Book VII 463protocol, but the Office of the Inspector-General acted as soon as it found
out of Chi’s plan [to impeach Cho Ch’i]. At this point, the Office of the
Inspector-General not only asked the king to punish Chi for insulting it but
also to prohibit the Board of Punishments from impeaching the Office of
the Inspector-General. The king granted the request and dismissed Chi.6th Day (Sinch’uk)
The barbarian Myriarch Mengshang and Chiliarch Fuli and others, who
lived in the north above Kongju [Kyŏnghŭng], sent their men to present
their local products, and the king reciprocated by bestowing silk and hemp
fabric according to their rank.A man named Nŭnggwi, recording secretary (kigwan) of Suwŏn, and a man
named Hŭijin, household chief (hojang) of Yonggu [modern Yongin], spread
treacherous rumors that made people afraid to raise dogs, horses, chickens,
and goats that are white. So the authorities beheaded them and had their
heads displayed throughout the country.
8th Day (Kyemyo)
Censor Chang Chihwa and others impeached Yi Kŏin, chief magistrate of
Kaesŏng:
“Prone to lying and deception, Kŏin served as a high official in the pre-
vious dynasty, and soon after Your Majesty ascended the throne he visited
China as an envoy. During his diplomatic mission, he secretly conducted
trading for personal gain. On his way back home, he was robbed in Laizhou.
Being angry, he made his attendants, named Kim Pugae and Yi In’gil, com-
pensate for the silk that they had lost. Not only that, he was so angry that after
he returned home he even had Yi In’gil confined in Suju [modern Chŏngju]
until he fell sick and died. His avarice and violence indeed know no limits.
“Furthermore, when Your Majesty began to construct the new capital, he
tried to seize the site of a private house that belonged to Ch’oe Sawi, third
minister of the Board of Personnel, who was in charge of land management.
When he failed in his attempt, he instead seized the private house owned by
Ch’oe Yung, assistant director- without- portfolio of the Security Council,
making his wife and children cry out in cold.
“Previously, we impeached him for his wrongdoings, but he was fortu-
nate enough to be reinstated to his former position by your special favor.