Captains Choi Li and Wang Goeng heed my command.
l Wang Goeng will obey your command.
l'll wipe out the rebels and prevent any attack from Goguryeo.
Starvation was the cause of this rebellion.
Who'll be left to serve you if you wipe out the six prefectures?
Obey His Majesty's command. - Take him away and execute him.
Yes Your Majesty. - l Choi Li,
heed your command.
ljust hope Liu Xian kills those two this time.
You mean Captains Choi Li and Wang Goeng?
She is an elegant woman. Bring her to the palace as soon as she gives birth.
She's the first wife of Captain Choi Li Your Majesty.
Choi Li's second wife Wang Jasil surpasses her in beauty and sensuality.
l may be his second wife,
but my baby will be the eldest son.
l have to give birth before Mo Haso does.
... but l have yet given him a son.
Please give him a healthy child through me.
l'll bear a special child. Baby you'll be the King of Nakrang.
What a frightening thing to say.
Choi Li's two daughters will bring about the collapse of Nakrang?
l bet my life on it.
Choi Li will have two daughters,
before dawn tomorrow.
Go to his house and relay my message. Have him kill his own daughters.
Choi Li open the door
and receive the royal command.
lf two daughters are born to you tonight,
you will kill them with your own hands.
lf l have daughters l'll strangle them myself.
That's insane.
You must have sons. You must.
Please you have to have sons. Otherwise the babies will die.
ls it a boy or a girl?
Tell him it's a son. - But they'll soon find out it's a lie.
l need to put on a makeup.
Dress me in my most splendid dress and put the most alluring makeup on me.
Also bring intoxicatingly sweet perfume of acanthus.
Go and stay watch the baby.
Yes My Lady.
l heard that you produced a son.
Please spare my daughter.
JAMUK Astronomer of The Royal Palace l cannot go against the Heaven's will.
WANG JA-SlL Choi Li's Second Wife You're the one man who can.
lt's a royal command.
Jamuk...
l remember...
... the way you looked at me...
... on my wedding day.
That was...
Any man would have...
Please spare my daughter.
Please leave me. l cannot breathe.
Stop...
Stop.
l have no strength to reject you.
DALGAEBl / Mo Haso's maid Donggobi's sister
Mom!
Mom.
Mom...
llpum...
What are we going to do now?
She will kill me...
l thought l was a half-dead man...
But l have yet to bring my lust under control...
l am but a second wife of Captain Choi Li
but l know that's not all l was born to be.
l'll share my future wealth and glory with you.
But l'll die at your hands before that.
You don't trust me?
Some people believe in love and loyalty
but no fool would believe in a moment of lust.
l'll keep my word.
This was more than enough.
Then tell me how l can save my daughter's life.
Do you have a military kite in your storage?
Kite?
Part 3 My Lord.
Come in.
What happened?
Not yet?
l'm sorry.
lt's my fault for not taking proper care of the lady.
Don't stress yourself.
WANG GOENG / Joseon Origin Commander of Nakrang Army Jamuk can be wrong. She might produce a son.
And even if she were to have a daughter
my sister already gave you a son.
CHOl Ll / Joseon Origin Commander of Nakrang Army
Aren't you going to return to her chamber?
Do you have something to say?
What is it?
l asked you a question?
l'll take my leave now.
The guards are placed around the labor chambers.
You shouldn't have any problem leaving the house.
All right.
l'll have a horse for you by the back door.
l'll leave 1500 of Han soldiers
JEUNGJl MOUNTAlNS / Today's Gamseo-gun isouthern Pyeongyang in the Jeungji mountains
JEUNGJl MOUNTAlNS / Today's Gamseo-gun isouthern Pyeongyang and return right away.
l'll meet you at the Dangun Shrine.
Three days later at five o'clock.
Take care of yourself.
lt's only natural for a fatherto be weak when
it comes to his children's lives.
Do not hesitate.
l offered my blood and pledged to kill Liu Xian
and uphold Dangun's will.
l'll give my life to bring down Nakrang.
l'll give my life forthe independence of Joseon.
CHlSO / Wang Jasil's maid Woman open the door.
CHlSO / Wang Jasil's maid But the room still reeks of blood.
HOGOK/ Senior Officer of Nakrang Army l've lived in blood-soaked battlefields for40 years.
Blood from childbirth won't faze me.
No. You promised Lady Wang you'd wait.
But l'm dying of curiosity.
The smell of blood...
How pathetic for me to check another man's wife's
birthing room to check the gender of a baby...
So please wait outside. The baby will catch a cold.
Give me the baby.
l'll just check the gender of the baby.
l can't. Over my dead body.
Why do you have him wrapped up so tightly?
You dared to deceive His Majesty?
JAMl PALACE Heavenly Emperor's Palace Dear Heaven l know it is
JAMl PALACE Heavenly Emperor's Palace your will that my daughter live.
Let your will be true.
My Lord overthere.
There's a star coming this way.
You can't.
Woman get out of my way.
But His Majesty commanded our masterto
kill the baby with his own hands!
You lied to me!
l'll kill this little baby as well as every
living thing in this house myself!
A star is falling.
A star is falling on the Lady Mo's chamber.
What does this mean?
l don't know.
l'm scared.
Close your eyes.
The star might blind us.
What do you think this means?
OH BUGWl / Minister of Nakrang You and l cannot comprehend the will of the Heaven.
Where is the priest?
Since it is Heaven's will that my daughter lives
it's yourturn to make sure of it.
MO HASO / Choi Li's First Wife What do you mean a starfell?
MO HASO / Choi Li's First Wife Go and find out.
Yes My Lady.
Don't open the door. You'll let the cold air in!
lt doesn't matter whether a star
sun or moon fell.
You just push the baby out.
l can...
... no longer protect you in my womb...
Let me hold her.
No. You can't get up yet.
Give herto me.
l can't send her away without holding her.
Lady Mo what did you have?
What are you doing? Go inside.
lt doesn't matterthat a star fell over chamber.
We have to check the back.
Darn.
Shall l go in?
l'll do it.
Donggobi what did your lady have?
Did l have a son or a daughter?
My Lady...
Mo Haso.
l...
... have sinned against you.
Why beat around the bush?
She could've just said she had a girl.
Captain Choi carry out the royal command now.
Kill the daughters born to you by ladies Mo and Wang.
l Choi Li will carry out the royal command.
Bring your lady's baby here.
CHlSO Wang Jasil's maid
Wait!
Where have you been?
You were gone at the most important moment!
JAMUK Astronomer of The Royal Palace l went up to the mountains to find out
why a starfell on Lady Mo's room.
Did you find out why?
Yes l did.
Prime Ministeryou have to go see the Majesty.
lt's the Prime Minister!
So?
Liu Xian King of Nakrang Commandery Spare Wang's baby and kill Mo's baby?
Yes he said that's the will of the Heaven.
What a loss...
l'm sure her daughter would grow up to be a
beauty just like her mother.
This is no time for jokes Your Majesty.
Life is dull and weary anyway.
You can't live it that way.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN Third King of Goguryeo lt's much betterthan finding joy in battles like Muhyul
the king of Goguryeo.
Your Majesty.
Kill them both.
Don't forget that Choi Li and Wang Goeng have
4500 men under their command.
lf it is indeed the will of Heaven it'll be wise
to win Choi Li's loyalty by sparing the life
of one of his daughters.
Wang Jasil is that beautiful?
You think her daughter will grow up to be like her mother?
Your Majesty.
l hate having anything hang behind my thought...
Relay my message!
l am most grateful for His Majesty's kindness.
Let me...
lt's all right.
She shouldn't be nursed by a lowly servant.
My Lady!
She's spared.
They're going to spare your baby
but kill Lady Mo's baby.
She looks just like me.
You'll grow up to be a great beauty just like me.
Suitors from as far as Changan will be lining up
outside our door.
They might knock down our door.
l'm happy the baby will live but you shouldn't
let your laughter be heard outside...
Wait... What shall l name my daughter?
Yes. Lahee.
What do you think of the name?
lt means a girl prettierthan silk.
lsn't it a perfect name for her?
Lahee.
Grow up to be just like your name.
My Lady please consider Lady Mo's feelings.
Master will be furious when he finds out.
l have to go see Mo Haso.
She looks just like him.
My lady what can we do... ?
l'm going in alone.
No!
Wang Jasil has already deceived me once.
l'll witness it with my own eyes.
You want to enjoy the killing of my own child?
Must you see a father killing his newborn baby?
Are you rebelling?
Hogok.
l'll have to make sure she's dead.
Bring me the body.
My Lord.
She says the baby takes afteryou.
Our baby will grow up to be strong just like you.
You can't see the baby grow up.
My Lord.
lt was some four hundred years ago.
Back during the Wei Dynasty there was a man named Le Yang.
He had to drink broth made from his son's corpse
in orderto go to battle with an enemy state.
My husband.
Mourn your fate as a woman
but l'm sad to be born as a man.
l hate my ambition to be a great man.
Give me the baby.
l'll do it.
No.
l have carried her within me for nine months.
l'll send her away with my own hands.
Mo Haso.
You'll be going off to the battlefield soon.
l can't let you carry this burden with you.
l haven't even given you a name yet...
Goodbye.
You must obey the royal command.
My Lady...
l'll take herto them.
Wait outside.
Let me dress her properly before you take her.
My lady!
She was killed by her own fatherfor having been
born with a cursed fate
but l want to dress her in the robe l made for her.
Where's the body?
She's being dressed.
lt's cold liquor.
l am don't need it.
l am truly sorry for yourfirst wife.
She's breathing.
My lady.
What happened? The baby's alive?
Jasil.
Give herto me. l'll do it if you can't.
l killed her once already. l can't do it twice.
l'll take this baby with me to the palace.
l'll beg the king to spare her life.
Don't you know the fate she was born with?
The rebel star fall on your chamber!
Did you see it? l didn't.
l'll go to the forest.
l'll see for myself if a star really fell.
Why should my daughter be born with such curse
when l haven't done anything wrong?
My Lady!
Bring me my dress.
l'll go see the fallen starfor myself.
Please come to your senses!
lt's no time to be talking about some star.
Are you trying to kill the whole family?
l don't believe you.
lsn't this your scheme?
What?
ln the garden...
Did you forget what you did in the garden?
What are you saying?
My Lady...
... Lady Wang threw herself at the priest...
You wretched!
How dare you try to frame me with that dirty mouth?
Lady!
Dalgaebi.
Jasil have you lost your mind?
What's going on?
Our baby came back to life.
l killed her once but not twice.
You must save her life.
l can't.
Please save her life.
You can't kill her now.
Save my daughter. Save your daughter.
lt's only natural for a fatherto be weak
when it comes to his children's lives.
Don't hesitate.
Honey. Honey!
Please... please save her life.
Don't do this.
l came to this house at the age of seven
led by my father.
l married you at fourteen and...
... when l turned twenty-five...
l lay next to you.
And now l'm going to leave you.
lf you want to kill that baby...
... kill me first.
l promise you.
l'll kill Liu Xian and make Nakrang fall and
reestablish the Old Joseon that Dangun founded.
Don't try to persuade me.
Don't make me weak.
Mo Haso.
My lady are you kidding me?
This is ridiculous!
Be quiet!
Give me that.
Even if you take this dagger away from me...
... l'll surely kill myself.
l cannot go on after l kill that baby...
l cannot go on with my life.
Please kill me along with her.
Honey...
Alright. Let's do that.
We'll kill the men outside and leave this land.
That's all l am capable of.
What are you doing?
You vicious wench.
lf l hadn't done it you would have had to.
l promised her l'd save the child's life.
Then what was that story about Le Yang?
Weren't you going to bring Liu Xian down with my brother?
You'll hate me today but you'll thank me tomorrow.
l regret ever letting you in my house.
GUKNAE PALACE GOGURYEO
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S CHAMBER We've prepared gifts for Liu Xian's 30th anniversary.
Read it.
CHU BALSO / Executive Officer of Goguryeo's southern district
Five bearskins.
CHU BALSO / Executive Officer of Goguryeo's southern district Three white tiger skins 100 sables...
WU NARU / Hodong's Uncle Head of National Administration My my... ten pigskins would suffice.
WU NARU / Hodong's Uncle Head of National Administration What's with the bearskins and white tiger skins?
EUL DUJl / Senior Head Officer of National Administration
A cup each of topaz
white gem and aquamarine.
A half cup of amethyst.
RUBY We've also a ruby in the size of a chestnut for his crown.
Are you sure that's enough?
General Wu please watch yourtongue.
Your Majesty don't you agree?
Why do we have to send such extravagant gifts to Nakrang?
lt's on the brink of collapse.
What does it matterto us
how long he's been on that throne?
General.
Don't you understand?
Why dent our pride and stuff Liu Xian's mouth
with all those gems?
Will you wipe out the handful of Nakrang's army
KlNG DAEMUSHlN Third King of Goguryeo if l give you my army?
Be it his neck or limbs l'll bring you the parts
of Liu Xian's body that you want.
Will you do the same with Choi Li and Wang Goeng?
Both of them?
Yes l want the heads of both of them.
Can't you be satisfied with one?
Two is a bit too much...
l'll write you a greeting. You'll go as my envoy.
Yes Your Majesty.
Chu Balso you'll go as the envoy's guard.
As you wish Your Majesty.
That really hurts my pride.
lt's enough that we're sending a ruby to the swine
but you'll send him a personal greeting as well?
We have our reputation to think of.
lt'll be winter soon.
l'll bring back rice barley salt and whale oil
to last us through the winter.
l feel stifled.
Your bath is ready.
l'll be right there.
SONG MAESEOLSU Goguryeo's Queen l'll dry up all the mugworts in Goguryeo.
SONG MAESEOLSU Goguryeo's Queen The people will complain about not having
enough mugwort to eat.
They'll find something else if they can't find mugwort.
They'll have more problems getting meat.
The water will get cold.
All right.
Your Majesty.
Bring me something cold to drink.
That's not a good idea.
You should keep your body warm.
l'm getting sick of this.
l feel as if my tongue is saturated with pepper.
l must have eaten three shiploads of balloon fish.
Others can't eat it even if they want to
since they're precious and hard to clean.
You'll get sick of it if you eat it all the time as
medicine to make you healthy.
l've been eating it for ten years since
l married His Majesty...
Yourfather has paid fully for it.
They brought it fresh.
You shouldn't complain about such precious food.
l'll eat it.
lt's very delicious.
Why...
You sound like a man.
You must be in bed with him
at eleven o'clock to have a son.
lf you miss the time you'll have a princess
even if you get pregnant.
Shouldn't you give this calendarto His Majesty?
OHSUN CHAMBER Song Maeseolsu's Chamber What if he visits me during non-ovulating days.
OHSUN CHAMBER Song Maeseolsu's Chamber Your Highness...
Bring me my dress.
Yeorang wants to show off Hodong's sword skills again.
Watch me carefully.
When an enemy attacks turn like this and make a gap.
You'll throw your opponent off the balance.
That's when you attack.
Yes.
Now you try.
YEORANG / Hodong's Aunt Your body is stiff already.
HODONG / Prince of Goguryeo Aunt l want to learn from Uncle or Ta Hotae.
You're complaining because l'm a woman?
lt's only natural he wants to learn from a man.
Can't you understand him?
Please stay out of it if you since you don't know anything.
Princess you are rude.
Do you know why yourfather had me teach you the basics?
No l don't understand.
The depth of sword fighting comes from brute strength
but the technique comes from flexibility.
You'll develop strength naturally
when you grow bigger
but you'll lose your flexibility. Understand?
l think so.
You might meet a stronger opponent than you
so you have to stay flexible.
So that was the true reason.
Would you like to fight Hodong?
But l'm not good with a sword.
Any woman of the royal family is expected to be an expert
in horseback riding archery and sword fighting.
l know you're good with your sword.
That was a long time ago.
ls it true you can wield a sword?
Do you want to fight me?
Yes!
Here.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN Third King of Goguryeo
Hodong find a gap!
Make a gap so your opponent will miss you.
Hodong are you all right?
Have you lost your mind?
Were you intent to kill him?
l told you to practice with him not kill him.
The world is big and there are masters everywhere.
l guess Hodong learned a valuable lesson today.
Father.
Did you see her?
She almost killed him.
lt's been a while since l held a sword
and l failed to control my own strength...
l have heard of your expert sword fighting.
l'm really impressed.
l'm sorry.
Hodong l'm sorry if l scared you.
No Mother.
You're a better swordsman than Aunt.
Hodong get dressed and bring your horse.
Yes Father.
Where are you going?
l'm...
Today is...
l mean...
What about today? Something going on today?
The sun's beginning to set.
Please return early.
l feel stifled.
Even afterthat long ride?
A slave feels stifled because he's confined
but a king feels stifled
when he's faced with a border he can't cross.
l've learned that Goguryeo is a great kingdom.
ln its size.
As with men and land it's quality over quantity.
lt's not the size of the land that matters
but how fertile that land is.
But our land can't even feed all 180000 of
our people.
We must clean yourface before powdering it.
l'll put the powder on now.
Has His Majesty returned?
He'll camp out with the prince and return two days later.
He was supposed sleep with me tonight.
Your Majesty.
Once every two weeks and l have to beg for it.
And l can't even have that.
This is no queen.
Your Majesty we must finish your...
lt's useless.
- Leave us. - Yes.
l've been married seven years and l'm still a virgin.
lt is because he worries for Prince Hodong's safety
should you produce a prince.
Hodong Hodong Hodong!
l can't stand to see or hearthat name!
l hate that boy. l hate him like crazy.
Whenever he calls me ''mother'' l feel as if
my fury will burn.
This will only end when one of us dies!
Your Majesty
you must not let His Majesty learn of yourfeelings.
And the earlier incident...
What was that Buyeo whore's name?
Hodong's mother.
Her name was Aran.
Was she pretty?
Was she more beautiful than me?
She was plain-looking.
So what was it about her?
How did she win His Majesty's heart?
That is yourtask.
When you learn how to win his heart
you'll have truly become His Majesty's woman.
GOGURYEO-NAKRANG BORDER
lt's snowing.
Are you happy that it's snowing?
Yes.
How many people will starve to death this winter?
We have Bueyo to the north and Liadong to the west.
Then there are Gaema, Guda, Galsa, Okjeo,
to the east and the south is blocked by Nakrang.
ls Nakrang warm?
lt's already winter here but it's still fall in Nakrang.
The trees still bearfruit and the rice paddies are golden.
The size of their land is only half that of ours
but it's fertile enough to feed 300000 people.
Hodong yourfather is still hungry.
HWANGHAE Today's West Sea CHANGHAE Today's East Sea The warm land between Yellow Sea to Changhae...
l desire Nakrang.
Then take it.
You think yourfather can do anything he wants?
Yes.
According to our spy the most beautiful woman in
Nakrang is Wang Jasil Choi Li's wife.
And she's given birth to a girl.
Grow my son.
l'll give you Wang Jasil's daughterto you.
Thank you Father.
But if l fail to get my hands on Nakrang
you must get it for me. Understand?
l will Father.
You promise me?
l'll give you Nakrang and collect the beauty as reward.
All right.
Grow big soon.
Why did you follow me in such condition?
lt's the least l could do.
l couldn't even nurse her.
How is she doing?
She's weak but she's still breathing.
lf l pull out the pin...
lf l pull it out she'll bleed to death.
My lady.
Why trouble with a tiny baby's corpse...
You can just throw it in a jar and bury it in the backyard.
What's taking you so long?
Throw her in the river!
Throw her in the river.
No one will touch my daughter.
l'll do it.
- My Lady... - My Lady...
No My Lady.
You can't go into the cold water.
l'll do it.
My Lady...
Sister.
Mom.
What are you doing?
llpum...
You go with her in my place and take care of the baby.
Get him off that boat now.
lf you get him off l'll throw him in the water.
Dalgaebi...
Mom.
Mom l'm scared.
No matter where she ends up you have to follow her
in my place and take care of her.
Thank you...
Mom...
My baby!
Cry.
Cry and save yourself.
Jamyung...
Yes l'll call you Jamyung from now.
Since l can't save you...
You must cry and save yourself
like your name...
My baby!
Jamyung!
My baby! Jamyung...
My baby!
Jamyung!
Don't cry.