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

252 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o my people. I carefully thought about the matter and remembered that in the ancient t ...

Book III 253 Bureau did not comply with your decree and tried to cause trouble by making things up and memorializing them to You ...

254 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o intended to find talented people who are capable of serving the country. You also in ...

Book III 255 * The king ordered Pak Chaan,^50 navy commander of the Left Province, and Kim Ŭlgwi, navy commander of the Right ...

256 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o Tojŏn spoke to the king: “Since Yŏngji has served as military commander of the North ...

Book III 257 of the Office of Guest Affairs, to Sŏhae Province; Chang Chach’ung, min- ister of works, to Left Kyŏnggi Province; ...

258 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 4th Month 1st Day (Ŭlhae) The artisans who were recruited to construct the new capit ...

Book III 259 enfeoffing you with Majŏn County is like when the Zhou dynasty enfeoffed Weizi with the State of Song.^61 The probl ...

260 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 12th Day (Pyŏngsul) The king stayed overnight in a field of the district of Kangŭm.^ ...

Book III 261 19th Day (Kyesa) Worried about drought, the king sent Han Sanggyŏng, third royal secretary, to the Privy Council, c ...

262 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 25th Day (Kihae) The king returned from his trip to the hot springs. Tuohuan Buhua p ...

Book III 263 5th Month 1st Day (Ŭlsa) The king had the royal garden repaired. 2nd Day (Pyŏngo) Ascending Ch’ŏngsimjŏng Pavilion, ...

264 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 4th Day (Musin) The king appointed Pak Yŏngch’ung^73 as military commander of Kanghw ...

Book III 265 The king gave orders to stop the construction of a summerhouse for the crown prince.^76 Prior to the king’s order, ...

266 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o bulwark grand master for splendid happiness (T’ŭkchin poguk sungnok taebu), chief gr ...

Book III 267 14th Day (Muo) Japanese marauders raided Kyodong.^77 16th Day (Kyŏngsin) The king bestowed a robe upon each of the ...

268 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o or criticized. Since I dispense reward and punishment only after finding out facts, ...

Book III 269 envoy returned to your country, we heard no more about the matter, and, even worse, the aforementioned incidents oc ...

270 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o concerning the private properties of the royal family, not urgent business of the st ...

Book III 271 they could threaten their rule in the future, but I am different. Since Heaven made me the ruler of a kingdom, ever ...