The Annals of King T\'aejo. Founder of Korea\'s Choson Dynasty - Byonghyon Choi

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Sin Yujŏng and O Yonggwŏn^16 were imprisoned in the Capital Constabulary
Prison because they delayed executing royal orders for a long time.

The king inspected the construction of the city walls and bestowed wine on
the construction supervisors.

The king inspected the construction of the royal tomb.

The king bestowed silk upon Yŏ Ŭison, magistrate of Cheju Island, and also
30 sŏk of rice upon his mother.

12th Day (Chŏngmyo)
The Board of Punishments presented the case in which Yi Sawi assaulted
and abused construction supervisor Pak I while the latter was carrying out
his duty, and the king ordered Sawi locked up in the Capital Constabulary
Prison.

13th Day (Mujin)
The Board of Punishments impeached O Yonggwŏn, supreme general, Sim
Ching and No Sangŭi, generals- in- chief, Yun Poro, general of the Middle
Army, Yi Sagŭn, general of the Left Army, and others for drinking wine
and eating meat during the mourning for Queen Hyŏn. The king only
allowed them to be dismissed from their offices. However, the Board of
Punishments, submitting a memorial, requested that the king punish them
more severely. Then the king allowed the Board to strip them of their
titles.

14th Day (Kisa)
Cho Inok, Lord of Hansan, died. His clan seat was Hanyang, and he was
the son of Ton, minister of taxation. During the reign of King Kongmin, he
started serving in the government as executive captain and finally rose to
the rank of senior military protector. In the Mujin year (1388), he joined the


  1. Previously, they were dispatched to three southern provinces as special commissioners
    in order to supervise the preparation against Japanese raids. They obviously failed in their
    mission.

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