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[This is a fictional drama based on historical facts.]
[Events depicted might differ from actual events.]
The King was poisoned
by the white poisonous propolis as we expected.
Right now,
you've been poisoned.
How dare you!
What are you trying to do?
A while ago, when you started reading the scrolls,
you started coughing, and your eyes became hazy,
and your hands started trembling, didn't they?
Someone spread poisonous powder on those scrolls.
We've stopped the poison,
but someone killed the secretary
who delivered the scrolls to you.
Who in Goryeo is capable of doing that?
It's Wang Sik Ryeom.
This I ask of you.
Wang So, the leader of the virtuous men,
pleads to you, Your Majesty.
Please allow me to punish with my own two hands
the leader of the traitors, Wang Sik Ryeom.
Thus,
please give a royal order
so I can right these wrongs,
and help you
in every possible way
to lead Goryeo in the right direction.
Do you think I'm going to believe in your trickery?
Just like the assistant head,
you're deceiving me!
*Hyungnim, Hyungnim.
[Hyungnim: Formal version of older brother or male.]
If it could heal you,
I would cut out my throat and serve it to you.
But it's not the time for that.
You must keep me by your side.
I will be your sword.
So please allow me to punish with my two hands
the leader of the traitors, Wang Sik Ryeom.
I swear on Father's name.
What's your plan?
Give orders to have the virtuous men arrested.
Order to have them arrested?
The virtuous men were indeed thieves.
I requested to meet them, and they never showed up.
All this time, I was the only one who believed.
Didn't I tell you so already?
How is the move to the west coming along?
Yes.
I plan on providing labor and housing
to the people.
I hope the palace can take some responsibility.
Wook is the executor and the coordinator
with Chunghae Trading Company.
Yes.
Chunghae Trading Co. has the finances and resources
for the *Pyungyangsung reconstruction.
[Pyungyangsung: A Goryeo palace in the west.]
If that's so, the palace will send a supervisor.
A supervisor?
A supervisor who will be responsible
for providing work and housing for the people.
The palace needs to oversee this as well.
You just need to catch the thieves for me.
I understand, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
[Shine or Go Crazy]
[Episode 14]
Move aside!
If you stand there like that,
I can't tell whether you are a prince or a layman.
Sir, would you like to drink with me?
Move aside!
Oh, goodness.
Please sit down.
Please have a drink.
I heard you told the King
that I was the leader of the virtuous men.
How could you of all people
deceive the King like that?
The King ordered me
to arrest the virtuous men.
I'll find every last one of them,
who are hiding like rats, and I'll kill them.
Yes, of course.
Now that I'm meeting you like this,
it reminds me of my father.
Did you know that my father passed away
because he was poisoned?
Everyone knows that
he passed away of old age.
You've done so many things in secret,
how could you be so naive?
Now that I see it,
I'm indebted to you a lot.
Just wait.
Soon I will pay off my debt.
Don't rush.
If you do, you might be pushing up daisies.
From now on, every virtuous man
will do all he can to find the maker of the poison.
The poison is made out of white poisonous propolis.
It's from India, and there aren't many people
who can handle it.
The one who made this poison
must have the antidote.
Thus, search all medicine shops,
and arrest all apothecaries!
Also, there will be an order
to catch all virtuous men.
Everyone, be prepared.
Yes, sir!
There will a supervisor chosen by the King
to oversee matters of the move to the west
with us and Chunghae Trading Company.
Whether you use women or silver to coax him,
you need to deal with this.
You must never let them interfere with our work.
If the King has such potent strategies,
then it won't be an easy opponent.
It's important that we don't lose his approval.
We must be thoroughly ready.
It's probably not a potent strategy,
but probably his last struggle
before he dies of poison.
Did you say poison?
Didn't I say the throne would be empty soon?
Since his blood vessels have started to burst,
it will speed up the process even more.
What do you think is the biggest obstacle
for your brother to become King?
The throne must be emptied.
Find a way to empty the throne.
That'll be the truly helpful strategy.
As the representative of this trading company,
I thank you for choosing Chunghae Trading Co.
as a business partner.
We are now on one ship.
The palace is sending a supervisor,
so the road ahead won't be so easy.
We are on one ship,
but if I see that I've gotten on the wrong ship,
I know how to abandon the ship.
The road ahead with our company
won't be so easy either.
Before you abandon ship,
all decisions are up to me.
Who is coming as the supervisor?
Hello!
This is the assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.
And this is the executor of the move to the west.
I look forward to working with you.
I'm the supervisor.
You must've gotten here quite early.
I had many things to discuss with the assistant head.
Let me join the discussion as well.
Tell me the information you're sharing with each other.
- I'll prepare them. - I'll prepare them.
Please prepare them, Shin Yool.
She and I are already on one ship.
I decide what she must do and mustn't do.
Do you hear me, Shin Yool?
Anyway, let's get started.
The Pyungyangsung is composed of
a mountain fortress and a royal palace.
As the start of the reconstruction,
we plan on building houses nearby.
Our company will provide carpenters and stonemasons,
as well as lumber and stones.
Of course, we will negotiate pay for the workers
and the cost of materials.
Wait, wait.
Why are you providing pay for carpenters and stonemasons,
but none for the laymen?
Compulsory labor is the citizen's duty.
Even in Father's times,
there was no pay for compulsory labor.
The ones who fall under that requisition are men of 16-60 of age,
and if you want to avoid labor, the fee is 500 coins.
And you must serve for 5 years.
That is it.
Right now is different from Father's period of rule.
When the times change, laws must change too.
What do you think, sir?
Why is Prince Wang So the supervisor?
What did he say?
Is he coming on to you?
Shouldn't we be onto the supervisor?
- Prince Wang So is on our side. - No.
We're on the same ship as the executor.
Before we abandon ship,
we work together.
You must be working with Wang Sik Ryeom.
Who are you working with?
Me?
I'm working with myself.
Does that mean you're working with
the Blood King?
Your reformation on compulsory labor
will only be possible through killing all noblemen.
I'm saying that's only possible
after you fill the palace with
people who are chosen by their abilities
instead of the noblemen.
If you're the supervisor,
you should stay loyal to your duties.
- You'll get hurt. - I'll get hurt?
I'll get hurt?
The assistant head could get hurt.
The one who'll hurt her
might be you.
What do you mean?
Resolve the problem with my sister first.
That way
the assistant head won't get hurt.
I will monitor you and your company day and night.
Why are they hiding their feelings for each other?
It's so frustrating.
Who came as the supervisor?
Could it be?
It was Wang So.
I knew it!
The King and Prince Wang So are working together!
It seems so.
Prince Wang So is here.
We meet again, sir.
What brings you here, Prince Wang So?
If you have any documents on the move to the west,
I need those.
You can obtain those from the executor here.
I would feel more certain
getting them from you directly.
I'll send those documents to your house soon.
No, I'll personally come and get them.
Then please contact me.
I will.
The move to the west will be a priority
at the meeting with the King and his cabinet.
I'll see you again there.
Yes, sir.
I'll see you then.
The day is not so far away
when he will cry tears of blood.
Soon
the King will lay ill.
Right now, there was an order given to arrest the virtuous men.
We must split up for now.
Eun Chun, Cheong Ok and I
will stay at this hideout.
And the rest of you should find a new hideout
in the outskirts of the capital.
Yes, sir!
- You found the geumhwasuk? - Yes.
[Geumhwasuk: A golden jewel.]
I searched everywhere and finally found
the master craftsman who has the jewel.
But Miss, why do you need that jewel?
The one who handles the white poisonous propolis
must wear the geumhwasuk.
The jewel neutralizes the poison.
When the jewel neutralizes the poison,
it turns from gold to a golden green color.
That's difficult.
So if someone is wearing the geumhwasuk,
and that jewel is golden green,
then that someone has handled the poison.
Is that what you're saying?
There's nothing to sell right now.
I'm here to buy the geumhwasuk.
Do you work with poison?
I don't have any intentions
of giving the jewel to someone like that.
I need that jewel to catch a person
who handles a poison.
It's an urgent matter.
I beg of you, please.
Your predictions were right.
The day the secretary was killed,
Wang Sik Ryeom's subordinate,
Park Sool disappeared as well.
He must've followed the secretary.
But
I can't get in contact with Cheong Ok.
*Unni!
[Unni: Older sister or older female.]
Unni!
Why did you come here?
What are you doing?
Please let my sister go immediately!
Unni!
Don't lay a hand on my sister.
Who are you?
I know everything already.
Confess.
Unni!
I'm one of the virtuous men.
So please let go of my sister
and kill me.
If you talk about the bronze mirror,
you will live and your sister will live, too.
If you don't...
Unni, Unni!
You will die,
and your sister will die, too.
I told them not to treat you this way.
I'm sorry.
Drink.
It will make you warm.
Drink slowly, it's hot.
Wang Sik Ryeom knows that the virtuous men
are looking for his bronze mirror pieces.
Tell me everything you know.
Your sister will want that, too.
There are a total of 5 bronze mirror pieces.
The virtuous men have two pieces,
and Wang Sik Ryeom has three pieces.
What is the bronze mirror worth?
Why are you fighting to be in possession of it?
It's a pact
to agree to assassinate the First King
that has the 5 noblemen's names
engraved in it.
Five, you say?
Wang Sik Ryeom, Baek Choong Hyun,
- Yoo Mok Won. - It must be Hong Gyu Ui
and Kim Jong Sik.
It's not just Wang Sik Ryeom's weakness,
but his lifeline.
Bring her sister.
Unni!
Are you okay?
Doesn't it hurt?
I'm fine. How about you?
I'm just fine, look.
Drink.
Your sister is very intelligent.
Next time,
when a stranger gives you something,
you shouldn't accept it so easily.
What she just drank is a poisonous tea.
Now you and your sister, in 12 hours,
as in within a day,
you both will die.
First you will feel a chill,
and then your internal organs will fail,
and when the 12 hours is up,
your body will shrivel
and your breathing will stop.
Unni.
I'm cold.
I can die,
ut please save my sister.
I'm planning on saving you, too.
This is the antidote.
If you drink it within 12 hours,
you and your sister
can live.
What exactly do you want from me?
The bronze mirror pieces that
the virtuous men have.
Could Wook have
provided the poison?
I heard you're the supervisor of the move to the west.
This medicine will help you clear your mind.
You can chew it.
Don't worry.
I've made it myself with medicine you can trust in.
You made it yourself.
Yes.
Before, when I was hurt,
she treated me without a physician.
It wasn't an easy wound to treat.
That's impressive.
Anyway,
have you met the assistant head of Chunghae Company?
Yes.
I asked her to set the date for our sharing room.
What did you just say?
The Dowager Queen told me
to discuss
our marital matters with that woman.
Here.
A tax to be exempted from compulsory labor?
Yes.
The cost to reconstruct Pyungyangsung
and to move to the west will be enormous.
When I thought about it,
the royal family and noblemen were exempt
from compulsory labor.
If we have them pay
about 1000 silver coins for the exemption tax,
we could save some of the costs.
What are you trying to do right now?
Do you think the royal family and the noblemen will accept that?
You need to talk about what's possible
in order to make progress!
I can't communicate with you.
- This conversation is over. - What I say is
what Wang Sik Ryeom would say.
What I say is a royal command.
Must you follow royal commands in Goryeo,
or must you follow Wang Sik Ryeom?
Our company only moves with the profit.
If we keep arguing like this,
Chunghae Trading Co.
will have to abandon our ship and leave.
Is that what you two want?
Wait, So So!
I mean Prince.
I'm sorry, Prince Wang So.
What is it?
Won't you come to the storage room with me?
Gaebong left something for you.
Gaebong did?
Yes.
You take the lead.
This way.
Okay.
What did Gaebong leave me?
Look, Mr. Yang, I'm asking you what it is.
Mr. Yang!
I'm not in the mood to fool around.
Open the door immediately.
Mr. Yang!
He locked the doors.
Mr. Yang!
You jerk!
Won't you open the doors?
Don't you know who I am?
I'm Wang So!
I'm the white tiger from Geumgang Mountain!
You!
Do you want to be thrown out into the streets?
Open the doors immediately!
You jerk!
When I get out, it'll be off with your head!
That darned jerk.
I found it!
What does that mean to you?
It's my talisman that has protected me.
It's terrible,
Baek Myo fell in the storage room and she's hurt.
Let's go quickly.
Baek Myo is?
Yool!
Wait for me!
You're walking too fast!
You're as so fast!
Baek Myo!
That Mr. Handsome.
A man and a woman need to be put in one room.
Now I'm being a real good brother.
My brother has done something unnecessary.
I'm sorry, Prince Wang So.
I have something to ask you.
I will come closer to you.
Raise your head.
You will need to tell the truth.
Is the one who threatened you
Princess Yeo Won?
No.
Why did you become the supervisor
to the move to west so suddenly?
It's the royal command.
The King wanted me to protect the people who are suffering
because of the move to the west.
I see.
People follow a person who's one step ahead,
but give up on someone who's 10 steps ahead.
Don't go too far ahead.
Well then.
Gyu Dal.
Gyu Dal!
It's probably locked.
Shin Yool.
Since we're both trapped in here,
send Gaebong a message.
Well here I go.
Gaebong!
Whenever I have to regard you as the assistant head,
my heart becomes cold,
and my heart has hardened.
When I look at you,
“Gaebong, Gaebong!”
I want to yell.
But I can't do that.
But I've realized something.
When I was So So,
who was scolded by you every 4 days,
my heart was so warm
and I always laughed like this.
You too!
When you're Gaebong, not the assistant head,
doesn't your heart
feel fuller
and warmer?
Right?
There is no Gaebong here.
I know, Shin Yool.
Thus, I plan to go a long distance to find Gaebong.
So I'll be leaving first.
You can't stop me, okay?
You can't stop me!
Gaebong!
Is Gaebong in Gaebong?
Is Gaebong in Byuklando?
- Gaebong! - Please be quiet!
Someone will hear you!
Did he go to Wolhyanglu?
If not, then where is he?
Is he in Chunghae Trading Co.?
Okay.
Gaebong must be in Chunghae Trading Co.!
Gaebong in Chunghae Trading Co.!
Hyungnim!
Are you Gaebong?
You're Gaebong,
and not the assistant head?
I found Gaebong!
It's been
so long since I've seen you smile.
Who am I?
Who am I, you jerk?
You're So So.
Now you're satisfied?
Gaebong!
Why do you always make a mess when you're in here?
What are you going to do about all of this?
I'll just, for 5 days,
fine, would it be enough to work for 10 days?
10 days is not even close!
You need to work
about 10 months!
10 months?
You!
You.
Did you
miss me that much?
Did you just hit me?
I'm part of the royal family.
I'm Wang So.
How dare you hit the white tiger of Geumgang Mountain?
You hit me in the eye!
Oh, you.
Shin Yool.
Tell Gaebong
to take care of himself well.
Goodbye.
How did you become the executor?
Are you going to become one of Wang Sik Ryeom's subordinates?
If that is the way to become King,
- then I'd willingly do it. - If that happens,
after you become King,
you will still be his puppet.
- What is the difference? - It's different to me,
since the person I love will be by my side.
Does that mean that woman is
more important than the throne?
People who have the world,
what is that world worth
if there is no one to love?
What hope is there in a world
where that person doesn't doesn't exist?
I want a strong King.
I want a strong King who isn't swayed
by any noblemen, but
somehow
we're headed in opposite directions now.
What should I do
with you?
I could kill her.
If you lay a hand on her,
you will need to fight me.
So before I kill her,
you must get her in your arms.
That is
the only way
that no one will get hurt.
Your Highness.
Why do you look like that?
Give me what you're hiding.
What happened?
Could it be?
Are you poisoned?
I must save my sister.
I will take these.
I need these
to save my sister.
Cheong Ok.
Tell me.
Tell me everything that happened to you.
Today
you and I didn't meet.
Your Highness.
Take those and save your sister.
Princess Yeon Won might try to kill you.
You must live.
You must survive.
Do you understand?
Princess Yeo Won uses the poison as she pleases.
I think the head of Wolhyanglu,
Geum Sun, was poisoned by her too.
I think that the poison in the King's body
also came from Princess Yeo Won.
Give her the antidote.
Why aren't you drinking it?
If you take me in, I'll drink the antidote.
You want me to take you in?
Please help me protect my sister.
Then I'll do anything you ask of me.
That's why they don't send a soldier with family
to enemy lines.
If you go against your word
you and your sister will die
in bone-crushing pain.
Yes, ma'am.
I'll raise her here.
And starting from today,
you're the head of Wolhyanglu.
I will make a King who's stronger than
any nobleman,
Father.
I have Wang Sik Ryeom's weakness in my grasp.
What could I be afraid of now?
Prince Wang So is here.
Your Highness!
What brings you here at his hour?
Pour me a cup of tea.
She's very capable of doing it.
Like Cheong Ok said,
if the poison came from her,
the antidote might be somewhere in this room.
And the bronze mirror pieces will be
somewhere in this room.
Please drink.
Thank you.
This smells very nice.
You seem like you have a lot to ask me.
Me?
If it's an interesting question,
like the one on the night we shared the room,
then I'll be glad to hear it.
The medicine you gave to me before,
can you get some more for me?
When I took it, it worked very well.
I will.
Does the Hwang family make
their own medicine?
I can't be compared to a physician.
It's only superficial knowledge.
What do you
want to ask me?
What do you mean?
I just came to get some medicine,
and drink some tea.
You've gained interest in me.
Does that mean you want to take me by my hand?
Well then.
Your Majesty!
Doctor!
Call the doctor!
Here come Prince Wang So and Wang Wook!
Today's matter is the progress of
moving the capital to the west.
The King is feeling ill today,
so we will cancel the meeting.
I will conduct
and manage today's meeting.
- And from now on… - What are you doing, Wang Sik Ryeom?
The meeting is canceled.
The King isn't present!
- How dare you continue? - This is
my position.
If something happens to the King,
it's this nation's administrator's duty
to oversee all matters of the nation in place of the King,
Prince Wang So.
- Did you call for me? - Sit down.
I told you to end it.
Why do you still persist?
I only met with him because he is now supervising
the move to the west.
He was So So the swordsman
and now he's the supervisor?
Do you want to be with him that desperately?
Leave.
Shut down your trading company in Goryeo,
and leave.
That is the only way you
and your company can survive.
If I drink this tea, will I leave this place
dead or alive?