Yoon-kang outmaneuvers Choi Won-shin and steals the mining deal out from under him. He enjoys the moment, but there’s too much work to be done to revel in this minor victory.
Choi Won-shin, on the other hand, returns home in a rage and literally flips a table. He’s ready to go out there and kill Yoon-kang, but Hye-won stops him, reminding him firmly that they have more important work to accomplish. He barely manages to get a hold of his temper, knowing she’s right—only to receive yet more bad news: The materials they need (silk thread, leather) have been bought up by the others and are now unavailable. Flip goes another table. If Choi were the Hulk he’d be bouncing all around the countryside by now.
He storms into Yoon-kang’s office and points his gun at him, warning him not think he’s safe because of the king’s instructions. Yoon-kang doesn’t even flinch and challenges him to shoot already, goading him with the reminder that all it takes is for him to give up everything he’s worked for thus far. “You’ve come this far on your one talent as a shooter,” Yoon-kang adds. “I’d like to see you come crashing down because of one bad shot.”
Choi shakes with fury, but slams his gun down. Yoon-kang tells him to wait and see, because he’ll make sure to continue tormenting him.
Ho-kyung moves back into his father’s home, and I find it actually a bit sweet that Minister Kim welcomes him warmly (especially considering how terrible he was to Ho-kyung at first). Choi Won-pshin bursts into the room in a tizzy, and Ho-kyung is affronted at the disrespectful entry, articularly since he doesn’t know of their secret alliance. His father asks him to step aside, though, and takes the meeting with Choi.
He’s displeased to hear of Yoon-kang’s interference, but also displeased that Choi has allowed himself to get caught up in this mess. Choi is starting to fray a bit at the seams, though, and insists that Minister Kim pull his strings to speed up the establishment of the bureau of merchant administration, so that he can fight back. This deal with Yamamoto is everything to him, and he must prevail.
The easily swayed king considers this argument, but the Kaehwa officials protest, saying that the merchants already hold too much power. Gojong refrains from making a decision, so the Kaehwa officials put their heads together to prevent Minister Kim and his cronies from building up their power even further.
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