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General, what are you going to do?
Are you going to rescue General Dae Jungsang?
General!
What are you talking about?
General Dae Jungsang was taken in the middle of the night?
I just learnd about it. I think they`re going to kill him.
Do you know where they might take him?
They conduct secret executions in the forest behind the palace.
Geumlan and I will go at once.
I`ll come with you.
Keep a close eye on the palace while we`re gone.
You got it.
Are you going to betray your father and your country?
Don`t blame us for this. May you both rest in oeace.
-Kill them! -Aye!
Jungsang.
What the heck!
Over there! Get him!
Get him!
Who are you?
-Get out of here. -Let`s go, Jungsang!
Go after Dae Jungsang! Don`t ket him get away!
Cover me. Let`s go!
You picked the wrong person to mess with! Get him!
Another one? Kill them both!
Jungsang!
Jungsang, are you going to be okay?
I`m fine.
Kill them.
Jungsang! Jungsang!
I`m going to have to kill you now, general.
Who are you and why are you helping us?
-You`re.,..! -It`s Li Kaigu`s son!
Why would you save us?
This will be the last time I help Goguryeo.
Go back to Ansi Fort and deliver a message to General Dae Joyoung for me.
I tried my best but failed to protect our alliance.
From now on,
I will go my way as a prince of Khitan.
And I hope that our paths will not cross again.
-Wait! -Jungsang!
Jungsang!!
~Yingzbou, Khitan~
Stopped by two men? You call yourselves warriors?
Forgive us, general.
-Are you sure Dae Jungsang was injured. -Yes, sir.
I`m sure I delivered a fatal blow.
He couldn`t have gotten out of the city with a serious injury.
General.
-We`re back. -What happened?
We searched the entire forest but there is no trace of them.
Alert the patrol and search the city. ~li Kaigu~
No, I will lead the search myself.
-Let`s go! -aye!
Did you get a look at their faces?
It was dark and they were wearing masks.
Um, Sir Shin...
Go on.
I didn`t say anything because General Li Kaigu was here, but...
-Do you have an idea who they were? -Think it was Prince Geom.
How can you say that? Did you see him? Did you?
No, but the eyes and the fighting style...
Don`t open you mouth unless you have proof! General Li will kill you for talking like that.
No, no, it`s entirely possible.
Sir...!
I want you to watch Prince Geom very carefully.
If he is protecting Dae Jungsung he will see him at least once.
Yes, sir.
Was it you that ordered Dae Jungsang killed, general?
Leave us.
Where is he? What happened to him? ~Chulin~
He`s hiding somewhere with a fatal injury.
How could you do something so reckless as this?
Our alliance with Dae Joyoung is over.
there is no reason to keep Dae Jungsang alive.
There is no reason to kill him either.
I intend to eliminate everyone that has ties to Geom.
General!
remember that Dae Joyoung is our enemy now.
We can`t let our petty emotions work agains national interest. Do you understand?
-General, it`s Maechun. -Come in.
General Dae Jungsang?
Good.
You will have to take care of him for now.
Yes, sir. By the way, sir.
Xue Rengui just arrived in Yingzhou.
Xue Rengui?
Make way! Clear the road!
Xue Rengui?
-Xue Rengui is here? -Yes, general.
He just entered the palace.
Oh no!
-We must find the general quickly! -If it`s true that he`s been injured.
he will not last very long in hiding. ~Jang Sanhae~
With the guards all over the city, we can`t freely look for him either.
Shouldn`t we alert Ansi Fort about this?
Xue Rengui is here.
so let`s find out what he`s up to before we send word. ~Gumlan~
I could not help the grief when I heard about Li Jinzhong`s death.
Tang and Khitan are enemy states.
What is your bussiness here?
Sit down, General Xue.
I`m sure you wouldn`t have come here unless you were prepared to die.
Li Kaigu I want you to get rid of Dae Joyoung for us.
Her Majesty the Emperor of Tang regards not you, the Khitans but Dae Joyoung as her biggest enemy in the northern territory,
Doe that mean she thinks more highly of Dae Joyoung than she does of Khitan?
Let us be frank.
How did the Khitan rebellion succeed? It`s because you had Dae Joyoung`s help. ~Xue Rengui~
Silence!
This state was built by the Khitan! Dae Joyoung`s help? ~Sun Wanrong:2nd King of Khitan~
That`s absurd!
But it is Dae Joyoung`s force, not the Khitans that defeated the Tang punitice expedition.
General Xue Rengui,
one more insulting remark and you will not walk out of here alice!
Insulting remark? I was merely stating the facts.
General, I think you should stop.
I`m not here to suck up to anyone.
What would Tang do for us if we destroy Dae Joyoung for you?
Tell us.
Aren`t you here to negotiate?
There will be an official amity between Tang and Khitan.
Are you telling us Tang will acknowledge Khitan as the supreme ruler of the north?
Yes.
On top of that we will hand over Liaodong to you.
How about it?
Wouldn`t that be worth deploying your army to Liaodong?
Never!
Only a short time ago.
Tang had deployed a massive army to destroy us. They are not to be trusted! ~Li Geom~
Young prince.
It`s not unusual for yesterday`s enemy to become today`s friend in the real world.
Tang has never once kept its promise to us.
Yingzhou is ours now because we fought for it.
I`ve put my offer on the table.
Now it`s up to the Supreme Khan to make his decision.
Well then...
It will take a few days for the court to come to a decision.
Mean while lodging in the guest quarter will be prepared for you.
Why does this have to be so complicated?
The fate of the country is at stake. What`s more, trusting Tang again
will not be an easy decision to make. This way.
Sir Shin,
do you know where I was before I came here?
I was in Ansi Fort.
You mean you`ve been to see Dae Joyoung?
That`s right.
If you really want Liaodong in your possession.
come to see me tonight.
I`ll tell you how you can get rid of Dae Joyoung.
Let`s go to sleep, general. I don`t think they`re coming.
You go ahead.
Really?
We are here to capture the north.
How can you sleep at a critical time like this?
-But you just said to go ahead and sleep. -I can`t believe I brought you here!
General, are you asleep?
Come in.
Sit down.
I heard you had a talk with Dae Joyoung.
I did.
How about a drink?
Why were you in Liaodong?
You tried to convinve Dae Joyoung to attack Yingzhou. Didn`t you?
Answer me.
You`re knocking on every door trying to get one of us to destroy another.
Why I was in Liaodong isn`t important but what I saw there is.
I will only answer one of those questions. Wich one do you want to know?
A way to destroy Dae Joyoung or a reason to have me put to death?
I could kill you right now if I wanted to
Watch your tongue, General Li Kaigu!
Hongpei.
Now talk.
Why were you in Liaodong and what did you see? If you leave out anything,
-you`ll end up like Dae Jungsang. -Dae Jungsang?
-What happened to Dae Jungsang? -He`s dead.
What?
His body hasn`t been recovered yet but he was struck deep with a sword
so he is certain to be dying in the forest somewhere.
Li Kaigu, it`s hard to believe how much you have changed.
The world has changed. Now speak.
Announce us.
His Majesty is asleep.
This is critical matter of the state Announce us!
Are you deaf?
What brings you at this hour?
We must attack Liaodong at once.
Did we not agree to discuss that matter with the elder statesmen?
That`s mere formality.
We will deploy the troops immediately with your permision.
Why are you in such a hurry?
Dae Joyoung has been focusing his efforts on civil matters when he returned to Liaodong. ~Shin Hong~
As a result, his military has been neglected.
It is fundamental principal of the Art of War to attack when the enemy is weak and avoid when
the enemy is strong. Liaodong is defenseless right now. and we can`t miss this chance.
But Liaodong is formed by impenetrable fortresses.
We`ve been working nonstop to increase our military strength since Dae Joyoung left.
There is no such thing as an impenetrable fortress.
But I never dreamed we`d be taking hostile action on Liaodong so soon.
Heaven doesn`t always let us know in advance before it sends us opportunity.
Grant us permision to capture Liaodong, Your Majesty.
Grant us permision, Your Majesty!
~Ansi Fort~
What?
-Li Kaigu is preparing to attack Liaodong? -Yes, general..
Xue Rengui must have tipped them off about our situation.
Does this mean our plan to lure the Khitan army to Liaodong has worked?
Yes!
Like the tactician said, this is the only way we can defeat the Khitans.
It`s definitely worth a shot if they come to our home turf.
What did you find out about my father?
Well..I....
Biwu must be having a difficult time getting him out seeing as that he isn`t back yet.
Let us wait a while longer.
Did something happen that I don`t know about?
I`m all right. Tell me the truth. Did something happen to my father?
The truth is, General Dae Jungsang is missing.
What do you mean he is missing?
They took him out of the palace to have him killed but what happen after that is unkown.
No!
What do you mean by that? Are you sayin he is dead?
It`s too soon to jump to conclusions.
I want a moment by moment report on Yingzhou!
Yes, sir.
I want each warrior to call up every last soldier in your brigade.
Once the Khitans set foot into Liaodong, not on of them will get out alive.
Our alliance with Khitan is over!
The general?
He`s in his room and the light are still on.
He must be terrible upset
You must keep faith.
Father wouldn`t die like this.
I want to believe that, but awful thoughts won`t leave my head.
You have to get stronger. ~Sukyoung~
Liaodong must ne protected when the Khitan attack.
-General, it`s Mimosa. -Come in.
Would you like a drink?
Turkic envoys paid Khitan court a visit.
It look like they sought amity with the Khitan first agreeing to make tributary payment.
Why would Muchuo stoop to Khitan and seek amity when he has a strong army that even Tang has failed to bring under?
That`s what I find odd as well.
There`s has to be something more than what is on the surface.
Something more?
Do you think we`re going to be up against the Turks as well?
That`s possible, but the opposite may be true.
-You mean Muchuo is after Khitan? -Yes, general.
If the Turks and the Khitan join forces we will face the greates threat to date.
But if Muchuo attacks Yingzhou while Li Kaigu is coming after us...
The what is to become of the remaining Goguryeoan refugees in Yingzhou?
Getting them back may become even more difficult.
Now the Turks are involved....
The future has become even more unpredictable.
The Turkic envoys are here?
Yes, general.
They brought the tributary payment that the Khitan demanded.
That Muchuo reallu got them fooled.
he`s determined to wipe out the Khitans.
-General, shouldn`t you be at the imperial chambers? -No.
If they find out that I am in contact with the Turks everything will go up in smoke.
But you should be there to monitor the developments.
-Shh.... -Are you in?
His Majesty wants you to join him.
Very well. Lead us.
We have both the Tang and the Turkic envoys with us today.
Here, here.
Let us drink to our eternal peace!
Your Majesty is in a good mood today.
Yes, I am. I am indeed.
Tang has offered amity and Turks have come baring tributes ~Sun Wanrong:2nd Khitan King~
seeking to become our subordinate state.
How could I be in a bad mood.
Once Li Kaigu kill Dae Joyoung, you will have Liaodong as well. ~Hongpei~
That`s right.
Sun Wanrong will build a great empire across Liaodong and Liaoxi!
Your Majesty, the tributary payment is quite impressive.
Your Majesty, Muchuo Khan sends only the best
But why didn`t he bring the tribute himself?
If he wants to be my subordinate, he should show up himself.
Your Majesty, my father may offer you tribute but he is a King. ~Inel:Muchuo`s son~
-Please refrain from speaking in such tone. -My tone?
He may be King to you, but to me he is a subordinate.
-And a subordinate should act like a subordinate! -But a King doesn`t bring tributes himself.
Silence, you insolent fool!
Your Highness!
How dare you talk back to me!
Your Majesty, I beg you to retire and rest. I`m afraid you`ve had too much to drink.
That child thinks he is above me!
Guards!
-Escort the King to his chambers. -Yes. heneral.
Let go of me!
I am not drunk. I`m fine. I`m fine!
-Your Majesty, please.. -Unhand me, you fool!
His Majesty has had too much to drink. Don`t take it personally.
The throne has made Sun Wanrong an arrogant man. He thinks there`s no one above him.
Hang in there, sir.
It won`t be long before we get our revenge.
How dare he insult me father!
I willl never forget this humiliation. Never!
By the way, are you ready to attack Yingzhou?
We will attack as soon as Li Kaigu leaves for Liaodong.
How is Li Wen?
I hope he is helpful
He is counting the days to attack Yingzhou.
It won`t be long before Khitan is history... It won`t be long...
-It`s out of my hands now. -Do you want Liaodong to be attacked,Mother?
-The two of use cannot stop this even if we tried. -They`re going to attack General Dae Joyoung.
You can`t tell me you`re okay with this.
What do you mean by that?
Answer me. What do you mean by that?
General Dae Joyoung is counting on the two of us. If no one else.
How could you betray his trust so easily?
What`s wrong?
Of you`ll excuse me....
What did you two talk about?
Must you attack Liaodong now?
Is Geom still talking about Dae Joyoung?
It`s not just that.
I have a bad feeling about this expedition for some reason.
We will come back victorious. Don`t worry about a thing.
Who sent you?
You...!
Geom why are you doing this?
I am your father. Put down this sword at once!
I can`t let you attack Liaodong.
-What are you talking about? -My real father is in Liaodong!
Geom.
I am your father. I raised you!
You are not my father. My father is General Dae Joyoung!
I will not let you pretend to be my father anymore.
Geom...!
And I will not let you hurt my real father!
Geom, I am your father.
I raise you, Geom!
I won`t forget what you did for me.
General!
I had an awful dream.
What did you dream about?
Why are you looking at me that way?
I won`t abandong you and our son Geom until death do us part.
What are you talking about? Why would you say that?
Promise me as well.
Promise me that you will never forsake me no matter what happens.
I will be with you even in death. You don`t need to worry.
Thank you.
Thank you..Chulin.
Where are you going?
I`m going to get some fresh air.
Good grief!
What are you men doing here?
Why are you watching Geom`s quarters?
-Genera, um, I... -Answer my question!
I`ll answer that question, sir.
I put these men here.
-Why? -Leave us.
-Yes, sir. Let`s go.
I have reason to believe that Prince Geom is the one that came to Dae Jungsang`s rescue the other night.
If I`m right, he is hiding Dae Jungsang somewhere.
On what grounds are you accusing my son of this?
I can`t think of anyine else who could have done this.
-Look, sir Shin. -If you doubt me, check his arm.
Doyeop struck the man that saved Dae Jungsang on his left arm.
I have no way of checking this so perhaps you could.
Geom would never kill Khitan soldiers to save Dae Jungsang.
It`s entirely possible, sir.
...because Gogureyoan blood flows through Prince Geom.
Silence!
If it turns out that Prince Geom is the culprit, you cannot over look this.
He might as well be pointing his sword at you.
You`re wasting your time.
-What are you reading? -I couldn`t sleep,
so I was reading Wu Qi`s Art of War.
If Sun Tzu`s Art of War emphasizes on strategy, Wu Qi`s emphasis was on wisdom.
I agree.
What brings you here, father?
I have something to confirm.
Everything is set for the Liaodong conquest. What would you like to do?
Will you come with me to Liaodong?
I don`t support this conquest.
Why not?
I don`t think the timing is right.
Say no more.
You don`t have to come along.
Stay here and protect Yingzhou with your mother.
I will destroy Liaodong and bring back Dae Joyoung`s head.
I get the feeling you don`t want to see that.
But I must do what I must do.
No one can stop me.
Did you check, sir?
Prince Geom`s arm. Was there a wound?
No.
Don`t upset me over Geom again.
-Did you search for him? -We search the entire city,
but he is nowhere to be found.
Chance of General Dae still being alive are slim.
The Khitan expedition has left for Liaodong. We must leave as well.
We`re not going anywhere until we find General Dae Jungsang.
But we can`t stay here forever.
-Did you send a report to Liaodong? -Don`t worry.
-We dispatched a messenger a few days ago. -Let us try harder.
We must at least find out of General Dae is dead or alive.
-Joyoung! Joyoung! -General! General!
-A messenger just arrived from Yingzhou. -Li Kaigu is on his way here with a massive army.
-Call the warriors! -Yes, sir.
Let`s go! Quickly!
Father, they betrayed my trust and tried to kill you
Not only Li Kaigu and Sun Wanrong, but Chulin and Geom have lied to me as well.
I will not forgive them.
I will kill them all. All of them!
Subs By:robster38