"Brought to you by WITH S2 Written In The Heavens Subbing Squad" "Episode 63" "Her Highness the Empress Dowager!" "Your Highness." "Is the Emperor inside?" "I asked you if the Emperor was in." "Your Highness, the Emperor is..." "[Yu Chungjeong]" "The Emperor is quite inebriated." "Has he ever been sober lately?" "[Empress Dowager Cheonchu]" "Announce me." "Announce the Empress Dowager." "I..." "Is there someone else with him?" "Emperor, I'd like to have a word with you." "Please cover yourself up." "Emperor, wake up." "Would you look at yourself?" "Where... where did she go?" "Imperial consort..." "[Mokjong (7th ruler of Goryeo)]" "Milhwa is gone." "Emperor." "She was here just a moment ago." "She was right here next to me and now she's gone." "What are you talking about?" "She touched my face and she held me." "She was right here." "How much did you drink?" "The Imperial consort is dead." "Please snap out of it!" "No, she was right here!" "Emperor...!" "Yes, she is dead." "She is dead." "I killed her with my own hands." "She was pregnant." "She was the woman I loved." "And this mad man killed her!" "Emperor, she was killed because she committed high treason." "It's not your fault." "No." "Mother, it is my fault." "The poor girl is dead because I am an emperor." "Being the Emperor is my crime." "Your Highness." "I don't think this is a good time." "[Sa Illa]" "Come back another day." "Bring the Emperor some water with honey when he wakes up." "Yes, Your Highness." "I knew he was taking it hard, but I did not know it was this bad." "Your Highness." "Is there something you want to tell me?" "I-I just wanted to tell you not to be too upset." "Thank you." "Take care of him." "Are you all right, Your Majesty?" "Your Majesty?" "What are you doing here?" "Your Majesty." "[Yu Han Gan (Hanmoon Temple's official)]" "It is I who have been with you tonight." "Don't you remember?" "I am the one who served you not the Imperial Consort." "How dare you barge in here unannounced!" "You should leave, Secretary Yu." "I am speaking to the Emperor." "Leave us alone." "Shall I bring the Empress Dowager back?" "Leave when I ask nicely." "As I announced previously, landowners will be allowed no more than one third of the sharecropped harvest effective as of today." "Instruct the 10 provinces and [10 Districts and 12 Provinces:" "Goryeo's Local Government Organization] 12 districts to promptly enforce the policy." "And, inform them also that the law will show no mercy to any violators." "Your Highness, you must reconsider." "The Imperial House cannot control the terms of the sharecropping contracts on privately owned land." "That's right, Your Highness." "Please rescind this order." "Rescind the order, Your Highness." "Undersecretary, are you with the lords on this as well?" "Your Highness, I understand your wish to reduce the public burden, but I fear" "[Choi Hang (Royal Undersecretary)] this measure is too drastic." "I agree, Empress Dowager." "[Gang Gamchan (Minister of the Office of Ceremony)]" "Trying to change this long established practice overnight could result in chaos and confusion." "I beg you to be prudent, Your Highness." "I am in support of the Empress Dowager." "This is the best solution" "[Dae Dosu (Minister of Punishment)] in order to maintain the current military and reduce the people's burden." "General Dae!" "[Choi Wonshin (Vice Minister of the Office of Ceremony)]" "Don't you realize that it's better to just downsize the military than to enforce a policy that is sure to create chaos in the state?" "Exactly!" "It is simply an outrage to persecute" "[Choi Suk (Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel)] the aristocracy that established the foundation of this state under the pretext of public interest!" "Wealthy landowners and aristocrats won't go hungry just because they take a little less from their land." "What's more, your sons live in clover exempt from conscription thanks to you." "[Conscription:" "During the ages of 16~60, all males must serve in the military]" "But the commoners serve the state on their empty stomachs." "If you truly care for this country, prove it." "Lower your rates first and be an example to the other landowners." "Your Highness..." "If you press like this," "[Hwangbo Yui (Vice Minister of Finance)]" "I would rather tender my resignation." "I beg you to reconsider." "We beg you to reconsider, Your Highness." "Is that right?" "Then by all means go ahead." "Who among you civil officials have crawled in dirt, wearing military armor in this scorching heat?" "Who among you have even planted a seedling in a field with your own hands?" "It is only fair for the farmers who work the land to take more of what they harvest." "If you don't like this, leave." "I will not stop you." "Commissioner, are you against this as well?" "Why didn't you say anything at the council hall?" "I think Lord Gang Gamchan" "[KimChiYang(FinanceCommissioner)] and Choi Hang is right." "This is too drastic." "You know the country's finances better than anyone." "How can you say this?" "Remember how Taejon assuaged the nobles when he united the three kingdoms?" "Those who have been in possession of the land for centuries have great power." "If you turn them against you, you will fall." "Commoners have always been exploited and lived in harsh conditions, and the landowners have enjoyed privileged rights in return for their loyalty to the sovereign." "This is the social order in a world where there is hierarchy." "Don't invite danger by breaking this order." "Is there another solution?" "If there is no solution, we just have to downsize our military." "How can you say that when you were held hostage with me in Liao?" "I can't believe you're telling me to reduce our defense when you know what kind of people the Khitan are." "There was an official request made to us by the Ministry of Finance of Liao." "They want to promote active trading at" "[Apsu:" "Present day Aprok River] the border market at the bank of the Apsu." "This is an indication that they are done with war." "No, I do not believe them." "If they smile and offer their hand in peace, they are hiding their other hand holding a sword behind them." "No one else might know this but I do." "It is you I'm concerned about." "If you don't bend, you'll break." "The safety of this country, Goryeo, is more important to me than anything." "That's why I can't back down." "I won't back down even if this breaks me." "So support me on this." "Prime Minister, it's good to see you again." "Have you fared well, sir?" "What brings the two of you to" "[Han Derang (Khitan's Prime Minister)] the palace from your regional posts?" "We've been summoned by the Emperor." "[Yalu Dilu]" "The Emperor?" "On what matter?" "We haven't been made aware yet." "[Xiao Baiya (Viceroy of Eastern Capital)]" "But we will meet with you later after we've had an audience with the Emperor." "Have you fared well, Your Majesty?" "We've rushed here to serve you upon receiving your call." "Welcome." "[Shengzhong (6th ruler of Khitan)]" "Do you know why I've called the two of you?" "Judging by the fact that you have called not only me but General Yelu Dilu as well," "I suspect this is about Goryeo." "You are a smart man." "That's right." "I want to destroy Goryeo." "It is one of my life's missions." "Forgive me, Your Majesty but it is my understanding that the Empress Dowager is against invading Goryeo." "My mother is very ill right now." "According to her physician, it's quite serious." "She may never return to the Imperial city." "I don't intend to attack Goryeo while she is alive, of course, but wish to be prepared." "Of course, Your Majesty." "Since my brother suffered humiliation and death in Goryeo," "I've been waiting for my chance for revenge." "If you entrust me with this task," "I will bring down Goryeo and make its king kneel before you." "Yes, of course." "It fills us with confidence to hear these" "[Yelu Pennu] [Su No] words from a man who has perfected the skills of both the pen and the sword." "I have not seen His Majesty's face light up like this in a long time." "Yes, just the thought of what we will accomplish fills me with joy." "Are you men acquainted with generals Xiao Baiya and Yelu Dilu?" "Yes, Your Majesty." "General Yelu Dilu is the man who trained me in martial arts." "He is my master." "Good, then we all know each other." "Good." "Xiao Baiya and Yelu Dilu..." "This means he will defy the Empress Dowager's wishes and strike Goryeo." "Prime Minister, no one can stop the Emperor now." "With the Empress Dowager indisposed," "[Yelu Dilie] war is inevitable." "You should change your perspective and think about how to win the war." "How many times must I tell you?" "We cannot have a frontal war." "The Goryeoan defense force is nothing like it was before." "But His Majesty is determined." "There is no other way." "If Goryeo must be destroyed, it must be destroyed from within." "We can't win with the way it stands right now." "Do you have a plan?" "Are you going to the border market at the Yalu?" "Yes, sir." "Who is coming from the Goryeoan side?" "They have not responded yet." "Is the carrier hawk that goes to Goryeo still alive?" "Yes." "And Duyan?" "Sir, you must give up on that wench now." "She's had a child with Kim Chi Yang's subordinate, Sa Gamun." "That means she's completely turned against us." "It's not important whose side she is on." "She is our only hope." "What do you have in mind?" "Hustle, boys." "It's going to rain!" "[Byuklan Port]" "They're such wimps!" "What are you doing here staring at the sky?" "[Yi Jujeong]" "Is there something up there?" "Haven't you ever seen a hawk before?" "Is that true?" "Yu Han Gan succeeded in administering osuksan to the Emperor?" "Yes, sir." "That's good news." "Did he say anything else?" "No, sir." "[Mun In Wui]." "That was all." "I guess sodomy is pushing it." "Commissioner, it's Duyan." "What is it?" "A message came for you from Liao." "[Duyan]" "What?" "From Liao?" "[Sa Gamun]" "You mean you've been in contact with them all this time?" "Don't jump to conclusions." "I saw Jiemei 's carrier hawk hovering around the last few days, so I called it down." "What is it, sir?" "Commissioner..." "I need to go to Boju." "[Boju:" "Present day regional peace province]" "You started this, so you'll have to come with me." "What?" "Are you sure?" "The Emperor and Yu Han Gan?" "Are you sure you're not making a mistake?" "No, I saw them clearly with my own two eyes, sir." "Yu Han Gan played a role of a woman when he was a traveling entertainer." "He is using that talent to seduce the Emperor." "Have you told anyone else about this?" "No one, sir." "Good." "If word gets out, the Emperor won't be able to uphold his throne." "Continue to keep an eye on Yu Han Gan and alert me at once if anything happens." "Yes, sir." "To Boju?" "On what business?" "It's concerning the border market I spoke to you about." "Must you go personally?" "Why don't you send someone from the Ministry of Finance?" "As I mentioned before, Khitan want very much to establish an official trading relationship with our government." "But I told you, it's trickery." "Whether it is trickery or not, there is nothing better to improve the state's finances than trading." "And no one is better qualified to oversee this than myself." "Permit me to go, Your Highness." "Your Majesty." "Go on." "Do you really remember nothing from the night before last?" "I remember you giving me osuksan and me drinking it in my wine." "And after that?" "Thanks to you, I saw the Imperial Consort." "I do remember that vividly." "I held her in my arms and touched her soft face." "I can still feel her..." "Your Majesty, that was not the Imperial Consort." "No, she was here." "It may have been a hallucination or a dream, but she was here." "Your Majesty, it was not a hallucination and it was not a dream." "It was me." "It was me that you held in your arms the other night." "You?" "But you're a man." "I am in a body of a man, but my heart is of a woman." "That's why I traveled the country as one selling my talent since I was a child." "Then I met you." "And I loved you from that very moment." "But I could not dare to even keep you in my heart, so I took comfort in being near you." "I told myself that being able to see you was enough  and held myself back." "But the other night, to my surprise, you..." "Stop." "Your Majesty, my feelings for you are genuine." "I truly love you." "Shut your mouth if you don't want to lose your head right now!" "As you wish, Your Majesty." "But it is not because I fear death." "I am obeying your order... because your orders are to be obeyed at the price of death." "Leave." "This is my order." "Leave at once!" "Yes..." "Perhaps you are my ticket out of here." "Perhaps..." "I beg you." "Please let me see the Emperor." "This is the Imperial Palace!" "Go beg somewhere else!" "[Choi Ghi]" "Don't you know who I am?" "[Jeong (Future Queen Weunjeong)]" "I am Lady Yunheung's daughter." "I don't care whose daughter you are." "The answer is no." "Don't just stand there." "Get her out of here." "Yes." "What's the commotion?" "This tramp is causing a scene begging us to let her see the Emperor." "She says she's Lady Yunheung's daughter." "Yeah, right." "Princess Jeong!" "We met once when you were" "[Kim Hoon] leaving the palace." "Why are you in those clothes?" "I'd like to see the Emperor." "Please tell him that I am here." "I beg you." "Lady Yunheung's daughter?" "Yes, Your Highness." "She's at the palace gate insisting on seeing the Emperor." "Should I force her to leave?" "Wait." "How does she look?" "She looks like a street bum." "[Yu Bang]" "Your Highness" "[Empress Sunjeong] perhaps you can grant her the wish." "There is no reason to." "Lady Yunheung must've sent her to beg the Emperor for clemency." "But she's came all the way here..." "Have you forgotten?" "She is the daughter of the woman who put the Emperor in this condition." "Her mother committed the crime." "The daughter has done nothing." "And Emperor adored her when she was young." "Let her see him." "His Majesty is emotionally exhausted right now." "It just might help to see her." "Jeong, it's really you!" "Your Majesty, have you fared well?" "Yes." "How long has it been?" "I'm so glad you're here." "But why are you in those clothes?" "Your Majesty..." "What are you doing?" "Jeong..." "Your Majesty, please release my mother." "I know she has committed an unforgivable crime, but her living conditions in her place of exile are worse than that of peasants, and it breaks my heart." "If you remember our childhood together at all, please release my mother." "I beg you, Your Majesty." "My Queen, he just said "Dada"!" "Do it again, Sun." "Say "Dada"." "Oh Song, he can't talk." "He's just a baby." "Yes, he can." "I heard him too." "Her Highness the Empress Dowager!" "Your Highness, have you fared well?" "It's good to see you." "Did your mother send you?" "Yes." "Why?" "For what?" "Well..." "Your Highness." "His Majesty would like to see you inside." "Wait here." "It's good to see you." "Oh, the things you must've been through..." "Empress..." "It's good to see you sober." "I was here a few nights ago and you were very intoxicated." "Do you remember?" "Emperor..." "Are you going to ignore the state affairs all together?" "Emperor, it's time to let go of the dead." "My plan was to relinquish full control of the state to you." "Don't you remember?" "You can be a great ruler." "Until the Imperial Consort died, you were absolutely exemplary." "And stop putting the Empress through this." "I heard you won't even let her come into your bedchamber anymore." "Your Majesty, you are not to be blamed for what happened." "You were victimized as well by those trying to use you, so free yourself from the guilt now." "Please, Emperor, I beg you." "Things are not easy for me as well." "If you won't do it for me, do it for the Empress." "Do it for the people and the state." "Please get a hold of yourself now." "Mother." "Yes, Emperor." "Go on." "Jeong came to be asking me to release Lady Yunheung." "Would you grant her the wish?" "Lady Yunheung would be powerless now even if she were free." "Then would you come back to administering the state?" "Yes, I will." "[Hogyeong:" "Present day Pyongyang]" "You mean you were once a general, too?" "[Yi Hyunoon]" "That's right." "[Ahn Pae]" "I was the garrison commander of Jangheungjin." "More than half of the weapons being used in this country came from the foundry village that I ran." "And if it weren't for those bastards," "I would not be stuck here right now." "You think that's bad?" "I was once a general, too." "Is that right?" "Where?" "Have you heard of Anyoongjin?" "It's where the Khitan got thrashed when they invaded years ago, and I was the garrison commander at the time." "Why would such a war hero" "[Noh Hui] be demoted to a colonel?" "Some bastards brought false charges against me and took credit for my accomplishments." "Why if it weren't for that, I'd be a high general, or even a superior general by now." "What's that darn son of a gun doing here?" "Welcome, Minister Gang." "What brings you here?" "Where is General Gang?" "I'll take you to him." "This way, sir." "Wait." "You're..." "What are you doing here?" "You're not back to exploiting the less fortunate again, are you?" "No, sir." "I've been demoted to a colonel, and I'm working very hard to fulfill my duties, sir." "Please, sit down sir." "What brings you here?" "I came to see how you're doing." "Have you been eating?" "Yes." "It looks like all you've been doing is drinking." "Did you scatter your wife's ashes?" "No." "[Gang Jo (Chief Commander of the Northwestern Armies)]" "I haven't had a chance to go to the Yalu River yet, and I'm not quite ready to let her go." "Well then, I need you to go to Boju for me." "If this is because of Hyang Bi, I don't want to rush." "I'm not ready to say goodbye." "It's not that." "Kim Chi Yang is headed there." "Kim Chi Yang?" "Why?" "He said he was going to the border trading market, but it doesn't sound right." "What do you mean?" "According to Yu Chungjeong, Yu Han Gan is trying to seduce the Emperor." "Seduce him?" "I'm betting that it's Kim Chi Yang's ploy to destroy the Emperor so he can put Prince Hwangju on the throne." "I always wondered why he put Yu Han Gan in the palace, but it's finally coming together." "If this is true, shouldn't we tell the Empress Dowager?" "Not yet." "Striking him down now, will only cut off his tail." "We still don't know what Hangae Temple and Crown Prince Mahi has to do with him." "What puzzles me is that he is going to the border trading market all the way in Boju while orchestrating this huge conspiracy in the palace." "He claims that it is to discuss trading with Liao, but doesn't that seem too leisurely?" "Yes, it does sound suspicious." "He once vowed loyalty to Liao, although he said later it was an act to save the Empress Dowager's life." "I'll go." "There's got to be something else he is hiding." "I'm sure I don't have to worry, but don't let your rage get the best of you when you see Kim Chi Yang." "Don't worry, sir." "I'm not a child." "And I have the feeling this is a lot more important than my personal revenge." "Her Highness is concerned that the spirits of the soldiers might have dwindled due to the dissipating possibility of war." "Don't worry, Your Highness." "The spirits are as high as always" "[Yang Kyu]" "Most of the soldiers have farming families back home, and your recent order cutting the landowner's take of sharecropped harvests have inspired them to work even harder." "That's good to hear." "You have my full support, so please keep the soldiers in top shape." "Yes, Your Highness." "I see some new faces." "I brought a few men to meet you." "Please introduce yourselves." "[Kim Sukheung]" "Colonel Ha Gongjin of" "[Ha Gongjin] the Left and Right Guards." "It is an honor to meet you, Your Highness." "Colonel Ji Chaemun of the" "[Ji Chaemun]" "Divine Tigers, Your Highness." "Colonel Ha is an expert swordsmen and Colonel Ji is an unmatched archer." "I heard Your Highness was also a master archer." "Perhaps you'd like to have a match with Colonel Ji?" "It's been so long since I held a bow." "I'm sure we will have another chance." "I don't think I'm dressed for it today." "Your Majesty, I am moved to tears to see you back on the throne." "All of us have anxiously waited for your return to the council hall." "Why did you wish so anxiously to have me back?" "Your Majesty, the order of the land has been disturbed by the Empress Dowager's command to reduce the landowner's take of the harvest from sharecropped land." "We ask you to rectify the situation." "Yes, Your Majesty." "This is domestic matter that" "[Chae Choongsun (Minister of Investigation)]" "Your Majesty can decide without the Empress Dowager's approval." "We beg you to set this right." "But Your Majesty, the heart of the matter is linked to sustaining the military." "So it does require the Empress Dowager's approval." "What is the matter with you, Undersecretary?" "All of the civil ministers are appealing to the Emperor in one voice." "Wait." "Let me ask you one question." "Does this policy seem very important to my mother or to the state?" "Yes, Your Majesty." "This is a matter of vital importance to the Empress Dowager." "The Emperor has agreed to release me from exile?" "[Lady Yunheung ]" "Yes, Mother." "You don't have to be locked up here any longer." "Congratulations, Your Grace!" "His Highness has not forgotten about us after all!" "I guess sending the Princess in tattered clothes really worked." "[Jo Sun]" "Seeing her in rags probably evoked his sympathy." "Yes, of course." "The Emperor is a tender-hearted man." "[Court Lady Jo]" "Unlike his mother." "Stop." "I feel a little guilty for deceiving him." "Oh, here's another tender-hearted person." "Don't be." "We have to get out of this situation whatever it takes." "This is most fortunate." "You really came through for us, Princess." "Did you see the Empress Dowager?" "Yes, I saw her for a brief moment on my way out." "My release was granted nonetheless?" "Yes." "What could have possessed her?" "I don't understand." "But then, I'm powerless to go up against her now." "I'm alive but lifeless." "That's why she is setting me free." "Mother, take no interest in power from now on." "I'm just happy that we can live together again." "I don't want anything bad to happen to us anymore." "You're back." "Emperor, did you overturn my order to reduce the landowner's take of the harvest?" "Yes." "This is not something you can casually overturn just because you feel like it." "Do you know how difficult it was for me to enforce this?" "So?" ""So?"" "Rescind the order at once." "This is a policy that I'm risking my life to enforce." "I can't do that." "I beg your pardon?" "Emperor, you don't understand now important this is." "This is the only way to maintain our current military without putting more strain on the people." "This is not something you can overturn." "That's not what the ministers told me." "Emperor, the ministers are only interested in protecting their own profit." "You must not listen to them on this." "Who is the Emperor of Goryeo?" "Didn't you tell me to administer state affairs?" "Why did you tell me to come back if you are going to oppose the first thing I do?" "You can run the whole show alone!" "Emperor, let me explain this to you again calmly." "I'm sure you'll agree with me if you hear me out." "No, don't bother." "I heard everything I need to hear." "I oppose your policy, period." "It will not be enforced as long as I am on the throne." "Emperor." "So if you must enforce it, depose me." "Yes, Mother." "Make a bold decision;" "you have to." "[Boju Border Market]" "The border market was first established between Goryeo and Liao in 1005." "Private trade and smuggling were the source of commerce between the two states until diplomatic relations were established, then government trade and private trade were carried out at the same time." "Goryeo exported gold, silver, copper paper, ink, brushes and crafted products." "and imported mainly silk, yarn, horses, sheep, and other livestock from Liao." "Border trading discontinued after the Second Khitan Invasion and reopened seventy years later." "It's been a while, Commissioner Kim." "Yes, it has." "I had no idea you would come to meet me personally." "I go anywhere that the country requires me to go." "But I do feel I have a special connection with you, Commissioner." "It's good to see you Duyan." "I heard you had a child." "Yes, Prime Minister." "Congratulations." "You've become a real Goryeoan now." "I hope you have a blessed life." "Prime Minister, perhaps we should speak privately." "You've gotten impatient, Commissioner." "I am a very busy man." "Very well." "Would you leave us for a while?" "Of course, Prime Minister." "The market is bustling with activity." "You must be raking in the money." "I suppose that means the Imperial House has become that much stronger, too." "That man!" "Isn't he the Khitan that attacked Anyoongjin then came back as an envoy?" "What is he doing there with the finance commissioner's subordinates?" "Be quiet." "Let's watch." "Don't you think you're using the information you got out of Duyan against me way too many times?" "I did what you asked and stopped our troops from launching an offensive." "I believe it was the earthquake that stopped Goryeo from launching an offensive, not you." "Empress Dowager Cheonchu was ready to deploy the troops despite the earthquake." "If I had not rallied the ministers to stop her, Liao may cease to exist now." "Is that right?" "I had no idea." "It that is true, I must bow my head and thank you." "I don't expect a thank you, but at least keep your word." "I don't take these kinds of threats very well." "I can simply deny having attempted Prince Daeryang's murder." "And if you expose that Duyan was behind the poisoned tonic, you would have more explaining to do than I would." "Yes, you're right." "That's why I explained in the letter that my intent is not to threaten you but to help you." "Help me?" "With what?" "Did you say your son's name was Prince Hwangju?" "I will help you put him on the throne." "It's a very transparent offer." "Khitan has no reason to help me." "You just want to promote confusion and division in the Imperial Court of Goryeo." "Don't be so cynical, Commissioner." "I asked you to meet me because I thought we had a connection." "I make this offer after much deliberation because I think Goryeo would be more open to Liao with your son on the throne than with Empress Cheonchu in power." "Frankly speaking, both my Emperor and your Empress Dowager want war." "But I believe you want peace as much as I do." "Have you looked around this border market?" "I'm talking about how our people mix and mingle benefiting each other." "I believe this is the future of Liao and Goryeo." "This is the reason why I want to help you bring your son to the throne." "Because I believe if I help you you will return the favor." "So how do you intend to help me exactly?" "How would you like for me to help?" "Would you be willing to rally your army for me?" "You're going to Sungyo Temple?" "Yes." "I am not well, and I want to pray to the Buddha." "Your Majesty, you should first have the physician examine you." "Prayer should come after that." "My illness is not the kind that a physician can cure." "More importantly, Empress, I'm sorry for all of the pain that I've caused you." "And I may cause you even more pain in the future." "But you must know that my heart is with you." "So forgive me if no one else will." "I don't want to be forsaken by you." "Your Majesty, why do you say such things?" "What's wrong?" "You will find out soon enough." "I'm sincerely sorry." "[Sungyo Temple]" "The Emperor said those words to you before he left?" "Yes." "Your Highness, something is wrong." "He looked different." "As if he is giving up his life..." "Please go check on him." "I asked if I could accompany him, but he refused." "Were you speaking from the heart?" "I don't understand." "You said you loved me." "...Yes, Your Majesty." "Yes, you and I are alike." "We are both trying to defy our god-given fate." "You, your masculinity, and I, my throne." "Do you have the osuksan?" "Yes, Your Majesty." "Have some." "Your Majesty, I don't really..." "You will spend the night here with me tonight." "I'm ending this dreadful charade..." "I was never supposed to rise to the throne." "Your Majesty..." "Drink it." "It's my last command to you as the Emperor." "Commissioner Kim!" "General Gang." "What are you doing here?" "That's my question." "What did you and the Prime Minister of Liao talk about?" "Answer the question!" "What are you conspiring this time?" "Empress Dowager!" "We weren't expecting you." "Where is the Emperor?" "He has retired to the bedchamber." "You mean he's spending the night here?" "I urged him repeatedly to return to the palace, but he insisted." "Which room is he in?" "Emperor, Emperor, are you asleep?" "It's your mother." "Perhaps he has fallen asleep." "Brought to you by WITH S2 Written In The Heavens Subbing Squad" "Main Translator:" "KBS World Spot Translator: ahsieee" "Special thanks to KaKaK Transcriber:" "Makutake29" "Timer: dOtcOm Editor/QC: melica" "Coordinators: mily2, ay_link" "That was the only way to get out of the palace." "Did I really see what I think I saw?" "A man or a woman, what difference does it make?" "I can't father a child anyway." "Kill me." "Kill me instead!" "Are you going to join hands with the Khitan?" "I can change our relationship with Khitan once Goryeo is ours." "Where is Prince Daeryangwon?" "May I ask why you wish to see him?" "I'm afraid the Emperor is hopeless." "You!" "What are you doing?" "Yangju?" "We must find him and kill him." "There's no time." "Do you understand?"