How dare you touch me?
Do you expect to live after this?
I am the real King.
I am the real King!
Master!
The Crown Prince told everyone that the poppy field was burned.
Not only that,
he had Pyunsoo Group's Death List as well.
- He had the Death List? - Yes.
So?
What happened to him?
Before I fled the palace,
I heard loud cheering.
I think...
he became the King.
The Crown Prince became the King.
They will come soon to arrest me.
Listen to me.
Yes, master.
Gather all the guards.
Guard our halls so that no one is able to enter.
Yes, master.
Now that I am your King,
I shall give my first command.
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.
I want you to all work together...
to create an antidote for the poppy pill within five days.
All the doctors and nurses of the Royal Infirmary...
and everyone who knows about medicine...
are to cooperate.
- We shall obey your royal command. - We shall obey your royal command.
I will reward merit and punish fault.
There will be a new system.
Rewards and punishments must be strict and fair.
For working for Pyunsoo Group...
to manipulate the court,
The Chief State Councillor,
Second, and Third State Councillor...
shall be dismissed.
Ex-Minister of Personnel Woo Bo is my new Chief State Councillor.
Select a new Second and Third State Councillor...
and report to me.
I, Woo Bo...
will carry out your royal command.
Censor General Kim Kwang Kyung is now Minister of Justice.
Section Chief of Personnel Park Moo Ha will work under him.
Together with the Ministry of Justice,
reveal all they have done wrong.
I will carry out your royal command.
Son of the ex-Chief Commander of the Palace Guards...
Lee Chung Woon.
You are my personal bodyguard.
Do what you did so far...
and stay close to me.
Protect and help me.
I, Lee Chung Woon...
will obey your royal command.
Palace Guards.
Take the three state councillors and Pyunsoo Group members...
and arrest them all!
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Let me go. Do you know who I am?
Your Majesty!
- Your Majesty! - Create an antidote...
and share it with me, Your Majesty.
Hey, you.
Call the Queen Dowager.
Oh, no...
Will you please save me?
Officer of Justice.
Bring in Dae Mok,
the leader of Pyunsoo Group.
Master.
The Palace Guards are here for you.
Our assassins are guarding the grounds...
but they are too many. What should we do?
Do not make a fuss.
Go and threaten to burn our supply of the antidote.
- Pardon? - Tell the Palace Guards that...
if they step a foot on my land,
I will burn all the antidote in my possession.
Our members are the ones who really need the antidote.
Will the King back off...
to save our people?
This King will.
While the men are at a stand-off,
I shall arrange for you to escape.
Do not bother.
He acts like he is powerful now,
but he will self-destruct in a few days.
Only I know the formula to the antidote.
He became King to make the antidote,
so what will happen if he fails?
His subjects...
will come groveling to me to ask for my help.
That is when I shall turn the tables.
The Officer of Justice went to arrest Dae Mok.
We shall hear news soon.
Your Majesty.
The Officer of Justice has returned.
Let him in.
What happened?
Did you arrest Dae Mok?
Well...
Your Majesty.
He said he would...
burn his supply of the antidote.
My men are at a stand-off with his.
Your Majesty, if we do not arrest Dae Mok,
he will remain a threat to us.
He might even fight back.
Arrest him immediately.
But...
if we lose the antidote he has,
even more officials will lose their lives.
I cannot risk their lives...
to capture Dae Mok.
How many men does Pyunsoo Group have?
There were about 1,000.
I have 3,000.
We may be stronger in number...
but they are elite fighters.
What should we do?
Officer.
Have your men surround Dae Mok's house.
Until we have created an antidote,
you are not to let Dae Mok leave his residence.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Why are you here?
"How dare you lust for the crown."
"Look at you now."
Are you here to mock me?
Are you...
hurt?
You hypocrite!
Whose fault is this?
Because of you, I am now...
in this mess.
You are right.
It is all my fault.
Blame me.
I am so sorry...
this happened to you.
You are trying to...
deceive me again.
When we have the antidote,
I will give you one then set you free.
So...
wait until then.
Why?
Will you give me a fake antidote...
and kill me?
This was your plan all along.
Just so you could return,
you were going to use me to shield yourself from Dae Mok.
No.
I considered you...
my friend.
However you think of me,
you are still...
my friend.
That is why I shall save you.
I will bring an antidote.
Bear with me.
You liar!
You hypocrite!
Your Majesty.
Please...
save my son.
You can exile us...
or flog us all.
Please take pity on us...
and just save his life, Your Majesty.
I already...
promised Sun that...
I would get him...
the antidote.
Your Majesty.
He was always my friend.
I have no cause to...
harm my friend...
and plunge his mother into sorrow.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Thank you for your grace.
I knew it.
You always...
disregard your own wounds.
Let me do it.
I want to...
do it for you.
How will I...
be able to leave you on your own?
Thank you for saving...
Sun's life, Your Majesty.
Were you...
actually concerned that I would...
have him killed?
I always...
I am sorry...
and I thank you.
I will not make you cry ever again ...
because of me.
Gosh, Sun. Sun...
Why are you here? Go back.
Sun.
The Crown Prince promised to save you.
I said to go away!
I do not want to see you, so leave me!
What did I tell you?
I told you that we had to leave.
Please!
Is anyone there?
Take this woman out of here now.
Sun...
Sun... Goodness.
It is easy to find our house.
You will see a fabric store...
right when you enter Seomun Market.
You will find our store if you go straight from there.
Since you visited there once before,
you know the way, right?
You have to come see...
me and Mom, okay?
Okay?
I will be waiting for you.
I am very curious.
We have made as many remedies for the poison...
as we could by kinds.
Now, we only have to check whether this medicine...
can be the actual cure for the poppy pills.
This liquid will tell you if the medicine works.
What will happen to this liquid if the antidote...
actually works?
Its color will...
turn transparent.
I guess this is not the one.
The King is entering the room.
How is it going with making the antidote?
I am sorry to say this,
but I think it will take quite some time to make it.
We have made various kinds of antidotes,
but they all failed to neutralize the poison.
Please keep working on...
finding the cure.
It will not be easy,
but we must...
do it.
I shall obey your royal command.
What happened to making the cure?
It will not be of use...
if you find the cure after I die.
Are you listening to me?
Gosh... Goodness.
We are all going to die.
I guess you have nothing to fear...
since you did not have poppy pills in the first place.
What happened to making the cure?
They failed it again.
And they have not enough poppy pills left...
to experiment with.
We only have four remaining days.
What should we do?
I think...
I have to...
meet Dae Mok.
- Your Majesty. - I have no choice...
in order to save the officials.
Before it gets too late,
we need to know how to make the cure.
The King...
has asked to see you in private.
He released me to send you his message.
Master,
will you meet with him?
The prescription.
Why?
Why do you want to save them?
They either tried to kill you,
betrayed you,
or pretended not to know...
even though they found out who you were.
They are...
all my subjects.
My, my.
I guess it is still not time for a new world.
Even if you want to change the world,
once you join the existing system,
you end up following the rules.
You will barely be able to change things.
If you want to open a new world,
you will either have to abandon what is inside and pour it again...
or have to change your cup completely.
Now is...
your chance to open a new world.
Why do you wish to save them?
A king rules over his people...
for his love for them.
I cannot divide...
whom to save or kill.
Get me the prescription for the cure.
Save all the officials who are addicted to the pills...
and disband the Bureau of Water Supply that is exploiting people.
Then I will save you...
from being killed.
Exploiting.
You called it exploiting.
What did you do when those poor people...
struggled to survive in their lives?
Confucius says not to walk on it since it is not a path.
Buddha says to give up since it is their sin in their past lives.
Then...
what did you do?
When the people were starving to death...
When you politicians did nothing for them,
I was the one to feed them all.
And you call it exploiting?
You fed the people?
You caused them trouble with water that is for everyone.
You killed so many innocent children to take control over the government.
How dare you talk about the people?
Whatever excuse you bring up...
will not justify your evil deeds.
How dare I talk about the people?
Do you think you possess everything...
now that you are the King?
Do you think it is your Joseon and your people?
No.
You are wrong.
If you do not provide the antidote right away,
the officials will abandon you first.
If you arrest me,
then...
the people will abandon you.
Dae Mok!
You want the prescription?
If you step down from your throne,
then...
I will give you the prescription.
We have done everything we could,
but we failed to make the cure, Your Majesty.
And we have not a lot of poppies...
to experiment with.
- Listen. - Yes, Master Dae Mok.
You must mobilize all the water deliverers across the land.
I will start with them to mobilize all the people of Joseon.
Start a rumor...
among the water deliverers that the King...
is attempting to eliminate the Bureau of Water Supply.
Are you telling me to mobilize the water deliverers...
so that we can start a rebellion?
It would not be bad if violent people burn the palace down...
and murder the King.
Yes, Master Dae Mok.
Love for the people.
Love for the people?
Let us see if you can still say that...
when the people stab a knife into your back.
Perhaps it is time for me to join Hwa Gun.
Even if you suddenly appear silently,
I am not afraid.
Would you like a sip?
You are no fun.
That is why you can never say how you feel.
You fool.
The woman you loved was in love with another man,
and died for...
and because of that man.
Did that not anger you?
She looked happy.
When I saw Lady Hwa Gun when she passed,
she looked happy, as if she was saying,
"I am happy because I was able to help the Crown Prince."
Your Highness.
Her final order that she gave me...
was to protect the Crown Prince.
Master. His Majesty needs to know how to make the antidote.
Please help me. We have only two days.
Without the antidote, 75 people,
perhaps all of Pyunsoo Group addicted to the poppy pill...
may lose their lives.
For Lady Hwa Gun's sake, please help us.
Please protect...
Lady Hwa Gun's smile.
I know how to make the antidote.
I heard only Dae Mok knew how to make the antidote.
Even my father does not know...
that I know how to make it.
I will tell you how to make it.
However, I have a condition.
What is it...
that you want?
(The Emperor)
The water deliverers...
are rushing to Gwanghwamun.
I have relayed your message.
If the rebels murder the King,
we will make someone from the Royal Family the king,
and create our world again.
Please send us to Dae Mok.
You are the only one remaining who can take revenge.
Shall I assassinate the King?