Book X 629
The king said, “You are not the only one who surrenders, and I am not the
only one who receives those who surrender. There are too many such inci-
dents in this world. If one chooses to go away, there is no reason to hold him
back, and if one chooses to come, there is also no reason to refuse him.
Making the final decision depends only on you. Go back to your people and
tell them what I have said. How can there be none among you who are for-
tunate and wise? Think about your future more seriously and report back to
me.” Kyuroku shed tears and withdrew.
The king ordered U Innyŏl, left director of the State Finance Commission,
and Ha Yun, academician of the Office of Royal Decrees and State Records,
to visit the Japanese at their quarters and hold a banquet for them.
22nd Day (Pyŏngo)
The king sent Chang Chach’ung, magistrate of Kyŏnghŭng, to bestow royal
wine upon Kim Sahyŏng, supreme commander of the five provincial armies
[who led the military campaign against the Japanese].
The king appointed Nam Ŭn as concurrent director of the Office of Personnel
Appointments and Royal Seals; Sim Hyosaeng as administrative deputy
commissioner of the Security Council; Min Yŏik as inspector-general;
Chŏng T’ak as left royal secretary; Kyuroku, the chief of the Japanese
marauders who surrendered, as manifestly expedient general of the Dashing
Dragon Patrolling Guard Command serving as rectifier and, concurrently,
myriarch in charge of supervising soldiers and people on the sea (sŏllyak
changgun yongyang sunwisa haeng sajik kyŏm haedo kwangunmin manho);
and Hikyu Tokitomo as ardently brave commandant of the left unit of the
Dashing Dragon Patrolling Guard Command serving as director and, con-
currently, company commander in charge of soldiers (tonyong kyowi yong-
yang sunwisa haeng sajŏng kyŏm kwangun baekho). The king also bestowed
upon Kyuroku a silver belt, a gauze cap, and a pair of mokhwa shoes.^35
24th Day (Musin)
The king visited the royal tomb prepared for him.
- Men’s wooden- sole deerskin boots worn with a formal uniform.