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- KING GEUNCHOGO -
Let us build our country here, and call it Balkji.
The year 341, over three centuries after Soseono founded Baekje.
The conflict between Biryu and Goguryeo over the Daifang territory reaches its climax.
Never again shall I or Baekje tolerate Goguryeo's contempt!
Who does the Daifang territory belong to?
To Your Majesty!
But King Gogukwon of Goguryeo plots to kill Biryu at their covenant meeting,
in an attempt to seize full control of the Daifang territory.
You suggest we assassinate a foreign ruler at a covenant?
We would be scorned upon as far as the Seven Seas.
With Biryu out of the picture, Baekje will be in shambles.
We shall vanquish Goguryeo at all cost.
This covenant must consign Biryu to his demise.
Despite having been banished by King Biryu,
Prince Buyeo Gu learns of the complot to kill his father,
and penetrates enemy territory to rescue him.
Sire!
You knave! How dare you defy my orders?
Escort His Majesty and go!
You must survive, Gu!
You must come back at all cost!
Escaping the covenant meeting with his life,
Biryu entrusts command of the campaign to Crown Prince Buyeo Chan.
Captured by Fu Gantai of the Mohe,
Gu manages to win over his tribe,
and they together seize control of Gomori Fortress.
As a result, the already tense relationship between...
the crown prince and Gu escalates into dissension.
Did you conspire with those Jin knaves to murder the king and oust me,
to ultimately usurp the throne and become our next ruler?
Hyungnim!
The crown prince commits the fatal mistake of imprisoning...
Chief Marshal Jin Godo for treason despite being engaged in war,
and Lord of Wirye Palace Buyeo Jun sends his daughter Buyeo Hwa...
to Goguryeo's Sayu, with the intent of striking an alliance with him.
Embroiled in a conflict with Goguryeo over the Daifang territory...
and a fierce internal struggle between princes,
Baekje begins erupting from within.
- Episode 5 -
- Gomori Fortress, Goguryeo -
Hasten.
Father is waiting.
Do not go.
Yeogu is whom he summoned!
Be that as it may, why would I not pay my respects to him?
He ordered you to remain here in Gomori!
He summoned Yeogu and Jinseung,
and is suggesting you needn't go.
How do you explain this infamy?
You should have slain Yeogu when you had the chance!
- Moro Fortress - (now controlled by Baekje)
Sire...
Who dare...
forces such obloquy upon my valiant subject?
No venomous arrow Goguryeo pierces my chest with...
could ever afflict me as much as this.
Sire...
At the time, Baekje was under the political control of two major clans, the Hae and Jin.
Making Saori Fortress in the northeast their stronghold, the Jin clan backed King Biryu,
while the Hae, based in Choseongni Fortress up north,
had been supporting Lord of Wirye Palace Buyeo Jun,
and his rivalry with Biryu.
This political strife was the very reason why,
despite the propitious conception dream which preceded his birth,
Buyeo Gu was ultimately banished by his father.
What Biryu tried to stop was internal strife which would damage Baekje's stability,
as the two clans would battle over succession rights.
King Biryu declined any audience with you.
And it did not stop at Wirye Palace,
as even the crown prince suffered the same fate.
So he summoned Yeogu and dismissed Yeochan.
Not to mention that he was accompanied by Lord Heukgang,
the Jin clan's foremost patron.
It all might depend on Yeohwa,
and on what she is able to obtain from Goguryeo.
- South Pyeongyang Fortress, Goguryeo -
Methinks the path to Baekje's throne might be too arduous for your father.
Now that Gomori Fortress is under Biryu's control,
I am sure the disheartenment must be unbearable.
Could it possibly compare with yours, Sire?
I bid you welcome, Princess.
May you abstain from such disdainful behavior.
Disdainful...
Disdainful?
You are in Her Highness the Princess of Wirye Palace's presence, here as envoy.
May you accord her the proper respect.
Whether I hold her hands or I do not,
should I grace her with my leniency or decide to take her life,
that surely would depend on my own whims, as this land's ruler.
But Her Highness is not a subject of yours.
The same goes for Baekje.
You are the one who's behaving disdainfully.
We are all descendants of Chumo the Great,
so being so cordially accorded the same warmth one would subject a sister to,
I myself shall treat His Majesty as brethren.
We salute Your Majesty.
Mohe chieftain Fu Gantai...
salutes Your Majesty.
Carry this knave out of my sight and behead him.
Yes!
The Mohe's contributions to our subjugation of Gomori Fortress were significant.
So Fu Gantai shall be beheaded, but I shall spare his Mohe troops.
Sire!
For generations to come,
the Mohe shall never forget your boundless benevolence!
Carry him out!
Yes.
Sire, was I responsible for any meritorious service?
That of opening the gates of Gomori Fortress.
Then, may you accord Fu Gantai's life to me as a reward.
You want the crown prince to be slain outside Gomori Fortress's gates?
Indeed.
Slaying him would certainly pose no quandaries,
but forcing him out of there shall be no easy feat.
The crown prince will open the gates and come out of his own volition.
And what can I expect from Wirye Palace in return?
We would accord you our everlasting fealty as brethren nations.
What meager avail...
But my father also pledges to move our border 10,000 paces south of Daifang,
once the crown of Baekje bedecks his pate.
Is that all?
What else must we promise?
I want you.
I said I want you.
There would be no greater boon for this woman...
than to join you in conjugal ties, Sire.
Good.
Still,
how could I so spuriously allude to my nuptial aspirations?!
May you confer on the subject with my father.
I doubt Lord Wirye and I would foment different motives.
Before the eventide is upon us,
I shall head to Gomori Fortress with 2,000 men.
As it now stands,
I hereby proclaim the betrothal between Goguryeo and Wirye Palace successfully concluded.
- Forge ahead! - Yes!
The blood of countless Baekje soldiers will be shed.
But without Goguryeo's support, even greater sacrifices would await us.
You fulfilled His Highness's calling, but why is there no sign of glee on your visage?
Is it perchance because of His Majesty's nuptial plea?
I see no reason why you should importune me with such inquiries.
I shall kneel down before him and supplicate.
Father, may you grant me Yeohwa's hand in marriage.
This salt trader shall take her with him to Liaoxi.
Is His Majesty the King a handsome man?
If you're going to marry, I wish it could be with someone to your liking.
Get prepared, we shall leave.
So late in the night?
I do not wish to spend a single night in that man's company.
The royal consort sent you this infusion.
Drink.
You have my gratitude, for allowing me to honor my covenant with Fu Gantai.
From this moment onwards, you are his keeper, so his future is up to you.
Fu Gantai will continue living as chieftain of the Mohe,
while I shall leave for Liaoxi with Yeohwa.
Yeohwa?
Of Wirye Palace?
That's right.
Head to Hanseong.
Gu...
Take your leave as you may,
should you not quell your mother's longing and visit her first?
What brings you here so early in the morn?
I thought we could have a cup of tea together.
It is likely you will soon meet Yeogu.
He put his life at risk and valiantly rescued His Majesty.
Is it not poignant?
How could one not laud such moving endeavors?
It will surely earn him his pardon.
I can only extend you my gratitude for blessing such lavish praise upon my son.
Once Yeogu comes back, take him and Mong, and together depart for Liaoxi.
I was rather envisioning some peace and respite for the three of us right here...
No infamy awaits those who do not indulge, as no danger befalls the cautious.
For restraint is the elixir of long life.
Does my son have no right to live in the land which gave birth to him?
Should he refuse to leave this land to the last minute,
you may bind him and carry him out of here.
Is he such a daunting threat to you?
What?
His Majesty the King is headed here!
Two thousand of our finest elite troops paving the way for his arrival!
I've escorted her.
What did His Majesty say?
Let us talk inside.
Her Highness glibly fulfilled your every ambition.
Yeohwa does indeed uphold the spirit of Grandmother Soseono, Father.
For Goguryeo still remains enemy soil,
sending you there afflicted me beyond belief.
I am proud of you.
Father.
The crown prince claims he will open the fortress gates.
What is that supposed to mean?
It is nothing but foolhardy defiance.
He said that Gochisu will be slain by his blade.
Father, with Goguryeo on our side and Yeochan acting so heedlessly,
providence is finally blessing Wirye Palace.
We cannot open those gates so heedlessly.
Gochisu's encampment is only forty ri outside our gates.
I shall behead that varmint's spurious pate, and bestow it upon our father.
Has achieving meritorious service completely blinded you?
You are our crown prince!
Heedlessly trying to emulate Yeogu's feats does not befit your position.
I will concede that providence graciously helped Yeogu subjugate this fortress,
but Father's behavior is inexcusable.
The only one responsible for conquering Willow Bay, Sutan and Moro Fortress is Yeochan!
If you truly insist on attacking Gochisu, first ask His Majesty's consent.
This is His Majesty's sacred sword!
It entrusts command of this battle upon me. Free the way!
You don't even realize what battle entails!
Continue impeding our deployment, and I shall no longer consider us as brethren.
Hyungnim!
Geom! Alert His Majesty!
Yes, Commander.
Sire!
Sire.
Biryu's eldest son opened the gates and deployed for battle.
- How many men at his disposal? - Upwards of 4,000.
Had the gates been closed, siege warfare would have been our only option,
but he came out on his own... It is a blessing from Chumo the Great.
They are infantry facing our elite cavalry.
- Victory shall be ours, there is no doubt. - Is slaughtering the crown prince all we must do?
Capture him alive.
But our covenant with Lord Wirye stated otherwise.
He can always be slain after Buyeojun ascends to the throne.
Daifang is what most matters to me,
so spare Yeochan and bring him to me.
Instead,
all of Biryu's remaining sons must be slain.
Your wish is our command, Sire.
Father... Do you foment so much anxiety about your son?
I shall prove your concerns wrong, and wash away any doubt.
Hasten.
It must have been trying.
I can only blame my ineptitude.
Sit.
It is nothing I could dare convey to His Majesty sitting down.
Should I let that intimidate me?!
Sire. Is the survival of our Jin clan what you wish for, or not?
- What are you implying? - If our survival still matters to you,
allow our clan to leave Baekje with all of Saori Fortress's people.
I am not suggesting we would leave immediately.
It will only happen after providence summons Your Majesty to the heavens.
Just as Grandmother Soseono left Goguryeo with the Sono many moons past,
our Jin clan's inevitable fate is that of leaving this land.
Too deep and rancorous is the discord our clan and His Highness nurture for each other.
So bitter it is, his enthronement would only engulf Saori in a crimson tide.
Sire. Bless us with your consent.
Godo...
My dearest friend, Godo...
Are you forsaking me?
Without your consent, I shall never leave Your Majesty's side.
I and the entire Jin clan will walk alongside you to the Pearly Gates.
If being slain by the crown prince is what the future holds for us,
allow us to accompany you to the netherworld instead.
Sire! An urgent despatch from Gomori Fortress.
Enter.
Clamoring he would attack Gochisu, His Highness deployed outside the gates for battle.
His Highness is marring your grandiose achievements.
This requires my presence.
I must see the crown prince.
- Sire! - Sire...
Our Jin clan refuses to aid the crown prince.
Then, you may remain behind.
I can't say I don't foment any ill will against my brother.
If that is the case, why always get involved?
Since Yeohwi Hyungnim is in danger.
Your Highness.
What is it, Chieftain?
His Majesty declared Your Highness as our keeper, so the Mohe shall follow you.
Retreat!!
Trail them!
On the chase! Don't lose them!
Your Highness! Don't!
Shoot!!
Protect His Highness!
Hyungnim!
Goguryeo entrapped us!
Capture him!
Retreat!
Chase them!
- So the crown prince will be slain. - Yeohwi and Yeogu along with him, hopefully.
Should that happen, the king would meet his downfall.
If no spoils are gained from such critical deployment of troops,
would not the council motion for his impeachment?
But will Sayu honor his covenant?
It was a pledge he made to Her Highness, so he will surely live up to it.
Hyungnim!
Protect His Highness!
Hyungnim!!
Hwi!
Hwi Hyungnim is receiving treatment.
Nothing will happen to the crown prince.
I am sure an envoy from Goguryeo will soon seek audience.
Let us head back to Hanseong.
- I leave Gomori Fortress to you, Chief Marshal. - Yes, Sire.
Let me go!
Let go!
I said let go!
Let go!
Let go of me!
On your knees.
You Baekje vermin!
He is Baekje's crown prince.
And they say sons take after their fathers...
Look what harebrained tomfoolery Biryu's forbearance brought upon him.
I will slay you!
You knave!
Harebrained, indeed.
I can imagine the sense of inferiority those brothers of yours force upon you.
Hyungnim...
- Baekje, Hanseong Royal Palace -
I am back, Mother.
Welcome, my dear.
You must be hungry.
Hyungnim!
What were you doing whilst the crown prince was being captured?
Was demise so daunting you couldn't move a finger?
Mother...
Did a Jin give birth to you?
You couldn't imagine that Yeogu would only bring misfortune upon your brother?
How could you ignore the fact that Yeogu and your brother cannot possibly coexist!
Don't you dare take another step!
Anger is a luxury we can ill afford now.
Yeogu might even usurp the title of crown prince from Yeochan!
What kind of palaver is that?
Yeogu is not that kind of man.
And neither will I let that happen.
I shall never allow it.
For Baekje's next ruler can only be my son...
My son Yeochan!
Goguryeo cannot boast the most fertile of soils.
I surmise these meager victuals are not to your liking?
The only reason I do not take my life here and now...
is because His Majesty has not given me his consent.
My refusal to eat these victuals is only a natural sacrifice proving my fealty.
Baekje is blessed with men of great filial piety.
Your Highness, Commander Yeohwi,
not to mention that salt trader, Prince Yeogu.
Your Excellency, I have escorted Baekje's two councilors.
Let them in.
Your Highness.
It is with great remorse that we humbly face you.
I can make no excuses.
So twenty-six years of achievements borne out of onerous sacrifices...
were swept away by a fleeting whim of yours?!
And who should be blamed for that?
Your Excellency and your brother, Jingodo!
That covetous lack of fealty you Jin displayed is the cause of all this!
Covetous lack of fealty?!
Helping Yeogu to the throne!
Is that not what the Jin clan has always coveted?
Our conditions for setting the Baekje crown prince and those two old curs free...
is the unconditional surrender of Gomori Fortress,
and the three Daifang fortresses* under the Baekje vermin's control.
*Willow Bay, Sutan and Moro Fortress
Has the Chief Marshal gained a newfound interest in trading, perchance?
So you would use that to countervail for our failures on the battlefield?
Your Excellency!
Why lose yourselves in needless complications?
The tide in Baekje is taking quite the fascinating turns, Sire.
So lead a delegation and go witness how fascinating it truly is.
Your humble servant shall reclaim the Daifang territory we fleetingly lost.
And I will endeavor to bring you the princess of Wirye Palace as symbol of our renewed unity.
There would be no greater boon for this woman...
than to join you in conjugal ties, Sire.
What is it that you gained from Sayu?
Why did he not slay Yeochan as promised?
His survival can only be of great benefit to Goguryeo, why would he do that?
He is not to be trusted.
And I thought you fulfilled his every aspiration...
But you came empty-handed after all.
Her Highness is not to be blamed.
Then, should we blame you in her stead?
Sayu will be cautiously pondering our movements and those of Biryu,
considering that nothing can prove I will gain the throne.
As His Excellency Jobul is on his way here as envoy,
you could confer with him and evince His Majesty's purpose.
Father.
What is the matter?
Prince Yeogu is waiting outside.
Is he seeking audience with Yeohwa?
With Father.
- Buyeo Gu (aged 10) -
- Jin Seung (aged 8) -
Hyungnim, quick... Be quick.
If Lord Wirye finds out, we might be lashed to death.
All right.
The same man who paraded these lands as a criminal is now a hero?!
My congratulations.
Orabani*.
*archaic form of Oppa (aka Orabeoni)
I was told you will be banished to a faraway land?
Yes... It's a place called Liaoxi.
- But, why did you come here? - To bring you with me.
Let us go together, Yeohwa.
And abandon my father, mother and brethren?
Yes.
You don't want to?
Not now...
Leave alone for now.
Later, when I grow up, I will join you in marriage and live with you.
Give Yeohwa to me.
Many moons past,
Lord Heukgang proposed the very same thing.
To let you and Yeohwa join in conjugal ties.
And I trust you staunchly declined.
Would I ever become in-laws with a banished prince plying his trade amongst salt peddlers?
But then you rescued His Majesty's life at the covenant,
played a crucial role in subjugating Gomori Fortress, and saved Yeohwi as well.
Meritorious service is finally adorning your regal lineage.
But has anything truly changed since then?
It has not.
Should I join Yeohwa in marriage, we will leave together for Liaoxi.
Is His Majesty aware of your intents?
Yes.
Did he give you his consent?
He had nothing to say.
I am nothing but a subject of His Majesty.
Should you gain his consent, how could I dismiss his wishes?
So ask for his approval.
The dissension between His Majesty and Your Highness has nothing to do with us.
And neither will I let the Jin and Hae clans embroil us in their dispute.
I will join Yeohwa in marriage at all cost.
What vim...
I once parted ways with Lord Heukgang uttering these words.
"There is no match for Yeohwa on Baekje soil."
"Prince Yeogu would never be suitable for Yeohwa."
Time can rectify my every shortcoming.
Prince Yeogu is out of the question.
I would approve if it was Haegeon, or anyone else for that matter.
But never the son of King Biryu.
Don't you know that better than anyone?
I still believe every single word I told you,
for every promise I made to you still captures my soul.
I knew... I knew you would.
But if you truly want to marry me and take me to Liaoxi, you must hasten.
Hasten without reserve.
Hearing you share my feelings brings me great joy...
But shouldn't a lady show some restraint?
I want you.
I said I want you.
We bid you welcome after this long journey.
How did it go?
Wirye Palace has been prohibited from joining the Council of Nobles.
They leave us out?! Despite the fact an envoy is here.
What kind of subterfuge is this?
His Majesty refused audience with you in Moro Fortress as well.
It is a clear sign that he doesn't want you to interfere with the negotiations.
And did he ever willingly give us any consideration when it came to diplomacy?
Only formalities tamed his indifference.
But those same formalities can be crucial, at times.
He cannot be suspecting you already, can he?
Meseems urgent matters I must not learn of require his undivided attention.
And what would those matters be?
Proclaiming a new crown prince, or...
We were informed that you suffered ailments,
but I am most relieved to see you in such good fettle.
We can only thank Goguryeo for it.
How could you use that covenant as a pretext to murder His Majesty?
The best of allies could point blades at each other in the morrow,
compeers become foes, alliances are broken...
Diplomacy has a rather capricious nature.
And you would let that be the root of discomfort?
Your insolence is inadmissible!
Hwi, be quiet.
A look at your conditions, and it seems that you're asking...
for Willow Bay, Gomori, Sutan and Moro Fortress in exchange for the crown prince and our councilors.
Slay him.
You are free to slay the crown prince.
Are you forsaking my son?
Are you...
forsaking our son?
Are you truly going to abandon our Yeochan that way?
You're willing to do that?
Are you going to forsake Yeochan?
You cannot go to Liaoxi.
Neither can you go to Liaoxi, nor marry Yeohwa.
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- Is the throne what you wish for? - Think of Baekje's future.
Is becoming Baekje's king what you want?
The future of Baekje after my demise.
You have long abandoned me.
- Sayu is a daunting threat. - Biryu is a cruel father, after all.
- I said slay Yeochan! - I think sparing him would be a lot more amusing.
How could Goguryeo be so insolent?
Cruel deviltries, that is what power entails.
Killer and killed, misery does not spare any mortal.
Too much blood would be shed to grant you that throne.
Yeohwa, that is your destiny.
Then, I shall renege that stench of blood and leave Baekje.
Slay him with your own hands instead!
He has the right to know why demise must be brought upon him!
I will go to Liaoxi with Yeogu.
Is there any prince who would not wish to become king?
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