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he conducts reviews. When he finds that there are guards who fail to report
to duty without a compelling cause or abandon their posts without permis-
sion, he reports it to the Security Council and the Office of the Judge of the
Royal Guards. The military commissioner should also report the personnel
who fail to report to patrol duty without reasonable cause to the Three
Armies Headquarters so that they can be disciplined. Those whose mis-
takes are minor are allowed to return to their jobs, but those whose mistakes
are serious should be dismissed and replaced by others.
“Since military affairs require strict rules and discipline, military orders
can be carried out when superiors and inferiors acknowledge their stations
properly. The military rank and hierarchy of supreme general, general- in-
chief, and the generals of the Three Armies, as well as general, commandant,
vice commandant, deputy general, officer, company commander (taejang),
and deputy company commander (taebu), should be clearly defined and main-
tained regardless of the armies and units they belong to so that they cannot
be disrespectful to one another, and juniors dare not stand or walk abreast
with their superiors. When junior officers meet their superior officers on the
road, they should dismount their horses first, but the superior officers, even
if they are higher by one rank, can either dismount or stay on horseback in
response to the courtesy of junior officers. Those who disregard this rule
should be punished.” The king followed the advice.20th Day (Kapsin)
Mars approached Ghoul Star.21st Day (Ŭlyu)
The moon approaches the Heart Constellation.22nd Day (Pyŏngsul)
The government dispatched interpreter Kim Ŭlsang to China with a mis-
sion to transfer twenty- five Chinese soldiers from Liaodong, including one
named Kim Pulgae [Jin Bugai],^14 who had defected to Korea, back to the
Chinese authorities.- It is likely that these Chinese soldiers were originally Koreans.