Return to the temple to your confinement and repent.
You're ordering me around as if you're the king.
What if I won't obey?
Are you going to kill me?
How dare a traitor disobey a royal order and show contempt for the pungwolju?
Arrest her for disobeying a royal order!
Yes, sir.
Stand back!
The king asked to see me.
How dare you stop me?
Do you all want to die?
Did you say the king asked to see you?
Do I have to show you?
If you're done, make way.
You will pay for this later.
Move out of the way!
Let's go.
The king asked to see her?
What on earth is going on?
Your Majesty, how are you?
Are you plotting treason with the leader of insurgents?
It's not treason.
I'm merely getting rid of evil people who are threatening the laws of the Divine Land.
How dare you?
Do I have to cut that tongue off?
The royal family and court will not forgive your treason.
I have no intention of committing treason.
I am only supporting your cause.
The court was full of your servants who were watching me.
This is a royal order restoring me to the position of queen.
Seal it.
No way.
I can't let a traitor be the queen.
I will not stamp the seal because you threaten me.
I guess I have no choice then.
What is this?
Are you trying to poison me?
Of course not.
You seem weak and lost your sense of judgment.
I brought you a tonic.
Go ahead and take it.
I will not take it.
If you won't take it yourself, I will help you.
Stop!
No!
I'm giving this to you out of loyalty. Why are you refusing?
Take this medicine and regain your intelligence.
Drink it all up. Don't leave a drop.
I don't understand.
Why did father ask to see the queen?
It was definitely his seal.
She didn't seem to be sorry at all for her actions.
I think it's some sort of a plot.
I will see father in the morning and find out what's going on.
I think you should.
Princess!
His Majesty asked for a court meeting.
Do you know why he called for a meeting at this hour?
He probably wants to rush the installation of the crown prince.
The son of a dethroned queen must not become the crown prince.
We must oppose the installation.
What is she...
You all look fine after kicking me out of the palace.
How dare a dethroned criminal sit on the throne?
Get off the throne right now!
I wouldn't sit on the throne without the king's approval.
He called me last night and gave a royal order to take over.
If you don't believe me, see for yourself.
How can this be?
Why did His Majesty decide this?
His Majesty suddenly fell ill last night and made a decision.
I hope you accept his decision with loyalty.
If he gave such an order, we will have to abide by it, but...
There are no buts.
Are you going to refuse a royal order?
The royal family and court cannot accept this.
What?
Are you resisting the king's order?
We can't trust a royal order that a dethroned queen brought.
We have to hear it from His Majesty.
Fine.
Nobody will be able to disagree if he says so.
Father, did you really leave national affairs to the queen?
I suddenly feel ill.
I can't look over national affairs.
I left everything to the queen, so follow her orders.
Your Majesty, are you sure?
It's what I decided.
I'm tired. I need to lie down.
He has to return to the palace and be looked after.
I'll be staying until he recovers.
The former kings will look over him, so don't worry.
Why did father suddenly fall ill?
His face was full of darkness.
He isn't sick. I think he has been drugged.
Are you saying the queen drugged him?
Have the doctor look at him.
The only way to stop the queen's tyranny is for him to get back on his feet.
I will not allow her to be tyrannical again.
If the queen commits tyranny again, Hwarangdo will have to fight her.
Father, unite Alcheon and the court.
The sangdaedeung turned his back on the queen.
She won't be able to manipulate the court at will.
There is a rumor that she raised an army in secret,
so defend the palace well.
Don't worry.
The palace guards will protect His Majesty and the princess.
It would be nice if Yusin was here.
Why did he go to the border area at a time like this?
Let's hope the queen doesn't really commit tyrannical acts.
We're in trouble.
Moryangbu soldiers are headed to the palace.
In order to settle the matter of the crown prince installation and
to set public sentiments straight, I'm going to reform the court.
The sangdaedeung will be removed for failing to handle national matters properly.
Your Highness, why...
I am appointing Im Jong as the sangdaedeung.
Maintain discipline and unity in court.
Thank you, Your Highness.
I will do my best to fulfill my duties.
The ichan will also be removed for causing dispute in court.
I am appointing Chilsuk as ichan and Seopung as achan.
You will be responsible for defending the palace.
Find traitors colluding with Baekje and execute them.
Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness. Your Highness.
I served you with loyalty.
Why are you abandoning me like this?
Please reconsider.
I learned from you to take what's sweet and spit out what's bitter.
Do you have to ask me?
How can you say that?
I felt bad that I couldn't care for you more.
You can rest at home with your great-grandchildren now.
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Father, you're drinking too much.
- Let go. - Father.
Let go!
I can't sleep unless I drink.
I see the Gwimun soldiers when I close my eyes.
I can hear them wailing.
I might have followed a royal order,
but I will have to pay for it.
I'm sorry for being so shameful.
Don't blame yourself too much.
It wasn't you who killed them.
It was the people who stepped on loyal people like bugs.
I'm just mad that you couldn't stand up to them.
Remember what I did and don't ever kill innocent people.
Father...
Yusin! Father!
Heumsun, what brings you here?
I came to get father.
This is no time to be drinking.
Seorabeol is in a mess.
What are you talking about?
The dethroned queen returned and took the throne.
Seorabeol is full of soldiers the queen trained in secret.
What?
How can that be?
The king is in critical condition.
You have to return and gather the soldiers of Gaya.
You should come with us.
I cannot leave my post.
Is that important when the royal family and court are in danger?
Your brother is right.
The border has to be guarded when the court is wavering.
- Heumsun, let's go! - Okay.
Prince, recover soon.
I'll execute the princess's followers and put you on the throne.
The laws of the Divine Land will be maintained.
The people on this list are traitors.
Kill every one of them.
Master!
Are you really going to do this with the queen?
We need her soldiers to achieve our cause.
Will you be able to kill Yongchun and Chunchu?
I cut off blood ties a long time ago.
They abandoned trust and slaughtered our soldiers.
We put our lives on the line to fight for the princess at Nangbiseong.
I'm not comfortable with hurting her.
She treated our soldiers well.
Don't be weak.
Don't forget how unjustly our soldiers died.
He has turned into a different person.
I assumed the queen would change the court and
rush the installation of the crown prince.
It's suspicious that she isn't doing anything yet.
We don't know what she is planning. We can't let our guard down.
There is a rumor she has a hit list.
The princess and you are at the top of the list.
Bihyeong's assassins might come after you, so be careful.
That's absurd.
He might be mad, but he wouldn't be a loyal dog of the queen.
I should tell the princess not to leave her quarters.
Where is the princess?
The queen told her to take care of His Majesty, so she went there.
The queen?
Princess, where are you going?
I am following the queen's order and going to His Majesty with the doctor.
Who is the doctor?
What are you doing?
Execute the princess!
Protect the princess!
Get on.
You have to get out of here.
Stand back.
I've been waiting to take your life.
Get out of here.
Kill me and get your revenge.
I have something to ask before I die.
Stop being the queen's loyal dog.
The dead Gwimun soldiers wouldn't want their master to abandon the cause.
Princess, no.
Go.
Why...
Go before I change my mind.
Why are you disobeying the queen and letting the princess go?
It's too late.
Are you alright?
I'm alright, but Horim is injured.
I'm alright. Take care of the princess.
It's dangerous here. Return to your quarters.
Did the queen ask to see you?
Were you called, too?
Why is she calling us after kicking us out?
She probably realized that she needs us.
If we agree to the installation of the crown prince,
she will accept our loyalty.
How can you change your mind just like that?
I'd change it again if I could regain my position.
Manchun, why are you stopping us?
The queen gave an order to kill everyone who opposed the installation.
You!
What?
You ungrateful little dog.
I helped you come this far, but you want to bite me?
Kill them all!
How dare you?
I guess it's true that you killed a tiger before.
We have to leave the palace.
The soldiers will be after us. How will we leave?
Security isn't that heavy at the north gate.
Let's go.
This way.
Kill the traitors!
- Father! - Grandfather!
Kill them!
Are you alright?
I'm glad my son-in-law came.
I'm alright thanks to Alcheon.
Heumsun!
Carry him.
Grandfather, get on my back. I'll carry you.
Bihyeong, you let the princess go?
Do you have conflicting loyalty?
The princess is respected and revered.
If you kill her, you will lose public sentiment and the soldiers will turn.
If there is no justification, your power will be lost.
Justification...
There is a rumor that you are holding His Majesty hostage.
The people will become suspicious if you keep him at the royal shrine.
You need to make a decision.
I will do that.
Chunchu, the queen received a royal order.
Are we being disloyal by standing up to her?
Of course not.
She is holding His Majesty hostage and trying to kill you and the servants.
That is treason.
I'm worried about father.
You need to be strong.
They couldn't justify hurting His Majesty.
He should be alright for now.
He has to be alright.
I think the queen is planning something more than the crown prince installation.
Something more than that?
If she wanted to, she could have easily installed the crown prince.
She used soldiers to try to kill you.
She has other intentions.
Are you going to watch Chunchu and the princess colluding with Baekje?
Do you want the laws of the Divine Land to be ruined?
I am too ill to take care of national affairs.
Then abdicate the throne to the prince and step down.
This is a royal order abdicating the throne.
He is still young.
You were his age when I dethroned the king.
Did you forget that?
I was the regent queen. The queen will support the prince well.
I will do as you say.
Let go of everything and rest.
I had a hard time.
The crown was heavy and I was nervous sitting on the throne.
Grandmother...
Loyalty is divided in Seorabeol. What am I doing here?
I announce in front of the former kings.
I am abdicating the throne to the prince.
He is still too young to take care of national affairs.
The queen will rule according to custom until he is old enough.
The queen will support him and maintain the laws of the Divine Land.
You will accept this order with loyalty.
Father abdicated the throne to the prince?
Is that true?
He wants a fortuitous day chosen for the coronation.
If the prince takes the throne, we will all become traitors.
We should surrender to the queen and ask for forgiveness.
No.
Asking for forgiveness would be admitting we committed treason.
Do you have a better way?
I'm open to any suggestions.
If you make a decision, we will abide by it.
Princess!
The queen is here.
They might attack.
They won't do that as long as I have His Majesty.
Princess, it's dangerous.
Princess.
I'm sure you heard the king abdicated the throne.
I heard you're holding His Majesty hostage and committed treason.
Surrender before the coronation.
I will spare your life and theirs.
You might be able to forgive me, but I will not forgive you.
What?
Was this your ambition?
To install the crown prince and take the throne?
You threatened members of the royal family, slaughtered loyal servants, and
oppressed the people for your greed to have some power?
Quiet!
I was given royal authority to rule. Are you showing contempt?
Shut that mouth!
I showed you respect because you were the king's wife and the prince's mother.
You are no longer the queen of this nation.
You are just a leader of traitors who should be executed.
As the princess of Silla,
I will not let traitors rule a country that loyal servants and people protected.
What did you just say?
I am declaring to the loyal people.
I will not recognize the abdication that you fabricated.
I will lift a sword and fight you.
I will not live under the same sky as the leader of traitors.
Leave.
Next time I see you, I will kill you.
I will not forgive the princess.
I will kill them all and show them how powerful the throne is.
There are two suns shining in Seorabeol.
Chung, watch carefully.
One of those two women will take the throne.
If I succeed the throne in Baekje, I will hold hands or dethrone one of them.
Why did you let the princess live? This is your fault.
Go and bring her head right now.
You will have the justification when the prince is installed.
Don't be so anxious.
After the coronation, I will lead the soldiers.
I will kill the princess, Chunchu, and all the other traitors.
Your Highness.
The pungwolju went to Gohoseong.
Chunchu?
You will be in danger if Kim Yusin returns to Seorabeol.
Bihyeong, go to Gohoseong.
If you can't change his mind, you will have to bring me his head.
Do you trust Bihyeong?
He's still useful.
There's something you have to do.
Yeonhwa, you have nice hair.
It's because master washed it with iris water every spring.
I envy you.
Who are you?
Get her!
- Let go! - Aunt!
Let go!
Mother!
We have to get out of here.
Let go!
Do you know who I am?
Of course.
You are the pungwolju's mother, a traitor.
How dare you?
Mother! Mother!
The queen ordered us to arrest the families of traitors.
Take them away!
Yes, ma'am!
Let go! Let go!
Beopmin, run!
Go!
Run!
Run now!
Catch the pungwolju's son!
Run!
- Munhui! - Munhui!
Munhui, wake up!
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Come back to Seorabeol with me.
We need your help to stop the queen from committing treason and
protect our nation from danger.
I'm confused.
I'm not sure what loyalty is and what treason is.
I can't tell what is right and what is wrong.
I can't see the cause which was so clear to me before.
You just feel weak because of guilt for the Gwimun soldiers.
The king slaughtered the Gwimun soldiers who were going to surrender
just to protect the prince's authority.
He had such great power.
He is afraid of the queen now and is about to give up the throne.
Am I to give my life to protect a royal family like that?
We have to set the royal family straight in order to prevent unjust deaths.
Think about our cause to unify the Three Kingdoms.
Did you forget we swore to give our lives to save the people?
Who is that unification for?
King Jinheung expanded territory and achieved prosperity.
But are the people free of poverty?
Only the royal family and the gentry filled their stomachs.
If the world you dream of is truly to save the people,
turn everything upside down and take the throne.
You are a traitor who held hands with the queen.
How dare you insult King Jinheung?
If you deceive the people and try to protect the royal family and court,
I will kill you myself.
Bihyeong! Chunchu!
If you are going to be the queen's loyal dog, I will kill you.
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The queen will be inaugurated for regency at Hwangnyongsa.
If I don't get a clear intention from father,
there is no justification for fighting the queen.
Attack Saryanggung and kill everyone.
Why are you killing weak women?
I'm going to be killed for treason anyway.
I'd rather die here as a sacrifice for victory.
Loyal soldiers of Silla, your loyalty will stop the rebellion and
protect the royal family and people of this nation.
Chunchu!