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Episode 19
I trust everyone is aware of the talebearing regarding the third prince.
The people believe this calamity was brought by the prince's nefarious fate,
but we already proved how it was mere concoction,
and that even this pestilence was fruit of someone's malefaction.
Then, can you testify the third prince really perished that day?
You must state it clearly!
Did the third prince perish?
You may enter.
This boy is my third-born prince,
Muhyul.
Your Majesty!
How dare you christen him as such?!
Have you forgotten what you said that day?
That his nefarious fate would one day lead Goguryeo to its downfall.
But, how can you allow this man inside these kingly walls?!
May he be indeed your son or not,
the Council shall not acknowledge him as prince!
If you do so,
this Council shall no longer heed your command!
I am fully aware I do not enjoy your approval.
And I understand your opposition to this matter.
But...
I ask you to give me a chance.
A chance to prove by my own doing that there is nothing nefarious about my fate.
And what would this chance signify?
Time is all I ask.
Should I not show you the kind of meritorious deeds befitting of a prince...
Should I therefore fail to gain your trust and confidence...
Then, with my own hands...
I shall take my life.
Does this mean we must acknowledge him as prince?
What can we do now?
Muhyul said he would take his own life, should he fail to convince the Council,
so we shall acknowledge him, if only for the time being.
And how are we going to deal with the public turmoil which shall ensue?
That is the reason we must accept him.
Every and all quandaries shall now encumber the royal family and Muhyul.
So, as long as he's the prince, Muhyul shall become an onerous millstone for King Yuri.
We chieftains of the Council shall now commingle as one.
Should a single chieftain act of his volition,
he shall bear the grunt of my scathing damnation.
Forthwith he appears, and royal wreaths already adorn him.
But his first wretched undertaking is summoning a wench?!
She looks somewhat familiar.
Know who she is?
I don't know her.
- Find out more about her. - Yes.
It must have been quite bewildering.
I know how befuddled you feel now.
I couldn't accept this situation myself,
so I tried to run away from it.
But, I've now decided to accept my call,
as a prince of Goguryeo.
Of course, such title is still an addling ordeal for me,
and it is with worriment I gaze upon my future tasks.
But what I am most grateful and relieved about...
is that you are by my side,
and the fact I can finally fulfill my promise to you.
Your Highness.
Should the fact I was a Buyeo princess be disclosed,
our bond could become a daunting millstone on your shoulders.
I walked all the way to the doorsills of demise,
so what dread could becloud my resolve?
There is nothing I fear.
Hey, what is that woman's true nature?
True what?! Listen to you.
Ahhh... that woman.
She was transferred here as a court lady, when the Xin envoy was poisoned.
But, right after that, she vanished leaving no traces.
She's up to something, right?!
Is there anything you're hiding from me?
No!
Ahhh... don't try to hide it. Tell us!
Speak to me.
What is her relationship with His Highness?
That... you may ask His Highness directly.
I would like a word with the Supervisor.
- Ehhh... tell me! - I said I don't know!
Will you keep this up?
Hey!
Is that lady really Tak Rok's daughter?
Yes.
Tak Rok was a Buyeo royal.
Then, isn't she a Buyeo princess?
After the Wesaja was sentenced for treason,
she left Buyeo and ran away.
Remember a long time ago, when I was a soldier in Jolbon Fortress,
and I ended up crossing the border?
The person who saved me from the claws of demise,
after I was tortured by the Buyeo border defense guards,
was exactly that woman.
We first met there,
and every time the Grim Reaper knocked at my door,
she drove him away and saved my life.
Now, it is my turn to protect her.
Is Your Highness saying you will keep an enemy princess by your side?
Your foes fill this capital.
Don't you know the Council is after you?
Should your relationship be disclosed, it will become the spark inflaming their connivances.
That is why I am asking you this favor.
Even the Black Shadows sent after her know her whereabouts.
I know all too well how wearisome a request it is.
But may you help me, Supervisor.
Ahhhh... really. Why isn't she coming?
Master! Ye... Y...Yeon!
Why are you so late? You were killing me!
So, what did His Highness have to say?
Why did he summon you? Uh? Why?!
Ahhh... hurry up and tell us! Why did he? Uh?
What is the reason the first thing he did as prince was summoning you?!
There was no reason.
No reason?!
Does that even make any sense?!
Be honest with me.
How serious are you and Prince Muhyul?
Ahhh... well! It would be strange if you told me that!
This boy is my third-born prince,
Muhyul.
His Excellency is looking for you.
Did you say Muhyul would...
become an even bigger encumbrance than Prince Haemyeong?
What is the reason you said that?
Goguryeo people fear Muhyul's nefarious fate,
but I think otherwise.
He lived as if he was abandoned by everyone,
enduring countless ordeals and bolstering his resolve.
King Yuri proclaiming him as prince meant...
what he gained could be fiercer than a thousand soldiers.
If Yuri bestowed the blade of avengement upon Muhyul,
I shall now forge a new blade for myself.
Should I scrounge King Daeso's aid,
how do you think it would go?
With our Council's influence alone, it will be hard to forestall King Yuri.
If I can join forces with King Daeso and gain his favors,
shouldn't that make us a befitting foe for King Yuri?
Will the Sangga and the chieftains give us their consent?
Why should I concern myself with that pusillanimous dotard's renitence?
Should anyone hinder my path, he shall bear the grunt of my resolve.
What did you just say?
Are you really saying that Muhyul is Yuri's third son?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I couldn't believe those words myself,
but intelligence sent by our spies in Goguryeo confirms his claims.
Then, what is this?!
Was his becoming a Black Shadow something Yuri concocted?
Was that why he attacked me, and stole all those confidential...
information from the training camp?!
We can't verify that.
Did you bring me Yeon as I asked?
I failed.
What?
It was Muhyul who stopped us from bringing her here.
I shall send more men, and bring Princess Yeon back.
There is no need!
Chief Retainer.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Summon Dojin. Now.
Have a seat.
Here.
Let's drink.
It's hard, right?
What is?
I know the eyes you stare at me with are...
filled with confusion and unwieldiness.
But, no matter how everyone else reacts,
at least you shouldn't.
Only you and I really know what we went through.
But, you keep me at a distance,
and it deeply dejects me.
Don't do that, Maro.
That is your fault, Your Highness.
Did I do anything wrong?
How can you suddenly just become a prince?
With a single word of mine, they bless us with this feast.
Isn't it nice?
Not by any means.
It's not Prince Muhyul I want.
I prefer my compeer Muhyul.
The Muhyul who partook in all my throes,
from the caves to the Black Shadows' training camp,
is whom I prefer.
Let the swines banquet on such patriciate.
Should I?
Should I let the swines feast on my nobility,
and just go back to Jolbon?
But, Maro.
What I gained is something I can't give back, willing or not.
I am a prince of this country.
And as such, you shall become my most trusted stalwart.
Will you do that for me?
Yes. But don't expect too much from me.
You never know when the clouds of darkness might begrime me.
Fine.
Let us leave this nobility for the swines to feast on today,
and devour the night as compeers, filling these cups!
Here.
Your Majesty.
Welcome.
I have a task to entrust you.
Your wish is my command, Sire.
Visit the Sangga of the Biryu clan.
The levies the Council should honor us with...
are procrastinatingly being neglected by the chieftains.
You shall visit the Sangga, and obtain our due tithe.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Isn't that a little excessive, as his first task?
I don't believe the Sangga will be convinced by Muhyul either.
I merely want to see how he deals with this encumbrance.
What is the matter?
I will have to pay a visit to the Sangga.
Why the Sangga?
I received orders to compel the Council to requite their due levies.
Levies?!
They don't even acknowledge you as prince.
Is that even possible?
In my view, I think His Majesty is trying to test your resolve.
Is there any way?
I am not a prince, and neither do I possess...
enough skills to solve such a situation.
Order the troops to escort His Highness, and be careful.
- Yes. - Yes.
You little fool.
Didn't I tell you not to importune me while I'm counting the money?
What is it?
Your Highness!
I need your help, Mahwang.
Will you assist me?
Ahhh... it shall be my pleasure!
I would be honored to aid you in any way.
Sangganim.
What is the matter?
Muhyul is here to meet you.
How should I proceed?
He came all the way here to meet.
There is no reason why I should refuse.
Call Baegeuk as well.
So, what is the occasion?
I received orders from His Majesty.
And what would those orders be?
I hear the Council has shown reticence in bequeathing your due tithe.
I was wondering when you plan to comply with your commitments.
What did the royal family do for us chieftains,
to bring up our negligence to requite levies at this juncture?
His Majesty shows utter disdain for the Council.
We can't be the only ones to comply with our duties.
Do you realize over half of what fills Goguryeo's coffers...
come from these hands you are biting?
Did you say His Majesty did nothing for the Council?
That is correct.
All he did was ask, what else did he ever do for us?
Sangganim.
Yes.
I know very well over half of our state revenues come from the Biryu clan.
But what is the reason you can bolster such financial clout?
Isn't that because you control trade rights in the capital?
For a long time, the Biryu clan has monopolized our entire foreign trade.
Do you consider such remarkable privilege as your given right?
Remarkable privilege, you said?!
Those are rights the Biryu clan earned as reward for...
its meritorious service in founding this nation.
His Majesty decides upon every and all rights.
Should His Majesty decide to do so, you could be deprived of that any day.
Do as you please, then.
Should the Biryu clan be deprived of its trade rights,
it will be the royal family who will bear the grunt of such decision.
Should they experience that, it will only amount to a transient quandary.
On behalf of His Majesty, I shall deprive you of all trade rights,
should you fail to requite those levies on time.
I trust you will make the right decision.
And I thought he walked an injudicious man's path.
He doesn't betray the lineage which befits him.
All you need to do is endure this.
King Yuri has a lot more to lose, so he shall soon give up.
It is not as easy as you imagine!
How did it go?
Did you receive word on when they plan to comply?
My apologies.
So nothing positive was borne out of this task of yours?
I warned them that, should they fail to comply with their duties on time,
we will strip them of all their trade rights.
How did the Biryu clan react?
They told us to go ahead if we wish,
since we will be the ones bearing the grunt of this decision.
Their monopoly over trade rights does pose significant worriment,
but do you realize the weight those levies carry in our national finance?
I know.
And you extended such proposal knowing its consequences?
If trade is halted, the first to bear the grunt will be our people.
How are you going to deal with that?
Just because we deprive them of trade rights,
it doesn't mean trade will be halted.
I have already prepared a list of merchant groups who can take over.
Just like the thirsty will dig a well, their greed shall dig their own graves.
Fine.
Follow your judgment.
Isn't it astonishing?
He has no experience in politics.
I wonder where all that dexterity and negotiation skills come from.
He did perform beyond my expectations,
but in this duel with the Biryu clan, Muhyul will end up losing.
He doesn't realize how percipient and guileful Baegeuk and the Sangga are.
He needs to experience it first hand to understand.
Ohhh... and what brings you here, esteemed Supervisor?
If you had sent one of your subordinates, I would have run to you.
So, what is the occasion?
I came to take the physician working under you.
If you're talking of a physician working under me,
that must be Yeon?!
I plan to bring her to the palace as a court physician.
What fanciful tomfoolery!
You must be seriously mistaken.
Yeon does treat some patients, but she is no physician.
Yeon is nothing but...
my slave, as they say.
Then, I will pay for her.
Pay?!
I wouldn't sell her even if you adorned the rest of my days in gold.
Then, I shall take her forcibly.
You what?!
You little... I will go meet His Highness right now.
No! I will... I... I...
I shall be forever a benefactor to him, let us be clear!
How can you treat me like this?
I know Yeon is a Buyeo princess.
And how did you...
If you let us take Yeon, you will not regret it,
so it would be a wise decision to fulfill my wishes.
Yeon.
The Supervisor needs a word with you.
We need to head back to the palace, so get prepared.
From now on, you will work as a court physician.
I will remain here.
We already talked about it, so follow her.
I would like a brief word with you.
Is that what he wishes for?
That's right.
All the more reason I should remain here, then.
If I enter the palace, I will only become a millstone to him.
He went through so many ordeals to get to where he is now.
I don't want him to face adversity because of me.
Is it because you're a Buyeo princess?
I shall take care of that, so you needn't worry.
I hear the Black Shadows already know your whereabouts.
May you acknowledge His Highness's efforts to protect you,
and follow my wishes.
And, if you really worry for His Highness,
forget your past with him.
With you being a Buyeo princess, those are ties heaven shan't allow.
It is me.
You may enter.
Milady!
From now on, she'll work here as a court physician.
We received consent from His Majesty so that she...
will not only treat patients in the palace, but also from the market.
I laud your efforts.
I finally rid myself of a most cumbersome grievance.
Do you realize how worried I was about your safety?
Who's there?
Ahhh... we don't treat patients any longer.
You don't?!
Ahhh... you didn't know.
Our physician's skills brought her to the palace, up there.
Still, she will continue to treat all the patients from the market,
so you can look for her at the palace.
What's the matter?
His Majesty summoned you back to Buyeo.
It will be difficult, at the moment.
That doesn't concern me.
I conveyed to you His Majesty's command, so do as you please.
Your Excellency.
Yes?!
What is the matter?
There is something I need to ask you.
Go ahead and tell me.
Do you still wish to join forces with King Daeso?
If that is indeed your wish,
I shall escort you to Buyeo.
Didn't you turn your back on Buyeo?
Would King Daeso spare you, after what you did to them?
If I explain to them my relationship with you here,
then, wouldn't I overcome any reprisal and regain their favors?
What are you feeding them?
These patients recovered from the pestilence thanks to the antidote,
but they came here because of stomach pains.
Feeding them yam will improve their conditions.
Do not pay attention to me, and continue your treatment.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Did you say your name was Yeon?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I hear you were one of Mahwang's slaves.
Where did you learn medicine?
Your Majesty.
Yeon's father was a famous physician in Jolbon.
Then, why did you become a slave?
I lost my father in the war, and that's how things went.
I know of your efforts to treat the patients at the market.
If you bear any grievance regarding this matter, let me know.
I shall zestfully fulfill all your wishes.
Yes, Your Majesty.
We can't keep concealing her identity for much longer.
I shall seek audience with His Majesty, and reveal everything to him.
You can't.
It could turn into a very grievous matter, if you're not careful.
She might be a Buyeo princess, but she has already left her motherland behind.
She now lives here, and spares no effort for our people's sake,
what is the problem?
You must be careful about even the most purportless detail.
This is not the time, so may you be patient.
Seemingly, there are no Goguryeo spies on our trail.
I shall first meet the Chief Retainer, and convey to him your wishes.
This is poison.
Should you fail to return before eventide, I shall abandon all expectations.
I would rather perish on my own terms,
than endure shameful agony in defeat.
You will not need to.
Didn't I order you to bring me the head of that Muhyul?
Why did you let him survive, maddening my every instant with haunting daymares?
- I apologize. - Be silent!
I never sent you to Goguryeo to hear such skullduggery.
I shall annihilate Muhyul with my own hands,
so give me some time.
An ironbound keystone marked my rule.
That is, never absolving failure.
You shall no longer test my forbearance.
Your command is all I need to sacrifice my life for you, Sire.
But, before I live up to those words,
Your Majesty must meet someone.
Baegeuk.
Baegeuk?! He's in Buyeo?
Is anything concerning you?
Baegeuk said he would head to Jolbon, didn't he?
Yes.
It's a message from the Lord of Jolbon Fortress.
There is no mention of Baegeuk's arrival.
Where do you think he went, after beguiling me this way?
It's me, Dojin.
Come in.
I bid you welcome.
His Majesty is waiting for you.
Let us go.
I am glad to see you! My greetings.
My name is Baegeuk, Sire.
Here, have a seat.
Here!
Before you bestow me those royal juices,
I must make things clear with Your Majesty.
I didn't come here to pledge you fealty.
Then?!
The reason I risked my life and sought audience with you...
is because you and I share a foe in common.
I wish to acquire your help, and strike King Yuri once and for all.
Should you refuse to accept my proposal,
you may slay me right now as I face you.
If you wish to join forces with me in slaying King Yuri,
then may you bequeath such majestic nectar upon me.
Just as I thought!
As sagacious as they come.
Brother.
I would like to learn swordsmanship from you.
I am grateful for your benevolent concern, Your Highness.
So, from this moment on, I shall become your older brother.
Yes, that is what I wished for.
Remember the last time we met in duel?
Back then, I held back because you were a prince.
But today you're my brother, so I shan't allow you the same benefit.
That's fine.
Are you all right?
Yes.
This won't do it. We must summon the physician and treat it.
It's really fine with me.
Now you really accept me as your brother, right?
I will.
Your Highness.
An envoy from Buyeo is here.
Who is it?
The Chief Retainer.
We praise your efforts in undertaking such an arduous trip.
My arrival is heralded by such courteous conviviality,
you deluge me with your earnest benignancy.
I bid you welcome.
Is His Majesty King Daeso in good spirits?
Yes, Your Highness.
This humble retainer, Sagu, confers Your Highness his sincerest salutations.
I welcome you.
Here. His Majesty is waiting, so let us head to the council hall.
I trust these times have blessed with a sound fettle, Sire.
What brings you here?
To sweep the sea of infelicitous past ordeals which engulfed our countries,
His Majesty King Daeso wishes for a peaceable relationship.
Hence, he cordially invites a Goguryeo delegation to the upcoming ceremonial rites.
Milady.
It's all right.
You can go ahead first.
Aren't they scheming something, asking for a delegation to the ceremonial rites?
It surely will not be so.
Sending a delegation to Buyeo during their ceremonial rites...
has been part of our traditions ever since His Deceased Majesty's reign.
But, Your Majesty.
Our relationship with Buyeo is almost in tatters.
During my father's reign, even during war, Buyeo and Goguryeo...
sent delegations to their respective ceremonial rites.
Our relationship did worsen dramatically,
but sending our delegation is in pursuance of my father's will,
*Lady Yuhwa, Jumong's mother
and is a good chance to make a pilgrimage to the Heavenly Mother of Habaek*'s tomb.
Yeojin, you shall lead the delegation and head to Buyeo.
Committing unprincipled acts during the ceremonial rites...
would be tantamount to besmirching one's own rule,
so there shall be no hazard.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty. Allow me to go instead.
If you go,
we would be testing King Daeso's pugnacity.
There is no need to engage in something so venturesome.
He's sending Yeojin there?!
Such was His Majesty's decision.
Isn't Muhyul what King Daeso wants?!
And that's why he's not sending him there.
I can't accept this. This is inadmissible.
I shall seek audience with His Majesty.
He must never send Yeojin there!
Your Majesty!
You must not send Yeojin there.
How can you send our innocent Yeojin to Buyeo?!
What does being innocent or not have to do with joining the delegation?!
Didn't I tell you?
There shall be no harm to Yeojin during the rites,
so go back to your quarters!
If you are so convinced, couldn't you send Prince Muhyul instead?
Muhyul pierced King Daeso's heart with his arrow.
Ceremonial rites or not, I can't send Muhyul.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
I shall go instead.
I've already made my final decision.
If you're sending Yeojin out of fear for what could happen,
then I will become a laughing stock.
What's more, I must win the Council's favors.
May you send me instead.
If Muhyul volunteered to go, didn't we achieve our goals?
But, why are you so perturbed by this?
Seeing Muhyul volunteering,
I realized how undexterous Yeojin is.
Now that I listen, you do have a point.
Then, how about this?
Make my joining the delegation possible.
You?
King Daeso will not be able to harm him during the rites,
but nothing stops me from doing that instead.
Baegeuk shall join us, so I will take care of everything.
Why are you trying to do something so hazardous?
The patients I treated always tell me what their ailments are,
and they shed tears, trying to survive their predicament at all costs.
But, Your Highness...
never betrays your emotions.
Were this the old me, I would have never betrayed my emotions.
But, from now on...
whenever I face you, I shall always do that.
I'll tell you when I'm hurt,
and confess to you my fears.
King Daeso will never try to show disdain for his own authority.
But you never know what scheme he might be plotting,
so I feel anxious and daunted by all this.
Still, I am heading there for my own sake.
I need to endure this hazard, so that I can stand proud...
in the face of all those expectations.
That is why I'm going.
I shall return safely, so you needn't worry.
Manifold moons separated us.
During your tarriance in Buyeo, my guards shall protect you.
I bear no inimical intents,
but I can't guarantee what their utmost fealty could move my subjects to do.
Allow them to stay by your side.
If I didn't fully trust Your Majesty, I wouldn't be here.
I shall gleefully accept your custody.
Have you seen?!
Isn't he facing me with contemptuous resolve,
showing supercilious opprobrium for my throne?!
May you allow me the chance.
I shall quench your wrathful discontentment.
What is that supposed to mean?
I shall eliminate Muhyul.
You paltry dullard.
Do you plan to turn me into a barefaced poltroon?
The world's eyes are on me, how can I slay him?!
But, Your Majesty! That fool pierced your heart in disdain.
How can you let such treacherous scum trample on your resolve?
Do not behave with imprudence.
Murder is forbidden during the ceremonial rites,
so I shan't defy my own order.
I would sweep away that fool in the punishing draughts of demise,
but now is not the time.
The Buyeo guards are surrounding this place.
They're only guards in theory, in truth they're observing you.
You never know when they might harm you.
Do you believe King Daeso will protect you from harm?
No matter how you put it, His Highness shouldn't have come at all.
Your Highness.
- Going back now... - I am afraid as well.
But, don't let them read the daunting concern in your eyes.
Should they learn of our fears, that will only bring us disdain.
I plan to achieve all my goals, without enraging King Daeso.
Is there another reason why you came here?
Yes.
And what is that?
Isn't it strange Buyeo has avoided confrontation for years?
And that includes their knowing the man who tried to slay King Daeso...
is a Goguryeo prince.
This doesn't befit King Daeso's disposition.
What I'm guessing is, Buyeo is preparing for war.
I shall find out if those assumptions are right.
But, aren't you under King Daeso's watch?
Should they discover your plans, it could bring you harm.
How are you going to find out?
Your Majesty.
Muhyul seeks audience with you.
He may enter.
What brings you here?
I need to importune Your Majesty with a request.
You can speak.
I would like to make a pilgrimage to the Heavenly Mother of Habaek's tomb.
The Heavenly Mother?!
Do you mean Lady Yuhwa?
Yes.
Ohh ohh! So that is how Goguryeo addresses...
a mere Buyeo consort like her?
I couldn't believe you were Yuri's son.
But seeing you now, I sense Jumong's blood flowing in your veins.
Just like him, you scornfully beguiled me,
and served two causes at once.
You can't betray the blood which pullulates your veins.
Yes.
The blood of His Majesty Jumong certainly flows in my veins.
Just like him, I could cause grave quandaries for Buyeo,
so Your Majesty should be careful as well.
Are you impudent fool daring to belittle His Majesty?!
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When Muhyul goes out of the palace, we will slay him.
Are you telling me the Goguryeo Empress is trying to slay Muhyul?
This is a chance heaven bestowed upon us.
You were a servant in the palace, how could you become a physician?
I want you to head back to Buyeo.
I will not go back.
Are you going to endure all these throes simply because of Muhyul?
I'm doing that to protect the people I love,
so that helped me act with resolve.
Are you really going to let him go?
Capture this wench right now!
Milady!
Speak to me! Who is it you truly are?
We have clear evidence of who tried to harm His Highness,
and they shall pay for their misdeed back in Goguryeo.
What if he found evidence we did this?!
- What is the matter? - I need your help.
He was already prepared to risk his life.
Will you accept my cup?
Looks like we will easily gain what we wanted.
Drink.
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