▁ 2 2 nd ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Jose on ▁D ynast y ). ▁The ▁commission ▁was ▁to ▁paint ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁the ▁crown ▁prince . ▁Se o ▁J ing , ▁another ▁member ▁of ▁D oh w ase o , ▁was ▁found ▁dead ▁while ▁investig ating ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁K ang ▁Su - hang . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Se o ▁J ing ' s ▁wife ▁was ▁murder ed ▁and ▁his ▁daughter ▁went ▁missing . ▁Ten ▁years ▁later , ▁Kim ▁Hong - do , ▁a ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁D oh w ase o , ▁disco vers ▁Shin ▁Y un - b ok , ▁a ▁new ▁student . ▁Hong - do ▁disco vers ▁great ▁talent ▁in ▁Y un - b ok ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁student ▁from ▁consp ira cies ▁that ▁surr ound ▁him . ▁King ▁Je ong jo ▁also ▁disco vers ▁Y un - b ok ' s ▁enorm ous ▁talent . ▁Kim ▁Hong - do ▁and ▁Shin ▁Y un - b ok ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁the ▁king , ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁true ▁reality ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁people . ▁However , ▁powerful ▁palace ▁officials ▁consp ire ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁pain ters , ▁and ▁soon ▁afterwards , ▁they ▁are ▁k icked ▁out ▁of ▁D oh w ase o . ▁Then , ▁the ▁king ▁secret ly ▁orders ▁the ▁pair ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁portrait ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁painted ▁by ▁K ang ▁Su - hang ▁ten ▁years ▁prior . ▁Kim ▁Hong - do ▁and ▁Shin ▁Y un - b ok ▁are ▁successful