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Episode 18
Did you just say that the Silla prisoners have escaped?
Yes, Your Majesty.
How could this happen?
Who could have done this?
Pardon me for saying this.
But I heard that Prince Gyo met secretly with the Tang Ambassador several days ago.
Gyogi? You mean this is his doing?
I'm not certain, but I suspect he's involved.
Who did you hear this from?
When Prince Gyogi had that disagreement with you regarding diplomatic relations with Tang,
I had some of my men follow him.
Are you telling us that you knew this was going to happen?
- That isn't so but... - Your Majesty!
You...!
Your Majesty, are you all right?
That was a close call.
Did you know the man?
No.
Are you all right?
I'm in shock. Everything almost got ruined!
It's my fault. I should have confirmed he was dead.
The Queen and the Prime Minister will be suspicious. We must be very careful.
All right.
Namjo had been watching Eun Go. I'm certain he was trying to tell us something.
It's strange that Eun Go had been monitoring Gyogi's movements by herself.
First, I want to know if it really was Gyogi's doing.
Mother! What brings you here so late?
- Did you release the Silla prisoners? - What?
Don't try to fool me. I know you met the Tang Ambassador.
Did you promise to release the prisoners? And did you do it?
- Forgive me. - Are you out of your mind?
How dare you do this without our consent?
I... I just wanted to keep good relations with Tang...
You still don't know what you have done?
You have disobeyed a direct royal order!
You are guilty of high treason and can be executed by beheading!
Mother...!
What else did you promise the Ambassador?
- Nothing. - That cannot be. What else did you promise him?
I told him... that we would return Gajam Fortress.
But that is only after I become King.
And when that happens, I can always make excuses and...
Your Majesty, you must compose yourself!
Foolish boy. What else did you do?
Did you sign a pledge?
Tell us the truth! This is of utmost importance!
Yes.
This is bad news. We must seize the Ambassador before he leaves our border!
What is it?
His Majesty has summoned the prince.
He has commanded us to bring him by force if necessary.
Is it true that you met with the Tang Ambassador and signed a secret pledge with him to release the Silla prisoners?
Your Majesty, I don't know anything.
- You're telling me this didn't happen? - I'm innocent!
This is the pledge you gave to the Ambassador!
You not only pledged to release the Silla prisoners,
But you promised to return Gajam Fortress to Silla and join forces with Tang to strike Goguryeo!
- Your Majesty! - Men!
Your Majesty!
Seize Prince Gyogi and send him to the interrogation room!
Yes, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
I'm innocent, Your Majesty!
Someone reported Gyogi's movements.
The letter contained information about how he met the Tang Ambassador and disobeyed His Majesty's order.
Because of that letter, His Majesty stopped Lord Chang from leaving Baekje,
and searched for Gyogi's pledge.
I'm certain someone deliberately set up Gyogi.
Gyogi was blinded by his greed for the crown and walked into the trap.
His Majesty won't let this go unpunished. What do we do?
- Justice Minister, present Prince Gyogi's crimes. - Yes, Your Majesty.
First, Prince Gyogi is guilty of abusing his position to appoint his own people for construction projects.
This is evidence that he has overstepped his authority.
Furthermore, Prince Gyogi made his own authority superior over His Majesty in his dealings with the Tang Ambassador.
This pledge with the prince's handprint was found in the Tang Ambassador's belongings.
According to my investigations, it was confirmed that the handprint belonged to Prince Gyogi.
Heed my words, Ministers.
It is not a small crime for a prince to abuse his authority in placing officials in power.
But that can be excused as a young prince's eagerness for authority.
However...!
He not only stopped at that, but he released the Silla prisoners,
and entered into a secret agreement with Tang.
He pledged to return Gajam Fortress to Silla once he became King.
He pledged to join forces with Tang and attack Goguryeo!
He dared to disobey a direct royal command!
This is high treason indeed!
If anyone wishes to speak, do so now.
Hear me, Gyogi.
You are guilty of disobeying my command.
The punishment for that crime is beheading, but I will spare you from death.
However...!
From this moment onwards, you are no longer a prince of Baekje.
I hereby decrown Gyogi from his royal status, and cast him out of the palace!
Moreover, in order to continue the royal line, I hereby reinstate Euija as Prince of Baekje!
Mother!
I was foolish and committed a grave crime.
Please...
Please help me!
From now on, I swear...
... I will do everything you tell me to!
Mother! Grandfather! Are you listening?
Please do not cast me away!
Your Majesty!
This is not the time to place blame.
We must act so that we can prevent Gyogi from being decrowned.
If Euija returns, he will become King.
There is only one way now to stop this from happening.
Please give us your command.
- Call for a meeting tonight. - Yes, Your Majesty!
Your Highness! Your Highness!
You know you can't call me that anymore!
Your Highness! You need to take off those monk robes!
What are you talking about?
Congratulations, your Highness!
His Majesty has commanded that you be reinstated as Royal Prince!
Now you can return to the Palace!
I've been waiting for this day!
I thought His Majesty would punish Gyogi, but I never imagined he would reinstate me.
Things are moving quicker than we expected.
If His Majesty wanted to decrown Gyogi, then reinstating you would be the next step.
But if things move too quickly, it will only aggravate the Sataek family and the nobles.
They won't let His Majesty cast away Gyogi.
Then what should we do?
We need to have a meeting. Call your scholar friends!
Yes, your Highness.
Gyogi is guilty of high treason for putting his own authority over His Majesty's.
But the Sataek family will stop to nothing to prevent His Majesty from casting Gyogi away.
We need your help so that the government officials cannot turn their back on His Majesty.
All right. We will do all we can to help.
We will prepare a petition in support of His Majesty's decision.
- Thank you for your help. - Yes, your Highness.
What will you do now?
You have been ordered to return to the Palace, but it is still much too dangerous right now.
I know. I will tell His Majesty that I wish to stay here at the Temple.
Damnation! So Prince Gyogi has been decrowned!
So what now? We've been sitting on top of a dead horse!
What the hell are you going to do now?
Shut up. I'm trying to think.
Don't you know that you have to open your mouth so that air can circulate to your brain?
You need to open your mouth to think. And what did I tell you?
I told you not to get involve in matters of the Royal Court!
But did you listen to me! You deserve this!
Do you want to shut up with a punch or without?
Without.
Maybe we should switch sides to Euija.
I agree.
We need to see if the horse really is dead or not first.
Do you need to taste shit to know it's not bean paste? You just ate shit!
That's disgusting!
The Queen is behind Gyogi. She's the kingdom's greatest power.
She won't let this happen so easily.
Yes, you may be right.
So let's get this straight.
So Gyogi is cast aside and Euija becomes Crown Prince.
But the Queen definitely wouldn't stand for that.
She'll call for Gyogi. Come here, Gyogi.
And Gyogi returns. But would His Majesty let her do that?
I'm confused. Who is shit and who's bean paste?
I'm sure you all know why we've asked you to come here.
His Majesty has decrowned Gyogi and reinstated Euija.
That means that he will appoint Euija as Crown Prince.
Please know that all of us are loyal to you.
But right now, we have no justification to oppose His Majesty.
It is a grave crime for Prince Gyogi to go against His Majesty's express command.
So you intend to follow His Majesty's intentions?
I know very well that all of you are disappointed in Gyogi's character.
You worry that if you go against His Majesty and put Gyogi on the throne,
he will still be an immature and despotic King.
Am I wrong?
It is true that we are all disappointed in Prince Gyogi.
Look at him now! If he's King, what will happen to our kingdom?
Then if Gyogi becomes King, will you accept me as Queen Regent until he becomes more mature?
That is a brilliant plan, Your Majesty!
You all agree, don't you?
All of you know how Empress Dowager Ma of the Han Dynasty helped her son prosper their kingdom!
Your Majesty, we will all serve you as our Queen Regent.
Yes, Your Majesty. We will serve you with our utmost loyalty.
You all know what we need to do now.
If I am to rule as Queen Regent, there is only one path.
We must remove His Majesty from the throne.
They're going to usurp the throne?
That's right. The nobles have already begun preparations.
Once the meeting is over, they will carry out their plan.
Everything is happening as we expected.
Please do not worry. We will make sure His Majesty is safe.
I will let you know if I hear anything else.
Please... please be careful.
Please take care of yourself too.
You don't think usurping is enough?
Do you mean we should assassinate His Majesty?
That is too dangerous! We can lose the support of the nobles as well as the people!
I know that. But Gyogi cannot become King if he is alive.
And there is not enough justification for me to rule as Queen Regent.
We need to remove the root of the problem completely.
You cannot fail in this!
Yes, Your Majesty.
"Assassination attempt on His Majesty tonight"
Namjo was trying to tell us about you that day.
How could you have fooled us like that?
Who were you going to send this to?
Was it Euija?
How many times do I have to tell you?
I won't tell you anything!
We won't kill you.
But you will suffer as if you will die.
She's strong.
She hasn't confessed to anything yet.
If any of us are found out, we must not divulge each other's identities.
Even if I am found out, will you be able to ignore me?
I didn't want to believe that you were the spy.
Eun Go, say something. Tell me you're not a spy.
Tell me we're mistaken.
This is tormenting for me.
Is that so?
Did you care for me that much?
Then I will ease your torment.
Do you remember the Taehak Scholar, Han Byuk?
He wrote a petition speaking against the death of Queen Seonhwa and General Mujin.
You ordered him to be killed as well as his entire family.
That man was my father.
Now do you understand? I am the spy you've been looking for!
Is that so? You have surprised me.
You were Han Byuk's daughter. How did you restrain yourself all this while?
You could have killed me anytime. Why didn't you?
I wanted to kill you.
I wanted to kill you a hundred, no, a thousand times.
I didn't want to be swayed by your tender gaze.
I couldn't be swayed by my enemy's affectionate words!
How I regret it...
How I regret it so!
Who sent you to me?
Was it Euija?
Euija?
At first, I thought to gain his support.
But he only cared about his own life. He was incapable of thinking of anything else.
Do you really think I would waste my time on working with a fool such as him?
Do I have to take your life with my own hands?
How vexing! How utterly vexing!
How could this happen before the very people who are planning to assassinate the King tonight!
I am filled with bitterness!
Bring everything outside. Once you're finished, let me know.
We have a problem. The soldiers are coming!
You need to get away.
What happened?
It appears they find out about Miss Eun Go.
Take your men and go to the back gate.
I'll make some more inquiries and follow behind you.
Look, Young Myo, what are you doing? You need to go too!
- I need to do something first. - What?
You've already moved most of the things to Gamak Village.
Even if this place is destroyed, you won't lose much.
I have to save Eun Go no matter what it takes.
What are you talking about? How will you do this by yourself?
Go! I am the owner of this trade house.
You've never done anything I told you. Will you do the same to the last?
Young Myo!
There she is!
This is not good.
She must have been found out while trying to send us a message.
I wonder what the message was.
It must have been something that was going to affect our plans negatively.
Yes, so what was it?
How am I supposed to know? Go to the prison and ask her yourself!
You two, help me find a way to save Young Myo and Eun Go!
Miss Eun Go's life will be safe for the time being.
You really think so?
But Madam Young Myo will be sacrificed instead.
What do you mean? Why must Young Myo be sacrificed?
A few days ago, Madam Young Myo asked us what would happen if they found out about Eun Go.
Unfortunately, we had to tell her the solution.
Miss Eun Go is being held at the Queen's private residence.
Her private residence?
But my sources tell me that some mysterious men were headed towards the palace from Garim Fort.
What?
Could it be?
They're trying to assassinate the King!
Do you still claim that you sent Eun Go?
Eun Go is innocent.
I was the one who sent her to you.
I raised her from a baby.
If it weren't for me,
she would never have known who her enemy was.
I used her!
You are a mere merchant.
What grudge do you hold against me?
If I tell you, will you let her go?
Grandmother!
It will depend on what you say.
No! No, Grandmother, you mustn't tell her!
I am...
I am His Majesty's loyal servant!
She's bitten her own tongue!
Grandmother...!
You mustn't let Eun Go live.
- Let her live. - Your Majesty!
However, she will live only as long as His Majesty does.
Prepare to bury her alive when His Majesty is buried.
Assassins! Protect His Majesty!
- Make sure you arrest everyone! - Yes, Your Majesty!
Halt, scoundrels!
Who's there!
Did the Queen send you?
Seeing how you've fearlessly come here alone, you must be the Chief of Wi Je.
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
Please go in peace, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, are you all right?
I'm fine.
I never received an order to let you through.
So you're the one who attacked us.
How dare you fool Her Majesty!
Your Majesty!
Try to stay awake! Your Majesty!
Let me call for your guards!
- Don't. - Your Majesty!
The future of this kingdom now depends on Euija and all of you.
Your Majesty...
Your Majesty!
- How did it go? - It was a success.
Good. Gui Woon truly is remarkable.
Unfortunately, the Chief lost his life too.
He was in the Royal Gardens when he was assassinated?
Yes...
When I returned from pursuing the assailants, His Majesty had already passed away.
What happened to the assailants?
The guards pursued them, but they got away.
What were you doing? How could you let His Majesty be killed?
All of you will be executed!
Your Majesty, they deserve to be punished by execution.
But if their reason for execution is revealed, Silla and Goguryeo might use the opportunity to attack.
Your Majesty! Please spare us!
Does anyone else know about this?
His Majesty's attendants, his eunuchs and his personal guard are the only ones, your Excellency.
If His Majesty's assassination is known publicly, the entire kingdom will be thrown into chaos.
- Will you keep this to your death? - Yes, Excellency!
His Highness is here.
Eun Go has been arrested and Wi Je is trying to kill His Majesty?
What is going on here?
Please compose yourself, your Highness. We're trying to sort things out too.
Has the Queen seen through our plan?
I doubt it. If so, she would have sent men to arrest us.
What about Eun Go? How is she?
She was most likely trying to send us a message when she was found out.
The problem is His Majesty.
Our sources at the trade house told us that
a man on horseback was headed towards the Palace and it looked like Gye Baek.
I suspect he knew of the assassination plot. I hope he wasn't too late.
His Majesty...
His Majesty has passed away.
What?
How could His Majesty pass away so suddenly?
I cannot believe it!
I can't believe it either.
He was so healthy just yesterday.
How could he die so suddenly? I cannot believe it!
At first we suspected he was bitten by a viper, but we couldn't find any trace of a bite.
Send in the Royal Physician.
Give us a detailed report on His Majesty's health yesterday.
I raced to His Majesty after he was said to have a heart attack.
But when I arrived, he had arrived passed away.
He was covered in sweat and his skin had turned blue.
It was clear that he had suffered a heart attack.
Inform the people of His Majesty's death.
Prepare for a state funeral.
Inform Gyogi to prepare for the state funeral, as well as Myeong Jin at Miamsa Temple.
The prince at the head of the funeral procession will be Prince Gyogi.
Congratulations, your Highness.
It is clear that you will become King since you were designated to head the funeral procession.
Congratulations? His Majesty has died!
Please forgive me.
- Let's go. - Yes, your Highness.
It would have been disastrous if we had gone over to Prince Euija!
I know!
How confusing! Who's shit and who's bean paste?
Can you smell shit? I can! I hate it!
Who stands in the way!
Who has died?
Your Majesty!
Could it be me that died?
How can this be? You said he died!
It wasn't enough that you tried to have me killed, but you give me a funeral when I'm still alive.
You've committed an unspeakable crime of treason.
Arrest the traitors!
The future of this kingdom now depends on Euija and all of you.
Your Majesty...!
This is Machisan.
If ingested, one's breath and pulse will stop for four days.
You will sleep like the dead.
But if you don't wake up within the four days, you will die.
Your Majesty, what is this about?
This is the last plan.
Without my sacrifice, this war will never end.
His Majesty's last plan?
He knew that our numbers weren't enough to counter Queen Sataek's forces.
But if the Queen and the other nobles were gathered in one place without any military force,
it would be simple to arrest everyone.
His Majesty has wagered his own life on this opportunity.
Even if you become King, if the Queen rules as Regent, you would only be a puppet.
I'm aware of that, but there is nothing I can about that right now.
Of course there is! The state funeral is the greatest opportunity!
You will be the head of the funeral procession!
You can disguise our men as the pallbearers and arrest the Queen and the nobles!
Yes...!
We have waited a long time for this day.
From this moment on,
we will not rest until we achieve our dream of a better world.
Some of us might fall.
Some of us might even die.
But we will carry the fallen on our backs.
And we will remember the dead in our hearts and take them together with us.
We might fail.
Even so, we will be together as one.
We will not look behind us, nor give over to regret.
We will only walk forward toward our dream.
Miss! Miss...
Gye Baek...
It's over. We... we did it.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
You said you would protect me until the end.
I am here because of that promise.
The only thing that is different is that the end is yours, not mine.
I considered you a real man, but I was wrong about you.
But you made a wrong judgment.
You may have taken control over the Palace.
But outside these walls, the nobles and soldiers continue to be loyal to me.
I will give you one last chance.
If you take me out of the Palace, I will forgive everything and guarantee your future.
I wonder what my father would think if he heard your proposition.
I wish I could ask him.
He is someone you know very well.
He is the master of this sword and the general in charge of His Majesty's protection.
His name was Mu Jin.
I am Gye Baek, his son.
Do you remember me?
I don't know what this is about...
But the Queen can't be more important than your own wife and sons!
Please save Mother and Older Brother!
Indeed?
Did you seek me out because of revenge for your father like Eun Go?
Revenge?
At first it was.
But I discarded any notion of petty revenge a long time ago.
So this is how you returned, Mu Jin?
Come to see it now, you look a lot like your father.
Seeing how you've come here to stop me, it appears it is time for me to meet Mu Jin soon.
Just like Father didn't want to hurt you, neither do I.
Your heart is like his.
But there is no need for pity.
- Don't make me more pitiful than I am now. - No!
Do you think you can die so easily?
You killed my mother, and caused me to stab General Mu Jin with my own hands.
You killed my father-in-law, Lord Yeon Moonjin.
You killed the previous Kings!
How dare you try to die so easily!
No. I will never allow that!
If you die, you will die at my hand!
You won't even give me a chance to go in honor?
Do you know how long I've been waiting for this day?
You want honor?
Yes, I shouldn't have expected anything from a cruel man such as yourself.
Then slay me.
- No! - Move away, Gye Baek!
You know how I feel!
You said you discarded petty revenge! We did this for the kingdom and for the people!
I know, but I need to end my bitterness!
- Must you really do this? - I must!
- Must you disappoint your brothers? - I must!
I have misjudged you.
With this, I put an end to our relationship.
Your Majesty...!
Let's go.
Wait a while.
Everything has gone according to your wishes.
Yes it has.
I truly wonder if this kingdom will be all right once I leave.
It will be better off without the Sataek's influence.
I wonder.
You're very much like me.
You'll come to see it too.
Power is colder than a blade of steel.
It has been a long battle.
If you and the Sataek family hadn't been so greedy, this wouldn't have happened.
You're wrong.
If you hadn't embraced a woman of Silla and her son,
and if you hadn't been greedy to stay in power as King,
we wouldn't have had this battle at all.
Do you still think you're right after all this?
I can ask the same of you.
You and I were not destined to be together.
It is a fine day.
I wonder if the sky above Baekje will be this blue forever.
Your Majesty...
Let's go.
Let's go back in.
Now...
Is this the beginning of a new world?
Is this the beginning of a good day?
We will make sure of it.
I... I won't let go of you again.
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