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Goguryeo.
Goguryeo, which had East Asia under its command in the past.
I am a princess of Goguryeo.
My father, king Youngnyu
is a military hero that fought against the 1.1 million soldiers of Sui Dynasty,
Go Gun Moo.
The new ruler of the continent, Tang Dynasty
gradually took steps to take over Goguryeo.
King Youngnyu wanted to take time to prepare for war,
whereas Yeon Gaesomun argued that we should strike back right away.
And
the only love of my life
Yeon Choong.
Son of Yeon Gaesomun.
I wonder if our paths should never have crossed.
Goguryeo.
Why did Goguryeo fall?
It's an attack from Tang!
Protect the princess!
Goguryeo is not the only country in this world.
We are maintaining a balance
with the minor tribes outside of Tang, such as Baekje and Silla.
Hence, for Goguryeo to live,
we must make peace with our neighboring countries,
including Tang.
However, Your Majesty,
Recently, Tang has taken over Gaochang,
and the Emperor of Tang gave his daughter to Tibet in marriage.
This indicates that he intends to buy time to attack Goguryeo.
You must realize that Tang has already started preparing for war.
Are you telling me
that we should go into war with Tang?
War is not something that can be avoided just because we want to.
I'm a military commander that fought against the Sui Dynasty.
If I go to war, I won't lose to anyone, including Tang.
However, the current situation
of Goguryeo does not afford going to war.
But Tang
has destroyed monuments that had cost many soldiers' lives to build
and sent spies in disguise as envoys to steal maps of Goguryeo.
This is outrageous!
Do you even know what war is?
When I was defending Goguryeo from the armies of Sui,
what were you doing?
You've never cut off an enemy commander's head
with your own hands, with your own sword,
yet you dare to talk war?
It's not that the strong survive,
but that those that survive are strong.
However, your peace strategy
won't be able to stop the invasion from Tang.
Then,
what is your plan of action?
We must change the Prime Minister first.
His term is not over yet.
Now that Tang has united the continent, it will surely come after Goguryeo.
We must elect a mighty Prime Minister that can fight against Tang.
Only then can Goguryeo stand.
The current Prime Minister is incompetent and spineless,
paying three visits to those spy envoys and kissing up to them.
He can't be in charge of Goguryeo's future.
Prime Minister Hae Tae Soo
The way to keep Goguryeo standing
isn't about changing the Prime Minister.
Stabilizing the domestic front comes first.
Hence,
before changing the Prime Minister,
we must install the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince is too feeble-minded
to fight against Tang.
Your Majesty yourself was not heir to the throne,
but here you are as the general who fought off Sui.
The bravest and most virtuous person among the royalty
should be the Crown Prince of our Great Goguryeo.
Yeon Gaesomun,
how dare you?
The Crown Prince's party was attacked by Tang soldiers.
What?
Your Majesty!
It's been reported that the Crown Prince
was attacked by Tang soldiers on the way back from Jolbon.
Your Majesty!
General Yeon and we were right.
How could we make peace with Tang,
when they treat us with such contempt?
Well, the leader of the attackers has been captured alive,
We should be able to find out what Tang's intentions are.
General,
I hear there is a survivor!
What, what if he confesses that it was our idea?
We will all be doomed!
Help yourself to some grilled pork.
Make way!
Princess!
True aim!
Well now,
pay up!
Here, here.
Thank you, thank you!
See you next time!
One more time!
One more time! Do it again!
One more time, one more time!
Well, get the money ready first!
Gotta show me the money first!
Here, here!
Here, you too!
Hurry, hurry!
Money!
Give it here!
One more time!
Do it again!
Just one more time!
Let me see again!
What are you waiting for?
Hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey!
That crazy bastard!
He's quite something!
What was he doing here?
Today was another success!
I hear that your archery skill is the hottest issue in Pyongyang lately?
That you're doing this dangerous performance on the streets...
to find someone?
I have a job for you.
It should be real easy for you.
It is for someone of great importance.
He's someone you can't easily see.
If I do the job, will I be able to see him?
So...
Where does Father live?
Very far away.
Why aren't we living together?
Because I don't want to see your father.
You were thrown out because you're a slave.
No, that's not what happened, at all.
Your father... is a good person.
Please accept this.
There are a lot of rare things in Jol Bon.
Princess.
In fact, when that hostage arrived at the palace,
that person smelled the aroma of almonds.
It's a fruit grown in the western region,
and that fruit can kill a person as well.
It's very rare, so it's not easy to get it.
Is that so?
The hostage died and you let the guy who killed him get away too?!
And do you still call yourself this Goguryeo's royalty?
I won't be regretful even if your life disappeared right now.
We must get to the bottom of this incident.
And, you only have one life.
I'll make sure to keep that in mind.
Father.
When Brother and I were being attacked, a group of people appeared and saved us.
They were your people, weren't they?
Don't worry too much about my father's anger.
He's probably more upset because
he always compares my brother to you, who's valiant.
Jang (King Yeong Ryu's nephew, future King Bo Jang)
I think fate is very ironic.
My brother, who has to be the king, doesn't want to be one,
and you, who deserve to be the king more than anyone else,
cannot be the king
only because you're not a rightful descent.
Fate is something that can be changed anytime.
Your brother.
He will fully overcome it.
The necks of these chickens are so long.
♫ The necks are long.
I heard that you've been working for my father for a long time.
Thanks to you, my brother and I are unharmed.
The...
almonds that you wanted me to look into.
Almonds are already being purchased by many of the Goguryeo's noblemen.
And even the leather bag which you told me that you saw,
is also the same (purchased by many noblemen).
Hence, concluding that only the Yeon family use them,
would be pushing it too much.
I see.
Whenever you need anything,
you can go through that kid.
♪ Nailed
♪ to my heart
♪ is our irreversible love.
♪ is our irreversible
♪ love.
You sure are amazing, General!
With the only witness gone,
the case is closed.
It will considered as an attack from Tang to the royal family of Goguryeo,
which will certainly
make them think twice before bringing up peace.
The Prime Minister's words
about sending you to oversee the construction of the wall on the border
shall also be stopped.
Of course!
The moment General Yeon goes to oversee the wall construction,
not only the general's life,
but also all our lives will be over.
That's why
you need to keep in mind that your and my lives as well as
the fate of Goguryeo depends on the election of a new Prime Minister.
By the way, General,
do you have anybody
in mind for the new Prime Minister?
By the way, General!
Who was that sharpshooter that hit the heart of the captured soldier?
That's quite a talent!
General,
I really
wanted to see you at least once.
She couldn't come with me.
My mother...
She left this world.
I've come here several times, but nobody would let me in.
That's why
I took the job, and took the life of a person
for the first time in my life.
In this house,
there is no place for you.
What do
my mother and I mean to you?
As the mastermind behind the assassination of the attacker has been revealed,
your immediate presence at the palace is requested?
General, you must not go to the palace!
You might get killed!
General, just give us an order!
General!
Father, are you also of the opinion that General Yeon Gaesomun
aimed to stop the Crown Prince installation and elect a new Prime Minister...
Electing a new Prime Minister means
he does not intend to go to the wall to oversee its construction.
Then...
Getting rid of General Yeon is not a simple matter.
If we're not careful, the nobility may rise up in revolt.
However,
if he does not come to the palace tonight,
Yeon Gaesomun will not survive.
I have come as you requested, Your Majesty.
Do you still drink a lot?
I am very well aware of the fact that a peace treaty with Tang won't last forever.
Tang will continue to grow stronger
and will eventually want to take over Goguryeo.
Which is why
Goguryeo must be ready
for Tang's invasion.
In the end, both of us
know that Tang will invade us for sure.
However, Your Majesty and I
have different ideas about how to prepare for that.
We can't be divided
over those differences.
I mean,
your attempt of feigning an attack from Tang was not practical.
However, I'm going to let this case go by in quiet.
If we are divided, Goguryeo will fall!
I will agree to electing a new Prime Minister.
In return,
give me the installation of the Crown Prince.
If that's what it takes to save Goguryeo,
I can do even worse things than that
no matter what.
I expect to hear your answer soon.
You may leave now.
Choong, what do you mean, you're leaving? No way!
I don't want to be in Pyongyang any more.
Oh, Choong,
did your meeting with your father not go well?
[Martial Arts performance]
What the heck? First you decide to leave, and now what's this?
I changed my mind.
Today is not at the inn, but at the town square, right?
Why?
Oh, you mean to collect all the money in the whole capital city of Pyongyang?
No. I'll do something else.
Something else? Like what? What can we do?
A proper job.
A position where no one can mess with me.
That's what I need.
Really?
What I need is this.
Now, now, everybody come! Gather around!
Let's have a big party!
Here! Come!
Come to the show!
Let's have a big turnout!
Now, now, now, now, this time,
we'd like a brave woman volunteer!
If a brave woman has the courage to go up on that stage,
I'll split the money in half and give it to her!
Would you trust me?
Blade and Petal ~ Preview ~
We are recruiting body guards for the palace.
Only the group that survives this stage will go on to the next.
Do you have feelings for him?
Who would it be that is causing harm to Goguryeo?
They mean to get rid of us and kill the General!
Is His Majesty trying...
I'd like you to be by my side.