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It is getting dark.

Let us speed up.

We cannot have the Imperial Crown Prince die on our land.

If the Imperial Crown Prince dies,

Goryeo will have to take responsibility for it.

Exactly how are you going to take responsibility?

Grand Councillor Yeoncheol wants

Goryeo's complete subservience to the Yuan dynasty.

Then, is it safe for me to assume

that you are willing to go along with Grand Councillor Yeoncheol's plan?

The last 30 years have taught us

how foolish it is to wage war against the opponent we can never beat.

For our people in distress,

giving up on our nation is not a big deal.

That is a wise choice.

Please kindly relay my thought to Grand Councillor Yeoncheol.

In order for me to secure my position in the Yuan court,

I need Your Majesty's support.

Of course.

Tell me.

What is General Baekan's plan for the Imperial Crown Prince's assassination?

The brigands?

ENTOURAGE CAMP

They will attack tonight around midnight.

Have all our men pull out of the camp in time.

None of our men shall fight back against the brigands when they attack us.

I understand.

Who are you?

I am...

Why are you hiding in my barrack?

You will regret this once you find out who I am.

I asked you who you are.

Tell me.

What were you trying to steal?

How much did you see, you sleazy rat?

How... How dare you?

-What did you say? -Do you know who I am?

-Who are you? -I am the Yuan...

soldier.

You must be full of yourself.

You snuck in here like a rat,

so I shall kill you like one.

Can we talk it out?

Get me out of the camp,

and you will be given a huge reward.

So you are trying to desert the army.

No, I am...

Please take me to the east end of the camp.

I promise you I will reward you for your help.

Follow me out.

Hold on.

Wait. Let go of me.

-How dare you! -Shut up and follow me.

Hold on. Where are we going?

Wait.

Hold on. Where are we?

You should clear up the manure here.

Have it done by dawn,

or I will report you as a deserter.

Understood?

Wait.

I'm the Yuan...

I'm the Imperial Crown Prince.

Help me.

Get me out of here,

and I will make you rich beyond your dreams.

-Your Imperial Highness? -Right.

You will never get another chance like this.

Let me pay my respects first.

Forget it.

There is no need to pay me respect in this stinky--

Sure, you are the Imperial Crown Prince, and I am the Jade Emperor.

Goryeo soldiers are on duty all around the camp.

Do not even dream about running away.

What is taking him so long?

Please hurry, Your Imperial Highness.

Please...

Your Imperial Highness.

How are you feeling?

It is late, so we will wait until Deputy Minister Chang gets you

your persimmons.

So get some rest.

Your Imperial Highness, are you okay?

Where did the Yuan soldiers go?

Why is it just us?

It is way past the shift change, but they are nowhere to be found.

Come to think of it, I have not seen any of them in the camp.

What are they up to?

It is an ambush!

Attack!

We will hold them here.

Go get His Imperial Highness.

What are you waiting for? Move!

Yes, sir.

The Imperial Crown Prince is somewhere in this camp.

Find him!

-And kill him. -Yes, sir.

THE IMPERIAL CROWN PRINCE'S BARRACK

Come on out!

Hurry!

What are you doing here?

I do not know. I was just told to...

Follow me.

No.

I was told to stay here until tomorrow morning.

You moron! You will die if you stay here.

Get out of those clothes first.

Now!

Here. This is his barrack.

Follow me.

Stay behind me.

There you are.

That is the Imperial Crown Prince.

You are wrong.

He is not the Imperial Crown Prince.

Kill him.

Spare my life.

I am not...

The Imperial Crown Prince is dead. Fall back.

-Fall back. -Fall back.

-Fall back. -Fall back.

Kkoe-bo!

My mom...

My mom is waiting for...

Kkoe-bo!

His Imperial Highness is dead!

He has passed away!

-His Imperial Highness is dead! -His Imperial Highness is dead!

-His Imperial Highness is dead! -His Imperial Highness is dead!

His Imperial Highness is dead.

I have committed...

an unforgivable sin to the late Emperor.

Wait outside.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

Your Imperial Highness.

May you rest in peace

and be reborn in a land free of strife.

Am I drunk?

It is not him.

It is his eunuch.

How did this happen?

What is he doing here?

The Imperial Crown Prince is still alive. We must find him quickly.

It is too late.

He must have run away with Deputy Minister Chang.

Your Imperial Highness!

Deputy Minister Chang.

You vile traitors.

What have you done to him?

Your Imperial Highness!

Get out of my way. Your Imperial Highness!

Forgive me, Your Imperial Highness.

Your Imperial Highness!

Your Imperial Highness...

He must still be in the camp.

Goryeo soldiers and ours must not know about this.

I will find him myself.

The Imperial Crown Prince is still alive?

The one who died is definitely his eunuch.

That means we do not have to take responsibility for this.

We are off the hook, sir!

So where is he?

His Imperial Highness...

died on your soil.

You shall take responsibility for it.

Let us take His Imperial Highness's body.

-What? -He passed away,

-but we will escort his body to Gaegyeong. -Shut your mouth.

We will take His Imperial Highness's body back home.

Just know that all of you will be dead when you get back to your capital.

We shall go.

They are hiding the Imperial Crown Prince.

We cannot let them do this.

We must find the Imperial Crown Prince.

But we do not even know what he looks like.

But we cannot lose our lives like this.

Spread out and search the perimeter.

Since they are not familiar with the area, so he cannot be far away.

Your Imperial Highness.

Your Imperial Highness.

What is this? Who...

What a pathetic rat you are.

How could he hide in there while everyone else was fighting?

Well...

I do not think he is here.

Your Imperial Highness.

General Baekan.

I'm the Yuan...

I'm the Imperial Crown Prince.

No way.

Is he really...

What happened?

Why were you hiding here?

Anyway, you were so lucky.

You could have gotten killed, Your Imperial Highness.

Please, General Baekan.

Do not kill me.

Listen. We shall all pretend that I am already dead.

Send me on my way.

I know you are only doing this because you cannot disobey

Grand Councillor Yeoncheol.

But you cannot do this to me.

Think of what my father had done for you.

-Your Imperial Highness. -I do not want to die like this.

So please let me go, General Baekan.

Please stop crying.

Then...

will you let me go?

I am where I am today

all thanks to the late Emperor.

I cannot forget what he had done for me.

General Baekan...

No one must know that you are alive.

Get back inside for now.

Thank you.

I will never forget this.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Deputy Minister Chang will find a place for me to hide.

I will live quietly there.

I swear.

Your Imperial Highness.

The world is a terrible place.

Please rest in peace.

General!

The King of Goryeo just arrived.

What?

The King of Goryeo is here?

Yes, General.

Noted. You shall wait outside.

Put it away.

General Baekan?

His Majesty is waiting. Hurry outside.

Report what happened.

Is the Imperial Crown Prince really dead?

Your Majesty, actually--

He is dead.

He was brutally killed by some brigands last night.

-Come out of there. -What?

Hurry and come out.

Hold on. What are you doing?

No, I cannot go outside.

I do not think Goryeo is responsible for his death.

However you think,

this is a horrible act of disloyalty which cannot be forgiven by any means.

Could this be...

your doing?

The brigands aimed for the Imperial Crown Prince,

not gold or jewels.

One of you must be behind his death.

What are you talking about?

Your Majesty.

That is not the Imperial Crown Prince's body.

What?

It is the Imperial Crown Prince's eunuch's body.

The Imperial Crown Prince is still alive.

How dare you! What are you saying?

Let go of me.

Seung-nyang.

Who do you have there?

He is the Crown Prince of the Yuan dynasty.

Seung-nyang?

That must be your name.

Where is His Majesty?

Sir?

What? Oh, right.

Well done.

I will escort him, so wait here.

-Please let me escort you. -Where are you...

I will not forget what you did.

You should brace yourself!

Goodness.

Your men failed to protect His Imperial Highness

and got him killed at the hands of some brigands.

What nonsense are you talking about?

He is alive?

I know what the Imperial Crown Prince looks like.

If this is not him,

you will not be able to leave our soil alive.

You may be the King of Goryeo,

but we cannot let you touch the imperial remains.

We will see who will have to ask for forgiveness

after I check whose body it is.

His body is burned beyond recognition, Your Majesty.

The brigands shot him with fire arrows.

Can you still recognize him?

Imagine how painful it was for him.

Thinking about the pain he went through,

these men do not deserve to rest in peace.

Your Majesty, this is not the Imperial Crown Prince's body.

-They did this to the body on purpose-- -Silence!

I will take the imperial remains back to the Yuan dynasty.

You should brace yourself to face the consequences.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, I found him.

This is the Imperial Crown Prince.

General Baekan.

Your Imperial Highness.

Your Imperial Highness, what happened?

You are alive?

We thought you were dead.

Thank goodness.

What are you waiting for? Escort His Imperial Highness.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

What is your name?

It is Yeom Byeong-su, Your Majesty.

How did you find him?

I was certain they hid him,

so I searched the barracks...

You saved Goryeo.

Your Majesty.

I will not forget what you have done.

Pleasure is mine, Your Majesty.

Yeom Byeong-su.

Make a note of his name.

Yes, Your Majesty. Yeom Byeong-su...

I will remember.

Yeom Byeong-su.

-You may get up. -Yes, Your Majesty.

Go tell that Crown Prince who does not deserve a single respect.

I would rather eat horse dung than trade my own people as tribute

to sit on that worthless throne.

"Your Majesty"?

Does that mean he is the King, not an investigating censor?

This is driving me crazy.

Did you do it?

I made his body unrecognizable just in case.

Thanks to you, we were able to dodge the crisis,

but we are still in trouble.

The Grand Councillor will not let it slide.

We still have a chance.

To win the Grand Councillor's favor,

I volunteered for something hideous.

GAEGYEONG, GORYEO

I, King Wang Go of Simyang, would like to pay my respects to Your Imperial Highness.

-At your service, Your Imperial Highness. -At your service, Your Imperial Highness.

I like the adorable palace you have here.

How do you like Goryeo, Your Imperial Highness?

The people of Goryeo and their lives do not seem so different from ours.

The Yuan dynasty and Goryeo are like brothers, after all.

It will not be a bad idea to change Goryeo's name to ours.

It would make it easier for your people to live--

Not a chance!

Goryeo and the Yuan dynasty can never be one.

We are descendants

of two different ancestries. How could you suggest such a thing?

Look here.

How dare you raise your voice at His Imperial Highness?

You have not even officially paid obeisance to His Imperial Highness.

You should escort him inside and show your respect to him.

What are you waiting for? Pay obeisance to His Imperial Highness.

Your Majesty, please pay your obeisance to His Imperial Highness.

-Please pay your obeisance. -Please pay your obeisance.

How rude!

I did not say anything wrong.

I do not get why he gets so worked up.

-What about the soldiers? -They are in position.

Have them guard

the Imperial Crown Prince's chamber tonight.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Explain yourself.

How is His Imperial Highness still alive?

He found out about our plan and ran.

How could you make such a mistake?

What do you think the Grand Councillor will say about this?

He has been exiled to Daecheong Island.

We will escort him there, so we still have a chance.

It will be even harder to assassinate him once he gets to the island.

There is no need to rush.

This incident has made him trust General Baekan implicitly.

Things will go much smoother.

You should not repeat the same mistake.

Please do not worry.

I will make a move myself

to take the Imperial Crown Prince's life this time.

General Baekan.

You should head back to the Palace. We have a problem.

What do you mean?

How dare you stop us!

His Majesty has ordered not to let anyone inside.

His Imperial Highness is inside.

Are you holding him captive?

We cannot let anyone in

until we are told otherwise.

How dare you...

Deputy Minister Chang, bring me some water.

Deputy Minister Chang--

GORYEO EUNUCH, BANG SIN-U

Did you ask for me?

-Where is Deputy Minister Chang? -Well,

I do not know who Deputy Minister Chang is,

but I will be serving you from this moment on.

-Deputy Minister Chang-- -Please!

Will you stop calling him like a baby?

None of your men is here.

Go ahead and finish your rice cake.

This is all because of Seung-nyang.

Seung-nyang?

You ran into a herd of wild dogs on your way?

Only if he had not found me...

Found you?

I shall make him pay for it with his life.

Your Majesty.

General Baekan is here.

What do you think you are doing?

How dare you lock the Imperial Crown Prince up?

It is for his protection.

Protection from whom exactly?

Those who are trying to kill him.

We will attend to him from now on.

Until he reaches Daecheong Island,

no one from the Yuan dynasty can accompany him.

Let me be honest with you.

I told him to disguise himself as a soldier.

I saved His Imperial Highness's life!

If he had been killed by the vile brigands,

Goryeo would have been in huge trouble.

You should thank me instead.

I will let the Grand Councillor know of what you did.

I heard that he is not so fond of the Imperial Crown Prince.

Once he finds out that you saved the Imperial Crown Prince's life,

Grand Councillor Yeoncheol will gladly

cut your heads off.

I do not know what you are talking about.

Return to the Yuan dynasty tomorrow.

If you wish to live, shut up and follow my orders.

What brings you here?

Deputy Minister Chang...

I mean, I wish to speak to General Baekan.

He will return to the Yuan dynasty tomorrow.

What? What about me then?

I cannot let a single Yuan soldier escort you to Daecheong Island.

I am the Imperial Crown Prince of the Yuan dynasty.

How could you be so disloyal to me?

"Disloyal"?

Did you say

you will change Goryeo's name to yours?

What is so wrong about it?

Do you really not know what that means?

I saw Goryeo people struggle in pain.

I only said it out of concern.

You really do not know who made this country this way?

What... How dare you treat me like this?

Shut up.

Now listen to me.

You must remember that you would have been dead already

if it had not been for us.

Do you know how wretched I feel

to have to protect you when I cannot even protect my own people?

I did not do anything.

If you must die,

die in the Yuan dynasty.

I will not let your filthy blood

harm our country.

Do you understand?

I understand.

Where are you all?

Deputy Minister Chang...

General Baekan...

-Seung-nyang? -Yes, Your Majesty.

It was not Yeom Byeong-su

but an officer named Seung-nyang who found the Imperial Crown Prince.

Find him

-and bring him to me. -Yes, Your Majesty.

The Seung-nyang you know is a thug.

I am sure he is a different person with the same name.

He deserves a reward even if he is not the one I am looking for.

What will you do with Yeom Byeong-su or whatever his name is?

I will have him pay for what he did.

Go find Seung-nyang.

His Majesty cannot have forgotten about my contribution, right?

Of course not.

You made a great contribution, so he will summon you soon.

I hope I am appointed

a chief of the Palace Defense Unit or an investigating censor.

Whatever position it is, he will grant you what you want.

That is true. Imagine what it would have been like if it had not been for me.

All of us could have gotten killed.

His Majesty could have been dethroned--

They are here.

Oh, well.

His Majesty has sent someone for you.

What?

PATROLLING MYRIARCHY OF INJU (MODERN-DAY INCHEON)

Welcome.

Is His Majesty well?

Is there an officer named Seung-nyang?

Seung-nyang?

Are you not here on His Majesty's order?

Of course, we are.

Why else would I be here?

Then why are you looking for Seung-nyang, not me?

Yeom Byeong-su?

Do not make me laugh.

How could you take the credit for your subordinate's work?

Seung-nyang.

He is here for you.

It is you.

It is you, Seung-nyang.

You punk. Where have you been all along?

His Majesty has been looking all over for you.

Goodness.

You look just the same.

Your Majesty, Seung-nyang is here to see you.

You may go inside.

Go on.

Do you know what you have done wrong?

I do not deserve your mercy, Your Majesty.

Tell me what you have done wrong.

I insulted Your Majesty.

And?

I dared to

slap Your Majesty...

And?

I deserve to die, Your Majesty.

What took you so long?

Pardon?

I missed you so much that it almost killed me.

If that is not considered a sin, what is?

Your Majesty.

You nasty fool.

Disappear like that again,

and I will have you locked up in a pigpen.

Stand up.

It is good to see you again, Seung-nyang.

I missed you.

It is so good to see you again.

Yeom Byeong-su, at your service.

He works for Ki Ja-oh, who is in charge of escorting

the Imperial Crown Prince to the place of exile.

Do as I command,

and you will no longer stay in that minor position,

and your family will live in wealth and honor for generations.

It is a great honor, Your Highness.

Command me anything, Your Highness.

Kill the Imperial Crown Prince.

General Baekan cannot accompany the Imperial Crown Prince

to Daecheong Island.

You have to kill him yourself.

Can you do it?

As you command, Your Highness.

You are dismissed.

Yes, Your Highness.

Chief Ki Ja-oh trusts him, you say?

It is easier to stab him in the back from within.

General Baekan's failure is rather my opportunity.

If I can gain the Grand Councillor's trust,

I will be the owner...

of this country's throne.

People are not born noble and great.

Think about it.

Who can say anything about me seeking my fortune?

I need to be cruel to survive.

I shall be cruel...

and tenacious.

Your Majesty, we are ready to leave.

You have a great responsibility on your shoulders.

You must keep the Imperial Crown Prince safe.

I am yours to command, Your Majesty.

Where are General Baekan and his men?

All of them left for the Yuan dynasty

except for Deputy Minister Chang.

Deputy Minister Chang?

He is with the Imperial Crown Prince.

You do not need to worry about him, Your Majesty.

I am giving you a secret mission.

I need you to attend to the Imperial Crown Prince.

Stay by his side and keep an eye on him at all times.

Understood?

There must not be any mistakes, understood?

-Understood, Your Majesty. -Understood, Your Majesty.

THE YUAN IMPERIAL PALACE IN YEONGYEONG

You must recover soon.

EMPRESS DOWAGER

You have your whole life ahead of you. You should get well soon.

The Grand Councillor is here, Your Highness.

I did not know you were here.

What brings you here?

What do you mean?

My concern for his condition kept me awake all night.

If you are that concerned,

why did you send the heir to the throne into exile to Goryeo?

You know that is what the court wanted.

And who has the loudest voice in the court?

This poor old man cares only for the good of our country.

I am sure you do. There is no doubt about it.

Your Imperial Majesty.

It is said that your brother

was killed by some brigands in Goryeo.

You may stop your suffering...

and pass away now.

He must be bored and lonely,

so go keep him company.

General Baekan just arrived, Father.

Did he bring the Imperial Crown Prince's body?

It appears he failed.

That incompetent fool.

Did you hear that?

You shall stay alive for now.

For the good of this country,

your brother must die first before you do.

Dang Gise, please help me.

Dang Gise, listen.

You and I used to train together.

Please be easy on me.

Shut your mouth!

You failed to execute the Grand Councillor's command.

How dare you wish to live?

What are you waiting for?

Torture them to death.

-Dang Gise! -Yes, sir.

Dang Gise!

Stop.

You are here, Father.

Kill me.

I do not deserve your mercy.

Please stop with the beating and just behead me now.

Why did you not escort the Imperial Crown Prince

to Daecheong Island?

The King of Goryeo found out about our plan.

You stupid moron.

You traveled all the way there,

yet you failed to get rid of that stupid prince?

I have no excuse, Grand Councillor.

Lock them up.

Father, they failed to execute your command.

We must kill them and feed their flesh to buzzards.

We cannot waste any time on these morons.

Please...

How dare you...

How dare you disappoint my father and put him to shame?

-Die. -My goodness.

Please...

Die!

Goodness.

Please...

Uncle Baekan, are you all right?

Just wait.

If I survive this,

I will rip Dang Gise and Tapjahae into pieces myself.

Daecheong Island...

Daecheong Island...

It will not be easy to kill him now that he is on the island.

Besides, the King of Goryeo knows about our plan.

I have never failed to take the lives

of those whom I set my mind to kill.

Neither the enemy general nor the Emperor has managed to survive!

He is on the island,

so let it be his tomb!

Father.

Stay there. Do not come any closer.

Father!

My son...

My boy.

Father...

Do not die.

Stay alive...

and avenge... my death.

-Father... -You...

You must become the Emperor of the Yuan dynasty.

My son...

Father.

Please do not die.

Father.

Do not come any closer.

Stay back.

Do not come any closer.

No!

The night is still deep.

Sleep some more.

I need to urinate.

I have never undressed myself before.

You said you would serve me.

Hurry.

There you go.

Continue.

I have never undressed anyone before either.

What?

Wet your pants if you want.

He has never undressed himself before? What nonsense!

GOVERNMENT OFFICE ON DAECHEONG ISLAND

It is safe to eat.

If you are tired, go take a nap somewhere.

-I am okay. -I am not.

Just get out of my sight already!

His Majesty has ordered me to attend to you.

You are driving me crazy.

Are you not sick of doing this?

I mean, it is only natural for you to be sick of this.

I am only following my master's orders.

Your master...

The King of Goryeo grabbed me by my collar.

When I take the throne, I will make him pay for what he did.

Just wait and see.

He will have to kneel before me and beg for mercy

to save himself from death.

He is going to make our country strong.

He will never bow or kneel before anyone.

You must be happy to have a thug like him as your king.

Even animals feel gratitude.

Do not forget that His Majesty is the one

keeping you safe.

Darn it.

Good work.

Is it already time for a shift change?

I am hungry.

I wish to have a drink.

There is a bottle of soju in my quarters.

-Is that for me? -Leave a little for me.

You are the best. Thanks.

Seung-nyang, are you there?

Get me some water.

Seung-nyang.

Seung-nyang, you punk.

You are still awake.

We are having a drink. Do you want to join?

I need to attend to His Imperial Highness.

Off you go.

-Seung-nyang, you dropped this. -Wait.

That ring...

You have the same ring, do you not?

Where have you been?

Go get some water.

I am parched.

Get some dried persimmons while you are at it.

Goodness.

Did you not hear me--

-Who are you? -Seung-nyang.

Who sent you?