Episode 34
Just live for yourself.
Don't look at the world.
Are you busy?
Master Sambong wants the reformation on...
Buddhist temples to happen soon.
I...
met Mum.
What?
I met my mum.
How?
Mum...
appeared in front of me.
But I can't say this to anyone.
Not even to Sambong.
(Boon Yi)
Not even to Master Bang Won.
Not even to my brother.
I couldn't say it to anyone.
I met Mum again after more than ten years.
What are you talking about?
You met Mum?
- Ddang Sae. - Tell me.
What do you mean?
Ddang Sae.
Jung Mong Joo.
Did Mum really...
say that?
Yes.
She told me to tell you that too.
Did she really say...
that you should be ready to abandon your loved ones...
in order to do great work?
Yes.
She said I should quit it right now if I can't do that.
But I think she's right.
I can understand it now.
Mum said...
Moo Myung was everything to her.
So that's why she did it I guess.
I think I am...
less attached to Mum than you.
It's not that difficult for me.
Don't be like that, Boon Yi.
That's not true.
Yes.
It's true. I'm really okay.
So that's what Mum said.
Master Sambong...
Master Sambong has been arrested.
How can this be?
General Lee left last night,
and he never came back.
This would never happen without Father's connivance.
Jung Mong Joo must've done this...
while General Lee was absent.
Did Jung Mong Joo really swallow Father?
We must find General Lee first.
I will find Father no matter what.
You were right about it.
No matter what Jung Mong Joo thinks of us,
we just have to support him.
Right.
The problem is Lee Seong Gye.
You mean how Lee Seong Gye...
(Monk Jukryong, Chief Monk of Temple Bigook)
will react to Sambong's arrest will be crucial, right?
Will Jung Mong Joo...
be able to control Lee Seong Gye?
Yeon Yang.
I am sorry.
If I hadn't looked for you,
they wouldn't have done this miserable thing to your children.
You should be the leader now,
organise the group and counterattack.
How can we let them live?
Why are you looking at me like that?
I can't attack Yooksan now.
The organisation might collapse.
It's nothing.
(Yeon Yang)
I was thinking about your words.
I see.
In order for this country to quickly...
regain the peace it once enjoyed before Lee In Gyum's downfall,
Jung Mong Joo must be able to control Lee Seong Gye.
Yes. That's right.
First,
closely examine Jung Mong Joo's movement.
Yes, Ma'am.
We must exile Sambong.
However,
General Lee and I agreed that...
we would let Sambong step down for a while.
So,
would it be okay to exile him?
Even if he steps down from his position,
as long as he's in Gaegyeong, he'll work with General Lee.
But what will we tell General Lee when he comes back?
I will take care of him.
So please issue the order to exile Sambong,
Your Highness.
We must exile him...
before General Lee comes back.
I will exile him secretly and hastily.
Okay.
Bring me the writing utensils.
Torturing is not needed.
His Majesty ordered him to go into exile.
Prepare a palanquin.
A palanquin, not a cart?
Yes. Get it ready.
Yes, Sir.
Follow me.
(Jeong Do Jeon)
I didn't know...
you were plotting against me.
I guess...
I'm just another Confucius scholar...
who gave in to the inevitabilities of politics.
If you were going to give in,
why didn't you join me?
You should have joined me for my plan.
No.
I can never...
overturn the government.
I'm going to...
kill you...
and revive you as a Confucius scholar.
I couldn't find Boon Yi.
So I told Pal Bong's father instead...
that we should scatter and search for General Lee.
I also told Mr Hong...
to send out soldiers to find him.
Boon Yi.
What's going on?
Master Sambong is arrested?
Yes, he was arrested at the government agency.
How can this be?
What was General Lee doing?
He wasn't there. We still don't know where he is.
Is it...
Moo Myung again?
- Why are you asking? - Answer me.
Ddang Sae.
Nobody knows...
if Jung Mong Joo is a part of Moo Myung or he's controlled by them.
I can say for sure it's what Moo Myung wanted.
Let me know as soon as you find my father.
Yes, Sir.
We should go to the police agency.
You'll be remembered...
as a faithful Confucian scholar who got executed...
while working on a reform for the deteriorating country.
This is the only way.
I know you will never stop.
Who could...
give up...
on such a perfect plan?
So...
you're going to...
kill me?
You've always said...
that the death is meaningful...
if you die trying to prove justice.
Therefore, a noble man should sacrifice his body...
to achieve benevolence.
Then...
you'd better...
make sure you kill me.
Otherwise,
you'll be killed instead.
Then...
it'll be you that will be remembered...
as a faithful Confucian scholar.
What?
Exile?
It was the King's order.
Master Sambong is already on his way.
Is that true?
I have no idea what's going on.
Where could Father be?
Have you seen a cage cart passing by?
- Have you seen a cage cart? - I don't think so.
Have you seen a cage cart?
Master Sambong who burned up the land register should be in it.
Have you seen him in a cart?
I don't think so.
That way.
He must be on his way but I can't find him.
I set off as soon as I heard the news.
But I can't find him anywhere.
I think they sent him secretly so that we can't find him.
This is not right.
There was no proper interrogation or a confession.
How can they put him into exile?
This road leads to the mountain.
How could no one see him?
How could you do this...
if you really care about how history will remember you?
I did this to protect the country.
Master Sambong begged you.
He offered all the power of the new country to you.
I don't want any power...
given by an usurper.
What does Goryeo mean to you?
Why do you have to do this?
What does your plan mean to you?
Why are you trying to...
overturn the country for it?
Do you really think...
Master Sambong was born of a servant?
I have evidence.
What evidence?
I bet it's like...
when you dethroned King Woo.
Would King Woo have known...
if he was a son of Shin Don...
or the late king.
Who would ever know?
In the end,
those in power will be remembered as noble...
and those not...
will be believed to be humble.
That's why Sambong is from a humble origin.
He has committed so many sins.
That's what makes him humble.
You should keep this in mind.
Yes.
I'll bear this lesson...
in mind,
Master.
Wasn't there any opposition to putting Sambong into exile?
I sent him secretly.
Then,
starting from Master Lee Saek,
everyone impeached by Sambong will be returned from exile...
and reinstated...
at once.
We need our supporters.
I'm sure Master Lee Saek has already received the message.
Is that true?
Yes, it is.
Not only you...
but we will also be reinstated.
Have you heard from Jung Mong Joo?
Yes.
He didn't betray us.
He was just waiting for an opportunity.
(Lee Saek)
How did he end up plotting such a thing?
It's all Sambong's fault.
(Ha Ryun)
Did Jung Mong Joo do this?
You should go to Gaegyeong and support them right now.
Get ready. Let me accompany you.
Okay. Give me a second.
I haven't seen Jo Sang Won lately.
He's become a bit weird these days.
He gets drunk and cries every night.
The land reform left him nothing.
He must want to kill Lee Seong Gye.
What's wrong?
Why do you look so upset?
No, it's nothing.
I'm just shocked that Mong Joo did such a thing.
Lee Bang Won. You must feel like you're cornered in a dead-end.
What are you thinking now?
All officials who were impeached recently will be reinstated.
All of the key positions in the agency will be given to them.
(Min Da Gyung)
How could something like that happen all of a sudden?
Tell me. Has your father really changed his mind?
General Lee has returned.
Where is he now?
What did you say?
What is this nonsense now?
Who has been sent into exile?
Have you not heard...
anything from Master Jung?
He said that he'd give Sambong a short break.
He never said anything about sending him into exile like this.
Jung Mong Joo. How dare he...
It looks like Master Jung...
has been planning this from the beginning.
I'm convinced that he has been planning this behind our backs...
while pretending to be on our side to our faces.
General Lee. General Lee!
- General Lee. - General Lee.
From what I've heard,
Sambong and you...
were going to persuade each other until your last days.
Yes. We did say that.
Then?
Then why did you have to accuse Sambong...
of being from a low-class family and impeach him?
I had to do it because...
Sambong could not be persuaded.
If that is the case,
you can just accuse all of us of treason...
and behead everyone involved.
Am I wrong?
If that were to happen,
I would need to accuse you of being guilty as well.
But I do not have the power to kill you, General Lee.
Does that mean you think you have the power to kill Sambong?
Do you think I will let you do it?
Did you think that killing Sambong...
will make this great cause...
vanish into the history?
Let me make it very clear to you.
The day that Sambong dies...
will be the day that Goryeo will collapse.
Bring Sambong back to the court.
I cannot do that.
Bring Sambong back.
I'd rather let you slash my throat right here.
What did you say?
Did you say that the day that Sambong dies...
will be the day that Goryeo will collapse?
I am aware that this is an audacious remark,
but if I die now,
Goryeo will collapse.
It is not because I am so important.
It shows how devastated and desperate this kingdom is now.
So please go ahead and slash my throat.
Then take Gabyeolcho and go to Manwoldae.
Get the King off the throne...
and make the throne yours.
That will take care of all of your problems, won't it?
Will you be able to do it?
I know you won't be able to.
General Lee, you won't be able to bring yourself to do such a thing.
You won't be able to turn Gaegyeong into a sea of blood.
You're not the type of person who would cause...
a chaos to start a new regime sitting on a bloodied throne.
Therefore, you should not go further on this path.
If you do not stop now,
you will have to...
deal with a lot more blood than you have seen so far.
So please, General Lee.
Please...
Please stay as the great hero of Goryeo.
I will...
keep this very short.
Bring Sambong back now.
I cannot do that.
If you say so,
- I will have to quit everything. - General Lee!
Even if I resign from my position,
my military power...
will not vanish.
I am sure you're well aware of it.
What do you mean you want to resign from your position?
If you resign from your position,
who will command and oversee Goryeo's armies?
I cannot accept your request!
I have already firmly made up my mind.
Then I will let you rest.
Wait, Master Lee...
Master Lee!
Master Lee...
His Majesty denied your request to resign from your post.
This is His Majesty's response.
I clearly told him about my decision.
I will visit you every day.
I will leave Gaegyeong.
Bang Gwa, reinforce Gabyeolcho's trainings,
and make sure that Hamju's Gabyeolcho is fully armed.
Get everything ready...
so that they can move upon my command.
Understood, General.
- Let's go now. - Yes, General.
Please grant an audience to Master Jung Mong Joo.
How did he respond?
It doesn't look like he will change his mind.
However,
Master Lee will not act hastily.
How can you be so certain?
Master Lee is a virtuous and courteous warrior.
That is correct.
Possessing a high level of integrity and morality...
has always been one of Master Lee's greatest strengths.
Nevertheless, it will now become his weakness,
which will act like shackles around his ankles.
Then what are you planning to do from now on?
I will be sure to punish all traitors...
and make sure to dissipate the traitorous mind...
deep inside Master Lee's heart.
Mong Joo sounds like a completely different person now.
Sambong. You will not be able to...
achieve your goal any more.
General Lee Seong Gye will not be able to attack Mong Joo.
But he won't be able to leave me here like this either.
He will hesitate and be torn.
He might try to avoid the situation as well.
Then...
will his hesitation end first,
or...
will Mong Joo end up reinstating...
all impeached officials before General Lee makes up his mind?
If the fate decides to hold one's hand,
whose hand will it be?
I heard that Lee Seong Gye was so outraged by Sambong's impeachment...
that he even put his sword to Jung Mong Joo's throat.
It doesn't look like Jung Mong Joo...
was able to...
fully persuade Lee Seong Gye.
If things pan out this way, we'll need to help Jung Mong Joo.
How will we help him?
We'll need to take...
Lee Seong Gye's life.
If Lee Seong Gye dies,
Jung Mong Joo will end up killing Sambong.
When that happens, we can support Jung Mong Joo...
and stabilise this kingdom once again.
Lee Seong Gye just got out of Gaegyeong,
so wouldn't now be the best time to do it?
Why are you rushing so much?
(Gil Sun Mi)
You are not acting like yourself.
Her mind...
must be busy.
It is difficult for me to have to work with Yooksan.
I am having a hard time pretending to know nothing in front of him.
I'd like to stabilise...
all of the external matters as soon as possible...
so that I can deal with the internal matters within our organisation.
Please make sure not to make a mistake...
and complete your task as planned.
Understood.
I received your command.
General Lee.
Are we going to just keep hunting?
What will we do about Sambong?
What will we do about Jung Mong Joo?
- Pardon? - Jung Mong Joo...
What am I to do about Jung Mong Joo?
He's got good teaching skills.
The soldiers are pretty good now.
Will they be able to fight a real battle now?
Pardon?
It's nothing.
Master Bang Won, General Lee has gone hunting.
What? Hunting?
Doesn't this mean he's going to avoid it?
Will you leave Master Sambong like that?
He can't abandon Jung Mong Joo no matter what...
Is that it?
Where is General Lee?
He went up to get fresh air.
General Lee Seong Gye.
Gil Tae Mi?
I am Gil Sun Mi.
Gil Sun Mi?
What brings you here?
I will take you.
Take me?
I will take you to paradise.
Do you think I will be able to...
avoid that arrow and cut your neck or not?
Your twin brother...
once said that too.
But Gil Tae Mi withdrew the knife and went back.
You think you will be any different from him?
I am...
different from my twin brother.
General Lee.
Where are you?
Isn't this General Lee's horse?
Why is the horse alone?
Maybe...
General Lee...
Let's hurry up and go.
General Lee,
where are you?
General Lee.
General Lee!
Come on! Carry him!
What did you just say?
What happened to General Lee Seong Gye?
He didn't get hit by an arrow.
He fell off the horse while trying to avoid getting hit by it.
He fell from a high cliff.
So he might've died.
Calm down.
You must not tell this to anyone.
Okay.
- Do you understand? - Yes. Yes.
We don't know if General Lee is dead or alive?
He fell off a horse, and he got severely injured.
He might be dead.
By the way, how do you know about this?
- That's... - Tell me.
What did you do?
It wasn't me.
It was Master Jo Sang Won.
Is this...
an opportunity for us?
(Byeokrando)
It's not looking too good.
I did everything I can do.
It's important for him to take rest.
Until when?
It's hard to say now.
Who...
shot the arrow?
Was it someone Jung Mong Joo sent?
It must be one of the powerful families.
He must've been upset from losing his land.
It could happen.
General Lee fell off a horse, and he's in a life-or-death situation.
Did you arrange this?
It wasn't me.
Whoever it was, it is a great opportunity for us.
What should we do?
Jung Mong Joo will now do the rest.
Don't we have to save Sambong?
What's wrong with you?
Has your father changed his mind completely?
You've been requested at Mokcheongjeon.
Ji Ran...
sent a man.
He said General Lee...
fell off the horse during hunting.
How badly is he hurt?
It doesn't seem like a minor injury.
He needed to be treated,
so he was moved to Byeokrando first.
I can't believe...
I can't believe General Lee fell off a horse.
How can this happen?
Bang Gwa,
can you seize the police agency?
The police agency?
What about it?
Master Jung Mong Joo...
will plot with Master Jo Jun...
to get rid of Father's men.
Will he go that far?
Once he finds out about this,
he will not miss the opportunity.
The opportunity is here.
General Lee fell off a horse,
and he's in a life-or-death situation.
Is that true?
Yes, Your Majesty.
You must seize this opportunity...
and get rid of all men of General Lee...
including Sambong.
Please give me the order, Your Majesty.
You want to...
get rid of all of these people?
Yes. We must act fast.
It will be only a matter of time...
before they find out about the accident.
Give me the royal seal.
Is Master Jo Joon inside?
Yes, he is.
Is that right?
Master Sambong is exiled,
and once he learns that Father fell off the horse,
Master Jung Mong Joo won't miss this chance.
Right. He won't.
We must bring Father to Gaegyeong...
and get the soldiers ready.
You are the Leader of the Left Army.
You must get the Left Army ready and prepare for a war.
Of course.
I will go straight to the Left Army base and get them ready.
You should do whatever it takes to...
bring General Lee back to Gaegyeong.
Okay.
Go now.
Criminal Jo Joon, you are arrested under the King's order.
How dare you! What crime have I committed?
With Criminal Jeong Do Jeon, you formed a group of rebels...
and impeached innocent officials.
Master Jung Mong Joo started his moves faster.
We are one step late.
What are you doing? Take him!
Yes, Sir.
What's the matter?
You're dismissed from your position and rank...
by the King's order.
What?
What's happening?
You're not the deputy inspector any longer.
You should leave.
Look at you.
I didn't receive any notice beforehand.
You can't do this.
We can drag you out.
You'd better get out on your own feet.
Your Majesty.
Including Jo Joon,
they arrested everyone closely related to Sambong.
And the police agency is under control.
Okay.
You're dismissed.
Your Majesty.
It'll be all right.
Don't worry.
If...
Lee Seong Gye is not seriously injured,
he can...
come and kill all of us any moment.
Lee Saek said...
Lee Seong Gye is not capable of that.
I'm worried.
You and me...
and Goryeo...
are in a storm.
Your Majesty.
(Chuk Sa Gwang)
If it bothers you so much,
I'll kill Lee Seong Gye.
How could I...
ask you to assassinate someone?
Father is fatally injured.
Master Sambong is in exile...
and all our people are under arrest.
What should I do?
Where should I start?
Why are you all here?
Leader Boon Yi.
What's going to happen to us?
Is something going wrong?
General Lee Seong Gye's people are all under arrest.
If something happens to General Lee Seong Gye,
we're doomed, aren't we?
We just got our land back.
What if they take it all back?
Forget about the land.
We were there when the land register was burned away.
Won't they arrest us, too?
I'm so worried I can't sleep at night.
Shouldn't we run away?
That's absurd.
We should do something about it.
Wait.
Listen up, everybody.
That's never going to happen.
What if it does?
If anything happens,
I'm going to let you know.
We'll run away together if we must, we'll fight together if we must.
Go back and wait.
I shouldn't have been at Tanhyeon Gate.
How can they be like this?
They pledged their life to General Lee when he returned their land.
Master Bang Won.
That's how the people are.
They have always suffered.
So don't be mad at them.
This is why...
the people are great.
Sorry?
They know exactly what they should do...
even in a situation like this.
Moo Hyul, gather everyone.
Everybody, follow my orders from now on.
You should lead my soldiers...
and guard Gyungdukjeon, Mokcheongjeon...
and Min Je's house.
Yes, Sir.
Boon Yi should mobilise the whole organisation...
to observe and report any military action in Gaegyeong.
Yes, Sir.
Yeon Hee.
Have the spies observe His Majesty and Jung Mong Joo.
Yes, Sir.
Please order an execution...
of Jeong Do Jeon and his followers.
It's not what's important.
It's more important to find out if Lee Seong Gye is alive.
We have the Left Army, the Right Army...
and even the police agency under control.
If Lee Seong Gye comes back,
it will mean nothing.
Then...
Bring Jeong Do Jeon...
and his followers...
back to Gaegyeong first.
When we have found out about Lee Seong Gye,
the execution should be carried out right away.
You're right.
When the execution is ordered,
you never know what they'll start.
The problem is...
Lee Seong Gye.
Your Majesty.
Let me handle this.
No, you can't.
I'm honoured...
that you're concerned about me.
Yun Rang.
Let me do this.
Grant me your permission.
Yun Rang.
Bang Ji,
go to Master Sambong...
and tell him everything.
If his execution is ordered,
hide him right away.
Okay.
What should I do?
Lead Gabyeolcho secretly...
to Byeokrando.
I'm going to get my father with Moo Hyul.
Yes, Sir.
Everyone...
is in trouble.
No one can save us...
or our plan...
but us.
Good luck, everybody.
- Good luck. - Good luck.
I sent soldiers to Byeokrando...
to find Lee Seong Gye's whereabouts.
You'll receive a message soon.
Make sure you don't reveal your identity.
Yes, Sir.
Ddang Sae.
You'll be travelling far.
Don't get distracted by Mum.
You should focus on your duties. I will, too.
Mum was right.
You need determination to get this done.
Don't worry, Boon Yi.
Lady.
(Byeokrando)
- Master Bang Won. - Where is my father?
He is inside.
Bang Won.
Yes, Uncle. Father...
What brings you here?
You must go to Gaegyeong immediately!
He can't go anywhere right now.
He has multiple fractures,
and he seems to have an internal injury as well.
He must recover before going anywhere.
It is dangerous to stay here.
What do you mean it's dangerous?
Master Jung Mong Joo has...
arrested all key officials, including Master Jo Joon,
General Nam Eun and Sir Lee Sin Jeok.
And he has dismissed Bang Gwa from his position at the police agency.
What did you just say?
General Lee.
He won this battle.
If you don't go now,
everyone will be killed.
They will also order Master Sambong to be executed.
Jung Mong Joo...
That scum...
Ji Ran.
Help me get up now.
- Father. - General Lee.
We must return to Gaegyeong now.
If we do that, your father...
- will die on the way. - Either way,
all of us...
might be killed anyway.
- Something is strange. - What is strange?
I think something strange is going on in the mountains.
Can you be more specific?
If Jung Mong Joo is determined to do this,
he would try not to miss this opportunity.
He must've sent someone.
This filthy scum...
There is nowhere safe around here. We must leave now.
Figure out their location and send a message to the post-house in Eulje.
- To the post-house? - An assassin will be waiting there.
Lee Seong Gye.
General Lee.
Father, please wake up.
We must leave now!
Bang Won.
How could we get out of here?
If we're besieged, they must outnumber us.
Cutting through them won't be an issue.
But how will we take your father with us and protect him?
Choon Gil!
Yes, Master Bang Won.
The backyard of this house is not visible from the outside.
Have two palanquins ready in the backyard.
Right away, Master.
Well, there are two palanquins.
What should we do?
I don't see Lee Bang Won.
He must be in one of them, and Lee Seong Gye must be in the other one.
That man is Dohwajeon's head guard, Moo Hyul.
That man standing there is Lee Ji Ran.
Let's divide into two teams. Let's go now.
If we're divided into two teams, we won't be able to win.
We will choose Lee Ji Ran.
You should go to the post-house in Eulje and give them the update.
And you. Follow the blue palanquin and tell us what is going on there.
- Yes, Sir. - Understood.
Cover up.
As you've already heard, we're bandits.
Even if we get caught, we must tell them that we're bandits. Got it?
- Yes, Sir. - Go now.
Draw your swords.
It was the blue palanquin.
Murder.
It's another murder.
I shall get it done quickly.
What just happened?
I can't believe what I just saw.
Lee Seong Gye is not here.
She used the back of her sword.
Is she...
I must find Lee Seong Gye.
Bang Won.
Let's take a quick break.
Father, you must stay strong.
We must return to Gaegyeong.
Did he...
Did Mong Joo really do all those things?
Yes.
It looks like...
he has planned all this for a long time.
The night...
before the day I went hunting.
I had a nightmare.
In the dream,
someone attacked me with a sword.
The person looked like a general or a king.
I shot him with an arrow.
With my arrow stuck in his neck,
he cut off all four of my limbs.
After that,
he died.
Please try not to talk too much, Father.
I've been thinking hard...
to figure out who that person was.
Now that I think about it,
I think it was King Taejo.
What?
It wasn't the blue palanquin either.
Lee Bang Won tricked us.
Search the mountain. They must be still close by.
Yes, Sir.
I fell from my horse,
and this is happening now.
King Taejo must've put a curse on me.
Father, please don't say that.
You know that is not possible.
Men are the cause of all problems. There's no such thing as curses.
The heaven's will must've changed...
for Mong Joo to change like that.
The great Confucianist, Jung Mong Joo.
How could he scheme behind my back...
and do these things...
that go against his beliefs?
Because it's about power.
We are in the middle of a power struggle over this kingdom,
and he is about to win this ruthless battle.
It's about the power to rule this kingdom.
Whether we call it "carrying out the great cause" or...
"founding the new regime", we're just sugar-coating it.
Of course there will be blood.
A bloodless revolution...
was a fantasy.
The great work...
is an evil event.
And that evil event...
became the purpose of life,
so this was meant to happen.
We wanted to do the great work,
yet we were blinded by ideals.
Master Jung Mong Joo,
who has been trying to stop us doing the evil event,
already knew about everything.
Therefore,
I, Lee Bang Won, will make sure to win.
I can't lose to...
that great scholar called Master Jung Mong Joo.
I can't lose to...
a great Confucian scholar.
It's still not the time for them to arrive.
- Father. - Yes.
Father.
(Six Flying Dragons)
I am sure he didn't get to escape this mountain.
- We must find them. - Yes, Sir!
This country's fate depends on Lee Seong Gye's condition.
Execute Sambong...
tomorrow morning.
It seems like they are just about to execute him.
Don't we need to have Gabyeolcho ready?
I need to kill Master Jung Mong Joo.
I will do it.
Lee Bang Won will do it.