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Stop it!

Release the lord.

Lord? What are you saying?

I know all, release him!

Guys!

Save the King!

Lord!

I won't be insulted to you easily.

Lord!

You killed my son, Aja,

and tried to kill me, I won't forgive you!

Lord!

Lord!

The Crown Prince I acknowledge...

Is only the 4th, Mookang.

Lord! Lord!

Spread this fact to all people.

Lord! Lord!

Just think of your will.

Lord!

I won't cry.

I won't cry again.

What happened?

When guards showed up, King pulled out the knife.

He mentioned general's name,

and he only acknowledge Mookang to be the throne.

What?

Until the end, until the end!

If we leave him like that, it'll spread to people rapidly.

What do I do?

First, you order soldiers to remove King's body.

And order private troops to strike military soldiers.

What?

Soldies of military police?

Notjust them, strike all people who saw this!

Pardon?

Disguise the fight between revolt of 4th son and military,

and sweep everything away.

But, Sir general! You must think when you'll be the King.

If you massacre people, it's an indelible stain.

It's too late!

I came to where I can't turn back!

Lady! Lady!

What is it? What is it?

At the market...

What about it?

Oh my, oh gosh.

King held a knife at the market.

King? Why is he in the market...

King just passed away!

What?

Move away!

We're military police! We will escort the lord!

I'll escort him!

Guard Wanggoo will escort him! You will guard him!

Yes!

Escort lord! Escort lord!

It's the revolt! Retreat now!

Retreat! Now!

Sir Wanggoo! Sir Wanggoo.

What's happening, doctor?

I don't exactly know.

Disaster is occurred. We have to hide now.

I'll go first. Stay here.

Hide! It's the general.

Lord! Lord!

How this happened, lord!

Who, who have they done this to you!

Lord!

Lord!

Brother!

King has passed away!

What?

I can't say it with my mouth...

in front of the market...

Prepare the national mourning.

I can't believe this! How, how could this!

It's the 4th Prince!

You were dazzled by notice and script,

finally, King has passed away.

I acquired information that King will come to the market,

and military soldiers went to escort him.

But unknown private troops attacked us.

Therefore,

King has passed away,

And poor people were sacrificed.

I will...

I will find him!

I will eradicate the sources of evil!

All of you prepare the national mourning!

National mourning?

It's the mourning of the King.

Prepare it!

Get out and prepare it!

He massacred people!

How long can it be hidden!

It's too late!

I came to where I can't turn back!

Where he can't turn back. Where he can't turn back.

I'll transfer 2,000 private soldiers and 100 horses!

They acted military operation at the market in day time.

It means 4th son prepared his soldiers.

Yes, that's right.

You never know things will change, we have to be ready.

Then, I'll treat that you agreed with me.

2,000 men and 1,000 horses?

That's more than what I have.

This isn't preparing for political change,

it is to weaken our strength?

The situation is bad.

Transfer of private men is the only right of King.

Even if it's emergency situation,

hand over private men without the script of King?

This has never happened in history.

Because of 4th son's treason, abdication hasn't been done.

You're the master of board of nobles.

Why don't you stand on our side and take general's side?

Anyway before we see the scirpt with the Royal Seal on it,

we can't hand over our men!

- Is this it? - Yes.

Jinryu said this is the chest of the Royal Seal.

But there's no key to open it.

Give me that!

Truly,

It was hard to get.

It's gone! It's gone!

Don't say I'm heartless.

I won't cry any more.

Yes, right.

I'm different to them.

They think people to rule and control,

and massacre for the throne, I'm different to them.

I'm the people.

I'm just people who only want to live freely and easily!

So I'll the owner of this Royal Seal!

I'll be the one. I will be!

It's empty?

It wasn't in the chest?

Then what do we do?

They won't give us their men without the sealed script.

I have to find it, I will find it.

Oh...

That was the only one.

It's true!

Are you sure this was the one?

Without any suspicion, I thought it was the Royal Seal.

Aren't you lying to me?

I already handed over the King to you.

Why would I lie to you?

Then only King and guard went to Achak?

- Correct. - Didn't Mok Rasoo and 4th son go with him?

Yes, just the King.

Alright, you can go.

Even if it turned this way, what you promise is

How can you say that now?

Still promise is promise.

And you shouldn't treat me like this.

If Dr. Mok didn't go with King,

- Dr. Mok was... - With 4th son!

They had the Seal in the first place.

Yes!

Any connection with Mok or place, search completely.

Find Mok Rasoo, no matter what!

Yes!

Maybe?

Completely search it! Completely!

- What's the noise? - Soldiers suddenly came in.

What? Soldiers?

What are you doing?

I'm looking for somebody.

Somebody, who are you looking for in my house?

Search thoroughly! From inside to outside!

Yes!

You'll regret this! I'll make you to regret this!

What, what is...

Oh, god! I'm dying!

Look.

I can live without a law. Look at me.

I need to see Dr. Wooyoung.

She knows me. Let me know my sin.

Twist their legs until they confess where Mok Rasoo is.

Yes!

Look!

Sir dalsol!

- Stop it! - Yes.

I know!

- Where is it? - Honestly, I lied.

I don't know, I really don't know!

Please ask me something I know.

I want to live too.

Please ask me something I know.

Take me to Dr. Wooyoung and ask me.

She knows me. Let me know my sin.

Twist them until they confess.

- Yes, twist them! - Yes!

Gently, gently!

Oh! My thighs!

Oh! My groins!

What brought you here?

I know your anxiety for consecutive tragedy.

Why? Is everything alright?

It's not that, do you know a man called Giroo?

Dr. Giroo? Why?

He impended my house with soldiers.

Did he?

I don't know well but don't you trust me?

It's nothing like that.

Do you think I can't read the situation

and panic now?

I told you it's not like that.

Maybe he was looking for Dr. Mok Rasoo.

Dr. Mok Rasoo...

I met him a couple of times for supplying goods in Taehaksa,

But he's nothing to do with me.

If the store is inspected by military,

it would have huge impact.

I had officials from Soo and I was very unbearable.

It wasn't intended and I'm sorry.

You're watching my back so please look after me little more.

I won't make you regret. Especially to you, Princess.

To me?

Yes, isn't it time for you to collect your own people?

When you need me, please tell me.

What's the reason?

After abdication was decided,

I sent many gifts to Sir general,

but I felt it's not right thing to do.

Isn't Premier becoming the King?

And I have worry as a merchant.

What is it?

Merchant Abigi is assisting general irrationally.

I think he's restraining my store.

And he's close to Dr. Giroo.

Handle it quick, quick!

What is it?

Lookout for Jin Gakyung merchant.

- Why? - Certainly, Dr. Mok and Jang

Has the connection.

Do I have to find them?

Yes, they may have the Royal Seal.

- Ok, I'll put a man there. - Yes.

I heard you searched Jin's house, is that right?

- Yes. - What was the reason?

I was looking for Dr. Mok.

Why her? Didn't you know I favor her!

- I'm sorry. - Tell me the reason.

What was your evidence?

Merchant Abigi told me that

Dr. Mok come and go there often.

Didn't he try to take advantage of this situation

to entrap other store?

That's not...

Don't ever do that again without my permission.

Understood?

Yes.

Eunjin! Are you ok? Alright?

How about you?

I'm alright.

Dad, dad, are you ok?

Do I look ok to you? My lower part is ruined.

Well done all of you. You forbore it well.

I would talk if I knew.

Engineer Gomo! Don't you really know?

What if they torture us again?

Oh, shit smell!

Nobody talked?

They didn't confess anything.

From my experience, they don't know anything.

Where have they gone?

Where did Dr. Mok and Jang hide?

How could you?

As I told you earlier, I became a treasoner falsely,

I lost my parents and family was destructed.

So I dreamed of real treason.

That's how I collected them.

How did you collect them?

They used to be my father's men, so I called them up again.

And I collected some recently for excuse of merchant.

How many are they?

About 500.

The store contacted us. Soldiers searched the house.

From military police?

They suddenly impended.

They were looking for the Royal Seal. They must be desparate.

- They must be. - Is lady Jin alright?

Yes, she went to Dr. Wooyoung for a help,

The message was to be extremely cautious.

We should move the mountain for a while.

Yes, that's better.

Yes, until my head clears up.

It's definite that they don't have the Seal.

Otherwise they would have showed us the script.

Yes, I think so.

I met Sir Jinryu and he was hesitated.

Certainly, King went to his house

and general conciliated him.

It looks like it.

Anyway we have to act the same.

Without the Seal and the script, we don't accept abdication.

Do we all agree with it?

- We should. - Hand over the troops?

He's trying to weaken us for the excuse of 4th son.

Right, they'll take our power and Hae will have it all.

Just like they grew up their power to hold the King,

We can do the same! Can we do this?

- We can do this. - Let's do that.

Force?

Will you turn all nobles to be our enemy?

Then, do we need to be pushed away from the beginning?

But it can cause the internal war.

There's no choice.

If we step back here, we'll have powerless Imperial.

Remove order of selecting men and compromise with them.

That's not the problem.

They want to compare the strength over the throne.

They are declaring the war!

Brother! Face the reality.

We have power becaue nobles are on our side.

So what are you gonna do?

Will you get the Royal Seal?

Sun!

How did the meeting go?

They won't move without the Royal Seal.

I'll go and talk to them.

Why are you delaying the transfering private men?

Send you selected men to the palace tomorrow!

We can't do that.

- You can't do that? - The right of transfering private men

And tax supply only belong to the King. But without script,

Now! Are you saying you can't acknowledge my father?

Are you saying that?

Or are you related to the 4th son of revolt!

What do we do?

We can't enthrone somebody else.

Or we can't have internal war.

How small are you!

Didn't you expect this?

Do you have a plan?

Yes, I do.

They know it and they'll fear it.

We can do the same as what general did to Prince Aja.

Then?

How's situation going?

Since we don't have the seal, it won't be easy.

Mother! Father has to be enthroned no matter what.

And restrain nobles and the brother.

Right. But I'm worried since it's not easy.

Sir Sa is here.

Come in.

What is it?

We can't empty the throne for long.

We don't want that.

But general is restraining us than the throne.

What we want is

2 of you gain the trust of people and access to the throne.

What do you want?

Please send general to Japan for 5 years.

General is saying it's the revolt of 4th son.

But people have different idea about it.

If you delay more,

He will earn more grievance as the killer of Prince Aja.

First you need to calm it down and do the coronation.

If you do that, I will acknowledge accession to the throne.

Isn't that good for both of you?

So discuss with Premier and decide please.

Is this the only way?

Don't you know this?

Brother and Hae allied and used this.

Finally, they're asking for us to be the brother's role.

How could I not know it?

When the King sent Prince Aja to Japan,

You know what happened?

Yes, this is following his foot steps.

But when your father becomes a King,

The biggest threat is surely Sun.

But the reason why nobles treat us well is because of him.

So what can we do?

Without their help, he can't be enthroned easily.

He was so silent for few decades,

And I never thought he'd make things hard before he die.

It's just so close now.

Please calm yourself, and you must think carefully.

How are nobles doing?

Why?

Sir Sa went to see the lady Hae.

- What for? - That...

Say it now!

He proposed to send you to Japan for 5 years.

What!

He wants to use what I used before?

Damn it!

Didn't anyone watch you?

I was very cautious.

How's palace?

Still the abdication is not hold yet.

I think nobles and general competing their strength.

How about people?

People tend to abstain from saying it,

but secretly it's spreading out.

Have you decided what to do?

Crown Prince hasn't decided yet.

But there's only one choice.

Fortunately, the merchant has his own men,

Don't we need to foster our force here.

That won't do it.

That won't do?

It's reckless to protest with those soldiers.

We can gather more forces.

If we extent them, vicinal nobles will recognize us.

And even if we do, it's very difficult

To foster soldiers in this tiny place.

I mean we have a limit of gathering soldiers.

And more importantly I'm not ready yet.

Then what's your plan?

First get myself ready,

and it has to be legal to foster soldiers.

There isn't any way at the moment.

There is one.

What should I do?

You? How did you?

How have you been?

You have no fear.

Where do you think you sneak into?

I have things to say.

Things to say?

Yes.

I think I'll accept your proposal.

Propose?

Yes.

What did I propose to you?

If you entrust the Secretary who is responsible for Royal order,

you asked me to do Eunsol of your surbodinate.

What? Did I propose that big suggestion?

Yes, so you will provide field, servants and men.

Wow, it was a big deal.

You should've accepted then.

Unfortunately, you and Dr. Mok betrayed me once again.

And you missed it.

To me, it's the time.

You asked for my vengeance toward general?

You told me to accord my and your interests?

I couldn't do that then, but now I lost the King,

It's the time for me now.

That's your time.

Now notjust my brother but also I can't forgive you.

Can't you?

Then 2 things you need the most at moment,

You won't get it.

Doctor! This is Giroo.

Doctor!

Come in!

What do you want?

I know Sir Sa suggested to you and the lady

that general needs to be sent to Japan.

And general knows this as well.

You can compromise now,

but you'll lose bigger thing.

Think carefully.

I'll say the same thing what Giroo just said.

Think carefully.

I haven't finished yet.

What's the 2 things I need the most?

If you think carefully, you'll know.

And thank you for hiding me from Giroo.

Jang!

- Oh, my legs, oh my legs. - Oh, dad.

- Oh my legs. - Oh, dad.

Oh, Eunjin.

I smell a tower is burnt!

- Exchange this, now. - Alright.

- Water, water, water. - Alright!

What happens to us now? I can't be taken again.

Right, let's flee now.

Right, it's not gonna be better than Haneuljae.

What? Haneuljae? What are you saying.

That was heaven, heaven!

Let's get better and get the hell out of here.

We won't be killed any where else.

Anyway are doctor and Jang alive now?

Jang!

Are you alright?

Are you alright, uncle?

Do I look ok to you?

I'm sorry. It seemed you guys were going through a lot.

- I was worried about you. - Yeah, we're fine.

How about you? How about doctor?

They're all fine.

You know about King? You know about him right?

- Yes. - Anyway,

Should I pack now? No, we don't need to.

We can come with you, right?

No, that's not possible!

We'll see soon. Just hold on tight until then.

What? You didn't come to pick us up?

No, wait little longer.

- Is this true? - Really?

- Yes. - Then,

what about Ms Mojin and me? Huh? Jang!

I'm sorry, uncle.

I got it, go now! You're dangerous here.

Right, tell doctor to be careful.

Yes, thanks!

Be careful!

Oh, I'm dying.

- Oh, dad. - Don't touch the pillow!

The 2 things I need the most?

That's impossible!

You're going to the palace?

Yes, I need to go.

You can't get in or even if you do, it's way to death!

I don't have enough strength.

That's why we're fostering men.

Power is just one part of strength I need to acquire.

Even if I secure more men than they do,

I wouldn't take away their power.

The palace is the place to take it away.

The palace is the place to raise the strength.

The palace is the place to learn and control the strength.

The King only worried about your safety.

But you're going back?

I can't accept your mean.

It's not the same as putting fire on the battle field.

I know, but I must go back.

I wanted to follow King and Prince's mean.

I'm just an ordinary person right now.

That person can't be a King.

People don't want people to be the King.

They don'tjust want virtous King.

The man who really can lead the country,

they want the man who can make them comfortable.

I have to make myself like that.

Yes, please do that.

Go to the palace and learn it.

But what's your plan?

I have what they need.

Is it the Royal Seal?

But if you give it away,

if we don't give it away, can't Premier be the King?

It's important when I'm the King.

It's just a stamp when I'm nothing.

Yes, that's right.

So you need to follow my mean and go to the palace together.

Of course.

Who my mother asked you to look after,

I'll ask you again.

Please make me the man who can help the King.

Yes, sir.

2 things I need!

One is the Royal Seal! Dr. Mok probably has it.

But another one is?

General wants to see you.

Did you call me?

I'm striking Sir Sa.

If I strike one as an example, the rest will follow.

Don't get confused by them and cooperate to me.

It's just fight for leadership after King is replaced.

I'm the one who can protect you and father.

I went too far and provided the change to them.

But you mustn't forget that I did it to enthrone our father.

And we must not forget the existence of 4th son.

If nobles conspired together,

and enthrone 4th son as a figure,

father, you and me! We'll all fall off.

That's not what you want, right?

So go and tell your mother.

Right! It's the 4th son! One is the seal and another is him.

One can hush up nobles, another is to hush brother up!

Jang came here.

Really? How about Dr. Mok?

He seems to be safe.

We'll see each other soon so he told us to wait.

Right.

- Do you know where Jang is? - No.

We went to military police. We really don't know.

I'm not trying to do something to you or him.

So tell me now.

- Don't you really know? - No, we don't.

- Eat this, balloonflower. - Panfry is nice.

- Oh my legs! - Dad!

Do you know where Jang is?

Dad! What's wrong? Can't you breathe?

Please be mercy to us.

We're still in shock of torture.

I'm not rebuking you. Tell me if you know.

We have no idea!

Please find him! I'll ask you so.

Jang, you bastard! If I catch you, I will just.

I will just, drag you to doctor.

She's gone, eat.

We can't even eat properly.

You still gotta eat.

Will he come to me again?

Jin Gakyung is here.

Yeah? Bring her in.

Have a seat.

What is it?

I have an urgent thing to discuss.

What is it?

A man called Jang visited the merchant and I hid him.

Jang visited the merchant?

Yes, he had the bond with Jang in the battle.

I pretended to hide him.

So I came to let you know.

What should I do?

Will you accompany the military?

No, I'll go. Lead the way.

Yes.

How! How could you!

Sorry, I'm a merchant. I don't do things to threat my store.

Don't look at me like that. We were going to see each other.

- You can go now. - Yes.

Let's cut to the point.

Will you give me all?

Yes.

One is the Royal Seal.

Correct!

Another is the 4th son.

That's correct, too.

You can give me the Seal but what about the 4th son?

He passed away.

So we have no one to lean on to.

And it led us to accord your interests.

Please use my vengeance.

You liar!

Are you trying to fool me with it?

Who will you bring and confuse me!

I'll release soldiers and execute you.

Will you trust me if I give the necklace to you?

I have a necklace 4 written on it.

Even the neckalce!

I'm not the problem.

Because I can give you the 2 definite materials.

Are you asking me to secure your life?

Of course.

Perhaps you won't tell a lie like general?

If you have the way to secure my life,

I'll hand these over to you.

If not, these don't mean a thing to me.

So I will throw them away into the ocean.

I trust her.

I'll reach you through her next time.

I get it.

Let's go.

Did you hear it?

About what?

As you can see, you'll know roughly.

And you must be curious of palace's situation.

I don't know exactly.

He asked for trade.

Trade?

He'll give me 2 things I need.

2 things?

The Royal Seal of King and the necklace of hidden Prince.

What do you think?

How could I express my opinion?

You could say from the point of profit and loss.

It's alright.

First, the seal will hush up the nobles, allow abdication.

It's definite profit.

The necklace will make you to grasp

The 4th son who is constant threat to general.

It's also profit to you.

And it will silent the disturbance of people,

I don't know about general but you have no loss.

Is it?

Plus you can have intelligent people

like Dr. Mok and Jang for free.

For free.

Frankly, I want them more.

What are you talking about?

Nonsense, you will hand over the necklace to them?

Although we know you are the Prince,

but that's the only evidence to prove yourself.

What do I need it for?

What do you need it for?

It's unsecure to give the seal, I can't let you do the necklace.

No, if I can't be the King without it.

I mustn't be the King.

If I don't have the ability and strength,

they're meaningless to me.

If a mandate of heaven is given to me,

when I get the strength by myself,

the necklace will come to me.

Going into the palace is dangerous itself.

The King asked me to protect him whole time.

But I can't protect him in the palace.

Anything is dangerous as well.

This is about his safety. That's important.

- Did you hear it? - Yes, I know.

What do we do?

I was surprised but I feel the same.

But to throw away the only evidence to prove himself,

He is going to the palace.

And the safety of him...

Do you think the same, doctor?

Between the danger and achieving the will,

when these collide, he always chose the latter one.

But this is to become the King.

To be the one...

He's not thinking of becoming the King.

Then what is it?

It's the oracle of the bronze incense burner.

He will arouse Baekjae after he becomes the King.

Right, if his purpose is limited to become the one,

he might build his force here.

But after becoming the King, he wants to make himself

to arouse Baekjae again.

If it's not done by himself, he won't be the King.

That's why he's letting go of the seal and neckalce.

Should we run now?

I feel it'll be the last chance.

I don't think so.

Every moment would be the chance.

You'd like to escape and get away every moment.

My life of palace was like that.

It's not because of danger,

it's not easy to raise and believe in yourself.

Beliven in yourself.

If you want to run away, I'll always run away with you.

If you need my stupid joke, I'll always do it for you.

Everything around you seems unstable,

but me, at the same place,

even if I have to lose myself, even if you have to use me,

I'll always be there for you.

Haven't you decided yet?

The place can't be empty for any longer.

The abdication needs to be held.

General may think

he can strike me, but that's not that simple.

Please hurry.

What will you do?

There's no time to wait.

Right, no need to hesitate.

Yes, we'll attack Sa immediately.

- Yes! - The abdication is held at the same time.

Taehaksa needs to prepare it!

Yes.

What?

Can you trust his words?

Yes, rather than his, it is Dr. Mok's words.

He won't speak unreliable words.

It's the brilliant idea to settle down nobles and brother.

That's the best way and we have no loss.

- Please allow it. - She's right.

What if Sun finds out?

For the sake of brother,

it's better than going Japan or having internal war.

It's been long time since the King had passed away.

Hold the abdication and settle down the nation.

Let's do that.

The Royal Palace meeting?

He hasn't accessed to the throne, how can he do this!

Wouldn't he do what he wants to do?

- Let's see the situation. - Yes.

Finally, father decided it.

He's going to push it forward!

Why are you sitting at the King's chair?

You haven't received the seal and script yet!

You're imprudent!

I know why you demand the script.

We want to settle down people.

There's no other intention.

- Is it true? - Of course.

Is it the same that you want to send general to Japan?

Yes, it is the same.

There's an odd rumor of King and Prince Aja's death.

We want to settle it down.

- Is it true? - Yes.

So please issue the sealed abdication script.

We can settle down all confusion with that!

That's it.

The abdication script has arrived from the King!

Come in.

General! This is...

This is the Royal Seal that King asked me to deliver to Premier!

This is the abdicaiton script!

I, Bu Yeogye, uphold King's order and conduct the coronation!

And I order with my first script with Royal Seal on it!

Dr. Mok and engineer Jang who settled all confusion,

Are ordred to be the first merit officials of my coronation.

I order Dr. Mok Rasoo to be the master of Taehaksa.

And engineer Jang to be the Eunsol of Secretary!

I did everything for you to have the throne.

But that crucial matter...

So? Do we have to get a permission from you?

Search Wooyoung's office.

The reason why she can be confident

is that she has the neckalce!

Do you want to be top of the King?

Observe the merchant Jin all the time.

Will you do business so peacefully?

He's with Princess Wooyoung all the time?

I'll provide you hose, servants and private soldiers.

And I also want to raise your status.

He's arresting all 38 people who appealed to the King.

I said that I didn't want the loyalty that you showed to Prince.

But I changed my mind.