Book X 609military expedition against Liaodong led by T’aejo and assisted T’aejo in
making the decision at Wihwa Island to turn around to march back home.
Because of the contributions he made, he was appointed minister of pun-
ishments (chŏnbŏp p’ansŏ) and later third royal secretary (u pu taeŏn) in
the Kisa year (1389). In the Imsin year (1392), he participated in the meet-
ing in which the decision was made to recommend that T’aejo be elevated
to the throne and later became assistant director of the Security Council
and merit subject titled “Steadfastly- loyal and mandate- assisting, dynasty-
founding merit subject” (Such’ung chwamyŏng kaeguk kongsin) when
T’aejo ascended the throne. In the Ŭlhae year (1395), he was enfeoffed as
Lord of Hansan. After he died of illness, the king ordered the appropriate
office to carry out his funeral and bestowed upon him a posthumous title,
Ch’ungjŏng.
From his youth, Cho Inok was known as a man of principle. He also
acquired some learning so that he liked to talk about things related to his-
tory. When T’aejo marched his army back home, he had a secret meeting
with Nam Ŭn and others to recommend that T’aejo be elevated to the throne
but did not dare speak of it openly because he was afraid of T’aejo’s integ-
rity and authority. Later, when he returned [to Kaesŏng], he told His Majesty
[then Yi Pangwŏn] about the meeting, and His Majesty warned him to keep
it a secret. In the Imsin year, along with Nam Ŭn and others, he finally
revealed it to His Majesty and accomplished the great plan. In the Kyŏngin
year (1410), his tablet was established in the royal shrine of T’aejo. He was
survived by four sons: Noe, Chae, Kwan, and Kaeng.
15th Day (Kyŏngo)
In a procession with ceremonial armed guards, the king relocated his resi-
dence to Kyŏngbok Palace.18th Day (Kyeyu)
Leading various officials, the king held a ceremony celebrating the imperial
birthday of the Chinese emperor. Chinese envoys, including Niu Niu, first
rose to the double- tiered stone platform (wŏldae) and performed the rite of
bowing down five times with the forehead touching the ground three times
(obae sam kodurye). On this day, the king paid a visit to the T’aep’yŏnggwan
Guesthouse and held a banquet for Chinese envoys.