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On Dec.15, 1085, Tao-tsung sent envoys to recognize Wang Yün
as king of Koryo (Liao shih 24:6b; 115:7a).
After Che-tsung had ascended the Sung throne on Apr.1, 1085,
Koryo envoys congratulated on Dec.20. They wished to buy books
on penal law, the encyclopaedia T’ai-p’ing yü-lan, and the anthology
Wen-yüan ying-hua.^66 The Sung only allowed the sale of the Wen-yüan
ying-hua, for which Koryo paid with fine horses and brocade (Sung shih
487:14a;Hsü Tzu-chih t’ung-chien ch’ang-pien p.3334; Wen-hsien t’ung-k’ao
325:52a).^67
On Feb.4, 1086, Sung sent horse trappings, garments, belts, vessels,
and silk as gifts to the king of Koryo (Sung shih 17:5b).^68
On Jan.1, 1087, Koryo envoys thanked Tao-tsung for the recogni-
tion of Wang Yün. On Apr.8 of the same year, envoys from Koryo to
the Liao court offered gifts (Liao shih 24:8a; 25:1a; 70:22a; 115:4a).
On Mar.7, 1089, Koryo envoys to the Liao court offered gifts (Liao
shih 25:3a; 70:22b; 115:4a).^69
In 1090, Koryo envoys to the Sung court offered gifts. They received
in return 5000 ounces of silver vessels (Sung shih 17:15a; 487:14b; Wen-
hsien t’ung-k’ao 325:52a).
On Nov.25, 1090, Koryo envoys offered gifts to the Liao court (Liao
shih 25:3b-4a; 70:22b; 115:4a).
On Feb.28, 1091, Koryo envoys offered gifts to the Sung court
(Sung shih 17:17a).
On Dec.6, 1092, envoys from Koryo were received in audience at
the Sung court. They presented the Huang-ti hsien-ching^70 and wished
to buy books, including the dynastic histories and the Ts’e-fu yüan-kuei,
as well as gold foil.^71 On Feb.20, 1093, an edict made the Huang-ti
hsien-ching known to the empire. On Mar.3, 1093, the great Su Shih
(^66) Both compiled under the direction of Li Fang (925-996).
(^67) On Feb.21, 1093, the sale of the T’ai-p’ing yü-lan was again rejected (Hsü Tzu-chih
t’ung-chien ch’ang-pien p.4486). The Koreans were only able to buy the T’ai-p’ing yü-lan
in 1101. See Rogers, “Sung-Kory 68 o Relations: some inhibiting factors”, p.201.
In the intercalary month (Mar./Apr.) of 1086, 18 Buddhist priests from Koryo
had an audience with Che-tsung of Sung (HsüTzu-chih t’ung-chien p.3439). This was
hardly an official mission.
(^69) The same year, a Buddhist priest sent by a son of the Koryo king, arrived in
Hang subcommandery in Che-chiang to sacrifice to deceased Buddhist priests (Sung shih
487:14a;Wen-hsien t’ung-k’ao 325:52a). This obviously was not an official mission.
(^70) The Needle Classic of the Yellow Lord, a book on acupuncture.
(^71) Attached to Buddhist statues as acts of piety.