(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Episode 8, Tobeol)
(To eliminate forcefully)
Is it this way?
Or is it not?
I think I was here before. Am I wrong?
Is it that way?
How come all the paths look the same?
Where...
Is it this way? No?
What? A forest? A forest...
There is another forest. It is the forest again.
Rage. 432.
Labor.
- Animal. - Three.
Let me see.
- Water stain. - Let me see.
Forget it!
This is ridiculous!
I cannot do this anymore.
Same here. I am done.
Darn it!
My lord, what have we done...
to cross you?
Count how many furrows the field has.
And see how much aconite there is in the field.
And measure how big the field is...
as accurate as possible.
Gosh. Why?
Why must we do this?
It is because I must write up a report.
And this also has to do with the Crown Prince.
I will expect nothing but excellent work from you.
Then you should have at least gotten us more people to help!
This must be kept confidential.
I cannot tell people about it.
Are you serious? Are you kidding me?
Why must we have to do all the heavy lifting?
Easy.
I appreciate your help. Take it easy, then.
But finish it as soon as possible.
Where are you going?
We cannot do this. No, I refused to do this!
I should just report him.
No, but I am supposed to serve him.
This labor practice is so unfair!
No. No!
Where were we?
You were over there. Over yonder.
- And I covered this much here. - Then you were...
What?
What is this?
(Kang Han Gi)
"Yeomcho"?
Is that not gunpowder?
What did you just say? "Yeomcho"?
It was true.
Talk about gunpowder.
Look. Not only did these people steal from the King,
but they also traded gunpowder.
I guess they are not just common thieves.
What do these letters say?
- "Mido". - "Mido"?
What is that?
This means tail, this means island. It looks like a location.
Tail island?
Oh, my gosh. Who is there?
I will beat you up.
My gosh.
My lord.
Are you all right?
- Water. I need more. - Okay.
What? So you just came back?
The terrain is rougher than I thought,
and the paths twist and turn just like a maze.
They are evil fools,
but I could not help but think their fortress is in a perfect spot.
What will you do now?
I was going to summon backup once I had located the mine,
but I am already delayed.
I must contact the relay station or a nearby outpost.
You said the officials are on their side.
I noticed on my way in that you have everything.
Do you trade medicinal herbs as well?
We do not deal with medicinal herbs.
The officer in charge of that is too thorough for my liking.
I cannot be bothered to deal with him.
There must be someone who is not.
The Stipend Office manages officers' payments.
I will meet with the magistrate where that office is located.
I know where that is.
It happens to be nearby. I will take you there.
There is no need.
What if I cannot find it?
Then take me to the vicinity.
Okay.
- Yuk Chil. Gu Pal. - They are not here.
- And 4557. - 7432.
- And 4558. - 7433.
And 7434.
- And 4557. - 743...
- Are you crazy? - Are you crazy?
- Are you mad? - Darn you.
Is that my fault?
Is it my fault?
- Let go. - You first.
- I said let go. - You first.
- I can do this until tomorrow. - Me too.
- I will wait until tomorrow. - It does not hurt at all.
Let go!
Are you still fighting?
- My lord. - You fools!
Stop measuring and follow me.
We must go somewhere urgently. Lead the way.
The office is this way.
Where are you going this time?
How did he get back so soon?
Hurry up, will you?
A corpse?
We got a report of a rotting smell coming from Soyang Trading Group.
We went over and...
Darn it.
"Hong Seok Gi".
He is the Chief Clerk of Maritime Transport.
Was there anything besides the body?
We also found this letter.
I saw a six-foot nobleman with a burly frame...
in a celadon-green cape threaten...
the Chief Clerk of Maritime Transport...
in a loud voice shortly before he was killed.
From a passer-by.
Come out. Is anyone inside?
- What business do you have? - You can let us in.
- It will be fine. - You will see once we enter.
Okay?
Do excuse me.
I came to request help with a pressing matter.
I saw a six-foot nobleman with a burly frame...
in a celadon-green cape threaten...
the Chief Clerk of Maritime Transport...
in a loud voice shortly before he was killed.
- I am from Hanyang and... - Arrest him!
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
- Wait. - What is going on?
- Wait. - What are you doing?
What are you doing?
Do you know Hong Seok Gi, Chief Clerk of Maritime Transport?
How do you know him?
Hong Seok Gi.
Where was he found?
Who did this to him?
Bi Ryeong.
The woman who was there. What happened to her?
What are you on about?
You are avoiding the topic when you killed him.
Someone witnessed you do it.
You are wrong. My master is not that kind of man.
He is an officer from Hongmungwan.
That is true.
I am a secret inspector sent by the King...
to survey Chungcheong Province.
This man is a chief clerk,
and it is true that I was questioning him,
but I did not kill him.
I was going to take him to Hanyang to be investigated.
Why would I kill him when I am a royal inspector?
A horse tally.
I have seen many fools...
with a fake, claiming to be an inspector,
only to cause unrest.
- Imprison them! - Yes, sir.
Are you out of your mind?
You will pay dearly for treating him like this!
My lord. Say something, will you?
- You will regret this. - Let go of me!
You should send someone to check before treating me like a criminal!
Listen!
- Wait! - We are...
- Do not do what you will regret! - You are mistaken.
- Let us out. - Come on.
How much further must we go?
Darn you!
The trap caught the wrong people.
Wait. Is he not your family idiot?
That lunatic.
How did he find this place?
You! Just wait where you are!
I am coming to kill you!
You... Stay right there.
We got the wrong visitors.
Goodness.
He should have asked for help sooner.
Did he have to be so stubborn?
Let me see. Where was I?
"Mido". Yes, Mido.
"Turukson"?
Turukson is a sea goblin.
They did business with a sea goblin?
(Turukson)
Jo Yi!
Jo Yi! We are in trouble!
Lord Yi Eon has been locked up.
What?
Hey you. Hey.
My lord.
I have other proof that I am a secret inspector,
so send someone to the government office to get it.
Please. We do not have time.
He should be at the Chungcheong warehouse,
but he came here and died. Do you know how grave this is?
If you know anything,
you should confess now.
I have brought the evidence!
He really is an investigator carrying out a royal decree,
and here. Here is...
his appointment letter with the royal seal.
How did you know I was here?
I thought you may get lost on your way back,
so I was waiting outside and heard.
Are you all right?
How did this happen?
Are you two all right?
What are you waiting for? Release them at once.
Darn it!
Where is the silver mine?
Search the place. Search it!
What a powerful greeting. Goodness gracious.
How did you find this place?
Tae Seo, did you tell him?
No. I am wondering the same thing.
How did you find this place?
What is the precious child of a minister...
doing in this filthy mountain?
Well... It took a lot of work to find this place...
because you would not tell me.
You always make things...
so complicated.
He should learn to speak nicer.
How could the son of a noble family...
have such cruddy manners?
How dare you?
How dare a filthy low life talk to me?
Who do you think you are to talk to me?
I apologize.
We had fallen for fake inspectors several times before,
so I suspected you.
It is fine. I was relieved because you did not try to hide it.
You should take the officials with you.
Do you know anything about the woman...
who was with the body?
We have not heard anything.
I went up to find the entrance to Baekgwiryeong,
but I failed and came back because of the complicated maze.
It was not just the complicated maze. He can never find his way.
Do you know how to reach the top?
Well...
So Ra Bom, come here.
Yes, my lord.
He knows Baekgwiryeong like the back of his hand.
You can trust him.
He is doing something extremely important,
so guide him to the top of the mountain, please.
Yes, my lord. I shall.
There are many more people than usual...
going to the top of the mountain today.
It is surprising.
What do you mean?
Did you see someone else?
There was a group of people carrying swords...
Darn it.
Darn it!
And a young woman.
How much farther?
We are almost there.
I think she was a shaman.
A shaman?
My lord, do you think it was Bi Ryeong?
Perhaps Bi Ryeong was captured.
We should not have left her.
I should have stopped her.
Bi Ryeong...
I hear she is your new concubine.
I never said that. Concubine?
Look.
Do you think he would tell...
a female employee where the mine is?
There must be something going on between you two.
There is not, you brat!
Have you been lied to all your lives?
The spirit is watching!
You will receive divine punishment!
Wait. Divine punishment is good and all,
but you look familiar.
Is she not the slave that escaped?
When the inspector showed up.
She shot slingshots at us with the kids.
What?
Were you with the inspector?
My gosh.
What did you come here to steal?
You must want something.
Yes, that is right.
You are quick.
Simply give me everything and scram.
Who cares about the mine?
If I talk,
you will be declared a rebel guilty of treason against the king.
You may even be executed posthumously.
I will assume you understood,
and will take over here.
Stop her!
She cannot go to the inspector!
Stop her!
Stop!
Thank you. This is good enough.
Yes, my lord.
You must flee as soon as you find Bi Ryeong.
Yes, my lord.
- You too, Gwang Soon. - Yes, my lord.
Let us go.
Bi Ryeong.
Jo Yi.
Oh my gosh!
Those jerks.
Are you all right?
How could you miss that?
Freeze!
If anyone touches me,
I will blow everything up.
Hey. It is lit now.
It is lit. We must go!
Get out of here!
- That is dangerous! - My lord!
You must leave now.
My silver!
Darn you!
My lord!
My lord...
My lord!
My lord...
Master Yi Eon is in there.
My lord!
Farewell!
(Condolences)
What? The secret inspector is dead?
Are you sure?
Did you see it yourself?
I did more than see it myself.
- Okay. - Gosh.
He died in front of dozens of guards. Everyone saw it.
Guards?
The secret inspector brought...
a lot of guards to raid Tae Seo's mine.
Hey. What about you? Are you all right?
Yes.
Actually, the secret inspector died in front of the guards.
So I am completely off the suspect list.
Is that so?
That is great.
Goodness. The smoke is stinging my eyes.
Oh, no. Yi Eon. Goodness.
My precious grandson.
Please forgive us.
- Yi Eon. - We should have done...
a better job at protecting him.
Oh, no. Yi Eon.
So you were not even able to find his body?
Well, the whole mine collapsed.
Please forgive us.
Had I not pestered him...
to take the state exam,
he would not have left me like this.
Oh, no. My poor grandson.
I wanted you to become a man of your word.
That is why I gave you that name.
I let you postpone your marriage...
because you promised to take the state exam.
How dare you deceive me?
I am sorry, Grandmother.
However, I will not be taking the state exam.
You brat.
What is the point of taking the state exam?
People who worked hard to serve our country are locked up.
Only the people who failed to serve our country...
have their positions.
Our country is in a mess.
But look how privileged we are. Is it not obvious to you?
The fact that this country belongs to the nobility...
will never change!
Then it does not have to be me...
who continues this unbreakable line of nobility.
The Crown Prince...
is coming back.
So...
unless you want an undeserving man to assist him,
you take the position.
Do not hide.
Take the exam!
(Jinseol, Part One)
And Tae Seo? What happened to him?
My silver! Darn you!
Tae Seo.
You built this?
You little rat.
You are so sneaky.
So, is there anything else?
It is not even yours.
Do not mind.
It is mine.
You used our family name to line your pockets.
So it is mine.
You lunatic.
Father said so.
That what is yours is all mine.
What?
Even your life.
Do you get that?
Father told me...
to kill you.
So your life belongs to me too.
Do you understand, Tae Seo?
It would have been nice if you had done better.
If you had killed the inspector and offered up the silver mine,
I would not have had to...
You should have done better.
Then I would not have had to do this either.
They are over there! Get them!
Darn it!
He disappeared.
That darn rat!
Then Tae Seo's hideout.
Is it destroyed?
Yes.
Who would have known he was mining silver?
My gosh.
It blew up right before my eyes.
What a loss it was.
How could Tae Seo go and do that?
It is not that he is rash. That is how sinister he is.
If he cannot have it, he would rather destroy it...
so that no one else can have it either.
Have you ever met someone like that?
My gosh.
To think that he set up a bomb large enough...
to blow up a whole mine.
My goodness.
He burned his own income.
What an idiot.
Oh, dear me.
How did you get in here?
What... What are you doing?
How dare you brandish a sword?
Are you truly out of your mind?
You told him to kill me.
Is that true, Father?
I heard you lost your mine.
It is understandable that you misheard.
You always felt guilty and inferior to others, Tae Seo.
Try to let it go now.
We can talk it out.
Without Do Soo, of course.
You wait outside.
(Park Family Records)
No... Not our family record book.
How... How dare you...
You may be a scumbag,
but how dare you damage our family records?
(Park Family Records)
You may not know or care,
but my ancestors were honored by kings,
and we produced ministers, officers, and scholars over three generations.
How dare a mutt like you come in and damage those records?
I see you do not respect your elders.
You are a madman with no roots at all!
Let go.
If you are done,
I will say a few words as well.
I was always loyal to you, Father.
But you never acknowledged me.
I thought it was because I was undeserving,
and I blamed myself for it.
I hid away for fear that I would harm our family's reputation,
and night and day,
I neglected to look after myself to carry out your bidding.
However,
as if all my hurt and hard work meant nothing,
I now even lost the silver mine that I had put my life into.
And you still blame me for that.
What more...
must I...
do...
for you now?
Have you lost your mind?
Did you eat something rotten?
Are you trying to get yourself killed?
Is there anyone outside to...
You can stop putting your hands on me.
You know that it is not that I could not kill you until now.
I did not.
Do Soo.
I do not know...
what possessed you,
but I see you have chosen your path.
It was decided the day I was born.
Only now have I chosen to accept it.
You got caught trying to amass illegal riches,
and you could have been killed for it.
How dare you talk back at me and threaten us...
as if you reached an epiphany.
You know that...
it is not that I could not kill you.
I did not.
Doing away with someone like you is nothing within my family.
But for you to live without our family...
will be a great inconvenience.
Wait and see.
When you die not long from now,
you will think of this day...
and weep with regret.
I wish you...
a long, healthy life.
It is time to part ways now.
You need to know how to let people go.
No one can evade death.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
In a way, life may be nothing more...
than the process of dying.
We must survive the best we can...
until we finally die.
I wonder if Yuk Chil and Gu Pal...
arrived safely.
They probably did.
They are probably preparing the funeral.
My lord. Have you arrived safely as well?
(Park Family Records)
Park Tae Seo.
Tae Seo.
With that much rage inside of him,
he will cause trouble, and very soon.
We must get rid of him.
The inspector is dead,
We have no use for Tae Seo anymore.
(Park Family Records)
We have one more use for him.
Someone must take the fall...
for what you have done.
Go and make sure that inspector...
really did die.
The entire mountain came crumbling down.
He died.
We cannot underestimate his family.
His late father...
was not only a leader in Namin, he was a chansun.
(Chansun - the crown prince's teacher)
Even if that inspector was just a peon,
his grandmother...
is the head of one of the most influential noble families...
in Gunamgugae.
If that inspector really is dead,
that family would be a complete mess.
You must go and check.
Director!
Director.
So... Have you heard the news?
Goodness. Why are you yelling in this dignified place?
So... I saw them bring a dead body...
into Gunamgugol.
The people were whispering...
that the body was mangled.
Are you telling me...
an official wasted time watching people's misery...
with the banquet coming up?
So? What is it you want to say?
No... That is not it.
The...
The one who died...
was our deputy compiler...
who had been sent to conduct investigations.
That cannot be.
This ledger arrived only days ago.
How could he die?
Find out for sure!
He was searching the residence of suspects...
who had committed grave crimes in Left Chungcheong Province,
and a cave crumbled...
and crushed him.
Yi Eon.
(Report from Ra Yi Eon)
I told him he had died.
- What a tragedy. - I know.
This is terrible news.
He was the only son for several generations.
He was so young.
- I know. - How did this happen?
My gosh. How could this happen?
Let us go.
Are you certain?
I am.
I saw it myself.
How tragic.
This is terrible.
(Condolences)
(Deputy Compiler)
Master.
We will now bring you over to your grave.
Please end your life here...
and say goodbye.
Return this to the palace...
before you carry out the coffin.
Big Madam.
But this was for coming in first on the state exam...
What use...
are reputation, glory, and things of that sort?
They say...
life is no different...
than cooking a single meal.
Go on.
I will cook you a meal.
I am sure...
you have not eaten well.
I am sorry, madam.
I am sorry.
Here comes his majesty the king!
Must you call me here at this late hour?
Do you think you can come and go as you please?
I am too tired today.
You can report to me tomorrow during our discussion.
Or you can do it next year.
Your Majesty, we have received some troubling news,
so we came here in a haste.
Why do we always receive...
troubling news every day?
Go ahead.
The deputy compiler of Hongmungwan...
who went to Left Chungcheong Province...
on a royal command for an inspection...
died unfortunately in an accident while carrying out his inspection.
What? How come there has not been...
a single secret inspector that came back alive?
That seems to be a huge problem.
These officials of the three offices ought to fulfill their duties...
to repay your kindness of assigning them a big task.
As they were incompetent, all of them have ended up dead.
Then as your subjects, they have not fulfilled their duties to serve you.
Thus, I would like to ask for your ruling.
Apparently, he does not fear your royal commands...
and made a mockery of the royal court.
Instead of leaving the royal court for a post away from the Capital,
brazenly enough, he has kept his position here.
I ask that you remove Sim Tae Seon,
the Director of Hongmungwan, from his post and punish him.
I am Deputy Compiler Ra Yi Eon of Hongmungwan.
I have returned after my inspection...
in Left Chungcheong Province.
(Secret Inspector)
(Bo Ri's)
(Closed)
(Farmers are the foundation of the world)
(No animals were harmed during the filming.)
(Special appearance by Jo Kwan Woo)
(Secret Royal Inspector & Joy)
I have a feeling that something good might happen today.
Do you think you can find her with just this symbol?
I am looking for a woman called Turukson.
I can take you to her.
Remember that if we were to get separated.
In life, there comes a moment when you must make a decision.
Mom...
I was also murdered.
We must go. Let us go.
I am seeing things now.
Something good...
will happen this time.