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[This is a fictional drama based on historical facts.]
[Events depicted might differ from actual events.]
Gaebong.
Open your eyes.
Gaebong!
Wake up!
Wake up and open your eyes!
Open your eyes!
Gaebong!
Now, if you're trying to rise to the throne,
you must give up that woman.
You must give up that woman!
I will eliminate that obstacle for sure this time.
[Speaking in Arabic]
I love you forever.
I swear on this plate.
I won't lose my love again.
Tell him I'm here.
I think it's better you to come again another day.
Right now the King is…
Tell him.
A thousand years of Goryeo?
Your Majesty.
Prince Wang Wook is coming in.
Didn't I tell you not to let anyone in?
Your Majesty.
I have something I must tell you.
Something you must tell me?
What do you have to tell me at this hour?
I don't need it.
What are you here to spy on?
Did Wang Sik Ryeom order you?
Or are you here to ridicule me?
Are you laughing at me right now?
Your Majesty, tomorrow…
I asked you if you were laughing at me!
What are you doing with Wang Sik Ryeom?
Don't you think I know that you were chosen as the next King?
You little!
Even if you become the next King,
would you be a better King than I am?
Wang Sik Ryeom's plaything.
A scarecrow King!
A King like me!
Try laughing at me.
Laugh at me as much as you want!
[Shine or Go Crazy]
You said that we must use the antidote
at the most advantageous moment.
What is it you want to tell me?
Do you want to save Wang So?
I will save Shin Yool.
What plan do you have?
I have a plan to turn the tables around
at the trial tomorrow.
But there is something I must do beforehand.
The King must run the trial
instead of Wang Sik Ryeom.
Thus he must take the antidote.
But he doesn't trust me.
Anyone would feel the same way.
By any chance…
The location is at the palace prison.
You must go in and out of there secretly.
It won't be easy.
But I must try, must I not?
Where is Se Won?
What are you doing?
Someone is dying over here!
Hurry up and call the physician!
[Episode 20]
Someone's dying over here!
Wang Sik Ryeom gave orders not to let anyone in at night.
What are you saying?
Can't you see that she's dying?
Does it not matter if a prisoner dies?
Why aren't you calling the physician?
Call the physician!
Open the doors immediately!
Hurry, open the doors!
How is she?
Will she be able to wake up?
I'm asking you right now!
I heard she's had a coldness for a long time.
Does it look really bad?
The prisoner is in bad health.
Get the fire ready.
Would you like to be held responsible
if she can't attend the trial tomorrow?
I gave her some medicine for now,
so she'll wake up in a little while.
It's the antidote.
There's not much time.
We must save Shin Yool, must we not?
I'll look after her.
Hurry to the King.
This is the way you and she can live.
Hurry!
Please take care of her.
Take care of Gaebong.
How is that woman?
She'll gain consciousness soon.
But…
But?
I'm surprised that she's still alive in that condition.
Give me the details.
Coldness fills her body,
and that coldness has reached her organs and bones.
It seems she's endured it thus far,
but in that condition,
she won't be able to live past this year.
The problem is there's no way to treat her.
Thank you.
You must hurry.
You only have 1 hour before it loses its effectiveness.
Thank you.
Well then.
*Hyungnim.
[Hyungnim: older brother or male.]
Your Majesty!
So is here.
So.
Yes, So.
Weren't you locked in the palace prison?
- Yes, yes. - How did you escape?
I was going to let you out of there.
I really was going to let you out of there!
Your Majesty, I have something to tell you.
I came out for a moment.
- Came out for a moment? - Yes.
Do you want to know about King Haejong's death?
Is that so?
You knew as well.
How much did you laugh at me on the inside?
How much did you ridicule me?
Your Majesty.
I killed my brother and rose to the throne!
Do I look like a King to you?
- Do I still look like a King to you? - Yes!
You look like a King, Your Majesty!
Do you really think so?
Aren't you the best King of Goryeo?
Your Majesty!
Yesterday at the great meeting,
you were more of a King than I was.
That must be the reason
Father left you in charge of the virtuous men.
Why don't I have your boldness?
- Why am I not courageous? - Because you were by my side!
I was able to stand up to Wang Sik Ryeom
because you were by my side, Your Majesty!
Was I of help to you?
You helped me a lot.
If you weren't by my side,
I would've been shivering because I'd be scared.
I'm not a useless King?
Of course not.
Of course you're not.
Thank you.
I should've let you out.
I'm sorry.
Please forgive me.
Hyungnim.
Take this.
It will clear your head and restore your health.
Please forgive me.
All I need is forgiveness.
Please forgive me for everything.
Then I'll take it.
Did you just say forgiveness?
Forgiveness?
Why do brothers need forgiveness?
Yes, I'll forgive you for everything.
Hurry and take this,
and get stronger so you can protect me.
You're the only one who can protect me tomorrow!
You're the only one!
Hurry and take it!
Take it.
Thank you, So.
Thank you.
Don't be alarmed.
I have no intentions of harming you.
Your Highness.
So will be back soon.
There's not much time.
He must come back soon.
You wanted to see me?
Yes.
Go ahead.
I have something to request of you.
Please save Chunghae Trading Company.
Not you, but Chunghae Trading Co.?
All of the physicians have told me
that I would not live past 20.
Seeing my condition today,
I know I don't have many days left.
Soon the place I used to live
will be handed over to Pungwoo Trading Co.
Before I die,
I want to protect Chunghae Trading Co.
Please help me so that they don't become
stray people who wander around at night.
Why would I?
Why do I have to do that?
To Prince Wang So,
the people at that company are friends, peers,
and family.
They must live, so that when I die,
they can be Prince Wang So's strength.
I'm enough as his strength.
A place to get consolation when you're depressed,
a place to laugh a little at jokes
when you're struggling,
a place to fill your heart with a bowl of stew
when you're feeling empty.
People need places like that.
People need people like that.
That way you can live.
The people at Chunghae Trading Co.
will provide strength for Prince Wang So,
even if I disappear.
So please save
Chunghae Trading Co.
You're about to face your death
and you want me to save your company
for Prince Wang So.
Whether it's a lie or truth,
you're very daring.
Soon, the spices that we ordered
will be delivered via Indian merchant ships.
You'll make a huge profit with that amount
if you sell them to the central districts.
In order to buy those spices,
we need 30,000 ginseng roots.
So
you want me to give you 30,000 ginseng roots?
Yes.
You're awake.
He took it.
Tomorrow will be a very long day.
What happened today never happened.
Se Won.
Princess Yeo Won will soon be alone.
Wang So, along with
the assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co., will die.
These are resolutions written by noblemen,
that's what you're saying?
Yes.
It's a resolution to punish severely
Prince Wang So and the assistant head.
Aside from a few supporters of the Capital,
all of them have agreed.
This trial won't take long.
Wang Sik Ryeom will use General Gwak as a witness.
General Gwak?
He hasn't left yet?
What should we do?
What do you mean?
We need to get our heads straight
and get revenge.
Okay.
Wang Sik Ryeom only believes in General Gwak,
and thinks the marriage in Gaebong was real.
So we must use that against him.
We've prepared everything as you've said.
Don't forget our strategy is
to let General Gwak show his own weaknesses.
I agree!
I'll be a witness as well.
Bring in the criminals!
Today's trial is about
Prince Wang So's crime
of breaking the royal marriage law,
and to determine his punishment.
The royal marriage law was
specially created by the First King
for the peace of Goryeo's royal family.
So a prince's first marriage must be
a royal marriage under royal command.
But the son of the First King, Prince Wang So,
when his royal marriage was proclaimed,
married the assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.
Thus he committed a great crime
for which he should be punished!
General Gwak, stand up.
Tell us everything that happened in Gaebong.
Five years ago in Gaebong,
Prince Wang So and Shin Yool wed,
and I witnessed them sharing a bed as well.
Prince Wang So, do you admit
that you were wed 5 years ago in Gaebong?
Yes, I admit it.
The assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.,
Yang Shin Yool,
do you also admit that you wed Prince Wang So
5 years ago in Gaebong?
I do.
Did everyone hear that?
Both admitted to it!
What more do you need, everyone?
Prince Wang So and Yang Shin Yool,
the assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.,
for the crimes of breaking the royal marriage law,
- will be beheaded… - We had a wedding,
but I didn't get married.
What?
You had a wedding,
but you weren't married?
That's correct.
That is the absolute truth, Wang Sik Ryeom.
That's true.
Prince Wang So.
Are you avoiding your death
with such play on words?
Here comes the King!
Your Highness!
What has happened?
And what's with these cuffs?
Are you okay, Miss?
Just trust me, okay?
Your Majesty.
It seems your efforts are futile.
The trial is almost over.
No, now is the start.
The King will conduct the trial now.
Since we've heard the charges against Wang So,
it would be fair to hear his defense.
First, the head of Chunghae Trading Co.,
Yang Gyu Dal will testify.
General Gwak over there
is the worst person in the world.
So what happened is,
General Gwak's younger sister and I were in love.
So we got drunk and spent a magical night together,
and General Gwak used that as an excuse,
to force me to hand Yool over to him!
If he had a bit of sense in him,
would it be normal of him
to want this kind of woman as his wife?
You little!
When did I say I wanted her?
You said you'd offer her.
You're so good at speaking the Goryeo language.
Look, Mr. Gwak!
Why I oughta!
Do you think this is Gaebong?
This is Goryeo, my territory!
How dare you!
So you see,
General Gwak raised his sword to my throat.
You did, didn't you?
You said you'd let me go
if I handed over my sister!
And you made a fool out of me
and hit me twice in one place,
and you made me eat dirt, didn't you?
Anyway, he threatened me so idiotically.
How could Yool, or any woman in the world,
be a wife to that kind of man, am I right?
So we saw Prince Wang So,
who was wandering the streets of Gaebong.
So for a moment, we tied him up.
Isn't it better to have any young man,
rather than that old pervert?
We had no idea he was a prince.
We just needed a Goryeo man
to be her fake groom.
Didn't you say he was a betrothed
that your parents chose,
and that they were coming from Goryeo?
Isn't that why you said you couldn't marry me?
That was lie because I would rather die
than be your second wife.
Did you just say betrothed?
She said you were a betrothed, chosen by her parents.
Look, Wang Sik Ryeom.
As you know, when I was 8,
I was sent to Geumgang Mountain,
and I stayed there for 11 years.
But what betrothed?
Then does that mean that the First King
had intended me to be with the daughter
of a trading company from far far away?
That is the first time I've heard of it.
What happened?
Believe me.
My subordinates saw them share a bed.
I was only helping a woman
who wanted to avoid marrying an old man.
Right after his subordinates left,
I left early in the morning
without seeing the face of my bride.
Is that enough?
Wang Sik Ryeom.
So only held a fake wedding
to save someone in a bad situation.
It doesn't seem like a marriage.
That's not true.
This marriage was real.
The marriage in Gaebong was a lie,
and you haven't seen the face of your bride,
but how did you two meet
and now you're tied up together right now?
The two of them met coincidentally
at Byuklando not long ago.
That's ridiculous!
That
I can testify to.
At the slave market in Byuklando,
I was there when His Highness
met her for the first time.
She was dressed like a man,
so His Highness and
- I thought he was a man. - Silence!
I can't accept the testimony of people from Chunghae Trading Co.,
who are associated with Yang Shin Yool.
How dare you low-lives
intrude on this respectable trial?
How dare you cause a commotion?
Look here!
- Take these people out of here! - Yes, sir!
The King has allowed these witnesses!
Listen!
Make sure they don't lay a finger on them!
Yes, sir!
Hurry and take them out of here!
Protect the witnesses!
Your Majesty!
Don't waste your efforts.
You've done enough for now.
I won't back away today.
Not today.
Why, what? I just told the truth.
Did you see that?
Did you see how I scolded General Gwak?
Wasn't I so fierce?
Wasn't I so serious?
It seems like they're on our side, doesn't it?
Our opponent is Wang Sik Ryeom.
We can't let our guard down.
Hyungnim.
You must overcome it this time.
I don't think Wang Sik Ryeom will back away.
Don't worry.
Everything will go well.
Don't forget, Your Majesty,
that I have the evidence
of King Haejong's assassination.
Then we'll die together.
Now that I think about it,
my seal on the contract
of King Haejong's assassination wasn't the only seal.
And if I reveal the bronze mirror pieces,
you'll be the one who'll suffer more, not I.
Isn't that so?
It's okay for you to lose the throne?
Doesn't it matter what kind of King I was?
What has changed you so much?
The antidote?
Prince Wang So?
The cards you and I have
seems to have lost their efficacy now.
How can these useless cards
be used as weapons?
Don't worry.
I won't reveal the evidence with my own hands.
I, as well, Wang Sik Ryeom.
But
I can't back away from today's trial.
The same goes for me as well.
Bring in the appeals.
These are the appeals
to severely punish Wang So and Yang Shin Yool
for breaking the royal marriage law.
All of the noblemen in Goryeo want this.
Your Majesty!
The royal marriage law must be abolished!
This law was made in the chaos
that was the founding of Goryeo,
it was made so that the First King
could arrange all marriages of his princes.
But the prince's marriages are
being used for bad purposes,
so the law must be abolished, Your Majesty!
Look here!
Bring in the appeals!
What you see in front of you,
are appeals to abolish the royal marriage law.
You were married when the First King was alive!
When he was a prince!
I said I wasn't married!
No.
You haven't proven your fake marriage.
You don't have clear evidence.
Look, Wang Sik Ryeom.
How could you close your eyes and ears
and ignore the evidence?
Even if you were indeed tied up and forced,
wasn't it your will to finish the wedding
and share the room with your bride?
How is a marriage fake when it was your will?
That's ridiculous!
I didn't share a room with her!
With what will you prove that?
General Gwak's subordinates guarded the doors
until early morning, and didn't see you leave.
Then isn't it clearly true that
you spent all that time together?
It wasn't long enough to share a bed.
You!
You said it was a fake marriage.
Tell me why you took your company overseas
to Goryeo after your marriage.
And if nothing happened that night,
why did a prince work at the trading company,
and busy himself with trying to save her company
when it was against his duty as supervisor?
But the marriage in Gaebong was fake?
Your Majesty.
Isn't it odd?
The marriage in Gaebong is a lie,
and those two have no such relationship.
Shin Yool and I became fond of each other.
If a scandal occurred,
it would've been impossible.
What are you trying to do?
Your Majesty!
Please give your royal command
for me and Yang Shin Yool's marriage!
Thus, reveal that the marriage in Gaebong
was indeed a fake marriage!
Prince Wang Wook!
Your Highness.
Prince Wang So.
Isn't she your woman?
Are you just going to watch idly
as your woman goes into the arms of another man?
And can you call yourself a man?
Say something.
The assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.
is a woman
of no relation to me!
Even so,
Prince Wang So's crimes haven't disappeared!
Even if only to please all the noblemen
who have written the appeals,
you must punish Prince Wang So!
Place Prince Wang So under the command of my son, Wang Poong,
and give him the duty of requisitioning men
and escorting them to the west.
How dare you put the First King's prince
below Wang Poong?
Your Majesty.
They're most curious about
the head of the virtuous men.
Should we move further with the trial?
If we just break that woman,
we can find out what we most want to know.
Stop.
So, this decision is to save your life.
I'm sorry.
I hereby royally proclaim the marriage
of Wang Wook of the Hwang family,
and Yang Shin Yool, the assistant head of Chunghae Trading Co.
And Wang So will escort the requisitioned men
under Wang Poong.
Your Majesty!
Inscrutable are the King's favors!
Bring some warm water!
Prepare the fire.
Baek Myo.
- I'll do it. - Okay.
Miss, don't worry.
It's all over now,
your struggles.
Now, now.
Why are you crying?
We should be glad she's alive.
Even if she opens her eyes,
her life won't be worth living.
No, that's not true.
Yes, we should be glad she's alive.
Your Highness.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for saving her.
- Thank you, Your Highness. - Thank you.
The royal marriage will be held soon.
Your Highness.
We're not familiar with royal marriages,
and we don't have anything right now.
I'll prepare everything,
so look after Shin Yool.
- Yes, Your Highness. - Yes, Your Highness.
Yes.
I had to save you.
Yes, Your Majesty.
If you wait, the road will open up
and you'll see the way.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You should go get some rest.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I'm the White Tiger from Geumgang Mountain.
Roar!
I'm the White Tiger from Geumgang Mountain.
Roar!
I'm
the White Tiger
from Geumgang Mountain.
Roar.
I'm
the White Tiger
from Geumgang Mountain.
This was the only way.
I know.
Now
you should forget
about Gaebong.
If you can't undo what was done,
don't burden the one
who is leaving.
Thank you
for saving her.
Gaebong.
Hyungnim.
Are you feeling better now?
Gaebong,
do you want to go somewhere
with me today?
The gods in the heavens,
Gaebong and So So are here
to undo our bond as blood brothers.
We tried to live well without changing
for generations after generations,
but we're sorry for being indecisive.
How nice would it have been
to have life go the way I wanted it?
Please tell Gaebong
that while I was with her,
I had so much fun and enjoyed life,
dear gods in the heavens.
Please tell So So
that thanks to him
I found joy in life,
dear gods in the heavens.
Now our bonds of brotherhood are gone,
and our bonds of marriage are gone.
Now So So and Gaebong will be strangers.
Please tell her that
even after we're strangers,
I hope she stays healthy
and that she always enjoys life.
Please tell her my heart is full,
dear gods.
Please tell him that
even after we're strangers,
that the people at Chunghae Trading Co.
will still be his people.
And please tell him, dear gods,
that he must not
look back,
to instead look forward and to do what he must do,
dear gods.
Farewell,
Shin Yool.
Goodbye,
Prince Wang So.
When I become King,
I will get rid of royal marriages
under royal command.
Please give your royal command
for me and Yang Shin Yool's marriage!
What are all of these?
Prince Wang Wook sent these
to prepare for the wedding.
Oh, my.
I've wanted to buy these badly.
Oh, my!
They must've went through their storage for these.
Oh, my goodness!
So are you happy?
Now that you're seeing expensive goods again,
are you that happy?
I'm just saying.
Why do you have to say it like that?
They will make the wedding dress.
Wedding dress.
If you're going to make the wedding dress,
please make it look pretty.
More beautiful than any other dress in the world.