Story of the the foundation of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and ambition, success and fall of several real and fictional characters.
Cast:Yoo Ah-in , Yo-Han Byun , Myung-Min Kim , Shin Se-Kyung , Yoon Kyun-Sang , Ji-Hoon Lee , Ho-jin Chun , Park Hae-soo , Hyuk-kwon Park , Seo Yi-Sook , Min Sung-wuk , Lee Joon-hyuk , Cho-hee Lee , Sang-jin Han , Dong-won Seo , Yu-mi Jeong , Gong Seung-Yeon , Kim Eui-sung
General Yi Seong-gye is called to Gaegyeon to work in politics during a sensitive time for the Goryeo Dynasty. His son, Bang-won, discovers that Prime Minister Lee In-gyum is doing something sinful in the shadows.
In-gyum choses Jeong Do-jeon to greet the envoys from Yuan in order to set up a trap and get him arrested. However, Do-jeon might have something else up his sleeve.
Ddang Sae can only watch as he is taught that he has no power to stop the corrupt leaders of Goryeo.
Sambong tries to convince General Yi Seong Gye to spearhead a revolution.
Yi Bang Won forges his father's stamp in order to propel Sambong's plan.
General Yi Seong Gye finds out his son has used his name to ignite a revolution he wants no part of.
When Yi Bang Won is arrested, Sambong must decide whether to let him be tortured or jeopardize his own plans for the revolution.
When Lee In Gyeom is removed from office, a power vacuum threatens to topple Goryeo.
Boon Yi meets Ddang Sae late at night, meanwhile dueling plans to secure marriage are underway.
Hong In Bang appears to go too far in his wielding of power, and Sambong attempts to take advantage.
The race is on between Hong In Bang and Yi Seong Gye to see who can convince the King that the other is the enemy.
Gil Tae Mi and Lee Bang Ji square off to determine who is the better swordfighter.
When the three evil heads of the Dodang are removed, a new adversary attempts to collect power.
Eager to lift Goryeo to greatness, General Choi orders an attack on a large enemy.
Yi Seong Gye must choose between his immediate family and the lives of 50,000 soldiers under his command.
Jung Do Jeon quickly realizes that setting up a new government won't come without some roadblocks.
An old adversary of Jung Do Jeon returns to act as an agent of chaos.
Alliances churn as the Dodang tries to stay the course while Goryeo changes around them.
Jo Min Soo tries to take out Yi Seong Gye before the same can be done to him.
The fallout of an attempted assassination makes the Dodang more receptive to an agreement.
A mysterious organization seems to be pulling strings behind the scenes in Goryeo.
A captured enemy may hold the key to unveiling the secret organization.
Moomyung steps out from the shadows to make a grand gesture.
More is revealed about who is behind Moomyung and how deep the organization goes.
Yi Bang Won starts to feel like New Joseon may not have a place for him.
Jung Do Jeon feels his land reform plan slipping away and takes drastic measures.
Yi Bang Won must decide if it is really Poeun and Moomyung who hold his future.
Yi Bang Won must take matters into his own hands as both his Father and his beloved teacher face death.
Goryeo faces its dusk as Sambong sees what he must do to consolidate his power.
The appointment of the Crown Prince shocks everyone, leading to internal political unrest.
Boon Yi decides she must make her own moves to ensure the safety of her people.
Sambong finds a way to muscle Bang Won out of power in the hopes of solidifying Joseon.
Bang Won is forced to become an envoy to a strong foreign power in order to get him out of Joseon.
Bang Won is greeted with Do Jeon's controversial efforts to reform the Joseon military upon his return.
Bang Won's plan is in place, but he needs to remove Bang Ji to have any chance at success.
Ddang Sae and Moo Hyool square off as Moomyung and Bang Won clash for the final time.