Season 1

It is the year 1388. General Lee Seong Gye is dispatched to invade the Liaodong Peninsula but decides to retreat. King Woo of Goryeo, enraged, orders to arrest all the family of General Lee. The general’s son, Lee Bang …

After a fierce battle, the royal palace falls. Lee Seong Gye cannot bear to become a traitor and makes his army wait outside instead of taking over the palace. However, King Woo finds it hard to accept the defeat and or…

Lee Bang Won learns that assassins got inside the home of Lee Seong Gye. He rushes to the mansion to find his father still safe. Much relieved, Lee Bang Won approaches Lee Seong Gye, but at that moment, the men with swo…

King Gongyang has shamed Lee Seong Gye in public. Unable to tolerate the insult his father suffered, Lee Bang Won visits the king and conveys a sharp warning. Terrified, the king issues an order to decapitate his predec…

Lee Seong Gye gives up everything and leaves for Dongbukmyeon. Lee Bang Won fails to dissuade his father from leaving and feels frustrated. Meanwhile, Jo Yeong Mu, who has joined the journey to Dongbukmyeon, asks Lee Se…

Jeong Do Jeon dashes toward the Cheongju Prison, and so does Jeong Mong Ju. But both are held back midway by a downpour, which cut off all the roads to the Cheongju Castle. The prisoners, who belong to Jeong Mong Ju’s f…

While hunting in the woods, Lee Seong Gye is critically injured when he falls off his horse. Jeong Mong Ju takes this opportunity to exile all of Lee Seong Gye's followers. The Lee family does not know what to do and wa…

Despite his father's order not to touch Jeong Mong Ju, Bang Won defies him and is determined to put an end to the chancellor's life. The death of Mong Ju has given Lee Seong Gye a chance to retake the throne, but as muc…

After Master Sambong reorganizes the court officials, he and Lady Kang succeed in persuading Seong Gye to take the throne. Thrilled by the news, Bang Won and his brothers attend the coronation. But as they reach the pal…

Bang Won hears the news that Bang Seok will be installed as the Crown Prince. Full of rage and disappointment, he finds his brothers to stop it from happening. However, his brothers have given up on taking a position in…

Bang Won is furious as he sees Queen Sindeok act with hypocrisy. Although he wishes to rash out on the manipulative Queen, Lady Min settles him down and tells him that the time to strike back will come. As the King leav…

Bang Won sets off to Ming to stabilize the diplomacy. Although Queen Hyun is happy about having rid of Bang Won, bad news starts to pile on her. Meanwhile, Bang Won's audience with the Emperor of Ming goes better than e…

Lee Seong Gye accuses Bang Won responsible for the early death of Queen Hyun. Although Bang Won pleads his innocence, the King is blinded by the sorrow of losing his beloved Queen and cuts ties with Bang Won for good. L…

Bang Won starts planning details of the rebellion and begins training his soldiers for the battle to come. However, Seong Gye is fast-witted enough to realize that Bang Won is up to something. Although he tries to disba…

Lee Seong Gye declares that he will wage war in the Yodong Peninsula with all the private soldiers he has absorbed into the Three Armies Command. Several of his court officials beg him to reconsider, but he is adamant. …

Master Sambong finally determines to get rid of Bang Won and the other princes. However, as the assassination ends up a failure, it only provokes Bang Won to proceed with his rebellion quickly. Now, all soldiers from va…

Bang Won's rebellion proceeds exactly as planned. Although he spares his father, he puts an end to those who are loyal to Jeong Do Jeon. Just when things seem to go well, unexpected casualties also occur. Royal blood th…

Sang Gu continues to threaten Sa Ra for money, and when that doesn't work, he decides to use Se Jong as bait. Se Jong nearly gets into an accident while running away, and Dan Dan gets injured while saving him. Meanwhile…

Lee Bang Gwa is fully determined to keep the throne and protect it from Bang Won. Although Bang Won is already distressed with Bang Gwa and Seong Gye, his other brothers raise an army against him. Bang Gan and Bang Ui t…

Bang Won successfully suppresses Bang Gan and heads directly to the Palace. Despite their differences, Bang Won and Bang Gwa have the same desire to stop shedding family blood. Hence, Bang Gwa decides to hand over the t…

Bang Won's plan to abolish private armies meets strong opposition from his court officials. He soon realizes that he cannot proceed with his plans without the support of the Min clan. However, Bang Won and Lady Min's di…

Bang Won finally ascends to the throne and becomes the third king of Joseon. However, his wife, Lady Min is not even allowed to set foot in the palace. Lady Min becomes upset at how she is being treated and decides to e…

The King tries to weaken the power of the Min Clan by taking away all of Queen Wongyeong's court ladies and also by bringing in Min Je for questioning. Meanwhile, Seong Gye and those who follow him do not stay still. Th…

The Former King Taejo aggressively gathers his army with Jo Sa Eui as the commander. Although Bang Won couldn't believe it at first, he quickly realizes the danger and assembles his army. Bang Won and Bang Gwa swore to …

Once again Bang Won achieves victory against his father. Bang Won spares his father's life under the judgment that Jo Sa Eui is the only cause of the rebellion. No matter how many times he defeats his father, Bang Won i…

Bang Won decides that the Min Clan is not to be trusted. He comes up with a plan that will educate the Crown Prince as the future king and check the loyalty of the Min Clan at the same time. However, although he manages…

The Crown Prince becomes rebellious against Bang Won as he gets forced to study. Although Bang Won is furious about the Prince not obeying him, he also realizes how Seong Gye must have felt. Meanwhile, the power of the …

The Queen's heart shatters into pieces as the Crown Prince betrays her. With his consent, Mu Ku and Mu Jil are indeed to die. Disputes occur regarding the Min brothers' innocence, but Bang Won punishes everyone who defi…

The Crown Prince is quickly losing his father's trust. Although he has already let Bang Won down several times, he only brings even more disappointment. Prince Chungnyeong sees this as an opportunity. For the purpose of…

The King allows the Crown Prince to return to the Palace. But what awaits him is only Chungnyeong making attempts to take his place. In this competition between the two brothers, the Queen is deeply worried that either …

Bang Won discrowns Lee Je and installs Lee Do as the new Crown Prince. As Lee Je leaves the palace, Queen Wongyeong also decides to leave because she cannot bear to be with Bang Won anymore. Shortly after, Bang Won abdi…

Lee Do shows aggression toward Bang Won to be free from his control. Despite his effort, Bang Won's power is still too great, and eventually fails to save his father-in-law, Shim On. However, Lee Do grows to become a su…