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by the granary manager. Whipping one of the runners of the granary, he
said, “Why didn’t you teach your superior officer the right way?”
Pak Sangmun, the granary manager, asked the bailiff in protest, “So does
the bailiff also take instructions from the runners of the Office of the
Inspector-General?”
After the Office of the Inspector-General impeached Sangmun, the king
said, “How could a granary official dare insult the bailiff? The bailiff must
have insulted the granary official first.” The king dismissed both Hyogyŏm
and Sangmun.
The Office of the Inspector-General submitted a memorial to the king: “We
request that all litigation concerning slaves be delegated to the Directorate
for Adjudication of Slave Lawsuits, and its officials issue final rulings.” The
king followed the advice.
14th Day (Ŭlmyo)
Japanese marauders plundered Haeju.
15th Day (Pyŏngin)
When a certain star came out of Cassiopeia 5 (Wangnyangsŏng) and drifted
northward, the ceremony for eliminating disasters was held at Chich’ŏn
Mon a st e r y.^39
Japanese marauders invaded Onjin Garrison (Ongjinjin)^40 and burned two
of our battleships.
16th Day (Chŏngmyo)
The Office of the Inspector-General submitted a memorial to the king: “Hong
Mi, assistant director of the Directorate for Armaments, embezzled rice and
beans from the Directorate and recruited firearms soldiers (hwat’onggun)
for his private purposes. We urge you to withdraw his appointment certifi-
cate and punish him.” The king followed the advice.
- One of the Buddhist temples in Seoul.
- Located in the southern part of Hwanghae Province.