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

I will not die alone.

I will take you with me.

We will go to the fiery pit together.

Within the eternal flames of the fiery pit,

while enduring the agony of our flesh burning,

we will shed tears of blood together.

We will shed tears of blood...

Queen Hyun!

Queen Hyun.

Father. Mother.

- Mother. - Mother.

- Mother. - Queen Hyun.

- Mother. - Mother.

Queen Hyun.

Queen Hyun.

Father. Mother.

- Mother. - Mother.

Queen Hyun!

My dear.

- My love. - What happened to Her Highness?

She is gone.

Leaving the Crown Prince here alone,

she has left by herself.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

Your Highness.

You have been so strong.

What happened to you all of a sudden?

Is that why...

you asked me to take care of the Crown Prince?

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

All right.

I will protect the Crown Prince.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

Rest in peace.

Your Highness.

Rest in peace.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

Mother.

Mother!

Mother.

In 1396 A.D., the fifth year of King Taejo's reign,

the first queen of Joseon,

Queen Sindeok of the Kang Clan, passed away.

With her skillful politics,

she made her husband Lee Seong Gye, the King.

She also made...

her son Bang Seok, the Crown Prince.

However, after Queen Sindeok's death,

all of her accomplishments started to collapse.

Since you have already lost a child,

you must bear a son again.

You might get bad luck again.

So let us not raise your children in the same house.

I will raise the oldest son here.

We should have your aunt raise the second child.

When you bear the youngest baby, you should raise him yourself.

Yes, Mother.

How is Bang Won doing?

Now that Queen Hyun is gone,

Bang Won must be feeling better.

No, he seems to feel worse than before.

But why?

He seems to feel in vain.

He hated her so much.

Yet, she died so suddenly.

Every night, he vowed to get revenge.

But she has run away...

to where he cannot reach her.

How are your symptoms?

It is nothing.

I will feel better after resting for a few days.

It is because the loss is too big.

Please be sure to take care of yourself.

Yes, do not worry.

I have gathered you all to say something.

Yes, please do so.

Make sure...

you take good care of the Crown Prince as his brothers.

(Crown Prince Lee Bang Seok, Bang Won's half brother)

You need to be the pillar for the Crown Prince.

That is what brothers should do.

It is also...

your duty as subjects. Understood?

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Yes.

Please keep that in mind.

You may leave.

Yes.

Grand Prince Jeongan.

Stay for a moment.

I wish to ask you something.

Yes, please ask.

That night.

What happened?

Why was the Queen strangling you?

Tell me.

Why did she do such a thing?

What did you do to anger her that much?

I did not do anything.

I only answered her question.

What did she ask?

She asked what I would do with the Crown Prince.

What?

She asked me...

if I would harm him when she passed.

She then continued to speak as if I were condemned.

So what did you do?

I replied just as frigidly.

I said I would not harm him, so she may rest in peace.

She then crawled over to me and strangled me.

And then...

she died.

In the end,

you caused her to die.

What do you mean?

You hastened her death.

If you had not angered her,

she would have gotten to see the Crown Prince.

She would have saved her last few breaths...

to say goodbye...

to our young prince.

Your Majesty.

You stole...

the Queen's last breath.

You made her use her last burst of energy.

Your Majesty. I only answered her question.

Your insolent answer angered her.

She instinctively knew that one day, you would harm the Crown Prince!

No. I swear.

I have never considered harming my young brother!

I just...

resented Her Highness the Queen.

No.

You will one day harm the Crown Prince.

Your Majesty.

The Queen has never judged anyone wrong.

Whoever the person was,

she managed to see into their hearts.

With her wisdom,

she got me this far.

You are a dangerous person.

You will harm the Crown Prince.

Then kill me.

What?

If you are that convinced, kill me now.

I am sure to commit a crime if you let me live.

I am full of hatred towards Her Highness the Queen.

So is the frustration I have against you!

So just kill me now.

You will regret letting me live.

If it is just to live up to your expectations,

I will commit a grave crime!

You fool!

Kill me!

Kill me this instant...

and relieve me from the hatred to the Queen!

She is all you care about.

You never shed a tear when my mother died.

Now that the Queen is dead,

you have...

You have cried so much that you became ill!

Shut your mouth!

Kill me.

Kill me now...

and please your queen!

Next time, I will truly cut you.

This is my last act of mercy...

as a father.

Now leave.

Lie low and live quietly.

If you do anything that poses the smallest threat to the Crown Prince,

you will immediately lose your head.

Do you understand?

(Jo Yeong Mu, Lee Seong Gye's loyal subject)

Looking like this,

did you walk all the way through the public?

You should have asked him to kill you.

Why did he do this to you?

What did my husband do to deserve this?

Does he care so much for his dead queen...

that he cares not...

for his son who lives?

Are you now...

even less than a dead person?

What happened earlier today?

Do not concern yourself.

I am concerned that you and your son are drifting apart.

Do not be.