- Become the king's woman.
-What is your name?
I... I have a husband.
Your Majesty, what do you mean a six-month premature baby?
Please stay alive and live long.
There is a 10-point tag among the tags.
If you can somehow find that 10-point tag within three turns,
then I will return the child to you. What extreme luck!
Do you want to kill me? Because I am the man who ruined your family.
What will Your Highness give me in return?
I will even give you the throne.
Joseon's best gambler, Gae Ttong, has finally arrived in Hanyang!
Tonight, with one man's death, we will take the first step toward our great cause.
Why did it have to be that man's father?
Do you really think that immature delinquent can be an opponent for Prince Yeoning?
Nothing can make a person as strong as hatred can.
Whether you die or I die, one of us must die.
I'll wait for you to show up after you become a great tiger.
I'll come back alive.
For these past years, I have lived the life of a hooligan and a playboy.
What the heck have I gained from that?!
Do you want to be the King?
Please accept the regency.
I will be the eyes and ears for Your Highness.
Wait? Did he really lose his memory?
Your name is Ban Poon, and you are now mine.
How about it? Why don't we sweep it big in Hanyang together?
Did I lose? Did I lose again?
With just a sword, how can you catch a tiger?
I, Baek Dae Gil, who is going to be Joseon's best gambling master,
shall serve you as my teacher starting today,.
These vermins. They will not be eradicated just because you step up alone.
No, I'm not alone.
You must free yourself from your desire to win and live.
That's when you will finally hear it. The sound of your opponent's heart.
He's acting up fearlessly.
It just shows that he couldn't shake his lowly origin.
Is there really nothing I can do of my own accord?
The King whom you serve deserves death.
Are you really so lacking in confidence?
How could you give such a crucial task to your son?
I'm telling you to wield that sword as much as you want.
Who on earth are you, Master? You became a traitor?
So don't think about stopping me. I plan to kill the king.
Kim Chang Jip's return (In 1712, during the Qing Dynasty, he was selected to go to China for a “Cultural Exchange Program.”)
(Six years later, in 1717, he returned home.)
Lee Geon Myeong (Left Prime Minister)
Jo Tae Che (Public Council Leader) Lee Yee Myeong (Privy Council Leader)
Kim Chang Jip
Heo Baek Gi, Head Master of Market Trading
Episode 9
Lord Kim Chang Jip.
How many years has it been?
Left State Councilor. It's good to see you again.
The old tiger has come back to this place to die.
King Sookjong
You have gotten old.
How many years have passed?
Six years, Your Majesty.
I have saved the position of Prime Minister for you.
Please lead the court well.
I highly appreciate you, Your Majesty.
Congratulations, Prime Minister.
Crown Prince Yoon (later, King Gyeongjong)
Why on earth are you not allowing us see His Highness?
I have to see his sick condition with my own eyes.
My Lord, not now, please.
Jo Il Soo (Left Minister)
Anybody there?
Were you looking for me, Your Highness?
On the day of my Royal Mother being sent into exile,
I really regarded you as someone like a tremendous mountain. (Someone with great power)
I thought you could protect me.
That's why I joined hands with you.
Are you not trusting me?
What kind of man he is,
what kind of ambition he has, and what his goals are
and how far he has spread his roots in this royal court.
Do you know about it?
It's more than a matter of not trusting you,
I just want to confirm it from you.
I...
I've already told Your Highness
that I'll just take your considerations.
You who are controlling the Government Officials to your own whim
owning the gambling houses in the eight provinces, and even garnering money from the market trading company.
And you are saying that you are helping me without any ulterior motive?
You want me to believe that?
I'm asking if you can just stop where you are at or not.
I need a throne.
And a monarch as well.
The political factions and the party interests, as well as the Four Classes (Scholars, Farmers, Merchants and Artisans).
I need a throne that will not be disturbed by them.
Taking care of the subjects while on that throne,
and leading Joseon into a peaceful reign.
I need a monarch like that.
In the end, do you also want to sit on the throne?
Your Highness.
Your Highness will become
a great monarch who will be engraved
in history forever.
Are you telling me the truth?
Under me, there is the tiger-like Lord Kim Chang Jip...
Above me, there is a tiger a hundred times stricter than that,
my Royal Father...
I can't even breathe properly.
If they're not crazy, just what kind of an assassin announces their threat publicly?
Lord Yeon Sang thinks
that it's the Sorons' doing. (Soron, "New Learning": a political party in the Joseon court)
Are they even that audacious?
There seems to be a rat hidden in the palace.
If I stop you...
What will you do if I try to stop you?
Then one of us will die.
So? By all means, you want to kill the king?
Do you really want to become a traitor?
Just as you have your reasons, I, too, have my own reasons.
Step aside.
Whether I am an assassin or a traitor,
it won't change the fact I am your master.
I'll come back late, so don't wait for me.
I don't want to lose another precious person again.
I'll save him. I'll save my master.
Are you ready?
If you use the time when the palace is in panic because of an assassin,
there will surely be a moment when the king is unguarded.
Dam Seo, you just need to watch for that opportunity.
If you unsheath your sword,
don't look back.
Don't rush. Do it calmly... as you have learned it...
Do you understand?
Seriously though. I don't understand my Lord's intention at all.[Hwang Jin Gi]
Mu Myeong, do you understand him?
If there is anything you want, even if it's to gain just one thing,
it is the law that you must give something back as well.
Even if it's bone-shattering pain.
My Lord, what brings you here?
This house reeks with a stench. (suspicious activity)
When did it start?
What do you mean?
I'm asking, when did you start hiding behind the Crown Prince,
and controlling the Soron faction?
I don't understand your meaning,
but do you intend to catch me?
Don't you think I can't catch a slippery mudfish that makes the water muddy?
How do you distinguish between a slippery mudfish and a 1,000-year-old serpent?
You don't even know the field you have cultivated is full of rocks.
But you want to keep going.
I have cultivated it for several dozen years.
I have sown and watered.
It's now time to harvest.
Let us wait and see.
Just how far can you go with no connection or position?
Kim Che Geon
Remove the sheath and discard it.
I'm telling you to wield that sword as much as you want.
From the time of Yushi (5–7 PM), including the Seodaemun (Great Western Gate), block off all of the other gates.
And as for the citizens, until the time of Myoshi (5–7 AM),
all activity will cease! And if they do not follow this order,
regardless of their status, they will be punished severely!
Tonight! We must not tolerate any misbehavior!
- Do you understand? - Yes, Sir!
Your Highness, Prince Yeoning...
This father's life is in your hands.
But Royal Father... Just why is Royal Father so...
Just why am I so calm?
Do you think I am sitting on this throne because of sheer luck?
How about this?
Why don't we make a bet?
When you say a bet, what do you mean...
Look. The Jade Seal is right in front of you. (The Jade Seal signifies royal proof as a king)
Royal Father.
Catch the assassin.
Then all of this will be yours to keep.
But if you don't catch the assassin, I will die,
and the Crown Prince will reign as king.
When that happens, you will have to leave this palace immediately.
Your Majesty. Although your son does not have the right to make bets with you,
I will most definitely catch the assassin.
Show it to me well. The method which you will use to obtain this throne.
When it comes to assassins, once you remove their masks, they are all eventually people who were beside me.
Meaning, most are people whom I have cherished.
Think about this well.
Your Highness.
Follow me.
The King's chamber. Is it over that way?
Captain of the Royal Guards?
He has entrusted me with the Royal Guards and the Police Force,
and ordered me to protect him from the assassination attempt that will occur tonight.
Prince Yeoning. This is a test. His Majesty is testing you.
Yes. I too, know that well.
And so, with this opportunity, of course to the King,
but to the other governing ministers as well, I will prove myself well in front of them.
Do you perhaps... suspect someone?
No, I do not.
- Is that so? - Yes.
San Gil, are you out there?
- Yes, Your Highness. - Since anything can happen, you stay by my Royal Mother and guard her.
Yes, Your Highness.
Just what is this nonsense? What if His Majesty really loses his...
As His Majesty's Minister, how dare you utter such words?
Lord. It does seem this entire situation is going quite strangely.
The assassin is definitely aiming for His Majesty, yet... Why is he so...
Why do I feel a chill going down my neck?
Isn't it very strange?
The Crown Prince just folds his hands behind his back and stays still.
But Prince Yeoning became a captain of the King's guard and is protecting His Majesty.
Lord, by any chance, could you be thinking...
Captain of King's guard...
Could His Majesty's heart really be leaning towards Prince Yeoning?
That's strange. I'm sure it was here.
Who are you?
Get him!
- Look for him!- Yes, Sir!
Baek Dae Gil?
What are you doing here?
I don't have time to explain. I'm sorry.
♪ I want to love you ♪
♪ Even though I live only for a day ♪
♪ I miss you ♪
♪ from inside my heart deep ♪
For calling the man who killed my father your teacher,
Dam Seo, you're just the same beast.
I take it back. I take back my word that I'd take you for my wife.
I'm taking it back.
♪ you trickle away ♪
You said you wanted to kill my teacher, didn't you?
I understand that feeling as well.
♪ I will not wave my hand ♪
Because I also have...
♪ Under the same sky ♪
someone whom I hate so much that I want to kill him.
♪ we will meet for sure ♪
This night is my only chance,
♪ Even just for the time being ♪
so please pretend that you don't know about what I'm doing.
What if I can't do that?
Why?
I'm not even going to be your wife anyway.
♪ Please don't forget ♪
Master...
Is it the king?
The person you're going to kill.
And what if it is?
Then let's go together.
It's not your business.
I have my own person whom I am looking for.
Let's jump over this wall and go together.
There! Stop right there!
Stop! Get him!
Over there, stop!
The wretch must raise a disturbance at Gaehak Gate,
and distract the guards toward there.
Dam Seo, use only the Bonghwa Gate.
Catch him!
Over there! Catch him!
Catch him!
Over there, he is! Everybody, gather at Gaehak Gate!
Why is the guard so inattentive at Yaemoon Gate?
Pardon?
Could it be only the two of you?
Yes.
Everyone stationed at Gwangmyeong-dong has all gone to the eastern side.
Everyone has gathered towards the Gaehak Gate.
Therefore, the western side of the palace is empty.
So Gaehak Gate was only a diversion.
In the end, the actual path the assassin is going to take is...
I sincerely
wished and hoped that it wouldn't be you, Dam Seo.
My Liege, just what do you want to gain, even by sending Dam Seo to the place of death in this kind of situation?
It's belief.
I am wavering, Teacher.
So
Are you thinking that it was I, not the king, who killed your father?
If a belief that you've always had collapses,
even if your great cause is a success
only a feeling of emptiness will be left in your heart.
Let us wait and see if tonight, Dam Seo
can take hold of her wavering belief
and can put the sword straight into the king's heart.
Everybody wants to kill the king.
Then should I go see the king?
Have you no intention at all of taking a step back?
If you fail to catch the assassin, I'll die and won't be here any more.
The crown prince will succeed to the throne.
Then you must leave this court, instantly.
If you are not able to slash my neck, please just stay over there.
Please.
It's still not too late. Are you really unable to stop?
Are you prepared to die?
Do you really wish to die?
Over there! Prince Yeoning, Your Highness!
Your Highness. Are you okay?
The assassin. Where did the assassin go?
That way.
What's wrong?
Just now... Never mind.
Who is there?
An assassin! Attack him!
Indeed, you have no fear of heaven.
So shall I see
whether you are capable of being the owner of that sword?
Step aside.
I have no intention of stepping aside.
You have no murderous intent.
However,
if you come one more step closer, you'll die.
Do you think you can stop me with just arrows?
Try to come one more step closer, then you'll find out.
Stop!
How dare you...
You'll die.
Just why on earth is a bastard like you even here?!
I am his disciple.
What are you doing?
I came here to save you, Master.
Have you been well, Your Majesty?
It has been a while, Kim Che Geon.
There is no assassin.
If there is something, it is only the king's trick.
What in the world are you talking about?
Declaring the assassination with the time of day and hour?
Have you ever seen an assassin as foolish as that?
Then you're saying this was all planned by the king?
But for what reason?
The reasons... there are many.
It could be to check the state of the royal guards during urgent situations...
or it could have been to test Prince Yeoning's ability.
All these things are done by the king's order.
Please forgive me for my rudeness.
So how was it?
I jumped over the palace walls more than ten times in about a month's time, but I was not discovered once.
It was difficult to breach the four main gates of Hanyang because of the strict watch.
The gatekeepers at Gyeongbok Palace are inattentive.
The crown prince's guards don't do their job properly either.
It didn't even take a moment to get to the king's chamber once I entered the palace.
Please double the guards at the King's chamber and the main building.
The Naesamcheong (three branches of royal guards: Naegeumui, Woorimui, Gyeomsabok) including Naegeumui need to have their military disciplines rectified anew.
However, the king's ultimate goal is to catch me.
"I will give you a chance, so come if you can."
He just threw a challenge at me.
And so, I have responded to his challenge.
Responding, you don't mean...
It can't be... Is that why you sent Dam Seo there as an assassin?
So who is that child?
He is my immature disciple.
What is your name?
My name is Baek Dae Gil.
Come closer.
Come even closer.
Who are your parents?
Both of them have passed away, and so I have nobody left.
I will entrust this sword to you.
This is a sword that I cherish very dearly.
What are you doing? Show your respect and accept that sword.
- Kim Che Geon. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Since I will be entrusting and supporting you as the King's Swordsman, use your great martial art skills for Joseon.
Also, the saving tag that I bestow on you
will save your life one day.
I am very grateful, Your Majesty.
Don't relax just yet.
It's not over yet.
Die, King!
You men stay here and protect His Majesty.
Your Majesty!
This was all apparently a training drill ordered by His Majesty.
Training drill, you say? I see.
Catch her! She went that way!
Didn't you say this was a training drill? Hurry up and go see what's going on.
Yes, Your Highness.
My Lord. Please answer this.
Did you purposely push Dam Seo into the trap the King set?
Have I not told you this before? In order to gain something, you must give something away as well.
My Lord!
Do not worry. That child Dam Seo will not die.
How can you be so sure?
Because there is you, Mu Myeong, who are worried about Dam Seo.
There is also Hwang Jin Gi.
And Prince Yeoning.
Stop! Catch her!
Catch her!
Find her!
Catch her!
And Baek Dae Gil will most likely be there as well.
Did you lose the assassin?
Your Highness.
The assassin probably went toward the palace gate.
Yes, Your Highness!
Wait. In case you fail your mission,
and you are put into a position where you can't escape the palace,
there will be only one person who can save you.
That is Lady Choi Sook Bin.
Please let me live, Your Highness.
Have I not told you to cherish your life?
In the end, you decided to draw a sword (live dangerously)?
Who are you?
My name is Baek Dae Gil.
Although we couldn't find Baek Man Geum's body,
it seems that his son wanted to take revenge on Lee In Jwa and—
Did you just say his son?
Yes. His name is Baek Dae Gil.
But why do you ask...?
Royal Mother.
I heard it was just a training drill, so why have you come?
It's possible that the assassin might have come in here. Have you not seen the assassin?
No, I have not. I have not seen anyone.
I see. But just in case, I will search your room.
Go ahead.
Do you really think that I am harboring the assassin in my room?
I only searched as a precaution.
In any case, your son will now take his leave.
What is your relationship with this girl?
We just had some business with each other in the past.
Your father is Baek Man Geum, right?
How does Your Majesty know about that...?
I heard it through Prince Yeoning.
I see.
How have you lived your life?
Were you with your father this entire time?
Just why is Your Majesty asking this...?
Now what do you plan to do?
I only hid this girl out of the debt that I owed her,
but you can not stay here for much longer.
If you drag your time out any longer, it will become harder for you to escape this palace.
What do you think you're doing here?
So you have become Joseon's Best Swordman, Kim Che Geon's disciple.
It seems you have learned some martial arts and became a bit more mature,
but you won't be able to take Dam Seo out of this palace.
If you did it by yourself, of course.
I only feigned ignorance earlier for the sake of my Royal Mother,
but I have a plan, and before it's too late, take Dam Seo out.
I will prepare a horse, and you go and open the palace gate.
This is a restricted area. Stop right there!
Halt!
Your Majesty, it seems they have just escaped the palace.
Dae Gil... Please be safe.
Are you a Royal Guard?
That sword. Where'd you get it?
I said, where'd you get it?!
What use does it serve you if you know?
Is it you? Are you that Hyungnim Tiger's disciple?
So you are. You're that Kim Che Geon's disciple, aren't you?
Master... You know my Master?
Do you think I just know him?
I have a lot of "interest" in your Master.
For one statue of Buddha, I'll take one life.
What? Did your Master really not mention me?
Ah! There is one actually. He wasn't up to my level,
but there was a guy
that was almost up to my feet.
He used to be an officer that served the king, and his strength was great.
He even beats tigers barehanded.
Hwang Jin Gi.
♪ Longing for you even if the tears well up ♪
♪ I will withstand you. Even if my heart fills up more ♪
♪ Because the words which have not yet been said remain ♪
Jackpot♪ Because I cannot live a time without you ♪
The man who killed your father, Il Soo, is your teacher, Lee In Jwa.
The assassin has already died.
This is what you've brought upon yourself.
Since that child, Baek Dae Gil's aura is so great, I can no longer see him.
Now the training is complete.
Thank you, Master. I'm sincerely grateful.
- What's with the crying? It's an embarrassment as a man.- What is going on here?
Your Highness. Will you consider our thoughts?
Is this really what Royal Father wants?
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BETRAYING THIS LEE IN JWA!
How many more are there?
Let's go easy. I clearly said, let's go easy.
Oh my! It seems our gambling nobles have come a long way!
- What are you? - I am a hunting dog that is used to hunt Lee In Jwa.
Have you become a tiger now?
Baek Dae Gil...
♪ Will your heart be with me then? ♪
♪ Longing for you even if my tears well up ♪
♪ I will withstand you. Even if my heart fills up more ♪
♪ Because the words which have not yet been said remain ♪
♪ Because I cannot live a time without you ♪
♪ I call out for you again. The more my heart races. ♪
♪ Going to you again the more I am breathless ♪