The Nokdu Flower (녹두꽃)

You told me to fight the ogre and win.

I will do that. - Let go!

I am the head of Gobu's Jipgangso.

I cannot believe the man who used to shoot the Donghak members...

ended up becoming a Jipgang.

I will show you...

how the old era that was full of customs and hierarchy...

slowly disappears.

Take the detached force to Hanyang.

I want you to give someone a letter.

To whom?

Heungseon Daewongun, Lee Ha Eung.

Bong Jun chose one good messenger.

Who knows that this might not lead to something worse?

Something worse?

I am talking about the invasion of the palace!

I do not...

want to become a servant of evil and stray away again.

I want to return to being Baek Yi Hyun.

In accordance with the Reform Bill,

all slave documents will be burned.

Submit them to Jipgangso as soon as possible.

I know this rifle's owner.

Take it. - He is Baek Yi Kang's brother.

He is whose brother?

Nice to meet you. I am Kim Ga from the detached force.

The following is the command...

from the Imperial General Headquarters.

Attack Gyeongbokgung Palace immediately,

and arrest the King of Joseon.

But I want my children to live in a world where such base tricks...

are no longer needed.

This is why I should not have accepted...

a lowly officer's son as a pupil.

You killed him.

Ogre. - I am not an ogre.

You jerk!

I said I am not an ogre, you rat.

I really...

did not want you to see me like this.

There are the enemy forces at Yeongchumun Gate!

Charge!

The general will not scold me...

even if I die here, right?

Come on! Let us fight!

As of this moment, leave the palace.

Everyone. Do as he says.

No, Your Majesty! - No, Your Majesty!

What on earth is happening?

No, Your Majesty! - No, Your Majesty!

Did the King just surrender?

No, Your Majesty! - No, Your Majesty!

Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.

Did a war break out in the end?

Japanese warships carried out a surprise attack...

on Qing fleets off the coast of Asan.

How dare they start a war?

Our country is clearly doomed.

Your Majesty.

You are the ruler of this country. Do not be so pessimistic.

I can hardly grasp the situation.

The Qing will brace up and make a counterattack soon.

Also, Jeon Bong Jun's men are taking secret emissary Lee Geon Hyung...

to Jeolla Province. We still have hope.

I hope they will...

keep Lee Geon Hyung safe.

You can relax.

I am sure they got out of Hanyang by now.

Lord Daewon.

Secretary Lee. What are you doing here?

I thought you were on your way to Jeonju with Jeon Bong Jun's men.

They decided to leave tomorrow.

Nonsense. Why did you not tell them to leave immediately?

I am afraid to say,

but they said there was something more urgent than the King's order.

What?

The lights in that shed...

did not go off all night.

That must be the place.

Let us start over from the beginning.

What happened between Lord Daewon...

and your gang?

Continue.

Her gang might come here to rescue her.

Be prepared.

Let us attack at night.

Okay.

Hold on.

You look familiar.

Do you recognize me?

I cannot believe what you did.

Take Secretary Lee to Jeonju immediately.

We will get to that after rescuing our friend.

If it is so urgent, you take him.

I tried to suppress your riot as a soldier of the Joseon army.

If the secret emissary is escorted by me,

will Jeon Bong Jun trust him?

Then just wait.

There is no time to lose.

The Japanese started a war...

against the Qing.

No matter how foolish you are, you still belong to Joseon.

Should you not show your loyalty to His Majesty?

Do you really...

not care a bit about this country's crisis?

What is a country, anyway?

What? - What is a country to you?

The King?

The royal family? - How dare you...

To me,

it is the people who try their best...

to save this country.

My friend, Beo Dul,

is as important as the whole country to me.

Report any suspicious person immediately.

Excuse me.

How do I get to this place?

Yi Hyun.

What brings Gobu's Jipgang all the way to Hanyang?

I wanted to do some sightseeing and see you.

I doubt you have so much time.

Tell me honestly why you are here.

I quit.

What is your plan?

I want to go to Japan...

and serve Master Park Young Hyo until the time is right.

Right to do what?

To come back here with Master Park...

and civilize Joseon.

I want you to get me a pass issued by the Joseon government.

I am only a merchant. How could I get my hands on that?

You should be more honest.

A group of merchant fighters called Tenyukyo...

met Jeon Bong Jun in Gobu.

You were behind that.

And of course, you were receiving orders from the Japanese government.

Yi Hyun, I really cannot deceive you.

I am impressed.

I need to be somewhere right now.

Would you like to join me?

I am sure you heard about Hanyang on your way here.

Yes, I did.

But was it really necessary to go this far?

Think of it very simply.

We only showed the power of civilization...

to those who insisted on staying barbaric.

How can you do this?

You dared to start a war in our country...

without even seeking our King's permission?

This kind of tragedy has never happened before!

Did you not see the announcement...

made by our country's diplomat?

Starting a war against the Qing was a desperate measure...

made by Japan, your ally,

to help Joseon become an independent country.

Tell Otori Keisuke...

to stop attacking the Qing...

since our King will be intervening with the situation himself.

This was bound to happen anyway.

Just use this chance...

to get rid of everything that is bad.

Shut it!

How dare a military officer like you...

try to fool a regent with your sly words?

That is pure nonsense.

I am only here...

to ask you for a favor.

What is that?

Someone high up within the court seems to be attempting...

to communicate with Jeon Bong Jun through private correspondence.

Joseon is on the brink of its reformation.

Therefore, we will not approve of anyone that tries...

to get in the way.

So I hope you keep that in mind and make sure...

that never happens.

That should never happen.

Do not worry and go back.

Okay, then. I will be off now.

Gosh.

Good work! - Goodness.

My goodness, we are finally done. - Good work, everyone.

Thank you, Master.

This is all thanks to Her Highness.

You must always do your best...

as her private messenger.

Yes, Master. - By the way,

Kyu Tae told me that you resigned from your position.

He has become so disheartened.

That is because he knows...

the Japanese army was able to come to Joseon...

because he called the Qing army for help.

My goodness.

Let us get to work.

I want you to go to Office of Peddlers...

and restore the list of all the peddlers.

Lady Song.

Today, I promised Kyu Tae that I will have a drink with him.

I will start working hard from tomorrow.

I will see you later!

Master Choi! - See you!