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~ Episode 11 ~

Were you planning to leave without even saying goodbye?

This is not a path for us to walk together.

By the looks of it, it seems that you truly did work for the government.

Right now, the look of your eyes is like a gambler who takes everything he has and wagers it.

It seems like the biggest match of your life is about to happen.

It's not like Bahk Po to leave now.

That's a great thought for death.

No, you can't.

My one older brother shows off so much after becoming a Buddhist disciple.

I have to get out of here because I'm sick of seeing him.

I can't allow that either.

Thank you all you've done.

It's my late mother's last wish.

She didn't want a gambler for a son.

She said it would be fine even if it was a police rookie position.

She just wanted her son to be an honorable civil servant.

Since my brother was snagged up by the Buddhist monk, he wouldn't be able to fulfill her wish in this life.

I don't want to, but shouldn't I try to fulfill my mother's wish?

That's a lie, isn't it?

No.

That friend of yours.

You have the same habit as the worthless village gambler.

I said, I'm not!

This time, the road to Hanyang may be the road to the next world.

If you're talking about the hell in Hanyang, I've been there and back.

I know of all the back alley places where I swindled and got swindled.

I almost died several times there.

Were you able to find any gold?

Well, just once.

In fact, there was gold there.

My wife.

Well, I ended up ruining that, too.

I'm asking this for later.

Would you be satisfied with being a street policeman?

A street policeman won't do.

That was just an example, man.

Forget it.

Wait!

Why are you so quick-tempered, man?

Wait. Wait.

Look here. What do you mean, a street policeman, huh?

Well that... I was just saying, is all.

If I'm going to serve the government, shouldn't I be at least a commissioner or something, huh?

How can I be a street cop at this age, huh?

Will I be able to support myself if I'm a commissioner?

Why aren't you answering? This dude... really now!

Just what happened?

The neighbor mailman notified us.

We heard that someone who looked exactly like Lady was at the market place unclothed.

Doubting, I checked her room, but she wasn�t here.

So, I quickly ran there to see.

Sure enough, it was Lady.

So Young, you rascal. You were so distraught after Suk Joo's death.

But it looked like you were doing better recently.

Just what's the reason you're like this?

Could she have seen us... So Young?

Even if she hadn't seen us, she would've eventually found out.

With So Young like that now, we only have one way out.

To run away?

Korea is small. They'll definitely find us.

But if it's with you, my remaining years will be better than the years I've lived already.

Who said I'd go with you?

You'd know too.

That I hate you enough to kill you.

I don't know how I became like this either.

I hate myself to death.

If I could return to the way things were at the start...

It'd be great if we can be like that even after death.

Stay by Lady's side.

Jung Yeon.

If you don't want to leave, there is one other way.

Enemy of enemies are friends, they say.

Let's leave here and side with Shi Jae.

What?

I am the first vice-premier's right-hand man.

I know Kang Chi Soon's every secret.

I am the most needed person to Shi Jae right now, while Kang Chi Soon is scheming rebellion.

If it's now, I can bargain profitably for my life.

You...

If it's not the moon, it's the sun.

If it's not night, it's day.

Right now, the only person who can stand against Kang Chi Soon to protect us is Shi Jae.

Are you planning to be a traitor?

It's fine if I'm called that.

Even if you were to live,

the world will not take your side, will disdain you.

They probably will.

I probably will never be able to hold a high government position like the commander of the king's guards.

The Black Cloud Swords.

I will reinstate the The Black Cloud Swords of which my brother was the captain.

I will rebuild the Black Cloud Swords that were destroyed, and be a secret weapon to this nation.

This is our way to survive.

If I take on the role of the Black Cloud Sword, my brother will be happy too in heaven.

[Hanyang Chun Gae Village]

Enjoy your meal.

Yes. Yes. Thank you.

You said your little soju house stand is on the Chilpae Road, right?

Yes.

Since you didn't take the Chilpae Road but came to this Jongro Road, you seem to have hidden plans.

Do you know who catches these mudfish?

Isn't there a monopoly on this?

I heard that the government gave rights to Chun Gae Village beggars to fish these as their livelihood.

So, you do know of it well.

But with all the beggars in the Chun Gae Village, how would they all live by fishing the measly mudfish?

The beggars' tasks vary.

The most consistently lucrative for all four seasons

is foraging for medicinal ingredients and selling them to the palace eunuchs or the surgeon general.

If problems arise with any of the influentials or with the palace officials, they stake out their houses,

handle these problems, and collect very profitable side money.

When elections are held to vote for the beggar leaders,

all of Hanyang's courtesans get dispatched to the harbor courtesan houses.

Why is that?

The palace officials and the influentials all want their beggars� constituents to be controlled.

They pour all their money into this event.

That is for you to give to your beggar leader.

Thank you, sir.

That's for you.

And...

If you set up a meeting for me with your leader...

then this will be yours too.

Yes sir.

So, when will you tell me?

What?

The crime you committed here.

It involves a woman, doesn't it?

This doesn't seem to be a good time to talk about it.

Whoa...

I want to meet with your leader.

That's all.

I didn't come to cause problems.

What do you want to meet him for?

I will tell him myself when I meet with him.

So...

are you someone like a king or something?

Do you think anyone can meet him because they want to?

Just tell him.

You don't need to know.

Wow. You're making me more curious.

Hey, kids, give them a little massage, alright?

Massage them.

Now...

Ouch. Ou...ou...

Ou... let go... calm down now...

Oh, I'm sorry. I think I overdid my beating of you.

Here, keep this.

Now, I think you can tell me.

Give back the money we gave you before.

No, no, no...here, here.

I'm sorry.

I guess I sent you guys to get scared by ghosts.

What are you here for?

Include me when you relay the medicinal pouch to the eunuchs.

Why doesn't this earth's Black Cloud Swords captain make a grand entrance through the main doors?

I've no way to contact them after Eunuch Do's death.

By chance, are you referring to the 2nd tier eunuch, Do Shi Pyong?

I think you've mistaken, huh?

What do you mean that a person who's alive is dead?

Did you say he's still living?

Well, he's surely one with a long life.

You can't trust anyone in powerful positions.

The Lee Dynasty may fall to ruins,

but we beggars remain surviving.

Are you planning to turn the captain of the Black Cloud Swords into an enemy?

I was worried because you were late.

Did you wait long?

No. Let's go.

Kyul.

I've been thinking.

I'm not going to go.

What?

To betray his excellency and side with the king is not a road to life but a road to death.

You'd know well, don't you?

Even if he's dispatched much of his own army to the nation, with his single command,

we will be encircled by his own army in just a few days.

Even if the king receives our message before that, we can't escape this.

No.

There will definitely be a way.

Magistrate Bahk Yoon is with Shi Jae.

As I know, he's as clever as Kang Chi Soon.

We'll be able to block the rebellion.

If we go to the king now, you'll die regardless of whether the rebellion succeeds or fails.

To bargain with Kang Chi Soon,

the king sacrificed Baek Roek, who had given his life up for him, and the entire Black Cloud Swords.

He's not the Shi Jae that we used to know before.

Do you think a king like him will save your life?

Don't do it.

If it weren't for me, would you have betrayed Sir Kang?

You gave the prime of your life to Kang Chi Soon.

All the dreams you had dreamt were possible with Kang Chi Soon.

You're not able to make a sound decision because of me, right now.

So... you won't be with me?

I will be with you.

Who else is by my side other than you?

Let's confess everything to Kang Chi Soon and ask for another chance.

We'll join Kang Chi Soon in the rebellion.

If we fail, we'll be insurgents,

but if we succeed, we'll be heroes.

Don't you think we have a better chance here?

Why not just say we'll die at Kang Chi Soon's hands.

Do you think he'll forgive us, who killed his son?

My solution is only possible because of you.

You lived for him so hard all these years.

More than anyone else, you've gave him your all as a loyal dog.

You forsook your love and your own brother.

The years you served him is evidence of your only looking forward.

I can't let you risk your life.

Even if things go awry and we were to die, what would it matter other than we're together?

Kyul, if you're already prepared to die,

then, please follow me in this.

2nd Tier Eunuch.

What brings you here, physician?

Please take this, sir.

What is this?

These are dehydrated bear gallbladders.

Today is the day that the apothecary receives medicinal ingredients.

The beggar leader in charge of medicinal ingredients at Chun Gae sends them to you.

I'm fine.

You take it and use it for medicine.

But...

since the lowly had earnestly prepared this for you, do you think you can just receive it for their efforts?

Didn't I say I didn't want it?

If you really don't want it, you can give the dried gallbladder to me and just take the paper wrap.

[If you come outside the palace tomorrow, a black cloud will come find you.]

Your excellency, we have something to tell you.

Now?

Yes.

Go ahead and speak.

The commander and I have been deceiving you all this time.

If you'd permit it, we will tell you everything and beg for your forgiveness.

Depending on what it is,

our relationship may end today.

We're prepared for it.

Go on.

We are from the same hometown in Hamkyung Province.

We grew up together like siblings rather than like neighbors.

The new lady here originally loved my older brother, Lee Baek Roek.

The late captain of the Black Cloud Swords.

Hey...hey...hey.

Put me down. What if someone sees us?

What does that matter? It's my girl I'm carrying.

Kyul, carry her basket for her.

She's heavier that she looks.

What? Put me down.

No, I mean, the laundry is heavy.

Whatever.

Fine. You're not heavy.

You're light as a bird.

Here.

I don't want you carry me that way.

Carry me piggy-back.

I'm going to carry you embracing you.

Well, I'm going to get on a piggy-back.

Fine.

Here.

Am I heavy?

Um... yeah, you're heavy.

What?

Dang, this is so hard to watch.

What were you doing?

But I also had been liking the new lady.

One day, I confessed to my older brother.

I love Jung Yeon.

Sometimes, I feel like I'm going insane.

It's not only to the extent I want you to die,

I even wanted to kill you myself.

Hyung,

do you think you can give up Jung Yeon for me?

Then, I'll be really good to her.

Mom,

something I never could've imagined has happened.

Please help me.

Please help us brothers.

Why did you come here?

Go rest in the room.

Jung Yeon,

you do know that Kyul likes you very much, right?

That dummy, what about him?

He says that he can't live without you.

He says that if you don't receive his love, then he'll die.

Dummies all say things like that.

Jung Yeon!

There are only the two brothers left in our family.

The two of us made it this far.

You...

marry Kyul.

What are you saying, oppa?

I can't understand anything you're saying.

A person says he's about to die.

Let's save him first and then see.

Why are you scaring me like this all of a sudden?

You're the only thing I know. I don't want to.

To be honest, I...

never saw you as a woman I loved.

Oppa, why are you doing this to me all of sudden?

Did I do something wrong?

Why don't you understand what I'm SAYING?!

I said, I don't like you.

Let's get married.

What's with you?

You made Baek Roek do it, didn't you?

If I can't live with you...

I'm going to die.

Then, die.

I'll send word as soon as I pass the weapons test.

Be sure to find out any news on Baek Roek oppa.

Okay.

Bulls eye!

How does our tea taste?

I can't tell the taste of the tea.

I'm sure it's a very special tea, but cold water from my home town tastes much better.

If opportunity avails, I'd love to serve some to your excellency too.

I think my daughter is interested in you.

Father.

So...

are you married?

I haven't met the right person yet.

Yeon, you...

did you come into our house as the new lady to take revenge?

To take revenge on a husband who abandoned his original wife from his home town for ambition?

Yes. That is true.

And, the reason my So Young has lost her mind...

was it because she found out about you two?

Yes.

Then, Suk Joo's death also...

was that your guys' doing?

No, that wouldn't be it.

I will tell you.

Master Suk Joo was the first to suspect something about my relationship with the commander.

If you were ever to find out, I figure it'd be the end of me.

So, I killed him.

The commander will be telling lies to protect me now, so, please don't believe him.

Father-in-Law, it's not true!

The truth is, I killed him!

Are you both mocking me right now!

Your excellency!

The commander here has forsaken everything for your household.

He abandoned his beloved wife, his brother and his everything to fulfill his faithful duty to you.

He temporarily lost his logic because of my blind envy.

Please forgive him and have him serve you continually.

Please account all wrong on this wench, your excellency.

No, Father-in-Law.

I did it.

The new lady is not in her right mind, right now.

I had trusted you.

Is this how you repay me?!

Men.

Isn't anyone outside?

Yes sir.

Lock them up in the bunker.

[If you come outside the palace tomorrow, a black cloud will come find you.]

Sir!

Sir!

We've a big problem.

The minister of war's proposal to reform military standards for equality is very wise and appropriate.

I had waited for unanimous support from you, our nation's officials and diplomats.

I cannot delay any longer due to our nation teetering dangerously.

From this day, military service will be as it was at the founding of the nation.

The aristocracy will also be required to serve in the military.

Compulsory military service?

In addition,

there are too many unqualified officials holding governmental office.

Examine yourselves truthfully, and all those who stand ashamed before the heavens and to one self,

will be removed from office.

I'm going outside the palace.

Do not let anyone know.

You're going outside without seeing his majesty?

A way to support his majesty today is outside the palace.

Your majesty,

I've found the evidence that killed Her Highness In Bin.

I didn't find the candle,

but I found a thin residue of the wax on the candle stand.

According to what the physicians had found, undoubtedly, arsenic had been mixed into the wax.

Look at the deceased In Bin's face. Doesn't the dark complexion and blue lips tell of poisoning?!

We had examined her food, drinks and all her tonics.

There was no poison in any of them.

Who sent you?

It's by the king's command.

If the king has sent you, then I shall receive it.

Lee Baek Roek.

Since you've seen my face, you'll all have to die now.

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If you answer the questions I will be asking you with lies, I will kill you.

Right. You do have the right to hear it.

Was it by royal command that you betrayed and ratted out the Black Cloud Swords to Kang Chi Soon?

His majesty opposed it to the end.

It was my doing.

WHY!?

That was the only way to protect his majesty and establish his kingdom.

That was the only way?

When he heard that you had died, his majesty wept.

Who killed Mu Myung?

After he was entrapped by Kang Chi Soon, he died while being tortured.

He was scapegoat as the killer of the minister of justice's children.

He head was displayed in the streets for three days.

Then, who are all these men?

It means that it was my turn to die for his majesty.

But... I cannot die right now.

Is your own neck too valuable?

You unaware fool!

I have no second thought to my life.

The reason I cannot die is because his majesty is in danger.

This is the result of my six months investigations into the nation's military ships.

The ships in Seoul and Choonchun are dilapidated.

Chulla and Kyungsang's ships were mostly all third-rated.

It's not low morale among the soldiers that we continually lose in foreign battles.

The reason is that we've fallen behind on the technology of building military ships.

How did it go?

Please put me to death, your majesty.

Damn!

Your majesty.

You take care of the military ship problem.

Before that, we must replace the palace security.

Magistrate, you personally take charge over it.

Pardon?

Palace guard matters are handled by the palace guards themselves.

No! Magistrate, you personally take charge over it, and replace the leaders and increase the guard numbers!

Yes, your majesty.

No, I must move my quarters.

I will temporarily leave Kyungboek Hall and reside at Chungboek Hall.

Alms for the poor.

How heartbroken you must be.

Thank you for coming.

I can relate to you more than anyone, having lost a child myself recently.

Yes.

What is this?

I heard that one of the court ladies of Her Highness In Bin has killed herself last night.

Pardon?

They say a candle exactly like this was found in Her Highness In Bin's chambers.

Then... this was the...

When arsenic is mixed into the wax, the poison fills the air as the wick burns.

If one inhales the poison while sleeping, one would go to the netherworld without even a single flinch.

The only ones to employ this kind of covert tactics are the king's secret operation, the Black Cloud Swords.

I've heard of the Black Cloud Swords in my daughter's letters.

Your excellency, I can no longer accept a king who inveigles the government officials this way.

If we were to raise a flag of rebellion...

where will you be taking your stand, Sir Kim?

If your excellency organizes a palace rebellion, please make me the commander of it.

Sir Kim.

Your excellency.

Father.

Yes.

May I have a word with you?

Sure.

About the rebellion...

There no justification for it.

They say the previous late king was destructive, but this king hasn't been irresponsible in any way.

Justifications are meant to be made up.

But Father...

In a few months, Ming envoys will be visiting.

How will you explain the replacement of our king?

Is that what you're worried about?

We can't toy with the confidence of the great Mings

None of Korea's government officials would be contemplating imbecilic things like you.

You're not even a son to me any more!

Father.

What are you doing here?

Is So Young that ill?

Your excellency, congratulations.

Huh?

Her strong pulse indicates that she's definitely conceived a male child.

Of all times, you're pregnant now.

You poor thing.

Jung Yeon.

Jung Yeon, You can't fall asleep.

Jung Yeon, I will take you out. Please open your eyes.

Endure just a little bit longer.

Your excellency, please allow me one more chance.

You will definitely need me in this rebellion.

I will betray the palace. Please allow me another chance.

So Young...

has conceived a baby.

I will give you a chance

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It's for the sin of not protecting the woman you love...

Jung Yeon!

It's for the sin of abandoning the woman you love...

On the morrow, we will begin the uprising.

Danger befalls this nation's government and rule.

Please assist the king's household.

We've a big problem.

I will no longer lose you any more.

No matter who it may be that crosses me...

Even if it's my brother...

I will kill them all...

If you don't kill Ji Hyang, I will not spare Baek Kyul's life.

My brother has taken Jung Yeon.

I will definitely bring Jung Yeon back.

I've won, brother.

Ya Cha