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Episode 19
Who's there?
Ma'am!
Sir!
Run away! Now!
No!
- Are you all right? - Ma'am, now!
What are you waiting for? Take him inside!
Let's hurry, sir!
- Stay awake! - Goodness, what happened?
Go report it to the police bureau! Now!
Goodness, Young Master...
Sir!
We have to stop the bleeding right away.
- Sir, we don't have time... - Did you get hurt anywhere?
It's not time to worry about me!
Sir! Sir!
Please...
you can't lose consciousness.
Please... Please...
- Kill me. - No, I won't.
I need to know what this is about.
What is this? Who sent you...
No!
Tell me! Who are you?
Over there, sir!
- My goodness! - Who are you?
Get him! Now!
That way! This way!
Stop there!
That way! We'll go this way!
How is he doing?
Bring a doctor. And send a message to the palace.
Yes.
You... have to hang on.
It doesn't matter if you become my enemy...
Just please... don't die.
What happened, Hwa Yi?
What on earth is happening to you here?
Councilor Hong was attacked? What do you mean by that?
I didn't hear the details. I just...
How badly is he hurt? And what about the other one?
I just sent someone, so...
No, I'm going. Bring the royal physician right now.
Sire! Sire!
- Follow His Majesty in secret. - Pardon?
Didn't you hear me? Hurry up!
- How is he? - Luckily, he avoided serious injuries.
But his wounds are deep, so the next few days will be critical.
Sir...
Failed?
- Did you just say you failed? - I'm sorry, sir.
When we were about to finish him off, someone interrupted us.
So we had no choice but to retreat.
And... you couldn't get rid of Gyosan?
Lee Yi Cheom appeared out of nowhere...
Now, who's going to give me the same excuses?
If not, go out there and take care of the problems!
You must bring the heads of those two.
Yes, sir.
Clean up.
Gwanghae will try to grab this opportunity.
He'll try to strangle me somehow.
We've always had things like this happen to us.
But you've always won.
It will surely turn out that way again, my lord.
Did you say you didn't know them either?
Yes. I checked all the bodies
but it was hard to guess who attacked me or who saved me.
I will take care of this.
Please help me so that I can.
Jungmyung!
Because of me, Councilor Hong almost died.
Whoever it is, I'll never be able to forgive him.
Even then, you shouldn't.
In this situation, you should really hide yourself.
No. If I was going to hide and run away again, I wouldn't have come back.
I wouldn't have told you who I was either.
I was determined that I wouldn't lose my precious people again.
No one because of me...
So please tell me. Who is behind this?
What do I need to do to catch him?
Sire.
This... is from the royal physician.
He found it while he was treating Councilor Hong.
Isn't this a woman's bracelet?
I wonder if he meant to give it to Her Highness?
Councilor Hong... was capable of doing this?
It's my turn again.
So when I come back, you have to open your eyes and look at me.
Do you understand?
You have to see me first.
Tell Lee Yi Cheom to come and take care of everything here as I told you.
Yes, sire!
Eun Seol, move quickly! We'll be late with breakfast!
- I am! - Stop talking back and hurry!
- Seriously... - I was already thinking...
What can you possibly be thinking?
- I can think! - Really!
And you just left the bucket here!
You'll spill everything! Do it properly...
What the heck is this?
- Eun Seol! What's this? - I'm doing it properly!
Not that! This water and your hands...
Wait, wait! Wait!
What does it say?
So... 'because of the cruel king'
'people's anger reached the sky.'
'Now, following the heaven's command'
'Bell'... Ring the bell?
Ring what?
You fool!
It says it will hit 'Chang'!
- Huh? 'Chang'? - Yes!
Hit 'Chang'? Will it break windows? (another meaning of the letter 'chang')
Idiot! This letter is Chang of Changdeok Palace!
Don't you understand? Don't you?
So this means it will hit His Majesty!
- What? - What?
Move aside! Move, everyone!
Move aside!
Everyone, move aside!
A treason plot? That's right!
It's only been a few days, but a treason plot is boiling up again!
Also, those who want to harm His Majesty are coloring the city in bloody red...
and hanging posters on the walls!
In order to corner the people in fear
and justify the treason plot!
And Gyosan Heo Gyoon...
I have the proof that he plotted all of this.
Step aside! Tell Kang Joo Seon to come out! Right now!
You're back, Lord Kang.
Is that the poster from the city walls in your hand?
Then you should know now...
what Gwanghae is trying to do.
What about Gyosan?
I told him last night that Kang Joo Seon is trying to get rid of him.
What do you mean? Someone's chasing me?
How would I know who it is?
I just saw on my way.
Be careful.
It's dangerous to walk around the city at night.
Sire, once we create a rift between the two...
Yes, Gyosan will try his hardest not to die alone.
He will definitely drag in Kang Joo Seon.
You did a very good job today.
I already planted fake proof in Gyosan's house
that he changed the water color in the well and hung up the posters.
It's not even much work for me.
Military strategy is about using tricks.
You have to fool the enemy in war.
Since he went against me with a fabricated treason plot
I'll have to catch them using the same method.
But, sire...
what if Gyosan confesses first?
Or if he claims that he was framed?
What? Do you think Gyosan would do that?
He's been cornered this far.
Would you do that if you were him?
If I were him, I'd bite the enemy first even if I ended up dying.
Gyosan will also fight to the end.
Of course... along with Kang Joo Seon.
He will bring Kang Joo Seon's head in front of me.
That poster!
Who would fabricate these?
It's Gwanghae!
And you still came to me?
Knowing that Gwanghae started a plot to catch us?
Then who would I go to?
We're comrades who plotted the big event, whether we like each other or not.
Even if you tried to kill me first.
And you still came?
I had nowhere to go.
Sure, I'm thankful. You came here on your own.
I thought I'd have a hard time finding you.
What are you doing?
What do you think you're doing?
I have underlings too.
Sir, if I don't get back by three
one of them will go to the palace with something pretty interesting.
What?
A confession that Gwanghae is looking forward to.
It's about how I partnered with you and we plotted treason together.
What are you saying?
Do you understand your position now?
We're standing at the cliff with our legs tied together now.
Either we die together...
or we live together.
It was really Hwa Yi who did it?
He stabbed Councilor Hong with a knife?
No! I can't believe it! How can I believe it without seeing it myself?
The butler said that he saw it clearly!
I can't believe it. How could he possibly do that with those pretty hands?
With those pretty hands, I heard he partnered with traitors!
I was really suspicious of him from the beginning.
It was strange that he was involved in here right away, but still...
So how is Councilor Hong doing now? Does anyone know anything?
Councilor Hong...
He's in the clinic in the palace. I heard His Majesty took him there.
Aren't you surprised?
Only top officials like me know this type of high-end info.
You shouldn't. You can't move yet.
I have to go.
I have to know what's happening.
Wait. I will explain to you.
Sire!
You must be curious about his whereabouts.
Isn't that right?
Please hurry inside. In there...
You bastard...
What do you mean by that, sire?
She went to see Gyosan?
That's what she wanted to do.
Sire!
She wanted to work this out on her own.
Even then, how could you send her there? How?
Even if that's what it takes, I have to catch him!
Do you understand?
This is not just to catch Gyosan.
I mean to find the real master behind him.
Only then will she also be safe.
No one should be able to shake me up in this country
so that I can protect the princess.
You walked on your own to find me.
You must also be out of your mind.
What the heck happened?
- You're asking that question? - Look...
You said you'd take care of the king!
So why did the queen dowager get involved in the treason plot?
What trick are you playing that the king is chasing me?
The king is coming after you?
That's right. So tell me.
What was that with the queen dowager?
And what's with the poster in the city today?
Is it true that you were involved in all of it?
Is that why Councilor Hong was suspicious of me?
Damn... Do you know how hard it was to approach him?
He was going to hand me over to the state tribunal!
Councilor Hong was stabbed last night...
He's right. I did it.
What?
Are you deaf? Are you blind?
Soldiers are everywhere in the city to catch me!
Because I got in touch with you!
I have no way of knowing what's going on in the city.
So I asked to see you.
Although I feel ashamed knowing that you
will be in exile soon because of my incident.
Your grace is immeasurable, ma'am.
It's regrettable that we cannot be there to protect you.
Don't mention it.
It seems that another treason plot will be caught.
They are chasing Gyosan Heo Gyoon this time.
Is the rumor true that the technician at the bureau was also involved?
The one named Hwa Yi...
How did you know?
Gwanghae finally...
Ma'am, what's going on?
I have something to tell you.
There is no one to protect the princess right now.
Ma'am... what did you just say?
Her Highness?
Ma'am!
Princess... is alive.
The sulfur technician named Hwa Yi is Jungmyung.
- Pardon? - Pardon?
I came to see 'West Palace.'
Step aside.
Please come again tomorrow.
Someone as low as you can't tell me when to come and go.
I just mean to say my greetings...
So it's strange that I can't.
Why? Are you hiding something?
Kim Gae Shi...
So you were the owners of those shoes.
You must've had a friendly conversation.
Or... was it a secretive conversation?
Something very secretive.
We searched everywhere, but we didn't see anything suspicious.
Then he didn't come with a tail.
If that's the case, they've attacked us already.
What do you mean?
No one should follow you?
Gyosan is shrewd.
He'll definitely check if I brought people with me.
Still, how can I leave you by yourself?
I'll come back alive.
I'll definitely come back alive.
Gyosan, there is something you want.
Then take this bait!
You want to leave the city and run away to Japan?
Fine. I'll help you.
But before that, there is something you have to do.
So that's the keepsake of the dead princess.
Eye of Mercy Goddess.
I found out that it used to be Nam Sa Go's.
Why would you give it to Her Highness?
What meaning could it have?
Leave it!
How dare you put your dirty hand on it!
Ma'am, you're shivering too much.
You might get caught.
What?
'The one who controls fire will come to rule the land.'
You knew that the prediction was referring to the princess.
That's why you made the princess escape from the palace in 1613.
What are you saying?
How dare you! In front of me...
Now that I think about it... no one saw the body of the princess.
Shut your mouth!
There is no reason to talk about this with you.
No, I'm curious.
I assumed that she would be dead since there was a big explosion.
But a thought suddenly came to my mind.
'The one who rules fire'...
If she was born with the prediction, wouldn't she have survived the flame?
And if that's the case...
where would Her Highness be right now?
Someone who appeared in the city one day and showed herself to everyone.
Also, the one who had this keepsake of the princess...
Maybe the one named Hwa Yi knows about it...
Or maybe the one who is pretty like a girl...
could be a woman, a princess, and not a man?
What do you mean? Do you really plan to kill the king?
I'm at the cliff anyway, so I have no choice.
I have to get rid of him for me to survive.
Since this already happened...
I need your help.
Then I'll help you leave Joseon.
What is it? What do you plan to do?
This is what you asked for.
Nothing is impossible with you!
To get something so precious so quickly!
Do you even know what this is?
How do you plan to use it?
Since you have a lot of secrets from me, I'll keep some from you as well.
It's just that Gwanghae will leave a good sight to watch as he dies.
- Be careful on your trip. - Yes, sir.
He's aiming for that hour tomorrow.
Your Majesty has a trip to the royal tomb
for the previous king's memorial day tomorrow.
He'll have a hard time climbing over the palace wall...
so he plans to hit me outside.
Sure, since he threw some bait...
I should step up.
- Are you able to hang in there? - Yes, of course.
Then hide the princess.
The moment Jungmyung parts from them, I'll send you a signal.
Do you understand?
Yes, sire.
- Let's go together. - In Woo...
I'm not trying to compete with you.
Wouldn't it be better with two, rather than one?
Search the entire route to the royal tomb!
- There is someone waiting in ambush! - Yes, sir!
Search!
Press the gunpowder with the rod...
add a bullet.
Open the bolt like this...
aim... and pull the trigger.
We've finished placing soldiers in ambush.
You can get rid of everyone...
but you must capture Gyosan alive.
Yes, sire.
You have to be careful with this mine. Do you understand?
Yes, Brother.
Did you teach them how to use the rifle?
I did as much as I could.
So can I go now? I believe I've done my job...
No, not right now.
The real important job is still left for you.
What's the real important job?
Look!
When you escaped the weaponry bureau before...
The weaponry bureau?
You used a secret path of the bureau. Councilor Hong told you about it.
But what of it?
You'll have to take me there.
Why the secret path in the bureau?
You said you'd attack the king on his trip to the royal tomb. Why...
You don't need to know that much.
Just tell me what you know.
Lead the way.
Why is he going to the bureau?
He definitely said he'd aim for the trip to the tomb, so why?
Let's go.
- Move quickly! Hurry! - Yes!
Let's go!
You haven't gotten a signal from her yet?
She should be out by now.
Could something have gone wrong?
This is it.
- Are you sure? - Have I fooled you yet?
- Enter the bureau with the goods. - Yes, sir.
By the way, why did we come here?
Don't we need to go the opposite way to attack the trip to the royal tomb?
I plan to destroy Gwanghae's heart along with his body.
What?
Just what are you trying to do?
Why are you doing this? What are you doing?
I'm sorry, but I couldn't trust you completely.
Who knows? Maybe all of this is a trick.
Gyosan!
But don't worry.
If things end as planned, I will let you go.
- Look, Gyosan! Gyosan! - Take him out!
- Yes, sir! - Hey, don't do this!
- Let me go! Let me go! - Go!
We have to finish it in 15 minutes. If things go wrong, shoot them all.
Yes, sir.
Of course, I don't need to be disappointed
just because I wasn't included in the trip.
Of course not! I need to focus on my responsibility.
Look at this...
Why is it so weak?
Is there not enough fertilizer?
Wait, where was the fertilizer?
That looks like Gyosan.
I was hallucinating.
Do I get not enough nutrients because I'm only eating vegetables?
It's time for him to come back from the royal tomb.
We still don't have a signal, so it means something went wrong with Her Highness!
Then... she got tricked by Gyosan?
This won't do. We have to report this to His Majesty and find her!
Gyosan put a bell on my neck after all.
Sir!
If he fails...
the goods I imported from Ming will be found, too.
But it's not bad.
Actually, I feel that what must be done is becoming clear now.
Look, stop doing this and let me go!
- We're on the same team! - Shut up before we gag you!
Take him to...
Catch him! Now!
Like a mouse! Do you want to die?
Remove those swords, bastards.
Unless you want to die.
Ja Gyung...
Who the heck are you?
Are you all right? Were you hurt?
Punk...
Why are you always in this shape, both in Japan and in Joseon?
You... What happened?
How can you be here?
I told you that I'd come to look for you.
I did.
I ran a little bit late.
It was a bit rough on my way here.
You were alive! Lee Ja Gyung! You!
No move has been made yet.
Is it certain that this was what they were aiming for?
Something is odd if that's the case.
- Isn't that Hwa Yi? - That punk! That kid...
Sir!
Who the heck are you? Are you human or ghost?
We have no time. Please help me!
What's that?
I need to see Commissioner Hong. Where is he now?
What did you say?
You did everything with His Majesty?
I don't have time to explain the details.
Please believe what I said, sir.
We have to find Gyosan right now!
Search thoroughly!
Look here, what's with the ruckus again?
Is something going on?
Gyosan or whatever, I heard that rotten bastard snuck into the bureau.
What?
Yes, they're trying to catch him.
Then I didn't lack nutrients.
Why to the bureau? For what?
Were there only rifles? I mean, what do they have?
- No, there was a small box. - A box?
Yes. But I'm not sure what's in it...
You have to be careful with this mine. Do you understand?
Yes, sir.
A mine.
What is it, sir?
Did you just say, 'a mine'?
A mine is from Ming.
It's a bomb with a connected line that can go off by lighting it from afar.
From afar?
- Did you complete the connection? - Yes.
Let's go.
- What about the procession? - They'll pass the bureau soon.
The mine should be hidden here somewhere.
- Have all the soldiers search for it! - Yes, sir!
But it doesn't explain everything.
He's aiming for His Majesty, so why would he bury the mine in the bureau?
Sir! Sir!
Gyosan... I saw Gyosan!
Where? When?
Was it about 15 minutes ago?
- Near the vegetable garden... - Vegetable garden?
Yes.
The gunpowder storage...
What's going on?
Isn't there a gunpowder storage behind the vegetable garden?
How much gunpowder do we have there?
It should be at least 2,000 geun.
- 2,000 geun? - That's right.
Since we adapted the gunpowder production technique, we increased production...
What happens if all of it goes off?
What?
What if all the gunpowder in the bureau explodes, sir?
Then not only the bureau
but all the nearby towns will disappear without a trace!
What?
Then... could it be...
I'll destroy Gwanghae's heart along with his body.
He'll have all the gunpowder go off, so that His Majesty on the way back...
Light it.
Brother, we have to go.
Yes, we should view it from a nice place.
That can't happen! Notify the procession right now!
Tell them that they shouldn't come near here!
- Stop! Stop, everyone! - Who are you?
I came to deliver the sulfur technician Hwa Yi's words.
I have something to tell Your Majesty.
- He is... - Sire, he is suspicious.
- Maybe Gyosan... - He's not!
I know him as well.
I met him in Japan. Please hear his words.
What are the words you're here to deliver?
He said it wasn't the royal tomb procession.
The gang of traitors went to the weaponry bureau.
What?
Did you just say, 'the weaponry bureau'?
How come? For what?
- Get out of the bureau, everyone! - Hurry up! Get out!
Hurry up! Now!
Send a message to His Majesty and shut down the bureau now!
- Evacuate all the nearby towns! - Yes, sir!
Get out! Get out!
The mine...
Please!
Go away!
Please go away!
No!
Please...
Get out, everyone! Hurry!
Sire.
No, sire. Please leave now.
Leave? What do you mean?
There will be an explosion from the gunpowder storage in the bureau.
Gunpowder storage?
Sire, are you all right?
What are you doing? Protect His Majesty now!
Yes, sir!
Joo Won! Joo Won! Sire!
- Sire, please no! - Let go of me!
Sire!
Ma'am...
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[Hwajung]
What happened? Why wasn't there an explosion?
Why not?
He was going to get rid of the weaponry bureau and me together?
How dare he!
You should've done one of the two at least.
Succeed or be humble.
I can't end it like this.
Why? How did you come this far with Gyosan?
Please tell His Majesty that I caught the traitor now.
What's important to me right now is only you and your safety.
Bring him to the palace right now.
Court Lady Jung, Princess...
Did you say that the princess is alive?