Part 37
LAHEE
SUYANG HALL JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG l was waiting for Puku...
to call me again.
JAMYUNG l called Boruk.
PRlNCE HODONG
He was circling the palace, looking foryou.
lt's the message Boruk brought.
l, KlNG DAEMUSHlN, ORDER YOU TO DESTROYJAMYUNGGO.
Read it to me.
Since l can't read, you read it to me.
Father... has taken ill since he saw Jamyunggo.
Since l'm still his son, he sent the message.
Do you want...
Nakrang that badly?
You set the whole thing up with King Daemushin to
deceive the people of Nakrang?
You were going to deceive your bride on the night
of your wedding, and tearJamyunggo?
l'll take this to the king.
No.
You tried to kill me twice.
You turned me overto Wang Hol, and when l sought asylum...
Don't let anyone else do it.
Kill me with your own hands.
You and l...
This was already predicted.
l won't run from it.
What are you doing here at this hour?
WANG HOL You should be in your wedding chamber.
l'm looking for my husband, who should be in the chamber.
ls that sword...
for Hodong orthe priestess?
She calls herself the priestess of Nakrang and deceives people.
And she lured my husband out on our wedding night.
l'll kill that lowly tramp.
Then you cannot go in.
Why not?
Because the priestess is my sisterJamyung?
Then why are you looking foryour sister
with a sword in your hand?
Because she's my sister! Because she's Jamyung!
l can't forgive her even if it means killing my sister.
Do you have to have everyone love and admire you?
Do you have to have everything?
Can't you love him from a distance?
Why has Nakrang become so important to you?
Why must you love the crown princess who loathes you?
Answer me.
lt kills me to be kept in dark from you.
Answer me!
Because she's my sister.
What did you say?
Because she's my sister.
Because l'm Jamyung, the first queen's daughter.
Because my father is the King of Nakrang.
You are...
King Choi Li's daughter?
Do you now understand why l can't live as your Puku?
You're my sister-in-law?
This is...
This is a bunch of bull!
Why must the priestess yield everything to you?
Why is it herfault that Hodong loves her?
Uncle!
Uncle...
By any chance...
You... Jamyung...
Do you... ?
She's wretched.
That wretched tramp is lucky.
The priestess once said this to Prince Hodong.
She weighed Prince Hodong on the scale in her heart,
and he was as heavy as a mountain.
He weighs heavierthan the king, the queen,
and all the people of Nakrang,
but it's herfate that she can't choose him.
Please understand her pain and go back to your chamber.
The prince and you...
Maybe we're just poor souls, including myself,
but we can't be in greater pain than Princess Jamyung.
Please go back.
Yes, l want Nakrang
because l want to become the King of Goguryeo,
but also because l want to have you back.
Your reality is Princess Lahee. lt can't be me.
Puku.
Your Puku no longer exists. l'm Jamyung of Nakrang.
Yes, Jamyung.
You're a princess of Nakrang. Lahee's sister.
That's another reason why Goguryeo can't befriend Nakrang.
Unless l destroy Nakrang, l cannot have you.
l promised to forgive Jamyung three times.
This is the last time.
There will be no next time.
lf she hurts my pride again, she will die.
MO YANGHAE
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S CHAMBER GUKNAE PALACE, GOGURYEO Did Hodong tearJamyunggo?
CHU BAL SO There was no such report from our spy in Jinyang Palace.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN
HWAEJUNGGWAN JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG l'll go to Guknae Palace.
No, l think Chulsang should go. No one will know him.
Yes.
This is my message to the king.
l must go to Goguryeo to conquer Nakrang.
Ask him to summon the crown princess and me
to Guknae Palace.
Yes, Your Highness.
Don't return and and wait for me in Guknae Palace.
Yes, sir.
CHULSANG But how can l cross the border?
The sun is already up.
You're a lazy bride.
Wake up. We should offer our morning greetings.
Lahee.
l'm not a person who can share.
Just as there is one of me,
there is only one crown princess of Nakrang,
and there is only one of you.
l can't share any of them with Puku.
l went to the shrine because...
Don't!
l won't believe you so don't say anything.
l'll drive myself crazy trying to figure out if
you're lying to me or not!
l realized there is something that lasts longerthan love.
lt's the habit of love, memories of love...
l don't want to hurt you, but...
Those habits, those memories...
lt might take a long time for me to lose them.
Lahee, you're my first woman and my wife.
l'll wait foryou outside.
Get ready.
Don't ever hurt my pride again.
lt just makes me hate Puku more, not you.
Good morning, Your Majesty.
CHOl Ll'S OFFlCE JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG
My son-in-law is looking very handsome.
Father.
CHOl Ll l must've embarrassed you.
MO HASO Don't tease them.
Did you have a nice dream?
l had a restful night, thanks to you.
WANG JA-SlL Now that you're wed,
you must shape up and go back to your duties.
You're right, Your Majesty.
And l have something to tell you on the subject, Father.
What is it?
Sit down. Let's sit down and talk.
You too.
Your Majesty, the priestess is here.
l need to talk to you about Jamyunggo, Your Majesty.
Why don't you sit down?
We need to increase the number of soldiers guarding Jamyunggo.
Why? ls someone trying to destroy Jamyunggo?
You cannot speak in the prince's presence?
Goguryeo has suffered great losses in Mukbang and Eunpo,
and the King of Goguryeo has seen Jamyunggo himself.
He'll try anything to destroy Jamyunggo.
General, increase the number of guards,
and protect Jamyunggo with your life.
Yes, Your Majesty.
And no one else will be allowed to enterthe temple
besides the king, the great general and myself.
Please declare that anyone who enters the temple
will be killed on the spot.
Only the king, the great general and the priestess?
You mean, l, the Crown Princess of Nakrang,
and the prince can't enter either?
You'll kill us?
Forgive me, but yes.
Neitherthe crown princess northe prince can enter.
Father, the priestess has gone too far.
How dare she put us below the great general?
The priestess is the guardian of Jamyunggo.
Her will is the will of Dangun.
You said you have something to tell me?
Yes.
The great general has stationed my troops from Jolbon
in four borders.
l want to inspect them to see
if they're getting along with the Nakrang troops.
Will you go in person?
No, since Chulsang is their leader, l'll send him to Mukbang.
SOUTH GATE, GUKNAE PALACE Stop!
SOUTH GATE, GUKNAE PALACE
Get him!
Let me go.
WU NARU
YANGDEOK
SONG MAESEOLSU'S CHAMBER GUKNAE PALACE, GOGURYEO He's Chulsang, a captain from Jolbon.
So why did would he return when only death waits for him?
lt's not as if he had a good life in Goguryeo.
He must've missed Goguryeo after being away.
SONG MAESEOLSU lt can't be that simple.
Find out what's going on.
The king summoned him to question him himself.
That's why l need you to go find out.
But no one is allowed except the minister and Hadeok.
Something is going on.
lt's as if a venomous snake is waiting to strike me.
Yangdeok, why am l so nervous?
You're a soldier from Nakrang?
My father was Ta Seungchu, who served Prince Haemyung
in Jolbon, and l'm Chulsang, who serves Prince Hodong.
Ta Seungchu, he's the warrior who killed himself
when my brother died.
Yes, l knew yourfather well.
You're most gracious, Your Majesty.
Why did Hodong send you?
He wants to come back
to Goguryeo so that he may attack Nakrang.
He requests that you summon the prince and
his wife to Guknae Palace.
Along with Lahee?
EUL DUJl
Brother, you have to be strong.
You're still too young to be ill.
CHOl Ll'S OFFlCE JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG The King of Goguryeo is seriously ill.
He has been bedridden for days, and shows no sign of recovery.
He was a mighty warrior.
Why did he get sick so suddenly?
lt's said that he's taken ill since
his invincible army was massacred in Mukbang.
Shouldn't the prince and the crown princess pay him a visit?
Although they've drifted apart, he's still the prince's father.
l'm afraid the people will chide the prince and
the crown princess if they don't visit him before the king dies.
l disagree.
Why?
The crown princess had been held hostage in Goguryeo palace.
And the prince's life will be in danger in Goguryeo.
We can't send them to our enemy state.
The second queen is right.
We'll send an envoy with ginseng, bear gallbladders,
and pearls instead.
Did you know that Chulsang returned to Goguryeo?
Chulsang only served me forthree years.
l'm not too surprised that
he betrayed me and went back to Goguryeo.
Do you think it's that simple to disobey one's master?
Well... l guess l'm not a virtuous master.
What good was making him a captain when you held him
captive in the palace without any underlings?
He probably couldn't stand the mistreatment here.
l...
don't think l can last much longer.
Your Majesty, you shouldn't be so weak.
Your Majesty, even this old man is still holding strong.
l know.
l hope you'll die before l do.
But we can't die in the order we were born...
SONG OKGU
Forgive me for saying this,
but if you sense yourtime is coming to an end,
there are things you must settle forthe sake of Goguryeo.
Chief. What are you saying?
That's why l begged for forgiveness first.
But you must do what needs to be done before your passing.
And what is that?
DAESUCHON King Daemushin's grave The king's grave is already built in Daesuchon.
And the funeral ritual has been prepared as well.
Chief.
But the most important thing is to name your successor.
lf you leave Goguryeo in such a state,
it'll be thrown into confusion.
You must name Prince Haeaewu crown prince and
strengthen the kingdom.
You make me laugh.
Thank you for arranging my funeral.
You're most gracious, Your Majesty.
l want to send a letterto Choi Li.
Eul Duji and Chu Balso will go to Nakrang as envoys.
You'll send envoys to Nakrang?
Before l die...
l want to see Hodong forthe last time.
Why would he summon Hodong all of a sudden?
Does he want to make Hodong crown prince?
He said he wishes to see him one last time before he dies.
Father.
Hodong turned his back on Goguryeo.
The five tribes won't support him.
Muhyul has gotten weak on his deathbed.
Let's just watch and see.
l must concentrate on training.
We must attack Goguryeo the day Father passes and
Haeaewu becomes king.
The day you cross the Eunpo border with Nakrang troops,
l'll be there next to you.
l appreciate the thought.
Your Highness, you must go to the king's chamber now.
What is it?
DO SUGl Envoys have arrived from Guknae Palace.
The King of Goguryeo is on his deathbed.
l have taken ill since l saw
Sim Bu / Heart Nakrang's Jamyunggo last winter.
l took the pearl powderyou sent me,
but my illness has taken its toll, and my life is like that
of an icicle on a spring day.
l am ready to go to my grave and join my ancestors, but...
l have one regret.
l have let go of all obsessions
HAEAEWU and worldly emotions,
but l can't sever my attachment to my son.
King of Nakrang, please take pity on the father
who barely holds on to his last breath
in the hope of seeing his son, and allow me to see my son
Hodong and my daughter-in-law before l die.
That is the end of the letter.
He told me to inform you that he most regrets
holding Princess Nakrang hostage in the past,
and that he promises the prince and the crown princess's safety.
What do you think, Prince?
l do wish to pay my last respects to the King of Goguryeo,
who brought me into this world,
but l'll abide by your decision.
Haeaewu will become king when the current king passes.
Haeaewu has only just started walking.
Goguryeo will be thrown into confusion.
l'll go to Guknae Palace and spy on the current situation.
Then why don't you leave the crown princess here
and go by yourself?
l can't do that, Mother.
l can guarantee his safety only when l go with him.
He'll be in danger if he goes alone.
SUYOUNG HALL, JlNYANG PALACE
- We'll leave now. - We're ready to leave.
Deliver my letterto the King of Goguryeo.
Yes, Father.
You must be careful.
Yes.
Prince, we have to eventually see our
parents off someday.
lt'll be more painful to bid farewell as you had hard
feelings toward yourfather, but stay strong.
You should be grateful forthis chance to reconcile with him.
Yes, Mother.
Don't try to kill such kind people with your own hands.
A man has his priorities.
To me, the important people are you and my father.
Don't demand anything else of me.
EUNPO GATE, NAKRANG
l'll see you off here.
Thank you.
Thank you, General.
GUKNAE PALACE, GOGURYEO
lsn't that Prince Hodong?
SUYANG HALL Hodong's old chamber
Nothing has changed since l left forJolbon.
They kept the forsaken prince's chamber so clean...
They must've cleaned it for our visit.
Or maybe it's a sign that Father hasn't forgotten me.
The king is waiting foryou.
All right.
Father.
Father, your daughter-in-law Lahee offers her greetings.
Welcome, Your Highnesses.
You are...
You came.
Father...
l heard you were gravely ill.
l feel much better now that l see my beautiful daughter-in-law.
Welcome.
Father, l've finally come back.
Welcome back.
Do you know why l asked you to come?
l'm trying to comprehend the reason.
l'll show you the answer. Let's go.
l'll show my daughter-in-law the greatness of Goguryeo.
There's something l must do first.
TAECHU lt's the list of Nakrang spies in the palace.
Your Majesty, l, Chulsang, will seek them out and behead them.
He was on his deathbed until this morning!
Did you call for me, Your Majesty?
Where did the king go?
He's gone to Winaam with Prince Hodong and his wife.
He'll camp out tonight, and inspect the land and
the troops of Goguryeo from Paesu to the Majasu River.
Send a messengerto the Biryuna tribe and summon my father.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Forgive me, Your Majesty,
but no one is to leave your chamber.
Officer, did you deceive me with the king and Hodong?
All this time?
l'll go myself.
l can't kill my innocent servants.
l'll personally go see my father.
Your Majesty, the king left a message foryou,
in case you wished to leave the palace.
ls the Biryuna tribe more important than Haeaewu?
as the daughter of the Biryuna tribe?
Will you live as Haeaewu's mother or
Don't cry.
l want to play with Father. l want to go outside.
l said don't cry!
You'll scare the prince.
lt's a matter of life and death.
lt's either Hodong's life oryour mother's.
Your mother is standing on the edge of a cliff,
and you're throwing a tantrum?
Prince...
GOGURYEO COUNTRYSlDE
What do you think?
lsn't Goguryeo vast?
lsn't it vast and strong?
Why did you bring me here?
You were preoccupied with silly thoughts instead of
taking in the sights.
Yes, Goguryeo is vast and barren.
And the troops look strong and violent.
lf you have shown me everything,
then tell me why you brought me here.
Goguryeo has become a great kingdom in less than
a hundred years since my great grandfather
King Dongmyeongseong founded Goguryeo.
King Yurimyeong
YANGMAEK/ Country situated above Manchuria conquered Yangmaek,
and my father upheld my grandfather's wish,
and annexed Hangin and Dongbuyeo.
And after he succeeded the throne,
he conquered Gaema and Guda.
Why are you telling me this?
Be it Goguryeo or Nakrang,
one must absorb the other to go up against Han.
l'll now attack Nakrang.
And Hodong will lead the attack.
lf you want Hodong to live, and you yourself want to live,
then destroy Jamyunggo.
You're the crown princess of Nakrang.
You must be able to read the state of things.
What l read is your cowardly heart.
l'm not trying to destroy Nakrang. l'm trying to save it.
And what does that supposed to mean?
You'll attack Nakrang in orderto save it?
As you said, Goguryeo is strong but violent.
We're cruel. lf we weren't cruel,
we couldn't have become such a strong kingdom.
So you'll cruelly attack Nakrang?
We didn't make slaves of the people of the
countries that gave in willingly.
Their kings were made nobles of Goguryeo
and allowed to live among their people.
Those who went up against Goguryeo disappeared.
Their kings lost their lives,
and their people were made into slaves.
Lahee.
l sincerely want to save my father-in-law and the queens.
l don't want to make slaves of the people of Nakrang,
who were so happy for our marriage.
SUYOUNG HALL / JlNYANG PALACE lt seems that putting on shows in Goguryeo will be difficult.
They won't allow the show because we told the story of
General Wu Naru running away with his tail between his legs.
But won't Goguryeo be naturally absorbed into Nakrang once
King Daemushin dies and the young prince succeed the throne?
lt is the straw that breaks the camel's back.
We must not let our guard down.
MlCHU But we have the prince.
CHA CHASUNG lt must break your heart,
but he'll protect Nakrang,
since he married the crown princess.
My goodness.
Why is there thunder all of a sudden?
- Princess. - Priestess.
Boss, no matter what l say,
Father and the officials won't believe me.
l told them we must kill Prince Hodong for
the sake of Nakrang, but nobody would believe me.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S TENT
Nakrang has Jamyunggo, the mystical drum.
That's why l asked you to tear it.
Goguryeo can't defeat Nakrang so easily.
Then Hodong will die...
and much blood will be shed on both sides.
Father!
You think Jamyunggo
can defeat all of 18,000 soldiers of Goguryeo?
Even if it did, do you think l'd stop there?
l'll put swords in the hands of all 180,000
people of Goguryeo.
Will you kill them all?
What if they all die?
Goguryeo and Nakrang will fall together,
and the empty land will be snatched up by Han.
lf an all-out war breaks out, Nakrang can't defeat Goguryeo.
Goguryeo's army has been strengthened through many wars.
Nakrang...
will be destroyed.
What do you want me to do?
What do you want me to do!
What do you want me to do?
What...
What do you want me to do...
You couldn't abandon Goguryeo,
and live as the prince of Nakrang?
Can't you live as the Queen of Goguryeo for me?
My mother, my father...
l love them just as much as you do.
Nakrang will be our brother country.
l promise you.
My people...
What will you do with them?
The people of Nakrang, the people of Goguryeo,
they are all my people.
Send Wang Hol to the seven southern prefectures when
l send you a message.
You're afraid of the great general?
l want to prevent a needless death.
Want Hol doesn't like me, but l like him.
l will...
tearJamyunggo.
Lahee.
Don't be so happy.
l'm doing it for me, not foryou.
Hodong...
l can't let you die.
You jerk.
WAGGEOM MARKETPLACE NAKRANG
Hail to the crown princess!
- Hail! - Hail!
LEEK ls your business doing well?
LEEK Yes, Your Highness.
Sell me some.
When did you learn to cook like this?
l wanted to cook foryou myself.
You seem troubled.
She must be sad to have left Hodong behind.
But you must praise him.
He wants to take care of his sick father and hold his funeral.
He's a kind man.
Yes, how was the King of Goguryeo?
He is gravely ill...
And how was Goguryeo?
lt's a strong kingdom.
Father.
l love Nakrang.
Yes, l know.
Father, Queen, Mother...
l love you all very much.
What's gotten into her?
She seems very emotional...
Are you pregnant?
No.
Please enjoy.
All right.
Let's try your cooking.
THE BlRYUNA TRlBE
l was so overjoyed to hear of your recovery and
your decision to name Prince Haeaewu crown prince that
l brought my 7000 troops.
l've been waiting forthis day to attack Nakrang.
l'll wash away the insult l suffered in Eunpo.
Have the troops of the Biryuna tribe arrived in Eunpo?
lt'll take some tome,
since we have more infantrymen than horsemen,
GAPSl / Time between 4:30 AM- 5:30 AM but they'll arrive by five in the morning.
GAPSl / Time between 4:30 AM- 5:30 AM The armies of the Yeonna,
Gwanna, Hwanna and Gyeru tribes
will also arrive in Eunpo shortly.
l'll lead the army.
We have a leader.
Hadeok, bring in the general.
Yes, Your Majesty.
l, Hodong, answeryour summons, Your Majesty.
Why... what's the prince doing here?
l have been waiting for this day forthe past 3 years
in Jolbon and Nakrang underthe king's command.
Your Majesty!
You must deceive your own first before you can
deceive the enemy.
Hodong has been carrying out my orders until now,
and he'll lead the attack on Nakrang.
The Biryuna tribe will stay out of it.
l can't put my faith in the king orthe prince.
l'll return the army of the Biryuna tribe!
Halt, Song Okgu!
This is ridiculous.
l'll see if you can conquer Nakrang without
the Biryuna tribe's support.
Eunpo isn't the only battlefield.
When the war drum sounded,
all of Goguryeo became a battlefield.
Awarrior who leaves the battlefield is guilty of treason.
A traitor deserves death!
You!
BORDER OF NAKRANG AND GOGURYEO Soldiers of Goguryeo,
look toward the fertile land of Nakrang beyond those hills.
Do you not want that land?
Your King, Daemushin, desires that land!
We want that land, Your Majesty!
Let us take Nakrang.
We'll take their land, rule over Hwanghae,
and make slaves of the worms of Nakrang!
Tear Jamyunggo and send its piece via Boruk.
JAMYUNGGO TEMPLE
You will betray your country?
Hodong promised me that Goguryeo will treat us as
their brother country if l tearJamyunggo.
That they'll accept us as theirtributary state.
Princess Lahee, l can't let you destroy Nakrang.
Nakrang will eventually fall under Goguryeo.
l'll never let you destroy Jamyunggo.
You think you can stop me?