All language subtitles for Rookie.Historian.E35-E36

ROOKIE HISTORIAN, GOO HAE-RYUNG

EPISODE 35

Then,

have you been seeing the dethroned king
in your dreams the whole time?

Maybe.

I've never seen his face before.

How did you know right away
that he was Ho Dam?

Did you meet him in the past?

Is it something you can't tell me?

I've never told the story
to anyone before.

However,

I no longer want to pretend
I don't know anything.

My father passed away 20 years ago

because he was accused of treason.

Hence, my brother,
who was one of my father's students,

took me to Qing to save me.

And I've been living as Goo Hae-ryung
since then.

Then you're...

Right.

I've been on the run
for the past 20 years.

How...

did that happen?

I don't know the details either.

All I know is that my father
was the dean of a place called Seoraewon,

and I heard he was roped
into committing treason.

I studied medical practice at a place
called Seoraewon around 20 years ago.

Seoraewon...

I've heard of it before.

That female physician
studied medical practice there.

She said she studied
cowpox variolation there with her teacher.

Right.

Yeongan...

must have been my father's pseudonym.

I can't believe myself.

As his one and only daughter,

I couldn't even recognize his writing.

If this is too hard for you,

you don't have to tell me anymore.

No.

I must think about it even if it's hard.

All these years,

I just thought my father died
an unfair death

because he was framed for treason
by some bad people.

But if Ho Dam was the King at the time,

why did he just let my father
suffer such false allegations?

They were close enough
for the King to frequent Seoraewon.

I've lived

many years

with the name, Seoraewon,

and my father buried in my heart.

I acted like nothing happened,
as if I knew nothing,

because I was told
that my father's wish for me was that

I forget everything
and move on with my life.

But I don't want to do that anymore.

I want to find out
what exactly he was accused of,

what happened at Seoraewon,

and why Ho Dam

was dethroned.

I want to know

and understand what happened.

I feel the same way.

I want to understand

all these things.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

I was worried thinking
something might have happened to you.

Why are you out here? You need to rest.

I was just about to head in.

Hurry, let's go.

Please go on in.

I will quickly lay out
your bedding for you.

Getting a lot of rest
will help you recover fast.

Eunuch Heo.

-Yes, Your Highness.
-You started working in the palace

before I was born, right?

Yes, Your Highness, that is correct.

-Why do you ask--
-Do you remember

what happened on the day I was born?

Gosh, sure thing. Of course I do.

His Majesty was elated all day,
delighted by the birth of a prince.

The Queen and the Queen Dowager
were very happy as well.

Everyone in the palace
was excited and happy.

The Queen Dowager was happy?

Even though

her son, the dethroned king,
passed away that day?

Why are you lying to me?

What are you hiding from me?

-Your Highness.
-I will return to the palace.

Do not follow me.

No, you shouldn't!

You're not well enough yet! Your highness!

Your Highness.

Because I have a son like you,

I am too ashamed to
face the former kings after I die.

You are more wicked and malicious
than anyone

who has ever lived in this palace!

Rim.

Your Highness!

Are you Seomun Jik's daughter, Hui-yeon?

Yes. Who are you, sir?

Me?

You can call me Ho Dam. Master Ho Dam.

Here.

But the thing is, I was looking for

a different book, not this one.

Is that so?

Then do you wish to find it yourself?

Sure.

-I want to read that one, too.
-What?

Oh, okay. Sure.

Your Majesty.

There you are, Yeongan.

Your father is back.

Hello, Master Ho Dam.

You are back, Father.

Father.

Dowon returned to the palace
in that state?

Yes, Your Majesty.
I do not know what he has found out,

but he asked me about what happened
in the year of Gyeongo.

-Clean this up.
-Yes, Your Majesty.

We searched the whole area

but found no traces of them.

They must be highly trained
in raids and retreats.

Don't worry, Your Royal Highness.

Our soldiers are going door to door
asking about them.

We will soon find out where they fled to.

No, that is not necessary.

Stop the search.

Your Royal Highness, they tried to harm
His Highness Prince Dowon.

We must track them down
and find out who is behind them.

That is...

Seeing soldiers walking around

will only make the people fearful.

First, order all the soldiers
to return to the palace at once.

I will take care of the rest.

Giddy-up!

What did he lose? What's the fuss about?

Do you really know nothing
about the royal court?

It is a document that merges
historical records,

the Royal Secretariat's daily records,
and so on.

Right, the daily records.

Who might you be?
Why are you looking for a scribe?

I am Prince Dowon.

Your Highness.

There is something

I need you to do.

Your Majesty.

Is everything all right...

I know nothing about it.

We do not share a single drop of blood,

but I have lived as your son
for almost 50 years.

Who would do such a thing to their mother?

Then why is Min Ik-pyeong still alive?

Tell me, Your Majesty.

The Second State Councillor
is clearly the only person

in this country that is capable
of doing such a thing, so why...

Why is that man still alive?

I cannot punish him

just based on mere suspicions
without any evidence.

That is not the reason.

You are turning a blind eye
to what he is doing

for you share the same goal with him.

Even at this moment,

I am sure you are lamenting
the fact that the arrow

failed to pierce Dowon's heart.

Your Majesty.

Do not forget the promise you made to me.

I have made it clear to you.

If anything bad happens to Dowon,

I will hang myself without any hesitation.

You will then be

remembered as a king
that killed his own mother

for generations to come.

I still feel

the exact same way as I did

twenty years ago.

Did you wrap things up well?

Yes, they won't be able to come after us.

-How is the Prince?
-Don't worry.

His wound isn't too deep,
so he will recover soon.

I'm sorry.

Go get some rest now.

Good work.

I heard people are saying the attack
was led by the Second State Councillor.

Yes.

As we expected, the King seems
to be suspicious of Min Ik-pyeong as well.

A rift will form between them very soon.

Be careful.

If they find out that
you've joined hands with us,

they will try to kill you right away.

I gave up my desire to live

a long time ago.

My lady, what are you doing here?

Your bed is all ready.

You said Jae-gyeong went
to the countryside for work, right?

-Yes, my lady.
-And he didn't come home three days ago.

That's right.

What's the matter?

My lady, what do you need to do
in that empty room?

Government Newspaper?

GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER

"A historian who refused
to turn in his daily record?"

Why is Jae-gyeong

keeping this government newspaper?

"The day of sinmyo, month of jeonghae,
and year of Gyeongo.

First Historian Kim Il-mok

refused to submit his daily record
to Ilgicheong."

ILGICHEONG:
MANAGED RECORDS ON DEPOSED KINGS

"The day of sinchuk, month of jeonghae,
and year of Gyeongo.

First Historian Kim Il-mok

was executed by decapitation
outside the gate."

Apprentice Goo, you should go
to the library and get some rest.

I can't believe she had to come to work
when she nearly died.

Isn't it crazy?

I'm really okay.

I'm totally fine, from head to toe.

Well, who went to Nokseodang yesterday?

No historians are allowed to go anywhere
near Nokseodang for the time being.

His Highness needs to recover, and they
think we'll just be a nuisance to him.

Oh, boy. There you are.

The unlucky troublemaker.

You shouldn't even step out of
the Office of Royal Decrees from now on.

-I'm too anxious to let you go anywhere.
-Understood, sir.

I'm glad you're back.

-Officer Min.
-Yes.

By any chance,

have you heard of a historian
by the name of Kim Il-mok?

Historian Kim Il-mok?

How do you know about him?

Kim Il-mok?

-Who is that?
-I've told you about him before.

The senior historian before my time
who was like a crazy tiger.

I heard he worked extremely hard.

He always went home when the stars
were high up in the sky

and returned before sunrise.

And whenever a royal lecture was held,
he wrote three to four sachaeks.

Then how come we knew nothing

about such a wonderful historian
until now?

I would've loved to visit him

and learn how to write daily records.

He passed away.

He refused to submit his daily record

regarding the deposed king to Ilgicheong

and was beheaded.

Pardon me? Why would a historian
refuse to turn in his daily record?

-What was his reason?
-No one knows.

That's why people suspected
that he never wrote one

or he misplaced it somewhere.

There were only rumors.

Why are you asking about him?

I happened to hear about him,
so I was just curious.

Don't ask anyone about him.

He didn't just refuse to turn it in.

He was sentenced to death
for committing high treason.

People might misunderstand
your intentions.

Understood, sir.

I can only find one reason.

It's because

I visited the dethroned king's grave.

More importantly,
he was sentenced to death by my father

for committing high treason.

Your Royal Highness.

Don't get mistaken
and think that you know everything.

Not everything you hear is the truth.

Your Royal Highness.

Here is what you asked for.

Great, thank you.

But the scribe told me

that His Highness Prince Dowon

also viewed the records
from the year of Gyeongo.

Dowon?

-Jin.
-This is about the dethroned king.

It is unnecessary for you to step in.
And you shouldn't.

I wish to find out things about myself,
not about the dethroned king.

What is it that you want to know?
What are you thinking?

Is there

some kind of connection
between me and him?

Rim.

Did you know about it?

The day of mujin, month of gapsin,
and year of Gyeongo.

The day I was born,

His Majesty launched a coup.

Right, I did hear about it.

But that does not mean anything.

It was just...

-It was a mere coincidence.
-If that is the case,

why is it that

there is nothing about my birth
in the Royal Secretariat's records?

There are records
about His Majesty's royal orders,

him appointing his aides in the coup
to high positions,

and you and Mother moving
into the palace from your residence.

However, I could not find my name

anywhere...

in the months' worth of daily records.

That is...

Well...

Mother stayed with her parents for a while

when His Majesty was preparing
for the revolt.

You were born at their house
and came to the palace later.

That is probably why
there is no record about your birth.

-It took place outside of the palace.
-Then answer this question.

Did you ever see Mother

when she was pregnant with me?

Yes, I did.

She had made a little garment for you

and had even picked a name for you.

Father, Mother, and I

excitedly waited for the day
when we could meet you.

That I clearly remember.

Jin.

So please...

Do not doubt it ever again.

You are a member of our family

and my one and only brother.

That fact will never change.

Rim.

-Your Highness.
-Let His Majesty know.

Your Majesty.

His Highness Prince Dowon
is here to see you.

I do not feel well today.

Tell him to come another day.

Your Highness,
please return to your chamber.

Father.

Please let me in.

I wish to ask you something.

I was...

hit by an arrow.

Do you not wish to know

if I am okay?

DAEJOJEON

I must

speak with you today, Father.

I will stay here

until you let me in.

DAEJOJEON

Your Majesty.

Your Highness.

You...

haven't fully recovered yet.

Please get up.

Then,

I will wait here with you.

Apprentice Goo.

All rise for His Majesty.

Look at you being all stubborn
with a female historian by your side.

What is all this fuss about?

I do not know what it is
that you want to know.

But I do not wish to converse with you,
nor do I have anything to tell you.

-Dowon!
-Father, have you ever

loved me,

even for a short moment?

What do you mean?

Have you ever

thought of me or missed me,
even just once?

Have you ever felt affectionate toward me?

I am asking

if you have ever...

truly thought of me

as your son.

Escort him back to his chamber.

Father.

EPISODE 36 WILL AIR SHORTLY

EPISODE 36

Government Newspaper?

GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER

KIM IL-MOK REFUSES TO TURN IN DAILY RECORD

Don't ask anyone about him.

He didn't just refuse to turn it in.

He was sentenced to death
for committing high treason.

A historian who didn't

turn in his daily record.

JANNABI, JIWANUI

What?

Private history books?

Yes.

History books by private historians,
not governmental historians.

If you are a historian,

why are you looking for history
out on the streets?

It's filled with nothing but rumors.

I don't care if it's just filled
with rumors and gossip.

Do you have anything from

the year of Gyeongo?

Let's see. The year...

What? The year what?

Are you trying to get me in trouble again?

All the private history books
released in that year are banned.

We aren't supposed to sell it,
and you aren't supposed to look for it.

They're all banned?

There were too many rumors
about the deposed King.

He took people to Seoraewon or something

and slit their stomachs in half to death,

and he apparently associated
with Western barbarians.

Anyway, you won't find that
in any other book rental stores,

so don't go around looking for it.

Are you getting ready
to go into the palace already?

I was away for too long.

You need to quit working
as a female historian.

You need to quit for good and cut ties
with the Second State Councillor.

Why do you suddenly say that?

What do you think?

I can't let you go on. That's why.

When you went
to the Office of Royal Decrees

and became a bridal candidate,

I just figured that you had a plan.

My gosh.

He's a man who let his kid's wife die.

How would he know
how precious my daughter is?

Anyway, you need to have nothing to do
with Min Ik-pyeong from now on.

I'll find a way to patch up the situation.

Father.

I can protect myself.

And even the Second State Councillor

couldn't lay a finger on me.

Once I open my mouth,

he won't live to see another day either.

What are these?

A banned book.

Councillor, this is the book
you mentioned...

Put those down immediately!
This is a banned book!

-A banned book?
-It's a banned book.

All rise for His Majesty.

THE STORY OF HO DAM

THE STORY OF HO DAM

Why is this here?

Who put this here?

THE STORY OF HO DAM

THE STORY OF HO DAM

"The Story of Ho Dam"?

What did they say?
Is it the same for everyone?

Yes, the Royal Secretariat,
Office of Special Advisors,

Office of Censors,
Office of the Inspector-General,

Sungkyunkwan,
and the Street of the Six Ministries

all got these books.

What kind of lunatic
would do something like this?

Why would anyone leave
copies of this novel all over the palace?

I know, right? I wonder what it's about.

This book was on the list of banned books.

You'll get in trouble for reading it.

Everyone else is reading it already.

I'm getting nervous just by looking at it.

Just give it to the Royal Secretariat.

Tell them that we didn't even touch it.

I'll do it.

I was looking for a book
called The Story of Ho Dam.

It's become a banned book now,
so I can't get it.

THE STORY OF HO DAM

THE STORY OF HO DAM

-Did you collect every single copy?
-Yes, Your Majesty.

But many officials have already
read the book.

Then arrest them all!

Whoever talks about the banned book

will be tied to a rack
and have their tongue pulled out.

Your Majesty, please calm yourself.

Your Majesty, the people you must punish
are the ones who spread the book,

not the ones who read it.

On top of that, you already know
who's responsible for this.

Second State Councillor,
watch what you say.

What do you mean I know who it is?

The Story of Ho Dam is just a novel
that used to be all over the street.

Anyone who reads this book
and talks about it should be blamed

for being dull-witted.

But whoever brought this banned book
into the palace

and questioned your authority

should definitely be punished severely,
Your Majesty.

I hope you'll stay level-headed
and make the right choice.

My lord, why did you bother
mentioning the Queen Dowager?

You know His Majesty
can't do anything to her.

His indecisive character
is what led things to come this far.

He's turning a blind eye even when she's
hiding a knife behind her back.

I took a look at the book earlier,
and I noticed

that a lot of the things
were written in detail.

Do you think the Queen Dowager

managed to find
Historian Kim Il-mok's daily record?

We've searched
the entire country for 20 years.

But we couldn't find a single trace.

There's no way she would've been
able to find that all of a sudden.

Nothing in the book
seems too different from the truth.

So I don't get why my father
is so upset about this.

Well, the school named Seoraewon
that's mentioned in that book

was actually established
and run in real life

-by the dethroned king 20 years ago.
-The dethroned king?

Then are you saying Ho Dam
is actually the dethroned king?

I'm afraid so.

However, that novel is very different
from the truth.

I don't exactly know
what happened back then in detail.

But I do remember everyone talking about

how the dethroned king
established a school named Seoraewon

and taught Catholicism
to peasants and women.

And they also said he frequently performed

strange rituals, killed people,
and even tortured them.

But...

were those rumors all true?

Of course, they were true.

History says that His Majesty

raised an army to stop
the dethroned king's wickedness

and finally saved our country.

THE STORY OF HO DAM

NOT TOO LONG AGO...

Not too long ago,

there was once a scholar named Ho Dam.

Ho Dam loved to read.

He cared for others.

And he truly loved his country.

However, the outside world
was changing very quickly.

Western countries slowly started
exerting their influence to the East.

Ho Dam was sure that Neo-Confucianism,
which had been the pillar of Joseon

for 400 years,

was no longer enough to protect Joseon.

This country needed change.

Thus, he and his old friend named Yeongan
came together and set a goal.

HO DAM AND YEONGAN
THIS IS WHERE THE PATH WAS MADE

That's how Seoraewon was established.

The Chinese characters meant
"dawn" and "arrival".

"The place where dawn arrives."

It was a place
that was filled with youth and hope

hoping that Joseon will soon welcome
a new beginning.

Inside the walls of Seoraewon,

every class and gender

were all considered equal.

Anyone who had talent were welcome to join

and learn with everyone else.

What is this?

Day and night, the students would
always be busy reading their books.

-Take a look.
-What's he saying?

He's teaching us about the human heart.

You keep hogging it.

They were each other's compass
and the way to each other's future.

They all dreamt of the same future.

It was truly a beautiful place.

However, others thought quite differently
of Seoraewon.

It was where peasants
socialized with women,

and it was also a place

where people gathered
to learn the languages of barbarians.

No one could understand them.

Misunderstandings became rumors.

And rumors came back as the truth.

-Your Majesty!
-Your Majesty!

People eventually turned their backs
on Seoraewon.

The young people of Seoraewon
who were full of so much hope

all ended up

getting killed hopelessly.

Get over here!

No!

SEORAEWON

Ho Dam and Yeongan

also lost their lives that night.

They dreamed of building power

so we could protect our country.

However, their dream ended up
disappearing into darkness.

They failed

to welcome a new beginning.

THEY FAILED TO WELCOME A NEW BEGINNING

THE STORY OF HO DAM

I thought about it,

and I realized that you're the only one
who could possibly

know this much about Seoraewon.

You wrote

this book, didn't you?

How much of it is true,
and how much of it is fiction?

If Ho Dam is the dethroned king,

and Yeongan is my father,

does that mean the current king
and his vassals

were the ones who slandered them?

I don't want you to get involved.

Why didn't you tell me?

I worked at the palace every day

without even being aware of that.

I saw you at the temporary palace
with the female doctor.

What are you trying to do?

I'll help you get on a boat to Qing
tomorrow morning.

-Stay there for a while.
-No.

-I'm never going to run away again.
-Hae-ryung!

Twenty years ago,
on the day of the incident,

my father said goodbye to me
and went to work like any other day.

And then,

he never came back.

I can't lose you the same way I lost him.

So please tell me.

What's going on right now?

And what can I do to help?

The only thing you can do

-is to stay alive.
-Jae-gyeong!

That was the promise I made
to your father.

I promised to save you
and to protect you from them.

So please...

I don't want you to get involved.

RECORD OF APPEARANCE,
PERSONAL RECORD SHEET

KIM IL-MOK

The day of sinchuk, month of jeonghae.

How...

do you feel?

I'm okay.

Have you read

The Story of Ho Dam?

-Yes.
-What do you think?

Do you believe

what's written in the book?

It coincided

with the memories I have of Seoraewon

and my father.

However, if everything in the book

-is actually true...
-It means His Majesty

killed your innocent father
and the people of Seoraewon

and stole the throne from
the dethroned king.

But I still want to find out the truth.

The Royal Secretariat didn't keep
a single record about my birth.

And no one tells me about that day
including His Majesty,

my brother, and Sam-bo.

But I still need to find out

what happened on the day of my birth

and the death of the dethroned king.

Will you be able to handle it?

Yes.

I might not want to believe the truth.

But I'm finally ready

to face it.

In the year of Gyeongo,

a historian named Kim Il-mok

got executed for refusing to hand in
his daily record.

And there was a rumor

saying he secretly hid
his daily record somewhere.

Are you saying

the daily record from 20 years ago

still exists?

Yes.

That is

quite possible.

-Is this the place?
-Yes.

There were eight Hanrims back then.

After Kim Il-mok got executed,

three of them gave up their positions.

And among those three,

this person is the only one
who's still alive.

Is anyone inside?

Who are you people?

I'm a female historian.
I came to ask you something...

Haven't you people harassed me enough?

What do you still want from me?

How many times have I told you
that I know nothing?

I know nothing!

Tell the so-called Second State Councillor

that I've never seen
Historian Kim's daily record

and that I'm just a yahoo
who always drinks all the time!

Tell him that I have
absolutely nothing to tell him.

Do you remember

Seoraewon?

I'm the daughter

of Seomun Jik

who used to be the dean of Seoraewon.

I came because I wanted to find out

what happened to my father.

I'm sorry I don't have much to offer.

No, it's okay.

I guess

time really flew by.

It only feels like yesterday
when your father

went around bragging
about the birth of his daughter.

Do you know my father?

He was in charge of Sungkyunkwan

back when I was a scholar there.

He was quite odd,
but he was also very wise.

I learned a lot from him.

But I really don't know much
about Seoraewon.

The vassals always caused a huge fuss

whenever anyone mentioned Seoraewon.

So His Majesty didn't talk much about it.

Whenever he went there,
he only took Historian Kim with him.

Are you talking about

First Historian Kim Il-mok who passed away

because he refused to hand in
his daily record?

Yes, I guess you already looked into it.

How was it recorded

by the Royal Secretariat?

It didn't say anything
about the interrogation.

I just read that he dishonored
the history of our country

by refusing to hand in his daily record.

He dishonored our country's history?

He's not that kind of person.

We stepped down because we were cowards.

But he remained as a historian

until the very end.

Officer Kim, you'll get executed
once the sun rises.

Please stop being so stubborn.

Just tell them
where you hid your daily record.

They promised to keep you alive
if you tell them that.

Min Ik-pyeong formed a group
to dethrone His Majesty.

You must stay alive
so we can continue to record history.

Officer Sim.

Don't you get it?

The vassals who betrayed His Majesty

and the historians who succumbed to power

will gather together to distort history.

And our daily records will be edited
to their own advantage.

That's why I must protect my daily record.

I'll be protecting the truth

by sacrificing my life.

Officer Kim.

You'll get caught at this rate.
You must leave.

Officer Kim.

Officer Sim.

Come closer.

One day,

go to the island of the green forest.

That's where you can find the truth.

The island of the green forest

is where you can find the truth?

What's that supposed to mean?

I don't know either.

It seems like the place
where he hid his daily record.

But I don't know where that is.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

What's the matter?

Did you happen to realize something?

Have you ever thought about

the meaning of Nokseodang?

The meaning of Nokseodang?

NOKSEODANG

NOKSEODANG

"Green".

"Island".

"The island of the green forest".

NOKSEODANG

"Nokseo".

NOKSEODANG

Subtitle translation by Ja-won Lee

Are you saying the Queen Dowager was
the one who spread The Story of Ho Dam?

I might not be the person
you always thought I was.

Nothing will change.
You'll always be the person I know.

It's strange that it never rots.

When did you replace it?

I found Officer Kim Il-mok's daily record.

-No, don't do that.
-I will not allow that.

Are you sure it's not because
your father was involved?

It's up to the historians
to decide what to do.

It wasn't to set things right.
It was treason.

Someone changed the content of letter.

A witness says
the daily record was fabricated,

and we have the daily record
to prove that.

It's a petition written
by Apprentice Goo Hae-ryung.

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