King's Dream
I said you could not conquer Baekje.
Why are you trying to disobey a royal order and be disloyal?
If you think I have a traitorous mind, cut off my head right now.
I am not afraid of dying,
but I will not watch the Tang army step all over the Three Kingdoms.
I'd rather die as a traitor than be humiliated like that.
You were a patriotic general who practically ruled the world.
How did you become such a stubborn old man?
I do not want to talk to you anymore. Leave right now!
I don't understand.
Why are you trying to achieve a cause that I can't achieve
with the help of the Tang army?
Don't you know that is an insult to me and the Silla army?
The unification of the Three Kingdoms can't be achieved unless the royal family,
court and people are all one.
We have to wait for the right time.
When the time comes, I will put you in the lead.
Why can't you trust me? Why are you being so rash?
I really don't want to punish you as an example to others.
Leave and wait for an order.
I am going to return to the border area.
If you abandon our oath to save the people of the Three Kingdoms
to keep your promise with the Tang emperor,
I will not just sit by idly.
His Majesty raised his voice. He could be heard from outside.
Public sentiments will waver if the two of them are distanced.
What should we do?
Ask His Majesty to give Yusin a position in court.
He would rather be in the border area than wear velvet robes.
Why are you making him out to be someone who isn't happy with his rewards of merit?
Father's reign will be disturbed if uncle opposes pro-Tang policies and
causes trouble in court.
He'll have to be punished or be convinced to change his mind.
Uncle!
I'm returning to the border area.
I'm going to watch very carefully.
Anyone who doesn't give His Majesty proper advice regardless of the consequences
will be killed with this sword.
Why are you threatening the court officials?
Because I am a servant of Silla and a citizen of the Three Kingdoms.
Remember you are not servants of Tang.
You are servants of Silla.
I will not forgive anyone who wants the help of the Tang army and
tries to become puppets of the Tang court.
It's bothering you so much that you are not eating.
Why did you turn Yusin away like that?
Uncle only fulfilled his duties to give advice and
father only fulfilled his duties as the king.
I'm sure they don't have any personal grudges.
If I can't convince Yusin,
this country is going to be divided into pro-Tang and anti-Tang factions.
Our cause to unify the Three Kingdoms will be ruined.
If rumors spread that the two of you are hostile to each other, the court could be
divided and public sentiments could turn.
You should consult Uncle to court and prevent a catastrophe.
Nobody can change his mind. He has to change his own mind.
I will wait for him to overcome any difference for
our cause to unify the Three Kingdoms.
Beopmin, I'm going to choose a fortuitous day to install you as crown prince.
You will have to learn the virtues of a ruler and inherit the responsibility
of unifying the Three Kingdoms.
I will do that.
As the king of Silla, I am designating Beopmin as the crown prince.
You will inherit the accomplishments
of our former kings and
fulfill your duties as the crown prince.
I swear to fulfill my duties as the crown prince.
Hurray for the crown prince!
Hurray! Hurray
Near the Silla border
I came to get you.
Who sent you?
You'll see.
I don't want to cause any trouble. Please come quietly.
Tell me.
Is it the king of Baekje or pro-Tang factions of Silla?
The mangniji of Goguryeo would like to see you.
Yeongae Somun?
I told them to treat you with respect.
There must have been a misunderstanding.
Forgive any rudeness.
Why did you come to see me?
I will be frank.
I do not want the Three Kingdoms to become colonies of Tang or
the people of the Three Kingdoms to become servants of the Tang emperor.
We might have sword loyalty to different royal families,
but I'm sure we agree on that.
Anyone in their right mind wouldn't want to live under the Tang emperor's reign.
Join me in eradicating the pro-Tang factions of Silla.
Goguryeo will support you if you raise an army.
You want me to commit treason?
It isn't treason.
It is a revolution to save the people of the Three Kingdoms.
If the two of us join forces,
even the Tang emperor couldn't dare to come after the Three Kingdoms.
Why are you trying to come between me and His Majesty?
Kim Chunchu trusts the Tang emperor's false promise.
He is trying to serve up the Three Kingdoms to the Tang emperor.
He wrote a song of praise and uses Tang's era name.
Can you leave the future of the Three Kingdoms to someone like that?
Do you truly believe that someone
who swore loyalty to the Tang emperor can save the people of the Three Kingdoms?
I heard the crown prince isn't like his father and he has great pride as a citizen of Silla.
If you put the crown prince on the throne and become the regent,
Goguryeo will join forces with you and fight the Tang emperor.
I am sure you will make a decision based on the cause and
not on your friendship with Kim Chunchu.
Crown prince.
Why are you coming from Goguryeo?
I was coming to be a bridge between His Majesty and you.
Are you planning to hold hands with Goguryeo because of
a personal grudge against His Majesty?
Why can't you answer me?
Crown prince.
Beopmin.
Could you join forces with me if I eradicate the pro-Tang factions?
What are you saying?
If I raise an army and drag your father off the throne,
could you take the throne?
Uncle!
How can you say such a traitorous thing?
Answer me.
If I raise an army, which side will you take?
If you are going to commit treason, I will kill you to protect the royal family.
Are you saying you can't cut off your ties with your father for the cause?
I do not want the Three Kingdoms to be played by the Tang emperor.
If he comes after the Three Kingdoms, I will fight his army.
But father sees further than me or you.
We have to trust father.
Don't waver because you feel upset right now.
Kim Chunchu and Kim Yusin have become hostile to each other?
If we attack when they are busy fighting whether to be pro-Tang or anti-Tang,
Seorabeol will be mine.
You are the only true leader of the Three Kingdoms.
I will lead the army in bringing Silla to its downfall.
I'm proud of your loyalty.
Your Majesty, Kim Yusin might be against pro-Tang policies,
but he considers loyalty and trust to be important.
He won't challenge the throne.
Kim Chunchu has a tolerant heart that embraces people.
They won't fight amongst themselves.
I agree.
Rather than waiting for them to fight,
we should seek friendly relations with Tang to weaken relations between Silla and Tang.
Please consider our advice.
You worry too much with older age.
Why should we fear the alliance between Silla and Tang?
The Goguryeo army and the ocean will stop the Tang army and
the elite soldiers of Wae are threatening Silla from behind.
The allied forces of Silla and Tang wouldn't dare advance to Sabiseong.
Isn't that right?
You are right.
If Yusin covertly met with Yeongae Somun, it is an act of treason.
You should arrest him and interrogate him.
That's absurd!
Kim Yusin put His Majesty on the throne.
He is also my uncle.
How dare you accuse him of treason?
Yeongae Somun slaughtered the royal family and court because he was anti-Tang.
If uncle met with him, it should be overlooked.
If you interrogate and punish Yusin, that will be an insult to all Hwarangs.
We can't cover up a crime!
If the court orders an arrest, Hwarangdo officials will resign.
I will also resign!
Stop it!
How can a divided court like this unify the Three Kingdoms?
Aren't you ashamed?
I will have Yusin prove his innocence.
Are you going to disobey His Majesty's order for you to prove your innocence?
If he can't trust me, he will send soldiers to bring me in.
That means he has abandoned all his trust for me.
I also will abandon my loyalty.
I am going to see what he does.
This is going to lead to trouble.
Father, Alcheon is here.
What brings you all the way here to the border area?
I tried to ignore what was going on after His Majesty took the throne.
But I couldn't stand it any longer, so I came to see you.
When the people heard Chunchu took the throne and you were supporting him,
they cheered with expectations for a peaceful reign.
But look at us.
The two of you are divided.
Aren't you ashamed?
Did you barge in the Jingol leaders' meeting
and stop me from taking the throne just to see this?
This isn't your concern.
If you regret putting him on the throne, go to Seorabeol right now and kill him.
Hold hands with Yeongae Somun. Go to Changan and burn the palace.
Alcheon.
If you can't do that, obey the royal order.
You put the king on the throne.
If you don't establish his authority, who will obey a royal order?
I was against pro-Tang policies. I tried to join forces with Yeongae Somun.
How are we any different?
Just remember one thing.
When we had the Jingol leaders' meeting,
His Majesty was willing to give up the throne rather than lose you.
He was willing to give up the throne to win your heart.
Why can't you trust him?
He wrote a song of praise and uses Tang's era name.
Can you leave the future of the Three Kingdoms to someone like that?
He was willing to give up the throne to win your heart.
Why can't you trust him?
Silla palace
I heard a rumor that you were going to raise an army with Yeongae Somun.
Are you really going to attack Seorabeol and eradicate the pro-Tang factions?
The leader of the pro-Tang faction that you despise so much is me.
If you kill me, you will eradicate the pro-Tang factions of Silla.
Your Majesty.
You are not someone who will give up a cause that you believe in.
One of us has to die for the court to unite and for the Three Kingdoms to be unified.
Kill me with this sword for your cause.
I won't be disappointed with you.
Your Majesty...
I was wrong.
I met with the Goguryeo mangniji without a royal order.
Take this sword and kill me for my disloyalty.
I could never kill you.
Your Majesty.
Anti-Tang factions are praising Goguryeo for standing up to Tang,
but I don't agree with that.
Goguryeo is criticizing me for writing a song of praise.
But they wear clothes that revere the Tang emperor and
offered him a map of Goguryeo to seek friendly relations.
They say they are anti-Tang, but they are becoming more like Tang.
I will not take that path.
I will gain the Three Kingdoms with the help of the Tang army,
but I will preserve the unique virtues of Silla.
I will not abandon Silla's pride.
Your Majesty.
I didn't ask you to come here to interrogate you.
You've been single for a long time. I wanted to introduce you to someone.
What are you talking about?
Come in.
I would like to give Jiso to you as your wife.
What do you think?
That's out of the question.
I'm too old for her.
We thought a lot about it before we made the decision.
She asked to be your wife first.
Please don't refuse.
Princess, why did you ask to be the wife of this old uncle?
I always respected and admired you.
Please don't turn me down.
Two people can't get married just with respect.
I can't accept your request.
If we share the same pillow, we will develop feelings of love.
Great love is respected and small love is made fun of.
I would like to serve you as my husband and achieve great love.
Jiso's intentions are commendable. You should accept.
You can clear up any misunderstandings and restore your faith in each other.
The court and people will sincerely congratulate you.
You're so lucky.
Kim Yusin married princess Jiso,
Kim Chunchu's third daughter and Kim Yusin's niece, at sixty-one.
Marriage of close relatives was a matter of course at the time.
Kim Chunchu and Kim Yusin were brothers-in-law,
but also became father-in-law and son-in-law.
It was an arranged marriage for them to confirm their trust of each other and
strengthen political positions.
Yusin got married at his age. I should congratulate him.
I should send him a tonic.
Father!
What brings you here?
Father.
Honey.
Seeing him is relieving all my fatigue.
You can never come home.
I brought you a change of clothes so you might see the children.
I'm not a very good father. Thank you for raising them so well.
It is my duty to serve my husband and raise our children.
You don't have to thank me.
Thanks to you, our country is peaceful and the people have no worries.
That is good enough for me.
Just wait a little longer.
When this battle is over,
I will make time to spend with you and the children.
Do you mean that?
Of course.
Come here.
My babies.
When did you grow up so much?
This is the promise the former Tang emperor made with me.
If the Three Kingdoms can't achieve peace,
he promised to send 200,000 soldiers to help Silla unify the Three Kingdoms.
If the royal families of Baekje and Goguryeo fall,
Silla will rule over Baekje, Goguryeo and the land south of Pyeongyang.
What will you do if the Tang army attacks Silla after Baekje and Goguryeo fall?
If that happens, I will fight the Tang emperor.
You will have to lead the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms to defeat Tang.
I swear to you.
If the Tang emperor breaks off the alliance, I will not forgive any of them.
Baekje might be small, but it has 200 fortresses with elite soldiers.
The land is rich, so they have plenty of goods and military rations.
It is a powerful nation with 760,000 proud people.
Unless the Baekje court is divided and the people turn,
even an army of 1 million couldn't defeat Baekje.
Until the people of Baekje are disappointed with king Uija and
the court becomes divided, I will not send a single soldier to Baekje.
I will make public sentiments of Baekje turn even if it takes years.
I will receive a sign from the heavens that Baekje's destiny is to end.
I will trust you.
[Danghangseong: Today's Hwaseong]
Baekje palace
When Kim Chunchu took the throne,
I thought we would have to fight over the Three Kingdoms.
But he seems to be nothing.
Compared to you, Kim Chunchu is
just a loach squirming in mud.
He is no rival for you.
Kim Chunchu is just a mediocre man who took the throne by
flattering the Tang emperor.
That's right.
I am going to relax today. Drink all you want today.
What are you doing? You can keep what you pick up.
Your Majesty, end the banquet.
Why are you enjoying carnal desires and ignoring national affairs?
I am begging you.
Stop the banquet and care for the people.
Did you say carnal desires?
The court and people are praising me for a peaceful reign.
Why are you showing contempt?
The king of Silla is waiting for a chance to attack us.
Why are you enjoying worldly pleasures?
No matter how abundant a nation is, if the ruler lives in extravagance,
the national coffers will dry up and the people will be disappointed.
You must stop this and look over national affairs.
Quiet!
You dare to lecture me?
If you don't recover the qualities of a wise ruler,
the fate of Baekje will be in danger.
Go ahead and keep babbling.
Come on!
Your Majesty, please calm down.
Even if I had to die right now, my loyalty for you hasn't changed.
Please consider my advice.
Seongchung must be punished for showing contempt.
Give the order and I will cut off his head.
You treacherous subjects!
You only care for your personal interests.
I regret I wasn't able to drive you out of court.
What?
You!
I will punish Seongchung for showing contempt to the throne.
- Take him away! - Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, please consider my advice.
Your Majesty, he was giving sincere advice as a loyal servant.
How can you say that is disloyalty?
Please show generosity.
Are you siding with a disloyal subject who insulted me?
Anyone who asks for Seongchung's pardon will be punished just the same.
Abandon the fortress and retreat!
Retreat!
The Silla army isn't like before.
They're like scarecrows.
They abandoned the fortress to easily.
They must be afraid of the general's reputation.
The Silla soldiers are definitely different.
Send spies and watch them carefully.
Kim Yusin could be up to something.
How can you take Silla fortresses so easily?
You are a truly great general.
I will give you a huge reward for your merits.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
You are protecting Baekje with victories.
Seongchung dared to say the fate of Baekje is in danger.
He showed contempt for me and tried to divide the court.
I will not forgive him.
How did this happen?
Are you back?
I'm glad I got to see you before I died.
Why isn't anyone asking for a pardon?
He didn't want that.
Why...
His Majesty is surrounded by flattery from treacherous subjects.
Someone has to die from giving advice for His Majesty to see things straight.
It will also save face for Baekje.
This peaceful reign is false and won't last long.
Silla will start a battle with the help of the Tang army.
There should be a chance if you could defend Gibeolpo and Tanhyeon. [Gibeolpo: Today's Seocheon]
If the treacherous subjects blur His Majesty's judgment,
this country will be in danger.
It's a good thing I will die before I have to see our country fall.
I'm worried about you.
Protect His Majesty and the court.
It's my last request.
Seongchung stopped eating and starved to death in prison.
Seongchung was a loyal servant of Baekje.
He died in prison from trying to give advice to his ruler.
Nobody tried to save him?
He died a loyal servant,
but the Baekje court officials aren't taking him as an example.
They are afraid of getting on the king's bad side.
The king of Baekje is in high spirits because of our false defeat.
The Baekje court is relaxed, too.
I think a chance has come for us to attack Baekje.
Your Majesty, give the order.
I will send a letter to the Tang emperor and ask him to send an army.
Order the soldiers to prepare for battle.
It's time to attack Baekje.
Order all the soldiers to prepare to advance.
Don't worry.
It has been our long desire to do this.
It was so close. He lost.
Who is that man on the red team?
He is my son.
Call him.
Stop!
Get up.
I like your spirit. What is your name?
I am Gwanchang.
You achieved much merit as a Hwarang and are greatly respected.
I am honored to receive such a compliment from you.
How old are you?
Fifteen.
You're a bit young to go to battle.
I heard you went to Gajamseong by yourself at the age of sixteen and
saved the people of Gajamseong.
If you give the order, I will give my life for Silla.
You have a fine son.
I will use you well. Train harder with that loyalty.
Baekje Dongwollyun Silla Yeowolsin
Could you bury this at the Baekje palace?
We bribed some court officials and court ladies.
It shouldn't be that hard.
What is it?
When this is revealed, Baekje's destiny will fall.
If you didn't concede regency to me,
Silla would have had internal dispute and our nation would have been in danger.
The throne only found its true owner.
Yusin and I reconciled thanks to you.
Is there something you'd like me to do?
Do you still think the Silla-Tang alliance is putting the Three Kingdoms in danger?
Regardless of pro-Tang and anti-Tang factions, you embraced the court.
You comforted the people and achieved a reign of prosperity.
Why would I have any doubt?
I regret doubting you at one time.
I'd like you to go to Changan and request soldiers.
You were against the alliance, so if you do this,
nobody in the Silla court will doubt the cause of the alliance.
I am honored you are giving me this duty.
I will obey your order and fulfill this duty.
Tang palace
I heard you joined forces with Yeongae Somun before.
You were against our alliance.
Why did you come to request soldiers?
As a citizen of the Three Kingdoms, I only want to preserve our pride.
The former king said the Three Kingdoms had to be unified by the Three Kingdoms.
I was only trying to abide by that.
If I send soldiers, Silla soldiers will have to be under the Tang army's command.
Your Majesty, Tang soldiers are not familiar with our geography and customs.
If a Tang soldier is in command, it will disturb military order and cause confusion.
In accordance with the former emperor's cause,
only if you guarantee equality will there be a chance of victory.
Please consider that.
The Tang emperor is sending soldiers to keep his promise.
I am going to give the order to attack Baekje
so that we may accomplish the cause of unifying the Three Kingdoms.
Hurray for His Majesty!
Hurray for unification!
Hurray! Hurray!