Book IX 563Kim Ipgyŏn, grand councilor of the Chancellery, died. The king had the
morning audience suspended for three days. Ipgyŏn was a native of Fushan.^3
He was the son of Ŏjin, patrolling myriarch (sunbang manho) of the Yuan
court. Serving in the previous dynasty, he became a general and finally
chief royal secretary. In our dynasty, he at first served as ch’amji grand
councilor of the Chancellery and was promoted to ch’amch’an grand coun-
cilor of the Chancellery. His age was fifty- seven when he died, and he was
granted the posthumous title of Yangp’yŏng. He had no sons.
The king appointed Kim Sŭngju, minister of punishments, as pacification
commissioner and, concurrently, surveillance commissioner (ch’allisa) of
Ch’ŏnghaedo^4 of the Northeast Region.
The king bestowed salary certificates (nokkwŏn)^5 upon minor merit
s u b j e c t s.
The king sent a royal secretary to the places where city walls were under
construction and had him convey his order: “These days the weather is so
cold that I am afraid that workers may be frozen to death. From now on, let
them rest whenever it is windy and snows.”
21st Day (Kyŏngjin)
The moon approached a star in front of the Constellation of the Heart.22nd Day (Sinsa)
The trees were covered with hoar frost.23rd Day (Imo)
The royal carriage arrived at the [Kaesŏng] Special Capital Magistracy.- District of Yantai in the Chinese province of Shandong.
- It is presumed to indicate Ch’ŏnghae County in the domain of Pukch’ŏng Strategic
Prefecture in North Hamgyŏng Province. - Nokkwŏn is an official document issued to merit subjects in which personal informa-
tion is recorded, including the name and rank of the individual and the amount of salary. It was
made in the form of a scroll.