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[Episode 1]
Please reconsider, Your Majesty!
Please reconsider!
Please reconsider the command to depose the Crown Prince!
[Seonjo]
Please reconsider, sire!
- Take them out! - Yes, sir!
[Crown Princess Yoo] Father! Father, Father!
How dare you!
Ga Hee, what are your thoughts?
[Kim Ga Hee]
I believe whoever covets the throne deserves to be executed.
[Kim Do Chi: Vice Chief of the Meteorology Department]
Sire!
[First Son of Crown Prince Yi Ji]
Where is the criminal of high treason, Gwanghae?
King Sejong had a wide forehead, a straight nose, and a sturdy chin.
His face is well-balanced, and his eyes resemble those of the dragon.
That is the true king's face that would establish a reign of peace and prosperity.
Please reconsider!
[The 41st year of King Seonjo's Reign: 1608]
I made it clear that it's impossible, so why are you making a noise?
Are you trying to defeat the king?
I plead to you with my death in mind.
How could you depose the Crown Prince without any evidence of treason?
That can't be, Your Majesty!
You are ready to die?
Then I will grant your wish.
Who else is ready to die?
Do I...
really have the face that cannot be king?
[Crown Prince Gwanghae]
If the one without the face of the king becomes the king
then the people will starve
and the vassals will be only caught up in their own voices.
The entire nation will be in distress
and will go through a major calamity.
The one with the face of the king must become the king of Joseon.
Queen Majesty.
Prince Hasung has the face that should not become king. (later King Seonjo)
If someone with that face becomes the king
it is told that the people will encounter major distress.
What should we do?
We can't foresee a moment ahead of His Majesty's illness..
It is told in 'Secret Book of King's Face.'
As the royal face reader, I swear this on my life.
Venerable Muhak who established Joseon wrote 'Secret Book of King's Face'
a precious book on physiognomy for peace and prosperity of Joseon.
Please believe in 'Secret Book of King's Face.'
Please follow it.
Your Majesty!
Sire...
Do not covet the throne.
You should never become king.
If you become king, this nation will face a great distress!
For the future of this country...
[The 22nd Year of King Seonjo's Reign: 1589]
Your Majesty, we have arrived.
How are the patients doing?
The force of the plague has dissipated, but we keep losing lives.
Please help me!
- Sire, this way. - Please save me!
Stand back!
Help me!
- Sire, please don't. - Stand back.
Do not worry. I will make sure to save you.
I will not leave my people like this.
That is a lie!
Stop with all the lies and leave here now!
How dare you!
The well has been dry for a long time now
and we cannot even find grass roots to feed our children here!
If you really mean to save us, give us food first!
They only give us cheap medicine that doesn't work.
Are you trying to starve us to death since we're lowly ones?
I'm starved to death!
Is that true?
This is not the only place with lack of food, sire.
Plague and starvation!
Open the private storage of the palace right now
and make sure the people do not starve!
Your grace is immeasurable, sire!
I will immediately hold a prayer for rain and make the rain come here.
I will not sit back and watch your suffering.
Your grace is immeasurable, sire!
Move aside!
To those who could not mind their manners to the king
ask them to pay for their sins in private.
Yes, sire.
The king's forehead is the sky
and the king's lower half of the face is the people.
The king's lower face must contain virtue
for the people not to go hungry.
Your sharp chin will strike the mind and the body of the people.
You must never forget to cultivate your mind and body even for a moment.
Are you in pain, sire?
Sire... is it fun to mock me?
Yes, it's a hundred times more fun than a group of clowns.
I told you so many times that it doesn't hurt at all.
How come you look like you peed on yourself every time?
That's because someone who is not a doctor is administering acupuncture...
I'm afraid that he may touch a wrong pressure point.
A great face reader is well-versed in the pressure points and colors of the face.
How can you treat him like a quack?
My apologies for comparing you to a quack.
You should remain silent while you receive acupuncture.
His Majesty has returned to the palace.
You must stay that way for at least for another hour.
No, I'll get this later. I have to greet him first.
This is also His Majesty's command.
- You haven't found her yet? - Forgive me, sire.
The reason I brought you into the palace from the streets of the market
is because you said something no other face reader has.
'If you find a woman who will complement your face and take her in as a consort'
'your face will change and the fate of the country will change.'
Was that a lie?
How could I lie to you?
- I am looking everywhere... - I will give you one month.
If you cannot find her within that time
you will have to take responsibility for your words.
I will keep that in mind, sire.
How is Gwanghae doing?
Acupuncture is administered on the face every day as per your orders.
Gwanghae doesn't know the reason yet, does he?
Of course not.
Two dragons in one sky cannot be permitted.
Even if it takes acupuncture and cupping
you must change his face.
- Only then Gwanghae will survive. - Yes, sire.
Lower cheeks next to the chin.
If this area is thick, round, and balanced on both sides
he will have exceptional leadership and gain trust and virtue.
Upper part of the brow arch.
If this area is clear and thick, he is born with all the luck in the world.
My lucky features are turning into unlucky features.
Father!
Who is it?
This is not a place where simply anyone may enter.
What are you looking for here?
Please spare me!
If you spare my life, I will pretend that I did not see you!
Please spare me!
Who the heck are you? What were you looking for here?
Your Majesty, thieves have broken into the library.
Shoot him! I'm fine!
Shoot him and arrest him!
Stop!
Why are you hesitating? Shoot him and arrest him now!
Sire, His Highness is in danger.
Do not worry about the Prince.
Sire!
Father... did you have a good trip?
I did not get to see you earlier.
What were you doing in the library at this late hour?
I could not fall asleep, so I was reading.
Are you all right?
Sire, are you sure you are okay?
I'm fine.
You were really great. You caught the thief.
No! It wasn't just one.
I forgot about that!
Sire!
What were you trying to steal?
I came for 'Secret Book of King's Face.'
Did you just say, 'Secret Book of King's Face'?
I did. The book will prove that your face is not the king's face.
I came for 'Secret Book of King's Face'!
Who sent you here?
The future king who will open the new sky sent me here to save the people of Joseon!
What?
King! Do you not see the bare, starved people?
The reason that misery continues in Joseon
is because someone who should not be king is sitting on the throne!
We need a new king for the sake of this country!
'Secret Book of King's Face' will prove that!
From this moment on, you will be Chief of Security.
Your grace is immeasurable, sire!
Check the body of the thief, and make sure to find out his identity.
We have to know who is behind him.
Yes, sire!
And there should be no one who saw or heard what just happened.
I will execute your order.
Father...
Hon.
Yes, Father.
You've grown a lot.
If your mother who died when you were an infant saw you today...
she would be very happy.
Yes.
I favored her very much.
- Did you see everything? - What do you mean?
What just happened in the interrogation room.
The one who dared to break into the palace should pay for his crime, of course.
I do not believe it is something I should take any interest in.
So you did not see or hear anything?
No, Father.
I did not see or hear anything.
A secret is more easily noticed by others.
If you wish to hide anything, you must be more careful.
How could I possibly hide anything from you, Father?
However, I will keep your words in mind.
Hon, living like a dead mouse is your way of survival and your fate.
Father, please do not worry.
I will only live as your vassal.
He definitely said 'Secret Book of King's Face.'
'Secret Book of King's Face'... Just what could it be?
Young Shin...
we'll catch the thieves as soon as the day breaks, so get ready.
How will you catch those thieves?
I cannot let this slide with my duty as a son.
I'm going to catch them by my own hands.
This is it.
The way to find them.
Look carefully. Didn't you see this mark in any book?
A bookstore owner buys and sells books.
He is not someone who reads books.
Sire, it's like finding a needle in a barley field.
What's going on?
Huh?
It's nothing.
Young Shin, where is the crowded place in the city?
It's Mapo Port.
Let me see, let me see...
How pitiful!
The forehead that symbolizes the career fortune is not built at all.
It's only flat like a cut rice cake tube.
You fail every exam you take!
You're right! I failed the soldiers exam 10 times!
However, seeing how your nose is so sturdy...
you're pretty good at your night job.
You'll have a strong son soon.
Amazing!
My wife is pregnant with our fifth child!
You're getting everything right!
He got everything right!
Move aside!
Please read my face, too. When will I get married?
Here.
Tell me when my child will recover from his illness.
Quiet, everyone!
I'm going to read your faces without charging a penny!
But!
I'm only going to read faces of those who know what this mark means.
No one knows what this means?
Five dots!
Trace of chicken pox!
I know the mark!
Do you mean it? Tell me.
- What does this mark mean? - Read my face first.
I will tell you after that.
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
Let me see...
I see that your brows are long and organized...
you have an obvious face of a writer.
Your brow bone is protruding, so you have a fortune of a government career.
Are you a scholar at Sungkyunkwan?
I've never even taken a step at the gate of Sungkyunkwan.
Here! An eyelash is plucked here! I missed that one!
What about my nose? What about my lips?
As for your lips...
It's him!
He's doing business without permission!
Please drag him out now!
I almost died!
The gang is well-known in Mapo Port.
How fearless can you be to run a business without paying for the spot?
I wasn't charging anything for face reading, so I thought it would be fine.
So you pretended to be a sham face reader with a bait of a constellation symbol?
You knew I was a sham, but you still made fun of me?
Look at you...
Wait.
Did you just say, 'constellation'?
Do you...
Do you really know what this mark means?
Did you think I was lying?
It's the constellation symbol of the king.
East, West, South and North.
Four stars are protecting the star in the center.
The constellation that is composed of five stars.
The four stars are the vassals and the one in the middle is the king.
Thank you!
What are you doing?
Where can I see that? Do you have it, by any chance?
Please show it to me.
I don't have it!
Look! Look!
Sire!
Sire, are you okay?
Young Shin...
I found out what this mark means.
Really?
Sure, sure, pour me a drink.
I put in a request with a merchant group
and brought her after paying for her in silver blocks.
She is a clean girl that is untouched by any man.
If only her eyes slanted downwards
she would be destined for a title as high as a princess.
But your destiny is to rot in a courtesan's house.
Just who are you looking for that you'd be so picky?
I'm looking for someone
that resembles a moon shining through the clouds in a dark night.
I've searched the entire country in the past year but haven't found her.
So how could I find her in a month?
If I cannot find her, His Majesty will not let me live.
The shape of a bright light on a clear sky.
It is a precious face.
Stop!
My my...
I've been looking for that face everywhere!
But... how is it a man, not a girl?
Your Majesty, you must find every detail of the truth regarding last night's accident.
I have heard that Prince Gwanghae could have been met with great trouble.
Was it to harm Prince Gwanghae, by any chance?
We must find out why they broke into the palace in every detail.
To harm Gwanghae?
You act as if Gwanghae is the Crown Prince.
Sire...
Well...
How would I be qualified to be king when I let the people starve?
I am well aware of my lack of virtue.
So please rush to install the crown prince.
I am willing to pass on everything I have to the crown prince.
- Your grace is immeasurable, sire. - Your grace is immeasurable, sire.
How could you say such troubled words?
Who could possibly replace your kind heart that is concerned about the people?
- Please reconsider, sire! - Please reconsider, sire!
If you think that way...
then I have no choice.
Your grace is immeasurable, sire!
I plan to hold a prayer for rain
for the people who are suffering from a long drought.
Your grace is immeasurable, sire!
For this prayer for rain
make sure every one of your sons
who have not gone through the coming of age ritual
attend the service and gather their earnest wishes.
I will surely make the rain come this time.
Do not miss any detail in preparation.
Your grace is immeasurable, sire!
His Majesty is willing to install the crown prince
and even pass on the throne to him now?
- That's what he said? - Yes.
I have no idea... why he said that out of nowhere.
He is... trying to test the loyalty of the ministers.
He meant to sort out the ones without enough loyalty.
Queen Majesty, I have waited for a very long time
as the first son of the royal family.
Please help me so that I can be installed as the Crown Prince soon.
Prince Imhae...
When His Majesty acts like that, you must be more careful.
Could it only be the vassals who are being tested by His Majesty right now?
In this nation, all the first sons who did not become king
were dead or put in exile.
And yet you still say that I should be patient and wait?
Prince Imhae with his impatient temper will consider this his chance.
He won't even know that it is a passing breeze.
This is a problem that the installation of the crown prince is so delayed.
But it's very odd.
Ordinary thieves would break into the grain storage.
I do not understand why they broke into the library.
If His Majesty wishes to hide something, then help him hide it.
By the way...
I heard Prince Gwanghae was there, too.
Yes.
It's very interesting for a coincidence.
At every important moment that takes place in the palace
that child is always there.
Enjoy.
What are you doing here?
I'm hungry, so I'm trying to get a bowl of porridge.
This porridge is not for someone like you in a silk robe.
Isn't this to save the ones who are hungry?
I am very hungry right now.
Please give us some porridge.
Please.
Thank you.
Why are you doing this?
Can I see the astronomical chart?
I told you that I didn't have it.
It's the plague!
Plague!
Look! Look, wake up!
Please leave him. It's contagious.
All the plague patients are already quarantined in the medical office in the city.
The plague will make him vomit blood.
Look!
What are you doing? Call the doctor now!
Look!
The doctor said
that the madness was caused by food consumption
after a long period of starvation.
That's what I thought.
A sham face reader and a quack on top of that.
Anyway, a life was spared, thanks to you.
Then shouldn't you give me a reward?
Show me the astronomical chart.
Why are you so obsessed with that constellation symbol?
A thief broke into my house not too long ago
and that mark was on his arm.
Therefore I'm trying to catch the thief with that mark as a clue.
I just need to confirm it with my own eyes.
This is it.
This is the constellation symbol I saw.
It is. It's exactly the same.
I've never seen an astronomical chart like this.
Who drew this?
- I don't know. - Can I borrow it for a while?
I only showed it to you because you looked so pitiful.
- Look, I'll bring it back soon... - Young Master!
Lord Kim is coming.
What?
- Just quit it and leave now! - What are you doing?
Wait, hold on! Wait!
I'll bring it back quickly, so please...
Seriously...
Prince Gwanghae?
Isn't he Vice Minister of the Royal Advisory Council?
Leave!
Did you forget?
That you should not live as a woman!
- I did not forget. - Then?
How can you be so friendly with a man you hardly know?
I am sorry.
I will be more careful in the future.
Do not blame your fate.
Father...
I am not living as a man because I am afraid of that fate.
It is out of guilt for my brother who died because of me.
So please don't worry.
Someday, I will completely forget that I am a woman
and I will live as a man to my bones.
It seems that you must attend the prayer for rain this time.
Pardon?
Does that mean I will be entering the palace?
It is the royal command, so I cannot do much about it.
The man earlier is Prince Gwanghae.
When you go to the palace
you must be extremely careful
so that he doesn't recognize you or realize that you're a woman.
Yes.
Luckily, he completely forgot about me.
But it is impossible for me to forget.
I am just a man...
Dear Buddha, my brother has died.
He was taking care of me when I was suffering from the plague...
and he died in my stead.
I am not thankful at all.
I heard you grant people's wishes?
Please let me meet with my brother.
I just need a short time.
I need to say something to my brother.
Please let me meet with my brother.
Please...
Your brother is telling you not to cry.
He can hear everything you say
so now, say what you wish to say to your brother.
Is it really you, Dear Buddha? Is it truly you?
I am a talking Buddha.
Dear Buddha, please tell my brother that Ga Hee is sorry.
That I won't forget him...
That I am actually very thankful.
Please tell him.
Your brother also wants me to tell you that he's thankful that you are alive.
While I am not around
this star will protect you.
I will definitely come back to see you again.
So make sure to wait for me.
Back then and even now... Still lying...
You must live as a man from now on.
You have the face that will serve two dragons.
So you should never live as a woman.
That is your fate.
I don't want to! I don't want to live as a man!
Lizard, lizard. Raise the cloud and hurl the fog.
If you let the rain pour, I will release you to return.
Lizard, lizard. Raise the cloud and hurl the fog.
If you let the rain pour, I will release you to return.
Lizard, lizard. Raise the cloud and hurl the fog.
If you let the rain pour, I will release you to return.
King Majesty has arrived!
God of Seven Stars!
Please allow the rain to come!
The elevated and glowing forehead
will cover the angular, dry forehead of the king.
The soft face that is connected from the tip of the nose like a ridge
will embrace the sharp tip of the king's nose.
The king's face will be majestic but not harsh.
He will have the face of a sage king that people can lean on comfortably.
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Are you saying that Heaven will not grant rain for my effort?
He claimed that the world is not for one person, it's for everyone.
What else could this be if not a treacherous mind?
If you don't want the whole world to know that you are a woman, follow me.
What will happen to Ga Hee?
Please give me wisdom.
Ga Hee!