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(All figures, locations, groups, incidents, medical terms,)

(and others in this drama are entirely fictitious.)

(Animal scenes were directed and filmed...)

(under production guidelines along with animal experts.)

(6 years ago)

- Good grief. - What is going on?

What did they do?

- How horrible. - Goodness.

Do not look at it.

(The head of the northern Jwa Family, Jwa Ga Ryeo)

(The head of the northern Eo Family, Eo Bi Ryu)

Your Majesty.

The Jwa and the Eo who raised the rebellion...

are a part of the Queen Family.

Dethroning the Queen at once...

and taking all of the Queen Family's military...

is only proper.

We request earnestly, Your Majesty.

- We request earnestly, - We request earnestly,

- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.

- We request earnestly. - We request earnestly.

- We request earnestly. - We request earnestly.

What are you doing?

Eo Bi Ryu...

- and Jwa Ga Ryeo caused... - Let go!

- the rebellion dogmatically. - Let go of me!

I told you to let go of me!

Do you fear nothing, you fools?

Take the Queen Family's military first.

Put a distance from the Queen for a while.

Then, the ministers will soon yield.

Your Majesty used to beat me when you were young.

But you would always lose.

Did you make losing moves for His Majesty's sake?

Do not lose on purpose anymore.

Read Her Majesty's next move.

Her Majesty wrote to move the left palace elephant to the right front.

I gave you the chance to survive.

But why did you make such a decision?

Send the horse in the center to the right.

Check.

My apologies,

but Her Majesty...

wrote up to five moves.

Stop it with the center palace horse.

With the black wagon,

the king is captured.

It is checkmate.

Check. It is checkmate.

(Queen Woo)

(Episode 7)

There are ghostly fires in between.

Make everyone leave.

It was not Song Woo.

The one who used the eunuchs to assassinate was...

This is mercury.

Are you implying the Great Shaman ordered them?

But why did they kill her?

Someone else must have...

given them the elixir.

- Make the land divine. - Make the land divine.

To the sky we pray.

- Make the land divine. - Make the land divine.

To the sky we pray.

To the sky we pray.

- To the sky we pray. - To the sky we pray.

- To the sky we pray. - To the sky we pray.

To the sky we pray. Make the land divine.

To the sky we pray.

- To the sky we pray. - To the sky we pray.

To the sky we pray.

- To the sky we pray. - To the sky we pray.

- Make the land divine. - Make the land divine.

- Make the land divine. - To the sky we pray.

Make the land divine.

- To the sky we pray. - To the sky we pray.

- To the sky we pray. - To the sky we pray.

The Queen said we must return to the palace before sunrise.

But what is taking so long?

Your Highness.

Are you truly going to abandon Her Highness...

and accept the levirate marriage?

Even if you become the King,

Prince Bal Gi will not stay still.

Do you not know how scary he is?

Stop listening to Her Majesty the Queen.

Like always, let us think about it together.

Forget it. I will do it myself.

- Your Highness! - What are you waiting for?

Hurry up with the preparations!

- Goodness. - Move them.

Move faster!

All seems well.

We should be able to return before sunrise.

What about my Head Maid?

I have Mo Chi watching her just in case.

We must check the road back.

They might have followed us.

- Be sure it is tight. - I will.

- What are you doing? - Pardon?

Why not help with preparations?

Where did the thing go?

I was looking for something.

Come over here.

Sure.

Was this it?

The reason you came back.

I believed it would not be you, my own sister.

What was it?

The reason you betrayed me.

Because it was meant to be mine.

It was meant to be mine.

Your clothes. Your ornamental hairpin.

And His Majesty!

Everything...

was meant to be mine.

I want to take back what was mine.

Is that wrong?

It was all mine in the first place!

Is that why you tried to seduce His Majesty?

You were always like that.

You would refuse something saying you did not like it.

But when you saw I had it,

you made me hand it over.

Did you...

know all along?

I had no idea.

Give me back...

what is mine.

Are you sure it was not my older brother's order?

We heard nothing from the royal palace.

And His Majesty just returned.

He would not call the mounted warriors the next day.

That is not the direction of the palace.

What on earth is going on?

It is magic.

Send scouts to the five tribes.

I must know what is happening.

How do you think I look?

It suits you well.

Have the mounted warriors replied?

It should come before sunrise.

I just need to obtain the Queen.

Why have we not heard from Noe Eum yet?

Is it that hard to catch a woman?

Let us wait a little longer.

How many soldiers can I send out immediately?

Arming the main army...

will take at least one hour.

Right now, only your personal guards are ready.

I must go to Guknaeseong myself.

To the royal palace?

If Noe Eum has failed...

I must capture the Queen myself.

(Third Prince, Fifth Prince)

(Queen, Fourth Prince)

(Myoshi: The Time of the Rabbit, 5am to 7am)

Prime Minister Eul.

The sun will rise soon.

Why is Her Highness not back yet?

There is still time.

I sent men to Mount Chilseong.

Her Highness has not passed by yet.

If you are planning to make her and our family traitors...

Her Highness...

is with the Fourth Prince.

How are preparations going?

You can leave whenever you command.

Where is the Head Maid when she should be helping?

This is just madness.

Your Highness.

As you thought, Noe Eum was waiting in the forest.

Once they bite, they never let go.

Are we doomed to remain here?

The people here look like pathetic fighters.

Mo Chi is right.

The men here are not enough to get through them.

Send a crow to the palace and request reinforcements.

There is no time for that.

We are not out of options.

Where is the Fourth Prince?

The White Tigers?

Their presence means...

the Third Prince knows the Queen is here.

Your Highness.

Live the way you did so far.

If the Third Prince really starts a war...

Enough!

Leave me.

Leave, now!

Shaman, are you there?

Do not worry.

The Chief Priest will protect you.

(Will enter the palace after levirate marriage with Queen.)

We were banned from the royal palace...

for 30 years now since being blamed for confusing the former king.

We believed Sa Bi's divination...

and waited for the time to come.

It has come at last.

Light the sacred fire!

We must offer up a great rite!

Even if this were to work,

the ferry dock is far away.

They will get you before you get on board.

I only need to reach the ferry dock.

Then Eul Pa So will come.

If he does not come,

what will you do then?

He will be there.

He will.

Chief Priest Seol Joo.

(Queen, Fourth Prince)

To think that I overlooked her presence.

If they beat Bal Gi,

the Chief Priest will use the Fourth Prince...

to enter the palace.

Then she will oust me so she can gain power.

But once the war with Bal Gi diminishes their strength...

(Jolbon's Yeon Bi)

Whoever wins,

as I planned, the Royal Family of Go will fall...

and a new Goguryeo will rise.

However, another war will claim many innocent lives.

If not that...

(Queen)

(Queen)

Why did you not sacrifice the soldier?

If I hide the king and sacrifice the people only,

you cannot say I have truly won.

Are you on my side?

Your Majesty, are you also imagining a new Goguryeo?

(Eul Pa So, Queen, Fourth Prince, Eastern Chief Priest)

An inescapable attack.

I will make the first move for the next round too.

(Eul Pa So, Queen, Fourth Prince, Eastern Chief Priest)

Get ready to mobilize the soldiers.

Yes, sir.

The Head Maid...

must have failed.

It is the Queen.

I will kill the Queen with my own hands.

Come along!

Head to the ferry dock. I will lure them elsewhere.

Thankfully, it looks like they fell for it.

They will track us down in no time.

We must hurry!

What? They already managed to track us down?

Keep your eyes ahead, Your Majesty!

Pick up the pace!

Darn it. Where is the ferry dock?

Where is it?

We must catch them before they get on the boat!

Shoot!

Are you sure Eul Pa So is coming?

Over there!

Shoot them.

Kill them all!

Shoot.

Kill them all!

Get the fire arrows ready.

Shoot!

Your Majesty, this way.

Your Majesty.

Escort Her Majesty!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

Kill them!

Kill them all!

Your Majesty.

Mu Gol!

Are you all right?

Are you okay?

Noe Eum!

Noe Eum.

Are you all right?

(Jinshi: The Time of the Dragon, 7am to 9am)

I do not see the Queen Family.

They must be fighting amongst themselves...

to decide who should succeed the Queen.

Do you think...

it is true that Her Majesty went to the Fourth Prince?

How would I know?

It is possible that Eul Pa So lied to us.

Where is Prime Minister Eul?

He should be here shortly.

I heard something happened to His Majesty last night.

What happened?

Tell us at once.

Her Majesty the Queen is here!

Where is the Head Maid?

His Majesty passed away.

- What? - My goodness.

- Is this true? - Oh, no.

- This is not true, is it? - It cannot be.

- No way. - I do not believe this.

How did His Majesty pass away?

If someone took His Majesty's life,

it absolutely cannot go unpunished.

- Absolutely not. - We ought to...

find out who did it, no matter what!

- Yes, we must find out! - Yes, we must find out!

Before that,

we must decide who will succeed to the throne as soon as possible,

so the five tribes...

- should hold a meeting to... - That has already been decided.

Escort him inside!

It is the Fourth Prince. What should we do?

As the Queen, you do not have the authority to choose a new king.

Besides,

Bal Gi, the Third Prince, is next in line to the throne.

- Hence, the Fourth Prince... - Marrying me...

will make the Fourth Prince a legitimate successor...

to the throne and everything else that belonged to His Majesty.

Through a levirate marriage?

- That is absurd. - A levirate marriage?

Who says you can do this?

Princes are not allowed to participate in these meetings.

Tell me.

Who decided that he would ascend the throne?

It was His Majesty's dying wish.

This is my first time hearing about this.

Eul Pa So.

You tell me.

Between me and the Fourth Prince,

who is the rightful successor to the throne?

His Majesty had announced that his eldest son...

would be his successor.

But sadly, he passed away without an heir,

so you rightfully are next in line to the throne, Your Highness.

However,

according to Goguryeo's law,

if Her Majesty marries one of His Majesty's brothers,

the person she marries will ascend the throne.

Your Majesty, with all due respect,

choosing a new king through a levirate marriage...

is simply unprecedented in the history of Goguryeo.

Go No Ja!

I heard you became the Central Chieftain...

through marrying your late brother's wife.

It is what you nobles have been doing...

to protect your wealth and power.

Why is it that the Royal Family cannot do it?

Then you tell me.

Do you dare to think that you have the right to sit on the throne?

Well, for me...

If you do not,

I will drag you down myself.

What?

Your Highness!

No one can unsheathe their swords in the Royal Palace...

except for His Majesty's army, Wangdang.

Do you wish to die?

Your Highness.

I suggest you leave for now.

Wait and see!

I will be sure to turn this place into a battleground.

Prince Yeon Woo is now the new King of Goguryeo.

Anyone who objects will be seen as a traitor.

This was His Majesty's last wish.

The royal physician said poison concocted...

from lily of the valley was what killed His Majesty.

And lily of the valley...

was found the Head Maid's room.

Where is the Head Maid?

The Head Maid...

was killed by the White Tigers.

See? I told you there was something fishy about that woman.

This is the colour...

of the dress you were wearing the day I first met you,

so I got these.

No, the colour was different.

Who is this lady you are mistaking me for?

No.

It was the colour of this flower. I am sure of it.

I am truly relieved that you managed to return safely.

Who told them?

Prime Minister Eul...

was suspicious of Soon, believing that the poison...

from lily of the valley was what killed His Majesty,

so I was afraid you would be suspected too.

The Head Maid...

was coveting my title, so there is no way it was her.

I am certain that the culprit is someone else.

Yes, it has to be.

It must be someone else.

But...

what happened to Soon?

Are you there?

I need you to do something for me in secret.

Did you ask her why she brought Yeon Woo here?

It is still not too late.

If she changes her mind now and chooses Bal Gi,

we can protect the family.

Soon...

She died.

Just persuade Her Majesty.

I will hand Yeon Woo over to Bal Gi.

Then we can protect the family and...

Soon is dead.

So what?

What do you want me to do about it?

It is not like she will come back to life if we talk about this now.

She is my daughter...

and your niece.

Both Her Majesty...

and Soon...

made so many sacrifices for the family.

When I found out that you had Soon,

I castrated myself for the sake of the family...

so that I would not have to...

fight with you over the Crown Princess title.

So, how dare you!

Do not talk about sacrifices in front of me.

I heard you, so pull up your pants.

If it is for the family,

I can and will gladly do evil deeds.

So all you have to do is...

Just do as I say.

The coronation ceremony has not been held yet,

so Your Highness can still take back the throne.

I will mobilize my soldiers at once...

and skin them alive, both Yeon Woo and the Queen.

However, the Queen has Eul Pa So and Wangdang.

First,

you ought to gather more supporters.

We are going to the Geopnal Cave.

So now,

what do you plan to do, Prime Minister Eul?

Knowing the Third Prince,

I have no doubt that he will start a war.

Then we will have to prevent that war from happening.

Call a meeting to come up with a plan.

Her Majesty ordered me to bring Your Highness here.

- My sister-in-law? - Yes.

Very well.

The fact that she called me to her chamber...

means she wishes to spend the night with me.

This is not Her Majesty's room.

What?

Guards!

Anybody there?

- Guards. - Guards!

Guards!

If we have more tribes supporting us than the Third Prince,

he cannot start a war.

But before that,

we should hold a coronation for the new King.

(Geopnal Cave, Liaodong, Crown Prince Pae Eui's Hideout)

Kill them all and spare none.

How dare you come here with your soldiers?

Who sent you?

(Crown Prince Go Pae Eui)

Did they send you to kill me?

Nam Mu...

is dead.

What a shame.

I am...

hugely indebted to Nam Mu.

You know,

I must...

reclaim the throne.

I will let my lord know.

Listen, get ready for war.

- I must reclaim the throne. - Yes, Your Highness.

You may begin.

(Work by Director Jeong Se Gyo)