The Great Queen Seondeok (선덕여왕)

Queen Seon Deok

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Episode 38

These...

Are these...

yours?

But... Who are you?

How old are you?

Who am I?!

Wa...Wait, wait!

Wait...

Listen, wait just a moment!

Speak, let us speak!

- Speak?! You little... - Wait...

I will show you... How dare you?

Are you out of your mind?

- Milord! - Milord?!

You hit me there, again?!

I will make up for it... stop! Stop! Trust me...

Forgive me! I apologize.

Wait! Wait... Wait... Stop!

Who is that moppet?

If you really wish to know who Milord is...

Looking for a quick demise?

Ahh... really.

Aigoo...

Do it properly.

So, who is he?

He... Milord is...

Ahh... Kim Chunchu!

Kim Chunchu?!

And who would that be?

Ahhh... Princess Cheonmyeong's son!

That callow royal?

Well, I cannot say whether he is callow or not,

but he sure is a royal.

Had King Jinji not been dethroned,

he would still be of sacred bone as well.

So?

You're telling me that spurious moppet instigated my master's death,

only to gain possession of the Geography of the Three Kingdoms?!

And I am supposed to believe that?!

Ahh... You're misunderstanding. Lord Chunchu knows nothing.

I just gave it to him to engage in some lectures.

Why?

I do not share your master's beliefs.

The keeper of that book is not Yushin,

but is exactly him, methinks.

Ahh... It's not that...

I just needed a brief respite, that is all.

Milord.

My sincerest apologies.

Hey.

I said call him "Milord," you...

Have a death wish?

You!

How are you going to put this in order again?

It should already be in order.

Did you...

recollect the order all by yourself?

Yes...

Wh...

What is wrong with you?

Now that I have retrieved my book,

all that is left to do...

is slaying you.

Ahh... And how could that be fair?

Wipe off that smile!

Come on...

I did not like that vexatious guffaw of yours from the very start.

Let us see whether you still can laugh...

without your head.

Wa...Wa...Wait!

C...C...Can you really act like this?

We... We are co...complices!

Complices?!

And the mighty Munno would perish because of a meager poisonous shaft?!

He sure would not!

He was engaging in a fierce duel with that prodigious disciple of his!

And, lamentably, he was not able to avoid the shaft, and perished.

Did he not?!

You varlet...

Yes... yes... Yes!

Go ahead!

Slay me, and then take your own life.

You helped me slay Munno.

Otherwise, you could spare my life,

and we could together survive.

Tell me three reasons why I should spare you.

There is something you do not seem to understand, uh?

Does that book belong to Munno?!

No, it belonged to Munno and me!

Where do you think Munno found the support for two decades of wandering?

Whose funds could those have been?!

Also, did Munno travel to Goguryeo, Baekje, Wa and Sui all alone?

I and my associates aided his cause,

providing him with all the material he needed!

So...

Is that Munno's property? Uh?!

It is mine!

- And?! - But...

He suddenly entrusts it all to this minion called Yushin,

how could that not drive me crazy?!

And?!

I said three reasons, you knave!

I lead a group of spies.

Should I perish,

all my ties with those spies all over the area will be severed.

But I could connect you with them instead.

Why?

Hey!

Zounds! Let us make a king together! Uh?

Would people like you and me not be suited for the task?

That one?! Even Mishil set her eyes on him!

There is nothing to doubt!

Why... What is wrong?

You... yourself...

Because he was giving what you thought was yours to someone like Yushin,

you ended up fighting with Munno.

Did you not?!

I cannot vouch for the rest, but you must understand me, right?

You dirty son of a swine!

What on earth are you doing?

Whenever that wound makes you throb with pain.

Whenever you gaze at the mirror, pledge to yourself!

If you betray me, you will die.

If you run away, you will die. And also!

The king we shall together help to the throne...

is not that moppet.

Mishil will support that moppet?!

That spurious, callow kid?!

What is my mother trying to scheme, this time?

I shall hereby proclaim trainees Jukbang and Seolji of the Dragon Flower Guild...

as Daenangdu*.

*6th ranked Nangdu, the middle of Hwarang's three classes (Hwarang/Nangdu/Nangdo)

I also proclaim Yanggil of the Celestial Angels Guild...

*Highest rank amongst the trainees

as Daedo*.

*8th ranked military instructor

Finally, Wolya Rang shall be our new Sogam*,

so aid Alcheon Rang with utmost zeal.

I shall follow your wishes, Pungwolju.

From here on in, as the Royal Palace Guard,

you shall lead the Royal Guard's frontline.

Also,

I shall reshuffle the ranks so that you will personally protect the royals,

so fulfill your call without blemishes.

Yes.

You will be in charge of training the Royal Palace Guard.

Yes.

Let us go.

Wolya is the son of Manno Fortress's chieftain.

When Lord Seohyeon was still governor of Manno County,

he must have captured his attention, gaining adoption into his clan.

For we lost many men in the war,

even Her Highness gave her consent to induct new trainees...

You are worried that Yushin Rang might be scheming something,

is that it?

Yes!

You needn't worry.

I shall keep a keen eye on those trainees.

Anyhow...

You two must always report on the situation amongst Hwarang and trainees.

- Yes. - Yes!

But, that Bidam...

He still has not inducted anyone.

And he's making no particular movements.

Fine.

Even though King Jinheung greatly expanded our territory,

why are we still facing a shortage of crops?

We might have gained territory,

but over half of it is barren soil,

so we are still lacking adequate farmland.

We are lacking farmland?!

What is more, soil which is cultivated one year...

will lose fertility by the next twelvemonth, further halving cultivable farmland.

Is there any way to reclaim that barren soil?

All that our technology boils down to is how strong the iron we produce is.

Shilla's iron culture made epochal improvements, during King Jinheung's reign.

When it comes to weapons, Shilla is on top.

And further innovations are on the horizon.

Yes.

Is the iron used for weapons different from the one...

you use for farming utensils?

It is quite different indeed.

The iron we use for utensils is not as strong as we would like it to be.

Even digging soil would be cumbersome.

What are you reflecting upon?

I was just waiting for your reproach.

What?

We could not melt that iron and use it to make utensils, could we?

Of course, we cannot.

You are too swiftly refusing to help her.

What would your retort be, then?

May you think of a way to solve our deficiencies,

without impacting the production of weapons.

I must preside over Lord Chunchu's practice, so if you will excuse me...

Anyhow, Yushin Rang...

Are we really allowed to be here?

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