
When Dae Jo-yeong is born, a prophecy says that he will become a king. The order is given and water is released through the tunnel underneath the mountain, causing it to collapse and it crushes hundreds of thousands of Tang soldiers. As the battle begins, Tang's million men come onto the mountain. She is already pregnant with Dae Jo-yeong. Dae Jo-yeong's mother, Dalgi, comes up with the plan to dig under the mountain as it is being built. The emperor, meanwhile, begins plans for making a mountain of earth in order to deliberately destroy the fortress. He catches the emperor's eye and is promoted to the rank of general. Thereafter, Seol rescues some Tang soldiers about to be killed.

Dae leaves Seol to himself, and heads to Ansi Fortress. Seol, enraged for not receiving credit for his actions, frees him. After a failed attempt to assassinate the Tang emperor Li Shimin, Jungsang is captured by Tang. We are also introduced to Xue Rengui (Seol Ingui in Korean), a man with a brilliant mind who comes up with a plan to bring down Liaodong Fortress. Dae Jung-sang, Dae Jo-yeong's father is introduced as a general.

The drama begins during a war between Tang and Goguryeo before Dae Jo-yeong is born. It was originally planned as a 100-episode series, but was extended by 34 episodes. It tells the life of Dae Jo-yeong, the founder of the kingdom of Balhae.įilmed at Hanwha Resort near Mount Seorak with a budget of 35 billion wons, it was a critical and ratings success. Dae Jo-yeong ( Korean: 대조영 Hanja: 大祚榮 RR: Dae Jo-yeong MR: Tae Joyŏng) is a South Korean television series aired from Septemto Decemon KBS1.
