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Is he alive?
Though you had chosen the royal family,
that was never your path.
To cut off my ties with the princess?
I cannot do it.
Then will you visit the palace and show that you are alive?
I will not live like you, Father.
If to become a member of the Yeon family is to sever my ties with a precious person,
I would
leave that family.
It's a layout of Yeon Gaesomun's residence.
We at Geumhwadan must find out
what Yeon Gaesomun is plotting.
Then are we to go to the site empty-handed?
The reason we are here today
is to embrace the new future.
Prince's crowning ceremony will be that beginning.
Though I can't come to you,
we will be able to meet without fail.
I sincerely hope that you come here,
so you can verify that I'm alive.
The word within your heart which is trapped between the strands, and can't be said?
He is alive!
He is alive for certain!
Did everyone return home safely?
Yes.
You must be more vigilant at guarding today.
Hyung (Yeon Choong) passed away a short while ago.
How can you say he's alive?
If he is alive, please let me know too.
I don't have will to live,
since Hyung passed away.
By the way,
wasn't your ladyship with him downtown the other day?
I guess she liked him a lot.
Otherwise she wouldn't be seeing an apparition.
Shall I open the casket and let you check?
If he is here,
please let me meet him.
Didn't I say that he's dead already?
I'm sure it's not true.
Princess!
This little bastard.
You don't believe this bastard has been discovered, do you?
Ah, just say something!
Just wait. Wah!
This, this little bastard.
Well, you've got to fill your belly first before you can kill or spare Yeon Gaesomun!
It's really sweet.
What brings you here at this hour, princess?
I suppose she was too worried.
What about Si Woo?
He hasn't returned even though all the aristocrats
gathered at general Yeon's house have slipped out.
Perhaps something has happened?
Wanna jinx him? Shut your mouth!
You wait here with the princess while I go look for him.
I will come with you.
What are these footprints?
Forgive me.
I spilled some water by accident.
Show me your feet.
Let's go.
Is that true?
Your Majesty.
We have a few options to suppress their rebellion.
First,
to strike Yeon Gaesomun right away.
However, this can turn into a civil war with Yeon Gaesomun and the nobles under his influence.
Second,
sending Yeon Gaesomun off to the wall before the ceremony.
But if we move the date up and send him off sooner,
they will realize that we know about their rebellious scheme,
which will only make things more complicated.
Then, Your Majesty,
how about this option?
What is it?
Wait as if we don't know about their plot,
and strike them back at a decisive moment.
We, Geumhwadan will wait for Yeon Gaesomun's men to scale the wall by the North Gate,
and capture him right at the site.
We will reveal their plot at the ceremony site to the whole world.
Before the traitors get their swords hidden in their family banner poles,
we will subdue them first.
Then,
you can charge Yeon Gaesomun with treason
and get rid of him.
Since we know their plan already, we can apprehend them completely.
The traitors must die!
Once the ceremony is over, the whole Yeon family will die.
I can't let that happen to him.
Did you call for me?
Brother,
about the man who died, the illegitimate son of General Yeon.
Did he leave any last words?
What did General Yeon look like when he received his son's dead body?
You were there with him to the last moment when he died.
I saw with my own eyes.
He died.
Brother.
Please, tell me the truth.
Let go of the dead, Your Highness.
That will let the dead rest in peace, too.
I must find him!
I have to make him leave before the ceremony!
Stand before me.
To you,
what is the world?
I haven't thought about it.
Soon,
I'm going to go to the palace.
I'm going to change the world.
Are you saying that you're going to commit treason?
Did you say 'treason'?
Is it not treason, then?
Goguryeo is in danger.
The kinds who only talk about making peace without realizing that we're in danger,
are the traitors that are ruining Goguryeo.
That cannot justify beheading the King and the Princess.
Please,
withdraw the cruel sword.
Cruel?
Continue.
- It's cowardly! - The King is wrong!
To correct the King is to build Goguryeo straight,
and to build power.
There must be another way.
Do you know that
the Princess treated me, a low life, without any prejudice.
And gave me courage that even I, who used to be a slave,
can live doing things for a worthy cause. Moreoever,
even though she knew that she was betraying the King,
she put her own life on the line to save me.
How can I betray such a Princess?
As long as I breathe,
it will never happen.
I will not forgive
anyone who will try to harm the princess.
Then,
are you even willing to cut off my head?
If you're really going to go,
cut off my head first.
You slave bastard!
What's wrong, sir?
Why aren't we living together?
Because I don't want to see your father.
It's because you were kicked out for being a slave.
No. It's not that at all.
You told me not to lie.
Your face has turned red.
I told you it wasn't so.
Your father...
is a good man.
The royal family
tried to kill you. No,
they've killed you.
What I'm about to do will revive you.
If I let the royal family unharmed, you will, for the rest of your life,
for the rest of your life,
have to live in hiding.
I can live in hiding for the rest of my life.
I can even live in imprisonment.
I'll live as if I were dead.
However,
no one can harm the Princess.
Before this ends, you won't be able to set a foot
outside.
If you're really going to do it, please cut off my head first.
I will surely protect the Princess.
[Leave the capital quickly]
By tomorrow, the Yeon family will be destroyed.
You must leave Pyeongyang immediately. [Leave the capital quickly.]
Tonight,
we will enter the palace.
Man...
do we really change into the palace attire?
Then,
are you going to walk around the palace like that?
Boo Chi Hyung-nim,
your head is not just for decoration. (in Chinese)
What, are you cursing me?
Say things that make sense! Do you want your tongue cut off?
Oh, I'm sorry. (in Korean)
I just said it so you can relax.
That bastard... He's making fun of me now, isn't he?
Well, I don't understand the Tang language, so...
I warn you. If you speak Tang one more time, I will cut off your head, got it?
Uncle Boo Chi really abhors Tang.
So,
do it in Tibetan next time.
Tibetan...
- Balo.. Wegalo.. leololo... - You bastard!!!
Don't do it! You bastard! Bastard!
I told you to stop...
Stop it. Young Hae noonim is startled.
Look how big her eyes got.
You. Are you really going to marry him?
I will get married for sure.
However, there's no guarantee that Seol Young will be the groom.
Of course! That's how it should be!
I'll find you a good groom.
There's no way the crap-eating-bear-face can be with Young Hae.
Uncle.
I understand that you're not that bright.
But what about your common sense? Have you deposited it at the Yeon Gaesomun's residence for safe keeping?
- What does that mean? - Never mind.
The weapons won't be easy to grip, but we'll just use what we have.
By tomorrow, it will be the end of the notorious Yeon Gaesomun.
We will be removing the long festered tumor.
Finally,
Goguryeo will be peaceful.
This will be the end of
the great Yeon family.
It's not just the Yeon family.
The Do, Oh, Yang families. I will wide them out in one blow.
Hyung-nim.
You must
wipe them out in one blow. - Of course!
- Do you think I can't? - Of course not!
You will do even more.
It's good to be confident.
However, you must never let your guard down.
Secret passage in palace
Now,
when it dawns, there will be the installation ceremony.
I shouldn't need to worry about the Prince, right?
Of course not, Your Majesty. There should be no need.
Jang, pay every attention to the palace security.
Given the current atmosphere, it must be perfect.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Since you have done so much work for the ceremony,
you may rest for the night.
Is something wrong?
Nothing.
You must behave like your usual self.
If anybody finds out, the whole palace can be in an uproar.
Including the Prince.
Are the Geumwhadan members here?
Yes.
Are you worried that I might make a blunder tomorrow at the ceremony?
No way.
You'll do better than anyone else.
Your heart must be in pain, and yet you're taking care of me.
I think life and death is a matter of how you take it.
Even if you live together, if you don't appreciate his value, he's just as good as dead while alive.
And even if you're not with him, if you're always thinking of him,
he's alive forever.
I think what I can do is to go through the ceremony without trouble
and make you not worry about me.
Thank you.
I wonder if he saw my message?
I know that you wished that I'd become a member of the Yeon family your whole life.
I used to wish for it, too.
However,
I cannot follow my father the way he is now.
The Princess... I must protect the Princess.
Please forgive this foolish son.
Leave the door open.
A member of the Yeon family would not be able to reject the fate of the family.
The first group has left for the palace.
All the soldiers are ready as well.
General, our operation has started.
Today, Goguryeo will become ours.
We will make it for sure!
Today is going to be a long day.
I will lead you to the North Gate.
Is everyone ready?
General, let's be on our way.
I hope
that he's left Pyongyang by now.
Please be it so.
Where are the soldiers?
North Gate.
You've cried all night?
Like that's gonna bring your dead friend back to life.
Jin Goo,
Jin Goo, I know how you feel.
He may be still be alive!
No.
I wish he was still alive!
Idiot.
This bastard.
Listen, my livelihood comes before your friendship.
Got it? Get your head straight.
Hyung...
Thank you.
You were really alive.
You were alive!
Young lady...
That young lady came by.
She thought that you were alive, so she came here.
Hyung!
Seriously!
There's no time.
Please, help me.
What brings you here so early? [Day of the ceremony, the hour of the Hare]
I must make sure that I won't make any blunders at the ceremony.
I'd like to practice one more time.
Palace East Gate
Your Highness! - Your Highness!
Your Majesty!
His Highness
has fallen from his horse.
What?
Your Majesty, I regret to inform you that while his state is not critical,
I'm not sure if he'll be able to get up.
Do whatever you can to get him to get up!
Otherwise, your life will be over!
Do whatever is necessary to make him walk!
Why did he ride the horse at this hour?
He wanted to practice one more time before the ceremony.
Imprison the stable staff and find out what caused this.
And from now on, nobody inside the palace can go out and come in at will.
Keep the state of the Prince a secret and wait for my next instruction.
The ceremony will start soon. What are we going to do?
For now, continue with the ceremony as planned.
Make sure that the nobles don't notice anything unusual as they enter the palace,
and inspect them meticulously. If any of them are armed,
regardless of their position, arrest them right then and there.
Father, how could this happen?
Your Majesty, the horse just died.
[Palace East Gate]
Stop!
Wait outside for now!
The fact that the horse died means there is a spy within the palace.
I cannot believe in anyone in the palace now.
We must identify the cause of death.
Can you do that?
If I may exaggerate a bit, I've seen more dead animals than live people in my life.
Today, I will surely
cut off the head of Yeon Gaesomun.
Your Majesty,
if there is a spy in the palace, our current situation may already have been leaked.
We must be careful.
The palace will carry on with the ceremony for now.
Since we've stopped the first group of assassins of Yeon Gaesomun from entering the palace,
the traitors may change their plan or do something different.
Hence, watch their every move and report back to me.
I'm sure there is a secret passage to the palace.
Ahh, I still can't believe it.
How can a dead person come back to life?
Hyungnim, pinch my cheek, will ya?
Ahh. Shut... shut up.
Jin Goo, we are going to have lots of fun!
Princess... I will surely protect you.
Is your tummy alright?
It's burning inside.
It's killing me, too.
We drank too much last night.
It was poisoned.
This had poison on it.
To damage the tongue and the heart like that without any smell
could only be aconite.
Aconite?
It's a poisonous herb that grows in Tang. In small quantity, it's used as a medicine.
However, because its poison is so strong, most common people don't dare to handle it.
A poisonous herb that can't easily be acquired...
There's one place where it is abundant.
Where is that?
The palace.
It's used for medicine.
Somebody stole the poison from the palace?
Who else could handle the poison so well
but the Royal Doctor?
What's the matter? Please, let go of me!
Why are you doing this?
[The hour of the Dragon] [East Gate of the Palace]
Hey!
[The hour of the Dragon]Palace North Gate (inside)
[The hour of the Dragon]Palace Front Gate
[The hour of the Dragon]Palace North Gate (outside)
Hey!
The Royal Doctor spy is caught! What about the traitors?
Yeon Gaesomun probably went to the length of bribing the Royal Doctor
to make sure that
the rightful heir to the throne won't live.
Your Majesty, the bastards of Yeon Gaesomun that were going to scale the wall by the North Gate didn't make it.
All of a sudden, a palace soldier appeared and stopped the traitors from entering the palace
and went away.
What?!
How did that palace soldier know?
Your Majesty...
Looks like there are more people who know about today's plan.
Find that soldier at once!
Father,
could it be that our situation was leaked to them
and the traitors changed their plan?
Your Majesty,
I think we should cancel the ceremony
and send Yeon Gaesomun and the nobles home.
The traitors are here, within my sight.
Yet you're telling me to stop here?
Majesty,
the first group of assassins did not make it into the palace,
and the mercenaries that were going to scale the wall by the North Gate were not captured, either.
If they move ahead with the plan,
Yeon Gaesomun and the rebels will enter hiding the blades in flagpoles.
Isn't that enough?
Did he perhaps come into the palace?
-Go ahead, please -Okay.
We will be checking the flagpoles as well.
However, your majesty.
Now that their plan has gone awry, there is no guarantee that Yeon Gaesomoon and
the aristocrats will enter the palace with the blades hidden inside the flag poles.
What about the Royal Doctor?!
He might not confess!
Also, if Yeon Gaesomun does not have a sword on him,
it may backfire on you, Your Majesty.
Nothing is certain.
You want me to let those traitors who have mocked the royal family just go home like that?
You want me to stop now even though we don't know when the Prince may get up?
I cannot do that!
Your Majesty!
Today...right now,
I'll finish them off.
Because of unexpected circumstances in the palace,
the installation ceremony has been delayed.
Instead, there will be a meeting of ministers tomorrow.
Why are we retreating?
What about the preplanted assassins?
Why didn't you climb over the North gate as we planned?
Did our plan get leaked to their side perhaps?
Are you saying we have yet another betrayer?
Is that why they inspected the banner poles, too?
Your son has appeared at the North gate.
Send soldiers to catch him at once!
A guard watching the jail in the morning was attacked by someone and became unconscious.
His uniform is missing, too.
Then, that person is...
He is impersonating a royal guard.
I believe he sneaked in through the secret passage, judging from his emergence from the jail cell.
In accordance with the royal decree, royal guards are guarding palace walls and gates,
I don't believe he has been able to escape the palace yet.
We can catch him in no time.
Suddenly, a royal guard appeared and blocked the rebels from entering the palace
then disappeared.
I think he sneaked in through the secret passage, judging from his entrance from the jail cell.
Would he really have come inside the palace?
Princess.
♫ My love, obstinate love ♫
♫ Love, leave me behind ♫
♫ Piercing my heart, like a stake ♫
♫ is our irreversible love.♫
♫ To stare mindlessly. ♫
♫ To turn around without words. ♫
♫ No matter how much I blame, ♫ ♫ there's no place for me now. ♫