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Kill him!!

We need to separate Qunluan and Botap Shili.

Anyone crossing your path, you just need to accuse of treason, Your Majesty.

We need to find a solution.

Beg in front of Her Majesty until the skin of his hands peels off...

Acquire more precious gems or whatever.

I wanted to become King just as much as they desired.

SHIN DON

Episode 6

Yanjing (Yuan)

You... You little!

An Dochi

Pyeonjo (Shin Don)

Are you from Goryeo?

What on Earth is he doing?

They're selling that lady like meat at the market!

If you don't have enough money to buy all of her,

will they cut her in parts and sell them separately?

What do you mean in parts?!

If you need only one arm they'll cut it, then those needing a leg...

You're quite interesting.

Interesting?

How about those cutting that lady in half and selling her? Are they interesting too?

Everyone has his own ways. Would they really cut her up?

They can do much more than that.

There are much crazier people in Yanjing.

Right about now they could have cut her limbs already,

and they could be bargaining over the price touching around the merchandise.

You're more innocent than you look, after all.

When someone looking so distinguished starts lying,

then I can't help but fall for that.

Looks like you came here to Yanjing from Goryeo to make a little money.

I'd reconsider that if I were you. This is not the place for people to live.

By the way, let me ask.

Where is Goryeo Village?

Past that bridge.

If you go there,

is it true there's a descendant of the Royal family called Prince Gangneung...

who will offer anybody drinks and food to one's satisfaction?

Been fasting for four days. I'm starting to see things.

So tell me,

where can I find this gutless noble, Prince Gangneung or whatever he's called?

What? G...gutless?!

When you take delight in the pleasures of the flesh and wine...

after being taken hostage by the Yuan,

that's just a sign of your dastard way of living.

After all, he's royalty!

You nitwit! Shut that gob of yours right this moment!!

If you've come to earn your free drinks, shouldn't you show us something in return?

You'll see I'm quite strong. If only you could welcome me on your side...

I have Jo Il Shin and Kim Yong for that.

Prince Gangneung (King Gongmin)

Isn't that right, folks?

But of course, Your Highness.

Kim Yong

I would run into burning fire if it were for you.

I've put my life in Your Highness's hands a long time ago.

Jo Il Shin

Jung Se Woon

Looks like you're out of luck. Anything else you can do?

I can predict your fortune, if you wish.

Really? Look at me and tell me, then.

Did anyone steal your tongue? Looks like this guy was just bragging.

I can say with confidence that you'll become Emperor, Your Highness.

Emperor?

Not a king, but an emperor?

So royalty from a vassal state of the Yuan Empire will become Emperor?

Your flattery is too excessive, you fool.

Excessive enough to cover his appetite, it seems.

Just appease his hunger and send him away, Your Highness.

Didn't I tell you life was just an empty dream?

Those living for and enjoying their riches, those destined to starve...

They will all suffer the same fate, rotting away like sand in their demise.

Be it the immense power of a ruler, or the hero of a thousand battles;

a nameless commoner from the market, or a lowly monk.

Isn't the path to High Heaven fair and just?

Let's drink until dawn then, until we can't see the light clearly.

They say that's the door to the Valley of Happiness.

Your Highness, if I may.

Word came from Gaegyeong that my youngest will soon get married.

Really?

You must go, then.

But I feel bad leaving Your Highness alone here in Yanjing...

Don't worry about me. I will wait for you here.

Just give me women and drinks, and my soul will be appeased.

Since you insist, I'll leave then.

You wench! You have to take care of His Highness while I'm away. Understood?

Look at that wench, getting all sulky!

Are you drunk?

I don't care. Partaking in women and drinks just improves the taste, isn't it?

Shouldn't you leave at least once, Lord Jo?

I've heard your old mother's illness is getting worse.

I might not even attend at her deathbed...

Just go, and don't worry about me.

If that's what you wish...

You leave with them as well, Lord Jung. Isn't it better taking off with company?

Let's do that.

Three would be going but looks like I'd be the only one returning.

Coming back alone could get tiresome, so I'll kindly refuse.

What are you talking about?

Do I look like someone who would abandon His Highness?

Do you think I can't read between the lines?

So let's all four go to Gaegyeong, shall we?

Would the new King kill me if I move out of here?

After all, I'm His Majesty's uncle. Isn't that true?

Mother, dear. Ask your nephew one little favor.

Have him call his poor nephew back to Gaegyeong just one time.

Good timing, I admit.

If things came to worse,

we could have wandered the streets of Yanjing as ghosts, too.

Uh oh...

What's with the anxiety?

It's just... we wasted so much time and effort on all this.

There's nothing to regret. Prince Gangneung could never become Goryeo's King anyway.

You're right. That's just useless wishful thinking.

Let's go.

An Dochi, why are you standing there?

Go in and take His Highness home. He's gotten quite drunk.

But he said I shouldn't even blink in there...

He was just talking. Don't you know how much he thinks of you?

If you ate to your satisfaction, it's time to leave. Isn't it?

I'm a merchant from Goryeo, Your Highness.

I loaded plenty of costly goods on a ship,

and then we went through heavy seas and I barely survived.

I lost everything in the storm, so I have nowhere to go.

You have nowhere to go...

I heard if you go to Goryeo Village, a kind and magnanimous Royal member would be there.

He will help and shelter anyone regardless of his social position.

They sure must be spreading those rumors...

That's why no matter how much I drink, I can't get drunk.

I hear whispers of contempt from all sides.

Laughter can be heard through those walls.

If I ever catch sleep, that contempt invades my dreams.

It follows me wherever I walk,

breaking my backbones and becoming a weight on my shoulders.

Just a few instants ago, this room of lackeys emptied like the outgoing tide,

just because there was nothing more to eat, drink or touch.

That's the world we live in.

But I won't hate on them.

If all it takes to keep them here is drinks, food and women,

I'll bring them all the food and drinks and women in the world.

I'll feed them and serve them drinks, and sleep with those women.

That's what will shut them up, as they bask in all that.

That's when that poisonous dagger of grief will stop penetrating my soul.

What do you think about that?

I'm just a witless merchant. How could I grasp Your Highness's profound words?

You!!

Did you say you were a merchant?

Yes, Your Highness. I...

That's just you lying to me.

In truth, aren't you one of those killers from Gaegyeong, here to slain me?

Ki...killer?! What are you...

You don't grasp my profound words?

Do you even know what those words mean, to call them profound?

Unless you deal in precious inks,

how would a witless merchant utter such refined words?

You'd say you didn't understand what I was talking about.

You're a killer, aren't you?

I'm an ordained monk. My name is Pyeonjo.

I killed someone by mistake, and I've been running away ever since.

So you've got nowhere to go...

Eunuch An, how about I find out who you were in your past life?

You're a kindhearted man by nature,

so your last life must have been that of a monk like myself.

Your kindheartedness is as soft as silk.

So before that, you must have been one of the Eight Immortals of Ba Xian.

So you must have done something up there to deserve this...

You fool! If you're a monk, then I'm Buddha!

You really shouldn't say that.

So if you were Buddha in your past life,

are you saying Buddha was an eunuch?

You little... How can a practicer of the way joke around about Buddha?

Who talked about practicing?

I said I was a charlatan monk!

You've got quite the agile mouth up there, you fool.

Here, eat this!

How many times do I have to tell you?

Didn't I say when you clean fish,

you have to take out the scales without ruining the flesh?

Get out of the way!

You're like water off a duck's back.

Are you still angry with me?

You're liking me the more you see me, right?

What could I possibly have done to make you mad?

This thing is the problem, you fool!

You must be extremely careful when dealing with people around you, Your Highness.

The more I see him, Pyeonjo doesn't look like any monk practicing in the mountains.

If he's really a killer sent from Gaegyeong...

If anything happens in Gaegyeong, the only Royal line left is you.

So please be careful, Your Highness.

Just leave it there.

Why are you crying again?

Just seeing you read after such a long time, tears just...

I sold everything worth anything, I drank all there was to drink. All I can do is read.

Your Highness.

You have to do it. Do it all until nothing is left.

Be it goods, honor, greed, desire, life itself.

You've got to go through it until nothing is left.

Then you'll be light as a bird's feathers.

You mustn't lose hope, Your Highness.

Hope?

You'll come back to Gaegyeong one day, Your Highness.

Ahh... so that was it!

No matter how you try to get rid of it, that thing which never disappears.

It was this damn hope, I see.

Of course I should lose it.

The moment I bury it, I'll fly like a bird, free in the sky.

Your Highness. Gi Cheol's brother Gi Won has come to Yanjing.

From what I gather, the new King's relatives are fleshing their muscles already.

Looks like Gi Cheol is suffering from all that.

With the power of Empress Gi, he won't just lay down so easily.

Looks like a storm is about to hit Gaegyeong.

When did you become a strategist?!

I like you just as you are, pure and untarnished.

Stop there!

Do you know who you're stopping? Open the gates right now!

Nobody on horse or carriage can enter the palace. King's orders.

Gi Cheol (Lord Deokseong)

Is it tasty?

Why don't you try this?

King Chungjeong Lady Yoon

Choi Man Saeng

Your Highness.

Lord Deokseong wishes to confer with you.

Please, come. I'm serving refreshment to His Majesty.

Please, have a seat.

Why are you standing there?

There is nowhere to sit, Your Highness.

Really? Did anyone throw away Lord Deokseong's chair?

Didn't I order to prepare a couch for Lord Deokseong,

so he can deal with court affairs in all comfort?

I threw away Lord Deokseong's chair.

Why would you do that?

From now on, Your Highness will take care of court affairs,

Yoon Shi Woo

so I took the liberty as I felt it necessary.

Really?

From now on,

Jeongbang: administrative council overseeing court personnel

everything you do in the administrative council will have to meet Her Highness's approval.

The council was created with the Yuan Empire's blessing to administrate personnel.

It's no place Goryeo's ruler can control or change as he pleases.

Does His Majesty have to meet Yanjing's approval even with such trifling affairs?

So fools rush in where angels fear to tread now!

Such roguish words! So are you insinuating we're the fools rushing in?!

I'll have to go, Your Highness.

There's nowhere to sit, so my legs are getting heavy.

Lord Deokseong, to whom is that allegiance pledged?!

Be very careful. My son is Goryeo's King!

Nobody... Nobody will survive if he ever dares to go against his will!

Who put you wench on that seat?

Let's wait and see. Who will stand or fall.

Lord Deokseong, my lord!

You fool!

Didn't I tell you to inform me whenever those Yoons start plotting anything?

They close the palace doors,

have me come out of the carriage and walk all the way here.

Now they throw out my chair, too?!

Don't they know humiliating me...

is the same as humiliating my sister, the Empress in Yanjing?!

Dishonor Her Majesty all you want,

but I'll make lightning ruin your sunny day...

as long as that son of a wench of yours sits on that throne!!

Lady Hong (Empress Myeongdeok)

Open those doors wide.

The storm is too severe, Your Highness.

Didn't I say to open them?!

Please come in. The wind is too cold.

It's just a refreshing breeze.

Your Highness.

Just sweep away everything, this whole world along with it.

Tear down the palace cornerstones, don't leave a single one intact!

Your Highness...

Your Highness...

My dear Wang Gi! (Prince Gangneung's name)

How can your mother close an eye on this?

I spent my life staring at those palace ridges!

I'm so mortified I can't even die!

Even if I have to die of grief, I'll cross those palace gates.

Your Highness.

Yes! Blow!

Devour the entire damn palace!

Do that, so my dear son will finally come back!

Can we be safe?

What if Gi Cheol sends word to Empress Gi in Yanjing?

No need to worry, Your Highness. She's been dealt with already.

Really?

Well done! My dear...

Don't they share the same blood?

She's much greedier than her brother when it comes to jewels.

My dear brother...

Yes, Your Highness?

How about Princess Deoknyeong? She's the mother of our former King.

Can't throw her outside the palace.

She needs to go back home. Isn't she a Mongol woman?

So she needs to go back to her motherland.

How nice would that be!

Master Bou

Princess Deoknyeong

Goddess of Mercy.

Why are you in such a hurry?

I felt pity watching you pray out in the rain for the former King's heavenly bliss.

Goddess of Mercy.

If his mother leaves as well, his poor young spirit will wander the skies.

Leave?!

Nothing ties me to Goryeo anymore. Isn't leaving common sense?

Empress Gi

Your Majesty. If this keeps up, we Gi's will crumble.

Gi Won

You don't know how much chaos the Yoon clan is causing.

Your Majesty needs to call Goryeo's King to Yanjing and have him pledge allegiance.

If it weren't for Your Majesty, would that little thing have become King to begin with?

Your Majesty!

Park Bulhwa

Just leave, please.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!! Your Majesty!!

How long has it been?

It hasn't been a year since a new king was crowned in Goryeo.

Yes, Your Highness.

Aren't there more pressing issues, Your Majesty?

If you hesitate, Prince Qunluan could marry Botap Shili and make her Crown Princess.

If that happens, the King of Wei will become powerful enough to slain the sky.

Then, when would Prince Ayushiridar ever...

We need to hurry up.

No matter how much I think about it, I don't see any way we could solve this.

What is there to think about? Treason will do...

Treason?

Why would someone possibly kill his father if not to do "that?"

That's true...

I'll go meet His Majesty myself and tell him.

Crown Prince Qunluan

Your Highness, you can't!!

King of Wei

No matter how much they fuddled with him,

His Majesty should at least recognize his son!

Your Highness, say the wrong thing and they could accuse you of treason.

What treason?! Is there any reason I'd dare hurt my father?

Please calm down, and leave everything to me.

I think we should rush our wedding.

His Majesty is falling into decadence as the days go by.

Botap Shili (Princess Noguk)

He doesn't even pay attention to court affairs once a month,

and leaves everything in the hands of court officials.

There's a rumor Empress Gi is serving him a strange drug.

I've heard that myself.

Her ambition is the problem. She's after you, Your Highness.

That's why I said we should rush.

Father!

His Highness officially proposed to marry me.

Princess, you can't go in.

What's going on?

Nothing. Just...

Princess! Princess...

Do you plan to send a memorial to His Majesty?

Now is not the time, Father.

If you do that now, court officials will turn that to ashes instantly.

I'll meet His Majesty myself.

Emperor Yuan Shundi

Leave the memorial here and go. His Majesty...

Park Bulhwa

Your Majesty.

The Huang He (Yellow River) has flooded several times recently,

King of Wei

The flood left the northern territories and Shandong province in ruins.

Famine and floods have been continuing for years,

and starving farmers have started to rebel.

If we don't solve this,

we won't be able to preserve the Yuan Empire our forefathers founded.

Isn't that what you hope for?

Empress Gi

What are you talking about?

The farmers' rebellion can be dealt with through military power.

But separatists willing to divide Yuan into two...

and go back to the Mongol plains are scorging around like flies.

We never said we'd cut the Empire into two.

We just want to go back to the values Genghis and Kublai Khan emphasized in our glory days.

So you'd leave this wonderful and fertile land to go back to the Mongolian desert?

Your Majesty.

Look at us.

Everything about our customs and culture is slowly vanishing,

and we've been assimilated into the Han Chinese' way of living.

Kublai Khan erected ger (tents) inside the palace...

and slept there exactly to warn us of this complacency. Your Majesty!

Increase the dosage today.

If you eat this drug, is it really possible to have intercourse several times a day?

Are you kidding me? It will have no effect on me!

These are the ornaments the Goryeo King sent separately.

Pardon me the insolence,

but news of Your Majesty's brother, Lord Deokseong, are so scarce.

Just forget it.

If he's really in a hurry, he'll just run here with more of that.

Listen...

Yes, Your Majesty.

Bury these ornaments all around the Palace.

It won't be long before Qunluan's windpipe starts to tighten up.

Where are you going?

If you killed someone and ran all the way here, that's gotta take strength.

I said that just in a hurry because I wanted to tag along with Your Highness.

Avoiding the dagger I threw at you, that's not something anyone can do.

That you killed someone doesn't concern me one bit.

But this will be a good chance to atone for your sins.

Pyeonjo!!

Pyeonjo!!

Jihyo Won Hyeon

What are you looking at?

Pyeonjo is alive!

That's impossible...

I saw him with these very eyes. That was Pyeonjo for sure.

Follow me.

What's that place?

That's where they sell and buy Goryeo women.

Many rich people from Yanjing can't wait to get their hands on Goryeo women and make them their concubines.

A wench sent here as a tribute became the Emperor's wife.

That's enough to make any of those Goryeo girls the object of fantasy.

Why don't you choose one yourself?

That one should be good. Look at her being so stroppy!

What are you doing? I said choose one.

With that kind of security? How can we even try?

Don't worry.

We can go past the wall in the night, and let the prey fall into our sacks.

Bossam: slave trade custom of bundling women and wrapping them with sacks

Sack... what?

Nothing wrong with catching one of those wenches. They have no owners.

Choose well.

Stealing one of those wenches and having fun with them is like tasting honey.

So you're not here to help Goryeo women escape the slave trade?

It's a shame wasting money so we just steal them.

A charlatan monk who even killed now brings out the ethics serenade?

I'm sure it was Pyeonjo.

How could I mistake him? We're like brothers!

We're the only survivors of that storm.

The man who saved us ransacked the sea for days.

Just forget about it. It's your affection for Pyeonjo that made you see things.

You prick! What the hell are you looking at?

I asked you to find someone to feed her. You're just staring around!

Staring! What staring?

Dodge the problem, will you? Little prick!

Oh! Right, right! You're full? Ban Ya!

Are you feeling guilty?

Because we caught women of our same blood and have fun at their expense?

What do you think of this world?

The same as Your Highness.

I just hate it as much as you do, that is.

That's good to hear. But for someone who used to be a monk, that's...

I did wear the cossack but praying, I never really did that.

Your Highness was born of noble blood,

so you don't know how pathetic the life of a slave can be.

You were a slave?

A temple slave, to be precise. I've never been treated like a person.

But how did you earn that cossack?

Ahh, you stole it!

It was because of an old monk's generosity.

So now you should pay back all that generosity.

Is throwing food to a starving dog on the street generosity?

Can't say it's not.

I think generosity can even be catching a starving dog and eating it.

It's gotten quieter.

Let's go, Your Highness. I have an idea where they might be headed to.

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What's with all the suspicions?

Did you replace those two down there with a pair of suspicions?

Damn you! Fool!

Pyeonjo!

Let's just kill them all!

Killing those wenches and fools. That can be done today or tomorrow.

The problem is, who will sit on that throne after?

Prince Gangneung?

Your Highness!

You're telling me to become the Mongol's hound dog and sit on that throne?

Your Majesty's falling for the pleasures of the flesh was all planned by the Empress!

If you let her live, the Empire will go to ruins, Your Majesty!

I'll give the Yuan Empire as a birthday present, my son.

What are you doing?!

We should rush with Botap Shili's marriage.

Don't even dream about it! I will never marry someone like you.

Who started this all anyway?

I like lowly, humble things. They make me comfortable.

You can only see the world from the way down,

but if you don't have a noble heart, how can you change the world?

Will you compete with me?

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