Book II 21124th Day (Sinchíuk)
Left Chancellor Pae Kŭngnyŏm resigned because of illness.25th Day (Imin)
The king ordered Yu Kyŏng, chancellor of the National University, and Yu
Kwan, drafter of the Chancellery, to present a lecture on the Extended
Meaning of the Great Learning every day by taking turns.The Privy Council requested to eliminate abuses in relation to the initia tion
ceremony of the officials newly appointed to various departments, including
the Investigation Section (Kamch’albang),^74 the Comprehensive R ites Agency
(Pongnyewŏn),^75 the Three Offices (Samgwan),^76 the Three Directorates
(Samdogam),^77 the Directorate of Palace Attendants, and the Tea Bureau
(Tabang).^78
26th Day (Kyemyo)
Left Chancellor Pae Kŭngnyŏm, Lord of Sŏngsan, expired. The king sus-
pended the morning audience for three days, refrained from eating meat for
seven days, and ordered the responsible office to give him a burial in accor-
dance with propriety and honor.
Kŭngnyŏm is a native of Kyŏngsan^79 and the son of Pae Hyŏnbo, vice
minister of the Court for the Palace Garrison (wiwi sogyŏng). His character
being upright and prudent, he led a life of diligence and frugality. He served
as magistrate of Chinju,^80 of Sangju, and later of Kyerim and of Hwaryŏng,
and he governed with benevolence wherever he served. When he served as
military commander of Happ’o, he built a fortress and dug a moat, gathering
- It is the bureau of the Office of Inspector-General.
- Originally named T’ongnyewŏn and established in 1392, it took charge of state rituals
and ceremonies. - Office of Royal Decrees (Yemun’gwan), National Academy (Sŏnggyun’gwan), and
Bureau of State Records (Ch’unch’ugwan). - Tripitaka Directorate (Taejang togam), Directorate for Merit Subjects, General
Directorate for Determining Taxes (Kongbu sangjŏng togam). - A section in charge of provisioning tea and tea ceremonies, attached to the Directorate
of Palace Attendants. - Also called Sŏngsan, a city in the south of North Kyŏngsang Province.
- A city in South Kyŏngsang Province.