Ruler: Master of the Mask Episode 10

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Prince asked Woo Bo to teach him to win Hyunsoo group. Woo Bo advises the prince not to do anything until he realizes what to do on his own. 


Moo-ha finds Ga-eun who is suffering after her father's death. She says Moo-ha that the village people are her new family and she will build a market there. She also asks Moo-ha to find a way to supply herbs to the palace. 


Woo Bo calls a friend to train the prince. He teaches the prince that the peddler's group is the best place to earn the most reliable network of information and circulation markets in the nation. Prince becomes a peddler. 

The prince finds a woman crying out for her dead husband. He learns peddlers often die on the road. Collecting merchant fees, he gets an idea to use the fees for members injury and funerals. The chief used to spend the money for drink. The idea is accepted together with the prince himself. 


5 years later. The mother of Lee Sun misses her son. 

He is at the palace right next to her majesty. The courtiers persistently demand to stop regency by the queen mother. The royal seal is finally moved to King Lee Sun. 


As if he had waited, Dae Mok instructs to collect all loans Yangsu-cheong issued so far from everyone including Pyunsu-group members. 


People are in despair with a sudden repayment order. Ga-eun decides to meet the head of peddlers to ask for help. 


Prince and Choong-woon infiltrate into one of Pyunsoo group's secret house to learn their plan. At there, prince sees Ga-eun who stops by the place without knowing it belongs to Pyunsoo group



Ruler: Master of the Mask Episode 8

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Prince comforted Ga-Eun who was in sorrow. 


He felt bitterness that he couldn't reveal the truth before her. He promised to protect her even if he was not seen, giving her a pendant as a mark. 


He told her he would leave her for a while to keep her father's wish. Prince asked her to meet again three days later if she trusts her. 


At night, King told his biological mother that he permitted the prince's plan. Prince also revealed that he had a special heart to Ga-Eun. 


Ga-Eun found the letter from the crown prince that directed her father to investigate Yangsu-cheong. 


She went to the place with a sword shouting that she came to kill the prince and arrested. 


Prince taught Lee-sun in everything of the prince's life. He asked once again to confirm his determination to replace his life under a mask. Lee-sun replied to trust his heart. 


Prince heard Ga-Eun was once arrested and went out to see her. At that moment, the Chief commander brought Lee-sun to King under the crown prince's clothes. The entering ceremony was a day before than the date the prince knew. 


Prince went out to find Ga-Eun who was already released from jail but only found her letter and the pendant he gave. It said she couldn't be with him since his presence reminded her father. She though promised if she could hold her life longer she would like to see him again. 


Lee-sun went to the entering ritual of Pyunsoo instead of the prince. Gon recognized Lee-sun's face but didn't reveal for Hwa-gun. The loyal guard went together to attach Pyunsoo but failed. 


Meanwhile, Ga-Eun and the prince's mother seated at the place. She explained Ga-Eun that her father's death was not because of the prince but because of Pyunsoo. Ga-Eun couldn't accept that. 


At that moment, Dae Mok and his army broke into the palace. He came to punish the King who tried to deceive and kill him. 


Dae Mok said he could be the King since nobody knew the real face of the prince. The loyal guard arrived in King's room to protect the King. 


In prince's mother room, she was already poisoned and about to die. She told Ga-Eun that her real enemy was not the prince but Pyunsoo group. She urged her to find Chun-soo and died. 


Prince found Pyunsoo's army attacking the King and throw himself into the battle. 


Dae Mok figured he was the real prince and attacked him. The King, who was trying to protect his son, was killed first. 

Ruler: Master of the Mask Episode 7

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Deputy Magistrate Han was abashed to see her daughter appeared at the execution site. 


Ga-Eun cried out to earn mercy on her father's life. So did the crowd. However, Han confessed his sin and urged to kill him. 


Prince appeared late shouting out to stop. But it couldn't cancel the order. Ga-Eun lost her spirit and fainted. 


Furious Woo Bo went to Dae Mok who came to him a long ago for his teaching. Woo Bo was yelling at his terrible change. 


Dae Mok mocked Woo Bo who didn't expect this would come after his word. 


Prince asked Woo Bo how to protect his people and get rid of Pyunsoo. 


Woo Bo said he didn't know, but he might need to refresh the viewpoint. 


Hwa-gun felt sorry looking at the prince. 


Dae Mok set the crown prince's entering ceremony date to Pyunsoo group. It was known to the King. 


Prince went to Ga-Eun's place. She couldn't hold herself losing her mind. She shouted out why the prince had to forsake his loyal servant. 


Prince lost his strength looking at Ga-Eun and couldn't move from his place. Lee-sun who knew the executor was not the prince asked him why not revealed the truth. 

Prince told Lee-sun that it was still his fault anyhow. Lee-sun wanted to help him to overcome the situation. 


Lee-sun told the prince that he could be his substitution to be in Pyunsoo group's entering ritual. At first, the prince thought he wouldn't be helpful but changed his mind. 


Prince asked King to exchange his status and Lee-sun for a while to find a way to beat Pyunsoo. He wanted to see Pyunsoo from the subject's viewpoint. 


King torture him to see if he was a spy of Pyunsoo. It proved Lee-sun was genuine. 


Prince appealed King his plan again. He said it's the call from heaven. 


King refused at first but said he would hear if his prayer knocked the heaven to pour out the rain. At the moment, the rain came. 


Prince visited Dae Mok who was throwing a feast with his followers. Prince challenged Dae Mok in an intense conversation with him. 


Dae Mok was upset that he faced the prince in person, who unveiled different image from what he thought. 

Ruler: Master of the Mask Episode 6

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King told Chung Woon to free the prince after meeting Deputy Magistrate Han.


Prince ran straight to the prison to release Deputy Magistrate Han. 


However, Deputy Magistrate Han only left a letter to Ga-Eun to the prince. Prince understood Deputy Magistrate Han's concern for his daughter. He promised Han to come back after moving Ga-Eun to a safe place. Han figured the boy was the crown prince of hearing him calling Chung Woon's name. 


Prince sent Ga-Eun to a safe place. 


Meanwhile, Hwa-gun complained to Dae Mok about blocking her to become the crown princess. Dae Mok advised her to earn it by herself. She then asked him to give her Gon, Dae Mok's best guard. 


Prince returned to Han and begged to flee. 


Han told him that he decided to die for the justice. He encouraged the prince to not fall into despair for this incident but consider it as a lesson for future work. 


Gon, who saw the prince hid Ga-Eun reported that scene to Dae Mok. Dae Mok was pleased to know the news that he found a way to train the prince in his hand. 


Eunuch Chun-Soo who was poisoned by Pyunsoo group delivered Dae Mok's message that the crown prince should be the executor of Han otherwise persons around him will die one by one. The eunuch fell for the poison. 


Prince tried to save his life, but Chun-Soo died. Prince wept aloud. 


Hwa-gun who sneaked into the place with Gon looked down the prince weeping from the ceiling and felt heartbreaking as well. 


On the day of execution, King went to the prince and tried to discipline him. He told this tragedy was the result of the prince's reckless decision without thinking of how great the impact would be to his loyal servants. 


Prince being rebellious to his father cried out that he never wanted a life of the crown prince who had to live with a mask in exchanging of great suffering of his people. Then the prince fainted. 


At the same time, Ga-Eun who opened her father's letter got to know that her father was about to die. She was shocked and headed out to her old house right away. 


Prince woke up at a strange place that was locked. 


Hwa-gun helped him to get away from the room and reached out to the execution ground of Han. 


Han was seated and waited for the time without a word. 


Chung Woon who disguised as the crown prince proceeded the execution in public. 


Ga-Eun was there. 


The prince who arrived late was in shock seeing the scene. 

Ruler: Master of the Mask Episode 5

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The crown prince with Chung Woon and Lee Sun are surrounded by Gon and his men. 


Gon misunderstood that Lee Sun was the prince because he was holding the crown prince's jade and it looked like the prince and Chung Woon were protecting Lee Sun. 


The King's guard arrived to save them at the moment Gon to catch Lee Sun. 


At Dae Mok's place, Hwa-gun was asking him to give the prince to her rather than killing him. She told him she would earn the prince's heart. 


Meanwhile, Park Moo-ha and Deputy Magistrate Han were investigating Yangsu-cheong's corruption. However, people are afraid of testifying at the court because of Yangsu-cheong's possible threat. 


They found out Pyunsoo group bought the large size of land and changed waterways to Yangsu-cheong wells. 


An angry crowd upon the unfair death planned to protest against Yangsu bureau. However, Woo Bo stopped them saying it won't make any change but only bring in more death. 


Dae Mok was upset at Gon because he couldn't catch the prince. 


Gon, however, reported that he confirmed the face of the prince who disguised himself as low-class people. 

Dae Mok decided to use the King to remove Deputy Magistrate Han. 


One of his men reminded the King that the worth of Yangsu-cheong was same as the life of the crown prince. He threatened to kill every prince substitutes that the king prepared that night. The crown prince's life is also not safe unless the King kills Deputy Magistrate Han immediately. 


The crown prince returned to the Shrine and met his father. He asked for his favor to look after the unfair death of poor people. 


The King revealed the truth that he was the one gave the right to Pyunsoo group in exchange for the prince's life. 


The prince couldn't accept that he was the collateral with the corruption. 


Deputy Magistrate Han got arrested under the King's order. 


The next morning, Hwa-gun visited Queen to appeal her ambition to become the crown princess. Queen, however, told her that Dae Mok wouldn't allow. Hwa-gun told her she would regret greatly.

 

The King visited Deputy Magistrate Han in prison secretly. He showed bitter feeling to kill his loyal servant. He said, "Why didn't you wait for a while. You could become a royal servant to the next king."


Deputy Magistrate Han told the King that he would be willing die to protect the prince. He asked for king's favor to protect his daughter and Park Moo-ha. 


The King promised to protect them. 


The prince confined in his room cried for his weakness that cannot save people who are loyal to him and for Ga-Eun who will lose her father because of his mistake. 


Ruler: Master of the Mask Episode 4

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I am sorry for your father, but there is nothing that I can do. It is not in my jurisdiction. 

Isn't your job to protect people? 

Cut his one hand off. 

Please show mercy on me!

Stop! I will take him to the Capital court. 

What do you mean? Our office has an independent right to hold a trial. 
Don't care! Let's Go!

At that time, Chung Woon found the prince and pulled him to a barn. 

Oh! How did you recognize me?
Let's go. It is very dangerous now. 


Sorry, but I can't return yet. I need to protect my people.


Do you realize you are breaking the King's order?


Even Chief Magistrate said not to bother the water supply bureau. 

Lee Sun's father was about to be taken again to Yangsu-cheong. 


At that moment! The crown prince appeared!

Let him go.

oohhh~    He is amazing~


If you are a courageous prince, I have something to speak to you. 


I figured out why public wells dried up in spite of abundant precipitation. The waterways to public wells were blocked because of illegal construction of Yangsu-cheong.


Why didn't you report earlier!

Your Highness, nobody can be against the water supply bureau...

Now, you and Deputy Magistrate Han conduct a thorough investigation. 


Meanwhile, Hwa-gun directed Dae Mok's men looking for the crown prince to the wrong person and waited for him. However, the prince ran straight to Ga-Eun. 


The prince smiled at Ga-Eun who shared him how amazing the prince was without knowing the person she is talking to is the prince.

 

Dae Mok who heard the story ordered Jo Tae-Ho to show a sample to people who are against them. 


Jo Tae-Ho's men right away grasp Lee Sun's father on the way back with his son and killed him. 

Lee Sun lost his mind and ran to kill Jo Tae-Ho.


The prince stopped him saying he couldn't let his friend be a murderer. 


The prince blamed himself and told Lee Sun to wait for him returning to find the justice. 


The prince revealed his identity. 


Dae Mok looked at Hwa-gun checking if she knew the crown prince's face. At that time, Gon, a guard of Dae Mok came to report they have found Chung Woon with two men. 


Hwa-gun worried if her grandfather would kill the prince. 


Soon, they are surrounded by Dae Mok's men. 


to be continued...


Ruler: Master of the Mask Episode 1

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Pyunsoo Group, a secret organization of architects, grew as a powerful political group in shadow after Joseon dynasty began. 


The group uses special poisons to control the members. People will die with severe pain in their chest once they stop taking the poison. 


I am the leader of Pyunsoo. Will you join? 


If I can be a king, Sure!


Ok. we will be your spear and shield, but one day you will regret. 


10 years later, the King is expecting a baby. 


If the baby is born between 9 pm and 11 pm, the baby will be a great king otherwise the baby will die in young age. 


You are born a bit early, but let's just say it was in time. 


Dae Mok, the leader of Pyunsoo wants to get water with the prince as collateral. The king became furious and didn't want to accept his demand. Dae Mok proceeds plan B to poison the baby at the naming ceremony. 


The king, who did not know that the ink was poisoned, wrote the baby boy's name on his shoulder. The baby prince fell into suffering...


Woo Bo, a Sungkyunkwan officer, said Pyunsoo group is the only place to get the antidote.


The king visited Dae Mok and exchanged nation's water supply control with the antidote. 


It seems to be late but the boy is miraculously alive. Woo Bo says as he overcame the poison, now he has strong blood that is immune to any type of poison. 


The king decided to close down the prince's palace and put him under a mask. He also commanded to kill anyone who sees prince's face now on. 


"Overcome the evil plot of Pyunsoo group and survive. Develop your strength to fight them. take off this mask one day and become a true emperor." 


There was a rumor spread that the crown prince lost his face figure due to illness. It was known as an aftereffect of the poison, everyone believed it. 


14 years later, teenager prince wants to know why he must put on a mask in spite of strange rumors circulating. But the king doesn't tell him why but only talks about his illness that he doesn't know. 


He is trying to find the reason by himself reading record books in his garden, the only place where he can take off his mask as being alone. He figured out there was a person named Woo Bo who might know the truth. 


Meanwhile, Dae Mok's son and granddaughter (Hwa-gun) visited the Queen to discuss the marriage of crown prince. 


I am not interested in becoming a crown princess.


Touring the palace, Hwa-gun found the crown prince's secret garden and sneaked into it. 


The prince was stunned to see somebody without a mask. 


to be continued in ep 2..

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