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[Episode 21] If we continue with this war
we will be taking away 50,000 children from 100,000 parents!
How will you handle their bloody tears?
General, please spare my brothers!
The letter "country" means to protect the land and its people with a shield.
This is what a country means.
Hurry up and execute the military law!
Arrest Kim Hwan right now!
What?
I, Yi Seong Gye, will not cross Amnok River!
General Yi! What on earth are you doing right now?
You won't cross Amnok River?
Do you know what that means?
You're disobeying His Majesty's order!
It's treason!
Follow His Majesty's order and advance with your soldiers now!
What are you still doing? Arrest him and take him away now!
Yes, sir!
Let go of me!
I am an inspector who came with His Majesty's order!
Let go of me right now!
Let go of me!
They die trying to cross the river, die from disease...
[Woo Hak Joo] This doesn't make sense.
It took us so much to train our private soldiers!
[Jo Min Soo] Since we sent a request to withdraw the army
we will get an answer.
The answer is already determined. You know that!
We were fooled by General Choi Young when we started the expedition to Liaodong!
At this rate, our noble class and Yi Seong Gye will fly away
and the only one remaining will be Choi Young!
General Yi came to see you, sir.
What brings you here, General Yi?
Inspector Kim Hwan brought His Majesty's instruction.
And? Did His Majesty allow us to withdraw the army?
I arrested Kim Hwan.
What do you mean by that?
Kim Hwan came with His Majesty's order to push us to cross the River.
But I cannot cross Amnok River.
I cannot let the soldiers die in vain anymore.
Then... what do you plan to do?
Let us withdraw the army.
How could we, when we don't have His Majesty's order?
Whether we have the order or not
I am not going to cross Amnok River.
How dare you! Do you plan to start a revolt?
If saving 50,000 soldiers and our citizens from this disaster
means a revolt, let it be.
But you know better than anyone about the current situation.
You can punish me as a traitor right here and advance to Liaodong.
It is your choice, General Jo.
Then...
let us send one more request for withdrawal.
Even if we send another request, it will be the same answer!
Do you really plan to withdraw the army?
What about your children?
What about your wife and children who are held as hostages?
Leader Boon Yi got taken away?
All of my family members have been taken away.
Yes, the beggars saw them. That's when I went to check it out.
What about your contacts? Didn't anyone know this ahead?
Ddang Sae, actually...
Since the plan was canceled that night...
everyone was a bit discouraged.
What did you find out?
It seems that people in Seogyeong are keeping quiet...
but there is something the noble men of Gaegyeong are whispering about.
What is it?
Generals on Wihwa Island requested to withdraw the army twice
and it was denied both times.
They requested to withdraw the troops?
Teacher, maybe...
- The family members-- - Of course we have to rescue them.
Yes, we have to rescue them.
We don't know how this situation will turn.
We have to rescue them quickly!
[Min Da Kyung (Later Queen Wonkyung)]
After General Choi Young refused the request to withdraw the army
he confined our family.
Choi Young must be nervous.
Would my father-in-law consider something else?
Then we have to let people outside know our situation somehow.
My lady.
What is it?
Didn't you see Lord Min Je last night?
Did you happen to hear any news?
General Yi Seong Gye requested to withdraw the army
but General Choi Young denied it.
And he sent someone to Wihwa Island to push the army to advance.
Then, the reason General Choi Young confined us must be...
- Must be... - It must be...
that General Choi is nervous enough not to trust General Yi Seong Gye.
If it were to happen that what he is nervous about becomes reality...
I believe we should not be a hindrance to that occurrence.
Is she thinking the same thing I am?
We have to notify Young Master Bang Won about our location somehow.
Bang Seok!
What is going on?
We even went on a retreat for his asthma...
We don't have much for Bang Seok's medicine as we were taken here in a rush.
It's not something we can get anywhere.
Then please give me the prescription.
I will try to ask the soldiers.
- Will you do that? - Yes.
By any chance...
does Young Master Bang Won also know about Young Master Bang Seok's illness?
He does. Why do you ask?
Does he also know that the medicine can't be found from just anywhere?
Yes, he knows that too.
Yes, that's the way. Let's try it.
Yes, Young Master Bang Won must be looking for us
and he will surely think of that element.
Tell them to find the medicine. That way, we can pass along our location.
Teacher, Bang Seok has severe asthma.
He needs a prescribed medicine that contains walnuts.
Walnuts?
It's only recently been farmed in Goryeo. It's a rare medicinal ingredient.
Yes, we can hope for that!
How much medicine does he have left?
The last time saw it, there was less than 10 days worth of it.
Then... it means the medicine will run out by tomorrow.
That's right, Teacher.
They may move to find the medicine.
A doctor who can sell medicine with walnuts...
There could only be as many as five in Gaegyeong.
Yes, we will start.
[Seogyeong]
Announce me.
Your Majesty, General Choi is entering.
Did they cross into Liaodong?
Sire, please give your permission for my plan!
Why do you say that again?
Yi Seong Gye and Jo Min Soo arrested Kim Hwan
and requested to withdraw for the third time!
What?
The situation at the frontline seems suspicious.
I will go and lead in the battlefield myself! Please allow me!
- I already told you no! - Sire!
Do you think I don't know that you and I
are the only ones pushing for the Liaodong expedition?
But you will leave me alone in Seogyeong?
Did you already forget?
How did my father, the previous king pass away?
He was murdered while you were away on Jeju Island!
But we can't make any guess on what will happen if we neglect the situation, sire!
That's why we were prepared for this!
You have all of Yi Seong Gye's family members confined!
Family takes priority to Yi Seong Gye over anything else, you said.
Everyone said that Yi Seong Gye could never abandon his family.
Yi Seong Gye will never be able to hold other thoughts.
Even if Jo Min Soo tries to withdraw... Yi Seong Gye will stop him.
So, don't consider leaving me...
and send another order.
Tell him that I will consider it treason if they don't push forward!
He denied it again?
Yes. This time he threatened by adding that he would consider it treason
if he doesn't push forward right away.
Japanese pirates acted up in the south again!
How could he be so stubborn?
It was a reckless war to begin with!
Yes, His Majesty went too far.
It's not His Majesty. General Choi Young went too far!
We don't have time to sit around like this.
We should still submit a plea about how impossible this war is.
Even if we submitted a plea, would it work?
That's not what's important.
We have to raise public awareness
so that the soldiers at Wihwa Island can come back...
and make sure the withdrawal of the army won't be seen as treason.
Then... do you believe they could
withdraw the army without His Majesty's order?
It should not happen...
- Something is afoot. - Why do you say so?
Soldiers are whispering...
that Father and General Jo Min Soo
arrested the delegate who was sent to Wihwa Island!
- Is that true? - Yes.
I also hear that we will be transferred to a prison.
As Father predicted...
it must be difficult to push forward.
It was a stretch to begin with...
We should not be a burden on Father.
- We should be prepared. - Yes, Bang Woo.
[Wihwa Island]
General, we don't have a choice anymore!
Now that His Majesty refused all of the withdrawal requests...
our only remaining option is to withdraw the army and return home!
I am going to withdraw the army.
- Get ready. - Yes, sir.
What are you saying? You cannot do that!
You heard it too.
All of your family members are taken as hostages!
How can you withdraw the army?
Do you really plan to kill all of your family members?
Will you be able to go on after killing your family?
The brother I know is not that kind of person!
You'd never be able to go on!
Then, after killing 50,000 soldiers...
is that when I should be okay with continuing on?
General Lee...
Disaster is inevitable for our citizens.
Do you believe I will be able to go on after seeing it?
I will withdraw the army.
Don't say another word!
Even the third request to withdraw... was denied.
Now... what do you plan to do?
General Yi seemed determined already.
We should also make a decision soon!
I will also withdraw the army.
But that is not the end. It is only the beginning.
So I am thinking about the next move.
"Next move"?
What is that?
If all of our 50,000 soldiers entered Gaegyeong and seized the government
who would end up with power?
It will be Yi Seong Gye and me.
Before we decide on the withdrawal of the army...
there is something I need to agree on with General Yi Seong Gye.
What kind of agreement do you mean?
- Still, I realized one thing. - What is it?
I thought what I did had nothing to do with the government.
- But? - What do you mean, "But"?
Really...
It has a lot to do with it.
When they tell us to go to war in Dodang
people like us have to go, not knowing whether we will live or die.
And I don't know what will happen to my family either.
My goodness, that is a big realization.
You finally realized something that everyone knows since childhood!
So I decided to live for someone who will make good decisions in Dodang.
"Someone who will make good decisions"?
Who is that? General Yi?
No. It's Young Master Bang Won.
Young Kyu, Moo Hyool! Come see me.
- Yes. - Yes.
Pardon? Withdrawal?
Keep it down!
- Did General Yi make up his mind? - Yes.
Young Kyu, go to Gaegyeong and deliver this news to Bang Won.
Tell him to rescue the family regardless of what it takes!
Yes, I got it!
- Moo Hyool. - Yes?
Go to Seogyeong and deliver this news to Bang Woo and Bang Gwa.
You have to help them so that they can get out of there.
Yes. Please take good care of my brothers.
Have you made up your mind?
What will you do?
Before I give you the answer...
If we withdraw the army
tell me what you have planned for afterwards.
As you know
the one who insisted strongly on the expedition to Liaodong
and who pushed the citizens to this terrible disaster
is General Choi Young.
Therefore, we will establish a base near Gaegyeong
and request impeachment of General Choi Young--
That... cannot happen.
There is only one condition for my decision to withdraw the army.
What is it?
If we leave the current king, he will surely
take revenge on the ones who withdrew.
So we have to change the king.
If you don't agree to it...
I will not go.
Let's gather the soldiers.
My 50,000 brothers!
Today, we will return to the arms of our families who are waiting for us!
Forward, to Gaegyeong!
We worked so hard all night!
Let's hurry back for our relief and rest.
What's wrong?
Over there! There!
They are soldiers of Goryeo! Yi Seong Gye's 50,000 soldiers returned!
- It's a revolt! A revolt! - It's a revolt!
Send the signal!
What kind of ominous dream was this?
General! General!
Yi Seong Gye... Yi Seong Gye!
He really...
What do you mean?
The army came back?
Yi Seong Gye, how dare he...
He really went against the royal order!
Sire, all of this is my fault.
Please punish me severely in the future!
What do we do now?
You must return to Gaegyeong right away, sire.
Also, we have to bring back all the soldiers spread out in the south
stop Traitors Yi Seong Gye and Jo Min Soo, and protect the palace, sire!
How can this be...
Where did you put Yi Seong Gye's family for confinement?
I have them held in a private house.
Once his withdrawal is known...
the followers of Yi Seong Gye will try to rescue them!
Move them to a safer place!
When I return to Gaegyeong...
I will have them stand as hostages on the wall of Manwoldae!
Yes, sire!
Also...
Yi Seong Gye's first and second sons are in Seogyeong right now!
I have them confined in the palace.
But the first son Yi Bang Woo is a talented swordsman
so I was nervous about him, and I ordered them to be transferred to prison.
There is no need.
Execute the first and second sons right now!
Literally right now, sire?
Cut off the heads of Yi Seong Gye's sons and hang them by the palace gate!
When the soldiers return, I will have Yi Seong Gye see them clearly!
Stop!
What is going on?
You said you'd transfer us to a different lodging. Which place is it?
I must have been mistaken.
Let us take the side way. It's the inner part of Seogyeong Castle.
What do you mean?
Get them! His Majesty ordered to have them executed
and their heads be displayed!
Execute us?
Did you not you hear me?
I said I need walnuts!
Ma'am, I'm sorry--
My son is ill.
If something happens to him because he didn't get to take his medicine...
how on earth will you take responsibility for it?
You know who my son is. He is General Yi Seong Gye's son!
When the General comes back after seizing Liaodong
do you think you can handle what will happen?
One of you can go to the doctor!
Yes, I understand.
What kind of medicine should I bring?
As prescribed here, you have to get medicine made with walnuts.
Do you have walnuts here?
Yes. We do, but why?
Get me the medicine as prescribed here.
- Who is this for? - It's for a seven-year-old child.
Hurry up!
Ddang Sae! We found them!
Soldiers are surrounding the house, so it must be the place.
How many soldiers were there?
About 20 soldiers, all together.
- Is it possible? - Of course.
Lord Jung.
General Yi Seong Gye arrested Kim Hwan, who went to push them to advance.
He sent repeated requests to withdraw the army after that
but His Majesty refused again.
He arrested Kim Hwan and requested to withdraw the army?
But it was denied again, so what is there to be done?
Never mind. If he already arrested Kim Hwan...
What is wrong?
Father arrested His Majesty's delegate?
He couldn't possibly cross Amnok River with the soldiers.
But His Majesty and General Choi Young are very determined.
- In this case... - We "cannot move forward or backward."
Father could not cross Amnok River
but he also couldn't go against His Majesty's order
as he is worried about the family.
So he will be stranded on Wihwa Island.
It means that they took the hostages when the situation turned urgent.
Then... it became more dangerous for Boon Yi.
We have to rescue them! No matter what it takes, we must!
Sir! Sir!
Leader Boon Yi and the General's family were taken to Dohwa Mansion!
No. It looks like a few hundred soldiers, even at a glimpse.
It looks like a whole squad of Anjang Army was stationed there!
I still have to go.
What do you plan to do?
- I have to rescue them. - Didn't you hear her?
She says there's hundreds of soldiers there!
Then... what about Boon Yi?
What about your family?
Who here isn't anxious?
Do you think I am not worried about Boon Yi?
But if we act in a hasty manner and things go wrong...
not only my mother and my brothers in there...
but also your sister's head will be cut off.
Then what are we to do...
Do we wait here?
That's enough!
No matter how agonizing it is for us now
how could we compare it to the General?
He considers his family to be more important than anything
but he has raised his soldiers to the importance of his family.
I'm sure you already know. So, for him to request the withdrawal repeatedly
means he is put in a horrible situation
where he needs to make a choice over 50,000 soldiers.
He has chosen the lives of 50,000 soldiers!
The General decided to protect the lives of 50,000 soldiers.
So you have to protect the General's family for us.
What on earth do you mean? And how did you get here?
General Yi Seong Gye withdrew from Wihwa Island with General Jo!
He made up his mind. Along with a word of apology to his family.
And? Where is he now?
By now he should have crossed Daedong River with his soldiers!
How dare you! What on earth are you doing?
How dare you--
Shut up, you wench!
Yi Seong Gye went against the royal command and withdrew from Wihwa Island.
Therefore, you are now the family of a traitor!
You are temporarily confined in Dohwa Mansion
so enjoy this luxury for the last time.
- Make sure to keep an eye on them! - Yes, sir!
[Manwoldae, Gaegyeong]
I will lead the Yonghogun army and protect His Majesty.
The Ungyanggun army should have soldiers
assigned at every corner on the way to the palace.
Yes, sir!
At the current speed, they will arrive in Gaegyeong soon.
So as soon as the soldiers arrive from the south
assign them to defend the Four Gates!
Yes, sir!
And you should hang posters everywhere.
Since we have the righteous cause, the citizens will follow us.
Yes, sir!
Where is Yi Seong Gye's family now?
They are locked in Dohwa Mansion where Anjanggun Army is stationed.
[Yi Bang Seok (Yi Seong Gye's eighth son)]
Young Master, we have to keep quiet.
Goodness Young Master, we have to keep quiet!
Young Master.
Young Master, please look at me.
Young Master, your father is on the way back.
- Father? - Yes.
Your father is coming back to save a lot of people.
Even for your father, we have to make it out alive from here.
- You know about your brother Bang Won? - I do.
Your brother Bang Won should definitely know that we are here.
How?
Our people are everywhere in Gaegyeong.
They must have seen us come in here.
So they will definitely come to rescue us.
But... if you keep crying like this
they will heighten their watch on us
so it will be hard for us to get out of here.
So you have to be brave and wait.
Yes.
Do you really believe that your people know about this?
Yes. The problem is that there are too many soldiers here.
Also, there are too many of us that they have to rescue.
So we also have to find a way somehow.
If the first squad of Anjang Army is stationed in Dohwa Mansion
there is no way to penetrate the place with us alone.
We don't have time!
If General Yi arrives in Gaegyeong, the lives of his family will be at risk.
We have to rescue them before that.
Brother... it's Gaegyeong.
I bring General Choi Young's message.
If you stop the march and admit your sin, then I will forgive you.
But if you decide to arrive in Gaegyeong
His Majesty ordered to have your family hang from the palace wall.
I hope that you don't make a poor decision.
What is it about?
Let me see.
Damn it!
I knew it!
Yes, that's right!
As I was playing a Lee In Gyeom spy for you
I had an interesting experience.
Interesting experience?
There is a secret path in Dohwa Mansion.
It is connected directly to Lee In Gyeom's office.
It's incredible.
It is befitting of Lee In Gyeom. A secret path...
Yes, yes!
There is a secret path in Dohwa Mansion.
Nam Eun went through that path and met with Lee In Gyeom.
A secret path?
That path will do!
We can sneak in through there and attack them!
Where is it?
Nam Eun should know, but he is not here.
Nam Eun is not in Gaegyeong, and Lee In Gyeom is not in Gaegyeong either.
Do you mean that there is no one who knows the secret path?
There is one more person who knows the secret path in Gaegyeong.
Who is it?
I was even introduced to Cho Young from Hwasadan in that room.
It looked like Cho Young went through that path as well.
It's Cho Young.
You must be hungry. Please have this.
Thank you. By the way, you are the butler of Dohwa Mansion, right?
Please tell us how things are going outside.
- Just a little-- - I cannot tell you anything. I'm sorry.
What are you doing?
Is there incense we can burn in here?
Here it is, but why...
It's... a bit strange here.
What is strange about it?
Open the door and ask for water.
Excuse me! How can you just give us rice?
You should give us water! It's common sense!
Give us some water!
We'll give it to you, so go inside!
It's from this direction.
There is space behind this closet.
It seems the draft is coming from that way.
If the construction is poor, you feel the draft anyway.
They wouldn't have done a poor job for Dohwa Mansion.
Wait!
What is that ring there?
Is it a drawer?
Drawer?
It's not a drawer.
It's not a drawer... It doesn't open.
Then try to push it.
- Push it. - Push it?
It doesn't work.
Push it as hard as you can.
I hear there is a secret path to enter Dohwa Mansion.
Tell me where it is.
I'm not sure...
There is a secret path?
Looking at your eyes...
it doesn't seem like you don't want to sell it.
Do you mean that I should raise the price for it?
Of course you are smart, as I have heard about you.
But it's too bad...
I have nothing of value right now.
That's not true.
At this time when General Yi Seong Gye and General Choi Young
are preparing for a fight...
If I capture you and give you to General Choi as a hostage...
then I will get a fairly good price. How does that sound?
You seem to think that my father will lose.
So you will choose General Choi Young?
If you act so slow...
this Hwasadan will be destroyed soon.
Why?
Because I'm going to make it happen.
To be honest, I didn't come here to buy information.
I came to ask you to pay back your debt!
"Debt"?
Do I owe you a debt?
How would I have found out that you knew about a secret path in Dohwa Mansion?
Another person who used the secret path...
According to him...
This is what he said.
When I was in and out of consciousness at the State Tribunal...
I heard you put a fake letter in my room in order to kill me.
If I had died from it, there would be no debt between us.
But since I am alive, it is a debt that you owe me.
And the one you owe your debt to is...
a son of General Yi Seong Gye, who's marching here with 50,000 soldiers.
Of course you should pay back your debt with your life...
but I, Yi Bang Won, am willing to write off the debt
at a very cheap price right now.
Also... I have advice for you.
What do you think is the most important decision you can make in life?
It is... choosing your enemy.
Among the family members and servants confined in Dohwa Mansion
there is the sister of Lee Bang Ji, the best swordsman in the country.
If you don't tell me about the secret path
you will be choosing the best swordsman in the country as your enemy.
Thank you, thank you!
If this is a door, then it has to be a knob.
If can't pull it or push it...
the only thing left is... to turn it!
To have this genius brain...
I cannot possibly handle it.
I figured it out! We have to--
- Turn it! - Turn it!
- Turn it. - Turn it!
Turn it.
I wasn't the only one?
- Let's hurry and leave! - No, we can't.
We don't know where it leads to, and it could also be blocked.
And there could be soldiers on our way out.
Then what do you plan to do?
Mister, please go first and check out the situation.
Mister... Me? Why should I?
You are the only man here.
My brother, I've believed you from the beginning with your Twin Dragon stuff.
- Why bring up Twin Dragons here... - My brother!
- Sister, but I...
- Please lock the door. - Sure.
If you go around the right side of Dohwa Mansion
there is an empty house.
If you go to the first storage room in that house
there is a door to the secret path.
Traitor Yi Seong Gye's army has almost arrived in Gaegyeong.
Transfer everyone of Yi Seong Gye's family to Manwoldae now
and have them stand on the wall. That's the royal order!
- Bring them here. - Yes, sir!
This is connected to some house. But it's an empty house. There is no one!
So I think we can leave now.
Yes, let's hurry. We have to go now.
Let's go! Ma'am!
Come out, everyone!
His Majesty commanded that everyone should be taken to Manwoldae
and stand in front of the wall!
Carry Young Master on your back.
Hurry up and put him on your back!
Hurry up!
Come here.
- Come out right now! - Please wait for a moment.
These people...
What are you going to do?
I will buy some time.
I will make sure to send someone once I get out.
Open the door right now!
Two Young Masters had an accident, so they are changing their pants now.
Why do you rush so much? Please wait for a moment.
What? Change their pants?
These traitors are so used to luxury!
We will have you stand in front of the Manwoldae wall
and cut your heads off in front of Yi Seong Gye!
Yes, so please wait for a moment.
There is no way we could run away from here.
This wench... Move!
What... happened?
Where is it?
This way.
Hurry up!
- Are we here? - We made it! We made it!
What about Boon Yi?
We have to get out and let people know.
That way, we can save Boon Yi.
My goodness!
Oh my!
- How... - Bang Won.
- My dear. - My dear.
What about Boon Yi?
Boon Yi didn't make it out. She helped us escape...
She's still in Dohwa Mansion?
You wench! Tell the truth!
Where did they disappear to?
I don't know.
I don't know!
This wench!
I will ask you one more time.
If you don't say it, I can kill you here and search for them.
These traitors... Where did they go?
I said I don't know.
You crazy wench!
Is this... how I die?
This wench, really...
I'm going to cut off your head!
So... why do I feel like I'm not going to die?
Leave! Now!
Boon Yi! Boon Yi!
It's all right, Boon Yi. Wake up!
Wake up, Boon Yi! Boon Yi!
Wake up, Boon Yi!
Open your eyes!
Are you all right?
Are you?
What do you think?
Thank you.
You saved my family.
Because it's your family.
I'm sorry.
Don't be sorry.
A hundred times over, a thousand times over...
I am going to save you.
We have to take a path through the mountain
and get to the outskirts of Gaegyeong now.
I've made the preparations.
What about Bang Won and Boon Yi?
We cannot leave with Boon Yi still in Dohwa Mansion.
That's right.
Young Master!
- Boon Yi! - Boon Yi!
Boon Yi! What happened to your face? Are you all right?
What happened to your arm?
I am doing all right.
Now now... let's catch up later. Let's leave now.
No, I will remain here.
I will also remain here.
Boon Yi.
Ddang Sae, there is something I must do here.
We shouldn't linger. Why did you stop the march?
The longer we linger, General Choi Young will earn a better reason.
Soldiers are coming from the south!
Is it because of your family in confinement?
All right. Let's send a plea and push forward.
See you again in Manwoldae.
Father!
General!
Moo Hyool!
General.
My dear...
Bang Seok!
Everyone is safe. All of us.
What about Bang Won?
This is a letter from Young Master Bang Won.
I will add my support to your effort in preventing a bloody tragedy.
So please achieve victory!
Of course victory will be mine.
I will win.
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[Six Flying Dragons]
Forward to Sungeui Gate!
You cannot break this cycle of corruption!
Do you think you can?
A strange song is spreading in the market.
- What does it mean? - It means Yi will become king.
Everyone will consider General Yi as someone to watch out for.
Just who are they? Who would...
Could it be...