260 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
12th Day (Pyŏngsul)
The king stayed overnight in a field of the district of Kangŭm.^63 Since Cho
Ŭlsang, supervising administrator, extorted money from the residents on
the pretext of serving the king, the king ordered him to be flogged.13th Day (Chŏnghae)
Tuohuan Buhua^64 arrived.14th Day (Muja)
Provincial military commanders, including Prince Ŭian Yi Hwa, returned
because the Japanese marauders had withdrawn on their own accord.16th Day (Kyŏngin)
U Innyŏl, New Year embassy to China, returned from the Ming capital and
visited the king at his temporary palace. During his royal audience, he pre-
sented to the king two bows made of horn.Cho On, provincial military commissioner of the Northwest Region, sent a
report: “The prefecture of Prince Qin sent a man to trade oxen with us, and
he has arrived in Ŭiju.” The king ordered Yi Chik, chief royal secretary, to
prepare the official reply to the prefecture of Prince Qin, in consultation
with the Privy Council.17th Day (Sinmyo)
A flock of crows swarmed over Mt. Paengnok.^65The king ordered Kwŏn Kyun, former royal secretary, to take an official
letter to the representative sent by the prefecture of Prince of Qin^66 and
explain the difficulty of trading oxen. Then he sent wine, along with ramie
and hemp fabric, [as a gift to the Chinese representative].- A district in Hwanghae Province.
- He was originally a tribal leader of the Jurchens who lived in the Northwest Region;
however, at the end of Koryŏ, he surrendered himself to Ming China. Earlier, he visited Chosŏn
as an envoy of China. - A mountain in Kaesŏng.
- Zhu Shuang, second son of Hongwu Emperor.