612 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
5th Day (Kich’uk)
The king ordered all officials to gather at the palace gate for the regular
morning audience at four to five o’clock (ogyŏng sajŏm) on workdays and at
three to four o’clock (ogyŏng iljŏm) for major morning audiences.^2110th Day (Kabo)
The king ordered Cho Chun, left chancellor, and Yi Kŭn, commissioner of
the Security Council, to submit a eulogy in relation to the posthumous title
of Queen Sindŏk.Yi Sangchwa and Kang Ch’ung, who returned home from overseas, were
made to live in Chŏlla Province.11th Day (Ŭlmi)
It was the king’s birthday. The palace served meals to 108 monks in the yard
and had them recite the Diamond Sutra. The king ordered the release of the
prisoners both in the capital and the provinces except those who were sen-
tenced to capital punishment by either beheading or hanging. He also
granted that the property confiscated from former officials, including U
Hyŏnbo and Yi Chŏn, be returned to their owners.13th Day (Chŏngyu)
A meteor emerged from the Stomach Lodge (Wisŏng), entering the constella-
tion of Aries (Ch’ŏnjanggunsŏng).14th Day (Musul)
The Privy Council readjusted the jagged boundaries of districts and coun-
ties of each local province, cutting off the boundaries where they jutted out
and evening them out where they veered inward. When the Council sub-
mitted a detailed plan, the king gave his approval.- In ancient China, the night hours were usually referred to by the watch (wugeng)
count. Ogyŏng indicated 3:00 to 5:00 a.m., and chŏm the subdivision of kyŏng hours. Hence,
one can see that the regular morning audience here was held somewhere between 4:00 and
5:00 a.m., and major audiences between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m.