Gu Am Heo Joon
Episode 129
Go get Her Majesty and the Crown Prince.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty...
An urgent message from Doctor Heo.
Your Majesty, wake up...
Your Majesty...
Your Majesty, stay with us.
Is there nothing you can do?
I'm sorry, Your Highness.
Father...
Your Majesty, stay with us.
Don't leave us.
Your pardon, but custom dictates a King may not die with his wife at hand.
Your being here is contrary to law.
Please keep a respectful distance.
I can't.
Is anyone out there?
Escort Her Majesty.
Yes, sir.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty... Your Majesty.
Father...
Kwanghae...
Yes, Father.
Crown Prince...
I'm here.
I'm here, Father.
...Crown Prince...
Father.
Yeong-chang...
Yes, Father.
Yeong-chang...
Yes, father...?
...Father...Father...
He is gone.
Father...
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
You can't die. Not like this.
No, not like this.
- Father... - Your Majesty...
...Your Majesty...
Your Majesty!
- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!
Ma'am, ma'am!
Is she here?
Inside.
Ma'am. Ma'am.
Have you heard?
What?
The King is dead.
What?
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty...!
Ma'am! Ma'am!
Did Yang-tae tell you? His Majesty...
They know.
It's all over the city, everywhere.
Your Majesty!
Even this old coot.
Hush, you bother me.
...(Your Majesty)...
Have you heard from Jun?
The King has died, that's the last thing on his mind.
Uh-oh, what will happen to him?
When a king dies, his doctor goes with him.
...A little louder, huh?...
- Why? I'm just worried is all. - Keep it to yourself.
What about my boy?
- Mother. - Ma'am.
- Ma'am.
He goes with him? What's that mean?
Mother...
It's nothing to worry about.
I heard everything.
Tell me. What's going on?
I didn't... I just... um...
What now?
What do we do?
What will you do now?
The nurse will get hers. And you'll get yours.
Watch it.
What?
You have to rub it in?
I tell it like it is.
You'll get yours first.
YOU watch it.
What is this?
Nurse, look at them. They said we'll be punished...
Never. We're just worried...
Worried, huh? 'You'll get yours,' you said.
Silence.
You won't be held accountable, so relax.
Come with me.
Where?
When I say come, you come.
Have you heard about a succession decree?
No.
Her Majesty hasn't said anything?
No, not that we've heard.
What decree do you mean?
Never mind. Dismissed.
- A succession decree? - Yes.
What is that exactly?
Never you mind.
Don't repeat any of this.
Or you really WILL get yours.
- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.
You called for me?
Sit.
Is there anything you want to tell me?
Where did this come from?
Tell me if you are having a problem.
We know you asked about a succession decree.
The King passed without naming an heir apparent.
Even mentioning such a decree could mean your death.
Ma'am, what should I do?
Doctor Heo was with you. Trust his judgment.
I agree.
Not another word about this.
His Majesty has been dead less than a day.
You're already talking about investing Kwanghae? Are you insane?
Seongjong was invested the same day King Yejong died.
There is a precedent.
Why are you hesitant?
There are funeral rites to observe.
Would you ignore the law and rush Kwanghae into power?
Why is that?
Why is what?
It's impossible for Kwanghae to be crowned immediately.
Nothing is impossible with a precedent.
In that case, I will inform Her Majesty of your wishes.
As you know, the King died without naming an heir.
Surely the decision now rests with Her Majesty.
I was wrong. I can't stop him.
My lord.
The Ming refuse to acknowledge Kwanghae's claim.
What's worse, His Majesty left no succession decree.
They're right.
In the absence of an heir, the decision rests with the Queen.
We cannot stop Yeong-chang from taking the throne.
My lord, so we just do nothing?
My lord.
Your Majesty, Yeong-chang must be invested as Crown Prince.
Your Majesty, if Kwanghae is king you and your son may not be safe.
Your Majesty, please.
Is Doctor Heo in?
Yes.
Doctor Yu, is there no way to save Doctor Heo?
He wasn't a young man. It was his time.
Watch your mouth.
I know how I sound.
But it just isn't fair.
It's not that there's 'no way.'
Not what-now?
So Doctor Heo can dodge this?
Be patient.
My lord.
Minister Jeong requested an audience with Her Majesty
He is urging her to invest Yeong-chang.
The court takes this as natural.
My lord, you can just say nothing.
With Yeong-chang on the throne, you will be safe.
Doctor Yu.
Yes, my lord.
His Majesty was concerned that naming Yeong-chang as heir...
...would split the court and threaten the throne itself.
Minister Jeong's insistence that Yeong-chang be invested...
...is simply an attempt to consolidate his own power.
If he truly cared for the court and the royal house...
...he would support His Majesty's final decree.
My lord.
I won't support his greed and lust for power.
Is this true?
His Majesty wrote a decree naming Kwanghae.
Those traitorous scum...
It's done, Yeong-chang is as good as on the throne.
Well done.
It's not over yet. If Heo Jun talks...
He hasn't yet. Nor will he.
He's only human. He'll save his own skin.
He won't say a word.
Wait... What is this?
You need to ask?
Where is the succession decree?
You talk about the court, the royal house.
And yet you try something like this.
How dare you hide the King's decree and insult his royal memory!
This is high treason.
Treason? Now look here!
Silence.
I'm going to explain this to Her Majesty.
Then I'll deal with you.
The annual medical exam.
Begin.
Congratulations on passing.
Your seals indicate your qualifications and authority.
But do not forget they come with great responsibility.
Where did you study?
My master's name was Yu Eui-tae.
No drugs or treatment...
...can match a patient's will.
One thousand!
I believed that this would be the way to keep his spirit alive forever...
...and I dared to open my master's body.
Stop the punishment!
Halt!
Stop the punishment!
He's better. His lordship is better.
You were right.
Your diagnosis, your treatment.
All of it.
Doctor Heo is hereby promoted to the third rank.
He may participate in palace discussions.
And will serve as a royal physician.
With disciples like you, Yu Eui-tae deserved his reputation.
I don't begrudge him.
Master.
Doctor.
Please continue to keep careful records of everything.
Surely this isn't goodbye.
Who can tell?
Doctor...
Look after my wife and mother.
My lord.
My lord, Her Majesty acknowledges the succession decree.
Kwanghae is King.
Doctor Yi, gather the others.
Yes, sir.
My lord.
Disobeying His Majesty and hiding his decree is high treason.
The three conspirators must be put to death.
And the court set right again.
So be it.
Your Majesty, Doctor Heo must be punished for failing the late King.
For the dignity of the royal house.
Do you agree?
He is a gifted physician.
But he must be held accountable.
Your Majesty, put Heo Jun to death.
Please.
It's been ten years since His Majesty commanded...
...that we start the compilation project.
Your dedication has enabled us to make remarkable progress.
I hope you will continue until it is completed.
Doctor Yu.
Yes, my lord.
I am entrusting the project to you.
My lord.
Doctor Yi.
Yes, my lord.
Keep studying children's diseases.
It has been your area of interest.
I entrust it to you.
Yes, my lord.
Command me.
Maintain the clinic.
Treat... our people.
Yes, my lord.
Doctor.
My lord, the High Inquisitor is here.
Tell him I'm coming.
Yes, sir.
I believe in all of you.
Remember the miseries of war as you continue your research.
Think of those that die without a doctor's care.
Remember them as you write the compilation.
And you will never be negligent.
My lord.
- My lord. - My lord.
- Take him. - Yes, sir.
My lord.
- My lord. - My lord.
My lord.
- My lord. - My lord.
Let's go.
- My lord. - My lord.
My lord.
My lord..!
- My lord! - My lord!
He should be punished with exile.
What else can I do?
Hear the King's decree.