Gwanghae, Wangyidoen namja Page #6

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I propose 500 horses,

3,000 archers and

1,000 cavalrymen

to be included in the troop

of 20,000 soldiers.

Pulling 20,000 soldiers could make

the northern borders vulnerable.

This country only exists

because of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if we get tread over

by the savages,

it is only right to pay our respect

to the Emperor of Ming.

Grant your royal permission,

Your Majesty.

Grant your royal permission.

Do as you see fit.

Next is the tribute for the

Grand Empress Dowager.

40 court ladies,

150 rolls of beige fine ramie,

150 rolls of white fine ramie,

60 sable furs and silk...

Enough! Enough!

Whose country is this?

What?

"Even if we get tread over

by the savages?"

If you fancy the Emperor

of Ming so much,

why don't you hand over

this entire country to him?

Your Majesty!

Shame on you!

Fine! I shall dispatch

20,000 soldiers to Ming.

But at the same time,

I shall write to Jin.

Write down my words.

I dispatched 20,000 soldiers to Ming

in fear of the Emperor

but I have no wish to fight Jin.

I ask of the good King of Jin

to return my soldiers unharmed.

How can you turn your back

on our diplomatic policy

and reach out to the savages?

Just how important is state policy,

that we must force our good people

to fight someone else's war?

As the King that the people

refer to as their husband,

I may steal and take from them,

but I shall not drive them to death.

To me, my country and my people

are hundredfolds more precious

than the virtues of state policy.

Let's see.

This porridge tastes

better than ever.

I shall never forget this taste.

Sa-wol.

Why do you cry, child?

Sa-wol?

Long live my King.

Sa-wol.

Please put the child down.

Can anyone help?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

You must live.

Is anyone here?

Anyone in here?

Sa-wol.

Bring her back.

Bring her back!

Tell me, child.

Who gave you poison?

Tell me.

I'm the King.

Your Majesty.

Punish me with death.

I was instigated by Constable Lee.

He said that if I didn't do it,

he'd have us killed!

He made me do it!

Punish me with death!

Captain Do.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Have the Constable arrested

and brought to me.

Your Majesty.

If he resists, execute him.

Yes, Your Majesty.

You killed her.

No, Your Majesty.

I was framed.

Let's see how long

you'll be saying that.

We'll all be sent to death row.

That man is not the King.

How can the King of Joseon

desire to befriend the savages?

Whether he is the King or not,

we cannot let him do this.

Who put him on that throne?

How can he treat us like this?

The King is not the King?

You expect me to believe that?

Prime Minister.

Do you remember the scar

on His Majesty's chest?

From the arrow he was hit by

during the Japanese Invasion?

Tell us what you saw.

Isn't she the King's maid?

I haven't seen that

scar for weeks.

How do you mean?

Can you bet your life on that?

How can I tell lies here?

How can this be?

Bring me the Chief Scholar!

Is anyone there?

Park Chung-seo got

the officials together.

They'll strike with guards

any minute.

Take off the royal robe and leave.

No.

Until now, I've lived

as a lowly man,

but I shall not move an inch

before I avenge Sa-wol's death.

Then, you should become a real king.

Should you wish to

avenge Sa-wol's death,

and bring justice upon those

that suck on the people's blood.

A king that serves his people

like the Heaven.

If that's the king you wish to be,

I shall make it happen.

I...

I wish to be King.

Go to the Royal Secretariat

and bring me the journal

for the last fortnight.

Steal it! Take it from

their hands if you must.

Go, Your Majesty.

Make haste, Sire.

You told Sa-wol to stay alive.

Dying in a robe is a death

all the same.

Run.

Run for your life!

Stand back.

You're in presence of the King.

Step aside, Secretary!

We're not here to rise

against the King

but to bring down an imposter.

How dare you speak

of such a thing?

We shall see whether he is

the real King or not.

- Chief Royal Guard!

- Yes, sir.

Seize the traitor.

His Majesty the King!

How dare you?

Exercise due courtesy

for your King.

Sitting on the throne must have

made you crazy!

Who are you calling

an imposter?

I'm the King.

Are you really?

If he is indeed the King,

he'll have a scar on his chest.

If not, he is an imposter.

Isn't that true, Secretary?

Take off his robe.

How dare you

insult me like this?

I shall have your head.

Your Majesty.

Should you wish to

avenge Sa-wol's death,

and bring justice upon those

that suck on the people's blood.

A king that serves his people

like the Heaven.

If that's the king you wish to be,

I shall make it happen.

I wish to be King.

But if being King means

taking others' lives to save mine,

I shall not have it.

I shall dream my own dreams.

I served two kings.

This is the Royal Secretariat's journal

of the last fortnight.

Please review it.

If you judge that I've been disloyal,

take this servant's head.

Have all magistrates

open their repositories

and return all rice and linen

back to the people

to have uniform land tax law

enforced immediately.

I may steal and take from them,

but I shall not drive them to death.

To me, my country and my people

are hundredfolds more precious

than the virtues of state policy.

Do you doubt me,

even with this scar?

Your Majesty!

Punish us with death,

Your Majesty!

Round up the traitors.

Royal command shall be upheld!

Stop.

Go.

You'll find a port

at the end of the path.

Make haste.

Don't look back!

Step aside.

I'm here on royal command.

I abide by the laws of the Court.

If you intend to hurt him,

you must kill me first.

Captain, that man

is an imposter.

He is not the real King.

Maybe not to you.

But to me, he is the real King.

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