Gyebaek (계백)

Gye Baek

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Episode 1

- Ready to report findings, General. - Go ahead.

The Silla army is estimated to number around 50,000.

I presume they're led by Kim Yu Shin.

Yes, General.

He is followed by Generals Jin Ju, Cheom Jeon, Poom Il, and Heum Soon.

Crown Prince Beop Min is also present with 200 of his Hwarang warriors.

How close are they?

They just passed Tanhyun, so they will reach us soon.

Gye Baek leads 5,000 men and has set up an encampment up ahead.

They're blocking the road to Sabi.

They number a mere 5,000 men.

Our knights alone will be able to scatter them like sand!

How can you underestimate Gye Baek after all the battles you've fought against him?

They may not have a great number of men.

But they can utilize both sides of the ravine and block our advance with a strategic formation.

It will not be easy to break through.

General.

All men!

Move forward!

Attack!

General!

Wait...

A bit longer...

Shoot!

Shoot!

Retreat!

- Don't let anyone live! - Halt!

General!

Kim Yu Shin!

I thought you were a great man of Silla!

How could you bow your head to Tang?

Are you not ashamed?

Go ahead! Come and get us!

You can bring any foreign army against us.

But they will fall in defeat against my sword and those of the Baekje generals!

General!

General, why are you doing this?

Please get up! Please!

Warriors of Baekje!

I take great pride in all of you.

All of you here at Hwangsanbeol

stood against an enemy that outnumbered us tenfold.

Four times you defeated them.

Great warriors of Baekje!

I can only bow my head in respect

at your courage and loyalty.

And now again, I give all of you yet another command.

Do not die.

You must stay alive!

Today, fight not for our nation or your place in history.

Today, fight not for your King. Fight not for me!

Fight only so that you can return

to your parents, your wives, your children and your brothers!

Stay alive!

The only way you can return home

is to fight the enemy and win!

Long live General Gye Baek!

Warriors of Baekje! Move forward!

612 AD, Sabi Palace

You've come home!

Have you been well?

How could you ask me this now?

I fear for my well-being every moment of the day.

Tell me more.

While you've been away at the Palace...

... this child has been kicking me so much.

You're not going to spend the night?

His Majesty left tonight for his inspections.

So why can't you be off duty for a few days?

The Queen did not accompany him.

She told me not to worry and to sleep at home here tonight.

But I'm sure she won't be able to sleep in peace tonight.

You're constantly guarding the Queen and the Prince.

When will you take care of me and your child?

- I'm sorry. - Are you really?

- You know I am. - No, I don't.

I want to ask you a question.

If the Queen and I were drowning at the same time, who would you save first?

You need to think about it?

I...

I don't know how to swim.

You're horrible! You're really horrible!

If Her Majesty is Queen of our kingdom,

then you are Queen of my heart.

Armory: Military division for casting of swords and weapons

Cheon Dol, get up.

Cheon Dol, I said get up.

What a nuisance! Can't a man get any sleep around here?

Give me what you owe me first.

Do I owe you something?

You've been putting me off for ten months.

That's because you always come empty-handed. Come back later.

I've broken two swords in the past year.

I had to discard over 10 swords while making yours!

Most swordsmiths make one sword a month. I consider that giving you 10 swords.

Giving birth would be easier than this!

Cheon Dol, I know how you feel.

But I'm getting uneasy. I fear that I won't be able to protect them.

Please do this for me.

I really wanted to make you wait a little longer!

Go down to the ravine.

I may have formed him with my own hands,

but I suppose it's his honor to serve you.

Great Sword.

I seek your forgiveness.

Whether it's right or wrong, you will serve me by taking countless lives.

When we die and become dust, we will reap the consequence.

Therefore, Great Sword, I seek your forgiveness.

This is our destiny.

What happened?

There is a fire at the Western granary.

- Hurry! - Yes Sir!

It appears you will gorge yourself on blood on your first day.

You must be Mu Jin.

If you know who I am, then you are quite reckless to come here.

You must also be the ones who set the granary on fire.

Who gave you your orders?

I did.

You don't want to live anymore?

I'd rather die than see a prince of Silla blood become the King of Baekje!

Don't bother reincarnating.

Wi Je (For Baekje) Assassins working for betterment of Baekje

Seonhwa - King Mu's first wife King Jinpyeong of Silla's daughter

Aren't these men citizens of Baekje?

I may have been born and raised in Silla,

but this child and I have become citizens of Baekje a long time ago.

Don't cry, Mother.

You have Mu Jin. And you have me.

We'll protect you. Please don't cry.

- What did you just say? - Forgive... forgive me, Your Majesty!

- How is the Queen and the Prince? - Fortunately, they were unharmed.

King Mu: Buyeo Jang, 30th King of Baekje

Security! We return to the Palace.

Yes, Your Majesty.

My Queen...

Your Majesty!

Have you been harmed in any way?

No, your Majesty.

You must have been scared.

This is not the first time something like this has happened, Father.

As long as General Mu Jin is with us,

they won't be able to harm either of us.

Well done.

You honor me, Your Majesty.

- Was it the Wi Je again? - Yes.

And again, they didn't reveal who sent them?

Yes.

Why isn't the Second Commander here yet?

Your summons has been sent out, Your Majesty.

General Baek Yeon at your service, Your Majesty!

Escort them back to my bedchamber.

Yes, Your Majesty. Let's go.

Consort Sataek: King Mu's second wife

- General Baek Yeon. - Yes, Your Majesty.

- Were you informed of what happened? - Forgive me, Your Majesty.

This is the third time this has happened.

How long ago did I give you orders to annihilate the Wi Je?

Answer me!

It was... over a year ago.

But after I gave you that order, there were 2 more attacks within the Palace.

Both times they tried to take the lives of the Queen and the Prince.

- Please forgive me! - What have you found since then?

Speak if you found even a remote piece of evidence.

How could they have timed this attack to coincide with my absence and the fire at the granary

if this wasn't the work of someone within the Palace?

How could this attack possibly have happened?

Please... please forgive me, Your Majesty!

I cannot help but wonder if you are a Silla spy.

Your Majesty...!

Confess.

If so, I will allow you to remain as you are. Otherwise...

Your entire family will be executed.

Your Majesty! I am innocent!

Make your choice. Are you a spy or are you not a spy?

I am a spy.

A spy will be executed as a traitor even if he is part of the royal family, let alone a noble.

But I shall allow you to be buried with honor befitting a General, as promised.

Who are you?

I am Third Commander Mok Gyun.

Mok Gyun...

Starting today, you are Second Commander.

If you cannot discover the whereabouts of the Wi Je within a month,

you will end up like Baek Yeon.

As you command, Your Majesty!

I think you were too hasty to execute General Baek Yeon, Your Majesty.

You must not make enemies with the nobles.

He confessed himself that he was a spy

Rumor has it that the Wi Je was set up by the people of Baekje.

What Baekje citizen wants to serve a Crown Prince with Silla blood in his veins?

- And Her Majesty... - That's enough.

I'm not saying this because I want to become Queen.

I say this because I do not like seeing you worrying over this dilemma.

Why can't anyone sympathize with the Queen?

She left her country and her people for me.

She didn't do it to become Queen.

She did this when I was just Buyeo Jang, a nobody!

She belongs not to Silla nor Baekje.