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Take a look at it. Is it what you asked for?
No. It's something Mother did, there must be no problem.
Take it.
Yes.
Ma'am.
I buried it at the royal tomb of Queen Eui In.
-Did anyone see you?-No. Please rest assured.
Good job.
Episode 4
It's warm cheongju.(refined rice wine)
It will warm up your body.
Thank you, ma'am.
I was born and raised here.
As I lived here, at the age of six
my father sold me for his gambling debts
and I entered the palace.
She's from the lowest class, but she learned the 'Elementary Learning' on her own.
She's smart so she can carry out orders,
but she's too ugly to be a court lady.
Then maybe for five nyangs...
Okay then. Some people turn prettier as they grow up.
But, it didn't happen to me.
That's so pretty.
-What's that?-Doesn't this look nice?
In the end I just became one of the many useless maids in the palace.
That is until that day.
'Classics of Poetry' is not the book I'm looking for! Did you even look at it properly?
Please forgive me, Crown Prince.
'Think about him, what kind of man am I?'Find the book that has this sentence.
Yes.
Stop right there.
Can you perhaps find it?
I see you come here once in a while.
Yu said 'I think about him because of his contributions.'
It's from the 'Book of Documents', in the chapter 'Counsels of Great Yu'.
'Under this vast blue sky, what kind of man am I?' is from 'Classic of Poetry', in the chapter 'Odes of Wang'.
Your Highness, have you perhaps mixed the two verses?
You woman, how dare you to the Crown Prince...
[The Book of Odes]
You are right. I was wrong.
You said you were called Gae Shi, right?(Meaning 'dog poo', common name within the lowest class)
The world got it wrong.
How dare they call you by such a petty name?You're a precious child.
It started from then
that I became a useful person.
Even the court ladies I stayed with didn't know my name.
When His Highness called me by that name . . .
But...
Ma'am.
Your usefulness ends here.
Don't be sad.
To anyone, life can be pointless and pathetic like this.
However, while being alive,
we must burn and rise above the ashes like that.
Load!
Yes.
Even if I have to burn myself...
Fire!
and burn everything.
Hurry up and don't waste any time.
However, even so, it won't be that the Chief Minister will
stand on the Grand Prince's side.
Yes, I know.
However, from now on, we must make the Chief Minister one of the Grand Prince's people.
Your Highness, you have finally opened your eyes now?
No, it's been a while.
Yes, I regretted it...
for not being able to put Grand Prince on the throne that day...
Dongjabondan: Parents of young men write about bridegroom candidates
Yoo Hee Boon (Prince Gwang Hae's Brother-in-law)Right State Councilor, what is this chaos?!
Shut up!
It is for the Princess' marriage.
The list of the possible noble suitors are coming in.
Your Majesty, you must stop this marriage.
Queen's Quarters (Queen's Jurisdiction)The decision of the Princess' marriage is up to the Queen's Quarters.
With what power and reason would I stop it.
Your Highness, the sons of Nobles Hong and Kang are being considered as the Princess' Suitors. Do you not realize?
The Queen's Quarters are trying to use that as the platform to put the Grand Prince on the throne.
Didn't you know they would come out like that?
This cause is brought on by Chief Minister Lee Deok Hyeong. Are you aware of that?
It's not just Westerners. Besides the Great Northern Faction...
they are plotting treason against you together, Your Highness.
Don't be like that. Just eat one spoonful.
I'll feed you. Come on.
I don't want to. I won't eat.
Grand Prince.
Don't get married.
If you're not here, what am I going to do?
Who am I going to play hide and seek with?
And who am I going to play shops with?
If you're not here
I won't like staying in the palace.
Eui.
Older sister. Please. Okay?
Did you say this was for Yeong Chang?
Is that my fate being born a princess?
Your younger brother was born as the next rightful heir.
But he wasn't able to be seated on the throne.
You know what that means.
You should know it by now.
This marriage can save Yeong Chang's life.
Understand?
You have to protect your younger brother.
Your Highness, you're so brave.
You are getting married...
at such a young age.
Stop your tears, Court Lady Choi.
Like Mother said, as this nation's princess
this is something I must do, I also know.
I'm going to make a new ornament for Yeong Chang's Royal Pendant.
Even though I'm not in the palace, he can look at it instead of me.
Do you even know how to make it?
You can't even do the cross stitch.
But what a relief it is that your groom will be from a noble family.
I know, you are the best woman in Joseon.
You should have the best husband.
When I looked into it, there is a rumor that the son of the Police Bureau's Chief was selected.
Also, the son of the mayor of Hanyang was the other.
What?
Yes?
What did you just say?
Who?
I'm Joo Won of the Hong family. My father is the Police Chief, His Excellency Hong Yeong.
It wouldn't be...
Hong Joo WonHow can you read a book at a time like this?
You came.
I lost. I surrender to you.
What's the matter for you to come all this way?
Forget it. Let's go somewhere and have a drink.
Hey!
Water. Fine?
Kang In WooDon't you also have a lot on your mind? Don't you?
To have the chance to run into the Princess at the tavern again . . .
Who could imagine?
You know, we saw her before when we were young.
Let's run. You're going to be it if you get caught.
Here's fine. Where are you from?
What are your names?
So what do you think about the matter?
I've liked the princess since I first saw her.
Don't you remember? I said I wanted to be her groom five years ago.
So?
What do you mean so?
I'm asking you to concede to me.
What?
You know that the princess' husband cannot hold a government position?
Even so, it is for the elders to decide. That is the law of the Royal Palace and the nobles.
Joo Won, I just heard it through the grapevine.
So many people endlessly visit my house.
I will take my place as her husband.
Back off, Hong Joo Won.
Kang Joo Seon's House
Community Food Bank
Lee Deuk Hyeong (Han Eum)
-Eat a lot. -Doesn't it look good? Let's go quickly.
Lord Han Eum.
Chief Minister.
Mayor of Hanyang, Kang Joo Seon
Please come.
Five years ago, on the day of the full lunar moon . . .
Police Station's Record Room
I found it.
Bring it here.
This is the incident five years ago where a mummified corpse was found. But why all of a sudden?
It's nothing. There's just something that is bothering me.
Then, is this the last prophecy that he left?
The last sentence which states, "The one who rules the fire of this nation, only the pure blood will become the real owner of the world."
That refers to Grand Prince Yeong Chang.
If this had become known to others, think about what could have happened?
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The food might be somewhat hasty, because all my staff are at the Community Food Bank.
No, it isn't.
It is I who owe you an apology for visiting you today.
Yes.
I knew that; that is how you'd answer me.
Quite frankly, I told them to bring out whatever, since we're busy.
You always do admirable things.
You use your own money often to feed the needy citizens.
Money is the only thing I have; which was inherited from my ancestors.
It may be considered classless to nobles, but I'm also interested in being an entrepreneur to make money.
But with all your earnings from that, you have spent that money on feeding the poor.
This is the true example of a proud and outstanding noble man.
Not like others who are being hypocritical and take from the poor.
Don't say that anywhere else.
You'll become hated by other noble men.
The reason you came to see me, is it because you needed an answer?
I know that it's a difficult decision to offer the eldest son as the princess's husband.
-So...-No.
Then you didn't have to come.
Both I and Hong Yeong are subjects of this country.
Before family, the government and the royal court come first.
Either way, we are ready to go with the queen dowager's decision.
My Lord.
But...
whether this marriage will be successful...
of that I'm not sure.
What are you saying?
I am a businessman.
For generations, we were doing business in the diplomatic service and trading.
Among merchants and traders, there's a rumor...
They're sensitive to rumors for their business.
They're talking about the movement of the Westerners... even more importantly, also His Majesty,
which seems like they're heading to a dangerous destination.
[Park Eung Seo's Confession - 7 people including Park Eung Seo are from the West Faction and they stole the silver]
[Park Eung Seo's Confession - to fund the setting of Yeong Chang on the throne, and Kim Je Nam is the leader.]
Your Majesty. What will you do?
I met the merchant who provided the material.
But, it's hard to believe.
[Namhan Mountain Fortress]
Hey!
Go in.
Sulphur?(for gunpowder)
What are you doing?
Who is it?
I am the Chief Minister Lee Deuk Hyeong.
I'm pretty good at handling swords, but I don't make a noise.
Lead me to...
His Majesty.
Your Majesty, this cannon has a higher chance of misfiring than this cannon.
We corrected the flaw and made this one.
Sir, this is a restricted area.
What do you think you're doing?
Stop right there!!
Do you not know the chief minister of this country?
What... is this place for?
Your Majesty!!
Follow me, Chief Minister.
As it is, I was about to test it out.
Your Majesty, it is dangerous. Please step back.
I want observe it closer.
-Start.-Yes.
Is it...
another failure?
Your Majesty, please forgive us.
She is the royal shaman, Soo Ryeon Gae.
Queen Mother?
[Namhan Mountain Fortress]
[Arsenal Chimgwaejeong]
That's right.
I am producing weapons
and making explosives secretly.
I've done so for a long time.
And for that long I have failed. However...
I am determined not to give up.
It's for the best that you found out.
I was going to reveal and proceed to advance it.
Hwagi Dogam...(Firearms Institute)
will be the name of this place.
Your Majesty.
You must know how weak Joseon is.
We don't have decent weapons.
We can't even produce explosives, the most important, by ourselves.
So we are just getting by with what the Ming provides us.
Ming has been doing that for a long time.
Whenever they needed, they would use Joseon as the front line.
In fear of Joseon gaining power, they hide how to make explosives in secret.
That is how they kept us dependent upon them.
However...
My Joseon,
will be different, Chief Minister.
It's strange. Both of the two young masters
and the princess share a fate.
One will be fire
and the other will be water.
One will ignite the princess
and the other will comfort her.
But what about it is strange?
It is the Princess.
What?
The princess has something that shouldn't be there.
There is an ominous energy around her.
Something that...
a woman can't have,
this country's..
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But this country isn't yours alone.
You are certainly the king, but you are not the owner of this country.
The king is the boat that floats in the sea of the people.
How can that boat move alone?
The officials of the government should have known! Whatever purpose this was for...
-it can't justify deception.-No!
I had to do it this way.
Moving the capital to Gyoha...
to prevent the invasion of Jurchen.
Do you think my dream only amounted to that?
Defend in preparation for a war that may happen someday?
You are wrong.
In order to survive, Joseon must become a leading power.
The power that can supress not only Jurchen, but also Ming!
Only countries powerful enough to invade others will be liberated from invasions.
That is what I learned through wars. But...
Key retainers don't even let me transfer the capital.
Do you think they will agree to developing explosives?
Do you think the Westerners will support me, who's against Ming?
-Your Majesty! -So I'll ask you one thing.
If the day comes when...
I have to stand against the Westerners,
whose side will you take?
In order not to have deception or trickery,
in order for me to rule properly, if I have to cut them out.
When that time comes...
who will you stand with?
By saying that...
what are you implying?
Your Majesty.
- You, where have you been... - Stand up, everyone.
Just enjoy the party I set up.
Tomorrow...
is the day.
Princess!
Did you hear that?
Candidates for your husband are entering the palace now.
Your Highness, should I go and take a peek?
-Whose son is more...-Court Lady Choi.
I'm an ominous child.
What?!
Me. Court Lady Choi.
Hmm... what do you mean by that?
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Please start the final selection, Your Highness.
Wait a minute.
My father hasn't arrived yet.
It is a royal custom for the woman's side of the family to attend the final selection.
I heard he already entered the palace. Let's have some tea while we wait.
It's hot.
It's so... hot.
Princess!!
Yeong Chang?
Eui!!
Your Highness!
Where are you?
The Queen's father has arrived.
Welcome. Father and brother.
Your Highness.
Please come up. We have been waiting for you.
Stop right there.
What do you want?
Forgive me but I'm afraid to say that today's final selection will have to be postponed, Your Highness.
Tie up the criminal Kim Je Nam and his sons.
Yes.
-What?-What do you...
They are all traitors, so drag them out now!
What are you saying? I am a traitor?
Your Highness!!
Brother!! Father!!
- Your Highness.- Father!!
- Brother!- Lord!
- Father- Your Highness!
Eui! Eui!
Why is it so quiet all of a sudden? Court Lady Uhm? Yeon Sil?
Your Highness.
-Take him away.-Yes.
Grand Prince.
Eui!!
Older sister.
What are you doing? Why are you dragging him away?
For treason.
Your Highness, His Highness committed treason.
What?
- Take him away- Yes.
- Your Highness!- Eui!
Let the kid go! Let go of Grand Prince!
Eui!!
Eui!! No. Eui!!
- Treason?- That's nonsense!
[Oh Seong, Lee Hang Bok][Oh Ri, Lee Won Ik]
My Lord.
Han Eum.
This isn't just everything, My Lord.
Move! I'm going to the Grand Prince.
I have to go to the Grand Prince.
You bastards! My father committed treason?
My father tried to help Yeong Chang to the throne?
Who framed my father and son?
Fine, I'll see His Majesty.
I'll directly ask His Majesty about the reason he plans to kill my son.
Forgive me, but Your Highness can't enter the Main Hall.
Inspector Court Lady.
That girl, that girl, and that girl. Drag them over here!
Yes.
Your Highness! Your Highness!
What are you doing?
What are these?
We found these at the tomb of Queen Eui In, the first Queen of the late King.
We received a report that those court ladies buried these at the tomb.
Because they thought the late King got sick by the curse of Queen Eui In.
What did you say?
Therefore according to the law, before the truth is discovered
Your Highness can not leave your quarters.
Inspector Court Lady!
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Is this how you will bind my hands?
So I can't save my son.
Park Eung Seo is the one who robbed the silver merchant in Moongyeong, Gyeongsang Province.
He wrote this to confess his crime.
'On a day in 1613, Park Eung Seo, bastard son of Park Soon and Seo Yang Gap, bastard son of Seo Ik,'
'along with Sim Woo Yeong, Lee Gyeong Joon, Park Chi In, Park Chi Eui, and Kim Pyeong Son,'
'we 7 bastard sons of noble men plotted high treason.'
Therefore, we robbed the silver merchant in Moongyeong first.
By doing that, we collected the funds to raise an army.
[Park Eung Seo]
Along with the Queen's father, Kim Je Nam...
we wanted to dethrone the stupid king, and set Grand Prince Yeong Chang on the throne.
Who's side will you take?
In order for no deception and trickery to occur,
in order for me to properly rule, and I have to cut them out.
At that time, who will you stand with?
Was this what you meant to say then? Your Majesty?
Park Eung Seo confessed this, but the others are denying it.
That is true.
We can't predicate the treason by this letter.
This is fabricated!
Also the suspicion on the Queen Dowager is a set up, too!
Please reconsider, Your Majesty!
Please reconsider!
This will be clearly revealed through the investigation! Therefore...
Allow your servant, Lee Deok Hyeong to say a word.
Forgive me for saying this, but
Your Majesty...
is wrong.
To properly rule, there must be no more deception.
Is that what you said?
No. You are wrong.
That one decision...
the deception and trickery right now...
will end your rule...
in tyranny.
Is that too harsh?
Please refuse the treacherous retainer!
Please hold on to your goal to be a sage king!
Proper ruling...
happens not next time, but right now!
When you withstand this deceptive temptation...
that is when it begins.
If you don't do that
Your Majesty's plans will fade and someday...
will be ruined.
Chief Minister! Tyranny?
How can you say those words?
Step back!
After all...
you didn't trust me.
I...
wanted to go with you.
You can't believe this confession?
Then that is fine. I will directly
do the interrogation.
Your Majesty!
Will that be fine?
If I prove it to you myself?
Mayor!
How's the situation in the palace?
It seems that His Majesty's own interrogation will begin soon.
He means to continue with this.
What about Joo Won and In Woo?
Due to the situation, they aren't able to leave the palace yet.
However, don't worry.
Even if the marriage is involved
they won't be able to take our families lightly.
The thing you were talking about,
was it this?
It's not just the government and the royal court.
Didn't everyone know
that this type of thing would happen?
We just didn't know it would happen this soon.
You're simple and honest to begin with.
Your father too.
That's why it would be better for me to be the princess's husband than you.
And also, my Lord...
I mean, my father...
may seem soft, but he isn't a person that can be pushed around.
But this is not all because of you.
I told you. Towards the princess...
I mean, Her Highness.
The Princess...
will she be okay?
You can't, Your Highness. Not the Main Hall.
Move away.
Your Highness. At this rate, you will get hurt too.
Yeong Chang and Queen Mother are locked up.
My younger brother could die.
Your Highness.
I'll have to see His Majesty. He will listen to me.
Brother will know of Yeong Chang's innocence!
Your Highness.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty...
It isn't true, right?
The matters about Yeong Chang and Queen Mother...
It isn't true, right?
Older Brother, you will trust them.
Will you?
Yeong Chang,
please spare him, Older Brother.
That kid didn't do anything wrong. He is only a kid.
In the Royal Court...
there is no little child.
There is no one without a crime, either. Thus...
Yeong Chang...
will have to pay for his crimes.
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So, Older Brother...
next year for sure,
please sell your heat wave to me.
Next year, too.
For a long time like that
for sure.
Your Highness.
Hong...
Joo Won, you said?
You're the son of the Police Chief.
That time.
Your Highness.
My younger brother...
save him please.
If I do that
she said that I can save Yeong Chang.
If this marriage occurs.
Princess!
Please...
marry me.
Please.
So I can save my younger brother.
Please. Please.
Your Highness.
Grand Prince.
I don't want to. I don't want to go.
I'll not go.
- Your Highness.- I know. I heard what everyone's saying.
That if I step out of the palace, I will be killed.
That assassins are waiting for me.
It's not so, my Prince.
Please consider it as a temporary refuge.
I don't want to!! Please call the Queen Mother for me!
Find my sister. I will leave if I can go with my sister.
I'll not go alone by myself.
I'm scared.
I'm not going by myself!
Your Highness.
I can't send him away.
I can't let him go like this.
What crime did that little child do? His only crime is being born as the Grand Prince.
Because of that crime, he has to be exiled as a commoner?
Your Highness, please calm down.
If you are like this, it could be more dangerous for the Grand Prince.
Court Lady Jung, save Yeong Chang.
If he leaves the palace, he will die.
Save Yeong Chang, please.
-Please save him.-Your Highness.
Your Highness.
What about the Grand Prince?
Not yet. He's refusing to go until he sees his sister.
What should we do? If we keep delaying this,
the Grand Prince won't be able to leave here alive.
The soldiers are...
Princess.
You shouldn't do this. Please.
I'm going with Yeong Chang.
- If he's going, so am I. - Princess.
He's someone who can't live a day without me,
when lightening strikes at night, he has to hold my hand so that he can fall asleep.
So how can I let him go alone?
How can I stay in the palace?
Then kill me first before you go.
Until then, you won't be able to take a step out!
Court Lady Choi! You...
Go with him, Princess.
Court Lady Jeong.
It's been allowed by the King.
Therefore, you can leave with the Grand Prince.
Eui!!
Older sister!!
Are you okay? Are you injured anywhere?
Older sister, I was scared.
By myself, it was really scary.
Don't worry. It's going to be alright. I'm going to go with you.
Therefore, you don't have to worry anymore.
I'll never let you go.
I will protect you no matter what.
It's alright Eui. This is no big deal.
You're just leaving the palace for a while. Soon you and I will return.
You're telling the truth, right?
Of course. Have I ever lied to you?
Here, take this.
It's a decorated jade pendant. I made the knot for you.
You're the Grand Prince of this country, Yeong Chang.
You should never forget that.
So you shouldn't cry anymore, and endure through this.
I'll be right next to you.
Yes, Older Sister.
Let's go.
Now you must let go of the Grand Prince's hand.
You have to enter the palanquin.
Escort the Grand Prince.
Yes.
Your Highness, let go of her hand.
I don't want to. I'm going to get on with him.
What are you doing? Hurry up and separate the both of them.
Older sister! Older sister! Older sister!
What are you doing? Didn't you say we can go together?
Please! Hurry!
Older sister! Save me! Older sister!
Eui. Don't let go.Let me go!
Please let go of me!!
Eui!! Eui!!
No! No! No!No! Eui!
No! No!!!
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Hwa Jeong
You promised. That you'll protect that child.
We need to filter them out to the bottom.
Is anyone out there? Please call someone.
No. No. Princess.
Tell me.
Pure blood... Grand Prince Yeong Chang will sit on the throne?
The current king is not the true owner of the throne?
What is this?
I will find it, no matter what.