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

Are you okay?

What is on your mind?

That the day is quite long.

It is too long to remember what has happened.

What was the last thing that happened the night before?

What was the first thing that happened this morning?

I cannot remember.

Who died first?

What crimes did they commit?

I cannot remember.

My dear.

Let us just go.

Have some tea as you wait.

I will bring some food.

What brings you here, Mother?

I heard you would be home today,

so I came to cook you dinner.

You are home after a stressful ordeal.

Enjoy a warm meal for once.

It will not take long.

Rest as you wait.

Father.

Son.

Can I come in?

Yes, of course you can.

How come you are here?

I begged Grandmother to let me come with her.

Did you?

I am glad you did.

Why are you crying?

I do not know.

Tears just keep falling.

Do not cry.

What brings you here this late, Grand Prince Youngan?

We meet again.

(Grand Prince Youngan, Lee Bang Gwa, Lee Seong Gye's second son)

I will meet with the King.

I am too concerned for him.

I apologize.

I was commanded not to let anyone in.

I will not be long.

Why can you not even allow me that?

You cannot enter.

Leave before you get into trouble.

What?

I told you to leave.

You have lost all senses thinking Grand Prince Jeongan has your back.

(Grand Prince Jeongan, royal name of Prince Lee Bang Won)

If you know that much, you should leave.

How dare you?

Let go of me and leave!

I am allowed to behead anyone...

who tries to enter without Prince Jeongan's permission!

Will you still do as Prince Jeongan wants?

I am not sure yet.

Refuse.

It is preposterous.

To be Crown Prince temporarily?

Then let him take over when the time comes?

Grand Prince Jeongan went out of line by asking for such a favor.

If it will prevent even more bloodshed within the family,

I can put up with such insolence.

If something were to go wrong, it could turn into a disaster.

What do you mean by that?

Being Crown Prince...

is not something one can do completely selflessly.

You will be just one step away from the throne.

That is enough to change anyone.

Do you think...

I will change and become greedy?

Do not worry. I have no intention.

I do not wish to sit in that suffocating chair...

for the rest of my life.

Regardless, I feel uneasy.

I hope you refuse.

Then...

something dreadful will happen between Bang Won and our father.

Something that must never happen...

might occur.

The things happening now...

are already things that should have never happened.

He revolted and killed great leaders...

as well as many ministers.

As if that were not enough, he held a sword to the King's throat...

and locked him up in the Palace.

- Dear wife. - That is disloyal and unfilial.

He is a traitor and an immoral son.

Wife.

I say this out of concern for you.

You are more righteous than anyone,

and you are being used to commit such violence.

It makes me so angry.

Who is in charge of Palace security?

Today, it is Lee Sook Beon.

He will not let even an ant enter.

It has been a very successful coup.

We took over the Capital and Royal Court in no time.

To be honest, if Grand Prince Jeongan were to become king right now,

no one would dare stand in his way.

How dare you?

Do not even say that!

The King still lives.

Do not underestimate the power of a founding monarch who still lives.

If anyone outside the Capital were to hear that we have him detained,

something dreadful will happen.

Not just men from Dongbukmyeon...

but men from all over will rush to free him.

You do have a point.

We must get the King to sign an edict soon.

We will announce our rightful cause by making Prince Youngan Crown Prince,

then lie low and bide for our time.

I believe...

you mean we must wait for the King to die.

Be careful.

This is between just you and me.

The King will sign the edict by tomorrow.

I am sure that His Majesty knows that his only option...

is to make Grand Prince Youngan the Crown Prince.

He also knows that if he refuses...

it will cause more problems.

It is an edict they made in advance.

They are urging you...

to stamp your royal seal on it.

When choosing the Crown Prince,

I ignored the logic of choosing the right person...

and made the mistake...

of installing Bang Seok, the son of a concubine, the Crown Prince.

This was a clear mistake as I was blinded...

by my love for my second wife.

Furthermore, the traitor, Jeong Do Jeon, and the others...

did not correct me as my lieges.

Instead, they used the Crown Prince...

to abuse their power.

Which is a grave crime.

As a result, Grand Prince Jeongan, Lee Bang Won,

and many others came together...

to request the execution of Jeong Do Jeon and the other criminals.

Also, the request to appoint Grand Prince Youngan as Crown Prince.

I accept with a happy heart.

I install Grand Prince Youngan, Lee Bang Gwa, as the new Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince should dedicate himself...

to take care of our political realm.

Thank you for your boundless generosity.

- Thank you for your boundless generosity. - Thank you for your boundless generosity.

Your Majesty.

Please take my life.

Please take my life!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Is it over?

Thank you for announcing the edict.

Is it all over now?

Yes. Thank you for your boundless generosity.

Then I will leave the palace for a bit.

Is something wrong?

I will go to the temple...

for my children who have died.

Do not go too far.

Just go to the temple within the capital.

Do you have anything else to say?

I should have...

killed you when I had the chance.

Yes, you are right.

That is why I told you to kill me.

I said that if you let me live, I would commit a terrible sin.

But why could you not do that?

That is the duty of a parent.

A child can easily stab their parents,

but a parent...

cannot dare to kill their child.

That is why you won.

In other words, you have an embarrassing victory in your hands.

In the end, it will all come back at you.

That is the way of the world.

You must reap...

everything that you sow.

Yes, I will keep that in mind.

However, I hope you remember this as well.

What you are reaping now...

is just the result of everything you have sowed.

It is the cost of abandoning our mother, who suffered until her death.

And for abandoning us, her sons.

Even if that did not happen, you still would have done this.

That is who you are. You were born that way.

Having you...

was the biggest...

mistake of my life.

General, please escort him.

Make sure he does not go anywhere but the temple.

Make sure he does not see anyone...

but the monks at the temple.

Yes, sir.

Do you remember this?

When we were very young...

Right. It was when our eldest brother had just turned 20.

The six of us...

ran towards Father at the same time to make him fall.

Even Bang Yeon, our youngest, hung onto Father with all his might.