Lee Sung Gye doesn't want to send Jung Do Jeon to Ming China, but Ha Ryun and Min Je tells the king he should. Jo Mal Saeng leads Confucian scholars for a joint petition to the king that Jung Do Jeon should be sent to Ming China. Accordingly, Jung Do Jeon tells Lee Sung Gye that he would resign all the government posts. Meanwhile, Lady Kang asks Bang Won to take care of her son Bang Suk. After the queen passes away, Lee Sung Gye goes away somewhere.