How can it be...
He's here.
I see.
I am the head of Saryang Merchants Organisation.
Jeong Do Jeon.
How can he...
So you are a member of Moo Myung too.
(Episode 40)
It's Cho Young.
Why is she here?
Chase her secretly.
Don't lose her.
Understood?
Yes.
Did he come here knowing that we're affiliated?
If so,
he would have come with his soldiers.
Why are you staring at me?
(Yooksan)
It's nothing.
I was thinking you have rather extraordinary features...
for the head of a merchants organisation.
(Jeong Do Jeon)
You don't come across...
as someone involved in commerce either.
You might be right.
As a matter of fact,
I have no experience in commerce.
But I'm thinking of investing...
all my fortune...
and poking around.
As you're based in Haeju,
I wanted to ask for your advice.
I see.
If he belongs to Moo Myung,
was this a trap from the beginning?
Or...
What are you plotting to do?
Jeong Do Jeon.
Then...
that man must be Lee Bang Ji.
Yeon Yang's son.
So...
what were you wondering?
Oh, right.
In Mount Guwol in Haeju...
It's quite late.
Why don't you stay here tonight?
They have delicious drinks.
We don't know how many there are.
For Master's safety,
we should leave here.
Thank you for your kindness.
But for a merchant, time is money.
I'm afraid we're in a hurry.
I see.
Thank you again for your advice.
Good night.
It was the symbol of Moo Myung.
That commission agency must be run by Moo Myung...
or is at least related to them.
If they are, wouldn't they know that you met with the Jurchens in secret?
Who was it?
It was Jeong Do Jeon.
What?
Do you mean the Prime Minister, Jeong Do Jeon?
Why would Jeong Do Jeon...
have a secret meeting with Moenpa?
Did you even get his seal on it?
He received a document...
from Moenpa.
It was in a red envelope.
The man with the most power in the country...
made a secret agreement with Moenpa?
Is he really...
If my guess is right,
that document must be...
What would it be?
- You. - Yes, Sir.
- Is Seok Gu here? - Yes.
Follow Jeong Do Jeon with him.
He has a document in a red envelope.
Be careful of Lee Bang Ji.
Avoid crossing swords with him, okay?
Yes, Sir.
Is that true?
Yes, it was Cho Young.
I made someone follow her.
Then...
this commission agency must belong to Moo Myung.
We don't know how many are here.
We'd better get away.
We should head for Kanggye Government Office. Let's go.
Let's go.
(Kanggye Government Office)
What brings you to this humble place,
Prime Minister?
Send soldiers...
to the commission agency immediately...
and arrest everyone there.
Pardon?
What is the matter?
Report to me as soon as they're under arrest.
We'll talk again then.
Yes, Sir.
Go back to Gaegyeong right now...
and deliver this to Yeon Hee.
Tell her to deliver this to His Majesty through Her Highness.
- Yes, Sir. - Also, tell her the situation...
and keep an eye on Cho Young.
Yes, Sir.
You made one of Boon Yi's people to follow Master Sambong?
Without discussing with me.
That's right.
Boon Yi hasn't made up her mind.
So for the time being,
she has to continue working here.
That's not the point.
The point is...
that you didn't discuss with me...
before you gave an order to the organisation.
Under this roof,
there shouldn't be anything that I don't know of.
Your Highness.
I'm sorry to interrupt you.
I picked the wrong time.
I apologise.
But I'd like to say...
that you have no time for arguing.
Splitting in front of your enemy is the key to defeat.
It's not like that.
Bang Won, are you in there?
Bang Gan.
Hello.
I'll get you some tea.
Thank you.
Who are you?
My name is Ha Ryun.
Oh, Ha Ryun.
Master Lee Saek's errand boy.
An errand boy?
Don't take it to heart.
He does that to me as well.
Okay.
Bang Won, I just met Father...
in the palace.
I begged him...
to forgive you.
Father is old now.
After a few deep sighs,
he told me to bring you.
Me?
Prince Hwean was quick.
It was the King's order.
How could I take my time?
What are you up to these days?
I read...
or chat with brothers.
Are you...
really involved with Moo Myung?
Father.
What do you mean?
Your Majesty.
Could you explain it?
Why are you quiet?
Is that...
what the Prime Minister said?
What does he have to do with this?
Just answer my question.
Father.
Do you think I would get involved with...
such dishonourable people?
That's not true.
What did he say?
He asked me...
if I'll accept any punishment if it turns out...
I'm involved with them.
And...
I said yes.
Is Sambong trying to disturb your relationship with the King?
I'm not sure.
Is there any other news about him?
He met Moenpa, one of the heads of the Jurchens...
around the borders.
He's at the border as the National Defence Supervisor.
He has a right to meet the head of the Jurchens.
You're right.
Stabilising the borders...
requires more than military force. But...
But why did he...
meet him in secret, disguised as a head of a merchants organisation?
He disguised himself?
Do you think he's plotting something again?
Sambong.
What is he trying to do?
Are you really trying to sell it?
What do you mean?
What I heard inside the Jurchen's barrack.
Will you really sell Liaodong?
Nothing has been decided.
I could be able to do it, but it could also be impossible.
I cannot quite comprehend.
We went through all that in Wihwado because of that land.
It was in my plan from the beginning...
when I started sketching out my ideas for the great plan.
If I am doing it,
I will be sure to check everything...
and prepare perfectly beforehand.
Then...
when are you planning to do it?
I do not know.
I am not sure when the sky will show me the way.
However,
Ming, which has taken possession of the Great Continent, and our Joseon.
The two countries are both new.
How we start our relationship with Ming...
will decide the next few hundred years of Joseon's life.
Therefore, we should be prepared for everything.
But Moo Myung is still that one variable that I can't predict.
I sent soldiers to the commission agency,
so let's wait and see.
Pardon me?
Did you say it was Sambong?
Yes, it was.
Then...
is he after this place to...
It didn't look like he knew that we're affiliated.
Nevertheless,
I'm getting an ominous feeling.
Why did he meet Moenpa in secret?
Teacher Yooksan.
This is...
Has Sambong ever been in this room?
I met him here.
Sambong has figured it out.
(Cho Young)
This place is dangerous now.
Where is that guard named Chunjibu?
I sent him to bring Sambong's guard.
We can't be wasting our time here now.
Please hurry. We must get out of here.
I apologise.
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What are you talking about? How do you know?
I can tell at a glance.
I used to do it all the time.
Goodness, you fool. It's not something to brag about.
Wait.
Give it back.
Otherwise, I will slash your throat.
That envelope.
Isn't it the one we saw in the commission agency earlier?
Right, yes.
Give it to me.
Pardon me?
I'm not sure what you mean.
I will not ask you twice.
Give it to me now.
It is not something that you should desire.
Right, that thing. I apologise.
Where did it go?
I think I dropped it.
He doesn't have it.
The command post is in danger.
Darn it.
Okay.
Who stole it?
I apologise. I don't have that information.
I need to let Leader know about this situation.
What would you like me to do, then?
You should head to Byeokrando...
and wait for a command.
Okay. Understood.
Let's go.
What? Did you say no one was there?
Yes. Not only was there nobody,
but the entire commission agency also disappeared.
Okay. You may leave the room.
This means that Moo Myung has found out about...
you meeting the Jurchens.
Master Sambong. I apologise.
I got the envelope stolen.
What are you talking about now?
What do you mean? Did you say you got it stolen?
Was it Moo Myung?
I'm not sure if it was Moo Myung.
But I chased after the kid who stole it and found him dead.
He didn't have the envelope.
We are in huge trouble.
If that document is revealed...
or gets in Ming's hands...
I must go to Gaegyeong now.
That is unacceptable!
Why are you getting so worked up? Please calm down.
Master Sambong is making a mistake.
- Listen. - That is such an important matter.
How could he go through Hwasadan instead of the police agency?
You know that Yeon Hee has been working for Sambong for a long time.
She knows his plan better than anyone else.
Still, the matter is about the court.
How could he involve Hwasadan?
Plus, installing the founding contributors and the Crown Prince...
was done without consulting Master Jo Joon.
The King and Master Sambong...
made all the decisions.
Could these things really be allowed?
Well, this wooden pillar is...
Sin Jeok and Master Nam Eun were talking?
Yes. It was about Master Sambong working with the head of Hwasadan,
Yeon Hee, without consulting anyone else.
Sir Lee was complaining to Master Nam Eun.
If Inspector Lee Sin Jeok is feeling that way,
how do you think other people must be feeling?
This shows that Sambong is abusing his authority.
It looked like he took care of...
another important matter without consulting anyone.
Another important matter?
Someone like Master Sambong...
did not discuss the matter with other ministers.
He is hiding it even from Sin Jeok...
to plot something.
What would it be?
I'm not sure.
Whatever it is, it is causing internal conflicts.
It is that dangerous and confidential.
Pardon? Did you say Moo Myung?
The commission agency that was in Kanggye.
It looks like that place was one of Moo Myung's bases.
Cho Young was there.
Moo Myung might have that document now.
Plus, if Cho Young was there...
Yes. I sent a spy to tail after her.
Cho Young is...
in Byeokrando. I told her to wait there.
Where is that document?
I heard that an unknown organisation took it.
The problem is...
If that document gets into another organisation's hands...
Especially if it's Moo Myung...
It could be a matter of time that Prince Jeongan finds out about it.
Is Myojakdan ready?
They are almost ready.
You can use them whenever you need.
Tell Cho Young to go to Ming...
and meet Lord Jin.
Did you say Ming?
Why are you sending her to Ming all of a sudden?
If Jeong Do Jeon met with Moenpa,
he is probably thinking...
Perhaps we will have to plan things for Ming.
Yes, Leader.
However, about that document Jeong Do Jeon got from Moenpa,
do you think a little thief really did that?
If not...
What is...
What's going on?
What's up with this cart?
What's wrong?
It's...
How did this happen?
Seon Dol...
How did this happen?
Seon Dol...
We told him to just follow them.
When did we tell him to steal the document?
He just ran.
What could I have done?
He did it...
to get praised by Leader Boon Yi.
Gosh...
Poor boy.
Poor Seon Dol.
Poor boy.
Oh gosh...
Boon Yi. Don't worry.
I'll do a good job.
If I accomplish this successfully, my pay will increase too, right?
Who stole it?
That I don't know.
I heard it was a boy...
about 16 to 17 years old.
16 to 17 years old.
You made one of Boon Yi's people to follow Master Sambong?
Perhaps...
Is it one of Boon Yi's people?
At Yiseo-Gun,
I suggested we cultivate the wasteland.
In the end,
we got caught and everything was taken.
If I didn't suggest that we cultivate the wasteland,
perhaps...
Un Nyun wouldn't have died.
What are you talking about?
You're not thinking...
Seon Dol died...
because of you, right?
At the time,
I was thinking of moving by myself...
when I get the land.
I was not in my right mind.
That's why...
I told Seon Dol to go.
If I was in my right mind,
I wouldn't have sent that young child.
No.
Don't say that, Boon Yi.
You're talking nonsense.
Hey.
Yes.
Should we...
stop it all together?
Of course I want to stop.
Of course we all do.
Everyone feels the same.
We are a little bit scared now too.
Even if we tell them to get along well,
they won't listen.
Still,
I need to try something,
before another person dies.
Da Gyung.
Please call Boon Yi.
Actually, Boon Yi...
wants to see you at the cave of Mount Janam.
It seems like she's made up her mind.
Is that right?
What she decided...
does not matter.
No matter what, you have to hold onto her.
Boon Yi and her organisation...
can be very useful to us...
at a crucial moment.
Also, at the crucial moment,
she can make...
Master Sambong and Yeon Hee hesitate for a while.
So you must...
I will take care of it.
I am very sorry.
You are not someone I can dare to summon.
Forgive me.
But I was too desperate, and I had to do it.
So please forgive me and listen to what I have to say.
Prince Jeongan said he has to do something...
as long as he is alive...
and told me to choose.
Why would you say that here?
And Master Sambong said...
in order to make this country peaceful for the people,
all power must be taken away from the princes.
It's not something you should talk about.
I am very sorry, Master Sambong.
However,
in my opinion,
it's time and place for me...
to speak up.
I...
heard from Yeon Hee what you went through...
in this cave.
When I heard that story,
I cried a lot too.
I heard you started the great work...
for those children.
What's your point?
The children in the cave...
desperately waited for the Red Turbans to go away.
I heard that terrible thing happened to them...
when the Red Turbans finally went away.
There was a boy named Seon Dol.
Yes.
There was.
That boy...
also desperately wished...
for a new country to be established more than anyone else.
However,
after the new country was founded,
he died miserably.
He was only 17 years old.
It happened while he was secretly following you.
Recently,
one of Yeon Hee's girls got killed as well.
She was following Prince Jeongan.
I can't seem to understand.
Why does it have to be this way?
I beg you.
Moo Hyul, Ddang Sae and me...
as well as all those people with no names...
that have sacrificed their lives for you two.
They get trampled on while you two fight.
Please save us.
Boon Yi.
I'm sorry about what happened...
to one of your members, Seon Dol.
But he's not the only one.
We're surrounded by miseries. But...
I'm afraid it's too late...
to ask for sympathy.
His Highness...
and I just have to...
pursue what each of us believes in.
You gathered us...
here...
to reconcile us?
How foolish of you.
Then...
we quit.
My organisation will quit.
We will work...
for neither of you.
You promised me...
that I'll be entitled to some land.
But...
I can't turn away from my people.
But without this job,
there's no way for us to make a living.
So...
please provide us with a way...
to make a living.
The people in my organisation...
also contributed to founding this country.
It's not only those recognised that made a contribution.
It doesn't have to be fertile.
Even wasteland will be appreciated.
We can't wait for Equal Land Distribution System forever...
only prolonging your fight.
Please give us land to make a living with.
No.
I told you.
I won't stop you if you decide to leave.
I will respect your decision.
But...
that is all.
There's no more.
You have hundreds of people.
This country is governed...
by rules, systems and laws.
No land can be distributed arbitrary...
without public morals.
The land of this country doesn't belong to individuals.
Land can't be purchased or transferred by individuals...
unlike Goryeo.
Okay.
I understand.
Then...
that's all for my appeal.
What?
Now,
I'll start a negotiation.
You must recognise this red envelope.
How is that in her hands?
Is that it?
It was her organisation.
Then what's in that white envelope?
In this envelope is a log of...
whom Prince Jeongan met with and when.
Have you been following me?
Have you?
These two documents...
can be very dangerous weapons for both of you.
Please forgive my rudeness.
But...
we need to survive.
All we need...
is survive.
So I'm going to sell these to you.
In return, provide us...
with a way to make a living.
I need to have a talk with His Highness.
Leave us alone.
I ask for your consideration.
What are you going to do?
Are you going to buy it?
I couldn't give her any land,
but I think I can provide her with a way to make a living.
The document in the red envelope must be very important.
You already came up with another idea...
to protect it.
You'll find out...
about what is in the envelope in the near future.
In any case,
Boon Yi's organisation will have to leave you.
Do you approve?
Okay. Fine.
Do that.
- Then... - Do you think I'm not good enough?
To lead this country?
Or...
you just don't want a king...
to be clever?
I want a country...
that doesn't get affected by whether the king is clever or not.
Is that why...
you have complete control...
over the personnel and military?
This country is still young.
It'll be this way only temporarily.
Also,
"The royal family..."
"can never get involved in politics."
You know of...
the Five Rules?
Yes, I heard it.
Is that why...
you turned your back on me?
I found out that there was never any place for me in your plan,
what would you expect me to do?
But...
after what Prince Jinan did to Master Han Goo Young,
didn't you expect Prince Jeongan to be the Crown Prince?
I did.
Just like I expected Jung Mong Joo to be the prime minister,
I expected Prince Jeongan...
to be the Crown Prince.
But...
both my expectations...
ended on Seonji Bridge.
So...
you'll never stop.
No.
As long as I am alive,
I should do something.
Then...
I'll strengthen my determination.
For you to give up your greed, Your Highness,
I will do my best...
to put an end to this as soon as possible.
You taught me that that's the best way...
for both of us...
on Seonji Bridge...
that night.
I feel relieved...
to hear that.
I had been worried that you'd say...
you'll try to persuade me for all your life...
like you said to Master Jung Mong Joo.
How did it go?
Have you decided?
I will give you what you want.
But it's not a farmland.
All members of your organisation...
will be able to live there together...
and use their talents.
It will help the kingdom,
so it is not going against any public morals.
Where is that place?
It's Banchon.
Banchon?
Isn't Banchon...
the village beside Sungkyunkwan?
It used to provide assistance for...
all needs of scholars and teachers at Sungkyunkwan.
But after Mong Joo died,
many of the scholars left.
Their servants left with them, so the village became empty.
You should go there and enliven the village again.
The former residents were servants,
but you do not need to become servants.
I wholeheartedly thank you.
Even if you were unable to forgive my rudeness...
and must take my life for it,
I was going to gladly accept it.
I am very sorry,
and I sincerely thank you, Master.
Thank you.
Your Highness.
Thank you so much.
To be honest,
- this letter... - Discard it.
Do not...
ever play with a fake letter like that again.
It was so dangerous.
But...
You knew that it was fake.
Why did you...
I'm not sure.
I'm living with the mind of a beast now,
but you are...
You're the one person who remembers that I was once a human.
For a brief moment,
I guess I wanted to go back to being a human.
How did you know?
You can't fool me.
It's just like how I can't fool you.
I'll go in now.
Well...
That vermin.
You remember the talk we had about the vermin, right?
- That vermin... - Did I swallow it?
I'm not exactly sure who swallowed whom,
but if I must swallow it in order to stay alive,
I shall devour it.
You should do the same.
If you must swallow something to survive,
it shouldn't matter what it is.
Just swallow it. Do it...
and survive.
I'm relieved.
We found the secret agreement,
and Boon Yi agreed to the request.
Do you feel better now?
If Boon Yi...
can get out of this endless abyss,
it will make me content.
- He just died like that... - Gosh...
How tragic.
It is so sad.
Goodness, I feel so bad for him.
Gosh, poor thing.
- Gosh... - I'm so sad.
Seon Dol.
I'm sorry.
Why am I...
not able to learn anything...
without going through pain like this?
For you to give up your greed, Your Highness,
I will do my best...
to put an end to this as soon as possible.
Sure.
I will also do my best.
Inspector Lee Sin Jeok.
Your Highness.
What brings you here?
Could you spare me a minute?
I found out where Cho Young is.
She is staying at a merchants group's inn in Byeokrando.
I heard that she will board the ship to Ming tomorrow.
- She is going to Ming? - That is correct.
We can send soldiers and arrest her before that.
I found out that there was never any place for me in your plan,
what would you expect me to do?
What is going on with Myojakdan?
Then, today...
Will it be possible?
Yes. I will get them ready.
Installing the founding contributors and rewarding them properly.
It was not done right.
Inspector Lee,
you seem unhappy about being named a second place contributor.
You know that is not what I'm talking about.
Are you not aware of the significant change...
in Master Sambong's attitude after founding the regime?
After Master Jung Mong Joo passed away like that,
Master Sambong changed.
Your Highness, I admit that I do blame you for it.
Inspector Lee.
I do not think we are close enough...
to be having a candid conversation like this at this late hour.
Please get to the point.
Your Highness,
I wish to hold your hand.
It was about Master Sambong working with...
Yeon Hee, the head of Hwasadan, without consulting anyone else.
Sir Lee was complaining to Master Nam Eun.
Lee Sin Jeok also has a different attitude about...
the Dumoon-dong incident.
Did Master Sambong tell you to do this?
Did he ask you to tell me this...
and see my reaction to feel me out?
Do you think I'm a spy?
Whatever it is, it doesn't matter.
Whether you truly want to work with me,
or you just want to infiltrate as a spy,
don't you think you should try a little harder?
Pardon me?
Because of that one small reason,
you are telling me that you will betray Master Sambong,
whom you have been risking everything to serve,
and that you wish to hold my hand.
How could I trust you?
Regardless of your true intention,
try to persuade me a little harder.
What is the matter?
Someone came by and asked me to deliver this letter to you.
To me?
You have nothing to say?
You cannot think of anything else to say to persuade me?
If that is the case, you should leave.
Regardless of why you are really here, you have failed.
Are you not going to leave?
You are right.
That is not the only reason why I wish to betray Master Sambong.
Then what is the real reason?
Master Sambong...
met with the head of the Jurchens, Moenpa,
and concluded a secret agreement.
He must be talking about that red envelope.
A secret agreement.
What kind of a secret agreement was it?
I'm ashamed to say this,
but I know nothing.
He only discusses with Yeon Hee.
Whatever the content of the secret agreement,
this incident will gravely...
affect our relationship with Ming.
The entire government agency should be discussing this,
but he's making decisions all by himself.
If there was a secret agreement,
perhaps it's related to Liaodong.
Your Highness,
Master Sambong has...
the power equal to the powers of Lee In Gyum and...
General Choi Young combined.
The check and balance we discussed...
upon founding this country...
are long gone.
So,
you will help me...
to keep Sambong in check?
The country I wanted to make...
is not this country.
So I am taking the next step.
Also,
I am useless...
to Master Sambong.
I want to be a valuable asset,
Your Highness.
Your Highness, there's a palanquin outside.
She's insisting to see you.
Who is it?
She wouldn't go down the palanquin, so I don't know.
Why did you want to see me so suddenly?
What do you mean? I wanted to see you?
You didn't ask for me?
Didn't you send this letter to Byeokrando?
"This is an emergent matter."
"I need to see you before you leave for Ming."
"It's about Jeong Do Jeon. Please come immediately."
Isn't that...
your writing for sure?
Is it not?
Then...
No way.
In order to write something you want...
in someone's writing,
you first need to collect that person's writings.
You have to collect as many as thousands...
or tens of thousands of writings and...
practise them word by word.
The organisations that can spare such manpower and time...
are Temple Bigook and Hwasadan.
In order to train someone to imitate handwritings,
it must take at least three years.
It's the work of...
one of those people from Hwasadan you've trained...
to imitate people's handwritings.
Myojakdan.
How dare you, Yeon Hee.
We've been collecting Prince Jeongan's handwritings...
since his time at Sungkyunkwan.
The entire members of Myojakdan...
are training to imitate them by consonants.
Maybe they can't handle long and complicated sentences,
but they should be able to handle simple sentences soon.
Cho Young created something very interesting, didn't she?
It seems like we fell into a trap.
You must get out of this place as soon as possible.
You should, too.
It's been a while, Cho Young.
How dare you...
use Myojakdan?
Did you really...
hold hands with Moo Myung?
And why are you here?
I heard you weren't too satisfied with working for me.
Did you carry out...
such a scheme to stop me?
A scheme?
You mean your fake handwriting?
Isn't it true that Cho Young came to see you...
as soon as she got your letter...
at this late hour?
Do you think...
you can defeat me with this?
Because I do not think so,
I will prepare even more thoroughly in the future.
What are you doing?
Arrest him now.
(Six Flying Dragons)
Prince Jeongan colluded with Moo Myung?
Do you have hard evidence?
I will take the actions and blames.
So please do not worry.
With this incident, we might be able to defeat the royal families,
Prince Jeongan and Moo Myung.
You should take Bang Ji and execute the plan to arrest Moo Myung.
Leader, it seems like this place is exposed.
We have to get out now.
I will handle it myself.
Mother.
Kill me now.