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I hereby proclaim Prince Gangneung as the new King.

He is King Chungsuk's oldest son.

Plenty of heads will need to roll.

That's something that man will have to take care of.

For the rest of his life, Prince Gangneung...

will have to live with the guilt of causing his nephew's death.

That way I will be able to control him as I wish.

Isn't that right?

Your Highness, if just wanted to,

you could earn the throne of Goryeo king anytime you like.

But... will the people accept you?

How dare you speak to him like that?

What? "The people won't accept you"?

Talk like that again,

and I'll behead you with my own hands.

Shin Don

When you talk of those who will not accept the king,

do you refer to people like you?

Didn't you say the people won't accept him?!

I thought what the Goryeo people were waiting for...

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I thought what the Goryeo people were waiting for was a proper king like what His Majesty could become.

But...

you say the people won't accept him?

Do you wish to know why, Your Majesty?

Yes.

I'd like to know, please.

Please, you can talk casually with me.

I'm just the son of a slave.

You're the only one that His Majesty had opened himself to.

If he cared about things like social rank,

would he have bothered with you?

So...

I want to believe you, and count on your help.

Your benevolence humbles me.

Before the day I became Goryeo's queen,

I didn't know a single thing about this country.

The first thing I looked at were His Majesty's followers.

They were His Majesty's followers.

They're merely lusting over riches.

Not a single one of them would speak the truth.

I have nothing to lose, so all you're getting is unreserved sincerity.

How can...

His Majesty become a powerful and merciful ruler?

How can...

How can the people learn to trust and depend on him?

Before you head for Goryeo,

You acquaint yourself with its history.

Then...

you'll come to understand what kind of people live there.

After that,

You learn the local customs and language.

That will open the door leading to their hearts.

The day you accomplish those tasks,

it is the day you learn to love Goryeo and its people.

Just one more question.

How can...

I earn His Majesty's affection?

Earning his love for me...

Earning his love for me is even more urgent than that.

Goryeo is a vassal of the Yuan Empire.

Until the country is relieved from such disgrace,

how can His Majesty stand as a proud man in front of you?

The day Goryeo regains its independence and sovereignty,

it is the moment His Majesty will finally stand up as a real man in front of you,

Your Majesty.

Where did she go?

Ahhh... my.

Your Majesty!

Where have you been?!

Did His Majesty go in?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Was he looking for me?

I don't know what happened at the palace.

But he just kept to himself.

In the future,

you shouldn't leave without telling me, Your Majesty.

Afraid His Majesty would be looking for you,

you don't know how worried I was.

I married a woman I didn't even love...

and earned Goryeo's throne.

Your Majesty. All the past kings went through that.

Why are you condemning yourself?

King Gongmin

Even if that is the case, what's there to worry about?

When you're proclaimed King and make your return to Goryeo,

you can just pick anyone you like and make her your consort.

She's a Mongol woman!

I married a Mongol woman.

What do you think people will say?

"He married her just because he was lusting after the throne."

Wouldn't they say that?

Even my father,

King Chungsuk married a Mongol woman to protect the throne,

and he abandoned my mother, a Goryeo woman.

Because of that,

my father spent his entire life hearing the scorn of his people.

Your Majesty.

Ha! Having to bear his same fate!

Marrying that Mongol woman to protect his authority,

he still secretly fled the palace every night to meet my mother.

Imagine him running away under the queen's nose,

Imagine him sneaking out as if he were a thieving cat, to meet my mother.

Your Majesty. The Queen is different.

What the hell is different?!

Inside Botap Shili's heart,

her love for Prince Qunluan is still intact.

Woooo! So fresh!!

Where did you get beat up like this?

Beat up?

You're full of bruises, who are you trying to fool?

Even if that were the case, just forget about it.

Let's have a look again. It looked pretty serious.

I said it's nothing, didn't I?

Can you say it's nothing, really?

If it's not the case,

a begging monk awakening under a bad moon,

and him getting beat up by a bunch of supercilious scoundrels.

What's so special about that?

Are you just your average layman, I meant?!

If someone like you, soaring in the sky, gets beat up like this,

it must be some remarkable stock we're dealing with.

Listen to you.

Do you really think Prince Gangneung could have done that?

So, why were you just standing there and doing nothing?

Eeehhh... always with those questions!

Pyeonjo!

Pyeonjo!

What you said was right!

By chance,

just in case he planned to give me a position, I went to meet him.

But not only was I refused admittance, I even got beat up for it.

There. Are we satisfied now?!

Ahh... now...

are we even crying?!

I'm so indignant.

Indignant about what?!

To tell you the truth,

when you talked about going to meet Prince Gangneung...

I enjoyed the sound of it, deep down.

Even if it wasn't a position he'd give you,

I thought you'd at least be greeted with hospitality.

So we finally find out the truth!

Do we really need to go through this fruitless struggling?!

Think a thief who learned late would find out when the day breaks?

The humble remain humble, the noble remain noble.

A world that makes commoners dance in jubilation?!

Isn't that all a lie?

Going by boat again. What if we meet another storm?

Let's just go there by land, shall we?

Is drinking still dominating your thoughts?

May you become a great ruler.

Let's depart, Won Hyeon!

The Master must be fervently waiting for us.

I wonder if he'll start frowning again today,

and he wonders what kind of food tastes like this.

Your Majesty.

I prepared something for you.

These are His Majesty's favorite dishes,

bellflower roots and yukjeon (beef pancakes).

I'll feign ignorance, so you can pretend you made these.

Are you telling me to deceive him?

Even if he realizes it, His Majesty will pretend otherwise.

He's so fond of Your Majesty, could he possibly reproach you?

Is the food to your liking, Your Majesty?

When did you learn Goryeo cuisine?

It's delicious.

Every spare moment Her Majesty has,

she keeps asking me for advice and insight about Goryeo cuisine.

When we go back to Goryeo, everyone will explode with envy.

Someone as stern as the Queen preparing food for me personally!

How far is Yanjing from here?

We'll reach it before sunset.

Stop!

You, go back.

Yes, Brother.

When you reach Gaegyeong, do exactly as I told you.

Is that understood?

Don't worry, Brother!

Don't make mistakes, you fool!

Yes, Brother!

Let's go!

Let's move.

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Where are you, Your Majesty?!

Lord Deokseong is coming to Yanjing to escort you home!

Here you are, Eunuch Ahn!

Where is His Majesty?

His Majesty is out hunting with the Queen.

Uhh ohh! Is this the time to fool around hunting?!

We need to hurry up and prepare for his return!

Enjoying the sights in Yanjing will soon be just a memory.

When we reach Goryeo,

I worry you might start to yearn for these sights.

I met a monk from Goryeo called Pyeonjo.

Really?

He said what you really desire...

what you really desire is Goryeo's independence, and nothing else.

What did you possibly ask him, to hear such an answer?

I asked him...

how I could earn your affection.

If it was that, you should have asked me.

Have I not been waiting for that answer from you?

You sat in front of those two goblets,

and you tested our fate.

So...

I think I have the right to hear that answer, Your Majesty.

That sounds as if...

as if depending on what you hear, you might decide not to follow me.

Goryeo is an unfamiliar place to me.

Who else could I possibly trust and lean on?

As we live together, affection will naturally grow.

Isn't that what being married is all about?

You're worrying about nothing, Princess.

I can promise you this much.

I'll never forget what you did for me,

since I was able to sit on that throne, thanks to you.

How come...

How come you're not blaming Goryeo's weakness for being attacked by the Yuan?!

Why do you just spill hatred for the Yuan who attacked you?!

Yanjing (Empress Gi's residence)

Your Majesty.

When she heard I was coming to Yanjing,

our old mother asked me to present you with this small token of her affection.

What are you waiting for?

Show Her Majesty what's inside!

Yes, Your Excellency.

Just leave it there.

If we're talking about my mother,

wouldn't that mean Your Majesty's mother as well?

Here... Go on and open it.

And where would that lady have found the money?

Doesn't that come from your own pockets, my Brother?

Are you suddenly treating me like a stranger?

I will not accept a single coin of yours, from now on.

And why would that be?

Is anything dirty stamped on those coins?

Why do you keep running me through the guts?!

Doesn't that come from the blood and tears of our people?

Why? All the things Lady Yoon offered you fell from the sky?

That came from the royal family's fortunes.

Unlike your gifts, it wasn't anything borne out of larceny.

Be careful.

My son, in whose veins flows the same blood as yours,

he has become the Yuan Empire's Crown Prince.

In due course he'll inherit the Imperial throne.

Ahhh... that...

You still...

don't understand what I'm implying?

"Make sure nobody disrespects His Highness."

Isn't that what you're saying?

If I hear complaints on your name just one more time,

I'll cut every single tie I have with the Gi clan.

You're warned.

You people, be careful!!

If I see a single scratch on that precious furniture, you'll hear it!

Yes, Your Excellency.

Ahhh... I said be careful!!

I was planning to wait for winter to pass for my comeback,

I'm so thankful you came all the way here.

Wait for the winter to pass?

How can you say that?

If you leave the throne empty for too long,

people will start to feel uneasy, isn't that right?

Lord Ikjae is acting as Substitute Regent.

What is there to worry about?

Ohh ohhh! Listen to that. Listen to that!!

What power could that old fart possibly have,

What power could that old fart possibly have, to be entrusted with such a responsibility?

I wholeheartedly agree.

I agree as well.

His Majesty needs to hurry up and come back.

I haven't left Yanjing for so long.

When it comes to knowing what's happening in Goryeo, am I not here for that?

Your Majesty?

I'll serve you like the heaven.

You need not worry, and can just take it easy.

That's a good point.

I've earned my place on that throne thanks to Lord Deokseong.

I can just keep my faith in you.

Ahhh, it's not because of me.

That'd be my sister, Her Majesty the Empress's benevolence.

I'd like to follow you back to Goryeo,

but that would only bring headaches.

Please, I need your help.

You'll do well on your own, don't worry.

But if it starts becoming stressful for you, send word to me.

Are you curious about anything special?

I've heard married life can be quite demanding in Goryeo.

What do they mean by that?

Please, tell me.

When you go to Goryeo, you'll have to serve two women.

The former king's mother, Princess Kyeongsun (Lady Yoon),

and Lady Hong, His Majesty's mother.

Since her son was dethroned,

Princess Kyeongsun won't pose any problem,

But His Majesty's mother, that will be a different story.

Right now she lives outside,

but when you move back to Goryeo, she'll be called to the palace,

and she will become the elder there.

So, Lady Hong will become my mother-in-law?

That's right.

What kind of person is she?

I'm sure you'll gradually find out yourself.

Explain it to me in detail.

What is the proper way to attend upon one's mother-in-law in Goryeo?

What is her personality like?

I have so many things to ask.

Your Majesty.

Listen to me carefully.

Up until this day,

every Mongol princess those Goryeo kings married has been proclaimed Queen.

Those were kings forced to keep up with the Yuan's desires,

so they must have been forced by the circumstances.

Thanks to that, I had it easy in Goryeo.

When my son sat on that throne,

I even acted as regent, and amassed power.

But...

in the future, the situation will start to change.

First, the Yuan's influence in the area is slowly fading.

I'm not a Mongol princess.

I've become Goryeo's queen.

so I'm also a Goryeo woman now. Isn't that right?

That's right.

I will abandon everything and leave.

I'll leave here anything not belonging to Goryeo,

and I will leave this place.

Your Majesty!

Will you abandon me as well, Your Majesty?

Bring me along with you, Your Majesty!!

Tell this to my father.

His daughter Botap Shili died along with that fire,

so she couldn't bid him farewell before leaving.

Your Majesty!!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!!

So Her Majesty won't let us bid her farewell.

We'll just have to leave.

Please, don't misunderstand Her Majesty's intentions.

Isn't she saying she'll leave everything to our new king?

Isn't that right, Commissioner?

May you achieve great things.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Yes.

From now on, I'm a Goryeo woman.

Goryeo / Gaetae Temple

You see?

Would they waste time ransacking a temple to find us?

What's so wrong about being careful?

If they catch us this time, our heads will roll down like rocks.

Eehh ehhh! Always worrying!

The new king of Goryeo and I...

we share a peerless friendship.

Did you forget already?

Please, stop saying that.

If anyone hears that, what would they think of you?

They'd probably think I'm crazy.

I see you know that.

Seeing Gaetae Temple after so long...

it feels like going back into my mother's womb.

Why? You remember when you were inside your mother's womb?

It's just a figure of speech, my friend.

Here! Let's go.

If you see the Master, don't ever start talking like that.

Just tell him,

"We went to the Western Regions to practice."

Nothing more.

Otherwise he'll throw us out, Pyeonjo!

A precious piece of meat that even people cannot eat,

and it becomes dog food. Give me a break.

This fella keeps refusing to eat, what can I do?!

Still...

If it's such a waste, why don't you join in?

Deokun!

Oh my!! Who is this?!

I see we haven't lost appetite!

Ohhh my!!

Ohhh boy! You've come back alive!

Auntie, is everything well?

Of course, you boy! We're doing fine!

Ohh my!

See, Won Hyeon?

Didn't I tell you Deokun would be happy, too?

You fool!

I'm not happy because you came back.

It's just that he's been going up there every day,

and ceaselessly he's been waiting for you to return.

The Master looked so pitiful, I couldn't wait to see you again.

And the Master, how is he doing?

Haven't you heard Deokun?

He's been waiting up there every day just for your return.

just for your return.

Master... really...

See what happens when you worry too much?

Ehhh, boy.

Looking at your face, you must have been feasting around enjoying yourself.

Look at all that grease on your face!

Where would you find a monk enjoying his food as much as you?!

If it weren't the case, would you go around stealing dog food?!

Don't even mention that.

These days the Master is so strict about that,

I can't even smell meat, let alone taste it.

By the way.

Where is the Master now?

He's gone up the mountain, and he's been waiting for you.

What could this peculiar sonance be?

I thought it could be wind moving the trees' branches.

It was the sound of you crying, after all.

Master!

I missed you so much, Master!

Ahhh... you fool, you're tickling me!

Ahhh... you fool!

Let me see.

Where was it we buried her?

Ohhh... right. Right. It's here, all right.

How did she die?

She died after giving birth.

Thankfully she left a trace of herself here with us.

It doesn't matter what happens to me.

Please...

Please save my child.

If anyone asks,

tell them it's my child.

Who is that child's father?

Is it you?

Of course not, Master.

If you lie to me, you'll be burned by flames even in the netherworld.

Didn't I say I saved her while she was being brought there as tribute?

You can be frank with me. I will forgive you.

I said it's not mine!

Master, really!

You fool! Never mind then.

What's with the temper?

Did you know I'd be coming, to go wait up there?

Ahhh, you fool. How would I know what?

Aren't you a master of clairvoyance?

Clair what?

You can see a thousand miles away with your heart.

Let me off! Off! Let me off, you fool!

You, little fool!

What have you been doing the last three years,

What have you been doing the last three years, to utter such tramontane nonsense?

You even killed someone and ran away.

I thought

I thought you'd be hiding somewhere, practicing to reflect on your misdeeds.

But, what? I can see a thousand miles away with my heart?!

I've heard about monks in the west...

the monks who can hear people's voices from miles away.

You're obviously a match for those monks,

so wouldn't it be obvious you'd possess similar skills?

Eh! You fool!

These days my eyesight has gotten so bad, I can't see where I'm going.

There are all sorts of masters in the west.

This particular one never set foot down,

and all his life he kept flying around!

Ehhhh! You prick!

Look at you, muttering that lamebrained tomfoolery!

If you need to spit out that kind of nonsense,

just get out of my sight!

Ahhh... Master!!

Master.

I think I'm not fit to become a proper monk.

The more I practice, the stronger the fire fueling my anger burns.

When that happens, how can I possibly follow your example?

Pyeonjo!!

How come you left your kasaya and bowl here?!

I said, why are you leaving your bowl and kasaya here?!!

Master.

If this hopeless fool can only see just half the world,

I'll come running to you,

and I'll get the bowl and kasaya.

Ban Ya

Ohhh! Our little Ban Ya must have had a nightmare!

Come on in!

Come sleep with me!

What are you doing here, Won Hyeon?

Think I wouldn't suspect you'd try to leave without me?

What did you ever do wrong?

Just remain here.

Only trouble awaits you.

What's the point of following me?

I'll do the alms, so you need not worry about fasting.

Gaegyeong

Ahhh! That's the smell!

I can accept everything else.

But drinking, eating meat and womanizing, that I can't.

Ehh! Man. Then you should have remained at the temple.

Why come all the way here, then?

Let's head for the Royal Temple.

Jihyo is there. Would they kick us out?

I said, if those are your plans, just go back to Gaetae Temple.

This! This indeed is how the secular world smells!

You fools!

I said, close the market! What are you waiting for?!

Close up shop right now!

Until further notice, stay in your houses!

Anyone found wandering from now on will be captured!

Is that understood?!

What? Ohh ohh! My!

Wait until night? What's that supposed to mean?

Didn't I say this was all for His Majesty's sake?

What on earth did His Majesty do,

What on earth did His Majesty do to deserve sneaking in at night like a criminal?!

Ohh ohh! Listen to you!

Public sentiment is panic-stricken.

Shouldn't we at least avoid trouble?

Gaegyeong's public sentiment is panic-stricken?

What are you talking about?

Do I really need to spell that out?

Speak to me!

The former king is in exile on Ganghwa Island now.

He's still a mere teenager, what would people think?

In this atmosphere, if His Majesty enters the palace by day,

you never know what could happen.

So we're waiting until night to enter.

I'll go in first to taste the waters.

So wait for me until then!

I'll leave His Majesty to you until I'm back.

- Yes. - Let's go.

How could you just stand there, without uttering a word?!

Think you're the only one who's upset?

It was so outrageous I couldn't speak!

So, what did I say?!

Didn't I tell you we should have gotten rid of those fools...

before His Majesty made his return here?!

Your Majesty.

Don't say a word.

A thieving cat smelling rotten fish from afar.

Would it possibly choose the day to make its move and steal it?

The night would be much better.

The son of my sister the Empress, Ayushiradara,

he has become the Yuan Empire's Crown Prince!

Since Goryeo blood flows in Prince Ayushiridara's veins,

the Yuan and Goryeo have become sister nations!

This implies my sister, the Empress,

the Empress will make the calls for what concerns Goryeo from now.

From now on,

state affairs will always have to meet the Empress's approval first.

Taking control of Goryeo's state affairs was Her Majesty's decision,

it was to ensure the Crown Prince's future doesn't find obstacles in the way.

If you have any complaint to file,

or if you have anything to say about that,

please speak, right this moment!

So,

what you mean is that the Yuan Imperial family will control Goryeo's state affairs.

You can certainly put it that way.

Why?

Anything wrong with that?

Then, things will be much easier for all of us.

Since our sister nation is taking good care of us.

Indeed! Easier indeed!

Heed my words!

The one who went to Yanjing to bring back His Majesty is me,

Gi Cheol.

Don't force me to head for Yanjing again,

and don't force me to bring back another candidate for the throne.

Be very careful.

Queen Mother Myeongdeok

Motherless animals!

Escort my son here first,

or bring me to the palace,

so that I can welcome my dear son back!

How can they just escort my son in?!

You insolent fools!

Did I say anything wrong?

Think of the sorrow His Majesty will be feeling,

when he is entering the palace this late in the night.

That as well.

Those brazen imbeciles!

You fools!

How dare you come in?

Get your hands off of me!

Let me go, you fools!!

You fools! Let me go!

You can't take it!

Your Majesty.

You've completed an arduous and long trip, our congratulations.

We couldn't even come to Liaodong to greet you.

Your Majesty...

We've all been waiting for your arrival,

like a drought-stricken land waiting for miraculous rain!

Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah for the King!

Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah for the King!

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What are you doing? Bring the seal!

Your Majesty!

May I present Goryeo's Royal Seal!

You insolent fool!

Won't you get out of my face?!

I shall slain you first,

and I'll reclaim His Majesty's authority!

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May you make Goryeo the strong nation it once was!

Long live the King! Long live the King!

What's the occasion, Your Majesty?

Get out of my way!

I shall go pay my respects to my mother-in-law!

If I could just learn what Botap Shili is thinking,

that would help me predict trouble as well.

Are you telling me to spy on Botap Shili for you?!

If you want to change the world, you need power.

And wouldn't that power be connected to the king?

Can you change the world just with secular power?

But I can't figure out how I can enter that palace.

Right! That's my chance!

Aren't you that monk called Pyeonjo?

Yes!

Do you know who I am?!

I am your king!

Have you forgotten already...

who put you on that throne?

You can't betray that benevolence!

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