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1 00:00:08,043 00:00:12,713 What brings you? What brings you?
2 00:00:14,783 00:00:19,987 What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?
3 00:00:25,694 00:00:30,765 I... I will take the exam in your place. I... I will take the exam in your place.
4 00:00:33,119 00:00:35,842 Are you to be trusted? Are you to be trusted?
5 00:00:37,093 00:00:40,860 I would not play with my brother's life. I would not play with my brother's life.
6 00:00:40,861 00:00:44,078 If anyone finds out, not only your brother but your entire If anyone finds out, not only your brother but your entire
7 00:00:44,212 00:00:51,619 family will pay the price. You must take extreme caution. family will pay the price. You must take extreme caution.
8 00:01:05,259 00:01:07,480 Yo-shin...! Yo-shin...!
9 00:01:12,946 00:01:15,009 Yo-shin, it's me. Soon-shin! Yo-shin, it's me. Soon-shin!
10 00:01:23,545 00:01:28,909 Yo-shin, it's me. Soon-shin! Yo-shin, it's me. Soon-shin!
11 00:01:46,746 00:01:52,545 Yo-shin, please wake up... Yo-shin, please wake up...
12 00:01:54,616 00:01:57,938 How could they do this to him? How could they do this to him?
13 00:01:58,345 00:02:01,536 What did they say when they released him? What did they say when they released him?
14 00:02:02,357 00:02:03,658 Huh? Huh?
15 00:02:03,792 00:02:09,193 Why did they release him it his crime deserved such harsh punishment? Why did they release him it his crime deserved such harsh punishment?
16 00:02:12,030 00:02:14,230 They said that the man he assaulted suffered less injury They said that the man he assaulted suffered less injury
17 00:02:14,231 00:02:17,104 than they thought, so they were letting him go. than they thought, so they were letting him go.
18 00:02:17,215 00:02:21,941 You mean they whipped him before they determined the severity of the crime? You mean they whipped him before they determined the severity of the crime?
19 00:02:25,547 00:02:28,883 Are we to just accept this? Are we to just accept this?
20 00:02:30,185 00:02:39,277 He is a peaceful boy who can't hurt a fly. He is a peaceful boy who can't hurt a fly.
21 00:02:39,444 00:02:41,615 Wife... Wife...
22 00:02:42,130 00:02:47,331 There has to be more to this. He was unjustly punished. There has to be more to this. He was unjustly punished.
23 00:02:47,644 00:02:50,371 Why else would they release him in one day after charging Why else would they release him in one day after charging
24 00:02:50,372 00:02:52,871 him with a high crime? him with a high crime?
25 00:02:53,132 00:02:54,748 Mother... Mother...
26 00:02:54,749 00:03:00,014 I will o to the courts myself and get to the bottom of this! I will o to the courts myself and get to the bottom of this!
27 00:03:01,683 00:03:05,952 They wouldn't punish him if he didn't do anything wrong. They wouldn't punish him if he didn't do anything wrong.
28 00:03:06,421 00:03:10,896 Don't make this bigger than is. Don't make this bigger than is.
29 00:04:03,625 00:04:06,747 Where did you go so early in the morning? Where did you go so early in the morning?
30 00:04:38,997 00:04:41,411 I've got a gifted scholar who has mastered the works of Yi Tae-bek I've got a gifted scholar who has mastered the works of Yi Tae-bek
31 00:04:41,412 00:04:46,810 and Du Bo taking my test. First place is practically a guarantee. and Du Bo taking my test. First place is practically a guarantee.
32 00:04:49,855 00:04:51,615 Don't be so cold. Don't be so cold.
33 00:04:51,707 00:04:59,635 After all, you and I are on the same boat. After all, you and I are on the same boat.
34 00:05:01,703 00:05:04,751 Let's take it easy. Let's take it easy.
35 00:05:04,943 00:05:07,839 We can chitchat a little. We can chitchat a little.
36 00:05:09,044 00:05:11,112 The exam is just around the corner. The exam is just around the corner.
37 00:05:11,213 00:05:13,114 You'll be humiliated if you don't at least look like you You'll be humiliated if you don't at least look like you
38 00:05:13,115 00:05:18,020 know what you're doing. Read your book. know what you're doing. Read your book.
39 00:05:27,963 00:05:29,919 Read this! Read this!
40 00:05:31,767 00:05:34,459 It is to be read by the King. It is to be read by the King.
41 00:05:46,559 00:05:50,649 Yes, it's your poem. Yes, it's your poem.
42 00:05:50,907 00:05:55,330 Ah, but what do you know? It has my name on it. Ah, but what do you know? It has my name on it.
43 00:05:57,967 00:06:03,741 As, too, will your exam paper. But don't be angry. As, too, will your exam paper. But don't be angry.
44 00:06:04,166 00:06:09,798 That's just the way it is. Power and money rules his world. That's just the way it is. Power and money rules his world.
45 00:06:11,875 00:06:17,678 Don't bet on it. The world will be rectified some day. Don't bet on it. The world will be rectified some day.
46 00:06:18,599 00:06:20,710 Fool. Fool.
47 00:06:22,451 00:06:26,954 Look where you are and what you are doing. Look where you are and what you are doing.
48 00:06:28,624 00:06:32,482 It baffles me that you could talk about rectifying the world when It baffles me that you could talk about rectifying the world when
49 00:06:32,715 00:06:35,401 you're breaking the law yourself. you're breaking the law yourself.
50 00:06:46,551 00:06:54,786 Soon-shin! Soon-shin! Soon-shin! Soon-shin!
51 00:06:57,131 00:06:58,675 Soon-shin! Soon-shin!
52 00:06:59,342 00:07:03,731 Where is he? He said he'd be working in the field. Where is he? He said he'd be working in the field.
53 00:07:11,933 00:07:13,467 How are you feeling? How are you feeling?
54 00:07:13,635 00:07:16,048 Oh, Chun-su. Oh, Chun-su.
55 00:07:17,016 00:07:21,742 My father sent some fermented feces for your bruises. My father sent some fermented feces for your bruises.
56 00:07:21,977 00:07:26,914 It stinks like hell but works like magic. It stinks like hell but works like magic.
57 00:07:27,182 00:07:28,424 Thanks for the trouble. Thanks for the trouble.
58 00:07:28,682 00:07:31,920 It's no trouble. I just want you to get well soon. It's no trouble. I just want you to get well soon.
59 00:07:31,921 00:07:35,040 Where is Soon-shin anyway? Where is Soon-shin anyway?
60 00:07:35,524 00:07:38,859 He should be on the field. Didn't you see him on the way? He should be on the field. Didn't you see him on the way?
61 00:07:39,027 00:07:41,729 No, he wasn't there. No, he wasn't there.
62 00:08:05,454 00:08:06,654 Yo-shin! Yo-shin!
63 00:08:07,522 00:08:09,190 Where were you? Where were you?
64 00:08:09,277 00:08:13,326 Oh, I just... What are you doing here? Oh, I just... What are you doing here?
65 00:08:13,859 00:08:19,133 I felt restless sitting at home, so I thought I'd come out and see you. I felt restless sitting at home, so I thought I'd come out and see you.
66 00:08:21,520 00:08:26,487 I'll get back on my feet soon and tend to this field I'll get back on my feet soon and tend to this field
67 00:08:26,621 00:08:28,624 like you have all this time. like you have all this time.
68 00:08:28,699 00:08:29,910 Yo-shin... Yo-shin...
69 00:08:31,146 00:08:35,850 I want you to focus on your studies and take the civil service exam. I want you to focus on your studies and take the civil service exam.
70 00:08:36,418 00:08:41,022 Yo-shin, what are you talking about? That won't happen. Yo-shin, what are you talking about? That won't happen.
71 00:08:41,189 00:08:44,625 Civil service exam for a simpleminded farmer like me? Civil service exam for a simpleminded farmer like me?
72 00:08:46,762 00:08:49,063 "The phoenix comes from a far away place where the sun and "The phoenix comes from a far away place where the sun and
73 00:08:49,064 00:08:52,533 the moon reside, and exalted songs of peace come from the moon reside, and exalted songs of peace come from
74 00:08:52,534 00:08:55,079 glorious virtue of the king..." glorious virtue of the king..."
75 00:08:55,871 00:08:58,673 How do you know my poem? How do you know my poem?
76 00:08:59,585 00:09:02,356 The moment I read that poem I knew that he one who should The moment I read that poem I knew that he one who should
77 00:09:02,357 00:09:05,360 be a taking this exam is you, not me. be a taking this exam is you, not me.
78 00:09:05,602 00:09:08,664 I'm glad it's not too late for me to set things straight. I'm glad it's not too late for me to set things straight.
79 00:09:09,017 00:09:10,534 No, Yo-shin, that's... No, Yo-shin, that's...
80 00:09:10,535 00:09:15,065 I know exactly why you hid your talent and your passion, but I I know exactly why you hid your talent and your passion, but I
81 00:09:15,066 00:09:23,486 looked away. I felt ashamed. I didn't want to acknowledge looked away. I felt ashamed. I didn't want to acknowledge
82 00:09:23,736 00:09:29,470 that fact that you're better than me despite all the burden that fact that you're better than me despite all the burden
83 00:09:30,653 00:09:35,509 placed on your shoulder to take care of the family. placed on your shoulder to take care of the family.
84 00:09:35,510 00:09:38,731 What are you talking about? That's absurd! What are you talking about? That's absurd!
85 00:09:39,348 00:09:43,446 I was a coward. Would you ever forgive me? I was a coward. Would you ever forgive me?
86 00:09:43,552 00:09:45,186 What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?
87 00:09:45,354 00:09:48,437 I'm not taking the exam no matter what you say! It's not for me! I'm not taking the exam no matter what you say! It's not for me!
88 00:09:48,438 00:09:49,490 Soon-shin... Soon-shin...
89 00:09:49,491 00:09:51,593 No! How many times do I have to tell you? No! How many times do I have to tell you?
90 00:09:51,693 00:09:54,005 I'm not taking the exam! I'm not taking the exam!
91 00:09:56,665 00:09:58,933 Father is right. Father is right.
92 00:09:59,301 00:10:03,137 Civil service exam, government posts, I'm not cut out for that stuff. Civil service exam, government posts, I'm not cut out for that stuff.
93 00:10:03,605 00:10:07,256 I'd be content if I could find myself a decent wife, I'd be content if I could find myself a decent wife,
94 00:10:07,257 00:10:09,443 make a family and live a humble life as a farmer. make a family and live a humble life as a farmer.
95 00:10:09,578 00:10:11,278 Soon-shin... Soon-shin...
96 00:10:21,219 00:10:22,412 You must be tired. You must be tired.
97 00:10:22,413 00:10:23,431 I'm fine, Mother. I'm fine, Mother.
98 00:10:23,514 00:10:26,026 Dinner is ready. Go inside and eat. Dinner is ready. Go inside and eat.
99 00:10:26,228 00:10:28,529 I'm not really hungry. I'm not really hungry.
100 00:10:28,737 00:10:33,534 What's wrong? You haven't had any appetite lately. What's wrong? You haven't had any appetite lately.
101 00:10:34,002 00:10:36,390 Are you sick? Are you sick?
102 00:10:36,838 00:10:41,208 No, Mother. Don't worry about me. No, Mother. Don't worry about me.
103 00:11:07,769 00:11:09,603 Husband. Husband.
104 00:11:11,206 00:11:15,652 Yes? Is there something you'd like to talk about? Yes? Is there something you'd like to talk about?
105 00:11:16,812 00:11:21,451 Soon-shin has been acting strange lately. Soon-shin has been acting strange lately.
106 00:11:21,683 00:11:23,417 Strange? Strange?
107 00:11:23,929 00:11:27,735 He won't smile, he's slacking on field work, he won't even look me He won't smile, he's slacking on field work, he won't even look me
108 00:11:28,052 00:11:32,333 straight in the eye since what happened to Yo-shin. straight in the eye since what happened to Yo-shin.
109 00:11:35,813 00:11:40,234 He cares more about his brother than fie does about himself. He cares more about his brother than fie does about himself.
110 00:11:40,235 00:11:43,137 I'm sure it was a shock to him. I'm sure it was a shock to him.
111 00:11:43,305 00:11:48,623 I think there is more to it. He is hiding something. I think there is more to it. He is hiding something.
112 00:11:49,911 00:11:53,288 Don't you have a talk with him? Don't you have a talk with him?
113 00:11:57,085 00:12:00,857 He is a grown man of marrying age. He is a grown man of marrying age.
114 00:12:00,999 00:12:05,693 Let him be. He is not a child anymore. Let him be. He is not a child anymore.
115 00:12:05,938 00:12:08,262 But Husband... But Husband...
116 00:12:08,430 00:12:14,802 I'm sure he has his reasons. I'm sure he has his reasons.
117 00:12:23,906 00:12:28,819 It's a valuable item from Ming. Take it. Most men never get It's a valuable item from Ming. Take it. Most men never get
118 00:12:29,036 00:12:32,186 to see something like that in their entire life. to see something like that in their entire life.
119 00:12:35,724 00:12:41,873 Why? Does it hurt your pride? But of course. Why? Does it hurt your pride? But of course.
120 00:12:42,190 00:12:46,867 You're too proud to accept such a gift from a stranger. You're too proud to accept such a gift from a stranger.
121 00:12:47,714 00:12:53,007 On the contrary. How could I refuse such a valuable gift? On the contrary. How could I refuse such a valuable gift?
122 00:12:54,014 00:12:56,442 Thanks. Thanks.
123 00:13:04,052 00:13:06,615 It's my name and my birth information. It's my name and my birth information.
124 00:13:07,533 00:13:13,809 What good is a good score if you don't get my name right? What good is a good score if you don't get my name right?
125 00:13:14,752 00:13:16,654 Memorize it. Memorize it.
126 00:13:18,664 00:13:22,735 Well, I think I'll take a nap now. Well, I think I'll take a nap now.
127 00:13:23,036 00:13:26,158 You can get back to work. You can get back to work.
128 00:13:36,505 00:13:43,123 Get up! Don't you have any strength in you legs? Get up! Don't you have any strength in you legs?
129 00:13:43,124 00:13:51,667 You're a young man! When I was your age, I ran all the way to You're a young man! When I was your age, I ran all the way to
130 00:13:51,668 00:13:57,174 Chun-an with three of these sacks on my back! Chun-an with three of these sacks on my back!
131 00:14:03,925 00:14:08,265 What did I tell you? Didn't I tell you to stay home and rest? What did I tell you? Didn't I tell you to stay home and rest?
132 00:14:08,424 00:14:10,518 Forget it. Forget it.
133 00:14:10,519 00:14:13,854 Go home, Father! You have to rest and get well! Go home, Father! You have to rest and get well!
134 00:14:13,855 00:14:19,240 And you have to help me so I can get some rest too! And you have to help me so I can get some rest too!
135 00:14:19,708 00:14:21,223 Good grief... Good grief...
136 00:14:21,430 00:14:22,805 Go home! Go home!
137 00:14:23,620 00:14:27,011 All right! I'm leaving! All right! I'm leaving!
138 00:14:43,902 00:14:48,656 You startled me! Are you trying to knock me over? You startled me! Are you trying to knock me over?
139 00:14:49,350 00:14:52,073 What's that? What's that?
140 00:14:52,481 00:14:54,109 When are you going to be done? When are you going to be done?
141 00:14:57,641 00:14:59,891 Don't drink so much. Don't drink so much.
142 00:15:01,203 00:15:08,242 What's wrong with you? Slow down at least! What's wrong with you? Slow down at least!
143 00:15:08,583 00:15:10,084 Here, have another. Here, have another.
144 00:15:13,482 00:15:16,580 Innkeeper! Innkeeper!
145 00:15:17,100 00:15:20,988 Goodness? Are you going to empty my wine barrel for that Goodness? Are you going to empty my wine barrel for that
146 00:15:20,989 00:15:23,082 funny looking ink stone? funny looking ink stone?
147 00:15:23,536 00:15:25,259 It's a valuable item. It's a valuable item.
148 00:15:25,260 00:15:29,866 How valuable could it be when I have no use for it? How valuable could it be when I have no use for it?
149 00:15:31,561 00:15:35,224 What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?
150 00:15:35,666 00:15:38,603 What's going on? What's going on?
151 00:15:38,744 00:15:41,942 What's going on? We're drinking. What's going on? We're drinking.
152 00:15:42,508 00:15:48,357 Sure, of course. Why would you want to talk to an ignorant Sure, of course. Why would you want to talk to an ignorant
153 00:15:48,358 00:15:50,995 peasant about your problems? peasant about your problems?
154 00:15:53,975 00:15:57,769 Would you stop this? Yo-shin said you were taking the civil service exam. Would you stop this? Yo-shin said you were taking the civil service exam.
155 00:15:57,770 00:16:00,127 Shouldn't you be studying? Shouldn't you be studying?
156 00:16:04,900 00:16:07,026 Soon-shin! Soon-shin!
157 00:16:12,091 00:16:14,152 They want me to be a proxy. They want me to be a proxy.
158 00:16:14,503 00:16:16,038 Huh? Huh?
159 00:16:17,682 00:16:20,486 A proxy. A proxy.
160 00:16:20,611 00:16:24,124 What's a proxy? Why does it have you all torn up like this? What's a proxy? Why does it have you all torn up like this?
161 00:16:29,715 00:16:33,579 What happened? Is he hurt? What happened? Is he hurt?
162 00:16:33,687 00:16:40,071 No... I didn't want to drink, but he was so adamant... No... I didn't want to drink, but he was so adamant...
163 00:16:40,502 00:16:42,466 Is he drunk? Is he drunk?
164 00:16:43,943 00:16:47,890 Drinking is all right, but... I guess there's a first time for everything. Drinking is all right, but... I guess there's a first time for everything.
165 00:16:47,891 00:16:49,801 Let's take him inside. Let's take him inside.
166 00:16:49,802 00:16:51,528 Yes. Yes.
167 00:17:22,121 00:17:23,973 Thanks, Chun-su. Thanks, Chun-su.
168 00:17:24,846 00:17:27,244 I better go now. I better go now.
169 00:17:30,123 00:17:35,580 By the way, what's a proxy? By the way, what's a proxy?
170 00:17:35,713 00:17:37,491 Pardon? Pardon?
171 00:17:37,659 00:17:45,266 What's a proxy? Is it a bad thing? Why is it bothering him so much? What's a proxy? Is it a bad thing? Why is it bothering him so much?
172 00:17:45,392 00:17:50,371 Did Soon-shin tell you that he's going to be a proxy for Did Soon-shin tell you that he's going to be a proxy for
173 00:17:50,505 00:17:52,969 the civil service exam? the civil service exam?
174 00:17:53,709 00:17:58,713 I, I better go now. I, I better go now.
175 00:18:47,485 00:18:49,229 Yo-shin... Yo-shin...
176 00:18:51,566 00:18:53,934 What made you do this? What made you do this?
177 00:18:55,287 00:18:59,006 I'm sorry. I had a little too much to drink. I'm sorry. I had a little too much to drink.
178 00:18:59,092 00:19:02,810 Am I the one who is ruining your future? Am I the one who is ruining your future?
179 00:19:03,565 00:19:04,758 Yo-shin...! Yo-shin...!
180 00:19:04,846 00:19:08,397 First I ignored my brother's incredible talent to attend to First I ignored my brother's incredible talent to attend to
181 00:19:08,398 00:19:12,294 my own future, and now I made you sell your pride and dignity my own future, and now I made you sell your pride and dignity
182 00:19:12,295 00:19:15,589 in exchange for my worthless life! in exchange for my worthless life!
183 00:19:16,291 00:19:19,126 I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know what you're talking about.
184 00:19:19,895 00:19:21,896 Who asked you to do this? Who asked you to do this?
185 00:19:22,030 00:19:26,245 Who asked you to throw way our pride and come to my rescue? Who asked you to throw way our pride and come to my rescue?
186 00:19:27,269 00:19:30,534 A test proxy? How could you! A test proxy? How could you!
187 00:19:30,851 00:19:33,262 Yo-shin, hear me out! Yo-shin, hear me out!
188 00:19:33,379 00:19:38,520 Is that why I was released? Is that why I was released?
189 00:19:39,797 00:19:42,776 Did you think that I would thank you and give you a big hug? Did you think that I would thank you and give you a big hug?
190 00:19:42,885 00:19:45,322 And to think that I was lying in bed shamelessly resting and And to think that I was lying in bed shamelessly resting and
191 00:19:45,323 00:19:48,543 eating like everything is dandy after making my brother do this! eating like everything is dandy after making my brother do this!
192 00:19:49,795 00:19:53,216 I feel mortified. I feel absolutely mortified! I feel mortified. I feel absolutely mortified!
193 00:19:53,595 00:19:56,362 I�m sorry, Yo-shin. I was wrong to do this, but... I�m sorry, Yo-shin. I was wrong to do this, but...
194 00:19:56,363 00:20:00,468 Forget about it! I'm going back to the government center! Forget about it! I'm going back to the government center!
195 00:20:00,602 00:20:02,837 No, Yo-shin! No! No, Yo-shin! No!
196 00:20:02,914 00:20:06,207 I'll walk back into that jail cell myself and die in there I'll walk back into that jail cell myself and die in there
197 00:20:06,208 00:20:10,265 before I let you take that test for someone else! before I let you take that test for someone else!
198 00:20:12,301 00:20:13,896 Yo-shin!! Yo-shin!!
199 00:20:18,962 00:20:21,188 Father! Father!
200 00:20:21,590 00:20:24,959 A proxy for the civil service exam? A proxy for the civil service exam?
201 00:20:25,927 00:20:31,188 You're going to deceive government and commit a crime? You're going to deceive government and commit a crime?
202 00:20:37,839 00:20:41,026 What a fine family we are turning out to be! What a fine family we are turning out to be!
203 00:20:41,160 00:20:45,600 The father is wasting his life away and the son has sold his conscience! The father is wasting his life away and the son has sold his conscience!
204 00:20:51,357 00:20:53,969 No one can change this world anyway! No one can change this world anyway!
205 00:20:58,833 00:21:02,621 No one can change this world anyway! No one can change this world anyway!
206 00:21:03,422 00:21:06,192 Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise! Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise!
207 00:21:06,309 00:21:09,696 Surely you didn't sell your talent for nothing. Surely you didn't sell your talent for nothing.
208 00:21:09,697 00:21:11,565 How much are they paying you? How much are they paying you?
209 00:21:11,566 00:21:15,337 How about all the wine I can drink for life. How about all the wine I can drink for life.
210 00:22:41,683 00:22:45,172 Forgive me for not arranging this sooner. Forgive me for not arranging this sooner.
211 00:22:46,715 00:22:49,535 Don't mention it. Don't mention it.
212 00:22:49,677 00:22:55,509 Your son is a fine young man. As the county magistrate. Your son is a fine young man. As the county magistrate.
213 00:22:55,602 00:23:00,948 I'm very proud to have such a talented young man in county. I'm very proud to have such a talented young man in county.
214 00:23:02,784 00:23:05,573 You are too kind. You are too kind.
215 00:23:07,384 00:23:16,138 If all goes well, I will tend to your family as my son. If all goes well, I will tend to your family as my son.
216 00:23:17,006 00:23:23,882 And I'll do all I can to place your sons on government service as well. And I'll do all I can to place your sons on government service as well.
217 00:23:25,607 00:23:32,235 Thank you for you kindness despite my son's offense. Thank you for you kindness despite my son's offense.
218 00:23:33,904 00:23:39,776 It is a token of my appreciation. It is a token of my appreciation.
219 00:23:39,869 00:23:42,152 Oh, what is all this? Oh, what is all this?
220 00:23:42,153 00:23:45,136 Please put it away. Please put it away.
221 00:23:49,249 00:23:52,300 Oh, it's silver. Oh, it's silver.
222 00:23:54,356 00:23:57,467 I thought they were gold. I thought they were gold.
223 00:24:06,949 00:24:11,726 It's just a little something in advance to assist your finances. It's just a little something in advance to assist your finances.
224 00:24:12,713 00:24:24,290 I will offer you ten plots of fertile land if my son passes the exam. I will offer you ten plots of fertile land if my son passes the exam.
225 00:24:26,701 00:24:30,113 You're not as generous a man as I thought. You're not as generous a man as I thought.
226 00:24:32,503 00:24:39,386 Did you have something else in mind? Please feel free to speak. Did you have something else in mind? Please feel free to speak.
227 00:24:41,850 00:24:49,976 I was thinking more along the lines of Ahsan Magistrate. I was thinking more along the lines of Ahsan Magistrate.
228 00:24:54,169 00:24:58,795 Is this a joke? Is this a joke?
229 00:25:00,804 00:25:04,909 No, no! Don't you think it's a reasonable price? No, no! Don't you think it's a reasonable price?
230 00:25:04,910 00:25:12,092 If this gets out it will ruin your son's future as well as If this gets out it will ruin your son's future as well as
231 00:25:12,093 00:25:15,631 the future of his sons. the future of his sons.
232 00:25:15,871 00:25:21,826 What?! And do you think your son would come out unscathed? What?! And do you think your son would come out unscathed?
233 00:25:22,467 00:25:27,481 If anyone gets hurt, it will be you and your son! If anyone gets hurt, it will be you and your son!
234 00:25:29,797 00:25:31,699 What is the meaning of this! What is the meaning of this!
235 00:25:31,700 00:25:34,732 Do whatever you want, you bastard! Do whatever you want, you bastard!
236 00:25:35,032 00:25:38,706 Do you think you will get away with this? Do you think you will get away with this?
237 00:25:38,764 00:25:41,442 I will go to the King with this! I will go to the King with this!
238 00:25:41,443 00:25:49,339 And I'll report your pathetic crime even if it kills me! And I'll report your pathetic crime even if it kills me!
239 00:25:49,740 00:25:52,076 Lord Yi, let go of me. Lord Yi, let go of me.
240 00:25:52,154 00:25:56,209 Let's calm down and talk about this. Let's calm down and talk about this.
241 00:26:05,400 00:26:12,613 Stay away from my sons! Do you understand? Stay away from my sons! Do you understand?
242 00:26:21,450 00:26:24,316 Thanks for the drinks! Thanks for the drinks!
243 00:26:27,727 00:26:32,655 But I have a bad taste in my mouth as if I just drank the But I have a bad taste in my mouth as if I just drank the
244 00:26:32,916 00:26:36,133 blood of the people of Ahsan. blood of the people of Ahsan.
245 00:26:54,091 00:26:58,592 Perhaps we could look for another proxy, sir. Perhaps we could look for another proxy, sir.
246 00:26:58,778 00:27:02,323 How can you think about another proxy after this? How can you think about another proxy after this?
247 00:27:02,564 00:27:04,158 Then? Then?
248 00:27:04,293 00:27:06,003 How dare he! How dare he!
249 00:27:06,203 00:27:12,533 Sir, if that boy should take the exam himself and take first place... Sir, if that boy should take the exam himself and take first place...
250 00:27:13,887 00:27:18,700 I can't let that happen. Investigate them. I can't let that happen. Investigate them.
251 00:27:20,069 00:27:24,186 There has to be a reason why a family of such scholastic There has to be a reason why a family of such scholastic
252 00:27:24,187 00:27:26,456 aptitude is living in this boondocks. aptitude is living in this boondocks.
253 00:27:26,717 00:27:31,519 Find out why even if you have to dig up their ancestors' graves! Find out why even if you have to dig up their ancestors' graves!
254 00:27:31,653 00:27:33,425 Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
255 00:27:38,267 00:27:42,105 One can never be too careful... One can never be too careful...
256 00:27:55,610 00:27:58,943 I'd like to go away for a while. I'd like to go away for a while.
257 00:27:59,348 00:28:00,848 Yo-shin... Yo-shin...
258 00:28:01,439 00:28:06,887 I will abide by your wish, Father. I will renounce the world. I will abide by your wish, Father. I will renounce the world.
259 00:28:07,782 00:28:10,172 I will live as you do. I will live as you do.
260 00:28:11,360 00:28:14,978 But as for Soon-shin, please don't stop him. But as for Soon-shin, please don't stop him.
261 00:28:15,864 00:28:18,703 He is an extraordinary boy. He is an extraordinary boy.
262 00:28:19,003 00:28:23,176 All the filth and corruption in the world will not taint him. All the filth and corruption in the world will not taint him.
263 00:28:24,373 00:28:27,628 You know that better than I do, Father. You know that better than I do, Father.
264 00:28:29,044 00:28:31,734 Constant dripping wears away the stone. Constant dripping wears away the stone.
265 00:28:32,128 00:28:37,778 Don't try to break him. Encourage him and give him your support. Don't try to break him. Encourage him and give him your support.
266 00:28:38,120 00:28:41,489 I beg you, Father. I beg you, Father.
267 00:28:52,451 00:28:53,893 Yo-shin! Yo-shin!
268 00:28:54,888 00:28:59,307 Soon-shin, why are you in such a hurry? Soon-shin, why are you in such a hurry?
269 00:28:59,848 00:29:02,076 I don't have to be a proxy! I don't have to be a proxy!
270 00:29:02,077 00:29:05,108 I was running home to give you the good news. I was running home to give you the good news.
271 00:29:07,017 00:29:12,885 Are you going somewhere? But you're in no condition to... Are you going somewhere? But you're in no condition to...
272 00:29:13,956 00:29:16,202 Would you give me a hand with my bag? Would you give me a hand with my bag?
273 00:29:21,817 00:29:23,299 Are you okay? Are you okay?
274 00:29:24,119 00:29:24,859 Yo-shin! Yo-shin!
275 00:29:24,860 00:29:29,253 I'm fine. I felt a little dizzy, that is all. I'm fine. I felt a little dizzy, that is all.
276 00:29:29,638 00:29:32,840 Where are you going in this condition? Where are you going in this condition?
277 00:29:34,126 00:29:39,514 Look around. This wasteland was once rich and fertile thanks to Look around. This wasteland was once rich and fertile thanks to
278 00:29:39,515 00:29:41,644 the hard work and sweat of a man named Kang-suk whom I had the hard work and sweat of a man named Kang-suk whom I had
279 00:29:41,645 00:29:43,647 befriended when I first came to Ahsan. befriended when I first came to Ahsan.
280 00:29:44,167 00:29:47,646 But tyranny and abuse of greedy officials forced him to abandon But tyranny and abuse of greedy officials forced him to abandon
281 00:29:47,647 00:29:49,656 the land and move way. the land and move way.
282 00:29:51,304 00:29:55,510 One must know the pain of hunger to become a leader of true One must know the pain of hunger to become a leader of true
283 00:29:55,511 00:29:58,454 compassion and virtue. compassion and virtue.
284 00:29:59,835 00:30:00,971 Yo-shin... Yo-shin...
285 00:30:01,436 00:30:05,617 Take the civil service exam and enter government service. Take the civil service exam and enter government service.
286 00:30:05,891 00:30:09,377 And don't ever change. And don't ever change.
287 00:30:10,004 00:30:13,877 Hold on to the warm heart that cherishes a humble salt merchant Hold on to the warm heart that cherishes a humble salt merchant
288 00:30:14,498 00:30:16,921 friend, hold on to the selfless spirit that looked after this friend, hold on to the selfless spirit that looked after this
289 00:30:16,922 00:30:19,351 foolish brother. foolish brother.
290 00:30:39,765 00:30:42,061 Take that pole out of the water. Take that pole out of the water.
291 00:30:54,589 00:30:55,961 The hook is missing. The hook is missing.
292 00:30:56,321 00:31:05,774 In the same way, changing the world, is as difficult as catching a fish In the same way, changing the world, is as difficult as catching a fish
293 00:31:05,775 00:31:07,658 without a hook. without a hook.
294 00:31:09,908 00:31:15,235 Your older brother has chosen to abide by my wish. Your older brother has chosen to abide by my wish.
295 00:31:18,080 00:31:20,882 This world will not be easy on you. This world will not be easy on you.
296 00:31:22,518 00:31:26,190 At times you are forced to break your own rules just like you At times you are forced to break your own rules just like you
297 00:31:26,377 00:31:30,423 couldn't say no to the magistrate's request. couldn't say no to the magistrate's request.
298 00:31:32,292 00:31:38,588 There may be other circumstances beyond your control that take you There may be other circumstances beyond your control that take you
299 00:31:38,701 00:31:42,112 down the path not of your own choosing. down the path not of your own choosing.
300 00:31:43,761 00:31:49,677 But if your desire is strong, you have my permission. But if your desire is strong, you have my permission.
301 00:31:56,627 00:31:58,036 Father! Father!
302 00:32:04,839 00:32:08,829 Sir, are you familiar with the name Yi Bek-rok? Sir, are you familiar with the name Yi Bek-rok?
303 00:32:11,500 00:32:14,435 Yi Bek-rok? Who is he? Yi Bek-rok? Who is he?
304 00:32:14,703 00:32:17,976 He was among those that died in 1519 who also happens to be He was among those that died in 1519 who also happens to be
305 00:32:18,430 00:32:20,459 Yi Soon-shin's grandfather. Yi Soon-shin's grandfather.
306 00:32:22,428 00:32:23,897 1519? 1519?
307 00:32:46,829 00:32:51,816 I've prepared a special gift for you, Minister Ju. I've prepared a special gift for you, Minister Ju.
308 00:32:54,333 00:32:56,396 You shouldn't have! You shouldn't have!
309 00:33:01,083 00:33:06,128 Take the exam. I will make the necessary arrangements. Take the exam. I will make the necessary arrangements.
310 00:33:09,191 00:33:14,527 Just make a brush mark on the lower left-hand corner of the answer sheet. Just make a brush mark on the lower left-hand corner of the answer sheet.
311 00:33:14,968 00:33:16,830 Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir.
312 00:33:18,459 00:33:20,795 The first place is yours as long as there is no one distinctly The first place is yours as long as there is no one distinctly
313 00:33:20,796 00:33:22,545 superior than the rest. superior than the rest.
314 00:33:25,207 00:33:34,181 Sir, if we could possibly talk to you about that... Sir, if we could possibly talk to you about that...
315 00:33:39,723 00:33:45,651 - Byung-tek you're here. - What kept you so long? - Byung-tek you're here. - What kept you so long?
316 00:33:46,862 00:33:48,768 Sit down. Sit down.
317 00:33:55,771 00:33:58,739 - Byung-gi. - Yes, Brother. - Byung-gi. - Yes, Brother.
318 00:34:00,342 00:34:05,786 I raised a dog with care and sweat and it bit me and ran away. I raised a dog with care and sweat and it bit me and ran away.
319 00:34:08,095 00:34:10,331 Are you referring to Yi Soon-shin? Are you referring to Yi Soon-shin?
320 00:34:10,686 00:34:13,154 What would you do if it were your dog? What would you do if it were your dog?
321 00:34:14,289 00:34:17,425 Teach him a lesson, of course! Teach him a lesson, of course!
322 00:34:18,593 00:34:24,283 Don't worry, Byung-tek. We'll take care of him. Don't worry, Byung-tek. We'll take care of him.
323 00:34:27,514 00:34:29,390 Drink up! Drink up!
324 00:34:29,477 00:34:32,093 I'll be going back home in glory after this exam! I'll be going back home in glory after this exam!
325 00:34:32,401 00:34:34,724 I won't forget what you've done for me. I won't forget what you've done for me.
326 00:34:35,691 00:34:37,393 Congrats! Congrats!
327 00:35:17,096 00:35:22,122 Proper attire is also important at a civil service exam. Proper attire is also important at a civil service exam.
328 00:35:22,609 00:35:24,158 Thank you, Mother. Thank you, Mother.
329 00:35:24,866 00:35:29,330 Those were your father's clothes. Those were your father's clothes.
330 00:35:32,334 00:35:35,154 Seeing you in that robe and hat reminds me of your father Seeing you in that robe and hat reminds me of your father
331 00:35:35,407 00:35:38,679 when he was a proud and confident young man. when he was a proud and confident young man.
332 00:35:41,643 00:35:44,745 - Soon-shin. - Yes, Mother. - Soon-shin. - Yes, Mother.
333 00:35:45,213 00:35:49,016 Don't blame your father. Don't blame your father.
334 00:35:49,618 00:35:52,371 He has lived in grief all of his life. He has lived in grief all of his life.
335 00:35:55,624 00:36:00,930 But no one will be happier than your father if you pass this exam. But no one will be happier than your father if you pass this exam.
336 00:36:02,772 00:36:04,448 Yes, Mother. Yes, Mother.
337 00:36:14,262 00:36:19,909 Here, this brush practically writes on its own. Here, this brush practically writes on its own.
338 00:36:20,070 00:36:22,712 It's the weasel fur gold hair brush! It's the weasel fur gold hair brush!
339 00:36:25,089 00:36:28,367 Are you sure this is the best brush in all of Chosun? Are you sure this is the best brush in all of Chosun?
340 00:36:28,368 00:36:35,450 Does everyone lie to you? Weasel fur is the best in the world! Does everyone lie to you? Weasel fur is the best in the world!
341 00:36:36,872 00:36:38,332 How much is it? How much is it?
342 00:36:38,767 00:36:40,204 Two yangs. Two yangs.
343 00:36:40,502 00:36:42,053 Huh?! Huh?!
344 00:36:45,352 00:36:49,985 Hey, stop right there! Where do you think you're going? Hey, stop right there! Where do you think you're going?
345 00:36:49,986 00:36:55,213 Put the rest on credit! My father will pay you with salt! Put the rest on credit! My father will pay you with salt!
346 00:37:19,374 00:37:21,494 I sent him off. I sent him off.
347 00:37:23,623 00:37:25,639 But I'm afraid. But I'm afraid.
348 00:37:27,249 00:37:30,907 I don't want him to come back with a broken heart... I don't want him to come back with a broken heart...
349 00:37:45,780 00:37:48,865 Soon-shin! Soon-shin! Soon-shin! Soon-shin!
350 00:37:51,675 00:37:54,041 Take it. Take it.
351 00:37:54,325 00:38:00,313 It's a gold hair brush. It's a gold hair brush.
352 00:38:01,508 00:38:03,257 I bet you've never seen it. I bet you've never seen it.
353 00:38:03,258 00:38:09,165 It's made with finest weasel fur in the world! It's made with finest weasel fur in the world!
354 00:38:10,093 00:38:11,682 Thanks. Thanks.
355 00:38:11,927 00:38:15,539 If you win first place, you owe it to me All right? If you win first place, you owe it to me All right?
356 00:38:16,827 00:38:19,764 First place? Dream on. First place? Dream on.
357 00:38:23,036 00:38:28,891 It's a nice day, isn't it? Why don't we go for a swim? It's a nice day, isn't it? Why don't we go for a swim?
358 00:38:29,425 00:38:30,967 Step aside. Step aside.
359 00:38:32,730 00:38:36,175 Wait, wait, wait a minute! Wait, wait, wait a minute!
360 00:38:38,354 00:38:42,240 There's something I've been wanting to show you. There's something I've been wanting to show you.
361 00:38:42,241 00:38:44,029 This here is... This here is...
362 00:38:50,057 00:38:52,360 How is my salt? Isn't it sweet? How is my salt? Isn't it sweet?
363 00:38:53,035 00:38:54,249 Bastard! Bastard!
364 00:38:54,316 00:38:56,039 Stay away! Stay away!
365 00:38:57,414 00:39:00,337 Stay away, or you'll regret it! Stay away, or you'll regret it!
366 00:39:00,338 00:39:02,454 Run, Soon-shin! Run! Run, Soon-shin! Run!
367 00:39:03,261 00:39:11,545 This is your lucky day? I'll teach you thugs a lesson! This is your lucky day? I'll teach you thugs a lesson!
368 00:40:52,279 00:40:54,963 The theme! The theme!
369 00:43:50,947 00:43:57,038 Yi Soon-shin. Yi Soon-shin... What a remarkable literary talent? Yi Soon-shin. Yi Soon-shin... What a remarkable literary talent?
370 00:43:57,239 00:44:00,484 I think we found a hidden gem in Ahsan! I think we found a hidden gem in Ahsan!
371 00:44:08,003 00:44:10,799 Let us call the scholar. Let us call the scholar.
372 00:44:11,908 00:44:16,390 Yes. I am quite anxious to meet this man of talent. Yes. I am quite anxious to meet this man of talent.
373 00:44:48,790 00:44:54,076 Is your name Soon-shin? You possess exceptional aptitude. Is your name Soon-shin? You possess exceptional aptitude.
374 00:44:54,210 00:44:58,199 We have not seen such high marks in a long time. We have not seen such high marks in a long time.
375 00:45:01,887 00:45:09,110 Your father's name is Yi Jung, and your ancestral home is Duk-su? Your father's name is Yi Jung, and your ancestral home is Duk-su?
376 00:45:09,440 00:45:11,234 That's correct, sir. That's correct, sir.
377 00:45:11,613 00:45:14,922 How about your grandfather's name? How about your grandfather's name?
378 00:45:15,584 00:45:20,621 He passed away long ago, but his name was Yi Bek-rok. He passed away long ago, but his name was Yi Bek-rok.
379 00:45:20,713 00:45:23,876 Yi Bek-rok? Yi Bek-rok?
380 00:45:25,537 00:45:33,157 Could it be the Yi Bek-rok that served the royal court in 1519? Could it be the Yi Bek-rok that served the royal court in 1519?
381 00:45:33,541 00:45:35,703 I believe so. I believe so.
382 00:45:35,903 00:45:40,142 Did he die in 1519? Did he die in 1519?
383 00:45:40,660 00:45:42,905 Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
384 00:45:43,197 00:45:50,932 I see... You are the grandson of Yi Bek-rok that died in 1519. I see... You are the grandson of Yi Bek-rok that died in 1519.
385 00:45:59,662 00:46:01,999 You are excused. You are excused.
386 00:46:44,640 00:46:54,286 Third place: Kang Do-hyung, Min Hyung-suk, Han Joon-pil! Third place: Kang Do-hyung, Min Hyung-suk, Han Joon-pil!
387 00:46:54,904 00:47:02,314 Scond place: Yi Suk-woo, Shin Jin-hwa! Scond place: Yi Suk-woo, Shin Jin-hwa!
388 00:47:02,823 00:47:06,286 A scholar of Ahsan Song Byung-tek! A scholar of Ahsan Song Byung-tek!
388 00:47:02,823 00:47:06,286 A scholar of Ahsan Song Byung-tek! A scholar of Ahsan Song Byung-tek!