(Episode 6)
Father.
This is our new home.
It is nice, is it not?
Have you finally decided?
My father,
big brother, and little sister will all be coming soon.
Is that land of yours really fertile and fruitful?
I guess it will not be too bad to make a living by farming.
We will plant barley and beans.
We should get a few pigs, too.
(Hong)
(The Rebel)
This is a female servant who ran away.
Find her.
If you see any man with her,
you may kill him.
Why are there so many young, female servants?
I know.
What did he say?
He looks like a dried up fish,
but his actions are that of a filthy pig.
A pig is a bit...
This is quite a dilemma.
From what I hear, Prince Choong Won raped, beat,
and even killed many female servants.
He has gained the King's disfavor.
That is why he asked you to do it.
He must want it taken care of discreetly without word getting out.
Father, I do not think...
Have any of you met royalty before?
It was my first time, too.
It is the royalty's order.
If I refuse, we may have to deal with terrible consequences.
Do not say anything.
Just catch the wench and bring her back.
How far could a girl...
who knows nothing walk and how well could she hide?
It will not be difficult to find her.
Have you seen someone who looks like this?
- Hey. - Yes?
Did you see this person?
Have you seen a girl that looks like this?
- What? - That girl.
- I have. - You have?
- She was going to Uijo. - Uijo?
Some stray girl asked for a room for the night,
and she took off early next morning without any words.
Are you Yeo Mi?
Did Prince Choong Won send you?
I will die when I must,
but after I eat all of this.
You would have died if you had a man with you,
but do not worry about dying. We will bring you to Prince Choong Won.
I cannot do that. Please kill me instead.
Please kill me! Please kill me. Please kill me instead!
He is a monster. Please do not send me to him.
Please kill me instead! Please?
Please. Please kill me.
- Please. - You would rather I kill you.
Sure.
That may be better.
It is the price for your hair. Now, go on.
But you must not deviate from this path.
I will never...
forget your mercy.
How will you go about this?
Get me a corpse from the corpse storage.
Grandma.
She must have hidden among the sick and died.
I confirmed her face and brought her myself.
Do you mean where those sick with the epidemic are?
Why did you bring that here?
- Get rid of it. - She did not catch the epidemic.
She died of starvation, so do not worry and check...
I said to remove it!
He said to remove it. Remove it.
I heard you liked her hair and took a liking to it.
Make sure word does not get out...
about this.
Of course, Your Highness.
That wench made me use my head too much.
I am tired.
I will excuse myself then.
Please take care of yourself.
Will you not see me again?
Why do you sound like you will never see me again?
Pardon?
Nothing.
You may go.
That lowly thing...
is lying through his teeth.
You foolish wench.
Yeo Mi...
did not even know she would die by our hands.
Who said to kill her?
Who?
That wench was mine.
She was my wench who naturally,
I should have had!
But...
it is better that she died than be...
with another man.
Yes, of course. Of course.
What is it that you want?
Do you want Ah Mo Gae's smuggling business?
Do you want his silver mine?
Please kill...
Ah Mo Gae.
I pity you for what happened...
to your ear,
but why should I get involved in your fight?
I heard you value the nation's laws and disciplines.
What does a fight among thugs have to do with laws and discipline?
What if...
Ah Mo Gae has violated...
the laws and disciplines of the nation?
Will you strike him then?
There is someone I would like to introduce to you.
My goodness.
Do you want some red bean porridge?
No.
That must be precious.
It is my son's books...
- which were difficult to get. - I see.
How dare she talk down to me?
They are books for Soo Hak to study with,
so I must get them myself no matter how tired I am.
I must.
Goodness. Hello.
- Hello. - Hello, Master.
Hello, Master.
How is your business doing? Is it going well?
Yes, Master.
- Look at that color. - Please take a look.
I heard Heo Tae Hak got beaten up badly by the leader.
- He lost his ear. - He did?
I will not die.
Wait and see.
Whether I live or die...
Whether I get to live or not...
after killing my own master.
Prince Choong Won.
It is a pleasure to meet you.
Your Highness,
please find my slave whom I have lost,
Ah Mo Gae.
Does Ah Mo Gae's son...
still read?
- Does he dare... - You are pretty good.
raise his daughter like she is the child of a nobleman?
I thought you were just pretty.
Is Ah Mo Gae...
still laughing...
like he is an actual person?
You are so handsome!
We cannot let them live.
Neither Ah Mo Gae nor his children.
Here.
We must kill them all.
Ah Mo Gae, that rat,
was a lowly slave...
who killed his master.
He is a murderer.
He scorned...
this great nation to the core!
It is a person!
There is a dead person!
What are you doing?
I will not forgive you. Darn it.
Why that...
Master.
You do not really mean to leave this place, do you?
I will see what Gil Dong does.
Come on, now.
If you keep this up,
I will leave everything, follow you, and farm.
I would love it if you would come with me.
Why... But... Master!
What is it?
- Here he is. Arrest him. - Yes, Master.
What? But...
What are you doing?
We received a tip that Ah Mo Gae killed Prince Choong Won's slave,
Yeo Mi.
What nonsense is that?
Let go of him. Let go!
Let go of him!
Stop him!
Listen!
I will go willingly...
so leave the kids alone.
Gil Hyeon. Stay still.
Let us go.
- Uh Ri Ni. - Father. Father.
Out of our way.
Father. Father!
Father!
Go and see the magistrate.
Yes, I will. I will do that. Father. Father.
Father. No, Father. Father. Father!
Father. Father!
Ah Mo Gae made a big mistake.
He deceived Prince Choong Won.
I heard Prince Choong Won fell out of the King's favor.
Did you think you could get away with deceiving him?
He is still a royal. He is related to the King.
He is a blood royal.
You gained the favor of that good-for-nothing royal...
and plotted with my subordinate behind my back...
to frame him for what he did not do?
I will not let that happen under my watch.
Officer Gong! Officer Gong!
I heard that many years ago,
Ah Mo Gae killed a man.
None other than his own master.
Were you aware of that?
When it happened 12 years ago,
did you help Ah Mo Gae?
(An official can be punished if he is found out to have...)
Be very careful when you choose whom you side with.
(changed or influenced the investigation of a crime.)
I told you already that the magistrate is not in.
Master, it is me, Gil Dong!
Master. Master!
It is me, Gil Dong! Master! Master!
Master! It is me, Gil Dong!
Master!
The magistrate refused to see us.
- I shall go and drag him over! - Sit down.
It could not be murder. We brought him another body.
We checked the body in the morgue.
Yes. It was her. I saw her body.
Someone killed her after we let her go...
and framed our master for murder.
Who is it?
Who said he saw our master kill her?
Heo Tae Hak's man.
The information came from our man on the inside. It is true.
Heo Tae Hak killed the prince's servant and...
Does Heo Tae Hak work for Prince Choong Won?
What a mess.
This is the list of people my father worked for.
Se Gul and Kkeut Swe, go and see Judge Kim.
Il Chung, take Eop San and go to Officer Kang.
So Bu Ri, you and I shall see Officer Choi.
Okay.
I will go, too.
You go and see Father.
Tell him that all will be well.
No.
I will go to Officer Choi.
You can go and see Father.
You do not have to get involved. Visit our father and...
I said no!
I do not want to see him!
I...
cannot bear seeing him...
in prison again.
Master.
How are things?
Our men are out seeing people. Do not worry about anything.
So many officials out there took our money.
That is true. Send Gil Hyeon to see Officer Choi.
You visit Officer Kang in person.
What did the magistrate say?
Yes, we will go and see those men.
Did he refuse to help me?
Do not worry. He is not the only person we can reach out to.
Who killed the girl and framed me for her murder?
Why is he so afraid to help me?
Tell me.
Heo Tae Hak.
Gil Dong had warned us that he never gives up.
We are paying for not listening.
Did he ignore my plight because of Heo Tae Hak?
That makes no...
Prince Choong Won.
Master.
You left something behind.
Why is my father's cell so empty?
The fool of a magistrate will not meet us.
We can do nothing.
The magistrate is not our only man in here.
However long it may be, my father is here.
Get him bedding and good food.
Everything he needs.
Everything.
Of course. Of course.
Hello, there.
I am Ah Mo Gae of Ikhwa-ri.
I may be in a cell...
but I do not have to live like a common criminal.
Has your ear healed?
You fool!
As soon as I get out, your other ear will go...
I heard you work for Prince Choong Won.
Why did you let his servant live?
Let me meet with the prince.
Why should I?
If you do not,
he will scold you greatly later on.
Prince Choong Won, I deserve to die for what I did.
Did you think you could get off for deceiving me?
Do you look down on me because I lost...
the King's favor?
I heard you are interested in silver mines.
If you wish,
I will give you my silver mine.
- So... - The silver mine became mine...
the second you were arrested.
Did you ask to see me to say that?
Will you frame me...
for your servant's murder?
I am famous in my own right as a ruffian and scoundrel.
Dozens of officials took bribes from me...
over the years.
I will use all the connections I have...
to prove my innocence.
Look at you.
12 years ago,
you got away with killing your master.
Do what you will.
Do you think you can beat me because you once beat...
a minor noble from your village?
We meet again.
At first, I wondered why...
I should bother with a common mobster like you.
This lady's story changed my mind.
How dare you kill your master?
Do you think nothing of our nation's laws?
(A servant who killed his master will be dismembered.)
People still wonder.
A few years ago, one of my female servants...
was found stabbed many times.
People wonder if I had her killed.
Ah Mo Gae.
I shall tell the truth only to you.
I killed her.
I beat her, stomped on her, and killed her.
Most people already know...
I killed many female servants.
But look.
I was never imprisoned or punished.
The King forgave me in the end.
Was it because he favored me? No.
The King dislikes me.
But what can he do?
Harming me, a blood royal,
will threaten the order Joseon is built upon!
The King...
could not even have me flogged!
(Royals cannot be tortured.)
So do what you wish.
12 years ago, you staked your children's lives...
when you stood up against your master.
Stand against me.
Now,
the dethroned queen...
cannot help you.
This is wrong!
You cannot do this to me!
What should we do now?
We arrested Ah Mo Gae but we have no evidence against him.
To frame him for murder,
we need his confession.
If he uses his connections to foil our plans,
it could become an issue for us, so how should we...
Why do you care about evidence and procedures?
Pay off the officials and guards,
and have them flog Ah Mo Gae...
until he dies.
He must be killed in one go to prevent him from talking.
- I understand. - I heard he has two sons.
Yes, he has two sons and a daughter.
They will become a nuisance if we let them live.
Kill all three of them...
as well as all of Ah Mo Gae's followers.
By the way,
I heard he beat your men once.
- Can you manage this time? - I shall carry out...
We cannot take them out at once.
But now that Ah Mo Gae is in prison,
we can manipulate the magistrate.
I heard you and Ah Mo Gae are loyal to each other.
If you stay loyal to him this time,
not only you...
but your family will pay the price.
How dare a scoundrel like you threaten me?
I am relaying Prince Choong Won's message.
Yes. Now that you have a prince's backing,
you want to drag me into framing Ah Mo Gae?
Prince Choong Won lost the King's favor...
and was banished from Hanyang.
I know that already.
You have heard that...
his corruption led to his banishment...
but not that...
his loyalty has secured him to...
the future of Joseon.
The future of Joseon.
The Crown Prince.
Now the next paragraph.
"Ingaeyuhyeongjae adokmu".
Your Highness. What does that mean?
Samawu worriedly said,
"Everyone else has siblings."
"Only I do not."
Laotzu said,
(The Analects of Confucius)
"I heard that life and death..."
"I heard that life and death is up to one's fate."
"Riches and titles are up to the deities."
"A man of virtue with a noble heart will lose nothing,"
"and if he works hard every second..."
"and is polite to everyone,"
"everyone in this world can be your sibling."
(The Analects of Confucius)
"Why should a man of virtue lament..."
"not having siblings?"
His Majesty...
voiced his pleasure that your studies...
seem to be improving.
I see.
Have you not heard from the Royal Messenger?
Not yet, Your Highness.
I believe there is a delay.
Your Highness.
Prince Choong Won sent an eagle.
(A golden eagle)
With the dethroned queen dead,
many thought her son would not...
become Crown Prince.
The world turned its back to the prince,
but Prince Choong Won never once doubted him.
He stayed loyal...
and served the prince faithfully.
Now, that prince...
has become the Crown Prince and heir.
When he ascends to the throne,
how do you think he will treat Prince Choong Won...
who served him so faithfully?
Royals are a scary bunch.
The people who were so close to us...
have all turned against us.
We must go on visiting them to persuade them.
The judges and officers...
can be persuaded.
But we have no time.
My father will be flogged...
and he could die.
The magistrate refuses to see us.
What can we do?
Gil Hyeon.
The trial will begin soon.
Someone from Heo Tae Hak's side...
will testify that they saw Ah Mo Gae drag Yeo Mi away.
Who will believe them?
Everyone knows that my father and Heo Tae Hak fought.
That is not important.
They...
know.
They know what happened between Lord Jo and Ah Mo Gae.
They knew about everything.
How did they know?
Father.
It was Ah Mo Gae.
You did it. I know everything.
Have you forgotten? Our father...
walked out on his 2 feet 12 years ago.
He was up against a petty, rural official.
What about now?
He is of the royal family. The royal family.
Have you not heard about Prince Choong Won and the crown prince?
The crown prince?
We can pay them back for this false accusation in time.
However, if we let this go on for longer than this,
you may get hurt, too.
So forget about those menial works you were doing...
and leave immediately.
- I cannot leave without Father. - My goodness.
Then will you leave if we pull out Ah Mo Gae?
Can you do that?
If you leave him, he will not survive the flogging.
I cannot let him die.
Of course not.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
I can do this much between us.
Then we must come up with a plan.
If we go around in groups, we will be too noticeable,
and they will get us.
So from now on,
do as I say.
Gil Hyeon.
Do you think it is right for us to leave this place?
No one will trust Father if they find out what happened 12 years ago.
We must bail him out...
before the flogging begins.
We have no choice but to trust the magistrate.
Gil Hyeon.
Father will definitely come, right?
Of course. He will return quickly because he misses you.
What are you two doing?
So Bu Ri, take Yong Gae and Eop San to Yongbong Temple,
and get ready to receive Ah Mo Gae there.
Se Gul, Il Chung, and Kkeut Swe will go down to the dock...
and leave when Gil Hyeon brings Ah Mo Gae.
Who sent you people?
Gil Hyeon can take Gil dong and Uh Ri Ni,
and wait at Seongjeolmok Hills.
I will bring Ah Mo Gae there myself.
It is about time Father is here.
Gil Hyeon.
How did Prince Choong Won find out about what happened 12 years ago?
Well...
He is here.
Father.
Ah Mo Gae.
Do you think that I still despise you?
No.
What I despise is something else.
Joseon is not a country where a servant is...
allowed to deceive his master.
Joseon is not a country where a servant can...
humiliate his master.
Joseon is not a country where a servant can...
kill his master.
However,
you have deceived, humiliated, and killed your master.
Look at all these things that happened.
But what did the country do...
when those things were happening?
People like you are scabies and leprosy to this country.
If people like you increase, the nose of this land will be cut,
its fingers will be all cut off, and its intestines will rot!
That is why I will kill you...
and your children...
to save...
this country.
This is the most faithful thing I can show...
to this country...
of Joseon.
Go. I will buy some time.
- Gil Hyeon. - Will you let Uh Ri Ni die?
I will follow you shortly.
Gil Hyeon. Gil Hyeon.
- Get those two. - Go!
No!
Gil Dong. Gil Dong!
- Uh Ri Ni! - Gil Dong!
Gil Dong, Gil Dong, Gil Dong!
Did you say Ah Mo Gae's daughter turned 13 this year?
Bring her back alive.
Pardon?
She's in her prime.
- Uh Ri Ni! - Gil Dong!
Gil Dong! Gil Dong!
- Gil Dong. Gil Dong. - Take this.
Gil Dong. Gil Dong.
Gil Dong.
No, Gil Dong.
Gil Dong. Gil Dong.
Gil Dong.
Gil Dong, Gil Dong.
Let go!
Gil Dong, Gil Dong!
Gil Dong!
Gil Dong! Gil Dong.
Gil Dong.
Gil Dong, Gil Dong.
Gil Dong, Gil Dong. Let go.
Gil Dong, Gil Dong.
You know what this tree is, right?
When someone powerful is born in Joseon,
this tree will help that person stand strong and tall.
Uh Ri Ni.
Come here.
Come to your brother.
Gil Dong.
- Uh Ri Ni. Uh Ri Ni. - Gil Dong.
Uh Ri Ni.
- No! - Get him.
Stop him!
Gil Dong.
Gil Dong... Gil Dong...
Get him!
Gil Dong.
Gil Dong. Gil Dong.
- Are you okay? - Yes.
Uh Ri Ni.
You must make sure to stay by my side...
no matter what happens.
Do you understand?
All right. Let us go.
Uh Ri Ni.
Do you trust me?
Close your eyes.
Father.
I am...
nothing anymore.
Father.
(The Rebel)
I met him in person.
Father is alive.
Do you not remember me?
Do you really think I am pretty?
So you do remember meeting me in Cheongeumnu?
In fact, Gong Hwa, you were curious as well...
whether or not he is a man of great strength.
Now, we can know for sure.