Gyebaek (계백)

Your Highness, I've decided to leave Sabi City.

Are you here to say your goodbyes?

It's not necessary. I don't want to say goodbye to you.

I'm not here to say goodbye, but I came because I wanted to entrust you with something.

Please, assist His Majesty in his duties.

And please, return to the wise Eun Go agassi of before.

Please promise me you'll agree to my request.

= Episode 31 =-

You've worked hard. In future don't let any misfortune befall the palace.

Protect it well.

Yes, Great General.

Your Highness.

What is the matter?

His Majesty has arrived, he has been waiting for quite a while.

Your Majesty, why are you not at your residence, but instead you've come here?

Did I come to a place I shouldn't have?

That is not what I meant.

Have you met Gye Baek?

He came to tell me he's leaving Sabi City, and to say goodbye.

Did he say anything else?

That's all he said.

Gye Baek has, as you said, yielded the position of the Great General.

He requested that I send him to the border.

Then do as he requested.

If Gye Baek goes back on the battlefield, he'll once again be the hero.

The same thing will repeat itself.

Your Majesty,

what do you intend to do with General Gye Baek?

Once this matter is settled, we'll hold the Queen's installation ceremony immediately.

You'll be the queen of this country.

Your Majesty,

Therefore, until the installation ceremony is over, just do as I say.

Do you understand?

In other words, what I mean is, don't do anything.

Your Majesty,

Your servant Gye Baek wants to resign from the post of Great General.

I've never consented to you resigning from your post of Great General,

so what is your reason for resigning?

Your servant agreed to serve in that position under extraordinary circumstances,

but now that Your Majesty has recovered, it's no longer necessary for me to shoulder this responsibility.

Your servant Gye Baek, as military personnel should now return to the battlefield.

I request for your permission.

In view of your reasons, I'm helpless to say otherwise.

But, the Great General who has defended the capital city and participated in national policies,

his sudden resignation may, I fear, have a great impact on national policies. This is worrying me,

so I wish to reinstate naedu jwapyeong Heung Su.

Does any of my loyal subjects have other opinions?

Your Majesty,

Naedu jwapyeong is an indispensable court official.

I've been waiting for Your Majesty's boundless grace, I'm extremely grateful.

We are humbled by Your Majesty's grace.

Internal affairs Deok Sol, come forward.

Go and inform naedu jwapyeong about his reinstatement.

Yes, Your Majesty.

And Deok Sol Gye Baek,

-= Goseoiwan City: presently South Jeolla Province, Haenam County. =- In recognition of your previous contributions, I'm naming you the city lord of Goseoiwan City.

-= Goseoiwan City: presently South Jeolla Province, Haenam County. =- I want to give you, the battle-weary General Gye Baek, a chance to rest.

Your Majesty,

Right now, Silla is watching us like a tiger watches its prey.

We have to send General Gye Baek to the frontier bordering Silla.

Is Gye Baek the only military leader in this country?

Why must we burden Gye Baek alone with such a huge responsibility?

Why doesn't anyone else want to go and perform some meritorious service,

instead of wanting to hide behind Gye Baek?

Your Majesty, that is not what I meant.

I've not finished yet.

Think about the time when I was leading an expedition to Daeha City.

Who was the one who achieved great merit then?

It was the recently reinstated naedu jwapyeong Heung Su,

and also Generals Ui Jik and Eun Sang. Weren't they the ones who got the city lord to surrender,

and captured the city?

As everyone was united,

even the hard to capture Daeha City also fell into our hands.

But why must we always rely on Gye Baek,

and never give him time to rest?

Your Majesty,

What's your opinion, Gye Baek?

I want to reward you for your previous contributions.

It's not bad to take this opportunity to live a peaceful life in a quiet place, is it?

Aren't you going to accept my personal reward to you?

Your servant Gye Baek, accepts the royal edict.

Why didn't you heed my advice and meet the king on your own?

I don't know whether you're satisfied or not, hyeongnim,

but I reckon this isn't bad.

But, I never expected to be sent to Goseoiwan.

His Majesty is worried you'll be a hero again, that's why he's sending you there.

You know the reason too.

Who gave you permission to get me reinstated?

How many times have I told you I don't want that power?

Hyeongnim, I'm satisfied that you were reinstated.

What do you really intend to do? Are you really going to Goseoiwan?

No, you can't. Absolutely not!

I must seek an audience with His Majesty.

Hyeongnim, you've just been reinstated.

You mustn't be driven out again.

Please conduct yourself with dignity.

How can I send you there? How can I be at ease?

One. Two.

How long has it been?

This body, that has been itching all this time, can now return to the battlefield.

That goes without saying.

We haven't been fighting in a long time. This time it's not just 40 Silla cities,

we'll step on Silla's territory and raise our Baekje flag.

Are you that happy?

Then aren't you happy, Cho Yeong?

I am also happy!

That was a piece of good news.

We're moving to Goseoiwan, Goseoiwan!

Goseoiwan? What do you mean?

Where is Goseoiwan?

Isn't that a very far-off place from the battlefield, on the western border?

Yes, yes, so we longer have to fight in the battlefield.

His Majesty has appointed the General as the city lord of Goseoiwan City.

Why is he the city lord of Goseoiwan City?

Does that mean the General won't be going to the battlefield?

Yes, that's right.

But Cho Yeong, what is important is that we'll be elsewhere.

Now is the time.

In time of war... Fish season! Let's go and eat seafood.

That's not necessary. We have been blessed.

- Then, our General in future will... - We'll be able to grasp 2 or 3 in one go.

That rotten girl, why did she push me?

Where are you going?

Go and pack your bags quickly. Do it quickly!

Those rascals are really... What should I do about Cho Yeong?

Didn't she touch my chest before leaving? The look in her eyes...

What should I do? Really...

General, what exactly happened?

You must have heard?

How can His Majesty do this?

This is too much.

Sending you to Goseoiwan is just like exiling you.

It's not necessary for all of you to follow me.

I've recommended all of you to Generals Ui Jik and Eun Sang.

So don't worry.

I can't do that.

How can we go to battle without you, General?

We can't do that either.

Don't say something so feeble. All of you are now good military leaders.

Even without me, all of you will be able to perform great deeds for the country.

You've said it countless times before, whether it's life or death

we'll be together.

All this time we've held onto those words

and survived until now.

Yes, I understand how all of you feel,

but the matter has already been decided.

Enter the service of the 2 generals, and perform great deeds.

You mustn't die, continue to live.

Even if we die, we'll only abide by your orders, General.

Can't we go and beg His Majesty?

General, please reconsider.

That was a royal edict.

Don't think of unnecessary things, just follow my orders.

If you don't do as I say, I won't see you again.

Is the news of the General going to Goseoiwan true?

Yes, I'm telling the truth, why won't you believe me?

Really... all of you should go home and pack your bags.

Hurry up, go home.

Who said we have to pack our bags?

Absolutely not!

The General must go with us to the battlefield.

This rascal, His Majesty has already decided.

Dae Su! Yong Su! What can the two of you do?

Do you want to confront His Majesty?

We must reason with him!

This is so senseless!

Dok Gae, you should think about this. Does it make sense for the General not to be able to go to battle?

Yes, although it's unreasonable,

His Majesty has his own views.

Then let's resolve this!

Whether it's His Majesty or the Jade Emperor!

Let's go and resolve this.

All of you have gone mad. Do you want to die?

Do you know where that place is? Where do you think you're going to resolve this?

Cho Yeong, you can't do that.

Stop them, Cho Yeong. Cho Yeong! Cho Yeong!

She's left again. Where did she go?

You bunch of rascals.

Your Highness.

Why are you here?

Please persuade His Majesty, Your Highness.

No matter what, General Gye Baek must be allowed to go to battle.

It's not within my power to do so.

Your Highness is capable of doing this. Please persuade His Majesty.

It's not something you should interfere with. You should leave.

Your Highness, this concerns General Gye Baek. It's a matter concerning General Gye Baek.

All of you should leave.

Yes, Your Highness.

I've watched you loving General Gye Baek my whole life.

Do you want to die?

Where do you think you are, that you dare to talk nonsense!

Don't you know, for you he'd even give up his life.

Agassi, please persuade His Majesty.

Agassi, you can't just leave things as they are.

It's not something you should interfere with. Leave!

Agassi, please do something.

You can do something about this, isn't that so?

You have really changed a lot.

Is General Gye Baek more important than your own life?

Yes, he is more important than my own life.