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Times of confusion? Do you see
the present as time of confusion?
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I could not say it is time of peace.
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Young man!
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How are you!
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Do you think I will
tolerate this insolence?
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I do not fear death. But I cannot
betray King by clouding his
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judgment with insincere council!
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Leave us.
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Your Majesty...
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Leave us, I said!
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Yu Sung-ryong...
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Such audacity!
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Your Majesty, how could a newly
appointed low ranking subject
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display such contempt?
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Contempt toward the King is
contempt toward the kingdom.
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You must remove him from service
and let it serve as an example to all.
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High ministers are preoccupied
with self-preservation,
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but this tenderfoot displays sincere
concern for the future of the state.
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Your Majesty...!
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Keep a close eye
on Yu Sung-ryong.
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I will put him to
important use someday.
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13th King of Chosun Yung-jong...
He took the throne at the tender
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age of twelve after an unexpected
death of his half-brother In-jong.
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But for eight years thereafter,
Queen Dowager Moon-jung administered
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the state from behind the veil.
Even after Myung-jong took active
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control, the Queen Dowager dominated
the court with royal in-laws like
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Yoon Won-hyung in the forefront
leaving no room for Myun-jong
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to spread his wings as a King.
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But upon the death of his mother
and downfall of Yoon Won-hyung,
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he begins o nurture great a ambition
to clean up the corrupted government.
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He tried desperately to bring back
Neo-Confucius scholars like Twe-gae
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Yi Hwang and Nam-myung Cho shik who
had been silent since the death of
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Cho Kwang-jo in the Literati Purging
of 1519, but no one wanted to return
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to the royal court.
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What's more, another royal in-law
named Shim Tong-won soon acquired
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power to dominate the royal court,
and chaos and disorder continued.
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Yu Sung-ryong?
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He is merely a second
class ninth rank scribe.
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Why do you fret?
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Think about the past.
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Cho Kwang-jo was but a sixth rank
overseer of the Paper Manufactory.
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But King Jung-jong gave him a
little boost and what did he do?
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He pushed the old guards out of court
and filled it with bunch of radicals!
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Who is to say we are not dealing
with another Cho Kwang-jo?
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I'm told Yu Sung-ryong is
Twe-gae's most cherished pupil.
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What will happen to us if he should
rise to power and replaced the royal
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court with his men?
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What do you suggest we do?
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Feed him something sweet.
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Be it power or money, we have to
get him hooked while he is young
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and innocent and
make him one of us.
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What if he doesn't buy into it?
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Then we'll just have to eliminate
him even if it requires another
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bloodbath like the
purging of 1519.
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That will do for now.
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Fill it up.
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Come have a drink, young man.
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Do you know what this drink is?
It's punishment.
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Punishment?
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I heard you haven't had
an initiation party.
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Don't you know that you have
to throw a party for your new
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colleagues when you enter service
to display amity and goodwill?
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You act so stiff and you haven't
even had an initiation party;
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it's no wonder they
give you a hard time.
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Everyone, consider this a Scribe Yu's party.
This is his initiation ceremony,
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so drink to your heart's content.
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I intend to take this man under
my wings and take care of him
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like the rest of you...
if you know what I mean.
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Of course, sir.
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Don't worry, sir.
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How could we give him a hard
time when you are behind him?
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Thank you.
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Why are you just standing there?
Shouldn't you thank Lord him?
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I do not know how to repay
you for this kindness.
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Oh my! This man is not
so rigid after all!
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Isn't that right?
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Everyone knows how much His Majesty
trusts and depends on Lord Shim.
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You've won Lord Shim's favors,
so your future is set, my man.
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Is that right?
I couldn't be happier!
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Like the rest of these gentle men,
I will be your faithful follower.
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There you go!
You're my kind of man!
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And you're very smart!
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But before I become your follower,
there is one condition.
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Condition?
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Open up all of your vaults and silos
and give away your grains and riches
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to the hungry people of this state.
Surrender your 90 room mansion and
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display your honesty like Prime
Minister Hwang-hee of the past.
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Can you do it, sir?
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There're guileful eunuchs running
rampant in the palace clouding
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His Majesty judgment to
fill their own bellies.
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Name them to His Majesty and
remove them from the palace.
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Can you do it?
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How dare you!
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There's more. His Majesty is faced
with great difficulties as he tries
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to rectify the court because honest
ministers have left the royal court.
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Go to each of them in His Majesty's
place and convince them to return.
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Are you trying
to patronize me?
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Patronize you? Of course not.
These are faithful subject's duty.
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I will regard you as my great
teacher and serve you with
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highest respect for
the rest of my life.
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Isn't that what you want,
your lordship?
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How dare you!
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When then, I will leave you now
and eagerly wait your answer.
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That... that... bastard!
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Ji Gwa...
Stop the swords, Master?
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How can I stop the sword?
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Are you up already?
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Good morning.
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Did you do all that this morning?
Wow, you did a lot of work!
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Go figure.
What's going on with him?
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He's made more than half of
this batch. And he's dam good!
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He's going to be better than a
professional potter any day now!
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I know.
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When he came back from wiping out the
Japanese. I thought he'd focus on his
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training and not come near the work-shop.
But he isn't training, is he?
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Maybe he got sick of fighting.
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Maybe he's going to give it up
and settle down here as a potter.
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Are you going to practice?
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Why are you just
standing there?
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Soon-shin...
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I have a lot to do today.
Go ahead without me.
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You've been putting
it off for weeks now.
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Has it?
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Soon-shin...
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Mijin, I enjoy making pottery.
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When I focus my thoughts on my
fingertips and follow the clay,
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I can forget about everything.
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The painful things we went
through here, the brutal killings,
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I can forget everything.
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Sometimes I think if every
day is just like today
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for us and for everyone
in this village,
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it would not be so bad.
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But is that possible?
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Hang in there...
hang in there...
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Chun-su, open your eyes.
Open your eyes, Chun-su.
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Merciless bastards? How could they
do this to another human being?
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Chun-su, can you hear me?
Open your eyes, Chun-su.
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Wa... water...
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Oh, thank god!
Chun-su, are you all right?
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Water...
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That's it.
I'm so proud of you!
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The baron?
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Never mind the baron.
You got yourself to worry about.
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He's probably dead by now. They took
him to the capital city weeks ago.
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The baron is dead?
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Look what they did to you and
you're just the supervisor.
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I'm sure baron got it worse.
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Never mind the baron and
worry about yourself now.
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Everyone in the company split
up and went their separate ways.
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Why did you stay behind?
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I stayed so I could watch you die!
Do you have a problem with that?
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Idiot.
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If that makes you angry,
get back on your feet.
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And you can beat me up
or do whatever you want!
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Mujik...
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Are you all right, Chun-su?
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Young man,
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can I ask you a question?
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Me? Go ahead, sir.
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I'm looking for a man by
the name Yi Soon-shin.
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I was told he is
staying in this village.
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Brother Soon-shin?
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Brother?
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Yes, we're like brothers.
Follow me.
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Madam!
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Please take a break.
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What are you doing outside?
You're not well.
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Yes, cold air is the worst
thing for malady of the chest.
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Please go back inside.
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No, I'm much better now.
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I wish there was something
I could do to help...
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Help? Nonsense! You just rest and
we'll take care of everything.
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All of us are
Nalbal's fathers now.
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Brother!
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You have a visitor.
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A visitor?!
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Kyun! What brings you
all the way here?
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What are you doing here?
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The winter is coming, so we are insulating
rooftops, and getting firewood to the...
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That's not my question!
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Kyun...
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When are you going to
stop living like this?
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I said nothing when you called a
lowly salt merchant your friend, but
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now you're living among these peasants
and calling each other brothers!
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Pick up your things now!
We're going back to the capital!
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Back already?
Did you finish the work?
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No, we couldn't finish.
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Soon-shin's visitor from Seoul
was furious with Soon-shin.
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A visitor from Seoul?
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I think he's a
lieutenant or something.
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He was all over Soon-shin about
living here with us peasants and
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demanding him to pack his things.
Soon-shin couldn't say anything.
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Eunu, Soon-shin looked like he
was going to leave, didn't he?
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What's he going to do
here if he doesn't leave?
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He's learned enough martial arts,
and he can't live the rest of his
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life as a potter
when he's a nobleman.
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What do you mean you can't go?
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What are you trying
to achieve here?
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Making pottery and wasting your
time away among peasants...
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is that your idea
of a worthy life?
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Please don't put them down.
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They are sisters, brothers
and teachers to me.
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What? How could those
peasants be your teachers?
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What could they
possibly teach you?
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When I first came here after being
wrongly accused, I was filled with
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anger and resentment.
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All I wanted was to become strong
so I could destroy everything and
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everyone that betrayed me.
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So is this how you
intend to get strong?
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I learned a lot going after
those Japanese invaders.
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Power is not just about your strength.
It is your level of authority as well!
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Take the military service
exam and become an officer.
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That is the path to
gaining strength!
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Kyun, before I become an officer,
I want to be a true warrior.
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I've been told that martial arts
is about stopping the spear.
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That's what I am here to learn.
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Stop dreaming. The enemy's spear
will go straight through you the
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moment you stop your spear!
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A warrior becomes stronger every
time he defeats his enemy!
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A sword drawn only for destruction
and revenge cannot be strong.
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When the cause is to protect and serve,
that's when it becomes truly strong.
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Soon-shin!
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Please go back. I am staying
here with those people.
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I will share their joy and
fight their fight with them.
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And when I can truly embrace them with
my heart, that's when I will go back.
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Father, do you think so too?
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Do you think it's time
to let Soon-shin go?
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Does it matter what I think?
I did not call him here.
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He will do what
serves him best.
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What are you doing here?
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What are YOU doing here?
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I'm sure you have a lot
to do before you leave.
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Oh, where is my head?
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I should make you something
hardy to eat before you leave
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since you'll be
traveling a long way.
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Let's go. I'll fix
something up for you.
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All right.
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Open it.
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Soon-shin, these are...!
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They're ceremonial dishes.
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They're not the best looking, but
I put my heart and soul into them.
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I do understand your pain, but
how about honoring your parents'
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00:24:20,099 --> 00:24:23,010
memory on the anniversaries
of their death from now on?
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00:24:23,911 --> 00:24:28,914
I'm sure they are
missing you as well.
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I'll honor them
with you next year.
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00:24:39,036 --> 00:24:40,743
Soon-shin...
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And the next year,
and the year after that...
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So don't let your departed
parents be lonely.
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00:25:36,913 --> 00:25:43,067
You've been here for over a year,
but this is the first drink we are
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having together.
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I was just like you once...
young and full of passion.
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00:25:55,274 --> 00:26:00,084
But back then I put my
strength before my heart.
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00:26:00,730 --> 00:26:05,425
I was truly confident
and fearless.
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00:26:06,364 --> 00:26:10,452
But enduring countless ordeals
after Mijin's father was killed,
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I learned a valuable lesson.
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00:26:18,173 --> 00:26:22,493
And that is the importance
of self-control.
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00:26:23,369 --> 00:26:27,535
I believe meditating in hermitage
away from the world is futile.
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00:26:27,937 --> 00:26:33,309
I believe mental cultivation and
maturity you gain from clashing,
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00:26:33,997 --> 00:26:36,908
falling and colliding with
others is the real thing.
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00:26:39,526 --> 00:26:44,689
I am very glad you
learned that on your own.
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00:26:45,294 --> 00:26:47,932
Always look to yourself first
before you blame others.
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00:26:48,913 --> 00:26:53,440
Put the interest of the people
first before anything else.
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00:26:54,452 --> 00:26:59,368
And remember that a true warrior
values life even that of his enemy.
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00:27:00,909 --> 00:27:03,118
Yes, Master.
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00:27:19,644 --> 00:27:23,660
I bid you humble
greetings, Your Highness.
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00:27:33,612 --> 00:27:39,828
Welcome. Prince Ha-sung
has told me much about you.
267
00:27:40,517 --> 00:27:43,812
He says that he looks upon you as
a teacher for your extraordinary
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00:27:43,813 --> 00:27:45,961
scholarship and character.
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00:27:46,316 --> 00:27:50,082
I am humbled by your
praise, Your Highness.
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00:27:50,530 --> 00:27:54,796
I have called you here
to make a request.
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00:27:55,547 --> 00:27:57,539
I am at your command.
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00:27:58,207 --> 00:28:02,493
I need you to bring
Prince Ha-sung to the palace.
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00:28:05,311 --> 00:28:09,243
He may have audience
with His Majesty today.
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00:28:09,691 --> 00:28:14,489
It's an ordinary affair for a prince
to bid greetings to the King,
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00:28:14,490 --> 00:28:19,871
but to impress the King
is not an easy task.
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00:28:22,833 --> 00:28:28,660
And it may require your help.
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00:28:42,851 --> 00:28:48,285
How do you feel, Your Majesty?
Have you taken your herbal potion?
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00:28:49,944 --> 00:28:51,993
I'm doing all right.
279
00:28:52,312 --> 00:28:57,048
What brings you here
at this early hour?
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00:28:59,354 --> 00:29:05,049
Your Majesty, I have called Prince
Ha-sung to bid his greetings to you.
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00:29:05,257 --> 00:29:06,320
Please...
282
00:29:06,321 --> 00:29:11,088
We have already
talked about this.
283
00:29:12,527 --> 00:29:16,324
Please reconsider.
284
00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:21,978
The palace feels empty and
cold since Soon-hwe died.
285
00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:26,077
If you call Prince Ha-sung and
look upon him like your child...
286
00:29:26,078 --> 00:29:28,196
Look upon him like my child?
287
00:29:28,311 --> 00:29:31,002
Yes.
288
00:29:31,137 --> 00:29:34,785
What is your true intention,
my queen?
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00:29:35,498 --> 00:29:36,425
Your Majesty...
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00:29:36,426 --> 00:29:43,603
Do you fear that I cannot
produce another successor?
291
00:29:44,406 --> 00:29:49,623
No, Your Majesty, not at all.
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00:29:49,957 --> 00:29:55,963
All children of royal house are
your children, so I am asking
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00:29:55,964 --> 00:30:01,502
you to end time with him and
perhaps give him some guidance.
294
00:30:05,550 --> 00:30:07,051
Your Majesty...
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00:30:07,166 --> 00:30:14,634
You may go.
I shall give it some thought.
296
00:30:18,577 --> 00:30:22,407
Meanwhile, a new movement was
underway in the royal court to
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00:30:22,408 --> 00:30:27,132
fight the tyranny of Shim Tong-won
and the old guards.
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00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:32,035
Their goal was to place Prince Ha-sung
in the center of the government.
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00:30:32,599 --> 00:30:36,910
Prime Minister Yi Joon-kyun had
once been dismissed from his post
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00:30:36,911 --> 00:30:41,320
while attempting to redress the
grievances of the victims that
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00:30:41,956 --> 00:30:44,116
died in the Literati Purge of 1545,
and third minister of the Board of Personal
302
00:30:44,117 --> 00:30:46,034
Shim Ui-kyum was a man
who protected the rural literati
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00:30:46,035 --> 00:30:49,321
despite being la relative
of the Queen Dowager.
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00:30:50,531 --> 00:30:55,372
They believed Prince Ha-sung was
the key in stopping the tyranny
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00:30:55,373 --> 00:31:02,997
of the conservative old
guards and the royal in-laws.
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00:31:04,155 --> 00:31:09,142
How did His Majesty reply?
Will he see Prince Ha-sung?
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00:31:09,663 --> 00:31:13,951
I hope the prince is not
making a trip in vain.
308
00:31:15,662 --> 00:31:18,352
I pleaded with him numerously.
309
00:31:18,353 --> 00:31:22,577
His Majesty will not turn him
away without a good reason.
310
00:31:23,476 --> 00:31:29,618
My concern is will the prince
succeed in winning his heart.
311
00:31:33,415 --> 00:31:38,307
Is Yu Sung-ryon
to be trusted?
312
00:31:39,923 --> 00:31:43,577
Will he be Prince Ha-sung
faithful servant?
313
00:31:44,043 --> 00:31:48,445
He is a man of uncommon intellect
and courage. I'm told he stood up
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00:31:48,446 --> 00:31:54,558
to Lord Shim Tong-won and
spoke his mind without fear.
315
00:31:59,044 --> 00:32:04,062
I do understand where
the Queen is coming from.
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00:32:04,792 --> 00:32:09,017
I'm sure it does not please
her to do this either.
317
00:32:09,486 --> 00:32:16,224
But if I cannot father another
successor, isn't it fitting that
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00:32:16,225 --> 00:32:18,186
I heed her advice?
319
00:32:18,279 --> 00:32:21,638
No, Your Majesty.
320
00:32:21,888 --> 00:32:27,896
You are in your prime and
no such thing will happen.
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00:32:31,234 --> 00:32:36,160
You've become frail due to stressful
administrative affairs, but you will
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00:32:36,161 --> 00:32:42,118
be restored to good health.
And soon you will father another son.
323
00:32:43,030 --> 00:32:45,545
Do you really think so?
324
00:32:45,764 --> 00:32:52,544
Yes, Your Majesty.
Please do not give up.
325
00:32:52,869 --> 00:32:58,103
The throne must be preserved
by a legitimate heir.
326
00:32:58,855 --> 00:33:11,049
But it is difficult to refuse
the Queen's such earnest request.
327
00:33:11,592 --> 00:33:19,327
You can prove to her that only
a prince borne of the queen can
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00:33:19,478 --> 00:33:24,652
inherit the throne.
329
00:33:26,164 --> 00:33:28,386
Prove it?
330
00:33:32,140 --> 00:33:36,041
To what do I owe this
early visit today?
331
00:33:36,218 --> 00:33:39,191
And you are in
your official garb...
332
00:33:39,483 --> 00:33:42,842
This is not a social call as
a friend but an official visit
333
00:33:42,843 --> 00:33:46,545
as a royal subject at
the order of the Queen.
334
00:33:48,965 --> 00:33:51,160
I am to escort
you to the palace.
335
00:33:51,572 --> 00:33:55,754
Yes, it's been a while since
my last visit to the Queen.
336
00:33:56,505 --> 00:34:01,574
But why didn't she just send
an attendant or a messenger?
337
00:34:01,845 --> 00:34:06,618
She said you would be meeting
His Majesty the King.
338
00:34:07,635 --> 00:34:11,348
Has His Majesty asked for me?
339
00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:13,142
Yes.
340
00:34:20,852 --> 00:34:21,999
Um...
341
00:34:22,271 --> 00:34:24,117
Yes, Your highness?
342
00:34:24,294 --> 00:34:27,652
What do you think
about the palace?
343
00:34:34,505 --> 00:34:39,826
The palace is a place where no
amount of caution prepares you
344
00:34:39,941 --> 00:34:42,288
enough for one single trip.
345
00:34:43,049 --> 00:34:46,535
No amount of caution is enough...
346
00:34:46,983 --> 00:34:48,902
That's right.
347
00:34:50,477 --> 00:34:53,220
All right. I will bear that in mind.
348
00:35:18,370 --> 00:35:23,533
Your Majesty, Prince Ha-sung Kyun
bids your humble greetings.
349
00:35:23,846 --> 00:35:26,068
Do you fare well?
350
00:35:26,433 --> 00:35:30,490
How do I look to you?
351
00:35:30,897 --> 00:35:38,051
I was very concerned when I heard
that your health was deteriorating.
352
00:35:38,052 --> 00:35:44,498
But I am relieved to see you well.
353
00:36:00,646 --> 00:36:02,033
Your Majesty...?
354
00:36:02,169 --> 00:36:06,676
Attendant Ju, come close.
355
00:36:10,055 --> 00:36:14,552
Take this to Prince Ha-sung.
356
00:36:15,595 --> 00:36:17,796
Your Majesty...?
357
00:36:25,172 --> 00:36:28,666
Try it on.
358
00:36:31,076 --> 00:36:35,165
Your Majesty why do you order
such an unspeakable command?
359
00:36:35,166 --> 00:36:37,743
Do not interrupt, my queen.
360
00:36:38,105 --> 00:36:45,397
I just want to see the dashing
prince in a royal headdress.
361
00:36:45,741 --> 00:36:47,222
Your Majesty...
362
00:36:49,736 --> 00:36:53,660
Go ahead and put it on.
363
00:37:33,701 --> 00:37:38,802
Your Majesty, forgive me
for failing to obey you.
364
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:42,630
But please withdraw
your most kind request.
365
00:37:45,906 --> 00:37:48,993
Withdraw the request?
366
00:37:49,472 --> 00:37:54,000
How could a subject dare lay
his hand on the King's crown?
367
00:37:57,619 --> 00:38:06,121
It's just a royal cap.
A crown is a jeweled coronet.
368
00:38:06,308 --> 00:38:08,035
No, Your Majesty,
369
00:38:08,155 --> 00:38:16,667
If worn by the King, even a straw hat
is no different from a jeweled crown.
370
00:38:16,917 --> 00:38:26,993
I believe it is a subject's duty to
cherish it and keep his hands from it.
371
00:38:29,914 --> 00:38:38,499
The queen has told me many times
about your sagacity and the depth
372
00:38:38,500 --> 00:38:41,702
of your character.
373
00:38:42,798 --> 00:38:52,927
Now that I have met you,
I can see that her words were true.
374
00:38:53,355 --> 00:38:56,118
Your grace is immeasurable.
375
00:39:15,605 --> 00:39:19,118
Your Highness, what brings
you all the way here?
376
00:39:19,497 --> 00:39:24,452
The palace is a place where no
amount of caution is sufficient?
377
00:39:26,204 --> 00:39:28,952
It appears you have saved my life.
378
00:39:29,896 --> 00:39:31,419
Your Highness...
379
00:39:31,597 --> 00:39:37,093
Did you know that His Majesty
would try to test me?
380
00:39:38,877 --> 00:39:40,776
Forgive me.
381
00:39:40,890 --> 00:39:45,262
Is the ruler to test his
subjects and be wary of them?
382
00:39:48,787 --> 00:39:52,743
When communication is
lost the kingdom is lost.
383
00:39:52,911 --> 00:39:57,789
It is one of the most important
teachings of the Book of Great Learning.
384
00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:03,225
If the ruler tries to test his subjects,
he channel of communication shut down.
385
00:40:03,976 --> 00:40:10,475
How I wish the palace were a place where
thoughts and ideas are freely exchanged!
386
00:40:14,689 --> 00:40:18,036
Perhaps I've exceeded my bounds.
387
00:40:18,162 --> 00:40:21,135
I just wanted to say good-bye
before I returned home.
388
00:40:22,282 --> 00:40:25,119
Well then, I better go now.
389
00:40:37,374 --> 00:40:42,296
Prince Ha-sung, that is indeed
the heart of a virtuous ruler.
390
00:40:42,297 --> 00:40:44,697
I hope Heaven is with us.
391
00:40:44,843 --> 00:40:48,816
If Heaven does not forsake Chosun
I want to believe that he will give
392
00:40:48,817 --> 00:40:52,990
hope to the people of
this state through you.
393
00:41:08,365 --> 00:41:12,695
22nd year of Myung-jong's
reign (6/28/1567)
394
00:41:12,882 --> 00:41:16,294
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
395
00:41:30,876 --> 00:41:33,149
What's wrong?
396
00:41:33,150 --> 00:41:35,424
Attendant Ju...!
397
00:41:41,078 --> 00:41:46,773
This is most urgent!
Bring back Lord Shim immediately!
398
00:41:47,576 --> 00:41:49,952
And the other high ministers, sir?
399
00:41:52,333 --> 00:41:57,443
You may inform them but
not before Lord Shim.
400
00:41:57,662 --> 00:41:59,655
Is that clear?
401
00:41:59,832 --> 00:42:02,105
Yes, sir.
402
00:42:19,003 --> 00:42:24,876
Your Highness, His Majesty
is in critical condition.
403
00:42:25,220 --> 00:42:27,119
Yes, I am aware.
404
00:42:27,411 --> 00:42:33,732
Then I'm sure you are aware
that you cannot enter.
405
00:42:33,857 --> 00:42:35,368
Step aside!
406
00:42:35,704 --> 00:42:40,449
I believe the proper protocol is
to seal the place gates and forbid
407
00:42:40,450 --> 00:42:44,779
entry of any and all outsiders.
408
00:42:44,883 --> 00:42:50,454
Outsiders? You dare
call me an outsider?
409
00:42:50,788 --> 00:42:58,664
With all do respect, women are not
allowed near a gravely ill King.
410
00:42:58,998 --> 00:43:03,943
Please return to your
chambers, Your Highness.
411
00:43:07,281 --> 00:43:09,565
Your Highness!
412
00:43:15,417 --> 00:43:20,444
I am shocked and alarmed I was told
His Majesty is in critical condition.
413
00:43:20,621 --> 00:43:22,197
I'm glad you are here.
414
00:43:22,353 --> 00:43:28,059
You must quickly go inside
and heed his last words.
415
00:43:29,102 --> 00:43:33,003
This insolent character
is blocking my path.
416
00:43:33,108 --> 00:43:39,273
It is the law of the palace.
I beg you to respect it.
417
00:43:39,701 --> 00:43:47,691
Are you thinking straight?
His Majesty is yet to name
418
00:43:47,692 --> 00:43:50,785
his successor, and he
is nearing his death!
419
00:43:51,228 --> 00:43:53,169
This is a private fair of the royal
house as much as it is an official
420
00:43:53,170 --> 00:43:55,318
affair of the government.
421
00:43:56,048 --> 00:44:01,566
Don't you see that Her Highness
must heed His Majesty's last
422
00:44:01,567 --> 00:44:03,452
words on the selection
of his successor?
423
00:44:04,362 --> 00:44:06,532
Prime Minister...
424
00:44:06,994 --> 00:44:09,097
Open the gate at once!
425
00:44:09,098 --> 00:44:10,423
But...
426
00:44:16,213 --> 00:44:18,143
Open the gate.
427
00:44:27,744 --> 00:44:34,426
Attendant Ju!
Attendant Ju!
428
00:44:35,688 --> 00:44:39,641
What took you so long
to get here, Lord Shim?
429
00:44:43,657 --> 00:44:47,610
Your Majesty, it is I!
430
00:44:51,897 --> 00:44:57,529
Your successor? Who will
succeed your throne?
431
00:45:12,904 --> 00:45:14,594
Royal Secretariat.
432
00:45:14,688 --> 00:45:16,837
Yes, Your Highness.
433
00:45:18,631 --> 00:45:23,127
Write "Prince Ha-sung, the
third son of Prince Duk-heung".
434
00:45:38,869 --> 00:45:43,666
Your Majesty, is this our will?
435
00:45:44,083 --> 00:45:48,527
May I inform the subjects?
436
00:46:03,996 --> 00:46:08,263
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
437
00:46:08,399 --> 00:46:17,059
Your Majesty!
438
00:46:22,201 --> 00:46:26,425
Return to us,
the soul of the King!
439
00:46:26,738 --> 00:46:30,879
Return to us,
the soul of the King!
440
00:46:58,875 --> 00:47:01,054
May I help you?
441
00:47:01,055 --> 00:47:05,478
We are from the palace.
Who passed away?
442
00:47:05,948 --> 00:47:08,097
The madam of the house...
443
00:47:09,568 --> 00:47:12,687
Prince Ha-sung has lost his mother?
444
00:47:17,484 --> 00:47:21,844
I'm very sorry for your loss.
445
00:47:26,830 --> 00:47:31,033
Prince Ha-sung, there are men
from the palace to see you.
446
00:47:40,265 --> 00:47:42,267
Your Majesty!
447
00:47:42,403 --> 00:47:50,785
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
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