Gu Am Heo Joon
[Episode 110]
Doctor Heo.
Did you hear Kwang-hae was invested as Crown Prince?
I did not.
It's done.
In light of current events, it was rushed through.
With none of the usual formalities.
Wait.
How is the war going?
Badly?
General Shin was defeated.
What now?
The King is evacuating.
Leaving the capital?
Hey, hurry up!
Look at them scamper.
Bunch of wimps.
But in light of...
...Of what?
Doctor Heo told us the capital would hold.
But you can't buy rice or traveling sandals for love or money.
If we had known we could have stocked up.
Ugh. You're missing the point!
Sandals are skyrocketing.
Meaning the nobles are getting ready to leave.
What do you suggest?
What else? Pack and get out!
Pack...
Pack?
Hey, hey, why aren't you leaving?
Do we really have to?
The Japanese troops are on the way.
What?
Huh?
Oh, no, oh, dear...
Goodness!
Hey!
Quick! Run!
They decided. Evacuation.
Wait...
Evacuation?
The Controller General has ordered physicians accompany the King.
Also attend Prince Im-hae in Hamgyeong and Prince Sunhwa in Kangwon.
The King will be attended by...
Heo Jun, Yu Do-ji, Yi Myong-won, Kim Man-gyeong, Yi Yong-gu, Kim Jeong-gyu.
Im-hae will be attended by...
Yi Kong-gi, Oh Kwang-ho, An Jae-hyeong, Yang Kwang-nyeol, Kim Jung-jin.
And following Sunhwa to Kangwon...
Song Hak-gyu, Jeong Tae-eun, Choe Seok-min, Jin Chang-gyu...
My lord, how did you come to that decision?
Why must I go to Kangwon?
My lord.
Each to his own duty and abilities.
Now do as you're told.
My lord, if I may?
What is it?
My lord, if we empty the capital...
...the invaders will take it without a loss.
Our troops have all dispersed.
What good would it do to muster them back?
Those men were routed.
We must attend His Majesty, yes a hundred times, a thousand times yes.
But what about the archives and rare medical texts left behind?
They are more precious than any treasure.
Especially the clinic library, the memoranda and research notes.
If they are burned and lost to the enemy,
our medical knowledge would go with it.
We need to take them with us.
All the royal archives and medical records have been taken care of.
I'm seeing to it.
But royal archives are unreliable in time of war.
Enough of this.
Who needs medical records at a time like this?
We're evacuating. We can't lug all those records with us.
You want them so bad, you carry them.
Enough.
I regret it as much as you, but it can't be helped.
For those joining Im-hae in Hamgyeong and following Sunhwa to Kangwon...
You have your orders.
Those accompanying me with the King and Crown Prince...
...we leave at 9 o'clock.
Gather your herbs and meet at the Inhwa Gate.
Sir.
My lord.
Please reconsider.
My lord.
Myeong-won.
Take some of the records with you.
I understand how you feel, but not now.
I'm sorry, but I can't.
Now isn't the time.
Wait...
What you ask is... unreasonable.
Wait.
You haven't heard from him?
We can at least pack while we're waiting.
Definitely. Hurry.
Okay.
I swear.
Hun! Move it along.
Move it along already, hun-bun!
Coming, coming. Coming-coming-coming.
Coming! Coming.
Let's go.
Ugh, look at all this.
You think we're on vacation?
What's that, my dowry?
Just a little silk. It's too expensive to leave.
You prefer dying?
Only the valuables we can sell, I said.
Greedy...!
You going to carry all this?
Nooo-ooo-ooo!
Where's Sam-wol?
Do I have to carry this?
What? You think I should?
Hop to it, chop-chop.
- Hey, hey! - Come in.
Let's go to Kyeom's house.
We'll be safe around Jun.
Good thinking. Off we go.
Come on, let's go.
Come ON.
You're on your own!
Fine, I'm coming.
It's all uncovered, my precious stuff...
Live with your stuff if you want!
All right, all right.
What are you doing?
My wife is Head Nurse. We're in the King's retinue.
Kim Cham-bong told us what you're doing.
We'll carry what we can.
Fortunately the nurses travel light.
We can help.
Anything I can do.
Sir, time is short.
Tell us what to take.
Right.
I forgot something in the rice bin.
Would you hush?
We left so fast...
Go. And don't come back.
Daddy, I'm hungry.
Where is he?
Mother, I'll go to the palace.
No, we can't be separated.
We have to wait.
Ma'am.
Now for the notes and records from the clinic.
We'll do that. You should go home.
Please.
Go on. Your wife and son will be waiting.
I'll be back soon.
Burn the slave registry! Burn it!
Death to the nobles! Kill 'em all!
Death! Kill the nobles!
Death to the nobles!
What is this? Stop right now!
It's a noble!
- Get him! - A noble!
- Kill him! - Kill him! Die!
But why?
Why? You have to ask?
Who whipped us, beat us, killed us?
Nobles, that's who!
- Right! - Kill him!
Who got us here with their bickering and greed?
Kill the nobles! Kill the royals!
Kill 'em!
We're dead anyway when the Japanese get here.
Right.
Let's get in our licks while we can!
Kill him! Kill him! Kill him dead!
Halt!
Wha-what?
What's going on here?
Who are you?
Another dead guy?
Kill all the nobles!
Kill 'em!
Look at my face.
I'm the welfare clinic doctor.
Any of you that got free treatment have seen me.
After 20 years serving the poor you still don't know me?
You can go.
But we want blood!
Right!
Blood? What are you saying?
Look-look-look, we kill that guy, we'll feel a lot better, see?
Right, right!
Listen!
Do you know who this is?
Doctor Heo Jun.
He has never treated you poorly.
He has treated welfare clinic patients like his own family.
Often at great personal risk.
During the plague, he saved thousands, tens of thousands of people.
Now go home.
Do not repay grace with malice.
Go!
- Is it him? - It is.
All right then, we'll find someone else.
- Yeah! - Let's go!
That was close.
Wearing your robes at a time like this?
You're either brave or stupid.
I appreciate it.
Aren't you accompanying the royal procession?
It was a question of keeping up.
So I'll be helping you carry the archive and clinic records.
Doctor Kim.
Where are you headed?
Ah, well, home, to get my family evacuated.
Then you should go.
I'll gather the records from the clinic.
Good, thank you.
Off you go.
My lord. My lord, should I go to the palace?
No. Wait a bit more.
Should you still be here?
What about your family.
They have left thanks to your timely warning.
Now I am free to focus on the safety of the Prince and Her Grace.
Excellent.
If Heo Jun fails to accompany the royal procession, who will look after the King?
Doctor Yang, of course.
Doctor Yang is getting on in years.
Without Heo Jun, you can be the King's physician.
What do you mean?
Think about it.
The hells of war can be a heaven-sent blessing to some.
But what about the archives and rare medical texts left behind?
Especially the clinic library, the memoranda and research notes.
If they are burned and lost to the enemy,
our medical knowledge would go with it.
We need to take them with us.
You have the Angelica and the Poria?
Yes, ma'am.
Hyeon-ji, what is all that?
Only the essential herbs.
Ma'am.
Hurry, all of you.
Ma'am.
Ah-ha, I knew it.
Ours for the taking.
It's our lucky day.
Get what you can.
People die in war, they get hurt, the price goes up.
For us, war is...
- Opportunity. - Exactly.
- Get to it. - Right.
My lord, my lord.
Why aren't you getting ready?
It's an emergency. The clinic is burning.
What?
Doctor Heo isn't coming. We can't wait any longer.
Why wait for someone that ran off to save his own skin?
Watch your mouth.
We told you they're gathering medical texts.
Attending His Majesty is more important than any old books.
Whatever the reason, his failure to appear is no less...
...than dereliction of duty and desertion.
My lord, my lord!
It's the people!
The palace, slave administration, the clinic, they're burning everything.
My lord.
Let's go.
Mother! Father!
Ma'am!
Here he is.
Ma'am, it's terrible. The enemy is at Samgae Crossing.
The ferry crossing?
They're almost here.
Oh, no, no, no more waiting.
Get up, up, up. We're leaving, now.
Hang on. Stop fussing.
Would you rather die here? C'mon.
Hush. No more.
I'm worried something has happened to Jun.
I have to go to the palace.
I'll be back soon.
Kyeom, Kyeom.
I'll go with you.
Darling, I'm scared, don't go.
It's all right, don't worry, I'll be back.
Be careful.
Well there you go, see?
Pardon me, pardon me.
My lord!
Doctor Kim.
It's awful.
My lord, my lord.
How did this happen?
It was the people, they burned it.
The palace, what-have-you, they're burning it all.
No... no...
The notes? The records and texts?
The nurse and Kim Cham-bong are inside now.
Sang-hwa, Sang-hwa!
- My Lord.. - Sang-hwa, Sang-hwa!
My lord...!
How could this... how...
Listen, is it true the palace is burning?
Not only that, the slave registry, the pavilions, everything.
This is awful!
You're sure?
Oh, yes, I was just there.
What about the King?
King-shming, he took off to save himself.
So the palace is empty?
It was when we were there.
The royals, the court, the staff...
they all left the capital by now.
- Come on. - Right.
Let's go home.
Shouldn't you at least make sure?
The King has already left.
I'll go look.
No.
- Kyeom. - My lord.
Ma'am.
Sang-hwa, Sang-hwa!
Sang-hwa! Sang-hwa!
- Kim Cham-bong! - Sang-hwa!
Sang-hwa!
What happened?
It's the smoke.
Get her out of here.
Sir.
First things first.
The acupuncture and medicinal texts.
Right.
Translated by D. Bannon Subtitles provided by MBC
The records are burning.
- My lord! - They're burning!
- Doctor! - No!
The King should be at Paju by now.
It won't be easy, but we have to try.
We have to go with your father.
He's not coming.
It's time to go.
Mother! Kyeom!
We left without saying goodbye, but I know we'll meet again.
Please be well.
You can't abandon us, Sire.
Sire!
What are you saying?
We must preserve the royal house. Do it.
What is this?
The King's boat is on fire!
Is this our King? Is it?
Sire, you must flee.
Save myself while my people die?