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

I do not know.

I am not sure what the right thing to do is.

Then look back at the past.

Just like when you get lost in a snowy field,

you should look back.

If you retrace the footprints that brought you here,

you will be able to see where you must go from now on.

That path...

is your destined fate.

My destined fate?

My destined fate.

Gosh.

He must be feeling devastated.

We cannot help that.

If we did not kill Jeong Mong Ju,

all of us would have died instead.

I am talking about Bang Won, not Jeong Mong Ju.

His favorite son...

disobeyed his father.

How would Seong Gye feel?

Well...

Animals and humans are the same.

Do you know...

what males cannot forgive the most?

That is when his babies try to...

cross the line between his father.

That is when the father gets hurt...

the most.

Hwa Sang, you should never do such a thing.

I am telling you to never disobey your father.

I am not strong enough to handle that.

I will kill myself if you do. Do you understand?

You were eating well. Why are you suddenly threatening me?

Answer me now!

Alright.

I will respect you as long as my hair turns grey.

- You will? - Yes.

That is my boy.

Go and bring more drinks.

Stop drinking. You are bothering me.

You rascal.

Fine.

It is better to have a son like him...

than having a smart one.

Poor Seong Gye.

What will you do with your devastated mind?

Oh, my.

Since His Majesty has no virtue and is incompetent,

people are suffering a lot.

Queen Mother, please give an edict...

to dethrone His Majesty.

Kill me instead!

Queen Mother.

I already made...

two kings be dethroned.

Are you telling me to do that again?

Are you telling me...

that I have to end Goryeo Dynasty?

I cannot do that.

Kill me instead!

If that is what you want,

we will do so.

After that,

we will go to another elder in the royal family.

Until you give us the edict,

you will continue to see blood.

What?

What?

We have laid each other bare.

There are no officials in court to defend Goryeo,

and we have no reason to hesitate.

You should go with the flow...

and preserve your life at least.

Now...

Goryeo will fall.

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

In the seventh lunar month of the year 1392,

King Gongyang was dethroned...

and exiled to Wonju with the Crown Prince.

Your Majesty!

The people of Gaegyeong wailed...

as their King left the Capital.

And thus Goryeo ended...

after 34 kings and 475 years.

Your Majesty!

I apologize.

It pains us to have to block your path.

Look.

As I said I would, I came back.

Sambong. Must you do this?

This is the State Seal.

Please accept it.

And...

be our new king.

All the men of court...

ask of you with one heart.

Please return home.

I do not deserve this.

My lord.

Do not ignore everyone's most earnest plea.

Please find someone better than me.

I already lost all right.

Sambong. What are you doing?

Will you stop this? Get up, all of you.

Why would you kneel before the likes of me?

Are you such lowly people?

Lady Kang.

My lord.

How many men do you think...

can make others kneel willingly?

This shows that you have the right.

- Dear wife... - My lord.

So many lives were lost just so we could get this far.

Do not let their deaths be in vain.

You cannot turn us away.

All of us here...

have vowed to give our lives for you.

Think of the people.

Look at those starving in the fields.

There is no time to waste.

My lord. Whose will do you think it is...

that we got this far?

The heavens want this.

This is...

a heavenly calling.

Now...

take this.

My lord.

My lord.

Your Majesty.

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

Cheers for the new King!

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Brothers!

It is done.

General Lee...

accepted the State Seal.

It is done.

I do not believe it.

Does this mean our father is really king?

Then...

are we now princes?

Yes.

How many times must you ask?

I feel so anxious.

I keep wondering if this is a dream.

Do you want me to pinch you?

I apologize.

Do not sour the mood and just eat!

It is such a pity...

that we must celebrate among ourselves.

We should have everyone...

including Father at the table.

Cheer up.

He will not stay angry with you for long.

Tomorrow is the coronation.

Once he sees you from the throne, he will realize...

the day could not have come had it not been for you.

Bang Gwa.

When Father turned his men around,

you were the one to bring the family to safety.

When the defeated king armed his eunuchs...

and attacked, you saved us then too.

That is not all.

When an assassin got through,

you got stabbed yourself to protect our father.

How could he...

not forgive you?

Do you truly think so?

Then I could die now with no regret.

My dear.

Every day is torture.

He looked at me with only love in his eyes,