Character Relationship Map: Feng Shui

Characters

• Heung-seon (played by Ji Sung) — supporting

  Heung-seon is a royal power-seeker resisting the ministers’ influence while investigating the Feng Shui advantage of Kim Jua-guen’s family. In the final confrontation, he admits he wants a legendary s...

• Kim Jua-guen (played by Baek Yoon-sik) — supporting

  Kim Jua-guen is the faction leader whose family seeks power through royal-tomb land and Feng Shui manipulation. His faction acquires land around Heolleung through intermediaries, drives farmers away,...

• Cho-seon (played by Moon Chae-won) — supporting

  Cho-seon is a named figure caught in the deadly struggle surrounding the secrets of the powerful burial sites. The summary provides no profession or detailed action, but places Cho-seon among those en...

• Won-kyung (played by Kang Tae-oh) — supporting

  Won-kyung is a named figure caught in the deadly struggle surrounding the hidden burial sites and the secrets held by those connected to them. The summary offers no profession or specific action, but...

• King Heon-jong (played by Lee Won-keun) — supporting

  King Heon-jong is the ruler who rejects the young Feng Shui trainee’s warning about the cursed burial ground chosen for Crown Prince Hyo-myeong. Later he learns that Kim Jua-guen’s family has used roy...

• Crown Prince Hyo-myeong (played by Kim Min-jae) — supporting

  Crown Prince Hyo-myeong is the royal heir whose burial triggers the central dispute over Feng Shui and dynastic fate. Court masters select his tomb, but a young trainee warns King Heon-jong that the g...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• King Heon-jong → Crown Prince Hyo-myeong (Power Monarch And Heir) — King Heon-jong's rule and the royal succession are directly connected to the prince's fate.

  The court selects a burial site for Crown Prince Hyo-myeong, and King Heon-jong is warned that the site may bring disaster to the royal line.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Won-kyung → Kim Jua-guen (Conflict Participant) — Won-kyung is placed within the dangerous conflict surrounding Kim Jua-guen's political and Feng Shui interests.

  Won-kyung is caught up in the deadly struggle connected to the hidden site and the competing forces seeking Feng Shui power.

• Cho-seon → Kim Jua-guen (Conflict Participant) — Cho-seon is endangered by the power struggle associated with Kim Jua-guen's faction.

  Cho-seon is caught up in the deadly struggle surrounding the secrets of the Feng Shui site, while Kim Jua-guen's faction benefits from controlling Fen...

• Won-kyung → Cho-seon (Social Shared Victim) — Both are drawn into the same dangerous conflict, but a more specific personal bond is not established.

  The plot states that Won-kyung and Cho-seon are both caught up in the deadly struggle surrounding those who know more about the hidden Feng Shui site.

• Heung-seon → Crown Prince Hyo-myeong (Narrative Dynastic Ambition) — Crown Prince Hyo-myeong represents the royal succession that Heung-seon's ambition seeks to control.

  In the final confrontation, Heung-seon admits that he wants the hidden land so his son can become king and he can rule the country.

• Heung-seon → King Heon-jong (Social Court Counterpart) — Both figures are connected to the court's conflict over royal authority, although their cooperation is not explicitly established.

  The plot places Heung-seon's struggle against ministerial influence alongside King Heon-jong's discovery of corruption surrounding the royal graves.

• Heung-seon → Kim Jua-guen (Conflict Political Rival) — Heung-seon and Kim Jua-guen stand on opposing sides of the struggle for political power.

  Heung-seon struggles against the ministers' influence while Kim Jua-guen's faction expands its control over royal-tomb lands and court affairs.

• Kim Jua-guen → King Heon-jong (Conflict Political Opponent) — Kim Jua-guen's faction threatens the authority of King Heon-jong and the royal institution.

  Kim Jua-guen's faction acquires royal-tomb lands and uses ancestral graves to weaken the monarchy, while corruption spreads through the court.

Story Analysis

A struggle over burial grounds and dormant Feng Shui power becomes a contest for control of Korea's royal future.

Plot Progression

1. The Cursed Royal Ground — A Feng Shui warning is rejected before Crown Prince Hyo-myeong is buried at a disputed site. The burial establishes the connection between sacred land and royal fate.
2. The Land Of Court Power — Kim Jua-guen's faction acquires lands around Heolleung and displaces local farmers. Court corruption and the struggle against ministerial influence become increasingly visible.
3. Graves Beneath The Monarchy — A confrontation over royal graves reveals that Kim Jua-guen's family has secretly buried generations of ancestors among them. King Heon-jong orders the graves moved and seeks a burial place that can r...
4. The Rumor Of Two Kings — Heung-seon and his allies search for evidence that could disrupt the Kim family's Feng Shui advantage. Their investigation leads to a legendary site said to produce two generations of kings, while tho...
5. The Demand For Hidden Land — Heung-seon pressures a master to reveal the hidden site and learns that an ancient temple suppresses its dormant energy. Heung-seon's ambition and alleged responsibility for deaths are confronted, but...