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“Now we send you Pak In’gwi, former vice supervisor of the Directorate
for Fisheries and Natural Resources, in order to inform you that one who is
called senior myriarch has already broken his promise and betrayed us as
well as his own lord. That indicates that he not only committed wrongdo-
ings against us but also betrayed your honor. Therefore, we would like to
ask you to decide whether it is in your interest to bring him to justice. It will
be very fortunate if you remove that culprit and thereby bring peace to the
relationship of our two countries.”7th Day (Muo)
Kim Siyong, assistant director of the Bureau of Capital Markets (Kyŏngsisŏ),
and others requested that the markets be allowed to open at noon. The king
granted the request.8th Day (Kimi)
There was a heavy rain.The remonstrator submitted a memorial requesting that the king punish Yu
Yang, and the king replied, “It is hard to believe that Ŭiun fled to hide him-
self. Since we have revoked the appointment certificate [of Yu Yang] and
sent him away to a distant district, wait until Ŭiun shows up and then inves-
tigate the facts.”10th Day (Sinyu)
The remonstrator submitted another memorial requesting that the king
punish Yu Yang. In response, the king had Yu Yang imprisoned and ordered
the Office of the Inspector-General to interrogate him to clearly determine
the facts and submit a report to him.13th Day (Kapcha)
When Kim Hyogyŏm, bailiff of the Office of the Inspector-General, visited
P’ungjŏch’ang State Granary^38 for inspection, he discovered a mistake made- A state granary established in Hanyang (Seoul) during the Koryŏ period in order to
deal with tribute taxes.