Book IV 301make investigations on the local magistrates who failed to provide corvée
laborers by the designated time. He had nine magistrates flogged and
Military Commissioner Cho Pak locked in the jail of Hansŏng Magistracy
(Hansŏngbu).15th Day (Muja)
Tribute envoy Yi Yŏm returned from the Chinese capital. As Yi Yŏm went
in to have an audience with the emperor, the emperor reproached him for
kneeling before him improperly. He let him bow his head down and had him
beaten with a heavy stick until he nearly died. They revived him with med-
icine. As he arrived in Liaodong on his way home, the Chinese refused to
provide him with post horses. So he had to walk all the way back home. The
emperor gave orders to the Liaodong government: “Let no envoys from
Chosŏn cross our border.”The king issued a royal decree: “Eleven people, including An Ik, former
assistant Chancellor, have always supported to me since the days when Sin
U usurped the throne and threw the state into disorder to such a degree that
a remedy was called for. They convinced the people of my virtue and pro-
moted my reputation, so they made it possible for me to reach where I am.
Hence, their contributions are not small, either. The office responsible shall
hold a ceremony and have them rewarded.”16th Day (Kichíuk)
The king issued a royal decree: “The lands of Kyŏnggi Province, where the
new capital will be seated, shall be surveyed again and distributed after
grading their size and quality by 5 or 10 kyŏl per unit and assigning num-
bers to them.”
The king moved into the private residence of Kim Chin,^32 Lord of Sangnak.
17th Day (Kyŏngin)
The king issued a royal decree: “The contributions made by thirty- nine
people, including Kim Po, former supervisor of the Astronomical and- He is presumed to be a military official of late Koryŏ and early Chosŏn. The reason
that T’aejo moved his residence is not known.