Book V 393the people who had Wang as their family name from the beginning were
compelled to adopt their maternal family names, even if they did not belong
to the royal Wang clan of Koryŏ.28th Day (Chŏngyu)
There was hail in Yŏhŭng County.^83Three Chinese envoys, including Hwang Yŏnggi, visited their birthplaces
to see their parents.Baron (chŏng yun)^84 Yŏng died, and the government suspended the morning
audience and markets for three days. Yŏng was the king’s younger step-
brother. Officials visited to express their condolences.
29th Day (Musul)
On the occasion of the anniversary of King Hwan’s death, the king visited
Kyŏngch’ŏn Monastery with the queen. Setting up the royal portrait of King
Hwan, he offered a sacrifice and let a monk preach the Flower Garland
Sutra (Hwaŏm sammaech’am).^855th Month
1st Day (Kihae)
The king and queen returned to the palace from Kyŏngch’ŏn Monastery.3rd Day (Sinch’uk)
As someone presented a young bear, the king had it raised in the backyard
of the royal palace.5th Day (Kyemyo)
The king watched a stone fight while sitting on the open floor of the East Hall.- Yŏju in Kyŏnggi Province.
- Chŏng yun, literally “principal magistrate,” was an official title accorded to the nothoi
of the royal family or merit subjects in early Chosŏn. It is also called chŭngja. - Hwaŏm sammaech’am, literally “Flower- Adorned Samādhi Repentance Sutra,” may
be a sutra preaching meditation and repentance.