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Isn't this the Left State Councillor?

-= Episode 9 =- Isn't this the Left State Councillor?

-= Episode 9 =- You've really had it tougher than anyone.

You've really had it tougher than anyone.

But... where are you all going in such a hurry?

Minister of the Royal House Administration, Jeong Cheol, is indulging in wine and women,

and acting on his own authority, there's been a report.

Until the investigation ends,

we're going to place the Minister under house arrest.

Is it on the official authority of the Inspector General?

No, it isn't. It's His Majesty's royal order.

What did you say? His Majesty?

Search the house thoroughly!

It's neither wine and women nor him acting arbitrarily.

It's the crime of disobeying his ruler.

It's the crime of disobedience for suggesting installing a crown prince.

I know.

His Majesty can't do this.

He can't be this narrow-minded.

If he wants to charge him for the crime, he should charge all of us.

If he really charges Song Gang for suggesting that,

I won't care for this capital... ever again.

How can you utter those nonsensical words?

The idiom, "if the temple is foul, the monks leave",

is the phrase I hate most!

If the temple is foul you should clean it!

You won't even think of taking care of it.

How can you think only of leaving!?

Let's go. Let's go and ask His Majesty.

Sir!

Even if you go it's no use.

What are you saying?

Those who made the joint petition... he's not granting any of them an audience.

It's the same for me too.

Chief Royal Secretary, you too!?

Why on earth did the king change like this?

Something like this actually happened while I was away in the provinces...

Perhaps... Chief State Councillor...

That's why on arrival in the capital, you came here first?

Looks like Left State Councillor sees me as a schemer.

No, it wasn't me.

Instead, it's something that happened because you weren't in the capital.

There's no one to stop them.

Besides, they... asked me not to come out and say anything.

So, I stayed out of that.

What will His Majesty do to Song Gang?

It's not the first time he has petitioned for installing a crown prince, it's the second time.

The price for doing something to upset the king the first time is a demotion.

What would be next?

Dismissal from office or exile.

An opportunity is hard to come by...

a hard to come by opportunity... is easily missed.

Exile... or dismissal, it should be more than that?

Sir.

Do I have horns on my head?

When you enter the palace, don't only drop in on Her Majesty.

Your little brother, Sinseong too, please see him.

We're sorry.

In future, we'll visit him more often.

If that's why you called to see us,

can I leave?

I have some things to take care of.

Hyeongnim (respected older brother). Stay for a while.

We can leave together.

Yes, Hyeongnim. I haven't seen you for a long time.

Please have some tea then go.

Did I not say I have things to take care of?

You'll be ascending the throne someday.

When will you be this leisurely?

Have some tea with your younger brothers, have a chat then leave.

What "throne"?

His Majesty is disposing of Jeong Cheol who brought up the installation of a crown prince.

It's not just because of that.

A person who indulges in wine and women and acts arbitrarily is worried about the country.

That's why he's furious.

Your Majesty too, can't be unaware that it's time to install a crown prince after all.

Then again... the Minister does by nature like to drink and meet with people.

Everything about him is good,

but being too warm-hearted only causes more problems.

But... when did His Majesty... mention the matter of installing a crown prince to you?

He didn't speak about it directly... but I can have a feeling, can't I?

Clearly, before long... he'll install a crown prince.

Then, Royal Noble Consort, you're going to be none too thrilled.

It's for the sake of the country's future that a crown prince is installed.

What's there for me to unhappy about?

Hence... I've actually... called for the two princes... as I've a favor to ask of you.

Royal Noble Consort.

Mother.

I'm fine.

Prince Imhae... if you become the crown prince, please...

don't ill treat your little brother, Sinseong, too much.

Although I don't know how matters will go,

Prince Gwanghae, I ask this favor of you too.

You talk about 'crown prince', that's absurd.

I'm not even qualified,

I don't even dream about--

I mean, why are you shedding tears over that?

Please don't worry.

Gwanghae and Sinseong...

no matter what others say, they're my younger brothers.

Even if I become the crown prince... and the king...

I'll take care of them.

Thank you.

Hyeongnim has made such a promise,

so please don't worry.

Now, will it be fine for me to leave?

The time is getting close, Royal Noble Consort looks to be worried.

Who caused our mother to pass away so early?

Just wait and see.

Royal Noble Consort, how could you say that?

Prince Imhae is a vicious person.

You must not trust him.

What's there to worry about Prince Imhae?

Gwanghae... the problem is Prince Gwanghae who doesn't show his feelings.

He's well-mannered... and pretends to be weak.

He's exactly the same as His Majesty in the past.

Looks like Royal Noble Consort is sizing you up.

She knows most of the court ministers... have you in mind for crown prince.

She wants to take precaution.

I have no such goal in mind.

Even if you have no such goal in mind,

the goal may have you in mind.

It isn't something you can become because you desire it,

it's also not something you can't become because you don't desire it.

That's why the position of ruler... is not bestowed by people,

but bestowed by the heavens.

You have... one aspect that resembles the heavens' disposition.

That is precisely... your compassion for others.

Sir, it's Sin Myeong Cheol.

Come in.

Sir.

The Office of Inspector General,

has informed the king of the evidence of Jeong Cheol arbitrarily appointing personnel.

All those involved in this matter have been arrested.

What about the Minister?

He's still under house arrest.

But,

the Chief State Councillor, in relation to the Minister's case,

is now having an audience with His Majesty.

Bestow poison on Jeong Cheol?

As per the Inspector General, Jeong Cheol's crime on personnel assignments

was that a few people with the lowest performance ratings

were promoted through their friendship with him.

If I bestow poison on him...

isn't it too excessive a punishment?

Bestowing poison on him for that is excessive,

how could your vassal not know that?

But Jeong Cheol's crime is not purely that of arbitrary personnel assignments.

All those involved with this case are all followers of Jeong Cheol.

Before that, those who made the joint petition to install a crown prince,

are all called 'Westerners' by society, they're Jeong Cheol's factional members.

This is in violation of Your Majesty's order not to form factions and covet power.

It's not Jeong Cheol's crime of arbitrary personnel assignments,

but his crime of forming factions, on which the charge is fitting.

Is that how it is?

Previously, when Your Majesty bought us a drink,

didn't you say that for forming factions, we'll have to pay with our deaths?

If you don't bestow poison on Jeong Cheol...

your vassal is afraid officials of all ranks will take your orders lightly in future.

You can't do that, Your Majesty!

Left State Councillor, how can you do this?

That day, Jeong Cheol, Yun Du Su and the two of us...

clearly heard the order that we're not to form factions

and also made that promise.

Jeong Cheol's arbitrary personnel assignments should be punished,

but the numbers involved are few.

It can't be seen as forming a faction.

What do you mean by that?

Jeong Cheol's countless followers made a joint petition.

Among those who did it, there's not one who hasn't followed him for a long time.

This is clearly forming a faction, it's a faction!

Your Majesty, forming a faction is obviously a huge crime,

however, making a joint petition for the installation of a crown prince

doesn't constitute a crime.

How could I say that installing a crown prince and making a joint petition for it is a crime?

The problem is...

as Chief State Councillor had said,

he formed a faction.

For this issue, I'll have the people who signed the joint petition re-investigated

and verify whether a faction had been formed

then discuss Jeong Cheol's punishment.

You should do that.

There's no need for that.

Why is that?

This happened while your vassal was away in the provinces so I didn't know,

but if your vassal also now add my signature to the joint petition for installing a crown prince,

it can't be said that only Jeong Cheol's followers made the petition.

That way, it can't be said that a faction had been formed.

Look here, Left State Councillor!

Councillor... you agree with Jeong Cheol's petition?

Look here, Left State Councillor!

How can you do that without discussing it with me!?

Sir, why did you do that without discussing it with me?

I obviously did it as I'm well aware you'll advise against killing Jeong Cheol,

so I advocated it on my own.

I too, know that even if I discuss it with you,

you'll still insist on killing Song Gang so I spoke out.

Are you bent on helping them?

I'm not helping them,

I'm saying we can't kill them.

Have you forgotten the high treason case of 1589?

The Confucian scholars who died under their knives were over a thousand.

But you still want to spare their lives?

If you spare them,

they'll return to the court some day.

If that happens, there's no guarantee a tragedy like the high treason case won't happen again.

Why? You think my words are wrong?

And... aren't we on the same side?

Sir, we're on the same side, that's correct.

However, I'm on the same side with you for practical purposes.

Ultimately, it's not to seek power or to kill those who oppose us.

Be it you, Sir, or me, we should be ashamed.

We criticize the Westerners for being power seeking petty people,

petty people who turn a deaf ear to what others have to say,

petty people who don't understand the way of the gentlemen.

Why is it to ourselves, why is it to people on our side,

there's not even half of the criticism and self-reflection

we direct on the Westerners?

Are we ourselves truly prefect gentlemen?

Is only our position the absolute truth?

Is only the politics we carry out perfect?

We ourselves have not a shred of inexperience and incompetence

and in the final analysis, there's nothing for us to examine and reflect on ourselves for?

Seo Ae... do those words mean that... you are parting ways with me?

Didn't I tell you?

I'm only with you for the sake of the people.

I was never on the same side with you for power and political retaliation.

Leave.

I won't see Seo Ae, you, here again in the future.

Sir...

Sir, can't you change your mind on the matter of Song Gang?

Sir. Go back in again.

It wasn't my intention, I heard as both your voices were too loud.

Go back in and reconcile.

The Chief State Councillor is someone with more strengths than weaknesses.

He's a person worthy of respect.

I've also learnt a lot from him.

A good day will come.

Stay by his side and serve him well.

Sir.

You listened to it from the side, it should be clear to you.

How should I deal with Jeong Cheol?

Since Ryu Seong Ryong has already spoken out on it,

it can't be considered as forming a faction, can it?

If poison is bestowed for forming a faction,

then it won't just be Jeong Cheol,

Yun Du Su, Seong Hon, Lee Hang Bok and other court ministers, without exception,

and the countless Confucian scholars will undergo another big literati purge.

Those ministers, they might be of use to you again sometime.

For the sake of Your Majesty, it's best to leave that root.

Left State Councillor, only by drinking less can you serve me for a long time, isn't it?

People everywhere are using your drinking as an excuse to impeach you.

I'm really in a fix.

I'm sorry, Your Majesty.

Even so you're unable to quit drinking.

From now on, even if you have to drink in whatever situation,

you can only use that cup to have one drink.

Your Majesty...

Left State Councillor... how can you leave me behind because of drink?

Use that silver wine cup for just one drink.

Understood?

Your Majesty... your grace is boundless...

Your Majesty!

When I bestowed that silver wine cup on you,

I had ordered you to have only one drink with it.

But, I never imagined you would hammer that wine cup into a bigger one.

Minister, you're the only who has made me laugh because of your greed for wine.

Your Majesty...

But this time your greed is excessive.

That's different from greed for wine.

Your Majesty.

Your vassal only wanted to strengthen this country's foundation--

I understand. I know.

Shall I be honest with you?

I don't like... Gwanghae whom all of you have in mind to install as crown prince.

Although he's my child

I'm unable to know what he's thinking.

At first glance, he seems to be really like me.

But tomorrow's Joseon,

shouldn't it be led by a ruler more virtuous than me?

Your Majesty, how can you utter such sorrowful words?

Your Majesty... what is there for your vassal to hide from you now?

I would like to tell you with... a heart without a speck of dust.

Your vassal... did form a faction in reality.

It's true... we had Prince Gwanghae in mind as crown prince when we made the petition.

Furthermore... that I'm disappointed with Your Majesty too... it's the truth.

So?

But that disappointment... was regret for Your Majesty.

Your Majesty who's from a collateral line... without any preparation whatsoever,

ascended the throne at sixteen.

When you suffered the harsh treatment of many ministers...

your vassal only wanted to make you a wise ruler, but not once...

for you as a person...

that unbearable weight you'll feel, the loneliness...

and the pain, the thought never occurred to me...

So your vassal...

for the sake of not having a repeat of Your Majesty's pain...

wanted to install a crown prince quickly.

A king who is a man of wisdom, a king that's not created by the vassals,

that they can esteem and interact with...

Tomorrow's king...

I wanted to prepare him in advance.

Your Majesty...

if this thought of your vassal is disloyal...

please don't forgive me.

Drink.

Minister, to me... you're a distinctly loyal vassal.

"One who leaves will surely return".

For the time you're temporarily away... you must take good care of yourself.

Your Majesty...

Please take care of your health.

Un Jang...

-= Un Jang: Song Ik Pil's courtesy name =-

June, 1592.

Jeong Cheol, for his crime of disobedience in petitioning to install a crown prince

was ultimately exiled.

The Minister of Taxation, who was in it together with Jeong Cheol, Yun Du Su,

Chief Royal Secretary Lee Hang Bok and

most of the loyal Westerner vassals were dismissed.

Their power gradually declined.

In terms of wanting to achieve ideal Confucian politics in reality

although they were no different from the Easterners,

because they wanted to choose their own ruler

to achieve their moralist politics, the Westerners fell.

After the Goodwill Mission's report,

the force that ceaselessly advocated making defensive preparations for a Wae attack,

in reality, disappeared.

Here, on the issue of Jeong Cheol's punishment,

the Easterners divided into Southerners who supported Lee Seong Ryong

and Northerners who supported Lee San Hae.

Defensive preparations against a Wae attack were then even more neglected.

Ishida.

Our war base Nagoya Castle, how is it coming along?

The soldiers and slaves sent by each daimyo are digging the castle site.

In the next three months,

till October, can it be completed?

Why?

Is it difficult?

No. I'll bear that order in mind, Your Highness.

-= Ishida Mitsunari =- No. I'll bear that order in mind, Your Highness.

No. I'll bear that order in mind, Your Highness.

And, I've thought about it.

When we attack Joseon,

I'm thinking of crossing the ocean myself.

What do all of you think?

I want to see Joseon with my own eyes,

and step by step, conquer it myself.

It should be interesting.

If Your Highness personally goes into action,

Our soldiers' morale... will be sky high!

Obviously...

it'll be helpful in raising our army's morale,

but if Your Highness were to leave the mainland empty,

won't it be dangerous?

I think so too.

Wolves like Tokugawa Ieyasu are still watching for an opportunity,

aren't you well aware of it?

Can't I just take Ieyasu with me?

Last time, Konishi, hadn't you said if I let Ieyasu be the vanguard,

there won't be any danger of rebellion in the mainland?

Although that's true...

That's out of the question, Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Have you been well, Your Highness?

-= Maeda Toshiie =- Have you been well, Your Highness?

Have you been well, Your Highness?

My long time friend, Matashiro!?

Hey!

Welcome! Come, come quickly!

Lord Maeda, welcome.

Konishi.

Kato.

Ishida.

You should serve your master well.

Those foolish words, how can you say them?

These fellows all pretend to be great,

but in front of Matashiro, they can't even make a move.

Why?

Matashiro, with that extraordinary spear skills of his,

you're all afraid of him piercing you, aren't you?

Enough, enough. Come, everyone sit. Sit!

Matashiro.

Why can't I go personally to conquer them?

Your Highness.

First of all, O-Mandokoro is advanced in age.

-= O-Mandokoro: Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mother =- First of all, O-Mandokoro is advanced in age.

-= O-Mandokoro: Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mother =- While you're on a campaign,

if something happened to her,

that want of filial piety, how are you going to deal with it?

And, don't you have to worry about Tsurumatsu?

The both of them... you have to take good care of them.

And also, even if you've completely suppressed the Hojo clan who had rebelled,

there're still a source of rebellion remaining.

Odawara Castle... didn't you give it to Tokugawa Ieyasu?

Ieyasu... can't I just send him to Joseon?

You can't send him to Joseon either.

The hundreds of thousands of elite troops... you want to place him in charge of them?

What if... Ieyasu conquers Joseon,

and turns around to... attack Your Highness?

Then, what if I bring Ieyasu to Joseon myself.

That's... also out of the question.

Have you forgotten the lesson from Lord Oda Nobunaga?

Wasn't Lord Nobunaga, at Honno-ji,

betrayed by his general, Akechi who was near him?

Therefore, just stay at Nagoya Castle and direct everything from there.

That is the only safe way for Your Highness.

That's my Matashiro. None other than my friend Matashiro!

You fellows,

all of you... in future you're to learn from Matashiro.

We're sorry, Your Highness.

Matashiro.

Your Highness?

In the past when I fought with Shibata Katsuiie,

if not for your help,

I wouldn't have achieved a victory.

Since then,

I've not met a friend like you.

How about it?

From now on don't return to your domain,

can't you always stay by my side?

It's my honor, Your Highness.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

What is it?

Tsurumatsu... Tsurumatsu is not breathing.

Yodo...

our Tsurumatsu is... sleeping now, right?

He's just... sleeping, right?

Your Highness...

This boy... is playing with his father again.

That's right... Tsurumatsu had always slept this well...

then immediately... he would get up and run to me.

Nene, you know it well, don't you? Right, Nene?

Your Highness...

Tsurumatsu has... already--

The boy... will get up when he's slept enough.

That's right. Sleep well... only then can you grow fast, Tsurumatsu.

Sleep well... then get up.

Your Highness...

Tsurumatsu... he still hasn't woken up?

It seems he's been sleeping for too long.

Your-your-your Highness...

Tsurumatsu has... already stopped breathing.

Say that again.

Your Highness...!

Is Tsurumatsu... asleep or dead?

He-he-he seems to be asleep.

Then, wake him up.

Hurry up and wake him!

Your Highness...! Your vassal's medical skills are still inadequate--

Go and wake him up.

To anyone who can wake Tsurumatsu up, I'll give him a domain of 1 million sacks.

No. I'll give you all the land I unified.

Go wake him up!

Wake Tsurumatsu up... from his sleep.

Your Highness! Your Highness!

You should now... send Tsurumatsu off.

If he sees this much blood...

Tsurumatsu won't be able to go on his way... in peace.

Kato.

Yes, Your Highness!

Immediately attack Joseon.

All the feudal lords are to gather at Nagoya Castle.

What?

I'll hold Tsurumatsu... and go to war myself.

I'm going to give Joseon to Tsurumatsu as a gift.

That way... Tsurumatsu will also be happy... he'll get up right away.

What are all of you doing?

Hurry up and prepare to go to war!

Yes!

Public sentiment

has become even more unsettled.

Is this really the truth?

It's as you have read.

If we don't make defensive preparations,

public sentiment will again be unsettled over a Wae attack happening.

If we do so,

public sentiment will waver because of excessive military service and compulsory labor.

Military service and the building of fortresses... should we carry them out or not?

Your Majesty.

Obviously, we've to make defensive preparations for public sentiment to settle down.

You just said that defensive preparations made public sentiments more unsettled!

The root of the problem is the contradiction in military service.

The damage from that is too great, I mean.

Hasn't it gone without problems till now?

It's not that there're no problems.

The problems were merely concealed.

The problems were concealed?

The people serving military service fled.

Those civilians who can't support the livelihoods of those in service, are fleeing by night too.

Every government office's military personnel record

were falsified to fulfill the necessary number of soldiers.

What!?

Left State Councillor, you just let those sort of provincial governors get away with it!?

Most of the government offices are like that.

I couldn't punish all of them, there're that many of them.

What on earth are we supposed to do about this?

Those who serve military service for the sake of the country

and have to leave their livelihoods for that period of time

should be paid for their labor.

Pay them for their labor?

Military service and compulsory labor are the duties of the people.

Furthermore,

we've to pay hundreds of thousands of them, where can the Treasury find that much?

We do have it.

Where is it then?

The nobility who own most of the land in the eight provinces of Joseon

and don't pay the agricultural harvest tax,

and the landowners.

What?

Every year, they claim a good harvest is a bad harvest

and report fertile land as barren land.

Rice that should enter the country's Treasury are obviously piled up in their stores.

In any case, they're the ones who don't serve military service.

If the agricultural harvest tax can be accurately collected,

it's sufficient to pay those who serve military service.

If we do that, dodging of military service

or their civilian supporters fleeing in the night won't happen.

Your Majesty.

Please consider it.

Left State Councillor, what you've said is not wrong,

but if we lay one finger on the landowners,

that will bring forth huge chaos and resistance.

The people losing their livelihoods,

fleeing from military service,

continue like that, the country's national defense will collapse and it'll be a greater chaos.

Left State Councillor.

I too, don't want to be the king of the landowners but the king of the people.

However,

this is too rushed, too drastic.

It is not drastic.

We're just doing the right thing.

If we don't implement it now,

the Royal Family and court will lose popular support, national defense, everything.

Stop it.

I'll think of another way.

Your Majesty.

Did I not tell you to stop it!?

A Wae attack...

will definitely not happen.

All we do is serve military service, they want our families to starve to death!?

Dying here under your swords,

what's the difference!?

Stop!

Stop! Stoooop!

Stop!

Yeong Dal!

I didn't...

want to kill them either.

To the dead soldiers...

to their families...

tell them I'm sorry.

Yeong Dal! Yeong Dal! Yeong Dal!

Uh...

are you inside?

What's the matter?

Um, can't you see me for a while?

It's not proper.

Speak.

Still, it's just for a while.

At least as briefly as a clap of thunder, can't we speak face to face?

Aigoo. What's wrong?

You startled me.

Oh my.

It's an ornament!

It's pretty!

Is this for me?

Thanks, Cheon Ri.

Hey. Hey! Give it back.

Hey! Hurry up and give it back!

Hey! You're not giving it back now? Hey! Dong Dong!

I'll use it well!

Lad, Cheon Ri.

If you're going to create a ruckus like that, go out.

Yes, Sir. I'm sorry.

Sir.

Our envoy to Ming for the emperor's birthday, Gim Eung Nam, sent a report.

The matter of Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanting to conquer Ming,

is already known to the Ming court.

Quickly enter the palace.

They still don't know we had sent envoys to Wae, that's fortunate.

Your Majesty.

It's still not too late, we should send an envoy to Ming

and report to them that we had sent envoys to Wae.

Send an envoy,

and inform them of the truth of the situation till now?

That's right.

Left State Councillor, what are you saying?

Ming and Wae's diplomatic ties were severed a long time ago.

If because of the matter of us having sent envoys

an unnecessary misunderstanding arises,

won't we be in a fix?

That's right.

If they find out we had sent envoys,

the issue will blow up.

If China... learns the truth that we sent envoys to a country they had severed diplomatic ties with,

-= Hong Yeo Sun =- -= (Minister of War, Easterner) =- If China... learns the truth that we sent envoys to a country they had severed diplomatic ties with,

-= Hong Yeo Sun =- -= (Minister of War, Easterner) =- just for that alone, we'll be reprimanded.

just for that alone, we'll be reprimanded.

Your Majesty.

Something that Ming doesn't even know of,

it's not necessary that we explain it.

However,

what do we do when they later find out through other channels that we had sent envoys?

If it's not a person who hopes that this country is destroyed,

who would inform Ming of it?

Keeping the matter of Wae from Ming,

is not the right thing for us to do either.

Also, envoys go and come all the time.

It's something they'll find out in the end.

That's correct.

Furthermore, in the letter Wae sent us,

they clearly said they're going to enter Ming.

If Ming knows of this fact,

they'll suspect us and Wae of conspiring together

to attack Ming.

If Ming suspects our Joseon

-= Lee Deok Hyeong =- -= (Vice Minister of Rites) =- and send troops from Liaodong,

-= Lee Deok Hyeong =- -= (Vice Minister of Rites) =- it's not going to be just a breakdown in relations.

it's not going to be just a breakdown in relations.

Please bear this in mind.

Your words are excessive.

Are you threatening His Majesty?

However much Ming is the higher nation,

we've not done anything wrong. How can they send an army like this?

And,

it's not to establish diplomatic ties, it's to investigate the situation in Wae that we sent the envoys.

If we report it to them and they interfere,

this would be excessive interference in our domestic politics!

I gather that Ming already knows we've sent envoys

and we've also exchanged letters.

Ryukyu is close to Wae and has paid tribute to Ming for a long time.

-= Ryukyu: Today's Okinawa =- Ryukyu is close to Wae and has paid tribute to Ming for a long time.

-= Ryukyu: Today's Okinawa =- They might have already informed them of the fact.

-= Ryukyu: Today's Okinawa =- A Ming merchant secretly trading with Wae could have informed them.

A Ming merchant secretly trading with Wae could have informed them.

If Ming already knows,

why have they remained silent on the matter

of the envoys?

Your vassal thinks their silence,

is proof that they know.

Right now, Ming,

might be waiting for us to explain ourselves.

Furthermore, if we eventually don't tell them,

they'll think we're secretly establishing ties with Wae and with this as a reason,

something more serious might happen.

Left State Councillor.

Ming knowing about it,

what makes you so sure of it?

If I said I'm sure they don't know, wouldn't I be more uneasy?

Even if the Ming imperial family is corrupt,

it's still a country that's the focus of trade for every country.

There's no way they wouldn't have heard of it.

For relationships between people as well as that between countries,

timing is important.

Your Majesty.

Please quickly send envoys to explain our situation.

The Left State Councillor's view seems to make sense.

Immediately form a mission to go.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

In Gyeongsang-do's Jepo, Angopol, Ungcheon and other places,

posters criticizing Your Majesty and the court have been put up.

And, some soldiers and compulsory laborers,

burnt the Angolpo arsenal at night and fled.

Civilians broke through the doors of the nobility's homes

and robbed their grain stores.

A report on this has been submitted.

What!?

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What comes after that?

It's riots.

It's now not enough to oppose me, you're going to oppose the nobility and all landowners of Joseon's eight provinces?

The river can carry a boat,

but when upset, it can also overturn the boat.

Between the two of you, doesn't someone have to be the vanguard?

In the end you still want to use me as a shield against arrows.

Joseon's king... Kato, you must capture him.

Yes.

The turtle ships too, for protecting the seas, they must be built.

Up till now, everything you've done is correct, there's nothing for you to examine yourself for?

How about abolishing the naval forces?