Book IV 317*
The king appointed Yu Kyŏng as left policy advisor, Yi Kŏi as right policy
advisor, Chŏng T’ak as auxiliary remonstrator, Pak Sin as concurrent second
inspector, and Kim Sŭng as second inspector of the Office of Inspector-
General.
23rd Day (Ŭlch’uk)
As it was the anniversary of the death of Queen Chŏl,^62 the king had the
morning audience and the markets suspended.
27th Day (Kisa)
The king had all prisoners released except those sentenced to capital pun-
ishment either by beheading or strangulation.28th Day (Kyŏngo)
When the king became ill, he had the Privy Council look for a place for him
to recuperate.29th Day (Sinmi)
The members of the Privy Council had a meeting at Puril Monastery in
Songnim^63 and searched for a place where the king could stay.Pak Yŏngch’ung, an envoy dispatched to celebrate the birthday of the
Chinese heir apparent, arrived at Tianshuizhan^64 but returned to Chosŏn
after Chinese authorities denied him entry.
30th Day (Imsin)
The government summoned the officials of the Astronomical and Meteo-
rological Observatory to the court and had them choose an auspicious site
for the king to recuperate from illness.- Lady Han, or Queen Sinŭi, T’aejo’s first wife. Queen Chŏl is her posthumous title.
- Songnim is an old name of Changdan, a district in Kyŏnggi Province. Puril Monastery
was established during the reign of Kwangjong (925–975), the fourth king of Koryŏ. - One of many places in China located on the route of Korean envoys traveling to
Beijing. It is located between Lianshanguan and Liaoyang.