The palace guards catch up to them and Hwi tries to fight them off, but he’s soon overwhelmed. HAHA, their insults hit too close to home and they don’t stop fighting after Chi-do is finished, and Chi-do just rolls his eyes at the doofuses.When they finally calm down, Chi-do makes them sit and make up. They’re finding themselves on opposite sides of the conflict yet again, and again, I don’t blame either of them for the choices they’ve made.
Sun-ho dresses as a guard and retrieves a lotus from a palace pond for the former king, and Taejo recognizes him immediately. His father tells him that they have to kill everyone otherwise they should not come back. He can not be touched by the palace because he helped establish the new world order. Firing an arrow into the wall, Bang-won asks Bang-gan if he still has that written promise that he won’t kill him. Letting loose an evil giggle, Bang-gan sneers that it’s a cherished possession, and Bang-won tells him that he can only use it once. Sun-ho says he’ll pretend to be loyal again, which will buy them time to use Bang-gan to corner Bang-won, then kill him. But he still passes. The Jurchens lower their swords and thank Sun-ho for killing the cruel chief.With that, Sun-ho finds himself leader of an army.
Bang-won counters that the bloodshed happened because of greed at the top, but the king retorts that you can’t rule a country with a sword, only destroy it. Plus I think this has more heart in the narrative. So cute. This one though, I was never bored.I'm not sure I agree. Bang Won sees this for himself at the artillery. He reminds Bang-gan that Bang-gwa has no son, which makes Bang-gan next in line for the throne, and he advises Bang-gan to take action and not wait. When Hee-jae regains consciousness, she wants to go back to Ihwaru for her people who were caught in the attack, and Hwi has to physically restrain her to stop her from hurting herself worse. Sun-ho says that Bang-won knows of Bang-gan’s plan to lure him to the hunting grounds, and that Bang-won is planning a counter-ambush. If Hwi has to suffer a devastating loss and go on alone yet again, I want him to at least be able to do it with some peace. They are both shocked to see each other.However, one of the assassins slices his sword into Sunho during this stare off because he hates him. We also are privy to other background stories between the characters. Welcome to Drama Milk! It appears that he is thinking of having a coup, though he has not said this outright.Meanwhile, Hwi and his team attack the an artillery that is owned by Bang Won. But, while being locked up she accidentally hits her head and several memories come back. With the influx of bright, cheerful fusion sageuks this year, JTBC and Netflix’s sageuk My Country: The New Age brings some welcome gravitas to my drama-watching line-up. (And then wondered how I could like a villain so much.
Bang-won killed Sun-ho’s father and cheated him out of his revenge, then insulted him to his face and robbed him of a death he would have been proud to accept. Our heroes face the aftermath of a night that changed both of their lives forever, but not necessarily for the good. Sunho explains that his task is to find out what the King needs and deliver on it. Later that night, Bang-gan stops Hwi on his way home. He doesn’t trust his father or his brothers, and he still wants the throne for himself despite being third brother in line. They never really explain it.So now we know where Bang Won's weaponry went! I know that Sun-ho is angry and bitter, but when all is said and done he betrayed Hwi first, so I hope he only injured Hwi to get him out of the way and save his life. However, instead of just leaving, he decides to kill all the soldiers on the front lines before doing this and blaming it on the old regime. Sun-ho is able to stand up and hits Hwi hard on the head, causing Hwi to fall. King Taejo recognizes Hwi and says this wasn’t what he had in mind when he helped him years ago.
Bang-gan mentions their father shooting off Bang-won’s topknot, and Bang-won asks him darkly if he plans to use his written promise today. Guards forcefully take Hwi from his house which leads his sister to have a seizure and hit her head dangerously on a table. That’s a good one. He walks away disappointed, and as Hwi watches him go, his eyes are sharp and clear — I knew he was sober!He removes his ruined gat and outer clothes to reveal his armor underneath. He asks Bang-gan why he helped Bang-won with his revolt, and Bang-gan claims that he was too scared of Bang-won to say no. Bang-won learns from Tae-ryong that King Taejo sent his few remaining guards out of the palace, so Bang-won barges into his father’s bedroom to demand he recall the guards. Including his son.
But then Prince Sung-Kye realizes that the palace is empty. Hee-jae threatens to try and kill Bang Won but Bang Won is not threatened and offers her a job as an informant instead. However, Hwi lashes out at the injustice of it all and ends up getting beaten and disqualified for his troubles. This could kill them all.In a side story, Yeon is no longer treated well by Nam Jeon due to Sunho being tortured. Also, saving a life via 10yrs battlefield experience vs saving a life through video call.In Vagabond, if you got hit,, you got hurt, e.g. Sun-ho realizes that this letter means that his father tried to kill General Sung Kye who is now the King. Sun Ho is the son of a noble man, though his mother is a slave so he is looked down upon by others. Sun-ho is ready for him, and as they fight, he doesn’t notice that Yeon’s ribbon is sliced in two. I dropped Vagabond quite early. There was nothing that could hold my interest. So long as Hwi obeys Nam Jeon, Nam Jeon will keep his sister alive and will marry her off to another noble. The brothers argue over who should hunt for game for their mother’s memorial feast, and Bang-gan says he’s thinking of bringing his soldiers with him. They stop in a cave in the forest, while Chi-do stays behind.
I understand that this is fictional but if you are going to use Goryeo and Joseon then follow the dang tradition.What actually qualify Hwi to be a king maker? Anyway, he's prepared.You may be right Toki. I don't know why I didn't think of that sooner.