Just as two daughters are about to be born to Choi Li,
whose ambition was to reclaim the land of old Joseon,
Liu Xin, the king of Nakrang tries to kill Choi li, s
two daughters to eliminate any possible rebelion.
Save my daughter... - Wang Jashil...
Mo Haso, s... save her own...
Save my daughter. Save your daughter.
What are you doing? - lf l hadn't done it you would have had to.
Wang Jasil follows Jamyung down the river to kill her,
as she is abandoned in a boat with llpum.
l want Hodong to become a strong sovereign and strong conqueror
who'll succeed me!
On the other hand, king Daemushin of Goguryeo
want his son hodong to be a strong sovereign,
but song maeseolsu tries to kill Hodong
to make her future son the next king.
Grandfather give me a prince who'll carry on Goguryeo's legacy.
Please kill Hodong the son of that Buyeo tramp.
Mom why did you die so early?
Jamyung and llpum end up in Shandong on their boat,
and are found by Cha Chasung and Michu
who run a circus trope.
Leave... the... baby... alone...
Close the gate. They're rebels!
Wang Goeng and Choi Li overthrow Liu Xian, but...
Have them point their swords at each other for the thorne
of the new kingdom of Nakrang.
But the confilict betwen
Wang Goeng and Wang Jasil over the thorne is ignited.
When Choi Li Lahee and the rest of the beggars from the Wolhaechungwon die
l'll take care of Jasil.
The times are calling for you My King. Please protect Nakrang from Muhyul.
At the same time, Hodong tries to be a
strong man to protect himeself from song maeseolsu.
lf l can't kill my own flesh and blood
l'll die.
And a fateful encounter awaited Jamyung,
who was training to be an acrobat in
Please dethrone the current queen and accept her as your new queen.
King Daemushin, who needs the support of the Biryuna tribe
to conguer Nakrang, must take a new concubine from the Biryuna tribe.
Feeling thereatened, Hodong tries
to conquer Nakrang on his own.
Part 8
Bring my sword.
What do we do?
Have you gone deaf?
l told you to bring my sword!
Yes Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Here.
You cannot.
Please calm your anger by killing me instead.
Fine. As you wish.
l'll kill anyone who stands in my way.
Please have mercy on us Your Majesty.
What's are they?
l've endured all l can.
l restrained myself from this countless times.
And l held myself back countless times from
killing Hodong for making me this way.
l've been patient enough.
Your Majesty.
lt doesn't matter what
BlRYUNA TRlBE / One of the five major tribes of Goguryeo happens to the Biryuna tribe.
BlRYUNA TRlBE / One of the five major tribes of Goguryeo l'm not worried
about the tribe that has forsaken you.
lf you walk out that door you will die.
Either by the prince's hands or His Majesty's...
You'll die.
But your lowly servant's...
... only wish is to...
... accompany you to your grave afteryou've lived
your life to the fullest.
l'm not afraid of to die
Your Majesty!
l'm already a ghost.
OHSUN CHAMBER Song Maeseolsu's Chamber A ghost buried in the queen's chamber.
A living person can't be this lonely.
Your Majesty...
l told you not to disturb me.
HODONG
You wanted to have a match with me?
Fine. l also want to have a match with you.
ls that why you came?
Grab the sword your father gave you.
Fine.
SUYANG CHAMBER Prince Hodong's Chamber The Biryuna tribe is targeting the prince.
SUYANG CHAMBER Prince Hodong's Chamber l am well aware of them.
Tell me something l don't know.
CHU BALSO Envoy for southern district EUL DUJl / Senior Head Officer of National Administration lnstall the prince as crown prince.
CHU BALSO Envoy for southern district EUL DUJl / Senior Head Officer of National Administration No Your Majesty.
The prince has waited long enough.
How can you call yourself his teacher when you oppose him?
Ateacher is not someone who shields his student
from rain and snow.
My duty is to teach the prince the cold reality of politics.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN And what is this real politics you speak of?
One person must die in orderforthe otherto survive.
That's politics.
You'll sacrifice Prince Hodong forthe sake of the Biryuna tribe?
Song Okgu even sacrificed the queen.
Goguryeo will be in danger
if we don't give him something equal in value.
Why are you keeping silent?
WU NARU Head of National Administration You know that woman...
WU NARU Head of National Administration ls she pretty?
lt's cold in here Princess.
YEORANG Hodong's Aunt You should go back across the Majasu River.
YEORANG Hodong's Aunt Nobody here welcomes you.
SONG SUJlRYUN Song Maeseolsu's cousin l'm not here to receive a grand welcome.
SONG SUJlRYUN Song Maeseolsu's cousin l'm here to be queen.
l don't know if you'll get what you want.
lt's really cold.
Please close the door and have a seat
if this is going to be a long conversation.
l'll have them bring you some fire.
l don't need fire but l could use some food.
They say the Biryuna women
MAJASU / Today's Aprok river are as beautiful as they come.
Take our queen for example.
General.
Eighteen...
That's a great age. Nice and firm.
Men they just go gaga overyoung women.
But they'll all lose their looks and figure with age.
Why worry about tomorrow
when you have today?
Good evening Princess.
We're discussing state affairs.
ls this something you should talk about with your subjects?
The matter of your new wife is a family matter.
Please excuse us Your Majesty.
Brother what will you do?
Will you really rid the queen...
l envy you.
You're holding cakes in both hands.
l've had enough of your jokes.
Talk like a general of Goguryeo.
You're too serious Your Majesty.
Wu Naru.
lt may look complicated
but answers are always very simple.
There's nothing to ponder over.
So what's the simple answer?
We'll gain nothing by ruffling the Biryuna's tribe's feathers
when we have to get rid of Wang Goeng and Choi Li.
Leave the queen as she is
and take Sujiryun as a concubine.
As the saying goes when it comes to
women and money the more the better.
Look.
lf you can't do anything about it
just enjoy the situation.
Eitheryou'll die or l will. Let's put an end to it today.
That's exactly what l wanted.
Hodong!
You've grown.
You had two chances to kill me but you wasted them.
You won't get another chance.
They say chances come in three.
l think l'll have my last chance today.
Don't be arrogant. Take guard.
Last two times were my repayment to you
fortaking me as your son when l was just a baby.
l'll yield one more time.
You arrogant...
Nice workmanship.
lt really looks like an apricot blossom.
They teach women this at Biryuna tribe?
You think a matter of life and death is a joke?
l can no longer hold back.
Since you couldn't kill me l'll kill you.
Maybe this is His Majesty's personal matter
that he should take care of on his own.
A king cannot have personal matters.
Let's discuss it further.
You go ahead.
l'll look in on the prince before he goes to bed.
You can't keep him in coverforever.
Eitherthe Biryuna tribe orthe prince...
Whateverthe outcome it's their problem to deal with.
Everything will find its balance.
Aweak stands against the strong.
But how is remaining neutral finding balance?
Standing on the side of the weak is finding
balance and remaining neutral.
Are you not afraid of death?
Yourfather has already killed my heart.
All l have left is my body.
And one's body will disappear into earth
air and water anyway.
You sound pretty strong.
No this is weakness.
l've become so weak that l can't handle living.
Once you lose hope you have no reason to go on living.
Kill me.
l'm tired of wasting my time with you!
You don't have the guts to kill me?
What's the use of killing someone who's already dead?
What?
My father ignores you
and your own father has forsaken you.
And now your cousin is about push you out.
l see no reason to kill you with my sword.
You'll grow even older and l'll become king.
Live as you are now.
Stay cooped up in a room as if you don't exist.
Fine.
l'll grow old quietly in a room.
And l'll see for myself
how your arrogance will bring you death.
Then l'll tie this ribbon on your coffin.
l will look forward to it.
Mother it's gotten late. Have a restful night.
You have a hearty appetite.
l'm young.
Would you like some?
lt's okay. l'm not hungry.
Welcome Your Majesty.
Return home tomorrow.
l can give you what Maeseolsu can't.
No women of the Biryuna tribe can give me a child.
lt is a pleasure wish to give you.
What good is being king and having power
if you can't have pleasure?
Pleasure...
l forgot what pleasure was a long time ago.
You need rest Your Majesty.
l'll sing and dance foryou.
l'll hold you and brush your hair.
l'll let you rest in my embrace.
What will you do for me?
You'll let me rest?
Such sweet words...
l smell of food...
l'll go brush my teeth.
Your Majesty what brings you here?
l'm here to see my cousin.
Please come back at daybreak.
His Majesty is with her now.
Your Majesty.
l'm still the Queen of Goguryeo.
Cousin.
How dare you disturb us?
What are you doing?
l...
... have no place to go.
My father abandoned me...
The Biryuna tribe abandoned me...
l have nowhere to go or no one to depend on...
Please take pity on me.
Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
Have you no pride?
l freed of such things before l opened that door.
lf you too abandon me...
l'll have to hang myself.
Have a seat.
How can a son point his sword at his own mother?
You're the one who told me to be strong if l feel wronged.
To defeat the queen and the Biryuna tribe.
That's not the power l was speaking of.
Then?
Having the right principles that's real power.
Don't give me gibberish.
l want Goguryeo in my hands.
When your desires clash with those of the queen
the power is with the one who has the rightful desire.
The people will follow the good.
Teacher.
l'm not yourteacher.
l have tried to teach you right principles foryears
but l have failed.
l'm not yourteacher and you're not my student.
Teacher!
l Eul Duji seek punishment
for hitting the prince.
l'll gladly accept it even if you cut off my hands.
As long as l can stay by your side
l don't mind being a seamstress or a maid.
Just don't abandon me.
Queen return to your chamber.
Your Majesty.
This is not how treat your man!
Just what do you want to hearfrom me?
Return and get some rest.
l'll keep the promise l made to you.
When you grow old and can no longer bear children
l'll hold you as my queen if l'm still alive.
Thank you Your Majesty.
Stand up.
Now l understand why Father terminated you as my teacher.
There's no point in punishing a man who lives
in a fantasy with no regard for reality.
Leave now.
You are most gracious Your Highness.
Permit me say one more thing as yourformerteacher.
Power without morals is like sticking a chopstick
at the bottom of a river.
Even the slightest wave will pull it out.
Your Majesty are you feeling better?
You're back Your Majesty.
Keep it in a safe place.
But the sash is torn...
lt's no ordinary sash. lt's my very reason for living.
Pardon?
l'll live like a dead mouse.
l'll keep my eyes and ears closed
until the day l can use that sash.
Teacher...
l thought of you as my father...
CHA CHASUNG'S THEATER
HANGKAl llpum's new name
Kiss me.
Are you crazy?
l'm going to yell that you were stealing.
Who'd believe you?
l'd say that tried to touch me?
Forget it.
Hangkai you're going to be mine anyway.
Puku is your sister. You'll never be together.
Did you sleep well Puku?
l peed on my pants.
Everyone does that on the wheel.
Some even poop.
Let's get you changed.
Hang on.
PUKU / Jamyung's new name a child who doesn't cry
Stand overthere. l'll change by myself.
Okay.
ls that true?
Afisherman saw the boat?
Yes the waves were so strong that night
and a small boat took refuge on a small island nearby.
SMALL ROCKYlSLAND Seok island in today's yellow sea And?
He saw what looked like a boat floating down the river
so he stared at it for a long time.
He'd have tried to rescue it if not forthe storm.
MO HASO / Choi Li's First Wife So Jamyung is alive... ?
You can have hope...
- Dear Heaven! - My Lady.
Find out where they would end up.
Find out where the water would take Jamyung and llpum.
My Lady did you burn yourself?
What did you say?
You told me they drowned in the sea.
CHlSO / Jasil's maid That darn fisherman
CHlSO / Jasil's maid took your jewels and lied...
WANG JA-SlL / Choi Li's Second Wife So Jamyung may not be dead?
Even if they made it out to sea
the two children couldn't have survived.
That small boat probably have turned over
orthey starved to death...
A human life can be as fragile as crystal
but it can also be as strong as a weed.
But why shouldn't Jamyung be alive?
We should be grateful if she's alive now that
Liu Xian is dead.
And Lady Lahee will have a sister.
Lahee will become the Queen of Nakrang.
To a king siblings aren't people you share love with
but rivals who'll bring only bloodshed.
Find a man who's knowledgeable about Haeju.
Find out where the current could've taken them.
l won't forgive you if you fail me again.
Yes My Lady.
Not a day goes by peacefully.
l have enough on my hands with my brother alone.
What?
Are you worried you'll get a scolding?
lf l had a mom and dad l wouldn't be target practice.
What if you fall too?
You wouldn't have to do acrobatics either.
Do you remember Mom's and Dad's faces?
You miss them?
Of course not.
How can l miss them when l don't even know
what they look like?
But l want to see them just once.
l want to ask them why they abandoned us.
And why l have this scar.
And why do l have to suffer in pain whenever it rains or snows
as if ants are eating away my body?
Puku there's a reason for everything in this world.
l don't want to know.
Parents are not supposed to abandon their children.
They have to raise their children
no matter what the situation may be.
Even if they starve they starve together.
They shouldn't abandon their children in the sea.
Calm down.
We're not trash!
Why did they throw us away in the sea?
l'll find them.
l'll find Mom and Dad and bring them to you.
l'll get you the answer why they abandoned us
so calm down.
l hate them!
l hate them like so much!
DANGUN SHRlNE NAKRANG
l conceived that child with your grace...
You wouldn't give up on that child so easily...
But l was skeptical.
Lady can l come live with you?
What?
She must've grown biggerthan when l saw her in my dream.
Dangun please let me hold my child even if only once.
Please let me hold her.
YOUNGHOJANGWON
Missed. lt's a miss!
YOUNGHOJANGWON You missed the target again.
Young Master you're wearing me out.
Hol you're not getting any better.
l cannot be your brother.
l have no talent.
WANG GEONG Let me see.
He's so weak. He needs to build his body.
There's nothing wrong with his build or his talent.
MO YANGHAE / Wang Goeng's wife He just has no desire to win.
WANG HOL / Wang Jasil's brother ljust want an easy life.
WANG HOL / Wang Jasil's brother l don't want to go to bloody battlefields.
You're going back already?
Yes l'm going with your sister-in-law.
Let me come with you.
l miss Jasil as well as Brother-in-law and Lahee.
You do?
- Let's take him with us. - Nonsense!
You're the master of Younghojangwon
When your brother is absent.
You must stay and keep the place attended.
Bulls eye!
You amazing!
BUDAL / Wang Geong's man-in-wait General Wang is the great man of outside the house
and Lady Mo is the great woman of inside the house.
The rumor is so true!
You're too kind...
That's amazing!
Don't be so disappointed.
JlYANG PALACE NAKRANG lt's Lahee's favorite. Be careful with it.
JlYANG PALACE NAKRANG Yes My Lady.
Clean and don't leave any trace of Liu Xian's concubines.
Lahee will be using the room.
We should build a bathroom there.
Bring in the experts from Changan.
But a bathroom may be too extravagant.
Lahee needs her beauty just as much as
martial arts skills and knowledge.
Do you know why women try so hard to be beautiful?
To meet the right man to turn their life around.
You ignorant fool.
Being beautiful itself is power.
People get intimidated in the presence of beauty.
They are in awe of beauty and praise it.
They also get jealous.
You have no thought.
Being merely pretty is very different from
being extraordinarily beautiful.
l'll make Lahee an extraordinary beauty just like me.
My Lady.
What brings you here?
HAHOGAE / Choi Li's man-in-wait RYU Jl / Choi Li's soldier
My brother and sister-in-law are coming in a gold carriage?
They have a grand procession.
lt's as if he's king.
Did you notify my husband?
We could not.
He told us to take people to the gate and
give them a warm welcome.
l think he means to serve him the throne on a silver platter.
That's why we came to see you.
l understand how he feels but we cannot agree with him.
l have to see it for myself.
OUTSlDE OF WANGGOM
lt is General Wang Goeng.
He won our independence and reclaimed our kingdom.
And his wife Lady Mo Yanghae accompanies him.
Hail to the king!
Hail!
Doesn't the queen look generous?
She does.
Halt!
Yes sir.
Why...
lt looks as if they own this world.
May l take it you're on my side?
l Ryu Ji firmly believe our lord has to be king
forthe sake of Nakrang.
General Wang can be a master on battlefields
but he's not capable of governing a kingdom.
Look overthere.
lsn't that Jasil?
lt is.
She must've come to greet us.
As if.
Don't you know your sister better?
You're such a simpleton.
l think she saw you.
Darn. We should've disguised ourselves.
You came to greet us?
Yes Brother.
Welcome to the palace Your Majesty.
lt's Lady Wang Jasil.
She's General Choi Li's wife.
Get up.
She's so beautiful.
Budal!
Yes General.
Escort the lady in the carriage.
Yes sir!
lt's not necessary.
Bring my horse.
l'd like to go for a ride with my sister-in-law.
What do you think Jasil?
Life is bitter isn't it?
Bitteryou say? lt's actually sweet.
That can't be.
l'll be the only younger sister of Wang Goeng
Nakrang's new king.
lt has to be sweet.
You won't improve if you don't concentrate.
LAHEE / Wang Jasil's daughter That's fine with me.
LAHEE / Wang Jasil's daughter Women don't need to learn this stuff.
MAJO / Leader of Nakrang Rebel Army Man or woman
MAJO / Leader of Nakrang Rebel Army one needs to be able to protect oneself.
General Ma Jo is right.
Sir.
Father.
Pick up your sword.
A general's daughter needs to know how to use a sword.
You're a lazy student.
That's not it...
Men are stronger than women.
l can't defeat a man anyway.
But true strength doesn't come from brute strength.
No way.
Brute strength can cut a boulder
but gentleness can cut a petal.
Which do you think is stronger?
Boulder.
You're wrong.
Petal.
Then what?
Like oil and wateryou can't say which is better.
Men's swords and women's swords are the same.
Then who'll win if the two fight?
The one who most wants to win.
Then who'll win if Uncle and you fight?
l don't know since we haven't fought.
General Wang will have the upper hand in the beginning
but yourfather will win in the end.
General Wang's sword has only brute strength
but yourfather has both strength and gentleness.
Then l'm really going to be a princess.
Who told you that nonsense?
Mother did.
Lahee your uncle will be the King of Nakrang.
Why?
Because l have no desire to win.
So beautiful.
You did a better job than those old seamstresses.
l have to agree with you. lt's not too bad.
Wang Goeng is already going around acting like he's the king
arousing Choi Li supporters' animosity?
Younghojangwon and Wolhaechungwon would have
been at war already if Choi Li weren't stopping his men.
l'm certain.
The queen is here.
Mother.
You were here Prince.
l never get to see my son anymore
since you never pay me a visit.
l've been a terrible son. Forgive me Mother.
ls it ready?
Yes Your Majesty.
Fine work.
l'll give you a prize.
l'll have my prize if you realize your wish and
conquer Nakrang.
Will this robe dress Wang Goeng
or Choi Li in his grave?
l think we should send it to Wang Goeng.
Right.
lf we send this to Choi Li that simpleton Wang Goeng
could come after us before he goes after Choi Li.
l also believe we should send it to Wang Goeng.
Choi Li fortified the northern border walls and
stationed troops as soon as he claimed Nakrang.
That means he thinks of us of as his enemy.
We must maintain our friendship with Wang Goeng
until the right time comes.
Right. We've been stuffing his pockets until now.
One wrong move and we could waste all that money
and make an enemy of him too.
We should send the robe to Choi Li.
Why do you think that?
Wang Goeng will kill Choi Li
if Choi Li receives the robe.
His animosity toward Goguryeo will come afterthat.
But Prince that could mean farewell to the money
we've invested for the last ten years.
l agree with Hodong.
Choi Li has the ability to rule
but Wang Goeng is simply a warrior.
We can still work with the brainless warrior
so we will get rid of Choi Li first.
As you wish Your Majesty.
l'll write the letter of congratulations.
Who will go to Nakrang?
JlYANG PALACE NAKRANG
Congratulations on reclaiming the land of Old Joseon.
Goguryeo and Nakrang are brother countries
both descendants of Dangun.
l wish for peaceful coexistence of
Goguryeo and Nakrang as brother countries
and send a robe for the coronation as a gift.
Please accept the robe my queen has personally weaved.
Bring the robe.
Yes Your Highness.
King Daemushin hopes
you'll wearthis robe on your coronation day.
Such insolence!
Has Goguryeo been mocking me all this time?
General!
Darn...
Your Majesty!
We must kill him.
We can't put it off any longer.
We must get rid of Choi Li.
We should kill him but when and how?
There's no reason to put it off.
We should do it today!
We must be discreet.
He can't earn the people's respect if he kills his
brother-in-law his comrade-in-arms.
When will be the right time?
Outside the kingdom.
We have to go to Changan to meet Emperor Wu
in response of his invitation.
Eliminate him
DONGMOHYUN / Area around today's Sandung peninsula on the way to Dongmohyun.
Good idea.
We'll get rid of him on the ship.
Muhyul is a good judge of men.
We can joke later.
We must come up with a plan to keep
Younghojangwon in check.
My brother will soon make his move.
We have to find out when.
Yes My Lady.
General!
Here you were.
What is it?
You should be enjoying the banquet.
What brings you here?
Everyone leave us.
Please excuse us.
Why? l am not wanted?
Do you have a dagger on you?
Madam.
Leave us.
You too.
Do you want to be king?
l do.
But l know the throne doesn't belong to me.
Nakrang's throne belongs to you.
Liar.
What are you doing?
We are tainted with the same scar on our back.
Did you forget the day we made our pledge at the Dangun shrine
to offer our blood forthe independence of Joseon?
Did you forget our promise to save the people of Joseon
from Liu Xian with no regard for personal greed orthe throne?
CHA CHASUNG Leader of Troupe Happy Joy Soso pass.
Wow you're so lucky.
Next.
Here eat up.
Put some meat on it.
l get dizzy when l'm up there.
MlCHU / Cha Chasung's wife You twerp half the audience are men
and half of them come to drool overyour body
not to see your act.
You can eat all the meat you want
when you marry a rich old man later.
Don't eat if you don't want to.
Let it go!
Don't eat too fast.
Pass.
Next... Hangkai pass.
Next. Puku.
Why...
Come down.
Eat up.
- Give me two. - What?
- Don't give her any. - Why not?
l'm already skinny enough.
That's good enough when you're rolling jars on your back
but you're too heavy to go up in the air.
You have to lose six pounds before the big act.
Up in the air? l'll be Hangkai's partner?
No way.
Puku isn't ready yet.
Exactly. She can't go up.
lt's not like l want to.
But money talks and that's what the client wants.
That cripple must like Puku. He wants her in the act.
Next!
LlU LlNG'S DONGMOHYUN RESlDENCE
HOGOK/ Royalty of former Nakrang Army
Minister you've come.
LlU LlNG / Han Minister Wang Goeng and Choi Li are coming.
LlU LlNG / Han Minister l must witness their deaths with my own eyes.
Yes you must.
Do you have a plan forthe murder?
Wang Goeng and Choi Li along with their goons
will burn in fiery hell during the circus act at the banquet.
Make sure you keep your word.
That alone is the only reason spared your life
after what happened to my uncle Liu Xian.
l also have the same grudge against them.
Eat.
JlNYANG PALACE NAKRANG
Are you Hodong?
Yes l am.
Who are you?
l heard that the word ''Hodong'' means a handsome man
but you're not that handsome.
Who are you?
Lahee. General Choi Li's daughter.
- You are? - Yes.
You're really the daughter of Lady Wang Jasil
the greatest beauty in Nakrang?
That's right.
According to my men the greatest beauty in Nakrang
is Wang Jasil Choi Li's wife and she has a daughter.
Grow up soon.
l'll give you Wang Jasil's daughter as your prize.
l wouldn't have accepted the prize had l known.
What are you talking about?
Why are you laughing? l'm getting upset.
You're ugly and fat.
You insolent...
What was that?
You're my prize anyway.
lf you grow up to be little prettier...
lt'll make it easierfor me.
You have a temper.