Gyebaek (계백)

Gye Baek

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Episode 14

Stop!

Let's enter the forest.

You're more loyal than I thought!

It's not because I like you. I don't know the way!

Indeed?

Get out of here first.

What do you mean? We should go together!

If we stay together, we'll be caught. And I'm a better swordsman.

You have to come, Gye Baek!

Where are we?

Near the secret village we're supposed to go to.

Do you know how to read Nine-star Taoist maps?

You mean maps that use the Nine-star and the Taoist Bagua as the compass?

Yes, this map looks very complicated

but if you can establish the center, it's rather simple.

Make sure you don't lose me.

Haven't you ever seen a village before?

What are you staring at...

...my profligate Prince?

You are...!

I'm the official that gave you the cupbearer's robes, Heung Su.

But I heard you never wore the robes.

I flapped my lips for nothing!

Is this where you live?

Yes, but as you can see, so does many people.

Look here. Can't you see he's a prince?

You should observe protocol!

I assume you're one of the prisoners of war. Observe it yourself!

Besides, in this village you have the lowest rank.

Everyone here is a king. Me too.

Hey, rude king!

Long time no see, King of the beggars.

Why do you always bring vagabonds with you?

We're short of grain as it is!

I see you've arrive safely.

Yes, you've made it too. So this is your childhood friend?

Yes, we studied together at school, but he was kicked out because he was rude to the teacher.

Hey, I told you I wasn't kicked out! I left because there was nothing left to learn!

Where's Gye Baek?

You didn't lose just one, but the whole group of prisoners of war?

You came here to tell me this?

Please forgive me.

And Steward Gun Cheol from the Outer Storehouse is missing too?

When the soldiers arrived, he had already disappeared.

Did a riot really happen?

Both the corrupt officials who caused the riot and the prisoners of war who rioted have disappeared!

What an interesting turn of events!

Look here, Prime Minister!

Do you take me for a fool?

I cannot help but think that you are trying to erase everything because of your own involvement!

Your Majesty, how can you even say that? That's unthinkable!

Is that so? Will you take responsibility for those words?

- I will take full responsibility. - Indeed?

Let's see about that.

What did you just say? You lost Euija?

When I received the report and went to the forest,

they had formed a battle formation that was new to me.

I had never such a formation before.

It seemed to use the Taoist Bagua.

That's impossible! Euija doesn't know battle formations!

Someone is helping him! There must be someone else!

Find him. Find the person who is helping Euija!

Yes, your Majesty!

He's too late. Shouldn't we go search for him?

We must not meet any soldiers. Let's wait a bit longer.

I heard the news.

Don't worry. He'll come.

He'll be here.

He must.

Something must have happened to him! I'll go find him.

I'll go. The soldiers must not see you.

Who is this fellow? Why is a prince and a beautiful lady both looking for him?

He may be dead already, but he certainly had a good life!

Scoundrel! How dare you flap your lips heedlessly?

Please forgive him. His mouth has always been a cesspot.

Cesspot? Don't you remember I saved all of your lives?

Gye Baek...!

Gahi...!

I never realized what a joy it was to watch someone eat.

We thought something had happened to you.

I'm sorry for worrying you.

You should be sorry.

And you should never say you're sorry again.

Please learn to keep yourself out of harm's way.

I have no reason to put myself out of harm's way.

You stopped me from accomplishing the only thing I ever wanted to do with my life.

There are many other reasons to continue living.

Look at these villagers.

They are all orphans and poverty-stricken folks who lost their families.

Do they not feel hatred and sadness?

But they all continue to live.

They share their loneliness and sadness.

They till the soil together, and eat together.

They even sleep together and share their lives.

Their lives are banal, but they are still worth living for.

You tread a thorny path too.

So why must I do this by myself?

Once the thorny path comes to an end,

I may live like these villagers here.

If so...

...will you...?

...be my reason for living?

Later...

...if such a good day comes...

...I'll do that.

You're welcome to stay for a few days, but we are short on supplies ourselves.

We don't have much grain to go around.

But I noticed someone eating a whole bushel of rice by himself!

If you need money and grain, we will supply it.

This lady owns a trade house in Sabi. Take in the prisoners of war.

What's wrong with you?

Do you think this village is for sale?

Listen well. In this village, there is no king, no nobles, and no wealthy.

There is no lord, and there is no slave.

Everyone works here and everyone shares what they have.

Because of the famine, we took some grain from Lord Yeon, but we typically do not bring in anything from outside.

Why? Because those who give usually want something in return.

We don't want anything in return. It is simply a token of our goodwill.

We understand what you're saying, but you must not turn away our generosity.

Is that so? Fine.

I'll accept your goodwill.

But most importantly,

if you want to become one of us, you must adhere to our ways.

That's good. This village is what we've always dreamt of an ideal world.

I will do so as well.

When we leave, I want to make the whole of Baekje like this.

Sung Choong, Heung Su, Gye Baek...

Eun Go...

Will all of you help me?

My goodness...

You got me!

If that's what you want, then I'm in!

If you had become the Royal Cupbearer, I would never have served you.

Fine, I will be your right-hand man.

Do you have a new goal beyond revenge?

I will serve you until you accomplish everything you desire, your Highness.

Gye Baek...

You still don't want to serve me?

It doesn't matter to me.

Just don't leave the village. Live here.

I should head back to the city.

I'll be back.

Why aren't you eating? There's lots of pork.

I'm vegetarian.

- You too? - If our leader is vegetarian, then so are we.

Come here. Let me hit you once more.

Are you kidding me? We were just in the pigsty with those pigs!

How can you eat?

We haven't eaten in two days!

How can a leader starve his men?

Go ahead and eat. Go on.

Go and eat then! He wants you to eat!

Just drink up!

You know what, Moon Geun?

I have a question. If you're going to get rid of us, then just do it.

Why do you keep sending for us?

If you're going to kill us, then just...!

...just think about it before you do it.

Hey Dok Gae, have you ever killed a man for 200 yang?

200 yang? Who can be worth that much?

Do you know?

- Not me. - Me neither. Maybe if he's royalty.

Yes, maybe if he's royalty...

Are you referring to royalty?

And if I am? What would you do?

Give me your perspective.

First you threaten me, and now you ask me for advice.

I wouldn't do it. Why?

Listen, people in the death business like us can talk money.

But politics? Don't get involved!

Even if someone offers a great deal of money... Money...

Even so, don't do it.

Look at me. I got involved with your father Mujin and look at how wretched my life became!

If you fail, your life may become wretched, but if you succeed, your life may change for the better.

And you could meet with Wi Je easily.

Perhaps. But you really should take my advice.

You want to work with me?

You're good at using your brain, and I'm good at using my knife.

Work with you? How interesting.

Wait, so how would that work? How about half half?

Yes well, this work entails using a knife and putting one's life in danger.

So it should be slightly different. How about six...

How about you get nothing?

Nothing...

So the prisoners of war freed you?

Are you certain you didn't walk out yourself?

No, Father.

They left me by an unknown roadside and I was only able to find my way back now.

What? Do you really think you can fool me?

Seeing how you've thrown in your own fate with the prisoners of war,

I suppose you have no ambition to become King.

I have never harbored that ambition.

My fear is that I would have that ambition at the cost of their lives.

Fool. Do you think the crown comes without a price?

You can only possess it by stepping over rivers of blood and grinding bones under your feet.

But once you possess it, it will cost more blood and bones to keep it.

Like the blood and bones of my mother and General Mu Jin.