Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People (역적:백성을 훔친 도적)

Are the brothers coming today?

Step aside!

Put me down.

- Brother! - Oh my! Yong Gae!

Wait for us!

- Have you been well? - You're back!

Now everyone has a top knot, Yong Gae.

- All of you! - Hello!

- Eop San! - How have you been?

- How long has it been? - Right?

Brothers.

Welcome back.

- Elder. - Elder, we're back!

Elder, have you been well?

Elder, Eop San is here to say hello!

Ga Ryung!

Welcome back.

You don't need to thank me for Prince Choongwon.

I trust your judgment.

Your grace is so...

So immeasurable, sire!

[FOUR BOWS - LOWERING THE HEAD FOUR TIMES CONSECUTIVELY]

[AND IT IS MEANT FOR THE KING AND CONFUCIUS IN THE SHRINE]

Your Majesty...

I am here.

I heard...

that my father invited you to discuss difficult matters once in a while.

Yes, sire.

The late king was...

I am different from my father.

To be honest, I don't know much about you.

So, to get close to me...

it will take some time.

Let's go.

Thank you.

Thanks to you, I was relieved of my exile.

What could I do?

Prince Choongwon...

do you know what the strongest force in Joseon is?

It is the people's heart.

To be exact...

The noble class. Especially the men.

The sentiments of the noble men.

Their sentiment will determine today, tomorrow...

and hundreds of years to come in Joseon.

If you know how to utilize their sentiment

you won't need to get blood on your hands

to take revenge on those who destroyed you.

With your passion alone, you can tear them apart.

Would you like to follow along to see if I am right?

[HANSUNGBU - THE OFFICE THAT OVERSAW THE AFFAIRS OF THE CAPITAL CITY HANYANG]

There are high peaks in the mountain, and deep valleys in the river.

There are small streams and huge seas in water.

This is how nature is.

So how could there not be high and low, big and small in human beings?

The king and the vassals, father and son

husband and wife, and...

precious ones and lowly ones. Those distinctions are laws of nature.

Do not see if it is out of manners

Do not hear if it is out of manners

Do not say if it is out of manners

Do not act if it is out of manners.

Wise men in the past wore jade bells.

Every time the jade bells sounded as he walked

he pledged not to incur wrongful thoughts...

The world without this distinction is disorderly!

What is disorder?

It leads to turmoil!

That is why, the precious ones should order the lowly ones

and the lowly ones should follow the precious ones!

When this law of nature is realized, the country is governed on its own.

When this law of nature is realized, the household is governed on its own!

The king becomes the nature of the king

the vassals become the nature of vassals

the husband becomes the nature of husband

and the wife becomes the nature of wife!

- Loud! - Hong!

Everyone looks great!

Yes, we have nothing to be ashamed of!

I think of the old days a lot.

How long has it been?

Living apart is really no fun!

Me too! I was bored to death!

- Let's eat until we die today! - Here, here!

Wait, wait!

I bought a story book for Ga Ryung.

I bought one too!

Here... I have two books!

I have a special one, with paintings!

- Thank you! - Here, take it!

I came up with a new story again. Do you want to hear it?

I'll bring it right now!

No no no! You don't have to go out of your way to bring it.

What's with you, on a happy day? You should keep it to yourself!

- Sit down, sit down! - No, it's really good this time.

- Ga Ryung! - Hey!

Please!

- Why did we buy her books? - Seriously!

The books...

Goo Chun loved Chae Hwa, but couldn't possibly approach her.

So he only protected Chae Hwa as he stayed by her side.

Why, you ask? It's because Goo Chun was a mute.

In the end, Goo Chun...

Go on.

So what happened to Goo Chun and Chae Hwa?

Goo Chun waited for Chae Hwa by her side...

The only thing he could do was to wait for her by her side.

Later, Chae Hwa realized how Goo Chun felt about her

and they lived together.

So they were wedded and lived with two daughters.

The names of their daughters are Seol Hwa and Seol Hee. So then...

There was a request through Hwalbinjung.

His name is Kang Tae Sung, a man from an ordinary family.

He must cherish his half-brother.

He takes the sick half-brother to school every day on his back.

- You have to study hard. - I will.

Brother, breakfast this morning was really delicious.

It was?

To love his half-brother that much... It's unusual.

Anyway, he sent his half-brother to a famous school.

But only because the half-brother's mother is from another class

other students bullied him, and he is now limping.

So the older brother reported to the magistrate's office

but a commoner cannot report against the noble class

so his report was rejected.

That Kang Tae Sung wants to see you.

What would you like to do?

I heard through rumors

that you are a gangster with influence over the whole country, not just Hanyang.

For those who cannot be punished through the law of the country

you can take care of them, I heard.

I put enough in there.

Please resolve my matter, too.

- You should go somewhere else. - Please.

Take revenge for my younger brother.

Then why don't you ask for his favor in a respectful manner?

I heard your followers call you, "Elder".

Elder, please take revenge for my younger brother.

Others are pointing fingers at me for caring so much about a half-brother.

But he is the only brother I have.

I raised him as if he's my own son.

But... that child...

How could I resolve this injustice?

Please, take revenge for my younger brother.

Please...

What will you do?

Tell Ggeut Soi to take care of it.

Have Secretary Eom take care of the aftermath.

To take the side of your commoner half-brother...

You're a shame to the students of Confucius.

Why are you bothering me?

Bothering you? When did I do that?

Just because you're a noble man, is it all right for you to bother me?

How dare you! What are you talking about!

Did you eat something wrong?

I put enough in there.

Take this back...

and buy some books for your brother.

If you don't even take this, why do you accept requests like mine?

When I see someone like you who is wronged and cries over it

I get very annoyed.

I'd rather beat you up than those men.

Stop crying over it.

It's not too late to beat you up.

Gil Dong!

- Well... - Uncle, what brings you here?

Well, it's about...

There is a marriageable bachelor for Ga Ryung.

Ga Ryung is old enough to be married.

How could we watch her crying her eyes out

if she goes past her marriageable age?

So I worked hard on it...

and there is a good man for her.

What do you think? Will you meet with him?

Good. Good, good.

Look over there...

- He has a good-looking nose. - It's too big.

- His skin is good, too. - I think my skin is better.

- He's quite tall. - You can say "tall" to someone like me?

I hear he's very good with his work.

What's the use if he's only good at his work?

Look at him smile.

Someone like him has a dirty mind, and will make our Ga Ryung suffer.

He looks good only because he's next to So Bu Ri.

If you see him alone, there is nothing much to him.

Oh my! Because of the fussy brother, Ga Ryung won't be able to get married.

You heard about your marriage potential, didn't you?

Do you want to meet with him?

Would you like me to meet with him?

If you tell me to see him, then I will.

If you tell me not to see him, then I won't see him.

It will be... good to see him at least once.

All right, I will see him.

Will you be all right?

Well, we're in a difficult position.

What's going on?

Well... a rumor about how Ga Ryung is

engaged to be married to someone spread all over town.

What do you mean? Who'd say such a thing?

Could it be...