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Your Majesty!

Guards! Stop those men!

Your Majesty!

Call the physician!

Hurry!

Your Majesty...!

Is there any security in this place?

How did these men infiltrate this area?

Advisor, this one appears to be the ringleader.

It's over!

Goongyae won't survive the poisoned arrow!

What? Poisoned?

That's right!

Who are you? Who do you work for?

We were once subjects of General Yangil.

We are here at the aid of the Wangs of Song-ak.

What? The Wangs, you say?

How dare you utter such absurdity!

The Wang's, you say?

Do dare implicate General Wang Guhn?

That's right!

Lord Wang has secretly supported us!

Our lives are complete now that our master is revenged!

Don't waste your time and kill us!

I will ask you again.

You are already dead man. Who is behind this?

Are you deaf?

I said Lord Wang of Song-ak aided us!

How dare you lie!

Lord wang would never aid scum like you!

Many nobles have wished for Goongyae to die.

Lord wang has led the charge.

What more do you need to know?

I'm certain it's a lie. Do not believe him.

I agree. Words of these men are not to be trusted.

You're free to believe or not believe!

Take these men and lock them up!

Take them!

Song-ak... The Wang's are behind this...?

Song-ak...

Physician, how is he?

Please tell me. Will be recover?

Why is he still unconscious?

I truly regret, but...

Speak.

The poison is spreading throughout his body.

It is a deadliest poison.

I'm afraid there is no more I can do.

You are a physician!

There has to be a way to save him!

The poison started to spread the moment

he was struck by the arrow.

There is nothing more I can do.

Nothing?

I am deeply sorry...

You are a physician!

I am sorry isn't going to cut it! Find a way to save him!

I am trying my best. He sustains life still

because I have administered the best antidote there is.

What? Then how long will be sustain life?

I am afraid it won't be very long.

You are the royal physician!

You must save him! That is your duty!

Save his life even if you have to swap it with yours.

I will have your head if His Majesty dies.

Do you understand?

Good heavens! Who did this?

What grudge do they harbor against His Majesty?

Who commiited this crime?

They claim to be followers of Yangil.

Madam Buwon's father Yangil?

That is what they claim, Your Highness.

Oh, dear!

His departed spirit loomed at large still...?

Good heavens...!

I am the commander of the royal guards.

This is my responsability.

It's no time to point fingers right now.

We must keep a clear head.

What?

Jangil has come himself.

Advisor, there is an urgent news from the palace.

Then let us go see what it is.

Good heavens!

How could this be happening!

Advisor, this blasphemous leaflet and the assassination

attempt maybe linked.

Yes, I agree.

I will give you a letter of reply that you must take back tonight.

Yes, Advisor.

Thankfully, Commander Yum is there to oversee the situation.

You will wait here. Let us go, General Eunbu.

Yes, Advisor.

This is a critical situation.

Declare a national state of alert.

Yes, Advisor.

And that leaflet. It names the people of Paesuh as the author.

But it is likely to be a conspiracy.

They'd have to be imbeciles to volunteer such information.

Yes, it could be a set-up.

The assassins have implicated the Wangs.

I think someone else is behind this.

Perhaps.

But why implicate Wangs and the nobles of Paesuh of all people?

This implies that there is division between us,

the royal aids, and the nobles of Paesuh.

And whoever did this is playing on that division.

Yes. It could be Bekjae or Shilla who is testing us.

Whoever is behind this, the fact that we've allowed our

weakness to be seen, is a virulent disgrace.

Advisor, then...?

We will extricate them. This is our chance.

But we must first save His Majesty's life.

Our work and our lives are meaningless without him.

You are right. We will find a more competent physician.

Do everything in your power to bring the best physician there is,

and spare nothing to saving His Majesty's life.

Yes, Advisor.

I will take His Majesty back to Song-ak tonight.

The nobles of Paesuh may become unrestrained

if we leave Song-ak unattended for too long.

I will interrogate the assassins once more before we leave.

Yes, Advisor.

Ahjitae is the cause of all this!

Scholar Ahjitae, His Majesty is still unconscious.

Yes. The poison has spread throughout his body.

He will not sustain life for long if that's the case.

Perhaps not.

Scholar Ahjitae...!

Death is sure to all.

The only difference between a layman and a hero is the

degree in with the death is mourned.

His Majesty will be mourned. But death is beyond our control.

His Majesty was attacked at the construction site.

Won't we be held accountable?

It was an ambush. We could not have stopped it.

If anyone is to be blamed for negligence,

it will be General Eunbu of the royal guards.

They are preparing to return to Song-ak tonight.

Yes. they can't leave the palace unattended with

His Majesty in critical condition.

Advisor is indeed a shrewd man.

He is interrogating the criminals once again before

leaving for Song-ak.

Perhaps you'd like to be there.

Yes, I certain would.

Who could they be working for?

Why are they incriminating the Wangs of Song-ak?

It is a carefully calculated plot...

Pause!

I will ask you once more. Who do you work for?

We were once subjects of General Yangil,

but now we work for Lord wang.

You lie! Speak the truth!

Where have you come from? Bekjae or Shilla?

I am Lord Wang Pyungdal's subject.

Your death is certain. Why do you lie?

Why do you implicate an innocent man?

Good gracious!

Criminal mastermind was right under out noses!

How dare Lord Wang plot such atrocious crime!

What did Lord wang order you to do?

Speak!

Were you ordered anything else?

Fine. it is all over, so I shall tell you everything.

We know that Goongyae is a prince of Shilla.

That is why he changed the name of the kingdom and tried

to move the imperial capital. You are people of Koryo!

Who does Koryo belong to? The people of Paesuh.

Do you blame Lord Wang for wanting to restore his kingdom?

How dare you!

Continue.

You all know the prophecy. "The green pine of Song-ak."

General Wang Guhn will rise up and overtake the throne!

That is our mission - to kill Goongyae,

and exalt General Wang as our king!

These are completely fabricated lies!

Who put you up to this?

Our only wish is to bring down this kingdom.

That is all.

Goongyae should be dead by now.

Shortly this kingdom will fall.

Our goal is accomplished!

Shut him up! Gag that man and lock him back up!

We will take him to Song-ak.

Guards! Take him!

Yes.

It is a shocking testimony.

But don't you sense deceit?

He has divulged everything. What do you say is deceit?

General Eunbu,

Yes.

Ahjitae is the man in charge of this public works site.

He will be taken to Song-ak for questioning

about his negligence.

Take him!

Yes, Advisor. Take him!

Yes.

You are making a mistake.

What happened today was due to your negligence!

Take him!

Ipjun,

Yes, Advisor.

You are in charge of the construction until completion.

Shinbang will go to Song-ak with Ahjitae.

Yes, Advisor.

General Eunbu,

Yes

We will now leave for Song-ak. Prepare His Majesty for travel.

Yes.

Prepare for departure!

Be careful!

Oh, dear... How could this have happened?

What are we to do, Your Highness?

Eunbu,

Yes, Advisor.

The assassination attempt and the circulation of leaflet

occured simultaneously.

This was a carefully plotted conspiracy.

I agree.

The nobles of paesuh and the Wangs in sucked up

in a gale they can't escape.

This leaves us with questions about General Wang.

I don't understand.

We can't leave a man suspected of involvement in this heinous

conspiracy in charge of our military force.

Then...?

Summon him back in the name of His Majesty.

Summon him?

Send Commander Geumdae to bring him back front the front.

Tell him that it is His Majesty's order.

Yes, Advisor.

When you get to Song-ak,

arrest any and all suspicious men.

You have my authority to kill if need be.

Yes, Advisor. I will send Geumdae to Choongju at once.

Speed up!

We must travel all night and arrive in Song-ak tomorrow!

Eunbu, speed up the guards.

Yes, Advisor.

Speed up!

What?

You mean Advisor is bringing back His Makesty as we speak?

Yes

This is a critical juncture....

His majesty has fallen unconscious after being

shot by a poisoned arrow?

Yes, Commander.

What is this?

What does this mean?

"Put surveillance on Supreme Councilor wang"?

Yes, tnat was the Advisor's order.

"General Wang will be summoned back as well..."

This means the Wangs are being incrimater for the crime!

Good grief!

Jangil,

Yes.

The statesman are gathered at the meeting hall right now.

Whe they get out, have the guards follow each of them

and monitor their moves, as ordered by the advisor.

Yes, Commander.

I will attend the meeting as well.

There is a writing of unknown origin in circulation containing

heinous accusations about His Majesty.

The royal guards are seaching for the criminal behind this,

but I called this meeting because it is a matter of critical nature.

I do not understand.

The leaflet names the people of Paesuh as the author.

That is absurd!

We have faithfully devoted ourselves toserving His Majesty!

This is a conspiracy!

That's right.

This is a plot to turn His Majesty against us!

We must capture the perpetrator and get to the truth!

We must find out who is framing us.

These are hard times when we must unite as one.

But someone is trying to create division in this government.

We must not succumb to this plot.

I am a man in charge of order in Song-ak

while Internal Affaitrs General is away.

Too many things are happening at once!

This is an indication that the perpetrator is among us.

Among...us?

All evidence points to that direction.

His Majesty is on his road back to Song-ak.

So soon?

Has he curtailed his trip because of this incident?

Yes. We've destroyed all of the leaflets we found in the city.

I've assembled this meeting in alarm,

but I see there isn't much that can be done.

But first, we...

We're in a national state of alert!

I ask all of you to return to your homes and await your next order.

All administrative orders will be issued through the

Royal Militia henceforth.

Yes

These are His Majesty's commands.

He orders you not to leave your homes.

Superior Councilor,

Yes

His majesty asks that you and your children remain in

your home prepared to act on his orders at all time.

I understand. Let us adjourn.

General Eunbu, hasten the procession!

Speed up! We are not far from Song-ak! Speed up!

What is wrong, Uncle?

Why do you look so somber?

There is something on my mind.

Tell us, Uncle. What bothers you?

A slanderous literature against His Majesty has been circulated.

What does this literature allege?

It claims that His Majesty is a prince of Shilla, and

that is why he has changed the name of the kingdom.

In other words, a Shilla royalty has

become an empror of Koryo.

Oh, dear! Could this be true?

Yes, it could be true.

Pardon?

The two masters here and I know a bit of His Majesty's past.

We met him when he was a small boy.

He and his nanny were running from the authorities of Shilla.

Go after them!

Run!

We took them in and gave them shelter.

His Nanny died in our house,

and he went to Saedal Temple and became a monk.

Many years later my brother encountered him again at the

house of none other than Prime Minister Wuihong of Shilla.

Wuihong was King Kyungmoon's brother.

The leaflet claims that His Majesty is King Kyungmoon's

illegitimate son. It's quite possible.

It is very convincing, my lord.

Remember the incident at Busuk Temple.

He drove a dagger through a portrait of King Kyungmoon.

Yes

Descendents of Koryo on this land would surely denounce him

if this was revealed. The claim makes sense.

That is why I am afraid.

Advisor Jongkahn has always been unsettled by the fact

that we know His Majesty's past.

It's becoming clear to me.

That is the reason why he has been so guarded against us.

That and one other thing.

The prophecy about Guhn's future.

The prophecy about the Green Pine of Song-ak?

Yes. And now ths has happened.

This reprehensible leaflet names us as its author.

Doesn't this mean this conspiracy is

directed against us?

It strikes me odd that His Majesty is returned so soon.

He is not one to curtail his trip on such matters.

I'm certain something has happened in Chulwon.

What do you mean?

I witnessed Commander Yum rushing out of the palace.

Something disturbing has happened in Chulwon,

and he is hiding it.

What will happen tu us now?

I have a bad feeling that we are about to be swept in a storm...

Is it that serious?

We must keep alert.

A terrible storm is brewing...

Commander Yum!

Yes, Advisor.

Are there other developents in Song-ak?

No. All executive officials are being guarded in the

confinements of their home.

Good work.

Let us go to the palace. We have much work to do.

Yes, Advisor.

His Majesty is summoning me?

Yes, General.

Remove th chief commander from the battle?

Is there trouble?

I am only here to relay the order.

Prepare to leave, General.

We are checked against Bekjae right now.

Why is His Majesty summoning the general

at such critical time?

What is the cause for the summons?

I am a merely soldier relaying an order.

How would I comment on imperial command?

You've seen the royal seal on the letter.

Yes, but this is odd.

Please prepare to leave. His Majesty expressed urgency.

Where is His Majesty now?

He is on his return to Song-ak from Chulwon.

He has issued this summons on the road to Song-ak?

Yes.

We cannot question His Majesty's command.

I will go. You will wait while I prepare myself to leave.

Yes, General.

Goongyae has fallen, you say?

Yes, Your Majesty. We just received the report.

The entire kingdom of Majin is in a state of alert.

So how bad is Goongyae's injury?

He us unlikely to survive.

I guess your real goal wasn't division, but assassination!

It was both.

Our plan is working out to every last detail.

Wang Guhn is being taken back to Song-ak as we speak.

Is that right?

Once Goongyae is dead,

Majin will divide into pieces and collapse.

Goongyae has fallen. Goongyae...

It is a shame.

I grieve the loss personally, but there couldn't be a better

news that this for our kingdom. Good work, Vice prime Minister.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

But things may not all turn out to our expectations.

What do you mean?

Goongyae is still clinging onto life.

If he should survive the injury, half or our plan would've failed.

Yes

So who is in command of the Majin government righyt now?

Goongyae's long time advisor, Jongkahn,

is in supreme command.

It is he taht summoned Wang Guhn, as the Wang clan was

falsely implicated in the crimes that were committed.

Then this is an indication that your plan has worked!

Yes, Prime Minister.

Majin has fallen into terrible confusion.

It will be quite interesting to watch how everything plays out.

Commander Geumdae,

Yes, General.

I am puzzled... You said His Majesty

issued my summons on route to Song-ak from Chulwon.

That is correct.

What happened in Chulwon?

Did you receive this order directly from His Majesty?

No, it was through General Eunbu.

I'm afraid I cannot disclose any details.

Your questions will be answered upon arrival.

So there is something troubling, isn't there?

We must hurry, General Wang.

Phycisian, His Majesty is still unconscious!

You must do something to bring him back!

I am most regretful, Your Highness...

That word again?

Stop apologizing, and find a way to save him!

Please forgive me, Your Highness.

We do not have the means to the eliminate

the poison in his system.

What do we do?

He has been unconscious for two days now...

What are the others doing about this?

What do we do...?

The Royal Physician has given up on saving His Majesty's life.

We are secretly gathering prominent physicians in the

country, but how long will he cling to life?

Do not utter such words!

His majesty will not perish! Never!

Find the way to save him!

There has to be a treatment for his condition!

We must save His Majesty! We must!

Advisor, the physicians have already given up.

Perhaps I can offer an alternative....

Speak up, Scholar Park.

I have met many sages and spiritual masters during

my pursuit of knowledge in Mt. Geumkang.

And?

I've sent for a man who might be able to help.

Is this a physician?

There is a spiritual master whom I've seen cure men

near death with energy from his bare hands.

That is wonderful!

But he is bullheaded eccentric who is hard to control.

That doesn't matter.

And there is no guarantee of a good result...

We must do everything we can to the extent of our power.

We must save His Majesty's life. We must!

Advisor, we've imposed a citywide curfew, and ordered Lord Wang

and his kin to remain in the confinement of their home.

How about General Wang in Sangju?

Geumdae will be bringing him back to the palace shortly.

We must eradicate this vexing force once and for all.

Where is Ahjitae?

He has been put on house arrest.

General Wang will arrive by morning.

Be ready for him, and arrest him as soon as he arrives.

Yes, Advisor.

And apprehend all of the Paesuh nobles starting with Lord Wang.

Yes, Advisor.

The Royal Militia will bring restore back to this kingdom.

Everyone will witness order being restored in our world.