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From Hwaseong to the Hyeonnyungwon,
the sentry posts the cavalry will have to protect will be twenty-four in total.
Our first attack point is the Han River!
You can judge a man's countenance just by looking at his eyes?
We will go there.
You and I, together we shall go.
Couldn't you understand His Majesty's wish?
His wish is to slay us all,
so how could I "understand" that?!
When the royal retinue passes by,
keep this area under close observation.
During the royal reception, they shall all be dealt with.
Just like a famished tiger choosing the crucial moment to unleash its fury...
Jwein Jija Bulwi Gunwang!
The fact the son of a sinner cannot become king...
should be a crucial part of our just cause.
~ Episode 6 ~
His Majesty the King deigns you with his presence.
Your Highness.
I shall depart for our procession.
I wish you a most relishable journey, Sire.
I shall pray for your health and prosperity during my absence.
Where is our craft?
I hid it near the port.
All we need to do is reach our hideout, and board it.
Now that we are about to open the gates of a new world,
meseems your mind is opening towards new canny paths as well.
- Well thought out. - Ahh... yes.
Here... we have all the time, so let us proceed leisurely.
Officer Kim!
Hasten to the gunsmith and find where that ironware is used.
All right.
Ahh... by the way.
If they say they don't know, what then?
What do you think?!
You will run to His Excellency and report it.
Fine.
- Wow... look at the horses! - Horses!
Where is the royal retinue at the moment?
You shall soon be able to see it from here.
His Excellency the Vice Councilor ordered to keep an eye...
on the Hongsal Gate's edges and underwater.
Underwater?!
Anyhow, I alerted the patrol boats to control anyone approaching the area.
It is still quiet now, but once the retinue passes,
all the boats will gather around this area,
and I worry that the dozen vessels at our disposal might not be enough.
You need not worry.
I shall alert all patrol boats to discreetly inspect the area.
Do that.
- Patrol! - Yes.
- Begin inspecting from there. - Yes.
It's over for the Joseon king.
He says the Grim Reaper shall soon visit Joseon's ruler.
On your posts.
- On your posts! - On your posts!
Loyalty!
Stick the flags.
- Listen. - Yes.
We must align our boat right there, in the middle of Hongsal Gate.
You needn't worry.
*Troops building and guarding pontoon bridges during royal processions
If it's jugyosa* troops we are talking about,
we already took care of them, so they shall not hamper our goals.
Here... let us go!
How is it?
The river water is cold enough to freeze you.
It comes from the upper stream, so it is natural the water would be cold.
For how long will you endure it?
One gak (15 minutes).
You are sure they will explode?
No worries!
He said you need not worry.
But, because the water is too cold to endure it past one gak,
we must get as close to the bridge as possible,
so that we can get Sunsan on board right after he detonates the explosives.
Listen.
It's time.
Goodbye.
You must never forget me, Brother.
We'll get you back safely.
What are they talking about?
Sunsan told him not to forget him,
while his brother promised to rescue him.
Once the explosives detonate under the bridge,
the first thing we must do in all the tumult which will ensue...
is helping Sunsan back on board immediately.
I can sure agree to that, but we must do it at all costs, right?
Here... get closer.
But what if the explosions start before the retinue passes through, or after?
How can you only choose such nefarious utterances?!
Stop worrying about the explosives,
and move this boat as close to Hongsal Gate as possible.
Here... get moving. Hasten!
We better move out.
- What are you saying? - Who are those people?!
He knows about us.
Identify yourselves!
Wait a moment!
He knows about us?!
He was with those who trailed us.
Stop immediately!
Are you sure?
Yes.
Did you not hear what he said?!
Inspect the mercantile craft!
Now!
Stop that craft immediately!
Did you not hear my words?!
Let us flee this place!
My brother! My brother!
My brother...
- Patrol boats! - Yes!
Inspect the mercantile craft.
Yes!
My brother is still there!
What do you plan to do, Okpo?
We shall briefly flee, and then return to rescue his brother.
Turn back immediately, we must save him now!
I can understand what you're feeling, Lord Dong.
I would love to turn around and rescue him right now.
But, as you can see for yourself, the situation doesn't allow that.
If we turn back now, even before we will be able to rescue him,
the patrol boats will be all over us in a second.
It is best to flee for now, Lord Dong.
Head for the banks.
You can't, it's my brother!
It's my brother!
- My poor brother... - Get a hold of yourself.
Get moving!
Brother...
My poor brother...
My brother...
Your Excellency.
So, what happened?
Because of the bystanders' boats, we could not trail them.
Make sure no boat approaches the retinue.
It shall be done.
Thanks to your efforts,
I crossed the Han River for the first time in sixteen years.
I last did it when your grandfather passed away,
crossing the river to reach Gwacheon.
Did the surging carriage badger your journey?
What discomfiture could possibly befall me on such a sumptuous procession?!
Sixteen years ago, my only desire was to perish.
Free the way! Her Highness Lady Hyegyeong is passing by!
Free the way!
Her Highness Lady Hyegyeong is passing by!
Still nothing from His Majesty?
It is the same ruler who, right after his enthronement,
condemned illustrious members of our Hong clan...
to a baneful demise drenched in poison.
So would it not be natural His Majesty would not even...
consider attending his grandfather's sacred rites?!
May you not abandon yourself in sorrow, Your Highness!
How could you say that?
Parables say people will flock to the burial of a high official's dog,
yet vanish from sight once the Grim Reaper calls its keeper.
But when you witness such disregard for someone's legacy,
then demise is all you would wish for.
I laud your efforts during this procession.
You must be fervently athirst for a soothing repast, so go ahead.
But these side dishes...
Taste this swill!
Ehh Ehh... look at this.
I cannot bear to continue eating this muck!
There are no courtiers left in this country.
It is all about His Majesty!
So would he be concerned about troops or courtiers participating in this procession?!
All that graces his mind is what he witnessed thirty-two...
Vice Councilor.
May I have a word?
I will have to briefly leave my seat.
*Written in 1775 with Ha Ikryong under Hong Inhan's orders, slandering Lee San
So you say Kim Jungdeuk's written espial* from your Royal Successor days...
resembles the one Na Gyeongeon wrote to inculpate your father?
That's right.
Because of this Na Gyeongeon accusing your father of treason,
*The clan of Hong Bonghan's wife, Lady Hyegyeong's mother
not only my father's clan, but also relatives from the Hansan Lee* clan were scattered all over.
Because they conspired with Na Gyeongeon,
they were in contact with him, or conveyed his memorials...
Inveigled by this vile conspiracy, they all became incognizant sinners.
And it was your punishing blade what was pressed against their gullets.
But...
what was written on those accusatory memorials?
Memory fails me...
Manifold accusations stained those papers.
Do you recall any of them?
Let me see...
The list of your father's alleged sins...
Beating the Royal Descendant's mother to death,
summoning female monks to the palace...
That is correct.
Your Highness! What is wrong with you?
Your Highness... Your Highness!
Your Highness... Your Highness!!
Your Highness... Your Highness!
He beat the mother of Prince Eunjeon, Gwiin Lady Park, to a pulp.
I now recall.
He secretly fled to Pyeongyang on pleasure jaunts...
Careful...
He summoned a monk from the Anam Caves by the name of Gaseon...
and engaged in lewd behavior with her.
And again...
He wandered the market streets, scrounging money from merchants.
He spent every night gorging upon the same nectars the former king prohibited.
Your... Your Highness!
You cannot! Your Highness!
Your Highness!
He beheaded Eunuch Kim, carrying his pate around the palace,
and even court attendants had to bear the grunt of his rage.
He prayed at a burrow, wishing for his father's demise every night.
He did.
There was even word that he instilled perfidy amongst the courtiers,
causing grave quandaries which could hamper the future of our dynasty.
The one floundering over there was rescued by the patrol boats.
But, be it because he spent too long in these gelid waters,
he was already dead when they rescued him.
Seeing how he spread oil all over his body to vanquish the cold,
he must have been trying something underwater, as you suggested.
Ohh Ohh! Stay behind.
I said stand back!
Don't come closer.
Come on... stand back.
What if the sulphur and gunpowder we found at Hong Jaecheon's abode...
are related to this man's death?
We disrobed him all the way, but no traces of sulphur or gunpowder.
I think I saw that Hong Jaecheon,
riding a mercantile craft with Hanseong market flags.
Hong Jaecheon?!
Yes. I am sure of it.
Did you see any Wa (Japanese) people on that craft?
There were eight or nine of them,
but I saw nobody with Wa attires on board.
As you were thinking,
it must be a wound caused by our safety nets around Hongsal Gate.
Naeuri!
What did they say?
I went to the gunsmith,
and apparently this connects parts of a musket called flintlock.
- Flintlock?! - Yes.
Amongst flint guns, there is this particular musket,
which can grant you utmost accuracy even from remote distances.
Right... I recall seeing it in a book once.
Even without wicks, all you need to do is use the flint mounted on the musket,
and the projectiles will be shot. It is a musket from the west.
Those western lands are blessed with multifarious weaponry!
Gunpowder?!
Isn't this sulphur?
For sure.
What were they trying to scheme in here?
Know what this is?
But didn't Na Gyeongeon confess that he falsely incriminated my father?
He did.
And that very confession spilled treacherous blood on his legacy.
And didn't it prove my father's probity as well?
So why did he have to perish inside that rice chest?
Because of words clamoring that "should our kindling sun perish,
baneful brume shall forever becloud our 300-year long legacy,
but the crown prince's demise will preserve our dynasty."
Was it not my grandfather who uttered such words?
It was not him!
Certainly not.
Those are nothing but risible imputations.
Then, who?
*Yeongbin Lady Lee (Yeongjo's concubine)
Those were the scathing accusations of the crown prince's mother, Lady Seonhee*.
So my grandmother would have implored the former king to slay her own son?!
It might be a fathomless occurrence,
but nobody but Lady Seonhee herself would understand such quandaries.
Only because of her having been a court lady,
the sorrow of having to send her son far away in adoption...
forced Lady Seonhee into a most disheartening existence, just like mine.
The king's death shall becloud our 300-year long legacy...
but the crown prince's demise will shelter it from the flames of oblivion?!
Anyhow, it is time we put an end to this misunderstanding.
Those were not words Hong Bonghan ever uttered.
Choi Gichong.
Yes.
Did you tell me yesterday that Jang Inhyeong would only lodge at a gisaeng's abode?
Yes.
What is his relationship with that gisaeng?
Fortuity allowed them to meet during his Military Training Command days,
and they now engage in bathetic encounters.
Is it serious?
I think it is.
If we are to find anything about Hong Jaecheon's identity,
I will have to question that gisaeng.
I shall make it happen.
Procession, my ass.
Does that feed you or quench your thirst?!
That damned retinue turned all my patrons into a flock of bystanders,
and not even dirty rats wassail in this gutter now!
Aigoo...
If only my helpmate had not croaked like a tomfool and would again visit my gates,
I would close these gates...
and gracious heavens almighty!
My warm fire would stoke those dark furnaces...
Patron fellow.
Are we sleeping?!
Should I spread out the quilts in the outhouse?
What on earth...
My brother!
My brother!!
If... If that keeps up, that man will perish!
Lord Dong.
Plan to continue sitting here?!
Sunsan met his demise.
Are you going to kill him as well?!
I shall give you a chance to avenge your brother.
Sun.
You must endure this moment with patience.
R...Right. Did you find anything else?
They thought of him as a Wa man.
That is a relief.
They don't even realize whom they are dealing with,
so it will be much easier to conceal our movements.
Sharpshooter from heaven!
What is it?!
I will make sure you will avenge his demise.
Aigoo... my comely Prince Jeongye...
Prince Jeongye... your stance bears the indubitable markings of a ruler.
Prince Jeongye.
Say "heed my words" once.
Heed my words.
That is too hesitant.
Let your vociferation echo outside these walls.
Heed my words!
Indeed!
Louder.
- Heed my words! - Yes, Your Highness.
Aigoo... how remarkable of you.
Have you heard?
It is paramount for a ruler to act in a way befitting his crown.
You can leave all the rest to this old matron of yours,
so never you worry.
Your Highness.
We just received word His Majesty safely crossed the bridge.
Choi Gichong Naeuri!
Where are you planning to take me, with nary a word?
You shall learn when we get there.
Did anything befall Jang Gichong?
Ohh Ohh!
I cannot take this anymore!
Propitious or nefarious as they might be, alert me on any occurrences.
Did I not just say you will learn it once we reach our destination?
Your Excellency, welcome back.
The Vice Councilor just quietly returned to his quarters.
Well done.
But Vice Councilor Jeong Yakyong is not as unjaded as people believe.
So he is not just an unjaded scholar...
There is talebearing suggesting that he already inspected the procession route as emissary.
If he came to Hwaseong as emissary,
he must have deliberated with Chief Marshal Jo Shimtae about the procession.
It might have involved the drill draft as well.
So this is not merely a fresh-faced sapling's pertinacity?!
Jeong Yakyong is not to be taken lightly.
Leave him to the drill instructor.
Yes, I shall deal with him first.
We count on you.
You needn't worry.
If it was sulphur and gunpowder, they surely used them to make explosives...
Perhaps it could be connected with that Wa man we found in the water.
If the Wa and Hong Jaecheon joined forces,
wouldn't he attempt to detonate the explosives from under the bridge?!
But... how do you light a wick from under water?
If they had such modern flintlocks at their disposal,
they must have known a way to do that as well.
But there were no explosions on the bridge.
If the Wa man could not detonate the explosives under the bridge,
we must be prepared for other explosions along the way.
Your Excellency.
I am back.
How did it go?
I brought her, so it would be wise to begin questioning.
All right.
I shall enter.
I am Vice Councilor of the Ministry of War, Jeong Yakyong.
I summoned you regarding your partner.
Did anything befall him?
You know what he is engaging in these days?
He said he would join a merchant group as their guard.
The Daedong group?!
Just a merchant group traipsing the provinces, he said.
That he met with dignified compeers, and he wishes to do his best.
By dignified compeers, did he mean their group leader?!
That is right. They call him Okpo Seonsaeng...
Did you just say "Okpo"?
What?!
Did you say "Okpo Seonsaeng" just now?
Yes, I did.
That is how he called him.
Have you ever heard of a certain Moon Inbang?
I have never heard such name.
This Okpo Seonsaeng does indeed lead a merchant group,
but he is a man of remarkable character, and of peerless discernment, as I hear.
What happened to my partner?
Then, have you heard of a Hong Jaecheon?
I... could not hear such name.
If anything happened to him, may you tell me.
- Your partner... - Yes.
must be conspiring along with treacherous specimen.
Did you just say "treacherous"?
That is impossible.
Counsel of despair might guide his endeavors,
but he once was a Gichong for the Military Training Command.
Would such a man ever be inveigled by treasonous intents?
He said they all sacrifice, work, and share the fruits equally.
Dividing the fruits of one's work according to one's efforts and talent is what equality means.
Had I been blessed with a noble upbringing such as yourself,
would I have been forced into this position?!
~ On the Next Episode of ~ EIGHT DAYS
The moment Your Highness's regency will begin...
If he truly participated in such treacherous endeavors,
bring me clear evidence!
I was too daunted to conceal such direful occurrences all by myself.
And what could that be?
Restoration...
Are preparations for the royal reception proceeding well?
The easiest way to gain control of the Hwaseong Fortress...
Should our endeavors there fail...
Is this a restoration?!
- Follow my lead! - Yes!
Are you daunted by demise?
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