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The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war
even if they are low-class if they have merit in defeating the wae army
could you enhance their statuses and allow them to participate in the training?
enhance their social statuses?
many soldiers died during the battles
we dont have enough people in the common class to fill in all the spots
the country is in a difficult situation
strong men shouldnt be tied down as servants
it would be possible with public servants but would the high class give up their servants?
there wouldnt be a high class or servants if we didnt have a country
how could they have servants if they are killed by wae soldiers?
the country has to survive for the high class to survive
they will strongly oppose
you have to be even stronger
if they refuse you have to force them even if it means killing them
our country is maintained by the high class
i dont think it will be possible to have them give up their servants
your majesty the gentry and landowners have dozens and hundreds of servants
we could lose the country
what's ths use of them just protecting their own homes?
we cant separate public and private servants at this time
if servants became the common class we can collect taxes from them
it would help with our finances and it would also make them respect you more
i can understand that
but i still think it will be difficult
could you convince the court ministers who will oppose this?
i will see what the majority opinion is and try to get them to agree
he wants to establish a military training command and select talented people without regard to
their social statuses?
that sound like seoae indeed
his majesty is deeply concerned because the high class will be opposed
are you going to see his majesty?
this is a chance for reform
i should see his majesty right away
you shouldnt get involved
you know what he said
there wont be a single minister who will agree to this
even if his majesty hates me i have to take action and help him
what would you do if you were a servant?
it's a chance to become the common class i wouldnt refuse
i would give everything i had to train and kill the wae soldiers
what if you were the master?
i would be disappointed with you for wanting me to give up my property
sure but...
it wouldnt be all that bad for people to be disappointed with me
what?
your majesty
give the low class servants a chance
did i ask you?
your majesty the crown prince is right
it's almost as if the two of you planned this
its a chance to save the country and enhance your status
that's right
the existence of our country depends on this
being disappointed with you is trivial compared to that
the country will be stronger and my status will be enhanced?
if i allow this...
since there are more private servants if they become common class and pay taxes
they will be people who have to follow my order
if servants are free of their masters's rule and become common class it will enhance my status
is that it?
yes your majesty
the gentry and landowners could be disappointed with me and become my enemies
what do you think of that?
that would be the case if you just took their servants but you could pay them for it
you could provide them with public servants or give them higher positions
that would reduce the opposition a bit
is that so?i'll think about it
the two of you agree on this and seem to be pretty close
we always had a nice relationship
is that so?continue to be close
i will leave now
listen
yes your majesty
were you upset that i didnt visit lately?
no your majesty
i heard you invited song yingchang recently
the crown prince too
yes i asked the chief administrator to help you as much as he could
same with the crown prince
thank you i will remember that
in this position for a long time
thank you your majesty
did you check it out?
i sounded them out
they had a fit saying it was impossible
it's the same with the royal relatives
they said it would shake the roots of the country and wouldnt even let me mention it
the leaders and generals of the six ministries seemed to have a bit of a different response
how so?
there was some opposition but they experienced daejo and bunjo and personally experienced war
they said it was worth thinking about
those who had a shuddering experience will understand
it's the top officials who matter
inspector-general could there be a way to convince them?
it wont be easy because they all have their own principles and preferences
i heard there is someone they are following a lot there days maybe he...
do you mean the sajaegamjeong yu join? (Person in charge of managing the palace food)
that's right (Person in charge of managing the palace food)
he was only recommended to a government position 10 years ago
but many officials follow him because he learned much and has good judgment
when the crown prince ruled bunjo he supported the crown prince well too
i know but he doesnt stray from his priciples at all
he will not agree
i dont care if it's to strengthen military power
this cant be
public servants are government property but freeing private servants would be
no different from extorting private property dont you think so?
that makes sense
but i think its a means we cant temporarily use to overcome this national crisis
there arent enough men in the common class to supplement our lacking military power
they might give up their servants right now since the wae army is right in front of them
but things will change if servants are given common class status
they wouldnt go back to being servants after the crisis is over
changing their status is too much
the gentry and landowners wont agree
his majesty wont just be lonely
he could face a critical situation
that's not all the country will be ruined
what brings you here?
i didnt come to the national defense council Yu join
since i was in charge of housekeeping matters
but i have to say something
go ahead
ryu seongryong's suggestion isnt even worth talking about
its like giving poison to an unconscious person to wake him up but in the end it will kill him
its a foolish idea
you are being extreme
think about it
social classes are the root of this country
if the low class becomes common class and even receives ranks and positions
we will have to discuss national matters with low life servants
that is too extreme
they wont rise to positions high enough to discuss national matters
even if they achieve merit they will only become common class and receive a rank of chogwan at most(Rank of Jong 9 pum)
it wouldnt be a problem if it was just a couple of servants
but thousands and thousands of servants will try to enhance their social status
they will fight to achieve merit
a group of a few hundred can become traitors and start a coup
when thousands of them get together and try to change our order
how will be able to handle that?
whether we are trampled by the wae army or ruined by the servants
the country will be ruined either way
the servants who become common class will change our order?
that's right there is order to everything
a servant should serve his master just as a servant serves his king
if a servant can be equal to his master what would happen to the relationship between the king and his servants?
look here
nobody suggested giving them power
its only a reward for their merit
what is your intention of bringing up the king's relationship with servants?
ruining the order of social classes is the same as ruining the order and
relationship between a king and his servants
did you forget jeong yeorip who committed treason with the low class?
what amazing sophistry
a person who is enhanced to the common class and is given a chance for a new life
would bow to his majesty and master not commit treason
the country is facing a huge crisis
dont make such comments out of petty greed to protect your own assets!
why do we call wae a country of beasts?
it's because they dont about the teachings of confucius and mencius
they lived as servants
would they know anything about that just because they killed a few wae soldiers?
there wont be a reason to give the national examination
how pathetic
is the national exam only to select people who learned the teachings of confucius and mencius?
are people who passes miscellaneous examinations officials of a country of beasts?
including myself the people who learned the teachings of confucius and mencius
put the country in this situation
how dare you speak of confucius and mencius?
you are showing contempt for the wise men at the confucian shrine
stop it
councilor what do you think?
i will give my opinion
an urgent situation requires an urgent solution
the supreme commander's solution isnt wrong but i agree with the sajaegamjeong
if the order of social class is ruined the roots of our country will be ruined
i think you should have public servants carry out military service
but the private servants should be left alone
government property can be used to stop the wae army but not private property?
i could give up my life for you and our country
the gentry are your people too
they are the roots of this country's ideals and beliefs
if you turn your back on them i'm worried it will affect your rule
i'm not saying all private servants should be enhanced to the common class
only those with skills to fight
its to protect our country.how its ruining the roots of our country?
think about it again
your majesty please reconsider
the ministers are against it
please reconsider
your majesty please reconsider
since they are opposed like that i dont think we'll be able to do it
if we cant do this we will face this tragic situation every time the wae army invades us
dont think about anything else
what should i do?
i will put my life on the line to handle all the opposition by the gentry and landowners
the leaders of the national defense council were called here
where is the chief superintendent?
supreme commander what brings you...
i'm the supreme commander of three provinces
as of today i was also given the position of the chief superintendent
is that so?congratulations
what was so urgent for you to call all the generals from far at this hour?
the national defense council is the highest body which has to discuss matters
from military matters to diplomacy and even finances in times of war
as the chief superintendent i called you all here to discuss a solution to supplement military power
in these times of war
i'm sure you all heard about it i wanted to ask your opinions
chief superintendent
his majesty already withdrew the matter because the ministers were opposed
he didnt give an answer
when did he withdraw the matter?
this is a time of war
his majesty should decide after listening to the national defense council not the ministers
let me ask all of you here
stand up if you agree to establishing a military training command and supplementing military power by
giving servants the status of common class
i will agree to that
as the governor of pyeongan-do i will also agree
i also agree
i agree
i also agree
as the police chief...i agree
i'm the minister of war
i agree to this solution
i agree
this will damage the roots of our country
you know how tragic war can be
ko gyeongmyeong a righteous troops leader and his son both fought
saying it was no use in carrying on the family if there wasnt a country and they both died
when cannonballs and bullets came flying women carried stones in their skirts
they also died by the swords of wae soldiers
our country is being preserved now not because of high-ranking officials like us
but because of people like them
what did the people who learned the teachings of confucius and mencius do?
they are alive because our people were sacrifices
they cant give up their servants?
this solution wont shake up the roots of our country
it will save our country
make way for his majesty
are you done discussing it?
yes your majesty
most of them agreed to the solution of supplementing military power by
giving servants common class status
you should give an answer now
i will approve of it
allow everyone to take the national exam
anyone who passes may train at the military training command
your majesty you should also recognize them for bringing the heads of wae soldiers
one for the common class two for the sons of concubines and three for the low class and servants
let it be equal to passing the national exam
do so
put up notices around the nation and let everyone know
thank you your majesty
thank you
myeongcheonbeop allowed people of all classes (enhancing the status of low class people to common class when merit was achieved)
including servants to take the national examination (enhancing the status of low class people to common class when merit was achieved)
servants who passed the exam could become the common class and receive positions
people who brought the heads of enemies were treated as passing the national exam
it was revolutionary for those times
the gentry and landowners only went along with it because it was a time of urgency
the opposition was still fierce and they werent happy about it
later on ryu seongryong is attacked by the ruling class because of this
get ready
shoot
sword skills spear skills shooting arrows and horse riding are all the wrost level
the training command isnt a place to come just to enhance your social status
leave
sir please give me one more chance
leave now
Listen
fighting skills sword skills spear skills arrow shooting or horse riding
anyone who is talented in at least one area will be accepted to the training command and
trained according to their skills
but you have to word hard
is that understood?
yes sir
cheonri
what are you doing here?
why?am i needed?
arent you going to go to the training command?
it's your wish to become an official
that's true
so just go for an interview
he already knows you killed a lot of enemies
you will be given a rank of chogwan right away
someone already became a chief gatekeeper
how lucky of him
stop being so indifferent
get up get up right now
whether it's a low position or a high position i'll try later
what's the reason?
i asked you a question!
if i'm assigned to another camp who will serve the two of you?
what?
that's not important right now
you cant even read
this will be your only chance
come on
i dont want to
come on
what's going on?
sir he wont go to the training command
i was about to drag him there
you dont want to become an officer?
it's not that
he doesnt want to part with you
i'll go later
you dont have to go
try it on it's your official uniform
it suits you well official lee
where am i supposed to go?
why?do you want to leave me?
i want you by my side for a long time
tell me where you want to go?
sir
thank you thank you very much
The ming army... gyeongsang governor's office
the ming army the ming army
how long are you going to rely on the ming army?
the ming army just stood there and watched the joseon soldiers be slaughtered at jinjuseong
what more can you expect from them?
dont you know gwon yul fled when he went without the help of the ming army?
we arent trying to attack the enemy like gwon yul did
we have to carry out guerrilla war against the wae soldiers near busan
that will make them nervous and stop them from trying to advance to jeolla-do
why dont you understand?
we dont have the authority to carry out plans independently
how frustrating
why do you have to be so picky about attacking the enemy?
you heard all the rumors
the ming army wants a truce
it doesnt want to fight
if we just sit here and watch jeolla-do will fall into the hands of the enemy
forget it
dont cause any problems
this is an order
you are no longer a leader of righteous troops
you are my subordinate officer
how pathetic
this is why i didnt want to be appointed to any position
if you wont go i wont ask you to
but dont stop me from going
anyone who tries to stop me will be treated as a wae soldier
what?
Ooh...
there are about two hundred of them
okay
let's get some blood
yes sir
i'm gwak jaeu from uiryeong
i'm stepping down from my position and returning to being a righteous soldier
a position that doesnt require fighting against wae is just trying me down
i'm returning to leading righteous troops
i will enter enemy territory and die fighting as a righteous soldier
righteous troops leader gwak jaeu
he was appointed as the magistrate of seongju of his merits
he was frustrated that he couldnt fight and he returned to being a righteous troops leader
the court gave him several more positions after that but every time he left to be a righteous soldier
he had frequent conflicts with the officials
it was the limit of joining the righteous troops with the government army
despite that gwak jaeu is remembered as a famous righteous troops leader who
fought without expecting fame
good job how did it go?
i wanted to meet the emperor himself and tell him about our situation
but i wasnt even able to meet him
i only delivered the letter of gratitude
my incapability resulted in the ming court misunderstanding us even more
how can i pay for this?
just kill me your majesty
it's not your fault
song yingchang knows everything
his factions probably stopped you
you suffered for nothing
your majesty
are you alright?
i'm alright
you must not be in good health
i will send the doctor
go and get some rest
it's alright
what's the use of a useless old man living?
my illness is worse and i'm useless
i'm thinking of you leaving your side
please allow me to
what are you talking about?
you are a loyal servant
you want to leave my side?
there is still much to do
recover and protect me
your majesty
you cant do that your majesty
you should punish him
these are appeals to impeach jeong cheol
if the ming court and imperial family thought the wae army left joseon
he should have given his life to let them know
it wasnt true at all
the existence of our country depended on this
returning alive without correcting it is a neglect of his duties an as envoy
its a serious crime that cant be forgiven
you should strip him of his position
your majesty they are right
please dont forgive me
lord...
i will leave and wait for my punishment
you're leaving this soon?
his majesty said you shouldnt be punished
that makes me feel worse
lord...
the past all seems like a dream
i hope these times are just a terrible dream too
take good care of this country and his majesty
dont think about anything else
take good care of your health
if my rash personality caused you any pain in the past i hope you can forget it
jaang
i dont have any ill feelings for you
narrow-minded people say a lot about you but i know how patriotic you are
even when you returned home you cared about this country and his majesty
rather than be disappointed with him
i feel i'm losing a great support
who will i talk to now?
i can leave in comfort because you are here
then i'll be going
songgang
give me your burdens old man
i'm young even a rock wont be heavy
it's sad enough to be old dont carry burdens
jeong cheol he is famous for lyrical literature but in actuality he was the leader of
the westerners and was more active as a politician
he was said to have been evil in getting about a thousand scholars dead during the imprisonment incident
but he was also said to have been a master of lyrical literature and was an upright official
about a hundred of his poems remain to this day including"Gwandongbyeolgok" and "samingok"
a military training command and myeoncheonbeop...
they want to try it without our help?
i thought they might change their minds but it doesnt look like a truce will happen
right?the training they are receiving seems similar to those in"Gihyosinseo" (ming book on military strategy)
it seems like someone from our army is secretly helping them
look into it
yes sir
the joseon king is showing a will to fight
we should move quickly and change the king of joseon
i was impressed with our last meeting
that's why i wanted to see you again
like the royal noble consort said the people seem to praise you a lot
i heard you played a huge role in leading bunjo and turning the tables of this war
i only carried out my duties
if you continued to lead the court you could have overcame this crisis
without the help of the ming army
i dont understand why bunjo was dissolved
hanyang was recovered
it's a matter of course that the court is united
bunjo was only a temporary means
did you hear the wae soldiers are building fortresses in the south coast?
of course
i also know that you made a false report in saying the wae army returned to their main land
jinjuseong was taken recently
the three provinces are unstable
yet his majesty is making repairs of the temporary palace in hanyang
he isnt thinking about returning to the capital
i'm truly worried
to be honest i dont trust his majesty that much
how about leading bunjo again and going to the south coast to rule the three provinces?
did the wae envoys who are surrendering arrive to see the emperor?
i will receive word when they do
i hope the emperor doesnt accept and gives an order to attack the main land of wae
he might give such an order
the wae soldiers retreated to the south coast but they are plundering the people
public sentiments are unstable
that's why i told you to attack the wae army
we should attack now
there is a large army gathered
it wont be easy
the wae army could advance north again
please wait until the emperor gives an order
instead how about this?
create bunjo again and have the crown prince go to the three provinces to comfort the people
and prevent plundering by the wae soldiers?
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