The Crowned Clown (2019) s01e15 Episode Script

The Crowned Clown
The characters, organizations, locations, and events in this drama are fictional and have no relation to historical facts.
Episode 15
What What is that?
Donuimun Gate (also known as The West Gate)
Sir, a huge problem has occurred.
I believe a war has started.
What did you say?
I'll look into it, so you can—
- Open the palace gate! br - Yes, sir.
Have there been any problems?
No particular movements.
Who are you?
Stop where you are!
Who is it?
Say the military password.
Sir, the four main gates
The four main gates have been broken through!
The rebels are coming
Hey, come to your senses!
Hey!
Close the palace doors.
Close the palace doors!
Let's go to the West Palace.
Zhao Yun was fighting alone
and sped through the early morning,
and as he saved Liu Bei's wife, Lady Gan's,
son
Oh, this!
Your Majesty, do you know this story?
When I was on the streets, I heard a joker tell this story.
Liu Bei was initially happy that his son was rescued by Zhao Yun,
but he realized he had almost lost a loyal subject and threw out his son.
Isn't it that famous story?
Yes.
If you had been Liu Bei, would you have chosen your son or your loyal subject?
If it were me
Your Majesty! Your Majesty.
There's a rebellion!
The rebels are intruding right now!
Your Majesty.
Eunuch Jo, please calm down.
Rebels? What do you mean?
I apologize.
The thing is Prince Jin Pyeong led the rebels
and they have entered the capital.
Prince Jin Pyeong?!
Your Majesty.
How are things looking outside of the palace?
We looked at the direction the torches were moving
and it seems that the rebels have turned back towards the West Palace.
The West Palace? They went to the queen dowager?
It seems the queen dowager will become their leader.
Where is Chief Royal Secretary?
He doesn't seem to be in the palace.
However, he sent you an urgent letter.
Your Majesty, I am very sorry.
As a result of my negligence,
the confidential letter sent to the emperor of Later Jin disappeared.
I am determined to find the letter.
Just in case, in the future,
it would be best if you pretended not to know of the letter.
Please burn this letter as soon as you receive it.
Your Majesty, what is the matter?
It is nothing.
Officer Jang, do you know of a general we can trust?
The commander of Central Division in Hamgyeong Province, Kang In Bok,
has been handling the border matters with Chief Royal Secretary for a long time.
If he hears of the revolt that has occurred, he will give you his support.
Your Majesty, please ask for help from Commander Kim Ki Joon of Hwanghae Province.
He was a longtime friend of my father.
He will surely stand by your side.
I'll give you the pass to move the military, so send a messenger.
If I sent it now, when will the soldiers arrive at the capital?
Even if we gather all of our power, it will take time for the soldiers to arrive.
It will at least take four days.
Four days?
Do we have enough manpower and weapons to last us four days against the rebels?
We do not have enough manpower and weapons.
We will give it our best. Do not worry.
The eunuchs and officials will also use their strength in protecting the palace.
I will make sure the court ladies and the people in the palace are fed.
Thank you all.
Chief Royal Secretary must come quickly.
Shall we go save the scared queen dowager?
Did the king's hunting dogs come to kill me?
Your Highness.
Your Highness.
Prince Jin Pyeong, why did you come so late?
I am very sorry and honored.
Your friend, who came to save you, is outside.
Have them come in.
Your Highness.
Seeing your healthy state makes me feel relieved at last.
Prince Jin Pyeong, what is this?!
Please do not say anything to Prince Jin Pyeong about this.
I came here myself to see you, Your Highness.
How dare you think of showing yourself before me?
It must be true that you've lost your mind.
I have something I have prepared for you.
Please look at it first before speaking further.
What a great sight to see.
I thought I would never see you punished by the heavens.
But, the heavens did not let me down.
They're allowing me to avenge my son.
Your Highness. Avenge the prince? What do you mean?
This man poisoned Prince Gyeong In.
He's the true culprit!
You were my father's enemy,
but you helped me avenge my son.
I'll let you live.
Your Highness, your grace is unlimited.
But the reason why your father was killed,
that was due to the king's orders.
From now on, I will take the lead in overthrowing the tyrant
and escort you back into the palace.
Please give me the opportunity to correct my mistakes.
Alright.
He got fooled by traitor Lee Gyoo and killed his innocent brother.
It wasn't enough for him to usurp the throne,
so he carried out the unfilial act of deposing his mother.
Remove that rebellious king, Lee Heon, from the throne.
Why do you laugh?
You call me a traitor,
and even if you try to remove the king from the throne using that,
if you try and remove the king who has earned the trust of his people and the entire country,
that is just an act of treason with no justification.
In the end, you have just become another traitor, Your Highness.
You say you will get revenge on me,
and yet you are on the road to self-destruction.
How can I not laugh at that?
Your Highness, it is not unjustified treason.
The king threw away his duties and joined hands with a barbarian from the North in secret.
There is evidence that proves it.
What is the evidence?
Sin Chi Soo, show Her Highness the letter right away.
What are you doing? Show her the letter right away.
I cannot do so.
It's not in my hands right now.
What did you say? Then, where is it?
About that
I cannot tell you.
You bastard!
Prince Jin Pyeong, Sin Chi Soo killed your brother and father,
and you're trying to take the throne with his help?
Are you foolish or just innocent?
You should've just told me instead.
I would've felt sorry for you
and had mercy on you as I helped you sit on the throne.
One more word and I'll cut your tongue off.
To think that such a lowly worm dreams of being king.
Isn't that so funny?
- Prince Jin Pyeong. br - Die, you bastard!
Prince Jin Pyeong, stop it!
Your Highness, I'm trying to avenge Prince Gyeong In by killing this man.
Why are you stopping me?
Do you truly not know?
This man plans on provoking you into killing him.
But that won't do.
If you kill him, the king will not surrender.
Do not worry about that.
If you give me the order, I will barge into the palace,
kill the king, and bring you the royal seal!
I cannot give you that order.
Like he said, I cannot return to the palace as a traitor.
We'll have to restore the throne and establish legitimacy.
First, get the king to surrender.
How dare you deceive me?
Where is the king's confidential letter?
When we go to the palace and get the king to surrender, I'll tell you then.
You dare test me as an opponent?
Four days. We only have four days.
What are you saying?
Right now, the king has most definitely sent someone for reinforcements.
Then nine times out of ten, he will have sent for commanders whom Chief Royal Secretary is close to.
In four days, the soldiers will come to protect the king.
We'll have to succeed in restoring the throne in four days, then.
Yes, but we do not have the time to fight amongst ourselves right now.
Four days.
Four days.
Bring the royal seal to me in four days.
Of course.
I have nowhere else to go now.
My Lord.
The queen dowager is calling for you.
I heard you were the one who put up the posters showing contempt for the king. Is that true?
It is true that I put the posters up,
But it is not true that I was showing contempt.
How is calling that clown what he truly is showing contempt?
Court Lady Kim's words were true.
Then, where is the king?
I do not know myself.
But if the king is alive,
would he have allowed that lowly clown to dirty the throne like that?
The king is dead, then?
Wow. If we could've had them together in one spot,
the king could've been removed for monopolizing matters of State.
What a shame.
Do not worry.
I will take responsibility and have that fake king surrender.
You don't even have the confidential letter. How will you get him to surrender?
It makes no difference if I have the letter in my hands.
I ask that you believe in me and grant me full authority.
Full authority?
Tell me exactly what you want.
More than anything else, it is important that the new owner of the throne
should give you his utmost loyalty, Your Highness.
You do not wish for it to be Prince Jin Pyeong?
Well, if I am to act as regent,
it would be better to have a younger member of the royal family.
I understand.
When I am choosing the next person to take the throne, I'll ask for your opinion.
Since I will be doing that, bring the royal seal
and the head of the fake king.
It'd be even better if you brought the head of the queen, too.
Can you do it?
Your grace is immeasurable.
Arrest Joo Ho Geol and bring him to me.
Yes, Your Excellency.
Official letter with a personal message from faux King Yi Heon to Nurhaci, the First Khan of Manchu, Later Jin Dynasty: brTo notify
Nurhaci that Joseon is forced by the Ming to deploy 10,000 soldiers against Later Jin, but he will block and delay it. (Historically, this is known as The Liaodong Campaign.)
I don't know what to do.
Even though I wish to follow my uncle's orders,
I wonder if I must show this to His Majesty.
What would you do if it were you?
Shouldn't your uncle's orders come first?
That's true.
The king does not even care for me.
But, my uncle fed me poison.
Who must I trust?
The official letter is stamped with an imperial seal.
Your Majesty, does it worry you that Chief Royal Secretary has not shown up yet?
He should've come by now, but since he hasn't arrived, it worries me.
Do not worry.
It's probably taking him a long time because he's finding a way to oppose the rebels.
Your Majesty, I, Eunuch Jo, am entering.
Did Chief Royal Secretary arrive?
I apologize.
Chief Royal Secretary did not arrive, but Joo Ho Geol has.
Joo Ho Geol?
The rebels should've been blocking the path. How did he?
How did you come here?
Your Majesty.
Sir, report what happened to Chief Royal Secretary to the king.
Chief Royal Secretary.
What happened to him for you to be like this?
Your Majesty.
He was captured by Prince Jin Pyeong and Sin Chi Soo.
Sin Chi Soo was captured by the Royal Investigation Bureau. How did he escape?
Sin Chi Soo asked for this to be sent to you, Your Majesty.
Chief Royal Secretary, Lee Gyoo's official badge.
This belongs to Chief Royal Secretary.
To Ha Seon: Within two hours, open the palace gates and approve the beheading of a treacherous court official, Lee Gyoo. Only then will the rebellion cease.
They're asking for the opening of the palace gates and the approval to behead traitor Lee Gyoo.
Only if we do that will they cease the rebellion.
Oh, my Hyungnim!
Your Majesty, please save the life of Chief Royal Secretary.
He isn't someone who should die in vain like this!
The world he dreamt of it has only just begun.
Your Majesty, please,
save Hyungnim's life.
Please stop.
To save the life of Chief Royal Secretary
is what we all want too.
Your Majesty, in four days, the soldiers will have come to protect you.
Please, stand firmly until then. That is what you must do for the future.
Please give me time to think for myself.
Yes.
Yes, Your Majesty.
My Queen.
Your Majesty, I heard what happened to Chief Royal Secretary.
Are you okay?
I'm not sure.
Whenever I struggled because I didn't know the answer, Chief Royal Secretary was next to me. And he's not here anymore.
I'm not sure what the right thing to do is.
Your Majesty, do you remember what I told you a while back?
What was it?
Are you talking about the story between Zhao Yun and Liu Bei?
Yes.
I asked you if you had been Liu Bei,
whom would you have chosen between the son and the loyal subject?
Please answer me.
If I had been Liu Bei, I wouldn't have given up on anyone.
If an innocent person, my person, or my people get hurt, that's unpardonable.
Yes, that's the kind of man you are, Your Majesty.
When you feel as if there is no answer, you find one.
When others say it can't happen, you say that it can.
This time, too, you'll find the answer again, Your Majesty.
I believe in you, Your Majesty.
Thank you.
Seon Hwa Dang.
Your Majesty, there is something I must tell you.
Please send everyone away.
Go on.
Your Majesty, even though my uncle committed a treasonous crime, he did not stop there, and
I apologize for the fact that he has joined forces with the rebels.
It bothers me to think that I might have to leave this palace.
If you tell me to leave, I will, but if you tell me to stay, I will.
Please tell me your will.
Seon Hwa Dang, what do you wish for?
I wish to remain in the palace.
Then, you may.
It was not your crime, so you may stay at the palace.
I was so worried that you would tell me to leave.
Now, with such a happy heart, I will tell you the news.
To be honest, before my uncle was imprisoned by the Royal Investigation Bureau, he entrusted me with a letter.
I looked and the letter had your royal seal on it.
Where is that letter?
I have hidden it well at my palace.
Bring it right away.
Yes, Your Majesty
I wanted to make you happy at least once. I am so relieved.
This is the letter with my order written on it.
Go to Sin Chi Soo and Prince Jin Pyeong tomorrow
I will be holding a court session with all of the military and civil officials. Tell them to prepare.
Your Majesty, you're going to let those men in the palace?
Yes.
Even if you say it is a court session, they will think it dangerous and will not enter the palace.
They will surely come into the palace.
When they attend, I have written the condition that they must bring in Chief Royal Secretary.
You should receive a definite answer from them about that.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Whether Chief Royal Secretary Lee Gyoo is guilty of a crime or not, that is a matter for the cabinet ministers
to discuss and decide during a court session. Come and attend the session tomorrow morning.
What is the matter?
Have a look yourself.
Whether Chief Royal Secretary Lee Gyoo is guilty of a crime or not,
that is a matter for the cabinet ministers to discuss and decide during a court session.
Come and attend the court session tomorrow morning.
I had a feeling the king would do something like this.
He just wants to stall by having a useless court discussion.
Still, we have to go into the palace.
What? The king is being protected by palace guards.
How could we go in without our soldiers?
The confidential letter that shows that the king sided with the Jurchens is in the palace.
If we get our hands on that letter,
we can have his head based on that evidence itself.
You wish to give up here?
Let His Majesty know that we will attend tomorrow with Chief Royal Secretary.
But, however many palace guards the king may have,
we will bring just as many. Tell him that he must accept this condition.
If he insists on bringing their soldiers, tell him our condition of having all the officials attend, as well.
Have the number of military allowed be reduced.
Are you listening to me?
His Majesty will have all the court officials attend, as well.
He ordered for no more than ten soldiers to be brought in.
What will you do?
Then, the court session must be held in the courtyard of the palace.
The king should only have ten palace guards, as well, then.
If the king does so, then so will we.
Tell him.
Your Majesty, I have returned.
Yes, did they accept my proposal?
Yes. They did as you predicted.
How did you know?
They have a reason why they must enter the palace.
The evidence that they could use to take down Chief Royal Secretary and I is in the palace.
Then, shouldn't we prevent them from entering?
I have the evidence they want. Things will not go the way they want.
What is the evidence?
Seon Hwa Dang said that she would bring it to me.
She is late.
Your Majesty. Please hurry over to Seon Hwa Dang.
Officer Jang!
Scour the palace and find the person who killed Seon Hwa Dang.
Start interrogating the court ladies at Seon Hwa Dang's residence.
Yes, I will carry out your order.
Let's go.
You must look through Seon Hwa Dang's residence
and find me a letter.
What kind of letter are you speaking of?
It's a confidential letter with the royal seal on it.
How did it go?
We searched Seon Hwa Dang's residence
and the court ladies that worked for her.
But we couldn't find the letter.
Did you find out who killed Seon Hwa Dang?
We interrogated the court ladies around her,
but Court Lady Jo, who came with her from her home, seems to be the key suspect.
Receive the land documents and find the confidential letter.
You must find the confidential letter before the court session.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I told you to bring me his surrender. Who told you to go to a court session?!
You assured me that you could get me that clown's surrender.
I apologize, but I have a plan. Please trust me.
I don't want to listen to it.
I'll see that clown myself.
Send that confidential letter to the palace, and tell him to come at once!
Your Majesty, you cannot leave like this.
It is surely a plan for those who want to hurt you.
I cannot let Chief Royal Secretary die.
But
I will take His Majesty there.
I'll bring the palace guards. I'll trust you with the defense of the palace.
Your safety is the most important.
I'll leave the defense of the palace to the commander of the Royal Army.
Do not worry.
I understand. You may leave.
Your Majesty, must you leave?
Do not worry. I'll return safely.
You lowly clown.
Show your respect.
You have been deposed and are now a private citizen. I no longer have to show my respect.
I believed that there was no man in the world crazier than the king.
But Chief Royal Secretary found a crazier one.
To be fair, the lowest of the low has tasted the king's power. How could you not?
Is Chief Royal Secretary safe?
Are you afraid that your owner might die?
Do not worry.
I'll give him the proper punishment for showing contempt for the royal family and the court of this country.
I won't kill him before I get my revenge on you.
If a stranger heard you, they'd definitely think you treasured your stepson.
It's true that for a long time, I prayed for the king's death.
Even if he was only half, he was still continuing the line of royal descendants from the former king.
But how could one be indifferent to Chief Royal Secretary's crime
of putting a clown on the throne and monopolizing the affairs of State?
You've engaged in rebellion just to give Chief Royal Secretary his punishment?
Who would believe that?
You should just say that you wish to avenge your son.
Even if you say that, you cannot hide your impure intentions and desire for the throne.
Even if you try your best to act as king,
you can't hide your lowly origins.
If Chief Royal Secretary disappears,
you will be taken down in an instant.
Your only crime is that you received Chief Royal Secretary's orders
and acted upon them.
If you take issue with Chief Royal Secretary's crimes,
then I'll forgive you of your crimes.
So you should obediently surrender and hand over the royal seal.
What right do you have to be asking me about my crimes
and telling me you'll forgive them?
The person who should confess their crimes and receive punishment is standing in front of me!
You bastard!
I'm going to expose the fact that you are a lowly clown playing a king to your citizens!
Let them know!
How will you prove that I am fake?
Would the people listen to a traitor?
The queen was obedient to a lowly clown like you as if you were her father.
What if they knew she had fooled everyone?
The rumors say that the queen is wicked and lacks virtue.
It will be recorded in history and your descendants will know of it.
Could the queen live in her right mind if she held onto such indignity?
Do as you wish.
Whenever a single tear is shed from my queen's eyes,
I'll make your eyes shed blood.
Whenever sighs leave my queen's mouth,
I'll make screams leave yours.
You bastard. You are wicked and impertinent.
You are merely a clown. What do you have that you are so impertient?
Are you not even afraid of the heavens?
Will you truly sully the sacred royal throne with your lowly blood?!
Do not speak such nonsense!
People do not decide what is precious or lowly. The heavens do.
Your position determined from birth does not matter. Your heart and your actions do.
You do not even know about that.
How dare you speak about royal descendants in such a way? Are you not even embarrassed?
Shut up.
Then again, the only thing you have is your royal blood.
I guess you have no choice.
Do you have the confidence to reveal the crimes of Chief Royal Secretary
and bring me the royal seal of the clown?
I will be fully ready for it.
You do not need to worry.
I've come to apologize to you.
For a while, I believed that you were spotless and aloof
as you hid behind the king and queen's father, while you were really a schemer.
From what I see now,
you are far ahead.
What is it that you wish to say?
I will request that the queen dowager save your life.
Instead, convey a single message to that clown.
Tell him to step down from the throne and surrender.
He might not listen to others, but he'll listen to you.
You have misjudged him.
The king only does as he wishes.
He is not the type to be swayed by words without his own say.
Are you still unaware after what you've been through?
Will you truly throw away your life because of that lowly, fake king?
What is lowly and what is fake?
Everything that man did was for the country and its people,
so you cannot call that lowly or even fake.
Just like what that clown says,
this is nonsense.
Nonsense. That's true.
People do not look at the heavens, and only look at the ground, at their own feet, and where they go.
People like you and Prince Jin Pyeong can never understand.
I feel sick, so I can't listen to this any longer.
That clown asked that you attend tomorrow's court session, as well.
His Majesty opened a court session?
He's fearless.
He doesn't even know what a court session is.
The more you threaten the king,
the more daring he gets.
He has decided to fight the rebels.
Alright.
Then, we'll see if that clown wins or if the king's blood wins.
You bastard! Get out of the way!
What is this fuss?
Prince Jin Pyeong, I have come to greet the queen dowager.
Why are you blocking the way?
If you don't want to die, just leave.
Why did you block Prince Yeong Hwa from entering?
I didn't want to see his face.
What?
Do you believe I don't know why you're meeting with the royal family members?
Be careful.
The only reason I am here is to get rid of the king and sit on the throne myself.
Of course.
There is no one else I have thought about to take the throne beside you, Prince Jin Pyeong.
You must follow through on what you just said.
It's cold. Why are you out here?
Why are you out here, Your Majesty?
I cannot deceive you, My Queen.
I cannot sleep thinking about what's to happen tomorrow at the court session.
Do you feel the same?
I need to offer you my support,
but I actually feel anxious for some reason.
To think that you have to confront the others on your own,
I worry that something might happen to you, Your Majesty.
Nothing will happen to me.
I apologize.
I should be firm in my support for you, but
It is alright.
Just as the locust trees become intertwined and firmer,
it will be alright if you lean on me, and I lean on you.
Today there will be a court session in the courtyard of the palace.
It is different from other occasions.
No matter what happens, you cannot leave His Majesty.
Yes, Eunuch Jo.
Make sure you convey what I said to the palace officials.
Do not worry.
Did you find the letter?
I apologize. Court Lady Jo has still not confessed.
Your Majesty, don't you have to postpone the court session?
No.
If not today, there is no chance to save Chief Royal Secretary.
Your Majesty!
Have they arrived? When will the soldiers arrive?
Commander Kang In Bok from Hamgyeong province saw the soldiers starting to depart,
so he quickly came by horse. The soldiers will arrive tomorrow.
Alright. You did well.
Your Excellency.
What is the matter?
I thought about your proposal all night.
What proposal do you mean?
I told him to personally meet with the king and make him surrender.
Please allow me to meet with the king.
That won't do.
If you two get together and get your stories straight,
then there's no point in me putting myself in danger to attend the court session.
You can come with me. Just allow me to meet the king.
Have you been well, Your Majesty?
Your lifeline is quite long.
It wasn't enough for you to be imprisoned, so you joined forces with the rebels?
Are you speaking of me, Your Majesty?
That is nonsense.
If I had thought of causing a rebellion,
I would've forced myself in with my military.
Why have you asked to see me before the court session?
This man said he had something to tell you.
Your Majesty.
Do you remember when I said there were two ways to survive in the palace?
There are two ways to survive in the palace.
You either completely step on them and kill them,
or you completely ignore them.
I remember.
Today,
you need to just choose the second method.
Do you have anything else to say?
The only things you should consider important are this nation and its people, Your Majesty.
Anything else besides that, you must be willing to throw away.
Including me.
I cannot agree with that. Throw you away?
Is that not the same as telling Liu Bei to throw away Zhao Yun?
To think that you are comparing me to the great commander and loyal subject, Zhao Yun,
it is such a great honor that brings tears to my eyes.
Since I saw you last,
you seem to have formed a talent in making your loyal subjects laugh, like a clown, Your Majesty.
No. I was born with it.
Yes. You were born with it, Your Majesty.
I forgot that.
Your Majesty, I was met with such immeasurable grace in serving you.
I have no regrets.
It is not right to say that you have no regrets.
You have so many days ahead of you.
Yes. That's true.
I also wanted to say the same to you.
Even if it is for this country and its people,
please firmly protect the throne for the rest of your days.
- Chief Royal Secretary.br - Your Majesty.
We cannot keep listening to such a lengthy talk.
Let us proceed with the court session.
Alright.
Your Majesty, we are supposed to pay our respects
in accordance with the court session. But because of the recent rebellion,
things have been so chaotic.
We will bow just once.
Your Majesty, please lay down your command.
Release Chief Royal Secretary from his bindings.
Your Majesty. Criminal Lee Gyoo is someone who has come here as a traitor.
It is unreasonable to free him.
Sin Chi Soo and Prince Jin Pyeong,
you two are both traitors, just the same, to me.
The matters of Chief Royal Secretary have not been settled yet. It is not correct to treat him as a criminal.
Loosen his bindings right away!
Your grace is immeasurable, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty. I will inform you of criminal Lee Gyoo's crimes.
Come forth and show the evidence.
This is a confidential letter that Chief Royal Secretary sent.
"Joseon's king and the royal court do not wish to fight with Later Jin."
"We will not release our soldiers to the Ming Dynasty."
"Even if Later Jin and the Ming Dynasty cause a war,"
"we will not attack."
"Joseon is on neither side."
"Emperor of Later Jin, please believe this."
He has forgone the hierarchy to power.
Criminal Lee Gyoo, who communicated secretly with the Jurchens,
come forth and confess to your sins.
Confess? That's unreasonable.
I am not even embarrassed about what I did.
The ones who should truly be embarrassed are not me, but you two.
How long will you keep serving the Ming Dynasty, who has nothing to do with us,
and continue to be submissive to them?
Why is it alright to serve the Ming who are our supposed superior nation?
What does it matter if we are friendly with Later Jin, who are Jurchens?
The most important thing is to protect the people of this country.
How touching.
But
Your Majesty, in this confidential letter, your royal seal is stamped.
Were you truly unaware of this letter?
If you did not know, Chief Royal Secretary took your power and laid down a royal command.
If you knew, then you were communicating secretly with the Jurchens.
What is the truth?
- That br - Your Majesty!
I assumed your command by using your royal seal.
That is my own crime.
Chief Royal Secretary.
- Do not say that. br - Your Majesty.
Please consider my words for you to protect your remaining days.
Stop!
Let go! Let go of me!
Protect His Majesty!
Chief Royal Secretary!
The Crowned Clown