Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River

Synopsis: In-hong is drafted into the army by force to fight in China during the Qing Dynasty. During the struggle to survive in the battlefield, he meets Bo-won and Gyeon. Three men return to Korea to find no means to make living, and decide to form a con ring. Their cons range from selling a chicken as phoenix and disguising an ordinary sword as one that belonged to the great Admiral Yi Shun-shin. Soon, they become wanted by the authorities. The trio continues their scam under the radar. When their attempt to steal from the richest man in town, SUNG Dae-ryun, fails, In-hong sets up another con. He spreads the rumor that gold has been found in Daedong River, and lures SUNG into the trap.
 
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2016
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-=During the Qing Dynasty,

Byeong Ja randomly kidnapped

and enslaved 100,000 Joseon citizens.=-

-=Some were used in battle by

the Qing army as human shields.=-

-=Northern region of China=-

Mother!

I'll kill you!

Thank you.

Hyeongnim!

(eldest brother)

I'm from Joseon! Joseon!

I don't even sound like I'm

Chinese!

Don't wipe it off!

Survival is more important.

Hurry, pretend to be dead!

I've saved my life 12 times by

doing this.

Get down!

It's falling!

Don't let them get away!

General!

Thanks to these Joseon bastards,

we finally won the battle today.

It was our honor to provide

assistance.

Very well. The Crown Prince

is waiting for us.

We should hurry.

Is that a**hole the governor

from Pyongan Province?

We're like this because of that

royal ass kisser.

There are a lot of Joseon people

here like this.

But he's a Joseon official.

How is this possible?

They randomly search and

arrest anybody in Joseon.

They claim you're an escaped

slave and sell you to the Qing

Dynasty.

As the Governor,

he doesn't bother to protect

his own people,

but instead, he sells his people

to stuff his pockets.

God has no eyes! F***ing traitor.

Let's all go back.

I think you know how to

survive.

With just a bit of courage, we

should be able to get home.

I don't want to get caught and

end up dying like an idiot.

Rather than dying here for

nothing,

I'd rather die trying to escape.

What is your name?

I'm Kim In Hong.

I'm a peasant with no

family name.

Just call me Bo Won.

What about you?

I'm Gyeon.

Gyeon? Puppy?

Our Young Master Kim In Hong,

after we get back to Joseon,

do you have any idea how we're

going to eat?

Idea?

I don't need any ideas.

Since I've already died here once,

the rest of my life will work

itself out.

I don't need to think too hard.

I just want to live comfortably.

Life is for living.

=A few years later...

Onyang Palace, Chungcheong-do=

With these looks, it's too bad

I have to do things like this.

Very beautiful.

What?

I wish I could take you with me,

darling.

Just a moment.

I'm about to turn the corner,

but I had to see your face

once more.

Thief! Thief!

Thief! Stop anyone who

looks suspicious!

He's disguised as a chamberlain.

Hurry and catch him!

Yes!

Stop!

Catch him!

- Catch him!

- That way!

He's not in the corridors!

Search the rooms!

Your Majesty!

There's too much commotion.

Settle things down immediately.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

I'd like to be alone.

Leave now.

But, Your Majesty...

a small incident has occurred

in the palace just now...

Am I the cause of this small

incident?

Of course not, Your Majesty.

Then you may leave me.

But, Your Majesty... your voice...

What about my voice?

It seems a bit different.

You hear my voice every day,

and suddenly you say it's a

bit different.

How can my Chamberlains

be so confused?

How can I be expected to put

up with this?

Your Majesty, it is your servant,

Sang Seon.

All of your servants will obey

and uphold the rules.

You don't need to be concerned.

Wait. What is he talking about?

Catch him! Catch him!

Your Majesty!

I finally caught you, you scum.

What...?

He's a criminal wanted by the

Ministry of Justice.

He has committed fraud and

theft throughout the 8 provinces.

Master of Lies.

Where are you touching?

You even dare to steal gold

from the state treasury.

You've really lost your mind.

I just wanted to be famous.

Why?

Quickly take this back to the

Palace.

I'm taking him to the Ministry

of Justice for interrogation.

Yes.

Let's hurry back.

Yes.

Say, Chief Lieutenant.

What is it?

Do you really need to be

so rough?

I got carried away.

Sorry.

Aren't gold ingots supposed to

be square shaped?

These seem a bit off.

Damn it!

Hyeongnim, you're just too

short and fat.

A donkey would suit you better.

It's this horse. This horse

is too tall.

Stop there!

-=Hanyang, Ministry of Justice=-

Kim In Hong.

Alias Master of Lies.

The Master of Lies gang has

run rampant in recent years,

also the perpetrators of the

incident at Onyang Palace.

They were in disguise, but even

without a good description,

we're still quite certain.

A slender, handsome young man

and a short, fat older man.

Then why are they called

"Master of Lies?"

Hamheung in Hamgyeong.

I wonder how you managed to

catch such a rare thing?

It wasn't caught.

It was sent from Heaven.

It was... on Mount Baekdu.

There in a most dangerous place.

The crater of the volcano.

Several days ago in the night.

It suddenly appeared.

Riding a moonbeam.

It was amazing good fortune.

Fearing we might damage

even one precious feather,

we spent 3 days and 3 nights

very carefully bringing it here.

A genuine phoenix.

This. This...

Is it really... a phoenix?

Yes. It's a gift for the Qing

Dynasty emperor.

We thought we'd let you feast

your eyes as we passed by.

How much do you want for it?

With a chicken disguised

as a phoenix,

which they sold for 3000 nyang,

they began their exploits.

We're very sorry, but we

have no time to waste.

Even though it's hard to leave,

we must keep moving.

Farewell.

Oh no, my phoenix!

Gyeongsang-do,

Gyeongi Province...

Namo Amitabha.

They deceived families, women,

children, grandchildren...

For 10,000 nyang, they sold the

Cheomseongdae observatory.

Naju in Jeolla Province...

Damn. This is killing my back.

Oh my heavens!

Where is your home, my lady?

This... is to show my sincerity.

I'm about to go crazy.

- My Lord.

- It's all right.

Hey, what is this?

You senile old fart!

What are you doing?

What am I doing?

What are you doing?

You are a gentleman and you

defile a decent woman?

Orabeoni, don't be like this!

[older brother]

What are you doing?

What is all of that?

This is a token of our love.

Token of your love?

Rubbish! Why are you still

standing there?

- Sweetheart!

- Sweetheart my ass!

Wait and see how your face

bursts open when I hit it!

Sir, please bless our love!

Okay?

- Sweetheart!

- My Lord!

Disguised as a woman, they

blackmailed Official Pan Jeong Seok.

They escaped, taking 20,000

in silver along with them.

Sweetheart! Sweetheart!

It's not her...

Jeong Pan Seok sunk into

depression and still can't forget her.

This thief is getting more brazen.

This time he even disguised

himself as the king!

We estimate he's stolen about

30,000 nyang this time!

We cannot continue to let

him roam around any longer!

We must arrest him quickly

and bring him to justice,

to maintain the dignity of

this country's laws!

Yes!

Thanks to you In Hong,

I got to be an imperial guard for

awhile, and play a general for

awhile.

I could never have even

imagined this!

I could die now with no regrets.

Careful planning, secrecy,

handsome and quick-thinking,

there's no one better than

our young master.

That goes without saying.

In Hong.

Yeah?

When are we going to pull a

really big job?

Hyeongnim.

Do you know what the

greatest thing in my life is?

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