Original subtitles

Does this make sense?

If you don't give money, you can't get a ticket.

And even the seriously ill patients can't have decoction.

I can't put up with this,

How can I just overlook people

who buys and sell the lives of others?

Hur is a person, who must have committed a wrongdoing.

Sir, the Royal Physician would like to see you. Go to the palace immediately.

Episode 37

Planned by/ Lee, Byung Hoon

Original story by/ Lee, Eun Sung

Written by/ Choi, Wan Gyu

Directed by/ Lee, Byung Hoon

Hello, sir.

On your knees.

I said get down on your knees!

How long did you think you could fool us?

Is it true you opened a medical center of your own?

I'm asking you if it's true.

Yes, it's true.

Are you out of your mind?

Didn't you know that medical staff are not allowed to treat patients

privately without, the king's permission?

You arrogant man!

You deserve to be assigned to the public hospital,

even though you have the right to be here because you ranked highest.

Sir, we should handle this strictly.

How could he do such a thing

unless he thought the regulation was worthless?

Since he has chased the benefits and honor using his governmental position,

it would be right to punish him.

I gave single-medicine prescriptions

and applied acupuncture to those who came to see me.

But I have never coveted personal gain or honor.

In the public hospital, there are patients

who die waiting for their turn.

I couldn't abandon those who could live, if they only was treated in time.

Not because I was against the rule.

According to private investigation,

he refused any payment.

Although he disobeyed the law and treated the patients,

he acted conscientiously.

What are you talking about?

How can a government officer talk about conscientious in violating the law?

- Stop! - Sir!

I said stop!

The medical practice of palace doctors

must be decided in accordance with national policy and obligations,

not with private intentions.

If you wanted to be a doctor based on your will,

you shouldn't have come here.

Although you acted conscientiously, it is a fact that you disobeyed the law.

And this cannot be kept silent.

Read the king's writing on the board one thousand times by walking

from the inner gate to the government office.

It's easy to forget words. So understand them physically.

And reflect on your wrongdoing though this.

It should be done with 100% accuracy.

Yes, sir.

Commence!

Make medicine for the king,

and take care of his health.

The patient's will and spirit are more important than

a medicine cure to recover health.

That's once!

Hello.

I've come to collect medicine for use in the public hospital.

It's all prepared.

Just wait a bit for it.

We need to take them.

No, how can small girls like you carry such heavy things?

And I can't see those mushroom-like soft hands

handle these rough things.

Then I will rely on your words and go back to the public hospital.

Ok.

Wait!

Is Hong Choon well?

Yes.

Please deliver this to Hong Choon.

And I'm Lim Ohgun, got that?

Lim Ohgun!

Yes.

Hong Choon!

What could it be? Shall we open it?

She scolds me for smiling at guys too much,

I wonder what she will say if I take this to her.

By the way, is it true that she was sent to the public hospital

for having affections for a medical officer?

Watch your mouth.

What's going on?

It's all done, just a little bit more.

Sir, sir! You won't believe what's happened.

What's with you?

Doctor Hur...

What about him?

He is getting a punishment of having to read the king's writing.

Punishment?

What did he do wrong?

I don't know about that. But the number of times

is one thousand, they say.

What? One thousand times?

Are they going to kill him? Bastards!

What's that punishment? Why is he so mad?

It's reading the king's writing and walking from the inner gate to the government office.

It's a very heavy punishment. People usually collapse

after just three hundred times of reading.

On one occasion, one medical officer who harassed a female medical assistant

was in a serious state after reading it five hundred times.

He will probably fall down before finishing one thousand times.

The patient's will and spirit are more important than

a medicine cure to recover health.

That's three hundred and sixty five.

Sir, please help him.

Isn't that enough punishment already?

Step aside!

Sir, I'm Kim ManGyung.

What has he done to receive such heavy punishment?

How ill-mannered!

Who do you think you're talking to?

He opened a medical center outside the palace. He broke the rule, step aside!

If that is a crime, then I'm always violating the law.

So punish me as well!

I said, get out!

Sir, if you knew the conditions of the public hospital well,

then, you wouldn't be able to give such punishment.

Due to a lack of doctors there, patients who visit the public hospital

can't get treatment even after three, four days of waiting.

And they follow the doctors on their way home,

asking to be treated.

How could you not treat them when patients, who are about to die,

are right in front of you?

This is the truth of the public hospital.

But the people in charge are not looking after the patients.

Instead they're doing odd jobs and playing baduk.

If there is sin, they are the ones committing the sin.

Why should Doctor Hur have to be punished?

You!

I'm looking after the patients at home also,

so please punish me as well.

What nonsense are you saying?!

Get him out of here!

- Get out. - Sir!

Whatever the reason may be, he violated the law as a palace doctor.

And it cannot be overlooked. I can't stop the punishment, so leave!

Sir!

We will go inside and leave it to you.

Yes, sir.

You bastards!

How can you call yourself doctors?

- You don't deserve to live! - Sir, please calm down.

Make medicine for the king,

and take care of his health.

What happened?

In that state, others would beg for forgiveness.

But, even with his nose bleeding, he gets up again.

He is unbelievably strong-willed.

But he won't be able to stand much longer.

He is human. How could he finish one thousand times?

The patient's will and spirit are more important than

a medicine cure to recover health.

That's seven hundred.

- Doctor Hur - Doctor Hur.

Are you alright?

Doctor Hur, just fall down.

If you don't finish it today, you can finish it later.

Do as he says. You might die.

Hey, Doctor Hur!

Please listen to them.

Doctor Hur!

Sir, please do something about this.

He might die.

Sir, please save him.

Doctor Hur and you lived under the same roof

for more than seven years.

Please think about the past and have mercy on him.

It's an order from a Royal Physician. What can I do?

What a cold man!

I'm going to curse you when I'm alone.

When will he come back?

I'm not sure, I think he's late. Please wait a bit longer.

Miss! Is he not here yet?

He didn't say he was on the night duty...

I don't know what happened.

He must be busy at the public hospital. Don't worry about it.

I don't think you will be able to get treatment today.

So go home and come back tomorrow.

Go back home and come tomorrow.

When the rooster crows tomorrow morning, come back.

Come on, get up! Get up.

- Who was on the night duty? - I was.

So how many readings did Hur Joon complete before collapsing?

He is still doing the punishment.

What?

They say he is crawling up and down the stairs now.

Oh...

Dear!

The patient's will and spirit are more important than

a medicine cure to recover health.

That's nine hundred and ninety nine.

Doctor Hur!

Leave him.

Teacher, I'm doing the punishment for violating the law.

But I tried to fulfill all my duties as a doctor.

I tried to follow your teaching to become a good doctor.

If I fall down here, they will think so carelessly about

being negligent to the patients under an unjust law.

Please give me strength, give me strength.

Make medicine for the king,

and take care of his health.

- Doctor Hur - Sir.

- Get up. - Doctor Hur.

The patient's will and spirit are more important than

a medicine cure to recover health.

That's one thousand!

Take him and treat him!

As long as you don't pursue your own honor and gain,

I will permit treating patients outside the palace from now on.

Sir, that's against the law...

I will take care of it!

I'll supply doctors for the public hospital. So among the people who passed

the test, select two excellent doctors and send them to the public hospital.

Yes, sir.

Sir, I would like to go to public hospital, so please send me there also.

You may do so.

One of the causes that led to this

was that you didn't manage the public hospital properly.

If I hear you're not looking after the patients under the shadow of

your position, then I will directly reprimand you.

Bring alcohol and rice candy.

Yes.

Since he was punished severely, he won't try to trick us again.

- He wouldn't give up, though. - Then what else?

What could a person who has violated the law say to us?

Anyway, you get all the merit for this incident.

If you didn't search for his faults behind his back,

we would be on the streets by now.

If you're so thankful, treat me in the gisaeng house.

Of course.

Let's take the General Manager and Assistant Manager.

Let's go.

Will he be alright?

His pulse is weak.

You thoughtless person! Why did you do it all?

Give him the medicine.

You may go back to work.

And someone will need to stay beside him and look after him.

- Uh... - I will do it.

- You will? - Yes.

Ok, you may do so.

Stay still. Report to me immediately if something happens.

Yes, sir.

Let's leave.

It's so busy that there's no time to regret coming here.

So I think he will need to be on night duty for few more days.

The public hospital is a place where one suffers from the workload.

This happens occasionally. So I came to notify you of this.

- How unfair! - What?

It's not that he gets more pay.

Hey, Doctor Hur never treated patients for money.

We need to send some clothes if he can't come home for few more days.

I have packed it.

Sorry to trouble you, but please give this to Joon.

Yes, yes.

Oh!

I would like to have a word with Yejin.

Could you call her out?

Yejin is not at the residence.

What do you mean?

She is looking after a patient at the public hospital.

The public hospital should be closed by now.

Is she tending patients at this hour?

It's not just any patient...

Doctor Hur!

Are you awake?

Where am I?

It's the public hospital.

You were unconscious for a day.

- You must not move. - I'm ok.

The Royal physician announced that you may treat patients,

as long as you don't pursue your own honor or personal gain.

And he ordered more doctors to be sent to the public hospital.

It means he accepted your righteous will.

It's not my will. It's my teacher's will.

Would you like me to call Yejin?

That's ok.

Do you know what relationship Doctor Hur and Yejin have?

I heard they worked at

the same medical center in Sanum.

And...

Go on.

She's admired him for a long time.

It's late, you may go.

Thank you.

I'm much better now.

I'd better go out and see patients.

No! You need to rest for a few more days.

- It's ok. - You're being stubborn again!

I'm pretty famous for being stubborn

in the public hospital.

But this time, I give up.

Not only that,

there would be no one as inflexible-natured as him.

That's how he could move the Royal Physician.

It wouldn't be possible if he hadn't acted in the favor of others.

Doctor Hur, how do you feel now?

I'm much better now.

I selected the best medicinal herbs in the herb storage

and made some decoctions.

I'm sure herbs with this quality wouldn't be kept in the public hospital,

so boil it and drink it.

- Thank you. - Don't mention it...

Do you know how the Royal Physician found out about it?

The administration and ticket man

searched for your faults, behind

your back, and informed him.

I heard those two whispering to each other in the herb storage room.

They said they made this complaint

brcause of you saying that you wanted to straighten rotten practices.

- Those idiots! - Bastards!

They should follow the advice if someone says something that's good for them.

How dare they do such a thing? I can't stand it.

Please.

They need to be beaten up to think straight.

If we're not wrong,

then they will understand it some day.

Oh, dear...

Sir, patients are rushing here all of a sudden.

- What kind of patients? - The kids.

Their fevers are high and they're getting rashes on their faces and bodies.

- Oh no! Let's go. - Yes, sir.

- You have some rest. - No, I'm fine.

- Listen to me. - No, I will go.

- Hey. - How can we stop you?

Hey! Doctor Hur!

- Hong Choon. - Yes?

It's me, I'm Lim Ohgun.

Lim Ohgun.

So what?

I sent my heart to you,

didn't you get it?

Hong Choon, since the first time I saw you...

I don't have time to chat with you.

Hey, Hong Choon! Hong...

Chances come like turtles and run away like rabbits.

Give me some medicine.

Please quickly bring me that.

What is it?

It's measles.

I think so too.

Tell the herb storage people to prepare Seungmagalgeuntang.

*Seungmagalgeuntang: Used for sudden fever, epidemic fever, skin rashes

Yes. Go and tell them.

Yes, ma'am.

Unyun, what's wrong? What's wrong with you?

Oh, my god. What's going on?

Gyum.

- Gyum, Gyum. - Gyum.

I don't think this will do. We'd better take him to the hospital.

Dahee! Look at Unyun. She is...

Gyum is the same. Oh my God...

- We'd better hurry to the hospital. - Hurry!

I've told Unyun's father and Yangtae, so they will come soon.

- Oh, dear. Unyun. - Gyum...

Gyum...

- Let's hurry. - Ok!

Why are there so many people? They're all children.

It's the same here. Why are there so many of them?

What's wrong with all these kids?

- I will go and get the ticket. - Ok.

I've come with a patient.

- Who is the patient? - It's my son.

Go to the back and wait there.

When will my son be able get treatment?

Wait and see.

Come here.

There's a way to move up in line.

Pay me two cents.

Are you trying to bargain with a patient?

I can't do that.

Why is she yelling at me? She doesn't even have two cents.

What a shitty day!

I wish I was sick instead.

Miss, what happened?

I think we'll have to wait.

- What? - Hold on.

What do you mean wait?

They are about to die. How can we just wait?

Did you tell them that Joon was a doctor there?

Why didn't you? Oh, no!

- Yangtae, follow me. - Ok.

No.

No? Why not?

We cannot go earlier by saying that Joon is a doctor.

Miss!

What are you talking about?

We should make use of it.

- Yangtae, follow me. - Ok.

Miss, take Gyum.

- Excuse me. - What is it?

There is a Doctor Hur here.

- Who? - Doctor Hur.

Come on, drink it.

Sir.

- Joon. - Yejin.

What brings you here?

Gyum is sick, so I've come with Dahee.

Unyun's head is burning and she looks like she will die any minute.

Please come and look at them.

Their fever is very high and they have something like hulled millet on their faces.

It's measles.

They're Doctor Hur's family. So bring them here.

No, tell them to wait.

What? Wait? What do you mean?

I said they're about to die.

What do you mean? They're your family.

My family is no different than the other patients who visit the public hospital.

Others are waiting for their turn and it can't be any different for my family.

Joon!

Tell them to wait.

What a crazy man!

- He has grown. - Oh, man!

Still a long way?

This patient has a urine incontinence which

pressures the bottom of the naval and stops the urine.

Apply moxibustion with salt on top of the naval and use Pohwangsan.

*Pohwangsan: Medicine for extravasated blood, stomachache

Yes.

Joon...

I'm sorry.

Gyum, I'm sorry,

I love you, but I can't treasure just you.

One day, you will understand me.

Sorry, Gyum.

- Sir, big news! - What's going on?

We received a message, Queen Gongbin has shown signs of labor.

Labor?

She still has a month to go, doesn't she?

What happened?

What's going on? A sign of labor so suddenly?

- I'm not sure of the cause. - You don't know?

If a doctor who is in charge of the queen doesn't know, who would?

Could your calculation of the delivery date be wrong?

It can't be.

- Could it be an abortion? - Keep quiet!

Why do you say such disrespectful words?

Hello, sir.

How is her condition?

She is showing signs of breech delivery.

*Breech delivery: When the baby comes out upside down

There is a bad odor from the water and the color is bluish.

The water is supposed to be clear like rice water.

How could this happen?

We're not sure of the reason.

Water is coming out, but there is no colic.

All the symptoms seem to be abnormal.

The baby inside the womb must be wrong.

The chief of a court lady is coming.

What on earth happened?

The king has asked to find out what is going on.

Sir, don't worry about it.

Since the Royal Physician is here he will find a solution.

Don't be silly.

Didn't you see his perplexed look?

Delivery of babies are managed by Royal women.

Doctors don't have a lot of experience on giving birth.

Don't you know that even a birth assistant in the countryside would know better?

Was there anything special when you were looking after her?

What did you do until it became this bad?

The situation is so severe, yet, no one knows the cause.

This doesn't make sense.

Go and call Hong Choon from the public hospital.

- Sir. - There is no other way.

There is no one better than Hong Choon in the maternity deptartment.

That isn't right.

She put a person in danger by using the wrong decoction.

If we call her

and she makes another mistake,

you wouldn't be able to avoid the responsibility.

Ma'am! Ma'am, we have bad news.

The queen is unconscious.

If the queen has a stillbirth, you're dead!

If the queen has a stillbirth, you're dead!

Go and call Hong Choon from the public hospital.

There is no one better than Hong Choon in the maternity deptartment.

What brings you here?

Is Hong Choon inside?

A sign of breech delivery and a bad odor,

What a calamity!

This is an emergency situation. Please tell me how to manage this.

Did the maternity department call me officially?

Uh, that was...

- Then... - I'm asking you, please help me.

I will value your assistance and handle it adequately.

The queen's delivery of a baby is the duty of the maternity department,

so they will take care of it.

If you're finished, please excuse me.

Hong Choon!

Hey! Oh, dear...

Sir! Sir

Sir!