Original subtitles

Do you think...

you can defeat me with this?

Because I do not think so,

I will prepare even more thoroughly in the future.

What are you doing?

Arrest him now.

Episode 41

Speak the truth.

When did you form an alliance with Moo Myung?

I do not know anything about it.

You had an emergency meeting...

late at night...

with Prince Jeongan and Cho Young.

Are you saying that's all coincidence?

It seems like you can't say anything.

What are you doing?

Go on.

- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!

The fact that he came at that very hour...

with Father means that...

everything was already planned ahead.

They won't find any evidence.

However, Sambong will definitely take this opportunity.

What am I...

going to do?

You mean Prince Jeongan...

formed an alliance with Moo Myung?

It's true that he had a meeting with Cho Young,

who turns out to be a member of Moo Myung.

But why did Prince Jeongan...

involve himself with them?

Do you have solid evidence?

There is no need for evidence.

(Lee Seong Gye, the first king of Joseon)

The very fact that he did such a thing as a prince...

is already a grave matter.

His Majesty is trying to depress Prince Jeongan's spirit.

He is using this opportunity...

to get rid of the things that could threaten...

the safety of the Crown Prince.

Then...

perhaps there's nothing we can do.

His Majesty wants to...

settle the things that you are worried about,

Master Jo Joon.

So don't worry too much.

What kind of things are you referring to?

Regarding the royal families of Goryeo.

Master Jo Joon has been worried for a long time.

His Majesty has been postponing it...

considering the public sentiments.

The political situation is untidy in many ways.

They are all grave matters that we cannot neglect.

Therefore, we must settle things as soon as possible.

We should settle things regarding Prince Jeongan first.

He is no ordinary person.

Lee Sin Jeok got onto his side so soon.

Since when...

did he start serving Prince Jeongan?

Isn't he the most disgraceful man?

The problem is not me dying in here.

If ever Prince Jeongan changes his mind,

we will lose Temple Bigook right away.

I have to get the news out.

I have to do something to inform the organisation.

Yes, Sir.

I will deliver that message.

Until yesterday, you were one of the heads of the police.

How uneasy this must be for you.

You still have...

men following you like this.

Shut your mouth!

(Lee Sin Jeok)

You ruined everything.

I am falsely accused because of you!

Yes.

The person I took in stabbed me in the back too.

Right.

That wench. That Yeon Hee girl is the problem.

She stuck to Sambong and...

abused her power to cause this nonsense!

I got tricked by that low person!

Well, of course.

I know it better than anyone else...

that you have nothing to do with Moo Myung.

However,

in this situation,

who would buy my words?

Since I got caught being with Prince Jeongan late at night,

Sambong will try to finish me here.

Do you want me to help you?

How do you plan to do that?

It's simple.

Delivering a short letter will do.

Master Ha Ryun.

I came because...

I have something to discuss regarding Prince Jeongan.

Right now, it's Prince Jeongan's matter,

but we don't know when it will turn into...

your matter.

What are you talking about?

Right now, Sambong is trying to dispirit...

the royal family members with a private army.

Do you have any good solution for that?

Well.

Meet General Lee Ji Ran immediately.

You must hold hands with General Lee Ji Ran...

and suggest to the government agency that...

they should hold a discussion and decide what to do...

with Prince Jeongan.

How are we supposed to do that?

If Prince Jeongan did hold hands with Moo Myung,

an investigation must be carried out.

Insist that the matter should be settled...

through an investigation.

Tell them that.

What if...

it gets proved?

It won't happen.

Starting an official investigation...

on this matter...

must feel like a burden to His Majesty right now.

- General! - Calm down.

Anyway,

there's no evidence he wasn't allied with them.

Evidence?

There's no evidence he was either.

If they suspect Bang Won,

shouldn't they question them in each other's presence?

Right. Even though he's a prince,

he should be handled by law.

Please let me be questioned...

in presence of Cho Young.

Are you sure...

you want to take this to the police agency?

I want to prove my innocence.

The fact that...

Cho Young hurried to Gyungdukjeon...

after receiving your letter itself is...

already an inappropriate thing for a prince to be involved with.

In front of all my servants,

do you want to disgrace me...

by being questioned in presence of her?

Why?

Why would you want that?

(Lee Bang Won)

I just can't...

obey you and Master Sambong.

Do you mean you want to become the Crown Prince?

I have...

already decided who to appoint the Crown Prince.

If you want to become the Crown Prince,

you'll have to betray your brother, Sambong and me.

Are you sure you want that?

Father.

How can you...

That's why...

your greed will be unfulfilled.

Before all my love left for you disappears,

stop...

the greed.

Greed?

Why do you call my dream greed?

You never dreamed...

of becoming the King.

Prince Uian...

(Prince Uian: Lee Bang Seok)

He never dreamed of it either.

But he became the Crown Prince anyway.

However,

I've been dreaming of it.

And why do you call my dream greed?

I...

cannot let you do this to me.

If you suspect me of allying with Moo Myung,

you'll have to prove it.

Is Prince Jeongan...

really allied with Moo Myung?

That's not it.

This is called power struggle.

It's even scarier than fighting with swords.

Boon Yi and the whole organisation are leaving.

They'll move to Banchon.

They'll be able to make a living there.

Boon Yi made the right decision.

Gab Boon, you should tag along.

You almost belong to the organisation.

Do you think so?

I'm thinking of starting an inn...

in Banchon.

Why don't we tag along?

We should do it.

Let's do that.

No matter what happens to Prince Jeongan,

it's none of your business.

Why is it none of my business?

You're moving to Banchon.

That's a good idea.

You'll do great.

Your organisation will too.

But...

what about Prince Jeongan?

I'm afraid...

all this has been caused by his greed.

Greed?

Why do you call it greed?

Greed itself is no problem.

Even thieves' greed is...

no more than desires for food or things,

which everybody has.

How can they be the same?

Gosh.

So...

what will happen to him now?

Right. What will happen?

I doubt...

he'll be able to make a comeback to the political scene.

Master Sambong will stop him from doing that.

As I said earlier, you should stay...

out of their fight.

We can't change anything...

or become any use...

to him.

I guess.

Of course.

I heard you made up your mind.

Yes, I did.

Are you disappointed?

No, I'm not.

(Moo Hyul)

I just hate this situation.

I really do.

But I know one thing for sure.

Now...

is the time to choose.

Who will you...

choose?

I'll...

stay with Prince Jeongan.

You should stick to your decision.

I'm not disappointed.

I'm sure...

His Highness is not either.

What do you want me to do?

Please have the officer...

deliver the situation here...

to my organisation.

Why are you hesitating?

This is only for a brief moment...

that we are cooperating.

Drink some water.

Would you...

risk your life for me?

Of course.

Thank you.

We have a letter to deliver.

I guess we should be satisfied with getting Prince Jeongan for now.

Why do you laugh?

Look. Master Shim.

Yes, Master Sambong.

My strategy, in fact,

hasn't even started.

It must have just begun.

What do you mean?

Master. He's here.

I'm never going to ally myself with Moo Myung.

Of course. I am well aware of that.

I did as you ordered.

Aren't you an officer at the police agency?

It seems like...

Inspector Lee Sin Jeok made it.

You might get hurt...

while carrying out this plan.

I'm prepared to take the risk.

This is the only way...

to root out Moo Myung.

It's not only about Moo Myung.

You'll have to serve Prince Jeongan from now.

Start.

That is unacceptable!

Why are you getting so worked up? Please calm down.

Master Sambong is making a mistake.

Prince Jeongan...

must be devastated that his contribution is not acknowledged.

Approach him.

This is unfair.

Do you really think so?

Master. This time, you must...

find out the secrets of Moo Myung.

Pardon? So Lee Sin Jeok was...

sacrificed for the plan?

No matter how hard we've been chasing after Moo Myung,

we haven't been able to find out who the leader is.

We also had to prepare against Prince Jeongan.

What do you mean?

Prince Jeongan will be dismissed from his position soon.

However, he still holds the Prince title.

He is also bright and clever. Therefore,

we cannot overlook the possibility of him returning.

Inspector Lee Sin Jeok will start...

working under Prince Jeongan because of this incident.

We should move on to the next step now.

Yeon Hee. As soon as all the records from Hwasadan are ready...

They are ready now.

Is that so?

If that is the case,

we could put them to use soon.

Yes. I will prepare everything.

- Great. - Through this incident,

we could eliminate all three of our enemies, the Wang family and...

Moo Myung who want to revive Goryeo...

as well as Prince Jeongan.

We should make it happen.

With Bang Ji,

you should embark on the plan to arrest Moo Myung.

I will, Master.

Turn around slowly.

You belong to Hwasadan.

Why are you tailing after him?

Why is Hwasadan...

The white mud?

Is an army following you?

Leader.

I think this spot has been exposed.

You must get out of here immediately.

This is the fourth white mud marking.

Let's keep going.

- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!

Did you say that this spot has been exposed? How could...

There seems to be a rupture in our communication channel.

That means...

Cho Young must've gotten arrested.

If not, she could've betrayed us or...

was used in their strategy.

Tell all members in the organisation...

that they must stay low for the next three months.

Understood.

Then who will take care of what Cho Young...

was going to do in Ming?

I will take care of it myself.

(Yeon Yang)

Teacher Yooksan, you should...

check Hwado in Tamra in three months...

and go north from there.

Yes, understood.

Let's go.

I think Lee Bang Ji is here too.

I don't see any other markings.

It's that way.

Darn it. They found out.

Divide into teams and search separately.

Arrest every suspicious-looking person.

Kill them if they rebel.

Understood?

- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!

Mother.

Yes.

I've missed you terribly.

I've been looking for you for such a long time.

I finally meet you here like this.

Ddang Sae.

(Lee Bang Ji)

Did you really...

(Lee Bang Ji)

Did you really abandon us?

That's what you told Boon Yi.

You said you neither looked for us nor wanted to find us.

To my poor little sister,

you said, "This is who I am."

"So don't even try to find me and forget me."

You didn't even hug her once.

You never even said sorry.

I heard that's what you did.

Answer me.

Answer me now.

Yes, I did.

Everything!

Everything happened because of you!

I met Sambong as I was looking for you.

I also learned how to use a sword as I was trying to find you.

But you didn't even look for us.

You didn't just leave us.

You abandoned us.

That's right.

Then why are you showing up before me now?

If I feel guilty about what I did to you,

this is the only thing...

I can do now to help you.

Leave Jeong Do Jeon.

I came here to tell you that.

If you want to spare your life,

leave Jeong Do Jeon.

He has great ideals.

It is a rare thing in history...

for someone with such ideals...

to hold enormous power.

It is unprecedented.

However,

that kind of a country is impossible, Ddang Sae.

It seems like you believe that's a good country, like Boon Yi...

No.

I'm different from Boon Yi.

I neither believe something nor dream of something.

You abandoned Boon Yi.

And my everything is...

to protect Boon Yi's dream.

I will do everything it takes to protect it.

So you mean you will...

choose to...

confront me.

That's how it will end up, I guess.

Ddang Sae,

for about 10 years, I was a girl from Yiseo-Gun.

But my real identity is...

the head of...

Moo Myung.

If you want to protect...

Boon Yi's dream...

and Boon Yi's idea of an ideal world,

you should kill me now.

The world...

never lets you to keep everything.

So you have to make a choice.

If you can't choose to leave Sambong,

you have to kill me.

I will always be...

willing to die in your hands.

If you decide...

to kill me,

send me a letter anytime.

In your naive and...

innocent mind,

I planted evilness. That's my sin.

That is the only sin...

I admit to have committed.

And say this to Sambong.

Moo Myung will not disappear...

even if he kills everyone.

We are...

humans' mind.

Some of the low-rank members...

killed themselves right before getting arrested.

So you mean all the major figures have run away again.

I am sorry.

However, they lost the two major bases.

So they will be less active.

Did Cho Young confess?

That is not important.

We have books that confirm her charges.

Last year, there was an assassination attempt.

The things used in "Kill the tree before it blossoms" plan were...

purchased by you. Isn't that true?

Check it.

Right. This is General Choi Young's writing.

Is it true that you guys dealt with the merchants' organisation...

ran by Prince Jungchang before he got dethroned?

All the transactions under the name Myeongun Merchants Organisation...

are the transactions with Prince Jungchang.

What will you do?

I am trying to prove that Moo Myung tried to...

enthrone Prince Jungchang.

Since you think that way,

that will happen soon.

I will talk to her for a while before I leave.

You may.

Cho Young confessed.

It's true that Moo Myung was involved...

in the assassination attempt of the King.

And it's also true that Moo Myung has been continuously...

dealing with Prince Jungchang.

That will do.

We will report this to the King...

and get his order to kill Prince Jungchang...

and the other royal families of Goryeo.

What should we do?

Because Moo Myung was involved in the enthroning...

of Your Majesty, the government agency's opinion is leaning...

towards executing you.

Your Majesty,

if you wish to escape, I will help you.

(King Gongyang, the last king of Goryeo)

Your Highness,

what are you thinking?

You should go inside.

Do you have...

something to tell me?

Long time ago,

you saved me.

Yes.

You had been walking for a long time,

and you were dying on a street.

You were all skin and bones,

and your legs were as swollen as they could be.

I...

bathed you, clothed you...

and fed you.

Yes.

You did.

So why did you...

betray me?

I wanted to live.

I sold my smiles to numerous men...

and I stole information while pretending to love them.

And I murdered them afterwards.

I didn't feel alive during those times.

The one who saved me from that misery...

was Sambong.

You never thought...

you were being used?

Even if I was being used,

now it's also my dream.

So it doesn't matter.

That dream...

is never going to come true.

"The end of life is death anyway."

That's what you told me.

Yes.

Even if it will not come true,

I will get to have a dream while I am living.

How nice is that?

Go.

Never...

talk to your enemy like this again.

I sincerely thank you for everything you've done.

Please...

take care.

Take them away.

I will not eat anything...

until you question me in presence of Cho Young.

Father, you should let Prince Jeongan...

meet Cho Young as he wishes...

and investigate them strictly.

That's right, Father.

Even if Bang Won...

I mean even if Prince Jeongan gets kicked out,

he shouldn't be falsely accused.

I also...

(Lee Ji Ran)

I agree.

He's a prince of this country.

Whether you exile him or punish him in some other way,

you shouldn't rush it.

Fine.

Let's question him in Cho Young's presence.

But there will be no official interrogation.

Only question him in Cho Young's presence.

It was painful to watch...

Yeon Hee.

A betrayer.

In a turbulent time like this,

I shouldn't have trusted anyone.

It's not her fault.

Then again,

Yeon Hee and you...

are neither members of the nobility nor men.

You wouldn't have to...

protect your honour.

Although I'm not from a respectable family,

I take pride...

in being a woman and a spy.

Then how would I feel?

How would it make me feel...

to be suspected of allying myself with Moo Myung?

Because I couldn't bear it,

I'm cooperating just for now.

I understand.

We will soon get a letter...

What's the matter?

What happened?

I left the letter where you told me to.

Okay.

Will you release me?

Yes.

Prince Jeongan will be questioned...

in her presence.

They're on their way.

Is that so?

When did you leave the letter?

Right after I left.

When I went back to check the roof tile, it was gone.

Lee Sin Jeok.

You said you want to protect your honour.

You said you hate to be suspected...

of allying yourself with Moo Myung.

Then...

why are you trying to escape with me?

Escaping with me...

will stigmatise you of allying yourself with Moo Myung.

- What are you talking about? - Also...

When the organisation receives a letter,

they take the roof tile away...

to show that they have received it.

But...

you said you checked under the roof tile afterwards.

Lee Sin Jeok.

You must be a part...

of Sambong's desperate attempt.

Prince Jeongan will be here at any moment.

You...

trapped me!

Go out...

and delay it.

- Right now. - Yes, Sir.

Please wait.

Give us a moment.

What is taking so long?

What happened?

I'm sorry.

Cho Young figured it out.

With Prince Jeongan on his way here,

I was afraid she would ruin everything.

I had no choice.

Gosh.

What should we do?

Prince Jeongan is waiting.

- Move her to her cell. - Sorry?

Let's pretend she killed herself in her cell.

Understood?

Cho Young hung herself in her cell.

Do you expect me to believe that?

Would you like to see it yourself?

Would you believe it then?

Why did you kill her?

I didn't kill her.

Will you kill me too?

You will eventually, won't you?

Your Highness.

When Jung Mong Joo died,

I decided never to...

hesitate again.

Generosity,

patience and persuasion...

sometimes caused trouble and pain for everybody.

I realised it only then.

I'm happy you realised it.

Although it's too late.

I know.

It is...

truly regrettable.

That's why I don't want to...

repeat the same mistake with you.

Just five years.

Can't you be away for just five years?

I'm thinking of transferring you to Geoje.

During the five years,

I'll establish the foundation and stabilise...

the country.

Five years?

Bang Seok...

will come of age in five years.

Yes. You can come back then.

What if I refuse to go?

You'll have to.

If I...

had done this to Jung Mong Joo,

he would have survived.

You wouldn't have had to...

do such a cruel thing to him.

Hence, this is the decision I made...

in order to save you, Your Highness.

Fine.

Go ahead and try.

The Prime Minister would like to have an audience with you.

Is it true that Cho Young killed herself?

I'm afraid so.

Then we couldn't question them together.

And...

Prince Jeongan will keep denying it.

I'd like to suggest that he be transferred...

to the countryside...

instead of sending him into exile.

We should be apart for five years.

Just five years.

Your Majesty.

I've made up my mind.

Bang Won...

should be transferred to Geoje.

Your Majesty, it's not about that.

We received a message from Ming.

And?

They recently arrested the Japanese pirates that had invaded Ming.

And they confessed...

that they are spies...

sent by the Joseon government.

What?

They requested that one of our princes...

should come...

and explain it.

They want a hostage.

Spies?

It's a false accusation.

Moreover, the notorious Hongwu Emperor has been...

acting even more brutal recently.

I hear he slaughtered 20,000 servants.

It's a deadly situation.

How could we send...

our princes...

to such a dangerous place?

But if we don't,

we'll get into a bigger trouble.

Your Majesty. I will be the villain for you.

Please do not be concerned.

You are clever,

so I am sure you know what I am about to propose to you.

You have two options to choose from.

There are no alternatives.

The first one must be...

living in Geoje for five years as the district governor.

And the second one...

Will you really...

Yes. It looks like you guessed correctly.

You will send me to Ming as an envoy?

That is correct.

You could lose your life due to the Emperor's anger.

You could be sent into exile in Ming as well.

What did my father say?

Did he really approve this?

He knows that you are the only person...

who can persuade the Emperor of Ming.

So he acknowledges my abilities at times like this.

That is not the right way to put it.

He is well aware of your abilities. He is deeply aware, in fact.

That is why you could pose a threat...

to the King as well as to the Crown Prince.

Thank you.

I had no idea...

that the two of you think so highly of me.

I will go.

Wasting my life for five years in a place like Geoje.

I cannot do that.

I knew that you'd choose the second option.

I'd much rather go to Ming as an envoy...

and become a loyal subject who dies honourably for the kingdom.

Alternatively,

I could successfully persuade the Emperor...

and gloriously return...

to Joseon within a year.

Father.

Return to...

Joseon in glory.

Your Highness.

Make sure...

you go to Banchon.

Like what you said,

you must not get involved...

in what I do or what Sambong does.

Why are you...

(Boon Yi)

Why are you saying this out of the blue?

All I care about is you staying out of this mess.

Why are you saying this to me?

If you can stay out of it...

If I can be sure of that...

Then will you...

feel relieved enough to live as a beast?

Yes.

I will be free to do so.

Don't do that.

Please don't.

If you're being like this, how could I...

go to Banchon and not worry about you?

In any case,

you have to leave here...

whether I turn into a beast or a monster...

and regardless of what happens to me,

even if I die.

Even if that happens,

"Boon Yi must be smiling somewhere at this moment."

I want to be able to think like that.

When we...

used to be friends a long time ago,

I told you why I liked you.

Do you remember the reason?

Because I didn't look like I'd ever die.

(Liaodong Castle)

(Liaodong Castle)

(What brings you here?)

(We are envoys from Joseon.)

(We are on our way to meet the Emperor as per his command.)

(Arrest everyone!)

No.

What is going on now?

It has begun.

What has begun?

Danger always awaits envoys who visit the Great Continent.

Our visit isn't about something good anyway.

We don't know what kind of danger awaits us.

I had a bad feeling about this from the get-go.

Gosh, my legs are numb.

(You are in trouble.)

What did he say?

He said we're in trouble.

(We know that your kingdom...)

(has decided to ally with the Jurchens.)

He's saying that they know about Joseon forming...

an alliance with the Jurchens.

(You are the same. You uncivilised barbarians.)

He's saying we are just the same...

and that we are uncivilised barbarians.

What?

Translate...

everything I say.

Yes.

Listen.

(Listen.)

Do you...

want to die?

What?

Translate.

(Do you want to die?)

(Who are you?)

He's asking who you are.

I am Lee Bang Won.

Who are you?

(I am Lee Bang Won. Who are you?)

(I am Zhu Di.)

Zhu Di...

Who is...

this guy?

(Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor)

(Six Flying Dragons)

I've never let your envoys pass.

That may result in war.

Is that what you want?

Don't you know that you can die...

because of what you just said?

Are we prepared for tonight?

Everyone will gather at Jungryunam tonight.

Is there no news about Prince Jeongan?

There's no news yet.

You are alive, right, Bang Won?

Let me pass Liaodong.

You are arrogant and stupid.

- You will... - Die or live.

Then let me die in the fight.

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