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

572 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o service examination, and Min Yŏik, chief royal secretary, and Ham Purim, chancellor ...

Book IX 573 “Men Kexin, minister of rites, along with other officials reported to the emperor: ‘The king of Chosŏn sends an offi ...

574 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o watching, isn’t his request excessive? As I reviewed the precedents set by sage king ...

Book IX 575 respect, the words in them are often indiscreet and insulting. In the latest memorial requesting the granting of the ...

576 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o imperial instruction: ‘The king of Chosŏn tends to be suspicious and has caused prob ...

Book IX 577 17th Day (Kapchin) The king sent palace attendants to pray for rain in various locations around the kingdom, includi ...

578 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o Kwangt’ong, Hohyŏn, Myŏngnye, T’aep’yŏng, Hundo, Sŏngmyŏng, Naksŏn, Chŏngsim, Myŏngc ...

Book IX 579 and gave orders to the Board of Punishments as follows: “A man such as Chŏn, being crazy from the beginning, does no ...

580 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 6th Day (Imsul) The Board of Rites repeatedly made requests to the king: “From now o ...

Book IX 581 advisable to send out royal messengers during the busy farming season. Though the idea of ascertaining the people’s ...

582 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o the Office of Royal Decrees and junior compiler of the Bureau of State Records. The ...

Book IX 583 ordered Saek to draft a royal decree proclaiming T’ak’s death. When Saek asked the king to specify the crimes T’ak h ...

584 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o Yuan court, I suppose you can speak Chinese.” Saek quickly replied in Chinese, “I pe ...

Book IX 585 severely, the king ordered him to stop talking. Then he treated Saek with courtesy, walking with him as far as the m ...

586 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o for the late kings and parents, there was no reason for me to refuse their favors.” ...

Book IX 587 18th Day (Kapsul) Yi Wŏn, second inspector and Cho Ch’i, inspector of miscellaneous affairs, impeached Inspector-Gen ...

588 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o so- and- so, or lady so- and- so, etc. Wives who have serious problems in their fami ...

Book IX 589 returned [from China]. The government made them settle down in two dis- tricts, Ch’ungju and Ch’ŏngju, providing the ...

590 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o the New Year, but he sent only one of the drafters and did not send the others, name ...

Book IX 591 on the imperial birthday and the birthday of the heir apparent in the twenty- eighth year of the reign of Hongwu as ...