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Episode 32
Don't you dare!
This is Lady Sungdeok of Goryeo!
She's the dowager of the last king and the current king's sister!
I don't care who she is.
Tie her down and brand her!
No! Stop them!
Protect Lady Sungdeok!
Stop!
Look at these fools.
Gang Shin
They're in shackles and they still want to serve their master.
This is too funny.
I'm going to teach them a lesson.
Unchain them and give them weapons.
But Sir, you've had a lot to drink.
Shut up and get my spear!
Brother, where do we go from here?
Gang Jo
We're going to Shangjin,
and we're going to exact revenge.
How?
By killing the Empress Dowager of Liao.
That's crazy, Brother.
Cheon Hyang Bi
It's too dangerous.
You can go back if you want.
And you too.
I can go alone.
I'm coming with you.
I want to avenge Foreman Kim's death.
Your courage is commendable.
If you can beat me,
I won't stamp the branding iron on that woman's face.
And I won't put her in the mine either.
If you want to save your master, fight.
We must protect Lady Sungdeok.
Yun Seoan
Show him no mercy!
Don't fight if you're powerless to win.
Being royalty means nothing when your country is gone.
That was amazing, General Gang!
It was a real treat seeing your famous spear fighting technique.
Yayul Jukleul
Cut the nonsense and go back home.
I've got everything under control here.
Give the Empress Dowager my regards.
Certainly. Well then...
Get on your horses. We're leaving.
Yes, Sir!
Bring the hot iron. I'll start with this one.
Yes, Sir!
[Lady Sungdeok- Hwangbo Su (future Empress Cheonchu)]
That wench is next. Grab her!
Yes, Sir!
Wait! Wait a moment!
Be careful, or you'll burn your eyes. Hold still.
I've a question for him.
He's Balhaean, isn't he?
Stop!
What did you just say?
Are you a Balhaean?
How did you guess?
Your spear fighting style.
It's just like the style used by some I know.
My spear fighting style?
Yes. Do you recognize the name Gang Jo?
Who?
Gang Jo.
How do you know that name?
Then you know him.
How are you related?
Answer my question first.
How do you know him?
Answer the question!
What?
What did you just say?
My brother Shin is alive?
Yes, Sir.
I believe he lives somewhere in Shangjin Linhuangfu [Capital of Liao].
Impossible!
He was reported to have died with my father.
Are you sure he's alive?
Yes, he nearly died.
He was severely injured and imprisoned, but the Khitan saved his life.
You mean he now serves the Khitan?
General, like I told you, we had nowhere to go.
[Jeong-an Kingdom: A state formed by Balhaean refugees in Yalu River region in the 10th century]
It was the Khitan who took us in when we were forsaken by Jeong-an.
So...
Where in Shangjin is he?
That I don't know.
But you should be able to find out from the keeper of the South Golden Gate, Chae Gil.
He served under General Gang Shin.
Shin...
Shin is really alive?
Sa Illa
Sa Gamun
Let's go back
No.
I'm going to accompany Drillmaster Gang.
Don't be foolish.
There is now way you and Drillmaster Gang
can get near the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.
You don't know that?
We have to get back to the tribe and formulate an alternative plan.
That's what Master would've wanted us to do.
I vowed to live and die with the master, and I'm not going to break that vow.
Do you think you're the only one in pain?
I'm hurting just as much as you are.
But we've to go on and achieve the great duty.
What's the use when Master isn't here?!
If you want to go back, go back without me.
I'm going to kill them and get my revenge...
then join my master.
Drillmaster Gang.
[Gang Gamchan (Grand Secretary of the Supreme Council)]
You should go back to Goryeo now.
I can't do that.
You saw the Lady's armor.
And they even showed you where she died.
What more is there for you to do here?
I'm not buying it.
I refuse to believe the Lady is dead.
I don't want to believe it either.
But we have to accept it, Drillmaster Gang.
I can't.
I won't until I see the Lady's body with my own eyes.
My man, didn't you hear them? They cremated her.
I'm going to Shangjin.
I'm going to confront the Empress Dowager and confirm it myself.
You're up to something else, aren't you?
No, I won't let you do that!
Sir Gang.
I won't say this again,
we're here on a diplomatic mission that could decide the fate of our state.
I'm not going to risk another war by letting you indulge your desire for revenge.
If you want revenge, wait until the country's strong enough.
Now is not the time.
It's not about revenge.
Then why do you wish to go to Shangjin?
The truth is...
my younger brother may be alive in Shangjin.
So Drillmaster Gang led the Balhaean refugees into Goryeo and settled down.
And he's been the pillar of my Myeongbok Palace ever since.
I can't believe it.
I always thought my brother was dead.
That was the only conclusion I could draw after hearing his fianc� and her mother were found dead.
And your brother thinks that you died along with your father.
Yes, I'm sure he does.
If what you just told me is true,
I should thank you for your kindness to my brother,
but I can't believe everything you said.
I understand.
If you don't mind, how did you end up here?
After Oh Hyeon-myeong's overthrow, I was persecuted and abused.
And when the Khitan conquered Jeong-an,
the Empress Dowager took me under her wing.
Do you plan to continue your life here?
I can't help but think that it's fate which brought us here.
Let us escape together.
Come with me to Goryeo and join your brother.
Father, Shin is alive.
He's still alive right here on, the land that used to be ours.
In this dark, bleak world, where the Lady is no longer,
I may have found Shin.
Does this mean I have to go on?
Do I have to go on living?
If I make it back alive,
I'm going to bring back the greatness of old Goguryeo upon Goryeo,
the era Goguryeo in King Gwanggaeto's reign.
Goguryeo?
Yes.
I'll give my life to building a great empire where Balhaeans, Jurchen
and all of us can live together in harmony.
[Salsu: Modern day Cheongchun River]
We already have a Balhaean town, north of Salsu, where your brother is a leader.
A Balhaean town?
Yes.
You might find other people you know there.
Seventy thousand Balhaeans came to Goryeo after Oh Hyeon-myeong's overthrow and made a home.
Home...
And let us build a strong country that neither Khitan nor Song can invade.
But I've declared my loyalty to the Empress Dowager of Liao.
I owe her my life.
Have you forgotten that the Khitan brought Balhae down.
Yes, but I was betrayed by my country, Jeong-an Kingdom.
They killed my parents, and imprisoned me.
And I thought they had killed my brother as well.
Look deep into your heart at your Balhaean roots.
Don't you remember General Gang Ho and your father Gang Mu's great dream?
What would your ancestors think if you join hands with the enemy,
just because you were betrayed?
And most importantly, don't you want to be reunited with your brother?
Are you really going to Shangjin?
Yes, so you should go back to Goryeo.
The Lady is dead.
Please let her go now.
Stop ruining your life with this false hope.
Brother, come with me instead.
Let's put everything behind us and live with our people in the Balhaean town.
Life or death, my fate is with the Lady.
So leave my side.
Go to the Balhaean town and start a new life with a good man.
Hyang Bi, you're too young to die.
Do you have to do this?
Yes.
Then I'm coming with you.
My fate is with yours.
If you die...
I'll die too.
You mean he's your right-hand man's brother?
Yes.
A divine intervention!
So has he agreed to escape with us?
He hasn't given me a solid answer yet, but I think he will.
Being sent here was a blessing in disguise.
But there is one thing,
Foreman Kim is still in Shangjin.
We have to take him with us.
My Lady, that's not possible.
I know.
But I don't know if leaving without him is the right thing to do.
He almost died because of me.
My Lady, not only is it impossible to liberate him,
but we have to leave him behind to save his life.
He can't make it back to Goryeo with his injury, even if we could liberate him.
He can't, can he?
No.
It's regretful,
but we have to leave him behind for his own sake.
You'll see him again someday, as long as you're both alive.
I didn't realize who the Lady was yesterday, and made a mistake.
I apologize.
That's not necessary. I know it wasn't personal.
Please tell us about the escape route.
We're here about 19 miles northeast of Shangjin.
We have to move south this way to Liaohe River.
To the river?
Yes, we must travel by water.
The Khitan are horse riders and they are fast on land but not on water.
That's why they used Balhaean boats during the war to import tea from Song.
So if we can just get to the ferry dock, we're safe.
How long would it take to get there?
We can get there tonight if we ride, but if we take the hostages,
it'll be tomorrow afternoon, since they'll have to go on foot.
We can't leave them behind.
We have to take everyone with us.
But that will slow us down.
We still can't leave them.
Let us take them with us.
Sir, General Yelu Pennu is on his way.
What?
Welcome, General.
It's good to see you.
Yes.
Yelu Pennu
A Goryeoan royalty was transported here.
Yes, she arrived yesterday.
Where is she?
I believe she is with General Gang right now.
General Yelu, General Gang is waiting for you.
What is this woman doing here?
General, what is the meaning of this?
What's this? Stop him!
General, why are you doing this?
Listen carefully.
I'm leaving this place and going to Goryeo!
Most of you are Balhaeans, so come with me if you wish.
I'm releasing all of the prisoners,
so let them go where they wish, whether it's to Song China or Goryeo with us.
What's...
Foreman Kim?
Foreman Kim!
What happened here?
They're all dead, Sir!
Where's General Gang and General Yelu?
Find them!
Yes, Sir!
General!
General, open your eyes. General!
Escaped? They all escaped?
Yes, Your Majesty.
General Gang, his men,
the Goryeoan hostages, and even the Song Chinese war prisoners, are gone.
[Shengzong (6th Emperor of Khitan)]
Unbelievable...
Your Majesty, send me back.
I'll find Gang Shin and rip him to shreds.
No.
[Empress Dowager Xiao (Emperor Shengzhong's mother)]
I want him alive.
He betrayed you, Your Highness.
Why would you want him alive?
Silence!
I won't repeat my order!
I'm sorry, Your Highness. Please forgive me.
I gave him everything he could ask for,
I want to know why he betrayed me.
Gang Shin, Lady Sungdeok and her Jurchen subordinate,
I want the three of them alive.
Yes, Your Highness.
What?!
Lady Sungdeok... Lady Sungdeok was killed on Khitan soil?
[Seongjong (6th Ruler of Goryeo)]
Yes, Your Highness.
[Seo Hui (Vice-Minister of the Supreme Council)]
We just received word from the Chief Minister at Phoenix Fort.
How did she...
How did she end up there?
She was captured at the battle of Anyoongjin and taken hostage to Khitan.
She was shot down attempting an escape.
And I'm told her body was cremated.
No...
They sent back the Lady's body armor.
Your Highness, Lady Sungdeok died fighting for the country.
[Yi Ji Baek (Inspector of the Board of Punishment)]
What's more,
she's the mother of our future king and widow of our last king.
It's fitting that she is memorialized by a national mourning.
Yes, Your Highness.
[Yi Gyeomui (Minister of Defense)]
Let the country mourn the courageous death of Lady Sungdeok
and comfort her departed soul with public sentiment.
I implore you.
We implore you.
[Prince Gaeryeong- Wang Song (Future King Mokjong )]
Is... is this true?
My mother...
My mother died in Khitan territory?
Yes, Your Highness.
No, that can't be true.
You're wrong.
My mother isn't dead!
This is a mistake.
I must ask the King myself.
Please calm down, my child.
Let go of me.
I'm going to kill myself and join my mother!
Song, please don't say things like that.
Mother! Mother! Mother!
Song?
What's wrong, Song?
Song, what's wrong? Wake up!
Call the physician at once!
Yes, Your Grace.
Song! Song!
Song!
General! General!
What is it?
They just learned that Lady Sungdeok was taken hostage to Khitan...
Choi Ghi
and killed.
Are you sure?
Yes, Colonel.
They sent back Lady Sungdeok's armor as proof.
Oh no!
Dae Dosu
We should've followed her when she went after the enemy on the battlefield.
She saved the country and lost her life.
We busted our buns searching for that woman everywhere for two whole months!
Yi Hyunoon
Talk about a waste of time...
What?
I knew she was dead.
None of this would've happened if she stayed home like a lady,
instead of coming into the battlefield, swinging her sword.
This is why a woman's place is in the home!
Even dogs have greater decency, than to make such despicable remarks!
Kim Hoon
What am I?
Your punching bag?
Why, I ought to...
Shut up, you runt!
Yu Bang
I've heard enough out of you!
Today is your funeral. Crush him!
Help!
They're killing me!
General! Help me, General!
That's enough!
Did you see that, Sir?
I can't take this anymore, Sir.
Be quiet! You deserve it.
The Lady died fighting for the country.
How dare you make such remarks?
Sir, don't stop us.
This jerk deserves to die in excrement water; he must be terminated.
Colonel, stop.
Is this how you want to mourn the Lady's death?
Forgive me, Sir.
Declare a day of mourning and hang a flag to show respect for the deceased.
Yes, Sir.
Because I've you, Brother.
Because I know you'll protect us like you always have.
Brother!
Think back to the way we were before we came into the palace!
How can you do this to me?!
Brother! Brother!
I've no grace and dignity. Don't you know that by now?
Why? Did I get you right where it hurts?
Is dignity more important to you than remorse that your sister is dead?
Su...
Foreman Kim, are you alright?
Yes.
I'm on a horse when the others are walking.
I can make it.
They're headed toward Liaohe River.
They're going to get on a boat.
It's a day's ride from here.
Then we'd better hurry.
Let's go!
We've arranged to have Lady Sungdeok's funeral at Cheong-cheon hall tomorrow, Your Highness.
[Choi Ryang (Chief Advisor)]
I see.
The staff and family of Myeongbok Palace are already here in Gaegyeong.
Chancellor Choi...
Yes, Your Highness.
I wanted to build a state where there are no thieves
because the grain shed is full and laws aren't necessary to maintain order,
as everyone know morals and virtue.
I really wanted a world where there was no war and everyone lived in harmony.
That's why I didn't send military aid to Song when they were at war with Khitan.
I know, Your Highness.
Of course I know.
But the Khitan invaded our land, and slaughtered my people.
They took my sister's life as well.
Your Highness...
I'm going to redress this heart-wrenching grief.
Your Highness, I know your pain.
But I beg you not to lose sight of your objective.
No.
I'm going to get revenge even if that means joining hands with Song, I swear to you.
I'll make them pay for this, if it's the last thing I do.
I swear.
I swear I will.
I guess this eliminates one huge headache for us.
Yes.
Now that Lady Sungdeok is gone,
[Kim Shimon (Commissioner of Diplomatic Affairs)]
we won't have too much to worry about, even if Prince Gaeryeong inherits the throne.
And since the Queen is the one who raised Prince Gaeryeong,
[Yi Yang (Chief Duty Officer-Ministry of Personnel)]
she's now his only mother in deed, as well as in name.
[Choi Sum (Councilor of the Royal Secretariat)]
That's right.
You're indeed a man of foresight, Undersecretary Choi.
You supported Kim Won Soong's release, as if you know this would happen.
[Seol Shinyu (Chief Duty Officer-Ministry of Punishment)]
But this is no time to relax.
The King's aversion for the Khitan is likely to have grown deeper because of this.
We have to seize this chance to restore our diplomatic relationship with Song.
We can't have this country sever ties with Song and join with the barbarians!
That's fantastic.
Jo Sun
The Khitan got my revenge for me.
Are you that happy?
Yes, Sir.
I wish I could've killed her myself, but I'm happy nonetheless.
I'm thrilled!
Good for you, but I'm miserable.
[Kim Won Soong (Chief of the Office of Astronomical Observation) ]
What is it this time, Sir?
Jo Du
Fool, think about it.
I gave away half of my entire fortune,
lost my income from tax transport,
lost my secret takings as finance commissioner,
and trading with Song is soon to be cut off.
It's only a matter of time before I'm completely ruined!
I guess we're in trouble.
We're going to take a huge hit if diplomatic ties with Song are severed.
That's why I should've been in that diplomatic mission to Liao.
It's over with Song,
so it was my chance to establish a solid trading relationship with the Khitan.
Doing business with folks we were just at war with is easier said than done, Sir.
Fool, maybe for you, but it's a piece of cake for me.
You go to the palace eunuchs and pay them off to get connected with royals or high lords.
Then you vow loyalty to them and impress them with lavish gifts.
That's all.
What? You don't think I can do it?
I hate to say this, but you sound like a turncoat.
You punk! You better watch your mouth!
No, no.
You don't have to yell at him.
It's not entirely untrue.
A turncoat?
I don't care.
To me, money is my country and money is my god.
Prince Gaeryeong, do you see me?
Poor thing...
This must be so painful.
You reunited with your birth mother after years of being apart and now she's gone.
Let it out.
Queen Munwha
Holding it back won't make the pain go away.
My mother...
My poor mother...
Yes.
I know how you feel.
Let it out.
Let it out and then let her go.
You're the future ruler of this state.
Your Highness...
Foreman Kim, how are you holding up?
Let me take a look.
I don't think I can make it.
Kim Chi Yang
Yes, you can.
My Lady!
My Lady, it's trouble.
The Khitan are right behind us!
They'll catch up with us soon at the rate we're going.
We're not far from Liaohe River.
We've to go now, my Lady.
But Foreman Kim is...
I'll take my men and slow them down.
Go now, my Lady.
No, that's too dangerous.
Don't worry.
We'll lure them away and follow right behind you.
Hurry, my Lady.
There's no time.
Men...
We lost our battle and became prisoners of war, but we were once Goryeo's finest.
Let's show the barbarians our mighty strength and die an honorable death for our country!
Raise your swords, brave warriors!
Our blood will save Goryeo!
Attack!
Beg if you want to live.
I'll show you mercy if you vow loyalty to Khitan.
I'm the warrior of Great Goryeo, Yun Seoan!
Never will I beg for mercy from a barbarian like you.
Strike!
Foreman Kim.
I can't make it. Go without me.
We make it this far and we're not going without you.
Hang in there; we're almost there.
No, just go.
I'll get you captured if I come with you.
Please go. Now!
We'll live and die together.
I'm not leaving you here.
Put him on my horse.
I'll ride with him.
Foreman Kim, what are you doing? Come back here, Forman Kim!
No. We have to keep going.
Step aside! I've got to bring him back!
They'll capture and kill all of us!
Then be it. Step aside.
Please think!
General Yun and his men are still not back.
That means they got to them.
Do you want their death to be in vain?
Foreman Kim...
Come on.
We made it.
Get on board. Quickly!
Aye!
My Lady, let it go and get on board.
There's no time.
My Lady! My Lady, come back!
My Lady!
No, General. No!
Foreman Kim, where are you?
Foreman Kim!
Foreman Kim, are you alright?
Why did you come back?
Go. You have to go back.
I told you I'm not leaving without you.
Come on. I'll help you.
My Lady...
Where is he?
They can't be far.
Search for them!
Yes, Sir.
Welcome. You must be exhausted from the long journey.
Thank you for the warm reception.
[Park Yang Yu (Chancellor)]
When might we have an audience with the emperor?
We come bearing a letter from our king.
Please rest for today.
You'll meet the Emperor tomorrow.
Are you Chae Gil?
Come this way.
General Gang, don't you recognize me?
I was your father's guardsman and your brother's adjutant.
Yes, you do look familiar.
Get up now.
I'm looking for my brother, Gang Shin.
Do you know where he is?
He's not here.
Then?
He was in charge of an iron mine 20 miles from here,
but I heard from the guards that he escaped a few days ago.
Escaped?
Where did he go?
I don't know the details,
but I was told he escaped with a prisoner of Goryeoan royalty.
Goryeoan royalty?
By chance, is this person a woman?
Yes, they called her "Lady something".
all I know is that she was captured with other Goryeoan soldiers during the war.
Do you think it's Lady Sungdeok?
It has to be; she's alive!
How about a man?
Was she with a man they called Foreman Kim?
That I don't know.
Anyhow, she's alive. I knew it!
She wouldn't die that easily.
Could it be she found my brother here, hundreds of miles away?
Do you have any idea where they might have fled to?
No, I've no idea.
Find out for me.
This is very important.
We must find out.
Where are the rest of them?
They got on a boat at the river.
You mean you lost them?
Yes, Your Highness.
When I say catch them, I mean catch them.
You can't let them get away.
We've failed you, Your Highness.
Give us death!
Raise your head up.
I'll give you one last chance.
If you come under me, I'll overlook everything you've done.
What will it be?
Why don't you come under me?
Then I'll take pity on the Khitan and keep your empire intact, instead of turning it into ashes.
You wench!
How dare you utter such blaspheme?!
What are you waiting for?
Take the wench and feed her to the tigers!
Calm down, Your Majesty.
Put the woman in confinement and give medical attention to the man.
I'll decide what to do with them after I meet the envoys.
Envoys? Goryeoan envoys are coming?
Take them away!
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Foreman Kim, be careful!
And you, my Lady.
You've to get through this.
Look after your wound.
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They were captured?
They're going to be publicly executed.
Are you telling me that the Lady is alive?
They're going to execute her!
Kidnap the Empress Dowager and trade her for the Lady.
Where's the Empress Dowager?
He'll be back to rescue her.
When he takes the bait, get him.
Be ready.
We're hunting a ferocious tiger.
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