Part 30
lt was the king's orders.
Crown Princess, please return to your chamber!
LAHEE / Princess of Nakrang How dare you!
You dare block the crown princess's way?
But... No...
BU TUNG
You cannot come in here, Your Highness.
Keep silent. No one can stop me.
Your Highness, you cannot go in.
Don't forget Jamuk's prophesy.
What did he say?
WANG JA-SlL He said that one of Choi Li's
two daughters would bring the end of Nakrang.
MO HASO That was your scheme.
l can see it already.
Whatever she is, Jamyung or Puku,
Nakrang will fall the day she becomes princess.
MO YANGHAE And where are you drawing your reason
MO YANGHAE that Princess Jamyung is the one who'll bring the end of Nakrang?
lt could well be the crown princess.
What?
Are you saying the crown princess will bring Nakrang to ruin?
JAMYUNG Silence, everyone.
CHOl Ll How dare you talk of the fall of Nakrang?
Your Majesty, that wench is trying to frame
the crown princess because of her old grudge against me.
Your Highness.
Crown Princess.
l told you to stay in your chamber.
What are you doing here? Leave at once.
General Wang Hol, Lady Mo, the prime minister,
and even this lowly girl are here.
Why can l can't?
lt was my decision, and l don't need to explain.
Just follow my order.
l'm the crown princess who'll succeed you.
What are you keeping from me?
Crown Princess.
And why did that man with the tattoo on his forehead die?
And what is she doing here?
Please tell me!
Just who are you?
Escort the crown princess away.
Your Highness.
l'll escort her to her chamber.
Let me escort you to your chamber.
General.
l know nothing.
l'm so anxious and afraid...
That l can't even breathe...
lt's as if the ground l stood on caved in.
WANG HOL
You have me by your side.
The ground won't cave underyourfeet.
And even if it does, l'll protect you.
Something very important must be going on
foryou to say something like that.
All the people love and cherish you.
That is your strength.
Uncle.
Thank you for coming back safely.
You said protecting Nakrang was yourfate.
How do you know that is yourfate?
l had a dream.
Dream?
l don't why l dreamed that dream.
Maybe Dangun Wanggeom, who protects Nakrang,
made me dream and see my fate.
But l know it was a prediction.
Tell us about the dream.
Awar broke out between Nakrang and Goguryeo.
The leader of the Goguryeo army was... Prince Hodong.
Did Nakrang win?
Nakrang lost?
l do not want to speak of such a fate.
As you said, l was a lowly circus performer who went hungry
more days than days when l had food to eat.
l wanted to find my parents, and if l could,
l wanted to be happy.
lf l can avoid it,
l'd rather not face the future l saw in my dream.
Stop that nonsense and tell us what happened to Nakrang.
RYUJl, Minister The second queen asked if
RYUJl, Minister Nakrang was defeated by Goguryeo.
On the battlefield...
l was standing alone...
against the army of Goguryeo.
You mean Nakrang lost?
lt seemed...
Nakrang had fallen.
Must we hear more of her gibberish?
She's not just insane. She's a traitor.
l petition that you to punish this traitor with death
who talks of Nakrang's fall.
What a nonsense?
Kill the princess?
Would you let anyone live who speaks of Nakrang's fall
even if she were the crown princess or a queen?
Please do not fight.
Please listen to the reason l came to Nakrang.
Be quiet.
Jamyung.
l will help the crown princess and protect Nakrang.
l said to be quiet!
None of Nakrang's people may utter such words.
Take herto the prison.
Your Majesty.
How can you imprison your own daughter?
You wanted to find your daughter,
but you got yourself a lunatic.
Watch your words!
Just imagine what would happen if our people heard of this.
Either she's a Goguryeo spy or crazy.
Jasil!
Your Majesty.
Mo Haso, l know how you feel, but l'm the father
of 300,000 people of Nakrang before l'm Jamyung's father.
l wish to be alone.
That's enough. You may go.
Yes, Your Highness.
Summon Ryu Ji.
Yes, Your Majesty.
YULGUHYUN, NAKRANG What do you mean Nakrang will be defeated by Goguryeo?
l was so shocked.
l thought my heart had stopped beating.
BUDAL Maybe Princess Jamyung has lost her mind.
Nonsense!
l don't think she was making anything up.
Something tells me she can predict the future.
Then do you think she came to Nakrang
to protect us from Goguryeo?
Whether she is right or wrong, l feel bad forJamyung.
At this rate, she could be found guilty of treason
and killed by Wang Jasil's hands.
What will we do now?
l wanted to keep quiet...
l didn't want to say those horrific things...
lf l hadn't come back, would things have been different?
Then l wouldn't have hurt you or made you cry...
l wouldn't have put a burden on Father.
This day when l feel as if l'm standing on the edge of a cliff
is much more precious than the peaceful days without you.
l'm happy that l can cry with my daughter.
Mother...
Will you acknowledge the wench
who spoke of Nakrang's fall as princess?
At any rate, she is the daughter of the first queen.
Minister, you owe me.
Did you forget the day when you asked me to kill my own brother?
What can l do, Your Majesty?
The chiefs of the eleven prefectures,
excluding the seven southern prefectures,
are on their way to the palace.
They'll petition the king to kill Jamyung.
Support them.
Must you kill the princess?
l'm not trying to kill her. She brought this on herself.
WU NARU'S RESlDENCE, GOGURYEO
YEORANG, WU NARU You'd better not take the queen's side and turn your back on Hodong.
ljust tired of the prince.
l really have.
How can he be so weak?
He's not weak. He has a kind heart.
A dog can have his kind heart.
How can a weakling prince rule
overthe five tribes and strengthen Goguryeo?
Honey.
General!
Wu Naru!
SONG MAESEOLSU'S CHAMBER GOGURYEO
Welcome, Your Highness.
You came.
Hodong colluded with Nakrang...
ls that what you said?
l merely stated the fact.
Do you want to bring
down Hodong that badly?
Do you want to make Haeaewu crown prince that badly?
SONG MAESEOLSU Of course.
l don't think you can understand since you don't have a child.
Do you not remember who saved Haeaewu's life and yours?
Hodong saved you when my brother ordered you killed.
You should be grateful.
Why should l?
Hodong just didn't want to get the blood of
his stepmother and half-brother on his hands.
Sister-in-law!
You cannot understand.
You live a sheltered life adored by your husband.
There is only one throne,
and the prince who can't become king must die!
Fine.
Let's say l don't understand. l'm a princess, not a prince.
But Hodong just went to Nakrang because he missed that Puku girl.
So don't try to frame him.
Power is a rope stretched over a bottomless pit.
lt's not my fault if he falls because he lost his balance.
Sister-in-law!
He must pay with his life when he strays.
lt's Hodong's fault for being seduced by a girl.
KlNG MAEMUSHlN'S OFFlCE GUKNAE PALACE, GOGURYEO
Your Majesty.
Keep your mouth shut if you're going to tell me
he's gone for a ride.
EUL DUJl, Officer of Right
l have a report from Mansun's gatekeeperthat
the prince was headed toward the Nakrang border.
CHU BALSO / Envoy for southern district Are you certain he's gone to Nakrang?
lt seems that way.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN Send a message to our spies in Nakrang.
Tell them to find Hodong and have him return right away.
Yes, Your Majesty.
l don't know why he crossed the river,
but he defied the royal command when he left.
He may not come back to Goguryeo.
Watch your words. How can you say such things?
Are you saying Hodong took refuse in Nakrang?
That can never happen, Your Majesty.
lf Hodong doesn't want to return, you may kill him.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
He defied my order and bowed to Emperor Wu.
But l forgave him.
He defied my command and let Choi Li's daughter live.
But l considered his merit at the Eunpo Gate,
and merely confined him to his chamber.
But he defied my command yet again and ran away.
How can l forgive him this time?
Wu Naru.
Yes, Your Majesty...
lf Hodong doesn't want to return, tell him to kill himself.
lf he defies me again, take your army and kill him.
Hodong, do you expect to live after defying the king?
Are you ready to give your life?
My life belongs to the prince.
Go to Nakrang.
You must find the prince before our spies do,
and bring him back to the palace.
TAECHU, Soldier l'll obey your command, My Lord.
lLPUM , CHA CHASUNG How much longer will you follow us?
PRlNCE HODONG Don't mind me. Just go to Puku.
You've been going around in circles for days.
But you won't lose me.
JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG
DANGUN SHRlNE
l told you not to disturb me until l return to my chambers.
Your Majesty, you cannot stay here.
The troops' complaints are getting louder,
and the chiefs of the eleven prefectures are here
requesting to see you.
Chiefs of Gimang, Namhan and Rubang Prefectures.
Chiefs of Dunyu, Suseong, Jeomje and Joseon Prefectures.
Chiefs of Jeungji, Tanyeol, Paesu and Wonmi Prefectures.
l didn't summon you.
Why did you come to the palace without my permission?
Forgive me, Your Majesty,
but we have come to make a request.
Even the chiefs of Jeungji and Paesu Prefectures from
along the Goguryeo border have come.
What is your request?
Please kill the criminal in Jungso Prison.
Please avenge the death of General Ha Hogae,
and appease 2500 Nakrang people
who were taken as war prisoners.
Your Majesty, please heed our request.
Crown Princess.
You're a frightening person.
l thought you followed me because Hodong abandoned you,
but you turned the entire kingdom of Nakrang upside down.
Who are you?
Who are you that the queen cooks foryou herself,
and the entire kingdom is thrown into confusion?
Answer me!
l can't tell you who l am,
because the king didn't permit it,
but l can tell you about my future.
l came to save Nakrang.
What?
l came to help you protect Nakrang from Goguryeo.
You must have lost your mind when Hodong dumped you.
You are turning against Goguryeo
because Hodong dumped you?
How can l save my daughter?
There is no way.
Jasil.
l beg you.
Why are you doing this?
The first queen shouldn't bow to the second queen.
Forgive me for going against you,
and please save Jamyung.
Please do not burden the king.
Do not throw Nakrang into confusion.
lt is Jamyung who burdened the king and
threw Nakrang into confusion.
Your Majesty.
Queen, stand up.
Stand up, l said!
ls this your doing?
Did you summon the chiefs?
They're not wrong in their request.
l knew Wang Jasil was some woman,
but you really surprised me.
So why did you kept such woman
in dark all this time?
lf l weren't so great, you wouldn't be here today.
Do you hate Jamyung that much?
Must you break Mo Haso's heart again?
She brought it all on herself.
lt is all Jamyung's doing.
A crime committed in ignorance is still a crime.
Jasil!
She's a criminal who talked of the fall of Nakrang.
She is bad luck.
Consideryour daughter Jamyung dead.
What?
You told me to become king myself if l want power so much.
Did you forget?
How can you say that?
So?
Do you want my throne that badly?
Shall l put the crown on your head
and seat you on the throne?
You can give your throne to Lahee.
Your Majesty.
What is it now?
Angry people are demonstrating in front of
Jungso Prison where Princess Jamyung is.
The crown princess is there as well.
Your Majesty, please kill the criminal of Nakrang!
Please kill the criminal!
Crown Princess!
The mob is growing bigger.
You must return to the safety of your quarters.
l'll persuade the people to return to their homes.
You may go.
Yes, Your Highness.
Do you still want to save Nakrang when
the people are crying out foryour death?
lt's ginseng tea with honey.
You haven't eaten anything since yesterday.
Your Majesty.
Yulguhun is the safest place...
away from the second queen's hands...
and from the angry mob.
What will become of Jamyung?
Even though l am king,
l must not go against the chiefs and the army.
Will you forsake Jamyung?
Even if l defeat them,
l can't ignore the angry cry of the people.
l'll leave Nakrang with Jamyung.
Queen.
l'll go to Mokji or Anya.
We'll leave so we won't be a burden on Nakrang.
Please grant your permission.
YULGUHUN, NAKRANG
This is Yulguhun, my residence.
You'll be staying here until the king instructs otherwise.
You can rest assured, Princess.
You're in safe hands with the great general protecting you.
l heard this is your room, My Lady.
Please address me as your subject.
l can't take your room.
Give me a small room.
Everything in Yulguhun belongs to you, Your Highness.
Thank you.
The seven southern prefectures and l will,
protect you from the second queen.
Just trust me, Mo Yanghae.
Bu Tung, you'll guard from the main gate to the middle gate.
Bu Dal, you'll guard outside the gate.
Yes, General.
Wouldn't it be betterto have Lady Mo's room surrounded?
She'll feel burdened if surrounded by troops.
Right.
- Let's go, Tung. - Yes, Father.
Will you save Lahee orJamyung?
Sister.
You must get rid of Jamyung.
l petition that you punish with death this traitor
who talks of Nakrang's fall.
How can you say that? Kill the princess?
Would you let anyone live who speaks of Nakrang's fall
even if she were the crown princess or a queen?
Sister, l won't let you stain your hands with blood.
What am l going to do with that poor girl?
Why can't you sleep?
Don't try to mobilize the armies of the seven southern prefectures.
Jamyung will die by Jasil's hands if we don't.
The only way is to summon the army.
You can't.
Will you kill Jamyung for Princess Nakrang?
Where are you going?
You couldn't sleep?
You said you'd kill me if l set foot in Nakrang.
l couldn't sleep, since you could come kill me anytime.
You can make jokes?
l felt relieved knowing that l wouldn't die
by your sword this night.
l'm happy that l'll live another day.
Princess, will you be able to kill Hodong?
You must kill him in orderto save Nakrang.
Will you be able to do that, Princess?
Do you believe in my fate?
l have seen Goguryeo up close.
Goguryeo is a strong kingdom.
l have seen with my eyes the army that built
the strong kingdom of Goguryeo on that barren land.
lf you can't kill Hodong,
yourforesight is nothing but a delusion.
Will you be able to kill him? l want to hearyour answer.
Goguryeo is not only strong, but cruel.
lf Nakrang is defeated, the king, the queen,
our people, none will survive under King Daemushin.
l'll ask you again.
Will you be able to kill Hodong with your sword, Princess?
Just as l thought.
General.
To save Nakrang, Father and Mother...
l can't give you my answer now.
Heaven tells me what l should do,
but my heart can't accept it yet.
Did you make your decision... to kill me?
A princess who can't kill a prince is better off dead.
Please marry me, Your Highness.
General.
l already have a wife.
Forgive me, but l'll take you as my second wife.
You are... trying to save me.
l'll ask the king and queen
fortheir permission when day breaks.
Don't do that.
You have your life live.
You married your sister-in-law to save her life.
l'm grateful beyond words foryour effort to save my life...
But your second marriage should be to the woman you love.
How many wives will you have
if you marry every woman who's facing death?
That's not the only reason.
l do want to save your life, but l'm also a man.
That's not the only reason.
You look like you're starving.
You want to eat with me?
You have some appetite.
Puku...
This is so frustrating.
She's the first queen's lady-in-waiting.
Take a good look.
You can't recognize her because she's gaunt
DONGGOBl from all the suffering.
Master, they are...
General.
What are you doing in Nakrang?
l came to... find my sister,
and bring the first queen's lady-in-waiting.
The first queen's lady-in-waiting?
Donggobi!
Your... Majesty...
l... Donggobi...
You came back.
Thank you.
CHlSO
Most of the poison is gone.
Good.
l can't say there won't be any side effects,
but l'll make her some tonic to give her strength.
l believe you'll make her better.
l'll do my best, Your Majesty.
Sit down.
You look a lot like Dalgaebi, your mother.
Did l take after my mother?
Your sharp nose and gentle eyes...
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
Don't be embarrassed.
Anyone would cry at the mention of his mother.
l don't know how to thank you for
taking care of Jamyung until now.
You're too kind, Your Majesty.
l want to see my sister...
l mean Princess Jamyung.
You should.
She's staying at General Wang's residence.
Where is Prince Hodong?
Where would the Goguryeo prince be?
He must be at the Goguryeo palace...
Yes, General. He must be in Suyang Hall.
Prince Hodong and l crossed the Paesu River in the same boat.
l see...
We don't know.
l met with the first queen.
Do you know where Prince Hodong is?
They're not from Nakrang, but you are.
And you've lived as Princess Jamyung's brother.
l'm sorry, but what will you do with Prince Hodong?
l want to let Princess Jamyung see him,
since that's what she wants.
llpum and l owe our lives to Prince Hodong.
Do you mean what you say?
Hodong must die to save Princess Jamyung's life
and bring peace to Nakrang.
General.
Sometimes men must turn their backs on loyalty and
kindness to protect something precious.
l'll come back in an hourforyour answer.
Just think about the princess.
What is your request, General?
l wish to propose a marriage to Princess Jamyung.
Hol!
You're to be Lahee's husband.
l first met the princess at Taesangwan,
and dared to fall in love with her.
Please grant this marriage.
This is nonsense!
How can you love her?
Queen, stay quiet.
Do you mean it?
Yes, Your Majesty.
What do you say to this, Lady Mo?
A person must know when to leave.
l'll leave my position as his first wife and
return to my hometown.
You can't do that.
l have to honor my loyalty and morals.
No matter how we came to be husband and wife,
Mo Yanghae is my first wife.
Forgive me,
but l dare to ask forthe princess as my second wife.
Bring Jamyung.
We should be very grateful.
The king and l are so relieved.
Why? You're not happy with his marriage?
Mother, l'm already married.
Who is he?
Who did you marry?
l can't tell you.
ls it Prince Hodong?
When Lahee told me he took you in as his bodyguard,
l thought maybe Prince Hodong had feelings foryou.
lt wasn't a proper ceremony, but...
Forget him.
You said yourfate was to kill Prince Hodong.
Mother.
Jamyung!
70,000 Joseon people lost their lives to win
Nakrang's independence.
You do not know how your father built this kingdom,
but l witnessed it.
Forget Prince Hodong.
l know.
Loving someone is like building a mountain in your heart.
You must marry the great general.
That's the only way
you can accept yourfate and protect Nakrang.
DANGUN SHlRNE, NAKRANG
Here, General Wang Goeng and l slashed our hands
and pledged to win the independence of Nakrang.
This is where the Kingdom of Nakrang took its first step.
Before l'm yourfather, l'm the King of Nakrang.
l must care for lives of 300,000 Nakrang people
before l look afterthe life of my daughter.
And the people cry for your death outside the palace.
l'm sorry to burden you like this.
l plan to give your hand to General Wang Hol in marriage.
l have to give you up to prevent the separation of Nakrang.
Since l can't protect you,
l'll leave you in the great general's hands.
lf you truly came for the sake of Nakrang,
then help the great general and protect Nakrang from Goguryeo.
Father...
Hangkai...
l mean, llpum, are you really going to do it?
Yes.
He may be a criminal in Nakrang, but he's our savior.
How can we put the prince in danger?
l was born to protect Princess Jamyung.
MlCHU Even so... This is wrong.
lf Nakrang doesn't exist, the princess doesn't either.
But...
Yes, l feel bad, but what can we do?
The great general is right.
lf we can save only one life, it can't be the prince's life.
The princess has some pathetic fate.
Puku...
wants to see you.
Really?
DO SUGl
What are you praying for?
Prince Hodong came to Wanggeom to see you.
ls that true?
Yes, get ready.
l can't go.
You have to go.
You must meet Prince Hodong forthe sake of Nakrang.
Just what are you thinking?
l fulfill my duty as the great general of Nakrang
to prevent the fall of Nakrang.
l'll escort you to meet Hodong.
We're not at war.
You'll kill Prince Hodong, who came here all alone?
l can't help you.
l'm a man, the great general.
Do you think l like resorting to this cowardly trick?
Please let him go back.
Were you joking when you said yourfate was to save Nakrang?
What good will facing Hodong do
after all our people have died?
General.
How will you save Nakrang
if you can't even get a man out of your heart?
Do you just want to play the heroine?
Then why did you cross the Paesu River?
You should've stayed with Hodong.
Prince Hodong?
l saw him with my own eyes.
l recognized him right away.
Bu Tung took 90 soldiers from Younghojangwon
on the great general's orders.
Will we...
see each other again?
lf you return to Nakrang safely, we will.
Come to Nakrang to see me.
All right.
You kept your promise.
You risked your life to come see me.
l doubted your love for me until now.
l'm sorry.
Forgive me.
Are you ready?
Can l trust you, Princess?
For my father and mother... Forthe Kingdom of Nakrang...
And forthe 70,000 people who lost their lives.
l won't run away.
l trust you.
You came.
l didn't even blow the horn...
But l heard it.
Liar.
You didn't blow it with your mouth,
but you blew it with your heart.
That's why l came.
Why did you come?
You're in danger here.
To take back my bride.
l couldn't stand a day without you.
Why did you leave me?
Because l found something more precious.
Did you find your mother?
Did you see her?
Good.
Then let's go back.
lf you're worried about your mother,
we can take her back to Goguryeo with us.
l will take good care of her. She's your mother.
The person more precious than you...
is not Mom.
lt's General Wang Hol.
l'm...
going to marry him.
Puku.