" Captain Jang." " Soon-jong." "When did you come back to Yangzhou?" " Yesterday." " What about Lady Jung-hwa?" "The thing is..." "Did something happen to her?" "She stayed behind at the camp." "Why?" "To save your life..." "She decided to become Yum Moon's woman." "She said she'd serve him as her husband." "When she found out you were in jail..." "She went to talk to Yum Moon." "Why did you rescue me?" "From here on..." "Your life will be more painful than death." "Leave." "I told you not to tell her." "I forbade you never to tell her until you came back to Yangzhou!" "But..." "But you'd have died." "How could I not tell her?" "I'd never have expected this to happen." "What are you guys talking about?" "What is Lady Jung-hwa doing in Yi Sa-do's camp?" "What do you mean she became Yum Moon's woman?" "Goong-bok." "This is all Madam Jami's fault." "If she has become Yi Sa-do's military merchant, we must tell the master and report it to the Jie Du Shi." "It's our chance to wipe her out." "She colluded with the enemy when she's doing business in Yangzhou." "She'll be finished when the Jie Du Shi finds out." " We must not tell them." " Why not?" "It's a great chance to wipe her out." "If the government finds out, all merchants in Yangzhou will be in danger." "All Shilla people in China will be framed as spies." "We must not tell the government." "We must not tell the master either." "Then you'll just sit back and watch?" "Goong-bok." "Goong-bok!" "What happened?" "What did Goong-bok say?" "He won't report us to the Jie Du Shi, will he?" "I'd rather be arrested and punished." "What are you saying?" "We haven't done anything wrong." "Of course we have." "It's wrong to live off of Madam Jami, doing her dirty work." "Why, you!" "But that's just our fate." "And how would we make a living if we don't work for Madam Jami?" "I'd rather beg..." "I can't go on living like this any longer." "Soon-jong!" "What is on your mind?" "I don't feel right about leaving Jung-hwa at Yi Sa-do's camp." "I should bring her back." "It is dangerous to send a ship to Shandong now." "The troops searched our ship recently." "We got wind of him beforehand, and got the matter under control, but they must be on to us." "You must make your move after first assessing the situation." "It's me, Tae-bong." "Come in." "What is it?" "Captain Jang of the Sul Pyong Group wishes to meet with the madam." "Show him in." "Yes, madam." "Sit." "What brings you here?" "I know you've become the military merchant for the Yi Sa-do Fanzhen." "I also know that your ship carrying rice and salt has sailed to Yusan Harbor." "What nonsense are you talking about?" "Captain." " Madam." " Calm down." "You're right." "I've become Yi Sa-do's military merchant." "I'm a merchant, a citizen of Shilla." "I have no interest in a war between Tang and Yi Sa-do." "Is it wrong for a merchant to conduct a trade?" "You must know very well what will happen, if the Jie Du Shi of Jiangsu Province finds out that you're Yi Sa-do's military merchant." "If I report you to the Jie Du Shi..." "I can break you, but..." "I won't." "And I'll also keep my mouth shut to Master Sul." "Has your grudge against me been dissolved?" "You must want something in return for your silence." "What is it?" "Bring Lady Jung-hwa back to Yangzhou from Yi Sa-do's camp." "You're holding my lifeline in your hands, and you'd waste that opportunity for Jung-hwa?" "Bring Lady Jung-hwa back to Yangzhou in a month." "If anything should happen to Lady Jung-hwa, you'll regret it." "What happened?" "How does he know I became Yi Sa-do's military merchant?" " Bring Chief Yi and his son." " Yes, madam." "Tae-bong, Myung-chung, what brings you here?" "Want to go for some wine?" "Madam is looking for you." "Come with us." " Take them away..." " Yes, sir." "Tae-bong!" "Get your hands off me." "I hear that you know Jang Bogo very well." "Is that right?" "Yes." "I once worked in the Chunghae magistrate's office, and Captain Jang was a slave at the shipyard." "I've known him since he was a child." "And he was his friend." "So you've been briefing your good friend on our every move until now?" "No, we've done no such thing." "Then how does he know we've become Yi Sa-do's military merchant?" "Only Jung-hwa and the people in this room know about that." "But Jung-hwa is staying at Yi Sa-do's camp now." " Did you tell Captain Jang?" " No." "I did no such thing." "You'd better be telling the truth." "We didn't tell him." "Captain Jang saw us at Yi Sa-do's camp." " You call that an excuse?" " I'm telling the truth." "He was captured and brought to Yi Sa-do's camp for breaching the blockade and delivering provisions." "That's when he saw us." "You're not making any sense." "If he were captured by Yi Sa-do's troops, he should be dead by now." "How could he come back to Yangzhou alive?" "You must be lying." "We wouldn't dare lie to you." "Lady Jung-haw saw him and saved his life." "She became Head Chief Yum Moon's woman to save Captain Jang's life." "Jung-hwa really saved Captain Jang's life?" "Yes." "You may leave." "Captain Kim." "Yes, madam." "Go to Yi Sa-do's camp right now and bring Jung-hwa back." "You must bring her back." "Do you understand?" "Yes." "My lady, please spare my life." "If you're still here by the time the head chief comes back from patrol, I'll be dead." "My lady!" "A war will break out soon." "You must leave this place now." "Look at her hands blistered." " My lady." " Get out of the way." "My lady, you must not know the head chief's temper." "When he's angry, nothing can stop him." "He'll beat me to death, no, he'll eat me alive if you're still here." "My lady, please save me." "You're holding my life in your hands." "Please go to Yusan Harbor now, or if you won't, then kill me here and now." "Why is she so stubborn?" "She's driving me crazy." "If I had my way, I'd drag her by the hair." " Why don't we kidnap her?" " Kidnap her?" "Do you have a brain or what?" "You call that a plan?" "I'm in this sorry state because I have you for a sidekick." "We should just bite our tongues and die right here." "Father!" "What happened?" " Why is she still here?" " Well... the thing is..." "I begged and begged her to leave, but she's so stubborn..." "Head Chief, she won't listen to me." "You might as well kill me." " You may leave." " Pardon?" " You may leave." " Yes, sir." "You can't be stubborn about this." "Please leave." "What brings you here?" "I came to take Jung-hwa with me." "Brother." "Look at you." "What are you doing here?" "Yum Moon has become a wanderer." "Why would you serve such a man as your husband?" "Madam Jami doesn't approve of it either." "She ordered me to bring you back to Yangzhou." "Get ready to leave." "I can't go back." "Do you mean to defy her?" "I know why you stayed behind why you decided to serve Yum Moon as your husband." "Who is Goong-bok that you'd ruin your life for him?" "Is he so important that you'd sacrifice the rest of your life for him?" " Jung-hwa." " I..." "I won't go back." "Captain Jang." "Madam Jami wants to see you." "Where is Lady Jung-hwa?" "We tried everything we could to bring her back, but she wouldn't listen." "But that's not what you promised." "How can we bring her against her will?" "You're holding the sword now, but if you wield it wrong," "Jung-hwa will be in danger as well." "Go ahead and wield it all you want." "Captain Jang." "Lady Jung-hwa asked me to give you this." "She's kept it ever since you were taken from Mujinju as a slave." "From here on..." "Your life will be more painful than death itself." "We're ready for battle." "We'll devastate their military if we can destroy the He'eum Armory." "You must wipe out the armory." "Yes, Your Majesty." "Raise your cups." "Drink!" "I'll be going into battle in the morning." "I must fight thousands of troops with the few men we have." "I may not make it back alive." "If you stay here, it'll weigh on my heart as I fight." "I'll have a ship ready for you at Yusan Harbor." "Return to Yangzhou." "I won't go back." "My lady." "I may not be of much help to you, but I'll stay here and support you." "I'll wait for you." "If I had heard those words from you in Mujinju several years ago," "I'd have been the happiest man on the face of this earth." "I'd have abandoned all my greed... left the master..." "Even if I'd had to live in a hut," "I'd have been happy." "My mother died on a slave ship after giving birth to me." "I'd have been thrown overboard with her, but Master Yi saved me." "I once told you that I saw you in the Chunghae marketplace years ago." "The moment I saw you... your smile, your every move..." "They were images of a mother in my heart." "I've never forgotten you for a moment since that day." "But..." "You have only Captain Jang in your heart." "At first," "I thought I'd be content just watching you from afar, but I've begun to want to make you my woman." "If only just for once..." "I wanted you all to myself." "If I'm causing you pain by holding onto you, if I'm causing you unhappiness," "I couldn't forgive myself." "Please leave me and do what makes you happy." "Head Chief." "I'll have Chief Jang arrange for your departure." " What's happening now?" " I don't know." "I'm living in fear." " Father." " What?" "Must we stay with Madam Jami even when Lady Jung-hwa is no longer here?" "We should go work for Master Sul." "You wretch." "You'd change sides at the drop of a hat?" "I can't do that." "And I wasn't going to tell you this, but Goong-bok came here as a slave and has become a captain." "What have you been doing?" "What have you accomplished?" "How can I trust myself to you in my old age?" "Can you even feed me?" "You fool..." "Captain Jang." "What is it?" "A war has broken out." "Yi Sa-do's troops took the He'eum Armory by surprise." "Millions of sacks of rice were burned to ashes." "But the He'eum Armory is guarded by thousands of soldiers." "It was a surprise attack." "It is rumored that Yi Sa-do's troops will soon attack Yangzhou." "The Tang government won't lose Yangzhou so easily." "The wealth of the south is gathered in Yangzhou." "If Yi Sa-do takes Yangzhou, he'll have won the war." " What is it?" " Master Sul has called a meeting." "What is going on?" "The head chiefs from the areas occupied by Yi Sa-do's troops are not here yet." "I doubt they can attend the meeting." "All right." "It seems Masters and Han and Jang won't be able to attend." "All right." "You must know by now, but Yi Sa-do's troops have destroyed the He'eum Armory, and the situation has turned into an all-out war." "From what I've found out," "Yi Sa-do is assembling his troops near Yangzhou in preparation for attack." "Things are serious." "If anything goes wrong, we merchants of Yangzhou could lose everything in the war." "We must come up with a plan soon." "But we can't abandon our business and run away." "War has already broken out, and the Yi Sa-do Fanzhen is proving to be a formidable enemy." "It seems we should shut down our business for now, and observe the situation." "I agree with you." "Let's cease operation, and work together to come up with a plan." "Master is looking for you." "Yi Sa-do and the Tang government have started an all-out war." "You must pay extra attention to shopkeepers, so they won't panic." "Yes, Master." "We'll be inviting danger if we continue to provide Yi Sa-do's camp with provisions." "You must be very prudent." "How much rice do we have on hand now?" "About two thousand sacks." "I'll send them all to Yi Sa-do's camp." " Get ready for it." " Madam." "Tell the government that I'm wrapping up my business here to return to Shilla." "They won't be suspicious." "Do you really plan to return to Shilla?" "It seems I'll gain nothing by staying in Yangzhou." "We'll hand over the rice on our way to Shilla." "We can come back to organize our business after the war." "Get ready to leave for Shilla." "Yes, madam." " There is trouble." " What is it?" "The troops from Jiangsu Province are drafting merchant security officers as soldiers." "Draft?" "It's a message from the Jie Du Shi." "He's ordering a draft of all Shilla merchant security officers." "If we do not comply, he'll seize our business." "How could they do this?" "There is no precedent for this." "I'll go meet with the minister of justice." " Get ready." " Yes." "Is it true they're drafting security officers?" "The Jie Du Shi has sent a command." "Those wretches, who are they to seize our operation?" "It is wartime, but our business doesn't belong to them." "The master has gone to meet the minister of justice." "We'll have news soon." " Don't tell the others yet." " Yes, sir." "Did you meet with the minister of justice?" "I did." "There must have been a mistake." "They can't be serious about drafting our security officers." "They plan to requisition our merchandise in addition to drafting our security officers." "You and I risked our lives to breach the blockade and deliver provisions to Chang'an." "They even promised us they would elevate the status of Shilla people in China!" "Those fiends..." "I won't take this sitting down." "We must come together and defy the Jie Du Shi's order." "We're at war." "We'll bring more harm on ourselves if we defy him." "Then do you mean to accept this unjust command?" "We have no other choice." "What will you do?" "I won't obey the Jie Du Shi's order." "What do you mean?" "Those men put their trust in me, and worked for me for years." "I can't send my security officers to the battlefield to protect my wealth." "I won't force my decision on you." "You should come to your own decision." " Captain Jang." " Yes, Master." "Give ten rolls of silk to each security officer and dismiss them." "Master." "I'll take full responsibility." "Dismiss them." "Please take your order back." "We'll give our lives for you and the group." "I do not wish to protect my wealth with your lives." "Even if I lose my business now," "I can rebuild it again after the war." "You can come back and work for me again." "Master." "The Jie Du Shi's troops could arrive here at any minute." "Give them the silk and dismiss them." "You are no longer security officers of the Sul Pyong Group." "Since you're not security officers, you will not be drafted." "You won't have to go to the battlefield." "The master has shown you great kindness." "You're dismissed." "What's wrong with you?" "Leave right now!" "Search the place." "What are you doing?" "We're here to arrest Sul Pyong on the Jie Du Shi's orders." "Take him away." "Father." "Father!" "Master Sul was thrown in jail." "So he really has defied the Jie Du Shi's orders?" "Yes." "He can't be stubborn about such things." " Is the ship ready?" " It is ready." "We must leave Yangzhou as soon as possible." " Get ready." " Yes, madam." " Goong-bok." " What is it?" "The security officers came back." "Every one of them." "Why did you come back?" "We have heard that the master was imprisoned." "We'll go to the battlefield if we can protect the master and our group." "We will protect the master with our lives." "My lady." "What is it?" "The Wu Ning Jun army is entering Yangzhou." "They're taking over all the Yangzhou merchant groups." "I'm Jang Bogo of the Sul Pyong Group." "Aren't you the one who breached the Grand Canal blockade and delivered provisions?" "Yes." "What is it?" "Master Sul Pyong is imprisoned in Jiangsu Fortress." "On what charges?" "He has disobeyed the Jie Du Shi's draft orders." "We are at war now." "If he has disobeyed the Jie Du Shi, he has disobeyed the emperor's command." "My men and I will join the Wu Ning Jung army, so please release Master Sul." "You called for me?" "If you obey my command, I'll release Master Sul." "And as I promised," "I'll pay you handsomely for the provisions after the war." "What is your command?" "You will be the vanguards of the Wu Ning Jun army." "I'll do it." "Good." "The Wu Ning Jun army, which was defeated at the He'eum Armory, has entered Yangzhou." "We must attack Yangzhou before they have the chance to regroup." "What are your thoughts?" "We'll gain nothing by engaging them in battle now." "We must avoid it." "Are you saying we must avoid the principal unit of the enemy?" "Our priority is to march to Chang'an." "But if we march to Chang'an now, Jangahn:" "The capital of Tang, currently Seoahn the Wu Ning Jun army will attack our supply troops from the rear." "While the Wu Ning Jun army is attacking our supply troops, you should send our troops to attack Yangzhou while their principal unit is away." "Please endure a little." "Ping-Lu-Zi-Qing troops won't attack Yangzhou." "Their target is Chang'an." "Their plan is to blockade the Grand Canal after destroying our armory to close in on Chang'an." "I'll take the principal unit to cut off their supply route." "With the remaining troops, you must pretend as if all our troops are protecting Yangzhou." "Yes, sir." "You must help him and protect Yangzhou." "Yes, sir." "Welcome back." "Has everything been all right?" "Yes." "Five hundred horses will arrive from Beidai in 3 days." "Five hundred horses will arrive from Beidai in 3 days." "Daejingook:" "Barlhae" "Your horse is being tended to at the stable." "Daejingook:" "Barlhae" "Your horse is being tended to at the stable." "Well done." " Your Majesty." " What is it?" "The principal unit of the Wu Ning Jun army is on the move to attack our rear guard." "Your Majesty, there is no reason to delay." "We must attack Yangzhou now." "Is Wang Ji-heung leading the Wu Ning Jun army?" "Yes, Your Majesty." "Your Majesty, the Wu Ning Jun is the elite imperial army." "If you can capture their general, Wang Ji-heung, the spirit of your troops will soar." "Your Majesty, the people of Yangzhou are trembling in fear of war." "If you attack Yangzhou and show mercy to the people, your dignity will be lifted even higher." "I'll give you my troops." "Capture Wang Ji-heung and bring him to me." "Yes, Your Majesty." "What is going on?" "Wang Ji-heung has left Yangzhou and is heading for Zhengzhou." "His principal unit is with him?" "The principal unit is staying in Xizhou." "Wang Ji-heung has only his security guards." "We'll attack him before he arrives in Zhengzhou." " Mobilize the unit!" " Yes, sir!" "I'm not going back to Mujinju." "You can go alone." "Are you in your right mind?" "What would you do here alone during the war?" "You want to be drafted just like Goong-bok and Yon?" "Do whatever you want if you want to see me dead." "Father." "Don't be silly." "Pack your things." "Have you heard?" "Madam Jami is returning to Mujinju." "I know." "Master Jo says" "Madam Jami must have made a small fortune in Yangzhou." "You said you'll defeat her in business, but that's no easy feat." "She seems a more formidable foe the more you get to know her." " Goong-bok, Boss." " What is it?" "The commander is looking for you." "You called for me?" "You must go join the commander in Zhengzhou." "What is going on?" "It seems Yi Sa-do's spy has learned of our plan." "He'll be in danger if we don't alert him." "We must alert him right away." "We must capture him alive." " Do you understand?" " Yes, sir." "Find the general." "He's not here." "They were just recently attacked." "Goong-bok!" " What are you doing?" " We must go after them." "Don't be silly." "The three us can't fight them alone." " Boss!" " Goong-bok, calm down." "Let me command a unit." "I'll go rescue the general." "I only need drafted security officers and gladiators." "Please trust us and give us a few men." "You only need security officers and gladiators?" "Yes, sir." "Fine." "It's a message from His Majesty." "What is it?" "His Majesty has led the troops to Chang'an." "He has ordered us to bring Wang Ji-heung to Chang'an." "Yon and I will attack them from the front, and lure them away." "Boss, in the meantime rescue the general." "We're taking them by surprise, but we're outnumbered." "Don't forget the more time we take, the more danger we'll be in." "Yes, sir."