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construct waterways.” At that time, the matter of newly establishing the
Transport Station (Chŏnunso) in Sunje was brought up, and the king ordered
the Chancellery and the Security Council as well as retired officials to dis-
cuss the matter and report the result to him. As the general opinion was
opposed to the idea, the plan [to build the Transport Station] was finally
abandoned.19th Day (Chŏngyu)
The workers recruited for the construction of fortresses were released to
go home.20th Day (Musul)
The king forgave Cho Sun and allowed him to live wherever he chose to
outside the capital.^3022nd Day (Kyŏngja)
When the king did not feel well, he sent for medical officials (ŭigwan).
However, they failed to present themselves right away. Enraged, the king
ordered the medical officials of the Directorate of Medicine banished to
various places on the twenty- fourth day. Thus, O Kyŏngu was exiled to
Ch’ŏnghae, Kim Chiyŏn to Ongjin, Chang Ik to Yŏnghae, and Yang Hongdal
to Ch’uksan. The king called Hongdal back from exile a little later.26th Day (Kapchin)
The king paid a visit to Chŏngnŭng [the tomb of his wife Queen Sindŏk].The king ordered the governor of Right Kyŏnggi Province to mobilize the
residents of the nearby districts of Majŏn and build a shrine for King T’aejo
of the Koryŏ dynasty.28th Day (Pyŏngo)
The king ordered the Privy Council to report on the results of his orders
requiring officials residing in local provinces to change their residency to- Cho Sun, a eunuch trusted by T’aejo, was impeached by the Office of the Inspector
General early in the year for stealing the presents offered to the Buddhist monastery for
praying for the recovery of the ailing queen, and for taking a bribe from an official.