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I'll be a servant of Khitan.
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But spare my subordinates in return.
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I beg you.
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You've finally learned to bend.
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{\a6}[Empress Dowager Xiao (Emperor Shengzhong's mother)]
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But is this coming from the heart or
are you deceiving me to save your men?
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I'll do my best to sincerely serve you
if you spare my subordinates.
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{\a6}[Lady Sungdeok- Hwangbo Su (future Empress Cheonchu)]
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You're learning to negotiate too.
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This is a big improvement.
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What happened that made you change your attitude?
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But your eyes haven't changed at all.
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You still have a long way to go.
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How am I to believe you, when your eyes
say one thing and your mouth says another?
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What can I do to make you believe me?
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I'll have to give it some thought.
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- Duyan .
- Yes, Your Highness.
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Take her to Kim Chi Yang.
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I'm going to see the Emperor.
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Yes, Your Highness.
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{\a6}Kim Chi Yang
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Drillmaster Gang, Sa Gamun,
and Sa Illa have been captured?
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I've told Chengtian [Empress Xiao] that
I'd serve her in exchange for their lives.
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But she didn't believe me even when I kneeled.
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She sent you here, not back to your cell.
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That means there's hope.
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But I don't think I can ever go back to Goryeo.
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What do you mean?
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Once you and the others are released
and sent back to Goryeo,
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I'm going to take my own life.
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I'm the mother of Goryeo's next king.
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How could I live after vowing loyalty to Khitan?
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Who cares about a vow made under duress?
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Neither one of us have any obligation
to be truthful to the Khitan Empress.
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Why are we enduring this humiliation right now?
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Isn't it so we can go back to Goryeo
and pay the Khitan back an eye for an eye?
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Do you think the Empress is
going to let me leave here?
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I need you to suppress your indignation
and endure the humiliation.
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I'll do the rest.
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The only one who can sway the
Empress is her lover, Han Derang.
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And I'll sway him.
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Please trust me.
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What do you think?
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I oppose, Mother.
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They broke into the palace and killed our men.
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{\a6}[Shengzhong (6th ruler of Khitan)]
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Great Liao's reputation is at stake.
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They must all be executed.
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How about you, Prime Minister?
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{\a6}[Han Derang (Khitan Commissioner of the Security Council)]
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I was able to extract quite a bit of information
about Lady Sungdeok from the Chief Minister of Goryeo.
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Kim Chi Yang was telling the truth.
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Lady Sungdeok has more than enough
potential to threaten the King of Goryeo.
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If we sent her back with support, we can
incite internal divisions in the Royal Court.
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But we could be asking for trouble.
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That woman is no ordinary wench.
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Why take the chance when
we can get rid of her right now?
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What do you think, Empress Dowager?
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I don't like either of the options.
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She's too good to kill and too dangerous
to send back to Goryeo.
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I want to have her for myself.
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I want to make her my subordinate.
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How about the traitor, Gang Shin?
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{\a6}Gang Jo
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What's this?
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{\a6}Yelu Pennu
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It's your brother's shirt.
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Take a good look.
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Is he already dead?
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Are you blind?
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It's a letter.
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I'm delivering it to you because I admire you
and your brother's spearsmanship.
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It's too bad that'll die with you.
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Brother...
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one night was much too short
after 15 years of being apart.
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If I had know that you were alive,
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I would've walked a thousand miles
to Goryeo to find you.
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Why did you wait this long to find me?
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Brother,
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as I've told you before,
I've been living as a warrior of Khitan.
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I'd turned my back on my ancestors and vowed
loyalty to the Empress Dowager, in order to survive.
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But now that I've broken that vow as well,
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{\a6}Gang Shin
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I'm no longer a man, and I'll
die here on this desolate soil.
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But you should get out of here alive
so you can rebuild Balhae.
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I'm not afraid of death,
but I wish we had more time together.
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How nice would it be to share a drink and have
a spear fighting match to see who's stronger.
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I bid you farewell now to join our father
in the next world.
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I wish you a good life with Lady Sungdeok, Brother.
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You bastards!
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Bring back my brother!
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One more time...
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Let me see him one more time...
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Shin!
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Shin!
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My Lady!
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Sir Gang!
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My Lady! You really are alive, my Lady!
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How did this happen?
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What are you doing here, Sir Gang?
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He's no longer the Vice-Director of
the Office of Royal Decree, my Lady.
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{\a6}[Park Yang Yu (Chief Minister of the Supreme Council)]
[Gang Gamchan (Grand Secretary of the Supreme Council)]
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He's here as the Vice-Envoy in his capacity
as Secretary of the Supreme Council.
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My Lady, are you acquainted with the Chief Minister?
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Yes.
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It's good to see you, Minister Park.
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I'm so happy to see that you're alive, my Lady.
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Foreman Kim, you're alive as well.
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Yes.
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Forgive me.
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My injury doesn't permit me to get up.
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No, that's alright.
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That's alright.
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How did Drillmaster Gang and my subordinates
come to be here with the diplomatic mission?
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They requested to do so,
determined to find you.
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My lady, you've no idea how hard
Drillmaster Gang has searched for you.
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Has he?
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And he has gotten us into terrible trouble.
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He might have sabotaged our mission
to solidify the peace treaty.
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I know he did this out of loyalty to you,
but what he did is unforgivable.
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Let it go, Your Highness.
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I know how much you value talent
and Lady Sungdeok,
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is indeed worthy of your desire.
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And yet you're urging me to give her up.
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There's more than one way to acquire a good man.
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Why does one want a good man anyway?
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Isn't it to put that man to good use?
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You don't need to have her near
to put her to good use.
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So you think she would be of more
valuable service to us in Goryeo?
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Yes.
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What could be better than bringing
Goryeo down without military action?
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Lady Sungdeok is the perfect
instrument to make that happen.
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But the Emperor has a point too.
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What if she's bigger than we think?
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What if we sent her back and she rises to power
and threatens us with revenge?
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Can we control her then?
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We could be letting loose a tiger.
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I doubt she's capable of that.
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She can't even control her own emotions.
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That's true, but...
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If that concerns you,
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send a spy with her to keep a close eye on
the going-ons of the Goryeoan Royal House.
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Like who?
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How can we plant such a spy?
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Your Highness,
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there's nothing we can gain by
joining hands with Song China.
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{\a6}[Seongjong (6th Ruler of Goryeo)]
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Does it seem that reckless to go after
the Khitan with assistance from Song?
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Song is struggling as it is to protect
their own land against the Khitan.
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{\a6}[Seo Hui (Vice Minister of the Supreme Council)]
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Good results are unlikely
even if we do send an envoy.
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Are you saying that serving a barbarian state
like Liao is the only way to ensure our survival?
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We must bide our time.
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We must build our strength and
patiently wait for the right time.
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But how?
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How do we build our strength?
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Your Highness,
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we must first reorganize the military.
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Restore the resplendent army that Jeongjong formed
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to guard against the Khitan and
reorganize the central armed forces as well.
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We must replace the disposed weapons
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and quickly build fortresses on the newly
gained territory in case of Khitan aggression.
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I understand.
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We can't join hands with Song.
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Please don't ignore my advice.
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Let's stop.
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I don't feel well.
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My chest feels heavy and my head hurts.
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Shall I call a physician?
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Can you still be suffering after effects
of the poisoned arrow?
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No, I just need a little rest.
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My Queen, what's all this?
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{\a6}Queen Munwha
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Please sit down, Your Highness.
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I prepared a special dance for you
in the hopes of cheering you up.
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Please don't turn me away.
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My Queen...
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Thank you, my Queen.
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Thank you for always being there for me.
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Your Highness, gather strength.
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Gather your strength for your people.
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My darling, how can I not adore you?
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I will.
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I will pull myself together for you.
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{\a6}Liao Palace
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The act of violence that involved members of the
Goryeoan diplomatic mission was undeniably inexcusable.
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However, I've decided, after much
consideration, to overlook the incident.
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Your grace is immeasurable, Your Highness!
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And for the sake of our national friendship,
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I've decided to send the Goryeoan King's sister,
Lady Sungdeok, back to Goryeo with you.
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Is this true?
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Yes.
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Your Highness,
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this'll undoubtedly strengthen
our national relationship even further.
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Thank you, Your Highness.
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But there is one regret in return
for this generosity.
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A request?
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Enter.
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You both know Viceroy Xiao of East Capital.
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This young lady is his daughter and
a relative of the Empress Dowager.
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{\a6}Xiao Zanli
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She's like a daughter to me.
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Her name is Xiao Zanli.
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I'd like to send her to Goryeo
as the King's consort.
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As a royal consort?
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Yes.
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The best way to proclaim Liao
and Goryeo's newfound friendship
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is by marriage of the royals.
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But Your Highness,
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I can't make this decision on behalf of my king.
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I'll deliver this proposal to my king and send
back another envoy to address this matter.
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Are you rebuffing Great Liao's kind offer?
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Of course not, but...
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Then accept it.
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I could rescind my offer to release
Lady Sungdeok depending on your attitude.
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Emperor, don't worry.
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I'm sure the envoys will make the King
understand what's best for Goryeo.
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Isn't that right?
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Yes... Your Highness.
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According to the records of Goryeosa,
the Liao princess who married Seongjong
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was Xiao Sunning's daughter and
Xiao Sunning was Emperor Shengzhong's son-in-law.
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But taking into account that
Shengzhong was only 24 at the time,
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it's mathematically impossible for him
to have a granddaughter of marrying age.
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So it's speculated that she was either Xiao
Sunning's daughter, unrelated to Shengzhong
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or a relative of Empress Dowager Xiao
whom they elevated to royal status
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in order to marry her to Seongjong of Goryeo.
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You're a lucky man.
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You're released.
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My brother?
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How about my brother Shin?
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That I don't know.
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Now get out of here!
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My Lady!
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Drillmaster Gang!
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My Lady, are you alright?
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They didn't hurt you, did they?
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My man, why did you do something so foolish?
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You shouldn't have come all the
way here risking your life for me.
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I'm sorry.
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I should've stayed with you that day,
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but I made a mistake and put you through this.
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Please forgive me.
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No, Drillmaster Gang. It's not your fault.
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But I never for a moment believed that you were dead.
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I knew that I'd find you.
248
00:24:36,620 --> 00:24:38,920
And I missed you so much.
249
00:24:39,710 --> 00:24:43,350
Yes, I missed you too.
250
00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:48,600
Thank you. Thank you so much.
251
00:24:58,690 --> 00:25:02,310
My Lady, where is Kim Chi Yang?
252
00:25:04,580 --> 00:25:06,150
He's on his back with an injury.
253
00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:08,430
He's a traitor.
254
00:25:08,820 --> 00:25:11,960
My Lady, he isn't to be trusted.
255
00:25:24,360 --> 00:25:25,900
Good work.
256
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,500
{\a6}Sa Gamun Sa Illa
257
00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:29,570
Are you hurt badly, Master?
258
00:25:30,900 --> 00:25:32,690
There's no need for concern.
259
00:25:32,690 --> 00:25:38,410
I want you to contact the tribe and
prepare to move forward with our mission.
260
00:25:38,990 --> 00:25:41,320
Did you make some kind of progress?
261
00:25:43,110 --> 00:25:45,700
I've got Lady Sungdeok's heart...
262
00:25:53,770 --> 00:25:55,570
in the palm of my hand.
263
00:25:57,390 --> 00:25:59,970
The Lady isn't one to be easily controlled.
264
00:26:02,060 --> 00:26:07,810
But there's no better instrument to lay
a foundation for our great enterprise.
265
00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:16,200
If it should get in the way later,
I can easily dispose of it.
266
00:26:17,290 --> 00:26:22,340
But if she gains power, she might
not be easy to get rid of.
267
00:26:24,550 --> 00:26:27,890
That's another reward I reaped through this ordeal.
268
00:26:28,650 --> 00:26:31,420
If need be, as the last resort,
269
00:26:33,770 --> 00:26:35,980
I'll call upon Khitan for help.
270
00:26:40,900 --> 00:26:49,850
Khitan doesn't care who rules Goryeo
as long as they're loyal to them.
271
00:26:51,900 --> 00:26:55,960
And nothing is easier to fake than loyalty.
272
00:26:57,660 --> 00:26:59,000
Do you understand?
273
00:26:59,420 --> 00:27:00,530
Yes, Master.
274
00:27:01,910 --> 00:27:03,230
You may go.
275
00:27:18,980 --> 00:27:25,820
I thought the world was going to end
when I heard you were dead.
276
00:27:28,410 --> 00:27:30,630
I'm so glad you're alive.
277
00:27:35,730 --> 00:27:40,500
Our great mission doesn't need tears.
278
00:27:45,580 --> 00:27:46,920
I'm sorry, Master.
279
00:28:04,980 --> 00:28:12,490
No tears, no conscience, no feelings...
280
00:28:14,050 --> 00:28:15,880
You don't need anything, Kim Hang.
281
00:28:16,890 --> 00:28:23,540
You've already sold your soul to the devil.
282
00:28:41,460 --> 00:28:43,520
I saw him with my own eyes.
283
00:28:43,910 --> 00:28:44,930
My Lady,
284
00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:48,890
he told the Empress Dowager Xiao
that he would obey her.
285
00:28:50,010 --> 00:28:53,450
It was an act to get us out of here.
286
00:28:53,450 --> 00:28:59,100
No. He promised the Empress that
he would make you yield to her.
287
00:28:59,820 --> 00:29:02,200
He's a traitor, my Lady.
288
00:29:04,300 --> 00:29:07,690
If he's a traitor, so am I.
289
00:29:08,910 --> 00:29:14,330
I submitted to the Empress Dowager
to save you and the others.
290
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,170
My Lady!
291
00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:23,610
Hyang Bi!
292
00:29:27,740 --> 00:29:31,560
You've come for me too.
293
00:29:33,260 --> 00:29:34,540
Thank you.
294
00:29:35,310 --> 00:29:36,550
Thank you so much.
295
00:29:37,180 --> 00:29:40,010
I'm so glad you're alive, my Lady.
296
00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,090
I've missed you so much...
297
00:29:46,590 --> 00:29:47,680
I missed you too.
298
00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:58,140
But... there's a problem.
299
00:30:02,020 --> 00:30:03,190
What is it?
300
00:30:07,290 --> 00:30:11,730
They're executing brother's
younger brother right now.
301
00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:15,750
What?
302
00:30:30,860 --> 00:30:32,380
Shin!
303
00:30:32,930 --> 00:30:33,990
Shin!
304
00:30:38,830 --> 00:30:39,980
Shin!
305
00:30:40,350 --> 00:30:41,610
Brother!
306
00:30:43,470 --> 00:30:45,070
Silence!
307
00:30:48,580 --> 00:30:50,650
Prisoner Gang Shin,
308
00:30:52,010 --> 00:30:56,960
you swore loyalty to the Empress Dowager
who spared you from death.
309
00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:04,480
But you abused her great kindness and betrayed her.
310
00:31:05,290 --> 00:31:11,070
Therefore, you'll be executed as an example to all.
311
00:31:15,350 --> 00:31:19,220
Any last words?
312
00:31:41,060 --> 00:31:42,750
No last words?
313
00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:02,560
No! Stop!
314
00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:04,230
Shin!
315
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:06,630
Shin!
316
00:32:10,590 --> 00:32:12,470
I'm a Balhaean!
317
00:32:13,020 --> 00:32:14,610
I'm a Balhaean!
318
00:32:15,850 --> 00:32:17,790
I'm a Balhaean!
319
00:32:18,210 --> 00:32:20,250
I'm a Balhaean!
320
00:32:20,580 --> 00:32:23,290
I'm a Balhaean!
321
00:32:25,110 --> 00:32:25,720
Shin!
322
00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:26,800
Shin!
323
00:32:27,190 --> 00:32:29,580
Shin!
324
00:32:29,580 --> 00:32:33,580
Shin!
325
00:33:05,150 --> 00:33:10,370
Now you plant the lettuce seed and cover it lightly.
326
00:33:07,858 --> 00:33:11,037
{\a6}??????:??????
327
00:33:32,500 --> 00:33:37,690
People are the heart of the country,
and farming is the source of their livelihood.
328
00:33:38,260 --> 00:33:42,030
It's very important for a king to
know how his people make a living
329
00:33:42,540 --> 00:33:46,540
and recognize their hardship.
330
00:33:47,550 --> 00:33:48,740
Yes, Your Highness.
331
00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:01,430
Prince Gaeryeong,
332
00:34:03,100 --> 00:34:06,820
I want a government that makes the people prosper.
333
00:34:06,820 --> 00:34:10,560
That's my dream.
334
00:34:15,250 --> 00:34:18,370
I hope it'll be yours as well.
335
00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:23,770
Yes, Your Highness.
336
00:34:25,190 --> 00:34:31,740
Mother also said I must always look
upon the people with compassion.
337
00:34:25,900 --> 00:34:28,826
{\a6}[Wang Song (Future King Mokjong)]
338
00:34:32,780 --> 00:34:34,070
I see.
339
00:34:36,420 --> 00:34:42,370
You must keep your mother's word
and my dreams etched in your heart.
340
00:34:44,270 --> 00:34:51,170
Think of this seed as the seed of good
government that you sow for the people.
341
00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:54,840
Yes, Your Highness.
342
00:35:35,050 --> 00:35:36,650
I'm sorry, Drillmaster Gang.
343
00:35:39,050 --> 00:35:42,770
You lost your brother because of me.
344
00:35:44,950 --> 00:35:49,120
He would be still alive if it wasn't for me.
345
00:35:50,660 --> 00:35:56,280
No, he died the way he wanted to die.
346
00:35:58,540 --> 00:36:05,710
Even as a child he used to say
he'd never die at home in his bed.
347
00:36:07,980 --> 00:36:09,560
And he didn't.
348
00:36:12,690 --> 00:36:16,720
He died like the warrior of Balhae he was.
349
00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:22,730
But I'll never forget this.
350
00:36:24,410 --> 00:36:33,500
And I'm going to avenge his death
with their blood someday.
351
00:36:35,390 --> 00:36:37,670
I won't forget this either.
352
00:36:40,220 --> 00:36:46,760
I won't forget the death of this Balhaean warrior.
353
00:36:59,670 --> 00:37:01,900
The Empress Dowager is asking for you.
354
00:36:59,270 --> 00:37:01,387
{\a6}Jiemei
355
00:37:14,940 --> 00:37:17,460
There you are; I've been waiting.
356
00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:22,260
You look upset.
357
00:37:23,580 --> 00:37:27,950
You said you'd serve me
if I let your subordinates go.
358
00:37:28,630 --> 00:37:31,750
That isn't the attitude of a servant to her master.
359
00:37:31,750 --> 00:37:34,110
You broke your word.
360
00:37:34,110 --> 00:37:35,160
Me?
361
00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:37,800
Why did you kill Gang Shin?
362
00:37:38,810 --> 00:37:41,920
He wasn't included in the agreement.
363
00:37:42,230 --> 00:37:45,670
He was my subordinate, not yours.
364
00:37:46,990 --> 00:37:48,380
Am I wrong?
365
00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:55,250
I valued his talent and
didn't want to kill him either.
366
00:37:55,620 --> 00:38:03,340
But if one traitor is allowed to live,
a thousand more will betray me.
367
00:38:03,340 --> 00:38:07,360
I can't maintain this empire this way.
368
00:38:10,790 --> 00:38:12,920
Don't give me that hostile glare.
369
00:38:13,470 --> 00:38:16,140
I didn't call you to argue.
370
00:38:16,700 --> 00:38:19,980
I thought you might like a bath.
371
00:38:45,630 --> 00:38:47,750
Are they bothering you?
372
00:38:48,620 --> 00:38:49,890
Don't be.
373
00:38:50,310 --> 00:38:54,580
They're virgins, so their energy is good for you.
374
00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:59,150
But they're still boys.
375
00:38:59,750 --> 00:39:01,630
So does it bother you?
376
00:39:17,530 --> 00:39:21,440
Let me guess what you're thinking right now.
377
00:39:25,420 --> 00:39:32,540
You're thinking you should strangle
me to death, now that we're alone.
378
00:39:33,660 --> 00:39:35,430
Doesn't it scare you?
379
00:39:36,730 --> 00:39:39,120
I'm faster than you think.
380
00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:45,000
Don't.
381
00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:48,330
I invited you because I honestly like you.
382
00:39:50,900 --> 00:39:53,980
Do you know why I like you?
383
00:39:55,630 --> 00:39:59,840
Because you remind me of myself at your age.
384
00:40:00,910 --> 00:40:09,550
I was a lot like you, stubborn
and fiery with a tunnel vision.
385
00:40:10,530 --> 00:40:15,190
That's why I decided to send you back to Goryeo.
386
00:40:16,950 --> 00:40:19,190
Pardon?
387
00:40:19,910 --> 00:40:24,580
I guess the envoys haven't told you yet.
388
00:40:25,980 --> 00:40:27,670
What's your ulterior motive?
389
00:40:29,090 --> 00:40:31,580
There's no ulterior motive.
390
00:40:31,580 --> 00:40:36,400
I just feel like you're a sister or a daughter.
391
00:40:37,310 --> 00:40:39,370
We're much alike.
392
00:40:41,180 --> 00:40:46,820
I'm sorry, but I don't think we're alike at all.
393
00:40:48,180 --> 00:40:51,400
I don't kill my subordinates,
394
00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:54,650
and I don't treat my prisoners like flies.
395
00:40:55,290 --> 00:40:59,100
Wasn't your husband, Gyeongjong of Goryeo?
396
00:41:02,610 --> 00:41:05,750
My dead husband was Jinzong of Liao.
397
00:41:06,730 --> 00:41:12,630
He grew up watching bloody family feuds,
so he didn't make a very good king.
398
00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:20,770
He was morbidly suspicious of everyone
around him and died an untimely death.
399
00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:29,160
Deep down he had a kind and gentle soul,
but he died a tyrant.
400
00:41:30,810 --> 00:41:33,040
Wasn't your husband the same way?
401
00:41:35,970 --> 00:41:39,670
You see? We've a lot in common.
402
00:41:56,420 --> 00:41:58,880
You'll be up and about in a few days.
403
00:42:00,070 --> 00:42:02,750
You're a man of strong will.
404
00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:08,640
It's owing to your amazing
healing hands, Prime Minister.
405
00:42:09,260 --> 00:42:14,700
You said when we first met
that you wanted to be like me.
406
00:42:16,990 --> 00:42:18,210
Yes, I did.
407
00:42:19,850 --> 00:42:21,580
I'm a Han Chinese.
408
00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:29,810
I guess you can say I made it to the top as the
Prime Minister of Liao with Chinese background.
409
00:42:30,570 --> 00:42:34,240
But I didn't get here with ambition alone.
410
00:42:35,250 --> 00:42:41,940
You need talent, luck and motive.
411
00:42:43,420 --> 00:42:44,960
Do you?
412
00:42:49,810 --> 00:42:53,410
Very well. I'll help you.
413
00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:56,850
See if you can put Goryeo in the palm of your hands.
414
00:42:59,170 --> 00:43:00,710
Thank you.
415
00:43:00,710 --> 00:43:11,230
But if you should ever turn your back on me,
the consequences will be deadly at best.
416
00:43:13,660 --> 00:43:17,130
I won't let you down, Prime Minister.
417
00:43:35,350 --> 00:43:39,810
You and I are very much alike,
but you still have a lot to learn.
418
00:43:40,210 --> 00:43:45,000
You need to be able to hide your
feelings to achieve your objective
419
00:43:45,530 --> 00:43:51,900
and bend according to need, but
you're too rigid and easy to read.
420
00:43:51,900 --> 00:43:55,340
And you're too pigheaded for
your own good, like a child.
421
00:43:57,990 --> 00:44:04,590
In order to conquer what you want, you
need to become thoroughly unfeeling.
422
00:44:05,130 --> 00:44:09,450
I killed two of my sisters to get where I am today.
423
00:44:10,120 --> 00:44:15,530
And I poisoned the Prime Minister's wife
in order to have him for myself.
424
00:44:16,750 --> 00:44:22,330
When you kill, you've to become an arch demon,
so no one can dare look at you with disdain.
425
00:44:22,650 --> 00:44:27,430
But when you give to the people,
give them the shirt off your back.
426
00:44:28,030 --> 00:44:33,820
If you win the heart of the people, you can't fall.
427
00:44:35,300 --> 00:44:38,920
Why are you telling me all this?
428
00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:42,900
Because I like you.
429
00:44:43,950 --> 00:44:49,400
You'll find my advice useful someday.
430
00:44:51,820 --> 00:44:55,750
Ahhh, this is so relaxing.
431
00:44:59,990 --> 00:45:02,080
What shall we have for dinner tonight?
432
00:45:17,620 --> 00:45:21,330
Brother, let's go back now.
433
00:45:22,880 --> 00:45:25,280
Hyang Bi, you'll see.
434
00:45:27,110 --> 00:45:29,320
I'll die like this too, someday.
435
00:45:31,550 --> 00:45:35,510
I swear I'll wipe out the Khitan and die fighting.
436
00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:43,770
I'll become a handful of ashes on a
field like this and join my brother Shin.
437
00:45:47,240 --> 00:45:48,990
I swear I will.
438
00:45:51,410 --> 00:45:54,320
I can't figure out what is the right thing to do.
439
00:45:55,320 --> 00:46:00,000
If we decline, we would be
rejecting their kind offer,
440
00:46:01,270 --> 00:46:07,740
but if we accept, His Highness may not be pleased.
441
00:46:10,650 --> 00:46:15,800
It won't be easy, but we must persuade
the king to accept the Khitan princess.
442
00:46:16,640 --> 00:46:21,840
We don't have a choice until our
military has built some strength.
443
00:46:22,260 --> 00:46:26,930
Besides, they're not asking for a
Goryeoan prince to hold as hostage.
444
00:46:26,930 --> 00:46:31,660
They're giving us their princess instead.
445
00:46:34,490 --> 00:46:36,840
I know what you mean,
446
00:46:37,310 --> 00:46:41,830
but the King and Queen are like two lovebirds.
447
00:46:42,780 --> 00:46:45,250
How can we tell him to take in another wife?
448
00:46:52,380 --> 00:46:53,540
Read it.
449
00:46:59,459 --> 00:47:02,384
{\a6}[Kim Won Soong (Chief of the Office of Astronomical Observation)]
450
00:46:59,950 --> 00:47:00,980
What do you think?
451
00:47:01,380 --> 00:47:02,900
Is that pretty good writing?
452
00:47:04,580 --> 00:47:06,480
It's excellent, sir.
453
00:47:04,931 --> 00:47:07,199
{\a6}Jo Sun
454
00:47:08,780 --> 00:47:12,840
I had no idea you could write so well.
455
00:47:15,690 --> 00:47:16,740
Hey,
456
00:47:16,740 --> 00:47:28,050
I don't. I paid a scholar to write for me.
457
00:47:30,500 --> 00:47:33,280
Oh, I see.
458
00:47:34,330 --> 00:47:39,340
I don't understand, sir.
459
00:47:36,033 --> 00:47:38,103
{\a6}Jo Du
460
00:47:39,340 --> 00:47:46,250
Why would the government make metal coins
just because some rats got into our grain shed?
461
00:47:48,490 --> 00:47:52,080
You don't understand because
you're a pea-brained idiot.
462
00:47:54,390 --> 00:47:55,740
You just watch.
463
00:47:56,280 --> 00:48:01,730
This is going to be our bread
and butter in the future.
464
00:48:24,500 --> 00:48:25,950
What's wrong?
465
00:48:26,380 --> 00:48:28,250
Feeling uncomfortable?
466
00:48:29,590 --> 00:48:30,840
No.
467
00:48:33,330 --> 00:48:35,490
Do you find our closeness odd?
468
00:48:37,880 --> 00:48:46,010
Everyone, including the Emperor knows
that the Prime Minister and I are lovers.
469
00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:48,770
But I guess it's making you uncomfortable.
470
00:48:49,890 --> 00:48:55,010
In Goryeo, a widowed royalty normally
remains faithful to her dead husband.
471
00:48:55,470 --> 00:48:58,580
It's different for commoners, of course.
472
00:48:59,250 --> 00:49:01,110
That's absurd.
473
00:49:01,430 --> 00:49:05,810
It's God's providence that
a man and woman be together.
474
00:49:05,810 --> 00:49:10,090
Who's to stand in the way?
On what basis?
475
00:49:11,140 --> 00:49:12,880
That's right.
476
00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:18,430
And love knows no social status.
477
00:49:25,680 --> 00:49:32,380
Oh, I want to give you a gift
when you return to Goryeo.
478
00:49:33,690 --> 00:49:36,110
A gift?
479
00:49:36,610 --> 00:49:41,460
I'd like to send back all of the
Goryeoan war prisoners with you.
480
00:49:43,770 --> 00:49:45,290
Are you serious?
481
00:49:45,960 --> 00:49:48,900
But there's one problem.
482
00:49:51,550 --> 00:49:55,110
My son the Emperor opposes it.
483
00:49:56,020 --> 00:50:01,610
I may be the regent, but I can't make him look bad.
484
00:50:03,230 --> 00:50:08,040
So we're thinking about a contest.
485
00:50:09,760 --> 00:50:10,950
A contest?
486
00:51:11,700 --> 00:51:12,560
Today...
487
00:51:13,370 --> 00:51:15,487
we've gathered today for a
martial arts competition
488
00:51:15,656 --> 00:51:19,111
to promote camaraderie and friendship
between Liao and Goryeo.
489
00:51:19,580 --> 00:51:23,010
This is a friendly competition.
490
00:51:23,010 --> 00:51:25,870
As such, killing won't be allowed.
491
00:51:25,870 --> 00:51:31,330
And if the competition ends in defeat for Liao,
492
00:51:32,110 --> 00:51:36,940
all of the Goryeoan war prisoners will be released.
493
00:51:40,760 --> 00:51:44,520
Let the competition begin.
494
00:51:45,120 --> 00:51:48,830
First competitors, step forward.
495
00:51:53,934 --> 00:51:55,948
{\a6}Duyan
496
00:55:38,630 --> 00:55:49,150
Next we've General Yelu Pennu,
the fiercest warrior of the Imperial Palace!
497
00:54:24,277 --> 00:54:25,993
{\a6}Yelu Wuji
498
00:57:45,310 --> 00:57:52,870
General Yelu Pennu has lost the match
and the score is now tied.
499
00:57:52,870 --> 00:57:56,120
This is the deciding round.
500
00:57:57,240 --> 00:58:00,930
Who will fight next on Goryeo's side?
501
00:58:08,490 --> 00:58:10,610
We've no warriors left.
502
00:58:12,870 --> 00:58:16,750
But if you want an archery match,
I'll compete myself.
503
00:58:17,810 --> 00:58:19,390
Who will challenge me?
504
00:58:25,820 --> 00:58:27,640
I'll challenge you.
505
00:58:30,110 --> 00:58:33,350
It's not a bad idea.
506
00:58:34,920 --> 00:58:42,660
The Emperor is a recognized archer in Liao,
so this will be an exciting match.
507
00:58:43,880 --> 00:58:44,790
Mother,
508
00:58:46,420 --> 00:58:51,440
I'd like to make this a little more interesting
than an ordinary target shooting match.
509
00:58:51,440 --> 00:58:52,880
May I?
510
00:58:53,630 --> 00:58:54,980
More interesting?
511
00:58:57,600 --> 00:59:02,460
I'd like to put a Goryeoan hostage
and a Khitan soldier as target boards.
512
00:59:16,400 --> 00:59:18,870
Bulls-eye!
513
00:59:18,158 --> 00:59:20,427
{\a6}Yi Hyunoon
514
00:59:19,540 --> 00:59:24,200
Your Highness, I've never
met a more amazing archer!
515
00:59:24,200 --> 00:59:26,340
You're amazing!
516
00:59:27,630 --> 00:59:32,310
What are you waiting for? Clap louder!
517
00:59:32,310 --> 00:59:36,960
Louder! That's better.
518
00:59:38,990 --> 00:59:42,090
Your Highness, shoot another one.
519
01:02:15,690 --> 01:02:19,830
Lady Sungdeok has won the match.
520
01:02:21,270 --> 01:02:25,850
I'll release the Goryeoan war prisoners as promised.
521
01:03:16,660 --> 01:03:21,240
I don't understand why
she's letting that wench go free!
522
01:03:21,520 --> 01:03:25,010
She said it's to incite internal
divisions in the Goryeoan court.
523
01:03:25,480 --> 01:03:28,160
Why bother going about it the hard way?
524
01:03:28,680 --> 01:03:32,760
We can raise an army of 300,000 soldiers right now.
525
01:03:32,760 --> 01:03:36,680
We can bring down Goryeo today if we wanted to.
526
01:03:37,000 --> 01:03:38,790
Why is she doing this?
527
01:03:39,120 --> 01:03:41,260
Your Majesty, don't let this upset you.
528
01:03:42,110 --> 01:03:46,510
Above all, I don't like that wench.
529
01:03:46,510 --> 01:03:52,010
I can't stand her arrogance!
530
01:04:10,690 --> 01:04:16,790
If you ride south across this vast plane,
you'll eventually reach China.
531
01:04:17,890 --> 01:04:18,940
Do you know?
532
01:04:20,160 --> 01:04:22,090
I don't know the geography of this region that well.
533
01:04:22,460 --> 01:04:26,230
Then do you know Empress Wu Zetian of Tang?
534
01:04:28,890 --> 01:04:30,180
I've heard of her.
535
01:04:30,910 --> 01:04:35,830
She was the first and only woman Emperor of China.
536
01:04:36,950 --> 01:04:40,490
I wanted to be just like her at one point in time.
537
01:04:42,910 --> 01:04:48,080
My husband the Emperor was
sickly and my son was too young.
538
01:04:48,080 --> 01:04:54,570
Many were after the throne and I
thought maybe I should be the Emperor.
539
01:04:56,330 --> 01:04:58,910
So why didn't you?
540
01:05:02,070 --> 01:05:06,850
I'm just as powerful as the Emperor,
so I've no reason to.
541
01:05:07,980 --> 01:05:12,440
Besides, Empress Wu Zetian lost her
empire although she rose to power,
542
01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:21,760
but I've gained everything:
love, power, even my son's filial piety.
543
01:05:23,020 --> 01:05:29,200
The only dream I've left to fulfill now
is to conquer China and expand my empire.
544
01:05:30,320 --> 01:05:35,250
Women have always been in the shadow,
in the history written by men.
545
01:05:35,250 --> 01:05:39,330
It's my dream to be the phoenix in that history
546
01:05:39,330 --> 01:05:44,990
that rises to build the largest empire
that no man has ever built.
547
01:05:49,330 --> 01:05:51,130
What do you want to do?
548
01:05:55,210 --> 01:05:57,980
Let's get back. It's getting windy.
549
01:06:13,190 --> 01:06:16,210
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550
01:06:16,210 --> 01:06:18,210
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551
01:06:18,210 --> 01:06:20,210
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552
01:06:20,210 --> 01:06:22,210
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553
01:06:22,210 --> 01:06:24,210
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554
01:06:24,580 --> 01:06:26,530
The wench who dare defies Great Liao...
555
01:06:26,730 --> 01:06:27,760
Silence!
556
01:06:27,950 --> 01:06:31,300
Do you think it's war that got us here?
557
01:06:31,300 --> 01:06:33,600
I've decided to dispatch an envoy.
558
01:06:33,760 --> 01:06:35,100
I beg you to rescind!
559
01:06:35,320 --> 01:06:37,630
I'm the King and it's my decision!
560
01:06:37,630 --> 01:06:39,740
Put the fate of Goryeo in the palm of your hands.
561
01:06:39,740 --> 01:06:41,110
I'll do my very best.
562
01:06:41,110 --> 01:06:43,820
He's the future leader of this kingdom. Epilepsy?
563
01:06:43,820 --> 01:06:45,310
No!
564
01:06:47,180 --> 01:06:49,720
Your Highness!
565
01:06:51,510 --> 01:06:54,480
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