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The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war
i know lee monghak used my name
he used the chief state councilor's name too?
yes i heard from the temporary officials
you and the chief state councilor's names were mentioned in the chosa
if the people after you find out about this...
we'll end up like kim deokryeong?
sir
stop causing a commotion
let's go to his majesty
we're involved with the righteous troops leaders so he should kill us too
do you want another imprisonment incident?
minister...
stop it
his majesty is going to stop here
is this true?
yes
but there was nothing i could do about kim deokryeong
he has to sacrifice him?
how can you say he stopped?
killing kim deokryeong is the same as accusing all the righteous troops leaders!
are you saying everyone involved should be killed if they cant all be spared?
even you and the minister of war?
i have ill feelings toward you but the war isnt over yet
i wont see this country fall on its own with another internal incident!
councilor do as he says
yes please
is this the only way...
year 1596
stop
confess to your crimes now
fine
really?
i deserve to die ten thousand times!
i picked up a sword before i mourned for
my mother's death for 3 years but i didnt acomplish my merit
i was an undutiful son
how can i expect to live?
but the righteous troops soldiers who followed me didnt do anything wrong so dont kill them
ask his majesty to allow them to fight for our country
general...
general!
general general
in 1596 kim deokryeong died during a cruel interrogation for plotting a rebellion
he was only 30 years old
gwak jaeu was released,but he built mangu -jeong in his hometown and lived in seclusion
the activities of the righteous troops cowered
lee deokhyeong stepped down from his position as minister of war
still seonjo's distrust for the righteous troops and heroes who drove away the wae army deepened
busanpo japanese army camps
im sure shen weijing told you to withdraw the army
why arent you doing so? -Yang Fangheng(Deputy envoy of ming)-
withdraw the army?
says who?
shen weijing and konishi yukinaga...
konishi yukinaga? who is that?!
is it the name of someone's puppy?
-Li Zongcheong(Main envoy of ming)
koichi who is konishi yukinaga?
you know konishi
oh konishi! where is he?
he went to the retired regent to report a envoy will be arriving to appoint him as king
is that so?
listen!
i dont know what konishi and shen weijing told you
but i will not take one step from joseon until an order comes from the retired regent
and you...
dont tell me what to do dont order me around!
i'm a tender man,but my sword can be really violent!
Kyoto
genso has to convice saisho jotai
konishi!
how did it go?
saisho went to osaka to hold ancestral rites for O-mandokoro (Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mother)
osaka?
darn! at a time like this?
what can we do?
we'll have to wait for another chance
then what will you say when you meet the retired regent tomorrow?
i'll have to report that an envoy is coming
shouldnt i say they will bring a truce agree -ment with the condition of land allotment?
kato has to be ordered back to the main land because he keeps interfering with our plan
right he is an internal enemy
have him leave joseon
why did you come so late?
it's taking a year for an envoy to come
what are you doing?
are you going to war or achieving a truce?
a decision has to be made!
i'm sorry your majesty
it's such a long way to beijing
forget it! are you the envoy from ming?
no i came ahead of the envoys to make a preliminary report
what? the envoys arent here yet?
according to ming custom...
never mind! i'm not interested in ming custom
konishi order the envoys to come right away!
yes,they should have arrived in busanpo
i'll bring them as soon as i return
they'll bring a plan for land allotment right?
i'm sure they will
fine go to busanpo right away
i have one request
what is it?
have kato return to the main land
what are you talking about?
he is blinded by merit
he is damaging the unity of the army
i was already carrying out talks with ming but he went to the joseon court suggesting a truce
he is causing trouble
did the two of you fight?
it's not that
from what i saw,kato acted arbitrarily
rather then reporting the merits of others,he exaggerated his merits and
reported them to his majesty himself
when hanyangseong was in danger,he didnt join the army
kato must be called back
he's a maverick wherever he goes
fine call him back!
i didnt know yun dusu would ruin everything
it was a perfect chance to get rid of the chief state councilor
you cant say it was just yun dusu's will
are you saying it's his majesty's will?
his majesty abandons anyone who is useless to him even if he is a loyal servant
but he doesnt if he thinks it isnt time to abandon that person yet
lee deokhryeong resigned but his majesty assigned him to the military training command
you just entered the court
how do you know his majesty so well?
when leaves wither it means it's fall
minister
yes
dont be too disappointed
it's fortunate that ryu seongryong and lee deokhyeong werent involved in this incident
the war isnt over yet
we need them
it isnt just the southerners who have great people
there are many among northerners too
he is right
if you cant get rid of southerners you should appoint northerners on the court
that's the only way to protect his majesty
in order to do that you must restore the statuses of the northerners
who were sacrificed during the imprisonment incident and hire young talent on the court
lee icheom was the student of northerner,jeong inhong
he aggresssively became involved in politics at a young age and was worthy of supporting
prince gwanghae as a core member of the northerners
he was in conflict with the westerners but he also confronted the southerners
he plays a leading role in impeaching ryu seongryong at a later time
even if it was a time of war,the joseon court still had party strife and internal disputes didnt end
kim deokryeong didnt die because he committed sins
if his majesty feels uncomfortable,a hero can become a traitor just like that
be careful you're not misunderstood
sir it's me cheonri
enter
yes
i'm glad you came go to the naval commander
sir before that...
crown prince
i just stopped by
can you give me a drink?
it's too bad what happened to kim deokryeong
if the wae army attacks again,i'm worried if righteous troops will rise again
i'm worried about that too
i think everyone should join forces to overcome this national crisis
i'd like your help with that
i should be the first to do that
what do you want?
i'd like the people who were sacrificed during the imprisonment indicent to have
their social statuses restored
you know that many of them died unjustly
people who learned from them were the people who raised the righteous troops
if their social statuses can be restored the righteous troops will be comforted
his majesty fears treason even more since lee monghak started a rebellion
he wont forgive the scholars who were involved with jeong yeorip
that's why we all have to join forces
if you me and yu join convince the ministers it could be possible
yu join?
many of his associates were sacrifice too
that's right
he said he would help if the two of us agreed to this
i know you dont like him very much
but we have to join forces at a time like this
understood
we should ask his majesty together
thank you thank you very much
one more thing
i would like lee gyeongjeon to be appointed as the sixth councilor of the office of special advisors
i'd like your help with that
isnt lee gyeongjeon,lee sanhae's son?
that's right is it too much pressure?
no there's no reason he cant be appointed if he qualifies for the position
you will ask for their statuses to be restored?
yes
i thought it would have to be done but...
i know what you're worried about
so why are you doing this?
this isnt a good time
lee monghak committed treason
restoring their statuses means kim deokr -yeong's status could be restored some day
do you think his majesty would approve of that?
he will just doubt you
that's right
you cant take action with this
dont upset his majesty
it wouldnt be the first time i upset him
sir!
it isnt just me
yu join and the other ministers will join me
there were more conflicts because of the refrom we sought
this is a good chance to unite
help me
we're on the same boat even if it's leaking
what can we do?
thank you
the crown prince wants lee gyeongjeon to be appointed as the office of special advisors
he's your brother-in-law look into it
what? he recommended my brother-in-law?
yes is there a problem?
he was promoted by three ranks and nam lgong recommended him before
jeong gyeongse was in charge of personnel at the time
he said he didnt qualify yet
it's a settled matter
bringing it up again only seems to be an intention of putting lee sanhae's son in
a position of power to increase the power of the northerners
understood
still look into it
yes sir
what? restore their social statuses?
nosense
we're not asking to restore statuses of traitors
a thousand people died at the time
some of them died unjustly
please carry out another investigation
their families wont hesitate to fight for you and our country
that's right your majesty
please consider it
you know that there were quite a few loyal servants among those who suffered
if their names can be cleared,they will be truly grateful in the other world
public sentiments are scattered because of lee monghak's rebellion
the death of kim deokryeong is also causing a lot of doubt
are you saying i cruelly killed kim deokryeong when he was innocent?
that's not what i mean
what's important is that's what the people think regradless of what the facts are
you should show that you are a fair king at a time like this
if you show that you seek what's right even after a time
the people will be touched and they will follow you
forget it i dont need that
if i restore the statuses of traitors traitors who had the same will as
jeong yeorip and lee monghak will rise again
leave me!
please investigate the matter again!
please investigate!
many scholars died unjustly
please restore their social statuses!
what?
listen
i know you respect and follow the chief state councilor
you were a temporary official at the time
if their statuses are restored,you will have to admit you were wrong
that's not all
Songgang(Jeong Cheol)and all the westerners will be blamed for killing scholars because
we were blinded by power
i know what you're worried about
but it's true that many scholars died unjustly
i know because i was a temporary official of interrogations at the time
it wasnt fair
you changed a lot
why did you remain in our party?
sir...
leave!
every flow has its ebb
the power of the court changed many times over the past few decades
it would have been nice if it didnt happen but how can we guarantee that something
like that wont happen to us?
hey!
you're the one who burnt the preliminary report to prevent something like that from happening again
you want people to be trated fairly
dead people should be treated fairly just the same!s
even so i cant deny my old friends
like jeong cheol and seong hon
i could never do that
you should leave now
minister
i want to stop you with everything i have
but since it's for unity,i wont take any action
go now
sir...
songgang i'm sorry
you should approve
they associated with jeong yeorip
if we were a bit late in suppressing them i would be the one who is dead
how can i restore the statuses of people who associated with someone like that?
your majesty...
when song yingchang was here i know you tried to help me
i'm still grateful for that
well...
even if it was for your own survival
i cant say that wasnt a reason
but it wasnt the only one
you led bunjo well and gained public sentiments because of that
thank you for being so honest
so i have a favor to ask
i know that you give much advice to his majesty
be on my side for sure now
i wont consider you to be a political enemy if you do that
i'll promise a nice future for prince jeongwon too
can you swear to keep that promise no matter what happens?
the imprisonment incident was a strategy that you planned to put up your guard against
the power of the easterners
it was just treason
now the court is full of easterners like ryu seongryong
he knows too much about you
a new court has to be formed when this national crisis is over
most of the people involved with jeong yeorip were easterners
you know that easterners were divided into southerners and northerners
a fight in the famiy is worse than a fight against an enemy
you dont have to restore everyone's statuses
approve of those whose crimes are light
you can see how that goes and restore more or less after that
you have to support the northerners now to put up your guard against
the easterners and westerners at a later time
if you were born as a man,i would have had to give in to you
you flatter me
in 1596 the first restoration of the people who died because of
jeong yeorip's treason took place
it was means for unity,but it was also an admission of sacrifice
made for party strife
some of the scholars who were sacrificed had their social statuses restored
it wasnt much but it was a little progress for the northerners
what about li zongcheong?
i said the retired regent would refuse and go to war again
he took off that night
that's good
what about yang fangheng?
when he heard li zongcheong fled he criticized him for being a coward
he sent someone to beijing asking that shen weijing be appointed as the deputy envoy to go to japan
is that so?
i would have been the main envoy if yang fangheng fled too
that's too bad
it's alright you became an official envoy
we succeeded halfway
the problem is saisho
genso said he would try to meet him
let's trust him
konishi!
you!
i'm going to cut open your stomach and chew up your liver!
you cant do this!
let go koichi!
kato!
are you going to be like this?
do the two of you have to shed blood?
you know what he did
he slandered me to the retired regent
why else i would be called back to the main land?
what on earth are you babbling about?
i might always be fighting with you but i wouldnt slander you like that
the reports were made by the surveillants who were sent here
nosense! i know you're one with ishida
ukita please
i hate konishi more than a joseon soldier or a ming soldier
let me settle this matter with him!
fine! let's fight outside!
are the two of you crazy?
you dare to refuse the retired regent's order?
if you want to kill each other go ahead!
i'll be sure to report this to the retired regent
i'll tell him to give all of the loser's land to the winner
how can you say that?
i'm sick and tired of your fighting
you should be willing to bet that much if you want to settle this
will you?
fine i'll obey his majesty's order!
but konishi listen
like ukita just said,a day will come when we have to bet everything we have!
i'll be waiting for that day!
konishi prepare to go the main land with the ming envoys
yang fangheng received approval to bring shen weijing as the deputy envoy
understood
withdraw part of the army in seosae -ngpo and uncheong when you leave
that's an order from the retired regent
really?
hansando naval headquarters of the three provinces
the chief state councilor is concerned
he told me to tell you again that you be careful not to be misunderstood
official lee what do you think?
do you think i'll end up like kim deokryeong?
sir...
tell the councilor not to worry
yes sir
sir!
sir part of the army in busanpo is withdrawing to their main land
we received a report from heo naeman
gather the officers
the entire army didnt withdraw
it's just a sign to show that they're willing to acheive a truce
that's what i think too
is there really going to be a truce?
it's nice if the war ends but this is...
no there cant be a truce!
they killed our people so cruelly
do we have to agree just because they want to stop now?
my family wont be able to close their eyes!
there's no need to get excited
this war wont end with a truce
the condition for a truce is allotment of our land
there is no way ming would allow that
if they did our court would know about it
toyotomi hideyoshi might be crazy about war but he wont accept an installation
he will stage an armed protest
we cant do anything about the wae soldiers who already left
whether there's truce or a war,we cant let any more wae soldiers leave alive
all officers will watch the enemy camp
dont let any vessels leave
yes sir!
how can you do this?
we restored their social statuses what is the problem?
they're not the problem!
it's the people whose statuses werent restored!
be a bit more specific
why were lee bal and jeong gae cheong eliminated from the list?
everyone knows that lee bal was very close with jeong yeorip!
jeong gaecheong was also close jeong yeorip wrote a letter to him
practically calling his his brother
his majesty wouldnt approve of them
what are you talking about?
jeong gaecheong was only accused for criticizing jeong cheol!
jeong eonsin was a relative and noh susin recommended jeong yeorip
their statuses shouldnt have been restored then!
jeong eonsin fulfilled his duties but was sacrificed solely for being a relative
noh susin recommended jeong yeorip long before he committed treason
they both deserved to have their statuses restored
what else is the problem?
nobody we wanted was on the list!
this is wrong!
we investigated and made a list of the people who were treated the must unjustly
what's wrong with that?
this is too much
if we joined forces,you should restore our people too!
that's why i was even more careful
what is the reason you wanted this?
should i guess?
you wanted to restore the statuses of scholars who followed you
you wanted to increase your power in the court by gathering their followers
councilor!
do you think i dont know you're using unity as an excuse to take over the court?
if your intentions were pure,more people would have had their statuses restored!
i'm sure your intention was the same for recommending lee gyeongjeon
that wont happen!
you are the chief state councilor indeed
crown prince
does everyone who doesnt follow you seem like they're forming a party to rule the court?
you're claiming reform,but controlling everything
do you think that's fair?
crown prince...
i will remember this
how did it go?
we cant work with the chief state councilor
then he has to be driven out
osaka
what? saisho refused?
yes he said he would read it as is
you should have threatened him
i'm begging you
please help us
i dont have anything more to say -Saisho Zotai-
this could harm you
i could be harmed even if i die
please leave now
darn!
what will we do?
we're both dead!
isnt there a way?
it's tough to write a fake document,but you have to see the retired regent tomorrow
there is no other way
am i to die like this...
what brings you here again?
i'm here as the deputy envoy
the emperor of ming is really fickle
the war is finally going to end
it took such a long time
i like peace
maeda you like peace too right?
yes your majesty
if we divide joseon there wont be another war
that's right
read the royal letter
first i'm appointing toyotomi hideyoshi as the king of japan
second i will not accept tributary offerings
third the japanese army in joseon will withdraw from joseon
what? that's it? what about the land allotment?
there is nothing about that
maeda they're playing with me right?
do you think i'm crazy about being a king?
i can be the king without an installation by the emperor of ming
you
do you want another fight?!
Subtitles By KBS World Extracted By Saman (startak.iv@gmail.com)
the joseon court hears that japan is going to invade again
toyotomi hideyoshi and the generals make plans to attack joseon