Do you want to drink water?
All right. I will get some for you.
Wait a moment.
It is really sad to see a person die without having some water...
when they get extremely thirsty.
Let us go now.
Okay.
"Mother of Baek Dol,."
"Queen Yun".
- "Baek Dol"? - Yes, Your Majesty.
According to my husband,
your mother cried...
when she thought of you...
until her eyes were sore.
She always wished that she would be able...
to hold you in her arms...
and call, "Baek Dol," in a soft voice.
Baek Dol was...
a name...
which my mother gave to me in her womb.
It is the only thing...
that my mother...
gave to me.
Your mother realized that...
your little brother had already died...
only three years after she was thrown out of the palace.
She wanted to keep you alive.
So she left the letter...
and gathered those willing to help her.
However,
in the end,
she was ordered to drink poison.
Your Majesty,
who was there...
to stop King Seongjong...
when he ordered to kill your mother?
Yes, Your Majesty. King Seongjong was not...
the only person that wanted the death of your mother.
It was the loyal subjects that conspired with him.
They were afraid...
their involvement with the Queen's dethronement would be revealed.
That is why they conspired to kill your mother.
Your Majesty,
how could their disdain for you...
be worse than what they have already done?
Then...
His Majesty will...
He already took revenge for King Sejo.
Now, he will take revenge for the dethroned queen.
By the way,
I heard it was Gil Dong's father...
who took away the letter and burned it.
It is a strange coincidence.
(EPISODE 22)
Gil Dong.
Let him go.
Your father dared to kill his lord...
and took away my mother's letter...
to threaten him?
Now, I see...
the disdain for the lords...
in your blood and bones.
I will kill you first...
to show everyone that no one can look down upon their lords.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
You should not have...
the thief's blood on your hands.
Please give it to me. I will...
I will...
do it for you.
Yes.
Officer Park is right.
From now on,
if anyone takes pity on him and even gives him water,
throw them in prison.
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Hong Gil Dong.
I shall watch you...
shrivel and die out here.
Gil Dong.
Hang in there.
I shall save you.
I shall.
I shall save you.
Husband.
I am here.
Gil Dong.
I am here now. I am here.
Let us go home.
Come home with me.
Husband.
Husband...
I shall take you home.
- Get her off him. - I am here.
- Leave him alone. - Let go of me!
Let me go! Let go of me!
Come with us!
- Let go! Let me go! - Come quietly!
I said, let me go!
Master, please let me out of here.
Let me out.
Will you let go of me?
Let me out of here, please.
- Please. - Who are they?
People who tried to give Hong Gil Dong water.
The King forbid he drink anything.
Let them go tomorrow.
Master.
Master!
Master, please!
Please let me out of here!
Gil Dong.
Your Majesty.
The people who saw the state Gil Dong is in...
will have recognized your authority.
But if Gil Dong does not die soon,
I fear they will repeat the nonsense about...
the Mighty Child.
I suggest you throw him in prison...
and use him for another purpose.
The Mighty Child is dead.
The King killed the Mighty Child.
Is he really dead?
Oh, dear. What should we do?
What should we do without him?
Where is Hong Gil Dong?
You came too late. He is already dead.
Is something wrong?
Please keep him alive.
Pardon?
The King has another plan for him.
If he dies,
the King will be very angry.
What you said is right.
I hunted with men,
and as King, that was wrong of me.
However, what do you say about yourselves?
Did you, as my subjects, act appropriately?
A while ago, when I poured you wine,
one of you spilled over half of it.
Is that appropriate and virtuous?
Minister of Protocol.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You spilled the wine I poured you and wet my robes.
You even wet my cushion which did not dry for a while.
Do you think less of me because...
I am young?
No, Your Majesty. I would not dare...
Minister Lee spilled my wine and drenched my robes.
That is grave disloyalty.
Interrogate him immediately and investigate his crimes.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, please have mercy.
Could the King be punishing...
Lee Se Jwa for another reason?
Such as what?
He...
is the one who delivered the poison to the dethroned queen.
Your Majesty, please have mercy.
Your Majesty.
He only obeyed King Seongjong's orders.
If this is how he treats Minister Lee who only obeyed orders,
what will happen...
to the ministers who failed to prevent what happened to...
the dethroned queen?
The King summoned King Seongjong's...
two royal consorts.
The King...
finally...
Until now,
anyone who spoke of what happened...
were severely punished.
Yes, Your Majesty. Do not worry.
No word of this will reach the people.
No.
Tell everyone...
what happened today.
The ministers and officials...
must know how angry I am.
Take a stick.
Take it.
If you do not beat what is in the sacks to death,
I shall beat you two to death.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
What is squirming inside...
are not your mothers.
How dare they...
slander my mother?
(THE ROYAL CONSORTS' MALICIOUS LIES LED TO THE DETHRONED QUEEN'S DEATH.)
They caused her to die.
They are witches.
So now,
you must kill them.
Beat them to death!
- Your Majesty, please have mercy. - Have mercy, Your Majesty.
Have mercy, Your Majesty.
Go through the Annals to find who insisted...
my mother be dethroned,
who escorted her away,
and who witnessed her death.
Find out who spoke of the past to tarnish my mother's name,
who insisted she could not be reinstated,
and who contributed to making and delivering her poison.
Kill Lee Se Jwa and Yoon Pil Sang.
Send parts of their bodies and Lee Geuk Gyun's all over Joseon.
Show their heads in the square then parade them in all the provinces.
Dig wells where their houses were,
and behead all of their brothers who were exiled!
Jung Chang Song, Shim Hae, Han Myung Hoe, Jung In Ji.
Behead their dead bodies.
(THE BODIES OF JUNG CHANG SONG, SHIM HAE, )
(HAN MYUNG HOE, AND JUNG IN JI WERE DUG UP...)
(AND THE HEADS SEVERED AS PUNISHMENT AND INSULT.)
This time, the King...
will get rid of all who mocked or insulted our values.
These are...
the same people who mocked and belittled me.
Well done, madam.
No, master.
This is all your doing.
What happens now is most important.
I served Joseon faithfully,
and those who insulted me are now gone.
Now, we must prove our loyalty.
Your servant Mo Ri.
He does have unusual powers.
Do you fear...
he will become a threat like Gil Dong?
Then I shall offer him up to you.
Crush his body like you did Gil Dong's.
There is no need for that.
Mo Ri may have great strength,
but he does not have silly ideas like Gil Dong did.
Yes, Your Majesty.
He eats what he is given...
and barks when told to.
I shall release him from prison...
and let him work at the Finance Office.
I want...
a larger hunting field.
Master.
How dare you let Gil Dong live?
You disobeyed the King...
and mocked me!
He let me live once before, so...
I decided to spare his life.
It will never happen again.
This will become the King's hunting grounds.
Pack your belongings and leave.
Where are we to go?
Beat them!
You cannot do this. You cannot do this!
Have you forsaken us?
Have you really left us?
I...
do not trust other human beings.
Also,
I believe that human beings are evil to the core.
So...
when ruling such people,
I believe violence is the only way.
I am a politician.
People talk that I turned out this way because I was not loved...
as my mother had died when I was young.
Yes.
I do pity my mother.
However,
that is not the only reason.
A long time ago,
I came to the realization that men can only be ruled with violence.
So I thought...
those who tried to lecture me quoting Confucius and Mencius,
who lived 2,000 years ago, were ridiculous.
Watch and see...
how I rule Joseon.
Is it true that Gil Dong is awake?
Yes.
I heard it clearly.
Thank you.
Gil Dong is alive.
All is well. All will be well.
What did I tell you? I said he would survive.
- You did. - I knew he would wake up.
It is okay.
I heard that Gil Dong is awake.
He is awake?
He was kept in a cell alone,
without food or water, and left to die.
No one can explain how, but he woke up instead of dying.
Do you think he really is a Mighty Child who recovered?
You may eat, Your Majesty.
He woke up?
Officer Park was right.
It is better...
to see him hurt than dead.
Yes, Your Majesty. You are right.
I was going to hunt with a bear or a tiger inside the cage.
But now, we can use him instead.
Gong Hwa.
Gong Hwa does not exist any more.
After he left,
Gong Hwa died.
I heard that...
His Majesty prizes a musician by the name of Nok Su...
and likes to give her jewelry.
He would like it.
Do you belong...
to the King now?
It is a relief that you have survived.
The King is very angry right now.
But if you...
stay out of harm's way,
I will help you...
get out someday.
Someone is coming.
We are now...
strangers.
That is right.
We should show Gil Dong to his fellow thieves.
Yes, Your Majesty. I will make sure of it.
Yes, of course.
Put it down here.
Oh, my.
Why are you laughing?
Are sure that Gil Dong is alive?
Can you not believe us? I told you multiple times.
But why does he not come see us?
He will soon. Let us wait a bit longer.
We will get out of here soon. Let us get ready.
Yes, we should go have a drink.
Be quiet.
His Majesty has ordered him to participate in the labor.
Be quiet.
Hey, someone new has come again.
- Gosh. - Why does he look so hurt?
- Oh, my. - Oh, my.
What are you doing?
Go do your work.
Wait.
Is that not Gil Dong?
Move faster.
That cannot be Gil Dong.
That is not him.
- Yes, Gil Dong is not like that. - Hey.
It is him.
- Gil Dong! - Gil Dong!
What happened to his leg?
Master Hong!
Gil Dong.
Il Chung.
Master Hong.
Stand up.
Right now.
Stand up right now!
- Stand up! - Gil Dong!
Do not touch him.
Do not touch our master!
Master Hong!
Gil Dong!
- Gil Dong. - Gil Dong.
- Master Hong. - Gil Dong.
- Gosh. - Gil Dong.
- Gil Dong.
- Stand up, Master Hong!
Master Hong!
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Was it Gil Dong's...
prank on us?
Was it?
Gil Dong...
cannot bare...
the sight of his men being hurt.
But he could not do anything.
He could not do anything...
while we were getting beaten up.
Do not say things like that.
Gil Dong...
will stand up again.
He will stand up again.
He is joking with us, right?
It must have been.
It must have.
- Oh, my. - Oh, my.
- What is it doing here?
- What is that?
Who brought the dog to the assembly?
- Oh, my. - Oh, my.
Few days ago, someone made an appeal...
because of a boar in the gardens.
Subjects are...
supposed to ignore what they have heard...
and what they have seen.
Why dare you talk about these things...
in front of me?
Your Majesty.
They have been disloyal to you.
They should be punished.
- They should be punished! - They should be punished!
- Oh, my. - Father.
- Oh, my. - Spirits of the sky,
why do you turn against us?
- Oh, my. - Father.
(ANNOYED THE KING REGARDING A BOAR IN THE GARDEN)
Father.
We still lack musicians in Jangakwon,
and we need more for me to gain my dignity.
Promote and recruit...
intelligent and beautiful women from all around the country...
and make them represent the sound of Joseon.
I will name it, "Heungcheongi".
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Are you going into the palace?
How can I make my way into the palace?
The King takes women who can sing and dance into the palace.
If you have the talent, you can go into the palace.
The King have cut off all of Gil Dong's tendons...
and broke every single bone in his body.
Then he let him die of thirst without giving him a drop of water.
My dear.
I will go and meet the King.
If...
the King really have killed you,
I will...
get your revenge.
Is this everyone?
I have called every official kisaeng from all around the country.
However, they still lack in number.
That is not an excuse.
Both noblemen and kisaengs are...
all His Majesty's servants.
No one says only official kisaengs are allowed to become musicians.
Yes.
Nok Su is correct.
You really are different.
Why are you leading him on instead of stopping him?
How will you take the responsibility after calling in the girls...
- from respectable families? - Do you still not know...
what His Majesty is like even after all these years?
I guess you would not know.
You probably viewed him in a light you want to,
instead of facing the bottomless darkness inside of him.
His Majesty is...
someone who kicked out royal subjects who has...
served him for years for spilling alcohol on him.
Can you really be reassured...
that nothing like that would happen to you and me?
We must survive.
If we make a mistake, His Majesty will end up...
killing both of us.
I must survive.
I must survive...
to save him.
His Majesty is planning on throwing a huge feast...
to celebrate our peace.
This is a chance for you to show off what you have been practicing.
You must not make any mistakes.
- Yes, Your Highness. - Yes, Your Highness.
This is it.
This is what a feast of King should be like.
You all are...
- the sound of Joseon. - Your Majesty.
It is such a peaceful time in this country after a hundred years.
- It is truly peaceful. - It is truly peaceful.
Who did this?
Who on earth did this?
I have no idea. I left for a second and came back to this.
Who on earth dared to do this?
Who dared to lay their hands on the King's robe?
- Imprison him. - Your Majesty.
Please do not imprison me.
- Come. - Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Who did this?
Who on earth did this?
Your Majesty.
You should pray for luck.
So that you will not wear a robe that is covered with poison.
So that you will not get hurt by a broken palanquin.
So that you will not be betrayed by your closest royal subjects.
Above all,
pray that you will never be seen...
by any of Master Hong's people.
Do you think the deities are punishing me...
for killing so many royal subjects?
Are you afraid...
of the deities?
You were sent here by the deities in the sky.
What are you afraid of?
You are right.
I was sent here by the deities.
Those people say the Mighty Child is sent from above.
But I am the one who is truly sent from above.
I am incomparable with a man like Hong Gil Dong.
About Gil Dong...
Yes, Your Majesty.
Bring him to the hunting ground tomorrow.
It has been so long since I chased after animals.
I want to show Nok Su and the other musicians...
how I capture that man.
Nok Su.
I will show you how I capture Gil Dong today.
Now, run away.
Hurry.
Run!
Let us go.
I am scared.
The King is...
scarier by the day.
Do not cry.
A while ago,
he got up in the middle of the night and walked around the grounds.
That is not all.
He told us to pick out any heungcheongs...
who has lovers outside and is pregnant with their babies.
Why do you think he said that?
Did he tell you to pick out any heungcheongs...
who are pregnant with a baby?
Yes.
I have no idea what is on His Majesty's mind.
I am scared.
I am scared of the King.
Do not cry.
Seeing you cry...
makes me want to cry too.
I am scared of the King too.
Uh Ri Ni.
Run away.
Your Majesty, your game is here.
Uh Ri Ni.
I cannot believe you got caught already.
Uh Ri Ni.
That is Uh Ri Ni.
Are you crying right now?
Uh Ri Ni.
Were you that scared of me?
How can you call this thing...
the Mighty Child?
Fine.
Let us stop this.
I will let you see the world.
You dared to worry...
about the nation and its people as a petty thief.
However,
do you really think...
such petty concerns can rule over a country?
I will give you a chance to see...
how one should rule over a land.
- My goodness. - Come.
- Let go of me. - Follow me.
- Please do not. - Let go of me.
- Come this way. - Stop.
- That is my daughter. - Be quiet.
Wait, what are you doing?
Wait, please.
Baby!
Please let go of my daughter!
Gil Hyeon.
I saw Uh Ri Ni.
She was crying...
and said she was scared of the King.
Gil Hyeon.
I lived my life doing many wicked things.
I got my revenge on Prince Choong Won,
and I have blood on my hands while I fought with thugs...
during the alcohol ban to get the rights to sell alcohol.
I have broken many legs...
saying I am helping those who are unfortunate.
Yes.
I have expressed much of my anger during my life.
But Gil Hyeon.
Why am I sad right now instead of getting angry?
The teardrops of those who lost their houses and families...
seem like the teardrops of Uh Ri Ni,
Ga Ryung,
and So Bu Ri.
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I am a man who is easily angered.
However,
why am I crying instead of getting angry?
Gil Hyeon.
What is wrong with my heart?
Your Majesty.
You are so high up, blinded by light,
that you do not see what is going on...
way below you on the ground.
Had you known,
would you not have done something?
I...
do not trust other human beings.
I believe violence is the only way.
I am a politician.
A long time ago,
I came to the realization that men can only be ruled with violence.
Gil Dong.
You are going to a larger pond.
You are going where it is bright.
You shall become a general...
and the King will give you his sword.
Father.
What if I were not to be a general who receives the King's sword...
but were to become the person who bestows it?
What would you make of that?