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(Episode 33)

The training officially starts today

Medical Prof. Shin Ik-Pil will teach you

Say hello

Sit down

What you knew up until now is all trash!

Forget all that you knew

You have to accept all that I teach you

Those who oppose or can't endure it may leave now

This place exists to weed out the incompetent ones

You have to go through 50 tests in the course of six months

All tests will be scored excellent, good, average, poor or fail

Indications will be 5 lines for excellent, 3 for good...

2 for average, 1 for poor and none for fail

You will either go to the Royal Pharmacy or...

one of the medical centers for commoners

The rest of you will go back to your town...

and work as local physician ladies

However...!

You will be out if you fail three times even though...

you may have many lines

In other words, no certificate of medicine for you

and you'll live as servants again

Who is Jang-Geum?

I asked, who's Jang-Geum?

It is I

You already have one failure

Excuse me?

But... why?

Are you a physician?

Are you a physician?!

No

Then why did you treat the son of a former minister to the King?

How dare you try to heal a person...

when you aren't even a physician lady?

And you even ask him for a favor regarding this?!

I haven't asked him for anything...

You think you can become a physician?

I'll make sure you fail

This is an astronomical chart

It was made during the reign of King Taejo

If you know the ways of the heavens you can tell not only the seasons...

but also whether the days ahead will be cold, humid or hot

Humans are part of nature, so the illness must be seen...

through nature as well

This is the first of the 28 su's, kak-su

haung-su, juh-su, baung-su, sim-su, mi-su...

He is so scary

I agree... I get frightened just by looking at his eyes

How can we learn like this...

when he makes us fail so easily?

This is different from the regional places

The medical training is strict & you have to know the classics

and be well-grounded and your character must be developed, too

You checked before?

Of course, a bit...

Then what do I have to do? I'm not sure if I can tell you...

Attention!

You're going to relocate to the hall for training

So gather there

He must be training us elsewhere

Yes...

He's just going to change his book It's that type of place...

Let's hurry... let's go!

You! Huh?

Herbs and other things can be used as medicine. What else?

Besides herbs, what...

Why only herbs? There are trees, grains...

animals, insects, water...

and even beads, rocks, dirt and metal

There are 18 types of dirt for medicinal purposes

What are they?

Bok-ryong-gaun and dong-byuk-to...

Tell me the rest!

Huh? River sand heated in June and white dirt called baek-ak...

And the rest!

Actually, I've only used two so that's all I know

Tell me those, then

I used red dirt for symptoms of bleeding and...

charred dirt from the oven was used as a poison antidote

It's not only for poisoning

but for healing wounds by metal or other illnesses

You!

Huh?

The human body produces medicine What are they?

They are... they are...

What are they?

Breast milk and the placenta

Insects are used as medicine. You!

What are they? Tell me what you know

You! You tell me

He's such a pain in the neck... Why does he call on me...

Sir, you're misunderstanding

I treated him only because I felt pity as he was young

I never asked his father for any favors

So, you didn't do anything wrong? Yes, I did do wrong

What did you do wrong?

I forgot that a person cannot practice medicine...

without a government certificate

You really shouldn't be a physician

You don't have the basic characteristics!

An exam on the first day?!

We didn't even have a chance for a proper greeting

It's that kind of place

How come you were silent if you know all these?

I was so nervous I couldn't open my mouth

We'll all fail if this continues I must pass no matter what happens!

I can't go back and clean up after horses and cows

Hey, let's form groups and memorize them together

Sure! Great idea

Let's memorize together

What does this mean?

You can't join our group

Not here, either

That's right The professor hates you...

so if you join us we'll get in trouble, too

Would you like to join me?

I'm not sure... I'm so bad at this I may not be helpful to you at all

Follow me

Walk at least 10 steps while exhaling...

and 5 while inhaling

A physician must know how to take care...

of her own health to teach patients

Didn't I tell you that if you breathe with your chest your lungs don't move?

You must breathe with your abdomen in order to exhale the bad energy

It's better to exhale longer

Exhale longer

What are you doing?!

Exhale slowly, very slowly

Inhale deeply

Inhale deeply and exhale slowly and longer

Chew your rice over 10 times

If you just do that...

you won't get sick in the spleen, stomach or intestines

I can assure you of that

If he weren't that scary we wouldn't get sick in those places!

What should we do if this professor is like Prof. Shin?

Since he teaches Confucian Classics he probably won't be that way

I really hope not

But how come he still hasn't come?

I'm not sure...

Open the Book of Virtues, chapter on the Will of Heaven

(a quotation from the Classics)

What does this mean?

No one knows the meaning?

They said they picked out the ones who knew the characters...

but no one knows?

Silence is what I hear listening to heaven

it is only blue all over...

Where can I find it? It's neither lofty nor distant

It's all in the heart of a man

That's right. You can do this, then

Come out

I said, come out

Sit down facing that way

Call out a letter one at a time

Excuse me? Heaven "chun"

What are you doing?

Take out your notebook and write it down

When she calls it out write it down from now on

What good is learning the Classics for the servants?

You only have to learn the characters

If I don't show up, then study by yourselves

What are you doing? Start calling them out

Listen "chung"

Silent "juh"

You're very useful...

Nothing "mu"

Sound "eum"

Blue "chang"

What "ha"

She'll pass for sure Why?

Though our main teacher is Prof. Shin...

he's in a superior position

Prof. Shin is totally under him

This isn't going to work We'll all fail!

Let's make a cheat sheet

You should've told us earlier if you had such a great idea!

You probably won't be able to use it, though

Why not?

Stop... stop... you write a hundred, and you write a hundred. You, too

OK

Do you want to join us?

Even though you're Sir Lee's favorite, Prof. Shin doesn't like you

Get a good score on the exam tomorrow!

I'll just take the exam You must be confident, huh?

Stop. Lastly, Shin-Bi and Jang-Geum...

Root of chrysanthemum

It's used for rashes caused by the sun, itching, hives and boils

Root of an Asiatic herb

It's used when a person feels weak in the legs and arms...

that's all I know

Red-dye madder

It's used for cardio-pulmonary injury, when the person vomits blood...

or has hemorrhage and it's also used as a poison antidote

Cistanchis Herba

It is used to treat sterility

Elecampane

It helps with the flow of chi and many types of heart symptoms

It's also good for diarrhea, dysentry, poisoning...

and it prevents contagious illnesses

Wow... she memorized all that?

Shin-Bi, you pass with one line

Jang-Geum, excellent with 5 lines

She's so good...

I was going to receive 5 lines

How? You'd be lucky not to have failed

Open up the paper now

From now, you'll differentiate between good herbs and poisonous herbs

From what you know, write down a list of good and poisonous herbs

This is dok-maek, starts with yo-su, yang-kwan, myung-moon, hyun-chu...

chuk-joong, choong-chu, geun-chook, ji-yang, yung-dae, shin-do, shin-ju

do-do, dae-chu, a-moon, poong-bu, nye-ho, gang-gan, hoo-jung, baek-hwe

How do you know all these?

I can't memorize them

I know. Did you see Prof. Shin's face?

He was probably dumbfounded

He'll let me pass with this?

Of course, you only have to get on Sir Lee Hyun-Wook's good side

Would this do for a scholar-official?

You don't have anything else That's right...

The su-san ying flows from the chest to the hands and...

su-san yang flows from the hands to the head

And there are jok-sam ying and yang...

jok-sam ying flows from the head to the feet...

and yang flows from the feet to the chest

What brings you here?

Weapons development going well?

No Come on...

After I saw what happened to Sir Jo I've considered that place hopeless

I agree. But does hope rise from living in mountains like this?

It is a sin for you to live like this

Even so, I don't want it!

The former adviser to the King is asking us for our help

Come back to government service again

Think it over carefully whether living like this accomplishes anything...

or if this is what you wanted

I'll come back again

Teacher, it's Min Jung-Ho

I'll come back again until you accept my will

I understand, but I have no interest in the government

Though you may not be interested in it I'm sure you're interested...

in the people's welfare

So please help in a small way

There is no place that is free from Sir Oh's influence

I heard you saw their corruption when you were at the herb garden

Don't you think that harms people?

Please help

Pride? Swallow it

Dignity? That, too

You should've called us if you had such work

You're here again?

Come on... Think of us as your relatives

If that's too much, think of us as your servants

Sir Choi isn't going to help you sell liquor to the palace again...

Why keep doing this?

That's not why we're doing this

It's from the bottom of our hearts Isn't that right, honey?

Isn't that right?! Right

We truly feel this way...

It's not there, but here!

Honey, over there

Sir... Sir... I tell you this again, we have nothing to do with Jang-Geum

She just came to our house one day and started to live with us

We're real victims, so please help us provide our liquor to the palace...

and the dancer bar. Sir...

Kick them out

Let's stop doing this hopeless thing

No way. I'm not going to quit

Besides, even a stone buddha would've shown mercy by now

Sure! Let's see who wins!

Sir!

We're headed to your home now

To see me?

I met the head of eunuchs and he told me the King...

is asking for your medicinal dish and he also longs for...

the old taste of your liquor

What?! Then...?!

Yes... they'll be contacting you soon

Pride? Spit it out

Dignity? That, too

Follow me

Honey, put back everything you moved

Put everything back

Since we dug it up for them block it again, OK?

Over there, too

What are you doing?

Can't you see for yourselves?

I just received the news

Sir Choi has asked you to provide the drinks for the dancer bar

What?

I put in a good word for you...

and he has approved

Thank you! Thank you!

What are you doing?! Open it up again!

That's right!

Open it up quickly!

He's a nuisance and he's become the...

Captain of Internal Affairs What should we do?

There isn't much we can do...

since they've been promoted for defeating the invaders

You just have them under surveillance

Sir, I think you should stop

Why are you working like this when you're a scholar-official?

It's OK

It's not just for any reason

He's doing it because that's where Jang-Geum will stay

Sir, we have our work back and Jang-Geum is coming back...

I've never been happier

Will Jang-Geum become a physician lady for sure?

Aren't we doing work in vain here?

If she does something, she does it for sure

Sir, I'm sure Jang-Geum has taken first place

What do you think?

Yes, of course...

What happened here?

Wasn't Jang-Geum the best on the last test?

How could he give her 5 lines for the test we've seen...

and fail her for the test we haven't witnessed?

You don't know how to differentiate the herbs?

How could that be possible? He just doesn't like her

That's common around here

But even so, with one more fail mark Jang-Geum will have to leave

Jang-Geum's really good, though

Anyhow, who is Shin-Bi?

Shin-Bi? Her

She's worse than me. How come she won 5 lines and the rest of us failed?

Should we ask her? Shall we?

What?

I passed the herb exam with excellence so why did I fail the other test?

Because your answers were wrong

I wrote them down correctly

That's what you think...

Sir...

Sir, I really want to become a physician lady

So?

You said I don't have the basic physician characteristics

Teach me. What is it? I'll learn no matter what happens. What is it?

You don't have the fear that a physician ought to have

I consider that type of fear to be basic to a physician

You have no fear of severe results through small mistakes

That's not true I did experience such fear

When I was learning acupuncture I made a mistake...

on my teacher and I put her life in danger

But you haven't learned anything...

You shouldn't be a physician You're not very humble

Sir

It seems you just don't want...

to live as a servant

Stop now before worse things happen to you

Sir, that's a prejudiced opinion What, prejudice?

Sir, what should I do?

What must I do to become a physician lady?

What must I do so that you don't give me a failing score?

Please teach me Give me punishment instead

There's no need

I will do all the laundry of my peers during the training

I will take care of cooking and cleaning

No, if I can't pass this training session

then I will do whatever you ask of me

during this one, and the next one, and the next one...

until you're not angry anymore, until I can become a physician lady

Please make me a physician lady Please calm your anger... Please

I'm not angry at you The first and second fail scores...

were given to you just because you aren't qualified

You shouldn't be a physician

The first and second fail scores...

were given to you just because you aren't qualified

You're not qualified to be a court lady

You should stop learning here, and go out and clean

Madam!

I said, get out! Now!

Bi, bin, gwiin, soui, sugui soyong, sugyong, sowon, sugwon

Ranks of court ladies

Sanggung, sangui, sangbok, sangsik sangchim, sanggong, sangjeong, sanggi

Next

Jeonbin, jeonui, jeonseon, jeonseol jeonje, jeoneon, jeonchan, jeonsik

Next

Yeongsa, daejehak, jehak, bujehak

Jeonhan, eunggyo, bueunggyo gyori, bugyori, suchan, busuchan

Put your right hand on top and as you go down with left knee bent

kneel your right too, and put right and left feet together

That's right. One more time

Put your right hand on top and as you go down with left knee bent

kneel your right too, and put right and left feet together

OK. One more time

Put your right hand on top and as you go down with left knee bent

kneel your right too, and put right and left feet together

OK. One more time...

It's true. That's all I wrote

Does that make sense?

You only wrote 20 or so...

and you received 5 lines...

and the rest of us failed?!

It's true

Tell me honestly. You know Prof. Shin personally, don't you?

Or did you give him something?

Oh no...

And my clothes?

I'll wash them for you

Mine, too? Sure, give it to me

This one, too? Leave it to me

I'll do the laundry, cooking and cleaning, so you can study

What's with her?

Probably to get on Prof. Shin's good side

Suk-wol, eum-shim, bo-gyung, jung-chung

no-gung, dae-reung, nae-gwan, gan-sa

geuk-mun, gok-taek, chun-chun, chun-ji

Suk-wol, eum-shim, bo-gyung, jung-chung

geuk-mun, gok-taek, chun-chun, chun-ji

geuk-mun, gok-taek, chun-chun, chun-ji

You have to exhale for a long time...

Again. One...

Strong will doesn't make you a physician

Don't waste your time

Hey. Sir Lee was looking for you

Why? Because...

You don't have to do this anymore Go there, quickly

We went there, too

Sir, did you call for me?

Yes. Have you been teaching them well?

Yes

I heard Prof. Shin gave two failing scores to a smart girl like you

How unfair of him!

Don't worry about it I can cancel them all

Really?

Yes, don't worry about it

All the students will go to the...

Minister of Finance tomorrow morning

Huh?

There's a big feast at his house tomorrow

You'll have to help with the feast

But we'll be starting practical training tomorrow and...

Practical training? How important could that be?

The King has ordered not to use dancers at officials' feasts...

so you'll have to take their place

Though he ordered not to use physician ladies...

you know habitual practices don't die easily

So bring everyone tomorrow

And he will like you since you're literate

Go now

He wants everyone? Yeah

He should call on just a few like last time

Why is he calling everyone?

How about the practical training?

How important could that be?

You could get in trouble for not going there

Yes, we're maidservants anyway It's not something new

Yes, we're just called physician ladies

They were like dancers since Yeonsan's reign

Though the King has ordered not to they're used to having them dance

I guess I'll have to prepare my face for tomorrow

You, too, an old lady?

Of course... am I not a woman, too?

Would make-up do? How about you? You're fine?

I have a secret way to attract them

A secret?

Of course, at the place I was in...

the inspector would bring in all the dancers and...

call the physician ladies separately

I heard Prof. Shin gave two failing scores to a smart girl like you

How unfair of him!

Don't worry about it I can cancel them all

There's a big feast at his house tomorrow

You'll have to help with the feast

Strong will doesn't make you a physician

Don't waste your time

I'll be at the palace first

I now have hope of returning to the palace!

I'm going to be a physician lady!

You shouldn't be a physician

You don't have the basic characteristics!

Don't worry about it I can cancel them all

Yes, we're maidservants anyway It's not something new

Yes, we're just called physician ladies

They were like dancers since Yeonsan's reign

You'll be out if you fail three times

Sorry. Everyone went with Prof. Lee

I tried to stop them...

Follow me. We'll start case studies

Examine them

Her face is brown, stomach is bloated

and limbs are skinny... It's blown boil from smallpox

Check her pulse

It's kyun pulse

You do the same!

It's kyun pulse

How's the facial exam?

Please stop pressing... it hurts

I'm sorry, I don't know very well...

You don't know?

No... I don't know... so it's hard to diagnose...

You go and check her

Her symptoms and pulse are the same as the last patient. It's blown boil

And you?

It's taking such a long time I'm sick here

I'm sorry

You don't need to hurry

How long will it take to find out the illness and give a prescription?

About 10 days...

Then I'll give you 10 days

Examine them for next 10 days and find out what illness they have...

and make medicine for them That's your next test

But Jang-Geum has already diagnosed them

If so much time is given because of me...

they'll misunderstand again

Jang-Geum can do the laundry and wash their bodies...

while Shin-Bi makes her diagnosis

I'm sorry... because of me...

Are you sure you aren't related to him in any way?

I don't know why he's like that to me either

Anyway, how come you didn't go with Prof. Lee?

How about you?

Since I'm not that good, I'll probably fail...

but you're good...

Ouch! It hurts!

I'm sorry...

Where do you think you're going?!

But, sir, Prof. Lee has called us so we had no choice but to...

I don't need anyone with such an attitude!

And don't attend my class from now on!

Sir!

Did you tell the trainees I've called...

that they don't need your classes or tests?

Anything related to my classes are under my authority

What?!

Using the physicians as dancers...

is bad for their education

so the government stopped doing it

So why do you call the trainees as dancers for private affairs?

What?! Are you, a middle class, trying to reprimand me...

just because we have the same positions?

This isn't about positions

A professor in charge of training...

Why'd you kill a person when you're so meticulous?

Though I let it go because of other physicians' pleas...

you're the one who made Sir Lee die

If you had diagnosed him correctly he wouldn't have died so vainly

You should know your place...

and be grateful to your superiors!

How dare you try to interfere with scholar-officials?!

How important could teaching physician ladies be?

Listen carefully if you want to live

When your stomach aches, is it more towards the left or right?

Left? No, right? I don't know!

Why do you ask so many questions?

Sorry. I'm trying to learn here, so please help me

When does it ache?

There's no set time, but...

Actually, whenever I see my mother-in-law...

my chest becomes stuffy...

and my stomach becomes bloated...

My mother-in-law hates me so much...

It's alright... calm down...

Calm down, it's alright

It's alright

Go inside!

I said, go inside!

Remember what I told you!

Hello So these are the patients? Yes

When did your stomach start bloating?

I think about a year ago...

This is salt...

Just when I get bored... I eat small amounts

Did you eat anything else? I'm not sure...

Didn't you eat tea leaves by any chance?

They're expensive, but I do want to eat them

How about soil?

How did you know I ate soil?

I got in trouble by my husband...

What is it?

Prof. Shin was right...

What are you saying?

I'm arrogant. I didn't pay any attention to patient's records...

I only trusted my medical knowledge to treat patients

I'm sorry, but can we share what you've written down so far?

That's not difficult, but it won't help you much...

since I just wrote down anything I wanted to

Tell me the prescriptions for those three patients

The first and second patients had bloated stomachs...

and their limbs were thin so it's definitely blown boil

They should take medicine to get rid of their worries

The third patient had a stuffy chest and fast pulse

She also had an aching stomach...

in the lower section

I think the prescription should be medicine for calming the nerves

Do you agree with them?

The first and second had the same symptoms and pulses

But we think they're different illnesses

The first patient had bloating and...

thin limbs, so it was clearly abdominal dropsy

and crying upon hearing anything related to...

her mother-in-law is an illness caused by stress

So I think medicine for calming the nerves should be prescribed

But even though they had the same symptoms and pulses...

when you pressed hard on the stomach you could feel a small hardening...

on the second patient, only her stomach

was bloated, not her chest

And since she wants to eat salt and dirt...

it is caused by parasites in her stomach

She has to have so-go tonic

And though the third had different symptoms...

and pulses, it was caused by stress...

so she ought to take medicine to calm her nerves as well

The first and second looked the same...

but the cause and treatment are different

And the first and third looked different...

but the cause and the treatment are the same

How did you find out?

Shin-Bi found it out

Oh no, I didn't know very well, so I only kept asking them questions

Jang-Geum found out the cause and treatment

That's why I'm saying Shin-Bi found out

I had only trusted my shallow knowledge...

and became arrogant instead of...

seeking complete healing with a humble attitude

But Shin-Bi wasn't like that

I still can't know whether you've come to a true realization

We'll differentiate the medicinal herbs again here. Open the paper

Write down a list of poisonous and good medicine

One person will be out of this process if she gets it wrong this time

That person knows who she is

Write them down