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it [to the king] along with the arms and armor found on the ship. The king
sent an official to bestow royal wine and silk on them.19th Day (Ŭlsa)
There was thunder with lightning.25th Day (Sinhae)
A thick mist persisted until the twenty- eighth day.26th Day (Imja)
After Queen Hyŏn fell ill, the king moved his quarters to the old palace.The king ordered the princes to entertain Chinese envoys in turns, inviting
them to their private homes. Chinese envoy Niu Niu privately requested that
he be provided with a prostitute for the night. He was arrogant and behaved
rudely wherever he went. When he visited His Majesty [then Prince Chŏngan]
at his private residence, he suddenly stepped down from his seat and pros-
trated himself on the floor to pay his respect to His Majesty. The followers
of the crown prince [Prince Ŭian Pangsŏk] did not like his unexpected
behavior and said, “How can an imperial envoy bow his head to the subject
of the emperor? What kind of courtesy is that? There must be a reason.”
They intended to entrap T’aejo [Prince Chŏngan?] but eventually failed.^3729th Day (Ŭlmyo)
There were strong winds and heavy rain in the fourteen counties and dis-
tricts along the seacoast of Kyŏngsang Province, and the damage was so
extensive that even the border areas of Chŏlla Province were affected. Rice
plants were flattened, and trees were either broken or pulled out, and forty-
three warships in various harbors were destroyed or damaged.This month, Hujihara Yorihisa, prefect of Satuma Ishuin, sent a man to
present gifts.- It makes little sense to entrap T’aejo here because T’aejo had nothing to do with the
unexpected, erratic behavior of the Chinese envoy. Besides, the political rival of Crown Prince
Pangsŏk was not his father T’aejo but his elder stepbrother Prince Chŏngan who later became
the third monarch of the Chosŏn Dynasty.