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Episode 17
You bastard!
What are you doing?
Are you crazy?
This can't be...
Man Geum... Where is it?
How can I believe what you're saying?
You can just dig up his grave and open the casket.
Inside it
is the truth.
Year of Gyesa (1713), Month 4, Day 12. Baek Man Geum taken in by Yi In Jwa for treatment of hemostasis.
You're the last person who saw Father that day!
Why are you suddenly looking for Orabeoni Man Geum? (orabeoni = modern oppa, older brother)
Let's cut to the chase. What happened to my Father's corpse?
Stop right there! Stop!
Stop! Catch him!
Get him out of the water.
Pulling Orabeoni's corpse up,
I took it to the White-Faced Scholar.
Yi In Jwa
Bury him in a place with lots of sunshine.
Yes, My Liege.
Well, I'll be going.
Is that all?
What else could there be?
Commoner's Medical Clinic
At that time, we thought that Man Geum was really dead.
But he is alive...
I'm sure Yi In Jwa must have played some kind of trick.
Wait.
Medical Treatment Records
Oh.
I just remember it.
There was indeed a patient who was shot by an arrow.
There was, and...?
He miraculously survived.
Then... Man Geum... has been alive?
Does it make sense?
What happened to that patient after that?
I think it was probably on the third day...
He was unconscious.
It appeared someone must have taken him.
It's Yi In Jwa.
Are you sure the patient was alive?
No need to think.
I'm sure he was alive.
T-That!
I will not watch the plight of a water maid's child seated on the royal throne.
I cannot bear to see such low borns soil the royal court.
Your Highness.
The King is looking for you.
Do you know why I didn't cut Yi In Jwa's neck off right away,
but gave him two days?
Is it because you want to lurk in order to draw the traitor Jeong in?
But now I've changed my mind.
He won't fall in.
Jeong will never fall into the king's trap.
It's very natural that someone who has experienced a calamity won't do it.
He's probably testing me.
Don't even mention that rotten White-Faced Scholar.
If you think about what I went through because of him...
He must be thinking
of whether I'm a card that needs to be kept
or a card that can be discarded.
But (Hwang Jin Ki)
why that person is not making a move?
Whether he considers me as a discard...
He is not convinced of him.
He is one who has at least a thousand monster serpents in him.
For a long period of time, evading me,
that's how he has sustained his life.
Then... What do you have to do now?
Instead of chasing two rabbits and missing both of them,
I'll catch the one in front of me first.
Military Mobilization
Is this the tag to authorize a military mobilization?
Military Training Command, Royal Brigade Command, Northern Garrison Command, Southern Garrison Command, Capital Garrison Command,
I'll pass the authority over all those departments to you.
Since the traitor's knife point came under your nose,
you must kill him.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Highness.
Yi Geon Myeong, Yi Yi Myeong, Kim Chang Jip
Military Mobilization
Is this the tag to authorize a military mobilization?
No need to think. I'm sure he was alive.
Your answer is important.
Who is this?
The chartered merchants, the boss of the gambling den, and even the child named Dam Seo,
have abandoned Yi In Jwa.
I asked who you are.
But there is a case when one commander is more important than one hundred soldiers.
I want to hear your opinion.
Whether you join Yi In Jwa's side.
Clansman Jeong will seek Baek Dae Gil's answer,
and he will mobilize, according to that answer, whether to save me or not.
But those Soron punks aren't even showing their noses.
Why those ministers...
No, they must be putting in their convulsive efforts,
since they are next if this Yi In Jwa dies.
Your Highness, Crown Prince. Shouldn't you accede to customs?
I said I will meet my teacher; why are you opposing it?Crown Prince Yoon (later King Gyeongjong)
Crown Prince, to meet the traitor Yi In Jwa who's been arrested at this hour
is a matter of grave danger. Better to persuade His Majesty
and open a royal interrogation
to get an innocent sentence for Yi In Jwa.
If he is found a traitor and dies,
wouldn't it also bring about a great flaw upon the governing of Your Highness who have kept him close?
Why are the heads not matching up to the tails?
Clearly we said to abandon Yi In Jwa and raise a different sword.
Our Soron's survival hangs upon it.
How can we just do as what you alone say!
How does this appear to you?
To me, it appears to be a military authorization to behold the traitors.
No, before that, this is a horse without feet.
Horse without feet?
As they say, rumors travel faster than a horse, right?
Before they mobilize their treacherous minds, there is a need to corner them just a bit more.
Until the mice that are cornered show their claws,
we are to wait?
[State Tribunal]
Please let me in. It'll only be brief.
Not so. No one is allowed inside at this hour, much less a high traitor. Go back now.
Are you here to see Yi In Jwa?
Your father is alive?
His real father, Baek Man Geum, is alive?
Follow me.
Explain so I can understand.
I was with him. When you came to see me.
When you came to me to ask why I killed Baek Man Geum,
Baek Man Geum was also present there.
Father was there?
So then? Where's Father?
Why has he not shown up once all this while if he was alive?
Baek Man Geum also wished for you to become king.
At first, he couldn't comprehend.
Are you awake?
Yi... Yi In Jwa.
To see you lying here, I do feel somewhat...
Look here, Baek Man Geum.
How about making a deal with me as though you've died once?
I plan to make Baek Dae Gil the king.
But upon grasping the depth of the great cause, he also agreed
to my will.
Stop babbling dog crap.
Father wouldn't have abandoned me to follow the likes of you. Father...
Baek Man Geum knew the whole truth.
That you are the child of the current king and Consort Sook. That you are a royal descendant carrying the blood of the Three Jongs (Hyojong, Hyeonjong, Sukjong).
So for the sake of this grand cause,
he relinquished your link as father and son.
It's your time now. Time for you to draw your sword.
Not for me, but for the sake of this nation Joseon, for the people.
So where's my father?
At the moment, Baek Man Geum is at a place where his life hangs by a word from me.
So what will you do?
If you touch a fingernail of my father's,
be prepared. Before you're taken to have your sentence enforced, you will die by my hands first.
Then make your move.
You alone can save me.
Mark my words. Only I, Yi In Jwa,
can find your father, Baek Man Geum.
Will you do it?
I asked, do you intend to save Yi In Jwa?
It's Yi In Jwa's cajoling. If your father was alive,
why hasn't he appeared?
All you have is Yi In Jwa's word but no way to prove it.
San Gil.
Yes, Your Highness.
[Bliss Palace] (Buddhist Temple)
What do you mean? Baek Man Geum is alive?
You didn't know?
Can't be. I saw his corpse with my own eyes.
No, Father is clearly alive.
Father's tomb was empty and Yi In Jwa's glance was not that of a liar.
Baek Man Geum who was thought dead is alive?
Master, did you hide that even from me as well?
While on the account of Baek Man Geum's death, I have...
Tell me where my father might be right now.
Can't be. My teacher...
I can't lose my father again to that filthy ambition of Yi In Jwa's.
The capital is all in the teacher's grasp. You'll never find him like this.
No, I must find him even if I have to turn the capital upside down.
I can only tell you one thing. Don't stand by my teacher no matter what.
You should also let it go now.
Toward my father...
your feeling of guilt and regret.
I'll let go of all those feelings from now on.
It's a relief.
It's a real relief.
That your father is alive.
What?
No way. What on earth did Yi In Jwa say to you?
He probably suggested a deal.
He probably said, if you save him, he'd tell you where your father is.
What are all of you doing up at this hour?
Hey, you punk, do you think we can sleep when you look grief-stricken?
Dae Gil. We are on your side.
No matter what you decide, we'll follow your decision.
Salvation Tag?
Kim Che Geon, since I will be entrusting and supporting you as the King's Swordsman,
use your great martial art skills for Joseon.
Also, the salvation tag that I bestow on you
will save your life one day.
With this salvation tag that the King bestowed on me,
you are probably able to save Yi In Jwa's life.
Salvation Tag
The King bestowed a military authorization tag on you, didn't he?
Yes. Royal Mother. Are you worried about me?
We don't know how the cornered animal will react.
Don't be worried about me, Royal Mother.
Nothing will happen.
Are you worried about Hyungnim?
We'll come to the greeting together, tomorrow.
Thank you, Prince Yeoning.
What happened?
She is staying in a small temple at Inhwang Mountain.
Did you notice any hint of movement?
The Sorons are still discussing at the table.
The boss of the gambling house at the Six Ministries Street will be restrained until the execution is carried out.
Then everything is ready.
Now, is this the time to ride the horse without feet?
Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you there?
What happened at this late hour?
This Prince Yeoning came to earnestly request something of you.
To request something?
As the King issued a royal order to me,
A royal order?
Is this a military authorization tag?
The King granted me the authorization power over the five military departments,
and ordered me to take Yi In Jwa to death without fail,
even by mobilizing the military.
There must be some who are in collusion with Yi In Jwa.
There must be someone who knows the traitor Jeong.
Nobody can keep Yi In Jwa from execution by beheading.
Because these words without feet have already
traveled 1000 li (about 250 miles) so the traitors' hands and feet are tied.
You're rude. Just by the Royal Father's arbitrary decision, without a criminal interrogation, Yi In Jwa—
Yi In Jwa is a traitor.
Your Highness, you can't move even one step until Yi In Jwa's execution.
Moreover, you can't reach out your help to him at all.
Geum, are you threatening me right now?
This Prince Yeoning dares to offer honest advice to you at the risk of my life.
Your Highness, tomorrow, without fail,
I'll end Yi In Jwa's evil deed.
From this time on, until Yi In Jwa's execution is complete,
all military authorization is left to this Prince Yeoning.
So heed what I'm saying.
Put your lives on the line to protect His Highness the Crown Prince.
Do you understand?
Close the four gates to the Capital, and do not allow anyone to enter or leave excepting those with stage horse identification.
From this point on, the Royal Investigation Bureau will be guarded by the Capital Bureau
No invasion or jailbreak by any person shall be tolerated
It is His Highness's will to save you. So please go inside.
Since it is an earnest plea. Do not interfere.
Make sure that my two hands
don't arrest you.
What are you planning to do with that sword?
What. Are you really planning to save Yi In Jwa?
If so, are you going to draw your sword?
If necessary.
Would any a younger brother put a sword in his older brother's path?
And would any older brother block the way of his younger brother?
Don't think needless thoughts.
What are you planning to do?
By now you should have an answer whether you will save Yi In Jwa or not.
If you want to hear the answer, show your face first!
Did you meet the traitor Jeong?
By chance, did you come because you can't trust me?
Is there anyone who wouldn't be shaken after learning that his father believed to be dead was actually alive?
My father isn't a weak person.
We will get it using whatever way possible.
Royal Mother is seeking you.
Come to the palace early tomorrow.
Just greeting to Royal Mother.
Well.
Father, just be alive.
Your Highness, you must lie down.
I'm not dying.
Yi In Jwa.
Until that beast of a man dies,
I cannot close my eyes.
Baek Dae Gil.
This is truly your choice?
You've given me a difficult path.
This is a filial piety, isn't it?
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
So it's today. Yi In Jwa's last day.
In two hours, he will be executed.
Yi In Jwa, his death,
I had wanted to see with my eyes but I will watch
from here.
You two, listen to your mothers well.
Trust each other and help each other.
You are brothers, are you not?
The one closest to you above everyone else in this world.
Do not worry.
Your mom will protect you.
Even in death,
I will protect you two.
Then, Royal Mother, I will take my leave.
Your Highness.
You are very beautiful today.
- Is that so?- Yes, Your Highness.
Stand up. Everyone is waiting.
My, Yi In Jwa's fate only amounts to this?
To overthrow Joseon and complete the great cause.
Is my, Yi In Jwa's, fate
only amounts to this?
Move aside.
Baek Dae Gil, I believe in you.
Baek Dae Gil, it's not too late yet.
It's not too late yet.
Why are you faltering? You can do this.
I'm the only one who can save you.
Save me at once, I said!
So say it. Where is my father?
Salvation Tag
There is only one path for you to choose.
To save your father and to save me.
At the moment, Baek Man Geum
is at a place where his life hangs by a word from me.
Well, what are you going to do?
Save me at once and save your father.
Lies until your death? How fitting of you.
- What?- You...
- are finished now. - You bastard!
Father.
Carry out the execution.
Watch closely!
This is not the end.
I, Yi In Jwa,
will not die at last.
Even if I am to become a ghost
I will change this Joseon for sure.
So with your eyes clearly open,
watch me closely.
Stop!
Stop.
- What's the problem?- Your Highness.
Noble Royal Consort Sook just...
What about her?
Noble Royal Consort Sook... has passed away.
What... is this?
Your Highness.
Carry out the execution at once!
- Right this instant!- Stop!
Royal Consort Sook has died.
From this moment forward, until the funeral is carried out,
a ban on punishments will be imposed.
And death sentences cannot be carried out.
You must have watched it clearly.
That Yi In Jwa is not one to die easily at last.
Yi In Jwa.
Royal Mother, forgive your son.
Die, Yi In Jwa!
Your Highness.
- There are many eyes watching.- Let go.
If not today, then tomorrow.
If not tomorrow, then someday, Yi In Jwa will surely die by my hand.
Your Highness.
Your Highness!
Mo...
Royal Mother.
Please wake up.
Royal Mother.
Your son is here, Royal Mother.
Royal Mother!
Who are you?
I am Baek Dae Gil.
Are you all right?
Forgive me.
Trust each other and help each other.
Royal Mother, please wake up.
Royal Mother!
I just barely met you.
I haven't given you a grand smile yet.
How can you leave so soon?
Mother.
I can't preside over the funeral?
I am the son. How is it that I can't preside over the funeral?
Your Highness, for a long time,
you have been registered as Queen Inhyeon's adopted son.
Do you think no one knows that?
I don't care.
This very moment! Bring me mourning attire!
- Forgive me, Your Highness.- Forgive us, Your Highness.
Are you not going to heed my words?
Right now! Bring me my mourning robe!
Go right now!
Come by.
Go well. Having met a foolish husband,
you have toiled. You really have.
I'm very sorry. Very sorry.
Crown Prince, even if there's a ban on punishments,
the custom excludes high traitors.
Yi In Jwa's execution cannot be postponed any longer.
Your Excellency, Prime Minister. Royal Consort Sook has passed away, but to carry out an execution?
It's a given.
Crown Prince, this is not the way.
Yi In Jwa, not one moment...
It's a courageous decision made by the regent, His Highness the Crown Prince. Why do you...
To carry out an execution of a high traitor...
is not a matter that requires the courageous decision of His Highness the Crown Prince.
Please... postpone the execution.
- Your Highness!- Your Highness.
As her son!
My royal mother's death...
I cannot allow it to be disgraced.
Why have you sought me again?
Your teacher survived, and I came presuming your answer might have changed.
My will has not changed.
I still, with my hands,
plan to kill my teacher.
Do not deceive yourself.
You should verify yourself. Your true intention and your teacher's true intention.
It's only for a moment, so return quickly.
Dam Seo.
So, how have you been?
You've withered a lot.
I am ashamed.
So then did you come to rescue me or to kill me?
I will pull you out from here.
I will collect your life afterward.
This is the last repayment I can give you.
Go now.
Do you wish to be in the band of traitors? I don't need your help, so leave now.
Verify yourself. Your true intention and your teacher's true intention.
Go back, I said!
If I must offer my life for the sake of this nation Joseon, I shall.
Hence, if it's to replace this rotten crumbling Joseon
and to open a new nation, that great cause, I will do it.
Hence, Dam Seo, you go on your path.
Go back, I said!
That child's pain must be followed by the paying of responsibility.
Baek Dae Gil,
and Prince Yeoning as well, all need that responsibility.
Did you summon me?
What are you thinking?
To postpone Yi In Jwa's execution, your reason!
However, Her Consortship Sook still...
Stuff that useless babbling.
What is your true intention in shielding that man?
Please spare him.
What?
Yi In Jwa. Please spare that man Yi In Jwa.
Do you even know that man's true thought?
Royal Father, it's a misunderstanding.
Misunderstanding?
The day Royal Mother was exiled.
The day Royal Father cast out Royal Mother.
That man Yi In Jwa extended his hand to me.
I grabbed baduk pieces. If I were to grab white pieces,
he said he would save me.
Those baduk pieces! Did you think there were any black ones?
It was his scheme from the beginning to bewitch you!
Do you truly not know that?
It was not that I did not know.
I knew, but I still wanted to lean on him. I on him!
On that one person who extended a hand to me. I wished to lean on him.
Shut your mouth!
How can you fall into his witchcraft, unable to escape it?
He advocated for me and protected me and gave me power.
He promised me he'd have me ascend to the royal throne!
Do you truly wish to die?
You play the fool in the grasp of some petty beast.
And you call yourself a crown prince of a nation,
the foundation of this nation?
Now, that Yi In Jwa's neck, I will...
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Royal Father.
Royal Father!
♬ It's all right, dearest, it's okay for me to ache ♬
♬ Just regard me as a difficult guest ♬
♬ I cry a thousand times ♬
♬ and smile only once ♬
You prescribed opium to His Majesty?
I declare the scholar Yi In Jwa to be innocent of crime and order his release.
And his subordinates as well will receive a special pardon.
I thought you died and I was looking for you everywhere!
As a Byeol Warrior?
Yi In Jwa recommended you.
The distrust will spread
faster than anything else.
Joseon's best swordsman, Kim Che Geon.
He will collect your teacher's life.
Come out. Dam Seo went where?
Kill Yi In Jwa...Anything you want to say, say it to the King of Hell.
If you will slay my teacher, you will need to slay me first.
No!
♬ A sad promise ♬