1 00:00:00,422 --> 00:00:05,985 ROOKIE HISTORIAN, GOO HAE-RYUNG 2 00:00:06,775 --> 00:00:08,986 EPISODE 19 3 00:01:31,317 --> 00:01:32,610 Apprentice Goo! 4 00:01:34,070 --> 00:01:34,987 Apprentice Goo! 5 00:01:48,417 --> 00:01:50,086 It looks like the rain will stop. 6 00:01:53,339 --> 00:01:56,133 You should go. The rain stopped. 7 00:01:56,634 --> 00:01:59,178 No, I'll help you get back. 8 00:02:01,430 --> 00:02:04,350 You're completely wet. How can I let you go by yourself? 9 00:02:04,433 --> 00:02:05,768 I'm all right. 10 00:02:07,061 --> 00:02:10,648 Oh, right. I heard tigers live in this mountain. 11 00:02:11,774 --> 00:02:13,985 -Tigers? -Yes. 12 00:02:16,779 --> 00:02:17,780 So let's go together. 13 00:02:39,468 --> 00:02:40,970 I didn't think you'd be that scared. 14 00:02:41,053 --> 00:02:42,596 Are you that scared of a tiger? 15 00:02:43,681 --> 00:02:45,099 Scared? Who's scared? 16 00:02:45,182 --> 00:02:47,351 I'm a prince of this country. A tiger can't-- 17 00:02:47,435 --> 00:02:48,728 Over there! 18 00:02:54,692 --> 00:02:57,236 I should have known when you offered to walk with me. 19 00:02:57,820 --> 00:03:00,990 Forget it. I would rather go alone and get eaten by a tiger. 20 00:03:03,659 --> 00:03:04,952 Do you want me to hold your hand? 21 00:03:12,001 --> 00:03:13,878 It's not that I have an ulterior motive. 22 00:03:14,712 --> 00:03:16,922 Whenever I climbed mountains as a child, 23 00:03:17,006 --> 00:03:18,841 my brother would always hold my hand. 24 00:03:20,342 --> 00:03:23,262 Then nothing scared me anymore 25 00:03:24,096 --> 00:03:26,057 because I could feel that someone was next to me. 26 00:03:41,739 --> 00:03:44,825 I don't have an ulterior motive for doing this either. 27 00:03:46,118 --> 00:03:47,495 It's because of the tiger. 28 00:04:11,352 --> 00:04:12,603 Where did she go? 29 00:04:12,686 --> 00:04:14,438 Do you think something happened to her? 30 00:04:20,236 --> 00:04:21,737 Apprentice Goo! 31 00:04:23,239 --> 00:04:24,949 We were so worried! 32 00:04:25,032 --> 00:04:26,867 Why did you come so far? 33 00:04:27,451 --> 00:04:31,288 Oh, because I think I dropped something on my way here. 34 00:04:32,581 --> 00:04:36,043 -Where could it be? -What is it? Shall I find it for you? 35 00:04:36,127 --> 00:04:38,546 No. It's all right. 36 00:04:38,629 --> 00:04:40,548 You can go first. I'll find it in no time. 37 00:04:41,632 --> 00:04:42,883 Don't be too late. 38 00:04:43,300 --> 00:04:46,971 Apprentice Oh already finished a bottle while it was raining. 39 00:04:49,223 --> 00:04:50,307 Come on, Apprentice Heo. 40 00:04:51,392 --> 00:04:53,310 -You two should go, then. -Okay. 41 00:04:57,982 --> 00:05:00,276 -I'll be there soon. Don't worry. -Okay. 42 00:05:05,281 --> 00:05:06,323 Your Highness. 43 00:05:13,289 --> 00:05:15,457 -Right, Apprentice Goo! -Yes? 44 00:05:16,375 --> 00:05:18,419 You don't have to find any firewood. 45 00:05:18,502 --> 00:05:19,670 All right. 46 00:05:19,753 --> 00:05:22,131 Then see you soon! 47 00:05:25,092 --> 00:05:26,093 Let's go. 48 00:05:29,638 --> 00:05:31,098 Your Highness. 49 00:05:31,932 --> 00:05:34,476 -Seriously? -I apologize. I was in a hurry. 50 00:05:46,447 --> 00:05:48,866 Even so, how can you push a person? 51 00:06:03,505 --> 00:06:04,757 You're pretty. 52 00:06:09,261 --> 00:06:11,764 I mean, I was talking about that flower. 53 00:06:12,056 --> 00:06:13,307 That flower is very pretty. 54 00:06:14,516 --> 00:06:15,684 I know. 55 00:06:17,061 --> 00:06:18,646 I have a mirror at home too. 56 00:06:21,482 --> 00:06:22,733 You're really... 57 00:06:29,198 --> 00:06:30,282 Your Highness. 58 00:06:31,241 --> 00:06:32,785 I was just joking. 59 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:41,961 Officer Min. 60 00:06:42,044 --> 00:06:43,837 SENIOR-SEVENTH RANK IN OFFICE OF ROYAL DECREES 61 00:06:43,921 --> 00:06:45,339 You got here early. 62 00:06:51,971 --> 00:06:54,390 Then I'll go and tidy up the library. 63 00:06:56,767 --> 00:06:57,768 Wait. 64 00:07:06,527 --> 00:07:08,153 You need to rewrite the wimu journal. 65 00:07:08,237 --> 00:07:09,405 Pardon? 66 00:07:10,739 --> 00:07:11,865 Again? 67 00:07:15,327 --> 00:07:17,579 I already rewrote this twice. 68 00:07:17,663 --> 00:07:19,290 I read it over ten times to see 69 00:07:19,373 --> 00:07:21,041 if it was different from the daily records. 70 00:07:21,875 --> 00:07:23,877 Why do you keep asking me to rewrite it? 71 00:07:24,837 --> 00:07:27,756 -I don't even know what to fix anymore. -I can tell how you feel. 72 00:07:30,301 --> 00:07:31,343 I can tell how you feel 73 00:07:32,386 --> 00:07:34,138 about Prince Dowon between the lines. 74 00:07:36,807 --> 00:07:38,225 This time, rewrite the entire thing. 75 00:07:42,187 --> 00:07:43,063 Okay. 76 00:07:52,823 --> 00:07:55,701 "I can tell how you feel between the lines." 77 00:07:58,537 --> 00:08:00,247 Is he a fortune-teller or something? 78 00:08:00,664 --> 00:08:02,124 How can he possibly read my feelings? 79 00:08:03,500 --> 00:08:05,210 My gosh, he's so inflexible. 80 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:27,733 -Hello. -Hello. 81 00:08:34,615 --> 00:08:36,283 Why are you coming out from there? 82 00:08:36,867 --> 00:08:38,160 Because I live here. 83 00:08:38,786 --> 00:08:40,287 What about your father? 84 00:08:40,371 --> 00:08:41,747 He'll be here soon. 85 00:08:44,291 --> 00:08:46,168 Hey, wait. Clerk Song. 86 00:08:46,919 --> 00:08:48,337 Come on. Apprentice Song. 87 00:08:48,420 --> 00:08:50,839 APPRENTICE: A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL NOT YET OFFICIALLY APPOINTED 88 00:08:50,923 --> 00:08:53,467 You know there's going to be changes in the personnel. 89 00:08:55,177 --> 00:08:56,345 If your father asks 90 00:08:56,428 --> 00:08:59,348 how good the officials at the Office of Royal Decrees are, 91 00:08:59,431 --> 00:09:02,768 tell him that I'm the brightest and most diligent official. 92 00:09:02,851 --> 00:09:05,270 -Just tell him that. -I'm sorry. 93 00:09:05,979 --> 00:09:07,815 I don't like lying. 94 00:09:11,151 --> 00:09:12,444 That little brat. 95 00:09:13,529 --> 00:09:16,824 Good for you. You must be happy to be born in a prestigious family. 96 00:09:19,952 --> 00:09:21,245 -Hello. -Hello. 97 00:09:22,329 --> 00:09:24,748 What made you come this far? 98 00:09:24,832 --> 00:09:28,627 Let me count how many of you are here. 99 00:09:29,503 --> 00:09:30,671 There are so many of you. 100 00:09:31,422 --> 00:09:33,173 Okay, make way. 101 00:09:34,258 --> 00:09:35,342 Yes, sir. 102 00:09:35,926 --> 00:09:38,011 Sir, I'm Second Historian Hyeon Gyeong-muk. 103 00:09:38,095 --> 00:09:39,847 -Hello. -I'm Park Gun-su. 104 00:09:41,265 --> 00:09:42,724 -Okay, hello. -My name is... 105 00:09:43,475 --> 00:09:44,560 My name is Kim Chi-guk. 106 00:09:45,394 --> 00:09:47,938 Hello. I'm Kim Chi-guk, 107 00:09:48,021 --> 00:09:50,357 a senior ninth-rank who's always ready to work hard. 108 00:09:50,441 --> 00:09:51,483 Please remember me. 109 00:09:53,569 --> 00:09:57,030 My goodness, hello. You and I are from the same school. 110 00:09:57,114 --> 00:09:58,490 Please support me. 111 00:09:58,574 --> 00:10:00,868 -Don't forget. My name is An Hong-ik. -Let's have fun. 112 00:10:00,951 --> 00:10:02,369 -Let's drink. -Hello, sir. 113 00:10:03,162 --> 00:10:05,581 Please don't forget my name. It's An Hong-ik. 114 00:10:05,664 --> 00:10:07,291 -Hey. -Hello, sir. 115 00:10:07,374 --> 00:10:09,168 Aren't they your juniors? What are they doing? 116 00:10:09,251 --> 00:10:10,627 Sir, my name is An Hong-ik. 117 00:10:10,711 --> 00:10:12,921 They should be ashamed of themselves. 118 00:10:13,005 --> 00:10:15,007 I'm the youngest historian there ever was. 119 00:10:15,090 --> 00:10:17,259 My name is Kim Chi-guk. Please remember my name. 120 00:10:17,342 --> 00:10:20,053 -Sir, my name is An Hong-ik. -I'm Kim Chi-guk. 121 00:10:20,137 --> 00:10:21,305 An Hong-ik. Kim Chi-guk. 122 00:10:24,892 --> 00:10:26,393 What? Your wife's sick? 123 00:10:27,102 --> 00:10:28,103 A memorial service? 124 00:10:28,187 --> 00:10:30,439 You little punks. You only just started working. 125 00:10:30,522 --> 00:10:32,232 Trying to get appointed somewhere else? 126 00:10:32,816 --> 00:10:34,359 No, please don't get the wrong idea. 127 00:10:34,443 --> 00:10:36,945 This place used to be my late father's favorite place to drink. 128 00:10:37,029 --> 00:10:40,532 Oh, I see. I guess your father's soul rests here. 129 00:10:40,699 --> 00:10:42,117 Hello, Hong-ik's father! 130 00:10:42,284 --> 00:10:45,162 I'll make sure your son learns his lesson! 131 00:10:45,245 --> 00:10:46,371 -Get over here. -Wait. 132 00:10:46,455 --> 00:10:48,582 -My ear hurts. -No, wait. 133 00:10:49,291 --> 00:10:51,668 -It hurts so much! -Follow me. 134 00:10:57,007 --> 00:10:58,175 Is that the appointment list? 135 00:10:58,258 --> 00:11:00,802 -Yes, I just got it from-- -Give me that! 136 00:11:04,473 --> 00:11:06,266 I pray to all my ancestors. 137 00:11:06,892 --> 00:11:08,685 I spent so much money for this. 138 00:11:09,686 --> 00:11:11,521 Please. 139 00:11:13,273 --> 00:11:14,149 Please! 140 00:11:24,076 --> 00:11:27,079 What? Where's my name? 141 00:11:27,496 --> 00:11:29,915 I bought all those drinks for nothing! 142 00:11:31,875 --> 00:11:35,295 I guess I'll just have to die here. 143 00:11:40,842 --> 00:11:44,972 You'll all get appointed and receive a pay raise 144 00:11:45,055 --> 00:11:46,181 when the time is right. 145 00:11:46,265 --> 00:11:48,684 You totally wasted your time and money. 146 00:11:49,268 --> 00:11:50,936 When I used to be in your position, 147 00:11:51,019 --> 00:11:54,481 I never even dreamed of doing something so absurd. 148 00:11:54,564 --> 00:11:57,234 I just worked hard and did my best. 149 00:11:58,485 --> 00:11:59,778 And now, I'm a First Historian. 150 00:12:01,655 --> 00:12:03,615 Back when you were a senior ninth-rank, 151 00:12:03,699 --> 00:12:05,867 you used to chop firewood for the Chancellor, 152 00:12:06,368 --> 00:12:07,786 asking him for a promotion. 153 00:12:08,870 --> 00:12:10,163 Well, that's... 154 00:12:11,081 --> 00:12:12,541 I just needed some exercise. 155 00:12:18,630 --> 00:12:20,424 Go and write the appointment certificates. 156 00:12:20,507 --> 00:12:21,675 -Okay. -Okay. 157 00:12:21,758 --> 00:12:24,594 APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATE: GIVEN TO THOSE WHO GET NEWLY APPOINTED 158 00:12:28,140 --> 00:12:29,975 There are so many changes in the personnel. 159 00:12:30,851 --> 00:12:32,436 They're really causing a huge fuss 160 00:12:32,519 --> 00:12:34,396 just to get a so-called good position. 161 00:12:35,063 --> 00:12:37,399 They just end up drinking like fish. 162 00:12:37,941 --> 00:12:38,984 I agree. 163 00:12:39,276 --> 00:12:42,946 Obsessing over a rank is all driven by vanity. 164 00:12:49,786 --> 00:12:51,163 Why do you have that? 165 00:12:51,705 --> 00:12:53,248 Oh, right. Record of Appearance. 166 00:12:53,749 --> 00:12:57,210 People have different ranks now, so we need to memorize it again. 167 00:12:59,421 --> 00:13:00,589 That's so annoying. 168 00:13:05,677 --> 00:13:08,638 Lim Han-baek from the Office of Special Advisors 169 00:13:08,889 --> 00:13:10,515 got transferred to the Office of Rites. 170 00:13:17,731 --> 00:13:20,317 Jeong Gye-ju from the Office of Diplomatic Correspondence 171 00:13:20,901 --> 00:13:23,195 got appointed as the governor of Namhae. 172 00:13:23,945 --> 00:13:25,364 Namhae, Gyeongsang Province. 173 00:13:27,574 --> 00:13:29,451 SIHEUNG 174 00:13:31,203 --> 00:13:32,913 NAMHAE 175 00:13:39,461 --> 00:13:41,630 GIMPO 176 00:13:43,715 --> 00:13:45,509 BOSEONG 177 00:13:59,439 --> 00:14:00,565 Officer Hwang. 178 00:14:01,066 --> 00:14:03,026 Some information in Record of Appearance 179 00:14:03,860 --> 00:14:06,029 is a little different from the official documents. 180 00:14:06,446 --> 00:14:08,073 Which one's more accurate? 181 00:14:08,156 --> 00:14:09,658 Record of Appearance, of course. 182 00:14:10,075 --> 00:14:12,327 We even check their personal record sheet to be sure. 183 00:14:12,953 --> 00:14:15,372 -Really? -There was once a big issue 184 00:14:15,455 --> 00:14:17,165 because someone wrote the wrong information. 185 00:14:17,624 --> 00:14:19,459 Your seniors already went through everything, 186 00:14:19,751 --> 00:14:22,254 so use Record of Appearance to write the appointment certificate. 187 00:14:23,296 --> 00:14:24,297 Okay. 188 00:14:37,561 --> 00:14:39,271 Where are you going, Apprentice Goo? 189 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:44,818 Official Jeong? 190 00:14:44,901 --> 00:14:47,446 Yes, do you know where he's from? 191 00:14:47,529 --> 00:14:48,780 Of course. 192 00:14:49,156 --> 00:14:52,826 He always goes around boasting that his father is 193 00:14:52,909 --> 00:14:55,287 a very rich man in Namhae. 194 00:14:56,496 --> 00:14:57,622 "Namhae"? 195 00:15:00,333 --> 00:15:02,753 Where was Official Kim from again? 196 00:15:02,836 --> 00:15:06,923 -He's from somewhere in Honam. -Is he from Boseong in Jeolla Province? 197 00:15:07,007 --> 00:15:09,760 Yes, that's right. He told me he's from Boseong. 198 00:15:10,302 --> 00:15:13,221 He speaks in a dialect every time he gets drunk. 199 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:18,685 -Their hometown address isn't correct? -Yes, sir. 200 00:15:19,478 --> 00:15:22,147 There are 42 government officials on the appointment list, 201 00:15:22,230 --> 00:15:24,733 and 15 of them have different addresses. 202 00:15:26,109 --> 00:15:27,944 -What? -Take a look at this. 203 00:15:28,445 --> 00:15:32,949 It says Official Jeong's hometown is Siheung. 204 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,368 But Record of Appearance says he's from Namhae. 205 00:15:36,036 --> 00:15:37,996 -What's going on? -Did Official Jeong get appointed 206 00:15:40,081 --> 00:15:41,374 as a governor in Namhae? 207 00:15:43,043 --> 00:15:43,919 How did you know? 208 00:15:46,588 --> 00:15:47,672 It's due to the Kinship Act. 209 00:15:47,756 --> 00:15:52,177 KINSHIP ACT: A BAN ON PEOPLE OF KINSHIP WORKING IN THE SAME GOVERNMENT OFFICE 210 00:15:52,260 --> 00:15:53,261 What? 211 00:15:53,345 --> 00:15:56,681 Are you saying the Ministry of Personnel forged their personal information 212 00:15:56,807 --> 00:15:58,141 so they won't get caught? 213 00:15:59,559 --> 00:16:03,230 The Ministry of Personnel would never do something like that. 214 00:16:03,313 --> 00:16:05,482 The clerks were probably drunk and made a mistake. 215 00:16:05,565 --> 00:16:08,068 Officer Hyeon, did you check the appointment list 216 00:16:08,568 --> 00:16:10,195 with Record of Appearance last time? 217 00:16:11,363 --> 00:16:12,280 No. 218 00:16:13,031 --> 00:16:15,075 I was jealous of other people getting appointed, 219 00:16:15,575 --> 00:16:17,327 so I just wrote down what I got. 220 00:16:20,205 --> 00:16:23,166 I want all of you to bring me all the appointment lists 221 00:16:23,250 --> 00:16:25,252 that we received from the Ministry of Personnel. 222 00:16:25,335 --> 00:16:26,545 -Okay. -Okay. 223 00:16:29,214 --> 00:16:30,298 These punks. 224 00:16:47,023 --> 00:16:48,316 I found one. 225 00:16:49,109 --> 00:16:50,110 Seo Sang-hyeong. 226 00:16:50,193 --> 00:16:53,488 He got promoted as the governor of Jecheon in Chungcheong Province. 227 00:16:54,406 --> 00:16:55,782 I also found two. 228 00:16:55,866 --> 00:16:57,742 Yi Chang-du from the Marketing Control Office. 229 00:16:57,826 --> 00:16:59,661 Park Gi-taek from the Bureau of Royal Genealogy. 230 00:17:01,538 --> 00:17:03,582 There are so many of them. 231 00:17:03,874 --> 00:17:05,876 They totally scammed us. 232 00:17:05,959 --> 00:17:07,794 I don't understand. 233 00:17:08,378 --> 00:17:10,171 Why would they lie about their hometowns 234 00:17:10,255 --> 00:17:11,756 just to go back to where they're from? 235 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:13,258 Why do you think? 236 00:17:13,550 --> 00:17:15,051 They want to go back to their hometowns 237 00:17:15,135 --> 00:17:17,804 looking all nice and fancy to show off how successful they've become. 238 00:17:17,888 --> 00:17:21,266 Then they could even receive bribes from people they know. 239 00:17:22,517 --> 00:17:23,560 Those darn clerks. 240 00:17:23,852 --> 00:17:25,896 How dare they do this to the Office of Royal Decrees? 241 00:17:25,979 --> 00:17:28,273 I'm sure it wasn't done by the clerks. 242 00:17:28,356 --> 00:17:30,442 If they get caught, they could even get dismissed. 243 00:17:30,525 --> 00:17:32,027 They wouldn't have the guts. 244 00:17:32,110 --> 00:17:34,654 Then who would dare to do something like this? 245 00:17:34,738 --> 00:17:36,615 They handed over forged documents to historians. 246 00:17:36,698 --> 00:17:38,116 Who do you think? 247 00:17:38,199 --> 00:17:40,201 There's only one man in the Ministry of Personnel 248 00:17:40,285 --> 00:17:41,828 who'd mess with such matters. 249 00:18:03,308 --> 00:18:05,810 -What are you going to do? -Officer Min. 250 00:18:06,478 --> 00:18:09,314 Gosh, there he goes again! Min U-won! 251 00:18:21,284 --> 00:18:23,328 I'll send you a gift of gratitude once I'm settled. 252 00:18:23,411 --> 00:18:27,624 Okay. The heavier, the better. 253 00:18:31,044 --> 00:18:33,129 Okay, you should get going now. 254 00:18:34,047 --> 00:18:36,925 Officer Min, what brings you here? 255 00:18:39,928 --> 00:18:42,180 Let's go inside and have some tea together. 256 00:18:42,263 --> 00:18:43,640 -Sure. -Come on. 257 00:18:43,723 --> 00:18:45,058 Officer Min. 258 00:18:45,433 --> 00:18:48,687 You become more handsome every time I see you. 259 00:18:49,270 --> 00:18:52,774 You kind of look similar to how I used to look when I was young. 260 00:19:01,032 --> 00:19:02,325 Please correct this. 261 00:19:04,452 --> 00:19:05,620 What do you mean? 262 00:19:06,246 --> 00:19:09,582 Some of the hometown addresses are incorrect on the appointment list. 263 00:19:10,917 --> 00:19:13,003 We can't use this to write an appointment certificate. 264 00:19:13,086 --> 00:19:14,963 Their hometown addresses are incorrect? 265 00:19:15,797 --> 00:19:17,674 What do you mean? 266 00:19:21,052 --> 00:19:24,097 Do you know nothing about this? 267 00:19:25,890 --> 00:19:26,766 Well... 268 00:19:28,476 --> 00:19:30,729 I don't know what you're talking about, 269 00:19:30,812 --> 00:19:34,315 but the Ministry of Personnel wouldn't have made such a mistake. 270 00:19:35,025 --> 00:19:37,402 You and your colleagues must be mistaken. 271 00:19:40,655 --> 00:19:41,698 Okay, then. 272 00:19:42,323 --> 00:19:44,159 I'll go to the Office of the Inspector-General. 273 00:19:44,242 --> 00:19:45,410 No, wait. 274 00:19:46,870 --> 00:19:49,748 That's really not necessary. 275 00:19:51,166 --> 00:19:53,877 Okay, fine. I changed their hometown addresses 276 00:19:54,544 --> 00:19:56,921 because of the Kinship Act. 277 00:19:57,005 --> 00:19:58,465 I sometimes need to overlook 278 00:19:58,548 --> 00:20:01,718 petty issues like this when it comes to personnel appointment. 279 00:20:01,926 --> 00:20:03,970 What are you talking about? 280 00:20:05,263 --> 00:20:07,766 Breaking the law is not petty. 281 00:20:07,849 --> 00:20:10,268 Don't be so bullheaded. 282 00:20:11,770 --> 00:20:13,104 Officer Min. 283 00:20:13,313 --> 00:20:14,731 You might not know much 284 00:20:14,814 --> 00:20:17,067 because your job is to just record things. 285 00:20:17,650 --> 00:20:20,904 But when you're in charge of personnel appointment, 286 00:20:21,738 --> 00:20:24,949 the Kinship Act can be very frustrating and inflexible. 287 00:20:25,617 --> 00:20:28,286 What's so wrong about appointing someone 288 00:20:28,369 --> 00:20:30,246 to a governmental position 289 00:20:30,622 --> 00:20:31,748 in their hometown? 290 00:20:31,831 --> 00:20:33,416 They know their hometowns very well, 291 00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:36,002 and they know people there, so work will be easier for them. 292 00:20:36,586 --> 00:20:39,172 Do you not know that there are cases where those men 293 00:20:39,255 --> 00:20:41,591 ended up overlooking the irregularities 294 00:20:41,674 --> 00:20:43,843 of their family and friends and eventually made 295 00:20:44,302 --> 00:20:45,512 corrupt decisions? 296 00:20:45,595 --> 00:20:49,349 That's just a small part of what goes on-- 297 00:20:49,432 --> 00:20:51,267 Even if you don't add to it, 298 00:20:52,143 --> 00:20:55,063 there are already enough corrupt officials who use their connections 299 00:20:55,855 --> 00:20:57,023 to their advantage. 300 00:20:59,192 --> 00:21:01,736 Please refrain from causing any further chaos 301 00:21:02,779 --> 00:21:03,863 in this country. 302 00:21:06,407 --> 00:21:08,326 I'll postpone writing the certificates. 303 00:21:09,369 --> 00:21:10,453 Officer Min. 304 00:21:12,872 --> 00:21:14,457 I really wasn't going to say this, 305 00:21:15,375 --> 00:21:17,710 but I'm very good friends with your father. 306 00:21:22,048 --> 00:21:25,468 Do you think it's appropriate to act this way to your father's friend? 307 00:21:27,178 --> 00:21:28,471 Don't make me lose my face. 308 00:21:31,474 --> 00:21:33,226 I'm giving you a chance 309 00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:36,396 to save that great face of yours. 310 00:21:40,942 --> 00:21:42,360 That little punk! 311 00:21:44,529 --> 00:21:45,446 Darn it! 312 00:21:45,530 --> 00:21:47,323 -Come on! -Sir! 313 00:21:47,407 --> 00:21:50,243 -Sir! -Please come outside! 314 00:21:50,535 --> 00:21:52,412 -What's going on? -Please talk to us! 315 00:21:52,495 --> 00:21:54,414 -Sir! -Sir! 316 00:21:54,622 --> 00:21:57,166 -Section Chief! -Sir! 317 00:21:57,250 --> 00:21:59,043 -Sir! -Sir! 318 00:21:59,127 --> 00:22:01,045 -Please talk to us! -Sir! 319 00:22:01,129 --> 00:22:03,339 We're all waiting here! 320 00:22:03,423 --> 00:22:04,841 How could you do this? 321 00:22:04,924 --> 00:22:06,009 -Section Chief! -Sir! 322 00:22:06,092 --> 00:22:08,094 What do you think you're doing? 323 00:22:08,678 --> 00:22:09,721 My lady. 324 00:22:11,055 --> 00:22:13,224 If you feel wronged, go to the City Administration Office 325 00:22:13,308 --> 00:22:15,101 instead of causing a fuss like this. 326 00:22:16,019 --> 00:22:17,729 Or you can file a petition to His Majesty. 327 00:22:17,812 --> 00:22:19,272 My lady, the thing is-- 328 00:22:19,355 --> 00:22:21,774 Should I file a petition on your behalf? 329 00:22:29,824 --> 00:22:31,534 Sa-hui, I'm glad you're here. 330 00:22:31,784 --> 00:22:33,578 You have no idea what U-won did to me-- 331 00:22:33,661 --> 00:22:35,330 Aren't you even embarrassed? 332 00:22:36,122 --> 00:22:38,666 I don't expect you to be a decent nobleman. 333 00:22:38,750 --> 00:22:42,587 But you should at least try not to embarrass yourself. 334 00:22:43,504 --> 00:22:45,882 How dare you! Are you trying to add fuel to the fire? 335 00:22:45,965 --> 00:22:48,301 Did U-won tell you 336 00:22:48,384 --> 00:22:50,553 that I'm an embarrassment? Did he say that? 337 00:22:50,637 --> 00:22:52,847 No one needs to tell me that. 338 00:22:53,306 --> 00:22:57,685 -What? -People call you "Master Yes". 339 00:22:58,186 --> 00:22:59,938 That's enough to make you an embarrassment. 340 00:23:00,021 --> 00:23:03,316 So please stop soiling our family's reputation. 341 00:23:03,399 --> 00:23:04,692 How dare you say that to me! 342 00:23:05,735 --> 00:23:09,113 Do you think U-won is an honorable man? 343 00:23:09,197 --> 00:23:12,909 Do you think he never did anything to soil his reputation? 344 00:23:15,578 --> 00:23:16,704 That little... 345 00:23:18,164 --> 00:23:19,207 That brat! 346 00:23:21,876 --> 00:23:25,213 Call Official Jeong from the Office of Diplomatic Correspondence! 347 00:23:25,296 --> 00:23:26,297 Do it now! 348 00:23:37,684 --> 00:23:39,435 Do you want me to hold your hand? 349 00:23:46,234 --> 00:23:47,276 Your Highness! 350 00:23:49,946 --> 00:23:52,281 What are you doing out here at this hour? 351 00:23:52,365 --> 00:23:54,117 I looked for you everywhere. 352 00:23:54,867 --> 00:23:58,454 The night breeze is nice, and the stars look beautiful. 353 00:23:59,455 --> 00:24:01,582 Not because you're in love with Apprentice Goo? 354 00:24:03,209 --> 00:24:05,712 Do you think I think of only her all day? 355 00:24:05,795 --> 00:24:06,838 Yes. 356 00:24:10,925 --> 00:24:12,176 You're annoying sometimes. 357 00:24:12,677 --> 00:24:13,928 You know me too well. 358 00:24:17,223 --> 00:24:19,600 What's bothering you today? 359 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:23,896 It's not about me. 360 00:24:24,772 --> 00:24:26,399 It's about my friend. 361 00:24:26,482 --> 00:24:28,276 But you don't have any friends. 362 00:24:30,153 --> 00:24:31,112 Go ahead. 363 00:24:31,195 --> 00:24:34,615 A lady asked my friend to hold her hand. 364 00:24:34,782 --> 00:24:35,867 That says it all, right? 365 00:24:36,075 --> 00:24:37,702 That means she also likes me... 366 00:24:39,495 --> 00:24:41,664 That means she likes my friend too, right? 367 00:24:43,166 --> 00:24:44,459 Let me see. 368 00:24:45,293 --> 00:24:48,129 Apprentice Goo isn't the type to do something like that out of the blue. 369 00:24:48,713 --> 00:24:51,174 It depends on what kind of situation you were in. 370 00:24:51,924 --> 00:24:54,093 We were in the mountain where tigers are known to appear. 371 00:24:55,219 --> 00:24:57,555 Then there's only one reason to explain her behavior. 372 00:24:57,638 --> 00:24:59,390 Right? There's just one reason, right? 373 00:24:59,474 --> 00:25:01,225 She held your hand to survive. 374 00:25:03,144 --> 00:25:06,397 I mean, think about it. She needed someone 375 00:25:06,481 --> 00:25:09,233 to throw at the tiger so she could run away. 376 00:25:09,317 --> 00:25:11,194 It was her way to buy some time. 377 00:25:12,236 --> 00:25:14,322 Are you saying she tried to use me to buy time? 378 00:25:18,701 --> 00:25:21,954 Forget it. I shouldn't have asked a eunuch. 379 00:25:25,333 --> 00:25:26,959 What did you just say? 380 00:25:27,543 --> 00:25:31,672 You just insulted all the eunuchs in this country. 381 00:25:32,006 --> 00:25:33,007 Your Highness! 382 00:25:34,801 --> 00:25:37,720 The next petition is from the Office of Diplomatic Correspondence. 383 00:25:45,061 --> 00:25:46,687 I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness. 384 00:25:46,771 --> 00:25:48,731 I think I brought the wrong petition. 385 00:25:48,815 --> 00:25:51,275 What is it about? You've suddenly become very pale. 386 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:53,319 I've become curious, so I'd like to hear it. 387 00:25:53,986 --> 00:25:55,321 Read it out loud. 388 00:25:56,155 --> 00:25:57,824 But Your Royal Highness... 389 00:26:02,161 --> 00:26:03,246 Yes, Your Royal Highness. 390 00:26:07,542 --> 00:26:10,086 "I, Jeong Gye-ju, from the Office of Diplomatic Correspondence 391 00:26:10,586 --> 00:26:12,004 ask for the impeachment 392 00:26:12,922 --> 00:26:14,841 of First Historian Min U-won." 393 00:26:22,682 --> 00:26:24,767 "It is always essential to be cautious 394 00:26:24,851 --> 00:26:27,562 when hiring a historian. And in order to prove their innocence, 395 00:26:27,645 --> 00:26:30,064 we even looked into the mistakes 396 00:26:30,148 --> 00:26:31,149 of their family members. 397 00:26:31,232 --> 00:26:34,819 However, Min U-won’s father-in-law got punished 398 00:26:34,902 --> 00:26:36,320 for plotting a conspiracy. 399 00:26:36,988 --> 00:26:39,407 And his wife ended up committing suicide 400 00:26:39,490 --> 00:26:41,784 due to the feeling of being wronged. 401 00:26:42,285 --> 00:26:45,580 That eventually caused an issue with his credibility. 402 00:26:45,663 --> 00:26:48,916 However, because he's the son of a prestigious family..." 403 00:26:50,334 --> 00:26:51,335 That's enough! 404 00:26:51,419 --> 00:26:53,462 How could you even think 405 00:26:53,546 --> 00:26:55,006 of bringing such a thing here? 406 00:26:55,506 --> 00:26:58,009 Your Royal Highness, we've already dealt with this issue 407 00:26:58,092 --> 00:27:00,219 when we discussed his recruitment. 408 00:27:00,636 --> 00:27:03,139 There's no reason to raise an issue now. 409 00:27:03,222 --> 00:27:05,641 It may be in the past, but if he really is at fault, 410 00:27:05,725 --> 00:27:07,310 we must take that into consideration. 411 00:27:07,727 --> 00:27:10,813 On top of that, he's a historian who records our country's history. 412 00:27:11,355 --> 00:27:12,815 If he is busy hiding his flaws, 413 00:27:12,899 --> 00:27:14,817 how could we give him the right 414 00:27:14,901 --> 00:27:17,278 to record history without any bias? 415 00:27:46,474 --> 00:27:47,683 Officer Min, you should leave. 416 00:27:50,102 --> 00:27:51,187 I am fine. 417 00:27:52,438 --> 00:27:53,689 I order you to leave. 418 00:28:28,516 --> 00:28:29,976 Please summon a scribe. 419 00:28:30,434 --> 00:28:33,396 We'll resume the meeting once he arrives. 420 00:28:34,355 --> 00:28:37,233 Officer Yang! Hey! 421 00:28:37,316 --> 00:28:39,860 I'm going to go see the Chancellor. 422 00:28:39,944 --> 00:28:41,237 Officer Yang! 423 00:28:42,655 --> 00:28:44,073 Officer Yang! 424 00:28:44,156 --> 00:28:46,200 -Hey! -What's all the fuss about? 425 00:28:46,284 --> 00:28:47,660 Did you hear the news? 426 00:28:48,244 --> 00:28:52,582 Someone filed a petition asking for the impeachment of Min U-won. 427 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:54,959 What do you mean? 428 00:28:55,042 --> 00:28:57,253 "Impeachment"? On what basis? 429 00:28:57,753 --> 00:28:58,921 You know... 430 00:29:01,048 --> 00:29:02,675 That incident with his wife. 431 00:29:04,010 --> 00:29:05,678 His father-in-law got beheaded, 432 00:29:06,178 --> 00:29:08,222 and his wife committed suicide. 433 00:29:08,639 --> 00:29:09,974 -She killed herself? -Officer Min 434 00:29:10,057 --> 00:29:11,684 -had to leave the meeting. -I thought 435 00:29:11,767 --> 00:29:13,769 -she died of an illness. -Scribe Kim had to fill in. 436 00:29:13,853 --> 00:29:16,689 They're fighting over whether he should get impeached or not. 437 00:29:18,566 --> 00:29:19,692 Min U-won's life 438 00:29:19,775 --> 00:29:22,653 has been nothing but great, but I guess this could be the end. 439 00:29:22,737 --> 00:29:25,197 Why would the Royal Secretariat report that petition? 440 00:29:25,281 --> 00:29:28,618 -Why bring up his painful past? -We didn't do it on purpose. 441 00:29:28,701 --> 00:29:30,161 It somehow ended up in that pile. 442 00:29:30,244 --> 00:29:33,581 And let's be honest. He became a historian thanks to his father 443 00:29:33,664 --> 00:29:35,625 even though he wasn't qualified. 444 00:29:35,708 --> 00:29:36,584 Hey. 445 00:29:38,044 --> 00:29:40,004 Don't you remember 446 00:29:40,087 --> 00:29:43,674 how much you used to harass him when he first started working here? 447 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,178 -That was just-- -Scribe Jegal is right. 448 00:29:48,429 --> 00:29:51,807 When hiring historians, they look into every single record of your past. 449 00:29:51,891 --> 00:29:54,935 He shouldn't have gotten hired considering what his father-in-law did. 450 00:29:55,019 --> 00:29:57,480 I knew something bad would happen one day. 451 00:29:57,813 --> 00:29:59,440 Shut your mouth. 452 00:30:00,608 --> 00:30:02,693 Where is he right now? 453 00:30:02,777 --> 00:30:03,986 How would I know? 454 00:30:04,487 --> 00:30:06,614 He's probably too embarrassed to come here. 455 00:30:06,697 --> 00:30:08,532 Rumors have spread throughout the entire-- 456 00:30:08,616 --> 00:30:09,700 Officer Min. 457 00:30:19,251 --> 00:30:21,962 Officer Son, please take care of my work for today. 458 00:30:22,046 --> 00:30:23,339 Okay. 459 00:30:31,555 --> 00:30:32,848 Let's go. 460 00:30:39,647 --> 00:30:40,690 Get back to work. 461 00:30:43,892 --> 00:30:46,462 EPISODE 20 WILL AIR SHORTLY 462 00:30:48,025 --> 00:30:50,027 What a ridiculous fellow. 463 00:30:50,861 --> 00:30:52,279 Of all the people he could slander, 464 00:30:52,363 --> 00:30:53,947 he chose to slander Officer Min? 465 00:30:54,031 --> 00:30:55,699 You all know Officer Min U-won. 466 00:30:56,158 --> 00:30:57,576 Because of his upright personality, 467 00:30:57,660 --> 00:30:59,578 people call him the Dong Hu of Joseon. 468 00:30:59,662 --> 00:31:01,372 DONG HU: A FAMOUS HISTORIAN OF QIN DYNASTY 469 00:31:01,455 --> 00:31:03,666 I'll look into who wrote the petition. 470 00:31:03,874 --> 00:31:05,793 I'm sure he got orders from someone. 471 00:31:06,377 --> 00:31:07,503 Don't do anything. 472 00:31:09,963 --> 00:31:11,131 Just don't. 473 00:31:21,350 --> 00:31:23,018 What do you go around doing these days 474 00:31:23,102 --> 00:31:25,020 to make someone write a petition like that? 475 00:31:25,979 --> 00:31:27,481 Who did you irritate this time? 476 00:31:29,483 --> 00:31:31,318 My gosh, just drink up. 477 00:31:31,944 --> 00:31:34,196 I'm sure this won't last very long. 478 00:31:47,501 --> 00:31:49,211 Jeez, this is totally ruining my mood. 479 00:31:49,795 --> 00:31:52,005 Excuse me. Do you have any empty rooms here? 480 00:31:52,381 --> 00:31:53,424 It's okay. 481 00:31:55,968 --> 00:31:57,052 -I should get going. -What... 482 00:31:57,761 --> 00:31:59,096 You're leaving? 483 00:32:00,013 --> 00:32:02,266 He acted like a man of integrity. 484 00:32:02,516 --> 00:32:05,185 But it turns out, he's just a spoiled son of a high-ranking official. 485 00:32:05,269 --> 00:32:06,979 Because his father acts as if he is the king, 486 00:32:07,062 --> 00:32:08,856 he thinks he's the crown prince or something. 487 00:32:08,939 --> 00:32:11,066 No wonder everyone calls him Crown Prince Min. 488 00:32:11,150 --> 00:32:14,027 He must have a really bad temper. 489 00:32:14,111 --> 00:32:16,739 His wife couldn't take it anymore and took her own life. 490 00:32:17,448 --> 00:32:19,199 I couldn't have put up with it either. 491 00:32:29,460 --> 00:32:30,586 Officer Min... 492 00:32:36,550 --> 00:32:38,844 -What are you doing? -Listen. 493 00:32:40,179 --> 00:32:41,680 You'd better watch out. 494 00:32:46,518 --> 00:32:47,728 Officer Min. 495 00:32:49,772 --> 00:32:52,524 Everyone has already heard the rumor 496 00:32:52,775 --> 00:32:55,569 that the Second State Councillor made him a historian 497 00:32:55,652 --> 00:32:58,113 when he wasn't even qualified to be endorsed for the position. 498 00:32:59,490 --> 00:33:02,951 You see, I usually love things like backbiting, gossiping, 499 00:33:03,035 --> 00:33:04,620 and scandals. 500 00:33:05,037 --> 00:33:09,166 But I'm just so upset today. 501 00:33:09,249 --> 00:33:10,751 I don't understand Officer Min. 502 00:33:10,876 --> 00:33:13,504 He always talks about the importance of abiding by the rules. 503 00:33:13,587 --> 00:33:15,506 Why did he break the rules himself 504 00:33:15,589 --> 00:33:16,632 and become a historian? 505 00:33:17,299 --> 00:33:19,176 Had he opted for a cushy job elsewhere, 506 00:33:19,384 --> 00:33:22,262 he would have never had to deal with such humiliation. 507 00:33:22,346 --> 00:33:23,889 I'm so upset for him. 508 00:33:30,395 --> 00:33:31,855 Officer Min. 509 00:33:32,564 --> 00:33:34,399 Well, we're... 510 00:33:35,234 --> 00:33:36,944 We're going home now, sir. 511 00:33:37,528 --> 00:33:38,904 Go and get ready. 512 00:33:41,782 --> 00:33:43,200 We are going to Dongungjeon. 513 00:34:19,111 --> 00:34:21,405 -Your Royal Highness. -You may be seated. 514 00:34:31,373 --> 00:34:32,875 I am sorry about earlier. 515 00:34:33,292 --> 00:34:36,420 I couldn't let you record it yourself. 516 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:38,964 I understand. 517 00:34:41,216 --> 00:34:42,342 I would not 518 00:34:44,386 --> 00:34:46,346 have been able to record it in a fair manner. 519 00:34:51,101 --> 00:34:52,436 Do not be concerned. 520 00:34:52,811 --> 00:34:55,314 I will not respond to that petition. 521 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:09,161 LETTER OF RESIGNATION 522 00:35:12,706 --> 00:35:13,540 Must you 523 00:35:14,875 --> 00:35:16,752 resign from your post? 524 00:35:18,337 --> 00:35:20,005 -Please accept it. -I cannot. 525 00:35:20,088 --> 00:35:21,548 -Please accept it. -Min U-won! 526 00:35:26,136 --> 00:35:28,388 Have you forgotten what you said 527 00:35:28,472 --> 00:35:30,140 when you came to see me that day? 528 00:35:30,891 --> 00:35:32,643 You asked me to make you a historian. 529 00:35:33,644 --> 00:35:35,312 You said you will record the names of those 530 00:35:35,395 --> 00:35:37,022 who suffered because of your father 531 00:35:37,105 --> 00:35:39,274 and wash away his sins with your own two hands 532 00:35:39,358 --> 00:35:40,442 for it is... 533 00:35:41,568 --> 00:35:43,403 For it is your last duty 534 00:35:43,570 --> 00:35:45,906 as Dan-yeong's husband. That is what you told me. 535 00:35:46,698 --> 00:35:50,369 What happened to that determination of yours? 536 00:35:55,832 --> 00:35:57,834 No matter what people say, 537 00:35:57,918 --> 00:36:00,003 you have done nothing to be ashamed of. 538 00:36:00,921 --> 00:36:03,590 You aced the examination but turned down the senior sixth-rank. 539 00:36:03,674 --> 00:36:04,841 To become a historian, 540 00:36:04,925 --> 00:36:06,802 you started at the lowest position. 541 00:36:07,469 --> 00:36:10,263 You are an honest, upright historian 542 00:36:11,014 --> 00:36:12,557 who never compromises his principles. 543 00:36:16,895 --> 00:36:19,731 That is good enough. Do not falter. 544 00:36:21,984 --> 00:36:23,276 I cannot take it anymore. 545 00:36:25,737 --> 00:36:27,114 People... 546 00:36:30,033 --> 00:36:31,451 gossiping about Dan-yeong. 547 00:36:36,164 --> 00:36:37,499 She died a lonely death 548 00:36:38,750 --> 00:36:40,252 while enduring contempt of the people. 549 00:36:42,546 --> 00:36:43,797 She deserves 550 00:36:46,717 --> 00:36:48,135 to rest in peace, don't you think? 551 00:36:57,227 --> 00:36:59,479 Please accept my resignation, Your Royal Highness. 552 00:37:20,250 --> 00:37:21,668 Officer Min. 553 00:37:25,922 --> 00:37:27,257 Officer Min. 554 00:37:31,261 --> 00:37:32,721 Please don't do this. 555 00:37:33,055 --> 00:37:34,139 Step aside. 556 00:37:34,931 --> 00:37:35,891 Officer Min. 557 00:37:37,309 --> 00:37:39,102 I understand how you must be feeling. 558 00:37:42,522 --> 00:37:44,399 You wanted to clear her name. 559 00:37:45,650 --> 00:37:47,027 That's why you became a historian. 560 00:37:47,694 --> 00:37:50,322 You were afraid that her name would suffer disgrace 561 00:37:50,447 --> 00:37:51,531 and eventually be forgotten. 562 00:37:52,949 --> 00:37:54,534 Isn't that why you became a historian? 563 00:38:00,290 --> 00:38:01,291 Please don't give up. 564 00:38:02,417 --> 00:38:03,752 If you leave like this... 565 00:38:35,617 --> 00:38:37,160 I heard you decided to resign. 566 00:38:37,994 --> 00:38:40,288 All right. It's actually better this way. 567 00:38:41,206 --> 00:38:42,666 Resign without any hesitation. 568 00:38:43,667 --> 00:38:46,753 Things will quiet down if you leave Hanyang for a couple of years. 569 00:38:48,547 --> 00:38:50,632 You can find another position in the government then. 570 00:38:55,053 --> 00:38:56,888 Alcohol won't solve your problems. 571 00:38:58,515 --> 00:39:00,016 Why on earth did you do such a thing? 572 00:39:00,684 --> 00:39:02,185 Why did you... 573 00:39:04,104 --> 00:39:05,981 have to do that to Dan-yeong? 574 00:39:07,399 --> 00:39:09,276 That is how politics work. 575 00:39:09,484 --> 00:39:12,320 You ought to make sacrifices if necessary. 576 00:39:12,404 --> 00:39:13,572 No. 577 00:39:15,615 --> 00:39:17,325 Not once 578 00:39:19,119 --> 00:39:21,580 have you sacrificed what is yours. 579 00:39:25,292 --> 00:39:27,711 You always demanded sacrifice from others, 580 00:39:32,591 --> 00:39:33,884 including your own children. 581 00:39:33,967 --> 00:39:36,428 Until when will you be obsessed with the past? 582 00:39:36,511 --> 00:39:39,723 To a man, dwelling on regrets is like imprisonment. 583 00:39:40,390 --> 00:39:41,975 Forget about it and move on. 584 00:39:42,058 --> 00:39:42,976 Right! 585 00:39:44,978 --> 00:39:46,271 Right. 586 00:39:49,482 --> 00:39:51,401 You said the exact same thing on that day. 587 00:39:52,777 --> 00:39:53,862 When I came back 588 00:39:55,030 --> 00:39:56,990 after burying Dan-yeong with my own two hands, 589 00:39:57,616 --> 00:39:58,783 you just told me... 590 00:40:01,036 --> 00:40:02,037 to forget what happened. 591 00:40:06,124 --> 00:40:07,334 So? 592 00:40:07,959 --> 00:40:09,753 Have you forgotten all about it? 593 00:40:10,795 --> 00:40:12,631 All the people who suffered because of you... 594 00:40:13,340 --> 00:40:15,717 Is it that easy for you to forget about them and move on? 595 00:40:20,180 --> 00:40:21,389 You're drunk. 596 00:40:22,849 --> 00:40:24,059 Go to your room. 597 00:40:24,142 --> 00:40:25,936 I'm not like you, Father! 598 00:40:28,688 --> 00:40:30,106 Hence, I cannot forget. 599 00:40:33,944 --> 00:40:35,278 I can't forget Dan-yeong... 600 00:40:37,447 --> 00:40:38,949 or the things you've done. 601 00:41:26,496 --> 00:41:27,497 Dan-yeong. 602 00:41:29,874 --> 00:41:30,792 Honey. 603 00:41:32,043 --> 00:41:33,670 Gosh, you're here again? 604 00:41:33,753 --> 00:41:35,547 You're a scholar at Sungkyunkwan. 605 00:41:35,672 --> 00:41:38,008 You shouldn't be out and about like this. 606 00:41:38,341 --> 00:41:41,011 Well, this is not my fault. 607 00:41:42,304 --> 00:41:45,765 Regardless of what I'm reading, 608 00:41:47,100 --> 00:41:48,435 all I see 609 00:41:50,061 --> 00:41:51,855 is your face, my dear. 610 00:41:52,939 --> 00:41:55,025 So what am I supposed to do? 611 00:41:57,986 --> 00:42:00,196 Did you just smile? 612 00:42:02,532 --> 00:42:03,950 Come on. Don't be like this. 613 00:42:04,868 --> 00:42:07,579 Let's spend just an hour together. 614 00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:11,791 Come on, please. 615 00:42:12,584 --> 00:42:14,336 I came all the way here because I missed you. 616 00:42:31,811 --> 00:42:33,021 I'm happy. 617 00:42:34,689 --> 00:42:35,940 I'm happy too. 618 00:42:40,612 --> 00:42:41,821 When I'm with you, 619 00:42:43,531 --> 00:42:44,824 I'm so at ease... 620 00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:48,244 and content. 621 00:43:10,100 --> 00:43:11,101 Dan-yeong. 622 00:43:37,877 --> 00:43:39,087 Please. 623 00:43:39,838 --> 00:43:42,507 Why are you accusing my father of being a traitor? 624 00:43:43,466 --> 00:43:45,552 He has been a scholar his whole life. 625 00:43:45,635 --> 00:43:48,555 He would never harbor any treacherous thoughts. 626 00:43:49,139 --> 00:43:50,765 I know he'd never do that. 627 00:43:52,267 --> 00:43:55,186 Please, I beg you. Just this once... 628 00:43:55,895 --> 00:43:58,022 Please help me just this one time. 629 00:43:58,356 --> 00:43:59,399 No. 630 00:44:00,692 --> 00:44:03,027 Please spare my family. 631 00:44:04,112 --> 00:44:05,780 I beg you, Father. 632 00:44:06,614 --> 00:44:09,409 Please spare us, just this once. 633 00:44:35,894 --> 00:44:37,687 Please spare us just this one time. 634 00:45:12,263 --> 00:45:13,223 My dear. 635 00:45:15,725 --> 00:45:17,936 I brought you some porridge. 636 00:45:18,519 --> 00:45:20,980 You haven't even had a sip of water for days. 637 00:45:25,276 --> 00:45:27,195 I don't want you to ruin your health. 638 00:45:40,541 --> 00:45:41,709 Dan-yeong! 639 00:45:42,961 --> 00:45:45,630 Dan-yeong, no... 640 00:45:45,713 --> 00:45:47,590 Dan-yeong. 641 00:45:47,674 --> 00:45:50,260 Is anyone outside? 642 00:46:08,027 --> 00:46:12,615 MIN U-WON, MUN DAN-YEONG 643 00:46:12,699 --> 00:46:17,787 MIN U-WON, MUN DAN-YEONG 644 00:46:25,670 --> 00:46:26,838 Mun... 645 00:46:30,633 --> 00:46:31,676 Dan... 646 00:46:32,844 --> 00:46:35,013 MIN U-WON, MUN DAN-YEONG 647 00:46:35,096 --> 00:46:36,139 ...yeong. 648 00:47:41,245 --> 00:47:42,747 Good morning! 649 00:47:44,123 --> 00:47:45,541 Hello, sir. 650 00:47:45,625 --> 00:47:47,752 -Hello, sir. -Hi, you girls are working so hard. 651 00:48:03,559 --> 00:48:06,020 -This is so nice. -What are you doing there, sir? 652 00:48:06,104 --> 00:48:08,689 Oh, I'm just trying to imagine 653 00:48:08,815 --> 00:48:11,692 what it will feel like to move up to the seventh rank. 654 00:48:13,069 --> 00:48:15,530 -Very nice. -That obnoxious prick. 655 00:48:16,406 --> 00:48:18,241 Look, that desk belongs to someone else. 656 00:48:18,825 --> 00:48:20,743 He resigned, so that's that. 657 00:48:20,827 --> 00:48:22,870 Hence, this desk is no longer occupied. 658 00:48:23,788 --> 00:48:26,082 Officer Son is next in line for a promotion. Why are you-- 659 00:48:26,165 --> 00:48:29,419 Hey, this world is cutthroat when it comes to promotions. 660 00:48:29,502 --> 00:48:32,380 Just because you started sooner doesn't mean you'll be promoted first. 661 00:48:35,383 --> 00:48:38,678 Well, I hold no hard feelings toward you. 662 00:48:39,262 --> 00:48:41,889 So don't take it personally, okay? 663 00:48:47,562 --> 00:48:48,438 Officer Min. 664 00:48:56,863 --> 00:48:59,365 I was just trying to warm up your chair for you, sir. 665 00:48:59,449 --> 00:49:01,033 It can get quite cold in the office. 666 00:49:03,161 --> 00:49:04,162 Right, sir? 667 00:49:07,290 --> 00:49:10,626 Hey, look at you arriving at the palace after I get in. 668 00:49:12,170 --> 00:49:13,171 I apologize, sir. 669 00:49:35,193 --> 00:49:36,652 It's the wimu journal, sir. 670 00:49:37,528 --> 00:49:40,781 I really did my best this time. 671 00:49:42,325 --> 00:49:44,076 Please review it again, sir. 672 00:49:45,828 --> 00:49:47,455 All right, I will. 673 00:49:51,375 --> 00:49:52,585 Apprentice Goo. 674 00:49:55,171 --> 00:49:56,172 Can we talk for a moment? 675 00:50:09,560 --> 00:50:10,603 Your Highness. 676 00:50:11,270 --> 00:50:13,523 You didn't see her for just one day. 677 00:50:14,023 --> 00:50:16,442 Why must you be so upset over it? 678 00:50:16,776 --> 00:50:18,945 You'll be bedridden with lovesickness at this rate. 679 00:50:20,738 --> 00:50:22,657 It is not because I didn't get to see her. 680 00:50:25,535 --> 00:50:27,203 Forget it. It's nothing. 681 00:50:29,288 --> 00:50:33,292 I'm telling you. That attitude of yours is the problem. 682 00:50:34,001 --> 00:50:36,504 Depending on every little thing that she says or does, 683 00:50:36,587 --> 00:50:39,924 your mood fluctuates from one end of the spectrum to the other. 684 00:50:40,508 --> 00:50:42,468 Don't you know the most basic rules of dating? 685 00:50:42,552 --> 00:50:45,388 P and P. H and C. 686 00:50:45,471 --> 00:50:47,515 -Push and pull. -Hot and cold. 687 00:50:48,516 --> 00:50:50,226 I told you she won't fall for such tactics. 688 00:50:50,726 --> 00:50:53,563 And last time I followed your instructions... 689 00:50:54,605 --> 00:50:57,817 This isn't just a theory, Your Highness. 690 00:50:57,900 --> 00:50:59,944 It was proven to be effective by our progenitors. 691 00:51:00,027 --> 00:51:01,988 It is an eternal truth, 692 00:51:02,154 --> 00:51:04,740 which holds the essence of the history of mating. 693 00:51:05,658 --> 00:51:06,534 Think about it. 694 00:51:06,617 --> 00:51:09,537 When Ungnyeo came to Hwanung and asked him to make her a human, 695 00:51:09,620 --> 00:51:12,623 would she have found him charming if he had said, 696 00:51:13,249 --> 00:51:15,042 "Shall I?" 697 00:51:15,918 --> 00:51:18,629 Because he only fed her garlic and mugwort for 100 days 698 00:51:18,713 --> 00:51:20,256 and kept her on pins and needles, 699 00:51:20,423 --> 00:51:21,465 she fell for him hard 700 00:51:22,049 --> 00:51:24,594 as soon as she became a human. Then they got married right away 701 00:51:24,760 --> 00:51:26,137 and had a child together! 702 00:51:28,389 --> 00:51:32,435 Hence, you must never let women think that you're easy. 703 00:51:32,685 --> 00:51:34,687 Be mysterious, 704 00:51:34,770 --> 00:51:36,606 aloof, and hard-to-read. 705 00:51:37,315 --> 00:51:38,441 Do you understand? 706 00:51:42,945 --> 00:51:43,988 About yesterday... 707 00:51:45,906 --> 00:51:48,451 I showed you what you shouldn't have seen. 708 00:51:50,036 --> 00:51:50,953 I'm sorry. 709 00:51:51,454 --> 00:51:52,622 Well... 710 00:51:53,998 --> 00:51:55,708 You don't really look sorry. 711 00:51:56,959 --> 00:51:58,878 -What? -Be honest. Aren't you grateful? 712 00:51:59,629 --> 00:52:02,048 Neither Officer Yang nor the Crown Prince could stop you, 713 00:52:02,632 --> 00:52:04,592 but I ran after you and told you not to give up. 714 00:52:05,176 --> 00:52:06,135 Oh, that's... 715 00:52:09,472 --> 00:52:10,473 You're right. 716 00:52:11,766 --> 00:52:12,850 Thank you. 717 00:52:12,933 --> 00:52:15,686 Who sounds that half-hearted and cold when they're thanking someone? 718 00:52:16,020 --> 00:52:17,396 Try to sound warm and sweet. 719 00:52:18,898 --> 00:52:21,192 "Thank you, Hae-ryung." Like this. 720 00:52:22,818 --> 00:52:24,028 But... 721 00:52:25,071 --> 00:52:27,531 how could I call you by your first name? 722 00:52:27,615 --> 00:52:28,783 Why not? 723 00:52:28,866 --> 00:52:31,410 Other officers call me by my first name from time to time. 724 00:52:31,494 --> 00:52:32,787 Try it. 725 00:52:33,788 --> 00:52:34,830 "Hae-ryung." 726 00:52:36,415 --> 00:52:37,667 "Hae-ryung." 727 00:52:46,967 --> 00:52:48,094 Hae. 728 00:52:51,347 --> 00:52:52,390 Hae... 729 00:52:55,935 --> 00:52:58,104 Gosh, why can't you do such an easy thing? 730 00:52:58,479 --> 00:53:01,065 This is the problem with all the noblemen in this country. 731 00:53:01,232 --> 00:53:03,025 The useless obsession with authority 732 00:53:03,109 --> 00:53:05,695 and the rigid hierarchy. It's a serious problem. 733 00:53:05,778 --> 00:53:07,780 It's nothing hard. Why can't you do it? 734 00:53:07,863 --> 00:53:10,408 Your Highness, pretend you're not bothered by this at all. 735 00:53:10,741 --> 00:53:12,535 If you react now, she'll think you're easy-- 736 00:53:12,618 --> 00:53:13,703 Apprentice Goo. 737 00:53:15,705 --> 00:53:16,956 -Your Highness. -Your Highness. 738 00:53:28,718 --> 00:53:30,803 Follow me. Let's go to Nokseodang. 739 00:53:32,471 --> 00:53:34,640 -Now, Your Highness? -Yes, right now. 740 00:53:34,849 --> 00:53:36,392 What is this about? 741 00:53:41,063 --> 00:53:42,148 She is a historian. 742 00:53:42,898 --> 00:53:45,651 She needs to know why she is being summoned, Your Highness. 743 00:54:06,505 --> 00:54:09,467 Please return to the office. I'll be back soon, sir. 744 00:54:34,074 --> 00:54:35,659 Please don't be offended 745 00:54:36,619 --> 00:54:39,413 at what Officer Min said earlier, Your Highness. 746 00:54:41,957 --> 00:54:43,501 He wasn't trying to be fussy. 747 00:54:43,751 --> 00:54:45,920 He was just worried about me. That's all. 748 00:54:47,171 --> 00:54:48,214 That bothers me even more. 749 00:54:53,093 --> 00:54:55,221 What do you think of Officer Min? 750 00:54:56,639 --> 00:54:57,598 Pardon? 751 00:54:57,681 --> 00:54:59,600 What do you think of that man? 752 00:55:03,479 --> 00:55:05,064 I'd like to learn from him. 753 00:55:05,981 --> 00:55:07,191 He is a wonderful mentor. 754 00:55:07,274 --> 00:55:09,568 Is that really all? 755 00:55:12,530 --> 00:55:13,989 Were you hoping there would be more? 756 00:55:16,992 --> 00:55:18,244 What about other historians? 757 00:55:18,577 --> 00:55:19,870 The youngest one. 758 00:55:19,954 --> 00:55:21,914 What do you think of him? 759 00:55:23,082 --> 00:55:26,544 Officer Kim Chi-guk is... He's just like a cute little brother. 760 00:55:26,627 --> 00:55:28,379 What about the big guy who looks kind? 761 00:55:28,462 --> 00:55:31,757 Officer Son already has three grandchildren. 762 00:55:32,216 --> 00:55:34,802 Then what about the good-looking one-- 763 00:55:34,885 --> 00:55:36,011 Your Highness. 764 00:55:36,971 --> 00:55:38,931 What is the matter with you today? 765 00:55:40,140 --> 00:55:42,560 Is there something you'd like to say to me? 766 00:55:49,650 --> 00:55:50,734 I feel like... 767 00:55:52,653 --> 00:55:54,113 I know nothing about you. 768 00:55:56,574 --> 00:55:57,616 And... 769 00:55:59,243 --> 00:56:00,244 I don't like it. 770 00:56:02,204 --> 00:56:04,498 I can only have these kinds of encounters with you, 771 00:56:04,582 --> 00:56:06,208 so I can't know more. 772 00:56:10,504 --> 00:56:13,507 I wonder what you are like outside of Nokseodang, 773 00:56:13,966 --> 00:56:15,718 who you spend time with, 774 00:56:15,801 --> 00:56:17,428 and if you... 775 00:56:19,513 --> 00:56:22,266 even take notice of me at all. 776 00:56:39,408 --> 00:56:40,451 As for my family, 777 00:56:42,411 --> 00:56:43,871 I have an elder brother. 778 00:56:46,248 --> 00:56:47,750 The age gap between us is quite big, 779 00:56:48,626 --> 00:56:50,753 but he adores me so much. 780 00:56:56,133 --> 00:56:57,635 In my free time, 781 00:56:58,302 --> 00:57:00,846 I either peruse objects from the Western world 782 00:57:01,096 --> 00:57:02,264 or read books. 783 00:57:03,140 --> 00:57:04,600 I especially like books on astronomy. 784 00:57:05,100 --> 00:57:07,311 Oh, right. You probably know this already, 785 00:57:08,270 --> 00:57:11,106 but I simply cannot read romance novels. 786 00:57:13,317 --> 00:57:14,735 They make me cringe. 787 00:57:18,364 --> 00:57:20,366 I moved to Qing when I was six years old, 788 00:57:20,449 --> 00:57:22,660 and I was such a vicious, feisty little girl back then. 789 00:57:23,327 --> 00:57:24,995 The kids kept calling Joseon a weak country, 790 00:57:25,079 --> 00:57:26,330 and I couldn't take it. 791 00:57:27,373 --> 00:57:29,458 After I beat up 792 00:57:29,541 --> 00:57:32,127 about eight of them, they finally stopped making fun of me. 793 00:57:33,420 --> 00:57:35,965 But I obviously had no friends after that. 794 00:57:43,472 --> 00:57:44,348 Oh, and... 795 00:57:46,558 --> 00:57:47,643 I actually 796 00:57:48,352 --> 00:57:49,645 lied to you once, Your Highness. 797 00:57:50,604 --> 00:57:51,730 To me? 798 00:57:52,106 --> 00:57:55,150 I told you I climbed mountains holding my brother's hand when I was little. 799 00:57:55,442 --> 00:57:56,485 That was... 800 00:57:57,569 --> 00:57:59,029 a lie. 801 00:58:00,698 --> 00:58:02,283 That never happened. 802 00:58:03,117 --> 00:58:05,286 Why did you tell such a lie? 803 00:58:05,369 --> 00:58:06,662 Because I had an ulterior motive. 804 00:58:09,832 --> 00:58:11,292 Do you want me to hold your hand? 805 00:58:12,376 --> 00:58:14,336 It's not that I have an ulterior motive. 806 00:58:14,420 --> 00:58:16,547 Whenever I climbed mountains as a child, 807 00:58:16,630 --> 00:58:18,465 my brother would always hold my hand. 808 00:58:19,174 --> 00:58:21,552 Then nothing scared me anymore 809 00:58:21,635 --> 00:58:23,637 because I could feel that someone was next to me. 810 00:58:31,020 --> 00:58:34,648 I think I've told you enough for today. 811 00:58:35,607 --> 00:58:37,401 If I tell you too much in one day, 812 00:58:37,484 --> 00:58:39,945 you may not want to know more about me. 813 00:58:42,406 --> 00:58:43,574 I don't want that. 814 00:58:48,203 --> 00:58:49,371 All right. 815 00:58:50,331 --> 00:58:51,248 You may leave. 816 00:59:22,446 --> 00:59:24,448 I told you to lie low for the time being. 817 00:59:24,531 --> 00:59:26,533 Why are you so impatient? 818 00:59:26,617 --> 00:59:29,119 I must inform the Queen Dowager of an urgent matter. 819 01:00:00,901 --> 01:00:02,319 Goo Jae-gyeong. 820 01:00:04,738 --> 01:00:07,366 I want you to look into Third Inspector Goo Jae-gyeong. 821 01:00:23,924 --> 01:00:25,134 The Second State Councillor? 822 01:00:25,342 --> 01:00:28,929 Yes, sir. I saw him walking toward the Inner Palace with the head eunuch. 823 01:00:29,012 --> 01:00:32,516 It looked like they were on their way to have an audience with His Majesty. 824 01:00:35,519 --> 01:00:37,104 Isn't it actually a good thing? 825 01:00:37,187 --> 01:00:38,397 Had it been any other place, 826 01:00:38,480 --> 01:00:40,816 Officer Min would have definitely sent one of us. 827 01:00:41,066 --> 01:00:43,819 But he can't send us because they went to the Inner Palace. 828 01:00:43,902 --> 01:00:46,530 Even so, he won't just sit back and do nothing. 829 01:00:46,738 --> 01:00:51,118 Lads, don't say anything to Officer Min and just concentrate on your work. 830 01:00:51,201 --> 01:00:53,912 Let's have at least one quiet, problem-free day, please. 831 01:00:54,329 --> 01:00:55,372 -Yes, sir. -Yes, sir. 832 01:00:56,206 --> 01:00:57,332 My gosh! 833 01:00:57,416 --> 01:00:59,001 What were you talking about? 834 01:01:00,502 --> 01:01:01,920 Life's hurdles. 835 01:01:03,130 --> 01:01:04,381 We should overcome them. 836 01:01:06,049 --> 01:01:07,092 Pardon? 837 01:01:20,981 --> 01:01:23,984 You must enter the chamber no matter what. 838 01:01:24,776 --> 01:01:26,945 Then I will proceed accordingly, Your Majesty. 839 01:01:38,665 --> 01:01:39,708 Your Majesty. 840 01:01:40,667 --> 01:01:42,711 I'd like to ask you a question. 841 01:01:46,548 --> 01:01:50,219 Is there anything about Prince Dowon that you are hiding from me? 842 01:02:00,604 --> 01:02:01,772 Who's there? 843 01:02:16,927 --> 01:02:24,450 Subtitle translation by Liya Choi 844 01:02:29,675 --> 01:02:31,385 If anyone finds out about you... 845 01:02:31,468 --> 01:02:34,429 I will endure it if my feelings will wreak havoc. 846 01:02:34,513 --> 01:02:36,557 A historian was arrested, which is unprecedented. 847 01:02:37,057 --> 01:02:39,434 It is time we filed an ultimate petition. 848 01:02:39,518 --> 01:02:42,020 I shall teach those punks a serious lesson. 849 01:02:42,104 --> 01:02:44,022 We are historians who preserve history. 850 01:02:44,523 --> 01:02:46,275 Do not back down! 851 01:02:46,358 --> 01:02:48,527 Apparently, they are holding out with the doors locked. 852 01:02:48,610 --> 01:02:50,529 She is my only family. 853 01:02:50,612 --> 01:02:53,365 She committed a crime. There is nothing I can do to help you. 854 01:02:53,448 --> 01:02:55,951 You are probably the only prince in the world 855 01:02:56,034 --> 01:02:57,369 looking after an imprisoned woman. 856 01:02:57,452 --> 01:02:59,830 And you are the only woman who makes a prince do these things. 857 01:02:59,913 --> 01:03:02,874 Then I will go with you. I will run away with you. 858 01:03:03,618 --> 01:03:06,008 Ripped and synced by gabbyu's Subs