Episode 27 Chulin, wake up. Chulin!
How do you know this woman, Captain Dae?
I must make a request.
This woman has no home of family here
to take care of her.
I know this is a lot to ask, but...
You don't need to ask.
My servant girl was taking care of her anyway.
I'm sorry...
to have to trouble you again...
You knew of Captain Dae Joyoung.
Chulin...
Chulin!
I thought it was a dream!
- The other day... - The other assassins...
They must be with Lord Namgeon.
Where are they hiding?
We would've killed all of the men we were after
if it weren't for you.
I don't care if I live of die,
so kill me or arrest me.
Do it!
Arrest me and take me to Pyongyang!
- Get yourself well. - Dae Joyoung,
If you let me go,
I will come back to fight.
I will come back again and again
and fight with everything I've got until Goguryeo falls.
I never said I was letting you go.
You're a Tang spy,
and I'm a Goguryeo warrior that captures the spies.
Don't expect mercy from me.
I must return to the city now.
What will you do with the Tang spy?
She's an evil to this country.
As a member of the royal house, I cannot turn a blind eye.
The law of the land requires her to be executed.
And?
What makes you hesitate?
I must make a heartfelt request, Lady Sukyoung.
Please take care of Chulin
if only for the brief time you are here.
Won't you grant my heartfelt request?
You are an unbelievable man asking me, a royal princess,
to take care of a Tang spy.
But you saved my life not once but twice.
Consider the debt paid.
Thank you.
If you're thinking about running away, don't.
Captain Dae placed you in my care.
I wouldn't have complied
if this weren't a house of Buddha.
You said eyes are the mirrors of the heart.
Captain Dae has you in his heart.
They way he looked at you... I've never seen such a look.
It was a look of love.
How do you know him?
Never mind. It doesn't matter.
Leave as soon as your wound is healed.
That's all I can do for you.
- Did you wait long? - No, Master. This way.
What happened?
Our troops have secured the city gates.
The other civil and military officials?
Everyone stands ready to receive your command.
Give us your command and enter the city without delay.
Enter the city?
Yes, Supreme Commander.
Pyongyang Fort will be yours.
Go and relay my order.
I, Yeon Namgeon, shall seize control of Pyongyang.
Yes, Supreme Commander!
Secure the premises!
Let go! Let go of me!
What is this? Stop!
Stop! What is the meaning of this?
What is the meaning of this?
Let go of me!
Who are you?
- Let go of me, you bastards! - Release us at once!
What is the meaning of this? Release us at once!
Is it you, Sa Bugu?
- Are you behind this atrocity? - How dare you!
I will have you killed for this!
- Minister Namgeon! - What is the meaning of this?
This is treachery!
A crime of high treason!
My brother Namseng has made a mess of this country.
I had no choice in order to restore order and discipline.
Forgive me.
- Guards! - Yes, sir!
Treat them with respect
but do not let them set foot outside this house.
- Minister Namgeon! - You can't do this!
- You mustn't! - What are you waiting for?
- Take them away! - Yes, sir!
- Let go, you bastards! - Let go of me!
Sire, you are being deceived and manipulated.
What do you mean?
Lord Bu Kiwon is working with Tang China.
And those men are Tang spies!
Tang spies?
They are the ones who tried to kill your father.
And Lord Bu Kiwon is the mastermind.
Is this true?
Sire, surely you don't believe this!
An investigation will prove it beyond any doubt.
They are indeed Tang spies.
- Guards, - Yes, sir!
- Place these men in confinement! - Yes, sir!
No, don't do this! Supreme Commander Excellency!
You can't do this to us!
Excellency! Excellency!
I know where the girl is hiding.
She is in Geunglak Temple.
Geunglak Temple?
Then Li Kaigu must be hiding there as well.
- General Sa Bugu! - Yes, Supreme Commander!
Go to Geunglak Temple in the morning
and kill them both.
Yes, Supreme Commander!
Where is Chulin?
Who the heck is Chulin?
You struck her with your sword.
Ah, you're talking about that wild and reckless wench.
- She's dead. - Dead?
I killed her in a single stroke.
Hey!
A spy! ATang spy!
So this is where you've been hiding.
I'll burn incense to your soul at the temple hall.
Get her!
Stop!
Stop right there!
You're done for, woman.
- Kill her. - Get away from her!
I am His Majesty the King's niece Lady Sukyoung.
Get away from her!
- Lady Sukyoung! - Stand down your men!
You mustn't do this, Your Grace!
This woman is a Tang spy.
You mustn't protect a spy!
A spy? You're making a mistake.
This woman is a friend of mine.
Your Grace!
I won't move an inch from here! Leave us alone!
I've been ordered to kill the wench!
Please let me do my job, Your Grace!
Then you will have to kill me as well!
Your Grace!
Kill me as well if the man who gave you that order
is capable of being absolved from killing a royal princess!
- Lady Sukyoung! - Run. Now!
After her!
Your Majesty,
Minister Yeon Namgeon is a criminal
of high treason punishable by death.
A criminal of high treason?
Not only did he hide the Supreme Commander's death,
but he has assumed the title of Supreme Commander
without your royal consent.
What's more, he summoned the royal retainers to his estate
and discussed the state affairs undermining your authority.
Clearly this is high treason.
Your Majesty, Namseng possess neither virtue nor capacity
to be the Supreme Commander.
Both the people and the royal retainers
oppose his rise to Supreme Commander.
He is a man of violent,
belligerent nature and an impediment to peace.
The man to free this country from the threat of war
is Minister Namgeon.
Your Majesty, I, Yeon Namgeon,
will lay down my life for you and this country.
Deign to see.
Deign to see, Your Majesty!
What is to become of Minister Namseng
who is on tour of the frontier?
Send a royal missive to General Yang Manchun
before he reaches Ansi Fort to have Namseng arrested.
General Yang will never defy your order.
Delay will only exacerbate this political confusion.
I want to spare my brother his life
when he is captured and brought back.
I can't let you do that.
He will create a problem for us at one point of another
if you keep him alive.
I know, but...
His Majesty's missive will soon reach Ansi,
and Yang Manchun will promptly arrest Namseng.
He must be killed
the moment he is brought back to Pyongyang.
We have you to thank for all this, Shin Sung.
I did nothing.
All is Divine Providence.
Yes, you're right. Heaven has helped us all.
High Commissioner! High Commissioner!
You can't be serious!
- They escaped? - Forgive me, sire.
This is dreadful!
Dae Joyoung will go to Ansi Fort and tell them everything!
You don't have to worry.
Yang Manchun won't defy the King's order
even if he knew the truth.
- I guess you're right. - Captain! Captain!
- What is it? - The Tang prisoners have escaped!
What?
We must find them at once! Come!
Stop!
Stop right there!
Come get us, you bastards!
I'll break your backs with my bare hands!
Commander!
Oh, am I gald to see you! You're my hero!
We must get out of the city before daybreak.
Let's go!
Yes, let's go!
You helped an enemy.
You betrayed your country.
You turned your back on your tribe to help me once.
I was tricked.
I didn't risk my life like you did.
I didn't betray my country.
I merely saved a woman in danger.
If you're not going to kill me, let me go.
You're in no condition...
to go to Yingzhou alone.
We'll go to Liaodong.
We can split up and go out separate ways from there.
Blood... !
You're bleeding too much.
- I'm all right. Don't touch me. - You can die from bleeding!
How could you let it get this bad?
This is going to leave a lasting scar.
A scar on my body is nothing.
The scar on my heart will never go away.
Don't be so kind on me.
And don't come to my rescue again.
When I thought you could be killed...
I could think of nothing but saving you.
I've been cut too deep...
So deep that I'm numb to physical pain...
Chulin...
Bastard...
You're a wretched bastard.
Can't sleep, sir?
Commander,
we have to go through Liaodong
or cross the Pae River to return to Yingzhou.
Go without me.
I'm not going back.
Not until I destroy the country that killed Chulin.
Commander,
Ten years, or a hundred years...
I will live for one cause alone and that is revenge.
I will destroy Goguryeo with my own hands
and avenge Chulin's death!
I think General Xue has been a bit overzealous.
That's my concern as well.
He is consumed by desire for revenge on Goguryeo.
Now put your freshly learned skills
to the test on your master.
One who succeeds in knocking me down
will receive a generous reward.
But if none of you succeed,
death will be your punishment!
Begin!
Pathetic!
And this is the best of Khitan?
Lock these men up in a cell and starve them!
Yes, sir!
General, those men tried their best.
Locking them up would not be a fair punishment.
I don't want to hear it!
We will never defeat Goguryeo with these men!
But they're still learning.
Punishing them this way is...
If you want strong soldiers,
they must be trained like they're in a real war.
I miss Commander Li Kaigu.
If only we had a few more like him...
General!
General, a messenger has arrived from Tang.
A messenger?
Who would send me a messenger all the way from Tang?
It's Empress Zetian!
The Empress sent you a personally written letter!
The Empress? A letter?
What does it say?
General?
- Hongpei, - Yes, general.
You read it.
- Go on. - Yes, sir.
''I write this letter to thee, General Xue, ''
''General''? Ha! Read on.
There have been many changes in the imperial palace
since your departure.
His Majesty's illness continues to grow deeper,
but the physicians are still unable to determine the cause.
Li Jing and the royal retainers are
still busy showing off their power,
but His Majesty has begun transferring
complete control of state affairs to me.
It won't be long, General Xue Rengui.
Once I acquire control of our military,
I will restore you to important service.
You must endure all hardship until then.
And the conquest of Goguryeo will be placed in your hands.
Your Highness,
you won't have to wait long.
I, Xue Rengui,
will destroy Goguryeo without fail!
I got lucky. Look what I caught!
Dae Joyoung has gone to Ansi Fort.
Take this horse.
You'll be able to make it alone to Yingzhou from here.
Did he leave any word for me?
He must've said something.
He said farewell.
That's all.
Is there something else you wanted to hear?
You're a Tang spy,
and I'm a Goguryeo warrior that captures the spies.
Don't expect mercy from me.
When I thought you could be killed...
I could think of nothing but saving you.
Repeat. What happened in Pyongyang?
Minister Yeon Namgeon instigated a rebellion.
Be joined hands with Bu Kiwon and
seized control of Pyongyang army including the palace guards.
He will soon assume the title of Supreme Commander.
What? Namgeon the Supreme Commander?
How did this happen?
Namseng, where is Namseng now?
He is still in Guknae Fort.
We must alert him at once.
General!
General, a messenger just arrived from Pyongyang.
A messenger? Who sends him?
He bears a royal missive from His Majesty the King.
A royal missive from the King?
Why are we here?
This is neither Yingzhou nor Tang.
What are we doing in Guknae Fort?
- He said he was here for Namseng! - I'm not talking to you!
Namseng is powerless now.
Killing him won't accomplish anything anymore.
- Stay here. - Wait, wait, wait!
Are you really going to kill Namseng?
Wait! What is he up to?
Who are you and what do you want?
What the heck?
He looks familiar.
It's the assassin!
Take him!
Are you the assassin that tried to take my father's life?
He is also the man that
tried to kill you at Geunglak Temple.
- And he came forward on his own? - Yes, sire.
He must have a screw loose
because he stopped us in the middle of...
Untie me.
I came here on my own accord.
I cannot negotiate as a prisoner!
Negotiate? Did you say ''negotiate''?
- That's right. - He's lost his marbles.
- Beating is the best medicine for... - Stop!
Just exactly what do you want to negotiate?
Untie me first!
Untie him.
He's a dangerous man, sir.
He wouldn't have been so foolish
if he was after my life.
Untie him.
So, what do you want to negotiate?
Yeon Namgeon has instigated a rebellion in Pyongyang Fort!
What did you say? A rebellion?
Namgeon and Bu Kiwon joined forces and captured control of Pyongyang!
Explain in detail.
One word of lie and your head comes off right here.
Explain. Now!
General, what is your plan, sir?
His Majesty has ordered Yeon Namgeon arrested.
You must make your decision before Namseng arrives.
What is there to decide?
The royal command cannot be defied.
Bu Kiwon is manipulating everything.
Not only Namgeon
but the King is being manipulated as well.
And if Namseng is arrested,
he will have a hold on us all.
He is a Tang spy. You cannot believe him.
But given the circumstance,
what he says is entirely possible.
You must send someone to Pyongyang and investigate the situation.
I will go, sire.
Leave now.
Confirm the prisoner's claim.
Yes, Supreme Commander.
Have a talk with the assassin.
He said he wanted to negotiate,
which means he wants to make a deal.
That implies he has something to offer you.
What do you want from me?
I'm sure you didn't risk your life to squeal on my brother.
Why are you here?
You might as well be a dead man.
But I can save your life.
- Save my life? - That's right.
If you trust me and follow,
I will make you the Supreme Commander of Goguryeo.
What?
Make me the Supreme Commander? You?
That's right.
I, Li Kaigu,
will bring Yeon Namseng back up to the top!
What...