(This drama is based on historical events,)
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(Episode 20)
Your Majesty.
Welcome.
Is this your sincere wish?
It is.
I will have you become my wife.
You will now be...
an imperial consort of the Emperor of Goryeo.
Escort her to her chambers.
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Please come with me.
Then,
I will now announce my decision on the appeal requesting...
the impeachment of the Deputy Minister of Punishments.
It is an irrefutable fact that he broke the law.
However,
some people can be granted an exemption from punishment altogether...
or clemency for that matter.
You can use the Eight Rules from "The Rites of Zhou"...
and the section from "The Book of Rites" about how punishments...
do not extend up to great officers to back up your argument.
Especially in the case of imperial relatives,
the Emperor can pardon all crimes committed by them...
as long as it is not an act of treason against the Emperor.
Use this as grounds for your argument to save Deputy Minister Kim.
Then your vassals will not be able to raise an objection.
I will...
welcome Deputy Minister Kim Eun Boo's daughter...
as my wife.
- What... - Deputy Minister Kim is now...
my father-in-law as well as an imperial family.
As long as it is not an act of treason against me,
he is forgiven of all sins.
Based on such reasons,
I will forgive Deputy Minister Kim...
for all his crimes.
And if anyone mentions his crimes once again from this day on,
I will consider it insulting the imperial family.
They will be punished severely.
Do you...
understand?
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Secretary Yoo.
(Yoo Jin, Second Rank Palace Secretariat)
Yes, Your Majesty?
Deputy Minister Kim's daughter will soon be titled as an imperial consort.
Prepare the titling ceremony with the Ministry of Rites.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Well then, today's meeting ends here.
His Majesty has ordered me to bring you to him.
Do you know why I wanted to see you...
privately?
Yes, I can make a guess.
Right. Then, explain it to me.
You worked together with the Empress and brought disgrace to the court.
You used all kinds of cruel and underhanded methods.
Why did you fall so low?
The man I knew would not have done such a thing.
Explain it to me at once.
It was because I lacked faith in my emperor.
The emperor is also a human being.
An imperfect being...
gaining such tremendous power...
is extremely dangerous.
If no regional lords hold the emperor in check,
no being can stop the emperor's road...
ahead of him.
And from that point on,
the people can only pray...
for their emperor to be a sage king.
I simply tried to stop that.
Desperate to achieve that purpose,
I used each and every underhanded method...
I could possibly use.
However,
none of them succeeded.
Your Majesty.
Please take my life.
Keep me alive,
and I will continue to get in Your Majesty's way.
You may leave.
Your Majesty.
I will keep you by my side.
So even from now on,
reprimand me and try to control me.
With that,
turn me into a wise king.
However, do not stray from the right path again.
That...
is what suits you best.
Please stay in this room for now.
Once the titling ceremony is over, you will move to a bigger place.
Until then, these servants and I will serve you.
All right. Thank you.
You do not have to speak formally to me, my lady.
I am here to serve you.
"My lady?"
Yes. As you have married His Majesty,
you are to be called my lady.
That is what ladies of the imperial family...
or wives of government officials...
are respectfully called.
And after the titling ceremony,
you will become Her Majesty the Imperial Consort.
Please rest now.
What do you think you are doing?
How could you welcome such a lowly girl as your wife...
simply to forgive Deputy Minister Kim's sins?
Watch your mouth.
She is just as refined as you are, Empress.
That girl is nothing but shrewd.
To gain the power of a woman bedded by the emperor,
she voluntarily went into your chamber!
She did no such thing.
Despite knowing it would restrict her,
she tried to sacrifice herself.
- Your Majesty. - Return to your chamber.
I have nothing more to say to you.
Your Majesty.
Do this, and the subjects' hostility towards you will only worsen.
So will the regional lords' opposition.
Those are the reasons I tried to remove Deputy Minister Kim.
I only tried...
to stop you from becoming a complete outcast.
I told you to return.
If you must welcome that child, do it.
It is your authority to accept a concubine.
However, you cannot entitle her to be an imperial consort.
Only the descendant of the imperial family...
can become the empress or imperial consort.
That is the custom of the imperial family.
I am the emperor.
I must not only think about the imperial family's safety...
but also worry about the country's future.
- Your Majesty. - It was the same for you, Empress.
The day you became the empress,
you had to prioritize Goryeo over the imperial family.
You and I...
have started walking down on different paths now.
All of the things you are trying to protect right now...
are the things I am trying to break.
- Your Majesty... - Please leave.
Facing you right now is making it very difficult for me.
I am terribly scared I might come...
to hate you more.
Your Majesty. It is getting late.
You should leave the court.
Lady Kim is waiting for you.
What is it, Your Majesty?
Lady Kim entered the palace today.
If you do not visit her chamber on such a day,
the people of the palace will think of it as strange.
Your Majesty...
All right.
I understood.
(Empress Wonhwa)
- You cannot go to her. - Empress.
Her Majesty lived her life only for your sake, Your Majesty.
So how could you trample over her so cruelly?
Please move.
Think back on the day you took the throne.
Who was the one that brought you to your feet and supported you?
Who was the one that fled from the royal palace with you?
And who was the one who lost her baby due to it...
and cried in pain?
Please do not abandon Her Majesty.
I beg you.
My lady. His Majesty is here.
Your Majesty.
I am sorry for being late.
Do not mention it.
Please have a seat.
Right.
May I...
pour you a drink?
Yes. Please do.
Please pour me a glass too.
Yes, I am sorry.
- Let us drink. - Yes.
We have really gotten married now.
Yes.
Thank you for taking me in.
Also, thank you so much for saving my father.
No, he was someone I obviously had to save.
You are also...
someone I obviously have to take in.
Did you take me in because you had to?
Or...
do you want me?
I am sorry.
Do not be sorry.
This is enough for me.
I have saved my father's life,
and I have come to be called Your Majesty's wife.
I am sincerely grateful.
Also, please take back what you said about naming me an imperial consort.
I cannot do that.
You deserve to be treated as such.
I am not of imperial blood.
I have never dreamed of such a position.
I have gained everything I have wanted.
I truly do not need anything else.
Wife.
You love Her Majesty.
You cherish her so much that you cannot accept another woman.
Do not name me an imperial consort...
and hurt Her Majesty.
If you do, you will also be tormented.
That is a burden on my soul as well.
Please take that into consideration.
Wife.
Then is this just the end?
From what I know, for a woman to become the emperor's wife,
three generations of men before her must be free of crimes.
(Sajo: father, paternal grandfather, great-grandfather, maternal grandfather)
Then, before the Deputy Minister of Punishments' crimes are pardoned,
his daughter cannot become the wife of His Majesty.
Since she is the daughter of a criminal.
How is it that you know such things?
(Park Jin, Seventh Rank Officer of Civil Engineering)
While preparing for the state exams,
my adopted son studied hard.
He told me this.
If we bring this up as an issue,
we could kick out the daughter of the Deputy Minister of Punishments.
Then, he will find another justification.
That is the thing about justifications.
It is a means to show one's power.
His Majesty showed us his power this time.
He destroyed the trap that the empress and his vassals set...
with his power as emperor.
"No matter what scheme you think of,"
"I have the power..."
"to break that."
That is the message he sent.
Still, we must try at least once...
Do not dwell on it anymore.
Now, the Deputy Minister of Punishments has become His Majesty's father-in-law.
And sometime in the distant future,
he could become the grandfather of the emperor.
There is no vassal who can fight...
against that kind of power.
- Lord Kang? - Yes.
Lord Kang sent His Majesty a letter.
With a way to save you, Deputy Minister.
Lord Kang told me not to tell anyone about this,
but I am saying this since I thought you should know.
Is that true?
It is.
Why did Lord Kang...
do such a thing?
It must be because he is the same kind of man as you.
He is someone who cares about Goryeo as much as you do.
Read it.
There are parts that you must read too.
Your Majesty, this is...
a compromise.
It is but a halfhearted reform.
Still, think it through.
Academician Kang has also taken a step back...
and thought things through from our perspective.
We should also take a step back...
and think about things from his perspective as well.
Both you and Academician Kang...
are men who care about Goryeo.
I hope...
the two of you can join forces now.
Is it true that you turned down the position of imperial consort?
Yes, that is true.
Why did you do so?
It is because it is not meant for me.
I know very well that such a position is only meant for women of imperial blood...
as you both are.
There is a role that each person in the palace must play.
The same goes for someone who has become His Majesty's concubine.
From now on, I will put you in charge of managing the clothes in the palace.
Be sure to play your part well.
Yes, Your Majesty.
There is no need for you to do the washing and stitching yourself.
However, if things go wrong,
you must take responsibility.
Do you understand?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Very well. You are dismissed.
Yes, Your Majesty.
She turned down the position of imperial consort?
I suppose she knows her place, after all.
That is not the case.
Now that she has won His Majesty's heart,
she has no reason to rush.
(Tongdeokmun)
(Choi Jil, General)
(Kim Hoon, Head of the Central Army)
You were nowhere to be seen for the past few days.
I have been visiting some retired officers...
to gather records.
"Records?"
Yes.
Parts of the palace burned down in the fire,
which destroyed many historical records in our archives.
I wish to ask His Majesty...
to put me in charge of publishing annals.
Are you saying...
you wish to distance yourself from politics altogether?
How could I distance myself from politics as a chancellor?
I simply wish...
to take a step back and remove myself...
from the fight that is out of line.
It sounds like you are saying you wish to distance yourself from me.
There you are.
What brings you here?
The Junior Second Rank Officer and the Privy Councilor...
are returning to Gaegyeong,
so we came to briefly discuss the matter with you.
The Deputy Minister of Punishments is striding along the palace grounds again,
and the chancellors who had left have already returned to Gaegyeong.
What will happen now?
So? Is that why you came here to speak with me...
when you should be patrolling the fortress walls?
There is so much chaos in the court at the moment.
How could we stay in the camp knowing what was going on?
We are His Majesty's vassals too.
Before that, you are generals whose job is to protect Gaegyeong.
You must be aware of the crucial importance of your job!
How come you are not where you should be during your working hours?
If you wish to discuss political affairs,
do it when you are attending the court assembly.
When you are not attending the assembly,
you are to focus on your own duties, generals!
Leave such political affairs...
to us chancellors.
Do you understand?
I understand that he holds the position of Palace Secretariat,
but it is wrong of him to look down on us like this.
Whom should he thank for enabling him to focus on handling political affairs?
It is all thanks to us military officials who risked their lives to fight.
How dare he look down on us?
Stop. That is enough.
I do not understand His Majesty either.
The military officials begged His Majesty on their knees,
but His Majesty spared that scoundrel.
His Majesty and the chancellors all look down on us.
That is enough.
Let us go.
- Over here! - Be careful!
- Oh, I see. - This way.
Once the foundation stones are laid, we should put up the wooden supports.
I cannot believe it ended like this.
This goes to show that we should never rely on those...
in Gaegyeong.
Then what do you plan to do now?
We should find someone else who can help us.
Like who?
Someone who can bring down the Emperor...
by force, not with their words.
What should we do now?
I tried to get rid of the Deputy Minister of Punishments,
but instead, his daughter has entered this palace as well.
We were simply trying to protect our country,
but even the Imperial House's traditions are about to be destroyed now.
What should we do?
I am out of ideas too.
- Secretariat Yoo. - Your Majesty.
The fight in the court is now over.
We should trust...
that those outside Gaegyeong can tackle the rest.
Do you believe a power that resides so far away can shake up His Majesty?
We shall wait and see.
The Emperor in Gaegyeong caused quite the stir,
so the waves caused by it...
will soon reach the other regions.
Then efforts to counteract the motion of the waves...
will soon reach Gaegyeong.
The fight between the emperors and the regional lords...
has always been this way.
Your Majesty must stay strong.
The fight is not over yet.
I,
with your requests engraved in my heart,
walked toward the Jungjeon.
Standing right before Her Majesty,
I began to defend the Deputy Minister of Punishments.
I could feel Her Majesty's menacing glare targeted at my neck,
but it did not faze me.
A loyal vassal should not fear death.
(Choi Sa We, Chae Chung Soon)
(Hwangbo Yu Eui, Officer of the Inspector General)
All right. Thank you.
- Well done. - Thank you.
Anyway, where is the Deputy Minister of Punishments now?
We need to discuss our future plans,
but he is nowhere to be seen.
Oh, he left early saying that he had somewhere to be.
Where?
That I do not know.
Anyway, it is all thanks to me that the two of you...
Like I said, well done.
Stop laughing.
I happened to find a temple in the area, so I asked you to meet me here.
I figured my visit would bring disgrace on you...
if your family were to see me.
Thank you.
Thanks to you, both His Majesty and I...
were saved from the crisis.
No.
I was the one who caused all of it, in the first place.
It was my fault that His Majesty was on the brink of death.
His Majesty has put it behind him already.
He said...
you could return to Gaegyeong anytime if that is what you wish to do.
I read the letter you sent to His Majesty.
You wrote that...
the regional lords should continue to be in charge...
of tax collection and conscription...
while suggesting...
that we send out a pacification commissioner to each region...
to keep watch on the regional lords.
That is correct.
If we try to strip the regional lords of their power right off the bat,
we will undoubtedly face fierce resistance.
First, we will send out a pacification commissioner to each region...
to monitor the local clerks...
in their tax collection and conscription activities.
That way, they will come to accept the monitoring of the court first.
I do understand what you are saying,
but they will not accept it easily.
They must know that it is the first step to stripping them...
of all their power and authority.
Right, but it will help reduce resistance.
If we say we wish to take everything away from them right off the bat,
all of them will resist.
But if we say we simply wish to keep an eye on them,
I am sure some towns will accept it.
We will start there and work on establishing the commissioner system.
So? What are your thoughts on it?
I agree with the suggestion.
Instead of ruining things by being hasty,
I believe we should achieve our goals even if it might take some time.
I agree too.
We do not know when another war could break out,
so if there is a way to ease the chaos,
we should take that path.
Well, I am against it.
They say you must strike while the iron is hot.
I do not think we should take a step back when we have already come this far.
Do you not agree, Deputy Minister Kim?
I...
will follow Your Majesty's decision.
Oh, then so will I.
Very well.
Then we will send out the pacification commissioners.
Prepare accordingly.
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
The Right Secretariat-Chancellery would like an audience.
What is the matter?
I have a favor to ask of Your Majesty.
What is it?
You may tell me.
I am sorry to ask you this.
(Tak Sa Jung, Right Secretariat-Chancellery)
But please allow me...
to also serve as Minister of Defense.
What do you mean?
Why do you want that position?
The military officials still look at me with eyes of detest.
So please grant me the authority to control them.
With that, I will be able to focus on political affairs...
and no longer tremble in fear.
That is the least you should endure.
- Pardon? - Think of the sins you committed.
To make way to survive,
you had driven General Dae Do Soo into danger.
Due to it, many soldiers,
including General Dae Do Soo, lost their lives.
But you are saying...
you do not want to be even looked at with detest?
That was not what I meant.
You are to leave.
If you are truly atoning for your sins,
that should be nothing.
She is not Her Majesty the Imperial Consort.
Nor is she the Princess.
Then what are we to call her?
That makes her my lady.
Since her last name is Kim, it would be Lady Kim.
I heard His Majesty accepted her into the palace...
simply to save Deputy Minister Kim.
The day she entered the palace was the last time he visited her chamber.
Gosh. Then, she is unlikely to become his favorite.
Of course not.
Had he liked her, he would have brought her from Gongju,
not brought her now.
Is everything going well?
- Yes. - Yes.
Be meticulous.
It is for Her Majesty the Empress.
- Yes, my lady. - Yes, my lady.
Good. Keep up the great work.
Be careful on your way, my lady.
Those little...
Leave them be.
Let us go.
You will make a report to His Majesty for my sake?
Yes, Your Majesty.
What is it that you want in return?
Please assign Head of the Central Army Kim Hoon...
and General Choi Jil to the front.
Will you be able to do it?
There is no reason I cannot.
If you can make that happen,
I will do anything for you.
Thank you.
Then I shall take my leave.
Even men like him are making visits to me.
I have become worthless.
Why are you getting involved with the court again...
when you were dismissed from office and returned home?
Whether I am a government official or not,
I am His Majesty's subject.
Good grief. You are surely loyal, are you not?
Have you not suffered enough?
The family elders will not overlook it once they find out...
you are taking His Majesty's side.
You are not in Gaegyeong.
Think of what you are doing in the guest room...
of the Kang family's main house.
Gam Chan. Are you asleep?
Oh, no.
Then, let us speak in private.
Yes...
Why did you want to see me?
I have something to tell you.
Actually, in a few days,
the heads of many families will be gathering here for a meeting.
They will be coming from Hwangju, Naju,
and even Gyeongju.
- Then... - That is right.
The powerful families of this country...
are gathering in one place.
For what reason are they gathering?
It is to discuss a plan...
to make His Majesty yield.
There was already a time...
when several regional lords discussed this matter in Chungju.
But no matter how much we thought about it,
it was time for the powerful families to take action.
Attend the meeting that day...
and express your opinion.
After all, you would know His Majesty better than me.
I am sure you have a good solution.
With that in mind,
prepare for it well.
Dispatching local government officials...
did not seem like the right time.
So it has been postponed.
Instead, 75 pacification commissioners...
will be dispatched to each region to control public sentiment...
and help the local clerks of provinces prepare for war.
The regional lords...
will keep their duties.
So I hope you will unite and help me.
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Is there any other matter to discuss?
The Right Secretariat-Chancellery has a report to make.
"The Right Secretariat-Chancellery?"
I, the Right Secretariat-Chancellery Tak Sa Jung,
inform His Majesty with loyalty.
According to the national law,
the woman's father and three grandfathers should not have sinned...
(Father, paternal and maternal grandfather, paternal great-grandfather)
for her to become the emperor's wife.
However, the father of Court Lady Kim, who has joined the palace,
is already a criminal.
She is unfit to be accepted as the emperor's wife.
As such,
I bow down and request that His Majesty...
orders Court Lady Kim to leave the palace at once...
and judge Deputy Minister Kim's crimes again.
I see.
Thank you for the report.
What do the other lords think about this matter?
Secretary Yoo.
What do you think?
That matter is already over.
Discussing it again is a waste of time.
What do you mean by that?
The order of the matter is wrong.
The order of the matter can be reversed if necessary.
The eight people who can be forgiven through deliberation...
include both the imperial family and loyal soldiers.
Civil and military officers who have worked sincerely...
or envoys who have made contributions can be forgiven.
When Deputy Minister Kim was the Provincial Governor of Gongju,
he wholeheartedly served the emperor who had fled from the palace.
That makes him a loyal soldier who has fulfilled his duty as a civil officer.
If his sin has been forgiven with such service,
his daughter is more than fit to become...
His Majesty's wife.
What does the rest of the group think?
Do you agree with the Chancellery Scholar?
Does anyone disagree with him?
- No, Your Majesty. - No, Your Majesty.
This is absurd.
Right Secretariat-Chancellery.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Why did you make such a report?
Who...
has promised you what?
Despite committing such a grave sin,
why can you not live while atoning for it?
Right Secretariat-Chancellery.
You are...
dismissed from the royal court.
"Dismissed?"
Your Majesty cannot remove me for making a report.
What justification do you have for kicking me out?
"Justification?"
That is correct.
I am innocent.
The crimes I committed during the war...
have already been pardoned by Your Majesty.
Right.
If you need a justification,
I will give you one.
Right Secretariat-Chancellery, Tak Sa Jung,
agreed wholeheartedly when Kang Jo planned a political upheaval...
and tried to harm the emperor.
Your Majesty, that was a long time ago...
This is clearly treason.
It is only right to sentence you to death.
Your Majesty.
However, punishing you by ending your life...
is to take away your chance of repenting for your sins.
So, I will not sentence you to death.
Instead,
I will banish Tak Sa Jung, the criminal.
Your Majesty.
- General Ji. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Drag the criminal out of here right away.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Wait, General!
Wait! Let go of me.
Your Majesty! Wait, General!
Your Majesty!
Bow down!
Bow your heads.
Lift your heads.
Bow your heads.
Lift your heads.
Bow your heads.
Lift your heads.
Bow your heads.
Lift your heads.
Bow your heads.
Lift your heads.
Stand up.
Do not be lazy for a moment on your job of looking out for...
the difficulties of the people.
Also, do not be lazy on your job of inspecting...
the corruption of the local clerks.
You are now the emperor's eyes...
and the emperor's hands and feet.
Take good care of the people in my stead.
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.
We have finally dispatched pacification commissioners.
Yes, we have finally taken the first step.
Will they be able to settle in well?
I am not sure about that either.
I am sure we will see whether this is a success or not soon.
Who are you?
We are the people of this county.
Go back this instant.
We do not need a pacification commissioner.
Get out of the way this instant!
I have come here under His Majesty's command!
- Let us drive him away! - Drive him away!
- How dare you come here? - Go away!
- How dare you? - We do not need you!
- Where do you think you have come to? - Stop that!
- You dare to come here? - Get out of here.
More than half of the commissioners have been driven back to Gaegyeong.
There are five commissioners...
whose safety is unknown.
Why has Academician Kang not returned yet?
He must still be too ashamed...
to face you, Your Majesty.
Thank you for making the hard and long journey here.
Since His Majesty is not showing any signs of stopping,
we had no choice but to call another meeting.
I will trust that the commissioners who came down south recently...
have all been taken care of.
Yes, we gathered up the people and had them driven away.
I am sure you all did the same.
However,
what comes next is the problem.
His Majesty will surely send more pacification commissioners again.
And then, I am sure he will send down soldiers along with them.
Even if he does, I am sure there will not be that many.
It will be about 10 to 20 soldiers for each commissioner at most.
If more than 100 soldiers accompany the pacification commissioners,
there will not be any soldiers left to protect Gaegyeong.
Then, there will not be anything to worry about.
If it is a mere 10 or 20 soldiers,
I am sure we will be able to drive them away like this time.
How will you see things to the end at this rate?
If you only drive them away,
you will not be able to defeat the emperor's will.
Then, what do you propose?
The pacification commissioners who come down this time...
should be killed.
But that is...
a declaration of war on the emperor.
If the families here gather forces,
we will undoubtedly win.
We, the regional lords, are the owners of this land.
We have each ruled over our own lands...
since before Goryeo was founded.
If a criminal appeared, we punished him.
If a thief appeared, we struck him down.
Even the Great King Taejo borrowed our power...
to found this nation of Goryeo.
But if he has forgotten about that kindness...
and tries to trample over us,
we will also have to show our power too.
That is treason.
Goryeo is an imperial nation.
It is not a nation of the regional lords but a nation of the emperor.
What are you saying right now?
Just remain silent!
Please do not say anything foolish.
Do you know how far south...
the Khitan army got in the last war?
They came as far as Changhwa-hyeon.
If they had only ridden their horses for another few days,
each of your counties would have all burned to ashes as well.
Why, you! Shut your mouth!
You may be able to defeat thieves with the power of a single family,
but foreign invaders cannot be stopped without the support of the nation.
The nation must exist in order for a family to exist as well.
Are you not able to understand such evident logic?
Please stop this treacherous discussion right away.
The war is not over yet.
Now is the time for the whole of Goryeo to gather its forces.
You!
Stop this instant!
This is treason!
Why on earth are you doing that?
Please have mercy.
- Hurry up and take her inside! - Yes, my lord!
Lord Kang. What on earth is going on?
Lord Kang!
You little!
You have brought shame on the family's honor!
You should apologize on your knees before it is too late...
and ask for forgiveness.
Then, I will spare you your life.
Hurry up!
You are not His Majesty's vassal. You are a member of the Kang clan!
You are not a member of the emperor's family in Gaegyeong.
You are one of us, the regional lords!
I am...
His Majesty's vassal.
How dare you?
Go ahead and kill me.
However, do not take part in treason.
That, more than any other thing, would bring shame...
on the families of the meritorious subjects of Samhan and Byeoksang.
You do not know when to stop, do you?
Fine. Goodbye, then.
Buddha will look after you.
Master!
Master. The royal forces are here.
What? Royal forces?
Several soldiers on horseback are headed straight this way.
Do not mind them.
It is probably just the new pacification commissioner.
Go ahead and kill him.
No.
I believe it is someone with a higher rank.
A higher rank?
Your Majesty.
(Korea-Khitan War)
Even if you keep driving them away,
I will dispatch them again and again.
If you still wish to stop me,
you may behead me.
Khitan's envoy is coming.
When do you plan to visit Khitan...
to pay homage to His Majesty in person?
You never intended to keep your promise.
You will pay for it now.
I will go.
Even if you go, there is no guarantee that we can avoid war.
Even so, we should at least try.
Please allow me to go.
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