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You'll marry in favor of the bride?
You're going to live in her house?
Yes.
She doesn't have parents,
so I'll live in Chunghae Trading Company,
and prepare for the wedding,
and help her with the company.
You were going to be king soon!
It's not enough for you to lose that,
now you're going to live with her, too?
Now I've really had enough!
You can do as you please!
As you please!
Do you want to protect her
that badly?
I have something to ask of you.
What is it?
You must promise to do it.
You know all of the noted physicians in Goryeo.
Please find a cure for her coldness
as soon as possible.
Everything is Wang Wook's fault!
If only he didn't interrupt last minute,
everything would've gone as planned.
Didn't I tell you not to trust him from the start?
The three brothers are all in this together.
How dare they stab me in the back?
Even Princess Yeo Won!
Now I don't need a scarecrow King!
The true owner of that throne.
Isn't Goryeo the land of the noblemen?
Then a noble King must be the righteous King!
Isn't that so, Poong?
Yes.
Now Pyungyang fortress will be reconstructed,
and a new palace will form,
and that palace will become my home,
and soon it will be your home, Poong.
Why can't I do what the First King did?
Why can't I rise and take the throne myself?
I've been waiting for those words.
The noblemen are already on my side.
Now no one can block my path!
Instead of a state of war,
I will give the requisition order
under a state of emergency.
For the great work of moving to the west,
and for the reconstruction of Pyungyang fortress,
I hereby requisition industrial workers!
Men from age 16 to 60
are the subject of the requisition,
and if they break this law…
[Shine or Go Crazy]
[Episode 21]
What about Prince Wang Wook's room?
I prepared a room in the main building.
I've cleaned it, too.
Will you be okay, Yool?
Please welcome His Highness with all your heart.
I know that.
They say people feel different
after using the lavatory.
After you survived,
I only see how much you're suffering.
Everyone, please come outside.
There's ginseng being delivered.
Ginseng?
Welcome.
Are all of these ginseng?
They are ginseng.
Now you'll soon be my brother-in-law.
I can't treat you as a lower subject.
Yes, I see.
We've prepared a separate room for you to stay in.
How do you feel?
You still don't look so well.
I've gotten much better.
There is a lot to do from now on.
We must get this company back on its feet.
Let's go.
There's something we must do before that.
What?
I heard you haven't eaten a proper meal for a few days.
If you don't plan on fainting at the wedding,
please eat.
You must eat everything that I give you.
Only then will I let you leave.
Prince Wang Wook does care for her well.
He does, but
compared to Prince So So, he's nothing.
That's right.
I wonder if Prince So So is doing well.
Wang So will work to catch the men
who have avoided requisition.
Poong, you must be very harsh on him.
If you give him a bit of freedom,
who knows what he'll do.
Don't worry.
I'm planning on assigning warriors to monitor him
while disguised as his subordinates.
Okay.
Good job.
And Se Won,
you must monitor Wang Wook.
Of course, he must be busy with the wedding,
but if he meets Wang So,
you must look into
what those two are up to.
Yes, sir.
Countless men have avoided requisition.
As captors, you must bring in every last one of them.
- Understand? - Yes, sir!
Do you understand?
Each captor must bring in 20 men everyday
until the first round of requisitions is over.
Just let me in for a moment!
I'm Gil Bok, don't you know me?
Do you understand, Your Highness?
- This is our prince. - How dare he...
Treat him accordingly.
Darling!
Don't worry!
Don't worry, Darling!
Stop!
What is it?
- Aren't we captors… - Did he avoid requisition?
Yes, but…
I said I'd go after my wedding.
We just have to have the wedding.
That way my wife can live with
my mother and I.
Do as he must.
Go have your wedding,
and spend the first night together.
We'll come back here again tomorrow.
Under whose command?
Whether we take him today or tomorrow,
what's the difference?
You, fool.
Didn't he say he had a wedding to attend?
A wedding.
Please save my son!
If they were captured as slaves,
they could at least live together.
This nation has become
a nation of noblemen and slaves.
All of the ordinary people are gone.
Why?
We'll have a trade with the Indians soon.
You must be prepared.
You're going to do everything anyway.
Now you must do it.
Why me? You're better at it than I am.
If I'm gone, then what will you do?
Why will you be gone?
And if you're gone,
how will our company do well?
You're being ridiculous. I'm going to take a nap.
Now the real owner of Chunghae Trading Co.
must be you.
Thank you, Your Highness.
You should take a break.
You don't look very well.
I have a lot of overdue work.
I must finish up lots of things.
Well, then.
Did Wang Sik Ryeom order you?
He told me to watch over you.
Now that you've been watching over us,
how do you think your sister is doing?
The way I see it,
she looks sick.
Very sick.
Her body and her heart
seem to be suffering a lot.
Didn't you say that woman was also born under Polaris?
But is it okay to stand idle
while she marries Wook?
One of the two is fated to either die or leave.
I think that time has come sooner than I'd thought.
Die or leave?
Now it's time for you work together
with the Hwang family.
What did you just say?
Work together with the Choong family?
How should I work with the Choong family,
who made Prince Wang Wook like that?
That way the Hwang family survives.
When Wang So said the bronze mirror pieces
were evidence to the First King's assassination,
he was speaking the truth.
Also, I worked with him to unveil that truth.
Now Wang Sik Ryeom will play his strongest hand.
Although I don't know what that is,
in order to stop him,
the Choong and Hwang families must work together.
If we do stop Wang Sik Ryeom,
Prince Wang So will be the King,
and I will be
the Queen.
Isn't that why I accepted this marriage
in the first place?
Now, I must become the Queen,
for the Hwang family to have central authority.
So,
you must work with the Choong family.
We expected the Hwang family to turn away.
Before they persuade other noblemen,
we must do something, Wang Sik Ryeom.
Don't worry, be patient.
Soon, Goryeo will become
a true nation of the noblemen.
One ledger is missing.
What?
Which ledger?
The ledger of the slave purchase records.
It must've been misplaced during the investigation.
I'll find it.
Okay.
We must find it.
Yes, ma'am.
Goodbye.
Thank you for the food.
Come back again!
Give me a bowl of rice.
Yes, sir!
As planned, Wang Sik Ryeom's son
is head over heels for Cheong Ok.
What about Yoo Mok Won and Baek Choong Hyun?
They're keeping their distance from the Hwang and Choong family,
and it seems they're conspiring with Wang Sik Ryeom.
Just as he's done so far,
Wang Sik Ryeom will conspire to find a new King.
We must find out who that is
and we must stop him.
Eun Chun.
One of Wang Sik Ryeom's subordinates
is following Baek Myo.
Hurry and follow them.
How have you been?
The miss wants to give back
the silver that you gave her.
The company is fine now.
Is the Princess doing well?
Yeah.
I was so surprised to hear she's marrying Prince Wang Wook!
I was surprised, too.
Let's go.
Princess?
Welcome.
Did you find out anything?
Yes.
I've found out a lot.
What did you just say?
A princess?
That woman was the princess of Balhae?
Yes.
One of the Chunghae Village people
was a court lady of Balhae palace.
A princess.
Balhae.
A princess of a collapsed nation.
Poong.
Soon Chunghae Village will be
a base for our conspiracy.
What?
A village that a princess of a ruined nation
made in dreams of reconstructing Balhae.
I'll use Chunghae Village very handy!
Excuse me, I'm here about the princess.
A princess?
The assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.
Are you from Balhae?
Yes.
She recommended I come here
for the great local products.
She's saved us many times.
They said she was destined to be a light,
so it must be true.
Destined to be a light?
Chunghae Village?
Yes.
The assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.
bought the slaves and freed them,
and they banded together to form the village.
Your Highness.
Have you seen
a book with the Chinese character for ‘human' written on it?
The Chinese character for ‘human'?
Yes.
Park Sool was asking many questions to a man,
and I saw him writing in that book.
If it's related to Chunghae Village,
then that book must be related
to Chunghae Trading Co.
And there's surprising news.
What news do you mean?
The assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.
was the princess of Balhae.
The princess of Balhae?
A woman who used to be a court lady at Balhae palace told me so.
That their princess was destined
to be a light of another nation.
Thus, she was thrown into a cold lake,
and her mother and brother were killed as well.
The princess who was thrown into that lake
is the assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.
Baek Myo and Gang Myeong are
the court lady and palace warrior
who saved her.
Gaebong,
you've suffered as much as I have,
no, you've suffered much more.
Did you make it safely to Chunghae Village?
Yes.
Like you asked, we've connected their
farming tools and local product salesmen
to a middleman.
I'm glad.
Now Chunghae Village won't have to worry.
Here.
What is this?
It's a book about managing the company
that I've organized into categories.
Why did you do this?
When I'm here, you only need to do your duties,
but to be prepared for when I'm not here,
you must share your duties and trades
with one another.
That way the company can operate.
Your role is especially important, Gyu Dal.
Why are you doing this?
It's as if you're about to leave.
Your Highness, if you marry Yool,
are you planning on not letting her work?
She can work at the company anytime.
No.
Before the wedding, I'll turn over everything
and stop working at the company.
You must be used to me not being here.
No.
Even if you get married to him,
you're going to live with us here.
So why do we need to do that?
You're being ridiculous!
What are you thinking?
I'm trying not to think about anything.
Are you doing this
because you might die?
Is that why you're doing this?
I'll save you.
I'm searching for all possible means to save you.
Don't save me.
There was so much to do today.
I must go in and rest.
Have you found a cure for her coldness?
I've asked all the physicians,
not just the noted ones,
but it's not easy.
Don't expect too much.
What is it?
What must she be thinking
when she said she didn't want to be saved?
Did she say that?
When I told her I'd save her no matter what,
she asked me not to save her.
You can accept those words
just as she said them.
She wants to die,
just like Dan Young.
Just like how Dan Young chose death
instead of you or her family
so that no one would get hurt,
this woman wants to choose death
instead of you and that man
so that no one will get hurt.
You survived that icy cold lake
and came to me as if it was destiny,
but I lost you.
I'm such an idiot.
Your Highness.
You've become so thin.
Please call the assistant head to the guest table.
I have something to ask her.
Yes, just a minute.
Yool, Yool!
Prince So So, I mean Prince Wang So,
is outside right now.
He wants to meet with you.
He's waiting at the guest table right now, so go on!
Welcome, Prince Wang So.
Shouldn't people make eye contact
when they're greeting one another?
It's been a while, Shin Yool.
It's late.
If you have business with me, please come again in the afternoon.
I want to do that, too.
But I'm busy in the afternoon these days.
I have something to to confirm with you,
so please stay for a little while.
Do you know about a book
with the Chinese character for ‘human'?
That's a ledger for Chunghae Trading Co.
Is it
a ledger with records of your slave purchases?
Yes.
I was looking for the ledger.
If you took it by chance,
please return it to me.
I didn't take it.
Then?
One of the investigators took it.
I'm going to find out why,
so don't worry about it.
If it's because of me,
please don't involve yourself in this matter.
Do you think I'm doing this for you?
If not, then I'm glad.
I'm glad.
Prince Wang Wook will be returning soon
from visiting the Hwang family.
He'll feel uncomfortable if he runs into you,
so please go back.
You look very weak.
Are you feeling better?
What happened can't, and shouldn't, be changed.
Now you and I are on different paths.
Don't come here again.
Did they fight?
Does it look like they fought?
To me, it looks like they're both crying.
Your Highness.
Your Highness?
What are you writing?
It's a letter for you.
Now you have half of the profit of the company,
so I'm organizing management methods
that you can understand even if I'm not here.
She wants to die.
She wants to choose death
instead of you or that man,
so that no one will get hurt.
Stop it.
I'm almost done.
Stop it!
Your Highness.
In what ways can I protect you?
In what ways
can I save you?
You've already protected me and saved me
in many ways.
Now
is there nothing
I can do for you?
Is there nothing?
Did you hear about Chunghae Trading Co.?
It's become the talk of the town
that they've survived going out of business.
Also, I heard there's a Chunghae Village, too.
Yeah, Chunghae Village.
Do you know about it?
I visit there on business soon.
Then will you be staying in the Capital?
I need to go to the west,
and once we get work started there,
I'll be back for a little bit.
Why?
Are you sad that you won't see me?
Don't worry.
I'll build a very nice house in the west
and invite you,
so come to me barefooted.
Are you building a new house in the west?
Of course!
I'm going to build a very nice big house.
So if you want your future to be successful,
then just trust me.
Soon it'll be my world.
What if a thief breaks into your nice big house?
My father has many soldiers.
He has soldiers more powerful
than any other nobleman.
That's my father.
Once work gets started,
he'll visit Chunghae Village?
He says he'll build a nice big house in the west, too.
He says, soon it'll be his world.
His world?
He boasted about how big and powerful
Wang Sik Ryeom's soldiers are.
Something seems suspicious.
Tell Eun Chun
that I'll be leaving for the west soon.
Yes, sir.
I'll have to use this chance to see
how big and powerful Wang Sik Ryeom's army is.
Do you think the Chunghae villagers
will do what we want them to do?
I'm looking for a chance to send the soldiers,
but it won't be easy.
They have a much deeper respect for Shin Yool than I'd expected.
Also, as long as she's alive,
it'll be difficult to cause disorder there.
If the assistant head, under royal command,
meets a tragic end,
how do you think they'll respond?
There will be chaos.
I have something to say to you.
Follow me.
What is it?
Welcome.
Are you tired?
You're that person…
You have a lot in common with him.
So I brought him here to chat with you
over some tea.
You're so quiet.
There's a similar friend here at the trading company.
Are you talking about Gyeong?
But he speaks quite a lot these days.
Yes, only in emergencies.
He also lost
his mother and sibling when he was young.
Your Highness.
Really?
How?
But he was better off than you.
He had memories of spending time with his mother.
But you don't have that.
That's right.
I don't.
Tell us about your mother.
What kind of person was she?
Yes, I want to hear it.
Please tell us.
She was beautiful
on the outside and on the inside.
There were always flowers on the table,
and she always watched over me as I was eating.
She prayed for me every morning,
and I remember her stroking my forehead
with those cold hands.
They were cold,
but warm.
Now when I look at you,
I remember what she said to me.
What is it?
My mother told me
everything has its time.
In birth, there's a time for death,
and in encounters, there's a time for farewells,
and in laughter, there's a time for sadness.
So she told me,
“Son, enjoy life while you're alive.
That is the only reason to survive.”
Your mother was a wonderful person.
Don't you miss her?
For a while, I missed her a lot.
How did you handle it?
I ran to the river.
People told me I looked a lot like my mother,
so if I looked at myself,
I thought I could see my mother.
But now that I see it,
you look
a lot like my mother.
Thank you.
Don't ever do this again.
You want me to let you go to the west?
Yeah, you bastard.
I don't want to stay in the Capital any longer!
Send me to the west!
You want to leave the Capital
before Prince Wang Wook and that woman's wedding?
It'll be hard for him to watch
as Wook and that woman marry.
But Wang So keeps creating problems.
What do you mean?
Soon there will be a riot in Chunghae Village.
Then when you suppress the riot,
you'll take all the soldiers of the west
and march into the Capital,
and take out the Hwang family
and the noblemen in support of the Capital!
Next, all you need to do is take out the King
and take over the palace?
That's right.
But If Wang So is in the west,
wouldn't he be an obstacle
to raising an army in the west?
Don't worry.
The moment he arrives in the west,
I'll eliminate him.
Listen up.
I'm leaving for the west tomorrow morning.
You must follow me inconspicuously.
Once you arrive in the west,
you must find a safe place as soon as possible
and get together.
You don't know what'll happen in the west,
so prepare yourselves and get ready.
It can't,
and shouldn't be, changed.
Now you and I are on different paths.
Did you ask to see me?
I'm going to the west tomorrow morning.
I know.
Wang Sik Ryeom is
planning a scheme involving Chunghae Village.
While I'm not here in the Capital,
please look after Shin Yool.
I'll look after her in my own way.
Okay.
You should.
Se Won.
It's time.
Tomorrow night,
kill the assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.
After she dies,
and the army from the west arrives here as planned,
I won't touch the Hwang family.
There can't be any mistakes this time!
This is the last chance
I give you, Se Won.
Is it not to your liking?
Please stand there for a moment.
Yool!
Prince Wang So is going to the west,
and he is passing by our company.
You look beautiful.
Don't you want to go out and see him?
If you like it, I'll decide on this.
Did So leave?
Yes, he just left with the requisitioned men.
Now that their leader is gone,
the virtuous men must go with him to protect him.
When did my father hand over
his leadership to So?
It was when he wrote on that plaque.
He brought So back from Geumgang Mountain
and wrote on that plaque.
Do you think Goryeo will survive for a thousand years?
The First King said he wrote the meaning
on that plaque.
He wrote the meaning of a thousand years of Goryeo
on that plaque?
Since it's getting late,
you should go and rest.
Yes, sir.
Let's go!
Hey.
Now
you're dead.
[Shine or Go Crazy]
Who sent the assassin?
It was Wang Sik Ryeom.
If he knows that you're alive,
he'll send another assassin.
Do as I tell you to do.
You died today.
Listen, they're slowly closing in on us,
but we won't avoid them.
We don't hide it anymore,
and we'll reveal it.
If they close in, we'll break away,
and if they block us, we'll cut them off.
I won't meet you all in hiding anymore.
Don't you know who I am?