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The Yon family will open up a feast!
I humbly accept the honor!
That's it.
This was used by magicians in ancient times.
Your Majesty! Father!
It is poison.
I don't know whom to trust in Gooknae Castle.
I can trust you, right?
I am innocent!
Did you give this to the late king as well?
The physician has confessed that it was Ho Gae.
That's a lie. That is impossible!
Mother!
Promise me you will form a new nation under the Sacred Tree.
Promise me you will be king!
Beware of the false prince. He has the wisdom of a serpent.
My son... Ho Gae...
Mother... Mother!
Mother... Mother... Mother!
Mother!
Episode 4
She gave this medicine pot to the royal physician.
She wanted him to give His Majesty a drop of this everyday.
This is a poison created by sorcerers.
What? What did you say?
- The royal physician confessed that it was so... - You!
And then?
I told aunt what the physician confessed.
And that he also confessed about the gold.
And so?
Then, aunt took this medicine pot.
I did not know that she would take the poison.
- That's a lie! That's a lie! - That brat, I'll...
That's a lie! That bastard is lying...!
You are the same age as the prince.
He is calm and composed, but you throw a tantrum like a child!
My prince, I ask one question.
Why did you have my son Ho Gae captured first?
If the royal physician was telling the truth, and aunt had really done such a thing,
I intended to keep Ho Gae as hostage.
I feared that the Yon family might rebel and stage a coup.
You are a man that cannot tell a lie.
Aren't lies what you tell when you are fearful?
The royal physician must have been crazy.
A crazy man saying crazy things.
Before he spouted more nonsense, I had him executed.
With his death, there will be no one else who knows...
that someone had tried to kill the King.
You are truly wise and magnanimous.
I, Ga Ryuh of the Yon family, thank you.
I'm sorry.
Disband the soldiers. It is over... for now.
Let's go!
Ho Gae, you have lost today.
You have been defeated by Dam Duk today.
And...
I have been defeated as well.
I have been fooled all this while. By both father and son.
He was said to be unable to memorize single verses from books.
He was said to be so frail and weak that he was unable to ride, let alone be a warrior.
And so I put him out of my mind.
I was completely fooled.
I thought that others would see you as king because you were born under the Joo Shin Star.
But I was wrong.
That's why your mother was wrong.
I will wait.
I will wait until others acknowledge you as king.
More importantly, I'll wait until I can acknowledge you as king.
And if I wait...
Will it be worth it?
If I become king, will that be enough for you?
If I become king...
Will I have power over that bastard that killed my mother?
It is over? What is?
Lord Yon understands that I had no choice...
You have decided to commit suicide!
Why don't you shout an invitation for them to kill you?!
Have you given this any thought?
Have you given any thought for your father?
- I just... - Just what?
Do you want me to praise you for what you have done?
Do you want to boast of your intelligence...?
Father! Father!
Why did they do it?
Why do they hate us so much?
She was your sister and Ho Gae is my cousin.
We share the same blood...
They did not think that.
My sister never acknowledged me as her older brother.
I don't understand.
I don't understand what you mean.
Do you know what happened...
in the 12th year of your grandfather King Won Dae Won's reign?
Yes, I read about it.
China attacked our nation, assassinated the king, and took his body as a trophy.
That was not all.
They also took the royal family and the subjects from Hwan Do Palace.
My mother, the queen, was amongst them.
She lived as their captive for many years.
When she returned to Goguryeo, thirteen years had passed.
My brother, King Sosurim, saw his mother for the first time in thirteen years.
But next to her was a brother he had never seen before.
Yes, that was me.
My place of birth was not Goguryeo, but China.
People whispered behind their hands when they saw me.
They said my mother had been tainted with the blood of the barbarians.
To avoid their attention and stares, I lived quietly in the countryside.
If my brother King Sosurim had lived a long life...
If he had left a descendant...
I wouldn't have had to stand before people.
My son...
Look at me.
Look into my eyes.
If you cannot look me in the eye,
that is a insult to my mother, your grandmother.
My mother was already pregnant when she was taken captive.
Do you understand?
Goguryeo's royal blood runs in my veins.
And that blood has been passed to you.
You are of true royal blood.
B-b-but they...
They don't want to believe it.
People only believe what they want to believe.
That book...
I stole it.
You stole it from the Royal Library?
Shall I remove them?
Is that how you do it?
What? No.
You start there.
- Here? - Yes.
Start there with your right foot.
If I fight well, will I be a good person?
I... killed my good friend's mother.
Can I still be a good king?
Answer me.
If I learn all of these fighting techniques, will I become a good king?
I just want you to be stronger and more agile.
So that if and when you are in danger,
you can escape and not be harmed.
It's three coins for your fortune, you know that?
There are people for whom money grow on trees.
And there are others who cannot afford to eat one meal a day.
So how can I charge all of them the same price?
Just because she's pretty, you were holding her hand for half a day!
My dear master is so lucky.
I am?
How did you get such a great disciple as myself?
I get all your customers for you.
And when it's time to eat, I cook for you!
And not only that, I pour wine for you!
Yes, and drink it all yourself!
You're still wet behind the ears! How do you drink so well?
It's three coins! No discounts!
Where are you going?
To get customers, of course! You think money rolls in by itself?
There are three things we mercenaries don't do.
First, we don't attack when their backs are turned. Second, we don't harm the elderly and women.
And third, if we don't like the countenance of the person hiring us, we don't work for him.
Chief!
Drink! Go on and drink it all up!
Have you come from the north?
Why?
- That's bad news. - What is?
- Did you see blood on the way here? - Blood?
Well, there were a few bandits that I had to take care of.
Oh no, those spirits have attached themselves to your back!
You know that dour-faced fortune teller over there?
He'll remove them for you.
Remove what?
These. The things that are attached to your shoulders.
You have to go to the blacksmith first.
But she says something's attached to me!
Chief, I have to take care of this first!
Do you know of any good blacksmiths?
A mediocre place for three coins.
The best for five coins!
Kid, this axe belongs to you?
Take it back.
Just change it for them! Why do you play so hard to get?
Do you hate money?
There is something wrong with that axe. If I fix it, it will take many lives.
It's too savage a weapon for that young boy.
What did you just do, kid?
This axe was given to me by my father. (Jumuchi - chief of Malgal Mercenary Clan)
I learned to wield this axe before I learned to walk.
I cleave the wind and cut open the earth!
I haven't met a good blacksmith yet.
Don't worry! That person is the famous blacksmith Ba Son of Gooknae Castle.
All of Goguryeo's warriors and fighters come here!
Everyone knows her, Ba Son!
But I wonder what your name is, big brother?
My name is Sujini.
Hyung!
- Have you been well? - Yeah.
- Where are the kids? - Follow me!
Enjoy your meal.
Hyung!
Our little Hyuk has become so big!
- Good food! - Thank you!
Come again.
- Good afternoon! - Oh, it's you.
Mi Geum's father...
What... Has something bad happened to him?
Malgal's attacks are decreasing,
so I think the army will return before winter.
So Mi Geum's father will be home before winter?
Yes.
Thank the heavens!
Thank you! I'm so glad Mi Geum knows you!
You've grown into a fine man.
Make sure you bring your parents here the next time.
- I will give you all free food. - Yes.
- Hey, long time no see! - Oh, hello!
How is the gambling den going?
It's peaceful after we found those swindlers.
It's all thanks to you.
Come to the den anytime. You are always welcome!
How can you say that to a child?
Duk, children should never go to gambling dens, understand?
What are you talking about?
Gambling dens are where people are born and where they die.
It is where life is!
What a boy!
- Have you been eating well? - Yes.
The lady has been good to us because of her promise to you.
- Look at how fat I am. - Wow, look at that fat!
- Here it goes! - Thief! Thief!
Hyung!
I told you not to steal!
We came here everyday like you told us to.
That granny is scary.
If it weren't for our promise, we would have left a long time ago.
You wretched boy! Your mouth flaps with the wind!
- Were you ill? - No.
- Did you go somewhere? - No.
So where were you for ten days? You used to come here every three!
Massage me, boy!
Have you been skipping meals? Where is your energy?
Put your strength behind it, you wretches!
Our granny... you are so beautiful.
How nice it would be if her words were also lovely!
Wretched boy.
How can I say nice things when I have buried three sons?
Wretch.
Granny, have you sold some dye?
There has to be dye for me to sell dye.
What happened? You're the best in Gooknae Castle!
You taught me yourself!
I have to have strength to make dye.
I have nothing to look forward to with my broken body other than death.
Go away.
Here.
Up. Down.
Now from side to side.
1, 2, 3!
Those wretched boys. They should have eaten something.
What's this? Hey, you!
It's the players!
Forgive me!
Go on!
Camp of Black Team (North Jul No Province)
Hey! Don't do that.
- I said don't do that! - Who are you?
If you insist on doing that, then I have to go through the trouble of stopping you!
You really don't listen, do you?!
Come here, you bastard!
What's this? What's going on? The horses!
What's this?
I'm... I'm not a thief.
- What am I? - Get her!
Get her!
Get the thief!
Over there!
I got her!
You know the penalty for theft is a limb, right? For horses, it's your life!
- I wasn't stealing! - Don't deny it!
The horses! The horses!
- Oh no, the horses! - Get the horses!
How shall I repay this favor?
Why don't you take away your hand?
I thought I smelled money!
So how much is in there?
Let me see!
Who were those men? What did they do to the horses' feed?
Those men are the local thugs.
And they were putting herbs in the horses' feed...
which makes them have diarrhea.
And the Black team will be going to the tournament tomorrow,
but all they will be doing is clearing horse shit.
Who paid them to do it?
Three coins. Actually, this is worth five coins.
Since it's our first trade and all, three coins.
Three coins.
Hey!
I'm Sujini.
You walk like a young aristocrat out to see the peasants.
You want to go somewhere fun?
I'll make your money grow five times!
Let's go to Da Rae House with that money.
You don't know Da Rae House?
You're a greenhorn!
The girls are amazing there!
I'm a girl, but when I see them...
Even I get aroused.
What of it? Let's go!
It's not that far.
Just a little walk.
Over there.
You have to go to a mountain to catch a panther. You have to go to heaven to catch a star!
You have to go to a poppy field to meet your lover!
Young master, you can't look like a greenhorn here.
If they know you're a virgin, they'll pull off your tail and make bone soup!
This won't do. Hand it over.
- What? - Your money pouch!
- Oh, my money pouch? - I'll take really good care of it.
Did you say Da Rae House?
Didn't you say the women here were the best?
Of course they're the best! They're the best in the world!
- I didn't think they were that great. - Didn't think they were great?
- Young master, a place like this... - Oh, darling!
- How have you been? - It's been so long? Didn't you miss me?
You have to call the other girls too. We've been flooding our rooms with tears!
You wanted to drink, right? Free wine!
- Where are you? - Come out! Where are you?
Come out! Come out now!
She came in here!
The thief that tried to burn us down and kill our horses!
When did I burn you down? All I did was...
Get her! Kill her!
- Help me! Block them! - What time is it now?
- It is 10 o'clock. - I have to leave now.
- Where? - Look behind you.
- Goodbye. - You wretch!
Wait till I get you!
Stay right there!
I'll... I'll tell you everything.
- Let's get a few blows in first! - Hey! What are you doing there?
You! Shall I tell them everything?
Get her!
Where is he?
What brings you here so late at night?
I couldn't sleep, so I thought I would read at the library...
And take a walk too.
There are rumors that someone scales the walls every night.
The walls at the palace?
I'm sure it's just a rumor.
Well, there are many rumors in the palace.
Have you heard the rumor about Do Gae Pond?
The pond in the north garden?
At the end of the lunar month, many have heard a mysterious woman playing a flute.
- Men who hear it... - Don't leave the palace.
Yes.
Don't think about going anywhere near the tournament.
All the noblemen and aristocrats will be gathered.
I won't make myself obvious to them. They don't know who I am anyway...
The Yon family is waiting for an opportunity to eliminate you.
Do not give yourself away during this critical time.
Yes.
Gye-ru Province is controlled by the Yon family.
Half of all the noblemen of the four provinces are supporters of the Yon Family.
In any case, the Yon family controls most of the trade routes.
Shilla to the east, China to the west...
It is impossible to trade with them without the support of the Yon family.
- So... - Show me.
- Your Highness... - Show me. No one is looking.
Over there too.
There. There. And here...
It's amazing.
You're saying you were born with this ability?
Don't make yourself too obvious.
You must never allow anyone to think, "This prince... I must watch out for him."
We have no choice then. Kiha, you must leave the temple.
Then I will stop being the prince too.
Then we can run away together.
We'll go to foreign lands. You'll show your fire-making skills and I'll collect the money.
Can't you stay longer? You've come all the way here.
Please go to bed.
No one laughs with me.
No one laughs with me in the palace.
A frail girl is getting beat up by thugs, and what did you say? "I have to leave?"
Of course I had to leave. Why should I be involved in that mess?
"Why should I...?"
We held hands and went in together, drank together...
So why should we fight together?
- Hey! - Hey? Where is all the loyalty?
How do you expect to live in this world with that attitude?
- Are you that infatuated? - What?
I mean, don't you have any womanly pride? How can you follow a man around all day?
Aren't you ashamed of yourself? Don't you agree?
They say I'm right.
And speaking of which, when did we hold hands?
Is that your wish?
Do you want me to? Come here!
Everything happened according to what you said!
We could've charged anything we wanted.
You told us not to sell salt for a month, and the price would double.
How did you know that?
Well, the Mongolian merchants were here last month.
They needed salt so they would have bought the entire stock.
Then there would be a shortage of salt... The rest is obvious.
Here you go.
Don't you want to double your money?
If things go well, it could be five fold, even ten fold!
All right, just let go of my hand!
It's so easy! It's like floating in the sea,
lying down and eating grapes!
Here we are!
Are you still gambling?
Gambling? This isn't gambling. This is placing a wager!
Who's going to win the tournament today?
Wait! Listen to me.
Everyone's betting on the Yellow Team. We'll bet on the Black Team.
And if we win, think about the odds!
I'll do everything! I'll do all the necessary things!
I'll just take twenty percent!
Yellow Team! Yellow Team with our very own Ho Gae!
Don't you have any pride?
Do you do everything for money?
How do you know the Black Team will win?
- We can trust him, master. - By what?
- By money. - Does he have a lot?
He seems to have enough.
In that case...
By north, south, east and west...
Blue Dragon, White Tiger, Phoenix and Turtle Snake...
Between heaven and earth, between the moon and the stars.
- Me? - If you wish.
Just choose one.
Black!
This says that the Black Team will win!
Come closer.
Do not divulge this secret to anyone else or you will incur the wrath of heaven.
That will be two coins.
Two coins? Two coins...
To tell you the truth, I can see the will of heaven from the stars.
And when I touch my ears to the earth, I can hear its heart beating.
But this tournament... It's so obvious what is going to happen.
I didn't need to look at the stars nor listen to the earth.
Do you happen to know Ho Gae of the Yon family personally...?
He is the son of the noblest family in Goguryeo.
He had already surpassed most warriors by age fifteen!
Most of the teams will see him and his influence and just...
Anyway, he is the captain of the Yellow Team.
Everyone believes firmly that his team will win.
So why would he try to harm the Black Team?
I wonder what the penalty is for accusing someone falsely?
I'm not accusing him of anything. I'm just really curious, that's all.
Why do you think he did it?
I've always had a great admiration for Lord Ho Gae.
Of course it was always from afar.
When he was young, he used to be so warm, kind and always smiling.
I wonder why he changed so much.
I must win this tournament no matter what.
We will be fighting before all the aristocrats of this nation.
I must show them that Ho Gae is different from others.
But one day, he stopped smiling.
Well, he does smile sometimes. Like this.
If he is your age, you might know him?
And that rare smile of his makes all the girls in Gooknae Castle go crazy!
- It must have been after that incident... - What incident?
The death of his mother.
I heard that Lady Yon ended her own life by drinking poison.
As far as I know, she didn't commit suicide. She was murdered.
Do you ... really think the Black Team will win?
There will not be a next time. If we don't win, this is the end.
- Understand? - Yes.
Shouldn't you be resting for tomorrow?
I was speaking to mother.
What did she say?
She said she was restless.
Why?
She wanted to know when you would trust your son.
She asked how long she had to wait.
I told you before.
Only when the people of Goguryeo acknowledge you.
Then I will show you during this tournament.
During this tournament of the five provinces, I will reveal the true Ho Gae.
Everyone already acknowledges me.
All you have to do is not ignore me.
I will not ignore you.
Did you place your bet?
Shall I do it for you?
Gooknae Castle tournament field
They say he owns twenty merchant ships.
And that's not even counting the little boats.
Do you see him over there?
Over there... The one with the red silk.
He wants to meet with me?
He mentioned he wanted to speak to you regarding the destiny of Goguryeo, but...
But I'm sure he means to ask you to share some trade rights with him.
A great merchant like him...
You could make money even with a 6 to 4 split.
Blue Team (Eastern Representative, Soon No Province)
Black Team (Northern Representative, Jul No Province)
Yellow Team (Central Representative, Gye-ru Province)
Noonim!* (*Big sister) It's me, Jumuchi.
- Oh, Jumuchi! - Noonim!
- Let's go. - Where?
Hurry up and follow me! The tournament is going to end!
Tour...tournament?
If I become king, will that be enough for you? If I become king...
Will I have power over that bastard that killed my mother?
During this tournament of the five provinces, I will reveal the true Ho Gae.
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During the tournament, when I came close to Yon Ho Gae,
the Phoenix Heart came alive.
- Is that allowed? - The only rule is not to hurt the horse.
How long does it take?
My prince.
There must be something you've prepared for tomorrow's battle.
Imprison the King's son!
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