Post by TheBo on Jul 22, 2011 11:36:43 GMT -5
After their altercation, the Queen mutters “How dare you!” at San’s back. San then runs into Princess and chews her out for being at the palace when she’s been banished for a crime. She claims she’s only there to learn about her father, but he tells her even though she’s always been spoiled and had her way, that’s over for now. He orders her to return home and he’ll send news to her. She complains to the Queen that San means to kill Yeong-jo, take over as king and then kill all of them. The Queen tells her she’s an idiot, that the Queen has no intention of allowing San to become king.
San gives administrative orders to Nam and Hong. Hong apologizes but says San should prepare for the death of Yeong-jo, for once it happens, there will be a lot of upheaval. San is insulted. Outside, Nam scolds Hong, but Hong reiterates that they’d better have a plan in place.
Ladies Hye and Hyeoui talk about the king’s sickness. Hye tells Hyeoui to do anything she can to keep San safe and alive. As they leave, Lady Kim tells Hyeoui she feels sorry for her (and also for Lady Hye), because San does not visit the former. In response, Hyeoui (tastelessly) jokes about the fact that Lady Kim can’t get married at all.
Choi and Jeong decide they must return to the palace before San takes over completely. When Jeong tells the doctor they must leave, he says absolutely not, Yeong-jo can’t survive the trip. Jeong asks if he can guarantee his survival if they stay put. Of course, he cannot.
Artist/Sponsor Lee pretends to have a mysterious, spotty illness so he can get out of doing the dishes. However, when artist Tak tells head artist Park about this, they conclude he has the plague, and unfortunately will be left behind when they return to the capital. In his quarters Lee cackles as he smears red ink on his face. After everyone leaves the plague village, Sponsor Lee is gathered up with the “other” victims and locked into a shed, where his confessions of faking his illness fall on deaf ears.
Scribe Hong calls together men who studied under the same master with him. They are all petty functionaries, even though very talented, because they refuse to side with the Norons. They don’t think it’ll profit them to side with San, either, but Hong tells them San will be king, and he needs their help so San can succeed and they can have the world they want to have.
Dae-su seems to be recovering rapidly.
San learns the king has returned to the palace, even though they did not cure him. Yeong-jo seems barely able to stand. They put him to bed. San demands an explanation of the royal physician, who hems and haws until the Queen arrives and accuses San of being unhappy the king is back. She goes in to see Yeong-jo, and seems shocked at his condition. Y-J tells her, “I probably can’t recover.”
At Dowahseo, the painters have returned without Lee. Cho-bi disgusts the other damo by describing the plague, and the others are afraid to have her touch them (contagion). Song’s friend tells her about Dae-su’s injuries; Cho-bi overhears and gets upset. Song learns what happened from Uncle at the infirmary and then goes in to scold Dae-su for being reckless. Cho-bi, outside, tries to get info from Uncle, then refuses to identify herself to him.
Princess and Jeong discuss the King’s illness. Princess is upset and thinks they’re going to die; Jeong says he can’t control an illness even the physician can’t cure, but he’s still thinking of a way out.
Yeong-jo demands that San brief him on what’s going on, even though he’s bedridden and very weak. San reports about the price gouging on medicine and food and what San he did in response, and about other actions he’s taken. Overall, San is praised, but Yeong-jo cautions against being too hasty in some actions and that he needs to take the long view as a ruler. San apologizes for not finding a cure for Y-J, but Yeong-jo says he should ignore things he has no power over. Y-J’s destiny is his own.
Next day, San meets with the ministers and they discuss money shortage problems. The ministers get chewed out for sitting on their hands instead of trying creative solutions, such as trading with Japan for more copper. San proposes they (a) open up trade with Japan, and (b) “open the storerooms” of corrupt officers who are hoarding coinage. San points out that he has thought of a way to solve a problem the ministers claimed could not be resolved.
Yeong-jo, very ill, dictates a charter turning over all affairs to state to San, who will rule as Yeong-jo’s regent. The Queen eavesdrops and overhears this as she comes to bring Y-J’s medicine. She could plotz. San is sent for, but Queen’s attendants block all news sent to San’s quarters. Queen demands Yeong-jo’s charter from the secretary. The man protests, but gives over. She says it’s their secret forever. Alone, the Queen rants about the very idea of San being regent.
She goes to Yeong-jo’s palace and finds out San is inside with the physician, because they heard the king was worse. Y-J lies in a dead faint. She asks San if Y-J said anything before he fainted, but it happened before they got there. Whew.
Next day, she slams the charter down in front of her cowering sub-conspirators and demands to know what they plan to do about it. Later, Choi asks Jeong if there’s “no other way.” They receive a letter and decide to “do this thing,” some feeble attempt to make trouble for San, because they have no other hope.
The trouble appears to be petitions saying San is trying to muscle in as king. It seems when Hong talked to his friends, one of them put this face on it and started the protest. San and his advisors think Hong was foolish, and Jeong goes to needle Hong about it. They frankly discuss the situation; Hong is surprised Jeong is so petty, but Jeong says if a man is desperate, he grabs at straws. Hong apologizes to San and is told to lay low for awhile.
Princess has “special medicine” that Jeong must force on the king. The Queen has ordered the royal physician to dispense the medicine. San wants Sir Chae to stop it, but the Queen is very strong-willed and might get her way over the royal physician’s protests.The medicine is “against the king’s body type,” says the doctor, it could poison him. Jeong tries to convince the physician that others were cured with it, and Sir Choi tries to bully him into giving it to Yeong-jo. San overhears and supports the physician, saying this is the best physician in the country. He orders that the medicine not be used.
Sir Choi and Jeong report to Queen, who is furious that San overruled her again. Choi cannot go against both San and the doctor, he says. She thinks they’re beaten, but Jeong says they can spread the rumor that San refuses to treat the king with good medicine.
Uncle, Dae-su and Song hear this rumor. Dae-su is angry, and Song is upset she can’t do anything for San. At Dowahseo next day, the obscene-art dealer learns from Mr. Tak that Sponsor Lee is “dead” and bemoans the loss of this “genius”—upsetting Tak. Later, Cho-bi tells Song she knows Lee was silly, but he was kind and she feels bad for him. Song thinks he’s alive, but Cho-bi says he’d have shown up if he was. She asks about Dae-su and gives Song some medicine for him. Then Mr. Lee pops up behind them, scaring Cho-bi who runs away from the “ghost.”
The two head guards and Hong discuss the ridiculousness of the rumors about San. Hong tells them he knows the culprits, who can’t be killed. Hong says he created the to-do, now he has to take care of it. He goes to Jeong and offers him a deal. He says San isn’t ready to rule yet, so Yeong-jo has to live. He wants to know if the medicine is effective, and then he’ll convince San to allow it. Jeong should back off the rumors about San. Jeong seems amenable, but he doesn’t know how effective the medicine is. He says they would never be so foolish as to poison the king, though.
Hong visits San and advises him to allow the medicine. The medicine will do nothing, he believes, but he points out that the Norons desperately need Yeong-jo to live, so San should trust that desperation, give the medicine and declaw the rumors. Hong explains why the ministers are against the medicine, it’s simply a new preparation of ginseng. San thinks about it and persuades the doctor to feed the medicine to Yeong-jo. However, he tells Sir Choi and Jeong that they will be held responsible if something terrible happens. Everyone waits as Yeong-jo sleeps it off.
However, Yeong-jo does not recover. He falls into a fever and a dead faint.
San gives administrative orders to Nam and Hong. Hong apologizes but says San should prepare for the death of Yeong-jo, for once it happens, there will be a lot of upheaval. San is insulted. Outside, Nam scolds Hong, but Hong reiterates that they’d better have a plan in place.
Ladies Hye and Hyeoui talk about the king’s sickness. Hye tells Hyeoui to do anything she can to keep San safe and alive. As they leave, Lady Kim tells Hyeoui she feels sorry for her (and also for Lady Hye), because San does not visit the former. In response, Hyeoui (tastelessly) jokes about the fact that Lady Kim can’t get married at all.
Choi and Jeong decide they must return to the palace before San takes over completely. When Jeong tells the doctor they must leave, he says absolutely not, Yeong-jo can’t survive the trip. Jeong asks if he can guarantee his survival if they stay put. Of course, he cannot.
Artist/Sponsor Lee pretends to have a mysterious, spotty illness so he can get out of doing the dishes. However, when artist Tak tells head artist Park about this, they conclude he has the plague, and unfortunately will be left behind when they return to the capital. In his quarters Lee cackles as he smears red ink on his face. After everyone leaves the plague village, Sponsor Lee is gathered up with the “other” victims and locked into a shed, where his confessions of faking his illness fall on deaf ears.
Scribe Hong calls together men who studied under the same master with him. They are all petty functionaries, even though very talented, because they refuse to side with the Norons. They don’t think it’ll profit them to side with San, either, but Hong tells them San will be king, and he needs their help so San can succeed and they can have the world they want to have.
Dae-su seems to be recovering rapidly.
San learns the king has returned to the palace, even though they did not cure him. Yeong-jo seems barely able to stand. They put him to bed. San demands an explanation of the royal physician, who hems and haws until the Queen arrives and accuses San of being unhappy the king is back. She goes in to see Yeong-jo, and seems shocked at his condition. Y-J tells her, “I probably can’t recover.”
At Dowahseo, the painters have returned without Lee. Cho-bi disgusts the other damo by describing the plague, and the others are afraid to have her touch them (contagion). Song’s friend tells her about Dae-su’s injuries; Cho-bi overhears and gets upset. Song learns what happened from Uncle at the infirmary and then goes in to scold Dae-su for being reckless. Cho-bi, outside, tries to get info from Uncle, then refuses to identify herself to him.
Princess and Jeong discuss the King’s illness. Princess is upset and thinks they’re going to die; Jeong says he can’t control an illness even the physician can’t cure, but he’s still thinking of a way out.
Yeong-jo demands that San brief him on what’s going on, even though he’s bedridden and very weak. San reports about the price gouging on medicine and food and what San he did in response, and about other actions he’s taken. Overall, San is praised, but Yeong-jo cautions against being too hasty in some actions and that he needs to take the long view as a ruler. San apologizes for not finding a cure for Y-J, but Yeong-jo says he should ignore things he has no power over. Y-J’s destiny is his own.
Next day, San meets with the ministers and they discuss money shortage problems. The ministers get chewed out for sitting on their hands instead of trying creative solutions, such as trading with Japan for more copper. San proposes they (a) open up trade with Japan, and (b) “open the storerooms” of corrupt officers who are hoarding coinage. San points out that he has thought of a way to solve a problem the ministers claimed could not be resolved.
Yeong-jo, very ill, dictates a charter turning over all affairs to state to San, who will rule as Yeong-jo’s regent. The Queen eavesdrops and overhears this as she comes to bring Y-J’s medicine. She could plotz. San is sent for, but Queen’s attendants block all news sent to San’s quarters. Queen demands Yeong-jo’s charter from the secretary. The man protests, but gives over. She says it’s their secret forever. Alone, the Queen rants about the very idea of San being regent.
She goes to Yeong-jo’s palace and finds out San is inside with the physician, because they heard the king was worse. Y-J lies in a dead faint. She asks San if Y-J said anything before he fainted, but it happened before they got there. Whew.
Next day, she slams the charter down in front of her cowering sub-conspirators and demands to know what they plan to do about it. Later, Choi asks Jeong if there’s “no other way.” They receive a letter and decide to “do this thing,” some feeble attempt to make trouble for San, because they have no other hope.
The trouble appears to be petitions saying San is trying to muscle in as king. It seems when Hong talked to his friends, one of them put this face on it and started the protest. San and his advisors think Hong was foolish, and Jeong goes to needle Hong about it. They frankly discuss the situation; Hong is surprised Jeong is so petty, but Jeong says if a man is desperate, he grabs at straws. Hong apologizes to San and is told to lay low for awhile.
Princess has “special medicine” that Jeong must force on the king. The Queen has ordered the royal physician to dispense the medicine. San wants Sir Chae to stop it, but the Queen is very strong-willed and might get her way over the royal physician’s protests.The medicine is “against the king’s body type,” says the doctor, it could poison him. Jeong tries to convince the physician that others were cured with it, and Sir Choi tries to bully him into giving it to Yeong-jo. San overhears and supports the physician, saying this is the best physician in the country. He orders that the medicine not be used.
Sir Choi and Jeong report to Queen, who is furious that San overruled her again. Choi cannot go against both San and the doctor, he says. She thinks they’re beaten, but Jeong says they can spread the rumor that San refuses to treat the king with good medicine.
Uncle, Dae-su and Song hear this rumor. Dae-su is angry, and Song is upset she can’t do anything for San. At Dowahseo next day, the obscene-art dealer learns from Mr. Tak that Sponsor Lee is “dead” and bemoans the loss of this “genius”—upsetting Tak. Later, Cho-bi tells Song she knows Lee was silly, but he was kind and she feels bad for him. Song thinks he’s alive, but Cho-bi says he’d have shown up if he was. She asks about Dae-su and gives Song some medicine for him. Then Mr. Lee pops up behind them, scaring Cho-bi who runs away from the “ghost.”
The two head guards and Hong discuss the ridiculousness of the rumors about San. Hong tells them he knows the culprits, who can’t be killed. Hong says he created the to-do, now he has to take care of it. He goes to Jeong and offers him a deal. He says San isn’t ready to rule yet, so Yeong-jo has to live. He wants to know if the medicine is effective, and then he’ll convince San to allow it. Jeong should back off the rumors about San. Jeong seems amenable, but he doesn’t know how effective the medicine is. He says they would never be so foolish as to poison the king, though.
Hong visits San and advises him to allow the medicine. The medicine will do nothing, he believes, but he points out that the Norons desperately need Yeong-jo to live, so San should trust that desperation, give the medicine and declaw the rumors. Hong explains why the ministers are against the medicine, it’s simply a new preparation of ginseng. San thinks about it and persuades the doctor to feed the medicine to Yeong-jo. However, he tells Sir Choi and Jeong that they will be held responsible if something terrible happens. Everyone waits as Yeong-jo sleeps it off.
However, Yeong-jo does not recover. He falls into a fever and a dead faint.
