Then will you...
steal my position?
Tell me.
Will you kill me...
and take my position?
No, I will not.
It is just a theory.
How could I do such a thing?
Grand Prince Jeongan, are you in there?
Yes.
You got an urgent message from your house.
What?
(Episode 16)
His Majesty is still in critical condition.
You must come back afterward.
Yes, I will.
Bang Won! Come here fast.
It is a relaxing pill. Take it.
- Yes, sir. - Hurry!
How is she? Have you called the doctor?
- Follow him. - Yes, sir.
- Dear wife. - You are here.
Dear, are you okay?
Yes, it was a lie.
I did it to get you out of there.
Bang Won, you totally fell for it.
Obviously, I acted very well when I lied to your face.
I am sorry.
I get why you fell for it.
Take a seat, please.
Everything is ready now.
Tonight between 7 and 9,
soldiers of the Chunju Magistrate will arrive at the gate of the palace.
Soldiers of Park Po will also arrive there around that time.
Soldiers of Lee Sook Beon will come to our place when the sun sets.
When I give them weapons, they will open the gate.
Okay.
Then I will be out of there before tonight between 7 and 9.
Brothers.
Make sure where the subjects of the Crown Prince are located.
Yes, Bang Won.
Also, it is hard to distinguish people when we move at night.
Please give us a password to use, so we can distinguish people on our side.
(Soldiers used a password to distinguish the people on their side.)
(Mountain Fortress)
See you tonight.
Yes, my dear.
Be careful and get out safely.
You also be careful.
Be careful too, Brothers.
- Yes, Bang Won. - Yes, Bang Won.
You should be careful too.
Yes, Bang Won.
(Sambong Jeong Do Jeon)
Lord Jeong.
Please come in.
I am back.
Well done.
Did you notice anything suspicious?
No, there was nothing noteworthy.
- Count Heungan. - Yes?
Talk to the security guards.
Tonight,
do not light the Palace.
- Pardon? - It is not good for His Majesty.
If the lanterns are too bright,
illnesses floating around in the air...
are said to be drawn to them.
I understand. I will give instructions. Excuse me, then.
Your Majesty.
I apologize.
(Main Gate)
I will leave the Palace.
(Jo Yeong Mu, Lee Seong Gye's loyal subject)
Tonight is the night.
I await your decision.
Here you are, Prince Jeongan.
What is it?
His Majesty is awake.
Is that true?
Yes. Come with me.
I am here to get the princes.
Go with him. See His Majesty first.
What? Is that true?
Yes.
That is great news.
Now...
all the princes who are a threat to the Crown Prince...
will disappear.
Assassins will jump out of the darkness...
and cut them all down.
Why is the Palace so dark?
It was Master Sambong's command.
He said that bright lanterns...
can attract illnesses looking for hosts,
and told us to keep the Palace unlit.
Is that a thing?
I guess so.
I think I heard it too.
Did you just say Master Sambong?
Master Sambong said such a thing?
Yes, that is what I was told.
What is the matter?
Master Sambong despises superstition.
Yes.
You are right.
This is a trap.
Get out of here!
Darn!
Guards!
Bang Won. Where are you going?
Now it is my turn.
What?
Treacherous subjects relying on the Crown Prince's trust...
tried to kill us all.
I will take them down...
and make Bang Gwa the new crown prince.
Go to Sogyeokjeon.
Get Bang Gwa and get to safety.
I will take care of the rest.
Now I will...
do everything!
(Outside of Hanyang Gate)
Stop!
Close the gate!
- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
(Park Eun, Magistrate of Chunju)
(Park Po, County Magistrate of Hwangju)
(Seoneui Gate)
I am here too.
(Lee Sook Beon, County Head of Ansan)
Are you alone?
Do you have no men?
I have a million men up here.
Will that be enough?
You are still shameless.
- Let us go. - Hey, you...
It has been a long time.
Do you recognize me?
Yes, of course.
You are Princess Jeongnyeong.
How could we not recognize you?
You cooked for us every day,
and you even washed our clothes.
I did. Thank you for remembering.
Then do you also remember what you said?
That if there were to be a real fight,
you would fight for me and for Prince Jeongan.
We remember, and we meant what we said.
That is right. I feel the same.
So, what is the occasion?
The treacherous Jeong Do Jeon...
used the Crown Prince's authority and tried to kill Prince Jeongan!
While the King is bedridden,
he tried to kill all the princes.
So I have no choice but to fight.
What do you say?
Will you fight for me and for Prince Jeongan?
Yes!
I will fight!
So will I!
Then follow me.
(Crown Prince Lee Bang Seok, Lee Bang Won's half brother)
There are too many.
But you can still fight.
If you lead us,
I will suppress them with my life.
Your Highness.
We were all a part of the House Guard.
One of us is equivalent to a hundred soldiers.
All you need to do is lead us.
I am sorry.
I do not know much about the military yet.
I am sorry.
Your Highness.
Bang Beon, where are you going?
I am going to the palace.
Things will get dangerous there.
Follow me. You must stay by my side to stay safe.
Now!
I am sorry.
The Queen told me never to trust you.
Bang Beon!
Grand Prince Jeongan.
You are here.
- I am here too. - We are here from Chunju.
Soldiers from Hwangju as well.
Welcome. Thank you all for coming.
We got our soldiers back as well.
Good job.
Bang Won, I found out where Sambong and his people are.
Where is he?
He is at Nam Eun's mistress' home in front of the palace.
Sambong, Nam Eun,
and the Crown Prince's father-in-law, Sim Hyo Saeng are all there.
- Sook Beon, come with me. - Yes, sir.
The rest of you, surround the palace and occupy the Three Armies Command.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
(Three Armies Command: The government office that oversees the military)
Hwa Sang, take care of my wife for me.
I will. Do not worry.
Be careful.
Do not worry.
Why is it so noisy?
I am sure it is nothing.
It is probably the sound of training at Three Armies Command.
Your Majesty, you should have some rice gruel.
You must regain your energy.
Where is the Crown Prince?
He is out. He will return soon.
Something seems strange.
Send Eunuch Kim...
to bring Sambong here.
I will do so.
Please eat.
(Sogyeokjeon)
What do you mean?
Run away?
It seems Bang Won has started a military coup.
(Grand Prince Youngan, Lee Bang Gwa, Lee Seong Gye's second son)
What? Are you saying...
he plotted a conspiracy?
I cannot know for sure either.
He just told me to get you and run away.
Let us go.
Sambong tried to kill all of us.
You never know what he is plotting next.
Bang Gwa. Hurry.
We have no idea whose soldiers they are.
What about His Majesty?
Do not worry.
General Jo Yeong Mu is at the palace.
Okay.
Let us go.
(Home of Nam Eun's mistress)
Who are you?
Run!
Find the ministers.
If you see them, kill them all!
What is all that noise?
Come on. Do not worry about that and have a drink.
(Nam Eun, Count Euiryeong)
Run!
What on earth is all this commotion?
We are in trouble! Run away!
There are rebels here!
What?
My lord, let us go.
- Oh, my goodness! - Run away!
We should run away too.
Where are you going?
You scoundrels!
Do you know who I am?
I am...
the Crown Prince's...
Sir!
I know who you are. The Crown Prince's father-in-law.
- Find them! - Find them!
- Look everywhere! - Find them!
Go this way!
- Follow them! - Go!
- Look everywhere! - Yes, sir!
Over there!
- Master Sambong. - Find them!
- Go first. - Find them!
Get them! Over there!
Uncle.
Grand Prince Jeongan.
Yes.
It is me.
Is this how it ends?
In the end,
I could not kill you.
Yes.
I survived.
Then does that mean...
the Crown Prince will end up dying?
I curse the skies.
Why did it end up like this?
Why do you survive and not the Crown Prince?
You should never become King.
You are someone who blindly covets power.
You are not someone who wishes to sit on the throne for a cause.
You are just someone who will do anything...
to sit on the throne.
Why must the fate of Joseon rest in the hands of someone like that? Why?
Uncle.
Because you dismissed me as such a person,
you are faced with this moment.
If you had only looked at me in a different way,
I would have never put a sword to your neck, Uncle.
I would have tried my best to save you, Uncle.
I found a monster who lost control of himself...
to get the throne.
How could I look at him nicely?
Uncle.
The matter of life and death...
has been out of my interest for a long time.
I am just...
upset and furious that...
Joseon's fate will be under the claws of a beast.
I should have...
never left the palace.
I should have brought the assassins myself...
and finished the matter with my hands.
If so, I would have gotten what I wanted.
But,
I was not brave enough to confirm your death.
I could not bear to see you...
lying on the floor of the palace bleeding to death.
Numerous memories with you...
made me hesitate.
"Uncle."
You used to come to me saying that.
I even remembered the old you, Grand Prince Jeongan.
It made me hesitate even more.
I never...
hesitated in getting rid of my enemy.
I can proudly say that I have been a cold-hearted politician for my life.
But,
I made a big mistake...
at the end.
Grand Prince Jeongan.
I will be watching you.
How you act from now on,
why the skies have chosen you.
Cut me down.
I will leave now.
I dedicated my life...
to build a pagoda.
Before completing it with the last stone,
I die.
To the person who kills me,
I am leaving...
the last stone.
Grand Prince Jeongan.
Take his body away.
He is a criminal who was going to kill the royal family.
Dispose of this in the mountains!
Yes, sir. Take this away!
Yes, sir.
How did you take care of the others?
Including Sim Hyo Saeng, the Crown Prince's father-in-law,
we got rid of all the subjects in that house.
But we could not find...
Lord Nam Eun.
We can find him later.
- Let us go to the palace first. - Yes, sir.
Let us go.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
(Outside the Palace Main Gate)
Go and join them.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
- Bang Won. - My dear.
Dear wife.
What happened to Master Sambong?
He died...
by my sword.
You have done well.
Let us go in. They are all inside.
Welcome, Grand Prince Jeongan.
How did it go in here?
We occupied both the Royal Parliament and the Three Armies Command.
The only ones left are the soldiers in the palace.
Then let us just attack them.
This is what we expected, is it not?
That is too dangerous.
As you know, there are quite a lot of them.
And 80 percent of the Palace Guards used to be House Guards.
It is not easy to take down those soldiers.
It will be a fight which no one can predict the victor.
Still, we cannot keep waiting.
Once the sun rises,
it will be a disadvantage for us.
We cannot bring more soldiers here.
But the King can command...
to bring more soldiers on their side.
The person in charge of guarding the palace is...
the Royal Guard General, Park Wi.
Why do we not bring him out and suggest surrender?
General Park Wi is just the head of the Palace Guard.
Park Wi is not the one who House Guards trust and follow.
Then who is it?
Who should we have on our side?
It is certain.
(In front of Kangnyeongjeon)
Grand Prince Jeongan brought soldiers to kill the Crown Prince.
Eunuch Kim went out to investigate, so let us wait.
It will be too late!
I will take the Palace Guards outside with me.
I will get rid of all the traitors!
No.
It is a matter between brothers. So, do not get involved.
How can you say it is a matter between brothers?
Count Euiryeong,
do you see it as a little fight between brothers?
This is clearly treason!
What difference does it make when you are involved?
You are a commander who never fought in a battle.
How will you take them down?
(High-ranking officials with military command authority)
Innocent soldiers will die...
if you get involved.
Then you can take action, Count Euiryeong.
Why are you not doing anything, Count Euiryeong?
Count Euiryeong!
Bang Beon, please come forward.
You are the commander of Dongbukmyeon.
It will not make any difference even if I come forward.
Soldiers in Dongbukmyeon will not comply with my command.
They will rather comply Grand Prince Jeongan.
And...
even if they comply with me,
I will not come forward.
- What? - This did not happen because of me.
They are not coming after me.
Bang Beon, what are you saying?
I met Grand Prince Jeongan on my way to the palace.
He did not have any hostility towards me.
Instead,
he wanted me to fight with him.
Bang Beon.
Now that I think of it,
the Crown Prince should have been me.
I am the late Queen's firstborn son.
But for a reason I do not understand, my place was stolen.
So why should I...
risk my life to protect you?
You can...
protect yourself.
Bang Beon.
- Eunuch Kim. - Count Heungan.
Did you find out what happened?
Yes.
Prince Jeongan plotted treason.
Including Sim Hyo Saeng,
many subjects loyal to the Crown Prince...
are already killed.
What?
He has a great number of men.
The Three Armies Command and Royal Parliament...
are already under their control.
Sambong.
Where is Sambong?
I regret to tell you this,
but Master Sambong...
was killed by Prince Jeongan.
Is that true?
Is Sambong truly dead?
Did Bang Won actually kill him?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Where is Jo Yeong Mu?
Summon him immediately!
I will.
Bang Won.
How dare you?
Bang Won. It is time to make the call.
You have no choice but to attack.
Give us the command.
The sun will soon rise.
Bang Won!
It looks bad. I think they are launching an attack.
They are about to open the Palace gates.
Lower your spears!
Make way!
Welcome, General.
The Palace gates are all open.
The Palace Guards are leaving through the other gates as well.
Thank you greatly, General.
For choosing me.
Remain in the back.
I will take care of the rest.
Yes, sir.
On me!
Stop! What do you think you are doing?
Come back this instant!
You fools!
General Park Wi.
What is it? Prince Jeongan?
You should surrender with the rest of the Palace Guards.
Things are in my favor now.
Who has the upper hand...
will become clear in the morning.
Either way,
we serve His Majesty the King.
Remember that.
Then...
Close the gate!
- Yes, sir. - Close the gate!
After them!
Close it, quick!
Get them all!
Wait.
What is this noise?
It is distant but it is clearly...
the cheering of soldiers.
Then we must flee even faster.
They could be Sambong's men.
No.
I do not think that is the case.
If Sambong had that many men,
why did he have assassins hidden in the dark?
You have a point, but still.
What did Bang Won...
say to you?
He said that since Sambong had tried to kill us,
it was his turn to attack Sambong.
Then are they all soldiers that Bang Won gathered?
So soon after cheating death,
how did he manage to gather so many?
That is...
I am sure of it.
He had been planning this for a while.
That fool Bang Won...
plotted treason.
I must go see His Majesty.
- Hold on. - Bang Gwa!
If something goes wrong, you can die.
How could they recognize you in the dark?
If what you are saying is true, and this is treason,
do you not think they have a plan?
If you go in there without knowing anything, it could be dangerous.
Do not worry about the palace.
The House Guard is there. What are you worried about?
Come on. Let us go.
We must get far away from the shouts.
- Please... - Bang Gwa.
Come on.
Your Majesty.
We were too late.
Jo Yeong Mu took the Palace Guard...
and surrendered to the enemy.
General Park Wi is dead too.
There are no soldiers left...
who can protect you.
Give me my sword.
- Your Majesty. - Hurry!
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
You are unwell. What are you thinking?
Please calm down.
Your Majesty.
How can you be so calm?
Your Majesty.
Did you betray me too?
Your Majesty...
Get...
out of my face right now!
Yes, Your Majesty.
(The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won)
Did you want the throne that badly?
Was it that hard to give up?
I can do well. I can become a good king too.
Why must you steal my position like this?
What will happen to the people who are left?
Must we all follow the Crown Prince?
We are participating in the rebellion.
Must everything play in the palm of your hands?
Are we not allowed to get involved?
Do you really want me to remain as an animal?
Do you want me to kill...
anyone who does not follow my command?
Even if that is you, Brother?