Part 33
What's the Goguryeo prince doing here again?
l heard you were exiled to Jolbon.
PRlNCE HODONG ljust escaped from Jolbon.
l Hodong seek refuge in Nakrang.
WANG HOL
l, Hodong, the Prince of Goguryeo
want to become a Nakrang man and seeks refuge.
Did you say ''refuge''?
That's right.
You're a hard man to read.
l'm not certain if you're serious or not
but l don't believe you.
Great General!
General!
There is trouble.
What is it?
BUDAL Armed Goguryeo soldiers are coming.
Wu Naru is leading them.
Your Highness.
ls it war?
What's going on?
They're coming to kill me.
General!
General.
General l, Ta Hotae, received the summons.
TA HOTAE And five hundred more men are coming.
All right.
Do we capture Prince Hodong alive?
WU NARU / Head of National Administration We just need to take his head back to Gunkae Palace.
His Majesty's orders are to kill him on the spot.
What are you doing? Open the gate!
The prince has sought refuge.
How can you shut the gate on him?
Open!
No one opens the gate without the great general's orders!
Yes sir.
Prince.
TAECHU
l know.
Don't look back and run.
The minute you cross the South Gate to Nakrang
the men of the five tribes will pounce upon you
like hungry beasts on prey.
Open the gate General.
How can you shut the door on your guest in Nakrang?
ls it your custom to kill the man who seeks refuge?
You wretches! Open the gate.
Prince.
l know.
There he is.
Hodong is no longer a prince. He betrayed Goguryeo!
Kill him.
Your courage will be rewarded!
Wang Hol!
You are not the king of Nakrang.
How dare you refuse an asylum-seeker?
lf we die here today my ghost will haunt you!
Prince!
General l don't think l'll survive this day.
Please tell the crown princess l came to keep my promise.
Open the gate.
CHOl Ll'S OFFlCE JlNYANG PALACE NAKRANG
The priestess is ready to begin the ceremony.
All right.
Your Majesty.
You have shunned priests
LAHEE / Princess of Nakrang and priestesses until now
LAHEE / Princess of Nakrang saying that they only confuse the people.
Why have you decided to build a temple in the palace
and bring in a priestess now?
CHOl Ll Nakrang is guarded by Dangun Wanggeom.
lt's not that l do not believe in the will of Heaven.
l did not believe in those priestesses
who abused their powers.
But you can trust the priestess from Harap Mountain?
Yes.
SUYOUNG HALL JlNYANG PALACE
His Majesty the King.
You!
JAMYUNG
Before we begin the ceremony
we'll do the purification act.
lt's pure waterfrom Harap.
Dangun Wanggeom will open your view.
Thank you.
Priestess.
Your Majesty l'll purify the crown princess first.
MO HASO
Forgive my thoughtlessness.
Crown Princess please step forward.
Puku you have a way to surprise me every time.
Dear Dangun Wanggeom
please open the crown princess's eyes of wisdom
and watch over Nakrang and its people.
Open her arms with generosity so that she may embrace
the people of Nakrang with kindness.
Puku what are you trying to do?
Crown Princess!
How is she the priestess?
This is ludicrous.
The priestess will help you protect Nakrang.
Your Majesty!
l, Choi Li the King of Nakrang, command you!
We're listening Your Majesty.
The Suyoung Hall is a sacred place for Dangun Wanggeom.
And the priestess will deliverthe will of Dangun.
All the people of Nakrang including the crown princess
will respect the priestess and heed her messages.
We obey your command Your Majesty.
l obey your command Your Majesty.
l'll deliverthe message from Heaven.
Dangun Wanggeom has looked kindly upon Nakrang and
bestowed us with a sacred object.
MO YANGHAE What is this sacred object?
lt's a drum that sounds by itself.
What?
How can you say that a drum can sound by itself?
Gl / Animal with cow-like cry Just like Huangdi's drum made from
Gl / Animal with cow-like cry the leather of kui a mystic demon
JUPARYONG / Alligator like animal with small mouth Nakrang's sacred drum will
JUPARYONG / Alligator like animal with small mouth sound by itself and prevent wars.
A drum that sounds by itself.
That's right.
Nakrang's sacred drum will be called Jamyunggo.
Did you say ''Jamyunggo''?
Yes, Your Majesty.
WANG JA-SlL
lt's true.
CHA CHASUNG'S HAPPYJOY Nakrang has a drum
CHA CHASUNG'S HAPPYJOY that sounds by itself.
lt'll thwart invasions from Goguryeo and Mokji.
lt's a sacred drum that prevents wars!
No such drum exists in this world.
Of course it does.
MlCHU / CHA CHASUNG The drum exists in Jinyang Palace where the king resides.
ls that true?
The powerful priestess of Nakrang has shown me
the drum herself.
And she said to me ''The people will be most curious.
Show and explain to them
about the drum through a puppet show. ''
That's right.
Stay and watch.
What is this Jamyunggo from Heaven?
We'll begin!
The show will be free forthe next ten days!
Please share with others if you enjoy the show.
Please be careful.
Nakrang Nakrang it's the Kingdom of Nakrang.
The name alone fills me with images of beauty and prosperity.
Nakrang had a drum of mystical powers made from
the leather of a heavenly bull sent by Dangun Wanggeom.
The bull.
There you go.
l wish to make a big drum with your leather.
ls that all right with you?
Very good.
Dangun Wanggeom gave Nakrang a mystical bull
and there was a mystical drum made from the leather
of the mystical bull.
And the drum was called Jamyunggo.
Fine.
l'll believe that this Jamyunggo exists in Suyoung Hall.
l'll force myself to believe that
there exists a drum that sounds by itself.
l'd like to see the drum myself.
A sacred object cannot be viewed by people any old time.
lt can only be seen when it wants to be seen.
The priestess is beguiling the king and the people
with her cunning words.
l have seen Jamyunggo for myself
so do not doubt the priestess.
Even if you have...
l still can't believe something that's unbelievable.
How would you completely understand the will of Heaven?
lt is the truth even if you don't believe it.
So believe me and believe the priestess.
l have another message from Dangun.
Please speak.
The crown princess must wed Great General Wang Hol
forthe sake of Nakrang.
EUNPO GATE NAKRANG Hand overthe traitor Hodong.
Open the gate and give up the criminal.
Give up the criminal!
lf you won't give us his head at least.
l completely agree to her marriage
CHOl Ll'S OFFlCE JlNYANG PALACE NAKRANG to the great general.
What is yourthought Crown Princess?
What is the priestess thinking?
The great general is already married.
l cannot become his second wife.
lt seems this old woman is the source of all the trouble.
l'll seek counsel with the priestess.
General Bu Dal wishes to see you.
Tell him to come back later.
We're discussing the crown princess's marriage.
Your Majesty!
Please retain some dignity befitting a general.
Your Majesty there is trouble.
ls Eunpo under attack?
Wu Naru is after Hodong.
What are you saying?
Prince Hodong has escaped from Goguryeo.
He's seeking refuge.
l was willing to give up foryour sake
but l don't wish to give up my position as first wife
to the crown princess.
lt's forthe sake of Nakrang.
l'm more important than Nakrang.
lt's forthe sake of the great general.
That's not good enough either.
Hol has you in his heart not the crown princess.
Obsession isn't love.
You have become wiser since you became a priestess.
Prince Hodong is seeking refuge in Nakrang.
lf the crown princess is willing to give up Hodong and marry Hol
l'll also let go of my obsession.
Lady Mo.
l've heard you were very close to Prince Hodong in the past.
l wonder if you have let go of your obsession.
LAHEE'S CHAMBER JlNYANG CHAMBER NAKRANG Lahee do you believe in reincarnation?
lf l have to kill myself in Jolbon as my father ordered me.
l can only promise you that we'll be together in our next life.
lf l could go to you every night as l do in my dreams
l would have worn out your threshold already.
Are you sure you left Goguryeo forthe crown princess
and did not come to take Lady Puku with you?
You're a tenacious man.
l cannot risk Nakrang being played in Goguryeo's plot.
You're tenacious and thorough.
Lady Puku is not my wife.
l'm not interested.
Did you forget your pledge to conquer Nakrang and
take her back from me?
A man's lust for a woman changes with time.
l'm a man. A man's sincerity never changes.
Puku tried to kill me.
But the crown princess risked everything to save me.
l hope that answers your question.
What?
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S OFFlCE GUKNAE PALACE GOGURYEO Choi Li took Hodong to Jinyang Palace?
Since you didn't permit us to cross the border
we couldn't capture Prince.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN Don't call that wretch ''prince''!
Forgive me. We couldn't kill Hodong.
SONG OKGU He has already fled the country.
Why don't you let him go? He is your son after all.
CHU BALSO / Envoy for southern district Unless we risk war
there is no way to bring back Hodong.
EUL DUJl / Officer of Right l, Eul Duji, have nothing to say.
Hodong is an embarrassment to Goguryeo.
lt'll just be made a laughing stock if we pursue this matter.
His life as a refugee cannot be betterthan that of a dog.
Just let him live out the rest of his life in shame.
l cannot do that.
Eul Duji go to Nakrang with Hadeok as an envoy.
As envoy...
l'll write a letterto Choi Li.
lf he sends Hodong or his head back to Goguryeo
l'll give him a reward he'll be in awe of.
SANGMU / Today's Mt Mu in Hamgyeongbukdo l'll exchange the iron mine in Sangmu for Hodong's head.
SONG MAESEOLUS'S CHAMBER That's not all.
SONG MAESEOLUS'S CHAMBER He's also sending 200 horses and five tiger skins.
YANGDEOK Chief Song said
the King of Nakrang would surely send Prince Hodong's head back.
SONG MAESEOLSU Unless Choi Li is a fool
SONG MAESEOLSU he'll kill Hodong.
He'll gain nothing from troubling with Goguryeo.
But why do you seem upset?
l'm starving.
Just as l can't taste food when l'm eating.
l should dance in joy for Haeaewu's sake.
EUNPO BORDER NAKRANG
l see you again Minister.
Congratulations on your promotion.
lt's been a while since l was promoted.
But thank you anyway.
By the way l heard Goguryeo has been turned upside down
because of Prince Hodong.
WANGGEOM NAKRANG
lLPUM
You are...
He's Hodong the Goguryeo prince who was banished.
His name is Hodong because he's so good-looking.
He is good-looking.
l, Ryu Ji, am here to receive you
as the guest of Nakrang on behalf of the king.
Thank you Minister.
RYU Jl / Minister Welcome Prince.
Please come with me.
Your Highness.
Has Prince Hodong arrived?
Yes, he just entered Jungwang Gate.
He did?
DO SUGl Your Highness you cannot greet Prince Hodong.
lt's the king's orders.
Did you find out what's being said in the king's office?
lt seems they've agreed to send the prince back to Goguryeo.
Did the people believe in Jamyunggo?
At first they were hesitant to believe
but the response has been great lately.
People just go crazy at the part where Dangun
bestows a mystical bull on Nakrang.
That brings the whole house down.
You're doing great work.
Michu and l have been putting on shows and entertaining people.
You won't have much problem performing in
Baekje and Mokji but Goguryeo will be very dangerous.
We've come across many life-threatening moments.
lf we can be of service.
But you'll pray for us.
l heard that Prince Hodong sought refuge.
Hangkai told you.
Yes, Are you all right?
Priestess.
What is it?
The prince's life is in danger.
lt seems they'll decide to send the prince back to Goguryeo.
HOEJUNG HALL JlNYANG PALACE
You'll be staying here for now.
l'd like to offer my greetings to the king first.
He'll soon call foryou.
l want to see the crown princess.
There are soldiers guarding this room.
Please be on your best behavior.
You're a guest in name only.
They're treating you like a hostage.
They can't be too happy with my presence here.
l'm just a burden they don't know what to do with.
You're as well be the son-in-law
since the crown princess loves you.
Don't be rash. Ourfate is still uncertain.
Crown Princess you can't do this.
Please return to your chamber.
You cannot leave Hoejung Hall.
Out of my way Minister.
Crown Princess.
The king said l couldn't greet him at Jungwang Gate.
He didn't say l couldn't come to Hoejung Hall.
lf you insist l'll seek the king's permission first.
He saved my life.
l came to console the Prince of Goguryeo
who risked his life to seek asylum in Nakrang.
Get out of my way.
Please go in.
Great General.
People are watching.
We must consider the crown princess's dignity.
Please go in.
No matter what Puku says l'm not going to marry you Uncle.
You've grown thin.
Why did you come here?
When l heard you were getting married
l couldn't stay in Jolbon any longer.
Why didn't you answer my letters?
l was trying to forget you.
l had to.
So...
Did you forget me?
Almost...
Ratherthan die of heartbreak
after sending you to another man.
l figured l'd die after seeing you one last time.
Since the day...
l first saw you in Jinyang Palace until now
l never stopped.
loving you.
Lahee.
Are you praying to save Prince Hodong's life?
You came.
Were you praying for him?
Nakrang's priestess doesn't pray for one man.
Am l in your prayers?
You're very upset.
l'm the great general of Nakrang who must live and die
for Nakrang but l am also a man.
l have feelings.
You've done all you could for Lady Mo.
This isn't about Sister-in-law!
Not a single day was lived for me.
But as the master of Younghojangwon
the brother of the second queen Sister-in-law's husband
and the great general of Nakrang!
And now you're telling me to live as the crown princess's husband?
Letting yourthought be heard won't bring you relief.
When you became a criminal in Nakrang l felt bad foryou
but l was happy for myself.
You need to stop.
The marketplace and the inn in Luoyang.
lt was the first time l shared a meal and laughter
with a woman other than my sister-in-law.
Fate is made up of your character and your choices.
Your kindness which made you marry your sister-in-law
to save her life made yourfate what it is today.
l believe you'll marry the crown princess
forthe sake of Nakrang.
Good my choices make up my fate.
l'm not marrying the crown princess.
General.
l gave up marrying you because.
Although you wouldn't be my woman
you wouldn't be Hodong's woman either.
At least l could see you from afar as the priestess.
What brings you here at this hour?
Please help Prince Hodong.
Father please save Prince Hodong for my sake.
Lady Puku is not my wife.
You didn't come so l was about to come foryou.
You've been praying for a very long time Priestess.
What brings you here?
The second queen of Nakrang wants to see the priestess.
Why does that surprise you?
What do you wish to know?
Leave us.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Why did you crawl back to Jinyang Palace?
l didn't want to forgive you
when you added poison to my tonic.
Forgive me?
You'll forgive me? With what power?
You dare mention forgiveness to me Wang Jasil?
My teacher begged me to forgive you just once
so l granted him the favor.
Yourteacher? Who? Hogok?
His name is Jamuk.
JAMUK/ Astronomer of previous Nakrang fortune teller How dare you utter such gibberish?
Teacher said he cherished you while he was alive
and pitied you in his death.
Now tell me what you wish to know.
l'm not here to ask you a question
but to give you an order.
Don't utter any nonsense to Lahee.
lf l wanted to reveal my identity to her
l would have.
Good. l'll let you live as l promised the king
if you keep your identity a secret.
Good night.
ls there really such a thing as the will of Heaven?
And can you really read it?
Are you telling the crown princess to marry the great general
because it's the will of heaven or out of jealousy?
Believe what you will.
lt doesn't matter.
l agree with the crown princess marrying the great general.
Crown Princess.
How long has she been here?
She came at around ten last night.
HAlSl / Time between 9:30 PM- 10:30 PM
Stand.
The officials will be here soon.
Will you humiliate yourself because of a man?
Get up right now!
lf you send Prince Hodong back to Goguryeo
his father will kill him.
l'll consider what's best for our kingdom
and decide what to do with him.
lf Prince Hodong dies.
l can't live either.
Did you not hear the priestess?
How can you say such things
when you're to marry the great general?
lt doesn't matter what the priestess said.
Please help me.
Crown Princess.
You have the right to decide my marriage.
Motheryou know how l have endured the past two years.
Prince Hodong risked his life for me.
l can't let him die.
Bring Hodong.
Eul Duji and Hadeok are here as envoys?
Yes.
What message did Father send?
l don't know.
l can't gather any information in another kingdom's palace.
But l doubt they bring good news foryou.
His Majesty wishes to see you.
All right.
Your Highness.
l'm not your prince.
Don't address me that way.
Wait here until the king allows you an audience.
l, Hodong, the criminal of Goguryeo
offer my greetings Your Majesty.
l'm most grateful to you
for allowing this criminal in your palace.
You may be a criminal in Goguryeo but not in Nakrang.
So do not referto yourself as one.
You're most gracious Your Majesty.
We are here to discuss your asylum.
We'll discuss whether your intentions are pure
and only then will we grant you asylum.
lt seems true that the King of Goguryeo stripped him
of his title as prince and ordered him dead.
But l...
cannot understand your reason
for seeking asylum.
My father and Goguryeo have forsaken me.
So l have forsaken Goguryeo as well.
So we can conclude you're seeking asylum because
you lost the battle with Prince Haeaewu overthe throne?
No.
There are many princes who don't become king.
But not all of them seek asylum.
Then why did you leave Goguryeo?
The crown princess asked me when she were in Guknae Palace.
How can l call it love if l can't sacrifice anything for it?
Before it's too late l wish to give herthe answer
l couldn't give herthen.
l, Hodong, abandoned Goguryeo forthe crown princess.
Do you have anything to prove your sincerity?
You must bring something of value to be granted asylum.
l offerthis to the king.
lt's a map of military bases in Goguryeo.
There's one more.
My army of 500 which l built in Jolbon
has left Goguryeo and is hiding in Liaodong.
With your permission l'll bring them to Nakrang and
have them join the war against Goguryeo someday.
Are you saying you'll attack your home country?
l'll attack Goguryeo on the day
my father King Daemushin passes
and Haeaewu becomes king and bring Goguryeo to you.
l, Wang Hol, cannot trust Prince Hodong.
But he brought us the map of military bases in Goguryeo.
There is no reason to doubt him when
he's willing to bring his army from Jolbon.
lf we don't grant him asylum Baekje Moji and
Liaodong could think we're afraid of Goguryeo.
Perhaps you should grant.
Don't grant him asylum Your Majesty.
Why?
The map and Hodong's army is a bigger gift than
the horses and tiger skins the envoys brought
but it doesn't compare to the iron mine in Sangmu.
Would you have people say we're making deals with a man's life?
The iron mine in Sangmu is very tempting
but if it comes at the cost of the life of a prince seeking asylum
we'll be made a laughing stock.
Please grant Prince Hodong asylum.
l beg you Your Majesty.
l know you have other intentions.
l'm not one to harbor ulterior motives.
You think you don't have to divorce the great general
if the crown princess marries Hodong.
Queen!
Even the priestess whom you trust so much
said it is the will of Dangun that
the crown princess wed the great general.
Please deport Prince Hodong!
What do you think First Queen?
lf Prince Hodong really abandoned Goguryeo for
the crown princess we should grant him asylum.
But l cannot be certain of his true intentions.
Maybe the person
who knows Prince Hodong best is the priestess.
Great General bring the priestess.
Will he let the priestess decide Prince Hodong's fate?
Even a priestess is a woman.
SOSO Puku will try to kill the prince out of jealousy.
We must complete the construction of Jamyunggo
before the conflict between Nakrang and Goguryeo deepens.
l'll keep that in mind Priestess.
General thank you for constructing Jamyunggo Hall.
Not at all.
Please come with me. The king is waiting foryou.
He is?
How can you doubt him?
They're the letters of Prince Hodong he's been sending me
from Jolbon for the past two years.
Just as a man's words can't reflect his true thoughts
neither can his letters.
Mother.
Priestess.
Before we decide whether to grant asylum to Hodong
l'd like to hear your opinion.
l deliver messages from Heaven
but l wouldn't dare partake in state affairs.
Why be coy now when you said the crown princess
must marry the great general?
My duty is to save lives.
Since you lived in the Goguryeo palace
you must know Prince Hodong betterthan anyone else.
l'm not trying to trouble you
but l have a duty to protect the crown princess.
Please help us.
Can we believe Prince Hodong's word that
he abandoned Goguryeo for the crown princess?
The prince's life rides on your answer Priestess.
As the queen said you were Hodong's bodyguard.
So tell us. Can we trust Hodong?
You can't.
l can't trust the priestess.
She once had feelings for Prince Hodong.
How can we be certain her personal feelings
didn't affect her answer?
Crown Princess Prince Hodong has lived
all his life to become the King of Goguryeo.
How could that mind change so suddenly?
Do not denounce the prince.
Stay quiet Crown Princess.
As the priestess and as his bodyguard who once served him.
l can no longer trust Prince Hodong.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S OFFlCE GUKNAE PALACE GOGURYEO Brother it isn't too late.
Leave now.
YEORANG Send a hawk to Eul Duji.
You used to adore Hodong as a child.
How can you kill him?
Yeorang as you said
this is about killing my son who l adored.
As his father it pains me greatly
but l am a king.
Please leave now.
Brother...
Please save Hodong.
Brother!
lf a father has his betrayed and king of his subjects
how can we establish authority in the kingdom
and rule over our people?
During the Warring States period
Wuzishi fled to Zheng with the crown prince
but the crown prince was killed in Zheng.
Nakrang's dignity wouldn't be compromised by
killing the criminal since there is a precedent.
King of Nakrang please considerthe heartache of
the father who lost his son
and behead the criminal with this sword.
l will be most grateful.
That is the end of the letter.
Hear me Prince Hodong.
My sending you back to Goguryeo is not because
l desire the iron mine or because l'm afraid of Goguryeo.
Then what is your reason?
lt's because l can't trust you.
His Majesty suggested that you take your own life
with the sword from Goguryeo.
Bring the sword.
Your Highness forgive me.
l'll avenge your death.
l'll avenge your death by killing that girl
Song Maeseolsu and Haeaewu as well.
l'll bury you my heart and l'll avenge your death.
l can forsake you but l can't save you.
lf you want to become the King of Goguryeo
save your own life.
Your Highness l'm sorry l can't protect you.
l'll seek yourforgiveness for not saving you
forthe rest of my life.
l cannot die.
l wouldn't have come to Nakrang
if l were going to face such death.
What are you doing Prince?
Drop your sword.
l'm trying to prove my sincerity!
Prince how could you slay the king's soldiers?
lt's same as slaying the king.
How could a son forsake his father even though
Goguryeo has forsaken you?
Forgive me Teacher.
Forgive me.
Drop your sword Prince!