I am sure Bidam is at Moruseong.
But there are Baekje soldiers at the border near Moruseong. [Moruseong: Silla-Baekje border, old Gaya]
What? Baekje soldiers?
Why would there be Baekje soldiers at the border?
We must take Moruseong quickly.
If we don't hurry, Bidam could flee to Baekje.
I will not let an insurgent leader who committed treason flee to Baekje.
The king of Baekje is going to put me on the throne?
I am a defeated general who is being chased.
What is the king of Baekje's intention in saving me?
I don't know about politics. I'm only following a royal order.
How am I to know what the king's intentions are?
What's for certain is that if you fight for your life here,
you will be annihilated by Kim Yusin's soldiers.
Quiet!
Do you see me as a living corpse just because I was defeated once?
I might have been chased to the border area because of people
who change their minds all the time,
but the people still believe that a queen cannot carry out a just rule.
I will use this as a base to train soldiers and gather power.
I will go to Seorabeol again to slaughter them all and take the throne.
If you go to Sabi and receive our king's help,
you can make that dream come true sooner.
How am I to trust the king of Baekje?
He might cut off my head and offer it to Silla as a sign for friendly relations.
How can I trust him?
The king of Baekje is a loyal and trustworthy person.
If you decide to receive his help and make plans for the future,
he will help you take the throne.
I relayed his message.
I will wait for your decision.
Gyebaek!
If you were defeated in a revolution,
would you flee to Silla and make future plans?
Whether it's a revolution or treason, I am only loyal to one ruler.
I would never betray him.
But...
If I raised an army, I wouldn't have been defeated.
How did I end up having to beg for my life to the king of Baekje?
You should accept his offer.
Go to Sabi and make plans for the future.
Master!
Kim Yusin's army is advancing toward Moruseong.
What?
Silla-Baekje border area
Are you Gyebaek?
Yes.
It's an honor to meet a general who I respect.
What brings you here?
Do you intend to take Bidam to Baekje?
I came to carry out an order from the king of Baekje.
Bidam is a traitor who attacked the royal family of Silla.
If you embrace Bidam, you will be showing hostility toward Silla.
Does the king of Baekje truly want
this to become a battle between Silla and Baekje?
The king of Baekje is a generous person.
He will embrace anyone who comes to Baekje to flee the political upheaval.
If you go against his wishes, I will have no choice but to kill you.
I heard of your reputation.
Do not invade Silla territory to save Bidam.
I believe you are a general worthy of fighting because you are loyal.
I will wait for the day we meet in battle.
This is our chance to capture Kim Yusin.
Give an order to attack.
Do you want to disgrace my reputation?
My duty isn't to kill Kim Yusin.
I am here to take Bidam to Sabiseong.
I will not forgive anyone who acts otherwise.
Who's there?
Yeomjong, did you come to spy?
I heard a rumor that Bidam is going to flee to Baekje.
If a traitor who committed treason against the royal family and court
flees to Baekje, Silla will be humiliated.
A battle against Baekje will be unavoidable.
If you have any loyalty left,
you should kill Bidam before he flees to Baekje.
You regard faith and loyalty highly.
You expect me to betray my master?
I would rather die a traitor than betray my master.
Yeomjong! Listen to Chunchu.
Did you forget we swore with blood to become loyal servants of Silla?
I'm asking you as a friend.
We are going to attack Moruseong at midnight.
Kill Bidam.
That is the only way to prevent unnecessary sacrifices and
wash away all concerns of the people by ending this once and for all.
I will ask Her Majesty to pardon you.
Yeonhwa, if I go to Sabiseong,
I am going to give you to the king of Baekje.
If he fell for your charms and ruined his country,
you would be loyal to Silla.
Were you that mediocre?
What?
You ruled the world.
Do you plan to go to the king of Baekje to save your life?
You want me to die here at Kim Chunchu's hand.
If you really intend to make future plans,
I'd rather you die as a dragon's head than live as a snake's tail.
Quiet.
No matter what you say, I will not be deceived by you again.
Master, it's Yeomjong.
Did you check out the situation?
It looked like they were waiting for you to surrender than attack right away.
If I was Kim Yusin, I would attack tonight and cut off my head.
I guess I have some time to drink tonight.
Good job. Get some rest.
Yeomjong!
All your men died. How were you able to return alive?
Did you make a secret agreement with Kim Chunchu?
Of course not.
Are you suspecting me?
If you are planning to kill the master, I'd like to join you.
What?
What are you talking about?
He has lost his cause.
If he goes to Baekje, the cause of the revolution will be lost.
If we kill him and offer his head to Kim Chunchu,
we can preserve our cause and make plans for the future.
You will have to kill Bidam before we attack Moruseong.
Yeomjong.
Did you come for my head?
You have great talent.
You met a wrong master and disgraced your name as a traitor.
I will let you have my head.
Master...
Cut off my head with this sword and bring it to Chunchu.
You will be forgiven for your sins.
If you enter court, become a loyal servant of Silla.
I didn't join the revolution to gain wealth and fame.
I only joined to achieve your cause.
I know.
Kill me.
I am glad I can die at the hands of a loyal servant who appreciates my cause.
We are ready to advance to Moruseong. Give the order.
Yeomjong must not have betrayed Bidam.
We shouldn't have expected it.
Master.
Yeomjong is here.
I brought Bidam's head.
Is that true?
I will offer you the insurgent leader's head.
This is...
I am going to kill Kim Chunchu and revive the spark of the revolution.
Bidam must know we are going to attack.
We must take the fortress before he flees.
Why did you do such a reckless thing?
Yeomjong...
Kill all the traitors who follow the insurgent leader!
Where is Bidam?
Find Bidam!
Wasn't Bidam able to get out?
General, he's coming.
Get off.
Go. I am letting you go.
Have you made a decision?
I came here to give a message to the king of Baekje.
Tell him this.
I started a revolution to put Silla at the center of the world.
I might have failed,
but I will not beg to the king of Baekje to take the throne.
Even if I could only live one more day, I will fight for my cause as a Silla person.
Yeonhwa.
Whatever your reason for trying to kill me...
I will not forget what we had.
Stop!
You had a chance to flee to Baekje. Why did you return?
I am a Silla person who fought you to rule the world.
I don't want to take the throne with Baekje's help and
become a puppet for the king of Baekje.
Surrender to Her Majesty.
If you repent, it will be taken into consideration.
My ambitions lost to your cause.
I am going to fight to the end as an insurgent leader and die.
Kill the traitor!
Beopmin...
I'm glad I'm being killed by you.
Go ahead and cut off my head.
I took the throne when I didn't qualify to be a ruler.
I wasn't sure how to overcome this crisis.
You killed Bidam and settled this national crisis.
I will not forget how you supported the royal family and court.
The merit is yours for following in the former queen's footsteps to
achieve peace as the parent of all our people.
Please don't praise us too highly.
For protecting the royal family and court and settling the people,
I am appointing Kim Chunchu as ichan and Kim Yusin as sopan. [Ichan: 2nd highest position / Sopan: 3rd highest position]
You will enter court and support me.
We only fulfilled our duties.
We will give our full loyalty for your generosity.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Yeonhwa.
Did you hear the queen was pardoning you and giving you a golpum status?
I heard Chunchu fought for it despite the court's opposition.
You are no longer a gisaeng of the low class.
I am going to take you as my wife.
Do you mean that?
My feelings for you haven't changed since the moment I first saw you.
I'm sure father will approve, too.
Why don't you ask why I went with Bidam?
I endured all that humiliation to get revenge for my biological mother
and for Sino who raised me.
I also used your affection to get revenge against Chunchu and Yusin
for betraying Bihyeong.
Yeonhwa.
If Bidam killed me, you would have fought him and he would have killed you.
In the end, Chunchu and Bidam would have fought each other.
I went to Moruseong with the intention of being killed by Bidam,
so Chunchu and you would live your lives in guilt.
How could you think such a thing?
But my affection for you was greater than my feelings for revenge.
I didn't want to lose you and I didn't want to be killed by Bidam.
It's all in the past.
I will forget everything you did.
I am only going to think about our future.
You shed many tears for revenge. I am going to make you happy.
Trust me.
Hearing you say that, I think I can let go of all my resentment.
Even if I died right now, I would have no regrets.
Yeonhwa, what's wrong?
I drank poison.
Why? Why did you do such a thing?
I couldn't live without you.
But I was the mistress of an insurgent leader.
If I stayed by your side, I would have gotten in the way of your future.
You can't do this! You can't!
Yeonhwa!
Don't cry for me.
Forget about me and achieve your great cause.
I was happy to have loved you.
Yeonhwa! Yeonhwa!
Yeonhwa!
This is nice.
You look nice together.
Yeonhwa! Yeonhwa!
No!
Yeonhwa! Yeonhwa!
Yeonhwa!
Yeonhwa! Yeonhwa!
Yeonhwa!
To unite the court and settle public sentiments...
After the rebellion was suppressed, queen Jindeok sent an envoy to Tang.
She succeed the noble titles of the former kings and
changed the era name to Taehwa
She sought stabilization by uniting the court and settling public sentiments.
Goguryeo defended an attack by Tang at Ansiseong,
but the future was unstable because Tang continued to attack.
King Uija of Baekje attacked Silla to recover the Hangang area and
the western border area that Baekje lost to king Jinheung.
The Three Kingdoms were swept in battle.
Musanseong: Near today's Muju-gun
Do not retreat! Defend the fortress wall!
Shoot more arrows!
I see victory.
Uncle, we don't have enough arrows.
I think the fortress will be taken.
There are too many of them.
We should retreat for now.
We will leave the fortress when it gets dark.
Defend the fortress until then!
After him!
Cut off his head!
It's an ambush!
We were tricked by Kim Yusin.
I am Kim Yusin.
I will fight anyone who wants my head.
Kill all the Baekje soldiers!
Attack!
Kill the commanding general!
Defend the rear!
General! I will open up a path. Follow me.
Yusin!
We will have a real fight when I become the commander.
Let them go!
Cheongwang, are you alright? Cheongwang.
Cheongwang!
Darn...
Cheongwang...
Cheongwang, open your eyes.
Open your eyes! Cheongwang!
Get up, Cheongwang!
Cheongwang!
You achieved a huge victory. You don't look too happy.
People praise me highly for never being defeated.
But so many loyal soldiers had to die for those victories.
It pains me to think of them.
Behind my reputation is all their blood.
My name holds their blood.
If it would bring them all back,
I would exchange all the victories and still wouldn't regret it.
I know how you feel.
Silla's glory stands on their sacrifices.
They won't regret giving their lives for their country.
They will be proud.
How long must this cycle of battles and sacrifices go on?
When will we unify the Three Kingdoms?
The time will come if we endure.
I will come up with a basic plan to prevent attacks by Baekje.
You want to go to Tang as an envoy? What is the reason?
Baekje is attacking fiercely.
How can I send you to Tang?
I am trying to come up with basic measures to defend against Baekje's attacks.
It is to make your reign shine.
Please allow it.
What?
Kim Chunchu went to Tang as an envoy?
Silla already sent several envoys to pay tribute.
I'm suspicious as to why they sent Kim Chunchu to Tang.
We should send someone to Tang and find out why Kim Chunchu went there.
We need to know what the reason is.
I made the mistake of letting him return to Seorabeol to suppress Bidam's rebellion.
I will not make the same mistake again.
Kim Chunchu will not set foot in Seorabeol again.
Changancheng, Tang
Changan is truly the center of the world.
It is full of all sorts of precious goods.
I am enjoying this.
Do not be dazzled by all the fanciness.
You could have wealth stacked up to the sky, but without a cause,
it is just an illusion that could disappear at any time.
I, Kim Chunchu, came with the order of the queen of Silla to seek peace.
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