River Where the Moon Rises (The Moon Rising River / Dalyi Ddeuneun Gang / 달이 뜨는 강)

THIS IS BASED ON THE TALE OF ON DAL IN CHRONICLES OF THE THREE STATES.

CHARACTERS, INCIDENTS, AND DATES DO NOT MATCH HISTORICAL FACTS.

EPISODE 8

Your Majesty. General Go wishes to see you.

Tell him to come back later.

General.

I was waiting to see you since early morning.

I told you to come back later.

It involves the Princess' safety.

Keep going.

Hey.

I got nothing. No one knows...

what Songhwadang is.

That does not mean you can drink my alcohol.

What man gets upset so easily?

Jin, he is more narrow-minded than he looks.

Do you have something?

No. No one has heard of that name.

Where is On Dal?

He has one last place to ask.

Does he think he is Ga Jin's husband?

That is what he is like.

Once he decides he will protect something,

he will do it, even if the sky falls.

Ga Jin is just like that.

She is the same.

It must be tough being friends with someone so frustrating.

Exactly.

Hey! Move.

Owner!

Today must be my day for unwelcome visitors.

I am a valuable guest.

I am here to offer you a way out.

- What are you doing here? - You do not need to know.

The women who should have gone to Northern Zhou.

Where did you take them?

I am guessing you sold them to Silla.

Tell me which road they are taking.

Women?

Do you buy and sell people too?

There is nothing in the world that cannot be traded.

That goes for people and their hearts.

You should not act out behind Gochuga's back.

What if he scolds you again?

This has nothing to do with my father.

On the contrary,

the silver I got in exchange for the women.

Who do you think took half of it?

The Princess...

hid herself among the women sold off as tributes?

So General Go took the special forces...

and the King summoned Hae Ji Weol.

The Princess has overturned her fortune.

We should do as she wishes.

Do not try to talk yourself out with lies.

I am here on the King's command.

Tell me where the women are.

You should just cut me down.

I am giving you a chance to come clean.

But you refuse it.

Would I be the only guilty party?

I knew you would do this.

I sent some men out at dawn already.

They will check all the routes to Silla.

Even if you keep quiet, I will eventually get what I want.

And the Princess will protect the women.

- The Princess? - She is with them now.

To save the Goguryeo people.

Ga Jin? Where did she go?

She is a princess.

General!

We searched the main roads, piers, and rivers,

but we could not find the women.

You have one last chance. Speak the truth.

Cut out my tongue then slit my throat.

Hae Mo Yong!

Squirrel Pass.

Drug dealers and poachers from SIlla choose that path.

That is the only way out if they want to go undetected.

General. Are you sure you will not regret this?

Tie her up and take her in!

Yes.

General. General, you must not do this.

Lead the way.

Keep going.

Hey. Stop there.

Whose is it?

- Is it yours? - No.

It is at your feet!

No. It is hers, not mine.

Stop!

Drop the sword.

Do not do it. He cannot kill us.

Shut your mouth.

He paid a lot of silver for us. He will not be able to kill me.

I said, drop the sword.

Just kill me too! I do not want to live like this anymore!

- Kill me too! - Just kill me!

- Kill me! - Kill me!

- Kill me! - Keep quiet!

Just kill me!

I am sick of this!

- Kill me! - Kill me!

Move!

They are gone.

They have gone. We are safe now.

Are you all right?

Dal.

Ga Jin.

Mo Yong.

I cannot believe this.

The Princess...

must be determined to destroy the Sono Tribe.

Calm down.

Did Lord Kim also get caught?

No, I think he managed to escape to Silla.

That is all that matters.

You should quickly meet Gochuga and find a way to deal with this.

I have already met him.

Gochuga is a very complicated man.

He has failed to keep his own son under control.

Princess, what is it that you need to tell me?

It is embarrassing enough...

that he tried to sell the women of Goguryeo.

But he even secretly sold them to Silla.

And it was done by the head of the Sono Tribe.

I hope you are right this time.

I witnessed it myself. I heard and saw everything.

These women are also my witnesses.

Is it true that you were meant to be sent to Northern Zhou?

Look at me.

Is that true?

Yes, Your Majesty.

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.

It is not good to let people outside the palace hear them cry.

Let us talk about this inside.

He is right.

We should also listen to what Lord Hae has to say.

Do not worry.

I will resolve what happened.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

The Sono Tribe is in charge of...

trading many different items,

which is probably what caused the unfortunate incident.

They are not items. They are people.

They are beautiful women of Goguryeo.

How could you give such an excuse...

after having made a deal with a Silla merchant?

Lord Hae.

What you did was foolish and wrong.

I am extremely ashamed of myself.

That is not enough.

You sold those women for your own personal interest.

You violated the law and traded with our enemy, Silla.

They are all serious crimes that cannot be overlooked.

We need to get one thing straight.

Lord Hae did not do it for his own personal interest.

I was the one who asked him for a favor.

What do you mean, Gochuga?

Our country is in financial trouble.

So I asked him if he knew a way for us to gather more silver.

I know very well that he did it out of loyalty to Goguryeo.

But that means...

General Go, I want you to go to the royal warehouse...

and check the silvers.

Yes.

General Go.

Let us go back.

Gochuga is a very complicated man.

He has failed to keep his own son under control.

He told me to move the silver...

to the royal warehouse.

He also said he even already moved the silver we gave him.

He is making a small sacrifice to save everyone.

Even so, we will be losing so much money.

We need to stay alive...

for any of that to even matter.

Right now, we need to make sure we stay alive.

He chose the wrong method to fill the treasury fund,

but you must not doubt Lord Hae's loyalty.

And if this information leaks...

and the people of Northern Zhou find out what happened,

things will surely get out of hand.

He is right.

They will get furious at us for deceiving them.

Lord Hae made a secret transaction with our enemy.

Are you going to let him get away with that?

His big contribution makes up for his small mistake.

Father, I hope you will give him the right punishment.

It is clear that Lord Hae has committed a sin.

But I praise his loyalty for Goguryeo.

Additionally, this incident must stay confidential...

to protect the dignity and face of our country.

Your Majesty.

Being able to get away with committing a crime...

already harms the dignity of Goguryeo.

- Princess. - My goodness.

I want the historians to write this down.

No matter how much power or wealth one may have,

anyone who violates the law will be held responsible.