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Who are you?

Get out of our way!

I have orders to escort the Crown Prince.

Why are you looking for him here?

He is all I want.

Archers.

Fire.

Archers.

- Stop! - Fire.

Chung Woon.

Your Highness, I will open a path to the right.

Run when you can.

Do not go straight to the shrine.

Wait for the Chief Commander of the Palace Guards.

- Do you understand? - Chung Woon.

- Archers. - Go, now!

Your Highness.

You are here for the Crown Prince.

I shall come with you.

Sheathe your sword.

That is the Crown Prince.

Take him.

- Stop them! - Fight!

Stop!

Make way!

Father, it is time to go to the meeting hall.

- Why will you not answer? - My goodness.

Give me your word right now. Please?

- Hwa Gun, how dare you... - Leave it.

Tell me...

why I should not kill the Crown Prince.

Then will you let him live?

Did I say...

I would kill him?

I also never said I will let him live.

The Crown Prince...

will become a great king.

So what?

You told me before.

That if this cup is Joseon,

the tea is the people,

and the tea leaf is the King.

That we must become the owner of this cup.

Think about it.

Tea brewed with rotten leaves cannot taste good.

That is true.

You are right.

Fools will kill a tiger.

A master...

is one who tames the beast.

No.

A master is one who gains its trust.

Why do you think so?

Once you gain its trust, it will not leave even if you stop feeding it.

That is what a true master can accomplish.

Grandfather.

If I win the Crown Prince's heart,

what will you do?

I will let you have him.

Here, have a drink.

You just have to repeat what you said to me.

You lunatic. I do not want this.

You cannot refuse me now. Think of all the wine I bought you.

You fool.

I would not have drunk it if I knew my life were on the line.

You do not have long to live anyway.

It is true that when I die makes no difference now,

but what about my son and my grandson?

You have a point.

Let us forget about it.

Master.

When you built the irrigation system,

did you change the water route?

I did.

I saw people were dying of thirst.

It bothered me, so I told him about it.

I will not testify to it.

I do not want you to now.

Once I can guarantee the safety of you and your family,

then will you testify?

His Highness... The Crown Prince sent him.

If you think he can do what he says,

come back then.

Come on, let us drink.

- Drink up. - Goodness.

I will check if the Royal Ancestral Shrine is safe.

I am sorry.

Chung Woon.

I did so because I did not think he would harm me.

Once you are safe, you can save me...

There is a pain...

that hurts more than death.

I am your bodyguard. Do not ever...

try to save me again.

Will you...

be my bodyguard from now on?

Do not trust anyone but the Chief Commander of the Palace Guards.

Wait here. Do you understand?

Yes, Chung Woon.

He might go off again on his own.

Watch him very carefully, do you understand?

Yes, master.

He has a very strong sense of pride.

He is not angry with you. He is angry with me.

Do not mind him.

Why are you so nice...

to someone as lowly as me?

Lee Sun.

You are my first ever friend.

And we share the same name.

You gave up your revenge,

and chose to trust and follow me.

The Pyunsoo Group recently bought this land.

Are you saying they changed the water route...

to fill the Bureau of Water Supply's well?

This is just what I confirmed.

Forget the rainy season but during a drought,

the water will fill this well and not flow downstream.

These evil scumbags.

How much more are they going to put the people through?

Pyunsoo Group is behind the Bureau of Water Supply.

Come on now.

Master.

We will go to the Bureau of Water Supply.

We lost so many lives over water already!

Do you not agree?

Let us go and tell them that we are humans, not animals or cattle!

- Let us go! - We must go!

Do not do anything!

Master.

Sun went to avenge his father.

Are you saying we must leave him alone?

I am saying you should preserve your precious lives.

How many more do you think should die for them to stop?

They killed a man over a vat of water.

Do you think they will apologize if you three turn up?

Do you think they will change their ways if you all show up?

No, they will crush us even more!

Must you still go?

Will you continue to make the innocent suffer?

Will you still go?

Darn it.

You lost the Crown Prince.

If the Chief Commander were there,

he is no easy foe.

However,

you are the best fighter in Pyunsoo Group.

My apologies.

Did you see the Crown Prince's face?

He was disguised as a peasant,

but he had the Crown Prince's medallion,

and seeing how the guards were protecting him,

I believe he was the Crown Prince.

They do not know that we...

know the Crown Prince's face, correct?

Deputy Magistrate Han...

is investigating the Bureau of Water Supply by the Crown Prince's orders.

The Crown Prince's orders?

That is correct.

They do not seem to know anything for certain,

but it is suspicious that they met with the stonemason.

If you grant me permission,

I shall nip it in the bud.

Deputy Magistrate Han...

governed over a small town well, and thus the King praised him...

and personally selected him to come to Hansung.

What are the fake Crown Princes doing?

The fake Crown Prince in the secret room has not left.

The other two were sent to different places,

and we have confirmed the locations.

He is investigating by the Crown Prince's orders.

Did you say the Crown Prince is mentally weak?

Yes.

He has severe depression,

and thus the King is very concerned.

We must make sure this never happens again.

We must punish him by the King's orders.

The King's orders?

We must show them...

that even the King will not protect them.

Clear out of the shrine.

Are you saying to remove the guards?

We do not know when the King will switch the Crown Prince.

We will not capture the Crown Prince,

but make him come to me himself.

Clear out!

Deputy Magistrate Han and the Adjunct are...

investigating the Bureaus of Water Supply by the Crown Prince's orders.

Arrest them by the King's order,

and punish them for falsely using the Crown Prince's name.

What are you saying?

The Crown Prince's life and the Bureau of Water Supply coincide.

How could he strike the Bureau of Water Supply?

He is trying to void the contract...

that you entered into with them.

Are you threatening...

the Crown Prince's life if we strike the Bureau of Water Supply?

Your Majesty.

Please have the Crown Prince join Pyunsoo Group.

Do not send an impostor,

and do not try to raise him to be a King to fight Pyunsoo Group.

If you do,

you will be hurt.

Your Majesty,

A stonemason assisted in the investigation of the Bureau.

You probably think he will testify,

but he will take his life tonight.

The fake Crown Prince by the name of Lee Sun...

whom you have hidden in Boyeon Temple as well.

He will be killed tonight by bandits.

The one in Seunggok...

will have disappeared and will be impossible to find.

Your Majesty.

Please be strong...

and protect the Crown Prince.

They do that because no one punishes them for their crimes.

They openly killed a man in cold blood.

Those Bureau of Water Supply jerks. I ought to...

Stop that already.

When will you control your temper?

How could we leave them alone?

Do not be rude.

So, what do you plan to do?

I will investigate by the rules.

Do not adhere too strictly to the rules.

It will be dangerous.

That again!

Every time I went to take the state exam,

he said I will die young if I become an official,

so he gave me laxatives, locked me up in the shed...

I am barely a low-level official now but I do not resent you.

However, this is not right.

How can we let them do this?

What do you think you can do with what little power you have?

I cannot on my own.

I know that. However,

we have the Crown Prince, so it is doable.

The Crown Prince?

Deputy Magistrate Han Gyu Ho...

and Adjunct Park Moo Ha will proceed a thorough investigation...

of the Bureau of Water Supply's construction.

Cease the investigation.

Master, why...

You cannot pull up the seedling in order to nip it.

That seedling will die...

and so will you, who pull it up.

You old man...

You want us to defy the Crown Prince's order?

Yes!

That way, the Crown Prince can live...

and so can you.

(Royal Ancestral Shrine)

Come in with me.

Explain to the King...

yourself of what wrong befell your father.

What have you been doing?

Father,

I apologize for causing you concern.

Did you instruct Deputy Magistrate Han to investigate...

the Bureau of Water Supply?

How did you...

You are the Crown Prince!

Did you think about what results your reckless acts...

would bring about?

If we do not act, and merely make compromises,

who will protect out helpless subjects?

What?

The Bureau of Water Supply is exploiting the people...

with water, which belongs to the people.

Sun.

They abuse their power to torment the people...

and even kill them.

This child's father...

was cruelly murdered for stealing a bucket of water.

Father.

Please help Deputy Magistrate Han and Adjunct Park...

uncover the truth...

and dissolve the Bureau of Water Supply.

Your thoughtless bravery...

may kill countless subjects.

Make that request...

when you are powerful enough to protect countless subjects.

What use is that if thousands die in the meantime?

If we are weak, we can fight alongside the subjects!

The Bureau of Water Supply was the price for your life!

Everyone leave...

but the Crown Prince.

Sun.

Yes, Father.

You asked for the true reason...

you must wear a mask, did you not?

Will you tell me?

Before you were born, I...

Father.

Do you know that you almost...

died as soon as you were born?

Yes.

I heard I must wear a mask because of the illness I contracted then.

It was not an illness...

but poison.

This is the antidote.

Give me full authority over the Bureau of Water Supply...

and have the First Son join us.

Although we made a deal,

I could not have you join them...

and make you a puppet.

That is why...

I kept...

a mask on your face.

I am sorry.

I am sorry, my son.

You are upset at me.

Is that why you are making a joke?

The King is the son from the above.

He is an emperor.

He serves the people in place of those from above.

I will also be a king one day.

You taught me to be someone...

who always serves the people.

However,

do you mean that the Bureau of Water Supply,

which torments the people, was created because of me?

It was...

It was to save you.

Hello, Father.

My Hwa Gun.

Were you waiting for me?

Father.

I would like to become the crown princess.

Is that so? Why not?

You are Dae Mok's granddaughter. Anything is possible.

I will give you anything you want. Wait a minute.

I cannot give my daughter to the Crown Prince with leprosy.

He does not have leprosy.

No, I cannot give you my permission.

Please, Father.

If I become the crown princess,

Grandfather will not...

kill his son-in-law, will he?

Hwa Gun.

Why do you want to be the crown princess?

Are you also against it?

That is not what I mean.

I want to give you everything that you want.

However, the crown princess?

Your grandfather will never allow it.

If I become the crown princess,

Pyunsoo Group and the royal family will be in your hands.

You will be much stronger than Grandfather.

Do you not want to be more powerful than him?

Your grandfather adores this side of you.

Tomorrow,

let us meet with the Queen.

If the Queen agrees,

it will be easier to convince your grandfather.

Okay.

Your Majesty.

What is the matter?

Please let us come in.

Why did you bring him here?

They told me to deliver this message to the Crown Prince.

To me?

Who are they?

The life of the Crown Prince...

and the Bureau of Water Supply are the same.

Striking the Bureau, however,

is giving up on the life of the Crown Prince.

Remove Deputy Magistrate Han and Adjunct Park.

The Crown Prince must join Pyunsoo Group.

Who sent you with the message?

He was poisoned.

Arrest...

Deputy Magistrate Han and Adjunct Park right away!

Your Majesty!

Han Gyu Ho and Park Moo Ha.

You have falsely used the Crown Prince's name for your agenda.

Confess to your crime.

What kind of an accusation is this?

Who ordered you to arrest me?

It is the King's order!

Father, please take back the order.

What is the reason?

Why?

Is it to save me again?

To save me,

will you abandon your subjects?

This is not the time to win the fight.

Is it painful to make them suffer?

Do you resent me for willing to kill my men?

Then become a strong king who can defeat...

Pyunsoo Group.

Lock him up.

Do not let him step outside.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Father. Father! Father!

Father!

- Father! - What is happening?

Father.

I told you to wait. Why did you follow me?

Is everything okay?

Will they let you go once the Crown Prince finds out?

- Yes. - Move her out of the way.

- Yes, master. - No. Father.

- Ga Eun. - Father.

Father.

Father!

Father.

Father!

Please take back your order.

Why should the innocent die because of me?

Please take back your order.

It will be hard to find someone with the same name.

If we use someone with a different name,

it will be dangerous for the Crown Prince.

Father.

Why is he still here?

Send him home.

Father.

Please take back the order.

Let me meet with Deputy Magistrate Han.

Father.

Please take back your order.

These are the names of the women and their fortunes...

for the Crown Prince's marriage.

Your Highness.

Selecting the crown princess...

is your exclusive authority.

I cannot dare to accept it.

You are the biological mother of the Crown Prince.

You must select the candidate with me.

I will also do my best.

Select a candidate of your liking.

Hwa Gun.

Yes, Your Highness.

I like you.

If possible,

I would like to accept you as my daughter-in-law.

However,

your grandfather is against it.

If you make the decision,

I will convince my father.

Please do not misunderstand me.

However, you do not seem to have that power.

In this country,

has anyone survived after disobeying Dae Mok?

What else can we do?

You must be disappointed.

I am very sorry.

Me too, Your Highness.

You will be 10 times sorrier...

in 10 years.

(Prison in Department of Justice)

Do you remember...

what I told you in the past?

You told me to be righteous, but not to act hastily.

I told you to wait.

I asked you to wait and become...

the Crown Prince's royal subject on the day of his enthronement.

Why did you follow his order and start the investigation?

Why did you not tell him that it is not the time yet?

My apologies, Your Majesty.

It was too soon.

If we fight now, both you and the Crown Prince will die.

I will abandon you...

and protect the Crown Prince as they demand.

Are you referring to Pyunsoo Group?

What are they demanding?

They are demanding that...

I should execute you for falsely using the Crown Prince name...

for your agenda.

Your Majesty. Your Majesty!

What about me? What is going to happen to me?

Will I be beheaded as well?

I will take all the blame.

Please find a way to save him, Your Majesty.

I am certain he will be of help to the Crown Prince one day.

I will try to find a way.

Also, I have...

one daughter.

I have a daughter.

I shall protect her.

I promise you I will take care of her.

Your graces...

are eternal, Your Majesty.

I have...

a request to make of you.

Please let me go and save Deputy Magistrate Han.

He is a man of integrity...

who only followed my order.

If he dies,

I will never be able to face Ga Eun.

No.

How am I supposed to live my life now?

(Stay tuned for episode 6.)