Under the Queen's Umbrella (슈룹)

KIM HYE-SOO

KIM HAE-SOOK

CHOI WON-YEONG

KIM EUI-SUNG

MOON SANG-MIN

OK JA-YEON

KANG CHAN-HEE

UNDER THE QUEEN'S UMBRELLA

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EPISODE 11

PRINCE UISEONG, GRAND PRINCE SEONGNAM, PRINCE BOGEOM

You have come far by showing great performance during the contest.

I am proud of all of you.

Traditionally,

the King selects talent through chaekmun,

for the philosophies and beliefs of the future leaders of the royal court

are found in their answers.

If you were the King,

what kind of questions regarding texts and politics

would you ask to select the best talent?

I would ask why the King ordered Park Gyeong-u and Seo Ham-deok,

who denied the current dynasty, to be brought to the palace.

I would ask whether someone

who is competent yet immoral should be appointed to office

to find out what is more valued between morality and competence.

I would ask what kind of criticism

the candidate heard about the King outside the palace.

Do you intend to accuse the people?

Do you not know it is a grave crime to speak ill of the King?

It is to hear the voices of the people that have not reached the King.

If the people complain about the King despite their fear,

it means their suffering is unbearable.

So?

Did you hear anyone speak ill of me outside the palace?

Yes, Your Majesty.

"An excessive amount of usury is collected from the poor

only to increase the wealth of the nobles,

but the King is only trying not to upset the court officials."

"If the King does not understand the suffering of the people,

he is no better than a puppet."

They were complaining about Uichang.

AN ORGANIZATION THAT STORED EXCESS GRAINS FOR RELIEF

An organization that was established to benefit the people

is only inflicting suffering on them?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Uichang, the Righteous Granaries, was established to help those in need.

However, it became corrupt long ago.

I am glad you brought that up.

I would like you to discuss

what caused the degeneration of Uichang

and how to improve

the situation.

What is the matter?

His Majesty ordered this material to be included in the assessment.

Please deliver it to the scholars.

Submit it.

What?

His Majesty submitted more material to be assessed?

Yes, Lord Hwang.

But the behaviors of the scholars seemed unusual.

While pretending not to be involved,

His Majesty must be evaluating the candidates in secret.

No one knows how the additional material will affect the assessment.

You are here.

Did you find out?

Who is in the lead?

The additional material must have had an impact on it.

Just tell me already.

Who is ahead?

Grand Prince Seongnam.

He must have achieved good results in the secret evaluation of His Majesty.

At this rate,

he may really become the Crown Prince.

Your Majesty.

I hope the scholars will remain impartial and make fair judgments until the end.

I trust their integrity.

After all, it is to select their future king.

They will certainly make a prudent decision.

By the way,

no one is allowed to have any contact with the scholars.

So by what means

was this information obtained?

Grand Prince Seongnam is ahead?

Are you going to just sit back?

Prince Bogeom will lose at this rate.

Should you not do something?

Then,

I will try to persuade the fathers of the scholars who have remained neutral.

Before that,

there is someone you need to meet.

We need to make that person stand on our side.

May I ask what this is about?

You are the Ijojeongrang who has control over the Three Censorate Offices.

So is it not obvious?

SECTION CHIEF OF THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL

WHO HAS THE RIGHT OF APPOINTMENT

This is a gift from the Queen Dowager.

Please open it.

Her Royal Highness believes

this is the least you deserve.

Stand on the side of the Queen Dowager this time,

and your sons will be appointed to office.

Most personnel matters are decided by those serving the Chief State Councilor.

So how can I trust what you say?

In case you were anxious,

I invited another guest.

This is the Ijojeongrang.

You will all hear good news when there are personnel changes.

The Ijojeongrang must be up to something.

He is said to be supporting Prince Bogeom along with Minister Yoon.

Is that right?

I always knew he would betray us at some point anyway.

Still,

in this manner?

Why did you want to see me?

As the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Justice,

I reckon you deserve to own some of the best lands in the capital.

I cannot give you anything in return

nor can I betray the Queen Dowager.

No, you should never betray Her Royal Highness.

All I ask is that you help me

find my dog that ran away.

No one is more suited for the task than you are.

And who knows?

If Prince Uiseong is crowned,

this deal may prove to be an opportunity for you.

You have been accused of corruption by the Office of the Inspector General.

The Ministry of Justice is aware of it as well.

I called you here to ask you something before the investigation begins.

Is it really true

that you embezzled that much?

I have turned a blind eye to your misdemeanors so far

since I believed you were on my side.

But rumor has it

that you went so far as to accept a gift from the Queen Dowager.

Were you intending to betray me or something?

My apologies.

Forgive me, Chief State Councilor!

One side won them over with land and government posts,

while the other threatened them with corruption charges.

A total tug-of-war is underway, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

should we not do something as well?

Why are you not stopping them?

It is advantageous for us

to let them compete against each other.

Then are you deliberately letting them go against each other?

Yes.

If the votes are split between Prince Uiseong and Prince Bogeom,

Grand Prince Seongnam

may benefit from it.

However,

in addition to leaking information,

the scholars are now even receiving messages from their fathers.

It will surely have an impact on the evaluation.

By the way, Uncle, how do they exchange messages

under such tight security?

What took you so long?

There were too many eyes, so I had to take a different way.

You may leave.

Step aside. I will do it.

No.

I could do worse than search through excretions

to make Prince Bogeom the Crown Prince.

There it is.

With Prince Uiseong gaining more support, Prince Bogeom is falling behind.

Prince Bogeom is falling behind? That is impossible!

It is possible.

I bet Prince Uiseong will take the lead soon.

Why? What is the reason he is gaining support?

What else? He must have offered the best bribes.

Well…

Would there be a way to turn the tables?

Are you sure that will work?

Yes. This is the only way to get the scholars to turn their backs.

I do not know whose idea it was,

but we may face a real crisis soon.

What do you mean by that?

From now on,

the general opinion of the scholars will fluctuate.

The Queen Dowager will become quite busy.

Well done, Lord Yoon.

I am expecting more guests, so prepare tea.

-What is wrong? -My stomach…

-Are you okay? -It hurts!

Send for help! Hurry!

Are you all right?

Your Grace.

One of the scholars urgently requests an audience.

What do you mean?

Prince Uiseong was in the lead this morning.

What caused him to fall behind?

It is due to the records in the Office of Royal Genealogy.

-What? The Office of Royal Genealogy? -Yes.

Multiple records were found

of Prince Uiseong assaulting the servants of the court.