The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won (The Great King Yi Bang Won / Taejong Lee Bang Won / 태종 이방원)

You were all affectionate brothers.

But for some time, you have quarreled and exchanged blows.

Now, you pull out your swords against each other.

What do you believe is waiting next?

Brothers will stab and kill each other in this hell.

Father, how can you say such a thing?

No!

It will never happen among our brothers.

It is my lack of virtue.

My good brothers will never do such a thing.

Perhaps power will make them do it.

Father.

Make way now.

Father!

Move!

Let us go.

Giddyap!

Father.

Father.

So, it has become as you wished.

It is not what I have wished for.

I have wished Father to remain a loyal subject of Goryeo.

I have not wished him to be dejected and go back home.

It is all my fault.

I ruined everything.

I did it to take the load off Father.

Father seemed to be hesitant about killing the two kings he deposed.

But had we kept them alive, they would have caused trouble.

That is why I took the initiative.

And...

look what happened.

I know how you feel.

No.

You do not know.

I wished to do it well.

I wished to help Father achieve the great work.

And I wished to meet Father's expectations.

And...

here we are.

Here we are.

Is that true?

Yes, Your Highness.

Servants are packing at his house.

Lee Seong Gye seems to be outside the castle now.

(Royal Consort Jeong of the An Clan, King Gongmin's wife)

It is alright now.

If only Lee Seong Gye should return to Dongbukmyeon,

we shall have no worries.

If he should leave Gaegyeong...

and stop putting pressure on the royal family,

we shall find a solution, shall we not?

Is it true that he has gone to Dongbukmyeon?

Why does he make such an unexpected move?

Perhaps he had a change of heart.

He must be scared as the people of Gaegyeong have turned against him.

Then he will return soon.

Pardon?

If it should not be a serious division among them,

if it should be Lee Seong Gye's decision, it will not last long.

How do you mean, Your Highness?

Lee Seong Gye is the head of the traitors.

Would it not suffice if he should give up everything?

You do not know politics, Your Majesty.

Do you know how many people are on the back of Lee Seong Gye?

There are Kang clan of Goksan, Min clan of Yeoheung, and many others.

Many noble families in Gaegyeong are connected to him by marriage.

So many noblemen like Jeong Do Jeon joined hands with him.

And there are generals who joined the Wihwado Retreat.

All those people are on Lee Seong Gye's back.

Even if Lee Seong Gye should feel like giving up the throne,

he cannot.

Those who are on his back will never let him go.

Please wait and see.

Lee Seong Gye will return soon.

And when he should return, he will most certainly...

grab Your Majesty by the throat...

with tougher measures.

We bid you farewell now, Master.

We will come again.

Farewell.

Please take good care of yourself.

What business brings you here?

I suddenly wished to see you.

You seem to have many visitors other than me, Master.

Yes.

I tell them to keep away from a sinner in exile like me.

But they keep coming.

Why should you be hiding when they are your acquaintances?

Do not feel ashamed.

You can come back to where you belong.

Then the young Confucian scholars...

will immediately lose the contempt they had on you.

Master.

Have courage.

To set one's wrongdoing right...

that is true courage, is it not?

My lord.

What is it?

Will you really go to Dongbukmyeon?

That is what I said.

What is it that you wish to say?

Nothing, my lord.

Speak.

Go on.

When you return, you will not be welcomed.

How do you mean?

The people of Dongbukmyeon believe you will become the king, my lord.

And your miserable return will disappoint all.

Stop your nonsense.

Are you saying I cannot go home if I should not become the king?

I am only telling you how things are.

My lord.

What is it now?

Please become the king.

The people are starving, and the Japanese raiders go unchecked.

And the king is hiding somewhere.

This has been going on for decades.

My lord, please become the king.

That is why you left Dongbukmyeon, is it not, my lord?

You started it and must get through with it.

He will return.

He will never look away from the reality of Goryeo.

Are you certain?

Will he come back?

Yes.

If he is Lord Lee Seong Gye I know, he is sure to return.

He is simply weary now.

We have come a long way, and he may feel that way.

But this should never happen again.

Should it happen again, all of us will be destroyed.

When Lord Lee Seong Gye returns,

we must act promptly.

Time is on the side of those who wish to keep things as it is.

That is why the world maintains the status quo all the time.

From now on, we must allow them no room to breathe.

We may even have to overdo things to eliminate everyone against us.

And we will set Lord Lee Seong Gye...

on the throne.

Thus, we shall make a new world.

For our persecuted and starved people,

we shall found a new state.

We do not have time now.

Time is of the utmost importance for the fate of Goryeo.

You know it, do you not?

Please make up your mind.

Should you take action,

the subjects of the royal court will take courage and break their silence.

Many Confucian scholars are restraining their anger,

and they will provide support, too.

Your old teacher is pleading with you.

Please stop Lee Seong Gye.

At present in Goryeo,

the only one who can confront Lee Seong Gye is...

you.

Master Poeun.

Lord Lee Seong Gye.

Where have you been?

I had to get some fresh air to clear my head.

Is that so?

And is your head clear now?

Yes.

With unwavering determination,

I will walk my path.

Where have you been, Master Poeun?

I felt disturbed...

and have been outside the castle for a while.

But since I have decided my path,

my heart is at peace now.

Master Poeun.

Yes, my lord.

I realized outside the castle...

that all paths are connected.

People may walk different paths,

but all the paths meet in the end.

Even if those people should meet, will they be in harmony?

If they have different paths in mind,

they are enemies who meet at the place of no return.

I bid you farewell, my lord.

I thank you for all your kindness.

You should stay home for a while.

Until your father calls you again,

do not participate in any conference.

But...

Yes, Master.

Ponder over your mistakes.

It is not about acting on your own without telling your father.

You do not understand something very important now.

When you have realized it,

your father will call you.

Yes, Master.

My lord.

He is here.

- Father. - Father.

My lord.

How far have you gone?

Not very far.

I have guessed as much.

You must be tired. Please take a nap.

Do I have time to sleep leisurely?

Yes, please take a rest.