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of King Zhou, as the Duke of Shang. However, it did not take long before
Wugeng rose in rebellion, and King Cheng of Zhou had Wugeng put to
death. Thereafter, the whole kingdom gained peace, and the royal house
settled again. If Wugeng’s conspiracy had succeeded, the eight- hundred-
year history of the Zhou dynasty could not have existed.
“The troubles of the world always start with things that are neglected,
and they end up being beyond remedy. Though we are foolish and simple-
minded, we cannot but be worried and disturbed at heart. If Your Majesty
makes a final decision for a great cause and has Wang U and his two sons
confined to Kanghwa Island to prevent unexpected troubles, it would be
fortunate for the future of the state.” The king did not grant the request.27th Day (Kyŏngin)
The king appointed Yi Mu as director of the Security Council, Han
Sanggyŏng, chief royal secretary, as senior secretary of the Security Coun-
cil, Chang Chihwa as chief royal secretary, and Yu Kyŏng as assistant
director of the Security Council.
He also made local magistrates of all provinces to concurrently train the
troops, appointing the magistrates of rank 3 as training commanders (sa),
the magistrates of rank 4 as assistant training commanders (pusa), and the
magistrates of ranks 5 and 6 as administrative commanders (p’an’gwan). In
the case of small districts, he let a magistrate take charge of two small dis-
tricts alternately, having one magistrate lead out the troops, while the other
defended the district by staying behind for crisis prevention.Pak Insu, chiliarch of Ch’angp’o, failed to repulse Japanese marauders.
Consequently, the enemies were able to infiltrate the district, killing and
plundering our people twice. Furthermore, he seized a daughter from his
subordinate and made her his concubine. When this was reported to the
court, the king ordered him beheaded.A gate of honor (chŏngmun) was built to honor Lady Im of Wansan [Chŏnju].
She was the wife of Ch’oe Kŭkbu, a resident of Wansan, and a daughter of
Im Kŏ, a scholar of Taebingjae Academy.^38 Being captured and sexually- It is one of the public academies established by King Yejong (1103–1122) of Koryŏ in
- In Munjong’s reign (1046–1083), the great Confucian scholar Ch’oe Ch’ung opened a