Book III 24122nd Day (Mujin)
Being ill during the royal trip, the king stayed near the Han River for four
days. The king ordered the Capital Constabulary to arrest a man who had
harassed the people in the village and had him publicly beaten in front of the
soldiers.24th Day (Kyŏngo)
Sŏl Changsu^19 came and had an audience with the king. He expressed his
gratitude for being pardoned.
25th (Sinmi)
There was a red glow in all directions.The king ordered Chŏng Ch’ong, assistant deputy commissioner of the
Security Council, to compose the epitaph for Chŏngnŭng [the royal tomb of
Hwanjo, the king’s father].29th Day (Ŭlhae)
There was a red glow in the west. An earthquake occurred. There was a
halo around the sun.The king sent down his royal decree to the Privy Council, which read:
“Prohibit strictly the mendicant monks in all provinces from wandering
around and cheating both gentry and common people, pretending to carry a
prayer signed by the king himself.”capital. This is the reason Yi Saek came to express his gratitude to King T’aejo on his way to
Mt. Kyeryong.- Sŏl Changsu (1341–1399): an official of late Koryŏ and early Chosŏn. He was origi-
nally Uighur and became naturalized when his father fled to Korea to avoid the Red Turban
bandits in 1358. Passing the civil service examination in 1362, he served in numerous posts,
including director of the State Finance Commission, and traveled to Ming China many times
on diplomatic missions. In 1392, when Chŏng Mongju was assassinated, he was arrested
and exiled for being a member of Mongju’s followers. After T’aejo ascended the throne, he
was pardoned and became acting chancellor and invested with the title of Great Lord of
Yŏnsan.