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Jeong Dojeon

Jeong Dojeon

I would like to see my Lord.

I'm not your Lord.

You are my Lord.

Do not call me your Lord.

Sambong.

Episode 41

Why are you so mad?

I know I was disloyal in leaving your side.

lam sorry.

How have you been?

I just wandered around.

You left me on a bed of thorns.

You shouldn't have come back.

I thought I might not.

If I couldn't make a decision,

I was going to go into the mountain

and hang myself.

What are you talking about?

My Lord.

My Lord, my Lord. Stop saying that.

Please accept the royal seal.

I'm going to go home and live a quiet life.

Forget about everything now.

If it's uncomfortable in the capital,

bring your family to Dongbukmyeon.

We can drink, hunt and

solve riddles like we did before.

That's a better life than trying to

achieve a cause and shed blood.

I was lacking and failed to

have the king pass on the throne to you.

But I am going to keep the promise I made in your tent in Hamju.

Stop it.

I don't care about the cause or the throne.

If you refuse to take the throne,

the world will fall into great chaos.

Even more difficult times

will make the people suffer.

I said I won't do it!

Even if I take the throne,

I will only live 10-20 years.

I had several kings deposed and

had all the officials exiled.

In the end, my son killed jeong Mongju.

How long will a good-for-nothing wretch like that last on the throne?

A hundred years? A thousand years?

Ten thousand years?

Am I crazy to do that?

I am going to make you a sainted king.

Sainted king? Listen.

If I become the king, do you know

what I will have to do first?

People who think I'm a thief,

people who don't think of me as the king,

people of the Wang clan, the nobility and Lee Saek's gentry.

I will have to kill all of them first.

Probably.

You call that a sainted king?

I'm going to kill them.

I will kill them in my name.

That is the resolution I made on my trip.

You should stay in a high and bright place

and lead the people with virtue.

I will go to the low and dark places

and fight the new enemies.

My Lord.

Please accept the royal seal.

I still won't do it.

The cause was over

the minute that Poeun died.

Poeun might be dead,

but the fight against him isn't over yet. Don't you know that?

Was Poeun right? Were we wrong?

Was our cause get rid of a country that

couldn't care for its people and establish a new country for the people wrong?

Answer me!

What's important to me is that

my justification died along with Poeun.

I can't be the king over his corpse.

What about the people who are alive?

What about the people who are living

only with the hope that tomorrow will be better?

They won't die even if I'm not the king.

The living will get by somehow.

Will it be a real life?

They won't live like human beings.

That was our cause.

As long as there is one person

who is being oppressed,

our cause isn't over.

I will not leave this room alive.

My Lord.

I am begging you to accept the royal seal.

I heard Sambong is talking to him.

What's happening?

They were yelling for a while.

It's quiet now.

My lord.

This beginning is small and weak,

but when the door to our great cause opens up,

the people will come running out

to congratulate your enthronement.

I will make sure that happens.

I will give everything I have to achieve

our great cause.

If you planned a dynastic revolution,

it is just a delusion.

It is only the beginning of more troubled times.

Sambong.

Yes, my Lord.

Could it be a country for the people

if I take the throne?

I will make sure it is.

Could you create a country like that...

So I can proudly show Poeun

when I face him in the other world?

I am going to give it everything I have.

I will create such a country.

What you just said...

Can you put your life on the line for that?

How did it go?

A new king was just horn.

Oh!

Honey.

It's all over.

Father achieved the great cause.

Bangwon.

Mother.

Hurray for His Majesty!

Hurray!

- Hurray! - Hurray!

Hurray for His Majesty!

- Hurray! - Hurray!

Hurray for His Majesty!

- Hurray! - Hurray!

Lee 5901199)“?-

If you don't want to become unhappy,

don't even look at the throne.

Just go after positions that suit you.

The throne will be hell for you.

July 17, 1592.

Lee Seonggye became the king.

The coronation took place at Suchanggung.

He was approved by Dopyeonguisasa, the Supreme Council and

his rule was legitimized.

After 475 years, Goryeo faded into history.

There were political battles and deaths in prison

during the process of establishing a new dynasty.

But the fact that it wasn't a new power by military force,

the founding of joseon was a revolution without blood which is

unprecedented in global history.

In the coronation order written by Jeong Dojeon,

it was declared that

Goryeo's name and laws would be preserved.

It is presumed an act to minimize resistance

and evil effects of the revolution.

Lee Seonggye changed the country name to joseon the following year and

became the first king of joseon.

A country based on Nan-Confucianism and agriculture.

That was how the 518-year history

of joseon began.

Since His Majesty declared

the seventeen articles for the people,

the customs of the country are stabilizing.

That's good.

The problem is there are still forces

that follow the Wang clan.

They should be moved to regional areas

to establish order of the new country.

The special privileges of temples

should be abolished.

The Eight Vows Festival and Lotus Lamp Ceremony must be abolished.

The Wang clan and temples are a problem,

but so are the Confucian scholars

who went to Dumundong rejecting the new country.

There are hundreds if you count

all their family members.

That's a lot.

No wonder we don't have enough officials.

Wretches. I'd like to burn up that village.

We can select new officials

since the civil service exam begins today.

The problem is public sentiments.

They are staying at home.

This could bring back nostalgia regarding Goryeo.

This is all because the pro-Goryeo factions weren't

completely taken care of.

Lee Saek, Wu Hyeonbo and others

were only exiled.

That's why.

We have no choice

since His Majesty is strongly opposed to executing them.

If we don't take measures,

there will be organized resistance.

We can't punish someone

who has already been punished.

Gee...

What do you think?

We'll have to solve the problems one by one.

We should start with the civil service exam

and fill in the missing positions.

How did it go?

will be see me?

I am sorry, but he said you should leave.

Ask him again.

I have to see him and beg for forgiveness.

I don't think it's time yet.

Uncle Sambong.

How have you been?

Did you come to see father?

It is the day of the first civil service examination.

His Majesty has to see them

since they will be come servants of the new country.

Please ask him to see me.

Time is medicine.

You should go home.

Uncle.

You are the prince of a country now.

You shouldn't call me by a personal title.

Are you going to continue to be like this?

It wasn't right to kill jeong Mongju,

but it was unavoidable.

The country couldn't have been founded

if I didn't do that.

Do you want to be recognized for that?

I shouldn't be treated like a criminal.

If it wasn't for me,

you might not be alive right now.

Vassal of merit rank 1, under chancellor,

donpandopyeonguisasa, panhojosa,

pansamseosasa, Bomungak daehaksa,

Jigyeongyeonyemungan chunchugwansa,

uiheumchingun jeoljesasa and honghwagun.

That jeong Dojeon with actual political and

military power wouldn't exist.

Forget about the past now and

open up your heart to me.

Goodbye.

How long are you going to refuse to see Jeongangun?

He is the son you love the most.

You should forgive him now.

Try this.

It melts in your mouth.

The women in the royal kitchen cook well.

Is it good?

Yes, it is very good.

That's good.

Then eat this, too.

It's alright.

There isn't anything fun in the palace.

There are a hunch of things I can't do.

I'm just snacking more.

You will get used to it gradually.

You should sit on the throne.

The miljik...

The miljik will follow my order.

Do what you want.

You wretch!

You wretch!

Let's go to the exam site.

I will appoint the person who is 1st place.

Of course.

Your Majesty! Your Majesty.

You're always calling me

when I'm about to go somewhere.

I'm glad you're here.

I'm going to the exam site. Get the royal carriage ready.

Your Majesty...

He said to get the royal carriage ready.

There isn't anyone at the exam site.

What?

What are you talking about?

Not one Confucian scholar

came to take the exam.

Is that so?

They must not want a government position.

Prohibit their family members from

taking the exam for a century.

There must be a misunderstanding.

I will find out.

Don't worry about it too much.

- Let's go. - Yes, sir.

Lee Saek's students refused to take the exam

because they won't serve two kings.

The other scholars couldn't come

to take the civil service examination.

This is a provocation against the legitimacy of

the new country.

We can't let this go.

We can't punish people for not taking

the civil service examination.

We can punish them for showing contempt

for His Majesty's authority.

The people will ridicule him.

Sir.

We will hold the exam again.

Prepare the questions.

A weak measure like this will result in

a more serious situation by the old forces.

Do as I say.

Understood.

He is right.

You shouldn't let their spirits soar.

Nam Eun.

Yes.

Of the 56 people

who were against the revolution,

is there anyone who hasn't been punished yet?

Yes, some of them were exiled,

but haven't been flogged yet.

Flogging?

Yes, one hundred for each person.

Leave it to Hwang Geojeong.

Hwang Geojeong?

Tell him this, too.

Carry out the punishment.

If even one person is alive upon his return,

he won't be allowed to live.

Sir.

But if he completes this task,

he will receive a position even if it is at the lowest level.

Understood?

Yes.

Sir, are you sure this will be alright?

Are you afraid of the consequences?

I'm worried about you.

Sir.

I can't seem to remember.

Tell me their names.

I should pray for them to rest in peace.

Choi Euli, Kim jinyeong, Lee Hwa,

Wu Hyeonbo's sons, Wu Heungsu, Wu Heungmyeong and Wu Heungdeok

and Lee Saek's son, Lee Jonghak.

I forgot about Jonghak.

Anyone else?

There is one more person.

Lee Sungin.

Flog the criminal.

Yes, sir!

Are you trying to kill me?

Don't be disappointed with me.

What?

Flog him!

Yes, sir!

Stop.

Goodbye, Doeun.

Father, how have you been?

Bangbeon, Bangseok.

How have you been?

Fine.

You can't call them by those names now.

Call them Muangun and Uiangun.

I have many sons. It's confusing.

My youngest son.

Uiangun, how are you?

I'm learning about royal decorum and reading a Confucian hook.

Confucian hook? 'Elementary Learning'?

He already finished that one.

He's reading the Four Books and the Three Classics.

You're already reading them?

Tell me what you learned.

Confucius said you should engrave

what you learned in your heart,

but not speak of it in a frivolous manner.

The youngest is better than his brothers.

If Bangu returns from Dongbukmyeon,

I won't have to worry about my sons.

Is he coming to the capital?

He has to be here to establish order.

Your uncle jiran went to get him.

They should be back soon.

Jiran.

Did you have a nice trip?

Your Majesty,

I am the sixth state councilor here to see you.

Wretch, stop being absurd.

Don't just stand there. Sit.

Why did you come alone?

Is Bangu coming on his own?

Your Majesty...

Huh?

Jinangun disappeared.

What?

I was told he didn't eat for days

when he heard of your coronation,

then he left Hwaryeong without a word.

I searched all of Dongbukmyeon,

but I couldn't find him.

He really...

To the end...

lee Bangu was lee Seonggye's oldest son.

His mother was queen Sinai.

He entered the government early and

was the yeuipansa and miljikbusa.

Unlike the other brothers,

he was against his father's dynastic revolution.

He was called jinangun after joseon was founded and

given land in Goheung, Hamgyeong-do,

but he lived in seclusion.

He died of an illness the following year.

He was forty.

His permanent abode is Jeonju and

his posthumous name is Gyeongho.

What will we do about jinangun?

I am sorry to tell you this,

but you should give up on him now.

What about the crown prince then?

The resistance of the old forces seem to have died down,

but it's too early

to say there won't be any problems.

You will be sixty soon.

You should install a crown prince.

Who would he good?

When it is a peaceful time, the oldest son should be

the crown prince

and in difficult times,

the son with the most merit should be the crown prince.

The oldest son would be Yeongangun and

the son with most merit would be Jeongangun.

Banggwa or Bangwon.

Sambong, what do you think?

They are both right,

but the crown prince will be the king of this country.

Regardless of age or merit,

he should have a virtuous character.

Virtues.

Choose the wisest son to be the crown prince.

That's how it's going?

The rumor is that you or Yeongangun

will be come the crown prince.

Thank you.

You can go now.

Yes, ma'am.

Goodbye.

Age and merit are just excuses.

It's up to who His Majesty loves.

He might have loved me before,

but he hates me now.

The timing isn't good.

What's the use of saying that?

Beg for his forgiveness.

Uncle Sambong is the problem.

He claimed the crown prince should have

a virtuous character.

He is saying I can't be the crown prince

because I killed jeong Mongju.

If uncle Sambong is against me,

father won't choose me.

You have someone who is just as powerful

as uncle Sambong.

Come in.

What brings you here this late?

I came to ask you a favor.

If you want me to tell your father to stop being angry, don't worry.

I am trying to convince him every day.

He will forgive you soon.

It's not that.

It's regarding the installation of the crown prince.

I'm sure you know that

the officials recommended Banggwa and me.

Please help me.

Jeongangun.

It isn't just because

I want to become the crown prince.

I just think that I'm the better person

to lead this country that father founded.

I know you are talented and

you achieved great merit.

But it is custom that the oldest son

becomes the crown prince.

That became impossible

the minute Bangu disappeared.

Banggwa might be the second oldest son,

but it isn't going against custom

even if one of the other sons becomes the crown prince.

Mother, please help me.

I can become the crown prince with your help.

Mother.

I will think about it.

Thank you, mother.

How did it go?

She's going to think about it.

That was her answer?

This could cause trouble

between the brothers.

That's why she's avoiding an answer right away, so don't worry.

Mother is always on my side.

You are right.

Father.

Father.

I came when I heard that you could

become the crown prince.

Is there anything I can do to help?

His Majesty loves the queen a lot.

If she helps you, the world will be yours.

You don't have to worry.

I was going to recommend someone

because of that matter,

but it looks like there will be no need.

What do you mean?

There is someone who was classified

as being Lee Saek's faction.

He came to me and said

he would make you the crown prince and

asked to meet you.

Who is he?

He was an official.

I'm sure you know him.

Ha Ryun.

Maybe next time.

I'm sorry.

You don't have to be sorry.

If it was meant to be, we'll meet again.

Just tell Jeongangun one thing.

What is it?

If he wants to become the crown prince,

ask Bae Geukryeom and Jo jun for help

and distance himself from the queen.

What do you mean?

It's human nature.

The queen will want her son

to become the crown prince.

It isn't going against custom

even if one of the other sons becomes the crown prince.

Park, are you outside?

Yes, Your Highness.

I am going to His Majesty's quarters.

Lead the way.

Is something wrong?

I heard you're considering Jeongangun and Yeongangun

as the crown prince.

That's right.

Did you make a decision?

What do you think?

By age, Yeongangun would be the right choice,

but he isn't as qualified as jeongangun.

Jeongangun is talented and

he achieved great merit,

but he lacks virtue.

He lost trust by killing jeong Mongju.

He wouldn't be a good choice.

So, Banggwa is the right choice?

How could you?

Don't you consider

Muangun and Uiangun to be your sons?

Honey.

I was devoted to you all my life.

I was criticized by influential families

for being Yuan collaborationist's mistress.

I endured all that for 30 years for your sake.

I have as much merit as jeongangun and

my sons are as good as Yeongangun.

Calm down. I love them a lot.

But they are still young.

You are still healthy. What does their age matter?

If the officials support them and

the scholars teach them,

they could become wise rulers.

The qualification of the crown prince

isn't age or merit.

It is virtue.

Yeongangun spent his life in battle and

jeongangun didn't hesitate

to kill someone for his goal.

Wouldn't it be better to have hope for young princes

who are still pure?

Please don't ignore what I'm saying.

I'm worried about the queen.

It's not like you to be so anxious.

Do you want to be the crown princess that badly?

What?

Everything will be alright. Don't worry.

Sir.

What is it?

I received word from the palace.

His Majesty is asking for you.

Honey.

It's been a long time.

I have been reflecting on my actions.

Please show generosity and forgive me.

I want to ask you to do something.

Can you do it?

Anything-

jeongangun just entered his quarters.

Okay. You can go.

Go to Dongbukmyeon.

Tell our ancestors I became the king

and change the graves into royal graves.

Is that understood?

Why don't you answer me?

Let me just ask one thing.

What is it?

Is Banggwa going to be the crown prince?

Tell me.

The crown prince will be...

Uiangun Bangseok.

Father!