Post by TheBo on Jan 31, 2012 10:57:33 GMT -5
Ep.64 –
Sir Choi and the Norons plead with San to make Wan Poong the crown prince; Sir Chae is outraged and says so.
Wan Poong revealed to Hyeoui that Hong was telling him all along that he’d be crown prince. At San’s office, Hong claims he knew nothing about it, but “Choi’s got a point.” Hong adds, “but he brought it up too soon as you are young and healthy.” Then Hong goes outside and lips off to Sir Chae and Mr Nam. They proceed to beg San not to do it. San tells them he’s afraid Hong has not learned how to handle his own power.
Hong is worried they acted too soon after Wan Poong’s adoption, but Tebi Mamah calms his fears. Hong consolidates his forces around him, warning them not to be too obvious in their support of him. Officer Kang tells Dae-su he’s worried that Hong might stand against the King; D-S says he’d never let that happen.
Queen Hyeoui presents Song with the gift of a friend to be at her side—Chobi, who will be her wardrobe mistress. Lady Kim recounts how she found Chobi, then becomes suspicious of the circumstances. Chobi deflects her and runs off to confer with her friend about the palace maid hierarchy. “I’ll have this place in my hands in no time!” she crows.
San, surprised to learn Lord Jang has been imprisoned, starts asking questions. Elsewhere, Kang and D-S see Off Suh arresting ministers who are trying to petition San on Jang’s behalf. Kang and D-S ask Hong about it; again, he tells them they are merely lackeys who take his orders. Later that night, drinking alone, Hong receives a secret report on the head of the merchant clans.
At Mak-soon’s tavern, D-S & Kang run into Suh, drinking alone. They know he’s upset about Hong, but how, he asks, can he go against Hong? Later, Kang helps him home; D-S does his solitary sword dance. No, not that one, the one with a sword. San shows up and they end up having a duel with sticks. D-S, wild man, wins. San demands to know what his problem is and D-S finally says, “It’s Sec’y Hong.” They discuss their mutual forebodings about him, but San says he’s still going to give Hong some time to straighten up.
Hong learns from a lackey that San ordered Lord Jang released from prison. Hong and Jang get into a pissing match. San tells Hong to take a step back and cool it. Instead, Hong calls in his top men and tells them to arrest all the merchant clan heads and search their houses. The men balk. Kang and D-S counsel a more cautious route, but Hong declares the merchants are plotting against San. The men reluctantly and shamefacedly gather up the merchant leaders. Suh actually finds some evidence, and Sir Min watches him look at it from afar.
Hong proceeds to intimidate and torture the merchants for the crime of asking for an audience with San (he says that). Even Tebi Mamah is alarmed at his excesses and asks Sir Choi to interfere. He tries to talk Hong down, but is unsuccessful.
Hong asks the merchants about their accounts. They have answers. He waves a pile of “promissory notes to smugglers” in their faces [some here may recall D-S & Suh’s trouble with smugglers and “Jung”….] He tells them if they give up their leader, they can survive. DS+2 don’t know what to do.
Uncle manages to get a word with Song to tell her Dowahseo personnel are at the library. She sends Chobi (whom they insult), and they have tea with Song. (Chobi bullies her friend into bringing refreshments.) Queen H enters and asks where Song was for her lessons, but when she sees the gang, she lets Song off the hook and tells them they should visit Song anytime they’re in the palace.
San and his advisors (sans Hong) obliviously make plans for the merchant meeting. Hong prepares a security net for the journey. With much pomp and circumstance, San goes to the meeting place, but nobody is there. Sir Chae, Sir Choi and Lord Jang are totally puzzled. San sends Hong to find out what’s up. They all go home, and then Lord Jang tells San that he’s investigated, and Hong is at fault. San goes to Hong’s office and demands to see the merchants, who are apparently dying like half-squashed flies. San, Nam and Chae are deeply shocked by the sight.
San tells Hong he’s abused his power and ruined San’s chance to parley with the merchants. Hong says he’ll fix everything, but San humiliates him by taking him off the case and putting Sir Chae in charge of it. Of course, Hong goes out and gets drunk. Chae tries to fix things, but the merchants will only cooperate if they can have exclusive rights to the six main trading items. San has to agree to this.
Lord Jang meets up with Hong and jibes at him. Tebi Mamah tells Hong, I told you so. Hong now wants her to rush the Wan Poong designation; she’ll see what she can do. Sir Choi observes Hong is losing his mind. As usual, T-M thinks they can’t lose either way.
Lady Kim tells Queen H about renewal of the Wan Poong petition, so she decides for the boy’s protection to send him out of the palace. Hong is rather upset. Q-H tells him to stop his plotting, that he has a duty to wait until Lady Song conceives. He makes intemperate, rude remarks about Song’s child’s chances of becoming crown prince, which San overhears.
The two combatants see San, who looks peeved. Directly at Hong.
* * * *
I don’t know about anyone else, but I thought it was appropriate that the merchants were being summarily treated the same way they had treated the peddlers. Not that Hong should have done it, but still. And why did Hong parade over there when he must have KNOWN the clans wouldn’t show up? He’s schizo. Yes, yes, that is my medical opinion.
Sir Choi and the Norons plead with San to make Wan Poong the crown prince; Sir Chae is outraged and says so.
Wan Poong revealed to Hyeoui that Hong was telling him all along that he’d be crown prince. At San’s office, Hong claims he knew nothing about it, but “Choi’s got a point.” Hong adds, “but he brought it up too soon as you are young and healthy.” Then Hong goes outside and lips off to Sir Chae and Mr Nam. They proceed to beg San not to do it. San tells them he’s afraid Hong has not learned how to handle his own power.
Hong is worried they acted too soon after Wan Poong’s adoption, but Tebi Mamah calms his fears. Hong consolidates his forces around him, warning them not to be too obvious in their support of him. Officer Kang tells Dae-su he’s worried that Hong might stand against the King; D-S says he’d never let that happen.
Queen Hyeoui presents Song with the gift of a friend to be at her side—Chobi, who will be her wardrobe mistress. Lady Kim recounts how she found Chobi, then becomes suspicious of the circumstances. Chobi deflects her and runs off to confer with her friend about the palace maid hierarchy. “I’ll have this place in my hands in no time!” she crows.
San, surprised to learn Lord Jang has been imprisoned, starts asking questions. Elsewhere, Kang and D-S see Off Suh arresting ministers who are trying to petition San on Jang’s behalf. Kang and D-S ask Hong about it; again, he tells them they are merely lackeys who take his orders. Later that night, drinking alone, Hong receives a secret report on the head of the merchant clans.
At Mak-soon’s tavern, D-S & Kang run into Suh, drinking alone. They know he’s upset about Hong, but how, he asks, can he go against Hong? Later, Kang helps him home; D-S does his solitary sword dance. No, not that one, the one with a sword. San shows up and they end up having a duel with sticks. D-S, wild man, wins. San demands to know what his problem is and D-S finally says, “It’s Sec’y Hong.” They discuss their mutual forebodings about him, but San says he’s still going to give Hong some time to straighten up.
Hong learns from a lackey that San ordered Lord Jang released from prison. Hong and Jang get into a pissing match. San tells Hong to take a step back and cool it. Instead, Hong calls in his top men and tells them to arrest all the merchant clan heads and search their houses. The men balk. Kang and D-S counsel a more cautious route, but Hong declares the merchants are plotting against San. The men reluctantly and shamefacedly gather up the merchant leaders. Suh actually finds some evidence, and Sir Min watches him look at it from afar.
Hong proceeds to intimidate and torture the merchants for the crime of asking for an audience with San (he says that). Even Tebi Mamah is alarmed at his excesses and asks Sir Choi to interfere. He tries to talk Hong down, but is unsuccessful.
Hong asks the merchants about their accounts. They have answers. He waves a pile of “promissory notes to smugglers” in their faces [some here may recall D-S & Suh’s trouble with smugglers and “Jung”….] He tells them if they give up their leader, they can survive. DS+2 don’t know what to do.
Uncle manages to get a word with Song to tell her Dowahseo personnel are at the library. She sends Chobi (whom they insult), and they have tea with Song. (Chobi bullies her friend into bringing refreshments.) Queen H enters and asks where Song was for her lessons, but when she sees the gang, she lets Song off the hook and tells them they should visit Song anytime they’re in the palace.
San and his advisors (sans Hong) obliviously make plans for the merchant meeting. Hong prepares a security net for the journey. With much pomp and circumstance, San goes to the meeting place, but nobody is there. Sir Chae, Sir Choi and Lord Jang are totally puzzled. San sends Hong to find out what’s up. They all go home, and then Lord Jang tells San that he’s investigated, and Hong is at fault. San goes to Hong’s office and demands to see the merchants, who are apparently dying like half-squashed flies. San, Nam and Chae are deeply shocked by the sight.
San tells Hong he’s abused his power and ruined San’s chance to parley with the merchants. Hong says he’ll fix everything, but San humiliates him by taking him off the case and putting Sir Chae in charge of it. Of course, Hong goes out and gets drunk. Chae tries to fix things, but the merchants will only cooperate if they can have exclusive rights to the six main trading items. San has to agree to this.
Lord Jang meets up with Hong and jibes at him. Tebi Mamah tells Hong, I told you so. Hong now wants her to rush the Wan Poong designation; she’ll see what she can do. Sir Choi observes Hong is losing his mind. As usual, T-M thinks they can’t lose either way.
Lady Kim tells Queen H about renewal of the Wan Poong petition, so she decides for the boy’s protection to send him out of the palace. Hong is rather upset. Q-H tells him to stop his plotting, that he has a duty to wait until Lady Song conceives. He makes intemperate, rude remarks about Song’s child’s chances of becoming crown prince, which San overhears.
The two combatants see San, who looks peeved. Directly at Hong.
* * * *
I don’t know about anyone else, but I thought it was appropriate that the merchants were being summarily treated the same way they had treated the peddlers. Not that Hong should have done it, but still. And why did Hong parade over there when he must have KNOWN the clans wouldn’t show up? He’s schizo. Yes, yes, that is my medical opinion.
