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.

I would like to speak.

It is about the Princess' marriage.

You will never get your own way.

I am offering a chance.

A chance for you and your offspring to save your lives.

They are looking for the King's son-in-law.

The Princess will marry.

I will always be on your side no matter what.

I cannot accept your feelings.

I must have her...

even if that means I have to use force.

EPISODE 9

What is that sound?

They are officially announcing the royal wedding.

They are calling the candidates into the palace.

Princess.

Come here quick.

Look at this. Are they not pretty?

What is all this?

What do you think they are?

We need to make a dress for your wedding.

Not just a wedding dress.

From head to toe, you will need so many ornaments.

They have not yet selected her husband-to-be.

- Why would you already... - How dare you to interrupt?

I will not marry.

Stop being so childish.

The King gave the command,

and the Five Tribe council decided on it.

Do you not know this is a joy for the palace as well as the people?

The wedding where the bride is bartered...

is not a joyous occasion.

Princess.

How dare she?

She has such an odd temperament.

What now?

Where could she go other than to see her father?

Princess.

Many young men of noble birth...

have applied to be your husband.

The King is greatly blessed.

That means your influence is even greater.

The influence that made this preposterous marriage...

a possibility.

You have everything in the world.

What more do you want?

Tying me down with marriage...

will not benefit you at all.

This is not for me.

The marriage is for you, Princess.

If you keep lashing out with stupidity and bravado,

you might...

follow in your mother's footsteps, and we cannot have that.

If your mother had acted appropriately for her status,

she would not have died the way she did.

Shut your mouth.

How dare you mention my mother?

We do not need any more...

misfortune in the royal family.

The King saw my intentions...

and allowed your marriage.

A man crazed by jealousy...

killed his own wife and people.

Does he deserve to sit up here?

Father.

Did Go Won Pyo threaten you...

into agreeing to my marriage?

Do you fear his weapons that much?

Why?

You are King.

I had a dream every night.

A dream in which you and your mother die.

A nightmare in which my people are slaughtered.

I committed those dreadful deeds myself.

How can I avoid punishment?

When you returned to the palace,

I was afraid.

It felt as if my past wrongdoings had come back to life.

And I was also pleased.

Your mother...

had given me a chance to atone.

If they had known how you felt,

the Sunno Tribe migrants would also rejoice.

However...

Before being the King,

I am but a powerless father.

I wanted to...

do whatever I could to protect you and the Crown Prince.

So...

is that what happened?

Did Go Won Pyo...

threaten you with our lives?

I am sorry.

I did all that I could,

and yet I could not prevent your marriage.

Princess.

Will you forgive me?

Father.

The herb gatherer is gone,

and a young noble is here.

Your clothes...

did more than just change your looks.

Mok Tae Seon, a silk merchant from Jami Province.

I just have to say I am his son?

Creating a fake identity is not all.

You will be questioned to see if you studied all the classics.

When given a theme,

you must also write a poem.

I do not need to do that.

Do you truly think that is possible?

Even if you apply as a candidate,

General Go will end up marrying the Princess.

That will not happen.

I cannot let Ga Jin be forced into a marriage.

We feel the same.

You are in love?

Fate.

She and I are destined to be together.

So I cannot let her marry.

I will do whatever it takes.

They turned us into traitors so they could get rid of us.

I was a fool.

I underestimated Go Won Pyo.

For Father.

And for Ga Jin.

Go Won Pyo.

I will kill you and die myself.

Read the theme for the poem in the envelope.

I heard that General Go did not apply.

Does that mean we have a chance?

You are such a fool. Do you think your father or mine...

sent us with hopes to become the King's in-law?

It is what the Five Tribe council commanded.

What do you mean by that?

They will fail all of us and when they think there is no one worthy,

they will recommend General Go as if there is no substitute.

If his eldest son were to enter the selection process,

how would Gochuga manage to judge fairly?

Darn it. I am here to stand in the background, then.

Let us go and get drunk with some girls after this.

Next.

Here she is.

I am here at your command.

Welcome.

I called her because...

she deals in herbs and also rare accessories.

Hey. It was my idea to call her.

Do you feel better?

Both the Princess and Crown Prince act as they wish.

No one knows how stressful that is for me.

I just hope my son has an uneventful future.

I heard a talented fortune-teller has set up shop in the city.

Shall I ask for you?

Fortune-telling? I have so many questions too.

Where is he?

I brought some accessories that will suit you.

- Pick a few later. - No, thank you.

I will say this because I agreed to not keep secrets.

I was unable to do as you asked.

That young man. On Dal.

The more I get to know him, the more intriguing he becomes.

What about Dal?

He will be in the palace about now.

Next.

Oh!

You look handsome and manly.

- Take a seat. - Thank you.

Let me see.

Your family does not live within the Capital.

You are from Jami Province.

- That is so. - Your father is Mok Tae Seon.

Mok Tae Seon? I have heard that name.

Is he not a merchant who sells silk...

and cotton goods?

What?

We are here to select the King's son-in-law...

and a merchant's son applied?

Do not say more than you need.

A theme for a poem is in the envelope. Write something.

I will do that.

Lord Hae, it is such a pity.

Do you not think so?

A merchant's son applied. That looks bad on us.

Stop.

- What is it? - He hid his identity...

to sneak into the palace.

He hid his identity?

Then is he not Mok Tae Seon's son?

That is true.

Oh, dear...

Then who are you?

Dal.

- "Dal"? - "Dal"?

I heard something disgraceful happened...

during the selection process.

What was that?

Tell me immediately.

I wished to protect my husband.