Moonlight In Joseon
The Mad King
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This story is a blend of history and fiction.
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Long long ago...
Between the Yellow Sea and the East Sea...
Existed the Joseon Empire...
King Yeonsang was the ruler...
Notorious as the mad king
His behavior became erratic after one year of his ascension
when he learned that his biological mother was not Queen Junghyeon
but the deposed Queen Yun,
who was forced to drink poison
In rage, first he killed the concubines of late king Seongjeong
who were involved in his mother's poisoning
then another day he pushed his grandmother, Grand Queen Dowager Insu, who died afterward
Yeonsang also seized a thousand women from the provinces to serve as palace entertainers
Day by day his tyranny became worse and worse
He executed whoever criticized him no matter if they were high ranked government officials
During his reign , Sungkyunkwan (highest educational institution) has been turned into a personal pleasure ground.
Will this torment on Joseon people keep continuing? Or will someone take initiative to end this for good.....
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*****EPISODE 1****
The Mad King
King Yeonsang is enjoying the dance performance in Sungkyunkwan
his eyes are stuck on a young girl
King Yeonsang
YOU..
YES YOU
King Yeonsang
*calls with hand gesture* : HERE
the girl who has just been recruited in the kisaeng parlor, took a few shaky steps forward in fear
King Yeonsang
*frustrated* eh come closer
girl nervously moves a bit further
King grabs her hand and pulls forcefully
King Yeonsang
oho..here in my lap
King Yeonsang
hahaha why are you afraid of your king
King Yeonsang
don't you know all women in joseon belong to me. Besides you are such a beauty. you deserve to be one of my Heaven
*Yeonsang instituted a formal hierarchy among kisaengs, dividing the kisaeng of the palace into "Heaven", those with whom he slept, and "Earth", those who served other functions
yeonsang pulls her closer and forcefully kisses her
young girl screams and pulls herself away
King Yeonsang
*frowns* how dare you. you lowly b****
King Yeonsang
i will teach you a lesson for insulting your king
King Yeonsang
girls take her away and prepare her for serving me tonight
a few other kisaengs grabbed the girl and forcefully took her away.
And once again this night screams of a woman touched every corner of Sungkyunwan.
The walls absorbed them as they have been doing since last ten years.
When city of Hanseong is finally silent,
faint voices can be heard coming from the back room of the administration office
Someone
Is everything ready
someone else
yes I have delivered the packet to the girl.
Someone
and what about the girl? she won't cause any trouble right?
someone else
yes she has been living for this day all her life. I am sure she will willingly confess it too.
Someone
good work in finding her.
now we just have to wait for the news.
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