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granted him high rank and post? It is not easy to find talented men like Pak
Wi.” As for Chungjil, Kahaeng, Hŭngmu, and the others, he had them
beaten with a heavy paddle and then exiled to border regions.The Censorate and the Board of Punishments submitted a memorial
requesting that the king remove the Wang clan. The king refused their
request.23rd Day (Kyehae)
The king inspected the city walls under construction.25th Day (Ŭlch’uk)
The king paid a visit to Such’ang Palace. The king ordered Cho Ki [commis-
sioner of the Royal Guards] to have some officers and hallyang officials
under the command of various military commissioners (who received land
from the government but were living outside the capital and failed to guard
the royal family) checked out and punished.The Censorate and the Board of Punishments submitted a memorial illus-
trating the crimes of Wang Kang, Wang Sŭngbo, Wang Sŭnggwi, and Pak
Wi and requested that they should not be allowed to live in the capital. The
king refused to grant their request.27th Day (Chŏngmyo)
The king dispatched Chŏng Tojŏn, chief military commissioner of the
Righteousness Flourishing Three Armies, to offer the grand sacrifice
(tailao) to the banner^12 of the military commander. Chŏng Tojŏn and the
participating generals who accompanied him were all dressed in armor and
performed the sacrifice. After the sacrifice was over, Chiliarch Yu Sŏbong^13
suddenly died.- “Banner” here indicates the one called tok, which is carried at the head of the military
procession or with the royal carriage of the king. In ancient times, there was a shrine for these
banners, and sacrifices were offered twice a year. The grand sacrifice called tailao or taeroe in
Korean, originally consisted of three main livestock animals ― ox, lamb and pig ―but it was
scaled down to only one animal later. - Unknown.