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Sukjong with Yi Geum

Yi Geum: Did say you are Hanseong Administration Ban Gwan?

Sukjong: Yes I am, Hwang Ja Mama

Yi Geum: There will be times when Man makes a fair mistake that I will forgive you this time

Sukjong surprise, Chief Eunuch Han smiles

Jang Hee Bin is surprise to see Crown Prince with Queen Inhyeon.

Queen Inhyeon: You wish to defer the marriage?…Tell me….will it seem there is another reason to the matter …

Jang Hee Bin leaves Daejojeon

Sukjong & son goes the street shows enjoying a fine time

Shim Yun Taek asked for direction to find a teacher to introduce to Yi Geum

Shim Yun Taek: May I asked whether Teacher Yun Ha resides here

Teacher: If it said that he is still alive then he should have gone into the mountain in refuge ….this is to mean that you all have come too late

Choi Dong Yi surprise at the eccentric man answer working in the paddy field

Sukjong looking at the distance seeing Choi Dong Yi with Yi Geum at their abode

Mdm Park with Mdm Yoon

Mdm Yoon: Where did you say Sukjong has gone to?

Mdm Park: He went to the Sukwon’s abode who was expel from the palace

Mdm Yoon jaw agape

Sukjong having a cold dip at the waterfall with his son, looking kid a kid himself. Chief Eunuch Han is appalled & horrors with concern

Sukjong: What are you saying….Sukwon’s abode is set on fire?

Choi Dong Yi’s abode is set on fire as the arsonist leave in a hurry

Chief Eunuch Han: Yes Cheon Na

Choi Dong Yi trap inside her abode with the door bolted from outside in the engulf flame as she tries to open the door from the outside

Choi Dong Yi: Bong Sang Gung!!!..Cough! Cough!!!

Sukjong in Daejeon

Sukjong: How can this be happening?

Sukjong with the Royal Court

Seo Yong Gi with Sukjong as Seo Yong Gi is surprise

Seo Yong Gi: Is this what Cheon Na has anticipate all this while….?

Sukjong: Yes this is indeed. Therefore…this is why that I require such a long time to do so

Sukjong meets Choi Dong Yi for the 1st time in 6 years in the Royal Private residence

Sukjong: Are you really in front of me now…?

Choi Dong Yi: Cheon Na!

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As we proceed to the drama, we will see how sagacious Yeongjo’s reign is under the tutelage of his mother

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During the longest-reigning Joseon King (1392-1910) was King Yeongjo (reign 1724-1776), who stayed on the throne for 52 years floods & typhoon damage has always been frequent

In the 15th year of Yeongjo’s reign, seven provincial areas, including Haeju in Hwanghae province (where Choi Suk Bin comes from), were flooded, resulting in 300 deaths & the loss of 600 houses that were washed away.

In the 17th year Yeongjo’s reign, the whole country was affected by floods: in the Honam area, 800 houses were lost in July & 770 more were washed away in September; in the Gwandong area, some 1,000 houses were swept away in September. After the floods, an epidemic broke out, killing around 3,700 people in the Gwanseo area.

In the 28th year of the Yeongjo’s rule, 33 people were crushed to death by a landslide caused by flooding in the Gyeonggi area in June, and 219 houses were washed away.

In his 30th year, 400 houses were washed away in the Gwanseo area in June.

These are the official statistics found in records written at the time. Considering there was probably damage that was not recorded, actual damages from floods must have been even greater. Floods usually occur in Korea between June and September of the lunar calendar ― July, August, September and October of the solar calendar. Thus, they occur during the season when hurricanes threaten the Americas.

His Annals wrote that one day in his 4th year of his reign, King Yeongjo woke up to the sound of early morning rain & said to his courtiers, “Oh dear! We have had flood, drought and famines for the past four years because of my lack of virtue, and this year we even went through an unprecedented revolt by a traitor named Yi In Jwa. Yeongjo said that “How can my poor people manage their livelihood under such hardship? There is an old saying, ‘War is always followed by a lean year.’ Fortunately, however, we haven’t had a big famine for the past two years and we pin our hopes on a good harvest this year. Yet I am still nervous because, while the season for harvesting is around the corner, there is no way of knowing if there will be a flood or drought before then. Nobody knows whether a cold rain will pour suddenly and flood the fields awaiting harvest. My lack of goodness might bring upon us such awful things as I fail to win the sympathy of heaven. How can I earn the sympathy of heavens if I do not self-reflect and make efforts myself? I should start with reflecting on myself.”(“The Annals of Yeongjo dated July 27 of the 4th year of his reign 1728)

Yeongjo worried that rain would ruin the harvest & force his unfortunate people to starve. The King ordered his courtiers to reduce taxes on the people & decrease the number of dishes in his meals. Reducing the range of foods he ate was a decision made out of concern for his starving people. When there was typhoon or flood damage, the king performed a religious service for the dead, discharged people from compulsory labour and reduced taxes. These were more or less customary traditions, but sincerity could be detected in King Yeongjo’s gestures.

One early morning 25 years later circa 1753, the continuous rain reminded Yeongjo of the flood during his 4th year of his reign, when he had eaten less food. “Oh! Floods and droughts really happen because I lack virtue. I am much older than that year, but how can my compassion for the people and will to work hard for them be less than back then?” in (The Annals of Yeongjo, dated July 23 of the 29th year of his reign circa 1753). Yeongjo ordered a reduction in the number of dishes on his dining table again.

This is the chapter on the principles of politics in “The Analects of Confucius.” When Zigong, one of the disciples of Confucius, asked the master how to rule the people, Confucius said, “The people will follow if there is trust, plenty of food and a big army.” When Zigong went on to ask which could be spared first among the three, Confucius replied that the army could be. When asked which could be spared next, the master replied it could be food. “From olden days, people know they are mortal beings. However, if a man does not earn trust, he cannot be a man.”

By virtue that Yeongjo is humble for his lackings, the evidence that Yeongjo earns the trust of his people. How sagacious & great was Yeongjo who awoke in the early morning at the sound of rain and said his lack of virtue was the reason for flood & drought.

We can see Choi Dong Yi’s education that she wanted Yi Geum soon to be Yeongjo to be the irradiation of the beacon & the beam for his population & his road to being a Sagacious Monarch

Later we can look into Yeongjo reforms for good of the common man & how hands on Yeongjo was in his administration. Remember in the drama Yi San, Yeongjo knew the commodity prices in the market better than his Official who report to him & give them the sack at once for incompetent when they can’t give him an answer