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public and private slaves, artisans and merchants, shamans, entertainers,
dancing girls, and monks and nuns, who are unlawfully employed by the
government, should not be provided with any land at all.”
The king said, “The local functionaries who are no longer bound by their
hereditary status and have rendered service to the country should be pro-
vided with land, even if they do not have the certificate of exemption. Those
who were newly appointed and rendered service to the country as well as
those who have only dedicated themselves to their duties for the country
since their appointment should also be provided with land regardless of
their social status or family history.”
19th Day (Kyŏngin)
The king appointed Kim Sŏngju, palace censor, as myriarch of Isŏng and
Cho Ch’i, the bailiff of the Office of the Inspector-General, as the special
inspector (hŏmch’al pyŏlgam)^94 of the Northwest Region.
21st Day (Imjin)
An official of the Directorate for Palace Maintenance was put in the Cap-
ital Constabulary Prison because the outer coffin of Prince Chinan that he
made was too small to fit the inner coffin. He was released from jail on the
kabo day.^95
27th Day (Musul)
The remonstrators and the Office of the Inspector-General impeached
Chancellery Scholar Yi Yŏm:
“We believe that the following is a matter of grave importance. Confucius
said, ‘An envoy sent to any quarter should not disgrace his prince’s
commission.’^96 The officials who have visited the Chinese court as envoy
since Your Majesty ascended the throne all received a great grace from the
emperor. Yi Yŏm, however, made a mistake when he had an audience with
the emperor and was physically beaten in the presence of the emperor,
- The word hŏmch’al means “personal inspection.” However, the exact function of the
special inspector is not clear.
- The Kabo day, according to a source, was the 23rd day.
- “Zilu,” Confucius, p. 271. Legge’s translation was revised to fit the context here.
