Go on and tell us.
(Episode 4)
What are you to us, Right Prime Minister?
I am your subject.
We cannot hear you.
Please say it again.
Go on.
I am your subject.
And why do my subjects behave this way?
Never dare intrude your king's authority in the future.
We will not forgive it.
Do you understand?
- Yes, your majesty. - Yes, your majesty.
Damn it!
The bastard forgets himself and behaves unruly.
Does he believe he is the true king?
We are undone.
We must have slighted Prince Jeongchan too easily.
He may be a collateral family, but he is a Wang, after all.
We need an immediate measure.
Let us wait and see.
What is there to see?
You have seen it.
The man brought upon all kinds of insult to my brother.
And must we wait and see?
But we seated him on the throne only three days ago.
We cannot depose the king again.
Let us impeach Lee Saek and Byeon An Yeol first.
Good.
Let us do so.
Let us hope it shall awaken and make His Majesty...
understand his position.
Father.
How are you?
Did anything happen?
But...
(Lee Seong Gye, Lee Bang Won's father, Right Prime Minister)
That is power.
Anyone who has it wishes to wield it.
Do not worry yourselves and go home.
I wish to take some rest now.
Lee Saek conspired with Jo Min Su and helped Shin Don's descendant Chang...
to the throne.
Your Majesty has appointed such a man to the office of first prime minister.
The appointment will negate...
the legitimacy of your own enthronement to depose the false king...
and be the true king.
Byeon An Yeol was engaged in...
the conspiracy to restore Shin Don's son Shin Woo to the throne.
The fact was revealed by Kim Jeo, an assassin.
Should you appoint this man to the grand prime minister,
the royal family of Goryeo, the Wang family will be...
utterly disgraced.
Lee Saek and Byeon An Yeol are guilty of high treason.
We implore you to transfer them to the judicial court for questioning.
- Please question them. - We beseech you.
Every day, they try to break His Majesty's spirits.
But His Majesty is holding the ground.
If this should continue, they might abandon the cause...
and dethrone His Majesty.
He is only a stepping stone...
or a nominal king, is he not?
Therefore, it is plausible.
I am fearful.
(Royal Consort Jeong of the An Clan, King Gongmin's wife)
While I am proud of Your Majesty,
at the same time,
my heart flutters so much that I cannot find peace.
I feel the same way.
But I will resist as much as I can.
Yes.
You must.
All is on Your Majesty's shoulders.
I will never forget that, your majesty.
Is there anyone?
Is no one there?
Is there no one?
Your majesty.
What is this noise?
I do not know, your majesty.
I will go and find out.
Who... Who is it?
Is Your Majesty surprised?
- You are... - Yes.
I am Lee Bang Won, Right Assistant Transmitter.
And I am the son of Right Prime Minister Lee Seong Gye.
What is it all this?
How dare you disturb this place?
Forgive me, your majesty.
Our family forces were moving.
What?
It will never happen again.
Please forgive me.
I will take my leave of Your Majesty now.
W... wait.
What is it that you wish to say?
Say it before you leave.
Say it.
And what did you say?
I convinced His Majesty.
Fortunately, he was easily convinced.
He will soon expel Lee Saek and Byeon An Yeol from the palace.
Well done.
I owe it to you, Bang Gwa.
I would never have mobilized the forces without you.
I sincerely appreciate it.
Withdraw your words.
I am my father's son.
I am as much enraged as you are.
I understand.
Do not talk about this to anyone.
It is our secret.
It is.
I will be silent.
Let us go now.
Should you wish to survive, please be prudent.
Should you create more disturbance,
you will meet the same fate as Shin Woo and Shin Chang.
Please tell me.
Do we have a puppet king?
Do you truly intend to take the throne someday, Father?
Enough.
You are drunk.
Please answer me, Father.
You have always told me...
to be loyal to Goryeo, Father.
I grew up engraving your teaching in my heart.
And what are you doing, Father?
Please tell me.
What should I do?
Who should I follow?
My father the traitor?
Or my father the loyal subject?
Please tell me.
Why can you not answer?
Why?
I am sorry.
Forgive me.
My lord.
You must go to the palace.
How is Bang Woo?
He is sleeping.
I will prepare breakfast for him when he wakes up.
Please prepare his favorite dishes.
Yes, my lord.
We shall dismiss Lee Saek and Byeon An Yeol from office...
and order them to be banished outside the Gyeonggi area.
Your majesty.
It is indeed a sudden decision.
Your Majesty must not give way.
Your majesty, please withdraw your order.
Who else shall stand by Your Majesty if the two of us are gone?
Sinners must be silent.
Is anyone out there?
Your majesty.
- Your majesty! - Your majesty!
Master.
Your majesty!
And...
we order Shin Woo and Shin Chang...
to be decapitated.
Your majesty.
They are now commoners in exile, stripped of all royal titles.
Please spare their lives as they are no threat to the royal family and court.
You have a generous heart, Right Prime Minister.
But the two sinners of high treason are guilty of usurping the throne...
and deserve beheading.
So shall it be executed.
Your majesty, I beg your leniency.
We sent executors last night.
Let us close the conference.
Your majesty.
Your majesty!
You must dispatch a fast cavalryman...
to stop the execution.
My lord, it is too late.
We cannot catch up with the horse that left last night.
What is it, my lord?
I gave my word to Jeong Mong Ju...
to spare their lives.
What is the matter with them?
It is good riddance, is it not?
I agree.
Shin Woo and Shin Chang,
they must be beheaded someday.
But not now.
It is too early.
The people are watching us.
If we decapitate them now,
the sentiment of the people will be severely alienated.
Yes.
Even if we behead them,
we must wait until they disappear from the people's memory.
Consider what we suffered after removing Choi Yeong.
Then, are we not in trouble?
Is it true, my lord?
It is.
I told him to banish Lee Saek and Byeon An Yeol.
And I demanded him to behead Shin Woo and Shin Chang.
I told him to disregard Father's objection,
for he does not mean it.
Good gracious.
Have you consulted no one for your deed?
My lord, it is not right.
Your thoughts are wrong.
It is the great work of our family.
We must advance together, keeping pace with each other.
No.
Someone must lead one step ahead.
That is my part.
I have realized it.
My lord.
Master Mokeun.
Bang Woo.
What happened?
As you can see, His Majesty is weak-minded...
and could not resist any longer.
Master.
Do not distress yourself.
There is nothing you can do.
Master.
Be well.
Master.
Let go of me!
Who calls me Shin Woo?
Is it Lee Seong Gye?
Did he tell you to make me a child of Shin Don...
and behead me quickly?
Hurry, now!
Execute the order.
Yes!
Lee Seong Gye!
I will not forgive you in my death.
I will become a vengeful spirit wandering among heavens...
if I can punish you.
Your eyes will shed tears of blood,
and your flesh and blood will scream in suffering.
I will watch it happen.
Your family...
I will curse your family until the end of time.
All will be stained with blood.
All will be...
Your majesty, it is a passing moment.
Please face it with royal dignity.
Nanny.
(King Chang, 33rd king of Goryeo)
Close your eyes.
And never open them.
Your majesty!
I inquired through a eunuch I have planted.
It was Bang Won's doing.
I will meet him.
No.
I will meet him.
Bang Won.
Bang Woo.
What are you doing here?
I was on my way to see you.
And I was taking shelter from the rain.
Why did you wish to see me?
I have a question.
Is it all your doing?
Was it your decision to kill both majesties?
I came to see you, for I imagined it must be you.
You never change.
Is it so important?
Answer me.
Yes.
I threatened His Majesty to make things happen.
Have I done wrong?
Why should you look so sad?
The man tried to kill Father twice.
Why is it so sad to behead that man?
Oh, are you asking me what the child is guilty of?
Nothing.
But he had to die because he was of the same blood.
Alive, he would have been an evil seed.
We have the same fate.
If Father should fail, we all die.
And that is a family.
Do you really not know?
Do not come to me again for this.
Please walk your way, my brother.
I will walk mine.
I will take my leave of you.
Farewell now.
What is it?
I must kill you...
to stop our family from committing more sins.
Bang Woo!
I must kill you to stop Father.
And you will die.
If anyone should stand in the way of our family,
I will slaughter him.
Good.
Should I kill you, we will be a family of loyal subjects.
Should you kill me, we will be a family of traitors.
Yes.
Let us see which is the fate of our family.
[Kocowa Ver] E04 KBS1 'The King of Tears, Lee Bang-Won' -♥ Ruo Xi ♥- Synced with Subcake Android
Do not blame me.
I am doing this not because I hate you,
but because it is the only way to stop you.
Bang Woo.
Farewell, my brother.
Bang Woo!
I cannot.
Bang Woo.
Let us go now.
I am sorry.
I almost...
No.
Bang Woo.
Yes.
Please recognize us.
Please recognize me, Father, and our family.
In fact, those who founded a new dynasty were all traitors.
Even King Taejo, who founded Goryeo,
was a disloyal insurgent.
Please stop using the standard of loyalty and disloyalty to judge us.
Please stop using the standard...
to torture your heart and suffer.
Father is not disloyal to Goryeo,
but dedicated to the new dynasty.
Bang Woo.
You took care of me when I grew up...
instead of Father.
Father was always away at battlefields,
and your benevolence fostered me.
And my dear elder brother is in pain.
I do not wish to see it any longer.
Please let go.
I beg you.
Farewell now.
You are here.
My lord.
What is the matter?
Why are your clothes soaked?
It is nothing.
My lord.
Please tell me.
What happened?
My lord.
I...
I must be sending my children to their deaths.
What does My Lord mean?
One son is endeavoring to set me on the throne,
gradually becoming a beast.
Another son fears that I may usurp the throne,
shedding tears of blood day and night.
In the end, the two brothers met,
pulled out swords, and made an attempt on each other's life.
What...?
Could they be Bang Woo and Bang Won?
Have the two gone that far?
They have.
One nearly stabbed the neck of his brother with a sharp sword.
And now...
the sword is ripping my heart apart.
Good heavens.
How could this happen?
I do not know what I am doing now.
I made my children go berserk,
and I keep walking, not knowing where I am headed.
My lord.
What happened?
Your clothes are covered with dirt.
And I saw sword-cuts, too.
I am sorry.
I will explain later.
My lord.
Please go to bed.
I do not think I can sleep.
Yes, my lord.
Your majesty.
- Your majesty. - Your majesty.
Your majesty.
- Your majesty. - Your majesty.
Your majesty.
- Your majesty. - Your majesty.
Your majesty.
- Your majesty. - Your majesty.
Bang Gwa.
Yes.
Who are they?
They are Confucian scholars in protest.
For what?
For the dead, Shin Woo and Shin Chang.
We must avoid them.
They might recognize us.
Avoid them?
What do we have to fear?
Who will dare touch us?
Stop your foolish talk.
An angry crowd is more terrifying than any armed forces on earth.
Let us go.
Giddyap!
All are closed.
It is much worse than when Choi Yeong died.
Every alley of the capital is filled with curses on Father.
It is His Majesty who killed the traitors.
The people do not think so.
Do you think they are fools?
Bang Won.
Are you...
hiding anything from me?
When you saw His Majesty that day,
did you say anything else?
Be honest.
Did you make it happen?
You are here as our guests and advisors.
If My Lord has done something wrong, you must rectify it.
How can you leave us immediately?
This is not something we can rectify.
I may understand deposing the false king, but beheading a ten-year-old child?
A human cannot do such a thing.
You are immoderate in speech.
Lord Lee Seong Gye is immoderate.
How can one become...
so brutal as Lord Lee Seong Gye?
Let us leave now.
Talking is of no use.
He has already gained a bestial status.
Come now.
I never expected the consequences.
I mean it.
You should have consulted someone.
But...
it is already done.
Let us worry about the future.
Go home now.
Do not stay outside today.
Oh, my.
It is deplorable.
Beheading a ten-year-old?
Yes, he is not human.
He is a murdering devil.
If he becomes the king, how many people will he kill?
The thought only makes me shudder.
Oh, no.
Your majesty.
- Your majesty. - Your majesty.
Your majesty.
- Your majesty. - Your majesty.
Your majesty.
- Your majesty. - Your majesty.
Master Poeun!
Where are you going?
They call you the great Confucian leader of Goryeo.
Why are you fleeing?
Please come here.
Please join us.
Is it not your teaching, Master?
"Do not look away from injustice and disloyalty."
Is it not your teaching?
Why do you hesitate?
Insurgents occupied Gaegyeong...
and deposed and decapitated our monarch.
What injustice can be worse?
What disloyalty can be worse than this?
Why do you hesitate?
Where are you going?
Will you remain the dog of Lee Seong Gye?
Please come back.
You belong here, Master.
Lord Lee Seong Gye.
You may as well behead me.
Behead me.
(The people)
Outside the walls.
Get them!
My lord, are you injured?
What happened?
I am not sure.
A few men threw stones over the walls and ran away.
Who are they?
They seemed to be the common people of Gaegyeong.
(The people)
(Gaegyeong, Lee Bang Won's house)
Bang Won!
What is it?
My lady.
There is trouble.
Lord Lee says he is returning to Dongbukmyeon.
What?
My father?
Yes, the servants are packing.
Please hurry.
My lord.
Please reconsider.
Let me go.
No.
How can you leave now, deserting the great work you pursued?
All is futile.
All the people have turned their back against me.
How can I dream of any great work?
My lord.
Since I left Dongbukmyeon,
I have never felt so miserable.
Whenever I came back, defeating the Japanese raiders,
the people gave me a cheer.
Now, the same people are throwing stones at me.
You must overcome this.
If you cannot overcome this,
who will call you a man?
My lady, this is not a thing you should overcome.
This is a thing you should humbly acknowledge.
My lord.
Please.
I am sorry.
You may take your time.
I will leave now with a few men.
My lord!
Seong Gye.
Will you leave now?
Will you give up everything?
My brother.
This is wrong.
This is truly irresponsible.
Yes.
You are betraying those who are on the same boat.
I am sorry.
I have nothing else to say to you.
- My lord. - My lord.
Father.
Please reconsider.
If you stop now, it will be the end of our family.
Yes, I have come this far because I thought so, too.
But in reality, it pushed our family...
to the edge of a precipice.
Father.
Let us go.
- Yes. - Yes.
Giddyap!
Master Sambong!
Why are you silent?
Are you not the one who should beg him...
not to go?
How can I stop the one who leaves on his own?
(Lee Ji Ran, Royal Guard Officer, a sworn brother to Lee Seong Gye)
What?
If you can stop him by force,
please do try.
Heavens!
This is like a bolt from the blue.
Where are Bang Woo and Bang Won?
Have you sent a messenger?
I sent Hwa Sang a long while ago.
Why are they procrastinating?
Are you going to Father?
Yes.
Then let us go to the castle gate.
I heard on my way that Father had already left the house.
Hurry.
Giddyap!
Let us hurry.
I wish to leave Gaegyeong as soon as possible.
Giddyap!
Yes.
Follow me!
Yes.
If he returns, he will do so.
He will feel indebted to those who trusted and followed him...
and start anew with all his heart.
But who will change his mind?
Please wait for my husband and Bang Woo, for they rushed to follow Father.
They may be the cause of this trouble.
The two may have gone to him, but what hope can we have?
They are responsible for this trouble, so they will find a way at all costs.
They must throw themselves at Father's feet and beg forgiveness.
I doubt if it can change his mind.
I have never seen My Lord make up his mind...
by listening to someone else.
When he embraced the idea of the great work,
people said that it was possible only because of Jeong Do Jeon.
But to me, it was not so.
From the day My Lord came to Gaegyeong...
and married me,
he had in his heart...
the seed of the great work.
He has cultivated the bud,
and nips it himself now.
So, who can change his mind?
Father, I was wrong.
I was thoughtless to cause this trouble all by myself.
Had it not been for me,
the people of Gaegyeong would not have turned against us.
Bang Woo would not have been enraged...
to fight with me.
No, I am to blame, Father.
I lost my reason and tried to slaughter my brother.
Punish me, Father.
Stop now.
I am not doing this to rebuke you.
- Father. - Father.
It would be better for you if I should stop now.
You were all affectionate brothers.
But for some time, you have quarreled and exchanged blows.
Now, you pull out your swords against each other.
What do you believe is waiting next?
The older brother will kill his younger brother.
The younger brother will stab his older brother in this hell.
Father, how can you say such a thing?
No.
It will never happen among our brothers.
It is my lack of virtue.
My good brothers will never do such a thing.
Perhaps power will make them do it.
Father.
Make way now.
Father!
Move!
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I wished to do it well.
I wished to help Father achieve the great work.
Lee Seong Gye will return soon.
He will grip Your Majesty's throat with tougher measures.
My lord, please become the king.
You started it and must get through with it.
We do not have time anymore.
Please stop Lee Seong Gye.
From now on, we must give them no room to breathe.
We shall enthrone Lord Lee Seong Gye.