The Annals of King T\'aejo. Founder of Korea\'s Choson Dynasty - Byonghyon Choi

212 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o scattered people. Though he was good at defending against the enemy, win- ning battl ...

Book II 213 Our Ministry of Rites now sends you the imperial instruction after making a summary.” Cho Im, who had been to China, ...

214 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o Chosŏn or Hwaryŏng. The memorial [presented to the emperor] was as follows: “Cho Im, ...

Book II 215 let the members of the royal family and high officials be dispatched to per- form the sacrifices, and on the first a ...

216 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 6th Day (Imja) Having heard that Cho Pak, surveillance commissioner of Yanggwang Pro ...

Book II 217 Yŏngji as assistant chancellors; U Innyŏl and Yu Mansu as chief magis- trates of Kaesŏng Magistracy; Chŏng Hŭigye as ...

218 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o much privilege and power, I am afraid that I will certainly fall apart. Since I rece ...

Book II 219 “You established rank lands^89 in Kyŏnggi Province and decided in favor of the literati. You raised troops by establ ...

220 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o producing rice and millet. You prevented useless officials from wasting state stipen ...

Book II 221 However, flattering the king and instigating the Censorate, he accused me, as well as Chŏng Tojŏn and Nam Ŭn, of bei ...

222 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o members of the Wang clan to live on Kanghwa and Kŏje Islands, providing them with pr ...

Book II 223 treated their subjects like Yue Yi^100 and Tian Dan,^101 respectively. And even worse, he turned his merit subjects ...

224 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o households from which taxes can be collected, as well as the post of commander-in-ch ...

Book II 225 outstanding generals, I will exert myself to the utmost to repay your life- saving virtue and benevolence bestowed u ...

226 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 22nd Day (Mujin) The Censorial officials submitted a memorial to the king: “We have ...

Book II 227 As we quietly reviewed the appointment system of the Tang dynasty, we found that academicians, who wrote imperial de ...

228 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o of officials below rank 5, I will have the Chancellery issue them. If you happen to ...

Book II 229 file lawsuits using every means possible. The problem was so serious that fights broke out among parents and brother ...

230 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o said, “Why is Your Majesty so devoted to Buddhist works? I beg you not to believe in ...

Book II 231 founding the dynasty had their names on the stipend records and received titles in accordance with their contributio ...