Part 10
You should nevertake your eyes off of the four prefectures
along the Goguryeo border even for a second.
l won't even blink an eye.
CHOl Ll Muhyul is a like a tiger.
CHOl Ll He will attack his prey without missing a chance
and won't let go until his prey is dead.
MAJO / Leader of Nakrang Rebel Army He'll have to kill me before he takes our border.
l'm counting on you.
MO HASO Jasil.
WANG JASlL You go ahead.
WANG JASlL l want to ask about Lahee. l'm worried about her.
Have a safe trip General.
Make haste!
- Let's go. - Yes sir.
We should take our men and go with you.
Look at the size of his men.
RYU Jl / Choi Li's soldier HAHOGAE / Choi Li's soldier Please talk to the general
and let us go with...
Even if you come nothing will change if
Heaven's will is with my brother.
My Lady.
Have faith in Heaven's will and the general's luck.
YOUNGHOJANGWON Wang Geong's Hometown Keep your eyes on
My sister-in-law is not to be taken lightly.
l'll have faith
in Heaven's will our master's luck and in you My Lady.
lf by any chance we don't make it back alive
please take good care of Lahee.
MAESlDAL / Choi Li's hometown Today's Wonsan Take herto Maesidal
and plan forthe future.
She is the general's only heir.
We'll protect her with our lives.
3000 of Choi Li's troops are stationed here at
Jeungji and Tanhyeol along the Goguryeo borders.
Only 300 men remain in the castle.
l'll go back to Younghojangwon.
CHUNHAEWON / Choi Li's men within Wang Goeng's army You stay here and keep your eyes on Choi Li's men
and take them down if they
seem suspicious in any way.
Please keep Younghojangwon safe.
Did you give my letter to General Budal?
l did but...
DOCHAL / Wang Geong's soldier Lady Wang Jasil is His Majesty's one and only sister.
MO YANGHAE / Wang Goeng's wife What would you die for?
Well...
l'd die for my child and for His Majesty...
A man could also die for loyalty or a great cause...
Men like to boast so they'll give their
lives to worthless things like great causes and loyalty
but women are different.
Women can only die for our children and husbands.
Women can be more vicious than men because
it's clear what they have to protect.
What do you mean?
l know what kind of woman Jasil is.
She'll beg her brother in tears to save Choi Li only
to stab her brother in the back.
My Lady.
ln orderto kill Choi Li you must kill Jasil first.
BUDAL Wang Geong's man-in-wait
Living on battlefields made me illiterate...
l have forgotten how to read.
lt's the same with both swords and letters.
They rust if you don't use them.
Let me see it. l'll read it foryou.
Are you any betterthan me?
Of course!
Let me see it.
Just what is it?
Butung gave me a list of things to bring back from Luoyang.
That boy likes presents just like a girl.
WANG GOENG You're lucky you have a child.
l'll go check up on Choi Li.
Make sure Jasil never comes back to Nakrang alive.
Did you come out for some air?
Yes.
Get rid of her before you get to Dongmohyun.
DONGMOHYUN / Area around today's Sandung peninsula Don't let His Majesty find out.
Throw her into the sea or use your sword.
l'm getting seasick.
l thought l'd be okay on a big ship.
l remember how you used to take me out on boats
before l got married.
Those were the good old times.
All the men in Yeolgu would line up at the
harbor and l used to beat them up.
Yes l remember.
You were something else back then.
A man even threw himself in front of your carriage
so he could get a look at you.
Don't grow weak.
She was once your superior whom you served
but she's just Choi Li's wife now.
She'll be a burden to His Majesty if she's alive.
You used to dive and catch abalones for me too.
l doubt those days will ever come back.
Did l?
My Lady.
Chiso.
Here you are.
My Lady l brought you candied ginger.
Have one. lt's good for seasickness.
l'll get another chance.
lt's a long way before we arrive at Dongmohyun.
Why are you breaking out in sweat when it's cold outside?
l think we have to get moving soonerthan expected.
Pardon?
We should make the tea.
They refused to give me the fire saying
we'll start a fire on board.
What do they take our masterfor?
You're putting in too much. lt'll be too bitter.
lt's medicine not tea.
lt's only natural that medicine should be bitter.
Jamyung...
... our daughter may be alive?
Fishermen saw a small boat passing small Bau lsland.
SMALL BAU lSLAND Today's Seok lsland in yellow sea
That's why you joined me on this trip.
Donggobi found out that the riverflows to Dongmohyun
SHlNSODOGUK/ One of small countries along the peninsula Liadong and Shinsodoguk.
lt's 50 miles to Bau lsland
but from there Dongmohyun is over 200 miles away.
A little baby wouldn't have survived that far in winter.
Honey.
l'm just afraid you'll be hurt again.
l'd rather be hurt than live without hope.
Food keeps your body alive but hope keeps your heart alive.
Aren't you happy? Jamyung might be alive.
l had forgotten about her.
l'm sorry.
lt's been a long time...
... long enough to forget.
Be careful.
My Lady.
Please be careful.
lt's because a father's love is different from a mother's love.
l'll find Jamyung foryou.
l promise you.
lf Jamyung's alive
l'll find her and bring her back to you.
Yes l'll teach Jamyung how to catch whales.
She's a girl.
So what?
She's succeed Wolhaechungwon after me.
WOLHAECHEONGWON Choi Li's hometown
lt's only natural Jamyung takes over my work
my father's and my grandfather's work.
But we have Lahee and she's the oldest.
We should find Lahee a good husband and
have her inherit the family wealth.
lt's the first wife's child who should inherit the family wealth.
Lady Wang what are you doing here?
Lady Wang made a pot of very precious tea and
wants to share it with Lady Mo.
Open the door.
lt's still cold.
They wouldn't let us take a burner
even when l said it was foryou.
This is enough. We should be careful with fire.
That's not the reason.
They're trying to show whose got the power.
lt's just a fire pot.
You think too much.
Flattering is nothing.
You just realize who holds the power and loweryourself to him.
Even the lowly fire keepers on the ship lower
themselves to my brother.
Leave us.
- Yes My Lady. - Yes My Lady.
You become king if you like powerthat much.
Lahee will take my place.
l've told you again and again l have no greed for power.
Then what are you greedy for?
l want something bigger than the throne.
lt's mengding tea. Have some.
l don't think she needs the tea.
You should have some. lt's very precious tea.
Let's share it.
lt's a bit bitter. l've had enough.
lt's a very precious tea
known to even bring the dead back to life.
You should have at least three cups.
This tea might save your life.
NAEBlNGWAN DONGMONYUN COURT
Run.
Be careful.
l'm okay.
Puku!
l'm okay.
No you're not.
CHA CHASUNG Leader of Troupe Happy Joy
MlCHU / Cha Chasung's wife This isn't working. You should get ready.
Okay.
l knew you'd get the boot.
Sir we'll change the child.
lf you like Puku that much
l can have her roll jars or use her as a target.
Beginners cannot perform aerial acrobatics.
Just keep the girl in the show.
But she'll ruin the show.
We can't ruin it when the King of Nakrang will be in audience...
l said to go with the stupid girl.
l used just a tiny bit
to prepare forthe performance.
Here.
HOGOK Royalty of former Nakrang Army
lt was the size of the girl's head
when l first gave it to you.
- Sir! - No?
Maybe it was the size of your head.
Then we'll put the net up.
The child will die if anything goes wrong.
That's your problem.
l didn't give you precious gold to watch an easy trick.
Put on a decent show.
There will be no net.
Wang Goeng Choi Li!
Remember my promise that l'd stay alive and
slay you both with my own hands!
lsn't it strange?
Why is he so bent on putting Puku in the show?
Well...
Maybe...
Puku was almost stabbed to death when she was a baby.
Maybe that has something to do with him.
That bothers me too.
But how did he recognize Puku?
How else will you explain this?
Why would he insist on putting Puku in the show
when the King of Nakrang will be in the audience?
You called for us?
There will be no net during the performance.
Then Puku can't go on.
l don't want to put Puku in the show either.
But sir...
Hangkai l'll be okay.
No you won't.
lt's not the same without the net.
HANKAl / llpum's new name l still get scared out of my mind
when there's no net.
What else can we do?
PUKU / Jamyung's new name means child who does not cry Our parents abandoned us.
We have no choice if we have to sell our acts to survive.
The customers don't want the net.
Replace her with Soso.
l wish l could do that too.
l'm doing the show with you.
l'm doing this because l want to.
l won't blame you even if l get hurt.
That's what you say now.
People change their minds all the time.
Just be careful be real okay?
All right.
l don't know why l'm breaking out in a sweat
and my heart is racing.
What if something happens?
l said l'll be fine.
Just have faith in me okay?
More. Give me more.
Your stomach will burst.
This is yourthird pot.
lt's a matter of life and death for me.
Go to the kitchen and ask forthe cinnamon liquor
GYEDANGJU / Cinnanom liquor l brought on board.
Yes My Lady.
This is the sign.
When you pound on the board l'll stab Choi Li in the neck.
Shall l get Choi Li?
Your Majesty!
Bring him.
CHlNESE CHESS He wants to play a game?
CHlNESE CHESS Yes.
All right.
You go to bed first.
Brother is a good opponent.
The game could take hours.
Hold on a minute.
Please give this to the general.
He seemed upset about the robe Goguryeo sent
so l made him a robe.
l'll give it to him.
You know what you have to do.
lf you have to kill Jasil and Mo Haso too.
Why don't you join us?
He'll be even more pleased if you give it to him in person.
General Wang asked for our master.
No...
l thought he'd ask for him
later around nine.
He's in a hurry isn't he?
My Lady that's poison...
BAEDUONG / Poison made from Pasque flower root Why are you putting that in...
Be quiet.
You stay right here and...
... make porridge with this.
What's this?
lt's beeswax powder.
Don't forget.
lt's eight o'clock.
Make clear porridge without
any lumps in it okay?
Yes...
Everything rests on your shoulders now.
lf you don't pull yourself together l my husband
and everyone at Chunghaehun will die.
My Lady...
l'm scared.
l'm so scared.
l'm scared too.
He said not to let anyone in.
Am ljust ''anyone''?
l'm Wang Jasil General Wang's one and only sister.
Such insolence.
THE KlNG OF NAKRANG
This is magnificent.
My sewing isn't as good as Jasil's
but l did put a lot of care into it.
MAESlDAL / Choi Li's hometown in Wonchung sea Today's Wonsan We'll be in Maesidal
away from your rule
but l'm sure
you'll be a generous king.
Thank you.
You only need to be wary of Goguryeo.
Young Muhyul was fond of sword as young
but he's become a wily old man now.
He's a difficult foe for the new kingdom of Nakrang.
lt's nothing for a whalerto worry about.
Jasil what brings you here?
GWANGMUJAE YUSU Emperor who established Han China Your becoming of the King of Nakrang even
acknowledged by the Emperor Guangwu.
We need to celebrate with wine.
The King of Nakrang...
Since Mo Haso offered you a robe let me offeryou a drink.
LAHEE / Wang Jasil's daughter So suffocating.
l thought l was going to die.
l won't let you go to Luoyang by yourselves.
Here Brother.
lt's a drink your sister is offering.
No Your Majesty!
How dare you!
l can't even offer my brother a drink?
lt's just that... the wine smells peculiar...
l made it with precious cinnamon.
That's why it's fragrant.
Why?
You think might poison the Majesty?
That's absurd My Lady.
Here.
Are you afraid l will poison you?
Did you?
What if l did?
You're going too far.
Give it to me.
Now.
l tasted it earlier.
lt's cold and sweet.
Would you like some?
l'm thirsty too.
l'll have a drink first.
lt's delicious.
Jasil is talented at everything.
Thank you.
Budal leave us.
Your Majesty!
We're not going to get much sleep tonight anyway.
The four of us will share drinks tonight.
Don't worry.
The night is just beginning
and it's a long journey to Dongmohyun.
l'll call foryou when l need you.
Get some dinner and rest.
But...
Yes Your Majesty.
Did you take Choi Li's sword away?
l took it away before he came on board.
He told us to go have dinner.
Let's go.
Have one more drink.
You should at least have three
since it's a congratulatory drink.
What is it that you wanted to say?
Are you going to kill us?
- Wife. - Jasil.
Foryears we risked our lives togetherto fight Liu Xian
and eating and shivering in the cold together.
Must you kill my husband?
Tell me Brother.
Yes l was never one for keeping secrets.
A man shouldn't live like that.
Why don't we all open up and have it out on the table.
Will it be all right with you
if your husband doesn't become king?
Will you be able to live as a whaler's wife?
l'm not sure.
Maybe your sister is not sure but l said l
wouldn't become king.
Let's stop this now.
l said we'd have an honest talk.
l proposed that we speak our mind.
Equivocating is not being honest.
lt's cruel. lt's being rash.
You've said enough and so have you.
Jasil.
You have a drink too.
Budal!
Answer my question now.
Do you want the throne so badly that
you'll kill my husband for it?
People who suffered together can't reap the benefits together.
Even if l let you live
Mo Yanghae and my retainers won't let you.
After all power can't be shared.
You can take my head wheneveryou need it.
You didn't have to bring me on board like this.
Let us return to our rooms.
Yes.
Let's leave the Wangs to have a talk
and excuse ourselves.
Wife.
What have you done?
You said power can't be shared?
Brother l can't live as a whaler's wife.
ls it poisoned?
With your build...
you should've had at least three cups...
l miscalculated.
l was afraid you'd taste the poison...
... and l put too little in...
You have gone out of your mind.
You want to kill us all?
Me, Choi Li, Mo Haso and yourself as well?
You meant to kill us all?
l... don't...
... want to die...
So frustrating...
l should've gone with him.
CHlSO / Wang Jasil's maid
Don't forget. lt's eight o'clock.
Make thin porridge.
We'll all live if you keep your wits about you
but if you don't we'll all die.
My goodness...
Where's Mom?
l don't see Donggobi either.
l feel sick.
l'll be dead if Lady Wang Jasil catches me.
My Lady...
My Lady.
Lady Wang!
My Lady...
What happened?
They said mengding tea can even bring the dead back to life...
lt really works.
Chiso let's take him to bed.
Yes ma'am.
My Lady...
My Lady!
That must be Mom and Dad's room.
l'm going to surprise them.
Chiso what are you doing?
Keep him down.
Chiso.
Chiso!
Push him down! Now!
Chiso hurry.
Now.
No...
Chiso now.
Come on. Sit on top of him.
Chiso please help me.
lf you don't you and l will both die.
l'll give you anything you want so help me.
Don't forget that promise.
No Jasil...
You can't do that.
He's your brother...
How could you... kill... your brother
your family?
Jasil!
He's dead...
My Lady...
What's the matter with you?
Your Majesty what is it?
SPY lt's from the spy
SPY who's been watching Wang Goeng.
What is it?
EUL DUJl / Senior Head Officer of National Administration
Wang Goeng is dead.
He arrived in Dongmohyun as a corpse.
WU NARU Head of National Administration But why?
He went off to meet Emperor Guangwu as king.
Why did he die all of a sudden?
KlNG DAEMUSHlN Was he sick?
They say a man who has a sudden change in his fortune
can die a sudden death.
Well he's been going from one battlefield to another
and when he suddenly came upon this life of luxury...
You think it was Choi Li's doing?
JAEGA MEETlNG / Meeting by the royal members over national matter Gather nobles for a meeting.
Summon the chiefs of the five tribes.
Take it.
You'll teach Hodong?
You said one must masterthe four stages of sword fighting?
l did.
The sword of flexibility the sword of power
the sword of cruelty and the sword that enjoys blood.
You're very smart Princess.
YEORANG / Hodong's Aunt You're teasing me.
Hodong l sent the robe to Choi Li as you instructed.
However Choi Li didn't die
but Wang Goeng died in Choi Li's hands.
PRlNCE HODONG Did Choi Li kill him himself?
That's not important.
Whether he fell sick and died or Choi Li stabbed
him to death that's not important to a king.
The only important thing is the outcome.
Wang Goeng lost and Choi Li won.
Because you made a wrong decision
Goguryeo is in a predicament now.
l'm sorry.
l'm going to teach you the sword of cruelty now.
Hodong is too young forthat.
lt's war!
Father.
We must go to war with Choi Li.
So you must learn the sword skills you need on battlefields.
There will be no manners or loyalty.
lt's only a matter of life and death.
Come.
SONG MAESEOULSU War...
BlRYUNA TRlBE One of the five major tribes of Goguryeo What will the Biryuna tribe do?
We must stop him.
Who can stop the king?
More wars Goguryeo gets into the Biryuna tribe will die
and the Gyeru tribe will thrive.
GYERU TRlBE Tribe the Royal family belongs to ln the end
all five tribes will perish and
only Muhyul and the royal family will survive.
SONG OKGU / Chief of Biryuna tribe Father-in-law of King Daemushin Do you know why Muhyul loves war
like a lunatic?
lt's because our land is barren.
We can't feed our people if we do not expand.
That's only a part of the reason.
There must be a central power in orderto fight in a war.
Muhyul wants to become the only power of Goguryeo and
put the five tribes under his feet.
The troops of the five tribes will die on battlefields
and in the end only Muhyul's troops will survive.
We can't start a war.
We must stop Muhyul at all costs.
Even if you hate yourfather even if you hate Sujiryun
we're branches of the same tree called the Biryuna.
Do you understand?
lt's not possible.
We the Yeonna tribe also oppose.
This is our chance.
Wang Goeng is dead and Choi Li is in Dongmohyun.
PAESU Today's Cheongcheon river The Paesu River is still frozen.
We can run across it now.
ALJl, MUKBANG, MlNBONG AND EUNPO Nakrang borders to Goguryeo There are 3000 of Choi Li's best men stationed
along Alji Mukbang Minbong and Eunpo.
Ourtroops can defeat a mere 3000 men.
We can wipe them out while Wang Goeng's men and
Choi Li's men are going at each other.
And what if you are wrong?
What if they join forces to attack Goguryeo?
l'll go to war myself.
You will?
Do you not trust me?
TA HOTAE / General You're already called the lnvincible King.
lf you'll go to waryourself...
lf you must take the troops of the Yeonna and Gyeru tribes.
We the Biryuna tribe will stay out of this war.
ls the Biryuna tribe not part of Goguryeo?
Are you not my subjects?
Your Majesty.
You went too far.
How can he not send his troops?
SONG SUJlRYUN Song Maeseolsu's cousin No tribe will obey His Majesty when his own
father-in-law won't obey his command.
And you call yourself a queen?
What are you saying?
Concubines can be happy as long as they are well fed.
But a queen is different.
She must have an eye for politics on top of her
beauty and intelligence.
Why?
Because if your king dies in a war now and
the prince is still too young your political enemies
will swarm forth to steal the throne.
Then you will have to rule the kingdom
until your son is old enough to rule.
This is why His Majesty doesn't love you.
You're so stiff and unyielding.
Maybe it's better that you're an idiot.
Cousin.
Whether we like each other or not
we must work togetherfor now.
We must stop the war no matter what.
l don't know why we have to.
Because if the tree that is the Biryuna tribe rots away
you and l will both wither and die.
YOUNGHOJANGWON NAKRANG
When did you come?
My Lady!
Why did you leave the palace?
Did those Chunghaehun fools do something?
What is it?
His Majesty... passed away.
What are you saying?
Sister-in-law!
Wang Jasil...
Wang Jasil.
Jasil you wench!
NAEBlNGWAN DONGMOHYUN
My Lady you'll hurt yourself.
Please tell me what's wrong with you.
l don't know why she's doing this.
Lahee.
Leave us.
Stop it.
Yes your mother showed you something you shouldn't see.
But Lahee that's politics.
lt's either kill or be killed.
l had to save you and yourfather.
NAEBlNGWANG COURTYARD
Why did he have to die on the ship?
l know.
He should've died after watching our show.
lt's good foryou.
You are lucky the king is dead or
you'd have fallen and hurt yourself.
Sir are we ever going to put on the show?
Who knows?
He's not going to ask for his money back is he?
Do l have to give him his money back?
Child.
So pretty.
You're even prettier.
What is it?
l'm here to see the circus troupe.
That's us.
What does she want when the show has been cancelled?
l'm the leader of the troupe.
Could you put on a show for my sick daughter?
Can we do the aerial acrobatics too?
l don't know what that is but we can't put on a big show
because there's been a death in the family.
But put on a small show for my sick daughter.
l came to sit by my brother.
Please leave.
He's cold.
Brotheryou must be cold.
You can't stand the sight of me can you?
You should've killed me first.
lf l hadn't done this...
... my husband would be lying in this coffin right now.
You know this is how it is in politics.
One man must die in order forthe otherto live.
You were too greedy...
Why did you make me do this?
Please forgive me.
Brother...