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~ Episode 36 ~

Pungwolju are obliged to quell every suspicion with utmost clarity.

The Board of Military Affairs recently found that...

a significant number of Gaya refugees inhabits Amnyangju,

the land belonging to Kim Yushin's clan.

Yushin Rang.

The Gaya refugees who were forcibly deported from Samnyangju...

not only answered divine command,

but also paid the price of being suspected to be part of the Gaya Restoration Movement.

How could those refugees be inhabiting your own land?

Also,

we have information suggesting the restoration movement...

began its activities once again from there.

Your lineage is of strong Gaya ancestry.

Can you explain what all this entails to?

All those people are doing...

is engaging in farming on my clan's land.

Is granting jobs to people from lands with impoverished soil...

so that they will make a living considered a crime?

Those are lamentable and unjust insinuations.

All you have is circumstantial hearsay,

there is no clear evidence of such malfeasance.

Of course, we have no evidence.

But I verified firsthand the legitimacy of such circumstantial claims.

Should the blame be laid upon you, you very well know...

what the consequences would be.

Hence, what do you propose I shall do?

Let us just find a way together.

A way to make you Pungwolju,

and also sweep away these groundless accusations, that is.

This is a conspiracy!

Think you will be able to stop his investiture...

out of mere circumstantial talebearing?

However, suspicion and hearsay are the root of all occurrences.

Can Your Highness prove Yushin Rang's innocence?

And do you trust him?

Of course, you must have the utmost confidence in Yushin Rang.

But, never shall you consider him a mere individual.

From the very start, Gaya and its refugees...

have proven to be Yushin Rang's greatest strength and most daunting shortcoming.

Hence, it is not Yushin,

but the power figures gravitating around him you must reflect upon.

Separating the two is utterly meaningless.

And that is because, willingly or not,

Yushin Rang shall eventually carry Gaya's legacy on his shoulders.

He can neither abandon them, nor can they take to the frontline for him.

So, what are you suggesting?

Should you bring me the lifeless pate of the restoration movement's leader,

would not that make all suspicions vanish?!

And how am I supposed to know who is leading them?

There is a possibility you might not know.

However,

the best course of action in dealing with this matter...

is bringing us the head of their leader.

Should you manage to achieve that,

your legacy would be bolstered by meritorious service even before investiture,

and would not that help foster your authority as Pungwolju?

Your Highness.

What is all this?

The council raised an objection against his investiture as Pungwolju?!

Anyone who witnessed his feats at the contest...

would never allow any objection to besmirch his achievements.

Even Seokpum Rang could not utter any opposing words.

It is a matter dealing with my ancestry.

Does that mean Gaya ancestry shall preclude your investiture?

It is the same situation as when they deported Gaya refugees to Samnyangju.

This time, it just happens to be the restoration movement.

Restoration movement?!

Are they aware of those Gaya remnants' intentions?

It did not seem so.

And neither do they seem to care.

Yes, we once again fell for their stratagem.

Their hands are completely tied.

And should they attempt to capture their leader to solve this impasse,

they will lose support amongst the Gaya descendants.

Should he fail to prove he has no links to the restoration movement,

then he will never be proclaimed Pungwolju.

Yes...

It is a lifelong quandary which shall trail in the shadows of Yushin Rang's path.

He should realize how surrendering before Your Highness...

would be the most sagacious decision,

but I wonder if he will.

Bereft of acumen they certainly are not,

but people like him are blessed with too precious a disposition...

to even foment such thoughts.

Hence, we must produce at least one piece of unquestionable evidence.

Yes.

I entrusted the matter to that man under Kim Seohyeon...

who used to communicate with us via carrier pigeons in Iseo County.

So, that informer who started trailing Kim Seohyeon since he came to Seorabeol?

Yes.

The council deferred the investiture.

Bangso. They did what?

And what is the reason?

An objection against Milord was raised,

involving his alleged ties to the Gaya restoration movement.

Restoration?!

- Then, the last time Yushin... - All right.

You may leave.

Yes.

- Let us go. - Yes.

I must head to the palace immediately.

Take good care of that edict.

Yes.

Leave it to me.

Accord it your utmost attention.

I shall head for the palace, so arrange security.

Yes, Your Excellency.

You await here until our arrival.

Yes.

What is it, this time?

He is Wolya, recently adopted by His Excellency Lord Seohyeon.

Pay your respects!

Once Yushin Rang is proclaimed Pungwolju,

I shall be in charge of training the Dragon Flower Guild.

I shall aid our new Pungwolju,

and help make this Hwarang guild the very best in Seorabeol.

Looks like Yushin Rang will indeed become Pungwolju.

Seems like it.

It finally feels real.

It is trouble! Trouble!

We are in trouble.

What is the matter?

Yushin Rang...

Yushin Rang...

Yushin Rang what?

At the council, an objection was raised against Yushin Rang.

An objection?!

And what would be the reason?

He was accused of involvement with the Gaya restoration movement...

by Lady Mishil's followers.

What is that all about?

If Lady Mishil's side raised an objection,

it will be no laughing matter.

Say what?

Is that really so?

No...

Whether Yushin had any involvement with the restoration movement or not,

what would that possibly matter?

Yes.

Is not treason something even mere circumstantial claims could legitimize?

It is a stratagem by Lady Mishil's followers.

If I could ever imagine they would do this,

proclaiming Bojong as the Pungwolju would have been much wiser.

Mother.

You must be already afflicted by this ordeal regarding Yushin Rang...

Is anything the matter?

Chunchu left the palace once again today.

Yes...

He has spent not a single day in the palace,

and continues to refuse any audience.

Looks like I spoke in vain.

Let us not hasten on this matter.

Is he not just a juvenile, after all?

He grew without the loving embrace of a mother,

such behavior is only inevitable.

Also, these might be very powerful and refined nectars,

but they do not inebriate in the slightest,

and are oft christened as "elixir of eternal youth."

How does it taste?

I can sense the fragrance of the water fringes caressing my tongue.

Water fringes!

Indeed they are!

Meseems they mixed flowers and herbs while creating these nectars.

I would guess...

honeysuckle and chrysanthemums?

How could a juvenile of meager experience display such keen discernment?

The Sui drench their nectars in flowery fragrance as well.

Lord Chunchu...

I sense ominous malignance in the air.

Your presence is daunting.

Daunting?!

Only scarce moments we shared together,

but don't we already feel like seasoned compeers?!

And you cannot ride horses, I hear?

I cannot do so myself.

Instead, I am blessed with manifold different talents.

I trust it must be the same for you?!

This taste...

Shall I describe it as the pathway between...

the world of the mortals and the abode of the gods?

So exotic a sight, yet so strangely familiar.

Yes...

Like a damsel from lands afar, dancing in fervent abandon.

At last, I am blessed with a spiritual compeer.

May you follow me.

Here... Lord Chunchu.

May you enter.

Trust your spiritual compeer.

Raise the curtain.

Yes.

Accord us a smile.

Turn around.

How is she?

Her proportions...

are quite anomalous.

Yes, particularly the contours of her body.

Where there is no harmony, beauty is rarely found.

Indeed.

Raise the next curtain.

Yes.

And how about this one?

Quite emblematic.

Yes, methinks I understand what you mean.

The form of her ears does suggest...

Indeed. For natural beauty does not bless her...

She is no alluring specimen?!

The next curtain.

Yes...

How is this one?

Will you show me your hands?

And now, will you turn around, and raise your hair above your head?

Were you looking for me?

Have a seat.

Is the matter mentioned at the council true?

Speak to me.

I shall not divulge it anywhere else.

It's just that, in more ways than one,

I believe your becoming Pungwolju would be most meaningful for the Hwarang.

However, your ties to Gaya are a troublous besetment.

It is a fact many Gaya refugees fomented the intent of restoring their legacy.

And I am sure such intents will be connected to the restoration movement.

Is it true those Gaya refugees settled in Amnyangju?

Yes.

With the promise of no levies,

we let them partake in that territory.

What?

Without compensation?

Yes.

Should such fact be exposed, it will become evidence.

Why did you do so?

To gain their allegiance.

Allegiance?!

Allegiance to our cause would strengthen us in number,

and foster our influence within the Shilla political sphere.

Gaya shall no longer be brought back to life.

Also, should that even happen,

I do not believe it would be in our best interests.

As an influential political power in Shilla,

as a part of this country,

we shall aid Shilla's grandiose dreams of unification from the frontline.

That is what shall grant survival to all Gaya descendants.

Hence, should I even fail to become Pungwolju,

I shall do nothing to besmirch Gaya's legacy.

Meseems you are no longer of any use here.

Leave with me.

Arrange our departure.

You contemptible weakling.

Exactly because one's journey to glory is laden with obstacles,

grandiose achievements lie at its end.

And,

even if you gave your all,

I am not so sure you would have vanquished Yushin.

Leave?!

Says whom?!

He's quite the specimen.

But being so upright will only be detrimental to his cause.

Had I known he would give up, had I been able to make him yield,

I would have never acted that way myself.

How could I have ever imagined?!

~ Deokil Temple ~

Why did you go to Deokil Temple?!

What were you looking for inside that box?!

Yushin Rang.

It's you.

We heard about the objection at the council.

Yushin Rang...

As the leader of the restoration movement,

I should be apprehended and handed over.

That is the only way.

It is all we can do.

We cannot give up on your investiture.

Would not the act of giving up itself...

be akin to acknowledging such alleged misdeeds?

That is right. We cannot hamper our grandiose aspirations for this,

may you make a decision, Yushin Rang!

Are you just like Mishil as well?

Is absolving any and all sacrifices at the altar of such "just cause" all it takes?!

We told you there is no other way!

Should we be forced to give up something,

why would it not be what will force the least sacrifices upon us?!

All the things you will give up on by adhering to such subterfuges,

don't you realize they could gather together as one,

and become the cornerstone of our grandiose aspirations?

We do realize it!

However...

Is that not all we can do, at the moment?

Think of our greater goals, Yushin Rang.

I shall give up on my investiture as Pungwolju.

Yushin Rang!

Would not this solve all your quandaries?

Is that not what you wished for?

So, is that all?

All the conclusion you could come up with entails to.

Yes, you are indeed blessed with the utmost benevolence.

And I trust Your Highness will eventually proclaim Bojong Rang as Pungwolju?

However...

I wonder how many people will accept such decision.

Everyone witnessed what happened at the contest.

So, will they accept anyone but myself as their new Pungwolju?

And should Bojong Rang become Pungwolju that way,

would it legitimize his investiture?

If that is indeed feasible,

I shall gleefully forswear my investiture.

After unfounded insinuations fueled your decision to oust me...

from the post I rightfully earned by winning that competition,

I wonder how you will manage...

to deal with the repercussions.

Would that suffice to deal with the repercussions?

It has vanished!

Vanished?!

What is that supposed to mean?

The edict regarding the levies.

Afraid of concealing it in the inner house,

I moved it to Munhee's quarters.

May I enter?

Ohh... come on in.

My underling, Bangso, is nowhere to be seen.

Say what?

Have you checked his quarters?

Yes.

All his kindred have vanished along with him.

What?!

This...

This edict confirming you willfully reneged to collect levies in Amnyangju...

Well, only circumstantial evidence as it may be.

You accorded lands to all the refugees belonging to the restoration movement,

without asking for compensation.

No matter what Yushin Rang's true intentions were,

would that not imply they purposefully funded the movement?

How could this happen?

How could that edict fall into their hands?

Looks like they took it from our residence.

But...

If they are in possession of such evidence,

should they not immediately escort you to the Board of Military Affairs?

Why did they merely show it to you?

From the very start...

they had no intention to do so.

I still have no intention of becoming a foe of yours.

Then, what else are they scheming?

Whom Mishil wants...

is Yushin Rang.

She wants him?!

And that is what enrages me even more.

Yushin Rang.

You will have to apprehend Seolji, as the leader of the movement.

Did he not accept it himself?

I cannot allow that.

There is no other way!

Should we let them take Seolji,

then they will later ask for someone else,

and that will continue until they're satisfied.

Yes.

All we need is fulfilling their wishes.

Your Highness!

Do you not realize what that entails to?

Should we give them Seolji,

it will prove the Gaya refugees' involvement with the movement.

And, if I still fail to yield,

they will take all of Amnyangju's refugees...

and one by one accuse them of treason.

Should I still resist the urge to submit,

one by one...

One by one, they will force demise upon my people,

by falsely accusing them of treason.

May you acknowledge my people as yours, Your Highness.

Are you going to give up on your people...

every time the situation demands it?

Then...

Must I give up on you?

Just because I never told you so,

think my feelings for you are but feeble voices in my soul?

This is something you must decide upon.

I hope you are not taking the crown you aspire for that lightly.

Hope that you don't think of caring for your people...

as mere relief and a rule free from tyranny.

Rulers,

even if it may bring them harm,

must always protect their people.

And what the people want...

is a ruler who will protect them, even at the cost of manifold lives.

That is what I shall do,

and what I wish for you to do, Your Highness.

And me?

What about me?

It is a path...

you must walk on alone.

I was looking for you.

On my way here, I chanced upon your parley.

Know why they who gain people's hearts shall gain the world?

Because the people that ruler will gain...

are the cornerstones who will build his reign.

Heroes are not born.

They are made so by those surrounding them.

What you told Her Highness...

might not have met with her approval, but is right.

And, arduous as it may be, it is the righteous path.

But,

what is the other option Her Highness mentioned?

What else can you do?

Your Highness.

What is the matter?

Was there anything wrong?

I...

I...

Yes.

What is wrong?

I am not like Mishil.

No...

I must not be able to become like her.

Aigoo... You're killing me.

What are you talking about?

I could never...

let Yushin Rang go.

I could not even...

confess...

my devotion for him.

Just...

Just like that...

Are you really planning to do so?

Yes.

Is Princess Deokman...

really blessed by divine providence?

Was I mistaken about her?

Or...

from the very beginning,

did the heavens have other plans?

Is it Yushin?

Yushin?!

Did you appease your mind?

Concerned about me,

did you conceal the book elsewhere?

You went there again?

Then, is that book mine?

Or is it not?

Wretched fool.

How could you end up like this?

Did Uncle Misaeng really say that?

Yes.

And what did Misaeng say?

That Chunchu showed the utmost predilection for Boryang,

and clamored Bojong and Lord Seolwon to arrange a meeting.

What?!

*Daughter of Bojong and Princess Yangmyeong

Boryang*?!

Yes, that is what Uncle told us.

If Misaeng said so, I am sure it was indeed the case.

Of all people, Boryang?!

As if I did not have comely daughters myself.

Right... So, where is Misaeng?

He once again left with Lord Chunchu.

Does Lord Chunchu enjoy his presence?

According to Daenambo,

they call each other "spiritual compeers."

What compeers...

Few are the wonders comparable to women and drinks,

but if it is merriment what you're looking for, this has no peers.

And what would that be?

You shall soon witness on your own.

I never brought you here either, did I?

It's "that" kind of place.

After you.

Here.

The other two's tablet?

They are my guests.

How dare you block their way?

Still...

Don't you realize whom you are facing?

- It's not that... - If it's not, then it's all right.

Here. Let us enter.

Here... This way.

- Milord, it's you! - Indeed! How have you been?

It is quite simple.

The numbers one to seven are carved twice each on this Juryeongu.

We put two dice inside that bowl...

I think I might understand how it works.

Are you not betting on the numbers between two and fourteen?

A genius is amongst us!

How could you and I be so alike?

Then, let us give it a try.

I will bet on the five.

*Numbers with bets on the board

~ 7 ~ 6 ~ 5 ~ 4 ~*

~ 4 and 1 ~

Five.

Five!

It is five!

How could you guess it right from the very start?

You're blessed by providence. Nice start, Lord Chunchu!

Then, what will you choose next?

~ 9 ~

Yes. I will...

go for eight, this time.

~ 4 and 5 ~

- Nine. - Nine!

How could providence be so stubborn?!

Here... Meseems nine could be the lucky number today.

I shall bet on the nine.

~ 12 ~

Where did Yeomjong go?

*Old Ulsan

To the harbor in Gaeunpo*.

All right.

Then...

I will have to count on you.

Never you worry.

That fellow over there, with the thick eyebrows.

He must win at all cost.

At all cost.

Yes.

He will.

~ 5 and 7 ~

Twelve!

And how...

How could this be possible?!

This...

This is but your first time doing this,

how can one be blessed with such providence?

Remarkable!

Then, allow me to try for twelve myself.

You're not telling me you will repeat yourself...

Turn... turn!

Why did it stop?!

How could the master enter this...

Seven!

Fourteen!

Eleven!

Remarkable indeed, Lord Chunchu.

It's a ruse.

I know.

Twelve!

Lord Chunchu, is that not excessive?

What is Yushin doing?

Both he and Her Highness Princess Deokman remain in their quarters.

You're not telling me she has not heard of it yet?!

I am sure she did.

What Yushin said is right.

If we are to stop his investiture,

we need to make this edict public.

However, if we do so, we will never gain his allegiance.

Your Highness.

Hearing you address this humble servant with such reverence...

whelms me with awe.

However,

there is only one way you will gain my allegiance.

What would that be?

Slaying me, and doing what you wish with my cadaver.

For the only thing of mine you can have is my lifeless corpse.

I shall never join your cause alive.

It is to gain your allegiance.

Those are the shackles she is trying to force upon us,

so that we will join her cause.

I am aware of that.

Since you do know, we shall not request anything from you.

I entrusted it to you, so solve this all on your own.

Your Highness.

All of what Yushin Rang said...

is right.

I was the one who chose this path.

And once again,

what he said is right.

Just to gain him,

I cannot abandon my people.

And should I even do that, I would never gain him.

On the contrary, he would abandon me for that.

I know that.

I am well aware.

Anyhow...

Your Highness.

You must let your heart guide you.

Let your heart see...

and just listen,

and see again.

Shall I announce you?

Yushin Rang.

You have been standing here for quite some time.

Yushin Rang...

Don't.

And you...

I seek audience with Her Highness.

Have you made your decision?

He just left?

Without your announcing his presence?

He did not even allow me to do so.

He stood out there for long, and then just left.

He did not allow you to announce him.

Yes.

And after standing out there for long...

Yes.

You are back.

So, nothing to report?

Lord Munno is here.

Let us enter.

Did I force a long wait upon you?

You're back.

So you went to Gaeunpo Harbor?

Yes.

~ Yeomjong ~

Pilseon made his return from Goguryeo.

He brought back a lot of new intelligence as well.

Shall I tell you right away?

Let us take our time.

First,

we must complete the Geography of the Three Kingdoms.

Complete?!

Indeed.

We must write the final volume, and complete it.

But, did you not say you would await a better time to complete it?

Meseems that book's keeper is now amongst us.

Keeper?!

You were the one who compiled that. Keeper?!

Is he one we can trust?

Think of all the efforts we went through for that book.

And now you're entrusting it all to this person?

He is conscientious to a fault, displaying the utmost honesty.

Seems like he might resemble you.

He does not.

Mine is mere simple-minded honesty,

but it could never move people's hearts.

Also, for the sake of prideful vim and personal glory,

I turned my back on the world, escaping reality.

But he is not like me.

Then?

Even if drenched in foul and nefarious waters,

he shall still protect his clan and his people.

Yushin R...

Yu...Yushin?!

Does he deserve all this confidence of yours?

What is the other option Her Highness mentioned?

What else can you do?

I asked you what.

Kneel before them.

No...

If groveling is what they ask, crawling before them.

Or if they want me to lick their feet, to do so.

Such trifling abasement...

means nothing to me.

Witnessing such resolve, I decided to gamble on him.

No...

It is something I would have never concocted myself.

What does this stand for?

That I am begging you to spare me.

Spare you?!

Yes.

I recall heeding these words before.

That if I wished for your allegiance,

I could only gain it from your lifeless corpse.

And that is still what I believe.

But?!

That was back when you deported the Gaya refugees to Samnyangju.

But this time,

would you not accuse them of treason,

and bring demise upon them?

Yes.

Likely.

I can cope with my own demise,

but I shall never accept innocent lives to be sacrificed because of me.

Hence?!

- "Spare me..." - Yes.

I now am ready to acknowledge my place.

And whatever does not belong to me, I plan to abandon it.

Therefore,

I now wish to bask in your powerful embrace.

My embrace?!

My embrace!

Had I been blessed by perpetual youth, I would embrace you myself!

How lamentable indeed!

Then...

As a symbol of the affinity you and I share,

would you not join our clan's Yeongmo in conjugal ties?!

Yes. I will.

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Were it not for you, how would I have ever thought of completing this book?

Arrange the necessary for my completion.

Still, hearing you will entrust it to someone you have confidence in...

How is Chunchu?

This guest kept saying he was looking for you.

Where is he?

- Your mother... - Your Highness.

Meseems you have time to squander.

You alone will suffer.

Any news of Bidam and Lord Munno?

Does he not enjoy Her Highness's support?

What are you prattling about?!

And he said he would serve me as his ruler...

It does not feel like you.

Are you really the Bidam I knew?

What are you trying to say, Your Highness?

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