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The Crowned Clown
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The characters, organizations, locations, and events in this drama are fictional and have no relation to historical facts.
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Episode 14
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Eunuch Jo.
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Yes, Your Majesty?
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Before the queen's father arrives,
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I'd like to do something for the queen.
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If you have anything in mind, please give your order.
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It's nice to see you.
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Your Majesty, where are we going all of a sudden?
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Why? Do you not trust me?
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I trust you.
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Let us go.
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This kind of scenery is a first for me.
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What a relief.
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I wanted to make you feel better.
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I was in a lot of pain after hearing the results of my diagnosis from the court female physician.
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I feel as if I lost my right to be with you,
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and I also lost the way of protecting you.
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I was sad and lonely, Your Majesty.
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That pain was so severe that I forgot momentarily
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that there is someone next to me who understands my feelings better than I do.
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I will save this scenery in my heart for a very long time,
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so that even if I go back to the palace, I can picture it again.
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In the spring, let's go see the flowers.
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In the summer, we'll experience the rain showers.
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In the fall, it'd be nice if we went to the mountains to pick hazelnuts.
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Will we come here again in the winter?
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Next winter, I'll make you a beautiful snowman.
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You've made your promise.
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Of course.
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Is this not a locust tree?
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That's right.
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In the past, when I was on my way to the capital,
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I remembered that I passed by here.
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I wanted to show you, as well, my queen.
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How could these two trees that each have their own roots become intertwined?
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I like to think that these two trees were fated to be together.
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There is a legend about this tree that's been passed down from a long time ago.
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When lovers pass under this tree together,
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they say that they will be together for a hundred years.
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Will you... be with me for a hundred years?
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♫ Something that you realize once, ♫
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♫ something that your heart realizes ♫
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♫ Because you shine so definitely brightly ♫
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♫ My heart flutters that much ♫
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♫ I'm scared by that much ♫
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♫ Precious things make people hesitate sometimes ♫
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♫ How could you laugh so painfully ♫
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I promise you that I will become a good and wise king who will not bring you shame.
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Could you promise me, too, that you won't cry by yourself again?
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Whether it be painful events or happy events,
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promise me that you will share them all with me.
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I promise you.
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♫ If I could be with you in all your nights and all your days ♫
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♫ Every single breath would be better ♫
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♫ Every single step would be better ♫
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♫ Even if it hurts if I could be by your side ♫
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Your Excellency! Your Excellency! Your Excellency!
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Your Excellency!
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Chief Royal Secretary, you've already arrived?
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Where is the queen's father?
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Your Majesty.
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Your Highness.
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The queen's father
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has passed away.
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There is no way.
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He was healthy the last time I saw him.
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There must be a misunderstanding.
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The news must be false!
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I apologize, Your Highness.
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Did he really pass away?
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How?
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He was murdered
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by someone.
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Father!
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Father!
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When I heard Yoo Ho Joon was to be released, I was very angry and bitter.
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You did well.
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You have finally used your power properly, Prince Jin Pyeong.
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I am happy that you are pleased.
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I must go to see the king and queen's dismayed expressions.
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Your Highness, please calm down.
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The king might catch on, so it would be wise if you hide your true feelings.
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Yoo Ho Joon was supposed to die
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ever since the king killed my innocent father and Prince Gyeong In.
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You reap what you sow.
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Queen Dowager has incited these matters.
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If the queen's father had returned, your power would've grown.
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I will never let them get away with this.
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The queen dowager and the person who received her orders and killed the queen's father...
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Your Majesty. I apologize, but Chief Royal Secretary's request is not right.
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Yoo Ho Joon's crime is obvious, but Chief Royal Secretary wants us to discuss his crimes?
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You cannot grant royal permission.
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Prince Jin Pyeong.
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Prince Jin Pyeong opposed the queen's father being released the strongest.
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He must have killed the queen's father. I am sure of this.
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I also think the same.
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However, if we try to catch Prince Jin Pyeong based on a mere impression,
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that could be countered just as easily, so we must be cautious.
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Your Majesty, I, Eunuch Jo, am entering.
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How did the queen dowager's side look?
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Prince Jin Pyeong has been with her since earlier today.
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Officer Jang, here is the arrow of those who tried to attack the queen and me?
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I have it.
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This is a different arrow from the one that almost struck you while hunting.
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We are looking through the blacksmiths' workshops across the capital to find the source.
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Search Prince Jin Pyeong's house immediately.
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Pardon me?
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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Hold on.
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Why are you blocking this?
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After searching Prince Jin Pyeong's house,
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what will you do if you can't find evidence?
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We won't even be able to catch Prince Jin Pyeong.
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Instead, we'll be letting it be known that we're suspicious of him.
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Also, it will bring dishonor to your name if people think you are persecuting those who are innocent by framing them.
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You cannot succeed if you fear failure.
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Should you avoid what you are afraid of?
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If we hesitate here, we lose our evidence.
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The queen dowager and Prince Jin Pyeong's power will only grow from here.
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Then, I will carry out your order.
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Moo Yeong, hold on.
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If Prince Jin Pyeong's house holds no evidence,
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plant the arrows you possess as evidence.
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Are you telling me to make fake evidence?
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Yes.
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This is a royal order. Open the door this instant!
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- Search the house.
- Yes!
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Officer Jang.
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Go look and see if there are other arrows.
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Yes, sir.
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What is the matter at this hour of the night?
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We were called here by the king.
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Did you not hear, Prince Jin Pyeong?
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My Lord, you must go with us–
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Stand aside.
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Please save my life.
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Prince Jin Pyeong, what are you doing?!
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Stand aside, I said.
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Stand aside.
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Prince Jin Pyeong!
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Prince Jin Pyeong.
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My Lord!
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What is the matter?
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The king's guards suddenly came to the house,
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and they discovered the arrows used when you tried to kill the king.
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Arrows?
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I have never left arrows in my house. How did they...?
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The king has laid a trap to make me a traitor.
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Call for the soldiers.
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Yes, sir.
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Minister of Defense,
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I heard you were harmed by Prince Jin Pyeong. Are you okay?
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Yes. I am grateful for your concern, Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty.
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A traitor has been coming in and out of the palace, and you have been put in danger.
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It is our fault for not taking notice of this.
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I hope that you lay down a heavy punishment upon me.
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Please lay down a heavy punishment upon me, as well, Your Majesty.
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Please lay down a heavy punishment upon us.
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Please lay down a heavy punishment upon us.
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Please lay down a heavy punishment upon us.
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If you wish to do something for me,
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start the discussions for the queen dowager's dethronement.
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I apologize, Your Majesty, but we cannot follow that order.
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Minister of Defense, you were almost killed by Prince Jin Pyeong.
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How can you say you won't follow the order?
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Though Prince Jin Pyeong did commit the crime, it is not evidence that the queen dowager committed treason.
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The queen's father was killed and Prince Jin Pyeong escaped.
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But the court is hesitant to discuss deposing of the queen dowager.
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We have no other choice.
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At the morning royal audience tomorrow, I will order for the queen dowager to be deposed.
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You cannot.
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If you order for the queen dowager to be deposed without justification,
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there will be strong opposition from society.
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- But...
- After arresting Prince Jin Pyeong and getting the land documents,
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then I will lead and request for the deposing of the queen dowager.
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Your Majesty, Officer Jang is entering.
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Did you catch Prince Jin Pyeong?
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I am very sorry.
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Huijeongdang Hall
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Your Majesty, the Royal Investigation Bureau has sent a message.
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Criminal Sin Chi Soo has said he has something to report about Prince Jin Pyeong.
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He has requested to see you.
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Whose ancestral tablet is this?
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It is from a great friend who comes and goes like the clouds and wind.
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This bastard.
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You have arrived, Your Majesty?
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Since I'm in this condition,
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please forgive me for not being able to show my manners.
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I came because you said you had something to report about Prince Jin Pyeong.
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Chief Royal Secretary seems to be requesting you depose the queen dowager
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since the queen's father died,
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but if I were you, I would not listen to him.
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You will just be doing exactly what Prince Jin Pyeong wants.
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Did you call me just to tell me that?
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Playing the king must be fun for you.
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Yeah, you must feel as if you truly became king after sitting on the throne.
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But you are nothing but Chief Royal Secretary's puppet.
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You aren't the one playing as king; Chief Royal Secretary is.
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Is that not true?
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You're wrong. My Lord isn't that kind of person.
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You are so innocent.
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I see why the Chief Royal Secretary killed the king and chose you instead.
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What did you just say?
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Did you really not know that Chief Royal Secretary killed the king?
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- Don't speak such nonsense.
- Even though the king was physically and mentally ill,
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don't you find it strange that he suddenly died?
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And, I'm sure that no one saw the king die other than Chief Royal Secretary himself.
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Since you look like the king and follow what you are told well,
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Chief Royal Secretary will serve you like you're the real king for a while.
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But if he ever thinks that you are not acting in accordance with what he wants,
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he'll kill you too someday.
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Chief Royal Secretary could easily do such a thing.
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What is it that you truly want to say?
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If you truly have to continue your role as a puppet,
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you don't always have to hold Chief Royal Secretary's hand.
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How about holding hands with me too?
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I'll make it so that you'll be able to live in splendor as you've never seen before.
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I'll give you the taste of power that the Chief Royal Secretary will never let you have.
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I'll allow you to enjoy the pleasure of being king.
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Shut up! Do you know why you're imprisoned here?
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That's because you looked down on me,
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and you assumed that Chief Royal Secretary would be a disloyal subject like you.
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You lowly clown, you're trying to educate me now?
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The lowly one is not me but you!
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You're trying to cause trouble even when your death day is set.
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How pitiful.
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Your Majesty.
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There is something I must tell you.
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Request for an audience with the queen dowager.
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Chief Royal Secretary, I didn't think you'd come to see me.
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I had something to ask you regarding Prince Jin Pyeong, Your Highness.
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I've heard about what happened to Prince Jin Pyeong.
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He was plotting treason, correct?
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From what I'm aware of, Prince Jin Pyeong has been seeking your well-being quite thoroughly.
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Even if it is something small, or perhaps something that's bothering you, please let me know.
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Something strange?
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I am not sure. Prince Jin Pyeong only told me about the worldly news.
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He never acted strangely.
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Is that truly it?
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What is the meaning of that?
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From what I know, Prince Jin Pyeong would not cause trouble without someone backing him.
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However, he made multiple attempts to kill the king and even murdered the queen's father.
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He would never have dared to do so if he wasn't confident that he would be the next king.
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Since the king killed his father and brother on the basis of treason, he must have wanted to avenge them.
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How do you know Prince Jin Pyeong's feelings so well?
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That's human nature.
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Oh, right. Prince Gyeong In's death anniversary is coming up.
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I didn't know you remembered.
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How could I forget?
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I still remember the moment he passed away vividly.
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He had a delicious supper.
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What are you saying right now?
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Coarse multi-grain rice with soft, seasoned vegetables.
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There was nothing particular about the prince's supper.
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He even used his chopsticks well with his cute little hands.
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He didn't even know that would be his last meal in this world.
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The person who killed my son was not Sin Chi Soo but you.
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Yes. I took Prince Gyeong In's life away for the king's sake.
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After throwing up blood,
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he called for you during his last breath.
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You bastard!
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I should have killed you first instead of the king.
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Is that why you ordered for Prince Jin Pyeong to try and kill the king two times and even murdered the queen's father?
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Yes! I ordered for Prince Jin Pyeong to kill the king and queen.
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I ordered that the queen's father die as well. And what about it?
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I was only punishing those who killed my son, who was my whole life.
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What did I do wrong?!
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I listened to your confession
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quite well.
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Since your crimes have been exposed, I will order that you be deposed at court.
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You bastards. You bastards!
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You bastards!
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Just wait and see.
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I swear on my son's grave
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that I will rip you bastards to shreds and spread them all across the eight provinces of Joseon.
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The crows will feed on you and not a trace will remain.
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I will see to it that you bastards fall to hell and suffer through eternity!
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You bastards. You bastards.
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Bastards!
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Bastards.
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I was worried that you wouldn't arrive on time.
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I will go to the queen dowager and receive her confession.
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I will send a message through Officer Jang. Be sure to come on time.
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After hearing my conversation with the queen dowager, you must have things you want to ask me.
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Let's go to the side palace.
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If you killed Prince Gyeong In for the king, who have you killed for me?
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Was it the king?
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Who said so?
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Sin Chi Soo. He informed me.
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He said that you killed the king and that when I am no longer any use to you, you will kill me, too.
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Is that true?
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Yes.
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I killed the king.
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After Officer Jang sent me the message from you,
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he confessed that Prince Jin Pyeong's arrow was fabricated evidence that he made.
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Even so, Prince Jin Pyeong was not caught. Officer Jang confessed his sins.
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It is not Officer Jang's fault. I ordered him to do it.
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I thought that there needed to be at least one piece of evidence to proceed with the deposing of the queen dowager.
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Take this.
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What is this?
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It's an appeal to change my government position.
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I will step down from my position as Chief Royal Secretary.
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Since the queen dowager and Sin Chi Soo have found out about what happened to Prince Gyeong In and the king,
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my existence will stand in your way.
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I will deal with my crimes myself.
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How are those your crimes?
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They are not your crimes
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but my crimes.
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My crimes as the king.
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Please stop trying to deal with those horrible crimes by yourself.
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You said that the position of the king is a horrible one in which people are ruined and left bleeding.
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I want to be a true king.
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The position of the king is a horrible one in which people are ruined and left bleeding.
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It is a beast's position that draws out loyalty and duty.
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In order to protect the throne and country,
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just for those things, it is a horrible position in which you must give your all, even your heart.
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Since you have dealt with those horrible things by yourself,
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Sin Chi Soo misunderstood and believed you were the one playing as king.
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However, I do not believe so.
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Although I do not know how you felt while doing such things,
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I cannot even imagine how pained and lonely you must have felt.
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After finding out about everything, are you not afraid of me?
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Can you still trust me?
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How could I fear and doubt you?
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I trust you.
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That applies to what happened with the arrow as well.
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While I was acting so hastily,
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did you not handle the matter in that way to support me?
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I won't allow for your change in position.
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If you truly believe that I am a king, please stay by my side
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and protect this country and its people with me.
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In all honesty, I was anxious.
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Whoever sits on the throne can become drunk on power.
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Their temperament and heart could change in an instant,
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and it would be irreversible in the end. I knew that so well.
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I was afraid
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that you would follow that path.
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I was afraid that I'd fail again.
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But now I know for sure.
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Ha Seon, you are different from him.
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After choosing you,
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I couldn't completely trust you.
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Trusting someone is so important.
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I came to that realization through you.
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Your Majesty, I will no longer be afraid.
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I will protect my duty,
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trust in you completely, and serve you.
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Please forgive my past mistakes.
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Your Majesty. From now on, I will serve you with utmost respect and etiquette.
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Thank you for trusting me.
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Injeongmun Gate
(The main gate leading to Injeongjeon Hall)
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Petition to depose the queen dowager to the West Palace.
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Your Majesty, I am making an appeal to dethrone the queen dowager.
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Please accept it.
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Your Majesty, if you depose the queen dowager, that unfilial act will remain with your descendants,
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and they will curse your reign.
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Please show your grace.
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Minister of Defense's words are correct.
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Confucian principles of duty must be followed, and we must set an example for the people.
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The queen dowager cannot be deposed.
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Your Majesty, the queen dowager used Prince Jin Pyeong
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to inflict harm upon you and has already confessed to plotting treason.
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The queen dowager could also work with other treacherous individuals and cause a rebellion.
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She should be rid of completely in order to prevent a civil war.
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Chief Royal Secretary, please watch your words.
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Get rid of her completely, you say?
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You should not speak so easily of the loyalty between a mother and son, between the Queen Dowager and His Majesty!
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Your Majesty, since the queen dowager acted as a traitor,
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she herself gave up on the loyalty between mother and son and her duty to the people.
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It is only right to dethrone her and make her leave the palace.
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Your Majesty, she worked with the traitor Prince Jin Pyeong to harm you.
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Her crime is clear.
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I also recommend that you depose the queen dowager.
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Please accept it.
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Please accept it.
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Please accept it.
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I will accept your request.
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Chief Royal Secretary.
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Welcome.
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I ran here after hearing that the request to depose the queen dowager was accepted.
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The opposition to this will be fierce. Will you be okay?
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The queen dowager's crimes are clear.
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The king also has a strong will. You don't have to worry.
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Just trust and follow the king.
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I understand.
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Also,
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this is a letter from the clerk in Hamgyong.
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You may leave.
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Letter from someone in Hamgyeong Province to Chief Royal Secretary Lee.
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It is an update on the situation at the border of Northern Hamgyeong Province.
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Thank you for informing me about the situation at the borders.
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I will soon let go of my position as Chief Royal Secretary and go there.
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Please report to General Kang In Bok who's at the border security of Northern Hamgyeong Province until I get there.
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You put a lot of effort into making these clothes for your father, Your Highness.
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To think that he didn't even get to wear them once...
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When his casket is sent to the relatives back home,
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ask for these clothes to be sent as grave goods.
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Yes, Your Highness.
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Your Highness, Court Lady Myeong is entering.
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Your Highness, the king has accepted the deposing of the queen dowager.
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The king has avenged your father, Your Highness.
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I must go to the queen dowager this instant.
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But the funeral service for your father has not been completed yet, Your Highness.
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We need to stop the queen dowager from exiting the palace.
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Pardon me? Why?
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If the queen dowager is deposed, that'll pose as a threat to the king's peaceful reign.
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Prince.
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I was going to kill them and avenge your death,
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but I fell for the schemes of my enemies, and I have just become more bitter.
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But do not worry.
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I will never give up.
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Your Highness, the queen has requested to see you.
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Let her in.
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Since I am in the period of mourning, forgive me for not showing my utmost manners.
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Did you hear that I am to be deposed and come to have a look?
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I will not discuss the witchcraft that you have tried against me or the tea.
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However, you tried to prevent my father from being released and had him killed.
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I will never forgive you for that.
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00:47:08,150 --> 00:47:13,550
However, even though I was desperate to take the lead in deposing you,
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I held back the urge for the sake of the king.
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You're finally letting your true feelings show.
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That's better. It was such a drag to hear you speak in such a cringeful manner.
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Before you are deposed, you should back down yourself and join a temple.
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What did you say?
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You want me to become a Buddhist nun?
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It is for the sake of the king and the royal court,
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and to avoid further disturbances.
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If you pray for the heavenly ascensions of your father and Prince Gyeong In until the day you die,
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for the sins you have committed in this world and the karma,
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I will give a Buddhist prayer so that they cease to exist.
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Your Highness, how despicable.
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Aren't you the one who's supposed to get tortured and stoned to death right now?
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How will you make up for the crime of dirtying the position as mother of the state?
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I have no intentions to conceal my own crimes.
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If you come forth with your sins and receive punishment, so will I.
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What are you so confident for?
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Because there is no reason for me to not be confident.
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What will you do?
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This won't do.
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Rather than begging for the preservation of my position to that lowly clown,
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I'd rather just be deposed.
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Your Highness, your methods have improved greatly.
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Your Highness, please think this over again.
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I have nothing else to say. Leave this instant!
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Sujeong Palace
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Your Majesty! You're confining the queen dowager to the West Palace? That cannot be!
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Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness!
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This can't be! This can't be!
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Your Highness! Your Highness!
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This can't be!
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Your Majesty.
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Since the matters of the queen dowager's deposing have concluded,
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I have a request to ask of you.
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What is it?
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Since the war between the Ming Dynasty and Later Jin is imminent,
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the borders have never been more chaotic.
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I would like to step down from my position as Chief Royal Secretary
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in order to help with the matters at the borders.
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I will take whatever position you give me and do my very best. Please grant me your royal permission.
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I still need your help, Chief Royal Secretary. Must you really leave?
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I realize the importance of my duty as Chief Royal Secretary.
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However, at this time, it is most urgent to calm down the situation at the borders.
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Please accept my request. I am asking this of you.
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My Lord, what happened?
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You are suddenly speaking formally to the king,
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and you have requested to transfer to the border.
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I cannot understand.
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It was wrong to not speak formally to the king until now.
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Is there anything wrong with my decision to speak in that way now?
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I am only letting go of my position as Chief Royal Secretary because the time has come for me to do so.
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You do not have to be so surprised.
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But...
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How is the West Palace?
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There haven't been any movements in particular yet.
483
00:52:56,480 --> 00:53:01,890
Prince Jin Pyeong could attempt to make contact with the queen dowager at any time. Make sure you tighten the security.
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00:53:01,890 --> 00:53:03,510
Yes, My Lord.
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And, from now on, don't report things to me.
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Report things to His Majesty himself.
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I understand.
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Hyungnim.
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I was about to leave the palace. Why did you call for me?
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00:53:25,780 --> 00:53:30,480
How are Daedong policy and the land surveys coming?
491
00:53:31,560 --> 00:53:37,400
People seem to have lost their minds over the queen dowager being deposed.
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But do not worry. Even if I have to swing a whip,
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I'll make sure things progress as we planned.
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I'll leave things to you.
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Is that all?
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00:53:58,960 --> 00:54:01,460
Why's he being like that?
497
00:54:01,460 --> 00:54:04,910
He looks as if he was told he'd be dying soon.
498
00:54:04,910 --> 00:54:09,860
By any chance, does he have a terminal illness that I'm not aware of?
499
00:54:11,530 --> 00:54:13,400
It's a joke.
500
00:54:14,420 --> 00:54:17,810
Seems like you get scared quite easily.
501
00:54:38,270 --> 00:54:41,880
You look as if you heard some good news.
502
00:54:41,880 --> 00:54:43,850
Yes.
503
00:54:43,850 --> 00:54:49,410
I feel great as if I'm about to meet my longtime lover again.
504
00:54:52,390 --> 00:54:56,020
I just mentioned seeing my longtime lover again.
505
00:54:56,600 --> 00:54:59,160
How come you are not even jealous?
506
00:54:59,160 --> 00:55:07,240
I have prayed that you would find someone to share your heavy burden with.
507
00:55:07,240 --> 00:55:12,040
Even if it is not me, if they make you feel at rest,
508
00:55:12,040 --> 00:55:15,650
it does not matter who it is.
509
00:55:18,630 --> 00:55:21,010
What I said was a lie.
510
00:55:21,010 --> 00:55:25,570
But I'm a bit disappointed.
511
00:55:28,530 --> 00:55:33,150
Well, why would you lie like that?
512
00:55:39,920 --> 00:55:46,430
Until now, I have done my best to not look back on my actions.
513
00:55:46,430 --> 00:55:49,570
I had already lived in regret multiple times,
514
00:55:49,570 --> 00:55:53,960
so I will no longer hold onto past feelings.
515
00:55:53,960 --> 00:55:55,560
That's what I promised myself.
516
00:55:55,560 --> 00:55:57,750
Regrets?
517
00:55:57,750 --> 00:56:01,850
Are you talking about the matters regarding Elder Gil Sang Bom?
518
00:56:01,860 --> 00:56:04,300
There's that too.
519
00:56:05,680 --> 00:56:08,440
But actually,
520
00:56:08,440 --> 00:56:11,980
there were other regrets besides that.
521
00:56:13,690 --> 00:56:19,570
When you had just finished your training at the brothel,
522
00:56:20,750 --> 00:56:24,590
when you requested I be your first customer...
523
00:56:25,800 --> 00:56:32,060
You immediately denied my request, My Lord.
524
00:56:32,060 --> 00:56:38,040
I always regretted the fact
525
00:56:38,040 --> 00:56:40,560
that I never ran off with you at that time.
526
00:56:41,780 --> 00:56:44,800
And, from time to time,
527
00:56:46,020 --> 00:56:48,910
I thought to myself,
528
00:56:49,730 --> 00:56:52,420
"Is it still not too late?"
529
00:56:55,010 --> 00:56:58,720
If I ask you to come to the remote, dangerous borders with me,
530
00:56:59,990 --> 00:57:02,450
will you come?
531
00:57:21,660 --> 00:57:31,270
You have no idea how much I wanted to hear those words from you, My Lord.
532
00:57:31,270 --> 00:57:36,740
Even if you say those are your past feelings, that can't be helped.
533
00:57:36,740 --> 00:57:39,210
Since I have heard you speak of it now,
534
00:57:40,590 --> 00:57:43,300
I am so happy.
535
00:57:51,780 --> 00:57:56,050
A note to inform Prince Jin Pyeong that preparation at the four gates (of the Hanyang Fortress Wall) is complete and access can be done without worry.
536
00:57:58,950 --> 00:58:02,920
Our secret communications within the capital have concluded.
537
00:58:02,920 --> 00:58:05,590
The trainee soldiers and veterans from the five military camps
538
00:58:05,590 --> 00:58:08,760
have sent messages that they would join forces with you.
539
00:58:08,760 --> 00:58:11,600
If we combine all of those numbers, it will surpass 3,000 men.
540
00:58:11,600 --> 00:58:15,190
If you give the order, things will be moving right away.
541
00:58:15,190 --> 00:58:18,600
There is still something that I don't have, and it's in the capital.
542
00:58:18,600 --> 00:58:20,480
I have to get that...
543
00:58:21,920 --> 00:58:24,900
in my hands first.
544
00:58:47,120 --> 00:58:49,310
You must have this.
545
00:59:24,710 --> 00:59:28,130
Prison break
546
01:00:12,450 --> 01:00:16,790
Did you conclude your father's funeral services well?
547
01:00:16,790 --> 01:00:22,890
Yes, thanks to your consideration, Your Majesty.
548
01:00:23,950 --> 01:00:28,660
I am sorry. I couldn't keep my promise.
549
01:00:29,380 --> 01:00:31,850
I said for you to share your sadness with me, but...
550
01:00:31,850 --> 01:00:37,950
No, that is not the case. I am aware that the matters of the court were urgent.
551
01:00:37,950 --> 01:00:45,040
I myself am sorry for not being able to share that hardship with you.
552
01:00:46,230 --> 01:00:50,910
Actually, it was quite hard.
553
01:00:52,050 --> 01:00:55,180
I thought I already knew what it was like,
554
01:00:55,950 --> 01:01:00,440
but being king is different every single day.
555
01:01:00,440 --> 01:01:02,040
Every time I'm confronted by hardships,
556
01:01:02,040 --> 01:01:06,780
I'm realizing that I have to withstand them alone.
557
01:01:06,780 --> 01:01:08,940
Are you afraid?
558
01:01:10,950 --> 01:01:13,230
I am afraid.
559
01:01:13,230 --> 01:01:17,560
Do you wish to turn things back to the way things were?
560
01:01:19,120 --> 01:01:21,140
In all honesty,
561
01:01:22,510 --> 01:01:25,350
I have had those thoughts from time to time.
562
01:01:25,350 --> 01:01:30,610
If you say that you wish to run away, I will run with you.
563
01:01:30,610 --> 01:01:35,310
If you say that you will withstand them, I will do so together with you.
564
01:01:36,190 --> 01:01:38,960
I am thankful for your words.
565
01:01:40,610 --> 01:01:45,960
I will not run or avoid these matters. I'm going to withstand them with all of my strength.
566
01:01:45,960 --> 01:01:47,620
Please watch over me while I do so.
567
01:01:47,620 --> 01:01:53,700
I will always offer you my support by your side, Your Majesty.
568
01:01:56,090 --> 01:01:58,860
Then, will you help me?
569
01:01:58,860 --> 01:02:01,840
Please tell me, whatever it is.
570
01:02:03,860 --> 01:02:05,730
That over there.
571
01:02:08,120 --> 01:02:13,340
Are those not the reports from each province?
572
01:02:13,340 --> 01:02:15,700
That's right.
573
01:02:15,700 --> 01:02:21,000
Eunuch Jo would rub his eyes in the dim room as he annotated it with the Korean alphabet until now.
574
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:24,900
I'd like for you to do that instead, my queen.
575
01:02:24,900 --> 01:02:27,160
I understand.
576
01:02:36,160 --> 01:02:40,380
This is the report from Gyeongsang province.
577
01:02:41,730 --> 01:02:43,850
You can take your time,
578
01:02:43,850 --> 01:02:47,570
so you should try and read aloud your interpretation.
579
01:02:48,790 --> 01:02:50,710
Alright.
580
01:02:55,120 --> 01:02:58,890
Those who were caught during the Japanese invasion and returned,
581
01:02:58,890 --> 01:03:03,750
it seems they are being harassed by people.
582
01:03:05,610 --> 01:03:08,620
Did I read that correctly?
583
01:03:08,620 --> 01:03:09,970
Yes.
584
01:03:09,970 --> 01:03:14,310
You did not get a single thing wrong. You read it well.
585
01:03:16,550 --> 01:03:19,030
Please continue to read.
586
01:03:20,290 --> 01:03:26,430
As I am requesting, please find a solution for me.
587
01:03:38,980 --> 01:03:43,280
My Lord, the peddler is here.
588
01:03:43,280 --> 01:03:45,410
Where is he?
589
01:03:46,650 --> 01:03:49,030
What happened?
590
01:03:51,620 --> 01:03:53,330
Did something happen?
591
01:03:53,330 --> 01:03:57,100
After I left you, I was under attack.
592
01:03:57,100 --> 01:04:00,170
Then, what happened to the secret letter?
593
01:04:00,170 --> 01:04:03,600
My attackers seem to have stolen it from me.
594
01:04:03,600 --> 01:04:07,290
I was knocked out for a few days. I'm here now to inform you of it.
595
01:04:07,290 --> 01:04:11,460
That secret letter has His Majesty's seal on it!
596
01:04:11,460 --> 01:04:15,420
Who is the one who stole the letter from you?
597
01:04:15,420 --> 01:04:18,660
Since I was attacked from the back, I couldn't catch his face.
598
01:04:18,660 --> 01:04:23,990
Before I lost consciousness, I could hear my attackers speaking.
599
01:04:27,490 --> 01:04:30,280
The left state minister will be pleased.
600
01:04:30,280 --> 01:04:33,520
He surely said that the left state minister would be pleased.
601
01:04:33,520 --> 01:04:35,490
Left State Minister?
602
01:04:36,660 --> 01:04:39,420
Left State Minister Sin Chi Soo!
603
01:04:59,240 --> 01:05:03,800
Why have you come to visit such a shabby place like this, Chief Royal Secretary?
604
01:05:03,800 --> 01:05:08,690
How long will you keep causing trouble for His Majesty's peaceful reign?
605
01:05:08,690 --> 01:05:14,150
I have no idea what you are saying, so please elaborate.
606
01:05:20,140 --> 01:05:24,860
Where did you hide His Majesty's secret letter?
607
01:05:26,490 --> 01:05:29,380
Oh, that traitorous letter, you mean?
608
01:05:29,380 --> 01:05:35,090
That was a decision made by His Majesty for the sake of this country and its people.
609
01:05:35,090 --> 01:05:38,860
How is that different from His Majesty's duty?
610
01:05:38,860 --> 01:05:42,480
I truly do not understand you.
611
01:05:42,480 --> 01:05:45,190
Born into a reputable family and
612
01:05:45,190 --> 01:05:48,090
having so much more than anyone in life,
613
01:05:48,090 --> 01:05:50,830
how could you associate yourself with those lowly people
614
01:05:50,830 --> 01:05:54,880
and lived a life misaligned with what the world wanted for you?
615
01:05:55,540 --> 01:06:01,290
I have come this far with my own strength starting from my poor family.
616
01:06:02,550 --> 01:06:05,750
If I were you,
617
01:06:05,750 --> 01:06:14,960
I would have properly enjoyed what I had and multiplied all of it and given it to my descendants.
618
01:06:14,960 --> 01:06:20,110
With the justification that it is for your descendants, you chase after your own self-interest.
619
01:06:20,110 --> 01:06:24,450
Is that the justification that you have embraced and embodied?
620
01:06:24,450 --> 01:06:30,380
You set up a clown to be your puppet and fulfilled your self-interest, did you not?
621
01:06:31,400 --> 01:06:33,580
I told you.
622
01:06:33,580 --> 01:06:36,920
We are the same kind of people.
623
01:06:38,340 --> 01:06:40,820
Do not deny that.
624
01:06:40,820 --> 01:06:43,280
I will not deny it.
625
01:06:43,280 --> 01:06:47,860
But my path is different from yours.
626
01:06:47,860 --> 01:06:52,820
A different path? What do you mean?
627
01:06:52,820 --> 01:06:59,460
Thankfully, I have met two kings who have understood my heart.
628
01:06:59,460 --> 01:07:03,730
One of them lost his path and wandered, but this time,
629
01:07:03,730 --> 01:07:07,160
this one has decided to not wander.
630
01:07:07,160 --> 01:07:11,060
I will step back from that path.
631
01:07:11,060 --> 01:07:14,180
Step back? You?
632
01:07:14,180 --> 01:07:16,940
Do you believe you can fool me with those words?
633
01:07:16,940 --> 01:07:20,010
It doesn't matter if you do not believe me.
634
01:07:21,460 --> 01:07:25,770
Where is that secret letter?
635
01:07:26,710 --> 01:07:29,470
I can't tell you.
636
01:07:29,470 --> 01:07:31,740
Just kill me while you're at it.
637
01:07:31,740 --> 01:07:34,160
Will you truly be like this until the end?
638
01:07:34,160 --> 01:07:39,760
I'm going to die anyway. It'd be fun to die by your hands.
639
01:07:41,030 --> 01:07:44,140
Why do you hesitate?
640
01:07:44,140 --> 01:07:48,350
What? Is it because you have no sword?
641
01:09:41,240 --> 01:09:47,620
I looked for a sword, and my hands picked one up.
642
01:09:47,620 --> 01:09:51,090
It seems as if the heavens are helping me.
643
01:09:51,090 --> 01:09:56,140
Then, those heavens have become rotten to the core.
644
01:09:56,140 --> 01:10:02,480
If they have rotten, so be it. My will is the same as theirs.
645
01:10:11,390 --> 01:10:14,550
What-what is that?
646
01:10:14,550 --> 01:10:16,660
Donuimun Gate (also known as The West Gate)
647
01:10:28,490 --> 01:10:31,660
My Lord, a huge problem has occurred.
648
01:10:31,660 --> 01:10:34,060
I believe a war has started.
649
01:10:34,060 --> 01:10:35,360
What did you say?
650
01:10:35,360 --> 01:10:39,250
I'll look into what happened, so you guys can—
651
01:10:48,350 --> 01:10:51,030
- Open the castle gate.
- Yes, sir.
652
01:11:28,690 --> 01:11:31,980
Donuimun Gate (also known as The West Gate)
653
01:12:14,220 --> 01:12:16,280
It's a rebellion!
654
01:12:16,280 --> 01:12:19,770
The rebels are coming into the palace!
655
01:12:35,410 --> 01:12:39,030
The crowned clown
656
01:12:39,030 --> 01:12:50,000
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657
01:12:57,030 --> 01:12:58,920
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658
01:12:58,920 --> 01:13:02,750
Bring me the royal seal and that fake man's head.
659
01:13:02,750 --> 01:13:05,260
What's lowly and what's fake?
660
01:13:05,260 --> 01:13:09,310
Everything that man did is for the people and its country.
661
01:13:09,310 --> 01:13:13,400
You cannot call that lowly. It's even more false to call it fake.
662
01:13:13,400 --> 01:13:16,180
Thinking that you have to take them on alone
663
01:13:16,180 --> 01:13:17,630
makes me feel anxious.
664
01:13:17,630 --> 01:13:19,250
The secret letter has not come out.
665
01:13:19,250 --> 01:13:23,000
The king is someone who becomes more daring when you threaten him.
666
01:13:23,000 --> 01:13:24,670
You cannot do this.
667
01:13:24,670 --> 01:13:28,330
Do not worry. I will return safely.