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The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war

his majesty read ming's intentions

you can accept when he wants to pass on the throne

dont say that

this isnt the first time

its an order for me to beg for forgiveness

even so it's not the same as before

there was a royal letter from the emperor

his majesty cant go against that order

ryu seongryong told me it wasnt time yet

sure

he is his majesty's servant

he will tell you that because if his majesty steps down he will have to step down too

ming wants you to rule

a chance like this wont come again

accept it and take the throne

i'll have to see song yingchang

crown prince

are you planning to ruin this country and offer it to ming?

councilor...

we are all trying to stop song yingchang and defeat the wae army

how can you waver like this?

if you're going to serve the crown prince do a proper job of it

councilor

his majesty wants to pass on the throne because the court didnt serve him well

why is it wrong to accept when his majesty is willing to pass on the throne?

his majesty doesnt want to

dont you know it's pressure from ming?

stop it

you are an intelligent man why are you doing this?

let me just ask one question

how long do i have to be used for his majesty's politics?

when the crisis is over and i become useless he will depose me as the crown prince

i'm his son and i'm a person too

if it's going to be like this every time wouldnt it be better to be deposed now?

sure i know his majesty's intentions

i'll go to hanyang and beg for forgiveness

and i'll ask him to depose me

as the crown prince

crown prince

hanyang

dont pass on the throne!

depose me as the crown prince!

depose me as the crown prince

your majesty depose me as the crown prince!

dont pass on the throne!

please reconsider

dont pass on the throne!

please reconsider

he wants to be deposed?

yes your majesty

why doesnt he think?

its loyalty for you

loyalty?

do you think song yingchang and si xian will be happy if i depose him?

they will give me a hard time saying i deposed him because i didnt want to

obey the emperor's order

you have no intention of deposing the crown prince anyway

it's not something i can do freely

maybe i can in the future

your majesty in the future?

i'm just saying...i could have another son

he's only doing this because he knows i cant depose him so tell him to leave

dont misunderstand his loyalty

he cant be deposed!

we're supporting him so much

why is he being such a fool?

he's so immature

he's not being immature

he's suffering

suffering?

think about it

he was discriminated for not being the eldest or the legitimately qualified

he was also envied by the king when he led bunjo

he suffered a lot

all that resentment exploded now

he doesnt mean it? he's mad?

that's right

dont worry about it

no matter how much he asks to be deposed the king of joseon cant depose him

if he does he will be showing contempt to our emperor

i'm still worried

the ministers will ask the king to change his mind about passing on the throne

if the crown prince keeps insisting on it it wont be easy for us to pressure the king

if the crown prince gives up his position...

what?the crown prince asked to be deposed?

yes

gee...

who will rule this country if there is no crown prince?

what is he up to?

the king couldnt do that when a royal order was given

what a pain

your majesty please reconsider now

yes your majesty

i can understand him asking for forgiveness

why does he want to be deposed?

i think he's doing this on purpose to claim his rights

why do you think so?

who knows what he is thinking?

have him go and see si xian

if they keep insisting on a divided rule the crown prince can go and tell them himself

that he is stepping down

wouldnt that be better?

si xian will already presume that much

he doesnt have to...

why not?si xian wont make him step down and send another prince

your majesty...

that would be good

order the crown prince to do that

you want to go against the emperor's order?

i'm not saying i'm refusing the order

my body cant handle it

i had throat problems for a long time

i got acupuncture and became weak

i cant even go to hasamdo

i cant even fulfill my duties

that's why i asked to be deposed

i barely made it over here

please understand his situation

did his majesty order this?

what are you talking about?

if his majesty ordered this he would be disobeying a royal order

how could he do that?

he is in agony because he cant follow the order right away

fine but as long as i came with an order i cant leave like this

i will give you some time

recover and obey the order

thank you

are you happy now?

we barely bought some time

be prudent and stay on your toes until they withdraw that request

i should

i have no power

crown prince

dont put yourself down

you are the pillar of joseon

i wasnt sure if you would agree to this because you were hurt a lot

but you did

i'm touched by your loyalty

as to be deposed?

then both sides will suffer

we can prevent the court from being divided by showing ming that you have no intention of

succeeding the throne

his majesty wont take you lightly since he will fear that you might

abandon your position as the crown prince

i will come to see you tomorrow

let me tell you something

i have no loyalty to his majesty

i'm only telling you because you know this

i'm only going with your plan because i dont want to rule a divided nation

i dont want to be a puppet king who follows ming's orders either

depose me as the crown prince

please dont pass on the throne

please reconsider

please dont pass on the throne

please reconsider

please dont pass on the throne

please reconsider

make way for his majesty

get up

i will withdraw what i said

thank you your majesty

thank you your majesty

since i changed my mind you should stop asking to be deposed

i'm foolish and in bad health

i told you to stop it

neither of us are in a situation to do whatever we want

return to haeju

i'm sincere about being deposed

i want to go to a temple and pray for our country and you

that is my wish

i will wait for your order

nobody in the envoy party wants to talk about si xian

they wont even take bribes

there was a strict order not to make any contact with outsiders

i was going to climb over the wall but the security is heavy

there is nothing we can do

have you been watching si xian?

yes i'm not sure if he will listen to us or if he's one of song yingchang's men

he isnt

he doesnt have a good relationship with song yingchang

how do you know that?

i wondered the same thing and asked my brother geunsu who knows the ming court well

to find out about their relationship

you did?

si xian is strongly opposed to wae

the entire ministry of rites thinks of wae people as barbarians who cant be reformed

song yingchang is affiliated with the ministry of war and thinks wae should be dealt with

good-neighbor policies

the two ministers dont have a good relationship

that's good that's really good

let's go to si xian

official lee

yes sir

there is somewhere you have to go

what?

the wae army didnt retreat?

they are staying in the south coast?

song yingchang deceived the emperor?

that's right

he had no intention of fighting

he wanted to end this war with a truce

i cant believe it

are you trying to come between us because you know our two ministries dont get along?

what could we gain from that when you came to help us?

we are telling the truth

i cant believe it just from what you're saying

i should see song yingchang

there is no need

please come in

hello it's been a long time

if you're hiding a secret letter you'd better return before

you get into trouble

there is no such letter Kim su(envoy)

are you sure?

go ahead and search everything

carry out the search

yes sir

there isnt anything suspicious

is that so?

his majesty's order can be placed in here

can i go now?

go ahead

let's go

wait

if you see the minister of defense tell him i will be returning soon

i will do that

let's go

is everything you just said true?

i will bet my life on it

how cant this be?

i will not forgive song yingchang

we are in no situation to have the country be ruled in two

how can we do that when there is a huge army of enemies here?

i'm sorry we cant treat you better since it's a time of war

that isnt the problem

i should return to beijing and tell the emperor about everything i heard

thank you

but a royal order is still a royal order

its true that you didnt prevent an invasion and put ming in danger because of that

since the wae army is in the south coast you cant divide the country

but you should reorganize in hasamdo

establish mugunsa,send the crown prince as soon as he recovers (a military council led by the crown prince during a time of war)

the crown prince?

you cant even do that much?

then am i to return to the emperor and say joseon isnt taking any measures?

no no i will do that

please give a good report

this is very fortunate

you contributed a lot to it

i didnt do much

about sending mugunsa to hasamdo...

if they are to be sent how about doing something greater?

what do you mean?

wouldnt it be better to show the power of a powerful army than just reorganizing?

we'll have to recruit soldiers and nurture such an army

i'm not just talking about nurturing soldiers

i want mugunsa to attack the wae army

that cant be possible in a short time

it's dangerous to think of attacking the enemy just because we have soldiers

dangerous?

we need strong measures to crush the wae army soon

impatience can result in trouble

we have to wait for the right tie

that is the only way to raise our country again

the generals at the front line are all waiting for a chance to fight

you're so laid back

uiju hamgyeong-do

what?

si xian knows everything?

what are you talking about?

i dont know all the details

but the envoys withdrew the order to divide and rule the country and

are headed north

darn

it's been a long time

look who's here

administrator song

it's a long way rest over a cup of tea

i have to rush since it's a long way

i dont have time for tea

i have some things to talk about and...

some things to talk about...

you mean the wae army still being in the south coast?

i already know that you dont have to tell me

it was all for the sake of ming

we should talk

you! how dare you keep babbling after deceiving the emperor?

i shouldnt have let someone like you try to solve this problem in the first place!

well...

you're more pathetic to go along with him

the minister of defense is worse for sending someone like you to be in charge

just wait for a summons let's go

are you doing to let him just go?

we should beg and...

it's all your fault!

how long has it been since i sat here?

almost half a year

is that so?

time sure flies

is everything alright?

yes your majesty

i heard the wae army retreated

why do they want to keep thanking me?

thanks to you the wae army was defeated

its the duty of a feudal nation to show gratitude

i dont like to show off

how is the king of joseon doing?

he's doing fine

why do you keep answering?

cant the joseon envoy talk?

your majesty joseon is truly grateful for all the grace you showed us

but the wae army didnt retreat yet so it isnt peaceful

what are you talking about?

in the report by the last envoy i was told the wae army retreated

there seems to be a misunderstanding...

your majesty i brought a letter from our king

look here you cant show any letter to the emperor

stop being so rude

let me see it

yes your majesty

this is really a report that the wae army didnt retreat

that means one of the two reports i received is fake

the other one was fake

how can a report that didnt come from our court be a true report?

this report is real

welcome

you made a long journey

this is the real report?

from what i learned in joseon song yingchang has been deceiving you

what?he deceived me?

yes he didnt fight against the wae army

he sought a truce,he made a false report and prevented

the joseon envoys from coming to tell the truth

a truce?

minister what's going on?

well...

just because i dont oversee national affairs

do you think i'm a fool?

summon song yingchang right away

december 1593

in december 1593 the ming court found out about song yingchang's conspiracy to achieve a truce

song yingchang lost his position and li rusong was also summoned

shi xing wasnt mentioned in the report sent by seonjo

he changed his attitude and avoided any punishment by impeaching

song yingchang for covering the truth

shen weijing was imprisoned for a while but was released

the ming court sent gu yangqian as the new chief administrator but he

stayed in yodong and showed no intention of driving away the wae army

busanpo japanese army camp

darn

what happened?

i'm sorry

you never do anything right

konishi what are you doing to do now?

song yingchang left

you should go to ming and beg them to give us a piece of joseon lands

if you dont the retired regent will cut off your head

that's what will happen

you poor thing

it's not over yet

ukita,yoshitoshi and naito are standing by in yodong

when they meet the emperor of ming the negotiations will take place

the emperor summoned song yingchang for seeking a truce

he wouldnt accept our deal

it wont be easy for ming to go to war again

over 30000 soldiers withdrew from joseon

there are only about 10000 left

even if they join forces with the joseon army they cant attack us with that number

ming could send more soldiers

sure that's possible

but even if they do they will do so after seeing our envoys

there are many forces on the ming court who dont want to go to war for financial reasons

there is no need to give up hope on achieving a truce

if they intended to fight why would the new chief administrator

just be staying in yodong?

that's true

there's no need to wait

we should sweep the joseon soldiers away while they have their guard down

are you going to go against the retired regent's order?

he sent a new proposal and envoys

diplomacy is more important than war at times

if you want to fight go and fight against yi sunsin!

do you think i cant fight him?

stop it

we will wait until the envoys see the emperor

wait

did you want to see me?

did you receive the order to command mugunsa?

yes but i'm in no state to do that

are you going to use an illness as an excuse to me too?

are you disappointed it's not bunjo?

it's not that

i'm exhausted

the war isnt even over yet why are you exhausted?

it sounds like you're exhausted with me

i'm not sending you because i like this

is it because of the emperor's order?

there isnt a chief administrator of an envoy you should just

follow the order

this is the proposal for mugunsa

there are plans for securing finances and military rations and a guide for training horses

recruitment and training are the most important

i have a question

most of the ming army withdrew

why do you want to recruit soldiers and train them?

it's to defeat the wae army

do you think the ming army will attack the wae army again?

they will some day wont they?

some day?

are you saying they wont for a while?

honestly that's what i think

are you saying we shouldnt fight if the ming army doesnt fight?

are you saying we should attack with our army?

if we're not going to there is no reason to wait for the ming army that wont fight or

to recruit soldiers and train them

why isnt there a reason?

we have to strengthen our military power while we wait for the ming army

fighting isnt going to solve anything

we need the time to enhance our strength

that's right

the chief state councilor is right

we cant defeat the wae army on our own right now

we have to raise strength and attack with the ming army

i'm not saying we should attack right away

if mugunsa goes to hasamdo and recruits new soldiers

there wont be a reason to receive ming's help

the government armies led by gwon yul and kim myeongwon reorganized

the naval forces led by yi sunsin are strong

there will also be support from righteous troops

the military training command is producing excellent soldiers

what are you afraid of?

what does the minister of war think?

we were under ming's command

the joseon army didnt show its true power

the wae army isnt scattered all over the nation

its only in the south coast

it's worth a shot

i think it's a bit too soon

except for the naval forces our large victories were mostly when we were defending fortresses

we need many soldiers and fire power if we are to attack the wae army and defeat them

but we dont have enough soldiers or fire power to do that yet

it will take quite a bit of time for that

we have to be prudent

if we make a wrong more we could face a greater crisis since there arent many ming soldiers

councilor it's too soon

we should be fully prepared

it would be wise to wait for the right time

councilor a truce could be achieved if we just stall like this

do you want to let the wae army just leave when they plundered our people?

this is so frustrating

it makes me doubt whenever i see you hesitate

do you want a truce?

councilor

if you dont want to be misunderstood like that show a will to fight against the wae army

a strong will and a victory are useless if there isnt enough power to support it

reckless courage is foolish

councilor

it's not a matter for us to discuss by ourselves

let's ask the generals at the front line if we can defeat the wae army or not

do you really think we can defeat the wae army on our own?

i think it's possible

one mistake could result in another crisis

if we miss the chance a truce could be achieved

song yingchang lost his position

the new chief administrator is staying in yodong

listen

father-in-law is frustrated too

the ming army isnt going to make a move

if we dont make a move the wae army wont leave

many generals want to fight

i respect the chief state councilor but he cant always be right

the second state councilor is right this time

sir

it seems like most of the generals agree with the second state councilor

that must be why he was so confident

this isnt good

do you think i want to let the wae army stay here?

i'm sure the generals want to fight them

but they cant let their emotions control them

if you dont do anything the second state councilor and the generals will make an appeal

his majesty was always firm about this

i'm worried he'll go along with them

we have a chance of winning?

without the help of the ming army?

that's right

the ming army commanded the joseon army

you know they interfered veverytime we tried to fight

dont just send mugunsa to recruit and train soldiers

think of it as establishing a foundation to create an army to attack the wae army

if we defeat the wae army on our own you will remain in history as a king who

overcame a crisis without the help of ming

you will be revered for generations to come

your majesty yun dusu and the mini -ster of war are thinking dangerously

do you think we cant defeat the wae army?

the ming army isnt doing anything in yodong

if we just sit around and the emperor accepts a surrender

the wae army will be sent away

how am i supposed to handle all the disappointment from the people?

why do you only think of that?

what was the reason you didnt want to send the crown prince to hasamdo?

werent you worried the people would follow him if bunjo was created again?

you're going to send him in charge of the mugunsa

if mugunsa is going to be raised as an army to attack the wae army and

the crown prince defeats them

it wont be you who overcomes this crisis

it will be the crown prince

do you see that now?

did you want to see me?

the second state councilor and the minister of war came to see me last night

did you hear my opinion too?

yes it's too early to attack the wae army so you want to wait for the right time?

that's right

which opinion do you agree with?

i'd like to attack the wae army right away

but i dont think it's the right time yet

we are fighting in place of ming

there isnt a justification to fight without the ming army

i'm sure it would be a burden for you if mugunsa led by the crown prince became powerful

limit mugunsa to recruiting soldiers and training well

have yun dusu and lee hangbok fulfill their duties at mugunsa

you want me to kick them off the court?

Subtitles By KBS World Extracted By Saman (startak.iv@gmail.com)

seonjo sends gwanghae yun dusu and lee hangbok to hasamdo

yun dusu blames ryu seongryong for that and is very angry about iy

yi sunsin sends a report to prince gwanghae