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Episode 17
Then I will ask you this again.
The king who left is not the same king coming back.
He brings with him the Iron Horse Warriors who have instilled fear in the heart of Baekje.
On the other hand, we are defenseless and weak because all of our soldiers have left with Ho Gae.
Then what will happen to us?
When His Majesty summoned Ho Gae when he struck Gwanmi Fortress,
we disobeyed his command.
That wasn't us! That was all you and the Oracle's doing!
When each of your sons died,
you three elders...
You all lifted your swords against the present king.
Did you forget?
How do we stop him?
He has the Iron Horse Warriors with him! How do we stop him?
First, put the people of Gooknae Castle on the fortress walls and use them as shields.
How can you suggest such a thing?
Second, use the Northern Wei army and strike the king from behind.
Lord Yon!
Why? You don't approve?
The Northern Wei army is already at our border.
If we send missives to the fortresses to allow them to pass...
You sold our entire nation for your own benefit?
This is the great nation of Goguryeo! Lord Yon, have you gone mad?
Today, I will kill you traitor and...
Do you all agree with him?
I am also a subject of Goguryeo.
Without Goguryeo, there is no meaning to Joo Shin.
What is the meaning of this?
It may be dangerous for the Cabinet to leave.
He has asked you to stay here where it is safe.
What is the meaning of this?
What are you doing here at my house in the light of day?!
You won't have to wait for too long.
You who claim to serve my son Ho Gae as king...
How dare you raise your sword against the Cabinet of this nation?
Undoubtedly, Hwachun needs the king.
- Because only the king can find the sacred symbols. - But why...?!
You already know the answer.
Even though you may not want to admit it...
They say that deserving man is coming.
I need that man. I must have him.
I need him and the sacred symbols he holds.
The sacred symbols...?
I have no desire to harm the Cabinet members inside.
Of course, that is if you cooperate.
And the Seal of the Chancellor of the Cabinet...
I must borrow it for a while.
High Priestess!
How could you do this? Was it truly the will of Heaven?
Did you tell them to forbid our king from returning to the palace?
Was that really the will of Heaven?
Unless you give us evidence, the temple will not accept that will!
I will tell everyone to reject your order!
Time is running out. I'm desperate.
- That's why... - Do you not fear Heaven?
How dare you use Heaven's will to fill the greed of man?
If the need arises, I can use anything.
You should never have raised your objections to me.
I told you I'm running out of time. I told you I was desperate.
I do not fear Heaven.
Because I am creating it.
The King's Encampment Southwest of Gooknae Castle
The turtles are really flying today!
Are you already finished packing?
I can smell my wife from here! I'm going to die!
Come to your senses, man! Your wife left you a long time ago!
What? What, you bastard?
Chief, when are we leaving?
We're only 50 li away. If we hadn't set up camp last night, we would be there by now.
I know. Let's just wait a while more.
Everyone, let's hurry!
Your Majesty, something's strange.
We should have heard from the Guh Mool Village a long time ago.
Those damned fools!
His Majesty is returning victorious! They should have come out to meet us!
We're right in front of Gooknae Castle! Where is everyone?
When did we send the message?
Well....
We sent them two days ahead of us, so they should have arrived at the castle yesterday.
- No news from Guh Mool by the Burumsae birds? - Not at all.
Are they all dead drunk because no one's watching over them?
They better not have touched my secret wine...
Dal Gu.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I want you to go and look ahead. Take a few men with you.
What am I looking for?
Go and see if the gates are closed.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You mean the gates of Gooknae Castle?
I have the Seal of the Chancellor of the Cabinet! Close the gates!
I thought the Oracle would come herself to greet me. Was I wrong?
The Oracle has asked us to deliver to you the will of Heaven.
What does it say? What does the new Oracle think Heaven wants me to do?
"The temple who listens to the voice of Heaven between Heaven and Earth..."
It is nonsense.
I fear your ears will be offended.
We must have this missive burnt immediately.
"The king has shed too much blood in this war."
"Therefore, he cannot return to Gooknae Castle."
Is a dog barking?
Half of Goguryeo's army lives on the battlefield.
There is blood on the battlefield, not flowers!
The king shall come unarmed to the temple and pay for the blood he has shed.
Only then can his army enter...
Have they gone mad?
Your Majesty! The Julno army has finished their preparations.
Let us eliminate all of those bastards within Gooknae Castle...!
- Did the new Oracle send you? - Yes, Your Majesty.
Who else was there when this so-called will of Heaven was announced?
I am asking you if this is the will of the Cabinet.
We are allowed only to deliver the message. We cannot say anything else.
Your Majesty, there is no need for questions.
- Let us go and destroy those...! - Would it be treason?
There are not many soldiers left in Gooknae Castle.
Would they have dared to face us with such a small number of soldiers?
If it were me...
I would return to my clan and plan a reprisal.
Is this the will of the Cabinet?
I believe the Cabinet is under house arrest at the residence of the Chancellor.
They have closed all the gates and have placed guards on alert.
Just give me 500 men!
I will open the gates for you in a quarter of a day!
Your Majesty, please give us your orders!
- General Go! - Yes, Your Majesty!
We will lay a siege on Gooknae Castle.
Surround the area but don't move until I command it.
I will obey, Your Majesty!
What about me? What about Julno?!
Your Majesty, the Hwachun have finally shown their true colors.
They have shown their hidden nature of evil!
If I was the Hwachun, I would first steal the Cabinet's name.
Using that, they'll dispatch the Goguryeo forces outside of Gooknae Castle and strike my army from behind.
Do you really think that the Goguryeo army will attack you?
The strategy is... to prepare for the worst.
- General Heuk Gae! - Yes, Your Majesty!
Use my name and take control of the five fortresses closest to Gooknae Castle.
Take... take control...?
First, make sure they do not receive orders from anyone else.
Second...
prepare them for an attack from a foreign invader.
A foreign invader?
I'm going to Gooknae Castle.
You're going alone? Now?
Your Majesty, can't you please change that habit?
You have this habit of going by yourself and putting yourself in danger!
They said they won't open the gate unless I go.
- That's why, well, I mean... - My men...
They're quite talented at climbing over other people's property.
Climbing over the castle walls won't be any different, so...
I won't climb over the walls of my own castle. And I won't fight with my own soldiers.
We fight only with our enemy.
So... are we really going to fight?
We will fight when I want to, the way I want to.
- Teacher! - Yes.
Could you contact the Guh Mool disciples in Gooknae Castle?
Of course.
Tell them to make sure the people are out of harm's way.
Yes, Your Majesty.
The battle will be inside Gooknae Castle.
That's right! We're going to fight!
Gooknae Castle West Gate
He is quite a bold young man.
He has really left his army behind to come here.
What if I tell His Majesty to turn back?
What about the Cabinet members at your residence?
Wouldn't it be inconvenient for Ho Gae to become king of a country without its Cabinet?
The temple has awaited Your Majesty for a long time.
I'll be going now. When I return, I'll let you in the Royal Winery.
You must have been weary taking care of the nation's matters in my absence.
I congratulate you on your victory, Your Majesty!
Are those men the only ones protecting you?
Where is General Go...?
The only subject that has come out to greet the returning king...
It looks like you're the only one, Lord Yon.
Will you go to the temple first? If so, I will escort you...
The temple is prohibited to everyone today.
Only His Majesty may enter the temple.
Your Majesty, in my opinion...
Will there by anyone who dares to harm me in my own castle, in my own nation?
Even if they desire it, they will not do so now.
The entire nation will accept it only if it is done in a legitimate way.
No matter who the king is.
Hey, is it true?
Did you really conquer ten fortresses in twenty days?
It takes seven days just to reach the first fortress!
What kind of news have you been hearing?
The fearsome name of the Iron Horse Warriors have spread all throughout Baekje!
How come you're the only ones that don't know? Come over here.
You, tell them the story. Where's the outhouse?
- The outhouse...? - I, Jumuchi, swung my axe and...!
...struck down the foes of our great king...!
Oh, I have to go, too.
- So finish the story! - Yes, and the Joo Shin Iron Horse Warriors...
Ten Baekje fortresses and Gwanmi Fortress...
I congratulate you on behalf of Heaven.
We will have a Purification Ceremony at noon.
- Therefore you must first... - How did the Oracle die?
Was it your doing?
May I say that it was Heaven's will?
You could not have done this on your own.
Not the woman I know.
From the beginning...
You never knew who I was.
Yes.
So now will you tell me?
You... and the Hwachun behind you... What is it that you want?
On the day of the incident...
The Village of the Destitute I took you to...
You asked me how I felt.
Do you remember?
I forgot about that night a long time ago.
You asked me then and I will tell you now.
My heart belongs to our Joo Shin king.
I will do everything so that he can raise the Joo Shin nation again.
If the need arises, I will create the Joo Shin star and hang it in the sky.
I don't know if I can trust anyone in Gooknae Castle.
I can trust you, can't I?
I'll trust you, so help me.
The Joo Shin king you speak of must be Ho Gae.
I used to think that, too.
I thought that Ho Gae would be a great king of Goguryeo.
I became king so that no one else would die.
I believed that whether Goguryeo or Baekje, we are all brothers of Joo Shin!
Because of my beliefs, my soldiers have suffered.
Don't insult my soldiers with your false purification ceremony!
Kiha...
Yes...
Be with me always.
Stay where I can always see you.
In that case, I will say this.
I am sure you remember.
The oath we made to serve the Joo Shin king who brings back the four sacred symbols.
So?
The Cabinet of Goguryeo is in our hands.
And we need the Symbol of the Turtle Snake.
When Lord Ho Gae returns with the White Tiger,
we will have three of the four symbols.
Because we already have the Symbol of the Phoenix.
If you don't want to do so, then kill me here and stop me.
I don't know what else I am capable of.
Kill me now and stop me.
There was a little bit of hope left in me.
That's why I came here to see you.
But now...
It's over.
I am done with you.
Over there! There! And here...
This nation is in the hands of Lord Yon!
Please go far away! Never come back here!
That is the only way you will live!
Near Gooknae Castle's West Gate
The Yon's residence is completely under siege.
Those Hwachuns have taken over.
- Was the Yon army there with them? - They were standing guard together.
The Royal Guards are waiting near the palace.
They will move when you give the command.
Good.
But you know, the Hwachuns are different.
They have been trained as assassins from an early age.
If we fight them straight on like normal battles, our soldiers will be slaughtered.
- They use despicable ways to... - We won't fight them straight on.
We only fight that way with enemies that fight with honor.
Is it noon yet?
Yon's Residence
It is almost noon.
I am curious as to how much value the king places on the members of his cabinet.
What... what... Don't do that.
How many?
- Three on the right. - Give me two.
They say the Hwachun headquarters are close by...
Everybody, please go inside! Please go home!
Go inside! Please go home!
The Royal Guards will go to each of the four gates and take control of the guards there.
Open the West Gate and help General Go and his army to enter as soon as possible.
Contain the men inside the Yon's residence, but do not provoke them as they have hostages.
Then wait for me.
Hwachun's Secret Headquarters
Yon's Residence
What are we looking for?
The Sacred Symbol of the Phoenix
Move.
I am the Elder of Gye-Ru and the Chancellor of this nation!
For what reason have you attacked my residence?
Are you an army that operates without a leader?
Why does no one answer me?
Lord Yon.
It has been a long time.
I am Go Woo Choong of the Royal Guard.
His Majesty has ordered that no one leaves this residence.
I am merely obeying his orders, Lord Yon.
His Majesty will be here shortly. Prepare yourself and await his presence!
Why are you in the castle?
Are you saying that the entire imperial army is within the walls of Gooknae Castle?
You have been told to not enter this place until you have been purified!
Who dares to tell His Majesty's army whether to come or go?
Who dares to take His Majesty's subjects hostage?
Lord Yon! How have you become so fearless and traitorous?
His Majesty is here! He still considers us his subjects!
Did you hear that?
The one you wanted...
He has many loyal subjects.
That was always strange to me.
In my eyes, he always looked to be a poor man who had nothing to share with others.
Have you been well, Your Majesty?
I had to go rob an empty house.
The Cabinet is at Lord Yon's residence.
I have come for my subjects. I hear they are here.
Yes, they are at my house...
They are all here.
Will you tell them to come and greet me?
Did you hear what His Majesty has said?
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
They are presently being held hostage.
Are you the Leader of the Hwachun?
You honor me, Your Majesty.
We are a small clan that worships the Fire. I am merely the humble head.
They say your goal is to collect all four of the sacred symbols.
I am sure you heard it from the Oracle,
but I have been waiting here in order to exchange them with what you have.
What do you mean by what I have?
Do you mean this?
Lord Yon.
Yes, Your Majesty?
For what purpose did you make allies with these men?
Would you do anything to make your son as the king?
My desire to do so has not changed. But...
- Now I must entreat you, Your Majesty. - What is it?
The Seal of the Chancellor has been taken from me.
They have already left for the fortresses near our border.
They want to allow the Northern Wei army to enter our territory.
Stop the Northern Wei army, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
The outlying Goguryeo Fortresses have replied. They have mobilized their forces,
and fortified their defenses. No one will be able to enter the fortresses.
Is that enough for you?
You are truly remarkable.
The late king would have been very proud if he were still alive today.
Here!
One.
And two, the Symbol of the Turtle Snake!
And here, the Symbol of the Blue Dragon.
You want it all?
Will you give them to me?
Give me back my people.
Your Majesty!
I, the Elder of Soon No, ask you one question!
Did you kill my son?
No.
I see.
I have betrayed you and turned my back on Joo Shin.
How can I presume to be a burden to you?
Please forgive me. I shall go ahead of you.
Your Majesty!
I, the Elder of Gwan No, beg for your forgiveness with my life.
- Don't...! - Please reclaim our Joo Shin nation!
Don't do that!
The Sacred Symbol of the Blue Dragon
For the Turtle Snake, dark wrath. For the Blue Dragon, cold purpose.
Lord Ho Gae's Encampment at Salt Fields of Khitan
The commander is not here. He has gone somewhere with the Special Corps.
So where is that somewhere?
He has taken a few thousand men but no one knows where he went!
- They say it's a secret mission! - That's just great.
We are the army chiefs and generals! Why is it a secret to us, as well?
You are here with an Imperial Order?
His Majesty has asked me to deliver it directly to the commander.
Of course, it's a secret. It's always a secret!
Is it true?
We heard that His Majesty conquered Gwanmi with just 4,000 men.
The rumor is false, isn't it?
I had the honor of being with His Majesty in that battle.
The king was on the battlefield? That coward was in battle?
Three thousand of our men in the battle for Gwanmi...
...failed in our initial attempt. The casualties were 600 for every thousand men.
That night, His Majesty entered Gwanmi Fortress alone.
He single-handedly made the Overlord of Gwanmi Fortress surrender to him.
You lie.
Don't do that.
So anyway, the Overlord of Gwanmi Fortress actually had the Symbol of the Blue Dragon!
- So what happened? - So what happened next?
And the symbol protected His Majesty!
I didn't see it, but they said that the Blue Dragon actually rose above Gwanmi Fortress!
- Is that true? - That can't be true! Really?
A huge dragon went like this.... And like this...
It flew around and...
- Oh, my stomach! My stomach! - What's wrong?
- You tell it now. - Alright. Come back soon.
Where is he?
- I'm a disciple of Guh Mool. - Oh, yes.
Commander Ho Gae has gone to find the Symbol of the White Tiger.
- The White Tiger? - Yes.
That Ba Son! She must have told them!
That's what I know.
There should also be a pretty woman. I almost couldn't stop my chief from coming here.
He's so recognizable!
That face and that hair of his... How could he come here?
I have to find her and bring her back.
That's the only way I can live. Where is she?
- I think he took them with him. - Who?
Commander Ho Gae!
I'm going to go crazy! This is driving me insane!
Lord Ho Gae's Special Forces Encampment in Khitan
At least that Ho Gae is not a completely evil fellow.
I really like the fact that he gives us proper meals.
He was always nice since he was young.
He was always kind to us servants.
That is what is called the wolf in disguise.
The Ho Gae that has to issue killing innocent civilians is the true Ho Gae!
- Blacksmith. - Me?
The commander wishes to see you.
I already told him everything I know...!
- Ba Son! Be careful of what you say! - Alright.
- Tell him everything you know! - Alright, I will!
Be careful of what you say!
- Did you see him with your own eyes? - What?
The King of Goguryeo, Dam Duk, was your chief, was he not?
- Did you see him? - Of course!
He came to my blacksmith shop himself. At first I didn't know who he was.
The second time he brought the Royal Guard so I finally realized who he was...
He came himself.
The King of Goguryeo went to a blacksmith shop?
That's right, he did.
- What did he say? - What?
Oh, you mean, what His Majesty said to me? I remember that very clearly!
He said exactly this.
"We will be going to the battlefield soon."
"Can you help to protect my men?"
"Master Hyun Mu tells me that you might be able to help. Will you?"
So that's why you helped him?
That's why you made the revolutionary armor that is both light and strong,
and arrows that fly further than all the others?
So I mean... that's why...
That armor and those arrows... Your brother can make those, too?
Well, it may be a little inferior to mine, but still...
They say these don't rust even after many years.
They say it is a farmer's dream to obtain one of these.
Look at it carefully. Is it your brother's skill?
Where is the man who made this?
He is at Khitai Village. It is in a remote area that will take a few days.
Has everyone been well?
Goguryeo Gooknae Castle Grand Palace
I heard the news on the way here.
You were all up to mischief in the palace,
and finally caused a fiasco!
Many people have died and been injured.
So please do not laugh out loud...
I, Heuk Gae, almost want to dance with joy!
My old friends who thought that I've turned blind, deaf and insane...
finally gave their lives for Goguryeo!
What a festive occasion this is!
Is that not so, Lord Yon?
But it looks to me...
...that Lord Yon has missed his opportunity to give up his life for Goguryeo!
Is that why your face looks like that?
Is His Majesty inside?
I have so much to report to His Majesty!
I have to report what is going on in the other fortresses...
Oh yes, I brought this back.
The Seal of the Chancellor!
Didn't this belong to you?
Here.
When is His Majesty coming?
He is currently meeting with Shilla officials.
After that, he is meeting with the other nations and will not be available until sunset.
He said His Majesty is busy.
We will continue to wait here.
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When the awakened four symbols find their place,
it will use the blood of the true descendent as a key to bring down the power of Heaven.
Are you asking me if I still have feelings for that woman?
Do you know the meaning of my name?
It means a falcon that has been tame but let to fly free in the skies.
So if you try to catch it and bind it against its will...
...it will die quickly.
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I am hoping that Ho Gae will disregard my orders and become an insurgent.
Is it your wish to kill him?
When the preparations have been completed, I will go to Khitan.
He is going to where Ho Gae has created a river of corpses.
I plan to say that I go to strike an insurgent army.
I will ask if they will cooperate in striking down an insurgent army with me!
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