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The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War

I only provided kindling in

His majesty's heart

Knowing that

he set fire and burned everything

That is the king you serve

if you dont believe me

ask him yourself

His Majesty could have given Jeong Cheol

a sword knowing it was a ruse

it's killing the opponent with

someone else's sword

i'm beginning to fear his majesty

What brings you here at this late hour?

i was lonely

i'm glad you came

something good happened

i was going to tell you tomorrow

Would you like a drink?

What is that?

The shoes you gave me after

the national investigation

You came at this late hour

to return those shoes?

This might sound disloyal

but i'd like to know your true intentions

True intentions?

Your majesty

you had many ministers and Confucian

scholars excuted by justifying it with

Jeong Yeorip's treason

Was it a strategy of killing the enemy with

someone else's sword to

strengthen your position on the throne?

Councilor

i am asking if you did that knowing

it was all a ruse by Song lkpil

and his followers

Look here

Please tell me the truth

i have to know if you are the same king

that i knew

are you asking if i slaughtered my servants

because i desired power?

Yes your majesty

Do you know what it means when

a servant comes at this hour and asks

such a tragic and arrogant question?

it means death

You're not afraid to die?

About a thousand people died

if those were your true intentions

whether you kill me or i take my own life

my life is over

Since you put your life on the line

i have nothing to hide

Listen

i might have taken the throne

without having much

But i remembered your teachings and

made an effort to be a wise ruler

i didnt want to hear that something

went wrong because i shouldnt have

become the king

i tiptoed around the ministers and

watched the public opinion of

the confucian scholars

i was practically on a bed of thorns

Many times i wanted to return to

the days before i entered the palace

the result is simheojeung (symptoms of a stuffy chest and insomnia)

There is one wish i have (symptoms of a stuffy chest and insomnia)

Even if i cant be a great ruler like

King sejong i dont want to be remembered

as a tyrant like prince Yeonsan

Could i cruelly kill the servants and

Confucian scholars who were my teachers

just because of a few appeals?

No

No

i killed them

Because a foolish person who dosent

qualify to be a king is on the throne

Jeong Yeorip planned to commit treason

Many people thought he was better than me

i killed them

im sorry i got them killed

i killed all the innocent scholars

Do you feel better now?

Please kill me for not trusting you

No no

Its because i am lacking

i can understand why you doubted me

Your majesty please kill me

Come closer

Here

Thank you

Who would be able to ask me such

a question when their life was on the line?

i can be more cautious because

i have a servant like you

Your majesty

i was admonished by a teacher today

Continue to do that

i will stay by your side until

the day i die

Drink

Dont doubt his majesty anymore?

Yes

Jeong cheol and song lkpil

seem to have been involved in the incident

but his majesty didnt have

anything to do with that

is that so?

How can you be so sure?

Did you ask him?

Yes is asked him last night

Then i'll believe you

But what will that change?

You cant stand without trust

Suspicion between a ruler and a servant

affects national matters

That causes harm to the people

i will do as you say

Dont take it lightly

i saw his majesty's sincerity and tears

so?

if we dont doubt him

will he give us a tiny bit of power?

Whay are you so obsessed with power?

Are you innocent or ignorant?

Even a dog at the market needs power

to protect its offspring

A politician wants the best for the people

What would happen if he didnt have

the power to protect his convictions?

He will disappear like jo gwangjo

without achieving his will

A wise ruler has to have the power to

prevent a ruler's tyranny and

the power to punish officials who make

the people suffer

Power doesn't just mean authority

A greater power is true affection for

the country and the people

i know bu a great country isnt achieved

only with ideals

Do you know what Tojeong said?

People consider food to be the best

Can you feed and clothe the people

with affection alone?

You have to have the power to

provide for the people

That is what i think power is

Are you saying you seek power for the people

and the easterners seek power for

thier personal greed?

i think so

that is narrow-minded and selfish

What can you do about that?

They will think of us like that too

Lets stop

We have to join forces at a time like this

Drink your tea

July 1590 (Kyoto japan 2 years before the imjin war)

the diplomatic envoys reached Kyoto (Kyoto japan 2 years before the imjin war)

the capital of japan 3 months after they left

According to Haesarok writen by

Kim Seongil The Japanese didnt greet

the cnvoys with etiquette and formality

Hwang Yungil and kim Seongil had

conflicting opinions about this

Only Kim Seongil enterd Kyoto wearing

formal attire

the battle regarding diplomatic etiquette

continued between the japanese court

and the joseon envoys

Toyotomi Hideyoshi isnt the king?

He's not the king

but he might as well be the king

Stop being illogical

He's not the king

but he might as well be the king?

He is the gwanbaek

In japan the king has no power

The gwanbaek has all the actual power

The gwanbaek's order is the same as

the king's order

The king and the gwanbaek are the same

But he is still a servant of the king

You deceived us all this time

We didnt deceive you

its a misunderstanding because

there wasnt any intercharge between

Joseon and japan for 100 years

The gwanbaek isnt just a servant

Even the king cant treat him recklessly

What Sakadou and the pirates did

all happened because of

the gwanbaek's decision

You should meet him

The letter was meant for the king of japan

You want us to give it to the gwanbaek?

They're saying he's as good as the king

Lets meet him

Listen!

You want to just return to joseon?

We cant deliver a royal letter to

a king who is just a puppet

We will carry on as planned

Make preparations

We will do that

i'm worried about whats to come

whatif they sense that the gwanbaek

thinks they came to surrender?

we have to find a way

Konishi will be looking for a way

Dont worry and just act normall

i'm so nervous

May buddha have mercy on us

im suffering

its killing me

i'll seehis majesty again

i'll ask him to release you

You cant do that

i'm the one who was behind

the appeals of Jo Hun and the scholars

You and Howon had nothing to do with it (Seong Hon's courtesy name)

Unjang

Since i was captured

i wont be able to enter the palace again

Even if im released i'll just be hunted

by slave catchers

This is a far as i can go

i'll take all the responsibility

it was power gained at the cost of

the deaths of many scholars

We have to show them we were right

if you lose power and are driven our of court

we'll just be cruel murderers

Be strong Gyeham

Unjang

Do you remember i said i had two plans?

i hoped there wouldnt be a need for

the second plan

Raise tomorrow's king

You mean the crown prince?

The current king isnt great enough

to join our cause

The only way now is to change the sky

by raising the crown prince

Gyeam

Raise a new king and drive out

the narrow-minded people of the court

Carry out the Taoist politics we dream of

Then i would have no regrets even if i died

i promise you

King shun passed his throne to Yu and said

'the mind of human is nothing but danger'

'the mind of the way is nothing but subtlety'

Your majesty are you listening?

What is the lecture about?

Well...

We are lecturing on virtues of ruling

if you want to carry out politics well

you cant neglect your studies

im sorry

its because im lacking

King sejong and king sejo were

close with their servants

They were like father and son

The servants gave all their loyalty

Because theywere touched by their virtues

You are not answering us with sicerity

How will you become a great ruler?

Stop Just Stop!

I never said i wanted to be the king

Become the king yourself and

rule the country yourself!

Who is the king and who is the servant?

Do you really consider me to be the king?

Your majesty trust and follow us

You can become a great ruler

No

I cant trust you

You want to tie me up to protect

Your power and carry out

the politics you want

i' returning to my private home

You cant do that

You cant do that.You cant do that

Did you have nightmare?

Your work must be getting to you

You should go to the temporary palace

in onyang and take care of yourself (Hot spring in Asan)

i cant leave the palace

the owner might change while im gone

How can you say that?

it was nice when i was at the private home

it was nice when i was the prince Haseong (Seongjo's name before he became the king)

He had all those people killed

How will he pay for that?

I prayed for those souls

You did?i'm proud of you

i prayed for something else too

What?

That you would get pregnant

Pregnant?

Dont be absurd

its not absurd

i prayed with all my heart

the country is in confusion

What could be better than producing a son?

There are going to be problems regarding

the installment of a crown prince

You really dont want to be the crown prince?

Look at his majesty

i dont want that position even if i was

offerd all the gold and silver in the world

You dont want that

Why do you want me to produce a son

who has to take that position?

is that how it turns out?

Gwanghae

Thank you

im sorry for saying this

but if the queen didnt get pregnant for

alomost 20 years she wont get pregnant now

Then we have to install a crown prince

among the current princes

isnt it a bit early?

its not early

His majesty entered

the palace at the age of sixteen

He was educated to be a wise man within

and a virtuous king outward

There were a lot of difficulties then

if you think about the age of the princes now

its way too late

Now that you say that i agree

Who do you think is suitable

to be the crown prince?

Well...

Prince Imhae isnt a legitmate son

but he's the oldest son

He's first in line

if you look at personality

prince Gwanghae seems to be better

Prince sinseong is smart

He could be taught to be a great ruler

Not everyone can be taught to be

a great ruler

Whether you look at

personality or character

prince Gwanghae is suitable

Prince Gwanghae?

Yes

Do you remember the outbreak in

Hwanghae-do and Pyeongan-do last year?

Yes

Prince imhae and prince Gwanghae

wnt in his majesty's place

i cant forget wthat prince Gwanghae did

Prince (a village in Pyoengan-do)

Please save us Save us (a village in Pyoengan-do)

Mom Mom

Mom mom

Mom

Remove the corpse and isolate the child

Yes

Mom

its still spreading

You should return to the government office

im afraid you might catch the disease

Lets go

You go ahead

I want to look around a bit more

Suit yourself

Lets go

There's no news of the medicine yet?

No

Send another messenger and rush them

Yes

Take this

You have to take this medicine to survive

Open your mouth

Prince Gwanghae

Prince Gwanghae

im alright

Youre going tobe in trouble

Return to the government office

Im alr...

Prince Gwanghae! Prince Gwanghae!

Did he catch the disease?

Yes

Heaven helped him

He could have died

it must have scared you

Sure i was suprised

But i was really moved

Does him majesty know about that?

No

When he got up

he made me promise not to tell

since his majety would be worried

He has a deep heart

We should do this quickly

Should we go and see his majesty?

its a matter of deciding the crown prince

We should see how his majesty

feels about that first

We should discuss it with Lee sanhae

and Ryu seongryong too

Even if they dont always agree with us

Lets drink

if they have eyes

they'll know Prince Gwanghae is

the right choice

Daitoku-ji. Kyoto Japan

Are yoy trying to deceive us?

Were not deceiving you

Then is he avoiding us on purpose?

No

The gwanbeak is away to suppress rebels

Wll have you see him as soon as he returns

Please wait a while

How can he leave when he invited guests?

What kind of etiquette is this?

Calm down

its no use yelling at them

Listen!

Lets just wait a bit

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's camp at Odawara castle

We took yamanaka castle

This is the head of the enemy leader

Good job kato

We only have odawara castle left

Konishi

how much rations do you think

they have left at odawara castle?

They'll only have crops harvested

from last year

if they manage well they'll last 3 months

We have to wait 3 months?

That's too long

We should attack the castle now

Kato!

Didnt you hear the soldiers of

odawara castle are the gwanbaek's

soldiers too?

Even if it takes time

you should embrace them

The feudal lords of the nation will

look highly upon you

Fool

When you crush someone

you have to crush them completely

the other feudal lords will submit

Attack the castle right now

i'll take the lead

Kato

Yes

You're a lot like oda nobunaga

What?

if a bird that should cry didnt cry

Nobunaga killed it right away

He was brave but he was too rushed

Konishi

What do you think i would do

if a bird didnt cry?

its alright tell me

if a bird didnt cry i think you might

yell at it until it did or comfort it

i would use any means?

Konishi!

im sorry

its alright you're right

Kato im going to conquer odawara castle

with the personality Konishi mentioned

3 months?

i'll think of this as a picnic

and wait

if they run out of food

give them some of our rations

the soldiers aren't at fault

But make hojo and his followers kneel

in front of me in 3 months

if they dont nothing will be breathing

in the castle

Joseon envoys entered Kyoto

They're waiting to see you

They were going to surrender like this

it sure took them a long time

What should i do?

Tell them to wait

Yes.

Tell so Yoshitoshi

Tell him to stall so the joseon envoys

dont know they came to surrender

Yes.

Kyoto

Your majesty congratulations

congratulations on your victory

Reward konishi and kato

with 8kg of gold each

Reward the soldiers and give them wine too

im going to rest a few days

Just report the important matters to me

Yes.

Yes.

Toyotomi hideyoshi is back?

Yes.

When did he return?

Quite a while ago

Why didnt they tell us until now?

Tell Yoshitoshi we want tomeet right away

Yes.

We should talk to the gwanbaek

its no use breathing down Yoshitoshi's neck

is there another way?

i was introduced to someone recently

He greets envoys

He said its easier to meet the gwanbaek

if they were bribed

You want to make a bribe now?

im just saying we should use such people

We've been here too long

That's pathetic

i'd rather return to joseon than deliver

a royal letter in such a humiliating manner

They want to return to joseon

Okay

i'll ask the gwanbaek to meet them

it's a problem even if they meet

What if they find out it isnt

a friendly meeting?

that its a meeting of entering

the court of a higher nation?

We cant let them know

How?

We'll have to bribe the officials

Okay.

the gwanbaek dosent suspect you?

i aggressively fought in battles

He wont be that suspicious

We cant make any mistakes

Tsushima is on the line for you

For me if there is a war

i'll become the gwanbaek's shield

My family and kirishitan believers (Catholicism)

depend on this (Catholicism)

Understood

The king of joseon lyeon

sends a letter to the king of japan

You have a high reputation of unifying

the 60 provinces of japan

i am sending envoys for a closer relationship

The king of joseon lyeon sends a letter to the king of japan

i am sending envoys with this national letter

Consider joseon to be a brother country

Lead joseon with your wisdom and courage

After much difficulty

the envoys met with toyotomi hideyoshi

but they had different opinions

Joseon's intention was scouting and

Japan thought Joseon came to surrender

Konishi Yukinaga's plan to bribe

the officials was decisive

Since you are surrendering like this i will forgive you

if you didnt come this time you would have paid for that

You came a long way

Japan wanted friendly relations

with joseon for quite a while

Since you surrendered to me

There will be glory for joseon

Go and enjoy yourselves

Have a nice time in japan and

have safe trip back

Mother

it might not look nice

but he has sharp eyes

i dont think so

its not dignified at all

Tsurumatsu

Tsurumatsu

Yoshitoshi

Tell him to make sure the pirates dont

plunder our regional areas anymore

Also tell him we'd like to see

the vessels that will suppress the pirates

What are you doing?

He said not to worry about the pirates

Thats good

the vessels are in a distant harbor

its too far for you to go

What?

We crossed the ocean for 3 months

Tell us we can go anywhere

it seems like he is a bit suspicious

that you are scouting

Your majesty can i show the Joseon envoys our sword dance?

A sword dance is good go ahead

Dont scare them too much

Yes sir!

Look here

What are you doing?

Are you mocking the Joseon envoys?

i'm sorry it was a mistake

Mitsuki

Tsurumatsu

How rude!

Have everyone pack up

Yes

They have no etiquette at all

This is no time tobe talking about etiquette

Did you see eyes of toyotomi hideyoshi?

and the generals

it was really scary

They could attack joseon at any time

dont be deceived

They're must making

excuses because they dont have vessels

They're just bluffing

if they wanted to attack us

they sould hide their intentions

Doesnt that make sense?

They're just ignorant people

who know how to do a sword dance

Did you want to see me?

Ming tea isnt so bad

Yoshitoshi

Send a reply to the king of joseon

im going to attack ming

Tell them to guide the japanese army

What?

Didnt you understand?

Yes your majesty

Do you have proof i worked

with song lkpil?

Everyone knows Even you know

Dont make conclusions without proof

the prison deaths started with suspicions

You were the judge at the time

You massacred innocent scholars

What?

We met to reconcile

Stop fighting

What is the real reason you wanted to see us?

You and your followers control joseon

We only sitting on the court

to maintain balance

Why did you want to see us?

How frustrating

Understand my true feelings

i asked you to come so we might reconcile

Do you think i was happy to be

the judge at that time?

i discussed national matters with

lee bal and choi yeonggyeong

We might have fought

but we had good times too

DO you think i had no sympathy for them

when i watched them die?

But personal feelings arent allowed for

a servant carrying out a royal order

Are you saying you only did that

because it was a royal order?

im saying i was in pain when

i saw all those people die because of treason

Calm down

its been a year since that matter was over

How long are you going to keep a grudge?

the three of you have to lead the court

Forget about easterners and westerners

i hope you can go forward together

Too much blood has been shed

i know what should i do?

Choi yeonggyeong and other scholars

who died unjustly sould be pardoned first

Fine i'll ask his majesty

Dont be influenced by parties

EMploy talented people with skills

i'll try

Now tell me

What do you want from us?

His majesty will be forty soon

the queen hasnt been able to produce

a son for 20 years

Do you want to install a crown...

Your majesty

i was traveling in disguise

i heard you were meeting

High officials shouldnt come

to places like this

People will think you are receiving bribes

im sorry your majesty

But i will treat you today so drink

Your majesty

it isnt for free

i want something in return

i'd like the three of you and

the inspector-general to lead

this country well

Thank you your majesty

Accept a drink

Yes

Can i tell the specific cost of

the wine i'm paying for?

Of course your majesty

in the furture

i dont want to hear about

easterners and westerners

if i hear you're fighting for power

and conspiring against each other

Everyone here will have to pay for it

with death

Subtitles By KBS World Extracted By Saman (startak.iv@gmail.com)

Jeong cheol Song lkpil and Seong Hon plan to install a crown prince and approach Ryu Seongryong and Lee sanhae

The Joseon Envoys are in rage because toyotomi Hideyoshi is so rude