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Episode 64.
Commander!
What's the matter?
Some people have escaped the blockade.
What?
Who are they?
We don't know who they are yet.
Do you have a guess?
Yes.
Probably the ones who feel threatened about the blockade.
I don't think you need to be concerned.
Prince dae-so will be furious if he finds out.
Don't tell him.
Yes.
Since you killed ju-mong, I will give you the reward I promised.
One, you will be a nobleman of buyeo. Two, you will receive land.
Come on, take it.
I'm honored.
Bu beo-no.
Yes?
I will appoint you as the assistant commander.
Help commander na-ru prepare for the war.
Since you're familiar with jol-bon,
take charge of the spies and think of a way to damage the enemy.
Okay.
It'll take about half a day to get to eu-pru.
A man named bu wi-yeom is prominent among the pirates.
But I don't know where his headquarters is.
We don't even know how he looks like.
Gosh, this is trying to find a needle in a haystack.
General, what should we do?
Are you familiar with the eu-pru area?
San-chun, ma-gok, and geo-du.
I'm sure the pirates traded with their looted goods.
We might get a clue from the town merchants.
The merchants in San-chun and ma-gok whom I've traded with can help us.
I will go to ma-gok with oh-yi, mari, and hyeop-Bo.
Chief seo so-no, go to San-chun with jae-sa, mu-gol, and muk-guh.
San-chun
do you know who bu wi-yeom is?
Do you know who bu wi-yeom is?
Ma-gok.
Find out what's going on.
Yes.
Oh-yi! What happened?
The ok-jeo troops are arresting young eu-pru men
in order to wipe out the pirates.
Then the pirates will be hiding very discreetly.
It won't be easy to find him.
Let's go to the town for now.
Yes.
Stop it right there!
Let's go.
The sachuldo jaegas are here!
Maybe something terrible has happened since the sachuldo jaegas are here.
Prince dae-so has summoned today's assembly.
Prime minister.
Do you have any guess?
How have you been?
I heard that you're leading the tribe wisely after ma-ga's death.
I'm honored to hear that.
I trust that the sachuldo jaegas will help buyeo overcome this crisis.
We will loyally serve buyeo.
Thank you.
I'll give you guys a chance to do exactly what you said you will do.
I have summoned the officers and the jaegas
to prepare a war for the fate of buyeo.
What? A war?
I will get the army to attack jol-bon.
His majesty has already consented.
He has delegated his powers to me.
You know the miserable state buyeo is in right now.
The starving people are leaving buyeo.
You can't start a war.
The blockade will eventually wither jol-bon to death.
We should just sit back and watch.
I agree.
Although jol-bon is in crisis, they're still very strong.
Now that ju-mong is dead, jol-bon is powerless.
My assassin has killed ju-mong.
Although jol-bon didn't publicize ju-mong's death,
he didn't show up in any of the official gatherings.
He's dead for sure.
If we attack jol-bon right now, we can win.
We haven't even paid our soldiers.
We can't expect them to be loyal.
We can't guarantee a win unless the soldiers are motivated.
You're right.
I will pay the soldiers their due salary and give food to the people to motivate them.
We can't afford to do that.
We can, if the nobles, officers and the sachuldo pay for the war.
Your royal highness, but we didn't acquire much wealth.
We can't pay for the war.
We barely have enough to take care of our families.
Oppressing the nobles will only make them angry.
Why be hostile to the nobles? They're the foundation of buyeo.
The foundation of buyeo is the people, not the nobles!
The foreign minister and the tax officer oppressed the people
to get taxes out of them.
The court minister has conspired with the merchants to gain great wealth.
You've been acquiring wealth while buyeo was undergoing crisis.
Your majesty, I'm offended.
I never acquired wealth for my own self.
Song-ju.
I already investigated how much property the officers and the nobles have.
Those who give out of his own accord will be compensated
after we take over jol-bon,
but anyone who disobeys me will be audited.
If anyone is found to have accumulated dirty money,
his fortune will be confiscated and his family killed as traitors.
Were you looking for me?
Priestess ma oo-ryeong.
Yes?
We're preparing for a war with jol-bon.
I need the rice fields and food from the divination palace to help pay for the war.
Your highness...
Buyeo has never touched the divination palace's property before.
They're the gods'...
Shut up!
I'm trying to save buyeo myself because the gods aren't doing anything for us!
Even if you decline, I'll take them away by force.
It's hard to believe, but it's true.
Ju-mong has disappeared from jol-bon.
I'm disappointed that you won't cry with ju-mong's head in your hands,
but you will soon feel unquenchable pain when his death becomes reality.
Were you looking for me, your majesty?
While examining the officers' properties, I saw how loyal you've been to buyeo.
You've been in power through three different emperors,
yet your family barely has enough to eat.
I used to be hostile towards you out of misunderstanding, but that's all my fault.
With your loyalty, we will get through this crisis and restore buyeo.
His majesty has bestowed silver and food for you.
I'm honored your majesty, but I can take care of my own family.
Please don't worry.
No, take them.
I am more than honored, your majesty.
Your majesty.
What's the matter?
Lady yoo-hwa requests your audience.
There is an unspeakable rumor about ju-mong within the palace.
Do you know what that is?
Do you?
I think something bad has happened to ju-mong.
Something bad?
What's that?
It seems like ju-mong is dead.
My lady!
My lady...
I don't believe you, but I will check his corpse if you're telling the truth.
I will no longer hold a grudge against you.
Please let soya and me go.
My lady.
Now that ju-mong is dead, we don't need to be hostages anymore.
Let us go.
I can't.
Your majesty.
Jol-bon will be a battlefield after the han and buyeo launch an attack.
If you go to jol-bon, I can't guarantee your safety.
I know how sad you are, but I can't send you there to die.
Don't tell me that you know how sad I am!
Do you know how a mother feels about seeing her son die before she does?
I'm just as miserable as you are.
I tried to severe ties with ju-mong, but he's my son, as well.
I will protect you and ye soya.
I will raise Yuri to redeem myself.
If you really consider ju-mong as your son,
you wouldn't try to take over the da-mul army and jol-bon.
Stop lying to yourself.
You're torturing me by pretending to protect me.
Let me ask you for one last time.
Let me go.
Even if I'm clinging onto you out of hypocrisy and obsession,
I can't let you go.
You've never been your whole self with me.
I thought things will get better if I can just hold onto your empty glances
but there's no room for me in your heart.
If I can't have your heart, then I'll cling onto your body at least.
My body will be with you even after I die.
Ma-gok downtown
what happened?
I found a merchant who trades with the buyeo army.
We're supposed to meet him at the tavern.
Let's go.
I'm a manager with seo so-no's troop.
Are you here to buy seal fur?
Yes.
You're late.
Master oh from heng-in bought all of them already.
I heard that the pirates illegally trade seal fur.
I'll give you a handsome reward for your work.
Help me meet bu wi-yeom, the pirates' captain.
You can't see him unless he wants to trade with me.
Help me.
That's them.
Withdraw your swords!
I'm here to see your captain.
I don't want to fight.
Lead me to your captain.
They've been sent by master yu in ma-gok.
This is master yu's letter that they brought.
I'm bu wi-yeom.
You want to trade with me?
I'm disguised as a merchant to meet you, but I'm ju-mong.
I unified jol-bon with the da-mul army.
I came to eu-pru to make a deal with you.
Ju-mong?
Although I'm hiding from the ok-jeo army, I get my news.
Ju-mong can't leave jol-bon because of the blockade.
Why would he come to eu-pru?
We have a reason.
- Dae-San. - Yes?
- Bring me a wine jar. - Yes.
I have to test to see if you're ju-mong or not.
Drink this.
Now!
- Tie him to that tree. - Yes.
From what I know, ju-mong is a master Archer.
Shoot that target next to him.
Don't just stand there!
Hurry up!
Why don't you just kill me instead of mocking me if you can't trust me?
If you're going to die, mind as well give it a shot.
I'll let you live if you hit the target.
General!
Shoot!
They're soldiers from ok-jeo!
Kill them!
Why won't you believe us?
This is general ju-mong!
- That's right! - Shut up!
The ok-jeo soldiers are here!
Attack!
Bu wi-yeom's hideout in eu-pru.
Follow me.
Come this way.
You want to sail south across the ocean for thousands of li?
That's the only way I can get food because of the blockade.
I thank you for saving my life, but I can't go on a suicidal mission.
No one sails right now because the wind is fierce.
We'll be buried under the sea before we get to the south.
I know it'll be difficult, but you're a veteran sailor of many decades.
I risked my life to come to eu-pru for jol-bon.
Jol-bon will be ruined if I go back with nothing.
I can't turn down the jol-bon people's expectations of a country.
Help me.
Very well.
I will sail south like you want.
But make me an offer my people and I can risk our lives for.
We have to do everything to convince bu wi-yeom.
He knows that we're in an emergency.
He won't be easily satisfied.
How much do we have to give to satisfy him?
That's hard to figure out.
Bu wi-yeom holds the key to this deal.
Take it away.
Mother.
If his majesty won't send me, I'll join ju-mong in death.
He'll send you and Yuri if I die.
Mother...
Your majesty...
You must stop lady yoo-hwa.
She hasn't been eating or drinking for days.
She'll die.
What happened?
She's been fasting in front of his majesty's chamber.
It's been four days and nights on this cold weather.
That wretched woman.
She's trying to kill herself.
His majesty isn't stopping lady yoo-hwa.
Ju-mong is dead.
His majesty doesn't need hostages.
How come he won't let her go?
His majesty still wants to win her heart.
Mother!
Your highness!
- Mother! - Your highness!
- Don't just stand there! Take her to her chamber! - Yes.
Mother, this is soya.
Are you awake?
You gained consciousness, but you might not live if you don't take this medicine.
Please drink this.
I'm ready to die.
I have nothing to fear.
You're dismissed.
I have something to tell you.
I'm the assassin who went to kill general ju-mong with prince dae-so's order.
I reported general ju-mong's death to prince dae-so, but he's not dead.
Is ju-mong really alive?
I don't know why he's missing, but he's alive for sure.
The general told me to report his death
so that my family won't be killed by prince dae-so.
My family is at a safe place right now.
I'll go to jol-bon sometime soon and serve general ju-mong.
I'll think of a way to get you out of here.
Please take care of yourself.
Thanks for the long trip.
Have a seat.
I received your letter, but I can't believe it.
Is ju-mong really dead?
Yes, he is.
Darn, I wanted to kill him with my own hands.
After I take over jol-bon,
I will give his head to the emperor and win his trust again.
You can do whatever you want.
Thanks.
The officers wanted me to take over jol-bon without the han now
that ju-mong's dead, but I shared my secret with you.
Since I'm going to share the glory with you, do me a favor.
What is it?
Give provisions for the buyeo army during the war.
Asking us to pay for the entire provision is too much!
Since his royal highness dae-so has killed ju-mong and weakened jol-bon,
he needs his due reward.
It won't take as long to take over jol-bon.
The han army won't suffer much damage.
The governor has nothing to lose.
Very well.
Hyeon-to will provide provisions for the buyeo army.
Governor.
What is the matter?
Master hwang has come.
Who is master hwang?
He would like to become governor of hyeon-to.
He has aged and changed.
We have become estranged.
What brings brother to hyeon-to city?
Master hwang, this is my brother, prince dae-so.
I've heard a lot about you.
The emperor of the han has also heard a lot about you.
The emperor is impressed by your accomplishments.
Long time, no see.
It must have been difficult to travel so far.
But why did you come here without notice?
The han emperor is greatly displeased with the current situation.
The emperor is so disappointed that he sent me to see if I can help you in any way.
If there is any way I can help, please don't hesistate to tell me.
Thank you for your offer, but I don't think we will need your help.
I will prepare you a place to rest.
Please rest for awhile then head back.
Very well.
I will sail south like you want.
But make me an offer my people and I can risk our lives for.
What are they doing?
They're trying, but I don't think they've come up with anything yet.
How can he satisfy the people of jol-bon if he can't even satisfy me?
I must go and see bu wi-yeom.
Have you thought of a suitable offer?
Yes.
Give me your offer.
Are you mocking me?!
I'm not mocking you.
What I'm about to give you can't be summed up with materials.
I saw how you left the corpses of your subordinates in the mountain.
They've been marked as criminals in their lifetime.
Even after death, they're being tattered by wild beasts.
Are you giving me a lecture?!
My father, commander hae mo-su, ran from the han army during his lifetime,
and didn't even have a tomb after his death.
But his desire to regain the lost land of old joseon is still within our hearts.
But what about your subordinates?
They died in vain without a hope for the future.
This is the name of the new nation jol-bon is going to build
after overcoming the blockade.
I will give you and your subordinates a chance to live like humans as the foundation of goguryeo.
Don't live as criminals after empty riches.
Join me and become the owner of goguryeo,
the brightest and strongest nation under the sun.
Are you going to accept general ju-mong's offer?
It'll be great to live without worry about the ok-jeo army,
but what's the use if we're dead?
He's right.
Sailing at a time like this is suicidal.
Have you made your decision?
This is the only thing my father has left me.
My father was in the da-mul army under commander hae mo-s...
The da-mul army left at the hideout was massacred after hae mo-su was arrested,
but my mother and I barely escaped death.
My mother clothed me with my father's bloody clothes because I was shivering.
I still remember how my father was abandoned dead and naked in the cold.
Like you said, I will no longer live as a criminal.
I will serve you and satisfy my father's lost dream.
What happened?
Bu wi-yeom has decided to serve me as his lord.
What?
We don't have much time.
We should set sail, but bu wi-yeom doesn't have any good businessman with him.
What should we do?
I'll go.
Chief, the trip is too difficult for you to endure.
Jol-bon will be in chaos if something bad happens to you.
I'll make sure I'll make the deal.
Trust me.
My heart is uncomfortable with the idea of sending you to travel on the ocean.
I too am scared,
but when fear arises,
I will think of you and how well you have lead your people.
I won't die in vain.
I will return and join you in your efforts.
General, look after jol-bon and it's people.
This is an iron sword.
This is the sword that will defeat the han and buyeo armies.
Now you will be the ones to make this sword.
Leader, leader...
Teach them later! I need to see you right away.
Rumors that the general has died have spread everywhere.
If we don't stop these rumors soon, there could be an uprising in jol-bon.
We were expecting this, but there is nothing we can do for now.
General will arrive soon and solve this problem.
I'm not going to worry.
Ahhh, how can you not worry about it? That won't solve anything! Now is not the time to be patient.
Right now the armies of jol-bon are gathering.
Jol-bon is isolated because of the han and buyeo's economic blockade.
Buyeo is getting ready for a war with jol-bon.
We need to ask general ju-mong what he's going to do.
Call general ju-mong.
You can't talk to him right now.
Why not?
Is general ju-mong really dead like what people are saying?
What are you talking about?
General ju-mong is not dead.
We don't even know where seo so-no is.
Yeon ta-bal, tell us what's going on.
Where's general ju-mong?
I can't tell you.
I can't trust you until I meet general ju-mong.
Since he broke his promise of protecting biryu against buyeo and the han,
we'll protect our tribes on our own.
Let's go!
I'll go and talk to song-Yang before I attack jol-bon.
Song-Yang will try to avoid the war if he finds out that ju-mong is dead.
We'll be ready to go to war when you're back.
Buyeo army is reinforced by han army...
And has sufficient military provisions
chances of winning a frontal war are slim
prince daeso has left the main troop...
To lead the vanguard troop to attack cholbon
you must return in victory
the crisis of buyeo...
Must end with this battle
prince daesds vanguard troop...
Has arrived at yue fu Ridge...
And is about to strike keru
it's not the main troop but the vanguard troop?
Mm me to destroy the buyer: Army
keru is in chaos because of jumong's death
how can we lose to such a keru'?
But the problem is jumong is still alive