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Tell me, why do you plan to kill the one named Baek Yoon?
I'm going to put an end to this country, Goryeo.
Wait for the right time and kill Baek Yoon.
Kill Baek Yoon, and put an end to this rotten Goryeo.
[Ddang Sae (later Lee Bang Ji)] Sambong... Who should I kill now?
Shin, Jo, Seon.
Who... Who the hell made this?
"We will create... a new nation."
"We will create..."
"Neither war... nor aggression..."
"Without conquering..."
"We will create a new nation."
This is unheard of.
[Episode 5]
Sir! Sir!
Why are you making a fuss in the morning?
Lord Baek Yoon... Lord Baek Yoon...
Is that old crony looking for me again?
He was murdered!
His bodyguard was also killed!
Was it Gil Tae Mi?
He will be the number one suspect.
Wait for the right time and kill Baek Yoon.
Can it be...
No, it can't be.
[Hong In Bang] Things are different from back then.
Of course Sambong would know that.
Where were you last night, Minister?
Why are you asking me?
The whole world knows that you nitpicked everything Lord Baek Yoon did!
That's right!
[Gil Tae Mi] What? Nitpicked?
Yes! And how many times did he almost have a duel with the bodyguard!
It was "almost"! We never did!
So, did you do it this time?
Look, Assistant Secretary!
Who is Lee Man Joo?
He's the best swordsman in the region!
How many people are there in Goryeo who can kill him?
And?
Are you saying that I killed him?
Yes.
I'm asking you to tell us where you were between 11:00 and 3:00 last night!
Gyung Bok Heung and Lee In Gyeom will be suspicious of each other.
Once the doubt begins, it will spread uncontrollably.
And a huge internal strife will rise.
What do you think we should do?
If you would give me the authority
I will try to control the strife that may spread uncontrollably otherwise.
Since Baek Yoon's post is open
it will be a good opportunity for you.
Is it Gil Tae Mi?
- It is not. - Then?
Is it Hong In Bang, by any chance?
[Cho Young (Leader of Hwasadan)] It doesn't seem like him, either.
To be honest, I haven't figured it out.
Hwasadan controls all kinds of valuable information in this country.
But you haven't figured it out?
Do you mean that you won't sell it to me?
Of course that's not the case.
We are quite flustered, too.
But it looks like Jukryong hasn't figured anything out yet either
so please don't blame me too much.
The two main merchants of valuable information don't know anything at all?
Did you say that you don't know?
Didn't you always have a tail following Baek Yoon?
I am already trying to calm myself down because of what happened.
They missed the most valuable spy in Gaegyeong...
right in front of their eyes.
But I hear that Cho Young at Hwasadan can't figure it out either
so don't blame me too much.
Find out who it was. I'll pay for it.
But...
About this case...
there is such a weird feel to it.
As I gather and analyze information...
I can see a general flow.
I get things right and wrong...
but an overview of a larger frame is accurate.
But for this case... it doesn't fit in that frame.
Based on my guess...
it seems like it was done by someone who has nothing to do with politics.
Do you know Jung Do Jeon?
Jung Do Jeon?
Yes.
I thought he was exiled.
He's forbidden to enter Gaegyeong
but it's been a few months since he returned from his exile.
Find out what he's doing, and where.
[Yi Bang Won]
What are you staring at with such dazed look on your eyes?
I'm an idiot.
Why didn't I think of this?
Huh?
I want to see him.
I want to be like him...
and I want to get to know him.
And who is he?
I've waited for a long time, but you didn't appear.
So I killed Baek Yoon first per your plan.
Who is next?
Yes, I should find him at least.
I only heard the sound.
What sound did you hear?
All of a sudden, "Who are you?"
"Are you Lord Baek Yoon?" I heard things like that.
Suddenly, ching ching ching...
I heard the sound of swords and screaming.
What was the sound of swords like?
- Pardon? - The sound of the swords!
Ching ching...
Is it "ching ching" or "ching ching ching"?
Answer me precisely!
It was ching... ching ching.
Three times?
[Gil Yoo (Gil Tae Mi's son)] Do you have someone in mind?
Could it be... Uncle...
You don't call a bastard who abandoned his family "Uncle."
But he would've finished in two swings.
No...
Go Deok Soo?
Wait, I killed Go Deok Soo last year.
Yi Bang Woo?
Yes... Yi Seong Gye's first son.
I heard Yi Bang Woo was good with his sword.
I should look into him.
- Could it be "Venomous Magpie"? - "Venomous Magpie"?
- Who is that? - Why did you bring up nonsense?
- I'm sorry. - Who is it?
It's a rumor going around among common people.
He appears out of nowhere at every battle with Japanese pirates
and he disappears without a trace after killing dozens of Japanese pirates.
Story tellers in markets blabber about it so much these days
so I guess he picked up on it.
[Gap Boon]
Now, should we talk about King Gongmin, who is supposedly alive in Mount Chung?
No! Venomous Magpie!
What are you doing? Start!
Now now now now...
General Yi Seong Gye's arrow
flew towards the head of Ajibaldo...
Just when it was flying over!
In the back of Hwangsan, Japanese pirates crawled quietly...
and surrounded our people!
These damn bastards!
What could we do?
Fine! Starve to death or fight to death!
Or get stabbed to death! It's still one full life, you bastards!
Hey, Pretty!
Gap Boon charges out from some house!
Move move move move move!
Screams exploded from the back of the Japanese!
Why?
You must be curious!
The Japanese pirates were too!
So they look back!
They looked, and?
They looked.
A swordsman with a black robe on
and a white collar...
And?
He charged towards the Japanese pirates like he was a crazy man.
His swing was so fast, no one could see his face or his sword!
People only saw his black robe and white collar!
Then a Japanese asked, "Is that a magpie or a man?"
Go wait for me at the pub. I'll wash up and follow you.
All right.
Let me see!
Goodness!
You keep sneaking away, trying to avoid paying taxes!
What did we do?
What are you looking at?
- Get lost! - Get lost!
[Moo Hyool]
Teacher told me it's not time yet.
I can't.
Let's go.
Why are you doing this to me?
Sir!
Swordsman! Please help me!
- Please, please... - What?
Unless you're looking to die early, I'd keep moving.
Swordsman! You can't leave!
Please help.
Please!
Come here!
Let go of that hand!
What did I just say?
- Come here. - No, I'm sorry.
- Hurry up! - Please...
It's your unlucky day. Do you see him? Do you see the badge on him?
He is Oh Cheol, swordsman of the Plum Blossom in the Noble Guards!
"The Plum Blossom"? What is that?
What's that? How could he do that?
He's very strong.
How did he defeat everyone?
Teacher!
Hey! Go, go! Go away!
Teacher!
Why did you come so late? We have to leave early to get home today!
Something happened.
It's so hot!
Teacher!
You defeated a swordsman of the Plum Blossom?
Yes, the swordsman Oh... Cheol?
I got Oh Cheol!
[Hong Sa Beom (Moo Hyool's teacher)] And Oh Cheol, of all people?
How dare you!
A swordsman of the Plum Blossom is the newest newbie to hold a sword!
And you're full of yourself after defeating someone like that?
Besides, I told you that you shouldn't use a sword on anyone without my permission!
Were you trying to impress a girl again?
It's not like that.
You've only mastered 12 of my 24 skills of Eastern Twin Dragons!
You have to learn the other 12 skills to step foot in my group!
Otherwise, it wouldn't be enough even if you had 12 lives!
There is no mercy in my group.
Until I tell you it's time...
you shouldn't compare your strength with anyone.
- Do you understand? - Yes.
- Do you understand? Do you? - Yes. Yes!
Good. Let's go.
Do you know where we can meet that Venomous Magpie?
Of course I don't know. I just heard the story.
And what story did you hear?
It's just... that he appears where Japanese pirates appear.
In the last few years, Japanese pirates appear in Goryeo every 10 days or so.
Anyway, he's supposed to appear where Japanese pirates appear.
All right, I got it.
[Ddaeng Sae (Later Lee Bang Ji)]
It's that Venomous Magpie! I'm sure he is!
He also had a black robe on with a white collar.
Check out where Japanese pirates have appeared recently.
Yes, Young Master.
[Woo Hak Joo's House]
[Woo Hak Joo] Who do we have here?
Here is Yiseo County, and here is Daehyun County.
And this is Hanjin County.
All of them are parts of late Lord Baek Yoon's lands.
Yes. All of you here should take over the rights to collect taxes on these lands.
The tax rights should of course go to Lord Baek Yoon's children!
How can you say such ludicrous words?
I'm not telling you to take away their rights.
I'm saying that we should increase taxes.
For the land with a 50 percent rate, raise it to 60 percent.
And we can raise it to 70 percent for the lands with a 60 percent rate.
That's what you should take.
But...
this land in Yiseo County has reached the maximum tax rate.
Taxes of 80 percent are already collected from this land.
So how could we increase it further?
There is a way.
We can just raise it.
Why do you think the maximum tax rate was set at 80 percent?
If it's 90 percent, people can't make a living!
I guess you don't believe in the greatness of people.
Countless kings and countries on this land have flickered away...
but people have always stayed, for thousands of years.
So the people of Yiseo County will live even after paying taxes of 90 percent.
Just why... do you suggest such a thing?
Because I'm nervous.
All of you under Lord Baek Yoon are proud authorities in Gaegyeong.
But since you lost your leader, you must be nervous in many ways.
So appease your nervous feelings with those
and I'd like to ask you to stop attacking Minister Gil Tae Mi.
That's the first reason.
Get out of here now!
Is that what you have to say to us when we lost our leader?
You haven't heard the second reason yet.
And what is that?
Since King Gongmin passed away
Gyeong Bok Heung, Lee In Gyeom, Baek Yoon...
and until recently, the lead trio of Lords Lee In Gyeom, Baek Yoon, and Gil Tae Min
took authority and led the government in balance.
But since Lord Baek Yoon passed away suddenly, the balance is broken.
If all of you would support me...
I'll offer my life as a leader of our group
and will stand on one side of the power balance with you together.
[Hong In Bang] Please help me.
Send someone to Yiseo Country right away.
I heard the Japanese pirates are near Yiseo County.
- Good. Let's go. - Yes.
I'll definitely find him.
[Deokjin, Yiseo County]
- You didn't get caught, did you? - Of course I didn't get caught.
If I got caught, I'd have everything taken away!
Say, I don't see our Lady General!
Over there!
You're all here!
How could we possibly go against your order?
[Boon Yi] Please don't say things like that!
Please don't say that, our Lady General!
See? Un Nyeon is imitating you now.
To be honest, when you first said we should farm on the wasteland
I'd never imagined even in my dreams that we'd be able to harvest anything.
Right! Hiding away from those bastards for three long years
moving rocks, digging the ground...
- Goodness, I'm getting emotional. - Stop that!
Without Boon Yi, we couldn't have done it!
Of course not!
- Thank you. - Don't say that.
It's our land that we worked together to make happen.
And the harvest we get from here is ours that no one else can take.
- Yes. - That's right.
I'll go keep an eye out, so you should hurry up and start.
Can't you recognize me? I'm your father!
What?
You really can't recognize me?
You called me "Father"!
No way... That criminal of high treason from back then?
Yes!
I'm that criminal!
Such a horrible thing happened in town?
My brother left then...
and I have no way of knowing Yeon Hee's whereabouts either.
[Sambong Jung Do Jeon] Then do you know anything about your mother?
Nothing at all.
And I don't want to know... about my brother, or Mom.
Since they already left.
Oh, wait... please take a look at this.
I learned to write so that I can file claims for the townpeople's land--
- Don't file a claim. - Why not?
Because it's no use.
Right now, just be patient...
I'm speechless.
I really had no idea that you would say that.
I must have been mistaken.
- You don't need to help me. - You'll be the only one getting hurt.
Then what should I do?
Living means doing something.
But I have nothing to do.
I have lost my way.
Should I just die like this?
I have to do something to make it a life!
Why don't you cultivate this land without letting anyone know?
If you don't get caught...
this land will be wholly yours, and can't be taken away by anyone.
If it was up to me, I'd work on this land rather than file a claim.
If this doesn't work out...
come find me with this.
If you get lost again.
[Boon Yi] We will be harvesting for the first time.
[Boon Yi] I found my way, Mister.
Did you understand?
From now on, you have to pay 90 percent tax, not 80 percent!
A huge amount of Japanese pirates came this time!
Did you really understand?
If you get ten bags of grains, you have to offer nine bags!
Yes... 90 percent.
Why is there no reaction?
Let's go!
Those bastards...
Our guess was right!
- Can you find other robbers like that? - You're right!
What should we do?
We've been preparing for a day like this anyway!
The day after tomorrow happens to be our first harvest!
So this is meant to be, isn't it?
Let's get it done.
Yes, this is it!
This is wholly our land...
and those are wholly our grains!
We don't need to have any stolen away.
We get as much as we sweat.
It's our land! Our land!
Look at you...
Your reaction was tepid even with the news of increased taxes.
And you were hiding this valuable land here!
You were going to eat up all those grains by yourselves?
All of the land in Goryeo belongs to the country!
No, no, you can't do that!
Grains will go to the Magistrate's Office
and I will see you separately about your crime.
- Now, load everything up! - Yes, sir!
No! No! You can't! You can't!
Kill anyone who disobeys!
This!
This is our food!
If we can't eat them...
I'm going to burn them all!
- Dad! - No, Un Nyeon!
Dad!
No, run away! We have to survive!
We can do it again! Run away!
Japanese pirates!
What do we do?
[Eastern Twin Dragons Skill 11]
Eastern Twin Dragons, Skill 12!
What the heck is this?
Nothing is working!
What are Japanese pirates doing in the middle of the mountain?
Everything's great about my Young Master
but he's a busy body.
- Hey... - What?
Our horses are missing.
These crazy bastards!
What are you doing here? Let's hurry! We need to catch them!
We finally found them! They have no idea what kind of horses they are!
- Bastards! - Luckily there are only two of them.
- Let's get the horses first. - These bastards...
- Those are Japanese pirates. - Why would Japanese pirates be here?
You're right.
What are they doing with Japanese pirates?
Hey, what is he doing?
Huh? Who?
Are you with them?
[Moo Hyool] What? No! I came to get wood--
You came to get wood, then what?
I saw the Japanese pirates carrying some bags to a shed...
And I heard screaming from those bags!
- Screaming? - Someone is inside the bags?
They are our people being taken away by the Japanese pirates.
Those bastards!
How many are in the shed?
About eight Japanese pirates...
Seven outside...
Five with swords, and eight inside.
A total of twenty...
Why are you looking at me?
- It can be done, right? - What can be done?
- Why are you doing this? - What do you mean? Can you or not?
It's not defense. It's hard to go into the enemy's base and fight 20 of them!
Maybe five would be doable.
I can't do it by myself. I can't! I can't!
You're not alone.
I'll get going now.
Why did you stop in the middle of getting wood
and follow the Japanese pirates all the way here?
You must have been worried about people after hearing their scream.
Then you should help out.
You should never compare your strength with anyone.
What help could I give even if I stayed here?
He's right. Let's send a message to the Magistrate's office now.
You're really well-built.
Take it off.
Pardon?
Who are you?
I heard there was a good deal going on, so I came to check it out.
I'm with the Songak Merchant Group in Gaegyeong.
Seriously, what do you think you're doing?
If you loiter in someone else's market, you'll learn your lesson!
So get lost while I'm telling you nicely!
Shouldn't we have some manners between merchants?
I already made this deal happen! You have no shame...
You don't need to do this. They're not buying everything anyway.
- You're very good in Goryeo language. - I'm the interpreter here.
And you two are...
He's my servant.
And over there is my escort swordsman.
Swordsman?
Let's cut to the chase.
Since I don't know the prices here
I'll tell you Gyegyeong prices without my profit.
How about one bag per head?
What? One bag per head?
No no, that's nonsense!
It's always two-tenths of a bag here!
What's that? Two-tenths...
It's at least two bags per head in Gyegyeong. But two-tenths?
We're both merchants, but you're going too far!
No no no... That's not true! Absolutely not! He's lying right now!
How dare you! I've never even heard of the Songak Merchant Group!
How can you tell a complete lie...
Two- or three-tenths per slave is correct.
But it's really not one bag! He's lying!
- Get lost now. - What?
He's telling you to get lost.
Let's go.
He says get lost. Get lost!
First, we'll remove those five scoundrels.
Then we'll be left with 15 Japanese pirates.
Then I'm going to say this.
"Would you like to trade?"
Would you continue with the trade?
Will you really pay a bag of grains per slave?
Of course.
I've climbed to my status at this young age with trust alone.
- How many do you have to sell? - Ten.
Then ten bags. I'll give them to you right now.
This is great news. Thank you.
I have some grains piled up at the bottom of this mountain.
Can five of you come with us and bring them up together?
I'll send my servant with them.
Sure. Hey, go with him.
This way, here.
So I should take five and take care of them.
Is that what you mean?
Then come back and say the wheels fell off the cart with bags of grains.
Then you take another five.
Then... you'll only have five left here.
So... shouldn't you show me the goods?
Of course, of course.
Follow me now!
Listen. You just need to stand tall next to me and follow me around.
Here.
Once you see the goods, you won't think the price is too much.
What's wrong with you?
What are you doing? Let go! Let go of him!
How dare you! Are you a human being?
You don't help other countrymen? What the heck are you doing?
He came to rescue all of you.
He will beat up all the Japanese pirates here...
What... did I just say?
Stand up slowly.
All of you... were Goryeo men.
They disguise themselves as Japanese pirates and sell people to Yuan.
They are fake Japanese pirates.
I don't know who you are...
but now that you know who we are, we have no choice.
Wait!
What is it?
We'll take your gold after we kill you anyway.
No...
I will give you a thousand times this gold.
But I'm giving it to only one person. Everyone, look to your right.
Slay the one on your right.
Keep killing the one on your right, and to the one person who survives...
I will give you half of Pyungtaek Fields.
Does it sound like a lie?
The one who kills everyone here and takes me to Dohwa Mansion
will be the hero who saved the heir of the Lee family from Sungjoo!
Even for you country bumpkins who don't know anything
you must have heard of Dohwa Mansion.
[Dowha Mansion: The most powerful man in Goryeo Lee In Gyeom's house.]
Dohwa Mansion?
Lifetime chances don't come too many times.
Now, here is your first chance of a lifetime.
Now!
You kidnapped fellow Goryeo people to make a living.
You gave up on being human! Why are you hesitating?
If you are not human...
just live as animals.
We're not animals!
Then what the heck are you?
You can't be humans...
so if you aren't animals...
then there is no choice.
I have to kill you all.
I am the eldest son of Senior Prime Minister Lee In Gyeom
of the Great Goryeo!
And the one standing tall over there!
Me?
He is the best swordsman Gil Tae Mi!
I am?
He's been taking pity on your poor souls, and just watching quietly so far.
Sir.
We have no choice. You should kill them all.
Please... Please just draw the sword.
Just draw the sword, and that's it.
Why is he doing this to me? I can't do it. I can't!
He's fake! Now now... don't get scared.
It was so long ago when Gil Tae Mi killed Hong Ryoon.
Gil Tae Mi can't be that young!
Sir, please draw the sword now!
Seriously, this bitch...
Swordsman...
Moo Hyool!
Hey!
Swordsman of the Plum Blossom?
- Swordsman of the Plum Blossom? - The best swordsman of the Noble Guards.
The Noble Guards were dissolved, but the reputation of the Plum Blossom...
Tell me straight up. What do you mean?
What about the swordsman of the Plum Blossom?
Hong Ryoon and Go Deok Soo were also swordsmen of the Plum Blossom...
Please spare me...
The swordsman of the Plum Blossom are actually experts?
A swordsman of the Plum Blossom is the newest newbie to hold a sword!
He lied to me.
Damn it.
Un Nyeon!
I'm beat! I don't know if I can do this three times.
Goodness, Young Master! Wheels fell off the cart...
What happened here?
Un Nyeon, hang in there just a little longer.
Let's go home.
- Boon Yi... - Yes?
My Lady General...
It hurts.
- Baby! - Un Nyeon!
- Un Nyeon!
[Boon Yi]
Goodness, Un Nyeon...
Where are you going?
Thank you for saving us.
I asked where you were going.
- I'm going to the Magistrate's Office. - Why the Magistrate's Office?
You heard what happened.
We cultivated wasteland, but all of our harvest was stolen.
And people were hurt and killed. We can't stay quiet like this, can we?
Hong In Bang's servants came and did it.
Hong In Bang got a job for the Magistrate. They are bosom buddies.
And you're going to report to the Magistrate's Office?
Do you want to keep company with the ones who passed away?
I have to go.
One in a million chance, even if the Magistrate is fair...
this is a matter of breaking the law.
From the looks of it
this happened because you cultivated the land without reporting it properly.
It's true that you broke the law.
What do you know as a scrap of a noble man?
"You"?
We used to harvest 400 bags of grains from our lands.
Law?
According to the law, we pay 40 bags to the country and 40 bags to our town.
That's the law.
But I've never seen such a thing since I was born.
In the year I was born...
I heard we paid 240 bags.
In the year I became six years old, we paid 320 bags.
And recently...
to eight noble men who claimed to be the owners
we paid an unbelievable 360 bags.
There are more than 200 who have to live on the remaining 40 bags for a year.
You have no idea what that number means.
It means that we have to live with two spoons of rice a day.
But we still had to live on...
That's why we kept digging and digging in this wasteland.
And it was our first harvest this year.
But...
people were killed...
and all of our harvest was stolen.
That's why...
even just for Un Nyeon who died without getting a single grain
after farming for three years...
I'm going to do something.
Because as long as I live, I have to do something.
I have to go check on her.
- Why? - I heard a sound from my heart.
Stop lying to me! I know you're saying that to keep me quiet!
I won't fall for it anymore. A few times was enough...
People who study a bit are always slow in thoughts and actions...
but I guess he doesn't study. He didn't study! Really...
Let's go!
Goodness.
That looks like the Magistrate's Office in Yiseo County.
It's the grain storage!
Tell me...
was it you?
Did you do it?
It was our grain.
When you said you would do something for Un Nyeon...
I went there to hold a funeral.
My Un Nyeon... was always hungry.
She should eat to her heart's content as she leaves this life.
That is a real crazy girl.
To set fire to the grain storage of the Magistrate's Office?
- She is... - Yes, Young Master.
She really is crazy!
She is...
She's so poetic.
What?
If this doesn't work out...
come find me with this.
If you get lost again.
I'm lost again.
Yes, I'll come find you.
Right now.
[The Fifth Dragon]
[Yi Bang Won's Beloved Boon Yi]
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[Six Flying Dragons]
I can't express in words how sorry I am.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
There is someone I have to see. There has to be a way to survive.
I found a clue. Do you know Lee Eun Chang?
He used to follow Sambong.
I don't know what it's about, but to be so brutal to people like this!
This is Teacher Lee Eun Chang.
This is what you want.
I'm Swordsman Moo Hyool. Here.
- I'm sorry! - Why did you steal from me and run away?
Why do you ignore my kindness?