Gyebaek (계백)

You execute them personally.

It's a royal command.

Hurry up and take the sword.

Deok Sol Gye Baek. It's a capital offense to go against an order in a war.

Why are you still not taking the sword?

Your servant, Gye Baek,

Your Majesty's command,

I cannot accept it.

I knew you'd be like this.

You'd rather defy my order and risk death just to save the enemy's soldier,

and earn eternal glory.

Somebody, come here.

Arrest Gye Baek, who dares to defy a royal command.

I'll execute him when we return to the palace.

Yes.

You, what did you just say?

Bong Seok and Go Dap So are dead?

-= Episode 28 =- Yes.

Furthermore, their remains were buried underneath the prison in Sabi City,

so that the criminals can step on them.

Ui... Ui... Ui Ja!

I will never forgive you!

If I don't exterminate you and Baekje, if I don't exterminate you...

Ui Chan! Ui Chan!

Get a hold of yourself, Ui Chan!

Your Majesty.

Get out!

Gye Baek was doing it for Your Majesty and Baekje's sake.

Miscreant! Are you also going to defy my order now?

So I'm wrong and Gye Baek is right?

Your Majesty! Your Majesty is correct.

But if you execute Gye Baek now,

then Baekje's pillar will be gone.

Without Gye Baek, Baekje is unable to do anything.

Will it really come to that?

Fine, let me show all of you.

Without Gye Baek, I, Ui Ja can still do it. I'll show you!

Servant!

Did you call for me, Your Majesty.

Get ready to move. We're going to battle Seoribeol immediately.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Anybody who defies my command shall die.

Go and get ready to move out.

Your Majesty, please think twice!

Don't defy my order. Seoribeol is only a day's ride from here.

We've just seized Daeha City, how can we now launch an attack on Seoribeol?

With our soldiers present morale, attacking Seoribeol will be easy.

It won't be Gye Baek but I, Ui Ja, who annihilates Silla.

This can't be, looks like we'll have to take His Majesty away forcibly.

Fine.

Your Majesty.

Quickly, follow His Majesty.

Enemy attack!

Prepare to fight.

Attack!

What's this talk about attacking Seoribeol?

The alcohol is making him impulsive.

We have to stop them.

Anyway, it's fortunate that Generals Ui Jik and Eun Sang will escort him back.

Don't be too worried.

Jwapyeong Sir, our troops were attacked!

His Majesty is missing.

What?

General, you must go and save His Majesty.

His Majesty was on his way to attack Seoribeol, when he was attacked and is now missing.

Where is everybody?

Ui Jik, Eun Sang!

Where are you?

Is there anyone here?

Your Majesty.

Gye Baek.

Your Majesty, get a hold of yourself.

Your Majesty.

Hurry up, carry His Majesty.

Hurry up!

Yes.

Stop it.

Kill me.

Don't be like this, let's leave together.

Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and kill me!

If mother were to see us like this, what do you think she'd say?

She'd be in so much pain that she'd be unable to say anything.

She'd be shedding tears of blood.

I told you not to talk nonsense!

The trauma sustained by the head injury seems to be more serious than the injury sustained from falling from the horse.

We can only treat him superficially here.

We cannot delay this.

Looks like we'll have to return to the palace.

Let's go together, General.

I can't.

Your Highness and jwapyeong should accompany His Majesty back to the palace.

I'll return after I've settled everything here.

You said you'll come later?

If the enemy senses that His Majesty's life is at stake,

they'll seize this opportunity to strike back.

And furthermore, if His Majesty's condition is known, our soldiers' morale will drop.

Gye Baek is right.

Not only Silla, but within Baekje there'll be changes.

We must keep His Majesty's illness a secret.

In Sabi City there will be Silla spies as well.

You must protect His Majesty's position and come back with your head held high,

and give the appearance as victor of this war.

Yes.

Tell them to ready the carriage.

Yes, sir.

= Sabi City, Baekje =-

How is he?

Is His Majesty all right?

About that, I'm sorry but

judging by his present condition, the conclusion doesn't look good.

You're unable to confirm?

Not only has he lost consciousness, but his body is cold and his pulse is weak.

Looks like it's a brain injury.

Looks like it's a brain injury.

Brain injury?

Then there's the possibility that he'll forever be in this condition and never recover from it?

Although we can remove the blood clots from the wound, we can't remove the clots that are lodged deep in his brain.

It's possible it could be worse than we've predicted.

Worse than what is predicted?

Is there a possibility His Majesty may die?

I am sorry.

Your Majesty.

How could this happen?

Your Majesty, please calm down!

Nothing is definite yet.

His Majesty will definitely wake up.

What security measures were in place for His Majesty, that he ended up like this?

Her Highness didn't do anything wrong.

If His Majesty should suffer any mishap,

I will not let the person who's responsible get away with it.

At a time when we were having an all out war, His Majesty collapsed.

Even if it was an unforseeable incident, it shouldn't have been this kind of incident.

Is there any way we can have a ceasefire with Silla?

We've already poured out the water.

His Majesty executed Bong Seok and Go Dap So.

Whether a war will break out, is not for us to decide.

If this news were to spread to Silla, this will become a major crisis.

Because of Daeha City, their enmity has escalated.

If they know of His Majesty's condition, they'll launch a massive attack on us.

The only people in the royal court who know of this matter, are daejwapyeong and the six of us who are are sitting here.

If other people learn of this,

the Silla spies will get to know immediately.

Leaving aside the Silla spies,

the noblemen and the Ministers, how long do we intend to conceal this from them?

The noblemen contributed the rations and their private soldiers to fight this war.

They will definitely want to be rewarded for this war.

Long live Your Majesty.

Long live General.

Yes, long live, 10 000 lives.

Long live Dok Gae.

What happened?

Why is it we don't see His Majesty, there's only General Gye Baek?

His Majesty? His Majesty has already returned to the palace.

He has returned to the palace? When?

When... that,

Come, come, come, about that...

To know the secret can harm you.

The harm sustained will be very serious.

The noblemen waiting for His Majesty, it's not just one or two.

When did he return to the palace so silently?

He's been unconscious for six days already?

The physician said he might not wake up.

Even if he finally wakes up, he won't be normal.

The after effects may be paralysis.

This is such a serious matter.

Is it really that serious?

Yes, it's not an ordinary matter.

What is the progress of the Silla army?

I have to return to the battlefield in a few days time.

Through our mole, we know that they're reassembling their soldiers in Seoribeol.

They'll be striking back very soon.

Can they strike back so quickly?

The hatred that Gim Chun Chu harbours for losing his daughter and son-in-law is petrifying.

Now an all out war is inevitable.

Silla will be launching a massive counterattack.

There's no change in His Majesty's condition.

Who will make the decisions in the royal court?

If we follow precedents, then the Queen should be his surrogate.

Then we must first install the Crown Prince, so that the Queen can manage the affairs of state.

Not only must we determine the Queen's surrogate powers,

we must also decide on the position of the Great General to lead our army.

Great General?

This is the time when His Majesty isn't available, this is a special period.

What if there are dissatisfied people who are against this?

That's why this has to be decided by all the Generals.

It will also strengthen the capital's defences and security.

Of course, looking at the war situation at a glance,

if there is going to be an all out war, there must be a capable person to take command of the entire army.

Then who is a suitable candidate for the position of the Great General?

General Gye Baek is the most suitable candidate.

General Gye Baek?

Although he has credibility,

whether he should hold the position of Great General, is still doubtful.

What is byeonggwan jwapyeong's opinion?

I reckon the people and the soldiers trust

only General Gye Baek.

But, I'm worried what His Majesty will think when he wakes up.

Looks like it's difficult for us to make such a decision.

We don't know yet whether we can get Her Majesty's consent.