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Episode 15

Baek Dae Gil

are you truly my brother?

Oh right.

I remembered.

I don't know why in the world you are curious about it.

But my birthday is Year Gyeyu (1693), Month 10, Day 6.

So Royal Mother aready knew?

Royal Mother.

Prince Yeoning.

Are you alright?

For about a month, my chest has been congested and my breathing is stifled.

What brings you here?

Please speak.

Royal Mother, the one that passed away before I was born.

The six-month-premature older brother.

What about that child?

By chance,

is that six-month-premature older brother alive?

What brings you to that thought?

Is it Baek Dae Gil?

Royal Mother.

I have asked you,

is Baek Dae Gil the six-month-premature older brother who was said to be dead?

My liege lord told me to send this to you.

Do you know the meaning of this painting?

This is a dragon fish that seems to signify the king.

But there are two fish in one pond.

It seems to signify a revolt.

This painting,

I will hand it to the master personally.

Jeonggamnok [ Records of Jeonggam ( Book of Prophecy) ]

Jeong-gam-nok.

What book is this?

It's a book of prophecy for the future of this nation of Joseon.

A banned book among banned books that is to be burned upon discovery.

What exactly is

in there that...

Nothing much.

Lee clan would annihilate Goryeo

and establish the nation of Joseon.

Furthermore the Jeong clan will annihilate the Joseon established by the Lee clan

and establish the Jeong's dynasty.

The Jeong clan will annihilate the Lee dynasty?

Then,

who is Jeong?

Though I don't know the face,

it is clear he is remarkable.

In the past, some 200 temples across the eight provinces

and some 100 provincial governments, upon a summons by him, participated in a revolt

and invaded the capital.

The end of the knife should always face outside.

I believe everyone here is well aware Lee Yeong Chang

just what direction that knife should face. .

The message is that the Hamgyeong province sector will soon arrive as well.

Good.

That's enough, Oppa.

The cutting edge will be gone soon.

In order to pluck the king's head, it needs to be like this. Dog Blade

What are you talking about?

The king's head is mine.

So don't touch it.

Soon Im.

Take it easy.

Take what easy?

Is this the place?

Command of the Southern Approaches and Royal Guards Command

have sent their message that they will participate in the Great Cause.

If your side will strike the king's head first,

we will take care of the rest.

Tonight at the hour of Ja (11pm - 1am), our Royal Military Guard

will leave Sukjeong Gate and Yoonbok Palace open.

Remember that you only have one chance.

Command of the Southern Approaches and Royal Guards Command

as well the Royal Military Guard closest to the king erected a revolt.

That remarkability is unspeakable.

However, the more important point is that the commoners have a belief

that protagonist of this Jeonggamnok.

I repeat, the one to annihilate Lee clan,

the one deemed to erect a Joseon of Jeong.

So to the current king who's power was scattered,

more scary than a revolt by a thousand,

[ Jeongamnok ]

is this, book of prophecy.

Please tell me.

Royal Mother.

It is true.

When this mother entered the palace,

the child I bore after six months here.

As soon as he saw the light of the world,

the child that left his mother's side.

Baek Dae Gil.

That...

pitiful child.

He is your older brother, Prince.

How?

How have you kept

this hidden all this time?

If I don't hide it,

what other methods do I have?

Everyone,

everyone wanted that child dead.

The Queen from the house of Jang without a doubt, and the high ministers of the royal court.

Even His Majesty the King.

Your Majesty, a six-month-premature baby?

It is unfathomable.

And how can a six-month-premature baby be so healthy?

You...

have you ever suffered a loss of death?

Even a seven-month-premature baby rarely makes it to a year.

To be born at six-month-premature.

Imagine the predicament.

That child.

If he had remained in the royal palace,

if he had lived,

I wouldn't be here now, to be sure, and Prince Yeoning,

you wouldn't be where you are now either.

As soon as he was born, he lost his mother,

and he lost his father.

He is even locked in jail at Lee In Jwa's cajolement.

Is there another child more pitiful than that child?

Baek Dae Gil isn't in jail at this moment.

He's not in jail?

He was released?

Two swordsmen at 10 footsteps away.

Two behind my back.

Two archers.

You'll need to show me the way to Dog Blade.

His Majesty has given that child an opportunity?

He has ordered him to capture the man called Dog Blade?

Yes.

There's no way.

Don't you know?

His Majesty is not one to grant his favor without a reason.

Though the reason isn't clear. By pushing that child to the brink of death, he is pursuing a different ulterior motive.

This won't do. I must go see His Majesty immediately...

Royal Mother.

I will find out about it. You stay here, and don't worry yourself about it, Royal Mother.

A reason?

Yes. In politics, in order to gain one thing, you must give up one thing.

Also, isn't that your firm belief, Father?

King Sookjong

However, by releasing Baek Dae Gil and capturing the gambler Dog Blade,

You do not gain anything, Father.

So then, what is it that you're curious about?

Are you curious about what I hope to obtain?

If not, are you curious about the reason... why I released Baek Dae Gil?

I...

am curious about all of those things.

If you are curious about my private thoughts,

then you should first reveal your private thoughts.

You... what, and how much do you know?

About that fellow... Baek Dae Gil.

That person Baek Dae Gil

Is the son of gambler Baek Man Geum,

He is also the disciple of the best swordsman in Joseon, Kim Che Geon.

Also, he is my friend.

He is my...

You're wrong.

That fellow is not your friend.

He is a hunting dog.

He's just a hunting dog that captures prey for you.

To-sa-goo-peng. (Once the rabbits are dead, the hound is boiled too). They are used when they are needed for the hunt. When they are not needed... they are simply eaten.

How can a hunting dog be your friend?

Fine, since you're curious about my private thoughts,

This book is the original copy of the book which I banned, Records of Jeonggam.

"A person with the surname of Yi (allusion to Yi Seong Gye, the first King of Joseon) brings upon the destruction of Goryeo and founds Joseon."

"A person with the surname of Jeong brings destruction to that Joseon, and establishes a new dynasty."

Because of this damned book of prophecy, every time the owner of the throne changed, there resulted acts of treason.

As a result hundreds, even thousands of lives were sacrificed.

I too... when you were young,

there was a coup to drag me down the throne and place a certain Jeong as King.

What do you mean, a plot of treason?

I...have heard this for the first time just now...

It means that 1000 soldiers from all over the 8 provinces of Joseon, jumped over the palace gates.

I alone remember it all.

That person's face.

That night, the ones who put a knife under my chin. I'm talking about those bastard's faces.

Lee Yeong ChangJang Gil San

Father!

Soon Im?

Oppa, at least you need to live.

Go! What are you doing? I said go!

Our Soon Im...

What are you doing? Go!

Current Crown. Don't think you've won.

The Yi Dynasty will come to an end.

The Jeong clan will lead the new dynasty!

Records of Jeonggam

That day. If it weren't for commissioned officer, Kim Che Geon. Your father would've died and not be sitting here today.

But Father,

What is the connection... between the plot of treason on that day and the gambler Dog Blade...?

With that kind of thinking, how are you going to catch Lee In Jwa? huh?

Did that rat-like fellow look that easy in you?

How do you know who is behind Lee In Jwa?

This book probably would have ended up in card-gambler Dog Blade's gambling house.

That fellow Dog Blade, is among one of traitors that survived that day.

Are you saying that the gambler Dog Blade is a traitor?

Didn't you say that you are curious about my private thoughts?

With much time and great restraint, I finally found

the root behind the two traitors Lee In Jwa and Dog Blade.

Pulling out that root, is my goal.

What do you do this? But you agreed that I'd only stay until Ace of Sixes is dead.

I changed my mind.

What about me? Does my opinion not matter?

Tonight, he will come here.

Him?

Dae Gil, you mean? Boss, you're not doing this on my account, is it?

I'll show you exactly how the Baek Dae Gil you cannot live without

gets trampled.

It's been a while.

They've released Baek Dae Gil. He may soon come...

I know already.

Please don't kill him.

You must not kill him. Baek Dae Gil must die by my hands.

I will catch him. You stay out of this.

Read the record for that day. The answer lies in there.

What's the matter, Your Highness?

The treason that occurred on the third month of Jeongchuk Year (1697) [ Sukjong's 23rd year in reign ]

Go find the books that have that treason recorded. All of them without anything missing.

Jeonggamnok (Records of Jeonggam)

My Liege.

I've delivered the letter to Mother Hwanggu.

Not long ago, the current king became aware of Dog Blade's identity.

So he will not leave Dog Blade be. He will pretend to oblige sincerity.

He will use Baek Dae Gil to strike Dog Blade.

Then, what is your goal?

My goal?

If you can't capture the true culprit, Baek Dae Gil,

at the rise of the sun tomorrow, you will be beheaded.

First, to turn the king's arrow headed toward me to Dog Blade's direction.

The roster of court ministers who hired an assassin and got seized by the scruff of their necks.

To get that roster of Dog Blade's in my possession as my leverage

is my second.

And third, the person who this book of prophecy indicates.

The man who will annihilate Joseon of Lee to erect the dynasty of Jeong.

To find him is my true goal.

Dog Blade is the only one who knows his identity.

Then that man surnamed Jeong will become king?

Actually, I don't believe in this book.

Then...

In the end, the one who will be seated on the royal throne is not me nor the man of Jeong.

But Baek Dae Gil. It will be him.

I want to go in quietly.

[ Joseon of House of Lee... ]

Annihilate the dynasty of Lee and erect the dynasty of Jeong.

Your Majesty. What brings you here at this hour?

Do you remember the treason that occurred on the third month of the year of Jeongchuk (1697)?

Kim Chang Jip (Prime Minister)

That is an incident His Majesty ordered not to speak of.

Hence, I have come to you, haven't I?

Have you read Jeonggamnok (Records of Jeonggam)?

Born as a snake but fated to be a dragon.

A man from the house of Jeong born in the year of the Yin Earth Snake on the month of the Yang Earth Dragon on the day of the Yin Earth Snake at the hour of Yang Earth Dragon.

Ming nation's King Xuanzong was born under the same pillars and became an emperor.

The Jeong also wants to crumble the Joseon of Lee.

And establish himself as the new king.

Then... that man with the surname Jeong. Who is he?

He is a man whose identity cannot be known.

Just that, there is one man who survived after that treason that day.

He was an underling of the mastermind of the treason.

His name was... Kim Jeong Yeol, was it?

Kim Jeong Yeol?

You came fast.

Such a grand welcoming would make me uncomfortable though.

How nice for you to have so many mourners at your wake.

We need to wait it out to see just whose mourners they are.

Swinder Golsa. Why did you kill him?

What do you ask me that?

Baek Dae Gil, I heard you killed him.

Where's Seol Im?

Enough.

If you ask and argue, I must answer all and give you all?

If you're curious, then beat me.

If you grab the ten tag, you win.

This gambling den is yours then.

It looks easier than I thought.

If you don't know the rule, then it's easy, of course. Just one rule.

By fair means or foul.

You, and you.

Then, should we go at this with more fun?

Should we see if you can still do that in the dark?

I think you will come to regret.

We'll find out then.

It's mine now, this gambling den.

It's still

a draw, I think.

- Are you in there?- Who is it?

- Are you Kim Jeong Yeol?- Yes, but?

- You know the traitor named Jeong, right? - Never mind.

I plan to capture that man.

How will you vouch for my life?

To that man.

My neck was broken.

Help me.

You know his face.

You're the only one.

That's enough.

I think we've given them enough to spectate.

- You're so confident? - Would I have came here without confidence?

Then, play a proper game.

The two of you, as man to man.

Wagering your pride as a man.

And according to the rule of this gambling den.

The one who grabs the ten tag is the winner.

Which one among these is the ten tag.

You two gambling masters will have to make that judgement.

Is the right one the ten?

I think this side is the ten tag.

Why? It's not?

But I think it's a bit unfair.

The two of you might be cajoling a swindle together.

If it's a swindle, you can strike my neck.

Also, it hurts my pride a bit too.

You're single-armed.

Tie me.

It hurts my pride to be up against a single-arm.

You're Kim Che Geon's disciple, I hear.

You know my master?

It's interesting, right?

Who would win.

However...

why did you become the likes of an assassin?

Hey, why are you curious about so many things at the gambling table?

Just worry about winning.

Stop now.

What are you doing?

Boss. Dae Gil.

It's a man's victory and my father's revenge is wagered on it too.

Stop that. Stop!

What!

Baek Dae Gil.

I won.

By fair means or foul.

You don't know about a card until you flip it, no?

You won't acknowledge this?

But before that, in front of the gathered here,

let's make it clear.

If I win, this gambling den without a doubt,

and Seol Im as well, I will take her with me.

If you win, do that.

You. Do you trust that woman?

Flip it.

One.

The other one left is the ten, so I won.

Why did you kill my father?

So you knew?

I just found out.

I found out after your confession, Dog Blade.

What do you think this card is?

One.

Instead of a victory, for you to confess was the goal of this match in the first place.

So you two colluded from the first place.

This wasn't part of my plan though.

Why did you kill him? Why did you kill my father!

A gambler dies and what reason is needed?

And under this situation the reason isn't what matters.

The game is not over yet either.

Then we will see to a true victory like men.

Dae Gil, stop now.

Don't worry.

Starting now, it's real.

I'll have you feel it. The distance between you and me.

Acknowledge it now.

Who was it?

The one who paid you to kill Swindler Golsa.

Was it White-Faced Scholar, Lee In Jwa?

Lee In Jwa.

He commissioned me.

However, that wasn't the only reason I killed him.

Killing Swindler Golsa

was solely by my will.

I thought it was a brief escape.

But I've come too far.

You be responsible.

The one wearing a hat should be better than the one with a cutter in hand.

I've lost.

Not yet.

Why did you come?

I came out of worry for you.

Also,

who was it?

The man of treason with the name of Jeong hiding behind you.

How did you...

The one who sent Baek Dae Gil to this match today was His Majesty.

So the intention was to capture me and expose what's behind me?

Did you think I would tell you?

So I brought with me a special guest today.

So you're still alive.

Take a good look. Among the high-ranking men here, is there one who is the traitor surnamed Jeong?

Your Highness, it appears there isn't.

Have another close look. He must be present.

Actually, my memory is a little murky.

And I really don't think he's here.

I understand.

You may go now.

I'm sorry.

This man will be handled by state law. Arrest him.

Yes, Your Highness.

I have a request.

This is my last time in the gambling den. Let me have a drink of wine.

Boss.

What is this deed!

For a brief while,

because of your presence, Seol Im, I was happy.

Thank you.

I've completely

lost.

Boss. Boss.

Was it you?

The one who is to annihilate the Joseon of Lee to erect the dynasty of Jeong?

Lee In Jwa.

I believe meeting like this is good for neither of us.

If the two of us meet, the current king will be pulling out his sword.

If it's the king's sword that you fear, you wouldn't have come here.

How about it? Joining hands with me?

My power that can flip Joseon over and then some more.

Will you be able to handle it?

Do you really think I, Lee In Jwa...

Won't even be able to handle that?

You never know. We also don't know who will betray each other.

It seems you lack trust in people.

Since you haven't even told me your real name.

My name is Jeong Hee Ryang

Jeong Hee Ryang?

There is a leader in Yeongnam named, Jeong Hee Ryang... You're telling me you're him?

How can I compare to someone like you,

who causes uproars in the capital?

So, what do you think? With my military prowess,

combined with your power from Yeongnam, we'll most definitely get the life of the King,

and still be left enough to take over the government.

So, from the Current Crown's eyes...

Are you planning on making him shed tears of blood?

The liquor made with the red berries atop Mount Mokmyeon

is indeed like none other.

I will invite you over sometime.

You've always followed me into the gambling houses that I go to,

so for what reason are you outside today?

What you see isn't always everything

So what happened to Dog Blade?

He committed suicide.

It's a suitable ending to an assassin.

Now... only your neck is left.

No

Rather than slashing my neck,

there is a more important matter.

It has come time for you to know.

Ah, right on time your highness, Prince Yeoning.

Lee In Jwa.

Have you also come to seek out the traitor with the surname Jeong?

No, your highness. I was here to tell Baek Dae Gil, whose standing in front of me

an amusing story.

Though it looks good that you two superiors to have become friends.

On the other hand, it is a regretful.

I see that Prince Yeoning already knew

what kind of relationship you two have.

Is that true?

What is?

Are you asking because you really don't know?

The fact that your highness and I

are brothers. He said we're brothers.

You there.

Now I am finally able to meet you,

Dam Seo.

Why isn't it Baek Dae Gil?

Your life started with an act of deception by the Current Crown.

Though everyone knows it,

an event that no one can speak of.

It's written from before you were born

the meeting between the Current Crown and Royal Noble Consort Sook

Would you be able to handle the weight of the truth?

Handle or whatnot. I'll be the one to do it. Continue what you were saying.

Royal Noble Consort Sook's husband during her time as a water maid.

Is your father Baek Man Geum.

During the time your mother was a water maid,

she somehow caught the Current Crown's eye.

My wife! I will wager her!

Your father, Baek Man Geum, who fell prey to the Current Crown's deception,

bet Royal Noble Consort Sook

In the end having his wife taken from him by the Current Crown

He later found out it was the Current Crown's deception, thus argued with him.

Royal Noble Consort Sook threw out your father

coldly.

But you were born as a six-month premature baby,

and was abandoned by your own mother

Conclusively, since both children were born of the same womb, Prince Yeoning and you are

brothers.

Royal Noble Consort Sook

that lady

is my mother?

Did you think that I would believe those words?

True, it's not something that can be easily accepted.

But think through it hard. Surely there is suspicion.

Just a little.

Bear just a little more and wait.

So? What's your reason to tell me that?

What is changed from Her Royal Consort Sook being my mother?

You still don't know?

Baek Dae Gil, you are...

not Baek Man Geum's child.

What in the world...

The current king.

Your father is not Baek Man Geum.

It's the current king.

This nation's

monarch.

The monarch

is my father?

Father?

♪ It's alright, dearest, I'm okay to be aching. ♪

♪ Regard me as a bad guest going through hardship ♪

♪ I cry a thousand times and smile once only ♪

M... mother.

I'm sorry. I should have sought you out sooner.

You two go capture that Lee In Jwa.

It's time now.

Lee In Jwa is hopeless now.

Lee In Jwa, your crime of plotting treason.

On midday in two days, have this man killed by dismemberment.

It's the end for you.

I will watch with a smile watching your suffer the plight of having your head go flying.

Your father Baek Man Geum is alive.

Don't lie.

Rescue me, then I will let you meet him.