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Book X
Fifth Year of Reign (1396)
7th Month
1st Day (Pyŏngjin)
After Queen Hyŏn fell ill, the king had fifty monks gather in the inner
palace and pray to Buddha for her recovery.
3rd Day (Muo)
Due to a heavy overnight rainstorm, a section of the semicircular chemise
[defensive bastion] near the water outlet in the capital collapsed.
4th Day (Kimi)
The king dispatched a eunuch to invite the Ming envoys to the inner palace,
but they said, “We came here on a mission given by the emperor but have
not accomplished anything yet. If we keep on enjoying ourselves, drinking
wine, how should we report to the emperor when we return home? If you
can tell us about the decision you have made, however, we don’t mind get-
ting drunk day after day.” Because the envoys declined to come, the king
sent two grand councilors to the guesthouse where they stayed to invite
them once more. Then they finally came.
5th Day (Kyŏngsin)
After a heavy rainstorm, a section in the semicircular chemise near the
water outlet in the capital collapsed again.