"At the 8th year of King GwangHae, rumours of treason whispered around the palace." "So the king said "Find someone who looks just like me and after sunset I'll put him in the king's chamber"" ""Don't leave any trace of this in the diary of the king"" " King GwangHae's diary, 28th of Feb" "[GwangHae" " The man who became the king]" "Drink this..." "Go on... drink it..." "I SAID!" "DRINK IT!" "My king!" "Just have me killed!" " Have us killed" "The chief royal secretary has arrived, my king" "What on earth is going on?" "The silver spoon turned black!" "I shall have my chamber moved immediately." "My king, at times like this," "You should calm down and watch your surroundings." "Why do you always say that?" "If you do move your chamber," "That's exactly what 'they' want us to do." "Please my king, reconsider your decision." "Ha..." "Come closer..." "All of you, stand back" "How did it go?" "I'm sorry my king but not yet..." "Make haste." "Someone.." "looking just like me." "I cannot trust anyone" "Not anyone..." " Please my king, reconsider your decision." "My king, can you not hear them?" "Please commence the execution of YooJongHo" " Please commence it" "That's inappropriate, my king" "If we punish someone just because that one is suspicious," "Unnecessary personal appeals will occur and make the situation more confusing" "Watch your words, chief royal secretary" "How could you say the loyal retainer's appeals are unnecessary?" "We have far more important things on our hands than rumours of treason" "What could possibly be more important than revealing treason?" "My king, you should execute YooJongHo without any mercy." "That's inappropriate my king." "It's not too late to execute him after the investigation." "YooJongHo is a dangerous man!" "Please give us the order my king" " Please give us the order my king" "Ha..." " The king will be present!" "My king!" "My king!" "YooJongHo has conspired treason against the dynasty." "You cannot delay the execution any longer!" " Please my king, reconsider your decision." " Please my king, reconsider your decision." "My king!" "If you must pass, please step on our back to pass!" " Please do so, my king!" "After all... they really want my last living brother to be killed" "My queen..." "I think this is not going to end," "Unless I'm dead." " The king will be present!" "The king gently climbs over the wall and" "Opens the door to seek his lover, HongJin" "HongJin" "Where are you HongJin?" "There!" "She's hiding right here!" "Let's have a look, let's have a look" "Come, come out here." "That's right!" "Oh my gosh!" "Let's have another look" "Oh my gosh!" "She is so fit down there!" "Looks like somebody is going to be lucky tonight!" "My king, how come you visit me so suddenly without any notice?" "If you come so often like this, my body won't last!" "Ha-ha look at this talkative bitch!" "And leads to deep inside the palace" "And roll off her lingerie" "And there's her naked body!" "A fine work of art!" "So the king was happy with what he sees and..." "To his left, bang!" "To his right, bang!" "Flip her and bang!" "To his east, watching the sunrise, bang!" "Bang!" "To his west, watching the sunset, bang!" "Bang!" "Here bang!" "There bang!" "All~~night~~long bang!" "Bang!" "Remove the bag" "Sir!" "Its nonsense to think the king is shagging women from a retainer's family." "No way, it's absolute nonsense" " On your feet!" "What?" "By the way..." "Who are you sir?" "Now you listen carefully to what I'm about to say..." "You will be taken to meet the king himself." "What..?" "When the king asks you anything you will answer to him "Yes, my king... "" "And if your answer happens to be a bit longer," "You will start with saying "I am much obliged to answer... "" "You will not have questions" "You will not dare to see the king's face" "Do I make myself clear?" "Prepare to take him to the palace" "You fool..." "Raise your head" "Repeat after me..." ""Is anyone out there?"" "Yes." "My king" "I told you to repeat after me" "Yes... my king" "You fool!" "Is that all you can say?" "I am much obliged to answer..." ""Repeat after me... "" ""Is anyone out there?"" ""I told you to repeat after me"" ""You fool!"" ""Is that all you can say?"" "You're quite good" "He was a clown at the Gisaeng house" "He read the primary teachings, so at least he is not illiterate" "Repeat after me" ""Is anyone out there?"" "Yes my king" "Do you wish to bring in the night snacks, my king?" "I do so" "Yes, my king" "Bring the night snack" "Bring'em a lot" "(Farting noise)" "Oh my god..." "If you visit here this often," "The queen will be furious." "Is this okay for you?" "I can't help it..." "You're the only one can make me fall asleep comfortably" "On your feet" "Welcome back sir" "Time for you to leave" "Once in 3 days when the curfew bell rings," "Wait at the west gate." "You can't be 1 second late." "I'm sure you know what will happen" "If you go around telling the tales of tonight." "You got the right guy!" "Follow me by looking only at my heel" "Be very careful on your way back" "Third hit!" "Sir, don't do this to me!" "He was had up for telling obscene jokes at the Gisaeng house" "No, no." "We had no idea that obscene jokes can be a crime" "You Yang-ban (nobles) tell far more dirty jokes!" "Don't you guys?" "How dare you!" "Go 4th hit!" ""4th hit!"" "I'm gonna kill the SOB who grassed me!" "Go 5th hit!" " "5th hit"" "Hold on a second..." "Does it hurt?" "I'm begging you to let me go, sir..." "let me go sir" "I just heard..." "There's a new baby Gisaeng at the house right?" "So what do you say?" "Exchange her for your release?" "Sir... that's not really up to me" "Smash this fucker!" "Sir!" "Sir!" "Don't do this to me sir!" "Take your time..." "You said you are from Jun-Joo?" "Yes" "How old are you?" "I'm 15..." "Aigoo!" "(Sigh)" "I'm terribly sorry..." "I miss..." "My mother..." "Not a single chick is dead" "If there were any poison," "Even a real small amount will have them all killed immediately" "If it's not a poison," "How can you explain the silver spoon turning black?" "Recently, the Soorakgan (royal kitchen) used bamboo salt instead of normal salt" "Bamboo salt you say..." "Yes, my king," "Bamboo salt contains iron, that changed the colour of the silver spoon." "Your humble servant, HerGyun, begging to his king to change his decision..." "Stop right there if it's about YooJongho" "I'm sorry my king but..." "He is not the kind of person who would plot treason" "Stop..." "I know that" "He is a loyal retainer indeed" "My brother in law...a man of integrity..." "I have to at least give him up to earn my trust from them." "Your Excellency, there's a guy came from the royal presence." "This way sir" "I assume it's a poison?" "Can he recover?" "I'm sorry... but I cannot guarantee anything at this moment." "We should prepare our nation for the sad news" "Who else knows about this?" "Until now, it's Jo-Negam and me..." "From what I'm about to say..." "I will be fully responsible for it" "You two make sure this incident stays only between us" "But your Excellency... if the king dies, you, the royal doctor won't be able to live and you know it better than anyone." "If this fact is to be spread around," "The palace will be chaos" "And I'm sure the person who poisoned the king wants that" "So, we all say the king is just having flu" "Sang-sun, you should tell DoBooJang (king's bodyguard) to bring the clown to the palace." "ErEy (royal doctor) you should move the king to the Gil temple." "Make no mistake... these facts can never be known to the others" "Until we find who did all this..." "Until the king is cured" "How come you want me so suddenly?" "It's not the promised day" "Is the king going to some place fancy?" "Huh" "Even after you get your ass smashed..." "wasn't that a lesson for you?" "You what?" "So it was you who grassed me?" "Well good on you." "Well done." "I made a joke about the king so I deserve to die" "Yeah, I'm sure that judge" "SOB who took a 15 years old girl's virginity is so innocent" "But that girl hasn't done anything to deserve this!" "What..." "I..." "I haven't said anything wro...." "I told you to watch your mouth" "It was... the pit of the stomach..." "It's me, DoBooJang" "The king wishes to stay in his chamber" "You better go rest sir." "After the king is done with him." "I'll personally take him out of palace" "No violence, you twat!" "Where is the king?" "He is ill" "My goodness, is he okay?" "Is he seriously sick?" "You'll have to undertake the king's role for a while" "What do you mean by... a while?" "Nothing to worry... you'll just have to do what I told you to do." "No..." "I don't want to..." "You fool!" "It's for your nation!" "I do not know of such a thing." "It's my life at stake." "No way." "I'm not doing this." "That's 20 silver coins." "When you're done I'll give you double." "No, thank you," "I won't risk my neck for money." "I'm not insane." "For the nation, you said?" "Help my country... help my self," "That's how the world works right?" "I'm anxious about my country..." "Oh yes," "The... double... you said," "I trust that you are a man of your word." "Due to the fact that king has flu, he won't be attending the morning meeting" "Morning meeting will be held in 3 days." "Sang-sun and DoBooJang you already met" "HanSangGoong is the mater court lady, she is the king's closest servant." "My king, the queen wishes to meet you." "Be very careful, the palace is the place of many eyes and ears" "I cannot even see him?" "Is he that seriously ill?" "The king wants to..." "Go tell him I personally want him to meet me." "My queen..." "Why?" "Is there another woman in his bed?" "It's not likely for you to bump into other ladies of the palace but" "Especially watch out for the queen" "Even though you look quite like the king, they used to sleep in the same bed, so she will definitely recognize you." "You are said to be unable to speak due to a sore throat so if you have urgent questions, whisper to SangSun" "Hey you there..." "I need to ask something..." "As a matter of fact I... (Farts uproariously)" "I'm sorry....." "I really need to take a dump." "For god sake, I couldn't find a toilet around here for two days" "Next time... just ask for MeHwatel" "Right, right." "I need them right now." "Hey you..." "Why are you still here?" "Get to hell outta here" "C'mon, I need to shit" "Oh gosh." "Oh... (Pooing sound)" "Felicitations, my king" "Felicitations, my king" "Don't come closer!" "What the hell are you doing now?" "I said don't come near!" "Have me killed, my king!" "Why?" "Why would I kill you?" "Why?" "Just..get the hell out!" "GET OUT!" "My.. king..." "GET AWAY!" "When you wake up in the morning, just cough then they will bring water to wash your face." "Why didn't you tell me before?" "(Pooing sound)" "Felicitations, my king" "Heh." "Screw felicitations." "There is no toilet." "Just call for MeHwaTel." "I already know that sir." "Why are they taking my thing?" "That's sent to the royal doctors." "To test the colour, thickness" "Even the taste!" "Jee.." "They even taste it?" "Next is the list of the royal concubines" "Holy cow!" "There's so many of them.." "Hey, eunuch Kim!" "It's Jo, my king." "Yes, eunuch Jo" "I heard the king is sleeping with his concubine every night," "That's called HabGoong, right?" "That's not my field of expertise, so I do not know." "No, see what I mean is," "What if the concubine comes to my bed at night?" "What should I do?" "I can't say no all the time, y'know?" "That could make them suspicious." "Can I... do it?" "What did you just say?" "That was for a good laugh.." "For a laugh" "Your servant will eat some before you" "To check if the food is poisoned or not"" "King's having meals twice a day" "He used to like rice cake and buckwheat paste for snacks." "Take'em away" "Boy, what a sumptuous meal..." "I thought I had quite a big stomach" "But I guess the king must has a enormous one" "The kitchen servants eat the leftovers from the King's meal" "Then what you're saying is..." "They haven't eaten anything today cuz of me?" "Royal kitchen cooks for the king and the king only.." "So.." "I guess..." "That's preposterous.." "We all need to eat right?" "No wonder they were looking at me as if I was a freakin monster.." "That.." "lady over there..." "Who is she?" "That's the queen, my king" "Queen... that's...." "Ah!" "Chief royal secretary said it is forbidden to meet the queen" "King's meeting is delayed by 3 days but YunDae cannot" "There are only 3 things you have to say" "Do as you wish, next and come in" "Now, you try" "Do as you wish!" "I.." "I can't help laughing" "You fool!" "You've heard the king's voice." "Low and solemn" "Okay, okay.." "Do as you wish!" "Do as you wish" "We are much obliged my king.." "Next." "Come in" "The most important event is the Sangcham (king's meeting)" "Sangcham is" "A meeting where class 3 retainers and above gather and receive words from the king" "So, there should not be any mistakes." "Yes" "To your left." "Front line, second row" "His name is HallJoo" "He would willing to jump in to the shit bucket to grab political power" "And just next to him" "KimJongSe.." "A greedy, violent person." "Once he is pissed off, he seeks revenge." "LeeEnSung is one who always starts his words by agreeing with KimJongSe." "He is the one whose position is so precarious." "The only thing you have to do is just remember his name." "To your right in the very front line" "ParkChunser." "You have to remember him very carefully" "Don't you see?" "Do you really not see the will of our king?" "He threw us a bone called YooJongHo." "While we are stuck with YoojongHo, the king never mentioned sending troops or the DeDong-Law" "His eyes are like a hawk, and cunning as a snake." "So be very cautious" "From now on.." "Talk to me and SangSun as if we were your real servants." "What?" "Keep this in mind" "There are ears and eyes everywhere in the palace" "That thing in front of you is the scroll you should be reading at the royal meeting." "Please read it out loud, my king" "I'm ordering you as your king." "Prepare a bill to revive DeDong-Law." "Stop, stop!" "You are a king, not a story taller at the market, my king." "Low and solemn, like a king's voice" "I'm ordering you as your king." "HoPan, prepare a law bill to revive DeDong-Law, and GongPan, stop the palace construction." "If the palace is built on the tears and blood of our people it'll be a big shame." "and listen HyungPan, I will not accuse YooJongHo of treason." "A traitor must be executed, but if an innocent person is accused, it must be stopped." "I am ordering all of you." "In the future, anyone of you responsible for baseless rumours that brings confusion to the palace will be treated as a traitor." "That's all for this morning meeting." "Yes, my king." "Preparation for the SangCham is done, my king." " The king is going out!" " The king is coming inside!" " The SangCham shall begin!" " It is time for our king to read us the scroll!" "My king," "I heard you had a bad flu." "How are you feeling today, my king?" "I.. am.. okay" " Inscrutable are the king's favours." "It's not the right scroll!" "The king still has a sore throat..." "Due to that, I will read the scroll instead of the king" "HoPan" "Yes, my king" "Prepare a bill to revive the DeDong-Law," "HyungPan" "Yes, my king?" "You sort out the province which this law should start from." "Yes, my king." "Listen, all retainers" "I will not accuse YooJongHo of treason." "In the future, if anyone of you is responsible for baseless rumours that brings confusion to the palace, you will be treated as a traitor." "Carry out your orders faithfully" "That's all for this morning meeting." " Inscrutable are the king's favours." "What?" "revive Ho-Pe law?" "Start DeDong law?" "We didn't delay those laws for our treat" "It all happened after HerGyun became the chief royal secretary" "I told you all, he is treacherous, a lways plotting something." "The king demands my report..." "What shell I do... damn it!" "Who made this bean gruel?" "I assumed you haven't fully recovered your strength so" "I asked who made it?" "That girl over there asked the royal chef to cook it, my king." "This is tasty.." "Just like I used to eat when I was a child" "So... what is your name?" "It's HanSangGoong, my king" "How about you?" "What is your name?" "Ye.. yes my king.." "It's Sawal" "How old?" "I'm 15, my king" "Fifteen..." "This is enough for today." "Take'em out" "What are you waiting for?" "The king said take them out" "Yes.." "I haven't tasted fresh steamed rice for days!" "Eat them while you can." "We'll never know when the king finds his appetite again" "Ma'am, don't you notice anything different about the king?" "What do you mean?" "The colour of his face, and the appetite." "He smiles a lot anywhere, that's also changed" "YoungHe says even the sound of him pooing has changed" "Fortunately, his pulse is coming back to normal" "But your excellency," "It wasn't a prison." "He was drugged." "What the hell do you mean?" "Has he been going outside the palace recently?" "He is avoiding his concubines?" "Why?" "How should I know?" "I don't know what he is thinking" "There's rumours in the palace.." "It's not just the concubines but he is even avoiding the queen" "He loves women's body odour.. but now he is avoiding it?" "Your Excellency," "Your Excellency, HerGyun is up to something" "He is searching for traces of AnSangGoong." "Shouldn't we be prepared?" "You, gather up some men and burn the poppy fields" "All trace of the drugs must be vanished" "No one has seen AnSangGoong for days" "Do as you wish" "I'm much obliged, my king" "Did you approve discarding DeDong Law?" "But you told me to do it" "Whatever the retainers are there for, just say "Do as you wish"" "Did you approve the torturing of YoonJongHo as well?" "No, no I didn't" "They... wanted to install this thing called ChooKukJung, so I said yes" "That's the same thing!" "I told you to be aware of ParkChoongSer over and over.." "I'll prepare another meeting.." "Order the DeDong Law again" "Once we said we'll do it and now we won't..." "Why is this so complicated?" "Just do what I tell you to do, my king" "You gave up one and you get one... that's just politics" "You should at least let me know what I'm giving up and what I'm getting!" "That's what I mean..." "Sir..." "Well, do you know anything about these laws?" "And why everyone is so irritated?" "I do not know, my king" "Yeah... why should I care?" "I'm just role playing here.." "But..." "I can find some books about those laws so if our people use Ho-Pe" "It's simple identification and easy for us to impose tax." "Isn't this good for all?" "Not for everyone my king" "Ho-Pe means not just identification or taxing but also hard labour duty." "So some abandon the Ho-Pe and flee overseas" "Some even castrate themselves and become eunuchs." "What..you mean cut off his own penis?" "So..that means... there's penis-less eunuchs in the palace.." "I wonder who might that be?" "So...." "SangSun.." "It could be a bit weird to ask you this right now.." "Ask anything, my king" "Do you... really don't have...." "IT?" "I.." "I don't have it.." "So... when you go to the man's room.." "Do you stand up ....or sit down?" "(whispers)" "Oh... that must have hurt.." "DoSungJi (chief royal secretary)" "My king!" "DoSungJi" "DoSungJi" "DoSungJi" "DoSungJi" "My King.." "I should come to you, when ever you need me my king, you shouldn't have come to me." "But you are such a busy man" "Let me ask you one thing" "I've been studying all night long." "DeDong law seems to be a real fine law from my perspective, so how come it didn't last a year?" "My king.." "Oh come on you," "It's not about right and wrong." "It's just politics" "There's too many eyes around here." "Please head back, my king" "I want a man following DosungJi" "I want to know everything he does and goes" "Yes sir" "I don't get this" "Why is everyone overreacting when it comes to DeDong law?" "I'm assuming it's due to local province lords going against the law charging tax according to the size of the land they own?" "What's the problem with it?" "The more rich you get, the more tax you pay." "Isn't that common sense?" "The way you speak sounds more like the real king everyday, my king" "You reckon?" "Sometimes, I feel like I'm the real king myself" "My king, your night snack has arrived" "Bring them in" "Hey, Sawal" "Yes, my king" "You said you're 15 years old right?" "Yes, that's true my king" "How did you end up here at your age?" "Here, I'm just curious that's all." "So tell me all about it" "My father used to be a farmer in the mountain countryside." "One day, the local lord began asking my father to pay tax with abalones." "What?" "Abalones to a farmer?" "Go on.." "So he loaned money at high interest to pay his taxes.." "Debt makes another debt..." "At the end, our house and farm were taken.." "then my father went to prison..." "Oh dear..." "As if that wasn't enough.." "My mother and sister were sold as a slave to the boarderside and I became slave to the one of the high Yangban (nobles) families" "What a bastard!" "My left alone father... was dead by the following year" "Due to the after-effects from the violent punishment he got in the prison" "Ah!" "Fuck this!" "My king!" "Don't you miss your mother?" "All I am asking is to know if she is alive or not?" "Okay... before my part as a king finishes," "I'll make sure that you meet your mother again" "I give you my word" "I'm much obliged to you." "I'm much obliged to you my king" "Okay, you may leave" "What shall I do?" "What can I do to punish those blood suckin' sons of bitches?" "give order to the EiGumbu for the investigation my king" "That will take forever." "I don't know how long I'll be sitting here" "Well then..." "Then?" "Ah..." "It's nothing.." "What?" "You kidding?" "Hey you, HoPan!" "Yes, my king" "Haven't I told you to put in a plan to run the Dedong law?" "My king, if we operate that law so suddenly, local provincial lords will have massive losses." "They are also your people, how come you discriminate them from the others?" "A lord who owns 30 square kilometers pays 10 bags of rice, 3 square kilometers pays 1 bag of rice." "Is this idea discrimination to you?" "People are now becoming slaves and eunuchs" "And you whine about a local lord's bag of rice as discrimination?" "Bring in the sinner!" "He is a lord from GangWon province." "He loans money at high interest to the people." "He must have bribed someone." "and that someone bribed another.." "Do you really want me to torture him and reveal the truth about this?" "Are all of you so confident you are not taking that sinner's bribes?" "HoPan" "Yes, my king.." "The one who pays the high interest money loan based on an exclusive tax paying contract with the locals must be punished immediately." "I obey your order, my king" "Hyungpan" "Yes, my king.." "Order the local royal office to open their warehouse and share their rice with the people" "Yes, my king.." "I hereby order you all to operate DeDong law immediately." "If anyone tries to stop or interrupt this law.." "I'll personally punish them by the national laws" "Make sure you understand this and carry out your orders." "Inscrutable are the king's favours." "Why are you ordering with your own will?" "We have the DeDong law now don't we?" "Do you even know who YooJongHo is?" "Give and take -- that's what politics are all about, right?" "Do you think this is haggling at the markets?" "Shhh!" "they can hear you!" "And while we are at the palace, let's make sure who is the ruler and who is the servant." "YooJongHo is.... the older brother of the Queen..." "What?" "Their plan is to frame YooJongHo as the traitor, and at the end, to dethrone the queen." "How dare they do that to the nation's mother!" "They just don't know when to stop." "My king, It's Sawal here to see you." "Bring her in." "The torture we do at the palace can make even an innocent person confess" "That is why I wanted to save YooJongHo, even if I had to delay the Debong law" "So what shall we do now?" "Nothing." "That's only way you can help me and the palace." "My king, it's the queen" "Tell her I already fell a sle..." "I trusted you, my king.." "If I'm such a pain in your royal ass, just have me killed, my king" "What the hell are you doing?" "Wait, wait!" "Hold on." "I'll save YooJongHo no matter what..." "Can I trust you, my king?" "Trust me" "Well.. then..." "You can..." "Get..off..me now" "If you don't keep the promise you just made.." "Consider me as a dead person from that day on" "I get it..." "?" " The king is coming" "Why did you do it?" "You are my brother in law," "How could you plot treason?" "Answer me!" "Why did you do that?" "I remember you... as a great virtuous king who looks after his people even during the time of war" "But now!" "You are not the virtuous king you once used to be!" "Your ears can't hear any more because of all those treacherous servants and your eyes are blinded by women's skirts." "You are just a tyrant now." "How dare you say that in front of the king!" "So, what did you do?" "Plot treason?" "No way..." "Never!" "my king.." "Then what?" "Gathered troops?" "How could I dare to...." "Then what did you do?" "I screamed.." "I screamed from the top of my lungs.." "for you to open your ears and listen!" "Just have me killed my king.." "So you just said that..." "That is all?" "Release him" "That is impossible my king!" "He is a sinner who plotted treason" "What is the plot?" "ByungPan are you so confident?" "Are you so confident that the ideas in your head are clearer than his?" "Step forward!" "If any of you feel so confident!" "Release him." "He is not a traitor.." "So... you really wanna play your hand this way..." "Eunuch Jo.." "Yes, my king.." "I just want to be alone for a while" "But my king.." "It's just for a short while, let me have this moment" "Why are you still standing there DoBuJang?" "It's.... against the palace law..." "So you are saying palace law is above the king's order?" "It is true that your brother Yoo is free now" "I assume the rumours about how the king has changed nowadays are true.." "Rumours say he laughs a lot and is only interested in ruling the nation right." "My queen..." "I'll be away for a while" "What makes you come here, my king?" "Don't you find this funny?" "Yes, it's hilarious" "But why aren't you laughing?" "MY KING!" "What the..." "Shh shh" "MY KING!" "Why are you doing this?" "I kept my word on releasing YooJongHo" "Yes, so I've heard" "So then, I have a favour to ask too" "Tell me about it, my king" "Can you show me your smile?" "I beg your pardon?" "Show me your smiling face" "What?" "Is it such a huge thing to ask for?" "I kept my word, you know?" "Now then.." "Now then.. c'mon" "MY KING!" "I'll be gone now..." "Were you with the queen, my king?" "My king.." "What's the matter?" "Nothing...my king" "SangSun" "Don't you sense anything odd about the king?" "What.. such as..?" "Come to think of it..." "It's not just one or two things.." "The way he talks.. way he moves.." "Even his hands are rough now" "I think you have too many things going on in your head" "Please excuse me.." "I think DoBoJang knows." "We just might as well tell him the truth" "No way," "He is too inflexible a person." "I can't predict what he'll do if he finds out." "Fortunately, the king is recovering his consciousness." "Just hang in there for a few more days." "My queen, the king has a message for you" "My queen, I noticed your face is pale, have this bowl of bean gruel to regain your strength." "I got it, now you may leave." "I'm sorry to say this... but he wanted me to see you eat them while it's hot and bring back the empty bowl." "DosungJi has arrived, my king" "So, about YooJongHo..." "I told you.." "Do not rule by your own will" "Yes, I know but.." "Even though he is the brother of the queen." "There are procedures and laws in the palace." "Screw the laws." "The King's order is much stronger" "You Fool!" "Don't you see that even the king can't do what ever he desires to do?" "!" "Do you still not know how things works around the palace?" "You told me there are eyes and ears everywhere in the palace" "And now you talk like this?" "My king, It's SaWal" "Bring her in" "There.." "Oh it's the cinnamon Yut." "Hey SaWal, you stay" "Here.." "Eat YUT (it means STFU figuratively because it's impossible to speak with sticky YUT in your mouth)" "I am sorry my king.." "C'mon, eat yut will ya?" "DoSungJi wishes to leave now!" "So, did the queen finish her bowl?" "Yes, my king" "Any words from her?" ""Ask him to meet me at the back palace garden when the curfew bell rings." "I have things to say to him"" "The queen ordered me to give you this message." "Oh, I see" "The floating moon on the night sky is my dear's face." "Someone cut her head off and hang it on the night sky." "I stare at every moon rise as if it's my love." "What do you think?" "It's magnificent, my king!" "How about DooBooJang?" "It's... not against the palace law" "How about SangSun?" "Who is the one referring to the moon?" "I.." "I cannot tell you" "Perhaps it's best not to....." "But those two are saying it's OK..." "So?" "What then?" "But still it's best not to ..." "Hey there, Sawal" "Yes, my king" "Tonight's snack is your favourite dried persimmon and rice ball cake." "I'll leave it all to you." "I am so much obliged, my king!" "SangSun, do not leave the palace tonight and stay." "I'll be reading in the library all night long" "Y..ye..yes, my king" "My king, it's the curfew time" "Hmmm, okay" "M..my king..." "I'm disappointed in you.." "M..my king now that I think of it, it's not too bad.." "My king" "Wait here" "Do you remember what you said on the day I was chosen to be the queen?" "Er, I.." "I said.." "Of course, you've forgotten" "Yeah.. it..it's a long time ago" "You held my hand and said" ""I'll be with you for the rest of my life."" ""I'll never let go of the hand I'm holding now"" "The voice you used to say those words is still so vivid to me." "My dear's face" "The floating moon on the night sky is my dear's face." "Someone cut her head off and hang it on the night sky." "Ah I wonder, is it the pain in her heart causing her not to smile?" "I stare at every moon rise as if it's my dear." "What do you think?" "What are you daring?" "!" "Please, my queen." "Step aside." "He is not the king!" "You may have fooled DoSungJo and SangSun but you cannot fool my eyes" "Put your blade aside now!" "Don't you know the meaning of your action now?" "My queen!" "If he is really the king, I will cut my throat right here!" "He is definitely the real king." "How dare you to think even I, the queen won't recognize him?" "My king," "There is a red mole which is a size of a little fingernail somewhere on my body." "Tell me where it is." "Just above your left hand side bosom" "Put your blade aside right now!" "You fool!" "Do I have to show my bosom for you to believe?" "Hh..h.. have me killed my king!" "I will pay for my treason with my life!" "Please be well, my king!" "Hey hey hey!" "I'll call someone, my king" "My queen.. my queen!" "DooBooJang!" "DoBooJang!" "After you finish the bowl of bean gruel.." "Come and get your blade you fool"" "What the fuck did you just say?" "The king ordered me to tell you this..." "Tell me what is your sin of disloyalty" "I dared to place a blade on my king's body" "You're wrong" "I dared to be suspicious.." "Wrong again!" "You are my royal bodyguard," "You're supposed to be protecting the king with your life and you dare to cut you throat?" "That is nothing but a disloyalty and a treason." "Putting a blade on my body is not a problem." "But you have to stay alive so that I can stay alive" "Don't you know how valuable your life is?" "How was the bean gruel?" "It was...sweet and tasty" "Yes.. when you are alive," "Then you can feel the sweetness and tastiness of the bean gruel" "You pull out this blade, only for my sake." "Do well to remember that." "What do you think?" "Do you think he bought it?" "Like as I said, he is not an easy person.." "My king!" "How long have I been staying here?" "It's your 15th day tomorrow, my king" "What is this?" "It's the poppy flower my king" "The poison that clouded your mind is this one." "Who'd dare to..." "AnSangGoon is dead.." "Then you mean...it's ParkChoongSer behind all this?" "!" "That is true, my king" "He's a frightening guy.." "I'll prepare your return to the palace" "You should go and reveal this evil trickery." "Let's...delay that return..and think about it" "But my king!" "The palace is now under ParkChoongser's influence right?" "I can go down again by confronting him" "As a matter of fact.. poppy flower isn't actually a poison.." "What about the fake?" "Let's get rid of him first" "Why are you pulling that face?" "Have you become friends with him or what?" "No, my king." "I can't let that joker stay alive." "He has sat on the throne you know?" "Please, my king." "Reconsider your decision." "My king, unless the north side queen is alive, the plotting for treason will never stop!" "So you're saying she is the source of the treason now?" "All the treason we've had so far was caused by her relatives." "You should tighten discipline in the palace." "You guys are telling me I should dump my faithful wife like a dog?" "And you preach that's the law?" "My king," "Have you forgotten the promise you made to us?" "That you will dethrone the current queen and replace her with the pregnant concubine?" "Please give us your royal permission." " Please give us your royal permission." " Please my king, reconsider your decision." "I accept your opinion and will abandon the queen" "But if you say the queen should be dethroned just because she is not from the west part," "I am not from the west part!" "therefore... dethrone me with her!" " Please reverse your decision, my king" " Please reverse your decision, my king" " Please my king, reconsider your decision." " Please my king, reconsider your decision." "Move aside!" "We'd rather you stepped on our back to pass, my king!" " Please do so my king!" " My king!" " My king!" "Where are we heading?" "I don't really know." "Don't do this, it will still be inside the walls of this palace." "Why don't you leave the palace?" "Just hide for a while and leave.. that's all'" "I am the king, I can make that happen!" "My king!" "Don't let anyone pass!" "But my king...it's against the palace..." "law" "I count on you." "Don't do this, my king" "Why are you doing this?" "My queen..." "Now you suddenly have sympathy for me?" "When you realize this could be the end of me, now do you pity me that much?" "Return now..." "You said I promised you.." "that I will stay with you for the rest of my life that I will not let go of your hand until the end of this world" "You said I said that...right?" "Why are you making me cry....?" "Have you really seen it?" "Two kings?" "Yes sir" "I got it" "Well then, sir.." "What happens if one of them is to be killed?" "For now, let's make sure who is the real one." "Have you investigated it?" "1st day,3rd day and 6th day of the month.." "The night snack was served, even though king went out on those days" "Are you sure?" "It's written in the diary and I've checked with the royal kitchen" "Well done" "My queen.. there are preposterous rumours going around the palace.." "Saying that the king isn't the real king.." "The scar on his shoulder in gone, they say..." "Is JungSangGoong out there?" "Now I'm bit busy so..." "Why don't you sit down?" "Please go to bed now, my king" "I have... this...sudden meeting, you know?" "You are my husband before a king." "It's a natural thing to use the same bed as your wife" "Now take off your dagon robe" "My queen, we cannot..." "My queen..." "My queen, please.." "My queen.." "Who the hell are you?" "What do you mean by that?" "I'm the 15th king of Joseon..." "You fool!" "Do you wish to die?" "!" "Leave immediately..." "When the king returns you will not be spared to live." "The palace will be filled with screams and I will be dethroned one day." "And the low birth body of yours which once sat on the throne, will be floating somewhere on the riverside." "Where is the king now?" "I'm sorry to say this my queen but, this is the king's order" "Not telling where he is staying, planting a decoy king," "It's all the king's orders" "Was it also the king's will to spare my brother's life?" "..." "Or was it your will?" "..." "My queen, give me a few more days" "What happens to the fake after all this?" "That guy who looks just like the king..." "sitting on the throne.." "The queen knows everything now.." "The queen said I'll soon be killed" "If not by his servants, by the king himself" "So then," "You should run away as soon as you hear that" "Why did you come back?" "I remembered a promise" "Take them." "It's the 20 silver coins I promised you, you fool." "I was asking, is my life not worth even that?" "Shut up and listen carefully..." "Romorrow night, you will get out of the palace" "You never saw me and we never had a conversation" "This is the scroll for tomorrow morning's meeting" "All you need to say is 'do as you wish'." "This is the last role as a king for you, you fool." "My king, I brought SaWal for you." "I have a favour to ask you, DoSungJi" "I promised that girl I'll find her mother for her" "Do that instead of me." "SaWal..." "Take this.." "I no longer need this so you have it." "Now come on." "Find her mother... and send her by that girl's side" "This is not a favour... it is king's order." "The last order..." "I'm giving you as a king.." "Hey, SaWal" "It's cinnamon candy." "Put it in your mouth and then put it in to the bean gruel." "Ma'am, what is in the candy?" "I don't know" "But I what I do know is, if we don't put the candy in the bowl we are all dead!" "I heard it was you... who set my brother free.." "Why did you give that order on you own will?" "If... if I do that.." "I was hoping to see you smile." "A big smile... on you face" "When the moon rises tomorrow," "I will be leaving" "I don't mind whether you stay in the palace or are abandoned but... please... do not die.." "These are from the Ming Dynasty:" "45000 silver coins, and all 13 sorts of treasures are prepared, my king." "We should decorate a silver and gold vest to our ambassador KangSoSong, to show our respect." "That's a brilliant idea!" "Do as you wish" "And the troops:" "including 500 horses, 3000 archers, 1000 cavalry" "In total, 20000 soldiers will be sent, my king." "If we send 20000 men.." "our borders on the north side could be risky." "Sir, this country only exists now only because of the Ming Dynasty." "Even though our troops get beat up by the barbarians we must pay our toady respect to the Ming and their emperor." "Please, allow us." " Please, allow us" "Do as you wish" "Now, to the empress and her children:" "Yellow silk 150 cottons, white silk 150 cottons..." "Enough is enough!" "Who's country is this?" "You what?" "You don't care, even though our man was beat up by the barbarians?" "If you favour the Ming emperor that much, why don't you give the whole nation to the Ming?" "But my king!" "YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!" "Alright... as you all wish..." "I'll agree to send 20000 troops." "But I will also send letter to the Gem(?" ") Dynasty." "Write this down, HongMunGwan (clerk)" "Even though we sent 2000 troops because we fear Ming, we do not want war with Gem." "I hope you send our man back to Joseon unharmed" "My king!" "How could we disrespect the Ming and consult with the barbarians?" "What is that respect?" "Why is it so important that we have to send 20000 of our people to die for them?" "If he is the rightful king.." "If he is the people and nation's father known as the true king!" "I, the king would rather steal!" "I'd rather beg!" "to save those 20000 troops... compared to that thing you all call respect!" "My country, my people are 10 times, 100 times more precious to me!" "Now, let's have it" "The bean gruel taste is especially different today." "I will never forget this taste.." "Hey, SaWal!" "How come you are crying, SaWal?" "Hey SaWal.." "My king..." "Please..." "Be well..." "Hey SaWal!" "Please put her down, my king" "Is there a doctor out there?" "My king..." "My king..." "Hey SaWal, you must live... please live!" "Please!" "Is anyone there?" "Is anyone there?" "Cure her..." "Fix her!" "You must make her well.." "Tell me now, who gave you the poison?" "Tell me..." "I am your king..." "I am...." "My king...." "Please, have me killed..." "It was JulDoSa." "I was threatened with being killed if I don't put the poison in!" "It was him, not me!" "Have me killed, my king!" "DoBuJang" "Yes, my king" "Arrest JulDoSa" "My king.." "If he resists... kill him right there." "Yes, my king." "You killed SaWal" "No, my king it's a frame!" "I will watch until you will no longer be able to prattle about being framed." "?" "?" "This is serious, we all could be on the torture chair soon." "He is not the king of Joseon" "How can one even think about consulting with the barbarians?" "Real or not, I will not just sit by and wait" "We sat him on the throne!" "Don't you all see this is unfair!" "The king is not the king?" "Do you expect me to believe that nonsense?" "General, do you remember the scar on the king's shoulder?" "Yes it happened during the war with the Jap monkeys." "Come here and tell us what you saw!" "Isn't she the maid court lady?" "A few days ago.." "I could not see the scar on the king shoulder." "What do you mean, you could not see?" "Can you put your life on those words?" "I will not lie in front of a general and all" "How is this..." "Somebody call the messenger" "ParkChoongSer has gathered the ministers" "Soon there will be troops coming in to the palace." "It is time for you to leave." "No, I won't!" "I've lived a contemptible life so far.." "but it's not now." "Until I punish the criminal who is responsible for SaWals death," "I will not move an inch!" "So then..." "Why don't you become a real king?" "!" "If you wish to seek revenge for the girl, if you can not forgive those corrupted ministers, the king who worships his own people!" "If that's what you truly desire..." "That dream...." "I will make it come true..." "I.... want to be the king" "Go to the archives and get the most recent 15 days diary" "Use force, steal, do what ever is necessary to get that diary." "Please go..." "Make haste, my king!" "You are the one who told SaWal to just stay alive!" "It is still a death in vain even though you die in a king's clothes!" "Flee away..." "RUN YOUR ASS OFF!" "STEP BACK!" "The king is present here." "You back off, DoSungJi.." "We are not here as rebellion troops." "We are here to drag the fake king down" "Such impertinence!" "You dare to call the king a fake?" "We shall see that after we check his scar.." "DoChoongGwan!" "Yes sir!" "Drag him down!" " The king will come out!" "It's an impertinent act, you fools!" "Show respect to your king!" "That fake has been sitting on the throne for so long, he's lost his sanity!" "You what?" "!" "Did you just call me a fake?" "I am the king!" "Is that so?" "If he is the king, he must have that scar on his shoulder..." "If not, he is a fake!" "Isn't it so, DoSungJi?" "Take his clothes off!" "You dare to disrespect me like this?" "I swear I will have your head cut off!" "My king...." "If you wish to seek revenge for the girl, if you can not forgive those corrupted ministers the king who worships his own people!" "if that's what you truly desire... that dream..." "I will make it come true..." "I..... want to be the king.." "but..." "I have to kill someone so that I can live, and by doing that, another innocent life has to go." "I don't want it... if that's what it takes to be the real king..." "I will keep my dreams to myself" "I have served two kings" "This is the diary of the king for the last 15 days." "Read this, and judge my disloyalty and then cut off my head, my king!" " Order the local royal office to open their warehouse and share their rice with the people" " Introduce Debong law immediately." " I, the king would rather steal and beg to save that 20000 troops..." " compared to that thing you all call respect my country, my people are 10 times, 100 times more precious to me!" "Would you still say you don't recognize me?" "My king!" " Have us killed my king!" "Arrest those traitors!" " Carry out the king's order!" "Stop right there" "Go now.." "There will be a harbour at the end of the road" "Make haste!" "Don't turn around just go!" "Step aside... it's the king's order!" "I just obey the palace law..." "If you intend to harm the king.." "You will have to go over my dead body!" "DoBuJang..." "He is fake... he is not the king!" "He may be a fake to you.." "but to me.... he is the rightful king!" "on August the following year, HerGyun (DoSungJi) was executed for treason." "5 years later, King GwagHe was dethroned due to enthronement of a new king, In Jo" "King GwangHe only imposed tax on those who could afford land" "GwangHae opposed the Ming Dynasty for the sake of the rights and safety of his own people." "He was the only one to oppose in the whole of Joseon Dynasty history"