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making himself a laughingstock in China. Furthermore, our envoys got
banned from entering China thereafter.
“There must have been a reason when this happened. The incident should
have been seriously discussed and dealt with according to law. Nevertheless,
no measures were taken, and the person who made the mistake still remains
in his post, enjoying your favor. So there is no one among the officials and
the people across the country who is not complaining about this. We, there-
fore, request you to give orders to revoke his appointment certificate and
conduct interrogations concerning his mistake so that the morale of the offi-
cials can be restored.” The king told them to only revoke his letter of
appointment.28th Day (Kihae)
The king pardoned all prisoners except those sentenced to capital punish-
ment either by beheading or strangulation.29th Day (Kyŏngja)
The king returned from Kyŏngch’ŏn Monastery with the queen and dis-
mounted from his royal carriage at the private home of Kwŏn Son in
Yujŏngdong.^97- Yujŏngdong was a village in Kaesŏng. Kwŏn Son served as magistrate of Hansŏng
during the reign of Sejong, but little information is available about his personal relationship
with T’aejo.