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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.)

(18 years ago)

Even if you were the Crown Prince,

Father abdicated the throne to me.

Desiring it is an act of treason. It is unforgivable.

Spare my life.

If you do,

I will return to Liaodong and never return.

Nam Mu. Are we not brothers?

The Royal Family member should be ripped apart to death...

for committing treason.

But as you are my brother, I will not kill you.

Nam Mu?

Nam Mu!

(Queen Woo)

(Episode 8)

Your Majesty. As ordered,

I have issued a draft to the Wangdang.

I wish to fight for Your Majesty.

You are no longer Wangdang. There is no need to risk your life.

- Leave. - I will not leave.

Allow me to fight for Her Majesty.

Drag him out.

Mu Gol.

My apologies.

Once kicked out of Wangdang,

one cannot return. That is the rule.

Even with my command?

Your Majesty. To me, Wangdang is...

my family and everything.

Grant me permission, and I, Mo Chi, will...

dedicate my life to Your Majesty.

Give him an armour.

The Third Prince will make the first move.

However, he cannot fight against Wangdang...

with his military.

He will secure forces to join him first.

Before that, we must get...

the pledge of alliance from all five tribes.

However, with what the Third Prince has done,

it is uncertain how many will support Your Majesty.

The five tribes' forefathers...

offered these swords and pledged loyalty to King Chu Mo.

It is now time to keep their oath.

No, Your Highness.

We still need their help.

Also, they did not come empty-handed.

They brought the Fourth Prince's wife and children.

Do forgive them.

Prepare a map.

We must forge an alliance with the mounted warriors first.

With them, the Third Prince will not be able...

to start a war thoughtlessly.

Whether they will help with this matter is uncertain.

Daemodal of the South will dedicate my life to the Third Prince.

There are four tribes left.

Before the Queen and Eul Pa So take action,

an envoy must be sent to them.

The mounted warriors entered the Third Prince's fortress.

Since the mounted warriors joined the Third Prince,

war has become inevitable.

Hwa Do Ja would not have dared to do that.

Someone in the South must have joined hands with Bal Gi.

He knew this would happen and got them involved in advance.

The South violated its oath.

What about the Queen Family?

Everyone wants to become the Queen Family.

They will not take the Queen's side.

The problem lies with the East Chief Priest.

It is him.

He does not have a proper military.

Do not let them bother you.

For disturbing the country,

the Chief Priest cannot step foot inside the royal palace.

We must win the favour of the remaining four tribes.

Inform the North Queen Family of the Third Prince Bal Gi's doings.

Order the West Hae Family Tribe to keep their oath to King Chu Mo.

(West, North)

Is it true?

Did Bal Gi that scum take my sister?

Then what about my sister?

What happened to her?

Answer me.

Answer me, please.

Darn it.

Her Majesty wants you to keep your forefather's pledge...

to King Chu Mo to protect the throne.

Inform her we will.

- Lead them the way. - Understood.

Why is it so simple?

Is it not strange?

Did you not see the one behind the curtain?

The oath has already been broken.

Can you truly break the promise with King Chu Mo?

The Third Prince is of King Chu Mo's bloodline.

If he keeps the promise that both families will share the throne,

the oath will not be broken.

There is no excuse to oppose the levirate marriage.

But that man Bal Gi will take issue with it.

He may be a scoundrel,

but would he do that to us who share the same Royal Family?

Prime Minister Eul has arrived.

The Third Prince has sent a letter.

It is to you, my lord.

Like with the Crown Prince,

we will certainly get our chance if we do not...

take any side.

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

- Protect us. - Protect us.

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

- Protect us. - Protect us.

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

- Protect us. - Protect us.

When the day turns red, glory will shine upon us.

To the sky we pray.

- Protect us. - Protect us.

To the sky we pray.

- Protect us. - Protect us.

To the sky we pray.

- Protect us. - Protect us.

The Chief Priest and the Queen Family.

They have taken the other side, yes?

If they wish for war,

I will grant it.

Head to Guknaeseong.

We are going to war.

Our destination is Guknaeseong.

We are going to war.

- Our destination is Guknaeseong. - Our destination is Guknaeseong.

Even if the Queen Family...

and the Eastern Authority stop the Hae Family,

we cannot stop the mounted warriors.

How about getting the Fifth Prince involved?

The Fifth Prince's armoured soldiers...

could stop the mounted warriors' attack.

However, he, too,

is one of His Majesty's younger brothers.

He could also be after the throne.

Is it true?

That Nam Mu has passed away.

The Queen has Wangdang,

but the mounted warriors joined hands with the Third Prince.

Winning will be a challenge.

What will Your Highness do?

Do Su Ryu. Get the armoured soldiers ready.

Understood, Your Highness.

(Guknaeseong)

Once war breaks, there can be no turning back.

According to my source,

the Third Prince left to meet the Crown Prince.

If the Crown Prince comes,

we cannot win.

We simply cannot help but think we will lose.

However, there is no war we cannot win.

And I must win.

With the number of our soldiers,

defending this great fortress is out of the question.

No.

There must be a way.

Secure 100 steps before the fortress.

Get the Wangdang ready.

Make all the preparations. We are going to war.

- Understood. - Understood.

- Come back alive! - Distribute weapons...

so the people can defend themselves.

Gather supplies for any emergency.

- Prepare for war. - Hurry.

To those who can shoot arrows, have them protect the fortress.

Move quickly. Come on.

Do not lose your bow and arrow.

Hurry.

Keep moving. Hurry.

Prepare for war.

(Sashi: The Time of the Snake, 9am to 11am)

They are people who fled before the Third Prince.

- Good grief. - Come now.

Come inside.

- Keep them moving. - Goodness.

I am exhausted.

- Why are there so many? - Move.

We could have arrived earlier.

The enemy is nearing!

Get ready!

- Get ready! - Get ready!

Get into the fortress!

- Hurry! - Close the gates!

- Move it! - Get into the fortress!

Come on.

- Let us go inside. - Close the gates.

- Understood. - Close it!

(Guknaeseong)

Do not shoot until they are within 100 steps.

- Standby! - Standby!

- Standby! - Standby!

Be on alert!

Be on alert!

- Be on alert! - Be on alert!

It is the Youngest Prince.

(Guknaeseong)

(Fifth Prince Go Gye Su)

(Secretary Do Su Ryu)

Is that truly Your Highness's wish?

Raise it up.

They have no intention of fighting us.

With Wangdang and the Youngest Prince's armoured soldiers,

the mounted warriors can be stopped.

It is the North Queen Family.

(From the North Family, Eo Ji Ryu, Yeon Gae, Jwa Ja Mak)

The army from the East has also arrived.

(Secretary Ma Ro, Chief Priest Seol Joo)

(Sa Gu, Sa Bi's father, the Eastern Authority)

- Yes! - Look!

- The reinforcements have come! - We will live!

- We are safe! - We are safe!

- We are safe! - We are safe!

- We are safe! - We are safe!

- Hooray! - We are safe!

- We are safe! - We are safe!

You ought to have avoided the war at all costs.

Why do you seek to wage this war?

Blinded by their greed for the throne,

the Third Prince and the Crown Prince...

have allied with our enemy, Liaodong.

Should they triumph in this war,

the country His Majesty gave everything to protect...

will fall into the hands of Liaodong.

The king entrusted me with a single task.

It was to protect the royal palace...

if the mounted warriors were to plot treason.

With the strategy he taught me,

I am certain we can stop them.

I am certain of it.

I took care of the body quietly.

Fortunately, Eul Pa So has not caught wind of it.

Are you certain you will not need Sa Bi?

She has fulfilled her role.

She was after my position anyway.

Now that the Fourth Prince is in the palace,

she is no longer of use to me.

Once the war ends,

take care of her father as well.

Understood.

The sky deity is on our side.

Once this storm passes,

Eul Pa So will be leaving the palace as well.

I do not see the Fourth Prince.

The throne needs its rightful owner. So make haste and find him

I am on it.

Should we not soon settle on the family...

from which the Queen will be selected?

It is time for the Myeong Rim Family to withdraw from this matter.

The same goes for the Woo Family.

It will not matter who ascends to the throne.

You will no longer be the Head Secretary.

You will be forced to make a choice too...

just as a dog seeks a new master when its former one passes away.

Which side will you join?

My brother no longer walks among the living.

I do not see the need to pick a side.

You cannot leave like this.

There seems to be a spy who is in touch...

with people outside the palace.

I shall continue to observe the situation and then decide...

whom I will serve.

(The fief of the Third Prince, Bal Gi)

How did he pass?

He was poisoned.

Did you find out who poisoned him?

We are still investigating.

I would like to ask you a question.

Why are you violating your vows to him?

Was the levirate marriage...

Brother Nam Mu's wish?

Yes, it was.

(Guknaeseong)

If you show this to him,

Song Woo will think you are on the same side.

Moreover, make sure to observe every move...

Eul Pa So makes.

Are you there?

I need you to do something discreetly.

I heard Eul Pa So was the first one to suspect His Majesty was poisoned.

Find out why he suspected poisoning.

What have you found out?

Prime Minister Eul did not seem to be the culprit.

However...

Inform Eul Pa So.

Song Woo joined Bal Gi's side.

Prime Minister Eul.

Why are you doing this to me?

Do you suspect me of having murdered the late King?

Is this why you are doing this to me?

Do you have evidence for your suspicion?

I have everything I need.

"The King is dead."

"The Queen wants to marry the Third Prince."

"An assassin is needed."

"The Queen is on her way to the Fourth Prince."

Prime Minister Eul!

That had nothing to do with His Majesty.

I was informed you were the one who told the Head Maid...

about the lily of the valley.

Were you also behind murdering...

His Majesty?

No.

I am blameless in the matter of His Majesty's death.

You could not have contrived this plot on your own.

I will uncover whether you are in league with another...

and figure out the mastermind, controlling you.

I shall question you relentlessly until you reveal the truth to me.

Prime Minister Eul!

Prime Minister Eul! Allow me to explain everything.

I am...

a lowly messenger...

bearing only the words of others!

I had intended...

to observe the situation a while longer.

But now it is time to choose my ally.

So all four princes have arrived?

We now face more foes than we first anticipated.

I would advise waiting for another chance.

No.

We will proceed with our plan.

Actually, it has worked out for the better.

No matter who emerges victorious, by the time the war is over,

they shall have already spilled much blood.

The war...

will center around the royal palace.

Until then,

we will bide our time...

behind Mount Chilseong, concealing our forces in secrecy.

Understood.

General, prepare to go into battle.

Hurry up!

- I told you to hurry! Move it! - Be swift!

Why are you taking so long? Could you get rid of them now?

Move quickly.

How dare he?

The youngest had always been loyal...

to Nam Mu since he was a boy.

He shall pay the price for his loyalty once the war ends.

Where are our troops?

They are about an hour behind.

We must strike before they are fully prepared for battle.

Then the Queen will not be able to last a day...

before choosing to surrender.

Make haste!

If not, I will...

To make them understand your needs,

actions speak louder than words.

Move it!

When I went head-to-head with Nam Mu,

you saw how those scoundrels betrayed me.

Yet, you still joined hands with them?

This time, they will not have the chance to betray us.

I made them an offer they could not turn down.

How naive you are to have believed them.

Do you think a mere bow could claim Nam Mu's life?

Then did someone poison him?

Which tribe would benefit the most from the King's death?

They might come after us next.

I was not expecting the Crown Prince.

What are they planning?

They will want revenge for the betrayal.

We should keep our eyes on them.

The enemy's main army was passing Baeuitu.

It will take them at least half an hour to get here.

(Catapult)

The Crown Prince has...

catapults borrowed from Liaodong's Gong Sun family...

and a troop of elephants.

Even if the Fifth Prince's armoured men...

fight off the mounted warriors,

if the Crown Prince's catapults break the walls and they advance,

there is no way to stop them after that.

Are you saying we must hand over the throne?

I am saying we should find another way.

Many lives will be sacrificed.

Why do you wish to start a war you will lose?

If they are to come to power,

the people will suffer even more in life.

However, there is no way to defend the palace.

If it cannot be defended, it can be abandoned.

Your Majesty.

For what do you wish to fight?

You know also.

This fight...

is not about who will take the throne.

You are not unlike me.

(Cart)

You keep doing what you did.

I will continue what I did.

Can we win?

It is a preposterous move.

Oh, yes.

Perhaps that might be how we win.

Is this what it was all for?

Did you choose the Fourth Prince...

for something like this?

This would not have happened if you had done as I had said.

It is not too late...

to marry the Third Prince.

If you do that...

He will never take the throne.

Your Majesty.

No longer...

will I live like a chess piece.

Anyone who gets in my way,

I will not forgive, even if it is you, Father.

As a woman, there is nothing you can do.

Do you not see that?

Do you truly believe so?

I did not do anything because I was told...

a woman could not and should not do anything.

Now I will show you what I can do.

(Hwandoseong, Guknaeseong)

Do you have Hwandoseong in mind?

If you cannot defeat a tiger in the mountains,

you must lure it into the open.

(Hwandoseong)

(Guknaeseong)

Only you can take over from His Majesty.

Why did you side with the Queen?

Should I do wrong like my brothers are about to?

This is not unjust. You have a right.

I swore to my brother long ago.

That I would fight...

only for Goguyreo and her people.

I will never commit wrong...

by borrowing the might of foreign forces...

and shedding the blood of our people.

The enemy is coming.

Be prepared.

Be prepared!

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

- Be prepared! - Be prepared!

I decided the day we got married...

that one day...

I would make your dream come true.

Did you find a way to abandon the palace?

We need time.

You did not answer my question.

I will ask you again.

Are you on my side?

Your dream.

I will help you realize it now.

I will earn us the time. Find a way.

I have not been here in a long time.

I will take this palace.

You can take Jolbon Fortress.

The Queen seems to want to fight.

Listen, all of you!

Under no circumstances are you...

to let the enemy into these walls!

Do you understand?

- Yes! - Yes!

Do not be intimidated.

Fight and die like a Wangdang.

It is a last-ditch effort.

They cannot do anything.

Before the day is over,

they will kneel before me.

The Gong Sun family army will arrive soon.

Shall I have them set up the catapults?

There is no rush.

For now, we shall watch and see what they do.

This should be amusing.

Your Majesty. It is dangerous.

Return to the palace.

His Majesty never sent his men to the battlefield alone.

I will fight alongside them.

Her Majesty the Queen...

will fight alongside you!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

You will fear the enemy's weapons.

But we have something they do not.

The reason to fight.

I do not want you or your descendants...

to live like chess pieces controlled by others.

I will defend the palace...

and build a new Goguryeo!

And then I will end this war.

Brothers!

Will you fight with me?

Prepare to attack!

- Prepare to attack! - Prepare to attack!

Be ready!

(Cart)

Open the gates!

Fire!

(Queen Woo)

(Work by Director Jeong Se Gyo)

(All people, names, titles, incidents,)

(and episodes are partially fictional.)

(Even if any are related to reality, it is by coincidence.)