Book XIII 759the enemy, and Sŏnch’i joined his elder brother Tŭkbae as well as other mil-
itary commanders and finally recaptured the capital city. The following year,
he was appointed director of the Office for Palace Ceremony and Supplies
(Wiwisi) and rose to second royal secretary after serving in various posts. In
the Kabin year (1374) of the false king, he became associate royal secretary,
and in the Ŭlmyo year (1375), promoted to magistrate of Sunggyŏng. In the
Muo year (1378), he was enfeoffed as Lord of Naksŏng at the age of sixty-
one and bestowed with a title of Uplifting and Loyal, Defending and Stead-
fast, Assisting and Enlightening Merit Subject (Ch’uch’ung pojŏl ch’anhwa
kongsin).
In the Imsul year (1382), he retired to Sangju. In the Chŏngch’uk year
(1385), he visited the capital and had an audience with the king. Finding him
very old, the king bestowed rice on him and told him to return to his home.
Arriving at home, he died at the age of eighty- one. He was survived by three
sons, Ch’u, Chŏn, and Kyun.
23rd Day (Kyŏngo)
When the king arrived at the [Kaesŏng] Special Capital Magistracy, Left
Chancellor Cho Chun went out to greet him.24th Day (Sinmi)
The districts and counties of the four provinces were ordered to repair and
maintain the fortresses of the [Kaesŏng] Special Capital Magistracy and the
new capital. Right Kyŏnggi and P’unghae Provinces were assigned to the
Special Capital Magistracy, and Left Kyŏnggi and Ch’ungch’ŏng Provinces
to the new capital.25th Day (Sinmi)
All prisoners were released except those subject to capital punishment either
by beheading or strangulation.When the Privy Council set a banquet table for the king on a boat in the
Imjin River, a gust of west wind blew so strong that people were unable to
open their eyes due to the dirt and sand. The crown prince and councilors
greeted the king at Pyŏkche Post Station.