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My Liege, drinking again?

My lady. Don't be a nag.

My Liege.

All the same...

...it's nice to see you.

Your Majesty.

This him?

His 3,000 faced 20,000 enemy soldiers.

He lost the province?

He's a brave man. But he had no reinforcements.

Then he's a failure.

A failure?

He...

He ruined my wine.

That's a grave offense.

He had to die.

Wouldn't you say?

My Liege.

Spare me.

El Temur's puppet.

Scarecrow.

Moron.

You dare laugh at me?

My Liege.

El Temur's puppet?

My Liege.

I have to kill you all.

Shut you up for good.

My Liege.

Don't.

Stand aside.

Didn't you hear them laughing at me?

Saying I was El Temur's puppet?

They insulted me.

My Liege. Pull yourself together.

Stand aside.

My Liege!

Now you're...

...laughing at me too?

I'm a joke, is that it?

You think I won't kill you too?

Sir.

Stand down.

I offer my life gladly if it will bring you to your senses.

Move!

My Liege.

Move, Bayan!

It's me.

Nyang?

Yes. Nyang.

Nyang... Nyang...

The voices again?

My Liege.

My Liege, My Liege.

My Liege.

I'm scared.

I don't know what's happening to me.

End this war. Call back the military.

If I stop now I'll be branded a loser my whole life.

No one would think that.

I won't be laughed at again.

Not by anyone.

Then at least promise me this.

No more wine.

All right, I promise.

Not another drop.

My Liege.

Have things changed between us?

You don't look at me the way you used to.

If that's true, tell me now.

If... if you were hiding something...

Why did you stop?

Never mind. It's nothing.

My Liege.

There's no one else for me.

Only you, Nyang.

Only you... Nyang...

Five years driving a wedge between them....

He still won't send Lady Ki away.

And not a word all this time...

Something interesting?

A report from our spies in Ilkhanate.

They're selling Koryo sulfur and stone?

It's just like Wang Yu to pull this.

When do you see Lady Yon again?

Tomorrow the staff will be out running errands.

Ask her to bring Lady Soh next time.

You mean to finally meet Prince Maha?

The Dowager has to see this.

Pardon? Not the Emperor?

She's rearing Maha. She needs the leverage.

You going to help her?

I know her.

She's not one to stay in the background.

Shouldn't you tell Eagle House?

Send word.

Yes, sir.

'Where virtue fails evil rules.'

And the meaning?

Failure to have virtuous thoughts...

...gives free reign to evil.

Continue.

The Mirror of the Pure Heart compares virtue and evil.

'A lifetime of virtue is not enough.'

'A single day of evil is too much.'

Your progress is impressive.

I teach him one thing and he infers ten more.

Your Majesty, I want to learn to fight.

I'm afraid you cannot.

Next emperor or not, I want to fulfill my mother's wishes.

That's the spirit.

It would be bad enough if the Emperor knew you were studying the classics.

Be patient, Your Highness.

Your day will come.

Repeat after me.

The sky is black, the earth yellow.

Space and time are vast, limitless.

The sun, high or low...

The sun...

Tired?

Yes.

As soon as you start reading?

I like reading, I do, but I'm still tired.

Just like the Emperor.

It's time for His Highness to visit the Emperor.

I'll be back, Mother.

He is the apple of his father's eye.

He's more excited to see Maha than the Emperor.

I think he should stop getting to close to Maha.

Your Imperial Majesty.

That's my little Ayu. Come here.

Coming.

You're learning The Thousand Characters.

Let's hear them.

Heaven, earth, black, yellow.

Space, time, vast...

...vast and...

Look at you. That's all you know?

Maha knows more.

Maha can read?

Ah, well...

My Liege. I taught him.

I've taught him to read and write.

I forbade you to learn to read or fight.

Did you forget?

My Liege.

Well?

Why can't I?

I told you not to ask.

I want to know.

Why can't I do what Ayu can?

Insolent.

Maha is forbidden my presence.

For the time being.

Yes, My Liege.

Your Highness.

If you please.

Maha.

Escort Ayu out.

Your Majesty.

How can you be so cruel?

You really don't know?

El Temur did the same to you.

You were forbidden reading, fighting.

You're behaving just like him.

I'd say you are.

Far more than me.

How so?

You think I don't know why you keep Maha close?

To make him emperor.

To make him your puppet.

Just as El Temur did to me.

That's absurd.

You participated in Tanasiri's death.

Why else would you help Maha now?

He's your blood, a member of the imperial house.

What more do I need?

I've heard enough. Leave me.

Son.

Yes, son, son, son!

I'm sick of the sound of it.

Make Maha the world's biggest fool.

I leave that to you.

If you want him to live.

Your Highness.

Are you crying?

Now I know how my mother felt.

Did something happen?

Your lies make me sick.

You're out of line.

You're old enough to know better.

I don't know what the Dowager told you.

But watch what you say.

He's dangerous, it's in his eyes.

If you were to reveal his true origins...

Look. I've driven them apart.

The battle will only get worse.

Till one of them is dead.

Here.

General Tangqishi?

He's waiting. That way.

Yon Hwa.

What the...?

What if a she sees us?

Did you like the gold pretty I gave you?

What woman wouldn't?

Aren't you the coy one?

...C'mere you...

My lord.

I never thought I'd see you again.

How is the young prince?

Full of sorrow.

I can't stand to watch.

It's time.

Tell Maha his uncle is alive.

Yes.

Yes, my lord. I will.

Give this to the Dowager.

If she asks where it came from, say a western trader.

Yes, as you say, my lord.

What led to our defeat?

Many reasons.

But the main one is explosives.

Ilkhanate seems to have an endless supply.

Someone is supplying our enemy with sulfur and stone.

Is this true?

Who?

Show him.

Look at this.

Wang Yu?

We have enforced an embargo on his sea trade.

But he has managed to sell sulfur and stone.

Our people are distraught over this last defeat.

They need someone to blame.

Wang Yu will do.

We need more proof.

I understand we have people in Koryo.

We can rely on Kim Sunjo.

Tell him to forge a ledger of Wang Yu's dealings with Ilkhanate.

A forgery?

We know it's Wang Yu.

We just need to make some proof.

Once he is dethroned and appeals to the Emperor...

...the real proof will come out.

It's true that the Emperor needs to know.

Exactly.

Why didn't you mention the collusion between Lady Ki and Wang Yu?

They must be caught in the act.

Words aren't enough.

You have a plan?

[Koryo]

To Your Imperial Majesty from Koryo Minister Kim Sunjo.

King Wang Yu has been supplying sulfur, stone, iron, tin, etc...

to enemies of the Yuan.

He is using said profits to build his military,

with which he plans to march north.

He is a traitor to Your Imperial Majesty.

Your loyal Koryo servants beg that he be removed from office.

[Daidu, Capitol of Yuan]

Have you heard?

The king of Koryo is a traitor to the Yuan.

A letter from Koryo will arrive tonight.

How did you learn of it?

He killed my mother.

Naturally I'm interested.

Your Highness, shall we go?

Well done.

Lady Ki will try to intercept it.

She will, if she's truly working with him.

Stop it before it starts.

Then Lady Ki will be tried for treason?

With any luck.

Yes, she will.

You're sure?

Yes, sir.

I saw him take it with my own eyes.

She has the guards on her side.

One document is nothing.

The contents of which she will report to Wang Yu.

Keep watch. She'll move tonight.

Deal with it.

If she meets with Wang Yu's people, arrest them.

Yes, sir.

You two.

With me.

Sir.

As I thought, Lady Ki is a traitor helping Wang Yu.

If she is, she cannot escape execution.

Not just that.

This is our chance to root the Koryo influence from the palace.

And kill them all.

Not quite yet.

We must inform His Majesty.

As you say.

What does it say?

They're supposed to sell the sulfur to the Yuan.

Yet they sold it to their enemies.

What was he thinking?

This doesn't match Bang's numbers.

A forgery?

Something isn't right.

If Wang Yu is caught you'll be in danger.

You contacted Bang?

Yes. He's waiting now.

I'll travel incognito.

Right away.

Your Worship.

She's on the move.

Don't let yourselves be seen.

Lady Ki is a traitor?

It can't be. You've made a mistake.

She has the ledger sent from Koryo.

She'll remove the evidence and contact Wang Yu.

If that's not proof of treason, what is?

Another secret note from Wang Yu to Lady Ki.

You can't ignore these.

Send for her and demand an explanation.

Burn it.

You won't read it?

I said burn it.

My Liege.

Someone is trying to come between us.

Do something.

How long will you let her carry on like this?

My Liege, if she is in fact conspiring with Wang Yu...

death is far too good for her.

Enough, both of you.

This is for Yuan.

You must be strong.

I said enough.

My Liege, Her Worship Lady Ki.

My lady, what brings you here?

These items arrived from Koryo.

They are urgent.

I wanted to bring them to you myself.

Sir.

A narrow escape, thanks to you.

Make no mistake.

I didn't do it for Lady Ki.

The Koryo servants were in danger.

Why is that?

You know the answer to that.

If she's endangering us, you should stop her.

What she does, she does for the Koryo servants here.

Does she think she can beat them?

She's wrong. She's deluded.

I believe she is right.

Silence.

I helped this time.

But next time,

I'll push her down myself.

You're from Koryo, too.

I abandoned Koryo when it abandoned me.

So you're a Mongol?

If you're not one or the other...

what are you exactly?

I'm nobody.

Not this, not that, my life belongs to none.

Which makes it more precious.

A man without a country.

A man alone.

Stay here long enough...

...and you'll understand what I mean.

I want Wang Yu.

If he won't relinquish his throne it can complicate things.

Send an envoy to bring him here.

I just sealed his abdication.

Do you think he would dare disobey?

I know him.

I would burn raze Koryo to the ground today.

But it's too soon.

Send Lord Zhang.

Yes, My Liege, right away.

You're watching Lady Ki?

Every move, from her pavilion to the imperial palace.

She has more support than I thought.

We have to cut off contact from the outside.

Yes, sir.

I read the letter and the ledger.

It may be a ploy by the king's enemies.

We'll find out once he gets here.

Things have changed.

You need more than this to force his abdication.

He may have more ties here than I thought.

Whoever they are, even if they're in my own court...

I'll find the traitors and root them out.

So don't do anything suspicious.

I ask you to do nothing.

Find a way to get word to Bang and Yon Feisu.

It's risky.

If Wang Yu is brought here it won't end with abdication.

We have to prevent that.

You're in danger.

Discretion.

Maha.

Go to Koryo?

He killed my mother.

I'll bring him here myself.

It's quite far.

How could you...

Please, Your Majesty.

We need Wang Yu here.

He won't suspect anything if he comes with the prince.

Please, Your Majesty.

I'm not a child anymore.

If that's what you want, of course.

I'll speak with the Emperor.

Thank you.

Once you get Wang Yu across the border...

...your uncle will meet you.

My uncle?

Yes.

General Tangqishi is alive.

Sungnyang's baby star...

...is Maha?

Such a dignified boy.

We weren't that close, but he's just like his father.

I've got to get to Koryo.

You're busy here. Why?

The thought of those two meeting makes me uneasy.

You look after things here.

If anything happens, send word immediately.

Right. Be safe.

I have something to report.

The king of Koryo...

He knows.

The head of Eagle House is definitely well-placed in the palace.

It was a woman's hand.

Pardon? Then that means...

The Dowager or the Empress?

I must find out why they are helping me.

So i can use them for my revenge.

This time we may get rid of Wang Yu and Lady Ki.

Once and for all.

Where are you going?

To see you.

You are aware of how the profits were used.

The last two years you provided succor to famine victims.

As well as drawing key court and military officials closer to you.

So you knew.

My life is in your hands.

And did you assist our enemies?

Never.

The famine grows worse. Keep up the good work.

Please stop watching me.

Help me to work for the good of Yuan.

If by help you mean Wang Yu...

I must decline.

The funds that help your people come from him.

El Temur's secret treasure is all gone.

Help me, Viceroy.

[Koryo]

So what do you think of Koryo.

The land of my enemies. I never want to come again.

Prince Maha?

He's only a child.

Yes, Sire. The envoy is with him.

There's no reason for him to have come.

I'm curious about that myself.

Minister Kim Sunjo at your service.

At your service.

How is it your king isn't here to great His Highness?

He's waiting inside.

If you please.

Bring me a chair.

Your Highness. A chair?

I will not budge until Wang Yu comes to me.

What? Till I come to him?

He refuses to budge.

Let's see what he's made of.

He's ignoring the prince?

How dare he?

Sire, he's got quite a stubborn streak.

It will be dark soon.

Perhaps you could meet the boy.

He's a bold one.

You had a long journey.

Will you come in?

Hear your Emperor.

After you were graciously given your throne,

you ousted those loyal to the Yuan.

You stopped all tribute of goods and concubines.

This alone warranted a punitive expedition.

But in light of old services, I grant you permission to explain.

You are commanded to come to Yuan...

and bow before your Emperor.

You want me to go to Daidu?

So the Emperor commands.

You should visit them before it gets worse.

I am a prince of the imperial house.

How dare you stare at me?

I used to cradle you in my arms.

Do you recall?

Why did His Highness accompany you?

His Highness...

To see the enemy of my mother.

Her death was a shame.

But you shouldn't judge without knowing all the facts.

Do not lecture me.

Tomorrow you leave for Yuan.

Get some rest.

You should dread the day I become emperor.

That is the day Koryo will answer to me.

Those who cannot control themselves...

have no right to revenge.

You have a lot to learn.

What did that mean?

Look around me?

Don't let it bother you.

He's young. Subtleties are beyond him.

Don't let it bother you.

I hate to see him...

...so twisted.

Wang Yu...

Wang Yu... Wang Yu.

Are you asleep? Yon Feisu.

Come in.

I just heard. The Emperor is taking Wang Yu's throne.

He's what?

So they're tricking him to come back before they do.

We have to let him know.

They'll have crossed the border by now.

Now we're on Yuan lands.

We camp here tonight.

Fair enough.

Summoned to the capital.

The Emperor is serious.

We're ready for that. Don't worry.

It's late. Get some sleep.

Is Maha asleep?

He's young. He'll be worn out.

He's so full of spite.

Yet you're still concerned for him.

The more I see him, the more I pity him.

He bears you a grudge. Be careful of that.

Long time.

His Highness wants to see you.

But just this once.

Only to the capital outskirts, not to worry.

This way.

Your Highness.

Uncle.

Yes, I am your uncle.

Your mother was my sister.

Where have you been?

I'm sorry.

I failed to protect your mother.

Forgive me.

Uncle.

Maha.

...Maha...

Wang Yu is asleep.

Now you will see.

How your uncle takes his revenge.

Identify yourself.

Tangqishi.

Drop your sword.

Sire.

Your Highness, what is this?

An order of abdication.

Abdication?

On what grounds?

The king of Koryo sold military supplies to Ilkhanate.

An enemy of the state.

Worse, he dared to plot rebellion using said illicit funds.

For the crimes of collusion and high treason,

he is stripped of his crown.

- Sire. - Sire.

It's not true.

Silence.

Wang Yu is a traitor to the state.

Stripped of all honors.

- Sire. - Sire.

- Move it! - Sire!

- Move! - Sire!

Wang Yu.

Your road to Daidu will hurt worse than the road to hell.

Sire!

Tangqishi! Enough!

Sire.

Tangqishi.

You killed my father, my brother, my sister.

I'll kill you all.

You, Ki, all of you.

Sire! Sire!

Stay with us.

Wang Yu! Die!

Your Highness, stop him.

You can't do this.

His death will be a curse on your head.

Your Highness... Your Highness...

Sire!

Your Highness!

Conspirators!

We lost because of them! Kill them!

And kill his spy, Lady Ki!

Lady Ki was in on it!

Kill Lady Ki!

Sire, stay wth us.

Just a bit more.

Scum. Treating a king that way.

What do we...? What...?

We have to help him.