Go to the geoins of the palace...
and ask them to tell you every little thing about Hong Gil Dong.
(Episode 25)
Whose tomb is this?
I think Sukyong Jang...
used to know Gil Dong even before she entered the palace.
It was a mistake on her end,
but I am sure that she said Hong Gil Dong is not dead.
Hong Chum Ji is here!
- What? - What?
That scum...
Hello.
Yi Yung.
Catch those scums! Right now!
- My goodness. - Help!
- What is this? - Help!
- What is this? - What is this?
- Help! - Help!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! Are you all right?
Protect the King!
Save me...
- No! - Your Majesty!
Hong Chum Ji is here!
Something happened at Injeongjeon.
That is where His Majesty is.
- We must go. - Yes, master.
- Close the gate. - Move it!
Protect the King! Protect the King!
Your Majesty!
- Your Majesty! - Shield him!
Your Majesty!
Guards!
Ja Won! Ja Won!
Hello.
Yi Yung.
Are you scared?
Oh dear. That is so bad.
Hong Gil Dong.
I will...
capture you myself.
Your Majesty.
You must not go.
Your Majesty.
Go!
Split into two groups and head to Naehobu and Geunhoegak.
Meet me at the northern wall by the hunting grounds in 30 minutes.
Come along.
Let us go.
- Come on out. - What is going on?
Do not worry. We work for Hong Chum Ji.
Hong Chum Ji?
Is that true?
Are you really here to save us?
You must hurry.
Do not be scared.
Did any of you here lose your children?
Those children are with us.
Do you have my child?
There is no time. Hurry.
Come on out. Move quickly.
You may come with us if you wish.
We work with Hong Chum Ji.
Is that true?
- Are you really his men? - Yes.
Let us go.
But...
We must go. The King ordered that you be killed.
We shall go with you.
Hurry then. We must hurry.
Move it.
Hurry up.
Run.
Sang Hwa.
We must get Sang Hwa.
- There is no time. Hurry. - Go.
- Go ahead. - Ga Ryung.
I will be right behind you.
Go ahead.
Come to the northern wall in 15 minutes.
We cannot wait any longer, okay?
Okay. I will be there.
Come along then.
We must hurry.
Sang Hwa.
Where are you?
Sang Hwa, where are you?
(Charged for not advising the King wisely)
(Charged for making a tyrant.)
(Charged for flattery and avoiding responsibilities)
(Charged for selling out his friends for his own personal gain)
(Charged for flattery)
Stop right there!
Stop!
Answer me.
I heard you are descended from an exterminated Goryeo royal family.
Is that true?
I also heard that you were born an illegitimate son of a noble...
and revolted out of fury of not being able to speak to your family.
Is that true?
Then what are you?
Who on earth are you?
I am not...
descended from a Goryeo royal.
I am no illegitimate son...
or the son of a fallen nobleman.
I am...
my father's son.
My father was...
Ah Mo Gae, a servant.
The lowest in all of Joseon.
That cannot be.
You could not have been...
born with such a lowly heritage.
How is it that...
you were born to a king, the son of the sun,
and yet you became so lowly?
My friend is not back yet.
We cannot wait any longer.
We must keep going.
Remember this.
My parents gave me life,
but someone else made me what I am now.
That someone...
is you.
I was Gil Dong the peddler, Stepstool the procurer,
and a thug who sold alcohol and beat up corrupt nobles.
That was what I was destined to be.
I was a nobody. I was not noteworthy.
But then,
the day you crushed my body,
the blood and tears you made your people shed...
flowed into my body.
It aligned my bones and fused my flesh.
Yi Yung.
If you wish to stop me,
you must stop.
If you stop,
then I could...
go back to being Stepstool the unworthy procurer.
How...
How dare you?
You fools.
No!
You must stop!
Stop!
You fool!
Kill me first!
Gil Hyeon. Lose the others and come on your own.
Then you can take the credit.
It seems that you have at least one loyal subject.
See you again.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty.
Your Majesty! Your Majesty.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Why did you not tell me that...
Gil Dong had gotten away alive?
If you had told me, I would have...
Why must I tell you every single thing that goes on in court?
Your Majesty.
He must be taken seriously.
And so,
when I was out there with Gil Dong mocking me,
where were you?
The one who protected me today...
was neither a guard or a eunuch.
It was Park Ha Sung. Only him.
How dare the thief enter the palace?
How dare he!
Your Majesty.
The reason his men were able to enter the palace...
must be...
because he has someone on the inside helping him.
That person must be...
someone very close to you.
It will be someone you value very much.
Your Majesty.
Do you trust Sukyong Jang?
Step aside.
His Majesty said not to allow anyone in.
Why did the King...
forbid even you from entering his chambers?
He is so very impertinent.
Would it not be too boring...
to just kill him off?
Why not keep him alive...
and take just his strength?
What could be as ridiculous...
and pitiful as a tiger with no claws?
Even her?
No. It could not be.
I am my father's son.
My father was...
Ah Mo Gae, a servant.
The lowest in all of Joseon.
That cannot be.
He could not be the son of a servant.
That is impossible.
Nok Su, how could you...
give into the son of a servant?
Look. They are here.
- You made it. - Hello.
- Welcome back. - How are you?
- We are here too. - Hello, hello.
Are you Hong Chum Ji?
Listen.
It is time for us to rise up.
- Yes! - Yes!
- Yes. - We must fight.
Let's us fight together.
It has been a while.
We met once before, have we not?
Yes.
I had heard that the King had killed you.
I was told that he had crushed your body...
and that you had died.
It is Hong Chum Ji!
Hong Chum Ji is alive!
We are safe!
We are all safe!
Hong Chum Ji is alive!
We are all safe!
We are all safe now!
Are any of you...
the mother of these babies?
My baby...
I got you back.
You were alive. You were alive.
Were Hong Chum Ji's men really here?
They were.
They came through the northern wall and left notes...
when they took the prisoners.
Gil Dong.
You may be gone,
but there are still people who continue your legacy.
I will get Sang Hwa...
and join the people who work in your name.
Ga Ryung.
Ok Ran.
Why did you not leave?
How could I leave when you did not come?
But the King said...
I will kneel and beg for Sukyong Jang's mercy.
I served her for years.
She will forgive me.
Will she?
Did you find Sang Hwa?
What is this mess?
Sang Hwa.
I looked for you everywhere.
What are you doing?
Ok Ran, what happened?
I got out of Geunhoegak during the invasion.
I will go and ask Sukyong Jang for forgiveness.
Okay. I shall come with you.
We shall both beg.
Who were those people?
I heard they are Hong Chum Ji's descendants.
- What? - His descendants?
- Really? - He fears nothing.
He broke in and put bells around the King's men's necks.
Watch your tongue.
Ja Won.
The eunuchs and maids...
must have seen me run away.
The ministers...
must have seen it as well.
Your Majesty.
What is more important than that...
is that you strengthen palace security to prevent a similar...
No one can hear of what happened here.
We must...
make sure that everyone is silenced.
Your mouth brings misfortune,
and your tongue is like a sword that cuts.
If you close your mouth and be careful of your tongue,
you will feel relaxed and peaceful wherever you are.
That is why...
you need to keep the card with you at all times...
and keep it in mind...
wherever you go.
(If you close your mouth and be careful of your tongue, )
(you will feel relaxed and peaceful wherever you are.)
He has been talking about the palace outside.
Behead him and make sure everyone sees it.
Anyone who refuses to see it...
will receive the same punishment.
Why do we...
have to be the handlers every time His Majesty...
gives punishment?
One time, His Majesty wanted me to drag someone...
using a skewer stuck in his hands. So I had to do it myself.
I cannot do this anymore.
I might lose my mind soon.
The palace guards, officers,
generals, and lords that punish the criminals for His Majesty...
are sick of the horrible deeds...
that His Majesty makes them do for him.
It is only reasonable.
They have hit,
stabbed, and crushed the bones...
of hundreds of people for him.
After all, they are all human. They have a conscience.
Your Majesty,
I told you...
that I gain more strength only because you do not stop.
I was not truly going to kill you.
You have helped me over the years.
I could not let you down.
Sukyong Jang.
But always bear in mind...
to whom your lives depend on.
Yes, Sukyong Jang.
Yes, I will always keep it in mind.
His Majesty wants to see you today. You need to prepare to meet him.
It has been a while.
Prepare her bath. Now.
You smell nice.
He came to visit me.
Hong Gil Dong.
I heard that you knew him...
before you came to the palace.
Your Majesty,
I...
I did...
know Hong Gil Dong before I came here.
But I only met him once...
because he visited...
the kisaeng parlor when he was a peddler.
You met him once,
and you did not want him to die...
with that much sincerity?
Your Majesty,
I never...
Or...
was the man you loved...
Was it...
Hong Gil Dong?
Sukyong Jang.
- Oh, my. - Oh, my.
It is you.
You are...
Gil Dong's sister.
I am so happy and thankful that I could meet you here.
It is as if I were meeting Gil Dong.
Uh Ri Ni,
do not worry.
I will...
get you out of here.
Your Majesty,
punish me.
Punish me.
You ordered me to get Thief Hong,
but I dared let them inside the palace.
Kill me.
Please...
punish me.
Stop it.
Your Majesty...
You are the only one I can truly trust.
I do not...
have anyone I can trust.
No one.
Even Ja Won has been dishonest with me once.
Your Majesty.
Who else is there to protect me...
when the enemy is trying to kill me?
Who will be willing to die for me? The premier?
The minister?
No.
Only you,
Park Ha Sung, will be willing to.
I will give you one more chance.
I will be providing you with a big army.
You need to bring Hong Gil Dong.
Yes, Your Majesty.
However,
the power of an army...
does not come from its size.
Please allow me to make my own army.
You want to make your own army?
Yes, Your Majesty. I will...
make an army consisting of the people...
that are deeply loyal to you.
That makes sense.
We need to select the ones...
that are loyal to me.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Why did you not tell me that Gil Dong was alive...
and that he escaped?
His Majesty ordered me...
not to tell anyone.
You should have told me!
I am so sorry.
But if I disobeyed his orders,
I thought I would be punished and killed.
I was too scared and afraid.
Whatever happened,
I am glad you protected His Majesty with your life.
Great job.
I heard His Majesty wants to give you some armed forces.
You must catch him this time.
This time,
I must see his body get torn apart with my own eyes.
However, to find the people that communicate with Gil Dong,
we must plant someone of our own into their party.
That is why...
I want to ask...
to use a geoin of the Sugwidan.
If you let me use them,
I will put out my life...
to find the people in the palace who communicated with them,
and I will cut off the thief's head.
Then...
which one do you want to use?
Someone...
Gil Dong would not be suspicious of.
What do you think about using a young and fragile girl?
What do you want me to do?
Reprimand one of the wunpyeong girls and throw them out of the palace.
If you do, I am sure they will contact her.
Which one of them should I throw out?
I made sure all heungcheongs, gaheungcheongs, and wunpyeongs...
do not talk about what happened at the feast.
However, I heard some of you have been passing notes...
and talking about it.
I wonder what you have said.
I am sure...
you have disclosed the secrets inside of this palace.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Also,
I heard some wunpyeongs are...
missing the outside world.
I have taken you in, clothed you, and fed you.
How dare you miss the outside world...
and tell someone outside that you want to go out?
I heard you went out frequently...
to meet your mom.
Your Majesty.
I have recently wanted to see the outside world as well.
So please...
throw me out with Sang Hwa.
Someone who tells the truth and wants to be punished...
will be treated more generously.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
What happened?
I do not know.
However, it does not look like she was taken to Geunhoegak.
In that case, where on earth did Sang Hwa go?
I will give you a chance to make a huge contribution to His Majesty.
You do know about how Thief Hong and his people are...
searching for people...
who are abandoned and punished by the state,
and taking them into his side, do you not?
- Yes. - Soon, His Majesty will...
take a petty offense...
and kick you out of the palace.
Once you are kicked out,
Thief Hong and his people will soon contact you.
You will follow them...
and find some information about them before you return.
Must I...
go to the den of those thieves?
Do you not want to?
No.
Yes. Good girl.
If you do this,
I will make sure you do not have to return to the palace.
I will let you live...
a quiet and comfortable life, just like you hoped for.
Follow me.
What is it?
I feel bad for him.
I feel the worst for someone who has to die of thirst...
without a drop of water.
You are...
I heard you have been kicked out of the palace.
Do not worry.
From now on,
I will protect you.
This time,
he flogged and threw out the musicians,
accusing them of spreading words.
If he just threw them out, that is not too bad.
He once even...
ordered people to kill the musician's parents as well.
Did he kill her parents?
Make sure to keep your mouths shut. You never know when you will die.
Be quiet before anyone hears anything.
- He is right. - Oh my gosh.
Goodness.
What are you all doing here?
Us? Well, I...
Do you not know how His Majesty deals with...
those who complain about his country?
- Please. - Are you here to take us?
No.
There is someone who wishes to meet you all.
- What? - Us?
- He is Hong Chum Ji. - Are you...
Hong Gil Dong?
Wait, I heard you were dead.
I am sure all of you saw all the bones in my body break.
But look. I am doing fine.
Then are you the one...
who broke into Injeongjeon?
- My goodness. - Oh, my.
He was alive.
There are numbers of people in our land...
who were abandoned by the country.
They need guards...
who can protect them.
I know you have been beating and murdering many...
because of the orders...
of that murderous King.
What will you choose?
Will you continue to kill many more people?
Or will you stand to protect many?
I know it is hard to go back...
once you have sided with me.
However, I will tell you this.
This is...
the last chance for you to live a humane life.
If you decline this offer,
you will have to kill...
and break the bones of numerous innocent people...
with your own hands.
Okay.
I will go with you, Master Hong.
Me too.
I no longer wish to kill innocent people.
Yes. I want in too.
- Let us do this. - Let us.
This is a digger who knows this mountain well.
I brought him because he said he has been around here a few times.
Do you know anything about Ha Sung, the grandson of Park Won Il?
I do not know if his name is...
Park Won Il or something.
Then you must know there once lived...
an old man and his grandson.
Why, yes, I do know that.
The old man's son and his wife died early,
so he buried them himself and lived with his grandson.
Yes, about that grandson.
When did his grandson leave this mountain?
What do you mean?
He died on this mountain because a wild animal bit him.
This is his grandson's grave.
I saw the old man...
cry his heart out in front of this grave.
Are these...
the elite troop you have picked out?
Yes, Your Majesty. I have picked out...
excellent and loyal men. Please put your trust in them.
Now, you must cut off that thief's head...
and present it to His Majesty.
- Yes, master. - Yes, master.
Live long, Your Majesty.
Live long, live long, live long.
- Live long, live long, live long. - Live long, live long, live long.
He is not the real Park Ha Sung.
We must return quickly and tell His Majesty.
If he is not Park Ha Sung,
who on earth is he?
Is anybody here?
You are Jeong Hak's friend.
Park Ha Sung, right?
Yes.
What brings you here?
His Majesty put me on a mission,
so I will be away for a while.
I came by to say goodbye to Jeong Hak.
I see.
But I cannot help you. Jeong Hak went somewhere...
because he had something urgent to investigate.
Since you are here, I cannot let you leave like this.
Please come in.
Thank you.
Have some.
Thank you.
I am glad you are here.
I want you to be close friends with Jeong Hak.
Jeong Hak and you can support and depend on each other...
I guess Jeong Hak is running late.
What is this?
This is a cane...
which was made with a twig that my brother broke.
Is this a cane...
which was made with a twig...
that your brother broke?
I remembered it...
when Jeong Hak mentioned the servants from his childhood.
To be honest, as a child,
I was caned often instead of someone else.
Then I will get going.
My lady, I hope...
you will live a healthy life for a long time.
I want you to open your eyes to see what the world holds...
in the future.
Prince Choong Won.
- Do you know me? - Yes.
Very well.
I have met you in close proximity the other time.
- Me? - Yes.
I met you in a cold, dark,
and scary place.
You can think about it.
He must be insane.
Do you know who I am?
I am someone...
who lived his life waiting to meet you.
I did not know that day would come so quickly.
It looks like lady luck was on my side.
I heard you will be exiled to a very harsh land.
You will get to see what it is like to live...
hoping that you were dead.
This is a cane made with an apricot tree branch.
This apricot tree has...
white dots.
I need you to run an errand.
Give this to Master Park who lives beyond those hills.
Then break a branch...
off of his apricot tree which is in his front yard.
My lady, Gil Dong will die if he climbs over the hill by himself.
- Gil Hyeon. - My lady!
Is this a cane...
which was made with a twig...
that your brother broke?
Jeong Hak.
Mother.
Why are you here? I am in a rush right now.
It is about Park Ha Sung.
He was at my house.
Why was Ha Sung there?
I remembered...
who Park Ha Sung is.
He came to mock and humiliate me...
when I was imprisoned.
He acted as if he held a grudge against me...
for a long time.
Jeong Hak.
That man came to me...
with this apricot tree branch,
saying it was broken off by his brother.
But you see,
the only one...
I asked to bring an apricot tree's branch was...
Gil Dong.
How do you think he knew about that?
I heard you...
let go of the thieves even after seeing them.
I was given orders by His Majesty.
How could I do that?
Who said that?
If Hong Gil Dong...
survives with his petty life,
people will laugh.
I told you to help his studies.
Why were you late?
How?
Is it Soo Hak?
Your name...
It was my name as a young boy. Jo Soo Hak.
How can this be?
- Jeong Hak. - What is it?
What is it?
He is not Park Ha Sung,
the grandchild of Park Won Il.
He is...
the brother of Hong Gil Dong,
Gil Hyeon.
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
- Your Majesty. - What is the matter?
Your Majesty, you need to order the army to come back.
What do you mean?
Your Majesty, he is not Park Ha Sung.
The grandchild of Park Won Il, Park Ha Sung,
has long been dead.
The man pretending to be him...
What do you mean it is not him?
He is...
the brother of Hong Gil Dong,
Gil Hyeon.
What are you talking about?
- Protect His Majesty. - Protect His Majesty.
(A letter to His Majesty)
What is it? What does it say?
Your Majesty, did you think I was bluffing?
If you do not stop, I only get stronger.
I gain more and more power.
It took me only two hours to turn your army...
into mine. Only two hours.
Thanks to you, I now have...
faithful soldiers.
Your... Your Majesty.
Follow them. Follow them immediately.
Alert Hanseongbu...
and tell them to catch them...
before they leave Hanyang. Now!
Your Majesty, Hanseongbu sent the royal forces,
but they had already left.
No.
- He is here. - He is here.
- Hello, Master Hong. - Hello, Master Hong.
- Welcome. - Welcome.
- Brothers.
Welcome.
We have an important guest.
So Bu Ri.
Yes, it is me. Welcome.
- So Bu Ri. - Welcome.
Oh, my.
Gil Hyeon.
- Hello. - Gil Hyeon.
- Gil Hyeon.
Welcome.
- Brothers. - Well done.
- Great job.
It must have been so stressful.
But...
who are they?
We have come to help.
Welcome.
We are all...
brothers now.
- Welcome. - Welcome.
Gil Dong.
They have all...
come here for you.
You do know that, right?
Yes, Gil Hyeon.
Hong Gil Dong's...
brother?
Park Ha Sung.
You were...
my servant.
- Welcome. - Welcome.
Uh Ri Ni.
I was kicked out of the palace and came here to...
Uh Ri Ni.
I am not Uh Ri Ni.
Uh Ri Ni.
I am so sorry.
You must have been so lonely.
You must have suffered so much.
I am so sorry.
(The Rebel)
What do you mean? He is not Park Ha Sung?
His Majesty is trying to set an example for his subjects.
Yi Yung.
Are you out of your mind?
He killed Gil Dong!
I need to inform the teacher where they are.
What do you mean the rebels?
Kill them!
This is what I was afraid of.
Let us deal with this as we planned.