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Episode 58
general.
Isn't that a bow?
It's the sacred da-mul bow of buyeo.
You came all the way here to see buyeo's sacred treasure?
I once came to the founder's mountain
with dae-so and young-po to see the sacred da-mul bow.
I broke the sacred da-mul bow.
I want to know how I broke the sacred treasure
and whether it was a sign that buyeo will perish.
I wanted to see it for myself again.
General.
This da-mul bow isn't broken.
It's perfectly fine.
Who's there?
That da-mul bow doesn't belong to buyeo. It belongs to the da-mul army and you.
Hurry.
Yes.
Your majesty.
Your majesty!
Tell me what's going on.
When did this happen?
I had a fever all over my body when the lightening and thunder struck last night.
I couldn't sleep at all and this has happened to me.
My name is bi geum-sun.
In the founder's mountain
many priestesses have long awaited the sacred treasure's owner.
Many have died without fulfilling the gods' will. But I can now fulfill it.
You are the owner of this da-mul bow.
From what I know, this is buyeo's sacred treasure.
That's what everyone in buyeo believes it to be.
If I really am the owner of this bow,
does that mean the gods want me to succeed king geum-wa?
The da-mul bow is not buyeo's sacred treasure.
Look inside the bow.
Great emperor of joseon to benefit humanity
the da-mul bow carries the old joseon's wish to be one
with the great emperor to rule and to benefit humanity.
Why, then, did the da-mul bow become buyeo's sacred treasure?
After the old joseon perished,
it was in danger of being divided into many tribes and nations.
The oracle that guarded the sacred treasure, wanted buyeo
to succeed the old joseon's orthodoxy and regain its lost land and glory.
That's why this da-mul bow was given to buyeo.
But buyeo lost its purpose and sided with the han
to seek its own safety and persecuted the refugees.
The heavens have given buyeo a chance but buyeo has abandoned it.
The da-mul bow carries the blood and the toil of the many joseon kings.
How can you call buyeo the owner of this bow?
It's only going back to it's rightful owner.
You're the owner of the da-mul bow.
Please unite the scattered joseon refugees to fulfill the da-mul bow's will.
Why is this happening to me?
Forgive me your majesty.
I can't seem to figure out the reason why.
I don't think this is a disease.
The disaster upon buyeo, is upon me.
Oh-yi.
Yes?
What we saw and heard in the cave, is a secret between the two of us.
Don't ever tell this to anyone.
I understand.
General ju-mong has yet to reply.
The da-mul army is strong enough for any tribe or nation to watch out for.
It won't be easy for general ju-mong to make a decision by himself.
His subjects are probably trying to figure out the gains and the losses.
In order for gyehru and the da-mul army to unite,
one thing needs to be taken care of.
We still haven't decided who's going to be the king when we unite.
That might be the reason why general ju-mong isn't giving us an answer yet.
If we unite jol-bon and make a nation, you must be the ruler of that nation.
Don't ever give that up.
This is an emergency.
Yang-jeong is sending reinforcements to song-Yang.
The odds are against us if the hyeon-to army joins in.
Do we have any news from general ju-mong?
No.
- It must've been a tough trip. - You worked hard.
Tell me what has happened.
Oh-yi!
- Is the general here? - Yes.
Good job.
I'll take that.
Step away!
Oh-yi! What's wrong?
What's this?
Nothing.
Manager sa-yong was here while you were away.
I think gyehru is in a state of emergency right now.
Of course it is since the hyeon-to army will join song-Yang.
General.
If we don't do anything about it, gyehru will be under song-Yang and Yang-jeong's rule.
We have to find a way to help gyehru.
Why do we have to be responsible for gyehru?
It's up to them to decide whether they'll rise or fall.
Minister of the left!
How can you say that?
Never mind uniting with gyehru because like you said
it might get complicated later.
But we still need to lend a helping hand when they asked for it!
What's the da-mul army for?
We're supposed to stop weak tribes like gyehru from being under the han's rule.
I'm not saying that we shouldn't help them!
I only want to make our reasons clear!
Stop it, everyone.
I'll make that decision.
Don't fight each other anymore.
Yes.
I heard you were looking for me.
Bring me the crate with the sacred treasure inside.
Yes.
What's this?
It's a sacred treasure.
Please keep it in the sacred alter.
Do you know what this is?
It's the da-mul bow.
Isn't that the buyeo's sacred treasure in the founder's mountain?
Why is the buyeo's sacred treasure here?
It's the da-mul army's sacred treasure now.
This treasure will now help the general open a new world.
Have you met his majesty?
Yes.
I've never seen anything so miserable.
Father's face was...
Even the doctor doesn't know what the cause is.
I feel bad because there's nothing I can do when father is in such agony.
Ma-Jin.
Yes, your highness.
Is there anything I can do for buyeo and father?
I'll do anything I can do to make this disaster escape buyeo.
Your highness.
You should worry about what to do when prince dae-so comes back.
You're right.
Dae-so will be back soon.
Welcome.
You're here later than we expected.
I had to take care of my duty at the frontier Garrison before I came here.
I heard that father is in a serious condition.
How is he doing?
He's at the divination palace.
You should go and see him yourself.
It's a terrible sight to see.
Father...
Welcome.
Father!
What happened?
Why did something so wretched happen to father?
This is because I lack virtue.
Thankfully, I'm not in pain.
Don't worry.
Priestess ma oo-ryeong!
Isn't there a way to cure father?
I've been offering a heavenly rite with his majesty, but he's not getting any better.
General.
Mo pal-mo and muk-guh have invented a new weapon. Please come have a look.
Be careful!
General.
Thank you for your service.
Don't mention it.
- Are these the weapons? - Yes
this is an improved version of the old da-mul army's sotan.
This is a smoke bomb.
Would you like to take a look?
Yes.
What do you think?
The da-mul army will always be outnumbered while fighting against the han.
This is a great weapon that'll help us overcome our disadvantage.
Well done.
Dae-so has been guarding the border.
And reflecting upon what he has done for a long time,
I summoned him back to the palace.
Congratulations!
Thank you.
This is a time of national crisis.
I won't forgive anyone who lusts after power or fights in front of me.
I'd like everyone to cooperate to overcome this crisis.
Your majesty's favors are immeasurable.
Forgive me for causing you great concern.
From now on, I'm going to dedicate myself to overcome this crisis in buyeo.
I'd like everyone to help me.
Yes, your highness.
I should've done something while brother was gone.
I didn't make any accomplishments or allies.
But don't let prince dae-so overpower you.
He's low in spirit right now.
Take charge.
You're only saying that because you don't know dae-so.
He claims to dedicate himself for buyeo, but he's probably ready to take revenge.
Congratulations on your royal highness's return.
Thank you.
Dae-so.
From now on, you must do well.
Look what happened to his majesty.
You need to lead buyeo from now on.
Yes, mother.
Seeing how his majesty is treating you now, I think he's very different now.
He's very weak now.
I agree.
His majesty has been acting strange
since he came back from the founder's mountain.
He must be disappointed because he was betrayed by ju-mong.
Things are finally where it should be.
He now knows how important his own family is.
Yes! That's right! You speak the truth.
Sul-LAN.
Yes, mother.
- You, too, must help dae-so focus on helping his majesty govern this nation. - Yes.
You should do your best to have a baby.
If you can't have a baby, then he'll need to get a concubine.
What's this?
This is a tonic from the governor.
He said it'll help you get pregnant.
Your highness...
Go and find a good doctor discreetly.
Why don't you ask the royal physician?
I said I need one discreetly!
Yes, your highness.
General.
Do you know why the powerful old joseon perished?
It's because of internal discord intrigued by the han.
Even the great and powerful old joseon perished when it couldn't be one.
You now have one sacred treasure.
If you're not determined to unite the divided nation,
you won't get the remaining two sacred treasures.
There are more sacred treasures of joseon?
There are three sacred treasures that symbolize the king of joseon.
You must find the remaining two to become a chosen king of joseon.
What are they?
Tell me. What do I have to do?
Priestess...
If the two sacred treasures fall into the wrong hands,
the entire world will be filled with blood.
Although you're the da-mul bow's owner,
I don't know if you'll be the owner of the remaining sacred treasures.
There has been another man besides you who have been chosen by the heavens.
It was commander hae mo-s...
But he couldn't fulfill his mission.
Maybe you won't overcome your trials, just like hae mo-su couldn't?
How do I get those sacred treasures?
Tell me.
General.
You must find them on your own.
You have a very dark, steep road in front of you.
No one's going to make way for you.
You must find the light and make way for yourself.
Priestess!
Gyehru is in a state of emergency.
I wonder why the general can't make a decision.
I don't know.
I don't think it's because of what the minister of the left said.
Oh-yi.
What's wrong with him?
Oh-yi!
Huh?
Where did you go with the general?
Buyeo and hyeon-to.
Oh-yi!
Do you know what's in the crate the general brought?
What we saw and heard in the cave is a secret between the two of us.
Don't ever tell this to anyone.
I don't know.
What?
You've been traveling with him!
What do you mean you don't know?
How strange...
What do you mean?
Mari, I have a favor to ask.
What is it?
Teach me how to read.
You really are strange...
You suddenly want to learn how to read?
What's so strange about that?
I didn't mind being illiterate when I was a hoodlum on the streets.
But now that I'm an officer in the da-mul army, I can't be ignorant.
Are you going to teach me, or not?
If you're willing to learn, then I'm willing to teach you.
Thanks!
Something's going on.
Why isn't he telling us?
I'm sure he has a good reason.
Oh-yi wouldn't try to deceive us.
Don't worry about it.
You're right.
I don't think the da-mul army will help us.
We'll have to fight them ourselves.
How are we going to fight song-Yang when he has the han army on his back?
Chief.
We can't win this war.
We have to find a way to avoid this war before our tribe gets massacred.
Miss, this is Yang-tak.
Come in.
What does so seo-no want?
Is she going to go to war?
We have no choice.
Manager Yang-tak.
Yes?
Do we have to go to war when we know we'll lose?
Do you want to die like this?
Miss, it's too late to go back to song-Yang now.
We have to help chief so seo-no win this war.
Even chan-soo is vigorously training himself to stand on the forefront.
She's going to be your new bodyguard.
Pay your respects.
My name is ho-yeon.
Halt!
You! And you!
Come to the front!
Show your military skills to the chief.
We're going to hold a match.
What do you think?
Do you like her?
Yes, she's great.
Sa-yong.
Select about fifty excellent soldiers for me.
What do you want to do?
I'll tell you later.
Just get them for me right away.
Yes.
Have a seat.
I already sent the advanced guard.
The main troop will be leaving soon.
I'm here to lead the main troop myself.
As you wish.
How are things in gyehru?
They're trying everything they can to prepare for the war,
but I doubt they have a plan.
I see.
I have a favor to ask you.
What is it?
I'm going to unite jol-bon into a nation after I strike gyehru.
When that happens, I will serve the han as our superior state and offer tributes.
Please petition to the han's royal court to have them acknowledge me
as jol-bon's king instead of its grand chief.
Very well.
I'll make a petition.
Thank you.
I will always be grateful for what you have done.
You can go and take the main troop now.
Yes.
Governor!
Are you really going to do as song-Yang asks?
Jol-bon will be in the han's hands after it strikes gyehru.
So what if song-Yang becomes the king?
I'm the king of jol-bon.
In the meantime, I must use song-Yang as much as I can.
Just do as song-Yang wants.
I understand, governor.
I heard you were looking for us.
Have a seat.
Yes.
Minister of the right. Minister of the left.
- Yes. - Yes.
Do you know what kind of a nation the old joseon was?
All I know is that it perished with the fall of wang-geom-seong♪.
I don't know the details.
Same here.
But why are we talking about the old joseon?
The da-mul army is founded on the joseon refugees.
Our mission is to regain the old joseon's lost land.
But not knowing what kind of a country joseon was
is like not having a soul for the da-mul army.
Is there any way we can learn about the old joseon?
Joseon was a kingdom that ruled a vast land for a long time.
I'm sure there are historians or records of its history.
Where are we going to find the historians or the records?
General!
I know a businessman who enjoys collecting rare goods or old writings.
He might have records of the old joseon.
Where is he?
Who are you?
Is master chun here?
Tell him that jae-sa is here.
Please wait.
Who do we have here?
It's jae-sa!
Long time no see!
Long time no see, master chun.
I've heard of your accomplishments in the da-mul army.
This is general ju-mong of the da-mul army.
Welcome.
My name is chun gyeong-sul.
My name is ju-mong.
This is the da-mul army's minister of the right.
My name is mari.
I've heard of you and the da-mul army's fame.
It's an honor to meet you.
Thank you for your warm welcome.
Let's go inside.
Records of old joseon?
Yes.
What a shame.
From what I know, records of the old joseon were burned
when the wang-geom-seong fell.
A few bamboo Poles have been passed down,
but I heard that they're in the han or buyeo's library.
Is there any way I can get that?
I don't know.
I never thought about dealing for them,
but I'll try to get them the next time I go to the han or buyeo.
I really need them.
Since you're asking so earnestly...
I don't have any records of joseon's history, but I do have a joseon relic.
Do you have it with you right now?
What is it?
Show us.
It's too valuable to give it to you for free.
What do you want me to do?
Tell me.
I'd like to ask the da-mul army to protect my business troop.
I'm sure my business troop can benefit you and the da-mul army as well.
Very well. I'll do as you say.
Hold on.
If it's not a record then what can it be?
It must be something very important
since master chun is asking us for protection in return.
Here you go.
- Oh! It's a map! - Yes.
This is a map of the old joseon's territory.
Are you sure this is the old joseon's territory?
Yes.
General!
Did you know that the old joseon had this much territory?
No, I didn't.
I never knew it was this big...
Brother.
What's the matter?
You just got here.
Take it easy.
You might get sick.
I'm fine.
You can go if you don't have anything else to say.
Brother. Let's go to my chamber.
I've prepared a wine table to console your troubled mind from the frontier.
Did you just say a wine table?
Yes, brother.
His majesty has announced prohibition because the people are starving.
Yet you, a buyeo prince, prepared a wine table?
Are you out of your mind?
Brother...
I won't forgive you if I hear stories about you drinking again.
Okay.
You're dismissed.
I heard you were looking for me.
Select some competent guards and send them to mt. Bon-gye.
Mt. Bon-gye?
Make them lie in ambush near mt. Bon-gye and report
what ju-mong and the da-mul army are doing.
Yes, your highness.
- Bu beo-no. - Yes?
I want you to lead the guards.
Yes, your highness.
He's offering heavenly rite with priestess ma oo-ryeong, but he's not getting better.
It's not a disease. It's a sign of disaster.
What's that?
It's from the royal physician for his highness Yuri.
Wait.
What's wrong?
Did the royal physician bring this himself?
No, a maid brought it.
Is this poison?
Who's the maid who brought this?
I've never seen her before either.
Sul-LAN is behind this.
Shouldn't we report this to his majesty?
It's pointless.
I doubt sul-LAN will tell the truth.
Mother, what should we do?
What kind of map is this?
This is the old joseon's territory.
What?
Are you sure all this land belonged to joseon?
That's right.
This is the territory we must reclaim.
Minister of the right!
Minister of the left!
- Yes? - Yes?
We're taking the da-mul army to gyehru.
General, shouldn't you settle something with chief so seo-no before you do that?
Minister of the left, I'm not going there just to help gyehru.
And deciding who's going to be the king isn't that important either.
The da-mul army and gyehru are joining together as our first step
to unite the scattered tribes and regain the lost land.
Let's get ready to leave immediately!
Yes, general!
I've selected the warriors you've requested.
Warriors?
Why did you select the warriors?
We don't stand a chance going to frontal war with song-Yang and the han army.
Are you going to infiltrate them?
Yes, I'll infiltrate them to song-Yang's headquarters to kill song-Yang
and burn his war supplies.
Song-Yang is preparing an attack.
He probably already took measures in case someone tries to assassinate him.
You're being reckless.
I know I'm being reckless.
But I can't go to a frontal war and lose in vain.
I've thought of a way to infiltrate song-Yang's headquarters.
What's that?
Song-Yang will hold a feast for the han reinforcements when they arrive.
He'll need a great amount of wine and food for them.
I'm going to disguise our warriors as business traders
and take wine into song-Yang's headquarters.
Would you...
like to try the wine?
This tastes good.
Pass.
To welcome the soldiers...
From hyeon to
piryu shall hold a magnificent feast
I will chop off jumong's head...
And present it to prince daeso
while they feast, we shall take action
the two men standing guard outside...
Are dead
fire!
The tent storing the war supplies is on fire
I heard jumong has left mt bongye...
With dae mool army
lady soseono is in danger
you vvretch, are you looking for death?
What are you doing'?
Kill her!
Father, please give my some troops
I shall take over mt bongye...
And level jumong's foothold.
To songyangs headquarters