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(Episode 21)
I said go.
Why are you letting me live?
Even if I don't kill you, those who are worried
about Joseon won't leave you alone.
For betraying Joseon and the elite group,
you'll end up dead in the street in broad daylight.
I want to watch you shake with fear,
worrying about when you'll die.
Someone might try to kill me.
If I said I wasn't afraid, I'd be lying.
However, my fear might be pretty insignificant
compared to the fear that you feel.
(Jo Gwang / Master Chungbo)
You're afraid that the world might change
because of science.
Those who don't realize the power of science
will feel the world is changing.
They had no chance to enjoy the power
that they'd just obtained.
If His Majesty keeps promoting science,
the elite group will be worried sick
that they'll lose their power
to the scientists and merchants.
How ignorant!
You've lost your mind due to science.
Why did you study Confucian scriptures?
Elite group scholars like us study
Confucian scriptures to become wise men
while following the teachings of Confucianism.
But science doesn't teach the Confucian scriptures.
The science without the teachings of the Confucius
will make this world rot.
As elite group scholars, if we don't stop science
from ruining Joseon, we're neglecting our duties.
It's our responsibility as elite group scholars
to stop science from spreading.
Science will rot the world, but Confucianism
will lead us in the right direction.
The king, who should be the mirror
to the elite group, is lost.
However, those people who're good at science prevail
and try to ruin Joseon, so the elite group scholars,
will do everything to protect this nation.
To do that, we're going to nip
science in the bud.
You can try.
If that's what you believe your duty is,
how can I stop you?
But at the moment you think you've gotten rid
of every scientist in Joseon and feel relieved,
you'll find more people
who are studying science in Joseon.
Because it's a dream.
Scientists always dream.
Their dreams aren't self-deceiving like yours,
which is to become a wise man.
Their dreams are small, yet realistic.
They want to find out the truth behind all things
and make this world a better place to live.
You can't get rid of a dream like that,
no matter what you do.
People might die,
but their dreams will carry on.
Do you think you and the king achieved your dreams
because you predicted the eclipse correctly?
You're wrong.
The Save the Sun Ritual that the king held today
will bring a big tragedy.
It'll be so tragic that the king and you fools
won't be able to dream of promoting science again.
Can you still call a dream, which will bring
so much a tragedy, a dream?
What are you talking about?
Sir!
Where have you been?
I've been looking all over for you.
Why did you waste your precious time?
I'm not a child. I can find my way home.
Geez! What terrible things did they do to you?
Thank you for being alive.
Youngsil, on my way home,
I saw how the people live for the first time.
For the first time?
I thought human feelings were a lot like the sky.
You have passion one moment,
and it goes away the next.
You feel hopeful one moment,
and desperate the next.
While working on the Haedong Geumru,
I was thinking about making an astronomical clock
where the sun and the stars rise above the water.
I was looking at the people on the way,
and I want to make figurines, which symbolize
the people, and include them in the new clock.
Are you shocked?
This is almost spooky, sir.
I was thinking exactly the same thing.
What?
You were thinking the same thing?
Sir, there's something I want to show you.
Come on in.
We were really thinking alike.
Yes, sir.
What is this painting...
Are you trying to make the sun?
Yes. I want to make a mountain over the water
and make the sun rise and set
over the mountain.
Youngsil, you can't do it.
I can't do it, either.
If we work together, we can do it.
Pardon?
Right. If you and I work together,
there's nothing we can't do.
Let's do this together.
If we can pull it off,
it'll be the greatest clock made with gears.
Sure. It's a promise!
You'd better keep it.
Youngsil.
Yes, sir.
I hated you and was mean to you when we were little.
I tried everything to make your life miserable
and hated you every moment of my life.
It's all your fault.
What?
I've never hated anyone but you in my entire life.
That's why I think it's entirely your fault.
This is nonsense!
That's not how you apologize to people.
"I've been terrible to you. I'm sorry.
I won't do it again." That's all you need to say.
Sir, I want you to apologize to me again.
If you understand what I mean, that's enough.
Apologize to me again. Don't run away from me.
I'm going to take the gears and the wheels off
the Haedong Geumru in the yard.
What? Why?
Joseon doesn't need it anymore.
I'm going to use them for the new clock.
Right at this moment?
Sir, it's heavy. I'll do it.
It's okay. You do what you were doing.
Youngsil, come here.
What is it?
I can see Virgo tonight.
It's also the head of the blue dragon.
I wanted to become a blue dragon.
Warm spring will be here soon.
Yes.
Excuse me.
We're here to see Mr. Jang Huije.
I'm Jang Huije.
It's quite late to come to a stranger's place.
What do you want?
You're crazy about science
and have betrayed the elite group.
Sir, it's getting late. Let's continue tomorrow.
Sir!
Sir!
You jerks!
Sir!
Are you okay?
Sir, I'll take you to a doctor.
Youngsil.
Don't bother.
Sir, don't say anything.
You can't die. No! You can't die.
I'm not going to let them get away with it.
There's a letter in the drawer in my room.
It's for you.
Sir!
Sir! Sir!
I wanted to work with you.
I guess you're on your own now.
The astronomical clock...
It's our dream.
Sir! Sir!
Sir! Please hang in there, okay?
You can't die. Please don't die.
Sir! Sir! Please don't die.
Open your eyes!
Open your eyes, sir!
Sir!
Sir!
You can't die like this!
Sir!
Sir!
Sir!
Sir! Pull yourself together.
Open your eyes, sir.
Sir!
Youngsil! Youngsil!
We need to hold a funeral for Mr. Jang.
It's been three days, Youngsil.
(Yi Cheon, Minister of the Rites)
Your Grace.
(Princess Sohyeon)
Youngsil, Your Grace is here.
What's going on? What happened to him?
I thought he might want to see you before he left.
That's why I contacted you.
I'm going to tell His Majesty.
Who did this outrageous thing?
This is a letter that Mr. Jang left.
He was trying to take the fall all by himself.
Mr. Park from Unhyeon-***?
How could a young scholar like him
conjure up courage like that?
It was a lot faster than we expected.
We let Jang Huije leave here alive,
but he couldn't stay alive even for a few days.
Young scholars already know
how dangerous science can be, more than I know.
By the time you read this letter,
I probably won't be in this world anymore.
Youngsil, it's a dead man's wish,
and I want you to carry it out.
Even if I die, I want you to keep your cool.
I know His Majesty should know about my death,
but please don't tell him about me.
If he finds out, he'll be furious,
and he'll try to find out who killed me.
I don't want him to waste time
and to keep focusing on promoting science.
I think they've come to the right person.
I was going between King Taejong and Yu Taeksang,
and His Majesty and Governor Ha Yeon.
I thought what I was doing was helping Joseon.
This is the death I deserve.
Joseon can finally predict an eclipse accurately
and has proved that eclipses aren't disasters.
Now, we can explain all the natural phenomenon
using scientific theories.
If you look back on history,
when there's a big wind of change,
until this change is accepted,
a lot of people had to bleed.
Youngsil, I, Jang Huije died
while trying to protect science.
And I feel so honored.
Those who hurt me might try to hurt you as well,
so that they can stop you from promoting science.
However, Youngsil, don't be intimidated by them.
That means that they're getting nervous.
Try to focus on promoting science.
I just realized what a petty man I was.
Since the moment I met you, a genius,
I was jealous and picked on you.
Later on, I realized that I was torturing myself
while giving you a hard time.
On the other hand, I'm one of few scholars
from the elite group scholars who believed
that science would change the world.
I hope more and more scholars will realize
that you're the one who'll make this country
a better place to live.
Youngsil,
while I was working on the Haedong Geumru,
I was thinking about making an astronomical clock
where the sun and stars rise and set.
With you, Youngsil.
I hope we talked about this before I died.
Did we talk about it?
This is my last wish.
Youngsil, even after I'm gone,
I want you to make an astronomical clock
for the people.
You'll have to come back later
if you want to see the Jagyeokru.
You can't just invite yourself in.
Who are you?
Are you Jang Youngsil?
Yes, I am.
When people who'd seen the Jagyeokru said
it was otherworldly and so amazing,
I thought they were exaggerating.
But looking at it myself, it's something.
It sure is otherworldly.
You're lying to me.
Your eyes.
Those aren't the eyes of someone
impressed by the Jagyeokru.
Besides you just broke into my workshop.
Are you the one who killed Jang Huije?
Are you here to kill me now?
I didn't choose the day Jang Huije died,
but I always try to guess when you're going to die.
You know why Jang Huije had to die.
You're the one who's responsible for his death.
Because you wanted to make the Jagyeokru
and give it to the people. That's why.
There's a bigger problem.
Have you considered that the public clock
you made for the people might be used
by the king to control them?
What is it that you want to talk about?
The king will be able to control every minute
of the people's lives because they can tell time.
The people's lives will be a lot harsher.
They'll eventually blame you for making
a public clock. Don't you think?
That's not it.
The noblemen and common people.
The masters and slaves.
They'll eventually hate each other,
try to interfere with each other's lives,
and turn this world into chaos.
Right. It's possible that they'll hate me.
Now you understand.
Then you should stop now.
No, they'll hate me in the beginning,
but their hate will eventually turn
to those who exploited them.
Come to think of it,
they might break the public clock
that I made and go to the palace where the king
and elite group scholars like you are.
If that's the case, isn't the clock
that you're making, extremely dangerous?
It's going with the flow.
Like someday, the elite group that you're part of
will go under.
That's treason.
Who are you?
Mr. Jang Huije believed that he was a pioneer
from the elite group who knew
that science would change the world.
What kind of scholar are you?
You're a petty scholar who doesn't want the world
to change, in order to keep what you have.
I care about Joseon and I want to protect it.
I am Joseon.
You're a traitor.
You're not the king and you call yourself Joseon.
I felt lost after Mr. Jang Huije passed away.
You've helped me come to my senses.
From now on, I'm going to make something
to shock foolish people like you.
I want you to leave.
You're well aware of the change
that this clock can bring to this world.
I thought you were naive.
No. You made me realize it just now.
I'm making this for the people
and you're one of them as well.
Am I?
Am I one of the people?
Guys! Wake up! Come on!
Pangu! Yul! Pilgu!
Gangchun! Suil! Wake up!
Wake up, guys! Come on!
What's going on?
You've been depressed for days.
Youngsil, you're back.
I never left.
Let's get to work. Come on.
We're going to make an astronomical clock
for the people.
If you do it like this, the energy won't go up.
Make the gears engage together.
Make the sun and the moon move in unison.
Not too deep.
The gears should run smoothly.
King Sejong proclaimed the Jagyeokru
as the standard clock of Joseon
on July 1st, 1434 of the lunar calendar.
They kept the Jagyeokru correct
by using Ilseongjeongsiui, the star clock,
as a helping device.
One of the great achievements of King Sejong
was a copper printing device called the Gabinja.
Yi Cheon made the Gabinja with the help of
talented scientists of the time, such as Kim Don,
Kim Bin, Jang Youngsil, Lee Sehyeong,
Jeong Cheok and Lee Sunji.
The Gabinja, which consisted of 200,000 letters,
used many different sizes of letters.
The Gabinja could print twice as fast as
the Gyeongjaja, which was used before.
The Gabinja used bamboo wedges
so it was easier to assemble than the Gyeongjaja,
which used lead wedges.
Therefore, knowledge started spreading quickly
in great volume.
According to the records of King Sejong, they placed
a sundial called an Angbuilgu in front of
Hyejeong Bridge and Jongmyo in October, 1434.
They drew 12 animals on it
so that people who couldn't
read Chinese characters could tell time.
It was written that people who saw it
would be able to make a sundial themselves.
The Angbuilgu was the first public clock of Korea.
His Majesty made such a useful clock for his people.
How merciful!
His Majesty is the one
who ordered this to be put here.
But the one who made this useful clock
is Jang Youngsil, Hogun Jang Youngsil.
I helped him.
You look like a slave.
Did you really help him?
Yes, I helped Hogun Jang make this.
You're going to be free and become a hogun someday.
Geez. Don't give him hollow dreams.
Not just anyone can become a hogun.
Jang Youngsil is so close with His Majesty.
Don't even think about it.
You're going to be disappointed.
Let's go.
Sure.
Guys! I can become a hogun if I want to.
That's what Youngsil told me.
He said the people are the sky.
That's why he made this sundial for the people,
who are like the sky to him.
In a world where they realize the people
are the sky, I can become a hogun, even a daehogun,
even if I'm not close to His Majesty.
You guys are the same.
What the heck is he talking about?
I guess I went too far.
Let's go.
(Choi Manri, a scholar of Jibhyeonjeon Library)
Yi Cheon became the commander
of the Pyeongan-do Army in 1436,
and guarded the border of Yeoyeong-gun and
Ganggye-gun while building the wall for four years.
You ended up coming to the border.
You fit right in though.
I guess it was my job to build a wall
and guard the border until the day I die.
Have you been to Byeokrando?
Yes. Byeokrando, which was prosperous during Goryeo,
has waned a lot.
In Joseon, trade isn't a noble occupation.
When I got there, I made up my mind.
I'll make Joseon a prosperous nation
through business.
You're becoming more like Youngsil.
You've become a good businessman.
By the way, how are you going to do that?
First of all...
I'm handing out these small clocks
to every businessman I meet.
To find out if clocks will help increase trade
like Youngsil predicted?
Yes. Youngsil also said that
if we have a clock which runs on its own,
without getting power from water,
the world would undergo a big change.
Without getting power from water?
Where can you get energy, then?
How can a clock like that exist?
Youngsil said that we need a clock
which can tell time at night.
It's not easy to tell time
by just looking at the stars.
If we had a clock that could tell time at night,
our life style would undergo a big change.
Right. People don't do anything at night.
If you could tell time at night by looking a clock,
you could meet with people and do things.
No. That's not a good idea.
What if the Jerchen Tribe invaded us at night?
That'd be a huge headache.
I guess you're right.
(Sejong, the 4th king of Joseon)
Hi-eut.
This is it, here.
Here.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Are we done?
Yes, Your Majesty! It's perfect.
Sukju, what do you think?
Hi-eut, gi-yeok, si-ot.
The more I look at them and say them,
they're more than perfect.
Your Majesty, how did you come up
with something like this?
We're far from done, yet.
I wonder if Youngsil's making
any progress with his clock.
I heard that he's working nonstop.
You granted him a lot of money, so he couldn't rest.
I heard he's working night and day on his clock.
I think you two are very similar in some ways.
Are we?
(Jang Youngsil, Daehogun)
Youngsil, they finished the observatory
and have placed your armillary sphere on it.
The observatory is as big as the one in Ming.
Youngsil.
(Yun ***'s residence in Beijing)
Sir, why don't you come with me to Joseon?
You lost favor with His Imperial Majesty.
I'm worried that you might be murdered.
On the other hand, seeing Jang Youngsil
become so successful in Joseon,
might bother you a lot.
People can't stop praising Jang Youngsil
and it's just too much to bear.
Don't worry. The King will kick
Jang Youngsil out soon.
No way!
They're so chummy with each other.
That's why life is never boring.
What kind of king would let a subject
become more popular than him?
The King is only human.
I sometimes wonder if the current king
knows what jealousy is.
Do you?
Yes.
But he can't fight this.
These are the letters from the elite group scholars
of Joseon to the Ming emperor.
They wrote about how dangerous the king
and Jang Youngsil could be.
How outrageous!
I know. They're trying to kill me as well.
I'll hold onto this for now.
If the new emperor finds out
how prosperous Joseon had become,
he'll try to kill not only Ju Taegang,
but me as well.
Sir!
I'll hold on to it for now.
This could kill me
and save me at the same time.
Jungbu, why are there
so many crazy scholars in Joseon?
Joseon is changing.
Not in a good way, but in a bad way.
As a slave, he went up and up
and became a daehogun, a 3rd level official.
Are you jealous because Jang Youngsil
ranks higher than you?
That's not it.
We're not sure what Jang Youngsil is going to do
with this astronomical clock he's working on.
He's right.
He's been working on it for years
with no tangible progress,
yet we keep pouring tax money into it.
No tangible progress?
You need to cover a lot of scientific fields
to complete this astronomical clock,
so they need more time to make it.
We could ask Jang Youngsil to submit a report
about how he has spent the tax money.
You're unbelievable!
We asked him for a report a long time ago,
but he hasn't submitted it, yet.
This is what happens when an ignorant slave
obtains high social status
under His Majesty's protection.
(Hwang Hui, Councilor)
You don't see the real problem here
and are talking about something unimportant.
I don't think a slave becoming
a government official or wasting tax money
on science is the issue here.
Have you all forgotten that day?
After they predicted the eclipse correctly,
a crisis began in Joseon.
A crisis?
Since that day, people stated believing
that everything could be controlled by numbers.
In a society where everything is controlled
by numbers, there's no place for decent nature
that the Confucian teachings emphasize.
Joseon is a country
where your mind controls your body.
You shouldn't be tempted by material greed
and look at the real value of the world.
How does a young scholar like you think like that?
I know you're trying hard to follow the teachings of
Sung Confucianism and meditate every chance you get.
However, science isn't something
that will harm your spirit.
You and Councilor Hwang put pressure on
a local government office once
and caused trouble. didn't you?
We, as young scholars of the elite group,
live up to our word.
We're trying to focus on the ideas that will keep
Joseon going for the next thousand years.
We're becoming wise men here.
You've gone too far.
You're studying Sung Confucianism,
but you have no right to criticize people.
You've gotten old. sir.
You've become weak and naive.
To make Joseon a good nation
and the elite group scholars wise men,
we can't be tempted in any way.
Jang Youngsil's job had to be finished
when he made the Jagyeokru and the star clock.
I don't have the patience to wait for him to finish
this clock that he's been working on for years.
For the future of Joseon.
It might work.
Like the sun's altitude changes every season,
the altitude of this ring changes
and this ring moves around this rim like the sun.
If we can make it happen,
this'll become an unrivaled device.
It's so hard to figure it out.
If we can find a way, we can apply it
to other fields of engineering,
it'll help develop engineering as well.
I'm going to make a lot of devices
that people can't even imagine.
If Mr. Jang Huije were here,
he would've been a big help.
Actually, I miss him a lot.
Shall we go see him?
Shall we?
Sir, hang in there.
I'll show you the astronomical clock soon.
You've been making the clock with him all along.
Yes.
By the way, why do you want to make
this astronomical clock for the people of Joseon?
I want to put everything, including the stars,
the sun, everything in the universe,
the four seasons, and people in this clock,
and prove that all of them are connected.
You don't want people to get hurt.
If people believe that all things are connected,
they'll stop hurting each other.
They'll treat other people with respect,
like when they look up at the sky.
They won't hurt each other
because they have different opinions.
Yes, Your Grace. I have no power,
but I think I can make this astronomical clock.
I really want to make this clock.
Mr. Jang, please help Youngsil complete
this astronomical clock.
And please rest in peace with the stars.
How can Pilgyo and Gangchun be freed
and become government officials?
I guess Youngsil asked His Majesty.
Your Majesty, please punish me
for being disloyal to you and ruining this country.
The astronomical clock that Youngsil made
is the talk of the town in Hanyang.
Youngsil, the King's Clock that you made
is such an amazing thing.