394 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
6th Day (Kapchin)
Because there was a severe drought, officials offered prayers and sacrifices
at the Royal Ancestral Shrine and the Altars of Earth and Grain.8th Day (Pyŏngo)
Because there was a severe drought, officials offered prayers and sacrifices
at Buddhist temples and the shrines of spirits and relocated the markets.9th Day (Chŏngmi)
Because there was a severe drought, prisoners were all released except those
who were sentenced to capital punishment by either beheading or hanging.
The king invited the royal preceptor to pray for rain and had a sacrifice
offered to T’aeilsŏng, a northern star, at the Temple of Brilliant Rectification,
a Daoist temple at the palace.11th Day (Kiyu)
It rained.12th Day (Kyŏngsul)
There was a heavy rain.14th Day (Imja)
The king ordered the Directorate for Palace Maintenance to install a blind
in the main hall. The Directorate for Palace Maintenance made a report to
the king: “In ancient times, Choŭn Island, a place that produces reeds,
belonged to our Directorate. So every year we gathered reeds for public
purposes. However, the island no longer belongs to us because the Agency
of Land Management Grants awarded it to Chŏng Hŭigye, assistant grand
councilor of the Chancellery, as his rank land. For this reason, it is difficult
for us to install the reed blinds in the main hall.”
The king said, “[King] Kongyang of the previous dynasty privately
bequeathed the land to his son, which was not appropriate. Now, the Agency
of Land Management Grants gave the island to the state councilor as rank
land to seek his favor, without considering the public use of the land, and