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[Episode 19]
You could not kill him?
Was it Baek Dae Gil or was it Yeoning?
Who was it that put a stop to your sword?
It was Yi In Jwa's adopted daughter.
She sacrificed herself for Yi In Jwa.
I was unable to follow your orders, so I will pay for it.
Please kill me, Your Majesty.
Truly...
what a persistent and long-lasting...
ill fate he and I have.
You should blame your father, the king.
Now...
either I must die or the king must die.
This will only end if one of us dies.
I promise you, I will cut the king's throat.
Go into the afterlife and wait for your father.
Your Highness! Your Highness!
You don't want to die, do you?
No, no!
Take care of his body right now.
Dress him in the appropriate clothing.
Yes, yes.
Moo Myung, get a coffin and bring the shaman here.
Yes, my lord.
We will call the Soron faction to Yeonryung's residence first.
Where is His Highness?
He's... he's inside.
Your Highness?
Your Highness, it is Kim Il Kyung here to see you.
What are you doing here?
Please, come on in.
What do you think you are up to?
Why are you here in Yeonryung's home?
Why? That's...
Your Highness!
Your Highness, Your Highness!
Is this your doing?
I asked you if this was your doing!
Please keep proper etiquette for a mourner.
What?
The king is nearly dead.
Also, the Crown Prince is very sick.
Who knows if he will make it past a year?
Wasn't Yeonryung an eyesore to both the Noron and Soron factions?
So, you harmed the royal family?
Do you have any evidence that I did it?
The Noron faction will be arriving soon.
Your faction has nothing to lose.
You can get rid of Yeoning.
This is a golden opportunity to find weakness in the Noron faction.
You are crazy!
You are thoroughly crazy!
Do you know why... I chose to speak to you first?
A sword with a sharp blade...
I will give you a sword to wield.
Use it yourself to get rid of the Noron faction ministers.
The sharper your blade is, the stronger you become.
You never know.
You may be able to take the Noron faction down with just one strike of my sword.
Shut your mouth now!
What's taking you so long? You should arrest him right now!
For the Crown Prince, you should protect Joseon!
There is no time.
What are we supposed to do?
What are we supposed to do in a crazy situation such as this?
- Arrest Yi In Jwa now and-- - Wait.
The water has been spilled already.
My lord. You're not saying...
Your Highness, it's Kim Chang Jib here to see you.
Tell me, what happened here?
Give them an honest answer.
Say that you saw a young man.
I... saw a young man.
Are you suspecting Yeoning?
Are you not the one suspecting him?
There is no proof, so who can know?
If this gets out of hand, the arrows will fly towards Yeoning.
You people were the ones here in Yeonryung's home where he died.
Yet, you try to accuse Yeoning?
Who has the most to gain from Yeonryung's death?
I will not stand by and watch this happen.
Yes, I realize that.
If you can speak to Yeoning
I will speak to the Crown Prince and take responsibility for him.
You want to join hands on this?
If this gets out of hand, the arrows will fly towards Yeoning.
It would be best to visit another time.
Have you found out where Yeoning is?
His residence is empty.
His guards have lost him and no one has heard from him.
Bring some more alcohol.
Is no one there?
No one?
Baek Dae Gil.
My gambler brother.
You're very drunk.
I am not drunk.
In the end... I am alone.
Get up now. I'll take you home.
You'll leave me soon too, right?
They all leave.
Those whom I hold dear...
they have all left me.
Mother...
and Dam Seo.
Your Highness!
Dae Gil, what's wrong?
It's nothing.
Was she someone you cared for?
Why is the mood like a funeral here?
He has something going on that he can't tell us about.
I can tell just by looking at his face.
I won't say that I'm sorry.
- However... - It's not your fault.
Dam Seo chose to do it.
But...
what did Dam Seo do wrong?
Dam Seo did nothing wrong and she died.
Cry.
You need to cry to get through this.
You need to cry to forget it.
Even my mother who I had just met...
Why is it always me?
Why do I always lose the ones I love?
I couldn't protect them.
You did more than enough.
Indigestion? Have you confirmed this?
The police and doctors have confirmed it.
I also saw him with my own eyes.
Have you told my father?
Crown Prince, I went to see the king.
He was too ill and I could not deliver the news.
Once the sun comes up tomorrow, I will tell him myself.
I want all of you to focus on preparing for the funeral.
- Yes, Crown Prince. - Yes, Crown Prince.
After all the things I've seen, we are joining hands with you.
We will never join hands on anything ever again.
Whatever the case, we will have to unite as one voice tomorrow.
The king's anger will be an issue.
Yeoning will obviously be digging into the matter.
Your Highness!
Yeonryung...
Out of the way! Move.
What is going on?
His Highness, Yeonryung has passed away.
His Highness, Yeonryung has died!
What? His Highness, Yeonryung is dead?
Yes.
Why would you need a coffin this late in the night?
It's not as if our gambling room has that many bodies around.
You're asking for all sorts of favors now.
So, are you going to give me one or not?
No matter how insane you are, you shouldn't kill the prince.
Gosh, this is making me crazy.
What if trouble comes my way because I gave him a coffin?
Oh my, it's not just anyone. It's the prince!
It's already a rigged game.
It won't kill me to bend one card.
- Listen to me carefully. - Okay.
Starting now, follow Yi In Jwa everywhere he goes.
You got it?
I need to make sure I live through this.
Goodness, he was so young.
How could that happen?
He was just so young.
Yes, I know. His Highness, Yeonryung!
Have you heard about His Highness, Yeonryung?
We were just talking about that. Oh my!
How could such a thing happen?
To His Highness, Yeonryung?
My lord.
Are you really going to kill the king?
He is a tree that's already dead.
Why carve up a dead tree?
And is it even possible to rebuild a crumbled wall?
I had intended on standing by until he stopped breathing.
He is doing everything he can.
Hanging on and reeking of his rotten odor.
I will have to pull out those roots myself.
Hold off on it for now.
The king will die soon, so put down your knife.
Yeonryung... is dead?
They say it was a digestion issue.
I checked on it myself, Your Majesty.
Bring his body here.
Your Majesty, how can we bring the body into the palace?
That cannot happen.
The king will die soon, so you want me to put away my knife?
Is that all you want to say to me?
I, Jeong Hee Ryang, will join hands with you.
Let us share blood.
Have you rid yourself of your greed to become a king?
If you've thrown away that greed...
I want you to make a blood oath.
This is mine.
Just in case, we should trade.
If something bad happens to me, take my blood oath.
Go and find my partner.
[Park Pil Hyun] He will help you.
Then, what should I give you?
You don't need to give me anything.
You should throw me away.
Crown Prince.
I have something I wish to discuss.
Crown Prince, how can you cover up Yeonryung's death like this?
There are many things that do not add up in our brother's sudden death.
Please entrust it to the police and find out what happened.
Haven't you heard?
He died from digestion issues and there were no other injuries.
How can you be okay with that conclusion?
Do you really mean that?
Both the Noron and Soron factions have joined together on this issue.
It has to be a digestion issue.
For your sake, at least.
There is nothing to gain from this.
Digging further in the death of His Highness, Yeonryung
will not be beneficial for you in any way, Your Highness.
Who can think about gain and loss when it comes to the death of a brother?
Your Highness.
Who would stand to gain the most from the death of Yeonryung?
You're not thinking...
I...
Both the Noron and Soron factions have joined together on this issue.
It has to be a digestion issue.
For your sake, at least.
It is not important who has blood on their hands.
You must tread lightly and be prudent in order to get your chance.
What do you mean by "chance"?
Your Highness, it is a time of crisis.
If it rains in the palace, the people will experience a flood.
Do you not know that saying?
Your Highness, you must only think of the future.
Dae Gil, look at that.
Oh no, do you know what this is?
Please no!
My lord, please don't take that.
Oh my, now that Yeonryung has died
they are confiscating all of the assets
saying that they belong to the royal family.
All that time, Yeonryung had taken pity on the people!
He had given so much to the people!
How are they all supposed to live? They are taking it all away.
Yeonryung.
I'm sorry.
There's nothing more I can do.
He was such a fine person who was so humble.
What are you doing here?
He was born a prince but only had two or three servants.
He gave all his land and assets to the people.
He lived off rice and soy sauce.
My heart aches very much.
I don't need your condolences.
I do have something to tell you.
One of the three brothers has been killed.
Now, there are three left.
You have become closer to the throne.
What are you talking about?
What do you mean there are three?
Did you not know?
The Crown Prince and me...
Who else would there be?
There is one more.
Do you think I would believe you?
You're trying to deceive me.
It is someone you know very well, Your Highness.
What?
He has been very close by.
Watching over you, Your Highness.
You are revolting.
I cannot bear to hear any more of this.
It can't be.
It can't be true. It can't be.
Dad.
Yes, it's me.
Are you okay? You're not hurt anywhere?
Don't forget what I said that day. Your life belongs to the people.
Don't do anything, okay?
Actually, I need you to look into something for me.
I need to meet the rebel Jeong.
Welcome.
I heard you were looking for me and I thought about my next step.
I wondered if I should go see you first or wait for you.
Yi In Jwa is the one who killed Yeonryung.
Did you know?
Also, Yeoning is trying to cover up the death of Yeonryung.
Why would Yeoning do that?
Do you think I would believe you?
Sejo became king after coup d'etat.
Taejong became king after two revolts in which he killed his brothers.
That is the kind of place a palace is.
When blood is in the wind in the palace...
the people of the nation shed bloody tears.
If you draw your sword, you become a rebel.
If you do not draw your sword, you live like an animal.
Do you understand now?
The reason why rebellion will not end in this nation.
A rebellion is for the people?
You must see it now, the tears of the people.
Will you pour water into an empty jar?
Will you waste your life on a rotting government?
What will change if I join you?
You are the only one.
You're the only one who can complete the great plan and become king.
Tell me.
How many must be killed for me to become a king?
You are of royal lineage, so it is not a rebellion.
You are only taking back what was once yours.
Neither I nor Yi In Jwa can do it.
But, you can do it without having to step over the bodies of others.
Do you really think you can sit and watch this rotten government?
If you join me...
I will give you the throat of Yi In Jwa.
I will wait for your reply.
Neither I nor Yi In Jwa can do it.
But, you can do it without having to step over the bodies of others.
One of the three brothers has been killed.
Now, there are three left.
It is someone you know very well, Your Highness.
He has been very close by.
Watching over you, Your Highness.
What's the reason?
Why are you covering up Yeonryung's death?
It was Yi In Jwa. He did it.
Don't you know that?
That's just your theory.
Do you have proof?
What?
Father is very sick.
Right now, we must keep the palace and government stable.
Though, I am sad.
Enough of that!
Is that how all you royals are?
Your brother has died. How can you be so calm?
What? Government stability?
Shouldn't the people come first?
When it comes to politics...
this is how it is.
Do you know the weight of the royal family and the government?
Every little, tiny thing...
I don't have the time and luxury to be sad.
Why don't you just be honest?
He was a thorn in your eye and you're glad that he is dead.
Isn't that true?
What about you?
Have you never lied to me? Have you always been honest?
I have never lied to you.
Not once.
Who is your birth father?
Why are you silent?
You said you have never lied.
So, tell me now.
My father...
has always been Baek Man Geum and only him.
Your birth father.
I asked you who he is.
Then... is it also true that you met with the rebel Jeong?
Right about now, Baek Dae Gil is probably meeting the rebel Jeong.
Why did you hide it from me?
Why did you hide the fact that you were Father's son?
What did you hope to gain by being close to me?
Answer me, now!
Why is that important?
Who cares if my father is Baek Man Geum or the king?
Had I known you were Father's son...
I would never have opened up to you.
I...
would never have befriended you!
Now I'm beginning to understand.
So this is why Yi In Jwa is always talking about a great moral cause.
This nation is rotten to the core.
You are no different, Your Highness.
I don't know who it was, but it was someone very high up.
High up? He's just a thief.
Someone definitely had a hand in seizing all of Yeonryung's assets.
It usually takes some time for an investigation to start after a funeral.
There was no investigation.
This all happened on the day of the funeral.
Someone was targeting it.
Do you know the weight of the royal family and the government?
Every little, tiny thing...
I don't have the time and luxury to be sad.
Will you pour water into an empty jar?
Will you waste your life on a rotting government?
I have somewhere I need to go.
They've lost their land. What will they live off of?
Maybe they will head up the mountain to live off the land there.
Bring this inside.
They're going to gobble it all up for themselves.
All the grains, assets, and everything.
The property that belonged to His Highness belonged to the government.
So, no laws were broken.
What kind of law is this?
What kind of law makes it okay to beat on the people of this nation?
I'm going to join hands with the rebel Jeong.
You all saw for yourselves that this country is rotting away.
There are always rotten people.
Why should you step forward?
Why is it always the people who have to suffer?
The rotten people eat well and live well.
Why do the people get stepped on and stolen from?
Because they have no strength.
The people of this nation have no strength.
Even though I know all of this, I should pretend I don't?
I can't do that.
Do you have your answer?
First, cut your ties with Yi In Jwa.
If I do that, what will you do for me?
I will become the king that you wanted so badly.
I will become king.
Do you mean it?
Only time will tell if I mean it or not.
Follow me.
Come in.
Say hello.
- Why don't you all step out? - Yes, sir.
All the information we get from the palace comes here every day.
Is this all you have to show me?
Later tonight between 9:00 and 11:00, we have an important deal.
9:00 to 11:00 tonight?
You have agreed to join us on this dangerous path to reform.
Show me that you mean it.
I want you to make this deal yourself.
Me?
Are you afraid to get your hands dirty?
It's true that you won't be safe if things go awry.
We are in the same boat now, so grab an oar.
It's 100 nyang, as promised.
Take it as fast as you can.
Hey.
Do some work for what I paid you.
What?
Check on the items yourself.
- Are you satisfied? - No.
Not yet.
You should return it to the original owner.
You are not the owner of these items.
They belong to the people.
What are you doing? Get rid of them all now.
Now!
Stop right now!
Kim Chae Gun.
Rebellion of 1697.
I could not kill you then, so I have come back for you!
Put down your swords.
Apparently, Jeong Hee Ryang and Yi In Jwa have made a blood oath.
Did you not know?
Why are you telling me that?
I'm just trying to survive too.
I'm looking for a strong rope to grab onto.
It was Jeong Hee Ryang who had Yeonryung's property and assets seized.
They say it was definitely him.
He even took the grains they save to distribute to people during hardships.
All of the money the people worked so hard for is there.
Why?
I was never interested in being a king.
Even less so in being a rebel.
It was my fault and my mistake.
You were never the right caliber.
Listen carefully.
I, Baek Dae Gil, have only one cause in my heart.
You see these people holding these weapons here?
I want to put scythes and weeding hoes in their hands.
A nation should be like a nation and people should live like people.
Shut your mouth!
I saw distress in your eyes.
I can't let you dirty your hands with blood.
You must have suffered coming all the way here.
My lord, my lord!
Cheers, cheers!
I informed Yeoning about it.
Is that it?
You arrested the rebel Jeong at the scene of the crime.
Now we have clear evidence.
Father will be very grateful.
I didn't do it for the king.
Working for the people is the work of a king.
What are you looking for?
Evidence of his collusion with Yi In Jwa.
My goal, from the very beginning, has been Yi In Jwa.
What about our blood oath contract?
What happened to it?
I have not been able to find it.
Find it... right this moment!
Find that blood oath.
Baek Dae Gil...
He has arrested the rebel Jeong?
Yes, Father.
He has granted...
He has granted me my heart's desire.
Bring him to me.
What do you plan to do in the future?
Will you continue living as a mere gambler?
May I speak honestly?
I have gone through ruthless and cruel days.
I want to be compensated for all the hardships that I went through.
However...
I wish to live without any connection to you or Her Highness, Sukbin.
I will live out my life on my own. I will compensate myself with my life.
As a citizen of this nation, as Baek Dae Gil.
Come here... closer.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Youngsoo.
Yes, Your Majesty.
An older brother must act like an older brother.
A younger brother must act like a younger brother.
That is a fundamental moral duty in the world.
Keep that in mind.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Should I become a citizen of this nation or an older brother?
The Crown Prince is arriving.
You have arrested the rebel Jeong?
Yes, Crown Prince.
I will be going now.
Once you become king--
Father, why would you say such a thing?
Listen until I am done.
Once you become king...
You have no successor and you will become king.
Without a doubt, the Noron faction will try to put Yeoning on the throne.
What do you plan to do with Yeoning?
Will you kill Yeoning or let him live?
That's what I'm asking you.
The fate of a prince is that he must survive the fight with his brothers.
A king's fate starts once his father passes away.
Go on and answer me.
Baek Dae Gil.
Regarding that child, you must not make him your enemy nor join hands with him.
A broken roof tile cannot stop the rainwater from entering.
You have different paths.
Accept each other's fates.
I'll keep that in mind.
Before I leave...
I will leave a way for you to stay alive.
So, make sure to take care of your health.
Someday, you will sit on the throne.
You will lead this nation Joseon in future generations.
It will be you.
The time...
went by so quickly.
Come back to us, King!
King, please come back!
Return to us!
King!
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[Daebak]
Crown Prince Yi Yoon has been crowned the new king.
Yeoning will be appointed the new Crown Prince.
Why don't we push for Crown Prince Regent?
They do not truly see me as the king.
Where is the item Jeong gave you?
I don't need the gambling room, so let's go all out.
Yi In Jwa is planning something.
I will protect the Crown Prince.
The atmosphere in the palace is very serious.
Arrest anyone associated with rebels right now!
What is this?
What are you doing? Arrest the Special Military Officer.