Book XV 879the rebellion, and mourned him bitterly. So Chae plucked out his beard and
sent it to his mother. His mother said, “Chae is not dead.” After the rebellion
was suppressed, Chae visited his mother at the farm in Kwaju and stayed
there. Later, he heard the news that the people related to Ŭn’s clique were
about to be punished. Now he became scared and ran away in disguise.
General- in- Chief Ma Ch’ŏnmok ran across him on the road in Wansan^24
and had him confined in the local office. He went up to the capital and
reported the matter to the court. As a result, the king gave such an order.
28th Day (Kyŏngo)
The Capital Constabulary had a kisaeng named Kukhwa [meaning “Chry-
santhemum”] drowned in the Han River. At first, Kukhwa became a concu-
bine of [Chancellor] Cho Chun. After she was abandoned by him, she was
resentful and said to others, “Chun is planning to commit treason.” Then
Chun requested that she be interrogated. The king had her confined in the
Capital Constabulary. When she made a confession upon interrogation, they
immediately had her drowned.
29th Day (Sinmi)
The Righteousness Flourishing Three Armies requested that the order of
rank of military officials be fixed:
“1. The military commissioners of the Three Armies Headquarters and
provincial commissioners of local provinces should be allowed to gather at
the Headquarters, discuss together various major and minor military affairs
related to the capital and provinces, and implement them, just as the Privy Coun-
cil regularly holds a meeting on appointed days [to carry out affairs of state].
“1. The grand master for government overall (t’ongjŏng taebu), who is a
civil official, is equivalent in rank to assault- resisting general (chŏlch’ung
changgun), who is a military official. Five royal secretaries as well as chan-
cellor of the National Academy all wear silver- decorated belts with flowers
engraved on them, but assault- resisting generals simply wear silver- decorated
belts with no design. We request that assault- resisting generals be allowed
to wear the same kind of belts as their civil counterparts.
“1. According to the old military system, the rank of the generals of the
Three Armies Headquarters was above that of third ministers (ŭirang; rank
- Modern Chŏnju.