Our Blooming Youth (Youth, Climb the Barrier / Cheongchunwoldam / 청춘월담)

THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION.

ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, LOCATIONS, INCIDENTS, AND RELIGIONS

DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS.

SCENES INVOLVING ANIMALS WERE CREATED WITH PROPS AND VISUAL EFFECTS.

You scummy scumbag.

You scoundrel.

You piece of shitake mushrooms!

Fudge you!

I was just talking to myself.

I wasn't aiming for anyone to get hurt.

I was just frustrated that

I was talking to myself in front of a lake.

Well, the lake must've been hurt.

It's not like the lake can hear.

Sorry I swore at you.

That must've hurt your feelings.

Goodbye then.

Do you think I was hard on you?

What do you think, you jerk?

Yes, Your Highness.

Of course I think you were hard on me.

But I get where you're coming from.

I trusted me and hired me as a eunuch

and thanks to that I was able to take a break

from being on the run even if it was just for a while.

And you showed me sincerity

and shared your secrets.

You told me a secret you probably haven't been

able to tell anyone for a long time,

so you must've felt betrayed.

I get it.

You must've felt hurt.

When you read Sim yeong's suicide note

you probably thought everything I said was a lie

and couldn't believe I was innocent.

You probably regretted letting someone

who violated the moral principles

get so close to you.

But...

"Without trust we cannot stand."

That is what Confucius said.

For a country to stand,

he said food, soldiers and trust are needed.

If you must abandon something,

the first thing you should abandon is the soldiers, then the food,

but trust is something you must never let go of.

That's the only way you'll protect your country.

That's what Confucius said.

Protecting your country and protecting your people are the same thing.

How can one live without trust?

Isn't that right?

Are you trying to teach me? Try coming up with an excuse instead.

I thought you weren't interested in what I have to say.

Dead men tell no tales,

so how could I come up with an excuse for a dead person?

But if you're willing to listen

after kicking me out last night,

there is something I'd like to say.

Bul-sil-gi-chin.

A great future King

should never lose those close to him.

Goodbye then.

You're right.

I said I trusted you, so I should've.

Even if what the soldiers who were sent to Gaeseong said

was different from what you said,

I shouldn't have kicked you out

when you had nowhere else to go.

As you said, I'm a scummy scumbag.

I apologize.

I went to Manyeondang to tell you that.

So

where are you moving those chairs to?

Then can I go back to the East Palace?

Can I start working in the East Palace again?

As long as I don't burn this consent letter,

she is my woman and I need to protect her.

I think

-that's not a good idea. -What?

I heard what you said about me.

You said some really awful things I cannot dare to say.

How could I let someone like that work for me?

Then could you open the library?

I cannot do that.

You seem to be having a good time in Manyeondang speaking ill of me.

Obviously you have a place to go,

so don't step foot near the East Palace and the library.

Understood?

EPISODE 8

It's all done.

Gosh.

You don't like it, Your Highness?

This make-up is old style.

I look at least 10 years older.

Bring me water to wash my face.

Yes, Your Highness.

You're quite pretty.

You do my make-up.

-Me, Your Highness? -Yes.

I will be the prettiest woman today.

Well... That can't happen just because you want it to.

I told you to bring me water to wash my face.

Yes, Your Highness.

Hey.

You two. Follow me.

Move the equipment to the polo field.

Yes, sir.

Today's the day.

The War Department soldiers and

the Crown Prince's guards are playing polo today.

Which team are you betting for?

The War Department. I bet five nyangs.

Of course you should.

Section Chief Han will be flying around on that horse.

Okay. It's perfect.

Let's go.

Where?

Gosh...

Wait...

Before His Highness hurt his arm, his team had a higher chance of winning.

His Highness played as well?

He used to.

Gosh, the matches back then were tense.

Gosh, it was always neck and neck between

His Highness and Section Chief Han.

But not anymore. The War Department will win for sure.

It's been a year since he played.

It's Section Chief Han.

Section Chief Han! Section Chief Han!

Did you get all dressed up

for Section Chief Han?

We're going to win today.

Who did you bet on?

-The War Department. -The Crown Prince's guards.

It's Her Highness!

Today, the War Department is blue, not red.

Who did you bet on?

The War Department.

You must keep your dignity, Your Highness.

I'm just standing here because of my dignity.

If it weren't for that, I would've run to Section Chief Han eons ago.

Can't you see how hard I'm trying?

Move the goalpost over there.

Here comes the Crown Prince.

Your Highness.

Who are you rooting for?

-Pardon? -Since you work at the East Palace,

will you be rooting for them?

I don't work at the East Palace anymore.

What do you mean?

His Highness kicked me out,

so I will be rooting for the War Department today.

I bet three nyangs on your team.

Then I'll make that three nyangs into nine nyangs.

Should you be wasting your money like that?

You bet three nyangs on his team when eunuchs don't get paid that much?

Who cares? They are going to win.

Are you really planning to play?

Will you be okay, Your Highness?

Don't worry about me and just win.

Know that I do not plan on

losing today.

MOVE ACCORDING TO THE PLAN

Doesn't he have to go to the polo match today?

I'm sure he snuck out.

-Let's grab a drink later. -Sure.

The interrogation will happen soon.

Finish God's will.

Death for a new world.

I will finish the wise God's mission.

Eat up.

Thank you.

Eat up, Master.

You shouldn't be calling a wanderer "Master".

It's preposterous, young Master.

What are you saying?

You taught me the most important thing in life.

If I didn't meet you near the graveyard entrance

I would be like the living dead

reading books all day long.

Have some.

Are you planning to stay in Hanyang?

You're here.

Are the children doing okay?

They're fine.

I'm worried I might've caused you trouble.

When you leave, I'll give you some money for a sack of rice.

They'll be eating a lot these days.

Did you take in homeless kids again?

Then I'll give you money enough for two sacks of rice.

Thank you.

Master! There you are.

I've been waiting for you at Manyeondang.

You've never met him before, right? He's my apprentice.

My apprentice, he is my master.

-Say hello. -Oh, hello.

You're his master?

How do you know him?

I ran into him in the streets.

I had no idea I'd see you again.