My Country: The New Age (My Nation / Naui Nara / 나의 나라)

THIS DRAMA IS A FICTIONAL STORY BASED ON HISTORICAL FACTS

SOME ORGANIZATIONS AND CHARACTERS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

EPISODE 5

-Whoa, slow down. -His Highness Prince Jeongan is entering!

HWAPYEONGJEON

1ST YEAR OF TAEJO'S REIGN YEAR OF 1392

As I have informed Your Highness,

His Majesty is feeling distressed at the moment.

Please visit again another time.

Since he is feeling distressed, I'd like to pay my respects and comfort him.

Ask him again.

-However-- -Ask him.

One more time.

"Master Confucius said,

'A young man should be filial at home

and respectful toward his elders in public.

He must be cautious of his words and actions,

love everyone, befriend the good-hearted, and act on this advice.'

Zixia said,

'If a man who is charmed by the wise,

does his best to filial duty,

serves the King with all his heart,

and always keeps his promises, says that...'"

The senior eunuch is waiting anxiously.

It has been over four hours, Your Majesty.

Since people are watching, it'd be better to just let him in.

I want everyone to see it.

Only then will the people become aware of my intentions.

HWAPYEONGJEON

Prince Jeongan, Bang-won,

is here for an audience with you, Your Majesty.

Your Highness.

I am aware that I should pay my respects in person inside your chamber.

However, I cannot do that

since Prince Uian's audience with you is taking longer than expected.

I hope you understand, Your Majesty.

I heard you are distressed.

I am concerned

that it might affect your health.

I am truly concerned.

Your Majesty.

Your filial love for me is admirable and beautiful.

I understand how concerned you are, so you may leave now.

You banned everyone from talking about choosing a crown prince.

That is not a topic we can discuss with shoes on.

I've no choice as you're not allowing me the chance to remove mine.

You stand up when I tell you to kneel

and assemble your soldiers when I tell you to disband your army.

So why don't you break down the doors and enter with your shoes on?

Do it.

The throne can only be passed down to your legitimate sons.

Prince Uian is the youngest of your eight sons,

and he was born out of wedlock.

Why consider crowning him?

How dare you.

You had the nerve to peep into my mind?

I heard the Queen is begging you in tears to select Prince Uian as Crown Prince.

You even heard about what the Queen is thinking?

How could you let a woman interfere when you are laying

the foundation for a kingdom that will last thousands of years?

Jeongan!

A dog that barks grows gaunt,

whereas a dog that eats grows stout.

I am now noticing that you look quite gaunt.

Prince Jeongan

must have scared you.

What about you?

The one who is afraid of Prince Jeongan

is you, not Prince Uian.

I defeated 10,000 soldiers all by myself.

Why would I be afraid of my own child?

You may be able to kill 10,000 enemies

but not your own child.

The deeper your frown lines grow,

the weaker your courage will be.

That is

what I see in you now, Your Majesty.

Did I run into you by chance?

Or are you intentionally blocking my way?

I was waiting for you, Your Highness.

Identify yourself.

I am Nam Seon-ho from the Office of the Inspector General.

-And? -I must speak to you about two things.

One is more important than the other.

Start with the one that is not as important.

Please wear your uniform when you visit the palace.

Even princes can be impeached for deriding such customs and rules.

I heard there is a sword in the Office of the Inspector General,

which used to be filled with bookworms.

That sword must be you.

I will take that as a compliment.

No,

I am mocking you.

Illegitimate sons are always the problem.

Both Bang-seok and Jeong Do-jeon were born out of wedlock.

Your case is worse because your mother was a lowborn.

Now that the new kingdom has begun,

I bet you think you can turn things around.

That is why you had the audacity to stop a prince

when you are a mere inspector.

Times have changed,

so those born out of wedlock should be treated equally.

I will incarcerate them.

You won't be able to.

I will ban them from obtaining any positions in the government.

Those who already have one

will be removed from their positions.

Keep in mind that

it's the country that changed,

not the world.

Now, may we discuss the important matter?

Sure, let's hear it.

Please get off your horse when entering the palace.

What if I refuse?

Then

you will lose your horse.

I slew it in your place, Your Highness.

The world has changed.

And in this new world, you are nothing more

than a mere subject of His Majesty.

So please act accordingly.

Your father would have slain

a gatekeeper instead of that horse.

I must say,

you are different from your father.

-Are you mocking me again? -No, I am not.

This time, you may take it as a compliment.

HYEGEOMDANG

There's one condition.

Hui-jae can't know about the information you know.

Move far away from Hui-jae.

If she gets involved, she'll be exposed to danger.

You can neither be her friend nor her lover.

Will you promise me?

Yes.

I give you my word.

YI SEONG-GYE

YI BANG-WON

He is Bang-won.

Take a good look at him

for he will steal this nation.

You are to gain his trust.

HAN HUI-JAE

General Jung Sa-jeong.

A founding contributor and Bang-won's close aide.

He's killed so many people,

and he rapes women for fun. He is a scoundrel.

Get him to talk and win over the King.

I will kill him and win over Bang-won.

We'll whack Jung Sa-jeong and get rid of those Ganggae bastards.

Two fives.

-Excuse me. -Gosh, don't touch me.

Yes, I'm coming! With your wine, of course.

Let me pour you a glass

-Here. -All right, let's see.

Gosh, let me explain. Please hear me out first. You're mistaken.

What, then?

Shall I go ahead and relieve myself right here?

Shall I? Is that what you want me to do?

My goodness, I have to deal with that every time I need to relieve myself.

Pay me first.

Great.

Now, tell me.

At the moment...

Yes.

Two outside and eight inside.

-Where's he? -In the secret room.

There are two armed men in that room.

There are so many of them.

The bet is over 2,000 nyang,

so they obviously have to guard the money.

By the way, who are these guys? That's enough money to buy ten mansions.

I don't have a good feeling about this.

-You don't need to know. -I need to know who we're dealing with.

-One of the founding contributors. -I see.

-Hey! -Have you gone mad?

The sane are considered weird nowadays.

I can't go. I refuse!

Think about the money.

-Let's go. -Okay.

-Gosh. -What is going on?

Hey, you'll have to wait.

-He's got eight. -Damn it.

You two don't look like guests.

We're here to steal your money.

Just the two of you?

No, there are four of us.

My lord, you should get out of here.

Happenings like this are very common at tujeon dens.

All right.

Place your bets.

But what if the authorities raids us?

We'll kick them out.

Have you forgotten who I am?

You're just

a gambling addict.

Gambling addiction is scary indeed.

You won't budge even if a fire breaks out.

You must be one of them.

This is paradise.