Choi Cheonjung discovered the power behind fortune telling
Oh My Star, 16 June 2020, Original article in Korean, non-verbatim courtesy translation by ParkSihooSsi.com
“Wind, Cloud and Rain 바람과 구름과 비 (King maker: Change of Destiny)”, Park Sihoo’s Choi Cheonjung wields power through the art of fortune telling
The original work of the drama “Wind, Cloud and Rain 바람과 구름과 비 (King maker: Change of Destiny)” which is being aired on TV Chosun on Saturday and Sunday nights, is a full length novel of the same title. It was serialized in the Chosun Ilbo starting in February 1977.
Although it has been 500 years, the legacies of Joseon live on. The incompetent King Cheoljong, who was swayed by the Kim family. Lee Haeung, the Heungseon Daewanggun and father of the future King Gojong, who hid well his ambition and acted like a dog. At the end of the Joseon Dynasty, which was suffering from a serious ailment, novelist Lee Byungju tried to show the strength of the Korean people, thriving under a regretful history.
Choi Cheonjung angered the tiger that has been biding his time
Lee Byungju’s original novel has been reborn as a 21-episode drama under the hands of writer Bang Jiyoung. Choi Cheonjung, an “ambitious man” who tried to establish a new country putting his son as King, is reborn as a “young man Choi Cheonjung”. He lost his father, who was a strong official, due to a plot by the Jangdong Kim clan.
Choi Cheonjung’s father Choi Gyung was a magistrate of Ganghwa. He was a person who valued the lives of the people and allowed them to go about their daily lives without worrying about being punished or killed for their actions. Of course, he was a hindrance to the Jangdong Kim family.
Kim Byungun of the Jangdong Kims, who was trying to siphon off the country’s tax collection, burnt a ship carrying it and accused Choi Gyung for the crime. Choi Gyung was able to escape but refused to let his son become the son of a traitor and ended up losing his life. Choi Cheonjung barely survived and mastered the art of fortune telling “Myeongri”. He tried to follow the broken path with the help of “Sansui-in”, who foretold that he was destined to die young.
Standing on a precipice Choi Cheonjung was at a crossroad
The stigma surrounding Choi Cheonjung
Choi Cheonjung (played by Park Sihoo) earned his name as a “Taoist” based on the theories of Master Fortune Teller Sansui-in, which he studied at Baeogae Inn. But he was eventually taken into custody by the Jangdong Kims due to the stigma of being the son of a traitor. Choi Cheonjung was later accused of treason and became a “sinner” due to his connections with Lee Haeung and Lee Hajeon. He fled with the help of his beloved Princess Lee Bongryeon (played by Ko Sunghee). However, the power of the Jangdong Kims made life difficult for him.
Instead of becoming a fugitive, Choi Cheonjung appeared as a “fortune teller” at a feast of the Jangdong Kim. At that time everyone’s attention was on the incompetence and poor governance of King Cheoljong. Choi Cheonjung used his master’s theory of fortune telling as a weapon and bowing his head to Lee Jaehwang, the son of Lee Haeung, he “declared” him the future King. Instead of begging for life, in place of death, he created his own way by catching unaware those who wanted to kill him.
With Choi Cheonjung’s chosen path, he will have many stand-offs
Choi Cheonjong’s decision highlighted the tension among those who pushed and dreamed of different Kings. In the end he had the advantage to show his presence and save his own life. He attracted the attention of King Cheoljong, who had spent his entire life looking to the Jangdong Kims, by saying, “The King’s authority can be guaranteed to continue for posterity by the man he wants to succeed him”. He gave a hint to Queen Dowager Shinjeong, who wanted the royal authority to be out of the hands of Jangdong Kims, that they were once again trying to put up a puppet King. Choi Cheonjong’s perspective of the future interested her.
In other words, Choi Cheonjung rose as a key figure in the center of power saving his own life while he read what others wanted to hear. His visions are the product of a keen eye, which went beyond his studies of Saju Myeongri.
Of course, his provocative prophesies put him in jeopardy. He predicted that Lee Hajeon, who was convinced that he will be next in line to the throne, will have a short life, resulting in Choi Cheonjung’s life being at stake. However, he persuaded Lee Hajeon to use Lee Jaehwang, who will later become King Gojong, as a shield, and consider himself a puppet master.
However, Lee Haeung, the father of Lee Jaehwang, who felt humiliated when the Jangdong Kims treated him and his son like dogs, drew a gun at Choi Cheonjeung. Choi Cheonjung cleared any misunderstanding about him in front of the King, making Lee Haeung unable to consider him an enemy. The original ambitious man, who tried to shake off the Jangdong Kims with colorful words and seeking opportunities out in the world, was reborn a fresh character. He stands at the centre of power by reading the desires of those blinded by the power of fortune telling. As a result, he was rescued from the fate of extinction.
Lee Haeung faced the King because of his attempts to kill Choi Cheonjung
A hero who makes his own way
In “Wind, Cloud and Rain 바람과 구름과 비 (King maker: Change of Destiny)” the character Choi Cheonjung is attractive because he controlled “power” with his “three tongues” (eloquence). As a young man, he struggled to fight for the welfare of the people under his father, who was a magistrate. He did not want to interfere in the affairs of the world. But as Lee Haeung said, his fate does not leave him behind in the world.
Choi Cheonjung saved Jeokjeonsa, the fake fortune teller who almost drowned and was later beaten up. He also went around trying to save the children who were kicked out of their orphanage because the Jangdong Kims wanted to build a greenhouse on that plot of land.
His devotion by putting up dozens of petitions despite being rejected moved Lee Haeung and Lee Hajeon. They tried to save the place, but the power of Jangdong Kim made it hard. In the end, Choi Cheonjung moved the children to the inn where he was staying. His fame spread throughout the land and the people who were subjected to the tyranny of officials looked to him for help. And he recklessly look to Lee Hajeon to clear their injustice.
He’s a hero for the people
When Lee Hajeon refused to bring to justice to the people who were mistreated by the Jangdong Kims, Choi Cheonjung told him, “The King who does not look after people in difficulties will be no different from the Jangdong Kims.” This scene showed the hero’s “truth” as portrayed in “Wind, Cloud and Rain 바람과 구름과 비 (King maker: Change of Destiny)”.
In the original work, Choi Cheonjung created a three-way painting to promote the world. The drama transformed his ambition for the world into a “heroic narrative” instead, focusing on the young Choi Cheonjung’s uprightness. Choi Cheonjung used the paradoxical weapon of “myeongri” to help a suffering country, making a new path for himself. He will gradually become a hero who focused on the “life of the people,” and not on his power.
What will the new world which Choi Cheonjung embraces look like? The drama is drawing attention with its thrilling development in each episode to unravel the 10 books that made up the novel into a short narrative of 21 episodes.
TV Chosun’s “Wind, Cloud and Rain 바람과 구름과 비 (King maker: Change of Destiny)” airs every Saturday and Sunday at 2250h Korean time.
TV Chosun Drama Youtube Video – Episode 7 “Wind, Cloud and Rain”: Misunderstanding and Confrontation between Lee Haeung and Choi Cheonjung, 7 June 2020
https://youtu.be/YRcQ1T61Pio
WCR风，云和雨新闻：用命理学摆布权力
Oh My Star 新闻，2020年6月16日，韩文原著，由ParkSihooSsi.com提供的大概翻译
“风，云和雨바람과 구름과 비”: 算命师崔天中用命理学摆布权力
周六、日晚正在综合频道朝鲜电视TV Chosun播出的电视剧“风，云和雨 (风，云和碑）바람과 구름과 비”的原作是1977年2月开始在”朝鲜日报“连载的同名长篇小说。
虽然已经过了500年，但朝鲜的遗产继续存在。被金氏世道家摆布的无能的哲宗王。后来成为高宗王的李载晃的父亲大元郡李昰应，隐藏了野心，但像狗一样生活着。 在这样重病缠身的朝鲜末尾，小说家李炳柱想展示在悔恨的历史中依然屹立不倒的人民的潜力。
李炳柱的原作小说经方志英作家之手，以21集的电视剧重新诞生。 试图用儿子作为国王建立新国家的“雄心勃勃的崔天中”，重生为年轻的崔天中，因张东金氏的势力和谋略，失去了正直官吏的父亲。
崔天中的父亲崔京虽然是江华县监，但他非常注重百姓的生活。百姓可以安居乐业，不必要害怕他们的举动可以引来处罚或杀身之祸。 当然，对于权门世家张东金氏一家来说，他是一个难缠的人物。
试图转移国家的税金的张东金氏家的金炳根，烧毁了装载这些物品的船，并将罪名追究给崔京。 虽然可以逃走，但崔京不想让儿子成为逆贼的儿子，最终失去了生命。 好不容易活下来的崔天中，在预言自己注定要夭折的”山水人”的帮助下，重新连接了这条折断的道路，通晓了”四柱命理学”。
TV Chosun Drama Youtube Video – Episode 6 “Wind, Cloud and Rain”: The next King is in this mansion, 6 June 2020
https://youtu.be/oQo-ptWXm2w
崔天中的污名
崔天中（朴施厚饰）以在背乌篷酒棚中学习的沙洲命理学的关键理论，而获得了“道士”的称号。但因逆贼的儿子而”污名”，最终被张东金氏抓去。后来因为和李昰应和李昰全有交道，而被告是逆谋的”罪人”。在爱自己的翁主李凤莲（高圣熙饰）的帮助下逃脱了，但在有势力的张东金氏家族下的朝鲜里，他处于难以生存的境地。
然而，崔天中并没有成为逃亡者，而是成为张东金氏家的宴会上的”算命师。在每个人都热衷于无能，又得病的哲宗王，他以命理学为武器，向所有人都没有想到的李昰应之子李载晃磕头，宣布他是王。他没有乞求生命来代替死亡，而是抓住了那些试图杀死他的人的马尾的方式创造了自己的道路。
崔天中的这一宣言，增强了那些梦想推动不同国王的人的压力。最终，他能显示出自己的存在感，挽救自己的生命。他说 “王的权威可以继续在想要的继承人身上”。正如他给想要将王权从张东金氏的手中夺走的王太后的暗示，张东金氏要再次做出木偶王，就像一生都要看张东金氏的眼色行事的哲宗王一样。
也就是说，在所有人都无法确信自己的王牌的情况下，崔天中展现出了能够读懂他们想要的的能力，超越了挽救自己生命，而是作为”势力的中心”站了出来。 他的睿智力是超越他学习的”事主命理学”，解读权力的形势和他们的欲望的”慧眼”人物。
当然，他挑衅的算命也危及了他。李昰全确信下任王位是自己的，但崔天中却预言自己会短命，因此崔天中的生命处于危险之中。但是，他反而劝李昰全把日后成为高宗王的李载晃当作挡箭牌，让他把自己当作策士。
李载晃的父亲李昰应将崔天中视为威胁自己家族的人，并对其开枪射击。 但是崔天中在王面前消除了对他的误会，让李昰应无法把自己当作敌人。 原本野心家以华丽的言辞，试图摆脱权门世族的诱惑，为天下着想，在灭门之祸的命运中勉强生存下来后，以”命理学”为武器，去阅读那些被权力蒙蔽的人们的“欲望”，以读取自己的力量。在权利中心，他以崭新的角色重生。
TV Chosun Drama Youtube Video – Episode 9 “Wind, Cloud and Rain”: The true King is a survivor, 14 June 2020
https://youtu.be/hS0u5SFBjC4
自修道路的英雄
在“风，云和雨 (风，云和碑）바람과 구름과 비”中，崔天中的魅力并不只是因为他的三寸不烂之舌左右着”权力”。 在岗为江华郡守父亲的手下时，为了展开为民的政治而费尽心机的青年表示自己不想介入世上的事情，但他的命运就如李昰应所说的那样，命运并没有使他落后于世界。
崔天中用毫无顾忌的口吻救出了险些被水淹死，后来差点被打死的赤道寺。因为张东金氏想在孤儿院的那块土地上建造温室，他还四处寻求帮助，以拯救被赶出孤儿院的儿童。
尽管遭到拒绝，他还是毫不犹豫地奉献数十份请愿书，他的诚恳打动了李昰应和李昰全。 他们试图挽救这个地方，但张金氏的力量使事情变得艰难。 最后，崔天中把孩子们搬到了他的住宿。 他的名声传遍了整个国家，遭受官僚暴政的百姓向他寻求帮助。 他不顾一切地期待李昰全给他们一个交代。
TV Chosun Drama Youtube Video – Episode 9 “Wind, Cloud and Rain”: I will not see innocent people dying, 14 June 2020
https://youtu.be/um31QPqtkos
当李昰全拒绝将被张东金氏虐待的人解放时，崔天中对他说：“不顾百姓受难的国王与张东金氏家没有什么不同。“在这情景中，“风，云和雨 (风，云和碑）바람과 구름과 비”想描绘的是英雄的心是完整的。
在原著中，崔天中为了谋求天下，制作了三全图章，但电视剧以青年的崔天中的耿直和正直为中心，把对世界的野心转变为”英雄叙事”。 崔天中利用”命理学”这一逆向武器，重新塑造了已经腐朽透顶的国家，并逐渐开始关注”百姓的生活”。
崔天中拥抱的新世界是什么样子呢? 电视剧为了将10部小说在21集的短时间叙事中展开，每集都以毫无多余的逼真剧情展开而备受关注。
朝鲜电视TV Chosun特别策划的电视剧“风，云和雨 (风，云和碑）바람과 구름과 비”，每逢星期六、日，韩国时间晚上2250点播出。
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