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I doubt you have forgotten.

This is His Majesty's resolution, Prince!

His Majesty's last decree before his officials and the people of this nation...

...was to decrown you!

Episode 41

His Majesty took back that order.

Yesterday, His Majesty recalled that decree and gave another declaring his abdication.

You're saying that he recalled this decree and declared his abdication?

- That's right. - Chief Secretary!

Yes, Your Highness.

Did you receive any order from His Majesty stating he was recalling this decree?

Did you receive any decree stating his recall and his intent to abdicate?

I... I did not receive such a decree.

So how can this be, my Prince? His Majesty's resolution?

How can there be any decree without the Chief Secretary knowing about it?

His Majesty is unconscious. I cannot confirm his intent to abdicate.

But when he awakens, everything will be revealed.

Prince, how dare you say such outrageous things?

- Who will believe you? - That is enough, Your Majesty!

His Majesty's true intent and resolution will be revealed clearly when he awakens.

- So leave this place at once! - Silence!

- How are you tell me to leave! - You cannot be here in the audience chamber.

Do not make me order you to be chased out!

- This is an outrage, Prince! - Your Majesty!

Alright. You may go.

You mean the queen entered the audience chamber and declared the prince decrowned?

Yes, Your Highness. And that's not all.

She stated that there was no decree of any kind stating His Majesty's intent to abdicate.

She even accused the prince of falsifying His Majesty's orders.

- Mother! - She is inhumane! She is insane!

She is doing this because she does not think His Majesty will ever regain consciousness again!

The palace is abuzz, Your Highness.

Everyone is whispering about how the prince may be dethroned...

...if His Majesty passes away.

Your Majesty, I heard the prince became aggressive at the audience chamber today.

Of course he would. Did you think that he would give up so easily?

He will try to persevere with all of his might.

But it will be useless. His Majesty will never regain consciousness.

And there is no one that supports the prince.

Call for a meeting.

I will finish this off before the prince decides what to do.

Yes, Your Majesty!

Don't you think that what Her Majesty said is completely accurate?

Abdication? How do we know that was really what His Majesty wanted?

That's right! There was no such decree given to the Chief Secretary.

Therefore, if His Majesty passes away, then the decoronation decree will be the last!

There is sufficient reason for us to push this decoronation through!

- That's right! - He's right.

What do you all think? Isn't he right?

Of course he is!

I doubt you have forgotten. This is His Majesty's resolution, Prince!

His Majesty's last decree before his officials and the people of this nation...

...was to decrown you!

Your Highness!

It will be a difficult fight.

They have a decree supporting them, and we have nothing of the sort.

They will come against me like waves of the sea. But I will not give up so easily.

I will not die at the hands of my father's murderers.

I will not let them take control over this country!

I will not be shaken, Your Majesty.

Neither will I back off so easily.

I will not forget that I am the foundation of this country.

As you are all aware, this is His Majesty last Imperial Decree ordering the decoronation of the prince.

I will order the proceedings of this decree tomorrow morning.

Your Majesty! Did you just say tomorrow?

Do you think the prince will accept the decree so easily?

He will do anything it takes to get out of this!

That is why I am saying we all need to join forces before he comes up with a plan!

We have no more time. If he won't do it voluntarily, we will have to do it by force!

We must decrown the prince!

By force, Your Majesty? Do you intend to attack him?

That is so.

The chief of the palace army, Lord Cho Jung Soo, was always one of us.

And even the palace guard is now in our control.

Now that the palace army and guard is in our control, we can attack the East Palace tonight.

The deadline is tomorrow. Tonight we must have the prince in our power.

And tomorrow morning, you will all agree to proceed His Majesty's last decree!

- Do you understand? - Yes, Your Majesty.

I know what His Majesty really wanted.

What we are doing is treason.

We know that as well. But we have no alternative.

In that case, then this is where I leave you.

Minister, you don't mean....

I won't tell the prince what is being planned. But...

If you don't trust me, there is nothing I can do.

Send your men. I'll be waiting.

- Move the men immediately! - Yes, Sir!

My Lord! My Lord!

- What is it? - His Highness the prince is here!

- What? The prince? - Yes, he is looking for Lord Shin!

Your Highness, did you ask to see me?

Why have you come? I asked to see the Chief, Lord Shin.

Please forgive me, Your Highness, but Lord Shin is not present here.

Not present here? Then where is he?

He... he left after the training yesterday and did not return.

He did not return?

Yes, Your Highness. He did not send us any message.

- We do not know where he is. - Be quiet!

What are you saying? The chief of the unit in charge of the palace has vanished!

And how can you not know where he is?

How is it possible for the chief of the palace guard to disappear overnight?

Do you think he has gone over to their side?

No. Lord Shin is an upright and just man.

If he has really disappeared, then something must have happened to him.

In that case, we must order the palace guard to leave the palace!

They must be in their control now.

We must think more carefully about that.

If we send out the palace guard, then only the palace army will be left.

You know the chief of the palace army is a member of No Ron.

The number of Royal Guards to guard His Highness is less than twenty.

If they decide to attack, the Royal Guard will not be able to protect His Highness.

Seven hundred palace army soldiers and four hundred palace guards...

You're saying that a thousand and one hundred men may be looking to cut my throat tonight.

Your Highness... Your Highness...

What did you say, Your Lordship? You want the palace army to attack the Eastern Palace?

It's as I said. If the palace army and guard attack the Eastern and Grand Palaces tonight,

then at Her Majesty's orders, the decree to decrown the prince will be carried out.

Are you saying that the prince will be decrowned tomorrow?

That's right.

The palace army can only be dispatched with the king's direct orders.

Moreover, the prince has stated that His Majesty wanted to abdicate.

Abdicate? How can you be so naive?

The prince is taking advantage of His Majesty's condition to take control of the government.

How can you as the chief of the palace army believe such nonsense?

At a time like this, we must protect the king and the government!

Not only that, Her Majesty has full faith that you and the palace guard will support this!

- The Eastern and Grand Palaces? - That's right.

- Announce me! - Yes, My Lord.

Your Highness, Secretary Jung is here.

Really? The palace guard is going to attack the Eastern and Grand Palaces tonight?

Yes, Mother. Everything is going according to Her Majesty's plans.

Eastern Palace (Palace of the Crown Prince)

What are you doing here?

- Only the Royal Guard stand guard here. - I know that.

- Watch the palace guard and army closely. - Yes, Sir!

Did you summon me, Sir?

Yes, we have been ordered to watch the palace guard and army.

What? Watch the palace guard and army?

That's right. They look like they're up to something.

Up to something? I don't know about the palace army, but the palace guard has Lord Shin.

Lord Shin has been missing since last night.

What?

Chief Inspector Hong said that the palace guard's swords may point towards us.

Then what will happen? We number less than twenty!

How will we fight against...?

Bureau of Paintings

- Make sure you wash the brushes properly. - Yes, Sir.

Song Yeon, where have you been? We've been looking for you!

I was drawing prototypes for the Office of Ceramics.

- You wasted your time. - What?

There are rumors that all government offices will be shut down temporarily.

- Didn't you know? - Shut down? Why?

There are soldiers everywhere and the king is unconscious.

There are rumors of a power struggle.

What?

The fishmonger is closed too! What's going on?

All the stores in the marketplace are closed.

Song Yeon, why are you at home at this hour?

Has the Bureau been shut down as well?

Yes, Uncle.

This is serious! I wonder what's going on?

Were you going somewhere?

I was on my way to the palace.

The palace? Are you crazy? This is all happening because of events in the palace.

- Why are you going there? - Don't worry, Uncle. I'll be back soon.

Song Yeon! Song Yeon! She never listens to me!

- Song Yeon! - Dae Su!

Why are you in the palace? Did something happen?

I came to give you this.

Are you crazy?

What if something happens? Go back before something bad happens!

Dae Su...!

I mean, I'm busy so you have to go.

Is something bad really going on in the palace?

There are rumors and even the Bureau has been temporarily shut down.

Has something happened to the prince?

No, of course not.

Dae Su...!

It's nothing, so just go home. Go home and don't walk around.

Your Highness.

- Were you performing acupuncture? - Yes, Your Highness.

Was there improvement in His Majesty's condition?

No, but because of his cerebral infarction, his right side seems to be paralyzed.

Monitor the movements of everyone in the palace.

- Increase the security of the gate of the Grand Palace! - Yes, Sir.

How busy you look.

Your Highness!

What do you mean, Your Highness? You wanted to persuade me?

Please forgive me...

- I really don't... - Please don't tell me you don't know.

You know very well what I have come here to say to you.

And not only that, you also know very well what His Majesty's intention was.

All of the officials are saying that I am trying to take control because of His Majesty's condition.

That is why they are trying to push through His Majesty's decoronation decree.

But you know very well that that is not what His Majesty wanted.

Not only that, you know exactly what His Majesty intended to do.

Because you were the one that escorted His Majesty to Young Woo Won that day.

Your Highness!

The faction you belong to will not leave me alone.

But you know that if you obey their will and strike me, you will be committing treason.

You have been guarding His Majesty for over twenty years now.

That is why I am entreating you, not as a member of No Ron,

but as the Chief of His Majesty's palace army.

- Are you all here? - Yes, My Lord.

We will divide each team of six into two and protect the Eastern Palace.

Tonight, we will pay special attention to the three gates to the Eastern Palace!

My Lord! Why must we watch these gates when the palace army and guards are in charge there?

Are the rumors true? Have the palace army and guard turned against us?

Please tell us the truth, My Lord! If that is so, then everything will be futile!

- So all the rumors were true! - It was all true!

Are we going to stand here all night? So what are we supposed to do now!

Are you all saying that we should just surrender to them right now?

- Dae Su! - Shouldn't we at least try to do something?

If we're the only ones that can help the prince, then shouldn't we at least try?

Dae Su! Dae Su!

The first half will go to the left, and the second half will go to the right.

- Move to your positions! - Yes, Sir!

Let's go!

My Lord, all the soldiers are ready.

My Lord.

- Move them to the Grand and Eastern Palaces. - Yes, My Lord.

The King's Chambers The Grand Palace

- Your Lordship....! - Go back.

The palace army will take care of security here.

We can't do that! We're supposed to stand guard tonight!

Surround them!

The Eastern Palace

- Move aside! - Please go away! No one can enter this place!

- Don't be a fool. Move aside! - Stop it!

You are soldiers of this country. How can you stand against the Crown Prince?

You must kill us if you want us to move aside!

Then we have no choice. Attack them!

Your Highness!

Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The palace army is outside and...

Your Highness!

Thrown down your weapons.

My Lord! What is the meaning of this?

- You were supposed to be... - I am the chief of His Majesty's palace army!

I answer only to His Majesty. Thrown down your weapons.

- My Lord! - I said throw them down!

Kneel!

I said kneel!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Chief...!

Your Highness!

What? The prince has arrested the palace guard?

The palace army has disarmed the palace guard!

I think the chief of the palace army has changed his mind.

What about the Lieutenant Commander?

He has been arrested by them!

What? What did you say?

The palace army has arrested the palace guard and is now on the prince's side?

There is no time to delay, Your Majesty. You will surely be hurt if you stay in the palace.

You must leave immediately!

The Central Palace (The Queen's Chambers)

What did you find?

Princess Hwa Wan was also missing. She must have left the palace.

But she can't have gone far. I have sent men after her, so they will find her soon.

- Your Majesty! - What is it?

I think we have to abandon the palanquin. Palace army soldiers are everywhere.

- How dare the chief of the palace army...! - Hurry!

We have imprisoned the top five officers of the palace guard.

- The men have been distributed amongst my troops. - Alright.

- Thank you. You have made a difficult decision. - Not at all, Your Highness.

I have only done my duty as the chief of the palace army.

But there is one thing I would like to say to you.

What is it? You may speak freely.

- What is this? - It is a letter from the queen.

This is...!

It is a letter describing how you were trying to take control of the government

and the throne by force and that we must stop you at all costs.

By this time, this letter will also have reached the five armies outside the Capital.

- The five armies? - Yes, Your Highness.

The armies you ordered outside the Capital number 20,000 in total.

If they decide to obey this message and invade the Capital,

then the situation may become uncontrollable, Your Highness!

Your Highness, he's here.

- Bring him in. - Yes, Your Highness!

I asked to see you to request something. Please take a seat.

Yes, Your Highness.

Do you know the Commander of Pyongan Province, Lord Yi Sang Pil?

Yes, Your Highness. We not only know him.

The only reason the Royal Guards of Crown Prince Sado survived was because of his mercy and help.

He was loyal to the Crown Prince until the end.

Yes, he was a great help to me as well.

Right now, I need his help urgently.

I need his army to help me.

Can you go to Pyongan and deliver a message to him for me?

I will go anywhere for you, Your Highness!

Please send me!

The army in Pyongan will be coming to Hanyang?

Yes. That is the only way for all of us to survive.

The five armies will have already started heading back into the Capital.

Even if we join forces with the palace army to fight them, we will only last three days at the most.

That means that the Pyongan Army must arrive here to help us before then.

- Do you understand? - Yes, Sir.

You will escort Sir Suh In Soo outside the Capital.

If he is stopped by the enemy and is unable to deliver the message, it is over for us.

These men will escort you out of the Capital.

- Thank you for being my escorts. - It is our honor, Sir.

Do you know me?

Your loyalty to the late Crown Prince Sado is an inspiration to all of us, Sir.

We will make sure you are safe. Please do not worry.

All the main roads for horses are being watched by their forces.

We have to cross Mt. Inwang and obtain horses at the post-station there.

They may already have control of it. Do you think we will find horses there?

Please leave it up to us. We will get a healthy and fast horse for you.

Let's go.

There aren't too many of them. Let's fight them!

No. We shouldn't leave any trace behind.

Let's go around them.

Post-station in Yangju Province

- I'll go. - What are you going to do?

I got it from Chief Inspector Hong.

Sir, can you punch me on the face?

- What? - Hurry!

What happened?

Who are you?

Something terrible has happened! I serve Chief Inspector Hong Gook Young.

But we met with bandits on Mt. Inwang!

Chief Inspector Hong is injured! Please give us a horse!

Don't just stand there! He's been injured badly!

Come with me!

- Who was he? - He is Chief Inspector Hong's guard.

What?

- Please hurry. - Well done. Return to the Capital.

Don't worry about us. Please go quickly!

Run!

Follow them!

A hundred men will guard each gate, and the rest of the forces will surround the palace.

They will try to attack here first.

- Increase the number of men here. - Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness!

The men who escorted Sir Suh In Soo have returned.

He has left the Capital safely and is headed towards Pyongan.

It will take at least four days before the Pyongan army arrives here.

We have to survive for four days, so please make sure everyone is ready.

Yes, Your Highness!

Well done.

All of you are aware of what is happening.

The battle ahead for all of us may be an impossible one.

We only have eight hundred men with us.

But we face ten thousand men of the five armies.

It may be a battle that no man in their right mind would fight.

But I will fight!

I fight not for my own safety!

But I fight for this country's government!

I, as the Crown Prince of this country,

will fight the impossible fight!

If there is glimmer of hope in the cruel reality of the present...

If we can only survive for four days in this foolish battle of ours...

If we can block them for four days...

Then an army of thirty thousand men will arrive from Pyongan Province.

I cannot guarantee anything to you.

We may all die before the four days is over.

If any of you fear death, you may leave this place.

I will blame nor hold a grudge against anyone that leaves.

But I will never forget all of you

who have laid their lives down for me.

Leave you? How can you say such a thing?

We will serve you until the moment we die!

- We will serve you in this place! - We will serve you!

We will serve you! We will serve you!

Your Majesty.

I am afraid.

I am not afraid of death.

But I am afraid that I will not be able to protect you,

and my father's last will.

Become king.

I will protect you. Do you understand me?

I will protect you as your father would have done.

So you must survive as your father asked you to,

and become a good king.

You...

Don't just sit there like that. At least write a letter to your wife!

Hey you! If you're so afraid, then leave the palace!

I feel like I don't want to fight just looking at your long faces!

We're not afraid!

That's right! That's how you should look!

What do we do with you, Dae Su?

At least we've been married before, but if you die you'll be single forever!

How can you joke at a time like this?

- Then do you want us to cry? - Stop this. It's easier for him without family.

- Aren't you worried about your wife and children? - If that's their destiny, there's nothing I can do.

Hey! Where are you going?

That fellow...!

- From this moment on, the Bureau will be closed. - What?

Until things stabilise in the palace, there is no need for you to come here.

There are rumors that the five armies will attack the Capital. Is it true?

I don't know anything.

But there are many rumors in the Capital. Be cautious of believing them.

You may all go home now.

Official Park, come with me.

- What will you do? - What do you mean?

The Capital may become a battlefield. Are you going to stay here?

They're not barbarians or foreign invaders. I doubt they will harm the innocent civilians.

I'm going to stay.

Song Yeon, have you heard anything from Dae Su?

Doesn't he know what is going on in the palace?

I haven't heard anything from him yet.

What is going on in this country?

I feel like I should at least tell you that I'm in love with you.

If you don't even know how I feel, it would be unjust.

Song Yeon, I know you love the prince.

But I was heartless to you as well.

The prince is someone I have to risk my life for.

But you... You're someone I can die for.

His Majesty has finally understood the late Crown Prince Sado's true intentions.

All the bitterness and anger in my heart has now melted away.

So do not fear for me. Even if I die, I will not be sad.

I will protect you and the princess. Please have faith in me.

Alright. I have faith in you.

I believe that you will become a great king

as your father wanted you to be.

I am filled with remorse.

Pleae don't say that, Your Highness.

It was my joy to meet and serve you.

Like Mother, I also do not have any bitterness or anger.

Princess...

But there is one thing I am filled with remorse with.

I did not fulfill my duty to bear you a child.

If the chance arises again for me,

I would like to bear you a son that looks exactly like you.

What is it?

What do you mean? Ik Wi Sa officers are captured at the horse post-station.

They took a horse from the post-station at Yangju.

I am certain they took that horse to deliver a message for the prince.

My intuition tells me it was to Pyongan.

- Pyongan? - If it's Pyongan, then it was to Lord Yi Sang Pil.

Lord Yi Sang Pil was close to the late Crown Prince Sado and the prince now.

If Lord Yi Sang Pil brings his army to the Capital, then all our plans will be for naught!

For naught? Then we must take control of the Capital before he comes!

The five armies will arrive in the Capital by tonight.

Even if they arrive, it will be hard to take control over the Capital.

It will take at least a few days for the five armies to fight eight hundred of the palace army.

And if the Pyongan army arrives by then...

- Guard the gate carefully and monitor each entry. - Yes, Sir!

What are you doing here?

You should be at your posts!

Your Lordship, we do not understand why we have to risk our lives to guard the Capital.

What do you mean you don't understand?

We are protecting the king and the government!

Do not force us to obey you. We will no longer listen!

What?

- You...! - We will no longer obey you.

We will take our men and leave the Capital.

We will leave immediately!

- Your Highness! Something terrible has happened! - What is it?

The guards who were guarding the palace gates have left the palace!

What?

Some of the lieutenant commanders have revolted and have taken their men.

How could this be? How could this happen?

Is that true?

Yes, some of the palace army lieutenant commanders

have revolted and taken their men from the palace.

Everything is over now, Your Majesty!

These are the lieutenant commanders who have taken their men out of the palace.

Well done. You are all loyal servants of this country and the government.

I will reward you greatly for this.

- We are honored, Your Majesty! - We are honored, Your Majesty!

Then I will take some soldiers and return to the palace.

Your Majesty, the five armies will arrive at the Capital by tonight.

It will not be too late to go back tonight after the five armies arrive.

The only soldiers guarding the palace now are the Royal Guards,

and less than three hundred palace army soldiers.

What do I have to fear?

- Make preparations to return to the palace! - Yes, Your Majesty!

Did you not hear Her Majesty?

Minister! Minister!

Did you hear that Her Majesty is going to return to the palace with the palace army soldiers?

It's all over now! You've stood on the wrong side this time!

What will you do now?

I don't regret my decision.

If that is my destiny, then I will accept it.

Please forgive me, Your Highness! I could not even control my own subordinates!

The rest of the troops have lost their motivation!

It is not your fault. This is all because I am unworthy.

Your Highness, it is not yet over. We can turn things around.

How will we do that?

It was an impossible task to think to block them with a few hundred palace army soldiers.

But now even those men are gone. How will we turn things around?

Minister, I will not give up no matter how futile the situation looks.

We only have three hundred men left, but victory is not always determined by numbers.

A few hundred men can even defeat ten thousand men.

To give up now is to die.

We must determine what their intentions, and as a last resort, escape the palace for another day.

That is if the Pyongan army arrives by then.

You're right, Your Highness. We cannot give up so easily.

We will stop them no matter what.

That's right, Your Highness!

Commander, reorganize the rest of the men and assemble all the officers.

There is something I must say to them.

I will obey your orders and block the invaders and traitors from attacking the palace!

- Commander... - Thank you, Commander.

Your Highness! Your Highness!

Your Highness! Your Highness!

Stand your ground! Guard the gates!

Stand your ground! Stand your ground!

Run! Run!

- Second Secretary! - Yes, Your Majesty!

Go and arrest the prince.

Yes, Your Majesty!

Come with me! Let's go.

Halt!

Bow and receive the order of the king!

What is the meaning of this!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

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