Book XV 893
25th Day (Chŏngmyo)
A streak of white energy encircled the sun.
The king had a new portrait of Queen Sinŭi^35 enshrined in the Hall of
Insojŏn and went there to personally perform ancestor worship for her.
26th Day (Mujin)
Leading various officials, the king wore mourning dress for the late Emperor
Gao [Taizu] at the Hall of Diligent Government, and major and minor offi-
cials also dressed themselves in mourning attire with large sleeves, thread
caps, and hemp belts. The king ordered the office concerned to have morning
audiences suspended and the markets closed and the playing of music pro-
hibited, and let the officials take off their mourning dress after wailing for
three days.
Ŭnsil, a resident of Kyŏngsŏng of the Northeast Region, together with other
residents, presented a hawk to the king. The king bestowed 10 sŏk of rice
and beans upon them.
The government ordered a hundred soldiers guarding the royal tomb of
Chŏngnŭng reduced in their number and released to return to their original
places.^36
28th Day (Kyŏngo)
The king took off the mourning dress and changed into plain clothes. The
officials of various government agencies also took off the mourning dress in
their respective offices.^37
The king sat in Pop’yŏngch’ŏng Hall and held a banquet for Left Chancellor
Kim Sahyŏng, congratulatory envoy for the new emperor of Ming China
(tŭnggŭksa), and Chancellery Scholar Ha Yun, who would visit China as
- The birth mother of King Chŏngjong.
- This appears to be a sign of disrespect for Queen Sindŏk, the king’s stepmother.
- The king and the officials have observed mourning for the Ming emperor who passed
away during this time.
