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

We will kill...

Jeong Mong Ju.

Who will step forward for our clan?

Your father will never permit this.

I will take full responsibility.

Who is with me?

Is there no one?

I will go with you.

I will go as well.

I will...

lead the way.

Then we will...

support you from behind.

Let us go.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Where will you go to?

I am going to the court office.

Are you going to kill someone in the palace...

in broad daylight?

I will do it in broad daylight where everyone can see it.

I will make sure...

no one else dares to come at us after this.

Yes, sir.

(Master Poeun Jeong Mong Ju, Chancellor of the State Chancellery)

My lord.

Where are you going?

I have somewhere to go.

Where would that be?

It is the place of General Lee Seong Gye.

Why are you trying to meet him?

I need to see him at least once.

To see whether he will take this to the end...

or may be willing to give up.

I want to ask him for the last time.

My lord. That is dangerous.

I have been hearing a lot...

that those people are coming to kill you.

Please tell His Majesty that I went to see him even so.

That I went to show him he need not fear General Lee.

My lord.

It is too risky.

Then please, at least take your soldiers with you.

My lord.

Please do not be irresponsible.

You are not alone in this matter anymore.

My lord!

Bang Won, they said there is no one in the court office.

Then where is Jeong Mong Ju?

I am not sure...

but I heard someone saying Jeong Mong Ju risked his life...

and went to see General Lee.

How are you feeling?

Are you severely injured?

I was severely hurt...

It will take a long time...

to recover fully.

Is it okay for you to be that honest with me?

What brings you here?

I heard...

you are trying to kill me.

Yes. I will kill you.

For the Goryeo Dynasty.

And for His Majesty.

But...

it seems that things are not going your way.

Your king...

must have disappointed you.

Go on.

Do whatever you can.

However,

if nothing works, you can come to me then.

Let us live together...

in the new world.

Please take care of yourself.

Please have a cup of tea before you go.

I might not stop myself from crying, so I do not think I can do that.

Master Poeun.

If I were not a scholar of Confucianism...

If I believed in Buddhism like you,

I would have looked ahead to another life.

Maybe in my next life,

I would have served you as my king.

Is he still inside?

No, he just left.

What? Where did he go?

He went that way.

You two, follow him in that direction.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

You two guard the street to Master Poeun's house.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Who are you?

Who is this?

Who is that?

Dear husband...

Go and let him know.

Okay.

Is it true?

Yes, Father.

Is he...

already dead?

Yes.

Why...

Why did you go against what I said?

Have you been in a higher place than me?

Have you ever gotten further than me?

So why did you defy me?

Tell me.

Why did you defy me?

It was for you, Father.

It was for the subjects who follow you.

It was for the people you lead, Father.

Father.

Do not call me "father."

You are no longer my son.

- Father! - You...

have...

disobeyed me.

Is there anyone outside?

Drag him outside of the house.

Do not let him in this house ever again!

Yes, sir.

Father.

Father!

Father!

Father!

Let go of me!

Father!

Stop!

What on earth are you doing? Let go of him!

Do not interfere. This is his lordship's orders.

Father.

I did it for you.

I did it for our family!

Father!

- Father! - My dear.

Father.

Father! Let go of me!

Father.

- Dear! - Bang Won.

Father.

Dear.

Please believe in my sincerity.

I was not disobeying you.

That was the only way to save our family.

Please believe me. Please.

Father!

My dear.

That is enough now.

He will not hear you...

no matter what you say.

Please, get up now.

No. I will not get up.

Until Father believes in my sincerity,

I will not leave.

Dear husband.

Mother. Please help us.

My husband did not do this on his own.

Everyone standing here approved of the idea.

You gave your permission as well.

Right. Who can deny that?

Do not worry.

I will not turn a blind eye to this now.

Bang Won saved our family.

He saved the ministers who were on our side,

and he reignited the dying flame of our cause.

Leave it to me now.

I will talk to his lordship.

No matter how angry he is,

I will ensure that he sees your sincerity.

Mother.

Get up now.

Good job.

Go get some rest.

Take him home.

Yes, Mother.

What were you doing?

What were you doing...

while everything turned awry?

Seong Gye.

You should have stopped him.

If I was lying in bed sick,

you should have stepped up and stopped him!

I am sorry, Seong Gye.

I had no idea this would happen.

It seemed like everyone had given up last night.

Get out.

Do not ever show your face in front of me again!

Leave!

Master Poeun.

Master Poeun!

Master Poeun!

That is enough already.

Why are you acting like a child?

You should maintain your composure.

- Master Poeun. - Jeong Mong Ju is already dead.

No matter how sorrowfully you cry,

he will not come back to life.

My dear.

Please come to your senses!

Do you not understand how precarious your situation is?