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The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war

Final Episode

sir go outside

the refugees came with food

they want to have a party with you

send them away

what?

the war isnt over yet

sir...

it's not over until i end it!

you wont allow them to leave?

they infringed upon us for 7 years

how can we let them just leave?

tell everyone to keep their armor on and stand by!

yes sir

stop yi sunsin so konishi yukinaga can return to the main land safely?

that's right that's not all

if you help me we will offer you one thousand heads

one thousand heads? -Chen Lin(admiral of ming)-

make it two thousand

understood

we will not forget this

it's all over

the soldiers didnt do anything wrong

you can trust me

thank you thank you very much

we're ready to withdraw

how futile

this war...the retired regent...me...

we didnt gain anything

may i say something?

i'm happy just to be able to return alive and see my family again

yeah? i guess you could think that

good job

i was in pain because my family suffered

it's all over now

you should recover from all this

dont worry about us

you should recover your health and be strong

it's not all over because the war is over

it will make more effort to rebuild our country and the lives of the people

what's more important is your health

please remember that

thank you

crown prince you'll have to be healthy too

if you're going to help his majesty

i will remember that

he suffered a lot!

it would be mean to ask him to do more!

he was just the temporary crown prince to overcome the war

the war is over dont burden him too much

prince imhae!

then will you be the crown prince and help me?

is there any reason i couldnt be?

is that so? let me ask one thing

how much rice is the people paying because of jangmibeop?

well...about one sack

that's why you cant be the crown prince

remember this

a truce crown prince has to be installed by ming

right?

yes

it doesnt matter who the crown prince is

we all have to focus on rebuilding this country

yes your majesty

you want my help?

you're already the crown prince i'm already following you

you know my situation

i need power

power to keep his majesty from getting rid of me even if he is the king

there has to be room on the court for that

it's full of southerners at this time

if you want to take the throne you have to be cold

i know you reiled on ryu seongryong a lot when you were in charge of bunjo

could you purge him?

see? it wont be easy

i can do it

eliminate ryu seongryong with

yu join and lee icheom

we need a new court?

that's a matter of course

the war is over we need a court to rebuild the country and open up a new era

you dont have to make it sound so grand

you want to change the court that's being led by the chief state councilor

that's right

we have different party colors,but him and the southerners contributed

quite a bit to overcoming this war

i recognize that

king taejo's role was establishing the country and king sejong's role was to make

the country more abundant

the role of seoae and the southerners is over

what justification do you have?

you saw everything

he ruined the country by seeking a truce?

that's a bit excessive

he never insisted on a truce

if three people say something it becomes true

seoae became a public enemy of the high class

the ministers will also take action

most importantly his majesty already set his mind

you saw the look in his eyes

yes i have a lot of work to do

there might be more work than during war

right councilor?

the crown prince wants this too

you should return to the court and carry out your ambitions

join the crown prince and me

seoae...it would be a waste to get rid of him

remove ryu seongryong from office for insisting on a truce with wae

remove him from office

if you dont remove him,this country will be one of barbarians

remove ryu seongryong from office

remove him from office

shin chungwon received a position for releasing his slaves he also received cotton

how can you call this reform?

remove ryu seongryong from office

remove him from office

are you really going to abandon ryu seongryong?

i'm not abandoning him

he made too many enemies

but we overcame this war because of all of his reform policies

it was necessary only because it was a time of war

but it's all over now

i dont like ryu seongryong either

but if you denty his merits the court will be full of disloyal subjects

how about just accepting his resignation?

a resignation or a dismissal?

i will abide by the majority of the court

let'see what happens

i'm going to watch the crown prince too

so dont trust gwanghae too much

i knew

i knew you joined forces with him

your majesty...i didnt mean to deceive you

i know you had to be prepared

dont worry

i wont abandon you

but your son wont become the crown prince

your majesty...

did you say it's a trap?

yes

his majesty the northerners and even the crown prince overlooked it

and...so did i

is that so? so why...

it isnt your fault

it seems we have no choice

that's why i'm telling you

if you want to leave in a nice way,shouldnt you resign?

thank you for your concern

even if i resign,his majesty wont accept my resignation

what are you talking about?

if he is to be free of responsibility for this war,my resignation wont do

he has to blame me and remove me from office

he wouldnt do that...

i'll take care of it,resign

minister

go ahead

i had no intention of leaving

the only way for me to make up for what happened was to provide land

for the people who lost their homes and families

i was going to endure until then

but i thought about it

his majesty and everyone only thinks the crisis has been overcome

nobody wants to be responsible for this war

if those people tried to rule this country again,the people will be bewidered

that's why i'm going to leave leaving that task

councilor...

settle everything well

naval headquarters of the three provinces

did you just ask me to let them go?

they're not at fault

if anyone is to blame it's toyotomi hideyoshi

the soldiers only followed orders

let them go

the war is over

it's good that the war is over

i'll talk to them if you need more

go and tell them

i wont let a single man leave alive

commander

yi sunsin!

what will we do?

what can we do? we'll have to fight

yoshitoshi

yes

let shimazu and wakisaka know

tell them to come and get me

understood

the wae soldiers are trying to leave

they came without our approval

they violated us and slaughtered our parents siblings and children

i cant let them leave just like that

how am i to watch them comfortably cross the ocean back to their homes?

we have to show them

they have to pay a price for violating us

we have to show them

we have to bury them all at sea

so they cant return to their homes

is that understood?

yes sir

everyone to battle!

november 15 1598

sir! -november 15 1598-

this is a report from our patrol vessel

500 vessels are entering noryang strait

let's go to noryang

everyone to noryang!

enemy vessels are blocking our way

it looks to be about 200 vessels

yi sunsin...it would have been disappointing if you didnt appear

everyone attack!

everyone attack!

it looks like all their vessels came

there are over 500 vessels

we'll stand by in the rear

what?

dont take action

i'll decide whether or not to fight after i see what happens

understood

all vessels charge

what? we wont shoot after waiting?

if they get out of the strait,it will be hard to attack charge!

all vessels charge!

charge!

they'll be in firing distance soon

shoot

fire!

fire!

shoot fire arrows!

dont retreat! keep shooting!

dont retreat!

get close and board the joseon vessels!

stop them!

dont let them board the vessel!

kill them all!

throw bigyeokjincheolloe!

throw bigyeokjincheolloe!

throw it!

dont retreat! keep shooting

here have a drink

i saw your resignation

i wont accept it

i didnt expect you to

is that so? you know me well

i think this will be the last night i will be seeing you

a person who leaves always returns

jeong cheol yun dusu and lee sanhae

they all left once

dont be too disappointed

i wont come back even if you call

you wont come back?

you want to cut off all ties with me?

you're cutting them off

are you that unhappy with me?

you are a wise and nice man

how could i not like you?

but i'm not satisfied with you as a king

why? because i abandoned the people and was busy fleeing?

i told you many times

if the capital was taken and i was captured this land would belong to wae now

you ended up being right about that

i was talking about you as a king

you didnt even show a will to fight and you abandoned the people

if you did your best,the people wouldnt have burned the palace

you only thought about your safety

listen

i'm not an individual person i'm the king!

if i was a commoner i would have died fighting

but i'm the king of this country

i cant put my life on the line and fight

your comment in saying i should have fought is a dangerous one

i wasnt thinking of my safety first

i was thinking of the country's safety

then did you kill an innocent righteous troops leader for the country too?

you didnt care for the safety of this country you killed people who protected this country

that's why many righteous troops leaders didnt take action when wae invaded us again

many heroes are born during difficult times

righteous troops leaders are heroes of such difficult times

but when heroes gain power they change their minds

gwak jaeu enjoyed being the governor of gyeongsang

and kim deokryeong released rebels disregarding a royal order

they all ignored the order of this country

it was a decision i made for the sake of this country not for me

are you saying you have nothing to be responsible for?

if something happens to the country or an individual, fault should be found and

wrongdoings should be fixed

you only blamed the situation and others

you didnt look for any faults of your own and avoided responsibility

this isnt how a king should be

are you asking me to take responsibility?

this war started because of you and the southerners who follow you

if the movement of wae was reported properly after the envoys returned

this war could have been prevented

is it wrong for a ruler to trust his servant?

of course we were at fault

but when a ruler discovers and trusts his servants it means he embraces their good and bad

that is why the people praise the king when they meet a fine governor

when they see a corrupt official,they are disappointed with the king

rewarding a servant is rewarding the king himself

punishing a servant is the same as punishing the king himself

you're not wrong but if the ruler had to be responsible for all his servants

who would want to be the king?

that is why the position of a king isnt one of glory its a tough position that requires

heavy responsibilities

they say it is a position given by heaven because not many people can bear that suffering

but you only tried to avoid that suffering and responsibility

i suffered enough and tried to take responsibility

that is why i accepted all your reform policies

despite opposition from the high class and nobility!

if i didnt want to take responsibilty i wouldnt have care for the people

i would have lived a comfortable life with the support of landowners

you wont even admit that

what more can i say?

i have one favor to ask

jaejosanha: Recreate the country

our land was covered with bloody corpses

please make it a place for our people to live again

if you can do that,you will be revered for generations as

a king who raised this country again

please achieve that great cause

we'll be annihilated!

we have to retreat

wakisaka!

retreat

we will reorganize and attack again

retreat!

it's a victory the wae army is fleeing

they're headed in the direction of gwaneumpo

they're headed to the place they will die!

not a single man must leave alive!

pursue them at full speed!

fleet pursue!

he is yi sunsin indeed. he is amazing!

he was giften by heaven

without yi sunsin joseon couldnt have existed

the wae army is fleeing to gwaneumpo

what should we do?

what do you think? we have to achieve merit

pursue them!

yes sir! fleet pursue them!

is it ending like this?

joseon and yi sunsin

i dont want to think about them again

your majesty are you watching?

it ended in vain and tragedy!

your majesty!

annihilate them

they must never cross the ocean again!

attack!

dont retreat! keep shooting!

dont retreat! keep attacking!

wakisaka!

there are only a few boats left

this isnt a dream is it?

the remaining boats

will retreat

dont let a single man leave alive!

shoot! keep shooting!

keep shooting!

shoot!

sir

admiral

sir! sir!

sir

get on the deck!

sir...

sir

how is it going?

the wae army is about to be annihilated

it's going to be a huge victory

dont let your guard down to the end

dont talk

save your breath

we have to keep fighting

dont let anyone know that died...

sir! sir!

i will die i will die fighting against wae

i will die for this country and its people

dont let a single man leave alive!

attack!

on november 19 1598 yi sunsin died in battle at noryang

he annihilated 500 japanese vessels with only 146 joseon vessels

with this battle the 7-year war finally ended

the greatest war of the 16th century in east asia was a war of three countries

as an aftereffect of this war,tokugawa leyasu gained control of the japanese government

and ming entered a path of fall

joeson didnt reflect or make preparations

due to constant party strife,the manchu invasions took place 40 years later

it was a tragedy of not learning from a bloody history

sir...

was an order given to remove me?

yes

what about the naval commander?

there's no word yet

pack up

i can go and see yeohae in comfort now (Yi sunsin's pen name)

sir...

you must be busy with work what brings you here?

we're disappointed with you!

you're leaving everything for us to clean up

you cant leave like this

if you dont return soon i'm going to go to andong

myeongbo...jasang...

a national crisis can occur at any time

make sure this country and people dont ever suffer such a tragedy again

sir...

your majesty ryu seongryong left

you dont feel good about that?

dont be too disappointed

he had to be sent away some day

you dont know

i didnt abandon ryu seongryong

he abandoned me

1599 andong

year 1599 ryu seongryong went to andong

he confined himself to his home and focused on writing"jingbirok"

seonjo called him back several times but ryu seongryong didnt return

he left"jingbirok" asking everyone to remember the past and be prepared

he was said to be the best councilor in the 500-year history of joseon

he died at the age of 66

are you plotting treason?

if we form friendly relations with wae,what will ming think of us?

your majesty

stop torturing me!

a wise man uses talented people like a carpenter uses wood

a fine man cant be abandoned so easily

i'm going to pass on the throne

have everyone gather

how can you speak of that in this situation?

your highness

please dont abandon us!

your majesty!

what father leaves the people to die and flees to save his own life?

dear heaven!

the people burned it

the people burned the country

what are you doing?

general

just kill me

if anyone is alive answer me!

this country has to be strong

so those children can sing harvest songs

i suffered a lot because i wasnt able to protect them

yeohae it was a long and rough journey

our people barely made it this far with a lot of bloodshed

our juniors have to care for their wounds and embrace them now

i'm worried they'll forget all this and only care about themselves

this path isnt just one of today

its also the path of the people of tomorrow

there will be mountains and deep waters on the way

i'm worried they'll forget what we experienced

yeohae if our people walk this rough path

someday what will they think?

what will they think as they walk the path?

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