Jeong Do-jeon (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript
Jeong Dojeon
Jo Jaehyeon
Yu Donggeun
Seo Inseok
Park Yeonggyu
lim Ho
Kim Myeongsu Seon Donghyeok
lee Ilhwa lee Gwanggi
lee Deokhui Jeong Hogeun
Kim Jintae lee Ahyeon
Park Jiil Kim Minsang
Kim Seunguk Jeong Huitae
Kim Cheolgi Jeon Ikryeong
Gwon Taewon Kim Minju
Jeong Dojeon
Sambong!
Sambong,
let's join forces and
make it happen.
A day will come for us to set
Goryeo straight.
We had to realize sooner.
The heavens abandoned Goryeo
a long time ago.
1383, Hamju, Goryeo
(today's Hamheung, Hamgyeongnam-do)
The long wandering ends now.
Thank you for sparing some time to
a common scholar.
It's no wonder people say you are
the most sainted general.
You wanted to say something to me?
I will ruin Goryeo with this man.
I am Sambong Jeong Dojeon.
I am lee Seonggye.
I will end this turbulent age with this man
and create a new world.
Jeong Dojeon
Episode 1
9 years ago, Gaegyeong
Hello.
Sungkyunkwan is looking nice.
Are precious guests coming?
The envoys from Ming want to pay respects
to the ancestral tablet of Confucius.
What brings you here?
Where is Sambong?
He's probably in Myeongnyundang.
He should be giving a lecture on
the 'Book of Documents'.
Huh? Where did everyone go?
'"Against luxurious Ease'" from
the 'Book of Documents'.
It says gunja sogimuil.
A wise man must not enjoy comfort.
Seonjigaseakjigannan jeukjisoinjiui.
You have to know what labor is
before knowing about comfort
to be able to know what the people want.
So!
His Majesty had these teachings
written on a folding screen and thought about
the pain of the people day and night.
So why did Goryeo end up like this?
Why is that?
It's because the court is full of
good-for-nothings like you.
Memorizing and reciting the Four Books
and Five Classics doesn't make you
a wise man.
If you don't know the pain of labor,
you are just a good-for-nothing with
a head full of crap.
- Understood?
- Yes.
Sambong!
I'd like a word with you.
What is it?
I ran into the head of Jeollisa by chance.
I asked him about your rank.
And?
He said you should go to lee Inim and
solicit a position.
Solicit a position?
Are you telling me to bribe officials and
beg for a high position?
And to someone like lee Inim?
If you don't get promoted,
I'm worried you might lose your position.
What are you talking about?
Regardless of the reason, your rank
has been Jong 7 for 10 years.
You're the perfect person to send to
a border area.
Everyone you requested will receive
their desired positions.
Thank you.
How is His Majesty?
The depression is getting worse.
A few days ago, he was having a drink
and he called all the eunuchs.
He suddenly beat them.
Oh, dear.
I won't be able to live a long life.
Shouldn't they be kicked out of the capital?
Never mind how patheticthey look.
What if they start stealing?
They won't steal if we just leave them alone.
Why is that?
Sir, we're hungry.
Someone who thinks they can get
a piece of a dumpling
won't try to steal the plate.
- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you.
People who are accustomed to begging
can't rebel.
I traded my jewelry for this.
People who don't have any connections
have to solicit for a high position.
Other people offer silver and velvet.
You should show some consideration.
Just close your eyes and bow once.
Did you come to solicit a position?
What did you bring?
I heard the vice-chancellor likes solicitation,
so I brought the most precious pottery.
It's called sabun.
Sabun? What is that?
A scholar's crap.
You crazy fool.
Get him!
After him!
Stop right there! After him!
Move!
Get him!
Move!
Stop right there!
Get him! Get him!
Stop him!
Move!
Get him!
Move!
1374 AD.
Goryeo was wasting national power to
build a shrine for Queen Noguk,
king Gongmin's first queen.
In the early part of his reign,
king Gongmin purged all pro-Yuan factions
and reclaimed Ssangseong Commandery.
He was a hero who ended a colonial period.
However, the rapidly changing
international situation tied him down.
The Ming Dynasty was founded by
Zhu Yuanzhang in China and
fought against Yuan.
With absolute power gone,
other foreign powers invaded Goryeo.
There were enemies within, too.
The powers that grew with
the power of late Yuan constantly
opposed king Gongmin's reform policies.
To make matters worse,
his queen, Noguk died.
King Gongmin ended up in despair.
He neglected national affairs and
only focused on building her shrine.
He became completely dejected.
Youngjeon : Shrine for Queen Noguk
Work!
Pull!
Help! Help!
look!
Help!
lift this! lift this!
Who held the rope?
What are you doing?
Continue to pull it up!
Gaettong!
Get back to your places!
You wretch!
We're not animals!
You can't treat us like this!
You low lives!
We'll die either way.
Father!
Father...
Father...
It's like a bed of thorns.
I know.
I can't believe he's holding a banquet
when all those people died.
I thought he would be in rage for not
preventing a riot.
What is going on?
What do you think?
Are they good enough to protect me?
Each one could fight a hundred soldiers.
You are greatly blessed.
I like the Jajewi members.
They're not like you.
Their heads aren't full of idle thoughts.
They don't complain no matter what I say.
Even if I told them to kill all of you,
they would do it without blinking an eye.
Your joking seems a bit excessive.
Joking?
The shrine was completely ruined.
Instead of asking to be killed,
you think I'm joking?
Your Majesty.
let me ask you.
Will the shrine be completed this year?
Most of the workers died or
were injured in this accident.
You can draft more workers.
Public sentiments are very volatile.
The queen's soul is wandering in
the nether world.
Am I supposed to tiptoe around the people?
You have to settle public sentiments first.
That won't solve everything.
If a child doesn't behave,
you should hit him first.
You can give him rice cakes later.
Is that so? Go on.
I will double the workers.
Anyone who resists or flees will be executed
and the families will be punished, too.
Please give me your approval.
You need to learn politics from him.
Discontinue the class.
Discontinue the class?
If we take action,
the Confucian scholars will join us.
The world will be focused on Sungkyunkwan.
We can ask His Majesty to stop
construction of the shrine then.
The Ming envoys will be coming soon.
Innocent people were slaughtered.
Forget about paying respects.
That's out of the question.
His Majesty won't give up the shrine.
If you take hasty action,
Sungkyunkwan could be ruined.
So, are we to just sit and watch?
We can't jump into a fire holding straw.
He is right.
We can't crack a rock with an egg.
It is the wind that breaks trees and
the waves that carve rocks.
We can't give up without trying.
let's make future plans.
Doeun!
It's not fair, but we have no power.
It looks more like you have no courage.
That's a bit rude.
He might be your junior,
but he has a rank of Jong 5.
Maintain etiquette.
Stop it.
I'm sorry.
I forgot we were in
an official position.
I'll be more careful, sir.
Good-for-nothings!
Dear Buddha, I beg you.
Please help my husband achieve his wish.
Ma'am, why are you praying at this...
Sh.
Sh?
What are you doing?
He's not saying anything,
but I'm sure he's writing a request
for a higher position.
He wouldn't.
I'm telling you he is.
Why else would he take a bath?
He took a bath, too?
He doesn't want any bad luck.
He washed so well.
Queen dowager.
If you gave an illness,
you should give medicine.
Why are you giving poison?
What are you talking about?
It is the king's responsibility that
good people turned into rioters.
Instead of showing pity on them,
you're forcing the women to work, too?
It wasn't my idea.
The ministers...
You threatened them with a sword.
It was the vice-chancellor's idea.
lee Inim is a treacherous subject.
He is the head of the powers
that are ruining Goryeo.
Please calm down. It's all in the past.
The sun is up high. You just got up?
Is this why you left the palace?
Please leave.
It's time for me to pray.
How long are you going to
pine over a dead person's soul?
Stop being so obsessed and
discontinue construction of the shrine.
She suffered when she was alive.
She should rest in comfort.
As the king, I should do that much.
So, how long did Qin Shihuang's
Epang Palace last?
It burnt without a trace
3 years after he died.
Don't you know it's all in vain?
Public sentiments hit bottom.
That's good news.
The only direction it can go now is up.
listen.
Do you know Jeong Dojeon?
Why are you asking about Sambong?
You haven't gotten rusty at all.
What brings you here?
I came to see you.
I have no business with you. Just leave.
The vice-chancellor would like to see you.
Thank you for the gift you sent.
What are you talking about?
The pottery. I was very touched.
Is that why you wanted to see me?
I was appointed a position without
taking the civil service examination,
so I didn't learn much.
But I can distinguish when to laugh it off
and when to get mad.
I wanted to see you today
because of this.
It's an appeal that was submitted yesterday.
It asks that the construction of
the shrine be discontinued
and the vice-chancellor
and eunuchs who are
monopolizing national affairs be dismissed.
You wrote this appeal, right?
Yes.
Take it.
What are you doing?
The moment His Majesty sees this,
you will be dead.
Officials who pointed out
what was wrong wasn't punished before,
but it's been a long time
since that policy was abandoned.
His Majesty should see an appeal
submitted by a servant.
Just leave.
A day will come when Goryeo uses
that spirit in a greater way.
You make it sound like you really care for
this country.
What?
If you care for the country so much,
how could you suggest
doubling the workers?
What it would take 5,000 workers a year
can be finished in 6 months by 10,000.
The amount of suffering will be
the same for the people.
If the servants guided the king properly,
there wouldn't be any suffering at all.
Do as I say.
I don't want to lose a talented person.
You must be afraid you'll lose your position.
Do you believe your appeal has such power?
Nothing could be scarier than advice
from a servant who is prepared to die.
Courage of a powerless person is futile.
Your rank has been
the rank of Jong 7 forever.
You don't have any support in court.
Your family was from a line of
district magistrates until your father
barely got a position in Gaegyeong.
If you want to change the world,
gain power first.
If it could change because of you,
this wouldn't be a turbulent age.
So, how long did Qin Shihuang's
Epang Palace last?
It burnt without a trace
3 years after he died.
How old is Monino?
He is ten years old, Your Majesty.
Ten.
Ten...
Ryun.
Yes, Your Majesty.
How much longer do you think I'll live?
Why are you saying such a thing?
You will live your full life
as long as I'm protecting you.
You want me to live a full life in this hell?
That's a mean thing to say.
Get the vice-chancellor.
Is it still raining outside?
Yes, Your Majesty.
The queen must be cold.
Maybe it's the rain. I feel restless.
There was a fine poem written by
your grandfather.
Do you mean '"Dajeongga'"?
The moon shines on the pear blossoms.
The Milky Way is so beautiful.
Who could understand my yearning?
It's so deep I feel like...
I wouldn't have had any regrets
when the shrine was built.
Vice-chancellor.
Yes, Your Majesty.
The shrine should last a thousand years
even if I die.
Of course, Your Majesty.
I'm going to make Monino the crown prince.
You mean Gangnyeonggun?
He was born of a servant's body,
but he is my only son.
I'll give him the throne
and let him guard the shrine.
I'm sorry to have to say this,
but his blood line will be brought up.
Especially by Gyeong Bokheung and...
That's why I wanted to see you.
Help me, then I will give you
Gyeong Bokheung's position.
I received work from general Choi Yeong.
Our soldiers will arrive in Tamna soon.
As soon as they arrive,
As soon as they arrive,
Im Mil, Ming envoy
As soon as they arrive,
take control of Tamna.
Goryeo will have to offer
2,000 horses to the emperor.
Of course.
There are about 3,000 Yuan soldiers
left in Tamna,
but they are just Mongolians raising horses.
They are no match for Choi Yeong.
Cai Bin, Ming envoy
I can't trust anything you say.
Cai Bin, Ming envoy
I can't trust anything you say.
You side with Yuan and then with Ming.
You habitually betray others.
Did you set a date for the envoys
to pay respects?
It is set for the day of Gyeongja.
Jeong Mongju has returned
from Gyeongsang-do.
He should supervise this matter.
He wouldn't be a problem.
Do that.
Is there anything else to be discussed?
This is an order from His Majesty.
An order? That's new.
let me see.
How can this be?
What does it say?
He wants to make Gangnyeonggun
the crown prince.
What?
Poeun Jeong Mongju,
Neo-Confucian elite
I can still smell the blood of
the dead workers.
This isn't a shrine. It's hell.
It's because we're lacking.
We wanted to save this world with
the teachings of Neo-Confucianism,
but we're just becoming good-for-nothings.
Good-for-nothings?
Are you talking like Sambong now?
He wasn't promoted again?
He seems to be disappointed.
That wouldn't disappoint him.
He didn't even come to
Sungkyunkwan today.
I'm sure there's a reason.
Who are you?
I came to be cute to the high officials.
Gangnyeonggun as the crown prince?
That is out of the question!
That's right. His mother was a servant.
His blood line might be a problem,
but we can't question
His Majesty's decision.
What could be
more important than blood line?
It is a royal order.
It is our duty to correct royal orders
that aren't proper.
Gangyeonggun's mother might have
been a servant,
but half his blood is from His Majesty.
The blood line won't be enough to oppose.
Don't you know the rumors
regarding Gangnyeonggun?
Rumors are just rumors.
They aren't enough to oppose a royal order.
It looks like you already made your decision.
Were you promised of something if
Gangnyeonggun is made the crown prince?
You're mistaken. I just...
This meeting is over.
let's go see the queen dowager.
Step back! You!
What's all the commotion?
I brought an appeal to His Majesty.
Read it over and submit it to His Majesty.
What? An appeal?
Are you crazy? At this time?
Is there a time to say the right thing?
What?
Get him out of here right now!
Yes, sir!
Just a minute.
I know you're doing this out of loyalty,
but there is something more
imminent right now, so just leave.
let's go.
Sir. Sir!
Get him out of here right now!
Yes, sir!
Accept the appeal.
Sir!
Sir!
Will you try riding by yourself now?
Don't you move!
Yah!
let's go.
Your Majesty.
It's been a while
since you came to the palace.
Were you going to leave
without seeing me?
You look just fine.
I'll return to the detached palace now.
Gyeong Bokheung was here.
You want to make Monino the crown prince?
He just turned ten.
King Chungmok took the throne at eight.
He has a blood of a low servant!
Over the past century, the kings of Goryeo
had the blood of Mongolian women.
At least Monino was
born of a Goryeo woman.
I'm going to make him the crown prince.
Don't you know what the people are
saying at the market?
Don't you think Monino could be
Shin Don's son?
Mother!
Banya wasn't just a servant.
She was Shin Don's mistress.
Monino is my son!
How can such an inferior boy be your son?
He doesn't even look like you at all.
Stop it.
No. You should listen.
If by any chance, Monino isn't your son,
this won't be a country of kings anymore.
Stop it. Stop it!
I told you to stop.
If you want to make him the crown prince,
go ahead and try.
You'll have to hold my funeral first.
No.
The royal carriage is ready.
You should head back to...
leave me.
What is Sambong doing?
He wants them to accept his appeal.
There is a gathering at Mokeun's
house tonight, right?
There isn't anything you don't know.
It's a gathering to welcome
Jeong Mongju back.
Bring Mokgun two roots of ginseng.
Tell him I'm sorry I haven't visited
for quite a while.
It will make a nice gift.
There is no such thing as a gift in politics.
There are only bribes for the future.
You fulfilled your duties and returned.
I'm relieved.
I tell you this all the time.
You're way too biased.
All you ever care about is Mongju.
What about the other students?
Really.
Dojeon isn't coming today?
He is demonstrating outside
the Supreme Council?
It looked like he wasn't going to budge
until the appeal was accepted.
Stop it and get up.
You'll be punished when
the curfew bell rings.
Ooh.
You want to compete with me?
I'd like to see how well you write.
We'll write poems until gold planted in
a candle burns.
Just leave.
Are you afraid you'll be embarrassed?
Jeong Mongju
I heard you were
Goryeo's greatest genius.
I guess it was just a rumor spread by
the sons of rich families.
I lost.
I heard you're quitting the village school.
Keep attending.
Mokeun is famous even in Yuan.
What's the use?
His students are all good-for-nothings.
What?
Most of them can receive high positions
without even taking the civil service exam.
Do you think
they're interested in academics?
The children of gentry are just as pathetic.
They show off
because they're Mokeun's students
and they hang around in groups
according to family connections.
If the monk doesn't like the temple,
he should leave.
That's not leaving. That's running away.
What?
Be a man and fight them head on.
I'm sure you can do it with the confidence
you had when you challenged me.
I have a favor to ask.
What is it?
Can I call you an older brother?
I don't think so.
People who share the same heart
can be friends regardless of age.
I'd like to be friends with you.
Will you accept my request?
Make way!
Make way for His Majesty!
Make way!
Make way for His Majesty!
Your Majesty.
Sambong...
Stay down.
Poeun.
I said stay down.
They'll cut off your head before
you open your mouth.
How did you know I was there?
Ha Ryun saw you.
I'm sorry I couldn't come to
your welcoming party.
Where is your loyalty?
You said we'd be friends forever.
You were going to face death alone?
Wait for the right time.
It doesn't seem like the right time yet.
Will it come just because I wait?
It won't come on its own.
let's join forces and make it happen.
A day will come for us to set
Goryeo straight.
The opposition from Gyeong Bokheung
and his factions are pretty strong.
Mother is strongly opposed, too.
You won't be able to make him
the crown prince without eliminating
Gyeong Bokheung and his factions.
That doesn't sound like you.
If they are killed, it will drag
Gangnyeonggun's legitimacy
and authority to the bottom.
They know that.
You can kill him for another reason.
Another reason?
This is an appeal written by
Sungkyunkwan official Jeong Dojeon.
It rejects your rule and asks that
all the eunuchs be dismissed.
I will capture him and interrogate him
about who is behind this appeal.
If he says it was Gyeong Bokheung,
you can execute him.
Daeseongjeon : Building with the ancestral
table of Confucius
The Ming envoys will stand
in front of those officials.
Daeseongjeon : Building with the ancestral
table of Confucius
The Ming envoys will stand
in front of those officials.
I will go inside.
Only His Majesty can go inside.
Did you decide what to do about
Jeong Dojeon's appeal?
It's not a matter to stall.
Your Majesty, the Ming envoys are here.
You should head to the Daeseongjeon.
I said you can't go in there.
This isn't a place for envoys to enter.
What is he saying?
Tell him what I'm saying.
He should respect our laws and etiquette.
How dare you?
Stand back right now!
You need to stand back.
What is he saying?
What's all the commotion?
What's going on?
I asked you a question.
The envoys disregarded decorum and
tried to enter the Daeseongjeon,
so I was telling them they couldn't.
How can you show contempt for
the emperor's envoys?
I was pointing out what you did wrong.
How is that showing contempt?
What?
Only His Majesty can enter the Daeseongjeon.
You should show respect to His Majesty.
You're the one showing contempt!
Be quiet!
Please calm down.
You're an interesting person.
What is your name?
I'm Sungkyunkwan official Jeong Dojeon.
Jeong Dojeon?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Take him away
and lock him up in prison.
Your Majesty.
Take him away right now!
Your Majesty!
Jo Jaehyeon
Yu Donggeun
Seo Inseok
Park Yeonggyu
lim Ho
Kim Myeongsu Seon Donghyeok
lee Ilhwa lee Gwanggi
lee Deokhui Jeong Hogeun
Kim Jintae lee Ahyeon
Park Jiil Kim Minsang
Kim Seunguk Jeong Huitae
Kim Cheolgi Jeon Ikryeong
Gwon Taewon Kim Minju
Jeong Dojeon
Sambong!
Sambong,
let's join forces and
make it happen.
A day will come for us to set
Goryeo straight.
We had to realize sooner.
The heavens abandoned Goryeo
a long time ago.
1383, Hamju, Goryeo
(today's Hamheung, Hamgyeongnam-do)
The long wandering ends now.
Thank you for sparing some time to
a common scholar.
It's no wonder people say you are
the most sainted general.
You wanted to say something to me?
I will ruin Goryeo with this man.
I am Sambong Jeong Dojeon.
I am lee Seonggye.
I will end this turbulent age with this man
and create a new world.
Jeong Dojeon
Episode 1
9 years ago, Gaegyeong
Hello.
Sungkyunkwan is looking nice.
Are precious guests coming?
The envoys from Ming want to pay respects
to the ancestral tablet of Confucius.
What brings you here?
Where is Sambong?
He's probably in Myeongnyundang.
He should be giving a lecture on
the 'Book of Documents'.
Huh? Where did everyone go?
'"Against luxurious Ease'" from
the 'Book of Documents'.
It says gunja sogimuil.
A wise man must not enjoy comfort.
Seonjigaseakjigannan jeukjisoinjiui.
You have to know what labor is
before knowing about comfort
to be able to know what the people want.
So!
His Majesty had these teachings
written on a folding screen and thought about
the pain of the people day and night.
So why did Goryeo end up like this?
Why is that?
It's because the court is full of
good-for-nothings like you.
Memorizing and reciting the Four Books
and Five Classics doesn't make you
a wise man.
If you don't know the pain of labor,
you are just a good-for-nothing with
a head full of crap.
- Understood?
- Yes.
Sambong!
I'd like a word with you.
What is it?
I ran into the head of Jeollisa by chance.
I asked him about your rank.
And?
He said you should go to lee Inim and
solicit a position.
Solicit a position?
Are you telling me to bribe officials and
beg for a high position?
And to someone like lee Inim?
If you don't get promoted,
I'm worried you might lose your position.
What are you talking about?
Regardless of the reason, your rank
has been Jong 7 for 10 years.
You're the perfect person to send to
a border area.
Everyone you requested will receive
their desired positions.
Thank you.
How is His Majesty?
The depression is getting worse.
A few days ago, he was having a drink
and he called all the eunuchs.
He suddenly beat them.
Oh, dear.
I won't be able to live a long life.
Shouldn't they be kicked out of the capital?
Never mind how patheticthey look.
What if they start stealing?
They won't steal if we just leave them alone.
Why is that?
Sir, we're hungry.
Someone who thinks they can get
a piece of a dumpling
won't try to steal the plate.
- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you.
People who are accustomed to begging
can't rebel.
I traded my jewelry for this.
People who don't have any connections
have to solicit for a high position.
Other people offer silver and velvet.
You should show some consideration.
Just close your eyes and bow once.
Did you come to solicit a position?
What did you bring?
I heard the vice-chancellor likes solicitation,
so I brought the most precious pottery.
It's called sabun.
Sabun? What is that?
A scholar's crap.
You crazy fool.
Get him!
After him!
Stop right there! After him!
Move!
Get him!
Move!
Stop right there!
Get him! Get him!
Stop him!
Move!
Get him!
Move!
1374 AD.
Goryeo was wasting national power to
build a shrine for Queen Noguk,
king Gongmin's first queen.
In the early part of his reign,
king Gongmin purged all pro-Yuan factions
and reclaimed Ssangseong Commandery.
He was a hero who ended a colonial period.
However, the rapidly changing
international situation tied him down.
The Ming Dynasty was founded by
Zhu Yuanzhang in China and
fought against Yuan.
With absolute power gone,
other foreign powers invaded Goryeo.
There were enemies within, too.
The powers that grew with
the power of late Yuan constantly
opposed king Gongmin's reform policies.
To make matters worse,
his queen, Noguk died.
King Gongmin ended up in despair.
He neglected national affairs and
only focused on building her shrine.
He became completely dejected.
Youngjeon : Shrine for Queen Noguk
Work!
Pull!
Help! Help!
look!
Help!
lift this! lift this!
Who held the rope?
What are you doing?
Continue to pull it up!
Gaettong!
Get back to your places!
You wretch!
We're not animals!
You can't treat us like this!
You low lives!
We'll die either way.
Father!
Father...
Father...
It's like a bed of thorns.
I know.
I can't believe he's holding a banquet
when all those people died.
I thought he would be in rage for not
preventing a riot.
What is going on?
What do you think?
Are they good enough to protect me?
Each one could fight a hundred soldiers.
You are greatly blessed.
I like the Jajewi members.
They're not like you.
Their heads aren't full of idle thoughts.
They don't complain no matter what I say.
Even if I told them to kill all of you,
they would do it without blinking an eye.
Your joking seems a bit excessive.
Joking?
The shrine was completely ruined.
Instead of asking to be killed,
you think I'm joking?
Your Majesty.
let me ask you.
Will the shrine be completed this year?
Most of the workers died or
were injured in this accident.
You can draft more workers.
Public sentiments are very volatile.
The queen's soul is wandering in
the nether world.
Am I supposed to tiptoe around the people?
You have to settle public sentiments first.
That won't solve everything.
If a child doesn't behave,
you should hit him first.
You can give him rice cakes later.
Is that so? Go on.
I will double the workers.
Anyone who resists or flees will be executed
and the families will be punished, too.
Please give me your approval.
You need to learn politics from him.
Discontinue the class.
Discontinue the class?
If we take action,
the Confucian scholars will join us.
The world will be focused on Sungkyunkwan.
We can ask His Majesty to stop
construction of the shrine then.
The Ming envoys will be coming soon.
Innocent people were slaughtered.
Forget about paying respects.
That's out of the question.
His Majesty won't give up the shrine.
If you take hasty action,
Sungkyunkwan could be ruined.
So, are we to just sit and watch?
We can't jump into a fire holding straw.
He is right.
We can't crack a rock with an egg.
It is the wind that breaks trees and
the waves that carve rocks.
We can't give up without trying.
let's make future plans.
Doeun!
It's not fair, but we have no power.
It looks more like you have no courage.
That's a bit rude.
He might be your junior,
but he has a rank of Jong 5.
Maintain etiquette.
Stop it.
I'm sorry.
I forgot we were in
an official position.
I'll be more careful, sir.
Good-for-nothings!
Dear Buddha, I beg you.
Please help my husband achieve his wish.
Ma'am, why are you praying at this...
Sh.
Sh?
What are you doing?
He's not saying anything,
but I'm sure he's writing a request
for a higher position.
He wouldn't.
I'm telling you he is.
Why else would he take a bath?
He took a bath, too?
He doesn't want any bad luck.
He washed so well.
Queen dowager.
If you gave an illness,
you should give medicine.
Why are you giving poison?
What are you talking about?
It is the king's responsibility that
good people turned into rioters.
Instead of showing pity on them,
you're forcing the women to work, too?
It wasn't my idea.
The ministers...
You threatened them with a sword.
It was the vice-chancellor's idea.
lee Inim is a treacherous subject.
He is the head of the powers
that are ruining Goryeo.
Please calm down. It's all in the past.
The sun is up high. You just got up?
Is this why you left the palace?
Please leave.
It's time for me to pray.
How long are you going to
pine over a dead person's soul?
Stop being so obsessed and
discontinue construction of the shrine.
She suffered when she was alive.
She should rest in comfort.
As the king, I should do that much.
So, how long did Qin Shihuang's
Epang Palace last?
It burnt without a trace
3 years after he died.
Don't you know it's all in vain?
Public sentiments hit bottom.
That's good news.
The only direction it can go now is up.
listen.
Do you know Jeong Dojeon?
Why are you asking about Sambong?
You haven't gotten rusty at all.
What brings you here?
I came to see you.
I have no business with you. Just leave.
The vice-chancellor would like to see you.
Thank you for the gift you sent.
What are you talking about?
The pottery. I was very touched.
Is that why you wanted to see me?
I was appointed a position without
taking the civil service examination,
so I didn't learn much.
But I can distinguish when to laugh it off
and when to get mad.
I wanted to see you today
because of this.
It's an appeal that was submitted yesterday.
It asks that the construction of
the shrine be discontinued
and the vice-chancellor
and eunuchs who are
monopolizing national affairs be dismissed.
You wrote this appeal, right?
Yes.
Take it.
What are you doing?
The moment His Majesty sees this,
you will be dead.
Officials who pointed out
what was wrong wasn't punished before,
but it's been a long time
since that policy was abandoned.
His Majesty should see an appeal
submitted by a servant.
Just leave.
A day will come when Goryeo uses
that spirit in a greater way.
You make it sound like you really care for
this country.
What?
If you care for the country so much,
how could you suggest
doubling the workers?
What it would take 5,000 workers a year
can be finished in 6 months by 10,000.
The amount of suffering will be
the same for the people.
If the servants guided the king properly,
there wouldn't be any suffering at all.
Do as I say.
I don't want to lose a talented person.
You must be afraid you'll lose your position.
Do you believe your appeal has such power?
Nothing could be scarier than advice
from a servant who is prepared to die.
Courage of a powerless person is futile.
Your rank has been
the rank of Jong 7 forever.
You don't have any support in court.
Your family was from a line of
district magistrates until your father
barely got a position in Gaegyeong.
If you want to change the world,
gain power first.
If it could change because of you,
this wouldn't be a turbulent age.
So, how long did Qin Shihuang's
Epang Palace last?
It burnt without a trace
3 years after he died.
How old is Monino?
He is ten years old, Your Majesty.
Ten.
Ten...
Ryun.
Yes, Your Majesty.
How much longer do you think I'll live?
Why are you saying such a thing?
You will live your full life
as long as I'm protecting you.
You want me to live a full life in this hell?
That's a mean thing to say.
Get the vice-chancellor.
Is it still raining outside?
Yes, Your Majesty.
The queen must be cold.
Maybe it's the rain. I feel restless.
There was a fine poem written by
your grandfather.
Do you mean '"Dajeongga'"?
The moon shines on the pear blossoms.
The Milky Way is so beautiful.
Who could understand my yearning?
It's so deep I feel like...
I wouldn't have had any regrets
when the shrine was built.
Vice-chancellor.
Yes, Your Majesty.
The shrine should last a thousand years
even if I die.
Of course, Your Majesty.
I'm going to make Monino the crown prince.
You mean Gangnyeonggun?
He was born of a servant's body,
but he is my only son.
I'll give him the throne
and let him guard the shrine.
I'm sorry to have to say this,
but his blood line will be brought up.
Especially by Gyeong Bokheung and...
That's why I wanted to see you.
Help me, then I will give you
Gyeong Bokheung's position.
I received work from general Choi Yeong.
Our soldiers will arrive in Tamna soon.
As soon as they arrive,
As soon as they arrive,
Im Mil, Ming envoy
As soon as they arrive,
take control of Tamna.
Goryeo will have to offer
2,000 horses to the emperor.
Of course.
There are about 3,000 Yuan soldiers
left in Tamna,
but they are just Mongolians raising horses.
They are no match for Choi Yeong.
Cai Bin, Ming envoy
I can't trust anything you say.
Cai Bin, Ming envoy
I can't trust anything you say.
You side with Yuan and then with Ming.
You habitually betray others.
Did you set a date for the envoys
to pay respects?
It is set for the day of Gyeongja.
Jeong Mongju has returned
from Gyeongsang-do.
He should supervise this matter.
He wouldn't be a problem.
Do that.
Is there anything else to be discussed?
This is an order from His Majesty.
An order? That's new.
let me see.
How can this be?
What does it say?
He wants to make Gangnyeonggun
the crown prince.
What?
Poeun Jeong Mongju,
Neo-Confucian elite
I can still smell the blood of
the dead workers.
This isn't a shrine. It's hell.
It's because we're lacking.
We wanted to save this world with
the teachings of Neo-Confucianism,
but we're just becoming good-for-nothings.
Good-for-nothings?
Are you talking like Sambong now?
He wasn't promoted again?
He seems to be disappointed.
That wouldn't disappoint him.
He didn't even come to
Sungkyunkwan today.
I'm sure there's a reason.
Who are you?
I came to be cute to the high officials.
Gangnyeonggun as the crown prince?
That is out of the question!
That's right. His mother was a servant.
His blood line might be a problem,
but we can't question
His Majesty's decision.
What could be
more important than blood line?
It is a royal order.
It is our duty to correct royal orders
that aren't proper.
Gangyeonggun's mother might have
been a servant,
but half his blood is from His Majesty.
The blood line won't be enough to oppose.
Don't you know the rumors
regarding Gangnyeonggun?
Rumors are just rumors.
They aren't enough to oppose a royal order.
It looks like you already made your decision.
Were you promised of something if
Gangnyeonggun is made the crown prince?
You're mistaken. I just...
This meeting is over.
let's go see the queen dowager.
Step back! You!
What's all the commotion?
I brought an appeal to His Majesty.
Read it over and submit it to His Majesty.
What? An appeal?
Are you crazy? At this time?
Is there a time to say the right thing?
What?
Get him out of here right now!
Yes, sir!
Just a minute.
I know you're doing this out of loyalty,
but there is something more
imminent right now, so just leave.
let's go.
Sir. Sir!
Get him out of here right now!
Yes, sir!
Accept the appeal.
Sir!
Sir!
Will you try riding by yourself now?
Don't you move!
Yah!
let's go.
Your Majesty.
It's been a while
since you came to the palace.
Were you going to leave
without seeing me?
You look just fine.
I'll return to the detached palace now.
Gyeong Bokheung was here.
You want to make Monino the crown prince?
He just turned ten.
King Chungmok took the throne at eight.
He has a blood of a low servant!
Over the past century, the kings of Goryeo
had the blood of Mongolian women.
At least Monino was
born of a Goryeo woman.
I'm going to make him the crown prince.
Don't you know what the people are
saying at the market?
Don't you think Monino could be
Shin Don's son?
Mother!
Banya wasn't just a servant.
She was Shin Don's mistress.
Monino is my son!
How can such an inferior boy be your son?
He doesn't even look like you at all.
Stop it.
No. You should listen.
If by any chance, Monino isn't your son,
this won't be a country of kings anymore.
Stop it. Stop it!
I told you to stop.
If you want to make him the crown prince,
go ahead and try.
You'll have to hold my funeral first.
No.
The royal carriage is ready.
You should head back to...
leave me.
What is Sambong doing?
He wants them to accept his appeal.
There is a gathering at Mokeun's
house tonight, right?
There isn't anything you don't know.
It's a gathering to welcome
Jeong Mongju back.
Bring Mokgun two roots of ginseng.
Tell him I'm sorry I haven't visited
for quite a while.
It will make a nice gift.
There is no such thing as a gift in politics.
There are only bribes for the future.
You fulfilled your duties and returned.
I'm relieved.
I tell you this all the time.
You're way too biased.
All you ever care about is Mongju.
What about the other students?
Really.
Dojeon isn't coming today?
He is demonstrating outside
the Supreme Council?
It looked like he wasn't going to budge
until the appeal was accepted.
Stop it and get up.
You'll be punished when
the curfew bell rings.
Ooh.
You want to compete with me?
I'd like to see how well you write.
We'll write poems until gold planted in
a candle burns.
Just leave.
Are you afraid you'll be embarrassed?
Jeong Mongju
I heard you were
Goryeo's greatest genius.
I guess it was just a rumor spread by
the sons of rich families.
I lost.
I heard you're quitting the village school.
Keep attending.
Mokeun is famous even in Yuan.
What's the use?
His students are all good-for-nothings.
What?
Most of them can receive high positions
without even taking the civil service exam.
Do you think
they're interested in academics?
The children of gentry are just as pathetic.
They show off
because they're Mokeun's students
and they hang around in groups
according to family connections.
If the monk doesn't like the temple,
he should leave.
That's not leaving. That's running away.
What?
Be a man and fight them head on.
I'm sure you can do it with the confidence
you had when you challenged me.
I have a favor to ask.
What is it?
Can I call you an older brother?
I don't think so.
People who share the same heart
can be friends regardless of age.
I'd like to be friends with you.
Will you accept my request?
Make way!
Make way for His Majesty!
Make way!
Make way for His Majesty!
Your Majesty.
Sambong...
Stay down.
Poeun.
I said stay down.
They'll cut off your head before
you open your mouth.
How did you know I was there?
Ha Ryun saw you.
I'm sorry I couldn't come to
your welcoming party.
Where is your loyalty?
You said we'd be friends forever.
You were going to face death alone?
Wait for the right time.
It doesn't seem like the right time yet.
Will it come just because I wait?
It won't come on its own.
let's join forces and make it happen.
A day will come for us to set
Goryeo straight.
The opposition from Gyeong Bokheung
and his factions are pretty strong.
Mother is strongly opposed, too.
You won't be able to make him
the crown prince without eliminating
Gyeong Bokheung and his factions.
That doesn't sound like you.
If they are killed, it will drag
Gangnyeonggun's legitimacy
and authority to the bottom.
They know that.
You can kill him for another reason.
Another reason?
This is an appeal written by
Sungkyunkwan official Jeong Dojeon.
It rejects your rule and asks that
all the eunuchs be dismissed.
I will capture him and interrogate him
about who is behind this appeal.
If he says it was Gyeong Bokheung,
you can execute him.
Daeseongjeon : Building with the ancestral
table of Confucius
The Ming envoys will stand
in front of those officials.
Daeseongjeon : Building with the ancestral
table of Confucius
The Ming envoys will stand
in front of those officials.
I will go inside.
Only His Majesty can go inside.
Did you decide what to do about
Jeong Dojeon's appeal?
It's not a matter to stall.
Your Majesty, the Ming envoys are here.
You should head to the Daeseongjeon.
I said you can't go in there.
This isn't a place for envoys to enter.
What is he saying?
Tell him what I'm saying.
He should respect our laws and etiquette.
How dare you?
Stand back right now!
You need to stand back.
What is he saying?
What's all the commotion?
What's going on?
I asked you a question.
The envoys disregarded decorum and
tried to enter the Daeseongjeon,
so I was telling them they couldn't.
How can you show contempt for
the emperor's envoys?
I was pointing out what you did wrong.
How is that showing contempt?
What?
Only His Majesty can enter the Daeseongjeon.
You should show respect to His Majesty.
You're the one showing contempt!
Be quiet!
Please calm down.
You're an interesting person.
What is your name?
I'm Sungkyunkwan official Jeong Dojeon.
Jeong Dojeon?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Take him away
and lock him up in prison.
Your Majesty.
Take him away right now!
Your Majesty!