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I told you to assist the Young Master with his studies!

Where have you been gone? Why are you showing up now?

All of them are preparing for the upcoming national exam.

Which family are you from?

I am the 31st generation of the Park Family from Hamju.

As my death is upon me, I am leaving behind this letter.

If a passerby happens to find this

please grant my wish.

The 31st generation of the Park Family from Hamju...

The Park Family from Hamju...

And your father?

Teacher.

Introduce yourselves.

He is a son of the Park Family.

Did you also meet with the teacher in front of the brush shop?

You did.

[Episode 9] All of my friends here

either have lost their parents, or are too poor to study.

But Teacher has taken us in.

For Teacher to bring you here...

You are as lucky as I am.

For people like us, whose fathers have passed away too soon

or whose families are too poor to have any connections

we have to band together and stay tight.

You should also study with us.

I have no plans to take the exam.

I came here only because I was curious about the private school.

I would like you to study with us.

Somehow I feel close to you, as if we've known each other for a long time.

I'd like to go back now.

Why don't you stay for a few more days?

Did you find my reception lacking in any way?

My son is taking the national exam soon.

I should go and help him.

Then you should go.

Since your wish is so earnest, you will be rewarded with a good result.

Thank you, sir.

By the way... from what I heard

a few of Ah Mo Gae's people ran away.

And a few of your people have been badly hurt.

That's why I'd like to tell you...

It's about Ah Mo Gae's second son.

- He is truly a bad omen. - Omen?

- He is strong. - He is strong.

He is an animal, Mother.

He is... an animal.

Since Ah Mo Gae was settled in Ikhwari for over a decade

I wasn't be able to wipe them out at once.

But Ah Mo Gae is dead, so the root is pulled out.

There is no need to worry about the rest of them.

Besides, his son is dead.

No animal could possibly make it out alive from such a fall.

- I'm sure you're right. - I didn't think you'd be...

so easily scared.

I asked my brush artisan and found a very nice brush for your son.

My goodness, such a precious gift!

How could I possibly pay you back for your kindness?

When your son passes the exam, please share a drink with me as well.

You're my savior.

Also, you are a pillar of this country.

You're too kind!

I just can't stand to watch the discipline of this country fall apart.

What a joke.

After Heo Tae Hak destroyed my father

the first thing he took was my father's beads, I heard.

I heard he brags to others about how he took the beads away from your father.

He treasures them so much

that he keeps them in a box by his pillow when he sleeps.

Do you all remember?

Father said that he wouldn't let anyone

touch his family, friends, and even his dog.

We are not alone anymore.

I won't let anyone touch Ah Mo Gae's people.

I won't let anyone touch Ah Mo Gae's family, friends, or even dogs!

We should pay back exactly the same to those who provoked the gangsters.

That is the loyalty of gangsters.

Yong Gae!

Let me go with you.

Does it make any sense to get Prince Choongwon?

Gil Dong has gone completely mad.

Shut your mouth!

Then why are you running away?

We should stick to what we know.

Elder, I am...

This is all I am.

Brothers.

Are you really leaving?

Will you leave us behind?

Gil Dong...

I have no confidence in this plan.

- I'm scared of the prince. - But, Brother--

Gil Dong, you're right.

I am... not a human being.

- Brother. - I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Gil Dong.

[Rebel: Thief of the People]

I'm here!

That Administrator Gong kept talking my ear off.

I made a short stop at the office and came right over.

Don't worry. No one saw me coming here.

Where did Yong Gae and Se Geol go?

They're traitors.

I already ate.

By the way, Gil Dong said something odd.

He said that I don't need to cook or do laundry just because I'm a woman.

Of course it's a woman's job. Who else would do it?

I've never heard such odd things.

Anyway, he hates seeing me in the kitchen.

So I woke up early and got everything done.

If I didn't do anything, he'd tell me I was useless and kick me out.

Did he think that I wouldn't know?

This is the first time I've seen you smile.

Gil Dong must take after you to be so handsome...

So they ran away.

How would you possibly take down Prince Choongwon?

Ah Mo Gae and all of you!

You have no idea how scary the royal family is!

The reason Ah Mo Gae is that way is--

Magistrate, why do you keep coming here?

What's with you again?

I kept Ah Mo Gae alive!

The Elder's physical condition has been destroyed.

We don't even know if Gil Hyun, Eo Ri Ni, and Eop San are dead or alive.

Whose fault is this?

All right. I'm leaving.

I will never come back.

I still had the most fun when I was hanging out with all of you.

When I was living with you in Ikhwari

it was the best time of my life.

I am sorry.

I deserve to die.

I know it, too.

I am aware of it.

How dare you!

How can you release those punks without discussing with me?

Do you still think this office is under your control, Magistrate?

Now that Ah Mo Gae's not around, Magistrate is not really the magistrate

and I am not my old self, either.

How dare you!

I told you not to touch Ah Mo Gae's clothes!

What is this, sir?

This is my undergarment!

No one made it out alive after receiving Ah Mo Gae's undergarment!

But Ah Mo Gae is dead!

But his men are alive!

They will come and kill me!

I'm sure they will kill both of us!

They will!

Kill you and I!

I heard hanging an undergarment means betrayal among gangsters.

Is it true?

My undergarment is also gone!

Do you think I will die alone?

Do you think you'll be safe?

I need to see Prince Choongwon myself!

Before you are killed by Ah Mo Gae's men...

would you like to taste my blade?

You should not say a word to Prince Choongwon.

Do you understand?

Sir! Magistrate Eom is...

What is it?

It's a tongue.

Eom's tongue led to Ah Mo Gae's death

and now his tongue will be used as an example to others.

Where is Magistrate Eom?

He has disappeared.

All right, be well.

I'm sure you will figure it out.

Your father's injuries are severe--

Please don't go.

Does Heo Tae Hak trust you, sir?

Trust me?

He looks down on me because I killed Ah Mo Gae to save myself.

Then does he believe that you betrayed my father?

That will be enough.

So, all I have to do is hide myself here as if I'm dead?

By the way...

whose tongue is it?

Don't ask.

With just three of us?

There are dozens of men who escort Heo Tae Hak.

What do you mean, three of us? It's four, including me.

Hey, is there anything you can do?

You can't even defeat me in arm wrestling.

What are you talking about?

Did you already forget that I defeated you in arm wrestling?

Did you really think you won?

I let you win.

If I beat you in a real match of arm wrestling...

would you consider me one of your own equals?

One, two, three!

Ggeut Soi, don't play with Gil Dong! Do it for real!

Ugh.

It doesn't look like he's going easy on him.

Gil Dong.

I guess Gil Dong has always been strong?

Hey, Gil Dong!

Should we try with the left hands?

Brothers, since I won the arm wrestling, will you consider me one of your equals?

We would, but what could we possibly do with only four of us?

Let's pester Heo Tae Hak.

- How will we pester Heo Tae Hak? - I'm not sure. Let's look around.

Snake! It's a snake! Catch that snake!

Catch it!

Is this deep enough?

Should we at least sing for him?

One, two, three!

What's wrong?

What is it? What's wrong?

Kill him!

Go kill him now!

I hear Ah Mo Gae's men are causing trouble these days.

Of course that's not true.

We destroyed all of Ah Mo Gae's men.

Even if they're alive, they wouldn't function properly.

Did you forget what happened to Ah Mo Gae after deceiving me?

Heo Tae Hak...

you pathetic, stupid fool.

His Majesty will ask me to come to Hanyang soon.

I promised that I'd also take you to Hanyang, didn't I?

Yes, you promised, sir.

There can't be any noise about the current situation.

If my path to Hanyang gets blocked because of Ah Mo Gae's men

then you will become my enemy.

Do you want to make me your enemy?

You are excused.

And you...

Stay here.

What is your name?

It is Mo Ri, sir.

- Do you not have a family name? - No, I do not.

All right, Mo Ri...

How did you meet Heo Tae Hak?

He took me in when I was a wanderer.

Heo Tae Hak was in the business of selling commoners as slaves.

So you almost had the same fate.

It's not that...

I told him that I'd like to become a slave and eat, at least.

He told me to learn the business from him.

So that's how it happened.

Sir, if Ah Mo Gae's men are alive, we will definitely catch them.

Don't worry too much.

There was a big ruckus, wasn't there?

I heard news while I pretended to ask for offerings in the market.

Since Magistrate Eom disappeared, Administrator Gong is scared to death

and has gone half-mad.

And Prince Choongwon heard this news

so he called in Heo Tae Hak and scolded him, it seems.

All right, that's good.

I bought off one of Heo Tae Hak's men.

But he can't even get near Heo Tae Hak. He's only guarding the gate.

How can we catch Heo Tae Hak with someone like that?

First, we need to get Father's beads back.

What will you do with the beads?

We can buy better beads for the Elder.

Heo Tae Hak treasures the beads and keeps them by his side when he sleeps?

Yes.

That's why we need them back.

Once he realizes that we can get to him even when he sleeps

Heo Tae Hak won't be able to trust his men.

If he can't trust his own men

I'm sure we'll get a chance.

There is a way.

In order to gain favor from Prince Choongwon

he picks a girl from the commoners all the time

and sends her to Prince Choongwon.

If we plant one on our side

she can get close to Heo Tae Hak.

I will do it.

I will... do it.

You can't.

I'm good at lying.

I can't sing or dance.

But I'm the best liar in Joseon.

Right, rather than finding someone from nomads or a traveling troupe...

If she'd do it for us, we can really trust her.

She does look smart.

But what if it goes wrong?

You can't. Go home.

- Go home like the others and-- - I...

I don't have a home to go back to.

Do you think you can do it?

I can do it. I can do it well.

If things go wrong and you end up dead...

I won't care.

Get Father's beads and steal Heo Tae Hak's clothes.

I'll send someone to help you.

You can't act like you know each other.

Mother!

Soo Hak!

In order to pass the exam, writing skills alone are not enough.

We need to know what His Majesty likes and dislikes!

I heard the palace is very noisy these days.

Why is that?

Apparently His Majesty insists on the Buddhist memorial service.

It's a memorial service for Buddha, after all.

Does this make any sense? How was this Joseon established?

Your Majesty, please don't proceed with the Buddhist memorial service.

If monks set up a tent and chant away

spirits of previous kings will surely become furious!

According to Confucius, filial duty

means keeping the late father's customs for three years.

I'd like to say that it is truly unfilial to proceed with the memorial service!

"Unfilial"?

How could you hurt my heart with such harsh words?

As I have inherited the duties of this country

I am filled with fear.

But you demand every day that I give up on the memorial service

so I am deeply disappointed.

But the Queen Dowager truly wishes for a Buddhist memorial service.

Be considerate of her who had to let go of her son.

However, sire...

hosting a Buddhist ceremony is a path towards destroying the country.

The Buddhist ceremony is a path for the wicked!

The Buddhist ceremony is a path for the wicked!

His Majesty's tears have not yet dried from the predecessor king's death.

How is the memorial service such an important matter?

Why do you gather here every day and burden His Majesty?

Is this really a matter of the country's rise and fall?

Is it to gain favor for yourself?

"To gain favor"?

You are trying to gain favor and plan for your future.

I am sure you are a sly man.

Sire, please follow the path of Confucius

and abandon the group of sly men.

Minister Noh is a sly man!

They are afraid of Confucius and Mencius.

Watch.

Even now

they are hung up on Confucius's phrase from 2000 years ago.

They are saying, "I am the wise man!" "You are the wicked one!".

They are fighting with each other.

Crown Prince, engrave the words of Confucius and Mencius.

And walk only on the path that they walk on.

It is a safe path. No, it is the only safe path.

Now they have branded Minister Noh as a wicked man.

Why would you do that?

Once they have branded you as a wicked man

your career will never be smooth again.

I heard you went to the palace and danced in front of His Majesty.

Is he really a womanizer as the rumor has it?

He is not! He didn't even grab my wrist.

I guess he didn't want to grab your wrist.

Do you know how nice his voice is?

The rumor is that the dethroned queen appears in his dreams

and bothers him every night.

Such nonsense, like a bunch of birds.

I can't concentrate at all!

Come on, everyone! Let's play together!

Hold on!

People from the palace are here!

The ones whose names I call out should get ready.

You'll be called to the palace this time.

So Seol, Yang Yi, Dang Yang.

Hurry up and deliver the message. Thank you for your work.

Sir.

[Kim Ja Won, Eunuch]

From the beginning, I didn't think you were only selling straw mats.

I also didn't think you'd only be a courtesan for the local government.

By the way, did you already forget Gil Dong?

It is all in the past.

Among the courtesans in Jangakwon

who wouldn't have a lover?

More than a few have left their children behind.

So it is not such a big flaw that I once loved someone.

Of course not.

But you shouldn't think of serving His Majesty.

- It wouldn't be in my power. - What?

It depends on His Majesty.

My greed, your will, all of it...

depends on His Majesty.

You.

You! You.

You.

Thank you!

Wait.

You have a scar, so you can't.

Send her away.

No! Please make me a maid, and send me to a rich family.

Please!

You said I'd get to eat beef soup! Please let me eat beef soup!

Please! Wait! Wait!

Come out when it gets dark.

The maid who takes care of Heo Tae Hak's bedding will pass by.

From there, it's up to you.

I don't know anything about this.

- She went that way! - Wench!

What are you doing right now?

- Who... are you? - Who am I?

Didn't you hear from the boss earlier?

What did he say?

You're hopeless.

Hurry up and leave. Don't get caught by the boss.

I will give this to him.

He treasures it so much

he keeps it safe in a box by his side when he sleeps.

Prince Choongwon!

I killed them all!

Kill them all!

Kill them.

You'll be my older brother now.

Mo Ri! Mo Ri!

My clothes disappeared.

Heo Tae Hak can't trust his men, so he is about to find new ones.

Good. When he looks for new ones this time

we will plant our men.

Let's make sure that Heo Tae Hak can't even breathe comfortably.

Why don't we throw some bait?

Would it be possible?

In this world

there are those who can't stand to see us live like human beings.

It's not because they're evil.

It is because we are not human in their eyes.

Then, is it their fault?

It is our fault.

What I have...

All of it...

When they say that we are not human beings

we say "Right, we are not" and keep our head down.

That's why they go, "I knew it, they are not human beings."

I should kill the ones who are not like human beings.

And I should be born again. Why didn't I think of it before?

Not as a human being, but as an animal...

Would you live that way?

Gil Dong. Gil Dong!

Elder.

You're going to bring down Prince Choongwon?

Yes.

Crazy bastard.

Would it be possible?

I will take care of it.

Take good care of the Elder.

Can you really do it, just the four of you?

You're so old and dried up.

Magistrate, make sure to watch the house.

You think I'm some mutt that watches the house?

We will be back.

You have to return before breakfast!

I'll make seven bowls of rice!

Mo Ri! Mo Ri!

Yes, Boss.

I thought you went somewhere.

No one can come in here. Please don't worry.

Protect this place.

Ggeut Soi!

Stop!

We will protect the Boss.

Why are there so many?

People used to get scared just hearing the name So Bu Ri.

That's true.

One punch from Monk Il Chung would open Buddha's eyes.

What's wrong? Are you all dying? I'll take care of them all!

Let's do this!

Eop San is here!

- What happened? - Let's talk later.

- Let's do it! - Let's go!

Boss!

Boss!

Heo Tae Hak from Geummalje, you look pathetic.

Why did you have to ruin the Elder?

Why do you take pity on him?

He shouldn't have just cut off his ear back then.

We should've buried him underground.

But since the Buddha is watching

let's bury him mercifully if we end up burying him.

How do we bury him mercifully?

Don't you know? You know...

Twist the limbs, let him fall if he falls and bury him.

Oh my. Are you really going to do that?

I feel so bad for him.

Merciful Buddha...

Long time no see.

There wasn't enough melody.

Why are the female musicians so crappy these days?

No need to blame them.

Performing music is not easy.

Sire, did the vassals and scholars burden you again today?

They are using the Buddhist memorial service as an excuse

and trying to mold me to their whims.

Don't be defeated.

The previous king was enthroned at the age of thirteen--

Right. Father was enthroned at the mere age of thirteen

and became a flag.

What would you mean by "flag"?

But, Ja Won...

can a man live as a flag?

Can a man become a flag?

Crown Prince...

Joseon is a country of Confucius and Mencius.

So, Crown Prince...

Engrave the words of Confucius and Mencius in your heart.

And walk only on the path that they walk on.

It is a safe way.

No, it is the only safe way.

If you see anyone going against the teachings of Confucius or Mencius

be the first one to point him out and mock him.

Raise your voice and yell out, "He is the wicked one!"

And be furious.

Therefore, among the ones who follow the teachings of Confucius and Mencius

become the highest flag of them all.

Gong Ah.

You were here!

I thought...

at your level

His Majesty would recognize you as soon as you were in Jangakwon.

Who'd have known that the mat man would block the way?

The time will come some day.

No. This is a lost cause.

Who would've known that the mat man was a eunuch in waiting for His Majesty?

The mat... I mean, Eunuch...

He saw all of what Gil Dong and you did together.

Laughing together and...

He should be washed in urine.

Gil Dong is the one to blame!

Why did he crawl into our Danejung? Why?

Spare me! Please!

Please spare me!

You killed my father.

Now you're begging for your life in front of his son?

I will let you go today.

It's not because I take pity on you.

I can bring you back here any time I want.

Do you not believe me?

Then go and hide yourself.

My brothers will watch you from morning until dark

from your head to your toes!

You won't be able to enjoy a sip of water, or a moment of sleep.

So pray for your luck.

The luck that you won't die from snake venom.

Luck that you won't die by falling into a hole.

Luck that you won't die by eating poisonous food.

Above all...

luck that you won't be found by the Elder's men for the rest of your life.

But if you do me a favor

I will let you live a different life.

Sure. What is it that you want from me?

Prince Choongwon.

- Help me catch him. - Have you gone mad?

How dare you--

I know that you're treated worse than his dog.

All you earned from destroying my father

was to become Prince Choongwon's dog?

Will you live that way for the rest of your life?

But the Elder is different from Prince Choongwon.

The Elder's men never treat people like dogs.

The Elder's men never betray their brothers.

Also, the Elder's men always pay back what they receive.

If you become the Elder's man...

whoever it is that looks down on you

the Elder's men will go and pay him back.

Now, make your decision.

Will you live as Prince Choongwon's dog?

Or will you become the Elder's brother?

Boss!

Boss!

Boss!

What about Mo Ri?

He caught a cold, so he couldn't be here.

Why now...

I apologize.

Sir!

Step on me.

You taught them well.

Yes, they are nomad servants.

They were quite expensive.

Use them as you please, sir.

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[Rebel: Thief of the People]

Something's not right.

They fought off dozens before easily.

Prince Choongwon is going to Hanyang to see His Majesty soon.

For someone like me, would I be able to pass the national exam?

I recognize those who are desperate.

Do you know why they look down on me?

Because I was born to the dethroned queen.

I'm worried because you keep trying to do dangerous things.

See how I catch Prince Choongwon.