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 capital were allowed
to go home.2nd (Pyŏngja)
The king, accompanied by the queen, paid a visit to Yŏnboksa Monastery
and watched the dharma assembly for the worship of Manjusri.The king ordered Yi Chik, chief royal secretary, recalled and restored to the
post he previously occupied. At first, as his father had passed away, Yi Chik
mourned his death in Kyŏngsan Prefecture. So the king forcibly had him
recalled.The Privy Council requested that the royal seal currently in use continue to
be used for all documents, including royal decrees and official appoint-
ments, until the one made in Ming China arrives. The king granted the
request.3rd Day (Chŏngch’uk)
Cho On, provincial military commissioner of the Northwest Region, sent a
report: “Tuohuan Buhua, an envoy of the suzerain state [China], visited to
look for the residents of the area under his jurisdiction in the past.” Tuohuan
Buhua was originally a resident of the Northwest Region. In the Kisa year
(1389), during the reign of the previous dynasty, however, he went over to
China on the order of the Chinese emperor.4th Day (Muin)
The king together with Wang U played a ball game on horseback (kyŏkku)
and, during the game, he spoke: “People say that I forgave you because you
are my relative,^60 but that is not really true. Having served King Kongmin
together and maintained a good relationship, how could I hurt you? My- Wang U’s daughter was married to Prince Muan, T’aejo’s seventh son, who was born
of Queen Sindŏk. So T’aejo and Wang U were in- laws.