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The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
Hello councilor
You did a good job
Where are you going in such a hurry?
There was an appeal that jeong cheol was drinking and acting arbitrarily
We are going to keep him confined to his house until the investigatio is over
is it an order by the insperctor general?
No its a royal order
What?by his majesty?
Search the house well
its not because of drinking or arbitrary behavior
His majesty is just upset because he brought up the installation of a crown prince
i know
His majesty cant do this
He is being petty
if he wants to punish someone it should be all of us
if he really punishes jeong cheol for wanting to install a crown prince
i will leave the capital without looking back
Dont speak in vain
i hate the saying if you cant stand the heat you should go out of the kitchen
if you cant stand the heat you should make the temperature right
You should try to fix things not leave
Lets go lets go to his majesty
Sir
it will be no use
What are you talking about?
He not seeing anyone who agreed to the appeal
Not even me
Not even you
Why did his majesty change so much?
How can such a thing happen while i was away?
Did you
is that why came to see me the minute you arrived in the capital?
You must see me as a schemer
No
it happend becuase you werent in the capital
There wasnt anyone to stop them
i was asked to keep quiet
i said i would
what will his majesty do with songgang?
its the second time this matter was brought up
the first punishment for upsetting the king is a demotion
What would be next?
Removal or exile
A chance comes hard and tough opportunity is easy to miss
it shouldnt end with exile or removal
Councilor
Are there horns on my head?
Dont just see her highness when yo come to the palace
See your brother sinseong too
i'm sorry
i'll visit more often
if thats why you wanted to see me can i go now?
i have some business to take care of
Stay for a minute we can leave together
Yes its been a while
Stay for some tea
i told you i have business to take care of
You will be sitting on the throne some day
You wont have such leisure
Have some tea with your brothers and talk a bit
i wont be sitting on the throne
His majesty is punishing jeong cheol for even bringing the matter up
it snot just because of that
He is upset because someone who drinks and acts arbitrarily is concerned about this country
im sure he knows that its time to install a crown prince
The minister does like to drink and meet people all the time
He is too affectionate
When did his majesty say he would install a crown prince?
He didnt say so but i had a feeling
he will install a crown prince in the near future
You cant be too happy about that
ifs for the future of this country
Why wouldnt i be happy?
Actually i asked the two of you here
to ask a favor
Royal noble consort
Mother
im alright
Prince imhae if you become the crown prince
please dont be unkind to sinseong
That goes for you too
if you become the crown prince
i couldnt become the crown prince
i dont qualify i dont even imagine
Why are you showing tears becuase of that?
Dont worry
Gwanghae and sinseong are both my brothers
i'll take good care of them even if i become the crown prince and the king
Thank you
he promised so dont worry
Can i go now?
She must be worried becuase the time is near
Our mother died early because of her
We'll see about that
Why did you say that?
Prince imhae is vicious
You cant trust him
im not worried about prince imhae
Gwanghae
Gwanghae is the problem
since he doesnt show his feelingds
He has good manners and pretends to be weak
He's exactly like his majesty
She wanted to check you out
She knows that most of the ministers want you to be the crown prince
i dont want to be the crown prince
That doesnt matter
You cant become a crown prince just becuase you want to and you cant avoid
becoming a crown prince just becuase you dont want to
That is why the position of a king is decided by the heavens and not by people
You are like the heavens in one aspect
You have sympathy for people
Sir its sim yeongcheol
Come in
Sir
The inspector general's office reported to his majesty that jeong cheol arbitrarily
assigned personnel and everyone who was involved was arrested
What about the first minister?
He is still confined to his home
The chief state councilor is seeing his majesty about this matter
Order poison for jeong cheol?
The only thing he did was to promote a few people who received low evalutions
by using his authority
isnt poison too excessive?
i know it is excessive but that isnt his only crime
Everyone who is involved are jeong cheol's followers
Everyone who signed the appeal to install a crown prince were jeong cheol's party factions
as westerners
He disobeyed your order to stop party strife
He should be punished for creating a faction
is that how it turns out?
You gave us a drink and said we would have to pay for such an act with our lives
if you dont give him poison im worried all your servants will take your orders lightly
You cant do that your majesty
What are you doing?
Jeong cheol yun dusu and the two of us were ordered not create factions
and we promised we wouldnt
Jeong cheol's arbitrary assignments should be punished but there were only a few and it cant be seen
as creating a faction
What are you talking about?
Many of his followers signed an appeal
many of them were his followers for a long time
Thats definitely a faction
Your majesty
Creating a faction is a huge crime but its not a crime to request the installation of a crown prince
and make an appeal regarding that
How could i say that is a crime?
The problem is a faction was created
i'll have the people who signed investigated again and decide if
a faction was created or not
You should do that
There's no need for that
Why not?
it happened while i was away so i didnt know about it
But if i sign the appeal now you couldnt say it was just jeong cheol's followers and
it wouldnt be a faction then
Councilor
You agree to the appeal?
WHy are you acting like this without discussing it with me?
Why did you do that without discussing it with me?
i went to see his majesty by myself becuase i knew yoy wouldnt want jeong cheol to be killed
i did that because you would want to kill songgang even if i discussed it with you (Jeong cheol's pen name)
Youre going to help them?
im not trying to help them but they cant be killed
Did you forget about all the confucian scholars who died becuase of them?
There were over a thousand
You still want to spare them?
They will return tothe court some day
There's no guarantee they wont do something like that again
Do you think im wrong?
We were on the side werent we?
We're on the same side
We were on the same side for pursuing practical interests not for seeking power and
and killing people on the other side
We should both be ashamed
We criticize the westerners for being narrow-minded not listening and
not knowing the virtues of a wise ruler
Why dont we criticize our side and reflect on ourselves half as much?
Are we perfect rulers?
is our position the absolute truth and our politics perfect?
Dont we lack in any way and have nothing to reflect on?
Seoae are you saying you want to cut off our ties?
i told you
i joined you to help the people
i was never on your side for power and political retaliation
Leave
i wont be seeing you here again
Cant tou change your mind about songgang?
Sir
go back inside
i didnt mean to eavesdrop but i heard you
You should reconcile
He has more strengths than weaknesses
He is worthy of respect
i learned a lot from him
A good day will come
Serve him well by his side
Sir
You saw what happened
What should i do about jeong cheol?
Since ryu seongryong said that you cant punish him for creating a faction
if you give him poison it wont just be jeong cheol who dies
Yun dusu seong hon and lee hangbok and other court ministers and many confucian
scholars will die in poison again
There is always a use
You should leave the roots for your sake
You should drink less to serve me for a long time
People are making appeals to impeach you
i'm in a bind
i'm sorry your majesty
You cant stop drinking
From now on whenever you drink use that cup and only drink one cup
Your majesty
You shouldnt leave me because of alcohol
Just one drink with that silver cup
is that understood?
Thank you your majesty
Your majesty
i told you to just have one drink with that silver cup
i never imagined that cup could be made bigger with a hammer
You are the only servant who made me laugh because of greed for wine
Your majesty
Your greed was excessive this time
its different from being greedy about alcohol
i only wanted to strengthen the foundation
i know i know
Should i be honest?
You are considering prince gwanghae but i dont like him
He's my son but i dont know what he's thinking
At a glance he seems to take a lot after me
The future joseon should be led by a king who is better than me
How can you say that?
What could i hide now?
i will tell you the complete truth
it is true that i created a faction and it is also true that i had prince gwanghae
in mind as the crown prince
i was also upset with you
So?
it was regret for you
You were of a collateral line
You took the throne at sixteen without any preparation
Many ministers taught you the ways of a king
i only thought of making you a wise ruler
i never thought of the weight you would feel or think about how lonely you would be
i didnt want your pain to be repeated
i suggested the installation of a crown prince to have a king who was humane
To have a king who wasnt made by the servants
A king who could interchange with servants
i only wanted to prepare a king of the future
Your majesty if that is disloyalty
please dont forgive me
Drink
You were a truly loyal servant
A person who leaves always returns
Take good care of yourself while you are away for a while
Your majesty
Please take good care of yourself
Unjang
June 1591
Jeong cheol was exiled for requesting the installation of a crown prince
Yun dusu lee hangbok and other westerners in high positions were removed from office
They lost their power
They werent diiferent from easterners in that they wanted ideal confucian politics
to become a reality but the westerners who sought taoist politics fell and in reality
the powers that wanted to prepare against an attack by wae dissappeared
The easterners divided into southerners who supported by ryu seongryong and
Northerners who supported lee sanhae
Preparations werent made against an attack by wae
ishida how is nagoya castle coming along?
Soldiers and workers from each daimyo are digging the site
Will it be completed in three months in october?
Will that be hard?
No
i will order them to finish by then
When i attack joseon i'm thinking of going there myself
What do you think?
i want to see joseon for myself
it would be fun to conquer it myself
each step at a time
if you took action our soldiers would be high in morale
it would help raise morale but it would be dangerous for you
to be absent from the country
i agree
Wolvers like tokugawa leyasu are wating for an opportunity
i can just take leyasu with me
Konishi you said there would be no danger of a rebellion if i made leyasu
lead the attack
Thats true but
You cant do that
Your majesty
How have you been?
My old friend matashiro
Welcome i'm glad you came
hello maeda
Konishi
kato
ishida
You should serve your master well
Why are you talking like fools?
You were all so arrogant
You cant say anthing in front of matashiro
ARe you afraid he will pierce you with his amazing spear skills?
Never mind sit down
Matashiro why cant i go?
O-mandokoro is pretty old (Hideyoshi's mother)
if anything happened to her while youre away
how can you handle the guilt?
And what about tsurumatsu?
You have to take care of both of them
And even if you suppressed the hojo clan there is still a possibilty of a rebellion
You let tokugawa leyasu have odawara castle
i can just send him to joseon
You cant do that either
You want to leave elite soldiers to him?
what if he attacks you after he conquers joseon?
What if i go with him?
That's even worse
Did you forget what happened to oda nobunaga?
He was killed by akechi who was closest to him in honnoji
You should lead everything while staying at nagoya castle
That is the safe way for you
You're good indeed
You're the only one
All of you have a lot to learn from him
i'm sorry your majesty
Matashiro
Yes your majesty
When i fought against shibata katsuie i couldnt have achieved a victory
without your help
Since then i didnt see anyone as able as you
How about staying by my side instead of returning?
it would be an honor
Your majesty Your majesty
What is it?
Tsurumatsu
Tsurumatsu isnt breathing
Yodo
Tsurumatsu is sleeping right?
He's just sleeping right?
Your majesty
You're playing with me again
You always slept well like this
Then got up and ran to me
You know that right nene?
Your majesty
Tsurumatsu already
Sh
He'll sleep well and get up
You have to sleep well to grow up well
Sleep well and get up
Your majesty
Tsurumatsu isnt awake yet?
He's sleeping for too long
Your majesty Tsurumatsu already died
Say that again
Your majesty
is Tsurumatsu sleeping or dead?
He is sleeping
Then wake him up
Wake him right now
My medical skils are lacking
Wake him
i will reward anyone who wakes him with a land of a milion sacks
no i'll give him the land i unified
Wake him right now
Wake Tsurumatsu from his sleep
Your majesty Your majesty
You should let Tsurumatsu go now
if you shed so much blood
Tsurumatsu wont be able to leave in peace
Kato
Yse your majesty
i'm going to attack joseon right now
Tell al the feudal lords to gather at nagoya castle
What?
i'm going to go to war holding Tsurumatsu
i will give joseon to him as a gift
He will get up out of joy
What are you doing?
Get ready to go to war
Yes your majesty
Public sentiments are chaotic?
is this true?
it's as you read
if preparations arent made they think there will be an attack by wae
if preparations are made they complain about military service and forced labor
How are we supposed to build fortresses?
We have to make preparations to settle public sentiments
You said its more chaotic
the problem is in the contradiction of military service and there is too much damage
There werent any problems until now
it wasnt that there werent problems
They were just covered up
Covered up?
Men doing military serice fled and even the nobility that provided for
the families of soldiers fled
The military ledgers were falsified to state the designated number of soldiers
What?
You let them get away with that?
Most of the government buildings were like that
i couldnt punish them all
What will we do about this?
Men who leave their livelihoods for military service should be paid a wage
A wage?
It is a citizen's duty to serve the country
Besides we dont have the money to pay hundreds of thousands of men
We do
Where can we get such money?
The nobility and landowners own most of the land in this country
but they dont pay agricultural taxes
What?
They say they have a bad harvest every year and say rich land is barren to avoid taxes
Rice that should be paid as tax is stacked up in their sheds
They dont do military service
if we collect taxes from them we can pay people for military service
if we do that people wont flee from military service
Your majesty please consider it
You're not wrong but if we upset the landowners there can be chaos and resistance
its more chaotic for people to lose their livelihoods and for the defense of of the country to fall
i want to be a king of the people not of the landowners
But this is too fast and extreme
its not extreme
were just setting things straight
if we dont do this now the royal family and court will lose
public sentiments and national defense
Stop
i'll look for another way
Your majesty
i said stop
There wont be an attack by wae
My family will starve because i'm always doing military service
i doesnt matter i'll just die here
Stop
Stop stop
Stop
Yeongdal
i didnt want to kill them
Tell the dead soldiers and their families we're sorry
Yeongdal! Yeongdal! Yeongdal!
is anyone inside?
What is it?
Can you see me for just a minute?
That wouldnt be right
What do you want?
Just for one second
Cant i talk to you face to face?
You can talk to me what is it?
You suprised me
Oh an ornament
its pretty
is it for me?
Thanks cheonri
Hey give it back
Give it back right now
Give it back to me
Dongdong
Cheonri if you're going to be so loud wait outside
Yes sir i'm sorry
Sir
Kim heungnam who went to ming to congratulate the ming emperor on
his birthday sent a report
The ming court heard that toyotomi hideyoshi is going to attack
You should go to the palace right away
it's a good thing that they dont know we sent envoys to wae
Your majesty its not too late
Send envoys to ming and tell them that we sent envoys to wae
Send envoys and report this whole situation?
Yes your majesty
What are you talking about?
Diplomatic relations were cut off for a long time
if they misunderstand about the envoys we will be in a bind
Thats right
There could be a bigger problem if they find out abou that
That fact that we sent envoys to a country they cut off relations with
is something to be reprimanded about
There's no need to create problems by reporting something they dont know
What if they find out about it later?
Unless they wanted our country tobe ruined who would let ming know?
it's no right to hide this matter
Envoys come and go all the time
They'll find out sooner or later
Right
The letter sent by wae states that they would enter ming
if ming finds out about that they will think that we are colluding with
Wae to attack ming
if ming suspects us and sends an army to yodong it wont be a small problem
Please think about that
That's excessive
Are you threatening his majesty?
Ming might be a superior naton but how can they raise an army
When we did nothing wrong?
We didnt form diplomatic relations
it was only an inquiry
if they interfere with that it is excessive interference with our politics
i believe ming already knows we sent envoys and letters were exchanged
Ryukyu is close to wae and paid tribute to ming for a long time (Today's okinawa)
They could have told ming or a ming merchant who secretly trades with wae could have reported it
if ming already know about it why are they silent?
Their silence is proof they know
They are wating for ys to tell them
if we dont report it ming will say we formed diplomatic relations
They could use this as an excuse
How can you be so sure that ming knows about all this?
i'd be more nervous to say they didnt know
the royal family and court of ming might be corrupt but they are still
a country based on commerce
There is no way they wouldnt have heard about it
Timing is important in relationships between people and countries
Your majesty please send envoys and have them explain
i think the second state councilor is right
Form an envoy to go
Yes your majesty
Your majesty writings were put up in jepo angolpo and ungcheon
criticizing you and the court
Some soldiers burnt up the weapons shed in angolpo and fled
Common people broke into the homes of nobility and robed the sheds
What?
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Public sentiments become chatic and the joseon court and seonjo become concerned about that
Ryu seongryong helos yi sunsin build the turtle ship to prepare against an attack by wae
Toyotomi hideyoshi plans to attack joseon