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

What kind of trouble will there be?

He is His Majesty's son and my son as well.

He is the blood of the King,

and he is the child of the living Queen.

So what kind of trouble could this cause?

Please tell me, Lord Jo.

What reason prohibits...

Bang Seok from becoming Crown Prince?

Tell me right now.

What do you think, Master Sambong?

Who should become the Crown Prince?

Do you want to make Bang Won become the Crown Prince as well?

Do you want to repay him for saving your life last time?

Now that I know what you both want,

I will do as you wish.

Yes, please do so.

That will be good for you to spread your wings,

Master Sambong.

Princes who are already grown-up...

will not accept your ideas easily.

It will be better to have the young prince as the Crown Prince...

and teach him one by one.

Then your ideal will spread...

all over the country, Master Sambong.

Do you not think so?

You should forget Bang Won.

His Majesty...

has forgotten him as well.

- Go and get a nurse. - Yes, ma'am.

- Hurry, go! - Yes.

- What happened? - Our son has been off for a few days.

He has not been playing, and he just keeps crying.

I am worried, my dear.

Our last child went through the same thing.

You should not worry. He will be fine.

My baby!

Bang Won! Are you in there?

Bang Won!

Yes.

What is going on?

Have you heard the news?

My father told me...

the Crown Prince has already been decided.

What?

The Crown Prince has been decided already?

Yes. Do you know who it is?

It is Bang Seok, the kid.

What? Bang Seok?

Yes.

Let us go to the brothers.

It is already decided that Bang Seok is the Crown Prince.

What are you going to do?

I am going to meet him to see if he has any plans, just in case.

That is not surprising. You did not have to hurry here to tell me.

What?

Since all of us were abandoned,

it is obvious for him to choose...

between Bang Seok and Bang Beon.

Bang Gan.

There is nothing we can do about it.

His Majesty made the decision.

So are you just going to keep drinking?

We have to at least protest the decision.

That is useless.

He will not listen to us.

Just stop.

Let us have a drink!

Bang Ui!

Then has he met the other brothers?

Yes, he has.

Bang Gwa is the only one left now.

He must do something to help.

I wonder.

He is the least ambitious.

I am not sure if he will act up.

Think about it.

Our eldest brother must be Crown Prince.

If not him, you, as the second son.

I am not cut out to be a king.

Bang Gwa, this is not something you can turn down.

This is for our late mother as well.

If she were alive, she would be Queen.

Do you not see that?

Bang Gwa.

Say something!

Bang Gwa!

Here you are.

What is the great Ha Ryun...

doing in a place like this?

You are in-laws with the new King.

What business would you have here?

I am here to discuss something.

It concerns my second daughter's husband.

The man...

you said had the face of one who would become great in the future.

Do you remember?

Of course I do.

How could I forget such a face?

But what is the matter?

I had my hopes up,

but he decided to make his youngest son the Crown Prince.

Do you know of a way to overturn this?

I am not sure.

Is there no way?

Many men in court...

believe my son-in-law should be the next king.

Is there still no way?

What moves the King...

are not the officials who bow on the Palace floor and yell.

It is...

the person who whispers in his ear.

All this is most likely her idea.

She will have carefully planned every detail.

To move the heart of the lonely King.

He works with thousands of men to achieve a great cause,

but once he reaches his goal,

he suddenly becomes an outcast.

The throne has enough space for just one man.

The lonely King...

gave his beloved Queen a present.

The name of the Crown Prince.

Going against this will cause you a great disaster.

Then should we sit and do nothing?

For how long?

Does he stand a chance in the future?

Who am I to say that?

I am no fortune-teller.

Very well, then.

I will visit you again.

I must have you brought back to court.

I need you to be close to me.

I thank you for the offer but I refuse.

I am determined to remain a loyal vassal...

of Goryeo.

A man of noble birth should not serve two kings...

Did he have to leave while I was still talking?

I will wait for your next visit.

Uncle.

Your Highness.

Why are you here?

Uncle. Speak to me freely as before.

I am not yet officially a prince.

I cannot do that.

The moment your father became King,

you have become a prince.

Uncle.

What is the matter?

I am here because I heard you decided on a Crown Prince.

Uncle.

I will get my eldest brother.

It will all change when the eldest son returns.

I will convince Bang Woo to uphold the new dynasty.

Please wait until then.

Your Highness.

It has already been decided.

No. He has not yet handed over a royal edict!

Earn me the time I need.

You are capable of that.

Are you not in control of the court?

Why will you not say anything?

Do you agree with my father as well?

Do you accept young Bang Seok as Crown Prince?

Yes.

I already...

consider the youngest prince...

as the heir.

Uncle.

I apologize.

Goodbye.

Uncle.

Uncle!

Bang Won!

Will you give up now?

I cannot give up. I will not!

I must speak with my mother.

Bang Won.

You cannot enter.

- I will enter. - I apologize.

- Please stop! - Then cut me down!

Do as you wish.

I am already as good as dead.

Bang Won.

Why are you all here?

We are staying here.

Here?

How long have you been here for?

Quite a while now.

Since Father...

I mean...

Since a few days after His Majesty fell from his horse.

I see.

So he accepted you. He took you in.

What are you doing here?

Mother.

How did you get in?

Were you not stopped?

Is that what you want?

Not only Father...

But did you also abandon me as well?

Let us talk inside.