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

652 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o Always at war with each other in a small land, Both Pyŏnhan and Chinhan used to be i ...

Book XI 653 Smokey waves appear to reach the distant sky, And sandy waters are clear, revealing the riverbed. Accepting myriad s ...

654 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o Along streets stretching long, numerous stores are lined up; Thousands of colorful r ...

Book XI 655 But it’s equally wonderful to observe her slim hand offering wine in a gold cup. The rivers and mountains running to ...

656 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o He tried to follow a mainstream tradition in establishing rituals and ceremonies, an ...

Book XI 657 15th Day (Mujin) Cho Chun, director of the Office of Personnel Appointments and Royal Seals, Chŏng Tojŏn, and others ...

658 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o The king ordered the Privy Council to send a dispatch to the provincial military com ...

Book XI 659 and Japanese aboard ten ships voluntarily surrendered themselves to our authorities. 26th Day (Kimyo) There was fros ...

660 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 5th Day (Chŏnghae) The king dispatched Kim Kyesu, general- in- chief, and Pak Munsun ...

Book XI 661 9th Day (Sinmyo) The king paid a visit to Chŏngnŭng, [the tomb of his wife Queen Sindŏk]. 12th Day (Kabo) The censor ...

662 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 16th Day (Musul) The king dispatched O Chonji, vice minister of the Palace Directora ...

Book XI 663 seeing how the gifts were produced and presented, I could not help but be disappointed and skeptical, because such a ...

664 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o were only a few vassal states that were able to preserve themselves along with the H ...

Book XI 665 Yesterday, Chŏng Ch’ong sent a letter to the Hanlin Academy (Hanlinyuan) and requested that he be allowed to wear mo ...

666 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o sat down again and said, ‘How can they be as tricky as that? When we write character ...

Book XI 667 directly, and it was a good idea. I allow you to return home without interrogation. But tell your king to be careful ...

668 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o you to the emperor in the Kisa year (1389). He must have some reason when he strongl ...

Book XI 669 The king ordered the Chancellery and the Security Council to each produce plans to stabilize the lives of the people ...

670 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o “1. The requirement that literati officials establish family shrines in their houses ...

Book XI 671 royal palaces also constructed, all the public works should be stopped regardless of their urgency. It will not be t ...