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(Episode 39)

Betrayal.

This time it is not Japan...

but Jeon Bong Jun.

The peddlers would want to follow your orders than Lady Song's.

Instead of diverting the war supplies to Jeon Bong Jun,

send them to the original owner.

Then...

I will let Lady Song slide.

How can I trust...

that you will not reveal what she did?

I could either reveal it and kill her...

or use it against her and make her work for me.

Which do you think would benefit me more?

Make up your mind.

Lady Song.

Lady Song.

Lady Song, are you in?

It is That Man.

She might be asleep.

Wait here for a moment.

Oh, my. He is entering her house.

Things between him and Lady Song must be good again.

Did you not see that he has his gloves back on?

Lady Song.

He is coming here.

Chief Peddler Song.

Why do you need to see my daughter this late at night?

I am sorry. I have something to tell her urgently.

She is out with Master Choi.

You will have to tell me instead.

Where did she go?

I am just an old man. How would I know that?

What is it that you want to tell her?

The headquarters of Jipgangso is moving to Samnye tomorrow.

Please tell her to send the goods at the treaty port quickly.

What are the goods?

I am afraid I cannot tell you.

I see.

I will pass the message on.

All right.

Also, Chief Peddler Song,

do not worry too much.

I will...

protect your daughter as if her life is my own.

Is something wrong?

No. Go back now.

Okay.

I delivered the message. Let us go now.

Do you think he only delivered the message?

What else do you think he did?

You know, with his lips...

Maybe he touched her hands too.

I should probably leave the detached force.

Did I cross the line?

There is something...

I have been meaning to ask you.

Okay. What is it? Go ahead.

How old are you, really?

Gosh.

I am just a little boy.

He left.

By the goods at the treaty port,

he must mean the war supplies from Japan.

How dare she try to divert those?

I will...

make sure that they go to the original owner.

(The Japanese settlement at the treaty port)

Has all the ammunition been loaded?

All that is left to do is carry it.

I appreciate your help.

Escort the merchants.

About face!

March!

I will bring our guys and kill those scum later.

I will carry the ammunition.

You go to the hostel and send the rice merchants.

Ja In.

Be careful at all times.

Yes. You too.

I will see you in Samnye.

(Jeonju headquarters of Jipgangso)

- Please defeat the Japanese! - Please return safely!

General!

General!

Please win the war!

General Nokdu!

Please win!

(Daejangso)

(Exclude Japan and Protect the King.)

(Jeolla governor Kim Hak Jin)

We cannot just sit back.

Let us go and fight the Japanese!

- Yes! - Let us fight!

Let us go!

- Let us go! - Come on!

We must save our country!

Our country is in grave danger!

Let us go defeat the Japanese!

- Let us go defeat the Japanese! - Let us go defeat the Japanese!

- Let us go! - Let us go!

Let us go and fight!

- We will fight! - Yes, let us go!

Let us go and fight!

Come on. Let us hurry.

Over there.

Come on.

- Lady Hwang. - Nam.

What brings you here?

- Come on! - We will fight!

- Let us fight! - Let us fight!

- Wait a minute! - Move over!

My goodness, what is your name?

I am Kim Bok Nam.

Kim Bok Nam?

(Kim Bok Nam)

- Move over! - My goodness.

Goodness, what brings you here?

I would like to apply for the kitchen police.

I do not have a name.

My husband died during the Hwangto-hyun battle.

So no one will mourn even if I die.

- It is my turn! - Let me go next!

Me!

I am too scared to join the loyal army.

But I brought some cotton.

My name is Kim Seung Ho.

Kim Seung Ho?

- Let me go next! - It is my turn!

- Move over! - My turn!

Everybody, wait.

Not everyone can join,

so please wait for your turn. Come over here.

- Let me go! - It is my turn!

My goodness.

Yoo Wol.

- My turn! - Let me go!

My goodness.

- My goodness. - It is Lady Hwang.

- She is Lady Hwang. - My goodness gracious.

- What is she doing here? - Why is Lady Hwang here?

- What is going on? - My gosh.

I cannot believe this.

I am here to help.

Will you allow me to do that?

Lady Hwang.

It is Lady Hwang.

My goodness.

I guess the world...

really has changed.

Yes, that is my name.

My gosh, get a move on.

We must send this to Samnye today.

- Okay. - Okay.

Let us hurry.

I cannot believe that an aristocrat even decided to help.

The world is total chaos.

She is so kind and pretty.

I feel so sorry for Yi Hyun.

Do not cry.

I am sure Yi Hyun is doing fine.

But I am sure Lord Hwang will become furious...

if he sees what his sister is doing.

I heard he already gave his consent.

What?

We call ourselves noblemen.

And it is unacceptable for us to turn away from the crisis...

that the royal family and royal court is facing.

(The royal family and royal court)

Even the uncivilized men of Jeon Bong Jun have gathered...

to raise an army to defeat the Japanese.

But if we decide to stay quiet and do nothing,

it will be an embarrassment,

and we will not be able to stand before our ancestral tablets.

Let us raise a royal army to fight against the Japanese.

(Royal army: An army that protects the King and the royal family)

Let us protect the King!

You must feel very concerned that the Donghak members...

have raised an army again.

You must be very concerned.

It is all because of my lack of virtue.

The Donghak members are openly being hostile toward the Japanese.

You will need to stop them.

How is His Majesty going to stop them?

The National Military Administration is in charge...

of our country's domestic affairs including the military.

You are very close with the National Military Administration,

so I am sure you are already aware of that.

Takeda.

Command the rioters at Samnye to disperse...

by sending them an instruction letter.

The rioters are instigating the naive people of this country...

by calling themselves the loyal army.

If they are truly the loyal army,

they will listen to your command.

And if they do not listen,

that will make them traitors.

I am no longer interested in this country's domestic affairs.

You should discuss the matters regarding the Donghak members...

with the National Military Administration.

If you do not send the letter to disperse the army,

we will have no choice but to think...

that you are the one who is behind the riot.

What?

Watch what you say, Inoue.

Japan is currently fighting a war for Joseon.

But you are refusing to write a single letter?

How dare you?

My Queen.

Your Majesty.

I, Inoue Kaoru,

am not a weak man...

like the former Legation Officer Otori Keisuke.

If I need to prove that to you,

I will.

How...

How dare you?

Kyu Tae.

You were right.

What do you mean?

Joseon and Japan...

are going to form an allied force to get rid of the Donghak members.

They may call it an allied force,

but we will actually be receiving orders...

from the Japanese army.

We cannot do this!

Please withdraw your order!

- We cannot do this! - We cannot do this!

- Please withdraw your order! - Please withdraw your order!

(Prime Minister Kim Hong Jib)

I understand how you feel.

However, this cannot be undone. Just do as you are told.

Do you really think those men in Samnye...

are traitors?

Joseon is currently in the process...

of undergoing a nation-wide reformation called Gabo Reform.

They started a revolt...

during a very important situation. Of course, they are traitors.

Even if that is the case,

do you think it is right to suppress them with the help...

of a foreign army?

Watch what you say.

The Japanese army is not just a foreign army.

Japan is our ally who has pledged an alliance.

I know this may sound out of line,

but we cannot follow your order...

without the consent of the King.

What?

Are you really going to disobey the ministers' decision?

How could I ever disobey an order as a soldier?

But I am doing this...

because this is not what the King wants.

What did you just say?

I trust that the King also agrees...

with the men that have gathered in Samnye.

Please withdraw your order!

- Please withdraw your order! - Please withdraw your order!

Here you go. This is a letter from His Majesty himself...

defining the men in Samnye...

as a group of rioters and commanding them to disperse.

Oni.

Takeda has been very worried about you.

Send a telegraph to Takeda and tell him...

I have a lot of useful information regarding the Donghak members.

His concern will turn into delight.

Where did she go?

Whom are you talking about?

Lady Song.

- My goodness! - Oh, gosh!

- Let us go! - Come on!

What is going on?

What is happening?

An instruction letter?

(Samnye Post)

I have turned a blind eye...

on all of you for what you have done...

because I had pity for you.

However, instead of regretting your wrongdoings,

your rebellious actions are only getting worse.

Therefore, I can no longer consider you as my people.

Now, I will dispatch my soldiers...

to get rid of this treacherous movement.

I will show mercy...

to those who return to your hometowns.

But those who refuse to surrender...

will be killed...

and will not be forgiven.

General.

They have started their counterattack.

[VIU Ver] SBS E39 'The Nokdu Flower' "The King's Instruction Letter to the Loyal Soldiers" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

Kim Hak Jin, the governor of Jeolla Province,

will be dismissed for having failed to stop the Donhak members.

- My goodness! - Oh, my gosh!

- This is unbelievable. - My goodness!

- Gosh. - Goodness gracious.

What?

Governor Kim Hak Jin got dismissed?

Yes.

They must want to get rid of all the officials...

who cooperate with Jeon Bong Jun.

Could that mean that you are in danger too?

You gave him all the rice and weapon we had at the office.

I do not care if I am in danger. Given the situation...

By the way, are you interested in becoming a loyal soldier?

A loyal...

soldier?

Aristocrats in Gobu are forming a royal army.

I would like you to be an adjutant.

A royal army...

What is that?

My goodness. Why am I even talking to you?

Master, it is Hwang Seok Ju.

Please come in.

Our plan for forming a royal army might fall through.

What do you mean?

Most aristocrats backed out...

after reading the instruction letter.

Now that they read the letter,

they think forming an army with Donghak members...

seems wrong.

I cannot believe them.

They are just using the letter as an excuse to back out.

Do they believe that is what His Majesty really wants?

Myung Sim.

Yes.

I am...

going to lead the royal army to Samnye.

His Majesty the King called it a riot.

Are you still going to raise an army?

I guess we cannot call ourselves a royal army any longer.

Also, we have less than 10 soldiers.

Then why are you still doing this?

It is because I want to be...

a true aristocrat.

I sent my pupil to war...

and ignored my sister's suffering, who was forced to get married,

in the name of customs.

I would like to fight...

against such a cruel aristocrat.

By doing that,

I will protect my pride...

and you.

Seok Ju.

If I return alive,

I will be a good brother.

Hey, you are distracting us. Sit down here.

Now.

Are you interested in becoming a loyal soldier?

No way.

You...

I must be out of my mind.

I need to close my eyes.

Eok Seoi, it is not a good idea.

"Leave of absence"?

Eok Seoi.

The district magistrate wants me...

to be an adjutant for the royal army.

But I do not want to work for the aristocrats.

I would rather fight the Japanese with Boss.

Oh, my.

What? What did you just say?

I am leaving for Samnye.

- To join the Donghak members? - Yes.

You are crazy. You are going to die.

She is right. You probably do not understand war.

It is not glamorous at all.

It is pure horror.

I have nothing left to do here anyway.

I am only living off you.

Be quiet. Who says you are living off us? That is absurd.

Thank you for saying that.

But I have already made up my mind.

I am not letting you go.

You can go.

- Honey. - He wants to go.

We are not going to stop you.

Okay.

Darn it.

I cannot eat anymore.

Let me make the bed for you.

Whatever others say,

I like you.

You took in a wanderer like me...

and have treated me...

like family so far.

Do not get the wrong idea.

I have never considered you as my family.

Please take care.

Darn it.

Why is everyone becoming so stupid?

Jipgangso is the only thing...

that is stopping me from following the army.

Your job is to manage the Jipgangso.

You should not go anywhere.

Do you have a message for Yi Kang?

What could I say?

It is not like he can win the war and return alive...

just because I tell him to.

It would be selfish of me to ask him to do that.

Still, say something.

I will pass it on to him.

Even if I do not say anything,

I am sure he knows...

that his mother is proud of him.

I am so proud of him...

that I could not be happier.

I thought the instruction letter would discourage the soldiers,

but they are full of energy.

We are not doing this for the King.

There is no reason to be discouraged.

What do you think they are fighting for?

They are fighting to protect...

the things that are precious to them.

Their lives,

their families, their villages,

and the Jipgangso that gave them...

a new world.

- You are right. - Whatever the King says,

these people gathered in Samnye.

They are...

the true loyal soldiers you once talked about.

You brat.

I have learned a lot, have I not?

Do you know what true loyal soldiers' fight...

is called?

Is it not called a war?

No. War comes from hatred.

But this fight comes from love.

- What is that fight called? - A revolution.

A revolution?

The King has finally paved the way for us.

Now,

let us never look back.

All we need to do is push forward.

Repression command.

Right Commander, Lee Doo Hwang.

Left Commander, Lee Kyu Tae.

We will follow your orders to suppress the Donghak members.

You are dismissed to go to war.

Let us go to war!

- Yes, Commander! - Yes, Commander!

- Let us go to war! - Let us go to war!

Let us go.

Let us go to war!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

- This is bad. - Hello.

Tell all the peddlers at the inn to gather together.

- Okay. - Okay.

Listen to me carefully.

I want all of you to take...

all the rice and supplies that we have gathered to Samnye.

I will meet Lady Song,

secure the ammunition, and meet you there.

We, the peddlers, are members...

of the loyal army now.

Are you all ready for this?

What is the matter?

Why are you not answering me?

Are you all ready for this?

Bong Gil.

No way.

I want all of you to leave and do what I told you to do.

- Okay. - Okay.

What are you doing?

Deok Ki.

It is time for you to stop.

(Episode 40 will air shortly.)

(Episode 40)

It is time for you to stop.

Stop what? We have not even started.

Wait right there. Let me kill that jerk first.

If I die, Lady Song will die as well.

Who are you?

I am Oni, the leader of Tenyukyo.

You are moving very slowly.

It is probably because you are waiting for Master Choi.

I do not understand...

what you mean.

You are planning to kill these men and head over to Samnye with him.

I have already settled a deal with Baek Yi Hyun.

If you do anything stupid,

Ja In will lose her life.

Bong Gil, what are you saying?

Have you lost your mind?

Your father will send...

Master Choi's rice to its original owner.

And as for the ammunition,

you and I will be delivering them together.

"Together"?

What does that mean?

It means you will get to live...

if you do as I say.

So if I spin this,

it will shoot bullets from here?

My goodness, how did they come up with an idea like this?

Gosh, how interesting.

We need bullets in order to practice.

Lady Song will be bringing them to us.

But she is taking longer than expected.

Father!

Father!

- My goodness, my boys! - Father!

What are you doing here?

You should be butchering cows.

My goodness, we are about to lose our country.

We have no time to butcher cows.

We should kill those darn Japanese.

But still...

You should have played rock-paper-scissors...

to pick which one should come.

What if you both die? That will end our family tree.

A man should live up to his name.

That is not something we should be worried about.

He is right.

My gosh, you have raised your sons to be very brave.

You are right. That is the least you should be worried about.

Oh, right. You should say hello. They are my friends.

Hello.

My name is Lee Seong Gye.

My name is Lee Bang Won.

They are my boys.

The loyal army from Gobu is here!

- My gosh! - Goodness!

My gosh, what took you so long? It is so nice to see you.

Come this way.

Thank you for coming all the way here.

Boss.

- Eok Seoi. - I quit being an official...

so I can fight alongside you.

And you need to pay me back.

My goodness, Nam.

I also quit being a servant.

Just tell me what I need to do.

My goodness, I am proud of you.

I am so proud of you guys. Welcome.

Do you feel reassured now?

(Boguk anmin)

We brought our own food and supplies,

so we will not be troubling you.

Just tell us what we need to do.

There is a troop that consists of Confucian scholars nearby...

including the envoy of Yeosan, Kim Won Sik.

You may unpack there and wait for my order.

Okay.

Seok Ju.

Thank you.

General, the punitive force just left Hanyang.

We must head to Chungcheong Province...

and join the bukjeobs.

Lady Song has not arrived with the supplies she promised to bring.

The rice is one problem,

but we really need bullets for the machine guns.

Do you think something happened?

- I will go to Jeonju. - If something did happen,

you will not be able to change anything by going there.

Life is like an empty dream.

Think as you had a long and silly dream.

The Japanese might want revenge.

After the war,

take Ja In and stay in Hanyang.

If they want revenge,

they will...

follow us to Manchuria, not just Hanyang.

Japan is on our side,

and there is you, so why would I worry?

Bong Gil.

We met...

over 10 years ago, right?

It was shortly after Imo Incident in 1882.

(Imo Incident: The soldiers' revolt in 1882)

It would be about that long.

Do you remember the first day we met?

I asked you for some wine one day...

and you slapped me hard on the cheek.

An able man...

was acting like he wanted to become a drunkard.

Should I have let you be?

Back then,

you were a good man.

What happened to you?

Song Bong Gil!

What happened to you?

You know.

I do not have long to live.

I do not fear...

dying myself, to be honest.

But the idea of you two dying before me.

That scared me so much.

Where are you going?

I cannot let Ja In be on the run for the rest of her life.

I will stop them from getting revenge.

What do you mean?

Bong Gil.

Let us meet in the afterlife.

When we meet then...

Never mind.

See you in the afterlife.

Deok Ki.

Deok Ki, no, do not...

Deok Ki. You cannot go!

Deok Ki!

Once we meet in Samnye,

let us...

be together forever.

Do not wander off.

Let us walk down the same path.

We shall head to Gongju instead.

That is...

where the Joseon-Japan Allied Force will go.

You make swift decisions.

That is why I like you.

It is so that I can see...

what look you have on your face...

when the bullets pierce the loyal soldiers.

I would not be happy.

To be honest, I do not feel too comfortable now.

You are a terrible liar.

If the loyal soldiers get the ammunition,

what will that change?

If it is a battle they cannot win,

losing completely from the get-go...

will reduce the casualties.

That is terrible logic.

That is what a civilized war is like.

They take the upper hand...

and stop when the enemy gives in.

The leaders will die,

but most of the innocent loyal soldiers...

will return home.

One of those leaders...

is your brother.

Dying on the path of his own choice.

That is a good thing.

I am sorry to interrupt...

but I must go to Jeonju.

I will not cause a fuss.

I will just find out what happened.

You do not have to.

General.

Yi Kang.

Deok Ki.

I am sorry.

Yi Hyun colluded with Song Bong Gil...

and intercepted all the supplies headed for Samnye.

Bong Gil gave in because the Japanese promised...

to save Lady Song's life.

That is what happened.

Where is Lady Song now?

She is with Yi Hyun,

and they head to the Japanese camp.

Where is that?

I do not know.

General, like I said already,

Lady Song is not at fault for what happened.

Even if she is not,

she must pay for ruining our plans.

Transporting goods...

is my responsibility as the master of peddlers.

I will offer you...

my life.

Give me your hand.

Ever since I began helping out with raising the army,

it felt strange.

I swore that I could never understand them.

And yet, I found...

my fate in their hands.

I believed our dreams were different.

But perhaps,

they may be the same.

Do you know what true loyal soldiers' fight...

is called?

A revolution.

War comes from hatred.

But this fight comes from love.

[VIU Ver] SBS E40 'The Nokdu Flower' "Japan's Strategy to Defeat the Loyal Army" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

Japan's main unit commanded by Major Minami...

is headed south to Gongju...

where Chungcheong Provincial Office is.

Joseon army's Right Commander Lee Doo Hwang's men...

passed through Juksan and Eumseong...

to reach Boeun.

Left Commander Lee Kyu Tae...

passed through Ansan to reach Cheonan.

Their first destination is definitely Gongju.

We must attack Gongju as well.

How many men will we be up against?

Including the provincial army,

there are over 4,000 men in the Joseon army.

The Japanese army is about 2,000.

We outnumber them many times,

but they have Western weapons...

such as cannons, machine guns, and new rifles.

The cannons and machine guns...

we have are useless because we have...

no ammunition.

New weapons and ammunition...

is not the only thing we do not have.

Despite rising up to stand against the Japanese,

we have no king,

no government,

or army to help us.

But we have a nation to protect,

people asking for protection,

and the will to protect.

I do not know the outcome...

of this battle.

But what I do know for sure is...

if we do not fight,

we will be conquered by barbarians...

masquerading as the civilized country.

I ask you now.

What will you do?

We must fight.

Let us kick out the Japanese...

and bring upon Injeukcheon!

(Injeukcheon: An idea that claims that the people are the deities)

Let us go...

and fight.

March to Gongju.

Let us go and kill the Japanese.

We shall fight.

- We shall fight! - Let us march.

Let us march.

As Yangho Donghak Commander, I give the order.

We shall all march...

and take over Gongju.

(Namwon Government Office)

Silence! Silence!

Commander Kim. Where do we go?

To Cheongju.

Is that not where a Joseon army base is located?

We must hold them on...

so that Nokdu can march to Hanyang with ease.

Are you all ready to die?

- Yes! - Yes!

Jeolla Province's Donghak army!

March!

Let us kill the Japanese!

We shall kill them all!

Crush them all and make them leave!

Fight!

- Exclude Japan! - Exclude Japan!

- Fight! Fight! - Fight! Fight!

- Exclude Japan! - Exclude Japan!

- Exclude Japan! - Exclude Japan!

(Exclude Japan)

(Minami's Japan troops marches south.)

(October 1894 by the lunar calendar)

(Kim Gae Nam's Donghak troops marches from Namwon to Cheongju.)

- Fight! Fight! Fight! - Fight! Fight! Fight!

(Lee Kyu Tae's Joseon troops heads to Cheonan.)

(Jeon Bong Jun's Donghak troops marches north to Nolmoe.)

(Lee Doo Hwang's Joseon troops marches to Boeun.)

They are Chungcheong Province's loyal soldiers.

(Nolmoe, Chungcheong Province, current day Nonsan)

I am Bukjeob Commander Son Byung Hee.

I am Jeon Bong Jun.

We should have joined you sooner.

I am truly sorry.

Do not be. We must join forces...

to eliminate the Japanese.

We will fight to the death.

(Chungcheong Provincial Office, Gongju)

Oni.

You scared me.

I was so worried. I thought something had happened to you.

I apologize for causing concern.

The Donghak members almost caught me.

With Lady Song's help, I got out safely.

I owe you a lot, Lady Song.

Not at all.

I did what I should have.

Did Nakamura relay you the information I gathered?

Yes. It was very useful.

Especially the part that they cannot...

use their machine guns due to lack of bullets.

We took that to heed when planning our strategy.

At first, they will attack, trusting in their numbers.

When they see they are outgunned,

whether it be to surrender or request a treaty,

they will find a way out.

Whether it be surrender or a treaty,

there is no way they will survive.

What do you mean by that?

You will see.

Sir, a fight broke out in Yiin.

Captain Morio's troops lost.

What is the current situation?

They fell back and camped out on a hill.

They are surrounded by the Donghak army's main troops.

Where are they now?

Ugeumchi.

(Ugeumchi, Gongju)

Do you all know what this is?

- Yes. - Yes.

What is it?

- A bamboo spear. - A bamboo spear.

- Hey. - Bamboo spears...

Come down to my height.

Why did you stop growing halfway?

My gosh.

Follow me.

- Welcome back. - Well done.

Hello.

So when using this weapon...

Gongju is right beyond that hill.

If we can take Gongju,

the way to Hanyang is flat and will be an easy march.

That is why they will do their best to stand their ground.

We defeated them at Yiin, so they will be on guard.

Chungcheong provincial army will arrive soon.

So this will be the most important battle.

Ugeumchi.

What is it?

What you said earlier stayed with me.

"Whether it be surrender or a treaty,"

"there is no way they will survive."

And?

What did you mean?

We got a message...

from Commissary General Kawakami Soroku in Hiroshima.

It states the basic strategy on how to deal with the Donghak army.

What is that?

It is not even a strategy.

It is very simple.

(Everyone)

(Slaughter)

"Kill everyone that is related..."

"to Donghak."

General, everyone is here.

Feed the soldiers,

and let them go to sleep early.

We will attack...

as soon as the sun rises tomorrow.

I will take the lead.

No.

We lack firepower,

so we need to defeat them...

using the fact that we outnumber them.

We will carry out...

a full-scale attack.

(The Nokdu Flower)

Therefore, I am going to fight!

It may have only been a few months.

But after having lived in a world...

where everyone is equal,

I can no longer live in a different kind of world...

because I now know how incredible that feels.

So I am going to fight!

Even if I may live only for a short moment,

I wish to live and die...

like a decent human being!