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 10

What is it?

Where are you going after sundown?

It is none of your business. Step aside.

Are you leaving to strike where the Princess is?

I will strike you first if you do not step aside.

Go inside.

Your father is waiting to see you.

I will pay for my sins in death.

However, you and your family will also be...

in a pool of blood.

You asked to see me?

If you cut down On Hyeop's son...

and burn their village,

do you think the Princess will become yours?

She will when she runs out of people to lean on.

She lied about being married to run away.

This is not something you can control by brute force.

I am only doing as you taught me.

You killed the late Queen...

and beheaded On Hyeop.

It is a powerful scheme that does not backfire.

I commend your courage, but you have a long way to go.

Power is powerless when that is all it has.

Justification is what you need before you wield your sword.

Without that,

how different is a general at war from a butcher in a slaughterhouse?

Justification?

I shall make something up.

It will come upon us without us having to do anything.

Do you think the Princess can live as a herb gatherer's wife?

Until we have our cause,

- wait. - How much more time must I waste?

You are so slow.

To catch the chief, you must first fell his horse.

Did you sleep well?

Yes. Did you?

I did.

We should clean up.

General Go will be banished to the border?

Yes. He helped the Princess many times,

Gochuga seems to be angry with him.

He is Gyeru Tribe's next chief,

but he is very different from his father.

I am aware of his loyalty to the royal family.

The first person to notify me the Princess was alive...

was General Go.

He is too great a talent to lose like this.

Gochuga is so ruthless.

He is sending his heir to such a faraway place.

I got on his bad side.

But this exile is to a truly far place.

I am to inhale sand way up in the north.

Are you upset that I am going far away?

It is not great news.

Then shall I stay?

Pardon?

On a day like this, I wish I could sit in a boat on a river...

and drink for hours.

General Go Geon is to come and see the King immediately.

Please do not be angry, Mother.

I know I am lacking, but I will do my best.

Mother. Ga Jin's father,

my father-in-law gave his blessing.

I do not believe what I am hearing.

You have no father-in-law.

Mother.

I will light the fire.

I am good at that.

Get out of the way.

Do not do this, Princess.

You are the noblest of nobles on this earth.

You cannot do such rough work.

I am your daughter-in-law.

Do not tease an old woman.

Rest for as long as you are here.

My father commanded that...

I stay on a faraway border...

and do not show myself.

That is a punishment, not a command.

Is it because you helped the Princess?

I was never...

a satisfactory elder son.

My bodyguards have not been as orderly as before,

and security inside and outside the palace has been lax.

I am considering...

appointing you the new Head of Bodyguards.

I do not deserve that title.

But...

I have already packed to leave for the border.

Packed luggage can always be unpacked,

and commands taken back.

Before that,

to keep you close,

I must be able to trust you completely.

To make me trust you,

gain the Crown Prince's trust first.

With that, I will gauge your loyalty to the royal household.

Yes, sire.

He does not feel well,

and bids you come another day.

Did you tell him I am his new martial arts teacher?

Yes.

The truth is,

since the day the Princess left the palace,

he has not left his chambers.

TO NOT HAVE CONTACT WITH OTHERS.

He said he cannot be bothered to do anything.

Pyeonggang, where on earth are you?

You are well, right?

I told you to get close to the King...

and you became the Crown Prince's trainer?

I am doing as you taught me.

To catch a chief, you fell his horse, you said.

Yes.

The Crown Prince is the King's horse.

I will get the Crown Prince's trust, and then the King's.

I will get everyone at the palace on my side.

The subjects are as doubtful as they are powerless.

Do you have a secret plan?

It would no longer be a secret if I were to speak of it.

Leave the royals to me...

and keep the council in line.

They have more greed than they deserve.

No one knows what they will do in secret.

Some good came from the Princess leaving the palace.

You have changed enough to care for our family.

Love it or hate it,

I am the next Gyeru chief.

I must do my duty as the son.

Are you still up?

Why are you taking more bedding?

There is enough in the other room.

There is only one set.

You said you are married.

Will you sleep apart from her?

Ga Jin feels uncomfortable. It is for her sake.

How am I to teach her?

Will there be any books?

She almost caught me.

Doing what?

Nothing.

I thought she would kick me out. I am glad she did not.

That is not good.

She treats you like you are invisible.

She is putting you first.

She may be your nanny,

but she cared for you more than any mother would.

That is how a mom thinks.

These are books on military strategy that I brought from the palace.

Military strategy?

"Simseo", "Yukdo", "Samryak",

"The Art of War", "The Five Arts".

Hang on.

Wait.

I do not have to read all these, do I?

Reading once is not enough.

10 times, 20 times.

You must be able to quote from it with your eyes closed.

I will study with you.

That is not fair. You said you would teach me to fight.

What is the point in just brandishing a sword?

You must be able to use your head.

Shall I have a look, then?

My gosh.

I think reading this will make me even more stupid.

You are complaining even before you begin.

I am tired. Can we just go to sleep?

Yes? Please?

My gosh.

Oh, well.

Do you feel uncomfortable?

I can sleep in the bigger room.

Do you want to sleep separately just after we got married?

Men can get divorced too.

Can they?

Even if it is a lie,

lying next to you feels like we are married.

It feels strange.

I agree.

- Ga Jin. - Yes?

Let us not tell Mother that I am learning to fight.

She will fall ill the moment she hears.

Okay.

And you too. Do not get in between Mother and me.

There is not much you can do to help.

Hey. Who else will look after the wife than the husband?

That is so reassuring.

Still, leave it to me.

I am leaving to chop firewood.

I need to bring 3 or 4 stacks within the day.

Oh, and Ga Jin left already. She went to get water.

Come here.

What is she up to?

- What do you mean? - Why would a Princess...

come back to live in the mountains?

I do not believe she would marry a herb gatherer.

Come closer.