**EPISODE 146 SPOILER**
pardon the typos
crown prince is the new emperor Hee-jong
bestows on cch titles of concord and restoration merit subject as well as venerable grace
emp speaks of his gratitude to cch in aiding the imperial family
asks cch to lead the court on the right path to peace
cch pledges his devotion and loyalty to strengthen imperial authority
cch declares at supreme council that no one will challenge royal court and imperial house
states the rebellious east capital in surabul will be broken up between sangju and andong provinces and that east capital will be moved to kyung-ju
declares that ministers should be installed without favoritism and that the council should work hard against corruption and factions
appoints lord ki as internal affairs secretary urging him to install competent men
ki achs cch why would he give him this post since it is supposed to be occupied by the imperial guardian himself
cch says, oops! i cannot read my notes, i think it was something like he would not be administering the affairs?
the ministers leave the council
one mentions to ki that it looks like cch is giving up a powerful position in order to institute reform
ki looks upset with inheriting the powerful position
another minister explains to the first that in reality cch wanted ki out of the council because two men of power could not lead the council
also it was a punishment for ki who had urged cch's resignation during manjok's rebellion
jinjae is looking at the duduel head and hears duduel's voice saying that the face is the suffering of the people and both the archfiend and kds could not put a smile on the face, but jinjae could
woo asks cch why he doesn't trust jinjae
cch replies that jinjae is smart and cautious and that woo should learn from him in leading the clan and that cch did what he did because he didn't want to kill a family member again
they then go to meet woo's future father in law
the scribes julji and choon-kyun are together
choon-kyun is to document the punitive expedition but he cannot write for he feels that the rebels were good citizens trying to free themselves from hunger and oppresion and that the council were theives stealing the people's resources
julji warns him to watch what he says
choon-kyun says that he has studied the sages and will not be silent
he says everyone fears cch who is an evil and treasonous subject and that the the regime is now doomed
cch's cousin in-woo walks in and asks if this is treasonous talk
julji says no and tries to calm everyone
he finds out that choon-kyun is yi ky-bo a great author and he laughs to see him grumbling
cch sits with jaunson and woo's father in law
cch says he will build a strong nation - financially and militarily
he asks for the in law's advice and guidance
the inlaw says that the emp and cch are like oil and water - if cch is strong the emp is weak, if the emp is strong then cch would be weak, it is the balance of power
cch laughs and says that he makes him out to be a villain, and asks if it is treasonous then to be the imperial guardian?
inlaw syas laws govern
cch asks: then who needs an emp?
jaunson explains-cch will rule the land while the people will think that the emp rules the land with his virtue
inwoo appears with choon kyun and julji for them to meet cch
they talk of choon's book about king tong-myong, the pride of koguryo, koryo's progeny
cch says of course he has read this book and he hopes to restore the glory of koguryo someday
choon says that all the founders of the great kingdoms like King Chumo and Bak Hyeokgeose had delivered the people from distress and he says why would cch reclaim koguryo if greedy aristocrats would take over and institute forced labor and bring death and suffering
he states that 1 life is worth more than 1,000 acres of land
he states that cch must tend to the land now in order to clear the treachery and shame of having removed the emp from the throne
cch shouts how dare you speak contempt to my face, leave!
choon says he cannot drink his wine anyway
choon and julji leave
afterwards cch laughs and says that choon's talents are wasted as as scribe and that he will seek to place him in internal affairs instaed, saying if i can get his loyalty it would be worth 1,000 men
after leaving cch, julji urges choon to watch himself
choon says he was testing cch's scale and that cch was no ignorant waririor so he wouldn't harm them for what was said
fromer emp shinjong is visited by the emp, his son heejong
shinjong says he can relax more now at his own estate
the emp confesses to him that he debased himself before cch and asks how can he face his forefathers?
shinjong says that its ok and he knows he did it to protect the imperial house
the emp declares that he will destroy the villainous cch and reclaim the throne
shinjong proclaims faith in his son
coming home from shinjong's, the empress asks the emp if he will go up against cch
she says she is afraid
he says not to worry, that he is the emp, and that good men will serve him
cch finds cousin kwan at his estate and asks what he is doing, that he told him to leave before
kwan says that he is there with cch's mother's permission
she wants cch to have a reading with the soothsayer
cch calls it nonsense
the soothsayer says he wants to warn cch of evil
matron says that soothsayer had already predicted cch's titles of imperial guardian and venerable grace
the reading-
soothsayer says that cch will be the father of an emp, meaning that the emp serves cch
cch shouts treason at first and then silence
cch and sooth speak alone
sooth says that cch and emp are incompatible and that if cch trusts him there will be dreadful consequences
cch calls him a charlatan and tells him to leave
sooth says we will meet again
PART 2 COMING UP SHORTLY...