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The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war

do you think i'm a fool?

why would the enemy have attacked if gwon yul's army was in suwon?

someone ordered his army to go to haengju

that's why a battle occurred there

the chief administrator even knows this

whoever gave the order we achieved a huge victory and are at an advantage

that's a good thing

will the war end because you won a battle at haengjusanseong?

what's more important is military structure and military rules

how can i trust anyone and lead the allied forces?

who gave the order?

was it you?

i dont know anything about it

then it must have been the supreme commander of three provinces ryu seongryong

he wouldnt have done that without your approval

he interferes all the time

he's perfectly capable of doing that

remove him from office right away

general

if you dont i will return to my country

your majesty we received a report from gwon yul who is at haengjusanseong

good

we'll see who gave the order

go ahead and read it

your majesty this is gwon yul

when i was at dokseongsanseong in suwon i heard li rusong of ming recovered pyeongyang and was going to recover hanyang soon

with great admiration i wanted to greet him up close

while we were moving to haengjusanseong we ended up fighting with the wae army

which attacked haengjusanseong on february 12

fortunately we defeated them after fighting them for a day

all this was possible because i admired li rusong

i would like to offer all two hundred of the enemy heads to li rusong

please allow me to do that

there is no way they're going to let this go

ming will demand that you and ryu seongryong take responsibility

we saved our lives because seoae sent arrows

i cant let him get hurt

our court needs him

here's what i'll do

i'll send a report that i fought out of admiration for li rusong

that's a great idea

general gwon yul sent two hundred heads out of admiration for you

this victory is all because of you

congratulations

congratulations general

is that so?

i didnt do anything

what are you doing?

this is practically general li's merit

prepare a banquet

yes your majesty

i will tell the emperor about your merit

you are a fine example to our generals

thank you your majesty

yeosu left jeolla naval headquarters

the tables have turned now

we will recover the capital soon

the wae army will retreat south

if we keep chasing them they will try to flee to their main land

we cant let them leave when they plundered our land like this

i'm asking you if they try to leave by the ocean dont let them

bury them all in the ocean

good luck from ryu seongryong

dont worry

as long as i'm alive the wae army will not leave by our ocean

sir

come outside

what's going on?

people who lost their homes came here to take refuge Gwon Jun(suncheon regional military commander)

you cant do this

leave now go

sir

is this everyone?

it wouldnt be such a problem then

there are hundreds of them outside the camp

sir please accept us

accept us

what's wrong with you?

i know you're in a bad situation but this is a military camp

it's not a place of refuge

dont you know it's hard to control the soldiers if there are citizens around?

we know but we have nowhere to go

there are still many wae soldiers in gyeongsang-do

they are committing all sorts of atrocities

we tried to go to jeolla-do but the wae soldiers are coming south soon

we looked but this was the only place we could came to

please help us

help us help us

i feel sorry for them but we cant have refugees on the camp

let them stay a day ad tell them to leave

that's right

refugees were never allowed on a military camp

what if we had them plow the fields that supply military rations?

have them take care of the fields instead of the soldiers?

yes then our soldiers can focus on training and battle and we'll get a better yield

only people who are serving labor instead of military service can do that

if you let them do that you could be misunderstood as exploiting them

i'm not exploiting them

i'm trying to save them

are you saying you will share the crops?

of course we have to share them equally

sir those fields are government property

the crops have to be offered to the court except for what's used at camps

you cant give them to the refugees

you'll get into a lot of trouble

that's right it goes against our tax laws

a general who uses taxes freely is treated like a traitor

there are too many problems

you have to send them away

they have nowhere to go how can i abandon them?

i'm not saying i'll act on my own

i'm going to get approval from the court

i know you feel sorry for them but his majesty and the court could misunderstand your intentions

the royal family and court should apologize to the people for dying tragic deaths

they will say it's good

have the refugees go to dolsando where it's pretty safe Island in yeosu Jeollanam-do

sir

you want to hold peace talks with the wae army?

what are your intentions now?

are you trying to seek a truce again?

we will not agree

did the peace talks in pyeongyang go bad?

you bought time until the ming army arrived and recovered pyeongyangseong thanks to that

are you saying it's another strategy to defeat the wae army?

of course i'm goimg to demand that they withdraw from hanyang and return to their main land

we'll spare them if they leave

you are going to spare our enemies?

how can we spare them?

it's a strategy to recover the capital

we will attack the minute they leave the capital

of course we should

i dont understand

they were deceived in pyeongyang

do you think they will be deceived again?

there's no need for any talks we have to attack

councilor

we didnt even try

how can you be so sure?

if the talks fail it wont be too late to attack then

then our court will attend the talks this time

you cant do that

why not?

are you trying to hide something from us?

listen

you keep doubting me and ming

why did you ask us for help?

as far as ming became involved this isnt just joseon's war

it's also ming's war

its natural for a higher nation to represent you

why does the court of a feudal nation want to interfere?

look here! interfere?

this is our war

stop it

he went to pyeongyang by himself and succeeded with his strategy

i will trust you

thank you your majesty

just know this

there is no reconciling with the wae army They dug up the graves of our former kings

and slaughtered innocent citizens

if a single wae soldiers leaves alive i wont be able to face the former kings after if die

i wont even be able to face the people when i'm alive

i agree

one more thing prince imhae and prince sunhwa are being held hostage

be sure to get them back

i already thought of that

dont worry about it

thank you

we're ready

you both look nice

i'll be wearing it some day anyway

it's as if it was made for me

isnt it? Yes

it's a mission to see if prince imhae and prince sunhwa are alright

but you must find out what shen weijing and the enemy leader talk about

yes sir Understood

i heard you're going to demand that the wae army withdraw

that's right

are there the two men who will see if the princes are alright?

yes

i will allow it because his majesty begged

but they must not linger near the talks

understood

you wont discuss a truce like last time will you?

if you secretly talk about a truce i will not let it go

is that so?

why dont you bow when you see the emperor's flag?

this flag will enter the enemy camp

how can i bow to it?

what?

you also have a notification that the enemy shouldnt be killed

all the more reason i cant bow

look here

do you have a death wish?

bow right now

if it's a flag and notification to crush the enemy i would gladly bow

do you have two heads?

we'll see about this

even if you had ten heads none of them will be alright

we'll get going now

hanyang

why isnt there any news?

konishi

it's been a long time

you lost a lot of weight

you look terrible

well you lost at pyeongyangseong and again at haengjusanseong

it would be strange if you looked great

right koichi?

you dont look too good either

at least i fought against the ming army and joseon army

you were defeated by a righteous troops leader named jeong munbu

i heard you fled in your underwear

kato

it's cold in hamgyeong-do

did it freeze?!

what?

you didnt come to hanyang on purpose right?

ukita wont let that go

what are you talking about?

you and ishida tried to isolate me

even when the generals were called to hanyang for a meeting i know you didnt contact me on purpose

ukita will hold me responsible?

wait and see i'll report to his majesty

and have you and ishida's heads cut off

come on stop it

just pray for konishi

general

shen weijing is here

it's time

are you alright?

yes general kiyomasa was very good to us

what about that wound?

this

listen carefully

if you blab about being beaten or starving while you were held hostage you wont be able to go home

i fell when i encouraged the righteous troops in hamgyeong-do

you dont have to worry about us

how is his majesty?

he's fine just hang in there a little while

please ask him to achieve a truce so we can be saved

did you just say a truce?

isnt that why you came?

you see they are fine get up

cant we talk a little more?

take them away

leave hanyang and return to the main land?

you must have run out of military rations

you cant stay in hanyang for a long

are you saying you will let us rule hasamdo if we return to the main land? Gyeongsang-do Jeolla-do Chungcheong-do

that's a matter i cant decide

if's for the emperor to decide

what i can guarantee is a royal letter appointing your master as the king of japan

and opening up a path of commerce with ming

what?do you think we shed all this blood just for that?

it's better than shedding more blood

what?

let's be honest

i dont want this war to go on

if we win we'll just return joseon land to the king of joseon

there's nothing for us to gain

i'm sure it's the same for you

it's a war you cant win

if you come because of your ruler stop here

you should return home alive

then i'll be honset too

me and my soldiers want to go home

but if we return with nothing my head will be cut off

i'll die anyway

if both sides want to stop there should be something for each side

fine how about this?

let's send envoys to each country to surrender

surrender?

of course they cant be real envoys

they have to be envoys who will obey us

as if they were real envoys?

yes your envoy will go to our emperor and ask for your master to be appointed

as the king and pay tribute in return for withdrawing

and your envoy will go to my master and say we will be treated as equals and

given the right to rule the land south of hangang

that's right

would they believe us?

if they find out it's all a lie neither of us will survive

we will both be back home before they find out

even if they find out we can say the other country didnt keep their promise first

after you already withdraw will your king be able to start another war?

things arent so great in ming either

they wont spend a lot of money to send another army

ming will have the justification of establishing a good -neighbor policy and your king will save face since

he will be appointed as the king achieve commerce and rule south of hangang

fine let's give it a try

we will stay in the south coast until the agreement is reached

we have to take this conversation to our graves

of course

as a show of trust return the two princes you are holding hostage

fine instead when we withdraw prevent the joseon army from pursuing

we must not attck each other while we are staying in the south coast

the ming army must also retreat to yodong

i'll promise that

regardless of joseon shen weijing and konishi yukinaga decide to deceive their kings to end the war

the international fraud made the war stop for 5 years

in the end it was found out and it cause the japanese invasions in 1597

i'm back your majesty

welcome back

how did it go?

they are withdrawing from hanyang

is this true?

yes

they'll really withdraw without any conditions?

yes they couldnt fight the ming army if they stayed

they are accepting everything and leaving

of course they couldnt fight against a gifted army

where are the princes?

the wae army was scared

they said they would return them after they left hanyang safely

we will attack as soon as the princes are sent back

okay you defeated the enemy without any soldiers

you were sent from heaven

he's a liar sent from heaven

what are you talking about?

he held peace talks

what nosesnse are you babbling now?

peace talks?do you have proof?

prince imha knew everything he told our official

you call that proof?

would the enemy leaders be able to tell their soldiers they're fleeing because they're scared of the ming army?

of course they said we held peace talks

prince imhae probably heard that

look here

dont make excuses

tell the truth about what you talked in secret

the truth?i already did

if you're lying we will tell the emperor and have you killed

i warned you to watch your head first

what are you doing?

it's an order by the commander-in-chief

ryu seongryong insulted the emperor's flag

what are you doing?drag him away

how rude of you

vice commander zu what are you doing?

take him away

your majesty we might be receiving ming's help but they cant do this

a top minister cant be dragged away like this because he didnt show respect to a flag

that's right tell administrator shen to release him right away

with what justification?

the flag stands for the emperor

why didnt he show respect?

it was a flag saying not to kill wae soldiers

i wouldnt have shown respect either

it isnt just us our court and our people

who would show respect to such an absurd flag?

would you?

this isnt just contempt to the supreme commander

its contempt to our court and to you

let's see they wont punish him

they'll just reprimand him

your majesty

pyeongyang Ming army's camp

the flag is the same as the emperor

even barbarians bow to it

how could you refuse?

do you have a true death wish?

i know i should show respect to the flag

but i couldnt because it was an order not to fight against our enemies

i'll give you another chance

bow to the flag

then you wont be punished

supreme commander this is your last chance

fine you will be punished by military law

flog him a hundred times

administrator that would kill him

vice commander get ready

yes sir

stop

hello crown prince

what brings you here?

please forgive him

it's because i was mad and i gave an order not to bow to a flag that would enter enemy territory

is that so?

then order him to bow

supreme commander show respect

crown prince

obey his order

supreme commander the crown prince did it

sir remember what you said to me when you left the banquet

it's alright my pride isnt important when we have to save our country

i can endure humiliation a thousand times

dont think about anything else

just think of one thing just one thing

hurray for the emperor

hurray for the emperor

hurray for the emperor

who told you to do such a thing?

your majesty i...

i just wanted to save the supreme...

that's not what i'm talking about

why did you bow to the flag?

do you think i couldnt have done that?

your majesty...

if we had to be humiliated a servant could have been humiliated

by going there and doing that you humiliated me

i told you to just breathe

dont embarras the country

dont do anything

i will get revenge for my people

ukita konishi ishida and even kato all want to leave hanyang and retreat to the south?

yes

should i go?

no let them do that

you'll approve of the peace talks?

it wouldnt be bad if the land south of hangang is recognized as ours

i think they're too exhausted

we can attack ming after we take a break

you made a good decision

peace is a strategy too

if we stay in joseon we can attack again at any time

sure map

secure a fortress to stay in between busanpo and sangju

have them repair all fortresses nearby

yes your majesty

more importantly occupy jinjuseong before the truce is decided

we couldnt distribute military rations if we cant occupy jeolla-do

externally peace but from behind attack

your strategy of truce is excellent

only the winner can talk about peace

i'm looking at this war in the long run

i agree your majesty

hanyang

on april 20 1593 ryu seongryong and the joseon-ming allied forces return to hanyang a year after they abandoned the capital

the recovery of the capital wasnt achieved with military force

it was the result of secret talks between ming and japan it wasnt a return in glory

the tragic capital showed the need for a second founding of joseon

as soon as they entered the capital ryu seongryong asked li rusong to

pursue the enemy but li rusong refused with the excuse they didnt have boats

general lee sieon cross the river in the east

go after the enemy with byeon eungseong

yes sir

general lee bin cross the river in the west

go after the enemy with the soldiers of left gyeonggi

yes sir

supreme commander will it be alright?

if we move without an order li rusong might...

i know but we cant just sit here

move covertly and quickly

yes sir

all the generals of joseon are here

where are you going?

nowhere we just talked with the supreme commander

we're returning to our camps

is that so?the commander-in-chief wants to congratulate you and praise you

come to our camp

no we have a lot to do

right we have to oragnize the capital

we will go to see him a later time

what are you doing?

we were told to bring you by force if we had to

bring them

yes sir

it's a strategy to prevent us from going after the enemy

i'm sure they made a secret deal

who did the ming army come to help?

am i alive or is this hell?

isnt anyone alive?

is anyone alive?

sir

listen say something if anyone is alive

sir sir

say something if anyone is alive

if anyone is alive...say something

sir sir

open your eyes sir

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lee deokhyeong hears from luo shangzhi that song yingchang gave an order not to pursue the wae army

he tells seonjo about this

the ministers agree to tell the emperor and send a secret document

ryu seongryong meets yi sunsin and sees citizens plowing the government fields