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Episode 35
Good job.
Father,
I've done a great wrong.
What's the problem suddenly?
I...
achieved friendly relations in a humiliating manner.
Crown prince!
How can you say such things like that?
What did you agree to?
The condition...
was Damju.
Damju...
I agreed to give her to them.
What?
Princess.
- Princess! - Crown princess.
She won't listen to anything you say right now.
Princess.
Is it true?
Please tell me that my brother's lying.
Tell me that it's a joke.
Your Highness.
Please...
tell me I didn't hear him right.
That's not what my brother said...
please tell me.
I'm sorry, Your Highness.
Your Highness!
This can't be...
This can't be happening...
How can...
[Yeongung: Gae Yeonsu's quarters, Gungnaeseong]
Good job.
Your quick judgment and spirit helped save Goguryeo.
But, there is something I'm suspicious about.
Suspicious?
Yes.
Crown princess, what brings you here?
Is brother here?
Yes, he's with the prime minister right now.
Go on in.
There's no need to sound me out.
So you revealed that His Majesty was sick?
Yes!
What did you just say?
Did I hear incorrectly?
- Your Highness... - No!
Why...
why did you do that?
Why?
It was to prevent greater damage.
Greater damage?
Houyan emperor, Murong Chui,
shouldn't be taken that lightly.
The crown prince might be able to use geographical advantages
and the secret alliance with Baekje
might be able to fool Murong Chui temporarily.
This would have been no use.
So you gave Houyan advantageous information?
There was no way to prevent a war this time.
Crown princess,
we lost a lot of national power because of all our battles.
We don't have the power to fight Houyan at the moment.
We had to earn some time even if it was humiliating.
By sacrificing the royal family?
The royal family has a great responsibility.
I was foolish.
If I became the crown prince's wife,
I thought you would lose your greed.
I thought you would unite with the crown prince and see further ahead.
I was mistaken.
You will never change.
Crown princess.
But I'm your daughter.
I'm going to live my life repaying for your sins.
I'll pay for the princess's pain since she was sacrificed by you.
I'll live as a sinner instead of you.
I'm not saying you're wrong.
It wouldn't have been easy to achieve friendly relations.
But... you exceeded your authority.
The decision should have been made by His Majesty and the crown prince.
Think about it.
As the king and crown prince,
what did they do well?
They only have the throne because they are of Gyerubu royalty.
- Father! - All positions have responsibilities.
If they don't want that, they shouldn't have those positions.
Crown prince, please eat something.
Crown prince.
Don't you have to eat to think?
Why do you think we were in a bind?
They found our weakness.
We were surprised by your agreement and we weren't calm about facing the problem.
We should have achieved a secret alliance with Baekje first.
Yes...
I think I was too soft regarding that.
And I was careless because we share the same roots.
[Wiryeseong: capital of Baekje]
Did you come to beg for forgiveness?
I came because you called for me. [Asin/Jin Mu]
You don't think you did anything wrong? [King Jinsa]
That's right.
Don't you know that moving the army without my approval is treason?
If trying to correct an improper path is considered looking down on you,
then you don't have the capacity to do great things.
You punk!
You dare say such a thing because you've the blood of the former king?
As a descendant of the royal family,
shouldn't Baekje's spirit be kept alive?
You...
You call being defeated [Dae Yoseung]
and retreating as keeping Baekje's spirit alive?
I wasn't defeated.
I withdrew the army because the court and Houyan didn't support us.
If we had received support,
Baekje would have recovered the land north of Hansu.
We would have owned the land including Pyeongyangseong.
Even Silla was willing to help us.
The incompetence of the court resulted in losing a great opportunity.
I wanted to crush Goguryeo's spirit before they became more powerful.
But that opportunity has been lost.
Wait and see.
The harmful consequences of your hesitation will be great.
How can you be so sure of that?
Goguryeo achieved friendly relations with Houyan.
That means the northern territory of Goguryeo will be stable.
Goguryeo will now turn their attention to Baekje.
You can go ahead and punish me if you want.
But, Your Majesty,
you'll have to prove that I'm wrong first.
My lord, the king and the court are going to be hostile to you now.
It doesn't matter.
They can't do anything to me.
If Goguryeo attack Baekje, they know they need my help.
Thank you for helping me out.
I didn't help you.
I just stated a fact.
I know you're loyal to Baekje.
Support the king well.
That loyalty will come to me some day.
What are you going to do now?
We've to send a secret envoy to Houyan.
I want to know what happened to this matter and be compensated for it.
Yes, of course.
And find a way to break off their friendly relations with Goguryeo.
Yes, my lord.
The real fight starts now.
[Zhongsan: capital of Houyan]
How long has it be since Fengba left?
Over ten days.
He should have crossed the Goguryeo border by now and headed for Gungnaeseong.
Right, that's good.
By the way,
I was surprised with the Goguryeo crown prince's attitude this time.
He came to the enemy camp with such boldness to negotiate.
He's fully aware of Houyan's situation too.
Yes, I thought so too.
I knew he wasn't an ordinary man, but...
Yes, Your Majesty.
The crown prince of Goguryeo has great skills and strategies.
[Yangyou]
With Houyan having friendly relations with the future king of Goguryeo,
it wouldn't be such a bad idea.
However, Damdeok shouldn't be taken lightly.
He's right.
That punk Damdeok might concede, but he'll never be tamed.
No.
As you saw this time, he can be pretty flexible.
It won't be possible if it's for the national benefit of Goguryeo.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I don't like him, but we can use him well.
Yes.
If Damdeok comes, we've to keep him in Houyan as long as possible.
We've to convince him.
Find a way to do that.
Yes, Majesty.
We'll keep that in mind.
[Goguryeo border]
Our Goguryeo soldiers are here to escort your Houyan soldiers.
Is that so?
Thank you.
Follow us.
It doesn't feel bad going to the palace in the middle of the day with Goguryeo escorts.
But, general,
do you think the Goguryeo court will welcome us?
Probably not.
They have to give up their princess,
the Goguryeo court must be upset.
I can't wait to see Damdeok's face.
I can't help laughing.
- Let's go! - Yes, general!
Crown prince,
it's a good thing that a war was prevented.
Good thing?
How can you say this is a good thing?
But if a war breaks out,
there would have been greater misfortune.
Sending princess Damju to Houyan was the best thing to do.
Preventing a war was good,
but sending princess Damju was excessive.
Isn't there another way?
If princess Damju goes to Houyan,
we'll be dragged around by Houyan in the future.
It's already a done deal.
We now have to make sure that
nothing like this will ever happen to Goguryeo again.
We need to unify public sentiments.
We should first raise military power.
We should be prepared for any situation that occurs.
Anyhow, you've achieved a great deed, crown prince.
[Dammang's ancestral tablet]
If Hyungnim,
what would he have done?
Do I qualify to be the country's crown prince?
Didn't he do what he had to do for your safety?
He made that choice for the sake of Goguryeo and for the sake of the people of Goguryeo.
I...
because I was such an incapable person...
my brother sacrificed himself.
Crown prince, it's not your fault.
I missed my brother's scolding.
He should be yelling at me, why didn't I protect my sister?
Why am I so lacking.
Crown prince...
Your Highness! Princess!
Princess!
Princess.
You can't, princess.
I can't be dragged to Houyan like this.
Princess.
Rather than being dragged there...
I would rather live in a place where no one knows me...
alone.
I'm sorry, mother.
Crown prince!
We're in trouble.
What is it?
The princess...
The princess has left the palace.
What?
- Damju? - Yes.
- She's not here? - Right, general.
She has really left the palace.
- Come with me. - Yes!
Princess!
You men, go this way.
You go over there.
We've to find her fast.
- Hurry! - Yes!
Could I go really far if I took a horse?
Your Highness.
Your Highness, it's dangerous.
Your Highness, what if you got injured?
Can you ride a horse?
Then...
Then, how else can I get far away from the capital?
Ahgassi.
The chief has received your message.
How are things in Goguryeo?
Goguryeo achieved friendly relations with Houyan.
But it's marital agreement difficult for Goguryeo to accept.
I feel like I'm walking on thin ice.
What should we do?
Is my brother still planning to join forces with Houyan?
Yes, he's already preparing to head to Houyan.
[Po Ung]
Goguryeo's at the edge of a cliff.
Rushing into the fight between Goguryeo and Houyan
would put the Mohe in more danger.
But the chief thinks it's more reason to give us a good chance because of that.
I've to see my brother first.
I'll leave when the Houyan envoys leave Gungnaeseong.
Go and tell him what's going on for now.
Yes, ahgassi.
Let's go.
Chief. [Seol Doan's tent]
Chief.
Damdeok achieved friendly relations with Houyan with a marital agreement.
He gave up the Goguryeo princess.
Looks like Damdeok has knelt to Houyan.
You don't look too well.
He gave up his sister.
This means Damdeok has grown more.
He's someone who thought he's the world's strongest and never yielded.
Now he has learned to concede for the sake of his country.
That punk Damdeok has become a greater obstacle for the Mohe.
We definite have to eliminate him.
Fortunately, Houyan's crown prince Murong Bao will probably want that too.
He can't do anything about the marital agreement,
but he'll be finding another way.
That's it.
Fengba still has a grudge against Damdeok.
I'm going to meet Seol Ji at the border,
so hurry and get ready to leave.
Yes, chief.
- Let's go. - Yes.
Princess!
Young master. [Ko Un's quarters]
The princess is here to look for you.
What brings you here, princess?
I want to leave the capital.
Brother Ko Un, please help me.
Do you mean right now?
Yes, right away.
Do you have money?
Money?
Yes.
You'll need money to rent a carriage.
You'll also need money for a place.
And you'll need land to farm too.
Money is necessary for everything in this world.
I never thought of that.
Here.
Where did you get all that?
The queen gave me all these.
Mother?
She told me to help you do whatever you wanted to do.
Mother loved this ring.
Mother...
Young master, here.
Is that enough?
It should be enough to buy a small house in a rural village.
You could buy a little land too.
Here...
Do I have to sell all these to get that much money?
This won't be enough for you.
Also, when you run out of money,
over there... you'll have to dress like her.
You'll have to farm all day or learn how to weave to earn money.
These are mother's precious jewelry.
I can only live a life like that even if I've sell all this?
It takes money to live every day.
But wealth is limited.
Then, where did all the money for my life come from all this while?
The people's taxes.
You lived a precious life with the money they have been paying.
Why did the princess leave the palace?
She's probably not happy about having to go to a faraway country.
Even a dog sold to another village comes back home when it's meal time.
She's a human being.
Would she want to be dragged away?
That's not the problem.
- What is it then? - Didn't you hear?
If the princess doesn't show up,
the guards of her quarters will all be fired and punished.
[Oh Jang]
The Houyan people will ask for whatever they want from Goguryeo.
Good heavens.
If that's enough.
There are rumors there will be another war. [Daengi]
- Really? - Even so,
can we send the princess to Houyan?
That's true.
Those Houyan barbarians!
No matter what,
I wouldn't think of sending my daughter to those Houyan people, you know?
Then, you don't care if there's a war?
We've to fight if necessary.
I'll kill them all.
- Oh, dear! - I'm from Houyan!
Go ahead and try to kill me!
Who are you?
We're the Houyan people you were complaining about.
What? Houyan people?
Oh Jang!
- You! - Oh Jang!
How dare you come here?
You all!
We're Houyan envoys.
So what?
We'll kill you here
and die too.
So you people want to ruin Goguryeo. [Biaoge]
They are sending the princess to prevent war,
you people want to start one?
Go ahead and try!
Hey!
Come on, fight!
You punk!
You call yourself generals of Houyan and cause trouble at a tavern?
You're...
You punks! Don't Houyan generals have any pride and dignity?
Dignity?
Why should we respect dignity to people like you?
You were defeated and are giving up your princess.
What's that?
I heard that the Goguryeo princess has disappeared.
If she doesn't show up, you'll have to pay for it.
I'm going to hold you responsible.
General Fengba is very mad with you.
If the princess doesn't appear,
we'll take all these people captive and make them slaves in Houyan.
I'll cut off your hand first.
Stop!
You little...
How dare you come here and cause all this trouble?
Don't you people have any rules or etiquette?
You must have a death wish.
Shut up!
I'm the princess of Goguryeo.
The princess?
I'm sorry.
I'm going to remember your face.
When I go to Houyan, I'll have your head first.
I'll teach you not to be so evil.
Lead the way.
Princess, where to?
Where else would I go?
There is only one place in Goguryeo that will accept an immature person like me.
You barbarians!
You guys...
until our princess reaches the palace safely,
you're not going anywhere.
You rude people...
Go ahead and try.
Come on, let's drink.
The wine tastes great.
But, where is the crown prince?
The crown prince has a fever.
Yes.
That's too bad.
So, he can't keep his promise to go to Houyan with us?
I'm sure he'll go.
Since his sister's going so far away,
how can he be feeling happy?
General Fengba.
I'm grateful you understand.
I'm upset that my niece has to go so far away.
The wine is very bitter.
You'll have to excuse me.
You're leaving tomorrow?
That's right.
Have a safe trip.
And... it would be best that you don't come back here.
You must be drunk. Wait.
I saw you at Yodongseong.
You took a good beating.
You're really something.
I'm just kidding.
Let's drink.
Crown prince, it's morning.
You'll get sick.
It's a heavy burden.
It's a seat that requires the sacrifice of loved ones.
This position is a heavy burden.
- Crown prince! - Crown prince!
The Houyan envoys are preparing to leave.
Fengba wants to see the princess.
Princess Damju hasn't return yet?
No, that's...
I can't just sit here.
Crown prince.
I'm going to kill Fengba right away now
and will go to war with Houyan.
I can't let them have Damju!
You can't, crown prince!
Crown prince, please calm down.
Crown prince!
What?
So you want to break off the agreement, crown prince?
That's right.
If you do that,
you'll have to pay a greater compensation, you know that, right?
I know.
Besides that...
then... don't you also know that it might not end with compensation?
This is an agreement between Houyan and Goguryeo.
Why are you trying to change your mind?
It was forced by Houyan.
What?
A promise forced by Houyan.
What's this?
Then... you mean you're willing to go to war?
I'll cut off your head right away now
and announce the start of a war.
Is that a good enough answer?
Go ahead if you're prepared.
But you'll pay greatly.
Crown prince!
What is it?
We've found princess Damju.
Damju, what's going on?
I came rushing with worry when I heard something happened to you.
If you're that worried,
why haven't I seen you this while?
Brother.
Do you remember this place?
Brother! Brother Damdeok!
- Brother. - Damju.
You made me a wreath of flowers.
I was seven at the time.
Just like before...
make me one now.
It'll be a great wedding gift.
If I wear a flower wreath you make.
I think I would be this world's most beautiful bride.
Damju...
I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.
Don't be sorry.
Don't cry because of me.
Only today...
I'll show tears like this.
I'll carve this pain deep in my heart.
And...
I'll get you back.
I'll...
I'll make sure to get you back.
Yes, you must.
I'll believe that and will be waiting.
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