Book VI 41311th Day (Mujin)
The government changed the name of the official title of administrator
belonging to the Consorts’ Establishment from ch’asaol to sagŭm,^14 and the
name of the Royal Forest Park from Tongsansaek to Sangnimwŏn.^15
The Privy Council spoke to the king: “Since individuals all have their own
opinions concerning geomancy, their opinions are often confusing and their
correctness hard to determine. The secret records handed down from the
previous dynasty are also at variance, making it difficult to distinguish right
from wrong. Hence, we request that a Directorate for Geomancy (Ŭmyang
sanjŏng togam) be established to make various opinions consistent.” The
king followed the advice.12th Day (Kiyu)
Having established the Directorate for Geomancy, the king ordered Kwŏn
Chunghwa, chief director of the State Finance Commission; Chŏng Tojŏn,
director of the State Finance Commission; Sŏng Sŏngnin, assistant chan-
cellor; Nam Ŭn, right director of the State Finance Commission; Chŏng
Ch’ong, Chancellery scholar; Ha Yun, senior secretary of the Security Council;
Yi Chik, academician of the Security Council; Yi Kŭn, inspector- general;
Yi Sŏ, Prince P’yŏngwŏn; as well as the officials from the Astronomical and
Meteorological Observatory, to collect various books and records on geog-
raphy and geomancy and use them for references and revision.
13th Day (Kyŏngsul)
A Japanese envoy of Minamoto Ryōshun, governor of Kyushu, visited
together with monk Pŏmmyŏng, whom we had sent earlier, and returned
659 Korean captives who had been taken away by Japanese marauders.
Pŏmmyŏng also presented a monkey to the king, and the king had it kept in
the Royal Stable Court.- The Consorts’ Establishment, called Pijubu, was created to give preferential treatment
to royal consorts and princesses, and an administrator called ch’asaol or sagŭm headed this
establishment. - It refers to the government office in charge of growing and managing fruit trees and
flowers as well as ponds in the royal garden. It supplied the palace with the fruits needed for
various occasions of celebration, including royal birthdays or New Year.