(This drama was remade based on historical facts.)
His Majesty arrives.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
Why are you, Junior Second Rank Cho Hyun Myung,
and Park Mun Su resigning?
You must abandon us now to lead the kingdom.
A plague? Did you say a plague is spreading around?
If you want to turn the world upside down,
you must plunge the world into chaos first.
Who are you?
Do you want to change the world?
A plague that started from Chungcheong Province...
already spread to the capital city, Hanyang?
Are you saying that the kingdom is being engulfed in the plague?
Immediately call in every officer of Border Defense Council.
Your Majesty, this may not be a plague.
How have you all been?
Has he been preparing for a revolt for a long time?
We want to live too.
We cannot die remaining in the city.
Three days since the outbreak.
If we do not contain the disease,
the city will be pandemonium.
Not only the capital city,
but the whole kingdom will be in chaos by now.
We are now going to write a statement and spread it.
Wi Byung Ju? How did he get here?
"The reason a plague broke out in the country is..."
"because the late King is crying tears of resentment."
"His Majesty stole the throne..."
"by murdering our late King."
I am going to bring my father out of here.
Do you not know that patients cannot leave this place?
The King just wants to save himself. He gave up his people!
The King will not be able to hold out because of the people.
That is when our work begins.
The plague and hideous notes that is deceiving His Majesty.
There is certainly something going on.
Wi Byung Ju should be dead by now, but he is still alive.
I must find what this is about.
What kind of situation is His Majesty in right now?
There are rumors that claim you are escaping the plague...
- and going to a temporary palace. - What?
Send out newspapers as soon as the sun rises,
and tell them that these rumors are groundless.
They will not have a choice.
Nothing is more powerful and easier to use than fear.
I cannot back down.
I will stay here and fulfill the king's duty.
What did you just say?
His Majesty just left the palace?
Chief Royal Secretary.
Well, the thing is...
Answer the question.
Where did His Majesty go?
No way.
Did His Majesty go to...
His Majesty...
went to the Hwalinseo.
(Hwalinseo: A medical facility in the city that treats the poor)
The Hwalinseo?
He went there himself?
Yes, sir.
He went there himself...
to console the patients.
(Min Jin Heon, Chairman of Congress, Noron)
Step back!
We cannot trust our country nor the Hwalinseo.
I must save my friends and family!
We should keep pushing so that we can get inside!
I heard the Hwalinseo added wolfsbane in the medicine!
Darn it.
We are going to leave!
I cannot let my father die.
Get out of the way.
You shall not disobey the King's orders!
I do not care about the King's orders!
His people are about to die right now,
but he left all by himself.
He does not deserve to be the king.
His Majesty is here!
- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!
(King Yeongjo)
What are you doing?
I want the doctors and nurses to help the patients get back up.
How could you make them kneel when they are sick?
Is he your father?
Yes, he is, Your Majesty.
Please get up.
You are not well.
You should not be kneeling on the ground.
Inscrutable are the King's favors.
I know what you are all afraid of.
I also know about the hideous note all around the city.
I know...
how scared you all are...
about this illness.
However,
I, the king of this country,
will never...
abandon...
my people.
This illness is not a punishment from the above.
You will be able...
to get better no matter what.
The reason I came here...
is because...
I wanted...
to tell you this.
I...
will not take...
one step out of this city.
This is all just a terrible rumor.
And I will stay...
with my people...
until the very end.
Also,
I will find a way to treat this illness...
and save you from your suffering.
So please hang in there...
and give me some time.
Your Majesty.
I, the king of this country,
will keep my promise...
no matter what.
Your Majesty.
Did you see that?
It is His Majesty.
I have never...
been so close to the king before.
I cannot believe he came all the way here.
We are not even that important.
But he came all the way here...
to such a shabby place.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
Inscrutable are the King's favors.
Your Majesty.
Inscrutable are the King's favors.
Get up.
If you fall weak,
who will take care of your father?
Your... Your Majesty.
I deserve to die, Your Majesty.
I dared to speak ill of you...
when I did not know a thing.
I am a worthless man.
I deserve to die,
Your Majesty.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
(Episode 20: A Black Chaos 2)
Get some flowers.
Come look at some flowers.
You should come look at these.
There is certainly something going on.
Wi Byung Ju must have been dead by now.
But he is still alive.
You think there is a conspiracy to harm His Majesty.
I must find what this is about. I'll chase Wi Byung Ju.
You two should go to Hanyang and tell His Majesty about this.
My goodness. Hello, Master.
These are real jade.
What do you think about this one?
- Show me that one too. - Yes, sir.
All of these would cost 10 yang,
but I will give them to you for four yang.
Give me all four of them.
Goodbye. Come again later, Master.
- Let me ask you something. - Are you here for ornaments?
Who are they for?
These are for wives, and these are for concubines.
I am not even married. Why... Well, it is not about that.
Do you know that person well?
What? Why would you ask that?
I do not need ornaments. Just answer me.
Would this be more than enough?
He looked like an officer from the Cheongju government office.
What does he do?
My goodness, Master.
- Here. - My goodness.
- Thank you. - This is for you.
- Thank you. - Gosh, they are beautiful.
He is the gatekeeper of Cheongju's armory?
Yes, he is a high official who keeps the armory key.
An armory?
Why did Wi Byung Ju contact a man like him?
You cannot go outside the palace at a time like this, Your Majesty.
Yes, I agree that watching over the people was necessary.
But senior officials should be sent to such dangerous places.
Watching over the people is not only the king's duty.
It is the senior officials' duty too.
What use would that have been?
That was the only choice I had.
I know.
Stepping forward myself as the king...
is somewhat irresponsible.
But if I did not step forward myself,
how could we have stopped the people from going into a riot?
- Your Majesty, that is... - What we do...
or how we do it is not important.
But this crisis is important, Chairman of Congress.
It is not about who does it.
Just like you said, protecting the people...
is the duty of kings and noblemen. We are all responsible for that.
That is why...
we should do our jobs now.
This is the list of patients in Hwalinseo.
And most of them...
look like they drank from several specific wells.
Did you just mention wells?
As I have said in the beginning,
there must be...
a wicked conspiracy behind this.
Immediately deliver this order to the Head of Hanseongbu.
Yes, Chairman of Congress.
First, we should close off...
all suspicious wells.
And provide clean drinking water for the people.
- Yes, sir. - This well is now banned for use.
Could this be the same plague as the one from Cheongju?
The symptoms are very similar.
And the symptoms are too strange to be seen as a plague.
I think this disease is identical to the plague of Cheongju.
I will reveal the cause of this infection later on.
We should apply the same prescription...
and cure the patients first.
The prescription that cured the plague of Cheongju...
should be immediately sent to all Hwalinseos and followed.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
Take these four prescriptions.
Okay. We must brew medicine.
This is the prescription we received from the Royal Infirmary.
- Here. - We should hurry.
This is ridiculous!
What does His Majesty know about medicine?
It is not a plague, but a conspiracy?
Was the late King not enough for him?
Is he willing to kill all of the people too?
You should have stopped His Majesty.
Why are you helping him do this instead?
Then do you have another idea?
What else are you doing instead of complaining?
At least His Majesty is looking for an answer.
He risked the danger of visiting Hwalinseo himself.
He stopped the people from rioting,
and the prescription is also worth...
What right does His Majesty have to look over the people?
He is immoral, and he committed murder.
What right does he have?
What do you mean by that?
Look. This is what the people really think.
His Majesty killed the late King.
That is what the world thinks about him.
Have you lost your mind?
Why did you bring this here?
We can never...
follow His Majesty.
If you tell us to stay silent,
that applies to you as well.
What?
[VIU Ver] SBS E39 'Haechi' "A Black Chaos 2" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
This is what makes our job...
difficult.
I wish I could not...
understand my enemies...
so I could fight against them to the end.
But since politics are also done by people,
there are times when I understand my enemies.
- Chairman of Congress. - It was my first time...
to be unable to speak in front of His Majesty.
I am an old man,
but I learned a lesson...
from the young king.
I am sure you're suffering because of the same reason.
His Majesty is your enemy, but you understand him.
You think you should accept him.
Yes. This may be...
the strangest thing about this incident.
More than anything,
you are my enemy.
But you understand me...
more than anyone now.
Your Majesty. Hello.
How is the Queen Dowager?
Your Majesty.
It is okay. Sit down.
(Queen Dowager)
She just drank her medicine and fell asleep.
You are doing so much work.
Are you okay?
Yes. You do not need to worry about me, Your Majesty.
Her Highness will also get well soon.
She is stronger than anyone.
(Hwalinseo)
Physician.
Physician. Physician!
Hurry and look at this.
Look, their faces look better.
The medicine is finally...
taking effect.
Indeed, their pulses are much better.
How about the other patients? How is it in West Hwalinseo?
Hurry and report to the palace.
The patients here at West Hwalinseo are getting better.
Yes, sir.
Is that so?
All the patients at the Hwalinseo are regaining energy?
The prescription must have been accurate.
I think you can relax a bit now.
Your Majesty.
Has the Queen Dowager gotten any better?
That is okay.
I can get up myself.
I will tell His Majesty about the news.
Queen Dowager.
Your Majesty.
How are you feeling?
Are you okay?
You are so worried about me.
Of course I am okay.
I heard the news.
It was you...
who saved me.
Not at all.
I am so grateful that...
you are recovering from the illness.
I should thank you instead.
This child...
went through a lot too.
Your Majesty.
Are there any other problems in the palace?
The soldiers' movements seem unusual.
You do not look so well either.
The outbreak of this plague is probably just the beginning.
I have no idea...
what will happen and where.
Do not worry.
Whatever happens,
I will not be shaken.
As you say,
you are by my side protecting me.
Your Majesty.
Okay, now. Show me your identification as you go in.
Is it true that the plague has subsided?
It is true.
You may relax and go in.
Did you hear?
The King himself came to Hwalinseo...
and consoled the patients.
What about the rumors that said...
he was going to run away?
Come on. It is not the first time...
false rumors have been spread.
General.
This King seems to be...
a clever one.
We should not underestimate him.
Tell Saheonbu Inspector Yoon Hyuk to come immediately.
As secretly as possible.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What do you mean?
The criminal Wi Byung Ju was waiting to receive poison.
How could he escape from his place of exile?
When I arrived,
the soldiers guarding the place were all dead...
and Prince Mil Poong had escaped.
Wi Byung Ju disappeared.
Prince Mil Poong too.
It is hard to blame them for this incident...
since they were locked up in their places of exile.
That means...
there can be a third person,
a third party that initiated this incident.
They are most probably planning a rebellion.
Who could it be?
How far has he come?
Are you ready?
Yes, the king's guards will be arriving soon.
- Hurry up. - Yes, sir.
- What is going on? - His Majesty...
must be going outside the palace.
- Really? - Yes.
At this hour?
Goodness, is this the right place?
I think so.
Why does he want to meet at this kind of place?
This place is...
What is it?
Is there a better place than here to renew our resolve?
This is the tomb of the late King.
One's determination in revenge...
should be arranged in this kind of a place.
Are you...
Yi In Jwa?
By the way,
if you get so scared...
by such a small event,
how could you accomplish anything great?
Your Majesty.
- Your Majesty. - Dal Moon.
Your Majesty.
Is your message true?
Where are the two?
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, the King.
Teacher.
Junior Second Rank.
What is going on?
How did you find here?
Inspector Park told us about this place.
He said if we come here,
we will be able to see you directly.
Cheongju?
Did you just say Cheongju?
Yes, Inspector Park Mun Su said he saw Wi Byung Ju...
in front of the government office there.
We have additional information.
Cheon Yoon Young, Prince Mil Poong's lover,
was seen in Jincheon near Cheongju.
We heard the news too, Your Majesty.
The unknown plague that spread in the provinces and the capital...
seems to have originated in Cheongju.
Cheongju?
The momentum of this rebellion must have started there...
and attracted Wi Byung Ju and Prince Mil Poong.
They spread the plague as far as the capital...
and spread hideous notes all across the country.
The rebels...
must not be underestimated.
The point is...
how big and how wide-ranging...
their organization is, Your Majesty.
From now on,
set aside that fear, comrades.
Right now,
we are on the path to create a new Joseon.
In order to achieve it,
we cannot afford to get swayed whatsoever.
Who... Who are they?
He is Nam Kyung Jin, the chief of the police bureau.
He is Yi Sa Gyung, a soldier from Pyeongan Province.
And that is Yi Sa Cheol, the Ministry of War official.
For the longest period of time, every single person here...
had to persevere the oppression by the Norons.
The Namins and Sorons...
were all killed by them,
and they got kicked out of the palace.
But His Majesty, the murderer of our late King,
decided to put the Norons back in power again.
His Majesty's mother was a peasant,
and he is also a murderer.
There is no way we can bow to him and respect him as our king.
Therefore,
we will overturn this filthy world...
regardless of how much we will have to sacrifice.
We will do it no matter what.
And...
we will build a new country.
A new Joseon.
- He is right! - I agree!
We must build a new Joseon!
Let us dethrone the King and build a new country!
Let us build a new country!
- Let us build a new country! - Let us build a new country!
(Episode 40 will air shortly.)
It is here.
I hope you did not act suspiciously.
Of course not.
I was at the courtesan house all day.
How about the key to the armory?
Thank you.
Namin have gone through so much persecution.
If this plan succeeds,
you will get a position in the central government.
Wi Byung Ju.
It is you again.
You are here already. I thought you would come tomorrow.
The situation in the capital is not so good. So...
I heard the King eradicated the disease.
I heard your men talking.
Manage your men.
They are all anxious...
that the plan might go wrong.
You need not concern yourself with it.
They are just a bit nervous before carrying out the plan.
Do not let them be shaken.
Yes, sir.
Go on and keep acting arrogant.
What I need...
is you anyway.
These madmen.
What is all this?
Check the capital's situation one more time.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
What is this?
It is the key to the armory at Cheongju's government office.
Things went smoothly as he was from the same town as me.
He had deep resentment toward the government, like us, Namins.
It was worth getting you out.
I did not know you would be useful.
But...
I heard things did not go so well at the capital.
What?
Are you worried the plan might go wrong?
Then step out of it right now.
No. I would not do that.
Do you know how long we prepared for this?
We will not fail.
This is not the only mountain base.
There is more in Gyeongsang, Jeolla, and Pyeongan Provinces.
Once we start the plan,
fallen aristocrats and the people exhausted from exploitation...
will rise up with us.
Not only that.
Even in the capital and inside the palace,
we have comrades everywhere.
What is this?
Hello?
Is anyone here?
Darn it.
Is nobody here?
What is this noise?
General Yi.
Outside...
What is it?
What a great job you are doing.
You said you were getting ready for a rebellion,
but you did not even notice a rat peeking around!
What are you waiting for?
Find out who that is immediately.
Yes, General Yi.
He should not have gone far.
Thoroughly search the perimeter.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
What are you waiting for? Hurry.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
Let me borrow your horse.
- Let's go. - Wait. No.
- Let's go. - Wait. Hey!
Would not this rebellion be revealed...
if anyone saw this mountain base?
- General Yi. - Have you found him?
My apologies, sir. I think we lost him.
If that disappeared spy has heard any information...
Stop.
I am the one who thinks here.
We are changing the schedule of our rebellion.
- Yes, sir. - Send these orders immediately.
We will start our rebellion earlier than we planned.
First, we must begin...
what we prepared in Hanyang tonight.
Yes, General Yi.
Is the Chief Royal Secretary here?
Call in the Border Defense Council until 3pm today.
(Border Defense Council: Highest organization for national affairs)
Dal Moon!
Is anyone inside?
Dal Moon!
Master Mun Su. What brings you here?
Is Dal Moon inside?
I have something urgent to tell him.
Yes.
Are you saying that there are spies within Hanyang and the palace?
The current Chief of Police Bureau is one of them too.
I heard it and saw it in Cheongju myself.
The mountain base of the rebellion and their plans...
We should quickly let His Majesty know of this.
Is anyone outside?
Immediately call in Chief Justice and Chairman of Congress.
A rebellion?
Is that true, Your Majesty?
The fallen Namin nobleman of Cheongju, Yi In Jwa.
That man let Wi Byung Ju and Prince Mil Poong escape,
and he is preparing a rebellion from his base in Cheongju.
And I was informed that his spies...
have infiltrated Hanyang and the palace.
There are spies in the palace?
How could that happen?
That is why I called you two.
I have a favor to ask from you...
in order to find those spies.
His Majesty has arrived.
What? Is that Yi Gwang Jwa and Cho Hyun Myung?
Everyone, sit down.
A have something urgent to discuss because of critical news.
They are the new Minister of War, Yi Gwang Jwa,
and the Commander in Chief, Cho Hyun Myung.
They are the new Minister of War and Commander in Chief?
Chairman of Congress, what is going on?
Did you know about this?
This is ridiculous.
- I have no idea what is going on. - Hello.
- Excuse me. - Chief Justice, is it true?
How could there be signs of treason?
It is just a possibility for now,
but His Majesty thinks that this plague...
was started by a group of traitors.
What?
- How ridiculous is this? - How absurd.
Is there anything else?
Were there any other signs of treason?
Was there any information?
Would not have something happened if there was any information?
That is all we know for now.
That made His Majesty anxious,
so he brought back his trusted men,
Yi Gwang Jwa and Cho Hyung Myung.
His Majesty is getting close to the truth of the plague.
Luckily, that is all he knows for now.
But he is also becoming suspicious about the possibility of treason.
Fortunately, the mountain base...
just sent us orders.
There has been a small problem,
so they changed the schedule for their plans in Hanyang.
- What? - We do not have a choice.
Have you not gone home yet, Chief of Police Bureau?
I was meeting this Ministry of War officer...
to discuss our worries about this incident.
Keep up the good work.
In situations like this,
your duties become more important.
Please do your best.
We will keep that in mind, Chairman of Congress.
Yes, sir.
- Keep up the good work. - Yes, sir.
Chairman of Congress?
Hurry, everyone.
We will empty the mountain base immediately.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
Do not forget to pack those.
Be careful.
Were the orders sent to Gyeongsang, Jeolla, and Pyongan Province?
Yes, they must have arrived even in Hanyang by now.
Check once more.
Yes, sir.
I must finish the King in Hanyang...
before I start the rebellion.
- Your Majesty. - How are our preparations?
We are preparing things as you ordered.
The Ministry of War and the Military Force...
will do our best.
But the inside of our organization will not be safe.
Be especially careful with security.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Spies have infiltrated even the palace?
How could this happen?
We must find and catch all of them...
whatever the cost.
Put a tail on the Vice Minister of Work...
and the Vice Minister of War just in case.
What?
Deliver this news to Yi Gwang Jwa, the new Minister of War.
The Chief of Police Bureau, Nam Kyung Jin, met Yi Sa Cheol,
the Ministry of War official, after the Border Defense Council meeting,
Yes, Chairman of Congress.
- Master. - Did you finish the preparations?
Yes, we can move out immediately.
- Let's go. - Yes, sir.
Did something big happen?
Why are you taking your weapons?
Hey, Ah Bong.
- Why is our team leader like that? - Seriously.
You are such a nuisance.
You are getting in our way.
Okay?
I am getting in your way?
Hey! You tend to look down on me these days!
Well, everyone is busy.
[VIU Ver] SBS E40 'Haechi' "The Rebellions" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
- Inspector Park. - Team Leader.
Master Mun Su.
How long has it been?
What is it about treason?
Why are there spies in Hanyang?
I do not have time to explain the details.
We should go first. We must hurry.
Inspector Park.
You will need this.
Stand in line and rearrange your weapons!
What is going on all of a sudden, sir?
We have a spy who is scheming treason.
There is a spy hiding in the palace.
(Spy: A person who secretly provides information about the enemy)
What?
A spy?
You must make sure the palace stays safe and protected.
I will go protect His Majesty.
Yes, sir.
I will take the soldiers and guard the east side of the palace.
- Let us go. - Yes, sir!
Immediately gather all the soldiers.
Our troops will climb over the walls of the palace tonight...
and kill the King.
Yes, sir.
- What is going on? - What?
The king's guards seem awfully busy today.
That has nothing to do with us.
Let us go.
What are you still doing here?
Sir.
Did you not hear?
Something suspicious seems to be happening near the entrance gates,
so you must get going right now!
- But... - What are you doing?
I want all of you to get going!
I will be in charge of protecting His Majesty.
- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
But, sir. The leader told us not to...
- Sir. - Sir.
Chief of Police Bureau!
Sir, we have a situation.
I think His Majesty knows about us.
- What? - I got a message...
from Yi Jae Mun, one of the king's guards.
We must come up with a plan!
What do you think you are doing? How dare you come here?
(Police Bureau)
Are you really going to fight with the elite soldiers?
You are just a group of soldiers from the police bureau.
Everyone who resists will be killed.
Arrest Nam Kyung Jin, the chief of the police bureau,
and Yi Sa Cheol, the Ministry of War official.
- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
You must get out of here and join the military headquarters.
Headquarters, my foot.
You guys are done for.
You should put down that sword.
The elite soldiers...
are already guarding the main entrance.
Kill them!
Stop right there.
Who are you?
Let her go right now.
Did you not hear me? Let her go!
Your Majesty.
Are you okay, Yeo Ji?
Yes, I am okay. What about you, Your Majesty?
I, Yi Gwang Jwa, the Minister of War,
Inspector Yoon, and Park Mun Su...
have fulfilled your orders and arrested the traitors.
Your Majesty.
- Chief Justice. - Yes.
What happened?
The Vice Minister of Work and the Vice Minister of War...
both got arrested.
I am surprised you decided to get rid of them like this...
even when they are both Sorons.
It must have been a very hard decision to make.
A rotten twig ends up killing the tree.
What I must protect is not a twig.
It is the big tree named Joseon.
How many soldiers does Yi In Jwa have?
I am not sure, but it seemed like there were thousands.
Thousands?
What is more important is that there are more people...
in Gyeongsang, Jeolla, and Pyeongan Province.
They were planning to attack all at the same time.
The moment I got your message,
Cho Hyun Myung went to Cheongju with a group of elite soldiers.
If the rebellions did not notice, they will soon...
Your Majesty!
Find out what is happening. You must hurry.
- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
- Minister of War. - Your Majesty.
We have a situation.
It seems like Cho Hyun Myung was one step too late.
This is... This is...
They took over the palace in Cheongju.
It seems like it fell into the hands of the rebellions.
Your Majesty.
(Cheongju Gate)
Yi In Jwa.
He is trying to...
This kingdom...