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

PARK HYUNG-SIK

JEON SO-NEE

PYO YE-JIN

YUN JONG-SEOK

LEE TAE-SEON

OUR BLOOMING YOUTH

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.

Everything's a mess. These just fell from the sky.

SONG, GA, MYEOL, LEE

When I turned two years old,

our family left Byeokcheon following my father who decided to start a business.

So even though I am from Byeokcheon

I do not know much about it, Your Highness.

His Highness is summoning

eunuchs and court ladies from Byeokcheon.

But since it's your father's hometown, you must've heard something about it.

I only heard that the land was barren

and near the border and it was very cold

since it was located in the north

so they had a hard time living there.

Has something like this happened before?

GET READY TO GO BACK HOME

Clear the way. The Minister of Justice is coming through.

Clear the way.

What the...

DU-GUK-BYEONG-MIN YOU RUIN THE COUNTRY AND SICKEN THE PEOPLE

You lost him?

I've searched everywhere but failed to find any traces of him.

I guess things are looking up for you now.

Who gives you money for your daughter's medicine?

Do I need to kill your daughter for you to do your job properly?

Please forgive me, My Lord.

My daughter's life depends on you so I will not make the same mistake again.

Please believe me.

Open up!

Anyone there? Open up!

I said, open up! Anyone?

Won-bo. Is Won-bo here?

-Yes, My Lord. -Won-bo!

Won-bo! Won-bo!

Can I talk to you...

-Give us some privacy. -Yes, My Lord.

Won-bo, I need to tell you something in secret...

No, let's go inside.

Won-bo, you probably already know the rumor

that His Highness is summoning

eunuchs and court ladies from Byeokcheon.

That's not all. On my way out of the palace

someone shot an arrow at my palanquin and this was tied to it.

Take a look.

Du-guk-byeong-min. Who could've dared to do this?

How can I catch this guy so that I can vent my anger?

Do you really not know who they are?

Have you never seen those letters on a red piece of paper?

Did you get one of these too?

Du-guk-byeong-min . I'm asking if you've never seen those letters before.

Du-guk-byeong-min...

No, I haven't.

Du-guk-byeong-min!

You've never seen those letters in Byeokcheon?

Byeokcheon...

I can't believe I gave such a pathetic moron

a government post just because we're related.

Haven't you forgotten what I did for

letting a moron like you become

the magistrate of Byeokcheon?

What I did to save your pathetic life...

I remember! I remember!

Those thieves in Byeokcheon...

Red paper

and Du-guk-byeong-min ...

Is it really the remnants of...

-You little... -Won-bo, please!

If you do not have any more questions,

I should get going, Your Highness.

I don't think people here know about Byeokcheon.

There wasn't any important information about Byeokcheon

and no one seemed like they were lying.

Your Highness, what do you want to know about it?

Bring a lantern and follow me.

Your Highness, are you going to the library?

Your Highness, were you looking at the moon?

Or are you on your way to see the Grand Prince?

Please watch your step.

What are you doing?

I was trying to move this stone so you wouldn't bump into it,

but I couldn't so I was just covering it.

Ouch!

You think I won't see such a huge rock?

Follow me.

If it weren't for me,

you would've tripped on that rock.

What are you thinking about that you won't even answer me?

You only watch where I'm going and not where you're going?

Where I'm going doesn't matter.

Why do you keep changing directions without a destination set in mind?

If you tell me where you're going...

Do you just want to take a walk?

I get it now.

Walk all you want.

I'll escort you wherever you go,

however long you walk

until you say it's enough

and that you're satisfied.

-Shine the light well. -Yes, Your Highness.

Didn't you find the Royal Secretary's journal weird?

What do you mean?

The report of Cho Won-oh the magistrate

and Cho Won-bo's report who went to subjugate the thieves... That was it.

The most important thing is missing.

There's no record of Song's investigation.

The more heinous a crime is

the more thoroughly it should be investigated,

but there was no investigation?

The leader of the thieves was Song, the blacksmith of Byeokcheon.

He lead about 40 thieves and invaded

the government office in Byeokcheon

and attacked the soldiers and workers.,

They only started with 40 thieves,

but when Lord Cho arrived at Byeokcheon,

they had already taken over five villages

and built a new country.

That means, every villager in Byeokcheon

turned into thieves and joined Song in committing treason.

Is this even possible?

Isn't it strange?

But it's in the Royal Secretary's journal,

so it has to be true.

If it is true...

What's wrong, Your Highness?

I hope the one who sent me the ghost's letter,

killed your family

and shot me with a poison arrow

isn't from Byeokcheon.

They are also my people.

Your Highness, they aren't your people.

They are rebels and thieves.

Do you remember the curse written in the ghost's letter?

Everyone will turn their backs on me.

I will be all alone

and go crazy wandering across the country.

If my own people

are cursing me,

isn't that just sad?

Is that why you want to believe

that they are not behind everything that happened?

I didn't know you were thinking that while investigating.

But some thieves must be alive seeing

how they committed the Cardinal Point case and spread the curse.

But the Minister of Justice's report and what Lord Cho said

could be fake.

Master Kim of Manyeongdang is

looking into the dried peony petals

so that will help us solve this case.

Monk Mu-jin never tells us he's coming.

When he comes

I just serve him a meal.

I heard there's a place he stays at

every time he visits the capital.

Do you know where it is?

There's such a place?

I'm not sure. I've never heard about it before.

I acquired something from South East Asia and I wanted to ask him about it.

Please let me know if he comes back.

Yes, Master Kim.

Thank you.

Hello, Eunuch Go and Scholar Park.

It's been a while.

Is Master Kim inside?

He is...

But I don't think he is...

Gosh.

Master. Wake up.

Eunuch Go and Scholar Park are here.

Perfect timing. I was actually wondering what happened to you.

Did something happen?

There is hidden sorrow in my heart.

I may not have the best reputation or have honor,

but I am also a lower Provincial Official. I may be different, but I'm not lacking.

Fly away, you icicle.

Pierce my heart.

He was dumped by the lady he was supposed to marry. It was brutal.

That's why he's so out of it.

It's only been a few days.

It's been back and forth.

He's okay one minute and totally out of it the next.

Oh dear.

Oh, my beautiful lady.

Don't just pass me by coldly. Come and comfort me.

It's very windy this spring

and I'm worried the wind might sweep me away.

It's still the middle of the night outside.

A blizzard is coming.

A blizzard in spring?

What a mess.

Myeong-jin's heart is very sad.

Have you looked into the peony petals?