(This drama is for ages 19 and up.)
(All figures, locations, groups, incidents, medical terms, )
(and others in this drama are entirely fictitious.)
(Animal scenes were directed and filmed...)
(under production guidelines along with animal experts.)
(King Gogukcheon came to the throne in December, 179.)
(His wife, Woo So's daughter, Lady Woo, was crowned queen.)
(From Goguryeo's Records in "History of The Three Kingdoms")
(After the enthronement, Go Nam Mu starts a long war...)
(to reclaim the territories that were taken away...)
(by the Han Dynasty during the previous king's reign.)
(When the King left to battle, the palace was sustained...)
(by the Queen and Prime Minister Eul Pa So.)
(But as the King's absence was prolonged due to war, )
(the Western Authority, Hae Dae Bu, began to covet regal power...)
(under the pretext of state affairs.)
(In the meantime, the Authority of the Northern Queen Family, )
(Myeong Rim Eo Ru, pressured the Queen for not having a son.)
If you have a strong desire,
you may happen to spot something within the flames.
What brought you here, woman?
A shop for accessories is that way.
Can you put these together to be one again?
These do not seem ordinary.
Where did you get the pieces?
I heard you were the best smith in Goguryeo...
and that you could stick any metal pieces back to one.
Iron swords turn to useless lumps...
if they are not used even for a while.
But bronze swords like this one...
can remain sharp even after 100 years with rust.
If I remove the rust and heat up the pieces,
I can easily put them back together.
Come back after about a month.
This is valuable.
Please get it done as soon as possible.
You came after such a long time.
- Come and take a look. - Goodness.
- Let us go. - Yes.
We should have caught that darn boar.
- You should have done better. - Goodness.
Madam, get us more drinks.
- Follow me. - Yes. Coming right up.
I smell money.
What is going on?
It is nothing.
What brought you out here, ladies?
Give us all you have...
before we hurt you.
Your skin is as fair as a newborn baby's.
Darn you!
Boss.
Greetings to the Queen.
- What, the Queen? - The Queen...
Spare me.
- Please do not kill us. - Spare us.
Please do not kill us.
Spare us.
Let them go.
Your Highness, a man like him does not...
- Please spare me! - Do not kill us!
(Queen Woo Hui)
(Queen Woo)
(Episode 1)
(The Northwestern Frontier of Goguryeo in 197)
(The 9th King of Goguryeo, Go Nam Mu)
Mu Gol.
How long has it been since we started battling here?
We have spent two winters...
(Daemodal Mu Gol of Wangdang, the highest royal forces commander)
and three months here.
After battling for years to reclaim the territories...
that were taken from our previous king from the Han Dynasty,
we only have this land left now.
- Yes, my lord. - Yes, my lord.
Always be on alert, understood?
- Yes, my lord. - Yes, my lord.
(Military Headquarters of Goguryeo)
(The Fifth Prince, Go Gye Su)
We are all ready.
The enemy newly deployed forces. You have big roles to play.
Whatever command you give, we shall follow, Your Majesty.
This is going to be a difficult fight.
(Great Shaman Sa Bi)
What did the sky deity say?
Today is an auspicious day...
where the sun and earth meet after eight days.
The sky deity will reveal itself soon.
Then, it will be full of the Yang energy.
You will certainly get to reclaim the land that was once taken.
Is that all?
From now on, we will attack the enemy's headquarters.
(Xuantu Commandery of Han Dynasty)
Fighting to reclaim our land that was taken by the Han Dynasty,
countless brothers were killed at the hands of the enemy.
Is anyone here willing to waste...
the blood that has been shed for years?
Today, we will make sure...
to reclaim what is ours and return to our hometown.
Brothers!
Are you with me?
Get the troops ready!
Generals, ready!
(Guknaeseong, the Capital of Goguyreo)
Why are you demanding to abolish the relief system?
Why?
You know why.
Of course, we are concerned about the Royal House's finances.
The relief system is...
for lending rice to the people who are short on food in spring...
and retrieving it in autumn.
It causes no trouble to the Royal House's finances.
No.
(Hae Dae Bu, the Western Authority)
If the country is too generous toward its people,
they cannot learn to be frugal.
Did they starve to death because they were not frugal?
They can be frugal...
more than anyone else.
One's background cannot be hidden after all.
You should not handle state affairs...
so personally like this.
He is right.
Her Highness is here.
The relief system will not be abolished.
Kneel.
This is a state affair.
It is not something the Queen should meddle with.
Prime Minister Eul.
Is he right?
While His Majesty is away at battle,
the owner of this palace...
is Her Highness herself.
The relief system...
was granted by His Majesty.
It will never be abolished.
The Queen is the Queen Family's business.
Myeong Rim Eo Ru, you said you would take care of it.
The Queen's dethronement is out of our control.
We cannot help...
but wait for the King's return.
What if he does not return?
That is even better.
The King does not have a child.
Then one of the King's brothers will take the throne...
or...
like the times when the Go Family and the Hae Family took turns...
sitting on the throne,
you, the other royal family,
might have a chance.
Then your family...
might become the new Queen Family.
Eul Pa So.
Find a way to bring him down first.
Goguryeo originally...
belongs to us.
Have you heard from His Majesty yet?
It seems this war has been prolonged.
According to the letter,
the enemy changed their strategy.
To block the clash, he placed spearmen and archers in front.
And he placed mounted troops in the back.
At this rate,
the mounted warriors will be defeated by the enemy.
That is what the enemy would also think.
Do you mean, His Majesty will enter the enemy lines himself?
Your Majesty, are you okay?
Your Majesty!
- Mu Gol. - Go!
Your Majesty.
Take him down!
Go!
Kill them!
If he makes the mounted warriors attack the enemy from the side...
Please spare my life.
Please save me.
Don't kill me!
Please spare my life.
Stop.
No, please.
Stop!
In the end,
he shall win.
If you were born a man,
you would have been by His Majesty as his adviser.
Or I would have taken your position.
I am glad you are a woman.
However, you are not by his side right now.
His Majesty...
would agree with you.
The Head Maid is here.
(Head Maid Woo Soon)
(Head Maid, the head of royal maids)
I said this is what looks good on Your Highness.
This is what happens when I am not around.
What do you think, Your Highness?
I am sure His Majesty will like it too.
He is back.
His Majesty has returned.
(The Hours of Monkey, 3 to 5pm)
I cannot believe he won again.
In fact, he retrieved the land the former king lost.
People will look up to him even more.
I plan to tell him...
about the new Queen today for the last time.
How have you been?
- Hello. - How are you?
What should we do about Myeong Rim?
He used Eo Family and Jwa Family's revolt as an excuse...
to take our warriors from the Woo Family.
And now, he is trying to dethrone Her Highness.
He will soon bow to us again, brother.
- Hello. - How have you been?
Good.
What is the Daemodal of Wangdang doing here?
He asked to be beheaded for letting His Majesty get injured.
Is he out of his mind?
He sure is crazy.
(Head Secretary Song Woo)
Halt.
I heard you were injured.
It was just a graze.
Doctor, you may continue.
Yes, Your Highness.
Continue.
Apply more mint crystals.
To cool him down, you must melt it enough.
I will staunch it now.
I am glad you are safe.
Enough.
Get out.
How can he keep those filthy things in front of Your Highness?
How could His Majesty do that?
Let us go to the Royal Palace.
- We must begin the banquet. - Your Highness.
If anyone finds out His Majesty is injured,
those with conspiracy will appear.
You told me...
this was the only way.
Is this really the only way?
The ministers will hear about what just happened.
To protect Her Highness,
you must hold back.
Is that the only reason?
For keeping my distance from the Queen?
If you have other thoughts,
I will not forgive you.
All I want...
is to protect Her Highness like you, Your Majesty.
Her Majesty the Queen is here.
Let the banquet begin.
Get over here.
Yes!
Push!
We have good news.
I heard His Majesty was injured.
Is it true?
Where did you hear that?
If he cannot make it to the banquet, he must be seriously injured.
- Perhaps, did anything go wrong? - How rude!
But we have heard...
His Majesty the King is here.
Were you talking about me?
Continue.
We were only worried about Your Majesty.
What about Jolbon?
Is Jolbon not here?
Yeon Bi is not well.
She sent a tribute instead.
Thanks to the sky deity that looked out for us,
I was able to retrieve the land Han Dynasty took from us...
during my father's time.
However, many of our soldiers...
were killed by the enemy's sword.
This is...
for them.
You should return to your chamber.
I will stay here.
Do you think they will leave you alone?
They are all your subjects.
To my eyes,
they are wolves that are waiting for me to collapse from an injury...
so they can bite me.
As long as your three brothers are with you,
that will never happen.
I agree.
As long as the three princes guard...
the three tribes' land in the East, West, and South,
they will not dare to challenge the throne.
What is Mu Gol doing?
He would not give up.
Darn it.
I will visit him tomorrow.
We have prepared this...
to celebrate Your Majesty's victory.
We were surprised to hear that Your Majesty was injured.
Because Your Majesty does not have a son yet, people are worried.
You were safe because the sky deity looked after you,
but if this happens again,
and if anything goes wrong,
Goguryeo will have a bloodbath...
over the throne.
So, as we have said before,
to give birth to a son who can inherit the throne,
please dethrone Her Highness...
and marry a new Queen...
Have you forgotten that her dethronement is up to me...
and that you must never mention it again?
However, it is our duty...
Leave.
Song Woo.
What is your opinion?
I am sorry to say this,
but Myeong Rim has a point.
Your Majesty has shed a lot of blood to retrieve the land from the enemy.
Now it is time to tighten your position.
Then you will need the power of the five tribes.
You should not oppose them too much.
What governs Goguryeo is not the five tribes,
but me.
I will handle...
the matter with the Queen.
I do not see King Yu Ri's sword.
(King Yu Ri, Goguryeo's 2nd King)
Descending on your own...
may be an option.
If His Majesty dies without a son,
who takes the throne next?
It will be one of his brothers who share the same blood.
The Hae Family and the Go Family might eye it too.
We live in the shade.
Let them fight for the throne.
All we need is the Queen's position.
What does the Hae Family think?
Do you not think it is time for a new Queen?
We will discuss it in the Jega Conference tomorrow.
If all five tribes agree,
His Majesty cannot reject it anymore.
The Prime Minister should also be chosen...
through the Jega Conference.
But His Majesty appointed the man without discussing with us.
Do you think he will listen?
We will make him listen to us.
It is still cold.
Do you want to play after a while?
Allow me to make the first move today.
Then, I will decide the rule.
The King has to leave the palace.
Frontline army, two steps forward.
I will send a mounted troop diagonally to stop it.
Then, I will take it with the left artillery of the nine defences.
Before that, should you not stop the left palace's elephant?
The right infantry will block its path.
I will move the catapult to take the infantry.
I will take the catapult with the frontline wagon.
Would you like to give up?
No.
Not yet.
There must be a way out.
- Do not waver. - Understood.
What shall we do?
Let us keep quiet and watch first.
Knowing that His Majesty is alive and well,
everyone is contemplating which side to take.
Even if the Queen is dethroned,
it will only do a favour to the Queen Family.
At this rate,
we cannot win back the throne the Go Family stole.
Get in touch with the hidden one.
The King...
must die.
(The palace herbal pot)
The ministers want to dethrone you...
to take away my power in ruling this country.
To do so, those men...
will come for you and tear you into pieces.
However,
I will dethrone you before they do.
Go somewhere far away...
to a place where no one can find you.
Did you know?
These birds...
serve the very first person they see upon birth...
as their only master.
I will dethrone you before they do.
Go somewhere far away...
to a place where no one can find you.
I will prepare a horse and an army of Wangdang.
This is the only way I can...
protect you.
You must...
protect yourself now.
Your Highness.
His Majesty...
has passed away.
(Directed by Jeong Se Gyo)
(All people, names, titles, incidents, )
(and episodes are partially fictional.)
(Even if any are related to reality, )
(it is by coincidence.)