While you suppress Lee Inim,
I will save the family.
Let's do that. Let's kill them all.
Wait. What about Poeun?
You will have to kill me.
I went to the government office in Hwaryeong.
I'm sorry, but I can't give you more time.
You will have to go to the capital with me.
How can you be so mean?
Quiet!
As a servant of Goryeo, how dare you
speak of a rebellion?
You still call yourself a Confucian scholar?
We don't want to start a rebellion.
We just want to kill Lee Inim.
Refusing a royal order and raising an army
is a rebellion in itself.
Don't you know that is admitting that
he is a traitor?
Are we to sit here and watch him die?
If you wait any longer,
you could become a real traitor.
You have to go and prove your innocence.
General.
I'd like a word with you.
Why don't you ever doubt me?
What do you mean?
The Supreme Council says I'm a traitor.
Not everyone is a thief because a dog barks.
I could have read with
a traitorous mind.
Then you must have had a reason.
I trust you.
If I raise an army, what will you do?
I am a servant of Goryeo.
I will have to rush to court and tell them.
But I believe you wouldn't do that.
Do you really believe that?
I do.
Let's go.
Let's go to the capital.
There wasn't any word from Lee Seonggye?
No.
He won't start a rebellion, will he?
Lee Seonggye is not a reckless person.
We have the justification and
we're holding his family, too.
He will have to return to the capital.
How can he do such a thing?
He was just a general in a border area,
but he was given a position on the council.
Mother, it's me.
Your Majesty.
You should come out and greet me.
You're not treating me like a son
because I don't have your blood?
Your Majesty, the servants will hear.
So what? Am I wrong?
The people at the market aren't sure if
my last name is Wang or Shin.
That's what the rumors are.
Your Majesty!
If you don't come out, I'll come in.
Yeongmunhabusa.
Why do you look so mad?
Why are you visiting Jeongbi so often?
Well, she's the only person I can rely on
in the palace.
Things are a bit chaotic because
of Lee Seonggye.
You should refrain a bit.
You don't have to get so upset.
It's not like I can't go to see her.
Your Majesty!
Refrain from it.
I will.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
What is it?
Lee Seonggye left Hamju.
He is headed to the capital.
Don't worry.
Your father has a long life.
He's already in the lion's den.
What's the use of worrying?
I'm not worried.
You can survive in a lion's den if
you stay alert. Let's believe that.
I won't let it go if anything goes wrong.
Lee Inim and that man who brought father to the lion's den.
I'm glad you came.
I'm sorry for causing concern.
Let's go. Get on your horse.
Give me a moment.
General.
What are you doing?
Oh...
Father.
Seonggye!
His Majesty doubts me because I was disloyal.
I can't be so brazen as to enter
the palace in formal attire.
Bring some shackles.
There's no need. You're not a criminal yet.
I'm more disloyal than a general
who lost in battle.
Bring the shackles.
General Lee.
Seonggye...
Ma'am! Ma'am!
The soldiers outside left.
What?
What's going on?
He must be here.
Honey.
Honey! Honey!
How can this be?
Father...
Jiran, what's going on?
Why is he being taken like that?
He asked to be taken like that.
How about starting the village school again?
I'm not sure what's going to happen.
Let's wait a bit.
What's going to happen to what?
Just something.
I'll kill him and take my own life if I have to,
but I will never be submissive to him.
I hope he kneels just once.
What?
Confucius said...
Sir.
How are things in the capital?
Is security still heavy?
The soldiers are all gone.
What is the reason?
General Lee Seonggye returned.
What?
He cut his hair and walked to the palace.
He's waiting for a decision.
That fool.
What?
Your Majesty, I, Lee Seonggye,
beg for your forgiveness.
I read and
memoried the teachings.
Why is he confessing?
Being ignorant, I didn't know
that could be a serious crime.
I realized after I received your royal order.
I won't make any excuses.
Please kill me.
What will we do about him?
General Lee Seonggye achieved
much merit for Goryeo.
He admitted to his mistake and
he is begging for forgiveness.
The Supreme Council has to reach an agreement to show mercy.
He's putting on an act to avoid execution.
That's a bit excessive.
It's not an act.
He cut his hair when nobody asked.
He's just trying to get sympathy.
He is pretending to admit it,
but he is denying the fact that
he had a traitorous mind.
He isn't denying anything.
He never had a traitorous mind.
How can you be so sure?
Did you look in his brain?
You should hold a national interrogation.
You can't do that.
I saw how sincere he was today.
I was ashamed that I doubted his loyalty.
He said he didn't have a traitorous mind,
so we should believe that.
Listen.
You're being deceived by him.
Quiet!
Stop trying to force it.
He definitely had a traitorous mind.
What's wrong with all of you?
It's no use arguing over what
Lee Seonggye thought.
Here's what we should do.
There is one clear crime he committed.
What is that?
Tying his hat string under a plum tree.
Hat string? What are you...
He caused doubt by doing
something unnecessary.
It wouldn't be a problem if a scholar
read .
Lee Seonggye ruled Dongbukmyeon and
he has a powerful army.
He kept making excuses to avoid
returning to the capital and
he studied a king's book.
Regardless of a traitorous mind,
it has caused chaos.
You're being logical, but it can't
justify punishing the general.
I'm not saying we should punish him.
He should prove that he doesn't have
a traitorous mind.
How is he supposed to prove that?
If he gave up his rights to collect taxes
in Dongbukmyeon and offered all of
his soldiers to the country,
I'm sure we could believe he doesn't have a traitorous mind.
Yeongmunhabusa.
That is a great idea.
It could prove Lee Seonggye's loyalty
and help with the country's finances.
It's killing two birds with one stone.
If he refuses, I will have
a national interrogation.
That's it for today's meeting.
Hand over Dongbukmyeon?
I can't do that.
I'd rather be interrogated.
I wish you would concede.
I will try to compromise with Lee Inim.
I can't do that.
Listen to me.
It's not because I want to keep it.
If I offer it to the country,
it will only go to Lee Inim and
the influential families.
I cannot abandon the people and
soldiers of Dongbukmyeon like that.
This is why they're suspicious of you.
The people of Dongbukmyeon are
citizens of Goryeo, too.
They are His Majesty's citizens and
the citizens of Goryeo.
Why are you talking as if they are your people?
Sir...
I don't want to see you be interrogated.
I hope you make a wise decision.
They want him to give up his rights
to collect taxes and offer his soldiers?
They want to take away his power
since they can't kill him.
What did Choi Yeong say?
He wants part of the demand to be met.
Father won't meet any of it.
His life should come first.
Poeun, is there a way to compromise...
You can't do that.
This is a matter of Dongbukmyeon.
I'm sorry, but stay out of this matter.
I should get going.
Oh, he...
He's just upset because of what happened to father.
Bangwon.
She is your mother, too.
How could you be so rude?
I'm sorry.
I know you're having a hard time.
You have to maintain composure at a time like this. Understand?
Gee...
Uncle.
Why don't you have any measures?
You should have had a plan when
you brought father to the capital.
It's not over yet.
Don't be dispirited.
What a rude young man.
What's the use of passing the state examination when
you don't know basic etiquette?
Just stop.
I'm not in a good mood right now.
What if I don't stop? What will you do?
Just look at you.
You look like you want to beat me up.
Where is your father?
Why are you looking for him?
You're not very smart.
Did you forget I was the only person
in Goryeo who can save your father?
You must be suffering.
I have a message from the yeongmunhabusa.
He said he will only wait until midnight.
If you don't give in by then,
you will be interrogated.
What will you do?
Just go.
If you change your mind, come to
his house with that mat.
He can be so mischievous.
See you.
Who's there? Stop.
I'm Lee Seonggye's son.
I brought a doctor.
Just give us a minute to examine him.
Hurry.
Thank you.
Bangwon, don't waste your time and leave.
How does it feel to fight an enemy you can't beat?
What brings you here?
The person I have to achieve the cause with could lose his life.
I couldn't just sit and watch.
Take this and go to Lee Inim.
You could protect the people and
soldiers of Dongbukmyeon and
even save your own life.
Take it.
Don't forget.
Your opponent isn't Lee Inim.
It is Goryeo after it falls due to Lee Inim.
What was that letter?
Why do you want to know?
If he does as I said, you'll find out and
if he doesn't, it will just be trash.
You're pretty talented.
You thought of borrowing a doctor's gown.
Why do you keep talking to me like that?
Should I use a respectful tone to you?
Good job today.
I'll see you again.
You're just going to leave?
Is there more for me to do?
You should see the result.
I did my role.
The rest is up to the heavens.
A man can only do his best.
Sir.
It's been a long time.
How have you been?
Have a seat.
Did you make a decision?
Yes.
You will offer your tax rights and
soldiers to the country?
That would make me a tiger without teeth.
If I was a tiger without teeth,
there would be nothing I could do
for the country and for you.
The country and for me?
I hope you can be kind enough
to forgive me for everything.
I would like to support you and
fight Japanese pirates in the border area.
It looks like you're trying to
get out of this situation with a few words.
You misjudged me.
I'll see you at the interrogation. Leave.
Sir.
I said leave.
I don't like empty words either.
Take a look.