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Queen Seon Deok
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Enjoy:)
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That is unfeasible.
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It makes no sense!
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What you and I did
was remarkable indeed.
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My clamoring for
the throne as a woman,
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or your claims that the bone
rank system is a barbaric facade.
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What you and I did...
was awakening Mishil.
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The long dormant dragon...
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has awakened.
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Episode 43
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Yes.
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I will do so firsthand.
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So now you must join forces with me.
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I shall take care of Mishil.
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You must be mistaken.
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Or Mishil must be out of her mind.
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She is neither of sacred bone,
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nor was she a direct descendant
of the royal family.
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You already claimed that the bone
rank system is obsolete and barbaric.
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You have no right to say that.
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Then...
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does Mishil have the right
to rule us all?
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Because she took our nation
on her shoulders all this time.
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May it be through
righteous means or not,
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the responsibilities she took
upon herself deserve respect.
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If you so willingly wish to acknowledge her feats,
then consign her the throne on a silver platter.
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No... She might be
a remarkable specimen,
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but she will only encumber
our country's development.
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Because, no matter what, Mishil will
never be able to ignore her noble roots.
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However, once I gain the throne,
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I will foster my roots even further.
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Roots called people, that is.
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I might lack influence
and Mishil's acumen,
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but that is the reason
I want that throne,
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and why you and I,
on behalf of the royals,
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Yushin Rang's Gaya forces,
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and Alcheon Rang's provincial
powers, shall all unite.
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That is why I extended my hand to you.
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Now... the choice is up to you.
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Are you really going to, firsthand?
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Yes.
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King Jinji,
Prince Baekjeong (King Jinpyeong),
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and...
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Lord Sejong.
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Or Lord Chunchu.
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I shall no longer push
for anyone's candidacy.
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I will do it myself.
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May you aid me.
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Your Highness.
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Did Mishil really
come to such conclusion?
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That is what I deduced.
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And Lord Chunchu?
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He is a remarkable young man
full of resolve.
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I believe wisdom
will guide his choice.
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How did you get
to know that Yeomjong?
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He helped my master
on many an occasion.
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And he acquainted himself with
Chunchu when he returned to Shilla.
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Now, they must have known each
other back in the Middle Kingdom.
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He was also the first to
sense Lord Chunchu's potential.
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If he helped your master,
what kind of help was it?
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He could muster remarkable
connections and intelligence gathering.
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Goguryeo, Baekje,
the Middle Kingdom,
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even when it came to Shilla,
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he seemed cognizant of every noble
and provincial power's history.
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Is he trustworthy?
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Well...
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I guess as much
as a merchant would be?
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As long as it benefits him,
we can trust him to deliver.
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Is he efficient?
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That is beyond any doubt.
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That must be why the master
so often relied upon him.
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What are you thinking?
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Yes... First tell us about Mishil.
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Unintended as it might have been,
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Chunchu and I spelled the end
for two walls hampering Mishil.
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The bone rank system, and gender?
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Yes.
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Up until now, Mishil could
not proclaim her candidacy,
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but a new wind of change
is sweltering Shilla already.
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Hence, Mishil will advocate
for her candidacy as successor?
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Yes.
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When it comes to meritorious
service and public confidence,
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Mishil is second to none.
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Also, she might no longer be
Imperial Princess of the Heavens,
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but her influence
still dominates the court.
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Overwhelmingly so.
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It still does.
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And, all the more important,
Mishil does not abandon her dreams.
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So, should fate prohibit her from
becoming Queen, she would rather...
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Rule by herself?!
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This is nothing we could not imagine,
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but she is quite the specimen.
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Remember how shocked we were,
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when Her Highness
clamored for the throne?
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For a fellow woman like Mishil,
the shock would be indescribable.
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Were she but a dreamer, she would
have never encumbered us so much.
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Her decision to take
a stance at this juncture...
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will render Chunchu's tentative
to create dissension fruitless.
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She will have brought unity back
to Lord Seolwon and Lord Sejong,
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who were on the brink
of taking up arms.
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Is that true?
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Why are you keeping quiet?
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Is what Hajong said true?
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Did she really...
My sister?!
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I have been by her side
since her very first aspirations.
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Of course, resentment at
my upbringing must have...
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been the biggest impetus,
at the start.
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However,
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I found out by remaining by her side.
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That our wishes had become one.
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Her Highness's dreams are my dreams.
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Ahh... Still...
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No matter if she is the one,
it shan't be easy.
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Her Highness is truly a bad person.
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How could the desire to possess her
which she instills in men...
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be more powerful than their
own wish to gain the throne?!
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How could we call
ourselves men, otherwise?
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Because that was an
even more unfeasible vagary.
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Indeed...
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Indeed it was.
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I myself...
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shall follow Mishil's wishes.
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Anyhow, that sister of mine...
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She is no ordinary woman.
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I am sure everyone is aware of that,
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but is that even possible?
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Could it not be an armed coup?
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A coup?!
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Coup?!
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Mishil would never do so.
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Yes.
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Just cause is way too
crucial for her to do so.
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Considering what happened
during King Jinji's dethronement...
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Yisabu.
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Geochilbu.
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Noribu, even Lord Munno.
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She convinced them all.
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She did so without
spilling a single drop of blood.
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Also, when deploying troops, the most
unquestionable cause is necessary.
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Rather than that,
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using all the influence she mustered
and the accolades bestowed upon her...
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to convince everyone
would be much faster.
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Her Highness's biggest strength
was never losing sight of just cause.
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That's right.
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Did she not make it her crucial point,
even on this occasion?
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Then, is she going to use the
Council of Nobles to gain candidacy?
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Her Highness clamored for the throne,
why couldn't my sister do the same?
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If you say female ruler,
she would be the first coming to mind.
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Ehh... Still,
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did she not say so herself?
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That the nobles followed her exactly
because she did not wear the crown.
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You never know how they'll react
if she truly becomes our ruler.
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Then... Just like with King Jinji,
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would she instead lead to
His Majesty's dethronement?
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King Jinji's misrule was something
everyone was concerned about.
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Yes, our current ruler
boasts no such faults.
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Then...
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Like for King Jinheung...
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Murder, and altering
his final injunctions?!
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Ohh Ohh!
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Careful with those utterances.
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That was only possible because we
were His Majesty's closest confidants.
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Ehh... Then, what?!
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How is she going to accomplish this?
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It might just be a frontal offensive.
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By frontal offensive...
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Through the Council of Nobles, that is.
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That most suits her plans.
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The possibility is very strong.
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Yes, I was thinking so myself,
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but just like Lord Hajong says,
how will the nobles react?
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There will be dissension
amongst the nobles.
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Meaning that many people who followed
Mishil as she was second in command...
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will abandon her side?
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Yes, that certainly could happen.
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No noble would wish
for Mishil on the throne.
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Her Highness would be better,
in that case.
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Yes, that's right.
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That is why, on the contrary,
I think this benefits us.
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This new determination shown by Mishil
heralds the advent of our strongest foe,
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but, on the other hand, her strength
might instead wither because of it.
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For her weak spot has been exposed.
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Weak spot meaning...
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The preparatives
are going well, I trust?
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Yes, there are no issues
with the preparatives,
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but are you going to set
that in motion right now?
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Yes.
This seems to be the right time.
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- However, that...
- Yes.
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We will need a slight change of plans.
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A carefully devised,
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and meticulously prepared one.
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A taxation reform?!
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I did hear from Lord Yongchun that
you are planning taxation reforms...
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to increase the influence of
self-sufficient farming, but...
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Yes, Sire.
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But, there is no way the
nobles would agree to that.
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Yes, they will not approve of it.
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That is a task which will take decades
of effort to come into fruition.
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So why are you
making it a pending issue?
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First, it is to show our people
what the royal family will do for them.
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And the second?
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What is the second reason?
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My conjecture as it may be...
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I think Mishil is
trying to gain the throne.
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What?
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What are you talking about?
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That is, not through
Lord Chunchu's candidacy,
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but ruling this land on her own?
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Yes.
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Hence,
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the primary goal of this amendment...
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is isolating Mishil's political allies.
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And so it will happen.
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{\a6}*Shilla land register
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~ Jangjeok* Vol. 4 ~
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Not a single lot shall be left unturned.
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Survey every single one of them.
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Yes.
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Her Highness is here.
Pay your respects.
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You may continue.
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Yes.
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- Get back to your tasks.
- Yes!
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How did it go?
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We got his consent.
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It's a relief.
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Bidam?
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He's investigating some nobles'
registers inside there.
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Let us go.
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How are things proceeding?
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For starters, I secured registers from
Yeomjong, numbering around the thousand.
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Not only land possessions,
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but conjugal ties,
connections and followers,
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even their relationship with
Baekje and Goguryeo must be collected.
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Yes, I was just doing so.
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Also, even if not of noble ancestry,
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affluent and influential
figures from the provinces,
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or anyone intimately connected with
clans of note should be investigated.
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Yes.
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I shall take care of that,
so don't you worry.
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Before we announce it publicly,
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make sure utmost secrecy
is maintained at all times.
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Yes.
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I know this ordeal is
already keeping you occupied,
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but I must ask you for
your assistance elsewhere.
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Make sure His Majesty's
infusions and repast...
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are administered separately.
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And why...
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- It cannot be because...
- Yes.
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Just in case.
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Mishil has taken the stand,
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so we must be open
to all possibilities.
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Yes, I will.
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We must carefully
investigate all nobles.
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Must we really meet
every single one firsthand?
256
00:18:41,602 --> 00:18:43,975
Yes, we must meet them all,
257
00:18:44,095 --> 00:18:47,609
and find out what they think
of Her Highness and the Princess.
258
00:18:47,729 --> 00:18:50,500
So you are asking to
verify who is on our side,
259
00:18:50,620 --> 00:18:55,993
against us, and even in the middle,
after Her Highness's momentous claims?
260
00:18:56,113 --> 00:18:59,664
Yes, we must be aware of
the entire picture.
261
00:19:00,967 --> 00:19:06,270
Well, anyhow... Don't almost
all nobles live in the capital?
262
00:19:06,608 --> 00:19:10,573
{\a6}*Household representatives,
comprising several ga (residence units)
263
00:19:06,608 --> 00:19:10,573
Clans leading over two thousand ho*
number in the thirty-five.
264
00:19:10,693 --> 00:19:13,465
In truth, they are
all willingly peculating.
265
00:19:13,585 --> 00:19:16,254
And around twenty-five
of those are on our side.
266
00:19:16,374 --> 00:19:19,840
Also, around two hundred clans
with over three hundred ho.
267
00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:23,242
Four hundred and fifty with
over a hundred households,
268
00:19:23,362 --> 00:19:24,340
and besides them,
269
00:19:24,460 --> 00:19:28,412
provincial clans with
some land possession...
270
00:19:29,188 --> 00:19:31,766
Numbers might abound,
but from our perspective,
271
00:19:31,886 --> 00:19:35,040
they don't make much
in the way of noise.
272
00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:36,963
But, with the situation as it is,
273
00:19:37,083 --> 00:19:40,002
their stance on the matter
suddenly becomes important.
274
00:19:40,122 --> 00:19:42,956
And that is because they could
accord their military support...
275
00:19:43,076 --> 00:19:45,921
to Her Highness's cause.
276
00:19:46,041 --> 00:19:50,253
We must gain the approval of
a large portion of those nobles.
277
00:19:50,925 --> 00:19:53,334
That's not too much
of an issue, is it?!
278
00:19:53,454 --> 00:19:55,488
My unmarried sons...
279
00:19:55,608 --> 00:19:57,225
Ohh... Eight of them.
280
00:19:57,345 --> 00:20:00,818
As for you, how many
unmarried sons do you have?
281
00:20:01,465 --> 00:20:04,423
My unmarried sons...
282
00:20:04,543 --> 00:20:07,064
Well... That...
283
00:20:07,184 --> 00:20:09,965
Ehhh...
You're so adept with numbers,
284
00:20:10,085 --> 00:20:12,162
and you don't even know how
many unmarried sons you have?
285
00:20:12,282 --> 00:20:14,444
It's not that simple in my case.
286
00:20:14,564 --> 00:20:17,888
Anyhow...
If we let loose all your sons...
287
00:20:18,008 --> 00:20:20,043
and have them marry into
their clans, that will do it.
288
00:20:20,163 --> 00:20:21,856
That is the best solution!
289
00:20:21,976 --> 00:20:25,596
Yes, even if that is what it will take,
we must create a strong bond.
290
00:20:25,716 --> 00:20:29,525
Ahh... My acumen really
surprises me, these days.
291
00:20:29,645 --> 00:20:32,735
Even my mother must have noticed.
292
00:20:32,859 --> 00:20:34,725
How elated you must be,
my dear nephew.
293
00:20:34,845 --> 00:20:36,574
About all that acumen of yours.
294
00:20:54,096 --> 00:20:58,050
What are your thoughts
on this matter?
295
00:21:00,519 --> 00:21:02,849
Even though you were the first
to learn of my intentions,
296
00:21:02,969 --> 00:21:04,919
why did you not
react in the slightest?
297
00:21:05,039 --> 00:21:07,753
I merely follow your lead.
298
00:21:10,496 --> 00:21:15,323
I have no family to cope with,
nor any asset to worry about.
299
00:21:18,295 --> 00:21:20,830
What Your Highness achieved...
300
00:21:20,950 --> 00:21:26,068
has become the sole legacy
I will leave behind.
301
00:21:26,188 --> 00:21:30,981
It sounds like resentment to my ears.
302
00:21:32,274 --> 00:21:33,992
It is not.
303
00:21:34,725 --> 00:21:37,925
Resentment as it may be,
it cannot be helped.
304
00:21:38,045 --> 00:21:41,727
And that is because my relationship
with everyone else might even suffer,
305
00:21:41,847 --> 00:21:45,910
but I know that you will still
earnestly follow me.
306
00:21:52,486 --> 00:21:56,087
I trust it will
not be too late already?!
307
00:21:56,207 --> 00:21:59,970
If only I had thought
of this a decade past...
308
00:22:03,461 --> 00:22:04,665
Your Highness.
309
00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:14,944
To start with, we observed how
the nobles will likely react to this.
310
00:22:15,521 --> 00:22:18,174
Yes... A wise decision.
311
00:22:18,294 --> 00:22:23,638
But I have no intention of squandering
time with fruitless competition.
312
00:22:24,575 --> 00:22:29,665
Still, this all will be
valuable to us in other ways.
313
00:22:29,785 --> 00:22:32,404
I ask you to continue.
314
00:22:34,208 --> 00:22:38,068
But... What do you
plan to do with Chunchu?
315
00:22:43,132 --> 00:22:44,801
Chunchu?!
316
00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:52,731
To prepare for this
taxation reform amendment,
317
00:22:52,851 --> 00:22:56,898
Her Highness is gathering intelligence
and land registers for all nobles.
318
00:22:57,018 --> 00:22:58,431
Here.
319
00:23:00,279 --> 00:23:03,027
- Taxation reform amendment?!
- Yes.
320
00:23:04,557 --> 00:23:07,479
Looks like my aunt is
trying to follow my footsteps.
321
00:23:07,599 --> 00:23:09,893
What are you referring to?
322
00:23:10,901 --> 00:23:12,877
Never you mind.
323
00:23:12,997 --> 00:23:17,567
Were there any further movements
from Lord Seolwon or Lord Sejong?
324
00:23:17,687 --> 00:23:21,095
Right...
No particular movement.
325
00:23:25,274 --> 00:23:26,977
And Mishil?
326
00:23:27,788 --> 00:23:31,887
Well, Her Highness, too...
Nothing of note.
327
00:23:41,311 --> 00:23:42,917
Where are you headed?
328
00:23:43,037 --> 00:23:43,807
Milord.
329
00:23:43,927 --> 00:23:45,201
Milord!
330
00:23:48,835 --> 00:23:52,617
Aigoo... really.
I cannot figure him out.
331
00:24:10,379 --> 00:24:13,362
Even my mother said we
shall proceed as planned.
332
00:24:13,482 --> 00:24:15,674
I see... All right.
333
00:24:15,794 --> 00:24:17,585
It is Daenambo
334
00:24:21,251 --> 00:24:23,117
What brings you here?
335
00:24:23,237 --> 00:24:25,461
Lord Chunchu is here.
336
00:24:27,962 --> 00:24:29,473
Escort him in.
337
00:24:29,578 --> 00:24:30,772
Yes.
338
00:24:41,828 --> 00:24:42,864
Lord Chunchu!
339
00:24:42,984 --> 00:24:44,195
How have you been?
340
00:24:44,315 --> 00:24:46,520
You were all gathered here.
341
00:24:47,823 --> 00:24:50,802
We have been looking for you.
342
00:24:50,922 --> 00:24:54,140
No matter how youthly fervor forced
you to hasten with those nuptials,
343
00:24:54,260 --> 00:24:56,084
you still are His Majesty's grandson.
344
00:24:56,204 --> 00:24:59,847
{\a6}*Big ceremonial hall in Gyeongju
345
00:24:56,204 --> 00:24:59,847
You should stage another
ceremony at Poseok Hall*.
346
00:25:00,988 --> 00:25:02,235
Indeed!
347
00:25:02,355 --> 00:25:05,995
We must accord this propitious
occurrence a suitable ceremony!
348
00:25:06,115 --> 00:25:10,053
Not to mention, did you not
clamor to become successor?
349
00:25:10,159 --> 00:25:13,346
It would only confuse the nobles.
350
00:25:14,064 --> 00:25:15,354
Yes.
351
00:25:15,712 --> 00:25:20,599
But, where is Lady Mishil?
352
00:25:35,289 --> 00:25:37,359
I seek audience with Her Highness.
353
00:25:45,470 --> 00:25:48,005
You may see her.
354
00:26:12,027 --> 00:26:14,151
I bid you welcome, Lord Chunchu.
355
00:26:14,271 --> 00:26:16,502
Yes, Your Highness.
356
00:26:18,556 --> 00:26:22,418
I hear you married, during my absence.
357
00:26:22,538 --> 00:26:24,647
My congratulations.
358
00:26:27,848 --> 00:26:35,335
How elated Princess
Cheonmyeong would have been.
359
00:26:38,392 --> 00:26:41,794
Reflecting upon it,
meseems Milord and I...
360
00:26:41,914 --> 00:26:45,007
share quite the long history together.
361
00:26:47,521 --> 00:26:53,225
Your grandfather,
the dethroned King Jinji...
362
00:26:53,557 --> 00:26:57,343
Your father, Lord Yongsu.
363
00:26:58,860 --> 00:27:03,053
Your mother, Princess Cheonmyeong.
364
00:27:17,135 --> 00:27:19,332
I was the one who killed them.
365
00:27:24,968 --> 00:27:26,848
And why could it be?
366
00:27:30,905 --> 00:27:36,607
Because with the coarse hauteur their royal
blood accorded them, they attempted to repress me.
367
00:27:38,656 --> 00:27:44,428
It is because they did not
devote their all to repress me!
368
00:27:46,330 --> 00:27:49,246
That is the essence of conflict.
369
00:27:49,366 --> 00:27:52,880
Do not mistake subterfuges
with mere mind games.
370
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:57,418
To become Queen, my life
was drenched in stratagems.
371
00:27:57,538 --> 00:28:02,640
I devoted body and soul,
my entire life to this.
372
00:28:05,664 --> 00:28:08,749
Should my presence daunt you,
hold onto me.
373
00:28:08,869 --> 00:28:13,122
If revenge is your calling, devote your
all to vanquish me, like Princess Deokman.
374
00:28:13,650 --> 00:28:18,238
Those are the only ways you will
ever be able to contend with me.
375
00:28:18,358 --> 00:28:20,710
Stake your life to fight me,
376
00:28:20,830 --> 00:28:24,378
or else, just perish.
377
00:29:40,234 --> 00:29:41,797
Chunchu!
378
00:29:58,889 --> 00:30:01,547
Why are you just leaving?
379
00:30:12,236 --> 00:30:16,931
You are the one trying to
spread dissension, this time.
380
00:30:17,051 --> 00:30:19,314
Are you trying to follow my footsteps?
381
00:30:19,434 --> 00:30:22,412
Yes, I learned that from you.
382
00:30:22,532 --> 00:30:24,961
And from Mishil as well.
383
00:30:25,081 --> 00:30:31,183
Isolating your foe, without
going against your principles.
384
00:30:31,615 --> 00:30:36,065
I am curious who will
triumph in the end.
385
00:30:36,664 --> 00:30:38,270
Help me.
386
00:30:40,066 --> 00:30:42,540
It must be with you.
387
00:30:46,808 --> 00:30:49,766
Are you asking me...
388
00:30:49,886 --> 00:30:52,594
to hasten and choose my side?
389
00:30:52,714 --> 00:30:53,862
No...
390
00:30:55,975 --> 00:30:58,933
You once asked me what
brought me to Seorabeol,
391
00:30:59,053 --> 00:31:03,971
and which feelings might
have brought you here, right?
392
00:31:07,467 --> 00:31:10,400
"Not only Mishil,
393
00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:13,611
but also His Majesty and
this absurd country of ours...
394
00:31:13,731 --> 00:31:16,062
shall be victims of my vengeance."
395
00:31:16,182 --> 00:31:20,942
"I shall no longer trust
anyone in this world."
396
00:31:21,062 --> 00:31:24,907
"Not His Majesty, nor the Queen..."
397
00:31:25,027 --> 00:31:29,703
"Not Yushin Rang, nor anyone else...
398
00:31:29,823 --> 00:31:32,534
shall be blessed with my confidence."
399
00:31:33,382 --> 00:31:36,495
That is what I felt.
400
00:31:38,389 --> 00:31:42,255
Arrogance and malice
sweltered your soul,
401
00:31:42,375 --> 00:31:46,607
your mind captured by all the
victims of your impending vengeance.
402
00:31:46,727 --> 00:31:48,340
You, too...
403
00:31:48,460 --> 00:31:51,346
were feeling that, right?
404
00:31:54,521 --> 00:31:58,116
But, Chunchu.
405
00:31:58,236 --> 00:32:00,768
It did not work.
406
00:32:03,632 --> 00:32:06,167
For I did not trust anyone,
407
00:32:06,287 --> 00:32:10,078
there was nothing I could start.
408
00:32:10,710 --> 00:32:12,874
Let us start together.
409
00:32:12,994 --> 00:32:14,712
You and I.
410
00:32:39,667 --> 00:32:42,106
Stop for a moment and listen.
411
00:32:44,660 --> 00:32:47,892
From here on in, Her Highness's
nursemaid will be in charge...
412
00:32:48,016 --> 00:32:50,480
of preparing His Majesty's infusions.
413
00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:55,437
Make sure you record and
report every herb necessary.
414
00:32:55,775 --> 00:32:58,881
She will also take care of
administering those infusions.
415
00:32:59,001 --> 00:33:00,901
So follow your orders.
416
00:33:00,997 --> 00:33:02,712
Yes.
417
00:33:07,858 --> 00:33:13,256
From here on in, she will be
in charge of the Royal Dispensary.
418
00:33:17,238 --> 00:33:21,259
Mother, you take care
of the royal repast.
419
00:33:21,558 --> 00:33:22,960
Fine.
420
00:33:23,084 --> 00:33:26,677
You must not only control all
ingredients used by the royal cuisine,
421
00:33:26,797 --> 00:33:29,387
but any and all local produce
offered to His Majesty.
422
00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:31,167
Don't you worry.
423
00:33:31,287 --> 00:33:34,959
Also, before you serve His Majesty,
424
00:33:35,064 --> 00:33:37,581
you must first have it tasted.
425
00:33:37,987 --> 00:33:41,082
Control all infusions as well.
426
00:33:41,557 --> 00:33:44,644
Yes, I will.
427
00:33:46,069 --> 00:33:50,243
I also assigned more
men as royal guards.
428
00:33:52,487 --> 00:33:54,754
Thanks to you and Deokman,
429
00:33:54,874 --> 00:33:57,841
I can always rest assured.
430
00:34:13,712 --> 00:34:15,378
You have come.
431
00:34:15,831 --> 00:34:17,531
Yes.
432
00:34:17,651 --> 00:34:20,457
Bidam and Alcheon already left.
433
00:34:20,577 --> 00:34:23,362
I will escort you.
Let us go.
434
00:34:27,210 --> 00:34:30,231
But... You don't look well.
435
00:34:33,780 --> 00:34:38,261
Yesterday, I met Chunchu.
436
00:34:42,511 --> 00:34:47,902
Convincing him will be arduous.
437
00:34:49,029 --> 00:34:51,163
Wait for him.
438
00:35:01,692 --> 00:35:03,150
Here you are.
439
00:35:03,270 --> 00:35:05,483
My gratitude.
440
00:35:07,088 --> 00:35:09,492
And Lord Ugwang?!
441
00:35:10,722 --> 00:35:13,568
{\a6}*Old Pocheon, Gyeonggi Prov.
442
00:35:10,722 --> 00:35:13,627
He is the governor of Gyeonseong County*.
He is Lord Doyong's brother-in-law,
443
00:35:13,747 --> 00:35:17,729
{\a6}*Also known as dan,
1 sok = 15 square meters
444
00:35:13,747 --> 00:35:17,729
and owns 3,400 sok* of land.
445
00:35:17,849 --> 00:35:19,123
According to our findings,
446
00:35:19,243 --> 00:35:23,518
nobles with at least three thousand
sok of land were the highest number.
447
00:35:24,130 --> 00:35:28,609
Then, how about we set those
three thousand sok as our standard?
448
00:35:28,729 --> 00:35:34,531
Meseems you still fail
to understand our goal.
449
00:35:35,879 --> 00:35:39,528
Three thousand sok is not enough.
450
00:35:40,365 --> 00:35:41,752
Your Highness.
451
00:35:41,872 --> 00:35:44,889
- Why...
- Because by doing that,
452
00:35:50,437 --> 00:35:53,878
creating dissension amongst
our foes would be impossible.
453
00:35:53,998 --> 00:35:56,964
- Chunchu!
- Lord Chunchu.
454
00:35:57,491 --> 00:36:02,287
It is true the number of nobles
owning that much is the highest.
455
00:36:02,407 --> 00:36:06,342
However, nobles with
a rank lower than six,
456
00:36:06,462 --> 00:36:10,254
or provincial powers
make up the majority.
457
00:36:11,539 --> 00:36:16,662
It is true we must gain the support
of as many nobles as possible,
458
00:36:16,782 --> 00:36:19,617
but should we not create the
most stringest of standards,
459
00:36:19,737 --> 00:36:27,053
if we truly want those for or
against us to foment dissension?
460
00:36:29,271 --> 00:36:38,049
Also, was not one of our goals to
secure as much influence as possible?
461
00:37:15,823 --> 00:37:19,648
If you are ready to embrace me,
462
00:37:19,768 --> 00:37:23,581
it will mean accepting my every facet,
463
00:37:23,701 --> 00:37:26,391
even...
464
00:37:26,511 --> 00:37:30,595
the vitriol which flows down my veins.
465
00:37:31,556 --> 00:37:33,563
It is not just you,
466
00:37:33,683 --> 00:37:37,481
would it not be the same
for everyone who joined my cause?
467
00:37:37,601 --> 00:37:43,749
Vitriol, ambitions, hope...
468
00:37:44,707 --> 00:37:49,690
I must embrace it all.
469
00:37:50,271 --> 00:37:55,917
And they will be
the pillars of my legacy.
470
00:37:56,947 --> 00:38:03,059
What I can do is becoming something
that can embrace all those people.
471
00:38:03,993 --> 00:38:07,793
Should this embrace be too small
to contain your ambitions,
472
00:38:07,913 --> 00:38:12,329
you can break free anytime you wish.
473
00:38:21,738 --> 00:38:23,055
Mishil...
474
00:38:29,583 --> 00:38:32,452
Can you vanquish her?
475
00:38:39,169 --> 00:38:40,479
Mother...
476
00:38:42,972 --> 00:38:45,165
My...
477
00:38:45,285 --> 00:38:46,705
Mother...
478
00:38:52,494 --> 00:39:01,035
Did you shed as many tears as I have?
479
00:40:02,616 --> 00:40:04,586
It's five thousand sok.
480
00:40:05,299 --> 00:40:08,565
We can use that as our standard.
481
00:40:13,672 --> 00:40:15,834
Yes, that is correct.
482
00:40:15,954 --> 00:40:17,864
Five thousand shall suffice.
483
00:40:19,361 --> 00:40:21,153
It's done.
484
00:40:22,847 --> 00:40:25,572
Then, is not announcing it
all that is left?
485
00:40:25,692 --> 00:40:28,768
Yes, at the council
meeting in the morrow.
486
00:40:30,992 --> 00:40:33,295
Before everyone,
487
00:40:33,415 --> 00:40:35,851
we shall announce it.
488
00:40:42,769 --> 00:40:44,290
Taxation reform?!
489
00:40:49,741 --> 00:40:51,545
The land His Majesty
King Jinheung bestowed to...
490
00:40:51,665 --> 00:40:56,911
all subjugated chieftains
and their people,
491
00:40:57,031 --> 00:40:59,794
the majority of it
is now owned by nobles.
492
00:40:59,914 --> 00:41:03,429
This goes against the
wishes of our former rulers,
493
00:41:03,668 --> 00:41:07,230
who advocated for this as the
emblem of our territorial expansion,
494
00:41:07,350 --> 00:41:12,842
and is as a result further
impoverishing our people.
495
00:41:15,540 --> 00:41:19,391
But asking for the
same amount of levies...
496
00:41:19,511 --> 00:41:21,743
is utterly absurd.
497
00:41:22,126 --> 00:41:24,869
With five thousand sok as our standard,
498
00:41:24,989 --> 00:41:28,017
we plan to subject owners
of five thousand sok and over...
499
00:41:28,137 --> 00:41:30,965
to additional levies.
500
00:41:45,624 --> 00:41:49,733
To anyone owning between five and
seven thousand sok of land, six hal*.
501
00:41:45,888 --> 00:41:49,818
{\a6}*1 hal = 1/10
502
00:41:51,655 --> 00:41:56,280
To anyone owning from seven
to nine thousand sok, seven hal.
503
00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:59,809
And from nine to twelve
thousand sok of land owned,
504
00:41:59,929 --> 00:42:01,203
eight hal.
505
00:42:06,946 --> 00:42:11,726
To anyone possessing over
twelve thousand sok of land,
506
00:42:12,418 --> 00:42:16,001
we will collect an
additional levy of nine hal.
507
00:42:16,588 --> 00:42:18,025
Nine hal?!
508
00:42:18,145 --> 00:42:20,053
How can you raise levies so much...
509
00:42:20,173 --> 00:42:24,742
Instead, should anyone possess
less than five thousand sok of land,
510
00:42:24,862 --> 00:42:27,678
their levies shall go
from five to three hal.
511
00:42:27,798 --> 00:42:31,016
Any farmer owning land between
five hundred and five thousand sok,
512
00:42:31,136 --> 00:42:32,284
two hal.
513
00:42:32,404 --> 00:42:34,988
While any farmer owning
less than five hundred sok...
514
00:42:35,108 --> 00:42:38,199
will only have to pay a one-hal levy.
515
00:42:39,925 --> 00:42:44,176
Does that imply that all the tax
exemptions on those lesser nobles...
516
00:42:44,296 --> 00:42:48,688
will be compensated by what
more powerful clans will pay?
517
00:42:49,447 --> 00:42:50,715
Yes.
518
00:42:59,064 --> 00:43:00,476
Hence,
519
00:43:00,596 --> 00:43:04,818
we shall hereby promulgate
this reform ordinance,
520
00:43:04,938 --> 00:43:07,490
so I strongly advise
the Council of Nobles...
521
00:43:07,610 --> 00:43:10,339
to pass this amendment.
522
00:43:25,092 --> 00:43:27,106
That is...
523
00:43:28,473 --> 00:43:31,973
Should this taxation reform pass,
524
00:43:32,093 --> 00:43:34,888
anyone owning
less than 500 sok, 1 hal!
525
00:43:35,008 --> 00:43:36,029
1 hal!
526
00:43:36,149 --> 00:43:39,424
Farmers owning
between 500 and 5,000 sok,
527
00:43:39,544 --> 00:43:40,421
2 hal!
528
00:43:40,541 --> 00:43:41,378
2 hal...
529
00:43:41,498 --> 00:43:45,349
All you will need to pay is that.
530
00:43:45,469 --> 00:43:47,155
Is that really so?
531
00:43:47,275 --> 00:43:50,195
Does this mean 1 hal
is all we have to pay?
532
00:43:50,315 --> 00:43:55,585
Her Highness Princess Deokman
proposed this amendment,
533
00:43:55,705 --> 00:43:58,414
and should the
Council of Nobles pass it...
534
00:43:58,539 --> 00:44:00,289
And would that be possible?
535
00:44:00,409 --> 00:44:04,155
Aigoo... They don't call it
Council of "Nobles" for nothing,
536
00:44:04,275 --> 00:44:07,113
and this sure does
not bring them any benefit,
537
00:44:07,233 --> 00:44:08,976
so would they ever
pass an amendment like this?
538
00:44:09,096 --> 00:44:12,715
I have never seen such
occurrence in my entire life.
539
00:44:12,835 --> 00:44:15,842
Still, it was the
princess who proposed it,
540
00:44:15,962 --> 00:44:17,448
would they dare try to stop her?
541
00:44:17,568 --> 00:44:20,052
Anyhow... It sure would be a relief.
542
00:44:20,172 --> 00:44:24,320
How nice it would be, if Her Highness
brought some solace to our lives?!
543
00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:26,327
So let us hope for the best...
544
00:44:26,447 --> 00:44:29,486
Hurrah for Princess Deokman!
545
00:44:30,439 --> 00:44:31,873
Hurrah!
546
00:44:31,993 --> 00:44:34,995
- For whom?
- Princess Deokman!
547
00:44:35,998 --> 00:44:38,335
Hurrah for Princess Deokman!
548
00:44:38,963 --> 00:44:40,861
Hurrah!
549
00:44:45,901 --> 00:44:48,632
Can we really accept this?
550
00:44:52,518 --> 00:44:56,933
If you are the Royal Palace Guards,
then you're protecting Her Highness.
551
00:44:57,053 --> 00:45:00,529
Well... You sure could say that.
Go ahead... have some.
552
00:45:00,649 --> 00:45:02,166
Take good care of her.
553
00:45:02,286 --> 00:45:04,321
I am giving you special
treatment for that reason.
554
00:45:04,441 --> 00:45:06,825
No worries.
555
00:45:07,488 --> 00:45:08,355
Hyung!
556
00:45:08,475 --> 00:45:11,122
Becoming Royal Palace
Guard was a great decision!
557
00:45:11,242 --> 00:45:13,193
- Me, too.
- Right! Me too!
558
00:45:13,313 --> 00:45:15,284
Ehh... You miserable skinflints.
559
00:45:15,404 --> 00:45:17,249
Just for a bottle, you dolt?!
560
00:45:17,369 --> 00:45:19,208
Aigoo...
561
00:45:19,328 --> 00:45:22,256
Tell me about it.
For just a bottle?
562
00:45:22,423 --> 00:45:24,961
Pathetic fools.
Ehh... just pathetic.
563
00:45:25,081 --> 00:45:27,095
The hell are you prattling about?
564
00:45:27,215 --> 00:45:32,703
This is only for the Royal
Palace Guard. Out of the way!
565
00:45:32,823 --> 00:45:35,690
As if you paid this yourself,
you little shameful rat.
566
00:45:35,810 --> 00:45:39,556
Look at you, growing wrinkles
and still nothing but a midget.
567
00:45:39,676 --> 00:45:44,087
Over there!
Bring some ddeok and more meat!
568
00:45:44,217 --> 00:45:46,422
Let's see something tasty, shall we?!
569
00:45:46,542 --> 00:45:48,551
Aigoo, look how incensed
he turns at the sight of meat.
570
00:45:48,671 --> 00:45:50,220
"Let's see something tasty!"
You fool...
571
00:45:50,340 --> 00:45:51,621
Stuff yourself...
572
00:45:51,741 --> 00:45:54,699
Breathe every now and then, will you?
573
00:45:54,819 --> 00:45:56,713
Pour one.
574
00:45:56,833 --> 00:45:58,892
Here...
575
00:45:59,012 --> 00:46:01,247
Some for him as well.
576
00:46:01,403 --> 00:46:03,545
Have some, stuff yourself.
577
00:46:03,665 --> 00:46:05,325
In return,
578
00:46:05,445 --> 00:46:10,328
do... what's that again... squid...
that song you're good at.
579
00:46:10,448 --> 00:46:12,043
All right!
580
00:46:12,677 --> 00:46:16,614
"My father caught it,
my mother dries it out,
581
00:46:16,712 --> 00:46:19,486
it's the squid I'm about to eat!"
582
00:46:20,889 --> 00:46:23,165
Go on, go on.
583
00:46:23,285 --> 00:46:29,173
"The squid whose eyes
blink is here for us..."
584
00:46:30,703 --> 00:46:33,682
All petty nobles
and plebs are in tumult!
585
00:46:33,802 --> 00:46:35,657
They are celebrating Her Highness.
586
00:46:35,953 --> 00:46:38,819
Is she out of her mind?
587
00:46:38,924 --> 00:46:42,229
Is she not turning
her back on the nobles?
588
00:46:42,349 --> 00:46:44,575
She is not.
589
00:46:44,890 --> 00:46:48,595
What she is going for
is creating dissension.
590
00:46:48,715 --> 00:46:50,101
Dissension?!
591
00:46:50,221 --> 00:46:52,216
Think about it.
592
00:46:52,375 --> 00:46:56,770
Is it not about making sure two groups
are accorded different treatment?
593
00:46:58,554 --> 00:47:00,900
Just like Lord Chunchu's
marriage with Boryang...
594
00:47:01,020 --> 00:47:05,062
ended up creating a
conflict between you two?
595
00:47:05,182 --> 00:47:06,379
Indeed.
596
00:47:06,499 --> 00:47:12,971
What Her Highness is trying to do is
spreading dissension amongst the nobles.
597
00:47:13,091 --> 00:47:18,233
There must be some nobles
who will be swayed by this,
598
00:47:18,353 --> 00:47:21,361
and should that happen...
599
00:47:21,944 --> 00:47:24,691
Those joining her cause
will emerge as well.
600
00:47:24,811 --> 00:47:26,508
Yes...
601
00:47:26,628 --> 00:47:32,593
Meseems Her Highness is
showing more wisdom by the day.
602
00:47:48,901 --> 00:47:51,580
This is much too unfair.
603
00:47:51,700 --> 00:47:53,481
Tell me about it.
604
00:47:53,601 --> 00:47:56,063
How could one do
something so heedless?
605
00:47:56,183 --> 00:48:00,985
Seems like an obsession about doing
something at all cost afflicts her.
606
00:48:01,358 --> 00:48:07,177
But... Is asking for those who
possess more to pay more levies...
607
00:48:07,297 --> 00:48:09,856
that unfair a practice?
608
00:48:09,976 --> 00:48:14,798
Then, do you approve her amendment?
609
00:48:14,918 --> 00:48:17,438
Approve or not,
it is a rational proposal...
610
00:48:17,558 --> 00:48:19,299
That is what I'm saying.
611
00:48:19,430 --> 00:48:21,001
Is that not right, Seokpum Rang?
612
00:48:21,094 --> 00:48:23,965
Would you not benefit
from those exemptions yourself?
613
00:48:24,085 --> 00:48:26,682
That is of course the case,
614
00:48:28,655 --> 00:48:33,326
but exemption from levies
is not the only issue.
615
00:48:34,190 --> 00:48:35,399
Right.
616
00:48:35,519 --> 00:48:37,153
Her Highness's despotism
is the problem.
617
00:48:37,273 --> 00:48:40,258
All powerful nobles will have to
compensate for the exemptions?!
618
00:48:40,378 --> 00:48:42,307
If that is not tyranny, what is?
619
00:48:42,427 --> 00:48:44,888
But did not those nobles enjoy
more benefits, all this time?
620
00:48:45,008 --> 00:48:47,822
What are you trying to say?
621
00:49:06,395 --> 00:49:07,987
Sangseon.
622
00:49:08,740 --> 00:49:11,295
What will happen to
this amendment proposal?
623
00:49:11,613 --> 00:49:13,472
How would I know that?
624
00:49:13,592 --> 00:49:17,708
You are part of the Board of
Taxation, so would you not know?
625
00:49:18,152 --> 00:49:21,528
I do hope this amendment
will pass myself,
626
00:49:21,648 --> 00:49:24,450
but the Council of Nobles...
627
00:49:26,062 --> 00:49:29,127
What did Her Highness say?
628
00:49:30,171 --> 00:49:33,340
She had the utmost confidence.
629
00:49:33,731 --> 00:49:39,266
Should we not let small and medium
nobles voice their views on the matter?
630
00:49:39,386 --> 00:49:45,022
My father is coming to the
capital to join the council himself,
631
00:49:45,226 --> 00:49:47,925
and asked me to meet His
Excellency the Sangdaedeung.
632
00:49:48,045 --> 00:49:51,326
Then, let me join you.
633
00:49:51,446 --> 00:49:55,184
I will meet Lord Yongchun as well.
634
00:50:05,302 --> 00:50:07,099
Wait...
635
00:50:08,921 --> 00:50:11,419
Let us have a word.
636
00:50:20,717 --> 00:50:22,217
What is that supposed to mean?
637
00:50:22,337 --> 00:50:27,385
We are here to voice our
approval of the taxation reform.
638
00:50:27,505 --> 00:50:28,707
What?
639
00:50:28,827 --> 00:50:30,692
Are you out of your mind?
640
00:50:30,812 --> 00:50:35,117
My father told me to
convey his wishes as well.
641
00:50:36,301 --> 00:50:37,611
What is it?
642
00:50:37,731 --> 00:50:43,091
We accorded you our
support for a long time.
643
00:50:43,211 --> 00:50:45,584
What are you implying?
644
00:50:45,901 --> 00:50:47,992
That should we stop
the amendment from passing,
645
00:50:48,112 --> 00:50:50,937
you will stop supporting us, is that it?
646
00:50:55,271 --> 00:50:58,779
It is our earnest request.
647
00:50:59,559 --> 00:51:02,138
Request...
648
00:51:05,693 --> 00:51:10,088
The antagonism between lesser and
more powerful nobles is on the rise.
649
00:51:10,208 --> 00:51:13,512
It is a very realistic
and direct proposal,
650
00:51:13,632 --> 00:51:16,783
so voices of dissension already
were heard at the council hall.
651
00:51:16,903 --> 00:51:21,599
Yes, seems like Her Highness's
wishes have come into fruition.
652
00:51:21,719 --> 00:51:25,735
But, should even the lesser
nobles support her proposal,
653
00:51:25,855 --> 00:51:29,390
will the Council of Nobles
still pass the amendment?
654
00:51:29,510 --> 00:51:32,855
She did not do this with that in mind.
655
00:51:32,975 --> 00:51:34,144
Then?
656
00:51:34,264 --> 00:51:38,920
It will still be rejected, with eight against,
and only Lord Seohyeon and I approving.
657
00:51:39,040 --> 00:51:42,089
But, the nobles who rejected
this motion will incur the wrath...
658
00:51:42,209 --> 00:51:45,976
of lesser nobles
and all the other people.
659
00:51:46,096 --> 00:51:53,104
Her goal is showing who will
be for or against this motion.
660
00:51:53,667 --> 00:52:01,758
So is it to show our people what the
Council of Nobles is truly made of?
661
00:52:02,097 --> 00:52:03,994
Indeed.
662
00:52:14,804 --> 00:52:16,518
Wolya.
663
00:52:21,821 --> 00:52:23,515
What is the matter?
664
00:52:23,635 --> 00:52:27,939
Piltan Rang was
seeking audience with you.
665
00:52:31,801 --> 00:52:37,069
My father wishes for you
to relay this to Her Highness.
666
00:52:49,260 --> 00:52:52,248
Seems like the small and
medium nobles are reacting.
667
00:52:52,614 --> 00:52:53,607
Yes.
668
00:52:53,727 --> 00:52:57,641
My father sent communication that
he will join the council meeting.
669
00:52:57,761 --> 00:52:58,952
Is that so?
670
00:52:59,072 --> 00:53:00,791
Ahh...
671
00:53:00,911 --> 00:53:02,757
This as well.
672
00:53:09,536 --> 00:53:11,398
What does it say?
673
00:53:12,219 --> 00:53:15,289
Lord Jujin seeks audience.
674
00:53:15,376 --> 00:53:16,833
Lord Jujin would be...
675
00:53:16,953 --> 00:53:19,417
the best support we could ask for.
676
00:53:19,542 --> 00:53:21,544
He might possess less than
five thousand sok of land,
677
00:53:21,664 --> 00:53:25,047
but he commands five thousand
elite troops from a nearby post.
678
00:53:25,167 --> 00:53:28,005
And there is a significant number
of nobles willing to join our cause.
679
00:53:28,125 --> 00:53:30,524
They all are interested.
680
00:53:47,384 --> 00:53:48,567
Sister.
681
00:53:48,687 --> 00:53:50,827
Will you continue
taking this lying down?
682
00:53:50,947 --> 00:53:53,257
The lesser nobles
are causing a commotion.
683
00:53:53,377 --> 00:53:55,338
They're explicitly showing resistance!
684
00:53:55,458 --> 00:54:00,697
Yes, many ask for the amendment
to be passed, even with revisions.
685
00:54:01,486 --> 00:54:06,686
Deokman sure knows how to adapt
to situations, when shown the path.
686
00:54:10,260 --> 00:54:13,691
Are you meeting with
the nobles I mentioned?
687
00:54:13,822 --> 00:54:15,951
Yes, I met them all,
688
00:54:16,071 --> 00:54:18,161
but their stance
might have changed already.
689
00:54:18,281 --> 00:54:19,217
Mother...
690
00:54:19,337 --> 00:54:23,414
If this keeps up,
our support will be decimated.
691
00:54:24,627 --> 00:54:26,148
Mother!
692
00:54:26,268 --> 00:54:29,064
What is that silence, again?
693
00:54:29,184 --> 00:54:33,509
Sister, if this keeps up, we will
be the sole recipients of their wrath.
694
00:54:33,629 --> 00:54:36,502
Yes, we shan't let that happen.
695
00:54:36,622 --> 00:54:39,678
There is no need to incur
our people's resentment.
696
00:54:39,798 --> 00:54:45,092
Hence, support
this motion at the council.
697
00:54:45,618 --> 00:54:46,885
What?
698
00:54:47,857 --> 00:54:50,510
Support it?!
699
00:54:50,963 --> 00:54:54,016
Dear...
What...
700
00:54:54,467 --> 00:54:55,692
What?!
701
00:54:55,812 --> 00:54:58,185
Mother, what... on earth...
702
00:54:58,305 --> 00:55:01,441
Lord Sueulbu for Lord Sejong.
703
00:55:01,945 --> 00:55:03,617
Lord Jinchun for Lord Seolwon.
704
00:55:03,737 --> 00:55:05,413
Lord Shimbo for you, Misaeng,
705
00:55:05,533 --> 00:55:08,618
while Lord Hajong shall
meet with Lord Sungshin.
706
00:55:10,991 --> 00:55:14,036
Convey these messages to them.
707
00:55:15,259 --> 00:55:18,301
You must directly meet them.
708
00:55:18,421 --> 00:55:21,535
And bring back their retort
by the hour of the Ox (1~3 am).
709
00:55:31,481 --> 00:55:33,045
What are you waiting for?
710
00:55:33,165 --> 00:55:34,764
Hasten!
711
00:55:58,790 --> 00:56:00,629
Tomorrow is the day.
712
00:56:28,485 --> 00:56:30,429
Pay your respects!
713
00:57:44,090 --> 00:57:51,331
You must be all aware of the
taxation reforms Her Highness proposed.
714
00:57:52,124 --> 00:57:57,960
We are hereby gathered
to decide upon this matter.
715
00:58:00,955 --> 00:58:04,154
Manifold deliberation must
have preceded this meeting,
716
00:58:04,274 --> 00:58:06,351
so without further ado,
717
00:58:06,471 --> 00:58:10,285
I suggest we proceed with the voting.
718
00:58:10,978 --> 00:58:14,685
May Your Excellencies
make your decision.
719
00:58:14,805 --> 00:58:17,169
Use the tablets before you.
720
00:58:34,694 --> 00:58:35,913
~ Approval ~
721
00:58:54,609 --> 00:58:56,721
Nine approve.
722
00:58:57,969 --> 00:59:00,217
Nine?!
723
00:59:04,137 --> 00:59:06,344
And one against.
724
00:59:06,464 --> 00:59:10,654
In accordance with our nation's
long-standing unanimous vote rules,
725
00:59:10,774 --> 00:59:15,960
we hereby announce this
amendment has been rejected.
726
00:59:35,450 --> 00:59:36,962
Nine?!
727
00:59:37,082 --> 00:59:42,033
With only one exception,
they all approved it?!
728
00:59:42,497 --> 00:59:44,018
They got us.
729
00:59:44,138 --> 00:59:50,158
They managed to reject it, but still
avoided everyone else's resentment.
730
00:59:50,278 --> 00:59:52,869
This is Mishil's doing.
731
01:00:08,403 --> 01:00:10,738
I again have a proposal.
732
01:00:14,129 --> 01:00:17,593
Not further deliberating
any rejected motion...
733
01:00:17,713 --> 01:00:19,411
is a long-standing rule of our council.
734
01:00:19,531 --> 01:00:23,522
It is not the same
motion I am proposing.
735
01:00:28,894 --> 01:00:31,704
I propose to change the
council's unanimous vote rule...
736
01:00:31,824 --> 01:00:34,959
into a majority vote.
737
01:00:51,532 --> 01:00:55,996
Unanimous voting is one of
our council's foremost traditions.
738
01:00:56,116 --> 01:00:58,954
Are you going to change
our code at its roots?
739
01:00:59,074 --> 01:01:04,547
Only the council still uses unanimous
voting amongst Shilla's apparatuses.
740
01:01:06,732 --> 01:01:09,119
Even the very pillar
of this nation, the Hwarang,
741
01:01:09,239 --> 01:01:11,701
use majority votes,
742
01:01:11,975 --> 01:01:15,922
not to mention any motion
of the thirteen boards.
743
01:01:16,949 --> 01:01:21,533
Only the council keeps
favoring unanimous voting,
744
01:01:21,653 --> 01:01:24,407
and should any proposal
meet your disapproval,
745
01:01:24,527 --> 01:01:27,787
it has always ended up being rejected.
746
01:01:29,896 --> 01:01:34,487
Not only does this impede
our country's development,
747
01:01:34,607 --> 01:01:38,373
but, as it is but an expedient to
protect the powerful nobles' interests,
748
01:01:38,493 --> 01:01:42,809
I propose voting regulations
for the council of nobles...
749
01:01:42,929 --> 01:01:44,457
move to a majority vote.
750
01:01:44,577 --> 01:01:46,416
Right!
751
01:01:46,536 --> 01:01:48,651
That's right.
752
01:01:51,255 --> 01:01:53,331
What she said is right!
759
01:02:41,377 --> 01:02:45,950
~ On the Next Episode Of ~
QUEEN ~*~ SEONDEOK
760
01:02:46,070 --> 01:02:49,341
Don't you realize unanimous
voting also benefits you?
761
01:02:49,461 --> 01:02:51,948
No reform will ever come
into fruition with this system.
762
01:02:52,068 --> 01:02:54,082
And should they propose you
leave deliberation to the council?
763
01:02:54,202 --> 01:02:56,490
This does not suit you, Sister.
764
01:02:56,610 --> 01:02:59,189
How could Mishil crumble this way?
765
01:02:59,309 --> 01:03:01,492
Mishil follows her dreams?!
766
01:03:01,612 --> 01:03:05,187
- She is a person just like everyone else.
- May it even be my downfall,
767
01:03:05,307 --> 01:03:06,659
I will go out in style.
768
01:03:06,779 --> 01:03:08,286
We will force her to react impulsively.
769
01:03:08,406 --> 01:03:09,258
Well, to that extent...
770
01:03:09,378 --> 01:03:11,223
You realize what she is scheming?
771
01:03:11,343 --> 01:03:13,378
Again... I almost showed you the path!
772
01:03:13,498 --> 01:03:17,016
We ask Her Highness Princess
Deokman to no longer deliberate...
773
01:03:17,136 --> 01:03:19,389
Untie me!
774
01:03:19,509 --> 01:03:22,425
Then, convince me
to turn my back on Mishil!
775
01:03:22,545 --> 01:03:23,291
Pungwolju,
776
01:03:23,411 --> 01:03:24,293
must you force us to witness this?
777
01:03:24,413 --> 01:03:25,983
Everyone, follow me.
778
01:03:26,103 --> 01:03:27,039
Capture them!
779
01:03:27,159 --> 01:03:29,426
You dare wield your swords
in this sacred place?
780
01:03:29,546 --> 01:03:32,194
You two, this is
unquestionable treason!
781
01:03:32,314 --> 01:03:34,483
Troops from Sangju are
marching towards the capital.
782
01:03:34,603 --> 01:03:36,173
His Excellency is down!
783
01:03:36,293 --> 01:03:37,525
They murdered him!
784
01:03:37,645 --> 01:03:38,392
It's a coup.
785
01:03:38,512 --> 01:03:39,426
An... insurrection?!
786
01:03:39,546 --> 01:03:41,348
Mishil staged a coup.
787
01:03:41,468 --> 01:03:46,382
I am the only one
who can solve this! The only one!