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The crown prince started a rebellion?
What is going on?
The crown prince the daegakgan attacked me and the Jingol leaders.
I got away, but the Jingol leaders are being held hostage.
I reverted all of their soldiers to the defense department.
How did the crown prince raise an army?
1,000 of Dong Tacheon's soldiers joined the rebellion.
What?
The Bukhansanseong lord?
Please give an order to suppress.
We will suppress the rebellion and punish the rebels.
You should suppress the rebellion before the people waver.
If the crown prince really started a rebellion, I will not forgive him.
Call a court meeting and tell all soldiers to get ready for battle.
I should have captured the byeongburyeong since he leads the pro-Tang factions.
You have to decide whether to advance to the capital and fight or to retreat.
If the pro-Tang factions attack us here,
we won't be able to fight them with the number of soldiers we have.
That's right.
We can't advance to the capital with 1,000 soldiers.
We should let the fortress lords of the border area about our cause
gather all soldiers who are against pro-Tang factions.
You should go to Bukhansanseong.
He is right.
Uncle, why aren't you saying anything?
What do you think?
Since he fled, he is going to try to suppress us for committing treason.
We need to show His Majesty and the people that this isn't treason.
We are only doing this to eliminate the pro-Tang factions and
set the fate of this nation straight.
I can't believe the crown prince and Yusin did this when we have to go
to battle against Goguryeo.
I can't believe that Beopmin and uncle committed treason.
There must be a misunderstanding.
You can give the order to suppress after you ask Beopmin about it.
Your Majesty.
The soldiers are waiting for your order.
You should give the order to suppress before the rebels attack the capital.
Father, if you do that, the hostages will be in danger.
Your Majesty.
The daegakgan sent an appeal.
What?
Your Majesty, the crown prince and I
only raised an army to eliminate the pro-Tang factions
who are assuming exclusive rights for politics.
We have no intention of committing treason.
The byeongburyeong and Jingol leaders conspired to dethrone the crown prince.
We only attacked their act of treason out of rage.
Please consider our deep loyalty.
I'm worried that father might not believe our intentions.
If he rejects our cause and gives the order to suppress,
you are going to have to make a decision.
Will you succeed a revolution or will you be executed as a traitor?
There seems to be no other way.
I'm ready for that.
I'd rather die as a traitor than be
a crown prince who acts as a puppet for the emperor of Tang.
Crown prince.
Prince Inmun is here.
Inmun?
Inmun.
Beopmin.
Why did you raise an army?
I did so with a cause to eliminate the
byeongburyeong and pro-Tang factions who are blurring father's judgment.
Whether it is a justified act or treason will be decided by father.
Release the Jingol leaders and
ask father for forgiveness for causing all this trouble.
I only fulfilled my duties as the crown prince to achieve father's cause
of uniting the Three Kingdoms.
The byeongburyeong and Jingol leaders should be punished for
daring to try to dethrone me when father installed me as the crown prince.
How could you cause such a situation before going to battle against Goguryeo?
Whatever the reason, you and uncle caused trouble for the royal family and court
and tarnished father's authority.
You should come with me to the palace and wait for father's decision.
I will ask for forgiveness after he punishes the byeongburyeong and pro-Tang factions.
Are you really going to go against father's wish?
Why can't you believe me?
Bring them.
Jichan, tell him.
What did you talk about with the byeongburyeong?
You conspired to dethrone me and install a pro-Tang crown prince.
That's absurd.
We were discussing ways to provide military rations and goods for the Silla-Tang army.
Why are you trying to deny it?
If you don't tell the truth right now, I will cut off your tongue.
Crown prince, you're mistaken.
Beopmin, stop it.
If you go against father's wish,
whatever your cause is, you will be committing treason.
Have all the soldiers give up their weapons and ask for forgiveness.
That is father's final notice to you and uncle.
I told him what you want them to do.
I'm sure they'll make a wise decision.
Did you see uncle?
I only saw Beopmin.
Fortunately, it doesn't seem like any of the Jingol leaders are dead.
Is it true that the byeongburyeong and Jingol leaders
conspired to dethrone the crown prince?
Jichan strongly denied it.
If the crown prince had the qualities of a ruler,
he would have reflected on why there was talk about dethronement
before he tried to suppress them by force.
He has to take the throne and embrace the people.
If he is hostile to the court and becomes enemies with the Jingol leaders,
how is he to become a ruler who unites the Three Kingdoms?
Your Majesty, what are you going to do about the crown prince and Yusin?
If they resist me, I have no choice but to see it as treason
and suppress them by force.
How can you be so cold?
This isn't a family matter. The fate of this nation depends on it.
I hope you will be strong.
I'm tired. Leave me now.
If we release the hostages and give up our weapons,
the pro-Tang factions will attack us.
I'm against giving up our weapons.
I'm with the crown prince.
If His Majesty promises to investigate the conspiracy,
I will trust His Majesty.
If we don't have the ability to fight the pro-Tang factions,
we have to trust His Majesty.
I will trust His Majesty.
We are not committing treason.
We raised an army to purge the pro-Tang factions and reform the court.
I think the right thing to do is to abide by His Majesty's order.
I am going to fight.
I supplied the soldiers. There's no room for me to back down.
I will go with the crown prince.
Uncle, make a decision.
What's important for us is having the power to fight the pro-Tang factions.
What's more important is our justification.
We should release the hostages for a justification.
I will abide by His Majesty's order and release the Jingol leaders.
I trust His Majesty will thoroughly investigate the conspiracy to
dethrone the crown prince.
Father will make a wise decision.
Byeongburyeong!
You should realize you are a servant of the Silla court,
not the emperor of Tang.
Forget about your ambition to rule the court with the Tang emperor's power.
If the Jingol leaders think they can collude with the court officials to
control the royal family and court, I will not forgive them.
Go!
Beopmin! Uncle!
Lower your weapons and come to the palace.
Where are uncle Heumsun and the others?
We decided to release the hostages, but we will not give up our weapons.
Uncle!
Don't you trust father?
It's not His Majesty I don't trust. It's the pro-Tang factions.
The minute we lower our weapons,
soldiers waiting in ambush by the order of the byeongburyeong will slaughter us.
What?
Byeongburyeong, do you really have soldiers waiting in ambush?
Arrest the crown prince and daegakgan!
You may kill them if they resist.
What are you doing?
His Majesty sad we could kill them if they didn't surrender.
What?
Crown prince, over here.
Inmun, tell father.
Even if I am dethroned, I am going to continue to fight the Tang soldiers
and pro-Tang factions for Silla and the people of the Three Kingdoms.
Let's go.
Father, why did you give an order to arrest Beopmin and uncle?
I promised the emperor of Tang that we would go to battle against Goguryeo.
Arresting them was the only way to keep that promise.
Where did they flee to?
I think they took refuge at Bukhansanseong.
Get the crown prince to surrender, so we can head to Goguryeo.
Why is father embracing the pro-Tang factions and turning his back on us?
It's really sad.
His idea of unification is just different from yours.
I was going to support him in unifying the Three Kingdoms.
I don't know why he changed so much.
It is very upsetting.
Be strong.
The future of the people of the Three Kingdoms is up to you.
There might be many rivers, but they all flow to one ocean.
The day will come when his cause and your cause become one.
I'll be an undutiful son and disloyal servant if I have to,
but I will not let the emperor of Tang have the Three Kingdoms.
Silla palace
Your Majesty, I'll call the doctor.
No.
If my illness becomes known, the court will be divided and
the royal family will be ruined.
The existence of the country will be in danger if your health worsens.
I know my illness.
I will not give in to it until I conquer Goguryeo.
I'm alright.
My illness must not be known.
Goguryeo palace
Is it true that the crown prince of Silla and Kim Yusin raised an army?
It seems like Kim Yusin kept his side of our deal.
His army only has 1,000 soldiers.
They could be suppressed at any time.
What if we send some of our soldiers to help him?
It might be a small army, but Kim Yusin's army will not be annihilated that easily.
We should leave the southern border to Kim Yusin.
If we focus on the soldiers attacking Liaodong,
we should be able to overcome this crisis.
I ordered Noe Eumsin to attack Su Dingfang first.
The Tang soldiers won't be able to take Liaodong.
Liaodong, Tang-Goguryeo border.
Liaodong is beyond that field.
I will conquer Goguryeo and achieve something no other general has.
I will be remembered in history.
Attack!
Do not retreat!
I will kill anyone who retreats!
Kill Su Dingfang!
Retreat!
I conquered the Central Plain and Turk.
Why are we defeated every time we go to Goguryeo?
I couldn't make up for this defeat with a hundred deaths.
Rather than taking the impregnable fortresses one at a time,
I think we should advance to Pyeongyang by boat.
If our path of retreat is blocked, we'll be stuck.
We will be annihilated.
If the Silla army sends military rations to Pyeongyang and
secures a retreat path, we should be able to take Pyeongyang.
I will follow that plan.
Demand the Silla king to hurry to Goguryeo
and tell the Ungjin governor to send soldiers, too.
Prince Nakano Ooe promised to send 10,000 soldiers and weapons
in August when the waves calm down.
We should be able to take Sabiseong soon.
The people of Baekje living in Wae are volunteering to fight
for the revival of Baekje.
They might be living in Wae, but they are Baekje citizens.
I will unite their loyalty to drive out the Silla-Tang army to
restore the royal family and revive Baekje.
Your Majesty.
General Boksin left with soldiers to attack the Tang soldiers
who left Sabiseong to go to Goguryeo.
What?
Why did Boksin go to battle without telling me?
It's an ambush!
Kill all the Tang soldiers!
Protect the military rations!
Put out the fire!
We have to retreat to Sabiseong.
Retreat!
Why did you attack the Tang army without my order?
They left Sabiseong undefended to go to Goguryeo.
Why did you ruin the chance for us to recover Sabiseong?
Your Majesty, if Goguryeo is conquered by the Silla-Tang army,
even if we recover Sabiseong, we will be surrounded.
We won't be able to achieve our cause for revival.
We have to join forces with Goguryeo to fight the Silla-Tang army.
I will take the lead in recovering Sabiseong.
Please consider what I'm saying.
I understand what you're saying.
You should get some rest.
What do you think of what he said?
He can't be trusted.
The people revere him as a hero who will lead the revival of Baekje.
He could be a threat to you.
A hero who leads the revival of Baekje?
Watch every move he makes.
General!
Why didn't you come to help when you knew we were attacked?
I was ordered to refrain from moving the army because there are signs of a coup.
A coup? What are you talking about?
The crown prince and Yusin raised an army.
Kim Yusin and the crown prince?
I knew they were hostile to the emperor, but a coup?
We have to postpone going to Goguryeo until this matter is settled.
The Tang soldiers were attacked by rebels and stuck in Sabiseong?
Your Majesty, give an order to rescue the Tang soldiers.
You must rush our advance to Goguryeo as promised.
The crown prince and daegakgan are blocking our path at Bukhansanseong.
You should deal with the crown prince's resistance first.
How is their movement?
The crown prince is camped at Bukhansanseong.
He is sending messages to nearby fortress lords to gather soldiers.
You must punish him for resisting a royal order.
If you don't stop them now, you might not be able to stop them.
You should suppress them quickly.
The nearby fortresses didn't send any word yet?
Fortress lords against the pro-Tang factions will send soldiers and rations.
We can gather at least 5,000 soldiers.
We have to make it clear that this is not treason.
Let them know my only intention is to purge the pro-Tang officials from court.
I will.
Father.
Father has a message for you.
Did you say he wants to see me in private?
The court is calling your action treason.
They are asking that you be punished.
Father wants to give you a chance to explain.
You should talk to him.
We have to prevent a catastrophe.
Father is waiting.
Go on up.
Your Majesty, it's been a while.
This is the place you united the Jingol leaders to
reject Alcheon as the regent and put me on the throne.
I still remember that vividly.
Do you regret putting me on the throne?
Of course not.
I put you on the throne because I didn't doubt that you would be a wise ruler
who would save the country from crisis, unify the Three Kingdoms, and
save the people of the Three Kingdoms.
I still believe that.
So, why are you resisting when we have to fight Goguryeo?
You reprimanded me every time I wavered.
You reminded me of the cause with loyalty and friendship.
Why did you go so far as to raise an army and to go against my wishes?
Withdraw your soldiers and return to court.
I will not punish you or the crown prince.
I will not withdraw my soldiers until the pro-Tang factions in court are purged
and the Tang soldiers are driven out of Baekje territory.
Why did you change so much?
Return to your old self.
You are the one who has changed.
What?
You spent your life with a will to unify the Three Kingdoms.
You endured all sorts of hardship and waited for the right time.
But now you are rushing to battle because of the emperor of Tang.
What is the reason?
With the help of the Tang soldiers,
you might be able to conquer Goguryeo sooner than you planned,
but public sentiments will waver and
the emperor of Tang could take the Three Kingdoms.
Why are you letting the pro-Tang factions rush you so much?
We can't conquer Goguryeo without the Silla-Tang alliance.
If I drive out the Tang soldiers and occupy Baekje territory,
I will be repeating what king Jinheung did a century ago south of Hangang.
But I will not be able to rule the Three Kingdoms.
If you can't unify the Three Kingdoms, the crown prince will.
If I'm too old to go to battle,
my children and their children will achieve our cause.
You took the first step and the glory will shine forever.
You really won't surrender?
I met you when I was full of vigor and passion.
I considered unification of the Three Kingdoms as my mission and destiny.
I will give my full service until that cause is achieved.
I will fight the emperor of Tang, so your cause may be achieved.
I will not try to convince you anymore.
It hurts that our relationship has to end like this.
Please consider my deep loyalty.
If you want to purge the pro-Tang factions and fight the Tang soldiers,
you will have to drag me off the throne first.
As of now, your army will be considered to be treason.
As the king of Silla, I will not allow treason.
Your Majesty.
Why are you being swayed by uncle and fighting against my will?
Why don't you recognize our loyalty?
It's not too late.
Purge the pro-Tang factions and destroy the alliance.
Give the order to drive out the Tang soldiers.
I will step down as the crown prince and accept my punishment.
You don't qualify to be the crown prince.
You are just the leader of traitors who are going against my wishes.
Father!
Silla palace
On this day in August of 612, we swear to the heavens.
We will achieve unification of the Three Kingdoms to
stop battles and save the people of the Three Kingdoms.
If this oath is broken, we will be punished by the heavens.
I, Kim Chunchu, will unify the Three Kingdoms.
I will melt down weapons to make farming tools and achieve a peaceful world.
I, Kim Yusin, will conquer Goguryeo and Baekje.
I will give my life to saving the people of the Three Kingdoms.
How did we get to be so hostile to each other?
Your Majesty.
The byeongburyeong is here.
Show him in.
Did you want to see me?
Advance to Bukhansanseong and suppress the rebels.
I will abide by your command.
I will punish the crown prince and daegakgan for their crimes.
I am declaring the crown prince and daegakgan's actions as treason
since it betrays the Silla-Tang alliance and shows contempt for me.
I will go to Bukhansanseong to suppress the rebels and
show them the authority of a royal order.
Are you really going to charge the crown prince and Yusin with treason?
Why don't you see their loyalty? How can you just listen to the court?
I'm not abandoning them. They abandoned my trust.
I gave them several chances to ask for forgiveness.
But they are resisting a royal order.
If they are not punished, order of the royal family and court will be ruined
and the country will fall.
But Your Majesty...
I already made my decision. Do not try to take their side.
I don't want to abandon you, too.
If you doubt the loyalty of the crown prince and daegakgan,
you should punish me first for not supporting my husband properly.
You should punish me, too.
I know you want to share their punishment.
But even your commendable attitude can't cover up their crimes.
Father, please give them one more chance.
His Majesty is heading to Bukhansanseong with 1,000 soldiers.
His Majesty is coming himself?
That means he declared our actions as treason.
When are the soldiers from the fortresses arriving?
Tomorrow at the earliest.
You have to get out of here.
That would be admitting to treason.
I will stay and fight.
No matter how right your cause is, you can't aim a sword at His Majesty.
We are supposed to fight the pro-Tang factions, not His Majesty.
Leave the fortress and lead the soldiers who share our cause.
I will fight here.
I am here to suppress traitors who resisted a royal order.
Open the gate and surrender!
The Bukhansanseong lord and people are loyal servants
who fought against Goguryeo and defended the pride of Silla.
If you accuse loyal people of being traitors, who is going to praise your rule?
Please consider that and withdraw your soldiers.
Kim Yusin!
Why are you instigating loyal generals and people to go against a royal order?
You are tarnishing the loyal reputation you gained over 70 years.
Confess and surrender and I will take your merits into consideration.
I can swear to the heavens that I was never disloyal to you.
I will kill the treacherous subjects near you and correct everything to prove my loyalty.
I will kill you and make you an example.