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Tell all of the Geoin within the palace
that they must tell us everything they know related to Hong Gil Dong.
[Episode 25]
Whose grave is this?
Lady Jang knew Hong Gil Dong even before he came to the palace
and she hadn't meant to say this, but
she definitely said that Hong Gil Dong did not die.
T-t-t-those little...
Hey, Yi Yoong!
Arrest those vagrants immediately!
Immediately!
- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!
This way, Your Majesty!
Keep His Majesty safe!
It's the enemy!
It seems that something has happened at Injeongjeon.
His Majesty is at Injeongjeon right now!
Let's hurry!
- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
- Close the palace gates! - Close them!
Protect His Majesty! Protect His Majesty!
Ja Won!
Hey.
Yi Yoong.
Looks like you're quite scared.
Oh my, what'll we do with you?
Hong Gil Dong... why, I ought to...
I'll capture him with my own two hands!
Your Majesty! You can't!
Your Majesty!
We should split up.
One of us should go to the inner cells
and one of us should head to Geunhe Hall.
Let us reconvene in front of the north walls in half an hour.
Let's go!
Let us go.
Hurry and come out, all of you!
What... is the meaning of--
Do not worry. We're Old Man Hong's men.
Really? Have you truly come to rescue us?
You must hurry and go!
Please don't be shocked!
Someone among you all has lost her child, correct?
That child is currently with us right now!
You have my baby?
We have no time.
All right, hurry and come out!
All right. Those of you who wish to side with us must step forward now.
We're Old Man Hong's men.
Is that true?
Are you truly Old Man Hong's men?
Indeed.
- Let's go. - But...
We must go. His Majesty tried to behead you!
We will come with you as well.
We must hurry. Let's go, everyone!
Hurry! Move!
Hurry!
Sang Hwa. We must bring Sang Hwa!
We have no time. We must hurry!
Go on. You go ahead.
But--
I'll find Sang Hwa and follow right behind you.
Hurry and go!
You must meet us in front of the northern wall within thirty minutes.
We cannot wait for you any longer than that.
- Do you understand? - Yes.
I'll definitely be there.
All right, let's go.
We must hurry!
Where are you, Sang Hwa?
[Crime: Avoiding responsibility and being a brown-noser]
[Crime: Planning to sell out his friends to ensure his own safety]
[Crime: Kissing up to a foolish king]
Stop right there!
Stop!
Answer me.
I heard that you are the descendant of the Goryeo Royal family
who were all sentenced to be killed.
Is that true?
And if not that, I also heard rumors that you were born of a concubine
and you started this uprising because you felt wronged
that you were stripped of any status you could've had.
Is this true?
Who are you, then?
Just who the hell are you, then?
I am neither the heir of a royal family nor the child of a concubine.
Nor am I the child of a noble family that fell from grace.
I am merely my father's son.
The son of Servant Ah Mo Gae.
The lowest of the low.
There's no way that's true.
There is no way that that pathetic man calls someone like you his son.
And yet you were born of a king who is the child of the heavens.
So how did you end up becoming so pathetic?
Ga Ryung is not here yet.
We cannot wait any longer.
Come. Let's go!
But, did you know this?
The ones who gave birth to me may have been my parents
but there is someone else who made me into who I am today.
And that person... is you.
I was Gil Dong the merchant
as well as "Footrest," a kitchen servant.
I would've eventually died as a merchant selling liquor during the prohibition
and as someone who punished wicked nobles.
That's all I would have done in life.
There wasn't much else to it. Quite a boring life, really.
However...
on that day, when you destroyed my body...
the blood-tears that you wrung out of your own people flowed to me
and re-aligned all my bones, and stitched up all my wounds.
So if you wish to stop me now
all you need to do is stop, yourself.
If you stop, I can even go back to being a humble servant.
You vermin. You dare to...
This little--
No! You can't! You can't!
Stop! You can't!
You bastard! Kill me first!
Create a diversion, Big Brother.
That way, you'll be able to distinguish yourself from others.
So it seems that our king has at least one loyal servant left.
I'll be seeing you again, then.
Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! Why didn't you tell us that Hong Gil Dong escaped?
If you had, I definitely would have--
Why do I need to report every little thing regarding the country to you?
Your Majesty, that vermin isn't one to be taken lightly--
And so, when I was suffering pure hell at his hands today
where were you?
The one who protected me today was neither the guards nor the servants
but Park Ha Sung! Only Park Ha Sung!
How dare a mere thief set foot inside the palace?
How dare he!
Your Majesty!
The reason why those thieves were able to get so close to you
is definitely because
there are people within the palace who are working alongside Hong Gil Dong!
And the person who is behind this
is definitely someone who is quite close to you.
And it's sure to be someone who you treasure quite a bit.
Your Majesty!
Do you trust Lady Jang?
Out of my way!
His Majesty said that I am not to allow anyone to enter.
Why is it that His Majesty is not even allowing you to enter his chambers?
He truly is one who has overstepped his boundaries.
However, wouldn't it be boring to just kill him?
Spare him, but strip him of all his power.
What is more pathetic than a tiger without his claws, after all?
Was he right?
No. There's no way she'd do that.
I am merely my father's son.
The son of Servant Ah Mo Gae.
The lowest of the low.
No.
There's no way that he is a mere servant's son.
There's no way.
Nok Su, you...
to a mere servant's son... how dare you!
Oh!
Old... Old Man Hong?
All right, it's now our turn to step up!
- Yes! - You're right!
Long time no see.
We've met before, haven't we?
Oh my!
I heard that the king had killed you, Old Man Hong!
I'd heard that your entire body was shattered to pieces
and that you'd died!
It's Old Man Hong! Old Man Hong is alive!
We're saved now! We're saved!
Old Man Hong is alive!
We're saved now! We're saved now!
Excuse me, is this child's mother among you?
My baby!
Oh... my child!
My child!
Did Old Man Hong's men really come by here?
I told you, he definitely did.
He broke through the palace gates
and rescued all of those who had been arrested due to the royal decree.
Husband.
Even though you're not here, there are so many people here who follow your will.
I wish to bring Sang Hwa to you soon and be with those who follow your will.
Ga Ryung!
Ok Ran!
Why didn't you leave?
How could I leave by myself when you didn't come back?
But... His Majesty is...
I will get on my knees and beg for forgiveness from Lady Jang.
She is someone I have served for several years
so she'll definitely decide to spare my life.
Do you really think so?
But, have you found Sang Hwa?
What is with all this commotion?
Sang Hwa!
You have no idea how much I searched for you!
Why are you acting this way?
What happened, Ok Ran?
The prisons were opened during the commotion, so I escaped.
I'll go now and plead Lady Jang for forgiveness.
All right. I'll come with you.
Let's go together and beg for forgiveness.
Who were those people on that day?
I heard that they were Old Man Hong's men!
- Goodness! - Oh my!
He has no fear.
He broke into the king's private chambers
and placed posters around the nobles' necks before running off!
Watch your tongue!
Ja Won.
All of the court ladies probably saw me fleeing on that day, right?
And all of the servants probably saw me too, right?
Your Majesty, what's more important than that right now
is to reinforce the palace's defenses and to ensure that this doesn't happen again-
We must not allow what happened within the palace to escape the palace!
We will have to be quite, quite thorough in keeping everyone silent.
Yes.
The mouth is the gateway of the heart
and the tongue is a knife that can cut the body.
So if you keep your mouth shut and keep your tongue well-tamed
your body will remain at ease
and you will remain steadfast wherever you may go.
Therefore, this is something that you will have to heed carefully
as you walk around with that wooden tablet around your neck.
This man committed the sin of relaying the inner business of the palace
to the outside world.
Chop off his head, and have all of the higher-ranked officials watch.
Those who turn away will suffer the same fate as him!
How long will we have to be the king's hands and feet in murdering people?
Last time, the king told me to put the palm of a sinner onto a metal rod
and bring it to him with my own hands--
I cannot do this anymore.
At this rate, I'll go mad!
They are the palace guards
who apprehend and punish criminals per the king's orders.
These men are suffering due to the violent nature of the king's punishments.
It's only natural that they feel that way.
They've beaten, stabbed, and broken the bones of hundreds of people
under the king's command, after all.
Those men are people, too.
So how could they possibly withstand that for long?
Your Majesty.
I told you that I will grow more powerful
if you do not stop, didn't I?
I didn't truly mean to kill you.
How could I ignore you
when you have served me for so many years?
Lady Jang.
However, heed this:
Remember in whose hands your lives lie.
Yes, Lady Jang.
I shall remember this.
Lady Jang.
His Majesty is looking for you today, and you are to prepare yourself.
How long has it last been since you've been summoned!
Hurry and prepare the bathwater. Now!
It smells quite nice.
That man came to see me.
I'm talking about Hong Gil Dong.
I heard that you and Hong Gil Dong...
knew each other before you came to the palace.
Your Majesty.
I...
yes, Your Majesty.
It is true that I knew Hong Gil Dong before coming to the palace.
But I merely saw his face for a moment when he was a merchant
because he stopped by the gisaeng house I was at, once. That is all.
You lamented his death so much...
though that was the mere nature of your relationship?
Your Majesty, I merely--
Is the man who you said you'd given your heart to...
that wretched Hong Gil Dong, by any chance?
Lady Jang.
Oh my!
So it's you.
You're my husband's younger sister.
Looking at you makes me happy as if I'm looking at my husband himself
and I'm so thankful.
Don't worry about a thing, Eo Ri Ni.
I'll definitely get you out of this place.
Please punish me, Your Majesty.
Please...
please.
You told me to capture those thieves
and yet I allowed them to break into the palace!
Please kill me, Your Majesty!
Please... punish me, Your Majesty!
Stop it, already.
Even so, the only person whom I can trust is you.
You know, I...
don't have a single person whom I can trust.
Not a single person.
Even Eunuch Kim has deceived me before, you see.
Your Majesty!
When my enemies tried to kill me, you stood between me and them
and said that they could kill you instead.
Who else would possibly do that for my sake?
Would the vassals do that? Or the ministers?
No way.
Only Park Ha Sung...
You are the only one.
Your Majesty!
I'll give you one more chance.
This time, I'll give you a large army to command.
So you must capture Hong Gil Dong, no matter what.
Yes, Your Majesty!
However...
there isn't necessarily power in numbers when it comes to soldiers.
So please, allow me to choose the men I will be commanding.
- You will hand-pick your own men? - Yes, Your Majesty.
I will only choose those with the utmost amount of loyalty to you.
That's right.
We must bring together those who are truly loyal to me.
Your grace knows no bounds, Your Majesty!
Why didn't you didn't tell me even after you knew that Hong Gil Dong ran away?
That is because His Majesty told me that I must not--
But even so, you should have told me!
My deepest apologies, Teacher Song!
But, if I were to have disobeyed His Majesty...
I would've surely been charged with a crime and sentenced to death!
And I was quite scared of that fate!
At any rate, you managed to stop the thieves with all your might
and protected His Majesty.
Well done.
His Majesty said that he'd give you a large army of men to command, yes?
We must be sure to catch him.
And this time, I will need to see his body being torn apart with my own eyes.
But in order for us to find out who the Hong Family has planted within the palace
we must plant one of our own men within their midst.
And that's why I wanted to ask...
may I use the Geoin?
If you'd do that, I will put my own life on the line
and pull out the roots that the Hong Family has planted within the palace
and present the thieves' necks to you!
Well, then.
Which one of the Geoin would you like?
It'd be best to choose someone who wouldn't rouse their suspicion.
How about we choose a young and frail woman?
What do I need to do?
Give one of the girls from Woonpyung a severe scolding
and throw her out of the palace.
If you do, those rascals will definitely come for her.
Which one of them should I kick out, then?
I commanded all of you in Heungchung, Gaheungchang, and Woonpyung
not to speak among yourselves of what happened the other day.
But some of you have been exchanging notes among yourselves
in your hair ornaments in order to communicate with one another.
Just what did you talk about among yourselves, I wonder?
It definitely was...
about something that happened within the palace, was it not?
Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
Furthermore, I've heard that some Woonpyung are missing the outside.
I gave all of the Woonpyung plenty to eat, and clothing aplenty.
So how dare you miss your life outside of the palace
and tell someone outside of the palace that you miss your life outside?
I've heard that you often leave the palace to visit your mother.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
I, too, am guilty of wishing to see the outside world once more.
So please, punish me alongside Sang Hwa.
Someone such as this girl, who confesses her own sins and pleads to be punished...
will be treated with extra kindness on my part.
Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
How did it go?
I don't know.
But it doesn't seem like she was taken to Geumhe Hall, either.
Then where in the world could Sang Hwa be?
I'll give you a huge opportunity to distinguish yourself.
You are aware of the fact that the Hong Family is actively seeking out
those harboring a grudge against our country, or those who were punished
and recruiting them, aren't you?
Yes.
The king will soon accuse you of a petty crime...
and use it as an excuse to kick you out of the palace.
And when you are kicked out, the Hong family will soon come for you.
When they do that, follow them.
Find out all you can about them, and return here.
So... I must enter the den of these thieves?
Do you not want to?
No, that's not it.
Yes, good. That is right.
If you pull this off successfully, I will not have you return to the palace.
I'll allow you to live a peaceful life in a quiet place, just as you wish.
Follow me.
What are you doing?
I feel bad for him.
Those who can't even have a sip of water before dying are the most pitiful.
You are...
I heard that you were kicked out of the palace.
Do not worry.
From now on, I will...
I will protect you.
This time, he said there were some female students who spoke to one another.
So he beat them all, and kicked them out of the palace!
If they were merely kicked out, it truly is a relief.
He used to order people to kill the female students' parents before!
- Kill them? - Really?
Watch your tongues, all of you! We never know if it'll be our heads next!
- Yeah! - Keep quiet so you're not caught!
What are you all doing here?
Well, um, that is...
The king will severely punish anyone who has any qualms about serving the country.
Don't you know that?
- Oh! - Oh!
Sire! Are you here to arrest us?
No. There is someone who wishes to meet you all.
- Huh? - Huh?
- Oh... - Oh, that's...
Are you... Hong Gil Dong, by any chance?
But... I heard that you died!
All of you may have witnessed my body being pummeled.
But, look. I'm fine.
Then, were you the one who broke into Injeongjeon this time?
- Oh my. - Goodness.
There are hundreds of people at our hideout right now.
All of them are people who this country has forsaken.
Those people need soldiers to protect them.
I know that you've killed and beaten many people
at the command of that bloodthirsty king.
What will you do?
Will you continue to kill many more people
or will you protect many more people instead?
I know that you all will not be able to turn back after joining me.
However, I will tell you all just one thing.
This is the last chance you all have to live your lives as proper human beings.
If you reject my offer now
you all will kill hundreds more innocent people with your own hands
and will have to break the bones of many more innocents.
Fine.
I will obey you, General Hong.
I'll join you, too!
I cannot continue to kill innocent people any longer!
And me!
I'll join you, too!
- We'll join you! - We'll join you!
This man digs up wild ginseng on the mountain.
He said that he's been in this area a few times, so I brought him here.
Do you know anything about Park Ha Sung, Park Won Il's grandson?
I've never heard that name, Park Won Il, before.
But you are aware of an old man and his grandson that lived here, correct?
Oh, yes. I do know about that.
That old man's son and daughter-in-law died early
so he was forced to bury them with his own hands
and was living with his grandson.
Yes, about that grandson of his.
When did that grandson of his leave this mountain?
What do you mean, "leave this mountain?"
He died on this mountain after being bitten by a wild animal!
This right here is the grandson's grave.
I saw that old man crying and mourning here with my own eyes!
So are these the soldiers that you've hand-picked?
Yes, Your Majesty!
I've selected those who are skilled fighters and are loyal to you.
So please, trust in them!
This time, we must behead those thieves and present them to His Majesty!
- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
May you live one thousand years!
A thousand years! A thousand years!
A million years!
- A thousand years! A thousand years! - A thousand years! A thousand years!
- A million years! - A million years!
That man isn't Park Ha Sung!
We must hurry to the palace and tell His Majesty of this!
If that man isn't Park Ha Sung...
who the hell is he?
Is anyone home?
Why, if it isn't my Jung Hak's friend, Park Ha Sung!
Right?
Yes.
Yes, what brings you here?
I will be going on a long journey as per His Majesty's orders.
And I wanted to say farewell to Jung Hak before I left.
Oh, I see! But, oh dear.
Jung Hak said that there was an urgent matter he needed to look into
and went somewhere.
But still, I can't just turn away a guest!
Come inside for a bit, won't you?
Thank you.
Eat up.
Yes, ma'am.
It's good that you came.
I'd like it if you remained close friends with Jung Hak.
I want the two of you to encourage one another, and--
It seems that Jung Hak is running late.
What is this?
These are wooden switches
made with tree branches that my younger brother broke off when he was young.
Wooden switches...
made with tree branches that your younger brother broke off when he was young?
I remembered because Jung Hak mentioned the slaves he had when he was younger.
To be honest, I did grow up getting hit a lot in someone else's stead, too.
I will be taking my leave now, then.
Madam.
I hope that you live a long, healthy life.
That way, you'll be able to fully witness everything that will happen.
Prince Choongwon.
Do you know me?
Yes, I know you quite well.
I've spoken to you before.
- To me? - Yes.
I visited you once in a very cold, dark, and scary place.
Think about it slowly.
What kind of crazy bastard is he--
Do you know who I am?
I am someone who has been keen on meeting you for a very long time.
But I never would've imagined the day would come so quickly.
It seems that the heavens have helped me.
I heard that you are being exiled to a terrible place.
Go, and thoroughly experience what hell on earth feels like.
Isn't this a switch made of an apricot tree branch?
An apricot branch... with white dots on it.
Go and do an errand for me.
Go visit Lord Park, who lives past the mountain
and deliver this to him.
And go get branches from the apricot tree that only grows in his yard.
Madam! Gil Dong will surely die if he ventures out there alone!
Madam! Madam!
Wooden switches...
made with tree branches that your younger brother broke off when he was young?
Jung Hak!
Mother!
What brings you here? I'm busy right now, so I'll speak to you later.
Park Ha Sung, he...
Park Ha Sung came by.
What do you mean, Ha Sung came by?
We remembered who Park Ha Sung is.
He belittled and mocked me when I was imprisoned before.
He acted as if he had a deep-seated grudge against me.
Jung Hak. That Park Ha Sung...
told me that his younger brother got this, and brought me this apricot branch.
But, Jung Hak!
The only one who I told a long time ago
to get a white-spotted apricot branch is...
is Gil Dong!
So how could Park Ha Sung have known that?
Colonel Park, I heard that you once encountered those thieves
and yet you just let them go.
How could I possibly do that when I am under the king's direct orders?
Who the hell said something like that?
If that damned Hong Gil Dong manages to retain that pathetic life of his
he will soon become a laughingstock!
I told you to stay by the Young Master's side as he studied.
So where have you been playing all this time?
How could this be?
Is that you, Soo Hak?
Your name is...
That was my name when I was younger.
Jo Soo Hak.
How... could this be?
How?
Jung... Jung Hak!
What's wrong? What is it?
He is not Park Ha Sung, Park Won Il's grandson.
That scum... he is Hong Gil Dong's older brother!
He's Gil Hyun!
Your Majesty!
Why all the commotion, Director Jo?
Your Majesty, please call back the troops you just sent out!
What do you mean?
That man isn't Park Ha Sung, Your Majesty!
Park Ha Sung, the grandson of Park Won Il, died a long time ago!
And Park Ha Sung--
What do you mean he's not Park Ha Sung?
He's Gil Hyun, the older brother of the thief Hong Gil Dong!
What in the world are you saying?
Protect His Majesty! Protect His Majesty!
What is it? What does it say?
King.
Did you think that I was bluffing?
I told you that I would grow stronger if you did not stop.
All I needed was a single hour to make your men into my own.
Just an hour.
It's all thanks to you that I've gotten myself these loyal soldiers.
Y...Your Majesty!
Go after them. Go after those soldiers now.
You must let Hansungbu know and catch those vermin
before they escape Hanyang!
Hurry!
Your Majesty! Those at Hansungbu tried their hardest
but it was too late, and they'd already disappeared!
- Hello! - Welcome!
We have guests.
Welcome!
We have some very important guests.
Sir!
Gil Hyun! Yes.
- Sir! - Yes.
Oh, just look at you.
Oh my.
- You guys! - Gil Hyun!
Oh, Gil Hyun.
- You worked so hard. - Yes, you did.
It must have been so lonely for you.
But, um, who are those guys?
We're here as well.
It's good that you all have come.
All of us are brothers now.
- Welcome! - Welcome!
Gil Dong.
All those men came because they trusted in you alone.
You know that, right?
Yes, Big Brother.
Hong Gil Dong? That vermin's older brother?
Park Ha Sung.
You were...
my lowly servant boy, eh?
It's Eo Ri Ni.
Eo Ri Ni.
I was kicked out of the palace and now am in Old Man Hong's care--
Eo Ri Ni!
I am not Eo Ri Ni!
I'm so sorry, Eo Ri Ni!
You must have been so lonely, and in so much pain!
I'm sorry.
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[Rebel: Thief of the People]
Park Ha Sung isn't Park Ha Sung?
What do you mean by that?
The king is trying to make an example out of them to the citizens!
Yi Yoong!
Have you gone mad?
He killed Gil Dong!
I must let Teacher Song know where their hideout is.
What do you mean, the royal forces?
Get him!
What I'd worried about has now happened.
Let's do as we'd planned.