The Hwarangs won't budge until His Majesty cancels the royal wedding.
I can't believe this.
The father and son's loyalties are divided.
Hwarangs stopped the wedding gifts from entering the palace?
The wedding gifts must arrive on time.
Disperse them and punish them for treason.
Father, Hwarangdo consists of men who will serve the royal family.
You should hear what they have to say.
What are you talking about?
You shouldn't side with people who challenged royal authority.
Hwarangs are revered by the people.
If you suppress them by force, you will lose public sentiment.
Nonsense.
Chunchu is doing this because he didn't become the king's stepson.
Suppress them right away.
Your Majesty, please cancel the royal wedding.
Make way for His Majesty.
Why are you stopping the wedding gifts?
Are you challenging royal authority?
We are here out of loyalty.
How is causing a riot outside the palace loyalty?
Galmunwang Gukban has lost all trust for losing Gajamseong.
He is persecuting the people with tyranny.
If this wedding happens,
the people will turn their backs on the royal family.
Please cancel the royal wedding and gather public sentiment.
I understand.
But the royal wedding has already been declared.
Leave right now.
We cannot leave until you cancel the royal wedding.
What?
You refuse to obey a royal order?
It is a Hwarang's duty to serve the country with our lives.
We will not leave until our request has been heard.
Your Majesty, please cancel the royal wedding.
Your Majesty.
They are putting their lives on the line to oppose the royal wedding.
If you suppress and punish them,
the people will turn and the royal family will lose authority.
Please consider their loyalty.
Pajinchan, how could you use the Hwarangs to put forth your opinions?
His Majesty will lose authority if he cancels the royal wedding.
If you punish them, Hwarangdo will have to be abolished.
If you don't listen to their request, we will resign from court.
How disloyal of you.
How dare you cause concern by threatening to resign?
You...
That's nonsense.
Stop it!
It's all because I am lacking. Nobody is to blame.
We are sorry.
I know how loyal Hwarangdo is.
But I will not cancel the royal wedding.
If they don't leave, I will order that they be suppressed.
Your Majesty, please cancel the royal wedding.
Why isn't Yusin here?
He would never betray our cause. He will come.
I trust him.
Yusin.
I order you as the Jwabang Hwarang.
Disperse right now.
Why are you doing this?
Are you betraying our cause?
If you refuse to obey me, I will suppress you.
We can't do that.
We will not leave until our request has been heard.
Suppress them.
Yes, sir!
I will not forgive you!
Hwarangdo took care of them.
I will leave the punishment of them up to Hwarangdo.
What do you think?
That is a truly wise decision.
We will abide by your decision.
Pajinchan, what do you think?
If you will not punish them, I will abide by your decision.
You resisted a royal order and went against the rules of Hwarangdo.
What do you have to say?
We only fulfilled our duty to save our nation from a crisis.
If Hwarangdo can't seek a cause, we are just loyal dogs of the court.
If anyone committed a sin, it is the person who betrayed the cause.
You still don't know what you did?
You will be removed from Hwarangdo.
The others will be beaten and demoted.
I will take full responsibility and resign from the pungwolju position.
You will have to take over and unite the Hwarangs.
I don't qualify to be the pungwolju.
I will leave Hwarangdo, too.
Don't be so weak.
If you didn't suppress them, they would have been executed for treason.
Hwarangdo would have been abolished.
I sinned against Chunchu and the other Hwarangs.
The way for you to make up for it is to make sure that
Hwarangdo doesn't get involved in the court's fights ever again.
I considered you a friend and brother.
Why did you do that?
Why did you betray us?
Did you want to become the pungwolju that badly?
Aren't you ashamed to receive glory by selling out your friends?
I have nothing to say.
I am never going to see you again.
Chunchu.
Don't call my name.
Let's remember this oath in our hearts.
I will keep our oath to unify the Three Kingdoms.
You want me to save Chunchu?
Fine, but you will have to suppress him.
Remember whether he dies or lives is up to you.
I will suppress him from opposing the royal wedding.
He will think that you abandoned the cause.
Can you endure that?
This is the only way to save him.
Thank you.
Please keep this a secret from Chunchu forever.
Don't blame yourself.
The world will see your sincerity some day.
I'm not afraid of what people say.
I'm worried I'll lose Chunchu.
When the former king was dethroned unjustly and died,
I wanted to slaughter the regent queen and everyone else involved.
I established Gwimun and waited for a chance.
But I realized.
Real revenge was to achieve the great cause the former king sought.
If you do your best for the cause, Chunchu will change his mind some day.
Do you really think so?
Cheongwan is back. You should go and see her.
Where have you been?
Do you know how worried I was?
You don't look too well.
Congratulations on becoming the pungwolju.
I feel better now that you are back.
Don't ever leave me again.
What are you doing?
Breaking off our relationship.
What is the reason?
What made you change your mind?
You are the one who changed.
I might just be a servant of the royal shrine,
but I don't want a man who abandoned the cause to become the pungwolju.
The man I loved was the man who sent to
Gajamseong by himself to save the people.
The pungwolju standing in front of me is not the man I loved.
Can't you trust me?
Don't ever come to see me again.
You don't trust me either?
I misjudged you.
You can't change my mind.
If that's what you want,
I will never come here again.
Forgive me.
I love you so much that I had no choice.
Forgive me.
Why did you drink so much?
Yusin.
I don't qualify to be a real man.
I betrayed the cause and couldn't protect the woman I loved.
Cry all you want.
Let it all out.
I, pungwolju Kim Yusin, swear to the heavens.
I will conquer Silla's enemies with this sword and protect this country.
I will support the royal family and save the people.
You betrayed the cause to become the pungwolju.
I will never forgive you.
You are the pungwolju now.
You will have to lead in protecting the laws of the divine land.
Yes, Your Highness.
Her Highness was generous in forgiving Chunchu and the Hwarangs.
You should thank her.
I will never forget your kindness.
If you are close with Chunchu,
you will lose your position as pungwolju.
Remember that.
Don't worry.
I would like you to be the escort for the royal wedding.
The people should see that Hwarangdo supports this wedding.
I will obey your command.
I don't want to shed blood before the wedding.
But Chunchu will have to leave Seorabeol after the royal wedding.
Where am I to send him?
Have him enter Buddhist priesthood or send him to study abroad in Sui.
I don't care.
If I see him again after the wedding, I will not let him live.
Chunchu.
What's going on?
He's burning his books.
I can't stop him.
What are you doing?
Stop it right now.
What is the use of these books in a world full of petty people?
It's better to burn them.
You stupid fool!
Father.
I thought you were big enough to embrace the whole world.
Is this all you can be?
It's not fair. I'm so mad.
I lived all my life like you.
I know how you feel.
But don't forget.
You have to survive and achieve the cause the former king couldn't.
You must endure any hardship.
Hurray!
Silla was a monogamist society.
Silla royalty considered themselves to be gods who were
reincarnated beings of themselves.
Intermarriages were a matter of course to preserve the 'seonggol' blood line.
Princess Deokman became the first queen of our country later on.
Her marriage to Gukban was a marriage between an uncle and a niece.
Why are you avoiding my touch?
Are you still resisting this marriage?
How can I think otherwise when we've already been married?
I am going to do my best so you become a revered king.
Then let me hold you.
I would like a promise first.
A promise?
When you become the crown prince,
promise you will not retaliate against Chunchu and the officials who were opposed.
What?
Can you promise that?
No, I can't.
When I take the throne, I will kill everyone who was against the wedding.
How can you say such a cruel thing?
Have you forgotten this wedding was held to unite the court and public sentiments?
Who are you lecturing?
Only the person with the right blood can take the throne.
That is why you should be forgiving to become a trusted ruler.
Are you saying I don't qualify to take the throne?
That's not what I'm saying.
Quiet!
Your Highness.
You're no different from Chunchu.
You will be punished for defying me.
Your Highness, we're in trouble.
What's all the commotion about?
The galmunwang left his bedroom.
What?
Drink up.
How can we live in this crazy world without getting drunk?
Here, drink.
I will kill you if you spill a single drop.
Are you disobeying my order?
Please.
Gukban! What are you doing?
Maintain your dignity!
What brings you here?
Go back to your bedroom and be with the princess.
What if I won't?
What?
What did you just say?
I'm going to spend the night with women of the low class.
Obey the laws of the divine land.
What are the laws of the divine land?
Marrying an uncle and niece, so he can take the throne?
Are you showing contempt for me?
How much more blood must you shed
to preserve the 'seonggol' blood to be satisfied?
I am going to crush the laws of the divine land when I take the throne.
Gukban!
Do you want to be dethroned?
Sure.
You dethroned your own son.
Dethroning a crazy man like me would be no problem.
Gukban! Be quiet right now!
I will disappear for you.
Return to your bedroom.
Get out of my way!
You can't go. You can't.
Your Highness. Your Highness.
He must not leave.
Find Gukban right now.
Bring him back if you have to tie him up.
Your Majesty.
Are you alright?
It's my fault Gukban is like that.
He has to carry on the royal line.
You must not punish him.
He sinned against you.
I'm begging you as your grandmother.
Embrace his faults.
That is the only way to uphold the laws of the divine land.
I told you not to let anyone in.
It is Yongchun. I came to get you.
Who is that?
Is he an assassin that the senile old woman sent?
I am the pungwolju.
I will bring you back.
Yongchun, help me.
He's trying to kill me.
Grandmother, spare me.
I don't want to die.
Your Highness.
It seems like I wronged you.
If you want, I will nullify the royal wedding.
Don't sound so weak.
You must maintain your dignity.
If you nullify the wedding, royal authority will be lost.
Deokman.
I will take care of his illness the best I can.
I will do what I can so he can succeed the throne.
Thank you.
I will trust you.
Father...
Your Highness, you have to recover for the royal blood line to be preserved.
Leave Seorabeol?
Is it because of the Galmunwang?
He isn't whole.
There isn't anybody with 'seonggol' status who can succeed the throne.
The closest blood line will succeed the throne.
Then you...
I am the son of the dethroned king, so I don't qualify.
You are the king's grandson.
The court will want to make you the crown prince.
Me?
Your life will be in danger again.
The only person who can protect you then is Kim Yusin.
What?
Reconcile with Yusin before you leave.
You have to hold his hand to save your life.
I can't do that.
I don't want to beg for my life to someone who abandoned our cause for glory.
Are you going to be disappointed with someone who saved your life?
What are you talking about?
He didn't save my life.
Don't you know that he sacrificed himself to save you?
I think it was a misjudgment to want Gukban to succeed the throne.
We don't know that yet.
The princess might have a son.
You know there's no hope of that.
If there aren't any seonggols left, Silla will fall.
Whatever happens, Chunchu must not succeed the throne.
There is no other alternative.
Your Highness, are you alright?
I don't think I will live much longer.
If anything happens to me, make her the king's royal concubine.
Seungman?
Please protect Yusin's future.
I might never see him again,
but I will love him forever.
I will give my life if he could achieve his cause.
Please hear my prayer.
Did you come to get revenge for your father?
I dethroned the former king to protect the royal family.
You lost a father, but I lost a son.
You killed your own son for power.
Yet, you still have no regrets.
Kill me with this knife and get your revenge.
But I have a favor to ask.
You must have grown old.
The person who ruled the country is asking me for a favor?
The court officials will do anything for power.
They can't be trusted.
You might be of low status, but you have my blood.
I'm asking as a grandmother.
If I die, protect Seungman.
Can you trust me?
I'd like to rest now.
You're Yusin, right?
What do you want?
I was told to give you this.
If you want to save Cheongwan's life, come to Gwansangam.
Gold Fox! Where are you?
Cheongwan!
Are you alright?
Yusin.
I broke it off with you.
Why did you come to save me?
Don't say that.
You are my only love.
Why did you take a weak woman hostage?
You ruined my face.
I'm going to kill you and get revenge.
I'm going to offer your head to Baekje.
Fine, I will give you my head.
Let her go.
No, you can't do that.
If you want to save her, kill me.
Let's settle this fairly.
That's exactly what I want.
Cheongwan!
Open your eyes.
I missed you.
I waited for you knowing that you shouldn't come.
You are my only love.
I will love you even after I die.
You can't die.
Open your eyes.
Become a king who saves the world.
Even if I die...
I heard men's emotions just pass like the spring breeze.
Those feelings will go away.
You said to give it to a woman I liked and who would truly understand me.
You are that woman.
I am a god's daughter who serves former kings.
Can you accept someone like that?
Your status doesn't bother me.
You are the owner of this bell.
I, Kim Yusin, swear to accept Cheongwan as my betrothed.
I, Cheongwan, will serve Yusin as my husband for the rest of my life.
I am not letting you go.
I will keep you in my heart forever.
Even if the world doesn't remember you,
I will remember you until the day I die.
Chunchu.
Did you say goodbye to Cheongwan?
I didn't think you would ever come to see me again.
I heard why you broke the promise to oppose the royal wedding.
I also heard you didn't become the pungwolju for glory, but to save me.
Will you forgive me?
I will not achieve unification of the Three Kingdoms with you.
What are you doing?
If I forgive you
some day, I will have to abandon the cause to save you.
That won't make me any different from the corrupt officials
who abandon the cause for glory and wealth.
I don't ever want to be disappointed with you,
so I'm cutting off all ties.
Chunchu!
I will never abandon the cause again.
Give me another chance.
Our oath is already broken.
AD 622, 10 years later
Who are they?
From the way they handle their swords, they must be Goguryeo assassins.
I have a bad feeling with all these spies here.
Fools.
They should send an army of 10,000 to fight you.
A few assassins tried to kill you?
What brings you here?
Chunchu is back in Seorabeol.
What?
Chunchu is back?
Chunchu.
Subtitles by KBS World
Let's unify the Three Kingdoms together.
Do you know who that is?
Chunchu is back.
He will be a traitor who destroys the laws of the divine land.
I won't forgive anyone whether it's the princess or Chunchu.
The people are causing riots.
Hwarangs are drinking with royal concubines?
Chunchu is the only loyal servant.
Anyone who causes the people misery will be punished by national law.