Book XII 703the fourth- generation descendant of de facto chancellor Chŏng. In the pre-
vious dynasty, he served as director of ceremonial propriety (singmok
togam) and rose to the position of deputy director of the Security Council
after serving in various posts. He was fifty- four years old when he died. He
is survived by a son, Ŭng, a member of the mandate- assisting merit subjects
(chwamyŏng kongsin), who is currently serving as sixth state councilor (chi
Ŭijŏngbu sa).^15
4th Day (Kyech’uk)
Kim Ŭlbo, navy commander of Right Kyŏnggi Province, captured a ship of
Japanese marauders, beheading fourteen of them on board and taking
twenty- four alive. After he presented them to the king, the king dispatched
Kim No, chief minister of the Bureau of Cultivation (sanonggyŏng), to
bestow silk and royal wine upon him.7th Day (Pyŏngjin)
The Office of the Inspector-General submitted a memorial to the king:
“Yang Ch’ŏmsik had a secret talk with Ming envoys, including Yang
Tiemuer and Niu Niu, setting other people aside and urging them to take
Chŏng Tojŏn with them when they returned to China. He also tried to bribe
Cho Sun with silk and slaves to avoid punishment. However, since he
refused to plead guilty at the risk of his life, he was able to avoid imprison-
ment. We request that his property be confiscated and that he be banished to
an island so that he is deprived of any chance to serve in the government for
the rest of his life.” The king granted the request.8th Day (Chŏngsa)
The king ordered Yi Munhwa, second royal secretary, to present a lecture
on the “Great Plan” [in the Classic of Documents].9th Day (Muo)
Thunder and lightning occurred and continued until the following day.- When the word chi is attached to an official title as a prefix, it suggests “a specially
authorized appointment of someone with normally different status to serve in a normally more
prestigious post as administrator of an agency.” (Hucker, p. 155)