1 00:00:20,787 --> 00:00:22,686 The Four Districts and Six Forts... 2 00:00:22,687 --> 00:00:26,756 were established on the borders of Pyongan and Hamgyeong Province... 3 00:00:26,757 --> 00:00:29,156 to deter the Jurchens from invading Joseon. 4 00:00:29,157 --> 00:00:31,276 King Sejong had approved the idea. 5 00:00:31,277 --> 00:00:34,186 In 1433, Choi Yun Deok, the Provincial Governor... 6 00:00:34,187 --> 00:00:38,256 of Pyongan Province started building the Four Districts. 7 00:00:38,257 --> 00:00:42,536 Lee Chun completed the project in 1437. 8 00:00:42,537 --> 00:00:45,566 The Four Districts and Six Forts... 9 00:00:45,567 --> 00:00:50,426 extended Joseon's border to the Amnok and Duman Rivers. 10 00:00:50,427 --> 00:00:55,687 It is the same as the present border between North Korea and China. 11 00:00:58,657 --> 00:00:59,986 Yes, my lord. 12 00:00:59,987 --> 00:01:03,187 I understand the King's wishes. 13 00:01:08,257 --> 00:01:10,487 It is very quiet up here, 14 00:01:10,987 --> 00:01:14,487 but thanks to you, it seems peaceful. 15 00:01:16,087 --> 00:01:17,286 (Hwang Hui) 16 00:01:17,287 --> 00:01:20,327 I heard that you almost lost your life... 17 00:01:20,687 --> 00:01:24,336 to one of the Jurchens' chieftains. 18 00:01:24,337 --> 00:01:26,426 Were you not afraid? 19 00:01:26,427 --> 00:01:28,487 I wasn't afraid of death. 20 00:01:28,957 --> 00:01:34,757 I was more afraid that I wouldn't live up to my expectations, 21 00:01:35,557 --> 00:01:40,466 or that I was too weak to defend the northern border. 22 00:01:40,467 --> 00:01:43,986 I also feared that the people I moved here... 23 00:01:43,987 --> 00:01:46,357 wouldn't be able to settle down. 24 00:01:46,827 --> 00:01:49,186 Those were my fears. 25 00:01:49,187 --> 00:01:52,257 It is because of your age. 26 00:01:53,087 --> 00:01:57,687 Old age makes you fear things you never used to. 27 00:01:59,687 --> 00:02:01,987 Hang in there a little longer. 28 00:02:02,457 --> 00:02:05,466 Yes, my lord. Don't worry. 29 00:02:05,467 --> 00:02:08,587 I will not die here. 30 00:02:09,987 --> 00:02:11,356 Good. 31 00:02:11,357 --> 00:02:13,286 It's getting cold. Let's go inside. 32 00:02:13,287 --> 00:02:14,787 Sure. 33 00:02:16,987 --> 00:02:18,196 Oh, right. 34 00:02:18,197 --> 00:02:20,896 Thanks to the new clock Yeong Sil made, 35 00:02:20,897 --> 00:02:23,386 the soldiers can move much more efficiently. 36 00:02:23,387 --> 00:02:25,786 Right now, the talk of the town... 37 00:02:25,787 --> 00:02:27,886 is Okru. 38 00:02:27,887 --> 00:02:31,387 It's the new "Heaven's Clock" that Yeong Sil made. 39 00:02:31,887 --> 00:02:33,846 Tell me more about that. 40 00:02:33,847 --> 00:02:38,157 I was wondering what the finished clock would look like. 41 00:02:39,887 --> 00:02:41,286 Yeong Sil. 42 00:02:41,287 --> 00:02:44,656 I heard that your Okru is an amazing clock. 43 00:02:44,657 --> 00:02:47,787 (Jang Yeong Sil) 44 00:02:50,187 --> 00:02:52,726 I can't believe that the model of the sun... 45 00:02:52,727 --> 00:02:56,727 hanging from the top of Okru moves just like the real one. 46 00:02:58,027 --> 00:03:01,026 I saw it myself, and yet I couldn't believe... 47 00:03:01,027 --> 00:03:03,126 what I was seeing. 48 00:03:03,127 --> 00:03:04,326 Think about it. 49 00:03:04,327 --> 00:03:05,756 The little figurines... 50 00:03:05,757 --> 00:03:07,386 bow and move... 51 00:03:07,387 --> 00:03:09,656 at each corresponding hour, 52 00:03:09,657 --> 00:03:11,926 and then there's a moving sun. 53 00:03:11,927 --> 00:03:13,856 Everyone in the room... 54 00:03:13,857 --> 00:03:17,627 looked up and stared as if they had seen a ghost. 55 00:03:19,987 --> 00:03:21,896 Grand Master. 56 00:03:21,897 --> 00:03:24,327 This clock called Okru. 57 00:03:25,027 --> 00:03:27,157 It has a water bowl. 58 00:03:27,627 --> 00:03:31,606 It slowly becomes level while water drops into it, 59 00:03:31,607 --> 00:03:34,956 but then when it's full, it tilts over to let the water out. 60 00:03:34,957 --> 00:03:37,616 You mean the tilting bowl. 61 00:03:37,617 --> 00:03:39,157 The tilting bowl? 62 00:03:40,327 --> 00:03:43,367 Does it tilt over when it's full of water? 63 00:03:44,027 --> 00:03:45,527 Yes. 64 00:03:49,797 --> 00:03:53,316 It tilts to a certain angle when it isn't completely full. 65 00:03:53,317 --> 00:03:55,596 It sits level when it's full, 66 00:03:55,597 --> 00:03:57,846 and when it overflows, 67 00:03:57,847 --> 00:04:01,767 it tilts over again until it's practically upside down. 68 00:04:02,527 --> 00:04:04,027 Yeong Sil. 69 00:04:04,467 --> 00:04:08,997 Why did you add a function that has nothing to do with time? 70 00:04:14,167 --> 00:04:15,667 Yeong Sil. 71 00:04:16,867 --> 00:04:18,126 Did you want to... 72 00:04:18,127 --> 00:04:19,627 tell the King that... 73 00:04:20,697 --> 00:04:22,166 Go too far and... 74 00:04:22,167 --> 00:04:25,467 it will overflow and tip over. 75 00:04:27,167 --> 00:04:28,996 Grand Master. 76 00:04:28,997 --> 00:04:30,666 Were you trying to... 77 00:04:30,667 --> 00:04:32,406 tell the King that... 78 00:04:32,407 --> 00:04:36,667 too much power could have an adverse effect? 79 00:04:37,067 --> 00:04:38,566 No, my lord. 80 00:04:38,567 --> 00:04:39,666 I did not. 81 00:04:39,667 --> 00:04:43,436 None of us noticed the message because we were all... 82 00:04:43,437 --> 00:04:46,127 in awe of your new clock. 83 00:04:46,467 --> 00:04:48,027 You could end up... 84 00:04:51,697 --> 00:04:53,197 Grand Master. 85 00:04:53,597 --> 00:04:54,966 I think... 86 00:04:54,967 --> 00:04:57,916 you went too far. 87 00:04:57,917 --> 00:04:59,546 Or maybe... 88 00:04:59,547 --> 00:05:02,036 you got there too early. 89 00:05:02,037 --> 00:05:03,567 I think... 90 00:05:04,267 --> 00:05:05,916 you should... 91 00:05:05,917 --> 00:05:07,767 take some time off. 92 00:05:09,167 --> 00:05:11,767 I just warned Governor Lee here... 93 00:05:12,527 --> 00:05:14,166 to watch out... 94 00:05:14,167 --> 00:05:18,296 for petitions of impeachment from his opposition. 95 00:05:18,297 --> 00:05:21,766 I would impeach you myself if I could... 96 00:05:21,767 --> 00:05:25,167 just force you to take a break. 97 00:05:25,767 --> 00:05:28,467 I'm saying this because I care for you. 98 00:05:29,967 --> 00:05:32,136 I appreciate... 99 00:05:32,137 --> 00:05:33,667 your concern. 100 00:05:34,167 --> 00:05:35,667 But... 101 00:05:36,067 --> 00:05:37,266 I do not... 102 00:05:37,267 --> 00:05:39,027 have enough time. 103 00:05:41,667 --> 00:05:46,197 (Hanyang) 104 00:06:01,467 --> 00:06:02,997 Have you eaten? 105 00:06:03,867 --> 00:06:05,636 Yes. 106 00:06:05,637 --> 00:06:07,866 How about you, Grand Master? 107 00:06:07,867 --> 00:06:10,567 I have. I rarely skip a meal. 108 00:06:13,467 --> 00:06:15,467 The sun will set soon. 109 00:06:17,227 --> 00:06:18,936 Yes. 110 00:06:18,937 --> 00:06:20,767 I believe so. 111 00:06:21,867 --> 00:06:24,267 I survived yet another day. 112 00:06:28,497 --> 00:06:30,946 I already know what you came to tell me. 113 00:06:30,947 --> 00:06:32,967 You can go home now. 114 00:06:33,697 --> 00:06:35,197 I shall. 115 00:06:36,367 --> 00:06:38,136 I think... 116 00:06:38,137 --> 00:06:40,967 the time is nigh. 117 00:06:41,427 --> 00:06:43,027 Your end, I mean. 118 00:06:44,767 --> 00:06:46,226 Bye. 119 00:06:46,227 --> 00:06:47,727 We shall meet again. 120 00:07:13,667 --> 00:07:15,467 If something other than wind... 121 00:07:15,797 --> 00:07:19,067 could move the weight at regular intervals, 122 00:07:20,227 --> 00:07:22,027 that constant force... 123 00:07:22,597 --> 00:07:25,297 could make time move at a constant pace. 124 00:07:28,967 --> 00:07:31,206 With shorter intervals, 125 00:07:31,207 --> 00:07:33,667 the division of time could be shorter and more detailed. 126 00:07:35,497 --> 00:07:37,567 How could I do that? 127 00:07:41,397 --> 00:07:43,136 My lord. 128 00:07:43,137 --> 00:07:45,306 Jagyeokru took seven years, 129 00:07:45,307 --> 00:07:47,997 and Okru took nine years to complete. 130 00:07:48,697 --> 00:07:50,286 How long will it take... 131 00:07:50,287 --> 00:07:53,766 to create a force other than wind to move the pendulum... 132 00:07:53,767 --> 00:07:55,367 like the one in that bell? 133 00:07:57,867 --> 00:07:59,096 This might be... 134 00:07:59,097 --> 00:08:00,626 the last clock... 135 00:08:00,627 --> 00:08:03,267 I ever make for Joseon. 136 00:08:04,497 --> 00:08:05,796 I really... 137 00:08:05,797 --> 00:08:08,667 do not have much time left. 138 00:08:30,067 --> 00:08:31,567 My goodness. 139 00:08:32,367 --> 00:08:33,866 Who... 140 00:08:33,867 --> 00:08:35,766 You scared me. 141 00:08:35,767 --> 00:08:37,066 It looks like... 142 00:08:37,067 --> 00:08:39,266 you're on your way... 143 00:08:39,267 --> 00:08:41,006 to becoming the richest man in Hanyang. 144 00:08:41,007 --> 00:08:42,536 What? 145 00:08:42,537 --> 00:08:44,866 You shouldn't creep up on someone like that. 146 00:08:44,867 --> 00:08:47,767 You almost scared the life out of me. 147 00:08:50,967 --> 00:08:52,576 Is this the store... 148 00:08:52,577 --> 00:08:55,626 owned by the friend of the Grand Master... 149 00:08:55,627 --> 00:08:58,666 who made and gave out these sundials? 150 00:08:58,667 --> 00:09:00,646 I have a question. 151 00:09:00,647 --> 00:09:01,966 I heard that he made... 152 00:09:01,967 --> 00:09:04,666 a clock called Okru that's now in the Palace. 153 00:09:04,667 --> 00:09:08,366 Is it true that there are figures of us commoners on it? 154 00:09:08,367 --> 00:09:11,666 Did the Grand Master really make small figures of everyday people... 155 00:09:11,667 --> 00:09:14,326 to remind the King that we are his people, 156 00:09:14,327 --> 00:09:16,916 and he should care for us? 157 00:09:16,917 --> 00:09:19,766 He must be a great man. 158 00:09:19,767 --> 00:09:22,166 I would give anything just to... 159 00:09:22,167 --> 00:09:24,197 see that man's face. 160 00:09:29,327 --> 00:09:30,666 Are you both... 161 00:09:30,667 --> 00:09:32,627 done talking? 162 00:09:32,967 --> 00:09:34,166 If so, 163 00:09:34,167 --> 00:09:35,927 look all you want. 164 00:09:37,327 --> 00:09:41,766 This man standing right here in front of you is the famous... 165 00:09:41,767 --> 00:09:44,166 Grand Master Jang Yeong Sil. 166 00:09:44,167 --> 00:09:46,066 - What? - Really? 167 00:09:46,067 --> 00:09:47,596 Oh, hello, Sir. 168 00:09:47,597 --> 00:09:49,866 - Hello. - My word. 169 00:09:49,867 --> 00:09:51,297 He's my friend. 170 00:09:51,667 --> 00:09:54,966 Okru was completed barely a month ago, 171 00:09:54,967 --> 00:09:57,516 and it is all people talk about. 172 00:09:57,517 --> 00:10:00,326 Young nobles who should study Confucius... 173 00:10:00,327 --> 00:10:03,467 are talking about learning science and crafts. 174 00:10:05,227 --> 00:10:08,197 The King opened Okru to the public because... 175 00:10:08,567 --> 00:10:10,166 he has a hidden agenda. 176 00:10:10,167 --> 00:10:13,197 On hearing that the model of the sun... 177 00:10:13,597 --> 00:10:15,666 is synchronised with the real sun, 178 00:10:15,667 --> 00:10:18,066 young nobles everywhere... 179 00:10:18,067 --> 00:10:20,956 wish to study those principles instead of... 180 00:10:20,957 --> 00:10:23,367 focusing on Confucius' Classics. 181 00:10:24,767 --> 00:10:28,036 They are studying the wrong topic altogether. 182 00:10:28,037 --> 00:10:31,767 I wonder if this could change our world altogether. 183 00:10:33,327 --> 00:10:35,567 It is my greatest fear. 184 00:10:36,537 --> 00:10:38,797 Almost everyone has a clock. 185 00:10:40,367 --> 00:10:43,416 I never thought this would be possible. 186 00:10:43,417 --> 00:10:45,316 Have you seen... 187 00:10:45,317 --> 00:10:46,867 this new clock? 188 00:10:47,567 --> 00:10:48,766 I don't wish to. 189 00:10:48,767 --> 00:10:50,967 I don't care if you do or not, 190 00:10:51,597 --> 00:10:53,846 but you must not dismiss... 191 00:10:53,847 --> 00:10:55,767 the problems it will bring. 192 00:11:08,527 --> 00:11:10,797 What brought you here, Sir? 193 00:11:11,567 --> 00:11:14,496 I requested many times that you visit me, 194 00:11:14,497 --> 00:11:16,297 but you never did. 195 00:11:16,867 --> 00:11:18,766 I had no choice but to... 196 00:11:18,767 --> 00:11:21,067 bring my frail body here in person. 197 00:11:21,797 --> 00:11:23,297 I apologise. 198 00:11:24,767 --> 00:11:27,367 Jang Yeong Sil added something preposterous... 199 00:11:27,767 --> 00:11:31,027 to this new clock he called Okru. 200 00:11:31,567 --> 00:11:35,427 Yet no one in court seems to have found fault with that. 201 00:11:36,397 --> 00:11:40,827 Joseon is falling and it's beginning at the centre of the Palace. 202 00:11:41,867 --> 00:11:43,736 How dare you neglect... 203 00:11:43,737 --> 00:11:46,146 your duty as an official. 204 00:11:46,147 --> 00:11:49,027 Did you just say Okru? 205 00:12:26,297 --> 00:12:28,097 In the 20th year of... 206 00:12:29,027 --> 00:12:32,116 King Sejong's reign, Jang Yeong Sil made a new clock... 207 00:12:32,117 --> 00:12:35,567 for a special chamber built within the Palace. 208 00:12:36,597 --> 00:12:41,267 It was called "Okru", meaning "The King's Clock". 209 00:12:41,927 --> 00:12:43,426 The clock... 210 00:12:43,427 --> 00:12:46,636 combined a water clock that told the time, 211 00:12:46,637 --> 00:12:48,696 and installations that showed... 212 00:12:48,697 --> 00:12:51,386 the movements of certain celestial bodies. 213 00:12:51,387 --> 00:12:53,166 It was the most advanced... 214 00:12:53,167 --> 00:12:55,827 and comprehensive clock of its time. 215 00:12:56,327 --> 00:12:59,956 Unfortunately, this clock was lost... 216 00:12:59,957 --> 00:13:05,297 in a fire in 1553, during King Myeongjong's reign. 217 00:13:06,697 --> 00:13:09,026 The principle behind Okru's movements... 218 00:13:09,027 --> 00:13:12,527 are somewhat a mystery even to this day, 219 00:13:12,867 --> 00:13:16,327 and experts are still studying them. 220 00:13:56,867 --> 00:14:00,327 Jang Yeong Sil, how dare you. 221 00:14:00,827 --> 00:14:02,327 How dare you! 222 00:14:05,727 --> 00:14:07,797 He has lost his mind. 223 00:14:10,327 --> 00:14:12,006 "Your Majesty." 224 00:14:12,007 --> 00:14:14,967 "Never go too far for fear of unrest." 225 00:14:15,667 --> 00:14:17,667 "You must be humble." 226 00:14:18,897 --> 00:14:23,067 Is that what you wanted to tell the King? 227 00:14:39,597 --> 00:14:41,246 Your Majesty. 228 00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:45,146 I beg of you to punish me for neglecting my duty of... 229 00:14:45,147 --> 00:14:47,397 serving you and your people. 230 00:14:56,967 --> 00:14:59,436 I was aware that... 231 00:14:59,437 --> 00:15:04,127 Jang Yeong Sil spoke blasphemy about the people being the skies, 232 00:15:04,527 --> 00:15:09,167 and yet I did nothing to have him answer for his crimes. 233 00:15:46,727 --> 00:15:49,497 Wind. Water. 234 00:15:50,667 --> 00:15:52,227 Sun. 235 00:15:52,927 --> 00:15:54,467 Moon. 236 00:15:54,967 --> 00:15:56,527 Star. 237 00:15:57,497 --> 00:15:59,067 Rice. 238 00:16:00,127 --> 00:16:01,667 Barley. 239 00:16:03,967 --> 00:16:05,497 Farming. 240 00:16:05,997 --> 00:16:07,226 People. 241 00:16:07,227 --> 00:16:09,426 (King Sejong, the fourth king of Joseon) 242 00:16:09,427 --> 00:16:10,766 Lee Do. 243 00:16:10,767 --> 00:16:13,366 (Lee Do) 244 00:16:13,367 --> 00:16:14,927 Lee Hyang. 245 00:16:16,367 --> 00:16:17,967 Lee Yu. 246 00:16:19,067 --> 00:16:20,627 Parents. 247 00:16:24,127 --> 00:16:26,867 - Are you done? - Yes, Your Majesty. 248 00:16:27,667 --> 00:16:29,126 Your Majesty. 249 00:16:29,127 --> 00:16:31,686 If we go on compiling such words, 250 00:16:31,687 --> 00:16:34,727 we will soon complete the commentary. 251 00:16:36,767 --> 00:16:40,997 Let us take a break while we think of more words to add. 252 00:16:41,897 --> 00:16:43,196 Oh, right. 253 00:16:43,197 --> 00:16:47,096 Could you read out Choi Man Ri's petition? 254 00:16:47,097 --> 00:16:50,127 My eyes hurt and I couldn't read it myself, 255 00:16:50,497 --> 00:16:51,996 so I had it brought here. 256 00:16:51,997 --> 00:16:53,597 Yes, Your Majesty. 257 00:16:57,967 --> 00:17:01,027 (Shin Suk Joo, Seong Sam Mun) 258 00:17:03,297 --> 00:17:06,516 "Your Majesty, the tilting bowl..." 259 00:17:06,517 --> 00:17:10,527 "was added to Okru with the intent to insult you." 260 00:17:13,367 --> 00:17:14,967 Keep going. 261 00:17:15,667 --> 00:17:18,166 The bowl tilts when it fills with water. 262 00:17:18,167 --> 00:17:20,866 This implies the monarchy could be overthrown, 263 00:17:20,867 --> 00:17:22,896 and our principles will fall. 264 00:17:22,897 --> 00:17:28,086 Jang Yeong Sil often says that the people are like the skies. 265 00:17:28,087 --> 00:17:31,166 He must know well that the King is from the skies. 266 00:17:31,167 --> 00:17:35,366 He says such preposterous things out of arrogance that he reached... 267 00:17:35,367 --> 00:17:37,697 his position through his own studies. 268 00:17:38,127 --> 00:17:43,167 No punishment we can give him will be enough for his treachery. 269 00:17:48,097 --> 00:17:50,276 The people are the skies. 270 00:17:50,277 --> 00:17:53,396 That echoes my sentiments exactly, because I believe... 271 00:17:53,397 --> 00:17:55,697 my people are that important. 272 00:17:58,767 --> 00:18:04,466 Would you say Yeong Sil has really become arrogant? 273 00:18:04,467 --> 00:18:06,027 Your Majesty. 274 00:18:06,997 --> 00:18:11,767 When I first saw Okru, I was fascinated by the tilting bowl. 275 00:18:12,737 --> 00:18:16,686 I thought some would think just like Choi Man Ri did, 276 00:18:16,687 --> 00:18:20,927 and that some would write a petition to complain of it. 277 00:18:23,527 --> 00:18:26,067 As soon as I saw the tilting bowl, 278 00:18:26,467 --> 00:18:28,766 I could have asked. 279 00:18:28,767 --> 00:18:30,126 "Yeong Sil." 280 00:18:30,127 --> 00:18:33,397 "What does that bowl of water mean?" 281 00:18:35,027 --> 00:18:36,927 I did not ask because... 282 00:18:37,367 --> 00:18:41,996 I wanted to figure out his intentions myself. 283 00:18:41,997 --> 00:18:46,427 I felt like a student who had been given homework. 284 00:18:50,737 --> 00:18:52,297 That petition... 285 00:18:52,737 --> 00:18:57,297 just made me want to go and look at Okru. 286 00:18:57,737 --> 00:18:59,366 Come with me... 287 00:18:59,367 --> 00:19:02,976 and help me figure out what the tilting bowl means. 288 00:19:02,977 --> 00:19:04,667 - Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty. 289 00:19:07,427 --> 00:19:09,966 - Your Majesty. - Your Majesty. 290 00:19:09,967 --> 00:19:11,666 Call his doctor immediately. 291 00:19:11,667 --> 00:19:13,626 - Your Majesty. - Your Majesty. 292 00:19:13,627 --> 00:19:15,127 Your Majesty. 293 00:20:33,827 --> 00:20:37,127 (Choi Yul) 294 00:20:37,467 --> 00:20:38,666 (Bae Kang Chun, Oh Pil Gyo) 295 00:20:38,667 --> 00:20:41,386 - Thank you, Sir. - Thank you. 296 00:20:41,387 --> 00:20:43,016 Don't thank me. 297 00:20:43,017 --> 00:20:46,716 Thank the King and the officials who gave you the titles. 298 00:20:46,717 --> 00:20:48,726 - I didn't do anything. - Come on. 299 00:20:48,727 --> 00:20:50,196 You did. 300 00:20:50,197 --> 00:20:53,766 How could Pil Gyo and Kang Chun have received titles... 301 00:20:53,767 --> 00:20:55,897 without your help? 302 00:20:56,397 --> 00:20:58,767 You asked the King to do something. 303 00:21:01,127 --> 00:21:02,466 Yul. 304 00:21:02,467 --> 00:21:04,796 You will receive a title soon. 305 00:21:04,797 --> 00:21:06,386 That's a lie. 306 00:21:06,387 --> 00:21:09,576 The King's sick, so I won't get my chance. 307 00:21:09,577 --> 00:21:11,197 He might die. 308 00:21:13,627 --> 00:21:15,197 He's being silly. 309 00:21:23,497 --> 00:21:25,027 Yul. 310 00:21:26,127 --> 00:21:28,716 I will do everything I can to help. 311 00:21:28,717 --> 00:21:30,497 You should worry about yourself. 312 00:21:30,827 --> 00:21:32,666 You're only safe from the nobles... 313 00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:35,096 because the King shields you. 314 00:21:35,097 --> 00:21:37,196 I know how things work. 315 00:21:37,197 --> 00:21:38,927 What? 316 00:21:39,397 --> 00:21:42,267 Aren't you pleased that the King appreciates us? 317 00:21:43,867 --> 00:21:45,597 Wait a little longer. 318 00:21:45,997 --> 00:21:47,527 Can you do that? 319 00:21:53,527 --> 00:21:55,127 What's that noise? 320 00:21:59,327 --> 00:22:00,826 What's going on? 321 00:22:00,827 --> 00:22:04,096 What are you all doing here? 322 00:22:04,097 --> 00:22:07,226 We just want to see him. 323 00:22:07,227 --> 00:22:08,426 Okay? 324 00:22:08,427 --> 00:22:09,796 Quiet, everyone! 325 00:22:09,797 --> 00:22:12,826 What exactly is it you want to say? 326 00:22:12,827 --> 00:22:16,666 We're sick of slaving away for our masters. 327 00:22:16,667 --> 00:22:18,796 All we want is for him... 328 00:22:18,797 --> 00:22:20,826 to put in a good word for us. 329 00:22:20,827 --> 00:22:24,476 Yeong Sil doesn't have the power to make all slaves commoners. 330 00:22:24,477 --> 00:22:26,166 He doesn't care about us... 331 00:22:26,167 --> 00:22:27,966 because he's doing so well. 332 00:22:27,967 --> 00:22:31,966 Everyone knows he used to be a servant like us. 333 00:22:31,967 --> 00:22:34,426 He's forgotten where he came from. 334 00:22:34,427 --> 00:22:37,096 He's not like that at all. 335 00:22:37,097 --> 00:22:40,666 Why is it so hard to see him? He never mingles with us anymore. 336 00:22:40,667 --> 00:22:44,426 All we want is to get a chance to talk to him. 337 00:22:44,427 --> 00:22:45,826 - Yes! - That's right. 338 00:22:45,827 --> 00:22:47,526 Let us talk to him. 339 00:22:47,527 --> 00:22:50,166 So what if you get to talk to him? 340 00:22:50,167 --> 00:22:52,497 - We can... - What good will it do? 341 00:22:53,027 --> 00:22:55,597 There he is. Grand Master! 342 00:23:00,997 --> 00:23:02,266 Listen! 343 00:23:02,267 --> 00:23:04,566 I've been a servant in the local civil court for the last 40 years. 344 00:23:04,567 --> 00:23:08,556 Without my hard work during all those years, 345 00:23:08,557 --> 00:23:10,396 the Gyeongbokgung Palace and those buildings... 346 00:23:10,397 --> 00:23:13,696 wouldn't even have been built. 347 00:23:13,697 --> 00:23:16,496 Grand Master, get me into the Office of Construction and Architecture. 348 00:23:16,497 --> 00:23:17,796 I heard that getting in there... 349 00:23:17,797 --> 00:23:20,167 is a sure way to get the servant status cancelled! 350 00:23:22,797 --> 00:23:24,927 Stop! You can't do this! 351 00:23:30,867 --> 00:23:32,926 Didn't you get your servant status cancelled recently? 352 00:23:32,927 --> 00:23:34,796 You must be that guy, Oh Pil Gyo! 353 00:23:34,797 --> 00:23:35,896 You little... 354 00:23:35,897 --> 00:23:37,826 Look! Look at him. 355 00:23:37,827 --> 00:23:39,596 He got out of his servant status literally yesterday, 356 00:23:39,597 --> 00:23:42,596 and he's already yelling at us like this! 357 00:23:42,597 --> 00:23:43,796 Jang Yeong Sil... 358 00:23:43,797 --> 00:23:46,396 would, of course, look down on us. Don't you think so? 359 00:23:46,397 --> 00:23:49,526 You used to walk around saying that the people are the skies. 360 00:23:49,527 --> 00:23:51,196 Now, do you think that... 361 00:23:51,197 --> 00:23:53,697 the people are not even as worthy as these straw shoes? 362 00:23:56,027 --> 00:23:58,596 - You hypocrite! - Yeong Sil! Yeong Sil! 363 00:23:58,597 --> 00:24:00,666 Gosh, hold on! Stop! 364 00:24:00,667 --> 00:24:02,506 Goodness! 365 00:24:02,507 --> 00:24:03,766 Look. 366 00:24:03,767 --> 00:24:06,526 You're talking as if Yeong Sil has promised you... 367 00:24:06,527 --> 00:24:08,596 to get your servant status cancelled! 368 00:24:08,597 --> 00:24:10,766 How dare you cause a scene here like this! 369 00:24:10,767 --> 00:24:12,866 - Shut your mouth! - Get lost! 370 00:24:12,867 --> 00:24:16,667 Go and mind your own business, you jerk! 371 00:24:17,197 --> 00:24:18,697 Gosh, Suk Gu... 372 00:24:19,527 --> 00:24:23,097 Stop! Why are you hitting him? Why? 373 00:24:29,867 --> 00:24:31,367 Grand Master! 374 00:24:32,897 --> 00:24:34,797 You jerk! 375 00:26:39,527 --> 00:26:41,027 Grand Master Jang. 376 00:26:44,867 --> 00:26:47,197 His Majesty wanted me to deliver this letter to you. 377 00:27:08,927 --> 00:27:11,396 He finally completed the alphabet! 378 00:27:11,397 --> 00:27:12,927 Yes, he did. 379 00:27:16,927 --> 00:27:18,576 But... 380 00:27:18,577 --> 00:27:20,097 the King is... 381 00:27:21,727 --> 00:27:23,827 very ill at the moment. 382 00:27:24,667 --> 00:27:26,167 Pardon me? 383 00:27:55,897 --> 00:27:59,597 Tell me. What is his condition like? 384 00:28:00,167 --> 00:28:01,776 He needs to... 385 00:28:01,777 --> 00:28:04,197 go away immediately to be put under concentrated treatment. 386 00:28:07,467 --> 00:28:09,816 I suggested going to the thermal spring, 387 00:28:09,817 --> 00:28:13,596 but he didn't want to go because he couldn't... 388 00:28:13,597 --> 00:28:15,917 bear the thought of inconveniencing the people on the way. 389 00:28:19,327 --> 00:28:21,097 Your Highness. 390 00:28:21,727 --> 00:28:23,526 This time, 391 00:28:23,527 --> 00:28:26,696 I'll make sure to persuade His Majesty so that he can... 392 00:28:26,697 --> 00:28:28,727 go away and treat his illness. 393 00:28:29,297 --> 00:28:31,627 (Prince Jinpyeong, later becomes King Sejo) 394 00:28:41,767 --> 00:28:43,827 - Your Majesty! - Father! 395 00:28:44,527 --> 00:28:46,027 Your Majesty. 396 00:28:50,467 --> 00:28:51,967 Your Majesty! 397 00:29:00,267 --> 00:29:02,036 Your Majesty. 398 00:29:02,037 --> 00:29:03,796 Talking could... 399 00:29:03,797 --> 00:29:06,456 take away the energy you need to heal and recover, 400 00:29:06,457 --> 00:29:08,326 so I don't think... 401 00:29:08,327 --> 00:29:10,497 you should talk right now. 402 00:29:17,297 --> 00:29:19,586 Your Heaven's Clock. 403 00:29:19,587 --> 00:29:21,997 I have been hearing so many praises on it. 404 00:29:22,697 --> 00:29:24,256 Your Majesty. 405 00:29:24,257 --> 00:29:26,367 I should have completed it sooner. 406 00:29:26,867 --> 00:29:28,567 I apologise for the delay. 407 00:29:29,397 --> 00:29:30,866 Your Majesty, 408 00:29:30,867 --> 00:29:33,886 you have also completed the alphabet. 409 00:29:33,887 --> 00:29:35,397 Joseon's own alphabet. 410 00:29:36,167 --> 00:29:37,667 Yes. 411 00:29:38,397 --> 00:29:41,256 My people will be able to use Joseon's alphabet... 412 00:29:41,257 --> 00:29:43,567 instead of Chinese characters. 413 00:29:43,967 --> 00:29:45,396 My dream is... 414 00:29:45,397 --> 00:29:47,627 about to come true. 415 00:29:55,427 --> 00:29:56,666 I had to... 416 00:29:56,667 --> 00:29:59,656 work on making the alphabet secretly, 417 00:29:59,657 --> 00:30:01,166 but I trust that everyone, 418 00:30:01,167 --> 00:30:05,606 from the people to nobles, will be excited when it is promulgated. 419 00:30:05,607 --> 00:30:07,366 As you can tell from this letter you're reading now, 420 00:30:07,367 --> 00:30:09,297 it is very easy to learn. Don't you agree? 421 00:30:12,327 --> 00:30:14,096 Yeong Sil. 422 00:30:14,097 --> 00:30:16,196 After completing the alphabet, 423 00:30:16,197 --> 00:30:19,596 I am realising that I do not have enough time left. 424 00:30:19,597 --> 00:30:21,697 I still have so much to do. 425 00:30:22,927 --> 00:30:24,666 Yeong Sil. 426 00:30:24,667 --> 00:30:26,796 I know that people are questioning your tilting bowl. 427 00:30:26,797 --> 00:30:28,316 Do not worry about it. 428 00:30:28,317 --> 00:30:29,826 However, 429 00:30:29,827 --> 00:30:33,267 I am curious as to why you made it. 430 00:30:33,997 --> 00:30:35,496 I do not want to hear it from you though. 431 00:30:35,497 --> 00:30:37,396 I want to find the answer myself. 432 00:30:37,397 --> 00:30:38,496 Gosh, my head hurts. 433 00:30:38,497 --> 00:30:39,886 I am actually... 434 00:30:39,887 --> 00:30:43,567 having so much fun with trying to find out the reason you made it. 435 00:30:47,267 --> 00:30:49,097 Yeong Sil, what are you working on? 436 00:30:49,727 --> 00:30:51,227 Well. 437 00:30:51,567 --> 00:30:53,397 These cogwheels are not fitting perfectly. 438 00:30:55,667 --> 00:30:58,897 Knowing the treacherous idea behind the tilting bowl, 439 00:30:59,397 --> 00:31:01,797 the King didn't question it? 440 00:31:05,167 --> 00:31:07,927 What are these people? 441 00:31:08,327 --> 00:31:12,797 How can they genuinely and fully trust each other? 442 00:31:13,927 --> 00:31:15,526 I think that the Crown Prince is... 443 00:31:15,527 --> 00:31:17,296 taking care of all governance related affairs now. 444 00:31:17,297 --> 00:31:20,467 It looks like the King is working on something else. 445 00:31:21,597 --> 00:31:23,097 Right. 446 00:31:23,897 --> 00:31:26,667 The King is not the type to just sit around and do nothing. 447 00:31:28,797 --> 00:31:32,297 What is he working on and what is he planning? 448 00:31:33,327 --> 00:31:36,367 What plan will he come up with this time to destroy... 449 00:31:37,967 --> 00:31:42,297 the nobility as well as this world that is led by Neo Confucianism? 450 00:31:42,767 --> 00:31:44,927 With the public clock, 451 00:31:45,567 --> 00:31:48,697 he has already given the people a tool to tell the time. 452 00:31:50,097 --> 00:31:51,697 By supporting Jang Yeong Sil, 453 00:31:52,127 --> 00:31:54,667 he has already threatened the status system. 454 00:31:56,627 --> 00:31:58,127 What would it be? 455 00:32:00,297 --> 00:32:01,797 What is it? 456 00:32:02,997 --> 00:32:05,727 What makes the world change? 457 00:33:05,427 --> 00:33:07,027 What is this? 458 00:33:09,067 --> 00:33:10,627 It looks so bizarre. 459 00:33:16,297 --> 00:33:17,867 Is this some sort of a code? 460 00:33:28,967 --> 00:33:30,887 The Chinese character that means "to establish"? 461 00:33:31,467 --> 00:33:33,467 Are they working on establishing something? 462 00:33:36,127 --> 00:33:37,697 Gosh. 463 00:33:46,327 --> 00:33:48,097 What do these letters mean? 464 00:33:53,427 --> 00:33:57,726 (24th year of King Sejong's reign, Beijing, Ming) 465 00:33:57,727 --> 00:34:00,926 So Lord Ju Tae Kang said that the systems and culture... 466 00:34:00,927 --> 00:34:03,126 which cater to the officials are making Ming sink? 467 00:34:03,127 --> 00:34:04,716 Yes, Your Imperial Majesty. 468 00:34:04,717 --> 00:34:07,696 My colleague looked into it secretly, 469 00:34:07,697 --> 00:34:10,136 and we confirmed that the royal relative, Lord Ju Tae Kang, 470 00:34:10,137 --> 00:34:12,466 is inviting a few officials and ministers to his residence... 471 00:34:12,467 --> 00:34:15,096 and telling them things that can shake up Ming's current systems. 472 00:34:15,097 --> 00:34:17,336 He has been making defamatory remarks about the Great Empire, 473 00:34:17,337 --> 00:34:21,326 saying that Ming is rotting like stagnant water. 474 00:34:21,327 --> 00:34:24,026 He is also spreading ideas that trade and commerce must be... 475 00:34:24,027 --> 00:34:28,666 encouraged and developed in order for the Empire to prosper. 476 00:34:28,667 --> 00:34:30,766 The systems and culture that cater to officials' needs... 477 00:34:30,767 --> 00:34:32,096 hinder the advancement in science... 478 00:34:32,097 --> 00:34:34,327 and the development of craftsmanship. 479 00:34:34,667 --> 00:34:36,467 Hence, they obstruct Ming's growth. 480 00:34:37,797 --> 00:34:42,486 Tell me. What do you think about the royal relative, Ju Tae Kang? 481 00:34:42,487 --> 00:34:44,137 Your Imperial Majesty. 482 00:34:44,497 --> 00:34:50,206 I have always admired Lord Ju's great vision, 483 00:34:50,207 --> 00:34:53,267 but he is just causing disorder at the moment. 484 00:34:53,867 --> 00:34:56,316 This wind of danger is actually blowing from Joseon. 485 00:34:56,317 --> 00:34:58,696 What is Joseon up to? 486 00:34:58,697 --> 00:35:03,727 I think someone who knows Joseon well should explain it to you. 487 00:35:09,927 --> 00:35:11,637 Your Imperial Majesty. 488 00:35:13,167 --> 00:35:14,626 I hate to have to tell you this... 489 00:35:14,627 --> 00:35:15,726 (Yoon Bong, eunuch of Ming) 490 00:35:15,727 --> 00:35:20,227 I hear that Joseon has devices and gadgets that Ming does not have. 491 00:35:20,997 --> 00:35:24,156 The King of Joseon looks at the "Heaven's Clock"... 492 00:35:24,157 --> 00:35:26,227 named Okru every day. 493 00:35:26,637 --> 00:35:29,526 From what I hear, the clock is so absolutely fascinating that... 494 00:35:29,527 --> 00:35:34,027 it makes everyone who looks at it feel as if they are dreaming. 495 00:35:36,397 --> 00:35:39,467 I will submit anonymous letters that I have collected to you. 496 00:35:40,137 --> 00:35:42,737 The letters say that Jang Yeong Sil and the King of Joseon are... 497 00:35:43,027 --> 00:35:47,597 fearlessly doing things that a vassal state should not be doing. 498 00:35:48,427 --> 00:35:51,967 How about you let me handle this matter about Joseon? 499 00:35:54,867 --> 00:35:56,966 This is happening because Lord Ju persuaded... 500 00:35:56,967 --> 00:36:00,976 the former Emperor to allow Joseon to observe their sky 10 years ago. 501 00:36:00,977 --> 00:36:03,466 Lord Ju might have treacherous intentions. 502 00:36:03,467 --> 00:36:08,327 Or he could have made a secret agreement with Joseon. 503 00:36:15,927 --> 00:36:19,576 Let's make the wooden beam longer so that horses can pull it better. 504 00:36:19,577 --> 00:36:23,896 In addition, this wheel has to move more smoothly, 505 00:36:23,897 --> 00:36:25,166 so we need to make some changes to it. 506 00:36:25,167 --> 00:36:27,636 We'll also make the window bigger for better ventilation, 507 00:36:27,637 --> 00:36:31,367 and we'll raise the ceiling so that he can feel more comfortable inside. 508 00:36:32,067 --> 00:36:36,096 I see. If we can make these changes, the palanquin will be just perfect. 509 00:36:36,097 --> 00:36:37,637 Yes. 510 00:36:38,297 --> 00:36:41,426 If we can make this palanquin drawn by horses, 511 00:36:41,427 --> 00:36:44,036 we'll be able to cut the number of the entourage in half. 512 00:36:44,037 --> 00:36:45,796 That is correct. 513 00:36:45,797 --> 00:36:49,726 His Majesty will be able to travel comfortably to the hot spring. 514 00:36:49,727 --> 00:36:53,186 Every minister in the court is concerned about the King's health, 515 00:36:53,187 --> 00:36:58,016 but I am convinced that Grand Master Jang is the only person... 516 00:36:58,017 --> 00:37:00,397 who can come up with ideas like this to make what he needs. 517 00:37:02,297 --> 00:37:04,346 That is not true. 518 00:37:04,347 --> 00:37:08,327 All of us will work together to make this palanquin for the King. 519 00:37:09,067 --> 00:37:11,467 All right. Let's get to work now. 520 00:37:12,637 --> 00:37:15,496 Grand Master Jang, are you going to do the actual work? 521 00:37:15,497 --> 00:37:17,097 Yes, I should. 522 00:37:18,137 --> 00:37:19,366 Gosh, stop it. 523 00:37:19,367 --> 00:37:22,836 People are saying that you try too hard to suck up to the King. 524 00:37:22,837 --> 00:37:26,906 You're the Grand Master. 525 00:37:26,907 --> 00:37:30,497 Let the guys under you do the actual work. 526 00:37:38,067 --> 00:37:40,397 People can say whatever they want. 527 00:37:41,427 --> 00:37:43,366 I came up with the design for the palanquin, 528 00:37:43,367 --> 00:37:45,756 so I should work on it with them. 529 00:37:45,757 --> 00:37:48,997 That way, I can fix things right away when any issues arise. 530 00:37:50,067 --> 00:37:52,206 Let's go and find the right wood. 531 00:37:52,207 --> 00:37:53,797 Grand Master Jang! 532 00:37:55,067 --> 00:37:57,886 We received a message that His Majesty wishes to see you. 533 00:37:57,887 --> 00:37:59,467 Okay. 534 00:38:34,027 --> 00:38:35,966 What brings you here? 535 00:38:35,967 --> 00:38:38,136 I have the answer. 536 00:38:38,137 --> 00:38:40,866 Pardon me? Answer to what? 537 00:38:40,867 --> 00:38:45,226 The King is working on making an alphabetic system for writing. 538 00:38:45,227 --> 00:38:47,446 What are you talking about now? 539 00:38:47,447 --> 00:38:48,796 We're using Chinese characters. Why do we need... 540 00:38:48,797 --> 00:38:53,727 I arrived at this answer after thoroughly observing and... 541 00:38:54,397 --> 00:38:57,158 investigating those who work closely with the King for several years. 542 00:38:57,597 --> 00:39:00,867 Listen. You have to help me. 543 00:39:01,727 --> 00:39:03,796 I do not really want it to happen, 544 00:39:03,797 --> 00:39:05,967 but if we have no other choice, 545 00:39:07,597 --> 00:39:10,866 we should eliminate the King and make the Crown Prince... 546 00:39:10,867 --> 00:39:14,867 Are you here to persuade me to plot treason with you? 547 00:39:17,767 --> 00:39:20,836 If I listen to you more, I'll have to report you. 548 00:39:20,837 --> 00:39:23,467 So please stop now and leave. 549 00:39:24,427 --> 00:39:26,167 How will you report me? 550 00:39:27,297 --> 00:39:31,027 I neither started treason nor told you to kill the King. 551 00:39:31,997 --> 00:39:34,137 Calm down, please. 552 00:39:35,827 --> 00:39:39,027 Knowing how much you care about this country, Joseon, 553 00:39:39,767 --> 00:39:43,997 I came to you thinking that I could trust you. Don't treat me this way. 554 00:39:46,597 --> 00:39:49,896 Just like what you have been doing, 555 00:39:49,897 --> 00:39:53,167 you should protect this kingdom, Joseon, with your sharp mind. 556 00:39:53,997 --> 00:39:57,527 I will go my way. 557 00:40:08,797 --> 00:40:10,497 You're here. 558 00:40:11,467 --> 00:40:13,196 I was talking to Yeong Sil about... 559 00:40:13,197 --> 00:40:17,137 compiling the history of Joseon's science. 560 00:40:17,727 --> 00:40:19,526 Failing to record and preserve such information... 561 00:40:19,527 --> 00:40:21,637 will make tradition vanish. 562 00:40:22,267 --> 00:40:24,026 What are your thoughts on this, Sir Choi? 563 00:40:24,027 --> 00:40:25,596 Your Majesty. 564 00:40:25,597 --> 00:40:28,797 Please repeal that order. 565 00:40:31,137 --> 00:40:34,156 Instead of pursuing the studies of science or other subjects, 566 00:40:34,157 --> 00:40:37,696 we should now focus on following the teachings of the Classics... 567 00:40:37,697 --> 00:40:41,146 and study the essence of them to serve our duties to the fullest. 568 00:40:41,147 --> 00:40:43,496 The essence of the teachings? 569 00:40:43,497 --> 00:40:45,206 Yes, Your Majesty. 570 00:40:45,207 --> 00:40:50,597 Joseon must be on the path to achieve Neo Confucianist ideas now. 571 00:40:51,137 --> 00:40:53,177 But the biggest obstacle Joseon has on that path... 572 00:40:56,137 --> 00:40:58,597 is Master Grand Jang Yeong Sil in my opinion. 573 00:41:02,067 --> 00:41:04,706 Did you say that Yeong Sil is our obstacle? 574 00:41:04,707 --> 00:41:06,166 That is complete nonsense! 575 00:41:06,167 --> 00:41:08,116 Science is a superficial subject. 576 00:41:08,117 --> 00:41:12,176 It causes confusion in our pursuit of the Neo Confucianist ideas. 577 00:41:12,177 --> 00:41:13,727 Enough! 578 00:41:14,497 --> 00:41:16,086 As one of the royal advisor, 579 00:41:16,087 --> 00:41:20,696 how could you be that narrow minded especially when you're so well read? 580 00:41:20,697 --> 00:41:23,656 Science sheds light on how things in this world work. 581 00:41:23,657 --> 00:41:25,526 It provides a strong foundation for the people, 582 00:41:25,527 --> 00:41:29,197 their families and this country to move forward. 583 00:41:30,367 --> 00:41:32,396 You think it provides a foundation. 584 00:41:32,397 --> 00:41:36,197 If that's the case, I'd like to ask you something. 585 00:41:37,327 --> 00:41:38,696 Your Majesty. 586 00:41:38,697 --> 00:41:42,197 By any chance, are you making Joseon's own alphabet? 587 00:41:44,637 --> 00:41:47,027 If you are actually making a new writing system, 588 00:41:48,497 --> 00:41:53,067 an absolutely horrendous disaster will befall us. 589 00:41:55,097 --> 00:41:59,097 It is an act that challenges and betrays the Classics. 590 00:41:59,467 --> 00:42:01,296 You know that... 591 00:42:01,297 --> 00:42:04,897 learning the Classics is impossible without knowing Chinese characters. 592 00:42:05,697 --> 00:42:07,327 Betrayal? 593 00:42:08,067 --> 00:42:09,916 That is complete nonsense. 594 00:42:09,917 --> 00:42:13,766 If you think there is nothing wrong with it, why aren't you showing us? 595 00:42:13,767 --> 00:42:15,327 That is... 596 00:42:20,137 --> 00:42:22,497 I never betrayed anyone or anything. 597 00:42:23,067 --> 00:42:24,697 I will never do anything like that. 598 00:42:26,767 --> 00:42:29,097 You don't need to worry about anything. 599 00:42:29,467 --> 00:42:32,296 Let's end this conversation here for today. 600 00:42:32,297 --> 00:42:33,827 Your Majesty. 601 00:42:34,767 --> 00:42:37,526 Please do not waste your time and energy on making letters... 602 00:42:37,527 --> 00:42:42,867 that won't even be usable. Please take care of your health first. 603 00:42:55,397 --> 00:42:57,696 So the King will leave for... 604 00:42:57,697 --> 00:43:00,327 the hot spring in five days? 605 00:43:06,027 --> 00:43:07,527 Take it. 606 00:43:12,927 --> 00:43:14,166 Yes. 607 00:43:14,167 --> 00:43:16,026 I clearly heard Yeong Sil saying it. 608 00:43:16,027 --> 00:43:18,397 That's why he's rushing to complete the palanquin. 609 00:43:25,997 --> 00:43:27,626 This house... 610 00:43:27,627 --> 00:43:29,216 and everything in that pouch. 611 00:43:29,217 --> 00:43:31,227 They're all yours. 612 00:43:32,097 --> 00:43:33,656 They're not mine yet. 613 00:43:33,657 --> 00:43:35,597 They will become mine five days later. 614 00:43:39,697 --> 00:43:42,106 Since you quit your job as a craftsman... 615 00:43:42,107 --> 00:43:44,656 and decided to become a merchant, 616 00:43:44,657 --> 00:43:47,197 your maths skills have improved significantly, it seems. 617 00:43:50,327 --> 00:43:53,167 I think that you'll be able to become a very successful merchant. 618 00:43:54,627 --> 00:43:55,826 Thank you. 619 00:43:55,827 --> 00:43:58,196 I want to become a wealthy merchant like Bul Jeong. 620 00:43:58,197 --> 00:43:59,396 (Bul Jeong: A famous merchant who was once a servant) 621 00:43:59,397 --> 00:44:01,296 I should have chosen this path sooner. 622 00:44:01,297 --> 00:44:03,397 I could have become rich by now. 623 00:44:03,897 --> 00:44:05,966 I regret meeting Yeong Sil. 624 00:44:05,967 --> 00:44:07,596 I've wasted so much time. 625 00:44:07,597 --> 00:44:08,896 It is... 626 00:44:08,897 --> 00:44:10,597 not too late yet. 627 00:44:11,227 --> 00:44:12,786 Go now. 628 00:44:12,787 --> 00:44:14,597 You must do a good job... 629 00:44:15,167 --> 00:44:18,027 just as we promised, okay? 630 00:44:19,197 --> 00:44:20,697 Of course. 631 00:44:24,867 --> 00:44:26,397 Someone once said that... 632 00:44:26,797 --> 00:44:28,526 a world where no kings are needed... 633 00:44:28,527 --> 00:44:30,597 will arrive when commerce grows. 634 00:44:36,797 --> 00:44:39,496 (Joseon, near the border) 635 00:44:39,497 --> 00:44:42,236 (Ju Bu Ryeong: Ju Tae Kang's daughter) 636 00:44:42,237 --> 00:44:44,497 It has to fit right. Be careful. 637 00:44:45,297 --> 00:44:46,997 It's done. 638 00:44:47,527 --> 00:44:49,027 All right. 639 00:44:55,527 --> 00:44:57,027 Lady Bu Ryeong! 640 00:44:59,527 --> 00:45:01,027 Why are you here... 641 00:45:02,867 --> 00:45:05,026 How long has it been? 642 00:45:05,027 --> 00:45:06,797 You haven't changed at all. 643 00:45:09,497 --> 00:45:10,997 Where is Lord Ju? 644 00:45:11,627 --> 00:45:14,227 Oh, right. Is he at Mohwakwan now? 645 00:45:16,167 --> 00:45:17,767 I came by myself. 646 00:45:18,897 --> 00:45:20,126 Pardon me? 647 00:45:20,127 --> 00:45:21,586 There is a message... 648 00:45:21,587 --> 00:45:24,067 my father wanted me to deliver to you urgently. 649 00:45:29,697 --> 00:45:31,396 Everyone, I have good news. 650 00:45:31,397 --> 00:45:33,526 That nuisance, Jang Yeong Sil. 651 00:45:33,527 --> 00:45:34,596 (Yu Cheol: Confucian lecturer of Sungkyunkwan) 652 00:45:34,597 --> 00:45:36,026 He can finally be eliminated. 653 00:45:36,027 --> 00:45:37,396 What do you mean by that? 654 00:45:37,397 --> 00:45:38,897 Soon, 655 00:45:39,597 --> 00:45:41,597 Ming's envoys will arrive in Joseon. 656 00:45:42,027 --> 00:45:43,706 When they are here, 657 00:45:43,707 --> 00:45:46,327 they will reprimand Jang Yeong Sil for making... 658 00:45:46,997 --> 00:45:49,046 ludicrous things like the astronomical clock. 659 00:45:49,047 --> 00:45:50,816 The King... 660 00:45:50,817 --> 00:45:52,766 will not be able to protect him anymore. 661 00:45:52,767 --> 00:45:53,866 That is great news, indeed. 662 00:45:53,867 --> 00:45:55,196 This made my day. 663 00:45:55,197 --> 00:45:56,826 (Ahn Gil Sang: Confucian lecturer of Sungkyunkwan) 664 00:45:56,827 --> 00:45:59,397 Now we can breathe a bit. 665 00:46:01,497 --> 00:46:05,697 (Border checkpoint in Uiju) 666 00:46:15,997 --> 00:46:19,396 There hasn't been problems about it because the King of Joseon... 667 00:46:19,397 --> 00:46:22,297 has sent tributes to the Emperor and kept good diplomatic relations. 668 00:46:22,827 --> 00:46:25,316 My father did his best to help as well. 669 00:46:25,317 --> 00:46:26,796 However, 670 00:46:26,797 --> 00:46:28,897 the situation has changed now. 671 00:46:30,497 --> 00:46:32,996 Letters and petitions that are written by those who are... 672 00:46:32,997 --> 00:46:36,397 against you and the King have woken up the Emperor. 673 00:46:37,527 --> 00:46:38,926 The situation is dangerous now. 674 00:46:38,927 --> 00:46:40,196 You and... 675 00:46:40,197 --> 00:46:41,797 the King of Joseon are in danger. 676 00:46:43,697 --> 00:46:46,496 My father wanted me to tell you this. 677 00:46:46,497 --> 00:46:48,027 You should... 678 00:47:26,227 --> 00:47:28,467 This palanquin is for His Majesty the King. 679 00:47:29,167 --> 00:47:31,527 We should check and double check everything. 680 00:47:35,167 --> 00:47:36,667 Aren't I right, Yeong Sil? 681 00:48:16,797 --> 00:48:18,297 Yul. 682 00:48:42,427 --> 00:48:45,066 (Jang Yeong Sil) 683 00:48:45,067 --> 00:48:48,296 This is a scary apparatus disguised as a clock! 684 00:48:48,297 --> 00:48:50,166 Send Jang Yeong Sil to Mohwakwan! 685 00:48:50,167 --> 00:48:53,066 The nobles are submitting petitions to banish Jang Yeong Sil from court. 686 00:48:53,067 --> 00:48:55,196 The King won't be able to protect him this time. 687 00:48:55,197 --> 00:48:56,266 Jang Yeong Sil. 688 00:48:56,267 --> 00:48:58,826 I must take you to the Emperor. Let me take you to Ming. 689 00:48:58,827 --> 00:49:00,596 Let me, please? 690 00:49:00,597 --> 00:49:02,896 I think that the members of the nobility are up to something. 691 00:49:02,897 --> 00:49:04,266 You should go to Ming. 692 00:49:04,267 --> 00:49:05,666 Could you please... 693 00:49:05,667 --> 00:49:07,266 come with me... 694 00:49:07,267 --> 00:49:09,227 to Ming?