Queen Seon Deok
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Episode 40
The truth is much too cumbersome a prospect for our people,
hope is beyond their capacity,
dialogue is too vexatious for their feeble minds,
and any freedom given will lead them to hesitate.
Your Highness.
Yes.
Have faith.
In what?
You must have confidence...
in what you believe to be right.
You must believe,
to endure this arduous journey.
You must believe,
to continue walking along this path.
Will that suffice?
You must believe.
Is this the righteous path?
You must believe it will be.
You must believe in yourself,
and find all the answers on your own.
Right... I will have to.
On my own, by myself.
All by myself...
My aunt is quite the specimen?!
She gibbeted the village chief's pate, and is making her return.
Deokman, firsthand?!
Yes.
She also promised to lower interests.
Ahh!
Your words left a deep impression.
"Punishment like a raging storm, and prudence in rewarding."
And I do concur about not leaving any ominous precedent.
Hence... I plan not to leave any such precedent.
It must be hard for her to cope with all this.
I recall the Maunryeong Battle during King Jinheung's reign.
Yes.
Trailed by Goguryeo forces, Your Highness and I kept retreating.
We joined the campaign with three thousand troops,
but only two hundred odd men made it back alive.
It was also my first experience in battle.
But you were remarkable, despite being a woman.
Is not everyone aware of your feats?
Deserters and troops breaking rank were increasing by the day,
and this one day, I captured seven deserters on the run.
Amongst the deserters was a trainee...
who once rescued me from demise.
The betrayal I felt seeing him desert...
The dilemma of having to slay the man who brought me salvation...
After beheading those poor seven souls,
I abandoned myself in desperate weeping.
I had never even trembled, while slaying countless foes.
But my hands so fervently shivered, I could no longer hold my sword.
It is only natural, for a commander in battle.
It certainly must have been because it was your first experience.
Yes. However...
Not long after, one day,
the shivering suddenly stopped,
and I finally realized how much I had changed.
I...
felt like another person.
Will Deokman...
face the same change?
Spare our lives...
Spare us, Your Highness!
If you could only spare us, we will never do it again!
Spare our lives, Your Highness!
Your Highness.
Your Highness?
You're here?
You need not act like Mishil.
Even without slaying people or her quarrelsome frowning,
you will still look strong.
I must have acted in haste.
I made a much too impatient decision.
Those people never witnessed otherwise, so it was natural.
Reclaiming barren land and gaining ownership,
along with the chance of passing it down to their children.
They still would not understand that.
At least with me,
you can be yourself.
Only then my heart will throb.
You will win over our people's hearts as well, Your Highness.
You will make their hearts throb, and they will understand your vision.
Then, they will change.
Then... who knows?
I might change as well.
I am grateful, Bidam.
Suddenly, last night his lips shriveled,
and he suffered from palpitation.
That is nothing you should be concerned about.
It is all right.
Be honest with me, and tell me what you found.
Sire...
Pardon my insolence,
but the lack of harmony in your pulse...
suggests the possibility of a cardiac malady.
But, as the symptoms are still not severe,
never you worry.
I will serve you infusions with snake's beard, raw rehmannia and other herbs.
I asked to see you regarding the Angang Fortress matter.
Yes.
No matter how occupied, I would like you to supervise this firsthand,
to choose all the Hwarang and trainees who will be stationed there,
and to allow me to send someone there to occasionally observe the situation.
Yes.
Are you all right?
Why would I not be?
You must be.
Providence seems to have blessed me.
I have someone like you by my side, to constantly impel me,
someone always bringing me solace, like Bidam Rang.
Someone to protect me at all times, like Alcheon Rang.
Why would I ever let dread afflict me?
Your Highness.
May you swiftly head to Ingang Palace.
Sire.
How are you feeling now?
Not as well as I would like to.
Therefore...
It would be wise to hasten with Deokman's royal nuptials.
Sire!
We must hasten with her conjugal ties, and elect an heir.
Do you mean electing a royal son-in-law as your successor?
As I could not gain a crown prince,
am I not forced to proclaim the princess's spouse as my successor?
Hence, you two shall look for a suitable candidate.
I shall deliberate on the matter with all the courtiers in due time.
- Yes, Sire. - Yes, Sire.
Her Highness seeks audience.
Sire.
Is there any improvement?
Lamentably, such is not the case.
I will not be able to preside over deliberation for the next few days.
Deokman...
I will have to hasten with your royal nuptials.
Should I not proclaim your spouse as my successor,
and accord stability to the throne?
Yes... His Majesty is deeply concerned.
Is there anyone you would like to mention?
Should His Majesty's ailments further worsen,
deliberation over his successor will begin.
Then,
Her Highness... just as planned?!
I suppose so.
At last, it has started.
Would not Mishil make her move as well?
Is Lord Chunchu still frequenting Lord Misaeng?
It indeed seems so.
Fortunately, Bidam seems to have gained control over him,
but he is definitely still frequenting Lord Misaeng.
Seven!
Again with that seven.
Try to bet on this, it will go well.
The bottle, a woman's embrace,
and, finally, gambling.
What could they have in common?
Are you not well abreast of all three?
My gratitude...
Their common trait must be the ease with which...
one can fall for their allure.
Yes, that is correct.
And once captured by their allure, escaping is most arduous.
Twelve!
He is going well, Lord Chunchu.
It is your night.
Will you try something else which is alluring but not so arduous to abandon?
Would anything pleasant offer you a swift escape?!
One thing would.
Conjugal ties.
Conjugal... ties?!
Marriage at first has the allure of sweet honey.
Its charms could never compare...
with hollow gasconades in the company of paltry slatterns.
And if you add a child to the equation,
then you will feel like flying in the sky.
But...
Will escaping from these charms...
prove easy?
Yes.
Spend a year or two that way...
and suddenly, the charm is all lost.
It is quite peculiar.
So is that the reason you fell for that allure over twenty times?
Yes! I sure did.
Indeed I did.
So...
Will you experience that allure yourself?
In four days,
we shall open deliberation on Deokman's nuptials.
Arrange everything necessary.
Yes, Sire.
I shall announce to all nobility that...
everyone will have a chance to become my successor.
Manifold nobles will be notified of the opportunity...
their sons will have to become your successor.
Then, even nobles on Mishil's side will be swayed.
Indeed.
We shall alert everyone officially,
so arrange a selection council to choose candidates.
Yes. Sire.
Your Highness...
What is it?
It is something you must do.
Is there anyone you are interested in?
Is anything the matter?
Ahh... yes...
My hands are trembling.
Your hands?!
Does it happen frequently?
No.
No?!
I told you it doesn't.
They are trembling now.
Have you shown this to the physician?
Did you hold the sword for too long?
You should have let Yushin or Alcheon Rang do that,
why do it yourself...
Why are you smiling?
You finally act like the Bidam I know.
I...
I have heard of the deliberation regarding your nuptials.
Yes.
By now, it must have begun.
Tension will fill the air once again.
You will continue as planned, right?
Of course.
There will be no nuptials.
And...
it is only the beginning.
So, your hands...
I'm fine.
Do not let things get worse.
Know how much Yushin and Alcheon Rang are worried?
I said I'm fine.
I had the chance to gain some experience on the matter,
may I try with some acupuncture?
I am all right!
In four days, His Majesty will preside over a royal council meeting.
The subject will undoubtedly be the royal nuptials.
They might call it a deliberation,
but would they not follow Her Highness's wishes?
Yes, Yushin Rang already married,
so would not Alcheon Rang be the most likely candidate?
There is a possibility.
Alcheon Rang comes from a provincial clan of little relevance,
so should he even become successor,
he would not pose any threat to us.
I already took care of that.
Yes.
Alcheon Rang's father, Lord Hyugon, has a predilection for the arts,
so find a suitable work, and meet him.
Yes... I will.
I will arrange it right away.
Keep your eyes on Yushin and Chunchu as well.
- Yes. - Yes...
Your Highness.
Yes?
Is there anything you wish to tell me?
It's about Bidam.
Seems like his relationship with Princess Deokman is quite intimate.
What are you talking about?
Would Bidam have any chance of becoming her spouse?
- Lord Seolwon! - Your Highness!
Is he not your son?
And in truth, he's of true bone.
We must be open to all possibilities.
- To whatever will benefit... - He is but an abandoned son.
Using him only now...
I shall not.
How have you been?
Have a seat.
So...
How have you been?
I hear you were suffering from ailments,
is anything the matter?
Is anything wrong?
Actually...
~ Yeongmo ~ (Hajong's daughter, Yushin's wife)
I am parturient.
Ahh... Is that so?
You will give birth to a child?!
Then... I will become a grandfather?!
Is there any greater joy in life?
Providence is blessing me repeatedly!
Blessing you repeatedly?!
Ahh... In addition to your post as Pungwolju,
you have also been assigned to the Board of Military Affairs.
Have faith in me.
Let us enjoy an even greater harmony.
Uh?!
Parturient?!
Aigoo... My Yeongmo...
Don't let your simper reach those ears!
What happened?
You needn't worry about Yushin.
Yeongmo is parturient!
Really?
He is much more "adept" than I could ever imagine.
Then, Yushin shall no longer pose any problems.
How about Lord Chunchu?
He is constantly spending time with Boryang.
I am sure he will join our clan.
But... almost as if he was trying to avoid His Majesty's ire,
he keeps ignoring any mention of conjugal ties.
I will continue pressing him, so never you worry.
Yes.
How is the situation with the nobles?
I sent communication to all courtiers.
Yes, we notified even all nobles from the provinces.
Fine.
In the morrow, His Majesty will start deliberation on his successor.
But, whomever will be proclaimed as successor,
it is all in our hands.
Yushin Rang, Lord Chunchu, Alcheon Rang,
not to mention all the nobles we will enjoy control over...
Whomever it is, we can always manipulate such posts as we please.
Yes!
Tomorrow is the day.
By the morrow,
the royal family will finally find the successor...
it was so fervently yearning for.
As you are well aware,
there is no male of sacred bone to inherit my throne.
Hence, I plan to proceed with Princess Deokman's nuptials,
proclaim her spouse as my successor,
and stabilize the future of our throne.
May Your Excellencies suggest a suitable candidate.
Sire!
If you allow parlance to your humble servant,
*1st-ranked Shilla courtier
how would you feel about the son of our Yibeolchan*, Jeong Gwangni?
Sire.
*4th-ranked Shilla courtier in charge of maritime affairs
I recommend the son of our Pajinchan*, Baek Ryong,
the current Inspector of Taxation, Jemun.
Sire.
You will pardon my insolence,
but would not the most important factor to consider...
be Her Highness Princess Deokman's wishes?
Her Highness graces you with her presence.
Your Highness.
We were just deliberating upon your nuptials.
I clamored to His Majesty that the most important factor...
in deciding a suitable candidate was your own wishes.
Is there anyone you already have in mind?
I...
shall not marry anyone.
Your Highness.
His Majesty might still enjoy a healthy fettle,
and there is nothing endangering the stability of the throne,
but proclaiming a successor has long been a concern for the royal family,
so we must swiftly make a decision.
Yes.
Only by proclaiming a successor will the throne gain stability,
according peace and prosperity to our nation.
Yes, I myself wish for those long-standing concerns...
to vanish as swiftly as possible.
Hence...
I shall hereby announce to His Majesty and all courtiers...
that I, Princess Deokman, shall not marry,
and will become the successor and heir to our nation's throne.
I wish the Council of Nobles to deliberate on this matter.
Is it true?
Is it true that Her Highness Princess Deokman clamored to become heir?
Your Highness...
Are you all right?
Your Highness.
Lord Seolwon.
Forgive me.
I would like to be accorded some solitude.
Just a moment. A moment is all I ask.
I understand.
Deokman.
What she wanted could not be...
Hope...
can make you overcome all that pain and fatigue.
The dreams and hopes of our people shall enrich this nation.
I shall take all the people who share my dreams and aspirations,
and create a new Shilla.
What she wanted was the throne?!
From that moment... No.
From the very beginning, was she dreaming of gaining the throne?
I now understand.
That this was the reason why Shilla showed no development...
since King Jinheung's rule.
Because Your Highness...
is not our people's legitimate ruler.
Ruler?!
If you are not their legitimate ruler,
how could you ever dream with them, and for their future?
Dream?!
Because I'm not their ruler?!
Is that the reason?
For, from the very start, I was not the one,
I could not even dream?!
This Mishil?!
Father.
You're back?
What is all this about?
A princess clamoring to become heir?
I have heard so myself.
- Is my mother still up there? - Don't go.
She wants to be left alone.
Does this make any sense?
A female successor?!
Can it ever be possible?
Whether it is or not should not concern us.
The most pressing issue now...
is the stupor it instilled in your mother.
It certainly must have dazed her.
But, is this not a preposterous proposal?
No. Her Highness herself devoted her life to gain that throne as queen.
But, a female ruler?!
Those are dreams she never even began to imagine.
All we can do is pray she will overcome this.
How could Deokman utter such words?
It is unfeasible.
Does it make any sense?
Not long has passed since her identity was revealed,
and she was ackowledged as princess.
How could she once again cause such tumult?
No.
Deokman made a wise decision.
What?
What are you implying, Sire?
Shilla is dominated by the bone rank.
The bone rank system is our foundation and strongest pillar.
Was there ever a king not of sacred bone?
If someone of sacred bone like Deokman ascended to the throne,
who would ever voice grievances on the matter?
Sire...
But,
Deokman is a woman.
A female ruler is certainly unprecedented,
but Deokman is of sacred bone.
The wall created by the bone rank system Mishil cannot tear down...
still surrounds Deokman.
But, Sire!
Did you forget the reason an enfeebled and clueless moppet like me...
gained the throne at such a young age?
That is because I was of sacred bone.
Deokman is trying to once again use it to her advantage.
The strongest weapon at her disposal to fight Mishil...
is her sacred bone lineage.
It was inevitable.
Inevitable? What was?
Your aspirations were different from the start,
so it was an inevitable conclusion.
The scope of our aspirations was different?!
Yes.
How could Your Highness even imagine that?
Did you wait for me here just to say that?
However,
my Princess Deokman, even before she entered the palace,
without a single thing to her name, already clamored for the throne.
"Your" Princess Deokman...
Yes.
For I chose her,
she is my...
Princess Deokman.
If you'll excuse me.
Her Highness certainly has a talent for the peculiar.
I cannot even begin to understand.
Why is she turning such a simple matter that nuptials would solve...
into such complicated quandaries?
A female successor?!
There is no such precedent anywhere.
Considering what happened with the Observatory,
Her Highness is truly displaying...
quite the unique disposition.
But it is indeed true that she is the only remaining sacred bone descendant.
What are you talking about?
A successor would eventually inherit the throne,
is that even feasible?
It might be because she never experienced life amongst the royals,
but she certainly engages in befuddling parlance.
She will be met by staunch opposition,
what is she trying to accomplish?
I just cannot come to terms with it.
Let alone what happened with the military supplies,
why does she keep acting in this manner?
I told you it's true!
What on earth are you prattling about?
The successor will inherit the throne.
But, Princess Deokman becoming successor?!
Ohh... I told you!
Ehh... You dolt.
Your ears must have failed you.
Whomever marries Her Highness will become Royal Son-in-law,
and he will in turn become successor.
You must have heard that the wrong way.
Right, that's it.
Get a clue before you prattle, will you?
Right! Don't prance around spreading such drivel.
Ahh... I said that's not the case!
The entire palace is in tumult because of that!
Tumult, my ass, you foolish dunce!
How can you believe such harebrained drivel?
Make some sense, will you? How can a woman become King?
Right! It's unfeasible!
Makes no sense, you fool.
You almost had me for a while...
Move, you fool! Move.
Is that it?!
Was I mistaken?
It lists the family connections of all new trainees.
Have you observed Bidam's movements?
Yes. He has shown no particular movements as Hwarang.
And he does not seem to tutor his trainees that extensively.
And that Wolya?
Yes, he is the son of Manno County's chieftain.
It looks like he was brought in by Lord Seohyeon,
to be entrusted command of the Dragon Flower Guild.
Continue observing him.
Should anything stand out, you must report immediately.
Yes.
But...
Have you heard?
- Her Highness clamored for... - I've heard.
How did the Hwarang react?
They all consider it unthinkable.
A ruler who has no time for his people...
has no right to sit on the throne.
How is this tint?
Yes...
I like it.
Did...
Did you hear?
Is it true?
Are all the Hwarang aware of this?
How did they react?
Are you telling me it's the truth?
It is.
Her Highness clamored she will become King.
Does it make any sense?
What is the matter?
It's... nothing.
How did it go?
Most of the people in Angang Fortress started working.
There were no deserters.
By gibbeting their leader, I brought them dread,
so it is now time I show them hope.
Support anyone who agrees to work without reserve.
Yes, I ordered as such.
Angang Fortress is only the start.
Should our efforts succeed there, more tentatives will follow.
Your Highness.
The entire palace is in tumult.
Did you know?
Were they confounded by all this?
Was it not an unprecedented utterance?
Who could even dare to imagine that?
Will it be arduous for people to accept this?
Considering it's the very first time...
We will need to grant them time.
Would Chunchu have heard it as well?
Talebearing is spreading everywhere, he surely must have.
I will meet with Lord Chunchu, later.
In case he did not hear, I will tell him,
and ask his views on the matter.
I heard that Your Highness, just like me,
came to Seorabeol from afar.
What feelings led you here?
And...
what intents could have led myself here?!
Did I not tell you?
That I chose her as our ruler.
I just thought it was spoken in allegorical terms.
Did it not suggest you would join her in conjugal ties,
and become the Royal Son-in-law?
It meant exactly what I said.
I shall make her our ruler.
How could there be a female ruler?!
That does not matter!
Be it a woman, or someone of true bone,
was not making a Gaya descendant King our foremost goal?
You must have misunderstood me.
Our goal was to serve a king who would acknowledge...
Gaya descendants as this country's own people.
And how can you be sure Deokman will do so?
We joined forces with you, not Princess Deokman!
Her Highness will treat Gaya descendants like her own flesh and blood.
I am sure she will, for the time being.
But every Shilla ruler has always shown how fickle their sincerity can be.
They will use our Gaya people, oppress them when they need to,
coercing them enough to avoid any uprising.
Will it be any different, if Princess Deokman rules us?
- Wolya! - Hence!
Only a king of Gaya ancestry can solve this quandary.
"Princess Deokman is by no means like them."
Spare me that parlance.
He's right.
How can you stake the lives of all our people...
by trusting the whims of a single person?
It is not a single person, but Kim Yushin I am asking you to trust!
Princess Deokman will herald a new Shilla,
and you will become the founding subjects of her grandiose achievement.
Yushin!
Should that fail to happen,
I shall be the first to rise in revolt!
Gaya's power concerns you and me,
it has nothing to do with Princess Deokman.
How do you plan to proceed?
All we can do now is trusting Yushin.
Wolya Rang!
Send one of our men to Amnyangju,
and reinforce unity amongst our ranks.
In due time, they will leave Amnyangju,
and prepare for any offensive.
However,
before things go astray, we will trust him.
Yes.
Her Highness proclaimed her intention of becoming successor,
so I wonder how the Council of Nobles will react.
There will be staunch opposition,
but they will have no solid alternative to bring forth.
After becoming Princess,
Deokman's skills in administering state affairs were blemishless.
And, before considering her as a woman,
we must continue emphasizing her sacred bone lineage.
Bear this in mind.
Yes, Sire.
They are not willing to openly refute.
Shilla's very foundation is the bone rank,
so they must be exercising prudence.
Yes, more than disapproving voices,
most people are just befuddled by this whole ordeal.
Her Highness did indeed cause a stir.
The Hwarang are not openly mentioning the matter,
but they refuse to accept this themselves.
Only because of her sacred bone ancestry,
clamoring to become successor, and aspiring for the throne?!
How can a woman become successor?
No matter if she is of sacred bone,
there is no precedent in either Goguryeo or Baekje.
Is that not right, Mother?
Wh...Why are you smiling?
There was no Shilla king who did not use his lineage to gain the throne.
Royal lineage does indeed imply blood lineage,
there is no exception to the rule.
And that is certainly a most vexatious ordeal for me.
The Council of Nobles shall not easily accept this.
It might become a very prolonged and tiresome meeting.
But nobody would ever contest the legitimacy of our bone rank.
Hence, any deliberation will be fruitless.
Yes, my proclamation shall not be ratified by the morrow.
Yet...
From the morrow, countless people in our country will...
confabulate on a concept they...
have never heard before.
A new concept?!
The word nobody has ever uttered,
the word which has never graced any book.
The unprecedented occurrence...
of a new concept.
Female ruler.
A new concept like that of a female ruler.
Spreading this concept is our first step.
What?
The person you are going to help to the throne...
is who?
Princess Deokman.
She is a woman!
A woman...
That is why I said it would be difficult.
But I am going to do it.
Female ruler... Female ruler?!
Surprised?
Then again,
no female ruler has ever graced the annals of any history.
No, no, no...
It is not completely unfeasible.
And there was a female ruler.
Really?
In the far Western Regions,
there was this country known as Yeoheon*,
*Egypt
and I have heard of a female ruling that land.
I see...
There was one.
It is not unprecedented.
But I hear you are tutoring Lord Chunchu?
What are you scheming?
If you truly plan to help Princess Deokman to the throne,
Lord Chunchu will be a valiant foe hampering her path.
Whether he wishes for it or not.
I will have to make him join Her Highness's cause.
I'll get going.
Right...
When this female ruler from the Western Regions was in power,
did her country flourish?
Everything but. She caused its failure, on the contrary.
They crumbled under the Romans' might and ended in misery.
You... sh...
Aigoo...
- So Bidam came to see you? - Yes.
Tell me, what did he have to say?
You will pardon my utterances,
but he clamored he would make you join Princess Deokman's cause.
What do you think of him?
He is a peculiar specimen,
not to mention a daunting one.
I wish to make him join my cause, instead.
However, he will not be easily swayed.
Hence,
should he refuse to join my side,
he must be slain at all cost.
Did he mention anything regarding Princess Deokman?
Why would he not?!
You.
Listen.
Were you aware of that as well?
Of what?
Her Highness wanting to become successor.
Yes.
Does it make any sense?
It certainly will not be easy.
It's unprecedented, after all.
History is made of unprecedented occurrences.
Never before was there a king not of sacred bone,
or a ruler who was not a male.
But, in no time, one of the two might indeed happen.
One of the two?!
It will be quite the sight!
What will grace us first?
A female ruler,
or, well...
A ruler of true bone?
Is Bojong out there?
Yes, Mother.
I will have to seek audience with Chunchu.
Arrange for my departure.
Yes, I will.
- Sister... - I must hasten somewhere.
We shall confer when I return.
Chunchu is here.
He is seeking audience with you?!
What brings you here,
at this belated juncture?
Sister...
We will do this together, right?
Right?
Sister.
What did Lord Chunchu say?
What did you confabulate about?
Sister...
Go ahead and tell me.
I will have to meet with Lord Sejong.
What? Right now?
It is too late. Defer it to the morrow, Sister.
No. I must meet him now.
Sejong Hyungnim must be already enjoying his repose?!
Then, awakening him is all you will need to do!
Y...Yes, certainly.
I shall arrange it immediately.
On this very night...
many things will be decided upon, and forever change.
In the nearly seven-century long legacy of our nation,
there never was any precedent of a woman being proclaimed successor.
That is exactly what I'm saying.
Not only Goguryeo and Baekje,
but even amongst the countless states of the Middle Kingdom,
there is no such precedent.
Yes...
How could anyone under the heavens accept such notion?
A woman becoming successor?!
Then...
Would they accept a successor of true bone, instead?
It has been long since males of sacred bone have disappeared from our lineage.
Yes. Princess Deokman might indeed be a woman,
but not only is she of sacred bone,
but also Gaeyang's keeper, in accordance with our founding prophecies.
Well... That... is true, but...
Yes.
She is indeed of sacred bone.
Sacred.
Of sacred bone she might be...
Her Highness Lady Mishil graces you all.
Important matters caused my belated arrival.
May you forgive me.
Important matters?!
What could that be?
Yes.
Is it not a council meeting to deliberate on our next successor?
- Indeed. - Also,
you extended the possibility of being proclaimed successor...
to all nobles of true bone.
I did.
Hence,
I brought someone I wish to commend as our successor.
Escort him in.
I am the legitimate son of Gaeyang keeper Princess Cheonmyeong,
Kim. Chun. Chu.
I salute you, Sire.
What intents could have led me here?!
I...
came here with the intent of ruling this nation.
R...ight.
But, why are you...
As the son of Princess Cheonmyeong and Lord Yongsu,
who lamentably perished before he was proclaimed Crown Prince,
had his grandfather King Jinji not been demoted to true bone,
Lord Chunchu would unquestionably be of sacred bone.
- Also... - However!
He is now of true bone.
Manifold reasons might have caused this,
but that does not change the fact that he remains of true bone.
Yes...
Should we so austerely abide by the bone rank system,
he certainly would remain so.
But...
- Lord Chunchu... - The bone rank system...
is a barbaric vestige of the past.
Refrain from such vilipending parlance, Milord!
That which you so disdainfully abhor is our country's very foundation!
- How could you... - Juvenile fatuity...
might influence my views and becloud my judgment,
but nowhere else have I ever seen such a barbaric and frivolous policy.
Not the Middle Kingdom, nor the Western Regions.
Never before have I ever heard of it!
~ On the Next Episode Of ~ QUEEN ~*~ SEONDEOK
I am quite close with Lord Chunchu.
Mishil's wish is for Chunchu and I to be in conflict.
There is no just cause to refute Lord Chunchu's candidacy as successor.
Her Highness Mishil just left.
Right!
Why could I not think of it?
What is it? Tell me.
What is afflicting Sejong will not bring us any benefit.
Why did you request us to observe Lord Sejong's movements?
Lord Chunchu seeks your audience.
Lord Chunchu?!
You knaves!
Will you be able to aid me?
Listen to that...
What are you waiting for?
Arrange a seat for Jukbang Daenangdu!
Will you join my cause?
W...what?!