Book VI 449with me a long time. If I suspect them, then who else can I trust? Those who
speak such words must have a cause [that he alone knows].” Then the king
immediately ordered the interrogation of Chungnyang, P’o, and Hoe. P’o
and Hoe argued with Chungnyang to save their skin.5th Day (Sinchíuk)
Leading all officials, the king held a ceremony celebrating the birthday of
the heir apparent of Ming China.6th Day (Imin)
The king ordered to have Pyŏn Chungnyang exiled to Yŏnghae^89 and Yi
Hoe to Sunch’ŏn, after depriving them of their public office and rank. He
also had Pak P’o confined in Chukchu.^90
8th Day (Kapchin)
There was fog.10th Day (Pyŏngo)
The crown prince^91 held a banquet in his residence for the members of the
royal family and high officials.The king visited the Yongsan River^92 and inspected the lumber used in
building the Royal Ancestral Shrine.11th Day (Chŏngmi)
The trees were covered with hoar frost.- A district in North Kyŏngsang Province.
- An old name for Ansŏng, Kyŏnggi Province.
- Yi Pangsŏk, T’aejo’s eighth son, born of Queen Sindŏk, T’aejo’s second wife. T’aejo
designated him crown prince when his son was only eleven years old, in the eighth month in
1393, a month after he ascended the throne. Yi Pangwŏn, T’aejo’s fifth son (and later King
T’aejong) at that time was twenty- six years old. - It refers to a section of the Han River that is the modern Map’o area in Seoul.