Dae Wang Sejong (2008): Season 1, Episode 14 - Episode #1.14 - full transcript
Have we found a way
to become friends with Envoy Huang Yan?
Dead men tell no tales...
Stop!
Give me that.
What are you doing?
You know exactly what I'm doing.
What?
Bring it in.
Crepes?
Cinnamon punch will overpower
the delicate flavor of the crepes.
It pairs best with warm water.
What's wrong?
I don't have the craving
for them anymore.
Who told you to bring in
an unscheduled snack?
I saved your life, lady.
What kind of nonsense are
you trying to tell me now?
Why don't you have a taste?
Drink it and tell me if this nonsense.
Look.
Drink it.
You'll find an angel of death
waiting for you in the kitchen.
You reap what you sow, and you get
punished when you commit a crime.
What do you use your nose for?
How could you not notice this sour smell
and serve spoiled punch to the envoy?
But it can't be...
The proof is right here!
Forgive me, sir...
Pack up and go back to
the palace immediately!
Please, sir, I won't make
this kind of mistake again.
I can't let a bungling woman
like you serve the envoy!
What's going on here?
It doesn't smell sour.
Stop!
Oh, this is so frustrating.
Can't you let me in on this?
Children don't need to know.
Ignorance is bliss.
You're famous for being
cautious and composed,
but this is the third dish you broke
today. Is there something wrong?
What's wrong with her?
I don't know.
She's been acting strange since she was
called in to the Queen's Hall this morning.
The Queen's Hall?
Send the Royal Attendant to the
Hall of Great Peace immediately?
He wants the buckwheat crepes
we got for him right now, too.
Vinegar...
That's one potential
problem eliminated, but...
Potential problem?
You, you should be careful, too.
Me?
Why?
You slipped up back there and
exposed that you speak Chinese.
They might be more wary of you now.
I hope this is over soon...
I can't handle the suspense and anxiety.
I used to have nerves of steal,
but this is too much, even for me...
How could you fail?
I think the new chef was tipped off.
Are you sure you didn't leave a clue?
Of course not.
Where could the information have leaked?
The biggest problem is that the
Royal Attendant got involved.
This means His Majesty
knows about this as well.
The palace wouldn't be so quiet if he did.
There is someone else behind this...
Someone powerful enough
to move the Royal Attendant
without the King knowing about it.
Your Highness...!
What could this person be after?
Why did this person choose to avoid
me when he can expose me?
Why won't you go to the King with this?
That will put my mother
in a terrible predicament.
The country would be on a path
to ruin had she succeeded.
But she didn't succeed.
She will try again if this is overlooked.
We can't keep guarding the gate
waiting for the thief to break in.
We got Escort Han out of
the Hall of Great Peace.
We got rid of her instrument, so...
The first time is hard,
but the second time is easy.
You know better than I do
how capable the Queen is.
Stop.
Please stop, master.
You must think with your
head and not with your heart.
How many more times must I tell you?
You're the one that taught me
that people are more important.
Remember?
Your Highness...
I will not report this to the King.
I don't want my mother getting hurt.
What did I tell you?
We should've gotten rid of that
Choongnyeong a long time ago.
What are you trying to
accomplish bring up the past?
I'm just angry.
How many times has he intervened
and ruined our plans?
Stop.
That's enough.
Shouldn't we alert the revolutionary army?
The mission has failed while the
public rage has drastically subsided.
Now is not the right time to strike.
We must turn the troops around.
We cannot turn the troops around
without having gained anything.
But...
The result could be worse than not
having attempted this uprising at all.
Find a way to break through this dilemma.
Did you just say that we cant win?
That's right.
You must have a death wish.
I wouldn't be here if I were looking
for a place to rest my bones.
Then why are you provoking
me with damning words?
I'm saying that there is no way you
can win with these pathetic weapons.
The Royal army is umpteen times
larger than the revolutionary army.
You do not fight with weapons
and headcount alone.
Fighting spirit and strategy is also...
I'm an ignorant slave that
doesn't know a lot,
but I do know that it's a disadvantage
to be outnumbered.
Are you that afraid of death?
You're just as afraid as I am.
You're trying to erect a new state to make
this world a better place. Aren't you?
Don't you want to be alive to enjoy it?
Do you have a better idea?
What can you do for us?
I can make gunpowder.
He's a smart kid.
He is talented...
If we equip ourselves with
powerful new weapons,
our chances of success will double.
Yes.
That kid Jang Youngsil, he wants to
make a deal with me for the bombs.
Come back to me safely.
I'll never forgive you if you don't.
And...
I'm shameless for asking
you to do this, but...
I know he was cruel to you, but...
... please look after my father.
Are you still having pipe
dreams about my daughter?
Forgive me, sir.
Let's put your talent to
work and win the fight first.
Sir!
Then we'll talk.
Send the Crown Prince as a hostage.
You must make a bold decision.
You are jealous of the Crown Prince.
Why else would you have him sent away?
What brings you out
here at this early hour?
The air is cold, Your Majesty.
Has It been about thirty years?
Since the day you called me
a predestined King that is.
Your Majesty...
Much of this is your fault.
You should never have said that about me.
You shouldn't have encouraged
me even if I did covet the throne.
I should never have been
brought to the throne...
Your Majesty...
Then I would have been a better
father than I am now.
You were our only hope then.
And you still are.
I still believe you are the only man
capable of carrying the fate of
Joseon on your shoulders.
Send the chief of the Palace
Guard to the Royal Shrine.
I'm releasing the Crown Prince.
Your Majesty...!
How may I serve you, Your Highness?
I summoned you to give
you a word of praise.
His Majesty is unaware of Escort
Han's error the other day,
so you need not fear, Your Highness.
Oh my...
You are good.
You've become quite a politician.
You're aiding a man who
is trying to steal the throne,
but you won't lose favor
with me just in case he fails.
You're taking a huge risk
and yet covering your back.
I think I should be taking notes.
Your Highness,
you couldn't be more wrong.
Tell me the truth before
I cut off that tongue!
Your Highness...
Who is trying to send the Crown
Prince away and steal the throne?
It isn't like that, Your Highness.
The Royal Prince is simply trying to...
What did you just say?
Did you say Royal Prince?
Do you still think I'm making a mistake?
Jae.
Pride and honor is everything
to a King, Father.
It is to me as well.
Would you believe me if I said I want
to protect my pride more than my life?
Didn't you call me here to
give me an order?
Give in to me just this once.
You can't muster up the courage
to go up against Ming after all?
I can't gamble away the
nation on a fight we can't win.
You can hate me.
But...
No.
I don't hate you.
I'll give in.
I'll give in for you.
I'll go to Ming as a hostage.
Jae...
But I'm not giving in to you, Father.
I'm doing this for my weak
and powerless homeland
that I would've died to
strengthen and protect.
I'm giving in for my
beloved homeland Joseon.
You look busy.
There's a look of excitement
showing through as well.
But of course...
How could you not be excited when
you're dreaming of rising to the throne?
Mother...?
Does power and authority
mean that much to you?
Do you think you can have the
crown if you send your own
brother away to Ming
and throw him into death?
No, Mother, you got this all wrong.
Then why did you advise
the King to send him away?
And why did you interfere
with what I was trying to do?
You're not my son anymore.
No, you were never my son to begin with.
Mother...!
My son would never hurt his own
brother out of greed for power.
Did you wish to see me, Your Highness?
I wanted to thank you.
They told me it was you.
You protected the Confucian
scholars who mean so much to me.
Protect them? No.
I held them back by force
like everyone else...
They may not have survived
that night if it weren't for you.
Your Highness...
It's a pity.
Had I stayed in Joseon
and became the next King,
I could've had a benevolent
retainer like you serving me...
And we could've built a strong nation
together with the Confucian scholars.
They were my brothers and my friends
before they were my future servants.
Please look after them in
my absence, Minister Hwang.
Your Highness...
Are you here to celebrate
now that you got your wish?
I knew you wouldn't be interested in
hearing the truth, but I had to come.
It was a bad idea.
What now? What do we do
about the next Crown Prince?
Prince Hyoryeong is next in
the line of succession, but...
We must first examine his competency.
It's a cold, cold world. The order has
just been issued and you're already
talking about the replacement.
It's not too late.
I'll march into the audience
hall and speak to the King.
I'll tell him that we should protect
the Crown Prince and go to war.
Restrain yourself, Minister Yi.
Prime Minister?
What should we do?
The King's will is what matters most.
The King...
may be considering
Prince Kyoungnyeong.
After all,
Kyoungnyeong best resembles the King
second to Prince Yangnyeong.
What is the meaning of this?
The nation is in a crisis, and we might
have to sacrifice our Crown Prince.
And instead of trying to figure out
a solution you're wasting time talking
about who is going to replace him.
Wasting time?
I didn't expect this from
you, Prime Minister.
Return to your office and
work on the agreement.
Don't you think you should
stop this discussion first?
The seat of the Crown Prince
cannot be left unoccupied for too long.
Prime Minister.
Then we will have another
political crisis in our hands.
I don't know about things like
that and I don't want to know.
Of course not.
You're the Minister of Rites,
not the Prime Minister of Joseon.
Your Highness...
Did you come here to tell me to stop?
Are you going to say that you're
disgusted by my attempts to steal
my brother's authority
and demand that I stop?
Would you blame me if I did?
I'm a fool.
A worthless fool that can't
even earn his own wife's trust.
I don't distrust you, I am
worried for your safety.
No woman would want
to see her husband hurt.
It's natural to worry about
the kids and the future.
But the people may see it differently.
If I were an ordinary citizen instead
of your wife, I would be scolding you.
I would say that you are supposed
to overcome these petty temptations
to give up if you really
want to do great things.
Wife...
I don't know about the others.
but I know what's in your heart.
I know that there is not an ounce of
personal interest in every little thing
you do from start to finish...
and that the safe s and welfare of
the people is your only motivation.
Don't give in.
Go forward.
The fact that you have
so many people fighting
you may be proof that
you are doing the right thing.
Why didn't you say anything
when you came in?
It makes me feel so proud watching
you immersed in your studies.
I wanted to enjoy it a while longer.
Mother...
You're such a bright and gifted child,
and you deserve so much more
than I could ever give you...
Heaven is so unkind...
I am the one who has
been unkind, Mother.
You've always been
forced to live in a shadow,
but instead of trying to ease your
pain, I was full of resentment for you.
My hope is that I will be able to
comfort you and bring you joy someday.
To what do I owe the pleasure of
this surprise visit at this late hour?
We thought you might offer us a drink.
May we please sit down?
Oh dear, where are my manners?
Please do sit down.
You should start preparing for the future.
Prepare for the future?
What do you mean?
Oh dear...
I knew he is intelligent, but I see
that he's tactful and cautious as well.
Don't you think?
Who are you referring to?
Prince Choongnyeong, Minister Shim.
Of all of the Royal princes,
Prince Choongnyeong is the one that is
conducting himself in the most
princely manner in this troublous time.
We believe he is better qualified than
anyone else to be the Crown Prince.
Please be careful, Minister Park.
If anyone overhears you...
It is none other than His Majesty
the King who has the strongest
conviction that Prince
Choongnyeong is the one.
Is this really true?
At the rate that things are going, that
day might come sooner than you think.
Now you are more than just Prince
Choongnyeong's father-in-law.
You have to be his
political mentor as well.
Refine and polish his political skills and
groom him to be the next Crown Prince.
If you need us, we will help as well.
- Won't we?
- Of course.
Your Highness, we have arrived.
What brings you here at
this late hour, Your Grace?
I'm seeking my son's mentor. This is
the least amount of effort I can show.
Mentor?
Don't you think that's too much
to ask from a man of the sword?
I know your hidden literary
ability better than anyone.
Please return to the palace.
He is a bright child.
If he were not born of a lowly mother
like me, he is perfect for the throne.
Kyoungnyeong has inherited all
of the King's majestic qualities.
You know that as well as I.
The Crown Prince's days are over.
Is that it?
So I should get on a different horse.
Is that what you're here to tell me?
I am here to ask you to be
my son's mentor.
What would I have to gain by becoming
Prince Kyoungnyeong's mentor?
What could you give me in return?
Your Grace, you mustn't...!
There is nothing I can give you right now.
All I can do is...
to show you the tears of a mother who
is terrified about her child's future.
Mapo Ferry Dock
The revolutionary armies of Cheolla,
Choongchung and Gyeongsang
have safely entered the city.
At eleven o'clock tonight,
we will strike the Hall of Great Peace.
Key to a raid is speed and
the element of surprise.
We must kill the envoy and wipe out the
Ming guards and get out within one hour.
Not one injured revolutionary
soldier must be left behind,
but if any one of your men are
injured in the battle and captured,
instruct them to commit
suicide to protect our identity.
You wish to be the advance guard?
The Royal guards lack combat experience.
My men are the strongest and
most qualified with plenty of
combat experience against
the Japanese invaders.
Above all, we have Youngsil's
new powerful weapon.
It's very reassuring.
I'm glad we have you with us.
Is the new world really upon us...?
Stop!
What is your business?
We've been ordered to increase
security around the Hall of Great Peace.
If such orders were issued,
we would know about it.
Clear the path.
This is an urgent matter!
Our orders are not to let anyone
approach the Hall of Great Peace
after nine o clock, General.
Clear the path immediately!
Will you assume responsibility if the Hall of
Great Peace is captured by malicious forces?
Hall of Great Peace
The first platoon and the artillery
troops will take the flanks first
and Donglae Company will
strike from the front gate.
Fire!
Suppress them!
What happened?
There must've been a leak
in the information.
We don't have a choice.
We'll just have to break through the gate.
What are you waiting for?
Command your troops to attack.
I'm afraid I can't do that.
What is the meaning of this?
This is the rebel leader, sir.
- Arrest him.
- Yes, sir!
Now it's your turn, Youngsil.
Get him!
What is the commotion?
There was a minor disturbance,
but the envoy may not be pleased.
I am the Imperial Envoy of Great Ming!
How dare you attempt to take my life!
Do you think Joseon can
get away with killing me?
to become friends with Envoy Huang Yan?
Dead men tell no tales...
Stop!
Give me that.
What are you doing?
You know exactly what I'm doing.
What?
Bring it in.
Crepes?
Cinnamon punch will overpower
the delicate flavor of the crepes.
It pairs best with warm water.
What's wrong?
I don't have the craving
for them anymore.
Who told you to bring in
an unscheduled snack?
I saved your life, lady.
What kind of nonsense are
you trying to tell me now?
Why don't you have a taste?
Drink it and tell me if this nonsense.
Look.
Drink it.
You'll find an angel of death
waiting for you in the kitchen.
You reap what you sow, and you get
punished when you commit a crime.
What do you use your nose for?
How could you not notice this sour smell
and serve spoiled punch to the envoy?
But it can't be...
The proof is right here!
Forgive me, sir...
Pack up and go back to
the palace immediately!
Please, sir, I won't make
this kind of mistake again.
I can't let a bungling woman
like you serve the envoy!
What's going on here?
It doesn't smell sour.
Stop!
Oh, this is so frustrating.
Can't you let me in on this?
Children don't need to know.
Ignorance is bliss.
You're famous for being
cautious and composed,
but this is the third dish you broke
today. Is there something wrong?
What's wrong with her?
I don't know.
She's been acting strange since she was
called in to the Queen's Hall this morning.
The Queen's Hall?
Send the Royal Attendant to the
Hall of Great Peace immediately?
He wants the buckwheat crepes
we got for him right now, too.
Vinegar...
That's one potential
problem eliminated, but...
Potential problem?
You, you should be careful, too.
Me?
Why?
You slipped up back there and
exposed that you speak Chinese.
They might be more wary of you now.
I hope this is over soon...
I can't handle the suspense and anxiety.
I used to have nerves of steal,
but this is too much, even for me...
How could you fail?
I think the new chef was tipped off.
Are you sure you didn't leave a clue?
Of course not.
Where could the information have leaked?
The biggest problem is that the
Royal Attendant got involved.
This means His Majesty
knows about this as well.
The palace wouldn't be so quiet if he did.
There is someone else behind this...
Someone powerful enough
to move the Royal Attendant
without the King knowing about it.
Your Highness...!
What could this person be after?
Why did this person choose to avoid
me when he can expose me?
Why won't you go to the King with this?
That will put my mother
in a terrible predicament.
The country would be on a path
to ruin had she succeeded.
But she didn't succeed.
She will try again if this is overlooked.
We can't keep guarding the gate
waiting for the thief to break in.
We got Escort Han out of
the Hall of Great Peace.
We got rid of her instrument, so...
The first time is hard,
but the second time is easy.
You know better than I do
how capable the Queen is.
Stop.
Please stop, master.
You must think with your
head and not with your heart.
How many more times must I tell you?
You're the one that taught me
that people are more important.
Remember?
Your Highness...
I will not report this to the King.
I don't want my mother getting hurt.
What did I tell you?
We should've gotten rid of that
Choongnyeong a long time ago.
What are you trying to
accomplish bring up the past?
I'm just angry.
How many times has he intervened
and ruined our plans?
Stop.
That's enough.
Shouldn't we alert the revolutionary army?
The mission has failed while the
public rage has drastically subsided.
Now is not the right time to strike.
We must turn the troops around.
We cannot turn the troops around
without having gained anything.
But...
The result could be worse than not
having attempted this uprising at all.
Find a way to break through this dilemma.
Did you just say that we cant win?
That's right.
You must have a death wish.
I wouldn't be here if I were looking
for a place to rest my bones.
Then why are you provoking
me with damning words?
I'm saying that there is no way you
can win with these pathetic weapons.
The Royal army is umpteen times
larger than the revolutionary army.
You do not fight with weapons
and headcount alone.
Fighting spirit and strategy is also...
I'm an ignorant slave that
doesn't know a lot,
but I do know that it's a disadvantage
to be outnumbered.
Are you that afraid of death?
You're just as afraid as I am.
You're trying to erect a new state to make
this world a better place. Aren't you?
Don't you want to be alive to enjoy it?
Do you have a better idea?
What can you do for us?
I can make gunpowder.
He's a smart kid.
He is talented...
If we equip ourselves with
powerful new weapons,
our chances of success will double.
Yes.
That kid Jang Youngsil, he wants to
make a deal with me for the bombs.
Come back to me safely.
I'll never forgive you if you don't.
And...
I'm shameless for asking
you to do this, but...
I know he was cruel to you, but...
... please look after my father.
Are you still having pipe
dreams about my daughter?
Forgive me, sir.
Let's put your talent to
work and win the fight first.
Sir!
Then we'll talk.
Send the Crown Prince as a hostage.
You must make a bold decision.
You are jealous of the Crown Prince.
Why else would you have him sent away?
What brings you out
here at this early hour?
The air is cold, Your Majesty.
Has It been about thirty years?
Since the day you called me
a predestined King that is.
Your Majesty...
Much of this is your fault.
You should never have said that about me.
You shouldn't have encouraged
me even if I did covet the throne.
I should never have been
brought to the throne...
Your Majesty...
Then I would have been a better
father than I am now.
You were our only hope then.
And you still are.
I still believe you are the only man
capable of carrying the fate of
Joseon on your shoulders.
Send the chief of the Palace
Guard to the Royal Shrine.
I'm releasing the Crown Prince.
Your Majesty...!
How may I serve you, Your Highness?
I summoned you to give
you a word of praise.
His Majesty is unaware of Escort
Han's error the other day,
so you need not fear, Your Highness.
Oh my...
You are good.
You've become quite a politician.
You're aiding a man who
is trying to steal the throne,
but you won't lose favor
with me just in case he fails.
You're taking a huge risk
and yet covering your back.
I think I should be taking notes.
Your Highness,
you couldn't be more wrong.
Tell me the truth before
I cut off that tongue!
Your Highness...
Who is trying to send the Crown
Prince away and steal the throne?
It isn't like that, Your Highness.
The Royal Prince is simply trying to...
What did you just say?
Did you say Royal Prince?
Do you still think I'm making a mistake?
Jae.
Pride and honor is everything
to a King, Father.
It is to me as well.
Would you believe me if I said I want
to protect my pride more than my life?
Didn't you call me here to
give me an order?
Give in to me just this once.
You can't muster up the courage
to go up against Ming after all?
I can't gamble away the
nation on a fight we can't win.
You can hate me.
But...
No.
I don't hate you.
I'll give in.
I'll give in for you.
I'll go to Ming as a hostage.
Jae...
But I'm not giving in to you, Father.
I'm doing this for my weak
and powerless homeland
that I would've died to
strengthen and protect.
I'm giving in for my
beloved homeland Joseon.
You look busy.
There's a look of excitement
showing through as well.
But of course...
How could you not be excited when
you're dreaming of rising to the throne?
Mother...?
Does power and authority
mean that much to you?
Do you think you can have the
crown if you send your own
brother away to Ming
and throw him into death?
No, Mother, you got this all wrong.
Then why did you advise
the King to send him away?
And why did you interfere
with what I was trying to do?
You're not my son anymore.
No, you were never my son to begin with.
Mother...!
My son would never hurt his own
brother out of greed for power.
Did you wish to see me, Your Highness?
I wanted to thank you.
They told me it was you.
You protected the Confucian
scholars who mean so much to me.
Protect them? No.
I held them back by force
like everyone else...
They may not have survived
that night if it weren't for you.
Your Highness...
It's a pity.
Had I stayed in Joseon
and became the next King,
I could've had a benevolent
retainer like you serving me...
And we could've built a strong nation
together with the Confucian scholars.
They were my brothers and my friends
before they were my future servants.
Please look after them in
my absence, Minister Hwang.
Your Highness...
Are you here to celebrate
now that you got your wish?
I knew you wouldn't be interested in
hearing the truth, but I had to come.
It was a bad idea.
What now? What do we do
about the next Crown Prince?
Prince Hyoryeong is next in
the line of succession, but...
We must first examine his competency.
It's a cold, cold world. The order has
just been issued and you're already
talking about the replacement.
It's not too late.
I'll march into the audience
hall and speak to the King.
I'll tell him that we should protect
the Crown Prince and go to war.
Restrain yourself, Minister Yi.
Prime Minister?
What should we do?
The King's will is what matters most.
The King...
may be considering
Prince Kyoungnyeong.
After all,
Kyoungnyeong best resembles the King
second to Prince Yangnyeong.
What is the meaning of this?
The nation is in a crisis, and we might
have to sacrifice our Crown Prince.
And instead of trying to figure out
a solution you're wasting time talking
about who is going to replace him.
Wasting time?
I didn't expect this from
you, Prime Minister.
Return to your office and
work on the agreement.
Don't you think you should
stop this discussion first?
The seat of the Crown Prince
cannot be left unoccupied for too long.
Prime Minister.
Then we will have another
political crisis in our hands.
I don't know about things like
that and I don't want to know.
Of course not.
You're the Minister of Rites,
not the Prime Minister of Joseon.
Your Highness...
Did you come here to tell me to stop?
Are you going to say that you're
disgusted by my attempts to steal
my brother's authority
and demand that I stop?
Would you blame me if I did?
I'm a fool.
A worthless fool that can't
even earn his own wife's trust.
I don't distrust you, I am
worried for your safety.
No woman would want
to see her husband hurt.
It's natural to worry about
the kids and the future.
But the people may see it differently.
If I were an ordinary citizen instead
of your wife, I would be scolding you.
I would say that you are supposed
to overcome these petty temptations
to give up if you really
want to do great things.
Wife...
I don't know about the others.
but I know what's in your heart.
I know that there is not an ounce of
personal interest in every little thing
you do from start to finish...
and that the safe s and welfare of
the people is your only motivation.
Don't give in.
Go forward.
The fact that you have
so many people fighting
you may be proof that
you are doing the right thing.
Why didn't you say anything
when you came in?
It makes me feel so proud watching
you immersed in your studies.
I wanted to enjoy it a while longer.
Mother...
You're such a bright and gifted child,
and you deserve so much more
than I could ever give you...
Heaven is so unkind...
I am the one who has
been unkind, Mother.
You've always been
forced to live in a shadow,
but instead of trying to ease your
pain, I was full of resentment for you.
My hope is that I will be able to
comfort you and bring you joy someday.
To what do I owe the pleasure of
this surprise visit at this late hour?
We thought you might offer us a drink.
May we please sit down?
Oh dear, where are my manners?
Please do sit down.
You should start preparing for the future.
Prepare for the future?
What do you mean?
Oh dear...
I knew he is intelligent, but I see
that he's tactful and cautious as well.
Don't you think?
Who are you referring to?
Prince Choongnyeong, Minister Shim.
Of all of the Royal princes,
Prince Choongnyeong is the one that is
conducting himself in the most
princely manner in this troublous time.
We believe he is better qualified than
anyone else to be the Crown Prince.
Please be careful, Minister Park.
If anyone overhears you...
It is none other than His Majesty
the King who has the strongest
conviction that Prince
Choongnyeong is the one.
Is this really true?
At the rate that things are going, that
day might come sooner than you think.
Now you are more than just Prince
Choongnyeong's father-in-law.
You have to be his
political mentor as well.
Refine and polish his political skills and
groom him to be the next Crown Prince.
If you need us, we will help as well.
- Won't we?
- Of course.
Your Highness, we have arrived.
What brings you here at
this late hour, Your Grace?
I'm seeking my son's mentor. This is
the least amount of effort I can show.
Mentor?
Don't you think that's too much
to ask from a man of the sword?
I know your hidden literary
ability better than anyone.
Please return to the palace.
He is a bright child.
If he were not born of a lowly mother
like me, he is perfect for the throne.
Kyoungnyeong has inherited all
of the King's majestic qualities.
You know that as well as I.
The Crown Prince's days are over.
Is that it?
So I should get on a different horse.
Is that what you're here to tell me?
I am here to ask you to be
my son's mentor.
What would I have to gain by becoming
Prince Kyoungnyeong's mentor?
What could you give me in return?
Your Grace, you mustn't...!
There is nothing I can give you right now.
All I can do is...
to show you the tears of a mother who
is terrified about her child's future.
Mapo Ferry Dock
The revolutionary armies of Cheolla,
Choongchung and Gyeongsang
have safely entered the city.
At eleven o'clock tonight,
we will strike the Hall of Great Peace.
Key to a raid is speed and
the element of surprise.
We must kill the envoy and wipe out the
Ming guards and get out within one hour.
Not one injured revolutionary
soldier must be left behind,
but if any one of your men are
injured in the battle and captured,
instruct them to commit
suicide to protect our identity.
You wish to be the advance guard?
The Royal guards lack combat experience.
My men are the strongest and
most qualified with plenty of
combat experience against
the Japanese invaders.
Above all, we have Youngsil's
new powerful weapon.
It's very reassuring.
I'm glad we have you with us.
Is the new world really upon us...?
Stop!
What is your business?
We've been ordered to increase
security around the Hall of Great Peace.
If such orders were issued,
we would know about it.
Clear the path.
This is an urgent matter!
Our orders are not to let anyone
approach the Hall of Great Peace
after nine o clock, General.
Clear the path immediately!
Will you assume responsibility if the Hall of
Great Peace is captured by malicious forces?
Hall of Great Peace
The first platoon and the artillery
troops will take the flanks first
and Donglae Company will
strike from the front gate.
Fire!
Suppress them!
What happened?
There must've been a leak
in the information.
We don't have a choice.
We'll just have to break through the gate.
What are you waiting for?
Command your troops to attack.
I'm afraid I can't do that.
What is the meaning of this?
This is the rebel leader, sir.
- Arrest him.
- Yes, sir!
Now it's your turn, Youngsil.
Get him!
What is the commotion?
There was a minor disturbance,
but the envoy may not be pleased.
I am the Imperial Envoy of Great Ming!
How dare you attempt to take my life!
Do you think Joseon can
get away with killing me?